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Why Ian Thorpe has signed up for Sydney-Hobart race

Why Ian Thorpe has signed up for Sydney-Hobart race

Olympic legend Ian Thorpe will make his Sydney to Hobart debut in 2025, sailing aboard one of the fleet's most impressive supermaxi yachts.

Slingsby's crew modify tactics for Abu Dhabi SailGP

Slingsby's crew modify tactics for Abu Dhabi SailGP

Slingsby's crew modify tactics for Abu Dhabi SailGP

Slingsby's crew modify tactics for Abu Dhabi SailGP

The SailGP grand final will be held in Abu Dhabi rather than San Francisco Bay this season and not everybody is happy about it.

Tucker's all-female crew gear up for Sydney to Hobart

Tucker's all-female crew gear up for Sydney to Hobart

Tucker's all-female crew gear up for Sydney to Hobart

Tucker's all-female crew gear up for Sydney to Hobart

Sydney to Hobart sailor Elizabeth Tucker is preparing to guide an all-female crew to Constitution Dock from Boxing Day.

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Sons aboard for follow-up to 'tragic' Sydney to Hobart

Sons aboard for follow-up to 'tragic' Sydney to Hobart

The 80th Sydney to Hobart yacht race will be a family affair for LawConnect's Christian Beck and Sam Haynes of Celestial V70.

$3m on line but SailGP's Aussies feeling less pressure

$3m on line but SailGP's Aussies feeling less pressure

Three-time champions Australia could miss the SailGP grand final for the first time should they fail to fire in the final regatta in Abu Dhabi.

Ex-Wallabies winger more at home at sea than land

Ex-Wallabies winger more at home at sea than land

Preparing for his 12th Sydney to Hobart, former Wallabies winger Michael Martin feels more comfortable on the high seas than he does on dry land.

Sail champion Wearn plots fresh course for LA Olympics

Sail champion Wearn plots fresh course for LA Olympics

After a 12-month spell away from his dual gold medal-winning class, Australian sailor Matt Wearn has decided to chase a third Olympics title in Los Angeles.

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Far from smooth sailing as Aussies struggle in Spain

Far from smooth sailing as Aussies struggle in Spain

Far from smooth sailing as Aussies struggle in Spain

Far from smooth sailing as Aussies struggle in Spain

Aussie sailor Tom Slingsby and his Flying Roos have slipped from top of the standings to third as the race to the SailGP grand final in Abu Dhabi heats up.

Syd-Hob changes after deaths, helmets remain optional

Syd-Hob changes after deaths, helmets remain optional

Syd-Hob changes after deaths, helmets remain optional

Syd-Hob changes after deaths, helmets remain optional

The organisation that administers the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has finished its report into the tragic 2024 edition of the event.

Great Britain win Sydney SailGP, with Aussies in third

Great Britain win Sydney SailGP, with Aussies in third

Great Britain win Sydney SailGP, with Aussies in third

Great Britain win Sydney SailGP, with Aussies in third

Great Britain have won the SailGP event on Sydney Harbour to take the outright lead in the standings, with Australia third in the final behind Canada.

Australia make sizzling start to Sydney SailGP

Australia make sizzling start to Sydney SailGP

Australia make sizzling start to Sydney SailGP

Australia make sizzling start to Sydney SailGP

Australia have capitalised on some sizzling starts on day one of the Sydney SailGP event to lead by five points after winning the last two of the four races.

Australia, New Zealand set to reignite SailGP rivalry

Australia, New Zealand set to reignite SailGP rivalry

Australia, New Zealand set to reignite SailGP rivalry

Australia, New Zealand set to reignite SailGP rivalry

Australian Tom Slingsby is ready to deny New Zealand a chance at redemption when the trans-Tasman rivals hit the water for the Sydney SailGP.

The change that will get SailGP racing above 100km/h

The change that will get SailGP racing above 100km/h

The change that will get SailGP racing above 100km/h

The change that will get SailGP racing above 100km/h

The SailGP fleet could hit speeds over 100km/h thanks to a change made to boats ahead of the second event of the fifth season, to be contested in Auckland.

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

Wreaths and flowers been placed at a dock during a memorial for two sailors who died in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

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Crews accept Sydney to Hobart risks: veteran sailor

Sailors in the Sydney to Hobart accept the risks of racing, according to a veteran competitor who has been involved in two deadly events.

Inclusive Sydney to Hobart yacht crew 'make waves'

A custom-built yacht part-crewed by people living with a disability has finished the Sydney to Hobart yacht race and hopes to spread a positive message.

Celestial V70 beats 'nuclear' weather for Syd-Hob win

The Tattersall Cup has been awarded to NSW yacht Celestial V70 as the overall winner of the tragedy-marred Sydney to Hobart race.

Tribute plans for killed Sydney to Hobart sailors

Sydney to Hobart organisers are hoping to hold tributes to the two sailors who died at sea on the opening day of the 2024 yacht race.

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Scarlet Runner, Rushour dominate Melbourne-Hobart race

Monohull Scarlett Runner and multihull Rushour were the big winners in the 52nd edition of the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race.

Calmer waters for remaining Sydney-Hobart fleet

A sailor aboard the winning boat in this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race has described the conditions as the worst of his 11 Sydney to Hobart races.

'Sombre' LawConnect wins Sydney to Hobart line honours

LawConnect has claimed back-to-back line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, which has been marred by the death of two competitors.

Overboard Sydney to Hobart sailor 'on last breath'

A Sydney to Hobart competitor who was thrown overboard during a rough night of sailing has described being pinned underwater on the side of his yacht.

Deaths rock Sydney to Hobart, LawConnect leads fleet

Supermaxi LawConnect is in pole position to claim line honours in a Sydney to Hobart yacht race marred by the deaths of two competitors in rough weather.

Tragedy strikes twice in Sydney-Hobart as sailors die

Crews desperately tried to save the lives of two sailors who died in separate incidents in the Sydney to Hobart in challenging weather conditions, police say.

Scarlet Runner, Peccadillo make early Melb-Hob running

Multihull Peccadillo has led the fleet out of Port Phillip Bay in the Melbourne to Hobart race.

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