The second place winner at the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the 100-foot maxi yacht Comanche boasts unique custom solutions by KZ Marine Group, including the big custom furlers to ensure a safe working load.
The recently concluded 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has been marked by a huge success of McConaghy-built vessels. Bob Oatley’s Reichel/Pugh 100 sailing yacht Wild Oats XI has won line honours for 8th time, while Farr 43 yacht Wild Rose has become the overall winner of the race on corrected time.
The 70th Anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has been won by two yachts with a shared history. Bob Oatley’s super yacht Wild Oats XI made history by claiming a record-breaking eighth line honours victory, while Oatley’s former boat, the 43-ft sailing yacht Wild Rose, secured her second overall victory in the race.
Roger Hickman’s Farr 43 sailing yacht Wild Rose has been confirmed as the overall corrected time winner of Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. The boat has completed the 628 nautical mile race in 3 days, 7 hours, 4 minutes and 43 seconds.
Reichel/Pugh has proudly announced a great success of their yachts at this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The 100ft Supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI has claimed her 8th line honours win in 10 years.
Supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI has claimed her eighth line honours at the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. She was followed by the recently launched superyacht Comanche.
The majestic 100-foot Maxi yacht Wild Oats XI has claimed her eighth line honours victory at the currently running Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014. The vessel has completed the race in 2 days, 2 hours, 3 minutes and 26 seconds.
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.