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Aussie sailing mourns death of 1983 America's Cup coach

Aussie sailing mourns death of 1983 America's Cup coach

Mike Fletcher, the man who plotted Australia's 1983 America's Cup boilover and inspired generations of Olympic sailors, has died at the age of 92.

Glenn Ashby puts farm life on pause for SailGP comeback

Glenn Ashby puts farm life on pause for SailGP comeback

Glenn Ashby puts farm life on pause for SailGP comeback

Glenn Ashby puts farm life on pause for SailGP comeback

It's been a whirlwind few days for America's Cup champion Glenn Ashby, called out of retirement by Australia's SailGP team on only a few hours' notice.

Slingsby's Aussies vow SailGP revenge on Brits

Slingsby's Aussies vow SailGP revenge on Brits

Slingsby's Aussies vow SailGP revenge on Brits

Slingsby's Aussies vow SailGP revenge on Brits

Australia have finished second in the Perth SailGP final, once again defeated by reigning champions Great Britain.

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Kiwis 'blown away' they've been blamed for SailGP crash

Kiwis 'blown away' they've been blamed for SailGP crash

Perennial SailGP heavyweights New Zealand were at the centre of high drama in the first fleet race of the globetrotting sailing league's new season.

Injury thwarts Iain Jensen's Aussie SailGP homecoming

Injury thwarts Iain Jensen's Aussie SailGP homecoming

Australia's Iain Jensen has been ruled out of the Perth SailGP due to a knee injury and may also be sidelined for the next two events.

Stitches, scans, broken boat before SailGP even starts

Stitches, scans, broken boat before SailGP even starts

Australian wing trimmer Iain Jensen has undergone scans on a knee injury during a chaotic lead-in to SailGP's season-opening regatta on Fremantle Harbour.

Newest SailGP recruit helped deny Aussies $3m

Newest SailGP recruit helped deny Aussies $3m

Iain Jensen insists there are no grudges after joining the Australian SailGP team from the boat that denied them victory in the league's $3m grand final.

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Banged-up Millennium Falcon's Sydney to Hobart tale

Banged-up Millennium Falcon's Sydney to Hobart tale

Banged-up Millennium Falcon's Sydney to Hobart tale

Banged-up Millennium Falcon's Sydney to Hobart tale

The final boat, named after a cult Star Wars spacecraft, has finished the Sydney to Hobart after facing a range of issues at sea and rough weather.

Time penalty leads to historic Sydney to Hobart win

Time penalty leads to historic Sydney to Hobart win

Time penalty leads to historic Sydney to Hobart win

Time penalty leads to historic Sydney to Hobart win

Overall honours in the Sydney to Hobart have dramatically changed hands after a post-race penalty, paving the way for a record-breaking winner.

The Jackal snatches victory in Melbourne-Hobart race

The Jackal snatches victory in Melbourne-Hobart race

The Jackal snatches victory in Melbourne-Hobart race

The Jackal snatches victory in Melbourne-Hobart race

The Jackal has won line honours in the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race after leading from start to finish in the "westcoaster" battle.

French pair in box seat for Syd-Hob win, but protest in

French pair in box seat for Syd-Hob win, but protest in

French pair in box seat for Syd-Hob win, but protest in

French pair in box seat for Syd-Hob win, but protest in

A small yacht crewed by two Frenchman is in top spot for overall honours in the Sydney to Hobart - but they must answer to a protest lodged by a competitor.

"Difficult': fickle winds slow Sydney-Hobart contender

"Difficult': fickle winds slow Sydney-Hobart contender

"Difficult': fickle winds slow Sydney-Hobart contender

"Difficult': fickle winds slow Sydney-Hobart contender

The contest for overall honours in a slower-than-usual Sydney to Hobart race has yet to be decided, three days after the fleet set off on Boxing Day.

Shattered beam, shatters dreams for Sydney Hobart crew

Shattered beam, shatters dreams for Sydney Hobart crew

Shattered beam, shatters dreams for Sydney Hobart crew

Shattered beam, shatters dreams for Sydney Hobart crew

For a second consecutive year, Sydney to Hobart heavyweight URM Group was left with little option but to pull out of the race.

'Redemption': Comanche wins Sydney to Hobart dogfight

'Redemption': Comanche wins Sydney to Hobart dogfight

'Redemption': Comanche wins Sydney to Hobart dogfight

'Redemption': Comanche wins Sydney to Hobart dogfight

Master Lock Comanche has won Sydney to Hobart line honours after outpointing its supermaxi rivals in a “dogfight” down Tasmania’s east coast.

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Neck-and-neck supermaxi battle for Sydney to Hobart

Two supermaxis at the head of the Sydney to Hobart race are locked in a close battle, with several big-name yachts forced to pull the pin in rugged conditions.

Oh-shucks! Fishing net thwarts SA boat's Sydney-Hobart

South Australian two-hander Inukshuk has been forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart after an unfortunate run-in with a fishing net.

Tight at top as Syd-Hob fleet braces for bumpy night

A handful of boats had already retired as line-honours favourite Master Lock Comanche led the Sydney to Hobart fleet into the first night of racing.

Mystery, frustration for last-minute Syd-Hob scratching

The crew of Sydney to Hobart yacht Yendys are baffled as to how one of her two backstays could have snapped only minutes before the starting gun on Boxing Day.

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The identical twins sailing in a 14th Syd-Hob together

There's no one Marc Ryckmans would rather sail alongside in the Sydney to Hobart than his identical twin brother Louis.

Chris dares to dream after AFL legend's words of wisdom

Some words of wisdom from the late Frank Costa are inspiring Ambition co-skipper Chris Dare ahead of the 2025 Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Is Syd-Hob's greatest yacht returning better than ever?

The yacht formerly known as Wild Oats XI is returning to the Sydney to Hobart after undergoing significant modifications and a rebrand.

Syd-Hob tipped to be 'cold, wet, bumpy' not treacherous

Despite a bumpy first night, the Sydney to Hobart fleet is in for more mild conditions than in 2024, when two lives were lost.

Sydney to Hobart pays tribute to Bondi victims

The Sydney to Hobart will pay tribute to the victims of the Bondi terror attack when the 80th running of the race commences on Boxing Day.

Syd-Hob's Maud Demazure literally born to sail

Originally from Brittany in northwest France, Sydney to Hobart skipper Maud Demazure was quite literally born to sail.

Patient Pole's seven-year wait for Sydney-Hobart return

Przemyslaw Tarnacki's seven-year wait to race the Sydney to Hobart for a second time is now over, with the Polish sailor ready to skipper a "beast" of a boat.

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