Wild Oats XI owner, 87-year-old Bob Oatley, hands over the “voodoo stick” to skipper Mark Richards prior to the start of last year’s Rolex Sydney-Hobart race.

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Wild Oats XI owner, 87-year-old Bob Oatley, hands over the “voodoo stick” to skipper Mark Richards prior to the start of last year’s Rolex Sydney-Hobart race.

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Wild Oats XI owner, 87-year-old Bob Oatley, hands over the “voodoo stick” to skipper Mark Richards prior to the start of last year’s Rolex Sydney-Hobart race. photo copyright Andrea Francolini / Audi http://www.afrancolini.com taken at and featuring the class

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