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Alive wins Sydney Hobart Race for second time

Alive wins Sydney Hobart Race for second time

Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine, has been declared the overall winner of the 78th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, securing the Tasmanian boat its second victory in five years. The win is also Tasmania’s fifth in the 628-nautical mile-race, after Hine skippered Phillip Turner’s Reichel/Pugh 66 to its first victory in 2018. Alive’s win adds […]

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Dispute after Sydney to Hobart yacht wrecked in Tasmania

Crew of Huntress

A salvage dispute has erupted over the ownership of a racing yacht that washed up in Tasmania, after local Indigenous rights groups claimed they are entitled to a third of the vessel’s value. The yacht Huntress was abandoned at sea after being damaged during the 2022/3 Sydney to Hobart race. Water police were called to […]