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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...

Sail Port Stephens - Day 1 by Mark Rothfield 19 Apr 11:47 UTC 19-25 April 2021 It was a day to clear the rust, but also to show some trust, as Sail Port Stephens turned on a spectacular opening day for the Bannisters Port Stephens Commodores Cup 2021. Racing on the icon Pub-to-Pub course began in light nor'westerlies, allowing an easy run to Shoal Bay, however a mid-race shift to a nor'east seabreeze brought the backmarkers right back into contention as they rode the new wind line. It compressed the fleet of 105 starters, making mark roundings action-packed - especially in the...