Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart yacht race ... 1998 storm deaths - Weather is a critical factor in the race, first held in 1945, with ...

Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart bluewater ... by the yacht club to help improve safety in the event but said the race would go on.

Two sailors on separate boats have died in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm ... annual Sydney to Hobart race, adding to the event's long history of deaths at sea. The Cruising Yacht ...

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. Race officials ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather ... Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, which administers the yacht race, has said ...

Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart yacht race, officials said ... adding however that the weather was not "extreme" for ocean racers.