Wild Oats XI

Wild Oats finishes Sydney-Hobart in record time, faces protest

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Supermaxi Wild Oats XI finished the gruelling Sydney to Hobart race in record time late Wednesday, but confirmation of its ninth line honours win will be delayed by a protest from second-placed LDV Comanche. Wild Oats completed the 628-nautical mile (1,163-kilometre) bluewater classic in a time of 1 day, 8hrs, 48min and 50sec, several hours inside the previous record set lastRead more

Early drama as Sydney to Hobart fleet race to break record

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Supermaxi LDV Comanche led the fancied big boats as the gruelling Sydney to Hobart race began Tuesday, after a close call that saw the yacht almost collide with rival Wild Oats XI. Another supermaxi, Black Jack, had led the fleet out of Sydney Harbour, with the vessels chasing a new race record amid "dream" conditions in the annual dash down Australia's eastRead more

Early drama as Sydney to Hobart fleet race to break record

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Wild Oats yacht hit by lightning

Sydney - Muslimchronicle

Leading Sydney to Hobart yacht race contender Wild Oats XI has been struck by lightning in a big blow to its chances ahead of the gruelling bluewater classic, it was revealed Wednesday. The supermaxi, an eight-time winner which was forced to retire from last year's race over a hydraulics issue, was in Sydney when a bolt of lightning hit the top of itsRead more

Perpetual Loyal smashes Sydney-Hobart yachting record

Sydney - Arab Today

Australian supermaxi Perpetual Loyal smashed the Sydney to Hobart record by almost five hours to take line honours on Wednesday after "one hell of a race" that saw eight-time winner Wild Oats XI retire. Loyal, long-time rival of favourite Wild Oats, put to bed its failure to finish the past two races when the 100-footer arrived at Hobart's Constitution DockRead more

Sydney-Hobart record set to fall

Sydney - Arab Today

Australian supermaxi Perpetual Loyal is on track to smash the record time for the Sydney to Hobart race by several hours, as disaster struck eight-time winner Wild Oats XI. Local favourite Wild Oats -- the race's most successful yacht -- was forced to retire from the gruelling contest with keel damage, losing the chance to capitalise on favourable winds thatRead more

Fast, open race ahead for Sydney-Hobart

Sydney - Arab Today

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