Cruising Helmsman - July 2018

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Jeanneau Rendezvous

LAST April saw over 40 yachts
participate in the 2018 NSW
Jeanneau Rendezvous with
crews sailing from up and down
the east coast to participate.
The annual event, organised
and hosted by local dealer
Performance Boating Sales
(PBS), is one of the most
popular events on the Jeanneau
calendar, which includes the
Jeanneau racing division at Sail
Port Stephens for the Jeanneau
Cup, plus the class regatta for
the Sun Odyssey 349.
Sydney Harbour provided
a day of sunshine and an
average ten knots of wind. The
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
provided the central location
for the morning briefing with
Lee Condell.

Four divisions were needed

this year including a separate

division for the Sun Odyssey

349 as eleven of the twenty plus

examples in NSW were sailing.

Setting off from Athol Bay

with a backdrop of Taronga

Zoo, all yachts were sent on

their way by the committee

boat, the new Sun Odyssey 440.

The wind increased slightly

to make the sailing easier

against the tide to finish near

Clarke Island.

The evening function

was held at the Blackbird

Restaurant in Darling Harbour

with the 40 yachts booking out

the entire marina for the night.

Over 165 sailors enjoyed the

dinner and awards presentation.

Accountability won the

spinnaker division followed

by Imagine and Allegria.

Non-spinnaker was won by

Sea Pearl, Midnight’s Promise

and Struggling Salesman. The

Sun Odyssey 349 division was

won by Pinta Bay, then Nkosi

and Upbeat.

Performance Boating Sales

and Jeanneau Australia thank

the following for their support:

Harken Australia, North Sails,

Zhik Australia, BoatCrewGear.

com, Musto Australia, White

Bay 6 Marine Park, Cruising

Helmsman Magazine, Hood

Sails, Club Marine, Skinner

Shipwright Services, SB

Marine Trimming, Boat

Stripes, Elite Yachting Service,

Marine Tune, Michaels Boat

Detailing, Ocean Phase Marine

Electrical, Vacuwash, Seldon

Contender and Rogue Wines. ≈