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How a bitter feud sank the Sydney to Hobart race yacht Wild Thing.
You have probably noticed (we hope) that at LSD we try to be a positive happy friendly media outlet which tries to report more on the positives of our chosen
No room for pros!
Post by Rolex Sydney Hobart. There’s a sense among the crews competing for a win in the inaugural Corinthian Division of the Rolex Sydney Hobart that it’s levelling…
CYCA Redefines Offshore Racing with the Southern Cross Series
Australia’s offshore racing scene is setting a bold new course. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) has launched the Southern Cross Series — a world-class, three-race challenge designed to unite sailors from every hemisphere.
Tattersall Cup Comes ALIVE!
While there is no official word yet from the Rolex Sydney Hobart, it would appear that the Tattersall Cup is more or less wrapped up, going to local Tasmanian team,
Smallest boat carries big dreams as skipper contests first Rolex Sydney Hobart
As if skippering the smallest boat in the fleet isn’t daunting enough, Wilparina’s owner Nick Cannar will also be embarking on his first keelboat contest when he takes-on the
Comanche takes Sydney
Comanche has landed in Sydney and she is turning heads. And rightly, so, this beast looks like a missile. The perfect weapon to race in the Rolex Sydney Hobart. Look
Samurai Jack’s Hobart Adventures
One News Sport journalist George Berry was on board Samurai Jack for the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. This is his story… Samurai Jack was the 60th boat to
Sydney to Hobart: It’s not all beer and skittles and fluffy kittens on the Beau Geste
Want a $7million floaty toy for Christmas? Beau Geste could be yours! This is a brilliant piece put together by random current affairs program Seven Sharp and which aired in
J-KZ1 Rainbow ready to return as J Class prepare for The Superyacht Cup Palma
…She is now owned by the successful Sydney-based New Zealand sailor Neville Crichton who, after winning dozens of offshore classics such as the Transpac, Fastnet, Giraglia and Sydney Hobart…
2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
…John Winning Jr will skipper Andoo Comanche (formerly Comanche) as the three-time Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Line Honours winner returns to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s…
Inconclusive Protest Against Wild Oats XI
The result of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race Committee against Wild Oats XI has been announced, with a conclusion that has neither confirmed nor denied whether WOXI broke the rules
Interview with Mark Bradford: Black Jack
For some time now Peter Harburg’s Black Jack – the lightest of the super maxis racing to Hobart – has been touted as the one to watch, particularly if the
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club launches Australian Ocean Racing Championship
…with the Bunbury and Return Ocean Race (Western Australian) in February 2023 and conclude with the Rolex Sydney Hobart and Melbourne to Hobart yacht races at the end of 2023.
RSHYR: Spinnaker Start Forecast
Expect a spectacular and very fast start down Sydney Harbour in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this year. [Jim Gale, RSHYR media] At the final briefing for crews at
Italian Stallion
Italian / Aussie photographer Andrea Francolini was out on Sydney Harbour yesterday and snapped some awesome shots of Maserati ahead of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Giovani Soldini will
Pre-race favourite tough to pick for 16ft Skiff nationals
Just about everyone is saying it’s “anyone’s guess” when it comes to predicting a clear favourite for the 2024-25 The Boat Club Australian 16ft Skiff Championships, set to be sailed at Queensland’s Hervey Bay from January 4-11.
Rio 100 – Sydney, 21 December 2014
LSD’er Andrea Francolini was on board Rio 100 today in the lead up to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. There wan’t mush wind, but still plenty of…
TEAM AUSTRALIA set to chase Sydney to Hobart course record
The fastest yacht in the southern hemisphere, Sean Langman’s imposing 60-foot trimaran Team Australia and its six adrenaline-fuelled crewmembers are gearing up to try and break the first of a
RSHYR: First arrivals imminent
…Regattanews.com] Wild Oats XI is still leading the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart, some 38-nm from Hobart, and hoping to close in on a record eighth line honours win…
Kelly Mathews – A real Wild Thing
The Hobart, (aka Sydney Hobart Yacht Race), gets underway in just two more sleeps, and although Christmas is a pretty important day, it’s Boxing Day that really gets our…
