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Rolex Sydney Hobart- Carlo Borlenghi images - Final miles and finish

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz on 28 Dec 2014
Wild Oats XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
Top international yachting photographer, Carlo Borlenghi was in the air above the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race fleet and provided these images of the third day of racing in the classic ocean race, as the leaders closed in on the finish, and the dock celebrations by Wild Oats XI.

Wild Oats XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards closes on the finish line in the Derwent River - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
Wild Oats XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards closes on the finish line in the Derwent River - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net


Comanche, Sail n: 12358, Bow n: 58, Design: Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp, Owner: Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze-Clark, Skipper: Ken Read closes at the finish line in the Derwent River - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
Comanche, Sail n: 12358, Bow n: 58, Design: Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp, Owner: Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze-Clark, Skipper: Ken Read closes at the finish line in the Derwent River - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net


WILD OATS XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards closes on the finish line in the Derwent River © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
WILD OATS XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards closes on the finish line in the Derwent River © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net


WILD OATS XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
WILD OATS XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net


WILD OATS XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
WILD OATS XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net


Wild Oats XI wins line Honours for the record 8th time - 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race © Andrea Francolini http://www.afrancolini.com/
Wild Oats XI wins line Honours for the record 8th time - 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race © Andrea Francolini http://www.afrancolini.com/


COMANCHE, Sail n: 12358, Bow n: 58, Design: Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp, Owner: Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze-Clark, Skipper: Ken Read © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
COMANCHE, Sail n: 12358, Bow n: 58, Design: Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp, Owner: Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze-Clark, Skipper: Ken Read © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net


WILD OATS XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
WILD OATS XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Bow n: XI, Design: Reichel Pugh 100, Owner: Robert Oatley, Skipper: Mark Richards © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net


COMANCHE, Sail n: 12358, Bow n: 58, Design: Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp, Owner: Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze-Clark, Skipper: Ken Read © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
COMANCHE, Sail n: 12358, Bow n: 58, Design: Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp, Owner: Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze-Clark, Skipper: Ken Read © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net


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Wild Oats XI wins line Honours for the record 8th time - 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race © Andrea Francolini http://www.afrancolini.com/
Wild Oats XI wins line Honours for the record 8th time - 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race © Andrea Francolini http://www.afrancolini.com/


COMANCHE, Sail n: 12358, Bow n: 58, Design: Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp, Owner: Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze-Clark, Skipper: Ken Read © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
COMANCHE, Sail n: 12358, Bow n: 58, Design: Verdier Yacht Design & Vplp, Owner: Jim Clark & Kristy Hinze-Clark, Skipper: Ken Read © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net

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