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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Sailing articles  Sailing
    One of the favourites in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been forced to retire from the annual regatta
     27 December 2024
    One of the favourites in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been forced to retire from the annual regatta
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    The gun has been fired under clear skies for the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race
    26 Dec 2024: The gun has been fired under clear skies for the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race... more
    A brisk start is expected for the 105 boats taking part in today's Sydney to Hobart yacht race
    26 Dec 2024: A brisk start is expected for the 105 boats taking part in today's Sydney to Hobart yacht race... more
    A battle of the supermaxi yachts is expected to be on the cards in today's Sydney to Hobart yacht race
    26 Dec 2024: A battle of the supermaxi yachts is expected to be on the cards in today's Sydney to Hobart yacht race... more
    A chance for New Zealanders to make their mark on Australian waters in today's Sydney to Hobart yacht race
    26 Dec 2024: A chance for New Zealanders to make their mark on Australian waters in today's Sydney to Hobart yacht race... more
    Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton expects more overlap between America's Cup teams and their Formula One counterparts in the future
    24 Dec 2024: Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton expects more overlap between America's Cup teams and their Formula One counterparts in the future... more
    Team New Zealand chief executive Grant Dalton is backing science over money as the key to his crew keeping the America's Cup in their grasp
    24 Dec 2024: Team New Zealand chief executive Grant Dalton is backing science over money as the key to his crew keeping the America's Cup in their grasp... more
    SailGP is just one regatta into the new season but Sir Russell Coutts has already started to look ahead at the next steps for growth
    23 Dec 2024: SailGP is just one regatta into the new season but Sir Russell Coutts has already started to look ahead at the next steps for growth... more
    American skiing great Lindsey Vonn has marked her return to the World Cup circuit for the first time in nearly six years by finishing 14th fastest in the super-G at Saint Moritz, Switzerland
    22 Dec 2024: American skiing great Lindsey Vonn has marked her return to the World Cup circuit for the first time in nearly six years by finishing 14th fastest in the super-G at Saint Moritz, Switzerland... more

     Most Popular Recent Sailing News
     28 Dec: The leading contenders have now reached the coast of Tasmania in another dramatic Sydney to Hobart yacht race ++++++++++
     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 ++++++++
     17 Jan: The Italian city of Cagliari will host the first preliminary regatta ahead of the next America's Cup ++++++++
     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 +++++++
     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 ++++++
     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 ++++++
     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 +++++

     Sailing NewsLinks
      12 Jan: Newest sailgp recruit helped deny aussies $3m (Sydney Morning Herald)
      12 Jan: Bluebridge's ferry connemara to resume sailing monday night following door woes (RadioNZ)
      9 Jan: Ramp fault strands 200 bluebridge passengers in wellington overnight (Stuff.co.nz)
      7 Jan: Us may intercept and seize oil tanker sailing near uk, reports say (BBCWorld)
      1 Jan: Finnish police seize ship suspected of sabotaging undersea cable (BBCWorld)
      31 Dec: Wed, 31 Dec 2025: Northland hero gordon pengelly recounts his rescue after yacht capsizes (RadioNZ)
      29 Dec: Mon, 29 Dec 2025: Master lock comanche takes line honours in sydney to hobart filled with mass retirements (Sydney Morning Herald)
      26 Dec: Fri, 26 Dec 2025: Everything you need to know about the 2025 sydney to hobart race (Sydney Morning Herald)
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