Two sailors die during Sydney to Hobart yacht race

Two sailors have died during the yacht race (Carlo Borlenghi/Rolex via AP)

Two sailors taking part in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race have died at sea amid wild weather conditions.

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) in Sydney, which administers the race, said that a sailor on Flying Fish Arctos and another on Bowline were killed after being struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail.