The yachts taking the leading positions at the currently running 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race are approaching the halfway mark of the 628-nm race. Supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI is currently leading the fleet.
The 70th Anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race kicked off on Friday’s Boxing Day, December 26, 2014, with supermaxi yachts Wild Oats XI and Comanche leading the fleet.
Jim Clark’s 100-ft Maxi yacht Comanche (USA) is currently leading the fleet in the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, followed by seven-time line honours winner superyacht Wild Oats XI by one nautical mile.
The legendary 100ft Supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI is ready to participate in the 70th anniversary edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, set to kick off tomorrow, on December 26, 2014. The greatest challenge is expected to come from the newly launched superyacht Comanche.
Preparations for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014, set to start on Friday’s Boxing Day, are in full swing. The race will be attended by five 100-foot Maxis, including the all-new superyacht Comanche.
The majestic 100-foot super yacht Wild Oats XI broke her 13-metre boom as preparing for the upcoming Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The vessel is going for a historic eighth line honours in this year’s race.
- 1st RORC Transatlantic Race
- Camper and Nicholsons Marinas
- Canary Islands
- Caribbean
- Finot Conq
- Grenada
- IMA
- International Maxi Association
- Island of Grenada
- Lanzarote
- Lupa of London
- Nomade IV
- Port Louis
- Port Louis Marina
- Puerto Calero
- RORC Transatlantic Race
- RORC Transatlantic Race 2014
- Southern Wind
- Southern Wind 94
- Windfall
The inaugural RORC Transatlantic Race 2014 was attended by an international fleet of yachts, including crew from at least 12 different nations, racing majestic Maxi yachts. The overall winner of the race has become the Baltic 78 charter yacht Lupa of London.
The famous 100ft sailing yacht Wild Oats XI is going for an unprecedented eighth line honours in what is the 70th anniversary edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The final sea trial for the yacht and crew is planned to run on Christmas Eve.
December 3, 2014, saw the 100ft Maxi charter yacht Leopard 3 set a new record for the ARC Race, when she crossed the finish line off Rodney Bay, a fabulous St.Lucia yacht holiday destination, nestled in the Caribbean.
This month in Newport, Rhode Island, USA saw the launch of the 88-foot racing yacht Rambler 88, built by New England Boatworks to a design by Juan Kouyoumdjian. The striking sloop replaces Rambler 90 and Rambler 100 yachts.
The highly experienced crew of the 30m Supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI is currently preparing for next week’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The vessel’s final ocean trials will be conducted off Sydney this weekend.
Andrea Francolini is the photographer, who has been with the 100-foot Supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI for a decade. On Boxing Day this year, Andrea will be at the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as official photographer for Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI.