In the Wind ROYAL PERTH YACHT CLUB NEWSLETTER APRIL 2013 GEOGRAPHE BAY RACE WEEK How to start 13 16 a regatta ALSO Sunsail adventures • The Duyfken returns! Wednesday Sailing • Clean Marine Featuring Bring along the girls for 4 2 Argonaut Mini Series 2013 some fun and a bit of frivolity Geographe Bay Race 4 Week 2013 on what is set to be a great Royal Perth Yacht Club PO Box 5 Nedlands WA 6909 WAIODA State night at the Club. 8 Championships 14 T: (08) 9389 1555 F: (08) 9389 1459 The Duyfken returns! • Get to know the other [email protected] 11 www.rpyc.com.au David Gilmour Ladies at the Club. 8 12 Wins Warren Jones 28 Fremantle Annexe T: (08) 9430 4590 International Youth Match • Enjoy a cocktail on arrival F: (08) 9430 4507 Racing Regatta followed by dinner. 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GST at RPYC Night Design inin thisthis issueissue www.rpyc.com.au APRIL 2013 Annie Bramley Friday 19th April at 7:30pm T: (08) 9252 1325 M: 0405 144 296 E: [email protected] 19 Commodore’s Message 32 Movie Competition 20 Vice Commodore’s Message 33 Fleet Reports $75 per person. 22 Rear Commodore’s Message 44 Sailability Printing 23 Signals from the Engine Room 46 From the Archives Optima Press 25 Captain Sail Report 48 Freo Annexe To book, please phone Kelly on 9423 5500 Stephen Migro or email [email protected] M: 0409 290 455 30 Captain Dinghies Report 50 Members Services Directory ROYAL PERTH YACHT CLUB NEWSLETTER IN THE WIND 1 By Jonathan Ainge Photos courtesy Bernie Kaaks ▲ presentation ceremony. A complete list of all the winning sailors can be found on the Royal Perth Yacht Club website www.rpyc.com.au however the winners in each division were. 29er – The Beast – Max Giudice, Bayden Schutte 420 – Lightening Jack – Will Boulden, Nic Gale Fireball – Second Wind – Gordon Lucas, Paul Flannery Laser 4.7 – Criss Cross – Chris Charlwood Laser Radial – Boating Hardware – Tristan Brown Laser Standard – The Kennel – Matthew Wearn Laser Radial Masters – Going Nowhere – Lloyd Lissiman Laser Standard Masters – Sea Sheppard – Ian Campbell Musto Skiff – Shish Kebab – Argonaut Mini Series 2013 Thor Schoenohff Tasar – On Edge – Kayne Binks, Louise Binks The second weekend in February was a warm one this year and is now a custom and saw the annual Access Dinghy – Mud Crab – running of the Argonaut Royal Perth Yacht Club Mini Series. With 164 entrants from 10 different Graeme Martin classes of sailing dinghy on two different race courses, the event provided a spectacle on the waters of Matilda Bay and the lawns of Royal Perth Yacht Club. Mirror – Bulletproof – Simon Barwood, Sidona Barwood This year, due to changes in the restrictions and disruptions in sharing water space which Geoff Brown, was managing O’pen Bic – White Out – the keelboat sailing calendar, experienced in previous years makes this event possible. many things but also learning Chris Gallen how to use a fully automated we ended up with virtually on a very busy stretch of water. Optimist – Oppy Poppy – Out on the small boat race starting system that he had never the whole of Matilda Bay to Our thanks as always go to our Annabelle Davies course a large number of seen before, let alone used to ourselves. This provided many neighbouring sailing Clubs for Optimist dinghies descended on start a race. The outcome was a Optimist Silver – Turbo Turtle – hours of racing without some of their assistance and cooperation the start boat. The race officer, 10 race series delivered expertly Chelsea Bradford and efficiently over the two days. Mind you the younger sailors Behind the scenes normal activities took place as usual did try their luck by being over with a wedding ceremony the line at the start but they were on the lawns using the river called back and after a few black and city as a backdrop. To the flags, settled down to getting unsuspecting sailor, all would underway when asked. appear to have been well in Despite the forecast for the the canteen however behind weekend, the wind was kind to the scenes things were a little us and the easterly breeze held different. A text message had been sent after midnight from in until the Sunday afternoon. the bakery supplying the This caused a little feverish bread rolls to say that the oven activity on the larger boat had broken down and there course as the race management would be no rolls today. How team shortened courses in Janet Koelemij coped with this order to get boats across the devastating news I do not know, finishing line within the time but as we can all testify lunches limits for the race. With the were produced and consumed. final boat across the line it was time to return to the shore, Many thanks to all those that allowing the results team to helped and made this event work their magic, preparing the possible and we look forward to list of winners in time for the ▲ doing it all again next year. n 2 IN THE WIND 04 : 2013 ROYAL PERTH YACHT CLUB NEWSLETTER IN THE WIND 3 By Bernie Kaaks Photos courtesy Bernie Kaaks Geographe Bay Race Week 2013 It is often said that if fair winds blow during a regatta, then everyone will go home happy. By this definition, all the punters at the Redink Homes Geographe Bay Race Week should have been delighted. Winds blew from all points of the compass, ranging from ghosters to 30 knots or more. Busselton’s weather was superb. ▲ Event Manager Suzi Kent was unbeatable in the IRC end, Graeme Monkhouse won Did everyone go home happy, There were no entries from Race Week participants made an iconic event in an idyllic, metropolitan yachtsmen. organized a lively social Red fleet, scoring wins in all 8 the protest and the overall prize or was there an elephant in either Esperance or Albany. up their mind at that point picturesque location – a sailing They have come to Busselton program, including a fashion of the 10 races that counted. in his J122 Lithium, ahead of the room? No one wants to to do other things. Perhaps mecca. The organization of the in droves in years gone by There were still grumblings in show for the “sailing widows” Peter Hickson’s Mulberry won David Clifton’s S125, Eftel. talk about it, but there can be Geographe Bay Race Week has event may have been left to too and will return again if there and a very popular burlesque the IRC White fleet for the no disguising the fact that this some quarters about having run out of steam, despite the small a group of volunteers. is certainty that the event to travel from the Marina to show to end the rest day. Meals second successive year, but Gordon and Di Dunbar’s year’s numbers were well down herculean efforts of some of We certainly expect a great deal will go ahead, and if they are the Yacht Club (even though a served at the Geographe Bay had to fight much harder for Dufour 40 Spritzig2 not only on past years. Three years the Busselton locals over the from them without offering confident that racing will be free shuttle bus was provided Yacht Club were tasty and the result with some spirited won the Premier Cruising ago, more than 100 yachts years. Most are now suffering much in return – and to be professionally managed. by the organizers) and the well priced. A picnic barbecue opposition from the Beneteau Green fleet, but Gordon and Di assembled in Busselton for from “regatta burnout”, having fair, the few who have put Race Week. This year there uncomfortable stand-off Perhaps the time has come for at Dunsborough was well 34.7’s, Mind’s Eye (Brad Skeggs) were rewarded for their loyalty contributed far more than could their hands up to do the work, were 54. The IRC fleet was between the Yacht club and some Perth folk to share the supported and and Dynamic (Laurie Flynne). with a free entry to next year’s reasonably be expected of them. have not asked for anything in very poorly supported and the Marina seems no closer to workload with their country enjoyed by all. return – their satisfaction has regatta. They have been strong the sight of yachts turning resolution. cousins, if that’s what it takes As usual, Division 5 (for racing Geographe Bay Race Week come from being responsible supporters of Geographe Bay around after the Iberia to achieve what yachtsmen On the water, yachts under 10 metres) saw The solution might be more is an established event on for a highly successful regatta Race Week since its inception.