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Sailing enthusiasts and crew scuppered by yacht investment scheme
Australian investors have lost money in a scheme involving luxury yachts, lucrative returns and discounted voyages around the South Pacific.
- Cameron Houston
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French crew stripped of Sydney to Hobart victory as new overall winner named
Skipper Jiang Lin has become the first woman to collect the famous Tattersall Cup for the Sydney to Hobart overall winner.
- Frances Howe
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French duo poised to claim Sydney-Hobart triumph but late protest spells sleepless night
Michel Quintin and Yann Rigal of BNC - my::NET / LEON were the clubhouse leaders on Tuesday night, but could face trouble after second-placed Min River lodged a complaint alleging they breached race rules.
- Ethan James
Master Lock Comanche takes line honours in Sydney to Hobart filled with mass retirements
Defending back-to-back winner LawConnect begun their day of sailing with a torn sail and couldn’t catch Comanche in the lead.
- Frances Howe
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025: Comanche takes line honours in 80th race as 33 retire
Master Lock Comanche has taken line honours in the 80th Sydney to Hobart as broken bones and missing life rafts mar the rest of the fleet.
- Frances Howe and Billie Eder
Fishing nets, seasickness and lost life rafts: Sydney to Hobart hit by wave of retirements
Headlined by the withdrawals of supermaxi Wild Thing 100 and overall contender Moneypenny, a growing list of competitors have pulled out of the race due to a wide variety of issues.
- Frances Howe
Rough seas and rose petals as Sydney to Hobart fleet pays tribute to Bondi victims
LawConnect owner Christian Beck and crew member Ian Thorpe scattered petals into the ocean as they passed Bondi Beach, in a tribute to the victims of the terror attack.
- Billie Eder and Frances Howe
Everything you need to know about the 2025 Sydney to Hobart race
From Ian Thorpe’s sailing debut to introduced safety measures, here’s a guide to the notorious ocean race in its 80th year.
- Frances Howe
This Sydney to Hobart competitor couldn’t afford sails – so she started her own company
Christie Hamilton created her business, Kraken Sails, after she couldn’t buy new sails. Now she’s taking on the whole industry and disrupting a sport steeped in tradition.
- Frances Howe
Japanese subs, love letters and bohemian sailors: The incredible history of the Kathleen Gillett
A survivor of the first Sydney to Hobart race in 1945, the Kathleen Gillett will compete again in the race’s 80th edition. Few, if any, in this year’s fleet boast a better origin story.
- Frances Howe