The historical Sydney Hobart Yacht Race kicked off earlier this week. For 78 years, the renowned race has piqued the interest of dedicated sailors from all over ...

Sydney to Hobart will remembered for the death of two sailors but also a miracle rescue, tales of great seamanship, special triumphs and laughing dolphins.

Thirty yachts have so far pulled out, with more than 70 still racing at sea ... managed to unclip myself from the boat. When I popped up above the water, the boat was probably 200m in front ...

Beyond fashion, Maurizio Gucci and his daughter, Allegra, were avid sailors. Their prized possession? The world's largest wooden sailing boat, Creole, which the family rescued and restored to its ...

the oldest yacht ever to race in the Hobart as part of the two-handed division. “We were taking on water as the cockpit drain came out,” Spies said. “We couldn’t remove the cockpit floor.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Other Sports ... Tuck, the first Australian to steer a winning yacht in the Clipper Round the World race, later realised she had known Smith through the ...

Yet there isn’t a major water body here among the rolling ... you are raised to volunteer and help out,” Matt said. Next summer’s sprint boat race dates are June 21 and Aug. 23.

Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart yacht race ... 21 yachts -- including race record holder Comanche -- have pulled out from the fleet of ...

Sydney: Australia's Celestial V70 won the overall trophy for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race ... mile ocean race, first held in 1945. Thirty yachts have so far pulled out, with more than 60 ...

The Melbourne to Hobart yacht race began in 1972 and takes sailors down ... "I figured if I can sort of stick out the season, acquire the skills, and if I really don't like it, that's fine ...