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 |