Yachts during the start of the Sydney to Hobart race on Thursday. Credit... David Gray/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images. By Yan Zhuang. Published Dec. 26, 2024 Updated Dec. 30, 2024.

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 to Hobart yacht race tragedy: Grisly way two men were killed on Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline. Two sailors die in separate incidents Both men were struck by sail booms ...

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 ...

This handout image taken and received from Rolex on December 26, 2024 shows yachts competing at the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day on Sydney Harbour.

Calls are growing for the Sydney to Hobart race to be banned after two men on separate yachts were killed by sail booms overnight. The sailors, who are yet to be identified, were killed as the ...

The annual event — the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is its official name — is now in its 79th year and has been described as "one of the toughest, most respected ocean races" on the world ...

Just over 24 hours into the race, 85 entrants were still sailing, and 19 yachts had retired at sea or in port. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute to the sailors who died.

Two sailors die during Sydney to Hobart yacht race . Dec. 26, 2024 at 9:11 pm Updated Dec. 26, 2024 at 10:11 pm . By . Yan Zhuang. The New York Times.

The Sydney to Hobart is an Australian tradition, and it is heartbreaking that two lives have been lost at what should be a time of joy. We send our love… — Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) December ...