For all the pain that this famous race dishes out year after year, it has never wanted for competitors over its 78-year history (backed by Rolex since 2002). A wooden plaque in the shape of Tasmania, which hangs in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s members’ bar, bears the names of over 130 ‘Hobart Heroes’ who have competed more than 25 times. So what exactly lures sailors back year after year?
Navigator Lindsay May doubled that milestone in 2023 aboard Geoff Hill’s , celebrating his 50th consecutive race since
