(Sydney, Australia)- Seriously, prove that you're a "monly mon" sailing
for a Mini? Yes, you can WIN a car-- a BMW Austin MINI! Crawl, walk,
run, fly as fast as you can and join in the only regatta in the WORLD
in which the CREW can win a car! J/24s, J/111s and so on are eligible,
even "classic J/35s"!The "Manly Mini" Festival of Sailing will be held over two days on January 21-22, 2012 at Manly Yacht Club, Sydney and there are no less than SIX, yes SIX, BMW Austin MINI's up for grabs!!
This "Manly Mini" regatta is open to all monohull yachts whose length overall is greater than 6m and less than 11m, so join the "Manly Mini Festival of Sailing" and prove for once and for all, that size doesn’t matter, it’s "what you do with it" over a series of sensually, serendipitous, windward-leeward serpentine-like races in northern Sydney Harbour, that counts!
It’s from such humble beginnings that many of the worlds’ greatest regattas are born. This one will for sure go down in the record books as one of the best ideas ever. Too long the rock-stars and the owners of their 500m yachts have been hogging the airwaves. Way too many owners have driven away in the car the crew won. If you have a modest yacht, then sail over, belly-up to the bar and be counted amongst the greats of this inaugural sailing festival where each member of the crew can walk away with a car prize!
As well as the cars, there is an overall prize of 2 Nights at Pittwater YHA up for grabs along with the coveted (and, most important) "Horses Ass Trophy" and a variety of crew prizes such as the hotly contested "Tea-Bag Award" for the best "foredecky"-- guys may not be eligible. But, best of all is the opportunity to sail into the history books as one of the founding entrants of the "Manly-Man-Mini" Festival of Sailing.
If you want to be able to say-- "I was there when it all started"-- then fill out the entry form as soon as possible and send it in to Manly Yacht Club. There is a "mini-entry" fee of $35.
Notice of Race can be found here. A good-ole-fashioned "shrimp/ steak/ fish/lobby on the barby" will be held after racing on Saturday at the "manliest-man" of places on Planet Earth, the Manly Yacht Club-- if you're "manly-enough" to be eligible, some prizes may be available after racing on Sunday. For queries or further information contact the race director Chris Stockdale on info@manlysailing.com.au.
