There were 122 yachts in the 2026 Commodores Cup split into five roughly speed based fleets. Passion was in Division 2 of 28 boats. We had five great days of racing with two offshore races which, once the wind settled, provided perfect sailing conditions. There were three inshore races with the last one in good strong breezes and the other two in some challenging variable wind and tide affected races.
A few boats in the inshore races managed to trouble the sand crabs running aground in various parts of Port Stephens. Passion managed to a keel kiss off Corlette.
The racing was very close and competitive. After a slow start with steady improvement in settings and spinnaker work each day Passion managed to climb to finished 15 on scratch and 13th on handicap at the end.
Full results are Here.
David and Elaine waited out the strong southerly system which swept through after the Commodores cup before completing the sail home on 25th and 26th April with an overnight stop in the Basin in Pittwater. It proved a wise decision as waves built to 4 metres from the south and one yacht was written off at Fingal during the weather event.
There are more pictures of Passion and crew at SPS on our Photos Page Here.