The second Act of the Pallas Capital Gold Cup for the TP52 Australia class took part alongside SailFest from the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club on 22-23 March. Gordon Ketelbey’s Zen was welcomed back to the fleet as they continued their Admiral’s Cup preparations, showing good form following some recent modifications and the addition of some new faces to the team including Chris Nicholson as Tactician and Tom Addis in Navigation.

The opening Act of the Pallas Capital Gold Cup for the TP52 Australia class as part of the Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta on 1-2 March saw 2024 winner David Doherty’s Matador start their defence in style, winning on both IRC and TPR.

The Pallas Capital Gold Cup for TP52's in Australia will commence with Act 1 in Sydney as part of the Sydney Harbour Regatta on March 1 and 2.

In stunning sailing conditions, the Pallas Capital Gold Cup concluded from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club today, with David Doherty’s Matador reinforcing their position at the top of the leaderboard to take Act 4 on both TPR and IRC, and to win the Pallas Capital Gold Cup overall.