NOTICE OF
RACE

Click HERE for the 2012 Sovereign Series NOR .

SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

Click HERE for the 2012 Westcoaster SIs. V1.00.

Coming soon!

LEAVE AT HOME

Click HERE for the Leave at Home document

SKED SHEETS

Click HERE for the 2012 M2HW Sked Sheets

ENTER

Go HERE to complete
your entry.

ENTRANTS

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else is going.

RECORD

Shortwave in 2008 @ 1:17:28:59.

RESULTS

Get the results HERE.

FORMS

Go HERE for the Race Documents

RACE INFO

Read a little more HERE

TRACKER

When the race is on, watch them on the tracker, HERE.

SPONSOR

A very big thanks to our major sponsors, the global miner, Heemskirk Consolidated.

Heemskirk

MELBOURNE TO HOBART - WESTCOASTER

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Ocean Race: 440 nm

Race Start: 1230hrs @ Portsea Pier, 27th December 2012

Category: 2

Arguably Australia’s most challenging ocean race, the 41st Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster will start from yhe Portsea Pier on Thursday 27th December 2012

The course takes the competitors 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.

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.

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2018 Melbourne to Hobart and Devonport yacht races - TV News bulletins Pre-Start and Start 27-Dec-18

In case you missed the TV News coverage on the day: Pre-Start and Start of 2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup ycaht races - TV News bulletins by Channel 7 and Channel Nine.

Channel 7 News

Channel 7 News bulletin on 2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup Yacht Race Pre-Race and Starts.

Great to have Channel 7 News Crew onboard the ORCV Media boat and to have coverage from Channel 7 Chopper.

Drone footage by Steb Fisher also used in News bulletin.

Thanks Estelle Griepink from Channel 7.

Channel 9 Online News article

Channel Nine News Online News article on 2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup Yacht Race Pre-Race and Starts.

Great to have Channel Nine News Crew onboard the ORCV Media boat.

Photos Dave Hewison by Drone footage by Steb Fisher also used in Channel Nine News article.

Thanks Ben Ansell from Channel Nine.

Click here for the Nine News online article.

2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster Race: Two onboard videos from OSKANA

Onboard footage from 2018 Melbourne to Hobart ocean yacht race Line Honours Winner OSKANA.
Screeming between South West Cape and South East Cape of Tasmania.
Thanks Michael Pritchard for providing us with the footage

2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster Race: Post-Race Crew interviews

Michael Pritchard OSKANA Line Honours winner

ABC TV News Hobart speak to Michael Pritchard, skipper of OSKANA who won Line Honour

David Aplin and Joanna Breen WHISTLER

ABC TV News Hobart speak to speaks to David Aplin, Skipper and Jo Breen, Navigator WHISTLER, clean sweep winner of all Handicap Divisions AMS, IRC and PHS.

2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devonport Races: Drone footage of Start

Drone Pilot Steb Fisher.
Combined Start for 2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster and Melbourne to Devenport Rudder Cup Races.
Fleet hoists spinnakers shortly after the start.

Many thanks to Steb Fisher and Southern Peninsula Rescue Squad for hosting us on their boat.

2018 Melbourne to Hobart WestCoaster Race: Pre-Race Crew interviews

Annette Hesselmans RED JACKET

Media Officer Jennifer McGuigan speaks to Annette Hesselmans skipper of RED JACKET just prior to leaving Blargowrie for the start of the race

Richard McGarvie ADDICTION

Media Officer Jennifer McGuigan speaks to Richard McGarvie skipper of ADDICTION, in his 13th WestCoaster, just prior to leaving Blargowrie for the start of the race