Three times overall winner of the Hobart Race and CYCA Ocean Racer of the Year in 2000 and 2014.

Roger holds over 40 years of ocean racing experience, and in 2013-14 notched up his 7th CYCA Blue Water Championship, after winning first overall in the CYCA Blue Water Championship, Cape Byron Series and Tasman Performance Series.

From 38 Sydney Hobart Yacht Races, Hickman has won three. The first was in 1993 with two partners in Wild Rose (then named Wild Oats) racing under IOR and in tandem with IMS winner Cuckoos Nest. That 1993 race is deemed by many yachties as the toughest in the history of the race. The other win was as Ausmaid's sailing master in 2000. And he did it again this year in 2014 with his brother Andrew and sister Lisa on their first Sydney to Hobart.

Hicko's Wild Rose (excerpts from an articles)

* "An eternal passion for sailing has remained a fulfilling one for Roger Hickman, who continues to squeeze the best from his veteran yacht Wild Rose, with a well-balanced male and female amateur crew, together forging an indestructible alliance", says Di Pearson.

* In offshore racing, Hickman and Wild Rose are the ones to beat. To stay on top with a 29 year-old yacht built to the old IOR rule, Hickman is ruthlessly tough on his crew, but every one of them have complete trust in and undying respect for their skipper.

* No one-trick pony, 'Hicko's' envious offshore track record is bolstered by bouts in the Dragon, Etchells and Farr 40 classes internationally, with local Laser competition thrown in for that extra finesse. Collectively, they make Hickman a formidable sailor. As mainsheet hand for 2004 Etchells world champion Peter McNeil at the recent Newport, Rhode Island-hosted Etchells Worlds raced during June, they finished 53rd from 95 entries.

* Project managed Syd Fischer's 1995 America's Cup challenge.

Roger started his sailing career in Tasmania (some time when still being breast fed) with his father who was an enthusiastic Yachty. He was also a keen member of MHYC and sailed here for many years on boats such as Keith Tierney's Hullabaloo with Michael Tieney (all crew under 30 I think to Hobart) and Simon Green's Thirlmere.