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ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE26 DECEMBER 2014 – 1 JANUARY 2015
SYDNEY – HOBART, AUSTRALIA
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AN OFFSHORE LEGEND
One of the world of sailing’s blue ribbon races celebrates a landmark 70th
edition this year. From its intrepid beginnings back in 1945, the Rolex Sydney
Hobart Yacht Race has become one of Australia’s greatest sporting events,
an international icon. Synonymous with achievement, courage, endeavour,
pride and sportsmanship over the course of its prodigious history, the race’s
unique slot in the international yachting calendar – between Christmas and
New Year – has helped to further fuel this legend.
Starting from Sydney harbour the day after Christmas, the event’s international fleet
face an offshore race stretching 628 nautical miles. The finish is the historic port city
of Hobart, Tasmania, yet the Rolex Sydney Hobart has always been as much about
the journey as the destination. The journey takes the fleet down the New South
Wales coast of the Tasman Sea and across the eastern edge of the Bass Strait, down
the east coast of Tasmania turning into Storm Bay at Tasman Island for the final leg up
the Derwent River to Hobart. Weather and the sea conditions can vary dramatically,
are often punishing, and should never be taken for granted.
Rolex has sponsored the competition since 2002 and recently extended its partnership
with the race and event organizers, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA).
The Rolex Sydney Hobart is an integral part of its triumvirate of 600-nm offshore
classics also comprising the United Kingdom’s Rolex Fastnet Race (first run in 1925)
and the Rolex Middle Sea Race (dating back to 1968). The values of sportsmanship,
adventure, determination, courage and discovery set these offshore races apart from
other yacht racing events, and reflect a rigorous sporting ethos with which Rolex
is privileged to be associated.
THE BEGINNINGS
Inspired by the same ethos behind the Rolex Fastnet Race in the United Kingdom,
the race was first run in 1945. It has been held every year since, and the rich history
of the Rolex Sydney Hobart is firmly sewn into the fabric of Australian sport and world
sailing. Victory in the inaugural edition was claimed by Captain John Illingworth’s
35-ft British boat Rani, one of nine yachts to compete. It was a vastly different era:
in the post-war years, materials were scarce and rudimentary. Safety measures
were minimal, navigation was by sextant and compass, some crews did not possess
functioning radios and therefore remained ignorant of weather reports and warnings.
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When Rani arrived in Hobart on the evening of New Year’s Day, her crew had
no idea of her position in relation to the rest of the fleet. Assuming his boat was last
to arrive, Illingworth was astounded to learn that Rani, the second smallest yacht
in the fleet, had beaten the competition as fastest finisher. Rani also proved to be the
race’s overall winner, and, as the first recipients of the prestigious Tattersall’s Cup,
both owner and yacht have become two of the event’s legendary characters.
In the intervening years, the world has changed considerably, advances in technology
have led to lighter, faster boats, better sails and handling systems, and the information
age means that not only are weather reports readily available but so too is data
aiding navigation and race tactics. Even so, the Corinthian spirit inspired by the race’s
founders and the joy at having successfully completed the 628-nm course remain
compelling features of the race.
THE LEGEND
Throughout the years the race has attracted politicians, business tycoons, sporting
legends and the cream of sailing talent. Notable recipients of the Tattersall’s Cup
include British statesman Sir Edward Heath with Morning Cloud in 1969, media
mogul Ted Turner and American Eagle in 1972, American sailing stalwart John Kilroy
and Kialoa II in 1977 through to business leader Karl Kwok and Beau Geste
from Hong Kong in 1997, and, more recently, U.S. computer software innovator
Roger Sturgeon and Rosebud in 2007. No crew has successfully defended
the Tattersall’s Cup since Freya, owned by the Halvorsen brothers, triumphed three
times in a row in the 1960s. In 2014, this momentous opportunity lies with defending
champion Darryl Hodgkinson and his crew on the Cookson 50 Victoire.
Last year’s fastest boat and winner of line honours was Australian Bob Oatley’s
Wild Oats XI, the imperious 100-ft racing yacht skippered by Mark Richards. In 2012,
Wild Oats XI made history by securing the triple-crown for a second time: finishing
first, she narrowly beat her own race record and set a new benchmark of 1 day,
18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds, while also claiming the Tattersall’s Cup
as overall race winner. Wild Oats XI repeated the line honours feat in 2013, claiming
its seventh line honours victory in nine years, matching the number of victories
achieved by Morna (later Kurrewa IV) in the 1960s.
The first boat to finish the Rolex Sydney Hobart always receives a rapturous welcome
in Hobart. Famous international winners include American business giant Larry Ellison
with Sayonara in 1995 and in 1998 in the tragic race in which six sailors lost their lives,
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French sailing legend Eric Tabarly and Pen Duick II in 1967, and German entrepreneur
Hasso Plattner and Morning Glory in 1996.
For most of the fleet, the main target remains overall victory on handicap and the coveted
Tattersall’s Cup. Any boat, theoretically, has a chance of victory, demonstrated by recent
wins by yachts measuring from 40-ft (Two True, 2009), through 60-ft (Loki, 2011),
to 100-ft (Wild Oats XI, 2012).
THE CELEBRATION
Owing to its rich run of success at the event, Wild Oats XI will start as favourite for line
honours in 2014. No simple task: the competition this year is potentially the toughest she
has faced with three similarly powerful 100-ft rivals in attendance. Recent foe Anthony
Bell (line honours winner in 2011) will helm an eclectic group of Australian sports stars
and professional sailors on Perpetual Loyal; Australian sailing legend Syd Fischer –
87 years young and with participation in 45 Rolex Sydney Hobarts to his name – skippers
the new Ragamuffin 100, while perhaps the greatest spotlight will fall on American
Jim Clark who is set to launch his new, 100-ft build Comanche in time for the race.
The wide interest in the 70th edition of the race reflects the magnitude of the occasion.
A fleet of around 120 yachts is expected to take part – the biggest in recent memory.
As a tribute to the race’s rich history, the CYCA has extended an invitation to those
yachts that have competed in previous Rolex Sydney Hobarts to participate in a Parade
of Sail, which will commence at 10:00 local time ahead of the race start.
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“The 70th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is a significant milestone and what better way
to pay tribute to the sport of ocean racing than conducting a Parade of Sail featuring
veteran yachts from the great races south to Hobart,” explained CYCA Commodore
John Cameron. “To win the Rolex Sydney Hobart is a dream of many sailors and
to do so in an anniversary year will be a very special moment in the race’s history
book for the winning owner and their yacht.”
The cultural programme is equally rich. The CYCA, in collaboration with Sydney’s
Australian National Maritime Museum, is assembling an exhibition of photographs,
yacht design plans and other material to go on display for the public at the Museum
from early November through to the end of February.
The start of the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart, organized by the CYCA in conjunction with
the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, will commence at 13:00 AEDT on 26 December.
The race start is the single most viewed sailing event on the globe as hundreds
of thousands of people watch from the festive shores in Sydney, live on television
and over the internet. All of the elements are in place – the 70th edition of Rolex
Sydney Hobart is shaping up to be a classic.
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ORGANIZERS: CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF AUSTRALIA
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is regarded as one of Australia’s premier
yacht clubs. Located in Rushcutters Bay on Sydney Harbour since 1951, the CYCA
was established in 1944 following a meeting at a photography studio belonging to the
father of one of the founders.
Originally an association of cruising enthusiasts, the CYCA initially had no clubhouse.
Members met regularly to discuss nautical matters and organize short cruises and races
along the New South Wales coast. Over the next 70 years, the CYCA has developed
into Australia’s leading exponent of ocean racing and now has 2,700 members.
The CYCA established its position of authority early on when, in 1945, a group
of members were discussing the possibility of a cruise to Hobart over Christmas.
When asked to join, British Royal Navy officer John Illingworth, a highly regarded
offshore yachtsman, reportedly replied: “I will, if you make a race of it.” This response
helped found the Rolex Sydney Hobart, quickly captivating the public’s imagination
and setting the CYCA on its current course.
While the CYCA is best known for its annual race south, members also enjoy being
part of an active club with state-of-the-art facilities, an extensive year-round sailing
programme, a remarkable Youth Sailing Academy and an international reputation.
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
1 New Beach Road,
Darling Point,
New South Wales, 2027
Australia
+61 282927800
www.cyca.com.au
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EVENT PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 24 December
Race Briefing(s)
Friday, 26 December
10:00 Parade of Sail
Weather Briefing
13:00 Race start
From Sunday, 28 December
Arrival of the first boats in Hobart
Time to beat race record: 07:23.12
Thursday, 1 January
Final prize giving, Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT)
* All times listed are AEDT (AEDT – Australian Eastern Daylight)
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RACE WINNERS SINCE 2002
YEAR FLEET SIZE LINE HONOURS OVERALL WINNER
2013 94 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Victoire (AUS)
Bob Oatley Darryl Hodgkinson
2012 76 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Wild Oats XI (AUS)
Bob Oatley Bob Oatley
2011 88 Investec Loyal (AUS) Loki (AUS)
Anthony Bell Stephen Ainsworth
2010 87 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Secret Men’s Business (AUS)
Bob Oatley Geoff Boettcher
2009 100 Alfa Romeo II (NZL) Two True (AUS)
Neville Crichton Andrew Saies
2008 100 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Quest (AUS)
Bob Oatley Bob Steel
2007 82 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Rosebud (USA)
Bob Oatley Roger Sturgeon
2006 78 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Love & War (AUS)
Bob Oatley Simon Kurts & Lindsay May
2005 85 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Wild Oats XI (AUS)
Bob Oatley Bob Oatley
2004 116 Nicorette (AUS) Aera (GBR)
Ludde Ingvall Nicholas Lykiardopulo
2003 56 Skandia (AUS) First National Real Estate (AUS)
Grant Wharington Michael Spies & Peter Johnston
2002 57 Alfa Romeo (NZL/AUS) Quest (AUS)
Neville Crichton Bob Steel
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HISTORY OF ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART MONOHULL RACE RECORD
YEAR YACHT OWNER ELAPSED TIME
1945 Rani (GBR) Capt. John Illingworth 6 days, 14 hours, 22 minutes,
0 seconds
1946 Morna (AUS) Claude Plowman 5 days, 2 hours, 53 minutes,
33 seconds
1948 Morna (AUS) Claude Plowman 4 days, 5 hours, 1 minute,
21 seconds
1951 Margaret Rintoul (AUS) A.W Edwards 4 days, 2 hours, 29 minutes,
1 second
1957 Kurrewa IV (AUS) F&J Livingston 3 days, 18 hours, 30 minutes,
39 seconds
1962 Ondine (USA) Huey Long 3 days, 3 hours, 46 minutes,
16 seconds
1973 Helsal (AUS) Tony Fisher 3 days, 1 hour, 32 minutes,
9 seconds
1975 Kialoa III (USA) Jim Kilroy 2 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes,
56 seconds
1996 Morning Glory (GER) Hasso Plattner 2 days, 14 hours, 7 minutes,
10 seconds
1999 Nokia (DEN) Stefan Myralf/ 1 day, 19 hours, 48 minutes,
Michael Spies 2 seconds
2005 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Bob Oatley 1 day, 18 hours, 40 minutes,
10 seconds
2012 Wild Oats XI (AUS) Bob Oatley 1 day, 18 hours, 23 minutes,
12 seconds
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ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE KEY DATES
1944 Event organizers, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), founded in Sydney.
1945 Inspired by the United Kingdom’s Fastnet Race, the idea of an ocean classic
in Australia is conceived. The first 628-nm Sydney-Hobart race is organized, with the start
taking place on 26 December. Nine boats take part. British naval captain John Illingworth,
one of the founding fathers of the event, skippers the winning yacht, Rani.
1946 The second running of the event. A large crowd awaits the race start on
26 December in Sydney following the excitement generated by the first race.
Claude Plowman’s Morna claims the first of its three successive line honours victories
and is the first yacht to complete the race before the year’s end.
1948 For the only time in its history and due to restrictions imposed by ‘Sunday laws’,
the race start does not take place on 26 December.
1951 The first race in which all starters complete the course before the end of the year.
1960 Kurrewa IV (formerly Morna) secures her fourth line honours victory under
the ownership of Frank and John Livingston, following wins in 1954, 1956 and 1957.
The yacht now has a combined total of seven line honours titles.
1962 In breaking the race record, Huey Long’s Ondine becomes the first overseas yacht
to win line honours since Rani in the race’s inaugural edition.
1965 Trygve and Magnus Halvorsen’s Freya makes history, becoming the first
and only yacht to win the Tattersall’s Cup, awarded to the overall race winner, three
times in a row.
1969 Sir Edward Heath, who would become British Prime Minister the following year,
skippers Morning Cloud to overall victory.
1975 The event attracts in excess of 100 boats. Marking the occasion, American
Jim Kilroy’s Kialoa III sets a new race record: 2 days, 14 hours, 36 minutes, 56 seconds.
A remarkable time that will stand for 21 years. 1975 also witnesses the participation
of the first all female crew, onboard Barbarian.
1992 Syd Fischer claims overall victory with Ragamuffin adding to line honours
victories claimed in 1988 and 1990.
1994 The 50th edition of the race witnesses a record 371 starters. Raptor of Germany
claims overall victory.
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1996 The 21 year-old race record is finally broken by German yacht Morning Glory,
owned by Hasso Plattner. Her time: 2 days, 14 hours, 7 minutes, 10 seconds.
1998 Tragedy marks a turning point in the race’s proud history. Severe storms, similar
in strength to a low-class hurricane, cause the sinking of five yachts and the death
of six sailors in the Bass Strait. The response of the organizers is proactive:
new safety measures and regulations are introduced immediately after the disaster.
2005 Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI claims the first of its line honours successes. In doing
so, she sets a new race record of 1 day, 18 hours, 40 minutes and 10 seconds,
and claims overall victory on handicap. It is only the second time in the race’s history –
the other occasion being the inaugural event – that a yacht has claimed the famous
triple crown.
2006 Love & War, a Sparkman & Stephens 47, becomes only the second boat to win
the race three times. She had won the Tattersall’s Cup in 1974 and 1978.
2012 Wild Oats XI claims an unprecedented second triple crown. She beats her own
race record by 16 minutes, 58 seconds.
2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart celebrates its 70th edition. A fleet of around 120 yachts
is expected to take part.
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ROLEX AND YACHTING
As the crown in sailing for over 50 years, Rolex is proud to be a major force at play
behind yachting’s finest events, players and organizations. Whether supporting
extreme challenges such as the ultra-competitive Rolex Sydney Hobart Race
or maintaining tradition with the glamorous Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Rolex has cultivated
a privileged relationship with the elite world of yachting.
HISTORY
The roots of Rolex’s affinity for sports and human achievement can be traced back
to the pioneering origins of the company. When founder Hans Wilsdorf set up his
watchmaking firm, he was influenced by the swift changes sweeping through society
at the beginning of the 20th century. In an era when wristwatches were still regarded
as fragile items of apparel, he was determined to create a wristwatch that would be
robust, precise and reliable, adapted to ever more active lifestyles.
In 1910, a Rolex wristwatch obtained the first certificate ever granted to such a watch
by the Official Watch Rating Centre in Bienne, Switzerland. In 1926, Rolex invented
the Rolex Oyster, the first waterproof wristwatch in the world, thanks to a case
equipped with an ingenious patented system consisting of a screw-down bezel,
case back and winding crown. To prove his invention, Hans Wilsdorf equipped
Mercedes Gleitze with an Oyster when she swam the English Channel a year later.
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The Rolex watch emerged from more than 10 hours in the water in perfect working
condition, and the young Englishwoman effectively became the brand’s first
Testimonee – a witness to the watch’s uncompromised performance.
In 1931, Rolex invented the first wristwatch self-winding system with a free rotor,
called the Perpetual rotor, the precursor of contemporary self-winding systems.
With Hans Wilsdorf at the helm, Rolex continued to use the world as a real-life
proving ground for the Oyster, demonstrating time and again its reliability in the most
extreme conditions, on land, in the air, in the depths of the ocean or on the tallest
peaks. By being associated with so many achievements, Rolex became the trusted
reference for chronometric precision, robustness and reliability around the world.
Meanwhile, Rolex evolved, as did its product, in a constant pursuit of perfection.
As part of this evolution, Rolex watches – made from only the highest quality materials
and designed by the industry’s best – became symbols of elegance and prestige.
Rolex sought to associate with activities that, like itself, were motivated by passion,
excellence, precision and team spirit. Naturally, Rolex gravitated toward the elite
world of sailing, forming an alliance that dates back to the late 1950s. Since then,
the relationship between Rolex and sailing has grown and prospered.
EVENTS
Today, Rolex is Title Sponsor of some 15 major international events in distinct categories.
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Race and the biennial Rolex Fastnet Race are at the
forefront of the leading offshore races. Fiercely challenging and frequently subject
to extreme weather conditions, these races are often referred to interchangeably
as the Mount Everest of sailing. In a similar vein, the Rolex Farr 40 World
Championship attracts the best sailors from around the world in the highest-level
one-design competition organized for boat owners and their teams.
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is one of the highlights of the Mediterranean yachting
season. Against the backdrop of the luxurious Costa Smeralda, a sizeable fleet
of top-quality, technologically advanced yachts gather each September in Porto Cervo,
Italy for intense competition. Porto Cervo is also the home port for the prestigious
Rolex Swan Cup, a favourite among those looking for an exciting contest among
worthy opponents.
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OFF THE WATER
Off the water, Rolex participates in the development of yachting through its support
of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), the sport’s governing body, and the
annual ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, recognizing male and female
sailors who have distinguished themselves over the course of a year.
Rolex has also cultivated close relationships with the most prestigious yacht clubs
around the world, including the New York Yacht Club (US), the Royal Yacht Squadron
(Cowes, UK), the Yacht Club Italiano (Genoa, Italy) and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
(Porto Cervo, Italy), among others.
TESTIMONEES
In patronage of yachting’s exceptional individuals, Rolex counts among its Testimonees
Danish legend Paul Elvstrom, a four-time Olympic gold medallist; American yachtsman
Gary Jobson, Vice President of the ISAF and the America’s Cup’s Winning Tactician
in 1977; America’s Paul Cayard, a seven-time sailing world champion, seven-time
America’s Cup veteran and two-time Olympian; and Brazilian sailor Robert Scheidt,
a two-time Olympic gold medallist who was twice named the ISAF Rolex World Sailor
of the Year.
Driven by a passion for excellence and a great appreciation for yachting, Rolex,
the world’s leading Swiss watchmaker, is committed to furthering the strong ties
that bind these two prestigious worlds in their shared pursuit of perfection.
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