With marinas full, drinks iced and Hawaiian shirts pressed, the scene is set for the biggest ever number of entries to participate in the 9th annual Sail Port Stephens regatta from tomorrow and through to Sunday (April 11-17). In a taste of what’s to come, around 35 yachts completed the Newcastle-Port Stephens feeder race today…

Sail Port Stephens begins in less than a week and many bright sparks have entered one or both of the feeder races to cruise in company for the social aspect, or as their last chance to be regatta-ready before the week-long series begins on Monday April 11. It means much more to two Royal Prince…

North Sails prides itself on not only making the very best sails but also providing additional information that will assist you in getting the best performance from your yacht. To that end they have linked with Sail Port Stephens to give a short informative talk on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings on Sail Trim, followed…

Sail Port Stephens is partnering with Hunter Parking and Storage to present one of the most dynamic and panoramic days on the NSW boating calendar, with on- and off-water regatta action reaching a crescendo for ‘Super Saturday’, April 16. This year sees the debut of a much-awaited Broughton Island passage race, a 26 nautical mile…

A rotund character by the name of ‘Wilson’ will be having a ball, literally, when a large and fun-loving fleet of Jeanneau yachts gather for the Commodores Cup cruising series at the 2016 Sail Port Stephens regatta, April 11-13. Wilson is the much-loved mascot aboard Lu Lu Belle, a Sydney-based Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37. He…

The 2016 Sail Port Stephens Regatta added a Sports Boat division to the entry options this week and within 24 hours four crews were signed on. Larger sports boats have entered the popular autumn regatta in previous years but now there’s a separate division on offer for sports boats and trailable yachts, with the Notice…

By Lisa Ratcliff, SPS media Sail Port Stephens 2016 sees the return of the MC38 class and the addition of Farr 40s to the ever-widening on-water program as the event with the handy April NSW school holiday time-slot shoots for the 200 boat mark. It’s back to business for the Aussie Farr 40 fleet which recently…

Sydney yachtsman Roger Hickman has lost his battle with a brain tumour, passing away on March 2. The owner/skipper of the famed Farr 43 Wild Rose was a permanent fixture at Sail Port Stephens regatta and spoke recently about his desire to compete again in April after his recent Sydney-Hobart campaign ended with a shock cancer diagnosis….

As an entrée to its adrenaline-charged IRC and Performance Handicap yachting action, the 2016 Sail Port Stephens regatta is set to host its biggest ever fleet of the world’s smallest racing ‘pram’. Better known as the Optimist, around 80 of the eight-foot dinghies are expected to contest the regatta’s Junior One-Sail off-the-beach series from April…

  Media Release: 17 April 2015 Event: Sail Port Stephens, April 13-19, 2015 conducted by the Corlette Point Sailing Association and raced on Nelson Bay and around the outer islands of Port Stephens on the NSW north coast   Sail Port Stephens’ gentle restart ahead of forecast change Refreshed after yesterday’s layday or newly arrived…