Australian supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI (R) takes part in the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge at Sydney Harbour on December 13, 2016. -AFP filepic
SYDNEY: Wild Oats, the eight-time Sydney-Hobart winner and favourite for a ninth victory, could also break its own speed record with favourable winds predicted for the blue water classic that starts Monday.
The long-range weather forecast sets up a fast 2016 race with a southerly front on the evening of day one likely to decide who takes the gruelling 628 nautical mile race.
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