Sydney Harbour Sailing Events Articles
Min River Crowned Overall Winner After Protest Decision Shakes 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart
The 2025 edition has added another chapter to that tradition. Following a formal protest lodged by the Race Committee against BNC – my::NET / LEON, the International Jury has now delivered its verdict. The protest has been upheld, and a time penalty of one hour and five minutes has been applied to the yacht’s elapsed time.
The decision alters the final standings and confirms Min River as the Overall Winner of the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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In Hobart, the race isn’t finished until the rules have had their say.
31-12-2025
Long before foils, canting keels and weather routers, just nine yachts set off on that inaugural voyage south. None of those sailors could have imagined that their modest adventure would grow into a 628-nautical-mile institution, watched by millions worldwide and drawing fleets as large as 371 starters, as seen in the race’s 50th anniversary year in 1994.
A moving tribute on Sydney Harbour On Boxing Day morning, classic yachts will assemble in Rose Bay, before beginning the Parade of Sail from 10:30am to 11:30am.
29-12-2025