new south wales
The 2022/23 Season brings with it the exciting creation of the NSW Sailing League. Like the other State Sailing Leagues, the NSW Sailing League is about creating regular club vs club, supplied boat fleet, racing that is the pathway for sailors to represent their club and for clubs to compete on a level playing field to fight it out for the title of best club in the State. The NSW Sailing League also provides the pathway for these top clubs to then qualify to compete against the best clubs from across Australia and then across Asia Pacific in the SCL:AP.
The foundation clubs of Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) and Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) will each be hosting Legs of the 2022/23 NSW Sailing League, from which the top clubs qualify for the NSW Sailing League Final. The 2022/23 NSW Sailing League events are:
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- NSW Sailing League – Regional Qualifier: NCYC, 14/15th January 2023
- NSW Sailing League – Metro Qualifier: RPAYC, 18th March 2023
- NSW Sailing League – FINAL: NCYC, 15/16th April 2023
Like the SAILING Champions League: Asia Pacific, clubs will compete with teams of 2 male and 2 female, and in both U22 and Open divisions.
NSW-SL
LEG 1 – Regional NCYC
The first Leg of the 2023/23 Season is to be hosted by NCYC in the existing Hunter Sailing League Regatta. This event has been running for a few years and invites clubs from all across the Hunter Region to get together to compete in Sailing League format. The racing will be in the club supplied Elliot 6’s for eight teams and held on the 14/15th January 2023. Full event details can be found by clicking on the below button to be taken directly to the regatta webpage.
RESULTS
The full regatta results can be found HERE, with overall results as follows. Note the top 4 teams have now qualified for the NSW Sailing League – Final hosted by NCYC on the 15/16th April 2023:
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- Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
- Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
- Port Stephens Yacht Club
- Toronto Amateur Yacht Club
- Royal Motor Yacht Club Toronto
- Bay Sailing Centre
- (DNC) Port Hunter 16ft Sailing Skiff Club
- (DNC) Teralba Amateur Sailing Club
- (DNC) Wangi Amateur Sailing Club
SCHEDULE – tbc
Saturday 21st January
- 0830-0900 – Briefing (tbc)
- 1000-1700 – Qualifying Series (tbc)
Sunday 22nd January
- 0800-0900 – Briefing (tbc)
- 1000-1400 – Qualifying Series (tbc)
- 1500-1700 – Final Four Series (tbc)
- 1800-2000 – Presentation (tbc)
NSW-SL
Leg 2 – metro RPAYC
The second Leg of the 2023/23 Season is to be hosted by RPAYC on the 18th March of January for the Sydney based clubs. The racing will be in the club supplied Elliot 7s for 12+ teams. Full event details including NOR, event schedule and entries details are be available on the events RPAYC website below.
RESULTS
The full regatta results can be found HERE, with overall results as follows. Note the top 4 teams have now qualified for the NSW Sailing League – Final hosted by NCYC on the 15/16th April 2023:
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- Woollahra Sailing Club – Jack Ferguson
- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club – Daniel Kemp
- Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron – Garth Bickford
- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club – Hugo Butterworth
- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club – D’Arcy Kemp
- Hunters Hill Sailing Club – Conor Hay
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- XXXX
SCHEDULE – tbc
Saturday 18th March
- 0830-0900 – Briefing (tbc)
- 1000-1700 – First Warning Signal
- ASAP after racing – Presentation
NSW-SL
final – NCYC
The final of the 2022/23 NSW Sailing League was hosted by NCYC as a part of the wider Sailfest event on the 15th / 16th of April 2023. Clubs competing in this NSW Sailing League – Final will have come through one of the two qualifying regattas. From the NSW Sailing League – Final, the top four will then have qualified for the SAILING Champions League: Asia Pacific – FINALS to be held in May 2023 to race against the best clubs from around Australia and all over Asia Pacific.
Full event details including NOR, event secedule and opening of entries are available on the regatta official page https://sailfest.com.au/nsw-sailing-league/.
RESULTS
The full regatta results can be found HERE, with overall results as follows. Note the top 4 teams have now qualified for the SAILING Champions League: Asia Pacific – FINAL hosted by RPAYC on the 20/21st May 2023:
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- Woollahra Sailing Club
- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
- Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
- Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
- Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
- Toronto Amateur Yacht Club
SCHEDULE – tbc
Saturday 15th April
- 0900 – Registration / Regatta Office Opens
- 1000 – Briefing
- 1155 – Earliest Warning Signal
- After conclusion of racing – Post Race Hospitality
Sunday 16th April
- 0900 – Briefing
- 1025 – Earliest Warning Signal
- 1500 – Latest Warning Signal
- As soon as possible after racing – Presentation
IMPORTANT LINKS
ABOUT THE SCL FORMAT
Typical NSL events include a round-robin Qualifying Series of up to 45 races. Teams rotate through the boats in each flight so that each team competes against every other team and sails in every boat. The top 4 teams from the Qualifying Series compete in the Final Series. Both series use a short course, stadium format which includes:
