1/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
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2/25Sylph VI, Robert Williams, with shipmate, Oli the cat. Sylph is the final yacht to complete the Sydney to Hobart 2023. Picture: Chris Kidd
3/25Sylph VI, Robert Williams, with shipmate, Oli the cat. Sylph is the final yacht to complete the Sydney to Hobart 2023. Picture: Chris Kidd
4/25Ten-year-old cat Oli reaches the finish line of the Sydney to Hobart with the crew of Sylph VI. Picture: Genevieve Holding
5/25Sylph VI, Robert Williams, with shipmate, Oli the cat. Sylph is the final yacht to complete the Sydney to Hobart 2023. Picture: Chris Kidd
6/25Ten-year-old cat Oli reaches the finish line of the Sydney to Hobart with the crew of Sylph VI. Picture: Genevieve Holding
7/25Sylph VI, crewed by Robert Williams and Chris Warren. Sylph is the final yacht to complete the Sydney to Hobart 2023. Picture: Chris Kidd
8/25Ten-year-old cat Oli reaches the finish line of the Sydney to Hobart with the crew of Sylph VI. Picture: Genevieve Holding
9/25Ten-year-old cat Oli reaches the finish line of the Sydney to Hobart with the crew of Sylph VI. Picture: Genevieve Holding
10/25Ten-year-old cat Oli reaches the finish line of the Sydney to Hobart with the crew of Sylph VI. Picture: Genevieve Holding
11/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
12/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
13/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
14/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
15/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
16/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
17/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
18/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
19/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
20/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
21/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
22/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
23/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
24/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
25/25SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 22, 2023. Sylph VI skipper and owner Robert ‘Bob’ Williams with his cat Oli who will sail with Bob in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on board Sylph VI. Photographer: Adam Yip
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