For more than 60 years the Sydney to Hobart blue water yacht race has attracted interest from all over the world. This is the premier event on the Australian yacht racing calander.

The race attracts yachts as small as 30-footers and as big as 90-footers, sailed by crews who range from your weekend club sailors to professionals who have competed in key ocean going races from the major yacht racing circuits.

The race is over the 630 nautical miles and begins at 13:00 hours on the picturesque Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day and finishes with a sprint up the Derwent River and the winners being announced at 13:00 hours on Friday December 31st on Constitution Dock, Hobart.

Join a Sydney Harbour cruise to experience first hand the jockeying for position, the strategies of the captains and hear the firing of the gun to start the race. An event to remember!

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