Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025

Black Jack makes most of cards she was dealt

26 Dec, 2017 05:04:00 PM

Black Jack makes most of cards she was dealt

Black Jack, the light weather flyer of the four 100 foot super maxis racing for line honours in the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart took full advantage of the light, easterly conditions on Sydney Harbour this afternoon to lead her contemporaries out of the Heads.

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What you need to know about the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart

25 Dec, 2017 10:20:00 AM

What you need to know about the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart

Boxing Day in Australia is the perfect excuse to fire up the barbeque, devour leftover Christmas feasts and kick back to watch one of the world’s toughest yacht races.

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Bureau forecast favours the big fast boats

24 Dec, 2017 01:28:00 PM

Bureau forecast favours the big fast boats

Could we see all four 100 foot yachts fighting each other up a sulky Derwent River on Wednesday night? That tantalising climax of the race for line honours has been more than hinted at by the weather patterns taking shape in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race over the next few days.

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24 Dec, 2017 11:11:00 AM

Homework versus local knowledge

The docks of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia are awash with Americans - we always get some for the Rolex Sydney Hobart - but this year there are five American yachts: Christopher Dragon, Dorade, Wizard, Triple Lindy and Warrior Won, not to mention the North American stowaways on Sir Robin Knox Johnston’s 11- strong Clipper Fleet.

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23 Dec, 2017 03:27:00 PM

Who will win the Tattersall Cup?

It is just three days to the start of the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart, so of course it is time for the bar-room pundits to start speculating about who will take out Australian yachting’s most prized trophy, the Tattersall Cup for the overall winner on handicap - everyone has a theory - everyone has a favourite.

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23 Dec, 2017 10:55:00 AM

And the winner is...

In most sports working out who has won is dead easy - the winner breaks the tape first, scores more points or runs in a limited time or wins more sets than their opponent - even in most handicap races, because of staggered starts and different weights, the first across the line is the winner.

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Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Crews Announced: Wounded warriors ready to set sail for Hobart

22 Dec, 2017 03:44:00 PM

Invictus Games Sydney 2018 Crews Announced: Wounded warriors ready to set sail for Hobart

Sixteen wounded, injured and ill defence personnel and veterans were announced today as the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 crews for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017.

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22 Dec, 2017 11:20:00 AM

It's crowded in here

Comfy she is not - in her 40 foot hull Imalizard boasts no floor, no shower, no windows, no table other than a small chart table and even that, in these days of electronic charts, is barely used, while sails are stacked on the bottom of the boat - it does have a toilet though, a luxury that owner Bruce Watson concedes is required by the rules of the Rolex Sydney Hobart.

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Virtual Regatta registrations continue to build in debut year for the Rolex Sydney Hobart

22 Dec, 2017 10:37:00 AM

Virtual Regatta registrations continue to build in debut year for the Rolex Sydney Hobart

With just days until the Boxing Day start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR), registrations have been mounting for what will be the blue water classic’s first year of partnership with Virtual Regatta, the world's leader in cutting edge sailing simulation games.

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Even if it gets wet his rear end won’t be sore

21 Dec, 2017 03:38:00 PM

Even if it gets wet his rear end won’t be sore

He is not entirely sure because they don’t keep records of these things, but when Bill Wheeler steers his Beneteau 57 Vanishing Point across the line he thinks he could have set a new Rolex Sydney Hobart race record.

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