Napier & Blakeley were pleased to again support The Property Industry Foundation in the Sydney Charity Sailing Cup.  This is a unique opportunity for client entertainment, business networking and relationship building, whilst also making a difference to desperate kids who are doing it tough, by raising money to build a home for homeless young people.

The event was well supported with over 700 people and 40 yachts participating with approximately $250,000 raised for homeless young people.

We boarded Eve, a Swan 65 ketch, which won last years Regatta.at King Street Wharf.     Whilst we did practice drills before the race – all under the professional guidance of our skipper and crew, we enjoyed a luncheon with some drinks.

Racing commenced at 1:40pm for class 3.  Unfortunately, a slightly ambitious start saw Eve over the line early, necessitating a return around the end of the line and subsequently starting last on the water.  They do say that if you are not over early now and again you aren’t trying hard enough!  The course for class 3 was a start off Point Piper, up the harbour to Lady Bay, round Shark and Clark Islands, back to Nielsen Park then to the finish in Rushcutters Bay.  The reaching conditions favoured Eve’s long waterline length compared to the rest of her class so with much concentration on trimming and maintaining clear air we managed to work our way back up to second on the water by the finish, resulting in a fifth on handicap.

The after party at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is a great opportunity to connect with others in the race that include many of our clients both property and development, and to plan how to get over the line 1st next year !

Our thanks go to the crew of the Eve for an enjoyable, safe day on the harbour and we wish them well in their forthcoming circumnavigation and look forward to seeing Eve again in 2029 when they return.

The N&B crew comprised of:

• Peter Osborn, Michael Ross, Stephen Cooke, Jon Holdsworth & Nic Mules – NB
• Michael Este  – Fife Capital
• Joe Luca Donato – AXA Investment Managers
• Richard Dunham Stacey – AXA Investment Managers
• Lee Johnson – NorthWest Healthcare Properties

This is a unique opportunity for client entertainment, business networking and relationship building, whilst also making a difference to desperate kids who are doing it tough, by raising money to build a home for homeless young people.

The event was well supported with over 400 people and 30 yachts participating with over $130,000 raised for homeless young people.

We raced on the Margaret Rintoul V, a 61 foot luxury Maxi Sailing Yacht.

We boarded at King Street Wharf and cruised over to the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) at Rushcutters Bay to enjoy lunch and welcome by Malcolm Tyson (CEO of Colliers) and Kate Mills (CEO of Property Industry Foundation).

Team NB left the dock at the CYCA at 2pm and sailed out on to Port Jackson to undertake some light crew training and tacking practice.  Racing started at 3pm from a start line off Point Piper followed by two laps of the eastern harbour via Lady Bay, Shark and Clarke Islands, Obelisk Bay and finishing back off Point Piper.  Margaret Rintoul V sailed extremely well belying her 20 year old design; however the performance handicap system did not favour us, with a rating reflecting her past racing successes.

Winner of the day goes to Matt McQueen for successfully tacking multiple times with a full glass of wine and never spilling a drop, and the luckiest man of the day to Peter Osborn for apparently losing his phone overboard during one tack, only to discover it still on the deck on the next tack.

Our thanks go to the crew of Margaret Rintoul V for an enjoyable, safe day on the harbour and reinforcing the message that even a bad day on the water (it wasn’t) is better than a good day in the office.

The N&B crew comprised of:

• Peter Osborn, Katrina Richardson, Stephen Cooke & Jon Holdsworth – NB
• Tony Massaro – PWC
• Matthew McQueen – Centuria Capital Limited
• Stephen Day – Arrow Capital Partners
• Nicholas Van Beek – Ernst & Young

This is a unique opportunity for client entertainment, business networking and relationship building, whilst also making a difference to desperate kids who are doing it tough, by raising money to build a home for homeless young people.

The event was well supported with over 1,400 people and 85 yachts participating with over $430,000 raised for homeless young people. A great result!

We raced on Eve, a Swan 65 ketch, identical to Sayula II, the winner of the first Whitbread round the world race in 1974.

We fed and watered our clients (crew) on the way to Middle Harbour Yacht Club and then commenced our practice drills before the race – all under the professional guidance of our skipper and crew.

The weather gods looked favourably on us with only 10 minutes of rain and a consistent 20-25 knot southerly breeze. This made for a quick race with conditions suiting Eve upwind, but downwind the lighter weight and more favourably handicapped yachts in the class made it impossible to save our time on handicap. Despite the slightly disappointing result the crew and guests all thoroughly enjoyed the day.

The after party on the beach is always a great opportunity to connect with others in the race that include many of our clients both property and development, and to plan how to get over the line 1st next year!

The N&B crew comprised of:

• Peter Osborn – NB
• Stephen Cooke – NB Jon Holdsworth – NB
• Ben Simmons – Marprop Real Estate Partners
• Eliot Reeves – Performance Based Consulting
• Grant Traub – Centennial Property Group Pty Ltd
• Jason Weate – Stockland
• Mark D’Arcy Bean – IOOF Holdings Ltd
• Richard Hughes – Cadogan Associates
• Sze Howell – Blackstone
• Tania Scenna – Centennial Property Group Pty Ltd