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The opening race of the 2009 United Financial Services Sailing South Regatta will be sailed in conjunction with the Wrest Point King of the Derwent Race, with the four-day Regatta running from Friday, 2 January through to Monday, 5 January.
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania has begun distributing copies of the Notice of Race and Entry Form to all past competitors for what will be the eighth annual Sailing South Regatta on the waters of south-eastern Tasmania and the River Derwent.
'We are pleased to announce a new sponsor for Sailing South Regatta in United Financial Services and also the co-operation of the Derwent Sailing Squadron in returning to the format where the King of the Derwent Yacht Race will be the opening event of our Regatta. ' Commodore Alastair Douglas said today.
'The King of the Derwent is a traditional event for local and visiting yachts in Hobart following the ocean races from Sydney, Melbourne and now, also from Launceston.
'We hope that many visiting yachts and their crews will continue to enjoy sailing on our waters over the following three days by competing in the United Financial Services Sailing South Regatta, with local yachts joining in to give them plenty of competition,' Commodore Douglas added.
The United Financial Services Sailing South Regatta 2009 will have divisions for boats racing under IRC and PHS handicaps as well as a One Design Class, Cruising, Cruising Non-Spinnaker, 9-Metre, Sports Boats and Trailable Yacht Divisions.
The racing classes will sail six races, the first race being in conjunction with the King of the Derwent on Friday, 2 January, followed by two harbour races on Saturday, 3 January, a distance race on Sunday, 4 January, and two more harbour races on Monday, 5 January.
The Cruising classes will sail five races, also starting their regatta in conjunction with the King of the Derwent on 2 January, followed by a distance race on 3 January, two harbour races on 4 January and a distance race on 5 January.
A separate feeder race may be held on the afternoon of Thursday, 1 January for those yachts relocating from other clubs to The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.
Post race barbeques and individual race presentations will be held each evening of Sailing South Race Week at the RYCT except for Friday, 1 January when the post race event will be the King of Derwent Presentation at Wrest Point.
The always-popular Regatta Presentation Dinner will be held at the RYCT on the evening of Monday, 5 January.
'We already have an indication that the 2009 Regatta will attract stronger local support with keen competition expected from the expanded Farr 40 fleet now racing on the Derwent as well as from yachts in the 9 Metre Class which continues to be an active area of racing in Hobart, ' said newly appointed RYCT Sailing Manager Nick Corkhill.
'We are emailing the Notice of Race to all previous competitors as well as all local competitors, while letters will be sent to all yacht clubs in southern Tasmania inviting their members to compete.
'We hope that clubs down the d’Entrecasteaux Channel may consider running a feeder race to the RYCT to finish on the afternoon of Thursday, 1 January, ' Corkhill added.
The entry fee for Sailing South Regatta of $125 will include entry into the Wrest Point King of the Derwent.
Further information on the United Financial Services Sailing South Regatta: Nick Corkhill, Sailing Manager, The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania - http://www.ryct.org.au
by Peter Campbell
12:25 AM Wed 2 Jul 2008 GMT
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