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THE FIRST RACE OF THE 2021 COMBINED CLUBS WINTER SERIES IS WARMING UP TO BE BUMPER EVENT
It’s that time of the year when the winter woollies come out in Hobart, the Catabatic wind pushes downward with cool air and the Bridgewater Jerry fog creeps down from the Derwent Valley. Where else would our Tassie sailors rather be when there is a race to be won on an early Sunday winter morning […]
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Combined Clubs Race Four Preview
Tomorrow’s Combined Clubs Summer Pennant Race will be the last local long-distance race for skippers and crews to test their teamwork and tactics before competing in this year’s Christmas offshore events, the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart (L2H) and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht races. Nearly half of this year’s 35-boat fleet for the L2H Race […]
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A Mixed Bag for Hobart Sailors
The River Derwent served up the proverbial box of chocolates to the fleet in the first race of the Combined Clubs Summer Pennant Series. The fleet got away in a 12-knot westerly breeze but the patchy airs and strong current from recent heavy rains, kept the fleet on its toes. After a short postponement, the […]
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Combined Clubs Summer Pennant Series Preview 2020/21
Hobart sailing fans will get a taste of a Tasmanian summer this Saturday when the River Derwent returns to its colourful best with the start of the Combined Clubs Summer Pennant Series. The series, which incorporates five harbour races and five long distance races, hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, the Derwent Sailing […]
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COMPETITORS FLOCK TO KETTERING FOR PIPE OPENERS 52ND YEAR
The Ronald Young & Co Builders 52nd Pipe Opener celebrated a hugely successful three day race with the help of Kettering Yacht Club. The race which had been immensely popular with the Hobart fleet saw this year an average of 40 boats competing throughout the event. Friday night saw Brett Cooper’s Crusader take out line […]
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The 52nd Pipe Opener what a great way to return to sailing in 2020-21
The success of this years Combined Clubs Winter Series demonstrated the enthusiasm of our Hobart sailors to return to sailing in these unprecedented times. The 2020 Ronald Young & Co Builders Pipe Opener is the traditional lead-up to the official opening of Southern Tasmania yachting season. This year the Pipe Opener will be a collaboration […]
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Big Winds on the River Derwent
Today’s Race 5 in the Combined Clubs Winter Series, hosted by the Derwent Sailing Squadron (DSS), looked like starting in idyllic conditions with air temperature around 20 degrees and a moderate NW breeze and brilliant sunshine. The DSS Race Committee set conservative courses for all Divisions with a forecast of stronger winds for later in […]
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Big week for Colleen Darcey
Tasmanian female sailor Colleen Darcey has had a big week: crewing on Division 3 leading yacht Young Lion in last Sunday’s Combined Club Winter Series and, on Monday taking up a new professional role as sailing manager at the Derwent Sailing Squadron (DSS). She won’t be sailing Sunday; in her new role she will overseeing […]
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Jazz Player outsails Winter fleet
Kettering Yacht Club yacht Jazz Player outsailed the strong opposition from Hobart clubs for an outright win in Division 1 of the Combined Clubs Winter Series on the River Derwent today, the outcome of good sailing and a course-reading mistake aboard line honours favourite Oskana. The win places Jazz Player, John Dryden’s Bakewell-White Z39, at […]
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