The 60th Anniversary
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
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Langman's AAPT Second Over The Line.

Page 6.

Published: January 12, 2005.
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Second is an improvement from the previous year's third for AAPT, but even 2003's third was quiet an achievement with a damaged rudder from hitting a Sunfish.

Sean Langman's AAPT charges up the Derwent to be second over the line in the 2004 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

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The 60th Hobart dash had also served up what Langman simply called "a reality check". When the boat was knocked down on the second night, the tempo quickly changed from one of racing to one of survival.

AAPT surfing past Taroona towards the finishing line.
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Shifting water ballast and hauling in the jib got the boat back up and vertical after a long five minutes on its side. The reality from that point was to nurse the boat and just get it safely down to Hobart.

And its all over at Battery Point.

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Langman also reported hitting a log and was quite happy that after hearing the bang, there was nothing wrong with the boat.

AAPT comes to a screaming halt in Sullivans Cove.
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Langman had also finished second over the line back in 2002. This and the following results in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart reveal a high level of consistency in providing some series competition for the super maxis Langman competes with. There is also allot of determination there also as revealed at the post finish press conference. This will no doubt be one boat to keep an eye on for the 2005 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race... even if he resists any temptation to extend it another 30 feet.
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Peter Andrews ©2004. All Rights Reserved.

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