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