SYDNEY: Leading super-maxi skippers are predicting a fast, open race when Australia’s gruelling Sydney to Hobart classic sets sail on Monday with favourable winds forecast.
The fleet for the 72nd edition of the often brutal 628 nautical mile (1,163 kilometre) blue water run down the east coast stands at 91 and includes the local favourite Wild Oats XI which has taken line honours eight times.
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