City Index Leopard fails to haul back Wild Oats XI in Bass Strait

Light winds appear to have robbed the British maxi City Index Leopard of any chance to challenge Wild Oats XI for line honours in the 63rd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Wild Oats XI started the day with a nine nautical mile lead over the British boat but with the wind swinging from the north to the south west this morning, City Index Leopard skipper Mike Slade believed he had a real chance of getting back five or six nautical miles in the race across Bass Strait this afternoon.