The countdown is officially on! In just 100 days, the starting cannon will signal the beginning of the 79th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. On December 26th, the world’s top sailors ...

The countdown is officially on! In just 100 days, the starting cannon will signal the beginning of the 79th edition of the ...

The 628 nautical mile course is often described as the most gruelling long ocean race in the world, a challenge to everyone who takes part. Scallywag and Wild Oats XI at the start in 2016 Matador ...

Wild Thing 100 will be the newest 100 ft maxi to be launched when it makes its debut in this year’s race. Owner Grant Wharrington has extended Stefan Racing, a Botin 80, which he sailed to fourth over ...

Ian Johnston’s Farr 41Mx will be competing in their very first Rolex Sydney Hobart in 2023. Representing Derwent Sailing Squadron, the crew head into the race having sailed to an impressive 2nd ...

Sylph VI returns for its first offshore race since her last Sydney Hobart in 1972. Since then, owner Bob Williams has sailed around the world two and a half times, most recently successfully ...

Encore, a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49, was purchased by Michael Tromp and Tomoko Nakanishi as part of their business ‘Champagne Sailing Cruises’ based on the Gold Coast. Between charters they race and ...

J-Bird III is TP52 hull #2 and has also competed under the names Flash, FfreeFire 52 and Dodo. She competed in the 2011 Sydney Hobart as FfreeFire but retired and returned as Dodo in 2013, retiring ...

Brett Eagle bought Wild Rose in 2020 and reverted to her original name Wild Oats. With partners, Gordon Smith and Marc Skjellerup, the Farr 43 placed 26 th in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart. When owned ...

David Griffith skippered Chinese Whisper to fifth to win Division 0 in the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Following a major refit, she was renamed Whisper and scored fifth for second in division ...

This yacht was bought late last year by the AUS 80 Pty Ltd syndicate, headed by a veteran of 27 Sydney Hobarts, Grant ‘Wharo’ Wharington. Top sports boat sailor Paul Heyes, marine auctioneer Adrian ...

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