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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
Ichi Ban wins Hamilton Island S38 InterNations
By
Rob Kothe,
6:08 PM Mon 13 Mar 2006
The InterNations Cup winner was not decided until the last run in the tenth and final race in the inaugural Sydney 38 international regatta sailed off Sydney Heads over the last four days. Ichi Ban took the series overall from the current Australian National Champion, Martin and Lisa Hill’s Estate Master with Cameron Miles' Rush third....
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Ichi Ban wins Hamilton Island InterNations Race 7
By
Rob Kothe, Off Sydney Heads ,
6:09 AM Mon 13 Mar 2006
Day three of the inaugural Hamilton Island sponsored Sydney 38 InterNations Cup and Principal Race officer Denis Thompson has set a classic double windward leeward race, but with six mile legs for the 23 boat fleet....
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The Sheriff catches the Outlaws - InterNations Cup
By
Rob Kothe,
8:29 PM Sat 11 Mar 2006
The Posse caught the Outlaws off Sydney Heads today. Alan Quick’s Outlaw started the day with an eight-point series lead in the Hamilton Island Sydney 38 InterNations Cup....
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Hamilton Island Sydney 38 InterNations Day One
By
Rob Kothe, Middle Harbour, Sydney ,
10:40 AM Sat 11 Mar 2006
It was a hard day at the office for the owner drivers and their crews in the inaugural Hamilton Island Sydney 38 InterNations Cup....
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Outlaws leads Hamilton Island series off Sydney
By
Rob Kothe, MHYC ,
5:02 PM Fri 10 Mar 2006
This morning’s weather change produced strong sailing conditions for the Hamilton Island sponsored Sydney 38 InterNations which started off Sydney Heads this morning, with 23 Sydney 38 One Design cruiser racers battling for the inaugural InterNations Cup.
Blazing sunshine, warm water, winds gusting 25 knots and short seas of two metres provided conditions similar to those sailed each August at the big regatta staged at Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays....
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Estate Master wins S38 Aust Championship
By
Azzura Marine Media,
4:26 AM Tue 7 Mar 2006
‘Estate Master’ has won the Sydney 38OD Deckhardware Australian Championship and Martin Hill, his wife Lisa and the entire crew, arrived back on the dock overjoyed with their win....
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Changes in Deckhardware S38 Nationals
By
Simon Reffold,
1:52 PM Mon 6 Mar 2006
Well, the protest room was the scene of some significant position changes overnight....
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On Deck at Deckhardware Sydney 38 Nationals
By
Simon Reffold,
9:05 PM Sun 5 Mar 2006
Day two of the Deckhardware Sydney 38 One Design National Championships started off under brilliant sunshine with a nice little south easterly over a sloppy two metre swell, unfortunately for the competitors this then turned into what is descriptively called a ‘Sick Easterly’ by Sydney Sailors. ...
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Deckhardware Sydney 38 Nationals Day One
By
Simon Reffold,
7:01 PM Sat 4 Mar 2006
It was a testing day for the 22 Sydney 38 One Design yachts contesting the Deckhardware Sydney 38 National Championships, as part of the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta and precursor to next week's Hamilton Island InterNations....
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DeckHardware National Championships, Sydney 38 OD
By
Simon Reffold, Sydney 38 One Design Class Management ,
10:16 AM Sat 4 Mar 2006
The DeckHardware National Championship are being jointly run by the Middle Harbour Yacht Club and Sydney 38OD Association as part of Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta, sailed in conjunction with Sydney Harbour Week. ...
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Sydney 38's assemble for Nationals and InterNations
By
Rob Kothe,
12:11 PM Wed 1 Mar 2006
Martin and Lisa Hill’s Estate Master will start as the favourite for this weekend's Deckhardware Sydney 38 National titles after an impressive performance in the Sydney Yachts Sydney 38 Sprint series....
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Sydney Yachts Harbour Regatta
By
Azzura Marine Media,
8:38 AM Mon 27 Feb 2006
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron hosted the Sydney Yachts Harbour Regatta over the weekend as the Sydney 38OD Class finalise their preparations for the upcoming Deckhardware Australian Championship and Hamilton Island InterNations Cup. ...
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Top fleet for Hamilton Island Sydney 38 InterNations
By
Al Constable,
7:31 AM Wed 22 Feb 2006
The Sydney 38 One Design racer/cruiser has dominated the Australian offshore racing scene over the last five years. Now two weeks of Sydney 38 One Design racing will climax with the inaugural Hamilton Island Sydney 38 InterNations, the first major international event for the class....
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Buffalo Boys win Sydney 38’s
By
Rob Kothe, Coffs Harbour ,
4:59 PM Wed 4 Jan 2006
Grant Halliday’s The Business surprised themselves and the rest of the very competitive Sydney 38 fleet, when The Business came from five miles behind the leaders to slingshot to a surprise victory in the final stages of the 226 mile Pittwater to Coffs Race today....
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Sydney 38’s keen for Coffs
By
Rob Kothe,
8:54 AM Sat 31 Dec 2005
Estate Master, the recent form boat of the Sydney 38 One design class, has showed she is ready for the 226 mile Pittwater to Coffs race, with three seconds' and a final race win in the Palm Beach Circle Series over the last two days.
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Old Master leads Sydney 38’s
By
Rob Kothe,
5:34 PM Thu 29 Dec 2005
Dual Hobart race winner, racing south for the 43rd time, Lou Abrahams, 78, is this afternoon leading the Sydney 38 One Design fleet towards Hobart....
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Hobart veteran wins Savills Sydney 38’s
By
Rob Kothe,
3:24 PM Sun 27 Nov 2005
Seventy eight year old Hobart veteran Lou Abrahams, sailing with two cracked ribs, held out his rivals on stormy Sydney Harbour this afternoon to win the Sydney 38 division in the 28th annual Savills SORC regatta....
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Veteran Lou first-up in Sydney 38s
By
Peter Campbell, MHYC,Sydney ,
1:49 PM Sat 26 Nov 2005
Challenge won the first race for the strong Sydney 38 fleet by almost two minutes after some fine tactical sailing by Lou Abrahams....
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Hot Sydney 38 fleet for Savills SORC regatta
By
Simon Reffold,
4:08 AM Fri 25 Nov 2005
With the Hamilton Island Internations Cup in March 2006, this weekend's Savills SORC regatta is the ideal litmus test for the local boats planning on competing in the first international event for this offshore one design racing fleet....
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Shining Sea wins d’Albora Marina Sydney 38 NSW Title
By
Rob Kothe, 'dAlbora Marina, Port Stephens ,
9:14 AM Mon 10 Oct 2005
With 35 knot gusts still pumping across the white capped waters of Port Stephens on the New South Wales near north coast, Steve Kulmar won his second Sydney 38 One Design NSW State titles yesterday....
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