Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024

A new race record in 2017? We ask James Spithill

07 Dec, 2017 12:19:00 PM

A new race record in 2017? We ask James Spithill

Former America's Cup-winning skipper James Spithill has his sights on a race record with LDV Comanche in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart.

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Wounded Warriors to set a course for healing in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

05 Dec, 2017 04:15:00 PM

Wounded Warriors to set a course for healing in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Invictus Games Sydney 2018 will set sail in the fleet for the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. An Australian crew will steer a course for Hobart aboard Invictus Games Sydney 2018 DOWN UNDER with a UK Crew aboard Invictus Games Sydney 2018 GAME ON in what’s tipped to be an ‘Ashes on the Water’.

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Dorade readies with penultimate Blue Water test

01 Dec, 2017 11:26:00 AM

Dorade readies with penultimate Blue Water test

The penultimate race of the CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore is the Bird Island with the Rolex Sydney Hobart the final test. Back in for Race 5 is the famous American classic wooden boat Dorade. With her deep keel, narrow beam and generous sail plan, the yawl took the yachting world by storm and made headlines around the world after scoring an upset victory in the 1931 Transatlantic Race from Newport, Rhode Island to Plymouth, competing against much larger boats. Dorade went on to score famous victories in some of the world's most famous races- now she takes on the Rolex Sydney Hobart with Adrienne Cahalan, the first woman to sail 25 Hobarts, navigating.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Media Launch 2017

29 Nov, 2017 05:26:00 PM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Media Launch 2017

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017 promises to be yet another blockbuster. The 73rd running of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 628 nautical mile blue water classic has attracted 107 yachts, including a record 30 internationals, four supermaxis and some of the greatest names associated with ocean racing.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017 Preview Video

22 Nov, 2017 09:19:00 AM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017 Preview Video

Watch the preview video to this year's race as we countdown to the main event...

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Kialoa II crew growing mo’s for the bro’s

01 Nov, 2017 03:18:00 PM

Kialoa II crew growing mo’s for the bro’s

November 1 is the start of Movember, the annual men’s health awareness campaign and fundraiser, and both the delivery and Rolex Sydney Hobart race crew of Kialoa II are getting into the 70s vibe in anticipation of the 73-footer’s arrival into Sydney at the end of the month.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Entries close with 110 yachts

30 Oct, 2017 11:08:00 AM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Entries close with 110 yachts

Last year’s overall winner and the record-breaking line honours victor are among the quality 110 entries, including a record 31 internationals, received by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) for the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts at 1pm on Boxing Day.

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New Ichi Ban benchmark for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

17 Oct, 2017 02:46:00 PM

New Ichi Ban benchmark for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

A double win in her opening race has Matt Allen’s brand new Ichi Ban firming up as a favourite for the upcoming Rolex Sydney Hobart when the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 628 nautical mile race starts on Boxing Day.

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Black Jack marks 50th entry for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

26 Sep, 2017 10:14:00 AM

Black Jack marks 50th entry for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Peter Harburg’s Black Jack marks the 50th entry received by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, adding to speculation that 73rd race will showcase the largest super maxi line-up in the history of the race.

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Dorade takes early podiums on the countdown to Hobart

07 Sep, 2017 12:40:00 PM

Dorade takes early podiums on the countdown to Hobart

With the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race an end game within sight, the “Dorade Down Under” campaign remains in full swing; the 86-year-old Sparkman & Stephens classic yacht proving yet again that age is just a number. Photo credit: Andrea Francolini at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week

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