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2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race : LawConnect snatched victory from Andoo Comanche in the last 100 metres
In an absolutely historic fight to the finish, LawConnect snatched victory from Andoo Comanche by less than a minute and in the last 100 metres of the 628-mile Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Owner Christian Beck will have breathed a huge sigh of relief as his run of three second-place finishes in the legendary ocean race came to a thrilling (...) -
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World Surf Tour 2022: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) new World Champions
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) and Filipe Toledo (BRA) won the 2022 World Surf Surf #Surf League (WSL) Titles at the second-annual Rip Curl WSL Finals in dreamy four-to-six foot conditions at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, Calif. A historic day for Gilmore marked her eighth World Title, making her the winningest women’s surfer in the (...) -
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JJ Giltinan Championship 2020: David McDiarmid, Matt Steven and Brad Collins took out the third consecutive Championship
Defending champion Honda Marine Marine Marine nationale team of David McDiarmid, Matt Steven and Brad Collins took out the third consecutive JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Skiff #skiff Championship after another impressive performance in the final two races of the regatta on Sydney Harbour (...) -
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2019 Tornado World Championships: Australian duo Brett Burvill and Max Puttman claimed the overall title
The final day of racing for the 2019 Tornado World Championships Powered by Candida Stationery ended on a high with Olympic Gold and Silver medalist Rex Sellars, sailing with his son Brett, took the win for race 10, a great way to end the regatta. But it wasn’t enough to get them on the podium, missing out on third place by just one (...) -
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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race : The crew of Alive with owner Philip Turner and skipper Duncan Hine received the Tattersall Cup
For Phillip Turner the dream of winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race began “five or six years ago” when he was watching the finish and suddenly thought: “I’d like to win that one day.” -
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Clipper 2017-18 Race: Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman to ever win a round the world yacht race
History has been made as Australian Sailor Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman to ever win a round the world yacht race after clinching the overall victory in the Clipper 2017-18 Race. -
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SuperFoiler Grand Prix: Glenn Ashby, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have claimed the top prize decided on the final race of a five week long campaign
Euroflex has won the inaugural SuperFoiler Championship Crown sealing the Ben Lexcen Trophy after finishing with three wins on the final day of the Expr3ss! SuperFoiler Grand Final. -
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2018 JJ Giltinan International Championship: David McDiarmid, Matt Steven and Brad Collins first Kiwi team to win the 80-year-old trophy
New Zealand’s Honda Marine Marine Marine nationale (David McDiarmid, Matt Steven, Brad Collins) became the first Kiwi team to win the 80-year-old JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Skiff #skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour when the team completed the championship with a total of 21 points to defeat fellow-kiwi team Maersk Line by just one (...) -
3x WSL Champion retires
Mick Fanning: "I’ve always had in mind that my last event on Tour was going to be Bells"
Late last night, 3x WSL Champion Mick Fanning announced his retirement from the WSL Championship Tour. He will surf Surf #Surf the first two events of the 2018 CT season, the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast and the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, and will retire from competitive surfing on the CT after his final heat in the famous Bells (...) -
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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: 100-ft Maxi Perpetual LOYAL has set a new race record
Arriving in Hobart at 02:31.20 on Wednesday 28 December, Anthony Bell’s 100-ft Maxi Perpetual LOYAL has set a new race record Record #sailingrecord of 1 day, 13 hours, 31 minutes, 20 seconds at the Rolex Sydney Hobart and in the process secured line honours in the 72nd edition of the famous offshore (...)
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