107 yachts are confirmed for the start line on Sydney Harbour this Boxing Day, 26 December
Rupert Henry and Greg O’Shea have sailed Henry’s Lombard 34, Mistral, to victory in the Two-Handed Division of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the pair also claiming the Two-Handed ORCi win and third place in the Corinthian IRC division.
Twenty nine years ago, David Lyons designed and sailed in the harsh 1993 Sydney Hobart on the winner, Cuckoos Nest, owned by Nigel Holman. This year his son and daughter competed in their first Rolex Sydney Hobart on separate yachts – State of Origin style.
It was an emotional ‘last drinks’ for the crew of White Bay 6 Azzurro as they sat on board the 34-footer for the last time after finishing the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this afternoon.
Sam Haynes has pledged to return for the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in a bid to defend his TP52 Celestial’s title as the overall winner and holder of the Tattersall Cup.
For a brief moment in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Thomas Kneen, the British owner of the JPK 11.80 Sunrise, thought: “This is ridiculous. Why are we doing this?”
Balint and Agoston Sipos were overcome by emotion after hearing and witnessing the applause from shore after their all-Hungarian crew finished the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race today.
We spoke to and messaged yachts still racing in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this morning to get their various views on the race.
The rivalry between NSW yachts Khaleesi and Pretty Woman played out to a thrilling end in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race today, with less than four minutes separating them at the finish.
Celestial wins the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race!
The decision for the request for redress for Enterprise Next Generation, after going to the assistance of Koa has been published.
Although they were in to win overall, it was not the year for the short-handed sailors as the 52-footers are currently taking up the IRC leaderboard. But that doesn’t mean that the fleet shouldn’t get the recognition it deserves!
After recently arriving in Sydney earlier this year, Max Klink’s Botin 52 CARO had one week of sailing and two offshore races to their name. Since then, they have delivered the ultimate sailing masterclass.
For Dave Davenport and his crew on Crush, racing in the high-speed class of TP52s in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was not about beating others, but what they could learn.
The long wait for confirmation of overall results has begun. And it could all come down to redress… Spicy speculation awaits you.
Updates regarding the retirements in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
The crew of Huntress, which lost its rudder earlier today, have chosen to make a controlled transfer at sea to a police launch, which was standing by.
Currawong is the second smallest boat in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet and is co-skippered by two extremely experienced women who are racing in the two-handed division.
URM Group has set a new record for a conventionally ballasted yacht in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in the new time of 1 day, 19 hours, 6 minutes and 48 seconds.
Now that the big guys are all finished, and we have our eyes turned to the overall results, we are seeing the Division One boats starting to cross the finish line in Hobart!
With Line Honours done and dusted, the focus of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race turns to contenders for the Tattersall Cup, awarded to the overall winner, and since the race began on Monday, four TP52s have lit up the top four places.
With the 100-footers now safely docked in Hobart, it’s time to focus our attention on the overall IRC winner and divisional winners. But until then, here are the times for the 100-footers.
Updates regarding the retirements in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
After a few wee incidents at the start of the race on the 26th of December, andoo Comanche, helmed by John “Herman” Winning Jnr has taken line honours in the 77th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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