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64 knot gust hits leaders at Tasman Island
A storm force wind gust of 64 knots at Tasman Island in the early hours of today almost ended the Launceston to Hobart ocean race for leaders The Fork in the Road and Tilt. Extraordinarily, the two ocean racing yachts were just two boat lengths apart when the front hit at the peak of an […]
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Rad dismasted as winds batter L2H fleet
Three more yachts have retired from the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H ocean race as near galeforce winds batter the fleet off Tasman Island and in Storm Bay.
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Storm Bay lives up to its name for L2H leaders
Storm Bay is living up to its name this morning as the leading yachts in the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H battle strong headwinds and turbulent seas over the final 40 nautical miles to Hobart.
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Five yachts retire or seek shelter
In the last five hours, three yachts have retired and two others have sought shelter as the fleet in the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H (Launceston to Hobart) encounters ‘boisterous conditions’ along the southern East Coast.
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Duels afloat to decide L2H winners as two boats retire
Sailing duels between boats at different ends of the fleet overnight and early on Saturday should decide the line and handicap winners of the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H (Launceston to Hobart) ocean yacht race. Duelling for line honours are six-times winner The Fork in the Road and challenger Tilt, while the battle for the IRC […]
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Buskers @ L2H Village
The coffee is hot, the food is yum, the beer is cold, the wine is award winning, the trackers are on and today the music starts!!!! Join us at the Riversdale Estate Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race Village from 10am until late at Elizabeth St Pier
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‘The Fork’ on the road down East Coast
Line honours favourite The Fork in the Road has swept to the lead overnight in the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H and at 06:00 hours this morning was abeam of Eddystone Point on Tasmania’s East Coast. The powerful, Bakewell-White 45, skippered by former Olympic sailor Gary Smith, had already picked up a freshening north-easterly breeze and, […]
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Tilt leads Fork in the Road through Banks Strait
The Marten 49 Tilt, owned by Peter and Catherine Cretan, has led the fleet through the Banks Strait towards the end of day one of the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H 2018 race. However, Tilt was still only a few hundred metres ahead of The Fork in the Road skippered by Gary Smith, the line honours […]
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Some great coverage of the Riversdale Estate Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race start thanks to WIN News Tasmania. Follow the yachts on the YB Tracking at http://yb.tl/l2h2018 LAUNCESTON TO HOBART YACHT RACE LAUNCESTON TO HOBART YACHT RACEThe start of the 2018 Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race was postponed this morning due to a lack of […]
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Finally…they’re away in the L2H
The 26-boat fleet in the Riversdale Estate Wines L2H (Launceston to Hobart) is finally underway, after the start line was moved offshore into Bass Strait due to light winds in the Tamar River.
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