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Commodore Sharon McKee Tel: 09-292-4893 Vice Commodore Chantal Grass Tel: 09-625-2644 Website: www.plsc.org.nz

Commodore William Perry Tel 021 663 024 Vice Commodore Chantal Grass Tel: 09-625-2644 Club Captain Ian Wallace Tel: 021-216-5417 Secretary Jeff Coffin 6346789

Newsletter February 2012

Commodore’s Report

It is proving to be a busy summer for our sailors, some of whom are new members of the club. The early summer sail training programme has now finished and we look forward to seeing the graduates of the training on the water, honing their newly-acquired skills and competing against the more- experienced sailors. Some of you have already had a couple of races and one of has bought his own Laser. We have also recruited some more new members with previous sailing experience, who have heard that Panmure Lagoon has a fantastic dinghy sailing club where you do not necessarily have to own your own boat. We are also looking forward to seeing the colourful hulls of the Optimists back on the water with the return of the enthusiastic young sailors who completed the junior training programme. We welcome all these new members, experienced and novice, young and Dario Motta, being presented the RSA trophy by our mature. Commodore

Although most of our sailing is on our home waters of We shall be happy to see even more visitors from other clubs Panmure Lagoon, we do venture to other clubs’ events and next year, our 50th anniversary. I want to reiterate the thanks regattas. A number of our members took themselves and their from Chantal to all the sponsors who supported this regatta – boats (including a couple of club boats) to Worser Bay, we are grateful for the support and appreciate the prizes that Wellington for the Laser National Championships in late you donated. January. None of them returned with any trophies but all acquitted themselves well in variable conditions against Some of us are nursing injuries that prevent us from sailing at competition that included current Olympians. We have also the moment. It is very frustrating to be just a little bit less than been represented in the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta fully fit, knowing that you could sail if you had to but also out of Tamaki Yacht Club and at the OKI 24-hour race on knowing that you need to look after yourself. in February. So, look after yourselves and we shall Our most recent event has been the RSA Regatta on Sunday 26th February. This event was organised largely by our Vice- See you on the water. Commodore, Chantal Grass and attracted a number of visitors from other clubs in spite of competition from other regattas in William Perry, Commodore the Auckland region. Perhaps they were keen to make a bid for the main prize – a Laser mast top section. Wind conditions were a bit light early in the day but the wind strengthened through the 5-race programme and we had a great day’s racing. See other reports for the detail on this regatta. The big prize was taken out this time by a member of Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club, Dario Motta.

Vice Commodore’s Report

This year started with Ian and I participating at the New Year's Day Clark's Beach Regatta, it was a fun day, finishing off with a nice warm meal prepared by Shaaron. What a nice start! So 2012 promised for us some memorable sailing events, it started with training courses and great students and fun and challenging regattas. I hope 2012 has been and will continue to be a great fun sailing year for you all as well.

The Optimist training course (6 sessions) went really well, I was very proud of my students on their first sailing day it was I would like to thank as well the weather gods, the sailors for gusting 30 knots and they all managed however short a little some great competition on the water, our visitors and outing, so when the other sessions had 20 knots or less it finally our many generous sponsors, who provided some became a breeze for them. They are real experts at capsizing fantastic prizes. A hearty thank you to all our regatta (maybe not beating me as yet), they loved getting wet and sponsors: the Panmure/Wellington RSA, The Waipuna, The hiking out and I am looking forward to seeing them racing with Water Shed, Auckland Marine, Joy Adams Sails, Yeehah, us. They all received a Green belt level. Ian's lasers were Boating NZ, Coromondel Cacti, Sugarcraft, YMCA, Wettie doing equally well. I would like to thank all the helpers at the Wetsuit, Hubbards. Your prizes were coveted by many and training sessions: Don, who stood in for Ian, while he ensured that this remains a special event in all sailors’ was vanquishing a new peak, the Kilimanjaro, Jeff, Jock, calendars. Graham, Akemi and finally the parents.

Club members this year have been representing our Club at many events, Worser Bay, the Auckland Anniversary Regatta and the OKI 24 hour race, which is great to see. Claire and Shaaron shared their experiences of some of these events in the Club Member's Story section, so if you would like to share your experiences let me know and we will add them in the next newsletter. We are in discussions at the moment with Yachting New Zealand so that from our next new financial year, members from our club can finally race to major points regattas under the Club's name. I myself will be looking forward to this day as I am very proud to belong to such a nice family oriented and friendly club and I know we have a huge amount of talent at our Club so it will be great to see us all represented under our Club’s name, when racing at these events. This will entail a slight raise in membership fees, which is reflected on the membership form for 2012/13.

Club racing days has seen some tough racing and the addition of new members and visitors to our racing fleet, which we would like to welcome. I am really pleased to see the number of woman laser sailors has grown to six; there will We were very fortunate now be good competition for this fleet on the water. I better to receive from the get practicing!! Telecom Foundation a generous amount of Our 35th RSA Regatta was a huge success due to all the $1,000 as part of their leadership grants. The people involved. So I first want to thank our helpers, those behind the scenes, who did a tremendous job in preparing for Telecom Foundation the regatta on the working bee: thanks Akemi, Claire, Morgan, has been set up as the umbrella for all charitable and Don, Graham, Ian Y., Ian W., Jeff and Will. community activity - focussed on encouraging generosity and building a better future for Kiwi kids. Grants are available to not-for-profit organisations where Telecom Employees are Thanks to our helpers on the day for giving out your time: in leadership positions, which includes membership of sports Maree, Holly for taking the registrations and organising the and community organisations. As a Telecom employee, I was BBQ. Andrew and Paul for peeling those onions and I did not very fortunate to receive this grant for the Club in my role as see any tears. Our photographers of the day Maree and Hala, Vice Commodore. The Telecom foundation as well allowed who captured for all some fantastic memories. Thanks Hala me to take a volunteer day to assist on Club duties. So thank for taking a day off work especially for this event. Merlin, you so much to the Telecom foundation for your generosity, all David and Julian for getting those results out so quickly. Will, your help has assisted and will assist our Club. as patrol boat officer and finally Ian and Phil as Officers of the Day and running a successful regatta.

Page 2 of 13 The Panmure Fun day was a fantastic well run event and assisted us in raising funds for the club as well, thanks to some great helpers, we have in this newsletter a rundown of that day.

What about the PLSC Social Calendar, well this is dependent on your ideas, Paul mentioned that we should add to our social calendar this Winter a pot luck dinner with partners and children. This is a fantastic idea and we will circulate a date for this event closer to the time but in the meantime if you have any other ideas on any other social event, please let us know.

Our Club Golden Jubilee is next year 2013 (50 years of great sailing), we have already got a date for the next RSA, 3rd March 2013, so the celebrations will be definitely around this date, so pencil it in. Do let us know if you are interested in helping out to organise this event and any ideas, club logo PLSC Worser Bay Nationals Team from left to right - Shaaron th for the 50 ? McKee, Emlyn Perry, Ian Wallace and Dario Motta – Click here for more pictures. Lastly, our website, if you have any ideas on how you would like to improve it, let me know. End of January saw six of us enter the Anniversary Regatta at Tamaki. Paul, Ian Young, Don, Dario, Chantal & I taking Looking forward to seeing you all on the water part with Merlin as OD. Dario in effect won the series as all 3 races should have been counted while the rest of us turned in some good results. Well done crew – this certainly made a Chantal Grass, Vice Commodore few heads turn & put us on the map of Auckland Laser Yachting.

Club Captain’s Report

I open this with a huge thank you to you all for making this club into a vibrant, successful, friendly family oriented Yacht Club where all are welcomed with open arms. Those who are new to the club we welcome you, those who have spent the last few months doing our training course in basic yachting, do not hesitate in asking questions to try to make those steeds of yours go faster & those older members who can see where improvements can be made to the speed of those steeds, please help where you can, even during a race a shouted bit of advice can be of invaluable help.

Since the last Newsletter we have completed this year’s training program & hope to see all those who took part doing battle on the Lagoon. Just remember like any sport, the more The PLSC boys enjoying a well deserved beer time you spend at it the better one becomes & yachting is no From left to right Ian Wallace, Ian Young, Merlin Caskie, Don different. The more time spent on the water the better you will Harland, Paul Tanner and Dario Motta. Motta – Click here for perform. more pictures.

We have acquired another near new Laser in December Next on the campagne trail was the OKI 24 hour challenge thanks to the generosity of the Wellington Foundation who which saw 4 boats from the club & 10 participants taking over recent years has helped us build the club into what it is place. Dario & Tom came in a creditable 13 while the rest of today. They have helped us turn this club into a place where us got some practice in. Womens team; – Chantal, Claire & we can provide affordable sailing to any who wish to enjoy & Shaaron. Mens Masters team, Don Pete & I, Open team; experience the thrills of sailing. Dario & Tom in one boat & Graham & Aaron in the other. Well done, you all did a fantastic job in keeping those steeds This season has seen members at various Regattas; late prancing, whoooops, gliding through the night & day. Bet there January saw Emlyn, Dario, Shaaron & I with support crews was a few tired bods on the Monday. Chantal, Will & Holly, toddle off to Wellington to the Laser Nationals at Worser Bay. The winds ranged right through the scale from 35 knots to 5 knots which proved interesting to say the least. This was a very well run competition & my compliments go to the OD who managed to fire off the races in quick succession without the usual delays. Page 3 of 13 Thanks to all those who turned up for the working Bee. Oh & thanks has to go to the Auckland Council for the three loads of sand which should see through another few years hopefully.

Just a note here: when you use one of the club boats can you remember to put boat & equipment back exactly as you have found it. Remember that others will be using the equipment the following week & if there is something missing or not returned to its correct place their day gets off to a bad start & is rather unfair to them. Also could you inform me of any broken equipment so I can have it repaired by the following week. When packing equipment make a mental note that each boat and./or box should have the following:

1) 1 x Vang ( kicker) 2) 1 x Outhaul Team PLSC - OKI 24 hours 2012 3) 1 x Cunningham From left to right Front row: Ian Wallace, Don Harland. Back 4) 1 x Clew strap row: Aaron Wharton, Tom Connal, Dario Motta, Shaaron 5) 3 x battens McKee, Claire Postlethwaite, Chantal Grass, Graham 6) 1 xM ain sheet Donovan, Pete Linford. – Click here for more pictures.

Boats on Beach Trolleys should have also left in the boat This was followed by our RSA Regatta which went off very well thanks to the efforts of Chantal who has spent months 1) Bottom section sorting this one out & of course to all those who helped on the 2) Top section day. Merlin, Julian, David, Phil, Holly & Will, Hala & Maree. 3) Boom We thank you all for the time you devoted to making it a 4) Rudder fantastic Regatta which went off like clockwork. The winds on 5) Tiller with extension the day of 5knots gradually built to 14 knots shifting from the 6) Centre board South to a Westerly which provided some very interesting racing. Dario snuffled the trophy with an outstanding show of Old Boats sitting on their side in the locker skill with Don snapping at his heels. Well Dario what are you going to do with the top section?? Mahia who came in 3rd was 1) Bottom section back into racks – marked full, 4.7, also 1st Junior, Shaaron 1st Radial & Chantal sailing like a Radial. demon was 1st woman. Lastly we thank our sponsors who 2) Top section into top section rack have donated such fantastic prizes. 3) Booms into Boom section 4) Rudders, Centre Boards, tillers & extensions stay This year has been a good one for the club which has seen together & belong in Sail locker large fleets sailing on the Lagoon & membership increasing, all good signs of the health of the club. Next season is looking Remember this is your club so if you have any ideas or very promising & should see the club grow even further with thoughts on how to make this a better & more vibrant place to consistently big fleets of boats out on the water. Remember to sail, please do not hesitate in letting us know. The more ideas tell friends & work mates about what a fantastic place the the better. Lastly thanks for your help & support for the year. Lagoon is for sailing & what a great crowd we are. This coming season we will put in another application for a Laser & Sail fast, sail hard & have fun we are in the process of trying to find another hull to replace one of the old ones which has reached the end of its life. If you hear of one let me know. Ian Wallace, Club Captain

Just a reminder to all, we are coming up to the end of our financial year, so Subs will be due 1st April. We will get electronic forms sent out next month. 1st July the Club will become affiliated to Yachting New Zealand. I have started the affiliation process, but their financial year starts in 1st July. From that date on we will be able register at any major Regatta under PLSC. I have asked them to send a representative to give us a chat on YNZ which should give you a clear insight into what is available through the association.

Maintenance

Buildings: I will in the next few weeks be replacing some iron & trim on the roof of the lockers which should keep them a bit more water tight. Might need a hand but will let you know.

Page 4 of 13 Our members’ stories

Worser Bay Laser Nationals by Shaaron McKee

My report on the Nationals and what I have learnt. Being my third Nationals I had a rough idea what I was doing but from the moment I dropped the entry form and cheque in the post box, and after standing, and staring at the post box for 5 minutes I had this nauseous feeling. I had told myself in the weeks leading up that I had done this before and how bad could it be. I had spent a few days doing nothing else but practicing jibes and tacks, and I was carrying a few extra kilo’s which will help in the Wellington wind. I was strong enough and healthy enough yet the thought of a windy day in our Off she goes to the course capital had me wanting to be sick. On the water - We sailed out to the start line in light wind. It didn’t help that my truly lovely friends had brought me a That was easy. We bobbed around for a few hours, still easy. florescent pink sailing jacket and gloves for Christmas Then as I was told, the wind changed and a black line moved presents, which are truly wonderful …. But….now if I “stuffed slowly towards us and it hit. Now the wind was a “bit” more up the course” ,needed rescuing or I got in the way of a VIP than I wanted but I was coping. I watched the other fleets go sailor everybody would recognise me. I was hoping to be through the starts, paid attention to where Scott was and what invisible at the back of the fleet, do the right thing and survive he was doing, blocked out any other thoughts of the pretty the week. Instead I would be truly visible even from the top of Wellington coast and started not too bad. However things Mount Vic (as I found out). And watched by my fellow sailors. went a bit pear shaped as I kept losing whom I was supposed The fact that Scott Leigh came over to me after the first race to be watching and where they were going. (Not good, hold and said “What were you thinking?”. In the weeks before I on, the guy in the helmet he was in my fleet, watch him and do tried not to think about the fact that I had entered. It wasn’t what he is doing). Scott was in another post code by now. So I until I was in Mr Wallace’s vehicle being driven down, “thank followed the helmet guy, two thirds of the way around the you for the transport Ian” and hit the Wellington coast that the course I was asking myself where was my gate. The helmet “OH NO” feeling came back again. guy may have had the same thought, but since I did not do the obvious and read the sailing instructions, I was none the wiser Day 1 up to that point. I sailed a big square and finished. Scott’s comment “what were you thinking”.

Race 2 - Know the course. Did all the same things pre start. Wind was slowly rising but I refocused, blocked out the pretty scenery again and another ok start. But the wind was still gaining knots. The water had turned black and was getting ridges in the waves from the wind, it was not nice heading up to the gate “yes I was doing the right course”. I capsized and when I got the boat up I had a slight problem, I had a right angle tiller but maybe I could still do this. Maybe not, my boat was not doing what I as asking of it. Go talk to the official boat and let them know I was heading in. Did I say the course was over by Days bay and the club was at Worser bay, it was quite a distance. It was a run home for most, a lot of reaches for me. The very nice rescue boats, four of whom came to see me and offered even to swap and sail in for me. I declined their help as I knew I could make it. But the thought of all the conversations over the radios “please go help the pink lady” was somewhat in my head and yes Chantal could spot me from Mt Vic, maybe even space.

Shaaron McKee, the Pink Lady Day 2 Postponement “The southerly has arrived and sailors are quite happy being right where they are, that is not on the water.”

Day 3 New course by the club, still very windy. Oldies not let out until later! Watched the young guns from the club rooms and concentrated, got my head in the right space. Finally when we went out, I focused did all the right things but

Page 5 of 13 I was still numb, over anxious, traumatized by previous day for sitting on the beach – blue skies and fluffy white clouds, etc. I did what I had to do. Did the course, didn’t race properly although there is much consternation amongst the sailors that but managed to beat someone in race one. Got back in one there’s not going to be enough wind. Shaaron has told me that piece, de-rigged, ate and slept or not. I should start, because she wants to finish, and Chantal only wants to sail when the wind is over seven knots. I guess that’s Day 4 Got up and while having the usual bacon and eggs, one way to decide. Mine and Graham’s tiny tent is set up: (Thank you Ian and coffee thank you Dario). I set myself some hopefully we’ll be able to get some sleep in there later. goals, not big ones but realistic. Beat the two guys wearing helmets in my fleet. Realistic and achievable I thought. Finish all races and the normal goals of not hitting marks other boats etc. Down at the club got my normal coffee as routine. It helps the nerves. Went to join our group outside, there was another sailor sitting amongst Ian, Chantal, Dario and Luuk. Chantal says in her happy voice meet “helmet guy”. Embarrassing moment but funny. Thanks Chantal. Helmet guy seemed very taken that my goal was to beat him and the other helmet dude.

On water Race 1- Focus, reasonable start and yes, beat both helmet guys and another one thrown in as a bonus. PLSC Campsite

Race 2 - Same again. I was racing and having fun at the 1:30pm - Am all ready and dressed for the start at 2pm. This same time, not what I thought I could do but bet same three race has a “Le Mans” style start – all the starting sailors lined guys. up on the hill with the boats held in the water by a team

member. When the gun goes, we run down the hill, jump in Race 3- One helmet guy had vanished, like to think it was my the boat, and you’re off! If you don’t slip on the rocks, that is… racing that made him retire but it was more he was old, great master or something and he was tired. OK start managed to get past my helmet guy friend and the other helmet dude. At last mark and after a fast tight reach where I was about 50 meters in front, I went around the last mark and forgot to pull in the outhaul, he got me on the finish line but I beat the other helmet dude.

What I have learnt is : 1. to set realistic goals while racing, that may not be big but they have to be appropriate. 2. Not hitting marks. Claire getting in the boat - Chemwash 3. Not getting rescued. 4. DOING THE RIGHT COURSE, READING COURSE 3:30pm - Back off the water after my first shift – slightly INSTRUCTIONS. shortened because Chantal wanted to take advantage of the 5. Getting amongst the start line. afternoon sea breeze. Seems that I finished my shift in last 6. Having fun. place, but at least I didn’t get lapped by anyone (I’m always 7. And beating Helmet guys. willing to take the small victories!) Wind was pretty light in patches, but there’s definitely a good breeze going down the Oh and I didn’t come last or second to last. Third to last is a middle. good outcome - could be better - but all the same good. 4:30pm - Sitting on the bank in the sunshine watching the Shaaron McKee - Pink Lady. boats go round – this really is the life! Graham and Ian seem to be doing quite well now, perhaps making up a couple of places each. The breeze seems pretty steady, so Chantal will be pleased. I won’t be back out on the water till 8pm or so, so OKI 24 Hours have much time to relax. by Claire Postlethwaite 6:30pm - Graham is back from his shift and we walk into Milford to try and find something tasty for dinner, but they Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club entered four teams into the don’t have any fish and chips. This is very sad for us, so we 2012 OKI 24 hour race. Claire kept an hour-by-hour diary of end up with a kebab. her efforts in the women’s team this year. A memorable birthday for her. 11pm - Back off the water from my second shift. I went on just as the sun was setting, so had to be fitted with the strobe light. 12:30pm - Saturday February 18th Have arrived at Lake It’s surprisingly difficult to sail in the dark. I try to copy the Pupuke in plenty of time. The weather is gorgeous – at least better sailors: as they pass me, I look at what they’re doing, Page 6 of 13 try to set my boat up just like theirs, follow the course they about 8:40am I get down to the water to see Shaaron going take – yet they still go so much faster than me. Perhaps I past the start: it’ll be another hour at least before she’s back could blame it on my age… so I’ve got time for a leisurely breakfast. Egg and bacon muffin – yum! 12:30am - Sunday February 19th In the tent, trying to get some sleep, but the geese on the lake are making quite a 11:30am - Off the water after my final shift. Wind is finally racket. I guess perhaps they’re not too happy with the 40 picking up a little bit. I’m feeling pretty exhausted. intruders on their lake for the night. 2pm - The end! Shaaron is the first to cross the finish line 2:30am - My alarm wakes me up for my next shift at 3am. after the bell goes, with Aaron right behind her – but Getting out of the sleeping bag after barely two hours of sleep unfortunately they were a whole lap ahead by this time. We doesn’t seem like a particularly sensible idea, but I shift my finish in 29th place, which is not too bad – ahead of about five body into action and start putting on as many clothes as boats. I’m pleased to have done the race again, it’s a lot of possible. Am slightly disappointed I forgot my wooly hat, but fun, and hope to persuade Chantal and Shaaron to do it again have two thermal layers under my wetsuit, so will hopefully be in 2013. ok. Ian is awake, drinking whiskey with Garth outside our tents. I decline their offer of a drink before I head out.

3:30am - After getting down to the wharf five minutes before I was supposed to take over from Shaaron, I’ve been standing here for over half an hour and there’s still no sight of her. The wind is very light, so she’s probably stuck up the other end of the lake. It’d be great if they could somehow attach GPS devices to the boats and have them transmit to a screen back at the base so we could see where everyone was. Maybe next year?

PLSC Team finishing the OKI - Sail number: 35 - Shaaron McKee, 22 - Tom Connal, 23 - Aaron Wharton

David Worsnop’s Bonne Vie

We started reporting in our club newsletter in July 2008 of David’s plan to build a 10m Easy Catamaran,. Well she is rd near completion and is due to be launched around the 3 Claire waiting for her changeover with Shaaron week in March. Her construction started in May 2008, it will be nearly 4 years of construction work. It is a real labour of 6am - Shaaron finally showed up just after 3:30am, and I love with many thousands of hours spent on building, sanding, asked her to tell Chantal to give me two hours on the water. painting. Her name: Bonne Vie (Good life in French). A perfect The wind has almost completely died, so all the boats were name for a boat and the promise of many good times for just drifting round. I now feel I truly understand the phrase David and his family. “passing like ships in the night” – you could very easily not realize there was anyone else on the lake with you. Each lap Here is a story board of Bonne Vie – 4 years in the making was taking me just under an hour, and as I was coming up to the wharf just before 5:30am I was terrified that Chantal wouldn’t be there yet and I’d have to go round again! Luckily she was just at the top of the hill getting her lifejacket on as I came past, so she ran down and we swapped over. Phew! The breakfast bar is just being set up, so I had a cup of tea and watched the sun start to rise over the water. Now time to see if I can get some more sleep.

7:30am - In the tent: I hear Chantal coming back in: apparently I’m to take over from Shaaron at 9am. That seems quite soon!

9am - The alarm wakes me up again at 8:20am and I stumble out of the tent. It’s another beautiful sunny day but the wind In 2008, the project starts has remained pretty much dead. Graham is wandering around waiting for Aaron to complete another lap and is gradually removing layers of clothing as the temperature increases. At Page 7 of 13

Club News

Panmure Fun Day

On Sunday 12th February, the annual Panmure Fun Day was held. It is a fun day for young and old with lots of free activities in four zones around the Panmure Basin: Bungy ride, Ferris wheel, bouncy castle, face painting, model train rides. This event is funded from the Mt Wellington Foundation Trust and the Business Association and has been organised by the

In 2009 – Hoping the rain will not come through Panmure Business Association committee for many years and in particular by 3 of our PLSC life members:

John Worsnop (PLSC Boat Captain from 1971 to 1974, Rear Commodore from 1987 to 1990 and Commodore from 1991 to 1999), which has been involved with the event since 1963.

David Worsnop (PLSC Commodore from 2000 to 2003, Club Captain from 2003 to 2005)

John Ritchie (PLSC Vice Commodore from 1991 to 1993 and from 1995 to 1997). 2010 – Sanding and more sanding Seen here below helping our with the buttering of the bread for the sausage sizzle

2010 – Bonne Vie taking shape

Each year the trio puts on a fantastic event with a legion of helpers with the aim of uniting the community and raising the profiles of different sports clubs and groups in the area.

Our Commodore, Will Perry helped out John Ritchie with the sausage sizzle. This sausage sizzle assists us in raising some much needed funds for club equipment repairs.

The team of helpers on the day was just fantastic and they were instrumental in raising a whopping $402 for the club, so a special thanks to the A-team: Melanie Wilson, keen to start some sail training next year and her group of friends Charles, 2011 – Almost there to the big launch day, only a few weeks Nicole, Angus (a laser sailor) and Kelly. They were such a to go hard working group with always a smile on their faces. So thank you all on behalf of the club. Page 8 of 13 Summer series

This little group belongs to the Tableside Charitable Trust, a great organization where Melanie Wilson is Community Juniors – Preece Director, she also works at Telecom at the Telecom Seniors

Foundation. Trophy All races counted All races counted

1st Don Harland 1st Emlyn Perry 2nd Ian Wallace 2nd Andrew Coffin 3rd Jeff Coffin 3rd

Friday Night Series

Seniors – Whiting Cup

All races counted 1st Ian Wallace 2nd Ian Young 3rd Tom Connal

From left to right: A Customer and Angus, Melanie, Kelly, Nicole and Charles from Tableside Charitable Trust. Match Racing

Seniors New Members All races We would like to welcome the following new families, counted members to our Club: 1st Don Harland/  Blair Park Dario Motta / Paul Tanner  Pete, Amy and Leia Linford  Edoardo Persichetti  Marco Canegallo and family: Nicola Pedinelli, Annausa Canegallo, Camilla Canegallo and Federica Torm Upcoming Laser National &  Vessie Pencheva International Events 2012/13

Just let our Club Captain know if you are interested in Club Results 2011/12 attending one of these regattas.

For a detail of all Club results and all placings, please consult The below dates are entered in the PLSC Calendar on the our website: http://www.plsc.org.nz/raceresults.htm. Results of website for your reference as well. our Club series, will be published after each race. 2012 /2013 Laser events Final Results of Series and Champs 4th March Wakatere Senior Classes Wakatere SC, Regatta Northshore RSA Regatta Auckland 4-7 March Australian Masters Royal Queensland All races counted Club Champs Yacht Squadron, 1st Dario Motta Overall PLSC Brisbane Australia Winner 17-18 March Thames Sailing Club Thames Sailing 2nd Don Harland Second PLSC Centreboard Regatta Club Overall 31 March Annual Open Class Maraetai Sailing 3rd Mahia Pepper Third MBYC Overall Centreboard Regatta Club 1st Mahia Pepper First MBYC 7-8 April Weymouth Yacht Club Weymouth Yacht Junior Easter Regatta Club 1st Shaaron McKee First PLSC Radial 21 April Auckland Masters Champs Tamaki YC, 1st Chantal Grass First PLSC Auckland Woman 19th-20th May Northshore Freshwater Pupuke BC, Champs Takapuna

Page 9 of 13 2012 /2013 Laser events Panmure Basin Tuff Ring 2nd-3rd June Queen's Birthday Regatta - Port Ohope Yacht Port Ohope Club By Bruce W. Hayward, Helen Holzer, Hugh R. Grenfell, extract from the Geocene Auckland GeoClub Magazine 2013 A group of 13 GeoClubbers descended on Panmure Basin, th th 15 -16 Dec 2-day Weymouth Weymouth Yacht Auckland, to investigate the theory that the dip of tuff beds on Centreboard Regatta Club the inner slopes of the tuff ring should be consistently in 16th-20th 2013 NZ Laser National Napier Sailing towards the crater. January 2013 Championship Club 1-10 Feb 2013 Wanganui Masters Game Wanganui Sailing Panmure Basin is one of ’s maar Racing date for Club craters (Fig. 1) surrounded by a 25 m high tuff ring. sailing TBC Radiocarbon dating on wood buried beneath Panmure Basin tuff has dated the time of eruption at ~27,000 yrs BP 3rd March 2013 RSA Regatta special Panmure Lagoon (McDougall et al., 1969). edition, PLSC Club’s 50th Sailing Club Anniversary (1963-2013)

Blast from the Past

The PLSC Blast from the past section is to prepare us for the club’s 50th Birthday in 2013. It would be great following these articles that you could provide old pictures or contact details of old members so that we could invite them to our 50th celebration bash.

Sprint races at low tide at Panmure Fig. 1. Oblique aerial photograph of Panmure Basin looking Basin - Early to mid 1960's. east, 1994.

Our measurements on the strike and dip of well-exposed tuff Recollections from David Worsnop. beds around the intertidal edge of Panmure Basin (Fig. 2) show that about half our observations conformed to the inwards-dipping expectations. The dips varied between 5 and 40°,the highest of these (>30°) were probably too steep to have been the original slopes on which the tuff was deposited.

If only there were some photos. Unfortunately cameras had not been invented. Basically we had mud skimmers which were bits of plywood with bits of tin nailed to the front and bent up. We kneeled on then and paddled like a surfboard. We had lots of sprint races. We could go quite fast. I made a mud yacht with 3 of the mud skimmers arranged in a triangle on a frame which had a P class rig. It had bits of tin nailed on the sides to act as centreboards. If the wind was right it could go backward and forward at right angles to the wind. We steered with our feet and turned it around at the end of each run. Incredibly muddy but lots of fun.

The (other) Mr Worsnop (Roy Worsnop; who is not a relative to us) had his keeler moored in the middle of the basin . He Fig. 2. Strike and dip of tuff beds exposed intertidally used to row out to it at low tide in a flat bottomed dinghy and around the edge of Panmure Basin. spent hours out there working on the boat. We also made canoes from a piece of corrugated iron bent They may have been over-steepened by slumping of tuff round with a bit of wood at either end of the sheet to make the blocks into the crater. This is probably also the explanation for bow and stern. Some tar did the sealing to keep the water out. the 10° outwards dip on tuff beds on the central northern side

Page 10 of 13 of the basin (Fig.2). There are three places on the western to Fig. 4. Large fusiform basaltic bomb exposed in tuff beds northwestern side of the basin where the tuff beds form on the north shore of Panmure Basin. anticlines with NW to NNW axes. In two of these places, we found that the core of these apparent anticlines was The tuff beds are best exposed and most easily accessible at composed of weathered light-coloured rhyolitic siltstone or low tide on the east shore of the basin, just south of the outlet tuff. From these observations we infer that the rhyolitic tuff channel. Here the ash also contains blocks and bombs of forms the local basement underneath the Panmure Basin tuff primary basalt (Fig. 3) and Waitemata Sandstone. The latter and that it had a gently rolling surface topography. group have been blasted free from the wall of the vent and thrown high in the air, landing with an impact sag in the soft Instead of being structurally folded anticlines, the tuff has surrounding ash. draped over three low, NW-trending ridges of weathered rhyolitic rocks. In this part of the Basin, at least, the thickness of tuff on the inside of the crater wall is extremely thin. Clearly much of the shape on the northwestern side is due to explosive activity rather than construction of a tuff ring. The reverse may be true on the south-east side, where most of the peninsula between the basin and the Tamaki Estuary seems to be composed of tuff (Kermode, 1992). The cliffs on either side of the outlet channel through the northern end of this peninsula, show that its structure is not simple either. A prominent anticline is exposed on the east side of the entrance near where it enters the basin. The core of this anticline is composed of slumped blocks of tuff that are unconformably draped by the anticline beds.

Fig. 5. Impact depressions of volcanic bombs that landed in soft tuff, seen in the cliffs on the west side of the entrance channel into Panmure Basin.

An unusual exposure of bedded fine scoria occurs next to the path around the lagoon on the north side. This scoria clearly overlies Panmure Basin tuff and forms the surface deposits that form the low ridge that extends slightly into the crater beneath the end of Cleary Rd. This scoria has been interpreted as being wind-blown from Mt Wellington, which erupted ~9,000 yrs ago (Kermode et al.,1992). This inference seems reasonable, as this is the closest point on the edge of Panmure Basin to Mt Wellington, which is located 1 km due north of this exposure, and there is a high mound between Fig. 3. Anticline of bedded tuff draping pile of slumped tuff Cleary Rd and Panmure roundabout that is probably also built at the entrance to Panmure Basin. up from scoria. Another plausible explanation for this scoria could be that it came from a small scoria cone that was a late The explanation here must be that there was slumping back phase eruption of Panmure Basin volcano, just like the into the crater during eruptions and the later ash was draped small scoria cones within explosion craters in the Domain, over a mound of slumped tuff. A similar explanation may Three Kings, , Waitomokia, Mangere Lagoon and explain a smaller anticline just under the supports of the other Auckland volcanoes. walking bridge over the entrance channel on its eastern bank. Slumping may also account for some of the other dip There is no surface expression of such a cone within Panmure reversals exposed in the banks of the entrance channel. Basin, so if it exists at all it would be buried beneath the marine mud of the crater floor. After writing this note, we read Newspaper reports in Feb 2008, that suggest that such a scoria cone may have been encountered while coring the sediment in the basin by GNS and Auckland University geologists.

References:  Kermode, L. O. 1992. Geology of the Auckland Urban Area.1: 50 000, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Geological Map 2.  Kermode, L. O.; Smith, I. E. M.; Moore, C. L.;Stewart, R. B.; Ashcroft, J.; Nowell, S. B.; Hayward, B. W. 1992. Inventory of Quaternary volcanoes and volcanic features of Northland, South

Page 11 of 13 Auckland and Taranaki. Geological Society of New be beam reaching from one end to the other Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 61. 100 p.  McDougall, I., Polach, H. A., Stipp, J. J. 1969.  Starting Position - This is also highly important for Excess radiogenic argon in young subaerial basalts competitive racing. If there is a bias then most of the boats from the Auckland volcanic field, New Zealand. will be there. If you don't want to be in a scrum and get a Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 33: 1485-1520 rubbish start, then start slightly lower than the bias end or start on the opposite tack and then tack on to the biased tack after horn goes off. By doing this you will have your own unique heading and start. The worse thing you can do is follow somebody throughout the whole race, because whatever happens you will never win. Sailing Tips If you can master all or most of those tactics, then your starts will As per Shaaron’s report, make sure you read the racing rules before become better and better. Make sure that you go over the line on a regatta but as well getting a good Start to a race is very important. the horn and at full speed as well as using the above tips.

Here is a list of strategies that you should use on the line if you want So now the boat has crossed the line. You are on the beat! to have a good start and a potentially good race: Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/1919726  Get a stop watch! - The number of people I have seen without stop watches on a race is appalling. No wonder it is so easy for the experienced sailors to get some lead over the more novice ones. All serious sailing racers need a stop watch in order to start on time and in the right place Sailing Jokes without being caught unawares The Sea Captains Secret  Learn the Flag types - The flags are there to tell you Once upon a time there was a famous sea captain. This what is going on in a race. So not knowing them is hardly going to help you understand what is going on in the race. captain was very successful at what he did for years he It is highly advisable to find a good rulebook from your national sailing organization or the ISAF (International guided merchant ships all over the world. Never did stormy Sailing Federation) and learn all the flag types that will be seas or pirates get the best of him. He was admired by his shown at any given race. Preparation make Perfect! crew and fellow captains. However, there was one thing  Learn where the marks are - If you are thinking of club different about this captain. Every morning he went through a racing regularly, then you should learn where the common marks that are used for racing actually are so that when strange ritual. He would lock himself in his captain's quarters the committee boat shows the marks you don't have to and open a small safe. In the safe was an envelope with a glance at a map constantly during the race. This kind of preparation is essential for any serious racer. piece of paper inside. He would stare at the paper for a

 Do a Transit - This little known tactic is something that minute, then lock it back up. After, he would go about his daily very few novice sailors know about and proves to be a duties. For years this went on, and his crew became very very useful technique in order to have a good start. A transit is where you find put the boat between the curious. Was it a treasure map? Was it a letter from a long lost committee boat and the pin buoy and look for a love? Everyone speculated about the contents of the strange recognizable object on the other side of the pin. This tells you exactly where the starting line is and if there is a black envelope. One day the captain died at sea. After laying the flag shown, you will know whether you are over the line or not. captain's body to rest, the first mate led the entire crew into the captains quarters. He opened the safe, got the envelope,  Find out if there is a bias - A biased line is one in which a certain tack is favoured. For instance a port bias is a opened it and... The first mate turned pale and showed the start in which a port tack is favoured. To find out if there is paper to the others. Four words were on the paper, two on two a port bias, a starboard bias or if it is square (no bias), you can do it accurately or roughly. Doing it accurately lines: Port Left, Starboard Right. requires a compass. Go along your transit and note the compass bearing. Then add 90 degrees to that bearing and turn to that heading. If the boat tacks then the current Nervous first timer to skipper. "Do yachts like this sink very tack is the favoured tack and the bias. If the boat doesn't tack then the current tack is the favoured tack and the often?". bias. If the boat goes head to wind then there is no bias "No, usually it's only once!" and it is a square line. You can roughly do this by seeing if you are beating up one end of the line and broad reaching down the other end. If it is a square line then you should Page 12 of 13 Sponsorship Panmure Lagoon Club would like to thank our generous Club sponsors.

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