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Geelong yacht takes double win in Sydney to Hobart
Main photo: Stuart Richardson’s ‘Solera’ crew collect their trophies in Hobart. Photo courtesy of Rolex Sydney Hobart / Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Stuart Richardson and his crew aboard the yacht Solera have secured a double victory in the annual Rolex Sydney…
Survival of the fastest at windswept 16ft Skiff Australian Championships
Main photo: NFPG at 25 knots. Photo Mark Rothfield With boat speeds nudging 26 knots, and a nor’east wind strength not far behind, it was survival of the fastest in races 6 and 7 of the 2022 Red Pumps 16ft Skiff Australian Championship, hosted…
Smallest boat Vertigo wins the Melbourne to Devonport yacht race
Main photo: Vertigo skippered by Tim Olding wins the 2021 Rudder Cup. Photo Michael Currie Female Dominated Crew Take The Rudder Cup Royal yacht Club of Victoria will be cheering for one of their own this morning. Tim Olding’s Summit 35…
ORCV Melbourne to Hobart Line Honours goes to Lord Jiminy
Main photo: Lord Jiminy takes line honours on the Melbourne to Hobart. Photo Steb Fisher. Lord Jiminy Skipper Guillaume Leroux. Photo Dave Hewison Guillaume Leroux’s Class 40 Lord Jiminy has claimed line honours in a challenging Melbourne to Hobart yacht race that was beset…
Sydney 38 ‘Faster Forward’ takes handicap win in ORCV Melbourne to Hobart
Main photo: A wet ride for the crew on Faster Forward. Photo Steb Fisher One of the smallest yachts in the fleet, a Sydney 38, has won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria Melbourne to Hobart ‘West Coaster’ Race on handicap. Matt Fahey and…
Manly’s Moonen takes first blood in 16ft Skiff nationals
A 20-knot nor’easter straight from summer’s brochure created a perfect white-capped playing field on Belmont Bay, Lake Macquarie, for race 1 of the 2021-22 Red Pumps 16ft Skiff Australian Championships, with the top contenders quickly hitting top gear and exerting their dominance. Local hope…
Black Jack breaks hoodoo of near misses to win Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours
Main photo: Black Jack Skipper Mark Bradford (left) with Owner Peter Harburg after the hard-fought victory. Photo: Salty Dingo After Mark Bradford steered Black Jack to line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this morning, he said he knew “pretty much after the start”…
Beck will be back for another go at Rolex Sydney Hobart
Main photo: LawConnect owner and skipper Christian Beck after finishing the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo: ROLEX/Andrea Francolini Christian Beck’s opening line when LawConnect docked in Hobart, having crossed the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line in second place early this morning,…
Original Sin takes line honours in the Cock of the Bay
Main photo: Tacking all the way down the bay was a winning tactic. Photo Michael Currie Under grey skies and light rain falling, 84 yachts with more than 600 crew onboard, set sail from Port Melbourne in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s annual…
Tactical Race as King Island ‘Splits’ Melbourne to Hobart Race Fleet
Main photo: Lord Jiminy takes the lead as those who chose west enjoy favourable winds. Photo Steb Fisher Lord Jiminy leads fleet down Tasmanian West Coast As the sun set on the first day of racing, tacticians onboard Melbourne Hobart yachts…
Cahalan says 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart is hardest race in years
Main photo: Oroton Drumfire at the start of the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Photo: ROLEX/Andrea Francolini As the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet was hit by a southerly on the first night, Adrienne Cahalan, in a crew of 16, spared…
Melbourne to Devonport race fleet becalmed in Bass Strait
Main photo: Vertigo crew Rain Forbes is learning to sail like a cat. Photo Michael Currie If you learn to sail in dinghies as a child, you inevitably have some ingrained skills. One of those is being taught to sail in light breeze. The…
