The majority of the racing fleet is still making its way to Hobart.

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Also competing were two examples of the 12-meter class that dominated the America's Cup competition in the decades after World War II and an entire fleet of 6-meters--aristocratic racing machines that have been the favorites of such yachtsmen as the kings of Spain, Denmark and Norway.

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The fleet of 10 identical 68ft (20m) ocean racing yachts and 10 skippers are supplied by the race organisers.

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But in the past decade wealthy enthusiasts like Netscape founder Jim Clark and Atlanta developer John Williams have added to the fleet, building careful replicas of these narrow, tall-masted racing sloops according to original hull lines.

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No deaths have been recorded during the actual racing since its inception in 1851, when Queen Victoria watched the schooner America beat a fleet of British ships around the Isle of Wight.

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