Australian super-maxi LDV Comanche was awarded line honors for the Sydney to Hobart bluewater classic on Thursday after an international jury imposed a one-hour penalty on Wild Oats XI following a protest.
Wild Oats smashed the race record when it crossed the line at Constitution Dock in Hobart at 9.48 pm (1048 GMT) on Wednesday after taking one day, eight hours, 48 minutesRead more
The favourite supermaxis led the fleet out of Sydney Harbour heading for Hobart on Monday as a fine weather forecast brought a new record back into sight at the start of one of the toughest yacht races in the world.
Under a blazing azure sky, hundreds of leisure boats lined the course to the Heads watched by masses of spectatorsRead more
Leading super-maxi skippers are predicting a fast, open race when Australia's gruelling Sydney to Hobart classic sets sail on Monday with favourable winds forecast.
The fleet for the 72nd edition of the often brutal 628 nautical mile (1,163 kilometre) blue water run down the east coast stands at 91 and includes the local favourite Wild Oats XI which has takenRead more
Wild Oats, the eight-time Sydney-Hobart winner and favourite for a ninth victory, could also break its own speed record with favourable winds predicted for the blue water classic that starts Monday.
The long-range weather forecast sets up a fast 2016 race with a southerly front on the evening of day one likely to decide who takes the gruelling 628 nauticalRead more