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2021 Sail Port Stephens - Final day © Salty Dingo As Australia commemorated Anzac Day, there were battles aplenty on the water in an action-packed finale to Sail Port Stephens 2021, which saw some surprise victors in a number of divisions. The two-year break due to last year's COVID-enforced cancellation made the contests more willing than ever, yet when the spray settled the winners were grinners and the vanquished vowed to return next year to do it all again. Dates for 2022, incidentally, are April 4-10. Ichi Ban owner Matt Allen was delighted to be back at a regatta where he h...

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...

2021 Finn Masters Magazine © Robert Deaves The 2021 Finn Masters Magazine has just been published and is winging its way to Finn Masters worldwide. While many still prefer the hard copy, it is also available to read online. In this issue, as well as a range of the usual articles and features, we talk to four Masters with very different backgrounds, but with similar views on the Finn class and the Master's events. They are also all either retiring from or joining the Finn Masters Committee this year. Here are some excerpts from the interviews. They all make good reading. Philip Ba...