Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Breaking News

Eight Bells Peter Packer, OAM

Sat, 12 May 2012 14:55:00 +1000

Peter Packer, OAM, founder of a Western Australian dynasty of ocean racing yachtsmen and the first WA yachtsman to win the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, has died while holidaying in Rome, aged 86.

Tattersall's Cup chase favours the mid-size

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:09:00 +1000

Little has changed with regard to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race forecast as this year's blue water classic looks set to favour the mid-fleet for the coveted Tattersall's Cup win.

Rolex Sydney Hobart set to be a giant game of nautical chess

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:04:00 +1000

Early weather forecasts for the Rolex Sydney Hobart delivered to a panel of skippers this morning have ruled out a record run for the super maxis.

Rating, not absolute boat speed, key to Rolex Sydney Hobart win

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:13:00 +1000

The race for line honours in the 628 nautical mile Rolex Sydney Hobart is pretty straightforward. The fastest and largest boat wins. But winning the race on handicap, the ultimate prize for every ocean racer, is a much more complex business.

Ed's new, brutal stealth machine

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:47:00 +1000

Veteran Rolex Sydney Hobart addicts Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas have always believed the exhausting marathon down the NSW coast and across eastern Bass Strait can be won and lost in the dark.

Rolex Sydney Hobart Fleet Stands at 89

Tue, 6 Dec 2011 14:44:00 +1000

Entries have now closed for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and from the original 100 applications, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has confirmed a quality international fleet of 89 yachts is being fine tuned for the Boxing Day dash south.

Kiwis hoping for outrageously good fortune in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 11:15:00 +1000

A bunch of sailors from West Auckland have arrived in Sydney for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race aboard a boat named after a popular New Zealand TV show about a bunch of West Aucklanders.

An Absorbing Race in the Frame

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:16:00 +1000

26 December is normally a day of rest, those that celebrate Christmas wholeheartedly using the opportunity to relax from the feasting and excess. Not so the crews of the 93 yachts currently aiming to be on the start line of the 67th Rolex Sydney Hobart. Boxing Day, as the Commonwealth nations refer to the second day of Christmas, is no time to be sitting idle.

Rolex Sydney Hobart proves major drawcard

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:05:00 +1000

The 67th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has once again proven itself a major drawcard among the worldwide sailing fraternity with a fleet of 96 boats anticipated on the Sydney Harbour start line on Boxing Day, 26 December.

Even 100 nominated for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:16:00 +1000

Australia's richest horse race has been run and won and now another summer sporting icon is on the radar with the close of applications for entry marking the start of the countdown to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

One week until Rolex Sydney Hobart applications for entry close

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:14:00 +1000

For over 66 years many yachtsmen and women have foregone Christmas celebrations to prepare for the ultimate sailing test - completing a Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - and with just one week to submit an Application for Entry to the host club, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, time is running out for those wanting to take the race off their bucket list.

Roper all set to lassoo her first Rolex Sydney Hobart

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:22:00 +1000

For as long as she can remember, young Tasmanian Laura Roper has watched the spectacular Rolex Sydney Hobart finish, soaking up the excitement of Australia's preeminent yachting event as the fleet docked in Hobart and the weary sailors finally climbed out of their pungent wet weather gear.

50 footer 50th Rolex Sydney Hobart applicant for entry

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:51:00 +1000

Colin Woods' 50 footer Pretty Fly III is coincidentally the 50th applicant for entry for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart to be received by race organiser, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.

Eclectic Fleet and Big Names for 67th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:05:00 +1000

There is less than one month until Applications for Entry close for the 67th edition of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and already there is an interesting mix of yachts and people preparing to head south to Tasmania.

67th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Notice of Race and Application for Entry Available

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:32:00 +1000

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the organising authority for the 67th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, and Rolex SA of Geneva, the race's naming rights sponsor, have announced the release of the Notice of Race and now invite Applications for Entry.

Supermaxi Wild Oats XI to be upgraded

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:48:00 +1000

Bob Oatley's record breaking supermaxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, is about to undergo an upgrade following news that the 30-metre long sloop is to face a powerful foreign challenger in the Rolex Sydney Hobart race later this year.

Jessica Watson Announces "Another Challenge"

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:55:00 +1000

Young Australian of the Year Jessica Watson today confirmed she will race in the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and will skipper the youngest crew to ever compete in the iconic event.