
	NEWS! as at 26 January 2010 ... Celebrate Australia Day ... Fly Sharpie. as at 7 January 2010 ... Blur wins 67th Sharpie Nationals! Mal Higgins, Sam Sanderson and Andrew Chisholm break the Hoodoo of the Derwent and, for the second consecutive year, take out the national championship title (SA893). Fellow South Australians Jason Heritage and Dave Higgins brought Bread Run (SA920) and All Scoobed Out (SA909) home in second and third, respectively. Final results here Jane Austin's photos on Flicker as at 29 December 2009 ... Sandy Bay Sailing Club turns on the hospitality for the 67th Nationals ... photos from the Invitation races here. as at 1 December 2009 ... ROUND 1 NSW State Titles: 28-29 November 2009 - Lake Illawarra Venue: Port Kembla Sailing Club - Hayden Sellors in Mr Freeze comprehensively wins all heats in the first round of the NSW State Titles! Winds 20-25 knots NE on Saturday and 12-18 knots W on Sunday, no rain and no southerly. View updated handicap results as at 24 November 2009 ... ACT Dinghy Titles - LBG turns it on with the forecast moderate nor'easter arriving as light air, westerlies, easterlies, a bit in from the south and then some strong stuff to round it off .... read more .... more pics SHARPIES FOR SALE - boats from WA, SA, VIC and NSW listed on the Boats4sale page ... Welcome to the Official NSW Sharpie Association Website! Please take some time to travel through the site exploring this wonderful class and its history. It seems that once you start sailing Sharpies you can't give them up and that the tradition of Sharpie Sailing passes down through the family. The NSW fleet proves this by having three generations of Sharpies sailors - Eric Ablett sailed a number of boats from the early 60's, his son Chris and grandson Marc have just completed another Nationals on Lake Illawarra - with Chris still keeping just ahead of his youngster. It doesn't matter what age you are sailing Sharpies is just so much fun, the thrill of chasing the ultimate kite ride never stops and we just keep sailing these exciting sailing machines. The hull shape of these boats has not been altered and only a few minor changes to the rules have been allowed over the years, the most recent of these being the introduction of a larger spinnaker. Carbon fibre is limited to 1.5 sq metres in the boat and only positioned in a certain areas. Alloy spars for the rig are allowed and sail material is pretty much open. There is talk of introducing a larger and roachier mainsail but that is yet to be decided. No matter how old your Sharpie is, provided it is sailed well you can still compete at the top end of the fleet. Some of the current top 10 place getters at nationals are boats that are around 15 years old. Sharpies can be purchased for as little as $1000.00 or a brand new one that will cost you $28,000.00 - but cheque books won't win races! You need sheer determination, practice and some luck. So enjoy what you see and read and come FLY SHARPIE ........................ see you on the water soon. For any further information please contact the NSW Publicity Officer Tara Ducker