Hazard spot
Bass Strait: Severe storms
Bass Strait: Shallow water between two oceans, where the swell stands up over the sill. The strait earns its reputation even in summer.
- Cause
- Severe storms
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 39° 30,0' S 146° 00,0' E
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Bass Strait: how the place works
Between mainland Australia and Tasmania the strait is shallow, and the Southern Ocean swell runs onto it from the west. Shallow ground under a long swell makes the sea short and steep, and lows pass through all year.
Bass Strait: what breaks there
The 1998 Sydney to Hobart storm is the best known case, but the strait writes severe weather damage regularly without any race: rig, steering gear, superstructure. Ports of refuge lie at the ends, not in the middle.
Bass Strait: what this means for your policy
Settle whether sail and rig damage in racing is included if you are taking part in a race, and whether there is a minimum crew for this passage. Neither is a formality here.
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And what applies right now?
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