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SoFarr leading - Sail Port Stephens © Salty Dingo The world would've watched in utter amazement today as 130 yachts lined up for the opening spell of a massive weekend of racing at Sail Port Stephens 2021. Spinnakers lined the entire bay, cheek and jowl, in a spectacle that turned the clock back to pre-COVID days, further mirrored by a simple post-race sausage sizzle from title sponsors Pantaenius Yacht and Sail Insurance that was appreciated by a horde of hungry sailors. Among the events under way are the NSW IRC Championships, Australian Sports Boat Association NSW Titles, and ...

Sail Port Stephens day 3 preview by Nic Douglass 21 Apr 01:30 UTC 19-25 April 2021 The final day of the Bannisters Port Stephens Commodore's Cup is here already, and for the third day in a row, the 108 boats will start off the Nelson Bay breakwall in a westerly breeze. Today, instead of the spinnaker starts we have enjoyed over the past two days, we will see the fleet head into the westerly for the "Explore the Bays" course, right up to West Arm, around Boondaba Island, and then back to the Nelson Bay breakwall to finish under spinnaker. Then tonight we will head to Bannisters...

Salt Shaker - Sail Port Stephens, day 2 © Roni Bintang The 2021 Sail Port Stephens regatta switched to island time today for Race 2 of the Commodores Cup, with the fleet heading seawards for a race course where Mother Nature lays the marks - or at least the landmarks. Starting off Nelson Bay breakwall, the yachts donned spinnakers for a sparkling run in nor'westerly winds gusting to 18 knots. Many hugged Yacaaba Headland under the stern gaze of seabirds and dolphins, modern sails juxtaposed against the majestic, millennium-old cliffs. They then wove around Cabbage Tree and Boonde...

Australian Sport Boat NSW titles at Sail Port Stephens © Mark Rothfield A year after its COVID-enforced cancellation, Sail Port Stephens regatta has rebounded in record style, filling marina berths, moorings and motels while boasting the largest number of individual entries across the various yacht, sports boat, dinghy and Windsurfer categories. From midday Monday, 108 yachts across four divisions will contest the 2021 Bannisters Port Stephens Commodores Cup, sailing one of 14 scenic inshore and offshore courses that Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson nominates. Among Div.1 li...