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PERFECT OPENING DAY FOR 10TH ANNUAL SAIL PORT STEPHENS

There were ideal conditions at Nelson Bay for day one of the 10th annual Sail Port Stephens regatta.
A record number of boats have entered this year’s event, but today everyone was chasing Derek Sheppard’s ‘Black Sheep’ in division one, in the 15 nautical-mile race known as the Pub to Pub.
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia entry is making its 10th straight appearance at Sail Port Stephens, which continues tomorrow.

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Mitchell Hughes

Mitchell Hughes started as a tape editor in Newcastle in 1999. He became a reporter in 2004, working in Lismore and on the Gold Coast. Since moving back to the Newcastle office in 2006, he's taken on various roles, such as producer and chief of staff. He became the head sport reporter in 2011 and the main sport presenter in 2015.

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