The Race CourseA scenic tour around the coast of Tasmania from Beauty Point across to the unique Flinders Island with its granite mountains, to the holiday resort of Coles Bay on the east coast to the historic State Capital, Hobart in the south.
Where we are in the WorldThe Race CourseThe race is divided into three legs of two sections consisting of a sailing and running leg.LEGS 1 and 2The race starts on the Tamar River at Beauty Point just north
of Launceston and competitors proceed by yacht to Lady Barron on Flinders Island.
When they arrive (no matter what time of the day or night), TWO CREW MEMBERS are
landed so that they can run to the top of Mt Strzelecki and back. They travel via
the Coast Road, Badger Corner Road, Big River Road and Trousers Point Road to the
mountain, returning to their vessels via the Trousers Point Road, Lady Barron Road
and Coast Road.
Entering Franklin Sound from the west. Course between the Dog islands and conventional course. Approaches to Lady Barron via the "Dogs". Flinders track to Mt Strzelecki. Vansittart Shoals Lady Barron SAILING DISTANCE: 90 nms; RUN: 65 kms; ASCENT: 756 m. LEGS 3 and 4Teams then sail to Coles Bay where once again TWO CREW MEMBERS
are disembarked to complete the circuit of the peninsula. They proceed via the
road and marked track to Wineglass Bay, up over Mt Graham to Mt Freycinet, then
the East Freycinet Saddle to Cooks Beach, returning to Coles Bay via the Peninsula
Track, Hazards Beach, Isthmus Track and the Wineglass Bay Track over the saddle
between Mt Mayson and Mt Amos.
Map of Mt Freycinet. SAILING DISTANCE: 145 nms; RUN: 35 kms; ASCENT: 620 m. LEG 5 and 6Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) website for Denison
Canal and Marion Bay Narrows. Then choose "Safety" and "Denison
Canal Transit Information".
When the crew is united, yachts then sail for Hobart where TWO CREW MEMBERS are landed at Kings Pier at Hobart to run to Davey Street and then to the Huon Highway, Fingerpost Track, Pinnacle Track and Zig Zag Track to a checkpoint at the summit of Mt Wellington. Thence by the Pinnacle Road via Big Bend to the Fingerpost Track at the Springs, returning to the finish line via the outward course. Map of Mt Wellington. As the sailing course is optional, some crews choose to sail, row or pedal through the Denison Canal at Dunalley to save time. SAILING DISTANCE: 100 nms; RUN: 33 kms; ASCENT: 1270 m. APPROXIMATE TOTAL DISTANCES:SAILING DISTANCE: 335 nms; RUN: 133kms; ASCENT: 2646m. 
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