Taking place annually since 1945, the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is widely considered one of the world’s most difficult. With a 722-mile route from Australia to Tasmania, participants cross the ...

Yachts compete during the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day at Sydney Harbour on December 26, 2024. David Gray/AFP/Getty Images. Sydney AP — ...

Two sailors died in separate accidents on the first night of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in Australia, the event organizers announced.. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia said in a ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass ...

Jacobs had earlier reiterated the race would “absolutely” continue. Competitors sail out of the heads following the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.

Two sailors taking part in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race died in separate accidents overnight during wild weather, Australian authorities said Friday. These were the first deaths in decades ...

The 630 nautical mile long race starts in Sydney, New South Wales on the day after Christmas, and finishes in Hobart, Tasmania. The race, run by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, is largely ...

Crews of more than 100 yachts set sail Thursday on a "boat-breaking" Sydney-Hobart yacht race, with gale-force winds and high seas forecast for the gruelling bluewater classic. Race crews face ...

Master Lock Comanche, left, and LawConnect sail out of the heads following the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.

Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Vice Commodore David Jacobs, speaks to media following the deaths of two sailors during the Sydney Hobart yacht race at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, in ...

Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Vice Commodore David Jacobs, speaks to media following the deaths of two sailors during the Sydney Hobart yacht race at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, in ...