2025 Harcourts Hobart Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race
by Amy Potter 30 Dec 2025 23:16 PST
2025 Harcourts Hobart Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race © Amy Potter & Abbalena Whalan
The 2025 Harcourts Hobart Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race is officially wrapped, with presentations held this afternoon alongside the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria's Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race.
The results are now officially in, and wow, what a close one this year.
Congratulations again to overall winner Footloose. The achievement didn't stop there, with an exceptional all-round performance across multiple handicap divisions: first in PHS, first in IRC, second in ORC, and first boat under 10 metres. Adding to the list, Stewart Geeves was also awarded First Navigator.
Kenan 44 Tempo Racing skippered by Tony Williams and a new addition to the Tasmanian racing fleet, was first across the line, claiming line honours in this year's race. Tempo also finished first to Low Head in Race 1 (Beauty Point to Low Head), as well as securing first in ORC, first in PHS, and second in IRC overall. Congratulations to Tony and crew, we can't wait to see you out on the Derwent.
In Race 1, Beauty Point to Low Head, Footloose came out firing from the start, claiming second in IRC, first in PHS, and first in ORC. Honeypot Sailing also had a strong race, taking second in PHS and first in IRC, while Talofa rounded out the ORC podium with third place.
In PHS, it was a hard-fought battle right through to the finish. Tempo, regardless of their outright speed, still raced extremely well in the handicap fleet and secured third place. Second went to Invincible, skippered by Bryan Walpole, who gave it absolutely everything right to the end, chasing down the fleet and never letting up. Taking the top spot was Footloose, skippered by Stewart Geeves, once again showing just how well this boat is sailed and how consistently it performs when it counts.
In ORC, the competition was just as tight. 2024 Overall Winner Knest Modular Prion Racing skippered by Donovan Oak and Jory Linscott, took out third place after a strong finish, managing to extend on boats that found themselves stuck in Storm Bay. Second place went to Footloose, continuing their strong showing across every division. Taking out first place in ORC was Tempo, skippered by Tony Williams, backing up their line honours with another impressive result.
In IRC, the podium had a familiar look once again. Knest Modular Prion secured the bronze position after another solid race. Second place went to Tempo, skippered by Tony Williams, adding yet another trophy to an already successful campaign. Claiming first place in IRC, and ultimately the overall win, was Footloose, with Stewart Geeves at the helm, rounding out an outstanding performance across the board.
A huge thank you to our naming rights sponsor Harcourts Hobart for making this event possible, to the team at TasPorts for their support as the boats hit the docks, and to Tamar Yacht Club for their partnership in this race.
Thank you to everyone who attended today's presentation, it was a lovely atmosphere. And thank you to all volunteers, organisers, MC and Vice Commodore Colleen Darcey, crews, supporters, and followers for making this race what it is.
See you all next year, it's going to be a big one as we mark the 20th year of the Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race.
Full results available here.