Big Boat Challenge scrapped due to smoke

By Adrian Warren
Updated December 10 2019 - 5:43pm, first published 5:40pm
A smoke haze from bushfires in NSW blankets Sydney Harbour.
A smoke haze from bushfires in NSW blankets Sydney Harbour.

Four of the Sydney to Hobart's supermaxis were denied a hitout on Tuesday, as dense smoke blanketed Sydney Harbour and forced the cancellation of the Big Boat Challenge, for safety reasons.

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