As if a 335 nautical mile yacht race isn’t going to be tough enough at times. How about throwing in 133 km of running up and down mountains into the equation.
That’s what will happening this Easter Weekend in Tasmania in the 20th Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race hosted by Port Dalrymple Yacht Club.
In actual fact each yacht has a crew of five, three sailors and two runners. The sailors get to rest and socialise while runners do their stuff. However it is not difficult to imagine that the runners may not get much resting and socialising in on the sailing legs if the weather is uncooperative. Despite this there are apparently more runners available than boats.
The race starts in Launceston on Friday afternoon with a 90 nm sail to Lady Barron where the runners do a 65 km run up Mount Strzelecki whether it’s dark or not. Then it’s off to Coles Bay 145 nm away and a quick 35 km jog up Mt Freycinet. The last sailing leg is a 100 nm run down to Hobart and then a real run of 33 kms up Mt Wellington which, at 1270 m, is nearly twice as high as the other two. Hopefully by the time the runners get back the sailors will have the drinks lined up at the bar.
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