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Heaven Can Wait - One Lap Dash, 12 and 24 hour race - ENTER NOW!! By Heaven Can Wait Media, 3:00 PM Thu 12 Jul 2012
The Notices of Race (NORs) for the 2012 Heaven Can Wait Charity Yacht Regatta have been released. Please click on the links above to view them. The event is again planned to be held on Lake Macquarie, on September 29-30, 2012 -- the New South Wales Labour Day Long Weekend. ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait - One Lap Dash,24 hour and now 12 hour race By Mark Cherrington, 9:08 PM Thu 22 Mar 2012
Heaven Can Wait Charity Yacht Race organisers have announced an additional event - a 12 hour race around Lake Macquarie, designed to appeal to sports boats, trailerables, trailer-sailers, and anyone who doesn't feel up to a full 24 hour race, or wants more of a challenge than the daylight-only One Lap Dash. ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait Charity Yacht Race - Seventh Heaven in 2012! By Mark Cherrington, , 7:17 PM Wed 29 Feb 2012
Heaven Can Wait 24 hour Charity Yacht Race seventh edition is on again this year, and will be held on the September-October long weekend around the waters of Lake Macquarie in the north of Sydney. ...[more]

Seventh Heaven in 2012! 24 Hour Heaven Can Wait race's seventh year By HCW Media, Lake Macquarie , 5:53 PM Thu 23 Feb 2012
The seventh Heaven Can Wait 24 hour charity yacht race is on again this year, to be held on the September-October long weekend around the waters of Lake Macquarie north of Sydney. ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait 2011 virtual race: Still time to win!! By Heaven Can Wait media, 1:28 PM Mon 10 Oct 2011
Although the on-water edition of the Heaven Can Wait 2011 charity yacht race ended on Sunday a week ago -- much to the relief of cold, rain-soaked and weary competitors -- fundraising for the 'virtual' race is continuing apace. ...[more]

Y'all come back now, ya hear - Heaven Can Wait, a personal journey By Peter McIntosh, Wamberal , 6:11 AM Tue 4 Oct 2011
Heaven Can Wait 24-hour yacht race competitors were greeted by that Robin Williams-style reveille harking back to the movie Good Morning Vietnam just after 6am on Sunday as the marathon race drew to a close. The radio wake-up call was a bit of light relief on the part of the cancer charity event’s principal race officer Blake Middleton, delivered in his distinctive North American accent. ...[more]

For 24 Hours - just you, your mates and Lake Macquarie By Heaven Can Wait media, 11:08 AM Mon 3 Oct 2011
The sixth annual Heaven Can Wait 24 Hour Race lived up to its reputation, with heavy winds and driving rain producing particularly testing conditions for the sailors in the second part of the race. ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait Virtual Race breaking new ground By Heaven Can Wait media, 8:56 PM Sun 2 Oct 2011
The sixth annual Heaven Can Wait 24 Hour Race and One Lap Dash fundraising efforts have broken new ground this afternoon, with myriads of small donations pushing the total raised towards $27k, well on the way to the overall target of $50,000. ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait 2011 – A Challenging Night By Heaven Can Wait media, 9:56 AM Sun 2 Oct 2011
For the last three Heaven Can Wait 24 Hour races, wind and rain have kept the sailors company. 2011 and it was Déjà vu all over again. A cold night, with a strong southerly change kicking in. ...[more]

Inspiring times, as Heaven Can Wait just a bit longer By John Curnow, 12:56 PM Sat 1 Oct 2011
Heaven Can Wait 2011. For 24 hours over 50 boats will do as many laps as they, and the weather can muster. You can support them in the virtual race and raise much needed funds for both cancer research and Marine Rescue NSW, by going to www.heavencanwait.com.au ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait – Sunrise 2011 By Heaven Can Wait media, 6:17 AM Sat 1 Oct 2011
The sixth annual Heaven Can Wait One lap Dash and 24 Hour Race starts in less than five hours, with a fleet of around 55 boats expected to face the starter’s gun. ...[more]

Heaven can Wait Virtual Race heads to $19k By Heaven Can Wait media, 11:46 AM Wed 28 Sep 2011
A serious battle at the front of the fleet in the 2011 Heaven Can Wait virtual race, with Granny Jen still in the lead but the bunch is closer behind and closing - the combined pool is rapidly heading towards $19k. Last year the event raised money for the NSW Cancer Council and Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie;it raised more that $40,000. ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait 2011 Weather could deliver Race Record By Heaven Can Wait media, 11:02 AM Sun 25 Sep 2011
Six days out from the 2011 Heaven Can Wait regatta, being sailed on Lake Macquarie, on the October Long Weekend Saturday, sailors off the water, with an East Coast low pounding the NSW coastline are are beginning to look at the weather ahead. ...[more]

Excalibur, purveyor of Sandy Bottom Tours: HCW 2010 War Story By Ben Barnett, Lake Macquarie , 11:27 AM Sat 24 Sep 2011
The 2010 Heaven Can Wait race was the first time the skipper, crew and boat Excalibur had competed in this race on Lake Macquarie; it provided the skipper and some hardy crew members with a unique opportunity to explore the bottom of the lake in darkness. ...[more]

Sailing Instructions for 2011 Heaven Can Wait regatta online NOW By Heaven Can Wait Media, Lake Macquarie , 6:43 PM Fri 23 Sep 2011
The Sailing Instructions for the 2011 Heaven Can Wait 24 hour yacht race, and the associated One Lap Dash have been released, and are now available on the event’s website at http://www.heavencanwait.com.au. ...[more]

Granny Jen gets on board the Heaven Can Wait spirit By HCW Media, Lake Macquarie , 2:46 PM Wed 21 Sep 2011
Leading the 2011 Heaven Can Wait 'virtual yacht race' for sponsorship is Gosford boat Granny Jen, with the team already close to the $2000 mark. ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait 2011 Welcome Dinner - Book NOW!! By Heaven Can Wait media, 11:41 AM Wed 21 Sep 2011
The 2011 Heaven Can Wait 24 Hour Race and One Lap Dash, being sailed on Lake Macquarie is just over a week away and entries are flooding in. The Royal Motor Yacht Club, at Toronto on the western shore of the Lake will be abuzz and the Heaven Can Wait Friday Night Welcome Dinner is keenly anticipated. ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait 2010 Results By xx, , 5:46 PM Tue 20 Sep 2011
Heaven Can Wait 2010 Results ...[more]

Heaven Can Wait- the Video - Are you up for it?? By Heaven Can Wait media, 12:45 PM Mon 19 Sep 2011
The 2011 Heaven Can Wait regatta is less than two weeks away. Are you up for it? The 24 Hours race and the One Lap Dash are seriously challenging events. Watch this video now!! ...[more]

Crash Test Dummies live up to their name: HCW 2010 War Story By Steve Brajkovic, Lake Macquarie , 11:01 AM Mon 19 Sep 2011
This is a short but sweet story from a boat whose Heaven Can Wait 2010 race lasted less than an hour. ...[more]

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