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.
Darryl Hodgkinson’s Cookson 50 sailing yacht Victoire has become the official Overall Winner of the 69th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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.
This year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Race has been marked by the seventh line honours win of the impressive 100-foot superyacht Wild Oats XI.
The second day of the 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart race say the fleet slowing down, as the lead yachts made they way down the southeast coast of Australia.
First day of the 69th Sydney Hobart Race was accompanied by 15-18-knot southeasterly winds with sunshine and blue skies.
McConaghy Boats is the most successful builder in the Rolex Sydney Hobart regatta.
As tradition dictates, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is expected to kick off from Sydney Harbour on December 26, 2013. The 69th edition of this popular event will host an amazing fleet of 94 yachts, including the 2012 Line Honours and Overall Winner – the 100ft superyacht Wild Oats XI.
- 20th SOLAS Big Boat Challenge
- 69th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
- Australia
- Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
- CYCA SOLAS Trusts
- Perpetual Loyal
- Rolex Sydney Hobart
- Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
- Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2013
- SOLAS Big Boat Challenge
- SOLAS Big Boat Challenge 2013
- Sydney
- Sydney Harbour
- Wild Oats XI
- Wild Thing
A preview of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the 20th edition of SOLAS Big Boat Challenge is set to start in Sydney Harbour today, on December 10, 2013.
McConaghy Boats, including the 30-metre superyacht Wild Oats XI as well as the 30-metre luxury yacht Wild Thing, are currently preparing for the upcoming Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, which will kick off later this month.