• 26 Dec, 2016 03:10:00 PM

2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart - live broadcast replay

A replay of the Channel 7 start footage of the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

• 26 Dec, 2016 02:30:00 PM

Perpetual Loyal leads fleet to Hobart

Anthony Bell’s 100ft Perpetual LOYAL had the distinction of leading the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet out of Sydney Harbour on a perfect Sydney summer day.

• 26 Dec, 2016 10:29:00 AM

Last minute checks – then they’re away

The dock at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is teeming with spectators and competitors this morning as the crews load up their supplies and make final adjustments before what is expected to be a fast start to the Rolex Sydney Hobart starting at 1pm.

• 26 Dec, 2016 10:00:00 AM

How to watch the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

The 72nd running of the Rolex Sydney Hobart will commence on Boxing Day, Monday December 26 at 1pm AEDT.

• 26 Dec, 2016 09:43:00 AM

Sydney Race Village Photos

• 26 Dec, 2016 08:35:00 AM

Fleet now at 88

Eighty eight yachts will now set sail in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at 1pm today, following the late withdrawal of Jason Bond’s Beneteau 47.7, Enigma, which is having engine problems.

• 26 Dec, 2016 07:01:00 AM

Edition 72: What you need to know about the 2016 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. The 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart will see an 89-strong fleet aiming to make it from Sydney, down Australia’s east coast, across Bass Strait and into Hobart. While a handful will race for line honours, every crew could potentially claim The Tattersall’s Cup – the coveted prize for the overall victor.

• 26 Dec, 2016 07:00:00 AM

Different strokes for different folks

Most parents who have a child taking part in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race are proud, nervous and concerned – in equal amounts, but this is not the case in the Cameron household where Erin and her younger sister Heather were blooded into sailing from birth and lived aboard a yacht for a time.

• 24 Dec, 2016 03:30:00 PM

Family ties in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

It’s been said before that sailing with your family is a great way of bonding – a leveller - and so it is for at least 34 boats taking part in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, including New Zealander, Jim Delegat, who has two sons joining him for the blue water classic.

• 24 Dec, 2016 11:00:00 AM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Southerly still the big question

Skippers and navigators of the 89 yachts competing in the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have received their Christmas Eve weather briefing from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia this morning.