Eighty three year-old Syd Fischer, a legend in ocean racing history, is contesting his 48th offshore season with his latest Ragamuffin, a TP52 originally from San Diego. Fischer won the Sydney Hobart overall in 1992 and took line honours twice with his German Frers-designed maxi Ragamuffin, in 1988 and 1990, and has completed 41 Hobarts. In the inaugural Audi Sydney Offshore Newcastle Yacht Race 2008, Fischer claimed the line honours and IRC double and finished 3rd overall in last year’s race. He was crowned the CYCA’s Blue Water Champion (2007-2008), the ninth time he had won this coveted title and finished third in the 2009-2010 Blue Water Pointscore.