Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2025

Queenslanders looking for a bit of banter and a dream run in Rolex Sydney Hobart

21 Dec, 2019 03:10:00 PM

Queenslanders looking for a bit of banter and a dream run in Rolex Sydney Hobart

A strong field of 16 will represent Queensland in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) 628-nautical-mile 75th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race come Boxing Day, among them Mark Jacobsen’s Banter and Craig Salter’s Dream.

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Tattersall Cup contenders speak their minds about the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart

21 Dec, 2019 12:14:00 PM

Tattersall Cup contenders speak their minds about the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart

Five contenders to win the famous Tattersall Cup, awarded to the winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race each year, were mulling over their chances this morning, trying to decide which boats would be favoured to win the 75th running of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s annual blue water classic.

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Forecast indicates clear conditions for 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart start

20 Dec, 2019 02:14:00 PM

Forecast indicates clear conditions for 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart start

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasts the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will start in clear and smoke haze-free conditions.

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It’s ‘Business as Usual’ for Glynn and Willenborg in the Rolex Sydney Hobart

20 Dec, 2019 08:43:00 AM

It’s ‘Business as Usual’ for Glynn and Willenborg in the Rolex Sydney Hobart

It might have thrown others for a loop, but the sale of their former boat, and the arrival of their new boat not expected until February, has not stopped Paul Glynn and Mattijs Willenborg from racing in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) 75th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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All systems “GO” for super maxi Wild Oats XI in the Rolex Sydney Hobart

19 Dec, 2019 04:56:00 PM

All systems “GO” for super maxi Wild Oats XI in the Rolex Sydney Hobart

After five weeks of frenetic repair work, sometime around-the-clock, the super maxi yacht Wild Oats XI has been declared ready to race in the Rolex Sydney-Hobart race on Boxing Day.

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Western Australians take aim at Tattersall Cup in Rolex Sydney Hobart

19 Dec, 2019 11:58:00 AM

Western Australians take aim at Tattersall Cup in Rolex Sydney Hobart

When the fleet of 157 yachts set sail in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) 75th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day, Western Australia will be well-represented with seven entries; a handful have run the track before and are all contenders for the Tattersall Cup.

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French flair with Aussie class makes Daguet 3 one to watch in Rolex Sydney Hobart

18 Dec, 2019 04:25:00 PM

French flair with Aussie class makes Daguet 3 one to watch in Rolex Sydney Hobart

Put a top-notch crew with an equally as credentialed boat, and the result should impress. Of course, in a race like the Rolex Sydney Hobart, where a crew’s fate hangs in the balance of so many variables, ‘should’ is a word that can prove to carry little weight by the finish.

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