Two experienced sailors died of heading injuries during the prestigious Sydney to Hobart race on Thursday night and Friday ...
Sydney to Hobart will remembered for the death of two sailors but also a miracle rescue, tales of great seamanship, special triumphs and laughing dolphins.
LawConnect, a 100-foot super maxi skippered by Australian tech millionaire Christian Beck, sailed up the River Derwent at ...
Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual ...
Two sailors have died in separate incidents during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. The crew members both died after being hit by their vessel’s boom, the large horizontal pole at the bottom of the ...
The historical Sydney Hobart Yacht Race kicked off earlier this week. For 78 years, the renowned race has piqued the interest of dedicated sailors from all over ...
Smith hit his head on a winch after being thrown across Bowline, while Quaden was struck on the head by the boom of Flying Fish Arctos. Celebrations have been tempered on shore in Hobart ...
Western Australia's Mr Quaden, 55, was on Flying Fish Arctos when he was hit by the boat's boom - a pole along the bottom of a sail. Crew members attempted CPR at sea but neither could be saved.
Roy Quaden and Nick Smith were killed on the opening night of the 2024 edition when they were hit with onboard equipment on separate yachts in windy weather on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and ...
One individual was a 55-year-old man from Western Australia on Flying Fish Arctos, and the second was a 65-year-old from South Australia who was on Bowline. "Fly Fishing Arctos was sailing ...
Around two hours later disaster struck again as another sailor on the Flying Fish Arctos was also struck by a sail boom and died. He was later identified as Roy Quaden, 55, from Western Australia ...