Hobart to Melbourne/Geelong Offshore Sailing Academy
AUD$4,500 PP
Hobart to Melbourne/Geelong Offshore Sailing Academy
AUD$4,500 PP
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Cross Bass Strait on a serious offshore Academy passage from Hobart to Melbourne/Geelong. This hands-on route builds real sea miles, stronger watch habits, and calm decision-making in open water, changing weather, and demanding conditions.
Sail from Hobart to Melbourne/Geelong on one of Australia’s most respected offshore training passages, crossing Bass Strait and building the kind of experience that matters. This Academy route is designed to strengthen offshore capability through real conditions, real watch systems, and real decision-making. Expect a demanding mix of open water, changing weather, strong currents, and day and night sailing that tests seamanship and sharpens confidence.
Throughout the passage, sailors develop practical skills in coastal and offshore navigation, weather routing, tidal planning, and watch leadership. There is a strong hands-on focus, with every crew member taking an active role in sail handling, reefing, helming, lookout duties, heavy weather management, and emergency response. The aim is not simply to cover miles, but to build calm judgement, stronger teamwork, and reliable habits at sea.
This passage suits sailors who want meaningful offshore miles in a structured learning environment, as well as those preparing for bigger bluewater passages or race campaigns. Hobart to Geelong combines challenge, progression, and the unmistakable satisfaction of a Bass Strait crossing completed well.
Design: Verdier Class 40
Build/Rebuild: FR Nautisme / Carbon Developments (2021–22)
LOA: 15.1 m | Beam: 4.5 m | Draft: 3.1 m | Displacement: ~4,892 kg
- A fast, honest offshore platform fully rebuilt and optimised for performance and reliability.
- The hull was stripped, re-faired, and strengthened; the keel removed, ultrasounded, and re-bedded.
- An extended carbon rig (+1.5 m), longer boom, and fixed bowsprit boost light-air punch and reaching balance.
- Below deck, twin nav/autopilot systems, radar, AIS, and satcomms support routing and debriefs at race pace.
- Deck gear, pit systems, and sail-handling hardware were all renewed for clean, repeatable evolutions under load.
- Simple, robust systems — Yanmar 3YM30 shaft drive, 600 L ballast, folding prop — make Vixen both fast and forgiving.
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