The Three Peaks Yacht Race
Tasmanian team in bid for unique Three Peaks Double
A team of Tasmanian sailors and runners are campaigning to compete in both the Tasmanian and the British Three Peaks Races, the world's most challenging combinations of offshore yacht racing and mountain running, in 2010.
Team Whistler will be the first Tasmanian team to compete in both Three Peaks events, the Hydro Tasmanian Three Peaks next Easter and the British event in June next year, sailing their yacht Whistler here and then chartering the winning yacht from this year's British Three Peaks.
The Tasmanian Three Peaks, starting from Beauty Point in northern Tasmaniaon Good Friday, 2nd April 2010 and ending in Hobart with a climb of Mount Wellington, involves 335 nautical miles of sailing, 133 kilometres of running and 2646 metres of ascent.
The British event starts from Barmouth in Wales on June 19th 2010 and ends with a climb of Ben Nevis in Scotland, involving 389 nm of sailing, 72 miles of running and 14,000 feet of ascent.
Whistler, an 11-metre yacht designed by Australian naval architect Andy Dovell, has an excellent offshore racing record, including winning the Battery Point Trophy for first boat under 11m in the 2006 Sydney Hobart.
The team's chartered yacht in the UK is a Reflex 38, a three-times winning boat in the British Three Peaks.
Team Whistler
