Plenty of experience on this boat with 140 Hobart races between the crew members. Tasmanian yachtsman John Bennetto who sailed his first Sydney to Hobart race back in 1947, will this year equal record holder Richard 'Sightie'  Hammond, for the most number of Hobart races -  40. Mirabooka has competed in every Sydney to Hobart race since being launched in 1987 and she regularly finishes mid fleet. According to John, "this is not because they are getting slower, but because everyone else is getting faster."