PLEASEFREE TAKE ONE

September 2016

IN THIS ISSUE

Marit me VHF channels changing Social events this month Olympic wrap Membership News Lemon Self Saucing Pudding ‘Spot the Yot’ and win a prize ‘House’ Update Farewell to Annie Perkins Community Not ces 2 | Tell Tales

IN THIS ISSUE... If you have anything you’d like to see published in here, Community Notices Commodore’s Report...... 3 or letters, articles, stories etc. please Racing news ...... 4 email [email protected] Marit me VHF channels changing...... 4 Lets get Social...... 5 & 6 Olympic sailing wrap...... 7 Membership News...... 8 Marina update...... 9 Lemon Self Saucing Pudding...... 10 ‘Spot the Yot’ and win a prize...... 10 It’s curtains for you...... 11 Farewell to Annie Perkins...... 12 Craig Gurnell Community Not ces...... 14 DIRECTOR September Calendar...... 16 [email protected] Loft: Norfolk Place skype: willissails PO Box 453, Kerikeri On the cover: Annies Bench Outside Opua 09 407 8153 Hall. 021 786 080 www.willissails.co.nz Photo Credit - Kerry Payne

Advertise in Tell Tales ...and be seen by hundreds of people in

Opua and Paihia every month. Rob 1 year - $300 ($25 per advert) Galley 6 months - $150 Northland Spars & Rigging 3 months - $100 We provide expert services to local 1 month - $50 and overseas yachts. You can rely on +64 (0)9 402 6280 our expertise and products. Our +64 (0)273 322 381 Call Sheila on 09 402 6924 complete range of facilities allow us 2 Bafn Street, Opua, NZ to service all of your spar and [email protected] or email [email protected] rigging needs. www.sparsandrigging.com Tell Tales | 3 COMMODORE’S REPORT

Following on from the decision to With Daylight Saving beginning this upgrade the Club’s Computer Systems month, our popular Twilight Racing gets advised last month, installation of the new underway for the summer with the Spring Membership and Point of Sale systems is Series Race 1 on Wednesday 28th and the now complete. Your new OCC Member- f rst Rum Race on Friday 30th September. ship Card is available for you to collect at In the meantime, we have the f nal race of the Bar and as promised it is more than the NSR Winter Series and our usual social just another useless plastic card, so remem- activities. ber to keep it with you. On 17th September we have our Mem- New OCC Membership Cards provide bers Night when current f nancial members your Member Discount at the Bar so if who are on the premises can win some you are yet to pay this years’ Subscription, great prizes and enjoy Live Music with the now would be the best time for you to do popular band Scarlet Fever at the Club to so. In addition to providing your Mem- entertain you. So we have plenty hap- ber Discount, your new Card may also be pening and I’ll look forward to seeing you used as a Bar Card by pre-loading a credit soon. balance to it and in doing so you enjoy an additional bonus. Bar Cards have, in the past, been reserved for Full Members but now Social Members may also pre-load their cards.

As a result of the work needed to perform the upgrade, a number of pricing errors have been corrected and some cost price inf ation will be recovered, there is however the odd pleasant surprise that has also been passed on! T e new system enables the Club to better manage its business and compliance with our obligations under the provisions of our Liquor Licence.

As part of the Computer upgrade, the Back Of ce Computer has been replaced – the ‘old’ machine will still be available for printing racing forms, raf e and bingo sheets etc. as the ‘new’ equipment will not be available for these uses. 4 | Tell Tales

RACING NEWS Kevin Akast

Hi All We have not seen a great deal of racing this last month, although it was nice to see a new boat out there last race day, welcome Jigsaw. We have been working on next years program and there will be some changes. An example or two are Interclub with Russell will be three races spread throughout the season, two hosted by Russell one by Opua, also a scheduled long distance race that we may invite the other clubs to take part in. We have also reduced the winter sailing schedule. As members you would have received an email inviting you to take part in a survey, we had 36 people respond and from this information we have made these decisions. For example 15 boat owners indicated they would participate in the long distance race and only 10 percent indicated the desire for winter racing which makes it a little unfair on sponsors. We are very aware that we will not make everybody happy BUT please if you would like to see changes, or have any more ideas, please come along and let us know so we can try and make it work. MARITIME VHF CHANNELS CHANGING

Maritime radio channels will be changing on 1 October 2016

New Zealand, along with a number of other countries, is required to change some maritime VHF repeater channels to make space for newly allocated international services for ship track- ing and data services. On the 1st October, will be moving a few private VHF repeater services, most Coastguard VHF repeater services, and all NowCasting weather services. An updated radio handbook and frequency stickers are available with the new changes. Although some maritime channels will be changing, the existing marine Channel 16 used for safety, distress and calling purposes will not change. Current radios will be able to access all the available channels after the changes take place. However, you may need to switch to a new channel number to continue to access your local repeater or listen to the weather forecast.

Te biggest change is the new 4 digit maritime channels for the Coastguard and privately provided weather service. Tese 4-digit channel numbers are allocated internationally to new maritime channels. New Zealand will be using some of these new 4-digit maritime channels for the Coastguard and privately provided weather information services. You will still be able to listen to the weather channels on your current VHF set by simply dropping the frst two digits, and using the last two digits of the 4-digit channel number. For example, in the Waitemata Harbour where the new weather channel number is 2019, you only need to use channel 19.

For more information, and to fnd out which repeater and weather forecast channels you should be using from 1 October 2016, go to www.retune.co.nz Tell Tales | 5

On Saturday 17th September when we have great pleasure in hosting the fve piece popu- lar band ‘Scarlet Fever’. Get your dancing trousers on and come on down, Te Membership Draws for great prizes will be made at 7.30 and 8.30pm so make sure you have paid your Membership Subscription for the year so you can be in to win!

Other events for the month:- Darts every Wednesday evening starting at 7.30,

Bingo starts at 7pm on Tursday 8th

Fathers Day BBQ Cruise on Sunday 4th keep an eye on your emails, the notice board or facebook to fnd out where we’re going.

Quiz night starts at 7.pm hosted by Lorraine on Tursday 22nd 6 | Tell Tales

Let’s get Social Membership Draw and Live Music night Saturday 17th September 2016 18:00 – 21:30 (music from 18:45)

LIVE MUSIC WITH

FREE ENTRY – Food available from the Galley (Members and Non-Members welcome)

Tell Tales | 7

What an amazing Olympics for NZ Sailing! T ere was a medal rush for New Zealand sailors in Rio but the medals came in vastly dif erent circumstances.

Blair Tuke and had the luxury of sailing their medal race in the 49ers knowing the gold medal was theirs no matter what, because they had built up such a commanding lead earlier in the competition.

Tuke and Burling, silver medallists in London four years ago, were heavy favourites going into the Rio Olympics and fully justif ed that rating with a superb series. T ey proved their point by winning the medal race and f nished their competition with just 35 points, way ahead of Australia on 78 and Germany, 83.

Polly Powrie and were the defending women’s 470 champions and in truth looked the best team in Rio. However, they were hit with disqualif cations in two races they dominated and it proved to big just too big a hurdle in retaining their crown. T ey went into the medal race in second place, but with several teams nipping at their heels.

T e New Zealanders sailed beautifully and came through late to snatch third place, which was enough to conf rm the silver medal for them. Great Britain won the gold with 44 points. Aleh and Powrie were next on 54, and then France, the Netherlands and Japan were close behind.

Alex Maloney and in the women’s 49ers began their medal race in an unusual situation. Four teams were within a point of each other so it was a matter of who raced best on the day.

T e medal race was a thriller, Going into the last leg, either Brazil or New Zealand could have won the gold medal. As it was the Brazilians were popular winners, the New Zealanders were second. Brazil f nished with 48 points to New Zealand’s 51 and Denmark’s 54.

Meech said later she and Maloney were really pleased with how they sailed the f nal race.

“We got a nice jump on them early on, and then there were some 50:50 decisions,” she said. “We did our best, but credit to the Brazilians – they sailed a great race.” She said ‘it was an awesome feeling being involved in a race like that.”

Laser sailor came through under pressure to win a bronze medal. He was third go- ing into his medal race and f nished with 85 points, behind American Tim Burton on 73 and Croatia’s Tonci Stipanovic on 75. Meech, watched by an excited band of supporters, including his parents, f nished just clear of Brazilian favourite on 89. 8 | Tell Tales MEMBERSHIP NEWS

Tis year there is a focus on improving the benefts OCC delivers back to its’ Members and supporters, this work is on-going and during the next few weeks we anticipate bring- ing additional Member benefts on-stream as we continue our endeavours to improve the value of being a member of OCC. Watch this space for more information.

Each year OCC pays Afliation Fees to Northland Yachting Association (NYA) and Yachting New Zealand (YNZ) and each year, rightfully, the questions are asked – does OCC get value for money? – what are the tangible benefts derived from these relation- ships? – would we be better to withdraw from these arrangements and go it alone? All good questions that deserve good answers.

Firstly, the easy one. OCC pays $3.00/member to NYA which is OCC and its sister Clubs in the area, the objective is to foster interest and participation in sailing with par- ticular emphasis on the next generation. So is it worth doing? We think so but we need to play our part. Each year OCC pays about a third of its total Membership Subscription revenue to YNZ who are very aware that OCC and the other 108 afliated Clubs are watching closely to ensure we get value for money. Te main beneft OCC members derive from YNZ is the advocacy undertaken to preserve access to the waters we use as both sailors and power boaters. A major part of this Dealing with the Regulatory Authorities and those who have been involved with this will be aware that it is very time consuming and costly. As a consequence, individually we would be divided and conquered. Collective membership of YNZ enables the resources to be acquired that prevents this from happening.

In addition to the sailing events that afliated club members may participate in, YNZ are putting a membership benefts package together that OCC Members have access to, these can be viewed by downloading the YNZ App from the appropriate App Store or on the following link or : http://www.yachtingnz.org.nz/clubs/member-card/member-benefts

YNZ benefts include GO FUEL – a discount system operated via Petroleum Logistics that gives 10c/Litre of at Mobil fuel sites – interestingly the local agents for GO FUEL are Caltex Waitangi and Kerikeri. Other useful benefts are 15% of WoF’s at VTNZ and discounted airfares for those at- tending Sailing Events. Tell Tales | 9

MARINA EXTENSION by Far North Holdings

F pier is complete including power to the new service modules. K Pier (used to be called Ashby’s Jetty) is also completed and this area will continue to provide an on- water work- ing area and some commercial space. In ef ect the number of berths available has doubled on this pier. Dredging is complete ahead of schedule. Over 30,000m3 is now deposited over the seawall and is dewatering. Care has been taken to monitor the loads placed on the seawall while the water content remains high. T is is a daily exercise but very important to maintain the integrity of the wall design. On a daily basis the data improves along expec- tations. T e reclaimed area will now settle and within the next couple of months plans will be made to complete the surface with suitable material for grass initially to make it useable. T e boardwalk construction has now started and this will extent out from the seawall by 4m and provide the access point to the new piers. G Pier is now being assembled and will be complete in October. You will also notice that the marina of ce has moved downstairs from its current location and FNHL of ces have moved back to where they used to be upstairs in the white industrial building. T eir old of ces are being renovated and will be new ablutions, showers, toilets plus a visitors lounge and media room. T ere is lots happening! 10 | Tell Tales

KEEP SCURVY AWAY! Jilly Alexander Lots of lemons around at the moment - here is a great, easy self saucing lemon pudding recipe! Serves 4 people, with a dollop of whipped cream and some vanilla ice cream. In a mixing bowl combine 1 cup of f our with 1tsp baking powder, half a cup of sugar and some lemon rind. Melt 25 grams of butter and mix with half a cup of milk and a tsp of vanilla essence. Pour liquid into dry mixture and stir to combine. I like to make in a metal mixing bowl so that I can bake my dessert in the same bowl (reduces dishes!), otherwise transfer to cooking dish at this stage. You can make this batter ahead of time and add the topping when ready to cook. Next step, in a jug, squeeze half a cup of lemon juice, add some lemon rind and 1/3 cup of sugar, then mix with 1 cup of boiling water. Pour liquid over pudding batter and place inside pre-warmed oven at 180 degrees celcius fan bake. Bake for 30 minutes and leave for f ve to make syrup sticky and thick before serving into bowls. Enjoy! Recipe courtesy of www.food.com SPOT THE YOT AND WIN A PRIZE!

Last month’s winner in the Spot the Yot compettion was Helen Horrocks.

Well done Helen for spotting the little tiny yacht hidden in the Marine Electrics Advert in the August issue. Nick Webley at Burnsco has your $20 Burnsco voucher for you. T is months prize is also kindly supplied by Burnsco. T e winner will collect a a 20 litre Burnsco branded dry bag. (rrp $49.99) Very useful for those choppy dinghy trips across the bay.

All you have to do is search our Sponsors adverts in this is- sue and let us know where you have found the little yacht. Email [email protected] or ring the of ce on 09 4026924 and tell Sheila.

T e winner will be announced in next months issue. Tell Tales | 11

HOUSE REPORT Andy Vanasche

With some more astute purchasing by our Commodore, Derek, we will soon have full length drapes for all the windows facing the deck. Hardware for the curtain rails is being installed at the moment and the drapes are ready to go up. Sadly winter is nearly over, well not really sadly, but next winter should see us a lot warmer and cosier. T anks must go to Paul (Budha) Smith at NZ Yacht Services for his help with the rigging

Whether you are looking to have your sails serviced, new sails designed and built, or your covers taken care of, a North Sails Certified sailmaker can look after your every need. We offer FREE pickup and delivery, and what’s Local Knowledge more our Opua based loft is right at your fingertips! Contact Roger Hall on 027 525 1891 or [email protected] and discover the difference. Bay of Islands

RACING | CRUISING | SERVICE | COVERS www.nz.northsails.com 12 | Tell Tales Laying Annie to rest - Johnny Perkins

A few words to all in the club .... I am in Raiatea having just bought a Peterson 46 to sail back to Opua in October. I took a fight out here from NZ and have just returned from a trip to Nuku Hiva with the ashes of Annie, my beauti- ful wife of 45 yrs who passed away last year from cancer. Annie always wished her ashes to rest in Taiohae bay Nuku Hiva in the Mar- quises, our landfall on our frst pacifc crossing from the Galapagos. So it was a Annie with son Xavier ... Few years ago pilgrimage to carry out out her wish. Te Mayor Benoit Kautai and the cathedral priest Julien organised everything at short notice and left me to choose a place in the cemetery. Overlooking the bay under two frangipani trees...Absolutely beautiful... A perfect place of rest. At the ceremony the church choir ladies came to sing hymns in Marquesian and put fow- ers on the grave.... I was in tears... Such a beautiful place and such beautiful people... Annie chose her place so well .... All the best ...

Johnny P

Above - Annie’s memorial bench opposite Opua Hall . Te man by the bench is Petera ... Maori carver who also did the name on Jay’s Saltshaker . Left - Annie Tell Tales | 13

Taiohae bay Nuku Hiva Some photos of the ceremony .... Johnny P 14 | Tell Tales Community Notices

Bay Bush Action carry out pest control in the Opua state forest. their volunteers trap the big four: possum, stoats, cats and rats We hate asking for money, but possum, stoat, cat and rat traps are expensive. So we’ve come up with a way you can help us save the forest and get some yummy honey at the same time.’ 100% of the prof ts of this honey will be used to help Bay Bush Action Trust protect the forest and the kiwi that live in it. Go to the website to buy. http://www.baybushaction.org.nz/

10th September 2016 RUSSELL TO PAIHIA SNORKEL SCUBA RACE Get a Team Together and join the annual fun :-) Teams of 5: 5 Snorkelers, 1 Scuba Diver, 1 Boat & Skipper, 1 Rubber Duck. 1.8 nautical mile relay race 1pm Start from Russell BBQ Pittas on T e Beach Fish Auction 4pm on the Green Prize Giving, Auction and Dinner at 6pm, at the Fire Station T is is something for the whole family, it’s not only great fun but will also raise money for all of our local volunteer services, Russell Radio, Russell Coastguard and the Paihia Fire Service. All these people do a great job of looking after everyone when they are in the Bay of Islands on sea and land, so join in helping support them in their work.

Stitch and Bitch is on Tuesday evenings at Opua Arts on the Opua Wharf from 7pm till 9pm. T is is a social gathering of creatives - not all of us stitch, you are welcome to bring a sketchbook or some other project to work on. We have a cup of tea and good conversation, we share ideas and give feedback if wanted, we laugh and make friends and networks. Bring $1 to help cover costs and knock loudly on the door so we can let you in. Tell Tales | 15 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS ithout the kind support of all our ad- Wvertisers and sponsors, the OCC simply wouldn’t be able to produce this magazine.

So please show your support in return, and use the products and services advertised in Tell Tales whenever possible.

T anks!

OPUA 2012 We specialise in: Batteries Solar panels LED lighting Stockists of: Pratley Adhesives marine insTallaTion & repairs Unit 6, Opua Marine Park, Baffn St, Opua Tel/Fax: 09 402 7177 www.marineelectricsopua.co.nz 16 | Tell Tales Monday 12 19 26 5 Check the online calendar at Meeting Committee Tuesday 13 20 27 6 Darts Darts Darts Series Race 1 Race Series Spring Twilight Wednesday www.opuacruisingclub.co.nz/events S 2016 eptember 14 21 28 7 Quiz Bingo T ursday 15 22 29 for the latest information on racing and events. 1 8

Friday 16 23 30 2 9 ‘Scarlet Fever’‘Scarlet Live Music Draw & Membership Saturday 10 17 24 3 Race 6 Race Winter Series Makana Ladies Starts Daylight Savings 6 Race Series WinterNSR Open BBQ Cruise TBC Sunday 11 18 25 4