75th B2G Line Honours winners Celestial with Skipper Sam Haynes holding the Citizens of Gladstone Line Honours Trophy.
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Brisbane Lights Up for 75th B2G Civic Reception
How wonderful to see the City of Brisbane lit up last night in the Queensland Cruising Yacht Club colours of blue and yellow to commemorate the 75th edition of the Brisbane to Gladstone. The Story Bridge, City Hall, Victoria Bridge and Reddacliff Place all looked incredible. Thank you to the Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner for his support of this momentous race!Images: Jennifer Tunny Brisbane At Night 
Saturday, 5th March – Brisbane.
Tam Faragher is back in 2023 with his one-of-a-kind design ๐๐๐ง๐ช๐ข๐๐ 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. โWith the recent fit-out of furling headsails and ducted air conditioning, the Crew are more likely to gather in the saloon for a โbriefing and Nespressoโ than go for a perfect gybe-set,โ said Tam.
However, we canโt help but feel that Tam is trying to lull us into a false sense of expectation, as ๐๐๐ง๐ช๐ข๐๐ 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, ๐๐๐ง๐ช๐ข๐๐ 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 ๐๐๐ง๐ช๐ข๐๐ 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 B2Gโs, 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!โ
Good luck ๐๐๐ง๐ช๐ข๐๐ 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.
Friday, 3rd March – Brisbane.
In a further addition to our extended coverage plans for the momentous ๐ณ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ (QCYC) is also thrilled to announce ๐ก๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐๐ (๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ โ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐นโ) – 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 ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น @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 Australiaโs most historically significant offshore sailing races.
โIt 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,โ Nic said.
๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ (๐ค๐๐ฌ๐) is delighted to announce that Australian TV and radio sports icon, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐๐ต will be joining the 2023 reporting and commentary team for Easterโs ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ (๐ณ๐ฑ๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐).
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 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.
โIโm delighted to be reunited with Queenslandโs blue water classic,โ Pat said.
โMy 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,โ he said.
โWeโd 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.โ
Just over ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ผ… 
race starts 11am, ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น.
race starts 11am, ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น.๐ฃ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ (๐๐ฎ ๐
๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ @joshmate): Queensland Cruising Yacht Club ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ and ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐น๐ผ๐ with ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐๐ต and ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐๐ง-๐๐๐๐ก ๐พ๐ช๐ฅ – the B2Gโs coveted overall winner trophy and one of the oldest trophies in Australian sailing history 
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