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.
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.
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 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.
Tomorrow, December 9, 2014, will see supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI participate in the SOLAS Big Boat challenge – a scene-setter for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The vessel is expected to win its eighth line honours in this race.
Following nearly a dozen makeovers in the past 10 years, the 30-metre supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI is expected to make sailing history by being the first to finish in the upcoming Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for an unprecedented eighth time.
The upcoming 70th Anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race promises to be the most memorable in years. The event will host five impressive 100-foot Maxis, including the all-new superyacht Comanche.
After a consolidation of staff in early 2013, the well known NZ luxury yacht builder, Yachting Developments, has diversified to come out stronger, providing a full service offering for yachts. This includes refit work, survey work and haul outs, interior fittings and new build work.
The 2013 edition of Rolex Sydney Hobart was attended by 7 McConaghy yachts. The builder can now lay claim to 15 overall victories in this popular race.
It has been a huge success for the Southern Spars-rigged yachts at the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, taking Line Honours victory for nine consecutive years.
The year 2013 saw another record edition of the popular Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, attended by an amazing number of 94 yachts.
Measuring impressive 100 feet in LOA, superyacht Wild Oats XI has reached her seventh line honours victory in the 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. The vessel boasts the revolutionary Dynamic Stability System (DSS) foil, developed by Infiniti Yachts.