Extasea on Record Pace in Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race

Extasea on Record Pace in Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race
Yachts sail out of Sydney Harbour at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Dec. 26, 2018. Peter Parks/ AFP
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Paul Buchholz’s Cookson 50 Extasea is on track to claim line honours and smash the 22-year-old race record in the Melbourne to Devonport yacht race.

Extasea hit the front just 1600m into the race, which kicked off in Portsea on Sunday morning, and was the first yacht to turn south through the Port Phillip Heads.