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Offshore racing | Australia
2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: line honours claimed for a second year in a row by LawConnect
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race line honours has been claimed for a second year in a row by LawConnect. The 100-ft (30.48m) maxi skippered by Christian Beck completed the 628-nautical mile course at 02:35.13 AEDT on Saturday 28 December in an elapsed time of one day, 13 hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds. -
Paris 2024 • Marseille
Olympic Sailing 2024: Wearn Defends Olympic Crown in Men’s Dinghy
Matt Wearn defended his Olympic title with a well-executed sail in the Men’s Dinghy Medal Race. The reigning champion went into the race carrying a 14-point advantage, knowing Cyprus’ Pavlos Kontides was the only sailor who could overtake him. -
Offshore racing | Australia
2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race : LawConnect snatched victory from Andoo Comanche in the last 100 metres
In an absolutely historic fight to the finish, LawConnect snatched victory from Andoo Comanche by less than a minute and in the last 100 metres of the 628-mile Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Owner Christian Beck will have breathed a huge sigh of relief as his run of three second-place finishes in the legendary ocean race came to a thrilling (…) -
World Surf League
World Surf Tour 2022: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) new World Champions
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) won the 2022 World Surf League (WSL) Titles at the second-annual Rip Curl WSL Finals in dreamy four-to-six foot conditions at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, Calif. A historic day for Gilmore marked her eighth World Title, making her the winningest women’s surfer in the sport; while Toledo (…) -
18ft Skiffs • Sydney Harbour
JJ Giltinan Championship 2020: David McDiarmid, Matt Steven and Brad Collins took out the third consecutive Championship
Defending champion Honda Marine team of David McDiarmid, Matt Steven and Brad Collins took out the third consecutive JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship after another impressive performance in the final two races of the regatta on Sydney Harbour today. -
#2019TornadoWorlds
2019 Tornado World Championships: Australian duo Brett Burvill and Max Puttman claimed the overall title
The final day of racing for the 2019 Tornado World Championships Powered by Candida Stationery ended on a high with Olympic Gold and Silver medalist Rex Sellars, sailing with his son Brett, took the win for race 10, a great way to end the regatta. But it wasn’t enough to get them on the podium, missing out on third place by just one point. (…) -
#RolexSydneyHobart
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race : The crew of Alive with owner Philip Turner and skipper Duncan Hine received the Tattersall Cup
For Phillip Turner the dream of winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race began “five or six years ago” when he was watching the finish and suddenly thought: “I’d like to win that one day.” -
#ClipperRace
Clipper 2017-18 Race: Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman to ever win a round the world yacht race
History has been made as Australian Sailor Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman to ever win a round the world yacht race after clinching the overall victory in the Clipper 2017-18 Race. -
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SuperFoiler Grand Prix: Glenn Ashby, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have claimed the top prize decided on the final race of a five week long campaign
Euroflex has won the inaugural SuperFoiler Championship Crown sealing the Ben Lexcen Trophy after finishing with three wins on the final day of the Expr3ss! SuperFoiler Grand Final. -
18ft Skiffs
2018 JJ Giltinan International Championship: David McDiarmid, Matt Steven and Brad Collins first Kiwi team to win the 80-year-old trophy
New Zealand’s Honda Marine (David McDiarmid, Matt Steven, Brad Collins) became the first Kiwi team to win the 80-year-old JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour when the team completed the championship with a total of 21 points to defeat fellow-kiwi team Maersk Line by just one point.
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