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  • Overall Contenders Ready to Race Overall Contenders Ready to Race
    • 22 Dec, 2024 02:11:00 PM

    Overall Contenders Ready to Race

    Ronald Epstein, owner/skipper of the new JPK 11.80, Bacchanal, found himself a little bit star-struck he sat in the middle of the heavyweight panel for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Overall Contenders press conference at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) today.

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  • Double Handed sailors in it to win it Double Handed sailors in it to win it
    • 22 Dec, 2024 09:44:00 AM

    Double Handed sailors in it to win it

    Growing up in Sydney’s Pittwater in the 1960s, Bill Barry-Cotter and his family regularly sailed the family yacht – Katwinchar, a Watney Circa 1904 build.

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  • OFFSHORE – On Board Content: Maxing out your GoPro OFFSHORE – On Board Content: Maxing out your GoPro
    • 22 Dec, 2024 09:07:00 AM

    OFFSHORE – On Board Content: Maxing out your GoPro

    Whether you’re racing offshore or a short race inharbour, nothing beats the thrill of capturing those epic sailing moments. GoPro cameras, with their rugged design and high-quality video features, are the go-to tool for recording the action. To truly make your footage stand out, it’s important to optimise your camera settings. Nothing’s worse than getting back on dry land and realising all your footage while triple headed is blown-out, salt crusted, and over exposed. Think strategically about your camera angles and mounts around the boat. Here’s how to take your GoPro game to the next level, ensuring you capture the best of your offshore racing experience.

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  • Another Sydney Hobart - another family affair Another Sydney Hobart - another family affair
    • 21 Dec, 2024 01:19:00 PM

    Another Sydney Hobart - another family affair

    Sailing isn’t as easy as it might look to some - and add the complexities of family dynamics and the whole adventure has the capacity to go pear-shaped. But every year, sailors related by blood, who share a passion for the sport, enter the Rolex Sydney Hobart – some sailing together and others (arguably, more wisely) on separate boats. This year is no different.

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  • 2024 VIP & Skipper’s Launch in the Sydney Race Village 2024 VIP & Skipper’s Launch in the Sydney Race Village
    • 21 Dec, 2024 10:01:00 AM

    2024 VIP & Skipper’s Launch in the Sydney Race Village

    Friday 20 December marked our annual VIP & Skippers Launch, a well-dressed evening filled with meeting the yacht owners and skippers and Sydney Hobart personnel.

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  • Double Handed sailors in it to win it Double Handed sailors in it to win it
    • 20 Dec, 2024 01:26:00 PM

    Double Handed sailors in it to win it

    Second time’s the charm for father and son duo Martin and John Cross, who this year will be racing the Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 Transcendence Rudy Project for their second time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR) Double Handed division.

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  • The Accidental Nautical Nudist The Accidental Nautical Nudist
    • 19 Dec, 2024 12:51:00 PM

    The Accidental Nautical Nudist

    Few if any sailors in the 2024 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race have a nautical story as dramatic as that of Tom Robinson.

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  • Legends of sport commentary to call Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Legends of sport commentary to call Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
    • 19 Dec, 2024 12:37:00 PM

    Legends of sport commentary to call Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

    The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is pleased to announce that two household names in the Australian sporting community, Gordon Bray AM and Peter Shipway, are the official commentators for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR).

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  • 2024 Women in Sailing Night in the Sydney Race Village 2024 Women in Sailing Night in the Sydney Race Village
    • 19 Dec, 2024 09:05:00 AM

    2024 Women in Sailing Night in the Sydney Race Village

    Wednesday 18 December 2024 marked the second annual Women in Sailing night in the Sydney Race Village. Rolex Sydney Hobart and SailGP commentator Lisa Darmanin hosted a panel of Clare Costanzo, the Navigator onboard Whisper, Stacey Jackson, professional ocean racer competing in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart onboard Oroton Drumfire, and mother-daughter co-skippers Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snijders sailing on Fika.

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  • Technology dramatically aids weather forecasters Technology dramatically aids weather forecasters
    • 18 Dec, 2024 07:56:00 PM

    Technology dramatically aids weather forecasters

    Massive changes in technology over the last 20 years have dramatically aided weather forecasters, as they prepare the crews for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day.

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