Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025

29 Dec, 2015 01:00:00 PM

Luck is a fortune

American George David brought his 88 foot Rambler from the other side of the world to win the Rolex Sydney Hobart - not line honours - he wanted to win outright and made it clear in Sydney when he spoke to the press at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia before the race, and he made it just as plain when he stepped off Rambler in Hobart.

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Ragamuffin's trials on way to line honours second

29 Dec, 2015 11:30:00 AM

Ragamuffin's trials on way to line honours second

A match race up the River Derwent from the Tasman Light and a heart-stopping decision not to follow Rambler when she gybed in the final stages of the race, resulted in second over line for 88 year-old Syd Fischer and his Ragamuffin 100.

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29 Dec, 2015 08:00:00 AM

The cruel seas

For Ragamuffin and Rambler it has been a frustrating night - they should have arrived in Hobart in darkness - instead they wallowed under the black gloom of Tasman Island, waiting for the sun to rise.

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American victory as Comanche takes line honours in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

28 Dec, 2015 10:00:00 PM

American victory as Comanche takes line honours in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

When Comanche crossed the finish line of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at Castray Esplanade in Hobart, Tasmania, at 9:58:30 hours tonight, history was created, because Kristy Clark became the first female owner to take line honours in the blue water classic.

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28 Dec, 2015 03:30:00 PM

Americans threaten annexation

With the giant American super maxi Comanche looking certain to carry off the line honours trophy in the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart, second-placed Rambler may yet live to console herself with the biggest prize of all: the Tattersall’s Cup for the outright winner, the one that performs best according to its size.

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28 Dec, 2015 12:00:00 PM

Ragamuffin down but not out

Syd Fischer’s Ragamuffin 100 is the latest of the supermaxis to suffer daggerboard problems in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but in this case, it is the port daggerboard, and it has completely sheared off, forcing the crew to use desperate measures to continue in the 628-nautical mile race.

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28 Dec, 2015 07:30:00 AM

Comanche stalks line honours triumph

The crippled American supermaxi Comanche has extended her lead over the similarly damaged Rambler.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Website Tracker Update

28 Dec, 2015 04:00:00 AM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Website Tracker Update

The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race website late yesterday became embroiled service malfunction on a third party that for four hours prevented the delivery by the CYCA's satellite provider of reports from tracking units on boats.

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