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‘Nuclear’ conditions in Bass Strait, says overall winner of Sydney to Hobart
NSW yacht Celestial V70 has claimed the Tattersall Cup as the handicap winner of the 2024 race to Hobart.
- by Ethan James
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‘The worst experience I’ve ever had sailing’: Winning Hobart skipper reveals his fear
The super maxi has claimed back-to-back line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in an event marred by the death of two sailors.
- by Anthony Segaert and Carrie Fellner
As it happened: Two sailors die in Sydney to Hobart tragedy
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has been hit by tragedy overnight as two sailors tragically passed away on separate yachts.
- by Nick Newling
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This race is no place for beginners, yet trainee sailors buy their way onto boats
Anyone who wants to add a Sydney to Hobart race to their bucket list, but who has very limited sailing experience, can effectively buy a berth on a yacht.
- by David Salter
The calm before the storm: A front-row seat for Sydney to Hobart start
After a picture-perfect start on Sydney Harbour on Thursday afternoon, the fleet was braced for increasingly brutal conditions early on Friday morning.
- by Jonathan Drennan
Sydney to Hobart 2024 Day 1 as it happened: Wild start to an unpredictable race
The 79th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race will see 104 yachts make the 628 nautical mile journey south, as they contend for Australian sailing’s highest honour.
- by Nick Newling
Shots across the bow: Friendly feud defining this year’s Sydney to Hobart
Millionaire entrepreneur Christian Beck talked a big game ahead of this year’s Sydney to Hobart. Now to back it up on the open seas.
- by Nick Newling
Boats on trucks, Rolex watches and replicas of 260-year-old cannons: Inside the Sydney to Hobart
As 104 yachts prepare to battle for the biggest title in Australian sailing, we unpack some of the quirks of the Boxing Day challenge.
- by Nick Newling
Broken records or broken masts: Wild weather set to lash Sydney to Hobart
Sailors were warned of gale force winds, lightning and abrupt weather changes in the final days before the Boxing Day race.
- by Nick Newling
From beer can races to bluewater Bacchanal: The American raider eyeing Sydney-Hobart victory
San Franciscan attorney Ron Epstein took delivery of his dream yacht just two months ago. Now he’s aiming to realise a long-standing dream.
- by Nick Newling
Al Grundy is making waves for sailors with disability 30 years after his first historic race
In 1994, a yacht crewed entirely by people living with disabilities sailed the Sydney to Hobart. Three decades later, the Making Waves Foundation will attempt its 22nd race.
- by Nick Newling
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