Tamar Marine Blockbuster Weekend Regatta 2021 - Day 1 by Jane Austin 27 Feb 18:56 UTC 27-28 February 2021
The 21st anniversary of the Tamar Marine Blockbuster Weekend has got off to a flying start at the Port Dalrymple Yacht Club on the Tamar River in northern Tasmania.
The regatta has attracted a record number of entries with sailors making the event the largest off-the-beach regatta in Tasmania this season.
PDYC Commodore, Greg Rowsell, is thrilled with the event so far. We are very pleased with the number of entries, 72 in total, and how the Classes are getting behind this event. There is a strong sense of camaraderie and participation across all of the Classes and a melting pot of experience with sailors keen to share their knowledge with the younger sailors, said Rowsell.
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Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong speaks after being sworn in as the new chief of the police department at McClymonds High School on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Oakland, California.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf swears in new Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong at McClymonds High School on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 in Oakland, California.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong speaks after being sworn in at McClymonds High School on Feb. 8, 2021.Gabrielle Lurie / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The Oakland Police Department has a new leader.
Oakland native LeRonne Armstrong took the oath of office Monday morning at his alma mater McClymonds High School. Jodi Hernandez reports.
“She told me when I was a young boy ‘there is something special about you,’” he said, giving thanks to his mother Charlotte Armstrong, who raised three children in West Oakland as a single mom.
Armstrong pledged to usher in a cultural change as Oakland’s new chief of police.
“OPD will treat members of our community with dignity and respect under all circumstances,” he said.