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A typical summer weather pattern in Perth for the Bunbury and Return Ocean Race by Susan Ghent 16 Feb 05:50 UTC 12-13 February 2021 The Bunbury and Return Ocean Race came about in 1948 when a few adventurous sailors from the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club decided to have a race from Fremantle to Bunbury. Thereafter it became an annual return race and is still to this day one of the favourite events on the Ocean Racing WA calendar. The 170 nautical mile course requires teams to settle into an offshore routine and consider their strategy for the expected weather conditions over...

Salacia II RF1971 Racing offshore Jan © Lindsay Preece / Ironbark Photos Salacia II was commissioned by Arthur William Byrne, the Australian businessman, philanthropist, and founder of B&D Roll-a-Door. The brief at the time to her designer, Olin Stephens, was to match the dominance of Syd Fischer's Ragamuffin on the water, but no expense was to be spared to fit her out with comfort and opulence. Arthur commissioned Cec Quilkey to build Salacia II in 1969 and campaigned her for many years including a 3rd Place finish in the Sydney to Hobart race in 1970. Salacia II was to be faste...