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Red sails in the sunset of a racing tradition

Red sails in the sunset of a racing tradition

The Sydney to Hobart attracted thousands to Sydney Harbour to watch the high-tech sleek maxi yachts but the same waters will be filled this week with tiny sailing boats at the opposite end of the glamour spectrum.

  • by Geoff Winestock

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Tassie yacht Alive declared overall Sydney to Hobart winner
Sydney to Hobart

Tassie yacht Alive declared overall Sydney to Hobart winner

Alive has prevailed in a battle with the all-female crew aboard Wild Oats X to claim the overall race win.

'Common sense': Wild Oats XI's ninth Sydney to Hobart line honours confirmed
Sydney to Hobart

'Common sense': Wild Oats XI's ninth Sydney to Hobart line honours confirmed

A protest, brought against Wild Oats XI by the race committee, was on Saturday afternoon dismissed by a jury because it wasn't lodged by a competitor.

  • by Ethan James
International jury dismisses protest against Sydney to Hobart winner Wild Oats XI
Sydney to Hobart

International jury dismisses protest against Sydney to Hobart winner Wild Oats XI

A five-person jury made the decision on Saturday afternoon after a protest was lodged related to location equipment.

  • by Pallavi Singhal
Protest lodged against Wild Oats XI after Sydney to Hobart win
Sydney to Hobart

Protest lodged against Wild Oats XI after Sydney to Hobart win

Wild Oats XI's Sydney to Hobart line honours win is under a cloud after a protest was lodged late on Friday.

Handicap honours still up for grabs as smaller boats push on
Sydney to Hobart

Handicap honours still up for grabs as smaller boats push on

Though the super maxis have finished, smaller boats are still racing down the Tasmanian coast for the Tattersall Cup

  • by Nick Bonyhady
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Wild Oats XI breaks 'three years of misery' for the Oatley family
Sydney to Hobart

Wild Oats XI breaks 'three years of misery' for the Oatley family

After mechanical failures, time penalties and the loss of Bob Oatley, Wild Oats XI reversed its fortunes and won the Sydney Hobart.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Potential controversy emerges over Wild Oats XI's Sydney to Hobart win
Sydney to Hobart

Potential controversy emerges over Wild Oats XI's Sydney to Hobart win

Rival yacht owner Peter Harburg says Wild Oats XI's tracker was not on late in the race, as is required.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
'Words can't explain it': Daring Wild Oats XI wins Sydney to Hobart
Sydney to Hobart

'Words can't explain it': Daring Wild Oats XI wins Sydney to Hobart

The lead changed several times in 'the closest race ever', but Wild Oats XI's more easterly path helped it claim line honours for a ninth time.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
'Closest race ever': Four super maxis locked in thrilling Sydney to Hobart battle
Sydney to Hobart

'Closest race ever': Four super maxis locked in thrilling Sydney to Hobart battle

The race for Sydney to Hobart line honours is set to go down to a four-way River Derwent battle in what could be one of the tightest finishes in race history.

Maxis race to Hobart as the fleet remembers 1998 disaster
Sydney to Hobart

Maxis race to Hobart as the fleet remembers 1998 disaster

Light winds have proved a challenge to the super maxis, but the whole fleet was united by a memorial message for those who died two decades ago.

  • by Nick Bonyhady