http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=635CYCA News Feeden-usFri, 10 Sep 2010 16:54:24 +1000Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:54:24 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspStephen Ainsworth's Loki has thrown a spanner in the works of near-sistership Limit, owned by Alan Brierty, today taking control of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series after winning the 27 nautical mile Passage Race which started on Sydney Harbour in a fickle west of sou-west breeze.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4550Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:42:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspNeville Crichton and his Alfa Romeo crew made short work of Day 1 of the Rolex Trophy Passage Series, taking line and handicap honours in today's 27 nautical mile Passage Race. The 100 footer from New Zealand took just one hour 48 mins 25 secs to complete the course, also picking up the coveted overall IRC handicap win.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4549Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:04:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspAfter heavy rain that left a millpond, delaying racing by nearly two hours today, the two Divisions contesting Day 2 of the Rolex Trophy Series finally started with breeze just before 1.00pm on the Macquarie Circle off Sydney Heads.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4546Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:22:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspTwo of the major players did not make the start line and two other highly fancied entries did enough damage to warrant pulling out of Race 2 of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series which started today on the Manly Circle just north of Sydney Heads.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4544Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:12:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspMartin and Lisa Hill and their Estate Master crew won the Farr 40 class, while a bunch of Tasar sailors won every race of the Sydney 38 class to each win their class in the Rolex Trophy One Design series' sailed over the last three days.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4539Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:56:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspIt was a day for families at the Rolex Trophy One Design Series, as husband and wife team Martin & Lisa Hill (Estate Master) and the father and son owned The Tavern (Ian and Shane Guanaria) scored three wins from three races each in the Farr 40 and Sydney 38 classes respectively this afternoon.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4533Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:40:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asphttp://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4531Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:35:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspIn some close racing on The Sound at the entrance to Sydney Heads, Martin and Lisa Hill and their Estate Master crew from Middle Harbour Yacht Club have come out on top after three races on Day 1 of the Rolex Trophy One-Design series.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4528Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:44:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspLeslie Green's Swan 60 Ginger has won the final race today of the Rolex Trophy Passage Series. The win was enough to edge out the 80-footer Andrew Short Marine Shockwave 5 and claim the Series outright.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4131Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:49:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspGraeme Wood's TP52 Wot Now has claimed IRC Division 0/1 overall honours in the Rolex Trophy sailed outside Sydney Heads, fighting off a serious challenge from Syd Fischer's like boat Ragamuffin to win by three points.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4130Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:38:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspGraeme Wood's TP52 Wot Now has finally outsmarted and outsailed the crafty Syd Fischer's Ragamuffin as the two TP52s continue their relentless tussle for handicap pole position heading into the Rolex Sydney Hobart start next week.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4129Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:51:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspThere was plenty of spray off the bow as boats hurtled down waves on the downwind legs sent the photographers into a frenzy as the two divisions racing on the Macquarie Circle made the most of the fresh conditions.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4125Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:59:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspOn day one of the Rolex Trophy eighty-one year old Syd Fischer and his crew on board Ragamuffin threw down an early challenge to the rest of the fleet preparing for the start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in eight days time.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4123Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:38:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspDay one of the Rolex Trophy One Design Series delivered tough conditions for the Farr 40 fleet. With gale force winds predicted offshore Principle Race Officer Denis Thompson made the call early to bring racing into the Harbour.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=4113Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:06:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspRoger Sturgeon and his American TP65 Rosebud hammered the final nail in Yendys' coffin this afternoon with a second in the last race of the Rolex Trophy giving them a two point cushion when the final pointscore was tallied.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3616Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:38:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspPRO Denis Thompson used the Manly Circle course area today, giving beachgoers on one of Sydney's most famous stretches of sand a view of some of the Rolex Sydney Hobart handicap contenders going through their paces.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3614Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:55:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspThe US based Farr STP65 Rosebud, owned by Roger Sturgeon and steered by Jack Halterman, and local boat Yendys, a Reichel/Pugh 55, continued their tussle for the number one spot, Geoff Ross' Yendys prevailing on the pointscore after four races.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3613Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:29:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspThe protest committee last night disqualified Quantum Racing from race one due to the fact they were a port tacking boat which failed to keep clear of a starboard tacking boat.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3610Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:32:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspYendys claimed top spot in IRC division 0/1 in race two ahead of Rosebud and Bruce Taylor's Caprice 40 Chutzpah, which principal race officer Denis Thompson described as a "rocket ship".http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3609Thu, 13 Dec 2007 17:20:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspQuantum Racing's bow sprit hit Quest, then in the lumpy seas and almost in slow motion the boats came together again, Quantum's bow hitting Quest a second time.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3608Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:43:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspAfter three days of intense racing, Vincenzo Onorato has won the Farr 40 division of the Rolex Trophy One Design series by seven points, capping off a successful year in the class.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3600Sun, 9 Dec 2007 18:48:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspTony Walls, skipper of the Sydney 38 Acuity hasn't competed in nine months but they still managed to pull a rabbit out of their hat with a 1,2,1 result at the end of the day's racing.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3598Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:14:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspRace two supplied some terrific surfing action with the nor'east breeze building to 18 knots. Sputnik showed the fleet the way with the Italians in hot pursuit.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3594Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:37:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspThirteen Sydney 38s, five of them using the Rolex Trophy as a shakedown for the Rolex Sydney Hobart starting on 26 December, will sail up to six races over Saturday and Sunday.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=3591Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:48:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspAfter eight races over four days sailed in a full gamut of conditions, a one second split on corrected time in the final race was the difference between first and second in IRC Division 1 of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2925Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:07:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspFollowing two wins today, Stephen Ainsworth's Loki has applied serious pressure to the surprise package Yendys making its debut in the Rolex Trophy Rating Series.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2924Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:18:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspThe Jury hearing the protest lodged by Loki against Yendys, Wild Oats XI, Wild Joe and Living Doll relating to race four of the Rolex Trophy Rating Series sailed off Sydney Heads today has dismissed the protest and awarded Loki average points in redress.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2923Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:44:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspAn adrenaline charged Mark Richards, skipper of Wild Oats XI, reported hitting boat speeds of 34 knots today, just two knots off the 30m maxi's all time fastest speed.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2922Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:24:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspWhile not in immediate danger, Linham had to tread water for a few minutes in lumpy seas while the crew on Ausmaid dropped the spinnaker and doubled back to pick him up, four crewmembers hauling the lucky but soggy sailor back on deck.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2921Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:20:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspWith a top boat speed of 24 knots, the same top speed achieved today by Bob Oatley's 30m maxi Wild Oats XI, Yendys' performance surprised everyone on the race track off Sydney Heads - including owner Geoff Ross.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2918Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:05:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp"We are really looking forward to racing tomorrow," said Ross this afternoon. "It was a huge effort to get the boat here and now we have a chance to test it in the 'big tank', [the ocean]".http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2917Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:51:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspIn the third and final race of the regatta, Sputnik was making an easy meal of the freshening 26 knot nor'easter, leading Mascalzone Latino and Ichi Ban around the final top mark but a Chinese gybe half a mile from the finish ended the infiltrator's crack at the prestigious Rolex Farr 40 win.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2909Sun, 10 Dec 2006 16:12:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspOn Ichi Ban's home turf however they are the force to be reckoned with, despite another win, a second and a third today by the Italians led by Vincenzo Onorato.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2907Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:08:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspThere was also a clash with wildlife on the water today. Michael Milne's Farr 40 Black Snake hit something on its underside, likely to be a shark, which then flipped up out of the water and bent a stanchion and hit a crewmember before falling back in the water.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2905Fri, 8 Dec 2006 16:30:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp"Australia has produced some of the top Farr 40 sailors over the years and this is a great opportunity to sail against them," commented Onorato this morning.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2898Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:29:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspSparkling blue waters, a moderate swell and gusty south westerly winds around 20 knots made for a magic day's racing on the final day of the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series off Sydney today.http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2203Sun, 18 Dec 2005 17:29:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspThe Protest Committee for the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series last night disqualified Leslie Green's Swan 45 Ginger from race five of the event following a protest by rival yacht Quantum Racing (Ray Roberts). http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2201Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:42:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspWith one day's racing remaining in the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series, Wild Oats XI, one of the two new 30m, canting keel maxis that are expected to dominate the race for line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has withdrawn from the Trophy for modifications. http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2200Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:10:00 +1000http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.aspTwo more wins from Quantum Racing and two seconds by Loki in their divisions of the Rolex Trophy - Rating Series today has enabled the Australian team to extend its lead in the Rolex Challenge teams series. http://www.rolexsydneytohobart.com/news.asp?key=2199Sat, 17 Dec 2005 17:43:00 +1000