Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2024: reigning overall winner Alive retires

Master Lock Comanche maintains comfortable lead down NSW coastFleet expected to face strong winds and possible showers in Bass Strait overnightReigning overall winner Alive has become the first yacht to retire from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race as Master Lock Comanche maintains a comfortable lead down the New South Wales coast.The 66-footer retired off Wollongong with engine issues around 4pm on Thursday’s first day of racing, reducing the fleet to 103 boats amid a strong north-easterly breeze. Continue reading...

Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2024: reigning overall winner Alive retires
  • Master Lock Comanche maintains comfortable lead down NSW coast
  • Fleet expected to face strong winds and possible showers in Bass Strait overnight

Reigning overall winner Alive has become the first yacht to retire from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race as Master Lock Comanche maintains a comfortable lead down the New South Wales coast.

The 66-footer retired off Wollongong with engine issues around 4pm on Thursday’s first day of racing, reducing the fleet to 103 boats amid a strong north-easterly breeze.

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