Etchells competitor news

We now have 40 Entries and we are still waiting for some stragglers to enter – remember you only have till tonight to enter or Top Yacht will slug you another $150.00!Just some housekeeping!

The Marina Hardstand is full, however we have paid for the use of the crane for this weekend and during next week for people wanting to go for a sail.

Please be mindful of how tight this area is, so get your boat rigged up in the Trailer park next door then drive through the top hardstand around the corner and down to the crane, be careful of the trees with your rigging! boat in the water and move your car and trailer ASAP back to the trailer park!

For boats arriving this weekend and up to Tuesday we suggest that you park the boat in front of the Coast Guard as we did last year, as they monitor this car carpark with CCTV. Then once in the water on Thursday leave the trailer in the designated area!

The big crane will be in place from 12 Noon on Thursday till 5pm for the lift in, could you make sure you are in by 5pm as the overtime is awful! Then planned lift out is from 2pm Sunday to 5pm.

On Saturday we are having a 21st party at See Restaurant, just next to our regatta office, which should be a great night and their food is just awesome! We will also have our daily prize giving here as well!

Please note on Saturday The Wharf Tavern are hosting a huge Sea & Sound event which will be taking over the main carpark opposite the Wharf, so PLEASE don’t park there over the weekend as it could be towed away while you are sailing.

As we do each year try and introduce something new to the regatta, YES the yellow jerseys are still in!

We are looking forward to seeing Micko in Lycra, Plus the Firsties are becoming the most sort out trophy in the Regatta!

Now we are going to attempt Drone Footage on the sea and live Facebook feeds from the course with Alex McKinnon and John Curnow leading the way! So make sure you get your friends to tune in!

The River mouth is in the process of been dredged and we should have good water by Friday, they are going to work this weekend if weather permits to make sure it is as good as possible for the weekend!

If you are going out before the event make sure you take the western wall, where currently it has 3 metres.

Please check out the current map of the entrance!

Look forward to seeing you next week and have a safe trip up!
Trevor