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Guessing the elapsed race time.
Congratulations to Elaine Hendricks of Launceston who made the closest guess to the elapsed race time of the 2008 winning team. Elaine's guess was 46 minutes 21 seconds away from the actual elapsed time.
Media Releases issued for 2008 Race Launch.
Listen to the round the world sailor Tony Mowbray give his comments on the 2004 race to David Iliffe on ABC Radio. [414 KB MP3 file for Real Player.]
Please support our race sponsors and supporters. Supporting them supports the race.
For those who would like to directly support the race or a competing team please contact us. Favourable packages can be offered.
The British Three Peaks Race was held in June 2007. They had a full list of 26 teams competing in their 30th race.
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Real time tracking a Three Peaks Race first
For the 2008 Three Peaks Race each yacht was fitted with
a real
time tracker. While there have been many races in Australia and
around the world over recent years that have used satellite tracking
systems what makes our tracking system unique is the
use of the locally
constructed Datacall Telemetry System and the transmission of data via
Telstra's Next G network.
Linked to Google Earth, the tracks of all yachts could be observed as they progressed around the course. The latitude and longitude of each yacht was collected from a GPS unit and transmitted via the mobile phone network for display on ther internet. An example above shows yachts tacking to windward as they approach Flinders Island.
Another feature was the use of webcams on 12 of the yachts giving a snapshot at every 15 minutes or less throughout the race.
The Race
Australia's premier short-handed sailing endurance mountain running race is held every Easter in Tasmania.
First conducted in 1989, the Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race is a major event on the Tasmanian sporting calendar attracting large crowds at various locations and extensive media following each Easter. The 20th annual race will start on Good Friday, 10th April 2009 .
The People
Each year competitors are drawn from most Australian states and often there is a number of international competitors, mostly runners.
For competitors it offers an interesting alternative for the yachting fraternity and a challenging new activity for runners, climbers and bushwalkers.
It is this unique combination of the two disparate disciplines which provides for such a challenging event.
The Teams
The race allows for three divisions; Main, Fully Crewed and Cruising.The Main Division is the original concept of five persons in a team. The Fully Crewed Division is the growth area ideal for those racing for the first time and those not confident with 3 sailors and 2 runners. More ...
The Course
The Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race is a non-stop event, commencing at Beauty Point on the Tamar River just north of Launceston and finishing in Hobart on the Derwent River. More ...
The Volunteers
The race is organised entirely by a dedicated and competent team of volunteers who are situated at many places along the race route. Here volunteers, spectators and runners have the chance for refreshments at Mt Strzelecki base station. if you would like to help next year.
2008
Yacht Tracking
(For best results you need Google Earth
installed.)
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International challenge
Runners from Israel who have competed in the British Three Peaks Race competed with the first-time team from Victorian aboard the Beneteau 373, Aphrodite. Runner/sailor Alon Peled visiting Australia for the first time is the only person to compete in the three major sailing and endurance running races, the British Three Peaks Race, our Australian race, the Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race and the Scottish Islands Peaks Race. For the record Alon said that the Tasmanian race was the most challenging of all three.
Record fleet for 2008 so close!
The record fleet size of 30 teams set in 1989, the inaugural race, was under threat for a long time but final entries lodged were 28. One team had to withdraw prior to the start placing 27 yachts lining up on Good Friday.
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Read the January 2008 Speaks newsletter.
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The Race
The Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race is a non-stop event, commencing at Beauty Point just north of Launceston on the Tamar River and finishing in Hobart on the Derwent River. En-route, the running members of each team have to scale Mt Strzelecki, Mt Freycinet and Mt Wellington.
The east-coast course around Tasmania affords the best combinations of suitable mountains, coastal centres, accessibility for followers, press crews and the public. It brings publicity and exposure to two of the more beautiful but remote areas of the State, Flinders Island and the Freycinet Peninsula, and takes competitors, supporting groups and the media the length of the beautiful east coast.
For competitors it offers an interesting alternative for the yachting fraternity and a challenging new activity for runners, climbers and bushwalkers. It is this unique combination of the two disparate disciplines which provides for such a challenging event.
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