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The 2021 Classic Boat Awards
If you are perhaps needing motivation to push on with your own restoration or naturally a night owl, it could well be worth registering for The 2021 Classic Boat Awards, an online event that due to it’s location, unfolds in the wee small hours of a Southern Hemisphere morning.
Magical Mahurangi
The mid 1990’s. Two locals begin rowing round a few of the older boats asking if anyone might be interested to participate in the revival of a Regatta based at Mahurangi. The rest is history.
Classic DIV HIRW 2021 : Are You In?
In Breaking News // This morning SWS spoke with HIRW Regatta Director, Denis Thompson and asked the question: “Denis, what would it take to get a Classic Division at Hamilton Island in 2021?" His reply? “It only takes seven.” We only need seven boats to have a Division, but to make it interesting, let’s aim for 20!
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