{"id":733,"date":"2015-04-19T12:48:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T12:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/?p=733"},"modified":"2015-04-19T12:58:44","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T12:58:44","slug":"greenwich-flying-squadron-goes-to-port-stephens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/?p=733","title":{"rendered":"Greenwich Flying Squadron goes to Port Stephens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GWhizz, Passion and some of the crew of Izzi went to Port Stephens for the annual Sail Port Stephens,<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the regular crews Geoff Lucas from Capriole sailed on Passion and Michael Groves from Agrovation sailed on GWhizz to add to the GFS numbers at the regatta.<\/p>\n<p>GWhizz managed a third on the second day and a first place on the last day of the Commodore&#8217;s Cup to seal second place for the series and a trophy each for John and Graeme. Michael Groves at the helm on the last day picked some very good wind shifts and the team had GWhizz moving well for a great win.<\/p>\n<p>Passion managed a fourth and fifth place in the first two races but the handicap of 1.008 for the last race was too much for her.<\/p>\n<p>In the Performance Cruising Divison of the main Sail Port Stephens event Passion managed a second place\u00a0only\u00a0losing on a countback to Campeador from RSYS.<\/p>\n<p>Al Fesco the excellently sailed Triton 36 from RMYC Pittwater skippered by ex NS14 sailor Dave Griffin was third with GWhizz 8th.<\/p>\n<p>With the three day 30 knot southerly set predicted following the Sail Port Stephens event discretion was judged to be the better part of valour and Passion with GWhizz and many of the visiting yachts being left at Port Stephens to await a more pleasant trip home.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_744\" style=\"width: 245px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gWhizz_Presentation.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-744\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-744 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gWhizz_Presentation-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"gWhizz_Presentation\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gWhizz_Presentation-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gWhizz_Presentation-804x1024.jpg 804w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/gWhizz_Presentation.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GWhizz crew at prize giving<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_742\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Crew@SailPS.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-742\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-742 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Crew@SailPS-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"Crew@SailPS\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Crew@SailPS-300x236.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Crew@SailPS-1024x808.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Crew@SailPS.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passion crew at presentation &#8211; missing is Malcolm<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_743\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DaveElaine.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-743\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-743 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DaveElaine-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"Dave&amp;Elaine\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DaveElaine-300x294.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DaveElaine-1024x1003.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DaveElaine.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dave and Elaine with the prize<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_745\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nelson-Bay-Marina.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-745 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nelson-Bay-Marina-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Nelson Bay Marina\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nelson-Bay-Marina-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nelson-Bay-Marina-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Nelson-Bay-Marina.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nelson Bay Marina full for the regatta<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_749\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-749\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-749 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS-300x286.jpg\" alt=\"Passion@SailPS\" width=\"300\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS-300x286.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS-1024x976.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passion with Kath at the helm and symetrical kite aloft<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_747\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-747\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-747 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS-300x284.jpg\" alt=\"Passion Crew at SPS\" width=\"300\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS-300x284.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS-1024x970.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ron Kath and Dave at work in light conditions<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_746\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-746\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-746 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS-2-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"Passion Crew at SPS   #2\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS-2-300x253.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS-2-1024x866.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion-Crew-at-SPS-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geoff and Elaine<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_748\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-748\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-748 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/3gwiz.com.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS2-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"Passion@SailPS#2\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS2-300x192.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS2-1024x655.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Passion@SailPS2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-748\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Passion with Assymetrical Spinnaker<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GWhizz, Passion and some of the crew of Izzi went to Port Stephens for the annual Sail Port Stephens, Apart from the regular crews Geoff Lucas from Capriole sailed on Passion and Michael Groves from Agrovation sailed on GWhizz to add to the GFS numbers at the regatta. GWhizz managed a third on the second [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=733"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":753,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions\/753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gwiz.au\/passion_wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}