Cruising Yacht Club of Australia launches 2011 Cruise to Hobart

6:16 AM Wed 2 Jun 2010 GMT

'David Champtaloup's Caprice of Huon, in front of Edron Lodge in Two Fold Bay, Eden, during the 2009 Cruise to Hobart' Mainsheet Media Click Here to view large photo

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has today launched the second Cruise to Hobart, which will commence in January 2011, with the release of the Notice of Cruise. First held in 2009, the cruise is timed so that participants will arrive in Hobart for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival (11th - 14th February 2011) and the start of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania's Van Dieman's Land Circumnavigation Cruise (16th February 2011). Designed around an arrival time rather than a departure time, the cruise provides flexibility to participants with an emphasis on cruising in company. With a freedom to choose ...

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by Jennifer Crooks