Keelboat Races 2020 Royal Hobart Regatta

Sailing has a 182 year history at the Royal Hobart Regatta, being one of the inaugural events in 1838. The magnificent trading ketches featured prominently for more than 60 years, and from the 1880s the 28 footers such as Clutha, Volant, America, Caress, Ailsa and Fairlie competed for significant prizemoney.

In 1915 Sir Thomas Lipton donated a magnificent trophy for the One-Design Class, which by 1925 had led to the establishment of A Class - legendary yachts Weene, Alwyn, Grayling, Yeulba, Ozone, Ninie and Vanity dominated the Lipton Cup until the 1940s.

Many of Tasmania's most famous yachts have won this prestigios event over the years.

Races available on 9th February 2020 include:

1:30-5:15pm Brierley Marine Chandlery 2000
(2 Divisions - spinnaker) Prizes totalling $1,000 available for each division, part cash and part in-kind.
Division 1 yachts will once again be competing for the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy in 2020.

1:30-5:15pm Dragons (Prizes to be advised)

1:40-5:15pm Co-Op Toyota 1000 Classic
(2 Divisions - non-spinnaker) Cash prizes totalling $500 available for each division.

1:40-5:15pm Mottle 33 Cup (Prizes to be advised)

6:00-7:45pm Galapagos Duck 700 Twilight Race 
(2 Divisions - non-spinnaker) Cash prizes totalling $350 available for each division.

The Course

The start/finish line will be between the committee boat and an orange inflatable buoy approximately abeam of the committee boat, which will be anchored in the vicinity of a line between the Regatta Pavilion and Rosny Point.

Course A. Start - D - B1- J – thru start/finish Line - D – J - thru start/finish Line – D –B1- Finish   (All marks to Port.)

Course B. Start - B1- D - J - thru start/finish Line - B1 – J - thru start/finish Line - B1- D - Finish   (All marks to Starboard.)

Descriptions Of Marks

Mark A.   Orange inflatable buoy at outer end of the start/ finish Line

Mark B1. BYC1 Orange Conical Mark Approximately 0.5 n miles SE of Kangaroo Bluff.

Mark D. Orange Mark 0.5nm ENE of Wrest Point (DSS permanent mark).

Mark J.  Yellow pyramid (permanent mark) directly off Government House,    approx. 150 Metres off shore, as shown on the course card.

Sailing Instructions: click your selection

All Races except the Twilight Race

Twilight Race 

No Entry Fee. 

All boats must have at least $5 Million third party insurance, changes must be notified to Club Secretary.

Entries may be accepted from yachts at the absolute discretion of the sailing committee. The acceptance of an entry of any yacht shall not create a precedent for the consideration of an entry by any other yacht. I agree to be bound by the Australian Sailing racing rules of Sailing 2017/2020 and by all other rules that govern the event and I acknowledge that Rule 4 Decision to race, places the sole responsibility for deciding to participate in a race or to continue racing is mine alone. All yachts racing must be MAST + Cat 7 as per AS special regulations.