2014 Royal Hobart Regatta We Are Having Continuous Entertainment on Sunday and Monday on Stage in Front of the Grandstand
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2014 ROYAL HOBA R T REGATTA 8th to 10th February 2014 Queens Domain Hobart and Derwent River A fantastic action-packed Regatta program! WIN!! Bring your boat to the Regatta for a chance to win a weekend away - register online. Register online for some fun and action www.royalhobartregatta.com Inside: Regatta program, venue map, all the attractions, locations of services, sponsors Register online: www.royalhobartregatta.com Regatta Fun Paddle Trans Derwent Swim The 7HO FM Great Regatta 7HO FM Junior Regatta Challenge Boy/Girl Pageant Regatta Ambassador Volunteer for the Quest Royal Hobart Regatta Register your boat on the Dinghy Race website - great prizes available 2 Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program 3 Contents Tasmania Flavours on the Foreshore 4 The Great Regatta Challenge 4 Classic Wooden Speedboat Demonstration Run 4 Rowing 6 Power Boats display 7 Jet Skis 7 Timetable 8 Map of Regatta Ground 9 McDonald’s Kids and Family day 10 Entertainment on Stage 10 Tasrail locomotive on display 10 Regatta Ambassador Quest 11 7HO FM Junior Boy/Girl Pageant 11 Small Yachts Yardstick Regatta 12 Trans Derwent Swim 12 McDonald’s Fireworks 13 Woodchopping 13 Flagship - HMAS Tobruk 14 Helicopter Display 14 Sponsors 15 Thanks to Norske Skog and The Mercury 16 (Advertisement) Proud of the Regatta and pleased to support it www.andrewwilkie.org Andrew Wilkie MP [email protected] Independent Member for Denison Telephone 6234 5255 Authorised by Andrew Wilkie 188 Collins Street Hobart Tasmania 7000 2 Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program 3 Tasmanian Flavours on the Foreshore With all the action on the foreshore this year we’ve moved the food and with the support of Sharpe Catering and her team of dedicated foodies. We are offering an array of freshly produced Tasmanian foods that suit all times of the day – from breakfast to dinner - fresh Barista coffee and baked treats to stunning free range pork pies, lamb and chicken wraps to fresh local seafood and oysters. All foods will be available for individual purchase or if you wish to try a bit of everything I would suggest our platter option. The menu is available online. Quality food needs –“ quality beverages” from the Premium Tasmanian wines of Observatory Hill to the finest beers from Cascade Breweries to the freshest of juices and coffee to order!! Tasfresh proudly supporting the Royal Hobart Regatta The Great Regatta Challenge Come along and challenge yourselves - a day of adventure, excitement and fun with your friends. Lots of prizes to be won. There’s still time to register online www.royalhobartregatta.com 4 Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program 5 Keelboat racing at the Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 Keelboat Racing Twilight Keelboat RYCT Bruny Monday 10th February Race Island Race 1:30/2:00pm Monday 10th Feb. 6pm Saturday 8th February 9:30am A spectacle of sails and spinnakers Non-spinnaker twilight race on the Derwent - seen from the organised by the Geilston Bay The 88th Bruny Island Race will fantastic vantage point of the Boat Club. be starting in front of the Regatta regatta ground or from pleasure ground this year. craft on the water. See their website: www.geilstonbayboatclub.com This 89km race around Bruny There’s still time to register online Yachts compete for the Sir to enter and for the sailing Island and return is organised by Thomas Lipton Trophy. instructions. the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania www.royalhobartregatta.com Organised by the Derwent Sailing Squadron in 2014. 4 Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program 5 Rowing Rowing, along with Sailing, has been continuously conducted at the Royal Hobart Regatta since its inception in 1838. Originally, local and visiting whaling crews competed for valuable ‘purses’ of gold sovereigns, over a triangular course. The Course The current course is just over 1,100 metres in length, starting from a fixed toggle line attached to the abutments of the Tasman Bridge and finishing in front of the Regatta Ground. Saturday 8th February 7:30am Monday 10th February 7:30am Saturday’s rowing will feature three races for Eights Monday will again be the rowing competition for – Under 17 men’s and women’s crews at 7.45am, more senior school and club rowers and with a Senior men’s and women’s crews at 8.15 and Under range of events. The morning will feature three 19 men’s and women’s crews at 8.45am. major eights events, starting at 7.30am with a The major focus on Saturday is junior rowing, with men’s and women’s Clubs Eights and Octos (eight events for Under 13, Under 14 and Under 15 boys’ seat boats with scull rigging). The next Eights/Octos and girls’ crews. This reflects feedback received event will be for School Eights at 8.20am. A range of that there should be more opportunity for younger events for singles, doubles, quads and fours will be rowers. held through the program. The finale for Saturday’s rowing is a professions Rowing will culminate with the Men’s and Women’s and corporate rowing challenge with the gauntlet Open Eights Perpetual Trophy at 9.30am. This being thrown down to real estate, lawyers, doctors, handicap race for the Denis Mounie Trophy, first nurses, school staff and business houses to boat presented in 1915, always attracts a strong field of quads made up of rowers ranging from masters to up to 18 crews and is a fitting final spectacle for the novices for a light hearted 500 metre hit-out. rowing program. 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So instead of them racing around the river, you will be able to look at them closeup, talk to the drivers and find out about the engines, horsepower, blown and unblown and the latest technology for safety and performance Jet Skis Guinness World Record dry run, time trial racing, demos and public rides - Sunday 10th February from 12:30pm The jet skis want to break a Guinness World Time trials - 1:30 to 2pm Record. At this regatta they will be doing a dry run for the record - they need over 100 jet skis in a There will be two classes of Jet ski Time trials, straight line for 30 seconds, with no more than 2 Super charged (output upwards of 260ZHp and jet ski lengths between each craft. beyond 500Hp and non-super charged (output around 160Hp). Time trials are a safe option for This will be great to watch - straight out from the racing, one rider versus the clock. 3 Heats X 3 Laps Regatta jetties. Maynes Marine proudly supports the Royal Hobart Regatta 6 Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program Royal Hobart Regatta 2014 program 7 Royal Hobart Regatta 8-10th February 2014 Saturday 8th Feb. - Regatta Ground Festival day Monday 10th Feb. - Peoples Day & River Events Rowing 7.30 am – 10.00 am Rowing 7:30am to 10am The major focus on Saturday is junior rowing, with events Men’s / Women’s Club Eights for Under 13, Under 14 and Under 15 boys’ and girls’ crews. Women’s Under 17 Coxed Four There are three eights races for Men’s amd Women’s Under Men’s Under 17 Double Scull 17, Under 19 and Seniors Women’s Single Scull The finale: The Corporate / Professions Challenge (500M) Masters Men’s / Women’s Coxed Quad Navy Cadets Display 7:30am Men’s / Women’s School Eights Sideshows and Rides 9am till late Men’s Single Scull Major rides such as Gee Wizzer, Crazy Dance and Hurricane. Men’s Under 17 Coxed Four Children’s such as dodgems, car rides, jumping castles. Women’s Under 17 Double Scull Other features such as side show games, food vans Masters Men’s / Women’s Double Scull Helicopter Display 9am to 4pm Men’s / Women’s Single Scull Regatta Historic display - under grandstand 9am to 4pm Men’s / Women’s Para Double Scull Bruny Island Yacht Race start 9:30am Men’s / Women’s Trophy Handicap Eights The Great Regatta Challenge 10am to 2 Helicopters Display - on Regatta Grounds 9am to 4pm Navy Cadets Race 10am Tasrail Locomotive display in front of grandstand 10am to 4pm Dinghy race 11am Greasy Pole 9am Tasmania Flavours on the Foreshore 10am start Crate Climb, Slack Lines, sand pit, blackboard art and All day Food and wine on the foreshore other activities Fun foreshore activities incl. sandpit, blackboard art, All day Trans Derwent Swim & Fin Swim Hulla Hoop making, plate spinning, trikes riding, crate climbing Swim starts Montagu Bay 10:05 - 10:45 finish at Regatta Sand Sculpture in the sandpit 2:30pm Swimming presentations 11:15am Greasy Pole and Seal Launch come and try 4:30pm Sideshows and Rides 9am till late Sunday 9th Feb. - Kids and Family day Regatta Historic display - under grandstand 9am to 4pm Woodchopping 10am to 5pm Sideshows and Rides 9am till late Power Boats static display 12pm to 2pm Helicopter Display 9am to 4pm Phoenix Dance Exhibition on foreshore stage 10.00 - 10.20am Regatta Fun Paddle 10am Zumba Demonstration 10.30 - 11.00am The Great Regatta