The unfortunate accidents were the first during the Sydney-Hobart regatta since 1998. The weather conditions during the regatta are exceptionally challenging, which prompted many teams ...

The yacht race led to disaster as hurricane force ... General view of the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race December 26, 1998 in Sydney, Australia. (Credit: Nick Wilson/Getty Images) ...

Two sailors on separate boats have died in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, adding to the event's long history of deaths at sea.

He describes the Sydney to Hobart race as iconic, saying it is a real test of human against the elements. “These are the first fatalities I understand since the terrible events of the 1998 ...

Reigning line honours champion LawConnect has led the Sydney to Hobart ... be completed early in the race, or else the offender risks a time penalty on arrival in Hobart. Salt Lines was last ...

Australian supermaxi LawConnect took back-to-back line honours in the Sydney-Hobart ocean race early Saturday ... The two fatalities were the first in the race since 1998 when six men died, five boats ...

SYDNEY: Forecast favourable winds could see the prestigious Sydney-Hobart ... the race, which was first held in 1945, with winds often shifting rapidly in direction and intensity. In 1998, when ...

Winner on overall handicap last summer, Alive’s 2024 race lasted three hours when a faulty engine forced it to retire. Sydney-Hobart 2023 – Duncan Hine skipper. Alive, are the first Tasmanian ...

Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart ... during the 1998 running of the race, which ...

It was the first death in the Sydney Hobart since six men lost their lives at sea in the stormy 1998 race. But a second death occurred just hours after about 30 nautical miles off Ulladulla ...