Your crew package includes; all meals onboard, crew meals in Hobart and in Bluff, accommodation onboard, your Ocean Sailing Expeditions crew shirt, marina fees, the use of a PFD (personal floatation device), PLB (personal locator beacon), and a safety tether. Your bedding, a pillow and towel are also included along with suncream.

Your crew package excludes; accommodation ashore, flights and transport to and from departure and arrival ports, alcohol, toiletries, clothing and wet weather gear. You will need to complete a 2-day Sea Safety and Survival Training Course or equivalent at least 1 month prior.

Its always recommended that you book flights with date flexibility incase of unforeseen changes due to weather or schedules. Accommodation options if you want to stay ashore either side of trip:  AirBNB,  Booking.com,  Wotif &  HomeAway.

Join the crew for a Roaring 40’s Ocean Race between Australia and New Zealand’s southernmost mainland ports. We’ll go head to head with two 70+ foot expedition yacht crews on Silver Fern and Salt Lines racing each other to claim the title of Roaring 40’s Ocean Race Winner in this inaugural yacht race.

Crossing the Tasman Sea is one of the most revered ocean crossings on the planet. With nothing but open ocean from the bottom of Australia/New Zealand to Antartica; 1,000nm to the south, the ocean swell can build in height with no land to stop it for more than 2,500nm until it hits the shores of the Pacific Islands. There are many reasons why more people have climbed Mount Everest than have sailed across the Tasman Sea and the rapidly changing nature of the Tasman Sea’s weather system is one of them.

Hobart Airport

Invercargill airport

You can fly directly into Hobart on or before the 22nd of January 2024 and join us for a crew welcome dinner that evening. Our crew will officially assemble on the 23rd of January and we’ll familiarise you with the yachts, systems and safety equipment. We will aim to depart (subject to weather) on the 24th of January, when we will clear customs at Constitution dock and head for a race start abeam The Iron Pot at 1100 hours and set a course for Bluff, New Zealand. Depending on weather, the race should be 6-7 days with arrival into Bluff estimated for 31st January – 1st February, with a prize giving ceremony at the Bluff Yacht Club to follow. You are welcome to stay onboard from the date you arrive but if you plan to arrive prior to the 22nd of January, you may need to arrange accommodation ashore. You can depart out of Invercargill airport on or after the 3rd of February, a short drive from Bluff by car,  which has connecting international flights out of Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.