Mesoscale cyclogenesis in reversed shear – the 1998 Sydney to Hobart yacht race storm
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The 1998 Sydney-Hobart yacht race was affected by storm-force winds on the afternoon of 27 December 1998. Of the 115 yachts that contested the race, 71 retired, six were abandoned, and five sank. Fifty-five crew were rescued, and six lives were lost (see Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) 1999). These storm-force winds were associated with a mesoscale extratropical cyclone that developed during 27 December. This was an extraordinary storm, with wind speeds observed at some coastal locations in the upper Aust. Met. Mag. 50 (2001) 29-52
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