Cruising News
Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta
The firming up of Southport as the finish point following a try-out in January 2018 is one of the reasons Gorbatov upgraded . “ The fact the Pittwater to Paradise has become a repeat fixture is one of the reasons I ’ ve changed boats . My previous boat did the Coffs Race but was too slow to go all the way to Southport . Mick Martins TP52 Frantic - credit Nicole Kennedy
“ This boat ’ s quick . There ’ s a big difference going from a heavy displacement cruising boat designed for short-handed to a proper racing boat , but we are coming to grips with how we sail it .”
The Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta Notice of Race is available here . Owners can choose to enter the multihull , monohull or two handed categories and be scored under all of the popular handicap systems – IRC , ORCi , PHS and OMR .
Entry closes December 1 , 2017 and the paperwork deadline is one week later .
Finish partner Southport Yacht Club will host weary crews for the recovery and post-race celebration , then the largely NSW race fleet has the opportunity to merge with the major local players for the Bartercard Sail Paradise regatta , January 6-9 .
SYC ’ s annual short course series will be greatly expanded in 2018 to incorporate three state titles - the Australian Sailing Queensland Yachting Championship , Australian Measurement System Queensland Championship and Australian Sports Boat Association Queensland Championship . See http :// www . sailparadise . com . au / for more details .
Merchandise Available from Reception - $ 40 per polo top
Visit the event website www . pittwatertoparadise . com . au
Facebook page www . facebook . com / pittwatertoparadise Twitter : pitt2paradise Instagram : # pitt2paradise
For further information contact : RPAYC Sailing & Communications Manager Brendan Rourke m . 0412 180 509 e . brendan . rourke @ rpayc . com . au Media enquiries - Lisa Ratcliff m . 0418 428 511 e . lisa @ occ . net . au SYC enquiries Bronwen Hemmings ph . ( 07 ) 5591 3500 e . Marketing . Manager @ southportyachtclub . com . au
Club Marine East Coast Bluewater Pointscore Series
Race 2 of the BWPS Series , Port Hacking Race saw the fleet head to Bird Island before heading south to the new Port Hacking rounding mark before the long journey home to Pittwater . Navigational skills were put to the test as well as night sailing . View Series Results here : http :// www . rpayc . com . au / results / 2017 / club / BWPS / series . htm 1 . Club Marine Bird Island Race ( Cat 3 ) - 23 September 2017 2 . Club Marine Port Hacking Race ( Cat 3 ) - 28 October 2017 3 . Club Marine Boondelbah Race ( Cat 2 ) - 25 November 2017 4 . Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Race ( Cat 2 ) - 2 January 2018 5 . Club Marine Pittwater to Sydney Race ( Cat 3 ) - 2 March 2018 6 . Club Marine Pittwater to Newcastle Race ( Cat 3 ) - 7 April 2018