Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024

19 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 AM

Wild Oats XI Evolution

How does a ten year old yacht remain at the forefront of one of the great ocean race classics? With her distinctively narrow hull, Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI has beaten all comers for line honours in eight out of the last ten Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races. And now her original builders McConaghy Boats have completed her most radical modification yet, with the goal of maintaining her winning ways. Watch the evolution of this concept from idea to reality.

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17 Dec, 2015 02:00:00 PM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: How Do We Win This Thing?

It’s not actually that long a story - though it took longer than expected, when last year, Hugh Ellis asked Gary Caulfield if he would like to do the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart on his Beneteau First 44.7 Twitch.

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Revamped Wild Oats XI reclaims Harbour while Chinese Whisper roars

15 Dec, 2015 04:30:00 PM

Revamped Wild Oats XI reclaims Harbour while Chinese Whisper roars

Overcast skies and a modest breeze robbed the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s annual Solas Big Boat Challenge bash around Sydney Harbour of some of its drama this year, but the flat waters and light winds were made to order for the slim, elegant Wild Oats XI.

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Global Clipper Race Fleet Arrives Ahead of Sydney Hobart

13 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 AM

Global Clipper Race Fleet Arrives Ahead of Sydney Hobart

A fleet of twelve identical 70-foot ocean racing yachts, with 225 crew representing 27 different nationalities has started to arrive at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, in Sydney Harbour this weekend, ahead of its participation in the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR).

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Maxis on the water for the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge

13 Dec, 2015 12:00:00 AM

Maxis on the water for the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge

Maxis in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will compete in the criterium of the event, the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, on Sydney Harbour on Tuesday, December 15.

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Maserati and Giovanni Soldini all set for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

07 Dec, 2015 09:00:00 AM

Maserati and Giovanni Soldini all set for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

At exactly 13:00 local time (2:00 GMT, 3:00 Italian time) on December 26, the VOR 70 Maserati, manned by Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini and his 11-strong crew, will line up for the start of the 71st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, one of the world’s toughest and most prestigious sailing challenges.

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03 Dec, 2015 09:00:00 AM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Preview

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, organised by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, is the ultimate test for skippers, tacticians and crews.

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Rig damage makes Hobart down to the wire for iQ Komodo

02 Dec, 2015 04:00:00 PM

Rig damage makes Hobart down to the wire for iQ Komodo

2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race contender iQ Komodo has suffered a major set back in her lead up to this years race with news the mast has to be removed to carry out repairs.

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Sydney yacht racing to reach Rolex Sydney Hobart start line

01 Dec, 2015 10:30:00 AM

Sydney yacht racing to reach Rolex Sydney Hobart start line

Come-on guys admit it - we have all done a little bit of ploughing at some time. Maybe we cut a corner a little too aggressively, or relaxed a bit too much on a lazy twilight jolly - mostly it amounts to no more than red faces and a ribbing back at the club bar.

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Clipper Fleet Arrives in Australia Ahead of Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

26 Nov, 2015 09:00:00 AM

Clipper Fleet Arrives in Australia Ahead of Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

With the arrival of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet into Albany, Western Australia, after a stormy Southern Ocean crossing from South Africa, thoughts are turning to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts on Boxing Day.

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