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The Rolex Sydney Hobart Race has its own mythology, as Andrew Wilson finds out from those who’ve done it. Tom Cunliffe introduces this extract from Blue Water Classics, Portaits of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Discovering Andrew Wilson has been the sort of exciting surprise that comes with editing a column like Great Seamanship. Andrew is a photographer working in Tasmania. He knows yacht and boat seafaring from keel to truck and is quick to point out that the weather in his part of the world, which he describes as the ‘Roaring Forties’, generally changes every five minutes.
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A crewmember said Slootman stopped sailing competitively because everybody was out to get him.
When he became CEO of Snowflake, Frank Slootman cut costs, including the company ski trip to Tahoe.
In July 2017, two years before he took over as the chief executive of Snowflake, Frank Slootman raced 2,225 miles across the Pacific Ocean, from the California coast to the Hawaiian island of Oahu, on Invisible Hand, his sleek 52-foot sailboat made from carbon fiber and 3D-printed titanium.
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Outcome of Complaint Against Gavin Brady Karl Kwok
Further to World Sailing Regulation 35.6.4, in 2019 the Judicial Board directed that a complaint made to Australian Sailing by MisFits Racing LLC against Mr Gavin Brady (NZL) and Mr Karl Kwok (HKG) be transferred to and conducted by World Sailing.
The Judicial Board subsequently appointed a Disciplinary Investigating Officer ( DIO ) to investigate the complaint in accordance with Regulation 35.6.12.
Following his investigation, the DIO determined that he was not able to issue a charge of misconduct further to Regulation 35.6.13(b) as the complaint was not lodged within the time required by Regulation 35.6.2(c). The DIO issued a warning to Mr Brady in accordance with Regulation 35.6.13(b). The DIO took no further action in respect of Mr Kwok.