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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL YACHT CLUB 9 27 29 OF TASMANIA, Marieville Esplanade, SANDY BAY Tasmania 7005

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Flag Officers Commodore Richard Batt 2 Editor’s Notes 15 RYCT team racing win Vice Commodore Matthew Johnston Rear Commodore Tracy Matthews 3 Commodore’s Notes 16 success in USA

Board of Directors: Vice Commodore’s Notes Member profile – Andrew Hunn Gavin P. Adamson 5 17 Murray Chambers Claire Cunningham 7 Rear Commodore’s Notes 22 New Members Michael Cooper Graham Taplin 8 Let the season begin 23 Tubby fronts the Ballina Bar Peter Langford Geoff Wells 9 Annual General Meeting 26 Navigation and Seamanship Trial Daniel Woods

70th Rolex Hobart Pear Tree Cruise General Manager: 10 28 Robert Devine 11 Wins for Auderé, Helsal 3 29 News from all Ports Manager: Nick Hutton 13 Club Prize-giving Dinner 30 Off the Beach Prize-giving

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Congratulations to Commodore Richard I would like to congratulate Roger Martin Batt and Vice Commodore Matthew on unanimously being elected a Life Johnston on their re-election at the Member of the Royal Yacht Club of Club’s recent 133rd Annual General Tasmania. A member of the RYCT since Meeting. Also to Tracy Matthews, who 1966, Roger has been untiring in his returns to the Board as a Flag Officer, voluntary work for the Club, including taking over the role of Rear Commodore being a principal race officer, a member from Ross de Little. Tasmanian high performance sailors at the recent launch of the State Sailing Performance of the Sydney Hobart committee, Vice Program at the Club, from left, Amelia Catt, Jock Calvert, Matthew Bugg, Lucy Shephard and Commodore from 2010 to 2012, as As Vice Commodore, Richard assumed Anna Vaughan. Photo Peter Campbell well as being on numerous committees the role ‘ex-officio’ in late 2012 when including Interclub, Sailing, Showdown Commodore Graham Taplin became I will always remember with great participate at a basic level. The costs are and many National championship ill. He was elected unopposed as honour the recent Australia Day Honour comparable to football, netball, hockey, events. Commodore last year. Investiture at Government House, where rowing.” Past Commodore Taplin’s comments Richard maintains a long family he welcomed me as “my old mate…. “He went on….”However, for those in the 131st Annual Report says it all association with the Royal Yacht Club of we’ll send you the photo this time”, whose aspire to represent their state, about Roger: “It would be remiss of me Tasmania and I am sure that members pinned on my medal and made sure that and eventually, their country at national if I didn’t acknowledge the wonderful will agree with me that he is carrying I faced the cameras! and international level and to succeed contribution Roger Martin has made to on this tradition with great dignity and That was, I believe, the final major at World championships or Olympic this Club, not only through his services leadership. ceremonial function that Peter or Paralympic Games, a much more as Vice Commodore, but his ongoing It’s pleasing, too, that Immediate Past Underwood was to carry out at considered approach to their personal ‘nothing is too much trouble’ attitude, Commodore Taplin has been re-elected Government House. A sad loss indeed and financial situation is required. his attention to detail and his friendly as a Director although, of course, he has to the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, to demeanour about the Club.” Lloyd Clark helming the new Voodoo Chile which placed third at the Farr 40 US West Coast “The personal costs for each athlete are been a member of the Board as IPC. the State of Tasmania and its people. championship. Photo Sara Proctor. measured by the long hours of training, Roger’s assistance while I was Vice Graham maintained an active interest in Tasmanian sailors, young and old, have the physical demands on their bodies, Commodore was invaluable and I in 2.4mR class at the Go for Gold regatta class. In conditions that did not suit Jock club activities throughout his recovery, achieved some outstanding results the sacrifices they make in their family personally appreciate all of his efforts on England’s south coast, and has now he finished 26th overall and is to be and his vast knowledge of Club history nationally and internationally so far life, and to their careers. and commitment to our wonderful Club headed off to contest the 2.4mR class at congratulated on his efforts. and traditions is a great asset to the in 2014 and I am sure there is more and the sport of sailing. the International Federation of Disabled Board. “Additionally, the funding required for a In addition to funding and in-kind to come as others head overseas to Sailors (IFDS) World championships at serious domestic or overseas campaign I would also like to congratulate the support from Australia, the One the main matters on the agenda contest major regattas this northern Halifax, Nova Scotia. is overwhelming…athletes need to following Members who have achieved Tasmanian Institute of Sport and the at the AGM was the election of Captain hemisphere summer. purchase boats, related equipment 50 years membership with the Club: He must finish in the top seven to qualify Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, the State Roger Martin as a Life Member, certainly The dedication of young sailors and and clothing and then fund interstate John Featherstone, Norman ‘Ted’ Australia as a nation for a place in the Sailing Performance Program has is a well deserved honour for such a hard- their coaches out on the Derwent on and overseas and travel costs…often Francis, David James, David Jones, restricted fleet for the 2.4mR class at asking supporters and individuals to working member of the Club. Since I a freezing winter’s morning is quite whilst trying to balance work and study Bram Knoop, Fenton Lamprill, William the Rio Paralympics. His recent results make a donation to the Australian Sports returned to live in Hobart, Roger has remarkable. commitments.” Palmer, Errol Pyke, Peter Stubs and in European regattas rank him a top Foundation to assist the long-term given me immense guidance in my role Charles Turnbull. prospect at the Canadian regatta. He will stability of the SSPP. More information as editor of this magazine and in gaining There is no question that coaching In partnership with Yachting Australia, be joined at the IFDS worlds by another can be found on the Yachting Tasmania wider publicity for the sport of yachting. has been a key factor in realising their whose contribution employs the State The new-look State Sailing Performance Australian sailing squad member and website www.tas.yachting.org.au sailing skills and this was underlined Sailing Performance coach, Yachting Program (SSPP) was launched at On a sad note, also recorded by the Tasmania’s newest SSPP recruit Neil recently at the launch of the State Sailing Tasmania needs to raise $30,000 a year the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania by Congratulations to Lloyd Clarke and Commodore in his Notes, has been the Petterson. Performance Program here at the Club to maintain the YA contribution, ensuring Yachting Tasmania interim President Ron the crew of Voodoo Chile who finished sudden death of the Club’s Commodore where we heard a stirring address by the longevity of the program. Bugg and Yachting Australia’s Pathway In September, Amelia Catt, Lucy third at the Farr 40 US West Coast in Chief, His Excellency the Honourable Murray Jones, that stalwart of the Club and Paralympic Programs Performance Shephard and Emma Barton will contest championship at Santa Barbara, Peter Underwood AC, Governor of Yachting Tasmania requires the help and Yachting Tasmania, seeking support Manager Robinson. the International 470 class women’s California and the first Corinthian boat. Tasmania. He was a great supporter of the Tasmanian sailing and business for the SSPP. world championship at Santander, We wish them all the best for the Rolex of this Club and his fine speeches at community; again quoting Murray The RYCT is a supporter of the SSPP Spain, the first qualifying event for this Farr 40 Worlds to be held at the St the prize- giving’s for the Rolex Sydney Murray recalled that, nearly ten years, Jones, “to help realise the dream of which is a performance- based program class for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Amelia Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco in Hobart Yacht Race each year always Yachting Tasmania and prominent clubs these athletes, those whose talent is the with a squad of athletes, selected is an Australia Sailing Squad member October. paid tribute to the competitors and the throughout the State recognised the highest, whose desire is the greatest, annually, under nationally aligned criteria. and sails in the 470 class with her new volunteer race officers, also highlighting need to provide clear pathways for our whose work ethic is unrelenting.” These athletes are recognised by Work is well underway in planning for skipper, Queenslander Sasha Ryan. the significance of the event for talented sailors to compete against Yachting Australia and the Tasmanian the 2014 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Supporting the State Sailing Lucy has recently paired up with Emma Tasmania. the world’s best, at both youth and Institute of Sport as athletes with Race. A feature of this year’s race is Performance Program through Yachting in the 470 after Lucy’s former crew mate open level. This led to the birth of the potential to excel and represent Australia the introduction of a Corinthian division. He and I had an excellent rapport, as Tasmania is a way in which those sailors Aurora Paterson decided to focus on her Tasmanian Sailing Academy, which internationally. The winner of the Corinthian title will be he always ensured that the recipients who have already achieved much from studies. We wish all of them the best of today is recognised as the State Sailing calculated on a handicapping system of trophies at this and other club our wonderful sport can make a positive Matt Bugg, Neil Patterson, Amelia Catt, luck. Performance Program. based on time correction factors, and prize-giving turned around to face the return to helping maintain and expand Lucy Shephard and Emma Barton, along Jock is an Australian youth sailing team entrants must also be entered in one of cameras. In return, I would email him To quote Murray, “We like to think the ambitions of our talented young with teenagers Jock Calvert and Anna member has just returned from Portugal the other three handicapping categories photos that were often used on the our sport is one that is available to all sailors. Vaughan, are all members of the SSPP. after competing at 2014 ISAF Youth – IRC, PHS and ORC. Government House web site. in the community, regardless of their Peter Campbell Editor Matt Bugg recently finished third overall Sailing World Championship in the RS:X background or financial situation…to

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Vice Commodore’s Notes

The summer racing season of 2013- match racing for the Prince Maha Andrew Hunn was chosen to receive 2014 on Hobart’s River Derwent and Vajiralongkorn Shield, highlighting the the Governor’s Cup for his fantastic offshore was successfully completed fact that there is still enthusiasm for this yachting achievements over the last with some great sailing in Club and type of sailing. The winning skipper was twelve months, including winning Combined Club events. Congratulations Ryan Moreton. national championships in the Melges must go to the Divisional winners in all 32 and McConaghy 38 classes as well Then there were the perpetual trophy the classes and also to the winners in winning the Queensland championship winners and I would like to acknowledge the Interclub competition that again in Farr 40s and finishing runner-up in the and congratulate the following recipients: ensured an excellent yachting program. Australian Farr 40 championship. • Britannia Trophy (Best overall The three senior clubs (Royal Yacht Club Andrew was very humble when performance in offshore races) - of Tasmania, Derwent Sailing Squadron accepting this award, crediting the Stewart Geeves (Footloose). and Bellerive Yacht Club) have met achievements over the last twelve regularly since the close of the summer • Muir Winches Navigation and months to his dedicated crew and his season and are currently mapping out Seamanship Cruise – Alan Perkins yachting partner Lloyd Clark. the calendar for the upcoming season. (Masterpiece). Andrew and Lloyd have a new Farr 40, Changes include an extra Harbour • Keith Jenkins Memorial Perpetual purchasing the boat previously raced Series day Trophy for Best Performance in a by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. It will be the RYCT’s turn to administer Division or Class – Stewart Geeves Lloyd helmed the boat, re-named the interclub activities in 2014-2015. (Footloose). Voodoo Chile, in the Farr 40 US West Our new Sailing Operations Manager, Coast championship at Santa Barbara, • Martin Graney Memorial (for Nick Hutton, has taken on this role with California, finishing a most impressive Outstanding Main Sheet Hand) - enthusiasm and vigour, with help from third overall. Aaron Murray (Madness). the other Club sailing managers and They will race the boat in the San loyal volunteers such as Roger Martin • Jeffrey Corkhill Memorial (for Best Francisco Big Boat Series, followed by and others. Performance by a Forward Hand in the Farr 40 Worlds, in San Francisco in RYCT races) Elliott Noye (Ridgeway). The Interclub Prize Night on 11th April October. was a most convivial evening, with all the • Scott Graves Memorial (for Best In recent weeks we have been in major prize winners being presented with Performance by a Crewmember in dialogue the Australian Farr 40 their awards. keelboats): Rob Horne (Intrigue). Fifty Year Members of the RYCT with Commodore Richard Batt. Photo Peter Campbell. Association and we are happy to report Since then the various clubs have had • Past Commodores’ Trophy For that the RYCT has been asked to The RYCT is very proud to be involved Congratulations also to Alan Perkins and on to finish seventh overall, with Will 57th their own prize nights, with the RYCT Services To Yachting - Peter conduct the Tasmanian Farr 40 State in the 70th edition of the Blue Water the crew of Masterpiece on winning the and John 66th. Congratulations to all prize night being held on Friday, 30th Campbell for his tireless contribution championships from 26 February to 1 Classic. It is difficult to quantify just Muir Winches Navigation Cruise and three of you. May. This was very well attended (over to the RYCT and Tasmanian sailing March, 2015. how much the RYCT has contributed thank you to Tony Chamberlain and the 170 skippers, crews and supporters) and community over many (many) years. Our Club is a wonderful place and I The Club will be once again be hosting to event over the past 70 years and crew of the Beaver for organising the everyone enjoyed the dinner evening. would like to thank the General Manager • Lesley Cooper Memorial for the Prince Philip Cup for International the efforts made by so many of our Cruise. Robert Devine and the staff of the RYCT I would like to acknowledge all the Outstanding Service to the Club, Dragons in January 2016. An organising members who commit their time and The RYCT Dinghy Group prize night was for a fantastic job over the year. Thank winners for their success during nominated and voted by the Board: committee has been formed and we experience towards this great event. Our also held in May and congratulations to you to all of our volunteers; once again the season and, in particular, make Mick Purdon. look forward to working with the Class to long association with the event has seen all of our junior and youth sailors. I would we have demonstrated our ability to particular mention of the following award again stage a great event. a strong bond developed between the • Commodore’s Trophy For Most also like to congratulate Michael Vincent professionally organise and conduct recipients. RYCT and the Cruising Yacht Club of Outstanding Youthful Participant In mid-June, the Club hosted the and his committee for their outstanding outstanding racing on the River Derwent. Australia (CYCA) and I look forward to • The Bugg Family Forward Hand - Sam King for an outstanding luncheon for Mid-week Series 3 efforts over the year. working with CYCA’s new Commodore It is with great regret and sadness that Trophy: Brendan Crisp in a F11. season winning 50th Australian competitors. Mid-week racing (on Championship (the first time in over Wednesday afternoons) is going from John Cameron and his team this year. As we enter the new sailing season, we acknowledge the passing of our • J24 Class State Championship: Greg Dinghy Group will become known as Commodore in Chief, His Excellency a decade by a Tasmanian) and then strength to strength with all three Clubs The Inter-Club prize giving was held Rowlings (Another Toy). ‘RYCT Off The Beach’ to truly reflect the Honourable Peter Underwood AC, backing up and winning the State enjoying good entries and spirited, but at BYC in April with RYCT Prize Night the type sailing practised by the group Governor of Tasmania. Peter Underwood • John Sward Memorial (Awarded titles a few months later. friendly competition throughout the fleet. held in May. Congratulations to all including dinghies, skiffs, sailboards, was strong supporter of our Club and for the Tasmanian Dragon Class the Pennant Winners and to all that • Governor’s Cup for Outstanding I am pleased to formally acknowledge multi hulls and the strong connection a great advocate for the sport sailing. It State Championship: Steven Shield received prizes. I would in particular Yachting Achievement: Andrew Hunn. and welcome Nick Hutton IRO, the with the Club. was always a pleasure when he visited (Ridgeway). like to acknowledge Mick Purdon who highest qualified sailing race officer the Club and he will be missed by all of This year the long list of nominees for the received the Lesley Cooper Memorial for Club members Rob Gough, Will Logan • Barry Calvert Series: Steven Shield in Tasmania, to the role of Sailing us. Governor’s Cup illustrated what a great Outstanding Service to the Club, Andrew and John Genders all competed at (Ridgeway). Operations Manager at the Royal Yacht year of sailing and success been enjoy Hunn on winning the Governor’s Cup for the 2014 International World It has been my pleasure to have served Club of Tasmania. • Cuthbertson Trophy for Dragon by wellknown yachting identities put Outstanding Yachting Achievements and championship sailed at the Haying Island as your Commodore over the last twelve Class (Handicap winner of State forward for this prestigious award, Greg Nick is extremely professional in how Peter Campbell who was the recipient Sailing Club in the United Kingdom. months and I look forward to the next Championship): Mike Wilkinson Prescott, Tony Lyall, Matthew Bugg, he conducts club business, has a good of the Past Commodores’ Trophy for With a record breaking fleet of 138 twelve. (Xanthos) Andrew Hunn, Robert Gough, Julian rapport with members as well as other Services to Yachting. competitors from 18 countries all three Richard N Batt Commodore Salter and Nick Rogers. key stakeholders in Tasmanian sailing, qualified for the Gold Fleet and Rob went The past season also saw the return of

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Rear Commodore’s Notes

and his door is always open. I am certain The Sailing Committee sees this as a sailors, who also did extremely well, that Nick will be a very valuable asset to great opportunity to re-invigorate the included Angus Calvert, Nick Smart, the club for many years to come. team sailing, match racing and corporate Lachlan Richardson, Sam King and sailing activities. If done properly, we Charlie Connor. Their coach was reigning The Sailing Committee has recently could also promote the new fleet to Australian Open Team Racing Champion reviewed the results from the Southern corporate sponsors. Elliott Noye. Keelboat Survey. We acknowledged the general satisfaction with the Combined In off-the-beach sailing, it is pleasing Jock Calvert has once again represented Clubs program and have agreed to to see RYCT members participating Australia in the ISAF Youth provide a letter of feedback to owners in international, national and other Championship in the RS:X sailboard who completed the survey. interstate events in recent months. division, this time in Tavira Portugal. He placed 26th in difficult sailing conditions. The Committee will also consider holding In early May, three young sailors from a meeting of owners, convened by Gavin the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, In early July, Tasmanian Sabot champion Adamson, to provide feedback on the George Jones, Elliott Noye and Matt William Wallis narrowly won his class survey. We ask Gavin to include some Himson, with three sailors at Queensland Youth Week while additional questions from the Combined from Sandringham Yacht Club as their Laser 4.7 State champion Sam King Clubs’ Sailing Managers in the 2015 lightweight crews, won the Australian finished second in the Laser 4.7 class. survey. team racing championship sailed on Conditions were testing throughout ’s Albert Park Lake. A great the week, with racing abandoned on Gavin continues to do a lot of work achievement, well done! the second last day because of wild behind the scenes with this survey, weather. providing the Sailing Committee with Another RYCT team of Ed Hargreaves, meaningful and relevant data that we Morgan Davies, Gabriel Morrison, In mid July, Rob Gough, John Genders Members at the AGM included, from left, Life Member Barry Sheppard and Past Commdores Picton Hay, John Sharman and Bill Cooper. Photo Peter Campbell. are able to act upon. I would like to Will Wallis, Brendan Crisp and Fraser and Will Logan representing RYCT at the thank Gavin Adamson for conducting Marshall, finished in third place. International Moth World championship the survey and his ongoing enthusiasm off Hayling Island on the south coast of The 2013-2014 financial year has now Our recently introduced ‘Cuisines of the for lunch at Cadburys, then proceeding Ed Hargreaves, Morgan Davies and for promoting keelboat racing on the England. Earlier, Gough finished fifth in drawn to a close and as we reflect on a World’ began with ‘A Taste of India’ on up river to the bridge for a pre-arranged Gabriel Morrison were the lead skippers th Derwent. the Italian open national championship solid financial performance, we should the 18 July and this will be followed opening and on to New Norfolk. A short in the Friends’ Red team which won the nd and won an invitational warm-up event also be mindful of the many facets of by an ‘Italian’ night on the 22 August. stroll to the pub for dinner and back in Lake Garda. (Late news: Rob Gough Club life and the personalities who share There will be a delicious array of fresh to the raft up for a quiet night on the finished a most creditable 7th in the 68 in the programs, committees, sailing and pasta and specialty dishes from both the beautiful upper reaches of the Derwent boat Gold Fleet at the Worlds) cruising events and of course, the social north and south Italy. River. calendar. The Foiling Week Moth Invitational A ‘70’s and ‘80’s Karaoke Night took The Navigation Cruise was meticulously Regatta between ten of the world’s top As noted in the Annual Report, we place on Friday, 25th July. planned and executed by the “Beaver” give thanks for the lives of those dearly boys, although the weather proved ‘Mothies’ was held with an 18 knot Peler The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s departed members and trust that their challenging. Congratulations to (wind from the North). Four short, but annual ‘At Home’ at the Club will be held families will take comfort from the Masterpiece, Crusade and Orion which tight races selected the top three that on the 15th August and promises to be esteem in which they have been held. placed in that order in a very close result. entered the final showdown. Rob Gough a very special night with food from all They will be long remembered by their won from 2013 world champion Josh corners of the globe. Flag Officers from The Pear Tree Picnic is always a popular friends at the Club. McKnight (AUS) and Ben Paton (GBR). the other Clubs will be invited guests and day cruise and around 25 vessels took The Dinghy Group has had a name There was a very pleasing response we are expecting around 200 members part on overcast, but relatively mild change to ‘RYCT Off The Beach’ to the recent “member’s survey”, the and guests to attend. winter’s day. The pear trees, although results of which will continue to be not yet producing a commercial yield, to better reflect the type of sailing The ‘Blue Water Ball’ is back after evaluated and acted upon. The House are certainly out of harms way in their practiced by this group – dinghies, skiffs, a break of nearly twenty years, 6th Support Scheme, now introduced, is to new enclosures. We are indeed indebted sailboards, multi-hulls, etc – and the September. Members will enjoy a night encourage more members to socialise in to Martin and Suzanne Betts for their strong relationship between the group of fine food and beverages and musical ‘their club’, which is vital to our ongoing wonderful hospitality. and the Club. entertainment from the highly acclaimed prosperity. Gavin Adamson’s Mumm 36 Madness on a breezy River Derwent. Photo Peter Campbell. The active Off the Beach Committee Dr. Fink and DJ Pete. The ‘Blue Water As my tenure draws to a close, I would has put forward a strong program of The Clubhouse has been busy over Ball’ committee has a fabulous night of like to thank members for affording me The Sailing Committee is currently minor premiership and finished third in Saturday racing and a range of full- winter, with recent past and upcoming partying planned with an expectation of the honour and the privilege to serve as working on a replacement strategy for the finals of the Australian Schools Team weekend training and competition in events complimenting the regular 400 guests. your Rear Commodore over the past schedule. two years. the ageing fleet of Elliott 5.9’s that we Racing Championship held at Woollahra regattas such as Showdown, Sandy Bay Our thanks go to retired Board member have had for over 15 years. There has Sailing Club in the first week of July. Sailing Committee’s PJ Series, Bellerive The quarterly themed Long Table Nigel Hill for his stewardship of both the Ross de Little Rear Commodore been some healthy discussion with Yacht Club’s Crown Series and various Other RYCT sailors in Friends’ teams Dinners are proving very popular and are Van Diemen’s Land Circumnavigation the best way forward and once agreed State championships. at the Schools event included Lachlan always booked to capacity. The Bass Cruise Committee and the Club’s and finalised the Sailing Committee will Hargreaves, Finlay Crisp, Brendan Good sailing to everyone who gets afloat and Flinders room provides a marvelous Cruising Committee. provide a full report to both Finance Crisp, Will Sargent, Will Wallis, Max venue for this exclusive event, the next Committee and the Board with the Matthew Johnston Vice Commodore th The “up river” cruise was a most relaxing Gluskie, Max Cottier and team coach scheduled for the Friday, 26 September. preferred strategy and recommendation. weekend with eight vessels congregating Rod Chamberlain. Hutchins RYCT

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RYCT’s bid for 2.4mR Worlds Richard Batt re-elected as Commodore While this coming summer of yacht The DSS will host the SB20 Australian recently acquired, ex-Victorian Sunfast racing on the River Derwent will not championship in early January 2015, 3200, Street Car. The 133rd Annual General However, his services to the Club date see any major national or international with a fleet of 30 boats expected. back to the 1970s when he would Don Calvert’s Intrigue will be back after Meeting of the RYCT saw a regattas, the Royal Yacht Club of The Hobart fleet is now the largest in assist with the berthing of the Sydney her dismasting late last season, this time Tasmania is already planning well ahead. Australia with 21 boats and a strong line- new Rear Commodore elected Hobart fleet when his shore leave dates with a Sydney 38 mast replacing the up expected for this summer’s regular and a Life Member appointed. permitted. original one stepped 30 years ago this racing. The RYCT is confident that the summer. Roger has also stepped into the sailing Yachting’s Opening Day will be held on Richard Batt has been re-elected manager’s position for extensive periods Club will be chosen to conduct The RYCT’s Sail School coaching long the Derwent on Saturday, 4 October, unopposed as Commodore of the Royal when the staff role became vacant. the World championship weekend in September will set the Yacht Club of Tasmania for 2014-2015, with a traditional sail past of yachts and Commodore Batt also announced pattern for the ever-increasing fleets of as has Vice Commodore Matthew for the International 2.4mR motor cruisers in Sullivan’s Cove. that the following members had now young sailors racing out of clubs such as Johnston. one-person keelboat class, a However, the first weekend of racing the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and reached 50 years of membership: John significant lead-up for those in will, as always, be the Derwent Sailing Sandy Bay Sailing Club. Commodore Batt was elected Vice Featherstone, Norman Francis, David Squadron and Huon Yacht Club’s Pipe Commodore in 2012 and Commodore James, Christopher Jenkins, David the class preparing for the Rio The RYCT ‘Dinghy Group’ is now Opener over the weekend of 19-21 last year, but had acted in that role Jones, Bram Knoop, Fenton Lamprill, officially re-named as ‘RYCT Off the 2016 Paralympic Games. September. The Pipe Opener starts since late 2012 due to the illness of then William Palmer, Errol Pyke, Peter Stubs Beach’ reflecting its broader sailing with a Friday night race from Hobart to Commodore Graham Taplin. and Charles Turnbull. activities, including dinghies, skiffs, Gordon and on Saturday the fleet will join Hobart has a small fleet but competitive sailboards, and emphasing the Members endorsed the Commodore local yachts for the Cock of the Huon fleet of 2.4s, headed by Australian strong connection with the Club. and Vice Commodore’s re-election at champion and likely Australian Race, the regatta ending with a Sunday the 133rd Annual General Meeting of representative at the Rio Paralympics, race from Port Huon back to Gordon. This year’s Audi Showdown over the the Club, held on 23 July 2014. They weekend of 1-2 November will also Matt Bugg. The first Combined Clubs race will be the also elected Tracy Matthews as Rear emphasise this as it will be solely an Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s Channel Commodore to over from Ross de Little, The timing for the 2.4 Worlds would be off-the-beach and one-design keelboat Race the following day, the first of seven who did not seek re-election. early January 2016, preceded by the regatta, with divisions for SB20, Farr Long Races over the summer. Australian championships. 40s, J24s and Dragons. Tracy, a non-executive company director The Combined Clubs Harbour Race and consultant, returns to the Board Already listed for early 2016 is the Other keelboats will be catered for that Series will begin the following Saturday, after a break of 12 months and will rejoin prestigious Prince Philip Cup, the weekend as on the Saturday the Club 11 October and this coming season has the Finance Sub-Committee. Australasian championship for the will also be conducting a Combined been extended to nine race days. The International Dragon class, which often Clubs Long Race. Also returning to the Board is the attracts several international entrants. RYCT will also conduct the first Harbour Immediate Past Commodore, Graham Series race day. This will be a lead-up for an expected Taplin, who has recovered from illness. The RYCT and the Derwent Sailing strong entry for this year’s Maria Island Fleet of between 50 and 60 yachts are Along with Claire Cunningham, Gavin Squadron made a joint bid to Race, starting on Friday evening, 14 expected to be entered for both the Adamson, Murray Chambers and Daniel conduct the Australian and World November. Many of the Tasmanian Long Race and Harbour Race Series, Woods, Taplin was elected unanimously. championships for the SB20 one-design yachts entered for this year’s 70th Rolex with new entrants likely to include Toby sportsboat class in 2017 and although Sydney Hobart Race are expected They join Peter Langford, Geoff Wells Richardson’s narrow-beamed. fast unsuccessful, the class association to use the Maria Island Race as their and Michael Cooper who were not up for 38-footer, designed by Fred Barrett and is confident Hobart will host an SB20 qualifier for the Sydney Hobart. election this year as two-year members World championship within a few years. built by Richardson, and Mark Ballard’s of the Board. The RYCT will conduct the iconic Bruny Island Race over the same weekend Members also unanimously elected as the Royal Hobart Regatta, in early Captain Roger Martin as a Life Member February, and then host the Farr 40 for his outstanding contribution to the Tasmanian championship at the end of Club, especially in sailing administration February. The DSS will run the SB20 and race management. State and National championships in A member of the RYCT since 1966, early March and over Easter will conduct Roger spent many years at sea, but the National championship for the since his retirement has been untiring in Access Dinghy class. his voluntary work for the Club, including The major post-Christmas regatta will being a principal race officer from 1999 Commodore Richard Batt presents the Rear Commodore’s burgee to Tracy Matthews and, be Bellerive Yacht Club’s Crown Series onwards, a member of the Sydney above, Life Member Roger Martin. Bellerive Regatta, again expected to Hobart committee since 2002, Vice attract around 200 keelboats, sports Commodore from 2010 to 2012, as well boats and off-the-beach multi-hulls, as a member or chairman of most other dinghies, skiffs and sailboards. committees involving club and interclub sailing, including the Showdown committee and National Championship events. Start of a Combined Clubs Long Race from Castray. Photo Peter Campbell.

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Strong Tassie contingent for 70th Auderé, Helsal 3 winners in Queensland

above its weight as one of the smallest Three Tasmanian yachts Auderé, Mike Pritchard’s Beneteau 45, In a race that did not favour the big boats in the fleet while Cougar II took entered for the 70th Rolex also contested the Gold Coast Race, boats on handicap, finished third in fleet 11th place Overall. Cougar II is returning but was not suited by the light winds, astern of Sydney Hobart record-holder th to ocean racing after last summer Sydney Hobart have sailed finishing 37 in fleet, with her IRC Wild Oats XI and the new Black Jack, contesting the TP52 inshore series of impressively in Queensland handicap position also being affected by a Volvo 70. On corrected times, Alive regattas. offshore races, writes Peter a 20% of placings penalty for breaching finished ahead of the bigger boats. Sailing Instruction 24 (Declarations). This Next stop for Auderé and Alive was This will be the third Sydney Hobart Campbell. put Auderé down to 33rd Overall and 8th Hamilton Island for Race Week in mid- Race for Whistler, again skippered by in IRC Division 3 in final results. David Rees, who is including his 18 year August, then back south to contest Tasmanian ocean racing yachts Auderé, th old daughter Lucy in the crew for her first Auderé, joined by Alive, Philip Turner’s the 70 Rolex Sydney Hobart in late Helsal 3 and Alive have each turned in Sydney-Hobart race. Team members Reichel/Pugh 66, went on to contest December. Alive has a similar program. impressive performances in Queensland from the 2011 race, Jory Linscott, Jon the RQYS’s Brisbane to Keppel Race, waters as they prepare for the 70th Rolex Rees, David Aplin, Nick McKim and 348 nautical miles up the Queensland Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Jacqui Guy return and will be joined by coast, with the Tasmanian boat scoring a Isaac Smith and David Cromarty. Helsal 3, now co-owned by Hobart most impressive overall win under ORCi Mike Pritchard’s Beneteau First 45 Audere, yachtsman Rob Fisher and Gundagai ratings and a second overall under IRC ORCi overall winner of the Brisbane to Keppel Whistler will contest the Maria Island doctor Paul Mara, won the PHS division ratings. Race in early August. Photo Andrew Gough. race as her primary lead-up race, but of the CYCA’s 384 nautical mile Brisbane other preparations include continuing Gold Coast Race, beating the former a nocturnal circuit of Bruny Island Tasmanian boat She’s the Culprit on immediately after crossing the finish corrected time. line in the Pipe Opener Race down the Channel in September. Mara skippered Helsal 3 in the Gold Coast Race and was obviously pleased Audere made an impressive offshore with the result as a lead-up to this year’s racing debut last November when she th 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart. “She’s a Heading a strong Tasmanian contingent for the 70 Rolex Sydney Hobart will the Reichel/Pugh finished fourth in the Maria Island Race. Alive. Photo Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi. fast, powerful boat and is exhilarating to She was forced to retire from her next sailing,” he commented. long race, the Launceston to Hobart, The Cruising Yacht Club of Four Tasmanian boats were among after encountering a gale in Storm Bay Overall, the race winner was Celestial, which damaged the yacht’s steering and Sam Haynes’ Rogers 46 which Australia is predicting a fleet of the early nominations: Audere, Michael Pritchard’s Beneteau First 45 which injured owner/skipper Mike Pritchard. finished third IRC overall and second th ORCi overall in last year’s Rolex at least 130 yachts for the 70 will represent the Royal Yacht Club of In late July, Audere embarked on her Sydney Hobart. Second place went Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Tasmania; Jacinta and Brett Cooper’s third long ocean race, the CYCA’s to Queenslander Paul Harburg’s latest Beneteau 57 Mistraal, also from Sydney Gold Coast, recovering from a Race, reports Peter Campbell Black Jack, a Volvo 70, third to Bob the RYCT; Sean Langman’s vintage very light wind start to gradually improve Oatley’s Wild Oats XI, the Sydney Hobart gaff-rigged, 9.01m cutter Maluka of her fleet and handicap position as the Race record-holder. At least nine Tasmanian yachts are Kermandie, representing the Huon Yacht race progressed northwards. Audere expected to be among the huge fleet Club; and Natelle Two, skippered by went on to finish second in IRC overall of yachts contesting this year’s Rolex Laura Roper from the Geilston Bay Boat and first in ORCi of the 348 nautical th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the 70 Club. Brisbane to Keppel Race. ‘Great Race South’ since 1945. With the Other Tasmanian yachts expected to CYCA predicting a fleet of 130 boats, Alive (ex Black Jack) looks set for a top enter are: Tony Lyall’s TP52 Cougar II this will be the largest fleet since the 50th of the fleet finish and with an excellent (RYCT); David Rees’ MBD 35 Whistler in 1994. chance of an Overall or Division win on (RYCT); Rob Fisher and Paul Mara’s IRC ratings, judging by her record to This will give the State its biggest and Adams 20 Helsal 3 (RYCT); Phillip date under the ownership of Thailand- th strongest representation since the 50 Turner’s Reichel/Pugh 66 Alive, sailing based, DSS member Phillip Turner with race when the Robert Clifford-chartered under the burgee of the Derwent Sailing fellow DSS member Duncan Hine as maxi ketch Tasmania took line honours. Squadron. skipper. Three other Tasmanian boats, Sheraton In the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart, Alive, Hobart (Ian Smith), Southern Cross TV Turner bought the yacht earlier this year then called Black Jack and owned by (Greg Prescott) and Invincible (H&J Clark) and at Easter, renamed Alive, took out Queenslander Peter Harburg, finished won their divisions in that race which all the rating prizes in the light weather fourth across the line, placed third saw 371 starters and 309 finishers. Brisbane to Gladstone Race. Then Overall and second in IRC Division O, she outsailed a small fleet in the 1885 By the end of July, the CYCA had and first in ORCi Division 1 on corrected nautical mile Melbourne to Vanuatu already received more than 40 time. Race, smashing the record by nearly 24 applications to enter the 70th Rolex That year Whistler placed 10th Overall hours as strong south-westers sent her Sydney Hobart, an exceptionally large and second in IRC Division 4, punching surfing to the tropics. number so early in the year. www.42southmarine.com - [email protected]

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Governor’s Cup awarded to Andrew Hunn

Seven members were In addition, the Farr 40 Voodoo Chile, helmed by co-owner Lloyd Clark in nominated for this year’s October 2013 won the Aberdeen Asset prestigious Governor’s Cup, Management Farr 40 Queensland as Peter Campbell reports. championship, in December 2013 won the Farr 40 Class One Design Trophy in Sydney and in February 2014 finished second overall in the Aberdeen Asset Management Farr 40 Tasmanian State championship in Hobart. Accepting the Governor’s Cup, Andrew stressed that each of his successes had been a team effort, adding “each of these one-design class boats is a crew- driven boat.” The Commodore also presented the Past Commodores’ Trophy for Services to Yachting to Peter Campbell, editor of the Tasmanian Yachtsman, for his “tireless contribution to the RYCT and the Tasmanian sailing community over Audi Centre Hobart has a brand new home with an extensive range of vehicles and experienced staff to many, many years.” help you find your perfect fit. Test drive today at AudiCentre Hobart or visit audicentrehobart.com.au The Lesley Cooper Memorial for 152-170 Campbell Street, Hobart | Tel. 03 6238 3344 Champion one-design helmsman Andrew Hunn has been awarded the Outstanding Services to the Club was LMCT 3060 prestigious Governor’s Cup for 2013- awarded to Mick Purdon, with other 2014, announced at the Royal Yacht nominees being Murray Jones and Club of Tasmania’s annual Prize Night Steven Shield. dinner held at the club in late May. Four young sailors were nominated Presenting the Cup, Commodore for the Commodore’s Trophy for Most Richard Batt said the winner had been Outstanding Youthful Participant: Sam he Royal Yacht Club of chosen by the Club’s Past Commodores King, Charlie Connor, William Wallis and Tasmania Trust now invites who had selected Andrew from a list of Jock Calvert, with Sam King named as the winner of this year’s award. Sam last T CLU six other RYCT members provided by H B you to help ensure that we th C A O the Sailing Committee, “illustrating what summer won the 50 Sabot Australian Y F T

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T Laser 4.7 class. Top left, Commodore Richard Batt presents a future gift in support of the Club, In addition to Andrew Hunn, the Among other awards presented was the Andrew Hunn with the Governor’s Cup. Top, nominations for the Governor’s Cup for Board member Daniel Woods presents Steven you will join a special group of Bugg Family Forward Hand Trophy to 2013-1014 were Greg Prescott, Tony Shield with the John Sward Memorial Trophy proud, passionate supporters who Lyall, Matthew Bugg, Robert Gough, Brendan Crisp, a single-handed sailor for the Tasmanian Dragon class. Above: Peter THE who has also crewed extremely well for are preserving the genuine history Julian Salter and Nick Rogers. Campbell with the Past Commodores’ Trophy. ROYAL YACHT his brother in the class. and prosperous future of the Club. The Sailing Committee’s CLUB OF recommendation of Andrew Hunn was The Martin Graney Memorial for Crewmember in keelboats – Rob Horne Outstanding Main Sheet Hand was (Intrigue), Alf Doedens (Madness) and Should you decide to support The based on the fact that he had either won TASMANIA or was placed on the podium in three awarded to Aaron Murray who sailed on Phil Armstrong (Voodoo Chile) with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Trust, different National classes over the past Madness. The other nomination was Mal award going to Rob Horne who has TRUST your bequest will be treated with 12 months, a rare achievement. Parker (Voodoo Chile). been sailing for 30 years on Intrigue. the utmost respect. This way your Andrew and his crew, sailing various The Geoff Corkhill Memorial Trophy for The Prize Night saw summer, Winter and one-design yachts known as Voodoo Best Performance by a Forward Hand in Twilight racing senior and junior pennants legacy remains an everlasting one. Chile, in November 2013 won the MC38 RYCT Races went to Elliott Noye, who presented to winning skippers, with Vice Please contact our General Manager Australian championship in Sydney, in crews on the Dragon Ridgeway, with Commodore Matthew Johnston pointing other nominations being Ed Snowball out that although the main focus during if you wish to arrange a confidential February 2014 finished second overall in the Aberdeen Asset Management Farr (Wired) and Matt Smith (Madness). the summer sailing season for keelboats consultation with The Royal Yacht had been on the Combined Clubs event 40 National title in Hobart and in March The Sailing Committee received three “the Club still considers that Summer Club of Tasmania Trustees. 2014 won the Australian nominations for the Scott Graves Pennants remain an important part of championship in Sydney. Memorial for Best Performance by a our traditions.”

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RYCT sailors win National team racing

Tasmanians finished first and To achieve a light weight crew they Talladega Nights won its semi-final 3-0 enlisted three young Optimist sailors against the RYCT Royals Blues team third in the Australian Team from Sandringham Yacht Club as their of skippers Eddy Hargreaves, Morgan Racing Championship for’ard hands. The winning team was Davies and Gabriel Morrison and crew sailed on Melbourne’s Albert in third place in overall standings after Will Wallis, Brendan Crisp and Fraser Park Lake. the first round-robin, behind the Irish Marshall. team, For the Lads, and Victoria’s Team The Talladega Nights then lined up for Sorrento, which headed results from the the grand final against For the Lads. Three young sailors from the Royal Yacht first round-robin. Although For the Lads had an allocated Club of Tasmania, George Jones, Elliott Team Sorrento lost its lead in the second win, Talladega Nights won the grand final Noye and Matt Himson, with three small round-robin while Royals Blue made up with three wins, an official score of 3-1. Optimist sailors from Sandringham Yacht a two-race deficit to reach the top three Club as their lightweight crews, won the teams for the finals. For the Lads gained Australian team racing championship top place from Talladega Nights, also on sailed on Melbourne’s Albert Park Lake a countback.Untitled-1 1 5/07/2013 2:08:38 PM over the June long weekend. With the three younger crew of Matthew Board member Peter Langford presents the St Helena Trophy to Alan Perkins, winning skipper of Stewart Geeves collected the Britannia Trophy, Goss, Phillip George and Archer the Muir Winches Navigation and Seamanship Cruise. Photo Peter Campbell. and others, from RYCT Board member Claire Disney, the RYCT/SYC team, called the Cunningham. Photo Peter Campbell. Talladega Nights, came from behind Dinghy class pennant winners: Trophy): Ridgeway (Steven Shield). Veolia Bruny Island Race: to outsail the For the Lads team, the Dragon class Barry Calvert Series: Royal Swan Trophy, Line Honours: The skippers being three young Irishmen Sabot (TGIO Perpetual Trophy): Loose now living in Melbourne. Cannon (William Wallis). Ridgeway (Steven Shield). Fork in the Road (Gary Smith) Laser 4.7: RPG (Lachlan Hargreaves). Dragon class Cuthbertson Trophy Ross Muir Yachting Supplies Perpetual st (RYCT Perpetual Trophy): (handicap winner, State championship): Trophy, 1 PHS: Trick Cyclist (Jory Dott Time (Tony Tate). Xanthos (Mike Wilkinson). Linscott). st Flying Elevens: Hard Drive (Max Cottier Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn Pepsi-Juicy Isle Trophy, 1 IRC: Whistler and William Wallis). Shield (Match Racing): Ryan Moreton. (David Rees). Vice Commodore’s Cup, 1st AMS: Offshore Trophies for the Juicy Isle Summer pennant winners: Footloose (Stewart Geeves). Channel Race, the TasPorts Maria Division 1 (WD Whitehouse Memorial Island Race and the Veolia Bruny Island Combined Clubs Offshore Trophies: Trophy): Tas Paints (Ian Stewart). Race were awarded to winners and 1st IRC: Whistler (David Rees). Division 1 AMS: Tas Paints (Ian Stewart). st placegetters, with the Britannia Trophy 1 AMS: Footloose (Stewart Geeves). C Division 2 (Manhattan Trophy): Chicas for the Best Overall Performance in 1st PHS: Footloose (Stewart Geeves) (John Lewis) M Offshore Races being awarded to Division 3 (Sir John Evans Memorial Muir Winches Navigation and Footloose, owned and skippered by Y Trophy): Kindred Spirit (Peter Alcock). Seamanship Cruise: Stewart Geeves. CM Kindred Spirit also won the Lipton Cup St Helena Trophy, 1st overall: at the Royal Hobart Regatta. Footloose also was awarded the Keith Masterpiece (Alan Perkins). MY Jenkins Memorial Perpetual Trophy for SB20 class: Karabos (Nick Rogers). Dalco & Cheverton Perpetual Trophy, CY Best Performance in a Division or Class. Navigator of winning boat: Ben Vaughan. Winter pennant winners: CMY Footloose’s successes over the season Novice Navigators Trophy: Angus Wells.

Division 2: Footloose (Stewart Geeves). included the Vice Commodore’s Cup K Division 3: Ingenue (Nigel Johnston). as winner on AMS of the Veolia Bruny Plaques were also presented to the Island Race and first on AMS and PHS owners of the following 14 craft made Twilight pennant winners: The team of RYCT and young Sandringham for the Combined Clubs Offshore Trophy. available for duties as Committee boats Yacht Club sailors which won the Australian Division 1: Eliza (Kevin Jacobson). Offshore trophies presented were: and official boats during the year: team racing championship. Division 2: Ingenue (Nigel Johnston). Amodet (Andrew Perkins), Backwash Division 3: Rotary (Norm Brundle). Juicy Isle Channel Race: (John O’Reilly and Bruce Craw), Beaver st Third place overall went to another team Division 4: Trad Jazz (Chris Thompson). 1 PHS: Cleopatra (Matthew Denholm). (Tony Chamberlain), Domino (Pam of RYCT sailors, Royals Blue, which Line Honours: Cougar II (Anthony Lyall). Corkhill), Juicy Isle (Sandy Bay Sailing Wednesday Warriors – midweek series made the semi-finals on a countback Club), Masterpiece (Alan Perkins), River winners: Tasports Maria Island Race: from Victoria’s Team Sorrento. RYCT Trophy, 1st IRC: Kaiulani (Malcolm Lodge II (Biddy Badenach), Baracca Series 1: Piya (Robert Laughlin) Cooper). (Charlie Miller), Satiety (Tony Patiniotis), Noye, Jones and Himson are all well- Series 2: Birngana (Errol Pyke) RYCT Trophy, 1st PHS: Kaiulani (Malcolm Island Star (Rae H Batt and Commodore known Laser sailors but learned the skills Tasmanian championships and Cooper). Richard Batt), Orion (Peter Langford), of team racing representing the Hutchins regattas: Corinthian Cup, 1st AMS: Kaiulani (Tim Knight). School in the interschool team racing on the Derwent. J24 class: Another Toy (Greg Rowlings). (Malcolm Cooper). Dragon class (John Sward Memorial RYCR Trophy, Line Honours: The Fork in the Road (Gary Smith).

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Andrew Hunn, champion helmsman

Editor Peter Campbell was my first taste of the wider world of “It was an Australian built Binks competition!” Andrew recalled. boat, and it turned out not to be very spoke at length with Andrew competitive against the European built “The following year Greg and I competed Hunn, the 2013-2014 recipient boats when they began to be imported, in Adelaide, and then my father arranged However, we won the Tasmanian title of the prestigious Governor’s for a boat to be built for the World (against Howard Piggott, Richard Norris Cup, about his outstanding championships in Hobart. and Ian (Hood Sails) Ross etc) and career in yachting and his “I remember that regatta for the English also finished fifth in the first National plans for a Voodoo Chile crews that competed, some of whom I Championships, at Brighton, Victoria. later competed against in senior classes campaign at the 2014 Farr 40 ”The following year (courtesy of my in . I recall watching, with Chris mother) we took delivery of a state- Worlds in the USA. Law, from the Sandy Bay Regatta of-the-art Roga 470, built in Spain, Pavilion (where we were attending a and went on to achieve reasonable protest hearing) as Edward Heath’s Andrew Hunn was born in Launceston National level success (second behind Morning Cloud sailed past to win the and grew up in Wynyard, before his subsequent Montreal Olympics bronze Sydney to Hobart. family spent several years in the UK medallist Ian Brown) at the ‘Go for Gold’ while his father John trained as a general “A year or so later (I had become too regatta on Jarvis Bay, the best sailing and paediatric surgeon. Returning to tall to really sail an ‘Inter’) I graduated venue in Australia, and fourth in the Australia the family moved to Hobart and to an International and sailed Olympic Trials (Brown, Geitz, Hoopers, shortly after his father began sailing with with John Sutherland (Andrew’s brother) us. The first three were sail-makers, so I a surgeon colleague, Murray Drew, at including competing in the National guess we were first ‘Corinthian’ crew). one time Commodore of the Royal Yacht Championship at Lake Macquarie, where “I had teamed up with Andrew Club of Tasmania. we achieved some good race results Buckland’s brother Chris for those (I think we finished 11th overall), and The following year, at the age of 12, regattas, and the following year we became friends with a number of sailors Andrew started sailing at Sandy Bay finished second behind Julian Golding who later became prominent, including Sailing Club, crewing in International in the ‘Go for Gold’ regatta in Perth. Andrew Buckland, Jamie Wilmot, Jamie Cadets, with David Creese (latterly By then we had developed a bit of a Cook, and the Hooper brothers, Buster Obsession etc.) and Greg Chandler. reputation for speed in heavy air (a and John. “In my first season David and I won Tasmanian trait!) and one report (in selection in the State International “I think we won the State Championship Modern Boating, I think) described this team, competing in the National the next year, and then Ross Muir, as ‘the Hunn came out of the sun’, to championships in Melbourne. This for whom I was working part-time (to the hilarity of the fleet!” supplement my student lifestyle!) offered For the next couple of years Andrew me the use of a new 470, which had just sailed a Laser and won the State title at Andrew Hunn at the helm of the Hobart-based become an Olympic class. Voodoo Chile on the River Derwent. Photo Swansea, sailing a boat loaned to him by Lloyd Clark at the helm of the new Voodoo Chile at Santa Barbara, California. Photo Sara Proctor. Dane Lojek. fellow Tasmanian ‘Juggy’ Clougher, and competed in two World Championships. Recalling the Worlds at Kingston Ontario, New Voodoo Chile’s impresses in USA Andrew said that in the only heat with enough wind to hike he led the fleet until half way up the last beat when he “was winning the championship by just one point from the US boat The new ‘ex-royal’ Voodoo Chile made an overwhelmed by a 6ft 7in Dutchman Flash Gordon 8, skippered by Helmut Jahn. impressive debut for her Tasmanian owners in who powered through my lee!” Enfant Terrible finished the regatta with 44 points, Flash Gordon the Farr 40 US West Coast championship. He added: “The rest of that regatta, and 8 with 45 points, while Voodoo Chile had a 5th and a 3rd on the the later regatta in Sardinia, were spent final day to finish third overall with 48 points but a clear winner crouching in the scuppers trying to make The performance of Lloyd Clark and Andrew Hunn’s new Farr of the Corinthian Trophy. a Laser go in light air something that the 40 Voodoo Chile in placing third in the Farr 40 US West Coast Voodoo Chile’s fine performance was unexpected as co- Americans and Europeans did much championship at Santa Barbara, California, received high praise owners, Lloyd Clark and Andrew Hunn, both members of the better!” from class officials, describing it as a significant lead-up to the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, only bought this particular Farr World championships in September. In 1977 the Laser Nationals were held in 40, previously owned by Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, a Devonport, and it was while competing “Voodoo Chile was considered a Corinthian entry with only two few weeks before the West Coast championship. there that Richard Norris and Andrew pros aboard, but looked anything but in placing third overall for A cross-country delivery was Newport, Rhode Island, to Santa dreamed up a plan to win the next skipper Lloyd Clark,” the Farr 40 class association commented Barbara was completed about a week before the regatta, Sharpie Nationals, inspired by the victory in its report on the regatta, sailed on the Pacific Ocean. leaving the crew only a few days to put the boat together and of Grant Simmer in Ship of Fools and “on The 11-race regatta went right down to the wire with Italian conduct some on-water tuning. the basis that in 470’s I had beaten him yachtsman Alberto Rossi and his crew aboard Enfant Terrible more than he had beaten me!”

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boat’ in her garage, ordered a fibreglass “I sort of fell on my feet, combining undecked hull from Hazelgrove in locum doctor work with periods working Adelaide, and proceeded to build as a rigger with Don Buckley, rigging and Dynamo Humm, incorporating many building 18-foot skiffs (including Color 7 ‘firsts’.....first fibreglass boat to win the on which Don was for’ard hand and my Nationals, first Tasmanian winner of mate Andrew Buckland on mainsheet),” the Nationals, first Sharpie with lower Andrew continued. shrouds, hydraulic shroud controls “For reasons that I’ve never fully (courtesy of Alan Perkins), first with comprehended, when Peter Sorenson end boom sheeting, etc etc,” Andrew offered the Color 7 crew (who had recalled. just won their first 18 foot World “Dynamo was so radical that when championship) his new J24 to sail in the John Bertrand saw it outside the RYCT inaugural National championship, they Sharpie shed on a lecture trip (he’d asked me to helm the boat. won the Sharpies himself, then a “We went on to win the championship Olympic bronze, and was with Bond on again with a race in hand.....this time the America’s Cup trail), he said that we we sat out the last race, a situation were wasting our time. that caused me great stress, as I “We won the Nationals with a race to wasn’t completely sure they had the spare, and finished second in the last calculations right!” Andrew recalled. race (hung over!) for good measure.” “At that regatta I met John Savage again The previous December before Andrew (2nd), Hugh Treharne (3rd), John ‘Hanger’ had qualified in Medicine (University of Harris, John Cassidy, and a lot of ‘yacht Andrew Hunn began his sailing career in Tasmania) and had combined his intern sailors’, as distinct from dinghy sailors..... International Cadets. year winter with building the Sharpie. the ‘J’ was a great mixing pot.” Shortly after the Sharpie Nationals (they Six months later Andrew moved back “We teamed up with experienced sold the boat at the completion) Andrew to Hobart, did some Laser sailing again, Sharpie crew Bill Rostron, convinced moved to Sydney, to work and sail. his mother to let us build our ‘super- and built another Sharpie, Midnightrider,

The Star was Andrew Hunn’s favourite small one-design keelboat.

which finished fourth in the Hobart Nationals, and became the subject of some infamous ‘close attention’ in the deciding last race, in which Andrew and his crew, Chris Harmsen and Paul McCartney, had been leading going into that race. “At this point my ambitions began to exceed my abilities, and I built a beautiful looking, but slightly under- performing (Foreigner) which we took to Sydney and competed against Jamie Wilmot, Carl Ryves, Doug Harris and others, with not too much success,” he recalled. Back in Hobart Andrew teamed up with Gary Smith in Fireballs, sailing as crew to a second in the Nationals (twice) and fifth in the Worlds. He also built a 505 (Kyrwood hull, cold moulded deck). Over the next couple of years he competed in 505’s (crewing for Neil Harrison in Hong Kong and for Lake Macquarie based sailors in NSW), built another Sharpie (Wanchai Bar Girls), commenced Neurosurgery training and moved back to Sydney to pursue that vocation. “To the disquiet of some of my senior colleagues, I continued sailing, going back into the FD class, this time with a state-of the-art Mader boat from Germany (now funded by me!) and winning the selection series for the Australian team for the Pre-Olympics in Korea. That European season we competed in Europe in the FD, sailing in several regattas leading up to the World Championship in Kiel, Germany,” Andrew continued.

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National championship. “Lloyd helmed Favourite dinghy – Flying Dutchman; Hunn: “I think most people would agree the boat in the One Design Regatta and Favourite small keelboat – Star; that too many classes is a bad idea. in the State championship,” Andrew Favourite one-design yacht - Farr 40. However, the promotion of some classes stressed. “He is as much the team as by Yachting Australia (largely those they Yachtsman: What is your approach to a I am.” see leading to Olympic sailing) is, I think, major Regatta? not necessarily desirable either. The same core team also won the MC38 Hunn: “The most important thing National championship and the Melges “I personally don’t think the Optimist is is that we have developed a highly 32 National championship sailed in New a good training boat, and much prefer skilled, committed crew, each expert in South Wales. the Sabot or, better, the International their role. This allows them to transfer Cadet....after that, the , Laser, The Yachtsman asked Andrew about his between boats and classes pretty Sharpie are all boats that get people future plans: seamlessly. In addition, if taking on a enthused. new class, we have been able to have, “We have purchased Crown Prince or add to, a crew with experience in the “There seems to be a trend emerging Fredrik’s Farr 40 Nanoq which has class to our core group. to reinvigorate some older classes, been renamed Voodoo Chile and we such as the OK, Sharpie and Flying will compete in the US West Coast “Our core team is Phil Armstrong Dutchman,and this is occurring in Championships (Lloyd will steer this (trimmer,crew organiser), David Europe and New Zealand as well. regatta), the Big Boat Regatta and the Chapman (tactician),Tim Robert (mast Rolex Farr 40 World Championship in and mid bow) Richie Howard (trim/ Foiling will change some things though, San Francisco in October this year. strategy), Kirsty Skinner (float), Josh and it will be interesting to see where Clark (pit), Mal Parker (main), Wulf that goes.” “After that, the boat will be shipped back Wilkens (bow), Rod Chamberlain (boat to Australia to sail the Farr 40 program Yachtsman: Your Club, the Royal Yacht captain, crew backup). over the Australian summer. In 2016 Club of Tasmania, recently awarded you we will sail the World Championship in Yachtsman: Your tactician, David the prestigious Governor’s Cup. You Sydney.” Chapman, describes you as the best must have felt honoured. one-design helmsman in Australia. (The new Voodoo Chile finished a close Hunn: That was a good because it What do you feel are key attributes third overall in the US West Coast was a recognition of our team and as a helmsman? Do you leave crew championship, with Lloyd Clark helming our program. The same evening as direction and tactics to others and just the yacht to a victory in her first race the Governor’s Cup was presented, concentrate on steering and maintaining under Tasmanian ownership. See story David Chapman received Outstanding With Mr , Andrew Hunn took line honours twice in the Launceston to Hobart and Maria Island Races. Photo Peter Campbell. optimum boat speed? page 16). Crewman of the Year award at the Royal Hunn: “David is young and Sydney Yacht Squadron prize night. It Andrew Hunn’s offshore racing has “The following season we finished fourth nationally and internationally in a total of through to the final day of match racing impressionable! He was probably was pleasing for the Sydneysiders to probably been overshadowed by his in the Olympic Trials (won by Gary Smith five boats,” Andrew told the Yachtsman. in the selection process. misquoted! I have the benefit of over 40 recognise a Tasmanian program!” and Dave Connor). I had decided not to remarkable successes in one-design Andrew won the Tasmanian Etchells Following the Sydney Olympics, from years of racing, very good powers of compete in the Pre-Olympics (financial dinghy and keelboat classes, but he has Yachtsman: What are your future plans? championship “once or twice”, finished 2001 to 2007, Andrew competed in the concentration, and a team that need no and work pressures) and in retrospect a good record there. too. second in the Australian Midwinter Star class, with Mick O’Brien, and then supervision to do their jobs. As a result, Hunn: I think my father is setting the that was a mistake (at least for sailing). championship in 1995, second in the Peter Conde. He and Peter competed “My first offshore experience was I’m able to concentrate wholly on my example. He is still racing regularly in “My neurosurgery training then crossed National championship in 1996 and in the Pre-Olympics in Qingdao (4th) and with Ron Bugg in Humbugg in the role, which is to steer as accurately and his mid-80’s and that seems like a good the continent, and I became Senior 2001, and fifth in the Etchells World finished nintth in the Summer European Westcoaster Race back in about 1984,” as fast as possible, working continuously plan!” Registrar at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital championship (and Corinthian World Championship in Naples in 2007 and he recalled. with the trimmers.” in Perth WA. Shortly afterwards I passed Champion) in 2000. As a main trimmer seventh in the North Americans in the “In the Admiral’s Cup team I competed Hunn: “The Farr 40 is having a strong my Fellowship exams. he finished seventh in the 1995 Etchells same year. in the Channel Race and Fastnet Race. resurgence in Australia, with six boats Worlds in Cowes, UK, sailing with Jamie “Whilst in Perth I had my first (actually Since 2007 he has raced in the Farr 40 In 1996 changing hands and becoming active. McPhail and Terry Wetton. Up to 16 boats are expected to be not quite true.....my brother Peter and class, co-owning Voodoo Chile with I sailed the Brisbane Gladstone Race competing in the National championship I had competed in the first Etchells In 1997 and 1998 Andrew was involved fellow RYCT member Lloyd Clark. “We aboard Ray Roberts’ Millennium, this coming season, in Sydney in late National Championship, as crew) in an Olympic program with Sydney have benefited from the active five boat finishing first, and again in 2013 with March. experience in Etchells and ended up, as sailors Cameron Miles and Andrew Farr 40 fleet in Hobart and, since 2011, my own boat, Mr Kite. We were fourth a consequence, trimming main on a new Palfrey in the Soling class, competing when we competed in lead-up regattas, across the line, second on PHS, sixth “It is a brilliant boat to sail on the Farr One Tonner, built to compete for the for a place at the Sydney Olympics. “We and then the World Championship on IRC. Derwent, and I am confident that the Admiral’s Cup Team. finished seventh in the uncompleted in Sydney (won by Transfusion) we class will be active here for some time to 1997 World Soling championship and have progressively built a regatta race “With Mr Kite we have twice won line “This boat, True Blue, was owned by come. sailed the circuit of European regattas team, and have steadily improved our honours in the Launceston to Hobart, Lawson Klopper, helmed by Gordon (Medemblik, Keiler Woche etc). In performance and results,” Andrew said. we twice took line honours in the Maria “Having sailed the Melges 32 and the Lucas, with New Zealander Chris 1999 we competed in the Pre-Olympic Island Race, also winning the PHS MC38 recently, I have no hesitation in Dickson as tactician...... we won the In 2013 Voodoo Chile finished third in Regatta in Sydney as members of the category, and have twice won the saying that the 40 is my favourite. I hope Trials, and the team finished fourth in the the National championship (and won the Australian Sailing team,” he told the Noakes Trophy in the Sydney Southport that we may see one or two more boats Admirals Cup (1989). Corinthian National championship) and Yachtsman. Race (first boat under 40 ft LOA). joining the Hobart fleet in the future; this in 2013-14 won the Queensland State “In 1990 we moved back to Hobart, and will create great opportunities for young “For the final Olympic trials for 2000, Championship, the One Design Regatta Mr Kite is still mine, but is for sale!” a year or so later the Etchells fleet began sailors to get involved.” Nick Rogers, Tim Hardstaff and I made (NSW) and finished second in both the to develop on the Derwent. For the next The Yachtsman asked Andrew about his a short, hard run for selection, and got Tasmanian State championship and the Yachtsman: Tasmanian dinghy classes? six or seven years I competed locally, favourite boats, with his answers being:

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New Members 2014 Jackpot Sponsors 2014 The Cruising and Musings of Tubby’s Crew

MARCH Membership Type DATE Business Sponsor John Bourke’s latest tales of An April Fool’s day departure just about bumps in her stride although Clint did guaranteed an interesting passage. After give the porcelain bus a bit of a work-out Mr Mathew Himson Senior 2/04/14 Hobart Private Hospitial John Amery the cruising capers of Tubby running up through the Denison canal on the way through. Mr Edmond Vincent Senior (Country) 9/04/14 Peter Johnston PL Andrew Johnston (aka Golden Haze) and her and over-nighting in Brian’s Corner, Mr Michael Warner Senior (Interstate) 16/04/14 Amcal St Helens Ernest Targett We’d hoped to avoid the walk up the crew, with a few interesting Schouten Passage, we stepped out to Mr Matthew Smith Crew 28/04/14 Clennets Mitre 10 John Clennett hill to the Eden fisherman’s club, as time cross the Strait on the very leading edge was short and Clint and I wanted to Mrs Janet Enkelaar Asscociated 7/05/14 Hobart Private Hospitial John Amery sidebar stories, as she heads of a window that was tighter than a fish’s north to Queensland waters. catch up with a couple of mates a little Einoder Family: Mrs Helen Einoder, 14/05/14 Marine Sales Steven Shield bum. further up the track, commonly referred Mst Nicholas, Miss Madeleine, Senior (Family A) 21/05/14 WMcA Building Sevices Robert White to as the Ulladulla mafia. Sadly, this Miss Eloise, Mst Matthias In consultation with that guru of the 28/05/14 Shadforths Finacial Services Commodore Richard Batt A warm banana bender welcome to weather gods, Kenny Batt, I’d estimated wasn’t to be with Batty’s forecast for a Mr Robert Stagg Social 4/06/14 Hobart Private Hospitial John Amery all from the pristine waters of sunny we had 36 hours before Huey was bag full of wind settling in just as we tied Mr Peter Pisko Social 11/06/14 Hughes Marine Ian Hughes southern Queensland. It’s getting on going to turn the weather to custard. up in Eden. Mst Joe Clifford Junior towards the end of May and we are 18/06/14 SRT Logistics Jim Miller This resulted in a false start and, after The following morning and a roam making a final approach to our winter APRIL 25/06/14 Muir Enginering Matthew Johnston suffering a few 50 knot bullets from around the waterfront resulted in cruising grounds, about to go through Mr Alexander McLean Senior 2/07/14 Hobart Private Hospitial John Amery the tail-end of the front going through, the boys bumping into the crew of the Wide Bay Bar at the bottom of Mr Roger Keys Senior I opted to show Clint the beauty of another boat that had just arrived Fraser Island. It’s been an interesting Mr Ben Davidson, Mrs Sophie Davidson Wineglass Bay for a few hours while from Devonport. Their sad lament of Senior (Family C) Miss Lily Davidson journey thus far…. Huey settled down. forty to fifty knots the previous night left me feeling pretty happy about the Mr Gilles Racape, Ms Petra Mehl, New Boat Registrations With Jimmy Mc Cormack and Clint, Take two, and after lunch and a beer, Senior (Family A) comfortable sleep we’d just enjoyed. Mst Nicola Racape, Miss Lara Racape a mate of mine from the West, joining we proceeded to waddle towards Eden I learnt a long time ago about the Boat Name Owner me for the delivery, we cast off after the in an uncomfortably lumpy sea, the Mr Lewis Pitchford Senior (Interstate) importance of picking windows when usual last minute nonsense, leaving the southern set current arguing the toss Mrs Becky-Lee O'Connor Asscociated BALIOS Matthew Pilkington dealing with the Strait and it seems Hobart cold to take Tubby (aka Golden with a 20 knot southerly breeze, resulting Mst Jan-Mauricio Berhold Junior BELLA SASSY Murray Wilkes nothing much has changed. Haze) across the Strait, bound for in typical Bass Strait washing machine FIRST LIGHT Ben & Sophie Davidson Mr Angus Johnson Junior warmer climes. conditions. Tubby took the lumps and One more overnight sail to Sydney Miss Eden Slicer Junior HOWRAH POINT Stephen Laird MAY LANDFALL Michael Strong Mr Colin Johnson Senior A new boat racing on the Derwent this summer will be Toby Richardson’s Mr Marcus Christie Senior X & Y, a Fred Barrett-designed 38-footer. Photo Nick Hutton. 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south-easterly with an amended final Tubby took a run at it. As the photos at that time of the day) we have now destination. show, the window didn’t last as long as fortunately seen the last of NSW and I’d hoped! Still, now we know that fat their rip-off money-making schemes. Tubby was no longer to spend a month girls can surf, with Tubby doing a great on a mate’s mooring in the Brisbane Queensland has beckoned and on our job in the white water. River. Instead, I’d managed to locate return to the boat we did a quick run a friendly berth up a creek at Ballina, What the photos don’t show is that while up to Bum’s Bay, Southport, where we where the old girl would be looked the swell was south-easterly, the leads over-nighted before heading up through after for the next month while Vic and I and bar arms into the port run east/ the Broadwater, a fuel and water top up headed back into work mode to earn a west, so while we squared up to take at Jacob’s Well, a comparatively relaxing crust. the waves at 90 degrees to our stern, cruise in through the Wide Bay Bar and between each wave we had to bomb Because of our delays my company had an over-night in Urangan in Hervey Bay. hard to port to avoid ending up on the kindly granted me an extra day’s leave to bricks; an interesting ride! We have finally dropped anchor in the get the boat safely tucked away, but we lagoon on Lady Musgrove Island. This were still somewhat under the ‘pump’. I’d actually suggested to Vic that she leg has consisted of a crew of three, should be videoing the fun, but she The Ballina Bar has a reputation for with Vic deciding that Charlie, our little responded that it was a bit hard to drive having the occasional bad day and cavoodle puppy dog, made a good a camera with your eyes closed! The full with my schedule in tatters, bad day or for’d hand. Charlie has been at sea for sequence of pics can be seen at not, Tubby was Ballina bound. I’d been just about his entire life and other than www.bourkeysblog.net. watching the south-easterly swell build mangling all my sheet ends he’s a fun during the run up the coast and sure as The Ballina boys took good care of addition to the crew. eggs, the bar was in overdrive by the Tubby while Vic and I toiled away in Since dropping the pick at Lady time we arrived. Hobart and Port Hedland respectively Musgrove we have met up with a retired for a few weeks and other than receiving We hung around outside the entrance cruising yachtie who happily admits that an $850 fine for speeding through a for a while to count the sets and assess he is so mean he wouldn’t shout if a supposed 60 kilometre an hour zone on what, if any, window might pop up. shark bit him. But, I guess that’s another the Pacific Highway at four o’clock in the story! Just as I decided we should delay until morning (road works signs posted, but the tide turned, the waves settled and no road workers within a hundred miles See you all in the summer – Cheers, JB

‘Tubby’ almost beam-on to the seas as she crosses the Ballina Bar. Photo Nicole Ainsworth.

and Vic joined the boat at the CYCA few weeks away this was not as easy a we took the view that it may well have where we said goodbye to Jimmy and task as it first seemed. ended up by ‘Royal Request’ hanging in Clint, required elsewhere for (older and the Queen’s own ‘throne’ room. After a considerable period wracking younger) female duties, but not before his brains and getting more and more Vic and I eventually cast off from the Clint and Vic convinced me to take an concerned as the big day drew closer, CYCA, bound for Queensland and in due unofficial tour of the Opera House. the poor public servant found himself course over-nighted in Trial Bay. Sadly, DOYLE Clint had read a magazine article about a contemplating the problem one morning a water pump died a few miles out to 5 metre long painting that was purported while sitting on the dunny during smoko. sea the next day and the local Volunteer to be hanging somewhere around the Marine Rescue came out and gave us a This loo just happened to be one of TASMANIA Opera House and he wanted to check tow back in to harbor. those old-fashioned cast-iron dunnies it out before flying back to Perth and his with a pull chain and as he grabbed Tubby was eventually tied up to the little girl. the beautifully turned, highly polished VMR wharf, but not before the skipper’s Experience and Innovation After aimlessly wandering around the wooden flusher, he realised that the apprentice on the rescue boat towed us Whether you require: building for half an hour or so, Clint answer to his dilemma was dangling over a shallow spot in the turning basin, fronted up to a rather jovial tour guide right there in front of him. thus giving the barnacles on Tubby’s • A regatta sabot main or Div 1 offshore inventory with a very Pommy accent and a very bottom a good scrub. Ahh, the beauty of • Coastal/ocean passage cruising sails After the appropriate approval from Australian sense of humor, to seek out steel boats! • Quality Boat Covers (dodgers, Biminis’s, boom bags....) his boss, the said knob was duly info on the painting. Somehow or other appropriated from the Opera House In true Murphy fashion the breakdown • Efficient and competitive repair service the story morphed into a discussion that workers’ throne room (and one would occurred on a Friday and the • Or even a shade sail the guide had the previous week with an presume disinfected) before being pulled replacement pump couldn’t be old retired Public Works Department guy The Experience of the Doyle Tas team have got you covered, by the Queen to achieve an entirely sourced until the following Monday; taking a nostalgic tour of the place he different result from that which it was very inconveniently blowing both our call Nick, Elson or Nathan on 03 6234 5422 once worked on. originally designed. favorable weather prognosis and delivery It eventuated that this bloke had been schedule out the window. Nick Dineen As history now shows, the opening given the job of coming up with the was an auspicious occasion, resulting After a few days enjoying the delightful Doyle Sails Tasmania pull toggle for the Queen to use to in one of the world’s greatest icons Trial Bay/South West Rocks hospitality 21 Morrison Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000 open the curtain covering the plaque being launched by a dunny flusher! (a place I’d highly recommend for a Phone: 03 6234 5422 or Mobile: 0407 936 544 commemorating the launch of the Opera As a footnote to this tale, the handle stopover) we fitted the new pump House. With the ‘Grand Opening’ just a Email: [email protected] Web: www.doyleaustralia.com has disappeared into history, although and stepped out into a freshening

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Saturday Morning Weather forecast for Saturday was again for a 25 to 30 knot southerly with some precipitation. From the starting control at the Woodbridge Jetty saw the fleet head towards Gordon. The first section saw reasonably good conditions and no expected route Control sitting at the Middleton light but replaced by one at the boat ramp. The shore Control south of Gordon was managed without too much difficulty. From Gordon the fleet headed towards the Huon River to a Control located by following the sailing track of the two sailing vessels. Along the way Arch Rock was a mark of the course and on this section up to Garden Island the fleet experienced the worst of the weather. Despite a bit of rolling from time to time and tacking up wind by the motor cruisers, all boats, including the Iverus and Tagus, the two smallest vessels in the fleet, successfully reached the Control at Garden Island. Garden Island is not the calmest spot to have controls when the breeze is blowing from the south, but a comment to this affect to one of the control officers on Saturday evening resulted in a response: “It is was not as bad as it looked”. Once past Garden Island the conditions did improve somewhat and the morning event concluded in Copper Alley Bay. Saturday afternoon Although still a bit wet and cold, conditions moderated considerably during the afternoon and from the lunch break we headed to Desolation Bay with Priceys house boat placed as a decoy. From there we headed to Surges Bay via an obviously tricky route check that saw the entire fleet miss the correct route check on their way up the shore control in Surges Bay. Two more Controls later and we were heading into a well- earned rest at the Marina at Kermandie. Above and right, Peter Langford’s photos record various aspects of the Muir’s Navigation and Seamanship Cruise. Alan Perkins and his crew of Masterpiece demonstrated again that their navigation skills and consistency over the three stages to win on 31 points, closely followed by Crusade one point Test weather, testing course away 32 points lost (the perfect result for a Navigation Cruise). Orion placed third, a further 11 points in arrears on 43 points. The first weekend in May is traditionally the time ‘Pilki’ (Leigh Pilkington), ‘Captain Bigsea’s’ navigator, had, Masterpiece won the St Helena Trophy for first overall while true to his word, set a series of questions based on actual the Dalco and Cheverton Trophy for the Navigator of the for the annual RYCT’s annual Muir’s Navigation navigational problems similar to the example provided in the Winning Boat went to Ben Vaughan. Angus Wells was awarded and Seamanship Cruise and the 2014 event recent In the Wind newsletter. the Novice Navigator’s trophy with Sam Langford receiving honourable mention. started on 1 May. Report from Peter Langford. This meant that the some of the cryptically styled questions and more difficult celestial navigation questions were not be seen in For the trip home on Sunday, the weather had not improved, The weather forecast was very ordinary for the weekend, 25 this year’s Cruise. However, that did not mean that one could the return journey from Garden Island round to Gordon saw a to 30 knots from the south, drizzle and chilly, combined with a race through the questions without careful reading in full the repeat of the previous days strong southerlies and large swell. details for each section. moonless night. Excellent conditions for Hobart, but not for the The raft-up was convened at Conningham, not sure if was the lower Channel between Gordon and Cygnet. . The crew of Orion realised this later in the evening while waiting poor weather conditions or “being under the weather” from the Despite the fact that this year’s Muir’s Navigation and to check into the last control. Orion’s navigator had worked out previous resulted in about half the fleet participating in the barrel Seamanship Cruise was competing for competitors against the the time and provided the information to the helmsman, when and debrief session. he was advised that the rest of the entrants had checked in to new four-term school holiday calendar and the ever popular During the debrief a number of views have been expressed the control and moved off to the night’s anchorage. Orion was Agfest, it was very pleasing to see 13 entrants front up to RYCT about how to improve on future events and increase numbers still counting down the time. Board Room to collect their navigation instructions. back to those of previous years. As is customary, the course and the navigation problems for A quick re-read of the instructions realised the problem. With the event are set by the previous year’s winners so the task of hasty instructions to book in ASAP, the Orion crew tried to briefing competitors fell to ‘Captain Bigsea’ (Tony Chamberlain) explain to Control that the Orion may have had had engine and his able assistants on the Beaver. problems. This excuse was not accepted and a loss of points resulted.

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Captivating Pear Tree Cruise Rob Gough 7th at International Moth Worlds

owners, Suzanne and Martin Betts, has ‘Pear Tree’ burgee. The Betts had these Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania now become the major draw card. burgees made up especially for the 40th anniversary last year. members have been achieving The Betts have continued the fine tradition that was started back when As the boats began departing mid- impressive results on many the property was owned by Alan and afternoon, I reflected on how grateful we different waterways. Andrew Perkin’s parents, Bill and Joy, all should be that the Pear Tree tradition some 40 years ago. has been embellished over the last Rob Gough finished a commendable 19 years by such two lovely people - Despite overnight rain and a less than seventh overall in the 70 boat Gold Suzanne and Martin Betts. auspicious start to the day, weather- fleet at the International Moth World wise, saw 26 boats anchored off the If you couldn’t get there this year make Championships sailed from Betts’ property, Fort Chimo, by late sure you put it in your calendar for 2015, Hayling Island, off the south coast of morning. you won’t regret it, that I guarantee! England in July. More than 130 members, their families Gough was one of four Australians and friends came ashore to be greeted to finish in the top seven, with the world by the Club’s burgee flying proudly from title going to Olympic gold medallist a flagpole that was raised a couple of , from Wangi, years ago. New South Wales, who climaxed an As the barbecues heated up and the outstanding series with a win in the final Hosts at Pear Tree, Martin and Suzanne Betts. adults began mingling, the younger Gold fleet race. Photo Bruce Craw. brigade was kept busy naming the Gough, one of the veteran foiler Moth various pear varieties and completing More than 130 members, other competitions organised by our co- sailors in the record total fleet of 132, their families friends again host, Suzanne Betts. won the opening race of the qualifying series and continued to sail consistently Rob Gough competing in the 2014 Moth Worlds at Hayling Island. Photo: Tom Gruitt, Yachts and Yachting. enjoyed the RYCT’s annual Later in the afternoon, after Rear in the unsuitable lighter wins. He Pear Tree Cruise on 1 June, Commodore Ross de Little had officially qualified for the Gold fleet in sixth place thanked the Betts for their ongoing Tasmanian RS:X sailor Jock Calvert King, Tasmanian champion in Laser reports Leigh Pilkington. and followed with placings of 15-2-6-5- support and hospitality, Suzanne 4-16-8-17-6-17 to complete the regatta finished the event in 26th, his best place 4.7s, won the final race in this class with announced the competition results th seventh overall with a net 77 points. being a 10th, while Queenslander the scheduled 10 race abandoned as The original purpose of the Club’s Pear and presented prizes to nearly all the Lara O’Brien ranked 13th in the girl’s the breeze died away. Sailing Red, the Tree Cruise was an annual inspection competitors. Outteridge came from behind RS:X fleet. former Sabot National champion began to overtake early leaders Robert th of the pear trees that had been planted In a further act of generosity, Suzanne the regatta with a 15 place, but from Greenhalgh (GBR) and Chris Rashley Will Wallis wins Sabots in Queensland there many years ago. However, I do then presented skippers who had not there on was never worse than sixth in believe the onshore barbecue hosted by received one previously, with the unique (GBR), finishing the Gold fleet racing Tasmanian Sabot champion William the 38 boat fleet from all States. the welcoming and enthusiastic property with three wins, four seconds and three Wallis narrowly won his class at King finished the regatta with a two fourth places to beat Rashley by 10 Queensland Youth Week in July, while seconds and a win, but could not narrow points. Laser 4.7 State champion Sam King the lead of overall winner, Jordan Makin New edition of Sydney Hobart book The RYCT was represented by two other finished second in the Laser 4.7 class. from Gosford Sailing Club. foiler Moth sailors who made the Gold Both lads, representing RYCT Off the A total of 258 boats, sailed by 271 fleet: Will Logan, who finished th57 and RYCT member Michael Ludeke has statistics of the 69 past races and races with Freya, Vic Meyer, the Beach, sailed exceptionally well against young sailors from around the nation, John Gender who placed 66th. published the fourth edition of his complete results from each race. Rooklyns and John Quinn, the large fleets from all States in the regatta contested Queensland Youth Week definitive record of the Rolex Sydney survivor of 1993. Apart from the results of each race, No medals at ISAF Youth Worlds conducted by Royal Queensland Yacht with Tasmanians also contesting Flying Hobart Yacht Race, appropriately as along with a summary of those races, Squadron on Waterloo Bay, south of 11s in which Finlay Crisp, helming entries flow in for the 70th edition of the The story ‘Lest We Forget’ chronicles After five days of racing at the 2014 some of the interesting statistics show Brisbane. Wedgewood, won the final race of the blue water classic, first held in 1945. the tragic race of 1998, something we ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship that so far 5,603 yachts have started regatta. However, early mid-fleet results should all read again. in Tavira Portugal, four out of eight Conditions were testing throughout Launched at the RYCT by the Minister in the 628 nautical mile race, of which saw him finish 11th overall. Australian Sailing Youth Team crews the week, with racing abandoned on for State Growth, Matthew Groom MP 4,620 completed the course. The largest The story of the history-making Wild finished in the top ten of their fleet. For the second last day because of wild In the 29er class by Samantha Bailey the book, simply called The Sydney to fleet was 371 starters in the 50th Sydney Oats XI machine headed by owner weather, finishing next day with excellent Hobart Yacht Race, is now on sale at all Hobart in 1994 of which 309 finished. Bob Oatley and skipper Mark Richards ten out of the young team of twelve and her crew sailing Gnarly from Sandy sailing in a fading south-westerly breeze. th major book sellers. The cover is unique (For this year’s 70th race a fleet of more rounds off this section of the book. athletes, it was the Youth Worlds debut Bay Sailing Club placed 10 overall while for Australia in Portugal. in the Optimist Open fleet Hugo Hamilton in that is a digitalised image of the two than 130 yachts is expected). For the fourth edition of The Sydney Wallis sailed consistently through the famous yachts that have each taken line in R-Sup, also from Sandy Bay, placed It is also contains some fascinating Hobart Yacht Race, author Ludeke has The regatta challenged sailors with light regatta with Loose Cannon, scoring honours to date: Morna/Kurrewa IV and seventh. storoes of the individuals and remarkable updated the analysis of each race with and tricky conditions at times. At the end three firsts in the 10 race series to win Wild Oats XI. events that bring to life the human statistics to the most recent blue water of the regatta, 16-year old Laser Radial by two points from Henry Larkins from Alice Buchanan, another SBSC sailor, Painstakingly compiled from a number element of the Sydney Hobart Race, classic, 2013, while it also contains sailor Alistair Young (WA) was the highest Sydney’s Lane Cove 12’ Sailing Club. finished the 10 race regatta with a fine of sources, including the Cruising Yacht personalities like race founder Peter photos not previously published and ranked Australian finishing fifth with Anna Fellow Dinghy Group sailor Brendan fifth place in Bubbling Along, placing Club of Australia, the book is the only Luke, the remarkable Halvorsen additional accounts behind the facts. Philip (VIC) following in eighth in the Crisp, sailing Seas the Moment, finished 29th overall in the huge fleet of 57 young complete reference of the facts and brothers, who won three consecutive – Peter Campbell. female Laser Radial fleet. sixth in the 31 boat fleet. sailors.

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Yachting Australia designed youth class Royal Hobart Regatta Team Trophy: Makepiece Perpetual Trophy (for the Sam King collects two prestigious perpetual trophies sailor who has trained consistently Hard Drive (Max Cottier and Will Wallis), ‘most determined effort by Intermediate throughout the season, shown Wedgewood (Finlay and Brendan sailors): Rebecca Roberts and Sarah dedication to racing and participated in Crisp), River Rat (Nick Smart and Lachie Sargent. the club races, including the Laser Radial Richardson). Tim Gourlay Trophy (judged by class. TGIO Perpetual Trophy (top Senior Sabot Intermediate coaches and awarded to The award for First Year Achievement in on handicap in the RYCT Pennant): a sailor willing to listen and learn while a Youth Class was awarded to first year Nathan McKillop (The Power of One). offering assistance to others on and off Laser sailor Jan-Mauricio Berhold who the water): Charlie Parnham and Simon Gibson Perpetual Trophy (top then presented Commodore Richard Little. Intermediate Sabot sailor in the RYCT Batt with a burgee from his home club Pennant): Harry Jacobson (Running on Hargreaves Trophy (encouragement in Berlin. Empty). award, awarded to a sailor who A Special Prize was also awarded to consistently participates in training or Cheverton Perpetual Trophy (Top Hanna Maree for her role as “a quiet. but racing): Ruby Brookes. Intermediate Sabot sailor in the RYCT a great member of the Dinghy Group” Pennant): Beaumont Read (Willpower). Les Speakman Perpetual Trophy: William competing in both the Flying 11 and Wallis, Loose Cannon (State champion Sabot Pennants. Bugg Family Forward Hand Trophy and 2nd in Nationals). (awarded to a sailor who continues In the Sabot class the RYCT Senior to sail well): Brendan Crisp in a Flying RYCT Vice Commodore’s Trophy Pennant went to William Wallis, sailing Eleven. (awarded to a Senior Sabot sailor with Loose Cannon, the Laser 4.7 Pennant good overall performance, displaying to Lachlan Hargreaves sailing RPG, Tassie Forward Hand Trophy (awarded to clubmanship, sportsmanship and the Laser Radial Pennant to Tony Tate, a forward hand for their commitment and camaraderie): Nick Smart, Havoc. sailing Dott Time, while in the Flying consistency in participation): Lachlan The Bruni Room was packed Eleven class the Pennant winner was Richardson in a Flying Eleven. Peter Fitzgerald Perpetual Trophy (for Hard Drive, sailed by Max Cottier and most determined sailor in the Senior with young sailors for the Scott Price Trophy (awarded to a Will Wallis. Sabot division): Millie Bentley, Timmy first year sailor, skipper or crew, in RYCT Dinghy Group (now Vincent. called RYCT Off the Beach) Will Wallis also finished third in the recognition of their enthusiasm and Optimist State championship while were persistence): Beatrice Farqhuar-Jones Yachting Tasmania’s Greg Rowlings with the Prizegiving. awards were also presented to Optimist and Sarah Roberts. winning Royal Hobart Regatta Team Trophy Green fleet sailors Daniel Ragg, Abbey winners, Max Cottier and Will Wallis (Hard Dinghy Group Trophy (most improved Drive), Finlay and Brendan Crisp (Wedgewood) Sam King with his trophy and, right, competing in the Laser 4.7 class at the Queensland Youth Week. Calvert, Joe Clifford and Nick Einoder. Champion teenage dinghy sailor Sam Intermediate sailor): William Sargent and Nick Smart and Lachie Richardson (River Photos Peter Campbell and Roger King. King has been awarded two of the Other trophy winners announced were: (Oceanic). Ratt). Photo Peter Campbell. Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s most prestigious perpetual trophies for his earlier this year he won the Tasmanian for fun and competition….competing at sailing achievements in the season of championship in the Laser 4.7 class. local, state, national and international 2013-2014. level events in three different Youth The RYCT Off the Beach Sailing Season classes.” The 2014 National Champion in the Prize Night saw the Bruni Room Sabot class and State champion in the packed to near capacity, with pennants, The prestigious Ross Muir Trophy for Laser 4.7 class in early May received the medallions and trophies going to the Outstanding Club Member, based on Michael Desmarchelier Memorial Trophy Club’s young sailors, from beginners sailing or land-based contributions to the for the Sailor with the Season’s Most through to national champions. Dinghy Group, was presented to Anna Outstanding Achievement at the RYCT Trophies and pennants were awarded Vincent, a driving force behind the Off Dinghy Group (now called the RYCT Off to many sailors in the Optimist, Sabot, the Beach social activities and a tireless the Beach) Prizegiving. Flying 11 and Laser classes who have fundraiser for many years. At the Club’s Trophy Presentation Dinner raced with success in these classes at a Pride of place early in the presentations two weeks later, Sam was awarded club level but also in state and national was the introduction of the Dinghy the Commodore’s Trophy for Most championships. Importantly, the prize list Group’s Tasmanian champions: William Outstanding Youthful Participant, chosen also recognised enthusiasm, consistent Wallis (Sabot), Sam King (Laser 4.7) and from four nominations. The others were participation and contribution to the Rohan Langford (Laser Radial) and Finlay Charlie Connor, William Wallis and Jock Club. and Brendan Crisp (Flying 11), with Calvert. The Off the Beach Chairman’s Award the fifth State champion, Jock Calvert, Sailing Red Herring, Sam King’s for Achievement, at events interstate away competing in the Queensland victory in the 50th Australian Sabot or internationally, at home events, at championship for the Bic Techno class championship was the first time by an training or around the club, was awarded in which he would represent Australia at Tasmanian in 15 years. to Anna Vaughan, although she was the ISAF World Youth Championships in unable to be present. Portugal in August. This talented young sailor also represented Australia at the Asian Prize Night MC Murray Jones In his absence, Jock Calvert was Optimist championship in Japan last commented about Anna….“this sailor announced as winner of the Fibreglass year and after moving out of Sabots has performed consistently on the water Shop Perpetual Trophy, awarded to a

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More of the trophy winners at the RYCT Off the Beach prizegiving. Photos Peter Campbell.

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