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Hamilton Island Wild Oats XI set sights on 10th Rolex Sydney Hobart Line Honours prize
Hamilton Island Wild Oats’ long-time skipper Mark Richards says, “this year’s super maxi competition is red hot – Andoo Comanche, Black Jack and LawConnect. All have amazing teams with people flying in from all over the world to sail these incredible boats.”
Bash, bang, crash. Early withdrawals from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
We all knew it was coming… The inevitable withdrawals from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which started at 1300 hours on the 26th December, otherwise known as Boxing Day.
Conversations from the rail
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.
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Black Jack claim the honours on the line!
It’s a day they’ve been waiting for, for years! The day that the Black Jack crew cross the Rolex Sydney Hobart finish line without a single boat ahead…
Replay! Watch the start of the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
If you missed watch the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, and if you’re really keen to see exactly how the TV coverage played out, then here…
Fruit Salid 3 determined to be in the mix in Rolex Sydney Hobart
When Mark Drobitko bought the green and orange yacht he will soon sail in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for the first time, he and his crew were immediately
Two-handed magic set to ignite high sea drama in Rolex Sydney Hobart
For Lincoln Dews, the challenge of racing in the Two-Handed Division of the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will not only be historic, but “enormous” – for him, his
Biscuits save the day for yacht designer’s son
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…
Rolex Sydney Hobart: The Ichi Ban v. Celestial and Celestial v. Race Committee Protest Outcomes
The outcome of the protests submitted by both Ichi Ban and the Race Committee have changed the outcome of the overall results in the 76th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Australian Sailing Team members ready to set sail to Hobart
Representatives from the Australian Sailing Team will be boarding boats on Boxing Day to take part in the iconic 628 nautical mile Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Dream for Rolex Sydney Hobart internationals
The Thomas Kneen-owned Sunrise is a proven ocean racer internationally. This is its first trip Down Under, but it won the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race, placed second in the Rolex Middle Sea Race and claimed a divisional win the RORC Caribbean. While unsuited for the light to medium northerly winds forecast for the first day, Cheney is hoping that may change.
First-timers prepare for 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart
We caught up with three sailors preparing for their first Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, as well as the crew of Flat White, who will compete two-handed in the…
CYCA provides update on 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, home of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, remains hopeful the ‘Great Race’ will return in 2021. With 100 days until the start of
New Zealand’s Botin 52 CARO First of the 52s to Hobart
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…
2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race surpasses 50th entry milestone
The 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has reached its first major milestone, with more than 50 boats already part of a growing fleet for the return of the Great
andoo Comanche smoking towards the River Derwent
Here we go! The first boats in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race are smoking into the River Derwent! The end is nigh for the 100-footers!
GGR and Sydney to Hobart Fleet meet in Storm Bay. Kirsten Neuschafer in the lead?
Boxing Day is always a special day in Australia as the Sydney to Hobart race fleet rushes south towards Tasmania. This long-standing sailing event is famous for its Maxi…
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Black Jack in control
Mark Bradford and his Black Jack crew, Alex Nolan (navigator), Bruce Clark, Andrew Henderson, Darren Hutchison, Anthony Nossiter, Silas Nolan, Will McCarthy, Liam Woulfe, Chris Anderson, Ryan Godfrey, Graeme Taylor, Kevin Costin,
2021 Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta – Race 1
Strong winds and big swells tested the Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta fleet, with a pursuit start for Race 1. DIVISION 1 RESULTS (PHS) Eve (Steve Capell) Love & War
Opportunity may well be knocking for small boats in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
As the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet settles into its first night at sea after the start, don’t be surprised if some of the smaller boats like White…
