The race favourite Andoo Comanche (right) competes during the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (Photo: AFP)
SYDNEY – More than 100 yachts set off on the annual Sydney-Hobart race Tuesday, with storms and hail threatening to lash sailors in one of the world’s most gruelling ocean events.
Thunder and rain lifted just minutes before the start at a slightly misty Sydney Harbour as spectators lined the waterfront or crowded onto boats to get a better view of the dramatic opening moments.
At the sound of the starting gun, 103 yachts tacked in light winds in search of the best line out of the harbour and an…
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