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Bondy marches different DRU BEAT

By Hugh Schmitt· · -

USTRALIA's hopes of bringing A the America's Cup back to its shores took a giant leap forward in April with the low-key launching of Alan Bond's state-of-the-art maxi-yacht Drumbeat. The media was not on han.d when the "Marvellous Maxi," the only one of its kind in the world, hit the waters off Cockburn Sound south of Fremantle to herald a new era in cup technology. Drumbeat is the harbinger of things to come in the construction of Cup yachts. To be · skippered by WA's home­ grown world matchracing champion Peter Gilmour, with former Kookaburra III skipper Iain Murray as tactician, Drumbeat is not only Bond's vehicle to get back into active yachting, it is also the test-bed and crew-training yacht for his 1991 Cup campaign, in which Syd­ ney millionaire Paul Ramsay has a siz­ able stake. Along the way Bond hopes to win the world maxi-yacht championship in the Mediterranean in August/September this year with the space-age supermaxi, which is 26 metres (83ft) long, has a crew will sleep in pipe-cots, 10 of which Australia II crewman, "and that experi­ beam of 6.2 metres (20ft) and will be have been fitted down each side of the ence will be invaluable when we start sailed by a crew of 30. massive yacht. building our cup yachts. Alan Bond, who has not actively Designed by Newport, Rhode Island "It is a real testbed yacht in terms of campaigned an IOR yacht since he raced naval architect David Pedrick with con­ construction time, techniques, electro­ Apollo V in 1981 , intends taking his siderable input by project manager and nics, sails and crewing. She will also place in the crew. design co-ordinator Skip Lissiman, represent Australia and Alan Bond well A spartan, modular owner's cabin Drumbeat has left little change out of $3 in the world maxi championship." that can be easily removed is part of the million. Builder Peter Milner, who turned out below-deck furnishings. During over­ "Building Drumbeat has been a learn­ Topscoring 1989 Admiral's Cup Team night (or longer) races the off-watch ing experience for us," said the former yacht True Blue and other ocean speeds-

6 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 ters like Prime Minister and Prime Factor, enlisted the best talent available in Au­ stralia and New Zealand to construct Drumbeat. They include Bond's 12-metre builder Steve Ward and top New Zealand com­ posite engineers High Modulus, who built the Kiwi America's Cup yachts, the "plastic fantastics", and the Big Boat, KZ-1, which lost the San Diego cup battle on the water. "What sets this maxi apart from others around the world is that its deck layout has been designed for round-the­ buoys racing rather than an ocean racing yacht," said Cup Challenge executive director John Longley. "It's the closest yacht afloat to the new America's Cup class boat and it forms a basis on which to build for the cup." (The new Cup yacht will be · nearly two metres shorter and much lighter, but will carry a bigger sail area.) Skipper-designate, Peter Gilmour, describes Drumbeat as "the best maxi­ yacht I've seen." And he has seen plenty. The 29-year-old former starting helmsman on Kookaburra III skippered Sydney-Hobart winner Sovereign in the big boat series off Hawaii last year.

"It's the closest yacht afloat to the new America's Cup Class boat ... "

Stepping the towering mast for Alan Bond's cavernous living area is painted mostly "It's a state-of-the-art racing yacht in 83 footer, Drumbeat, at the Royal Perth blue and white with the starboard head which we'll be able to go after the world Yacht Club annexe at Fremantle was in red and the port one yellow. maxi championship with a vengeance," itself a major project . (Pie - Hugh But it is not the interior layout that he elaborated. "We'll have a crew of 30 Schmitt). makes Drumbeat an expensive yacht. It is that will be strong from bow to stern the space-age materials - laminates of and will include the best of the Kooka­ Peter Gilmour, the young America's Cup carbon fibre with a core of nomex (six burra and Australia IV crewmen." helmsman who will sail Drumbeat with a times as light as balsa) - of which the From an America's Cup viewpoint, crew of 30 in the maxi yacht's international hull is constructed. The only timber in Gilmour sees Bondy's new yacht as a campaign. (Pie - David Clare). the hull construction is in the frames perfect vehicle for crew training for the where oregon was used in the "sand­ 1991 cup challenge off Auckland and a wich" in stress-laden sections, for in­ test bed for the new cup technology. "It stance, near the keel. will be a great boon for us to be able to Alan Bond recently announced that test out the research and development Drumbeat will start a seven-month cam­ we've put in and the electronic wizardry paign, which would start with the first incorporated in the boat," he said. regatta of the world maxi-yacht cham­ He said that lain Murray, his skipper pionship off Palma, Majorca, in early in the America's Cup, and Australia IV August. After the second and third navigator Grant Simmer would share regattas of the championship in Sardinia the tactician's role on Drumbeat with and St. Tropez, the maxi will be shipped Kookaburra navigator Ian Burns filling to Sydney to take part in the Southern that role on the maxi. Cross series and the Sydney-Hobart Drumbeat's below-deck fit-out has a classic. space-age ambience about it. Cleverly "Drumbeat was designed with the designed, it is light, functional and specifications of the new Cup class of spartan. All of the heaviest fittings, yacht in mind," he said at the time, "and including the galley, have been installed this will mean we don't waste a whole above the keel to double as ballast. The year in our Cup campaign."

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 7 HE Champagne Mumm Admiral's evoking extraordinary efforts to unbolt This year the Admiral's Cup, facing a T Cup is unquestionably the greatest it over the following 132 years, the worldwide decline in the popularity of offshore yacht racing regatta in the history of the Admiral's Cup is relative­ IOR racing, had attracted challenges world. To win is to lift a nation's ly short. First sailed for in 1953 as from only 14 nations when team yachting status to the ultimate of sup­ another challenge between English and nominations closed officially on April remacy in yacht design and building, in American yachts, it has played a signifi­ 21. One or two late challenges _were sailmaking, and in sailing skills on the cant role in the development of the expected by the Royal Ocean Racing open seas. offshore racing throughout the world. Club. In July, the world's outstanding yach­ At the peak of popularity of the With New Zealand holding the tsmen and yachts will converge on the International Offahore Rule, the Admir­ Admiral's Cup, challenges received traditional birthplace of international al's Cup has attracted up to 19 nations, were from Argentina, Australia, Bri­ yachting - the little town of Cowes on tain, Denmark, France, Germany, Hol­ the Isle of Wight off the south coast of land, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, England - for almost a month of grand By Peter Campbell Sweden and the United States. Missing prix offshore racing culminating with from the 1987 line-up were Austria, the famous Fastnet Race, last of the six each with a three-boat team, from Belgium and Spain. Expected entries Admiral's Cup races for 1989. Europe, North and South America, from Hong Kong, Spain and for the first Yachting at Cowes and the great from South-East Asia and from the time, the Soviet Union, had not eventu­ annual Cowes Week regatta dates back Antipodes, in rugged ocean racing con­ ated. to the early 1800s, and it was a race tests against man and the sea. Despite the continuing drop in team around the Isle of Wight in 1851 be­ In 16 Admiral's Cup regattas over 32 numbers, from a peak of 19 in 1979 to 14 tween the schooner America and a squad­ years (it is held every second year) only in 1987, the quality of yachts already ron of the English cutters and schooners five nations have won the gold cup - chosen or seeking team selection for for the 100 Guinea Trophy that spawned Britain (eight times), the United States their country underlines the ongoing the America's Cup. (twice), Germany (twice), Australia status of the Admiral's Cup as the While that trophy moved into the (twice) and New Zealand for the first epitome of offshore racing, the grand keeping of the New York Yacht Club, time in 1987. prix event that has spawned similar

8 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 international offshore team events such a commanding poims lead in the World Daniel Andrieu, Group Pinot and Phi­ as Australia's Southern Cross Cup, Ita­ Cup. Victory in the latter would be a lippe Briand. For the second successive ly's Sardinia Cup and the Kenwood Cup first for Australia. Cup regatta, Bruce Farr and the Jude!/ in Hawaii. Of the 14 nations, all but two are Volrijk design offices dominate the line­ These four regattas, along with the campaigning new yachts - state-of-the­ up of both updated 1987 and new boats. Admiral's Cup, comprise the unique art fractional-rigged sloops built of exo­ Farr designs range across the board Champagne Mumm World Cup of tic composite plastics to the latest de­ from the 30.00' minimum rating One Ocean Racing, a pointscore of national signs of such well-known and successful Tonners to t;1e new SO-footers rating a efforts over a two-year period beginning designers as New Zealand's Bruce Farr, maximum of 40.05', with some new with the Southern Cross Cup and en­ Germany'.s Judel/Vrolijk, Denmark's 34.5' raters in between. New Zealand, ding with the Admiral's Cup. Australia, Jeppesen, Peter Norlin from Sweden, as well as being one of the front-running Americans Reichel/Pugh, British-based favourites for the Admiral's Cup, holds Tony Castro, and the French designers, Continued on page 12 ... Europe's ·Hopes at Spi Quest Regatta By Tim Jeffery

T'S ;i sign of the times that European I Admiral's Cup triallists have to travel aboard to find competition. In fact, Graham Walker's new British team candidate, Indulgence VII, won't set foot in England until June, having been launched in March. The need for practice has had the effect of turning the Spi Quest Regatta, held in La Trinite in south Brittany, from a low key local event into some­ thing boasting minor international sta­ tus. Besides Indulgence, four of the new French triallists, two Dutch and one West German headed for the event to check their performance, crew work, ' sail programmes and the trade between upwind and downwind speed. For Indulgence, Spi Quest was more akin to a drive round the block in a new

SOME of Aus_tralia's likely opposition in the Admiral's Cup in action in the Spi Quest Regatta at La Trinite on the French coast. ABO VE: The new Mean Machine which will represent Holland, and at LEFT: CCI, one of the contenders for a place in the French team. (Pies by Tim Jeffery) car. She was launched by her builders, B et B of La Rochelle, just eight days before the first race which she entered with just an hour's sailing on the clock. Hurried measurement meant that three inclinations were grabbed in the early hours of the night before the regatta and the crew were pleased that, given the less perfect conditions for measurement, their One Tonner came out at 30.62ft. Indulgence is Walker's latesnhot at the One Ton Cup, staged this year in

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 9 This 83 ft international racing yacht, des igned by David Pedrick, is being offered for sale by its original Au stralian owner. Currently racing success fully on the world maxi circuit, Sovereign is equipped with the latest technology, and is superbly maintained in race condition. Sovereign was built in 1986 of aluminium to American Bureau of Shipping Standard s. Recent improvements include a new keel and mast, making her one of the fastest yachts in her class in the world today. Sovereign's extensive sa il wardrobe consists of the latest des igns by North and Hood. Her elec tronics include the l:3 rookes and Gatehouse 39 0 System, interfaced to an on-board computer, and Loran, Satnav and Weatherfax. Hunk capacity is 20, including a separate owner 's cabin and ensuite, plus a large centre island galley. While Sovereign is primarily a high-tech racing machine, its layout lends itself to on-board entertai ning and day sa iling for 50 or more people. Seriously priced for sa le, this is a ra re opportunity for a discerning person to join an elite yachtinf! fraternity at a Ira ·tion of re placement cost. Sovereign is availabl e for inspection in Newport, Rh od Island. T he owner 's cli r ct represenlativ and Sovereign's Sailing Master, Dav id Kell ti, should be conta led in the first instanc , to supply comp! te details and arrange for an insp ct ion.

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bigger boats, Mean Machine took has come up with a number of really seconds out of the other One Tonners interesting innovations. They work too, Europe's Hopes on all legs and in conditions ranging for Corum won the IOR class at Spi from 5-25 knots. Quest by a comfortable margin, beating ... Continued from page 9 German Willi Illbruck has been a both the lower rating Mean Machine and long-time Judel/Vrolijk client, yet his the comparable Pinta. Naples in May. For three years from various Pintas have had to sail for Because the 1987 Corum failed to 1979-81, Walker's Ron Holland de­ Austria in the la:st four Admiral's Cups shine, Briand spent the last 12 months signed Indulgence II was either runner-up because they failed to make the German looking for a "new branch approach". or third at the One Ton worlds, so 1989 team. Starting with a clean sheet, he Using his own VPP, plus that of the is the year to complete his unfinished recruited Star class sailor Alex Hagan as CRAIN yacht research establishment, business with the premier IOR level his new helmsman, placed his design Briand came up with two new ideas in rating event. with former Doug Peterson employees areas he felt there was still some untap­ Walker has returned to Parisien Jim Pugh and John Reichel and had the ped potential: rigs and construction. Daniel Andrieu for his design, and yacht built under their supervision by The first is a low aspect ratio fraction­ Indulg ence VII showed the usual Andrieu Elite Yachts in San diego. al rig which gives both good IOR abundance of downwind and reaching The new 45ft Pinta was launched late measured sail area and enhanced aero­ speed. Another hull taken of the same last year, a lighter development of the dynamics. The second was to take plug is the French triallist, CCI, built by 1987 US Admiral's Cupper with tiller weight concentration to new levels of Jeanneau's custom division. To all intent steering instead of a wheel. The "lamb refinement. By doing away with a and purpose, the boats are sisterships chop" keel has been continued over central companionway, Corum makes with Andrieu claiming there is less than from Sidewinder. A second keel and do with a five winch layout. All 1. 5kg difference between them. more trim changes are planned for the halyards and control lines run from the What differences there are slight: CCI boat as is a switch from the mixed mast along the centreline at deck level to has a Marechal mast, though is switch­ Ulmer-Kohus and Bielken wardrobe to a single Lewmar 520 winch so doing ing to a Sparcraft stick like Indulgence; sails from North. away with weight on top of a conven­ CCI has her runner winches abaft the Also of note was the Farr designed 32 tional coachhouse and double ended helmsman while Indulgence's are for­ rater, Xeryus de Civenchy. Built by Ben­ lines. Two companionways are located ward; and CCI has carbon fibre running eteau, this yacht was dismasted in last either side, and the entire under deck are backstays unlike Indulgence's more con­ year's Sardinia Cup. Her rating attempts above the keel is used to house engine, ventional wire. CCI's joint skippers are to find a gap between the One Ton brat batteries, tanks, galley and chart table. Pierre Mas and Bertrand Pace, former pack and the bigger 34-raters, so as to Briand claims that 75 per cent of the winners of the Tour de France a la Voile. sail in largely clear air upwind and pick yacht's non structural weight is less than The other One Tonners on show up tows from the big boats down wind. 2 metres from the pitch centre. included a brace from 1987 (the Joubert/ So far, Xeryus has looked strong in light Though the ratios are similar to the Nivelt designed Torquoise and the Hum­ air but has yet to find convincing previous Corum, Briand has gone for a phreys designed Citroen, ex Juno) plus medium to heavy air speed. higher rating at 35. 78 to get more power the Farr 40, Vendee Qualite, and the But the undoubted star of Spi Quest than the 34 raters. Corum 89 sails to this Dutch Mean Machine III. was Philippe Briand's new Corum 89, rating, which is designed for 15-20 knot Vendee was built by CDK Compo­ built by Beneteau. Breakthrough boats chop conditions typical of Admiral's sites, best known for their series of in IOR are rare birds indeed, but Briand Cup courses. Biscuits Cantreau Formula 40 trimarans. With so many of these Farr 40s around the world, their crews are the most significant variable and Vendee has first CHAMPAGNE MUMM ADMIRAL'S CUP 1989 rate personnel. Skippering the boat is HE Royal Ocean Racing Club has extended to six races the 1989 Admiral's Betrand Caignaert, another former win­ T Cup, adding a long inshore race to the programme off the Isle of Wight. The ner of the Tour de France, with French races are: Kiss tactician Marc Bouet calling the Thursday, July 27 Royal Yacht Squadron Trophy Race. Traditional Solent shots. around-the-buoys race of about 30 nautical miles. But the stand out One Tonner was Friday, July 28 Channel Race, about 210 nautical miles with actual course Peter de Ridder's Mean Machine. Built decided on the day. Also open to non-Cup yachts. by Neville Hutton in Lymington, she is Monday, July 31 Corum Trophy Race. Olympic-type course in Christ­ an update of Container 88 which shone in church Bay, about 28 nautical miles. last year's Sardinia Cup series. After a Tuesday, August 1 Champagne Mumm Trophy Race. Olympic-type course poor 1987, Rolf Vrolijk and Freidrich in Christchurch Bay, about 28 nautical miles. Judel completely rethought their design Thursday, August 3 Special Trophy Race. Long distance race east of Isle of philosophy which had carefully evolved Wight, about 40 nautical miles. since the 1979 Dusselboot and brought Sunday, August 6 Fastnet Race, 605 nautical miles, starting from Cowes, Isle about the German Admiral's Cup vic­ of Wight, and finishing at Plymouth. Open to non-Cup tories in 1983 and 1985. yachts. Few acknowledged that Container has The Admiral's Cup team yachts, along with Classes A, I and II and larger CHS putJudel Vrolijk right back in the frame yachts will start the Fastnet Race on Sunday, August 6, with the smaller classes last year, but Mean Machine's dominance starting on Saturday, August 5. Splitting the Fastnet starts over two days is aimed to at Spi Quest was absolute. She, too, was make the finish at Plymouth less spread out. a virtually brand new boat. Her only POINTS: change was the insertion of a ring frame The first yacht on corrected time in each race will score points equal to the forward of the mast as the previously number of yachts entered for the series x 1; the second yacht two less, and so on. unsupported panels had moved alarm­ Channel Race basic points are multipled by 1.5, Fastnet Race basic points by 2.5. ingly. The team with the most points wins. Apart from the times she was on the wrong end of a shift, or baulked by

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too much of a fresh weather boat to give balance to this team. Madeline's Daughter Cranking Up has had significant crew changes since the trials, but will still have a first-rate For Cowes crew at Cowes, headed by Iain Murray. The addition of Murray as tactician ... Continued from page 9 aboad Madeline's Daugher, and the ongoing availability of world match­ Australia and the United States each racing champion Chris Dickson for the · have three Farr boats in their teams. same role aboard True Blue, are two The strongly-supported, well- significant pluses for the Australian organised New Zealand team, although team. At the time of writing, however, including two 1987-vintage One Ton­ the tactician had not been finalised for ners, must rank as favourites to retain Joint Venture although Geoff Stagg from the Admiral's Cup which they won for the Farr design office was filling that the first time - at the fifth attempt - in role in the One Ton Cup at Naples. 1987. Basic designs of One Tonners Of the other teams, the West Ger­ have altered little over the past two mans and British must rank among the years, the changes have been subtle but top four favourites. Both have a wide significant alternations in the keels and choice of proven and new boats to make rudders and, to some extent, in a centre up their teams. The United States, with of effort. Sails and sail trimming will be the aid of two of Australia's strong, but significant, as will tactics in both the unsuccessful team contenders, Great short and long races. News and Sagacious V, along with the Australia, despite the lack of an over­ SAILMAKER Gary Gietz will Jorn crack US One Tonner, Bravura, must Madeline's Daughter for Admiral's Cup after all sponsor for the team, is making a heading campaign with Wild Oats. Gietz will also now rank as outside favourites. The determined bid to lift our status from be trimm er and back-up helmsman for another French, too, have the potential to be third to first in ocean racing. Efforts well-known sa ilmaker, Michael Coxon. (Pie strong contenders, as have the Danes since the 1987 AC have been encourag­ - David Clare) who sailed so well in 1985, but slipped ing, with victories in the 1987 Southern in 1987. Cross Cup and the 1988 Kenwood Cup Blue, sailed their way into the team with In fact, if the 1989 AC turns out to be placing a win in the Champagne Mumm marked superiority over yachts that a heavy weather series - and this could World cup within our grasp. represented Australia internationally in be the year - then Great News could More significant is the fact that two 1987 and 1988. And while many yachts­ lead a particularly strong effort by the new One Tonners, in Ron Elliott's Joint man believed Great News should have Americans. Bravura and Sagacious V Venture and Lawson Klopper's True been the higher rater in the team, she is were the top One Tonners in Hawaii until Sagacious suffered mast problems in ADMIRAL'S Cup 1987 - Australia's Swan Premium II (nee Sagacious V) powers to the final race. In the 1988 One Ton Cup weather of a Spanish team yacht. This year Sagacious V and owner Gary Appleby are sa iling Bravura finished second to Propaganda, with the United States team. (Pie - Peter Campbell) while Sagacious V had another luckless series. Great News revelled in the heavy airs at Hawaii and San Francisco. Britain has eight contenders for its team, four of them launched this year and already tuning up on the European circuit (see Tim Jeffery's report of the Spi-Quest regatta in France). The Ger­ mans have their biggest line-up with 11 contenders, five of them new boats launched this year, with the new Pinta, a US-designed Reichel/Pugh 45, finishing second at Spi-Quest behind France's new Corum, a 44-footer designed by Philippe Briand. While New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Denmark had named their teams by early May, the British and most of the other European teams will not be chosen until late June-early July. The cut-off date for the nomina­ tion of actual team yachts is July 10. In fact, of the 14 nations which have challenged, half could be in with a strong chance in the 1989 Admiral's C up, with much hinging on any break­ through designs in the mid-rating boats and tactical sailing among the many One Tonners. In keeping with its policy of making improvements to the format of the Admiral's Cup, the Royal Ocean Racing

12 - OFFSHORE - J UNE/JULY 1989 Club has introduced some significant Australia looks set to win for the first changes for this year's regatta - some time the World Cup, which is based on welcome, others already evoking critic­ results in the 1987 Southern Cross Cup, ism from owners and crews. 1988 Kenwood Cup and Sardinia Cup, On the credit side, the RORC has and 1989 Admiral's Cup. For the expanded the regatta to six races, adding Admiral's Cup itself, Australia must a 40-mile inshore race to be sailed to the rank in the top four along with New east of the Isle of Wight, in addition to Zealand, Britain and West Germany. It the two Olympic-course races in Christ­ is a measure of Australia's IOR strength church Bay. The fourth inshore race is that the United States has chartered for still the traditional but often frustrating its team two of the unsuccessful conten­ Solent Race. ders, Great News and Sagacious V. Another change to the sailing format is that the start of the Fastnet Race has JOINT VENTURE been split over two days, with the Farr One Tonner. Rating - 30.42'. smaller and non-Cup yachts starting on Owner/skipper: Ron Elliott. Principal Saturday, August 5, and the Admiral's helmsman: Colin Beashel. Cup and larger non-Cup yachts starting Tactician: Russell Coutts on the Sunday, August 6. The object Crew: Ron Elliott, Peter Elliott, David here is to condense the finishing time at Leroy, Colin Beashel, Bob Wilmot, Plymouth of the large fleet in the 605 David Giles, Steve Kemp, Ross Lloyd, nautical mile race. Allan Smith and . Russell Coutts. In a bid to encourage nations with Launched last February, after being older !OR-rated yachts to participate in built in Melbourne by Ken Jago, Joint the Cup, the Admiral's Cup manage­ JOINT VENTURE, Farr-designed One Venture represents a significant depar­ ment committee has agreed that the Tonner skippered by Ron Elliott ofMelbourne. ture from Bruce Farr's line of Farr 40s, RORC's new age allowance for 1989, (Pie - David Clare) v,,ith a smaller keel and both keel and given to yachts of three years and older, the "legs over the side at night" restric­ mast set further aft than other recent will also apply to the Champagne tions for this year's Southern Cross Cup designs. She has North sails. The newest Mumm Admiral's Cup. This is the first and other offshore races, the RORC is boat in the fleet, she finished second on time the AC has included an age allow­ also adhering strictly to this controver­ the pointscore and was the only boat to ance. The FA (Age Factor) is multiplied sial new IYRU which has already been win two races in the main selection by the yacht's TMF to produce a TMF almost universally criticised by offshore series. Joint Venture is an excellent all­ with age allowance. The new basic TMF yachtsmen in Australia. Again, the round boat. formula is also slightly more biased in RORC plans spot checks at night. Principal helmsman Colin Beashel favour of larger yachts - again a move This year will also see the strictest was mainsail trimmer aboard Australia II by the RORC to encourage teams from possible policing of any cheating in the 1983 America's Cup victory and being heavily loaded with One Tonners. through the transfer of moveable ballast skipper of Australia IV in the 1987 Cup In order to make crews more repre­ on competing yachts, to avoid any defender trials. He has twice represented sentative of the country for which they repeat of the I-Punkt case in the 1987 Australia at the Olympics as a Starboat are racing, the RORC is requiring that Admiral's Cup. Large signs, calling on helmsman and was 1986-87 Australian no yacht be eligible to represent a crews to report any efforts to cheat Yachtsman of the Year. country unless the national authority aboard their boats, will be posted confirms in writing to the AC Manage­ around Ancasta Marina at Cowes. MADELINE'S DAUGHTER ment Committee that at least half the Farr 43. Rating - 34.28'. crew either are (1) citizens of the coun­ Owner/Skipper: Peter Kurts. Principal try; or (2) for the 12 months immediate­ helmsman: Michael Coxon. Tactician: ly preceding July 24 1989 have had their TEAMS AND Iain Murray. principal residence in that country. Crew: Peter Kurts, lain Murray, Peter Helmsman for the four inshore races Shipway, Rob Scrivener, Alistair Pratt, must be citizens or residents of the CONTENDERS Michael Coxon, Phil Wulff, Rod John­ country represented. son, Gary Gietz, Tim Ede, plus two to On the debit side, is the RORC AUSTRALIA be named. adoption and further restriction of the Built in Sydney by John McConaghy, Ocean Racing Council's new rule on HIS will be Australia's 13th chal­ Madeline's Daughter won a place in the crew weight limits and the adoption of T lenge for the Admiral's Cup since 1987 Australian Admiral's Cup team the restriction on crews having their 1965, with two wins - in 1967 and which went on to finish third in the torsos and/or legs outside the rails at again in 1979. Since the 1979 victory, regatta. Later that year she led the night. The crew limitations apply an overshadowed by tragedy of the Fastnet Australian team to victory in the 1987 average weight maximum of84kg and a Race, Australian teams have had mixed Southern Cross Cup in Sydney, number limit - for One Tonners (rat­ fortunes. finishing the topscoring individual yacht ing 30.0-31.39) the crew number must However, the 1987 team sailed well to of the series. For the 1989 Admiral's not exceed nine; for yachts rating 34.20- finish third behind New Zealand and Cup trials, Madeline's Daughter was 35.69 the limit is 12, while the SO­ Britain and the performances by teams given a new keel, rudder and rig. footers rating 40.00-40.5 can carry 16 in subsequent international regattas au­ Peter Gilmour helmed Madeline's crew. This will mean that all crews will gers well for a further improvement in Daughter in the selection trials, but was have to undergo at least three weight 1989. Australia won the 1987 Southern not available for the Cup regatta. His checks during the regatta plus possible Cross Cup and the 1988 Kenwood Cup place has been taken by America's Cup spot weigh-ins after races. and going into the 1989 Admiral's Cup skipper Iain Murray as tactician with While the Cruising Yacht Club of is the pointscore leader in the Cham­ North Sails' Michael Coxon taking over Australia has decided against imposing pagne Mumm World Cup. as principal helmsman.

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 13 TRUE BLUE INDULGENCE 6 - Formerly Gra­ Farr One Tonner: Rating - 30.50'. ham Walker's Andrieu 44 which was a Owner/skipper: Lawson Klepper. Prin­ member of the 1987 British AC team cipal helmsman: Gordon Lucas. Tacti­ and now chartered by Mark Healey and cian: Chris Dickson. syndicate. Crew: Lawson Klepper, Gordon Lucas, GIANT PANDA - Veteran Mel­ Chris Dickson, Keith Marshall, Andrew bourne-designed 44-footer, now owned Hunn, Barry Johnson, Geoff Bishop, by Nick Morreel and Peter Porter. John Sharpe, Peter Milner, Don Buck­ 3888 OLD MOTHER GUN - A 40ft ley, David Gourlay. development of Rob Humphrey's 36- Built in Perth by Peter Milner, True footer Apriori, designed to be fast on Blue was launched in October, 1988, and IOR or IMS handicap - and comfort­ had immediate success on the WA able. Being built in timber by Neville offshore calendar before being trans­ Hutton at Lymington for owner John ported across the Nullabor for the AC Mitchell. trials. Unlike many of her One Ton INDULGENCE 7 - Brand new opponents, True Blue is virtually a pro­ Andrieu 40 One Tonner built in France's duction Farr 40, although one of the B&B shipyard for Admiral's Cup veter­ latest Farr designs. Well sailed, with fine an and 1987 team captain Graham Wal­ helming by Gordon Lucas and brilliant ker. Made her sailing debut in the tactics by New Zealander Chris Dick­ Spi-Quest Regatta at La Trinite sur Mer, son, True Blue finished topscoring yacht but it was really just a shakedown with a in the trials. fifth, a seventh and a retirement. Helmsman Gordon Lucas is a two­ JUNO - Mike Peacock's new 44- times world and many times WA and MADELINE'S DAUGHTER, Farr 43 footer designed by Tony Castro. National champion in various classes. skippered by Admiral's Cup veteran Peter Peacock campaigned his previous Juno He joined the Bond Syndicate as skipper Kurts from Sydney. (Pie - Peter Campbell) in the 1987 Admiral's C up, with the UK of Australia III in the 1986-87 America's team second to New Zealand. Cup defender trials. Chris Dickson, Lymington International IOR Regatta skipper of KZ-7, New Zealand's Amer­ from July 15-18. Since the Admiral's DENMARK ica's Cup challenger in 1986-87, is the Cup began in 1957, Britain has won the current world match-racing champion. regatta eight times, finishing second to ESPITE their prowess in Olympic New Zealand in 1987. The British squad D and one-design yachting, the comprises: Danes have contested the Admiral's Cup AND THE OTHERS. JAMARELLA - New Farr 50 built only three times, 1973, 1985 and 1987, for Alan Gray. with their best result being fifth overall ARGENTINA YEOMAN XXVII Robin in 1985 with three Jeppesen designs. The Aisher's Farr 50 - the former Austra­ Danes slipped to seventh in 1987 but are RGENTINA is making a return to lian yacht Great Expectations launched in confident of an improved result this year A the Admiral's Cup after an absence 1985. after extensive selection trials in June. of 10 years with an impressive team AIDA - The former Dutch AC The four triallists are: headed by Daphne, a One Tonner de­ yacht Promotion, a Farr 50 totally re­ STOCKBROKER - New Neils signed and owned by the famous Ar­ vamped after sinking in the 1988 Chan­ Jeppesen-designed One Tonner from gentinian naval architect, German Frers. nel Race. Owner is David Head. X-Yachts for Jens Erik Host. JOCKEY CLUB - Formerly called 4K - The former Cirkeline which Muchisimo Sol and now sponsored by a TRUE BLUE, Farr One Tonner skippered placed fourth in last year's One Ton local tobacco company, J ockey Club was by Lawson Klapper from Perth. (Pie - Peter Cup, this Farr 40 was built last year in designed by Martin Billoch and is own­ Campbell) Spain for owner Finn Thomsen. ed by Alberto Urani. She recently won ANDELSBANKEN II - Jeppesen­ the Las Rios de la Plata circuit of two designed SO-footer built by X-Yachts passage and two round-the-buoys races. and launched in April. Owned by Victor TANGO TOO - A new Ron Hol­ Greulich who bought his One Tonner of land-designed 43-footer built for Christ­ the same name to the AC in 1987. ian Schigelow and Benjamin Biedma, Tango Too finished second in the Las FRANCE Rios de la Plata regatta. DAPHNE - One Tonner designed ESPITE designing and building and owned by German Frers, whose D some fine yachts, the French have main design efforts of recent years has yet to win the Admiral's Cup in succes­ been towards maxi yachts, including eae1::t11 sive challenges since 1959, primarily Windward Passage II. RF"-1989 because of individual rather than team efforts. This year six yachts are seeking BRITAIN ... selection, most of them with individual IGHT triallists have been nomin­ sponsorship. With trials from April to E ated for the British team, with June, the six contenders are: owners starting their campaigns early by ELLORA V - Baron Vincent competing in European regattas in D 'Orgeval's 1987 modified Beneteau France, Germany and Italy from March First Class 12, designed by Group Finot. onwards. The official UK selec tion trials ACCANITO - Joubert-Nivelt 41- will be from June 3-19 with the three footer which represented France in the teams yachts committed to an intensive 1979 Admiral's Cup. Now owned by build-up in July, including the new Martial Bouanchaud.

14 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 VENDEE QUALITE - Farr One Quarter Ton Cup winner Richard Hoj­ chier, former helmsman of the 12- Tonner, finished seventh in Spi-Quest jensen, assisted by former Flying Dutch­ metre, Azzura. Regatta at La Trinite sur Mer. man gold medallist Joerg Diesch. BRA VA - Farr One Tonner built in CGI - Daniel Andrieu designed One BIJOU - Revamped Judel/Vrolijk 1988, owned by Pasquale Landolfi and Tonner, second best placed One Tonner Rubin X, a 44-footer being campaigned skippered by American Paul Cayard. at Spi-Quest Regatta. by a small Kiel yacht club. ARIA - Former Container '88, a CORUM 89 - Newly launched 44- TAI-WAHN - Ex Saudade '87 (ex Judel/Vrolijk One Tonner owned by footer, designed by Philippe Briand, Rubin IX), a Judel/Vrolijk One Tonner Carlo Bixio. made a striking debut by winning all being campaigned by an owner's club MEROPE 2 - New Farr One Ton­ three races sailed in the recent Spi­ on a limited budget. ner for Commander Sicurezza of the Quest. OMEN - Another Judel/Vrolijk 40 Italian Navy. XERYUS DE GIVENCHY - helmed by Jan-Peter Gnass. Owner VESUVIO - New protype Luca Beneteau-built, Group Finot-designed Thomas Friese wants to race in the trials Brenta One Tonner for Marino Corona. One Tonner, finished equal third in although he cannot race in the Admiral's SHARDANA 2 - New Paperina Spi-Quest, with Luc Pillot heading an Cup because of his disqualification for One Tonner for Angelo Melis. all-professional crew. cheating in I-Punkt in the 1987 AC. NATISSIMA - Reichel/Pugh 34.5' RODEO - Judel/Vrolijk One Ton­ rater built in 1988 for Nella Mazzaferro. GERMANY ner built in 1985. MARISA - Brenta designed, 34.5' FTER winning two successive rating 44-footer built in 1987 for Ulrico HOLLAND Lucarelli. A Admiral's Cup regattas in 1983 and 1985, the West German team slipped to HE Netherlands has been a consis­ JAPAN fifth in 1987. This year has seen a change T tent competitor in the Admiral's of philosophy with 10 triallists rather Cup since 1959 without success. Four HE Japanese have contested three than a compact "club" of owners. owners are seeking a place in the Dutch T Admiral's Cup regattas, the last in However, the Germans are again mak­ team this year: 1983, and despite strong efforts in the ing a totally professional approach to MEAN MACHINE '89- New One Kenwood Cup in Hawaii, the team this winning the Cup, with owners forming Tonner from Judel/Vrolijk for Peter de year is not likely to be a great one. Togo a company to raise sponsorship money. Ridder, Mean Machine finished top One X and Kaitarom, which raced in the 1988 Extensive trials will be held throughout Tonner and equal third in recent Spi­ Kenwood Cup, are not available, and June to select a potentially strong team Quest Regatta in France, with a second, one or two One Tonners may have to be for Cowes. The yachts nominated so far third and sixth in the 38-boat fleet. chartered with one being sailed by Togo are: PRO-MOTION - Ex Pinta Qudel/ X's crew. So far the only firm member CONTAINER 89 ~ New Jude!/ Vrolijk 43) being campaigned by J.L. of the team is: Vrolijk 50 built for Udo Schuetz and (Bert) Dolk. Finished fifth in Spi-Quest. WILL - New Farr 50 built in New said to be the lightest SO-footer yet built, MEAN MACHINE '87 - Farr One Zealand by Cookson and being shipped using the composite method with Tonner to be campaigned by a syndi­ direct to the UK for owner Ryouji Oda. epoxy, Nomex honeycomb and carbon cate. No crew details are available. fibre. Principal helmsman is Achim TO BE NAMED - Charter of a Griese, who steered Outsider when Ger­ failed German team triallist by Frans NEW ZEALAND many won the Cup in 1983 and 1985. Von Leeuwen. HE Royal New Zealand Yacht SAUDADE - Judel/Vrolijk One IRELAND T Squadron has adopted a total team Tonner built for Albert Buell and like approach as the optimum way to retain­ Container 89 is a development of the RELAND turned in its best Admiral's ing the Admiral's Cup which the Kiwis successful Container 88. ICup result when it finished fourth in won for the first time in 1987 (after five RUBIN XI - Another Judel/Vrolijk 1987, led by the high-scoring Irish Inde­ attempts) with a brilliant team effort by designed 44-footer which has been re­ pendent Full Pelt, the Dubois-designed Propaganda, Goldcorp and Kiwi. Its AC built after delaminating in the winner of the Fastnet Race. This year a management committee, under~Com­ Mediterranean last year. Helmsman is crew panel has been selected for training modore Don Brooke, is responsible for Edde Bock. and work-up through April-May, with the defence strategy and entire crew and ABAP - The former Saudade, a Farr trials scheduled for late May at Kinsale support-team selection. Instead of con­ One Tonner sailed by owner Hasso and final trials in England in June. Team ducting trials, the RNYS has based its Plattner with American helmsman Dee sponsor is again Heineken Brewers, but defence on the two-world class One Smith. boats and owners/ charterers available Tonners, Propaganda and Fair Share, DIVA - Carrying on a famous for selection had not been finalised when with the third team yacht being the name, this Reichel/Pugh (US) 46 has this issue went to press. newly launched Librah, owned by been built for Peter Westphal-Langloh ITALY Michael Fay and David Richwhite. and will rate around 36.0' IOR. Princip­ Fay, as chairman of the NZ America's al helmsman is Bernie Beilken with ESPITE their good results in the Cup syndicate, has also made available technical backup from Rudi Magg. D Sardinia Cup in the Mediterra­ vital support elements from the Amer­ PINTA Prominent German nean, the Italians have yet to throw out a ica's Cup syndicate. The New Zealand yachtsman Willi Illbruck has gone to the strong challenge in the Admiral's Cup. team, which certainly must rank as US designers, Reichel/Pugh, for his This year, however, there are eight favourites to retain the Admiral's Cup, latest Pinta, a 45-footer which finished triallists for a team to be chosen in a comprises: second in the recent Spi-Quest Regatta series off Sardinia in June. The plan is to . FAIR SHARE- Fair Share missed a in France. Helmsman Alex Hagen repre­ choose two One Tonners and a 34.5- place in the 1987 Kiwi team, but helped sented West Germany in the Starboats at rater from the following line-up: NZ finish second in the 1987 Southern the Pusan Olympic regatta. MANDRAKE - Revamped Briand Cross Cup. The Farr One Tonner has NEW YORKER - Tilmar Hansen's design of1987 rating 34.5' !OR. Second undergone a complete update for the new Judel/Vi:olijk One Tonner, a sis­ topscoring yacht in the Sardinia Cup, 1989 AC campaign. Skipper is Olym­ tership to the new Saudade and Holland's Mandrake is owned by Girogio Carrier pian Tom Dodson with David Barnes, Mean Machine. Helmsman is two-times and will be skippered by Mauro Pelas- skipper of the giant KZ-1 in the 1988

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will make up almost half of the crews for the AC and given fresh conditions the US team could do well. BRAVURA - Irving Loube's out­ standing Farr One Tonner which was the topscoring yacht in the 1988 Ken­ wood Cup in Hawaii and second to Propaganda in the 1988 One Ton Cup in San Francisco. Contesting the 1989 One Ton Cup in Naples before the Admiral's Cup, with the helmsman being Olym­ pic gold medallist Robbie Haines. GREAT NEWS - Farr 50 owned by David Forbes and John Calvert-Jones which has been chartered by Randy Short, with America's Cup skipper Tom Blackaller as helmsman. Since being launched in 1987, Great News has won Hamilton Island Week and the San Francisto Big Boat Series, as well as leading the Australian team to victory in the Kenwood Cup and winning her division in the 1988 Sydney-Hobart. Light winds cost her a place in the Australian Admiral's Cup team, but A ~WET MOMENT Ai COWl:S seven of her regular crew, including the owner£. will now sail for the USA. America's Cup, as his tactician. Rating: FRAM X - Winner of 1987 world SAGACIOIUS V - Farr 40 which 30.62. One Ton Cup at Kiel and third in 1988 was topscoring yacht for third-placed LIBRAH - Newly launched Farr at San Francisco. Due to contest the Australian team in the 1987 Admiral's 44, rating 34. 41 ', and representing the 1989 One Ton Cup at Naples in May Cup, following this with being member latest thinking from the Farr office, and then be taken over by a new crew of winning teams in Southern Cross Librah is a direct descendent of Kiwi, for the AC. Cup and Kenwood Cup. Despite being NZ's "big boat" in the 1987 team. updated for the trials, Sagacious V was Owned by Michael Fay and David slow off the mark and failed to make an Richwhite, Librah was built primarily of SWEDEN Australian team for the first time in two carbon fibre by Martens Marine who WO prominent yachts from the years. Owner Gary Appleby and three built Fay's 1987 and 1988 challengers for T 1987 Admiral's Cup, the Irish win­ of the regular crew, including Brad the America's Cup. Librah 's skipper is ner of the Fastnet Race, Full Pelt, and the Stephens, will be aboard when the yacht Peter Lester, who campaigned Propagan­ New Zealand team "big boat", Kiwi, is chartered by American's Dave Allen da in 1987, while tactician is former US comprise the basis of the team from and Collin Chase. The principal helms­ America's Cup challenge skipper Rod Sweden, a regular competitor since man has yet to be named. Davis, now living in NZ and recent 1961. The team chosen, subj ect to possi­ winner of the Congressional Cup. ble name changes, comprises: ADMIRAL'S CUP PROPAGANDA - Topscoring FULL PELT - Ed Dubois One yacht in the winning 1987 Admiral's Tonner which sailed for Ireland in the WINNING TEAMS Cup team, this Farr One Tonner has 1987 AC and had best corrected time in 1957 - Britain (2 nations) since won the 1988 One Ton Cup in San the Fastnet. Now owned by Bo Bern­ 1959 - Britain (3 nations) Francisco. Like Fair Share, she has heim. 1961 - USA (4 nations) undergone an extensive updating, with KIWI - Farr 43 from New Zealand's 1963 - Britain (6 nations) alterations to the stern, elimination of victorious team of 1987. Now owned by 1965 - Britain (8 nations) - Australia surplus weight and keel and rudder Anders Lonnqvist and skippered by 2nd evaluation programmes. She will be Jergen Sundelin, Kiwi had a good 1988 1967 - Australia (9 nations) sailed by the winning One Ton Cup racing season in Scandinavia. 1969 - USA (11 nations) - Australia combination of Auckland sailmaker POWDER -The 1987 One Tonner 2nd Rick Dodson as skipper and Californian Civic, designed by Sweden's Peter Nor­ 1971 - Britain (17 nations) - Australia John Bertrand as tactician. Rating: lin. Owner is Jan Norrman and skipper 3rd 30.61'. Tom Lofstedt. 1973 - Germany (16 nations) - Au­ NORWAY stralia 2nd UNITED STA TES 1975 - Britain (19 nations)-Australia ORWAY has not contested the N a surprise move, the United States 7th N Admiral's C up since 1973, but has I has chartered two of Australia's top 1977 - Britain (19 nations) - Australia been spurred into action by successful IOR racers, Great News and Sagacious V, 7th performances in offshore events such as to make up a team led by Randy Short. 1979 - Australia (19 nations) the One Ton Cup. The team will The US, which has been racing at 1981 - Britain (16 nations)-Australia comprise two Norwegian One Tonners Cowes since the inception of the Admir­ 7th and a third, higher-rating yacht to be al's Cup, could not muster enough IOR 1983 - Germany (15 nations) - Au­ chartered. owners to make up a team this year and stralia 4th FRAM XI- New Farr One Tonner even Short elected to stop building a 1985 - Germany (18 nations) - Au­ built at Cookson's in Auckland for new Sidewinder. Australian crews of the stralia 4th Crown Prince Harald, one of Norway's two chartered yachts, which missed a 1987 - New Zealand (14 nations) - top international yachtsmen. place in the Australian team for Cowes, Australia 3rd

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RON ELLIOTT - Joint Venture

ELBOURNE yachtsman Ron M Elliott, like a successful breeder of thoroughbred racehorses, knows a fa st yacht when he looks at its pedigree, its design lines. He knew he had a potential winner when he looked at the lines of the 40-footer Bruce Farr had designed for him as contender for the 1989 Australian Admiral's Cup team and for the 1989 world One Ton Cup. Here was a boat that had the pedigree ADM IRA L 'S CUP skippers f rom left, Lawso n Klopper (True Blue), Ron Elliott Ooint of the New Zealand designer's remark­ Venture) and Peter Kurts (Madeline's Daughter). ably successful line of One Tonners, boats that had led N ew Zealand to victory in the Admiral's Cup and the THE OWNER-SKIPPERS One Ton Cup. sented any problems. Kle pper, 49, has and to a famous rock off the south coast The Sandringham yachtsman wanted spent most of his working life running a of England called Fastnet. a yacht that would be winner in the successful long-distance livestock car­ Four of those pilgrimages have been world's two most prestigious IOR rying business in the outback of WA. made as part of the Australian team grand prix racing events. But it takes And while this was his fi rst tilt at the contesting the Admiral's Cup, the las t in more than a great design to achieve a Admiral's C up selection trials - in fac t, 1987 when Australia finished a close great yacht. only the second time he had been sailing third in the regatta. T he other visits to Elliott called on designer Farr for in the eastern States - he has had an Cowes have been to sail with English something different to the Farr 40 con­ equally long time interest in yachting. friends "just to be part of the world's cept and he went seeking the best His fi rs t One Tonner was the 1987, greates t yachting event" and to sail in possible crew to sail the boat. He got Peter Milner-built Farr 40, Prim e M inis­ the Fas tnet Race. both - a state-of-the-art, no cost spared ter, which he campaigned in the 1987 T his year Peter Kurts will be repre­ 40-footer built of exotics, largely carbon Southern Cross Cup as a member of the senting his country in ocean racing for fibre over nomex high density foam, WA team in Sydney. " I didn't intend to an unprecedented fifth time, again skip­ with a small, thin keel, and a deep, get in as deep as the Admiral's C up, but pering his Farr 43 , Madeline's Daughter. effective rudder. the crew and builder Peter Milner were " I love the Admiral's C up because it is Weight is critical in this league of keen - so here we are," he said during by far the most competitive ocean racing racing, so stainless steel fittings were the Melbourne C up trials. event in the world," says the 64-yea r­ replaced by custom-made titanium It's history now that this well­ old doyen of Australian ocean racing. screws, bolts and rails, with carbon fib re prepared, well-sailed One Tonner from "The collection of yachts and yachts­ used extensively, the hull superbly built the Wes t, with conditions that suited it men, yacht designers, sailmakers and by Ken Jago, the Moorabin, Victoria, well - fl at water and light winds - yachting offi cials from around the world boat-builder. outsailed the crack One T onners and intrigues me. We think we are good here To sail the boat, Elliott recruited four their internationally-experienced crews in Australia, but when you get there it's of the Australia IV America's Cup crew from Sydney and M elbourne to top the an entirely different world of competi­ from Sydney - Colin Beashel as helms­ selection trials pointscore. tion." man, Grant Simmer as tactician, Bob Tru e Blue is the first Perth yacht to Known for his whimsical choice of Wilmot as a sail trimmer and back-up win selection in the Admiral's C up team yacht names, Kurts has sailed in C up helmsman and Mark Walsh as bowman. since Peter Briggs skippered Hitchhiker tea ms with boats called Love and War For navigator he went to the experi­ in 1981. Significantly, it has a higher (1975), Once Mo re D ea r Friends (1983), enced Adelaide yachtsman Steve Kemp. number of West Australians in the crew Drake's Pray er (1985) and Madeline's - only tactician Chris Dickson from Daughter (1987) . With Love and War he N ew Zealand and navigator David also won two Sydney-Hobart races and LAWSON KLOPPER Gourlay from Tasmania are not local lost fi rst place with Once More Dea r -True Blue yachtsmen. Friends in a controversial protest. Tru e Blu e, built by Peter Milner in Kurts has won just about every major HEN Perth yachtsman Lawson Perth (about his eighth Fa rr 40), has a yacht race on the Australian East Coast. W Klepper found he had no-one to state-of-the-art hull of carbon fibre and As well as being a member of the drive the lowloader truck carrying his Kevlar over a fo am core, is rigged with a third-placed Australian team in the 1987 One Tonner, Tru e Blue, back across the US-built Sparcraft mas t and has Syd­ Admiral's Cup with Madeline's Daugh­ Nullabor from Melbourne after winning ney-made North sails. ter, Kurts led the Australian team to a place in the 1989 Australian Admiral's victory in the 1987 Southern Cross C up . Cup team, he undertook the 4000km Kurts was in the Fas tnet Race of 1979 haul himself. PETER KURTS - when a vicious gale swept the fl eet of It was typical of the man - a quiet, Madeline's Daughter more than 300 yachts, ca using 23 yachts down-to-earth West Australian who to founder in the Irish Sea with 15 gets things done with a minimum of VERY second year for the past yachtsmen drowning. Kurts was aboard fu ss. E quarter of a century, Sydney yacht­ the British boat, Ma rionette. "We broke Not that driving a truck 4000km sman Peter Kurts has made a pilgrimage a rudder and ended up being towed into across the Australian continent pre- to the historic English seaport of Cowes an Irish fi shing village," he recalls.

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NEW SOUTH WALES QUEENSLAND VICTORIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA TASMANIA (02) 997 5411 (07) 395 5266 (03) 5550377 (09) 3361877 (002) 311011 CYCA Seeks New Sydney-Hobart Sponsor

HE Cruising Yacht Club of Au­ T stralia has launched a formal cam­ paign to enlist a new major sponsor for its ·bluewater classic - the Sydney­ Hobart Yacht Race and the Southern Cross Series. The race series ranks as one of the three major ocean classics in the world, and since its inception in 1945 has attracted entries from every yachting nation. The 1988 race saw a number of the Race and its associated sponsorship A WA radio relay ship, Achilles, flew the international entries, including a Russian had gained a reputation in its own right A WA flag on her bow for the last time in the yacht, Veter, for the first _time. over the last five years. 1988 AWA Sydney-Hobart Race-ending an The current sponsor of the series, "A WA has been a first-rate sponsor era of th e company's support for the Bluewater Sydney-Hobart and the Southern Cross and has played an important role helping Classic . (Pie - David Clare) Cup, AWA Limited, will not be renew­ make our events world class, " he said. ing sponsorship, but the company is Mr John Iliffe, Chief Executive of Commodore Kellett said that the working with the CYCA to effect a A WA Limited, commented that A WA's CYCA was now negotiating with other smooth handover of the sponsorship reorientation from a general consumer­ major companies and hoped that a spon­ this year. based electronics manufacturer to a spe­ sor would come forward to enable the CYCA Commodore, David Kellett, cialist in defence and electronic systems plans for this year's events to proceed says he expects this year to be the best and services did not support continua­ quickly and enable the club to stage even ever for the international regatta. "We tion of major promotional activities bigger and better activities in the 1990' s. see 1989 as a big fleet year - the aimed at the general public. Sydney-Hobart will be the final race in "However, we have had an excellent the international Southern Cross Cup relationship with the CYCA in Sydney Digital Sponsor Series so we consider it an outstanding and the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania promotional start for a new major in Hobart and believe that over the last Winter Series sponsor." five years the race series has grown to IGITAL Equipment Corporation Commodore Mr Kellett noted that one of worlwide prominence. It pro­ D (Australia) Pty Limited will spon­ although the Club was disappointed that vides an excellent opportunity as a sor the CYCA's 1989 Winter Series AWA would no longer be participating broad-based promotion with prime conducted on Sydney Harbour by the as the series' major sponsor, it was clear media exposure," he said. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.

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Sydney-Hobart Race the past few years. We are now in the the media wanted. Sponsorship position where a fleet of over 150 yachts Bill, the then head of A WA's Marine can be called on a sked and have the Division, had the drive and determina­ N March this year, A WA Limited progressive results available from the tion to make it happen. Indeed, it was I advised the CYCA they no longer computer in under 60 minutes from the Bill Owen who convinced the AW A wished to sponsor the Sydney-Hobart start of the sked. Board to become the major sponsor of Race. With a major change in direction, This speed and efficiency, whilst the Sydney Hobart Race when it became AWA Limited has moved from being a adding greatly to our safety coverage, available in 1984. general electronics manufacturer to that has also helped to make the Sydney­ Whilst the Board is disappointed at of a specialist in defence service com­ Hobart Race one of the top sporting losing a major sponsor for our great munication and found they no longer events in Australia and certainly one of race, we have reached an amicable settle­ required large scale product promotion. the greatest ocean races conducted in the ment with AW A Limited. At the time of AW A Limited has been closely associ­ world today. going to press, the club is actively ated with the communications of the The competitors and the Club owe a seeking a new sponsor. We hope to Sydney-Hobart Race since the early great deal to two people, the late Bill make the Sydney-Hobart Classic even 1950's and eventually became a minor Owen of AW A and our own Keith more appealing to the competitors and sponsor in about 1968. The race fleet Storey. Keith, as Race Director at the members of our fine club. communications have continued to time, knew what he wanted for the grow at a staggering rate especially over safety of the yachtsmen and also what - David Kellett, Commodore

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 19 The project team, which will use As in 1987, the IOR rating band has basically the same technology used t.o been confirmed as 30.00 to 70.04 feet build Windward Passage II, with technical inclusive, allowing yachts rating from advancements achieved since then, com­ One Tonners to Maxis to compete in Digital Equipment Corporation is the prises Graeme Freeman as project co­ Southern Cross teams. CYCA officials leading worldwide supplier of net­ ordinator, Simon Grosser as S.P. Sys­ are confident that teams from New worked computer systems and services tems engineer, John McConaghy as Zealand, Britain, the United States, and offers a full range of computing systems supervisor and Ken Jago as the Hong Kong, West Germany and Papua solutions and systems integration for the builder in Melbourne. Bob Fraser is New Guinea will challenge, along with entire enterprise - from desktop to the designing the sails while former world an Australian national team and teams data centre. 18-footer champion Rob Brown as from each State. The Southern Cross This is the third year that Digital has helmsman and campaign organiser. Cup is currently held by Australia. sponsored the Winter Series, which has While better known for his skiff Trials to select the 1989 Australian already attracted over 103 entrants. Sail­ successes, Brown has a longtime experi­ Southern Cross team will be sailed out ing Secretary of the CYCA, Bob Bro­ ence in offshore racing, going back to of Sydney in late November - early nac, forecasts that at the midway of the the 1979 Admiral's Cup in which he December, with the Ocean Racing Club series there should be in excess of 150 sailed aboard Impetuous in the winning of Australia planning one three-day boats sailing on Sydney Harbour. team - and survived the galeswept weekend of three short offshore races The Digital Series began with Com­ Fastnet Race. and one three-day weekend with a modore's Day and the annual Veteran Building of "Project 50", as Ryan 90-miler and a 30-miler offshore. Yacht Race. refers to the new SO-footer, began at ORCA also hopes to encourage States The fleet of 23 veterans had between Ken Jago's new boat-building complex to use the series as their team selection them completed a total of 185 Sydney­ in Melbourne in late April with a laun­ trials, giving yacht owners the chance to Hobarts, with the oldest yacht being ching set for the end of September in gain selection to represent Australia or Roiaata, built in 1935 and a competitor readiness for the 1989 Southern Cross their State. in the 1968 Sydney-Hobart. Cup. In a significant move, the CYCA will One of the other more famous yachts Ho"'·~ver, for Ryan, who has had not require weight limitations for the which competed was Margaret Rintoul. considerable success with his first grand Southern Cross Cup, nor will it imple­ She was built in 1949 and took line prix racer, the One Tonner, Venture ment the new Ocean Racing Council honours in the Sydney-Hobart Yacht One, the major objective is international ban on crews sitting with legs and torsos Race in 1950 and 1951. competition in the new SO-footer class, outside the lifelines between sunset and Sir Garfield Barwick returned to the starting with the 1990 Kenwood Cup in sunrise. There will be limitations on the helm of Anitra V, built by the famous Hawaii. The Kenwood Cup is expected number of crew as required by interna­ Halvorsen Brothers in 1956 and overall to be the first of three regattas making tional rules, according to the yacht's winner in 1957. She was also second up an international SO-footer series. rating, but no weigh-ins, as will be the overall in 1956, 1958, 1959 and com­ case in the 1989 Admiral's· Cup. peted in 12 Hobarts. The CYCA has accepted the views of Six races in 1989 many crew who have claimed that Kenwood Cup Southern Cross Cup sitting on the weather rail facing the Dates 1990 wrong way and without an adequate HE Cruising Yacht Club of Au­ grasp on the gunwhale or rail, could be a HE Royal Hawaiian Ocean Racing T stralia has extended its international dangerous practice, particularly on lar­ T Club has advised that the proposed Southern Cross Cup regatta to six races ger yachts. program of racing for the 1990 Ken­ this year to bring the series into line with The ORC brought in the rule in an wood Cup in Hawaii will comprise six the 1989 Admiral's Cup and the 1990 effort to encourage yacht skippers to races, but no longer including the 775 n Kenwood Cup. These regattas, along return to a system of watches below and mile Around the State Race. with the Sardinia Cup in Italy, make up adequately rested crew, but the CYCA The proposed Kenwood Cup regatta, the Champagne Mumm World Cup does not believe that crews would which is expected to include special pointscore. adhere to the rule at sea in long passage events for maxi yachts and the new The 1989 Southern Cross regatta will races. SO-footer class, will be: start with an invitation race on Satur­ "The legs over the side rule would be August 3 - triangle race off Waikiki, day, December 9, with the racing prog­ impossible to police and the weight August 4 - triangle race of Waikiki, ram compnsmg: limitations a nightmare to administer," August 5 - triangle race off Waikiki, Thursday, December 14 - 27 n mile said CYCA sailing secretary Bob August 6 - Molokai race - 150 n triangle, Friday, December 15 - 75 n Brenac. miles, August 9 - triangle race off mile offshore race, Sunday, December "It means the crews of the Southern Waikiki, August 12 - 390 n mile long 17 - 27 n mile triangle, Monday, Cross Cup yachts can have a traditional race from Honolulu to Kaula Rock and December 18 - spare day, Tuesday, Christmas dinner before the Hobart race return. December 19 - 75 n mile offshore race, without any weight problem," he Thursday, December 21 - 27 n mile added. New 50-footer triangle, Friday, December 22 - spare At this stage the CYCA will conduct for Max Ryan day, Tuesday, December 26 - 630 n the Southern Cross Cup and the Syd­ mile Sydney-Hobart Race. ney-Hobart Race under Category D of YDNEY yachtsman Max Ryan has The extra race is a second short the revised International Racing Rule 26, Scommissioned a new SO-footer from overnight race off the NSW coast, while which allows yachts to be named after a German Frers, designed to the new rule two spare days have been included for commercial sponsor and for that name created to encourage development of the re-sails - overcoming a problem that or logo to be painted on the topsides. SO-foot class. It will be built using the arose in the 1987 Southern Cross Cup However, moves may be made to ex­ same pre-preg monocoque concept as when racing was cancelled on one day tend this to Category E, allowing the Windward Passage II, with lightness and followed the threatened withdrawal of sponsor's name or logo to be carried on strength as the planned objective. the United States team from the regatta. the yacht's spinnaker.

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22 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 Fischer says he will build another maxi eventually, it will not be until he's got the next America's Cup out of the way. Syd is apparently throwing himself into this Cup with great enthusiasm and greater resolve than either of his pre­ vious attempts with Advance (1983) and Steak 'n Kidney (1987). Syd has hired Peter van Oossannen to head the design team. Van Oossannen was head of Marin, the marine tank testing and computer modelling design facility in Holland that the late Ben Lexcen put on the map when he used it to develop Australia II back in 1983. Van Oossannen, who spent his child­ hood in Australia, was again involved by providing the facilities for all three Australian syndicates in 1987 and brings a wealth of knowledge to Syd's effort. But it's the first time he has designed the whole yacht and he's really looking seeing the whole project headed by CYCA will allow crews to sit with legs over forward to it. As the design team behind Frers' local rep Graeme "Frizzle" Free­ the weather rail at night in the 1989 Southern Stars and Stripes showed so clearly, man, Ken Jago, John McConaghy, Cross Cup and Sydney-Hobart races, ignoring a "crazy ... dangerous" new ORC rule. design is too much for one person these Simon Grosser of SP Systems, helms­ days and van Oossannen will have a man Rob Brown, Ryan himself and 1984 there is no doubt crewmen would team of specialists working with him, Fraser Sails' Bob Fraser and Tony Shaw. be getting tossed all over the boat. recruited both locally and overseas. Launch is scheduled for the end of The Club has also decided to stay September and there's a very busy sche­ New SO-footers with the rule of no advertising on dule ahead, including the Southern spinnakers in the new season, a decision The IOR scene is about to get a big Cross Cup and then the Kenwood Cup that will protect the interests of the boost this season with the arrival of two and the new World Cup for SO-footers event sponsors, those who put up the new SO-footers on the scene. Both are consisting of races on both American major bucks. being built for present 40ft owners, coasts. On the subject of spinnakers, it seems Warren Johns (Beyond Thunderdome), Johns has a similar schedule for his that hell hath no fury than some women and Max Ryan (Venture One) who are new boat, except that next year he will forced to fly a spinnaker. The decision throwing themselves into their new be very big on the Queensland Scene, by the sailing committee to introduce "toys" with vast enthusiasm. including the Mooloolaba Race and the spinnakers on Ladies' Day caused up­ Along with Great News, they will XXXX series and Hamilston Island roar. While the Offshore editor's word ensure some great class racing out in Week, a circuit he describes as "fan­ processor overheated at some of the front of the One Tonners and there will tastic". letters it had to handle, even your also be some great inter-designer John's boat is being built by Cookson humble correspondent came in for abuse rivalry. in New Zealand and will be launched for daring to suggest it was a good Ryan's new boat marks the return of late August or September. Johns will move. Talk about shoot the messenger. German Frers to the IOR scene in call on a few Kiwis, including Rick At one time it was even rumoured Australia while Johns has gone with Dodson, to spend a month tuning the that the sailing committee would have Farr, who has been dominating the yacht before it comes to Australia for the to meet in secret locations to avoid the scene with his One Tonners and the Southern Cross Cup. picketing protestors. All in all it was highly successful Great News. Johns and his merry men are already worthy of an America's Cup, complete Ryan's boat was to be built by John tossing around names for the new boat. with threats of boycotts. McConaghy, but he was forced to pull Staying Alive was looking pretty good Eventually a political solution was out when he was signed up by Alan for a while until someone pointed out to arrived at and the day was divided into Bond's America Cup group to build the Warren that if it did not go faster than Iain Murray boat. So Melbourne's Ken two divisions, one with the offending the Volvo the television commercial extras and one without, and it was a Jago got the job and in conjunction with promotes, they would be in deep great success. So much so that the McConaghy, took the technology of trouble. Ladies' Day at the end of the winter will building exotic monocoque boats even be the same. further and built an oven to take the entire hull. Lifelines "Sanity" Out on the Boom Ryan says he went with Frers because Sanity prevails at the Cruising Yacht Finally, an event I sadly missed. Witch­ he was convinced that his design would Club of Australia. The sailing commit­ doctor at Southport after the Mooloolaba be a real advance on existing SO-footers, tee has decided not to insist that crew­ Race was having a social day when she and that means on the Farr designs. men have to sit within the lifelines when ran aground on an outgoing tide. "Farr has basically been fiddling sailing offshore at night. No problem, all climb out on the around with the same basic plan, there This crazy rule is dangerous - even boom in standard procedure, heel the are six new boats being built which will sailing on flat water in the night race on boat and she'll come off. virtually be the same. I didn't just want a Port Phillip during the Admiral's Cup Maurie Cameron, aptly nicknamed re-hash, I want an advance and it looks trials everyone was alarmed at how "Bear" because of his imposing bulk, as though that's what we're getting. She unsafe it would be off the coast in a real led the way out onto the boom, which should be slightly faster than the Farr slop. alone should have been sufficient. But boats downwind and as fast upwind." Sitting facing inboard they had to four other intrepid yachties joined him Ryan is leaving nothing unplanned. hold on for grim death in any chop. and splash - the topping lift broke. I He has a management committee over- Offshore in a race like the Hobart of wish I'd seen that.

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 23 By Rob William$

HE First 35s5 combines the per­ ON THE WATER UNDER SAIL T formance characteristics of a pedi­ The test was conducted on Sydney In these gusty conditions, the First gree racing yacht with the luxury com­ Harbour in a gusty southerly, averaging 35s5 displayed excellent sailing charac­ fort of an expensive cruiser. 15 knots when we began and gusting to teristics, carrying a full main with a No. The yacht was designed by interna­ around 30 knots by the time we 3 genoa. In the beginning the boat was tionally successful IOR designer Jean finished. underpowered, but the wind increased Berret with the interior designed by gradually to the degree that she was Philippe Starck. The successful integ_ra­ often overpowered upwind in the gusts. tion of the sailing and accommodation UNDER POWER When sailing upwind she held way considerations have been achieved with Under power the yacht was very through the tacks well and accelerated minimal compromise and by segregat­ responsive to helm adjustments and out of them quickly. At the upper levels ing these facets in the development of power settings. of wind range for the rig she maintained the total yacht. She accelerated quickly when required good speed, feathering in the gusts and and showed excellent deceleration when had excellent feel reference initiating and The boat is intended, and provides, put into reverse. terminating this feathering. the owner with rewarding sailing on the In the gusty breeze that prevailed, she Sailing on varying degrees of two-sail race course while affording comfort, showed no tendency to blow around reaches and downwind she again and stylish accommodation in port. This and was easily held on heading when showed good speed, acceleration and yacht does not pretend to be, nor is not berthing alongside with the breeze on gust response qualities. However, she is meant to be a long-distance cruiser. the for'ard quarter. not the style of boat that you can just set

STYLISH interior of the Beneteau First 35s5 features well-lit main saloon, with excellent working areas in the galley and navigation area.

24 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 up and leave alone. When overpowered on a reach she needs constant attention to the main traveller and sheet as, without it, the boat's rudder stalls out, resulting in round ups. Unfortunately the test boat wasn't equipped with a spinnaker. Neverthe­ less, she performed nicely downwind, predictable on the helm, even while running at times 10 degrees by the lee in gusty conditions. Early on in the test the boat sailed well when underpowered which indicates she would be a very good performer in the light wind ranges. Her designer's IOR background is borne out in the First 35s5's sailing characteristics. She displays all the sail­ ing qualities of a performance-oriented The cabin top has six large, contoured good all-round yacht. BENETEAU First 35s5 shows her paces off the wind. Note comfortable angled gunwhaTe window panel with a stainless steel grab seating for the crew - and even better on the rail running the length of it on either wind. side. The designers have worked to make this rail a feature rather than let it Beneteau Halyards and rig controls run through fall into the "necessary evil" category. banks of rope clutches on either side to Headsail tracks are run close to the cabin winches aft on the cabin top. The lines allowing good sheating angles while are covered with a moulding, into enabling side decks to remain unclut­ First 35s5 which the companionway also slides, to tered, affording easy movement around give uncluttered appearance and also the boat. The travel of the headsail cars more sitting area above deck. ONDECK is adjusted from the cockpit with the The deck design and equipment lay­ control line run through blocks with an out of the yacht show the usual Be­ integral jammer. neteau "trademark" of attention to de­ The quality of deck gear used is high tail and innovative thinking. and items of detailing that catch the eye The cockpit has camouflaged coam­ are the flush sitting pad eyes that only ings in the form of a cambered deck raise under use and the mooring fair which gives the helmsman, and any leads integrated into the toe rail extru­ crew members facing inboard, a very sion. comfortable seat to weather. The cockpit seats and floor are strip­ ped with teak to give good footing as THE RIG well as adding a warm feeling to the The yacht has a 7 /8 fractional rig with fibreglass finish . There are handy stow­ dual sweptback spreaders that, in con­ age areas aft under the raised cockpit COCKPIT detailing of First 35s5. Note the cert with the powerful masthead back­ edge with the engine controls recessed in flush/stand padeye and angled gunwha le. stay, eliminate the need for runners. the port side with a see-through cover. The rigging system is discontinous A feature of Beneteau's marketing is HALYARDS, reefing lin es, cunningham rod and, while not utilising the most the yacht's carbon-fibre tiller, which lines, all run from mast back to cockpit under performance oriented end-fittings, gives excellent control. However, it is of deck moulding, leaving deck clear of tangle of should ensure minimal need for read­ such a length that crew movement is lines. justment after the mast is initially tuned. difficult during tacks and gybes. Maybe The mainsail on the test boat had it could be shortened slightly, but pre­ three full-length battens and when run­ ferably the primary winches could be ning the main had to be set a little closer moved forward or wheel steering in­ to the centreline than normal to limit stalled. their contortion around the shrouds and The backstay control runs to the spreaders. I am yet to be convinced of inside face of the cockpit just behind the the performance trade-offs of this rig/ helmsman with a 3:1 wire system run­ sail combination against a soft sail on the ning onto a 4:1 rope system under the aft same rig. skirt moulding. This aft skirt is an ideal The boom had an outhaul/flattener boarding platform when the lifelines are with end-boom reefing lines and jam­ easily clipped back. mers at the inner end. I feel a solid boom The traveller runs across the aft edge vang would be a better idea than the of the front cockpit seat/walk-in com­ rope purchase one on this type of boat. panionway, giving good sail control. The spinnaker system, although not However, in some conditions it may complete, is designed for "end-for-end" hinder going below under sail. gybes and will require a lazy brace Compass and instrument location on set-up. Excessive sheet loads would the aft face of the cabin are adequate, but make it at best difficult, at worst im­ those to leeward are occasionally possible, to locate the pole on the mast obscured by the main street. with the spinnaker setting.

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 25 BENETEAU FIRST 35S

Designer - Jean Berret Manufacturer-Beneteau Yachts. Distributor - Beneteau Yachts Australia, D' Albora Lovett Marina, New Beach Rd., Rushcutters Bay, NSW2027 Phone: (02) 327 2008, 327 1185. Fax: (02) 327 8149 Price: $165.00

Table6 8 TEST CONDITIONS WIND SPEED-15-20 knots 7 30° Gusts to 28 knots SEA STATE - Small Chop SAILS- Main & No. 3 6

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sp E E 0 D I N K N 2 0 DESIGN MEASUREMENTS T s 3 LOA 10.80m LWL 8.95m 4 Beam 3.60m Draft 1.90m 5 Displacement 5200kg Ballast 1900kg 6 Sail Area 67.43sq.m. Main Area 33.51sq.m. 7 H'sail Area 33.92sq.m. Spin Area 8 67.05sq.m. 180° Wetted Area 22.60sq.m. Prismatic coefficient 0.551 SPECIFICATIONS IOR MEASUREMENTS Ballast: Displacement Ratio 36.53 Hull - Solid Hand Laid GRP L 9.4183m Sail Area: LWL Ratio .9175 Deck - Honeycomb Cored GRP B 3.4502m Sail Area: Displacement 22.92 Keel- High Tensile Steel BWL 2.7874m Displacement: L WL 202.15 Rudder - Shaft - Stainless Steel D 1.1667m - Blade - GRP (foam filled) RSAT 56.4226sq.m . ENGINE PERFORMANCE Engine - Volvo 2003, 3 cyl., 28hp I 12.700m Head Wind 15 kts. Sea Smooth Prop- 16" x 12 fixed J 3.400m Revs Speed (kts) Spars - Mast - Sparcraft p 13.000m 1200 (idle) 2.25 - Boom - Sparcraft E 4.600m 1500 3.35 - Spin Pole - Isomat RMC 94.9341 2000 5.00 Winches - Lewmar 30c x2, 43ST x2. DSPL 4509.59kg 2500 6.21 Electrics- 12V -2x 60 AMP.HR. CGF .9730 3000 6.85 - 12 circuits with Circuit Breakers DLF 1.0051 3200 (max) 7.00 Instruments - Integrated NKE System RATING 26.36ft Consumption - 2.1 litres/hour.

26 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 Not all our customers stick to the road. Caltex is proud to supply the fuel for the radio relay vessel, Achilles, in the AWA Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Caltex products are ideal for all your boating requirements, whether they be diesel or outboard fuel, oils or greases.

L E T C A L T E X S H A R E T H E D R I V I N G W I T H Y O U . CALOISI HEELED to weather as she sails hard on the berths with bookshelf, reading lights, Over this bench and on sink slides a wind, Beneteau shows the spacious cockpit and drink holders, hanging locker and ash mahogany serving top. stepped transom . Note the angled coamings to tray. Stowage areas surround the galley give crew sitting to weather a firm seat . On the opposite side of the com­ fittings in such an unobtrustive manner panionway is another door opening to that one is not aware of their volume The other items of rigging were what can only be described as a small unless you open each door. A wet standard to this type of boat with bathroom. Finished in white, with stain­ hanging locker is installed at the aft end headfoil, two headsail halyards, adjust­ less steel and polished aluminium fit­ of the galley. able spinnaker pole height etc. tings, a feeling of space well beyond its The main cabin is very light, because actual area is created. Other than a fixed of the six large contoured windows BELOW DECKS head, included in this area are a wash which also have individual roller screens The overall effect of the internal basin, mirror, towel rail, racks, glass that stow in the aluminium hand rails layout and finish of the First 35s5 is holder and a surprising amount of that run the length of the cabin. There is stunning. stowage. a transparent mid-hatch that has its own The use of colours and materials The navigation area features a slide­ roller blind. creates a real feeling of luxury while out chart table that when retracted The main lighting is from halogen maintaining a high degree of "usabil­ covers the chart stowage area and ex­ spots recessed into the headliner mould­ ity". The timber areas are finished in poses a marble finish bench top. Inboard ing with individual reading lights for highly polished mahogany with bench above the table is a mahogany panel for each bunk. tops in white veined marble. The instruments and radios with a bookshelf Above the settee berths on either side edgings and internal rails are made of below it. The nav seat is a circular stool of the cabin runs an open shelf and polished grey aluminium which effec­ which looks great but may be hard to above that stowage lockers faced with tively highlight the interior furniture. use in a sea way. sliding mahogany doors. These run in All cushions have white loose cotton Opposite the nav station is a compact slots made in the timber trim and past covers. but comprehensive galley. A two burner experience indicates they can occasional­ Aft through a door on the port side of top, with oven, is installed outboard ly be hard to use. However, in this the companionway and for'ard through with twin stainless steel sinks let into a situation, they are probably the prefer­ the main bulkhead are private double lateral marble finish bench forward. red of the options available.

28 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 Not all our customers stick to the road. Caltex is proud to supply the fuel for the radio relay vessel, Achilles, in the AWA Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Caltex products are ideal for all your boating requirements, whether they be diesel or outboard fuel, oils or greases.

L E T CA LT E X S H A R E T H E D R I V I N G WI T H YO U . CALO ISI On the cabin sole is a drop side mahogany table that in use is of gener­ ous size and with leaves down is little hindrance to movement forward. Anchor stowage is provided forward of that bunk but alternative stowage would be required by the more serious racing owner. RACING RECORD The First 35s5 rates 26.36ft IOR and has indicated, in local racing, the ability to be competitive at that rating. Her major race successes overseas have been on CHS and performance handicap systems, including a CHS win and a third overall at Cowes Week, 1988. CONCLUSION The Beneteau First 35s5 is an excel­ lently planned and finished yacht and will afford its owners pleasure in both its sailing characteristics and accommoda­ tion capabilifies. It benefits obviously from Beneteau's ability, as one of the biggest yacht manufacturers in the world, to have the design and manufacturing capacity to produce a beautifully detailed and finished product. While some owners may need to add small items of equipment to make the yacht serve their individual purposes, anyone purchasing a First 35s5 would, on delivery, own a very usable yacht that would afford immediate pleasure.

BELOW decks, the Bene­ teau features superb timber finish in the main saloon and galley, with excellent natural lighting a feature . ABO VE - obviously a boat ofthis status attracts an attractive crew .

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 29 Cruising French Polynesia ...

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OUR boat is still at last, after a thousand miles, but breaks it up into Y long ocean passage, anchored in a much shorter legs and brings in the calm tropical lagoon. You slip over the possibility of crew changes, and R & R, side into warm, clear water and gently along the way. It is still almost all fin over to a nearby reef amid rainbow­ windward work, but this may not be I coloured fish . Or you simply sit back too arduous if extra time is allowed in the associated prolonged and heavy rains and enjoy the scenery: wild mountain each port to await a favourable slant, to do not enhanc any cruise. From May slopes, steep and green, with a fringe of since the trades vary considerably in to October settled tradewind conditions coconut palms along the shoreline hid­ strength and direction. usually prevail, and occasional showers ing a small Polynesian village. Breathe A better route for a boat with indiffe­ pass quickly after providing a welcome in the scent of lush greenery and fresh rent windward performance uses the fresh water rinse for the deck, and 'Sowers. Later your will dinghy ashore classic sailing ship strategy of making maybe the crew as well. to explore, meet the people, but for now easting in the variable winds south of the The next question is how to make the just relax and watch the sun sink into the tradewind belt, usually around 35°S, best use of limited time by choosing Pacific Ocean. only turning north on reaching the only a few of the widely scattered just a dream? Well, for most sailors, longitude of the destination. A stopover islands that make up the Territory of yci,s J not an impossible one, for in New Zealand fits in well, and good French Polynesia. Their are altogether · g a boat capable ofocean . yacht facilities and airline connections some 115 islands, divided into five en the usual constraints on make it possible to interrupt the voyage regions for administrative purposes, also y, the biggest factor is and leave a boat there for a while if helpful for planning. g, so let us look at some necessary. To the northeast lie the Marquesas, s. This may also help with timing, as seldom visited except by circumnavigat­ :ti ortc!lt (great circle) route be­ summer is the best sailing season in ing cruisers on the long downwind leg Sydney and Papeete - see fig. 1 New Zealand, but the period to avoid in from Panama. They are high islands 11411tical miles and most of it the tropics. Although there are signifi­ with dramatic cliffs and jagged moun­ ttd:h of the tradewinds, only cantly fewer cyclones in the eastern tains cut by narrow valleys. There are ~ a strong and determined South Pacific than the western areas, no protecting reefs, so anchorages are a very weatherly yacht or lesser tropical depressions can be ex­ often uncomfortable due to swell and tirCVCl The island-hopping pected to disturb the peace between surge, and getting ashore can be compli­ ~ "Rf the north increases the Novctnber and April. And even if the cated by breaking surf on a steep-to to be covered by about a winds are not full-on cyclone strength, shore. There are no marinas or other Story and Pies By Julia Hazel

yachting services, but a reasonable range of provisions is av~able (although ex­ pensive) in the twd administrative cen­ tres, Taiohae on the'island ofNuka Hiva and Atuona on Hiva Oa. What makes these islands unique in the world today is the wild beauty untouched by mass tourism or any other commercial de­ velopment. The Tuamotu and Gambier groups together comprise nearly 80 coral atolls, so low-lying and so plagued by erratic currents that their alternative name, the Dangerous Archipelago is thoroughly justified. Even with modem navigation equipment, sailing here demands ex­ treme caution, and aCCC$S to often un­ easy anchorage is through nartOW passes in the encircling reefs, varyiq from tricky to impossible. A total absence of bright lights and orp;anised entertam- Continued on page 73 ... Switzerland Insurance Australian Three Peaks Race ...

Sailing to the heights of ENDURANC , MAGNIFICENT view of Wineglass Bay from Cape Touville on the Tasmanian East Coast as the first of the monohu/1 yachts sail in to drop their runners for the gruelling run up Mount Freycinet. (Pie by Peter Campbell) NORTH RESULTS WINNERS ARE GRINNER$ Enjoy your sailing in 1989. Let North keep your inventory up to scratch.

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The Heights of Endurance

S Ian Johnston and Rod Hanning­ A ton trotted down the steep, wind­ ing road from Mount Wellington, the TASMANIAN sloop Risky Business drops 1270-metre high outcrop that towers her spinnaker as the.fleet sails down the Tamar over the City of Hobart, I asked the two towards Low Head, accompan ied by a huge yachties how they felt as mountain fleet of spectator craft for the start of the Three runners. "I'm fine," said Ian, with a Peaks Race. And below, the end of the road - grin, "but you should smell my sox!" almost - as a runner makes his way towards In fact, it's probably one of the few the final peak - Hobart's Mount Wellington. times that Ian, who with Cathy Haw­ (Pies - Peter Campbell) kins makes up Australia's most success­ crack Liverpool police team which had ful] short-handed multihull offshore rac­ won the 1987 British Three Peaks and ing team, has worn sox (or shoes) finished second in 1988. during a yacht race. But then Ian had The rest were all Australians, with never before sailed - or walk and run competitors from Sydney, Melbourne (briefly) in an offshore yacht race quite and Perth, along with three Australian like this one. But his unexpected adap­ Defence Services yachts, joining a tion from being a great sailor to being a strong, and most competitive Tasma­ less than great, but still successful nian line-up. Despite their experience mountain endurance runner (walker), and professional approach to mount, or saved the day for their trimaran, Ver­ "fell" running as they call it in the UK, batim. the teams from Wales and England were This was certainly something diffe­ beaten by an amateur crew competing in rent to your regular offshore yacht race, their first Three Peaks Race, with the this was the inaugural Australian Three sailors having to take over from the Peaks Yacht Race, an extraordinarily runners for the final and deciding Peak successful Tasmanian adaption of the - Mount Wellington. famous event in Britain where yachts Verbatim , the Lock Crowther- sail around the rugged coast of England, designed 40-footer which was the first Wales and Scotland, with runners Australian yacht to finish the Bicenten­ dashing up and down three of the nial Around Australia two-handed race, highest mountain peaks in the UK. By Peter Campbell won this inaugural Switzerland Insur­ Planned by Launceston yachtsman ance Three Peaks Race, from the 37-foot and adventurer Martin Pryor after he led catamaran Miranda Hi-Fi, another an Australian assault of the UK Three This was followed by a call at beauti­ Crowther design, and the designer's Peaks two years ago, the event attracted ful Wineglass Bay to drop off the own boat, the newly-launched 45-foot a fleet of 30 yachts, all but four of them running pair for a demanding 25km catamaran, D eguello . offshore racing/cruising monohulls, bush run through the spectacular First monohull yacht to finish, and sailing a three-leg course totalling Freycinet National Park, including a winner of the prestigious Tilman Tro­ 585km around the north-east and east tough climb up 1220 metre high Mount phy, was the Tasmanian One Tonner, coast of Tasmania over the Easter long Freycinet, and then to a rendezvous with Intrigue, sailing under the sponsorship weekend, starting from Beauty Point on their yachts at Coles Bay. The final leg name of Budget Rent-a-Car and skippered the River Tamar and ending on the was to Hobart and the 40km run from by Don Calvert, vice-commodore of the Derwent at Hobart. Watermans Dock through the suburban Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, and On the way there were three stop­ hillsides of Tasmania's capital to the 1983 Admiral's C up team skipper. If overs while the runners did their bit, pinnacle of 1270 metre high Mount nothing else, the enthusiastic participa­ starting with a 60km overland and Wellington and back to the finish at tion of a yachtsman of Calvert's status mountain run on Flinders Island out in dockside. gave the imprimatur of the yachting Bass Strait, from the tiny fishing port of Five teams, or part-teams, of offshore establishment to the event. Lady Barron up 760 metre high Mount yachtsmen/endurance runners came out With likely ongoing sponsorship Strzelecki and back. specially from Britain, including the from marine underwriters Switzerland

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 35 The healthy, flt, rea­ sonably strong people in these photos didn't even come close to their goal ... until they used the Lifesling.

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Balancing that break, to a lesser extent, was Verbatim's loss of major lead approaching Lady Barron. In fact, it is of interest to compare the overall time of 2 days 23 hours 30 minutes and first placing of Verbatim with their running/walking time and placing. The fastest running aggregate time came from the British pair, Martin Stone and Ken Taylor, who sailed with Australians Lock Crowther, John Haynes and Gavin Le Seuer aboard the big catamaran, Deguello. They covered the three mountains in 11 hours 59 minutes, the Mount Wellington run in 3 TRIMARAN Verbatim hours 5 minutes, to win the coveted lifts a hull as she sails down King of the Mountains trophy. the Tamar River after the Verbatim's four runners/sailors took a start of the Switzerland total of 21 hours 35 minutes - third Insurance Three Peaks Race slowest - and their Mount Wellington in Tasmania, going on to time was 7 hours 6 minutes. But they win the inatigural event. had time up their sleeves and won the Winners of the Monohu /1 race overall by 59 minutes. Unfortu­ Division and coveted Tilman nately, the running team, Andrew Wal­ Trophy were Don Calvert ker and Adrian Inch, from Melbourne, and his crew offormer both injured their feet in the hard run Admiral's Cup yacht, through the Freycinet Peninsula and, Intrigue, sa iling under with the trimaran's big sailing lead, the sponsorship as Budget sailing crew of Ian Johnston, Rod Han­ Rent-a-Car. (Pies - Peter nington, Cathy Hawkins decided that Campbell) Johnston and Hannington should do the final run/walk up Mount Wellington. All of which underlines the fact that to crew - there were two women sailors such as the Sydney-Hobart. At Beauty win the Three Peaks Race you need a and two women runners in this year's Point, the local pub became the focal fast yacht with a skilled crew and a pair event. point for competitors and the public. of top class endurance runners. In fact, Pryor is also planning to lead a Down on the marina, the visitors and the keynote of success in the Three Tasmanian team to Britain to contest the locals in this beautiful West Tamar Peaks is endurance. 1989 Three Peaks Race, sailing a Lock district were amazed at being invited According to Martin Pryor, who Crowther-designed, French-built, fast aboard to look over the competing must be chuffed with the success of this cruising 40-foot catamaran. In addition, yachts. first attempt at such an event outside of Tasmanian yachtsman Dennis Wivell, is More than 5000 people, probably the the UK, at least 70 per cent of those who looking to shipping his Adams 13, largest crowd ever seen at this one-time competed this year are already planning Adams Apple, to Britain. Adams Apple apple exporting port, crowded the fore­ for Easter, 1990. He also expects more was third placed monohull overall in the shore and the Australian Maritime Col­ overseas competitors, from Britain Tasmanian event, with its runners the lege's training ship Wyuna to watch the again and from the United States, the third fastest behind two of the British colourful spinnaker start. Down river Scandinavian countries, New Zealand runners. they were packing the foreshores of the and Japan - with a full-on challenge by Aside from the friendly rivalry be­ Tamar to watch their version of a two yachts and top class Japanese run­ tween all the competitors, the unique (in Sydney-Hobart race start. ners, with television teams as well. Australia) teaming of sailors and runners On Flinders Island, an estimated 800- Certainly the Australian Defence for what is certainly a demanding chal­ plus of the island's 1100 population, Forces is already looking towards a lenge, the 1989 Australian Three Peaks including the oldest resident, rising 101 better prepared effort in 1990, to match was very much a public event away years old, came down to Lady Barron's an expected entry from the Royal from the somewhat exclusive aura that fishing wharf to watch the yachts and Marines. There's even talk of an all-girl surrounds major bluewater yacht races cheer the runners off on their long

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 37 overland run to Mount Strzelecki. Then the same time as Walker and Inch. monohull with his 1983 Admiral's Cup­ they regaled the yachties with stories of Mira.nda Hi-Fi and Deguello drifted for per Intrigue, sailing in this race as Budget tiger snakes and shipwrecks and fed hours as they tried to reach Coles Bay, Rent-a-Car. them with fresh-caught fish, home nestling below the spectacular granite The on the water victory, plus the made cakes and mutton birds. Visiting outcrop known as The Hazards. points gained by having four of the crew British runners had been advised by Although Verbatim's runners were contest the Three Peaks, gave the co­ their Tasmanian opposition that if con­ suffering bady from their injured feet, veted Tilman Trophy to Calvert and his fronted by a snake on a mountain track, the trimaran gained another vital break crew of son Bruce, Adrian Grainger, to stop and wait until it disappeared into when the crew reached the Denison Jamie Brook and Jim Reid. All accept the bush! Canal at Dunalley with a following Grainger were members of Intrigue 's In fact, the only snake sighted was on breeze and only a moderate adverse tide. crew at Cowes. the run up Mount Wellington, only Paddling and sailing, they got the big The Tilman Trophy commemorates 10km from the Hobart GPO. trimaran through with just a scrape or the famous British seaman and moun­ But if the snakes of Flinders Island two on the portside hull and were away. taineer Major H.W. (Bill) Tilman whose caused no problems, the mudbanks sur­ They reached Hobart at 6.24 the next exploits inspired two Welsh doctors, rounding Lady Barron harbour certainly morning with Johnston and Hannington Rob Hawarth and MerfynJones to plan did, along with variable winds and fast starting their unaccustomed mountain the Three Peaks Race, from Barmouth running tides. Verbatim approached the climb and finish back at Waterman's in Wales to Fort William in Scotland, island with a lead of about 15 miles, then Dock in 7 hours 6 minutes, just 59 climbing the three highest points in got caught with no wind behind Little minutes in front of the British runners England, Scotland and Wales en-route. Green Island, less than a mile from Lady aboard Miranda Hi-Fi, Adrian Belton The King of the Mountains Trophy Barron. Sydney yachtsman David and Andrew Belton, whose time was 3 went to the English runners aboard Moore, skippering Miranda Hi-Fi, hours 13 minutes. Deguello, Martin Stone and Ken Taylor, which he had chartered to a British with a remarkable 11 hours 59 minutes, team, made a daring dash across the as Stone badly twisted his ankle on the mudbanks to finish first to the island by Freycinet run. Tasmanians Stephen just six minutes. Oliver and Lloyd Febey, aboard Adam's Then a great dawn run through the "a fantastic concept" . .. Apple, did exceptionally well to be third farmlands of Flinders Island followed by with a total time of 14 hours 41 minutes a spirited dash up 960-metre high Cathy Hawkins, co-skipper to take the Tasmanian King of the Mount Strzelecki by British runners ofVerbatim, winner of the Mountains Trophy. Adrian Belton and Andrew Addis en­ In all, 27 trophies were awarded for abled Miranda Hi-Fi to set sail on the inaugural Australian Three the inaugural Australian Three Peaks second leg to Wineglass Bay with a lead Peaks Race in Tasmania. Race, many of them magnificent of 39 minutes. They covered the 60km trophies using some of Tasmania's finest shore run in 5 hours 41 minutes, taking and rarest timbers. For example there only 1 hour 34 minutes to climb the was the first Service/Police team trophy spectacular mountain. which went to the Tasmanian police The frustrations of Verbatim were Cathy Hawkins, who skippered Ver­ team sailing Westpac Whispering jack, the increased when their runners took 7 batim over the final leg to Hobart, Oldest Runner Trophy which went to hours 39 minutes to complete the first described the Three Peaks Race as "a 55-year-old Perth runner Dr Malcolm peak and they were only the fifth boat to fantastic concept" but said she was Hay who sailed aboard Domino, and the sea once more, behind two multis and worried about having to approach Lady Directors' Trophy to Macbess, whose two monohulls. Barron in strong winds and heavy seas. crew raised $25,000 for the Camp Qual­ However, the real upset of the first leg She said the multihulls had had a clear ity children's charity fund. came as Britain's champion team from advantage in boatspeed over the mono­ Results: the Liverpool police force spent seven hulls and suggested a longer course for Overall: hours stuck hard and fast on a mudbank the multis to close up the fleet . 1. Verbatim, Crowther 40 trimaran (Ian only two miles from the finish at Lady While multihulls were the first three Johnston, Aust) - overall time, 2 days Barron. Sailing the chartered catamaran, to complete the course, both sailing and 23 minutes 30 seconds. Running time - Shirespeed Merseybeat, the team which running, the competition between the 21 hours 47 minutes. had won the 1987 Three Peaks Race in monohulls was intense throughout the 2. Miranda Hi-Fi, Crowther 37 catamar­ Britain and finished second in 1988, race, with the lead changing several an Oohn Bateson/David Moore, UK) - made a navigational error and paid for it times. In fact, three different boats took overall time, 3 days 00 hours 19 min­ dearly. line honours on the three legs - Nick utes. Running time - 12 hours 54 "We were arrested for loitering - Edmunds' Adams 13, Hazad-a-Tas from minutes. without intent," was the wry comment George Town reaching Lady Barron 3. Deguello, Crowther 47 catamaran from one British crewman, Dave (Bob­ only a few boat lengths separate them (Lock Crowther, Aust/UK) - overall by) Brown, a sergeant from the from Adam's Apple (Dennis Wivell), time, 3 days 6 minutes 05 seconds. Merseyside Force. The "Old Bill' team another Adams 13, from Port Dalrym­ Running time - 11 hours 59 minutes. never rer.overed and not even their ple Yacht Club, and Ericcson (Bob Cas­ Monohulls runners were showed their pace until the sidy) from the Tamar Yacht Club. 1. Budget Rent-a-Car, Castro 40 (Don final Mount Wellington run which they Adam's Apple won the second leg to Calvert, Aust) - 3 days 10 hours 40 covered in 3 hours 6 minutes - one Wineglass Bay, but lost the lead as the minutes. Running time - 19 hours 2 minute slower than the D eguello team. monohulls headed towards Hobart, minutes. The fle et had onlylight breezes sailing with most electing to sail through the 2. Ericcson, Adams 10.5 (Bob Cassidy, past Eddystone Point and down the East Denison Canal. Sailing (and rowing) Aust) - 3 days 11 hours 1 minute. Coast of Tasmania, with Verbatim sail­ through the canal Adam's Apple passed Running time - 14 hours 52 minutes. ing through the fleet to drop off its Hazad-a-Tas right at the opening bridge, 3. Adam's Apple, Adams 13 (Dennis runners at Wineglass Bay and then carry but the wily Don Calvert, back in his Wivell, Aust) - 3 days 11 hours 50 a light early morning breeze around the home waters off Hobart beat the north­ minutes. Running time - 14 hours 41 Freycinet Peninsula to arrive almost at ern boats up the Derwent to be first minutes.

38 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 CONGRESSIONAL CUP

EW Zealand's Rod Davis N cemented a place in the history of the Congressional Cup with a 9-0 clean sweep of the event in the year of its silver anniversary. Davis' win, on the back of his defeat of Chris Dickson in the Chinatel Series (Hong Kong) in January, makes him the first three times champion of the Long Beach Yacht Club-run event, and also the first to win the event for two countries (in 1981 and 1985 he represented USA). Australia's Yachtsman of the Year and defending champion Peter Gilmour managed to hang onto his world rank­ ing second place after finishing a credit­ able second. Chris Dickson continues to lead the world rankings from Gilmour and Davis, although he didn't compete at Long Beach. The 1989 Congressional Cup had a dozy start, with only 8 knots from the south west greeting the competitors on Day 1. Certainly not ideal match racing conditions for the underpowered Cata­ lina 38s. The boats accelerate very slow­ ly, and suffer badly in the short chop atop the long ocean swells characteristic of San Pedro Bay. These traits led to a decided advantage to the leading boat, as a trailing boat rarely had the ability, or opportunity, to build speed as quickly. Downspeed tacks and slam dunks were more often than not unusable strategies, with emphasis being placed on tacking at maximum speed, and finding, if possi­ ble, smooth patches to turn in. Gilmour easily defeated Bill Lynn (USA) and Makoto Namba Qapan) in ROD Davis holds upper hand even before the start of his match with Peter Isler in the first two of the 2-lap flights, before Congressional Cup off Long Beach, California . coming up against USA's 470 bronze medallist John Shadden. Shadden led at the start and although the Australians overtook downwind, they just failed to break the overlap before the lee mark, Rod Davis Earns having to settle for a downspeed tack and use of the lighter left side of the course on the second weather leg. Place in History This ended the game for the Austra­ lians, leaving them 2 and 1 at the end of throughout by an ever-increasing pending on which way they wanted to the day, behind Rod Davis and Peter margin. force their opponent. Isler, and level with John Bertrand, John There was, however, a strategy which Going into Day 3, Davis stood alone Shadden and Dave Perry, all Americans. gave the trailing boat an advantage. on 5-0, with only Isler (4-1) , and Gil­ The Australians came up against both During tacking duels, it was clear that mour, Perry or Bertrand (all 3-2) posing undefeated teams on Day 2 in a dying the trailing boat could gain if it waited any real threat. south westerly, which started at 15 for the "dirty, headed air" to come However, any hopes they had were knots. Davis took the favoured right dashed by Davis', all the way wins side at the start against Gilmour, and against Bertrand and Isler, making him walked away to a 30 second lead at the By Chris Harmsen unbeatable, even with a day and two first turn, which was extended to 40 races remammg. seconds at the finish. Unfortunately it The only real interest remaining was was becoming very apparent that the down from the lead boat, before tack­ in the four way battle for second place, boat which won the start had a huge ing. This would only apply if the lead and in the performance of the Japanese advantage, turning the races from the boat tacked roughly upwind. The re­ team: perennial wooden spooners, but spectacles they were intended to be into sulting tack away could then be effected already with victories against Bill Lynn processions. in lighter air (less resistance) , and and Peter Isler. This was borne out again in the through a lesser angle. The defence, of Bertrand and Gilmour both won their Gilmour versus Isler clash, in which course, for the lead boat was to tack on first encounters on the last day, setting Isler misjudged the start and trailed their opponents bow, or abeam, de- up a final confrontation between the two

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 39 throughout the remammg 1989 match racing events. Both are employed by the Michael Fay-backed America's Cup syndicate, and now proud owners of the (much maligned) mug, they should con­ tinue to present formidable opposition. Also heavily involved in an America's Cup campaign, the Alan Bond-backed Australian team included Gilmour, Glenn Bourke, Mark Walsh, Greg Cavill, Tony Bellingham, Iain Smith and Chris Harmsen. All are now head­ ing to the west to train for the 1989 Maxi Worlds aboard the Pedrick­ designed Drumbeat. For the Long Beach Yacht Club, the 1989 event went off extremely well. In what could easily be an organisers night­ mare, over 150 volunteer club members were involved in daily operations. Visit­ for second overall. Twelve months ago JAPAN's Makoto Namba sails in safe the same two battled on the last day, leeward position after start of race against ing teams were certainly made to feel with Gilmour coming from behind to American Peter Isler. (Pie - Chris welcome ashore, although the typically Corinthian tradition of thanking anyone take out the 1988 title. Harmsen) Three collisions during the heated and everyone at both the opening and Bertrand/Gilmour pre-start resulted in From there on in, the procession closing ceremonies may have been tak­ two penalities against Gilmour. If this continued, handing the Australians ing the hospitality a bit far. wasn't giving away enough to the second overall. Meanwhile, Makoto With the introduction of on-the-water Americans, the Australians subsequent Namba Qapan) was sailing the race of juries, and next year, the introduction of recall certainly was, putting Bertrand his life to defeat John Shadden by two specialist 37 foot match racing boats, it nearly a minute ahead before the race seconds, and Davis was completing a seems that at last the Congressional Cup had started. Fortunately for both the clean sweep of the 1989 event. Peter Isler is going to keep pace with the rest of the spectators and the Australians, a strong also fared well, defeating Warden-Owen world. gust on the first run closed the gap to (UK) and Lynn to finish third overall. Results: 1989 Congressional Cup, only 15 seconds, as Bertrand had to sail If Davis, Gilmour and Isler could Long Beach, California: over-deep in lighter breeze to defend his draw heart from their performances, W L Pl Skipper Yacht Club 9 0 1st Rod Davis Royal New Zealand lead. then so could Namba, arguably the Yacht Squadron Gilmour's luck continued as Bertrand happiest man at the trophy presentation, 7 2 2ndPeter Gilmour Royal Perth Yacht Club tacked directly upwind in the ensuing and deservedly so. He has consistently 6 3 3rd Peter Isler San Diego Yacht Club turned up at events a week before his 5 4 4 John Bertrand St. Francis Yacht Club tacking duel. Tacking through lighter 5 4 5 John Shadden Long Beach Yacht Club air and a lower angle, Gilmour consis­ opposition to practice with typical 4 5 6 Edward Holyhead Sailing Club tently gained until, approaching the Japanese determination, and finally is Warden-Owen gate, Bertrand was forced to duck. For reaping some reward. 4 5 7 Dave Perry Pequot Yacht Club Rod Davis, the US gold medallist 3 6 8 Makoto Nippon Ocean Racing once the Australians found enough Namba Club speed and flat water to successfully pull turned Kiwi, may now step into the 8 9 Bill Lynn American Yacht Club off a slam dunk. tacticians role to assist David Barnes 8 10 Steven Steiner Long Beach Yacht Club

Cup, in which Dickson did not com­ for Yugoslavia, intent on heading the Chris Dickson's pete. Last December, off Fremantle, the world match-racing pointscore for 1989 former skipper of the 1987 Kiwi Amer­ as a lead-up to the world championship Win in Auckland ica's Cup challenger, beat Davis in the at Lymington in September. Sailed off HRIS Dickson, tactician for Au­ final of the world match-racing cham­ Rovinj, this first world match-racing Cstralian yacht True Blue in the pionship, a clash that had all the mak­ series in an Eastern bloc country drew Admiral's Cup and 1988 world­ ings of a grudge match. entries from the US, Britain, Italy, matching champion, was in top form on When Dickson didn't get an invite to France, Austria, Denmark, West Ger­ the circuit in May - winning the the Congressional Cup back in Davis' many and for the first time, Yugoslavia Citizen Watch Series in Auckland and home waters off Long Beach, he was far and the Soviet Union. finishing second in the new series at from happy. So it was a sweet victory In the round-robin series, American Rovinj, Yugoslavia. for the sailor they call the "U-boat Paul Cayard, who recently steered Au­ The New Zealander, overlooked by commander" (because of his piercing stralian maxi yacht Sovereign to victory the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron blue eyes and ruthless tactics) when he in the St Thomas series in the Carib­ for its Admiral's Cup defence, was outsailed the unbeaten Davis in the best bean, finished with eight wins and one elated by the victory back on his home of three race final on Auckland Harbour. loss. Dickson had seven wins and two waters and even more so in that he beat Earlier, Davis and Dickson had beaten losses while in third place was Italy's arch rival Rod Davis, the Californian each of their rivals, including fellow Tommaso Chieffi with a 6-3 score, who now lives in Auckland, working Americans Tom Blackaller and Peter followed by Britain's Harold Cudmore for the Kiwi America's Cup syndicate. Isler, New Zealand's Russell Coutts and with a 5-4 result. It was Dickson's second major match­ Australian Bobby Wilmot. Wilmot Russian Sergei Borodinov managed racing victory over Davis who recently finally ended up equal fifth. one win in his eight encounters with the won the US series, the Congressional From New Zealand, Dickson headed largely Western opposition.

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OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 43 HEN Judge Carmen Beauchamp which has given Bond so much of a leg W Ciparick brought down her his­ up into the 1991-92 America's Cup toric judgement in the New York State competition. Design theories on hull, Supreme Court ordering the America's deck layout, rig and sails will all have Cup to be forfeited by San Diego Yacht been proved aboard Drumbeat before Club and given in trust to New Zea­ the first of the Cup boats goes into the land's Mercury Bay Boating Club, the water. international yachting community Murray who will be skipper (Peter breathed a collective sigh of relief. After Gilmour will take the helm) is also so many months of backbiting the fight responsible for overall design. Three was over. The Californians had got their meter tank test models are first being come-uppance and for once the Kiwis checked out in Launceston. Later, much seemed entitled to boast. The umpire bigger models will be tested either in had spoken. It was time to heed her Europe or Japan. Under Australia II decision, get the Cup out of court and veteran, John Longley's management, back on the water. That, surely, was Bond's team has already acquired a what everyone wanted. Well, not quite formidable line-up of highly experi­ everyone. Unfortunately, in San Diego, AMERICA'S enced Cup campaigners. The brilliant the promise of all that cash which has sailmaker, Tom Schnackenberg, whose become inextricably associated with the CUP NEWS innovative sail shapes did so much to modern Cup competition, proved too secure Australia II's Cup victory in much for the greedy burghers of that 1983, is once more back with the Bond southern Californian city. San Diego team. "We have the core of the old decided to appeal and in the process lock guard there," Longley said, "but there the Cup up at least until 1992. are also a lot of other guys who were San Diego's appeal was met with with the Kookaburra campaign. They're universal derision, not least because it cut any ice in San Diego remains to be all very keen. Without kidding again threw the whole cup scene back seen. Given the current mood of intran­ ourselves, we figure we have an excel­ into a legal limbo. Will the next Cup sigence among the Californians, it lent shot at it. If we can win through the match be in held in the boisterous winds would seem highly unlikely. challenge elimination series we have to and seas off Auckland or will it be in the Meanwhile, in Auckland, the initial be a great chance to bring the cup back relatively placid wters off San Diego? euphoria over the Supreme Court's de­ home again." Designers and their syndicate backers cision has given way to the somewhat anxious to optimise their boats for more sober contemplation of the enor­ Bruce Stannard conditions peculiar to the actual race mous job of hosting the event, should venue simply don't know which way to the appeals decision confirm the Cirpar­ go. ick's judgement. Kiwi syndicate chief, San Diego's decision to fight the Michael Fay, has proposed that a small Judge's decision is based in its cup but all-powerful committee be set up to America's Cup management company, Sail America's run the event in Auckland along the unreasonable desire to recoup at least lines of the Los Angeles Olympics. "No BacktoNYYC part of the US$3. 8 million it is owed as a one in Auckland doubts that we can host HE Appellate Division of the New result of the last Cup go-round. Much a great regatta," Fay said. "We have T York Supreme Court has directed of that debt was underwritten by syndi­ some of the world's finest yachting San Diego Yacht Club to deliver the cate chief and San Diego banker, Malin facilities so there is no great rush to go America's Cup into the custody of the Burnham. The City of San Diego also out and start building new marinas and New York Yacht Club. has a stake in this. Mayor Maureen support facilities. After all the unhappi­ The trophy is to remain in New York O'Conner claims the City has already ness this legal wrangling has thrown up, pending the outcome of San Diego's spent close to US$1 million investigat­ New Zealanders are determined to do it appeal against the disqualification of its ing sites and organising for a Cup right, to return the cup to the friendly catamaran defender Stars & Stripes. regatta that may now never be held in competition called for in the Deed of The appeal will be heard by five San Diego. Gift. Once we get the thing out of the Appallate Division judges on June 8. The appeal process will be excep­ courts, we're going to put on a great Commenting on the development, tionally brief, no doubt because the show." Mercury Bay Boating Club commodore court, like everyone else, is thoroughly Fay is the first to acknowledge that Toby Morcom said: "We don't have a fed up with all the legal backbiting. On Alan Bond's syndicate as the early problem with that. In the circumstances, June 8, Five judges of the New York favourite among the challenging na­ there could not be a more appropriate State Appellate Court meeting in tions. "Bondy owes me a bang-up custodian than the original trustee. Albany, will give both sides just 15 dinner, " Fay joked. " Having the Cup in "New Zealand's first priority, minutes each to state their cases. Their Auckland is a walk-up start for him and however, is for Judge Ciparick's deci­ decision is expected to be handed down he knows it." Indeed he does. Bond has sion to be upheld. before the end of the month. said he intends spending something like "Preservation of the integrity of Cup On June 1, some 30 international $50 million on what will be his most competition is the issue and, in that challengers are set to meet in Auckland powerful Cup challenge ever. His team context, it is important that Judge at the invitation of the official Challen­ under Iain Murray will build three new Ciparick's delib~~ations and findings are ger of Record, Royal Perth Yacht Club. cup boats, all of them with high tech not overturned. The meeting is expected to produce a carbon fibre hulls and spars. Drumbeat, The New York Yacht Club held the unanimous call for San Diego to drop its the 85 footer Bond will campaign in the America's Cup for 132 years until Au­ appeal plans and get on with the racing world maxi boat series, was launched in stralia II won it for the Royal Perth in Auckland. Whether or not that will Fremantle in May and it is this boat Yacht Club in September, 1983.

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OFFSHORE - JUN E/JULY 1989 - 45 SOVEREIGN OVEREIGN, the sole Australian formers, while from Europe were Pierre In the build up and practice prior to S yacht to ever take the prestigious Fehlman's new Swiss-based Merit or the Regatta proper, the usual trade double for the Sydney-Hobart Race has 23333 as she was known for this Class A winds were missing. The final training done it again. regatta, the new Ron Holland designed day for crews was held in just 6-8 knots Matched against the worlds newest NCB Ireland, together with the French of breeze and in this wind it was thought and most powerful maxi boat fleet in the maxi Milene. that since Sovereign had been optimised waters of the Caribbean, our own "big What became obvious very quickly to the 18 knot wind, that she might find red" delivered a smashing body blow in was the degree of talent attracted to this the going a little tough. the form of a great win in this interna­ regatta. Tom Widden who is usually Five races would decide the regatta; tional championship regatta. tactician to Dennis Conner, was filling three Olympic triangles, a 100 nautical Two hundred and fifty yachtsmen that role aboard Kialoa, Olympian Paul mile race and the around St. Johns Island and eight maxi yachts worth in excess of Cayard helmed Sovereign with her sail­ Race. The weather was perfect with $20 million gathered in St. Thomas for ing master, Sydney's David Kellett. trade winds piping in at up to 25 knots this annual clash of the titans. To wit­ NCB Ireland had the services of Joe during the week. ness these amazing craft at full power is English and Bobby Campbell and all The short triangle Race One saw a nothing short of amazing. other owners filled their yachts with the quiet race for the Australian crew Against Bernard Lewis's Sovereign the cream of the World's top yachtsmen. matching wits and tactics with Boomer­ sole representative from the Pacific were Australia was well represented with 24 ang, Kialoa and Matador over the course, ranged the best from both sides of the aboard Sovereign, another trio aboard finally taking a second to Boomerang . Atlantic - Jim Kilroy's Kialoa; Matador, Kialoa and at least one on each of the Several wind shifts favoured the other Boomerang and Congere, all top US per- other yachts. yachts, producing tight and exciting

yacht in the world. Sovereign was built Sovereign for in Sydney and has been an outstanding Sale in USA success in ocean racing, with a remark­ able string of victories on line and IOR. OVEREIGN, the only Australian­ With Gretel, Lewis finished second S owned yacht to take out the line overall on corrected time in the 1980 honours and corrected time double in Sydney-Hobart, with Vengeance he took the Sydney-Hobart race, has been put line honours in 1981 and in the 1987 up for sale in the United States by owner Sovereign took the Sydney-Hobart dou­ Bernard Lewis with a price tag of ble - the first Australian yacht to SUS1. 75 million. achieve this rare honour. The decision to sell the Pedrick­ Launched m December 1986, designed 84-footer, still the largest Sovereign was forced to retire with rig­ ocean racing maxi yacht in the world, ging problems in her first Sydney­ followed the outstanding success of Hobart, but she went on to win 40 Sovereign in the St Thomas maxi series straight offshore races on the Australian in the Caribbean. She outsailed a crack East Coast, taking the line-handicap fleet of US and European maxis, vindi­ double in 10 of them. Her line honours cating a major refit which had included a wins included the Sydney-Mooloolaba, new keel and rig. Sydney-Gold Coast and Sydney-Hobart However, although she is on the races as well as getting the gun in every market, Sovereign will be kept racing by race of the 1988 Hamilton Island Race Lewis. His sailing master, David Kel­ Week. She still holds three CYCA race lett, will campaign the boat in the records out of Sydney. Newport, Rhode Island, maxis series in "She is going better than ever," skip­ June and may then take her to England SALE of Sovereign by owner/skipper per David Kellett said after returning for the 1989 Fastnet Race in August. Bernard Lewis will end a successful saga of from the Caribbean series. "Paul If still not sold, Sovereign is likely to ocean racing over the past decade. Cayard, who skippered II Moro in the come back to Australia for the Southern Big Boat Series in San Francisco, and Cross Cup and Sydney-Hobart, for a who was helming. Sovereign in St Tho­ clash with the other Australian maxis, man over the past decade since buying mas, believes she is now as fast as boats Rod Muir's Windward Passage II and the converted 12-metre, Gretel. He then like II Moro and Windward Passage II. Alan Bond's new Drumbeat. bought the Rolly Tasker-designed "We would certainly still like to bring Bernard Lewis, a prominent Sydney­ Vengeance (ex Siska) and in 1987 com­ Sovereign back to Sydney to take on based property developer with extensive missioned Dave Pedrick to design, in Windward Passage II and Drumbeat in the interests in NSW and Queensland, has association with David Kellett, the then 1987 Southern Cross Cup and Sydney­ been an enthusiastic ocean racing yachts- most sophisticated and largest maxi Hobart," Kellet said .

46 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 racing res ulting and at least one major collision. Race two saw the trade winds in­ crease, bringing an awkward short pitched sea reminiscent of Hawaiian conditions. All this proved to be good news for the Australian yacht, with Sovereign's full power unleashed in this around St. Johns Island Race which would take the fleet from St Thomas around St. John and between the British and United States Virgin Islands, via the fascinating Sir Francis Drake Channel. This was Sovereign's finest perform­ ance with a clea r start and a nine mile windward beat in front of her, she powered away from the fleet to lead by nearly five minutes at the weather mark clearly outsailing the fleet. In fact her lead was so great that the crew relaxed on the spinnaker run and took photo­ graphs of the fabulous scenery and other crew mates. Navigator Richard "Sighty" Hammond took over the helm while Paul Cayard worked the foredeck. Bernard Lewis also steered his yacht on this final run, taking the Australian crew to an overall lead in the regatta as Merit trailed the big red maxi over the line with Congere next from Ireland . MIGHTY Sovereign from Australia - top maxi in the Caribbean, outsailing a crack fleet of Kialoa , however, came back into con­ European and No rth American maxi yachts. tention after seeking redress for being forced to drop a crewman off onto a spectator craft with a suspected heart attack. She was ultimately awarded third place by the International Jury. Top Maxi Race three was the 100 nautical mile race, an upwind leg along the coast of • St. Thomas and St. John, around Ginger Island in the Sir Francis Drake Channel in the Caribbean! and then a downwind leg past St. Thomas to Calabri Island, with a final Race four was back on the O lympic Removing the vang on the first 15 mile beat to the finish in St. T homas triangle in rough conditions and gusty downwind leg So vereign began to claw Harbour. winds. Sovereign elected for a cautious her way into the race again, moving into It was a tough race for Sovereign, start in such conditions and after being 6th place. She then overcame Congere, crossing the start line a few seconds blanketed by the American yachts at the Matador and Merit and on the final early, she lost four minutes res tarting. start, she sailed to the top mark in fo urth upwind leg elected to follow Boomerang On the long windward beat Sovereign position, improving to second on the and Kialoa across the line for third place ground down and passed Milene, Co n­ downwind leg. On the second wind­ and the Overall Series Win. gere and Ireland. She closed on Merit and ward beat she took the lead and was Matador and kept Kialoa and Boom era ng never headed, comfortably holding off Bernard Lewis and his 30 man crew in her sights. all challenges to the gun. have not only beaten the multi-million On the downwind run, showing su­ The rough conditions proved too dollar Atlantic yachts and their bil­ perior speed and superb crew work and much for many of Sovereign's competi­ lionaire owners but the David Pedrick tactics in executing over 100 faultless tors trailing in her wake. Boomerang, design Sovereign also marked the first gybes, she passed Merit, Matador and Congere and Ireland all blew out spinnak­ defeat 0f a Frers Design maxi for many Kialoa with must Boomerang leading by ers and Milene split her mainsail. Crew seasons. This Australian team have about two boat lengths from the Austra­ work came to the fore as these huge shown Sovereign is the yacht to beat and lian yacht around the bottom mark. yachts were pushed to their limits in the with the inclusion of Alan Bond's new A tough tactical battle followed with windy conditions. maxi Drumbeat, also designed by Ped­ Boomerang covering every move by With three wins and a second, rick, has marked Australia as the coun­ Sovereign, but the Australian crew So vereign only had to finish seventh of try to beat in the European World ground through to the lead only to sail eight starters in the final race five to win C hampionships later this year. into still air as the tradewinds dropped the Series. Conservative tactics would out with the onset of night. be called for the crew said before the From St. T homas the fleet will move In the last few miles of the race race. After a reasonable start by the north to N ewport and a further Regatta Boomerang closed on S0Vereign again. Aussie crew, the boom vang failed, in June before crossing the Atlantic for However the Australian yacht, with preventing the mainsail from being the World Championships. The Interna­ superior tactics and speed, crossed the sheeted home correctly and the Austra­ tional Class A Championships are very line for win number two, with Kialoa, lians dropped to second las t place as the competitive indeed and several new Matador, Merit, Congere, Ireland and crew worked frantically to overcome yachts are expected to be launched later Milene following Boom erang . their problem. this year.

OFFSHORE - J UN E/JULY 1989 - 47 Nadia IV CYCA Bluevvater Chatnpion

ADIA IV has won the Cruising CANBERRA-based offshore yachtsman Teki N Yacht Club of Australia's presti­ Dalton, winner of the CYCA Bluewater gious Bluewater pointscore for the Championship and the Short Ocean Pointscore 1988-89 season - and a string of divi­ with Nadia IV. sion and race trophies as well . The Farr 40 originally raced under the TROPHY laden crew of Teki Dalton's Nadia ownership of the Canberra Ocean Rac­ IV at the CYCA presentation. ing Club, last year being bought out­ right by one of the syndicate, Teki Dalton, who skippered her throughout last season. It is the second Bluewater Champion win for Dalton, who skip­ pered the Canberra Ocean Racing Club's previous yacht Mercedes I V, to victory in the 1984-85 pointscore. The Bluewater pointscore is for over­ all IOR results in long ocean races throughout the summer season, includ­ ing such races as the Sydney-Hobart. This season there were nine races, with all counting. "We set out to win the Bluewater Championship, but to do so we had to finish every race - sound boat preparation was essential, but we did limp home in one race under No. 4 and trisail," Dalton said. "We were behind in the pointscore before the Hobart, but our effort in that race put us ahead of Middle Harbour Express in the Bluewater Championship and of Marloo overall in the long ocean races, to amass thirds in winning !OR Division 1, also in the Short Ocean Pointscore and we 1118.5 points and win by just 2.5 points winning the Illingworth overall point­ stayed in front. from Middle Harbour Express, skippered score. While she sailed consistently well, by MHYC member Ray Stone, whose Third place in the Bluewater point­ Nadia IV had only one win and one third results included two seconds and a third score went to the Division 3 Half overall. Tonner, the Dubois-designed Madmen's COMMODORE David Kellett presents However, in IOR Division 1, Nadia trophies to Jim Lawler, skipper of Morning had a first, two seconds and two thirds. Tide, winner of Illingworth Division III and Middle Harbour Express, a Davidson 36, CREW OF Swuzzlebubble III - and sup­ runner-up in th.~ SOPS, !OR Division III. scored four wins, three seconds and two porters.

48 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 Woodyard, skippered by John Messen­ 1600.0; 3. Impeccable, 1522.5. Illing­ ger, also from MHYC, with 963.5 worth Division 1: 1. Nadia IV, 871.0; points. 2. Mercedes IV, 793.5; 3. Witchdoctor Nadia !V's successes also included first (Rum Consortium, CYCA) 689.0. in Division 1 SOPS (short ocean point­ Illingworth Division 2: 1. Middle Har­ score), both IOR and Illingworth, win­ bour Express, 849.5; 2. Stormy Petrel, ning the Jack Halliday Trophy, the 786.0; 3. Mark Twain, 721.5. Illing­ Royal Clubs' Trophy and being top­ worth Division 3: 1. Impeccable, 865.0; scoring boat in the winning team for the 2. Firetel, 792.0; 3. Shenandoah III Oulius Commodore's Trophy, along with Max Charody, CYCA) 354.0. Ryan's Venture One and Denis Rourke's SHORT OCEAN POINTS SCORE Raucous. (SOPS): VentHre One also won the Halvorsen IOR Division 1: 1. Nadia IV, 508.9; Bros Trophy while other major trophy winners during the season included Bob 2. Marloo (George Girdis, CYCA) 501.0; 3. Mercedes IV, 448.0. IOR Divi­ Oatley's Wild Oats (Woollahra Cup), sion 2: 1. Middle Harbour Express, 548.0; Rod Muir's Windward Passage II (Found­ 2. Stormy Petrel, 532.0; 3. Stormy Petrel er's Cup), Colin Boyle's Swuzzlebubble III (George Day, CYCA) 489.0. IOR Six (Tradewinds Trophy), Ray Stone's RAY STONE, skipper of Middle Harbour Division 3: 1. Impeccable, 556.0; 2. Middle Harbour Express Oohn Barrow Express, collects his trophies from Commodore Morning Tide Oim Lawler, SASC) 526.0; Memorial Trophy) and Tony Pearson's Kellett - they included second in the Blue­ 3. Firetel, 494.0. Stormy Petrel Oanzoon Trophy, Rubber water Championship, first Bluewater Cham­ Illingworth Division 1: 1. Marloo, Kellaway Trophy, Ron Robertson Tro­ pionship, Division II, and first in Illingworth phy, and Flinders Cup). overall and in Division II, first in SOPS, 552.0; 2. Nadia IV, 528.0; 3. Mercedes IOR . IV, 472.0. Illingworth Division 2: 1. Stormy Petrel, a Sparkman & Stephens Stormy Petrel, 556.0; 2. Middle Harbour sloop built to the old One Ton Cup rule Pearson, CYCA) 457.0; 3. Mark Twain Express, 521.0; 3. Stormy Petrel II, 480.0. in 1970 and winner of that trophy in (Vince O'Neill, SASC) 430.0. IOR Di­ Illingworth Division 3: 1. Morning New Zealand, again had a remarkable vision 3: 1. Madmen 's Woodyard, 541.0; 2. Impeccable Oohn Walker, MHYC) Tide, 548.0; 2. Impeccable, 523.0; 3. season, scoring 11 wins overall and 14 Firetel, 510.0. firsts in Division II under Illingworth 485 .0; 3. Firetel (Brian Lawler, CYCA) handicaps. She also had five wins under 422.0. PERFORMANCE HANDICAP DI­ IOR in the SOPS pointscore, taking out Illingworth overall: 1. Middle Har­ VISION: the Division II trophy. boHr Express, 1621.5; 2. Nadia IV, Division 4, PHS overall: 1. Farewell Placegetters for the CYCA summer FORMER CYCA Commodore Tony Pear­ (M. Burke, CYCA) 545.0; 2. Wet Sun­ season pointscores were: son once again collected a swag of trophies with days (D . Corstorphan, CYCA) 536.0; 3. his veteran yacht, Stormy Petrel, including Paprika 0- Glass, CYCA) 349.0 BLUEWATER POINTSCORE: the Janzoon Trophy, Rubber Kellaway Tro­ SHORT OCEAN POINT SCORE: IOR overall: 1. Nadia IV (Teki phy, Ron Robertson Trophy and the Founders' 1. Cartwheel (R. Debney, CYCA) Dalton, CYCA) 1118. 5 pts; 2, Middle Cup. 940.0; 2. Dreamtime (D . McDonald, Harbour Express (Ray Stone, MHYC) CYCA) 309.0; 3. Mr Bojangles (R. Ellis, 1116.0; 3. Madmen's Woodyard Oohn CYCA) 303.0. Messenger, MHYC) 963.5. IOR Divi­ SHORT-HAUL DIVISION: sion 1: 1. Nadia IV, 569.5; 2. Mercedes Overall: 1. Cherana Qohn Keelty, IV (Peter Stronach, CYCA) 468.0; 3. CYCA); 2. Femme Fatale (N. Statis, Challenge II Qim Daley, CYCA) 409.0. CYCA); 3. Calypso (R. Tooth, R. IOR Division 2: 1. Middle Harbour Clark, C. Graham). Express, 612.5; 2. Stormy Petre( (Tony CREW and friends from MHYC entrant, JOHN MESSENGER, from Middle Har­ Impeccable, skippered by John Walker, whose bour Yacht Club, with Madmens' successes including winning Division III Illing­ Woodyard finished third overall and first in worth points and SOPS pointscore . (All pies Division III or the Bluewater Championship . by David Clare)

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 49 there was a warm glow of satisfaction. "There it is," I hailed, quite pleased with myself until there came the comment from the weather rail, "You sound more surprised than we do!" Grimesy, of course. I have to report that Roger, who was on his way to Sardinia (you'd have to &9r%S come through London to get there, there are none too many mates in Rome), came for four days and was off, and I also have to report that Dave Powys, who knows him as well as I do, was unavailable for social intercourse with his fellow countryman during that fj By Bob Fi,h" period, claiming that he was worked off his feet. It is now up to the Aga Khan to entertain Grimesy, and that should be a challenge for the pair of them. DON'T know if you ever get that mischievious attitude to life as I was to A LETTER I had from Gary Jobson I totally paralysed feeling just after you discover on one memorable occasion. indicates that the same offshore racing have picked up the telephone - I do, I had received an invitation to race trends are true in the United States as although not as frequently as of yore and aboard the Ben Lexcen-designed Apollo they are in the rest of the civilised world. now for some very different reasons. during the Burns Philp maxi series one He says, "In the next few years the IOR The Bank Manager no longer holds the Christmastime and had arrived at the is likely to die. This is certainly true in threat he used although he still refers to Cruising Yacht Club early. Grimesy, the United States. In 1988, only four 'reverting to the original agreement who was responsible for recruiting the boats were built to the IOR in Amer­ whereby you bank with me ... ' Nowa­ crew, was there before me and sug­ ica." He goes on, "The primary boats days, it's more likely to be a 'blast from gested that on such a nice warm day we using the IOR today are the One­ the past', more an embarrassment than might have a couple of the amber Tonners, SO-foot class and the maxis. anything else. It happened recently. nectars before we stepped on board. Most other groups of racers would lean "G'day," and the voice was so Nevertheless we were still the first to towards the PHRF/IMS rules or to obviously Australian. I recognised it step on 'The Gherkin'. Grimesy took one-design racing. The fact that ]-Boats instantly. "G'day Fish, how are yer?" I me through the boat and I noted that in has orders for twenty-six 44-footers tells froze. the navigatorium there was hardly a you that people want a multi-purpose "Grimesy", I replied, "where are single familiar instrument - I gathered boat that they can also race." you?" knowing full well what answer to that 'Biggies', at the time Commodore Gary is also very aware of the profes­ expect. elect of the CYCA, had been responsible sional attitude towards racing and of the "London mate, I wouldn't waste the for the kitting out of the 'guesser's' area. attitude of the 'establishment' towards money on a call from home." The crew began to assemble, led by professional racing. His theory is that, "You'd better come to stay." Hugh Treharne, who was to take the "just the name 'professional' connotated And then the question which should wheel. I looked them through, noting something negative only a few years have been asked first, "How long are the absence of 'Biggies' and turned to ago, but professional yacht racing is you here?" Grimesy with the question. "Who is with us." The reply was reassuring - it navigating today?" "You 're it," said The two organisations which ran pro­ wouldn't be longer than a week. I have Grimesy with a grin. fessional races in 1988, the Ultimate these worries because the last Aussie to It was another of those 'It's not Yacht Race and ProSail, will be running come arrived for Christmas on 10 De­ normally like this here' days - a races again in 1989, the Ultimate in their cember and left on 6 March! Grimesy sou'easter and thick sea mist. An orange 30-footers and 'International 14s of the J for that length of time might have been inflatable buoy was laid some five miles type' while ProSail events are in Formu­ more than a worry. Perhaps I should off the Heads, the race instructions gave la 40s and Hobie 21s. They will have a explain why. its range and bearing from the South total of 10 regattas, each of which is I first met Roger Grimes I know not Heads lighthouse but there is no Decca commercially sponsored and there are where, it could have been anywhere on to aid the navigator off Port Jackson and sizable cash prizes. the ocean racing circuit, certainly I have there was no one offering much assist­ The other side of professionalism has seen him in many places. But since he ance in making any of Biggies' toys also crept into America, that of the hails from Sydney, where until quite work but I did find the log. professional race committee. What was recently he used to instruct Qantas pilots So, clutching a piece of plotting sheet once, as in most places, a volunteer post on the 747 simulator, it could have been and watching the compass heading and has now become, increasingly, a place in the CYCA. One day, however, the log reading each time we tacked, I for the professional. The St. Francis whilst enjoying the end of a race some­ kept a DR plot of our course. After half Yacht Club now employs a full-time where in Queensland, he went to the an hour the time had come to test my paid race committee and other clubs are local Qantas office and sent a telex skills. I went on deck with the binocu­ following suit, in many cases one pro­ which said, quite simply, "I resign, lars and pointed them to where the mark fessional coordinates the volunteers. Grimes." At the other end, they waited should lay. Perhaps, in other countries, it would be all morning for a retraction, it being 1 And there it was right enough, about a good idea to emulate the Americans April, but the retraction never came - three quarters of a mile away, just and then when there are disputes with Grimes was free, freer than ever before, visible through the green sea mist. I the race committee, the professional able to indulge his favourite pursuit hadn't had to scan the sea, it was there could carry the can and avoid acrimony more frequently. He has, I regret, a just where I had predicted. Deep inside between club members.

50 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 Woodyard, skippered by John Messen­ 1600.0; 3. Impeccable, 1522.5. Illing­ ger, also from MHYC, with 963.5 worth Division 1: 1. Nadia IV, 871.0; points. 2. Mercedes IV, 793.5; 3. Witchdoctor Nadia [V's successes also included first (Rum Consortium, CYCA) 689.0. in Division 1 SOPS (short ocean point­ Illingworth Division 2: 1. Middle Har­ score), both IOR and Illingworth, win­ bour Express, 849.5; 2. Stormy Petrel, ning the Jack Halliday Trophy, the 786.0; 3. Mark Twain, 721.5. Illing­ Royal Clubs' Trophy and being top­ worth Division 3: 1. Impeccable, 865.0; scoring boat in the winning team for the 2. Firetel, 792.0; 3. Shenandoah III Oulius Commodore's Trophy, along with Max Charody, CYCA) 354.0. Ryan's Venture One and Denis Rourke's SHORT OCEAN POINTS SCORE Raucous. (SOPS): Venture One also won the Halvorsen IOR Division 1: 1. Nadia IV, 508.9; Bros Trophy while other major trophy 2. Marloo (George Girdis, CYCA) winners during the season included Bob 501.0; 3. Mercedes IV, 448 .0. IOR Divi­ Oatley's Wild Oats (Woollahra Cup), sion 2: 1. Middle Harbour Express, 548.0; Rod Muir's Windward Passage II (Found­ 2. Stormy Petrel, 532.0; 3. Stormy Petrel er's Cup), Colin Boyle's Swuzzlebubble Ill (George Day, CYCA) 489.0. IOR Six (Tradewinds Trophy), Ray Stone's RAY STONE, skipper of Middle Harbour Division 3: 1. Impecca ble, 556.0; 2. Middle Harbour Express Oohn Barrow Express, collects his trophies from Commodore Kellett - they included second in the Blue­ Morning Tide Oim Lawler, SASC) 526.0; Memorial Trophy) and Tony Pearson's 3. Firetel, 494.0. Stormy Petrel Oanzoon Trophy, Rubber water Championship, first Bluewater Cham­ Illingworth Division 1: 1. Marloo, Kellaway Trophy, Ron Robertson Tro­ pionship, Division II, and first in Illingworth overall and in Division II, first in SOPS, 552.0; 2. Nadia IV, 528.0; 3. Mercedes phy, and Flinders Cup). IOR. IV, 472 .0. Illingworth Division 2: 1. Stormy Petrel, a Sparkman & Stephens Stormy Petrel, 556.0; 2. Middle Harbour sloop built to the old One Ton Cup rule Pearson, CYCA) 457.0; 3. Mark Twain Express, 521.0; 3. Stormy Petrel II, 480.0. in 1970 and winner of that trophy in (Vince O 'Neill, SASC) 430.0. IOR Di­ Illingworth Division 3: 1. Morning New Zealand, again had a remarkable vision 3: 1. Madmen's Woodyard, 541.0; 2. Impeccable Oohn Walker, MHYC) Tide, 548.0; 2. Impeccable , 523.0; 3. season, scoring 11 wins overall and 14 Firetel, 510.0. firsts in Division II under Illingworth 485.0; 3. Firetel (Brian Lawler, CYCA) handicaps. She also had five wins under 422.0. PERFORMANCE HANDICAP DI­ IOR in the SOPS pointscore, taking out Illingworth overall: 1. Middle Har­ VISION: the Division II trophy. bour Express, 1621.5; 2. Nadia IV, Division 4, PHS overall: 1. Farewell Placegetters for the CYCA summer FORMER CYCA Commodore Tony Pear­ (M. Burke, CYCA) 545.0; 2. Wet Sun­ season pointscores were: son once again collected a swag of trophies with days (D. Corstorphan, CYCA) 536.0; 3. his veteran yacht, Stormy Petrel, including Paprika 0- Glass, CYCA) 349.0 BLUEWATER POINTSCORE: the Janzoon Trophy, Rubber Kellaway Tro­ SHORT OCEAN POINT SCORE: IOR overall: 1. Nadia IV (Teki phy, Ron Robertson Trophy and th e Founders' 1. Cartwheel (R. Debney, CYCA) Dalton, CYCA) 1118. 5 pts; 2, Middle Cup. 940.0; 2. Dreamtime (D. McDonald, Harbour Express (Ray Stone, MHYC) CYCA) 309.0; 3. Mr Bojangles (R. Ellis, 1116.0; 3. Madmen's Woodyard Oohn CYCA) 303.0. Messenger, MHYC) 963.5. IOR Divi­ SHORT-HAUL DIVISION: sion 1: 1. Nadia IV, 569.5; 2. Mercedes Overall: 1. Cherana Oohn Keelty, IV (Peter Stronach, CYCA) 468.0; 3. CYCA); 2. Femme Fatale (N. Statis, Challenge II Oim Daley, CYCA) 409.0. CYCA); 3. Calypso (R. Tooth, R. IOR Division 2: 1. Middle Harbour Clark, C. Graham). Express, 612.5; 2. Stormy Petrel (Tony CREW and friends from MHYC entrant, JOHN MESSENGER, from Middle Har­ Impeccable, skippered by John Walker, whose bour Ya cht Club, with Madmens' successes including winning Division III Illing­ Woodyard finished third overall and first in worth points and SOPS pointscore. (All pies Division III or the Bluewater Championship. by David Clare)

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HE soft turquoise waters of the CYCLONE-whipped seas face the One Ton­ T Whitsundays were whisked into a By Ian Grant ner Sanctuary Cove/Queensland Maid as white water frenzy when the tempes­ she beats to windward during XXXX-Ansett tuous Cyclone Aivu added a new dra­ Whitsunday Islands yacht skippers and Hamilton Island Race Week . Despite the wild ma-packed dimension to Hamilton Is­ crews and island staff prepared for the conditions, few yachts suffered any major lands so-called "Fun In The Tropical worst. damage and all enjoyed the racing. Sun" XXXX-Ansett Race Week Re­ The multi-million dollar fleet of rac­ gatta. ing yachts, along with spectator and Cyclones are fairly common in the commercial craft, prepared galewind been on Hamilton Island during the year north but when Aivu, with destructive moorings in Hamilton Harbour, a per­ of the great fire which destroyed The winds of 230 kilometres per hour near fect anchorage under the lee of Passage Dolphin Room, Captain Cook Bar and her centre, edged south towards the Peak. Some eager journalists, who had Phoenix Room in a little over 40 mi- XXXX-ANSETT HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK nutes, had v1s10ns of another scoop · story. Galeforce winds of 70 knots gave an early indication that Hamilton Island was in for a real blow when guests and competitors were awakened with the roar of the wind before dawn on the Tuesday on Race Week. Coral Sea Race day dawned to torrential "horizontal" rain, and the startling Cyclone progress reports as Aivu continued on her sou' westerly path towards the North Queensland coast. Officials had no hesitation in postpon­ ing the Coral Sea Race, while skippers and crews maintained their own cyclone watch from the comfort of the Barefoot Bar and Mariners Inn. Keith Williams, the patriarch of Hamilton Island, predicted Aivu would cross the coast some 100 km north of the Whitsundays. His prediction of time and place, made on Sunday night, was un­ canny with Aivu falling away into a rain depression after tearing a destructive path 30km further north between his 8am to noon time band on Tuesday. When the Race Committee fired the postponement signal for the Coral Sea Classic they faced a harmless protest from the strong contingent of Kiwi sailors headed by Delvin Hogg, sailing master on David Gold's Farr 55, Cotton Blossum II. "What are you guys on about" said the humorous Hogg, "We class that as just a good sailing breeze in Welling­ ton". Hogg made the remark within the safety of the lee of Passage Peak while a three metre surf hurled rocks onto the airport tarmac and threatened to destroy the beachfront Beach Bar and Grill, on the windward side. Seas of that size are rarely seen inside the Whitsunday Is­ lands, indicating Aivu was no ordinary tropical storm. Fortunately, little damage apart from This rating was processed by the RORC NEW ZEALAND entrant, Peacemaker, twisted trees was recorded at Hamilton in England and yacht given a TCF of turned out to be inaptly named when she became Island and these only proved hazardous 1.168. centre_ of CHS measurement controversy during for the Cyclone Party participants as Peacemaker quickly lived up to its Hamilton Island Race Week. (Pie - David they staggered towards the "Rack" after reputation as a revolution in design Clare) sundown. technology, spreadeagling the fleet in Sighting the sun was a novelty in the Channel Handicap Division in the what became known as the WetSundays first three races. After three races, the concern at the difference in weights Race Week, but despite the minor dis­ Race Committee expressed some doubt shown on the entry form and the CHS ruptive influence of Cyclone Aivu, the about the yacht's weight, which had application form. racing was another outstanding success, been given as 5100kg on the CHS The Race Committe then made a spiced with controversy surrounding application and 4500kg on the yacht's comparison with Peacemaker's New the New Zealand yacht Peacemaker in the entry form for the regatta. McCall was Zealand PHRF certificate and the CHS Channel Handicap division. asked to check the form he had submit­ application. They found differences in Owned by wellknown NZ and inter­ ted, in particular the SL, weight and most of the data, including the weight. national yachtsman Tom McCall, the "type". The form was returned with SL As a result, the Race Committee decided 12-metre sloop is the latest design from amended from 14 metres to 16 metres that it should call a hearing under Rule the talented young Kiwi designer Greg and LDB marked as the "type". 70.2 and ask Peacemaker to show cause Elliott. McCall brought the yacht across On this basis a new TCF was sought why they should not be disqualified the Tasman especially to contest Race from RORC and came back at 1. 176. from the four races already sailed. Week, with Elliott sailing in the crew. 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52 - OFFSHORE - J UNE/JULY 1989 Ansett-XXXX Hamilton Island Race Week was offered and the Race Committee presumed "folding" was correct as the yacht was obviously not dragging a fixed propeller in its race victories. At the hearing both the owner and designer admitted that the data supplied on the CHS application was incorrect. As a result, Peacemaker was disqualified from races 1-4 on the basis that she had not held a valid certificate at the time of those races. However, the Race Committee offered every assistance in getting the yacht re-measured so that she could get a new rating for the last two races of the regatta. The measurement included the requirement that the boat be slipped in order for draft to be measured and for the yacht to be weighed. Owner McCall said he was not prepared to slip the boat, so the re-measurement was not carried out. McCall then lodged a protest against the Race Committee claiming that CYCLONE and rain yachts were competing in the CHS filled to dampen division without having valid certifi­ enthusiasm of crews and cates on board, but this was not heard their supporters on and because a protest cannot be made against off the water during the the Race Committee, only against other 1989 XXXX-Arrsett competitors. Peacemaker did not com­ Hamilton Island Race pete in the final races of the regatta. Week Regatta. (Pies - The controversy did not end there, David Clare) however. Following information re­ ceived from Auckland, the Race Com­ mittee engaged a diver to photograph the bottom of the boat. "The photos clearly show the propeller withdrawn and the hole filled with a hatch," Race Director Warwick Hoban subsequently told OFFSHORE. "When the owner was questioned about why they had helmed by Jamie Wilmot, Bob Robert­ Beyond Thunderdome, built up an im­ sought the allowance for a folding prop­ son's Farr 40, Sanctuary Cove/ Queensland pressive 2-1-1 score when she defeated eller when, in fact, the yacht carries a Maid, and the Davidson 34, Leroy Brown Another Concubine Oohn Parker) and retractable fixed bladed propeller, he Sanctuary Cove/Queensland Maid in the said he had marked 'folding' on the form (ex-Chutzpah) owned by Warren morning race, followed by another because 'it folds up into the· hull'," Weickmann and skippered by Wally good win over Another Concubine and Hoban said. Wardle. Chas Jacobsen's Victorian sloop Once a In a report to the Queensland Yach­ Leroy Brown had the proven pace, hav­ ing come further north after winning the Jolly Swagman in the fresher afternoon ting Association, the Race Committee breeze. says that every reasonable opportunity long distance Brisbane-Gladstone and Gladstone-Hamilton Island races, based Aivu interrupted the Coral Sea Race was given to correct the errors on the on Tuesday, and the Regatta Committee CHS application, and that "the errors on the time-on-time correction factor. She faced her moment of truth - could opted for a 35 nautical mile race to were only admitted when the Race achieve a complete regatta. This in­ Committee pointed them out". The she still prove fastest in the savage Whitsunday Passage ties under the time­ volved an interesting course, leading Race Committee also reported to QY A Dent Island to port, White Rock near that it considered it was "totally un­ on-distance correction factor? Pentecost Island to starboard, then back reasonable" for Peacemake to claim they Good competitive spinnaker-reaching speed, supported by an excellent clear to Hamilton Island via Long Island carried a folding propeller, and recom­ Sound. mended to the RORC and the QYA that wind start gave skipper Wardle and Peacemaker's CHS certificate be cancelled owner Weickman the 23 nautical mile Leroy Brown excelled in the tough immediately. Molle Island opening race by 1 minute grind upwind, and was well sailed While all this controversy was going 28 seconds from Beyond Thunderdome through the calms, spiced with knock­ on, the majority of competing yachts with just two seconds to Bob Robertson down "bullets" in Long Island Sound, were enjoying the fun of Race Week, and his Sanctuary Cove, Queensland Maid to take a deserved win over Thunderdome afloat and ashore, with exhilerating rac­ combination, helmed by Doug Trott. and Sanctuary Cove. mg m each fleet. While the IOR division However, Leroy Brown dropped out However, helmsman Jamie Wilmot was not large it nevertheless attracted a of contention when she placed 4-5 in the sealed the 1989 title win when Thunder­ highly competitive fleet with a show­ two short-course races sailed south of dome registered her third race win and down for championship honours for Hamilton Island where the wind against the impressive scorecard of 2-1-1-2-1 1989 between Warren John's Davidson tide built up big seas as the sou' easter after five races. After the win, owner One Tonner, Beyond Thunderdome, freshened under the influence of Aivu. Warren Johns said Beyond Thunderdome

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 53 HE "Pittwater Push" an affection­ T ate term referred to offshore sailors from Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Sydney, dominated the 1989 Australian Airlines Brisbane-Gladstone yacht race last Easter. Alfred's favourite son, Richard Hud­ son, has set the trend for Club bluewater sailors with his outstanding record in TRIBAL wardance races up the north rhumbline from outside the harbourside Sydney. Hudson, following in the foot­ bar at Hamilton Island steps of the grand master of small-boat by crews shorebound by sailing, Max Tunbridge, has won all of cyclone-generated strong the major classics in well-known Half winds and rough seas. Tanners, Beach Inspector, Public Nui­ (Pie-David Clare) sance, and the former Ke! Steinman designed Ruz ulu now racing as Pem ber­ had finally found the critical speed sail­ The revamped 50ft Nicol trimaran ton III. ing edge, the result of trial and error Brisbane Audi, sailed by Tim Hobbes and He was expected to again set the over a very hard season of racing which Kerry Spencer won the IOMR Multi standard in this years Gladstone race had taken them from the 1987 Hobart Hull series with a very consistent 1-3-1- following an impressive win in the race to the Kenwood Cup in Hawaii and 2-1-2. They finished seven points clear Caltex Sydney-Mooloolaba race. Pem­ the Big Boat series in San Francisco. of the Australian multihull offshore berton III along with the tried and Bob Robertson and his "think tank champion Gold Rush Oohn Nolan) and proven One Tonners, Sanctuary Cove - team" of skipper Trott, Rhys Jeffries, the Cairns sailor Wayne Turner in Top Queensland Maid (Bob Robertson) and and Hood Brisbane sailmaker Ian Davis, Gun. Turner, who had seven-times Au­ The Gambler (Ian Kenny), were grouped edged Leroy Brown out of overall second stralian Cobra catamaran champion with previous race winner Saltash II (Ian place when they won the Lindeman Darryl Beattie doing most of the helm­ Wright) as the most likely IOR cor­ Island race from Another Concubine and ing, recorded the fastest overall course rected time winners. Leroy Brown. times for the third successive year. But so much depended on the prevail­ New Zealander David Gold put up a Peter Sorensen, who has finally hung ing wind direction and strength. Saltash great fight in a bid to win the Channel up his 18ft skiff gear, finished his open II a converted Diamond, needed fresh Handicap division after the disqualifica­ boat racing days with a healthy $4,000 sou'easters, while the One Tanners tion of fellow Kiwi boat, Peacemaker. bonus. Sorensen won an energy­ needed each other to keep the best However, Gold was up against the absborbing Hamilton Island 18-footer possible pace on in a boat on boat match wiley Townsville skipper, Ron Knott, series with Ansett-Bank of New Zealand. race. in his race weary, Farr designed Kooka­ XXXX-Ansett Hamilton Race Week All of the generally accepted Glad­ burra II. Knott recorded a consistent 1989 produced another record fleet with stone Race theory of a prepared race all-wind performance of 1-5-4-2-1-4 to excellent racing in all divisions with plan was blown out of the porthole take the series by one point from Cotton clubs from Hawaii, New Zealand, when the normal Easter tradewinds Blossom II. South Australia, Victoria, New South from the sou'east failed to satisfy the Knott's major winning break resulted Wales and Queensland flying their spinnaker running pace setters. Easter from experience in local waters, when burgees in this popular regatta - some­ was early this year - and as a result the he "saved" 12 minutes by sailing times in the sun. generally soft March winds provided a through a "Bommie" strewn channel XXXX ANSETT RACE WEEK '89 slow but very interesting race over the not chanced by his rivals, to win race IOR: 1. Beyond Thunderdome (Warren Johns, NSW) testing 308 nautical mile course. five from Cotton Blossom II. 2-1-1-2-1-5 = 496 pts; 2. Queensland Maid (Robbo All of the offshore racing "heavies' Bacardi, the Melbourne-based veteran Robertson, Qld) 3-3-7-3-2-1 = 489; 3. Leroy Brow ,i settled their bets of Bundy and sundry (Warren Wieckmann, NSW) 1-4-5-1-7-3 = 488; 4. two tanner was competitive throughout Another Co ,icubine Oohn Parker, NSW) 7-2-2-7-4-2 Amber fluid at the Queensland Cruising to finish third overall. Rolly Tasker's = 483; 5. Q,ice A ]Olly Swagman (Chas Jacobsen, Yacht Club bar before facing a flat calm former Siska IV (Ian Douglas), the Vic) 6-5-3-6-3-6 = 477. start off the Shorncliffe Pier on Good Steinman designed ]-law Hitech Express CHS: 1. Kookaburra II (Ron Knott, Qld) 1-5-4-2-1- Friday morning. Bob Robertson, win­ (Don Brooks) and the Rocket 31, Alpha 4 = 490; 2. Cotton Blosso m II (David Gold, NZ) ner in '87 with Sellar's Witchcraft II, 3-3-3-3-2-1 = 489; 3. Bacardi (Bacardi Syndicate, Powa, owned by Neil Statis and helmed Vic) 7-8-10-5-3-6 = 471; 4. Rumdoodle IV/Siska (Ian supported his chances despite severe by Vanessa Dudley, each finished with Douglas, Qld) 16-2-NF-1-6-8 = 468; 5. Hitecl, shoulder and rib injuries, a legacy of a 468 points. Exprw (Don Brooks, Qld) 12-4-2-12-12-2 = 468; wild pre-dawn "knockdown" south of Chris Carlile and Trish Wallace­ 6. Alfa Powa (Neil Statis NSW) 8-15-5-6-4-9 = 468. Ballina in the Sydney-Mooloolaba race. Smith, sailing the chartered Farrocious CRUISING: EQ 1. Farrocious (Carlile/Wallace Robbo had the advantage of an equal featured in an unbreakable tie for the Smith, Vic) 3-12-1-1-4-2 = 491 ; and Silver Shadow standard pacemaker with Ian Kenny's (Peter O 'Neil , NZ) 2-1-3-10-1-4 = 491; 3. Booze Cruising Class title with New Zealand's Bus (Ray Benson, NSW) 5-2-5-2-3-3 = 485; 4. The Gambler combination, which came Silver Shadow (Peter O'Neil). Carlile, Doi,iit-Ezy (Greg Mackrodt, Qld) 9-5-4-4-5-NF = through an excellent warm up series in who races with success in Melbourne, 473; 5. ji,idivik II Oohn Calloway, Qld) 1-9-11-NF- the XXXX Gold Cup at RQYS Manly. clinched the victory with a fighting 9-1 = 471 The Gambler extended the top Sydney second place in the final race. Farrocious IOMR MULTIHULLS: 1. Brisba ,ie Audi (Tim Sloops, Beyond Thunderdome (Warren and Silver Shadow finished the series of Hobbes, Qld) 1-3-1-2-1-2 = 496; 2. Gold Rush Oohn Johns) and Max Ryan's Venture One Nolan, Qld) 2-2-2-5-2-1 = 489; 3. Top Gu,i (Way ne enjoyable rivalry with a deserved result Turner, Qld) 4-1-3-4-3-5 = 486. until an unfortunate onboard accident to and 491 points each, six points clear of John Briggs disrupted their winning PERFORMANCE HANDICAP MULTl­ the Coffs Harbour sloop, Boose Bus (Ray HULLS: 1. Cliffhanger (Rod Richards, Qld) 1-2-1- chances in the final race. Briggs suffered Benson). Hawaii Yacht Club's Nero 1-1-3 = 498; 2. Escapade (Bob Dunn, Qld) NF-1-3- a serious hand injury and had to seek (Bob Taylor) finished sixth in a fleet of 3-2-2 = 490; 3. Wings (Graham Argall, Qld) urgent medical attention mid-race, leav­ 51 yachts. 2-3-5-4-4-1 = 487. ing the crew down on weight on the rail

54 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 Ansett-XXXX Hamilton Island Race Week was offered and the Race Committee presumed "folding" was correct as the yacht was obviously not dragging a fixed propeller in its race victories. At the hearing both the owner and designer admitted that the data supplied on the CHS application was incorrect. As a result, Peacemaker was disqualified from races 1-4 on the basis that she had not held a valid certificate at the time of those races. However, the Race Committee offered every assistance in getting the yacht re-measured so that she could get a new rating for the last two races of the regatta. The measurement included the requirement that the boat be slipped in order for draft to be measured and for the yacht to be weighed. Owner McCall said he was not prepared to slip the boat, so the re-measurement was not carried out. McCall then lodged a protest against the Race Committee claiming that CYCLONE and rain yachts were competing in the CHS filled to dampen division without having valid certifi­ enthusiasm of crews and cates on board, but this was not heard their mpporters on and because a protest cannot be made against off th e water during the the Race Committee, only against other 1989 XXXX-Ansett competitors. Peacemaker did not com­ Hamilton Island Race pete in the final races of the regatta. Week Regatta. (P ies - The controversy did not end there, David Clare) however. Following information re­ ceived from Auckland, the Race Com­ mittee engaged a diver to photograph the bottom of the boat. "The photos clearly show the propeller withdrawn and the hole filled with a hatch," Race Director Warwick Hoban subsequently told OFFSHORE. "When the owner was questioned about why they had helmed by Jamie Wilmot, Bob Robert­ Beyond Thunderdome, built up an im­ sought the allowance for a folding prop­ eller when, in fact, the yacht carries a son's Farr 40, Sanctuary Cove/Queensland pressive 2-1-1 score when she defeated retractable fixed bladed propeller, he Maid, and the Davidson 34, Leroy Brown Another Concubine Qohn Parker) and said he had marked 'folding' on the form (ex-Chutzpah) owned by Warren Sanctuary Cove/Queensland Maid in the because 'it folds up into the hull'," Weickmann and skippered by Wally morning race, followed by another Hoban said. Wardle. good win over Another Concubine and In a report to the Queensland Yach­ Leroy Brown had the proven pace, hav­ Chas Jacobsen's Victorian sloop Once a ing come further north after winning the Jolly Swagman in the fresher afternoon ting Association, the Race Committee breeze. says that every reasonable opportunity long distance Brisbane-Gladstone and Aivu interrupted the Coral Sea Race was given to correct the errors on the Gladstone-Hamilton Island races, based on Tuesday, and the Regatta Committee CHS application, and that "the errors on the time-on-time correction factor. opted for a 35 nautical mile race to were only admitted when the Race She faced her moment of truth - could Committee pointed them out". The she still prove fastest in the savage achieve a complete regatta. This in­ Race Committee also reported to QYA Whitsunday Passage ties under the time­ volved an interesting course, leading that it considered it was "totally un­ on-distance correction factor? Dent Island to port, White Rock near Pentecost Island to starboard, then back reasonable" for Peacemake to claim they Good competitive spinnaker-reaching speed, supported by an excellent clear to Hamilton Island via Long Island carried a folding propeller, and recom­ Sound. mended to the RORC and the QYA that wind start gave skipper Wardle and Peacemaker's CHS certificate be cancelled owner Weickman the 23 nautical mile Leroy Brown excelled in the tough immediately. Molle Island opening race by 1 minute grind upwind, and was well sailed While all this controversy was going 28 seconds from Beyond Thunderdome through the calms, spiced with knock­ on, the majority of competing yachts with just two seconds to Bob Robertson down "bullets" in Long Island Sound, were enjoying the fun of Race Week, and his Sanctuary Cove, Queensland Maid to take a deserved win over Thunderdome ~float and ashore, with exhilerating rac­ combination, helmed by Doug Trott. and Sanctuary Cove. mg m each fleet. While the IOR division However, Leroy Brown dropped out However, helmsman Jamie Wilmot was not large it nevertheless attracted a of contention when she placed 4-5 in the sealed the 1989 title win when Thunder­ highly competitive fleet with a show­ two short-course races sailed south of dome registered her third race win and down for championship honours for Hamilton Island where the wind against the impressive scorecard of 2-1-1-2-1 1989 between Warren John's Davidson tide built up big seas as the sou' easter after five races. After the win, owner One Tonner, Beyond Thunderdome , freshened under the influence of Aivu. Warren Johns said Beyond Thunderdome

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 53 Australian Airlines Brisbane-Gladstone upwind and short on numbers for sets­ gybes-and peels. But the XXXX­ proved Kenny was on the pace and set to break into the major IOR prize follow­ ing his 2-2-5 over the past three years. Very little attention focused on the form of the Laurie Davidson designed Three Quarter Tonner, Leroy Brown, formerly the hot Victorian Chutzpah now raced for the "Pittwater Push" under popular owner Warren Weick­ mann with former National Diamond champ Wally Wardle at the helm. Leroy Brown, a noted light wind performer, was in her element when the light to INNKEEPER, Leigh moderate sea breeze offered a slow Outtrim'sflyer, took line upwind start to the race out of Moreton honours in the Australian bay. She excelled in the early hours of Airlines Brisbane to the race to be in great shape when she Gladstone classic by just weathered the Caloundra Fairway. seven minutes. (Pie-Mike While the line honours contenders, Kenyon) Hammer Of Queensland (Arthur Bloore) and Ken Lipke's Jim Inglis-designed Walk On The Wild Side duelled for the By lead with the Ke! Steinman lightweight, Innkeeper, owned by Caloundra Hotel ''Pittw-ater Push'' Ian Grant identify Leigh Outtrim and racing under sailing master Andrew Short, Leroy Brown settled on her private class "dog­ Bag The Gladstone fight" with Brad Barker's Lunchcutter. minutes, with The Gambler correcting er, they had time on hand to correct out Lunchcutter, formerly the Farr 37, Hot out over three minutes faster then Rob­ with the fastest time, 25 minutes clear of Prospect II, has seen some very hard bo 's Sanctuary Cove Queensland Maid. Pemberton Ill, providing a unique club racing miles but still proved a very Ian Kenny and his long-serving sail­ quinella for the "Pittwater Push" from important Pacemaker for Leroy Brown. ing master/navigator Ross Jones, Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. They raced within sight of each other pushed the 5 knot ebb up the harbour The Gambler again proved her con­ with both crews faced with a tough monitoring their major race threats, sistency to place third another 13 mi­ upwind grind until they turned the Leroy Brown and Pemberton Ill, still at nutes astern of Pemberton Ill. corner at Breaksea Spit. From there they sea. Alpha Power, the former Queensland faced 114 n miles of downwind dog­ Both the small boats had the new Rocket 31, Air Apparent, with owner fighting with the duel benefitting Leroy flood tide advantage but Leroy Brown Neil Statis having to sit in the cockpit Brown which had to carry a split to ward almost "blew" her chances in the har­ with "lady driver" Vanessa Dudley and off the Pemberton Ill challenge, and also bour. The crew missed a mark of the Tony Poole, was pleased with the result. hang onto the Farr One Tonners, The course channel beacon and were alerted Alpha Power continued on from her Gambler and Sanctuary Cove. to the error by an anonymous competi­ outstanding win the in Caltex Sydney­ As expected, the IOR battle was again tor's radio call . Mooloolaba race to finish eighth on line, decided on tide advantage in Gladstone The spinnaker was dropped on the only 19 minutes astern of The Gambler, Harbour. This also set the stage for a deck and she sailed back on the wind to take Channel Handicap honours from very exciting line honours duel between against the tide to correct the error. the Spencer 28, Rush Qohn Cleverly) Walk On The Wild Side and Innkeeper. According to "naviguesser" Andy from Gladstone, and the Petersen 44, At Southtrees, less than six miles McPhail, it was only for a short time, Bacardi Qohn Williams) from Sandring­ from the finish, the 1989 line honours but nevertheless embarrassing. Howev- ham Yacht Club in Victoria. trophy was up for grabs as the tacticians set into a luffing match. Innkeeper car­ ried her course to the north shore while Lipke gybed, hoping the new pressure THE QUEENSLAND CIRCUIT '89 By Ian Grant wind would advantage his chase for line honours by favouring the south shore. A tide advantage and uninterrupted GLADSTONE-HAMILTON ISLAND wind all owed Innkeeper to snatch a 7 minute 18 second line honours win from AILING into the Northern waters first time was the popular Pittwater Walk On The Wild Side, while the Sof the endless summer continues to owner skipper Warren Weickmann who defending line honours champion, Ham­ become the accepted way of life for was determined to enjoy his sailing and, mer Of Queensland (Arthur Bloore) some Southern offshore yacht racing if the best results came his way, that was finished another 61 minutes 53 seconds owners. a bonus. as tern. New Zealand's Cotton Blossom II, This year a very high standard of Weickmann had had very little success a Farr 55 owned and skippered by David bluewater racing combinations elected since buying the former Melbourne­ Gold, won her duel with Jim Inglis and to accept the chall enge to race in the East based Laurie Davidson-designed Chutz­ his 37ft Boundary Rider to take fourth Coast Classics as they headed for the pah. He had experienced all the costly place by 20 minutes. seasons climax of sailing in the XXXX­ phases of disappointment, including a The Farr 40's ended their race duel in Ansett Race Week at Hamilton Island. dismasting in the August '88 Jupiters sixth and seventh split by only eight Racing on the circuit this year for the Sydney Gold Coast Race in his first

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attempt to sail his first long distance race Australian Airlines Brisbane-Gladstone erate spinnaker running winds to com­ north. race, adding confidence for good results plete the course in 35 hrs 45 secs, almost five hours clear of Silver Shadow with All seemed bad for Leroy Brown, the in the Gladstone-Hamilton Island and Captain Bligh another 11 minutes astern. name he chose for the former Chutzpah. Race Week events, which were to end The Lexcen 31, The Pink Boat (Robyn But 1989 has proved an endless summer her long hot summer of sailing. Crawford) almost snatched third place of success for Leroy Brown, W eickmann Moderate easterly winds spiced with and some of his longtime sailing mates local rain squalls, was the pre-race fore­ in Dent Passage finishing only six seconds behind Captain Bligh. from Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at cast for the 310 nautical mile Gladstone­ Leroy Brown despite suffering a wild Pittwater. Former National Yachting Hamilton Island race start on the Tues­ World Diamond class champion Wally day following Easter. knockdown during a rain squall just north of St Bees Island, unscrambled the Wardle and Andy McPhail headed a A fleet of eight yachts headed by the mess in a bleak night to take the very well-balanced crew. Farr 55, Cotton Blossom II (David Gold) corrected time honours by a little over However, the year of '89 has certainly and Kiwi team mate Silver Shadow the Bowen-Based Klinger (Mark Low­ been very successful for Leroy Brown, (Peter O'Neill) and the ageing Farr 27, cock/lan Richardson) with Cotton Blos­ her only real failure being 18th in the Klinger, which has the distinction of som II third. Caltex Sydney-Mooloolaba race, holding the fastest corrected time for the Scottish Connection, the Royal Queens­ dominated by the high performance Sydney-Mooloolaba race, presented a land Yacht Squadron Clansman class HalfTonners Pemberton III, Beach Inspec­ good form cross-section of new and old sloop skippered by Colin Lamond, won tor and Public N uisance . boats. the Performance Handicap division Racing north of Brisbane she won the Cotton Blossom II revelled in the mod- from Silver Shadow and Captain Bligh.

took control of the 22.5 nautical mile XXXX Gold Cup race five from the start. But with Ven­ ture 1 and The Gambler in hot pursuit, to Beyond organisers were beginning to worry about providing two first place prizes. Thunderdome A brilliant performance, however, by Warren Weickman's Three-quarter ARREN Johns' beautifully pre­ Tonner, Leroy Brown, from New South pared 12.2m sloop Beyond Thun­ W Wales, prevented the deadlock by plac­ derdome fought off strong opposition to ing second in the combined IOR divi­ win the inaugural XXXX Gold Cup sion on corrected time and gave Beyond Regatta sailed on Moreton Bay. Skip­ Thunderdome victory by two points from pered by talented Sydney helmsman Venture 1. Leroy Brown's crew handled Jamie Wilmot, she clinched the five-race the variable 5-15 knot breeze expertly series with a consistent performance and and also won the Three-Quarter-Ton a vital final heat victory to finish with a class, while Beyond Thunderdome secured 3, 1, 2, 1, 1 scorecard in the IOR the One-Ton title. division. Offering $20,000 in trophies and In the race for line honours Brisbane's prizes the regatta was open to a variety Walk on the Wild Side, skippered by Ken of yacht design types, including Arbit­ Lipke, was unchallenged and made it a rary, Channel and maxi IOR (30.7-70.4 clean sweep taking out the fastest times feet). But only the half, three-quarter in all five heats. and one ton IOR boats were· in the running to win the prestigious XXXX RESULTS BEYOND THUNDERDOME, Warren Overall line honours: Walk on the Wild Side (K. Gold Cup. Johns' One Tonner which won her Division of Likpe) Qld. Although Ken Lipke's 17.3m Walk on the inaugural XXXX Gold Cup Regatta run Maxi IOR division (handicap): Walk on the the Wildside blitzed the quality field by Wild Side 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, Co ntinental (M. Champion) by Royal Qu eensland Yacht Squadron on NSW 4, dnc, 2, 2, 2, (tie) 32 points 1; Hamm er of taking line honours in every race, his Moreton Bay, later going on to win the IOR Queensland (A . Bloore) Qld 2, dnc, dnc, dnc, dnc, 4 super-quick lightweight ocean racer Division at XXXX Ansett Hamilton Island pts 3; Otelia (C. Montgomery) NSW 3, dnc, dnc, competed in the maxi IOR category and Race Week. dnc, dnc, 2pts 4. was ineligible to win the XXXX Gold One Ton: Beyond Thunderdome (Warren Johns) NSW 3, 1, 3, I, I , 37pts !; Venture 1 (M. Ryan) Cup. Lipke did not walk away empty NSW 2, 2, I , 3, 2, 35 pts 2; Th e Gambler (I. Kenny) handed however, collecting numerous Going into the fifth and final race the Qld I , 3, 2, 2, 3, 33pts 3; Struth (B. Webb) Qld 4, 4, awards including line honours and equal Davidson One Tonner, Beyond Thunder­ 4, 4, dnf, 13pts 4. first place on corrected time with Mike dom e, trailed the joint leaders Venture 1 Three-quarter ton: Leroy Brown (W. Weick­ mann) NSW I , 2, I , I , I , 35pts ! ; Lunchcutter (B. Champion's Continental in the maxi (Max Ryan) and The Gambler (Ian Ken­ Barker) Qld 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 25 pts 2. category. ny) by a narrow two point margin. Half-ton: Beach In spector (L. Killingworth, P. The regatta broke new ground in It was a dramatic finale to the series as Nicholson) NSW 2, 2, 2, ! , !, 51 pts ! ; Madmans yachting for Queensland by providing a Woodyard U- Messenger) NSW 4, 5, 3, 2, 3, 35pts 2; the possibility of a draw looked ex­ Incredible (G. Nicole, A. Rowe) Qld, 5, 4, 4, 4, 2, level-rated series for IOR yachts on the tremely likely between two of the three Epiglass Springloaded (T. Moore) Qld 3, 3, 1, 3, 4, protected waters off Manly, the home of leading yachts. All that was required 30pts (Tie) 3; Half Hour U- Hancock) NSW 1, I, host club Royal Queensland Yacht was a Beyond Thunderdom e win and dnf, dns, dns, 23 pts 5. Combined IOR: Beyond Thunderdome 3, 1, 3, I , Squadron. either the German Frers designed Ven­ I , 85pts I; Venture 1 2, 2, I , 3, 2, 83 pts 2; The With the exception of race one, which ture 1, or Farr 40, The Gambler, to run Gambler I, 3, 2, 2, 3, 81 pts 3; Leroy Brown 6, 5, 4, 4, involved a 50 nautical mile passage second and the points distribution 4, 68 pts 4; Beach Inspector 7, 8, 6, 6, 6, 59pts 5; sprint from Mooloolaba to Manly, the would have resulted in a deadhea t. Madmans Woodyard 11 , 11 , 7, 8, 9, 50 pts 6; Epiglass Springloaded 9, 9, 5, 9, 7, 47 pts 7; Incredible 10, 10, 8, series consistt:d of Olympic triangular Sailing in a shifting north-easterly 10, 8, 46pts 8; Lunclzcutter 8, 4, 10, 5, 5, 37 pts 9; courses in the bay between Green and breeze, Beyond Thunderdome, with local Stmth 4, 7, 9, 7, dnf, 29pts 10; Half Hour 5, 6, dnf, Moreton Islands. tactician Peter White calling the shots, dns, dns, 27 pts I I.

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OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 59 1t1-f)ortf Flying Colours Leads in Katour Salver OHN Lake's Steinman 54 Flying Col­ fr0/111 Smith}; 2. Sh,M"'"' II - S&S34 ours, led the fleet home in Sandring­ NeW-b am Yacht Club's Katoura Salver. The (mod) (Ron White). CHS: 1. Highway ! Patrol- Dubois 30 (Mike Welsh); 2. Le gusty northerly favoured good reaching Victoria Cascadeur - Southern Ocean 31 (Rob boats which dominated the results. Cook). DIV 2: VYC: 1. Prion - DIV 1: 1. Chimere - Noelex 30 (Geoff Best); 2. Dorado III - Adams 13 By Rob Williams Warrship 30 Qerry Visick); 2. Young N ick - Seaway 25 (Tim Crespin); 3. (Brian Kost); 3. Flying Colours - Stein­ Port Phillip Pilots Agamenmon - East Coast 31 (Brendan man 54 Qohn Lake). DIV 2: 1. Red Soo To Liquid Asset Kruger). CHS: 1. Poseidon - Van de - Black Soo (Robert Rayner); 2. Sink­ Stadt 33 (C. Costenoble); 2. Banshee - ing Feeling - Young 780 (Robert OBSON Bay's Port Phillip Pilot's Defiance 30 (Graham Watt); 3. Second Haines); 3. Frolic - Boomerang 20 H overnight race was won by John Lady - Bounty 35 (Bob Wainright). Qohn Guiney). Farman's Noelex 30, Liquid Asset, from DIV 3: VYC: 1. Tess - Swanson 27 Brighton. Line honours were taken by (Peter Suda); 2. Pippa II - Triton 24 Joe Westerloo's big Inglis design, (Peter Bolton); 3. Slo-mo-shun - Col­ Scavenger. umbai 27 (Peter Allnutt) . VYC: Div 1: 1. Liquid Asset - Noelex Western Australia 30, Qohn Farman); 2. Sagacious II - Nantucket 43, (Paul Jacka); 3. San Kalu-la Takes Miguel - Adams 36 (Barry Walker). Sentimental Double Div 2: 1. Second Lady - Bounty 35 (Bob E.B. Green Trophy Wainwright); 2. High Hopes - Masram OD Thomas's S&S 36 Kalu-la won For Jack & Benny 720 (Barry Bennet); 3. Yaralie - Hol­ R Royal Brighton Yacht Club's E.B. land 25 Qohn Laurie). Div 3: 1. Kotuku Green Trophy. Second and third places By Hugh Schmitt - Spacesailer 24 (Ross Morton); 2. were taken by the Cole 43 sisterships Muruk - Spacesailer 24 (Stuart Morri­ Rangatira, (Bob Mercer) and Ariadne, RIUMPH was tinged with senti­ son); 3. Warrana - Warrship (Geoff (Gordon Stooke). T ment when former America's Cup Barret). IOR: 1. Padam II - Dubois 36 Peter Bedggood's Davidson Quarter yachtsman Jack Baxter, took out both (Ken Quinert); 2. Sagacious II - Nan­ Ton, Shambles, took IOR honours from IOR and Y AH honours in the recent tucket 43 (Paul Jacka); 3. Nuzulu - Ariane and Bruce Taylor's Davidson Skywest Fremantle-Albany ocean yacht Steinman 31 (Harry Hertzberg). CHS: Three-Quarter Ton Chutzpah. race. 1. Sagacious II - Nantucket 43 (Paul DIVISIONAL PLACES: DIV 1: 1. The West Coast's longest (360 nautic­ Jacka); 2. Padam II - Dubois 36 (Ken Kalu-la - S&S36 (R. Thomas); 2. Ran­ al miles) regular offshore race was a Quinert). JOG: 1. Liquid Asset - gatira - Cole 43 (R. Mercer); 3. Ariane design triumph for the late Ben Lexcen. Noelex 30 Qohn Farman). - Cole 43 (G. Stooke). DIV 2: 1. Pacemaker, a Lexcen 50, took line hon­ Shambles- Davidson ¾ (P. Bedggood); ours and The Sidewalk Cafe, a Lexcen Charissa Wins 2. Gumblossom - Joubert 30 (T. Gun­ 35, owned, skippered and navigated by Dick Lean nerson); 3. Sp irit - (B. Boyle). DIV 3: the SO-year-old Baxter, won dual hand­ 1. Gemmwarri - Warrship (B . Jones); 2. icap trophies. OYAL Melbourne's Dick Lean Baxter, who sails out of Albany's Trophy was dominated by small Bounty (K. Lacey); 3. Sirius (D. R O'Brien). Princess Royal Sailing Club, was a close boats and was won by Norm Poole, friend of Ben Lexcen, the much-loved sailing Charissa. madcap designer/sailor whose brilliant VYC: 1. Charissa - Endeavour 24 concept of the winged keel on Australia (Norm Poole); 2. Anne - Bluebird (Bill Vintage Boats in Close Tussle II won the America's Cup for Alan Hooper); 3. Moby Qohn Searle). IOR: 1. Bond and Australia in 1983. As naviga­ Great Scott - Kaufman ¼ Qohn Mol­ WO of the oldest boats in the fleet tor on Australia I, the Albany sailor loy) ; 2. Chutzpah - Davidson ¾ (Bruce T won three divisions in the Squad­ sailed alongside Lexcen, who was tacti­ Taylor); 3. Shambles - Davidson ¼ rons last Olympic Course Race. Martin cian, in the 1980 final America's Cup (Peter Bedggood). CHS: 1. Good News Ryan's ex-Admiral's Cupper, Mercedes match against Freedom . - Farr 37 (Paul Woodman); 2. Mercedes III, won the Div 1 and CHS Div, with Baxter remembers with affection how III - Kaufman 40 (Rob Williams); 3. Stephen Hawes' H28, Safari, winning Ben Lexcen and he dreamed up the Kings Cross - Davidson 36 (Rob Div 3 in a gusty northerly. design for his royal blue-hulled sloop in Green). VYC: DIV 1: 1. Mercedes III - a sidewalk cafe in Sardinia. "Benny and Scavenger Takes Kaufman 40 (Rob Williams); 2. Scaven­ I had our own ideas on yacht design," ger - Inglis 47 Q. Westerloo); 3. Spell­ recalled Baxter over breakfast a few J .J. Jarrold Honours bound- Dubois 34 (Ian Ewing). DIV 2: hours after the race ended. "A few years OE Westerloo's Inglis 47, Scavenger, 1. True Blue - S80 (Don McKenzie); 2. ago we sat down in this little sidewalk showed her high speed potential by S80 (Kelvin Hunt) 3. Avanti - Seaway cafe in Porto Cervo and started arguing Jtaking line and VYC handicap honours 25 (Patrick Poppins). IOR: 1. Chutzpah on our favourite subject over a few in Sandringham's J.J. Jarrold Trophy - Davidson ¾ (Bruce Taylor); 2. Red beers. from John Lake's Flying Colours. William - S&S34 (Bill Hales); 3. De­ " It was a friendly argument and no­ DIV 1: VYC: 1. Scavenger - Inglish li verance - Defiance 30 Qim Shields). thing came of it till Christmas time that 47 Qoe Westerloo); 2. Flying Colours - CHS: 1. Mercedes III - Kaufman 40 year when I visited Benny's office in Steinman 54 Qohn Lake); 3. Dry/and - (Rob Williams); 2. Starlight Express - Sydney. Carter 33 (Mike Manson). IOR: 1. Southern Ocean 32 (Buster Hooper); 3. "We played around with his compu­ Challenge III - Frers 43 (Eddie Wall- Scorpion - Farr 42 (Rob Hopcraft). ter and out came a design for a 35-footer

60 - OFFSHORE - J UNE/JULY 1989 that I liked the look of and decided to build. It just had to be called The Sidewalk Cafe. "As far as I know Cafe was the only one of her design built, but I wouldn't be surprised if the design becomes quite popular." Later, Lexcen built in a lot of the design features of Cafe into his own 30-footer, the yacht he enjoyed so much before he died tragically from a heart attack last year. "The Sidewalk Cafe is of light con­ struction for an offshore yacht and was designed to go fast downwind," says Baxter. "This was one reason I was tickled pink when we won both IOR and Y AH handicap honours. Most of the race was into the wind and she performed very well ." The Albany classic was the first major race Baxter has won with the Lexcen- 35. In 1987, when it was new, he finished second overall in the Albany, but last year he finished well back in the fleet. The America's Cup sailor had previously won the Albany three times with Mistress. COLLISION course Pacemaker, which was originally bur­ at start ofFremantle to dened with the name Apricot Sundae, Albany Race - lived up to her new name by leading the Enigma (Sail no. 12-yacht fleet for nearly all of the way to 2444) makes late tack narrowly defeat Castille for line hon­ in bid to squeeze astern ours. of start, boat, Hans Owned by Ron Clarke and skippered Christian, but didn't by Gary Rodoreda, Pacemaker kept in­ quite make it. tact her unbeaten record for fastest time BELOWJohn Sanders in every ocean race she has contested this hams it up as Perie season. The revamping carried out be­ Banou II.finishes race low the waterline during the winter at Albany. (Pies - obviously gave her an extra knot or Hugh Schmitt) two. The race started with a double bang on the Friday evening (March 17) when the lead all day Sunday with Castille just At precisely 10.20pm Pacemaker Rob Tippett's Enigma crashed spectacu­ edging Pacemaker, but still farther off the ghosted across the finish line opposite larly into the start boat, Hans Christian, rugged south-west coast. the town jetty to a cheering crowd from as the fleet powered across the start line the Princess Royal Sailing Club, orga­ to get the gun. After ascertaining that Meanwhile, the big Swan 57, Cowrie nisers of the classic. Her overall time nobody was injured, Enigma 's crew took Dancer, which was sailed to Fremantle was a slow 52 hours, 20 minutes and 18 the yacht on two mandatory 360° from England for the America's Cup, second. Castille finished half an hour pirouettes and set sail after the leaders. and was having her first ocean race here, later, but the margin would have been Pacemaker headed off into the sunset was further offshore having a great closer had the wind not died out. with a slight lead over Ian Allen's battle for third place with Bill Rafferty's Third, 30 minutes later, was Graffiti consistent Ward-design, Castille, which Graffiti . Enigma was improving her posi­ followed after an hour by Cowrie Dan­ has taken off since a winged keel - tion along with Jon Sanders' Perie Banou cer . Sidewalk Cafe drifted across the designed by Kookaburra chief designer II, an S&S39 formerly named Pilgrim, finish line at 4am after one of the most John Swarbrick - was installed last Sanders was heard to equip on radio to benign Albany races in its 21-year his­ year. Jack Baxter, "Hey, Jack, why don't you tory. For Castille, the Albany carried a big throw an anchor over for a while." "It was one of the most pleasant incentive. A win or placing could have Came the retort: "You'd have to make it Albany races we've had," said a beam­ clinched the prestigious Parmelia-Hilton worthwhile." ing Jack Baxter at breakfast. "It's a race Offshore Yachting Championship, con­ that can offer a hard windward race for ducted over the entire season. The Lex­ The duel in the sun continued all 360 miles or a downhill slide that can cen 50 held a slight lead over Castille all afternoon between Pacemaker and Castil­ scare the pants off you. day Saturday as the yachts headed south le and by 4pm Pacemaker had poked her "We were lazing in the sun as we into a light south-easterly. But some­ bow in front again as the breeze dropped rounded Cape Leeuwin, one of the how in the dark of night Allen slipped even more. The battle for line honours world's most notorious capes for rough Castille by Pacemaker and at dawn the continued into the night with Pacemaker seas." revamped yachts were staging a titanic holding the slenderest of leads off And if Benny Lexcen was peering struggle with Castille narrowly ahead, Eclipse Island on the front doorstep to myopically down from his kevlar-mylar but further out to sea. Albany's beautiful Princess Royal Har­ could, he would have had a big grin The yachts staged a see-saw battle for bour. across his friendly visage.

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62 - OFFSH O RE - J UN E/JULY 1!/~Y TASMANIA By Peter Read

HE Sayonara Cup is building into a T most important event on the Au­ stralian yachting scene and can be ex­ pected to grow even larger. In the spring of 1988 notices were sent to all Royal Yacht Clubs in Australia and New Zealand stating the conditions for the 1989 Challenge. These were: the Cup is open for Challenge by the Royal yacht clubs in each state of Australia and the RNZYS; the 1989 Challenge is to be conducted in International Dragon Class yachts, which must be owned and nor­ mally resident in the State of the Chal­ lenging Club; and, should more than one Challenge be received, the Chal­ lenge will be decided by a sail-off on the Derwent Estuary in early March, 1989. An unprecedented four Challenges were received. They were a very well credentialled lot. Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron were represented by Frank Hammond, John Middleton and Peter Hickey sailing the Borreson fibreglass Dragon, Elba . Hammond is a sailmaker and has con­ siderable experience, sailing successfully at national and international level, Mid­ dleton is Australian and Victorian S80 RACING on the Derwent in th e Sayonara Cup between Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's C hampion and represented Victoria in Intrigue (Geoff Morris) and Royal Yacht Club of Ta sman ia 's Karabos (Nick Rogers) with the Hardy Shield match-racing series. the Tasmanians holdinJ? the historic troph y. (Pie - Peter Read) Royal Geelong Yacht Club were rep­ resented by helmsman Bruce King, Thunderbird world champion in 1986, Tastnanians Withstand with Stephen Peel and Stephen Jackson crewing. They were sailing the Borre­ son fibrelgass Dragon, Breanne. It would be Peel's fourth attempt to win the Sayonara Challenge Sayonara Cup. Royal Syclney Yacht Squadron were classes with considerable success and is a "Challenger of Record" who actually represented by the Ridgeway Dragon, sailmaker. conducts the C hallenger Elimination Intrigu e helmed by Geoff Morris and To make life even more interesting Series. crewed by Andrew Cutler and Andrew Peter Morris and Geoff M orris are The Preliminary Elimination Series Spring. Morris has represented Australia brothers. showed that two yachts stood out, in many different classes, has twice been The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Breanne and Intrigue. The final re-sail of runner-up in the Prince Philip Cup, decided quite early in the piece that, in the Preliminary Elimination Series was a helmed Gretel II in the 12-metre Worlds fairness to the Challengers, they had to heart-stopper. It started into the morn­ and has won the NSW Match-racing be given some experience of match­ ing down breeze, initially about' 15 Trophy twice. C utler was a crew mem­ racing on the Derwent before the Chal­ knots, but easing as the morning wore ber on Kookaburra II and has represented lenge proper. It was therefore decided to on. Intrigue was ahead initially, then Australia. Spring has sailed extensively hold a two-stage Eliminaton Series. The Breanne got through and in the last 800 in skiffs and has represented Australia. Preliminary Elimination Series was to metres Intrigue's crew threw 21 tacks, Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club was be a Round-Robin affair, with each gaining a little each time as the wind represented by the Godsill Dragon, contestant sailing against each other faded . In the end it was a dead-heat! Taranui, helmed by Peter Morris and challenger twice; a total of 12 matches . This gave the Preliminary Elimina­ crewed by Gary Taylor and Michael The two top scorers would go tion Series to Intrigue with 5½ wins out Morris. Peter Morris (known as through to the Final Elimination Series of 6, with Breanne the runner-up with "Speedy Pete" or sometimes "Protest which would be a Bes t-of-Five exercise, 3½. These yachts were set up different­ Pete" in Dragon ranks) is a veteran of12 again held over two days. Trying this ly, Intrigue optimised for light airs and Prince Philip Cups and has twice been sort of thing in only four days requires a Breanne for heavier breezes. The NSW Champion. He also crewed in the foolproof tie-breaker system and, as a Geelong crew had observed the 1988 yacht that placed second in the Van­ member of the Race Committe re­ Defence and came prepared with a yacht couver Dragon worlds in 1983. Taylor marked, makes one realise why the optimised for 15 knots and up; just the has represented Australia in numerous America's Cup C hallengers appoint a sort of early March afternoon sea

OFFSHORE - J UNE/JULY 1989 - 63 gas zone to be clear ahead at the layline, kept going, tacked and reached in to . ro/UI 1c1-f)crti round the windward mark 12 seconds ahead. The Tasmanians never looked in ~S' Bo,h Ing,ig"' and Ko,,bo, wm Ridg~ any danger thereafter to win by 46 ft way Dragons, out of the same mould. seconds and make it 4-0, the most M Both skippers favoured North mains breezes Hobart usually enjoys. decisive win in the history of the Sayo­ and Fraser genoas; identical hulls and nara Cup. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania's identical sails. Rogers is a four-time Australian J?efender certainly didn't lack prepara­ But it wasn't to be. Wednesday Champion in Mirror Dinghies and came tion. Well before Christmas the RYCT dawned a rainy day with little wind and third in the Mirror Worlds at Sligo, fo~med a Sayonara Cup Defence Com­ the one match staged ran out of time, Ireland in 1986. He made the transition mittee consisting of Vice-Commodore but with Karabos well ahead. The first to Dragons 18 months ago. Bourne is a Don Calvert, Rear-Commodore Peter match on Thursday was held in a 10 longtime Dragon owner and crew, hav­ Read, Ted Laing, Tom Loney and Barry knot northerly. Rogers won the start ing crewed for Prince Philip Cup winner S~epperd. The Prince Philip Cup was and steadily opened the gap; 17 seconds Mick Purdon in Geelong in 1979 whilst sailed on the Derwent just after Christ­ at the first windward mark, 47 at the still in his early 20's. Taylor came out of mas and almost every Saturday and leeward, 54 at the second windward Cadet Dinghy and Sharpie ranks, but Sunday before Christmas had been mark, followed by a very careful loose has had much recent 12-metre and taken up with sailing over Olympic cover to win by 44 seconds. Perhaps offshore experience. courses. Karabos was faster. The Prince Philip Cup was a well­ The second match started into a 10 contested affair. Tasmanians finished knot northwesterly at 1310. The pre­ Inaugural Relay one, two, three, five, six and eight, with start manouvring had been fierce and Nick Rogers, Bill Bourne and Phil Karabos had infringed. Now not only Series at RYCT Taylor winning in Karabos. All the heat did Morris win the start quite decisively, HE Royal Yacht Club of Tasma­ winners were Tasmanians. but Rogers had to do an exonerating 360 T nia, impressed by the CYCA's The RYCT, who were conducting just after the start. Despite this Karabos Range Rover Regatta teams relay 1,ast the series, decided to conduct the first caught Intrigue 700 metres up the wind­ year, held its own event, the Capita set of Sayonara Cup Defender Elimina­ ward leg, tacked into the leebow posi­ Relay on the Derwent in February. tions in conjunction with the Calvert tion, gassed Intrigue and climbed clear The Capita Relay was won by Don Series and so six crews were asked to sail ahead to round the windward mark first Calvert's team consisting of Don's One­ off. These were Maj Britt (Steven Boyes, by 9 seconds. Tonner Intrigue and two top Dragon Leigh Behrens and Laurence Brown); The breeze eased significantly down Class yachts, David Healey's Ragtime III Karabos (Nick Rogers, Bill Bourne and the run and Intrigue held on, but up the and Bruce Calvert's Jock Robbie. Phil Taylor),Jock Robbie (Bruce Calvert, next beat Karabos opened up her lead to Five teams contested the event which Mark Chesterman and Guy Lewis), 1 minute 20 seconds and held that until was conducted over three laps of a one Rage (Phil Jackman, Andrew Wise and the last mark. Rogers then again covered nautical mile windward and return Chris Kiel), Ragtime (David Healey, very carefully to win by 47 seconds. course off Long Point. Each of the three Lance Balcombe and Tony Shearman) Geoff Morris must have known just yachts in a team sailed one lap. and Kirribilli II; Qeremy Ford, Rob how Iain Murray felt in 1985 at this The first race was held in a very light Chandler and Simon Pitney). stage. Intrigue was set up for light airs see-breeze and was very close. Milton Unfortunately, Kirribilli's console and had now been beaten twice soundly Moody's Fascination got away to a good pulled out just before the start of the first in his own favoured wind range. lead in the first lap and laid the founda­ match, but this didn't stop the contest The northerly was dying and it was tion for a narrow 10 second win by being pretty decisive with the Defence 1615 before the breeze settled again, Team 1. A feature of this race was the Committee selecting Karabos and Maj with OOD, Brian Donaldson, sending virtual match-racing tactics employed Britt to sail off for the right to defend the them off into an 18 knot southerly. by Don Calvert in Intrigue and Ian Smith Cup. Karabos had the best of a hectic start and in Sheraton Hobart who were within a Five matches were held in breezes this time Intrigue had to do an exonerat­ boat's length all around the course, ranging from six to 15 knots, with Nick ing 360. Rogers was able to easily Intrigue finally winning by 42 seconds. Rogers in Karabos winning three out of optimise his strategy regarding tide and In the second race the breeze was five. However the margins were ex­ wind and cover Morris all the way to freshening, so Calvert changed the order tremely close; 14 seconds; 30 seconds; 8 win comfortably by 33 seconds and go within his team to follow the two seconds; 16 seconds and 6 seconds. To to 3-0 up. It looked as though the Dragons which perform better in fresher put these margins in context each match Sayonara Cup might stay in Tasmania. wind. This paid off with his team lasted about an hour. There were the almost ritual protests winning the second race by 1 minute 23 Thus on Wednesday, March 8 the that night on 2 of the matches, but seconds to win the Capita trophies. scene was set for what looked like a neither was upheld. Friday dawned This unusual event attracted a lot of potentially very close contest. And the overcast, with a cold 10 knot south attention with many spectator boats spectators and the media were there i1;1 easterly, and, the fourth match got away following the procedings including force. Two TV crews, one from each at 1045. Considered spectator opinion many guests on Jim Hickman's private local station, plus the Mercury photo­ was that Rogers only had to keep out of yacht, the ex-ferry North Head. grapher, Robin Lane. There were a few trouble and he would win one of the Final Results: sponsors boats, too. National Mutual next four heats to hold the Cup. He did 1. Team 3: Intrigue (D . Calvert), Ragtime had sponsored this Sayonara Cup, as better than that by sailing away from the III (D. Healey), Jock Robbie (B. Calvert) they have supported so many yachting line for nearly five minutes during the 10 2. Team 1: Fascination (M. Moody), events in Tasmania this season, and they minute pre-match manouvring then Whispering Jack (Scott Gilbert), Vivacious were there in force. Even the State coming back to gain a good, if conserva­ (Hugh Lewis) Governor, Sir Phillip Bennett, came to tive, start, behind, but to windward of 3. Team 5: Police Car (Eddiss Boyes), watch. Morris in Intrigue . Brigitta (Jack Lowe), Firecrest (Peter It looked an extremely close contest. Then Karabo s just climbed out of the Limb) Peter Read

64 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 Toyota Honours BenLexcen OY OTA'S yet to be released local­ larger sails, crept into the lead over the T ly manufactured V6 passenger car Queensland final 50 metres and crossed seven second will be called the Lexcen, to honour the in front of Freeway to win the Range memory of designer and contemporary Rover Teams Racing Regatta trophy for Australian hero Ben Lexcen. Range Rover Mooloolaba. The car name is one of two major Regatta at RQ Terror Australis team finished the initiatives undertaken by Toyota to series in second place, with the Foolish commemorate Ben Lexcen. The second OB Robertson's Farr 40, Queens­ Behaviour team of the Etchells, Gailforce is the endowment of a Toyota Lexcen B land Maid/Sanctuary Cove, came Oohn Harrison), Spy 24, Tasman Express Computer Intensive Teaching Labora­ from behind to win Queensland's first (Noel Lee-Smith) and Sill, Foolish Be­ tory at Bond University. Range Rover Teams Racing Regatta in a haviour (Terry Passey) third. "Ben Lexcen was one of the most sensational finish on Waterloo Bay. Warren John's top-performing Queensland Maid was the final yacht in inspirational men with whom our com­ Davidson 40, Beyond Thunderdome, was pany has been associated," said Robert Mooloolaba Yacht Club's Sanctuary competing in the Mooloolaba Yacht Cove Blue combination which went Johnston, Toyota Motor Sales chair­ Club/Sanctuary Cove Red team and man, at a function at Royal Sydney into the deciding race on equal points finished equal fourth with Royal with two Royal Queensland teams. Yacht Squadron. "On the day of his Queensland's Awesome (Etchells/ Alan death we resolved to institute a lasting With teams consisting of three yachts Wilson, Etchells/John Charlson, Spider/ with maximum overall lengths of 26ft, tribute to his memory in a manner Greg Antonieff) and Blue Peter (Adams visible to all Australians." 30ft and 40ft, the regatta's relay element 10/Andrew Wiklund, Etchells/Ray Wil­ produced a series of thrilling contests son, Ross 780/Paul Ryan) teams. Mrs Yvonne Lexcen has described between yachts of various types and Beyond Thunderdome's Red team as a touching tribute the initiatives sizes. This was especially the case in the which included the Farr Half Tonner, undertaken by Toyota to honour her concluding race three. Epiglass Springloaded (Tim Moore) and late husband. "Ben would have loved Convincing first heat winners Royal Masram 720, Sole Trader (Harley Cow­ the ideal of a car being named after Queensland's No. 1 outfit, Terror Au­ lishaw) suffered in the final placings him," she said. "He'd be particularly stralis, took control of the final heat following disappointing performances proud of an endowment to a university when Men at Work (Peter White) grab­ in races two and three. which could help young Australians to bed an early advantage. Former national Neil Patchett. greater achievements." Etchells champion Peter White steered a clever tactical race in Men at Work over the first triangle of the course. Men at Work then " tagged" with their Farr 40 team-mate, The Gambler (Ian Kenny) who excelled in the gusty 18 knot south-easterly breeze and extended the leading margin. When The Gambler completed her lap the third team mem­ ber, Freeway (Peter Graham), took over SYMBOL OF the lead. The powerful Ross 780, Freeway , started her circuit with a slight, though comfortable, margin to the larger Queensland Maid/ Sanctuary Cove. EXCELLENCE. Robertson's 40ft yacht threatened to The world's most prized satnav is the Magnavox 4102. overhall Freeway on the first leg of the final lap, but Graham held on desperate­ It has won acclaim for its rugged reliability and ease of use ly to his slender lead. wherever blue water sailors cruise. It's truly world class When spinnakers were hoisted Free­ way showed her excellent downwind satnav. Now with more useful features than ever before. potential and accelerated away, surfing For information and brochure contact: down waves at up to 18 knots with the larger Queensland Maid in hot pursuit as Coursemaster Autopilots Pty Ltd, the two yachts approached the final 7 Smith St., Chatswood, NSW 2067. gybe mark. Peter Graham and his crew threw the Phone (02) 417 7097. tiny yacht into the gybe only to be G.P.S. Upgrade Kit available for all existing MX4102 owners late 1989 knocked down by a violent wind gust reported to peak at 30 knots as they began the last leg of the course. As Freeway was lying almost flat on the water, with her crew scrambling for balance, Queensland Maid gained valu­ able seconds to draw level. Queensland Maid, however, with a slightly better sailing angle and much

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72 - OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 drawback, but they are an interesting yacht until you get near Papeete again. option for anyone preferring the less Then you can sail just ten miles across A Possible . Dream trodden paths. to Moorea, and another hundred to the Continued from page 31 Finally, if you have time for only one Leeward Islands group, Huahine, part of French Polynesia, your choice Raiatea, Tahaa and Bora-Bora. All offer would probably be the Society Islands, fantastic mountain scenery (don't miss ment, except on Manihi and Rangiroa often collectively called "Tahiti" even hiking up through the lush tropical which have some tourist facilities, adds though this is correctly the name of the growth unless you're absolutely allergic to the reasons why so many cruising main island only. The capital, Papeete, to exercise) and easy daysailing within yachts give them a miss. is the port of entry for the whole their reef-protected lagoons. There is a On the other hand, if you are a Territory and also the best place for wide choice of anchorages, completely diehard atoll fan and have times and skill major provisioning, yacht chandlery, sheltered from the ocean swell. Many to explore off the beaten track, then this repairs and maintenance. Just don't ex­ are in deep water (20 metres or more is is the place to do it. You will be alone pect anything to be cheap! not uncommon) and sometimes subject with the sun and wind and turqoise And don't expect languid South Paci­ to strong wind gusts funnelling through water, or share them with no more than fic charm in central Papeete. You can mountain valleys, so good anchor gear a handful of kindred spirits. And if you still tie up stern-to at the sea wall in front is important. anchor near a rarely-visited Tuamotan of the town, and dine and dance in For entertainment and tourist facilities village you will probably experience the elegant or funky places, (although the the choice is usually Moorea and Bora­ kind of Polynesian hospitality others legendary Quinn's bar on the waterfront Bora, while the other three appeal more only read about in tales of long-ago is long gone) or watch the passing to those with a taste for natural rather days. parade from a cafe table. It is still a than man-made attractions. But despite Note that Hao, Moruroa and Fanga­ famous bluewater crossroads port, but a superficial similarity, each island has a taufa in the eastern Tuamotus serve as unless you have a taste for roaring traffic quite distinctive character, and everyone basses for the French military and nuc­ and bustling crowds just beyond your seems to find a personal favourite lear testing programmes. These are transom, get your business done and among them. To pick you own just go, completely closed to visitors and the escape as quickly as possible. look, and enjoy. French authorities will not welcome you Only a few miles from the harbour Whichever route you take, it's a long anywhere in the vicinity, even if you you can find more pleasant anchorage, haul, and not to be undertaken without wish to share with them your concern albeit fairly crowded. And the town is thorough preparation. But it is well about risks to the rest of the world. still easily accessible by /es trucks, which, worth the effort. The islands of French The Austral Islands, while open to provide colourful and noisy but very Polynesia offer stunning scenery and an visitors, receive few except some sailors efficient public transport. As you go intriguing cultural mix that is unlike any on the southern route to Tahiti. They further, the crowds thin out rapidly and of the nearer cruising destinations in are outside the tropics and have a cooler if you choose to circumnavigate the Melanesia. The other good news is that climate and less settled weather. A lack island you will have many anchorages returning to Australia is downwind of really good anchorages is another all to yourself and seldom see another almost all the way!

people have used the cyclone danger as French Polynesia: Visas and Bonds an excuse not to leave even after a stay of six months, which is now the absolute limit for tourist visas (it was formerly HE only true port of entry for ("une caution" in French) of the equiva­ one year) and on which the authorities T French Polynesia is Papeete and all lent amount with a bank in French are determined to enforce. foreign vessels are required to attend to Polynesia. This is most simply done by Unlike the crew, a foreign boat may formal inward . and outward clearance requesting your own bank to make a stay in French Polynesia for up to one there. However, provided you visas etc direct transfer to a bank in Papeete. year, (after which it must be imported are in order, it is acceptable to make (Banque d'Indosuez is one accustomed and duty paid), so it is permissable to preliminary clearance at the administra­ to dealing with this) . The money is leave your vessel and depart and return tive centre of one of the outlying regions returned in the currency of your choice by plane in order to start afresh on a new and there obtain permission to call at on your departure from the Territory. visa. No minimum time outside the other islands en route to Papeete. Simi­ Tourist visas are valid for a maximum Territory is stipulated, but you do have larly, you can arrange to visit other of 90 days, plenty of time for the to obtain a new visa before returning. islands when outward bound, after average fly-in visitor, but not for all If you wish to leave your boat it is , of completing the necessary paperwork. cruisers. The regulations do provide for course, up to you to make suitable Visas must be obtained in advance of an extension of up to 90 days more, in arrangements. This may take a fair bit of arrival. You lodge an application plus special circumstances which must be time and you should keep in mind that photo and fee with the French Consu­ explained in a written application to the cyclones are infrequent but by no means late-General (31 Market Street, Sydney) immigration authorities in Papeete. The unknown in French Polynesia. If you are and processing is usually quite quick, great distances between the more re­ prepared to accept some risk, the prin­ but note that a valid airline ticket back to mote island groups and the maintenance cipal alternatives would be leaving the your home country is a standard re­ requirements of cruising boats usually boat in one of the small marinas in quirement, even for those planning to justify granting this extension. Papeete or in Apooiti on the island of travel by yacht, including the boat's But there is an amendment stipulating Raiatea, (not accessible to very large owner. You have the option of buying a that extensions are not granted if they yachts or draft more than about 1.8 plane ticket which can be refunded when will expire during the cyclone season. metres) or laying up out of the water in you return home, or depositing a bond This is because in the past some cruising either of these places.

OFFSHORE - JUNE/JULY 1989 - 73 ALLOY INDUSTRIES Offshore Racing Calendar 89

NEW SOUTH WALES 13th-23rd Mini Ton Cup, C.scais, Portugal 15th-18th Lymington IOR Regatta, The So lcnt, UK WINTER SEASON 1989 23rd-29th Round Europe R2cc MAY 29-4th Aug Cowes Weck, Isle of Wight, UK 7th Ladies' Day Race (NPS) Jill Mclay Trophy AUGUST Stt Divisions & starting times in list of entries 16th-18th Three-quarter Ton Cup, Piraeus, Greece l♦th Commodore's Day HPS{l) SEPTEMBER See Divisions & starting times m list of entries 2nd Whitbrc2d Round the World Race starts from Veterans Race The Solcnt, off Southampton, UK 21tt Harbour Race HPS(2) Divisions & starting times in list of cntriC'S NOVEMBER 26th Glob2l Challenge, Around the World Single- 28th Harbour Race HPS(J) handed Non-stop Divisions & starring times in list of entries DECEMBER JUNE 10th-26th A WA Southern C ross Cup, Sydney, Aus1ralia 3rd Club Med Sydney-Noumea Race 26th AWA Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, Sydney, 4th Harbour Race HPS(4) Australia Divisions & starting times in list of entries 11th Harbour Race HPS(S) 1990 Divisions & starting times in list of entries 18th Harbour Race HPS(6) JUNE Carlsberg Two-Handed TransA tlantic, Divisions & starting times in lm of cntnes Pl ymomh, UK 25th H arbour Race-Warren Evans Trophy HPS(7) SEPTEMBER Divisions & starting rimes in list of entries SEPTEMBER 15th BOC Ch2llcngc Around the World Alone Mooloolaba opening day, Mooloolaba Race, Newport, Rhode Island, USA JULY VC NOVEMBER 2nd Harbour Race H PS(S) NQJog C'ships Divisions & starring times in hst of entries Route du Rh um Race 9th Harbour Race HPS(9) SVC Opening Day, Southport VC Divisions & starring times in lisc of entries 2nd-3rd KBSC Opening Regatta, Keppel Bay 1991 16th Harbour Race HPS(to) s.c. MAY Osaka Cup, Melbourne, Australia to Osaka, Divisions & starting times in list of entries 9th- 10th St Helena Cup/Jan Farrier Cup, Wyn­ Japan, Two-Handed Race 23rd Harbour Race HPS( t 1) num Manl y YC Divisions & starting times in list ofemries Whitsunday Fun R2 ce, Whitsunday SC 30th Harbour Race HPS( l2) 23rd WOVRC-Bowen ro Airlie NQCVC WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE, Divisions & starting times in list of entries 1989-1990 30th WOVRC-Airlie to Mackay NQCVC Leg 1, South2mpton-Punta de! Este, 6281 n AUGUST 2nd Sept miles 5th Sydney-Gold Coast Regatta OCTOBER 14th Ladies' Day Race (NPS) Green Island race, Cairns YC 28th Oct Leg 2, Punta dcl Estc-Frcm2ntlc, 7650 n miles C hris Lee Trophy 7th WOY RC-Mackay to Bowen NQCVC 23rd Dec Leg 3, Freman tic-Auckland, 3434 n miles 3rd Feb Leg 4, Auckland-Punta del Estc, 6255 n miles Divisions & sta rting times in list of entries DECEMBER 17th Mar Leg 5, Pun ta del Estc-Fort L2uderdalc, 5475 n 31st Flying Fifteen World Championships miles SOUTHERN CROSS CUP RQVS 51h May Leg 6, Fort Laudcrdalc-Southamp1on, 3837 n E22 Au stralian Championships miles 1989 First yachts expected to finish 21st May, 1990. Total distance DECEMBER JANUARY of race, a00rox. 32,932 nautical miles. 14th Offshore triangle, 27nm 17th Flying Fifteen World Championships 15th Ocean race, 75 nm RQVS 17th Offshore triangle, 27nm BOC CHALLENGE AROUND THE WORLD SOLO, 18th Spare day INTERNATIONAL 1990-91 19th O cean race , 75n m 1989 15th From Newport, Rhode Island, via Sept-April/ May Capetown, Sydney, Punta del Este, JUNE 21st Offshore triangle, 27nm Uruguay to Newport. 22nd Spare day 3rd Club Med Sydney-Noumea Race 3rd-7th TransAtlantic Race from Newport, Rhode 26th Sydney-Hobart Race, 630nm Island, to Cork, Ireland 18th Hiroshima Cup '89 Ocean Yac ht Race, from 1989 TON CUPS QUEENSLAND Honolulu, Hawaii 9th-2btMay One Ton Cup, Naples, Italy 26-Sthjuly Half Ton Cup, Le Havre, France 16th-28th Aug Three-quarter Ton Cup, Piraeus, JUNE89 Greece JULY 26tbjune-8thjuly HalfTon C up, Le Havre, France ◄ th Marine Hull Brisbane-Noumea Ocean Race 2nd~tb Sc2horse Maxi Series, The Solem, UK 5th-16th July Quarter Ton Cup, Falmouth, UK 5th-16th Quarter Ton Cup, Falmouth, UK 9th Townsville to Dunk Island, T ownsville 13th-2.lrdJuly Mini Ton Cup, Cascais, Portugal 9th Round Britain 2nd Ireland Yacht Race, s1arts CYC Pl ymouth 24th Challenge Cup, Redcliffe Penn YC TASMANIA 1989 24th Round Whitsundays Race, Whitsunday SC WINTER RACES 25th-30th Jog Queensland Championships, RYCT DSS BYC Southport YC 21/5/89 7/ 5/89 28/5/89 18/6/89 '16189 25/6/89 JULY 917189 2/7/89 16/7/89 Cairns to Cooktown, C2irns YC YJ/7/89 23/7/89 6/8/89 9th Magnetic Island Class ic, Townsvillc 20/8/89 13/8/89 27/8/89 CYC 22nd-23rd Manly triangles, RQVS 27th QV A Annual General Mee ting CHAMPAGNE MUMM AUGUST ADMIRAL'S CUP 1989 Jupiters Gold Coast Regatta SVC Thunjuly 27 Solenc Race. 30 nm QCVC opening day QCVC Fri July 28 C hannel Race, 210 nm RQVS opening day RQVS Mon July JI Olympic Course, C hristchurch Ba y SCOR series Mooloolaba VC Tue1Aug1 Olympic Course, Christchurch Bay ThunAug3 & Long Inshore Race, cast of Isle of Wi ght, Sydney to Gold Coast CYCA SVC 40nm 16th Lord Mayor's Cup, B ri sbane VC Sun Aug6 Fasmec Race, 605 nm 19th-20th Fos ter's Whitsunday Class ic, Whitsun­ day SC

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