Safety equipment, accommodation and meals onboard during the race and the overnight qualifying passage.
The Rolex Sydney to Hobart race is one of the world’s most prestigious ocean races and is a superb test of seamanship, skill, tactics, and endurance. The world famous 628 miles race sees around 130 yachts come together each year to do battle with the competition and with the elements
Wednesday 17th Dec 2025 – Wednesday 1st Jan 2026
Week 1: Crew training and offshore qualifying passage
Our programme starts with four days of skills and drills in Sydney Harbour.
We will practice upwind and downwind sailing, reefing, headsail changes, spinnaker handling, and essential safety drills to ensure the crew are familiar with the yacht and their role on board.
Next, we complete a valuable 24-hour offshore qualifying passage, a requirement of the race organisers, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are off for some well-earned rest and relaxation; then it’s up early on Boxing Day for the spectacular start on Sydney Harbour.
Week 2: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The start of the race on Boxing Day is a significant fixture on the Australian sporting calendar, and it feels electric to be on the start line as a participant.
After the huge send-off, we head out to sea, searching for the warm current that will carry us south down the Australian coast and across the Bass Strait to Tasmania.
At Tasman Island, the course turns right into Storm Bay for the final sail up the Derwent River to the finish line at Constitution Dock and a magnificent welcome in the historic port of Hobart.
We expect to arrive at Constitution Dock in Hobart in good time for the New Year’s Eve celebrations, Tasmania’s best party of the year.
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1,000 sea miles logged
RYA qualifying passages
ISAF Category 1 racing experience (if you do not have this you can join our Sydney to Hobart qualifying passage)
ISAF Offshore safety and sea survival
From the spectacular start in Sydney Harbour, the fleet sails out into the Tasman Sea, down the south-east coast of mainland Australia, across Bass Strait (which divides the mainland from the island State of Tasmania), then down the east coast of Tasmania. At Tasman Island the fleet turns right into Storm Bay for the final sail up the Derwent River to the historic port city of Hobart.
Crew can stay on the yacht in the Middle Harbour Yacht Club marina during the training week and on arrival in Hobart, but food is not provided (there are local cafes and restaurants nearby) Crew are welcome to book their own accommodation ashore in Sydney and Hobart for a more comfortable experience.
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