Hi Everyone,
I am now back in Australia after three months in Europe. Overall it was a pretty successful tour, with a 4th in Scheveningen Week, 5th Holland Regatta, 6th Kiel Regatta.
My last event was the World Championships in Largs, Scotland where I finished in the back of the Gold fleet. It was a tough event and probably one of those regattas you look back on and learn a lot from. The event was running over 6 days but we were only able to get in proper racing on the first 3 days. This teaches you how important the first few races of a regatta can be.
Quick Run down Worlds 2010 Read more…
Hi Everyone,
Well, here is our second update from Haifa, Israel. It has definitely been a busy few days so we hope you enjoy reading about it and you are all having a good time back at home and it’s not too cold!
Saturday was the invitation race so it was the first day out on the water with about 200 boats from all the different countries so it was pretty hectic! The racing is done in two separate divisions, Open and Womens, and within these two divisions they are broken down into two smaller fleets of approximately 50 boats. However, for the invitation race they decided to start all the Open fleet together, and then all the Womens fleet together so there were two very big groups! The races wasn’t a great gauge against our competitors as many people were starting up to 2 or 3 minutes early, however, it was great to sail around the course and check out the conditions.
28 July, 2010
The majestic HM Bark Endeavour replica will complete an historic circumnavigation of Australia, in 2011-12. She will play a role in promoting the exhilarating Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships to thousands of people at ports from Sydney to Perth, as part of the journey.
The finely crafted wooden ship (built in Fremantle) will leave Sydney on the 15th April 2011 and arrive back in Western Australia’s busiest port on 20 November, 2011 in time to play a major role at the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships (3-18 December 2011). The vessel will add to the atmosphere of the exhilarating sporting and sailing spectacular. Read more…
By Ian Grant.
Black Jack
World champion Sydney yachtsman Iain Murray and Brisbane’s Mark Bradford will enter into a fiercely competitive match race in the 384n/ml Audi Sydney to Gold coast starting off Watsons Bay on Saturday.
The clash billed as a State Of Origin war on the water has become the talking point between the rival New South Wales and Queensland crews since Iain Murray became the nominated skipper to represent the famed Wild Oats ‘Battle Flag’ against the equally impressive Peter Harburg owned Queensland champion Black Jack.
Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats X normally skippered by the triumphant Rolex Sydney Hobart record breaking helmsman Mark Richards presently trails Black Jack by one race in their head to head short course races at the past two Audi Hamilton Island Race Weeks. Read more…
By Ian Grant.
Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week and the Whitsunday Sailing Club will jointly celebrate the 21 year milestone with another impressive fleet lining up to contest the ‘Tropical Shirt ‘regatta next month.
Once again the popular series which officially launches the 2010 Festival of Sails regatta in the picturesque and warm winter land of the Whitsunday Islands has attracted widely diversified fleet.
Regatta founder Don Algie will again proudly fly his ‘battle flag’ when he contests the Cruising class championship at the helm of his Warwick 66 Storm 2 while the 2010 Asian Yachting Champion of the Year Ray Roberts (Evolution Racing)returns to avenge his 40 second loss of the Grand Prix IRC class title in 2009. Read more…
eter Teakle and First Mate Nina onboard The Battler Race Week 2009
There is no mistake about the personal passion which Hamilton Island’s entrepreneur Peter Teakle has for supporting the international Audi Hamilton Island Race Week.
Normally the fanatical fisherman would be helming his luxury Riviera to his secret ‘Hot Spot’ on the edge of The Great Barrier Reef but this will not be the case when the battle lines are drawn to decide the 2010 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week class champions over a week of highly competitive racing from August 21-28.
His special rods will remain in the rack while the colourful lures and flesh baits will be placed on hold when Peter Teakle again offers his skippering skill and vessel as a media boat. Read more…
Hi Everyone,
Just thought we would send you a quick email and bring you up to date on the adventure of our 2010 420 World Championship Campaign so far!
After a three day stopover in Hong Kong to do a bit of shopping and preparation, we finally arrived in Tel Aviv, Israel, at around 12.30am local time. We had an 11 Hour flight from Hong Kong which was delayed taking off by bad weather from a Typhoon so it was good to finally arrive safely! A 1.5 hour taxi ride in the back of what looked like a converted ambulance, with our friendly local driver Freddy, and we were in Haifa where the 420 Worlds are to be contested.
After a little bit of confusion, we were feeling a bit doubtful but fortunately with Freddy to help, we managed to find our accommodation which is a very nice self-contained apartment. In the dark it wasn’t so obvious, but in the morning we could see we are pretty much right on the beachfront and the view is spectacular so we are definitely looking forward to getting out there sailing! The weather is also beautiful and warm and sunny so that is also a definite positive change from the cold winter weather back home. Read more…
2010 Laser Radial Women?s Worlds Report ? Ashley Stoddart The Laser Radial Women?s Worlds is complete after only 6 races out of 12 races scheduled.
In the training beforehand we probably had the best run of wind, where the breeze was continuous- making some great training.
The regatta started with similar conditions, however the second half of the regatta became more of a wait for wind, either to ease or fill into the bay. Where the final two days did not get any racing completed.
The first day was raced in the most even breeze of about 15-18 knots, even though it was raced in an offshore breeze ? basically unavoidable in the race area mostly surrounded by land. This was my best race where I placed 3rd, after rounding the top and bottom marks in 1st in front of Olympic Gold Medallist- Anna Tunnicliffe. Between races proved Scotland?s ability to turn on the cold. Both feet were numb, it was freezing. Read more…
Mooloolaba Yacht Club’s Commodore Bob Robertson will have his back to the wall when he defends the Performance handicap trophy in the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Bay race starting on August 6th.
The experienced blue water racing salt and his long term sailing mates showed they were far from being a spent force when they crewed the Farr 40 Cracklin Rosie to a memorable performance after almost 41 hours of intense tactical racing over the demanding 348 n/ml course last year
Skipper Robertson first sailed into Brisbane to Gladstone Race history over 28 years ago when he steered Hot Prospect II into third place and has since added a Sydney Hobart Race bronze medal to his impressive trophy cabinet which also includes Gladstone Race Courier-Mail Cup wins with Seller’s Witchcraft II and Corroboree. Read more…
The Queensland Beneteau Owners Group is organising the Queensland Beneteau Cup on 30/31 October 2010, once again at RQYS. This year we are incorporating a French Yacht Challenge on Saturday 30, which is an invitation passage race open to all French Production Yachts.
