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In Australia, the programme over the rest of December and early January is full, with numerous national and international Championships taking place.

Whilst the Rolex Sydney Hobart is renowned as the pinnacle event with which to close one year and open the next, in the small boat scene it is Sail Melbourne which is the event to watch. The opening ISAF Graded Event of 2004, Sail Melbourne draws many of the world's best Olymipc Class sailors to contest this top level event. The first ISAF Grade 1 event of the year, it brings valuable ranking points to the top sailors.

These are two of many events coming up in Australia. Courtesy of Yachting Australia, the complete calendar for the remaining events in December and opening events for January 2004 are detailed below. Click on the events to link through to further details:

• 18 Dec - Sydney International Regatta
  
• 26 Dec - Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
  
• 26 Dec - Australian 420 Championships
  
• 26 Dec - Australian Heron Championship
  
• 26 Dec - Australian International Cadet Championship
  
• 26 Dec - Australian Yngling Championship
  
• 26 Dec - Big Bay Race (BBR)
  
• 27 Dec - Mazda Australian Couta Boat Championship
  
• 27 Dec - Strathfield Pittwater & Coffs Harbour Harbour Series
  
• 27 Dec - 41st Australian Cherbub National Championships
  
• 27 Dec - Australian Contender Championship
  
• 27 Dec - Australian Fireball Championship
  
• 27 Dec - Australian Flying Dutchman Championship
  
• 27 Dec - Australian International Moth Championships
  
• 27 Dec - Australian Javelin Championship
  
• 27 Dec - Australian Manly Junior Championship
  
• 27 Dec - Australian Pacer Championship
  
• 27 Dec - Australian Sabre Championship
  
• 27 Dec - Flying Dutchman World Championship
  
• 28 Dec - 2003/04 A-Division Catamaran National Cships
  
• 28 Dec - 505 National Championships
  
• 28 Dec - 75th Stonehaven Cup
  
• 28 Dec - Australia Post 61st National Sharpie Championships
  
• 28 Dec - Australian National Hobie Cat Championships
  
• 28 Dec - B14 National Titles
  
• 28 Dec - J24 National Championships
  
• 30 Dec - Australian Sharpie Championship
  
• 31 Dec - Australian International Fourteen Championship
  
• 31 Dec - Yngling World Championship
  
• 1 Jan - Australian Etchells Championship
  
• 1 Jan - Australian Hobie Championship
  
• 1 Jan - Australian Laser Championship
  
• 2 Jan - Australian National Hobie Cat Championships
  
• 2 Jan - JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship
  
• 2 Jan - World Fireball Championship
  
• 3 Jan - Boags Sailing South Race Week
  
• 3 Jan - 420 World Championship
  
• 3 Jan - Portsea Cup
  
• 3 Jan - Southern Oceans Multihull Regatta
  
• 4 Jan - Australian 29er Championship
  
• 4 Jan - Australian Minnow Championships
  
• 4 Jan - Taipan Australian Titles
  
• 5 Jan - Sail Melbourne Mistral Class Warm-up Regatta
  
• 7 Jan - Australian Optimist Championship
  
• 7 Jan - Sail Melbourne Keelboat Regatta
  
• 7 Jan - Yngling World Super 9's
  
• 8 Jan - Sail Melbourne Dinghy Classic
  
• 9 Jan - Formula Windsurfing Oceanic Continental Championships
  
• 9 Jan - Sail Melbourne Formula Windsurfing Regatta
  
• 10 Jan - Sail Melbourne Trailable Regatta
  
• 10 Jan - Victorian Access Dinghy Championship
  
• 11 Jan - 2004 Flying Fifteen National Championship
  
• 11 Jan - Etchell Australian Championship
  
• 12 Jan - Australian Youth Championship
  
• 20 Jan - Australian 470 Championship
  
• 24 Feb - Australian Sailing Team Fundraising Spectacular