LATEST NEWS
Father & Son challenging across the Tasman
4 May 2017
Malcom Dickson and son Hamish have both entered the 2018 Solo Trans Tasman Yacht Race. Malcolm...
Read more...One Year to go
20 March 2017
Local entrant Graeme Francis (New Plymouth Yacht Club) enters 2018 race and Kevin Le Poidevin will r...
Read more...November 2016 Update
16 November 2015
The established Race Committee, led by Dianne Holdt is preparing for the 2018 challenge behind the s...
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13th SOLO TASMAN CHALLENGE
Start: 1pm Sunday, April 1, 2018
From: Port Taranaki, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Viewing: Ngamotu Beach, Lee Breakwater, Foreshore
Finish: Mooloolaba, Australia
Distance : 1380 nautical miles
SKIPPER PROFILE
David Hows
Ocean Gem
David Hows purchased his 1991 Beneteau 445 in 2011 and renamed her Ocean Gem. Based at the Gulf Harbour Marina in Auckland, David spent the next 2 summers cruising the New Zealand waters with his family and sailed as far south as Tauranga a...
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