Three Peaks Race
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This article is about a Tasmanian sailing and mountaineering event. For various Great Britain mountain challenges, see Three Peaks Challenge.
The Three Peaks Race is a short-handed sailing and mountain run event held in Tasmania, the southern-most state of Australia, over the Easter long weekend. The first race was in 1989.
The Three Peaks Race is a non-stop event, commencing at Beauty Point just north of Launceston on the Tamar River, during which runners are transposted by yacht:
- 90 nmi to Flinders Island (settlement of Lady Barron) in Bass Strait where two runners proceed to the top of Mt Strzelecki (65 km run; 756 m ascent);
- 145 nmi to Coles Bay where two runners scale Mt Freycinet (33 km run; 620 m ascent); and
- 100 nmi to Hobart on the Derwent River where two runners top Mt Wellington (33 km run; 1270 m ascent), and finishing in Hobart.
The race course is approximately:
- Sail: 335 nmi;
- Run: 131 km;
- Ascent: 2646 m.
The concept of the race is similar to the British Three Peaks Challenge. The Tasmanian race was inaugurated in 1989 after a team competed in the 1987 British event.
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[edit] Events by Year
[edit] Winners
- 2006: team Marshall Engineering - Phillip Marshall (team leader) Charlie Nolan, Gwyn Alway, Mark Guy and Paul McKenzie - Time 3d 02h 46m 57s
- 2005: team Elite Renovations - Phillip Marshall (team leader), Steve Walker, Mark Guy, Paul McKenzie, and Charlie Nolan - Time 3d 00h 33m 13s
