Offshore WA

Who else is racing to Hobart?

Wyuna Sailing - mentioned elsewhere
Atomic Blonde - mentioned elsewhere
Kingsley Piesse - Chutzpah (of course). Doing his 40th!
Mike Hughes - Maritimo 54 (17th)
Nick Davis - Maritimo 52 (8th)
Luke Payne - Celestial (1st?)
David Gilmour - Moneypenny (4th)
Luke Parkinson - SHK Scallywag (8th)

There will be others - name them.

We’ll be following the new AB in the big race.

Who’s in the crew?

Simon Torvaldsen - Skipper/RO
Steve Humphries - Navigator
Larry Jamieson - Sailing Master
Andrew Woodward
Brad Favelle
Carl Crafoord
George Kennedy
Katie Omara
Mattijs Willenborg
Mike Foster

The popular Hillarys Yacht Club Pot of Gold Weekend will come up quickly after the Christmas/New Year festivities, so it's time to start preparing.
Saturday's Pot of Gold Race is part of both the Coveted Siska Trophy and Short-Haul series on the Ocean Racing WA Calendar.
Hospitality at HYC after racing is legendary, including economical food choices and a live band.
Then there's the Shepherdess Cup, a legacy of Claremont Yacht Club's former involvement in Offshore Racing but not currently sitting in any ORWA series, to get you home on Sunday.

POT OF GOLD WEEKEND - JAN 20-21, 2024.
Ocean Racing WA invites you to start the new year with a great weekend of racing hosted by Hillary’s Yacht Club.
Sponsored by Beneteau by Mansfield Marine Brokers, there are three different races to suit, with berthing available and plenty of post race social activities. Check out the poster below. Further information and entry options will be posted soon.

A recent message from Scottie from Marketing regarding Geographe Bay Race Week 2024 - the 21st Edition ...

Lots has been happening at GBYC in preparation for another exciting Race Week, with only 6 weeks to go I hope your all prepped and ready to go!
Full event details can be found here: https://www.gbyc.com.au/raceweek/

The new alfresco area is AMAZING, we can’t wait to show off our latest addition when you visit the Club next.

Onto another matter, Geographe Bay Yacht Club needs to start looking at replacement of a few of their on water support vessels.

If there is the possibility of an old Rib/VSR that anyone may be thinking of upgrading we would love the opportunity to be considered to purchase?

We also need to look at a new Start boat for regular Saturday Sailing, We would like this to be:
1. Trailer-able
2: Preferred Outboard
3. Maybe a Catamaran with limited space downstairs
4. Toilet?

Please let me know if you know of anyone who may have something suitable for our needs.

Many Thanks,

Scott Olney
Race Director
Geographe Bay Race Week

Raceweek Welcome to Geographe Bay Race Week On Behalf of Geographe Bay Yacht Club, we warmly welcome all sailors, officials, volunteers, support staff and guests to Geographe Bay Race Week 2024. 2023 was a ...

The mighty Chutzpah must have the most consistent crew list of any boat in the race, including our own Kingsley Piesse, the Navigator, doing his 40th (yes, 40th!) Hobart.
What a bond they must have.

Father son duo poised to race into the Rolex Sydney Hobart record books Collectively, Bruce and his son Drew Taylor have spent the best part of a lifetime sailing in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

Sailing On Screen Film Festival 🎥⛵ 12 - 14 January

Dave & Paul line up Again - Melbourne Osaka Cup Dave Kenny and Paul Schultz raced to Osaka in 2018 aboard one of the smallest boats in the fleet – The Edge. Now they’re set to do the race again in a bigger boat. Robyn Brooke catches up with them …

Christmas Tree made!

Here’s a summary of the recent ORWA AGM. It seems that a review of objectives and operations is underway, which is good, because participation this season has been rather disappointing, shall we say?

They are getting some superb sailing conditions down at the People's Paradise this season!

From our roving reporter on Gage Roads …

1800 WA time Sat & Sun!

Jimmy Spithill: "I'd Love To Go Out in Dubai and Absolutely Smoke the U.S." Former U.S. driver Jimmy Spithill has said he’d ‘absolutely love to smoke’ the new U.S. team when racing gets underway in Dubai with Spithill at the wheel of Australia.

Get along and make a difference to the future of offshore sailing!

***REMINDER ORWA AGM MONDAY DEC 11 - 1800 hrs***

Come and support your Association at the 2023 AGM of Ocean Racing WA.

The AGM will be held in The Bridge at FSC on Monday 11 December, starting at 6pm.
Light finger food will be provided along with a pop - up bar.
New season merchandise from Musto will be on display.

Fremantle Sailing Club Royal Perth Yacht Club Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club Hillarys Yacht Club South of Perth Yacht Club Offshore WA Fremantle Sailing Club Keelboat Racing Section

Looks a lot like Enterprise from that angle (perhaps unsurprisingly).

BP347-Hooligan 52 launched!

The latest on the 21st GBRW from the Award-Winning Scottie Musto ...

Morning Skippers,
Registration for what’s shaping up for an awesome event is now open!
Click here to head online and register https://www.gbyc.com.au/raceweek/registration-information/

Crew list registry is also found here, Both Digital and Manual ( Can be filled out closer to regatta)

A few options for payment available, If you want to avoid the dreaded surcharge for credit card payment, Direct Deposit details are provided, just make sure you use ref: # when depositing into GBYC a/c.

Important Information

- Current EOI’s CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS https://www.gbyc.com.au/raceweek/whoselegible/

- Amendment to NOR1: Basically Double handed has now been re-classified as Short handed to encourage those that may be sailing with minimal crew & wants to join another exciting division.

- Super 30 Fleet looking good: If you have a boat you think would go well in this division please add this when registering ie Thomson 870, Flying Tigers, Mumm 30.

- Jib and Main fleet looking very strong and will most likely be split into an A & B division.

- Mini regatta fleet has both the Viper 640 and Flying 15’s racing windward/leeward's on a seperate course.

- Port Geographe Marina: Discounted pen rates available for ALL competing boats pre-during-post event, So if you want to bring boat down a week early or stay on after please book your berth ASAP as space is running out. Call 9754 8300 or email [email protected]

- There has been some discussion around results, if you carry an IRC or ORC handicap please add this during registration- As per NOR we will need 6 boats per fleet to run results and prizes.

- A delivery fleet will leave RPYC annex/FSC Thursday 1st Feb with an over night stop in Mandurah, then onto Port Geographe Marina on the Friday. Boats will be shadowed by RPYC Start Boat "Challenger". This is a great option for new comers or boats wanting to travel in a fleet. Berthing at RPYC annex/FSC collector jetty available Wednesday 31st Jan, Contact on water team at RPYC or FSC harbour master for bookings.

If anyone has any questions please feel free to email me.

Many Thanks,

Scott Olney
Race Director
Geographe Bay Race Week

NOR & Expression of Interest   The regatta is classified Australian Sailing (AS) Special Regulations Category 6 or better and is open to boats eligible in the following divisions.  Division 1 – Racing ...

A reminder that the ORWA AGM is on this coming Monday 11th December at 1800 in the FSC Bridge (upstairs). All welcome.

All the details are in the Ocean Racing WA post below.

Calling all offshore sailors to the 2023 AGM of Ocean Racing WA!
Whether you are a current / past boat owner, crew member or simply a supporter of ocean racing, the Board of ORWA encourages you to attend this year’s AGM.
This is an opportunity to hear how the past season has gone and more importantly, listen to and express your views on plans for the 2024-25 season.

Agenda items will include:
:ORWA’s Role - Events & Planning
:The 2024-25 Offshore Season Calendar
:Race Participation & Sponsorship

The AGM will be held in The Bridge at FSC on Monday 11 December, starting at 6pm.
Light finger food will be provided along with a pop - up cash bar.
New season merchandise from Musto will be on display.

Remember, ORWA is here to support all those involved in offshore racing in WA.

Fremantle Sailing Club Royal Perth Yacht Club Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club Hillarys Yacht Club South of Perth Yacht Club Offshore WA

If we can’t go racing on the Harbour, the Catalpa is a fair substitute (though not such a spectator event!).

Atomic Blonde has finished and Wyuna is approaching the harbour, so that looks like some important boxes ticked ahead of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2023.

Wyuna & Atomic Blonde are close-ish on the water and VERY close on IRC as they approach the second night at sea. They are expected to finish some time tomorrow morning.

The little boats are doing well in this race - though conditions sound a bit miserable!

2023 Cabbage Tree Island Race - UPDATE Saturday 0930hrs

LawConnect has a slight lead over Andoo Comanche & SHK Scallywag 6nm south of Newcastle heading homeward - the three about to pass the last of the fleet Sylph VI still outbound.

They are running down the coast inside the rhumb line, LawConnect doing 11.1kts with an average of 8.3kts for the 14.5hrs raced.

Behind is a pack of chasers loosely based on length, with URM Group, Alive & Wild Oats X sparring with No Limit, Moneypenny & Whisper along with the group of 50 footers.

Drizzle continues along the coast with single digit SWs likely to swing to the SE later in the day.

On current standings, the smaller boats Azzurro, Currawong (TH), & Son of a Son along with the next seven Division 2 entries lead their Division 1 counterparts for Overall Honours but it is a close affair & is definitely anyone's game. Celestial, Koa & Sticky are the best placed in Division 1.

PHS is a similar story with Currawong (TH) over Azzurro & the Farr 43 Wild Oats.

TRACKER: https://bwps.cycaracing.com/tracker/
STANDINGS: https://bwps.cycaracing.com/standings/

Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore
Raymarine Australian Maxi Championship

The 2023 Cabbage Tree Island Race start can be quietly watched from the office here

Live Stream - 2023 Cabbage Tree Island Race start Watch a live stream of the start of the 2023 Cabbage Tree Island Race

This is nothing but weird!

Jimmy Spithill to take the wheel of the Flying Roo in Dubai Former United States SailGP Team driver and CEO Jimmy Spithill will replace Australia’s Tom Slingsby at the Dubai event due to family commitments SYDNEY,