2 Rhapsody of the Seas ETA 0500, ETD 1830 @ OSPT
  5 Volendam ETA 0600, ETD 1830 @ OSPT
  5 Dawn Princess ETA 0700, ETD 1600 @ DH8
  6 Short & Ocean Ptscore Races – CYCA
  6 Dash 4 Cash & Xmas Party – Southport YC
  6 Sat Spring Series – RSYS
  6 Top Hat Race – RMYC Broken Bay 1300 857 297
  6 Combined Div 1 – MHYC (SASC/RSYS)
  6 Windward & Ret Races 3 & 4 – RQYS
  6 Club C’ship Series Macdonnell Sound 1300 – RSAYS
  6 Millennium ETA 0700, ETD 8/12 1400 @ OSPT
  6-7 Timber Boat Christmas Raft-Up Towlers Bay – RMYC Broken Bay 1300 857 297
  6-7 City of Canberra Regatta – CYC
  6-7 Elliott 7 Grand Prix Series – Canberra www.elliott7.yachting.org.au/
  6-7 Myall Lk Wkend – Hartley TS16A 0414 297 487
  6-9 SIR Regatta – WSC
  7 James Craig Day Sail 02 9298 3865
  7 Offshore Spring Series – Gosford SC
  7 Sportsboat Sunday – RQYS
  7 John Goodier Challenge CC1300 – Kurnell Cat C
  7 Summer Short Ocean Ptscore Race 11 – NCYC  7 Sunday Ptscore – SASC
  7 Spring Series Race 1400hr – Balmain SC
  7 Whitworths Sunday Series – RMYC Broken Bay 1300 857 297
  7 Commodores Cup 3 – EFYC
  9 Pacific Dawn ETA 0700, ETD 1600 @ DH8
  9 WBA NSW Gen Meeting @ Gladesville Sporties 1930
  10 Hearnes Pursuit Series – RBYC
  10 Wed Series – MHYC
  12 Diamond Princess ETA 0700, ETD 2100 @ OSPT
  12-14 Rolex One Design Regatta – CYCA
  13 Spring Trophy Day – SASC
  13 Rhapsody of the Seas ETA 0500, ETD 1830 @ OSPT  13 Sun Princess ETA 0800, ETD 2000 @ DH8
  13 Sat Spring & Short Inshore Series – RSYS
  13 Club Cíship Series TG Flint Memorial 1330 – RSAYS
  13 Spring Series 1200 – Blues Pt YC
  13 Broken Bay Interclub Challenge – Gosford – RMYC Broken Bay 1300 857 297
  13 Multihull Ptscore Series – RMYC Broken Bay
  1300 857 297
  13 Squadron C’ships & Summer Series – RQYS
  14 Summer Ocean Ptscore Race 4 – NCYC  14 Non Spinnaker No 4 – Gosford SC  14 Brk Bay Game Fishing C Sun Ptscore – RMYC Broken Bay 1300 857 297
  14 John Goodier Challenge CC1300 – Kurnell Cat C
  15 Middle Harbour Marine Watch 1930 @ MHYC 0418 648 870
  16 Solas Big Boat Challenge – CYCA
  16-21 Sail Melbourne – Asia Pacific Regatta – Sandringham YC
  17 Pacific Dawn ETA 0700, ETD 1600 @ DH8
  17 Wed Series – MHYC
  17 Hearnes Open Ladies Skippers – RBYC
  17 Christmas Twilight – E Fremantle YC
  18 Dawn Princess ETA 0700, ETD 1600 @ DH8
  18-21 Rolex Trophy Rating Series – CYCA
  20 James Craig Day Sail 02 9298 3865
  20 Sat Spring Series – RSYS
  20 Silver Whisper ETA 0700, ETD 1800 @ OSPT
  20 Christmas Cup & Party – MHYC
  21 Ray White 16' Skiff Challenge – Geo Riv 16' SC
  21 Sprint Day No 1, Ormesher Trophy – Gosford SC
  21 Spring Series Race 1400hr – Balmain SC
  21 Short Course Series1300 – Kurnell Cat C  21 Whitworths Sunday Series – RMYC Broken Bay 1300 857 297
  23 Rhapsody of the Seas ETA 0500, ETD 24/12 1830 @ OSPT
  26 James Craig Day Sail 02 9298 3865
  26 Rolex 64th Sydney – Hobart Race – CYCA
  27 Pacific Dawn ETA 0700, ETD 1600 @ DH8  27 Melbourne to Hobart & to Launceston – ORCV
  28 Dawn Princess ETA 0700, ETD 1600 @ DH8
  29 Mona Lisa ETA 0800, ETD 30/12 1700 @ DH8
  31 Volendam ETA 0700, ETD 1/1 1700 @ DH8

Twilight Races

  Monday
  RMYC Broken Bay 02 9997 5511
  CYCA Spinnaker 1730hrs
  Castlecrag Yachting Group

Tuesday
   Drummoyne SC 1800

Wed
  CYCA non-spinnaker 1730hrs
  Royal Prince Edward YC
  Gosford SC 0530hrs
  Canberra YC
  Royal Brighton YC 1815hrs
  Southport YC 1700hrs
  East Fremantle YC 1800hrs
  Friday Manly Yacht Club 1800hrs
  Balmain SC 1800hrs
  Sydney Amateurs SC
  Royal Sydney YS
  RANSA 1800hrs
  RMYC Broken Bay 02 9997 5511
  RQYS

Exhibitions

  6/12-15/2 Vaka Moana – ANMM
  13-26/1 Cold Front & Antarctic Views – ANMM @ Lk Macquarie Art Gallery 02 4965 8260
  Kathleen Darling … Jack Earl’s Voyage 1947-48 ends 22/2 @ ANMM

Upcoming Events

January
  2 28th Pittwater-Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
  9-11 Endeavour Nat & NSW Titles – Lk Macquarie YC
  23-26 Skandia Geelong Week
  31-2/1 Melbourne International Boat & Lifestyle Show –
  Docklands

February
  1-5 Hardy Cup 2009 – RSYS
  6-9 Australian Wooden Boat Festival – Hobart
  26 Fairway Challenge – Moreton Bay YC www.mbyc.com. au/fairway
  26-28 Variety Splash – Pt Phillip Bay

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