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A storm force wind gust of 64 knots at Tasman Island in the early hours of today almost ended the Launceston to Hobart ocean race for leaders The Fork in the Road and Tilt. Extraordinarily, the two ocean racing yachts…
John Newbold felt like a winner after his 50-foot Primitive Cool from Victoria finished the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this morning. No matter that on the leaderboard, his Reichel/Pugh was no way near the front positions, let alone victory…
Paul Bunn’s 44.7 Beneteau, Christine has been forced to retire from the Melbourne to Hobart race. Bunn’s wife Lynn reported, “Paul is just devastated. I feel so sorry for him and the crew. The engine had recently been serviced, everything…
As the fleet spreads out along the north west corner of Tasmania line honours leader Oskana is sprinting close inshore but behind her the battle for AMS handicap honours is being fought. Leader at the moment on AMS is one…
In what is shaping to be the closest finish in living memory, four 100ft supermaxis were duelling on the Derwent as sun rose on the third day of the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart. At 6.15am EADT, Wild Oats XI held…
After nearly two days of wildly varying wind pressure, all of it coming from astern, the most successful yacht in the history of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race took her ninth line honours victory. Crossing the line at 8.07.21am on…
Both fleets found one of the many low wind ‘holes’ that have been predicted to plague these races. How you manage low wind is often the difference of winning and losing the handicap prizes. Sail selection becomes crucial and even…
Line honours favourite The Fork in the Road has swept to the lead overnight in the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H and at 06:00 hours this morning was abeam of Eddystone Point on Tasmania’s East Coast. The powerful, Bakewell-White 45, skippered…
A comment by Black Jack owner, Peter Harburg, on the dock after four supermaxis finished the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart has hung a black cloud over Wild Oats XI's ninth line honours victory. Harburg claimed that Oats had ceased to…
Following a colourful spinnaker start from Portsea the fleet is now nearly half way across Bass Strait on their way to Devonport. Overnight, northerly winds kept the 10 strong fleet heading southeast and near the rhumb line for the 195…
The ORCV Melbourne to Hobart fleet is approaching north west Tasmania after the yachts safely crossed Bass Strait in light conditions on their way to Hobart. Overnight, northerly winds kept the fleet heading slightly west of the rhumb line that…
The Tasmanian RP66 Alive has posted a good corrected time in the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart. Owner Philip Turner and his crew will now be watching the boats that are yet to finish hoping that their time will be good…
There was plenty of good-natured banter on the Hobart dock as the men from the 100 footer Wild Oats XI collected to cheer in their smaller sister, the 66ft Wild Oats X. Finishing the race at 2.53pm, the all-female crew…
The Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet slowed over night as the north-easterlies weakened, but the race leaders maintained their positions. Matt Allen's Botin 52 Ichi Ban is in a strong position to defend its handicap title, holding a lead of more…
The start of the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H Yacht Race, scheduled for 09:00 hours today, has been postponed. The start line is being moved down the Tamar River to a new position either abeam of Low Head Lighthouse or into…
The breathless battle for line honours that the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht has become looks set to continue well into the second day of racing, with only five miles separating the first four maxi yachts. In a tussle that has…
The 26-boat fleet in the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H (Launceston to Hobart) is finally underway, after the start line was moved offshore into Bass Strait due to extremely light winds in the Tamar River. The start had been scheduled to…
A spinnaker start gave a colourful send-off to the Melbourne to Hobart Race yacht today, along with the sister fleet that set off for Devonport at the same time, as all yachts raced together to Port Phillips Heads. Surprisingly, Hobart…
Mark Richards, the skipper of the supermaxi Wild Oats XI in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race, was despondent but not depressed late today after a tactical change of course was impacted by an unexpected change in wind direction,…
Tamar Yacht Club and Derwent Sailing Squadron race officers are considering moving the starting line of tomorrow’s Riversdale Estate Wines L2H 2018 (Launceston to Hobart) yacht race nearer the mouth of the Tamar River, or even setting a line in…
A fast start is expected for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this afternoon. However, soon after day turns to night, the fight for line and handicap honours is expected become one of strategy and tactics as winds weaken, according…
Conditions were perfect on Sydney Harbour for the start of the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at 1pm on Boxing Day. A moderate 12-15 knot north-easter greeted the 85 starters under clear blue skies. High tide was at noon,…
Christian Beck will not get ahead of himself with celebrations at the finish of this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, no matter where his line honours contender InfoTrack places. The legal software supremo’s memory is still fresh of how…
Eric de Turckheim, with his La Rochelle and Lorient crew – plus one Italian, came to Australia to achieve a childhood dream – to win the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Having been so close…
Mark Richards, the skipper of line honours contender, Wild Oats XI, in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, which starts tomorrow, is expecting this year’s race to be as much a tough test of tactics as boat speed. The…
She is the smallest boat with the smallest budget and crew in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet this year, but according to her skipper, Reece Young, Gun Runner has a lot to offer in the Cruising Yacht Club…
Mark Griffith is not shy when it comes to staking his claim as a contender for overall victory in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Yacht owners can often be coy about their chances of winning the Cruising Yacht Club…
Matthew Donald laughs when the scenario of his Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race entrant, Gweilo,appearing from her shroud of relative anonymity as a newcomer to the Australian racing scene to win the event overall is put to him. ‘Gweilo’ is…
With the Boxing Day start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fast approaching, registrations are open for what will be the blue water classic’s second year of partnership with Virtual Regatta, the world's leader in cutting-edge sailing simulation games….
After a troubled delivery from Adelaide to Melbourne, Stuart Johnson’s Sydney 38 Audacious has had to withdraw from the Rudder Cup, Melbourne to Devonport ocean yacht race. The crew is very disappointed but also accepts that this happens with sailing….
When multi-millionaires enter their supermaxis in the Rolex Sydney Hobart, they throw money around like confetti. Professional boat managers handle every aspect of the preparation and during the race, well-paid rock star sailors and professional navigators get the boat to…
Tasmanian boats in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have a bit of an advantage over their NSW rivals – their boats have to be prepared before they leave for Sydney – and then their skippers get to test the…
The number of international entrants in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is now 11, but delve in to their respective crew lists and a veritable league of nations emerges. A stand out for its cultural diversity is one…
Today is the longest day of the year in the Southern Hemisphere so the sun has the largest declination to the south for all using a sextant to navigate. It also often marks a period of unsettled weather but all…
Whilst most of us nurse hangovers, New Year’s Day in Zanzibar sees 22 teams, made up of 66 sailors, set sail in one of the World’s most basic, yet exciting, races. The sixth edition of the Kraken Cup (previously called…
Wild Oats XI, the most successful yacht in the long history of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, will start in the classic on Boxing Day with the most efficient sail plan it has carried since first competing in…
Early entries for the 2019 RORC Caribbean 600 reveal a stunning fleet of famous professional teams taking part alongside passionate corinthian crews. Famed for spectacular sailing conditions on an intricate and mesmerizing course, the 11th edition of the RORC Caribbean…
You may not see them – and in some cases you may not know them – but when the cannons are fired signalling 10 minutes to the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart, five minutes to the start and then…
20 December 2018 (Sydney, Australia) – While preparing for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the all-female professional sailing team, Ocean Respect Racing, joined forces with Clean Up Australia, not-for-profit Australian environmental organization, to raise awareness for how rubbish finds…
Five very different overall contenders for the Rolex Sydney Hobart’s prized Tattersall Cup rated their chances for winning the 628 nautical mile race at a press conference at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia today. After 41 races to the…
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