Rolex Sydney Hobart: Imperious Wild Oats XI
Wild Oats XI strode majestically up the Derwent River this morning to beat Skandia by one hour seven minutes...
Reports, Happenings, Events
Wild Oats XI strode majestically up the Derwent River this morning to beat Skandia by one hour seven minutes...
Crosbie Lorimer joined the numerous journalists and spectators on the water and dockside this morning...
RACE favorite Crotty Legal and Dental has extended its lead and is on track to smash the L2H record by 12 hours....
Andrea Francolini was out on the Derwent River as Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI made Rolex Sydney Hobart history...
An 11th hour battle among Australia's top 50-foot yachts for the ultimate prize - the Tattersall's Cup...
Rob Kothe update on the additional yachts finished in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart 2008...
The start of the 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart was not a good one for Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI....
The start of the 64th Rolex Sydney Hobart was not a good one for Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI....
Wild Oats XI sailed into the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race history books, elapsed time 1d 20hrs 34mins 14secs...
With a triple reefed main and a number four, the supermaxi Wild Oats XI powered past the Iron Pot 11 miles from Hobart,...
Rob Kothe's voice report from the Derwent as Wild Oats X1 takes Line Honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2008...
With a triple reefed main and a number four, the supermaxi Wild Oats XI powered past the Iron Pot 11 miles from Hobart,...
>It's a full-on sprint to the Kerguelen Gate with a handful of miles separating the leading three boats....
Now the real fun begins. As we predicted, the easing conditions slowed the leaders in the Rolex Sydney Hobart race....
A race record may be off the cards but a game of cat and mouse for line honors glory has heated up in the L2H overnight....
Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) is working hard to keep adding miles to his lead over Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement)....
If there's one thing that the cruising sailor needs to know well, it's how to anchor! 'Happy Hooking' is just the book!...
Predict Wind, just 6 months old, is offering cruising sailors a 30% lifetime discount if you take up the offer by 15 Jan...
The crew on the 30m maxi Wild Oats XI look likely to get their dream finish in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart after all...
Race favourite Crotty Legal and Dental is set to smash the L2H race record as it leads the fleet down the East Coast...
Wild Oats XI has confirmed that it hit a two-metre long shark at 6.40 pm tonight while sailing at about 20 knots....
The older Skandia continues to lead her supercharged rival Wild Oats XI at the head of the Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet...
Breeze, Bags and Wipeouts! - Port Phillip Sea Pilots' Trophy. M2H and M2L...
Grant Wharington's Skandia is causing quite an upset in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008...
Seb Josse (BT) is now limping north to see what repairs he can make to the British built IMOCA Open 60...
Shortwave has stamped herself as line honour favourite, in the Heemskirk Consolidated Melbourne to Hobart west coaster....
We saw a satellite image of the frontal system heading to Bass Strait, so on way into Eden to let the front come past...
Greg Maunder was amongst the action on the water for the start of the 2008 Tassie Trio at Portsea. Here is a selection o...
For true believers, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008 is not the heavy weight contest at the front of the fleet....
Seemingly impossible happening 90 miles east of Tasman Island. Wild Oats XI, trailing Skandia...
There is nothing better than a strong northeasterly forecast to raise smiles across most of the crews heading south...
While the weather models predicted a fast ride last night for the Rolex Sydney to Hobart fleet, the reality was quite di...
Eighty-five year old magazine a mirror into the past....
From the seamark yesterday after Skandia rounded 70 seconds behind Wild Oats XI, it was expected to see the gap widen...
Three Chinese warships departed for the Gulf of Aden to join international efforts to fight Somali pirate attacks....
Experts from the global marine industry are lending their support to nurture the fledgling boating sector in Sri Lanka....
Papua New Guinea is home to some of the best marine environments in the world....
Ian Kiernan's stunning Tasman Seabird Sanyo Maris retired from the Sydney to Hobart race....
CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship team has discovered hundreds of new marine species and dozens of undersea mountains....
help to reduce the risk of spreading the abalone disease in Victoria....
Blistering race times are tipped as the Clive Peeters' Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race which kicks off today....
Teams now have their sights to the first gate of the course, the Kerguelen Gate now less than 400 miles to their east....
Sebastien Josse today at 11:47 GMT, reported having been knocked down by the raging seas generated by the storm...
The French skipper Seb Josse on BT was knocked down with the mast in the water for several minutes, the yacht is damaged...
...what I learned in 42,000 miles....
For 25 years Larry Beane dreamed of sailing around the world but instead the boat is lost and the dream has gone with it...
For most of yesterday the top boats in Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race chewed up the miles, the 30ms maxis peaking at 20...
Skandia was leading Wild Oats XI by 2.8nm as the two leaders passed Gabo Island...
Light winds in the Bass Strait area seem likely to preclude any chance of the race record being broken...
A man was taken by a shark rIght next door to popular kitesurfing and windsurfing location
Louis Vuitton Pacific Series will be held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 1-14 February 2009...
Drama this evening in the 64th Rolex Sydney to Hobart race, when Victorian yacht Georgia, issued a MayDay at 21:25....
Caffari and Aviva recorded the fastest 24 hour run in the Vendee fleet - over 389 miles...
Greg Maunder was amongst the action for the 2008 Rolex Sydney- Hobart Yacht Race start. Here are some of his images....
The inaugural Volvo Ocean Race leg from Cochin to Singapore proved to be a great test of skill and patience....
The Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet are enjoying a quick ride down the coast this evening....
Here is the recording of the first Radio sked in the 2008 Rolex Sydney Hobart race, which began at 2005...
The 2009 Zhik International Moth Australian Championship is shaping up to be a hotly contested series...
Dee Caffari, GBR (Aviva) has been quickest in the fleet, covering 389 miles over the last 24 hours...
A line honours win today has emphasized Shortwave's favouritism for line and IRC handicap honours in the West Coaster...
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Halls Creek, WA |
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Ngukurr Airport, NT |
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Mount Wellington, TAS |
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Mount Read, TAS |
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