Crew Members

Malcolm Cooper, Amanda Spinks-Cooper, Peter Taylor, Ross Daley, John Hall and Judi Marshall.

Kaiulani is 32 years old, is still racing in Hobart and competing in offshore races around Tasmania. Along with 3 of the crew, Kaiulani has competed in all Launceston to Hobart races conducted so far and Malcolm hopes she will do many more. The boat may be one of the oldest and smallest in the fleet but she is competitive and will enjoy the weather hard on the nose in this years race.

Crew Members

Stewart Geeves (skipper), Nick Smith, Richard McMinn, Cheryl Sward, Catherine Vickers, Isaac Smith and Robert Tuck.

Footloose is a timber Young 88 built in 1984 by Milner Yacht Constructions in Launceston. Footloose is one of the first Young 88′s built in Tasmania. She was purchased in 2008 by Kaye Roberts and Stewart Geeves.

Her best result to date include being the overall winner of the 2010 Launceston to Hobart yacht race and she was the winner of the AMS division in the 2010 Maria Island Race. She also placed second in both AMS and PHS in this years (2011) Maria race and was overall winner in the 2009 Pipe Opener and won the Cock of the Huon in that year.

Footloose is one of the smallest boats in this year’s event with her crew being a mixture of youth and experience who hope to acquit themselves well against some of the glamour boats of the fleet.

Crew Members

Stephen Keal, Matthew Keal, Brett Pritchard, Jeff Halliday, Andrew Coombe, Ronald Boxhill, Stuart Ford, Aaron Smith, John Nibbs, Andrew Knoop and Cameron Lynch.

Cyclone is a regular competitor on the Derwent River and given the right conditions will be a real threat in this years race.

Crew Members

Ian Marshall (skipper), Bruce McKercher, David Paine, Richard Ford, Stephen Davidson, Grant Kleeman, David Belbin and Stuart McGuinness.

Hot Prospect is a consistent performer with Gielston Bay Boat Club.

She won the Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster 1977, 1978 and 1979. More recently she was the AMS and PHS winner of 1st race in Offshore Combined Club Series 2011 and finished 3rd on PHS in the 2011 Maria Island race.

This years crew has an average age of over 50 years of age.

Crew Members

Rob Fisher (skipper), Mark Vosper, Paul McTaggart, John Davis, Jack Davis, Adam Goode, Daniel Nicholas, Oliver Nicholas, Craig Squires, Ken Lewis, Carl Holmes, Steven Lawrence and David Stephonson.

Helsal 3 has competed in the last three Sydney to Hobart races and was due to compete again this year, having been chartered by an English crew. This charter recently fell through due to illness and as a result the Helsal 3 team has decided to compete in this years Launceston to Hobart race. Helsal 3 will be hoping for strong conditions to have any chance against the much lighter and newer competitors but she will acquit herself very well regardless.

Crew Members

Clive Anning (skipper), Leigh Bone, Richard Upton, Peter Raymond, Jim Bedford and Rod Shaw.

Easy Street is an Adams 10 Cruiser. The experienced crew are hoping for a better result this year after having to retire from last years L2H with rudder damage. Owened by a syndicate Easy Street is looking for running and reaching conditions during the race.

Crew Members

Scott Devereaux, Patrice McKenna, Laurie Mickleborough, Tristan Gourlay, John West, Simon Haase, Trevor Renton and Paul Kepnich.

Azzurro is a Bruce Clarke 46 Masthead Sloop and was built by Brin Wilson Boat Builders in Auckland NZ in 1985.

Crew Members

Jeff Cordell (skipper), Jarryd Cohen, Paul Curry, Gary Eiszele, Paul Askey-Doran, Gavin Cowell, Paul Fazackerley and Curt Chalk.

Host Plus Executive is a modified Mumm 36, skippered by Jeff Cordell and crewed by a highly experienced group of friends. Host Plus Executive won the inaugural Launceston to Hobart race in 2007 with line honours, IRC and AMS wins. The boat competes in harbour racing pennants and is based at the Bellerive Yacht Club. Host Plus Executive hopes to perform well in rating classes this year and intends to finish ahead of boats that are similar in size.

Crew Members

Chris Hadrill (skipper), Keith Bolton, Dan Ford, Rod Cushion, Paul Strong and Jeff Bendall.

Pyxis has completed the previous two Launceston to Hobart yacht races. This year the crew are all yacht owners with many years of experience. Pyxis achieved 6th place on AMS in this year’s Maria Island race and are looking forward to this years Launceston to Hobart yacht race.

Crew Members

Royce Salter (skipper), Daivd Short, Stephen Hyland, Julian Salter, Marcus Onn and Peter Turner.

Ramrod is a modified Kaufman design and was built in the Huon Valley. She returned from Melbourne in 2009 and relaunched in August 2011 after extensive modification. The Launceston to Hobart Yacht race will be her first race in its new cinfiguration.

Crew Members

Tobias Fahey (skipper), Andrew Fahey, Stuart Pitt, Timothy Starkey, Scott Sutton and Mark Redden.

Sea Quest is a Radford/McIntyre 50 built for the Around Alone Race that never eventuated. She is a strong blue water thoroughbred which is currently undergoing a refit for a non stop world single handed circumnavigation in 2012.

Crew Members

John Joyce (skipper), Andrew Joyce, Alan King, Ken Gourlay, Sebastian Verbeeten, Tim Freeman and Mitch Ransen.

A fully fitted cruising pilot house yacht which performs at its best with plenty of breeze. Cruised extensively by its current owners. A major refit in the past winter has seen the lifting keel permantly fixed.

Crew Members

Andrew Jones (skipper),Shane Hansen, Michael Jones, Scott Creedon, Tony Guy, Michael Nuccitelli, Brian Dabner, Cole Dabner, Mitchell Knowles and Gerard Smith.

AdvantEDGE competed in last year’s Launceston to Hobart yacht race as well as the the Tasmanian Three Peaks yacht race, achieving good results. With a combination of an experience and youthful crew and with a season under their belt, the AdvantEDGE team are keen to improve their result from last year.

Crew Members

Andrew Hunn (skipper), Richard Goodfellow, Rod Chamberlain, Phillip Armstrong, Daniel Woods, John Wearne, Christian Wardrop and Rowan Clark.

Launched in 2005 and upgraded in 2009, Mr Kite has a carbon hull with canting keel and compisite rig. Mr Kite was Line honours winner in the 2009 and 2010 Launceston to Hobart yacht race and also in the 2009 and 2011 Maria Island yacht race.

The Mr Kite team intends to replicate her line honours victory of previous years as well as adding a handicap win in the Launceston to Hobart yacht race.

Crew Members

Peter Haworth (skipper), Tim Ferguson, Martin Lauerack, Peter Jones, David Woods and Julian Woods.

Pogue Mahone is a Ladgard 10.6 cruiser racer that is well known on the Tamar river. Her previous owners cruised extensively, but the new owners are intending to do some racing as well as cruising. The Pogue is a well found, well built boat capable of handling anything thrown at her, the crew hope they have the same capabilities.

Crew Members

Tony Harman (skipper), Peter Alexander, David Furmage, Steven Davison, Neil Snare, Tim Behrens and Wayne Seabrook.

Masquerade was designed by John Morgan and updated by Fred Barrett (rig, sail plan and foils) toward the end of the construction period. Tony built Masquerade at home and launched her in 2005 with the intention of racing for a few years before going cruising with family and friends. Meanwhile, 6 years later she is still racing.

The majority of the crew are regular Masqueraders from previous Launceston to Hobart races in 2008 and 2009. They are looking forward to a good race with our fellow 35 footers.

Crew Members

To be advised

Zephyr has had a successful racing period coming 1st in the 2010 Pre Xmas DSS/RYCT Twilight series in division 5, 1st in the 2011 Port Cygnet Regatta in division 1 and 7th in the 2011 Hamilton Island Race Week cruising division 1.

Crew Members

Richard Fisher (skipper), Katrina Fisher, Robert Matthews, Bill Rostron, Perry Foster, Steve Walker, Adrian Hardman, Mike Spottswood, Anthony Cornish and Mark Waldron.

Believe was launched less than one month prior to the 2010 Launceston to Hobart yacht race. Lack of time on the water contributed to a well organised cruise! This year the boat is better sorted and the cruise should be quicker!

Crew Members

Nick Edmunds (skipper), Jack Wells, Scott Inglis, Ross Edmunds, Richard Wells, Jarrod Palson, David Wright and Nick McElwee.

Successful competitor over many years in Tasmanian races.

Crew Members

David Taylor (skipper), Graeme McKibben, Doug Steel, Adrian Herington, Wayne Turner, Carolyn Walker, Sarah Baldwin and Glenn Phillips.

Pisces is a modified Bashford 36 which has been owned by David Taylor since 2006. She has completed two Sydney to Hobart yacht races, three Three Peak races, five Maria Island races, five Bruny races, one Mewstone race and this will be her third Launceston to Hobart yacht race. Crew members are all Hobart based.

Crew Members

To be advised.

Obsession is a standard Sydney 38 that came to Tasmanian waters in the last Sydney to Hobart, being the boat’s 5th Sydney to Hobart. Since arriving Obsession has been extensivly campained in various inshore and offshore events around the state including the 2011 Australian Three Peaks Race. Obsession will be proudly fly the PDYC burgee and is crewed by PDYC members.

Crew Members

Justin Barr (skipper), Andrew ‘Flips’ Matton-Johnson, Graeme Mansfield, Chris Carrick, Ilise Bourke, Carl Parr, Rod Barnes and Glen Stewart.

Rumbeat has been meticulously prepared for this years Launceston to Hobart yacht race by owner and skipper, Justin Barr. Crewed by local Hobart sailors this will be Rumbeat’s first Launceston to Hobart yacht race.

Crew Members

Mark Ballard (skipper), Derek Inglis, Matthew Denholm, Bruce Palmer, Alison Hay, Peter Pangas, Edward Finnis, Peter Bingham, Greg Rowlings and Adrian Clarke.

Crew Members

Rob Smith(skipper), Sally Smith, Peter Chadwick, Barry McIndoe……….

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Crew Members

Mick Rowley(skipper), Peter Coad, Ben Zalmstra, Matthew Coad, John Lewis, Matt Smith, Damien George and Matt Schofield.

Planet X is a modified Huon 10 racing yacht that now measures 35 feet in lenght. Planet X has received some major modifications this year including rig re-positioning and a new prodder to help enjoy down wind sailing. the boats greatest achievement to date has been in winning the 2004 King of the Derwent. The crew hope to achieve similar results this year. Two crew members will be travelling all the way from Port Headland and Albany in Western Australia to participate in this years L2H. The biggest competition for Planet X in this years L2H will be in trying to beat Archie and Masquerade across the finish line

Crew Members

Phil Wilkinson (skipper),Glenn Frame, Mark Van Ommen, John King, Bill Grierson and Richard Cowling.

Y Nacht is a 1998 Oceanis 461. She was built and bought, for cruising, but her relatively inexperienced crew enjoy the social and learning opportunities provided by racing. A late night idea whilst at anchor on the East Coast, led to an L2H entry, but a mishap last year resulted in it taking 2 years to get a start. Our primary aim is to arrive safely in Hobart by 31 December.

Crew Members

David Ellis (skipper), Mike Carter, Alex Gilbert, Paul Grant, Ben Howland and Jane Richards.

Penfold Audi Sport is an Archambult A31 and sister to Aroona which finished runner up to Loki in the 2009 Audi IRC Australian Championships. The Penfold Audi Sport team has a number of wins in windward/leeward racing on Port Phillip and is looking forward to the challenge of the Launceston to Hobart race.

Crew Members

Charles Booth (skipper), Mark Koppelmann, Ben McBride, Rick Cooper and Jason Van Zetten.

The crew of Ocean Freeway is comprised primarily of old hands who like sailing together. While the boat lacks the performance capability of the modern designs, she is great in heavy weather and has the crew experience to push the rest of the fleet in these conditions.

Crew Members

Stephen Wilkins (skipper), Grant Mansfield, Jane Roberts, Michael Sluce, Val Rautner, Andrew Davis and Simon Wingfield.

Xplore, a Challenge 67, was specifically designed and built for the extreme conditions of the Southern Ocean. A fast, heavy-weather sailing yacht, Xplore has completed two round the world yacht races and has been operating in the high latitude polar regions for the past 6 years. Skipper Stephen Wilkins and his crew of friends, mostly from Beauty Point and the Tamar River, are looking forward to an enjoyable sail down the Tasmanian Coast to Hobart.

Crew Members

Lyle Borlase(skipper), Madelaine Wilbow……….

Sailing in cruising division Entourage combines comfort with speed. The added weight and windage of dry dodger, coffee machine, ducted heating and rewind winches are compensated for by a performance rig and crew well experienced in the Launceston to Hobart.

Crew Members

Wayne Banks-Smith (skipper), John Lawrence, Nick Corkhill, Michael Berwick, John Chorozsy, Mark Bayles, Jonathon Hargraves-Morris, Robert Armstrong, Mathew Rogers and Charles Donnelly.

War Games is one one of five Farr40 One Design’s sailing on the River Derwent in Hobart. War Games is highly competitive and if there is a race being held, she will be on the start line. The war Games team will be trying hard for an all round winning performance.

Crew Members

David Pring (skipper), Terry Rooney, Dean Fisher, Jeff Ayton, Digby Ayton, Hamilton Farmer and Glen Sanford.

The 2011 OPTUS Launceston to Hobart yacht race is Reflection’s third passage race after completing Lord Howe Island & Sydney to Hobart in 2009. Reflection is based in Kettering and is available for charter through SailTime Hobart. She will provide comfortable sailing with gourmet menu for her crew.

Crew Members

Sally Rattle, Todd Sproule, Scott Brain, Mike Denney, Tommy Stearnes, Michelle Edwards, Lauren Davison and Colleen Darcey.

Archie is an Archambault A35 designed by Joubert/Nivelt and built in France by Archambault Yachts. Archie arrived in Tasmania in October 2006 and races out of the Derwent Sailing Squadron. This is Archie’s second Launceston to Hobart and will be sailing with a group of talented sailors from Hobart. With a good mix of youth and experience the crew are looking for an exciting race.