Record beckons for Wild Oats XI
Wild Oats XI is targeting its Sydney to Hobart race record after a favourable weather forecast.
Sailing
CQS is the great unknown
Rebuilt yacht CQS has embraced the latest in sailing technology ahead of this year's Sydney To Hobart.
How Spithill almost lost an arm
Champion sailor James Spithill reveals how close he came to having his arm amputated.
Mele ready for right turn out of Sydney
Joseph Mele will realise a decade-long dream when he captain's Triple Lindy in the Sydney To Hobart.
Wild Oats XI skipper rejects claims yacht too long to compete
Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards has fended off suggestions his boat is too long for the Sydney To Hobart.
Sydney to Hobart is all about 'gut feeling', says Cahalan
She did her first Sydney to Hobart in 1984, now at 52, Adrienne Cahalan will become the first woman to reach a special milestone on Boxing Day.
New owner wants to build Fischer legacy
He lives overseas, but Scallywag owner Seng Huang Lee grew up watching the Sydney to Hobart from close to the start line and wants to continue building the legacy set by his boat's previous owner, Syd Fischer.
Near miss for Scallywag as Wild Oats XI asserts dominance
Wild Oats XI reaffirmed its favouritism for this year's Sydney to Hobart with a dominant win in Tuesday's Big Boat Challenge.
Rowe to skipper Beau Geste on debut
Aaron Rowe will enter his maiden Sydney To Hobart alongside former Olympian Gavin Brady.
Solo Antarctic woman crowdfunds epic journey
A Sydney sailor aims to be the first woman to solo circumnavigate Antarctica non-stop and unassisted.
Whoops: Spithill at helm as Orcale capsize test boat
Champion Australian sailor Jimmy Spithill has had some fine days on the water but this wasn't one of them as America's Cup holders Oracle crashed a test boat in Bermuda.
Yachts hit head-on in fatal sailing accident
The two yachts involved in Saturday's tragic accident, which killed one man and left another in a critical condition fighting to keep his leg, hit head-on as one approached a mark off Clareville in Sydney's Pittwater, and the other began its run downwind.
Champion skipper James Spithill rates next year's America's Cup 'most winnable'
The America's Cup next year is set to be the most competitive yet, believes James Spithill, the Australian skipper of the defending champions Oracle-Team USA.
James Spithill: How Sydney to Hobart near disaster helps America's Cup bid
James Spithill has built his reputation on fighting his way out of a corner.
Local crew conjures up Pelagic Magic in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
A crew of predominantly Canberra-based sailors held their own in the demanding Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Sydney to Hobart 2015: Balance skipper buoyant but 'knackered' after night of waiting
Paul Clitheroe spent Wednesday night sweating on whether challengers would knock his 52-footer Balance off the top of the Sydney-to-Hobart handicap standings.
Balance named Sydney to Hobart overall winner
New South Wales boat Balance is the overall winner of the 2015 Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Syd Fischer is ready, willing and 'likely' to go again
After Syd Fischer declared that he will likely race the Sydney to Hobart for a 49th time next year after skippering his Ragamuffin 100 to second on line honours on Tuesday, his sailing master David Witt beamed and then quipped: "If he is stupid enough to keep going then I am."
Ragamuffin 100 wins nail-biting finish for second place
Super-maxi Ragamuffin 100, owned and skippered by Syd Fischer, took second place on line honours in the Sydney to Hobart on Tuesday morning in a nail-biter of a finish with Rambler 88 – albeit an agonisingly slow nail-biter as winds virtually petered out.
Foreign raider calls for more racing before the big one
Sydney to Hobart organisers should schedule a three day regatta of harbour racing before the Boxing Day start to provide foreign entries more value for their campaigns, says American George David, the owner and skipper of the US 88-footer Rambler 88.