In this photo taken on December 26, 2012 yachts Ichi Ban (L) and Black Jack (R) sail into open water shortly after the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Wild Oats XI leads the fleet in the annual 628-nautical mile bluewater classic, as the leaders prepared to enter the treacherous Bass Strait towards Tasmania on December 27. IMAGE STRICTLY RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD (Photo credit should read GREG WOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
