SAILING THE ROARING FORTIES in the 50th Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster Race (full documentary)
This is our journey into the Southern Ocean as part of the Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster Race.
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For 49 years, sailors have crossed the treacherous bass strait, meeting the uninterrupted Southern Ocean swell on the wild west coast of Tasmania. They sail below 40 degrees south into the roaring forties, where nothing but the world’s largest and icy cold waters separates these souls from Antarctica. This is our journey into the Southern Ocean as part of the Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster.
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Chapters:
00:00 The Westcoaster
04:35 The crew
05:25 The boat
07:27 The Cock of the Bay
10:15 Westcoaster start: into Bass Strait
18:43 Welcome to the roaring forties: The cold front
27:36 Day 3: The wilderness
29:48 INSTA 360
30:44 Day 3: The wilderness cont.
35:20 Day 4: All or nothing
42:15 Day 5: Across the line
48:56 We won!
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From university studies to the Roaring Forties. Join Slim and Soph as they navigate the remote Tasmanian wilderness aboard their Duncanson 34, Nakama, in 2026.
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