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Sail Sydney to host 320
Big start lines for this week's Sail Sydney regatta on Sydney HarbourThe 2014 Sail Sydney regatta run out of Woollahra Sailing Club, Rose Bay, on Sydney Harbour from December 2-7, 2014, has attracted a healthy international fleet from Australia, Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, Brazil, Finland, Italy, Russia, Great Britain and Belgium.
One of the key maritime events under Sydney’s Festival of Sails banner, Sail Sydney is run by Yachting NSW for key Olympic, youth and open dinghy classes.
The International Moth class is readying for its world championship next January at Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club in Victoria and the local Sydney fleet is taking advantage of the chance for valuable regatta practice in the run-up to the title. ??
Moth world champion from 2012 Josh McKnight, sailing for the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, is gearing up to regatta mode after his last major competition, the Moth worlds at Hayling Island in the UK in July.
"It’s good to race in a proper regatta setting. Sail Sydney is important for getting my regatta experience back up," he says.
A second high-profile Moth sailor on the all-Australian Sail Sydney Moth starter’s list is Scott Babbage, McKnight’s training partner, and the current Australian champion.
The Olympic classes open proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, so competitors have the choice to challenge for two ISAF graded events. Sail Sydney earns sailors 100 points towards their world rankings and then they can head south to Sandringham Yacht Club on the shores of Port Phillip for the 200 point ISAF Sailing World Cup - Melbourne December 7-14, 2014.
Along with the Moths, Nacra 17, 470, 49er and 49erFX classes, the 2.4m Paralympic class is scheduled to contest their eight-race series during the first half of Sail Sydney.
The Flying 11s, 29ers, 420s, Optimists and other youth and open classes take their turn in the second half.
The NSW Government is a key Sail Sydney supporter and encourages all Sail Sydney competitors, coaches, support craft crew and on-water spectators to make a habit of wearing lifejackets during competition and whenever in small boats.
Equally important is the advice to keep clear of larger vessels, especially large ferries on the busy waterway. There were more than 320 Sydney entries at the time of writing.
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