This year’s Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta will now crown a new Queensland state champion. At the conclusion of the Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise (Pittwater to Gold Coast) race, a four-day regatta off the Gold Coast beaches, the Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta, will now host the Queensland IRC Yachting Championships. The title will be…
Having sampled success in the most recent Sail Paradise Series on the Gold Coast, Southport Yacht Club’s Fred Bestall has already signalled his intention to go for the double – victory in both the Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta and the Bartercard Sail Paradise 2018 series. Bestall is the first Queenslander to enter both…
Fremantle to Pittwater and onto paradise with Stealth When yachtsman Robert Alpe decided to move into bluewater racing with the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club he looked Australia-wide for the right boat and eventually chose a Fremantle based 32-footer he then sailed 2,500 nautical miles home to Pittwater with a small delivery crew. Stealth is…
Event: Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta January 2 – 9 hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (NSW) & Southport Yacht Club (QLD) Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta: oldies and YD combine on Le Billet Mark Tinworth and Mark Waterhouse, owners of the Pittwater based yacht Le Billet, intend to repeat…
The Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta is confirmed as an exciting long term fixture to feature in Australia’s summer sailing calendar. Australia’s east coast offshore sailing scene will take on an exciting new look with the staging of the Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta to start out of The Royal Prince Alfred…
AURIC’S QUEST CROWNED 2017 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE REGATTA CHAMPION Fred Bestall and crew on Auric’s Quest battled out on day four, Thursday 12th January to be crowned the 2017 Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta Champions. “We have had such a fantastic week, sailing with great competitors and fantastic crew, a big well done to Tristan Hamilton…
Close call between the leading crew’s at the 2017 Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta Day four will see for an interesting race between the Performance 1 division with a close point score between leaders Cyclone, skippered by David Chadkirk and Glenn Burrell’s Wildflower II. With only one point in the lead, Cyclone will be required to…
Tonoa leads the trailer fleet after day two in the 2017 Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta After finishing day one in third (3rd) place, David Keep and his crew on Tonoa, secured the top spot after day two of the 2017 Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta. “After joining the regatta in 2016, we had such a great…
PERFECT CONDITIONS CALL FOR AN EXCEPTIONAL START IN DAY ONE OF THE 2017 Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta With a 13 knot easterly breeze and rolling swell to begin with, the Gold Coast shoreline has proven perfect for sailing conditions at Southport Yacht Club’s 2017 Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta. 25 entrants began racing today to…
Doug Coulter’s Shakti has taken full advantage of the current weather pattern to launch their boat up the NSW coast overnight and maintain the lead in the first ever Club Marine Pittwater to Southport Yacht Race. Shakti passed Coffs Harbour at around 8:30am this morning with gusts up to 27 knots from the south setting…