December 2024
Veteran skipper calls for Sydney to Hobart rule review after deaths
Geoff Hill, who has completed 21 Sydney to Hobarts, says entrants must be more experienced after the tragic deaths of two sailors in the prestigious yacht race.
- James Hall
LawConnect wins line honours in tragic Sydney to Hobart
The supermaxi was first across the River Derwent finish line on Saturday in a race marred by the death of two sailors.
- Ethan James
Two deaths and a remarkable survival in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Two men died in similar circumstances while another was forced to unclip himself from a safety line and drifted more than a kilometre in cold water.
- James Hall
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Two dead as wild weather hits Sydney to Hobart yacht race
One sailor each on Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed after being struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail.
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- Jasper Bruce
Reigning overall winner Alive retires from Sydney to Hobart
The 66-footer retired off Wollongong with engine issues around 4pm on the first day of racing, with Master Lock Comanche in a comfortable lead.
- Jasper Bruce
Iron ore faces ‘riot point’; Airliner crashes; Bushfire threat rises
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‘Worst forecast ever’: Sydney-Hobart set for broken boats, fast time
Reigning line honours skipper Christian Beck says “the odds of boat damage are very high” in this year’s blue water classic.
- Jasper Bruce
Legends line up to be the ‘real’ winner of the Sydney to Hobart
Can Love & War, a classic yacht being skippered by the grandson of its original owner, win the Tattersall Cup for the fourth time?
- Steve Meacham
May 2024
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On Hamilton, a family dynasty bets there’s more money in islands
After showing potential buyers around last year, Sandy Oatley and his family are instead developing a new resort as they double down on the island.
- Primrose Riordan
December 2023
Alive primed to claim Sydney to Hobart overall win
Tasmanian yacht Alive is in the box seat to take out Sydney to Hobart overall honours.
- Ethan James
LawConnect hails ‘dream’ Sydney to Hobart underdog win
The perennial bridesmaid has claimed Sydney to Hobart line honours, finishing less than one minute ahead of its rival Comanche.
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- Ethan James
Weather carnage leaves two maxis in the fight
Storms tore parts of yachts, wrecked rigging and threw crew members overboard as the Sydney to Hobart event became one of attrition as well as racing chops.
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- Jasper Bruce
Two more boats pull out of Sydney to Hobart as storms hit
The Sydney to Hobart fleet has been reduced to 98 boats after Maritimo 52 pulled out of the competition on a stormy first night of racing.
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- Jasper Bruce
Scallywag retires after supermaxis nearly collide
The supermaxi yacht is out of the Sydney to Hobart race with a broken bow sprit after a dramatic start that triggered a formal protest from rival Comanche.
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- Jasper Bruce
Rivals predict Wild Oats XI will be back
Wild Oats XI’s would-be rivals for Sydney to Hobart line honours have backed the champion yacht to return to the fleet in 2024.
- Jasper Bruce
This retail Rich Lister ‘wasn’t good enough to be a waiter’
The avid sailor and head of the Winning retail group rates his chances in the Sydney to Hobart race.
- Kylar Loussikian
How size doesn’t count in the Sydney to Hobart race
One crews on a maxi, the other skippers a 36-footer, but Sven Runow and Ed Psaltis share the same mad passion for Australia’s most notorious yachting challenge.
- Philippa Coates
December 2022
The team-building secrets this Sydney to Hobart winning CEO swears by
Sydney to Hobart champion John Winning, also the chief executive of his fourth-generation family company, says data is equally important in sport and business.
- Gus McCubbing
Andoo Comanche takes Sydney to Hobart line honours
The 100-foot yacht crossed the River Derwent finish line shortly before 1am AEDT on Wednesday with a time of one day, 11 hours, 56 minutes and 48 seconds.
- Ethan James
Sydney to Hobart race record still in sight
After 20 hours of racing, the favourite and three-time line honours winner, Andoo Comanche, was leading by about 12 nautical miles from LawConnect.
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- Adrian Warren