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  • Soldiering On in the 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Soldiering On in the 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
    • 22 Dec, 2014 12:00:00 PM

    Soldiering On in the 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

    There’s no doubt the returned soldiers aboard Spirit of Mateship and Southern Excellence II are the kind of blokes you want around if things went horribly wrong – and for that matter, you want them for the good stuff too – because they are top blokes.

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  • Final instalment of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Historical video series - featuring the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004 Final instalment of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Historical video series - featuring the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004
    • 22 Dec, 2014 10:00:00 AM

    Final instalment of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Historical video series - featuring the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2004

    This week we bring you the final episode of our historical video series featuring the 60th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race conducted 10 years ago.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Roberts Focused on Victory  Rolex Sydney Hobart: Roberts Focused on Victory
    • 22 Dec, 2014 09:00:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Roberts Focused on Victory

    Just a few days out from Boxing Day and the buzz around the docks of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is that Ray Roberts is looking like a very good bet to win this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Salt Water Therapy Rolex Sydney Hobart: Salt Water Therapy
    • 21 Dec, 2014 10:30:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Salt Water Therapy

    Warwick Sherman never really wanted to do the Rolex Sydney Hobart, he’d done plenty of ocean racing, but bashing his way across Bass Strait to get to Tasmania just didn’t grab him. Perversely, all that changed when he was diagnosed with cancer.

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  • Yachts of Yesteryear to celebrate 70th Sydney Hobart in Parade of Sail Yachts of Yesteryear to celebrate 70th Sydney Hobart in Parade of Sail
    • 21 Dec, 2014 09:00:00 AM

    Yachts of Yesteryear to celebrate 70th Sydney Hobart in Parade of Sail

    The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has received overwhelming support for its Parade of Sail, to be held prior to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, and staged in honour of the 70th Hobart and the Club’s 70th anniversary.

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  • BoatsonTV vision of the International Entrants Press Conference BoatsonTV vision of the International Entrants Press Conference
    • 21 Dec, 2014 05:00:00 AM

    BoatsonTV vision of the International Entrants Press Conference

    The team from BoatsonTV provide a recap of the International Entrants Press Conference held 20 December at the Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Centre

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart – One Race Many Nations Rolex Sydney Hobart – One Race Many Nations
    • 20 Dec, 2014 05:30:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart – One Race Many Nations

    Australia’s premier ocean race has always had an international flavour; Captain Illingworth, who started the whole Sydney Hobart thing was, after all, an Englishman.

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  • Photo Gallery:  International Entrants Press Conference Photo Gallery:  International Entrants Press Conference
    • 20 Dec, 2014 11:49:00 AM

    Photo Gallery: International Entrants Press Conference

    A selection of images from the RSHYR International Entrants Press Conference held today at the Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Centre.

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  • Waypoints of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Waypoints of the Rolex Sydney Hobart
    • 20 Dec, 2014 11:15:00 AM

    Waypoints of the Rolex Sydney Hobart

    Montague Island The island is off the NSW south coast, 155 nautical miles south of Sydney’s South Head and about 6 nm south-east of Narooma. Its lighthouse, built of granite quarried on the island, began operating in 1881. The island is a protected nature reserve.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart Title Defence  Rolex Sydney Hobart Title Defence
    • 20 Dec, 2014 10:15:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart Title Defence

    Hundreds of Australian sailors spend their lives trying to win the Tattersall’s Cup; year after year they declare in Hobart that this was their last Rolex Sydney Hobart - definitely - for sure. But 12 months later you spot them again at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, tinkering with their pride and joy and nervously eying off Boxing Day.

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