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Biggest and best fleet for Passage Series

April 10, 2024Mark Rothfield

Just when it looked like the Sail Port Stephens Passage Series couldn’t grow any further, the iconic regatta has once again surpassed trends and expectations with a record fleet of 115 entries gathering ahead of the Monday April 15 start. The timing coincides with the NSW school holidays for the first time since 2017, placing…

Sponsor Profile – Rolly Tasker Sails

February 7, 2024Mark Rothfield

16 years of supporting Sail Port Stephens For the past 16 years, Greg Newton and his crew have competed in every Sail Port Stephens Regatta in a range of Beneteau yachts, all known as Antipodes.  Initially there was his first Beneteau, a 42s7, then a First 47.7 which enjoyed many podium results up and down…

Three’s a crowd as SPS interest builds

December 16, 2023Mark Rothfield

Having outgrown its single Race Week formula and transformed into a three-pronged Regatta Series embracing a broad cross-section of classes, the 17th annual Sail Port Stephens in April-May 2024 promises to bring tighter and more targeted racing for competitors. Competitors and spectators alike now have a choice of tailored events, starting with the ‘cruisy’ Commodores…

NSW Government renews vital funding

June 20, 2023Mark Rothfield

The NSW Government is extending its long-standing commitment to Sail Port Stephens, Australia’s second largest sailing regatta, with funding allocated for 2024 and further renewal options secured for 2025 and 2026. The announcement comes in the wake of the most successful regatta in the event’s 16-year history, which injected an estimated $2million into the region’s…

Bay Series turns on sparkling conditions

May 20, 2023Mark Rothfield

By Promocean Media Off-the-beach sailing was the winner today as more than 90 boats, comprising sports boats, J70s, International Canoes, RS Aeros, Finns, OK dinghies, Windsurfers and a smorgasbord of other classes, competed on three race tracks in Day 2 of the Sail Port Stephens Bay Series. Hosted by Bay Sailing Centre, and under the…

Crews tired but happy after an exciting final day at Sail Port Stephens

May 7, 2023Mark Rothfield

“I was watching the weather models all night and we were not expecting the weather to get fresh until around 1pm.” Denis Thompson, Principal Race Officer. The third and final day of the NSW Yachting Championships and Act 3 of the TP52 Gold Cup at Sail Port Stephens was an exciting one for competitors, and…

Three divisions of yachts enjoy a passage race around the islands at Sail Port Stephens.

May 6, 2023Mark Rothfield

Saturday sunshine and up to 22 degrees made for a perfect morning at Sail Port Stephens as crews prepared for the second day of the NSW Yachting Championships and Act 3 of the TP52 Gold Cup. The wind forecast was for light and variable, and the race committee confirmed it as a passage race day…

The sun is out, bring on the wind… NSW Yachting Championships and Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup into action at Sail Port Stephens.

May 5, 2023Mark Rothfield

The sun gods were being kind but not so much the wind gods at the beginning of the first day of the three day windward leeward series at Sail Port Stephens. The event is comprised of the NSW Yachting Championships (IRC), the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup, and the inaugural Rob Hampshire Trophy (ORC), raced…

Shift to overdrive for windward-leewards

May 4, 2023Mark Rothfield

With the Sail Port Stephens Passage Series now successfully run and won, the regatta gets its game face on from tomorrow as 23 yachts contest the 3-day Windward-Leeward Series comprising the NSW Yachting Championships (IRC) and inaugural Rob Hampshire Trophy (ORC). Headline attraction of the weekend is Act 3 of the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold…

Visitors take the spoils on final day

April 30, 2023Mark Rothfield

The Sail Port Stephens Passage Series came to an early conclusion on Saturday with the fleet poised to start Race 5 until racing was abandoned due to a lack of consistent breeze. It was a stark contrast to the previous four days which featured the sort of conditions sailors long for but rarely get. Crews…

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