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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race video preview

by regattanews on 23 Dec 2014
Pretty Fly III encounters big sea approaching Tasman Island - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Rolex/Daniel Forster http://www.regattanews.com
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014 exclusive video preview. The 70th edition of this international sporting icon begins on Friday 26 December.

To mark the occasion almost 120 international yachts are set to start the race; this includes five Maxi yachts bidding for line honours as the fastest finisher.



Rolex Sydney Hobart course map - The 628nm racecourse leads the fleet from Sydney down the New South Wales coast of the Tasman Sea and across the Bass Strait to Hobart. © Rolex/KPMS
Rolex Sydney Hobart course map - The 628nm racecourse leads the fleet from Sydney down the New South Wales coast of the Tasman Sea and across the Bass Strait to Hobart. © Rolex/KPMS


Overall Winner, Darryl Hodgkinson and Victoire crew with Patrick Boutellier, Rolex Australia - Rolex Sydney Hobart. © Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex
Overall Winner, Darryl Hodgkinson and Victoire crew with Patrick Boutellier, Rolex Australia - Rolex Sydney Hobart. © Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex


Wild Oats XI seven-time line honours winner at the Rolex Sydney Hobart - WILD OATS XI, Sail No: 10001, Bow No: XI, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards, Design: Reichel Pugh 30 Mtr, LOA (m): 30.5, State: NSW passing Organ Pipes. © Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex
Wild Oats XI seven-time line honours winner at the Rolex Sydney Hobart - WILD OATS XI, Sail No: 10001, Bow No: XI, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards, Design: Reichel Pugh 30 Mtr, LOA (m): 30.5, State: NSW passing Organ Pipes. © Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex


Crowds on South Head enjoy spectacular start to the 69th Rolex Sydney Hobart. © Carlo Borlenghi / Rolex
Crowds on South Head enjoy spectacular start to the 69th Rolex Sydney Hobart. © Carlo Borlenghi / Event website
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