New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo won the Sydney to Hobart yacht race Monday, completing a start-to-finish victory and relegating four-time and defending champion Wild Oats XI to second place. Alfa Romeo, skippered by Neville Crichton, crossed the finish line at Constitution Dock in Hobart, the ...

New Zealand super maxi Alfa Romeo held a strong lead in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Monday, as fickle winds slowed and stretched the race as the fleet sailed down Australia's southeast coast. Officials said the frustrating conditions meant that some yachts were sailing under a good breeze while others struggled, depending on their position on the ...

New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo was leading the Sydney to Hobart race on Saturday, with just over one nautical mile separating the three leading yachts Nine hours into the race, Alfa Romeo, skippered by Neville Crichton, was ahead of Britain's ICAP Leopard, which had given up the ...