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  • Maaate – have I got a tip for you Maaate – have I got a tip for you
    • 17 Dec, 2016 09:34:00 AM

    Maaate – have I got a tip for you

    If you want to lose some money, you can always bet on the favourite in the Melbourne Cup, but if you want to maximise your chances of losing money, bet on a yacht to win the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Internationals long range racing Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Internationals long range racing
    • 15 Dec, 2016 03:00:00 PM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: Internationals long range racing

    Getting a boat ready for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is a complicated exercise even when the yacht’s home port is the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia - it is exponentially more complex for interstate competitors - but to come from a totally different country really takes some serious forethought.

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  • ‘Taylor Made’ for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race ‘Taylor Made’ for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
    • 15 Dec, 2016 12:20:00 PM

    ‘Taylor Made’ for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

    Let’s be frank, when it comes to ocean racing, some people are just a bit obsessive – they turn up to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia year after year for their annual fix of salt water mayhem - 628 nautical miles of being chucked around in a sweaty, noisy, outrageously high maintenance tin can on one of the most ornery race courses in the world.

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  • Fidelis returns to Rolex Sydney Hobart 50 years on from line honours victory Fidelis returns to Rolex Sydney Hobart 50 years on from line honours victory
    • 08 Dec, 2016 11:00:00 AM

    Fidelis returns to Rolex Sydney Hobart 50 years on from line honours victory

    In 1966, Jim Davern sailed his beautiful Knud Reimers designed, Auckland built, sloop Fidelis across the Tasman to compete in the Sydney Hobart and at their first attempt, the pair took line honours – and 50 years, on her present day owner, Nigel Stoke, is back to contest the race.

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  • JANUS et Cie sets the scene at Sydney Race Village JANUS et Cie sets the scene at Sydney Race Village
    • 05 Dec, 2016 01:00:00 PM

    JANUS et Cie sets the scene at Sydney Race Village

    The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) welcomes JANUS et Cie, the luxury designer and supplier of innovative indoor and outdoor furnishings, as sponsor of the Sydney Race Village for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for the next five years.

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  • CYCA opens eBay auction for crew spots in the 2016 CYCA SOLAS Big Boat Challenge CYCA opens eBay auction for crew spots in the 2016 CYCA SOLAS Big Boat Challenge
    • 05 Dec, 2016 10:00:00 AM

    CYCA opens eBay auction for crew spots in the 2016 CYCA SOLAS Big Boat Challenge

    The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia launched its eBay auction at 4pm yesterday (Sunday 4 December) for the exclusive opportunity of securing places on-board three maxi yachts competing in the CYCA’s SOLAS Big Boat Challenge on Tuesday 13 December.

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  • Dongfeng Race Team partners with UBOX for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Dongfeng Race Team partners with UBOX for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
    • 02 Dec, 2016 09:35:00 AM

    Dongfeng Race Team partners with UBOX for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

    Charles Caudrelier and some potential crew members of the new Dongfeng Race Team that will contest the 2017/18 Volvo Ocean Race is to compete in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart classic in partnership with China's UBOX sailing project.

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  • Eclectic fleet for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Eclectic fleet for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
    • 30 Nov, 2016 12:00:00 PM

    Eclectic fleet for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

    Four super maxis, including a radical reshaping of a former line honours winner, head the 93-boat fleet for next month’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

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  • Ludde Ingvall's CQS Finishes Round White Island Race in NZ Ludde Ingvall's CQS Finishes Round White Island Race in NZ
    • 26 Nov, 2016 07:00:00 PM

    Ludde Ingvall's CQS Finishes Round White Island Race in NZ

    Ludde Ingvall and his crew on CQS have taken line honours in the Royal Akarana Yacht Club’s Round White Island Race. The eye-catching super-maxi completed the 320 nautical mile race in a few seconds less than 1 day, 4 hours.

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  • Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016 - Preview Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016 - Preview
    • 11 Nov, 2016 12:00:00 AM

    Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016 - Preview

    The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is the ultimate test for skippers, tacticians and crews. The 2016 race is the 72nd edition of this 628 nautical mile, time-honoured and classic offshore race. With close to 100 yachts, including ten overseas entries, competing for the Tattersall’s Cup and coveted Rolex timepiece awarded to the overall winner, this year’s contest looks set to uphold the reputation of this renowned event.

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