1/108SAILING - 2018 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race Arrival in Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Dec 28th, 2018 (Photo by Andrea Francolini) PROSPECTOR
Top pics from Sydney to Hobart 2009-2018
A selection of top images from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race over the last 10 years. 2009 - 2018
2/108Skipper Mark Richards and Owner Sandy Oatley. Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards sails up the River Derwent on her way to a 9th line honours victory in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the line in 1d 19hrs 7mins 21secs . Picture: RICHARD JUPE
3/108Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018. WILD OATS XI, Bow: XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Owner: The Oatley Family, State/Nation: NSW, Design: Reichel Pugh 30m. MUST CREDIT: © Rolex/Studio Borlenghi
4/108Wild Oats Skipper Mark Richards (centre) holds aloft the line honours R H Illingwrth trophy after the 74th annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Hobart, Friday, December 28, 2018. (AAP Image/Rob Blakers) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
5/108Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018. Line Honours winner WILD OATS XI, Bow: XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Owner: The Oatley Family, State/Nation: NSW, Design: Reichel Pugh 30m. MUST CREDIT: © Rolex/Studio Borlenghi
6/108Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018. Line Honours winner WILD OATS XI, Bow: XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Owner: The Oatley Family, State/Nation: NSW, Design: Reichel Pugh 30m.MUST CREDIT: © Rolex/Studio Borlenghi
7/108Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018. WILD OATS XI, Bow: XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Owner: The Oatley Family, State/Nation: NSW, Design: Reichel Pugh 30m. MUST CREDIT: © Rolex/Studio Borlenghi
8/108Black Jack and Comanche battle out second and third positions in Storm Bay. Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards claims a 9th line honours victory in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the line in 1d 19hrs 7mins 21secs . Picture: RICHARD JUPE
9/108Skipper Mark Richards celebrates. Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards claims a 9th line honours victory in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the line in 1d 19hrs 7mins 21secs . Picture: RICHARD JUPE
10/108This handout from Rolex/Studio Borlenghi taken and released on December 27, 2018 shows Infotrack yacht competing in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race near Tasmania. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ROLEX / STUDIO BORLENGHI" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
11/108Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards sails up the River Derwent on her way to a 9th line honours victory in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the line in 1d 19hrs 7mins 21secs . Picture: RICHARD JUPE
12/108Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018. WILD OATS XI, Bow: XI, Sail n: AUS10001, Owner: The Oatley Family, State/Nation: NSW, Design: Reichel Pugh 30m.MUST CREDIT: © Rolex/Studio Borlenghi
13/108Wild Oates XI makes her way across the mouth of the River Derwent with North Bruny in the background. Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards sails up the River Derwent on her way to a 9th line honours victory in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the line in 1d 19hrs 7mins 21secs . Picture: RICHARD JUPE
14/108Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards sails up the River Derwent on her way to a 9th line honours victory in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the line in 1d 19hrs 7mins 21secs . Picture: RICHARD JUPE
15/108Mark Richards celebrates as he crosses the finish line. Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards sails up the River Derwent on her way to a 9th line honours victory in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the line in 1d 19hrs 7mins 21secs . Picture: RICHARD JUPE
16/108Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018. BLACK JACK, Bow: F1, Sail n: 525100, Owner: Mark Bradford, State/Nation: QLD, Design: Reichel-Pugh 100. MUST CREDIT: © Rolex/Studio Borlenghi
17/108Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018.
18/108Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards sails up the River Derwent on her way to a 9th line honours victory in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht crossed the line in 1d 19hrs 7mins 21secs . Picture: RICHARD JUPE
19/108This handout photo taken on December 27, 2017 and received by Rolex on December 28 shows Australian Supermaxi yacht Comanche at sea off Australia heading to Hobart during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. / AFP PHOTO / ROLEX / STEFANO GATTINI / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / STEFANO GATTINI / ROLEX" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
20/108LDV Comanche sails across Storm Bay in Tasmania during the 2017 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. Comanche has been handed line honours win after a protest was uphelt against Wild Oats XI. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
21/108LDV Comanche sails across Storm Bay in Tasmania during the 2017 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. Comanche has been handed line honours win after a protest was uphelt against Wild Oats XI. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
22/108This aerial handout photo taken on December 27, 2017 and received by Rolex on December 28 shows Australian Supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI (L) leading Australian Supermaxi yacht Comanche (top-R) at sea off Australia as they head to Hobart during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. / AFP PHOTO / ROLEX / Luca BUTTO / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / LUCA BUTTO / ROLEX" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES
23/108LDV Comanche sails across Storm Bay in Tasmania during the 2017 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. Comanche has been handed line honours win after a protest was uphelt against Wild Oats XI. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
24/108**Mercury: See Bres before using** Owner/skipper of Comanche, Jim Cooney with his children and crew, James, 19, and Julia, 20 received the line honours prize for the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
25/108LDV Comanche in the River Derwent (with Wild Oats XI in background). Camanche has been handed Line Honours in the 2017 Sydney to Hobart yacht race after a protest against Wild Oats XI was found to be valid. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
26/108For poster: Comanche line honours winner of the Sydney to Hobart 2017. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
27/1082412/18: Christian Beck, the owner of supermaxi InfoTrack goes up the mast in Sydney Harbour ahead of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race which starts on Boxing Day. John Feder/The Australian
28/108Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018. Patrice crew member Geoff Bauchop receives a farewell kiss from wife Paula, Geoff proposed to Paula in Hobart as he stepped off the boat after last year's race. Picture: Toby Zerna
29/108Hong Kong yacht Scallywag (R) and Australian yacht Wild Oats XI (L) pass a sailboat (C) as they sail out of Sydney Harbour at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on December 26, 2018. - Supermaxi Black Jack led a 85-strong fleet out of a hot and glittering Sydney Harbour on December 26 at the start of one of the toughest yacht races in the world. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
30/108SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Wild Oats XI during the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race on December 26, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)
31/1082015 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Line honours winner of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2015, Comanche. Owned by American millionaire Jim Clark,, and Australian wife Kristy Hinze Clark Picture showing skipper Ken Read sprayed in the face with champagne. Picture: KIM EISZELE
32/108SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: 'Perpetual Loyal' heads out to sea during the 2016 Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
33/108Loyal sails out of the heads during the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. pic Mark Evans
34/108Scallywag turns south out of the heads after the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. pic Mark Evans
35/108Best of sport....Perpetual Loyal with bowman John Flannery, sails south out of the Sydney heads after the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race 2015
36/108Beau Geste sails out of the heads after the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. pic Mark Evans
37/10826/12/16 Start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Picture by Kurt Arrigo PERPETUAL LOYAL, SYD1000, L1, Owner: Anthony Bell, State / Nation: NSW, Design: Juan-K 100
38/108Skipper/Owner Anthony Bell is thrown into the water in Hobart. Super maxi Perpetual Loyal takes line honours in the 2016 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race in a time of one day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds - almost five hours faster than the previous course record set by Wild Oats XI in 2012. Skippered by Tom Slingsby & Anthony Bell. Owner, Anthony Bell. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
39/10820/12/17: Wild Oats XI bowman Tim Wiseman up the mast doing some final checks before the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day. Wild Oats XI is moored at Woolwich Dock in Sydney. John Feder/The Australian.
40/108Super maxi Perpetual Loyal takes line honours in the 2016 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race in a time of one day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds - almost five hours faster than the previous course record set by Wild Oats XI in 2012. Skippered by Tom Slingsby & Anthony Bell. Owner, Anthony Bell. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
41/108Skipper/Owner Anthony Bell is thrown into the water in Hobart. Super maxi Perpetual Loyal takes line honours in the 2016 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race in a time of one day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds - almost five hours faster than the previous course record set by Wild Oats XI in 2012. Skippered by Tom Slingsby & Anthony Bell. Owner, Anthony Bell. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
42/108Mark Richards with Val Oatley and family and friends on Hobart docks. Wild Oats XI takes line honours in the 2017 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. Wild Oats XI smashed last year's record of one day 13hrs 31mins 20secs by after crossing the Castray Esplanade finish line at 21:48:50 this evening, in the new time of one day 8hrs 48mins 50secs, taking 4hrs 42mins 30secs of Perpetual LOYAL's time. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
43/108Loyal heads up the Derwent River before claiming line honours. Super maxi Perpetual Loyal takes line honours in the 2016 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race in a time of one day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds - almost five hours faster than the previous course record set by Wild Oats XI in 2012. Skippered by Tom Slingsby & Anthony Bell. Owner, Anthony Bell. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
44/108Kristy Hinze celebrates with her Mum and Dad in Hobart wharf. Line honours winner Comanche of the 2015 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
45/108Rambler sails out of the Heads after the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race 2015. Pic Mark Evans
46/108The crew of Cartouche have a final briefing before the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race at the CYCA Rushcutters Bay. Pic Mark Evans
47/1082014 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race start.
48/108Super maxi Comanche enters Sydney Harbour between North and South Head in readiness for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Picture: Toby Zerna
49/108Comanche sails out of the Heads after the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race 2015. Pic Mark Evans
50/108The old bow of the remodelled Wild Oats is unveiled as she prepares to defend her Sydney to Hobart yacht race line honours title on Boxing Day.
51/108Giacomo at the Start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race in Sydney Harbour . pic Mark Evans
52/108Wild Oats skipper Mark Richards with the winners trophy during the launch of this years Sydney to Hobart yacht race at CYC ,Rushcutters Bay .Picture Gregg Porteous
53/108Skipper Mark Richards moments after crossing the finish line. Finish of the 2014 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Wild Oats XI crossed the line to take line honours in the 70th Sydney to Hobart in a time of two days two hours three minutes and 26 seconds. Skipper Mark Richards and Owner Robert Oakley.
54/108Skipper Mark Richards celebrates the win. Finish of the 2014 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Wild Oats XI crossed the line to take line honours in the 70th Sydney to Hobart in a time of two days two hours three minutes and 26 seconds. Skipper Mark Richards and Owner Robert Oakley.
55/108Kristy Hinze onboard. Leading line honours boat Comanche sailing through Storm Bay in the 2015 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
56/108Line honours winner Comanche sailing across Storm Bay in the 2015 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
57/108Comanche sails out of the Heads after the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race 2015. Pic Mark Evans
58/108Broken rudder line honours winner Comanche sailing up the Derwent River in the 2015 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
59/1082014 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race start.
60/108The Fleet sails out of the heads during the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Sydney Harbour. pic mark evans
61/108Maluka , the last boat of the fleet, sails out of the heads at the Start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race in Sydney Harbour . pic Mark Evans
62/108Sydney to Hobart sailor Ken Saladine today proposed to his partner Sheridan Daly on board Dare Devil during a practice sail on Sydney Harbour. This year Ken will compete in his 11th Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Picture Cameron Richardson
63/108A black and white image of yachts tacking their way up Sydney Harbour during the start of the 2008 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Pic Brett Costello 26/12/08
64/108Yachts face big seas at the start of the 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, part of six-photograph collection 'The Power & Beauty of Sport' that won 2004 SSF World Sports Photo Competition. Pic Brett Costello. 26/12/03
65/108Wild Oats XI trials on Sydney Harbour on Christmas day after fixing problems with her boom ahead of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. pic Mark Evans
66/108Super maxi yacht Investec Loyal off coast of Southern NSW entering Bass Strait in pursuit of leader Wild Oats during 2010 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Pic Brett Costello 27/12/10
67/1082014 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race start.
68/108Bob Oatley watches Wild Oats XI at the Start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race in Sydney Harbour . pic Mark Evans
69/108Boats race to the front of Sydney Heads to get a bird's eye view of the race. A large crowd gathered at South Head to watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race today. Picture: Adam Taylor
70/108Yacht and second placed Investec Loyal heads into stormy weather off Shoalhaven Heads on NSW South Coast during 2010 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Pic Brett Costello 26\\12\\10
71/108Loyal maxi at Woolwich dock the before the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
72/108Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2012- Living Doll, owned and skippered by Michael Hiatt, the boat was the first to retire of the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The boat is being held up by a crane to assess the damage to the boat, at Eden wharf in NSW.
73/108Maxi Limit cuts through the waves as she makes her way out of the heads on Sydney Harbour, during the early stages of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
74/108First placed yacht, supermaxi Alfa Romeo skippered by Neville Crichton, makes its way into Storm Bay on day 3 of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
75/108Second placed yacht, supermaxi Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards, 35 miles South East of St Helens, Tasmania, on day 3 of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
76/1082009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. British entry Ran skippered by Niklas Zennstrom outside Sydney Heads.
77/1082009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Alfa Romeo skippered by Neville Crichton off the south coast of NSW.
78/1082009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Crew on the bow of Ichi Ban prepare for a headsail change.
79/108First placed yacht, supermaxi Alfa Romeo skippered by Neville Crichton, passes Cape Raoul and the Organ Pipes as they enter Storm Bay, Tasmania, on day 3 of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
80/1082011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Ella Bache skipper Jessica Watson, 20, arrives in Hobart at the end of the race and is sprayed with beer during a press conference
81/108HOBART, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 28: Crew members of Wild Oats celebrate at Constitution Dock after taking their 9th Line Honours in the 2018 Sydney to Hobart yacht race on December 28, 2018 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Heath Holden/Getty Images)
82/108Wild Oats dwarfs ankther sailing boat before the start of the Sydney to Hobart. A large crowd gathered at South Head to watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race today. Picture: Adam Taylor
83/108Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2018. COMANCHE, Bow: 58, Sail n: USA12358, Owner: Jim Cooney, State/Nation: NSW, Design: Vplp. MUST CREDIT: © Rolex/Studio Borlenghi
84/108Comanche skipper Jimmy Spithill in the Hearing of Comanche's protest against Wild Oats XI from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, held at the Royal Yacht Club, Sandy Bay Tasmania. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
85/108Wild Oats sails down the Derwent River. Finish of the 2014 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Wild Oats XI crossed the line to take line honours in the 70th Sydney to Hobart in a time of two days two hours three minutes and 26 seconds. Skipper Mark Richards and Owner Robert Oakley.
86/108SAILING - 2018 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race Arrival in Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Dec 28th, 2018 (Photo by Andrea Francolini) COMANCHE rounding Tasmin island and The Organ Pipes
87/108SAILING - 2018 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race Arrival in Hobart (Tasmania), Australia - Dec 28th, 2018 (Photo by Andrea Francolini) Prospector rounding Tasman island
88/108Super maxi Comanche during the 2018 Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Picture: ANDREA FRANCOLINI
89/108Skipper Mark Richards kisses owner Robert Oatley. Wild Oats XI takes line honours and crosses the line in 1 Day 18 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds to set a new race record. in the 2012 Sydney to Hobart ocean yacht race.
90/1082011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Natelle Two skipper Laura Roper, 22), the youngest woman to skipper a Tasmanian boat in the race, after she was thrown into the water at Kings Pier in Hobart
91/1082011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, line honours winner Investec Loyal, skipper Anthony Bell celebrates the win with crew, at Kings Pier marina
92/108Crew of 'Living Doll' in action during the 2009 Rolex Trophy Rating series race on Sydney Harbour ahead of the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
93/108Geoff Heugill, Ragamuffin crosses the line second in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2012.
94/108Race leader Investec Loyal approximately 50 kilometres east of Freycinet, Tasmania on day 3 of the 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
95/1082011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Ella Bache skipper Jessica Watson, 20, arrives in Hobart at the end of the race and is thrown into the water and takes crewman "Pistol" Pete Woodward with her
96/108Second placed yacht, supermaxi Wild Oats XI skippered by Mark Richards, makes its way into Storm Bay, Tasmania, on day 3 of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
97/108NSW Waratahs and Wallabies RU player Phil Waugh ascends the mast of supermaxi 'Investec Loyal', as he makes preparations for the 2009 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, at the CYCA (Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) at Rushcutters Bay, Sydney.
98/108Race leader Investec Loyal approximately 50 kilometres east of Freycinet, Tasmania on day 3 of the 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
99/108Crew of 'Living Doll' in action during the 2009 Rolex Trophy Rating series race on Sydney Harbour ahead of the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
100/108Skipper Matt Short hugs sister-in-law Kylie after the crew of yacht 'Shortwave' arrived at Constitution Dock in Tasmania, on day 5 of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Kylie's husband Andrew was killed in a sailing accident earlier in 2009.
101/108Boxing star Danny Green greets his wife Nina on return to Constitution Dock, Hobart, Tasmania, on Day 4 of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Novice sailor Green was one of the crew aboard supermaxi Investec Loyal which finished fourth.
102/108TV host Karl Stefanovic, a member of crew of yacht Investec Loyal during a 'Bon Voyage' champagne breakfast at Pier Restaurant, Rose Bay in Sydney ahead of the start of annual Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, 2011.
103/108First placed yacht, supermaxi Alfa Romeo skippered by Neville Crichton, passes Cape Raoul and the Organ Pipes as they enter Storm Bay, Tasmania, on day 3 of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
104/108Skipper Mark Richards juggles the top of the line honours trophy when it falls off during presentations Wild Oats XI takes line honours and crosses the line in 1 Day 18 hours 23 minutes and 12 seconds to set a new race record. in the 2012 Sydney to Hobart ocean yacht race.
105/1082011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Ella Bache skipper Jessica Watson, 20, arrives in Hobart at the end of the race
106/1082011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, presentations, line honours winner Investec Loyal skipper Anthony Bell celebrates with the crew
107/1082011 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, the battle up the River Derwent for a line hours win between Investec Loyal and Wild Oats XI (left), with Investec Loyal (right) holding onto her narrow lead as a seaplane flies overhead
108/1082011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, presentations, winners Investec Loyal skippered by Anthony Bell, crew member Paralympian Kurt Fearnley on the podium