Chris LL

Tasman Sea crossing Hobart to Nelson

Single crew with experience in offshore sailing, watch keeping, interested in mile building, and a love of the ocean wanted for a Tasman crossing in early April. My partner and I are planning to leave Hobart, Australia, arriving 10 or so days later in Nelson, New Zealand. We're hauling out on 31 March for the biosecurity cleaning and antifouling. Ideally the crew would join around that time to get familiar with the boat and us two, do a couple of days sailing exercises in the beautiful local cruising grounds before checking out. We will cover onboard voyage costs, and negotiate on your travel costs for either end of the voyage. The boat is a Hans Christian 43T, renowned for blue water cruising in comfort and classic style, and we have extensively refurbished it over the last 3 years including all new electronics, plumbing, engine, rigging, and some new sails. We've tested and modified it, including from Brisbane to Hobart, across a rough Bass Strait, and a couple of times in the Southern Ocean around the remote south-west of Tasmania. Our 10,000 miles or so of experience has come from youthful dinghy sailing, sailing our own keel boats, and crewing with others in Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, and skipper Chris has made several working voyages amongst other Pacific Islands including with the Australian Navy. Chris made the Tasman crossing in 10 days last year as competent crew with a couple on their 39' classic wooden yacht.

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