Sailing on Sydney Harbour every Sunday through to 24 July 2006, the BMW Sydney Winter Series comprises 11 pointscore races, two non-pointscore races and, on the first and final days, a Ladies Day Race.
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Ladies Day on Sydney Harbour
By Al Constable,
11:51 AM Mon 24 Jul 2006
The BMW Sydney Winter series 2006 is over, yesterday photographer Andrea Francolini was on the water for Ladies Day. Here is a selection of his images. More can be found at www.afrancolini.com ...
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BMW Winter Series Ladies Day Race
By Peter Campbell,
4:59 AM Mon 24 Jul 2006
With six days to the start of the Sydney Mooloolaba Yacht Race, Steven David's canting keel 60-footer Wild Joe today showed exceptional light wind speed to spread-eagle the fleet in the BMW Sydney Winter Series Closing Ladies' Day Race on the Harbour. ...
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Atomic wins BMW Winter Series
By Media Services,
11:04 AM Fri 14 Jul 2006
Following a nail biting victory last Sunday over Talent 2 and Vanguard, the Azzura Yachts built Atomic successfully wrapped up a great season of racing by winning the BMW winter series on Sydney Harbour. ...
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Gipsy Moth, Sydney Winter fleet on Sydney Harbour
By Rob Kothe,
9:31 PM Sun 9 Jul 2006
As Gipsy Moth IV prepared to re-enact her entry to Sydney Harbour of 40 years ago, the BMW Sydney Winter series fleet enjoyed a perfect winter Sunday. ...
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Long, long finish to BMW Sydney Winter Series
By Peter Campbell,
8:36 PM Sun 9 Jul 2006
When the time limit ran out at 4.30pm, five-and-a-half hours after the first boats started, more than 40 yachts were still struggling to cross the finish line or had retired. ...
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Protests change points, not overall BMW Series
By Peter Campbell,
9:01 PM Fri 7 Jul 2006
Protest decisions last night have not changed the overall standings of the top three boats in Divisions D, G and F going into Sunday's final pointscore race of the BMW Sydney Winter Series. However, two yachts now have additional points as a result of being penalised. ...
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Protests, Pointscore battles - BMW Winter Series
By Peter Campbell,
8:31 PM Sun 2 Jul 2006
The big fleet enjoyed a warm and sunny winter's day on the water and a light to moderate west to southwesterly breeze that faded late in the afternoon. This left many boats just drifting across the line to make the time limit, but others failing to finish. ...
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Winter on Sydney Harbour
By Al Constable,
11:01 AM Mon 26 Jun 2006
Race 8 in the CYCA's BMW Sydney Winter series and Peter Andrews was out on the water photographing again. ...
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Octagenarian sailors win, BMW Sydney Winter Series
By Peter Campbell,
6:36 AM Mon 26 Jun 2006
Ken Davis, aged 82, and his 84-year-old tactician Miles Kolosov, today combined to sail Davis' Jeanneau one-design 30, Starstruck Daveau, to victory in Division J of the BMW Sydney Winter Series on Sydney Harbour. ...
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In the water at the BMW Sydney Winter Series
By Rob Kothe,
4:27 PM Sun 25 Jun 2006
Soft breezes on Sydney Harbour on Sunday afternoon. No whales today, not even a fairy penguin but yes a shark. ...
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Francolini back in the Office
By Rob Kothe,
9:46 AM Mon 19 Jun 2006
Andrea Francolini’s images of Australian yacht racing are in magazines and newspapers around the world. After a holiday in Europe, Francolini was back in the office, shooting the sailing scene on Sydney Harbour on both Saturday and Sunday. ...
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BMW Sydney Winter series Pix’s
By Al Constable,
9:22 AM Mon 19 Jun 2006
Peter Andrews was on Sydney Harbour yesterday for the BMW Sydney Winter series Sunshine and 10-15 knots. Enjoy the pictures. ...
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