Pacer National Championship Regatta 2022-23, Altona Yacht Club, Melbourne, Dec 28th to Jan 3rd
The Pacer National Championship Regatta 22 ~ 23 has been confirmed! The event will be sailed at Altona Yacht Club at the top of Port Phillip Bay and will begin on the 28th December.
We anticipate great sailing conditions at the northern end of the bay and good representation from Altona and the surrounding clubs.
Regatta documents are here:
More information is available on the Altona Yacht Club Page here:
https://www.altonayachtclub.org.au/sailing/pacer-nationals/
Shortcut to the entry form is here:
https://www.trybooking.com/CCZQF
The Pacer association supports the following regattas:
Altona Autumn Series. Visit https://www.altonayachtclub.org.au
Albert Park YC Winter Series. Visit https://www.apyc.org.au/
Black Rock Yacht Club, Victoria
28th Dec 2021 - 2nd Jan 2022
A big thank you to Black Rock Yacht Club for hosting our 2021 / 22 Nationals championships. And congratulations to the overall winners Lauren and Eliza Kemp.
Thanks also to our sponsors:
Thomson Sails
Harken
Selki Watersport
Results HERE
Regatta photos
We had a fantastic fleet at the 2021 Pacer state titles. Results are here: https://www.sailingclubresults.com/results/club_1421/2020-2021/series_page16019.html
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Enter the 2021 Pacer state titles here: https://www.trybooking.com/712900
Association membership is required and can be applied for here: https://www.trybooking.com/694066
Notice of race is available here: NOTICE OF RACE
Sailing Instructions are now available here: SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
Current entries:
Pacer Victoria, Notice of AGM at Somers Yacht Club, 6th March, 2021 at 6pm.
> Somers YC will be open for boat drop off for the Pacer State Titles on Friday 5th March between 5pm - 6:30pm <
We regret to announce the passing away of Leslie Donald Sharp on 21 July 2015. Les was the Inaugural Life Member of the Pacer Association of Australia, awarded on the 12 September 2003. To be awarded this honour a candidate must, “be a member who have given outstanding service and exceptional commitment to the Pacer Association and its objectives over a long and substantial part of their life, and who has been held in high regard and appreciation by the membership of the Association during that time”.
Those who have had the privilege of knowing Les are in no doubt of his suitability for this award. Les’s wife Pam, commented, “Les loved the Pacers and the Pacer people and camping with them for titles. I was so pleased for him when it was decided that he should be Life Member No.1, but I think he wondered what he had done to deserve it.”
A very modest man and a champion, winning the 1981 State and Australian Championships in Red Jacket, the first boat he built. Always at the top end of the fleet, he was a highly competitive sailor who conducted himself at the highest standard of sportsmanship, always congratulating his fellow competitors at the end of the race. Sailing until he was 83 years old, he shared his love and skills with many crew.
He started as a child sailing a converted canoe with his brother, and getting rather wet in the process! His introduction to racing was in a cadet dinghy (Red Jacket) at Brighton. Employment, marriage and family meant it was 1968 before he came back to sailing by joining the Beaumaris Yacht Club. His first boat was a Heron, followed soon after by a Pacer. Even while supporting a family of three children, he found time to participate fully in all the many tasks necessary to run a (then) very large club. His formal roles included Committee Member, Membership Officer, Chief Maintenance Officer and Commodore. He was awarded a Life Membership in tribute to his many contributions.
While Les had always built and repaired timber dinghies, after retiring from work, he began buying old timber Pacers and rebuilding them to a high and reliable standard. If you couldn’t afford a Jim French fibreglass Pacer, you would do well to buy a rebuilt Les Sharp Pacer – it wouldn’t let you down & there was always the chance that some of Les’s skills would transfer to the new skipper. It wasn’t only Pacers. Minnows, Sabres and a couple of 125s were also restored to their former glory, his Minnows being highly sought after. A staggering total of over 60 boats passed through his hands in this manner. When Les retired he was sailing Silver Fox. As each new or refurbished Pacer left his garage, he would try to name them in the fox theme. The last boat that Les sailed, which he also built, was Fox Folly.
He was a people person, even his home boatshed opened out onto the side street so that neighbours and friends could stop for a chat while viewing the work in progress. The rear brick drive was always where you parked your car when visiting because that’s where Les would be. If not, it was a short stroll to the back door for a chat in the kitchen over a cup of tea or coffee and one, (or two) of Pam’s delicious cookies. The front door was very rarely used.
At the club and regattas Les would talk to everyone, including the children, encouraging them to enjoy sailing while improving their skills. Always approachable and generous with his time and knowledge when help or advice was requested, it seemed he simply wanted people to get the same pleasure from sailing that he did.
Thanks Les.
20/1/2021
The Pacer Association supports the FOAK regatta at Chelsea Yacht Club on Saturday 6th Feb, 2021.
More information here: https://www.chelseayachtclub.com.au/events/75217/
The next Pacer Victorian State Championships will be hosted by Somers Yacht Club, March 6-8, 2021
Pacer membership is necessary for participation in Pacer events. Join the association here: https://www.trybooking.com/694066
Further information to come.
The 2020 Victorian Championship will be held at St Leonards Yacht Cub over the labour day long weekend - March 7-9.
Results are available at https://www.sailres.com/view.php?s=1292
Notice of Race is now available. Click HERE
Entry is available here: https://www.trybooking.com/586520
Current entries
There are campsites nearby with limited availability. Contact the association: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Results are posted HERE
We are excited to announce that the 2019-20 Pacer National Championships will be held at Mordialloc Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay, from 28th December, 2019 to 3rd January, 2020. We’re hoping to attract a large contingent of local and interstate sailors to this event. So, if you’re not from Melbourne, now is the time to book some accommodation for the New Years period. It's a vibrant time to be in Melbourne, with plenty of events happening in the city, on the Mornington Peninsula, and in the Yarra Valley. .
Enter at https://www.trybooking.com/524050
Documents now available:
The Queensland Pacer Association have recently published their newsletter here.
Videos
Pacer sailing at Christies Beach, SA