Departing on 27 December each year is the Launceston to Hobart yacht race. A 285 nautical mile race around the North East and East Coast of Tasmania featuring very competitive and challenging offshore competition.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race start
Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine, is leading the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race (L2H) on line honours. A late entry in the race, Alive, a Reichel-Pugh 66, sailed by a Tasmanian crew pulled together from some of the boat's regulars when in Hobart, was the first boat to Low Head, and is expected to break the race record of 1 day 09 hours 33 minutes and 58 seconds, which was set in 2009.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race Start
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Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race The Launceston to Hobart yacht race is a 285 nautical mile race, [1] commencing at Beauty Point on the Tamar River, with competitors sailing out of the Tamar River, east along the northern coast of Tasmania (eastern Bass Strait), through Banks Strait and south down Tasmania's East Coast, through Mercury Passage between mainland Tasmania and Maria Island, across ...
About the L2H Race
About the L2H Race. Departing on 27 December each year is the Launceston to Hobart yacht race. A 285 nautical mile race around the North East and East Coast of Tasmania featuring very competitive and challenging offshore competition. The L2H, as it has become known, has rapidly become a favourite amongst local yachties, providing and affordable ...
Launceston to Hobart Race Preview
The 17 th annual Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart kicks off Wednesday at 11:30am. The 20 entrants start off Beauty Point before heading out the Tamar River and turn right, keep outside of Swan Island through Banks Straight, sail down the East Coast coming inside Maria Island then outside Tasman Island before turning up towards Hobart to complete the 285-nautical miles off the Castray Box ...
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024
In just 100 days, the starting cannon will signal the beginning of the 79th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. On December 26th, the world's top sailors will once again converge in Sydney Harbour, ready to embark on one of the most iconic and challenging ocean races. ... Stay tuned for more updates as we approach the start of the ...
L2H boats enjoy champagne start on the Tamar
Kites popped for a clear start for all 20 yachts in the 17th annual Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart race on Wednesday.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race: Forty years old and still a winner
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race: Forty years old and still a winner. Built 40 years ago of Tasmanian timbers, the 9.1m sloop Mako has made a clean sweep of handicap honours in the 285 nautical mile Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart yacht race. Mako, skippered by Bellerive Yacht Club member Phil Soley, won the AMS, IRC and PHS ...
Yacht Racing
Most weekends of the year, Squadron yachts can be seen battling it out with each other and the elements on the River Derwent. Whilst the Pipe Opener, Two Capes, Launceston to Hobart and King of the Derwent rightly enjoy pride of place in the calendar, there are more than 150 events enjoyed over the course of a season by sailors of all abilities.
Derwent Sailing Squadron's 2023 Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race
Launceston to Hobart yacht race is a competitive and challenging 285nm offshore race starting in the North on 27 Dec and finishing in Hobart before NYE.
Launceston to Hobart Race
Launceston to Hobart Race - Preview. World champion and Olympic sailor Gary Smith has an outstanding record when it comes to his favourite offshore yacht race, the National Pies 10th Launceston to Hobart which starts from Beauty Point on Tuesday 27 December. Smith, skippering the New Zealand-designed, Tasmanian-built The Fork in the Road, a ...
Launceston to Hobart race leaves Beauty Point behind
An impressive fleet of 19 yachts has crossed the start at Beauty Point for the 13 th year of the Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart yacht race. Weather conditions for the 285 nautical mile race are favourable for both line honours favourites, Gary Smith's Fork in the Road and Ken Gourlay's radical Pogo 40, Green.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race - After several Sydney Hobart Yacht Races, Bellerive yachtsman Tony Williams has elected to contest this year's Launceston to Hobart for the first time - with good credentials.
19.1. From the start thence to the Finish Line at Castray Esplanade in Hobart via the following marks in the order shown: to the entrance of the Tamar River. Orari Bank cardinal mark is exc be passed on either side (Orari Bank Beacon is just North of the Beauty Point Start Line) Farewell Beacon to Starboard (41o3.67'S 146o46.73'E)
Beauty Point start for Launceston to Hobart Race
Tasmania's newest and fastest growing offshore yacht race, the Sargisons Jewellers Launceston to Hobart Race, this year will start from Beauty Point on the Tamar River, giving the public a spectacular view of the fleet as it sails down the river into Bass Strait.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia. 3,141 likes · 1 talking about this · 150 were here. Departing on 27 December each year...
Launceston to Hobart Race Review
Launceston to Hobart Race Review. Fork in the Road limps in for Line Honours, Sundowner wins Overall FOR THE 2022 Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race. Bagging their 9th Line Honours win, Fork in the Road drifted by the Iron Pot at 11:00am yesterday with an uncharacteristic flouro orange trysail in place of the usual giant fork.
Race Documents
The Derwent Sailing Squadron has now released the Notice of Race and Entry Form for the 2024 Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race and invites eligible yacht owners to enter. This years 18th Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart is open to all boats over 8.5 metres, meeting category 3 racing safety requirements, including a …
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race
Tamar Yacht Club are proud to offer support for the annual Launceston to Hobart (L2H) Yacht Race, facilitated by Derwent Sailing Squadron. The L2H race departs Beauty Point on the 27th of December each year, with entrants competing in a 285 nautical mile course, towards the finish line off Castray Esplanade, Hobart.
TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race 2020
The 2020 TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race (L2H) has attracted the biggest fleet since 2016, with 33 contenders including one Victorian and 32 Tasmanian teams including four teams from the north of the state.
Detail First declared overall winner of Tasports Launceston to Hobart
In a perfect end to 2020, Detail First, skippered by Hobart teacher Scott Broadby, was today declared the overall winner of the TasPorts Hobart to Launceston Yacht Race 2020.
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Departing on 27 December each year is the Launceston to Hobart yacht race. A 285 nautical mile race around the North East and East Coast of Tasmania featuring very competitive and challenging offshore competition.
Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine, is leading the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race (L2H) on line honours. A late entry in the race, Alive, a Reichel-Pugh 66, sailed by a Tasmanian crew pulled together from some of the boat's regulars when in Hobart, was the first boat to Low Head, and is expected to break the race record of 1 day 09 hours 33 minutes and 58 seconds, which was set in 2009.
Start Crewing Course; Private Tuition; close. Racing. Menu. Yacht Racing; Entry & Documents; Race Results 2023-24; Calendar; SailPass Membership; Volunteer; 2025 Australian Yachting Championships; 2024 Two Capes Race; 2024 Launceston to Hobart; 2025 King of the Derwent; Squadron Radio Sailing Group;
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race The Launceston to Hobart yacht race is a 285 nautical mile race, [1] commencing at Beauty Point on the Tamar River, with competitors sailing out of the Tamar River, east along the northern coast of Tasmania (eastern Bass Strait), through Banks Strait and south down Tasmania's East Coast, through Mercury Passage between mainland Tasmania and Maria Island, across ...
About the L2H Race. Departing on 27 December each year is the Launceston to Hobart yacht race. A 285 nautical mile race around the North East and East Coast of Tasmania featuring very competitive and challenging offshore competition. The L2H, as it has become known, has rapidly become a favourite amongst local yachties, providing and affordable ...
The 17 th annual Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart kicks off Wednesday at 11:30am. The 20 entrants start off Beauty Point before heading out the Tamar River and turn right, keep outside of Swan Island through Banks Straight, sail down the East Coast coming inside Maria Island then outside Tasman Island before turning up towards Hobart to complete the 285-nautical miles off the Castray Box ...
In just 100 days, the starting cannon will signal the beginning of the 79th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. On December 26th, the world's top sailors will once again converge in Sydney Harbour, ready to embark on one of the most iconic and challenging ocean races. ... Stay tuned for more updates as we approach the start of the ...
Kites popped for a clear start for all 20 yachts in the 17th annual Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart race on Wednesday.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race: Forty years old and still a winner. Built 40 years ago of Tasmanian timbers, the 9.1m sloop Mako has made a clean sweep of handicap honours in the 285 nautical mile Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart yacht race. Mako, skippered by Bellerive Yacht Club member Phil Soley, won the AMS, IRC and PHS ...
Most weekends of the year, Squadron yachts can be seen battling it out with each other and the elements on the River Derwent. Whilst the Pipe Opener, Two Capes, Launceston to Hobart and King of the Derwent rightly enjoy pride of place in the calendar, there are more than 150 events enjoyed over the course of a season by sailors of all abilities.
Launceston to Hobart yacht race is a competitive and challenging 285nm offshore race starting in the North on 27 Dec and finishing in Hobart before NYE.
Launceston to Hobart Race - Preview. World champion and Olympic sailor Gary Smith has an outstanding record when it comes to his favourite offshore yacht race, the National Pies 10th Launceston to Hobart which starts from Beauty Point on Tuesday 27 December. Smith, skippering the New Zealand-designed, Tasmanian-built The Fork in the Road, a ...
An impressive fleet of 19 yachts has crossed the start at Beauty Point for the 13 th year of the Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart yacht race. Weather conditions for the 285 nautical mile race are favourable for both line honours favourites, Gary Smith's Fork in the Road and Ken Gourlay's radical Pogo 40, Green.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race - After several Sydney Hobart Yacht Races, Bellerive yachtsman Tony Williams has elected to contest this year's Launceston to Hobart for the first time - with good credentials.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race 2021 - YB Tracking Race Viewer
19.1. From the start thence to the Finish Line at Castray Esplanade in Hobart via the following marks in the order shown: to the entrance of the Tamar River. Orari Bank cardinal mark is exc be passed on either side (Orari Bank Beacon is just North of the Beauty Point Start Line) Farewell Beacon to Starboard (41o3.67'S 146o46.73'E)
Tasmania's newest and fastest growing offshore yacht race, the Sargisons Jewellers Launceston to Hobart Race, this year will start from Beauty Point on the Tamar River, giving the public a spectacular view of the fleet as it sails down the river into Bass Strait.
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race 2022 - YB Tracking Race Viewer
Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia. 3,141 likes · 1 talking about this · 150 were here. Departing on 27 December each year...
Launceston to Hobart Race Review. Fork in the Road limps in for Line Honours, Sundowner wins Overall FOR THE 2022 Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race. Bagging their 9th Line Honours win, Fork in the Road drifted by the Iron Pot at 11:00am yesterday with an uncharacteristic flouro orange trysail in place of the usual giant fork.
The Derwent Sailing Squadron has now released the Notice of Race and Entry Form for the 2024 Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race and invites eligible yacht owners to enter. This years 18th Willie Smith's Launceston to Hobart is open to all boats over 8.5 metres, meeting category 3 racing safety requirements, including a …
Tamar Yacht Club are proud to offer support for the annual Launceston to Hobart (L2H) Yacht Race, facilitated by Derwent Sailing Squadron. The L2H race departs Beauty Point on the 27th of December each year, with entrants competing in a 285 nautical mile course, towards the finish line off Castray Esplanade, Hobart.
The 2020 TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race (L2H) has attracted the biggest fleet since 2016, with 33 contenders including one Victorian and 32 Tasmanian teams including four teams from the north of the state.
In a perfect end to 2020, Detail First, skippered by Hobart teacher Scott Broadby, was today declared the overall winner of the TasPorts Hobart to Launceston Yacht Race 2020.