Rolex Sydney Hobart: Day 6 – Morning Broadcast Update
Tune in and watch and official broadcast update from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Team – Day 6 AM

107 yachts are confirmed for the start line on Sydney Harbour this Boxing Day, 26 December
Tune in and watch and official broadcast update from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Team – Day 6 AM
It was all about settling unfinished business for the New Caledonia entry, Eye Candy, in the 78th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, after a disappointing retirement on debut last year.
With a reef in their main and coming in hot, ALIVE stormed up the Derwent River and were behind URM Group on IRC overall before boosting ahead and then becoming becalmed, but not before they slid into the top spot.
Tune in and watch and official broadcast update from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Team – Day 4 PM
A spectator catamaran named “Let’s Go” was inside the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finishing exclusion zone – did they affect Andoo Comanche?
With a reef in their main and coming in hot, ALIVE stormed up the Derwent River and were behind URM Group on IRC overall before boosting ahead and then becoming becalmed, but not before they slid into the top spot.
Just six yachts have so far finished the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the varied and squally conditions making it difficult for the fleet to sail a simple and quick race, to the point where the next yacht due to cross the finish line is David Gotze’s No Limit (Vic), expected to cross the finish line around midday.
Tune in and watch and official broadcast update from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Team – Day 4 AM
URM Group navigator Alice Parker had “mixed emotions” after the RP72 she navigated to third on line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
They said it couldn’t be done and that just drove Grant Wharington to prove the doubters wrong when he built the new 100 foot Wild Thing 100 in five months and made both the start and finish lines of the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Duncan Hine and his international crew aboard Tasmanian entry, Alive, have kept the Reichel/Pugh 66s chances of winning a second Sydney Hobart well and truly alive, having crossed the finish line at 3.19.04 hours in Hobart today, throwing down the gauntlet to the rest of the fleet.
Tune in and watch and official broadcast update from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Team – Day 3 PM
Andoo Comanche skipper John Winning Jnr could not hide the pain of seeing his dream of a “swansong” victory on the boat slip away in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Watch all the action of the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Mini Maxi finishes from the Derwent River!
Congratulations to Christian Beck and his LawConnect team for taking our line honours in the 78th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in a finish that kept us all at the edge of our seats!
Watch all the action of the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours finish from the Derwent River!
Andoo Comanche and LawConnect have been biting at each other ankles for almost the entire race, and with just 45 miles to go, everything is still up for grabs
The fight for third place on Line Honours in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is unravelling into a thriller, with URM Group looking ahead and behind at their rivals.
Tune in and watch and official broadcast update from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Team – Day 2 PM
Rum Rebellion (Shane Connelly & Tony Sutton), which retired from the race overnight, has returned to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
We’re disappointed to report that Currawong and Pacman are out of the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Both these teams were racing in the two-handed division.
Back in 2019 we were in Sydney ahead of the Hobart Race for Doyle Sails and Mike Sanderson gave us a tour of Comanche.
Tune in and watch and official broadcast update from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Team – Day 2 AM
The Cookson 50 “Sticky” retired from the 78th Rolex Sydney Hobart due to electrical issues caused by a lightning strike.
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