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2012-10-19 03:09:46 - Agage Around Australia Series: Leg2 - Melbourne to Hobart
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Australian yacht races seem to have great pubs at the start and finish and this race is no exception. The legendary Portsea Pub just happens to overlook the Portsea Pier and is a great spot to watch the start. If you have Google Earth, zoom in and check it out.

This is a IRL race run by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria starting on the 27th of December each year.

Arguably Australia’s most physically challenging ocean race, the Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster turned 40 in 2011. So it is the same age as AGage.

The race starts off the Portsea Pier in the south of Port Phillip Bay. The course takes the boats out of Port Phillip Heads, across Bass Strait, then down the rugged west coast of Tasmania, around the Southernmost tip of Australia, past Maatsuyker Island, before heading up the Derwent River to the finish in Hobart.

Weather patterns will be similar to Leg1 so be prepared to beat into a cold south westerly blast or have the kite flying in a nor-wester.

The ORCV say this is a race run for yachties by yachties. It presents an amazing challenge to the participants and is run with a level of spirit and camaraderie not often seen. There are no "fat wallet" boats here, just great sailors working hard. The sort of race AGage would enjoy.

Course summary: Melbourne - Hobart
Boat: Beneteau First 47
Distance: 440 NM
Estimated duration: 2 to 3 days
Race type: Week

START: Tuesday, October 23rd. 2000UTC

--- Last Edited by Tyger at 2012-10-19 03:11:23 ---
“We may have arrived on different ships, but we are all in the same boat now!” Martin Luther King Jr.

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