Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge
It’s a GO but foul weather and a 72-foot abandoned vessel hold risk for the 16 Solo Trans-Tasm...
The Race Committee formally confirmed the 16th Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge will ...
1, 2, 3 and on Saturday, it will be Malcolm Dickson’s fourth Solo Trans-Tasman
The washing machine went first.
J
oan Dickson raised an eyebrow ...
2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Race: Kiwi veteran Malcolm Dickson return to lead fleet for gruelling 1...
Kiwi veteran Malcolm Dickson is back to lead the charge across 1,200 unforgiving...
Bill Kidman and Pretty Boy Floyd: Most wanted on the Tasman
There is a deliberate irony painted on the transom of Bill Kidman’s 1994 Murray ...
The little boat with a big past: Peter Bourke and Diablo take on the Solo Trans-Tasman
At 29 feet Diablo the smallest boat in the fleet by 2 metres. And one of the mos...
At 62 Doug Esterman takes on the Solo Trans-Tasman for the first time
Twelve thousand offshore miles. A lifetime on the water. And not a single solo o...
Fifty years in the making: Ben Ball’s Solo Trans-Tasman dream
Ben Ball has been waiting half a lifetime to sail his 1976 Cavalier 36, Camellia...
Sharon Ferris-Choat to become seventh woman to contest Solo Trans-Tasman
Two-time Olympian and round-the-world race winner lines up for 2026 Solo Trans-T...
Crossing ‘the Ditch’ alone: Malcolm Dickson and the rise of a record Solo fleet
Twenty-one sailors will take on the Tasman in May 2026, led by a 79-year-old des...
At least 12 entries for Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge 2026
The fleet ranges from the smallest entry, Diablo (8.7m), to the largest, Sarau, ...
Solo at sea: Opua to Southport, a bigger, bolder 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman
The 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge returns with a record 20 entries, a n...
Solo at sea: The 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge
It’s been called one of the most grueling tests of seamanship on the planet, a...