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Wild Oats XI Training Day - VIDEO

by Crosbie Lorimer on 23 Dec 2016
Wild Oats XI enters Sydney Harbour during a training day in 2015 shortly after her rebuild. Dale Lorimer
As your Christmas Day preparations get into full swing, chances are you won’t have much time to get into the mood for the big race to Hobart on Boxing Day.

So here’s a pacey one minute video we've compiled from a training day that we shot aboard Wild Oats XI this time last year in a solid nor'easter, shortly after her major rebuild was completed.

Merry Christmas to all from Crosbie and Dale of the Bow Caddy team.

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