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The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) was formed in 1944 and, despite its name, quickly became the leading exponent of ocean racing in Australia, at that time a little-known sport both here and elsewhere.
The CYCA began when some keen sailors started meeting informally in a photographic studio in Sydney. They soon acquired a boatshed in Rushcutters Bay and the rest, as they say, is history.
In 1945 a planned cruise to Hobart quickly turned into a race and the famous Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was born.
The race captured the imagination of the Australian public and it soon developed into an international yachting classic, attracting competitors from around the world.
With the CYCA conducting ocean races such as the Sydney Hobart Race since 1944, it has given the Club an expertise in race organisation and sea safety which is internationally acclaimed and widely emulated, some techniques being adapted world-wide following CYCA development.
These days, the CYCA is the ‘Club of choice’ for its more than 3,100 members, sailors and non-sailors, who enjoy the world-class facilities, the extensive sailing calendar and the social programme of member’s nights, prize giving and just relaxing in the Sydney Hobart Bar after a hard-fought race.
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ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE: DEFINED BY AN INTREPID SPIRIT AND CAMARADERIE
Geneva, 23 December 2021 - The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race holds a towering status in the world of sailing. It captures the attention of a nation and enjoys a glowing international reputation that has long transcended the traditional boundaries of the sport. Rolex has partnered this legendary competition and its organizers, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), since 2002.
Over its three-quarters of a century history, the race has provided a platform for human achievement and endeavour, qualities that align with Rolex's core philosophy and which underpin the Swiss watchmaker's more than 60-year involvement in yachting. The 76th edition is scheduled for the traditional lunchtime start on 26 December, with a fleet of more than 90 yachts expected to take on the famous 628-nautical mile (1,010 kilometres) course.
Some 60,000 sailors and 7,000 yachts have taken part in the race since its inception in 1945. From its beginnings, competitors have been drawn to the scale and unpredictability of the challenge, and to the demands on their skills in both preparing and handling their yacht.
After a spectacular departure from Sydney Harbour, the fleet heads south along the New South Wales coast of the Tasman Sea before crossing Bass Strait to tackle the east coast of Tasmania, Storm Bay and the final 12-nm (22 km) stretch in the often decisive, and sometimes cruel, Derwent River, before finishing in Hobart. Most entrants spend four to five days at sea. Watch systems and resources need to be managed assiduously. To negotiate the testing conditions requires willpower, experience and intuition.
Sir Ben Ainslie, a Rolex Testimonee, four-time Olympic gold medallist and helm of the Great Britain SailGP Team, is a past competitor and says: The experience gave me a real appreciation of the sailing prowess and camaraderie inherent in offshore racing, especially within the Corinthian boats taking two or three times as long and being not quite as comfortable as the maxis. A neat part of these races is the fact that handicap means, whatever the size of boat, everyone has a chance to win. The weather plays a part but smaller amateur-sailed boats often win against the professionals.
Winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race overall after time correction and securing the coveted Tattersall Cup guarantees a place in yachting folklore. Matt Allen's Ichi Ban has won two of the past three editions, in 2017 and 2019. Should the Australian boat emerge victorious again, she will join two of the race's most celebrated names, Freya (1963, 1964, 1965) and Love & War (1974, 1978, 2006), on three victories.
Beyond the competition to win overall, the consistent presence of some of the world's most impressive 100-foot (30.5 metre) Maxi yachts has produced epic contests in the battle to be first across the finish line. The race record currently stands at 33 hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds, set by Comanche in 2017. Arriving in Hobart inside two days, a marker first set in 1999, has been achieved in each of the past four editions.
The Rolex Sydney Hobart attracts both professional and Corinthian sailors. Leaders from the political, business and entertainment worlds, as well as stars from other sports, have been drawn to participate. This all adds to the race’s appeal, which is already bolstered by a distinctive position in the sailing calendar and the pioneering feats of those who have confronted its many obstacles over the years. Matt Allen, a former Commodore of the CYCA, spent decades trying to win the event as a skipper. His story is one of persistence, of the time it can take to acquire the experience and knowledge to succeed. Having completed his 30th race to Hobart in 2019, he remarked:
“Over the years, I’ve seen amazing boats participate but it’s actually the people that make this race and ocean racing what they are.”
Intrepid human spirit lies at the heart of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race’s creation and remains its foundation today. Rolex is proud to support a sporting contest that mirrors the brand’s own Perpetual spirit: humbly adapting to the elements, constantly seeking to improve and summoning one’s deepest resources.
A NATURAL AND SUPPORTIVE PARTNER Rolex has always associated with activities driven by passion, excellence, precision and team spirit. The Swiss watchmaker naturally gravitated towards the elite world of yachting six decades ago and the brand's enduring partnership now encompasses the most prestigious clubs, races and regattas, as well as towering figures in the sport, including ground-breaking round-the-world yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester and the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, Sir Ben Ainslie. Today, Rolex is Title Sponsor of 15 major international events - from leading offshore races such as the annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race, to grand prix competition at the Rolex TP52 World Championship and spectacular gatherings at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Swan Cup. It also supports the exciting SailGP global championship in which national teams race identical supercharged F50 catamarans on some of the world's most famous harbours. Rolex's partnerships with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, New York Yacht Club and Royal Yacht Squadron, among others, are the foundation of its enduring relationship with this dynamic sport.
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Charting the history of the blue water classic, with stunning photography by acclaimed photographers Andrea Francolini, Carlo Borlenghi and Richard Bennett, this exhibition is an expansive visual timeline, including evocative film.
Highlighting the excitement, comradery, risk and danger of this great yacht race, Challenging, Thrilling, Racing - Sydney to Hobart 75 Years includes material from significant years such as the tragic events of 1998's race . You'll gain an insight into the character of the race that began in 1945 with only nine contestants. In this, its 75th year, the Sydney to Hobart race fields 170 local and international teams.
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Cat makes history in sydney to hobart yacht race.
By Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News, Sydney
Skipper Robert Williams watches his cat Oli as he stands aboard his yacht ‘Sylph VI’ during the media launch of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in Sydney on 22 November, 2023. Photo: AFP / David Gray
When Oli queues up on the starting line for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday, he'll be making history.
That's because Oli is a cat.
Since the event began as a casual cruise down the east coast of Australia in 1945, it has attracted all manner of colourful competitors - from media magnate Rupert Murdoch to Australian cricket legend Michael Clarke and former UK Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath.
But there's no record of any feline seafarers in the gruelling regatta. Carrier pigeons - sure: they were once used to send messages back to shore and have graced many a deck during the ocean classic. But cats? No.
Oli's owner Bob Williams says the pair didn't set out to be pioneers. The moggy is simply part of the furniture on Sylph VI and leaving him behind on the boat's jaunt south was out of the question.
"I've done lots of crazy things, but this isn't one of them," Williams told the BBC ahead of the race.
Organisers - while initially bemused - are also on board.
There are no race rules prohibiting animals, and cats have a long history in maritime travel, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia pointed out.
"One of the great things about the Rolex Sydney Hobart is all the wonderful characters in the race and the diversity of boats," Commodore Arthur Lane said.
While most eyes will be on the speedy super maxis - giant yachts with up to 24 crew - during the Boxing Day race, Sylph, a 12m yacht made in 1960, will set off in the two-handed division where smaller boats compete with a slimmed down team.
"We're jokingly saying [it's] the two-handed and four-pawed division," Williams said.
A friend of his is co-skippering, he explains, and as for Oli: "He's SC - ship's cat."
While Sylph is an old hat - having taken part in six Sydney to Hobarts many decades ago - this is William's first time racing it.
But both he and Oli have plenty of experience at sea.
A retired navy officer, Williams has spent his life traversing the ocean - including a recent single-handed circumnavigation of the globe - much of it with a feline companion by his side.
Oli, who is about 10 years old, joined him five years ago and quickly earned his sea legs.
"He used to get seasick, and he was a bit stressed to start off with... but now he's fine. He quite enjoys life," Williams said.
The laidback kitty can usually be found meowing orders or napping on the job in the boat's cockpit.
"He's very sensible... Whenever it gets rough, he'll disappear down below to find a nice, safe spot to curl up."
Skipper Robert Williams holds his cat Oli as he stands aboard his yacht ‘Sylph VI’ during the media launch of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in Sydney on 22 November, 2023. Photo: AFP / David Gray
And get rough it just might. The 630 nautical mile (1166km) dash has long been characterised by unpredictable and often brutal conditions - the worst, 25 years ago.
Competitors in the 1998 race were battered by a monster storm, which sank five boats and claimed the lives of six sailors.
This year forecasters have warned that the fleet could be in for thunderstorms, strong winds, and even hail along parts of the course.
Williams jokes that he hasn't lost a cat at sea yet.
But turning serious, he stresses that he is prepared for any emergency.
"The cat overboard routine is just to have something like a towel or a thick rope handy so that they can climb back on board."
There's no life jacket for Oli though, because he simply wouldn't wear it: "They're Houdinis… they'll escape from anything they don't like," Williams says.
But although cats hate the water, he knows for a fact Oli can swim, because he once legged it into the ocean to avoid an overzealous dog.
Sylph and her occupants will be playing it safe though and proceeding towards Hobart at a comparatively leisurely pace.
The record for the fastest finish - set in 2017- is one day and nine hours. But that was a massive, modern super yacht built for speed.
"Sylph is an older slower boat... Our ambition is to get to Hobart in time for the New Year's celebration."
There they'll mark the occasion with a nip of rum, and perhaps some milk on the rocks for Oli.
-This story was first published by the BBC .
Copyright © 2023 , Radio New Zealand
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Sydney to Hobart yacht race: How two days of sailing came down to just 51 seconds
The skipper of the line honours-winning yacht in this year's Sydney to Hobart race says the victory is all the more remarkable because his boat, LawConnect, is a "shitbox" compared to second-place getter and race favourite Andoo Comanche.
"I know it looks good on TV but if you go up close to that boat, it's rough as anything and Comanche is a beautiful boat, it's better in every way, four tonnes lighter etc.," Christian Beck said.
"Shitbox" or not, LawConnect overtook Andoo Comanche in the River Derwent in the final moments of the 2023 race to take out its first line honours in a sensational daylight finish, just 51 seconds ahead of its rival.
"The lead changed several times, they took the lead pretty close to the line, we thought there's no way we can get it back," Beck said.
"There were guys [on board] that couldn't watch, it was very nerve-racking."
In a race that took the two leaders almost two days to finish, the turning point began just a couple of nautical miles from the finish line.
As Andoo Comanche tried to build speed off the Hobart suburb of Sandy Bay and seemed to stall in very little wind, Law Connect made its move.
'"They seem to be accelerating out of the jibes a lot quicker than Andoo Comanche, so I don't think Andoo have a lot of options here, I think they're going to get rolled … really aggressive moves by LawConnect," said Lisa Darmanin, a commentator for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
But, not long after Andoo Comanche snatched it back again.
Then, in the second-closest finish in race history, LawConnect came back about 100 metres from the finish line.
After being runner-up three times in a row, the sweetest moment arrived for Christian Beck as LawConnect crossed the finish line in a time of 1 day, 19 hours, 3 minutes and 58 seconds.
"I can't believe that result. Honestly it's a dream come true," he said.
How did they pull it off?
So just how did the "underdog" manage to snatch the win away from Andoo Comanche after it held the lead comfortably while rounding the Tasman Peninsula and entering the River Derwent?
As we've heard, a lack of wind was a big factor.
"Our boat is big and wide and heavy and it's fast offshore but it is terribly slow when it is bumpy and no wind," the disappointed skipper of Andoo Comanche, John Winning said.
"[As the finish line neared] we sent a guy up the rig and he said 'There's no wind at the finish, zero wind at the finish.'"
But sailors are used to dealing with changes in wind so strategy was obviously a major factor at play too.
As well as the "aggressive jibing" from LawConnect, the winners were focused on learning from Andoo's "mistakes".
"Broadly, the strategy is to watch them and if they get into a bad spot, we avoid that bad spot," Beck said.
Spectator craft another factor
Then there were all the spectator boats to contend with.
In the final moments, a catamaran passed closely to Andoo Comanche and the crew was seen yelling and gesturing.
"We had all the spectator boats and we're trying to clear them out and they were like 'You've won', and we were like 'No! We have not won yet. Stop making waves everything is going to make a difference,'" Winning said.
Tasmania Police said action would be taken against a 57-year-old man for "allegedly breaching" marine and safety regulations.
"The man was skippering a private vessel when it reportedly encroached into the exclusion zone set by Marine and Safety Tasmania," it said in a statement.
The offence carries a fine of up to $3,900.
Winning said he didn't blame spectators for the result.
"I wouldn't have it any other way, I wish there were 500 of them," he said.
"It's even, everyone gets the same thing if they were ahead of us they would have had the wash but unfortunately we got the wash.
"Makes a little difference but that didn't cost us the race, we cost us the race."
And as the bubbly flows for the LawConnect crew, Beck is joking about now being able to offload the "shitbox".
"It's probably a good afternoon to sell it, the afternoon it beats Comanche, probably its highlight of its career, I'm sure."
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Cat makes history in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
When Oli queues up on the starting line for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday, he'll be making history.
That's because Oli is a cat.
Since the event began as a casual cruise down the east coast of Australia in 1945, it has attracted all manner of colourful competitors - from media magnate Rupert Murdoch to Australian cricket legend Michael Clarke and former UK Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath.
But there's no record of any feline seafarers in the gruelling regatta. Carrier pigeons - sure: they were once used to send messages back to shore and have graced many a deck during the ocean classic. But cats? No.
Oli's owner Bob Williams says the pair didn't set out to be pioneers. The moggy is simply part of the furniture on Sylph VI and leaving him behind on the boat's jaunt south was out of the question.
"I've done lots of crazy things, but this isn't one of them," Mr Williams told the BBC ahead of the race.
Organisers - while initially bemused - are also on board.
There are no race rules prohibiting animals, and cats have a long history in maritime travel, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia pointed out.
"One of the great things about the Rolex Sydney Hobart is all the wonderful characters in the race and the diversity of boats," Commodore Arthur Lane said.
While most eyes will be on the speedy super maxis - giant yachts with up to 24 crew - during the Boxing Day race, Sylph, a 12m (40ft) yacht made in 1960, will set off in the two-handed division where smaller boats compete with a slimmed down team.
"We're jokingly saying [it's] the two-handed and four-pawed division," Mr Williams said.
A friend of his is co-skippering, he explains, and as for Oli: "He's SC - ship's cat."
While Sylph is an old hat - having taken part in six Sydney to Hobarts many decades ago - this is Mr William's first time racing it.
But both he and Oli have plenty of experience at sea.
A retired navy officer, Mr Williams has spent his life traversing the ocean - including a recent single-handed circumnavigation of the globe - much of it with a feline companion by his side.
Oli, who is about 10 years old, joined him five years ago and quickly earned his sea legs.
"He used to get seasick, and he was a bit stressed to start off with... but now he's fine. He quite enjoys life," Mr Williams said.
The laidback kitty can usually be found meowing orders or napping on the job in the boat's cockpit.
"He's very sensible... Whenever it gets rough, he'll disappear down below to find a nice, safe spot to curl up."
And get rough it just might. The 630 nautical mile (1,166km) dash has long been characterised by unpredictable and often brutal conditions - the worst, 25 years ago.
Competitors in the 1998 race were battered by a monster storm, which sank five boats and claimed the lives of six sailors.
This year forecasters have warned that the fleet could be in for thunderstorms, strong winds, and even hail along parts of the course.
Mr Williams jokes that he hasn't lost a cat at sea yet.
But turning serious, he stresses that he is prepared for any emergency.
"The cat overboard routine is just to have something like a towel or a thick rope handy so that they can climb back on board."
There's no life jacket for Oli though, because he simply wouldn't wear it: "They're Houdinis… they'll escape from anything they don't like," Mr Williams says.
But although cats hate the water, he knows for a fact Oli can swim, because he once legged it into the ocean to avoid an overzealous dog.
Sylph and her occupants will be playing it safe though and proceeding towards Hobart at a comparatively leisurely pace.
The record for the fastest finish - set in 2017- is one day and nine hours. But that was a massive, modern super yacht built for speed.
"Sylph is an older slower boat... Our ambition is to get to Hobart in time for the New Year's celebration."
There they'll mark the occasion with a nip of rum, and perhaps some milk on the rocks for Oli.
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The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is an annual event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, starting in Sydney, New South Wales, on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania. The race distance is approximately 630 nautical miles (1,170 km). [1] The race is run in conjunction with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, and is widely ...
The 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race defied all odds continuing the run of near perfect weather conditions propelling the super-maxis accross Bass Straight and in to Hobart in record time. The front runners for Line Honours included the multiple title holder Wild Oats XI and the newly bought LDV Comanche, now owned by Jim Cooney.
View history; General What links here; Related changes; Upload file; Special pages; Permanent link; Page information; Cite this page ... This is a list of Winners for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race since 1945. Line honours winners. Year Sail number Yacht State/country Yacht type LOA (Metres) Skipper Elapsed time d:hh:mm:ss 1945 44 Rani: Barber ...
The history of the race. The Sydney to Hobart race began in an off-the-cuff fashion. In the latter part of World War II, sailors on Sydney Harbour formed the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) to promote cruising and casual races in lieu of those suspended during the previous war years. Their first official event was in October 1944.
It was day two of the 1998 Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race and it was a bloody ugly one. Mountainous seas and scathing winds lashed the 43-foot yacht Sword of Orion as she headed into Bass Strait ...
The crew of winning yacht Rani are pictured on their arrival in Hobart on January 1, 1946 Sydney Morning Herald Archives. Such equipment as suffered damage was, generally speaking, running gear ...
In 1945 a planned cruise to Hobart quickly turned into a race and the famous Sydney Hobart Yacht Race was born. The race captured the imagination of the Australian public and it soon developed into an international yachting classic, attracting competitors from around the world. Wayfarer in the 1945 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
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The current race record was set in 2017 by LDV Comanche, at one day, 9 hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds - an unthinkable record for those who sailed in the very first race 75 years ago. Nine-times Sydney to Hobart line honours champion Wild Oats XI in 2015. Image courtesy Andrea Francolini. The first 'Hobart' sailors were friends from the ...
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JANUS et Cie Sydney Race Village provides a great atmosphere for off water activities. The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and Cruising Yacht Club of Australia have had a marked influence on international ocean yacht racing. The Club has influenced the world in race communications and sea safety, maintaining the highest standards for race entry.
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The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will again start in accordance with tradition with the firing of a starting cannon. The start will be at 1.00pm on Boxing Day, 26 December. The fleet will start from start lines off Nielsen Park with boats on the northern line rounding "Victor Mark" and boats on the southern lines rounding "X-Ray Mark", at the ...
The waterfront capital Hobart is popular with sailors who undertake the gruelling 630 nautical miles Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. ... Learn about the history, the heroes and the hazards of competing in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race with Guest Lecturer Skip Lissiman O.A.M, a world-class yachtsman who was part of the winning 1983 Australian ...
In this, its 75th year, the Sydney to Hobart race fields 170 local and international teams. Also included in the 75th year commemorative program for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2019 is a display of photographs by acclaimed yachting photographer Richard Bennett in the museum's Yots Café during December 2019 to January 2020. Richard's ...
When Oli queues up on the starting line for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday, he'll be making history. That's because Oli is a cat. Since the event began as a casual cruise down the east coast of Australia in 1945, it has attracted all manner of colourful competitors - from media magnate Rupert Murdoch to Australian cricket legend Michael Clarke and former UK Prime Minister Sir ...
The skipper of the line honours-winning yacht in this year's Sydney to Hobart race says the victory is all the more remarkable because his boat, LawConnect, is a "shitbox" compared to second-place ...
Navigator Chris Lewis shares his view of the maxi yacht LawConnect's thrilling win in the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. We interrupt your regularly scheduled program to bring you live coverage from the finish of the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. We now take you to Hobart, Tasmania, where two of the race's 100-foot supermaxis are ghosting ...
When Oli queues up on the starting line for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday, he'll be making history. That's because Oli is a cat. Since the event began as a casual cruise down the east ...