Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Enter the dragon

23 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 AM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Enter the dragon

They are certainly quick around the buoys; a highly popular one-design choice for the well-heeled racing enthusiast, as often as not crewed by Olympic and America’s Cup professionals in glamorous global regattas stretching from Rhode Island to Mallorca.

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22 Dec, 2015 12:30:00 PM

Luck is a fortune four days out

Four days out from the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology is pretty confident it knows what will happen on day one, but the weather models are still all over the place for the following days, leaving navigators guessing.

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Damn the chiefs - this one is for the Indians

22 Dec, 2015 09:30:00 AM

Damn the chiefs - this one is for the Indians

On Boxing Day a bloke by the name of Tony Cable will start his 50th Hobart - nobody has ever done that before. It is a landmark for the Rolex Sydney Hobart; another colour to add to the tapestry of this extraordinary event that, like the Boxing Day Test, is as much about Australian culture as Australian sport.

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Will he or won’t he – that’s the TP52 question

21 Dec, 2015 10:00:00 AM

Will he or won’t he – that’s the TP52 question

Will Matt Allen race his new TP52 Ichi Ban to Hobart or will he opt to stick with his sleek black hulled Carkeek 60 of the same name? The skippers of nine other TP52s entered in the Rolex Sydney Hobart have a keen interest in the answer.

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19 Dec, 2015 01:00:00 PM

Distilling Rolex Sydney Hobart History

She was one of the greatest maxi yachts of her day; winning line honours three times, first as Bumblebee IV in 1979, and then as Ragamuffin in 1988 and 1990 and she last raced to Hobart in 1993.

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17 Dec, 2015 02:00:00 PM

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: How Do We Win This Thing?

It’s not actually that long a story - though it took longer than expected, when last year, Hugh Ellis asked Gary Caulfield if he would like to do the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart on his Beneteau First 44.7 Twitch.

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Global Clipper Race Fleet Arrives Ahead of Sydney Hobart

13 Dec, 2015 11:00:00 AM

Global Clipper Race Fleet Arrives Ahead of Sydney Hobart

A fleet of twelve identical 70-foot ocean racing yachts, with 225 crew representing 27 different nationalities has started to arrive at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, in Sydney Harbour this weekend, ahead of its participation in the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR).

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Maxis on the water for the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge

13 Dec, 2015 12:00:00 AM

Maxis on the water for the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge

Maxis in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will compete in the criterium of the event, the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, on Sydney Harbour on Tuesday, December 15.

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Maserati and Giovanni Soldini all set for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

07 Dec, 2015 09:00:00 AM

Maserati and Giovanni Soldini all set for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

At exactly 13:00 local time (2:00 GMT, 3:00 Italian time) on December 26, the VOR 70 Maserati, manned by Italian skipper Giovanni Soldini and his 11-strong crew, will line up for the start of the 71st Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, one of the world’s toughest and most prestigious sailing challenges.

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Rig damage makes Hobart down to the wire for iQ Komodo

02 Dec, 2015 04:00:00 PM

Rig damage makes Hobart down to the wire for iQ Komodo

2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race contender iQ Komodo has suffered a major set back in her lead up to this years race with news the mast has to be removed to carry out repairs.

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