Australia Day Sandy Bay Regatta 2011 - Hobart link



10:21 PM Sun 28 Nov 2010 GMT
'Australia Day Sandy Bay Regatta 2011' Peter Campbell &copy Click Here to view large photo
Australia Day Sandy Bay Regatta 2011 - Sydney and Hobart are Australia's two oldest seaports, with colonial sailing and rowing enthusiasts organising the nation's first regattas on Sydney Harbour on the River Derwent back in the early 1800s. The Australia Day Regatta on Sydney Harbour on 26 January 2011 will celebrate 175 years of unbroken tradition since 1837. It is the world's oldest, continuously-conducted sailing regatta. On 26 January 2011, the Sandy Bay Australia Day Regatta will mark 162 years since the first Sandy Bay Regatta was held on the River Derwent. Of course, the first Royal Hobart Regatta was ...


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