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Amanda Lulham loves all things on and in the water from sailing surfing and kayaking to canoeing, ironman, triathlon and diving as well as, netball, basketball, rugby and sport in general – and the people who play it at the highest level. She is a group sports reporter for NewsLocal and CODE Sports.

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NSW

SYDNEY TO HOBART 2023 - 27 DECEMBER: MIDNIGHT RAMBLER, Sail no: ST 36, Owner: Edward Psaltis, Design: Sydney 36, Country: AUS Picture: ROLEX / Andrea Francolini

Storms, boat breakage, wild winds on cards in Sydney to Hobart

Gale force winds, thunderstorms, icy temperatures and boat breakage will add an extra dimension of unpleasantness to this years Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Latest weather and news

Local Sport

SAILING - Super maxi Comanche 4/12/2024 Ph. Andrea Francolini

Beanies, bear suits, boiled-in-the bag food for Sydney to Hobart

T-shirts and shorts have been crew uniforms on Sydney to Hobart racers in the past but they are being replaced by beanies, bear suits and boil-in-the-bag food for the 79th race.

Local Sport

Under 12 Girls player from winning side NSW Samoa Ve'a Tavita proudly wears the Samoan flag. 2024 Pasifiika Cup Rugby Union at Whalan Reserve. Picture: John Appleyard

The year that was: 24 incredible local sporting moments of 2024

From historic debuts for the Waratahs through to archery gold medals and record breaking cricket knocks, 2024 had a bit of everything. We look back at 24 incredible local NSW sporting moments of ‘24.

Local Sport

This handout photograph taken on December 27, 2022 and released by Rolex shows yacht Caro heading towards Hobart during the 2022 Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Photo by Andrea Francolini / ROLEX / AFP) / --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ROLEX/ ANDREA FRANCOLINI" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ---

Odd bod group of yachts that could win Sydney to Hobart

They are the odd bod group of yachts that could well win the Sydney to Hobart including one named after a party loving Roman god and another after a waste management company.

NSW

‘You have to be courageous’: Keen as teen all aboard for first Sydney to Hobart

His first memory of the Sydney to Hobart is watching a start from a harbourside beach at age four. Now this teen with Olympic sized sailing ambition is about to join the fleet for a “wild” ride

Local Sport

SYDNEY TO HOBART 2023 - 27 DECEMBER: ATOMIC BLONDE, Sail no: R 1180, Owner: Simon Torvaldsen, Design: JPK 11.80, Country: AUS Picture: ROLEX / Andrea Francolini

Wet and wild before big bang in Sydney to Hobart

Sydney to Hobart skipper will be forced to apply the brakes to reduce speed and prevent boat breakage with a wild and wet first night being forecast.

Local Sport

Daily Telegraph. 10, December, 2024.on board the Supermaxi Lawconnect, during the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, in Sydney Harbour, today.Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Two words Sydney to Hobart sailors say but don’t obey

It’s tough, rough and at times revolting. So why do people from all walks and stages of life return time and time again to contest the famous Sydney to Hobart yacht race?

Local Sport

26/12/20223" ANDOO COMANCHE, Sail no: CAY 007, Owner: John Herman Winning, Design: Vplp Verdier 100, Country: AUS. Picture: Rolex/Andrea Francolini

Smashed! Good and bad news for Sydney to Hobart yacht race fleet

The Sydney to Hobart yacht race record will be “sliced and diced” if an updated early forecast plays out but it’s not all good news for the fleet with some nasty weather on the horizon

Other Sports

Daily Telegraph. 28, November, 2024. **Hold for Sydney to Hobart** The most luxurious boat in the Sydney to Hobart, Maritimo 100, and her 80 year old owner Bill Barry-Cotter. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Cruising for a bruising! Why this luxury supermaxi wants it tough

It’s not your average Sydney to Hobart racer but this extraordinary 100-footer will turn plenty of heads when she sets sail – or if the weather turns nasty in the race to Tasmania.

NSW

Spanish navigator Juan Vila and Sydney skipper Sean Langman. Pictue: Ashley Dart/CYCA

David and Goliath battle for Sydney to Hobart yacht race win

One is on the biggest yacht and the other the fleet minnow but these sailors will be two of the most exhausted at sea in what is shaping as a fast but “complicated’’ Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

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