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They eyes have it, and they belong to 'Drew'

by John Curnow 26 Dec 2017 19:00 AEDT
Wizard, last year's overall winner as Giacomo, leads her bigger rival, Beau Geste, out of the Heads and makes a glamorous sight behind the old topsails © Andrea Francolini

So the eyes certainly do have it. In this particular case they belong to our Sail-World.com friend known as 'Drew'. These spectacular aerial images of the RSHYR start come from Andrea Francolini - enjoy.

The only time you can 'loose' a crew member, well sort of. Channel 7 camera man departs Wild Oats XI. - photo © Andrea Francolini
The only time you can 'loose' a crew member, well sort of. Channel 7 camera man departs Wild Oats XI. - photo © Andrea Francolini

LDV Comanche, InfoTrack, Beau Geste and Black Jack tower over their 'smaller' colleagues at the front startline. - photo © Andrea Francolini
LDV Comanche, InfoTrack, Beau Geste and Black Jack tower over their 'smaller' colleagues at the front startline. - photo © Andrea Francolini

Wild Oats XI has many a spectator craft keeping them company (as usual). - photo © Andrea Francolini
Wild Oats XI has many a spectator craft keeping them company (as usual). - photo © Andrea Francolini

Above another of the beamy girls - InfoTrack - photo © Andrea Francolini
Above another of the beamy girls - InfoTrack - photo © Andrea Francolini

Black Jack was first out of Sydney Heads, and then set her code zero and made for Hobart. - photo © Andrea Francolini
Black Jack was first out of Sydney Heads, and then set her code zero and made for Hobart. - photo © Andrea Francolini

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