Great view of Sydney Harbour from Mosman

Shot this panorama on the weekend from the Gunner’s Barracks in Mosman. Looks south east across to Rose Bay. Downtown Sydney can be seen on the right. A very enjoyable part of the world to sail in, I must say. :-)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22187126@N02/3603429714/sizes/l/

Taken from here:

http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.843901,151.266632&spn=0.049188,0.076904&z=14

30 Stunning Sailing Photos from Around the World

The most visually appealing sport in the world? Thanks to this great post from The Big Picture now you can be the judge…

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/sailing_around_the_world.html

2007 Sydney to Hobart – “spectate-o-run(?)” at the start

For the start of the Sydney to Hobart race this year I thought I’d see if I could catch the gun near the start line at Nielsen Park, then run around South Head and follow them as they went down the coast for a bit.

Fat chance.

I did manage to see the start and get to The Gap at Watsons Bay while the leaders were still in sight. Lesson learned: Super Maxis go really fast in a favourable 15 knots north-easterly with massive spinnakers up.

Here’s a panorama I shot from Christison Park…

…and the route I took trying to keep up…

For race coverage including a live yacht tracker, check out http://rolexsydneyhobart.com

To see some other pics from boxing day, check out my set on Flickr…

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22187126@N02/2139982253/in/set-72157603558640195/