Race lead-up Archives | Launceston to Hobart yacht race

Vertigo finalises tactics for the L2H Yacht Race

23/12/2019 L2H Admin No comments

The reputation of the Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart (L2H) Yacht Race as a tactical race with lots of turning points, tides and currents to juggle, is what has drawn Victorian team, Vertigo, to the start line for the first time. Skipper Tim Olding, representing the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, has received glowing reports […]

RAD REJIGGED AND READY TO RACE

18/12/2019 L2H Admin No comments

Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart (L2H) entrant, RAD, will be back on the start line of the 2019 race hoping for more than an ounce of luck on the journey south after an early exit in 2018. RAD, a Radford 35 skippered by Brent Mckay from the Kettering Yacht Club (KYC), was dismasted in last year’s race and […]

RACE DIRECTOR INSIGHT

17/12/2019 L2H Admin No comments

Apart from the challenges of sailing out of the Tamar into Bass Strait then eastwards across the North East Tasmanian coast, the first major obstacle to broach (no pun intended!) is passing through Banks Strait in order to head south down the East Coast. Of course Bass Strait, described by the Bureau of Meteorology as […]

SAILING, A FAMILY AMBITION

04/12/2019 L2H Admin No comments

Sailing in this year’s Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart (L2H) race marks a milestone for young Launceston sailor Sam Jones, who will be competing in his first overnight offshore race. Sam, 16 years, is the son of skipper Michael and Mel Jones and is excited to be sailing with his father, his uncle Andrew […]

Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart (L2H) 2019 – Race Preview

25/11/2019 L2H Admin No comments

Derwent Sailing Squadron Race Director, Ron Bugg, is delighted with the number of entries in this year’s Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart (L2H) race and anticipates plenty of rivalry on the water in Tasmania’s longest offshore yacht race. “We have three Victorian entries, four from Launceston, and 14 southern entries. Last year’s line honours […]

Volunteer Today

14/11/2019 L2H Admin No comments

Sign up today to be part of our race village team or on water berthing tender master. Village Volunteer – Moderate TV displays with race tracking ~ Be a friendly face and answer racing queries ~ Help organise finisher welcome teams ~ Keep village shipshape. Berthing Tender Volunteer – Assist with berthing of finished vessels.

2019 RACE ENTRY OPEN

14/08/2019 L2H Admin No comments

The time has arrived.. entry is now open for the 2019 Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race. Go to the Race Documents page for all this years details.

Former Sydney Hobart winners in L2H fleet

16/12/2018 L2H Admin No comments

This year’s 26-boat fleet for the Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart Race certainly can boast some class, including two past overall winners of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and a runner-up in the famous bluewater classic. The heydays of L2H 2018 entrants, Filepro, Ultimate Challenge and Lawless, go back many years but these evergreen […]

Fine fleet of 26 entered for L2H race

10/11/2018 L2H Admin No comments

A fine fleet of 26 yachts has entered for this year’s Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart race, the 285 nautical mile race along the rugged northern and eastern coastline of Tasmania. Yachts from southern and northern clubs, and one from Victoria, will contest Tasmania’s longest offshore race, a highly successful venture now its 12th […]

Opening on the Lawn

22/10/2018 L2H Admin No comments

The official opening of the Riversdale Estate Launceston to Hobart yacht race will be hosted on the pristine Squadron lawns nestled on the banks of the Derwent River on Sunday 11 November.