The 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race set for Boxing Day features 133 contenders, including past champions and new challengers.
Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours champ throws down gauntlet
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Palm Beach Motor Yachts unveils impressive upgrades to Palm Beach XI
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Palm Beach Motor Yachts reveals exciting upgrades to the iconic Palm Beach XI sailboat ahead of the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race.
Elite fleet for 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race confirmed
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Discover the elite fleet of 142 yachts ready to race in the iconic 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day.
80th Rolex Sydney Hobart hits 100 entries with Back 2 Black
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Sean Langman aims for his first victory in the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race aboard his yacht, Back 2 Black, which is the 100th entry.
Three Hummock Island Yacht Race – A Bold New Chapter in Tasmanian Offshore Racing
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The Project Maintenance Engineering Three Hummock Island Yacht Race, run by Port Dalrymple Yacht Club, has just been confirmed as an official qualifier race for the 2025 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race – a milestone that marks a major…
Sydney Hobart – First Entrants Return to Settle Unfinished Business
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Entries opened While the start of the 80th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is still some time away, preparations are already well underway at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA). Excitement is building in anticipation of another strong…
80th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race – Entries Open
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Be part of history The 80th anniversary of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is expected to attract huge interest from sailors from Australia and around the globe, all eager to participate in the milestone event. Registration for the most anticipated…
Sydney Hobart – Fika wins PHS Double Handed
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Mother and daughter, Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snijders, crossed the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line late Monday evening on Fika, the only one of the three female double handed crews to finish the tough 628 nautical mile race….
Sydney Hobart – No more dehydrated food for Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth
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Kings Pier overflowed with spectators on Monday, all vying to get a prime view of the latest finishers in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and among the arrivals was Double Handed entry Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth. Unphased by a…
Sydney Hobart – Third generation of Kurts brings in Love & War
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Three generations of the Kurts family have now skippered the almost legendary Love & War (NSW) in the Sydney Hobart, after Phil Kurts completed the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race yesterday. Kurts brought the 51-year-old S&S 47 into Hobart…
Sydney Hobart – Mistral first double handed entry to finish
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Rupert Henry and his French co-skipper, Corentin Douguet, sailed Henry’s Lombard 34, Mistral (NSW), across the Rolex Sydney Hobart finish line at 19:16:04 Sunday evening, the first double-handed entry to finish. The pair looked in remarkably good shape after sailing…
Sydney Hobart – Sam Haynes holds Tattersall Cup for a second time
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Sam Haynes, announced the provisional Overall winner of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart, never dreamed he would hold the Tattersall Cup in his hands again, after selling his TP52 Celestial late this year. But a mid-December charter of Willow, a…
Sydney Hobart – Whisper and Caro
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New South Wales boat Whisper staged a neck-and-neck race down the coast with rival No Limit before closing out fourth place on line in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Saturday. Owner/skipper, David Griffith, a director of race organiser,…
Sydney Hobart – Focus turns to overall contenders
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
With line honours in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race decided, attention now turns to contenders for the Tattersall Cup, awarded to the Overall winner of the race every year. Sam Haynes, Commodore of race organiser, the Cruising Yacht Club…
Sydney Hobart – Organisers have not considered cancelling the race
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Organisers of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race were adamant the race would continue, despite the deaths of two sailors overnight. Vice Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia David Jacobs said they had been asked the question…
Sydney Hobart – LawConnect takes Line Honours
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A strong team performance by the crew was the foundation for LawConnect’s 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Line Honours, according to their Kiwi sailing master Tony Mutter. He said there was only one change in Christian Beck’s crew from…
Sydney Hobart – Dismastings and Tragic Deaths
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LawConnect led the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet through Sydney Heads yesterday afternoon, before drama struck when her furling line refused to play ball. As the fleet headed south in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) annual…
Sydney Hobart – Long sail to take part was just a warm-up
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Sailing some 17,000 nautical miles to take part in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race may not seem like the perfect preparation for a race that is a mere 628 nautical miles (1,170km) long. Cocody But Damien Fleury of…
Sydney Hobart – Overall contenders ready to race
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Ronald Epstein, owner/skipper of the new JPK 11.80, Bacchanal, found himself a little bit star-struck as he sat in the middle of the heavyweight panel for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Overall Contenders press conference at the Cruising…
