New East Coast ocean race

The Mooloolaba 200 is a new event on the ocean racing calendar, so grab your diary and pen it in for October 5 and 6 2013. The Mooloolaba 200is an offshore race for IRC, ORCi, PHS monohulls, OMR and PHS Multihulls.

There is also a passage race and inshore racing for sports boats, trailables and SB20s, as well as a passage race for PHS cruising monohulls and PHS cruising multihulls.

The signature race of the AUDI Centre Sunshine Coast Mooloolaba 200 is designed for IRC/PHRF yachts and performance multihulls. It will offer a 200 nautical mile course set to test different points of sailing and present tactical opportunities. The race track heads north from Mooloolaba via Mudjimba Island and into Noosa’s Laguna Bay, then to Wolf Rock just off Double Island Point before turning south-east for the long leg to Flinders Reef. From there, the fleet take a zig-zag course heading west to the outer Gneerings just off Mooloolaba Bay, then back into the coast to Caloundra before heading east again for the penultimate leg out to Flinders Reef and then the final westerly leg home to the finish off Mooloolaba in front of the busy tourist Esplanade.

For the smaller boats the AUDI Sunshine Coast Mooloolaba 200 offers less demanding distances, but still competitive racing. On Saturday October 5, the sports boats, SB20s and Cruising divisions will race 40 nautical miles north to Noosa and back to Mooloolaba in the Laguna Bay Challenge. Then on Sunday, the Cruising Division will have a short passage race in Mooloolaba Bay while the Sports Boats will complete nearby in several races on a windward/leeward course

For further event information: Event Manager -- Rod Jones, Oceanburo, e: rod@tasqua.com, www.oceanburo.com.au,  p: 0409 647702.
Mooloolaba Yacht Club, e: mooloolabayachtclub@bigpond.com, www.mooloolaba.yachting.org.au,