Rolex Sydney Hobart - Tempest in a Teapot

10:59 AM Wed 29 Dec 2010 GMT

'WILD OATS XI at the Organ Pipes, off Cape Raoul' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster Click Here to view large photo

Rolex Sydney Hobart - It was something like a cliffhanger. When five-time Line Honours winner Wild Oats XI sailed into Hobart early last night at the finish of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, controversy shrouded her as she slipped into Hobart?s Constitution Dock. A protest lodged against the boat by the event Race Committee, prior to the finish, left the outcome uncertain. But this afternoon, after the International Jury met to hear the facts, the protest was dismissed and Wild Oats XI was announced as the official Line Honours winner. So, on a bluebird sky day in the pleasant port ...

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