On August 11th, 1979, 303 yachts set sail, each with the same goal to finish and potentially win the Fastnet race. On the ...

The sinews of a thousand ropes sing as sails wake from their slumber ... Thanks to the Category 5 storm, the beach here is no longer pristine. Beryl took everything from many residents.

Two sailors died in a storm that ravaged Australia ... Mr Quaden was believed to have been hit by the boat’s boom, which holds down the sails and swings depending on the direction of the ...

It was the afternoon of December 3, 1942, and a vicious winter storm was thrashing boats along the Eastern Seaboard. U.S. Navy and Coast Guard listening stations were picking up urgent distress ...

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.

Two sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm ... Bowline sails out of the heads following the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in Sydney ...

Champagne corks often pop and loud, boisterous cheers are usually heard around Constitution Dock when the Sydney to Hobart line honors winner finishes in the Tasmanian state capital ...