This is the official site for The Showdown, an exciting new sailing regatta that promises to be one of Tasmania's biggest and best annual sailing events. Based at the RYCT's Sandy Bay clubhouse in Hobart and sailed on the broad waters of the River Derwent, 'The Showdown' is a three day event starting with a twilight spinnaker event for keelboats on the evening of Friday, 29th October.
By Peter Campbell
The River Derwent has been a showcase of sailing talent this past weekend, with an extraordinary fleet of more than 200 off-the-beach sailors contesting up to eight races in conditions that have varied from just 5 knots to a stiff seabreeze kicking in at 18 knots.
Without question, the inaugural The Showdown...
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Consistent sailing paid dividends for Hobart yachtsman Andrew Sutherland in The Showdown regatta sailed over the weekend on the River Derwent, winning both the AMS and PHS handicaps categories in Division 1 with his Farr 37, Silver Mist.
Silver Mist, a Farr 37, clinched victory in the newly introduced AMS (Australian Measurement System)...
Young sailors excel in The Showdown
Tasmania’s most promising young sailors today displayed the skills that could make them future national champions when they competed in the State’s newest regatta, The Showdown, on Hobart’s Derwent River.
A total of 147 off-the-beach dinghies, skiffs, catamarans and sailboards...
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Perfect evening for The Showdown twilight race on the Derwent
After a day of mixed weather, Hobart turned on a perfect afternoon for the small fleet of keelboats contesting opening race of The Showdown, Tasmania’s new regatta.
The race was a twilight event with spinnakers, a late 10 knot seabreeze moving up the river and...
Formula Windsurfers supporting The Showdown
One of the most spectacular off-the-beach classes in The Showdown regatta will be Formula Windsurfing, with competitors coming from around the State for the regatta.
Formula Windsurfing was established in France in 1998 for short, wide sailboards with large sail area that enables...
The Tasmanian Sabot Sailing Association (TSSA) has timed its Southern Regatta to coincide with The Showdown 2009. As the last event in their four event qualification series for the 2009 State National team, this regatta will determine the final team that will go to Gosford, NSW, to represent Tasmania at the end of the year.
At the recent...
Voodoo Chile, Lloyd Clark and Andrew Hunn’s Farr 40, is the first entrant for The Showdown 2009, with part-owner Clark declaring the new regatta “a really good idea for keen competition” early in the summer season.
Voodoo Chile, the former Sydney yacht Kokomo and owned by Clark and Hunn since 2007,...
More than 200 boats, from Sabots and Optimists to Farr 40s and ocean racing yachts are expected to contest ‘The Showdown’, the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s exciting new regatta that promises to become the State’s biggest and best annual sailing annual event.
Based at the RYCT’s Sandy Bay clubhouse in...
