Merchandise for the 80th Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race (SHYR) is now on sale as 1 yacht withdraws from the Great Race South. Meanwhile, the Race Village details have been confirmed as the event’s website is updated for the 1st time since the 2012 edition!
Merchandise
The official clothing for the event is on sale here. Whilst there is more expensive clothing than last time by AUD$20 (now AUD$320 maximum), there is also more affordable clothing than last time as well by AUD$30 (now AUD$40 minimum).
The program for the 2025 SHYR, the 80th edition, is also now available for pre-orders.
Image: SHYR
Inside the 2025 program you’ll find:
- Spectator guides
- Viewing information
- Detailed course maps
- The fleet list
- Fleet analysis
- Yacht profiles
- Crew interviews
- Never before seen historic photography
- Historical stories
Pre-orders will be sold at a discount & come with a free A3 80th Edition Commemorative Poster.
Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia (CYCA) members & all competing skippers will receive a program & poster as part of their membership/entry.
You can pre-order the program here now.
Race Village Details
Sydney
The Sydney Race Village will open between the 1st & 26th December inclusive outside the CYCA on the Club’s hardstand on the shores of Rushcutters Bay on Sydney Harbour except on:
- the 11th of December between 6pm & 10pm (selected Main Race sailors & their guests and acquaintances only)
- the 12th of December (New CYCA members & their guests only)
- the 14th of December between 3pm & 9pm (Classic Regatta competitors & their guests only)
- the 20th of December between 6:30pm & 9:30pm (competing skippers & other invited very important persons only) &
- the 22nd of December between 5pm & 11:30pm (Main Race competing crews, CYCA members & their guests only)
It is also only open to ticketholders on the 17th of December from 6pm to 10pm (Women In Sailing Night) & the 21st of December from 12pm to 4:30pm (Long Lunch). You can get tickets to those 2 events by clicking the previous links.
The Women In Sailing Night, will have a panel of 4 women, moderated by Olivia Price, London 2012 Silver Medallist in the Women’s Elliott 6m Sailing, featuring:
- Lisa Darmanin, Rio 2016 Silver Medallist in the Mixed Nacra 17 event
- Carolijn Brouwer, Olympian & Aragon (2025 SHYR entrant) crew member
- Annie Stevenson, 1st Light (2025 SHYR entrant) skipper
- Lisa Callaghan, Mondo (2025 SHYR entrant) skipper
Changes to the Sydney Race Village program have been made with the Quiet Little Drink & Classic Yacht Regatta Barbeque & Prizegiving becoming private events.
Hobart
The Hobart Race Village is held waterside at Constitution Dock on the River Derwent, opening at 12pm on the 27th of December & closes on the evening of January 1st. There are some updates regarding the Hobart Race Village vendors. The following are not going to be there this year:
- Daiquiri Isle PL
- Robbie’s Woodfire Pizzas
- Fried & Loaded Tasmania
They will be replaced by:
- Bruny Island Oysters
- Little Island Waffle Co.
- Chillin Dory
In the Hobart Race Village bar, each day from 12pm-5pm, there also will be oyster & wine tastings, definitely from Devil’s Corner & likely from Bruny Island Oysters and Browns Brothers Family Winemakers. A 2-hour Happy Hour for competitors only will be held from 28-31 December at 5pm as well as on January 1 at 3pm.
Also, kids face painting will only be held at the Hobart Race Village until the 30 December inclusive.
There will be live music at the Hobart Race Village in 3-hour sets except on New Year’s Eve (extra 30 minutes after Midnight):
- Tony Mak (27 December, 1pm)
- The Kick On’s (27 December, 8:45pm)
- Velvet Divan Trio (28 December, 7:15pm)
- Montage (29 December, 7:15pm)
- The Loudmouths (30 December, 7:15pm)
- Sugartrain (31 December, 9pm)
There are also disc jockeys at the Hobart Race Village:
- Johnny (27 December, 6:30pm-8:30pm & 31 December 3pm-6pm)
- Track N Field (28 December, 5:30pm-7pm)
- Retro (29 December, 5pm-7pm)
- B-Rex (30 December, 5pm-7pm)
- Randall Foxx (31 December, 6pm-8:30pm)
Lastly, there will also be replays of the Main Race start in the Hobart Race Village:
- 27 December 11:45pm-28 December 1:15am
- 30 & 31 December 11am-12:30pm
- 1 January 10am-11:30am
Website Update
Image: SHYR
Meanwhile, the official event website has been updated for the 1st time since the 2012 edition. 1 new addition is an embedded What’s On webpage from the CYCA’s website for events at the Race Villages & the CYCA. The history sections (which can be accessed by scrolling down the homepage until you find & click on the 2024 edition ‘recap’ button & then choosing the relevant year or alternatively, clicking on ‘recap’ in each edition’s section) has also been expanded with more documents from more years, providing a more detailed look into the history of this iconic race. The Hobart & Beyond (Tasmania tourism) webpage has also been removed from the site.
Nordwind Withdraws
United States Of America entry, Nordwind, withdrew from the race less than 35 minutes after race entries closed.
This reduces the overall fleet for the 80th edition to 141 yachts, which is still the largest fleet since 1994, when the 50th edition was held
This announcement was made on November 12.
The Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race 2025 – its 80th anniversary – begins at 1pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time on the 26th of December, Boxing Day.
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