Sydney to Hobart
‘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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Tragedy
‘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
‘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.
- by Perry Duffin, Jessica McSweeney, Anthony Segaert, Nick Newling and Mike Foley
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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Tragedy
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.
- by Jessica McSweeney, Anthony Segaert and Daniella Miletic
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Opinion
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
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Sport
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.
- by Nick Newling
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
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