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2024 Crew Party in the Sydney Race Village
Many of the 954 competitors convened in the Sydney Race Village on Sunday 22 December to celebrate the 79th running of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. In less than four days, competitors will be lining up in Sydney Harbour to commence the 628 nautical mile race South. Next stop after the River Derwent? The Hobart Race Village!
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Overall Contenders Ready to Race
Ronald Epstein, owner/skipper of the new JPK 11.80, Bacchanal, found himself a little bit star-struck he sat in the middle of the heavyweight panel for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Overall Contenders press conference at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) today.
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Another Chapter enters its most exciting chapter yet
Tommy Dickens might have turned down some offers in his young life, but when the 23-year-old from the UK was given the chance to sail in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, he grabbed it with both hands.
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Double Handed sailors in it to win it
Growing up in Sydney’s Pittwater in the 1960s, Bill Barry-Cotter and his family regularly sailed the family yacht – Katwinchar, a Watney Circa 1904 build.
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OFFSHORE – On Board Content: Maxing out your GoPro
Whether you’re racing offshore or a short race inharbour, nothing beats the thrill of capturing those epic sailing moments. GoPro cameras, with their rugged design and high-quality video features, are the go-to tool for recording the action. To truly make your footage stand out, it’s important to optimise your camera settings. Nothing’s worse than getting back on dry land and realising all your footage while triple headed is blown-out, salt crusted, and over exposed. Think strategically about your camera angles and mounts around the boat. Here’s how to take your GoPro game to the next level, ensuring you capture the best of your offshore racing experience.
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Another Sydney Hobart - another family affair
Sailing isn’t as easy as it might look to some - and add the complexities of family dynamics and the whole adventure has the capacity to go pear-shaped. But every year, sailors related by blood, who share a passion for the sport, enter the Rolex Sydney Hobart – some sailing together and others (arguably, more wisely) on separate boats. This year is no different.
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2024 VIP & Skipper’s Launch in the Sydney Race Village
Friday 20 December marked our annual VIP & Skippers Launch, a well-dressed evening filled with meeting the yacht owners and skippers and Sydney Hobart personnel.
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Double Handed sailors in it to win it
Second time’s the charm for father and son duo Martin and John Cross, who this year will be racing the Jeanneau Sunfast 3300 Transcendence Rudy Project for their second time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR) Double Handed division.
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The Accidental Nautical Nudist
Few if any sailors in the 2024 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race have a nautical story as dramatic as that of Tom Robinson.
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Legends of sport commentary to call Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is pleased to announce that two household names in the Australian sporting community, Gordon Bray AM and Peter Shipway, are the official commentators for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR).
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PHOTOS | 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Official Prizegiving
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PHOTOS | Rolex Hobart Race Village
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PHOTOS | Day 5 mid-morning and later arrivals
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PHOTOS | Official Presentation of Tattersall Cup and Rolex Yacht-Master to the Overall Winner
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PHOTOS | Early arrivals in Hobart!