A major storm whipped Sydney with wild winds and torrential rain at the weekend and made one skipper 's job very hard out on the rough harbour waters . The sailing boat was travelling on the water in Sydney Harbour on Sunday afternoon at the same time as an enormous storm rolled in over the city . One concerned passenger on a harbour ferry captured footage of the sailing boat battling against the wind and current . Scroll down for video . A sailing boat collided with a ferry on Sydney Harbour on Sunday during wild weather . A storm was rolling into the city which made the skipper of this boat 's job very difficult . In the video the boat 's sails are full of wind and it appeared to be struggling to keep afloat and on course while battling the elements . Ferry passengers lined the outside of the vessel to try and get a look at what turned out to be a rather dangerous situation . The ferry blasted its horn repeatedly as the sailing boat edged closer and closer to the larger vessel . Then , much to the horror of gasping ferry passengers , the smaller vessel slammed into the side of the ferry . In the video the boat 's sails are full of wind and it appeared to be struggling to keep afloat and on track while it battled the elements . Much to the horror of commuters the smaller vessel slammed into the side of the ferry as passengers gasped . One person who leaned over the edge of the ferry to get a better look at the scene lost their hat to the wind . One person who leaned over the edge of the ferry to get a better look at the scene subsequently lost their hat to the wind . On Sunday Sydneysiders said farewell to summer as a day of early near-record high temperatures gave way to severe storms in the afternoon . The first day of Autumn saw the seasons change in dramatic fashion as a picturesque sunny sky turned stormy shortly after 3:30pm . Storms rolled in from the south , bringing with them 100km/h winds , torrential rain and hail across much of the city .
A sailing boat was travelling alongside a ferry in Sydney Harbour . It crashed into the side of the ferry as a wild storm rolled over the city . One ferry passenger captured the moment the boat collided with the ferry .