Master Lock Comanche, LawConnect in front

Master Lock Comanche leads the way as Sydney to Hobart race gets underway
Sydney to Hobart yacht race begins as Lock Comanche and LawConnect take an early lead in the 79th running of the annual yachting event.
Master Lock Comanche out of Rolex Sydney Hobart
In shock news early this morning, Master Lock Comanche (NSW) has retired from the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, reporting mainsail damage.
LawConnect leads; Comanche retires as Sydney-Hobart gets off to chaotic start
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race got off to a dramatic and chaotic start on Thursday, with last year’s Tattersall Cup winner, Alive, forced to retire due to engine issues just three hours into the race.
Law Connect leads Sydney to Hobart race after Master Lock Comanche retires
Favourite Master Lock Comanche was forced to retire from the 79th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race which began on Thursday, leaving Law Connect as the new race leader in the South Pacific.
Sydney to Hobart race: Master Lock Comanche, LawConnect in front as battle gets under way
LawConnect, which won line honours last year, was first past the turning mark in Australia’s premier yachting event but ran into sail issues.
LawConnect lead Sydney-to-Hobart race after Master Lock Comanche retire
A strong south-westerly change would move across Bass Strait early on Dec 27 morning, potentially bringing showers, lightning, thunder, and waves of up to 4m. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Two sailors die on separate yachts during Sydney to Hobart race - as 15 other boats withdraw
Race organisers said 15 other yachts - including favourite Master Lock Comanche - withdrew from the Sydney to Hobart competition over poor weather conditions.
Comanche, defending champion LawConnect lead early in Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Defending line honors champion LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart yacht fleet out of Sydney harbor at the start of the 79th running of the 628-nautical mile (722 miles, 1,160 kilometers) race.
Sydney to Hobart supermaxi Master Lock Comanche on extreme diet in chase for win
It’s hard to see from above deck but Master Lock Comanche has been put on a radical diet to ensure she is never again beaten for a victory in the Sydney to Hobart within sight of the finish line.
Sydney to Hobart begins, LawConnect first out of Heads
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race is underway, with reigning line honours champion LawConnect leading the fleet out of the Sydney Heads.
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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. The ...
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Sydney to Hobart favourite Master Lock Comanche retires, yachts dismasted, damaged in wild winds
James Mayo, one of the co-skippers of Comanche, had said just hours earlier he and the crew were bracing for “heinous” conditions during the first night. Master Lock Comanche was chasing her ...