The Shorthanded Ocean Racing Association of Australia has opened Expressions of Interest for the Race Around Australia 2028, to be held forty years on from, and in the spirit of, the 1988 Bicentennial race. The doublehanded Race Around Australia will cover more than 7,000 nautical miles across five legs and four stopovers, incorporating two sprint stages and two pit stops.

The Shorthanded Ocean Racing Association of Australia Inc (SHORAA) is proud to announce the Race Around Australia 2028 (RAA), a doublehanded yacht race, forty years after and in the spirit of the 1988 Bicentennial race.  The RAA will sail over 7,000 nm with five legs, four stopovers and two sprint stages with pitstops. The start will be in Sydney in August 2028, with teams heading North to the Whitsundays, Darwin, Fremantle and Hobart before returning to Sydney in November 2028.