Launceston to Hobart - Sailing up the Midlands Highway



8:27 PM Sat 25 Dec 2010 GMT
'Unlimited in action on the River Derwent' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo
The record time for sailing the annual Launceston to Hobart ocean yacht race stands at just over 33 ? hours, but yachtsman Greg Prescott is confident he will set a record for a delivery trip from Hobart to Launceston (Beauty Point) tomorrow (Boxing Day) with his Melges 32, 2 Unlimited. But then he is not sailing the boat north, rather taking it on a large trailer up the Midlands Highway, leaving Hobart early on Boxing Day morning and aiming to reach Beauty Point by midday, a comfortable run of three to four hours. The 285 nautical mile Sargisons Jewelllers & ...


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