Each boxing day 26 december a flotilla of sleek yachts races out of sydney harbour, following australia s east coast down to tasmania, where the yachts arrive in the city of hobart in the days leading up to new years eve. This race is about more than sails and speed it brings sydney and hobart. The 628 nautical mile race, in which racers travel from from sydney harbor to the historical port. Comanche has claimed its third line honours victory in the sydney to hobart yacht race. Please visit the transport nsw website to plan your trip to the cyca, at 1 new beach road, darling point. Watch how wild oats xi was cut in half and rebuilt for the rolex sydney hobart race 2015 on the water if youve got access to a boat then you can be on the water with the fleet for the start of. Designer clarifies cause of keel failure scuttlebutt.
Comanche wins 75th sydney to hobart race, infotrack in 2nd. The 2019 rolex sydney hobart yacht race, run by the cruising yacht club of australia, is the historic 75th race. Since then, the yacht has had a number of owners and names in various states. Rolex sydney hobart yacht race 2016 asianyachting updates. Mai tais instead of margaritas published on july 24th, 2015 john sangmeister on the santa cruz 70 provides this update on friday july 24 about the battle within division 3 on the. They have embeded the fleet over the windytv forecast site. Dec 28, 2017 tuesday saw the start of the annual sydney hobart yacht race, australias annual sailing spectacular. Hobart race track hobart track map hobart racecourse. More than 100 boats made their way along the new south wales coast towards tasmania. Dec 27, 2018 arguably australias most challenging ocean race, the melbourne to hobart starts from portsea pier on 27th december each year. In wizard above, right, racing in the 2017 rolex sydney hobart race, they have. Comanche is still on track to destroy the sydney to hobart. Race distance is 628 nautical miles with one of the challenges being the often unpredictable weather, particularly in bass strait.
Filepro, a david lyonsdesigned 40footer, originally names micropay cuckoos nest, won the 1993 sydney hobart on corrected time after surviving a galeforce battering in the tasman sea. Each year thousands line sydney harbour or form farewell flotillas to cheer the departing yachties as they charge through sydney heads before turning south, knowing they are casting their. Askew brothers hope to conjure transatlantic race 2019 victory. Yb tracking truly global satellite tracking beacons for. Wild oats xi, the supermaxi that has dominated the rolex sydney hobart yacht race for the last 11 years, is out of this years race after succumbing to the record pace she was setting at the head of the fleet. The rolex sydney hobart yacht race is an annual event hosted by the cruising yacht club of australia, starting in sydney, new south wales on boxing day and finishing in hobart, tasmania. Dec 27, 2016 perpetual loyal has stormed to victory in the 72nd sydney to hobart race and posted a new race record in the process. Sydney to hobart 2009 zoom in close to the red race line to see the yachts clear your cache and refresh if you dont see. The historic 2019 rolex sydney hobart yacht race has been lauded as arguably the most successful in the history of the event, with metrics showing the event attracted more interest, viewers and engagement than ever before. Teasing machine crew means business at transatlantic race 2019. A flotilla of yachts will race out of sydney harbour, following the east coast of australia down to tasmania and arriving in the city of hobart in the days leading up to new years eve. Channel 7 broadcast of the start of the 2017 rolex sydney hobart yacht race. We provide tracking for all of the big events such as the fastnet, sydney hobart, the arc as well as smaller events with just a few boats taking part. The 1998 race was the most disastrous in race history, when 6 sailors died and 5 yachts were abandoned at sea.
The sydney to hobart yacht race is held every year, commencing on boxing day december 26 race distance is 628 nautical miles with one of the challenges being the often unpredictable weather, particularly in bass strait. Departing on 27 december each year is the launceston to hobart yacht race. Sydney to hobart skeds always happen at set times in local time 1905 on 26th december and 0005, 0735 and 1705 on 27th december and subsequent days. The rolex sydney hobart yacht race is organised by cruising yacht club of australia with the cooperation of royal yacht club of tasmaniaroyal yacht club of tasmania. Race tracker sydney to hobart sydney to hobart yacht. Dont miss any of the action from the rolex sydney hobart yacht race. The sydney to hobart yacht race is an occasion as much as a race. The sydney to hobart race appears set for its first nonaustralian line honours winner in years with american duo rambler and comanche building a sizeable lead. Comanches previous wins were in 2015 and 2017, the latter coming in race record time of 1 day, 9 hours, 15 minutes after wild.
The annual sydney to hobart yacht race is back again in 2015 to be raced for the 71st time, beginning as always on boxing day saturday december 26 at 1. Once the the race is set up, blue water tracks will collect the positions and vector data from each tracker and display the boats progress through the live public race page. How to watch the 2016 rolex sydney hobart yacht race. Ldv comanche is absolutely tearing up the 2017 sydney to hobart yacht race, but secondposition wild oats xi has started to close the huge gap the race. Depending on the size and shape of the boat, the race can take anywhere from a day and a half to complete up to three full days. Envy scooters envy scooters has had a penalty of 2 hours. Race details entry list standings tracker facebook background. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Rolex fastnet race 2015 film the spirit of yachting duration. The course takes the competitors out of port phillip, across bass strait, travelling down the rugged west coast of tasmania and rounding the southernmost tip of australia before heading up the derwent river to the finish in hobart.
Sydney to hobart yacht race how to bet on sailing best odds. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Select that, and then select a race time in the same way as indicated above for standings. The 2019 fleet for the 628nm rolex sydney hobart yacht race saw 157 starters for the 75th edition on december 26. Neither yahoo of the sh website has any live video and the start is in 20 minutes. Launceston to hobart yacht race, sandy bay, tasmania, australia. For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
Rolex sydney hobart yacht race 2018 yacht charter fleet. On the third day of the sydney to hobart, defending champion wild oats xi remains in the lead, but after comanche closed the gap over night, it. Check out the unofficial rolex sydney hobart yacht race tracker thanks to tracker. Tuesday saw the start of the annual sydney hobart yacht race, australias annual sailing spectacular. Dec 26, 2016 2015 sydney hobart winners watching from a distance comanche, a 100foot super maxi yacht with an innovative design and unusually wide beam, took line honors at the hobart race last year, but is. Dec 27, 2011 the rolex sydney hobart yacht race, now in its 66th year, is underway off the coast of australia. Getting back to hobart i would have to book nowif wanting to see the end of the sydney to hobart race. Yacht tracker rolex sydney hobart yacht race year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963. What is the best place to view the sydney to hobart race. American yacht comanche enters the river derwent, tracking to cross the line first in the 71st sydney to hobart yacht race. Race tracker sydney to hobart sydney to hobart yacht race.
The race distance is approximately 630 nautical miles 1,170 km. We called them skeds, short for schedulescheduled communication. Today marks the 72nd running of the rolex sydney to hobart yacht race. Hobart hits neverbeforeseenheights and the numbers prove it. Aug 04, 2015 i wonder what the trackers cost and if other yacht races would benefit from the use. The cruising yacht club of australia recommends using public transport when visiting the club, especially in the lead up to, and on rolex sydney hobart yacht race, race day, 26 december. Infotrack sails sydney to hobart infotrack australia. Aug 04, 2015 despite what was said on the sydney hobart website the policy of preventing those in the usand probably anywhere else besides australia from seeing the start apparently continues. Leading up to this years race, skipper joe black akacich said we are. After returning to competitive yachting in 2009, he raced his first rolex sydney hobart in 2015 and was leading until falling becalmed on the derwent river just.
Racing at hobart is operated by the tasmanian racing club and the racecourse is also referred to as elwick. Select the race year in the drop down selection in the race time bar in the left hand column of the tracker window. If you want to view a boats entire race, select a race time later than its finishing time in the drop down selection under the race year, and press show earlier time. The launceston to hobart yacht race is a 285 nautical mile race, commencing at beauty point on the tamar river, with competitors sailing out of the tamar river, east along the northern coast of tasmania eastern bass strait, through banks strait and south down tasmanias east coast, through mercury passage between mainland tasmania and maria island, across storm bay, to. The orcv westcoaster is a legendary yacht race where tactics and sailing well can crown you as the race champion, no matter the size of boat. The 2019 fleet will be chasing line honours and the overall tattersall cup win in the 628nm rolex sydney hobart. This morning, approaching the northeast coast of flinders island in eastern bass strait, she suffered damage to. Sydney to hobart yacht race start time, date, live. And yet we still only manage to see the big draw cards we cant really complain over here in nz. Comanche made the bold move to track further out to sea than the rest of the supermaxis in the 2019 edition of the sydney to hobart race after departing the sydney harbour.
The rolex sydney hobart yacht race, now in its 66th year, is underway off the coast of australia. The 2015 sydney to hobart yacht race, sponsored by rolex, was the 71st annual running of the blue water classic sydney to hobart yacht race. The boat, formerly known as the perpetual loyal 2016 winner of the sydney to hobart race, was bought by christian beck and renamed infotrack after the cosponsors of the yacht. Launceston to hobart yacht race 2017 yb tracking race viewer. All of tasmanias feature races are group 3 events only and hobart s major races take place in february each year. The upcoming edition of the rolex sydney hobart yacht race will kick off, as usual, on boxing day in sydney. Ribs, helicopters and cameras on board make up the coverage. Sydney to hobart yacht race the sydney to hobart yacht race is held every year, commencing on boxing day december 26. Rolex sydney hobart yacht race 2019 live broadcast. The annual race begins in sydney harbour on boxing day and finishes in hobart. Dec 23, 2016 you can now relive all the action of the clipper 201516 race, including wendos race 5 sydney hobart win, as our tv series race of their lives 2 is now available to order on dvd. The 2019 rolex sydney hobart linehonours finish youtube. The rolex sydney hobart yacht race is organised by cruising yacht club of. Supermaxi comanche is still setting the pace in the 75th sydney to hobart yacht race after a night of favourable conditions.
But once again all we got to see at the start were the big guys. The first indigenous team to compete in the rolex sydney hobart yacht race wayne jones and his team on tribal warrior, the first indigenous team to compete in the rolex sydney hobart yacht race, have achieved the dream of a lifetime to start and finish the race posted on 31 dec 2019 rshyr. Comanche retains lead on day two of sydney to hobart abc. Rolex sydney to hobart yacht race tourism australia. Dec 26, 2016 the race is a prelude to the sydney to hobart yacht race held annually on december 26. As in past editions of the race, it was hosted by the cruising yacht club of australia based in sydney, new south wales.
If your boxing day isnt complete without your fix of sailing, then fingers crossed you dont have to suffer, with the official website promising live coverage to all. Software supremo, christian beck, bought perpetual loyal from anthony bell in 2017, renamed her infotrack, and finished fourth on line in 2017, inside the rolex sydney hobart record set by this boat when owned by bell. Yacht tracker rolex sydney hobart yacht race year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962. Perpetual loyal breaks race record to take victory in 2016. O ur services are used across the world for yacht races and regattas, we provide tracking for about 200 events per year. Comanche previously won line honours in 2015 and 2017.
So, we have taken a long detour now for what i was meant to talk about the sydney to hobart skeds. Kicking off on boxing day, the sydney to hobart yacht race pits the worlds very best elite sailing yachts against each other to make it from the nsw capital to hobart in the fastest time possible. The sevenpart human adventure series box set which contains four high quality dvd discs with seven one hour 52 minute episodes of the tv series, plus bonus my. How to follow the rolex sydney hobart yacht race 2016. It is anticipated that the legacy issues for the rolex sydney hobart yacht race website caused by the denial of service attack on the third party will be resolved during the morning on monday 28 december aedt.
Start of sydney hobart race scuttlebutt sailing news. Event information the sydney to hobart yacht race sometimes referred to as the bluewater classic in the australian media is hosted by the cruising yacht club of australia, starting in sydney, australia on boxing day and finishing in hobart. Our trackers are used all over the world, wherever you need to know where something is whether its a car, plane, person, boat or even iceberg. As with previous sydney to hobart yacht races, the 2015 edition began on sydney harbour, at 1pm on boxing day 26 december 2015. Sydney to hobart yacht race leader comanche on home stretch.
The 2019 fleet will be chasing line honours and the overall tattersall cup win in the 628nm rolex sydney hobart yacht race which. Dec 27, 2017 crew on the eighttime sydney to hobart line honours winner skippered by mark richards reported at 5pm they had finally narrowed the gap on comanche as the two boats waged a fierce line honours win. The race is run in conjunction with the royal yacht club of tasmania, and is widely considered to be one of the. Ragamuffin is bathed in early light off tasmanias east coast on day three of the 2015 sydney hobart race. As graduates of the bayview yacht club sailing program, the askews were deep. Keep up to date with the race on the rolex sydney hobart tracker here. At time of writing, entries had closed for the 2015 race with 111 yachts to face the starter and the more than 500,000 people who will be watching from every vantage point on sydney harbour. The rolex sydney hobart is a 628 nautical mile yacht race that is described as one of the most gruelling ocean races in the world. Watch how wild oats xi was cut in half and rebuilt for the rolex sydney hobart race 2015. About hf radio and the sydney to hobart skeds goughs tech zone. Ldv comanche owner jim cooney says he has a grin from eartoear as he and his three fastest rivals track to be safely docked at the end of the 73rd sydney to hobart race by around midnight. On her way to glory the supermaxi averaged speeds of 16 knots, dismantling the. Race briefing 9am rolex sydney hobart yacht race 2019.
Spectators are also able to visit the yacht tracker page, which allows. Hobart race track is located in the suburb of glenorchy in tasmania and is named tattersalls park. Sydney to hobart yacht race live stream, tv, webcam feed. Comanche wins line honours in 75th sydney to hobart yacht race. The sydney to hobart yacht race has grown over the decades, since the inaugural race in 1945, to become one of the top three offshore yacht races in the world, and it now attracts maxi yachts from all around the globe. The infotrack super maxi is proud to have completed its second sydney to hobart race. If your boxing day isnt complete without your fix of sailing, then fingers crossed you dont have to suffer, with the official website promising live. The official documentary from the 2019 rolex sydney hobart has just landed watch it now. Dec 15, 2015 the 2014 race attracted 117 entries which was the first time more than 100 boats had fronted the starter since 2008 1. Track the sydney to hobart yacht race sydney to hobart 2009 zoom in close to the red race line to see the yachts clear your cache and refresh if you dont see the yachts. The rolex sydney hobart yacht race coverage is all thanks to a team of over 80 people from channel 7.
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