Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2010 - The ultimate photo op



8:29 AM Tue 21 Dec 2010 GMT
'Lahana at Tasman Island - Rolex Sydney Hobart 2009' Dallas Kilponen / Fairfax Media
There are a hundred things happening at once. The light glancing off crystal water, a piercingly blue sky, perhaps the organ pipes of Tasman Island rearing out of the sea in the distance. The concentration of the man at the helm and the crew, perched wet and tired on the rail, or struggling to manhandle an acre of sail as the wind tries to tear it from their hands. The raw power of a big boat scything through a flat sea, or launching itself off foaming mountains. It all comes together for a moment, barely a millisecond, for a photograph ...


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by Jim Gale





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