Technomarine TMY Chronograph Unisex Watch TMY05Asked would he do the same with the Rolex Yacht-Master he won on that prior occasion, he pulled out the Rolex watch from his pocket and theatrically threw it into the crowd.A perfect example of a professional watch that combines precision and quality with class and elegance, Steel’s old Yacht-Master must have been a glorious prize for an unsuspecting member of the enthusiastic crowd.Another emotional moment in the footage of the 2008 race came when John Walker received the medallion recognizing the completion of his 25th Rolex Sydney Hobart in his Peterson 34 Impeccable, the boat he has sailed in every race. 86 years young, he is the oldest skipper ever to sail in the race. “This race will be my last,” he said simply before thanking the crews who have sailed with him over the years.The award for the yacht traveling the farthest to compete went to Walross IV Technomarine TMY Chronograph Unisex Watch TMY05, owned by the Berlin-based Academy Sailing Club, which trains young students in offshore sailing.The yacht departed from Germany in October 2007 to begin a challenging world voyage that took her to China for the Olympic sailing and on to Sydney.Richard de Leyser, General Manager of Rolex Australia, said Rolex was honored to be a partner in the race, noting that, “the Rolex Sydney Hobart is one of the world’s great sporting challenges and within Rolex it is considered as one of the iconic events with which the company is associated. It rates alongside the likes of the US Masters and British Open in the world of golf and Wimbledon in the world of tennis.” Once again, Rolex displays its support of the very best competitors in the world.
On the afternoon of January 21, before the start of Super Bowl 43, the official film of the 2008 Rolex Sydney Yacht Race premiered on the Seven Network.Covering the grueling 628 miles from Sydney to Hobart, the race is considered one of the toughest challenges in all of ocean racing.Since 1945, racing yachts from all over the world have made the pilgrimage south to test themselves in this offshore classic.History was made in 2008 when Wild Oats XI, the 30-meter yacht built for speed by Bob Oatley and skippered by Mark Richards, won the title for an unprecedented fourth time in a row.Bob Steel was the overall winner, picking up a second Tattersall’s Cup win with his latest Quest racing yacht Technomarine TMY Chronograph Unisex Watch TMY05.With big budgets and superstar sailors, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race ranks as one of the most prestigious races across the board in the sporting world.Imagine over one hundred of the most fine-tuned, well-manned and expensive yachts in the world lining up at the start line in Sydney Harbor on Australia’s Boxing day.The competitors in 2008 ranged from a first-ever entry from Switzerland (a land locked country if there ever was one) in the form of a husband and wife team, to a Tasmanian skipper returning to celebrate the arrival of his family on the newly discovered continent over two hundred years ago.Spectacular sailing, the human stories behind the drama, all set against the backdrop of some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world make for a truly exciting and inspirational event. After his victory, Bob Steel, who won the race in 2002 with a previous Quest, was ready for the reminder at the ceremony that he had thrown the watch he was wearing at the time into the Derwent River when he accepted the Rolex Yacht-Master timepiece that goes to the winning yacht Technomarine TMY Chronograph Unisex Watch TMY05.
