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A record 36 yachts will race in the 2025 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race‘s Classic Yacht Regatta.
The Regatta features previous Sydney-Hobart race entrants that launched their yacht over 29 years ago & features 2 events:
- Invitational non-spinnaker scratch race, held on Friday 12th December, 2pm, starting off Point Piper &
- 2-race pointscore series, held in divisions, beginning on Saturday 13th December, 12pm, off Point Piper, with a handicapped pursuit race
Headline entries include:
- Margaret Rintoul (1948) – Line Honours winner 1950 & 1951 & set a race record in 1951
- Solveig (1950) – 1953 Line Honours winner
- Fidelis (1964) – 1966 Line Honours winner
Other notable entries are Love & War (1973) & Tradition (1984), who are also competing in the main race of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race this year.
Kingtail, Wraith of Odin & Maris will also be on display at the Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia (CYCA)’s pond (opposite their newly rebuilt Lower Deck) on the 13th & 14th of December outside of Regatta racing hours.
The Sunday 14th December Pointscore Series Scratch Race Schedule
- 12pm – Non-Spinnaker Division 2
- 12:05pm – Non-Spinnaker Division 1
- 12:10pm – Spinnaker Division 2
- 12:15pm – Spinnaker Division 1
All the above pointscore series scratch races will begin off Cannae Point. The water in the 183 metres to the west of Cannae Point is the original starting line of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race from back in 1945 when it was called Flagstaff Point.
All Classic Yacht Regatta races are held in the iconic stretch of waterway that features the start of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race & all finish in Rushcutters Bay.
First held in 2019, this will be the 7th edition of the Classic Yacht Regatta, having been held in 2020, unlike the main race which was cancelled that year due to COVID-19 pandemic border restrictions for entering Tasmania. The opening invitational non-spinnaker scratch race was introduced in 2021.
People have lovingly restored these old boats & they’re now in immaculate condition and ready to race.
The Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race is the jewel in the crown for the CYCA. The race contains so much history & this regatta cements that history.
These boats hold some of the greatest stories in Australian yachting. The level of care owners put into restoring & racing them keeps the history of the Sydney-Hobart alive. They are spectacular to watch under sail.
David Champtaloup, CYCA Classic Yacht Committee Chair
Other News
In other news, Comanche won line honours in the Cabbage Tree Island Race, which had a record fleet of 74 yachts, with URM leading the Bass & Flinders Series of the Blue Water Pointscore series after 5 races with 4 points.
Comanche also won line honours in the Australian Maxi Championship including the Big Boat Challenge.
This announcement was made on December 11.
The Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race‘s Classic Yacht Regatta 2025 begins at 2pm AEDT on Friday the 12th of December off Point Piper & ends on Sunday the 14th of December at around 3pm AEDT in Rushcutters Bay. The Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race 2025 – its 80th anniversary – begins at 1pm AEDT on Friday the 26th of December, Boxing Day, on Sydney Harbour.
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