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Shaun Tiedemann’s Philosopher yesterday proved herself to be this summer’s champion yacht of Hobart’s River Derwent, outsailing a crack fleet to become King of the Derwent for 2016. With Shaun’s son Sam on the helm, Philosopher was named King of…
A stunning opening days racing at the 2017 Gemmill Homes Flying Fifteen Australian Championship in Esperance. Clear blue skies and a building E/SE breeze starting from 12 – 16 knots climbing to 22 – 28 knots later in the afternoon…
Emotional Rescue (Michael Hutchinson) and Mr Burger (Wings Three) have been declared joint overall winners of the National Pies 10th Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race. In a decision that must reflect the Wisdom of Solomon, the racing rules jury have…
Coaches Blog #7 Second days racing done and dusted. Well let me first say our team is a very resilient bunch. After a disappointing first day they bounced back very well. Most improved their position in a much more positive…
Like the Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet’s quick push south in record time, the Club Marine Pittwater to Southport line-up is set to also enjoy tailwinds after taking a left hand turn out of Broken Bay tomorrow. The Royal Prince Alfred…
Esperance delivered ideal conditions for a genteel introduction to the Gemmill Homes 55th Flying Fifteen Australian National Championship. A mostly sunny day with a moderate breeze of 12 – 15 knots and relatively flat seas (according to locals, they are…
As Sean Langman arrived in Hobart in his beautiful Cliff Gale designed Maluka of Kermandie it was all smiles as he beat his own record by half a day. And beat Roger ‘Clouds’ Badhams prediction of four and a half…
Dismasted in the Southern Ocean, French solo sailor Stéphane Le Diraison has made it to Port Phillip under jury rig. Using his boom as a mast, he has managed to make the journey to a safe port under his own…
Adrienne Cahalan made history this week as the first woman to compete in 25 Sydney Hobart Yacht Races and it was all smiles as Ragamuffin was tied up to the dock. Her goal for the race was just to finish…
For the first time in 50 years Syd Fischer watched from the dock as Ragamuffin left to start the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. While he had a very important role for the start – firing the cannon – it is…
As the fleet continues to trickle into Hobart it is pretty much the same story, great reaching to Tasman Light and from there it has been a drfit fest. The lucky boats follow a group in and see what not…
Jim Delegat's Volvo 70 Giacomo was confirmed the winner of the Tattersall's Trophy this afternoon. While the trophy was almost guaranteed by Wednesday evening, the wait for theofficial announcement was a long one for Delegat and his team as they…
The 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has provided Tony Cable with two line honours, an overall victory, lifetime membership of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia – and a wife. It’s not bad for a short, fat, bald bloke…
Team ORCV has been very busy putting the Cock of the Bay to bed and preparing for today's Wyndham Harbour Melbourne to Hobart and Devonport races. We had a lack of wind for the start, just off Portsea Pier…
Being second across the finish line has its advantages. You have your handicap time posted and the boats behind have to beat you. However it usually means up to two days of nervousness, ticking off the smaller boats when it…
As we reach the two day mark of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race it is slow and steady in Hobart. Perpetual Loyal, Giacomo and Scallywag were able to sneak into Hobart in the dying breeze but since then it…
Beau Geste’s sprint south in the annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finished with a slow crawl up Hobart’s sometimes-cruel Derwent River in an early morning breeze too trifling to combat an outgoing tide and help them fight off a…
On paper it was the perfect race for Matt Allens JV52 Ichi Ban and in practice it was until they turned the corner at Tasman Light. Until the early hours of Dec 28, they were leading both their division and…
For Rupert Henry’s JV62 Chinese Whisper it was always going to be a race against Matt Allens JV52 Ichi Ban. The two have been neck and neck during the CYCA’s Blue Water Pointscore Series and when the forecast came through,…
As dawn broke on the second day of the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, eight-time line honours winner Wild Oats XI had stolen a march on the rest of the fleet. Crossing ahead of nearest rival Pepetual Loyal during…
After a night of high speed sailing in the 72nd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Karl Kwok’s Botin 80 Beau Geste was sitting fourth ahead of Scallywag and Black Jack and 10th overall on corrected time, the handicap rating that…
When Jim Cooney bought Maserati for the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart, it became a family project with his daughter Julia, 19, and son James, 18, joining the crew for the great race south. After a quick turn around, they were…
Just after 2:30am on December 28, Anthony Bell's 100ft super maxi Perpetual Loyal was first across the finish line of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, smashing Wild Oats XI's race record by nearly five hours. It was the second…
There were smiles on the faces of the super maxi skippers and navigators after the race morning briefing by BOM meteorologist Jane Golding. The cold front that is expected to hit the fleet tonight has weakened and the big boats…
In passing the finish line of his solo world circumnavigation at 17 h57 (French time) on Christmas Day, Thomas Coville set a new record. The skipper and his 31 metre trimaran Sodebo circled the globe in 49 days 3 hours…
Boxing Day 2016 at the CYCA in Rushcutters Bay. Situation normal. The four fingers of the marina were alive with humanity as the 88 remaining entrants in the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart finalised their preparations. (Jason Bond's Beneteau 47.7 Enigma…
The 50-foot competition at the 2017 Festival of Sails presented by Rex Gorell Land Rover is a good-looking line up of Victorian and New South Wales boats in among a broad spectrum of Rating Series entries, from a classically restored…
Great lessons to be learned in the January 2017 issue of Cruising Helmsman. Whether you enjoy our destination articles or the more practical ones, each story comes with good lessons we can all remember. From travelling in unsafe waters to…
LATEST NEWS: Finn Alexander confirmed as Laser Radial Boys Champion. A 20th in race 9 was good enough to secure the title. Earlier release below: Gold medals tumbled in Auckland at the 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships as five…
Australia’s up and coming sailors have clinched two Gold and a Bronze Medal at this year’s Youth Sailing World Championship in Auckland. Leading the way for the Aussies was the 29er girls crew of Natasha Bryant and Annie Wilmot who…
Jeff Carter’s Edake and Martin Hill’s Estate Master staged a mighty final charge for supremacy in the deciding race of the Farr 40 Pittwater One Design Trophy, Estate Master’s fourth place to Edake’s sixth gifting them a narrow series victory….
The mast has been installed back into Ludde Invall’s CQS in preparation for the Rolex Sydney Hobart race, after routine maintenance and some minor modifications. Ludde thanked his team and staff from Hall spars for their work to ensure the…
The 31st Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) came to a rousing conclusion last night, 17th December, with the final Prize Giving ceremony held at the Beausejour Indoor Facility in Saint Lucia. Crews, friends and families of more than 200 boats…
France's Nacra 15 team and Australia's 29er girl's have wrapped up gold with a race to spare at the 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships. Tim Mourniac and Charles Dorange lead the Nacra 15 fleet by 23 points going in…
At 1742 UTC on Saturday 17th December, Stéphane Le Diraison informed the Vendée Globe Race Directors that his Imoca Compagnie du Lit / Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt had dismasted. The skipper was not injured and sounded in good health on…
The sun came out to play today on the Sydney Harbour and while the breeze drifted in and out, class champions were decided and Flying 11s, Optimist Fleets, Nacra 17s, Sabots, Pacers and Tasars all started their Sail Sydney campaigns….
Pittwater, sometimes called ‘shift water’, exhibited its best and worst on day one of the Farr 40 One Design Trophy and still the race management team managed four races in breeze three to 15 knots between Taylor’s Point at Clareville…
It's tight at the top of the 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships Laser Radial fleets as the discard came into play, allowing a chosen few to start forming breakaways from the rest of the field. Conditions were mixed on…
This year Brad Kellett will set a record no-one will ever beat when he becomes the youngest sailor ever to sail 25 consecutive Sydney Hobart Yacht Races. “Twenty five races was a milestone I always wanted to achieve when I…
If you want to lose some money, you can always bet on the favourite in the Melbourne Cup, but if you want to maximise your chances of losing money, bet on a yacht to win the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht…
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