The start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2012 as 77
competing yachts sail out of Sydney Harbour through the heads along
the NSW coast towards Tasmania's Constitution Dock.
Sydney to Hobart veteran and property developer Syd Fischer pictured with his boat Ragamuffin 100 at Rozelle.
December 17 2013
Anthony Bell on his Super Maxi yacht, Team Investec Loyal. November 2011.
Watch Captain Geoff Cropley hunting for boat speed onboard the 30m supermaxi Lahana as she passes under North Head in the final stages of the Cabbage Tree Island Race, a qualifying race for Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 17th November 2012.
The 98ft supermaxi, Lahana, before last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race starting on Boxing Day.
The boats take off in the 2012 race.
Sport in the holidays: Sydney to Hobart
The start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2012 as 77
competing yachts sail out of Sydney Harbour through the heads along
the NSW coast.
It's best to get in early for the good spots to watch the Sydney to Hobart.
The fleet leaves Sydney at the start of the 2012 event.
2012 Sydney to Hobart. Photograph of the start in Sydney Harbour. Wednesday 26th December 2012.
2012 Sydney to Hobart. Photograph of the start in Sydney Harbour. Wednesday 26th December 2012.
Crowds watch the fleet leave Sydney destined for Tasmania.
The boats cut through the swell during the 2012 race.
Photo from a GoPro camera on one of the boats in last year's event.
Huge swells and unpredictable conditions make the journey from Sydney to Hobart dangerous every year.
Another shot from a GoPro during last year's event.
Canditions can get tough aboard all boats in the Sydney to Hobart.
Calm waters like this are obviously preferred, but doesn't always happen for the crews in the Sydney to Hobart.
Wild Oats XI will again be one of the favourites for the 2013 race.
Sydney to Hobart. Skipper of Switzerland at the Cruising yacht club at Rushcutters Bay.
Wednesday 18th December, 2013.
Terry Slader is naval man who was sent to Indonesia after tsunami. He is pictured with the VO60 Spirit of Mateship that will be crewed by military personnel many of whom served in Afghanistan in this years Rolex Sydney Hobart. 21st December 2013.
Terry Slader is naval man who was sent to Indonesia after tsunami. He is pictured with the VO60 Spirit of Mateship.
Love and War in last year's Sydney to Hobart.
Terry Hammond at the wheel of a yacht.
The fleet leaving Sydney is one of the great sights from the air.
Can anyone stop Wild Oates XI?
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