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THERE are two things Victoire skipper Darryl Hodgkinson will never forget about the 2013 Sydney to Hobart - winning it, and an icy cold dunking in Bass Strait.
The Sydney plastic surgeon and his crew on the 50-footer yesterday revealed they had to overcome a potentially race-ending mishap at sea to collect one the most prized trophies in world sailing - the Tattersall's Cup as overall winner.
Flying across the Strait at speed, the yacht veered wildly out of control in a Chinese Gybe with members of the crew sitting on the rail unceremoniously dunked in the water.
"We were just foiling along and then the boat started tipping a little bit,'' said Hodgkinson, who wears gloves to protect his hands for his job as a plastic surgeon.
"I was in the water and unfortunately because it is a canting keel boat, that keel had to go to the other side and someone had the sense to press the button (controlling the keel) and the boat came up and dragged a couple of wet ones up. That was me.
"We did the body count and even the (Kids Cancer Project) bear was still on board. It was quite a moment.''
Hodgkinson said the 2013 race was full of both highs and lows, including light wind, wild wind, high-speed sailing and steep seas.
"There was a lot of drama. There were some amazing moments as well,'' he said.
"Coming across Bass Strait was so crystal clear, with a light wind blowing.
"Looking up at the stars we were all thinking we are in heaven, it has to turn into hell soon.''
While emerging unscathed from his ocean face-plant, Hodgkinson and his team had to wait 17 hours to have their handicap victory ratified.
The 28-year-old yacht Wild Rose remained capable of knocking her from the top of the leaderboard before her wind ran out early yesterday.
Hodgkinson bought Victoire as a proven performer in the race under its previous owner Chris Bull.
"He said it has come second twice. it is due (a win),'' he said.
"In a lot of ways I think we did it for him too.''
Victoire claimed the overall win from Phil Simpfendorfer's Victorian yacht Veloce with Sam Hayes' Celestial finishing third.
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