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 has beaten all comers for line honours in eight out of the last ten Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races. And now her original builders McConaghy Boats have completed her most radical modification yet, with the goal of maintaining her winning ways. Watch the evolution of this concept from idea to reality.
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[@pm7091]

Love the video. Bob Oatley is a guy totally committed to winning the Syndey0Horbart. He's all in. To cut up a boat that has won eight times and the last three in a row is not something many would not even consider doing. I'm a big fan. Go Wild Oats. Good luck to all sailing in the race.

[@MYTHIC901]

They've won 8 out of 10 starts and all 8 wins were in a row

[@R00RAL]

+MYTHIC901 I'm sorry that is incorrect, Wild Oats XI has only ever won 4 Consecutive Line Honours in a row. Beating the previous record holder after 59 years held by Morna in 2008. Wild Oats XI was built & launched 2nd Dec 2005. She went on to win line honours as previously stated until 2008. 2009 was taken out by the New Zealand Super Maxi Alfa Romeo II raced by a Neville Crichton. Wild Oats XI was second across the line followed third Icap Leopard. Wild Oats XI came back again in 2010 to win Line honours, short lived in 2011 lost to Investec Loyal who took line honours. Bouncing back Wild Oats XI took Line Honours again in 2012 - 13 & 14 .. Never has a yacht of any description won more than 4 in a row. This is why Wild Oats XI is celebrated as the most Successful Yacht of all time.

[@philiptclark23]

I love it. It is essentially we wanted to move the keel and mast further back - so we cut the front half of the boat off and made it longer, just because it was easier.

[@johnmilliken4121]

Fantastic to watch. Congratulations to the video/photography team and all involved.

[@DrOtiose]

Astonishing yacht, apparently the the best money can buy is very good indeed.

[@filiperibeiroferro6414]

Beautiful!

[@user-vl1xv1tu8n]

Perfect. ! Perfect. ! Perfect. !

[@thomaselliott573]

The darling of the Australian yachting fleet could only have come from one man - Bob. He got on so well with everyone that you could not help but love the guy. A great bloke.

[@BEEBEE159]

Thanks for uploading this...I'm thinking to do the same thing with my boat. I want to cut my Catalina 18 in half, so I can extend the bow to make it a Super Maxi 100 footer. Wish me luck...

[@pornstarlivesmatter3319]

lol

[@IamPaste]

godspeed

[@gregmarshall3954]

Awesome sailing ships - wish I could be there!

[@lovrepeovic]

Love the boat! Do you have another forestay at the tip of the bow or this is your biggest genoa?

[@pornstarlivesmatter3319]

if this doesn't make you want to learn about sailing nothing will! awesome video.

[@Kawatom677]

great vid, awesome what they did. Anyone know name of song?

[@Herofromzer0]

Couple of months ago when they chop down bow i don't understand why do they do that now i see why. This one is another beast.

[@KatzinBoots]

Really enjoyed this video, though it was quite disconcerting seeing the beautiful WOXI cut into pieces like that. Can someone please tell me what the song is??? It plays around & around in my mind and I'd love to be able to listen to the whole thing.

[@rabidbigdog]

I'm guessing the new bow and rest of the hull aren't just glued along that join line? How on earth is it made strong enough? Is the inner carbon skin blended forward and the outer rearward (for example)? What is the resulting strength - 100% of the original?

[@paolobramucci3609]

Little Star that would be my understanding based on similar repairs (e.g. bow replacements) and modifications of others boats, such as the IMOCA 60 and the VO 65 class boats. Not only do they strive for no loss of strength, they want a seamless fit too.

[@rabidbigdog]

@@paolobramucci3609 It absolutely amazes me, especially when you see them sawing it out and putting new bits in. :)

[@oliverchambers1369]

Rip bob oatley

[@user-mw5gt2ih9r]

what;s music in this video?

[@SecretSailing]

+Виктор Васечка попытался прошазамить, не получилось

[@deckhandss1601]

It's Now or Never by Score Squad. www.premiumbeat.com/royalty_free_music/search/'It's%20Now%20or%20Never

[@SecretSailing]

+SAm Shafer thanks a lot

[@alvincay100]

Looks expensive...

[@rs5603]

go richo

[@lovrepeovic]

By the way, what's the name of the song?

[@SecretSailing]

+Lovre Peović I tried shazaming it, but no result unfortunately...

[@lovrepeovic]

+Khamul Morgul I know, same thing.... If you find it though, PM me :)

[@SecretSailing]

Lovre Peović sure

[@milesmoore8705]

What they should have done is split the hull down the middle and narrow the hull, then add some cross beams, and had to smaller hulls outboard of the center hull, basically turn it into a trimaran. One would get far more speed and performance. Just kidding... looks like a great keelboat.

[@sjokankbh]

great video - and horrible sound editing :)

[@geraldsobel3470]

Yes, the audio is H O R R I B O U L E

[@Gr8mate13]

Its amazing technology but that's the problem , ask how it sails once the on-board generator runs out of fuel it cant sail without it therefore its not a true sail boat , its a stink boat , all these Maxis are . Seems a bit stupid really when the original concept of sailing is just that, not reliant on a motor, just sail power, in this case Wild Oats is reliant on a generator on board . All mechanical systems onboard Wild Oats XI are powered by a continually running Diesel generator, excluding manual backup systems, making the boat is entirely dependent on the auxiliary. This limits the boat's autonomy as it cannot be sailed once the fuel is exhausted. What happened to sailing boats???True sailing yachts dont even have motors.

[@sirlancelot3109]

Gr8mate13 k Comanche doesn’t require its auxiliary - all winches are manual

[@russellmoore1533]

Not anymore, full motor powered hydraulics in Comanche now.@@sirlancelot3109

[@stephenellis797]

Not anymore. She has been converted to auxiliary power. @@sirlancelot3109

[@tincoffin]

It isn't reliant on the generator as it also has manual systems. You can turn off the generator if you want to. The question is about how far you allow people to use them in a race and cruising people nowadays are probably unable to navigate without electronic aids. This has resurfaced once again in the 2018 Sydney Hobart as Wild Oats turned off their AIS and should this be allowed ?

[@Mahalo_83]

Gr8mate13 progress happened, get used it it’s not going away.

[@kevinbrennan3596]

changing the hull to me was wrong ,old proverb if not broke don't fix it, they have ruined a great yacht, it looked out of balance ,to tender ,the main looked wrong ,no twist ,but good luck in the future .

[@bigkiwial]

kevin brennan how does your boat go against it?? Thought so.😆

[@darkmath100]

I've got a better idea for building a faster boat: Build A Catamaran. ;-)

[@DrOtiose]

+darkmath100 A long as the wind stays below 20 knots. above that you capsize.

[@p.armour4907]

+Tom Parrett WRONG

[@steveeb9567]

Really annoying music !

[@alanyesilipek7959]

My WİNDSURFER is faster than this :) never the less… beautiful boats…. sovereign - drumbeat - scandia - wild oaths xı….

[@davleigh]

What's with the idiotic music? How to ruin an otherwise interesting video. Disappointing.

[@cranegantry868]

Garbage music - why is it in the video?

[@TheRuffusMD]

Please get rid of the horrible autotuned music. It makes the video almost in watchable . Natural sounds are always best. This video is way over produced. It would have been much better with explained reasons why when and how everything was done instead of some slick production.