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George Jones wins at Sail Sydney

Talented young Hobart sailor and RYCT member George Jones has won the Laser Radial class at the Sail Sydney International Regatta which ended on Sydney Harbour today.

Jones, 17, began the final day of the regatta with a 25th place in this morning’s light and flukey breeze, but as the north-easterly seabreeze built this afternoon he finished fourth in the two final heats.

George Jones leads Radials at Sail Sydney

Young Tasmanian sailor Geprge Jones is leading the Laser Radial fleet halfway through the Sail Sydney international regatta for Olympic and international youth classes.

Jones scored a sixth and third placings in Saturday’s tricky breezes on Sydney Harbour, but today was at his best in a 12-15 knot nor’easterly seabreeze to score two wins and a third.

'Try Sailing' day at RYCT

The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania extends an invitation to the public to visit the club on Saturday, 19 December to participate in the ‘Try Sailing Day’ – go sailing in either a dinghy or a keelboat on the magnificent waters of the River Derwent.

“Even if you have never sailed before, we will get you on the water and introduce you to a great outdoors activity and sport,” says Vice Commodore Murray Jones. “If you have a PFD (personal floatation device) please bring it along, but we can supply them for those without them.”

Sydney Hobart entrants sail well

Tasmanian entrants for the 2009 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Auch, Archie, She’s the Culprit and Dekadence each filled a top handicap place in the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s Tasports Maria Island Race sailed off the East Coast over the weekend.

Auch, David Bean’s Beneteau 44.7, won the premier IRC division on corrected time; Archie, Sally Rattle’s Archambault 35 took out the new AMS handicap division’ while She’s the Culprit, Todd Leary’s newly modified Jones 39, placed second, with Auch third.

Team Whistler conquer sea and mountain in weekend marathon

The crew of the Hobart yacht Whistler turned in a unique performance over the weekend, competing in the gruelling Tasports Maria Island Yacht Race and then turning out to complete the demanding Point to Pinnacle marathon mountain run to the peak of Hobart’s Mount Wellington.

The Maria Island Race, followed by the Point to Pinnacle Run was the start of Team Whistler’s campaign to contest the Tasmanian Three Peaks Race and the British Three Peaks, two of world’s toughest offshore sailing and endurance running events, in 2010.

Mr Kite's Maria Island line honours win

The radical ocean racing yacht Mr Kite this evening took line honours in the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s Maria Island Race after a boat-for-boat duel up the Derwent River to the finish of the 190 nautical mile ocean race around Tasmania’s East Coast.

Skippered by owner Andrew Hunn, a prominent Hobart neuro-surgeon and champion yachtsman, the win has come after several seasons of luckless racing for the 40-footer, designed by UK-based, expat Australian Andrew Cape.

Leaders abeam of Maria Island as winds ease

Last night's strong southerly winds that forced six yachts to retire from the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania's Tasports Maria Island Yacht Race have eased away this morning as the leaders sail up the eastern shore of Maria Island, off Tasmania's east coast.

Leading the 24 yachts still competing in the 190 nautical mile ocean race is the Marineline/Focal, skippered by former Olympic yachtsman Gary Smith, which is expected to round the northern tip of Maria Island about 7am this morning, sailing in a light southerly breeze.

Southerly blows six yachts out of Maria Island Race

Southerly winds blasting up the River Derwent at up to 35 knots this evening forced six yachts out of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s Maria Island Race within two hours of the start of the 190 nautical mile ocean race around Tasmania’s East Coast.

A record fleet of 30 yachts set sail from Hobart’s Castray Esplanade at 7pm as the cool southerly front with winds of 25-35 knots replaced the hot 35-40 knot nor’wester that had been blasting down the River Derwent all day. The temperature dropped from 33 degrees to 13 degrees with the change.

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