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25.01.2022 A gathering at the Gill stand at The Geelong Festival of Sails held over the long weekend with most wearing their Gill Osaka Cup shirts. There’s Paul from the ...Edge, Robyn Brooke, Rod from Maverick, Sue and Grant from Try Booking and George Shaw on the end. Don’t they all look dressed for the occasion ! See more

25.01.2022 Maverick is competing in the Coastal Series tomorrow and you can track her progress here https://race.bluewatertracks.com/2019-west-offshore-coastal

24.01.2022 Saturday was an exciting day in Hobart, as one by one the West Coasters arrived. Spirit of Downunder came in before the sun came up and well after dark, a crowd... was still there to cheer Morning Star home. All day, everywhere around the port, there was celebration as Hobart became the centre of action. See more

23.01.2022 Good to be back in the water and sailing again. 2 weeks to the Westcoaster and still lots to do

22.01.2022 Our team Sunfast for Battle of the Brands at Sail Peninsula at Safety Beach Sailing Club'

22.01.2022 Approaching the coast of Tassie.

22.01.2022 Some bad luck at the first turn and lost our primary kite. - stuff up - but re-settled and started to chase down a couple of boats.

21.01.2022 Our new home for the next couple of months at Martha Cove

21.01.2022 The battle flag for this Summer

21.01.2022 some shots from the start of the Westcoaster. Thanks Rohan Veal for the great pics

21.01.2022 The Jeanneau yacht stand ready for the opening today of the Sydney International Boat Show

20.01.2022 Finally back in the water with a fresh antifoul and new compression post (please don't use it as a stripper pole Leeton Leethaldose) and some snazzy rope work from Ropeable. Thanks Sandringham Marine and Marine Industrial Rigging.

20.01.2022 http://melbourneosaka.com/news/weekly-wrap-episode-2/

20.01.2022 lost the A4 kite with operator error. this was our primary sail for the race. under control now cwith the smaller a5 and in catchup mode

19.01.2022 Here's some incentive to finish the race sooner rather than later

19.01.2022 Passing between the Tasmanian mainland and Tasman Island - a rare treat.

18.01.2022 Dead Calm with zero wind. It’s coming and when it does there’ll be bit on but too late for us

18.01.2022 On the way home from Stanley

18.01.2022 Tyson Smallman skippering Maverick on the ORCV Lattitude race.

18.01.2022 Congratulations MAVERICK, 15th across the line in the Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster and 6th across the line of the Double-Handed Divison Co-Skippers Rod Smallman and Tyson Smallman Finish time 12:08:49 Photo shortly after the start of the race with drone in foreground

18.01.2022 Woohoo - outer laminate now done, a bit of foam and an inner laminate and we’ll have a coach house

17.01.2022 Seen on the hard stand at SYC this week a new baby sister for Maverick. Welcome Lahni - it looks like you're heading down to Safety Beach Sailing Club this Summer.

17.01.2022 Slipping day - rig out for a check, shave and a shower and she’ll prettier than ever

17.01.2022 So far the routes say we'll outrun it but if it's early we might be up for a new boat speed record and very sore butt cheeks with too much clenching!

17.01.2022 Getting back into the Defiant build after a bit of a break. Could these be the rudders that steer Defiant to another Osaka Cup in 2023?

15.01.2022 Thanks Ian MacWilliams for a great video of Sail Peninsula at Safety Beach Sailing Club https://youtu.be/V5E80S4WU0Y

15.01.2022 Maverick is competing in the Melbourne 2 Stanley yacht race this weekend as her qualifying race for this year's Sydney 2 Hobart yacht you can track her progress here https://race.bluewatertracks.com/2019-melbourne-to-stanley-

15.01.2022 Father and son crew on MAVERICK enjoy a cold beer and hot National Pies in Hobart

15.01.2022 One hour until the start. Bring it on

14.01.2022 Something to do this weekend. Looking forward to the Stopover in Stanley

14.01.2022 3 x Sun Fast 3600's Racing to Hobart: Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron member Mark Hipgrave has entered his Jeanneau Sun Fast 3600 Mister Lucky in the 2017 Rol...ex Sydney to Hobart having recently had the yacht shipped to Australia after competing in the OSTAR single-handed transatlantic race and finishing 3rd (another Sun Fast 3600 won the race). Mark took delivery of the yacht in the UK and raced there with the very active fleet of Sun Fast owner’s. Now he’s invited a group of these very experienced owners to come to Australia to crew with him in the Sydney to Hobart race. Among them is the UK Jeanneau dealer Nigel Colley, who has owned and raced his own Sun Fast 3200’s and 3600’s in the name Fastrak over a number of years. Nigel has completed the around Britain and Ireland race, the Fastnet race, many of the RORC races as well as the short-handed association events on the South coast of the UK, so has a wealth of experience on board the current Sun Fast models. In addition, Western Australia's Jeanneau importer Todd Giraudo and Rod Smallman from Melbourne, are both racing their Sun Fast 3600's in the 2017 Melbourne to Hobart race. All three owners are also completing these races as a warm up to the 2018 Melbourne to Osaka race, along with a Sun Fast 3200 also from Perth. We wish you guys all the best and we are sure you will be up there in the overall results. Whether IRC or short-handed racing, club or twilight racing the Sun Fast 3200 and 3600 have proved themselves time and time again as being both highly competitive, and easily handed.

13.01.2022 Woo hoo - ticked another box today - POWER

13.01.2022 Here's a pretty one - 65kt gusts

12.01.2022 Tonight’s sunset brought to you be the letter S

12.01.2022 Cracking morning. We caught the fleet last night then fell into a hole and they’re away. Good winds this morning so we start the chase again.

12.01.2022 The great Defiant grows

12.01.2022 Beaten by this fella tonight as time runs out to finish before it sets. Cracking way to end the week - especially when you’re a professional athlete.

11.01.2022 Maverick - on her way to winning the 2017 Sail Peninsula at Safety Beach Sailing Club as Double Trouble. The 2018 NoR is now out at http://sailpeninsula.com.au/

11.01.2022 Congratulations to Rod Smallman becoming the Ocean Racer of the Year Winning the The White Family Shenandoah Perpetual Trophy Some of Rods recent achievements... Beyond The Bay Participant 2014 Built half a yacht Purchased Maverick - Jeanneau Sunfast 3600 March 2017. Successfully Completed 2017 Melbourne to Hobart, Double-Handed, with Son Tyson. Successfully Completed Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race with Tyson. - May 2018. Successfully completed delivery home to Melbourne, via Sydney Boat Show September 2018.

11.01.2022 Good to catch-up with Paul from The Edge and #gillmarine at the #festivalofsails along with Grant and Sue from Trybooking and George and Robyn from the organising committee

10.01.2022 Finished 4th in our division - double handed in the years Westcoaster. And a new boat speed record 25.6 knots - whooah.

09.01.2022 Wind is finally in and BSP back to 7kts. Weight up front and let’s begin the final chase

09.01.2022 Upgraded quarterberths - more storage

09.01.2022 Congratulations Tyson Smallman and crew MAVERICK

09.01.2022 Work continues - lots done, still a bit more to go; new compression post, running and standing rigging, sail sheets, install 3rd reef, stowage, Hydro Generator, desal, inner forestay

09.01.2022 Up on the hard for a quick hull polish. Just 20 days now

09.01.2022 Coach house mold almost finished, layup in bits with time to think about the mullions, head lining, sheet fairways etc. Now I remember what stopped me in my tracks, upside down, inside out, left to right does my head in.

08.01.2022 Just passed these guys at the end of their epic journey down in the Southern Ocean

08.01.2022 Sydney 2 Hobart rockstar crew now set.

08.01.2022 This is the link to the Melbourne Hobart race tracker. The race starts 2.30pm on Wednesday 27th https://race.bluewatertracks.com/melbourne-to-hobart-2017

07.01.2022 Summer vacation at Safety Beach Sailing Club over. On the way back to SYC for the last bit before the start. Less than a month now. NERVOUS!

07.01.2022 A glorious evening in the Southern Ocean. Cradle mountain just ahead.

07.01.2022 Got the bow decals today. 23 days and counting. Down to 2 Sandringham Yacht Club boats now; us and Lord Jiminy

06.01.2022 All snugged up at Stanley

05.01.2022 Sometime around the start of May we hope to be in Osaka and ready to sail Maverick home. My aim is to sell the boat as soon as practical but the possibility is ...that it won't sell so we're now starting to think about sailing home. Mim is going to do the delivery home with me assuming we're not selling. we'll also be most likely travelling in company of other returning M2O boats. Our intended track home is; the southern Japanese Islands, Guam/Saipan, Marianna's, Micronesia, Truk Lagoon, Solomons, and then ultimately down the East Australian coast. We'll probably have a bit of a break when we make Cairns or there abouts and then think about Hammo race week etc. Anyway if you're interested in some or all of the delivery home let me know. See more

05.01.2022 I can only post via Satellite from my persona FB account. Check that out for daily updates in the M2O

05.01.2022 After an absence of almost 3 years, work has begun again on Defiant with the swim platform filling glued up.

04.01.2022 Out on the beautiful Shimmer tonight. Awesome

04.01.2022 Storm jib sorted. As you can see, I couldn’t be happier. Just 50 days to start time, perhaps that explains the look

04.01.2022 King Island race tomorrow. You can follow the race at; https://race.bluewatertracks.com/2018-melbourne-to-king-isl start time 2.00am Saturday 10th - ughh!

02.01.2022 Just about ready for the 2017 Melbourne 2 Stanley 2.00am start (ughh) This is the link to follow the race. https://race.bluewatertracks.com/melbourne-to-stanley-2017

01.01.2022 Maverick is competing in this weekend's ORCV King Island race. Here is the tracker link https://race.bluewatertracks.com/2019-melbourne-to-king-isl

01.01.2022 Last piece of land for 35 days

01.01.2022 Cape Raoul - on the home trip from Hobart

01.01.2022 The sailing line up from the French brand Jeanneau is comprehensive and will satisfy a wide range of Australian sailor's demands. As the world's largest product...ion boat builder, Jeanneau provides an international network of dealers with offices in every state of Australia giving customers peace of mind for continuing backup and service. 2018 has seen the launch of a number of new yacht models with the new generation Sun Odyssey turning heads and attracting awards all over the world. At the 2018 Sydney International Boat Show Jeanneau Australia dealers will be displaying the multi-award winning Sun Odyssey 440 and holding the premiere of the new Sun Odyssey 490 . The Sun Odyssey 440 was announced in 2017 with four examples being sold immediately from the plans to keen Australian customers. The 440 has gone onto win the European Yacht of the Year (Family Cruiser), SAIL magazine Best Boats (Best Monohull Cruising Boat 40 to 50ft), Cruising World magazines Boat of the Year (Most Innovative), and the Asia Boating Awards (Best Monohull Sailing Yacht - up to 65ft). With features such as walk-around side decks, cathedral rigging for ease of moving forward, full length chine, twin rudders and a lower boom, the Sun Odyssey 440 and 490 will be very first on the list of yachts to visit at the Sydney Show. The show will be the Australasian premiere of the 490 which is sure to be as successful as the 440. Also on display will be the bestselling Sun Odyssey 349 . After the launch just a few short years ago the 349 has gone on to be a success with over 500 being sold worldwide, over forty of them to Australia. The model has appealed so much to the Australian market for its performance and general 'bang for buck' that the Sydney dealer just recently held a weekend rally just for this model. From the larger yacht cruising range the Jeanneau 51 will be on display. The 51, and the larger 54, have been designed by world renowned naval architect Philippe Briand, with superyacht designer Andrew Winch for the interior. Their level of finish and bespoke orientated options has assured that luxury yacht lovers are satisfied for every aspect of their sailing needs. The last yacht on display embodies the racing heritage of the brand. The Sun Fast range has gone from strength to strength with the latest example, the Sun Fast 3600 , gaining podium finishes for the racing inclined. The particular yacht on display, Maverick, has just returned from finishing in the Melbourne to Oska short-handed race. Maverick finished third on IRC with a West Australian SF3600 finishing second, and a Queensland SF3600 finishing fifth. Jeanneau gets results! The whole team at Jeanneau Australia including a number of staff from 38 South Boat Sales will look forward to seeing you at the 2018 Sydney International Boat Show .

01.01.2022 Fresh from the podium in the Melbourne Osaka race, this Sun Fast 3600 is on display at the Sydney International Boat Show #jeanneau #sailing #yachts #localdealers #everystate #racingyacht #sunfast3600 #racebred #sydneyboatshow