Sydney to Hobart yacht race

The fog that has enveloped Sydney's world famous harbour is quite literally the best place to start our coverage of the 2023 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. As the morning's light came up, its density even precluded the ferries from running.

It is a semblance of a notion, and to be taken with not merely a grain of salt, but rather a full packet. Many have autopilots that are not suited to this kind of work, so it is hand steer only, and you have to do nav, skeds, sail changes, cook, sleep etc etc amongst it all too. Coming off a wave, stopping at the bottom of it, and have the rig keeping on going is not going to get you into Ye Olde Hobart Town anytime soon. Add in the extra pressure of the dark hours, and it becomes one of those ocean racing definition moments – long periods of boredom interspersed with moments of sheer terror. It also serves to shines brightly on the first of several major points to consider at all times during the event. Just like the fog, things will lift and clear, and we’ll be making sure you have all the material here at Sail-World.com to provide luminescence, clarity and contrast.

Want to follow the 2022 edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts at 1pm (AEDT) on Monday 26 December? Find out how!

After three years of bushfire, one cancelled race and major COVID-19 disruptions, 109 yachts are set to race to Hobart in the iconic annual race.

Crews will then have to navigate to various bouys in the ocean (Victor, X-ray and so on), depending on their starting line. “[The other super maxis] are all under pressure because they are the favourites. We’ll look at those gunning for the latter in a moment.) But boats will be moving long before the cannon: they must gain momentum by moving from behind the starting line, but be sure not to cross it until 1pm. Remember, they need to go past these buoys to equalise the distance. There hasn’t been an official public decision yet, but the crew decided to act pre-emptively.

The fleet sets sail on Sydney Harbour for the 77th edition of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Can Andoo Comanche break the record it set in 2017?

They will sail to different opening marks to level out the distance travelled. And a protest being called out already because they say they didn't have room to tack! Richards thinks they haven't - if he's wrong, though, it could ruin their race. there's a lot of shouting going on! Deploy the jib!" "Deploy the jib! Black Jack is second, and then there is a fair gap back to the other two leaders. Rounding out the top 10 is Whisper, owned by Phillip Turner and skippered by Duncan Hine. Just to show you how things can change, depending on the winds ... Andoo Comanche has found its sea-legs, so to speak, and is absolutely flying! Hamilton Island Wild Oats is sticking closer to shore, but isn't getting the big wind. By Andrew McGarry

The 77th edition of the Rolex Sydney-Hobart yacht race is set to get started December 26th, at 3pm NZT. Predictions involve some sailing records being br.

SAILING: More than 100 yachts set sail today (Dec 26) on the Sydney-Hobart race as favourable winds raised hopes for a record time in one of the world's ...

The boat pipped rival Celestial in a race where dangerous waves and weather conditions saw many withdraw. A final weather briefing on race day predicted “fresh to strong” north to northeasterly winds in the next day or so, giving the fastest, 100-foot supermaxi yachts a chance to challenge Comanche’s 2017 record of one day, 9 hours, 15min and 24sec. Crews dashed to get out of the city’s harbour on the first leg of the race down Australia’s eastern coast and across the treacherous Bass Strait towards the finish line in the Tasmanian state capital.

Wild Oats and Andoo Comanche took a penalty turn inside the first 20 minutes of the most action-packed start in recent memory.

Oats took their penalty turn later but only after a debate between skipper Mark Richards and other senior crew members. Watched by a large spectator fleet, the drama unfolded in the first couple of minutes of racing, as the fleet of 109 set out in northerly breezes of around 15 knots. Supermaxis Andoo Comanche and Hamilton Island Wild Oats have each opted to take a penalty turn inside the first 20 minutes of the most action-packed start to the Sydney to Hobart race in recent memory.

Sydney is set to sizzle as it hosts the 77th running of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day. The iconic event features 111 vessels, ...

Nadine Morton is the breaking news reporter for 140 Australian Community Media newspapers across the country. At Tasman Island the fleet turns right into Storm Bay for the final sail up the Derwent River to the historic port city of Hobart. Larger boats in the fleet will start off the front line, just north of Shark Island. Spectator craft positioned in the eastern channel can watch the race begin, and then follow the fleet down the harbour to the Heads and out to sea. Once underway the fleet can move fast, so if you want to catch the leaders sail through the Heads, it's advisable to get well down the harbour towards Middle Head before the start. She writes about police, health, regional issues and general news reporting.

More than 100 yachts set sail Monday on the Sydney-Hobart race as favourable winds raised hopes for a record time in one of the world's most punishing ocean ...

The boat pipped rival Celestial in a race where dangerous waves and weather conditions saw many withdraw. International boats are making a return after the race was cancelled in 2020 for the first time due to the pandemic, and Covid hit the fleet last year. A final weather briefing on race day predicted "fresh to strong" north to northeasterly winds in the next day or so, giving the fastest, 100-foot supermaxi yachts a chance to challenge Comanche's 2017 record of one day, 9 hours, 15min and 24sec.

Andoo Comanche took a penalty turn inside the opening 20 minutes of the Sydney Hobart yacht race on Monday but still managed to get ahead of the pack, ...

It was a tense start to the Sydney to Hobart, with yachts coming within a whisker of colliding and fiery skippers yelling obscenities across the harbour.

Spectators also took to boats to follow the yachts out of the heads as fans watched on in brilliant sunshine Sites around Sydney Harbour were packed as spectators jostled to watch and take photos of one of the highlights of the city's sporting calendar Drama on the high seas! In one of the highlights of the Sydney sporting calendar, fans yet again flocked to the harbour in brilliant sunshine to see the fleet take off towards Tasmania. LawConnect's sail features a nod to the crisis in the Ukraine, with the flag sitting clearly on the bottom of the mainsail Tense start to the Sydney to Hobart as super maxis come within centimetres of colliding and sailors get creative with a stream of profanities: 'You are asking for a clusterf**k'

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Andoo Comanche then edged in front down the coast and continued to lead by about five nautical miles in front of LawConnect, Black Jack, and Hamilton Island Wild Oats as of 5.30pm on Monday. The fog that blanketed Sydney Harbour on Monday morning was forecast to stay with crews as they moved down the coast. The crew began shouting, “Protest, protest” after the incident, but the crew refused to confirm whether the incident was the reason for their protest flag being raised.

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The boat pipped rival Celestial in a race where dangerous waves and weather conditions saw many withdraw. Weather is a critical factor in the race, which was first held in 1945. “I think Wild Oats is going to be very fast,” Richards added. International boats are making a return after the race was cancelled in 2020 for the first time due to the pandemic, and Covid hit the fleet last year. Though the supermaxis are expected to be powered by northerly winds to a quick finish as early as Tuesday, slower mid- to small-sized boats will still be in the water in the following days facing possible gales and changes in wind direction. There was early drama in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race with four supermaxis taking the early lead after two race favourites took penalty turns.

Andoo Comanche took a penalty turn inside the opening 20 minutes of the Sydney Hobart yacht race on Monday but still managed to get ahead of the pack.

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Supermaxi Andoo Comanche is leading the charge on the second day of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, followed by LawConnect and Black Jack after a chaotic ...

Only two of the 109 entries in the race have retired so far. Finally, Richards relented, ordering the crew to "Deploy the jib! Deploy the jib!" They are not large seas but, as the breeze increases in the afternoon, the waves will get bigger, but these boats were made for it. this year will be an exhilarating finish." "At this stage, they have very good seas.

The top four are sailing out to sea, well east of the rhumbline, 44 nautical miles behind LDV Comanche's 2017 race record of 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes, 24 secs ...

The 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race got off to a fast and dramatic start today. Every yacht competing in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race can be tracked. Twenty-one double-handed boats entered this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart; one didn't make the start, and one retired after the start - leaving 19 still racing. All the comms form Mark Richard and Murray Jones. [Rolex Sydney Hobart Start Highlights](https://www.livesaildie.com/rolex-sydney-hobart-start-highlights/) We did everything we could to avoid a collision and did a 720 (turn) and only have some minor cosmetic scraping.” It's written for a reason, not just because the officials get off on typing shit loads of words on a keyboard. An obviously disappointed Murchison explained, “The boats were bunched up as happens in this race and I suddenly found myself with nowhere to go and our prod (bowsprit) hit the back of Llama II. Four other TP52s are hunting her; the US entry Warrior Won (Christopher Sheehan), Matt Donald/Chris Townsend’s Gweilo (NSW) and Caro, the New Zealand entry skippered by Max Klink. ALWAYS READ THE OFFICIAL PAPERWORK. While competitors enjoy the thrill of sailing downwind, caution will come into play in the stronger winds to avoid breakages and damage to spinnakers. Winning’s boat was travelling at 21 knots around 6am, but by 6.30am had picked up the pace to 26 knots.

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Hamilton Island Wild Oats XI is the most famous boat in race but has not participated since 2019 due to COVID. Black Jack (Formerly Alfa Romeo II) has a strong Sydney Hobart history and is the reigning Line Honours champion. Andoo Comanche is the hot favourite for line honours this year. They will push hard to get out of the Harbour. Celestial was handed a 40-minute time penalty for not manning their radio for a 90-minute period, during which officials were trying to contact the team. It beat Wild Oats for line honours in 2017, setting a race record in the process, but only after a It has already defeated Black Jack in the Sydney Gold Coast race this year and has won the inaugural Tollgate Islands race. If you are in Sydney and on the water, sponsor Rolex advises spectators who wish to watch the start but not follow the fleet to stick to the "western side of the harbour". For those who can't get to watch the live broadcast of the start of the race on the Seven Network across Australia, Seven West Media will webcast the program. The weather forecast is for northerly winds in the Harbour for Monday's start, which will favour the bigger boats. The overall victory is considered the major prize for sailors and a testament to skill and tactics. Since its beginning in 1945, the Sydney Hobart yacht race has become one of the pinnacles for sailing competitors, with the event being a test of skill, teamwork, nautical engineering and tactics — with weather providing the wild card.

Sky News Reporter Georgia Simpson says super maxi Andoo Comanche is around 60 nautical miles behind its own race record set in 2017 as it leads the Sydney ...

Comanche held the lead over LawConnect on Tuesday afternoon, with defending champion Black Jack and Wild Oats not far behind.

“The breeze is slowly building,” he said. “We had a great night, a dream run,” Shaffer said. All crew are okay, according to race officials.

The super maxis are headed to Hobart for a finish sometime this evening, and another boat has been forced to retire halfway through Bass Strait.

We’ve had our attention on the super maxis for a bit as they get to the pointy end of their route. It’s time for us to take a break as we await their entry into the Derwent. It is one of the few boats navigated by a woman, Andrea Green. The super maxis are moving at about 24 knots (44 km/h), faster than they were this afternoon. - Andoo Comanche is still in first position for line honours, sitting about 20 nautical miles in front of its nearest rival, LawConnect. There’s another Wild Oats in the mix – and owner Brett Eagle is quick to point out it’s the original. An early moment of confusion saw them take two penalty turns in the harbour in case they inadvertently broke a rule (which is still unclear). That’s partly down to just how good these conditions have been – it’s been “champagne sailing,” one crew member said earlier today. “If we just follow Comanche, we’re going to lose,” he said. It’s because of what’s on the back of the boat. Eagle, who has been skipper onboard, told The Herald people often got confused by the two boats with the same name. Red flags in most competitions represent a protest).

Updates from the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Tuesday 27 December. RETIREMENT: KOA, Andy Kearnan and Peter Wrigley's TP52, retired after losing its ...

Watching the start of the Sydney Hobart is always a Christmas evening tradition (up here in the Northern Hemisphere). Twenty-one double-handed boats entered this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart; one didn't make the start, and one retired after the start - leaving 19 still racing. All the comms form Mark Richard and Murray Jones. It's written for a reason, not just because the officials get off on typing shit loads of words on a keyboard. ALWAYS READ THE OFFICIAL PAPERWORK. We did everything we could to avoid a collision and did a 720 (turn) and only have some minor cosmetic scraping.” [Rolex Sydney Hobart: The CRUX of it](https://www.livesaildie.com/rolex-sydney-hobart-the-crux-of-it/) Avalanche: An obviously disappointed Murchison explained, “The boats were bunched up as happens in this race and I suddenly found myself with nowhere to go and our prod (bowsprit) hit the back of Llama II. [Hopes fading for a Rolex Sydney Hobart Race Record](https://www.livesaildie.com/hopes-fading-for-a-rolex-sydney-hobart-race-record/) Hick 31 R Hick From the tracker, we saw that Koa had slowed right down, practically stopping.