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Sulky Derwent can’t dampen a great 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart

28 Dec, 2016 04:13:00 PM

Sulky Derwent can’t dampen a great 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart

Four hours drifting in the Derwent River was not how Jim Cooney, the skipper of the Volvo Open 70 Maserati, planned to finish the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart - earlier this morning he had expected to cross the line around 6am, inside Wild Oats XI’s 2012 record time – that was before the wind died on the river.

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28 Dec, 2016 11:40:00 AM

The Agony of a Rolex Sydney Hobart

They say if the Rolex Sydney Hobart ended at Tasman Light the list of winners over the last seven decades would read entirely differently. But it doesn’t. It finishes in Hobart, 11 miles up the cruel Derwent River from Storm Bay.

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Giacomo beats Scallywag to second on line in Rolex Sydney Hobart

28 Dec, 2016 08:30:00 AM

Giacomo beats Scallywag to second on line in Rolex Sydney Hobart

You could not wipe the grin from Jim Delegat’s face when he arrived at the dock in Hobart after skippering his Volvo 70, Giacomo, to second place on line in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s iconic Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race early this morning.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart: What a way to celebrate your 25th

28 Dec, 2016 08:00:00 AM

Rolex Sydney Hobart: What a way to celebrate your 25th

When Perpetual LOYAL smashed the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race record this morning, it was record number two for her boat manager, Brad Kellett, all in the space of less than two days.

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LOYAL skipper and his crew maintained their faith

28 Dec, 2016 05:40:00 AM

LOYAL skipper and his crew maintained their faith

The bookies didn’t back LOYAL to win line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but the crew backed themselves in terms of maintaining their faith in a boat that was built to be the fastest super maxi in the world but that had never delivered, not as Speedboat nor Rambler nor Perpetual LOYAL.

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Act 1 builds to a climax in Rolex Sydney Hobart

27 Dec, 2016 06:13:00 PM

Act 1 builds to a climax in Rolex Sydney Hobart

Less than a day and a half after the fleet left the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney to begin the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart, excitement is building as Act 1, the race for line honours, hurtles towards resolution.

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27 Dec, 2016 04:00:00 PM

Will this be the year of the V70’s?

The current race leader of the Rolex Sydney Hobart overall, the New Zealand V70 Giacomo, is confident of maintaining full speed as she closes on the Tasmanian north-east coast this afternoon with a possible ETA in Hobart of 5am.

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UPDATED: Wild Oats XI retires with keel damage

27 Dec, 2016 12:00:00 PM

UPDATED: Wild Oats XI retires with keel damage

Wild Oats XI, the supermaxi that has dominated the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for the last 11 years, is out of this year’s race after succumbing to the record pace she was setting at the head of the fleet.

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Wild Oats leads – multiple boats ahead of record

27 Dec, 2016 05:20:00 AM

Wild Oats leads – multiple boats ahead of record

This morning Wild Oats XI continued to lead the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart, but the race is far from over, with Perpetual LOYAL, Black Jack, Scallywag and Giacomo within striking distance as they continue their quick march down the south coast of NSW – and incredibly at least 24 boats are ahead of the race record – or on record pace.

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26 Dec, 2016 05:34:00 PM

Glorious Start to 72nd Epic

Sydney turned on a magic day for the start of the 72nd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, as crews and curious onlookers jostled along the narrow dock arms of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia this morning, it was clear that this was going to be one of those classic Sydney Harbour summer days.

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