Two sailors die on separate yachts during Sydney to Hobart race - Sky News
Dec 26, 2024 · 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 died overnight, race organisers Rolex said in a statement.
Two die in separate incidents in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Dec 26, 2024 · Two people have died in separate incidents during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, one sailing on Bowline and another on Flying Fish Arctos. The men have been identified as 65-year-old South Australian Nick Smith, and 55-year …
Two sailors killed in annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Dec 27, 2024 · Two sailors have been killed hours apart in Australia’s most prestigious annual yacht race. The crew members died after being struck by the sail boom, a horizontal pole which holds down the...
Sailors in Sydney to Hobart tragedies identified - news.com.au
Dec 26, 2024 · Both sailors died after being struck by a sail boom, according to the Sydney to Hobart race committee. A boom is a large horizontal pole that extends from the bottom of a mast and can be adjusted ...
2 sailors die in stormy first night of Sydney to Hobart yacht race …
Dec 26, 2024 · 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.
Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race ...
Dec 26, 2024 · 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 retirements.
'Tragic' new details about two sailors killed during Sydney to Hobart ...
Dec 26, 2024 · New details about the two sailors who were killed when they were struck on vessels in separate incidents during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have been revealed.
Sailors killed in Sydney to Hobart race identified - SBS
Dec 26, 2024 · Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid a night of tough weather conditions that hit the fleet. The yacht Flying Fish Arctos in Jervis Bay after a sailor was killed onboard. Source: AAP / Bianca De Marchi.
2 sailors killed amid stormy first night of Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race ...
Dec 26, 2024 · Two sailors on separate boats were killed in boom accidents two hours apart on the storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race, adding to the event's long...
Two deaths in this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race mark the …
Dec 27, 2024 · For the first time in 26 years, competitors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died. For veteran sailor John Stanley, it brings back memories of a 28-hour ordeal in the tragic race of 1998.