“The design office were told specifically by me that if this boat wasn’t the worst rated boat in history they have failed,” Dr Jim Clark said about his new raceboat.…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Race
Wild Oats XI retires with sail damage as brutal squalls hammer Rolex Sydney Hobart Race
Gale force southerly headwinds and rough seas have been pummelling the favourites for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2015 fleet and caused havoc among the leading super maxis. Eight times line…
Watch how Wild Oats XI was cut in half and rebuilt for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2015
This video by Crosbie Lorimer shows Bob Oatley’s now legendary Australian supermaxi Wild Oats XI in action earlier this month after her modifications at McConaghy Boats. They were done in preparation…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2014: Wild Oats XI takes 8th line honours victory but not before the battle with Comanche had closed up once again
As Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI crossed the finishing line to take the overall win in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2014, she made yet another entry in the famous…
Gallery: Action from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2014 – a race of confounding contrasts
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2014 will go down as one of confounding contrasts that favoured the all-rounders, such as now 8th time line honours winner Wild Oats XI. Our…
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Perpetual Loyal suffers bow delamination as Wild Oats takes the overall lead from Comanche – was this the race defining moment?
Twenty four hours after the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart, Wild Oats IX took the overall lead from Comanche.
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Christmas Eve fleet briefing points to 20-30 knots against the tide on Friday for the dead beat south
A punchy upwind start followed by lighter conditions for the big boats crossing the Bass Strait, before the breeze swings to the north and slingshots the smaller boats back into…
New 100ft supermaxi Comanche arrives in Australia to prepare for the Sydney-Hobart Race
The superfast 100ft maxi designed as a record breaker for Netscape founder Jim Clark and his wife, Kristy, has arrived in Australia by ship in preparation for the Sydney-Hobart Race.…