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On Deck: Stan Honey

23 May 2021
Sports broadcast and sailing legend Stan Honey was on deck with Nic Douglass over the weekend to chat about his career, both on and off the water, and to get some insights as to just what is going down with the Mixed Offshore event and inclusion in the Olympic Games. Great to have it all explained from the source, so to speak! For the US Broadcasting Hall of Fame reference within…
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Sail Port Stephens - Flashback Friday

30 April 2021
Sail Port Stephens wrapped up on Sunday after a week of racing that saw over 180 boats including a fleet of Sabots, through to the “big guns” in the Pantaenius NSW IRC Championships. Port Stephens as a venue is incredible, and Sail Port Stephens is another level above, and that is in a year when we aren’t returning from a global pandemic and relative drought of the events…
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Pantaenius Port Stephens Trophy racing kicks off at Sail Port Stephens

23 April 2021
The world would’ve watched in utter amazement today as 130 yachts lined up for the opening spell of a massive weekend of racing at Sail Port Stephens 2021, the Panteanius Port Stephens Trophy end of the regatta. Spinnakers lined the entire bay, cheek and jowl, in a spectacle that turned the clock back to pre-COVID days, further mirrored by a simple post-race sausage sizzle from title…
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West is best for the kick off of the Pantaenius Port Stephens Trophy

23 April 2021
The Pantaenius Port Stephens Trophy, the second half of Sail Port Stephens will kick off today with a fleet of 130 boats in a westerly breeze starting at 15 knots, set to ease all day.  The majority of the fleet is heading offshore, with the Flagstaff Performance Cruising and Racing divisions starting off Nelson Bay breakwall at midday for Course 4A and 4B. They’ll swing around the…
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Sail Port Stephens: 108 boats set to sparkle once again

21 April 2021
The final day of the Bannisters Port Stephens Commodore’s Cup is here already, and for the third day in a row, the 108 boats will start off the Nelson Bay breakwall in a westerly breeze. Today, instead of the spinnaker starts we have enjoyed over the past two days, we will see the fleet head into the westerly for the “Explore the Bays” course, right up to West…
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Simply Stunning Sail Port Stephens

19 April 2021
Sail Port Stephens got underway today, with over 100 boats setting off under spinnaker on the sparkling waters of Nelson Bay, right off the break wall. The armada of colour headed East against an incoming tide in a light south-westerly breeze, with a pod of dolphins also joining in at times to enjoy the action. Dolphins parade with the fleet As the majority of the…
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Flying TP52 start sets up perfect finish for SailFest Newcastle

11 April 2021
Newcastle Harbour has hosted sailing regattas for over 175 years, but never has it witnessed a sight more exciting or nail-biting than this – eight grand-prix TP52s planing across the line under spinnaker, fanned by 25 knots of wild, wild sou-westerly. It was the perfect start to the closing day of Sailfest Newcastle 2021, especially for spectators and probably the crews – not so much for…
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Vamos wins J70 Australian Championship

6 April 2021
With two strong days of racing down in the 2021 J70 Australian Championship, the weather served up testing conditions for the racing crews and Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron race management team on the third and final day. In what could be deemed the most challenging, yet exciting race of the series, race seven was a battle from start to finish. With the course set at 160 degrees, and the…
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Stunning Easter Sunday for J70 Australian Championships

4 April 2021
Stunning April conditions met the fleet for day two of the 2021 J70 Australian Championships at Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron on Easter Sunday. Prevailing south-westerly offshore breezes were on the menu day two’s three races, with wind speeds building throughout the afternoon. Coming out of the blocks strongly in race four was Celestial, leading the top four from yesterday with a strong…
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NSW dominate first day of J70 Australian Championship

3 April 2021
Day one of the J70 Australian National Championship kicked off on Saturday 3 April in an 8 to 10 knot onshore northerly. Vamos from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia skippered by Tim Ryan, with his team of Rob Greenhalgh, Charlie Gundy and Jess Grimes lead after a perfect scorecard on day one with three bullets. In the first race, Vamos led around the top mark followed by…
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