Skandia in front as Sydney to Hobart fleet heads into storm
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SYDNEY  - The 60th Sydney to Hobart yacht race started in perfect conditions but the fleet was heading into a storm overnight that revived painful memories of the 1998 race when six sailors drowned in mountainous seas.
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Australian maxi Nicorette won line  honors in a punishing Sydney-Hobart yacht race on Wednesday  after rough weather forced out almost half the fleet, including  heavily fancied super maxis Konica Minolta and Skandia.
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Rescue workers are urging thousands of people to evacuate their homes after deadly storms lashed Australia&#39;s east coast, leaving parts of one city looking like an earthquake had struck, officials said Sunday.
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A sharp improvement in the weather has seen the teams start day four of the first test between Australia and New Zealand on time at the &#39;Gabba.
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A corporate sailing day on sparkling Sydney Harbour has gone awry after a yacht promoting the new Australian edition of the venerable Financial Times struck rocks and capsized.
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Two British warships in the Caribbean sailed for Jamaica, prepared to give whatever help they can as the island braced for a direct hit from deadly Hurricane Ivan.
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By JIM FREDA  A big south to southwest blow with winds predicted to reach 60 mph set the stage to put a damper on the start of the weekend fishery once again.
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The 116 boats competing in the annual ocean racing classic, the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, face heavy weather as they run south.
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The Australian super-maxi Skandia, one of the favourites for line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, has retired with keel damage.
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New Zealand super maxi Konica Minolta has increased its lead over Australian rival Skandia in the 60th Sydney-Hobart as rough weather slams into the fleet and forced 31 boats to retire.
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The latest hurricane to threaten the Caribbean looks to be heading for Trinidad and Tobago, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
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The death toll from the wild storms lashing Australia&#39;s east coast rose to at least eight Sunday as hundreds of people prepared to evacuate their homes with flooding expected to worsen.
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Justin Langer is on a roll. He is on the verge of scoring another double ton in the first test match being played between Australia and Pakistan.
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Tropical Storm Lane turns into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific coast as it heads for the Baja California peninsula.
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Rain and strong winds in the Australian city of Melbourne is expected to bring a swag of international horses back into contention for the nation&#39;s best known horse race, the Melbourne Cup.
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Sydney, Australia - Possible strong winds and heavy seas could play a role in the 60th Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organisers said on Saturday, on the eve of the start of the annual blue-water classic that runs to the island state of Tasmania.
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Residents on Australia's northwest coast braced for a second cyclone Saturday as emergency crews mopped up after a storm that killed two people and injured at least two dozen others.