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Jan 03, 2006 - 1427hrs EDT │Hobart Departure

1427hrs 03 Jan 2006 EDT Hobart Departure

[ed: report from Malcolm in Hobart:

They got away from the RYCT at 14:27 into a southwesterly of 50kts gusting to 70. All racing on the river was cancelled today but Alex’s comment was “we’ve got to make the most of this while it lasts”!]

[ed: some good pictures here…]

Arriving in Sydney:

Arrival of Rolex Sydney Hobart entrant Berrimilla in Sydney, returning from round-world sailing adventure before competing in race again. Berrimilla skippers, Alex Whitworth and Peter Crozier – Photo from regattanews.com

Battle Flags:

Arrival of Rolex Sydney Hobart entrant Berrimilla in Sydney, returning from round-world sailing adventure before competing in race again. – Photo from regattanews.com

The RORC Seamanship Award

Janet Grosvenor, RORC Racing Manager, presenting the Coates Schofield Trophy to (from left) Peter Crozier and Alex Whitworth of Berrimilla Rolex Fastnet Race 2005 Daniel Forster/ROLEX – Photo from regattanews.com

The Polish Trophy

(L to R) Alex Whitworth, Berrimilla skipper & CYCA Commodore Geoff Lavis

Hobart, 01/01/ 06 Rolex Sydney Hobart 2005 Official Prizegiving at Royal YC of Tasmania (L to R) Alex Whitworth, Berrimilla skipper & CYCA Commodore Geoff Lavis. Berrimilla received the Polish Trophy – Photo from regattanews.com

[ed: later updated from alex:]

We left Constitution Dock at 1145, after sweaty 15 minutes keeping Berri circling in the middle while we waited for the bridge then down to RYCT to refuel – they had already called off today’s racing – and sad farewell to all our friends and away – after a rather unorthodox and unseamanlike departure – wasn’t intended to be as risky as it became but we got out without damaging anyone or ourselves. Arse, though, not class. I think we were the only boat moving except for a couple coming in – good feeling. Worth a bit of a headbang at the start to get the easy miles later. And we

forgot to put the mainsail in the track so we would have had a big scramble to get it in and run the reefing lines if we had needed it. Silly omission.

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