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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Supermaxi yacht Comanche (C) leads Perpetual Loyal (R) and Wild Oats XI (L) at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney Harbour on December 26, 2015.
SYDNEY -- The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been canceled for the first time in its history, with organizers admitting border restrictions forced by Sydney's new coronavirus outbreak made it ...
Officials of the Sydney to Hobart believe the annual prestige yacht race will be staged this year despite rising case numbers across the nation. Almost 1000 sailors were tested for Covid on Thursday.
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 ...
The citizens of Hobart cheer for all, but it doesn’t hurt to arrive on Wild Oats XI. Andrew Henderson, part of the crew since 2005 and a 25-race veteran, said: “Anyone who can get a boat to ...
Another catalyst, sailors say, was the creation of the race’s two-handed class, which debuted in 2021. While most boats racing to Hobart have a full crew, two-handed teams race with just two people.
Nicknamed “the aircraft carrier,” it’s a monster yacht designed to break ocean records – but on this occasion the crew of Comanche was relieved just to reach the finish line.