Grant Wharington has declared his supermaxi Wild Thing 100 a better chance of winning the Sydney to Hobart on handicap than claiming the line honours prize usually contested by boats her size. But the race gave Wharington a level of confidence completely absent last year, when he scrambled to add 20 extra feet of length to Wild Thing's predecessor, Stefan …
Christian Beck says his chances of claiming back-to-back Sydney to Hobart wins on board LawConnect are slim — specifically 30 per cent. Proud skipper of his supermaxi yacht, Beck would love nothing more than to win the 628-nautical-mile race again, but there's new management at the helm of long-standing rival Master Lock Comanche. Last year LawConnect stunned Comanche, under John …
It's no secret that elite sailing costs money and the sleek high-tech supermaxis first up the River Derwent in the Sydney to Hobart race are financed by people with deep pockets. In an ending that will be retold for years to come, Christian Beck's $1.6 million boat LawConnect claimed line honours, but the tech millionaire says he had little to …
In short: It is the second Sydney to Hobart yacht race win for Alive, which also won the overall category in 2018. It is the second Sydney to Hobart yacht race win for Alive, which also won the overall category in 2018. Tasmanian yacht Alive has claimed overall honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Hine's connection to other …