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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial" colSpan=3> <BR> Following the appointment of Dave Tomlinson as our new agent for the USA and Canada, Sydney Yachts <BR> will be on display at the Strictly Sail Pacific boat show, April 19-23. The show is located at Jack London <BR> Square – Oakland, California. Sydney Yachts will be at Stand 937 and will also have a Sydney 38 One <BR> Design on display at the Marina.<BR><BR>
<P> Now is your opportunity to touch and feel a Sydney Yacht. Come and see our extensive range of yachts on offer that <BR> are strong on performance and designed to satisfy the desires of all sailors.</P>
<P> For further information on Sydney Yachts at the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show contact:<BR> Dave Tomlinson <BR> T: +1 (949) 675 100<BR> C: +1 (415) 378 3840<BR> E: <A href="mailtcruisedt@earthlink.net">cruisedt@earthlink.net</A></P>
<P> Or visit the official event website:<SPAN> <A href="http://www.strictlysail.com/">www.strictlysail.com</A><BR> </P></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<P><BR><IMG height=145 alt="" src="http://www.sydneyyachts.com/editimages//Sydney 36 CR_14.jpg" width=214 align=left border=0> The eagerly anticipated launch of the new Sydney 36 Cruiser Racer is <BR> not too far away. The deck mould is now complete so it's only a matter <BR> of time before the first yacht is due to hit the water in May 2006. <BR><BR> This new design has generated a massive amount of enquiries since<BR> news broke of its release. Fresh design changes include a walk <BR> through transom, easy access to the generous quarter berths and a <BR> substantial increase in interior volume. Sydney Yachts trademark open<BR> cockpit and modern swept back spreader rig is appealing to a wide <BR> range of sailors who like the fact that this yacht is price competitive when compared to other brands. <BR><BR> "It is a bold committment by Sydney Yachts to take on the imported Cruiser Racer market. You can now <BR> purchase the Sydney 36CR for a similar price to what's in the market for it size. Difference being you get a<BR> much higher performing and better constructed yacht" said Martin Thompson, Australian Sales Manager. </P>
<P> Two of these new designs are set to be launched in the next couple of months. The first Sydney 36CR is heading to<BR> Japan, where it will be based at the Hayama Marina Yacht Club. Its proud new owner, Mr Mogi is keen to race his <BR> new yacht on Sagami Bay near Yokohama and plans to compete in the Japan Cup.<BR><BR> The second Sydney 36CR will be based in Australia and has been purchased by Michael Delaney. Michael, <BR> who previously owned the Sydney 38OD 'Don't Blink' chose this design because of its Cruiser Racer appeal.<BR> This allowed him the flexibility of being able to go on family cruises as well as being competitive at Club level<BR> racing. </P>
<P> Michael did consider other European builds, but having owned a Sydney Yacht he knew the high ballast to <BR> displacement ratio ensured the Sydney 36CR would provide faster performance on the water.<BR><BR></P></TD></TR>
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<P> The winning trend of the Sydney 47CR’s is set to continue this year at Hamilton Island Race Week. Two, new yachts <BR> keen for a win on debut will be competing in the Premier Cruising Division. <BR><BR> Sydney Yachts launched the Cruiser Racer range in July, 2004. The first Sydney 47CR “Gomez”, owned by Steve &<BR> Mary Chiodo convincingly won the Premier Cruising Division that same year, on debut. It was then a case of déjà vu <BR> in 2005, when John & Deb Balderstone repeated the glory with another win on debut, onboard “Jem”. </P>
<P> This year Paul Clitheroe & Peter Mooney will launch their new Sydney 47CR at Hamilton Island Race Week. It is<BR> anticipated that four of these majestic yachts will be racing in the Premier Cruising Division. With this level of entries<BR> it will be a win, win for the owners and their crew as they get the bonus of competing twice in the one division. First <BR> against the other yachts in the fleet and second against each other, stay tuned for the result.<BR> </P></TD></TR>
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<P> Paul and Vicki Clitheroe were looking to step up to a larger yacht from their Beneteau 40.7 and liked the mix the <BR> Sydney 47CR offered. Not only is it a strong performer on the race course but the large cockpit is perfectly suited for <BR> entertaining family and friends.</P>
<P> Paul was impressed by the simplicity of the non-overlapping sails and asymmetric set up, it made the yacht easier<BR> to handle and is definitely a lot safer for the crew. This new yacht will be based at the CYCA and will race with its <BR> standard crew at Hamilton Island Race Week.</P>
<P> Peter Mooney, who previously owned the Sydney 38OD ‘Obsession’ was looking to return to racing after a ten year <BR> absence. Peter had a great experience racing his Sydney 38OD and was impressed by its quality and performance,<BR> but he wanted to further develop his skills on a larger yacht. He chose the Sydney 47CR and has tailored the boat<BR> for long distance and short handed racing.</P>
<P> This new yacht will be launched in May and will also be based at the CYCA. Peter plans to compete in the Melbourne<BR> to Osaka Yacht Race in 2007 and is looking forward to racing this yacht in its first regatta at Hamilton Island Race<BR> Week.<BR><BR></P></TD></TR>
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<P><STRONG> FUN, SUMMER OF SAILING FOR THE SYDNEY 32OD CLASS - AUS</STRONG></P></TD></TR>
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<P><STRONG> SYDNEY HARBOUR REGATTA: RSYS<BR></STRONG><BR> The Sydney 32OD’s also competed at this regatta with four windward/leeward races held on the Saturday. <BR> Ray Stone, a new comer to the Sydney 32OD Class onboard ‘Razors Edge’ dominated the day with three <BR> impressive wins. ‘Quickie’ (S.Muirhead, B.Caldwell and A.Kench) was not too far behind and finished second <BR> overall with ‘Wirrajurnd’ (Peter Whitford) finishing third. <BR></P>
<P> <STRONG>AUDI SYDNEY HARBOUR REGATTA: MHYC<BR></STRONG><BR> Current Sydney 32OD Australian Champions, Anna & Martin Cross sailed ‘iF’ to victory with four wins and did <BR> not place outside the top three throughout the regatta. “It was fantastic sailing, the RPAYC boats did really <BR> well” said a jubilant Martin Cross. “We had four members of our family on board and it just goes to show you <BR> do not need a heavily experienced crew to be successful in the Sydney 32O Class. It is classic One Design <BR> Racing, if you make a mistake the others are quickly nipping at your heels.”<BR><BR><IMG height=141 alt="" src="http://www.sydneyyachts.com/editimages//Groves & Cross.jpg" width=207 align=right border=0> <v:shape id=_x0000_s1026 style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; Z-INDEX: -1; MARGIN-LEFT: 258pt; WIDTH: 198pt; POSITION: absolute; HEIGHT: 129.15pt" type="#_x0000_t75" wrapcoords="-82 0 -82 21474 21600 21474 21600 0 -82 0"><v:imagedata title=DSCN1903 src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\JACKIE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_image001.jpg" croptop="12195f" cropright="4157f" gain="74473f" blacklevel="5898f"></v:imagedata><w:wrap type="tight"></w:wrap></v:shape>John Groves,a former Young 88 sailor finished second in the Sydney <BR> 32OD Division onboard his new yacht ‘Reality’. “We are getting used to <BR> the boat and having a lot of fun. We raced with our normal Pittwater crew <BR> and are happy with the result. ‘Jester’ owned by Dave and Zorana Bull <BR> sailed well to finish third.<BR><SPAN> John Groves with Martin, Anna & Cross <BR> <BR> <STRONG>PALM BEACH REGATTA : RPAYC<BR><BR></STRONG> It seems the crew of ‘iF’ are unbeatable this season, winning the Palm Beach Regatta held offshore of <BR> Barrenjoey Heads. Angus Grinham was in close contention onboard his yacht ‘Gusto’ finishing just three <BR> points behind to claim second place. The crew of ‘Quickie’ owned by Stuart Muirhead and Angus Kench <BR> finished the regatta well with a win in the last race to finish third overall.<BR><BR></P></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<P> ‘Relentless’ owned by Arnold Zippel is busy in preparation for the 2006 <BR> West Marine Pacific Cup. The West Marine Pacific Cup is known as the <BR> ‘Fun Race to Hawaii’. Originally run from San Francisco Bay to Kauai, <BR> the race will now finish at the Kaneohe Yacht Club, on the windy northern <BR> side of Oahu.<BR><BR></P>
<P> The crew onboard the 2070nm race to Hawaii includes Arnold Zippel, <BR> Douglas Zippel, Olivier Le Diouris and Regis Louis. Moira Firmin will also <BR> be onboard for the preliminary races before the passage race starts in <BR> early July 2006.</P>
<P> If you are interested to know more about their preparations, please visit their website:<BR> <A href="http://www.sydney32-relentless.com/">www.sydney32-relentless.com</A><BR><BR></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial" vAlign=top colSpan=3> <BR> It certainly has been busy for the Sydney 38OD Class as their season soon draws to a close. The Sydney <BR> Yachts Harbour Regatta, Audi Regatta and Hamilton Island InterNations Cup have provided the platform for <BR> some fast and intense racing.<BR></TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial" colSpan=3> <BR> Hosted by the RSYS this regatta was held over two days on Sydney Harbour. From the outset the crews were eager <BR> for some starting practice with two general recalls before the first race got underway. After three races it was clear the <BR> crews of ‘Acuity’ (Tony Walls), ‘Estate Master’ (Martin & Lisa Hill) and ‘Shining Sea’ (Stephen Kulmar) meant <BR> business, but they had to keep on eye on ‘Outlaw’ (Alan & Tom Quick), ‘Contentious Issue’ (Geoff Masters) and ‘Easy <BR> Tiger’ (Justin Lambeth) who were quickly improving.
<P> On the final day, the wind had all but disappeared and racing started in light and fluky conditions. The tussle for the <BR> overall win continued between ‘Acuity’ and ‘Estate Master’ but ‘Shining Sea’ was the winner of the day with scoring <BR> two wins. ‘Estate Master’ who to date have been the proven performer throughout the season, proved consistency <BR> was the key and won the regatta by 6 points.<BR><BR></P></TD></TR>
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<P> This is where the crews got serious, 22 yachts lined up to vie for the title of Australian Champion. Racing was held <BR> offshore of Sydney Heads and the Championship comprised of nine races, with no drops. </P>
<P> ‘Estate Master’ (Martin & Lisa Hill) proved they were determined to be a contender with two wins on the first <BR> day of racing. Their regular adversaries, ‘Outlaw’ (Alan & Tom Quick) and ‘Shining Sea (Stephen Kulmar) also <BR> scored a win in the remaining two races on the day. </P>
<P> ‘Transfusion’ (Guido & Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis) showed a return to form and performed well on the second day <BR> scoring a win and two, second places. Also consistent was ‘Calibre’ (Geoff Bonus) who moved further up the <BR> pointscore to third place, well in touch of the top two. In fact, the results so far had left 10 boats with a real shot of a <BR> podium finish. <BR><BR> Going into the last day of racing for the Championship ‘Estate Master’ was leading by only two points ahead of <BR> ‘Transfusion’. ‘Outlaw’ won the first race of the day and the crew of ‘Acuity’ (Tony Walls) finished on a high winning <BR> the last race of the series. But ‘Estate Master’ was just too good and took out the Australian Championship, 9 points <BR> ahead of ‘Transfusion’. A joyous Martin Hill explained. “It was high pressure all day, ‘Transfusion was always just <BR> behind us and we are stoked to have won the Championship. I just steer the boat, the team onboard is great and we <BR> worked hard to achieve this result. I couldn’t be happier!” </P></TD></TR>
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<P><BR> <IMG height=209 alt="" src="http://www.sydneyyachts.com/editimages/S38-E-Master-1.jpg" width=306 border=0> <IMG height=208 alt="" src="http://www.sydneyyachts.com/editimages//EMaster 1.jpg" width=309 border=0><BR> It was smiles all round for the ‘Estate Master’ crew – crowned the Sydney 38OD Australian Champion 2005/2006 <BR> // Images: Jackie Damiani<BR><BR></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial" colSpan=3> <BR> The InterNations Cup was the first international event for the Sydney 38OD Class: comprising of 11 fun, competitive <BR> racing held over five days of competition with great social activities.<BR><BR> Perfect racing conditions welcomed the Sydney 38OD fleet. Peter and Laurie Krueger who had travelled with their<BR> crew all the way from San Francisco were excited at the prospect of competing against their Aussie counterparts. <BR><BR> The Invitation Race was held in glorious sunshine against the stunning back drop of the Opera House and Sydney <BR> Harbour Bridge, proving to the US team their decision to make the trip ‘Down Under’ was a good one. “Ichi Ban” <BR> owned by Matt and Lisa Allen who were competing in their first ever Sydney 38OD event, proved they weren’t <BR> superstitious by winning this race. <BR>
<P> Racing was held offshore of Sydney Heads and the wind was a steady 27knots, in<BR> short sharp seas and after a few tentative general recalls the series well underway. This set the tone for the rest of <BR> the regatta. Racing was fast, tactical and competitive in testing conditions. <BR><BR> “Racing offshore was a new experience for us: we’re used to racing in the Bay back home. It was exciting beating up<BR> to the top mark with a trainload of boats so close together. We certainly had to keep our eyes open when we were on <BR> port tack approaching the mark. It was difficult to find an open space and then quickly duck down behind one of the <BR> boats to round the mark. Great, great racing” said an excited Peter Krueger. </P>
<P> The winner of the InterNations Cup was not decided until the last leg in the final race of the series. The series <BR> had been a tussle between the crews of ‘Estate Master’ (Martin & Lisa Hill), ‘Ichi Ban’ (Matt & Lisa Allen), <BR> ‘Transfusion’ (Guido & Michelle Belgiorno-Nettis), and ‘Rush’ (Cameron Miles) and ‘Outlaw’ (Alan & Tom <BR> Quick). But the leaders did not have it all their own way and had to work hard to maintain their position. The <BR> crew of ‘Easy Tiger’ had a terrific series and were very pleased with their finish in sixth position. </P>
<P> Matt Allen’s ‘Ichi Ban’ won the series only three points ahead of ‘Estate Master’, ‘Rush’ finished third one point ahead <BR> of ‘Outlaw’. At the conclusion of the series, Matt Allen explained. “After the first day we were struggling, we dropped <BR> our spinnaker in the tide, we certainly had some on. But my crew were magnificent. It has been a great thrill to join <BR> the Sydney 38OD family this week”.<BR><BR> The InterNations Cup will move to Hamilton Island in 2007. Peter & Laurie Krueger will definitely be returning <BR> to compete and are keen to spread the word. “When we get back home we are going to tell everyone how <BR> good it was and get them excited about coming next year”.<BR></P></TD></TR>
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<P> <BR> <IMG height=221 alt="" src="http://www.sydneyyachts.com/editimages//S38-Livewire-1.jpg" width=286 border=0> <IMG height=221 alt="" src="http://www.sydneyyachts.com/editimages/S38-Livewire.jpg" width=345 border=0><BR></P>
<P> The boys from Sandringham Yacht Club made sure the trip to Sydney was a memorable one onboard ‘Livewire’<SPAN> <BR> // Images: Jackie Damiani <SPAN> </P></SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial" colSpan=3> <BR> The Big Daddy 2006 Pursuit Race was dominated by the Sydney 38OD’s who placed – first, second and third. <BR> Hosted by Richmond Yacht Club, located on the Richmond Riviera of San Francisco Bay this 12.5nm race was won <BR> by Thomas Thayer onboard ‘Howl’. <BR>
<P> Thomas took over the helm from Peter Krueger who was having his own fun competing in the InterNations Cup <BR> in Sydney. The ecstatic crew dominated the race, winning across the line and on handicap.</P> Fellow San Francisco sailor Andy Costello finished second on ‘Double Trouble’, while Michael Kennedy, from <BR> the Chicago fleet finished third onboard ‘Copernicus’.<BR><BR></TD></TR>
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<P> <BR> Owners of the Sydney 39CR are readying themselves to compete over the summer at many of the racing <BR> events on the European calendar. </P>
<P> Rudi Floridor and his crew from Belgium are looking forward to racing at La Trinite Spi Quest in France, <BR> ABN-AMRO North Sea Regatta in the Netherlands, Mees Pierson IRC Championship and Skandia Race Week <BR> in Cowes.</P>
<P> Paolo Bonetto and his crew onboard ‘Sir Biss’ will also compete at the Coppa Pirelli Carlo Negri in Santa <BR> Margherita-Ligure, Italy in May and the Giraglia Rolex Cup in France in June. This Italian boat also plans to <BR> compete regularly from its home in Lavagna. <BR><BR></P></TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: helvetica,arial" colSpan=3><BR> <STRONG>Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta 2006 - aus</STRONG>
<P><SPAN> <STRONG>IRC Division 3<BR></STRONG> 3<SUP>rd</SUP><SPAN> This Way Up <SPAN> Ray Carless <SPAN> (Sydney 36)<BR><BR> <STRONG>- PALM BEACH REGATTA - AUS<BR></STRONG> <BR> <STRONG>Sydney 38OD<BR> </STRONG>1<SUP>st</SUP><SPAN> Easy Tiger<SPAN> Chris Way<BR> 2<SUP>nd</SUP><SPAN> The Business<SPAN> Bruce Ferguson<BR> 3<SUP>rd</SUP><SPAN> Conspiracy<SPAN> Peter Byford</P>
<P> <STRONG>MHYC TWILIGHT POINT SCORE 2005/2006 - AUS<BR> <BR> - Mountain Blue Division<BR></STRONG></P>
<P> 1<SUP>st</SUP><SPAN> Jester<SPAN> Dave & Zorana Bull<BR> 2<SUP>nd</SUP><SPAN> Gusto<SPAN> Angus Grinham<BR> </P></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR>
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