Supermaxi duo steal show in drama packed Sydney to Hobart
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.
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‘It can get sketchy’: Sydney to Hobart sailors on high alert
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
Drama Queens! Our toughest, bravest and craziest sailors
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.
Sydney to Hobart powerhouse on strict diet for record bid
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.
Beauty and the Beast! Sydney to Hobart yacht race odd couple
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.
‘So excited’: Sydney Hobart sailor a real chip off the old block
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.
Crazy yacht with big ambitions in Sydney to Hobart
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.
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.
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.
‘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
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
World Athletics call for care with sprint sensation Gout Gout
Sprint sensation Gout Gout just broke Australia’s national senior 200m record, and with the sky the limit for the teen, World Athletics have called for care with the ‘rare talent.’
Sleigh ride! Super fast start to Sydney to Hobart before potential drama
It will be super fast and super fun before a big change potentially rains on the parade of the fleet – and a new race record – in the 79th Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Latest weather news.
‘I was cut off’: Surf champ Fitzgibbons climbs off the canvas
When Sally Fitzgibbons was demoted to Challenger Series, the champion surfer felt like someone else was controlling the fate of her career.
Iron surf champ Ali Day anoints teen duo ‘next Shannan and Zane’
Ironman great Ali Day has dubbed two young guns the next ‘Shannon and Zane’ after an extraordinary opening round of the Shaw and Partners iron surf series at Wanda. Wrap, results.
Two-handed crews’ incredible $17,500 loo for Sydney to Hobart
It might look like an average toilet and even operate like one but the price tag makes this the ultimate Royal Throne in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race fleet.
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