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  • Jim Delegat on how Giacomo won the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Jim Delegat on how Giacomo won the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
    • 29 Dec, 2016 07:38:00 PM

    Jim Delegat on how Giacomo won the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

    “It kind of feels like it’s a reward for a long journey – very satisfying – although the enormity of it we haven’t been able to comprehend,” New Zealander Jim Delegat said today on being told Giacomo was the overall winner of the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart.

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  • Giacomo crowned race winner - video Giacomo crowned race winner - video
    • 29 Dec, 2016 06:34:00 PM

    Giacomo crowned race winner - video

    Jim Delegat’s Giacomo is confirmed as the overall winner of the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Giacomo, a 70-ft yacht from New Zealand, becomes the first overseas yacht to win the race since 2007. Victory is reward for an excellent and consistent race and is a triumph of persistence.

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  • Was the Rolex Sydney Hobart worth It? Was the Rolex Sydney Hobart worth It?
    • 29 Dec, 2016 06:13:00 PM

    Was the Rolex Sydney Hobart worth It?

    When Sweden’s Jonas Grander decided two years ago he was going to compete in the 72nd Rolex Sydney Hobart, his friends thought he was joking - and when he realised he was going to have to by a boat unseen to do it, they thought he was a bit crazy.

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  • Tony Cable sails into record with number 51 Tony Cable sails into record with number 51
    • 29 Dec, 2016 05:52:00 PM

    Tony Cable sails into record with number 51

    The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has provided Tony Cable with two line honours, an overall victory, lifetime membership of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia - and a wife.

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  • Another Dose of Rolex Sydney Hobart for Chutzpah Another Dose of Rolex Sydney Hobart for Chutzpah
    • 29 Dec, 2016 04:37:00 PM

    Another Dose of Rolex Sydney Hobart for Chutzpah

    Melbournian Bruce Taylor’s downwind flier, Chutzpah, is the first of the 40 footers to arrive in Hobart, crossing the line 30 minutes ahead of her divisional arch rivals, Elena Nova and Simply Fun.

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  • Giacomo: A matter of meticulous planning and execution for Rolex Sydney Hobart win Giacomo: A matter of meticulous planning and execution for Rolex Sydney Hobart win
    • 29 Dec, 2016 03:33:00 PM

    Giacomo: A matter of meticulous planning and execution for Rolex Sydney Hobart win

    In a quiet corner of the Hobart marina where the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finishers are trickling in at the end of their trials and tribulations on the high seas, the voice of an eloquent Kiwi yachtsman provides the clue to his success.

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  • Everyone has a story to tell Everyone has a story to tell
    • 29 Dec, 2016 11:48:00 AM

    Everyone has a story to tell

    The trickle of boats finishing the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has now turned into a downpour of yachts with the re-appearance of wind in the Derwent River after a 24 hour halt.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart: Another one done and dusted Rolex Sydney Hobart: Another one done and dusted
    • 29 Dec, 2016 10:22:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart: Another one done and dusted

    Adrienne Cahalan, Australia’s most celebrated yachtswoman, has arrived in Hobart aboard the Brenton Fischer skippered TP52 Ragamuffin, to cement her place as the first woman ever to compete in 25 Sydney Hobart Yacht Races.

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  • What they said: Perpetual LOYAL were fizzing after winning line honours What they said: Perpetual LOYAL were fizzing after winning line honours
    • 29 Dec, 2016 06:25:00 AM

    What they said: Perpetual LOYAL were fizzing after winning line honours

    If the crew of Perpetual LOYAL were exhausted from their record run from Sydney to Hobart as they came to a stop at Constitution Dock in Hobart, you wouldn’t know it.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: A race to the doldrums Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: A race to the doldrums
    • 29 Dec, 2016 06:08:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: A race to the doldrums

    This 72nd Rolex Sydney Hobart is the fastest race ever, and one of the slowest.

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