Assa Abloy increases lead

Assa Abloy, who is on a northern track with Amer Sports One, has picked up the northerly wind and taken a huge lead on the rest of the VOR fleet

VOR leaders on a flyer

Amer Sports One and ASSA ABLOY are pulling away from the rest of the VOR fleet while the rest are stationary

Assa Abloy takes control of VOR

Having taken the lead and crossed the Hobart finish line at the front of the VOR fleet, ASSA ABLOY restarted the third leg after a short pitstop in 10 to…

SEB retires with broken rudder

Having spent the night struggling in strong winds with a broken rudder, the Swedish yacht, SEB has retired from the Sydney-Hobart race

Illbruck regains lead of VOR fleet

With SEB out of the race with a broken rudder, the remaining seven boats in the VOR fight it out at the front of the Sydney-Hobart race fleet

National 12s at Royal Harwich

A stiff, cold breeze greeted competitors on Boxing Day for the National 12 Boxing Day Cup at Royal Harwich YC

The crew aboard the VOR boat djuice dragons spent an hour last night bailing out following the discovery of a leaky bow tank

VOR girls, last but prepared!

Having taken a relatively clean start, the girls aboard Amer Sports Too are back in last slot once again. The boat is well prepared but they lack that extra bit…

Freak storms hit Sydney-Hobart fleet

Thunderstorms and high winds reaching 80 knots have swept through the Sydney-Hobart race fleet causing damage and many retirements

Rig trouble for Amer Sports Too

The all-girl crew aboard Amer Sports Too have spent the night struggling to save their mast following a headstay strop failure

Sydney-Hobart update

The Sydney-based yacht Grundig whose hull is delaminating is now on her way back to NSW

Nicorette stars in Canon race

With line honours at the Canon Big Boat Race last week, Nicorette is hot favourite for the Sydney Hobart Race which starts tomorrow (Boxing Day)

CYC prepares for big race tomorrow

Final preparations are being made for tomorrow's Sydney-Hobart Race. There will be two start lines, one specifically for the VOR boats

VOR boats prepare for start on Boxing Day

The third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race starts on 26 December from Sydney and takes in the the classic Sydney-Hobart Race. After a pit stop in Hobart, VOR crews…