Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024
Dive into the action with the official guide to the 79th edition of the world-renowned Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Packed with exclusive feature stories, skipper profiles, race history, and the latest on this year’s fleet, it’s your ultimate companion to The Great Race South.
2024 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - Wikipedia
22 hours ago · The 2024 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, sponsored by Rolex and hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, is the 79th annual running of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.It began on Sydney Harbour at 1 pm on Boxing Day (26 December 2024), before heading south for 628 nautical miles (1,163 km) through the Tasman Sea, Bass Strait, Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the ...
Your guide to the 2024 Sydney to Hobart yacht race
4 days ago · Captain John Illingworth (right) and crew aboard 'Rani' in Hobart after being declared winners of the first Sydney Hobart yacht race in 1945. (Rolex collection)The first race was a sign of things ...
Sydney to Hobart 2024 live updates: leaderboard, times, …
2 days ago · Crews of more than 100 yachts set sail Thursday on a “boat-breaking” Sydney-Hobart yacht race, with gale-force winds and high seas forecast for the gruelling bluewater classic.
2 sailors die in stormy first night of Sydney to Hobart yacht race
2 days ago · There have been plenty of “firsts” in the history of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race which was first held in 1945. An all-Filipino crew of 15 sailors will make it another when the annual ocean classic begins in Sydney on Thursday. With veteran sailor Ernesto Echauz at the helm, Centennial 7 will embark on the 628-nautical mile (722 miles ...
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2024: Start time, yachts, how to …
5 days ago · Alive in action during the 2023 Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Getty. What is the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race record? The race record of one day, nine hours, 15 minutes, and 24 seconds was set by LDV Comanche for Jim Cooney and Samantha Grant in 2017.
News Story | Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 | Rolex and …
Geneva, 26 November 2024 – Since its inauguration nearly 80 years ago, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has built an esteemed global reputation and become one of the most famous fixtures on the international sporting calendar. Rolex has partnered the event and its organizer, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), since 2002, the race ...
Sydney to Hobart overall winner: Celestial in box seat for victory ...
1 day ago · Despite damaging two crucial sails and having to throttle back his racer, skipper Sam Haynes managed to get Celestial to Hobart in one piece and in a top position to claim the major race honours ...
Two Sailors Die During Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
2 days ago · The yacht was near Ulladulla, a coastal town south of Sydney, when he was struck. Then, farther south near Batemans Bay around 2:30 a.m., a 65-year-old Australian man died in a similar way on ...
What time does the Sydney to Hobart yacht race start? Guide …
3 days ago · The Sydney to Hobart line hours record is one day, nine hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds, set in 2017 by LIV Comanche. A ‘typical’ line honours race is completed in roughly 48 hours, so ...