Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Sydney/Hobart, Australia

 December 26, 2012 - January 1, 2013
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Announcement of overall winner and division winners for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2012

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Ambiance at the Constitution Dock in Hobart

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Hobart is in a festive mood between Christmas and New Year's Eve

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PEUGEOT - SURFRIDER, Sébastien Guyot

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LOKI, Stephen Ainsworth

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The Lithunian crew on AMBERSAIL rounding Tasman Island on morning of Day 4

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Yoshihiko Murase's KLC BENGAL 7 from Japan heads towards the Derwent River on fourth day

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Bob Oatley, Owner WILD OATS XI, and Skipper Mark Richards receive Tattersall's Cup & a Rolex Timepiece from Patrick Boutellier (Rolex Australia)

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LOKI passes close to Tasman Island on third day

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WILD OATS XI secures an historic, second treble of Line Honours, Overall Winner & new Race Record at 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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LOKI, Stephen Ainsworth

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Peter Harburg's BLACK JACK faces steep seas & a brisk southwesterly off Tasman Island

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WILD OATS XI at sunrise

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Syd Fischer's RAGAMUFFIN LOYAL passes beneath cliffs of Tasman Island

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Stephen Ainsworth's LOKI encounters big sea approaching Tasman Island

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WILD OATS XI at sunrise, crossing Storm Bay towards the Derwent river entrance

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Peter Millard and John Honan's LAHANA passing Tasman Island on way to finish on Day 3

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WILD OATS XI crosses the finish line in Hobart in time of 1 day 18 hours 23 mins 12 secs, a new race record

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WILD OATS XI: Line Honours, Overall Winner & new Race Record at 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart

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RAGAMUFFIN LOYAL passes Tasman Island on her way to the finish on the morning of day 3

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Dockside - Line Honours

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WILD OATS XI, Bob Oatley

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Matt Allen's ICHI BAN veiled in spray as she encounters the south-westerly off Tasman Island

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Stephen Ainsworth's LOKI cresting the big seas passing Tasman Island

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BLACK JACK, Peter Harburg

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LOKI, Stephen Ainsworth

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ICHI BAN reaches Tasman Island just before sunset on third day

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OCCASIONAL COARSE LANGUAGE TOO, Warwick Sherman

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ICHI BAN, Matt Allen

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BLACK JACK, Peter Harburg

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LOKI, Stephen Ainsworth

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JAZZ, Chris Bull

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WILD OATS XI, winner of the Line Honours

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LAHANA, Peter Millard and John Honan

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Line Honours presentation - (L to R) Bob Oatley (Wild Oats XI owner), Mark Richards (Wild Oats XI skipper) and Patrick Boutellier (Rolex Australia)

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WILD OATS XI at sunrise on day 2

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BLACK JACK shortly after passing Cape Raoul on the evening of third day

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ICHI BAN, Matt Allen

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WILD OATS XI tackles the Derwent River on her way to a sixth Line Honours and new race record

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WILD OATS XI passes the Iron Pot lighthouse at the entrance to the Derwent River, on her way to a sixth Line Honours victory and new race record

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WILD OATS XI on the final approach to Hobart on the morning of 27 December

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Rob Hanna's SHOGUN takes advantage of the fresh northeasterly to blast south on day 2

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Chris Bull's JAZZ revels in the fast running conditions of day 2

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A white water ride for the crew of BLACK JACK on day 2 of 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart

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RIKKI, Ray Haslar

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SHOGUN carves a clean track on the way to Hobart on the second day

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RAGAMUFFIN LOYAL crew makes repairs to a headsail fitting

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Peter Harburg's BLACK JACK makes the most of the fast running conditions on the second day

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Peter Millard and John Honan's LAHANA flat out in the fresh north easterly

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It's a beautiful day for Bob Oatley's WILD OATS XI, leading the charge south on the second day

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Matt Allen's ICHI BAN two sail reaching in the nor'easter on day 2 of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Weight back and bow up on CALM as she forges downwind

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RAGAMUFFIN LOYAL, second on the water, heads south to Hobart

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Start of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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BLACK JACK buries the bow as she blasts south on day 2

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Stephen Ainsworth's LOKI launches off a wave heading upwind on the first day

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Mark Richards, skipper of WILD OATS XI keeps to his word and puts "the pedal to the metal" on second day of 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Japanese yacht KLC BENGAL 7 hugs the New South Wales coast on second day

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WILD OATS XI at sunrise day 2 of 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Start of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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KLC BENGAL 7 from Japan heads upwind on the first afternoon

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BLACK JACK cuts through the swell outside the Sydney Heads

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WILD OATS XI takes a firm hold of the race lead on the first day

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WILD OATS XI at sunrise on second day of 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Start of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

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AMBERSAIL and AKATEA at the start

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Matt Allen's ICHI BAN heads south on Boxing Day

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Start of the 68th Rolex Syndey Hobart

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LIVING DOLL, approaches the turning mark at Sydney Heads

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Turbulent waters for fleet approaching Sydney Heads

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Crew hiking out on Syd Fischer's RAGAMUFFIN LOYAL after the Turning mark at Sydney Heads

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WILD OATS XI punches south shortly after leaving Sydney Harbour

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Fleet leaving Sydney Harbour after start of 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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The 100-foot LAHANA launches south in the waves outside Sydney on her way to Hobart

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Sean Langman's MALUKA OF KERMANDIE, smallest yacht in fleet

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Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet

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Fleet approaching Rolex turning mark just off Sydney Heads

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RAGAMUFFIN LOYAL plunging through steep chop on first afternoon

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Bird's eye view of start of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart, with cityscape in background

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Lithuanian yacht, AMBERSAIL, rounding the Rolex turning mark at the Sydney Heads

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Start of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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BLACK JACK charges down Sydney Harbour

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Start of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Wild Oats XI leads fleet out of harbour after start of 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Crowds on South Head enjoy spectacular start to Rolex Sydney Hobart

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JAZZ passes South Head on way out of Sydney Harbour

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WILD OATS XI reaches down Sydney Harbour shortly after the start

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Start day morning at the CYCA dock

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Gordon Maguire, LOKI

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Fleet moored at CYCA ahead of Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Syd Fischer, RAGAMUFFIN-LOYAL

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Sydney night sky overlooking fleet moored at CYCA

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Sydney landmarks at night ahead of start of 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Mark Richards, WILD OATS XI

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Rolex Sydney Hobart in numbers

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Juan Vila, Spanish navigator on LIVING DOLL

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Tony Cable, DUENDE, about to set off on his 47th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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68th Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet moored at CYCA

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Blair Tuke, 2012 Olympic silver medallist, a crewmember on RIKKI at 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Warwick Sherman, OCCASIONAL COARSE LANGUAGE TOO

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Howard Piggot, Commodore of the CYCA

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Cruising Yacht Club of Australia ahead of start of 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart

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Sebastien Guyot and Nicolas Lunven, from French yacht PEUGEOT - SURFRIDER

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Skipper of Lithuanian yacht, AMBERSAIL, Simonas Steponavicius

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Yoshihiko Maurase, skipper of Japanese entrant, KLC BENGAL 7

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Line Honours Winner INVESTEC LOYAL crossing the finish line in 2011

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INVESTEC LOYAL Line Honours Winner of the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2011

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VAMP off Tasman Island - RSHYR 2011

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CALM, Jason Van Der Slot, RSHYR 2011

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ICHI BAN, Matt Allen catches the sunrise off Tasman Island - RSHYR 2011

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Rolex Sydney Hobart race map

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Record-Breaking Through The Ages

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RSHYR 2011 Line Honours Winner INVESTEC LOYAL

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AFR MIDNIGHT RAMBLER, Ed Psaltis - RSHYR 2011

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LOKI, Stephen Ainsworth - RSHYR 2011

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WILD OATS XI, Bob Oatley - RSHYR 2011

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2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race start

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