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East Coast Old Gaffers Association Newsletter Aug ‘09 August 2009 Issue 80 Transcur Many readers will have heard that Transcur, area president Peter Thomas’s lovely smack, sank at her moorings on the Orwell sometime over the weekend 11th/12th July. Transcur was built in Brightlingsea in 889 and was comprehensively rebuilt by Peter over a number of years. The good news is that Transcur was quickly raised by a professional salvage team, then taken ashore at Pin Mill where a vast band of helpers, including many Dutch visitors, set to and stripped out and cleaned the interior. Miraculously, the engine restarted, but there is still an enormous amount of work to be done. However, Peter is confident she will be performing as usual in the August Classics Cruise. Transcur is probably most famous for her appearance in Frank Mulville’s book ‘Terschelling Sands’, where she was very nearly lost off the Dutch coast as a result of a navigational error. It is ironic that after 20 active years, she should succumb to something as mundane as a defective skin fitting. Forestay The sailing events so far this year have been well supported, with a number of new boats making their appearance. New faces are always welcome, but the arrival of new boats can sometimes Transcur make your committee scratch its collective head and spend time exploring the very ethos of the Old Gaffer movement. In this Issue Let me explain; the OGA was formed to ‘encourage interest in traditional gaff rig’ and to organise races for gaff rigged boats. Transcur In both, it has been outstandingly successful, and the east coast Forestay area can be particularly proud in this respect, promoting and organising two main races, which between them cater for just Fambridge Rally about every traditionally rigged boat in the area. There is the Oostende vor Anker Swallows and Amazons event for open boats and the East Coast Race for workboats, cruisers and classic keelboats. Swallows and Amazons East Coast Race Both events have a number of categories, with prizes for Royal Hospital School Rally each category, so that boats find themselves competing with similar craft. These sub-divisions also help to avoid races being Southwold dominated by one type of craft. Dutch Invasion Let’s look at the Swallows and Amazons; here entries are Future Events divided into August Classics traditional gaffer Maldon Town Regatta heavyweight, traditional plank-on-frame, gaff rig Waverley Cruise AGM and Social new classic recognised dinghy class, preferably traditionally rigged Backstay Eastcoaster 80 East Coast Old Gaffers Association Newsletter Aug ‘09 spirit of tradition modern lightweight ply or GRP, any 4-cornered sail smack’s boats based on traditional smack’s boat So far so good, but what happens when, say, a Topper enters, as happened this year? It’s a (very) open boat, but no way could its presence be described as encouraging interest in gaff rig. And what next, a 5-0-5? A more marginal case would be an Enterprise; gut feeling suggests that an old ply version with spruce mast would be OK as a ‘new classic’, but not its GRP/alloy sister, but this is hardly logical. Maybe we should allow only dinghies which comply with the Classic Bermudan criteria – that is, designed before 960 and built of wood. In the Swallows and Amazons Tradition The committee’s feeling is that the emphasis light, fast and very well sailed and caused a few red should continue to be on ‘tradition’, however that faces in the rest of the fleet. We wish to encourage is defined, and ‘hot shots’ should be discouraged. more entries to our events, but don’t want to dilute So, next year, if you have any doubt regarding the vision that the founder members had, when the the eligibility of your dinghy, have a word with Association was formed so, again, if you think your someone on the committee before entering. entry might not be eligible, ask the committee. At the other end of the scale we have the East Let me know what you think. Coast Race, full of working boats like smacks, prawners and bawleys, and classic yachts, mainly Bernard Patrick pre-war but some more modern, plus a sprinkling of open-cockpit keelboats. Construction material is no barrier to entry, we even have a prize for the first ferro-cement craft. All you need is a mainsail with more than three corners. We have glass hulls, carbon spars, anything goes…… or does it? This year the system was caught out by a boat which ticked all the right boxes – traditional rig, wooden hull – but it was in fact a dinghy. It was New Gaffer, ‘Crow’ Gromit at the start of the 2008 East Coast Race 2 Eastcoaster 80 East Coast Old Gaffers Association Newsletter Aug ‘09 Reports of Events Fambridge Rally If two events can make a trend, I can confidently predict that future gaffer events will have gorgeous weather for most of the time, with a little of the horrid stuff included to maintain a sense of perspective. We had warm sunshine for the two May bank holiday rallies with a character forming breeze for the racing at the start of the month, and more of the same reserved for the final bank Victoria holiday Monday. [Note that this was written in June the general public. – the met office have had a rethink since then]. Eventually all were moored up against a tiny jetty The forecast for what used to be called Whitsun on on the south bank, with lines to the bridge; all that May 2rd/25th was unbelievably good; light winds, is, except Maryll who got her tender painter around hot sun – up to 2deg inland - but with a threat of her prop when avoiding the barge and retired back thunderstorms later on Monday. to Fambridge. In spite of the rival attraction of the Mistley Quay After all the excitement, it was pleasant to relax Protest rally, ten boats arrived at the Fambridge with a cool drink in the grounds of Roy Hart’s pontoon in time for supper at the marina bistro; lovely home while he and his ‘butler’ prepared the these included two prawners, William and Maryll – the latter single handed by Julie from West Mersea (Keith came by car with the beer) – and Victoria, the 898 Colne police boat with delighted new co- custodians, Sue and Howard. Victoria arrived with a wooden dinghy in tow, appropriately called Albert; according to Sue ‘Albert usually follows dutifully behind at a respectful distance, but is occasionally allowed on top, much to Victoria’s surprise’. Sunday dawned sunny and warm and, with a full cooked breakfast provided by the Fambridge YC inside them, crews were slow to start the drift up to the head of navigation and the eagerly awaited lunch at Battlesbridge Hall. Navigation isn’t that Heavy traffic at Battlesbridge tricky, there’s enough water but you have to know magnificent barbecue. Roy is a very enthusiastic where it is, as Joni Mitchell sang ‘you don’t know gaffer, racing and cruising ‘Greensleeves’ widely what you’ve got ‘till it’s gone’. Alice and Florrie was and we are very grateful for the practical help he first up, ploughing a furrow through the mud for gives to the Association. most of the way; William got up, wasn’t happy and did the seamanlike thing and dropped down river a But the water doesn’t linger long at Battlesbridge mile to anchor up and proceed by dinghy. The Janty and soon the fleet was underway on the first of the men were next, closely followed by Molly Cobbler, ebb; that is, as soon as the barge had returned and Victoria and Ella Rose, but all were surprised to see warped itself back into its quayside mooring. The a vast steel live-aboard barge being warped away trip back was uneventful, maybe because everyone from the quay and filling all the available space. was mellow and relaxed, full of Roy’s food and Janty managed to get a rope onto the south shore wine. What a memorable day! and warp herself in, Molly did a handbrake turn by dropping her plate in the mud, while the others Thanks, as always, to organiser Trevor Rawlinson just tried to keep out of the way. And just when and the Fambridge YC who never seem to mind the everyone thought the quay would be nice and clear gaffers taking over their club – and of course to Roy for mooring, the behemoth’s skipper announced he for his splendid hospitality. would be back in an hour! All very entertaining for Eastcoaster 80 East Coast Old Gaffers Association Newsletter Aug ‘09 Oostende vor Anker (Ostend at Anchor) Escalating from 20 boats and 5,000 visitors in 2000, to over 50 boats and an estimated 00,000 visitors this year, the Ostend at Anchor Festival is a runaway success. Boat registrations had to be restricted this year due to the level of interest, and no wonder: the hospitality is excellent and the experience is a very special one. What the visiting public gets is a spectacular selection of different old and old style boats to view, a varied programme of musical entertainment on two different Crew’s Happy Hour stages, wandering minstrels, demonstrations of traditional crafts, all free of charge – and plenty of market Advice to Participants regarding Potential Hazards: stalls for those with money to spend. Participating crews enjoy all the same opportunities, with the added benefit . Beware of young visitors. When showing children round of free mooring (for up to 2 weeks), free shower facilities, your boat take care NOT to show them the heads as they generous crew receptions, crew ‘happy hour’ every night, are guaranteed to instantly require a “pipi”.
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