The 2022 Batemans Bay Marina Regatta was held in Batemans Bay over the ANZAC Day long weekend, with sailors from across the state racing it out in light wind conditions.
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Batemans Bay Sailing Club vice commodore and regatta coordinator Lachlan Brown said the regatta was a great success.
There were 74 boats entered in the regatta, with more than 100 competitors travelling from all across NSW, Canberra and even from South Australia for the biggest annual sailing event on the NSW south coast.
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Mr Brown said the light winds on Saturday April 23 were challenging, and competitors struggled to travel to the start line against the tide.
"The breeze filled in by Sunday afternoon which made for more exciting sailing," Mr Brown said.
Batemans Bay Sailing Club achieved some great results, with "Hobo" - crew of Peter Withington and John Clement - placing third and "Tradewind" - crew of Allan Rees and Thomas Schild - fifth in the trailerable yachts division.
Guy Treloar came second in Division 6 in "Little Tacker" and Richard Dreverman came sixth in the Lasers class in his boat "Sparkles".
Mr Brown was unopposed in the Division 2 event in his boat "Humbug".
Two races were completed on the offshore course on both Saturday and Sunday.
The Sailability Hansa 303s - promoting sailing for all abilities - conducted a total of seven races on the inshore course inside Snapper Island.
The VXOne class used the regatta to conducted their NSW Championships.
