The best photos and videos of the Rolex Sydney Hobart 2016
The exciting 72nd edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart is over, where the race record has beaten the previous time.
The exciting 72nd edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart is over, where the race record has beaten the previous time.
French sailor Armel Le Cléac’h has almost doubled his lead on arch-rival Alex Thomson overnight after finding breeze to the west of the Cape Verde islands.
At the start of their 21st day of racing, Francis Joyon and his elite crew are preparing to leave the low-pressure system that propelled them so far at high speed, allowing them to sail for eleven days on the same tack and to set several records in the Southern Ocean
Sydney, 26 December 2016 – The great race is underway. The 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, featuring an international fleet of 88 yachts, commenced at 13:00 local time on a perfect Sydney summer’s day - See more at: http://www.juanpanews.com/2016/12/rolex-sydney-hobart-88-barcos-ponen-rumbo-a-tasmania/#sthash.dBKutKMS.dpuf
Tears and champagne flow as French skipper completes voyage in just 49 days and three hours
Yachting World has developed a selection of videos of sailing with bad weather, when the boats must demonstrate their resistance and the sailors, their expertise.
To be universally recognized as “the best” in any sport is extremely rare. But sailor Paul Elvstrom has earned this description. Over four consecutive Olympic Games he won four Gold medals, but his quest for excellence was an emotional roller coaster ride.
There’s more to sailing in the Trades than gentle running downwind, punctuated by a cooling shower. Chris Tibbs explains
Uncertain times… Whilst the leaders are just about done with the first third of the race, the main chasing pack is ensnared in the miasma of a very sticky zone of high pressure. However, those further up the fleet are making up ground on the leading group, pushed along by a meaty low as the top two await fresh breeze that is set to propel them along very quickly to Kerguelen from Monday. As a resu