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Author: Mark Rothfield

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Testing times demand class in the ‘glass’

April 12, 2019Mark Rothfield

The opening day of the Pantaenius Yacht Insurance Port Stephens Trophy challenged crews and on-water officials in equal amounts, long delays to the start of racing and a drawn-out single race against dramatic skies offshore for the Garmin NSW IRC Championship and Super 12 fleets. The sports boats, VX Ones and Performance Racing division 2…

Second record fleet vying for major titles

April 11, 2019Mark Rothfield

Port Stephens is preparing to host the best of Australia’s eastern seaboard keelboat racing this weekend when a record 150 crews, racing trailable sports boats to the latest generation TP52, aim to make their mark on the Pantaenius Yacht Insurance Port Stephens Trophy series. The Bannisters Port Stephens Commodores Cup contested Monday to Wednesday opened…

Consistency key to Commodores Cup

April 10, 2019Mark Rothfield

The first half of Sail Port Stephens closed out in the most breeze of the three-day series, puffy southerly winds up to 22 knots on the bay causing spinnakers to flog and some crews to scramble as boats tipped and rounded up in the gusts. Within each of the five divisions making up the Bannisters…

A lightning fast finish to Day 2 racing

April 9, 2019Mark Rothfield

Day two of the Bannisters Port Stephens Commodore’s Cup had an all-sorts flavour – beating sun, sudden heavy rain, bullets of 20 plus knots on the start line to barely any wind, lightning, a rainbow and dark clouds to the south as a southerly change loomed. The second of the three-race series wrapped up before…

Winds of change for opening salvo

April 9, 2019Mark Rothfield

A record Bannisters Port Stephens Commodore’s Cup fleet of 100 boats opened their three-day series in light winds on a stunning autumn day at Sail Port Stephens 2019. It was summer revisited for the offshore course that began off the Nelson Bay breakwater at lunchtime and weaved around the islands at the entrance to Port…

A case of Catch 22 in entrée event

April 7, 2019Mark Rothfield

It’s 22 nautical miles from Newcastle Harbour to the Port Stephens heads, and today there was a catch – as in, no breeze at the start of the annual Sail Port Stephens feeder race. So instead of the postcard getaway on the harbour, race organisers from the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club had the 43-strong fleet…

Record fleet gets ready to rum-ble

April 4, 2019Mark Rothfield

As Sail Port Stephens 2019 comes under starters orders, a mammoth 248 entries have been received across classes ranging from sports boats to TP52s – even before counting the junior one-sail and 16-foot skiff fleets that will register on their race day. Allowing for cross-overs for the different series being contested during the week-long regatta,…

Bannisters to sponsor Commodores Cup

March 13, 2019Mark Rothfield

Sail Port Stephens 2019 has welcomed aboard Bannisters Port Stephens as a new sponsor for its entrée event, the Commodores Cup, starting April 8. The three passage races that constitute the Commodores Cup take competitors on a scenic loop around postcard-perfect islands and bays, offering a uniquely chilled vibe for an eclectic mix of old…

They’re back! Sports boats, VX Ones

March 4, 2019Mark Rothfield

By popular demand, the Australian Sports Boat Association (ASBA) is returning to Sail Port Stephens for an unprecedented third consecutive year to stage its 2019 national titles. And joining them for the first time is the VX One class for its NSW championship. Plans to run the ASBA nationals at Geelong’s Festival of Sails fell…

Trailer blazers welcomed at SPS19

February 24, 2019Mark Rothfield

Marina berths have become rarer than hen’s teeth in the lead-up to Sail Port Stephens 2019, such is the demand from the keelboat brigade, yet there’s room aplenty for off-the-beach and trailable classes to be part of the action. Separate divisions and courses have been created for trailer sailers, 16-Foot Skiffs and junior dinghies, all…

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