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  • International Christmas International Christmas
    • 25 Dec, 2015 02:00:00 PM

    International Christmas

    Santa and his Elf made a special stop at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia to visit the Haspa Hamburg and Clipper Fleet ahead of the 71st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

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  • Dock Talk December 25 Dock Talk December 25
    • 25 Dec, 2015 12:00:00 PM

    Dock Talk December 25

    Santa visited some of the international crews, while it was business as usual for many others with Christmas fast making way for race day.

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  • Dock Talk December 24 Dock Talk December 24
    • 24 Dec, 2015 04:30:00 PM

    Dock Talk December 24

    The latest forecast is in and it has blown line honours and overall wide open. What's the plan for the four super-maxi skippers? Listen...

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  • Race for line honours wide open Race for line honours wide open
    • 24 Dec, 2015 12:00:00 PM

    Race for line honours wide open

    Michael Logan, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s NSW Weather Resources manager delivered the early race forecast to all the competing skippers this morning at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, and the overriding message is that this 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart is going to be one of the most fascinating ever – there is something for everyone.

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  • Weather Briefing Weather Briefing
    • 24 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 AM

    Weather Briefing

    Bureau of Meteorology NSW Severe Weather Manager Michael Logan presents a detailed forecast prediction for crews competing in the Sydney to Hobart.

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  • Super Maxi Skippers Super Maxi Skippers
    • 24 Dec, 2015 10:00:00 AM

    Super Maxi Skippers

    The latest forecast has blown the Rolex Sydney Hobart wide open. Any one of the four 100-footers could win line honours. Here's what they think of the challenge ahead:

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race:  The Cup that cheers Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race:  The Cup that cheers
    • 23 Dec, 2015 03:30:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: The Cup that cheers

    For a few sailors the Rolex Sydney Hobart is all about getting there first, but for the bulk of the fleet only one thing will really make it a Christmas to remember - a vaguely baroque silver chalice, bedecked with mermaids in place of angels, called the Tattersall’s Cup - awarded to the overall winner.

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  • Harken Grinder Competition Harken Grinder Competition
    • 23 Dec, 2015 03:00:00 PM

    Harken Grinder Competition

    There is no doubt that the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is a physical task, with many sailors undergoing strength and endurance training in the lead up to the race.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Enter the dragon Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Enter the dragon
    • 23 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Enter the dragon

    They are certainly quick around the buoys; a highly popular one-design choice for the well-heeled racing enthusiast, as often as not crewed by Olympic and America’s Cup professionals in glamorous global regattas stretching from Rhode Island to Mallorca.

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  • Dock Talk December 22 Dock Talk December 22
    • 22 Dec, 2015 06:30:00 PM

    Dock Talk December 22

    Weather predictions are keeping the experts guessing. But crews aren't taking any chances, stocking up on food that's "easy to keep down" on a predicted bumpy first night - listen here:

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