Huguenot Yacht Club (Long Island Sound) power and sail boats. In recent years, members have chartered a vintage 12-meter yacht and competed in a Columbus Day Weekend 12-Meter Regatta. Members also take part in Thursday night sailboat races on Long Island Sound as part of the Can One Evening Racing Association, which Huguenot members helped to found. Club sailing ends the season with the 'Turkey Day Reach', hosted alternate years by its neighbor, the New York Athletic Club. Huguenot Yacht Club (Long Island Sound) The Huguenot Yacht Club (HYC) is a private yacht club located on Neptune Island along New Rochelle Harbor in the city of
2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Unlike previous Sydney to Hobart Yacht races which traditionally began at noon, the 2009 event began on Sydney Harbour, at 1:00pm (AEDT) on Boxing Day, 26 December, before heading south for 630 nautical miles (1,170 km) through the Tasman Sea, past Bass Strait, into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent, to cross the finish line in Hobart, Tasmania. Coverage of the race start was on Channel Seven after a 90-minute launch program. 99 yachts registered to begin the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht race. They are: 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race The 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht