Rolex Sydney Hobart: Calming Images for the Wave-Weary

3:10 AM Tue 28 Dec 2010 GMT

'Rainbow and Gulls - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010' Crosbie Lorimer Click Here to view large photo

For those followers of the race who have no friends or family aboard any of the participating yachts to worry about, the images of the fleet front runners in Bass Strait over the last twenty four hours have been little short of spectacular. But spare a thought for the thousands of friends and relations of crew who would rather not have their loved ones subjected to quite such a going-over, much less have the visual evidence so inescapably present. So, here for those anxious souls are some restful images from Crosbie Lorimer, capturing the relaxed atmosphere of the Hobart waterfront, ...

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