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  • Spectacular Race Start for Rolex Sydney Hobart 2014 Spectacular Race Start for Rolex Sydney Hobart 2014
    • 26 Dec, 2014 04:00:00 PM

    Spectacular Race Start for Rolex Sydney Hobart 2014

    A 117 strong fleet provided a spectacular start for the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart:  Maxi-Mum Contest Rolex Sydney Hobart:  Maxi-Mum Contest
    • 26 Dec, 2014 12:00:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Maxi-Mum Contest

    Seven hours into the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Jim Clark’s 100-ft Maxi Comanche (USA) leads the fleet. A memorable edition of the 628-nm race appears certain, with the contest between the fleet’s five Maxi yachts living up to the pre-race hype.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart – Spinnaker Start Forecast Rolex Sydney Hobart – Spinnaker Start Forecast
    • 26 Dec, 2014 11:15:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart – Spinnaker Start Forecast

    Expect a spectacular and very fast start down Sydney Harbour in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this year.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Spithill to the pumps on Comanche Rolex Sydney Hobart: Spithill to the pumps on Comanche
    • 26 Dec, 2014 08:45:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Spithill to the pumps on Comanche

    America’s Cup winning skipper Jimmy Spithill could well be the most overqualified grinder you’ll see in action in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart start line today.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Another Year Another Record Rolex Sydney Hobart: Another Year Another Record
    • 26 Dec, 2014 07:30:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Another Year Another Record

    Tony Cable just keeps going on. Last year he finished his 48th Sydney Hobart, setting a record for the number of races by an individual - this year it is number 49 - 49 not out, just one off the half ton!

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  •  Rolex Sydney Hobart: No Record This Year – Just Tight Exciting Racing  Rolex Sydney Hobart: No Record This Year – Just Tight Exciting Racing
    • 24 Dec, 2014 02:32:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: No Record This Year – Just Tight Exciting Racing

    Sailors in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart should watch what they eat on Christmas day or they may well watch Christmas dinner all over again on Boxing Day.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: To Hobart in Style Rolex Sydney Hobart: To Hobart in Style
    • 24 Dec, 2014 10:00:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: To Hobart in Style

    There are two ways you can get to Hobart, there is the wet way - cold, noisy, perched on the rail dreaming of the next Mars bar - and there’s the Swan way, dry in the cockpit, savouring the aromas wafting from the fully equipped galley below.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Levelling the Playing Field Rolex Sydney Hobart: Levelling the Playing Field
    • 23 Dec, 2014 05:29:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Levelling the Playing Field

    There’s a sense among the crews competing for a win in the inaugural Corinthian Division of the Rolex Sydney Hobart that it’s levelling a playing field that has been uneven for a while under the handicap system.

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  • It’s a Woman’s world too - the Rolex Sydney Hobart It’s a Woman’s world too - the Rolex Sydney Hobart
    • 23 Dec, 2014 02:34:00 PM

    It’s a Woman’s world too - the Rolex Sydney Hobart

    In its early days, ocean racing was a very blokey thing - hard sailing and hard drinking - back to the wife and kids on a Sunday night after a weekend offshore - so it is an interesting fact that this year more young women than young men are doing their first Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Simply Impeccable Rolex Sydney Hobart: Simply Impeccable
    • 23 Dec, 2014 11:33:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Simply Impeccable

    In a sea of impressive boats preparing for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, a little 33-year-old S&S34 is turning heads.

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