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Law Connect leads Sydney to Hobart yacht race after shock Master Lock Comanche retirement
On a dramatic opening day of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Master Lock Comanche retired leaving Law Connect in the lead. Look back at the action.
LawConnect wins punishing Sydney-Hobart yacht race
Australian supermaxi LawConnect took back-to-back line honours in the Sydney-Hobart ocean race early Saturday, leading a fleet shaken by the deaths of two sailors in wild weather conditions. Wild Thing was further back in third.
LawConnect wins again in Sydney to Hobart race marred by death of two sailors
LawConnect took line honours at the Sydney to Hobart race for a second straight year in a race marred by the deaths of two sailors
LawConnect wins Sydney to Hobart in a "sombre" victory
The usual champagne and cheers were absent after the team crossed the finish line, in respect to the two sailors killed on the first night of the race.
AUDIO: LawConnect wins Sydney to Hobart line honours after race deaths
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2 sailor deaths result in muted celebrations on winning yacht in Sydney to Hobart race
Champagne corks often pop and loud, boisterous cheers are usually heard around Constitution Dock when the Sydney to Hobart line honors winner finishes in the Tasmanian state capital.
LawConnect repeat win in Sydney Hobart
Hobart, Australia (December 28, 2024) – Christian Beck has defied the pundits, his 100 footer, LawConnect, pulling off Line Honors in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race for a second year running, crossing the finish line at Castray Esplanade early this morning at 02:35:13, in the time of 01 day 13 hours 35 minutes 13 seconds.
Double Tragedy at Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race
Two sailors tragically lost their lives in a single night during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Both men were struck by the boom of their respective vessels, prompting an immediate response from their crews.
Law Connect leads Sydney to Hobart race after Master Lock Comanche retires
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.
Two sailors are dead in Australia's famed Hobart yacht race
Two crew members participating in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Australia are dead after separate accidents at sea, police announced late Thursday.
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LawConnect secures back-to-back line honours title at Rolex Sydney to Hobart - but there were no festivities
There was no trophy, no champagne, no skipper and no cheering for the winner of this year’s Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race ...
Hugs and tears: Inside LawConnect’s ‘sombre’ Sydney to Hobart victory
There were handshakes, hugs and a tear or two but no champagne popping, cheering or fist pumps as LawConnect led the first ...
More Sydney to Hobart carnage as 27 vessels wiped out of race
A total of 27 vessels have been wiped out of the race as LawConnect claimed Sydney to Hobart line honours in strange scenes on Saturday morning.
Subdued celebrations for LawConnect, as tragedy tinges triumph in Sydney to Hobart
Tragedy tinged the triumph in the early hours of Saturday, as LawConnect took out her second consecutive Line Honours in the ...