Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race


Commonly known as the Westcoaster, the Melbourne to Hobart Ocean Yacht Race also known as M2H commences from Port Phillip, Victoria and concludes in Hobart, Tasmania. It is run by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria.
In 2007, to honour the 100th anniversary of the first sailing of the Rudder Cup, the ORCV broke with a 35 year tradition by redirecting the Melbourne to Hobart course for the “Westcoaster” to follow the Rudder Cup Melbourne to Launceston course to their finish line at Low Head near the mouth of the Tamar River and then on to Hobart but via Banks Strait and the East Coast of Tasmania. This proved to be a race with many unique navigational challenges. Unlike the other race down the East Coast, the course took competitors close in around the coastline. Many competitors called for the race to be repeated and so the Eastcoaster was born. The course over which the Eastcoaster race is run is slightly different from the initial 2007 race to eliminate the tidal influence of Low Head and Banks Strait. The race starts from Portsea and the first course is through the Heads. The fleet will then set a course past Cape Schank for Wilson’s Promontory.
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