Sydney
When Captain Arthur Phillip, the commander of the first fleet of convicts to settle Australia, first set eyes on Sydney harbour in January 1788, he wrote in his journal: 'We had the satisfaction of finding the finest harbour in the world, in which a thousand ships of the line may ride in the most perfect security.'
Two centuries on, Phillip's imagined 1,000 battle ships would find it impossible to squeeze into Sydney's crowded waterways.
Congestion on the roads is always a hot topic here, but the bays and inlets of the harbour are also choked with traffic.
The latest battle over the city's most famous natural feature pitches motorised boat owners against the increasing number of dragon-boat clubs.
Dragon-boat racing claims to be the fastest growing water sport in Australia, with about 5,000 serious paddlers - admittedly still tiny by Asian standards.
