The delightful unpredictability of yacht racing in light airs ensured a nail-biting opening day for crews aboard the record fleet of 115 boats assembled for the Sail Port Stephens Passage Series (Commodores Cup). Pre-regatta forecasts of balmy breezes of six to eight knots for the first two days of the regatta proved accurate as spinnakers…
The record fleet assembled for Sail Port Stephens 2024 looks set to have an easy, if not breezy, start to the regatta, starting Monday April 15 and running through to April 20. Light winds and more light winds are predicted for the opening days, before the southerly builds to a fitting crescendo towards the end…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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 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…