Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Sydney/Hobart, Australia

December 26, 2012 - January 1, 2013

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LIVING UP TO THE REPUTATION

January 2, 2013
The 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart was a great contest. It may have finished with one boat, Wild Oats XI, scooping all the serious silverware,...

FLOOD GATES OPEN AT LAST

December 30, 2012
Day 5 of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart has seen a flood of boats arriving in Hobart. All have tales to tell. This has been a harsh race...

NATIONAL PRIDE, INTERNATIONAL ICON

December 30, 2012
“It would not be the same growing up in Australia not watching the Boxing Day Test [cricket match] followed by the start of the...

DOUBLE TRIPLE WITH ICING ON THE TOP

December 29, 2012
Robert Oatley’s Wild Oats XI was announced this morning as the Overall Winner of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart. It had become clear...

THE STAMP OF AUTHORITY

December 28, 2012
On the morning of 28 December 2012, Wild Oats XI once again stamped her name in the Rolex Sydney Hobart history books. From the moment...

FIRST BOAT HOME - NEW COURSE RECORD

December 28, 2012
At 07.23.12 AEDT Bob Oatley's, Reichel/Pugh designed, 30.48m (100-foot) maxi Wild Oats XI crossed the Hobart finish line at the end...

ON THE CUSP

December 27, 2012
Day 2 of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart has so far played out as predicted. The largest yachts have profited hugely from the...

FLIGHT SOUTH

December 26, 2012
The 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart got underway in exceptional conditions. The forecast southerly breeze providing the perfect angle for a...

TRANSITION TIME APPROACHING

December 24, 2012
“Tough, challenging but always exciting,” is how Commodore Howard Piggott, of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, sums up...

OPEN CONTEST

December 10, 2012
A fleet of 77 yachts has been declared for the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart. The eclectic mix ranges in size from 10.3 metres (33.8 feet) to...

A SPORTING INSTITUTION

October 10, 2012
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is one of the world’s great offshore races. The annual nautical challenge – across 628...