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SYDNEY-HOBART RACE 1904 yacht Katwinchar to make historic return

The oldest yacht ever to have raced in the Sydney-Hobart classic makes a return to the event on Boxing Day, following her recent restoration by the son of a former owner.

was built in 1904 by coopers employed by Ricardo Watney, a keen sailor who lived on the Isle of Wight – better known

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