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title: Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 – Wild Thing 100 Update
description: Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 Update Carl Crafoord, CEO Sail Exchange and son Ben Crafoord cross the line third on line honours on Grant Wharington's Wild Thing 100.
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# [Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 – Wild Thing 100 Update](https://blog.sailexchange.com.au/rolex-sydney-hobart-yacht-race-2024-wild-thing-100-update)

 Written by [Sail Exchange](https://blog.sailexchange.com.au/author/sail-exchange) | 28/12/2024 1:00:25 AM

After a gruelling 40 hours racing, Sail Exchange CEO Carl Crafoord and son Ben Crafoord, the youngest competitor in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race crossed the finishing line in Hobart in an impressive third place on line honours aboard Grant Wharington's & Adrian Seiffert's Wild Thing 100 [https://www.facebook.com/RolexSydneyHobart](https://www.facebook.com/RolexSydneyHobart). 

In this interview by Bow Caddy Media, Carl, sailing in his 38th Sydney to Hobart and Ben in his first describe some of the challenges the crew faced in the race:

[https://www.facebook.com/BowCaddyMedia/videos/1637847860492136](https://www.facebook.com/BowCaddyMedia/videos/1637847860492136)

<https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?mibextid=wwXIfr&ref=watch_permalink&v=1637847860492136&rdid=uyrua1BrgZJWB8UK>

Share in the excitement of the race, which saw Wild Thing 100 battling wind speeds approaching 50 kts and boats speeds of greater than 39 kts, with their onboard video coverage here: [https://www.facebook.com/WildThingYachting](https://www.facebook.com/WildThingYachting).

Read more about Ben's journey to complete his High School Certificate and his first Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in the same year here:  [https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/brisbane-olympic-sailing-hope-ben-crafoord-keen-as-for-wild-time-in-first-sydney-to-hobart/news-story/d4216fd19e3a2b7d98dd86b7661ef633](https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/brisbane-olympic-sailing-hope-ben-crafoord-keen-as-for-wild-time-in-first-sydney-to-hobart/news-story/d4216fd19e3a2b7d98dd86b7661ef633).

Carl, Ben and all at Sail Exchange would like to express their condolences to the families, friends and crew mates of the two sailors who tragically lost their lives in this year's race.

[View full post](https://blog.sailexchange.com.au/rolex-sydney-hobart-yacht-race-2024-wild-thing-100-update)

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