Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025

03 Jan, 2013 02:00:00 PM

Living Up to the Reputation

The 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart was a great contest. It may have finished with one boat, Wild Oats XI, scooping all the serious silverware, but to limit the story to that fact would be an injustice to the other 75 yachts that raced. Over and above the remarkable second treble of line honours, overall win and new race record secured by Wild Oats XI, this race will be remembered for the array of conditions experienced and the commitment of the smaller boats to finish despite the wind playing into the hands of the larger boats.

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Presentation of trophies brings Rolex Sydney Hobart to a close

01 Jan, 2013 12:35:00 PM

Presentation of trophies brings Rolex Sydney Hobart to a close

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race came to a conclusion on January 1 at the Royal Club of Tasmania, where the Official Prize Giving took place.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race salutes its True Believers

01 Jan, 2013 12:30:00 PM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race salutes its True Believers

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race today awarded its highest honour to four men whose individual contributions to the race over many decades have helped to make it one of the world’s great ocean classics.

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01 Jan, 2013 09:30:00 AM

Maluka arrives in time for New Year

Sean Langman’s 80 year-old gaff rigged Maluka of Kermandie arrived last on line in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but she arrived well in time to see the New Year in, as many revellers clapped her into Kings Pier last evening.

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31 Dec, 2012 11:30:00 AM

Gutted Dump Truckers will be back

Discretion was the better part of valour for the Tasmanian crew of Dump Truck when they were faced with the gut-wrenching decision to retire from the Rolex Sydney Hobart with the finishing line just over 100 nautical miles away.

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Races within Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race were thrillers

31 Dec, 2012 08:00:00 AM

Races within Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race were thrillers

It’s been billed as the match races within the race – long-time foes battling for glory across several divisions, with just seconds separating winner from loser, while many had nervous waits for final results in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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30 Dec, 2012 07:50:00 PM

Flood Gates Open at Last

Day 5 of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart has seen a flood of boats arriving in Hobart. All have tales to tell. This has been a harsh race for the smaller boats; they have experienced all manner of weather from good to bad. Few would deny theirs has been a true Rolex Sydney Hobart.

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30 Dec, 2012 07:45:00 PM

National Pride, International Icon

“It would not be the same growing up in Australia not watching the Boxing Day Test [cricket match] followed by the start of the [Rolex] Sydney Hobart, one of the great sailing challenges”, says Phil Waugh, the Australian rugby union star and crewmember of the first boat to finish the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart.

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Cable finishes his 47th Rolex Sydney Hobart

30 Dec, 2012 02:00:00 PM

Cable finishes his 47th Rolex Sydney Hobart

Race veteran Tony Cable’s record 47th Rolex Sydney Hobart was his chance to make amends after being forced to retire from last’s year race - and it was a success.

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Paralympian even more addicted after second Rolex Sydney Hobart

30 Dec, 2012 12:00:00 PM

Paralympian even more addicted after second Rolex Sydney Hobart

Just minutes after completing her second Rolex Sydney Hobart, one of Australia’s most successful athletes, Liesl Tesch, has confirmed her sights are set on her seventh Paralympic Games.

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