Van Diemen's Land Circumnavation Cruise



12:01 AM Mon 6 Jun 2011 GMT
'Van Diemen's Circumnavigation Cruise' VDLCC
The bi-annual 'Van Diemen's Land Circumnavigation Cruise' of Tasmania, arguably the most southerly rally in the world, has been a regular summer event since 1990. When the rally took place this year in February, Brian Golland was there on the yacht Tradition, and here is his account, the first in a multiple-part series: A number of the members of Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC), undertook the bi-annual Circumnavigation of Tasmania sail held in conjunction with Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and Royal Geelong Yacht Club with over 40 vessels taking the journey. The cruise started and ended in Hobart, and ...


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by Brian Golland





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