Fleet sails south from Sydney Harbour to Hobart in 2022 yacht race

SYDNEY, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A fleet of 109 boats set sail on Monday from Sydney Harbour to embark on a 628-nautical-mile journey in the 2022 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.

The 77th edition of the race began at 1 p.m. local time on Boxing Day, with a starting cannon fired as per tradition. Before that, the participating boats, ranging from the super maxis to smaller 30-footers, had already warmed up to get as close