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  • Santa Visits International crews Santa Visits International crews
    • 25 Dec, 2013 08:00:00 PM

    Santa Visits International crews

    Santa and his helper didn't forget those international crew members who were away from their family and friends on Christmas Day. Lots of Christmas cheer flowed dockside at the CYCA

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Game Plan Rolex Sydney Hobart: Game Plan
    • 24 Dec, 2013 08:00:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Game Plan

    Dockside at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race crews were busy prepping for the 628-nautical mile offshore classic that starts on December 26.

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  • Preview: 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Preview: 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
    • 24 Dec, 2013 08:00:00 PM

    Preview: 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

    A look forward to Boxing Day’s race start with 94 yachts entered in this offshore classic

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  • Post Race Briefing Press Conference Post Race Briefing Press Conference
    • 24 Dec, 2013 02:00:00 PM

    Post Race Briefing Press Conference

    Super maxi skippers Syd Fischer – Ragamuffin 100; Mark Richards – Wild Oats XI and Anthony Bell – Perpetual LOYAL; talked to the media after the official race briefing. Vision courtesy of BoatsonTV

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  • Queensland sends its finest for Rolex Sydney Hobart Queensland sends its finest for Rolex Sydney Hobart
    • 24 Dec, 2013 01:00:00 PM

    Queensland sends its finest for Rolex Sydney Hobart

    Queensland might like to claim Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht race record holder and six-time line honours winner Wild Oats XI as its own since she flies the flag of Hamilton Island, but that honour goes to NSW.

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  • Darren Senogles Sydney Hobart record unlikely to be broken Darren Senogles Sydney Hobart record unlikely to be broken
    • 24 Dec, 2013 01:00:00 PM

    Darren Senogles Sydney Hobart record unlikely to be broken

    At the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, a special honour roll is reserved for those sailors who have done 25 Sydney Hobarts and this year, when Ichi Ban crew member Darren Senogles sets sail for Hobart, he will be the youngest sailor ever to join that illustrious company.

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  • Audio from post Race Briefing  press conference Audio from post Race Briefing  press conference
    • 24 Dec, 2013 12:00:00 PM

    Audio from post Race Briefing press conference

    Super maxi skippers Syd Fischer (Ragamuffin 100), Mark Richards (Wild Oats XI) and Anthoyn Bell (Perpetual LOYAL) were joined by Andrew Treloar from the Bureau of Meteorology after the official race briefing to discuss the weather forecast and their fortunes

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart Slim record chance - tight race - big bash for little boats Rolex Sydney Hobart Slim record chance - tight race - big bash for little boats
    • 24 Dec, 2013 11:45:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart Slim record chance - tight race - big bash for little boats

    There will be no race record for the 69th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race according to the latest from the Bureau of Meteorology’s Andrew Treloar – although Wild Oats XI’s skipper, Mark Richards, said “anything could happen.”

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  • Eyes on the Rolex Sydney Hobart Prize Eyes on the Rolex Sydney Hobart Prize
    • 23 Dec, 2013 02:00:00 PM

    Eyes on the Rolex Sydney Hobart Prize

    First across the line is easy to follow, and a great deal of time, money and effort goes into winning that particular prize. But what yachties really value, what brings them back year after year after year is the elusive Tattersall’s Cup, awarded to the overall winner on IRC handicap in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Audio of Overall Contenders Press Conference Audio of Overall Contenders Press Conference
    • 23 Dec, 2013 01:00:00 PM

    Audio of Overall Contenders Press Conference

    Sometimes the first boat to finish will also win the race – Wild Oats XI has done that twice – sometimes one of the very last across the line will break open the champagne. Because the Tattersall’s Cup isn’t about waterline length or how new your boat is.

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