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2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge – The kind of crazy we love!
The 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge is officially underway, and if there was ever a reminder that sailors are a special breed of crazy, this is it.
The 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge is officially underway, and if there was ever a reminder that sailors are a special breed of crazy, this is it.
1,170nm from Opua in New Zealand all the way across the Tasman to Southport on the Gold Coast in Australia. Sounds fun?! 15 single-handed yachties seem to think so! The race across the ditch begins at 1200 hours NZ Time on Saturday 30th May.
Approximately a year ago, Finn Drummond and his Dad Mike crossed Cook Strait in a couple of Zephyrs. Subsequently, their ambition for adventures in small boats grew and they decided to tackle Doubtful Sound in Fiordland in a 470.
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