Jiang Lin, owner and co-skipper of the double handed entry, JPK 10.30 Min River, Overall winner of the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, shares with Sails her pathway to offshore racing and her thoughts on etching her name in history.
After a phenomenal refit program, Palm Beach XI completed the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, regarded as one of the pinnacles of ocean racing.
Min River has been declared the Overall winner of the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, making the yacht’s owner, Jiang Lin, the first woman to ever win the race.
Master Lock Comanche, co-skippered by Matt Allen and James Mayo, has taken Line Honours in the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and received their trophy and timepieces for the victory.
Master Lock Comanche has claimed a hard-fought and emotionally charged victory in the 80th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, prevailing after a race that swung wildly from dominance to dead calm, and from violent seas to a final-day showdown that felt more like a race within a race at the finish.
Three 100 footers are within sight of each other sailing into Hobart in the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
As the fleet confronted a heavy sea state of 3-metre waves and demanding conditions, there was both relief and disappointment late on Saturday as the Race delivered another reminder of the fine margins between perseverance and withdrawal.
A strengthening southerly wind and a notable upgrade in wave height are the key changes competitors face ahead of the start of the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with forecasters warning of a rougher opening phase than earlier briefings suggested.
The youngest woman in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart, Ali Braden has heard the account of a pioneer in the sport, Victoria Willman who skippered the first all-female crewed entry in 1975.
Palm Beach Motor Yachts presents one journey, two statements of performance.
Light and variable winds are shaping as a key feature of this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with early forecasts pointing to a tactical opening phase rather than a flat-out drag race south.
Competitors in the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race may think they’re seeing double as they come across the Akilaria RC2 yacht Titlespace Yeah Baby at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
The surname is familiar to those in boating, powerboat racing and the broader marine industry. Nick Barry-Cotter, with a background in automotive and now Manager of Maritimo’s Hope Island facility, is preparing for his first Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Tasmania’s offshore sailing elite recently convened to celebrate eight decades of volunteer effort supporting the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Master Lock Comanche scored a comprehensive defeat of rival supermaxi LawConnect in the 2025 SOLAS Big Boat Challenge.
Master Lock Comanche has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the Line Honours contenders for the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with a clinical performance in the Cabbage Tree Island Race.
