Strong winds will power the 104 starters down the New South Wales coast, but a wind change will bring gale force winds overnight...and should make for rough seas in the Bass Strait.

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17 Jan: The Italian city of Cagliari will host the first preliminary regatta ahead of the next America's Cup

16 Jan: There's a Team New Zealand America's Cup vibe to the Swedish SailGP team debuting at the season-opener in Perth this weekend

16 Jan: Swedish SailGP driver Nathan Outteridge is poised to blow out the cobwebs out as his new syndicate debuts at the season-opening event in Perth

30 Dec: The glory of crossing the line first in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race might have been celebrated in the bars beyond Constitution Dock, but the contest for the Tattersall Cup to crown the overall handicap winner remains on the water

28 Dec: The leading contenders have now reached the coast of Tasmania in another dramatic Sydney to Hobart yacht race

27 Dec: In the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Comanche remains around four miles ahead of LawConnect in the lead, with 340 miles to go

27 Dec: The Sydney to Hobart fleet has lost its first 100-foot supermaxi, with Wild Thing 100 retiring from the 80th running of the race on the first night of sailing

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Law and Order:
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Basketball:
Former Breakers basketball captain and coach Paul Henare welcomes Tom Abercrombie's elevation to club immortal 7:57

Tennis:
Elena Rybakina has advanced to her second Australian Tennis Open final in Melbourne after defeating Jessica Pegula in straight sets 7:37

Soccer:
Questions are being asked how an Australian team is playing in the new OFC Pro League, when New Zealand teams can't compete in the Australia Cup 7:37

Entertainment:
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna try to retain some "spice" in their relationship 7:31

Law and Order:
The Tauranga community's joined together in a show of support for whanau who've lost loved ones, a week after landslides in the area 7:27

Golf:
Golfer Daniel Hillier has bounced back from a slow start to sit tied for third, one stroke off the lead at the European Tour's Bahrain Championship 7:07

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