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Flying Fish Arctos sails out to sea following the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Carlo Borlenghi/Rolex via AP)

2 sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say

By Dennis Passa - Associated Press

Master Lock Comanche, left, and LawConnect sail out of the heads following the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Mark Evans/AAP Image via AP).

Comanche, defending champion LawConnect lead early in Sydney to Hobart yacht race

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Skipper of Philippines entry Centennial, Ernesto Echauz, center, gestures with his crew ahead of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (Salty Dingo via AP)

An all-Filipino crew is set to make history in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race

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Comanche heads down Sydney Harbour during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. The 630-nautical mile race has more than 100 yachts starting in the race to the island state of Tasmania. (Salty Dog/CYCA via AP)

Two super maxis continue to lead the Sydney to Hobart race as storms hit

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Comanche heads down Sydney Harbour during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. The 630-nautical mile race has more than 100 yachts starting in the race to the island state of Tasmania. (Salty Dog/CYCA via AP)

Super maxi LawConnect is first out of the harbor in Sydney to Hobart yacht race

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In this photo provided by ROLEX, boats sail towards the heads soon after the the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race on Sydney Harbour, Australia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Carlo Borlenghi/ROLEX via AP)

Super maxi Andoo Comanche wins line honors at Sydney-Hobart

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In this image provided by Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Hobart linebacker Emmett Forde tackles Cortland running back Zach Tripodi during the 2019 New York State Bowl on Nov 23, 2019, in Cortland, N.Y. There will be no pregame Victory Walk or singing of the alma mater after wins at Hobart College's 3,000-seat Boswell Field this fall. The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation or postponement of more than 1,800 games across the NCAA, more than 1,000 in Division III. (Ken Debolt/Hobart and William Smith Colleges via AP)

Heartbreak of lost football season felt across Division III

By ERIC OLSON - Associated Press

Comanche goes through some final checks before the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race on Sydney Harbour, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Chirsto)

InfoTrack, Scallywag duel for Sydney-Hobart yacht race lead

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In this Dec. 5, 2019, photo provided by Dialogue PR, sailor Lisa Blair poses for a photo in Sydney. Blair is set to make history as part of the first all-female double-handed team to race in the Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, an annual event that runs concurrently with the blue water classic Sydney to Hobart. (Dialogue PR via AP)

Aussie sailor Blair to share message on Climate Action Now

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Supermaxi Wild Oats XI enters open water during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race Sydney, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017. The 630-nautical mile race has102 yachts starting in the race to the island state of Tasmania. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Comanche wins Sydney-Hobart, Wild Oats XI stripped of title

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In this Dec. 12, 2017, photo, the maxi yacht InfoTrack maneuvers before the start of the Big Boat Challenge, a lead-up event to the Sydney Hobart open ocean yacht race, on Sydney Harbour in Sydney. InfoTrack won the 630-nautical-mile Sydney Hobart race last year, setting the race record of 1 day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds. The 73rd edition of the race from Sydney Harbor to the island state of Tasmania begins on Dec. 26 and has 103 entries, including 30 international boats. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Wild Oats XI skipper likes Sydney to Hobart weather forecast

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In this Dec. 12, 2017, photo, the maxi yacht InfoTrack maneuvers before the start of the Big Boat Challenge, a lead-up event to the Sydney Hobart open ocean yacht race, on Sydney Harbour in Sydney. InfoTrack won the 630-nautical-mile Sydney Hobart race last year, setting the race record of 1 day, 13 hours, 31 minutes and 20 seconds. The 73rd edition of the race from Sydney Harbor to the island state of Tasmania begins on Dec. 26 and has 103 entries, including 30 international boats. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Light winds might favor smaller boats in Sydney-Hobart race

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In this photo proved by Rolex, some of the competitors reach the heads of Sydney Harbour during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. (Daniel Forster/Rolex via AP)

Giacomo wins handicap honors in Sydney to Hobart race

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In this photo proved by Rolex, some of the competitors reach the heads of Sydney Harbour during the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. (Daniel Forster/Rolex via AP)

Perpetual Loyal wins Sydney to Hobart race in record time

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In this photo provided by Rolex, the yacht Wild Oats XI is underway after the start of the Sydney Hobart yacht race, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. (Daniel Forster/Rolex via AP) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Wild Oats XI retires from Sydney to Hobart race

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Private prison company still interested in NW Ind.

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