A world-class clipper race has shown that our past and future is in the wind ("Newcastle leaves lasting impression as it bids clipper fleet bon voyage", Newcastle Herald, 11/1). It was a spectacular sight as these world-class yachts raced past Nobbys Head outbound, reliving the days of sail.
Jaw-flapping from the likes of the Maitland councillor Mitchell Griffin, ("Supercars shows why East End belongs to all", Letters, 2/11) from the Newcastle Supercars Supporters Club, could not be heard as a busy Nobbys breakwater enjoyed the moment. A Maitland resident telling the ratepayers of Newcastle how they should spend their money had fallen silent and replaced by the flapping of sails as the fleet jockeyed on Newcastle Harbour for their run to sea.
