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April 2011 SUMMER TWO

Magazine of The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria

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SUMMER TWO ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF VICTORIA MAGAZINE

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Week 2011 Wrap Up

26Cadet Nationals

CONTENTS

FEATURES12 Halcyon - Maiden Voyage

16 Audi Victoria Week 2011

26 Cadet Nationals

31 Association Cup Debrief

36 Wild About Racing

38 Magical Mystery Tour pictorial

40 Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club

CLUB BUSINESS24 Boat Profile

32 Royals Training Center Update

42 Sponsorship & Marketing

43 Membership Report

44 Yard & Marina Update

44 Staff Profile

45 Recipe from the Chef

REGULARS04 Events Calendar

08 From the Editors

09 From the Commodore

10 Club Captain’s Report

42 From the General Manager

46 Contributors

The Clubhouse looks out across the lawn and marina towards the City of Melbourne. The magnificent view of the City of Melbourne from the clubhouse is second to none. The Club, is only a 15 minute drive from the CBD and is situated in Nelson’s place on Williamstown’s spectacular heritage waterfront.

The clubhouse has shower and change rooms for both ladies and gents (there are additional showers and change rooms on the Eastern Hardstand), a member’s bar, dining room, library, committee room and an outside, undercover deck which joins the clubhouse with a large grass area and undercover BBQ.

The clubhouse is available for private functions for both members and non-members. For function information ring 9397 1277 or email [email protected]

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The dining room is open on Saturday and Sundays for Breakfast and Lunch, on Wednesday for Lunch and Dinner. A BBQ is also available Wednesday evenings after sailing is complete. The last Friday of the month is open to dinner to coincide with Nautilus Boat Owners Draw and Musto Crew Draw.

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Admiral H.R.H. Prince Philip The Duke of Edinburgh

Commodore-in-Chief The Governer of Victoria Professor David de Kretser AO

Commodore Bas Huibers

Vice Commodore Andrew Munro

Rear Commodore David Seaman

Club Captain David Ellis

General Manager Alex McGillivray

Front Cover Executive Decision Photo: Steb Fisher

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Royals Magazine Editorial

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5.30-8.45pm Race Coaching Program: Advanced Baot Handling Skills Session 3

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Port Fairy race

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8pm - Sat 4pm Big Bay Challenge

11am Range Series Heat Seven

10am Don Thompson passage race to St Leonards

2pm Services Shield Trophy

1pm Classic Yacht Summer Series Race Eight

1pm Cadet Club Aggregate 13 & resail (if required)

1pm Cadet Club Aggregate or Trophy resail (if required)

1pm Black Bottle Trophy

RYCV Magical Mystery Tour

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COMMODORE’S REPORT :REGULARREGULAR: FROM THE EDITORS

Welcome to the Autumn edition of Royals, while it was a relative quite Christmas, and New Year around the club sailing wise, there was plenty of sailing on offer around the bay. From the inaugural magical mystery tour, to the Sharpie nationals at Black Rock YC and the Cadet Nationals at Sandringham YC through to the yearly pilgrimage to Geelong as part of Audi Victoria Week. All these events were well supported by Royals sailors from the juniors at the cadet nationals to the teams who sailed at the Sharpie nationals, and finally to what looked like every boat on the bay taking part in the annual passage race to Geelong. Well done to each and everyone of you – it’s our sport and it is heartening to see it being well supported at all levels.

There has been more then the usual action in the off the beach arena with Royals hosting the I14’s and more recently the second round of the Light Weight Sharpie state titles. If you feel like you need a little excitement in you sailing life, feel free to ask one of the boats for a ride – I have it on good authority that they would be only too happy to get you hooked up and flying.

The Association cup was once again taken out by Royals with the team putting in an outstanding performance for the club.

And finally it was heartening to hear all the positive comments about the new look and feel of the magazine. We are glad it is being read and enjoyed by so many members, we are always open to feedback both positive and negative as well as your articles

With the festive season well and truly behind us, we look

back on a number of successful member events at the club. Santa by Seaplane is getting bigger every year, with over 100 children and their parents witnessing the arrival of Santa. Early December saw a sold out Commodore’s long Christmas lunch with a 7 course degustation that lasted until late in the afternoon. The annual volunteers night at the Sun Theatre was another successful event where we were able to thank and acknowledge all those relentless volunteers that keep our club going strong. Whilst on holidays on the NSW South coast between Christmas and New Year, the regular check of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Tracker was for a while showing promising progress for either Chutzpah, Living Doll or Shogun to win the Tattersalls Cup. In the end it was not to be, but with Shogun winning their division and three boats in the top ten, Royals was clearly the best performing club in the event. The M2H and M2L events were also very successful for our members with many picking up prizes.

A slightly slower pace was taken by the boats that joined the Magical Mystery Tour around Port Phillip and Wester Port. I have heard only positive comments from those who joined this cruise in company, so I’m sure the numbers will be bigger next year.

The second half of our season has started with good results (and fun) for many of our boats at Audi Victoria week and offcourse another Association Cup win. Well done to team selectors, skippers and crew!

The changes in our approach to club membership through the

introduction of permanent crew membership and the sailing day-pass has been very successful with the signing up of close to 100 new members this season. I am encouraged by the positive cultural change displayed by our skippers and their crew members, recognising that becoming a club member at a reasonable cost is now the accepted practice when you’re a regular sailor.

Amongst the permanent crew members are many of our young adult members (18-35). It has always been difficult for our Royal Keelboat Club to be relevant in young adult’s busy lives, even though we have great racing, plenty of club boats and great facilities to be enjoyed. This view of Royals is about to change; with the establishment of a Young Members Committee whose role it is to engage our young members by organising sailing and social events targeted at the 18-35 demographic. You will find an ad in this magazine, calling on all members in the target age-group to get involved. A Facebook page is forthcoming.

Another great success this year has been the speed of development in the Royals Training Centre with a range of courses on offer, from tackers through to keelboats and everything in-between. A large number of course participants at all levels have gone through the programs this year. A recent addition to the curriculum has been the “Sailability – Next Step” program which is aimed at disabled participants. Whilst Sailability has been around for some years, the “Next Step” component of the program has participants sailing not just from a recreational activity

perspective, but also offering a development pathway beyond the first step of learning to sail.

From a club development perspective there is one key issue front of mind which the committee is currently working on: “Situation Slipway”. As you’ll all be aware, the slipway has been out of active use for a while due to significant structural deterioration below the water level. Repair is not a cheap and easy solution, which has prompted the committee to look at other alternatives before making a major investment decision. Important is also a look at future efficiency and capacity of yard operations once the marina has been extended. A working group is currently reviewing all possible alternatives, costs, pros and cons. I’m looking forward to the outcome of this analysis which will be tabled to the membership at a Special General Meeting to be scheduled in the near future.

Once you will read this report, we will have sailed most of the rest of the season’s events including the remainder of the Range Series, Black Bottle and Phoenix Trophy – congratulations in advance to those who’ll pickup the silverware and I hope to see you at presentation night on Saturday 23 July 2011.

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REGULAR: CLUB CAPTAIN’S REPORT

The proliferation of yacht tracking devices in events ranging from the major ocean races such as the Rolex Sydney to Hobart

to the windward leeward races of Audi Victoria Week has certainly added a new dimension to following our sport. We can now sit in the comfort of our home and analyse the course and speed of our favourite yachts as they bash/drift/fly down the East Coast on their voyage towards Hobart before inevitably being consumed by some windless hole in the Derwent. As I watched the progress of Shogun, Living Doll, Chutzpah and Cadibarra 8 over the few days following the race start on Boxing Day I gradually became more excited as it appeared that Chutzpah had put herself in a position to win the race. Phone calls amongst other Club members ensued with thoughtful analysis of their position and weather prospects with all of us agreeing that Chutzpah’s position looked almost unbeatable. Alas, the very technology that was getting us all so excited proved to be unreliable and it transpired the positions were inaccurate and it was not to be Chutzpah’s year – again. Although disappointed for Chutzpah who eventually finished in 10th, Shogun placed a most creditable 3rd, Living Doll was 7th and Cadibarra 8 34th. To have three boats finish in the top ten of one of the World’s classic ocean races is a wonderful endorsement of the quality of sailors that we have at the Club and all members can feel justifiably proud.

In the ocean races starting from Portsea on December 27, creditable performances were put in by Spirit of Downunder, Icefire, Alien and Yoko in the Westcoaster. Dreamcatcher 3 in the Eastcoaster and particular congratulations to Halcyon for competing in their first ocean race, the Melbourne to Launceston.

Melbourne’s weather this summer could at best be described as unusual and this has impacted significantly on two of our most popular series. Club Marine Series racing was postponed on day one due to gale force winds, days two and three were a blessing with blue sky and eight to twelve knot winds while day four started in a light breeze that shifted erratically and gradually died out to almost nothing. Day five was once again subject to gale force winds although Divisions 0 and 1 did race while Divisions 2 and 3 were postponed. Notwithstanding this, the entry lists for this series are still strong with 150 boats entered across the four divisions. Club boats are currently placed well in both Divisions 1 and 2.

The summer twilight series races have seemed to coincide with a late afternoon thunderstorm on most Wednesdays which has resulted in six races not being completed either due to too much or insufficient wind. The series is still very popular and most of us are dreaming of a blue sky Wednesday.

Many Club boats competed in the Geelong regatta and after one of the slowest Passage Races in recent memory, competitors

more than made up for the late arrival by partying into the evening. The Club had many noteworthy performances with Living Doll, Executive Decision and Penfold Audi Sport in the IRC divisions, Nouannie in the AMS division and Soiree Blue, Biddy Hu II and Galaxy in the Cruising Division. The Audi Performance Series was scored on Performance Handicap and AMS and I would recommend this series as a very good compromise between the windward/leeward racing of the IRC series and the fixed mark courses and congestion of the Cruising series. The racing emphasis of the Club is certainly toward the measurement systems (IRC and AMS) and I always encourage boat owners to make the effort to obtain a measurement certificate for their boat.

As an alternative to the Christmas Ocean Races the Club ran a cruise between Christmas and New Year. Ten boats met at Queenscliff on a windy December 27th with eight boats leaving the following day on a “mystery tour” of Westernport with overnight stops at Flinders, Clelland’s Bight, Rhyll and Cowes. The event was very well received and it is recommended for anyone looking for a relaxed cruise in company with other Club members.

The Club continues to enjoy a reputation for providing excellent race management and in addition to running our own Club events David LeRoy and his team of James Davison, Denis Spinley, Bill Owen, Sally Markham, Alasdair McBride, Peter Beddgood, John Wilbraham and Peter Clark have been busy running Sail Melbourne World Cup racing as well as the multihulls and IRC Division A boats at Audi Victoria Week. Congratulations on doing such a great job and generally setting the standard here on Port Phillip.

In closing, thank you to Sailing Committee members Justin Brenan, Cath Beaufort and Race Officer David LeRoy for your efforts and to David Wallace and Bernie Webber for continuing to fulfil the vital role of safety auditors.

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HALCYON :FEATURE

One Perspective of a Maiden Voyage

She arrived and was unwrapped in May 2010, rigged at Sandringham,

and came to her home club at Royals just in time for the ‘weigh in day’. Owner/Skipper Chris Tucker christened his beautiful Beneteau First 40 Halcyon. I was fortunate enough to hear about her prior to the arrival, as were a few others. Talk about excited.

There were many tasks to complete and plenty of goals to set, the ultimate goal being to race her in the annual Melbourne to Launceston Race, formerly the ‘Melbourne to Devonport’, a passage race from Portsea Pier to the top of Tasmania, the head of the Tamar River at Low Head. This is the oldest yacht race in Australia, run since 1907 and organised by the ORCV (Ocean Racing Club Victoria).

First and foremost Halcyon needed crew: fortunately an awesome sail master had already been signed up, not known for his subtlety, but for his knowledge of sailing and great sense of humour. I was on board immediately, as were a couple

of others. The rest trickled in slowly but surely, and then literally we were out sailing with ‘the big boats’ in the ORCV winter series. Dodging flares was only the beginning! We certainly had a lot to learn. Our work was cut out for us, and we embraced it.

We sailed as much as possible, although the weather was not always on our side. We competed in the ‘Brass Monkeys’, we went through the Heads on the only decent weekend in August, and had a couple of night sails. We had a challenging sail during a nasty day on the bay when we put up the storm jib, and just too top if off, we put up the tri-sail. It’s a good job the bowman has a knack for climbing and hanging on tight – good on you Bowie!

The Lipton Cup Regatta came and went and all of a sudden it was time to get the boat up to a Cat 2 safety standard. This is no small task, almost comparable to herding cats, hmm excuse the pun, but come two weeks prior to the race all was in order – phew!

By Sally HerbertsonPhotos Bill Middleditch

The beginning of the passage race, sailing towards the heads.

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HALCYON :FEATURE

1 Halcyon moored at the Tamar Yacht Club.2 Arrival at our destination, a very happy crew!3 Still a fair way to go.

...the rip, but the waves certainly became quite large, and from different directions, we were right in the thick of it, when a crew member said “And to think two months ago, I didn’t even know what a jib was”.

Christmas Day was upon us - for me, it involved lots of great food and good company, including a sister-in-law who has done a lot of sailing. She regaled me with tales of ocean going adventures, some of which were quite scary, hmmm confidence boosted – I think not!

Boxing Day dawned; it was a 7.30am start. The checklist was quite extensive, but under control. It was a motley crew, but we had been sailing together now for a few months, and we all got on really rather well.

Nine of us boarded with varying degrees of experience, knowledge and luggage!?! We got everything ship-shape and headed out for The Cock of the Bay Race, now called The Boxing Day Dash, due to the wonders of the modern technology. It is amazing what you can get when you type in Cock of the Bay on the internet. This was a straightforward race across the bay to Blairgowrie, with approximately 100 boats in the fleet. What a sight to behold and be part of and thank you Magic Bullet for the wonderful chocolates thrown at the first mark. We arrived at Blairgowrie Yacht Club in the afternoon, our result was rather average, but we had bigger fish to fry the next day. Great hospitality at the Yacht Club, and an early night was called, although the fore-deckies didn’t quite get this concept - were they the last to leave the bar?

0800hrs briefing at the club. All hands on deck, plenty of time to get ready for the 12.30pm start off Portsea pier. Approximately 50 boats heading out of the heads. Three races

starting at the same time - Melbourne to Launceston, Melbourne to Hobart East Coast, and the Melbourne to Hobart West Coast. Another amazing sight, Portsea Pier was packed, thank you to all the supporters.

I am not exactly sure when we hit the rip, but the waves certainly became quite large, and from different directions, we were right in the thick of it, when a crew member said “And to think two months ago, I didn’t even know what a jib was”. We had settled in on the rail, getting a little wet when the call went out to tack. Here we go, all safe on the starboard side, not realising this was going to be the only tack of the race. The weather was reasonably kind, the sea not too rough, perhaps choppy would be the best description. There were a few that succumbed to the dreaded sea-sickness, luckily I was spared, but am pleased to say the Lavender (essential oil) worked a treat - although there were bitter complaints from the man who managed to cover himself in it. He did smell sweet for the rest of the race.

Nightfall, an experience unto itself. A rather constant light throughout the night was Ocean Skins from Geelong. We won’t mention the Code 0 that popped up. Tasmania sighted, and up with the spinnaker for the last couple of hours. Once we had finished, we felt we had done well. The motor was turned on and up the Tamar River we went. The eddies in the river were the first indication of how tidal it was. Approximately seven miles later a couple of blokes in a tinny guided us to our pen, thank

you Rob - now retired from the Tamar Yacht Club with his lovely wife Sylvia. Just to top it off we where given a well-earned carton of beer – that said as we are in Tassie after all. It took us just over 26 hours, we were very happy, but I did spare a thought for those who were still out there.

Well it was a night to celebrate, forgetting that there was a race the next day. This was on the river, around some marks with unpredictable winds in a very tidal river. The bonus – no waves, hmmm. It was a short course to be completed twice, hard, fast and – well, hung over – we came in a thumping second – fantastic result, all things considered.

That evening was Presentation Night, with a wonderful dinner put on at Tamar Yacht Club, a great choice of Tasmanian Salmon or steak –yum!

Rick Head (ORCV) directed proceedings and prizes. Line Honours – Ninety Seven a Farr 47 from Brighton. Rudder Cup winner (for the passage race) Seven, a Beneteau First 45 from Blairgowrie. Halcyon, as you know, a Beneteau First 40 from Royals won the overall series on AMS. Talk about a good effort, well done crew! This also goes out to the two boats and crew from Royals that didn’t make it to Tasmania, Morning Glory and Deja Vu.

Many things occurred on that voyage, and a few traditions have been started, as I am sure happens on most boats, especially those that do the overnighters. There are plenty more one-liners and stories to be told, perhaps that is for another day. “While you’re down there” . . .

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FEATURE: AUDI VICTORIA WEEK 2011

AUDI VICTORIA WEEK 2011

Di Pearson Audi Victoria Week media

With Racing completed for 2011 Audi Victoria Week and once

again, over 400 boats and their crews, including the Audi Performance, Sydney 38 One-Design, Nationals Series, S80’s, Super 30’s, SB3, Sports Boats, Trailer yachts and the Cruising classes had a ball at Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s (RGYC) huge annual event.

Many return year after year to one of Victoria’s oldest sporting events and Australia’s largest sailing event, for a great week of sailing and shore side activities.

“We can’t get enough,” is heard so often and is proved by the thousands who flock to Melbourne and Geelong each year. Here, we take a look at how the various series’ panned out.

AUDI IRC SERIESMarcus Blackmore did not have to sail the final race of the Audi IRC Series, but the Sydney yachtsman said there was no way his crew would miss the final race – and the TP52 crew came out and won the final race to make it six wins from eight races to claim a 10 point overall victory of the Division A series.

Melbourne yachtsman Michael Hiatt sailed a good last race, finishing second to Hooligan for second place overall with his Farr 55 Living Doll. Stephen Ainsworth’s Loki finished third overall in the Audi Victoria Race Week event.

Blackmore was disappointed in claims that his boat ‘is just a regatta boat.’ “It is a regatta boat, that’s what I bought it for, but even in winds

over 20 knots we were winning, so it is more than ‘just a regatta boat’,” he said at Royal Geelong Yacht Club this afternoon. “It was great to win the final race. I wanted to go out and change the crew around a bit, but Tom (tactician Tom Slingsby) said we should go out to win and the rest of the crew agreed,” Blackmore said. “He did a great job picking the pin end to start and he picked the breeze pressure right all the way – I don’t know how he does it.”

Usually the line honours leader, Loki struggled in the early stages of the final race. She spent most of her time on the course playing catch-up, before finally taking the lead on the penultimate leg to take line honours, but was down in eighth overall, Ainsworth not putting enough

distance between Loki and the rest of the fleet.

Blackmore, who is originally from Queensland, took a big early lead of the three-lap windward/leeward race, with Living Doll and Rob Date’s RP52 Scarlet Runner giving chase.

The Hooligan line honours lead looked insurmountable, but changes occurred throughout the race, with some great duels going on in the shifty breeze that pressured up and down regularly, just to make tacticians jobs even harder. Hooligan, Living Doll and Loki had spectators spellbound as the lead continued to change.

Hooligan (1 point), Living Doll (2 points) and Loki (3 points) are now the top three on the Class A leaderboard for the fifth running of the Audi IRC

Australian Championship. Round 2 of the prestigious Championship is the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta in March. All three yacht owners have said they will be on the start line.

Ikon and Executive Decision maintained the status quo respectively win Divisions B and C of the Audi IRC Series at Audi Victoria Week.

Bruce McCraken’s Ikon (Vic) has been the outstanding Beneteau First 45 in Division B all week, pushing away the threat of three others of the same design. Even though the last day was his worst race, a seventh, which became his drop race, McCraken and crew sailed a consistently good series.

However, McCraken, who was unavailable for comment on his win

afternoon, was kept honest by Paul Buchholz’s DK46, Extasea, which finished second by three points. Darryl Hodgkinson rounded out the top three with his Beneteau First 45, Victoire (NSW).

Buchholz, from Royal Geelong Yacht Club, which hosts Audi Victoria Week each year, was proud of his result and pleased he had stopped the Beneteaus from clean-sweeping the series.

“We had a great regatta,” Buchholz said aboard Extasea after racing today. “We go pretty well in the light (breeze), so we were happy it was light on today, although we only managed a fifth place. We had a nice win yesterday though,” he said of their victory in Race 7.

1 Hooligan - winner IRC A

2 Living Doll - 2nd place IRC A

3 Loki - 3rd place IRC A

4 Executive Decision - winner

IRC C and AMS C

All photos on this spread by Steb

Fisher Photography - www.steb.com.au

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Extasea had a couple of legends aboard; American sailing guru Dave Ullman and the return of Geelong sailmaker Tony Bull. According to Buchholz, both helped lift his crew to the next level at Audi Victoria Week.

Buchholz conceded Ikon was well sailed though. “She was definitely hard to beat and pushed us hard all week, but we’re happy with our result.”

Last night, Grant Botica made an ‘Executive Decision’ to race today’s final Division C race, “because I’d love to win AMS as well as IRC classes,” he said.

Botica and his Adams 10 crew were unbeatable once the final points were tallied, but the Victorian was right to hang on and sail again, as he now goes home with the IRC and AMS trophies for Division C.

Executive Decision had an 11-point victory over Penfold Audi Sport, a new Archambault 31 owned and skippered by David Ellis, who won Division C last year with his

20 year-old BB10, Surprise. The two yachts are from different ends of the spectrum.

Third overall went to Peter Sorensen and his Sydney 36CR The Philosopher’s Club from Sydney. A former skiff and sportsboat champion, ‘Sorro’, the 2008 Audi IRC Australian Championship winner, finished two points behind Ellis’ boat.

Ikon, Extasea and Victoire are now the top three on the Class B leaderboard for the fifth running of the Audi IRC Australian Championship, while Executive Decision, Penfold Audi Sport and The Philosopher’s Club are the top three in Class C.

Round 2 of the prestigious Championship is the Audi Sydney Harbour Regatta in March. All three yacht owners have said they will be on the start line.

The Audi IRC Australian Championship is sponsored by Audi and organised by Yachting Australia. All boats will race as individual entries to compete for the title ‘IRC

Australian Champion’ and any prizes awarded by Audi.

AUDI PERFORMANCE SERIESDivision 1 under EHC was won convincingly by John Lindholm’s Dark Energy. Lindholm, from Victoria, scored a solid victory with his Thompson 980 against fellow Sandringham YC competitor, Tony Manning and his Ultimate Tune crew who sailed an 11 Metre One-Design. Only two points behind were the ‘Larrikens’ on SixFootSix Larriken2, headed by well known RGYC local, Darren Pickering, whose crew makes the best of both the racing and onshore activities each year.

Girl power played a big role in Division 2, when Tanya Stanford raced her Scampi 30, Nounannie (Vic), to a close one point victory over Unami, a Beneteau First 31.7 owned by Geoff Adams (Vic) with a further five-point gap to Ian Rowbottom’s Spirit of Rani, a Jeanneau 36 also from Victoria.

MORRIS FINANCE SYDNEY 38 CHAMPIONSHIPA few classes were only decided in the final race on the final day, and the Morris Finance Sydney 38 One-Design National Championship was one of them, NSW yachtsman Bruce Foye (The Goat) skated home for a win and a second in the final two races to wind up the series.

Leading into the final day, there were five boats queued up for the National title. Mistakes were costly in the fluctuating light to mid range north to north-easterly breezes on Corio Bay’s outer harbour.

Victorian stalwarts of the class, Bruce Taylor (Chutzpah 38) and Lou Abrahams (Challenge) were tied on 18 points apiece, with Taylor leading the series on countback going into the last three races. It did not finish that way.

At the end, only four points separated the top four. The tables were turned on the Victorians’ when a second NSW boat, Zen, skippered

by Gordon Ketelbey, stole their thunder to finish second overall with Challenge third and Chutzpah38, whose crew included America’s Cup Noel ‘Nitro’ Drennan, fourth.

The One-Design yachts contested eight races with no drops, as is the norm. They sailed in predominantly light to mid conditions, although there was one big day out on Corio Bay that had everyone sitting up and taking notice.

WILLIAM ANGLISS INSTITUTE SB3 – and the prize goes to Nathan Outteridge. In the William Angliss SB3 keelboat, Nathan Outteridge (NSW) was the clean champion, with a perfect score of eight from eight races. There is no stopping this Aussie; not even reigning national champion Jono Shelley, who finished second, could steal his thunder.

Outteridge owns two 49er world titles and added the Moth World title to his resume earlier this month. The Beijing Olympian’s talent knows no

bounds. His perfect score at Audi Victoria Week holds him in good stead for the SB3 World Championship to be held in Britain in July.

The entire series was sailed on Corio Bay in the mixed conditions it is renowned for.

BUNDABERG RUM SPORTSBOATSAudi Victoria Week host, Royal Geelong Yacht Club, was well represented at the annual event and there were a few sailors doing the club proud including the Bundaberg Sportsboat winner, Cam Rae.

The series was settled on the last day and it was settled in the protest room after a mark incident found Rae and his Laminar Capital crew in 11th place. Following the protest, Rae ended up with a win in the final race and finished the series on equal 12 points with his longtime nemesis Paul Heyes (Foamfast) from Mornington, after Heyes scored a second place in the final race. Rae won the series on

1 IRC A start line

2 The crew of Living Doll hike for

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3 Executive Decision

4 Hooligan with Living Doll not

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5 The Precious Media film crew

capture the start of the passage race

on day three.

6 The fleet hoist spinnakers on the

passage race. No blue skies

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8 Scarlett Runner

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countback because of three wins on his scorecard to Heyes’ two.

Greg Scherwinski from Mordialloc rounded out the top three with Ray White Mordialloc, but he was 17 points away from the top two.

GEELONG TAXI NETWORK MULTIHULL SERIESThe 10 boat fleet in the Geelong Taxi Network Multihull Series enjoyed very close competition in their eight race series which included the Passage Race.

Chilli, skippered by Geoff Floyd from MYCV, won the series from Ross McOmish’s Scharnhorst (GRYC) by a lone point; both are Corsair Sprint 750 designs. Peter Boyd’s Farrier F9a, Goldfinger (RSAYS), was third.

S80’S SERIESA field of nine represented yacht clubs across Victoria in the S80’s in a six-race series and Outlaw, sailed by the Outlaw Gang from Hobsons Bay in Victoria brought home the bacon with a six point win over Flying Circus, proving that sometimes, being on the run does pay!

The rest of the one-design fleet battled back and forth for the minor placings, Flying Circus (David Collins) overcoming a challenge from Merak (Bas Huibers) to take second place on countback. Does it get any more competitive?

COCA COLA TRAILABLE YACHT SERIES Although there were only four entries, the Coca Cola Trailable Yacht Series at Audi Victoria Week was just as pleasurable as the

multitude of other classes racing this week.

Phil Clements ended up on top of the pile at the end of the week with Rum Runner; two wins and a pair of second places on her scorecard meant a win over two fellow Noelex 25 designs, Plane Sailing (Peter Kalin) and Pisces (Terry Caldwell). In fourth place, waving the RGYC flag was Billycart, Jock Forbes’ Quintet 7.

PARKS VICTORIA CLASSIC YACHTS SERIESThe most admired yachts in the fleet, because of their age and beautiful timber beauty, the Classic Yachts finished their four-race series and the top three were standouts in the performance stakes.

Maatsuyker, William Newman’s Henry Morgan 31 design, was the

1 Loki - 3rd place IRC A

2 Ikon - winner IRC B

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4 Dark Energy - winner EHC Division 1

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evident victor with a five point win over Banshee, the SS30 owned and skippered by Graeme McNie. James Woods’ Windward II was third in this all-Victorian event that had spectators’ mesmorised as they were taken back in time to a more elegant and relaxed era.

CLUB MARINE CRUISING SERIES The Club Marine Cruising (spinnaker and non-spinnaker divisions) yielded by far the biggest entry with 159 yachts gracing the event. Never did Corio Bay look more dazzling and colourful than when these yachts made up the bulk of the fleet in the 28 nautical mile Portarlington Race.

The huge fleet set Corio Bay ablaze with colour as each division popped kites in a big breeze shortly after the start and headed up the Channel – you could not drag your eyes away from the eye candy.

Split into three spinnaker and one non-spinnaker divisions, these yachts took over Corio Bay for the remainder of their four-race series.

Douglas Lithgow and his Archambault 40, Soiree Bleu (Vic), had a runaway success in Division A with a massive 22 point conquest over Biddy Hu II (Vic), a Beneteau 50 owned by Paul Lindermann, who last night commented: “We won Race 3, so we’re pretty happy with ourselves – we’re celebrating.” It was an 11 point victory in Division B for Gus Dawson’s Red Dog (Vic), an Adams 10 cruiser, while Paul Smedley’s Duncanson 34, Liquid Asset, won by one point in Division C. The more relaxed Non-Spinnaker division was taken out by Allen Ainslie with his Northshore 340, Salt Whistle from Victoria.

SUPER 30’S, NOELEX 30’S AND BLUEBIRD’S FLY The BIA Super 30 series was a hotly contested six-race series that kept getting better and better as each day passed. It was one of the closest competitions with wins shared between five boats.

In the end, McKenzie Composites, the Bull 9000 skippered by Tony McKenzie (Vic), won the series by

three points from two Adams 10’s. Two ‘Mark’s’, Mark Halton and Mark Holter, were the outstanding entries of the Noelex brigade. The two Victorian owners fought it out daily for the trophy in this series of four races, Halton claiming the crown by two points with Maitresse over Holter’s Silver Cloud.

Marshall Gibbs had the ‘secret’ to success, sailing his Bluebird named Secret to a convincing five-point win over Drambuie and Nunyarra, which finished second and third respectively on countback.

These cute little 22ft boats, designed around 1947, are still very competitive, but look so tiny heading out to the course next to the bigger 40-50 footers that are the average size of racing boats these days.

CADETS WL CURTIS TROPHY Counting two wins on their scorecard, young sailors Nicola Armstrong and Jack Thornton (White Missile) proved too good for their Victorian counterparts in the Cadet’s five-race series sailed on Corio Bay near the Royal Geelong Yacht Club.

Armstrong and Thornton’s winning margin was six points over second placed Charlie Friend and Felicity Freeman on Midnight Magic. Calum Butler and Cameron McKenzie sailed Swiftsure to third place, a further three points off the leaders.

AUDI VICTORIA WEEK GETS EVEN BETTER…John Kint, Commodore of Royal Geelong Yacht Club, was pleased the event had exceeded expectations. “The feedback is that Audi Victoria Week is going very well,” he said.

“The change of the Passage Race start line to St Kilda is a definite improvement. More spectators followed the race, especially power boats. I’d like to see even more,” the Commodore said.

“I can’t wait until the Yarra Street Pier comes to fruition. There’s a big chance we’d get some cruise ships come to Geelong that would be an added benefit to Audi Victoria Week. It also means participating yachts

GIRL POWER IN GEELONG – AND SWEDEN!

Girl power played a big role in Audi Performance Division 2 when Tanya Stanford and her all-

female crew raced Nouannie, Tanya’s Scampi 30, to second place in EHC and to a very close third in AMS – two points separated first and third.

Tanya and her team are also proud to have been invited to Sweden to compete in the 310nm Round Gotland Race, run by The Royal Swedish Yacht Club every July. Nouannie is one of a kind in Australia but the boats abound in Sweden and Northern Europe. The Scampi 30 was made famous by outstanding racing achievements in the late 70s early 80s (winning world half tonne cup events in Europe three times) and the design still does well on the race course to this day - as proven by Tanya and her crew.

Team Nouannie has been competing on Port Phillip Bay for the last two seasons and are one of the only all women crew who regularly compete on the bay. As well as an outstanding performance in Geelong, the team won last year’s Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta - and the girls intend to put up a good fight to retain the accolade this year!

would be better protected and safe in all conditions,” he said.

City of Greater Geelong Mayor, Cr John Mitchell agrees. “Audi Victoria Week could be even bigger if our plans to rebuild are realised,” he said. The Yarra Street Pier project would replace the original pier that was destroyed by fire in 1988 with a new structure, part fixed, part floating. A total of 78 new small craft berths would be made available through the construction of floating pontoons.

“One of the most important upgrades would be the ability to provide berths for maxi yachts in sheltered water, which would add considerably to the event’s international appeal,” Mayor Mitchell said.

The City of Greater Geelong has committed $5M towards the project and RGYC $2.5M. “We’re now seeking a funding commitment from the State Government of $15 million – so that this long awaited infrastructure project can get underway,” the Mayor said. Hopefully the Government can see the benefits such funding can bring.

24 REGULAR: BOAT PROFILE

LOA 9.8 metreBeam 3.4 metreDraft 2.7 metreSailing Weight 2600 kgCrew Weight 600kg (7 people)Complete boat 2000 kgSA UP 66.2 sq. mSA Down 184.2 sq. m

The ideal club racer - the T980 has all the Thompson design attributes of excellent windward ability and exhilarating downwind performance with cruising capability.

A simple, roomy interior, large cockpit matched with sail controls mounted close to hand means this boat can be sailed competitively by a racing crew of 7, or easily crewed by fewer for those weekends away.

Light in weight yet strongly constructed the T980 can be trailered due to the lifting keel option and ramp or crane launched using the keel mounted lift position.

Lifting the keel is push button simple with the electrically operated hydraulic control system.

Motoring out to the race course is easy under the internal sail drive with two bladed folding propellers.

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Dark Energy during the Club Marine (Range) Series

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CADET NATIONALS :FEATURE FEARURE: CADET NATIONALS

Boxing Day 2010 was the start of what was going to be a windy,

wavy and tough regatta. 71 boats from South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and of course Victoria all joined together to compete in the International Cadet Nationals held by Sandringham Yacht Club. The regatta ran fairly smoothly although there were plenty of on water incidents and action throughout the event. From our yacht club we had 11 Cadets participate which was a strong crowd to represent RYCV.

To start with we had measuring, thanks to David Wallace our Royals measurer and the Cadet Measurer for this event; nearly all of the Royal cadets had a smooth measuring experience apart from the tow ropes. There was a misunderstanding to the length of the tow rope which provided troubles for some of us, my rope was way too long but we had people who’s rope was only a tiny bit too short and they had to buy a new rope before they measured. It was nice to catch up with everyone after

Christmas and meet new people and suss out our competition.

The first real day of sailing was on the 28th of December where we began with the opening ceremony as expected we raised the state flags and the international cadet flag and had words of encouragement from our sponsors before we set out to see what our competition was going to be in the invitation race. We had help from our Royals cadet coach – Gavin Dagley who took videos and briefed us on the conditions and gave us coaching on and off the water which would provide the basics for the rest of the regatta. As we quickly discovered, the South Australians were good and held most podium positions, but we had no idea what was yet to come – they had many tricks up their sleeve.

The first race on the 29th was a horrible way to show our guests Victorian weather with heavy wind, squalls and many boats retiring from races. Our Race Officer Steve Aulich kept the race going and we completed two races, the second

being the windiest of the regatta. By the end of the second race 25 boats had pulled out. I stayed out there with a goal to try hard and attempt to not capsize which didn’t work but I finished both races. Again the South Australians took the podium and showed how fierce they were. Hannah Purcell from Gotcha also had trouble with her boat as there was a massive hole in the bow which caused her to turtle and the centreboard fell out, luckily one of the people in the crash boats jumped into the water to save it and put it back in place so the boat was able to be righted. This was bad news for Hannah as she had spent most of winter fixing her boat and getting it ready for the season, everyone was very helpful and with the aid of massive amount of duct tape she was able to compete in the second race of the day. Today presenting our prizes and Lucky Bow Number competition was Lou Abrahams who watched our racing and said that he felt the future of sailing was in great shape.

The 30th of December was a better day with less wind but still plenty of chop. We discovered our RO liked using the black flag and wasn’t afraid to use it. He seemed very determined to get as many races in and quickly too as he decided that he would only give us one shot of a “nice” start before he went to the ’executioner’s flag’ as he called it. From the black flag 3 boats we BFD. From that day on we all knew to be careful at the starts because he was always ready and willing to give us the black flag. On the other hand Manxman – Brodie Roberts and Callum Prestedge got a 5th overall giving them a 3rd on handicap result which was great and a good start to their regatta. Victoria and Tasmania took the stage but not by much, South

2010-2011 49TH EPIGEN CADET NATIONALS SANDRINGHAMStart of racing in the 2010 Cadet National Titles

Sidewinder on a windy day

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Australia was still showing strength and good competition for us all.

The next day was New Years Eve. We had racing as usual which went well, there were nice winds but the swell hadn’t disappeared from the first day and the conditions were challenging. As it was New Years Eve after racing a little party was held where the was finger food and some live music and a movie. After all the festivities we were all tired and were in need of the new year’s day lay day.

After a calm day away from the water we were still all tired but ready to go sailing. Today had no real dramas on the water. The wind picked up a fair bit in Race 8 which was the second race of the day, seven boats didn’t finish the race and I did better in the strong winds despite my capsizing after the race but that doesn’t matter, I finished and that’s what counts. I then realised that I was in running for getting a trophy for being the Most Determined Boat (which is the boat that finished every race but had the highest overall score).

On the 3rd of January the conditions of plenty of wind, waves and current were the same as the past few days. We were all getting really tired of the strong winds and having to work quite hard to keep the boat flat and upright. I didn’t do very well in the races today but there was only one day to go. On the other hand Need for Speed – William Orr and Tom McConville got a 14th in Race 7 which was a little different from their other results and as a result they got a first on handicap. Again our club cadet coach Gavin Dagley was here today to help us and remind us of many different strategies that would help us. He finetuned some of our rigs and settings and gave us individual coaching on what we were doing well and what needed work done to it. That put me on track again.

Final day of racing and it was a horrible day – hot and no wind so all morning races were abandoned having already done 10 races out of a max of 12 we had enough races for a series but Steve Aulich was

CADET NATIONALS RYCV BOAT RESULTS

BOAT SKIPPER AND CREW PLACING

Manxman Brodie Roberts and Callum Prestedge 16th

Foxy Lady John Wilbraham and Ryan Campbell 28th

Bridgewick Farm Kate Wallace and Patrick De Coster 33rd

Stealth Jack Fowler and Ryan Croft 36th

Sidewinder Louis Schofield and Harrison Croft 41st

Sailmaker Ben Wilson and Clare Olding 57th

Need for Speed William Orr and Tom McConville 58th

Mustang Sally Jacqui Prestedge and David Wilbraham 63rd

King George Phillipah Miller and Lucy Fowler 65th

Magician Matteo Scalia and Carlo Caiani 66th

Gotcha Hannah Purcell and Eamon Zappia 70th

Imp Aimeé Altermatt and Beatrice Harris-Hart 71st

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1 Stealth and Sailmaker mixing it up

2 tight racing in the middle of the fleet

3 A wall of sail after rounding the top mark

4 Will and Tom flying downwind

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determined to get the last two races in. He sent us out in the morning and then just as every boat had left the beach there was something like 1-3 knots and we couldn’t move so he sent us all in and had an early lunch ready to do two races in the afternoon. When we went out in the afternoon there was some wind but still not a lot. From the last few days of strong wind the chop still hadn’t gone down which made it quite difficult to sail. After Race 11 the wind dropped again and out of the blue the race sequence started most boats were miles away from the line and had no chance of starting within the time limit. I was in that category and after the gun went it was 4 minutes and 23 seconds when Steve put up code flag N and abandoned the race. Everyone was so relieved there were people behind me and I was a good 5 meters off the line and no one was going anywhere at all. The screams of joy and relief from everyone was so loud when the race was called off. The wind picked up a bit and the race was restarted. The race started and then as I was coming up the last beat the wind just died and there was hardly anything. I finished the race though but I was the last one to do so; many didn’t make it.

We had the presentations and Sean Keen and Oscar Mitton sailing Sea Ya, from South Australia, won the 12 race series. In second place were Anton and Julian Sasson from Sandringham, in their boat, Samaran. Finally, then, Tasmania’s Oliver Burnell and Sam Abel, in Winning Edge, took out third place. I won the prize of the Most Determined Boat with an overall score of 63rd which was fairly good for me. South Australia won the Tillet Team trophy after showing dominance throughout the whole regatta. Also during different races Sidewinder – Louis Schofield and Harrison Croft and Sailmaker –Ben Wilson and Clare Olding both received 3rd place handicap awards. The sponsors in particular Epigen are all to be thanked for assisting in running a smooth regatta and of course we all have to thank the parents and coaches who were very helpful in guidance and support throughout the regatta. That was the last Nationals for three of our older sailors, Kate Wallace –Bridgewick Farm, Ruby Altermatt – The Black Pearl (now RGYC but previously RYCV) and John Wilbraham – Foxy Lady are all finishing Cadets this season and are moving onto bigger and faster boats. They have all been great help to beginners like me and have been very supportive in all aspects of sailing. Overall the regatta was a great success and for the first time in my National history all 12 scheduled races were held. It was a challenging regatta with wind and waves but it was so much fun and I learnt a lot from it.

Tom and Will

Harrison and Louis

Hannah and Eamon

Aimeé and Beatrice

David and Jaquie

Ryan and Jack

Phillipah and Lucy

Clare and Ben

Kate and Patrick

Carlo and Matteo

This year’s Association Cup event introduced a change to the

format and a new time slot. It was hoped these tweaks would allow for more consistent winds and an event that fits into modern work timetables. As a regular competitor, I know from experience this event is traditionally plagued by light winds during the Autumn months. It was hoped the move into earlier Autumn would help overcome this. But, as they say, best laid plans…… With a heavy race schedule for the new single day format, it was an early start for all the teams. Unfortunately, it looked like it was going to be a late start for the wind, with the fleet motoring out to the start area in 0-3 knots of breeze. This windless trend continued for far too many hours with crews driven to distraction by the frustratingly light conditions.

Racing finally got underway in 3-5 knots of breeze with pressure being key, getting caught out on the wrong side of the course would cost dearly. Boats off the second start were

quickly catching those from earlier divisions who made incorrect calls on where to position themselves. It was shaping up to be a very hard day in the office – by the top mark the wind had all but disappeared. With only half the fleet around the pin racing was abandoned, and the AP once again making a reappearance. By mid afternoon a light but reasonably consistent sea breeze had filled in across the course. Once again, pressure was going to be the key and those that went right were well rewarded. By the top mark it become clear where you needed to be on the course and where you were likely to finish based on those observations. If you went right, life was good, if you went left your race was pretty much over. And unfortunately with the new format one race constitutes a series. In the end one race did constitute a series and fortunately Royal’s boats made correct decisions with the silverware once again remaining with the club.

Association Cup 2011by Troy Croft

Photos: RYCV

1 Start line of the one and only race of the day.

2 All the RYCV participants celebrate the retention of the

silverware! Well done to all!


33ROYALS TRAINING CENTRE :CLUB BUSINESS

Royals Training Centre (RTC) has had a very busy

and successful 2010/2011 season so far. The programs on offer have been nearly filled or full. Training six Royals senior cadet sailors as assistant instructors for the TACKERS program has been hugely successful, with TACKERS participants enjoying their interaction. Assistant instructors have the opportunity to become full instructors with their experience and knowledge greatly benefitting the children new to sailing.

Since September 2010 nearly 300 children have participated in the TACKERS program. To add to the success, students are coming back and enrolling for TACKERS 2 and 3. For those who cannot participate in a regular weekend program we now run “Saturday Fun Sailing”.

In total nearly 600 people will have participated in a Training Centre program of some description between the 1st of September 2010 and the 31st April 2011.

Royals is the second club in Australia to be accredited for the new “National Keel Boat Scheme” and the first in Australia to run programs in the new scheme. Adult learn to sail programs are becoming popular with many of those students finding spots as crew on Wednesday nights and therefore building Club membership.

Royals, in conjunction with Yachting Victoria and Hobsons Bay City Council, has embarked on a Sailability program designed to give people of all abilities the opportunity to learn to sail with a pathway through to club and high performance racing.

During the week secondary schools participate in programs Monday – Thursday.

After the success over the last two year of the Racing Skills coaching program, initiated and developed by the Women’s Elliott Regatta organising committee, RTC has now developed the program into a full range of coaching modules has been developed for members wishing to increase their racing skills. These started with the “Boat Speed” module and will continue with “Advanced Boat Handling”, “Racing Skills” and “Racing Tactics”. All modules are run by professional coach Mark Tonner-Joyce.

For more information on any programs being run by RTC, please contact Gavin Wall [email protected]

RTC UpdatePhotos from the

TACKERS launch in September 2010

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ROYALS TRAINING CENTRE :CLUB BUSINESS CLUB BUSINESS: ROYALS TRAINING CENTRE

Sail training continues to grow with the completion of the first season of the Tackers program. Since starting the program in October 2010 over 15 courses involving 300 kids have been completed. The aim of the program is to get children involved in the sport of sailing and move them through 3 course series to progressively improve their sailing ability with the ultimate aim of getting them out on the water racing in either the Cadet’s, single handed opti’s or other classes as we progress.

With this many children attending every Saturday and Sunday there are many new parents around the club and it has been decided to run introductory sessions for parents on club boats on a monthly basis. The schedule will be published shortly so look out for it if you are new to the sport and interested in finding out why your children are enjoying themselves so much.

Over the past 3 months we have had some visits from a number of different off the beach classes enjoying our strong race management and excellent facilities. So far we have had the 14 foot skiffs and the Sharpies visit and this has given the kids a great opportunity to set their sights on something bigger.

The ultimate aim of our Sail Training activities is to encourage the children involved in our club to continue sailing in some way or another. To facilitate this process we have set up a mentoring program managed, by Gavin, that provides us with an overview of the progress of children in our program with the aim of encouraging them to move from class to class and to keel boats if they are that way inclined. We

have already introduced a number of the senior youth into keel boats as well as into the tackers programs as instructors and we will be reviewing the progress of our children on a regular basis as we move forward.

With the increased number of children involved with the club we are seeing an increased demand for boats in the Cadet class. We have six club cadets in various stages of repair, although these cadet’s may not be regatta winning boats they would provide a cost effected bridge for junior sailors who want to try their own hand at skippering or for Opti sailors who want to move to a bigger boat. We have 4 Cadet Dinghy’s that need support, for the sum of $2000 per annum you get to name your boat and gain recognition for your support at a club level. If you are interested please get in touch with David Johnson through the club office.

On the Adult training side the new National Keelboat Scheme is an exciting new development for sailing in Australia. It provides a fun and accessible entry into sailing and gives participants the opportunity to improve and develop advanced skills and techniques. It is ideal for those wishing to learn to sail but are not interested in getting wet!

The Scheme is broken up into five units that you can progress through to achieve your personal goals. Each unit involves 12 to 16 hours of tuition (depending on the level of the unit) and covers theory and practical, with the emphasis being on practical “Time on Water”

The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria is the second club in Australia to be accredited by Yachting Australia to run this scheme and as such we are able to offer the following courses;

Sail Training – AdultsKEELBOAT CREWAt the end of this unit you should have a basic understanding of safety equipment and practices (including man overboard), a basic understanding of sailing terms, parts of a boat and how to rig a boat, basic knots, a basic understanding of the wind, how to tack and gybe a boat and trim sails on all points of sailing.

KEELBOAT HELMThis unit takes all the skills learnt in Keelboat Crew to a higher level and gives the participant the skills needed to progress to Keelboat Spinnaker.

KEELBOAT SPINNAKERThis unit teaches the skills needed to hoist, trim, gybe, drop and pack a symmetrical and asymmetrical spinnaker.

KEELBOAT RACINGThe participant will begin to understand the dynamics of advanced sail trim, boat equipment, balance, race structure and rules.

KEELBOAT SEAMANSHIP This unit aims to equip participants with advanced sailing and boat handling techniques which will enable them to take a small yacht into familiar waters by day.

We generally run these courses with a ratio of

three students to one instructor, so everyone gets time developing the three main skills of sailing; helming, main sheet and headsail trim.

The courses are generally run over two, six hour sessions and can be over one weekend, successive weekends or during the week. However we have the ability to tailor these times to suit you, so if you have a group of two or three people who would like to learn, or advance their sailing skills, then please contact us to arrange a program that suits you. Each unit is priced at $435.00 per person and covers insurance, log books, YA registration and a text book.

If you would like to book or require further information, please email or call Gavin Wall (Sail Training and Development Manager) on 03 9397 127

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37SPECIFICS :HEADER


Wild About Racingby Lennie BeattieIt is little known that our very own Race

Director David LeRoy has a blood connection with the boat that once held the record for the fastest crossing between Guernsey* and Australia!

In 1854, Alfred Frederick LeRoy, Dave’s great great grandfather, was the young mate on Wild Wave, a Guernsey-built, 179-ton brig that made the journey from the Channel isle of Guernsey to Melbourne in a record 81 days - a remarkable achievement at that time for a boat of that size.

The voyage mirrors that of the much more famous - and much bigger - English clipper Donald McKay, that had for many years been one of the largest sailing ships in the world, at 2,566 tons. Donald McKay made the journey across the world in 1855, also in 81 days, but for a slightly greater distance from the northern

port of Liverpool. Both ships went via the Cape of Good Hope.

Born in Guernsey in 1823, Alfred LeRoy went to sea at the age of 17 years, serving eleven years as a boy, a mate and a Master in the British merchant service. A few years after his arrival in Australia, he married Maria Ann Hamon, a girl from Sark (neighbouring island of Guernsey) who had arrived down under on Emigrant the same year as Alfred arrived on Wild Wave. Whether they knew each other before they came is unknown - but it’s nice to think that the romance went the same distance as the boats!

Captain Alfred LeRoy left the sea to become a goldminer, and the couple settled in country Victoria, raising ten children. And so began the Australian LeRoys… and Dave LeRoy’s affair with racing!

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ABOVE:Map of Europe

1815-1905, courtesy of

Uinversity of Texas Libraries

* Guernsey is

situated in the bay

of St Malo in the

English Channel,

about 30 miles from

the north coast of

France and 70 miles

from the south

coast of England.

ABOVE :Model of Wild

Wave, courtesy Museum Victoria

After her arrival in Australia in 1854,

Wild Wave served in the Australian coastal

trade until she was lost in 1873 on the

Montebello Reef off Western Australia

carrying a cargo of sandalwood and

mining equipment. All 27 passengers and

15 crew were saved. The model is owned by Museum Victoria.

BELOW:Captain Alfred Frederick LeRoy

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SUNDAY 26TH TO WEDNESDAY 29TH DECEMBER 2010Allegresse (RBYC), Biddy Hu II, Bolero, Duckmobile, Ellen Lewis, Emma Kate (RBYC), Level C, MoneyPenny, Quest of Bermuda and Shilo joined Mother Ship Thorsen on the inaugural Magical Mystery Tour to Westernport – and they loved it!

Pictures (unless otherwise credited) by Lennie Beattie

1. The Biddy Hu II family lark around at Flinders. Those well-behaved kids are welcome anytime!

2. The Allegresse crew relax in the sun after a hard day winning the quiz! Well done team.

3. Biddy Hu II sails out of the heads past Thorsen.4. Thorsen at anchor in Cleeland Bight.5. The gorgeous Quest under sail

in the late afternoon sun.6. Thorsen, crewed by David LeRoy and

Lennie Beattie, aka Captain Stubings and Julie. Image by Richard Naudi, Shilo

7. Allegresse demonstrating a beautifully balanced boat!

8. Yeh, we saw dolphins - loads of them! Photo by Richard Naudi, Shilo

9. Shilo makes her first ever journey into Bass Strait - and is rewarded with a stunning day!

10. Captain Stubings, aka David LeRoy, takes a well-earned rest. 11. Stephen and Doug on the lovely ketch Ellen Lewis.12. The Ellen Lewis boys enjoy a hard-earned beer.. 13. Thorsen arrives at Queenscliff to join the rest of the fleet

- already tied up and enjoying the hospitality of QCYC. 14. On the way back to the boats after a yummy dinner in Flinders. 15. Our fleet at anchor off Flinders.16. Quest’s Mal and Judy arrive for pre-dinner drinks on

Ellen Lewis. I’m sure it wasn’t that cold Judy!

17. Stephen and Lennie toast in ‘Cocktail Hour’ (note the special purpose flag!).

18. Richard and Glenda get ready to drop Shilo’s anchor at Cleeland Bight.

19. Sharing stories of the high seas over a drink.20. Level C crew enjoying the ride. Are you steering with

your toe Bernie? Image by Ray Allen, Level C21. ‘Bus’ service to shore courtesy of Bolero’s tender. Thanks Tony! 22. The well-stocked bar on Thorsen. 23. Rene and Judy enjoy the start of the Melbourne to Hobart race. 24. Everyone loved the tour of the pilot boats in

Queenscliff, courtesy of Club Captain David Ellis.

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FEATURE: SICYC

Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club (SICYC) is a Social Network of

cruising yachties and individuals who have a passion for the sea.

Besides the dynamic social aspect, the concept is to create a network of cruising yachties (Vice Commodores). Each “Vice commodore” representing different locations i.e. Max Peters “Vice Commodore” Caloundra. The aim is that, Vice Commodores are able to provide local advice and assistance to other Vice Commodores passing by, and to, no doubt, share a “sundowner” or two at their favourite local club”. The most demanding responsibility of our members is their social commitment.

So where is, and what is Shag Islet? It is an Islet between Gloucester Island and the mainland in North Queensland, Whitsunday area (20 03.8 S 148 26.5 E). Basically there is nothing on the islet other than Shags, and it can be accessed only at low tide when a small beach is exposed on the southern end. The notional home of SICYC is Montes Reef Resort which is situated on the mainland immediately across from Shag Islet.

SICYC has no annual joining fee. To become a “Vice Commodore” of

their chosen nautical location and a life member of SICYC, the ”one off” joining fee is $48 which includes “Vice Commodore” cards, website access, and a frequent diners card from Hog Breath Café. Our website has been developed by Michael “Vice Commodore” Chunda Bay, the site www.sicyc.org, displays all newsletters, events, members contact details, nautical links and a link to “The Friends of SICYC” FaceBook Site, and password protected access to the members area of the website. Individuals may also join at www.sicyc.org.

A newsletter is released monthly, recording SICYC events and news related to the organisation.

SICYC does not assume any advocacy role. An SICYC events update is released every two months, promoting events which are hosted by individual “Vice Commodores” at their favourite clubs or dining venues etc.

The camaraderie of SICYC is enhanced during the cruising season on the Australian east coast as “Vice Commodores” migrate north. The SICYC burgee combined with the www.skipr.net SICYC page, cruisers are able to identify other

Club vessels and their location at anchor, in marinas, or on moorings at any time as they travel. An SICYC High Frequency Radio Net is also, monitored once daily from mid May to late October.

The membership of SICYC is growing rapidly and is currently 867 strong, with membership in every state of Australia and NZ along with a growing membership from overseas.

Each year a “Vice Commodore” Rendezvous is held in Gloucester passage at Shag Islet, Montes Reef Resort. The 2011 Rendezvous will be held 25 to 28 August with proceeds after cost going to the SICYC charity – “The Prostate Cancer Foundation”. This is a strongly support event, with “Vice Commodores” attending from all parts of Australia, USA and NZ. The land based accommodation at Montes Reef Resort, and The Gloucester ECO Resort has been fully booked for the coming Rendezvous.

We thank the Commodore and Director of The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria for hosting our luncheon 16 January 2011. Given the large numbers we found the service good, and congratulate the chef in dealing with the extra work load so well.

SHAG ISLET

CRUISING YACHT CLUB

by Ken Thackeray“Vice Commodore” Raby Bay

ABOVE:The Shag Islet Group

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CLUB BUSINESS: REPORTS

We have retained all sponsors from 2010, and are now actively looking for companies to be involved in a ‘Members Benefits’ program. These programs offer discounts for club members, in return for more sales traffic through the company. Should you be involved with a company that may be interested in joining such a

program, contact me or Mary O’Brien, who has joined the team.

March saw the running of the Mental Health Cup, our annual race for the Mental Health Research Institute. The day is now labelled ‘Sailing for Sanity’. Galaxy took the honours in an excellent race.

Sponsorship & Marketing

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE :CLUB BUSINESS

Welcome to all of our new members, the Club’s new Sailing category certainly has been very popular

with many people signing up to join, we will get close to 90 new members this year, a great effort by all proposers at the club. The next challenge for the club is decrease our turnover of members so we must ensure our membership offering remains relevant and of value to the sailing community.

MARINA Since my last update many discussions have been held with our Landlord’s Parks Victoria over our planned marina footprint. We believe that this has been finalised and will be in a position to advise members of the plan shortly. The proposed Marina provides for an extra 80 berths.

Once Parks Victoria is satisfied with the footprint there are still many processes to follow including the seabed lease, tenders, development of financing options and of course members’ approval over the finalised project. We have already received 45 expressions of interest from members; if you are interest please contact the office to fill out a form. Feel free to contact me if you have any queries in relation to the Marina.

YVONNE DAVIE RETIREMENTOn 31st May 1978 Yvonne Davie walked in to commence her work in the office at Royals. 32 years and 11 months later, on the 29th April 2011, sadly, she will leave us to retire. In anyone’s language this is an amazing period of service. In that time she has seen an America’s Cup bid, Marina’s extended, the Clubhouse renovations, land acquired, World Championships and countless state and national titles.

Yvonne has been a pillar of strength in the office for the Club and a totally devoted employee in her many positions of Office and Administration management (when she commenced there was only herself and the Manager). Yvonne has stressed she wants no fanfare, but to simple leave as she came in. The Club and I personally thank Yvonne for her tireless work. She is greatly respected by all that worked with her and will be sorely missed by all of the Flags, Committee, Members and Staff at the Club.

Yvonne, we wish you good health and much enjoyment in your well-earned retirement.

FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER’S DESK

MEMBERSHIP UPDATEAs members are aware the Club

introduced, this season a number of reforms to encourage and retain members after a number of years of declining membership.

The main changes included introducing a new permanent sailing membership category, improved communication and marketing materials and the day pass to encourage visitors to make a contribution and to consider the benefits of membership.

The General Committee is very pleased with the overall results with more than 90 new members over the last 9 months. We have reversed the membership decline.

Membership has increased from a low point of 855 to 910; only 30 or so short of our high point in June 2008. The Club through resignations and striking off un-financial members loses more than 60 to 100+ members per year. We need to recruit this many just to maintain our base. To experience such a strong level of net growth is a very positive result.

Thank you to all those members who have been so supportive and understanding.

While change can be difficult, the Club’s declining membership represented a serious threat to our ability to provide and maintain the services members expect. At $50 per month (direct debit) we believe sailing membership is a most attractive and reasonable offering. Members’ continuing encouragement for regular visitors to take up membership is genuinely appreciated

I would also like to acknowledge those many senior members who have proposed and seconded new applications for membership. Your active recruitment of new members to the Club is a significant contribution to our Club’s life and vitality.

DAY PASS REVIEWThe Committee recently considered a report from the Membership Committee reviewing the operation of the day pass system and recommended some minor changes.Family passes In recognition of the occasional opportunity to take family members racing, skippers will be able to request up to three complementary passes per season. These passes are intended for family members only, in recognition of the contribution senior member boat owners make to the running of the Club.

Special Purpose.At the Discretion of the Commodore, Flags, OOD or General Manager a Senior member may request a special purpose pass. Examples would include the requirement to take a sail maker/broker racing.

Social RacingAfter careful consideration no change has been proposed for visitors participating in Sunday or social racing.

HALF YEAR AGMAt the recent half year AGM we reported on a range of activities associated with recruiting and retaining members. We have held a number of new member evenings, conducted a Go Sailing Day and improved our marketing and communication material.

We also introduced some minor rules changes to encourage family membership and to more easily accommodate members transferring interstate wishing to avail of absentee membership.

CLUB CULTUREThe membership change and plans for a new marina have

understandably prompted some discussion and concern that the Club’s culture may be harmed. The Committee appreciates this concern and is carefully trying to ensure that the necessary changes (improved facilities and contemporary membership structures) are not introduced at the expense of the Club’s culture as being a premier keel boat racing club with a strong commitment to youth development and welcoming of visitors.

We are first and foremost a Club for the benefit of members not a commercial business.

REDEEMABLE ADVANCETo encourage members to avail of the Clubs bar and dining room facilities the Committee has approved in principle the introduction of a member’s redeemable advance. An amount would be added to annual subscriptions, redeemable for food and beverages purchased at the Club. The advance is intended to, encourage patronage of the Club, promote greater member interaction and drive increased sales which improve the Club’s cost structure.

NEXT STEPSThe Membership Committee has a number of continuing issues under review including

∙ kindred club reciprocity, ∙ keep a watching brief over the

day pass. ∙ improve our membership data

analytics to improve retention ∙ a member benefits package

Member feedback on these and any other issues always welcome.

A Beck Chairman Membership Committee

STEVE IOSIFIDIS

For those of you who don’t know Steve, he is one of our Yard & Marina heroes. He

has been working at the club for two and a half years now and says “it’s the best job I’ve ever had”. Steve and his assitant Joel Toranto do the work maintaining the boats and the marina that no one else wants to do! Such as cleaning the keel of this little beauty.

The nameless Waarship was delivered to Steve and Joel after the owners decided to inspect the boat one day. She had been left to her own devices out on the swing mooring for 5-6 years. During which time, she became home for many a sea creature.

It took the boys over two hours to strip away 1.5 tonnes of mussels. In fact, their coverage was so extensive, that when Steve started to chip away at them, he discovered a huge hole in the hull. The barnacles we essentially keeping the boat afloat!

While this was certainly a big job, Steve says that it’s not worst he’s ever seen. And you’ll be happy to know that one of the owners is now busy restoring the boat back to her former glory.

Photo: RYCVSteve with the infamous Waarship.

Have you booked your yard time in for maintenance on your

boat? Don’t let it get like this!!

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RECIPE :REGULARCLUB BUSINESS: MEMBER PROFILE

1. When making pate, it is crucial to buy very fresh livers. Choose livers that have moist shiny flesh without dry patches. Clean the livers by removing any white sinew. Some livers have greenish patches which must be trimmed or they can give the pate a bitter flavour. Rinse the livers under cold water, drain and then pat dry with paper towel.

2. Heat a tablespoon of the butter in a medium heavy based frying pan until it melts. Add half the livers and cook for 30 seconds each side to seal. Cook, uncovered for a further four minutes for medium sized livers, or 5 minutes for lager livers, or until lightly browned on the outside and slightly pink on the inside. Transfer livers to a plate and repeat with remaining livers.

3. Add the red onion to the pan, cook until soft. Return the livers to the pan, add

the brandy and simmer for around two minutes.

4. Place the liver mixture into a food processor and process until smooth. Add the remaining butter, until it is all incorporated. Add the chopped thyme, mix thoroughly. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

5. Spoon the pate mixture evenly into two ceramic or glass ramekins or small dishes, and use a teaspoon to smooth the surface. Melt the unsalted butter and pour the butter evenly over the surface of the pate. The butter will solidify and prevent the pate from discolouring (due to oxidation) and will lengthen keeping time. Once the butter sets, cover the pate with clingfilm and refrigerate overnight. The pate will keep for up to five days if refrigerated.

6. We serve the pate with toasted baguette, pickled onions and gherkins.

CHICKEN LIVER PATEINGREDIENTS

500g chicken livers

200g butter (at room temperature)

1 large red onion (peeled, finely sliced)

60ml (1/4 cup) brandy

salt & pepper

1tbs fresh thyme (chopped finely)

80g unsalted butter (cubed)

Perfectly accompanied by a glass of Robert Oatley Shiraz!

METHOD

At the half yearly meeting in February the committee was asked to expedite planning into the slipway upgrade/replacement.

The Committee is looking at several options and will refine those, and present options with costings at a special meeting to be called shortly. A mailout will be sent to all members prior to the meeting with details of options, to ensure all are informed. If you are interested in the club’s future then this is one meeting you should not miss.

We have just instituted a new inspection regime for shackles and

springs on mooring lines, after one broke. The springs and shackles are the responsibility of the club, the lines are the responsibility of the owner, so please inspect your lines and replace if worn. If you find your shackles or springs worn, let the yard manager know.

Maintenance piling has commenced and will be completed soon by the time of this article. This was scheduled for last November, but weather and other commitments delayed the contractor. 12 piles in total have been replaced.

Yard & Marina

Designed and built in Denmark by Borresen and optimised for both IRC and AMSracing she has an excellent race record on Port Phillip Bay.She comes with the following2 full sets of sails.Tactick wireless instruments.This boat is in outstanding condition with full boat cover and hard stand trailer.For further details contact the owner, David Ellis on 0418 145508

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REGULAR: CONTRIBUTORS - THANK YOU

PHOTOGRAPHY: STEB FISHER

“I started sailing photography because my son used to sail - Sabots, Flying 11s and 29ers. He moved on from sails to wings, fixed and

rotating, but I have stayed with sails. I love being out there. I love recording regattas. I aim, if at all possible, to cover the whole fleet and not just chase after the hero shots - though they are fun, when I get them. I shoot for sailors and being published is just a bonus.

At the moment my website is in the process of being rebuilt, but if you are interested in any shots, just call 0438160753 or drop me a line at [email protected].” Steb Fisher

PHOTOGRAPHY: LEIGH HEYWOOD OF PRECIOUS MEDIA

Precious Media is a full service advertising agency. They handle everything from photography, graphic design, TV, radio, print &

website production, media placement and everything in between. Leigh Heywood is an Account Director at Precious Media and also a friend of Royals. Shots were taken while on location at

2011 Audi Victoria Week with Fuzzy TV, the official Audi Sailing production team. Contact Leigh at www.preciousmedia.com.au

or email [email protected]

Me, at the Iron Pot, waiting for boats to come in in this years M2H, L2H and S2H and I was

on my partner’s Dad’s half tonner, Mulberry, which has done a few Sydney to Hobarts

Leigh on the media boat, at this year’s Audi Victoria Week

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