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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

An independent review into last year’s tragic Sydney to Hobart yacht race, which resulted in the deaths of two sailors, has found helmets would do little to prevent catastrophic injuries.

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.

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.