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2 months ago | 
livesaildie.com | Adrian Bold |Frank Quealey |Greta Quealy
The countdown is on with today marking 175 days till Australia’s newest ocean race, the GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race kicks off on the 1st of August. With the official release of the Notice of Race today, entries are now open for the 2025 race, which finishes during Mackay’s highly popular Festival of Arts event.
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2 months ago | 
livesaildie.com | Frank Quealey |Greta Quealy |Di Pearson
The Australian 18 Footers League, as part of its 90th Anniversary celebrations, today recreated the Sydney Harbour Marathon, last sailed 37 years ago when 18, 16 and 12 footers competed on a similar course which extended from Sydney Harbour, East of the Opera House, to an area in Middle Harbour, north of the main harbour.
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2 months ago | 
livesaildie.com | Di Pearson |Greta Quealy |Frank Quealey
The Pantaenius Pittwater Regatta is back bigger and better this February, with a number of new additions to the much loved summer event, organised and hosted by Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) on inshore and offshore courses at Pittwater. Supported by Sydney Marine Brokerage, the NSW ORC Championship will be a showdown well worth sailing in – or watching the action unfold.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
livesaildie.com | Frank Quealey |Greta Quealy |Di Pearson
The Australian 18 Footer League’s 90th Anniversary of the club’s first race on Sunday, February 3, 1935 is now here and the club will celebrate its proud record with a weekend of 18ft skiff racing which will be livestreamed through SailMedia with its usual professional commentary team on the course to keep the world up to date with all the action.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Frank Quealey
18ft Skiff NSW Championship - Overall
by Frank Quealey 22 Dec 00:02 PST
The Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price/Josh Porebski, Max Paul and Finn Rodowicz became the 2024-25 NSW 18ft skiff champion after an exciting day of action-packed racing in the final two races of the championship on Sydney Harbour today.
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Frank Quealey
Sunday's racing to decide 18ft Skiff NSW champion
by Frank Quealey 17 Dec 21:57 PST
It will all come down to two short course races to decide which team will become the 2024-25 NSW 18ft skiff champion when the 16-boat fleet lines up for the final day's racing on Sydney Harbour next Sunday.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Frank Quealey
18ft Skiff NSW Championship - Day 3
by Frank Quealey 15 Dec 00:01 PST
The race to decide the 2024-25 NSW 18ft skiff Championship winner will come down to the final day's racing on Sydney Harbour next Sunday after the two leading teams shared the honours in the two short course races contested on Sydney Harbour today.
Rag & Famish Hotel and Finport Finance went into today equal on points after each recorded a win and a second placing in last Sunday's opening races of the series.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Frank Quealey
18ft Skiff NSW Championship Races 5 & 6 Preview
by Frank Quealey 10 Dec 21:04 PST
Pre-series favourite Rag & Famish Hotel and the 2022-23 Australian champion Finport Finance share the lead going into next Sunday's Races 5 and 6 of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
livesaildie.com | Lisa Darmanin |Frank Quealey
The 2024 Cabbage Tree Island Race, the fifth and penultimate race in the Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore (ACSBWPS), started on Friday 6 December under partly cloudy skies and 8-9 knots of breeze. The race also doubled as the first race of the 2024 One Circular Quay Australian Maxi Championship. The racecourse took the yachts to Cabbage Tree Island, just north of Port Stephens on the Mid-North Coast of NSW and back to Sydney Harbour.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
sail-world.com | Frank Quealey
18ft Skiff NSW Championship - Day 2
by Frank Quealey 8 Dec 00:25 PST
Following the forced abandonment of Races 1 and 2 of the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship, due to an intense storm which hit as the fleet prepared to race, the series began on Sydney Harbour today when Races 3 and 4 were conducted by the Australian 18 Footers League, and resulted in wins for Rag & Famish Hotel and Finport Finance, who now share the lead.
