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Russian maxi in doubt for Rolex Sydney Hobart
The skipper of the first Russian boat to enter the Rolex Sydney Hobart in almost 20 years is now racing the clock in Auckland, New Zealand, to have a new keel built after large cracks in the existing keel were discovered earlier this week....
Fleet of 113 nominated for Sydney Hobart 2008
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is delighted to announce one of the largest fleets in a decade with 113 yachts nominated for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008, Australia’s premier blue water event. ...
One week until Sydney Hobart applications for entry close
Boat owners planning to be on the start line on Boxing Day, 26 December 2008, for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have one week left to submit an application for entry with the organising club, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. ...
50 year old Maris wins Lord Howe - now for Hobart!
In an historic ocean racing victory, Ian Kiernan’s classic timber yacht Sanyo Maris has celebrated the 50th anniversary of her launching with an IRC handicap win in the 414 nautical mile Hempel 35th Gosford – Lord Howe Island Race....
Morbihan Mondial 40 for Tanguy Lamotte
Tanguy de Lamotte on "Novedia Group - S.E.T environnement" led the whole competition of the Morbihan Mondial 40 that ended up last Sunday in La Trinite sur Mer. Tanguy and his crew won 4 out of 5 regattas. ...
Applications flooding in for Rolex Sydney Hobart 2008
Six weeks after the Applications for Entry opened for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2008, applications for entry have been flooding in with the receipt of the fiftieth entry today. Race Organisers are now anticipating a bumper fleet of over 100 yachts. ...
First applications for Rolex Sydney Hobart 2008
Within hours of the release of the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2008 Notice of Race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia had received its first two applications for entry and this figure has now climbed to 13, surpassing the number of entries received this time last year. ...
Fedor Konyukhov sets inaugural record for Antarctica Cup
Russian solo circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov returned to Albany, Western Australia, a hero today, throwing down the gauntlet to yachtsmen around the world to break his 102 day record around the Antarctica Cup Racetrack....
"We knocked the bastard off"
The first Antarctica Cup came to an end when Fedor crossed the finishing line after 102 days at sea! As Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay reached the base camp after scaling Mount Everest Hillary famously exclaimed – “we knocked the bastard off”. ...
Fedor with sights on a thick Albany steak!
At 07:00 UTC (15:00 WST) Russian circumnavigator Fedor Konyukhov was within 80 miles of setting an inaugural record for the Antarctica Cup Ocean Race. Having turned his back on the Roaring Forty and Furious Fifty latitudes, the 56 year old adventurer is now sweating to make more than 4 knots in the ...