NSW yacht Celestial V70 has claimed the Tattersall Cup as the handicap winner of the 2024 race to Hobart.
The super maxi has claimed back-to-back line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in an event marred by the death of two sailors.
Two experienced sailors have lost their lives,another was swept into the sea and lucky to survive,on a black night for the Sydney to Hobart.
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has been hit by tragedy overnight as two sailors tragically passed away on separate yachts.
The two sailors who died in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have been named as Nick Smith and Roy Quaden.
Anyone who wants to add a Sydney to Hobart race to their bucket list,but who has very limited sailing experience,can effectively buy a berth on a yacht.
LawConnect was first out of the Heads,but a furling issue allowed line honours rival Comanche to grab the lead,while last year’s overall winner,Alive,was forced to retire just three hours into the race.
After a picture-perfect start on Sydney Harbour on Thursday afternoon,the fleet was braced for increasingly brutal conditions early on Friday morning.
The 79th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race will see 104 yachts make the 628 nautical mile journey south,as they contend for Australian sailing’s highest honour.
Millionaire entrepreneur Christian Beck talked a big game ahead of this year’s Sydney to Hobart. Now to back it up on the open seas.