Launceston to Hobart

[The Dark Knight 695]

The big Hobart race for 2020.

and the big news......

 

Alive Yachting

Merry Christmas all! Given the disappointing last minute cancellation of the Rolex Sydney Hobart, we are thrilled to announce that after a nail biting few days of waiting for confirmation from Tasmanian Health Department, our Skipper and crew have been deemed to be of low risk, allowing us to be a late entrant into the

Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race 2020 instead. A big thankyou to the team at Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc for their assistance in making this possible for us and the

Tamar Yacht Club for their wonderful reception upon arrival into Tasmania.

 

 

https://l2h-dssinc.org.au/event/l2h-2020/

Launceston to Hobart 2020

Currently there are 31 competitors entered.

 

BOAT NAME	SAIL NO	CREW	SKIPPER	DESIGN	STATE
ADVANTEDGE	PD147	crewCREW LIST Andrew Jones Josh Jones Max Gluskie Michael Jones Nicholas Smart Ross Edmunds Sam Edmunds Samuel Jones Scott Creedon Shayne Hansen	Andrew Jones	Inglis 47	TAS
ALIVE	52566	crewCREW LIST Adam Marmion Chris Jones David Chapman Duncan Hine Elliott Noye Glenn Myler Lewis Noye Luke Watkins Oliver Burnell Peter Fletcher Phil Armstrong Sam Tiedemann Scott Brain	Phillip Turner	Reichel/Pugh 66	TAS
AS GOOD AS IT GETS	5846	crewCREW LIST Christopher Hadrill David Paine Grant Finlay Ian Marshall Kate Legge Michael Faure Paul Clayton Stuart McGuinness	Ian Marshall	Beneteau First 40.7	TAS
B&G ADVANTAGE	5441	crewCREW LIST Alex Jarvis Cassandra Olive Darryn White Gary Eiszele Jarryd Cohen Jeff Cordell Jim Thorpe Paul Curry	Jeff Cordell	Mumm 36	TAS
BLACK MAGIC	6137	crewCREW LIST Andrew Clark Andrew Clark Cameron Lynch Chris Fidden Christopher Fidden Damien Charlton Duane Pitt Graham Mansfield Guy McDougall Paul Davies Rodney Barnes Scott Steedman	Graham Mansfield	Ed Dubois Ior 40	TAS
DETAIL FIRST	M88	crewCREW LIST Brian Corcoran Callum Hollingsworth James Bulter John Ryan Max Cottier Scott Broadby Thomas Males Will Sargent	Scott Broadby	Farr 1104	TAS
DREAM	SM8	crewCREW LIST Ben Machin Christian Teutenberg Louise Miles Mark Watson Matthew Arblaster Peter Newman Robert Green Rowan Keast Sam Harrington Scott Blough Tim Fisher Tim Grogan	Robert Green	Pacific 50	VIC
FLYIN' SCUD	5700	crewCREW LIST Adam Goode Brent Dowton Marcus Carter Matt Kardas Natasha Edwards Robert Knoop Stuart Denholm Victoria Logan	Adam Goode	Lyons 40	TAS
FOOTLOOSE	881	crewCREW LIST Andrew Baker David Belbin David Fulton Dustan Belbin Richard White Stewart Geeves Wayne Wagg	Stewart Geeves	Young 88	TAS
GREEN	56	crewCREW LIST Ken Gourlay Piers Findlay Rob Moreton Tristan Gourlay	Ken Gourlay	Pogo 40	TAS
HEAT WAVE	7505	crewCREW LIST Anthony Ozols Chris Bidgood Dan Followes John Wearne Joshua Ey Matthew Keal Niels Veltkamp Stuart Griggs	Matthew Keal	Mumm 36	TAS
HIP-NAUTIC	7811	crewCREW LIST Jean-Pierre Ravanat Richard Boult	Jean-Pierre Ravanat	Jeanneau Sunfast 3300	TAS
HONEY POT	8100	crewCREW LIST Damon Wecker Jodie Sullivan Josh Clark Narissa Mcelwee Nick McElwee Stephen McElwee Uluka Bayne	Nick Mcelwee Damon Wecker	Hick 35	TAS
INVINCIBLE	A33	crewCREW LIST Alison Merridew Bryan Walpole Chris Steilberg David Schofield Grace Holligan Jimmy Dodd Olivia Coyne Tim Walpole	Bryan Walpole	Farr 1104	TAS
JAZZ PLAYER	SM390	crewCREW LIST Charlotte Armstrong Dylan Reid Finlay Cooper Gavin Dagley Grant Atherton Jai Mckay John Dryden Luka Smillie Michelle Lucas Qamar Schuyler Will Armstrong	John Dryden	Bakewell-White Z39	TAS
KRAKEN 42S	D099	crewCREW LIST Amos Wherrett Andrew Sinclair Courtney Howard Dave Macgill Jacob McConaghy Joe Kowaluk Mark Bayles Theo Somssich Ty Dobie	Mark Bayles / Andrew Sinclair	Cookson 12	TAS
ODESSA	PD15	crewCREW LIST Anthony Bezemer Douglas Reid Paul Badcock Teresa Badrock Tim Ferguson	Paul Badcock	Paul Badcock 975	TAS
OFF-PISTE	834	crewCREW LIST Ben Thiessen Greg Rowlings James Pirie Jon Tiller Paul Einoder Stuart Addison Toby Travers	Paul Einoder	Beneteau Oceanis 34	TAS
PRIMA DONNA	6868	crewCREW LIST David Calvert David Short Heather McCallum Julian Salter Kirsty Salter Royce Salter Tom Stearnes	Royce Salter	Hick 35	TAS
QUEST	9090	crewCREW LIST Adam Mills Bradley Lynch Jay Nibbs John Grant John Lawrie John Mills Matthew Pearce Nathan Mills Tim Freeman Tom Mullavey Vaughan Lynch Will Thomas	Quest Syndicate	Nelson Marek 43	TAS
RAD	4964	crewCREW LIST Brent McKay Max Mclagan Nelson Brown Oliver Mckay Oscar Wyatt Saul Davidson Thomas Malone Zac Beecroft	Brent McKay	Radford 35l	TAS
RUMBEAT	SM3598	crewCREW LIST Adam Lincoln Andrew Burnett Andrew Sharman Brendan Quirk Finn Payenberg Jim Ried Justin Barr Tim Jones	Justin Barr	Farr 1104	TAS
SASSY	TYC65	crewCREW LIST Ian White Jason Harriss Josh Harriss Lynn Dawson Robert Dawson Tim White	Ian White	Delphia 37	TAS
TALOFA	1988	crewCREW LIST David Leake James Cowmeadow John Brown Michael Burrows Rob Cawthorn Ryan Cawthorn Steve Reid	Rob Cawthorn	Northshore 38	TAS
THE DOG HOUSE	R300	crewCREW LIST Ambrose Coad Benjamin Coad Charlie Frankcombe David ONeill Peter Coad Roger Masters Stephan Duggan Steve McConaghy	Ambrose Coad	Austral 30	TAS
TILT	4913	crewCREW LIST Catherine Cretan Daniella Polita Edward Thompson George Cretan Gus Mckay Jack Knight Paul Nanscawen Peter Cretan Richard Van Neutegem Solomon Foster	Peter Cretan	Marten 49	TAS
TWITCH	5885	crewCREW LIST Aaron Mckibben David Rust Grant Skingle Jane McDougall Jim Bedford Ritchie Upton Sandy McManus Will Keyes	Will Keyes	Eureka 31	TAS
ULTIMATE CHALLENGE	S82	crewCREW LIST Alex Grant Alice Grubb Claire Fitzgerald Finn Prosser-Wood Grant Cooper Lucy Rees Peter Jenkins Simon Coad Steph Speirs	Peter Jenkins	Dubois 40	TAS
WINDROSE	660	crewCREW LIST Ashok Mani Brett Smith Charles Blundell Geoffrey Gribble Gerry Downton John Claridge Lucas Upton Shannan Hart	Ashok Mani	S&S 48	TAS
WINGS THREE	3938	crewCREW LIST David Haros Derek Inglis Edward Paterson Glen Jeffery Glenn Phillips Matthew Denholm Peter Haros Thomas Windsor	Peter Haros	Northshore 38	TAS
ZEPHYR INSURANCE MA	HKG1943	crewCREW LIST Cheryl Sward Craig Squires Diana Reale Ian Johnston Karl Van Drunen Shaun Hancock Tom Hoyle	Ian Johnston	Farr 41 Mx	TAS

[(p)Irate 65]

Letting Alive enter with some crew that left Sydney, spent a day at sea, then drove from the north of the State to the south to spend quarantine at home for less than a week makes a mockery of the whole isolation regime. Especially when other arriving boats were turned around by police, later amended to having to a port and spend two weeks in quarantine. Good luck to Duncan and the crew on the water though.

[Livia 683]

14 hours ago, (p)Irate said:

Letting Alive enter with some crew that left Sydney, spent a day at sea, then drove from the north of the State to the south to spend quarantine at home for less than a week makes a mockery of the whole isolation regime. Especially when other arriving boats were turned around by police, later amended to having to a port and spend two weeks in quarantine. Good luck to Duncan and the crew on the water though.

That is just bullshit by the decision makers when at the same time it seems a well known boatbuilder from the south doing a delivery south for a family with young kids on board is told to stop at Flinders and then to put back to sea with adverse weather approaching.

Well, it will be harder for the Race Committee to bring out more water at Eddystone rather than Mooloolaba.

 

[Livia 683]

What is funny about the crew lists is that the usual Hobart suspects who are not from Sydney have found a way to get a another ride for the holidays.

 

[The Dark Knight 695]

49 minutes ago, Livia said:

What is funny about the crew lists is that the usual Hobart suspects who are not from Sydney have found a way to get a another ride for the holidays.

 

Are you talking about Alive or all boats in general?

 

[Livia 683]

Boats in general.

[Couta 476]

^^^ Go Fletch! ;-)

 

[SCANAS 522]

Ok, who started the argument about ratings: 

Police and emergency services are on the scene of a sudden death in Wellington Street in Launceston’s CBD @abchobart

[Livia 683]

Alive in slealth mode, no AIS on  , calling Jack Sparrow

[mezaire 29]

Watched the start today, bit rainy but was a nice day on the water.

Alive was in another class boat speed wise but will be interesting if she can take the irc overall against a fleet of tassie club racers.

Pogo 40's suck for sub 10k windward work. At one stage ( 30min into the race), the 80yo ketch was beating the Pogo!!

[(p)Irate 65]

Loving the blanket coverage by ABC TV News Tasmania. Nothing.

Every year after showing S2H updates they show footage of the starts of the races from Melbourne and the L2H. This year fuck all. 

There is a world outside of Sydney!!

[Livia 683]

Must be high tide and board up on the Marten 49

Inside Waterhouse Island!

[mezaire 29]

1 minute ago, Livia said:

Must be high tide and board up on the Marten 49

Inside Waterhouse Island!

High (ish) tide, plenty of depth really!!

Been through there with a 5ft draft at low tide no problem 

[mezaire 29]

On the boat on the Tamar, gusting 25k westerly here now so plenty of push coming!

[Livia 683]

7 minutes ago, mezaire said:

On the boat on the Tamar, gusting 25k westerly here now so plenty of push coming!

I assumed it was a mark of the course as when cruising up that way it was deep enough on the southern side.

About another 15 miles ahead will get interesting in the dark if you on the beach

[Livia 683]

2 hours ago, mezaire said:

Watched the start today, bit rainy but was a nice day on the water.

Alive was in another class boat speed wise but will be interesting if she can take the irc overall against a fleet of tassie club racers.

Pogo 40's suck for sub 10k windward work. At one stage ( 30min into the race), the 80yo ketch was beating the Pogo!!

Looking at the tracker, seriously nursing Alive.

As soon as it turns the corner, all over.

Any little boat needs to finish by dark tomorrow.

 

[SCANAS 522]

46 minutes ago, (p)Irate said:

Loving the blanket coverage by ABC TV News Tasmania. Nothing.

Every year after showing S2H updates they show footage of the starts of the races from Melbourne and the L2H. This year fuck all. 

There is a world outside of Sydney!!

As far as ABC goes, the reporters volunteer for SH duty. Likely they were given the option of a holiday instead of covering the other races. Chopper budgets also been slashed over the years. 

[(p)Irate 65]

28 minutes ago, Livia said:

Looking at the tracker, seriously nursing Alive.

As soon as it turns the corner, all over.

Any little boat needs to finish by dark tomorrow.

 

The tracker is bullshit. Showing The Dog House (Austral 30) in the lead, well ahead of Alive.

[Livia 683]

30s plus at Swan Island and 40 at Eddystone.

And now west of North

[bayboy 28]

Must be a bit lumpy for the fleet at the moment, wont be surprised with more retirements overnight

[huey 2 601]

[(p)Irate 65]

This tracker is more than bullshit. 5 mins ago these were the placings.

[(p)Irate 65]

Just now, (p)Irate said:

This tracker is more than bullshit. 5 mins ago these were the placings.

And just now Alive has taken a huge shortcut overland.

[huey 2 601]

B&G Advantage retired ,    then Prima Donna.   Windy is different on the tracker

 

[bayboy 28]

Well just taking foiling to a whole new level going across land, cant see why they are doing the America's cup when we have boats across land...

[ALL@SEA 257]

Zepher out with rudder damage:(

The old Austral 30 having a good race with the new SF3300 (wish I was out there on Prion!). Both ahead of the (only remaining) Mumm/Farr 36.

Green (Pogo) came through the fleet while I was asleep.

Good gace between Jazz Player (Z39 as usual sailing really well), and AdvatEdge (Inglis/Barrett 47ish?) - 8' longer, but just out of the shed and probably still coming to grips with her. 

Alive, gone.

[mezaire 29]

I've had zero issues with the tracker. 

Alive has till about 8pm tonight to break the record.

Looking like a light day between Maria and Tasman before a NW kicks in.

Might come down to exactly what time the new breeze shows up as there should be enough to get her up there Derwent in good time

[mezaire 29]

So Alive has 11.5 hours to do 90 miles, avg of about 7.3 knots.

Sounds easy for a 66ft yacht but it is the derwent!!

Actually hope they don't break it as Fork is a race stalwart and it would be a shame to see a one off competitor break it, even if it is a Tassie yacht

 

[Weyalan 283]

B&G apparently lost the whole rig, was towed back into BP after fuel line issues

Prima Donna broke mast, but proceeded east and south, rather than trying to motor into big breeze, currently Binalong (I'm guessing to try and secure more fuel), all on board are ok

[mezaire 29]

51 minutes ago, Weyalan said:

B&G apparently lost the whole rig, was towed back into BP after fuel line issues

Prima Donna broke mast, but proceeded east and south, rather than trying to motor into big breeze, currently Binalong (I'm guessing to try and secure more fuel), all on board are ok

L2H FB page said mast issues for both but Primma Donna motor/sailing to Hobart?

 

[mezaire 29]

Alive now needing to avg 7.7 knots!!

Mercury Passage is rarely a quick place to sail!!

[Secret Experiment 51]

15 hours ago, (p)Irate said:

Loving the blanket coverage by ABC TV News Tasmania. Nothing.

Every year after showing S2H updates they show footage of the starts of the races from Melbourne and the L2H. This year fuck all. 

There is a world outside of Sydney!!

ABC = SBS (Sydney Broadcasting Service).  They think Paramatta is regional NSW and Tasmania is where they send foreign correspondents, if they had the funds now for foreign correspondents which they don't.

[SPORTSCAR 696]

15 hours ago, (p)Irate said:

Loving the blanket coverage by ABC TV News Tasmania. Nothing.

Every year after showing S2H updates they show footage of the starts of the races from Melbourne and the L2H. This year fuck all. 

There is a world outside of Sydney!!

Melb-Devonport start was covered on all TV Channels' news reports here and also scored front page of todays The Australian. It's rare to knock cricket off the front page at this time of the year.

[mezaire 29]

Just went past B&G, no mast

 

[Weyalan 283]

5 hours ago, mezaire said:

L2H FB page said mast issues for both but Primma Donna motor/sailing to Hobart?

 

I believe Prima Donna has enough mast left to run a trisail and storm job (I'm guessing the latter off the pole topper), I think they got some more fuel at Binalong and will try  limp to Hobart, via Dunalley, I'm guessing.

 

Anyone got any word on what sort of "rudder damage" Jonno suffered?

[mezaire 29]

58 minutes ago, Weyalan said:

I believe Prima Donna has enough mast left to run a trisail and storm job (I'm guessing the latter off the pole topper), I think they got some more fuel at Binalong and will try  limp to Hobart, via Dunalley, I'm guessing.

 

Anyone got any word on what sort of "rudder damage" Jonno suffered?

FB page mentioned a clamp slipping 30mm so allowing water in?

[bayboy 28]

I doubt Alive will make it in before the river shuts down, far cry from her last 2 Hobarts where she flew home on the seabreeze

[Weyalan 283]

46 minutes ago, bayboy said:

I doubt Alive will make it in before the river shuts down, far cry from her last 2 Hobarts where she flew home on the seabreeze

I can see her now, with naked eye, has rounded Cape Raoul

[ALL@SEA 257]

Alive just finished, what was the time to beat?

 

[bayboy 28]

She just made it before the shutdown, but others still showing good speed off the east coast but will be a slow going once in the river

 

[ALL@SEA 257]

I know all about the shutdown. Been on the receiving end more often than not. I just can't recall the record - was it Helsal III, and did Alive set a new one?

 

[The Dark Knight 695]

PRIMA DONNA SHOWING OFF THEIR NEW JIB TOP!

After a tough night in Banks Strait the crew of Prima Donna have made amazing recovery to jury rig the remains of their mast and continue their journey down the East Coast of Tasmania.

Although they have now officially retired, they are still in close contact with the fleet and making great progress back to Hobart, motor/sailing.

Definitely showing their seamanship skills!

Travel safe!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[mezaire 29]

14 minutes ago, ALL@SEA said:

I know all about the shutdown. Been on the receiving end more often than not. I just can't recall the record - was it Helsal III, and did Alive set a new one?

 

Fork had the previous record I think, Alive beat it by about 90min

[bayboy 28]

Wind has picked up in the river at the moment, also would be great to have around Tassie race over regatta long weekend start on the wed night and be back by sat/ sun and a little bit in it for everyone..

[huey 2 601]

[Livia 683]

Pirate is right, that tracker is crap

[Livia 683]

Love it, 0.5miles to the finish and the speed is down to 3 knots.

[The Dark Knight 695]

2 hours ago, Livia said:

Pirate is right, that tracker is crap

The YB trackers can be set to transmit your position any where from every second or so to once a day. So if boats have a different transmit frequency, then the race positions will jump around and of course you may get jumps over land.

 

I think that tracker is pretty good and certainly better than the S2H tracker. Crews playing around with the settings or turning them off messes up the data. 

 

 

[Weyalan 283]

5 hours ago, Livia said:

Pirate is right, that tracker is crap

You could ask for your money back!

[huey 2 601]

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Detail First is provisional winner of Launceston to Hobart Race

30 December 2020

 

 

After a tough two days of sailing, the Hobart-based team, Detail First, is the provisional winner of the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race, with an IRC corrected elapsed time of 1 day, 22 hours, 49 minutes and 18 seconds.

While Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine and owned by Philip Turner, won line honours and set a new race record, the Notice of Race for the event determines the overall winner as the winner on IRC handicap overall.

The result for Detail First skipper Scott Broadby, sailing his Farr 1104, is a testament to the team’s hard work and grit on the race track, and to the race itself, in which boats under 40 feet can take the silverware.

“We feel absolutely elated and relieved to be home. It was a hard race, but our tough boat loves the tough conditions. The first night in particular when the gale came through was a challenge and was the first time that I have had two reefs in the main and no other sail up and just hanging on, but then we had some really good kite runs and we were lucky enough to get back before the breeze dropped out which was a big goal of ours,” said Broadby.

To add to this success, the Detail First team is also the provisional overall winner on AMS and performance or PHS handicaps, and Division 2 on IRC, AMS and PHS, while Alive has won on ORCi handicap.

And not many skippers can win an offshore race without leaving home. “A few years ago, my wife and I sold our house, and while we were waiting to buy another house, we lived on Detail First for a year, and we loved it so much, we decided to buy another boat which we now live on,” said Broadby.

Joining skipper Broadby in this year’s success were Will Sargent, Callum Hollingsworth, Thomas Males, James Butler, John Ryan, Max Cottier and Brian Corcoran.

“The crew was absolutely brilliant, I can’t speak highly enough of them, some of them felt sick throughout the race but they stepped up and kept doing their thing, including the younger guys onboard,” said Broadby.

The Farr 1104 was designed in 1975 as Bruce Farr's first commission for a full IOR race boat. This year’s fleet featured three Farr 1104s including Detail First, Rumbeat (Justin Barr) and Invincible (Bryan Walpole).

Heatwave Brierley MC, a Mumm 36 skippered by Matthew Keal, is in second place on PHS overall followed by Hip-Nautic, skippered by Jean-Pierre Ravanat with Richard Boult, who sailed the new Jeanneau Sunfast 330-7811 two-handed in the challenging race.

When asked the secret to their success, Broadby reflected upon the race. “In the last few years, we’ve been in some good positions in the race, but have been unlucky and have been ‘glassed out’ on the Derwent [River], so our focus was to really push hard and get back before the breeze dropped out. And part of our strategy this year was to put the spinnaker up at night which we hadn’t done that much before. All in all, we worked very hard and that got us the result we were after,” said Broadby.

Final results will be published on Wednesday with presentations to be held at the Derwent Sailing Squadron at 12:30pm on 31 December 2020.

Race trackers: http://yb.tl/L2H2020

- Jane Austin.   Mysailing.      Thanks

[ALL@SEA 257]

Well earned "Clean sweep" (Detail First is a cleaning company). They were more than a match for the other 1104s, despite (last time I checked) not having the best sail wardrobe. Good bunch of guys, but that can be said for most of the guys and girls in the race. 

[TUBBY 304]

On 12/27/2020 at 6:15 PM, mezaire said:

Watched the start today, bit rainy but was a nice day on the water.

Alive was in another class boat speed wise but will be interesting if she can take the irc overall against a fleet of tassie club racers.

Pogo 40's suck for sub 10k windward work. At one stage ( 30min into the race), the 80yo ketch was beating the Pogo!!

Be nice she is a 61 year old yawl!