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Black Foils SailGP Team helmed by Peter Burling, BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby and Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team helmed by Dylan Fletcher in the season final on Race Day 2 of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2025 Season Grand Final presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday 30 November 2025. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 12 2025 Season. Photo credit: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP.
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SailGP returns with pressure from the first start

SailGP 2026
SailGP opens its 2026 season in Perth for the first time, with unresolved form from Abu Dhabi, risin...
Vixen Racing departs Sydney Harbour alongside the Globe 40 fleet, bound briefly for the Pacific before turning home. // Photo credit: Vixon Racing
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Vixen Racing sails with Globe 40 fleet before turning for New Zealand

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Vixen Racing sailed out of Sydney yesterday in rare company, briefly sharing the Pacific departure w...
Start of the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race // Photo credit: Rolex
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From wins to withdrawals, New Zealand’s Sydney to Hobart story

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
What a Sydney to Hobart this has been. With the final entry, Matthew Harvey’s WindShift, still sever...
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Callisto’s Sydney to Hobart shows what good preparation really looks like

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has a way of rewarding crews who stay calm when others are forced in...
Maritimo 100 // RSHYR
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Maritimo 100: what a Sydney to Hobart DNF can teach you about racing in heavy weather

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A Sydney to Hobart campaign that ended early still delivered exactly what it set out to test.
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Maritimo Katwinchar and the call that mattered most in the Sydney to Hobart

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
A 121 year old yacht, a skipper’s decision offshore, and why coming home intact still counts for eve...
Deb Steele // Photo credit: Vixen Racing
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Deb Steele of Vixen Racing injured in heavy seas during Sydney to Hobart

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New Zealand entry Vixen Racing retired from the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race after a crew injur...
MASTER LOCK COMANCHE crosses the finish line in Hobart to claim line honours at the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race MASTER LOCK COMANCHE, Sail No: CAY007, Owner: Matt Allen/James Mayo - Charterers, Skipper: Matt Allen/James Mayo, Club: CYCA/RPEYC, NSW, Design: VPLP Verdier 100, LOA (m): 30.5, Year: 2014
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How Master Lock Comanche won the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart

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The 80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race revolved around the strategic execution of three maxis: M...
Scallywag // Photo credit: Scallywag / Facebook
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SHK Scallywag 100 capitalises in light air to lead Rolex Sydney Hobart

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07:40AM AEDT - SHK Scallywag 100 sits at the front of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, locked ...
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Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet wakes to heavy attrition as Bass Strait looms

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
High overnight attrition reshapes the Sydney to Hobart fleet as leaders press south and crews weigh ...
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Vixen Racing retires from Sydney Hobart after crew injury

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
New Zealand entry Vixen Racing has retired from the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race after a crew i...
Maritimo Katwinchar // Photo credit: Maritimo
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Maritimo Katwinchar: 121 years old and still racing south

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A 121-year-old ketch returns to the Sydney Hobart, carrying family history, craftsmanship, and hard-...
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Vixen Racing fights back after tough Sydney to Hobart start

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
05:20PM AEDT - New Zealand flagged boat, Vixen Racing has retired from the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Ya...
Wild Thing 100 // Photo credit: Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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Wild Thing 100 first supermaxi out after rigging damage

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Grant Wharington’s 100-footer Wild Thing 100 has become the first supermaxi to retire from the 80th ...
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Sydney to Hobart front five split by just 13 miles overnight

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Overnight positions tighten in the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart, with Comanche leading, Kiwi boats holdi...
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Sydney Hobart 2025 breaks open fast beyond the Heads

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
A compressed harbour start gives way to uneven breeze, a rising seaway and early tactical separation...
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Sydney to Hobart: early order as the fleet exits the harbour

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Fifteen minutes into the Sydney to Hobart, nothing is decided, but the first priorities are starting...
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Sydney Hobart start turns sharp and physical from the gun

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
A brisk Boxing Day breeze compresses the fleet early, with LawConnect again dictating terms on the r...
80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winner - Master Lock Comanche // Photo credit: Insight Media
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Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 Live

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The 80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is underway on Sydney Harbour, with a full 129-boat fleet...
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Sydney to Hobart 2025 briefing reinforces stricter safety and race management

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Inside the Sydney to Hobart 2025 safety briefing and how the race will be run under tighter controls...
Maritimo 100 // Photo credit: Supplied
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Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: Maritimo 100 and the long-game approach

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Maritimo 100 lines up for the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race for two clear reasons. Bill Barry-Co...
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Palm Beach XI is here to hunt

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
A rebuilt Supermaxi lines up for the 80th Sydney Hobart with serious intent and a global campaign ah...
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Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: offshore communications explained

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
We reviewed a Sydney to Hobart Race Committee briefing and translated its offshore communications gu...
Andy Maloney. // Photo credit: SailGP
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Outteridge reunites with Kiwi sailing ally Andy Maloney for Artemis SailGP debut

SailGP 2026
Nathan Outteridge brings trusted New Zealand flight control experience into Artemis SailGP as the te...
Maritimo 100 (left) with Maritimo Katwinchar (right) // Photo: Maritmo
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Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: two Maritimo boats, one hard-earned philosophy

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Two very different yachts, one offshore philosophy, and a Sydney to Hobart campaign built on experie...
New Zealand entry, Vixen Racing in the 2025 Cabbage Tree Island Race // Photo credit: Andrea Francolini / CYCA
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The shape of a season: how the Blue Water Pointscore and Maxi fleets defined Australia’s offshore ye...

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
From the chaos of the Gold Coast Race to URM’s iron grip on IRC, this season delivered a collision o...
Gizmo // Photo credit: Wendell Teodoro for SailorgirlHQ
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Gizmo vs the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: the Kiwi battler with a big heart

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In a fleet crowded with giants, Gizmo carries a story built on grit, generosity, and one of the most...
The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team's new Wing Trimmer, Stuart Bithell // Photo credit: Felix Diemer for SailGP
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Stuart Bithell joins Emirates GBR SailGP Team for 2026 season

SailGP 2026
Olympic champions reconnect as Emirates GBR retools for another title push Stuart Bithell joins E...
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Australia comes out swinging: The 2026 Season SailGP BONDS Flying Roos reset the race

SailGP 2026
The Australians hit 2026 with a refreshed crew, a returning Olympic great, and the kind of momentum ...
Vixen Racing in the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic // Photo credit: Kirsten Thomas Boating / New Zealand
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Four Kiwi boats, four Kiwi stories, four bold ambitions in the 80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Rac...

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Four very different New Zealand boats take aim at the 80th Sydney Hobart. None share a design or a p...
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Black Foils fall short in Abu Dhabi Grand Final

SailGP 2025
The Black Foils have suffered defeat in a tensely contested Rolex SailGP Championship Grand Final in...
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Denmark dominate Abu Dhabi as Rockwool Denmark storm to the SailGP win

SailGP 2025
France took the win in Race 6, but the weekend belongs to Nicolai Sehested and the Rockwool crew.
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Emirates GBR win the SailGP Season 5 Championship!

SailGP 2025
Fletcher’s crew stay sharp as Australia press hard and New Zealand run out of breeze The 2025 Sai...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 2, Fleet Race 6 – France close Abu Dhabi with a clean, confident win

SailGP 2025
France made the best start to Day 2 in Abu Dhabi, taking Race 6 in conditions that barely let the fl...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 2, Fleet Race 5 — GBR stay composed as penalties rattle the fleet

SailGP 2025
GBR nail the start and set the tone Fleet Race 5 began with slightly steadier breeze than anythin...
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Abu Dhabi weather report for SailGP Finale day 2

SailGP 2025
Sunday brings another hot, settled day in Abu Dhabi, almost a repeat of Saturday. Skies stay clear t...
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Black Foils finish ahead of grand final rivals on the opening day at Abu Dhabi

SailGP 2025
A mixed day of fleet racing has the Black Foils sitting in eighth overall in Abu Dhabi but crucially...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1 in review, a great day for Denmark!

SailGP 2025
Denmark rise above a windless harbour as the 2025 SailGP title heads for a tense final day.
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1, Race 4: Switzerland handle the pressure as penalties reshape the fleet

SailGP 2025
Light air and tight traffic define the final race of Day One. A tense start in drifting air SailGP...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1, Race 3: Denmark seals a masterclass in light air

SailGP 2025
A sharp start and clean air set Denmark up for one of their tidiest races of the season, leaving the...

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