Giacomo has been declared the overall winner of the race. Reports have come from australia that a ker 40 was sunk off the coast of new south wales on sunday 5 january following last weeks rolex sydney hobart. Jazz player racing amateur sports team melbourne, victoria. 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. This will be a race within a race with many rums being bet on either yacht. From its humble beginnings, the rolex sydney hobart has grown to become an icon of australias yachting world, and is now mentioned in the same breath as national events such as the melbourne cup, australian open and the cricket tests between australia and england. If the race yacht is watching their ais, they are going to be seeing commercial shipping from 30 nm out, although for a 100 footer, they might see ships 60nm away.
The start of the melbourne to devonport and hobart race saw drama for four boats in collisions, while the rest of the fleet took off to a flying start. Hobart hits neverbeforeseenheights and the numbers prove it. Doublehanded maverick cleans up in orcvs 48th king island race sailing maverick doublehanded, rod smallman and tom vaughan have cleaned up in the ocean racing club of victorias 48th melbourne to king island yacht race, taking out irc, phs and doublehanded divisions and capping off with a second in ams in the 114 nautical mile race to. 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. Extasea wins line honours in the melbourne to hobart yacht race for a fourth time after the fleet was tormented by extremely calm conditions along tasmanias west coast.
Australian supermaxi yacht wild oats xi r heads to victory in the solas big boat challenge at sydney harbour on december, 2016. Comanche is still on track to destroy the sydney to hobart. 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. Keep and eye on this channel, the tracker of orcv website. Check out the unofficial rolex sydney hobart yacht race tracker thanks to tracker. Melbourne to devonport results sandringham yacht club. With testing conditions many of the yachts got in plenty of practice reefing and sail changes as they crossed bass strait, with speeds averaged around 7 knots this meant. Race director update 5pm 7th march on the 48th orcv melbourne to king island yacht. National pies launceston to hobart yacht race 2016 yb. The boat has undergone a year of fine tuning and fitting out in preparation for osaka race. Rolex sydney to hobart yacht race tourism australia. All of tasmanias feature races are group 3 events only and hobarts major races take place in february each year.
The boat is sponsored by filepro, an australian owned software company specialising in practice management systems for law firms. Dec 27, 2011 the rolex sydney hobart yacht race, now in its 66th year, is underway off the coast of australia. The 628 nautical mile race, in which racers travel from. Tuesday saw the start of the annual sydneyhobart yacht race, australias annual sailing spectacular.
The race heads down the southern east coast of australia over a few days between christmas and new years eve. Dec 26, 2016 australian supermaxi yacht wild oats xi r heads to victory in the solas big boat challenge at sydney harbour on december, 2016. Entries open for 2017 sydney hobart yacht race mysailing. Rolex sydney hobart yacht race 2006 about the race address. The race time for what you can see in the yacht tracker window is indicated in the bottom rights hand corner. Team orcv has been very busy putting the cock of the bay to bed and preparing for todays wyndham harbour melbourne to hobart and devonport races. Ocean racing club of victoria ocean sailing, ocean racing and. Dec 29, 2016 a crew member on racing yacht giacomo works the foredeck during the 2016 sydney to hobart. The ryct program contains all the information you need for the various categories of racing conducted by ryct and the combined clubs. Select the race year in the drop down selection at the top of the yacht tracker window.
The 435 nautical mile bluewater classic melbourne to hobart yacht race was the brainchild of stan gibson from hobsons bay yacht club in melbourne and dr joe cannon at derwent sailing squadron in hobart. Enthused by this win they entered the 2012 rolex sydney hobart finishing 17th on irc. 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. Jazz player racing, melbourne, victoria, australia. And the selection ribbon on the right doesnt work properly. The official merchandise range for the 2019 rolex sydney hobart yacht race has landed and its hot, hot, hot. What is the best place to view the sydney to hobart race. The orcv garmindelorme inreach satellite yacht trackers are programmed to report their position at nominated time intervals not every second. Sydney to hobart yacht race rolex sydney hobart yacht. Hobart race track hobart track map hobart racecourse.
Its a great pleasure for my husband dick and me to be here at the derwent sailing squadron and for me to have the honour of. The start of the race attracts huge media coverage, as domestic and international. Also in this period, the melbournetohobart east and west coast, melbournetolaunceston, pittwatertocoffs harbour and launcestontohobart races are. The sydney to hobart yacht race is considered by many to be one of the most difficult yacht races in the world.
The rolex sydney hobart yacht race is organised by cruising yacht club of australia. The cruising yacht club of australia cyca today released the notice of race for the rolex sydney hobart yacht race 2017, inviting eligible yacht owners to enter what is widely regarded to be one of the worlds toughest offshore racing challenges with a history stretching back to 1945, the 2017 edition will be the 73 rd running of australias blue water classic, starting at 1pm aedt on. For individuals, clubs, coaches and sporting events. Wednesday midweek series 1 race 10 melbourne to hobart yacht race week. The rolex sydney hobart yacht race is organised by cruising yacht club of australia with the cooperation of royal yacht club of tasmania. More than 100 boats made their way along the new south wales coast towards tasmania. Getting back to hobart i would have to book nowif wanting to see the end of the sydney to hobart race. Launceston to hobart yacht race week derwent sailing squadron. The sydney to hobart yacht race is an occasion as much as a race. The infotrack super maxi is proud to have completed its second sydney to hobart race. Id post on the tassie boards normally we seem to stay in our own area im just exploring the rest of the place and i love tassie. With testing conditions many of the yachts got in plenty of practice reefing and sail changes as they crossed bass strait, with. Compared the vendi globe tracker, it basically stinks.
Launceston to hobart yacht race, sandy bay, tasmania, australia. Mike has been involved on and off with the swd race program for 15 years. The melbourne to hobart westcoaster is a blue water ocean racing classic of unusual challenge in which seamanship, navigation and tactical skills drive the race outcome. Dec 26, 2017 tuesday saw the start of the annual sydney hobart yacht race, australias annual sailing spectacular. Arguably australias most challenging ocean race, the melbourne to hobart starts from portsea pier on 27th december each year. Commonly known as the westcoaster, the melbourne to hobart ocean yacht race also known as m2h commences from port phillip, victoria and concludes in hobart, tasmania.
The 628 nautical mile race, in which racers travel from from sydney harbor to the historical port. Competitors who use the following navigation software onboard, can import all yacht positions from the last tracker update by importing the linked files. Heres everything you need to know about the 2015 sydney to hobart yacht race. Rolex sydney hobart yacht race 2006 about the race. National pies launceston to hobart yacht race 2016 yb tracking race viewer. Has both logged and live tracking, runs on pc, mac, web browser, iphone and ipad. A crew member on racing yacht giacomo works the foredeck during the 2016 sydney to hobart. Hobart yacht race 2018 melbourne to devonport race deliveries 2018 melbourne to stanley race 2018 osaka return voyage 2018 melbourne to port fairy.
Rod smallman and tom vaughan have cleaned up in the ocean racing club of victorias 48th melbourne to king island yacht race, taking out irc, phs and doublehanded divisions and capping off with a second in ams in the 114. Ocean racing club of victoria ocean sailing, ocean. Designed to be fast downhill by john muirhead enchantress won the melbourne to hobart west coaster, with a top boat speed of 22 knots. The boat regularly competes in the twilights at royal brighton yacht club. Melbourne to hobart and melbourne to devonport races underway.
The following table lists the hobart years as well as the handicap winner and line honours winner of each race. It includes sailing instructions for harbour, long race, twilight, midweek and winter series, as well as the fixtures for the season. Zoom in close to the red race line to see the yachts clear your cache and refresh if you dont see the yachts. They have embeded the fleet over the windytv forecast site. 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. You can use full screen yacht tracker page if you prefer. Each day the students have a full sailing program on. Racing at hobart is operated by the tasmanian racing club and the racecourse is also referred to as elwick. I do remember that the end of the race is spaced out, but its actually a lovely time of the year for hobart everything is alive and buzzing while still keeping that small town atmosphere is that even the right. If you cant change your browser because of compatibility issues, think about installing a second browser for browsing and keep the old one for compatibility.
You can adjust that time in 10 minute increments by moving the slider under the map. The race is a prelude to the sydneyto hobart yacht race held. Dec 27, 2015 melbourne to hobart yacht race 2015 graham ledger. It was intended as a challenging alternative for victorian and south australian sailors who wanted to be in hobart for the celebrations but. How to watch the 2016 rolex sydney hobart yacht race. Sydney hobart yacht race live coverage and boxing day free air tv. Ker 40 sinks off wildfireravaged new south wales coast 7th january 2020 sydney to hobart. Hobart race track is located in the suburb of glenorchy in tasmania and is named tattersalls park. Tracker blue 160x75px buttons final the yachts yellow button 160x75px. 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. The program also contains a full list of club contacts.
The 1998 race was the most disastrous in race history, when 6 sailors died and 5 yachts were abandoned at sea. Nov 23, 2006 sydney hobart 2006battle of the canters. Dec 27, 2017 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 leader had at 7am this morning. Race tracker sydney to hobart sydney to hobart yacht. The yacht tracker is compatible with all browsers on computers, smartphones or tablets. Departing on 27 december each year is the launceston to hobart yacht race. Melbourne to hobart westcoaster yacht race tracker. He has competed in one rolex sydney hobart yacht race and four sydney gold. Infotrack sails sydney to hobart infotrack australia. Action now, sailing double handed on the orcv melbourne to hobart westcoaster. Sydneyhobart 2006battle of the canters boat design net.
Each boxing day 26 december a flotilla of sleek yachts races out of sydney harbour, following australias east coast down to tasmania, where the yachts arrive in the city of hobart in the days leading up to new years eve. 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. The who, what, when, where, how and why of the famed sydney to hobart yacht race 2017. Melbourne hobart yellowbrick tracker navigation software plugins. The rolex sydney to hobart yacht race ranks alongside the melbourne cup and boxing day test match as one the biggest sporting events on the australian sporting calendar. 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 a finish line in the. 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 leader had at 7am this morning. Since then, the yacht has had a number of owners and names in various states.
Course tracks and race replays on the tracker would be nice. Ocean yacht race and rally satellite tracking with public race map, bios, boat and crew photos. For most orcv races the tracker checkin time interval is set to 30 minutes, for the 2018 melbourne to osaka race the tracker checkin time interval is set to 2 hours. The track function is running now, but there is a large time lag between the finely spaced data and the current position. The rolex sydney hobart yacht race, now in its 66th year, is underway off the coast of australia. Giacomo declared overall winner of sydney to hobart race. How to use the bluewatertracks yacht race tracker website. All of tasmanias feature races are group 3 events only and hobart s major races take place in february each year. The rhumb line is the most direct course between the start line in sydney harbour and the finish line in hobart. It is run by the ocean racing club of victoria in 2007, to honour the 100th anniversary of the first sailing of the rudder cup, the orcv broke with a 35 year tradition by redirecting the melbourne to hobart course for the. Dec 30, 2015 extasea wins line honours in the melbourne to hobart yacht race for a fourth time after the fleet was tormented by extremely calm conditions along tasmanias west coast. Through the blue water tracks portal, race and rally organiser have a full management dashboard that enables them to quick setup and easily control every aspect of the tracked progress along with the public map showing leaderboards and race statistics.
Sydney supermaxi perpetual loyal is on track to smash the record for line honours in the sydney to hobart yacht race, as it heads down the east coast of tasmania. Irish fortunes in the sydney hobart race are led by the super maxi coowned by jim cooney whose family hails from county meath who is the fleet leader while irish hopes are also high on darren wrights howth yacht club first. Melbourne to hobart and melbourne to devonport races. The boat has proven herself to be quite a competitive double handed. Launceston to hobart yacht race 2017 yb tracking race viewer. A syndicate of bellerive yacht club members, bought the yacht in 2016 and have been campaigning the yacht in hobart since then. The official documentary from the 2019 rolex sydney hobart has just landed watch it now. The new boat has been entered into two sydney to hobart yacht races, a melbourne to hobart, and has competed in numerous other ocean races. The 435 nautical mile bluewater classic melbourne to hobart yacht race was the.
However, both the boat trackers and the website software seem to have been glitchy. To show the last recorded timepoint move the slider to the right hand end. Not exactly the best start to our summer offshore program. Skippers and crews face diverse conditions of sea state and tide uniquely associated with bass strait and the southern ocean plus wind conditions which normally include all points of sailing. The sydney to hobart yacht race will again start in accordance with tradition with. Legacy tracker how can i find a yacht in the fleet. Sydney hobart yacht race live coverage and boxing day free air tv the rolex sydney to hobart yacht race ranks alongside the melbourne cup and boxing day test match as one the biggest sporting events on the australian sporting calendar, and the 2019 edition should be no different. Keep up to date with the race on the rolex sydney hobart tracker here. Through the blue water tracks portal, race and rally organiser have a full. Ocean racing club of victoria orcv added 1 video to beyond the bay program.