Two killed in wild weather on Sydney-Hobart yacht race

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Yacht race's deadliest day capped decades of casualties

The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has become one of the world's top offshore yacht races and an Australian holiday tradition since it started in 1945 - but as this year has shown once again, it has never been without its dangers.Two sailors, from the yachts Bowline and Flying Fish Arctos, were killed in separate accidents on the night of December 26-27.It is, so far, the second-deadliest year for the race, which over the years racked up a death …

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2 sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say

This image made from video provided by AUBC, CH9, CH7, CH9 shows sailing boat Flying Fish Arctos moored next to an ambulance at Jervis Bay, Australia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AUBC, CH9, CH7, CH9 via AP) | Courtesy Associated Press SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — 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. The…

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Sailors killed in Sydney to Hobart tragedy identified

The two sailors tragically killed overnight during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have been identified.

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Two sailors die after poor weather conditions plague annual Australian yacht race

Nick Smith, 65, and 55-year-old Roy Quaden, who were competing on separate boats, have lost their lives amid poor weather conditions on the race’s course

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The Sydney - Hobart sailing regatta is taking place for the 79th time. But the traditional race is overshadowed when two men die and another falls overboard, but is rescued. Nevertheless, the regatta continues.

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In addition to being the subject of national pride in Australia, the Sydney-Hobart is one of the most famous races in the world, within the so-called "600-mile club". Born in 1945, after World War II, it is fought every year, with departure on December 26 at the port of Sydney and with arrival at Hobart, Tasmania. The only occasion on which it could not compete was in 2020, by Covid. In its 78 editions have participated 63,013 sailors on board 7…