A CREW OF VOLVO ROUND-THE-WORLD YACHT ASSA ABLOY THROWS WREATH DURING
MEMORIAL CEREMONY TO SIR PETER BLAKE IN SYDNEY.


A crew of Assa Abloy, one of eight Volvo-class 60 yachts which paused
in Darling Harbour prior to heading to the Sydney-Hobart race start
line, throws a wreath into the water as a tribute to Sir Peter Blake
December 26, 2001. Blake, who twice led New Zealand to success in the
Ameica's Cup, was murdered by pirates who attacked his yacht in
Amazonia in Brazil on December 5. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne