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The Tattersall Cup, the overall honours trophy in the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart is far from being decided, as competitors pop in and out of contention on what will be for most, the final day, of racing.

In the traditional pre-start Facebook “LIVE” coverage from the V&A Waterfront by organisers Don & Jane, minutes before dropping lines, entrants portrayed a common and consistent theme. They were nervous!

As the 2025 season comes to a close, the Nacra 17 class is taking a moment to recognise the young and new teams who have made their mark over the past twelve months.

Is it time for a new rulebook when it comes to the Hobart? Maybe throw out things like go out early and come in late? Find the South flowing East Australia Current, and then use it? Maybe 2025 is the year of asking that question…

Six Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteers have been recognised in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours for more than 200 years of dedicated service to the lifesaving charity.

Arran Holman has become a double winner with two different helmsmen in this season’s Seldén Sailjuice Winter Series. Crewing for Johnny ‘The Postman’ McGovern in a Merlin Rocket, Holman hiked his way to victory in the Yorkshire Dales Brass Monkey.

In a non-Fastnet year, for 2026 the East Anglian Offshore Racing Association is offering a new format programme in the hope of encouraging more boats to sample the delights of racing beyond their local waters.

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th were this year’s “Twixmas” Regatta for radio yachts at Fleetwood MYC. 19 DF95’s and 36 IOM’s has initially entered but we had a few dropouts and so just 17 DF95’s and 30 IOM’s actually competed.

What if you could create something that measured for real? You wouldn’t need acronyms like IMS, IRC, ORCi, UMS, AMS, MOCRA, ORR, OMR, or PHRF. No hull factors deployed. No age allowances required. No weighing involved. No recut of sails.

The winner of the overall trophy, the Tattersall Cup, will not be known for more than 24 hours as the backmarkers in the Rolex Sydney Hobart race, try to make their deadline time and win the prestigious trophy.