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French pair in box seat for Syd-Hob win, but protest in

A small yacht crewed by two Frenchman is in top spot for overall honours in the Sydney to Hobart - but they must answer to a protest lodged by a competitor.

AAP · Dec 30, 2025

"Difficult': fickle winds slow Sydney-Hobart contender

The contest for overall honours in a slower-than-usual Sydney to Hobart race has yet to be decided, three days after the fleet set off on Boxing Day.

AAP · Dec 28, 2025

CYCA boss confident in Sydney-Hobart's safety changes

Sydney to Hobart sailors are now required to wear personal locator beacons on deck, with organisers confident new safety rules will have the desired effect.

AAP · Dec 25, 2025

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Tight at top as Syd-Hob fleet braces for bumpy night

A handful of boats had already retired as line-honours favourite Master Lock Comanche led the Sydney to Hobart fleet into the first night of racing.

AAP · Dec 25, 2025

Sydney to Hobart pays tribute to Bondi victims

The Sydney to Hobart will pay tribute to the victims of the Bondi terror attack when the 80th running of the race commences on Boxing Day.

AAP · Dec 24, 2025

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.

AAP · Dec 23, 2025

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.

AAP · Dec 18, 2025

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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.

AAP · Nov 26, 2025

History beckons in Sydney-Hobart juggling act

Sam Haynes almost stopped racing the Sydney to Hobart when he took over the race's main organising body. Now he is eying off back-to-back titles as skipper.

AAP · Oct 24, 2025

'Forever our crew': Sydney to Hobart sailors remembered

Wreaths and flowers been placed at a dock during a memorial for two sailors who died in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

AAP · Dec 31, 2024

Tribute plans for killed Sydney to Hobart sailors

Sydney to Hobart organisers are hoping to hold tributes to the two sailors who died at sea on the opening day of the 2024 yacht race.

AAP · Dec 29, 2024

Celestial V70 beats 'nuclear' weather for Syd-Hob win

The Tattersall Cup has been awarded to NSW yacht Celestial V70 as the overall winner of the tragedy-marred Sydney to Hobart race.

AAP · Dec 29, 2024

Commodore Haynes eyes second Syd-Hob triumph

Veterinarian and Celestial V70 skipper Sam Haynes is in with a chance of winning his second Sydney to Hobart yacht race in three years.

AAP · Dec 25, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024

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AAP · Dec 22, 2024

All-Filipino crew on familiar entrant in Sydney-Hobart

An all-Filipino crew onboard Centennial 7 is readying for the Sydney to Hobart, having never set foot in Tasmania.

AAP · Dec 6, 2024

Haynes hoping Syd-Hob's 'dog lovers boat' has its day

A veterinarian by day, Sam Haynes is hoping dog people get behind his push for Sydney to Hobart glory come Boxing Day.

AAP · Nov 27, 2023

Plenty of challengers for Syd-Hob's overall champion

Sam Haynes' Celestial is vying for back-to-back Sydney to Hobart race overall handicap victories but a fleet of 119 other yachts stands in her way.

AAP · Dec 30, 2022

'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.

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ABC News · Dec 29, 2022

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.

AAP · Dec 28, 2022

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.

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