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  • Ragamuffin-Loyal Off the Hook Ragamuffin-Loyal Off the Hook
    • 28 Dec, 2012 05:30:00 PM

    Ragamuffin-Loyal Off the Hook

    Syd Fischer's maxi Ragamuffin-Loyal has been cleared of any wrongdoing after jumping the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day.

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  • The Stamp of Authority The Stamp of Authority
    • 28 Dec, 2012 05:00:00 PM

    The Stamp of Authority

    On the morning of 28 December 2012, Wild Oats XI once again stamped her name in the Rolex Sydney Hobart history books.

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  • Ragamuffin-Loyal finishes second across the line Ragamuffin-Loyal finishes second across the line
    • 28 Dec, 2012 01:30:00 PM

    Ragamuffin-Loyal finishes second across the line

    Ragamuffin-Loyal has finished second across the Rolex Sydney Hobart finish line, almost five hours behind the record breaking Wild Oats XI, after gear damage hampered the defending champion’s bid to win.

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  • Wild Oats XI Could Take All the Silverware Wild Oats XI Could Take All the Silverware
    • 28 Dec, 2012 11:00:00 AM

    Wild Oats XI Could Take All the Silverware

    Chris Bull’s Cookson 50 Jazz poses the most significant threat to Wild Oats XI repeating her 2005 triumph: the treble of race record, line honours and first overall, in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Wild Oats XI record blown Wild Oats XI record blown
    • 28 Dec, 2012 09:00:00 AM

    Wild Oats XI record blown

    Bob Oatley’s five-time Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours winner, Wild Oats XI,beat her 2005 record time this morning, in a gentle glide to the finish that kept everyone on the edge of their seats. She finished in one day, 18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds, taking 16 minutes and 58 seconds off her old record.

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    • 28 Dec, 2012 05:30:00 AM

    Oats rounds the corner

    Five-time Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours winner, Wild Oats XI, is headed for her sixth title this morning in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s annual ocean classic after rounding the Tasman Island light at 0330 this morning and sailing west towards Storm Bay and Hobart for an 0830 ETA at the finish.

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    • 28 Dec, 2012 03:45:00 AM

    Oats says 0830 ETA

    Wild Oats XI rounded Tasman Island at 0330 and gave her ETA in Hobart as 0830, putting her about 50 minutes outside her 2005 record. She leads Ragamuffin-Loyal by 42 nm

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    • 28 Dec, 2012 02:00:00 AM

    Record looks safe

    Wild Oats XI was still 16 nm north of Tasman Island at 2 am and down to seven knots. Her 0740 deadline for a new record looks a remote prospect.

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    • 27 Dec, 2012 09:00:00 PM

    On the Cusp

    Day 2 of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart has so far played out as predicted. The largest yachts have profited hugely from the overnight swing in wind direction to the northeast; one yacht in particular.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Ragamuffin Loyal redress request Rolex Sydney Hobart: Ragamuffin Loyal redress request
    • 27 Dec, 2012 09:00:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Ragamuffin Loyal redress request

    The Race Committee of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race lodged a request for redress to the International Jury regarding Ragamuffin Loyal in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s annual 628 nautical mile race.

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