Tragedy has hit the Sydney-Hobart yacht race with two sailors dying in separate incidents over the past 24 ... It's the first deaths in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race since six people died in 1998.

Sydney to Hobart yacht race: Two sailors die after poor weather conditions plague annual competition - Nick Smith, 65, and 55-year-old Roy Quaden, who were competing on separate boats, have lost ...

Two people competing in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died following two separate, tragic incidents. New South Wales Police reported that around 11:50pm on December 26, a crew member ...

LawConnect, which led out of Sydney Harbor on Thursday, was leading this year's race but still had about 150 nautical miles before reaching Hobart. It could mean an overnight finish for the ...

The start of the 1955 Sydney to Hobart, with Phalarope leading. (Cruising Yacht Club Of Australia)How long is the race? The course is 628 nautical miles — that's 1,163 kilometres.

Crews of more than 100 yachts set sail Thursday on a "boat-breaking" Sydney-Hobart yacht race, with gale-force winds and high seas forecast for the gruelling bluewater classic. Race crews face ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass ...

The yacht Bowline at the start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 2024 ... So that may have contributed to the deaths of those people today,” he said.

The annual 630 nautical-mile Sydney to Hobart race started in 1945. There have been 13 deaths over the history of the race, including six sailors killed in storms during the 1998 race. Featured ...

Tragedy has hit the Sydney-Hobart yacht race with two sailors dying in separate incidents over the past 24 ... It's the first deaths in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race since six people died in 1998.

Two people taking part in Australia's annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died in separate incidents, according to police. Both crew members died in separate incidents after being hit by a ...

Two people taking part in Australia’s annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died in separate incidents, according to police. Both crew members died in separate incidents after being hit by a boom – ...