Wild Oats XI won a record eighth line honor in the annual Sydney-Hobart race in Australia when it bettered the high-profile Comanche.
Wild Oats XI wins Sydney-Hobart race —
Wild Oats XI won a record eighth line honor in the annual Sydney-Hobart race in Australia when it bettered the high-profile Comanche.
U.S. supermaxi Comanche cuts through the waters soon after the start of the race on Boxing Day. It made a flying start.
Supermaxi makes super start —
U.S. supermaxi Comanche cuts through the waters soon after the start of the race on Boxing Day. It made a flying start.
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A total of 117 yachts -- the biggest entry since 1994 -- started the race, which has been run for 70 years.
Giant fleet for 70th edition —
A total of 117 yachts -- the biggest entry since 1994 -- started the race, which has been run for 70 years.
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Wild Oats made a fine start, too, to the race in pursuit of Comanche.
Wild Oats XI keeps up fight —
Wild Oats made a fine start, too, to the race in pursuit of Comanche.
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Kristy Hinze-Clark on board Comanche during the Big Boat Challenge in Sydney Harbor on December 9.
Super model crewing —
Kristy Hinze-Clark on board Comanche during the Big Boat Challenge in Sydney Harbor on December 9.
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Billionaire Netscape co-founder Jim Clark married Australian super model Hinze in 2009 in a ceremony in the British Virgin Islands.
High profile couple —
Billionaire Netscape co-founder Jim Clark married Australian super model Hinze in 2009 in a ceremony in the British Virgin Islands.
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