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Sydney 38 Owners Association - AGM and Social Night
Sunday 28th September 6pm at Catalina’s Rose Bay - full details soon - pur the date in your diary.
Owners Meeting 17th July- A fantastic show of support for the Sydney 38 class was seen with the large attendance of the Owners Meeting. With a lot of controversial issues at hand, the meeting was orderly and well directed by our able chairman Geoff Bonus. For those who have not reviewed the agenda it is on the web site with a brief summary of the resolutions as follows:
1) Changes to Management of Class - Yes - Unanimous Vote
2) Changes to Rule Lodgement Time - Yes - Unanimous Vote
3) Change of Professionals to One Group 3 and One Group 2 - Yes - Unanimous Vote
4) Owner Driver Rule - Yes - Carried with amendment to wording to the rule
5) Mast Head Spinnakers in Offshore Races - No - Further investigation by the new IRC committee will be carried out to improve the classes IRC rating.
6) Increase of Association Dues - Yes – Unanimous Vote
2008/2008 Final NSW Calendar is now out .. click here
Sierra Chainsaw pipped at the post
By
Rowan Simpson - Secretary, Southern Chapter, Victoria ,
4:13 AM Wed 20 Aug 2008
Sydney 38's enjoy close racing in ORCV Winter Series Race 5. On a cold, overcast day with a 14 to 17 knot south westerly wind blowing directly from the antartic, four Sydney 38’s competed in race five of the ORCV winter series on Port Phillip Bay on Sunday 17th August...
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Sydney 38s VORC Winter Series
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Rowan Simpson, Melbourne ,
4:28 AM Tue 8 Jul 2008
Sydney 38 - VORC Winter Series Race 1. In a testing northerly wind ranging between 15 to 25 knots in what is primarily an IRC event, five Sydney 38’s faced the starter for the seven race event. 'Challenge' (Lou Abrahams) eventually was the first Sydney 38 across the line, followed by 'Sierra Chainsaw' (Andrew & Mel Mollison) and 'Scarlett Runner' (Rob Date)....
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Now this is more like it! Winter Series Race 12
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Brooke Paton, Mosman ,
5:21 PM Fri 4 Jul 2008
Oops… It’s happened again! And I thought sail makers had followed the ‘KISS’ principle in making a spinnaker, being that the 'Head' connects to the 'Halyard', but obviously not simple enough for some. This time it was Contentious Issues Bowman that got it wrong....
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Are we heading to Hobart or competing on a Sunday?
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Brooke Paton, Mosman ,
11:43 AM Thu 19 Jun 2008
Gordon Ketelbey’s Zen attracted her fare share of interest fronting up to the start line with a minimalist view on sail area, sporting a number three headsail only. Unfortunately on the way to the start line, one of the crew looked up and commented, 'The top of the main is not trimmed properly…' and they were right. The main was torn from the luff to the leach below the second batten....
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Race 8 & 9 Sydney 38 One Design Divisional Report
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Brooke Paton, Mosman ,
8:37 PM Thu 12 Jun 2008
Sunday, 1st June 2008, race eight of the Audi Winter Series 2008, was one of the most challenging for the series so far and it was made even more challenging with Swish launching their new mast head spinnaker. They were spotted out training in the very variable conditions. Good acceleration was observed from Zen, when they were on the first run to Cannae Point alongside Swish...
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Audi Winter Series Sydney 38 Race 7
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Brooke Paton, Mosman ,
7:52 PM Thu 29 May 2008
14 Sydney 38’s turned up for another winter Sunday on Sydney Harbour to work hard spotting breeze, shifting bodies and calculating how to be in the right place at the right time.
Racing started in approximately 8 knots or less of breeze as we saw Uplift catch the 'main' fleet start mark and an individual recall made for Ichi Bandit....
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2008 Ronstan Sydney 38 Victorian State Titles
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Rowan Simpson, Melbourne ,
11:25 AM Mon 21 Apr 2008
Legend Lou Abrahams successfully defended the 2008 Ronstan Sydney 38 Victorian One Design Championships hosted by Sandringham Yacht Club last weekend, the 19th and 20th of April. Due to very light winds of less than 12 knots, racing was delayed on both days and the race management did well to complete 5 of the scheduled 6 races....
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Lewmar Match Racing Regatta - Day One
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Simon Reffold, Syndey ,
4:04 AM Sun 10 Feb 2008
What a day!! Clear blue skies, fresh but not too fresh, sea breezes. T-shirt sailing and just like living in a postcard. A postcard from Suva that is.
Sydney on the other hand, was crap. It rained, somewhere near torrential pretty much all day. The wind was anywhere between 5 and 25 knots and blew from most directions. Sometimes all at once....
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Limit declared Sydney 38 National Champion
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Skandia Geelong Week media,
6:34 PM Mon 28 Jan 2008
Alan Brierty’s Limit has climbed to the top of the score sheet following Cameron Miles’ retirement this morning from race eight....
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Rush pushes it to the Limit
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Lisa Ratcliff,
9:46 PM Sun 27 Jan 2008
Cameron Miles and his Sydney crew on Rush have been declared Skandia Geelong Week national Sydney 38 class champions following a three day duel with Alan Brierty’s well sailed Limit. Final results for the Morris Finance Sydney 38 Class Australian Championship 2008 were delayed pending a protest lodged by Limit against Rush over an alleged incident....
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Morris Finance Sydney 38 Australian Championship
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Kristy Berry – Sydney 38 Class Association Media, Church Point ,
4:02 PM Sun 27 Jan 2008
Day two of the Morris Finance Sydney 38 Australian Championships got underway today after a delay of just over 2 hours. With hardly any pressure for the 12:00 start time the Sydney 38 fleet were treated to the spectacular view as the finish of the passage race from Williamstown came into Port Phillip....
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Rush to top for Cameron Miles -Sydney 38 Nationals
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Skandia Geelong Week media/Sail-World,
7:11 AM Sat 26 Jan 2008
Eleven Sydney 38s kicked off the Morris Finance Sydney 38 Australian Championship today in light breezes with four windward/leeward races....
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Sydney 38 One Design Nationals - Preview
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Simon Reffold, Geelong, VIC ,
4:57 PM Thu 24 Jan 2008
Pittwater's Cameron Miles' Rush and Lou Abrahams' Challenge from Sandringham for the first time in three years, will be head to head on the water again, this time in the waters of Corio Bay in Geelong in the Morris Finance sponsored Sydney 38OD National Championships, being sailed as part of Skandia Geelong Week....
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Sydney 38’s at Dockland’s Invitational
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Simon Reffold,
6:44 PM Sun 20 Jan 2008
It’s been a weekend of extremes for the Sydney 38OD's sailing in the
Docklands Invitational. This is the warm up regatta for next weekends Morris Finance Sydney 38OD National Championships being sailed as part of Skandia Geelong Week....
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Divisional winners announced dockside Rolex Hobart
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Rolex Sydney Hobart Media Centre,
2:42 PM Mon 31 Dec 2007
Divisional winners gathered dockside this morning in Hobart for the presentation of winner’s battle flags and the announcement of the overall winner to the public for the 2007 Rolex Sydney to Hobart.more]
Two wins for Bruce Foye and The Goat
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Peter Campbell,
12:59 PM Mon 31 Dec 2007
Today’s confirmed victory of The Goat in the Sydney 38 One Design division of the 63rd Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is the second Sydney Hobart success for part-owner Bruce Foye over a space of 14 years....
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Lou says 'Thats it! no more Sydney to Hobarts'
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Bruce Montgomery/Sydney Hobart Media Centre,
1:42 PM Sun 30 Dec 2007
After equalling the record of 44 Sydney to Hobart races and an intense, strategic race among the 10 strong Sydney 38 one design fleet in this years Rolex Sydney Hobart, 80 year old Victorian yachtsman Lou Abrahams today declared he would not compete again....
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Rolex Sydney Hobart - the Race within the Race
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Simon Reffold,
8:17 AM Thu 20 Dec 2007
Ten Australian designed and built Sydney 38 One Designs are competing in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart this year; more than any other Class, manufacturer or designer....
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Countback decides Sydney 38OD winner -Savills SORC
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Peter Campbell,
6:19 PM Sun 25 Nov 2007
Two CYCA-based boats, Geoff Bonus’ Calibre and Alan Brierty’s Limit, each finished with 20 points after each had notched up a win and two seconds in the six race series. Calibre, however, had two third placings as against a third and a fourth for Limit and this was the ultimate decider....
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Sydney 38 fleet off Port Stephens
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Rob Kothe,
10:15 AM Sun 7 Oct 2007
Day 3 of the d’Albora Marina’s Sydney 38 NSW titles. Breeze is building from 8 knots from 180 offshore....
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