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Tasmanian crews excited by Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race | The Examiner

Tasmanian crews excited by Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race | The Examiner
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Picnic Island, Tasmania, put on market by Clem Newton-Brown

Picnic Island measures less than a hectare but comes with a 10-person lodge and a penguin colony. The vendor is former Victorian politician Clem Newton-Brown.

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A rough night for the L2H fleet but Jazz Player in tune

A rough night for the L2H fleet but Jazz Player in tune by Jane Austin 28 Dec 2020 05:30 UTC 27-31 December 2020 Jazz Player at the start of the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race on the Tamar River, 2020 © Doug Steel The TasPorts Launceston to Hobart fleet took a battering overnight with four boats now retired from the race. After a slow start, the fleet encountered the forecast west to south westerly winds averaging 25 to 35 knots for Banks Strait and adjacent areas. At 20:24, Jeff Cordell, skipper of B&G Advantage and a stalwart of the race, retired after his Mumm 36 was dismasted. Sailing underpowered, with a storm jib and a reef in the main, Cordell said the mast broke in two stages and they lost the lot. There was no incident, we had done our rig checks and were underpowered, running dead flat at the time, but something just gave way, with the mast shearing off at the deck. It took us 20 minutes to cut the rig away and unfortunatel

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