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The Melbourne to Hobart race fleet have experienced a mixed bag in regards to wind since setting off on the 27th December. They started with decent breeze but soon found some of the many wind holes the course has thrown…
As is usual around this time of the race, hard conditions have hit the 62 boats remaining at sea in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with boats reefing down for the hard remaining miles…
Robert Green's yacht Dream won the Melbourne to Devonport Race in style, crossing the finishing line at 20:07:40 Friday night after what was a challenging and sometimes sensational race across Bass Strait. “Really pleased to be here. It was a…
The Sean Langman, skipper of the Reichel Pugh 69 Naval Group, has declaring the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race the easiest of his 28 Hobarts in an array of boats. Trapped in the notorious Derwent River after sunset on…
Following a protest against Wild Oats XI by the Race Committee of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, which was held by the International Jury at Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania today, it was found that the protest was invalid…
A thrilling ride south is currently being experienced by the Melbourne to Hobart fleet as they run down the Tasmania's west coast powered by 25 north westerlies, with race leader Oskana (Michael Pritchard) nearly in sight of the SW Cape…
One of the highlights in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race happened when Triton ceremoniously sailed to the Castray Esplanade finish line in gusts up to 45 knots with record breaker Tony ‘Ace’ Ellis…
Former Wallaby player Mick Martin was almost thankful that he and his crew on his TP52 entry, Frantic, were given a rough ride to the finish of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this morning. “If you don’t get smashed…
A storm force wind gust of 64 knots at Tasman Island in the early hours of today almost ended the Launceston to Hobart ocean race for leaders The Fork in the Road and Tilt. Extraordinarily, the two ocean racing yachts…
John Newbold felt like a winner after his 50-foot Primitive Cool from Victoria finished the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this morning. No matter that on the leaderboard, his Reichel/Pugh was no way near the front positions, let alone victory…
The 52 crews contesting the International Cadet Nationals on the River Derwent had a long wait to go sailing on day two of the championships. The 30 knot north-westerly wind, gusting to 45 knots, prevented any sailing for the small…
Ten-time Australian OK Dinghy National Champion, Roger Blasse, got off to the perfect start at the 57th Australian OK Dinghy Nationals at Black Rock YC, Melbourne, on Saturday with two race wins from two races. Mark Jackson picked up two…
In what is shaping to be the closest finish in living memory, four 100ft supermaxis were duelling on the Derwent as sun rose on the third day of the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart. At 6.15am EADT, Wild Oats XI held…
After nearly two days of wildly varying wind pressure, all of it coming from astern, the most successful yacht in the history of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race took her ninth line honours victory. Crossing the line at 8.07.21am on…
Both fleets found one of the many low wind ‘holes’ that have been predicted to plague these races. How you manage low wind is often the difference of winning and losing the handicap prizes. Sail selection becomes crucial and even…
Line honours favourite The Fork in the Road has swept to the lead overnight in the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H and at 06:00 hours this morning was abeam of Eddystone Point on Tasmania’s East Coast. The powerful, Bakewell-White 45, skippered…
A comment by Black Jack owner, Peter Harburg, on the dock after four supermaxis finished the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart has hung a black cloud over Wild Oats XI's ninth line honours victory. Harburg claimed that Oats had ceased to…
With Wild Oats XI taking line honours in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart, sailing fans already have plenty more thrilling races to look forward to in 2019. The first ever SailGP Sydney Grand Prix will kick off in Sydney Harbour…
Following a colourful spinnaker start from Portsea the fleet is now nearly half way across Bass Strait on their way to Devonport. Overnight, northerly winds kept the 10 strong fleet heading southeast and near the rhumb line for the 195…
The ORCV Melbourne to Hobart fleet is approaching north west Tasmania after the yachts safely crossed Bass Strait in light conditions on their way to Hobart. Overnight, northerly winds kept the fleet heading slightly west of the rhumb line that…
The Tasmanian RP66 Alive has posted a good corrected time in the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart. Owner Philip Turner and his crew will now be watching the boats that are yet to finish hoping that their time will be good…
There was plenty of good-natured banter on the Hobart dock as the men from the 100 footer Wild Oats XI collected to cheer in their smaller sister, the 66ft Wild Oats X. Finishing the race at 2.53pm, the all-female crew…
Paul Bunn’s 44.7 Beneteau, Christine has been forced to retire from the Melbourne to Hobart race. Bunn’s wife Lynn reported, “Paul is just devastated. I feel so sorry for him and the crew. The engine had recently been serviced, everything…
As the fleet spreads out along the north west corner of Tasmania line honours leader Oskana is sprinting close inshore but behind her the battle for AMS handicap honours is being fought. Leader at the moment on AMS is one…
The Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet slowed over night as the north-easterlies weakened, but the race leaders maintained their positions. Matt Allen's Botin 52 Ichi Ban is in a strong position to defend its handicap title, holding a lead of more…
The start of the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H Yacht Race, scheduled for 09:00 hours today, has been postponed. The start line is being moved down the Tamar River to a new position either abeam of Low Head Lighthouse or into…
The breathless battle for line honours that the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht has become looks set to continue well into the second day of racing, with only five miles separating the first four maxi yachts. In a tussle that has…
The 26-boat fleet in the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H (Launceston to Hobart) is finally underway, after the start line was moved offshore into Bass Strait due to extremely light winds in the Tamar River. The start had been scheduled to…
A spinnaker start gave a colourful send-off to the Melbourne to Hobart Race yacht today, along with the sister fleet that set off for Devonport at the same time, as all yachts raced together to Port Phillips Heads. Surprisingly, Hobart…
Mark Richards, the skipper of the supermaxi Wild Oats XI in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race, was despondent but not depressed late today after a tactical change of course was impacted by an unexpected change in wind direction,…
A fast start is expected for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this afternoon. However, soon after day turns to night, the fight for line and handicap honours is expected become one of strategy and tactics as winds weaken, according…
Conditions were perfect on Sydney Harbour for the start of the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at 1pm on Boxing Day. A moderate 12-15 knot north-easter greeted the 85 starters under clear blue skies. High tide was at noon,…
The Australasian Dragon Championship for the Prince Philip Cup will be a super competitive regatta this year because the fleet of 21 Australian Dragons will be joined by another 15 International teams using the regatta as practice for the Dragon…
A delighted Chris Dare and his youthful crew on the TP 52 Ambition has taken Line Honours in a light wind Cock of the Bay yacht race followed closely by Tasmania boat Oskana. Dare said, “I wanted a boat that…
Tamar Yacht Club and Derwent Sailing Squadron race officers are considering moving the starting line of tomorrow’s Riversdale Estate Wines L2H 2018 (Launceston to Hobart) yacht race nearer the mouth of the Tamar River, or even setting a line in…
Christian Beck will not get ahead of himself with celebrations at the finish of this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, no matter where his line honours contender InfoTrack places. The legal software supremo’s memory is still fresh of how…
Eric de Turckheim, with his La Rochelle and Lorient crew – plus one Italian, came to Australia to achieve a childhood dream – to win the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Having been so close…
One of Melbourne's largest fleets sets sail on Boxing Day at 10.30am as the 77 strong Cock of The Bay departs Station Pier. Sometimes described as the 'peoples race' it's an all encompassing event that welcomes many levels of sailors…
Mark Richards, the skipper of line honours contender, Wild Oats XI, in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, which starts tomorrow, is expecting this year’s race to be as much a tough test of tactics as boat speed. The…
She is the smallest boat with the smallest budget and crew in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet this year, but according to her skipper, Reece Young, Gun Runner has a lot to offer in the Cruising Yacht Club…
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