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Dec 2003 Tasar Newsletter.Pub Tasar Australia Newsletter of the Australian Tasar Council December 2003 www.tasar.org.au AUSTRALIAN TASAR COUNCIL President Chris Parkinson 02 4973 4859 Secretary Graham Hanna 02 9420 4111(h) 12 Asquith Ave Email [email protected] Windermere Park 2264 National David Bretherton 03 9773 4209(h) Email [email protected] Measurer 0418 319 428(m) Email [email protected] STATE TASAR ASSOCIATIONS NEW SOUTH WALES SOUTH AUSTRALIA President David Seaton 02 9904 0993(h) President David Ingleton 08 0341 5710 (h) 9 Claude Avenue 02 8877 6149(w) 23 Woolnough Road Cremorne 2090 Semaphore 5019 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Secretary Graham Hanna 02 9420 4111 (h) 2/15 Little Street Secretary Bob Wright Lane Cove 2066 P.O. Box 209 Email [email protected] Magill 5072 Email [email protected] ACT Rep Martin Linsley 02 6281 2817 (h) 10 Jensen Place 02 6265 6289 (w) VICTORIA Hughes 2605 Email [email protected] President Ray Martin 3 9888 8773 (h) 379 Warrigal Road NORTHERN TERRITORY BURWOOD 3125 Email [email protected] President Simon Cruickshank 08 8999 3676 (w) Secretary Chris Allen 03 5989 2707 Email [email protected] 83 Redhill Road Redhill 3937 Secretary Danny MacManus 08 8948 0720 (h) Email [email protected] 10 Norcock Place RAPID CREEK 0810 WESTERN AUSTRALIA Email [email protected] President Bart Thompson 08 9471 8193 (h) QUEENSLAND 47 Roberts Street Bayswater 6053 President Greg Heath 07 4068 8201 (h) Email: [email protected] 9 McNamara Street Wongaling Beach 4852 Secretary Sharon Thompson 08 9471 8193 (h) Email [email protected] 47 Roberts Street Bayswater 6053 Secretary Peter MacGregor 07 4095 4705 (h) Email: [email protected] PO Box 418 TOLGA 4882 Email [email protected] WORLD TASAR COUNCIL World President and President, Australian Tasar Council President, North American Tasar Association Chris Parkinson Allan Johnson Email [email protected] Email [email protected] World Vice President and President, Japanese Tasar Japanese Tasar Association -International Secretary Association Yasunoti Kano George Motoyoshi Email [email protected] Email [email protected] President of European Tasar Council & President Tasar Executive Secretary Nederland Richard Spencer Constantijn Udo Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Chief Measurer David Bretherton Chairmnn, Tasar Association of UK Email [email protected] Liz Grist Email [email protected] Tasar Major Events Sydney Tasar Regatta Woollahra Sailing Club Saturday 27, December 2003 to Monday 29, December 2003 Tasar Southern States Championships Mordialloc Sailing Club Thursday 8, January 2004 to Sunday 11, January 2004 December 2003 Bethwaite Skiff Series (Round 3) Woollahra Sailing Club Saturday 24, January 2004 and Sunday 25, January 2004 Bethwaite Skiff Series (Round 4) Wangi Wangi Sailing Club Saturday 14, February 2004 and Sunday 15, February 2004 Victorian Tasar State Titles Yarrawonga Yacht Club Saturday 6, March 2004 to Monday 8, March 2004 27th NSW Tasar State Titles Wangi Wangi RSL Amateur Sailing Club Friday 9, April 2004 to Monday 12, April 2004 31st Australian Tasar Championships Mission Beach Sailing Club, Queensland Saturday 3 July 2004 to Saturday 10 July 2004 2005 Tasar World Championships Darwin, Northern Territory June - July School Holidays 2005 President’s Message Welcome to the latest edition of Tasar Austra- All Associations have been asked to vote on lia, and it is great to have contributions from the proposed rule changes, please read the all States. detail so you are aware of what is proposed. The season has finished up north and there are The NOR for the next Nationals is in the wrap ups of their season. While down south newsletter and it looks like being a great the new season is well under way and there event. Get your entries in early. The TAV are reports on events and activities to date. and TANSW are both planning to send ship- A new event on the calendar this season has ping containers to Mission Beach, they are been the Bethwaite Series with regattas in filling up quickly, so contact your Associa- Melbourne, Sydney and Lake Macquarie. The tion if you are interested. Tasars had the largest fleet at the first event in The NORs for the Victorian and NSW titles Melbourne and were second to the 29ers at are also included and these will both be very Woollahra, which was a little disappointing. I competitive events. hope we will get a much better roll up at the Merry Christmas & good sailing, next round, also at Woollahra, at the end of Chris Parkinson January . Inside this issue: Proposed Changes in the Class Rules 2 Notice of Race 2004 Victorian Tasar Championships 13 Afro Turtle Preventer 2 Club Report McCrae Yacht Club - Victoria 16 31st Australian Tasar Championships Notice of Race 3 Concord & Ryde SC Report 16 MISSION BEACH 6 ACT Championships 17 Tasar Australia Newsletter Report From WA Tasar Association 7 Bethwaite Skiff Series – TRAFFICing Skills! 17 SA Tasar News 7 Bethwaite Series Round 2 18 NT Tasar Association News 8 The Port and Starboard 18 Mission Beach Sailing Club Regatta- a big success! 10 An upside down approach to repairs 19 Our Cover Photo Victorian President’s Report 11 On the Beat 19 Victoria – South Australia Challenge 11 Pointing Higher 20 Sailing at Mission Beach Westernport Yacht Club 13 Bethwaite Series from “Manly Ferry” 20 Chelsea YC News 13 Notice of Race 27TH NSW Tasar Championships 21 Proposed Changes in the Class Rules The World Council in Victoria, Canada, agreed to propose Revise C.2.2. (k): "A simple line and block purchase system five changes in the class rules. with a mechanical advantage of two may be attached to each All State Associations are to vote on these changes over the shroud slide to assist movement of the slide. A turning block next few months. which does not increase the mechanical advantage may be Here is the wording for the proposed changes in the Tasar added immediately aft of the track. With the slide fully for- rules ward and the line fully extended aft, the distance from the aft There is discussion and explanation of these proposals on the end of the track to the bearing point of the pull back handle World and North American web site at: shall not exceed 150 mm." www.tasar.org Proposal 4. Length of mainsheet strop Proposal 1(a). Support for top mast Revise C.2.3 (d): "The mainsheet shall be rigged with either 4 New rule F.3.2.: "The top mast shall be supported on an insert or 5 parts active. The mainsheet strop length shall be not less located and supported by the upper diamond bolt and having than 240 mm, measured bearing point to bearing point of the the same cross section as the top mast sleeve." strop, and may be substituted with line. The strop shall not be adjustable in length. The strop may be fitted above or below Proposal 1(b) Hounds to deck measurement: the mainsheet block system." New rule, following F.1.4.: "The measurement from the bear- Diagrams of the mast sleeve and shroud pull back were in the ing point at the hounds to the deck immediately in front of the September 2003 edition of Tasar Australia. mast step shall not be less than 3720 mm." Notes: NOTE: We need a separate vote on 1(a) and 1(b). We can adopt 1(a) if 1(b) is defeated, but we cannot adopt 1(b) if 1(a) 1. The requirements for voting on changes are in Class rule is defeated. Reason: A jury in Melbourne in 1998 ruled that B.4, available online at: www.members.shaw.ca/raspencer/ the hounds to deck measurement could not be applied if the technical/rules_isaf_b.html top mast could bed into the bottom mast while sailing. We need to pass 1(a) to make sure this can't happen. 2. Two regions (NATA, Japan) and 8 districts (6 in Australia and 2 in Europe) can vote. We need seven "yes" votes, the Proposal 2. Adjusting forestay and shrouds while sailing approval of the Advisory Committee, and ISAF's approval before we can introduce a change or a new rule. New C.8: "Safety" 3. ISAF requires class rule changes to be submitted by Sept 1, New C.8.1: "The overall length of the forestay and shrouds although they do allow the results of a vote to be sent in later. may only be changed while the boat is either on shore or at a If we want to have these changes decided, and in force if they dock." are approved, before the next worlds in 2005, we need to have the voting process completed by September 2004 at the latest. Proposal 3. Shroud pull back. Afro Turtle Preventer noodles about 2 feet long. I used large buttons at each end and twine running through the hollowed out center section. Each piece is then attached to a ring which is attached to the mainsail shackle. It got a little tangled in the shrouds while hoisting the main so I have now fastened a strap around all seven sections and attached the strap to the topmost batten end. This holds the preventer out of the way while hoisting and lowering the sail. I tried it out in 5 feet of water and it works like a champ but I can see why Frank designed the Ta- sar to turtle because it was all I could do to keep the boat from blowing away, and I was standing in the sand.
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