AUS SB3 National Championship Venue
17 September 2009
The SB3's will make their way to Sail Port Stephens next year and will call the April regatta on the New South Wales Mid North Coast their National Championships home for 2010 and 2011. An exciting and exhilarating three man sports-boat with a modern powerful rig, the Dart SB offers enthusiastic one-design and sports-boat racing in comfort. One of the fastest growing one design classes in the world, there are now 26 SB3’s in Australia, and importer Rod Jones’ Ocean Buro, is confident that a large number of them will compete at Sail Port Stephens next year. 'The owners of the SB3’s are all up and down the east coast, but the towing ease of these boats makes it logistically simple to get to regattas ' he said. Rod is a strong supporter of Sail Port Stephens, competing in the 2009 event on Alegria – his Archambault 40 that recently took out the Audi IRC National Championship – Rod’s second title. 'The Port Stephens area is great, and the local business and tourism community is very welcoming towards the sailing fraternity – and the options for race courses are many and varied, which makes for good quality racing in a competitive environment' he said. A great day out on an SB3 - Ocean Buro The SB3 ownership in Australia is quite family centric, so the holding the National Championships at Sail Port Stephens gives owners and crew the opportunity to turn their sailing regatta into a family holiday that is affordable for all, has plenty of social fun and and provides a fantastic array of kids activities. Event Manager Jody O’Brien is delighted to have the SB3 Nationals at Sail Port Stephens. 'We’re working closely with Rod and the Ocean Buro team to deliver a quality experience for the fleet, both on and off the water ' she said. Sail Port Stephens will be held from the 12th to the 18th of April, 2010.