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.
- by Nick Newling
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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
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is about to get even more fashionable
Fashion and sailing have always had close ties, but this year Australian brands Oroton, M.J. Bale and Viktoria & Woods are providing a style glow-up.
- by Damien Woolnough
Wendy learnt to sail from a kids’ book. Now she’s taking on a notorious stretch of water for the 17th time
Skipper Wendy Tuck has sailed around the world, but never takes the Bass Strait for granted.
- by Tim Barlass
Two of Us
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Mum and daughter sailors were together 24/7 for two months – and had only ‘one tiff’
Sophie Snijders and her mum, Annette Hesselmans, spent two months on a boat together in 2018 - good training for their upcoming Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
- by Konrad Marshall
‘I’m so lucky’: Man who survived tragic 1998 Sydney to Hobart is The Everest’s best story
Paul Lumtin set off for Hobart on a boat with nine people on it in the famous race 26 years ago. Only six survived. He’s now the inspiration behind a star horse.
- by Adam Pengilly
Tom Slingsby sits for the Archibald ahead of Sydney chapter of SailGP
The five time Australian Male Sailor of the Year will skipper Team Australia at its home SailGP race on Sydney Harbour this weekend. He’s also been asked to pose for the country’s top portraiture prize.
- by Michael Koziol
Bizarre conflict polarises Sydney’s historic 18-foot skiff sailing world
Veteran sailor Sean Langman has been banned from contesting the upcoming JJ Giltinan International Trophy series - because he owns the boat he wishes to sail.
- by Emma Kemp
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