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More than one-fifth of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race fleet has been forced to pull the pin in a rough weather event that has claimed the lives of two sailors.
RETIRED BOATS FROM THE STARTING 104-STRONG SYDNEY TO HOBART FLEET (as at 6pm on Friday):
THURSDAY
* Alive - engine issues
* Transcendence Ruby Project - dismasted
* Ciao Bella - steering issues
* URM Group - dismasted
* Philosopher - dismasted
* Flying Fish Arctos - fatality
FRIDAY
* Master Lock Comanche - mainsail damage
* Wild Oats - rigging damage
* Calibre 12 - mainsail damage
* Bowline - fatality
* Centennial 7 - mainsail damage
* Porco Rosso - man overboard - since recovered
* Mayfair- broken gear
* Zeus - foil damage
* Rum Rebellion - equipment damage
* Bacchanal - broken boom
* Pretty Woman - damaged forestay
* Georgia Express - electrical fire
* Verite - electrical issue
* Quetzalcoatl - crew injury
* Lord Jiminy - crew injury
* The Shepherd Centre - engine issues
* Gizmo - crew illness.
