Major races

The Sparkman and Stephens 34 has a tremendous yacht racing record. Some of the major achievements are listed below. Also see the club racing page for more results.

Year Yacht Event Result
2015 Azzurro (Shane Kearns) Sydney to Gold Coast Race 1st overall on IRC and 1st overall on ORCi
2015 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) Fremantle to Albany race 1st overall IRC
2014 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) Geraldton & Return race Fastest & 1st IRC & YAH (Div 2), 2nd overall (IRC)
2014 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) Bunbury & Return Race 1st IRC overall, 2nd YAH overall
2013 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) Cape Naturaliste & Return Race 1st IRC, 2nd YAH (Div 2)
2013 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) WA Offshore Championship 2012-13 season Div 3, 1st IRC and YAH (no overall champion this year)
2013 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) Iberia Ocean Race 1st outright, IRC
2012 Le Jag (Roger Raymond) Valmadre Cup 2nd Div 2 YAH
2012 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) Valmadre Cup 1st Div 2 IRC (& 3rd IRC State Championship)
2012 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) Cape Naturaliste & Return Race 1st IRC &YAH (Div 2), 2nd outright, IRC & YAH
2011 Blondie (Simon Torvaldsen) WA Offshore Championship 2010-11 season 1st YAH, 2nd IRC (Div 2)
2011 Constellation (Mike Finn) Geographe Bay Race Week, Div 3 1st IRC, Div 3
2011 Constellation (Mike Finn) Iberia Ocean Race 1st IRC, outright (Div 1&2)
2010 Constellation (Mike Finn) Geographe Bay Race Week, Div 2 2nd IRC, Div 2
2009 Olbia (Christian Chalandre) OSTAR (cross-Atlantic single handed, under IRC handicap) 2nd in class
2008 Huckleberry (Steve Humphries) Fremantle – Geraldton Race 2nd Div 2 IRC, 1st YAH
2008 Constellation (Mike Finn Bunbury & Return Race 1st IRC Div B, 4th o/all
2007 Huckleberry (Steve Humphries) Sydney – Hobart 3rd in Division
2006 Morning Tide (Peter Morris) Grenada Sailing Festival 2nd Cruising Div 2
2005 Huckleberry (Mike Finn) IRC Farrawa Cup Series 1st in class
2005 Huckleberry (Mike Finn) IRC Success Cup Series 1st in class
2005 Huckleberry (Mike Finn) IRC W.A. Regatta Week Series 1st in class
2004 Huckleberry (Mike Finn) S&S Association Global Regatta 1st (Margin 7.26%) &
3rd (Margin 4.50%)
2004 Huckleberry (Mike Finn) IRC Valmadre Cup 1st Div 2
1999 Solandra (Craig Escott) Maria Island Race 1st overall
1998 Solandra (Craig Escott) Maria Island Race 1st overall
1996 Morning Tide (Allan Fenwick) Gosford to Lord Howe 1st overall & IMS
1993 Marara (Bill Ratcliffe) Sydney-Hobart 1st Div D, 3rd overall (IMS)
1991 Bird of the Morning (David & Kath Walters) Fremantle – Exmouth Race 1st in IMS class A
1990 Morning Tide (Allan Fenwick) Sydney – Gold Coast 1st overall & IMS
1986 Melbourne – Hobart 1st overall
1985 Melbourne – Hobart 1st overall
1984 Eastern Morning (Allan Collins) Melbourne – Hobart 1st overall
1984 Perie Banou (Jon Sanders) Sydney – Hobart 3rd overall
1983 Morning Hustler Melbourne-Hobart 1st overall
1983 Eastern Morning (Allan Collins) Melbourne-Hobart 2nd overall
1982 Melbourne – Hobart 1st overall
1982 Fremantle – Albany 2nd IOR, 3rd TCF
1982 Fremantle – Bunbury & Return 1st & 2nd TCF
1982 G. Craig Trophy 1st IOR
1982 R. Smith Trophy 1st IOR
1982 P. and O. Trophy 1st IOR
1982 Geraldton – Fremantle 1st overall IOR
1982 Sydney – Hobart 4th overall IOR
1981  Sulphur (Dick Newnham) Fremantle – Bali 3rd overall YAH, 4th IOR
1981 Fremantle – Albany 1st, 2nd & 3rd IOR
1979 Bluebell (Max Sheen) & Parmelia Race 1st & 2nd overall
Perie Banou (Jon Sanders) England to Fremantle
1979 Zilvergeest III (AJ Murray) & Morning Hustler (JH Cowell) Sydney – Hobart 1st & 2nd in class, 9th & 10th overall
1978 Sydney – Hobart 2nd & 3rd in class
1976 Perie Banou (Jon Sanders) Cape Town – Rio 7th overall, 3rd in division
1971  Morning Cloud (Edward Heath) Sydney – Hobart 1st in division, 4th overall
1970 Morning Cloud (Edward Heath) Fastnet Race 1st in class
1969 Morning Cloud (Edward Heath) Sydney – Hobart 1st overall

 

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