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Joanna Guelas

Six of the best batteries to power J-Bird to Hobart

Co-skippers Annika and Ian Thomson with their crew on board J-Bird gear up for the Sydney-Hobart. (HANDOUT/ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE)

Out of 103 boats in the Sydney to Hobart fleet, only one will be powered by electricity.

Just six 22-kilogram batteries will power J-Bird and her crew on the 628-nautical-mile trip to Hobart's Constitution Dock.

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