2004 Rolex Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race Betting
17th June 2008, by
Centrebet will again be offering 2004 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race betting odds. The 2004 Sydney Hobart race on Boxing Day marks the 60th year that the race has been run beginning in the Sydney Harbour, and finishing in the Derwent River, Hobart, Tasmania.
Betting Options For The 2004 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race:
Sydney - Hobart Yacht race betting opens generally 1 - 2 weeks before the race and betting options include 'Top Three' and 'Group Betting'. The focus is usually on the winner of this great race, but betting on groups away from the favourites generally stirs up a bit of interest.
This handicap race is organised by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia with the cooperation of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania. The Sydney-Hobart yacht race has become an icon in Australia just as the America's Cup has for the rest of the world. For the latest news and race information you can visit the Offical Rolex 2004 Sydney - Hobart website.
The Sydney to Hobart course is a dangerous 630 nautical miles from Sydney Harbour down into the Tasman Sea, across Bass Strait, through Storm Bay and into the Derwent River. In 1998 a raging storm blew in and ravaged the competing yachts. Many yachtsmen had to be rescued, several died, and only 44 of 115 yachts finished the race.
The 2004 Sydney Hobart Yacht race is expected to draw more competitors as it will be the final event in the Rolex Challenge for international teams and will be a double-scoring race.
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Betting 2003 Review:
The 2003 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race fleet left Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day for the trip south. Skandia, formally Wild Thing, was nominal favourite, and on the lead up form, looked the one to beat. This was a completely new yacht from the one that raced in 2002, and with a 'state of the art' keel, it was hard to go past the Super maxi as the winner. The opening $1.65 had been taken, and with the recent history of favourites winning, only an accident, or a storm, was standing between Skandia, or the other maxi entrant, Zana ($2.40) grabbing line honours in Hobart.
At 4.14 am on December 29 EST, the Australian super maxi Skandia was first over the line with the New Zealand yacht, Zana in second place, and Grundig AAPT in third.
Betting On The 32nd America's Cup Yacht Race
For the first time in 152 years the America's Cup will be contested in Europe. Historically the Americas Cup has only occurred in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Centrebet offers yachting betting options on the America's Cup - most recently in 2003 when Alinghi beat Team New Zealand to win the 31st America's Cup in New Zealand. Centrebet's America's Cup betting review gives some insight to the 2003 event. A four year programme of regattas has commenced in 2004 culminating in the Louis Vuitton Cup, and the America's Cup match in 2004 at Valencia in Spain. This four year programme ensures that there will be a large Class competition in each year leading up to the 2007 Americas Cup.
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last update : 17th June 2008 17:11