Wild Oats IX passes the Iron Pot Lighthouse which marks the entrance of the the Derwent River.
051228-D2X4423.
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Wild Oats XI with water on the lens.
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Wild Oats XI.
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Wild Oats XI.
051228-D2X4435.
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Wild Oats XI.
051228-D2X4440.
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With only nautical five miles to the finishing line, the top batten of the mainsail blows out to cause havoc.
051228-D2X4444.
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The crew of Wild Oats XI seen trying to get the mainsail down quickly to prevent it from being torn to bits from the fresh 15 knot north-westerly.
051228-D2X4448.
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The twist in the mainsail highlights the problem.
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