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Article: Australia Day afloat: Thousands of Australians celebrated Australia Day afloat on 26 January 2002. And many of the day's regattas were centred around Geelong's Corio Bay and Sydney's famous harbour. (Regattas).
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- Offshore Yachting
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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GEELONG'S FESTIVAL OF SAIL
DI PEARSON
MORE THAN 400 BOATS, RANGING FROM TRADITIONAL 'couta boats' to grand-prix ocean racing yachts, crowded into Corio Bay at Geelong over the Australia Day weekend. The mainly Victorian fleet were there for the Bundaberg Rum Festival of Sail, conducted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club.
First recorded as being held in 1844, and officially established in 1859, what is now known as the Festival of Sail is one of the oldest sporting events and largest sailing regattas in the nation. More than 25,000 people visit Geelong each year to take part in the on and off-water festivities, with bands, fireworks, and a variety ...