‘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
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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.
Jessica Watson in awe of ‘rock star’ crewmates on Sydney to Hobart yacht
Jessica Watson thought she had seen plenty at sea as a teenager sailing solo round the world. But after a few races with two top guns doing the Sydney to Hobart she has changed her mind.
Shocks, comebacks and rising stars stun as new iron surf series kicks off
A trio of teens threw down the gauntlet to the established guns of ironman while Lana Rogers revealed what went wrong in the Coolangatta Gold – and how she fixed it for the series opener
Olympic golden girl’s ‘rough’ return to racing
The queen of the pool is back in the water for the first time since her heroics in Paris, but it certainly wasn’t easy going for Mollie O’Callaghan in Queensland.
Shocked and shattered: Sydney Harbour yacht tragedy devastation
Sydney’s tight-knit sailing community has been left shocked and shattered but “throwing their arms” around those affected by the death of a sailor in a Friday night social race on the harbour.
‘Treated like a dog’: Trotting driver pleads for chance after life ban
Disqualified reinsman Ben Sarina is pleading with racing officials for a second chance after his life ban left him with nothing and suffering serious mental health and wellbeing problems.
‘There’s a lot of fire’: Rugby’s fightback to keep teens in their game
It’s part of a spirited fightback to keep talented teens in rugby with plenty of heat and spice predicted in a one-off match between the best young rugby talent in the country
‘We are ready’: Racing over for Sydney to Hobart supermaxi
In the highly superstitious world of sailing an omen or two is always welcome close to the start of a Sydney to Hobart and that’s what one lucky skipper got in the Big Boat race.
‘Hasn’t sunk in yet’: Gout on Bolt, VIP treatment and his new life
Gout Gout has been inundated with messages since his heroics in breaking Peter Norman’s 56 year-old Australian record for the 200m, but one stood out as the teenager’s new life takes shape.
Alive and kicking but drama for Sydney to Hobart yacht race favourite
A highly fancied Sydney to Hobart yacht race favourite will be craned out of the water to have a crucial repair done after damage was discovered by chance in a lead-up race.
That’s pawsome! Sydney to Hobart crew’s special cause
Skipper Sam Haynes has upsized for his tilt at winning a second Sydney to Hobart yacht race but had his news upstaged by a cute but unusual crew of celebrity guests.
‘Special part of our life’: Swim star’s message for her godmother Dawn
A deeply upset Olympic gold medallist Lani Pallister has opened up on her ‘heartfelt concern’ for godmother Dawn Fraser after news of the 87-year-old undergoing emergency surgery.
Technique, build, ability: Bolt clone Gout Gout is real deal
Believe the hype. Sixteen-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout ‘has the ability to become the next Usain Bolt’, according to an Australian sprint icon.
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