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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.

  • Ethan James

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Lawconnect crosses the line to win the 2024 Sydney to Hobart.

‘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.

  • Anthony Segaert and Carrie Fellner
The Bowline Yacht, which was hit by tragedy.

‘Devastated’: Two sailors die, third saved from surging sea in Sydney to Hobart

Two experienced sailors have lost their lives, another was swept into the sea and lucky to survive, on a black night for the Sydney to Hobart.

  • Perry Duffin, Jessica McSweeney, Anthony Segaert, Nick Newling and Mike Foley
LawConnect rocked by waves in the 2024 Sydney to Hobart

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. 

  • Nick Newling
A crew member on Bowline (pictured) has died after being struck by a sail boom.

Two men killed in Sydney to Hobart race were ‘experienced’ sailors

The two sailors who died in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have been named as Nick Smith and Roy Quaden.

  • Jessica McSweeney, Anthony Segaert and Daniella Miletic
Flying Fish Arctos in dock at Jervis Bay after a crew member died during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

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.

  • David Salter
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Favourable conditions will make way for a southwesterly change in the early hours of Friday morning.

LawConnect leads; Comanche retires as Sydney-Hobart gets off to chaotic start

LawConnect was first out of the Heads, but a furling issue allowed line honours rival Comanche to grab the lead, while last year’s overall winner, Alive, was forced to retire just three hours into the race.

  • Nick Newling
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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.

  • Jonathan Drennan
The Rolex Sydney to Hobart, a 628 nautical mile race.

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.

  • Nick Newling
Christian Beck and James Mayo, the skippers most likely to win the 2024 Sydney to Hobart.

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.

  • Nick Newling

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