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The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Has a Boat-Size Absence

Wild Oats XI, a crowd favorite that is one of the most successful yachts in the event’s history, will not compete this year pending repairs and rethinking.

By Kimball Livingston

When the hundred-foot Maxi yachts hit the starting line for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, one absence will loom as a powerful presence.

There will be no Wild Oats XI, and Wild Oats XI is more than a boat.

Speculation is inevitable when a crowd favorite is missing. The report from the boat’s skipper, Mark Richards, is straightforward, but it won’t put an end to wondering. Of the boat and its owners, Richards said: “We had a structural failure in the bow and are having that addressed. The Oatley family are re-evaluating how to progress forward in our sport and they have just decided to have a break this year while they work it out.”

That resonates because in this race, Wild Oats XI has taken line honors (first boat to cross the finish line) nine times, set records three times and, beyond that, won the hearts of Australians.

“Kids 6, 7, 8 years old know the name,” Richards said.

No one dares use the past tense in speaking of Wild Oats XI, but questions arise when a boat that is synonymous with the Sydney Hobart, and that has been rush-repaired in the past to make a race, is absent.

Last year, the boat finished fourth at the Sydney Hobart after a sail ripped underway. It was in August of this year during a race in Australia’s Whitsunday Islands that the hull failure occurred.

In 2005, Bob Oatley commissioned the build of Wild Oats XI and set the standard — the boat swept all honors in its first Sydney Hobart race, only two weeks after launch. The boat would win line honors seven more times before Oatley’s death in 2016. His son Sandy, also passionate about sailing, carried on.

“I’d love to get one more crack,” Richards said. “I guess we’ll know more next year.”

Steve Quigley got his first crack as a crewman in 2012 and felt “daunted” joining the famously accomplished crew. Then, “We were first over the finish line, we set another course record, and we won our division on handicap,” he said. “I should have retired from racing then and there, but it wasn’t until I went walking around Hobart in my team shirt, with strangers asking for autographs, that I understood that Wild Oats XI had become the people’s boat.”

What next? Richards said, “The boat is still very capable.”

Quigley, a naval architect, was part of a team responsible for a bold 2015 redesign that bought the boat some time. In Quigley’s recollection, “I was the one in the meeting who had to tell Bob, ‘You may have the fastest Maxi in the world, but if you want to keep it that way, let’s chop it in half,’” he said.

Then they chopped it twice.

To respect the 100-foot maximum limit for the Sydney Hobart race, length was removed from the stern and added in a new bow section that accommodated bigger sails. Wild Oats XI.2 proved effective across the wind range, and success continued as the boat won line honors again in 2018.

Imagining a 2024 race, Quigley said, “Given the right combination of wind strength and direction, we could find a window to win, but the newer boats have a wider window.”

Design DNA in 2023 is different from 2005. Boats are now wider, yielding stability to carry taller masts and more sail. The maximum width of Wild Oats XI, 17 feet, is 45 percent less than LawConnect, winner of the most recent lead-up regatta series and yet not the newest or widest.

Sandy Oatley did not respond to a request for comment. More than one member of his crew spoke of the team as a “family,” so any decision is charged with emotion: Do you throw money at an unlikely Wild Oats XI.3, or would it satisfy if the boat slipped into the role of sentimental favorite and long shot?

The citizens of Hobart cheer for all, but it doesn’t hurt to arrive on Wild Oats XI. Andrew Henderson, part of the crew since 2005 and a 25-race veteran, said: “Anyone who can get a boat to Hobart deserves respect. The town offers the warmest reception in Australia. All of us understand how special that is.”

This year, however, after many years racing, he said, “I’m spending Christmas with the kids.”

Wild Oats XI family’s multi-million dollar cruiser destroyed in blaze at Sydney dock

An investigation has been launched after a multimillion-dollar boat went up in flames in an affluent Sydney suburb overnight.

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A multimillion-dollar motor cruiser once owned by the family behind the Wild Oats XI yacht has been destroyed in a massive fire in Sydney’s north.

Emergency services were called to Woolwich Dock about 8.10pm on Saturday following reports of a boat fire.

NCA NewsWire understand the boat, Andiamo - which is estimated to be worth between $5 and $10 million - was once owned by Sandy Oatley, the son of the late Australian yachtsman and businessman, Bob Oatley.

The family is best known for owning the nine-time Sydney-Hobart-winning yacht Wild Oats XI.

Upon arrival, the boat was found to be fully engulfed in flames.

Firefighters worked for some time to extinguish the massive fire, a difficult task given the extent of the fuel load.

Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said the boat was filled with 4000 litres of diesel when the fire broke out.

“It took so long [to extinguish the fire] because it’s a large vessel, and we had no access onto the yacht itself, it just wasn’t safe to get on board,” he said.

Police have confirmed the fire is not being treated as suspicious.

There are no reports of any injuries.

The Oatley family have been spending time on Hamilton Island for the tourist hot spot’s annual race week, hosted from August 19 to 26.

They are celebrating 20 years of owning the iconic island destination, after the Oatley patriarch purchased the island in 2003 for $200 million.

It is understood two other famous boats usually docked at the Woolwich Dock - where the Oatley’s own the lease - Wild Oats XI and Andoo Comanche, were both docked on Hamilton Island at the time of the fire.

Law Connect - which came in second to Comanche in the 2022 Sydney to Hobart race - was moored at the

dock on Saturday night but was not damaged by the fire.

Officers attached to the Marine Area Command have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fire.

Anyone with information into the incident is urged to call police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

A driver charged with the murder of a woman by “aiding” her killer made a bombshell statement about what allegedly happened when interviewed by police.

A man on a wedding bus that crashed, killing 10 people and injuring 25 more has made a demand of the driver as he faced sentencing in court.

A jury has been told of the role a man allegedly played in the “murder” of a Gold Coast mum, who was doused in fuel and burned to death.

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The supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI, owned by the  Oatley family , is one of the fastest and most technologically advanced ocean racing yachts in the world. Her record in Australia¹s international offshore classic, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, is unrivalled.

The sleek, 30-metre (100ft) long ocean racing thoroughbred is undisputedly the most successful yacht in the event’s 76-year history. Helmsman Mark Richards is recognised as the race¹s most successful skipper.

Wild Oats XI¹s success went further in 2020 Hobart race

Wild Oats XI was launched only a matter of days before her first Rolex Sydney Hobart race in 2005, yet she proved so fast that the supermaxi blasted its way to a rare triple crown – line honours, a race record time and overall handicap victory. The time for the 628 nautical mile course was 1 day, 18 hours, 40 minutes, and 10 seconds.

This was pioneered successfully in 2013 and proved once again to give the yacht an advantage over the fleet.

Wild Oats XI has rewritten the Rolex Sydney Hobart record books many times. Apart from being first to finish on nine occasions, the Oatley family’s pride and joy was the first yacht ever to take four back-to-back line honour victories.

In 2009, after being lengthened to 100ft, the supermaxi surrendered its line honours crown to the almost identical Alfa Romeo but returned to its winning ways the following year.

In the 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobart, Wild Oats XI again took the triple-crown of line and handicap honours and a race record time.

In 2015 the stern was shortened by 2m and 12m forward sections were replaced by a 14m longer, sleeker bow, keeping the midship sections unmodified and in effect moving the entire sail plan aft by 2m.

The boat faced challenges between 2015-2017 but made a comeback in 2018 when Wild Oats XI won its ninth line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with a time of 1 day, 19 hours, 7 minutes and 21 seconds. This win made Wild Oats XI the most successful yacht in the race’s history with Mark Richards holding the title of the skipper with the most line honours victories.

© 2024 Wild Oats XI | Striving To Achieve Excellence.

Sydney to Hobart yacht race — day one of the 77th edition of the bluewater classic, as it happened

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Supermaxi Andoo Comanche is leading a closely bunched pack of supermaxis in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, as the fleet heads south on day one of the contest's 77th edition.

Northerly winds helped the fleet, particularly the supermaxis, amid predictions   the leaders may have supporting winds all the way to Hobart. 

Leading into the traditional Boxing Day start, the Sydney to Hobart was seen as a race in four to be first to the finish — Andoo Comanche, last year's line honours winner Black Jack, Law Connect and Hamilton Island Wild Oats.

Big crowds were on hand on Sydney Harbour for the 1pm AEDT start — but the opening exchanges saw chaos reign, amid near-misses, protests and penalties for two of the big four.

Hamilton Island Wild Oats skipper Mark Richards let loose a number of audible obscenities on the TV coverage, as he and his crew tried to navigate their way to the Sydney Heads and out into the ocean for the trip south.

There were big crowds on hand on Sydney Harbour to watch the fleet set sail in the 77th Sydney to Hobart yacht race. ( Getty Images: Jenny Evans )

Race favourite Andoo Comanche had a poor start, not getting enough clear wind to move ahead of its rivals, and then being jammed by other craft making it difficult to do the required tacking down the harbour.

Skipper and owner John Winning Jr and sailing master Iain Murray were not happy, and even less so when they made it to the first turning mark but misjudged the turn and hit the mark.

They had to do a penalty turn, losing ground on their rivals. However Andoo Comanche raised a protest flag, claiming they had been infringed by another boat.

On board Hamilton Island Wild Oats, a spirited conversation took place between skipper Mark Richards and navigator Stan Honey, with suggestions the boat may have infringed rejected by Richards.

Finally Richards relented, ordering crew to "Deploy the jib! Deploy the jib!" before completing a 720-degree turn.

At one point Black Jack cut back across two of its rivals, running a fine line between LawConnect and Hamilton Island Wild Oats.

Supermaxi LawConnect (right) has hit the front and leads the fleet down the NSW coast on day one of the Sydney to Hobart.  ( ABC News: Tim Swanston  )

After the frantic start, LawConnect took the lead from Black Jack, with a gap to the two boats that had done penalty turns.

As the leaders got out into the ocean to turn south, LawConnect held the lead for some time before Andoo Comanche picked up some solid winds further out from shore and hit the front, 90 minutes into the race.

For much of the afternoon, Andoo Comanche then maintained and extended its lead over LawConnect.

As of 9:20pm AEDT, Andoo Comanche led by 4.6 nautical miles (about 8.5 kilometres) over LawConnect, with Black Jack in third and Hamilton Island Wild Oats in fourth. There were 8.7 nautical miles covering first to fourth.

Andoo Comanche is close to its own record pace, which was set in 2017. 

The record is one day, nine hours, 15 minutes, 24 seconds.

On the race website, the estimated time of arrival for Andoo Comanche as of 9:20pm AEDT is 12:38am and 44 seconds AEDT just past midnight on Thursday morning — which would fall short of the existing mark by about two hours.

In the race for overall honours, NSW boat Celestial — which was in line to win overall last year before being demoted on protest — leads from New Zealand boat Caro, and American entry Warrior Won.

Only two of the 109 entries in the race have retired so far. The two-handed boat Avalanche retired early in the race, with a reported damaged bowsprit, while Yeah Baby retired early on Monday evening.

Look back at how the race unfolded on Monday on our blog.

Andoo Comanche's lead increases - a race record could be on the cards!

We have a battle at the top, lawconnect hits the front as andoo comanche protests, live updates, that's where we'll leave it, a by andrew mcgarry.

It's been an eventful first six hours of this year's Sydney to Hobart, with protests, near misses and a fast start that leaves Andoo Comanche in pole position for line honours and a possible race record.

But don't rule out its rival supermaxis - LawConnect,   Hamilton Island Wild Oats and Black Jack!

The wrap of the day's racing will be live shortly. Keep an eye on this article for any major updates during the evening and there will be new stories tomorrow to keep track of the leaders as they get closer to Hobart.

Thanks to everyone for joining us today on the blog -   from myself, Andrew McGarry, have a good evening.  

Change in the placings

The order of the top boats on the water has not changed for some time, but now as we get towards the evening, there is one change we can report.

Hamilton Island Wild Oats is still getting a decent wind as it sits closest to the shore of the four leaders.

The boat has moved into third spot, passing Black Jack.

Hamilton Island Wild Oats is seven nautical miles from the leader, going at 22.3 knots. Black Jack (20.4 knots) is now 8.2 nautical miles from the leader.

An example of the effect handicap has on the race for overall honours

So when we talk about overall honours, we also call it handicap honours. That is because the organisers use a "handicap" - similar to horse-racing but not based on weight carried - to make the race fair between boats of different sizes.

As said previously, as of now, Andoo Comanche is on course to break its own race record from 2017.

However, when you look at the leaderboard for overall honours, you see why it is hard for the supermaxis to win overall.

The leader, Celestial, is predicted to cross the line on Wednesday morning at about 7:33am AEDT. When the handicap of 1.390 is applied, Celestial's corrected arrival time is for 12:09:48am on the Thursday (i.e) just after midnight.

If we look at Andoo Comanche, the predicted arrival time (which changes constantly) is now 7:53:17pm AEDT tomorrow night.

Because of its size, Andoo Comanche has a handicap of 2.047 - on corrected time, it's expected finish time is 4:13:40am AEDT on December 29, more than 32 hours after it would physically finish the race.

Right now, Andoo Comanche is 14th for overall honours. We will see if the northerly winds that are due to help the supermaxis help move the boat up the list as the race goes on.

Andoo Comanche is keeping up a solid speed on the way south, with the supermaxi still going at 25.4 knots, situated 32 nautical miles south-east of Jervis Bay - that's a lead of 5.5 nautical miles over LawConnect.

The interesting statistic right now is the estimated time of arrival - according to the race website, Andoo Comanche is due to come into Hobart at 7:52pm and 55 seconds AEDT tomorrow night.

If that happens, then the John Winning Jr-owned boat would smash the race record by more than two hours!

As things stand, LawConnect is estimated to finish at 10:16:07pm AEDT - 43 seconds outside the existing record of Comanche.

A word of caution, however. There is NO guarantee that winds will stay this strong all the way, and if there are flat spots then that estimated finish time will blow out.

Plus, of course, there is no idea what the Derwent will have in store. If the winds die down in the river tomorrow evening, then it may not matter how quickly the boats get down there.  

A clip of LawConnect in the Sydney to Hobart

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LawConnect has had a good day so far, taking the lead for a section of the afternoon before giving up the top spot to Andoo Comanche.

The boat's team have released a clip of them in action on the harbour.

You can also follow them in action on the water with their livestream here .

Still a clear top four at the top

Back to line honours again, and the top four is clear, four hours into the race.

As the leaders approach Jervis Bay, Andoo Comanche leads by four nautical miles from LawConnect, then Black Jack trails the leader by 6.2 nautical miles, and Hamilton Island Wild Oats is fourth, 6.5 nautical miles back.

There is a gap of more than seven nautical miles from Wild Oats to the rest of the fleet, led by Stefan Racing, with Willow just behind further out from shore.

An early update on the race for overall honours

While the focus is on the four at the front, let's take a quick look at the race for the overall win.

As we said previously, the weather may well affect this more than most years. If it's true that the top four could make it to Hobart (or at least the Derwent) on just one set of northerly winds, while the smaller boats could be hit by one or two changes on the way south, then even the handicap may not be enough to even things out.

As of the latest update at 4:30pm AEDT, the American-owned Warrior Won is 21 nautical miles east of Kiama, and is going at 17.7 knots.

It's estimated finish on corrected time is 3:26:38am (AEDT).

It's nearest competitor is New Zealand boat Caro, which is at the same spot - 21 nautical miles east of Kiama - but whose estimated finish is five minutes 26 seconds behind Warrior Won.

In third is the NSW boat Gweilo, a further two minutes 45 seconds behind on estimated time.

Next is Celestial - which won overall line honours before being demoted on protest.

As they say in the (bluewater) classics, this is VERY early days, and will change a fair bit depending on events, the weather patterns and how clear a run the big four get.

Andoo Comanche is ripping along

Things are going well on board the leader Andoo Comanche.

The supermaxi is passing Nowra and has picked up speed again, to be running at 28.4 knots (52.6 kmh).

Clearly the further out you go, the better the wind - at least for them.

The winds are stronger again, with all three of Comanche's rivals going at a minimum of 22 knots (40.7 kmh).

One boat out of the race so far

We have confirmation that the two-handed boat Avalanche is the first entry out of this year's Sydney to Hobart.

It is understood that the James Murchison-owned Hick 40 boat went back to port with a damaged bow sprit.

It is the second time that the boat has been forced to retire from the race - in 2015 Avalanche was launched and contested the race, before retiring with hull damage.

Decent winds predicted for tomorrow evening

It's early days ... but having a look on Windy , the predictions are for 40 to 50km an hour northerly winds blowing the fleet due south through late tomorrow afternoon into the evening and night, which means if it's not going to be a race record, it might not be far off it.

The idea of the leaders being downwind the whole way to the Iron Pot will do their chances no harm - the big question is, what will the River Derwent have in store? Many a contender has slowed down or come to a standstill and watched their chances go out the window in the final stages.

We will have to wait and see.  

The leaders have passed Wollongong

The head of the fleet is going past Port Kembla, two and a half hours after the start.

Andoo Comanche is still getting the best of the wind, furthest out from shore. The leader is picking up speed and going at 24.5 knots, extending the lead over Law Connect to 2.1 nautical miles.

Black Jack is going at 20 knots and is 3.2 nautical miles back, while Hamilton Island Wild Oats is 4.0 nautical miles back, at 21 knots.

Will this be a race of two races?

As we settle in for the run down the coast, the question is what the weather will do and how it will affect the fleet.

So far, the winds are solid but not spectacular. The leading four boats are all travelling at between 19 and 21.5 knots (35.2 - 39.8 kmh).

The expectation is that the winds will remain northerly (i.e. pushing the boats south towards Hobart) and will increase in strength as the afternoon goes on.

The overall forecast is that the winds will stay northerly all the way to Hobart - at least for the leading bunch of boats.

The first real change will come on Wednesday, when a trough is expected to shift the winds to southerly, making it harder for boats to keep speed up.

By the time that trough comes, however, the leading chances may well have finished the race!

Just remember, the race record is one day, nine hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds - so to set a new mark, boats will have to reach Hobart before 10:15pm AEDT tomorrow night.

It's getting tasty up the front

We are getting a sense of the different plans at play for the leading chances as we head towards the two-hour mark.

There is an arrayed line of four, outside to inside (out to sea to closest to shore).

Andoo Comanche leads on the wide line, with just under 600 nautical miles to go to the finish.

Inside her and a little further astern is LawConnect, which is still travelling well, 0.7 nautical miles behind.

Next is Black Jack, a little further in to shore and 1.5 nautical miles behind.

In fourth is Hamilton Island Wild Oats, but after all the swearing and penalties and lost ground earlier, Mark Richards and his crew are hitting the mark now. The boat is picking up speed on an inside line, and is going at 19.2 knots, just 2.3 nautical miles behind.

Some photographers will do ANYTHING for a Sydney to Hobart picture

There are camera crews on board various boats in the harbour for the start of the race, and they then have to make a hasty exit - unless they want to take the long route to Hobart!

But it's not just the TV folks who brave the water. Getty Images' Mark Evans got up close and personal to the water to get this amazing shot of Stefan Racing . Hopefully he's dry now...

With the leaders well and truly out in the open going down the coast, the supermaxis are able to take advantage of the winds from the north.

Andoo Comanche has found its sea-legs, so to speak, and is absolutely flying! Right now the John Winning Jr-owned entry is the furthest out to sea, going at just under 25 knots.

Comanche has caught up with LawConnect and is officially level, but   has a 3.9 knot wind advantage over its rival.

A little further back is last year's line honours winner Black Jack, travelling at 20.1 knots. Hamilton Island Wild Oats is sticking closer to shore, but isn't getting the big wind. Wild Oats is 1.6 nautical miles behind the two leaders, going at 17.9 knots.

Get ready, this could be a four-way race all the way down the coast!

Big crowds watch the start

The rest of the top 10

We've been focused on the big four, because they are the ones likely to fight it out for line honours.

But the rest of the top 10 has some interesting names there.

In fifth is the Botin 80 boats Stefan Racing, owned and skippered by Grant Wharington.

Next is the Reichel Pugh Maxi 72 URM Group, followed by Willow, whose best finish was fourth for line honours in 2016.

Then we have Moneypenny, owned and skippered by Sean Langman, and then Tasmanian boat Alive, which won the race overall in 2018. Rounding out the top 10 is Whisper, owned by Phillip Turner and skippered by Duncan Hine.  

What's the wind doing?

At the moment, the winds seem to be northerly / north-easterly, which will assist the boats in going down the coast.

The forecast says the leaders could well get all the way to Hobart with helping winds, which is why the tip is that the race record could be in danger.

The record is held by Comanche - in 2017 the race was won in one day, nine hours, 15 minutes and 24 seconds.

Just to show you how things can change, depending on the winds ... last year, Black Jack took line honours, crossing the line in two days, 12 hours, 37 minutes and 17 seconds.    

LawConnect still the one to catch

LawConnect is going nicely in the lead, the supermaxi has clear air in front.

Black Jack is second, and then there is a fair gap back to the other two leaders. Wild Oats is sticking closer to the coast, while Andoo Comanche is further out to sea in search of the best wind.

Another view from Sydney Harbour

Various ABC reporters have been out and about on the harbour for the start, and Nick Sas has posted this beautiful clip of the boats against a gorgeous blue sky.

Sailing yacht Wild Oats XI to have repaired mast re-stepped tomorrow

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Bob Oatley’s record-breaking supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI will go one step closer to resuming preparations for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race tomorrow, on December 5, 2013. Sailing yacht Wild Oats XI’s new mast, which almost broke during preliminary trials two weeks ago, will be re-stepped, following major repairs.

Supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI - Photo credit to Brett Costello/News Ltd

It was only a quick reaction by the crew that prevented the 45-metre high carbon fibre mast from breaking in two and crashing over the side after it suffered what the yacht’s skipper, Mark Richards, described as a “catastrophic failure”.

“It’s a miracle the mast didn’t break,” Richards said . “One minute we were sailing along perfectly normally then there was an almighty bang as the section fractured.”

After more than 10 days of intense repair work, a large crane will lift the mast back into place aboard the Wild Oats XI yacht at Woolwich Dock, in Sydney, at 9.30am tomorrow.

The 30-metre long supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI – the most successful yacht to contest the Sydney Hobart race in its 69 year history – was being put through her paces 20 nautical miles off Sydney when the incident occurred. The mast section compressed and fractured at the point where the boom attaches to the mast.

Fortunately, representatives from the New Zealand-based mast manufacturer were aboard Wild Oats XI at the time, so plans for a repair were initiated immediately. A replacement section was made at the company’s facility then flown to Sydney . Technicians also flew to Sydney to coordinate the repair.

“Everyone is confident the repaired section is stronger and more than capable of accommodating the compression loads the boom exerts on the mast,” Mark Richards said . “Our big challenge now is to make up for the training time we have lost in preparation for the Rolex Sydney Hobart race.”

The rigging will be tensioned and the mast tuned at the dock tomorrow before sailing training resumes on Friday. The yacht will go into full race mode this weekend so the required 24-hour qualifying run for the Hobart race can be completed.

As race record holder, superyacht Wild Oats XI is seen as the boat to beat in the hunt for line honours in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart race. She will have the first showdown with her strongest challenger, Anthony Bell’s similar-sized, sailing yacht Perpetual Loyal, on Sydney Harbour next Tuesday. Both yachts are part of the impressive fleet entered for the Solas Big Boat Challenge – a curtain raiser for the 628 nautical mile Hobart classic, which starts on Boxing Day.

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Sydney Hobart: No go for Wild Oats XI

Published on November 13th, 2020 by Editor -->

Few events and yachts have such a connection as does the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the Oatley Family’s Wild Oats yachts.

As a former race record holder and a nine-times line honors winner, the 30-metre (100ft) supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI is undisputedly the most successful yacht in the 75-year history of the arduous event.

But when the 76th edition gets underway on December 26, this thoroughbred will remain in the stable. Here’s an update from the team:

Since 2005, Wild Oats XI has proudly been on the starting line each year for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 2020 has been no ordinary year for our employees and business interests, and as such our family has made the decision not to enter Wild Oats XI in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Our best wishes are with all crews who are racing and it is our hope that Wild Oats XI will return to the starting line on Boxing Day in 2021. We would like to extend our deepest thanks and gratitude to Skipper Mark Richards, the Wild Oats XI crew and our supporters.

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The 628nm Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will be the 76th edition when it gets underway on December 26, 2020. From 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.

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024

Brett Eagle purchased Wild Rose in 2020 and reverted to her original name Wild Oats . The late Roger Hickman, crewed by male and female amateurs, won the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart with her as Wild Rose  and scored wins in the Australian and NSW IRC Championships, among many great victories with this famous yacht, including taking Division 4 of the Rolex Sydney Hobart in 2011, 2012, 2013.

‘Hicko’, with Bruce Foye and Lance Peckman, also won the 1993 race (IOR) with the boat, alongside IMS winner, Cuckoos Nest. Her last Rolex Sydney Hobart was 2015, when Hickman skippered her to sixth overall and third in Division 4. New owner, Eagle, raced on Ted Tooher’s Chancellor for three years as second in charge and navigator prior to buying this boat. He has given Wild Oats a new paint job, with the rose remaining between the two words of her name. Eagle and crew are in still in the early days of learning this beautifully set up boat.

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Yacht Name	Wild Oats
Sail Number	4343
Owner	Brett Eagle, Marc Skjellerup & Gordon Smith
Skipper	Brett Eagle (5)
Sailing Master	Gordon Smith (6)
Navigator	Marike Koppenol (3)
Crew	Reece Theedam (3), Peter Carpenter (1), Muir Watson (2), Clifford Fairbrass (1), Drew Bagnall (1), Marc Skjellerup, Evan Watson, Sharon Bartle (2), Saul Davidson
State	NSW
Club	CYCA
Type	Farr 43
Designer	Bruce Farr & Associates (USA)
Builder	McConaghy Boats
LOA	13.1
Beam	4.2
Draft	2.5

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Integrated Management of Wild Oat in the Pacific Northwest

Wild oat ( Avena fatua L. ) is a grassy weed ( family Poaceae ) well adapted to most regions of the world where small grain crops are grown. Native to Europe and Asia, wild oat has been introduced worldwide through various means (for example, contaminated seed, farm equipment, etc). It is weedy in several crops, but especially troublesome in small grain cereals (wheat, barley). The characteristics of high reproductive capabilities and persistence over a wide range of environmental conditions have allowed wild oat to become one of the most serious weed problems of cultivated land.

In the United States, more than 28 million acres are infested with wild oat, resulting in yield loss and increased production costs. In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), wild oat is a problem in small grain and rotational crops, including pulse crops, potato, sugar beet, and oilseed crops. In Idaho, more than 3 million acres of cropland are infested with wild oat. Small grain growers in Idaho spend more than 9 million dollars annually for its control. The grass has developed resistance to several herbicides, making chemical control difficult. It is, therefore, critical to curtail its spread in the PNW.

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Identification . Mature wild oat is fairly easy to identify from other grassy weeds and cereal crops. However, seedlings can look very similar to cereal crops (barley and wheat) and some grassy weeds. For proactive management, wild oat must be identified at the seedling or early growth stage. The seedling has a counterclockwise leaf twist (Figure 1A) and no auricles (claw-like projections at the base of the leaf blade; Figure 1B). It has hairs on the leaf margins (edge of the leaf) and the ligule (collar-like structure at the point where the leaf blade clasps the stem) is elongated and bluntly pointed and about ⅕ inch long (Figure 1B). Plants may grow up to 4 ft tall. The seed head is 4–18 inches long and often droops (Figure 1C). Seeds have hairs at the base and are yellow to black, narrowly oval (egg-shaped), and ¼- to ½-inch long (Figure 1D). The awns (black, twisted bristle) are bent at a sharp angle (Figure 1D); a horseshoe-shaped scar is located at its base (Whitson et al. 2009). The awn helps the seed with self-burial (Somody et al. 1985).

Biology and ecology . Wild oat has an annual life cycle and tends to be troublesome wherever cereals are grown in locations with an annual rainfall of 14–29 inches (Holm et al. 1977), although it also infests other crops, roadsides, pastures, and wastes areas. It is well adapted to the life cycle and growth of spring cereals in the PNW.

Germination spreads over several weeks and is initiated when the soil temperature rises to 43°F and there is sufficient moisture. Observations in the PNW indicate that wild oat germination occurs mainly during the spring. It can emerge from depths up to 6 inches; however, the greatest percentage of shoots emerge from seeds planted at 2 inches (Morrow and Gealy 1983). Flowering and seed production occur from June to August.

Seed production, dispersion, and seedbank longevity. In the absence of competition, a single plant can produce around 1,000 seeds (Morrow and Gealy 1983). However, in a cereal crop (heavy competition) the average seed production is 60 seeds per plant. Wild oat seeds shed as they ripen, occurring over an extended period. The later a crop is harvested, the more seed sheds onto the ground.

Wild oat has relatively large seeds, the majority of which fall close to the parent plant. The dispersal of wild oat is closely associated with the cultivation of cereal crops (Barroso et al. 2006). Seed movement is often in the direction of cultivation and harvesting. Movement over longer distances is most likely the result of the importation of contaminated grain. Germination of dispersed seeds often account for only 15% of annual seedbank losses (Barralis and Chadoeuf 1987). Thus, variability in wild oat seed germination determines to a large extent how long an area is reinfested with wild oat. Freshly produced seeds tend to be dormant but its intensity varies among populations. It is difficult to generalize the dormancy behavior of wild oat because of the many interacting environmental factors and the high genetic variability. However, freshly produced seeds can remain dormant for 3–8 years (Conn and Farris 1987; Miller and Nalewaja 1990). Temperature and moisture levels during seed development seem to affect the level of dormancy. In the fall, the level of dormancy declines and is induced again in late spring. Damage to the seed coat can relieve dormancy at any time by allowing oxygen to reach the seed embryo.

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Wild Oat—Crop Competition and Impacts

Wild oat is an economic burden because it reduces crop yield, increases production costs (e.g., herbicide and application, seed cleaning, etc.), delays harvest due to slowed crop maturity, increases harvest time, produces dockage due to seed contamination (especially in malt barley), acts as host to other pests, decreases grain quality, and increases transportation fees for contaminated grain. The grass can host cereal cyst nematode, stem nematode, rhizoctonia, crown rot, and root lesion nematode.

The degree of impact on wheat and barley depends primarily on wild oat density, the time of wild oat emergence relative to the crop, and the duration of wild oat–crop competition. As wild oat density increases, crop yield declines due to increasing competition for limited growth resources (e.g., water, light, and soil nutrients). Just ten wild oat plants per square foot can reduce barley yield by 18% and wheat yield by more than 24% (Figure 2). One wild oat plant per square foot can reduce wheat and canola yield by 10%. Barley yield loss has been reported between 7% and 50% with populations ranging from 9 to 19 wild oat plants every day per square foot.

The greatest yield loss occurs when wild oat plants emerge at the same time as the crop. A yield loss of 3% for everyday wild oat that emerges ahead of barley has been reported in Canada (O’Donovan et al. 1985). Thus, wild oat impact on yield is reduced when weeds are removed early. This is especially important if wild oat emerges when wheat and barley are at the early growth stages. Wild oat that emerges late in the season has less impact on wheat and barley yield. However, late-emerging wild oat can still interfere with grain harvest and produce seeds that could impact subsequent crops.

Herbicide resistance in wild oat . Aside from the competitiveness against small grains, one other factor influencing the spread and impact of wild oat in the United States is herbicide resistance. There have been more than fifteen cases of herbicide-resistant wild oat populations reported in several states including California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington. In the PNW, wild oat has developed resistance to at least four herbicide sites of action, including ACCase inhibitors (group 1), ALS inhibitors (group 2), microtubule inhibitors (group 3), and lipid synthesis inhibitors (group 8) (Table 1). Populations with resistance to more than one herbicide site of action have also been reported.

Herbicide resistance in wild oat in the Pacific Northwest, 2021.

Active ingredient (Trade Name)	Site of Action (group number)	Idaho	Oregon	Washington
pinoxaden (Axial XL) quizalofop (Aggressor, Assure II) fenoxaprop (Acclaim, Tacoma)	ACCase inhibitor (1)	Yes	Yes	Yes
mesosulfuron-methyl (Osprey) imazamox (Beyond) pyroxsulam (PowerFlex) flucarbazone (Everest 3.0 AG)	ALS inhibitor (2)	Yes	Yes	Yes
pendimethalin (Prowl H2O) ethalfluralin (Sonalan HFP) trifluralin (Treflan HFP)	Microtubule inhibitor (3)	No	Yes	Yes
EPTC (Eptam) triallate (Far-GO) ethofumesate (Nortron)	Lipid synthesis inhibitor (8/15*)	Yes	Yes	Yes

Data from: Heap (2021) and Burke (2021)

*Group 8 herbicides have now been reclassified as group 15.

Integrated weed management (IWM) strategies for wild oat are based on preventing the weed from becoming established in new areas, limiting seed production, growing a competitive crop, and keeping weeds off balance by changing management practices.

All the practices discussed here can be effective against wild oat, provided the associated cautions are taken. Unless using narrow-windrow burning as part of a harvest weed seed control (HWSC) system (discussed below in the subsection on HWSC), field burning is not considered part of IWM for wild oat because the many undesirable consequences of burning crop residue far outweigh the questionable benefits.

Because wild oat is a prolific seed producer, eliminating seed sources and preventing wild oat from getting established in clean fields is often the most economical control method. However, this often requires sustained effort over time. Apply a combination of the following methods that fits best in your situation:

• Plant crops using clean, certified seed.
• Use clean machinery, including combine harvesters, before entering an uninfested field; start field operations in clean fields before entering infested fields.
• Destroy wild oat seedlings/plants in cultivated fields before they produce seed.
• Control small patches or infested areas before they spread.
• Seed perennial, cool-season grasses in noncrop areas and field borders. Vigorous stands of grasses or grass-legume combinations are highly competitive with wild oat and other annual weeds.
• Where perennial grass borders are not feasible, consider a) using herbicides or tillage to kill wild oat and b) cropping field borders.
• Use herbicides that do not kill established perennial grasses around field borders.
• Mow small infestations close to the ground in pastures, roadsides, and waste areas where cultivation or herbicides are not feasible. Plan to complete mowing before viable wild oat seeds are produced. More than one mowing may be necessary to prevent tillers from producing seed.

Plowing is generally considered less effective for wild oat control due to the fact that seedlings can emerge from seeds buried at 4–6 inches depth or more. Buried seed tends to survive longer than seed on the soil surface. Frequent plowing will bring buried dormant seed back to the soil surface, which can result in a large flush of wild oat seedlings.

Postharvest tillage operations should be delayed for as long as possible to encourage the loss of freshly shed wild oat seed lying on the soil surface. Minimizing soil disturbance before and during seeding of spring crops may reduce the number of wild oat plants that germinate in the crop.

Crop Diversity and Competition

Crop rotation can be an effective control measure for wild oat by extending the length of time between cereal crops, which helps to reduce the soil seedbank. Crop rotation also allows the use of more effective grass herbicides in broadleaf crops such as canola or pulse crops. Including crops such as alfalfa with different seeding and/or harvest dates than cereals would also help to reduce wild oat seed production and allow the use of different management practices than with cereals. Practices that ensure a full stand of a vigorously growing crop is one of the best weed management strategies. Good crop stands leave few open spaces for wild oat to invade. The following practices may help to increase crop competitiveness:

• Prepare a firm, moist seedbed. Good seed-to-soil contact is key to maximizing seed germination.
• Seed at an optimum time for rapid germination and emergence. Avoid seeding into cool and excessively wet soil.
• Choose varieties that emerge quickly, grow rapidly, and swiftly form a dense canopy.
• Choose a larger crop seed with the highest possible germination rates from a known source, such as certified seed.
• Use crop seed that is treated with appropriate fungicides and insecticides to prevent stand loss.
• Use seeding rates at the high end of the recommended range to increase crop competitiveness with weeds.
• Use the narrowest feasible row spacing to allow for quicker canopy closure.
• Seed on the shallow side of the recommended seeding depth to promote faster crop seedling emergence.
• Apply fertilizer to promote early crop growth and competitiveness. Deep banding instead of broadcasting can help achieve this goal.

Several herbicides are labeled for selective control or suppression of wild oat in wheat. Some of the most effective herbicides have been Group 1 (ACCase inhibitors) herbicides, such as pinoxaden (Axial XL, Axial Bold) and clodinafop-propargyl (Discover NG); and Group 2 (ALS inhibitors) herbicides, including sulfosulfuron (OutRider), mesosulfuron-methyl (Osprey, Osprey Xtra), propoxycarbazone-sodium (Olympus), flucarbazone-sodium (Everest 3.0 AG), and pyroxsulam (PowerFlex HL, GoldSky). These herbicides pose little risk for injuring wheat. They provide excellent control of wild oat; however, wild oat biotypes resistant to these herbicides are now commonly found throughout the PNW region.

Imazamox (Beyond) is another Group 2 herbicide that has provided excellent control of wild oat when properly applied, but it is specific to Clearfield wheat varieties that contain the gene or genes that confer tolerance to imazamox. Tolerance means that the winter wheat variety with the gene(s) is able to withstand a recommended rate of Beyond herbicide with minimal risk of crop injury. Wheat varieties that do not contain this gene/s are either killed or seriously injured by Beyond. Unfortunately, wild oat biotypes resistant to imazamox are also commonly found throughout the PNW region.

Quizalofop (Aggressor) is a Group 1 herbicide that can be used in the CoAXium wheat production system to control wild oat. CoAxium wheat cultivars contain a gene that confer tolerance to quizalofop. At the time of this writing, there are no commercially available wheat cultivars with the AXigen trait bred for adaptation to the PNW, although breeding efforts are underway, with adapted cultivars expected to be released to the market by 2022 or 2023.

Careful stewardship of the CoAXium wheat production system is critical if this technology is to last for more than just a few years. Do not use CoAXium wheat more than two out of six years. Consider diversified crop rotations where wheat is grown only once every three or four years. Avoid the use of quizalofop (Assure II) in broadleaf crops grown in rotation with CoAXium wheat. Consider rotating the use of the CoAXium wheat production system with the Clearfield wheat production system, where imazamox is effective. Always rogue and remove wild oat plants that survive herbicide treatments.

Herbicides with other mechanisms of action should be rotated or used in combination with Group 1 and 2 herbicides. Zidua and Anthem Flex herbicides both contain pyroxasulfone (Group 15) and provide control of wild oat. Anthem Flex also contains carfentrazone (Group 14), which can provide effective burn down of some small broadleaf weeds. Crop injury is a potential concern with these herbicides, so it is critical to consult the labels for seeding and application restrictions. Other herbicides labeled for use in wheat, such as triallate (Avadex or Far-GO; Group 8) and trifluralin (Group 3), can be used for wild oat control, but require mechanical incorporation.

In pulse crops, Group 1 herbicides such as sethoxydim (Poast), clethodim (Select Max), or quizalofop (Assure II, Targa); Group 3 herbicides (microtubule assembly inhibitors), such as ethalfluralin (Sonalan HFP), pendimethalin (Prowl H2O), and trifluralin (Treflan HFP); and Group 15 herbicides (inhibitors of very-long-chain fatty acid synthesis), such as dimethenamid-P (Outlook) and S-metolachlor (Dual Magnum), can be used to manage wild oat. These same herbicides, with the exceptions of pendimethalin, dimethenamid-P, and S-metolachlor, may also be used to control wild oat in canola.

There are several herbicide resistance traits available in some canola varieties that can be useful in the management of wild oat. These include Roundup Ready (glyphosate tolerant), LibertyLink (glufosinate tolerant), and Clearfield (imazamox tolerant). To minimize the risk of developing biotypes resistant to these herbicides, growers should always use a preemergence herbicide in addition to glyphosate, glufosinate, or imazamox. As with Clearfield and CoAXium wheat, these herbicide-resistance traits should not be used more than once every three years to minimize the risk of developing herbicide-resistant wild oat biotypes.

For current herbicide control strategies for wild oat, refer to the Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook and contact your local County Extension educators or agricultural professionals. As with all crop-protection chemicals, read and follow label directions and understand their proper use. Always remember that the label is the law.

Harvest Weed Seed Control (HWSC)

HWSC is an innovative, nonchemical weed management approach developed in Australia to help control herbicide-resistant weeds (Lyon et al. 2019). These methods focus on managing the chaff material in which most weed seeds reside. Research conducted in the northern Great Plains found that on average, less than 40% of wild oat seed was retained in the panicle at harvest time (Walsh et al. 2018). This low seed-retention rate makes wild oat a poor candidate species for using HWSC as part of an IWM program. To learn more about HWSC and its application in the PNW, see Lyon et al. 2019.

Additional Reading

Barralis, G., and R. Chadoeuf. 1987. Weed Seed Banks of Arable Fields. Weed Research 27(6): 417–24.

Barroso, J., L. Navarrete, M. J. Sanchez del Arco, C. Fernandez-Quintanilla, P. J. W. Lutman, N. H. Perry, and R. I. Hull. 2006. Dispersal of Avena fatua and Avena sterilis Patches by Natural Dissemination, Soil Tillage and Combine Harvesters. Weed Research 46(2): 118–28.

Bell, A. R., and J. D. Nalewaja. 1968. Competition of Wild Oat in Wheat and Barley. Weed Science 16(4): 505–8.

Burke, I. 2021. Herbicide Resistant Weeds Map . College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and Washington State University Extension. https://herbicideresistancemap.cahnrs.wsu.edu . Accessed 1 March 2021.

Carlson, H. L., and J. E. Hill. 1985. Wild Oat ( Avena fatua ) Competition with Spring Wheat: Plant Density Effects. Weed Science 33:176–81.

Conn, J. S., and M. L. Farris. 1987. Seed Viability and Dormancy of 17 Weed Species after 21 Months in Alaska. Weed Science 35(4):524–29.

Evans, R., D. Thill, L. Tapia, B. Shafii, and J. M. Lish. 1991. Wild Oat ( Avena fatua ) and Spring Barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) Density Affect Spring Barley Grain Yield. Weed Technology 5(1): 33–39.

Heap, I. 2021. The International Herbicide-Resistant Weed Database . http://www.weedscience.org/Home.aspx . Accessed 1 March 2021.

Holm, L. G., D. L. Plucknett, J. V. Pancho, and J. P. Herberger. 1977. The World’s Worst Weeds: Distribution and Biology . Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii.

Korniak, T. 1985. Variability of Common Wild Oat ( Avena fatua L. ) in North-Eastern Poland. Acta Agrobotanica 38(2):181–89.

Lyon, D. J., M. J. Walsh, J. Barroso, J. M. Campbell, and A. G. Hulting. 2019. Harvest Weed Seed Control: Applications for PNW Wheat Production Systems (PNW 730). https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/harvest-weed-seed-control-applications-for-pnw-wheat-production-systems .

Miller, S. D., and J. D. Nalewaja. 1990. Influence of Burial Depth on Wild Oats ( Avena fatua ) Seed Longevity. Weed Technology 4(3): 514–17.

Morrow, L.A., and D. R. Gealy. 1983. Growth Characteristics of Wild Oat ( Avena fatua ) in the Pacific Northwest. Weed Science 31(2): 226–29.

O’Donovan, J. T., E. A. D. S. Remy, P. A. O’Sullivan, D. A. Dew, and A. K. Sharma. 1985. Influence of the Relative Time of Emergence of Wild Oat ( Avena fatua ) on Yield Loss of Barley ( Hordeum vulgar e) and Wheat ( Triticum aestivum ). Weed Science 33(4): 498–503.

Somody, C. N., J. D. Nalewaja, and S. D. Miller. 1985. Self-Burial of Wild Oat Florets. Agronomy Journal 77(3): 359–62.

Walsh, M. J., J. C. Broster, L. M. Schwartz-Lazaro, J. K. Norsworthy, A. S. Davis, B. D. Tidemann, H. J. Beckie, D. J. Lyon, N. Soni, P. Neve, and M.V. Bagavathiannan. 2018. Opportunities and Challenges for Harvest Weed Seed Control in Global Cropping Systems. Pest Management Science 74(10): 2235–45.

Whitson, T. D., L. C. Burrill, S. A. Dewey, et al. 2009. Weeds of the West , p. 417. Westminster, CO: Western Society of Weed Science and Western United States Land Grant Universities Cooperative Extension Services.

Wille, M. J., D. C. Thill, and W. J. Price. 1998. Wild Oat ( Avena fatua ) Seed Production in Spring Barley ( Hordeum vulgare ) Is Affected by the Interaction of Wild Oat Density and Herbicide Rate. Weed Science 46(3): 336–43.

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Albert T. Adjesiwor -   University of Idaho (UI) Weed Scientist, Kimberly Research and Extension Center, Kimberly, ID

Drew J. Lyon -  Washington State University Weed Scientist, Pullman, WA

Judit Barroso -  Oregon State University Weed Scientist, Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center, Pendleton, OR 

Joan Campbell -  UI Weed Scientist, Moscow, ID

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Wild Oats XI, a crowd favorite that is one of the most successful yachts in the event’s history, will not compete this year pending repairs and rethinking.

By Kimball Livingston

When the hundred-foot Maxi yachts hit the starting line for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, one absence will loom as a powerful presence.

There will be no Wild Oats XI, and Wild Oats XI is more than a boat.

Speculation is inevitable when a crowd favorite is missing. The report from the boat’s skipper, Mark Richards, is straightforward, but it won’t put an end to wondering. Of the boat and its owners, Richards said: “We had a structural failure in the bow and are having that addressed. The Oatley family are re-evaluating how to progress forward in our sport and they have just decided to have a break this year while they work it out.”

That resonates because in this race, Wild Oats XI has taken line honors (first boat to cross the finish line) nine times, set records three times and, beyond that, won the hearts of Australians.

“Kids 6, 7, 8 years old know the name,” Richards said.

No one dares use the past tense in speaking of Wild Oats XI, but questions arise when a boat that is synonymous with the Sydney Hobart, and that has been rush-repaired in the past to make a race, is absent.

Last year, the boat finished fourth at the Sydney Hobart after a sail ripped underway. It was in August of this year during a race in Australia’s Whitsunday Islands that the hull failure occurred.

In 2005, Bob Oatley commissioned the build of Wild Oats XI and set the standard — the boat swept all honors in its first Sydney Hobart race, only two weeks after launch. The boat would win line honors seven more times before Oatley’s death in 2016. His son Sandy, also passionate about sailing, carried on.

“I’d love to get one more crack,” Richards said. “I guess we’ll know more next year.”

Steve Quigley got his first crack as a crewman in 2012 and felt “daunted” joining the famously accomplished crew. Then, “We were first over the finish line, we set another course record, and we won our division on handicap,” he said. “I should have retired from racing then and there, but it wasn’t until I went walking around Hobart in my team shirt, with strangers asking for autographs, that I understood that Wild Oats XI had become the people’s boat.”

What next? Richards said, “The boat is still very capable.”

Quigley, a naval architect, was part of a team responsible for a bold 2015 redesign that bought the boat some time. In Quigley’s recollection, “I was the one in the meeting who had to tell Bob, ‘You may have the fastest Maxi in the world, but if you want to keep it that way, let’s chop it in half,’” he said.

Then they chopped it twice.

To respect the 100-foot maximum limit for the Sydney Hobart race, length was removed from the stern and added in a new bow section that accommodated bigger sails. Wild Oats XI.2 proved effective across the wind range, and success continued as the boat won line honors again in 2018.

Imagining a 2024 race, Quigley said, “Given the right combination of wind strength and direction, we could find a window to win, but the newer boats have a wider window.”

Design DNA in 2023 is different from 2005. Boats are now wider, yielding stability to carry taller masts and more sail. The maximum width of Wild Oats XI, 17 feet, is 45 percent less than LawConnect, winner of the most recent lead-up regatta series and yet not the newest or widest.

Sandy Oatley did not respond to a request for comment. More than one member of his crew spoke of the team as a “family,” so any decision is charged with emotion: Do you throw money at an unlikely Wild Oats XI.3, or would it satisfy if the boat slipped into the role of sentimental favorite and long shot?

The citizens of Hobart cheer for all, but it doesn’t hurt to arrive on Wild Oats XI. Andrew Henderson, part of the crew since 2005 and a 25-race veteran, said: “Anyone who can get a boat to Hobart deserves respect. The town offers the warmest reception in Australia. All of us understand how special that is.”

This year, however, after many years racing, he said, “I’m spending Christmas with the kids.”

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WILD OATS XI

WILD OATS XI is a 30.48 m Sail Yacht, built in New Zealand by McConaghy Boats and delivered in 2005.

Her power comes from a diesel engine. She has a 5.1 m beam.

She was designed by Reichel-Pugh Yacht Design , who also completed the naval architecture. Reichel-Pugh Yacht Design has designed 14 yachts and created the naval architecture for 23 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

WILD OATS XI is one of 390 sailing yachts in the 30-35m size range.

WILD OATS XI is currently sailing under the Australia flag (along with a total of other 171 yachts). She has recently entered the superyacht marina Jones Bay Marina, in Australia. For more information regarding WILD OATS XI's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

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• Name: WILD OATS XI
• Yacht Type: Sail Yacht
• Builder: McConaghy Boats
• Naval Architect: Reichel-Pugh Yacht Design
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• Refits: 2015

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The 30.48m/100' sail yacht 'Wild Oats XI' was built by McConaghy Boats in Australia. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Reichel-Pugh and she was last refitted in 2015.

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SUPERMAXI YACHT WILD OATS XI GETS THE CHOP

Bob Oatley and Mark Richards make the first cut into the forward sections of the all-conquering supermaxi, Wild Oats XI. (Image credit: Andrea Francolini)

Australia’s most successful ocean racing yacht, Bob Oatley’s 30-metre supermaxi, Wild Oats XI, is 30-metres no more.

The sleek, silver-hulled beauty literally got the chop today at the hands of Bob Oatley and skipper Mark Richards.

Armed with a high-revving chainsaw, the pair took to the carbon fibre hull just forward of the mast, and by the time the job was finished one hour later, 10-metres of Wild Oats XI’s bow had been lopped off.

It was the first stage of a three month program that will see the yacht back to being 30-metres long, but with a completely different profile: all part of a plan to bring a new lease of life to the record-breaking, 10-year-old yacht and make her more competitive against more recent supermaxi designs.

In a few days the hull will be shortened even more when an additional two metres is cut from the stern.

“This is exciting” Richards said when sharing the first chainsaw cut with Bob Oatley. “I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about it when we started, but this is the future for the old girl. She will be an even better yacht when we have finished. The more we cut the better I felt.”

However, legendary Australian Olympic gold-medal winning sailing coach, Victor Kovalenko, did say that watching the beautiful yacht being carved up was “painful”, then added that the pain would be forgotten once Wild Oats XI was sailing again.

The next part of the schedule for Wild Oats XI will see her trucked to the McConaghy’s boat building facility on Sydney’s northern beaches. Once there a new transom will be fitted where the stern has been cut off. Simultaneously, shipwrights will fit a completely new bow to the yacht – two metres longer than what was cut off today – so that she returns to the same overall length.

Much of the design work for the new-look Wild Oats XI has been done by the original designers, Reichel-Pugh, based in California, USA. By extending the bow forward the yacht will have considerably more buoyancy, a feature which all design testing indicates will make her considerably faster. She will also be lighter.

Wild Oats XI is recognised as the most successful yacht to have contested the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race over its 70-year history, and Mark Richards the most successful skipper. Since being launched in 2005 the supermaxi has secured an unprecedented eight line honours. She is also the only yacht to claim the triple-crown – line and handicap honours and a race record time – on two occasions … and take four consecutive line honours.

The new-look Wild Oats XI is scheduled to be sailing again in November.

There she goes! A 10-metre section of the bow of supermaxi Wild Oats XI is removed so the yacht can be remodelled for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart race.

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Wild Oats XI: Bruised but not beaten

Published on December 16th, 2019 by Editor -->

Launched in 2005, the 100-foot Wild Oats XI is as much about the 628nm Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as family is about Christmas. The two go together, so the thought of the supermaxi not being on the start line for the 75th edition would have been a shocker.

But what’s more of a shocker is that she will be on the start line among the 164-boat fleet.

Having claimed line honors on 9 occasions, won on corrected time twice, and twice set a race record time, the yacht suffered major structural damage a little more than a month ago when its 45-metre high carbon fibre mast fractured at deck level, resulting in a large part of the deck structure failed.

Occurring during the 180-nautical mile Cabbage Tree Island race out of Sydney, the crew miraculously was able to stabilize the broken mast and reach shore before the yacht suffered any additional damage.

Subsequently, during the past five weeks Wild Oats XI has undergone a major rebuild at its dock in Sydney, an endeavor that was designed to have it ready for the race start on December 26.

This included replacing an 8 m x 3 m piece of the deck and fractured frames, and repairing the mast. At one stage during the mast repair specialist technicians worked around-the-clock for 4 days to ensure maximum strength was achieved.

Last week, when the supermaxi was back in one piece, it completed a successful test on Sydney Harbour and now takes the next step by undertaking a 24-hour offshore passage off Sydney so it meets one of the many qualification requirements for yachts entered in the Hobart race.

“We will be in full race mode and treat this passage as we would if we were racing,” said skipper Mark Richards. “The entire race crew will be on board, including our navigator, Juan Vila, who has just flown in from Europe.”

Richard revealed that Wild Oats XI will start in the Hobart race a remarkable 1200 kg lighter than it was last year when it took line honours in the classic.

“We have replaced two large daggerboards with a small, and considerably lighter, rudder just forward of the mast,” he explained. “The few trials we have done using this new appendage indicate that it will be an advantage when sailing upwind.” Damage photos from Adventures of a Sailor Girl :

Race details – Entry list – Facebook

Background : The 2019 fleet will be chasing line honours and the overall Tattersall Cup win in the 628nm Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race which starts December 26, 2019. From 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.

Source: Rob Mundle, Scuttlebutt

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The supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI, owned by the  Oatley family , is one of the fastest and most technologically advanced ocean racing yachts in the world. Her record in Australia¹s international offshore classic, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, is evidence of that.

This sleek, 30-metre (100ft) long ocean racing thoroughbred is undisputedly the most successful yacht in the 75-year history of the arduous event. Her helmsman, Mark Richards, is recognised as the race¹s most successful skipper.

Wild Oats XI¹s success went further in the most recent Hobart race when she claimed a record-breaking ninth win. Her line honours achievement in 2014 saw her beat the previous record of seven line honours which was achieved by Morna (later renamed Kurrewa IV) over 14 years ¬ between 1946 and 1960. Wild Oats XI claimed her eight line honours in just ten years.

Wild Oats XI was launched only a matter of days before her first Rolex Sydney Hobart race in 2005, yet she proved to be so fast that she blasted her way to a rare triple crown line honours, a race record time and victory on handicap. Her time for the 628 nautical mile course was 1 day, 18 hours, 40 minutes, and 10 seconds.

When launched, Wild Oats XI¹s ground-breaking design and construction included a radical and technically brilliant canting keel, a feature Bob Oatley pioneered into this form of ocean yacht racing. A canting keel means the keel is hinged on the underside of the yacht¹s amazing carbon fibre hull and controlled by a huge hydraulic ram so it can swing from one side to the other and increase stability. The hydraulic mechanism is so powerful it can lift a jumbo jet off the ground. It is manufactured using aviation grade steel.

With the 12-tonne, torpedo-shaped lead ballast bulb moved 40 degrees out to windward, Wild Oats XI enjoys an exceptional power-to-weight advantage over a conventional design. If she had a non-canting keel, Wild Oats XI would require an additional five tonnes in ballast to achieve the same level of stability. In that configuration she would be 20 percent heavier, and considerably slower.

Wild Oats XI family’s multi-million dollar cruiser destroyed in blaze at Sydney dock

An investigation has been launched after a multimillion-dollar boat went up in flames in an affluent Sydney suburb overnight.

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A multimillion-dollar motor cruiser once owned by the family behind the Wild Oats XI yacht has been destroyed in a massive fire in Sydney’s north.

Emergency services were called to Woolwich Dock about 8.10pm on Saturday following reports of a boat fire.

NCA NewsWire understand the boat, Andiamo - which is estimated to be worth between $5 and $10 million - was once owned by Sandy Oatley, the son of the late Australian yachtsman and businessman, Bob Oatley.

The family is best known for owning the nine-time Sydney-Hobart-winning yacht Wild Oats XI.

Upon arrival, the boat was found to be fully engulfed in flames.

Firefighters worked for some time to extinguish the massive fire, a difficult task given the extent of the fuel load.

Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said the boat was filled with 4000 litres of diesel when the fire broke out.

“It took so long [to extinguish the fire] because it’s a large vessel, and we had no access onto the yacht itself, it just wasn’t safe to get on board,” he said.

Police have confirmed the fire is not being treated as suspicious.

There are no reports of any injuries.

The Oatley family have been spending time on Hamilton Island for the tourist hot spot’s annual race week, hosted from August 19 to 26.

They are celebrating 20 years of owning the iconic island destination, after the Oatley patriarch purchased the island in 2003 for $200 million.

It is understood two other famous boats usually docked at the Woolwich Dock - where the Oatley’s own the lease - Wild Oats XI and Andoo Comanche, were both docked on Hamilton Island at the time of the fire.

Law Connect - which came in second to Comanche in the 2022 Sydney to Hobart race - was moored at the

dock on Saturday night but was not damaged by the fire.

Officers attached to the Marine Area Command have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fire.

Anyone with information into the incident is urged to call police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Homicide police are investigating after a body was found in a suburban park.

The slaying of a schoolgirl by her mother’s partner was “akin to an execution”, a court has been told.

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Hamilton Island Wild Oats

Wild Oats XI returns in 2022 racing under a refreshed name, Hamilton Island Wild Oats . Mark Richards and crew recently returned to racing in the fluky 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and finished third on Line Honours behind Andoo Comanche and Black Jack .

Wild Oats XI last competed in the Rolex Sydney Hobart in 2019 and finished third over the line, pipping SHK Scallywag by 38 seconds, enthralling onlookers. She took Line Honours in 2018 and crossed the line first in 2017 before moving to second on line to LDV Comanche following a protest. Damage caused early retirements in 2015 and 2016. In 2014, she beat Comanche to obtain her record eighth Line Honours victory, outdoing Kurrewa IV/Morna’s record seven, held since 1960. Wild Oats XI’s Line Honours win in 2018 extended that record tally to nine. Other highlights include historical triple victories of line/record/overall wins in the 2005 and 2012 Rolex Sydney Hobarts.

Competitor Details

Yacht Name	Hamilton Island Wild Oats
Sail Number	10001
Owner	The Oatley Family
Skipper	Mark Richards (18)
Navigator	Stan Honey (7)
Crew	Cameron Baillie (7), Guido Belgiorno-Nettis (1), Rodney Daniel (16), Nathan Ellis (12), Craig Garnett (18), Andrew Henderson (22), John Hildebrand (11), Murray Jones, Kyle Langford (2), Chris Links (8), Paul Magee (9), Matthew Mason (12), Robbie Naismith (25), Daniel Oatley (3), Steve Quigley (7), Matt Shillington (22), Paul Westlake (9), Josh Whittaker (18), Tim Wiseman (14)
State	NSW
Club	HIYC
Type	RP100
Designer	Reichel/Pugh, USA
Builder	McConaghy
Construction	Carbon/Nomex
LOA	30.48
Beam	5.1
Draft	5.9

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[11] In the 2011 race Wild Oats came second to Investec Loyal in a time of 2 days, 6 hours, 17 minutes and 26 seconds. They finished 2 minutes and 48 seconds behind. The Oatley family's renowned Wild Oats XI was extended to the new maximum overall length for yachts contesting the Rolex Sydney Hobart race - 30.48 metres (100ft). Under Skipper Mark Richard's expert captainship, Wild Oats XI again took the triple-crown in the Rolex Sydney Hobart race - line and handicap honours and a race record time. The supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI, owned by the Oatley family, is one of the fastest and most technologically advanced ocean racing yachts in the world. Her record in Australia¹s international offshore classic, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, is unrivalled. The sleek, 30-metre (100ft) long ocean racing thoroughbred is undisputedly the most ... Dec. 23, 2023. When the hundred-foot Maxi yachts hit the starting line for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, one absence will loom as a powerful presence. There will be no Wild Oats XI, and Wild ... WILD OATS XI is a 30.48 m Sail Yacht, built in New Zealand by McConaghy Boats and delivered in 2005.. Her power comes from a diesel engine. She has a 5.1 m beam. She was designed by Reichel-Pugh Yacht Design, who also completed the naval architecture.. Reichel-Pugh Yacht Design has designed 14 yachts and created the naval architecture for 23 yachts for yachts above 24 metres. Wild Oats XI secured her sixth line honours victory under the guidance of Mark Richards in last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart, broke her own race record, which now stands at 1 day, 18 hours, 23 minutes 12 seconds and won the race overall. It was the second time the super maxi had achieved this historic treble and the only boat to do so twice in the race's history. How does a ten year old yacht remain at the forefront of one of the great ocean race classics? With her distinctively narrow hull, Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI ... She is the reigning line honours champion after a thrilling race-long battle with Black Jack, Comanche and InfoTrack, which finished in that order. It occasioned Wild Oats XI's record ninth line honours victory, an accomplishment destined to remain unbeaten. Wild Oats XI pipped 100ft Black Jack (by 3mins 31secs - the closest finish in 15 ... Earlier this year, Wild Oats XI claimed her third line honours win in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and set a new Open race record of 22hrs, 3mins, 46secs, finally beating the 13 year record set by conventional yacht, Brindabella.The super maxi also broke her own 2010 Cabbage Tree Island Race record in November, slicing nearly two hours ... Off the breeze in a seaway and strong winds Wild Oats XI had a tendency to bury the bow. The lateral foil provides lift and reduces that tendency, resulting in a more even downwind speed profile ... The 30.48m/100' sail yacht 'Wild Oats XI' was built by McConaghy Boats in Australia. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Reichel-Pugh and she was last refitted in 2015. Guest Accommodation. She is also capable of carrying up to 29 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience. Australia's most successful ocean racing yacht, Bob Oatley's 30-metre supermaxi, Wild Oats XI, is 30-metres no more. The sleek, silver-hulled beauty literally got the chop today at the hands of Bob Oatley and skipper Mark Richards. Armed with a high-revving chainsaw, the pair took to the carbon fibre hull just forward of the mast, and by ... Launched in 2005, the 100-foot Wild Oats XI is as much about the 628nm Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as family is about Christmas. The two go together, so the thought of the supermaxi not being on the ... Wild Oats XI, under the leadership of skipper Mark Richards, is an undeniable success story. The program has collected Sydney to Hobart line honors on nine s... The supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI, ... Wild Oats XI was launched only a matter of days before her first Rolex Sydney Hobart race in 2005, yet she proved to be so fast that she blasted her way to a rare triple crown line honours, a race record time and victory on handicap. Her time for the 628 nautical mile course was 1 day, 18 hours, 40 minutes ... Wild Oats XI is a sailing yacht with an overall length of m. The yacht's builder is McConaghy Boats from Australia, who launched Wild Oats XI in 2005. The superyacht has a beam of m, a draught of m and a volume of . GT.. Wild Oats XI features exterior design by Reichel / Pugh Yacht Design. Up to 12 guests can be accommodated on board the superyacht, Wild Oats XI, and she also has accommodation ... Dec 23, 2023 - 1.21pm. Wild Oats XI's would-be rivals for Sydney to Hobart line honours have backed the champion yacht to return to the fleet in 2024. The most successful yacht in Sydney to ... The family is best known for owning the nine-time Sydney-Hobart-winning yacht Wild Oats XI. Locals posted pictures of the blaze to Facebook. Picture Facebook. Upon arrival, the boat was found to ... Wild Oats XI returns in 2022 racing under a refreshed name, Hamilton Island Wild Oats.Mark Richards and crew recently returned to racing in the fluky 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and finished third on Line Honours behind Andoo Comanche and Black Jack.. Wild Oats XI last competed in the Rolex Sydney Hobart in 2019 and finished third over the line, pipping SHK Scallywag by 38 seconds ... Latest Articles. sunset marina and yacht club cancun; bluewater yacht brokerage; ullswater yacht club birkett; technema yachts for sale; 3 yacht court taylors lakes; pura vida yac The largest exhibition of boats and yachts has started in the capital. One of the main participants «Moscow Boat Show» is the All-Russian Sailing Federation. At the exposition of the organization there are stands of yacht clubs, sport sailing schools, producers of vessels, equipment and accessories for sailing and leisure under sail. The exposition 400 meters long is arranged as a coast line ... Moscow Boat Show provides the perfect platform from which to preview new products, evaluate market trends, and establish long-lasting and commercially prof. Moscow Boat Show 2015 is held in Moscow, Russia, from 3/10/2015 to 3/10/2015 in Crocus Expo IEC. Luxury yacht Ferretti 530 was very keen to undertake in collaboration once again with AYT - Advanced Yacht Technology, Ferretti Group Engineering Division and Studio Zuccon International Project.The compact dimensions, 16 meters long and almost 5 meters wide, allow the 530 yacht to deliver grand Italian luxury and cruising immersed in such comfort until now unheard of in a yacht of this size. 200 IMAGES Super yacht Wild Oats XI at the start of the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart HAMILTON ISLAND WILD OATS’ SHOT AT 10 LINE HONOURS IN THE ROLEX SYDNEY Wild Oats X Yacht Wild Oats XI Yacht on the approach to the finish line Repaired supermaxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, sets sail on overnight Wild Oats at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week COMMENTS Without Wild Oats XI, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Has a Boat-Size The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Has a Boat-Size Absence Rivals predict Wild Oats XI will be back Dec 23, 2023 - 1.21pm. Wild Oats XI's would-be rivals for Sydney to Hobart line honours have backed the champion yacht to return to the fleet in 2024. The most successful yacht in Sydney to ... Wild Oats XI Wild Oats XI is a state-of-the-art maxi yacht designed by Reichel/Pugh and built by Mcconaghy Boats, five months after her near-sistership Alfa Romeo II, from which she borrowed extensively. [1] She was launched in December 2005 after a 9-month build and won her first Sydney-Hobart the same month. She is distinctively narrow with a 5.1 m (17 ft) beam and originally featured "canting ballast ... Wild Oats boat fire: Oatley family boat destroyed in fire ... Wild Oats XI family's multi-million dollar cruiser destroyed in blaze at Sydney dock. An investigation has been launched after a multimillion-dollar boat went up in flames in an affluent Sydney ... Wild Oats XI wins Sydney to Hobart line honors HOBART, Australia (AP) — Wild Oats XI won the 74th Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Friday, claiming line honors for the ninth time. The Mark Richards-skippered super maxi crossed the line in Hobart shortly after 8 a.m. local time (2100 GMT Thursday) after taking the lead from defending line honors champion Comanche before sunrise. The win came after Wild Oats XI was stripped of line honors in ... News The gear-busting, boat breaking reputation of the Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race could be far from reality when the 628-nautical mile classic starts on Boxing Day, according to Mark Richards, the skipper of the 30-metre long supermaxi, Wild Oats XI. The three most reliable weather forecasts for the race all agree there will be a southerly ... Wild Oats XI wins 7th Sydney to Hobart Wild Oats XI wins 7th Sydney to Hobart. HOBART, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Wild Oats XI took line honors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race for a record-equaling seventh time, winning by more than 30 nautical miles Saturday. Wild Oats, skippered by Mark Richards and owned by billionaire wine mogul Bob Oatley, who is head of the ... First electric yacht enters Sydney to Hobart Sydney to Hobart yacht race sees first electric yacht J-Bird enter, taking on Wild Oats and Black Jack By Alex Brewster Posted Sun 11 Dec 2022 at 7:45pm Sunday 11 Dec 2022 at 7:45pm Sun 11 Dec ... Wild Oats XI wins Big Boat Challenge SYDNEY (AP) — Wild Oats XI took line honors in the Big Boat Challenge on Sydney Harbor for a ninth time Tuesday, boosting its prospects of winning the Sydney to Hobart race later this month for a ninth time. The 100-foot supermaxi yacht completed the 14 nautical mile race around Sydney harbor in 1 hour, 4 minutes, 14 seconds, more than 3 minutes ahead of supermaxi rival Perpetual Loyal ... The Yacht The supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI, owned by the Oatley family, is one of the fastest and most technologically advanced ocean racing yachts in the world. Her record in Australia¹s international offshore classic, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, is unrivalled. The sleek, 30-metre (100ft) long ocean racing thoroughbred is undisputedly the most ... Wild Oats XI Wild Oats XI, Hamilton Island. 20,065 likes. Official Facebook account for WildOats XI - 9 Times Line Honours winner of the Rolex Sydney Hobart. O Sydney to Hobart yacht race Hamilton Island Wild Oats is seven nautical miles from the leader, going at 22.3 knots. Black Jack (20.4 knots) is now 8.2 nautical miles from the leader. Copy link Wild Oats XI It occasioned Wild Oats XI's record ninth line honours victory, an accomplishment destined to remain unbeaten. Wild Oats XI pipped 100ft Black Jack (by 3mins 31secs - the closest finish in 15 years) in the 2017 Sydney Gold Coast race. In the interim, her keel and its mechanism were gone over and a new North 3Di RAW mainsail added. Black Jack ... Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 Wild Oats XI still holds the record for the most consecutive line honours wins - four - from 2005 to 2008, surpassing Morna's record of three in a row achieved from 1946-1948. She also holds the race record for the CYCA's Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race (22hrs, 3mins, 46secs, set in 2012) and the CYCA's Cabbage Tree Island Race (12hrs ... Wild Oats XI: Bruised but not beaten Launched in 2005, the 100-foot Wild Oats XI is as much about the 628nm Sydney Hobart Yacht Race as family is about Christmas. The two go together, so the Wild Oats XI Earlier this year, Wild Oats XI claimed her third line honours win in the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and set a new Open race record of 22hrs, 3mins, 46secs, finally beating the 13 year record set by conventional yacht, Brindabella.The super maxi also broke her own 2010 Cabbage Tree Island Race record in November, slicing nearly two hours ... Sailing yacht Wild Oats XI to have repaired mast re-stepped tomorrow Bob Oatley's record-breaking supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI will go one step closer to resuming preparations for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race tomorrow, on December 5, 2013. Sailing yacht Wild Oats XI's new mast, which almost broke during preliminary trials two weeks ago, will be re-stepped, following major repairs. Wild Oats XI looks for 10th Sydney to Hobart line honors win Wild Oats XI begins its quest for a 10th line honours wins in the Sydney to Hobart race beginning Thursday from Sydney Harbour. In early November that didn't seem possible after the super maxi sustained mast and deck rigging damage that put her spot in the 75th edition of the race in jeopardy. "It's been six weeks of turmoil for us, we had a major failure in the boat which has been rectified ... Sydney Hobart: No go for Wild Oats XI As a former race record holder and a nine-times line honors winner, the 30-metre (100ft) supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI is undisputedly the most successful yacht in the 75-year history of the ... Wild Oats Brett Eagle purchased Wild Rose in 2020 and reverted to her original name Wild Oats.The late Roger Hickman, crewed by male and female amateurs, won the 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart with her as Wild Rose and scored wins in the Australian and NSW IRC Championships, among many great victories with this famous yacht, including taking Division 4 of the Rolex Sydney Hobart in 2011, 2012, 2013. 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