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Half Page Black & White $400 12 months The Members’ Draw is a cash prize Colour $470 which is drawn every Friday night; the Business Card draw is run in conjunction with a Meat Black & White $270 12 months Raffle. (Prices are GST inclusive) But remember, to win it YOU HAVE TO Printers: Cove Print BE THERE!!! One name is drawn each Editor: Nancy Higgins week – so don’t miss out! FLAG OFFICERS & MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2019/2020 SEASON MEMBERS DRAW INCREASES BY EACH WEEK!!! COMMODORE: Lisa Brock $25

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COMMODORE: THIS MONTH’S WINNERS: REAR Phil Scapens COMMODORE: 25/10/19 $1100 TREASURER: Martin Pike Felicity Raymulik Not present RETIRING Rob Turton 01/11/19 $1125 COMMODORE: Morag Swansin Not Present COMMITTEE: Andrew Dallisson Darren Witty 08/11/19 $1150 Jim Lelliott Kristen Campbell Not Present Chris Todd 15/11/19 $1175 Doug Nairn Paul Forde Present Tim Lelliott 12/11/19 $100 Rebecca Wigglesworth Daniel Dickmann Not Present

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COMMODORE’S NOTES We finished off the weekend being guests at Paul and Tamara’s beautiful Thinking of Woolly and Karen and wedding – what a great weekend for keeping up on the progress of Don. I the club. have sent flowers on behalf of all members which hopefully will give him We have run 505 State Heats and have a smile every now and again. a massive week this week with the Fred Neil on the Friday night, State With all the pomp and ceremony over Heats for Sharpies, Contenders and and the hob-nobbing at other clubs for 420’s on the Saturday and the Sunday, their opening days complete – we are a Sharpie Legends lunch, Sharpie Shirt all back on track and back at B&SYC for Presentations and a display of the the start of our big season. WASP. We successfully hosted the Windsurfer Thanks to all the race crew -they have LT One Design State Heats with 23 been working hard over the last few registered. Brett and I waited and weeks and I really appreciate waited for the breeze to come in on everyone’s efforts. Welcome aboard the Saturday for the Marathon, When Trevor. it finally did at 4.15pm we were ready for a start. The “marathon” was a bit Tony Gold has been brushing up on his short at 40 mins instead of 2 hours but Race Officering in preparation for his no one complained and we learnt a lot re-accreditation! about setting a course for them from a Brett and I have come up with a start at Paddy’s reef and including a regatta between Christmas and New off the fish and chip shop, inside Year. The “Gold on Black Short Course the cardinal marker, down to a mark Regatta” is open to all ‘off the beach’ off the jetty. It was a spectacle to see less than 15’ and spinnakers the coloured sails stretched across the will not be used. We are hoping for course. The Sunday we ran 6 races Opti’s, Sabres, NS14’s, 420’s, back to back and even had the Windsurfers, 4.7 just for a start. Windsurfer President and World We are going to kick this off on Boxing Champion, Nick Bez competing. The Day watching the cricket and the start breeze was good, but the sea was a bit of the Sydney to Hobart race – check lumpy in the morning. out the race schedule. We are looking There will be many more boards for forward to having the club open to the January long weekend. anyone who is around and hoping to have a few boats on the water for a NOVEMBER 2019 Page 2

low key and fun regatta. Hope you all Wednesday twilights in December and enter if you have a boat that fits and January. The Windsurfers are already are not away at Nationals. Our club is into it and rock up every week. We a great place to be and if the weather would welcome club members and is not playing fair we can always swim! their boats be it , NS14, , Opti all just getting out on the water If you are away, I wish you the very and keeping our club active. best of luck and look forward to hearing all your stories and reading This week out on the inner (junior) your articles when you get back. course I had 21 Opti’s, 9 Lasers and 10 Windsurfers, our course is set close to Here is the schedule: the shore and is a Trapezoid course so Thurs 26th Late 10.00 the Opti’s can practice for their State December Registration => 2pm and National Regatta events, we have th Friday 27 Invitation 1400 added a 1A and a 4A for the December Races x 2 windsurfers and Lasers and our racing (stand-alone starts at 1:15pm. Over the last few & fun) weeks we have had senior boats Upper deck After through the course; this week 2 Green open for Racing Fleet Opti’s were nearly taken out and dinner last week a Sharpie sailed right Saturday Racing 1300 through our start/finish line. I would 28th like to ask that you go around the Opti December course when leaving the beach-if you Gourmet BBQ After – pay as you Racing need to go in-between the 1 and 1A go and the 4 and 4A that’s OK but please Sunday Racing 1300 extend some respect to all our sailors 29th as these big boats coming through at December speed is frightening when you have Post-Race After just come out of a Tacker. Drinks and Racing Welcome to the new members: Nibbles Presentations 5.00pm Mark Witty, Anthea Williams, Steve Perkins, Trent Neighbour, Michael Trott, James Maddox, Matthew Todd On the back of the Gold on Black and Colliver, Miguel Alemao, Matthew in preparation for it and any National Sanderson, Nathan Mark Robertson, Events, we would like to suggest NOVEMBER 2019 Page 3

Christian Wangel, Shane Jaffer, Bruce tickets will also be available at the Jackson, Miles Taylor, David Trant, door. Debra Trant. Nancy Higgins There is plenty going on at the club and I am sure I will see you around the place. Note to BSYC Members: Re the Club Newsletter and its circulation. Lisa Brock As we are all aware, much is Commodore happening at our Club and the Log EDITOR’S CORNER Book, recently rejuvenated with Nancy Higgins as its editor, is the principle

medium of that information exchange. Hard to believe that not only the In an effort to keep the cost of the weeks but the months are flying publication of hard copies and their by. The BSYC Market was most postage down (approx. $3 per copy) enjoyable followed by a ‘packed’ upper many Members have elected to deck even without the inducement of receive it electronically. the very big Members Draw which had been won the previous week by a We thank those Members for that renewing Social Member. It seems thoughtful saving. Electronic copies are that Friday evenings at BYSC are the more timely and not subject to the place to be! I hope that you will find vaguities of Australia Post. the article by our former Commodore of interest to you and that you will Another group of Members elected to take note of his suggestions. Many ‘collect’ a hard copy from the Club thanks also to our Junior Chairperson, House, thus saving postage. I Ros, for keeping us well informed of personally prefer this as my preference the progress of our junior sailors. I is to have a hard copy. As penance I hope to see many of you at the Marino personally deliver to up to 20 local Community Hall on Friday, December Seacliff ‘Hard copy Members’. Rain hail 6th for the showing of ‘The Battle for or shine Bruce’s mail will get through. Jericho’ by Producer and Marino resident Rob George with a SA cast For those who elected to collect hard including a cameo by former copies when they are next present at Commodore Bruce Noble and many the Club, we needed a place of scenes shot within and around Member pickup (Log Book that is). BSYC. See the enclosed flyer but Accordingly we have acquired a desk top pigeon hole file (sounds funny when you write this). This pigeon thing NOVEMBER 2019 Page 4

file will be located preferably in the in the area. Their family owned and foyer but maybe in Our Club operated used car dealership has been Secretary’s office. proudly providing high quality used 4x4s to Melrose Park and the Please be disciplined about this and surrounding Adelaide suburbs for over don’t forget your copy from this 30 years. strangely named file. As Adelaide’s first specialist 4×4 Members will also be aware that all dealer, they’re sure to have all your the Newsletters are put in alphabetical needs covered. Their team work hard order in a basket by the door on Friday to make sure that they provide not nights and Saturday sailing days. Again only the best 4x4s available but also can members be alert to collect their great customer service. All of their Hard copy on these occasions. used 4x4s are in great condition, and undergo thorough safety checks prior I know that this may seem a bit to becoming available for sale pedantic but 100 Hard copies, with (including full PPSR Checks Completed postage totals $3,300 over a year. and Clear Title). Worth the effort. Thanks in anticipation. Their dealership’s reputation has led to a great deal of repeat business, from A message from BSYC ‘Post master’ not only fellow club members and and former Commodore Bruce Noble. locals, but also from around the state (No Rob and Lisa this role does not go and the country. They aim to make 4×4 with the former Commodore’s duties. shopping for people out of town easy CLUB SPONSORS by including detailed information and photos of our vehicles. They can even As we saw recently on the public boat organise delivery! ramp, it can be easy for a non-4WD vehicle to become bogged in the sand With long time club supporter and (not mentioning you at all Peter TS16 legend Trevor Woodford on staff, Higgins!). Therefore, if you are in the and led by John Pope (Popey, friend to market for a pre-loved 4WD there is no many club members and social better place to go than club sponsor member!), Peter James Motors are Peter James Motors, 4WD specialists. ideally suited to find and provide the perfect 4WD for you. Give them a call 08 8277 6333 on 08 8277 6333 or visit their website at www.peterjamesmotors.com.au/. Peter James Motors offers the widest selection of quality used 4×4 vehicles

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YOUTH REPORT The start to training season for Optis saw some pretty blowy weather for training., grounding a few fleets….So while the coaches were working hard with sail setting and hiking practice on shore for most some of the Gold Opti fleet braved the morning swell and shore breaks to work on their Opti surfing skills! The afternoons didn’t seem much quitter nor the swell any smaller!

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THANK Results as follows:- YOU Open COACHES 1st Aussie Higgins (BSYC): 2nd Ellen Sampson (BSYC/SYC): 3rd A Big Shout Out THANK YOU to all Charlie Piro (BSYC) our coaches and assistant coaches. Other BSYC placings: 8th Darcy You come out every week to support Higgins, 10th Ryder Kelly,13th Jed the kids in their sailing – Thankyou Witty, 15th Kaitlyn Roe …from all the parents and kids 

SA Youth Champs- Largs Bay 02-03 Nov 2019

The most recent regatta for all fleets, was the SA Youth Champs held at Largs Bay Sailing Club. BSYC was well represented. Thanks to all parents for getting the kids out for thee regattas. With some variable sailing conditions over the two days the BSYC juniors represented the club strongly across the classes. Congratulations to all participants.

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(BSYC): 3rd Harry Higgins/Taran Sanderson (BSYC)

5 Reasons Why All Kids Should Sail Learn To Sail Pat Reynolds

There might be nothing in the world that packs as many life lessons as the activity of sailing. It teaches teamwork, engineering, history, patience, oceanography, ecology…all in one fell swoop. Because of this, we believe every kid should learn to sail and here’s the top five reasons why. Feel

free to add your own. Optimist Intermediate Balance 1st Evelyn Wilson (GAC): 2nd Taj This day and age it’s extremely Smith (BSYC) :3rd Will van Riet important to create balance between (PLYC) the natural world and the computer Other BSYC placings: 5th Bayley world. For those over 30 it isn’t such Anderson , 6th Luke Smith, 7th a reality (although many would argue Callum Veal, 8th Paige Grigg that) but “digital natives” truly need Optimist Green to unplug and sailing is perfect for 1st Olivia Young (ASC): 2nd Toby that. Phillipe (BSYC): 3rd Maggies Work Ethic Downie (LBSC) Yelling at kids to rake the leaves or Other BSYC Placings: 8th Tim clean their rooms is something that Newman (Blue Dragon) needs to happen but it’s a bit of a

bummer for everyone involved. Sailing Laser 4.7 is such a great way to teach 1st Josh Hinks (BSYC): 2nd Finlay work/reward lessons in an Bunt (LBSC): 3rd Ben Newman instantaneous way. It illustrates clear (BSYC) meaning and association for issues like Other BSYC Placings: 4th Jack organization and cleanliness. There is Higgins, 7th Ian Irwin, 8th John hard physical work to be had while Napier, 11th Lachy Roe sailing but it is a work that is gratifying Int 420’s and immediately shows its purpose, 1st Ben Hinks/Byron Robertson which is what short-attention-span (BSYC) : 2nd Alexi kids can use. It also all happens with a Wigglesworth/Jonas Barret great view. NOVEMBER 2019 Page 11

Bonding young person is an important seed to With electronic communication plant. Sailboats are safe, but they are dominating the worlds of young also a ticket to the wild unknown. people, the possibilities of bonding Every kid who’s ever sailed into an are thinning. It’s become a cliché that empty horizon has looked out and kids are always “in their screens,” but thought, “What if we kept going? it is true. Every moment they are Where would we end up?” Sailing staring into this odd electric tunnel is takes us away from the normal and a moment they are not connecting plants us firmly in an environment with the space that immediately unfamiliar and foreign. Outside of the surrounds them. This is another area boat we can’t even stand up in this where sailing can come to the rescue. world – we are essentially helpless. There is no place where conversation, There is nature all around us that laughter and shared silence happens lives in a place we can’t even breathe. so easily as on a lazy daysail. A family It’s mind-blowing when you stop and working together to make a boat think of it… and it’s a place where a efficiently bound over the waves is child can stretch his or her nothing short of nourishing. There is imagination. And that is a very good time. Time to teach, time to joke, thing. time to know each other better. Just don’t yell at them, that ruins CHILD SAFETY OFFICER everything… Systems It has been great to see the numbers This world is full of systems and of children racing in the afternoons. I seeing one as masterfully designed as am writing to remind parents and a sailboat is valuable. Centuries of carers that it is important for our trial and error have gone into what’s junior racers to have someone present aboard most modern sailboats and at the club in the afternoon. The they are living breathing examples of children get tired and having an adult incredible innovations all working in present helps them greatly. Also in the an intricate system that creates travel unlikely event that something should from a wind source. Reminding kids happen you need to be there. If you that this thing is kind of unbelievable are unable to be present then please might broaden their curiosity and organise for someone to be there for encourage them to look at other your child and advise the Junior R/O of systems and become better critical who it is. thinkers. Adventure Thanks, Doug Instilling a sense of adventure in a

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SABRE CLASS NEWS sailing at their club, however it obviously has no official status in Unbelievable. Two Saturday club races Victoria, or anywhere else for that in a row canned. In the last weekend matter. The B&SYC could in fact in October the wind and shore break decide to apply the Blairgowrie was such that many crews were ‘yardstick’ for the ‘flat-tops’ but reluctant to sail (also the rescue craft whether the other classes in the mixed would have had difficulty in dinghy fleet would be agreeable to launching/retrieving), and on the first that remains to be seen. weekend in November we glumly sat on the beach all afternoon in a flat It could be that the ‘flat-tops’ end up calm and watched the Somerton YC being only able to sail and compete fleet sail around and get two races in. against themselves, within the mixed dinghy fleet, but not be scored for Flat-top sails championship or consistency points.

On the 15 October class delegate Ron 1st Club Heat 19/10: Cold, and Rickards emailed the skippers in the big wave conditions, and with 15-20 Brighton Sabre fleet the following knot SW breezes forecast, saw only 4 advice....‘Peter Woolman (Vice Sabres, and surprisingly no ‘flat-tops’, Commodore) has advised that the make it to the start line for the first Sabre ‘flat-top’ boats will be starting club heat of the season. Peter Leader with the dinghy fleet in future’. led from start to finish to win by some 20 seconds from John Gratton, with The club, however, is rightly Matthew Loftes the third and last boat concerned that since the ‘flat-tops’ to finish. Graeme McLeay in Felix had are not an officially recognised an issue with his tiller extension and Australian Sailing class and as such do had to retire but nevertheless was not have an AS ratified yardstick recorded as fourth placed boat, which whether or not they can, or should, be is still a useful score all things awarded club championship or considered. Buttons and Hoodoo tied consistency points in the Dinghy fleet for first in the Consistency points, with is somewhat problematic. Get Real third.

Apparently the Victorian based Club Champ/Consistency placings: Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron have derived their ‘own yardstick’ for the 1. Buttons Shark sail boat fleet that is currently 2. Hoodoo

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3. Get Real we will be running a Club 420 squad in the second half of the season. We Fastest: Buttons have 4 Club 420s that can be used for a potential 10 kids at a time. This idea Trophy race 26/10: Too windy, no helps in 2 ways by making better use racing. of our current club boats as well as creating an activity that helps our Trophy race 02/11: No wind, no young sailors try 420s for a while racing. before committing (their parents) to buying a racing version 420. Here are Bye for now, some key points.

HOODOO  Club 420s carry main and jib, chose from full main, 7/8ths and ¾ size.  No spinnakers but definitely DINGHY FLEET !! (spinnaker intro After missing the early part of the sessions planned) season, I was pleased to see a good  Simplified rigging and a new 6:1 roll up last week in heavier weather vang cleated near traveller. than some may have wished (ie me  Some Saturday mornings, a few for my first outing this season). It is Saturdays from 3pm, Sundays?? pleasing to see a fleet of Bytes and  An extension of Saturday Impulses on the water and other coaching by volunteers registrations for , Laser and  Reasonable cost to cover the . We hope to see a few more use of boats boats joining the Dinghy ranks soon. The detail of cost, times etc is still to Enjoy good sailing this year. be finalised and will be worked out once we have some interest from Barry Burdon members. Please email me if you are CLUB 420 SQUAD at all interested in the new Club 420 squad for Jan – March 2020.

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WEEKLY DUTY ROSTER DECEMBER 2019

CLASS DELEGATES PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SWAP WITH ANOTHER CLASS IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FULFIL YOUR DUTY ON THE DATE MENTIONED BELOW

Saturday Class Delegate Notes 7 Dec Windsurfers Tim Lelliott

14 Dec Opti Nicole Russell- Higgins

21 Dec Sabre Ron Rickard

28 Dec NS14 Bob Couch

4 Jan Sharpies Jim Lelliott

STANDARD TASKS During the Sailing Season Year Round

1) Assist in the canteen 1) Remove sand from driveways

2) Collect glasses after sailing 2) Other tasks as assigned by officers

3) Run meat raffle after sailing

4) Sausage sizzle after sailing

5) Return taps to racks in cage near 3) Empty rubbish bins around Club into ladies’ toilets wheelie bins and dumpster 6) Put hoses and “ears” for outboards in Brett’s shed

7) Lock all junior and senior sheds at 5pm THE DUE DATE FOR LOG BOOK ARTICLES IS THE SECOND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH

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