Ocean Racing

Rolex Sydney Hobart 2021

So many countdown to Christmas, here at @SailorGirlHQ, we count down to the Rolex Sydney Hobart! Can’t wait for the start in just two sleeps, and to make sure you don’t miss a second of the race, here is a rundown of what we will be covering for you! Pre-race interviews are being released as we speak with a selection of the fleet. Keep an eye on Facebook, Instagram or YouTube! We…
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#KeepingYouCovered

64 videos in total, a three-hour pre-start live show talking with over 35 boats through the fleet, start commentary for ABC Grandstand, a world first with live offshore drone coverage of the middle to smaller sized yachts off the coast of Sydney, over 15 hours of live coverage including finishes with over 50 yachts right throughout the fleet in Hobart… This was the core of the “Keeping…
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Two from twenty-eight

A look back at the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart with the winning Ichi Ban skipper, Matt Allen. <span class=”mce_SELRES_start” style=”width: 0px; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden; display: inline-block;” data-mce-type=”bookmark”></span> It’s been 34 years since I won my last Rolex Sydney Hobart. As a 21-year-old I won with…
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It's that time of year!

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race promises to be another pot boiler, with one of the strongest-ever fleets chasing line honours and the overall win to secure the Tattersall Cup. A fleet of 91 will take to the 628-nautical-mile journey – those from NSW, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, Queensland and Victoria joining the international set…
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Rolex Sydney Hobart start!

Wow…… that was definitely the slowest start I have seen for the Rolex Sydney Hobart, and consequently the start with the most mix ups in the pecking order to what was expected. The fleet are now headed down the East Coast of Australia in a gradient nor’Easter which is set to build and give the sailors some more “send it” conditions that are generally expected for the…
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Adventures Weekly - 22 December 2016

Welcome to Adventures Weekly for 15 December 2016, your update for the top stories in sailing news globally this week; updates on the AON Youth Sailing World Championships, Vendee Globe and Rolex Sydney Hobart. For more on our Rolex Sydney Hobart broadcast for 2016, brought to you by Zhik, head here. For the full copy of this week’s Adventures Weekly, head here, or subscribe over…
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Sailor Girl Live: Rolex Sydney Hobart 2016

Wow……… We interviewed 30 boats before the start, we were there live for the start when CQS “capsized” and Beau Geste was second out of the heads, and then when Perpetual Loyal broke the record in Hobart. We were live for the next 13 boats across the line, and then in Customs House for some chat and banter. “Sailor Girl Live! Brought to you by Zhik” was…
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