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Assagai (Chris Sheehan) flying down the River Derwent in Race Nine - Combined Clubs Summer Pennant 2020-21
© Jane Austin
Sydney Hobart – Can the Derwent stay awake?
Hobart's River Derwent loves to take a nap. Invariably, after the day goes to night, which is quite late in Summer at 44 degrees South, the doona gets pulled up, and you need to wait until just after dawn before the actions begins once more.