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After the boats exited the Heads and began the real slog towards yet more waves, Bow Caddy were in the air to capture these images of the maxis in all their glory.

A selection of official images from the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

A selection of official images from the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

The summer sailing gods were certainly smiling over Portsea Pier today with the 2025 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race fleet lining up under azure skies on crystal clear waters for the start of the race down the West Coast of Tasmania to Hobart.

After the boats exited the Heads and began the real slog towards yet more waves, Bow Caddy were in the air to capture these images of the maxis in all their glory.

It has been one day since the epic start of the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, and the front of the fleet has entered Bass Strait and expect to face an increase in southerly winds and swell.

The 100ft supermaxi, MasterLock Comanche, leads the fleet however their test is yet to come around dawn tomorrow as her crew have to negotiate a predicted drop in the breeze to around 3kts for a time.

So, at what is basically 24 hours since the gun went off for the start of the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, things have been good, from a damage point of view, anyway.

Master Lock Comanche continues to lead the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart this morning, but there is still little in it – just 14 nautical miles separates the top six, LawConnect just 3nm astern of the leader.

Here we are, about 15 hours into it all, and there is but 1.5nm separating race leader, Master Lock Comanche from LawConnect, with SHK Scallywag about another 1.5nm further adrift. Note that Lucky is right there too, and Callisto is in 12th place