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August 2020

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ORMA 60, Winner of the at Airlie Beach Race Week. Photo from ABRW Facebook Page

Meetings Cancelled until Further Notice

Monthly Events (Sept) 6 Sept Westerly Trophy 19th-20th Sept Bribie Cup & Coolaroo Trophy 19th-20th Sept Cruise to the Brisbane River 27th Sept SAGS Commodore’s Comment By Bruce Wieland Dear multihull sailors, I do hope that you have remained healthy during the lockdown no matter where in the world you are. I empathize with anyone who has caught the Covid-19 virus and wish you a full recovery. It has been a difficult time for many, both socially and financially. Lyn and I have been fortunate to make it through the lockdown (so far) without any adverse effects despite closing our business for two months. As for MYCQ, it was a difficult decision at the time to cancel the 2020 Brisbane to Gladstone Race, but in hindsight we would never have been allowed to run the race. One positive is that there are several new big multihulls on the scene in Australia, so the 2021 B2G may just be spectacular! Other than the B2G, the lockdown has had little effect on our program as we deliberately kept our calendar sparce during the winter. RQYS cancelled the Brisbane to Hamilton Island Race, but the Brisbane to Keppel Race did happen, although there were no multihulls entered. While Airlie Beach Race week has been run and won, Hammo and Magnetic Island Race weeks were also cancelled. Congratulations to Dale Mitchell and crew who won on OMR with the ORMA 60 (great to see it going well!), and Elizabeth Williams who won the Passage Series on Tyee 111. Our "Official" Moreton Bay race program resumes with the Westerly Trophy Race on the 6th September. PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR! FLEET NUMBERS FYI, several Moreton Bay Based Clubs have been in discussion with a view to increasing fleet numbers for existing events, and perhaps even designing new events. I attended a meeting at AS (Qld) Headquarters on the 6th July at which 8 Moreton Bay based clubs were present. The discussion included establishing a formal structure similar to "Manly Combined Clubs" to promote greater participation from both mono and multi yachts. Lengthy discussion was held on reducing the "bureaucracy" for skippers when entering races. Further meetings are planned. BRIBIE CUP Further to the above, Chris Wren and I attended a joint meeting between QCYC, MYCQ, and MBBC on the 3rd August at the QCYC Clubhouse to explore the creation of an event based on the Bribie Cup. This meeting arose from my earlier discussions with Jeff Croucher from Moreton Bay Boat Club Scarborough (Jeff owns the trimaran Prophecy) regarding the MYCQ Bribie Cup and Coolaroo Trophy Races scheduled for the 19/20th September. This has been a longstanding event for MYCQ and has proven very popular in the past. The proposal is to build an event similar to the St Helena Cup, based on the QCYC Bribie Cup, AND, the MYCQ Coolaroo Trophy. The goal is to involve ALL Moreton Bay Yacht Clubs. More on this soon! SPRING IS ALMOST HERE, SEE YOU ON THE WATER! 3 From the Editor By Chris Dewar Welcome to another edition of the Multinews. As you might have noticed the July edition was cancelled due to a lack of local news and events. We will make up an extra addition either over the Christmas period or for the Brisbane to Gladstone Race. This month the big news is the Airlie Beach Race Week. With both Hamilton Island Race Week and Magnetic Island Race Week being cancelled this is the only Winter event to be held in 2020. Read about it in this edition. There is also a bit of News coming from overseas with restrictions being lifted. Note that we also have a new sponsor, North Sails that have an advert in this edition and on our website. Jump on and have a look. Stay well and hope you Enjoy this edition!

Inside this issue:

Airlie Beach Race Week ··································································· 8 High Performance Trimaran sailing in St.Maarten ···························· 15 Powerplay triumph in PRPC Race the Wight····································· 16 Drheam Cup ···················································································· 17 Fountaine Parjot Announces new 40ft Sailing Catamaran ················ 20 QLD Couple missing off East coast of Africa ····································· 21 Videos ···························································································· 23 The New Look XL2 ··········································································· 24

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2020 Club Calendar Cruise Event SAGS General Meeting Special Event

Date Day Race # Event Club

September

3 Sep Thu General Meeting (TBC) MYCQ

6 Sep Sun Bay 9 Westerly Trophy MYCQ

19 Sep Sat Bay 10 Bribie Cup MYCQ

20 Sep Sun Bay 11 Short Race with MBBC MYCQ/MBBC

20 Sep Sun Bay 12 Coolaroo Trophy MYCQ

19-20 Sep Sat/Sun Cruise 9 Cruise to the Brisbane River MYCQ

27 Sep Sun SAGS 9 SAGS WMYC/MYCQ

October

1 Oct Thu General Meeting MYCQ

3-4 Oct Sat/Sun SAGS 10 St Helena Cup (Cruise Division) WMYC/MYCQ

3-4 Oct Sat/Sun Bay 13 & 14 St Helena Cup (Race Division) WMYC/MYCQ

25 Oct Sun SAGS 11 SAGS WMYC/MYCQ

November

5 Nov Thu General Meeting MYCQ

7-8 Nov Sat/Sun Ocean 5 and 6 Mooloolaba Race Weekend MYCQ/MYC

7-8 Nov Sat/Sun Cruise 10 Mooloolaba Cruise MYCQ/MYC

21 Nov Sat Bay 15 Great Bay Race (2x points) MYCQ

22 Nov Sun SAGS 12 SAGS WMYC/MYCQ

29 Nov Sun No Points Navigator's Nightmare followed by Raft-up @ King Is. MYCQ

December

NO GENERAL MEETING

5th Dec Sat Christmas Party and Presentation Night MYCQ

27 Dec Points for 2021 Christmas Cruise MYCQ

Airlie Beach Race Week By Di Pearson & Chris Dewar

Sixty four boats (including 12 Multihulls) In Race 4, the first race of the day, Back in took part in the 2020 Airlie Beach Race Week Black, scored a win over the Whitsunday’s Festival of Sailing, hosted by omnipresent G’Nome (Terry Archer) by little Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC). WSC had a more than two minutes, with George Owen difficult job on their hands between the light doing the ‘Charleston’ with his F28 to finish and fluky conditions and imposing third. restrictions caused by the Coronavirus, but In Race 5, Van Der Zwaard again made the the club handled it with aplomb. top of the heap, this time by three minutes Looking light on for breeze again today, Race to Charleston, with ORMA 60 third. Director, Ross Chisholm posted an AP ashore Overall, Back in Black toped the scoreboard waiting for breeze to appear: “I’d like to get by four points to ORMA 60 in this sea-sawing the race in, but I won’t compromise the series. The much smaller G’Nome is defiantly quality of racing to do so,” he said. The AP holding on to her podium third place, a was lowered at 11.15am and all divisions further three points behind. raced on windward/leeward courses. “Due to the light air again today, we had to send the fleet on shortened courses on the Bay again,” Chisholm explained. Multihull Racing Following a week of close racing between the Dale Mitchell skippered ORMA 60 and Michel Van Der Zwaard’s Extreme 40, Back in Black, ORMA 60 finished on top by winning the final race of the series. She only arrived in Australia recently. In Race 1 the ORMA 60 beat G’nome by just over 1 minute on corrected time and Back in Black finished in 3rd place. In Race 2 the ORMA 60 beat Back in Black by just under 10 minutes on corrected time. Mitchell and his class team on ORMA 60 most enjoyed the breezy conditions: “We were pleasantly surprised when the breeze built to a shave over 15 knots. It was, as the Kiwis say, “Peachy, peachy Airlie Beachie.” “The team put in another great effort from start to finish and were rewarded with a second win on corrected time.” Back in Black nabbed Race 3 from Charleston, to remain in contention in second place overall. Previous winner, G’Nome, a Grainger 075 owned by Terry Archer was keeping the Extreme 40 and ORMA 60 honest Feisty G’Nome is not intimidated by her by finishing in 4th behind the ORMA 60. larger rivals – Photo Shirley Wodson Back in Black then started to exert her G’ Nome’s Terry Archer commented this authority on the rest of the Multihull Racing afternoon: “We’re obviously the smallest and fleet, the Extreme 40 won both races 4 and 5 lowest rated boat in our division, so we’re on windward/leeward courses. Michel Van happy with how we’ve gone so far.” Der Zwaard’s Back in Black, here for a “It’s pretty daunting when you’ve got a 60 second year running, took a slim four-point foot square coming over the top of you on lead over newcomer to the Whitsunday the start line – and we’re 26 feet long – and Sailing Club (WSC) hosted event, ORMA 60 the Extreme 40 – both doing twice your (Dale Mitchell), who represents the host club. 8

speed! “We have to thank the owner – the border closures kept him in Sydney. It means a lot “But I’ve got a couple of great crew who do to all the crew that he gave us the boat and an awesome job to keep us where we are. it was well-prepared. It takes a lot of We nailed two starts out of two today. “We’re involvement from all our guys to get us on pretty happy with our performance so far. the water.” We just have to keep it going to finish on the podium on Thursday,” Archer said. Multihull Passage “The guys in the Hully Trinity only sail every John Williams’ Tyee III from Victoria got the four or five months and are doing really well better of Robert Dean’s Cut Snake to take too,” said Archer whose boat is the same this division out, after the latter had led for design (a Grainger 075). most of the week. Cut Snake had it in the bag but scored her worst result of the six- Asked what he needs to do to get one over race series today, with an uncharacteristic the ORMA 60 and the Extreme 40, Archer, sixth place. Michael Hayes’ Renaissance took quipped: “Get them drunk tonight.” third place. Competitors made the best of a beautiful Renaissance sailed with 4 crew for most of sunny day on the water. “Not a cloud in the the races, except on Tuesday and sky – and we had probably 7-10 knots all Wednesday when they had Bella (2014 Hobie day,” Archer said. World Champ) on board. As you would In Race 6 G’Nome upset to two favourites by expect they had a good laugh with her. At beating the ORMA 60 by just over 2 minutes one stage they handed her the helm and on corrected time, leaving the ORMA 60 1 then all went up and had beers on the tramp. point behind Back in Black going into the Her pleas of “What are you doing?” was only final day. met with laughter. They became recognisable by, not just the usual silly hats but their Race 7 saw the ORMA 60 just beat Back in theme song “Tequila” which they played as Black by 25 seconds (on corrected time) and they left and returned each day. When both yachts finished on equal points. Terry heading out on the final day other crews Archer’s G’Nome finished third overall. yelled “Tequila” at the appropriate time. They had consistent results with a podium finish most days and were unlucky not to get a better result.

ORMA 60 crew – French champagne to celebrate the win – photo ORMA 60 Multihull Mint pushes her way through “The whole week’s been great,” Mitchell said. the monohulls – Photo Shirley Wodson “It looked like it was between us and the Extreme, but that sneaky little G’Nome was a Bruce Kellerman on Tyee III said, “We’re all real threat. It’s a local boat like us. We know as happy as can be – unfortunately Willo them well; they’re great mates and sailed (Williams) is stuck in Melbourne. He’ll be sad well. It’s a real credit to the multihull OMR he’s not here, but happy he’s won. His rule – everyone has a shot at winning. daughter, Elizabeth and crew regular, Trish Wallace-Smith, are on board. They both live “A couple of races through the middle of the in Queensland.” series, we identified that in wind, the Extreme sailed better to her rating. For us, it Kellerman pondered, “The important last was best for it to be under 8 knots, rather day… We’re lucky they changed the course to than have bigger breeze to go and have fun windward/leeward’s. The boat’s good around in,” Mitchell conceded. the corners.”

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2020

Entries will open soon for the 2020 Lock Crowther Multihull Regatta, proudly sponsored this year by Multihull Central.

There is usually a great roll up of racers and cruisers and we hope to see all of you here again this year from 2nd to 5th October. The Notice of Race and online Entry Form will be available in the next week or so and can be found by following the links from here http://www.royalmotor.com.au/multihulls/. Get your entries in for what is regarded as the best fun and friendly regatta on the east coast of Oz! Here's an outline of what has been arranged: Non Point score, Ocean Race on the Friday Two inshore races on the Saturday An inshore, three Island, passage race on Sunday

High-Performance Trimaran Sailing in St. Maarten and now owned by an Aussie

The 63-foot trimaran Shockwave was was even air conditioning - a luxury installed providing an awesome ride on a windy race for steamy anchorages when cruising, but around St. Maarten, until things went very also so the off watch could get proper rest wrong. To read more go to: on long oceanic races in tropical conditions. www.cruisingworld.com/story/sailboats/high What was interesting is that the new owner, -performance-trimaran-sailing-in-st- Christiaan Durrant, is an Aussie. Before maarten/? becoming an international businessman he fbclid=IwAR0nYxmgNOtH7XES2z7_CVvXy7Q had played rugged Aussie Rules Football and 2nDDbTq20WNOcOb7156ffPOtWRFkEBb4 spent 14 years as a fighter pilot in the Australian Air Force. He’d fallen hard for Shockwave was originally designed by the sailing as a 13-year-old in 1983, when the noted British multihull naval architect Nigel Aussies won the America’s Cup and returned Irens, and was previously called Paradox, a home with their prize as national heroes. name reflective of its dual purpose as a flat- “Everything I’ve done since then has been out ocean racer also capable of occasional high-performance,” he said. cruising, with a 75 hp Volvo diesel with saildrive, and a relatively comfy interior for Let’s hope he brings it to Australia and a racing trimaran with decent berths, a attempts a new Brisbane to Gladstone race proper head and an induction stove. There record.

PowerPlay triumph in RORC Race the Wight

The MOD70 PowerPlay, skippered by Ned The race of approximately 50nm started Collier Wakefield, with Peter Cunningham from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line with a on the tiller also did the double. Taking course anti-clockwise around the Isle of Monohull Line Honours and the win after Wight. Approaching high tide, the island MOCRA time correction. shore was favoured by much of the fleet due to tidal conditions. After beating to the "I have been in quarantine for 14 days, so Needles, the fleet turned downwind into that was a release!" smiled Peter adverse current. Staying close to the island Cunningham. "That is the first time I have shore worked for many successful teams. raced around the island. The sun was As the breeze clocked a little to the south, shining, a beautiful day, a great boat, top there was little in the way of wind shadow crew and a fun race. This was a fantastic to the east of the island. The fleet entered way to come out of quarantine. We plan to the Eastern Solent, where a fresh breeze do more RORC racing during August and made for a fast beat to the finish. September."

MOD70 PowerPlay, skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield, with Peter Cunning- ham on the tiller during RORC Race the Wight - photo © Rick Tomlinson

The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild takes the win in the Drheam Cup What a pleasure to rekindle the ties with the take line honours shortly after 10:30 hours intensity of competition! The beaming smiles local time this Tuesday 21 July. of the six sailors aboard the Maxi Edmond de Masterful sailing from beginning to end Rothschild said it all after crossing the finish line of the Drheam Cup 2020 offshore of La "Right at the start, we pulled off a small tac- Trinité-sur-Mer in south-west Brittany. tical move inshore, which enabled us to steal a bit of a march on our rivals even before we And to add to the magic of the moment, it attacked the cross-Channel passage. Up was in full flight making over 35 knots that next, the weather didn't necessarily favour the 32-metre giant rounded off the 750-mile the lead boat, which meant that our pursuers course that began at Cherbourg. What a were able to catch us right up again, but this show! little cushion of a lead we'd gained at the The Cammas-Caudrelier duo and their men start, small though it was, was important as took victory after one day 21 hours 30 it meant we always had a slight jump on minutes and 33 seconds, two hours ahead of them throughout the race! That slight edge 2nd placed Sodebo, Actual completing the also prompted our rivals to make errors by podium. It was a hotly contested and thrilling taking greater risks to close on us, especially match between these three crews thanks to as we negotiated a ridge of high pressure some very varied conditions, ranging from and again last night", explained Franck Cam- one to 22 knots of breeze! With a firm hold mas. on the head of the fleet from the start de- Initially, the Ultimes were due to round the spite the light winds, the sailors of Gitana Isle of Man in the Irish Sea as part of a 1,100 Team hung onto the top spot throughout the -mile course. Twenty-four hours before the 750-mile course. Last night, they made the start and taking into account the latest grib most of a long and particularly dynamic files, Race Management, in agreement with reach to definitively open up their lead to

the organiser, opted to shorten the course to last night. It was a great finish. We learnt a prevent the fleet from being ensnared for great deal from this race. It was a technical days in the calm conditions associated with course in a small space, because the English the high pressure. Channel and the Irish Sea aren't very big at the end of the day given the size of our The passage of a waypoint in the Irish Sea boats. That means we can run through all the yesterday served as a good indicator of what different manoeuvres you can do on an Ul- would have awaited the crews in this race time." without this modification: "It was a very wise decision to shorten the course and bring it in A shakedown for the crew prior to the Jules line with the weather conditions at the time. Verne The aim was to sail and not remain pinned to The only race on the cards for the 2020 sea- the racetrack for hours in windless zones and son before their Jules Verne Trophy record hence with no match racing," explained Cyril attempt, the Drheam Cup was a must and Dardashti, director of the Gitana Team. the perfect opportunity for the men of the Franck Cammas shares this sentiment, ad- Maxi Edmond de Rothschild to see where mitting on his arrival dockside today how they're at both competitively and technically, much he'd enjoyed the past two days of rac- as Charles Caudrelier explains: "It was im- ing: "It was a very fine race and it was in- portant to be here as you can count the tense, which is just the way we like it. There number of opportunities to go racing on the were some tactical phases, other periods fingers of one hand! This is especially true in which were just a drag race and a lot of conditions like those we encountered last reaching at the end, as was the case during night, which enable us to drive the boat at the second night when we were hunting her full potential. We're delighted with the down the cardinal mark off Rochebonne, modifications we made to the Maxi over the which was great because we didn't have con- course of the winter. From the outside, the ditions as quick as that in last year's Fastnet. boat looks the same, because aside from the It was quite good being able to push the boat fairly obvious aerodynamic additions, like on in these conditions. It's never easy to perma- the beams, you really need sharp eyes. How- nently remain close to 40 knots, like we did ever, the team has done a really good refit

and today we are able to see the fruits of our power under her bonnet: "We beat the boat's labour. I believe we have further optimised speed figures last night, posting over 46 the platform and the level of performance knots. However, what's most impressive of we've achieved since her relaunch has made all are the average speeds in excess of 40 it all worthwhile. The race format didn't nec- knots as we're now able to keep up this pace essarily lend itself to actually training for the for long periods. It's not over yet!" concluded Jules Verne, but it gave us a chance to head Charles Caudrelier, grinning from ear to ear. offshore again and rediscover the mechanics Solidaires in Peloton-ARSEP (Thibaut Vauchel of sailing the boat... The Drheam Cup has -Camus) won the Multi50 division. launched our Jules Verne Trophy record cam- paign!" Team Vent Debout (Fabrice Payen and a 100% disabled crew) was the first to cross Following on from the Fastnet, in August the line in Multi 2000 division. On corrected 2019, and the Brest Atlantiques last Decem- time Acapella-Proludic was the winning Mul- ber, Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier ti 2000 yacht. have secured another win in the Drheam Cup. That brings to three the number of vic- 1100-Ultimes (750 milles) : tories out of the four races contested since Maxi Edmond de Rothschild - 1d 21h 30m their arrival in the Gitana Team, figures Sodebo Ultim 3 - 1d 23h 27m which testify to the great alchemy that reigns Actual Leader - 2d 3h 25m between the skipper pairing and the latest 700-Multi50 (615 milles) : addition to the Gitana fleet. Solidaires en peloton-ARSEP 2d 26m Three years on from her launch, the five- Leyton (Arthur Le Vaillant) - 2d 2h 53m arrow maxi-trimaran, the first vessel of her Ciela Village (Erwan Le Roux) 2d 5h 58m kind designed to fly in the open ocean, has 700-Multi 2000 (550 milles) : unquestionably entered the maturity stage, Team Vent Debout - 2d 9h 5m but according to her skippers, she still has No Limit - 2d 10h 9 m some surprises in store and has even more Jess - 2d 10h 15m

Fountaine Pajot Announces New 40ft Sailing Catamaran Fountaine Pajot has just announced the by optimal liveability with the option of three release of a new entry-level sailing or four double cabins plus the possibility of a catamaran setting a new benchmark for skipper’s cabin if required. innovation and productivity during the Fountaine Pajot has also revealed the name industry’s Covid-19 lockdown conditions. of its new 59-foot sailing catamaran that will The shipyard has announced the new Isla 40 be launched at the 2020 Cannes Yachting will replace the successful Lucia 40 sailing Festival in September. The new Samana 59 catamaran and will be available from early has already captured worldwide attention 2021. with its unprecedented living spaces, including a 30m2 flybridge which is the This compact sailing catamaran reflects the largest in its class. hallmarks of the shipyard’s prestigious Flagship range and is the new reference for The Samana 59 also features a 27.5m2 multihulls in this size range. cockpit, decadent foredeck with modular sunbathing stations, expansive cabins and an The 12m Isla 40 perfectly embodies the spirit epicurean galley that opens onto the saloon. and innovative design of Fountaine Pajot and Multihull Solutions is the exclusive Asia is distinguished by elegant and invigorating Pacific importer and distributor of Fountaine lines that are recognisable the world over. Pajot catamarans, and further information The exceptional catamaran features inverted can be obtained by contacting tollfree bows and an innovative saloon where the (within Australia) 1800 855 338 or chart table is accessible from the entrance +61 (0) 7 5452 5164, and gives way to a relaxing daybed. Her emailing [email protected] or outstanding performance is complemented visiting www.multihullsolutions.com.au.

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Grave fears for missing Australian couple whose catamaran capsized in heavy seas off the east African coast Experienced sailors Craig and Del McEwan the Seychelles archipelago. On 20th July, still missing off Africa's east coast and there Monday night their vessel Ohana-Uli are grave fears for the Queensland couple (pictured below) hit severe storms and the who are still missing off the coast of East boat began to sink Africa after their 14-metre long catamaran They managed to set off an emergency capsized in heavy seas. signal however an attempt to rescue the Craig and Del McEwan (pictured below) had Queensland couple was not successful due to been sailing along the African coast and set the wild conditions. off on a voyage across the Indian Ocean to

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Sailing Zatara to Australia Lazy Gecho Sailing https://www.youtube.com/channel/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCNYlvlreZiRRHo_v5Nmrfow/videos UCwIThXjmw8eBlEfFZLgZ3-g/videos

Life on the Hulls - Building a World On Water Sailing News 40” Cat Jul 24: https://youtu.be/ZfTTv6Rd0Mk DHREAM Cup https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcJ- Jul 31: https://youtu.be/JKoDyUEE1Bw 7wSvo6_BHsnbytM0jzg/videos DHREAM Cup

North Sails on-board Powerplay Onboard the MOD 70 trimaran Powerplay on their trip from the Cayman Islands to the south coast of England. Reaching a top speed of 38 knots during the 11-day crossing, the 5-strong crew captured this adrenaline-quenching footage whilst sending it across the Atlantic Ocean with their full wardrobe of North 3Di. www.facebook.com/NorthSailsWorldwide/videos/217687085961688/ Relive the AC34 Multihull Solutions 2003 Leopard 47 "Sometime" Race Replays (Finals) https://youtu.be/yAIHaCLc2Oo Day 1: https://youtu.be/SsW8yONffZY 2019 Stealth 38e "Hot Chilli" Day 2: https://youtu.be/rWVbUaksAwk https://youtu.be/gg2bShSI1fI Day 3: https://youtu.be/AunQyjmH69U 2001 Fountaine Pajot Belize 43 "Lady Belle" Day 4: https://youtu.be/mdrHvL5XzJ0 https://youtu.be/yF9AqTy3xws Day 5: https://youtu.be/MdXryBsNBJ0 Introduction to Offshore Cruising Day 6: https://youtu.be/yP3QtDPOGuU https://youtu.be/8mlS0v_3ALM Day 7: https://youtu.be/9Htl_o1cbro Day 8: https://youtu.be/WJjKWhjhz0U Gordon & Louise's Big Adventure Day 9: https://youtu.be/y8q6NXrK8tU Fountaine Pajot Elba 45 from France to Australia Day 10: https://youtu.be/MCFA4Un8Gxk Ep 5: https://youtu.be/KVwmJZ8kyQk Day 11: https://youtu.be/o0scMR8CSvg Ep 6: https://youtu.be/0MX0lStdllg Day 12: https://youtu.be/Asj6E70V7gc Ep 7: https://youtu.be/UZJPHx7wW-U Day 13: https://youtu.be/Lu5QnHJ1jKQ Ep 8: https://youtu.be/Mk10bJ3LJeU

Franck Darnet Interview, ORMA 60 Videos designer of the Privilege 580 https://youtu.be/1_kn7iGSlbE www.facebook.com/watch/OrmaW60/ Shockwave Ocean Racing Catamaran Impi at Airlie Beach Thunderstruck on Back in Black https://youtu.be/-n9ncSV2f-E www.facebook.com/shockwaveracingteam/ videos/234321714406891/

The New Look XL2

Since XL2 capsized it has be refurbished, the obvious changes being the rig and the new bows. The skipper says it feels lighter and is more responsive. Meteorological Information http://www.cmar.csiro.au/ for Sea Surface temperatures, eddies and ocean surface winds http://www.bom.gov.au for Warnings, Weather observations & Forecasts If a severe weather event is likely, follow this checklist https://www.clubmarine.com.au/exploreboating/articles/0-0-Severe-Weather-Event-Preparation

MYCQ Member Essentials

Purchase at Thursday’s meeting or call Bruce Wieland at [email protected],au or 0438 176 704

MYCQ Polo Shirt $35 MYCQ Patch $12 MYCQ Burgee $25

MENS POLO SHORT SLEEVE LADIES POLO SHORT SLEEVE

CM S M L XL 2XL CM 12 14

SHIRT LENGTH 72 74 76 78 80 SHIRT LENGTH 66 68 SHOULDER WIDTH 48 49.5 51 52.5 54 SHOULDER WIDTH 41.5 43 CHEST MEASUREMENT 52 55 58 61 64 CHEST MEASUREMENT 51.5 54 SLEEVE LENGTH 23 23.5 24 24.5 25 SLEEVE LENGTH 17.5 18

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