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The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Defending champion LawConnect takes early lead in Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Defending line honors champion LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart yacht fleet out of Sydney harbor at the start of the 79th running of the 628-nautical mile (722 miles, 1,160 kilometers) race.

Sydney Morning Herald on MSN · 47m

Near collisions, penalties and failing sails as Sydney-Hobart gets off to wild start

The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race got off to a dramatic and chaotic start on Thursday, with last year’s Tattersall Cup winner, Alive, forced to retire due to engine issues just three hours into the race.

Master Lock Comanche leads the way, as Sydney to Hobart race gets underway

Race favourites Master Lock Comanche and LawConnect took the early lead in the 79th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, as the supermaxis led the 104 boats out into the South Pacific.

The Australian Financial Review · 4h

Comanche takes lead in Sydney to Hobart, Wild Thing in near miss

Reigning line honours champion LawConnect led the fleet out of Sydney Heads, but a furling issue forced it to give up first place.

Geelong Advertiser1h

Sydney to Hobart yacht sailors bracing for wild times after drama packed start

Followed categories will be added to My News. Round the world sailor Chris Nicholson, part of the brains trust aboard ...

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Hobart man guilty in Chesterton bartender’s death dies in state prison

The man convicted in the April 2017 murder of a Chesterton bartender died Friday at the Miami Correctional Level 3 Facility ...

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Disaster strikes Tasmanian pride as defending champion Alive forced out of Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Disaster has struck the pride of the Tasmanian fleet in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race with defending champion Alive ...

AFP on MSN5h

Sydney-Hobart yacht crews set off on gale-threatened race

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

The Daily Telegraph30m

Sydney to Hobart yacht race retirements: Alive’s campaign stalled by engine

“With the forecast of 40 knots and such, we couldn’t go on with an engine that was stalling stalled engine,’’ said Cahalan, ...

Cricket Australia8h

Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes: match preview

Hobart Hurricanes: Nathan Ellis (c), Nikhil Chaudhary, Tim David, Paddy Dooley, Peter Hatzoglou, Shai Hope (West Indies), ...

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Sydney to Hobart LIVE: Reigning champ OUT amid ‘boat-breaker’ conditions as race record looms

Woodhouse added that a strong south-westerly change would move across the Bass Strait on Friday morning, potentially bringing ...

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An all-Filipino crew is set to make history in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race

There have been plenty of “firsts” in the history of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race which was first held in 1945 ...

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An American Follows His Sailing Passion to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

Ron Epstein was a casual sailor until he decided he wanted to race. Now his boat is the only U.S. entry at the event.

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Shots across the bow: Friendly feud defining this year’s Sydney to Hobart

So, with tongue almost bursting through cheek, millionaire entrepreneur and LawConnect skipper Christian Beck took a shot at ...

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