Melbourne to Launceston race has high quality fleet line up

5:22 AM Wed 15 Dec 2010 GMT

'Ocean Skins - Melbourne to Hobart race' John Curnow/ORCV Click Here to view large photo

Melbourne to Launceston ocean race's fleet will have one of the highest quality fleets in years line up to race across Bass Strait, including the line honours winner of last year?s longer Melbourne to Hobart Eastcoaster race. The Melbourne to Launceston race is one of the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria?s Heemskirk Consolidated ?Tassie Trio? with fleets setting sailing for Launceston and Hobart, one the traditional Westcoaster, the other the newer Eastcoaster. The three-race fleet of 46 yachts will start together from Portsea, just inside Port Phillip, at 12.30pm on 27 December, but once through The Rip will sail in ...

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by Peter Campbell