{"id":28502,"date":"2019-10-24T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=28502"},"modified":"2019-11-20T11:42:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T01:42:45","slug":"festival-of-sails-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/festival-of-sails-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of Sails countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

PARTICIPATION is set to be strong in the 2020 Festival of Sails, with just over three months left until the Royal Geelong Yacht Club helps host the event.<\/p>\n

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The festival, which is the largest keelboat regatta in the Southern Hemisphere, is expecting 300 boats and 3,000 competitors to be part of the festival.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The event is hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club over the Australia Day long weekend (January 25 to 27).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Divided into several different classes, the boats race from Melbourne to Geelong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Festival of Sails chair Stuart Dickson said he was excited attending the event had become a tradition for many, with several new competitors also expected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We look forward to welcoming back our regular competitors but also hope to introduce the event to others competing for the first time.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The festival has a strong family focus this year, with plenty of on-shore activities to be announced in the coming months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The race is now in its 177th year making it Australia’s oldest annual sporting event.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

For more information, head to festivalofsails.com.au.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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