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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