A classically-rigged privately-owned wooden sailboat passes by the Sydney Opera House, whose architecture was influenced by sailing, in Sydney Harbor, one day before Friday's opening ceremonies for the 27th Olympiad, in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000. About 280 Olympic Class racing yachts, in eleven classes, and from 70 nations, are based at Sydney's Olympic Marina to participate in 14 days of racing.