With only six weeks to go to the event, sailors from NSW and the ACT should be getting their entries in very soon!

NSW sailors will have plenty of competition in all classes with Victorian sailors currently dominating entries in the 2.4mR and Liberty.  Tasmania’s Chris Symonds and Manuela Klinger – Chris the current Australian Para Sailor of the Year and together they were 2022 National Champions - will be racing in the Hansa 303 two-person competition.  A number of Kiwis are also expected to contest the Hansa 303s.

The Inclusive Classes Regatta is being held at Middle Harbour Yacht Club from March 29 to April 1 over the Easter weekend in 2024.  Online entry for the Hansa 303 (one person & two person), Hansa Liberty & International 2.4mR is open, the Notice of Race is published and entries are coming in. 

The regatta is the Hansa Class NSW Championships and 2.4mR NSW Championship for 2024.  In addition, the regatta will be the first ever NSW Para Sailing Championships.  For this event, the results of eligible para sailors will be extracted from the open fleet results.  

The regatta program includes arrival, training and classification on the Friday followed by a Competitors Briefing.  There will be three races for every fleet scheduled each day on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  It is likely the fleets will be broken into two groups with the first pair of classes getting underway at 11am.  Racing will be on Middle Harbour in the vicinity of Hunters Bay, Balmoral.  An Inclusive Sailing Forum will be held on the Sunday evening.

All regatta information will be published on the Regatta Webpage - https://mhyc.com.au/sailing/regattas-championships/inclusive-classes-regatta 

For any enquiries, please contact the MHYC Sailing Office (Wednesday to Saturday) via sailing@mhyc.com.au or 02 8969 3103

We look forward to welcoming sailors in the Hansa and 2.4mR classes from far and wide to Middle Harbour Yacht Club on Easter Friday to enjoy four great days of sailing.

Hoping you can encourage your fellow sailors to support the event.