Sydney to Hobart yacht race begins as Lock Comanche and LawConnect take an early lead in the 79th running of the annual ...

Favourite Master Lock Comanche was forced to retire from the 79th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race which began on Thursday, leaving Law Connect as the new race leader in the South Pacific.

In shock news early this morning, Master Lock Comanche (NSW) has retired from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, reporting ...

LawConnect, which won line honours last year, was first past the turning mark in Australia’s premier yachting event but ran ...

A strong south-westerly change would move across Bass Strait early on Dec 27 morning, potentially bringing showers, lightning ...

Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements. The ...

James Mayo, one of the co-skippers of Comanche, had said just hours earlier he and the crew were bracing for “heinous” conditions during the first night. Master Lock Comanche was chasing her ...

Defending line honors champion LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart yacht fleet out of Sydney harbor at the start of the 79th running of the 628-nautical mile (722 miles, 1,160 kilometers) race.

Race organisers said 15 other yachts - including favourite Master Lock Comanche - withdrew from the Sydney to Hobart ...

On a dramatic opening day of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Master Lock Comanche retired leaving Law Connect in the lead.

In one of the most destructive – and expensive – nights in Sydney to Hobart history, wild winds and torrid conditions have ...