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Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions
Organizers said Friday that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements.
Two sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney said Friday that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed after being struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail.
Two Sailors Die During Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
The men were hit in the head by booms on their yachts in separate episodes, as participants faced challenging weather conditions, the police said.
'Down-to-earth, experienced' sailor named as man killed in Sydney to Hobart
One of the two men who died during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race overnight has been identified as an experienced sailor. South Australian man Nick Smith, 65, has been identified as one of the sailors killed in the race.
Two dead after being struck by sail booms in Sydney to Hobart race
Two experienced sailors were killed in similar but separate incidents in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organisers and local authorities said on Friday, the first loss of life in the prestigious ocean race since 1998.
Tributes flow for Nick Smith, Roy Quaden following identification as sailors killed during Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Authorities have confirmed the identity of two sailors tragically killed during this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Two Dead in Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race After Being Struck by Sail Booms
Two sailors died after being struck by sail booms in separate incidents during the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race as crews grappled with treacherous conditions across the notorious Bass Strait.
Sailors killed in Sydney to Hobart race identified
The two men who died in separate accidents during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race overnight have been identified as experienced sailors.
Two sailors die in separate accidents as tragedy strikes annual Sydney to Hobart race
Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, adding to the event’s long history of deaths at sea.
Two die as wild weather hits Sydney to Hobart
Two sailors have been killed during the Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid a night of tough weather conditions that hit the fleet.

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