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Syd-Hob tipped to be 'cold, wet, bumpy' not treacherous

Despite a bumpy first night, the Sydney to Hobart fleet is in for more mild conditions than in 2024, when two lives were lost.

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Christmas magic comes to life for Syd-Hob's Perplexity

There'll be plenty of festive cheer aboard Perplexity as seven American sailors take part in the Sydney to Hobart for the first time.

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Syd-Hob's Maud Demazure literally born to sail

Originally from Brittany in northwest France, Sydney to Hobart skipper Maud Demazure was quite literally born to sail.

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Patient Pole's seven-year wait for Sydney-Hobart return

Przemyslaw Tarnacki's seven-year wait to race the Sydney to Hobart for a second time is now over, with the Polish sailor ready to skipper a "beast" of a boat.

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Sydney-Hobart power couple on environmental mission

For Sydney to Hobart power couple Annika and Ian Thomson, clearing the ocean of rubbish is a mission many years in the making.

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Fifty years since Syd-Hob's first all-female crew

This year marks five decades since Victoria Willman skippered the Sydney to Hobart's all-female crew to Constitution Dock.

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Rocky Balboa inspires URM Group on Syd-Hob comeback

The crew of mini-maxi yacht URM Group are drawing on legendary film character Rocky Balboa as they plot their Sydney to Hobart race comeback.

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Stars' 41-year-old veteran helps upset BBL champions

The Melbourne Stars' bid for a maiden BBL title has begun brightly, as they demolished reigning champions Hobart by eight wickets at the MCG.

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Sailors eye SydHob 'chess match' after weather forecast

With light winds forecast for the Sydney to Hobart, Palm Beach XI navigator Alice Tarnawski expects a battle of strategy for glory in the bluewater classic.

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The long journeys of Sydney to Hobart's exotic yachts

For some of the Sydney to Hobart's international entrants, the trip to Constitution Dock pales in comparison to the journey to the starting line.

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How $5 malfunction thwarted professor's last Syd-Hob

Blue Planet was left to rue the smallest of mishaps in last year's Sydney to Hobart but is back for the 2025 edition of the bluewater classic.

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Rest or runs? Contrasting roads to WBBL decider

The Hobart Hurricanes and Perth Scorchers will go head-to-head for a chance to lift the WBBL trophy, with both teams taking different routes to get there.

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Queen of WBBL spin back to best for Perth's title tilt

Alana King has found her best at the right time of the WBBL, and looms as the key performer with the ball for Perth in the final against Hobart.

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Mooney magic continues as Perth reach WBBL decider

Perth will face Hobart in the WBBL title match, after Beth Mooney led the Scorchers to an 11-run win over the Sydney Sixers.

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Why veteran feels he's already won Sydney to Hobart

A luxurious yacht and the oldest boat to ever race the bluewater classic will headline Maritimo's fleet, and it's exciting both skippers.

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Like Verstappen in a bad car: LawConnect's SydHob hopes

Out to snare a third-straight Sydney-Hobart title, LawConnect skipper Christian Beck sees plenty of parallels with Formula One star Max Verstappen.

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Why Ian Thorpe has signed up for Sydney-Hobart race

Olympic legend Ian Thorpe will make his Sydney to Hobart debut in 2025, sailing aboard one of the fleet's most impressive supermaxi yachts.

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Tasmania’s $1.13bn AFL stadium likely to be given green light at parliamentary vote

The controversial stadium on the Hobart waterfront is set to go ahead after three crossbenchers expressed their support for the project

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Hurricanes stay top of WBBL after shooting down Stars

Danni Wyatt-Hodge struck 71 and Molly Strano bagged 5-16 as the top-ranked Hobart Hurricanes trounced the second-placed Melbourne Stars at Bellerive Oval.

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Division and derision: how plans for an AFL stadium left Tasmania in pieces

Whatever parliamentarians decide this week, the acrimonious debate over the Macquarie Point plan in Hobart has been damaging

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Tucker's all-female crew gear up for Sydney to Hobart

Sydney to Hobart sailor Elizabeth Tucker is preparing to guide an all-female crew to Constitution Dock from Boxing Day.

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Sons aboard for follow-up to 'tragic' Sydney to Hobart

The 80th Sydney to Hobart yacht race will be a family affair for LawConnect's Christian Beck and Sam Haynes of Celestial V70.

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Confidence in shadow fix at proposed Hobart stadium

Cricket Tasmania and the state's government are confident they've found a solution to shadow problems at the proposed Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart.

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Aussie star's sublime over snaps Hobart's WBBL streak

A stunning Ash Gardner over has helped the Sydney Sixers end Hobart Hurricanes' undefeated start while Perth Scorchers have beaten Adelaide Strikers by one run.

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Vintage Lanning produces WBBL knock for the ages

Meg Lanning has hit her highest T20 score, the 135 from 74 balls more than tripling the 42 made by the Sydney Sixers in their loss to the Melbourne Stars.

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