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Latest news: Sailing
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.
Dec 29, 2024
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.
Dec 28, 2024
'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.
Dec 28, 2024
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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.
Dec 27, 2024
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.
Dec 27, 2024
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.
Dec 27, 2024
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.
Dec 27, 2024
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Investigation promised after Sydney-Hobart deaths
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has promised a thorough investigation into the two deaths that took place on the first night of the 2024 Sydney to Hobart.
Dec 27, 2024
Wild seas to follow Syd-Hob retirements, Comanche leads
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race is underway with one of the most prominent boats retiring only hours after the starting gun.
Dec 26, 2024
PP1 has set a new race record in the Cock of the Bay
PP1 has claimed line honours in the Cock of the Bay on a day when the first four yachts across the line bettered the previous race record.
Dec 26, 2024
Master Lock Comanche won't focus on elusive double win
The yacht that claims Sydney to Hobart line honours rarely wins on handicap, but there's a chance that could happen in the 2024 running of the great race.
Dec 25, 2024
Syd-Hob's 120-year-old boat back better than ever
Built in 1904, Maritimo Katwinchar will attempt her third Sydney to Hobart yacht race after undergoing significant modifications.
Dec 25, 2024
Safety first for Syd-Hob fleet after recent tragedy
The Sydney to Hobart fleet is on high alert after a fatal incident in Sydney Harbour earlier this month.
Dec 24, 2024
Broken boats, new race record on the cards for Syd-Hob
The Sydney to Hobart fleet is bracing for a fast start, a wild first night at sea and the high chance of boats ending up damaged.
Dec 24, 2024
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'How many world titles has he won?': Comanche hits back
Master Lock Comanche's co-skippers have been left out at sea by comments from LawConnect owner Christian Beck ahead of the Sydney to Hobart.
Dec 24, 2024
All-Filipino crew on familiar entrant in Sydney-Hobart
An all-Filipino crew onboard Centennial 7 is readying for the Sydney to Hobart, having never set foot in Tasmania.
Dec 23, 2024
'Shame and guilt' get fifth brother on board to Hobart
Mini-maxi URM Group will have five brothers on board for the Sydney to Hobart, a feat never achieved in 78 previous editions of the race.
Dec 22, 2024
'Mouthful' name could become zaniest on Syd-Hob trophy
Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth is one of the wackier names to have graced the Sydney to Hobart but the boat is a chance of winning on handicap in 2024.
Dec 22, 2024
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Syd-Hob co-skipper recalls failed drug bust on his boat
Sydney to Hobart entrant Christopher Canty can look back with a smile on his run-in with police aboard previous vessel Galaxy III.
Dec 21, 2024
Bacardi recovers from $2 error to race Syd-Hob again
Bacardi is back for a record 31st attempt at the Sydney to Hobart after retiring prematurely from her 30th race last year.
Dec 21, 2024
The race that makes Sydney to Hobart look short
For eight boats sailing in this year's Sydney to Hobart, the 628 nautical mile journey to Constitution Dock is just the beginning.
Dec 20, 2024
Ken Gourlay to sail Syd-Hob 'swan song' with son
Lured out of retirement, Tasmanian sailing legend Ken Gourlay will contest the 628-nautical mile journey from Sydney to Hobart with son Tristan on Blue Moon II.
Dec 19, 2024
Comanche eyes Syd-Hob record after weather forecast
Sailors racing the Sydney to Hobart are set to enjoy favourable winds, with Master Lock Comanche navigator Juan Villa keeping one eye on the race record.
Dec 18, 2024
Skipper employs 'do nothing' strategy for Sydney-Hobart
Skipper Christian Beck claims he'll do absolutely nothing to help his yacht LawConnect win the Sydney to Hobart, a strategy worked fine last time.
Dec 16, 2024
Wild Thing 100 eyes a different prize in Sydney-Hobart
Written off by one and all last year, Sydney to Hobart supermaxi Wild Thing 100 now has her eyes on the prize - but it's not the one you'd expect.
Dec 16, 2024
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