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 — ...

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 ...

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 ...

LawConnect, which led out of Sydney Harbor on Thursday, was leading this year's race but still had about 150 nautical miles before reaching Hobart. It could mean an overnight finish for the ...

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.

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 ...

Bowline sails out of the heads following the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney on Dec. 26. AP “We’ve got police getting talking to them, doctors and counselling.

It's the first deaths in the Sydney-Hobart yacht race since six people died in 1998. MORE: Sydney to Hobart: How to watch famous Australian yacht race in 2024.

Crews of more than 100 yachts set sail Thursday on a "boat-breaking" Sydney-Hobart yacht race, with gale-force winds and high ...

SYDNEY — Comanche took an eight nautical-mile lead over defending line honors champion and fellow 100-foot super maxi LawConnect early in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Thursday.

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 — ...

In this photo provided by Rolex, competitors sail towards the heads as they leave Sydney Harbour at the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Sydney.