Sydney to Hobart yacht race begins as Lock Comanche and LawConnect take an early lead in the 79th running of the annual ...

LawConnect, which won line honours last year, was first past the turning mark in Australia’s premier yachting event but ran ...

On a dramatic opening day of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Master Lock Comanche retired leaving Law Connect in the lead.

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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.

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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.

Master Lock Comanche, left, and LawConnect sail out of the heads following the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (Mark Evans/AAP Image via AP).

Favourites Master Lock Comanche and LawConnect took the early lead in the 79th running of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Thursday, as the supermaxis led the 104 boats out into the South Pacific.