Yeah, should be a lot of fun. Plan is to take at least one car and a trailer full of gear on the TT-Line. Then rent a house for the time we're there (probably 7-10 days).

dont listen to him a few days will be fine and get a nice 20 knot breeze perferebry 35 knots breeze you will do it easy i managed 30knots speed in 15 knots there its just so easy with the gradual curve.

I am very keen as well.

Cheers Russ

Wow, ... we could have a large Tassie Contigent!!! That would be great. Make that 3 cars and two trailers, or maybe a van!!

ive got a speed board for sale......

Kazza said...

Hey Anthony, I don't think you'll hit the 30kt mark with a JP quad fin and wave sail! You'll have to splurge on some speed gear, then a door board, then a slalom board, then a freestyle board and then......the list never stops. You'll have to buy a truck!

Simon was with us for a couple of days last year at sandy point,he managed 32 knots on a jp quad fin with a wave sail.

i should be around there around that time might be able to give it a crack

that sounds great ,i might book TT for izaak and i next week.

I've just looked at the costs for the TT-Line. My car and trailer return is $814. Accomodation for one in a shared cabin is $340 return. If there were four travelling together it would be $2174 total cost; divided by 4 = $543.50 each (or $502.80 if five of us - which would still be OK).

Then there would be the cost to rent a house for the time we're there, say 10 days (Perks is no doubt looking into this). Lets say $200-$250 per person if there were a few of us!! Then food and drinks!! Probably round it off at around $1000 per person for the trip.

I checked sailing dates and it's OK to leave on Friday evening (24th Sept) and return Sunday night (3rd Oct), booking-wise. That would be two full weekends and the week between (9 days). Probably require sailors from down south to take the Friday and Monday off as well.

Unfortunately we probably don't have the luxury of waiting to see what the weather looks like as if we do wait we might not be able to get the car on the ferry (at the moment it's fully booked).

I've just checked again, and with the government subsidy it's cheaper to take 5 cars than share one car with a trailer!! Less locked in to dates, etc as well if not sharing. Seeing this, I'll probably just take my car and pile the gear on top/inside - so much for car pooling.

I'm now booked on the Spirit of TAS as well, same dates as above.