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News from Geoff Bonus July 2010
Hi All NSW Sydney 38 Owners
First of all best of luck and fair sailing to Swish,
Eleni, The Goat, J Steel and Zen for the Sydney Gold Coast yacht race starting
tomorrow. The forecast and routing shows that this could be a small boat yacht
race so do not be suprised if you see a 38 on the podium, as per the 2009
Hobart race. Staying ahead of the Archie 31 with the Tow Truck boys on board
may be the big challenge.
Some important dates...
AGM Septemeber 15 at RSYS. An agenda and resolutions for
voting will be out early next month. Get there if you can and if you cannot
please be sure and provide your proxy as we will be voting on sails, crew
weight, mastheads etc.
NSW STATE TITLES 2010
Will be hald at RSYS Fri 29/Sat 30/Sun 31 October.
Separate emails will begin late August regardinmg this event but we would like
to get an idea of entries asap to assist with planning for the regatta. Let's
make this another fabulous event. There will be free berthing in the pond from
RSYS, beers and a BBQ on the dock on after racing Friday and lots more. PLease
get organised and put this in youir sailing calendar.
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
Will be held at Geelong Race Week. Think 18-22 knots of
SW and dead flat water every afternoon and you will get the picture. The Vics
are arranging this event, the 38 Nationals are the main attraction and they
have boats coming from SA and TAS to attend. Early indications are 13 entries
PLUS any NSW boats attending.
IF YOU ARE A POSSIBLE/PROBABLE FOR THIS EVENT PLEASE LET
ME KNOW BY RETURN EMAIL ASAP SO I CAN LET THE ORGANISERS PLAN FOR THE EVENT.
This season the focus will be on a smaller number of
bigger and better attended One Design events. and a draft calendar will be
available early August.
Please forward these dates to your key crew and start
training now!
Cheers all
Geoff Bonus
Race record safe in soft 2004 FKP Sydney to Mooloolaba race
By
Al Constable,
5:00 PM Thu 1 Apr 2004
George Snow's Brindabella set the current race record of 44 hours, 01 minutes and 43 seconds for the 467-mile race from Sydney to Mooloolaba in 1994.
Its clear that even the giant 98 footer Skandia will not be able to touch her record in these soft race conditions....
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Skandia leads, champagne sailing for FKP Sydney to Mooloolaba fleet
By
Rob Kothe,
8:53 PM Wed 31 Mar 2004
At the 6pm radio position sked, the line honours leader Skandia was 38 miles south west of Port Stephens, approaching Nobby’s Head, where there looks to be more pressure. Skandia was close on the coast, well inside the rhumb line, two miles behinds her was Sean Langman’s AAPT, the same spacing back to Brindabella....
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Skandia leads Mooloolaba fleet north
By
Rob Kothe,
1:58 PM Wed 31 Mar 2004
With Skipper Grant Wharington keen to maintain Skandia’s unbroken record, the 98 foot behemoth took the lead soon after exiting Sydney Harbour, the 2003 Rolex Sydney to Hobart winner leading from the 66 foot AAPT, last years line honours winner....
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Brisbane to Gladstone's Playpen
By
Ian Grant,
2:35 PM Wed 24 Mar 2004
Highly competitive Mooloolaba Yacht Club ocean racing sailors Dean Kurz, Vince O’Rourke and Michael Grieve have been guilty of spending long periods of time in the Play Pen....
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New Silver Fleet Division at Sydney 38 Nationals a hit with owners
1:46 PM Wed 10 Mar 2004
With Sydney 38 One Design numbers continuing to grow and break all previous sailing records the Sydney 38 class has established a silver fleet for newer and more club level teams to ensure their efforts are recognised.
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2nd Eastsail Invitation Spinnaker Series
By
Anthony Pickering,
12:31 PM Tue 9 Mar 2004
The Eastsail Invitational Spinnaker Series is the continuation of the CYCA Monday Twilight Series.
This year's three event series commenced on a gorgeous clear autumn evening, a complete turn-around to the Sydney weather over the weekend. ...
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Sydney 38’s dominate at Joico Offshore Championships
By
Rob Kothe,
8:50 AM Mon 8 Mar 2004
Rapid changes in Australian offshore racing. Christmas 2003, the Rolex Sydney to Hobart fleet raced south with the IMS division winner crowned overall winner. Less than a month later, the organising Club, the CYCA had dumped the IMS class, replacing it with IRC and another 30 days on, there was only a single entrant in the IMS division at Australia’s premier offshore sailing championships. The end of an era....
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Images from Joico Offshore Nationals
By
The Sail-World Team,
5:16 AM Mon 8 Mar 2004
Here is a selection of images, shot by the talented Crosbie Lorimer at the 2004 Joico Offshore Nahtionals...
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The Champions are crowned
By
Rob Mundle,
4:47 AM Mon 8 Mar 2004
Eventually the wind on the course area off Sydney’s Palm Beach settled into the southeast at 10-15 knots and racing began on short windward-leeward courses. When it was all over two very worthy national champions were being recognised – Matt Allen with his Farr 52, Ichi Ban in the IRC Offshore Championship, and Cameron Miles along with Steve Robson with Rush in the hotly contested Sydney 38 series. ...
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Will Lou Abrahams be bridesmaid again??
By
Rob Kothe,
7:12 PM Sat 6 Mar 2004
The Queensland low moved southwest overnight, providing a wet day at the office for the record Sydney 38 One Design fleet, sailing the 2004 Nationals in conjunction with the Joico Offshore Nationals.
The fleet raced on Palm Beach Circle south, south east of Barrenjoey Light. In a lumpy seaway, and 10-15 knots of easterly, it was a slamming ride on starboard tack....
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Close contest in offshore Championship, Rush the boat to beat in Sydney 38's
By
Rob Mundle,
6:16 PM Sat 6 Mar 2004
While soaking rain and a nasty sea state made sailing conditions near atrocious today the stage is set for a great finish to the Joico Australian Offshore and Sydney 38 OD championships off Sydney’s Palm Beach. ...
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Rush leads record Sydney 38 One Design fleet in 2004 Nationals
By
Rob Kothe,
10:15 AM Sat 6 Mar 2004
Another day of wildly fluctuating fortunes for the 26 Sydney 38’s racing on the Palm Beach circle off Broken Bay, north of Sydney in the Joico Offshore Championship. In this big One Design fleet, the starts are everything and the pressure was on helmsmen crew and tacticians.
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Two favourites struggle, record fleet goes on weather watch
By
Rob Mundle,
7:41 AM Sat 6 Mar 2004
Bob Steel, the winner of the 2002 Sydney-Hobart race with his Nelson Marek 46 design, Quest, was beginning to wonder if he would ever be a winner in the Joico Australian Offshore Championship until the results were tabled tonight for the 50 nautical mile distance race.
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Clean air, the key in record Sydney 38 Fleet
By
Rob Kothe,
7:08 PM Thu 4 Mar 2004
Incredibly this 27-boat fleet is the largest offshore One Design fleet ever assembled in the southern hemisphere.
It is larger than the IRC fleet and the racing has been world class. Back in the fleet, boats have been sucking in dirty air and it’s been hard to climb back after mid-fleet starts....
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Record Sydney 38 One Design fleet for Joico Australian Championships
By
Rob Mundle,
6:01 PM Tue 2 Mar 2004
The record books have been rewritten in the Sydney 38 One Design keelboat class with the largest fleet ever assembled set to contest the Joico Sydney 38OD Australian Championship, which starts off Palm Beach tomorrow. ...
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Skandia’s ‘Wild Women’ win Adelaide to Port Lincoln race
By
Rob Kothe,
9:21 AM Mon 1 Mar 2004
Accomplished Volvo Ocean racer, Adelaide born sailor Genevieve White, aboard the giant 98 footer Skandia (the 2003 Rolex Sydney to Hobart winner), led 21 South Australian ‘Wild Women on the Water’ to victory in the 156 mile Adelaide to Port Lincoln race on Saturday morning....
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Big field for Joico Australian Offshore Championship, the Sydney 38 OD Australian Championship and the Joico Regatta
By
Rob Mundle,
7:09 PM Sun 29 Feb 2004
Near 500 sailors and between 60 and 70 yachts, including some of the nation’s best offshore racers, will this week contest the combined Joico sponsored Australian Offshore Championship, Sydney 38 One Design Australian Championship and the associated Joico Regatta off Palm Beach.
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Taking sails to Newcastle
By
Peter Campbell,
3:36 PM Sun 15 Feb 2004
The owner/skippers of the maxi yacht Brindabella and her smaller but fast rival, the 66-footer AAPT, gave Novocastrians an unprecedented close-up look two of Australia’s fastest ocean racers under full sail yesterday....
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2004 Sydney 38 One Design Nationals on track for another record
By
Julie Sharpe,
11:30 AM Fri 13 Feb 2004
Another record fleet is preparing to descend on RPAYC in March as the Sydney 38 OD fleet for the 2004 Nationals looks set to eclipse the record for largest OD fleet in Australia, a record set by the Sydney 38 class (25) late last year at the JP Morgan Regatta. ...
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Sydney 38’s match racing to Mooloolaba
By
Ian Grant,
2:22 PM Wed 11 Feb 2004
The highly successful Sydney Yachts One Design 38 class has introduced some interesting new boat against boat match racing to Australian offshore events and the battle to become the star performer will continue in the Sydney to Mooloolaba race....
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Skandia leads, champagne sailing for FKP Sydney to Mooloolaba fleet
By
Rob Kothe,
8:53 PM Wed 31 Mar 2004
Sydney 38’s dominate at Joico Offshore Championships
By
Rob Kothe,
8:50 AM Mon 8 Mar 2004
Images from Joico Offshore Nationals
By
The Sail-World Team,
5:16 AM Mon 8 Mar 2004
The Champions are crowned
By
Rob Mundle,
4:47 AM Mon 8 Mar 2004
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