Offshore Yachting back issues from December 2006:
At the helm: Geoff Lavis, Commodore, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.(Viewpoint)
Dec 01, 2006 ... With this edition of Offshore Yachting, we lead into the busiest time of the sailing calendar at the Club. December sees the Club conducting the Rolex Trophy, the Big Boat Challenge and of course, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. At close of entries for the Rolex Sydney ...
Publishers note.
Dec 01, 2006; ... Welcome to this special edition of Offshore Yachting focused on the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006. This signature race is the highlight of the annual Australian yacht racing calendar and a race that brings yachting, and ocean racing in particular, into the thoughts of all Australians ...
Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006; ... The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania is delighted to be associated with the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. I am very proud to have the opportunity to work once again with the CYCA and the sponsor of the event, Rolex, to ensure that this truly magnificent blue water classic has a highly ...
Back to the future.(Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia )
Dec 01, 2006 ... After trialling an altered sailing calendar this year, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has announced that its second largest offshore event behind the Rolex Sydney Hobart, the Audi Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, will return to its traditional winter time slot. The CYCA's ...
Record "up for grabs".(at Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Mark Richards, who skippered Wild Oats XI to her historic record-breaking line and IRC Overall win in last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, believes any one of the five big boats in the 2006 fleet could smash that record. Speaking at the official launch of the race at the ...
Rule changes for VO70s.(Volvo Open 70)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Anyone who has been thrilled by the sheer speed of the Volvo Open 70 class will be delighted to learn that the official Rule for 2008-09 has been framed to safeguard its status as the world's fastest long distance racing monohull. Rather than apply the "hand brake" to the VO70's stunning ...
ABN AMRO won't contest next vor.(Volvo Ocean Race, 2008-09)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Holland-based international bank ABN AMRO has announced it will not enter the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race despite its spectacular success in the 2005-06 event. ABN AMRO ONE achieved overall race victory when it arrived in Gothenburg on 17th June 2006 with six offshore leg wins out of nine, ...
Additions to Farr 40 fleet.(Lisa Hill, Martin Hill)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Martin and Lisa Hill made their Farr 40 racing debut at the Savills SORC regatta hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club at the end of November. They are planning a four year campaign in the class with key members of the crew that have helped bring them success in the Sydney 38 ...
Murray returns to 18-footers.(Lain Murray)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... After nearly 30 years the Seven Network and one of Australia's best known sailors, lain Murray, are back on Sydney Harbour together. A new 18-footer, christened Gotta Love It 7, has brought together Seven, Murray and three young, up-and-coming and already well-credentialed sailors, Seve ...
Sailor of year to Volvo winner.(news)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Mike Sanderson, winning skipper of the Volvo Ocean Race and an entrant in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with the Volvo 70 ABN AMRO ONE, has been named as winner of the ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year Awards 2006, along with American Laser Radial champion Paige Railey. ...
Hall of fame for Ben Lexcen.(news)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Australia II designer Ben Lexcen has been inducted into The Rolex America's Cup Hall of Fame in a ceremony in New York. The presentation on Ben Lexcen showed TV footage from what is now known as the "Race of the Century" when, in 1983, Australia II--skippered by John Bertrand--beat Dennis ...
Circumnavigation cruise of Tasmania.(Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Royal Geelong Yacht Club)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... In February, the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, in conjunction with the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, will conduct the eighth Circumnavigation Cruise of Tasmania. The cruise is a wonderful way of enjoying the unique Tasmanian coastal townships and spectacular scenery of secluded bays ...
Tony Bullimore returns to Southern Ocean.(news)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... British yachtsman Tony Bullimore, who figured in a dramatic rescue from his upturned yacht by the Royal Australian Navy and RAAF several years back, is preparing for another circumnavigation bid. Bullimore, who put in to Freemantle in late November, plans to sail Bull Doha 2006, a 102 ft ...
Cowes week future.(news)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... A working party formed by the clubs which run Cowes Week--the UK's premier traditional yachting event--has recommended against altering the format of the event to a two-week program. The recommendation was made after analysis of an online questionnaire and responses from ...
Ocean marine to develop the fastest charter yacht in the world.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Ocean Marine, the British sailing team owned by Mike Slade, has announced the build of a new maxi yacht with the aim of becoming the fastest charter yacht on the planet. The boat, to be called Leopard3 will be the newest super maxi on the water and, once completed, will compete in some of ...
All ten of the CYCA's Youth Sailing Academy training boats are now supported by commercial sponsorships.(news)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The Latest sponsorship is from Martin and Lisa Hill's Estate Master Sailing Team. Their commitment followed that of Walker Corporation--organised through club member Lang Walker, Camp Eden/Christie Corporation--through member Neville Christie--and Village Roadshow (2MMM), thanks to ...
New Pindar.(to team up with Mike Sanderson and designer Juan Kouyoumdjian for Open 60 project)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... British company Pindar will team up with Volvo Ocean Race winner Mike Sanderson and designer Juan Kouyoumdjian to build a new Open 60 in New Zealand. A prominent supporter of international sailing, electronic equipment company Pindar has sponsored Emma Richards, Sanderson's wife, for the ...
New Zealand challenger launched.
Dec 01, 2006 ... The yacht scheduled to race for Emirates Team New Zealand at next year's America's Cup in Spain NZL92 was launched in Auckland in October and is now being worked up by the syndicate in their New Zealand European winter training program. Team New Zealand under Peter Blake (who ...
Beijing Olympics to take sailing to the world.(news)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board has approved a final version of the competition schedule for the Belling 2008 Olympic Games. The Olympic Sailing Competition will take place in Qingdao from the 9-21 August, with the Medal Races taking place from 16-21 August. 22-23 ...
Delphia D33.(new builds)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Delphia has released a two cabin version of its D33 cruising yacht. The Polish manufacturer reports that orders for 25 have been received since the version was exhibited at the Genoa and Stockholm boat shows. One due to arrive into Australia in February has already been sold. The D33 has a ...
Elan flagship.(introduced cruising yacht at Genoa Boat Show)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Elan premiered its new 51-footer cruising yacht at the recent Genoa Boat Show. Designed by British designer Rob Humphreys, the Elan Impression 514 is a commanding fast cruising yacht with a keel-stepped mast and a powerful hull. This flagship of the Elan fleet, comes in several ...
Seventh Marten 49 sold.(new builds)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Australian based Marten Yachts, a brand of Azzura Marine, continues to gain momentum with the recent sale of the seventh Marten 49 to an Australian client. The latest buyer plans to berth the boat at the CYCA. Marten Yachts Sales Manager Jason Rowed believes this will ...
21st century harbour racer.(new builds)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The Enigma 34 is a racing day-sailer that offers exciting performance, easy transport and set up, and sleek good looks in a very competitively priced package. The design parameters called for a fast, stiff and simple boat to sail with limited crew, therefore making it an ideal boat to sail ...
Electric auxiliary power.(new builds)(French Lagoon catamarans )(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The French Lagoon range of catamarans now includes what is claimed to be the first production sailing yacht equipped with electric motors. The Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot designed Lagoon 420, which was launched at the recent La Rochelle Boat Show, is fitted with two ...
Hanse 630e nominated for award.(new builds)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The new Hanse 630e has been nominated for a European Yacht of the Year award in the sailing yachts longer than 15 metres category. Features which stand our about the Hanse 630e are the clean hull lines and the tidy deck. Halyards, control lines and sheets are hidden away below ...
New Thai built Ker design.(new builds)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Ker Yachting is to have a new 39 foot production cruiser-racer built by in Thailand. The Ker 39 is to be built by CMI. The hull and deck and all other primary structures are constructed using a wet-impregnated Epoxy/Glass/PVC foam sandwich cured under vacuum and post-cured. The rig package ...
CYCA Melbourne cup lunch.(scene)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Catherine Byron, Margaret Trusty, Liz Carpenter Winner of the Most Elegant Hat, Margo Richmond ...
CYCA children's christmas party.(scene)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Hey kids, come & meet Santa ... it's Christmas party time When: Sunday 10 December Where: The Freya Room 2.00pm--4.00pm Enjoy clowns, party tricks, face painting ...
CYCA new members cocktail party.(Cruising Yacht Club of Australia)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The CYCA hosted the bi-annual New Member's Cocktail Party last month with the big draw card being the announcement of the winner of the CYCA Aegean Yacht Rally prize, thanks to Mariner Boating. Vice Commodore Matt Allen welcomed new members to the Club before the moment all ...
The great race south: an impressive and varied fleet of more than 80 boats will line up for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.(ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART 2006)
Dec 01, 2006; ... The 85 or so yachts expected to compete in this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day, 26 December, will again represent the broad spectrum of ocean racing in Australia. There will also be some notable overseas entries. The fleet will range from comfortable ...
War hero to start race: a World War II hero who sailed in the 1947 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will be the official starter for this year's race.(Official starter)(Dennis Mason)
Dec 01, 2006; ... English-born Dennis Mason, 90, will fire the starting cannon to send the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race fleet on its way on December 26. Mason sailed aboard Hal Evans' yawl Moonbi * in the 1947 Hobart race. Also joining the starting team will be Trygve Halvorsen who, with his ...
To Hobart in the 1940s: one of the official starters for this year's event recalls racing to Hobart aboard Nerida more than 60 years ago.(Rshyr)
Dec 01, 2006; ... I joined the crew of Nerida in 1947, her then owner being well known Adelaide yachtsman Colin Haselgrove. Colin had just commenced re-rigging the 45 ft gaff cutter to a Bermudan yawl. That Nerida is the same Nerida now owned By Sir James Hardy that still proudly sails on Sydney Harbour ...
The record breakers: in the 61 years since the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht race was first sailed in 1945, the race record has been broken just ten times. But although the current record was set only last year, it could well be broken again this year.
Dec 01, 2006; ... Four 30m super maxis, with unrestricted use of canting keels and the largest sails ever seen in the ocean classic, set out to break the race record in last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Just one did--Bob Oatley's Reichel/Pugh designed Wild Oats XI, launched only weeks before the ...
Supermaxis Volvo 70s: the race for line honours in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will be a first canting keel clash between three 30 metre Supermaxis and two 21.5 metre Volvo 70s.
Dec 01, 2006; ... Wild Oats XI, Bob Oatley's canting keel, 30 m maxi made an unprecedented debut in ocean racing in last year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, winning the JH Illingworth Trophy for line honours and the Tattersall's Cup for first place Overall on IRC handicaps. It was the first ...
Richo's run: skipper of Wild Oats XI Mark Richards isn't expecting an easy repeat of last year's line honours win in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. And it is not only Maxis he sees as competition. In heavy conditions he expects the Volvo 70s to be genuine contenders.(Tack & Gybe)(Interview)
Dec 01, 2006; ... Mark Richards has enjoyed a run of successes over the last few years that most ocean racing skippers wouldn't even dream about. He skippered the lead boat in the team which won the Admiral's Cup for Australia in 2003, Wild Oats IX (now Wild Joe). Then last year he led the crew of Wild Oats ...
Boxing day spectacular: the always spectacular start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on boxing day, 26 December, will revert to the traditional time of 1300 hours (1.00 pm). The race will be watched by thousands on and around the harbour and on television on the seven network.(Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006: START: 26 DECEMBER 1.PM AEDST)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The start of the 62nd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will revert to the traditional time of 1300 hours (1.00pm) on Boxing Day, 26 December, with a fleet of more than 80 yachts expected on two starting lines north of Shark Island on Sydney Harbour. The Race Committee decided to ...
The overall winner: a Supermaxi is almost certain to take line honours in the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but the winner of the Tattersalls Cup, th overall winner on corrected time, is likely to be one of the smaller boats in the fleet.(Rshyr)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Bob Oatley's Wild Oats XI, a 30 m LOA maxi, was both the Line Honours and Overall Winner of the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race but the previous year the boat which finished fourth across the line was the Overall Winner. So how will the Overall Winner of the 2006 race ...
Tracking the fleet: Yacht Tracker, the CYCA's innovative satellite system, will again provide real time positions of the fleet on the award-winning official website for the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.(Cruising Yacht Club of Australia)
Dec 01, 2006; ... The dedicated official website for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2006, www.rolexsydneyhobart.com, is the second most visited Australian sporting website during the Christmas-New Year holiday period. For the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the same website, using Yacht ...
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race statistics--1945-2005.
Dec 01, 2006 ... NUMBER OF SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACES: 61 annual races since 1945. (The 2006 race will be the 62nd) TOTAL NUMBER OF STARTERS: 4,899 (4,008 have completed the race, 894 have retired 1945-2005). ESTIMATED TOTAL CREW TO HAVE COMPETED: About 43,756, 1945-2005. ...
Radio Relay Vessel: satellite and internet communications will be the most advanced of any ocean yacht race of its kind for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, but the Radio Relay Vessel will still play a key role in maintaining direct contact with the fleet.
Dec 01, 2006 ... The ocean-going motor cruiser JBW will once again be the Radio Relay Vessel for the 2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with a highly experienced radio team and crew aboard the vessel for the voyage south. JBW's owner John Winning, a successful businessman through the Winning ...
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race results 2005.(Statistical table)
Dec 01, 2006 ... <Pre> ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE RESULTS 2005 IRC OVERALL CORRECTED PL YACHT DIVLINE ELAPSED TIME TCF TIME 1 Wild Oats XI A 1 01:18:40:101.779 03:03:54:32 2 ...
Honour roll.(Rshyr)(yacht racing)
Dec 01, 2006 ... OVERALL WINNER AND PLACINGS (IRC) 1 Wild Oats XI, Reichel/Pugh 98 (Bob Oatley/Mark Richards, RPAYC, NSW) 2 Alfa Romeo, Reichel/Pugh 98 (Neville Crichton, RNZYS, NZL) 3 Konica Minolta, Bakewell-Whte 98 (Stewart Thwaites, RPNYC, NZL) IRC A ...
Trophy winners.(sailors)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Tattersalls Cup, RORC Plaque, Government of Tasmania Trophy (First Boat on IRC Overall) Wild Oats XI (Bob Oatley/Mark Richards, NSW) JH Illingworth Trophy (first boat to finish) Wild Oats XI (Bob Oatley/Mark Richards, NSW) Jack Rooklyn Memorial Trophy (First boat out of Sydney ...
Roles Sydney Hobart Yacht Race winners.(Statistical table)
Dec 01, 2006 ... <Pre> ROLEX SYDNEY HOBART YACHT RACE WINNERS Year Overall Winner Designer Fleet Line Honours 1945 RANI, Capt JohnA.C. Barber, NSW 9 * RANI, Capt JohnIllingworth, UK Illingworth, UK 1946 CHRISTINA, Lars ...
Hobart veterans honoured: Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race veterans were honoured at a special function at the cruising Yacht Club of Australia.(Ed Psaltis, Hugh O'Neill, Tony Hearder, Bruce Taylor)
Dec 01, 2006; ... Sydney sailors Ed Psaltis, Hugh O'Neill and Tony Hearder and Victorian sailor Bruce Taylor joined 67 other yachting greats when they were inducted into the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's 25 Sydney Hobarts Hall of Fame at the Club as part of the Quiet Little Drink (QLD) fundraiser. ...
Hobart heroes.
Dec 01, 2006 ... The following are the 72 yachtsmen who have competed in 25 or more Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Races up to and including the 61st annual race in 2005, according to the Quiet Little Drink statisticians. Of the current total, 35 have sailed on an Overall Winner, a total of 64 winners between ...
2006 Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race--the fleet.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Rshyr ABN AMRO I SAIL NO: NED1 LOA: 21.5m CLASS: IRC DESIGNER: Juan K Yacht Design (Spain) YEAR BUILT: 2005 TYPE: Volvo 70 NO. OF HOBARTS: 0 OWNER/SKIPPER: Mike Sanderson ...
Savills short ocean racing championship: when Loki's regular Helmsmann, Cameron Miles, advised that he wouldn't be available for the two-day Savills short ocean racing championship, owners Stephen Ainsworth was faced with a dilemma. who would replaced him for such an important lead up Regatta for the Rolex Sydney Hobart?
Dec 01, 2006; ... Nearing the end of the racing on the first day Ainsworth was more than happy with his choice, so much so that he said to his crew, "The new bloke helming is doing a pretty good job, eh guys?" The 'bloke' back aft was none other than America's Cup and world championship winning yachtsman ...
5 Fifth time lucky: Superbly organised by Royal Perth Yacht Club and Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and hosted by Fremantle Sailing Club, The Audi Etchells World Championship underlined that West Australia is one of the best places anywhere in the world to hold a major Regatta.
Dec 01, 2006; ... The 2006 Audi Etchells World Championship, sailed in November on the waters of Cockburn Sounds, Fremantle, brought back memories of the 1987 America's Cup series when Dennis Conner recovered yachting's greatest prize for the US in what many regarded as the best ever America's Cup series. ...
Merlin's winning magic: The 2006 Hempel Gosford to Lord Howe Island Yacht Race started in a Gale and ended, for some. In a fickle whisper of a breeze.
Dec 01, 2006; ... Most yachties race to Lord Howe Island because it is such a beautiful destination but the race is also a significant lead-up to the major summer ocean races, including the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Of this year's fleet of 18 boats, 13 have nominated for the Hobarr Race, including the ...
Bird Island race.
Dec 01, 2006 ... Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Vice Commodore Matt Allen's latest Ichi Ban, the former Volvo 70 Brunel, scored an easy line honours win in her first Australian ocean race, the CYCA's Bird Island Race. But Ichi Ban's elapsed time of just over 12 hours was well outside the ...
Middle Sea race.(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The Australian-built supermaxi Alfa Romeo took line honours in the Mediterranean offshore classic the Rolex Middle Sea Race, finally ghosting across the finish line in Malta. New Zealand skipper and CYCA member Neville Crichton was pleased to have taken line honours but disappointed he had ...
Victoria's Bay and offshore boom.(motorboat racing)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006; ... Keelboat racing is booming in Victoria, both on Port Phillip and in races into Bass Strait and beyond, with many yachts preparing for he major summer ocean races to Tasmania followed back here by the Skandia Geelong Week and other bay events. The popular Range Series opened in ...
Alfa Romeo beats masive fleet.(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Alfa Romeo won line honours in a massive fleet of 1788 boats in the short Barcolana day race off Trieste in the Mediterranean, a race previously won by its predecessor in 2003 and 2004. The race started in 20 to 23 knots with 30 knots gusts. Neville Chrichton's rmaxi ...
Geraldton Classic.
Dec 01, 2006 ... UFO34's have a wonderful record in WA's premier ocean race, the Geraldton Ocean Classic, regularly featuring in handicap results since Noel Drage's Amigo Diablo took the IOR handicap trophy in 1987, but none more so than Lance Woods' Impluse. The Fremantle dentist has been a ...
Star Worlds to Hamish Pepper.(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Hamish Pepper and crew Carl Williams won the first Star worlds for New Zealand in a nail biting finish in San Francisco. They took the trophy with 19 points on the board. Brazilians Robert Scheidt and Bruno took second place (22 points), while defending champions Xavier Rohart ...
Dragon NSW titles.(Race & Regatta Rond Up)(New South Wales)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The International Dragon, the classic yacht of one-design classes, is having a resurgence of interest worldwide, including on Sydney Harbour, with the NSW State Championship attracting a fleet of 11 boats. The eight-race series was conducted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron ...
Vice Admiral's Cup.(Race & Regatta Rond Up)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... The second Vice Admiral's Cup, hosted by the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club off Cowes at the end of the UK offshore season, was declared a resounding success by all involved. The event, which attracted 33 boats, is all about going back to basics and having fun so competition was predominantly ...
Farr 40S regattas.(Race & Regatta Rond Up)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Matt Allen's Farr 40 Ichi Bah made it two from two in regattas in the class with a win in the Rhodes Waterside Farr 40 regatta off Sydney Harbour. That win followed a win in the Corinthian Doors Peppers Anchorage Farr 40 Regatta off Port Stephens. Then Ivan Wheen and ...
San Francisco Sydney 38S.(Race & Regatta Round Up)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Sydney 38s were among the classes which competed in the San Francisco St Francis Yacht Club's Rolex Big Boat Series. The class was won in a closely fought series by Michael Kennedy of Chicago, Illinois, with Copernicus. "It was anyone's ballgame today," said Kennedy. "We went ...
NSW Sydney 38S.(Race & Regatta Round Up)(New South Wales)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... National Champion Martin and Lisa Hill and their Estate Master crew stayed on top of the pile with a close fought win in the Sydney 38s NSW Championship at Port Stephens. At the start of the final day, after seven races over two days, Estate Master was on 19 points, Steve Kulmar's Shining ...
Big boat challenge: supermaxis and other big boats will again provide a great spectacle for the public with an inshore race on Sydney Harbour as a curtain-raiser to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.(Race & Regatta Preview)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006; ... The biggest racing yachts gathered in Sydney for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race will flex their collective muscle on the harbour on Tuesday December 12 in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's Big Boat Challenge. The Big Boat Challenge often marks the first opportunity for ...
Left turn option.(Race & Regatta Preview)
Dec 01, 2006 ... More than 60 yachts are expected to take the 'left turn option' to sail in the annual Pittwater to Coffs Harbour race on January 2. The race, which is organised by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, will be the long race in the 2007 edition of the increasingly popular Pittwater & Coffs ...
Sailing south race week.(Race & Regatta Preview)
Dec 01, 2006 ... High profile Sydney ocean-racing yachtsman Sean Langman officially launched the 2007 Boag's Sailing South Race Week in late November. One entrant is the 74-year-old, gaff-rigged, timber-built Maluka that Langman restored for its first race to Hobart. Maluka will be the smallest and oldest ...
Skandia Geelong Week.(Race & Regatta Preview)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2006 ... Skandia Geelong Week--January 24-28--is again expected to be the largest sailing regatta in Australia with over 400 yachts expected to compete. As in recent years, the event will begin in Melbourne and then move to Geelong. Beginning in 1844, the event has evolved over many ...