Published On: Thu, Dec 26th, 2024

2 sailors in Australian yacht race killed in separate incidents as wild weather rocks event

Waves splash in the foreground as boats with sails traverse choppy waters in the background.

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which administers the Sydney to Hobart race, has said that two sailors on different yachts were killed after wild weather conditions during the event caused them to be struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail.

CBC | Sports News

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2 sailors in Australian yacht race killed in separate incidents as wild weather rocks event