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  1. Wild Oats XI

    Crew. 16-29 crew. Wild Oats XI is a maxi yacht, most famous for being the former race record holder and a nine-times line honours winner of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Launched in 2005, she was owned by Bob Oatley (Oatley's estate since his death in 2016) and skippered by New South Wales Mark Richards, who founded Palm Beach Yachts ...

  2. Without Wild Oats XI, the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Has a Boat-Size

    Dec. 23, 2023. When the hundred-foot Maxi yachts hit the starting line for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, one absence will loom as a powerful presence. There will be no Wild Oats XI, and Wild ...

  3. The Yacht

    The supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI, owned by the Oatley family, is one of the fastest and most technologically advanced ocean racing yachts in the world. Her record in Australia¹s international offshore classic, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, is unrivalled. The sleek, 30-metre (100ft) long ocean racing thoroughbred is undisputedly the most ...

  4. Wild Oats XI

    The Oatley family's renowned Wild Oats XI was extended to the new maximum overall length for yachts contesting the Rolex Sydney Hobart race - 30.48 metres (100ft). 2012 Under Skipper Mark Richard's expert captainship, Wild Oats XI again took the triple-crown in the Rolex Sydney Hobart race - line and handicap honours and a race record time.

  5. Wild Oats XI

    She is the reigning line honours champion after a thrilling race-long battle with Black Jack, Comanche and InfoTrack, which finished in that order. It occasioned Wild Oats XI's record ninth line honours victory, an accomplishment destined to remain unbeaten. Wild Oats XI pipped 100ft Black Jack (by 3mins 31secs - the closest finish in 15 ...

  6. WILD OATS XI yacht (McConaghy Boats, 30.48m, 2005)

    WILD OATS XI is a 30.48 m Sail Yacht, built in New Zealand by McConaghy Boats and delivered in 2005.. Her power comes from a diesel engine. She has a 5.1 m beam. She was designed by Reichel-Pugh Yacht Design, who also completed the naval architecture.. Reichel-Pugh Yacht Design has designed 14 yachts and created the naval architecture for 23 yachts for yachts above 24 metres.

  7. Wild Oats XI Evolution

    How does a ten year old yacht remain at the forefront of one of the great ocean race classics? With her distinctively narrow hull, Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI ...

  8. Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023

    Wild Oats XI returns in 2022 racing under a refreshed name, Hamilton Island Wild Oats.Mark Richards and crew recently returned to racing in the fluky 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race and finished third on Line Honours behind Andoo Comanche and Black Jack.. Wild Oats XI last competed in the Rolex Sydney Hobart in 2019 and finished third over the line, pipping SHK Scallywag by 38 seconds ...

  9. Disappointed rivals sow seeds for return of Wild Oats XI

    Wild Oats XI last won the Sydney to Hobart in 2018. Credit: ... skipper Matt Allen is looking to be the first yacht to win the honour three times after taking out the cup in 2017 and 2019.

  10. Wild Oats XI

    Off the breeze in a seaway and strong winds Wild Oats XI had a tendency to bury the bow. The lateral foil provides lift and reduces that tendency, resulting in a more even downwind speed profile ...

  11. Wild Oats XI: A giant of Australian racing

    Wild Oats XI was commissioned by well-known winemaker the late Robert Oatley AO in 2005, the largest in a series of successful ocean racers he had owned and sailed on. It was designed by celebrated team Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design in San Diego USA. A protégé of Doug Petersen, John Reichel's partnership with UK yacht designer Jim Pugh has ...

  12. Sydney to Hobart yacht race: Wild Oats XI claims victory for ninth time

    The Matt Allen-skippered entrant was in 11th position on the line as Wild Oats XI crossed, leaving Allen's crew on track to become the first yacht since Freya in 1965 to claim consecutive ...

  13. Wild Oats XI breaks record

    The 30m maxi yacht Wild Oats XI breaks Rolex Sydney Hobart record by one hour seven minutes

  14. Rivals predict Wild Oats XI will be back

    Dec 23, 2023 - 1.21pm. Gift this article. Wild Oats XI's would-be rivals for Sydney to Hobart line honours have backed the champion yacht to return to the fleet in 2024. The most successful ...

  15. Star supermaxi Wild Oats XI pulls out of 2023 Sydney-Hobart

    Wild Oats XI makes its way down the coast following the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race in Sydney, Thursday, December 26, 2019. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

  16. 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race

    The legendary Hamilton Island Wild Oats (formerly Wild Oats XI) will be back on the race track in the 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, after two-and...

  17. Sydney Hobart: No go for Wild Oats XI

    As a former race record holder and a nine-times line honors winner, the 30-metre (100ft) supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI is undisputedly the most successful yacht in the 75-year history of the ...

  18. Defending champion Wild Oats XI out of Sydney to Hobart race

    SYDNEY (AP) — Defending champion Wild Oats XI was forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race late Saturday due to sail damage while leading American super maxi Comanche also was damaged but remained in the race. A team spokesman said Wild Oats XI's mainsail was split in half by wind squalls of up to 44 knots (81 kph, 50 mph) off the New South Wales state south coast.

  19. Wild Oats XI Yacht

    The 30.48m McConaghy Boats sailing yacht Wild Oats XI is currently not listed for sale. Visit our yachts for sale section to find similar superyachts on the market. Wild Oats XI yacht owner, broker or captain, use the Update Sales Info link to report any changes in the sales information.

  20. 21 Things to Know Before You Go to Moscow

    1: Off-kilter genius at Delicatessen: Brain pâté with kefir butter and young radishes served mezze-style, and the caviar and tartare pizza. Head for Food City. You might think that calling Food City (Фуд Сити), an agriculture depot on the outskirts of Moscow, a "city" would be some kind of hyperbole. It is not.

  21. Moscow river cruises and boat tours 2024

    Buy tickets. River Cruise aboard a River Palace Yacht from City-Expocentre (International Exhibition) HIT SALES. Daily, from April 27, 2024. Departure from the berth City-Expocentre (m. Vystavochnaya), mooring place "A". Cruise duration 3 hours. We invite you on a river cruise aboard a premium class panoramic yacht starting from the main Moscow ...

  22. Scenery Review : Moscow City XP by Drzewiecki Design

    Installation and documents: Download for the Moscow City XP is 1.47gb and the unzipped file is deposited in the "Custom Scenery" as four files: . DDZ Moscow City XP (3.99gb) - Yes GIGABYTES! DDZ Moscow City XP Layer 2 (30.20mb) DDZ Moscow City XP Documents (1.0 mb)

  23. Radisson Royal Moscow river cruise

    The unique ice-class luxury yachts of the Radisson Royal Moscow Flotilla navigate the Moscow river 365 days a year, regardless of the season or the weather outside. Gorky Park Pier is the second pier in the city from where the Flotilla yachts depart. Let yourselves be amazed by the stunning views and the elegant mastery of our chef as you pass through the very heart of Moscow surrounded with a ...