Tassie Trio Launch - Ocean Racing Club of Victoria

1:39 AM Tue 7 Dec 2010 GMT

'Carpe Diem, designed by Joe Adams, is one of two South Australian boats taking on the
challenging Westcoaster race in 2010 - Ocean Racing Club of Victoria - Tassie Trio Launch' John Curnow/ORCV

Tassie Trio Launch. Just under 50 boats will take to the world-renowned Bass Strait on December 27, bound for Tasmania. The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria's annual Tassie Trio comprises of three fleets. One goes to Launceston, which is Australia's oldest ocean race. In 2010, the Melbourne to Launceston (M2L) event is 103 years old! To celebrate that event's centenary in 2007, the entire ocean fleet was diverted through the finish line at Low Head, at the mouth of the Tamar River, before the Hobart fleet then ventured on to Tasmania's East coast to complete their own journey. It proved ...

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