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Wild Oats XI retires from Sydney Hobart Race

Published on December 26th, 2016

(December 27, 2016; 12:00 AEDT) – Wild Oats XI, the supermaxi that has dominated the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for the last 11 years, is out of this year’s race after succumbing to the record ... Read More


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Record Pace for Sydney Hobart Race

Published on December 26th, 2016

(December 27, 2016; 05:15 AEDT) – This morning Wild Oats XI continued to lead the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart, but the race is far from over, with Perpetual LOYAL, Black Jack, Scallywag and Giacomo within striking ... Read More


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Classic Harbor Start for Sydney Hobart Race

Published on December 26th, 2016

Sydney, Australia (December 26, 2016) – Sydney turned on a magic day for the start of the 72nd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, as crews and curious onlookers jostled along the narrow dock arms of the ... Read More


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Eighty-Eight Teams Ready For Sydney Hobart

Published on December 26th, 2016

Sydney, Australia (December 26, 2016) – Eighty eight yachts will now set sail in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at 1pm today, following the late withdrawal of Jason Bond’s Beneteau 47.7, Enigma, which is having ... Read More


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Vendée Globe: Christmas at Cape Horn

Published on December 25th, 2016

(December 25, 2016; Day 50, 18:00 FR) – Alex Thomson rounded Cape Horn at 1142hrs UTC this morning describing his successful passage of the Vendée Globe solo round the world race’s most notorious landmark as ‘the ... Read More


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Losses Mount for Joyon in Jules Verne Trophy Race

Published on December 25th, 2016

(December 25, 2016; Day 10) – Francis Joyon (FRA) and his five crew on the 31.5m VPLP-designed trimaran IDEC SPORT continue to strhttps://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/?p=61477&preview=trueuggle to maintain a pace to win the Jules Verne Trophy. Their latest 24 ... Read More


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How an Olympic Medalist Got Started

Published on December 25th, 2016

Find out how Rio 2016 Laser Gold Medalist Tom Burton (AUS) started his sailing career in the Sabot class like so many other sailing legends before him. Published by Hartas Productions on Dec 25, ... Read More


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Vendée Globe: Hunter Now the Hunted

Published on December 24th, 2016

(December 24, 2016; Day 49, 22:00 FR) – Due to the light westerly winds which have been with him since he rounded Cape Horn, the Vendée Globe leader Armel Le Cléac’h has taken a passage close ... Read More


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