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RSHYR 2025 - a selection of racing images
by John Curnow, Sail-World.com AUS Editor 27 Dec 2025 18:01 AEDT
A selection of official images from the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
No need to wonder which sails they have up - just look! - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Oroton Drumfire take sit one wave at a time.. - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
V5 from New Zealand - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
First Light letting the hull see some light - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Make way - coming through! - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Rum Bucket out of New Zealand - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Wild Thing 100 before retiring - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Hangar Road Hollywood Boulevard and some sun - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Lucky. Look out. She is well quick. All the time - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
The meanest prodder in the business - LawConnect - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Comanche and LawConnect continue the ding-dong battle - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
When you're huge, even the large seas look small - they are not - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
So close you can see them, literally - Master Lock Comanche and LawConnect - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
What goes up... - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
LawConnect - built way tough to go round the world - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Palm Beach XI looks ahead to SHK Scallwag - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
URM Group - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
URM Group - what a shame they had to retire - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Ride 'em cowboy! - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Callisto, the PAC52 is making a real go of it - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
Palm Beach XI - photo © Rolex / Andrea Francolini
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