Website: www.plsc.org.nz
Commodore Sharon McKee Tel: 09-292-4893 Vice Commodore Chantal Grass Tel: 09-625-2644 Website: www.plsc.org.nz
Commodore William Perry Tel: 021 663 024 Vice Commodore Chantal Grass Tel: 09-625-2644 Club Captain Ian Wallace Tel: 021-216-5417 Secretary Don Harland Tel: 021-107-0266
Newsletter July 2012
Table of Contents We held the Annual General Meeting of Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club on 27th May 2012. This meeting re-elected me as Commodore’s Report ...... 1 Commodore, Chantal Grass as Vice-Commodore, Vice Commodore’s Report ...... 2 Ian Wallace as Club Captain, Merlin Caskie as Treasurer. There Club Captain’s Report ...... 2 was a brief struggle for power regarding the position of Secretary. Our members’ antics ...... 3 Jeff Coffin had announced his resignation after several years as Our members’ stories ...... 4 Secretary so that he could focus his attention on other activities. Don’s Grand Tour to Italy and Greece with his Sacred Fortunately somebody nominated Don Harland to fill the vacancy Heart Students ...... 4 and he was duly elected as the new Secretary. Welcome aboard, Jock and Jan to Sicily and Croatia ...... 4 Don. We also recruited all others present at the AGM and two who Ian & Chantal’s pictorial journey on India’s waterways ...... 5 were absent overseas to the committee. Included on the Club News...... 5 committee are three young people, namely Amy Linford, Emlyn Our newest Life Member - Merlin Caskie ...... 5 Perry and Andrew Coffin, all of whom are regular Laser sailors at Committee 2012 to April 2013 ...... 6 the Lagoon. New Members ...... 6 Club Results 2012 ...... 6 Upcoming Laser National & International Events 2012/13 ...... 8 Sailing Tips ...... 8 Travelling T-shirt ...... 9 PLSC new clothing range ...... 9 Our Club Logo through the times ...... 9 Blast from the Past ...... 10 Special Olympic Edition ...... 10 Commonwealth Games ...... 13 So are you ready now for the games? ...... 14 Sailing Jokes...... 14 Our Sponsors...... 14 Will Perry, Our Commodore, day of AGM and Prizegiving presenting to our Feedback ...... 14 newest committee member, her certificate for 2nd Place overall and 1st Junior at the Closing Regatta
Jeff Coffin may have resigned as Secretary but he has not left the Commodore’s Report committee and he will continue to be a fully active member of our organisation. Many thanks to you, Jeff, for your contribution to our Kia ora. Tena Koutou. club as Secretary and for your continuing loyalty to the club.
This week is Maori Language week (Te wiki o te reo maori). We Thanks to our enthusiastic membership but especially thanks to have three official languages in this country, namely English, Te the activities of Ian Wallace and Chantal Grass, our sailing club Reo Maori and New Zealand Sign Language. We do not use continues to thrive and develop. We have a growing fleet of Laser Maori language very much in our daily lives if we are Pakeha New dinghies and a growing membership of people to sail them. These Zealanders or recent immigrants but it surrounds us as part of our people vary in gender and in ability and in age and nationality culture and we should regard it as a national treasure, recognise from young Italians to ageing Welshmen, Russians, Japanese, it, learn about it, learn it. Americans, French, English, Bulgarian, Zambian, English and even a few New Zealanders. Panmure Lagoon is important to us for our sailing activities but it is also important to tangata whenua as Te Wai Mokoia watched over by its guardian spirit, the taniwha, Te Moko Ika a Hiku Waru. This taniwha is not particularly conspicuous to us as insensitive pakeha, trying to coax more boat speed from the capricious winds on the lagoon, but it is particularly important to Maori as the guardian of Van Damme’s Lagoon, which feeds fresh water into the northwestern corner of Panmure Basin. One of the significant changes in our club this year is that we have become affiliated to Yachting New Zealand. This is something that we have contemplated for several years and now we have made the decision to join. There are several benefits for Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club in being affiliated to Yachting NZ, including the ability to compete in national regattas as members of PLSC. We can also now enjoy some of the training and administrative resources that are available from Yachting NZ. We can also contribute our voice and our views to the national body as part of the organisation.
Shaaron, Pink lady rigging for our outing on the Manukau. Particular thanks again to our Club Captain Ian Wallace, Vice Commodore Chantal Grass, Treasurer (and new Life Member) I am looking forward to some more adventures on the water. Merlin Caskie and retiring Secretary Jeff Coffin, for their Wishing you a great Winter, with some nice sailing stories to tell contributions to the club this year. Others of us have done our bit around a nice warm fire. but these four have been outstanding - again. We also thank Julian White for his regular appearances on the bridge this year – Chantal Grass, Vice Commodore he has made Merlin’s job much easier.
William Perry, Commodore Club Captain’s Report
Since my last report way back in those months when the sun Vice Commodore’s Report shone & the warm air wafted through our sails sending those steeds gallivanting around the Lagoon; Winter has come & with it The whistling cold winds are back, Winter has arrived and there is a gallant fleet which matches & at times exceeds the Summer no stopping our members, you have the regular migratory types numbers. We are now seeing a very tough bunch at the head of trying to bathe in some sun for a short while and who are now the fleet doing battle on a regular basis, led by Dario & Don. We back: Claire and Graham, Jock (he sent a lovely account of his are also seeing a surge in female numbers to join Chantal, trip), Ian and I in India while all the others brave the full PLSC Shaaron, Claire, Amy, Akemi and Vessie. We welcome Sophie & Winter racing season. Hardy souls our members, who are flocking Lora to our illustrious ranks. on our basin at each Winter race. What a great turnout this year, keep it up! Since the last newsletter the Fresh Waters at Pupuke has come & gone with 6 members pitting their skills in a fleet of about 40 The water is cold, I can testify to this with my latest capsize two Lasers split into Radial & Full rig. Great result achieved by all. weeks ago. It seems I have perfected my capsizes this year, so Well done!! much that I received the Senior PLSC capsize trophy and at the last Fresh Waters Regatta on Lake Pupuke in May, a prize of a bottle of wine for the most capsizes. (8 in total. Come on! it was over 2 days of nasty chilly south western winds). Now that I have mastered this art, I am happy to share my knowledge. Just let me know.
From my side what is warming me up this winter is the upcoming Club racing days as well as my many memories of India with Ian and my last autumn days spent in Little Huia with some great friends on the very last warm weekend. I had a fun girl’s laser outing with Shaaron on the Manukau, wow can that harbour be rough, when it takes her fancy. PLSC contingent arriving at the Freshwaters
Intrepid Shaaron joined us a few days earlier from that outing at Talking about skill levels, these are rapidly improving which is Little Huia alone on her laser from Waiuku, on a very, very calm, showing up with some quite tight racing lately. One mistake & you tranquil, hot day. We could see in the distance a little dot are out the back door as I have found to my cost. I am at the progressing very slowly, finally we got a call on her mobile and moment trying to organise advance training for those who wish to picked her up at Cornwallis. step their skill levels up a notch. The provisional date set for this is
6 October but will be dictated by the availability of suitable coaches.
The club is now becoming well known & is beginning to earn quite a lot of respect around Auckland Laser community, to the extent that other clubs are doing their utmost not to have major events clashing with ours. There are a couple of Laser events coming up before the end of the year which some of you might like to attend & if so we can make arrangements for boats. (Manly Ice Breaker Page 2 of 14 in September & Sir Peter Blake in December) January sees the For sale: We have one P Class with foils & mast but no boom or Laser Nationals starting on the 16th of January which we have sail. quite a few interested at the moment. Those who want to join the fray & need boats taking down please touch base with me so we The future looks very bright for our Club which means we need to can arrange transport. Word of advice here, you will need to sort grow & expand our fleet of Lasers through funding & dipping into accommodation now as there will be a shortage. our coffers. This will put pressure on lockers so we will need to re-jig locker space. Yes that does mean another Working Bee The major event which is a must to be put into your calendars is soon when the glow of Spring descends on our green Isles. the Clubs 50th RSA Regatta on the 3rd of March. This is a must for all members to come & help the club celebrate this fantastic Other items we will need in the future are tournament sails for our coming of age, so come & join in the Fun for it will be a day not to new boats & a few new top sections since a lot have now been be missed. Chantal has already started gathering together a great end for ended. (can’t be repaired again) Thanks goes to you booty of prizes to be won. all for reporting damage to boats & gear, this has enabled me to effect repairs by the next sail day. Just one reminder – when From this year on we will be holding OD training courses, which putting the top section together with the bottom sections, please will also include motor boat training. Due to tougher regulations all line up the 2 rivets on the top section with the gooseneck. people who operate the Patrol boats must have attended one of these courses or hold Day boat skipper, Boat Masters or better or Lastly before I sign off, just remember this is your Club so any prove to us that you are capable to handle a motor boat in a safe ideas you have to improve any aspect of the Club please let us manner with knowledge of rescuing persons & craft in difficulties. know. Many minds are far better than a few. By the time you read this we will be having our first course on the 28th July. Sail Fast, Sail Hard.
The Club applied in April to join Yachting New Zealand & is now an official member of the National body. What this means for the Your Club Captain, Ian Club is that we can now enter any National or International Regatta under Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club. Other advantages are various courses eg., coaching, race management etc., plus Our members’ antics we have another avenue for publicity & have through representatives a say in the future direction of yachting in New Zealand It was great to have a good turnout at the Freshwaters from our Club: Shaaron, Dario, Ian, Chantal, Don and Jeff. Dario did really th rd Sponsors: well coming 4 overall in the Standard division and Jeff 3 in the I must also mention our Sponsors who have been a vital key to Radials. Well done guys! Dario got as well a prize of a new sail in the growth, vigour & success of our Club over the past 6 years the spot prizes (we all think that he is slowly trying to gather all the with their generous funding of equipment. parts to make up a laser). Jeff won a jacket. Half Moon Bay generously in May funded a new Mercury 15 hp out board motor. What a vast difference in performance & reliability
Mt Wellington Foundation’s generosity gave us another fairly new Laser last December
which has been a real boon. Dario Motta with the orange top on the far left at the Freshwater Regatta – Photo from Laser Association We thank you both for your unstinting support of our Cub & what we are striving to achieve. In a totally different event, Ian Young came second (KZ93) in the New Zealand Formula Nationals at Manly Yacht Club. Congrats! News: We hope to see him practicing his prowess on the basin. Dario went back to Sicily Don has gallivanted around Italy Jock & Jan have rambled Croatia & Sicily Graham & Claire have dabbled their toes in UK & America not to mention a cruise on a Keeler in the Mediterranean Paul has bought a new boat, so watch out for he definitely is on the war path. Ian Young came 2nd in the Formula Nationals ( Wind Surfing) Chantal is now familiar with India. Page 3 of 14 Jock and Jan to Sicily and Croatia
Why Sicily and Croatia? Our son Jon did an America’s Cup series in Sicily and said it was great! Croatia-as close friends of ours came from there.
We really enjoyed both in spite of a heat wave going on the whole time we were away. Daily temperatures averaged 35 degrees C –
Ian Young at the New Zealand Formula Nationals – Photo from one day 45 !! www.windsurfingnz.org The first place we stayed in Palermo Sicily was in a restored Jeff went down to what is now becoming a yearly event for him to Palace of a Duchess, who was an excellent cook (takes cooking the Queen’s Birthday Regatta (2nd to 3rd of June) at the Port classes) and she invited us to a special luncheon. This and a tour Ohope Yacht Club. He came 5th overall. It is a very friendly event of the palace made us feel very privileged. We have “Marco” our having been there once with Ian and Shaaron and if you wish to guide for the next five days in a Mercedes air conditioned (thank compete next year, just go and see Jeff. goodness) car. We visited many archaeological sites with interesting history – Jan made notes in her diary – I had trouble absorbing it all!
The views around the Mediterranean –crystal special blue waters were stunning. We came to a little village by the sea “Castellammare del Golfo” that took my breath away- I commented to Jan “I could live here!”We had another guide who took us on a Wilderness and Baroque Tour in his 1950 Land Rover. He shouted us a typical Sicilian lunch- rather heavy in the heat! We had another driver take us high up Mt Etna and we saw the devastation larva flows can cause.
We fly to Croatia and have four days relaxing in beautiful small village Primostein. Lots of swimming and eating! We next went on Jeff Coffin far left with all the competitors in front of the Port Ohope Yacht Club. Photo from POYC. a seven day Grand Tour of Croatia, in a bus with thirteen others. We visited Split, Dubrovnik, Mostar, Sarajevo, Vukovar and Zagreb. Lots of interesting history but most interesting to us was the recent 1991-1995 devastation and massacre of so many. Our lovely guide was in tears as she showed us a cemetery in Vukovar- so many really young Croats killed.
The beautiful scenery at Port Ohope when racing. Photo from POYC.
Our members’ stories Jan cycling with our Island Hopping boat in background
Don’s Grand Tour to Italy and Greece Next to complete our holiday we did a seven day “Island Hopping with his Sacred Heart Students Tour” of some of the thousand islands of Croatia. Our 35 meter boat is air conditioned and geared up so that we can call into The mathematicians suggest we were 32 hours in transit; 23 in small islands and they have enough bikes aboard so we did a few the air and the rest loitering in airports. Like waiting for the end of 15 kms bike rides, some hiking and white water rafting. Lots and an exam that stretches on into glutinous numbing nightmare. lots of swimming off our boat in beautiful Adriatic sea- is Then, from beneath the cloud,was the Adriatic and the snows of beautifully clear like the Mediterranean. the Italian alps. And Rome. Click here for the rest of Don’s amazing account of his trip with his students
Page 4 of 14 Ian & Chantal’s pictorial journey on Club News India’s waterways Mumbai Our newest Life Member - Merlin Caskie Merlin was elected at our last AGM on 27th May as Life Member in recognition for his many years of outstanding service to the club, he joins the ranks of a very few, who have received this privilege over the years.
Ferries waiting at the Gateway of India, Taj Palace hotel in the background
From left to right: Will Perry, Commodore and Merlin Caskie
The reasons are obvious, always smiling he multi-tasks between his roles of Race Officer, Treasurer and Club Ambassador for Club visitors.
Boat on the way to Elefanta Island Not only does he always provides us with some great racing, with good starts and results, but he always keeps a good eye on us Jaisalmer while racing, goes to our rescue when needed (I will have to say, some more than others and I put my hand up on this) but mostly and I will have to say the hardest task of all is he ensures that our Club Captain does not spend too much and that our Club coffers are always full.
Merlin joined the Club in April 1978 and has been a committee member from 1979 to 1982 and from 1997 to 2000 and our Club Treasurer from 2007 to 2012.
Most amazingly he has won 72 Club trophies racing Lasers Gadisar Lake- Jaisalmer, What a perfect oasis for a desert town. between 1978 and 1998 and was nominated Sportsman of the year in 1993. Amazing feat! Udaipur
Ian taking over a water taxi on the Fateh Sagar Lake
This is Merlin racing in the 80s. For those who did not recognize him in the quiz in our Newsletter in July 2011.
Page 5 of 14 Sam Turner in the Committee 2012 to April 2013 1990s sailing a Seabird
Commodore William Perry Vice Commodore Chantal Grass Club Captain Ian Wallace Treasurer Merlin Caskie Secretary Don Harland Publicity Chantal Grass Junior Rep Andrew Coffin/ Emlyn Perry YNZ Delegate William Perry AYBA Delegates Chantal Grass, Ian Wallace, Paul Tanner Panmure Advisory Chantal Grass, Ian Wallace, Paul Delegates Tanner Committee David Barker, Jock Bilger, Jeff Coffin, Paul Tanner, Amy Linford, Pete Linford, David Worsnop, Claire Postlethwaite and Graham Donavan. Club Results 2012 For a detail of all Club results and all placings, please consult our New Members website: http://www.plsc.org.nz/raceresults.htm. Results of our Club series, will be published after each race. ______We would like to welcome the following new families, members to Final Results of Series and Champs our Club:
Prizegiving was this year on 27th May for year 2011/2012. Sophie Amesbury Joseph Mooney Club Champ Series Artem Moskvin Dimitar Penchev Lora Pencheva Seniors – Endeavour Juniors Zeno Sukumaran Trophy
And the return of some former members: All races counted All races counted 1st Jeff Coffin 1st Andrew Coffin Julian White, who has been elected as our newest nd Jock Bilger honorary member, he has doing been a stupendous job 2 3rd Paul Tanner working alongside Merlin on the bridge. He was racing Zephyrs and a Europe KZ58 in the 1990s winning a total of 13 PLSC trophies between 1993 & 95 and one that Winter Series
he shared with Merlin in 1995 (River Race).
Seniors – Whiting Cup Juniors – Andrews Trophy All races counted All races counted 1st Jeff Coffin 1st Andrew Coffin 2nd Don Harland 2nd Emlyn Perry 3rd Ian Wallace
Winter Handicap Series
Seniors
Julian rigging his Europe KZ5 All races counted 1st Don Harland whereas in the junior fleet at the same time, Sam 2nd Ian Wallace Turner was sailing Vikings, Deltas and Seabirds with rd th 3 Jeff Coffin Shona’s sons; he joined the club on 10 November 1992, he is back this time racing Lasers.
Page 6 of 14 River Race Series Closing Regatta
Seniors Juniors Seniors Juniors
All races counted All races counted All races counted All races counted 1st Don Harland 1st Andrew Coffin 1st Don Harland 1st Amy Linford 2nd Jeff Coffin 2nd Emlyn Perry 2nd Amy Linford 2nd Andrew Coffin 3rd Shaaron McKee 3rd Jeff Coffin
Summer Series Capsize Trophy: Junior: Emlyn Perry, Senior: Chantal Grass.
Seniors Juniors – Preece Most Improved: Most improved Senior sailor goes to Blair Park Trophy and most improved Junior Mt Wellington Trust Millennium Cup All races counted All races counted goes to Andrew Coffin. Well done both, you definitely deserve it, st Don Harland st Emlyn Perry everybody have noticed both your improved performances on the 1 1 water. 2nd Ian Wallace 2nd Andrew Coffin 3rd Jeff Coffin
Summer Handicap Series
Seniors Juniors
All races counted All races counted 1st Don Harland 1st Andrew Coffin 2nd Ian Wallace 2nd Emlyn Perry 3rd Jeff Coffin From left to right: Blair Park receiving the Barbeque Trophy for most Improved Senior Sailor from Will Perry, Commodore Friday Night Series
Seniors
All races counted 1st Ian Wallace 2nd Ian Young 3rd Tom Connal
Sprint Racing
From left to right: Andrew Coffin receiving the Millennium Cup Trophy for most Improved Junior Sailor from Will Perry, Commodore Seniors Juniors Most wins in the year – Kaiahiku Cup goes to Don Harland All races counted All races counted with 37 wins, he was followed by Jeff with 18 wins. 1st Jeff Coffin 1st Andrew Coffin 2nd Paul Tanner 2nd Emlyn Perry 3rd Graham Donavan 3rd Amy Linford
Match Racing
Seniors Juniors
All races counted All races counted 1st Paul Tanner 1st Andrew Coffin From left to right: Don Harland receiving the Kaiahiku Cup from Will Perry, 1st Don Harland 2nd Emlyn Perry Commodore. 1st Dario Motta
Page 7 of 14 Upcoming Laser National & Sailing Tips International Events 2012/13 Getting out of Irons Just let our Club Captain know if you are interested in attending one of these regattas. Sometimes your boat will be pointing toward the wind and the sail will be luffing (flapping back and forth). Soon the boat will come to The below dates are entered in the PLSC Calendar on the a stop. This is called “being in irons”. The boat in position 1 is “in website for your reference as well. irons”.
2012 Laser Events To get out of irons, release your kicker, you need to turn the boat so the wind is coming over the side of the boat instead of over the 8th September Murrays Bay Ice Breaker Murrays Bay front of the boat. The fastest way to do this is to sail backward. Yacht Club Once the boat starts moving, you will be able to turn it. Push the 16th September Manly Ice Breaker Manly Sailing sail out so the wind hits the back of the sail. At the same time, Club push the tiller toward the sail (position 2).
2nd to 5th - Winchamps training Murrays Bay Soon the boat will be sailing backward – and turning (position 3). October - Winchamps Junior Yacht Club
Classes (4.7) Once the wind is coming over the side of the boat, pull in the sail - Winchamps Youth and pull the tiller back to the middle of the boat (position 4). and Senior (radials Presto, you are sailing forward again and full rig)
24th to 25th North Island Laser Napier Sailing November Champs Club 1st to 2nd Sir Peter Blake Regatta Torbay Sailing December Club 15th-16th Dec 2-day Weymouth Weymouth Yacht Centreboard Regatta Club 2013 Laser Events 16th-20th 2013 NZ Laser National Napier Sailing January Championship Club 1st to 3 rd Feb Wanganui Masters Game Wanganui Sailing Club 2nd to 5th Feb Sail Auckland 10th Feb Manukau Shield Challenge French Bay 23rd to 24th Feb Auckland Laser Champs Tamaki Yacht
Club Reference http://www.lansingsailing.org/Education 3rd March RSA Regatta special Panmure Lagoon edition, PLSC Club’s 50th Sailing Club Anniversary (1963-2013) 9th to 10th OKI Regatta at Lake Murrays Bay March Pupuke Yacht Club 20th April Auckland Laser Masters Tamaki Yacht Champs Club
Page 8 of 14 Travelling T-shirt Our Club Logo through the times
The evolution of our Club logos in the different decades, if you know of others and who designed these ones, please let us know
1960s. 1970s
Do you have a picture of you with a Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club T-shirt, Polo shirt, Cap at an exotic or obscure location; we want When we were known as Panmure Letterhead - When we were them for our next newsletter. Lagoon Aquatic Club – taken from known as Panmure Lagoon drawing from Club plans – MWB 004 – Aquatic Club Plan 2007 1970s 1980s
Our Club Captain Ian and Vice Commodore Chantal were at the Taj Mahal, Agra, India. And yes, Ian is wearing the T-shirt backwards! When we were known as Panmure Newsletter logo Lagoon Aquatic Club 1988 1990s to now
PLSC Club Sticker Letterhead (donated by John Westray) PLSC new clothing range 1990s to now 1990s to now We will be keeping our current logo next year but we will be updating with a new design our T-shirts, Polo shirts and Caps.
Get your creative hats on and come up with an original new design, colour and an original message for our new clothing range. The selected design will win a T-shirt from our new clothing range. You have till the 24th August to submit your entries in. Letterhead – Black & White Letterhead - Colour
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Page 9 of 14 Blast from the Past Our PLSC Former Olympians
Official Logo Year Olympic PLSC Club Class/ Place event Member Role 1964 Tokyo Earle Summer Wells/ Flying Olympics - Helmer Dutchman XVIII Pedersen Olympiad The PLSC Blast from the past section is to prepare us for the club’s 50th Birthday in 2013. 1972 Munich Jock 9th Summer Bilger Flying Olympics - Dutchman It would be great following these articles that you could provide XX Olympiad old pictures or contact details of old members so that we could 1976 Montreal Jock 12th th nd invite them to our 50 celebration bash on 2 March 2013. Summer Bilger Flying Olympics – Dutchman XXI Olympiad 1980 NZ Jock Bilger Olympic Flying trials Dutchman
1980 Moscow Jock Summer Bilger Flying Selected but did Olympics - Dutchman XXII not Olympiad compete due to (NZ US-led boycott) boycott
1984 Los Stephen Shooting: 13th Angeles Petterson 50m Rifle Picture from “Bush to Borrow, An illustrated history of Mt Wellington Area” - Summer Prone - Members of the Panmure Lagoon Aquatic Club at the opening of their Olympics Men clubrooms (1968) XXIII Front row – from left to right – Mr Thomas’s grandchild, Cherry Andrews, Mrs Olympiad Andrews, Councillor Mollie Richardson, Councillor Ian Shaw, Mrs McCullough, Mrs 1988 New Paul 5th Thomas, Ray Burgess’ mother. Zealand Scoffin Flying
Olympic Dutchman Back Row– from left to right – John Worsnop, Ray Burgess, Mr Thomas, Alf trials Andrews, Dick Brockliss, Mr Pearce, Mrs Brockliss, Mrs Pearce, Raewyn Everett, 1988 Seoul Jock Miss Burgess, Mr Stevenson, Mrs Worsnop Summer Bilger NZ Team coach Olympics – Let us know as well if you are interested in helping organise this XXIV Stephen Shooting: 10th auspicious event. Olympiad Petterson 50m Rifle Prone - Men This edition we have a special Olympic theme of our Olympic 1992 Seoul Jock connections. Summer Bilger NZ Team coach Olympics – Shooting: XXIV Stephen 42th 50m Rifle Olympiad Petterson Prone - Men Special Olympic Edition 1996 Atlanta Stephen Shooting: 36th Summer Petterson 50m Rifle Olympics - Prone - XXXI Men Olympiad
The London Olympics are about to kick off and we will be soon all busy cheering our NZ sailing teams, wishing them to 2016 Rio You, yes Any your bring back home many medals. Summer you pick Olympics – reading
Once upon our time a few of our current and former members XXXI this. Why experienced the Olympic spirit by participating at Olympic Olympiad not? trials and/ or Olympic Games.
Page 10 of 14 Earl Wells Jonathon Victor (Jock) Bilger
You can easily guess with his amazing performances on our basin that our Jock is a former Olympian. He has this innate sense about the wind.... He can read the wind like most people would read a book and you will just admire his laser sailing magically in front of you. He has won seven of the PLSC Club From left to right: Earl Wells and Helmer Pedersen trophies since 2003 and quite a Picture from http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/earle-wells few very shiny medals in the last few years competing in the New Earl Wells was a PLSC Committee member in 1978, Vice Boat Zealand Master Games. Captain in 1979 and 1980 and our AYBA representative from 1978 to 1985. Noel Smith, PLSC Commodore and R Class Jock’s career started in Z Class enthusiast in the 1970s wrote in a letter to the Club in the 1990s of and while he was studying at Earl Wells’ association with the club and with the R Class. Dental school, he built and
sailed between 1956-1959 two Earl Wells won a Gold Medal in Flying Dutchman with Helmer Cherubs. Pedersen at the Tokyo 1964 Games at Enoshima. The Courier paper in 1975
described Jock as being “the top yachtsman” at the time and that is an understatement if you see his achievements:
1960- - Won all 4 major NZ trophies in the M Class - Flying Dutchman 1961-1980 – Sailed Flying Dutchman winning 7 NZ national titles in 1963, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1980. 1972, 1976, 1980 – Olympics - Jock teamed up with Murray Ross, with whom he had a very successful partnership in the Flying Dutchman, They competed both in the 1972 Munich Olympics in Kiel-Schilksee (Germany) coming 9th and in the. 1976 Montreal Games in Kingston (Canada) coming 12th despite being second at the 1975 Worlds at Abino Bay and were on track for Moscow in 1980 winning the NZ Olympic trials but New Zealand was one of 65 countries to boycott the games after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Although yachting was withdrawn from the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, Jock attended the 1979 pre-Olympic regatta Two flying Dutchman forging ahead neck and neck in the early 60s. In the foreground is the yacht “Taurua”. In the background is “Pandora” (KZ 22) in Tallinn, Russia owned by Helmer Pedersen. Helmer and Earl Wells won the gold medal Coached Murray Jones in Flying Dutchman for 1988 Seoul sailing her in the Tokyo Olympics. Photo from the Courier, 28th Jan 1975. Olympics and 1992 Barcelona Olympics, attending both games.. 1971 La Rochelle, France – runner up in the World Flying Dutchman Championships 1975 – Buffalo, USA – runner up in the World Flying Dutchman Championships
- Javelin Won the NZ Javelin Championships in 1970 (Murrays Bay) with his yacht “John Wesley Hardin”, in 1973 (Lyttleton) with his yacht “Afakazze”, and 1978 (Lyttelton) with his yacht “Nice One” Won the South Pacific Javelin titles in 1971, 1973 and 1974
Soling Won the NZ Soling Championship in 1973 This year, our Jock will definitely be eyeing another medal for his collection at the next New Zealand Masters Games in Wanganui in 2013 and an eighth PLSC trophy. Page 11 of 14 1992 - 2nd Place New Zealand Flying Dutchman class Extracts taken from: championships (Nelson) East & Bay Couriers – January 2009 Dentist Association Newsletter 2003- United States Flying Dutchman class champion (San http://www.sailingnetworks.com/organisation/view/9728 Diego U.S.A.) 2006 - 6th Place World Flying Dutchman Championships (Florida U.S.A.) 2008 – North American Flying Dutchman Champion Paul Scoffin (Kingston, Canada) 2010 –US National Flying Dutchman Champion (Santa Cruz, CA) A keen dinghy sailor in his youth Paul Scoffin started his sailing career on the Panmure Basin winning 16 PLSC Club trophies between 1972 and 1980. In November 1971, he joined PLSC and started racing in PClass (P190) until 12th February 1972, when he switched to a Flying
Ant (FA 63) This is From left to right: Paul Scoffin and Pavel Ruzicka at Santa Cruz in 2010. Paul Scoffin at International related in a PLSC Photo from Sailing-news.us Flying Dutchman World newsletter of the time, 2011 – 3rd Place US National Flying Dutchman Championships in 2008 – 4th Place. Photo from knoll.com Championship (Noroton Yacht Club) “In the second division Master Scoffin sporting his new Flying Ant was first home – He was out of the race as he forgot to bring Paul has also been involved with 3 America’s Cup campaigns. his “Mum”” The Ladies race which he was racing in was a race were children were to race with their Mum. I wonder what his Mum He joined the New Zealand America’s Cup Team as a rigger in said. In January 1973, she must have forgotten the incident as he the mid 80’s and later coached the Nippon America’s Cup Team. received “many comments about his new sails”. It must have been After a second tour with the NZ America’s Cup team in San Diego, a Xmas present. Paul joined Marten Marine of New Zealand in the rig design department. Since 1999, Paul has served as the lead rigger for In 1972 Paul again was in the PLSC news, of what must have Super Yachts throughout the United States, Europe, Caribbean been his first protest. “No 1 buoy, last race, caused a few rules to and the Southern Hemisphere. He is recognized for his keen be tested – a kindly Ant indicated to the Mistral the rules of the attention to detail and ability to solve complex rig assembly and road when both approached on starboard from different directions. stepping challenges, incorporating his extensive sailing Another ‘Ant’ (this is Paul) and an ‘R’ at the same spot did not experience with his analytical expertise. reach such an amicable agreement (I have my doubts if either knew who was right in ‘buoy room’). First in the history of the Paul has been seen to pop over to the Club on his visits back th newsletter!!! ‘PROTEST’ – the Scoffin case – Last I heard the home. Hopefully we will see him for our 50 celebrations next protest committee was in ‘irons’”. Paul would have by now year. Extracts from mastered the art of protest. PLSC archive newsletters www.sail-world.com Paul now lives in Jacksonville Florida with his wife Kathy. A true Knoll.com competitor at heart, Paul spends his spare time skippering a Sailing-news.us Flying Dutchman class dinghy in the United States.
Paul’s sailing successes include: 1980 - New Zealand Cherub class champion 1981 - New Zealand 12 foot skiff representative (Australia) 1984 - Sanders Cup champion (Wellington) 1985 - New Zealand Javelin Class champion (Lyttelton) sailing “Hot Gossip” 1985 - Mt Wellington Sportsperson of the year 1988 - 5th New Zealand Olympic trials in the Flying Dutchman class 1989 - 2nd Place New Zealand 18 foot skiff championships 1991 - 2nd Place New Zealand Flying Dutchman class championships (Tauranga)
Page 12 of 14 and challenge you as a sportsman. 71 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games as a number of British overseas territories, Crown dependencies, and island states compete under their own flag. The four Home Nations of the United Kingdom – England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – also send separate teams Shooting Stephen Petterson As well as many Olympic sports, these Games also include some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries: You would have seen Netball,, squash., lawn balls and rugby sevens. Similar to the Stephen many times at our Olympic Games, these games occur every 4 years. The next one Club, our friendliest scheduled for Glasgow is in 2014. The first time Sailing will take neighbour with his adorable place in the Commonwealth Games will be in 2018, either in the children. His daughter is to Gold Coast or in Hambantota, so why not give it a go?. become our newest recruit at the next training sessions for At our Club, we have two Commonwealth champions in our mix Optimists. Stephen was first and both in the shooting discipline. sailing on the basin in the 60s on a Flying Ant, he Roger Harvey became a PLSC member in is another of our champions, a former PLSC Member and winner 2008 as well as 2010 and is in 1973 of the PLSC Worsnop Cup in a Moth, he has attended 2 about to rejoin our Club. He Commonwealth Games, where he entered the 50-m Rifle Prone May 2008, Stephen receiving the Capsize has been fantastic at keeping (Pair) with Stephen Petterson and where they both won a Gold for trophy from Shaaron, Commodore at the time an eye on our Club and that event at the Auckland Commonwealth Games in 1990. Roger ringing when there are some won another Gold there as well in the 50m Rifle Prone – Men. problems that need urgent attention. Our quiet neighbour is an amazing Champion, not only having participated in 4 Olympics, between 1994 and 1996 (Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona and Atlanta) in the Shooting - Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50-metres discipline but as well in 4 Commonwealth games winning 4 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal. Stephen has had the outstanding achievement of winning the Lonsdale Cup, which is awarded
Lonsdale Cup and engraving below annually by the New Zealand From left to right: Stephen Petterson and Roger Harvey receiving their Gold Photo from medals for the 50m Rifle Prone (Pair) – Men at the Auckland Commonwealth www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic Games in 1990 – From Stephen Petterson collection.
Year PLSC Event Member Roger 50m Rifle Prone - Men 13th Harvey
Roger 50m Rifle Prone (Pair) - 4th Harvey/ Men Stephen Olympic Committee (NZOC) to a competing New Zealand athlete 13th 1986 Petterson (or team) who has demonstrated the most outstanding Commonwealth 10m Air Rifle - Men 13th contribution to an Olympic or Commonwealth sport during the Games - 10m Air Rifle (Pair) - 7th previous year. Edinburgh Men He was the flag bearer for New Zealand at the closing ceremony Stephen 50m Rifle Prone - Men 8th of the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Petterson So what exactly are the Commonwealth Games? 50m Rifle 3 Position 6th (Pair) – Men
Roger 50m Rifle Prone (Pair) - Commonwealth Games Harvey/ Men 1990 Stephen th If the Olympic Games are the biggest sporting event in the world 14 Petterson and the pinnacle of any sportsman’s career, the Commonwealth Games is an event, which will prepare you to the Olympic games Page 13 of 14 Year PLSC Event Member Never did stormy seas or pirates get the best of him. He was Commonwealth Roger 50m Rifle Prone - Men admired by his crew and fellow captains. However, there was one Games - Harvey Auckland thing different about this captain. Every morning he went through Stephen 50m Rifle Prone - Men Petterson a strange ritual. He would lock himself in his captain's quarters and open a small safe. 50m Rifle Prone - Men In the safe was an envelope with a piece of paper inside. He
would stare at the paper for a minute, then lock it back up. After, Stephen 1994 15th 50m Rifle Prone (Pair) - Petterson he would go about his daily duties. Commonwealth Men Games, For years this went on, and his crew became very curious. Was it Victoria, Canada a treasure map? Was it a letter from a long lost love? Everyone 1998 50m Rifle Prone (Pair) - 5th speculated about the contents of the strange envelope. Stephen Men Petterson One day the captain died at sea. After laying the captain's body to rest, the first mate led the entire crew into the captains quarters. 50m Rifle Prone - Men He opened the safe, got the envelope, opened it and... The first 16th
Commonwealth mate turned pale and showed the paper to the others. Four words Games – Kuala Lumpur, were on the paper, two on two lines: Malaysia 50m Rifle Prone (Pair) - 5th Port Left, Starboard Right. Men
Stephen 2002 17th Petterson 50m Rifle Prone - Men 4th Our Sponsors Commonwealth Panmure Lagoon Club would like to thank our generous sponsors. Games, Manchester
So are you ready now for the games?
Cartoon from - Sunday News, 13 August 2004 Feedback We welcome your feedback; do share your comments with us. If Sailing Jokes you would like to contribute to the next Newsletter, please send your ideas, comments or articles to Chantal Grass.at Once upon a time there was a famous sea captain. This captain [email protected]
was very successful at what he did for years he guided merchant ships all over the world.
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