Other crew tried to revive them but were unsuccessful. They were the first fatalities in the race since 1998. The race committee said it could not provide further details of the deaths because ...

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 ...

Taking place annually since 1945, the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is widely considered one of the world’s most difficult. With a 722-mile route from Australia to Tasmania, participants cross the ...

The annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race faced tragedy in its opening hours as two sailors died in separate accidents amid challenging weather conditions off Australia's coast.

Some Sydney Hobart sailors divide the race by geography or weather. Others think in hours. “This race is not to be underestimated,” said Will Oxley, a two-time winner.

One of the crew members, 55-year-old Roy Quaden on Flying Fish Arctos, was hit on the head by a boom as the fleet raced down the New South Wales coast, race organisers said. The other man, 65-year ...

Favourites Andoo Comanche and LawConnect both had issues in the harbour at the start of the 78th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Tuesday as the supermaxis led the 113 boats out into ...

Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather ... occurred around 30 nautical miles east-southeast of Ulladulla on the New South Wales south coast.