Protest dismissed, Two True declared overall winner |
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Photos and story edited from press release
by Peter Andrews. |
17:00 AEDT December 30,
2009. |
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Andrew Saies’ newly launched Beneteau First 40 Two True, has been declared the overall winner of the 65th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. This comes after a protest against Saies over an incident on Sydney Harbour soon after the start, that was dismissed by the five person international jury this afternoon. |
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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in
Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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"I’ve been dreaming of winning this trophy since I was 12 years old," an emotional Saies said.
Two True is only the fourth South Australian winner of the Tattersall’s Cup. The last was Kevan Pearce’s SAP Ausmaid in 2000. |
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Andrew Saies’ Beneteau First 40 Two True in
Hobart’s Constitution Dock after finishing the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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The jury met at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania to hear evidence for an hour and a half and deliberated for a further hour before delivering their verdicts on five separate protests. The protest against Two True relating to an incident on Sydney Harbour was dismissed by the International Jury. The resulting protest against Colortile was also dismissed by the International Jury. |
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Warren Buchan's Sayer 45 Colortile, outside the
heads after the start of the Sydney Hobart Yacht
Race 2009.
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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The protest against She’s
the Culprit also relating to an incident on Sydney Harbour
was dismissed by the International Jury at the Royal Yacht
Club of Tasmania. |
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Todd Leary's Inglis 39 She’s the Culprit outside
the heads after the start of the 2008 Sydney Hobart
Yacht Race
Photo © Peter Andrews, Outimage.
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Nick Athineos’ Beneteau 47.7 Kioni was disqualified from the Sydney Hobart 2009 by the international jury relating to an incident on Sydney Harbour. |
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For further information about the Sydney Hobart, go to the official race website at: www.rolexsydneyhobart.com |
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Outimage © 2009 |