‘We are the battlers going up against the billionaires’
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‘We are the battlers going up against the billionaires’

Building the high-tech yachts for the Sydney to Hobart race can cost more than $30 million - and millions more for maintenance. Race veteran Grant Wharington has spent just $1.5 million on the boat he hopes will give the billionaires a run for their money.

  • byAndrew Hornery

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The Ragamuffin Man:Sydney to Hobart legend Syd Fischer dies,aged 95
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The Ragamuffin Man:Sydney to Hobart legend Syd Fischer dies,aged 95

Syd Fischer was a businessman who played first grade rugby league for Manly and excelled in surf lifesaving. But his deeds in Australia’s great ocean race will be his lasting legacy.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Celestial won the Sydney to Hobart on handicap,but there’s one trophy they’ve given back
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Celestial won the Sydney to Hobart on handicap,but there’s one trophy they’ve given back

A photo released by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia revealed Celestial used an illegal configuration of sails.

  • byAnthony Segaert
The real champions of the Sydney to Hobart crossed finish line last
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The real champions of the Sydney to Hobart crossed finish line last

Two-handed female crew on last boat are challenging not only sexism but ageism in sailing.

  • bySue Ingham
Last Sydney to Hobart yacht arrives with 18 minutes left of 2022
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Last Sydney to Hobart yacht arrives with 18 minutes left of 2022

The arrival of 70-year-old Kathy Veel and 62-year-old Bridget Canham in Hobart at 11.42pm on New Year’s Eve was met with fireworks and cheering from the crowd on Constitution Dock to ring in 2023.

  • byAnthony Segaert
‘Life changer’:Celestial declared overall Sydney to Hobart winner
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‘Life changer’:Celestial declared overall Sydney to Hobart winner

A year after his boat was stripped of first place over a time penalty,skipper Sam Haynes said victory in the bluewater classic “means everything”.

  • byAnthony Segaert
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Why Comanche’s Sydney to Hobart victory was defined by decision in first 12 minutes
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Why Comanche’s Sydney to Hobart victory was defined by decision in first 12 minutes

The most important sailing manoeuvre Andoo Comanche made in winning the Sydney to Hobart occurred within the first 15 minutes of the race,the organising commodore said.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Andoo Comanche takes line honours in the Sydney to Hobart
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Andoo Comanche takes line honours in the Sydney to Hobart

Andoo Comanche has won line honours in the 77th edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race,marking a triumphant return for the super maxi.

Sydney to Hobart 2022 Day 2 as it happened:Comanche takes out line honours in boat’s fourth victory
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Sydney to Hobart 2022 Day 2 as it happened:Comanche takes out line honours in boat’s fourth victory

The super maxis are due to battle northerly winds as they turn up the Derwent,but a major divide has opened between the leaders and the rest of the fleet.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Retirements and sail damage as Comanche leads super maxis to Hobart
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Retirements and sail damage as Comanche leads super maxis to Hobart

Police boats had to come to the assistance of TP52 Koa off the Victorian coast,as Andoo Comanche led the fleet in a line honours battle forecast to be decided about 11pm on Tuesday.

  • byAnthony Segaert
High life and hell on high water:Two sides of the Sydney to Hobart
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High life and hell on high water:Two sides of the Sydney to Hobart

For crew on the super maxis it was one of the most contested starts in many years. For spectators,it was a day of champagne and fun.

  • byAnthony Segaert