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Apollo's Final Hour 6

Biggies' Column 13

ORC Bulletin No. 29 15

The Gladstone Yacht Club 18

The Great Scout Race '80 20

Cooking at Sea 22

Cover: 'Apollo's bow and stern, like a macabre sculpture of a dismembered fallen OFFSHORE SIGNALS 2 warrior of the seas, lie on the beach at Lady Elliot Island. The story of how they happened to be there, as told by Duncan Van Woerdan, may be found beginning on page seven, along AROUND THE SLIPWAY 24 with an arresting series of photographs by Janet Blake.

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OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 1 Maritime Safety Convention bined merchant fleets amount to at coming into force least 50 per cent of the world's gross The 1974 International Convention for tonnage of merchant shipping and its the Safety of Life at Sea (SO LAS) - implementation has now passed. The OFFSHORE the most important of all international year of grace allows contracting govern­ agreements concerned with maritime ments time for the necessary legislative SIGNALS safety - came into force on 25 May . and administrative measures . The new SOLAS convention is the Announcing th is recently, the London- latest in a series of safety of I ife at sea based Inter-Governmental Maritime conventions which date back before Consultative Organisation (IMCO) World War I. An international con­ pointed out that the year of grace vention was adopted in 1914 largely as between the acceptance of the con­ a result of the 'Titanic' disaster - but vention by 25 countries, whose com- did not come into force because of the outbreak of war.

In June 1960 a new up-dated SOLAS convention was adopted and the 1974 convention, while including all the amendments made in the intervening years, also has a new amendment procedure which will greatly simplify updating.

The main objective of the SOLAS con­ Suction cups on bottom of feet to ass ist crewm a n in stay ing on deck vention is to specify minimum stand­ in blue water conditions encoun­ ards for the construction, equipment tered w ith th is radica l design. and operation of ships, compatible with their safety. V V Control provisions allow a contracting government to inspect the ship of another contracting state if there are reasons for believing that the ship does not comply with the requirements of the convention.

'Relentless' crewman. Other controls cover the sub-division and stability of ships: machinery and electrical installations; fire protection, detection and extinction; life-saving apparatus; radiotelegraph and radio­ telephony; safety of navigation; the Friend carriage of grain and dangerous goods; (and flotation and nuclear sh ips. Blue Water Champion's a id) deck layout V In February 1978 a protocol to the Several Members were quick to com ­ 1974 SOLAS convention w as adopted ment upon what appeared to be which incorporates important new mea­ evidence of your Ed itor's not knowing sures regarding tanker safety and which end is up (see photo page 20 of pollution prevention. The protocol the Apri l-May issue, which is repro­ will come into force six months after duced above). it has been accepted by 15 states with at least 50 per cent of the world's gross For those whose imagination wa s in­ tonnage of merchant shipping between sufficient to enable them to come to them. It has so far been accepted by grips with t his photo, we have repro­ t he Bahamas, Be lgium, France, Kuwait, duced in the adjacent co lumn a compan­ Note f lattened side of head, the Spa in, Sweden, the United Kingdom resu lt of improperly-timed gybes, ion photograph, a 'Relentless' crewman . collisio ns w ith submerged objects, and Uruguay. Perhaps this makes the whole matter a etc. bit clearer. The 1974 SOLAS Convention has been ratified by Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Cape Verde, Ch ile, Ch in a, Denmark, Dominican, France, 2 - OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 Federal Germany, German Democratic for the past year and a half all such number of international events in Republic, Hungary, India, Israel, zippers used in Australia have a plastic recent years. We are able to provide a Kuwait, Liberia, Mexico, Monaco, slide which is not subject to the same number of experienced crews for an Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, problem. The CYCA Member also noted event such as the Sydney-Hobart Race. Romania, Spain, Sweden, Tonga, Trin­ that his company has just scoured idad and Tobago, Ukranian SSR, the the world for zippers and has decided Although this year is not a Southern Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United that those now used here and manu­ Cross series we would I ike to have a States, Uruguay, Yemen and Yugo­ factured by Y.K.K. are, in his opinion, team compete for Hong Kong. slavia. the best available. It seems that in many parts of the world, including the We may be able to send boats from Family life jackets USA, alloy slides are still employed on Hong Kong if necessary. We do feel, zippers in spite of this problem. however, for this year it may be best to use boats already in Australia. Dear Sir, Anything stored in a salt-air environ­ A couple of years ago I bought a ment is subject to oxidation and re­ With this in mind, we would appreci­ number of adult and children's I ife quires regular maintenance to prevent ate any assistance you could give us in jackets and stowed them loosely in deterioration, as we all know. Never­ putting us in touch with owners of open cabin racks. I took them out theless, one can sympathise with competitive yachts who might want a last week. None of the zippers would Tommy's plight and disappointment crew and be prepared to have their work; the cheap metal slides had simply about the element of human failure boat sailed for a Hong Kong team or welded onto the nylon zipper. One in the manufacturer's not having fore ­ owners who might wish to charter had, in fact, rotted away in the salt seen the problem with his lifejackets. boats to us. atmosphere. It would appear, however, that the Yours faithfully, manufacturer in this instance has done Mike O'Neill Nothing I could do would free them. as much as can be reasonably expected, The expensive jackets are useless. e.g., offered to inspect and replace the zippers free of charge. The fact of It is not exactly clear from this letter So I rang [ the company which manu­ the manufacturer's premises being situ­ whether the interest in Hong Kong factured them) * for advice. They had ated inconveniently for the customer charters is contingent upon 'team' none. "If I took them out they would is nobody's fault, and the Trade Pract­ racing, but the author of this letter ack­ inspect them and if their fault they ices Act recognises the customer's nowledges that he is aware that this is would fix them free of charge". They liability for freight costs when return­ not a Southern Cross Cup year, and he have no pick-up place in Sydney; over ing goods under warranty (and, of may well mean simply that there is to me. So I have to take them to their course, goods which are out of war­ more than one member of the RHKYC place at [ ...... , which is incon- ranty in this instance). interested in a charter. CYCA Members venient) *. It follows that I would who wish to contact Mr O'Neill may do have to go out and collect them. The moral would seem to be a reminder so c/o the Royal Hong Kong Yacht to all of us that equipment stowed Club, Kellett Island, Causeway Bay, I don't th ink I need stress the moral aboard a yacht must be regularly main­ Hong Kong. of this to yachtsmen who have jackets tained; metal zipper slides should have on board or who are contemplating regular application of Vaseline or buying some. 10% discount for CYCA Members other lubricant (WD-40 and similar Frank and Jennie Arrowsmith have Yours faithfully, products, and there are new Teflon opened a new-look nautical boutique, Tommy Thompson lubricants available which supposedly *Specific reference deleted to avoid unfairly appropriately called NAUTIOUE, loc­ singling out one manufacturer, for reasons stand up well in the marine environ­ ated at Shop 2, 15 Cross St., Double below. ment). All equipment, but particularly Bay. The emphasis is on smart nautical that which is essential to safety, e.g., fashion wear that is practical as well Editor's comment: Tommy raises the radio, must have regular main­ as appealing. The tired old jeans and several interesting issues although all tenance to avoid discovering that it "blown-out" dock-siders are on their readers might not agree on just what doesn't work at the very moment it way out. the moral is. We deleted Tommy's is needed. specific reference to the manufacturer A range of galleyware, giftware and after talking to another CYCA Member From Hong Kong jewellery complements the scene for who is in the business of manufactur­ that ever-present problem of what to ing this type of equipment. Evidently Dear Sirs, buy a yachtie, apart from four litres ALL zippers used in Australia for this Re: Sydney-Hobart Race - 1980 of anti-fouling. Also for the discerning type of gear at the time this gear was A number of Hong Kong yachtsmen they have an extensive range of Chelsea made were supplied by Y.K.K. , a large have expressed a keen interest in com­ and Wempe brass clocks and baro­ Japanese-based company with facili­ peting in this year's Sydney-Hobart meters, as well as nautical paintings ties at Brookvale. The zippers in quest­ Race. and prints. ion have a slide of alloy which, if not in continuous use and given regular Hong Kong has a very active offshore maintenance, oxidizes and in some contingent within the Royal Hong To promote their opening, a 10% dis­ cases ceases to work. The problem Kong Yacht Club. Members of the count is being offered to all CYCA was pointed out to the company, and Club have been very successful in a Members for cash purchases over $10. OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 3 'Blue Water Challenge'; the 1980 CYCA Short Ocean Point stowing of provisions to post-race Golden Fleece Great Circle Race celebrations, and the script evoked a Score Results Australia's unique ocean yacht race number of laughs from the audience which circumnavitages Tasmania, The for its quotable quotes from crewmen Combined Divisions 1, 2 and 3 Golden Fleece Great Circle Race, will on the dock after the race and for one 1st Deception J.H. Bleakley again be held in 1981. Details of the quote from Rolly Tasker in which he 2nd Ruthless P. Hill refers to the Hobart Race as 'out the 3rd Big Schott A. Pearson 1981 race were announced to NSW yachtsmen at a special screening at Heads and two days easy running Division 1 the CYCA of a film of the 1980 Race south' or words to that effect. The 1st Gretel B. Lewis entitled, 'B lue Water Chall enge'. film is avai lable for free viewing by 2nd Wainunu V R.A. Lee yacht clubs; in NSW, interested groups 3rd Natelle 11 A.G . Lee 'Blue Water Challenge' proved to be an should contact Peter Campbell (02) excel! ent ti Im which captures the 439-4514. flavour of ocean racing in the wide Division 2 variety of weather conditions experi· 1st Stormy Petrel G.L. Day The 800 nautical mile Great Circle enced during the 1980 Race, to the 2nd Aphrodite G.S. Girdis Race conducted by the Ocean Racing undoubted delight of the film makers, 3rd Veninde II A. Knaap Club of Victoria will start from Portsea from flat calms, with frustrated helms· in Port Phillip Bay on Sunday, January men gazing at the sunset, to 60 bags 11, 1981, and will finish at Flinders Division 3 with short steep seas. With good camera in Westernport Bay. The Great Circle 1st Concubine C. Penny work and editing the film provides Race will continue to follow the east· 2nd Ghost Too K. Roxburgh, glimpses of everything from pre-race to-west course of the previous two C. Graham, W. 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4 - OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 events, but the starting date has been brought forward to assist crew mem­ bers who take their annual leave in -~~~~~ the Christmas-New Year period. The race organisers have decided to Twizzling give special crew trophies in the 1981 race. The Great Circle Race will be pre­ Trivia ceded by a series of four races on Port Phillip Bay; Saturday, January 3 - 80 We were gratified (and Sh ipway was miles; Monday, January 5 - Olympic ecstatic) at the keen interest shown in course; Tuesday, January 6 - Olympic our Twizzling Trivia, as evidenced by course; Friday, January 9 - 30 miles. the swiftness and keenness of responses. Some entrants rushed down to the The Great Circle Race will again be CYCA office with their answers in one Category 2 , but the Ocean Racing Club hand and their copy of 'Offshore', of Victoria will require that yachts ink still wet, in the other. Some offered carry aboard as compulsory safety heated debate ( read th inly-veiled equipment an approved Emergency threats) to the beleaguered Marina Position Indicating Radio Beacon Manager, who nevertheless won in (EPIRB). every instance, being the grand master of naval contemplation of the CYCA. Because of the length of the race and It is, however, evid ent that there are a potentially tough sa iling conditions, CYCA Trivia King Peter Shipway congratu­ number of serious contenders for th is eligible yachts will be restricted to lates Zappa Bell on his first prize of two title, and we are considering, depending bottles of Jarman's Brut champagne. Unfor­ those holding a current IOR Rating upon the response to this and sub­ tunately, in spite of the fact that this photo Certificate showing a Rating of not appears to have been taken from the winner's sequent editions, holding a Mastermind­ less than 22.0 feet, a Rated Length ( L) navel which 'Shippo' is, of course, contem­ style program, with red velvet hot of not less than 26.0 feet (7 .9247 plating, Mr Bell was in Melbourne at the time seat, spot I ight and all. metres), and a Rat~d Displacement and was unable to accept his prize in person. (DSPL) of not less than 8,000 pounds Congratulations to Mike 'Zappa' Bell, Our regular first prize, two bottles of the ex­ (3,636 kg). who was first in with all correct at cellent but inexpensive Jarman's Brut cham­ 8 .35 a.m., 23/5/80 (we suspect with a pagne, has been very kindly donated by Mark The Notice of Race of the 1981 Golden little help from a friend) . Next in with McGuire ('Touch of Class' - • A42) of J. 10 out of 10 was a promising purveyor Jarman Liquor Supplies Pty. Ltd., 156a New Fleece Great Circle Race will shortly South Head Road, Edgecliff. be forwarded to ocean racing yachts­ of useless truths, David 'Twelves' men throughout Australia and over­ Kellet,at 10.00 a.m. on the same date. seas. Jenny May got 10 for 10 on May 29th, and Chris Hatfield is still arguing with bearing the earliest postmark in the case of entries mailed, and in the case of Further information on the race may Sh ipway over his six out of 10 of those handed in at the office, the first be obtained from the Race Director, May 26th, 11 .00 a.m. entry signed by an office staff member Warwick Hoban, 77 Beach Road, Sand­ Answers to last month's (April-May 1980) with notation as to time and date of ringham, Vic., 3191. Trivia Twizzlers 1. 'Winston Churchill' - 15 starts. handing in. Address your entry to 2. Stan Darling. 'Twizzlers', OFFSHORE, CYCA, New 3 . 'Screw Loose' w as smaller at 29'9" Beach Road, Darling Point NSW 2027. LOA; 'Cadence' was 30'10". 4 . Sparkman & Stephens with 6: 1967 'Rainbow II' ; 1969 'Morning Cloud' ; 1971 'Pathfinder' ; 1974 'Love and Flying the Flag Overseas War' ; 1977 'Kialoa' ; and 1978 'Love 1. What was the first Australian and War'. 5. 1975 'Rampage', designed by Bob yacht to leave these shores APPROVED MARINE Miller. to compete in an ocean race? RADIOTELEPHONES 6. 'Pacha'. 'Love and War' and 'Piccolo' 2. Which yachts comprised (now 'Cobb ler'). SSB transceivers. From 50 watts to 7. 'Ballyhoo'. our first Admiral's Cup the most powerful of all , 400 watts 8. Alby Mitchell. pep (1 50 w AM). team and what was the year? 9. 1974 Magnus Halvorsen and 1978 Phil VHF Seaphones. A 24-hour tele­ 3. Which yacht accompanied Eadie. phone link. 10. 1966 'Fidelis' and 1970 'Buccaneer'. the first Admiral's Cup team We advise on the RIGHT set for your vessel, at special prices. We as a private entry, was a install if required . This month's Twizzlers CYCA Blue Water Champ­ AMSCO MARKETING Below are Peter Shipway's latest ques­ ion 1963-64, and was also COMPANY tions for our armchair admirals. The the first Australian yacht to (Marine Electronics Division) 6 Pacific Highway, St. Leonard's, first correct entry will win the author of enter the Bermuda Race? -NSW, 2065. that entry two bottles of Jarman's Brut Telephone (02) 43 0687 champagne. 'First' shall be that entry (Continued on page 23)

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It was not long after 'Apollo', Jack When 'Apollo' grounded it was our The boat then became the financial Rooklyn's famous Australian Lexcen­ opinion that we could not move her responsibility of the insurance under­ designed sloop, grounded on Lady back off the reef and still have a "sal­ writer, who sent an assessor out to see Elliot Island in the southern Great vageable" boat. The hull had suffered whether the vessel could be repaired or Barrier Reef area, that it was clear to so much damage in the first three hours whether it was a constructive loss. It the skipper and crew that she was on that a further 24 hours on the reef was the consensus of the assessor and the reef to stay. Immediately all would have completely eliminated any the repair men that 'Apollo' was a electrical and other gear that might possibility of reconstructing the vessel. constructive loss. have been irreparably water damaged was removed, and over the course of The next morning we stripped the boat So the insurance company instructed the next four days 'Apollo' was system­ of all electronics and anything that we Jack to put the vessel up for tender atically stripped of everything that thought would suffer water damage. "as is where is". 'Apollo' was advertised could be removed without special We got all the sails off the boat, the for sale nationally for one week. When salvage equipment. It was a soul destroying job for a crew who loved their ship, and they left the island not knowing that they'd be back again in a few weeks to resume the gruelling task. The story of removing 'Apollo' from Apollo's the reef is an interesting one which has lessons for the yachtsman who finds himself in a similar predicament. Here follows the account as told to the Editor by Duncan Van Woerdan; the striking photographs are by Janet Blake. final

Offshore: Knowing how you all felt about 'Apollo', it must have been a hour pretty unhappy job, ripping the insides out of her before the corpse was even by Duncan Van Woerdan cold, as it were. Duncan Van Woerdan: There are a few things that some yachtsmen may not Photographs by Janet Blake be aware of. If disaster befalls a yacht, it is the owner's responsibility under the terms of his insurance agreement to immediately salvage all equipment winches. We kept stripping the boat for all the tenders were in, they were sent that can be saved from further damage. four days until we had done everything to the insurance company. In these If he doesn't do this the insurance com­ we could do without other salvage cases the owner is given the oppor­ pany may reduce the amount of the equipment. tunity to match the highest tender. settlement. There is, moreover, an obi igation imposed by the various Harbours and Marine Boards of the various States not to simply leave a wreck where it lies to pollute or other­ wise despoil the seascape.

Offshore: So it was Jack Rooklyn's responsibility to remove 'Apollo' from Lady E II iot reef by one means or another? Duncan Van Woerdan: It was his responsibility entirely .

., -" .!!! Opposite page and at right: 'Apollo's burnt CD out hulk lies smouldering on Lady Elliot ...., reef in the finale of the salvage and removal C: -,"' operation.

OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 7 Q) .::< .!!! m +-' Q) C: ....,..

Upper left: The photographer has caught the bow at the moment the chainsaw has taken its final bite. Centre and lower right: Working conditions were difficult. The crew could work only for about four hours a day at the bottom of the tide because at other times the surf made the hull dangerously mobile. Foot­ ing was precarious at best as 'Apollo' lay amongst rubble coral and boulders.

We thought the amount was in excess It was practically impossible to get any of what was a reasonable amount for sort of salvage equipment, such as a the vessel, but Jack matched the highest barge or crane, over the reef because tender anyway, for sentimental reasons. when there was enough water the surf was too heavy to be able to work. So We (Janet Blake, Andrew Copley, we had to use some pretty Jack and Jill John Cook from Mooloolabah, and methods. myself) returned to Lady Elliot to salvage as much of what was left as Offshore: And you carried everything we could and to dispose of the wreck. over that expanse of reef? The cheapest commercial quote we Duncan Van Woerdan: I don't know had received for getting the boat off how many people have ever tried to the reef and to Bundaberg was $30,000, carry one of 'Apollo's' sai ls ashore, and there were several higher than that but that's quite an exercise in itself. figure. We thought we could do it for Imagine what it's like trying to carry a lot less (and we subsequently did). one over 600 metres of coral reef. We had enthusiastically set about removing There was never any thought of making all of the winches, which took about any money by salvaging any saleable two days to do, only to find that we equipment. We were there for senti­ had a pile of winches weighing about mental reasons. Jack wanted to salvage two tonnes, and we hadn't worked out the mast, the bow, and the stern, and we didn't want to leave 'Apollo' there for the souvenir hunters. We also had the responsibility to do something about the wreck.

Offshore: How did you go about it? The working conditions must have been very difficult. Duncan Van Woerdan: The site was difficult for several reasons. There was 600 metres of coral reef between 'Apollo' and the shore; we had to walk over this to get to the wreck. At various tides there was anything from a couple of inches to six feet of water on the reef, and we coulC:: work on the hull for only about four hours towards Q) the bottom of the tide. At other times .::< .!!! the surf was pounding around the hull m +-' Q) making it dangerous to be near. C: ....,.. 8 - OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 Lower left: The bow was rolled onto an Avon inflatable boat, and when the tide rose suf­ ficiently it was floated ashore - full marks to the Avon inflatable as well as the work gang. Centre: There was anywhere from a few inches to eight feet of water on the reef depending upon the tide. Carrying heavy loads was extremely difficult. Upper right: The stern was floated on 44 gallon plastic drums which the crew found in the wreck of 'Thisbee' not far from 'Apollo ' on Lady Elliot reef.

a way to carry them to the shore. It We then used a crow bar at deck level was reminiscent of the TV program, to try to jemmy the mast out, which Gilligan's Island; we constructed a didn't do very much, so we went below raft out of a navigation table, dining to the step and using crow bars and a room table, toilet door, blow-up li los car jack we managed to move the mast and three fenders. The raft measured about four feet until it just jammed at about 8ft square, and each trip it the mast co II ar - because the 'A' carried about one tonne of equipment. frame had been moved sl ightly off centre by the surf. At this point the To remove the mast we constructed an tide had risen so that there was about 'A' frame out of two spinnaker poles 4½ feet of water inside the boat and and attached them at the lower spread­ the hull was jumping around. It was ers, which was pretty close to the mast's 5.00 p.m., so we had to pack it in for centre of balance. After undoing the the day. rigging, we almost expected the mast to fa ll down by itself - or break. But - It happened to be my birthday that as we had found out a couple of times day. That night, the pilot who runs an before - it was a very strong mast and aerial service from Gladstone, Max it just stayed there even without the Davey, had found out somehow that it rigging. was my birthday, and he flew a birth­ day cake over to the island. I had the customary wish coming to me when blowing out the candles, and I wished that the mast would just pop out of the boat all by itself. lmagine our sur­ prise the next morning when we looked out on the reef, and there was 'Apollo' without any mast! We rushed out onto the reef, and there was the mast lying intact (with the Windex undamaged) just behind the boat on the reef .

.. ~ .!! 00 t C: ..,"' OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 9 in perfect condition. -"" ~ co ... Next came the rudder and the keel, "C: the latter had about 8½ tonnes of lead -, " in it. Both were jammed into the coral and couldn't be removed without either cutting the boat into a whole lot of little pieces or by burning the hull away, which seemed the quicker way.

So we burnt the hull away. We tried sprinkling a little petrol around; the paint wouldn't stay alight. So we built a fire in the main saloon, and after the boat started to burn it took only about 1½ hours to go completely. All that was left was charred debris and a bit of the keelson, which we cut up with the chain saw and floated ashore.

To get the salvage off the island we had a 60-foot trawler out to the isl and, 'Apollo' reluctantly gives up. Bowless and stemless, she is a surrealistic vision as atoms of body refloat the gear over the reef (for which and soul are excited to another world. we had a couple of 18ft aluminium punts) to the trawler. It was taken to We then had to remove the mast before load) while it was sitting right on the Bundaberg, from where it was trucked it was damaged. Fortunately, for us rubble coral. When the tide came in, to Sydney. Jack has given the bow to there was another wreck on the reef - we floated it ashore. The dinghy was the CYCA along with a few other the 'Thisbee' - which happened to undamaged in spite of this treatment, trinkets; the stern will become a have in her cargo hold about twenty, which speaks very well for it. We barbecue/bar fixture and the mast and 44-gallon plastic drums. We waited for floated the stern section ashore with flag pole is at Jack Rooklyn's house. the tide to rise a little and lashed these plastic drums. drums in pairs right down the length of 'Apollo's' engine, which was a 38 hp the mast so that it was completely sup­ It's interesting - there has been crit­ Perkins, was a complete writeoff. We ported, and at high tide we floated it icism of 'Apollo' over the years for gave it to the lighthouse keeper, who ashore. allegedly being a weak and spongy hopes to strip it down and get it going vessel, but I don't know of another again for use as a generator on the Offshore: How about the bow and the boat that could have withstood what island. stern? 'Apollo' did for six weeks from the Duncan Van Woerdan: All we needed time of the wreck until we went back. Offshore: What's Lady Elliot Island for the bow and the stern was a chain The starboard side of the hull was still like? Do you have nostalgic memories saw. We removed the life lines and any metal that was in the way and we cut through the timber hull using a The hull burned furiously for about an hour and one half, sickening the sky with dense smoke. 45cc saw with 17-inch blade. It took about 10 minutes to cut through the 4 x ½ inch oregon skins of the hull and the ½-inch ply with ¼-inch teak deck. We thought the weight of these sections might split the timber when we cut, so we cut the deck first and then the leeward hull, leaving the windward hull attached to the backbone of the boat till last; as it turned out the backbone did support the entire weight until the last inch or so of cut, and we were able to remove the bow and stern un­ damaged.

We then had the problem of getting them ashore without damaging them. We had a 10ft 6in Avon S-100 sport -"" ~ boat, and we rolled the bow section - co which weighed about 16001b - onto ... "C: the dinghy (which is rated for 8001b of -," 10 - OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 of the place? Duncan Van Woerdan: I've seen all of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef Province from Thursday Island to Lady Elliot, and it's definitely one of the worst - the coral is dead, the only population is the lighthouse keeper and the tent resort manager, and the rest are either mutton birds or giant centi­ pede s. The centipedes without any exaggeration are eight inches long with scorpion tails - they make I ife quite interesting; at night you've got to pull back your sheets, search your pillow case, your clothes, and then you have to do it all again the next morning before you put your shoes on . The centipedes have a very nasty bite, and they are a real pest.

There is only rainwater on the island, and it doesn't seem to rain much, so you can't shower. There are no tele­ phones, and only very light aircraft can fly in . It's not the Barrier Reef island that I would recommend for a holiday.

Offshore: How did you find your dealings with people throughout this whole affair? Duncan Van Woerdan: Most of the people we dealt with were really terrific, but one of the unhappy lessons .,,., of th is episode has been the fact that .!!1 al wrecks sometimes seem to bring out ..,., the worst in human nature. Some .,C: -, people took advantage of us. We had equipment stolen, vandalism was com­ mitted on the vessel at night even when we were on the island · and still in

possession of the vessel, and we were There are no words . .. charged some pretty outrageous fees when we had no other alternative but to accept the bill. I guess it makes the bringing of everything back all the more valuable to us - the experience of getting it off and knowing that 'Apollo' would simply have been plundered by souvenir hunters if we hadn't taken her away.

Some people have been critical of our cutting the bow and the stern of 'Apollo', of not giving the boat a Viking funeral. I think that 'Apollo' had enough charisma to justify having part of her preserved at the CYCA.

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I can't get a loan for a house Yawn. because my bank manager tells me money is scarce; I think I know where most of it is going. Someone better ring up the Dept. of Immigration and Peter Kurts has a Dubois minimum tell them to make sure they include Admiral's Cup rating boat under con­ lots of yachties in their quota system. struction by John McConaghy; it has a three-quarter rig . Dennis O'Neil and * * * partners have a Peterson 40ft being built in New Zealand. 'Kanga' Birtles is building a 44ft Holland design for The following anecdote comes from the some mysterious owner. Michael Bar­ seemingly inexhaustible supply of rett is building a Peterson minimum Kevin Shepherd. At one of the early Admiral's Cup rating boat for Bert Admiral's Cup challenges the Aust­ Ryan at his Mona Vale yard and a ralian team were invited to a partic­ sistership for Jack Violet (ex 'Hi­ ularly posh dinner; the late Uffa Fox Jacque') . Irwin Vidor has a Davidson was there, so was Ph ii the Duke and 1-tonner being built by Mal Henderson some lesser titled heavies. Kevin found at Brookvale; it is a later version of himself seated opposite a Frenchman 'Diamond Cutter'. Syd Fisher is build­ who turned out to be the Baron Roths­ ing himself a Peterson 43 similar to child. Now, 'Sheppo' had not had a lot one commissioned by Alan Bond rating of experience at talking to barons in about 33ft. Alan Bond's is being built those days, but he felt it incumbent by Jeremy Rogers in the UK and will on him to say something to start the RIGGLES' be shipped out here to be prepared for conversation, and he noticed that on the Admiral's Cup trials by John Bert­ the wall directly behind the Baron COLUMN rand . Ben Lexcen has designed a 2- was a huge painting of the Battle of tonner for John Mitchell , who crewed Trafalgar. He leaned forward and for Frank Tolhurst in the 5.5 Worlds. pointed this out to the Baron and Jack Rooklyn, true to his word, is mentioned that he thought it was building a new 70ft 'Apollo' in alum­ rather bad form by the 'Porns' to seat inium, and he swears it was designed the Baron in front of that picture, to by Bob Miller. It is to be turned out by which the Baron replied, "To make Us1,1ally at this time of the year yacht­ Aquacraft in time for this year's matters worse, Aussie, the bastards ing magazines in Australia get desper­ Sydney-Hobart Race. Brian Folbigg, beat us again today." ate for copy; what with the season who sold the magnificent 'Catriona-M' being over and all, there is just not to Jack Christofferson (things must be * * * that much to write about. So, Editors looking up in Careening Cove) is build­ drag out some of the most unbelievable ing a S & S cruiser/racer. John Walker Poorly-kept Secret No . 2 of 1980 is rubbish from behind the filing cabinet is having a ¾-tonner built by Doug the wholesale non-renewal of mem­ and assail the unsuspecting reader Brooker and a Cole 2-tonner is being berships in ORCA, a distressing symp­ with it. "New Products Of 1956", built by Comprador Marine. tom that will be watched with interest "The Self-Righting Trimaran", "Build and reported as facts come to hand. Your Own Maxi at Home", "Astro Any time there is this sort of problem, Navigation Using the Braille Sextant", the quality of leadership has to come you know the sort of thing. All of In Melbourne a 39ft Peterson is being into question. which only goes to show that I am built for Dr Taki Caradis with the short of subject matter myself. Admiral's Cup trials as a target; it is to be called 'Swan', and Gary Simon (ex My own pet subject for mid -year 'Blizzard') is in charge of the project. fiction is the new boats syndrome In Singapore, Peter Cantwell is to build many of which do turn out to be three Dubois boats, one of them for Does the EPIRB you just bought comply fiction, because when it comes to himself. In Perth, Billy Edgerton will with safety inspection requirements? actually putting up the hard cash as a start work on a ·Frers 2-tonner for deposit to start cutting aluminium or Peter Briggs in October. In Queensland, Let us take the worry out of safety John Swan, Mal Wood and a big Gold inspections and procurement of the timber, many prospective owners lose relevant equipment. their enthusiasm. However, this year Coast syndicate have launched a David ­ looks Iike being an exception in the son 1-tonner to be named 'Gold Coast Express'. YACHTWEAR RESEARCH racing machinery area. 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1. Offshore Racing Council Meeting 3. Special Regulations 4. Liferafts and Safety Harnesses 1.1 A Special Meeting of the Council was 3.1 The Council does not, as a principle, 4.1 The Council received a preliminary held on April 25-26th 1980 in Barcel­ wish to add to Special Regulations report from M. Jean -Louis Fabry on ona, Spain, by courtesy of the Real unless a clear demand in the interests the specifications for liferafts and Club Nautico Barcelona. The main of safety is established, and for this their stowage. By a large majority object of the Meeting was to consider reason did not adopt submissions con­ the Council was opposed to permitting proposals regarding safety in the light cerning, among other matters, engines rafts to be stowed in the saloon, and of the Fastnet Report. The Council and batteries. preferred a special locker opening onto had before it recommendations from 3.2 The Council adopted the following the deck. · the I.T.C. and submissions from Nat­ regulations, with the proviso that the 4.2 The Council also received a preliminary ional Authorities on design safety, exact wordings are to be reviewed by report on the research being under­ special regulations, and other questions. the Special Regulations Committee and taken by Mr. Tony Mooney into spec­ 1.2 All changes agreed at this Meeting are confirmed at the November Meetings. ifications for safety harnesses. to be effective from January 1st 1981. 3.3 Toe-rails. Categories 1, 2 and 3 . 4 .3 The Working Parties under M . Jean­ The decisions have been taken in April A toe-rail shall be fitted around the louis Fabry and Mr. Tony Mooney in order to give designers and owners deck forward of the mast at a height respectively will be reporting to the as much notice as possible. of not le ss than 25 mm. Location Special Regulations Committee. to be not further inboard from the 2. Stability edge of the working deck than one­ 5. Scantlings · 2.1 As outlined in Bulletin 28, the I.T.C. third of the local beam . 5.1 Mr. Gary Mull, Chairman of the I.T.C., had carefu lly considered discouraging A third life line (or second for reported that the Guide on Scantlings designs with large Beam to Depth yachts under 21 ft.) or rod at a to be published by the American Bureau Ratios by means of a B/CMDI formula. height of not less than 25 mm or of Shipping was now in final draft On further cons ideration however the more than 50 mm above the work­ form. I .T.C. preferred alternative measures ing deck will be accepted. 5.2 The Council decided that for an initial intended directly to encourage the In yachts built before January 1st period it will be advisory only, but lowering of the centre of gravity, which 1981 a toe-rail height of 20 mm will anticipates that it will be made man­ has been moving upwards noticeably be accepted. datory in the future. in recent designs. 3.4 Bilge Pumps. Categories 1 and 2. 2.2 The I.T.C. proposal is in two parts: At least two manually operated. 6. Sails the first gives a modest rating bonus to Securely fastened to the yacht's 6.1 The Council confirmed in this instance yachts with lower centres of gravity; structure, one operable above, the with immediate effect, that in the • the seco nd imposes a severe penalty other below deck. Each pump shall Special Regulations relating to st9rm on yachts with a centre of gravity be operable with all cockpit seats, trysails and heavy-weather jibs the which is considered undesirably high . hatches and companionways shut. words "of a suitable strength for the 2.3 The change agreed by the Council is a Each pump shall discharge through purpose" should be substituted for the new formula in Paragraph 711, which a permanently fitted pipe. words "of cloth weight heavier than will read: 3 .5 Two-way radio - to become com­ that of the mainsail". pulsory for Category 2, but a minimum CGF 2.2 + .887 wattage no longer to be specified. 7. Measurement of Sterns 7.1 The I.T.C. Chairman reported that a TR-5.1 3.6 Hatches. All Categories. All hatches shal l be permanently formula had been devised that success­ fully identified yachts obtaining a for yachts with TRs less than or equal fitted so that t hey can be closed rating advantage by local steepen ing of to 35, and a new formula as follows immediately and will remain firmly the 15% B buttock slope between the for TRs greater than 35: shut in a 180° capsize . The main companionway hatch shall be fitted aft girth stations. The I.T.C . is working on a method of using this formula to CGF ; 0.0064TR + .7400 with a strong positive securing arrangement which shal I be operable apply a correction to AOCP that will nullify the advantage of such sterns. The restriction that CG F may not be from below. 3.7 Radar Reflectors. All Categories. An alternative method, involving a taken as less than .9680 will remain in new measurement is also being studied. force. If the radar reflector is octahedral it must have a minimum diagonal If this is adopted the formula might 2.4 The Council at,!preciates that the ratings then be used as a screen to identify of a very considerable number of yachts measurement of 18 in. (46 cm), or if not octahedral must have an those yachts which should be re ­ will be affected by this Rule change, measured. but it believes that in most cases those "equivalent echoing area" of not less than 1 O m 2 . 7 .2 A f irm recommendation will be made adversely affected will be able to make after the September I.T .C. Meeting. adjustments by lowering their ba llast - 3.8 Fire Extinguishers. All Categories . At least two in all yachts. It will be proposed that this be effective and that it is essential they be encour­ from January 1st 1981, as clear warn­ aged to do so. 3.9 Quarter-tonners. In view of the increas­ ing cost of complying with Category 2 ing has been given that a fair rating Special Regulations, the Level Rating will be applied to these sterns which 2.5 As this Rule change concerns safety, Classes Committee was asked to con­ at present gain an unrated advantage. there will be no "grandfathering" pro­ sider the possibility of changes in the vision, and it wi ll apply to al l 1.O .R .­ format of races which might make it 8. Rule Infringement rated yachts from January 1st 1981. possible for Quarter Tonners to race 8 .1 The Council expressed concern about 2.6 The I.T.C. is continuing to study data under Category 3. some malpractices that have infil­ from Delft University which may enable trated into 1.O .R . racing in recent an improvei'nent to be made to the years and to which some competitors existing Screening Values. OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 15 and organising authorities have turned safety equipment, of bal last distribut­ 10. I.Y.R.U. Rule 66 - Sitting Out a blind eye . ion (by freeboard checks at important 10.1 The Council was evenly divided on a 8.2 The responsibility for rule enforce­ regattas) and of sail d imensions, and proposal to seek amendment to Rule 66 ment is a shared one - the owner, the where instances of rule infringement to permit crews to have their upper crew, the race committee, the appropri­ are discovered they should be prepared body and head outside the upper life ate rating authority and the O .R.C. all to impose appropriate penalties. li ne. have their part to play. Instances of The O .R .C. has appointed a Working cheating that have occurred in recent Party to maintain a close view of the 11. Other Business years vary from the calculated to the problem. 11.1 The Council considered Reports on the accidental. The removal or red istribution foll owing matters which will be. on of internal ballast (including anchors, 9 . 1.Y.R.U. Rule 26 - Advertising the Agenda of the November meetings, chain and outboard motors) after 9.1 The Council debated the proposal of after further discussion by Committees measurement is perhaps one extreme; a Working Party of I.Y.R.U. to vary as appropriate. drawing out the foot of a reefed main­ Rule 26, and was un animously and 11.2 Mark I I la - 1.T.C. Meeting in Sept­ sail beyond the b lack band is perhaps strongly of the opinion that Rule 26 ember wi ll be devoted to this question . another. But it matters not that the should not be modified. The example 11.3 Standard Rating ·c lasses - applications degree is different - if it presses beyond of several sports was cited, where are now being processed . the letter of the law it has to be bad advertising had been al lowed and within 11 .4 International Offshore One Designs - for the sport. a short period amateur participation the first applications have been received . Owners and crews should therefore be had been el iminated. 11.5 Research Committee - Mr. Pat Haggerty reminded of their responsibi lities. The 9 .2 The Council recommended that the gave an Interim Report. 1.O.R. Rulebook, the 1.Y .R .U . Rules, Rule should be made more readi ly 11.6 Restricted and Unrestricted D ivisions - the O .R.C. Special Regulations and the enforceable by deleting the present initial discussion. Rules for the World Championships of requirement for a warning to be given. 11 .7 Droopy booms - to be reviewed after the Level Rating Classes (The Green 9.3 Another problem in enforcing the further experience of the effect of Book) are very clear in their definitions, Rule is that many names may legiti­ restrictions on the movement of rigs. and all participants are encouraged to mately be similar to commercial names. familiarise themselves with their pre­ It was considered that this difficulty 12. Next Meetings scriptions. might be overcome by requiring a 12.1 The next Meeting of t he I.T.C. will declaration that no f inancial advantage be he ld in Newport, U.S.A., on Sept­ By the same token Race Committees resu lts from the use of a name, and ember 26th and 27th. should be prepared to take a more that it wi ll not be used for advertising 12.2 The next Meetings of the Council w ill active role in rule enforcement. For purposes. be he ld in London on November 2nd instance, this could be by inspection of and 8th .

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OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 17 Host club for the Brisbane to Glad­ had been felled during the 120 miles the status of a I icensed club. Thus the stone Race is the Port Curtis Sailing per hour gale was collected by Club Gladstone Yacht Club was formed in Club, which was one of the first sailing Members after the blast and used to 1977 as a unique conglomerate with clubs formed in Australia and these make the foundations and framework each of the three bodies maintaining days is one of the fastest growing of the clubhouse, which was sited on its own independent fixtures and and most active clubs in the country. land on Auckland Creek leased from activities. the Gladstone Harbour Board . Yachtsmen who have visited the Club Facilities now include two bars; a have to be impressed by the remark­ With the exception of the roof and dining room with excellent catering able development which has taken ceiling, the clubhouse was constructed standards, games facilities - though place in the Club's facilities, its growth entirely by volunteer labour of Club not the ubiquitous poker machine in membership and its expansive Members. found in New South Wples clubs - hospitality in recent years. and a barbeque area. Last year a full ­ The subsequent improvements and time manager was appointed and plans Its history is worth recording. The extensions to the original building are underway to further extend facili­ Club had its origin in the 1880s when have been financed entirely out of ties to include open verandahs and sail was a basic means of transport and Gladstone was the northernmost rail terminus in Queensland. All cargo north of the port was carried by sailing boat. The Gladstone Yacht Club Club regattas were arranged for sport among the work boats carrying coastal freight and passengers to the northern by Lesley Brydon areas of Australia. Off-duty days were race days among the amazing variety of sturdy sailing vessels which were har­ boured in Port Curtis.

Club President and veteran sailor, Noel Patrick, recalls the Club's dev­ elopment: "During the war years of the lliiiel►- •v 1900s sailing regattas continued to be 'lliY. UlE 'lJRll •ncu • organised by the Club despite the fact that Port Curtis was a restricted ~~~-~Ell ;.,• •.,.,: ~---n&, _... -___._~: .j",_,, , zone patrolled by guns at the heads and ..... - ===.:-•:.._;;;..:,.-•;,;,,;.,.. a dedicated Volunteer Defence Corps.

"In order to take part in the races, each crew member was required to apply for a perm it before each race day. Members were obliged to carry the permit at all times while travelling in a restricted zone. Caught without a permit, a crew member was liable to arrest and prosecution.

"Inevitably, when boats capsized during a race, papers were lost. Crews were Club revenue. As it stands today the more comfortable furnishings. Current then officially 'off limits' and illegally building has a replacement value of membership is 480. trespassing on a restricted military over $200,000. zone, so arrests were often made during The Port Curtis Sailing Club pioneered a race by the officers of the Volunteer During the late 1970s the Port Curtis learn-to-sail classes in Queensland. Defence Corps." Sailing Club ran into financial diffi­ Classes are conducted for youthful culties and it was realised that only by students in 12 Sabots purchased and Prosecutions were presumably lenient, obtaining a licensed club status could assembled by Club Members. The however, for the risk never seemed to it continue operating. The sailing Club Gladstone High School became the dampen the enthusiasm of Port Curtis alone could not summon the required first Queensland school to include Sailing Club Members. adult membership needed to obtain a sailing as an official school sport under sporting club I icence, so the Club the direction of sailing Club Members. The present day clubhouse emerged amalgamated with the Air Sea Rescue out of the destruction of the Club by body and the Power Boat Club to When the first Brisbane to Glad stone a severe cyclone in 1949. Timber which form a joint association to apply for Race was organised in 1949 the Po rt 18 - OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 Curtis Sailing Club actively supported to a Marconi rig and sold to Norman The 67 entries this year illustrated an the Queensland Cruising Yacht Club Richards of Brisbane. Richards later all time high in popularity for the in staging the event. sold the boat to a southern owner. race which, next to the Sydney to Hobart, is the longest established ocean In 1950 the Club fielded its first nom­ On a delivery trip to New Zealand in event on the Australian yachtsman's inations in the race, and since that time 1971, the boat was abandoned by calendar. (The Sydney-Hobart was first boats from the Club have performed its crew in unusual circumstances in the staged in 1945, the Brisbane to Glad­ well. Tasman Sea. Apparently overcome by stone in 1949). sea sickness in the rough conditions, the One of the best known and outstanding crew made their way ashore in I ife These days the race is run in con­ performers in the event has been the rafts leaving 'Sea Prince' to its unknown junction with the Sydney to Brisbane yacht 'Wi stari' which was designed and fate. Two years later in 1973, 'Sea and the Gladstone to Bundaberg races built by owner-skipper, Noel Patrick, Prince' was found by the crew of a bulk and together the three events have in 1965. The yacht currently holds the carrier drifting abandoned in the Coral become known as the Ampol South trophy for the highest aggregate point Sea. The crew of the carrier boarded Pacific Offshore Champ ion ship. score in the event since its inception the vessel but were unable to salvage in 1949. her because of the I imitations caused 'Diamond Cutter', the 37-foot Sydney by their own relative size and lack of sloop made a clean sweep of the three facilities. She was therefore left to races to secure an overall victory on continue her lonely and aimless passage handicap in this year's Ampol Series. in the Coral Sea. No doubt, as Noel Patrick observes wistfully, "Doing what Line honours in the Brisbane to Glad­ we'd all love to be doing - visiting stone event went to the 43-foot Sydney coral atolls and making friends with sloop 'Fanny Adams' following the those dusky maidens who inhabit demise of Jack Rooklyn's 'Apollo'. South Sea islands." Accepting the trophy for line honours, The Port Curtis Sailing Club has gentleman yachtsman Jim Allen, skipper initiated and supported a number of of 'Fanny Adams', dedicated the other ocean races including the Glad­ victory to 'Apollo' and her crew. stone to Bundaberg Race, the Glad­ 'Apollo's' victory seemed certain before stone to Keppel Island and the Glad­ she foundered on a reef while negoti ­ stone to Cairns event in co-operation ating a course from Break Sea Spit with the Cairns Yacht Club. light to Lady Elliott Island in the early hours of darkness. Noel Patrick won the first Gladstone to Cairns Race in 'Wistari', while the The accident saddened the spirits of standard of performance of other Club all those competing in the race and Members has also been very high. many others around the world who were familiar with the performance of Club Member Wally Walters has won this veteran ocean racer and her crew. two Queensland titles with an R L 24 which he built himself and took third Reliable breezes characterised the race place in last year's national titles. th is year - th is is not always the case with the balmy Easter weather in Queensland - and most competitors 'Sea Prince', winner of the first Brisbane­ finished the race in respectable time. Gladstone Race ... a colourful, mysterious history. 'Diamond Cutter' takes out The multihull event which was run Ampol Series after Brisbane­ 15 minutes behind the monohull race Gladstone victory The trophy for the aggregate point by the Queensland Mitchell Yacht There were nine New South Wales score in the Brisbane-Gladstone Race Squadron had its own share of disaster is the Sea Prince Trophy donated by entries including the ill -fated 'Apollo' when 'Bagatelle', owned by Mel­ the Port Curtis Sailing Club. It is a among this year's record nominations bournians Lindsay and Val Cumming, silver rep I ica of the boat which won for the 32nd Brisbane to Gladstone ran up on the reef at Lady Elliott the first Brisbane-Gladstone Race in Ocean Race, organised jointly by the Island. She sustained remarkably I ittle 1949. The boat, originally a romantic Queensland Cruising Yacht Club and damage however, and her shallow draft gaff-rigged carvel-hulled vessel, has a the Port Curtis Sailing Club. allowed her crew to kedge her off the colourful and mysterious history. reef with the loss of one of her rudders. The race is becoming increasingly Results were: Following its victory in 1949 'Sea popular among Sydney yachtsmen Overall elapsed time positions Prince' was purchas-ed by~ well known because of its growing status as an 'Fanny Adams' Jim Allan Gladstone skipper Harry Renton. It event but, perhaps too, because of 'Quo Vadis' W. Turnbull competed in local events for some the opportunity it offers for post-race 'DiamoRd Cutter' Alan Sweeney years before being converted by Renton cruising in the Barrier Reef Islands. (Continued on page 23} OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 19 0 n Sunday, 20th Apri I, over 7 5 yachts, The Maxi Race was won by Dr Tony winners and placegetters by Dr Norman most of them ocean racers from Div­ Fisher's new 'Helsal 11' which finished Johnson, Chief Commissioner of Aust­ isions 1, 2, and 3 including many well­ 52 seconds ahead of Gordon I ngate's ralia, at the conclusion of the race when known names in the Sydney-Hobart 12-metre yacht 'Gretel 11' with Bernard the yachts rafted up together in the lee fleet, lined up for the Third Annual Lewis's 12-metre 'Gretel' finishing third. of Clark Island, off Darling Point. Great Scout Yacht Race on Sydney Harbour. In No. 2 Division 'Ruthless' (Peter The day was a financial success raising Hill) was first, one minute 14 seconds over $9,000 for the World Scout David Goode and his team of officials ahead of 'Mystic Seven' (N. Chidgey) Friendship Fund. A great day was from the Cruising Yacht Club of Aust­ who finished 11 seconds ahead of enjoyed by all those who participated. ralia did a great job in starting and 'Caravella' (R. Carruthers) third . Fourth finishing the yachts. They sailed in was 'Deception' (John Bleakley) with We express our appreciation to: the five divisions, being a Maxi, Nos. 1, 2, 'Diamond Cutter' (Allan Sweeney) Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for 3 and a Cruising Division. fifth, only three seconds away . 'Dia­ making their starter's boat and the Club mond Cutter' was the winner of the facilities available; to all the yacht There was quite a good breeze from recent Sydney to Brisbane Yacht Race. owners who provided their yachts and the ENE at the start and it was quite expert crew; and to the Scouts who exciting to see Geoff Lee, the Inter­ No. 3 Division was won by 'Plum assisted in many ways. national Commissioner for The Scout Crazy' (Tig Thomas) one minute 28 Association of Australia, with his two seconds ahead of 'Happy Days' (Bill helpers trying to deliver Mr. Juicy Ratel iff) with 'Emma Ch isit' (Ashley orange JU ice to a number of com­ Gay) third. petitors as they crossed the starting

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line. Mr. Juicy was again the sponsor; The Cruising Division was won by apart from a generous cash donation, 'Lolita' (Nick Cassim) one minute the company provided the medal I ions 16 seconds ahead of 'Starbuck' (Rick which were presented to al I yacht Dowling) and 'Tawarri II' (Chris owners, hosts and hostesses who part­ Iacono) third. icipated in the race. Scouts and Venturers were placed on No. 1 Division was won by 'Kingurra', board the competing vessels and helped owned by Sir William Pettingell, who 'Destiny' with other yachts having lunch after as crew. The guests each donated $9 crossed the Ii ne 55 seconds ahead of the Great Scout Race 1980. to the World Scout Friendship Fund 'Big Schott', owned and skippered by for the opportunity to sail on board Mr Tony Pearson, Commodore of the the vessels. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, with We even broke the brought when it 'Ragamuffin' (S. Fischer) third. A large number of spectator craft rained at midday, after an extremely were made available by their owners. long dry period. The 25 yachts in No. 1 Division in­ cluded 'Pol ice Car' (J. Hardy) and The Maritime Services Board of NSW Sincere thanks to all who supported 'Impetuous' (G. Lambert and J. Crisp); was most co-operative and made the th is event. these yachts, together with 'Raga­ 'Captain Phillip' available for an official Geoff Lee, muffin', comprised the successful party and Sir Theo Kelly made 'Sun­ International Commissioner Admiral's Cup team which won in downer' available. Vessels were also England in 1979. provided by Jack Rooklyn 'Nicky O'Dee', Stan Levy 'Selina Ill', 'Silver It was unfortunate that the wind died Cloud' by Dr Derek Freeman, M.L.C., half-way through the race, and •approx­ 'Marabou' by Keith Storey, 'Xiph ias imately half the fleet were unable to Hunter' by Phillip Green. finish the race within the required time limit but we did get a result in each Bronze plaques . were presented to the Division. 20 - OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 we have the expertise we have the experience we have the backing 1n fflARlnE 1nsunAncE now open nauMgua.-$-

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When I first got around to writing Bake in a moderate oven (175°C gas, size of a small plum, and salt if necess­ these articles, I got a lot of flak from 190°C electric) for 30 minutes. Garnish ary. a self-styled gastronome. In case you with parsley sprigs. don't know, that's French for someone Lime Parfait Simmer gently until the chicken is who I ikes a good feed occasionally, (Approximately 100, 5oz servings) tender (about 40 minutes). Just before and you can tell who I'm talking about serving melt in three tablespoons of Ingredients for 100 servings by looking at one of the big eaters on red-currant jelly, adding two table­ 1 kg (2Ib) lime jelly crystals 'Gretel', or maybe you know him spoons of lemon juice and the grated 2.81 (5 pints) boiling water better as T.C., the organiser of a 'Quiet outer rind of half a lemon. Little Drink' in Hobart. One of the 3 kg (7Ib) cream cheese, softened at room temperature reasons he gets a mention here is Make a golden rice by gently cooking 1 kg (2Ib) sugar because I was dissatisfied with the two cups of rice in a covered pot con­ 500 ml ( 1 pint) orange juice catering arrangements at the last taining three cups of stock, a table­ 250 ml(½ pint) lemon juice 0. L.D .; there wasn't a Sao in sight. spoon of butter, two tablespoons of 2.8 I (5 pints) evaporated milk, chilled Along with other 'Muffin' men, I had sultanas and two teaspoons of tur­ skipped breakfast to be there at open­ Decoration meric. ing time. 1 I (2 pints) cream, whipped Strawberries (optional) Place curry inside a ring of this rice I have decided to come to the rescue and decorate dish with thin wedges of and provide some of my impromptu Method rockmelon. recipes designed to feed about 100 Dissolve jelly crystals in the boiling screaming drunks. These may also be water. Chill until on the point of useful to some of you other readers setting. Beat the cream cheese in a who occasionally have cause to provide mixing bowl until smooth; gradually sustenance for guests who have lingered add sugar, orange juice and lemon Finally, on a brief note, I have at hand over a lot of good conversation and a juice. Fold the jelly into the cream some helpful hints that may be of use good deal more drink. cheese mixture. Beat evaporated milk to some people perhaps. until thick and fold into the cream Tuna Amandine cheese mixture. Pour into parfait 1. Never keep bottles of sauces in the (Approximately 100, 9oz servings) glasses and chill. galley as they are often put into Ingredients for 100 servings soups and gravies to mask bad 2¾ kg (6Ib) long grain rice Decorate with a rosette of cream cooking. 150 g ( 1 lb) chopped on ions and strawberries. 2. Potatoes (boiled) and celery (either 600 g (1 ¼Ib) margarine raw or cooked) are great in cases of 2 dessertspoons salt I have another recipe from a guest gout and rheumatism. 2 dessertspoons pepper chef this issue. This interesting chicken 3. A small quantity of porridge taken 4.5 I ( 1 gallon) tomato soup dish comes from a young Frenchman at bedtime is a good remedy for 2.25 I (½ gallon) milk sometimes seen at the CYCA, Alain sleeplessness. 450 g ( 1 lb) almonds, chopped and Blanc. He suggests this would be ideal 4. A glass of hot water at night and toasted during or after a harbour race when cold water in the morning will often 20, 15oz cans chunk-style tuna things are usually calm. cure biliousness. 2 dessertspoons paprika 5. Navigators should be heard but not Parsi ey sprigs Poulet au Cantaloup a L'lndienne seen. Cut a chicken into four. Slice two Method large onions thinly and gild them with Cook the rice in boiling, salted water a little oil in a deep thick pot. Add two for 15 minutes or until tender. Melt finely chopped garlic cloves, a teaspoon margarine in a saucepan and fry the each of ground cinnamon and cori­ onions for five minutes. Add salt, ander, two teaspoons each of chilli pepper, tomato soup, milk and half powder and turmeric, and half a tea­ the almonds; heat thoroughly. Stir in spoon of mace or ground nutmeg. the chunk-style tuna reserving a few Lightly toast these spices with the of the chunks for garnish. Add rice to on ions. Add chicken quarters and fry the tuna mixture and pour into a for a few minutes on both sides. baking tray. Top with the remaining tuna and almonds and sprinkle with Pour in 500 ml of rich chicken stock, paprika. adding a piece of coconut cream the 22 - OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 Robin Kidd, David Ellis and Neil Vidal. starters; the size of the field, however, This crew has been together since the did not in any way reduce the spirit launching of the boat. of competitiveness.

Trivia In the days of fractional rigs, I ifti ng Continued from page 5 keels and stripped out racing machines, Diamond Cutter it is encouraging to see a wholesome Continued from page 19 4. Which were the three yachts boat such as this one in the front line. that represented Australia In fact, she would be the only ¼-ton 'Satin Sheets' Andrew Strachan in the One Ton Cup in yacht that qualifies for Category 2 'Enid' Norm Thurecht Auckland, New Zealand in racing, and she has competed in the last 'Onya of Gosford' Peter Rysdyk 1971? two Sydney to Mooloolabah races as 5. Which Australian boat won well as the 1978 South Solitary race Corrected time positions the 1976 China Sea Race where, unfortunately, she was dis· IOR Div (Overall) from Hong Kong to Manila? masted when a capshroud tang col• 'Diamond Cutter' Alan Sweeney 6. Which two famous events lapsed . 'Allegro con Brio' Keith Free were won by boats skippered 'Incredible' Graham McPherson by Syd Fischer in 1971, and At the recent presentation dinner, Mike 'Runaway' Norm Richards what were the boats? Green had the pleasure of cleaning up 'Carinya' John Burkett 7. The original 'Ragamuffin' the trophy table by coll ecting five 'The Liquidator' Brad Barker represented Australia in three trophies, including the Zilvergeast II Admiral's Cup challenges, a Trophy, which is the Division 4 version Arbitrary Division record. Three other boats of the Blue Water Championship. 'Helena' Hans Lang have represented Australia 'Evergreen' was the winner of the Ocean 'Panacea' Paul Bright in the Admiral's Cup twice; Point Score, the Short Ocean Po int 'Casper' D. Ogilvie (Prov.) which are they? Score as well as the inaugural Montego 8. Which were the three yachts Bay Trophy and the Zilvergeast Trophy. Cruising Division that were in the victorious 'Fortitude' John Pforr Australian 1978 Pan-Am Hot trehind the heels of 'Evergreen' 'Palagra' P. Bukotich Clipper Cup team? came 'Cagou IV' (Brian James). She 'Trusblew' Jan Griffith 9. Which was the first non· came second in both the Ocean Point N.S.W . boat to be selected Score and the Short Ocean Point Score in an Admiral's Cup team? and she was the winner of the En­ AWA to market DOT-approved 10. Which Australian boat still deavour Cup. Before the last SOPS EPIRB holds the course record for race, 10 points separated these two A new emergency position indicating the 180-mile Cowes to yachts, and the ability to cover won radio beacon transmitter for small Dinard Race? the series for Mike Green. craft is now being marketed by the 11. Which Australian boat won Marine Division of Amalgamated Wire· the Cowes·Dinard Race on Other yachts that shone during the less (Australasia) Limited. corrected time in 1975? series were 'Weather Report' (Tony 12. In the 1961 Trans Tasman Hatch), winner of the Tasman Cup and The Australian Department of Trans· Race (Auckland to Sydney), third in the SOPS, and 'Corfu' (Martin port approved DON B900·1A EPI RB 'Astor' ( Peter Warner) was Green/Hancock/Ferrier), third in the transmitter operates on 121.5 MHz and beaten for line honours by Ocean Point Score. 243 MHz simultaneously. It is capable 39 minutes after 1200 miles of alerting civil aircraft on international and nearly eight days racing. The disappointment of both series was Which Australian boat won the small field of competitors. In many (Continued on page 25) I in e honours? races there were only three or four

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OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 23 News from New Zealand and their took line honours in the 1979 Fastnet sideband radio this time dictates that first challenge for the Whitbread and then second across the line in the this equipment will be compulsory for Round-the-World Race is taking shape recent Hobart Race. Blake has sailed in future Round-the-Island event's. in Auckland. Called 'Ceramco New both previous Whitbread Round-the­ Bleepers will, in future, have to be Zealand', the Bruce Farr-designed 68- World events on 'Burton Cutter' in seven-day types, probably with reverse footer is being built, crewed and raced 1973 and on 'Heath's Condor' (now batteries also. In a coastal race, there as an all -New Zealand effort to win the 'Condor Of Bermuda'). would be no possibility of a boat not 1981 event. being searched for within that time so * * * there would be no need to conserve Most of the cost of building the boat power". has been underwritten by Ceramco Also from New Zealand, appalling Limited, the Auckland-based indus­ weather marked the Two Man Round The winner on elapsed time was trial group. the North Island Race, and it developed 'Arethusa', a 38-foot sloop which com­ into a mini Fastnet situation. peted in the 1978 Sydney-Hobart Race Bruce Farr has designed the yacht to with owner George Knightly. She paramete rs laid down by the New Conducted by the Devenport Yacht completed the race in eight days 10 Zealand Challenge Committee. These Club, research pointed to February as hours. The corrected time winner was requirements called for a fast, light, the most settled time to run the four­ a 39-foot sloop called 'Camelot'. safe yacht which will be strong enough stage, 1250-mile counter-clockwise cir­ to withstand the rigours of the deep cumnavigation of the North Island. * * * southern ocean. But February 1980 contradicted all the statistics. A look at the wind read­ New boatowner of the month is CYCA The boat is being constructed of alum­ ings from the Cape Reinga Lighthouse, Sailing Secretary, Hedley Watson. Boat inium by McMullen and Wing of which is on the northern tip of New is hardly the word to describe th is Auckland. Building is well under way Zealand, revealed that for a five-day whale-shaped, submarine-looking appar­ and the boat will be launched late in period the wind never went below 30 ition, more akin to something out of a September this year. knots, and for the most time the wind Jules Verne novel than a Sailing Sec­ was in the high 50s with the maxi­ retary's boat. Bought in partnership The yacht will be taken across the mum gust at 84 knots. The seas around with Andrew Wray, th is 32-foot steel Tasman for this year's Hobart Race the North Cape were the worst for ketch called 'Beatrix' was built in followed by a 1000-mile testing run years. Holland and sailed to Australia. It's as far as 55° south in the Southern sure to give Gordon Marshall many Ocean. Then it 's back to Auckland via Two search and rescue operations headaches when he comes to measure the major east coast harbours· of the were mounted. The second of these it, when trying to establish the bow South and North Islands to enable as ended with two men being plucked by from stern, and even a greater head­ many New Zealanders as possible to helicopter from their upturned tri­ ache to the handicapper if it should race see the yacht. maran 60 miles off the Mahia Peninsula. in the winter series.

In April 1981 she will be shipped to Fourteen yachts in the 31-boat field * * * Europe to be prepared for a racing pro­ retired. Thirteen of those finished only gramme in British waters, including the 161 -mile first leg up the Northland Cowes Week and the 1981 Fastnet coast from Auckland to Mangonui. The When the pages of a newspaper pick before the big race itself which starts two multihulls that started were prom­ themselves up off a pavement and from Portsmouth on August 29. inent among the casualti es. One pitch­ career across the street to curl mad­ poled and remained upside down. The deningly round your legs, when the Skipper and project manager is Pefer other lost half of its starboard float dust forms in whirlpools at your feet, Blake, one of the world's most experi­ and Iimped to shelter. and leaves chase the shadows across enced offshore and round-the-world the grass, when white horses start helmsmen. Until recently he was skipper A report from the organising club forming on the waves, gentlemen, it's on 'Condor Of Bermuda', in which he stated, "Our experience with sing le registering 4 on the Beaufort Scale. 24 - OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 Who was this bloke Beaufort? Why is ocean contest yet seen in the waters, Although the beacon may be operated his scale still used in this modern age in which only seven of 15 starters from inside the vessel or I iferaft, the of accurate weather forecasting? completed the course. But none best radiation is achieved when it is tempted fate so persistently or with floating in the water. A small L.E .D. Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort, K.C.B., such supreme disdain as did the crew indicates that the DON B900-1A R.N ., to give him his full title, lived of Archie Robertson's Hobart built beacon is operating. at the time when shot and powder and 42-footer, 'Mavis'. wooden ships were the Navy's pride; The storage life of the alkaline batteries steamships were a noxious and putrid "On the last day of the race, prevented used in the beacon is three years. It is thing of the Navy. The Admiral formed from coming about by the hopelessly recommended that once the beacon is a scale of wind forces ranging from nil tangled remains of a spinnaker clinging placed in service, either on board a to hurricane force. Incidentally, the to the yacht's forestays, 'Mavis' ' crew vessel or packed in a I iferaft, that the word "hurricane" is derived from the ran her by the lee continuously for six batteries are changed every 12 to 18 Carib Indian name for their god of hours, without any preventer tackle, months and beacon operation checked stormy weather, Hunraken, a word to make sure of clearing Sydney Heads. by the national distributor, who has Columbus introduced to European With mate, the late Ron Robertson at specialised test equipment for this dictionaries. Beaufort defined it in his the tiller throughout this period, the purpose. Battery life tests have indic­ immortal scale as "a wind of velocity low-wooded I ittle craft shot the waves ated that the beacon can operate for above 75 m.p.h. Seas beaten quite flat". like a skiff, planing for 200 yards at a periods well in excess of 48 hou'rs. Such a wind, the Admiral added in a time, in bursts of speed estimated by note, might be considered justification skipper Archie Robertson at 15 to for a Royal Naval vessel to break 18 knots. formation . "This furious drive took little 'Mavis' Yachtwear Research right away from the other leaders, A new organisation trading as Yacht­ The Beaufort Scale is the most practical 'Josephine', 'Defiance' and 'Kyeema', wear Research has informed 'Offshore' guide to wind strengths that was ever and brought her home with an hour that it is offering a safety service to devised, and it has successfully with­ and a half to-spare, to win line honours. yachtsmen. The idea for the service stood competition from every scientific arose out of the frustration and improvement to date. It lists only 13 "Heavily penalised under the RORC unnecessary expense that is evidently winds and starting with O on the Beau­ Rule for her harbour-racer design and incurred by many yachtsmen in com­ fort, works its way through various light construction, 'Mavis' was rele­ plying with the requirements of safety strengths of breezes to gales, storms and gated to fourth place on handicap, inspections for offshore racing. so to the dread hurricane - 12 on the winner of the main prize being the Beaufort. Hurricane winds have been steel cutter 'Tradewinds', which fin­ With regulations changing all the time registered at 150 m.p.h ., though experts ished sixth, more than six hours after and with rigid schedules laid down by th ink there is good reason to believe 'Mavis'. overtaxed safety inspectors, many that they can and do reach 250 m.p.h. owners have found it cheaper and far Such velocities are happily unknown " 'Tradewinds', skippered by owner easier to employ a specialist to do the in Australia though winds of over Mervyn Davey, also sailed a magnificent worrying for them. "It works well both 90 m.p.h. have been registered. We are race; driven hard every inch of the ways," Frank Arrowsmith, well-known lucky to be spared the hurricane winds way, the 40-foot steel cutter did her offshore yachtsman and proprietor of which sometimes lash the Caribbean share of running by the lee on that Yachtwear Research commented. "The and in one such storm the 'Aqu itan ia' last wild day, when it took three men service costs the owner nothing. We had to heave to, and ports 50 feet above on the tiller to keep her steady. Short­ procure whatever he needs at competi­ the waterline were stove in by waves. ended, with ample freeboard, 'Trade­ tive prices. We know what is needed and winds' is a first-class example of the we know where to go for it and we are * * * healthy, sea-kindly ocean-going racer, much more efficient in this regard than wisely fostered by the RORC Rule." the non-specialist. The cost of providing From the archives. A report in Seacraft the service is borne by the suppliers; it magazine of November 1948 on the comes out of their normal margins. Montagu Island Race of that year EPIRB Many boat owners are too busy with stated, "Running by the lee before a their own businesses to be able to afford (continued from page23) 50-knot gale in heavy seas is a risky the time to keep their safety standards business - an invitation to disaster. flights and m ii itary aircraft at ranges up to requirements. Many waste money One moment of inattention by the up to 300 nautical miles to distress buying the wrong thing or don't know helmsmen (a helmsmen, since it often situations involving surface craft. where to go to get the be~t deal. That's takes several men to keep the yacht why we started the service." on her course in such circumstances) The DON B900-1A emits for a mini­ can mean the loss of the mast, the mum of 48 hours signals which are For Members interested, Yachtwear ship, the whole crew. readily distinguishable from those of Research's telephone number is aircraft EPI R Bs and, therefore, assist 32-9585 (a.h. 399-9831 ). "More than one crew took this risk in the appropriate authorities in deter­ the RPAYC's 1948 Montagu Island mining the type of rescue operation Race - the wildest, hardest-fought required. OFFSHORE, June/July 1980 - 25 ~ - PATE~ PHILIPPE

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