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Jasper Bruce

The long journeys of Sydney to Hobart's exotic yachts

Aragon crew member Carolijn Brouwer is sailing her fifth Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (HANDOUT/CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA)

It's taken two years, close to 20,000NM, a water shortage and a broken wrist for the Dutch yacht Aragon to arrive on the starting line for her first Sydney to Hobart.

Two years ago, owner Andries Verder made a pact with his crew to embark on the journey of a lifetime that would culminate in racing the 72-footer in Australia's most iconic off-shore contest.

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