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The four remaining super maxis are south-east of Gabo Island in Victoria, ready to sail across Bass Strait, separated by just five nautical miles

The 2018 Rolex Swan Cup has already attracted a fleet of around 80 Swan yachts that encapsulate the full 50 plus years of the renowned Finnish boat builder’s history.

Matt Allen’s new TP52 Ichi Ban has been declared the overall winner of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017

Wild Oats XI gets her ninth Rolex Sydney Hobart line honours victory after a protracted battle with LDV Comanche on Tasmania’s River Derwent this evening

There have now been three retirements in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with the Sydney yacht Wots Next the latest out, with broken rudder bearings

In the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the two leading supermaxis LDV Comanche and Wild Oats XI are heading to a race record finish in the Derwent tonight

Jim Cooney’s LDV Comanche is leading the line honours race on the first morning of the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart

Black Jack, took full advantage of the light, easterly conditions on Sydney Harbour this afternoon to lead her contemporaries out of the Heads

Of the 11 main prizes, French boats failed to win just three, and of these one (Dongfeng Race Team) was raced by a largely French crew

Probably the toughest battle in the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race was the duel for the lead in the largest class of the smallest boats, IRC Four

The Solent laid on 'classic' conditions for the start of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's 47th Rolex Fastnet Race.

Once again the stories behind the Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards mark out sailing as a sport that encourages and rewards determination, precision and passion.