At excessive tide in Sydney, Andoo Comanche solely simply matches beneath the Harbour Bridge.
Certainly one of 4 100-foot supermaxis that entered this yr’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, it’s 7.85 metres vast with a 47-metre mast, making it the most important and quickest of the 103 boat fleet.
The yacht’s greatest sail is 863 sq. metres. When it’s completed racing in Australia, it would want 5 40-foot delivery containers to pack up the sails, rigging and tools required to comply with it all over the world.
On the different finish of the spectrum, you might have Niksen. Certainly one of 18 two-person boats entered this yr, it’s the equal-smallest boat within the fleet alongside Currawong.
A 30-foot boat with a 12-metre mast, Niksen, owned and skippered by Marc Michel, is small however mighty.
Its high velocity is 23 knots – quick for a ship its measurement – and at simply two-and-half-years outdated weighing 2.8 tonnes, it’s one of many latest and lightest two-handed boats within the fleet.
Michel hopes to reach in Hobart roughly two-and-a-half days after Andoo Comanche plans to cross the road.