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The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has been run and won for another year (well nearly, still waiting for the outcome of a protest that is still in session at the time of writing this. This year saw a number of happy differences from last year:

• A close race between two maxis up the Derwent River.
• Large Gennaker sails being used – the wind was coming from the south.
• Wild Oats XI did not cross the line first again.
• An Evening Finish.

As you can tell I wasn’t particularly keen on yet another S2H where the favourite wins again, so it was refreshing to see LOYAL come across the line first. What a nice way to end the year in photography.

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I even managed to take some video of the finish: