Sydney Harbour Regatta

The 10th anniversary of NSW’s largest sailing event will be held March 7-8 and the organising club, Middle Harbour Yacht Club says participants should get their entries in now. Prospective competitors should enter before 2400 hrs on Friday February 13 to avoid the late-entry fee. 

Entrants in the event will be eligible to win a trip for two to New Zealand for a six-night cruise around the Bay of Islands. Each division placegetter will go into a draw which will take place at the Sydney Harbour Regatta prize giving.

Competitors will get a another chance, when a second drawing is held for a three-night holiday escape to Hamilton Island.

Prominent Premier Class (on windward/leeward) entries received to-date include Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban, Tony Kirby’s Patrice and Queensland classic, Ray White Spirit of Koomooloo (Mike Freebairn) all returned from the Rolex Sydney Hobart. They will be joined by Bob Cox’s Nine Dragons, Steven Proud’s Swish and Just A Dash (Phil Dash) and others.

There is also the Premier and Performance Classes (Ocean Passage) for yachts, while one-designs including MC38, Adams 10, International Dragon, Etchells, Melges 24 and 32. NSW Championships will be held in the Yngling, VX-One (OD) and Cavalier 28 classes, with healthy interest already shown in each. 

The Super 30 Class, which can boast 20 entries so far, will be scored on PHS results not AMS in 2015. Courses will consist of three windward/leeward and two Sydney Harbour races, instead of the usual six windward/leeward races.

In the evolving Performance Class Spinnaker and Non Spinnaker classes, organisers have decided the time has come to split the two fleets into divisions, providing a colourful display.

Online entry and Notice of Race online at: http://www.shr.mhyc.com.au/