Sailors have thrown their support behind any inquiries into the tragic deaths of two sailors in the 79th Sydney to Hobart, as the winners opted out of normal dockside celebrations.
It was a sad and sombre mood aboard LawConnect despite claiming line honours in Hobart overnight as the crew paid tribute to the sailors lost in the race. Follow our LIVE updates.
Under the cover of darkness a multimillion-dollar supermaxi with a “sad and sombre” crew claimed a bittersweet Sydney to Hobart win with muted celebrations and a quiet tribute to the sailors lost.
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Under the cover of darkness a multimillion-dollar supermaxi with a “sad and sombre” crew claimed a bittersweet Sydney to Hobart win with muted celebrations and a quiet tribute to the sailors lost.
Porco Rosso boat captain Luke Watkins has recalled the harrowing moment he almost lost his life in the Sydney to Hobart, as his boat sailed away out of sight.
The skipper who co-ordinated the miracle rescue of a man washed overboard in pitch darkness and rough seas says lessons learned from the deadly 1998 race saved his mate’s life.
In one of the most destructive – and expensive – nights in Sydney to Hobart history, wild winds and rugged seas have blown the race apart and sent multiple favourites into retirement
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Australia’s best female surfer Molly Picklum was crushed by her failed campaign at the Paris Olympics. Now, the Aussie is set to use that heartache to fuel a world title campaign.
Friday night dinner in Hobart is on the cards for the fleet frontrunners if they can keep their yacht in one piece during a hectic first night of racing.
A pair of multi million-dollar supermaxis stole the show in one of the most spectacular starts to a Sydney to Hobart yacht race in recent times – but it was for all the wrong reasons.
Sailors are bracing for a fast but ottrid first night at sea in the Sydney to Hobart with warnings of boat and sail damage, storms and plummeting temperatures. Latest weather and news
Cyclonic force winds, dismastings, knockdowns, head injuries and moments of extremes courage and triumph, this trio have survived and thrived in some of the most perilous conditions at sea.
She’s well known for her bodacious booty and powerful frame but this Sydney to Hobart glamour girl has been kept on a strict diet for the 79th race south for good reason.
One is a pugnacious and hi tech racing machine built to maul and destroy records. The other an old beauty who “hugs” her crew. These opposites are part of the magic of the Sydney to Hobart.
For almost every one of her 21 years Georgia Wharington has watched her dad set sail in the Sydney to Hobart. Now she will be beside him for one of the fastest and most furious in recent times.
It could be the most schizophrenic yacht in the Sydney to Hobart with this dark horse for a major win starting life as different boat with a different name and even a different length.
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.
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.
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