Get Set for the Big Yachting Classic

It's Boxing Day and it's the start of the arduous Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Organisers say an uncharacteristically benign weather forecast promises a fast Sydney to Hobart this year, and looks set to favour the five 90-plus-foot maxi yachts.
(Photo: Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race battle flags © Carlo Borlenghi/Rolex)