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Large hail stones damage cars as severe storms cross Tasmania

Authorities warn of potential flooding and damage from "giant hail" as thunderstorms roll across Tasmania.

ABC News

Retirees bring up Sydney to Hobart tail

The final boat in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, sailed by a retired teacher and former nurse, has crossed the finish line after more than five days at sea.

AAP

After five days at sea, two retirees end Sydney to Hobart yacht race minutes before the New Year

Huge crowds of New Year's revellers on Hobart's waterfront gave sailors Kathy Veel, 70, and Bridget Canham, 62, a raucous reception as they crossed the Sydney to Hobart race line at 11:42pm.

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Maritimo dominates 50th Melbourne-Hobart

The Maritimo Racing team have won a swag of handicap categories in the 50th Melbourne to Hobart yacht race after taking out out line honours.

AAP

Thunder post huge BBL total to beat Hobart

The Sydney Thunder have staved off swashbuckling Hobart Hurricanes captain Matthew Wade and defended their 228-run total in Saturday's Big Bash League clash.

AAP

Elderly patients 'sedated to help them cope with days in emergency' amid Royal Hobart Hospital healthcare crisis

Staff in the emergency department at the Royal Hobart Hospital are doing their best, but are working in "awful conditions" in a system that is failing them, a doctor says.

ABC News

Why this year's Sydney to Hobart was so memorable for race veteran Joe de Kock

He competed as a two-handed crew on his own boat.

Newcastle Herald

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'Redemption' for Syd-Hob winner Celestial

The skipper of Sydney to Hobart overall winner Celestial says the victory was redemption after a penalty resulted in the yacht losing top honours last year.

AAP

Celestial crowned overall Sydney to Hobart yacht race winner after bitter 2021 loss almost saw skipper walk away

Celestial has been crowned overall winner of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race, taking home the Tattersall Cup after a fast and furious run down Tasmania's eastern coast.

ABC News

Maritimo wins 50th Melbourne to Hobart

Maritimo has capped its domination of the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race with a convincing line honours win after having to pull out of the Sydney to Hobart.

AAP

Bless This Hobart Woman Who Mistook A Living, Breathing Tasmanian Devil For Her Dog’s Stuffed Toy

“At one stage we had the whole family standing on the dining room table while my husband was trying to chase the poor thing out with a broom."

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Tasmanian devil found under couch in Hobart home, after being mistaken for dog's plush toy

A Hobart mum has bent down to pick up her dog's Tasmanian devil-shaped stuffed toy, when the "toy" started running, resulting in her and the kids taking refuge on the kitchen table until the animal bolted out the back door.

ABC News

Syd-Hob handicap announcement put on ice

Organisers have put official confirmation of the Sydney to Hobart handicap winner on hold amid a claim for time redress by a yacht that helped a competitor.

AAP

Winds testing Melbourne-Hobart field

A south westerly is making life tough for the Melbourne to Hobart fleet, with Maritimo holding the overall lead down the Tasmanian west coast.

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Nervy Syd-Hob handicap wait for Celestial

Celestial is in the box seat to win the prestigious handicap honours in the Sydney to Hobart after last year losing top spot following a time penalty.

ABC News

Andoo Comanche wins Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2022 line honours after tussle with LawConnect

Comanche triumphs in a two-boat chase up the River Derwent to take out line honours in a late-night finish to the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

AAP

Scarlet Runner sets Melbourne-Hobart pace

New boat Scarlet Runner led the field out of Port Phillip in the 50th Melbourne to Hobart and is setting the pace through Bass Strait.

ABC News

Andoo Comanche leads the charge on day two of Sydney to Hobart yacht race after chaotic start

The battle for the first-across-the-line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is shaping up as a four-way fight, as a quartet of supermaxis charge down Tasmania's east coast, with an early morning finish predicted.

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Newcastle Herald

Hunter yachts enjoying assisted downwind conditions as Sydney to Hobart underway

It is the 77th edition of the bluewater classic.

AAP

MRV firms as Melbourne-Hobart favourite

MRV has smashed the race record for the Melbourne to Mornington yacht race in Port Phillip Bay on the eve of the Melbourne to Hobart.

ABC News

Sydney to Hobart yacht race — day one of the 77th edition of the bluewater classic, as it happened

Race record holder Andoo Comanche holds the lead on the Sydney to Hobart yacht race — and favourable winds have it close to beating its own record pace from 2017. Look back at how the race unfolded on day one.

AAP

Andoo Comanche toasts Syd-Hob line honours

Supermaxi Andoo Comanche claimed line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, finishing about 27 minutes ahead of LawConnect with BlackJack third to finish.

ABC News

Sydney to Hobart yacht race — how to watch and what to look for

They race across 1,000 kilometres in some of the roughest seas on the planet — with no prize money at the end. Here is how to — and why you should — watch the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

Newcastle Herald

New challenge for Sydney-Hobart veterans

"I've been doing the Sydney to Hobart for the last 13 times and I've always done it at a pretty high level on quite impressive boats."

AAP

Andoo Comanche eyes Sydney-Hobart history

Supermaxi Andoo Comanche is favoured to win her fourth Sydney to Hobart line honours, as a fleet of 109 boats prepare to set off for the annual challenge.

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