Organizers said 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 retirements.

It will be super fast and super fun before a big change potentially rains on the parade of the fleet - and a new race record - in the 79th Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Latest weather news.

SYDNEY (AP) — 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.

Two sailors were killed on separate boats during a yacht race in Australia - adding to the event's long history of deaths. Both were taking part in the 722-mile Sydney to Hobart yacht race and ...

Australian yacht Celestial V70 won the overall trophy for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Sunday after a blustery race overshadowed by the deaths of two sailors. Skipper Sam Haynes opened up ...

SYDNEY, Australia - Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, adding to the event’s ...

"I am personally surprised that we've lost a number of the super maxis." Rich people and their toys, a real test of sailing skill, or a bit of both? The Sydney Hobart yacht race explained.

Both crew members -- on Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline -- were hit by booms as the yachts were making their way south along the New South Wales coast after setting off from Sydney Harbour on ...

Australia's Celestial V70 won the overall trophy for the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Sunday, after the bluewater classic was overshadowed by the deaths of two sailors in treacherous ...

FILE - A sailboat competes in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race off Australia's coast. The annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race faced tragedy in its opening hours as two sailors died in ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Defending line honors champion LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart yacht fleet out of Sydney ... pursuit behind her rival 100-foot super maxi, the pair leaving the harbour behind ...