Official Programme

Aberdeen Farr 40 Tasmanian State Title 4-6 January 2013 Bellerive Yacht Club Tasmania FARR 40 AUSTRALIAN SERIES AUSTRALIA

Photo: Erin McKnight FARR 40 AUSTRALIA

President: Guido Belgiorno-Nettis AM

Treasurer / Secretary: Richard Perini

NSW Fleet Captain – Guido Belgiorno-Nettis

Queensland Fleet Captain – Howard Lambourne

Tasmanian Fleet Captain – Wayne Banks-Smith

Class Administrator: Jennie Hughes

E: [email protected] Contents

Welcome to the Aberdeen Tasmanian State Title 02

About our Sponsor 04

About Farr 40 05

The Aberdeen Tasmanian State Title 06

Course map 07

Competitors

Enigma 08

Estate Master 09

Forty 10

POW 11

Tillford Motor 12

Tranfusion 13

Voodoo Chile 14

War Games 15

Wired 16

The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 11 Welcome

Welcome to the Farr 40 Tasmanian State Title

Farr 40 Australia and Aberdeen Asset Management welcome all competitors and spectators to the Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Tasmanian State Championships. This regatta is the second stop on the Australian circuit of the State Title Series, with the Queensland State Titles completed in October 2012. We are excited to be able to showcase exceptional One Design racing against the backdrop of Hobart’s magnificent harbour and anticipate highly competitive, international standard racing among the crews. We have five Tasmanian boats competing in the fleet this weekend and have been joined by four interstate boats who have travelled to be a part of this inaugural event. Previously Tasmanian owners have had to travel interstate to compete against Farr 40 fleets of any significant size. This year, with the introduction of the Australian Series, the intent of the Association is to provide quality race management and venues outside of Sydney and support the growth of local fleets. Visiting crews in October’s Queensland event were thrown challenging conditions in a regatta punctuated by big winds and strong tides. The Tasmanian fleet will certainly benefit from intimate knowledge of the race course in Hobart, and conditions can also be unpredictable. It is certainly going to be a great event for our spectator flotilla. The race management committee has designed a terrific programme for our competitors, and hope you will enjoy the racing and competition on the weekend of the 5-6 January. More importantly, the close racing and thrills and spills are underpinned by a great sense of camaraderie amongst the competitors. Our Farr 40 fleet love racing, and love racing each other and the spirit of competition is infectious. We look forward to seeing you out there.

Guido Belgiorno-Nettis Brett Jollie President Managing Director Farr 40 Australia Aberdeen Asset Management

2 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series

About our Sponsor

Aberdeen Asset Management

Aberdeen Asset Management is a global investment management group. From our beginnings in Scotland in 1983, we have grown rapidly through both organic growth and acquisition. We have offices in 23 countries around the world and have had a presence in the Australian market since 2000. Aberdeen’s business is the active management of equities, fixed income, property and alternative solutions for institutional and retail clients. We currently manage over $280 billion in assets worldwide. We have the scale to provide global coverage of financial markets, yet we are flexible enough to focus on each and every portfolio decision. We have teams of skilled investment professionals across our range of investment strategies. In 2012, Aberdeen partnered with Farr 40 to support the Farr 40 Australia National Series. The skill, camaraderie and teamwork required for success in this exciting sport are qualities that are equally important to the success of the asset management industry and Aberdeen’s own success.

Contact us

www.aberdeenasset.com.au [email protected]

4 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series About Farr 40

Farr 40 sailing is a contest between evenly matched 40-foot racing boats, helmed by their skilled and competitive amateur owners and guided by world-renowned tacticians. Boats in the Farr 40 class must meet strict One Design criteria. One Design racing in Australia is widely celebrated through successful classes such as Etchells and dinghy Olympic classes including the Lasers and 470s. The Farr 40 class follows similar principles in racing and complies with specific One Design rules; boats have been built to a specific design and competing boats in the class are not permitted to make amendments to the design. Any competitive advantage must be derived by the skill of the skipper and crew. Unique to the Farr 40 class is that the One Design rules are internationally governed, dictate an owner driver rule and impose limitations on number of professional crew members. The Farr 40 fleet in Australia consists of 27 boats, 20 of which will compete in the 2012/13 Farr 40 Australia Series. Crews in this Class consist of yachting luminaries such as Tom Slingsby, Malcolm Page, Mathew Belcher, Nathan Outteridge & Nina Curtis – all successful competitors in the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Tasmanian Farr 40 State Titles is the second of a three part State Title series, held in Queensland (27-28 October 2012), Tasmania (4-6 January 2013) and New South Wales (16-17 February 2013). The pinnacle event for the Australian Farr 40 Association is the National Titles, which will be held in Sydney on 22-24 February 2013. www.farr40.asn.au

The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 15 The Aberdeen Tasmanian State Title

Bellerive Yacht Club 64 Cambridge Rd, Bellerive, Tasmania

Schedule of official events

Friday 4 January 18:00 AEDST Invitational Twilight Race Saturday 5 January 11:00 AEDST Racing commences Sunday 6 January 11:00 AEDST Racing commences

The Race Committee intends to conduct as many races as practicable on each scheduled date of racing, up to a maximum of six races for the series.

The entries for this championship: • Engima - 6151 • Estate Master - AUS 615 • Forty - 8001 • POW - 6040 • Tillford Motor Group - OD 40 • Tranfusion - 6422 • Voodoo Chile - 8888 • War Games - AUS 222 • Wired - AUS 52074

6 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series Course map

Racing Area

The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 17 Enigma

6 Enigma is a Sydney based Farr40 1 OD jointly owned and campaigned 5 by David Gotze and Michael 1 Cranitch. Although the two owners are based in different states, Enigma is constantly campaigned in both One Design and handicap regattas. David is focusing on the One Design campaigns and, after a successful start to the season with a solid performance taking out the Forgacs Newcastle regatta, he’s looking forward to the competition in Hobart. David’s team is ably led by Steve McConaghy (Macca) on Tactics, Scott Hinton (Scooter) Boat Enigma trimming and supported by Sail No. 6151 experienced Farr 40 sailors from Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania. Fleet NSW The team is looking forward to a Owner David Gotze solid regatta while enjoying the usual hospitality and good sailing Tactician Steve McConaghy conditions of Hobart.

Bow Keiran Searl Mast Gary Adshead Steve Float 1 Lyn Savage McConaghy Pit Andrew McConaghy Trim 1 Scott Hinton (Scooter)

Trim 2 Daniel Woods David Main Bruce Savage Gotze

8 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series Estate Master

Estate Master is campaigned by the husband and wife team of Lisa 5 and Martin Hill with son-in-law and 3 times Olympian Michael 1 Blackburn as tactician. It is a family 6 affair with Michael’s wife Sarah Hill also on board backing up her mum, S Lisa in the Pit position. Michael, a Laser world champion and Sydney U Bronze medallist in the Laser Class, has recently been made AIS joint A coach of the Year, having coached Tom Slingsby to Gold in the London Olympics. Estate Master is a seasoned global Farr 40 competitor with 4 World Championship to Boat Estate Master her credit with results 15, 8, 5 & 4. The yacht’s other international Sail No. AUS 615 highlights include 1st in 2010 Pre Fleet NSW Worlds and 1st in 2011 Sydney International Regatta. Estate Owner Martin and Lisa Hill Master crew is also joined by Martin International Gordon McGuire on main who was Farr 40 President sailing master on the yacht when Tactician Michael Blackburn it scored 2nd in Newport Farr 40 World championship in 2007. Bow Morgan White Mast Russell Ely Martin and Lisa Hill Float 1 Sarah Hill Float 2 Nick Stansell Pit Lisa Hill Michael Trim 1 James Corrie Blackburn Trim 2 Mark Edmonds Main Gordon McGuire

The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 19 Forty

8 The Forty crew came together in 0 February 2012 for the Nationals 0 regatta in Sydney. With minimal 1 time together beforehand as a team, the crew set out to have a great time and compete well and that regatta exceeded all their expectations. Finishing last in Race 1 and a close 4th in Race 6, the crew is looking to improve this performance during the Tasmanian and NSW State Titles and Nationals in Sydney.

Tactician Will Ryan has pulled together an exceptional team Boat Forty of guys based on their skills, Sail No. 8001 competitive nature and ability to work as a team. Most importantly, Fleet NSW the crew love to sail together and Owner Sam Hill have a good time on and off the water. As the new boys in the class Tactician Will Ryan they are hoping to mix it up with the professional teams and knock them off from time to time. Bow Mick Slinn Mast Henry Kernot Float 1 Hamish Hardy Float 2 Sasha Ryan

Pit Ian Quartley (Nugget) Sam Hill Trim 1 Sean O’Rourke Will Ryan Trim 2 Anshley Rookland Main Mark Langford

10 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series POW

Named after the mighty Prince of Wales Hotel in Hobart’s historic Battery Point, POW has allowed a return to the sport for owners Michael, Richard and Craig, who first sailed against each other in Sabots over thirty years ago.

As keen yachtsmen in their youth, they can brag over beers to wins in Stonehaven Cups, Sharpie ‘Worlds’ and even the famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. However, it is the close and enjoyable racing amongst Hobart’s Farr 40 fleet which is providing the sailing excitement nowadays. Boat POW Sail No. 6040 The POW team is a happy mix of Fleet Tasmania skill and glamour, with all crew focussed on competitive racing Owner Craig Clifford, and an enjoyment of the social Richard Fader, side of the sport. Rig and cooler Michael Cooper settings take equal priority and are Tactician Harvey Gibson oft discussed!

Crew Luke Parsell Danielle McKay Claire Cunningham Ollie Nicholas Daniel Woods

Richard Fader, Craig Cliffer, Michael Cooper

The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 111 Tillford Motor Group

O Tilford Auto Group has been D chartered for this regatta from Hughie Lewis by Andrew Hunn, 4 who has put together a very talented crew, with extensive 0 experience ranging from Volvo Race programmes, successful Farr 40 Worlds campaigns, to Australian Championship victories in several classes. The crew will enter the regatta with limited preparation, and will be very much the “wild card” in this experienced fleet.

Boat Tilford Motor Group Sail No. OD 40 Fleet Tasmania Charterer Andrew Hunn Tactician Rod Chamberlain

Bow Rowan Clark Andrew Hunn Mast Elliot Noye Rob Chamberlain Float 1 Angus Calvert Float 2 Nick Dineen Pit Bill Batt Trim 1 Stuart Grey Trim 2 Mark Jeffrey Main Darren Jones (Twirler)

12 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series Transfusion

In September 2012 the Transfusion crew defended their World Championships in Chicago with a final result on the 2 podium. Their tactician for the worlds 2 Nathan Outteridge is now contracted 4 to the Artemis Americas Cup team, in recognition of his tremendous talents. 6

The core of the Transfusion team consists of Olympic and America’s Cup veteran Bob Wilmot, talented Trimmer Sam Williams, Crewman of the year 2011 Pete Sheldrick and hugely talented bowman Mitch White. For the Tassie States they welcome tactician Tom Burton, Laser hot shot and training Partner of Tom Slingsby, as well as Boat Transfusion Michael Dunstan, known for his match Sail No. 6422 racing talents and mainsheet skills as Fleet NSW well as being a versatile tactician and strategist. Will McKenzie is fresh from Owner Guido Belgiorno- this year’s Monsoon cup and a regular Nettis, Australian Farr mast man on the Transfusion team. 40 President Lieutenant Commander Cam Hooper Tactician Tom Burton joins the team on Brace and Massimo

Belgiorno-Nettis makes his debut on his father’s boat, getting some big Bow Mitch White boat practice before the 13 foot skiff Mast Will Mckenzie nationals immediately on his return to Float 1 Massimo Belgiorno- Sydney. Nettis Stategy Mike Dunstan Pit Pete Sheldrick Trim 1 Sam Williams Trim 2 Cam Hooper Main Bob Wilmot Guido Tom Burton Belgiorno-Nettis The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 113 Voodoo Chile

8 Owned by Lloyd Clark and Andrew 8 Hunn, the blue hulled Voodoo Chile 8 is a Hobart-based Farr 40. 8 Regularly fighting at the front of the local fleet, the team has had recent wins in the 2011 Showdown and 2012 Crown Series regattas. A previous King of the Derwent winner, the team travelled to Sydney in 2009, 2010 and 2011 for events including the Rolex Trophy, the Australian Farr 40 Championships and the Farr 40 World Championships. Managing to win races and be competitive as Boat Voodoo Chile part of the international fleet gave Sail No. 8888 Clark and Hunn a small taste of success and they now look forward Fleet Tasmania to competing in their home waters. Owner Lloyd Clark For this regatta the Voodoo Chile Tactician David Chapman team has chartered an additional boat. With both crews having plenty of talent, they are evenly Bow Michael Edmonds matched on paper. Clark will be Mast Tim Roberts taking the helm of Voodoo Chile and Hunn will be steering the Float 1 Tim Burnell chartered Tilford Motors. Both Float 2 Kirtsy Skinner owners are looking for a good Pit Josh Clark result. Trim 1 Richard Howard Lloyd Clark Trim 2 Phil Armstrong Main Tim Armstrong David 14 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series Chapman War Games

War Games is a Tasmanian Corinthian crewed Farr 40 skippered by Wayne 2 Banks-Smith who joined the class and 2 the Tassie fleet of 5 yachts in 2008. 2 Wayne started sailing at the tender age of 48 on his own Adams Traditional 36 S “Triple Effort” with a best performance of 4th on IMS Handicap in the 1990 U Melbourne to Hobart Westcoaster. In 1994 he had built a Lyons 38 A “Breakaway” which was raced in 4 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races with a best result of 11th overall on IMS Handicap. He purchased “War Games” in 2008 for the strict One-Design sailing against a competitive Hobart based Farr Boat War Games 40 Fleet. Sail No. Aus 222 Fleet Tasmania Wayne secured his new tactician Steven Owner Wayne Banks-Smith Shield this year who started sailing as (Fleet Captain) a young boy back in 1960. He sailed International Dragon Class winning the Tactician Steven Shield National and State Titles in 1982 and still holds the record as the youngest Bow Mike Burwick helm and crew to win the Nationals. He then moved into International Mast John Lawrence Etchells Class with a best result of 5th Float 1 Josh Ey in the Nationals. In later years he has Float 2 continued sailing Division One yachts as a tactician and helm completing 10 Pit John Hargraves-Morris Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races. Trim 1 Adam Goode Trim 2 John Chorozsy Main Robert Armstrong

The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series 115 Wired

A Wired is a Hobart based Farr 40 U owned by Stephen Boyes since 2005. The crew is made up of S local Hobart based sailors all of 5 Corinthian status. 2 Victory in many Hobart based 0 Farr40 class events most recently; RYCT Showdown Regatta 7 November 2012, 1st 4 Combined Clubs 2012 Pre-Christmas Harbour series, 1st

2011 World Championship, Sydney, Boat Wired 3rd place Corinthian Sail No. AUS 52074 Fleet Tasmania Owner Stephen Boyes Tactician Matthew Foster

Bow Edward Snowball Mast Chris Boon Stephen Boyes, Matthew Foster Float Vaughn Sheedy Pit Philip Jackson Trim 1 Anthony Ozols Trim 2 Simon Burrows Main Sam Boyes Brace Chris Grey

16 The Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Australian Series Aberdeen Farr 40 Queensland State Title

Results 27-28 October 2012

Place Sail No Boat Name Skipper From 1 6422 Transfusion G Belgiorno-Nettis MHYC 2 8883 Kokomo L Walker CYCA 3 615 Estate Master M & L Hill MHYC 4 2008 Bribie Star K Down RQYS 5 8877 Lambourdini H Lambourne RQYS 6 6508 Keel Train J Torpy RQYS 7 40010 Bobbys Girl J Leman RQYS 8 6530 Cracklin Rosie M Percy SYC The Bellerive Yacht Club is situated at 64 Cambridge Road Bellerive, overlooking picturesque Kangaroo Bay (pictured) and with a north westerly aspect the clubhouse not only provides fantastic views over the marina and bay but is also positioned to benefit from the afternoon sun in both summer and winter.

The club was established in 1926 to promote and encourage yachting and to provide facilities for its members. With two bars, Anchors Restaurant, a marina, slipyard, dinghy storage and ample parking the club provides superb facilities for members and visitors. The club is known as a family club and partners and children are encouraged to participate in club events and activities. Improvements are continually being made to all club facilities and the club prides itself on providing very good facilities at competitive rates.

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