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Sydney to Hobart yacht race: Two sailors die after poor weather conditions plague annual competition
Two sailors have died during a famous yacht race in Australia, with their deaths being blamed on poor weather conditions. Taking place annually since 1945, the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is ...
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2 sailors killed amid stormy first night of Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race, organizers say
Two sailors on separate boats were killed in boom accidents two hours apart on the storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race, adding to the event's long history of deaths ...
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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 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation28d
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 ...
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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 ... to withdraw among mass retirements. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, which administers the yacht ...
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Two sailors die in separate accidents as tragedy strikes annual Sydney to Hobart race
Bowline sails out of the heads following the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney on Dec. 26. AP “We’ve got police getting talking to them, doctors and counselling. They’re ...
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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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Sydney-Hobart Yacht Crews Set Off On Gale-threatened Race
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. Under blue ...
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Two sailors die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart ... member was from Hobart yacht Porco Rosso, and ...
London Evening Standard27d
Sydney to Hobart yacht race: Two sailors die after poor weather conditions plague annual competition
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 ...
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Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
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 ...