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2013 Rendezvous to Hobart Report

4 February 2013


The 2013 Rendezvous to Hobart is close to completion for the 14 boats registered and for the handful of others who have shadowed the event. Notable boats include:Taratibu, skippered by NCYC stalwart Bruce Bragg; and famed Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race veterans Fare thee Well, Fidelis, Kintail and Malohi.

The weather has been volatile for most of the participants and the daily weather forecast from Roger Badham have once again proven invaluable. While he waited in Eden for a gale to pass, Greg Cockle on Volare observed that “Having Badham’s weather is a huge bonus. Simple and no BS.”

East coast weather being what it is, most of the 2013 Redezvous to Hobart boats called into Twofold Bay with some memorable shared meals and explorations enjoyed. After the crossing, favored rendezvous anchorages included Babel Island, Wineglass and then Chinaman’s and Hen and Chicken Bay, Schouten Island.

This is the third Rendezvous to Hobart and all the boats will be in Hobart in time for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, which gets underway on 8 February.  It is immediately followed by the 10th Van Diemen’s Land Circumnavigation Cruise.

By David Champtaloup, Cruising

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