1953 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia based in Sydney , New South Wales , the 1953 edition began on Sydney Harbour , at Noon on Boxing Day ( 26 December 1953 ) , before heading south for 630 nautical miles ( 1 , 170 km ) through the Tasman Sea , past Bass Strait , into Storm Bay and up the River Derwent , to cross the finish line in Hobart , Tasmania . 
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