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Sydney to Hobart yacht race cancelled following Tasmania COVID-19 quarantine decision – Wide World of Sports
‘We are bitterly disappointed’
The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has been cancelled after the Tasmanian government’s decision to impose a 14-day quarantine period for travellers from greater Sydney.
The 150 registered sailors had been on tenterhooks as COVID-19 threatened to scupper the famous race for the first time in 75 years.
And those fears became reality on Saturday night as race organisers pulled the pin as Sydney’s virus outbreak worsened.
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It is with great regret that the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia…
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