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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. The 32 foot Canadian red cedar yacht was ...
Key Unless otherwise flagged, all positions are obtained by a report from a GPS transceiver on the yachts. Flags No Report Position unknown Deduced Reckoning No report received - position deduced ...
Bacardi, a 13.3m Peterson 44 yacht designed by Doug Peterson (USA) and built in 1978, has been a prominent figure in the Australian offshore racing community since her debut in the 1979 Sydney Hobart ...
Damien Fleury is not particularly worried about pushing French boat Cocody to its limits during the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. “We’ve already done that during training, during other races,” ...
Mother and daughter, Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snijders, crossed the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line late on 30 December on Fika, the only one of the three female double handed crews to ...
While the start of the 80th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is still some time away, preparations are already well underway at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. Excitement is building ...
Celestial has been declared the overall winner of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. It was never going to be anything but emotionally charged when Sam Haynes and his Celestial crew were crowned ...
There have been, tragically, two separate deaths overnight in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, involving the vessels Flying Fish Arctos (NSW) and Bowline (SA). The Race Committee were advised ...
Father and son duo Martin and John Cross have been devastated with the retirement of their Jeanneau Sun Fast 3300 boat, Transcendence Rudy Project, after they lost their mast shortly after 1820hrs.
Watch the weather update given to competing boats on the morning of the race.
Christian Beck’s LawConnect is in a commanding position to take Line Honours for a second year in succession in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race following the retirement of Master Lock Comanche ...
The names of two sailors killed in accidents overnight on two yachts competing in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have been confirmed. Roy Quaden 55, from Western Australia, was a crew member ...