With safety plans in place and fingers crossed, Sail Port Stephens is accepting entries for its 2021 regatta in April and once again aiming to provide an unforgettable sailing holiday for crews aboard everything from small dinghies to family cruiser-racers and IRC racing yachts. The forced cancellation of last year’s edition due to COVID restrictions…
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the tragic passing this week of Rob Hampshire, affable and long-serving frontman of our Sailing Admin office. Rob was an honorary member of Corlette Point Sailing Club and an integral part of the success of SPS for 12 years. With a beaming grin as a permanent fixture, his balance…
It’s not just the ‘big kids’ who’ll be out playing at Sail Port Stephens 2020, with Port Stephens Sailing and Aquatic Club (PSSAC) in Salamander Bay hosting two off-the-beach regattas from May 1-3. The first is a junior regatta for Optimist, Bic O’pen skiffs and Sabots sailors under the age of 18. Up to six…
Sail Port Stephens has forged a new partnership with Making Waves Foundation (formerly Sailors with disABILITIES) as the Charity of Choice. The group is hosting a “Seafood and Blues” fundraising event in Port Stephens on Thursday 30 April. Tickets are $100 per person and everyone is encouraged to get theirs before they sell out. Making…
As usual, Sail Port Stephens competitors and visitors will be spoilt for choice when it comes to affordable and luxurious accommodation options For 2020, Commodores Cup sponsors Bannisters Port Stephens is offering a special Stay 8, Pay 6 deal. You can enjoy continental breakfast each morning at Rick Stein at Bannisters, unlimited Wi-Fi, daily newspapers…
The best breeze of Sail Port Stephens’ second half closed out the pointscore for a record number of entries, triggered wild wipeouts and decided a brand new Australian Sports Boat Association champion and state champions in the VX One class, plus three IRC divisions. Extreme weather including 20-knot squirts of sou’west wind, driving rain and…
Sail Port Stephens’ penultimate day threw up another mixed bag for the 150-boat fleet contesting various divisions and class titles at the 12th annual sailing regatta over the perfect opening weekend of the NSW school holidays. From the Salamander Bay course for the sports boats and VXs past the Nelson Bay breakwater where Performance Cruising…
The mass invasion of Jeanneau yachts has been one of the highlights of Sail Port Stephens, especially in the Bannisters Port Stephens Commodores Cup where they represented almost 20 per cent of the 100-strong fleet. While they competed with the main divisions, there was always a race within a race as the Jeanneau Trophy Series…
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…
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…