Nick Smith farewelled by family and friends at memorial service following Sydney Hobart tragedy
Members of the SA sailing community have gathered to remember Nick Smith, who lost his life in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race ...
Sydney to Hobart review to look at helmets, weather, downwind sailing after deaths, man overboard
Helmets, crew experience and weather will all go under the microscope in a comprehensive review into the death of two sailors ...
After 2 months at sea, French sailor Dalin wins Vendee Globe around-the-world race in record time
French sailor Charlie Dalin has won the around-the-world race Vendee Globe in record time. He completed his solo journey in ...
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Hang On Tight. It’s Time for the Rollicking Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
By David Schmidt Australians call it the Great Race for good reason. The annual Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, which starts on Thursday, takes sailors on a 628-nautical mile race that exits ...
Friends and family gather to farewell sailor killed in Sydney to Hobart
Friends and family have gathered in Adelaide for a touching memorial service to farewell Nick Smith, who was killed during ...
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Two deaths in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race mark the first fatalities since 1998
Two competitors in the 2024 Sydney to Hobart yacht race, 55-year-old Roy Quaden and 65-year-old Nick Smith, died off New South Wales' south coast on Friday morning after being hit by on-board ...
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Your guide to the 2024 Sydney to Hobart yacht race
So many questions — let's try and answer them. The annual event — the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is its official name — is now in its 79th year and has been described as "one of the ...
The New York Times24d
Two Sailors Die During Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
By Yan Zhuang Two sailors taking part in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race died in separate accidents overnight during wild weather, the Australian authorities said Friday. They were the first ...
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Two sailors die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
That crew member was from Hobart yacht Porco Rosso ... a safety device that must be worn by all sailors in the race. "That is one of the most terrifying experiences that you can have," said ...
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 their lives amid poor weather ...
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Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions
Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid ... which administers the yacht race, has said that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline ...