Rolex Sydney Hobart - Getting race ready

6:31 PM Mon 20 Dec 2010 GMT

'Loki, Stephen Ainsworth, 3rd after 2 races - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, held in the lead-up to the Rolex Trophy, is an important event in its own right. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia originally introduced this regatta, formerly known as the British Trophy, to provide a competitive event in the even years between the biennial Southern Cross Cup. Unlike that series, the Rolex Trophy is a standalone regatta for individual yachts and is not linked to the Rolex Sydney Hobart. However, contenders for the Rolex Sydney Hobart often take part in the regatta and use the racing as a shakedown, checking both crew and equipment before ...

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