00:00It's set to be a fast start to this year's race, with picture-perfect skies, much like
00:07what you can see behind me for Boxing Day.
00:09Line honours contenders Master Lock Comanche and Law Connect are both amongst the favourites
00:15to win, with a friendly rivalry between them.
00:18I know a lot of those guys on those boats, on Law Connect, and they're world-class sailors,
00:23and it's going to be a real dogfight.
00:27There is a huge amount of respect amongst both teams, we're all good friends, but the
00:34gloves are off once we get across that start line.
00:36They're likely to experience some tough seas as they approach Bass Strait, with winds shifting,
00:41causing possible boat-breaking conditions that might see some yachts retire early from
00:46the race.
00:47Wind changes are always a problematic period because you're suddenly shifting that wind
00:51from north to west or west-southwest, and along with that we do see strong winds and
00:56potentially even gale winds with this change.
00:58With those favourable conditions at the start, it's looking like the first contenders will
01:03cross the line either late Friday night or into the early hours of Saturday morning.
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