First electric yacht to sail in Sydney to Hobart race
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An electric yacht will race in this year’s Sydney to Hobart for the first time .
Non-profit conservation group Ocean Crusaders will launch ‘J-Bird’ in the 77th edition of the world-famous race.
J-Bird co-skipper Ian Thomson joins Joe Hildebrand to talk about being at the helm of the innovative yacht.
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