An aerial search will resume this morning off the coast of Newcastle for a missing yachtsman.
Relatives of 65-year-old Bill Valient contacted police after he failed to arrive at Hexam on Monday as scheduled.
He left Port Stephens on Sunday afternoon, sailing solo in his six-metre sloop The Dixie Cup.
Police say they searched an area of about 6,000 square nautical miles yesterday and will today boost the number of vessels involved in the search.
