Celestial on course for overall honours at Sydney-Hobart race
Sam Haynes’ TP52 Celestial is in the box seat to win the Tattersall Cup.
A year ago, Sam Haynes was on the brink of quitting sailing in disappointment after his hopes of overall victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race were dashed by a protest.
Haynes is back in Hobart and in the box seat to avenge the set back in this year’s race, with his TP52 Celestial currently holding first place overall.
Haynes, who is also the Vice Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, organiser the race, was cautious to start celebrating too early.
While well positioned, Haynes must still wait for the finish of other boats that could potentially beat Celestial and the outcome of a request for redress at 4pm tomorrow for the GP42, Enterprise Next Generation, owned by Anthony Kirke. The West Australian boat stood by KOA yesterday when the latter lost her rudder. The verdict could impact the final standings.
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