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If ever there was a name of a yacht that suits the

If ever there was a name of a yacht that suits the sailors on her, we feel it would have to be 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 & 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙚. When 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙩 ‘𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞’ 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙨 puts down on his media sheet that “the most memorable part of the B2G is being handed a carton at the end of the race”, I think you can see where we’re heading here.

Matt, the skipper of this 23-year-old Cookson 12, insists, “𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 & 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙚 is crewed by (and I quote) “an enthusiastic mix of youth and experience” and also believes it’s the only yacht in the race where you finish heavier than when you started - as the big oven onboard is designed to keep the crew well fed, no less than three hot meals a day!

𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 & 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙚 is supported by G’day Parks - Australia’s largest network of caravan parks, and the crew of champions includes last year’s winner of the Stripey Grant Memorial Award - Matt (Fabio) Ward, for outstanding youth commitment as well as Ben (Ibis) Mann who is part of a team of 4 rowing across the Indian Ocean later in the year to raise awareness of Parkinson’s Disease. Other notable characters include Benny Boobs, Eric The German, The Cardinal, Miss Mel and Young Patty.

When asked where 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 & 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙚 wants to finish - a simple "...in front of 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝘿𝙤𝙜 and 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝘼 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙙 on handicap will be fine". 😂

We’re only days away from the start, so don’t forget to catch all the action of the start of this historic @Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on @KAYO SPORT Freebies on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the Gladstone Regional Council’s Easter in Gladstone.

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𝗕𝟮𝗚 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘

One of our favourites fronting up yet again for an

One of our favourites fronting up yet again for another tilt at Queenlasnd’s legendary blue water classic is 𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙜 𝘾𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙮𝙚’𝙨 𝙁𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 𝟮 from RQYS.
Doug is no stranger to this race, competing in 16 trips north, one of which in his trusty 35-foot Cavalier; they won both the PHRF Overall and PHRF Veterans Division in 2017, a feat accomplished with his trusty crew that included three of his sons, Tom, Mike and John.

Doug will be joined this year by an experienced crew that could be the most experienced in history! Peter Cavill is competing in his 44th Brisbane to Gladstone race, winning the Courier Mail Cup numerous times as crew on Saltash and Michael McEniery, who has done more than 30 Gladstone races, won the Courier Mail Cup as skipper of Scampi A in 2000.

Doug, however, pleads that they’re all fairly harmless old men now, but we don’t believe that. A word of warning, you young, fit, designer gear-wearing, day sailors… never dismiss an old seadog when things get tough out there. Old dogs may not have learned any new tricks lately… that's because they’ve never forgotten all the tricks they already knew!

We're only days away from the start, so don't forget to catch all the action of the start of this historic Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on KAYO SPORT Freebies on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the Gladstone Regional Council's Easter in Gladstone.

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Catch the start of the historic Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on KAYO SPORT Freebies, on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the Gladstone Regional Council's Easter in Gladstone.
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You may not know that 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙅-𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙄𝙄𝙄 is actually hull #2 of the TP52 class, originally built in 2001. After campaigning in Hong Kong and Australia under various names, she was found rotting on a mooring in 2019.
After a 3 year, well-thought-out refit, 𝘼𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙖𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙨𝙤𝙣 campaigned her in the 2022 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, eventually taking out the Double Handed Line Honours Trophy and also the Jane Tate Memorial Trophy as the first female skipper home. Not bad for a yacht that never used a drop of fossil fuel, relying on solar, wind and hydropower to charge her batteries - the first electric yacht to ever compete in a Hobart race. Next on the list - is the B2G!

Welcome to our annual 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 - 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 Series.

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𝗦𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗢𝗥’𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗮𝘁 𝗤𝗖𝗬𝗖: Be sure to head to the home of the mighty B2G – 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 (𝗤𝗖𝗬𝗖) - on the eve of the 75th B2G for dinner/drinks on Thursday, 6th April (5pm until late) 𝙊𝙍 for breakfast on Good Friday, 7th April (from 6.30am) to catch all the action of race day and yachts departing from QCYC.

QCYC’s Head Chef, Giri and the QCYC Restaurant and Bar team have put together a fabulous 75th B2G menu plus there will be drink specials and meat tray raffles.

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 – online via https://www.qcyc.com.au/the-club/facilities/restaurant-and-bar/ or telephone (07) 3269 4588.

75th B2G race yachts and crews heading to the start line from the QCYC marina include:
𝟯𝟴
𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙖 𝙄𝙄
𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙘𝙩
𝘽𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙙
𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚
𝘾𝙮𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚 𝟯
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤 𝟭𝟭
𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣
𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙄
𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨
𝙍𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙄𝙄
𝙎𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙮
𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧
𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝗲

Queensland Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) is located in Sinbad Street, Shorncliffe - approximately 30 minutes (north) from Brisbane’s CBD.

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If you look up the word 'experienced' in the offic

If you look up the word 'experienced' in the official World Yachting Dictionary, there's a photo of 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙚𝙡 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨 in it. Five times World Champion, competed in 44 Sydney Hobart Races, 15 Brisbane to Gladstone races - winning this race four times, you could say Michael has some nautical miles under his keel.

Again this year, Michael will be at the helm of 𝘽𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮-𝘾𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧's beautiful Schumacher 54, 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤, bringing her north again. Bill, best known for producing luxury Maritimo power yachts, has found another home with the yachting fraternity, campaigning Maritimo at every opportunity.

To win, you have to finish, which is what this previous Line Honours winner proved, outlasting more highly fancied yachts in heavy 2021 conditions, but this year, 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤 is one of the highly fancied - and has become one of the hunted for this year's Courier Mail Cup.

We're only days away from the start so don't forget to catch all the action of the start of this historic Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on @KAYO SPORT Freebies, on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the Gladstone Regional Council 's Easter in Gladstone.

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Ready for the best sailing show on water? ⛵ Set

Ready for the best sailing show on water? ⛵

Set sail with us as we bring you the start of the @[17841417629703574:@gladstoneportscorporation] 75𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘠𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘙𝘢𝘤𝘦 LIVE and FREE on 𝗞𝗮𝘆𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀! Kayo Sports

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𝙎𝙖𝙢 𝙃𝙖𝙮𝙣𝙚𝙨 and his crew

𝙎𝙖𝙢 𝙃𝙖𝙮𝙣𝙚𝙨 and his crew on 𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 have had an amazing 12 months. The undisputed winners of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race are now favourites for the Four Cities Cup and for line honours in this year's race.

Welcome to our annual 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 - 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 Series.

Catch the start of the historic @gladstoneportscorporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on @kayosports Freebies, on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the @gladstoneregionalcouncil's Easter in Gladstone.
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𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗧

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗧: Meet our 𝟳𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 fleet - 4️⃣7️⃣ yachts to line up on the start line on Good Friday, 7 April – 11am race start:

𝟯𝟴 (Greg Tobin)
𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣 (Stephanie Kerin)
𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙖 𝙄𝙄 (Benjamin & Matthew Kingsberry)
𝘼𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙭 (Kerry Noyes)
𝘼𝙯𝙯𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙤 (Jack Kliner)
𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙘𝙩 (Tony Craner)
𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙙 (Glenn Burrell)
𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝘿𝙤𝙜 (Lynley and Rodger Vinton)
𝘽𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙯𝙖𝙧𝙙 (Nev Watts)
𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙨𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙 (Peter Kruger)
𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚 (Saskia Groen-In’t-Woud)
𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 (Sam Haynes)
𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙤 2 (Blair Harrison)
𝘾𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 (Andrew Wiklund)
𝘾𝙮𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙚 3 (Gregor Popp)
𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 (Richard Morgan)
𝙁𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙨 (Nigel Stoke)
𝙁𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨 2 (Douglas Cavaye)
𝙃𝙪𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙝 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙮 (Andy Lamont)
𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙤 𝙄𝙄 (Darryn Purdy)
𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙅𝙤𝙗 (Michael Johnston)
𝙅𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨 (Niamh Larkin)
𝙅𝙤𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚 (Daniel de Buriatte)
𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙢𝙖 (Christopher Larsen)
𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖 (Tam Faragher)
𝙇𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 (Stuart Bowes)
𝙇𝘾𝙀 𝙊𝙡𝙙 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 (Mark Griffith)
𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤 11 (Michael Spies)
𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙧 (James Irvine)
𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙖 (Edward Cox)
𝙈𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙢 (Richard Wendt)
𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙉𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 (Russell McCart)
𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝘼 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙙 (Hamish Crossan)
𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 (Chris Noble)
𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙅-𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙄𝙄𝙄 (Annika Thomson)
𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙄 (Peter Kerr)
𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙩 (Taylor Rose)
𝙍𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙣 𝟭𝟭𝟭 (Stuart Tivey)
𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 (John Ibell)
𝙎𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙮 (Philip Lazzarini)
𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 (David Hamilton)
𝙎𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙣 (Peter Webster)
𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 (Jim Kelly)
𝙎𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖 (Piers Dudin)
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙚 (Sharon Boyle)
𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 & 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙚 (Matt Williams)
𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡 (David Rose)

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Lining up for his 5th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht

Lining up for his 5th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race, 𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝙃𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙤𝙣, Owner/Skipper of 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧, is one of the competitors flying the flag for the host club, the QCYC. 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 is a decorated competitor, a 3-time winner of the Gold Cup championship at QCYC, and overall club champion, among other accolades; this will be the 9th trip north for the yacht.
Launched in 1991, she was built by Simon Steenland as a test in this type of alloy construction before he built the impressive 100-foot, gaff-rigged schooner South Passage. 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 was a competitor in the inaugural Brisbane to Lord Howe Island race and the first Surf to City 30 years ago. Along with those historical facts, 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 also features in the B2G’s record for the closest finish, pipping fellow QCYC competitor by 1 second after 308NM of racing!
This year 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 will be delivering some important cargo north. Not the mail, a tradition that is still observed today as it was in history past, but delivering the Mayor of Gladstone, Matt Burnett, back to his harbour city, fulfilling a childhood dream and competing in his first ever Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race as one of the crew. Thank goodness there are other councillors to deliver the beer to the finishing yachts this year!

Catch the start of the historic @gladstoneportscorporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on @KA@kayosports Freebies, on the B2G Website and on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the @gladstoneregionalcouncil's Easter in Gladstone.

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In the run-in to the start of this year's race, ou

In the run-in to the start of this year's race, our B2G Commentary Team will continue to introduce you to a few of the competitors in this year's 75th-anniversary race to get to know them, their yachts and their exciting backstories.

𝘿𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 is no newcomer to this race, having competed in 28 races and winning the PHS a few years ago. This year, David will be lighting up his Welbourne 42 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡 and is dead-set keen to show the other 42s in the race just what effect the recent improvements will make to this 18-year-old thoroughbred.

Welcome to our annual 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙡𝙖𝙙𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 - 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 Series.

Catch the start of the historic Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on Kayo Sports Freebies, on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the Gladstone Regional Council's Easter in Gladstone.

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As a tribute to the 75th anniversary of Queensland

As a tribute to the 75th anniversary of Queensland’s iconic Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race setting sail on Good Friday, 7th April, a flotilla of Classic Moreton Bay Cruisers will be conducting a sail past of the Sandgate Pier and Bluewater Festival spectators.

Led by official start vessels Mohokoi and Norlyn, the flotilla will then make its way out to the B2G start line to farewell the fleet of offshore racing yachts and send them on 308 nautical mile journey to Gladstone.

Moreton Bay Classic Cruisers are quintessential to Queensland’s Moreton Bay and this impressive flotilla will be a fantastic addition to the spectacle and atmosphere of the festivities for spectators both on the water and foreshores.

Classic timber cruisers expected to take part in the procession and start line send-off include Albatross, Barcarolle 2, Flora, High Moon, Karissma, Maris, Moreton Maid, Merinda Star, Midstream, Moreton Lady, Oceanna, Ogee, Silhouette, South Esk and Tamara, with others still to be confirmed.

Spectators on the foreshores – you can catch a view of the Classic Flotilla of the 75th B2G:
9am – Sail past Shorncliffe Pier
11am – 75th B2G race starts
11am – 12pm vantage points between Shorncliffe and Redcliffe

Queensland Cruising Yacht Club Commodore, Ian Gidlow, extends a special thank you to the organisers of the Classic Flotilla for rallying such a significant nod to the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race and the landmark 75th running of the event.

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With less than four weeks now to go, the B2G 2023

With less than four weeks now to go, the B2G 2023 race fleet starts to make their way to Brisbane.

Here we see @restless_racing enroute from Gladstone to Brisbane to contest the 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟳𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 which sets sail on Good Friday (11am, 7th April).

We look forward to welcoming you to Brisbane John and crew for the rest of your B2G race preparation… enjoy the sail from Gladstone to Brisbane.

One week left until entries close (20th March).

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She is one of the most wonderful and regular sight

She is one of the most wonderful and regular sights on Moreton Bay each Easter. The beautiful South Passage, gliding by the official start boat of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race… and, like the lady she is, won't be hurried, performing this strictly in her own time.

Based on the designs of the 19th-century pilot schooners that operated off the east coast of America, the 100-foot, gaff-rigged schooner South Passage is not an old boat and was only launched in 1993.

Classified as a Class-C Tall Ship, South Passage is the only sail training ship in Queensland and one of the few sailing in Australia all year round. South Passage was designed specifically for 14-17-year-olds to experience “Ad-venture Under Sail” and has proudly taken over 50,000 students sailing over the last 25 years.

Where she differs from most other yachts in the race (besides her obvious weight disadvantage 🤫) is that she is sailed in the traditional way - everything is done BY HAND. There are no winches or mechanical aids. Sails are raised and lowered manually and just about every activity requires a number of people working together as a team to get the job done. In fact, apart from the engine, the only mechanical equipment on board is an electric anchor winch, and even then students usually will wind a manual capstan to raise the anchor.

We can’t wait to see her in Gladstone yet again... when she decides to turn up that is 😉. If you want more information about how you could undertake the South Passage Training experience, check out https://www.facebook.com/SouthPassage

Catch the start of the historic Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on KAYO SPORT Freebies, on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the Gladstone Regional Council's Easter in Gladstone.
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ℂ𝕒𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕧𝕖 𝕚𝕥 - 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕠!!

These guys will be pulling out all stops to be in Gladstone in super-quick time and replicate the feat of rivals Ichiban from last year, taking out the Sydney to Hobart AND Brisbane to Gladstone in the same calendar year?

Will Sam Haynes and his 𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 crew be the Four Cities Cup Winners in 2023?

Catch the start of the historic @gladstoneportscorporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on @Kayo Sports Freebies, on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the Gladstone Regional Council's Easter in Gladstone.
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Tam Faragher is back in 2023 with his one-of-a-kin

Tam Faragher is back in 2023 with his one-of-a-kind design 𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖 and is hoping to lift the silverware in this anniversary 75th @gladstoneportscorporation Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race but admits possibly the yacht and crew are now more focussed on fast/cruising than the flat-out racing focus of the early 2010s. “With the recent fit-out of furling headsails and ducted air conditioning, the Crew are more likely to gather in the saloon for a ‘briefing and Nespresso’ than go for a perfect gybe-set,” said Tam.

However, we can’t help but feel that Tam is trying to lull us into a false sense of expectation, as 𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖 has some serious racing pedigree and the pace to be a genuine Courier Mail Cup threat.
A one-off design by Jason Ker and built by McConaghy in China, 𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖 has a lifting keel for the shallow waters of Moreton Bay and Manly Marina and a twin rudder setup, allowing for her to be sailed hard with lots of cloth in the air and remains in control.
Whilst 𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖 has completed eight B2G races, missing only one, Tam has only missed two races in the last 20 years. When asked if he had fond memories of previous B2G’s, Tam replied,
"Early in my racing career, with my L-plates on, I was bowman on Graeme Woods Helta Skelta. A late call to hoist the spinnaker near the Fairway buoy, saw me frantically organising the perfect set - until I was hoisted up along with it!”

Good luck 𝙆𝙚𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙖 and we look forward to having a Nespresso or two with you at the other end.

Catch the start of the historic Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone as it is streamed live & free on @kayosports Freebies, on the B2G Website and right here on Facebook from 10 am Good Friday, April 7th, thanks to the @gladstoneregionalcouncil's Easter in Gladstone.

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𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗕𝟮𝗚 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Thanks to 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿, Brisbane’s stunning 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 in the heart of the CBD is set to be the venue for this year’s race briefing on Wednesday, 5th April.

The race briefing, which will be staged in City Hall’s Ithaca Auditorium, will be followed by a civic reception generously hosted by the Lord Mayor as an opportunity to wish all entrants and crews the very best of luck and safe passage in the historic 75th edition of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race.

⛵️B2G entrants – keep an eye on your inbox for your official invitation 📩 from Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner and get ready to celebrate the 75th running of our mighty race.

Social photographs from the evening will be posted in due course.

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In a further addition to our extended coverage pla

In a further addition to our extended coverage plans for the momentous 𝟳𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝟮𝗚, 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 (QCYC) is also thrilled to announce 𝗡𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 (𝗮𝗸𝗮 ‘𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹’) - who has been a part of the B2G live stream commentary team since 2017 - will be significantly stepping up her commentary and reporting roles both leading into the race and over the entire Easter race weekend to include mainstream media and on 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹 @sailorgirlhq plus B2G platforms.

Nic says she is looking forward to bringing all the action from the docks, on the water for the start and in Gladstone for the finish in what is one of Australia’s most historically significant offshore sailing races.

“It is an honour to be working with the Queensland Cruising Yacht Club race team once again, but this time on a larger scale. Most importantly, I am very excited about an Easter of B2G race action from the start on Good Friday, all the way through to all of the adventures at the finish in Gladstone,” Nic said.

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𝗤𝘂𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 (𝗤𝗖𝗬𝗖) is delighted to announce that Australian TV and radio sports icon, 𝗣𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗵 will be joining the 2023 reporting and commentary team for Easter’s 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟳𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗬𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 (𝟳𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗕𝟮𝗚).

Having recently retired to radio after an extraordinary 47 years on television at Channel 7, Pat Welsh has had a long affinity with the B2G having reported extensively on the race annually throughout his TV career and spent many Easters in Gladstone providing in-depth coverage.

This year for the 75th B2G, Pat will be undertaking some B2G interviews and commentary over Easter (which avid fans can catch on B2G Facebook/Instagram and race TV coverage) and will be Master of Ceremony for the Official Presentation Ceremony in @bris2gladvillage on Easter Sunday (9th April).

Pat says he has many decades of fond memories reporting on the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race including being in Gladstone to report on ocean racing legend, Jack Rooklyn running aground on Lady Elliot reef during the 1980 race with Apollo.

“I’m delighted to be reunited with Queensland’s blue water classic,” Pat said.

“My first trips to Gladstone to cover the B2G were in a light aircraft so when we graduated to a helicopter, it made coverage of the race and breeze so much easier,” he said.

“We’d factor a lunch stop in where Mum would meet us at the Bundaberg Airport with a stack of freshly made sandwiches so I was always very popular with the pilot and cameraman.”

Just over 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼... ⛵️race starts 11am, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹.

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 (𝙗𝙮 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙝 𝙒𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 @joshmate): Queensland Cruising Yacht Club 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝘄 and 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗜𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗱𝗹𝗼𝘄 with 𝗣𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗵 and 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧-𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝘾𝙪𝙥 - the B2G’s coveted overall winner trophy and one of the oldest trophies in Australian sailing history 🏆.

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