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S&S 34’s For Sale in Australia

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Here is a listing of S&S 34’s found to be for sale in Australia. See if you can grab a great yacht!!

Bloodhound is for sale in Port Stephens. Contact Dave McKeag. Email drdavidmckeag at gmail dot com

Morning Star for sale in Queensland. She has an extensive race record, Melbourne to Hobart, Melbourne to Osaka ( 2nd over the line), Brisbane to Gladstone, Surf to City. She is set up for two handed sailing, with all the good gear. Details at https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/sparkman-stephens-34/289283

Morning Bird is for sale in Melbourne. Last S&S 34 to be built in the Swarbrick Brothers shipyard, Morning Bird brings with her a pedigree of sailing history. Details at https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/sparkman-stephens-34/287391

Azzurro is for sale in Sydney. She has been maintained to impeccable standards with no expense spared by her fastidious owner and high profile ocean racing sailor Shane Kearns. She has been completely restored and fully optimised for competitive racing, evidenced by her outstanding race results including twice overall winner of the Sydney to Gold Coast Yacht Race, first in ORCi in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, as well as numerous divisional wins. Details at https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/power-boats/sparkman-stephens-34/287085

Quixote is under offer. Details at https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/sparkman-stephens-34/284483

Swagman is for sale in Perth. She has been optimised over the years with the addition of SS 34 Mk II keel, UFO 34 spade rudder, skeg removed, taller 2 spreader rig. Swagman is quick upwind, and most importantly, one of the quickest and stable downwind S&S 34’s thanks to the larger rudder. Details at https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/sparkman-stephens-34-now-reduced/280389

Constellation is for sale in Perth. This brilliant S&S 34 was built in WA in 2005 using the cutting edge vacuum infusion method by Swarbrick Yachts under special license from Sparkman and Stephens, USA. Details at https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/sparkman-stephens-34-vacuum-infused-construction/277274

Ciella For Sale. Derek has had to abort his round the world trek and Ciella is now for sale. Details to follow but she is listed under our yacht directory with photos.

Of course you can still get a new S&S 34 built to your specifications! Contact Mike Finn at Cottesloe Yachts. Ring Mike on +61 419 845336.

Happy buying!!

Huckleberry Wins 71st Bunbury & Return Ocean Race

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S&S 34 Huckleberry skippered by Phil Somerville Ryan has won the 71st Bunbury & Return Ocean Race off the coast of Western Australia against a field of 10 other yachts.

Huckleberry entered in Division 2 for the 170Nm race and took first in both YAH and IRC handicaps in that division. She also won the overall race and the Siska Cup for this result. She was the only S&S 34 in the race and was pitted against many faster and highly skilled yachts including a TP42, Dirty Deeds, which took line honours. In the light conditions good tactical decisions by Phil made all the difference.

Results can be viewed here http://sportspage.com.au/yacht_clubs/offshore/offshore/Result_20190222.htm

Congratulations Phil, crew & Huckleberry!!!

Huckleberry rounding the last mark in the 71st Bunbury and Return Ocean Race.

From left – Ray, Jed, Phil, Bill & Cameron enjoy a well deserved rum post race

 

 

Commodore’s Perpetual Trophy Race. 25th March 2018

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Calling All Perth Based S&S34’s

We are looking for any Perth based S&S34’s to enter in the Commodore’s Perpetual Trophy race for 2018!! The race is on 25th March. The format is that a Commodore from clubs around Perth each skipper an S&S34 in a short race. The race is held at Fremantle Sailing Club and the event commences at 12 noon.

Currently nine S&S34’s are confirmed as entered but it would be fantastic to see more of these great yachts participating.

If you would like to be included please contact Ron Kooy on ronkooy@gmail.com.

2017-2018 S&S34 Association Swan River Racing Series

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Perth, Western Australia

Are you available to race in the S&S34 Swan River Series?

The S&S34 Association Swan River Racing Series is based around the 3 combined SoPYC, RFBYC & RPYC Division 2 races during the 2017-2018 Summer Sailing Season.

This is an opportunity for the S&S34’s to get together and race, as well as being combined with similar boats in Division 2.

We have the same start, course and finish to Division 2, and we compete for the club based, combined results and series results, and then on top of all of that the S&S34 Association run our own handicaps and results (separately calculated & announced via email).

Here are the dates for the S&S34 Association Swan River Racing Series

  • Saturday 2nd December 2017 – South of Perth Yacht Club
  • Saturday 20th January 2018 – Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
  • Saturday 10th March 2018 – Royal Perth Yacht Club

If you are interested, please let Andrew Walby know as soon as possible so that we can inform the yacht club.  Andrew will organise the distribution of the handicaps and SI’s. His email is Andrew.Walby@swagmansailing.com

It is always a great opportunity to catch up with other owners at the yacht club running the race, so please join us after the race.

October 2017 News

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Season Open Days in Perth, Western Australia see S&S 34’s out on the Water

The 2017/18 sailing season opening has seen S&S 34’s take to the water on both the Swan River and offshore.
Fremantle Sailing Club’s open day on 8 October saw Soon (owner Michael Thorpe), Polaris (owner Steve Kerr) and Bluebell (owner Peter Nevard) out on the water for the opening day race. Soon participated in the Division 2 race while Polaris and Bluebell sailed the Division 6 jib and main race. Also seen about on boats were owners Jim Putt (Morning Tide – richly decorated “dressed overall” in flags according to RYA), Ron Kooy (Venustus), Joe Mangold (C’est Bon) and Connor Moran (Roma II). Venustus and C’est Bon are undergoing refits and hope to be sailing in the future.

Dynamic and Soon (photo by Vicki Delfos)

At Royal Perth Yacht Club on the Swan River on 14 October, saw Huckleberry (owner Phil Somerville-Ryan), Swagman (owner Andrew Waldby) and Perie Banou III (owner Col Sanders) doing battle in Division 2. Swagman achieved a great result finishing 2nd over the line and on handicap. Perie Banou finished 4th and Huckleberry 5th over the line respectively. Great results against the experienced fleet!!

Perie Banou III under spinnaker (photo courtesy of RPYC)

Swagman making way on the Swan River (photo courtesy of RPYC)

Huckleberry with plenty of crew on open day (photo courtesy of RPYC)

At South of Perth, open day on 1st October racing was abandoned due to weather.
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club on the Swan River held its open day on 21st October and past president Roger Raymond was seen out on Le Jag. Rob Elliot Lockhart attended but Individual did not make it out on the day.

Le Jag

Roger Raymond out on Le Jag (photo Rob Elliot Lockhart)