Broaden your horizons with the down under rally

Sail in company to Asia, Australia, New Caledonia & Vanuatu

Upcoming Yacht Rallies

Australia to New Caledonia & Vanuatu

The primary goal of the Down Under "Go East" Rally is to provide those who join the rally from Australia to New Caledonia with information, support and benefits.

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New Caledonia & Vanuatu to Australia

The primary goal of the Down Under "Go West" Rally is to provide those who are heading Down Under with a professional and informative introduction to Australia.

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Australia to SE Asia

The primary goal of the ‘Go North’ - Sail 2 Indonesia Rally is to provide those who join the rally from Australia to Indonesia with information, support and benefits before and during their visit.

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New Caledonia to Vanuatu

The purpose of the Down Under Rally "NC2V Rally" is to provide participants of our Go East Rally a hassle free entry into Vanuatu and allow them to get the most out of what will be a relatively short visit to the country.

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Fiji & Vanuatu to Lifou - Loyalty Island New Caledonia

.Clear into New Caledonia in the Loyalty Islands with the Down Under Rally. and obtain full customs, immigration & biosecurity clearance.

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Upcoming Events

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Sailing to & Cruising SE Asia & the SW Pacific Info Sessions

Like to know more about sailing from Australia to Indonesia & SE Asia or destinations in the SW Pacific such as New Caledonia, Vanuatu & Fiji?

Offshore Cruising Preparation Courses

This is your opportunity to spend time learning from those who know what you need to know!

Stress Free arrival in Paradise planned for 2019 Go East Rally

The Down Under Rally has once agin arranges for Customs, biosecurity & immigration clearance into New Caledonia for 2019 Go East Rally fleet to be carried out at Ilot Maitre, New Caledonia followed by arrival events & end of passage party

Down Under Rally 'GoWest' Magazine

FREE Guide to Sailing to & Cruising in Australia, featuring Fiji, New Caledonia & Vanuatu stopover info.

Click the centre of the magazine image to view the magazine in full screen or click below to download your free copy.

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Meet the rally organisers - John & Leanne Hembrow and their vessel - Songlines

About John & Leanne

Aussies, John & Leanne have been full time cruisers since 2009. They originally departed from Brisbane, Australia and since then they have well over 30,000 ocean miles under their keels.

In 2010 they cruised the west coast of Central America and then in 2012 crossed the pacific on their 54 Moody "Red Sky" before selling her early in 2014. In November 2014 they purchased Songlines a 48.8 Ocean Catamaran.

About Songlines

Songlines is an Ocean 48.8 performance sailing catamaran launched December 2005 in South Carolina USA.

An owners version, three cabin, two bathroom version, she has the Larouge signature moulded curved fore-beam.

When you see Songlines drop by and say "g'day mate!"

Awards

In 2016 John and Leanne were nominated for the Cruising Helmsman Magazine / My Sailing "Cruiser of the year award".

In 2017 The Down Under Rally was the recipient of the AIMEX innovation award.

Latest Rally News

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Nov 1, 2018

Record Number Of Yachts Join The Down Under 'Go West' Rally

Nov 1, 2018

72 YACHTS from 14 COUNTRIES have joined the 2018 Go West Rally.
Having set sail from New Caledonia & Vanuatu at various times over the past couple of weeks 43 of the participating yachts have already arrived in Australia and the remaining 29 are expected to depart and arrive in the next 10 days. The majority have chosen Bundaberg and the as their port of Entry.

Nov 1, 2018

Sep 14, 2018

Down Under Rally adds ‘Go North Rally’ to SE Asia.

Sep 14, 2018

Jul 11, 2018

Down Under Rally delivers the WOW !

Jul 11, 2018

In our latest video we share some footage of the preparations for the Go East Rally voyage, the fun and informative events we hold leading up to the voyage, the voyage itself, the rally fleet arriving in New Caledonia and some VERY SPECIAL and VERY MEMORABLE MOMENTS along the way.

Jul 11, 2018