Sailors from across the Northeast departed from Marblehead harbor Sunday afternoon as the 34th biennial Marblehead-to-Halifax Ocean Race began.

Hundreds of area residents hit the water and lined the shoreline for a chance to see the start of the first class yachts at 1 p.m. Guests were spread out among the Boston Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club and Eastern Yacht Club and the launches were kept busy shuttling them from club to club last weekend.

More than 90 yachts are expected to complete the 363 nautical mile race. Yachts from Canada, New York, Maryland and Connecticut made the journey to Marblehead to participate in the race.

Eight Yachts From Marblehead:

1. "Denali", a KER 55', owned by Michael D'Amelio of the Boston Yacht Club

2. "Valiant", a 12 Metre, owned by Gary Gregory of Eastern Yacht Club and Boston Yacht Club

3. "Tumbleweed", a J122, owned by George Shaw of the Boston Yacht Club

4. "Ares", a C&C 40, owned by Linda Hosking of the Boston Yacht Club

5. "Saga", a J130, owned by Kris Kristiansen of the Marblehead Yacht Club

6. "Wester Till", an A&R Custom 48, owned by Fred Atkins of the Eastern Yacht Club

7. "Whisper", a Hinckley 48YL, owned by Thomas Vander Salm of the Corinthian Yacht Club

8. "Snowcat", a Freedom 40, owned by Bart Snow of the Boston Yacht Club

Marblehead Patch readers interested in a copy of the video slideshow above can contact Owen Boss at owen.boss@patch.com.