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Off Opua, the fabulous team from Insight Media team catch the action at the start line of the 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge. 

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Thirteen monohulls crossed the start line at 12:06, one minute after the scheduled noon start, in sunshine and a freshening northeast breeze. Leading the way was Malcolm Dickson, who timed his start to perfection and shot clear of the fleet before the rest had found their lanes. Standing on the dock to watch him go […]

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The 16th Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge is underway. At noon Saturday, the multihull fleet crossed the start line off Opua Cruising Club into a northeast breeze, on schedule to the minute. Guy Chester was first away aboard Oceans Tribute, the 35-year-old Crowther carbon fibre trimaran clearing the line and finding the wind almost immediately. Within moments […]

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  Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge 2026 Live Tracker Full coverage at boatingnz.co.nz/sttc Tracker: Yellow Brick SAT 30 MAY 2026: Day 1Five hours in At this point in the race, the tracker is little more than a speed snapshot. Conditions, routing decisions, and whatever the Tasman throws at the fleet over the next week will render today’s […]

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Boating New Zealand first crossed paths with Guy Chester during the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic. Chester had sailed his 35-year-old Crowther trimaran, Ocean’s Tribute, to New Zealand for the summer with a simple objective: race some of the country’s iconic offshore events, enjoy a Kiwi summer, and prepare the boat for another Tasman crossing.   […]

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