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Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
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From December 26th, 2005.

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AAPT's Broken Boom.
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Friday December 30, 2005.
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By Peter Andrews
January 7, 2006.
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What remains of AAPT's boom after setting a spinnaker to chase Skandia for third over the line. The incident happened overnight around 3:30am, around 20 miles somewhere off Cape Pillar.

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According to Langman, they were already ahead of Konica Minolta and were catching up with Skandia. At that point, Langman said "we decided to get a chute on and go really hard."

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A bit of wear and tear on the helm.

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Getting the main down was a bit of a task for the crew. Leaving it up until to Tasman Island, they pointed the boat into the wind, got the main down and set up their tri-sail in combination with a small jib to finish the race, fifth over the line.

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The remains of the boom lashed down for the delivery trip to Victoria.

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AAPT with Langman's Open 66 tied up alongside, the Tasmanian entry Coogans Stores which crossed the line after Loki in seventh place.

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