Sydney to Hobart, sailors

2 sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say
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.
Two Killed In Wild Weather On Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race
Two sailors have been killed in separate incidents in the treacherous Sydney to Hobart yacht race, officials said on Friday, as a string of yachts retired in powerful winds and high seas.
Two sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney said Friday that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed after being struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail.
2 sailor deaths result in muted celebrations on winning yacht in Sydney to Hobart race
Champagne corks often pop and loud, boisterous cheers are usually heard around Constitution Dock when the Sydney to Hobart line honors winner finishes in the Tasmanian state capital. There were no such celebrations this year when defending champion LawConnect won the race in the early hours of Saturday morning,
Two Sailors Die In Stormy Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race
Two sailors died in stormy conditions during this year’s Sydney to Hobart yacht race, officials said Friday. The grueling event runs 722 miles across open water from mainland Australia to Tasmania. The dead were identified as Roy Quaden,
Memorial service held for Nick Smith and Roy Quaden, who died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Families embrace on the Hobart waterfront at a service in memory of two men who died competing in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
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.
Two sailors die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid stormy conditions, organizers say
Two sailors died in separate boom accidents during the first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race, marking the event's first fatalities in 26 years.
Emotional scenes as sailors Nick Smith and Roy Quaden killed in tragic Sydney to Hobart yacht race are farewelled by loved ones: 'Forever our crew'
Family, friends, fellow sailors and members of the public paused to remember Nick Smith and Roy Quaden at a memorial in Hobart on Tuesday.
Emotional tribute for Sydney to Hobart sailors Nick Smith, Roy Quaden Constitution Dock
They were the words delivered during an emotional tribute to the two sailors killed at sea in the 2024 Sydney to Hobart. With six yachts still racing and 30 retired, family members and connections of the two sailors — Nick Smith and Roy Quaden — flew to Hobart to be part of the tribute where wreaths were laid on Constitution Dock and petals thrown into the water by fellow sailors.
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