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Hobart '79 8 ®IF~IBJ®rnJJM.-"8EI\S2 HflRUARYW.Ri::Jf'IJeO iO<• IOR Bulletin No. 28 19

CRUISING SPECIAL Apollo's Seanderings 22 How to Bareboat in the Whitsundays 26 Let's Cruise the Aegean 32 Cruising the D'Entrecasteaux Channel 35

Book Reviews 31 Biggies Column 39 Cover: For the first time in 12 years, the record 1979 fleet had a downhill start on OFFSHORE SIGNALS 2 the way to Hobart. Modern /OR designs are not known for their ease of handling AROUND THE SCUTTLEBUTT 4 downwind, but in spite of crowded con- ditions, the 147 starters made MARINA NOTES 40 it down the harbour with extras flying and without mishap. It was a small boat's race; none of the placegetters was picked by the 'experts', proving once again that the Hobart is much harder than the Melbourne Cup for the betting man. Photograph by D. Co/felt. ~ 'Offshore' is published every two months by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, New Beach Road, Darling Point, N.S.W. 2027. Telephone 32 9731, Cables "SEAWYSEA" Advertising and Editorial material : The Editor, 'Offshore', Cl C.Y.C.A. Subscriptions: Australia $5.50. Overseas $7.00. Air Mail rate on application. Editor: David J. Colfelt

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OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 -1 examples of people with whom one of striving to in by other than fair has been to Hobart yet with whom means. The oh' asked quest on, " How one would not wish to go again. Yet do they seal your eng nes?" demon­ OFFSHORE most of these people have been wander­ strates cl early the picture in the lay­ ing down the track year after year man's m ind of yachts out of sig ht of and their entry is accepted without each ot her, or at night with navig­ SIGNALS serious question. On the other hand ation lights doused, forging ahead of one reads of novices sailing half-decked their rivals under gasol ine or di esel skiffs to America. Nobody would topsails. Such things, of course, do suggest that, for instance, such an not happen, and honour and ge ntle­ unhealthy qua! ification as merely being manliness prevail at least till after the 'known' to any such committee would finishing gun!!! be the test. Declarations to the effect that t he The next problem is: What good will course has been sailed in accordance it achieve? No one needs reminding with the Sailing Instructions and that how the need for a licence to drive a all rules appertaining thereto have car (a certificate of competency) been obeyed are required p romptly has been an utter failure in stopping after finishing all maor races, and it road deaths. Nor did the undoubted has occurred that yachts have been experience of the crews prevent the penalised for late or non-lodgement The Editor, two recent, tragic disappearances of of these declarations. 'Offshore' yachts in Australasian waters. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Dear Sir, It is agreed that attempts to control sets it out clearly in its Sailing In­ The Sydney Morning Herald ( 10th the physical nature of ocean-racing structions, and under the heading of December 1979) told us that the yachts have merit. But surely such 'Deel a rations' amongst other things Official Report on last year's Fastnet hopelessly theoretical notions as con­ states, "It is an essential part of ocean Race was compiled by "three highly trol! ing in advance the way people racing that yachts sail at night and at experienced yachtsmen" and has been react to crisis at sea can be quietly times out of sight of one another. An published. One of the conclusions that forgotten. Surely this committee for owner or his representative may there­ comes from the report is that there is competency which has slid stealthily fore be the sol e judge of whether no reason to impose any "experience into our midst can be unceremoniously the rules have been kept or not. He requirement" for entrants in the Fast­ booted out again. At least let it be must, when signing his Declaration, net Race. subject to critical examination. be satisfied that the yacht has at­ tempted to win the race only by fair In stark contrast to this considered Consider, finally, these thoughts. Who sailing, superior speed and skill and conclusion there is, as we understand it, do you want to judge your sailing individual effort." (Italics mine.) a committee or (horror of horrors) a skills, your seamanship? Who is com­ sub-committee set up to impose just petent to do that? Do you know who An incident in a mid-week harbour such an experience requirement for the present members of the committee race recently gave food for much entrants in the Hobart Race. are? Who might replace them when thought. Two 40 to 50 footers were they get sick of committee life and reaching neck and neck for the first One wonders why such a committee leave? mark of the course, and for some is necessary especially now the Report seven minutes there was no change in is out. One explanation that the Have we stopped to th ink that the the relative positions of the yachts. thoughtful yachtsman will dismiss is way to increase safety may be con­ Concentration was paramount , and that it is part of an inevitable move­ centration on care problems, not no unnecessary talk was being count­ ment to the mindless bureaucratic merely a mindless increase in restrict­ enanced by grim-faced , determined control of everything we do. Yet ions. Have we grasped the concrete helmsmen. one committee member has advanced reality that the risks in ocean racing as a cogent reason for raising th is are, in fact, tiny but may ultimately The leeward yacht - let's call her committee the "fact that we had to be unavoidable? 'A' - was bl essed by t he presence in show the D.O.T . in Canberra that Yours faithfully, her crew of four delightful bikini­ we were doing something after the S.B. Austin (RORC), clad young maids, while aboard the Fastnet." J. R. C. Harris opposition not a boat length to wind­ ward - we'll call her 'B ' - there were Well, it probably is possible to satisfy no such decorative helpful addit­ bureaucrats by imitating them, but The Editor, ives - not that 'B' weren't ad mirers it is a certain way to stifle, ultimately, 'Offshore' of same, but it just so happened that the sport. aboard 'B ' there were present only Dear Sir, males of the species. The first and major problem is: How Yacht racing, and particularly ocean can experience be tested? Everyone yacht racing, is a sport that to the Now, the helmsman of 'A', having a can th ink of a number of defamatory unitiated offers untold opportunities surfeit of aforesaid pulchritude aboard 2 - ' OFFSHORE, February:March 1980 and having tried by 'fair sailing, sup­ w ith his concentration, so prejudicing sion periods preced ing the start of the erior speed and sk ill' to be lead ing his chances of winning. 'A' wou ld race and on t he actual day of t he event. boat at the first mark (to no avail), maintain that h is crew cou ld move decided to fa ll back onto a little 'in­ about the boat as they w ished and the It is w it h the co ntinuation of such co­ divid ual effort'. He suggested to one sk ipper of 'B ' was in no way obliged operation, not only w ith Club officials young lady of generous womanly to pay any attention whatsoever. but also by t he sk ippers and crews of proportions that she might stand in Continuing these lines of t hought, the competing yachts on the day of t he the weather rigging as near to 'B' as supposing after due argument 'B' race, t hat we are ab le to ensure t hat t _he possible while addressing herself won the protest and 'A' was dis­ spectacular start of this eve nt wi 11 always to t he grim, determined, hard- qual ified; skippers such as 'A's' would . Je successful and, above al l, safe. co nce ntrating skipper of 'B' and mak­ have to keep their crew under com­ ing as if to display even more of her plete control and not allow any dis­ On a persona l note, I w ou ld like to womanly charms than were already plays t hat might distract another thank t he CYCA for their hospitality in evidence. skipper. Whereas if the protest were and courtesies extended to my w ife and dismissed and 'A's' actions given the myse lf on the various occasions, on t he "Charl ie ... oh Charlie," she ca lled green light, then lightly-clad beauties start of the race and on our recent vis it wh ile f iddl ing as if to undo the upper would of necessity become part of to Hobart. half of her bikini, "can I sai l w ith every yact,t's equipment, for flashing y ou next week?" The grim deter­ at appropriate moments to t he detri­ Yours sincerely, m in ation me lted into a broad smile, ment of other contestants' concen­ J.F. Dodwell , t he reso lute ey es strayed from the tration. What competition it would Com missio ner, Mar it ime Services set of t he sai ls, t he battery of instru­ engender! Board of NSW ments and t he now even closer mark

26t h Decembe r 1979 The Secreta ry, Cruising Yacht Club of Australi a

Dear Sir, My wife and I wish to t hank y ou for the invitation from t he Commodore Flag Officers and Race Director.

It was a great privilege to enjoy at clo se quarters the start of the great 1979 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.

We wish particularly to ex press our thanks to Mr Storey, the Race Director, and our host aboard 'Marabou'.

- all were forgotten in the gleeful Incidentally, how would th is exp I an­ Your Club must be congratulated for its anticipation of t he exposure that at ion of 'equipment' on your yacht go notable contribution to an event which se em ed 1m1nent, mindf ul t hat such down with your wife? does great credit to our Country. ch arms would be reclining on board Yours sincerely, 'B's' well furbished decks ne xt week. Allan Campbell Yours sincerely, Frank Donohoe Too late - the concent ration gone Mayor of Woollahra in less time than it takes to tell, 'A' was a ful I boat length in front and so rounded the mark. 3 January 1980 January 25, 1980 The Secretary, T he Secretary, Question: Did 'A' strive to gain the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Cruising Yacht Club of Australia lead by other than 'fair sailing, superior speed and skill', so contravening the Dear Sir, Dear Sir, rules governing the race, or could I would like to take this opportunity It would be appreciated if you would 'A's' actions be regarded as ' individual to congratulate the Cruising Yacht Club pass on the thanks from the members of effort' and so be quite an acceptable of Australia for the excellent manner in my yacht 'Superstar' to the Club for the racing tactic? which they conducted the start of the hospitality extended to them during 1979 Hitachi Sydney-Hobart Ocean their stay in Sydney. I should also like Let your mind run to the possibilities. Yacht Classic. At the same time, I to add my congratulations to the Com­ Imagine that 'B' protests that 'A' would like to extend my thanks to the modore for being the most immaculate­ attempted to win other than by 'fair officers of your Club for their co­ ly dressed Sydney-Hobart starter I have sailing', etc. 'B' would argue that the operation with the officers of the Mari­ ever seen - it was good to see the sar ­ action of the crew of 'A' interfered time Services Board during the discus- torial elegance at the start was matched OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 3 spectators with a gentle luffing match Off shore Signals between 'Yeoman XXI' and 'Marion­ ette', which resulted in both boats A by a magnificent performance at the being demolished. spaghetti of twis­ other end . ted steel and sa il was hurr id ly re­ asse mbled for the International Land A lot of discussio n took place in Sydney Yacht Ra cing Cha ll enge between in relation to t he use of the offshore 'Co ndor of Bermuda' and 'Conga of mark in t he lo ng race of t he Sout hern Syd ney', Cross Series, and everyone with whom I spoke fe lt it was an excell ent idea. I Running in 'Conga' was the CYC's all­ know that t his was certainly so in the girl team, recently victorious in Al ice case of the Victorian boats because only Springs and no less confident of win­ too often the offshore courses tend to ning the title against the boys from be reaching up and down the coast. 'Condor'. It was unfortunate for the English lads that Greg Gilliam chose to The only other matter I should Iike to retrieve his beer from the track as they comment on is that of the parking in were rounding the mark. By failing to Rushcutter Park itself which I think pick up their crew member, who was assisted everyone a lot in their prepar­ severely trampled in the ensuing ations and whoever organised it with the debacle, they lost valuable time and local council did a very great job. the girls raced away to victory.

Best wishes, The $2,000 prize money donated by the Yours sincerely, owner of 'Condor', Mr Bob Bell, was Keith Farfor presented to Mr Charles Pr ice, Senior Administrator of the Spastic Centre of NSW, who was accompanied to this Runaway win for the girls spectacular afternoon by Deidre On a balmy day in December, the Healey, the reigning Miss New South Cruising Yacht Club held the first Wales. annual International Land Yacht • Racing Challenge and International Match Racing Series. In two specially constructed boats, 'Bumblefoot' and 'Hellsole', the crews of visiting South­ ern Cross yachts raced against each other in Rushcutter's Bay Park, around familiar orange buoys, for prestigious trophies and free beer.

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OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 5 from the deck of 'Condor of Bermuda'). Thanks Scuttlebutt Bill Russo did a fine job in the cutting and splicing, too, something which The Club wishes to sincerely thank the their bookings now to avoid disap­ often goes unsung but which makes or following Members who allowed t heir pointment. breaks a film. The CYCA's own Gordon boats to be moved to temporary moor­ Bray owns the dulcet overtones and he ings and/or t hose who vacated their The series consists of three events with is also the author of the very crisp marina berths so that competitors a total of five races. narrative. Some segments of the film, in the Hitachi Syd ney-Hobart Race taken from a helicopter which was might have more convenient berthing The Offshore Olympic Triangle S,eries pirouetting around the yachts on their during that pe riod . It is appreciated (Category 11) is a three-race series, way down, their brilliant-coloured skirts that this entails sacrifi ce on the part each race with a 25-30 mile course hiked high as they skipped across the of these Members, and their gene r­ (100 points is awarded for first place paddock, are being used on ABC TV as osity is very much appreciated. and decreasing by one point per p lace). 'transition segments' (film cuts shown between programs). I. Bridge, W. Mirow The Medium Distance Offshore Race & P. Mathews 'Ci rein us' (Category I) is 100-150 miles either R. Copeland 'Windward I I' Bell & Howell Middleton L. Green 'Mati ka II' around Oahu or along the north shore Memorial J. Brooks 'Quadril le II' of Molokai (300 points for first and The newest event in the NSW offshore Mrs. L. Rydge 'Butterscotch' decreasing three points per place). J. Keown 'Talei ' calendar was held over the January Miss W. Gardner 'Black 'n Blue' long weekend in 10-20 knot breezes, K. Dobbins 'Limited Slip' The Long Distance Offshore Race and the two courses ( 10 R and Arbit­ A. Cooley 'Industries' (Category I) is the 775 mile Around­ rary) were sailed in fast times. A. Wargon 'Leda' The-State Race (400 points for first M. Green 'Corfu' decreasing four points per place). M. Southern 'Mowana' The Category 2 Charles Middleton R. Adair 'Leana' Memorial Trophy (IOR), raced from J. Phil lips 'Intro' All races will be scored and there will Port Hacking to Jervis Bay and return, G. Bai ley 'Re lish' be no throw-outs. was won by 'Nyamba' sailed by Graham A. Hatch 'Weather Report' T. Spooner 'Splay' Lambert. Second went to 'Onya of The Pan Am Clipper Cup will be award­ H. Sega l 'Kareena' Gosford' (Peter Rysdyk) and third, A. Brown 'Misty' ed to the individual yacht with the 'Hobo' (P. Cray) . R. Moore 'Gee & Tee' highest cumulative points for the entire K. Jaggar 'Vanessa' series. The King Kamehameha Trophy N. Christie 'Kismet' The Bell & Howell Trophy Race is presented to the international three­ M. Hawksford 'Doubloon' (Arbitrary) over a course from Port yacht team with the highest cumul­ B. Landis 'Joi de Vie' Hacking-Sydney Harbour-Flinders It.­ T. Dusseldorp 'Larool' ative points for the entire series based Port Hacking was won by 'De Facto' J. Corner 'Little Bee' upon standings of yachts on inter­ (R. Mitchell), with second going to S. Collakides 'Intuition' national teams. C. Troup 'Fuzzy Duck' 'Shortwave' (I. Short) and third, 'Ram­ P. Kurts 'Love & War' bull' (J. Lough). J. Blundell 'Andros' Skippers, navigators and watch cap­ J. De La V ega 'Tam O'Shenter' tains must be amateurs. Prizegiving was held at the Royal K. Davis 'Davo Ten' 'Aquavit' Motor Yacht Club, Port Hacking J. Nan kervis Time allowances will be calculated in D. Luker 'Kittiwake' Branch, under the auspices of the accordance with the USYRU Time J. Ward 'Skylark' sponsoring Club, The Port Hacking B. Folbigg 'Catriona M' Allowance System using a standard Ocean Yacht Club. J. Harrison 'Sarie Marais' multiplier of six-tenths (0.6) and the J. Diamond 'Rum Runner' adjusted mileage for each race. Pictured on trophy presentation day for two N. Cassim 'Lolita' new offshore yacht races sponsored by Bell & W. Sweetapple 'Pippin' Howell Australia and conducted by the Port J. Bea le 'Vanda' Hobart Race film Hacking Ocean Yacht Club are, from left, J. Bullock 'Spanker' Graeme Lambert, who skippered Jim Hardy's 'Nyamba' to victory in the Charles Middleton Congratulations to the ABC, which Memorial Trophy race, and Colin Campbell, Club Archivist must now rank somewhere near the Bell & Howell Australia's Planning and De­ Recently we were discussing the need velopment Manager. The winner took home a top of the class when it comes to for a qualified person to look after Bell & Howell DCR 8mm sound projector and our archives. Mrs Aurian Bird, an producing stunning yachting film. a pair of Nikon lx50 waterproof binoculars. This year's Hobart Race film was pro­ active and attractive Sailing Associate duced by Jim Allan, directed by Peter who works in the library of the Ku­ Lipscombe and filmed by the cream ring-gai College of Advanced Educ­ of ABC Sydney photographic staff ation, volunteered together with her available at the time (they got some friend Phillipa Morris, B.A., A.LA. able assistance from Sir Ambrose who is in charge of The Audio Visual Greenway, the navigator aboard 'Yeo­ Library at the Co llege. man XXI', who is a photographer himself, and from Bob Fischer, a BBC It is expected that these ladies• will yachting correspondent who shot film (continued on page 21 J 6 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 Stretch yourvvings Australia.

HOB '79

The 1979 Hobart Race as seen from squall, gusting to 35 knots, hits the the light conditions, and she soon dis­ 'Bumblebee 4'. fleet from the SE. By that time, we had appears over the horizon, astern. worked level with 'Condor' 100 yards by Peter Shipway on her weather side. Sails are hurriedly The 7.30 sked confirms our worst changed on both boats with deep fears - it has been a night for the reefs taken into mainsails and No . 4 little boats. They are all very c-lose The huge yellow spinnaker of 'Condor' headsails set. Revelling in the tough astern and for us to win on handicap breaks out; our big British rival makes conditions, 'Condor' regains a slender from here we would need a huge break a perfect start and leads us around lead of about 50 yards. at the other end. However in the battle the South Reef tug. Through the for the Iine, all our rivals are very close Heads under No. 2 genoa and full main At nightfall, both boats are virtually with 'Condor' placing herself slightly we come close-hauled onto the 20 alongside each other, just laying off ahead. knot southerly. The heavier and stiffer Point Perpendicular some 80 miles 'Condor', carrying a heavy No. 1 genoa, from the start. With the wind easing, As forecast, the nor'easterly sea breeze is moving a little better and slowly full sail is set, and as always seems so slowly freshens in, to 10-15 knots, opens up a lead of 100 yards on the in lightening airs, 'Bumblebee 4' begins and we are right on course for Tas­ starboard leg which takes us wel I to to do the better. mania Island with 0.75oz spinnaker sea. We take a reef in the main, then and 1.2oz blooper. One man of the shake it out a mi le from the Heads As the new watch comes on deck at nine-man watch is permanently station­ when the breeze suddenly lightens 2 a.m. on that first night, they find ed on the fall of the blooper halyard and heads both 'Condor' and 'Bum­ 'Bumblebee 4' just south of Point to haul it clear of the sea when it blebee 4'. Perpendicular and the port and star­ collapses behind the mainsail. board lights of 'Condor' dipping into We flop onto port tack with 'Condor' the sea about 100 yards astern with Noon. At the change of watch we 200 yards to windward and 'Helsal II' · the wind speed 15 knots from the ESE. peel to the 1.5oz spinnaker, and with and 'Siska' behind us. We are going to Nothing changes for the next hour, but Green Cape abeam and to starboard, keep a very close watch on 'Siska' al I then 'Condor' starts to crank out to we commence a great run into the the way to Hobart because the old windward dramatically. We could have Strait with the nor'easter gusting · to master Magnus Halvorsen has boarded gone with her but, as we are sailing 30 knots. her at the last minute to navigate. about 5 degrees high of the desired No one knows more about winning course, can see no point in it. Slowly This is the test we have waited for - this race than he. her starboard light disappears and we the first hard run in a new boat is are not to see 'Condor' again until always nerve-gripping. But the Frers The breeze backs into the east as the she arrives hours behind us in Hobart. thoroughbred runs Ii ke an express afternoon wears on, enabling us to train and control is never difficult. We set a heavy No. 1 genoa sheeted wide to At dawn, we are well to see off anxiously wonder how the new 'Hel­ reach down the coast at better than Montagu Island in windless conditions. sa! 11' is skidding along. We learn later 10 knots. 'Helsal' is hanging on but The mainsail is dropped to repair a she runs through 'Condor'. Luckily 'Siska' is dropping back. broken batten and the spinnaker stay­ we cannot see her. sai I set as a wind-seeker. Nothing is more frustrating than this sort of Our speed that afternoon never drops .. Our race plan is to stay just to the east weather, especially in a maxi, as we below 12 knots. Parmelia Race-winning of the rhumb line and make a Tas­ know our handicap time is really going skipper Skip Novak serves us up with manian landfall well south of Maria out the door. 18½ knots in one burst, and Gary Island . Just after 3 p.m., a savage Weisman beats that with a shoot of As the sun rises slowly over the hori­ 20 knots. zon, a sail is sighted well to sea and ...

As we storm into the second night under full sail we are well across t he Strait. We experience our only re al drama when the blooper collapses ; we cannot recover it in time from the rolling sea, and it is torn beyond re pair. We hoist the 2.2oz bloope r and con­ tinue our charge to Tasmania. There is very little work for the off-watch, so everyone is enjoying pl enty of sleep.

Dawn on the third day finds us in dying airs 35 miles off the Tasmanian coast and south of Eddystone Pt. The 0.75 spinnaker is set, blooper dropped, and we gybe as the breeze goes briefly to the northwest. The morning radio sked relieves any fears we may have had about our runn ing ability when our position gives us a good 15-mile lead . The only worry is that Magnus Halvorsen has 'Siska' a mile inshore of us . Should we move in or stay with our original plan? The consensus is not to get jammed high up the Tas­ manian coast, so we hold our in tended course.

It is a day of light and fitful airs, main ly from astern. These are the con­ ditions in which we probably have 'Apollo' and 'Siska' in a private race to the Heads. the biggest advantage over' the other maxis. Spotter planes buzz us al I day. They confirm our leading position as they all come from inshore and not from ahead - always a good sign! At the first mark, which was a tug anchored off inner South Head, race contestants arrived in 1Naves of fifteen and more boats abreast. They rounded in very close quarters, still tidying up As the daylight fades, so does the spinnaker gear. There were no mishaps of note, although helmsmen and crew alike had their wind, and at dusk, with thick fog work cut out in the 12-15 knot SE winds to negotiate the tight squeeze around the mark. rolling in, it looks as though we are in for a frustrating night. But the fitful wind remains all night although we have to come high on course many times to maintain speed. To keep to our track we have many gybes with the breeze from the north, rarely above 10 knots.

Dawn is eerie, with thick fog and little wind - very English. With superb navigation by Peter Bowker, we lay Tasman Light right o n the button. We see it coming majestically out of the mist 200 yards away. We gybe and have Tasman Island bearing due north at 7 a.m. less than three days out of Sydney.

Ahead lies fi ckle Storm Bay and t he Derwent River. For an hour we lie 10 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 Sandy Peacock Fog pours over the Tasmanian coast like thick cream.

becalmed under the cliffs of Tasman. Then the mist rolls in with some breeze that enables us to lay Cape Raoul with gear well eased . Finally a light, shy spinnaker carries us to the Iron The fleet reached the Heads in record time, the leaders getting into open water in just over 10 Pot at the entrance to the Derwent. minutes. The entire fleet was on its way south in just over one half hour.

The weak sea breeze has penetrated the river and, after numerous gybes to stay out of the current in the middle, we storm the finishing line off Castray Esplanade at better than 11 knots.

OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 11 HOBART '79

A very busy Race Director, Keith Storey, still found time to host various press and VIP functions aboard 'Marabou'. There were a lot of yachts to pick in a fleet of 147, but no one picked the winner as a pre-race Burt Oliver had a 20th anniversary for radio favourite. Here, in one of her rare photographs, she is in the middle of the three yachts at the relay duty this year as Communications Crew right. Chief aboard 'Greshanne :

Bill Owen, AWA 's Marine Manager, explains the communications systems for the Hobart Race to the press aboard 'Marabou :

The Official Starter's boat, HMAS 'Snipe', carrying the Prime Minister of Australia and official party back from the start, which was over in a trice.

12 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 HOBART '79 The last of a decade

by John Dawson

The race has been won and lost, but for aft of the beam in a 15 knot sou' and a small following sea. What a way to 'armchair admirals' I again put pen to easter. 'Condor' was first out with a go - by noon next day (Friday) in 24 paper in regard to the way I saw it, from couple of lengths to 'Bumblebee 4'. On hours and with the breeze lightening we the 60' steel sloop 'Banjo Paterson'. 'Banjo' outside we found the breeze logged 240 miles to be abeam of had eased and the going not all that fast Flinders. Firstly, getting a ride was as not as we worked to windward in a left-over straightforward for many yachtsmen southerly slop. Just abeam of Botany This had been a great way to cross the this year, particularly if they had not Bay a squall hit at approximately 30 strait. 'Banjo' of course being a few been a member of a specific crew. I knots and even the big 'Bumblebee 4' years old is really beautifully finished think it was generally felt that with a got down to two slabs and a number in timber down below, and what a record field, including a large number of four headsail . Aboard the 'Paterson' pleasure to come off watch and sit maxis which needed approximately 20 we were contemplating another reef, down at a gimbaled table and eat one's hands, obtaining a spot would not be all and while John Sheridan ('Ballyhoo' meal with all the comforts instead of that difficult for experienced sailors. fame) and Dave 'Chalky' Hutchen were juggling your dinner between knees as However, it seemed that, contrary to making the necessary signs, the clew of I had done on racing vessels in previous the experience of other Southern Cross our No. 3 came adrift (pulled right out). years. On the other hand she did not years, overseas, interstate and maxi One jib down in 20 miles and only 600 have fancy sails such as bloopers nor did vessels arrived with a complete crew odd to go! she have wind indication gear. Her only and, in some cases, with extras. instrument dial was boat speed Dusk saw the fleet that night pushing (including log of course) and I must say Pierhead jumping was in evidence, but south with slightly eased sheets into a that steering her during the night in still a good number of imports as well as fairly lumpy swell and 25 knots over the front of that good nor'easter, which locals did not make it. Informed sources deck. The glamour of the marina and other crews advised gusted. 40, kept the say that at least two good boats could the charisma of bar talk preceding the helmsman alert, particularly around have been well crewed by those who event had disappeared as we punched midnight when the breeze kept wanting stayed behind; this seems to emphasise south. to go north and the feel of it changing the increasing interest in ocean racing direction on the back of your head or and especially the popularity of the Even aboard 'Banjo Paterson', the crew, behind your knees had to be your guide. Sydney-Hobart. which boasted nearly 100 Hobarts Even without these 'sophistications', among them, quietened as stale Xmas however, the old girl still reached 20 Boxing Day dawned cloudy but fine cheer possibly preoccupied thoughts knots on one wave revelling in the fresh with a light sou-easter nudging across below as we ploughed through the occa­ going. the harbour ( it gradually freshened). sional greenie. Our cook, 'the dog', This was contrary to the weather seemed to want fresh air more than to Friday afternoon saw the breeze easing patterns that had made sai ling a little occupy the galley, and the spaghetti and backing with low scud coming more difficult around Sydney waters, bolognaise proved to be a little unpop­ across. We were one of the most easterly particularly in the previous week of the ular that evening. boats in the fleet and we still carried a Southern Cross Cup. This wind also port pole throughout the night shar­ satisfied pundits who had been opting As Wednesday evening progressed the pening up as the breeze softened. The for a southerly start for a number of breeze lightened, and by dawn next other gybe was still not good enough in years, and it was the first from this day it had nearly faded altogether. direction to consider crossing to. As the direction since 1967 when the rounding That Thursday just after first light it sea mist enveloped us the wind mark (a buoy) at South Reef went veered to the east and as it backed crumpled. The barometer gave no en­ missing, causing great confusion. further to the nor'east it increased in couragement at all as it sat on 1023 mbs strength. We gradually got east of the which is unusually high for the area. The start would have to be the most rhumb line sharpening up in the lighter spectacular ever; 146 boats broke out wind and then squaring away as the Saturday first light saw us between spinnakers of the most briMiant colours breeze settled in . At midday we were Maria Island and St. Helens. At this and varied panels, and they reached east of Montagu Island. By nightfall we stage 'Bumblebee 4' was rounding Tas­ towards the Heads with the breeze a little had a steady 25 knots with a clear sky man Island in thick fog, and he well- OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 13 HOBART '79

known international heavy, Peter Bow­ and the weather became quite clammy not win a Hobart, but they did. A lot of ker, had been spot on with his navi­ with any wind dying altogether. Most people felt the three 1-tonners were not gation. Visibility in our area was extre­ expected Sunday night would be a the right choice for the NSW Southern mely poor and eerie as the mist con­ repeat of the previous one, with little Cross Team - but they were wrong. tinued to thicken. The fog rolled in all breeze and the balance of the fleet that day and night with the breeze non­ would be at least another 24 hours Finally, my friend Cable was a little out existent for a good part of the time. getting to the line. This was not to be, in his 'Offshore' selections, which were 'Bumblebee' finished just before 2 pm however, because at about 9.30 ( 1) 'Police Car', (2) 'Blizzard', (3) to take Iine honours. pennants and burgees that previously Marionette', as they finished 114th, had been listless on boats in Victoria 100th and 62nd respectively. We staggered on to round Tasman Island Dock sprang to I ife as a fresh sou'easter at 0700 on Sunday. Visibility was so brought the fleet home. A great sail by 'Bumblebee' consid er­ bad that we could only see the water ing all her initial setbacks and a trem­ breaking on the rocks below the I ight. It is interesting to note that although endous win by a little known vessel At the least there was a good ENE the first 30 odd boats arrived over a 'Screw Loose'. breeze which followed us around and period of 30 hours, 15 crossed the Iine pushed us up Storm Bay. This petered in an hour between 10 and 11 that Sun­ Well, it was off to the Quiet Little out, and it took us another 12 hours to day evening with an incredible 30 Drink for a yarn and a beer or two. A arrive in Hobart at a little before 7 that storming the finish in the hour between new record at 11,105 beers, including a evening, about 30th over the line. midnight and 1 am Monday morning, very substantial donation by Carlton Twelve hours from Tasman was not including the first and second placings and United Breweries of 1200 tins of unusual for many of the boats arriving 'Screw Loose' and 'Wheel Barrow'. The Fosters, which was very much appreci­ in the first portion of the fleet. balance of the fleet were virtually all ated. The lucky door pri ze of 500 blue home by 6 am. cans, delivered anywhere in the world, Although we did sneak up the river in a was won by a we ll- known Me lbourne sea breeze, this gradually died with dusk Al I sorts of people said ½-tanners could sailmaker Bruce Walters. Finally the 14 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 official South Pacific Tap Dancing Championship Teams Event was 'un­ OVERALL TEAM RESULTS Hitachi Southern Cross Cup 1979 officially' won by a great international Total trio of softshoe experts, P. Bowker Place Team Points Individual Yacht Rankings (USA), S. Brown (NZ) and D. Mickle­ 1. New South Wales 557 United Kingdom Place Yacht Total Country/ borough (Aust) . 2. 551 Points State 3. Victoria 431 4. Western Australia 391 1 Marionette 202 UK By the way, each year a number of 2 Relentless 207 NSW hundreds of dollars are donated to the 5. New Zealand (Nth) 377 3 Deception 195 NSW Tasmanian Crippled Children's 6. Ireland 309 4 Smackwater Jack 193 NZ(N) 7. New Zealand (Sth) 306 5 Yeoman XX! 184 UK Association by guests at the Q LO . Th is 6 Challenge 172 Vic year, using a slightly different method, 8. Tasmania 290 7 Blizzard 159 UK 9. United States 265 8 Diamond Cutter 155 NSW an amount of $1,700 was collected, but 9 Sunburst South Australia 149 Vic it is presently being held in trust in 10. 237 10 Police Car 145 WA · Hobart. Talks have been held with 11. Queensland 202 11 Farrawa 134 WA 12 The Sting 132 Tas various Tasmanian yachtsmen as to how 13 Hecate 129 SA these funds might be best used but as 14 Bacardi 118 USA yet a specific decision has not been 15 Siska 112 WA 16 Regardless 110 Ire. reached. 16 Moonshadow 110 Vic 18 Patrice Ill 109 Ire. That's ocean racing. 19 Chick Chack 104 NZ(N) 19 Koamaru 104 NZ(Sl 21 Granny Apple 102 NZ(S) 22 Mardi Gras 100 NZ(S) 23 Amon-Re 98 Old SOUTHERN CROSS CUP 1979 24 Satin Sheets 90 Ire. RESULTS 25 Congere 89 USA PLACINGS Point­ 26 Chaos 86 Tas Team Yacht Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 score 27 Anticipation 76 NZ(N) Rank 28 Christina 75 Old 29 Mirrabooka 62 Tas 30 Sorcery 58 USA NSW Deception 1 11 11 3 3 31 Born Free 56 SA Diamond Cutter 20 15 9 8 8 32 Chautauqua 52 SA Relentless 6 9 4 2 33 Goondooloo 29 Old

UK Blizzard 2 6 5 20 7 Marionette 4 3 2 6 1 Yeoman XX! 9 4 10 9 5

Victoria Challenge 3 7 1 16 6 Moonshadow 8 5 8 + 16 Sunburst 10 16 14 11 9

WA Farrawa 26 12 18 12 12 Police Car 11 2 6 26 10 Siska 30 31 21 15

NZ Anticipation 16 21 23 27 27 (North) Chick Chack 13 24 16 19 19 Smackwater Jack 12 10 7 2 4

Ireland Regardless 7 8 3 + 17 Patrice 111 21 17 20 18 18 Satin' Sheets 22 13 13 29 24

NZ Granny Apple 14 19 12 24 21 (South) Koamaru 27 22 24 13 20 Mardi Gras 25 25 21 14 22

Tasmania Chaos 28 26 27 15 26 Mirrabooka 19 24 25 28 29 The Sting 18 21 25 7 11

USA Congere 11 14 17 31 25 Sorcery 24 18 30 30 30 Bacardi 15 28 19 16 14

SA Born Free 23 32 26 23 31 Chautauqua 32 30 28 22 32 Hecate 17 29 22 4 13

Queensland Amon Re 31 31 32 5 23 Christina 29 27 29 17 28 + Retired Goondooloo 33 + 33 25 33

OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 15 107 GRANNY APPLE ...... Whis pers Syndicate 4•11 -31 .95 .7998 3-14•00.27 108 GOONDOOLOD ...... P. & B. Young 4• 18 ·32.17 .7510 3-14•00.98 HOBART '79 109 RIMFIRE . E.W. Wall -Smith 4-07-09.10 .8363 3-14-15 .93 110 NATELLE II...... A.G. Lee 4.10.22.10 8114 3-14-18.43 Result s 111 MELTEMI . Canberra Yacht Club Syndicate 4•11 -27.22 .8087 3-14-53.85 11 2 MANU KAI. .J .W.8 . Barry 4•18·53.13 .7566 3-14-55.33 Pla<:e Yocht Own•/Ch_,_ Ela.- TCF Con-octod 113 HELSAL I I ...... A. Fisher 3·09·56.27 1.0643 3-15 · 12.37 Time Time 114 UTIE KAH IV ...... G. Henmcke 4.17.20.11 .7698 3-15-15.22 11 5 POLICE CAR . . . . . P.R. Cantwell 4-10-48.12 .8199 3-15 ·34 .00 3·15-34 .67 1 SCREW LOOSE ...... R.J. Cumming 4.12.54.63 .6934 3-0J.31 .10 116 SATIN SHEETS ...... M. O' Leary 4•11 ·22 .72 .8156 .8147 3-15·35.98 2 WHEEL BARROW .•....•...... I.C. Tringham 4-12-59.22 .6934 3-0J.34.28 117 MIRRABOO KA . . , , ...... J . Be nnetto 4•11 ·31 .45 3-15·39 .75 3 APALIE .... . •• •. • ••... " A1>1lie" Syndicate 4-1J.05.85 .6931 3-0J.38.92 118 APOLLO ...... W. Aooklyn 3-22·15.05 .9301 4 SHENANDOAH ...... J.R. Ch•ody 4-13-33.53 .6902 3-0J.37.05 119 ANTICIPATION ...... D . St. C. Brown 4 -03 ·38.07 8804 3-15-43.08 4.11 .24.o5 5 QUINTAL...... H.C. Knoop 4-13-19.83 .11962 3-04-06.95 120 OBSE SS ION ...... W .C.R. Bale & K.O. Mo nro .8209 3-16-09 .92 3·16·12 .97 6 NIRE LOWA. . . . A.T. Floyd 4-14-45.38 .6902 J.04-26.63 121 DYNAMITE ...... R.E. Walters 4•10-09 .40 .8310 4• 12·2 3.95 .8144 3·16·16.82 7 MERINDA ...... A .G. Taylor 4-15-13.03 .6918 3-04-56.40 122 ADRIA . . A. Harry BREAKAWAY ... K. McOonakJ 4•11-41 .00 8218 3· 16·29.63 8 CHAUVINIST. . •...... P. Winkle, 4-15-47.66 .6902 3-05-09.62 123 9 ZILVERGEEST Ill .. . .. , ..... A.J. Murny 4-12-17.57 .7133 J.05-14.70 124 SCORPION ...... R.W. Clemens 4•10·28.38 .8319 3· 16·34 .48 4.12.16.55 .8197 3· 16-45.22 10 MORNING HUSTLER . . . .J.H. Co-II 4-12-51.00 .7133 3-05-38.55 125 SEQUOIAH 11. ..J .M. Clark ...... K.L. Bell 4 -10•14.07 .8434 3-17 -35.88 11 THUNDERBOLT ... L.P. Hll"ding 4-13-06.30 .7137 J.05-52.08 126 JEMIMA ...... , ····· ········ 4•22·15. 15 .7586 3• 17-42.37 12 QUETZAL ...... P. North 4-13-05.85 .7139 J.05-53.07 127 ROGIS TOO...... R.J. Brown 4•10 -11 .38 13 CHERRY CHEER . . . .. P. Attrill 4-17-37.63 .6863 J.05-56.93 128 ALI BABA .. J . & T. Mi chihs .8520 3·18-28.42 3·22 ·02.57 .9629 3· 18·33 .22 14 LOLLIPOP . . . I. Miller 4 -17-31 .93 .6874 J.06-02.52 129 SORCERY ...... J .O. Wood 4•13-00.17 3· 18-49.92 15 BUMBLEBEE 4. . . J.O. Klhlbetzer 3-01-45.87 1.0628 3-06-23.80 130 DESTINY ...... T.A. Taylor .8333 3-18-59.87 16 GHOST TOO ...... K. Roxburgh, C. Graham, W. Hoare 4-11-40.22 .7293 3-06-31 .43 131 FIONA ... J . Sturrock & E. Lawrence 4·13·0 1.90 .8346 17 PIMPERNEL ...... • H.J. Holland 4 -14-06.78 .7145 3-06-40.53 18 PUSS 'N BOOTS ...... H. Boot 4 -12-55.98 .7234 3-06-48.12 19 RELENTLESS ...... • ...... •...•.. P. Hankin 4-05-16.97 .7784 3-06-50.30 20 CHANCE...... W. & J. Rice 4 -12-14.28 .7293 3-06-56.27 21 ZEUS II...... J .R. Dunstan 4·18-32.15 .6899 3-07-01 .08 22 BLUE MOVES ...... B.A. Moon 4•12-20.98 .7316 3-07-16.12 132 MARY MUFFIN ...... G.A. Blok 4-10·12.82 .861 3 3·19·28.90 23 TINA TWO ...... K.V . Oyer 4 -18-56.20 .6902 J.07-19.75 133 BANJO PATERSON . J. Jan•tt 4-06-51 .25 .8952 3·20·05.12 24 AURIGA . ... M.P. Stubbing 4-14-07.60 .7238 J.07-42.57 134 SAVANT...... K.L. Cox 4-13-13.90 .8437 3·20·09.52 25 BELITA IV ...... D.R. Anderson 4·13-30.15 .7288 3-07-48.32 135 SHEARWATER ... J.M. & A .R. Coope, 4·21-00.45 .7910 3-20·33.17 26 SG IAN DUBH . ... R.W. Lean ~ -15-09.25 .7186 J.07-52.52 136 GAULOIS 3 ...... P. Faoque 4-00-48.87 .9594 3-20-53.02 27 VANGUARD .. .A.H . Cawse 4-04-56.72 .7918 3-07•55.70 137 GRETEL...... B. Lewis 4-03-01 .75 .9395 3·21 -02.27 28 BRUMBY .. ···· ······•·..... P. & R. Robinson 4.19.20.60 .6934 J.07•58.73 138 CONGERE ...... B.D. Koeppel 4•11 ·27.57 .8870 3·23-18 .98 29 BILLABONG·········· . ··· ··· . .P.N. Joubert 4-12·38.68 .7364 3-08-00.35 139 ANACONDA II...... J. Grubic 3·21 -55.38 1.0496 4-02-34 .88 30 AMON.RE . .0 . Smith 4•12-48.45 .7357 3-08-02.97 140 CASABLANCA ...... J. Goddord 4-10-11 .35 .9503 4-04-54 .68 31 HECATE . . . W.J . Tedmanson 4.14.09.s5 .7271 3-08-06.02 141 SELTRUST ENDEAVOUR .. J.P. Callow & M .J. Dunham 4•12-46.07 .9707 4-09·34 .85 32 REVENGE .... . , P.H.I. Green 4-13-20.17 .7327 3-08-06.63 142•1MOGENE...... L.L. & 0 . 1. Haskett 4-12-11 .28 .8385 3-18-42.93 33 SPID ER. ··········· · ····· . .... 0 . Currie 4•12-26.03 .7391 3·08-08.60 34 SECOND LADY . . ... G. Sherwinski 4.12-49.38 .7369 3-08-10.75 • Penalised 50% after prot•t 35 WATHARA II . . ... E.J.C. & R.E.C. Stopp 4•12-18.20 .7410 3-08-15.15 36 WIMAWAY ...... A. B•ry 4.12.55.97 .7375 3-08-20.27 Retired : Hi.Jacque, Moomhadow, Onya of Gosford, Regardless, Salamander II. 37 ORANI . . ... W.G.P. Reid 4•12-14.25 .7433 3-08 -27.17 38 SMACKWATERJACK ...... P. Whiting 4-06-56.75 .7846 3-08-46.27 WEATHER: Fint spinnaker start since 1967 to give 111 yadits I fast passage to the Heads before a 39 DECEPTION ...... J.H. Bleakley 4-06•58.20 .7846 3-08-47.40 12 knot tou'urter. Outside the Heads, all yachu were dose hauted and the breeze lightened to 40 BIG SCHOTT ...... , . A, Pea.-son 4-03-49.78 .8119 3-09-03.10 under 10 knots; they reecned down the OOMt on a long port tadt as the breeze badted to the east 41 HUON CHIEF . .. H.O. Calvert 4•10-49.68 .7597 3-09-09.43 for two hours. Late on the first afternoon a line squall passed owr the Oeet gusting to 35 knots. It 42 MARIA ...... M. Preston & 0 . Kelly 4•12-46.40 .7463 3·09-10 .65 NNd d...-ing the ntght. After • brief calm patch the breeze filled in from the nor'eat to give a 43 HERCULES .... M.H .• C.M. & S.P. Will 4•10 -26.25 .7628 3-09-11 .42 quidt skid aero ■ Bass Strait before 1 30 knot breeze. 44 MYSTIC SEVEN . . . N.D. Chidgey 4·12 ·51 .70 .7462 3·09·13.95 45 VIVACIOUS . , . J ,A, Brown 4·22-09.13 .6877 3-09·15.18 Dawn on the third day uw ylChts light running before a 10 knot nor'wester, Light breez• and 46 MIKO .. 0 . Burfitt 4·2 1·39.57 .6915 3.09.21 .68 thidc fog down the Tasmanian coast prev.nted the btg boats Uking top honours, but I freshenin~ 47 CAV ...... S. Parnell 4•16·39 .32 .7225 3·09·2 3.60 SN brNn brought all the little bolts home to dominate the major handicap placings, 48 JEDAKA...... H. Kuhn 4•13-44.70 .7420 3.09.25.83 49 SHOGUN ...... B. Sutton 4-03·26.42 .8190 3·09·26.48 50 SWE ET CAROLINE ...... M.W.O. Phillips 4.03.00.48 .8246 3·09·38 .52 51 BINDA ...... 1.0. Ritchie 4•14-12.22 .7410 3-09·39 .65 52 SAGITTA ...... 8 . & W. Helle,en 4-17 •08.62 .7222 3·09•42 .73 53 SHENANDOAH (Vici ...... A.A. White 4.12 .19.33 .7546 3•09-44.38 54 SO LANORA ...... A.W. Escott 4•22·32 .98 .6911 3·09•55.77 55 THE STING . . .. A.M. Rund~ 4•10-48.12 .7680 3·10-01 .43 56 LOWANA II ...... 0 . Millikan 4•13 ·00.97 .7525 3.10.02.01 57 GARLIC PRAWN ...... P.E. Glynn & A.W. Steel 4.15.37 .37 .7353 3·10·04.57 1 58 IMPETUOUS. . ... G.A. Lambert & J , Cmp 4-04•34.77 .8171 3.10.11 .00 59 CHRISTINA ...... P.W.H. Woodruff 4•12·51 .08 .7555 3· 10•14 .23 60 CALLALA . . . A.K. B1rtles 4·1J -45 .63 .7579 3· 10·25.77 1a~1 1~il1.EI~ B 61 PRYORITY...... J . Pryor 4.10.23.95 .7763 3·10·35.85 62 MARIONETTE . . ... C.A.F. Dunning 4-00•32.62 .8580 3.10 .50.05 The intrepid individual. .. 63 WHITE POINTER . .K. Le Compte 4 -10·50.75 .7763 3.10.56.65 64 MERCEDES Ill. . . .. A.T. Clutto n 4.12.16.25 .7665 3-10·59.37 Th e re's a new yacht available today for the man who 65 MARK TWAIN ...... K. Jones 4· 13·00.32 .7615 3-11 ·00.45 respects tradition , and knows qual ity at first gl ance. 66 NEW BEACH ROAD...... O.C. Booth 4•11 ·32.50 .7728 3-11 ·06.48 The Endurance JS comes from the boa r d of Pete r A.Ibo l d 67 RAGAMUFFIN...... S . Fm:h er 4-01-46.20 .8503 3· 11 ·08.02 and is an award-winni n g design. The intrepid in d ividual 68 CHAOS ...... 0 . Le +t ch 4.10.26.20 .7831 3·11 ·21 .02 is a man who w?nts comfo rt for his family, f riends ,when­ 69 KAIULANI . . S.C. Lovell 4· 18-49.48 .7264 3·11 •24.52 -ever they c r uise , an d perfo r mance that will l eave 70 MERCEDES V . H. Janes 4.05.57_47 .8181 3.11 .24.68 others in his wa ke . For men of good taste with tl\e means 71 QUEST ...... R . Cruickshank 4•13·15.72 .7636 3.11 .25.93 to express it in a quality yacht , now is ·the time to 72 CHAUTAUQUA . . ... A.C. Rowett 4· 11 ·36.02 .7757 3.11 .27 .92 write or call for further details. 73 NIRIMBA ...... Royal Australian Navy 4.19.12 .58 .7247 3.11 .29.53 74 PICCOLO . J . Pickles 4· 10· 13.93 .7867 3·11 ·34.37 75 FLIGHT ...... G.B. Lambie 4·18-08.50 .7323 3.11 .35.15 76 NYAMBA . . . . . J.G. Hardy 4-05-44.83 .8218 3· 11 ·36.95 77 DIAMOND CUTTER .... A. Sweeney 4•12·02.03 .7742 3·11 ·38.38 78 FARR OUT. . . E. Vidor 4-10·22.92 .7870 3-11 -43.35 79 WOFTAM IV...... B. Jemison 4•13·19.23 .7669 3-11 -43.72 80 KOAMARU. ·· ····· ·· ··· . . . B.A. Millar 4.11 .22.2s .7799 3·11 ·44.33 81 PATRICE Ill . .. 0 . MacWilliam 4-03-49.08 .8392 3·11-46.03 82 APOLLO II . .A. & I. Thurston 4-03·20.15 .8436 3-11-47.97 83 QUICKSILVER. . .. P.O. Lamont 4-11-45.57 .7777 3· 11-48.27 84 LUPUS . W.A. Schifferli 4-17-37.77 .7380 3-11 -51 .50 85 YEOMAN XX I ...... A.A. Aisher 4-01-46.23 .8580 3·11 -53.22 86 FURIABO . . . Y. Sasamoto & T. Tomioka 4-05·13.15 .8291 3-11 -55.23 87 BACARDI. .. J. Gould 4-03-45.08 .8425 3· 12-02.42 88 SUNBURST . R.K . Young 4-06-05.93 .8246 3-12-11 .43 89 STAR WARS ...... B.A. Button 4.11 .22.80 .7844 3-12-13.72 90 MARDI GRAS ...... F•my• d Syndicate 4·11 -22 .87 .7860 3-12-24.08 91 FARRAWA. ············ . . B.G. Campbell 4-05-08.88 .8346 3-12-25.08 92 CHICK CHACK. . ... M.L. Dykes 4·12-50.10 .77B1 3-12-41 .07 93 SALACIA II ..... A.W. Byrne 4-03-15.28 .8536 3-12-43.42 94 CHALLENGE ...... L.J. Abrahami 4-04-24.52 .8443 3-12-46.48 95 INVINCIBLE ...... D. Bienefelt 4·12-24.42 .7821 3·12-47.10 96 DAMEL .. . W .A.J . Currie 4-12-21 .82 .7831 3-12·51 .57 97 PIRRA ...... S. Shield 4-18·16.70 .7431 3-12•55.20 98 BORN FREE ...... J .H. & C.D. Howell 4-12-18.58 .7844 3-12-57.48 99 SUPERSTAR ...... K. Farfor 4-03·18.40 .8563 3-13-02.17 100 BLIZZARD . .... E. Jutr 4-00·24.87 .8831 3-13-08.60 101 RIVAL ...... T. Seccombe 4-23-03.32 .7155 J.13-11 .03 ENDURANCE YACHTS (NSW) 102 NEW MORNING . ········· ·· . . T. Hewison 4-11 -53.60 .7901 3-13-14.78 103 CONDOR OF BERMUDA...... R. Bell 3-08-02 .97 1.0667 3-13-23.32 PO Box 61, Flvedock, NSW 2046 104 SISKA ...... R. Tasker 3-08·56.88 1.0563 3-13-30.32 105 POLARIS L.H. Savage 4·11 ·23.27 .7977 3-13-39 .78 Tel. 773- 3344 * * * A. H. 713-8715 106 TARQUIN...... J .A. Stanford 4•22-44,70 .7241 3·13-58 .98

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The material in this bulletin from the IOR Policy Steering Group and the International Technical Committee contains much of interest concerning yacht safety and design. It is reproduced here in full.

Bulletin No. 28 The ITC considered, however, that it will manufacturers. be in the interests of safety and also of good Meetings of the Policy Steering Group racing, for designs with large ratios of Beam The Sub-Committee on Liferafts will con­ and International Technical Committee to Depth, combined with high centres of sist of three members convened by Mr. The Po licy Steering Group met in Lym­ gravity, to be discouraged. The Committee Jean-Louis Fabry (France) . ington, Eng land on January 12-13th, 1980 is considering possible formulae for the and the International Technical Committee purpose of applying progressive additions T he Sub-Committee on Safety Harnesses met, also in Lymington, in the three sub­ to the CG F where TR exceeds 35 and 6- or will consist of three members convened by sequent days, January 14-16. CMDI some similar ratio exceeds a value of about Mr. Tony Mooney (Australia). 8. The main items on the agendas, as directed Both Sub-Committees have been asked to by the Council in November, were con­ They are also considering possible cut-offs report to the Special Regulations Com­ sideration of the RY A/RO RC Fastnet Report of such modified CGF beyond w hi ch yachts mittee, w hi ch w il l make recommendations which had not been published at the time will not be rated to IOR. to the Counci I. of the November Meetings. The Policy Steer­ ing Group and International Technical Com­ The Committee will examine the possibi lity Safety - other special regulations mittee also considered other matters arising of locating VCB and VCG more accurately The PSG noted that a number of the ad­ from decisions of the Council, as mentioned from IOR data with a view to using the ditional special regu lations advised in the below. height of VCG as a rating, as we ll as more Fastnet Report had already been agreed by accurate screening parameter. the Council in November on the recom­ Safety - design mendation of the Special Regulation Com­ It appeared to the PSG that the F astnet Safety - generally mittee, including: Report indicated that there was a correlation The PSG wishes to draw the attention i) a revision of the Basic Standard re­ with the beam/depth ratio of the yachts of Yacht Clubs organ ising offshore races to quirements w ith the addition that al l and the likelihood of their being rolled over. the following: equipment and fittings be fastened i) The necessity to make it clear beyond in such a way as to withstand a capsize Whi le stressing that the responsibility for doubt to owners and skippers that to 180 degrees. the yacht is that of the designer and owner, the whole responsibility for the vessel ii) requirements for proper securing of the PSG considered that there is a case for and the crew is theirs, including the washboards, hatch-boards, etc. putting a cut-off limit at the value of a ratio, decision whether to start or to abandon iii) addition of two buckets with lanyards. such as Beam to Immersed Depth, beyond a race ; and to both owners and crews iv) requirements for obligatory storm, try­ which yachts would not be rated for IOR. that offshore racing is a potentially sail, storm j ib and heavy weather jib hazardous sport; for Categories 1 and 2, and a heavy The limit should be set so as not to penalise ii) That ORC Special Regulations should weather jib for Categories 3 and 4. the genuine ocean-going yacht by allowing be regarded as a minimum standard for v) details added to emergency tiller re- an 'inshore-only' yacht to have a higher t he particular race category; quirement. ratio; the chosen value should, therefore, iii) The importance of inspection of yachts vi) adequate points of attachment for be an overall cut-off for new construction. for compliance with Special Regul­ safety harnesses. It might be used as a Category Ii mit for ations, particularly in Offshore Races existing yachts. of Categories 1 and 2. T he PSG has asked the Special Regu lations Committee to make further recommend­ The PSG asked the ITC to examine the Safety - liferafts and safety harnesses ations on the following items: problem and suggest suitable formulae and The PSG noted that most of the loss of life values . during the Fastnet storm occurred in inci­ Toe rails - of a defined minimum dents related either t o liferafts or to the height and extending at least as far aft The ITC studied the problem in this light failure of safety harnesses, and that there as the mast, and located in the outer and reaffirmed that a Rating Rule cannot is no universally accepted standard for these third of the local beam at all points; guarantee that y achts are immune from vital items relative to racing yachts. Bilge Pumps - a definitive rule, pro­ knock-down and that designers or owners viding at least that they should be inde­ are responsible for each yacht's design. The The PSG has therefore invited two Sub­ pendent of other pumps, permanently ITC was not able at this meeting to recom­ Committees to investigate and propose instal led, at least one with a perman­ mend formulae which would exclude more ORC specifications for liferafts and safety ently fitted discharge into the sea, and apparently vulnerable yachts without also harnesses respectively . defining a m inimum area of cockpit excluding many other seaworthy and satis­ drains if a pump discharges into the factory yachts, but the ITC is continuing Each committee will take account of exist­ cockpit; work on this aspect as a matter of urgency. ing national standards and liaise with major

OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 19 with carbon fibre rudders. It studied inform­ The PSG endorsed the urgency of improv­ ation from carbon fibre manufacturers and ing Mark 111 A and of extending its benefits high technology fabricators, together with Bulletin No. 28 to cover new designs. It considered, how­ information on some known failures. The Ratio - the PSG considered that two­ ever, that it may be not practical· to con­ study indicated that poor engineering and/ way radio, with emergency antenna if tinue to expect the ITC to maintain a single or fabrication, rather than carbon fibre the regular antenna depends on the rule which will be satisfactory to the flat­ itself, is the cause of failure. mast, should become compulsory for out racer and to the dual-purpose yacht category 2, and has asked the Special owner. The ITC therefore recommended that carbon Regulations Committee to reconsider fibre, particularly in rudder posts, only be this matter. The PSG therefore asked the ITC to estab­ used in conjunction with qualified engin­ Liferaft Stowage - specific require­ lish suitable criteria for consideration by eering and fabrication. ment for stowage in a manner enabling the Council which would divide IOR rated launching in a minimum period, with­ yachts into two classes, Unrestricted and out us e of tools. Restricted. The concept, within the con­ Measurement of sterns fines of the Rule and Special Regulations, The ITC, as directed by the Council, studied Sails is to al low the flat-out racer to be permitted possible modifications to the Rule to assess The PSG considered that in the light of all go-fast fittings and lack of accommod­ more accurately the Length on boats with recent developments in sail materials, the ation that it wishes. The Restricted Class distorted buttock slopes, and expects to definition of heavy weather sails by refer­ is intended as a Racer-Cruiser Class having make recommendations to the Council in ence to cloth weight was no longer appropri­ restrictions on hull configuration, rig and November. ate and that a general reference to "suitable accommodation requirements. strength for the purpose" would be Accommodations preferable. It would be advised that the Unrestricted The ITC is working actively on an additional and Restricted classes would race as separate accommodations Rule within the context The Special Regulations Committee was classes where this is possible. of the proposed Restricted and Unrestricted asked to make recommendations to the next Classes. Meeting of the Council. In the meantime The ITC, at its subsequent meeting, approved organising authorities are advised to accept of the principle of providing separately for Designer's group a reasonable interpretation of "a cloth weight a Restricted Class and Unrestricted Class, The selection of a group of designers to greater than the mainsail" where appropriate and is working actively on this matter with assist the ITC will be made following the in the case of new materials. a view to making recommendations at the Meetings of Designers to be held in the USA Council Meeting in November 1980. on March 10th and in Europe on March 12th. The PSG confirmed that the decisions taken The locations of the meetings will be pub­ by the Council regarding Sail Limitation were Scantlings licised. intended to apply also to the Level Rating The American Bureau of Shipping and the Classes . Thus the following amendments ITC are now well advanced in development Further ITC work will be included in the Green Book: of a set of basic sca ntli ng rules. The ITC is continuing work on other matters the number of spinnakers for Two referred to it by the Council, namely, Low Tanners is reduced from 5 to 4; These Rules are based on well established Booms, Fractional Rigs, Displacement/Sail the number of jibs for Half Tanners structural engineering criteria together with Area Relationship (the Argentinian sub­ is reduced from 6 to 5. practical knowledge of sailing yacht con­ mission). struction. IYRU Rule 66 IYRU Rule 26 The PSG noted that there had been some The Committee has developed a 'short list' Since the Council Meeting in November, adverse comment on the desirability of of formulae to derive acceptable design the IYRU has circulated proposals made by al lowing the current practice of crews, when loadings, which is being circulated to de­ an IYRU working party to modify Rule 26, racing to windward, sitting on the weather signers, builders, and other interested parties which specifically apply to 'any event of rail, facing outboard, with their legs over for comment. the Offshore Racing Council'. the side. Gary Mull, Chairman of the ITC will hold The IYRU had asked for comments of Nat­ The PSG saw no objection to crews station­ meetings with designers and other inter­ ional Authorities. The PSG considered that ing themselves in this manner which may ested parties in the US on March 10th and this is a matter of utmost importance to frequently be safer and more comfortable in Europe on March 12th to finalise basic the future of the sport of amateur yacht than sitting in the cockpit or on the weather structural loads. Upon final choice of basic racing, and that the Council shoul? consider deck wholly in side the lifelines. They con­ structural loading formulae, together with the matter and take a positive view. sider, however, that it may often be better design limits for the mechanical properties for crews to be allowed to have the support of various materials, a preliminary issue of The majority of the members of PSG were of the upper life-line. the Scantling Rule will be published. strongly of the opinion that the existing principles of Rule 26 should be maintained The PSG will recommend that the Council The preliminary issue will cover the basic and considered that the IYRU's proposals submit an amendment to Rule 66 to the structural requirements of the hull and deck would lead to an undesirable increase in IYRU on the following lines: 'While racing, shell and framing. commercialism and professionalism in off­ crew members shall be stationed in accord­ shore racing. ance with IYRU Rule 66 except that on The final form of the Scantling Rule will also yachts equipped with a lower life-line of cover mast steps, keels, sterns, keel bolts, Councillors are asked to make their views wire, a crew member sitting on deck facing etc., and will be presented to the ORC in known. outward with his waist inside the lower life­ November 1980. line may have his upper body and head Records under sail outside the upper life-line.' It is not intended that this Scantling Rule The Council decided in November to main­ be associated with the Rating Rule. tain a Register of Record Passages under It was noted that in the meantime this is a Sail. Rule which may be varied in Sailing In­ ABS and ITC will produce basic rudder structions. design criteria which will include proper Sir Peter Johnson, the former Councillor consideration of the combination of bend­ Mark IIIA who is the Yachting Editor of 'The Guiness ing and torsional stresses. The ITC has no Book of Records' has agreed to collate the The Council in November directed the ITC objection to spade rudders as suchm pro­ records. to study eligibility requi re ments for Mark vided the engineering is sound. I I IA based on hull and rig characteristics rather than age. The ITC considered problems encountered Claims for records should be made by Nat- 20 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 ional Authorities or Organising Yacht Clubs to the ORC Secretary. The Records will be tabled at Council Meet­ ~econd lnt~rnzitionzil ings.

Administrative Committee A meeting of the Administrative Committee Pan ltm Clipper Cup was held on January 14th in London. The Committee confirmed a PSG recommend­ ation that in view of the number of import­ ant and urgent matters now under consider­ Yacht ~erie:s ation, a special Meeting of the Council should be called for April 26/27. The meeting is August J-17, 1980-Bonolulu~ Ba1oaii planned to be held in Spain, and details will be circulated shortly. If you rolled into one event the Southern Cross Cup, The The Committee also confirmed recommend­ SORC, and the Admiral 's Cup and ran it in Hawaii, where ations that before the Council Meeting there the coldest it gets means you put on a T-shirt, then you've should be two further meetings of the ITC and one further meeting of the PSG . got the five-race Pan Am Clipper Cup Yacht Series. Won by Australia in 1978 with the team of 'Ragamuffin', 'Big Future meetings Schott', and 'Magic Pudding', this series is becoming one of 10th Mardi - Designers (primarily re Scant­ lings), USA. the hottest events on the yachting calendar. Having won 12th March - Designers (primarily re Scant­ the Cup in '78 and the Admiral's Cup in '79, Australia will lings), Europe. definitely be the team to beat in 1980. 13/14th March - PSG and ITC (primarily re safety), London. The Clipper Cup Series is a great opportunity to get into April - ITC (primarily re MklllA), Newport, some serious racing in a yachtsman's paradise, but if you're USA. April 26127th - Special Council, Spain. going just to support the team, Hawaii provides an endless September - ITC, Newport, USA. variety of things to see and do while the heavies are thrash­ November 1-8 - Council, London . ing around the course. If you are interested in crewing, let (The first (closed) Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 2nd and the second us. at Key Travel know, and we'll forward your details to (public) Meeting on Saturday, November Hawaii where they'll try to get you a spot on one of the 8th). boats. The PSG and ITC will welcome the views Key Travel has for the past two years supported the yacht­ of National Authorities, designers and other interested parties on the varied and import­ ing fraternity in Australia in its efforts to establish this series ant matters now under consideration. by raising funds for Australian teams and by giving pro­ motional assistance. And we are very proud to be the co­ ordinating agents for travel arrangements and tours to Hawaii. Club Archivist (continued from page 6 J This year we are offering a series of tours with a wide range of accommodation to ,suit everyone. If your plans are some­ what different and you wish to travel independently, give us start by going through our records, a call and we will make special arrangements to suit your trophies, publications, etc., cataloguing particular needs. as they go. It is a long job with many hours of their spare time to be given Tour No. 1 (26 days, 26 July to 20 August). Includes Maui and Sauza to the Club. The anticipated result Cup Regatta (Australians are just loved in the Lahaina Yacht Club) - will be a complete catalogue of all then on to Honolulu until the end of the series. information and progress of the Club to date, the final task being the pre­ Tour No . 2 (21 days, 31 July to 20 August) . This is all Honolulu, paration of a book. where the action is. Plenty of optional tours. West Coast Extension (an extra 11 days - depc;J.rt Honolulu 18 August, I am sure you will all join me in thank­ return Sydney, 28 August). Visit San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles ing Aurian and Phillipa for agreeing and Disneyland). to undertake th is enormous task. If any Member has historical data, old For bookings and information simply telephone or write to: Key records, photos or even anecdotes Travel, 140 William Street, Sydney, 2011 . Telephone (02) 358-2311, (suitable for publication), please con­ tact Aurian or Phillipa on 467-9235, or if you prefer, contact me at the CYCA office on 32-9731. KEY TRAVEL Michel Le Bars, KEY TRAVEL SERVICE PTY . LIMITED, 140WILLIAM STREET, SYDNEY , N S.W , 2011, AUSTRALIA General" Manager TELEPHONE 358·2311 . CABLES : KEYTRAVEL SYDNEY TELEX AA27229

OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 21 by Duncan van Woerdan

To t hose who have sailed, bashed, the Solomons, Port Vila, Noumea and are giant spiders! Now th is has no bailed, submarined and generally suffer­ Fiji were abruptly halted upon en ­ relevance at all to this article except a ed a long ocean race on 'Apollo', two countering a large tree 200 miles from precautionary warning to those who years and 30,000 miles is the sort of Moresby, necessitating a leisurely sail ­ venture close by. Whilst saili ng close sentence the cops request for remov­ cum-bail back to Moresby and Sydney to Walpole in an attempted sighting ing one of their number from public for an appointment with the plastic of one of these Dr Whovian del ights, payroll. Convincing our rich owner, surgeon . 'Apollo' became the target of a deter­ Jack Rooklyn, to campaign overseas mined attack by hundreds of birds - again after selling 'Ballyhoo' was as For those who retrace 'Apollo's' wake namely gannets, boobys and frigates easy as getting B iggles to shout the next year to Honolulu and beyond, we in mixed squadrons. bar on Sunday! hope the following paragraphs are of some assistance. Unless one is suitably equipped for However, defying expert opinion, such emergencies, the creatures are 'Apollo' set out in May '78 for Hawaii With due deference to Peter Rysdyk, exceptionally hard to disperse - apples, and thence San Francisco with an our CNC friends and UT A posters, avoid eggs, Jaffas and Minties have no effect, eager but strangely reticent crew from Noumea - it's always on the nose! and foul language appears to encourage 'Mooloolaba', Queensland with first Trade winds do not blow in this area, more determined attacks. It took 15 stop Noumea. Her route then en­ and it ra ins every day. Once past this minutes of precision strafing from compassed Suva, Pago Pago, Apia, tropical French delight, the weather these Walpolese canaries to completely Fanning Island, and Honolulu, where became quite stable, with close reach ­ demolish the Brookes and Gatehouse she competed in the Pan Am Clipper ing breeze and only the occasional windvane and aenometer, the Windex, Cup. From Honolulu it was San Fran­ rain squall which proved ideal for and to drain our food supply alarm­ cisco in September, Los Angeles in daily ablutions. ingly. With due note of the expense October then back to Austral ia for the of replacing such equipment, 'Apollo' Sydney-Hobart, five weeks in the About 120 nautical miles from New recommends to all cruising and racing beauty parlour, and then the northern Caledonia is a rock plateau named yachts the installation of the pictured autumn races finishing in Port Moresby Walpole Island. There's nothing special device. ►►► on May 1st, 1978 - all in just under about Walpole except that its only 12 months. Pl ans to continue on to inhabitants, according to The Pilot, 22 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 cruising It's pleasant sailing from here to Suva, expired two weeks previously, parts a delightful place about which we can did not arrive in Apia, we burst our ~gecial offer I ittle advice except extra suppl ies water tanks 24 hours out from Apia, of toilet tissue and two buckets per ran into the Russian Navy and sailed crew can be a definite advantage! an extra 100 miles looking for Fanning Island. Unfortunately currents through language barrier.) Finally we were Our next port was Pago Pago, a place the I ine islands are very strong and allowed to dock and told to, "Go find to be avoided - except the govern­ unpredictable, morning and evening customs yourself, because we don't ment I iquor store. Th is delightful estab­ stars are a rarity, and F anning's elev­ know where they live.'' Helpful hint lishment boasts 150 per cent proof ation is four feet! If you haven't shot is (and the normal practice): don't dark rum, 40oz for $US2.60 per bottle, every bird out of the sky by now, it's bother with formalities in the USA. complete with red warning label - a good idea to follow them home at Go to the local yacht club, have a beer, "Caution Highly Inflammable - Do night because you can't see the island then ring up - they'll come within Not expose To Naked Flame or Ex­ until three miles away. Fanning is 24 hours. Any troubles can be fixed by cessive Heat" - the perfect additive real "Adventures in Paradise" stuff. Dick Gooch, crew fatigue included. for boat coffee! All spirits are sim­ No supplies are available, although Honolulu needs no discussion except ilarly priced, suggesting a wonderful the manager has a seemingly inexhaust­ it's the best venue world-wide to do new venue for the Quiet Little Drink. able supply of cold XXXX which he is most things involving the occasional keen to share w ith a yarn and pack­ yacht race. Apia, in Western Samoa, is a more aged cigarette. acceptable stopover for supplies of Voyaging onto San Francisco, we sailed culinary nature and for mechanical Fanning to Honolulu was a good reach a very tight course starboard tack repairs, though time is of no import­ with a few exciting moments - notably from Honolulu climbi ng over t he ance to the inhabitants. Our helpful 'Apollo' logging 268 m iles noon to Pacific high and into the westerly hint here is after loading your boat noon w ith a No. 3 y ankee and reefed ai r stream at about 34 deg N - all very with Pago Pago treasure and arriving main, our best 24 hour run fo r the pleasant sailing including three day s in A pia, one runs into customs clear­ trip. at over 240 miles per day and one an ce problems as booze here is on st retch of 160 miles in 12 hours with a pa rity prices with NZ and Australia. Sailing into Honolulu Harbour, arou nd No. 4 and f ully reefed main, surfing Simply put, local customs are very in sil ly circles with Q flags, Aussie 20-foot following waves with 40 knots fond of Kah l ua and Smarties. A small flags, U.S. flags, we expected to be of breeze just ab aft t he beam. Probably offering ensures rapid entry. approached by cu stoms! We even asked the most remarkable fact of th is trip a Coastgu ard vesse l wh ich first informed was the discovery that albatross fancy From Apia we head ed for Fanning us we weren't there because they pizza pie. Janet had cooked two huge Island, an idyllic coral atoll about weren't informed . .. t old us to leave pi zzas; one took four crew to eat, the 4 degrees north - roughl y a 1300 m ile ... told us t o stay .. . then asked us if other - one albatross! Our feathered trip. I should ment ion, our motor WE were cu stoms! (There 's a severe friend appeared every morning after that at 1100 hours for morning tea but showed a distinct disliking for cinnamon toast.

The vari Woerdari A few days out of San Francisco, 'Apollo' developed a rather pronounced shudder whenever the speed was in excess of eight knots (which was all OANNET1 ANO acx,evs ~.,,,,,,,,,, ON FINAL N'l'ftOACH ~ the time) . It wasn't much of a surprise upon hauling out in San Francisco to find the skeg sheared. It did surprise MOOttUaOATEHOUIE 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN WIND YA#f. ANO ANEMOMETUI MOUHTED INIH>E MAST the Yanks (and us) to find one could ,r. 1;~ rock the rudder blade side to side one ,,.~ foot from centreline with one hand! ~ REINFORCEMENTS A quick reweld and faring job put the boat back in action in 24 hours

FUUNOCAAU and racing three days later. If our rich INltDE MAST owner didn't terrorize the Yanks on the racecourse we certainly did driving

GLEEFUL CREWMAN CREWMAN AWEARS l'USHES LEVER across the Golden Gate Bridge ca lling NONCHALANT AT WHEN BIRDS !WENDING ATTACK OVER TARGET for buoy room! P'\JLLEY DIVERTING ~ FIRING LINE TO '---... HELM San Francisco to Los Angeles was SIWLE PINIONED LEVEL ACCEns FIRING LINE achieved without sighting land in pea FIGURE 1. FIGURE 2. soup fog, no wind, freezing tempera­ NOTE : rATENT 'fNOU~ tures and a broken propellor at the

OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 23 wonderful average speed of two knots. The realization that we were due in Sydney in six weeks became clearer as the days passed . After a little prompt­ ing from Jack we reluctantly farewelled the USA with our first stop Christmas Island, 3000 miles distant. This was achieved with no drama in 19 days.

Soon after leaving Christmas Island a forward lower broke, the first of our problems. Thence followed the fridge, the stove and main outhaul. We made a quick stop at Apia to organize new rigging sent to meet us in Fiji five days later.

Arriving in Fiji on the 27th of Nov­ ember we repaired and prepared, leaving for Sydney on 1st December in a fresh north-westerly as forecast. The nice north-westerly soon became the tail of cyclone someone. Twenty-four Some of the crew taking a walk in the Cook Island Reserve, Christmas Island. Cook Is. is a mere hours later a cap shroud parted necess­ 1 mile long and ½ mile wide; it lies in the lagoon at Christmas Island and is inhabited by an itating a return to Suva!-By this time incredible 7,000,000 sea birds. we didn't need the telephone to talk to Jack - you could hear him from passing a very helpful freighter who, The next 12 hours was organized chaos. 1800 miles. When the new cap shrouds steaming at 12 knots, began exercising 'Apollo' was stripped during the wee hadn't arrived by the 8th, worry set luffing rights to the joy of his crew hours (like all good girls) and work in. Finding out that the airlines were and our total horror. 'Apollo' docked began at dawn. The bottom was on strike didn't help. We had to endure at the CYCA at 0100 on Boxing Day scrubbed, propeller changed, skeg filled another strike by Qantas staff in Nandi, to a crowd of one well-wisher who'd and faired underwater, safety inspect­ a bribery charge from customs, more actually just got off his own boat for ion passed (after initially failing radio telephone cal,ls from Jack asking what lavatory duty. It took some smart crystal range), Gemini stay changed, the --- was going on (by far the most talking to convince Mrs Fraser that cruising halyards changed, together unpleasant), and finally a fireworks we had, in fact, arrived by sea (and with all running rigging and blocks. and cannon salute sailing on the 13th not from the paddock to port) when A section of genoa track was replaced for Sydney. accosted on the premises. (not completed until three hours after

The Governor General of Papua New Guinea, Sir Tore Loko Loko, takes a turn at the helm of We had estimated a 10-day passage to 'Apollo' (also in photograph from background foreward, his chauffeur, his Aide de Camp, and Sydney, but soon after leaving Fiji the acting Australian High Commissioner). territory the breeze disappeared, a genoa track ripped the deck, the out­ haul broke again, a halyard winch jammed, and the Gemini stay twisted like a spiral candy bar! We motored for 500 miles arriving at Lord Howe Island with one pint of diesel fuel left on 22nd December at 1700. Our rich owner was far from pleased with our idea of cruising Lord Howe over New Yea . So, after much haste - refuelling (still no wind), customs clearance, running repairs - 'Apollo' was aimed for Sydney the following day leaving just under 60 hours till start time, Hobart 1978. Twenty­ four hours out of Lord Howe we'd logged only 160 miles with 260 miles to go and 35 hours till the start. We'd also heard that Jack was out looking for us in a fully laden B52! As befits all happy endings, we made the remain­ ing 260 miles in 25 hours, at one stage 24 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 cruising the start), al I our new snatch blocks were packed with cruising kit (not to saec;ial be seen for a month), and finally food loaded.

Jack had starred in this department, purchasing the biggest turkey in Sydney only to have it swiped by a happy helper who very quickly dis­ 'Apollo' enjoys a month's rest in Port appeared without trace - to that kind Moresby, entertained daily by some of gent, we hope you choked. the strangest cultures we had yet encountered. We were guests of the Leaving the dock with 20 minutes till Governor General both officially and start gun, 'Apollo' promptly ran socially, then stoned by his subjects, aground in the marina - thank you to joy-rode in the Prime Minister's plane, the 100 human power bullock train then bullied by his police, awed by the who towed us off. beauty of the country and sickened i:' by its destruction.

~ The Hobart Race has been described I< in detail previously, so we'll spare the ! To those at the Royal Papua Yacht reader our modest claims of triumph i== Club go our thanks, appreciation and The line honours winning crew of '78: ( 1) admiration. with the one comment that the two H. Urquart, (2) J. Dean, (3) M. Meecham, most determined owners walked off (4) P. Gardiner, (5) P. Epstein, (6) S. Brown, (1) D. Van Woerdan, (8) C. Hatfield, (9) R. It had been our intention to sail from with all the loot. Grimes, (10) J. Rooklyn, (11) G. Blake (missing from picture, R. Walton). Moresby to Honiara and then on to We must thank the elusive 'journalistic Noumea for the Noumea-Vila Race. disaster', Bob Cranse, for ensuring Alas, here struck the fickle finger of that any memories or happenings in fate or, more correctly, 'Apollo' struck Hobart were effectively destroyed a tree 24 hours out from Moresby, nightly in his quest to drain Hobart .,.- t.S1--'!f/' loosening a few screws and enabling a of Director's Special with our subdued totally unacceptable amount of salt help - leaving Hobart was both a water to flood our already soaked relief and escape . accommodation. Reluctantly Moresby became our new destination. 'Apollo' enjoyed a leisurely cruise north to Sydney, losing only to 'Love It was not possible to haul out in Port And War' in the who-can -take-the­ l Moresby without considerable risk so longest-to-get -back race (John Hawley ensuing repair work was carried out was disqualified for getting lost in a using underwater concrete good bushfire - at sea!). enough to enable the old girl to make Cairns for further repair. It took only one week in Sydney before Jack had mapped 'Apollo's' Progress south was delayed again when year and paint scheme . Five weeks on the forestay snapped at deck level whilst the slip with much hard work and beating into 25 knots and a short sharp sea - no it didn't fall down! resourceful planning saw 'Apollo' 1979 Skipper Rooklyn celebrates. emerge, providing the bar stool admirals Th is event deserves further comment; with an endless supply of critical we sent a radio telegram to Alspar, analysis and froth, and Jack with a Sydney, for a new forestay at 8 a.m., very much th inner wallet. whilst 40 miles from Cairns, and the aforementioned rigging arrived at 4 p.m. By April 24 'Apollo' had reached the same day in Cairns! Cairns, taking line honours in all three races, being third on handicap twice An easy trip through the reef saw and poised to complete the east coast 'Apollo' in Mooloolaba in August, line honours sequence in the inaugural competing in SCOR, with some success, Cairns-Port Moresby race. and finally some 30,000 miles in 18 months. It wasn't too difficult since our closest competition for this honour was a Farr Did we enjoy it? 1-tonner, but to make sure, our rich owner flew in the 'Muffin Mob' enabl­ "To those who sail Pacific seas, ing 'Apollo' to take handicap honours And yearn for sun and starry breeze, as well in a time of 47 hours 40 min­ This type of life has many joys utes - not slow for 470 miles! ~ When sailing one of 'Aunty's' toys." OF FSHOR E, February-March 1980 - 25 cruising $18~iQI. ' ...... -~~

How to Bareboat in the Whitsundays The Mediterranean bareboat industry and lack of appreciation by Aust­ by David Bradley* started in a similar ad hoc way but ralians of the tourist potential of their developed along different I ines, with own country. The tremendous appeal of the Whitsundays, smaller boats and more emphasis on probably Australia's finest cruising grounds, flotilla cruising ('cruising in company' Australian governments in general and is ensuring a dramatic increase in yachting if you're not familiar with that term) Queensland's in particular have strin­ activity in the area, particularly bareboat because of the more exposed cruising gent survey rules for charter vessels. chartering. Indeed, a charter is the only way many yachtsmen will ever get to see this grounds of the Greek Isles, economic Many of these are commendable and beautiful Barrier Reef playground approx­ conditions dictating smaller yachts, originate from the days when boats imately 800 miles north of Brisbane. It and possibly reflecting the level of were carefully hand-built, not mass­ is too far for most to sail during vacation experience of the 'typical' charterer. produced. These include requirements time, and the relentless SE trade winds Bareboating was booming in Greece for sealed engine rooms with proper which sweep the Queensland coast from March through to September, which make until 1976-77 when the Greek govern­ ventilation, adequate fire extinguish­ for good northing, also make for a very ment introduced stricter Iicensing and ing equipment, correct electrical install­ difficult return trip until October-November. demanded a degree of local ownership. ations and an extra-strong hull . (For However, the government also started example, an existing fibreglass hull Here, David Bradley tells about chartering promoting the industry overseas, and in the Whitsundays and gives some advice cannot be brought into survey after about getting the most out of a charter. growth has continued at a moderate construction as the conditions of survey pace since. require that the hull be laid up under supervision .) In some cases the require- In Australia bareboating didn't really . ments are just plain anachronistic. Thumbnail history of bareboat start till early '78 when Whitsunday Good and bad, however, they add from chartering Yachting World Pty. Ltd. began oper­ $3000 to $10,000 to the price of a The Caribbean was the first area to ' ations from Shute Harbour, in North production to be brought into charter offer boats for 'bareboat' charter on Queensland. survey. a commercial scale, and that began in an ad hoc sort of way in the early '60s. Sydney, of course, has always had its Survey requirements, combined with After a few years the first operations form of bareboating, at least since the higher wages in Australia and the were set up specifically for this purpose '30s with the Halvorsens on the Hawkes­ relative isolation of the Whitsunday and were booming. By the mid-'70s bury . The industry's slow start in this Islands, account for the slightly higher there was an oversupply and recession ; country can be explained by the exist­ cost of chartering in th is area as op­ th is was, in part, due to elements of ence of strong government regulations posed to a Caribbean or Mediterranean tax planning in the US, where there charter. are tax advantages in offshore invest­ ments, and bareboats in the West Indies The giant Humpback hurled itself out of the Who are the operators? could be considered 'offshore invest­ water again and again in playful aerobatics, In early 1980 there were four legal ments'. This, combined with an absence something for which this whale is noted yacht charter operations in the area (along with its gentle nature and melodic of government control over construct­ (illegal operators are rare, as there is song). ion standards and the equipping of a strong charter boat operators' associ­ yachts for commercial .sail -it -yourself ation), but potential charterers should hire, along with the relative 'cheapness' be careful*. An illegal boat, as well as of boat building in North America, possibly not being up to scratch in al most assured th at entrepreneurship construction, equipment and without would oversupply the market. By 1979 back-up facilities, also carries no insur­ the Caribbean market had sorted ance cover, hence charterers are them­ itself out. selves not protected by third party insurance and can be sued for any damage caused either to property or other seafarers in the event of mishap. Queensland law requires that vessels under Queensland survey display their (Left) survey certificate on board; if such a The exciting Whitsundays . .. here a mother certificate is not displayed, be sus- Humpback whale pounds the sea with her tail to establish who's boss, while her pup, like a small 'ditto mark~ emulates his mum. The photograph was taken in mid-September 1978 *Editor's note: It is unfort unate that the just south of Whitsunday Island. Photo by D. degree of interest and new activity in the Co/felt. Whitsundays is, as is often so with any dev­ eloping area, generating a certain amount of 'over-enthusiasm' in advertising. Advertise­ ments showing photographs of CSY 44s *David Bradley is the Operations Director .., (which could not be brought into Queens­ at Shute Harbour, Queensland, of Whit­ ...~ land survey) or making claims about the 0 sunday Yachting World Pty. Ltd., the bare­ u vessels available for charter which may, in boat charter operator in the Whitsundays fact, not be available, have appeared recently. ·;;-0 which has the fleet of Naut (Mottle) 33s. .. Prospective charterers should establish and 0 verify yacht availability before booking. OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 27 picious; you, the charterer, are I iable. Yacht type you will actually be on board; some If the boat is apprehended while on an Your choice of yacht would at first companies have charters starting at illegal charter, your holiday would end seem to depend so lely upon the height 3.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m., finishing times there and then. of your experience and the depth of at 9.00 a.m.; th is may mean that you your pocket. No so, as will be detailed have effectively lost the first and the here and later. last half days of the charter because Bareboat charterers operating in you won't have time to get anywhere the Whitsundays All operators have varying require­ on the first day, and you will have ments for experience, but most also to spend the last night at the company Whitsunday Yachting World Pty Ltd have cruising and sailing courses, flot­ base anchorage if you are to be back Bookings: John Landau. (02) 438 2525. illa safari (cruising in company) pro­ by 9.00 a.m. PO Box 903, Crows Nest, NSW, 2065. grams to cater for the inexperienced Telex: AA 23976. Cables: SUNYOTS or non-sailing powerboat characters. Your -total cost of a charter should Sydney. The fact is that, given the way most include all travel expenses, either by Operations: David Bradley. (079) yachts in th is size range are set up, air, road or rai l ; provisions and liquor; 469 202. Mail via Airlie Beach, Old, there is I ittle difference in the degree cost of options (such as an outboard 4800. ( Recreation centre on Shute of difficulty of handling a 7 m or a motor for the dinghy (if you can call Harbour jetty). 10 m yacht; in fact, in heavy weather this an 'option'); the cost of ice (if Type of yachts: Naut (Mottle) 33s. the larger yacht is easier. Still, some no refrigeration is provided); the cost charterers will feel more comfortable of meals and entertainment ashore. Whitsunday Rent-A-Yacht Pty Ltd in a familiar-size yacht and will move Such a comparison will show up inter­ Bookings and operations: Yvonne Kat­ up the scale in subsequent years as esting differences among the oper­ chor. (079) 469 232. PMB 5, Proser­ their confidence grows. ators; it will also help you to highlight pine, Old, 4800. Telex: AA 48634. the cost of a charter as opposed to that Type of yachts: Sunbird 25 motor Optimum number on board of a vacation at a resort in Australia sailer; Co lumbia 27; Compass 29. Th is is a very important consideration or overseas. You will probably be sur­ as a balance must be struck between prised at how relatively inexpensive a Mandalay Sailing keeping the cost down and keeping charter can be. Bookings: Bruce Goddard, Jean Clem­ the cruise enjoyable, having enough ents. (079) 466 298 (Bruce Goddard); hands to share the work of the yacht Don't skimp on the amount of time, (079) 466 224 (Jean Clements). PO without overcrowding. Trying to min­ if you have any choice. Inexperienced Box 218, Airl ie Beach, Old, 4800. imise cost is often the reason for in­ travellers always are tempted to plan Telex: AA 48634. creasing the number in a charter party, an itinerary which, by the end of the Operations: Bruce Goddard (as above). but the savings incurred in this way are third day, has them exhausted. The (Operates from Mandalay Coral small in relation to the total cost of Whitsundays have enough cruising Gardens). the holiday. The loss of comfort and grounds to keep you occupied for Type of yachts: Boomeroo 22; Boom­ amiability of the charter must be months; leave yourself time to see a eroo 24; Holland 25. weighed against the money saved. number of the many beautiful anchor­ While a 7 m yacht and a 10 m yacht ages, to enjoy each one. Comments Whitsunday Bareboat Yacht Hire Pty can carry four passengers and six pass­ from many charterers indicate that Ltd engers respectively, these yachts are far most feel a week is too short - either Bookings: Allen Scully. (03) 288 3742. more comfortable with two or three, for them to unwind and begin to 14 Nash Road, Box Hill, South Vic, in the case of a 7 m yacht, and four to enjoy their holiday or to see enough 3128. five in a 10 m yacht. It needn't be said without feeling the need to race from Operations: Chris and Joe Field. (079) that you should choose your com­ one tempting reef or anchorage to 466 136. PO Airlie Beach, Old, 4800. panions carefully; you will be spending another. If you are having to return (Operates from facilities and jetty on one or two weeks in rather confined for ice every two to three days, or to Mandalay Road; jetty accessible from quarters. wait for it to be delivered to a specific water for a few hours either side of high anchorage where the day-cruise boats go (that is, if your yacht doesn't have tide) . How expensive is it? For how long refrigeration) you will find a week Type of yachts: Sunbird 25 motor should you go? eaten up before you know it. sailer. The optimum length of time for a charter obviously depends upon time There are many variables to consider and money available. Travel costs can Equipment when planning a yachting holiday in represent a significant proportion of The levels of equipment offered by the Whitsundays, given the range of the total costs; the longer you stay, the different charter operators vary from boats available - from 6.7 m spartan, more you amortise these costs, for the spartan to a standard that one swing-keel trailer sailers through to the price of your air tickets will be would be more than happy with on modern 10 m'-plus cruiser-racers. Other the same whether you stay for one one's own yacht. Th is should be con­ variables to consider are provisioning week or three. sidered when comparing prices. I options, optimum number on board, have already alluded to two items total cost (including travel and food), In comparing costs it is worth the effort which you should th ink carefully equipment on board, briefing, back-up to work out the total cost per person about - refrigeration and an outboard facilities, seasons. per day . Count the number of days motor for your dinghy - for they

28 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 ------cruising will greatly affect the style of your that yachts - even swing-keel types - charter. must anchor a minimum of 100 metres (usually more) from the beach - a $QB~~~~- I Refrigeration long way to row. important to your vacation and a Refrigeration comes in many forms on smooth-running charter that the charter yachts, from ice boxes to full mech­ Most charter operators provide out­ operator has adequate back-up facil i­ anical systems driven by the yacht's board motors (you had better check) ties. The marine environment is tough own engine. Some units are built in, as part of the package, but if it is an on gear, and charter boats are in con­ some are separate ; they usually oper­ 'optional extra', take it anyway. The stant use. Check if the company carries ate off the yacht's batteries. larger (5-6 hp) types have proved to be a full range of spares for all equip­ more reliable. Having an outboard on ment used for all of the types of yacht Block ice will last about two days the dinghy will give you much more in service. Most parts that are not in (three at the most) in the sub-tropical freedom (and incentive) to fully explore stock are at least two or more days Whitsundays, at which time you have the anchorages. away via air freight. If spare propellers, to restock or go onto a diet of tinned gasket sets, replacement pumps/ foods and warm drinks. Ice is avail­ Other equipment impellors, alternators, etc., are not able at most of the resorts, although Much of the other equipment on board available in stock, you could be im­ it is only cube ice, which lasts even is a matter of style. It is handy, if mobile for several days while you less time than two days. Pietier refrig­ not essential, to have a log and depth await parts. eration units (UNIFRIG type) have sounder, navigation equipment, cassette not been found effective in th is cl i­ player, barbecue. It is essential to Certain spares should also be carried mate; whether th is is due to poor have an AM radio capable of receiving on board along with an adequate tool installation, insulation or just plain weather forecasts. (Some charterers kit to enable charterers to do on-the­ unsuitability of th is type of unit, I provide AM/SSB MF/HF transceivers.) spot repairs - fuses, I ight bulbs, shack­ don't know. It can be used to lengthen, Check to see what radio equipment les, warps, bilge pump valves, cooling say to four days, the life of block ice, is provided, and if none is, bring your system impellor, twine and needles, but the drain on the batteries should trannie. outboard spares including shear pins be watched. Another type of battery­ and plugs, fuel and oil filters. (Check powered refrigerator, the ENGEL type, Provisioning that you know where these are even if is usually supplied in one unit, ESKY­ Most companies have their own pro­ you don't know how to install them; style. This will freeze or refrigerate, visioning options, and most of them in an emergency, you can be instructed and used in conjunction with an ice will also fill special orders, for either by radio how to do it.) box, is effective up to one week (its a fixed or percentage hand Iing fee, capacity is limited, however, to 15- provided you furnish a typed I ist far Radio facilities 45 I it res [½ to 1 ½ cu ft] ) . These units enough in advance of your charter. An important part of a bareboat charter are bulky, and heavy and battery drain Or, you can do your own provisioning operation is its radio network. Schedu­ has to be watched. I at Airl ie Beach (if you have the time les are conducted twice daily, usually and inclination). Prices are higher than at 8 .00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. using Full mechanical refrigeration is the most in capital cities, and some lines may 2436kHz (AM), a local resort/charter effective (and the most expensive). It not be available. frequency. These contacts with base is a built-in unit driven directly from j • • • are useful and can be reassuring for the yacht's engine; its capacity ,s Back-up facilities charterers; weather reports are given, limited only by the space available Shute Harbour/Airlie Beach are rela­ along with a local interpretation, and in the yacht but is usually around tively isolated, and it may be very 110-170 I it res (4-6 cu ft) . Typically (continued on page 40) these units are set up as freezers or refrigerators, or a combination of both, and require a daily running time of the engine of half to three-quarters of an hour twice a day.

The benefits of full refrigeration are obvious, not the least of which is the freedom from the need to restock with all that this entails when you have only precious few days at your dis­ posal. It also enables you to provision just as if you were I iving at home.

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30 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 Lucas is best known for his two invalu­ will not be short of credit or taste and able cruising guides to Queensland and would never ask the price. Despite the BOOK New South Wales Coast and some minor mediocre binding, they will be seen guides to fitting out and elementary lying around the desks of many execu­ REVIEWS sailing. tives to show they have taste as well as being sportsmen. A Fitting Occasion Toghill's best efforts have been his coas­ - J.H. tal and celestial navigation books which would be some of the best available for John Hawley looks at three new publi­ residents of the southern hemisphere cations on fitting out a new yacht or and also for his boating guides for trailer improving a new one. sailers and car toppers. To compile this Tack Now Skipper latest book he spent a large amount of by Owen Parker; The Boat Owners Fitting Out Manual time with several builders, following Adlard Coles; $21.00* by Jeff Toghi/1; through their efforts from start to 135 profusely illustrated pages Reed; 223 pages; $18.95* finish, and he accrued a vast amount of Owen Parker was sailing master of information in the process. Edward Heath's first 'Morning Cloud' and has been a crew member ever THEBQAT One feels t hat his aims have become too since. OWNER'S wide ranging with insufficient art isan FITTING OUT background into some of the more im­ Generations of Parkers have been portant items. professional racing skippers, and Owen MANUAL perhaps the most successful. Starting This criticism is one which cannot be as a professional in six metres on the aimed at Lucas, who has built numer­ Solent, he was probably the inventor ous boats himself and is practiced in the of the twin-pole gybe. He then skip­ shipwright's trade. His diagrams and pered a British contender for the work approach are excellent, and there America's Cup, 'Kurrewa'. are heaps of useful dimensions of the human form and ideal heights for tables Parker also heads the British yacht seats, etc. If you are Mr Average this is supplies company, Montague Smith, excellent (Geoff Lee or Oddie Karlsen which markets the Lewman products. may not find them so useful). In this fascinating autobiography he shows how it is possible to marry ocean It is perhaps a pity that Lucas has de­ racing to business and succeed in both, voted so much space to multihulls a lesson many of us would like to which I feel could have made a separate learn. volume, especially as he states that he will be publishing a further volume on His thoughts on sponsorship, crews, fitting out which could not be con­ owners, design, Olympics, people and tained in this edition. Nevertheless, if places makes first-class reading, but I could only afford one of these excel­ anyone who can think up such an lent books on the subject, this is the one absolutely gripping title would have to which I would choose. follow it up with some meat.

Ferenc Mate is a Canadian whose earlier In the foreword, Edward Heath praises book From A Bare Hull is already a his ability as sailing master, tactician, world classic for all who work on or businessman who spares nothing and own boats. nobody in his determination to win. -J.H. The Finely Fitted Yacht Vols. I and 11 Fitting Out Below Decks are companion volumes which will also by Alan Lucas; become standard reference works. I like Horwitz; 247 pages; $14.95* the division into exterior and interior The Finely Fitted Yacht which helps the uncluttered style of by Ferenc Mate, in two volumes; these books by comparison with Tog­ Vol. I, Interior; 304 pages; $21.00* hill and Lucas. Vol. II, Exterior; 301 pages; $21.00* They are treatises for people with class Jeff Toghill and Alan Lucas are two of who have a slon, not a saloon, who Australia's most prolific writers on realise that cut flowers are important yachting matters. Both have a lucid to the cruising sailor. One feels that style and direct approach to their the books should have been bound in subject. leather, for the chap who buys them OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 31 cru1s1ng... $ge1;ial PSATHURA r Lets Cruise .~ill~~ IlJ_~ .

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'Cruising in company' ------Independent cruising ISLAND OF EVVIA ~ lndepcndc n1 sailing days 8

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by Kerry Roxburgh

The Aegean Sea was the birthplace of appeal. Sally told me that the film was occupying the first two weeks of June Greek seamanship and hence directly rather old, and that a fleet of Mirage 1979. and indirectly of almost all western 28's was now available. The possibility seamanship and exploration that has of four people for two weeks on a A comfortable flight on Singapore Air­ taken place during the past 2,000 years. half-tonner in the Aegean would require lines, one night exploring a hot and The sea takes its name from King more serious thought. dusty Athens, and a fast ferry ride to Aegeus of Athena and the names and Oreoi on the island of Euboea brought qualities of the region have remained A close examination of costs revealed us onboard our YCA Mirage 28 footer substantially unchanged for centuries. that the two week bareboat charter called 'Minx'. We arrived at 2100 hours fee was $280 each. To this is added to find crews of the other nine yachts The thought of cruising this historic return air fares to Athens ($900 each) busily loading provisions and settling and beautiful region had always seemed plus perishable prov1s1ons, dinners, down to a bottle or two of retsina to me to be beyond reach. I had the drinks and motor scooter hire. In (local wine of dubious quality). idea that costs would be too high and Greece these extras cost as little as $6 · that the task of organising such an each per day plus $10/12 a day to hire Our first impression of the boat that expedition would be too difficult and a pillion (two man) scooter. I com­ was to be our home for the next two risky. pared this with Australian charter costs, weeks was that she was brand new. The air fares and living expenses and to my other nine boats also looked new. We Sally Goodchil9 of the Yacht Cruising surprise, I found that for $300 extra were wrong; they were all four seasons Association visited the CYCA in the for each person in our crew, we could old, but each had been very well winter of 1978. She brought with her a visit Greece. maintained. First impressions are al­ short film about flotilla sailing in the ways important, and over the next Ionian. The little 25' Snapdragons Following dinner for four, three bot­ two weeks our high expectations were looked strange, what with bright red tles of my best French Pavillion Medoc repeatedly satisfied. headsails and a fender hanging low over and a late night call to the YCA office their bow; however the idea of a bare­ in England, we had organised a book­ Our cruise in company for the follow­ boat charter in the Greek Isles did ing for the 'Sporades Archipelago' ing four days covered 70 miles and took 32 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 us to Pegadi on the mainland then out In order to re-group the flotilla, the Race day dawned with an unusually through the Trikkeri Channels south of week's free sailing ended in a massive brisk nor'easter of 5k. The breeze con­ Volos to the famous Koukkounaries barbeque on Peristeri Island . Our fleet tinued to build as crews worked fever­ Bay, on to beautiful Skiathos town and of ten identical yachts made quite a ishly to remove unwanted gear, modify finally to the whitewashed pinks and sight, all moored 'Med Style' (bow at rigging, fit the storm jib as a blooper blues of the fishing village of Skopelos. anchor and stern I ine secured to a and generally try to improve each boat's sturdy tree). Mountain goats and performance. Our close friend Michael, One of the striking things about the a boat builder's primitive shed were our a wily New Zealander now living in the Aegean is the colour and clarity of its only competition on the sandy shore as UK worked hard on his yacht 'Miracle', waters. You can still see a bottom at our flotilla leader kindled the fires. The whilst the Belgian Soling Champion, 50'. Then there are dark green forests YCA provided all food and sensibly this Pasquale and his bride Anna were sure of the islands of Skiathos and Skopelos, gathering was used to brief the fleet for they could win. The crew of 'Minx' had a feature which distinguishes them from their return cruise to Oreoi. also generated some enthusiasm for the other Aegean islands. event. During the next three days, we were Because t he islands are so steep and again free to return to home base by A triangular course covering 10 miles close together, sailing conditions leave whatever route we chose. We took this was set, and a gun at 12 noon sent us much to be desired. Most islands form opportunity to revisit Skiathos where the tops of extinct volcanoes and they just as we had made our Ii nes fast, a played havoc with whatever breeze we 53' Schooner, the 'Marie Joseph II' were lucky enough to find. Fickle ranged alongside. We were greeted by breezes and a very hot sun did not her owner/skipper, Peter Geddes, wife worry us particularly as the purpose of Monica and a crew consisting of former our visit was to see the Greek Isles. Our CYCA Commodore Graham Evans and boat only served the purpose of con­ his wife Carol and Prue and Hunter veying us at our leisure from port to Horden. This unexpected meeting port. We tried our hand at Windsurfing brought us enormous pleasure. We were on a board provided by the YCA. We soon engaged in excited discussion and spent two full days exploring the steep compared notes about places we had narrow streets of Skiathos and Skopelos seen. towns and of the islands of the same name using hired motor scooters. Skia­ For the record, I should mention thos harbour is one of the safest, most that at the end of each cruise, the delightful harbours in Greece, and its YCA organise a regatta and race day. tavernas and shops each have colourful We were told that this event was not awnings and chairs running right down to be taken seriously but I am yet to to the edge of the quay. meet a yachtsman who takes his racing casually. YCA's Mirage 28 'Minx'. Like its famous sister Hydra, Skopelos town clambers up round an ampitheatre of rock; however it is not readily acces­ Bay of Panormos - like sailing into someone's front garden. sible to visitors and therefore retains a more natural sleepy air. The Bay of Panormos at the western end of Skopelos Island is the most beautiful bay I have ever had the pleasure of visiting. It's just like sailing into some­ one's front garden.

The following week we cruised alone. After a most expert briefing on quay­ side Skopelos, where incidentally YCA maintain their own sail repair facility, we headed for the outer uninhabited eastern Sporades group. Our days were spent sailing, fishing, swimming, eating barbequed fish and exploring three outlying islands. We circumnavigated Pelagos, passing Cyclops Cave and lun­ ched alongside MY Strovili (at least 75') which we had again met for the ump­ teenth time. Our independent week of cruising covered another 45 miles.

OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 33 so that persons with the most experi­ guaranteed over £250,000 in finance ence could lead the way. for yachts and their equipment. In the 1979 season over 3,500 members The ten Snapdragons were delivered and their fami lies will have sailed in February 1974, and YCA members aboard YCA yachts in the Aegean and sailed them across the Channel. They Ionian. were taken overland from Calais to Brindisi and sailed on to Greece in The YCA is not commercially or time to commence the first YCA profit orientated, any surplus is used floti ll a cruise on 11th Apri l 1974. to pass benefits on to members in the form of improved boats and cruise Today the YCA is a large and rela­ value for money. Their joining fee is tively complex Association. It em­ £5, and the annual membership ploys 27 staff and is responsible for subscription is £3. over 80 yachts in the Med (25', 26', 28' and the superb new Everitt 29'). Before leaving for Greece, charterers It conducts its own sailing schools are provided with a comprehensive in the Solent, and members have set of Cruising Notes together with two Admiralty Charts covering the cruise MY 'Strovili: area. These Cruise Notes are a product of careful thought and experience and off in the face of a brisk 15 knot they answer almost every question northerly breeze. Our modifications one could wish to ask both before proved worthwhile, and the two girls departure and during the two weeks on crewed as though Newport Rhode board. For example, we knew that Island was to be their next stop. Little three YCA staff would be onboard a 'Minx' was fast to windward and · pilot yacht called 'Merlin'. One mem­ appreciated her new blooper as she ber ('Merlin's' skipper Simon) romped over the line off Oreoi break­ would provide comprehensive briefings water to win from Pasquale and Anna and deal with all port authorities, sailing who were closely followed by Michael and safety aspects. He would be assisted and his al l gir l crew on 'Miracle'. The by an engineer/bosun (Ian) and a social last yacht home, a highly fancied hostess (Carol). British entry had to recover each roun­ ding mark delaying her return by some The notes go on to provide other impor­ two hours. tant details about Mediterranean moor­ ing techniques (no tides); communi­ In all we had covered 190 idyllic miles cations with 'Merlin' and between the in a cruising area which we Australians fleet (radio and code flags); safety, found very relaxing and different. Our We found time to try windsurfing. (continued on page 40) boat was well maintained, properly equipped and easy to sail. Hired motor scooters.

What they is the YCA and how does flotilla cruising work?

Late in the English summer of 1969, a group of active yachtsmen were dis­ cussing the expansion of their cruising activities, and on 15th January 1970 the YCA was formed. Over the next three years, six cruising boats were purchased. Members provided the fin­ ance, and in those days they mainly cruised the Solent. Some ventured across the Channel to France, Belgium and even Holland.

Cruising about the Mediterranean had greater appeal, and it was decided to base ten Snapdragon 747's in Greece so that YCA members could use these yachts for flotilla cruising. A young Australian girl, Megan Duncan, is cred­ ited with the idea of sailing in flotillas 34 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 cruising Cruising The D'Entrecasteaux Channel snecial

by Peter Read

Hobart is not just the finish of the Before the cruise really starts, there is on what is now known as Hope Beach. Sydney-Hobart Race. It is the centre a big decision to be made: how about It contained a heavy brass-bound of some of the finest cruising grounds looking for the Bruny Treasure? chest, perhaps the garrison's paychest in Australia - the sheltered waters of which was brought ashore and lashed the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and Fred­ On April 28th, 1827, the sailing vessel to a raft before the 'Hope' broke up. erick Henry Bay. 'Hope' was wrecked on North Bruny The chest was placed under armed

To quote the journal of French Admiral Bruni D'Entrecasteaux, who charted extensively in south-eastern Australia in the 1790s, "It seems that all the sheltered spots of New Holland are gathered together in the neighbour­ hood of South Cape to the east of which one finds an uninterrupted range of harbours, ports and bays which form one vast haven 18 leagues (100 km) in latitude and 14 leagues (80 km) in longitude. I do not believe that elsewhere on the globe is there such a great number of excellent anchorages assembled in so small an area."

The area was discovered by Abel Tas­ man in 1642. He sheltered in Adventure Bay but did not land. Th is area was recognised as a convenient and safe anchorage by the world travellers of the 1700s being used by Furneaux, Cook, Cox, Bligh and D'Entrecasteaux between 1773 and 1793.

For the cruising yachtsman the attract­ ions are secluded anchorages, sheltered waters, deep, clear passages, lack of pollution, good fishing and a wide variety of attractions in the small fish­ ing townships on the western shore of the Channel and up the Huon River.

The prevailing winds are from the west with strong north-westerlies sweeping down the Derwent and Huon Valleys and out of Northwest Bay and Port Cygnet. Any gusty change usually comes from the southwest.

Thus local cruising yachtsmen favour those anchorages sheltered from north­ west winds backing round to southwest. The attached schematic chart shows most of the anchorages available, but th is article will concentrate on those sheltered from the west.

OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 35 guard ; then it disappeared. That much frequent the sandy bottom. It is not is fairly well founded. Then the story unknown to catch big sea-run trout . becomes myth and legend, with tales of old sailors landing years later, police Further south, the Quarries (14), searches and miner's rights and sporadic Partridge Island ( 16) and 'Mickey's' searches for the lost chest even as (19) are similar to Simpsons Point. late as the 1930s. They offer peace and quiet and good fishing. The gullies of Denne's Point and Rat Bay seem to be where most of the A glance at Figure 1 shows the main searches have taken place. Who knows fish to be caught, or avoided. what someone might find in these days of metal detectors? Barracouta can be excellent eating, especially if not too big, i.e., less than However, back to cruising. Perhaps the 1 metre long. For those unfamil iar safest anchorage available is Barnes with the breed, t hey c1re caught in Bay on the western side of Bruny open water, not along the shore. The Island. normal way to catch 'couta is to tow a shiny spinner attached to a wire Quite good shelter is available at Alex­ trace, at about 6 knots. 'Couta have ander's Bay (4a), just inside Lennon­ long, strong teeth and should be hit ville Point at the southwest tip of on the head quickly once inboard. Barnes Bay . For those entering at night, Illustrations by Pamela Bain the I ight is some 150 m west of the tip Whiting, trumpeter and trevally are Figure 1. of the point, so don't lay the light too considered the best eating locally, but closely. Once round the point there is rock cod and flathead are good when shelter from winds from north through freshly caught. Avoid the reddish week, and as well as producing red and west to east in about four fathoms on Gurnet; it has poisonous spines along white wines, there is also a fine range a mainly sandy bottom. However, in its back. of berry and apple wines, tangy col ­ some places holding is not good because onial cider and perry - good souvenirs of weed patches and shaly areas. The Although not a recognised anchorage, to take home to the wife, as they are bay is too popular for there to be Alonnah rates a mention, if only for unique and not made elsewhere in many fish, and what services and facili­ its pub. The only pub on Bruny, it is Australia. The area abounds with ties there are, are at the head of Barnes al so the most southerly in Australia. history, tall timber and magnificent Bay at the ferry wharf. scenery. There are quite a few facilities avail ­ For those desiring an all -weather shel ­ able at Alonnah (see fact box) and Fifteen kilometres north of Geeveston ter, the southern end of Simmonds you can shelter behind Woody Island lies Franklin which still retains many Bay (4d), a sub-bay at the far eastern while someone rows ashore for grog. old wooden and stone buildings. To end of Barnes Bay, is unsurpassed. The There is not enough water alongside the west lie the giant trees of the Arve channel is hard over on the port side, the jetty for keelboats. Valley and the Hartz Mountains. and once past the sandpit at the en­ trance there is about 2 or 3 fathoms in The other side of the channel and the Port Esperance contains several good what is locally known as 'the Duck­ Huon River are dotted with small fish ­ anchorages plus the township of Dover, pond'. ing townships. They have the more which has many facilities, including the popular attractions and considerably one place in the whole Channel area What facilities and services are avail ­ more facilities. where fibreglass repairs and most boat­ able (see table ???) are at the ferry ing requirements are available or can jetty at the northern end of Simmonds Kettering has most facilities, including be obtained with in the day. Occasion­ Bay . a pub, but is not used as an anchorage ally the region is swept by SE gales, by local cruising yachtsmen, being con­ and Stringers Creek ( 15c) is a very Once south of Barnes Bay the next sidered by many as a mooring place good place to be at these times. popular anchorage is the eastern side where many Hobart yachts are moored of Simpsons Point (9), on the western for the summer. Besides, the southwest Many years ago a series of regattas side of Isthmus Bay. The water is deep wind draws down the bay strongly. were conducted at Southport, Dover, quite close to the shore and there are Cygnet, Port Huon, etc., and many no facilities at all, but it is sheltered The Huon River and Port Cygnet are Hobart yachtsmen would take their from northwest through southwest deep estuaries. The schematic chart boats to compete. District dinghies, winds. There is quite good fishing shows many small anchorages and the the local equivalent of the old 18ft available along the shore and out on fact box shows the many facilities skiff, were a strong class in Hobart the sandy bottom of Isthmus Bay. available at Port Cygnet and Geeveston. until 1960, and many a yachtsman got his taste for cruising in these. The In the patches of 'Trumpeter weed' Port Cygnet is only 4 km from Aust­ five-man crews would load their 18- along the shore I ive trumpeter, trevally, ralia's most southerly winery, Chateau footer with camping gear and food whiting and rock cod while flathead Lorraine. Th is is open seven days a and cruise between these regattas, 36 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 which were all held over the Xmas­ while Blind Reef, a little further inside cruising New Year holiday period. the entrance, is, as its name suggests, sgec;ial below the surface. Further in still is ,. : ; ,. One of these regattas has been revived 'The Images', and towards the Pig­ and on 5th and 6th January 1980, the sties is a small reef which is usually Dover Regatta Association-Aquatic Club left on the starboard hand when pro­ on Sterile Island. Once this cairn is in Inc. conducted a regatta. It will have ceeding to the anchorage. line with the light on Fisher Point it is a picnic race atmosphere and visiting safe to proceed into the bay and dis­ cruisers are welcome, there are expected There are two recognised entries into cover the delights of a most magnificent to be some Hobart keelboats and a bit Recherche Bay. The inside course and peaceful spot. of fun on shore, too. passes on the port side of Blind Reef, to starboard of the Images, and then Recherche Bay , for many years, was At the southern end of the Channel lie proceeds to the Iight on Fisher Point. the rest ing place of the barque 'James two more anchorages which have many This way is not always suitable as at Craig', presently being restored in interesting features but few facilities. times heavy -Relp beds lie in this area Hobart by the Sydney Maritime The first of these is Southport (20) and there is always the chance of a Museum. Cockle Creek is the starting and here it is pertinent to quote one propeller being fouled . point of the South-west walking track Amaso Delano, a very tough gentl e­ to Port Davey and is also reputed to man, who spent some time here in The outside course is possibly cleare r. have Australia's largest mosquitoes! 1802-03. This takes the traveller past the Acteons to port on a di rect course to the cairn (continued on page 40) "T he sh o re on the small island and around the head of the bay ind icates there is never any surf here. Th is anchoring place (the Deepho le, 20b) LOCAT ION has to the so ut h and the westward a beach of the most beautiful white SERV ICE BARNES ALONNAH PORT CYGNET GEE VESTON DOVER sand, running all around that part of the bay. Water T an k No At j etty Yes Yes

Petrol Servi ce At Post 3 ga rages 3 ga rages 2 garages "The lagoon (at t he very head of Station Office Southport) is o ne of t he most pleasant places ever formed; all its shores are Diesel Yes No Bui k age nt BP ga rage At jett y Ii ned w ith beds of oysters ... its waters 95 1284 abound in many sorts of fi sh and great L.P.G. No No Mob il o r BP No Yes numbers of water fowl, black swans and d ucks. Ice No Possibly Yes No Dover at hotel Fisheries

"Thi s lagoon can o nl y be entered wit h Food General Ge neral 3 supermar kets Yes Yes a boat, as t he water is very shoal before Store Store t he mouth." w eekends & holi- days only He was describing Lune Ri ver and Ida Bay, where now rockhounds fossick Fresh meat No Yes Yes Yes Yes for gemstones such as agate crystals 9-6 9-6 and petrified man-ferns. There is also Mon -Fri Mon-Fri the 2ft gauge Ida Bay Railway, one of Seafood No No Supermarkets Fish & chip At j etty the biggest tourist attractions in the shop State, Hastings Caves and the thermal pool. Alcohol No Hotel 3 hotels & Hotel & Hotel & club club cl ub Fishing boats and even the old sailing Doctor No Sister & Yes, 24 hr. Yes Yes limestone scows used to get in and out Bush Nurs­ service 97 1505 of Lune River and fishing boats still do, ing Centre 95 1235 so it can't be too shallow. Dentist No No Nearest is at Huonvi lle.

Twenty kilometres south is Recherche Mechanical Bay, where the most popular anchor­ repairs No No Yes Yes Yes ages are - 'the Bins', 'Waterhole' or Cockle Creek. Care should be taken in Slip No No Wilsons Port Huon Yes approaching the bay as many danger­ Fibreglass ous reefs Iie waiting to trap the un­ repairs No No No No Yes wary sailor both at the entrance and inside the bay. Black Reef is the first Taxi No No Yes Yes Geeveston to be encountered and always breaks, 95 1504 97 1235

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38 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 overall standard of our offshore crews. have lodged official entries. These are 'Challenge' (Lou Abrahams), 'Diamond The best thing about the race was that Cutter' (Alan Sweeney), 'Impetuous' there were only five retirements. Con­ (Graeme Lambert), ' Margaret Rintoul sidering the mild weather conditions en­ II' (Stan Edwards), 'Mary Muffin' countered during most of the race, I (Geoff Blok), 'Moonshadow' (John suppose that is hardly surprising. Taylor), 'Ragamuffin' (Syd Fischer), However, while the race retained its 'Satin Sheets' (Andrew Strachan), safety record, either side of it we have 'Siska' (Rally Tasker), 'Sunburst' (Ron had a disturbing season from an Young), 'Sweet Caroline' (Marshall offshore safety point of view. Phillips). '9elentless' (Peter Hankin) and 'Police ~r (Jim Hardy) are listed as It is useless to speculate on the reasons entries, but Hankin is doubtful about for the loss of 'Charleston' and 'Smack­ 'Relentless' starting and Jim Hardy water Jack' because, most probably, we looks I ike he'I I be tied to the wheel of will never know what happened. We do a 12-metre in Newport. know that there has been a vast increase in the number of sa ilboat movements Currently, two Australian teams are around and across the Tasman in recent envisaged by the A YF, with six boats to years, but it is not relevant to conclude be named by selectors Jim Dunstan that the loss of these two boats repre­ (NSW), Dick Fidock (SA), Bob Gear sents a trend. (Tas), Tony Pearson (NSW) and T. Stephenson (Vic) . The evaluation will Likewise, specu lation on the safety be based on performance in the South­ merits or otherwise of hull and rig ern Cross Cup and races up to March RIGGLES' design is equa lly inconclusive in the 1980. absence of any starting point for debate. Safety can only be regulated up to a ORCA fund raising is in full swing, the COLUMN point and that point has to be consis­ proceeds of which will go towards crew tent with experience and the techno­ expenses. The next event in that cam­ The "we think it 'mazing" Sydney­ logical state of the art. We should not paign will be a Geoff Lee barbecue at Hobart Race results are reported on allow ourselves to be stampeded into the CYCA on 15th March, followed by elsewhere in this issue but, in passing, a strangling the sport with a mass of a party at MHYC in April for which few statistics are worthy of note. Of the poorly researched regulations in the Pan Am are flying in real live dancing first ten boats on handicap, all but two name of safety. girls; I hope they know what they are were ½-tonne rs, the exceptions being letting themselves in for. the venerable S & S 34 designs 'Zi Iver­ The next advance in the state of the art, geest 111' and 'Morning Hustler', which particularly where safety is concerned, The Clipper Cup has proved to be most finished ninth and tenth respectively. will probably be the introduction of popular with crews and owners alike scantling rules into the IOR in the near and also with their families and friends More ½-tanners and ¾-tanners followed, future. Long recognised as a weak area who can follow the racing on the spot with a smattering of 1-tonners; 'Relent­ of the IOR, a great deal of research has without the accommodation hassles less' at 19th was the first of the taken place on the subject in recent faced at Cowes. Highly competitive tour favoured Southern Cross Cup boats to years, mostly in the USA. Despite this, packages offered to Hawaii make it appear in the results and, apart from one can be certain that there will be great holiday value, especially if you 'Bumblebee 4', which slotted in at 15th screams of outrage when scant li ngs have a yachting interest. completely at variance with the general allowances are introduced, as happened picture, we get all the way down to when the self-righting formulae were Tour packaging for the Clipper Cup is 40th place before something over 40' first applied. in the hands of Key Travel who handled LOA ('Big Schott') gets a look in. the job very efficiently last time. I * * * rarely feel obliged to give commercial In the first 50 overall placings only plugs in this column, but Key Travel 'Bumblebee 4', 'Big Schott', 'Shogun' The irrepressible Dick Gooch appeared really have contributed a lot towards (49th) and 'Sweet Caroline' (50th) rate briefly in Sydney late in January invol­ the success of this series from the over 30', so it would be something of an ved in preparation for, and promotion Australian point of view. understatement to say that the 1979 of, the Clipper Cyp series in Hawaii Sydney-Hobart Race was a benefit for later this year. Dick reports that inter­ * * * the small boats. national interest is even higher for the second running of the Clipper Cup, 'Bumblebee 4' sailed from Sydney on This will probably encourage more small with Canada, Japan and New Zea land 30th January, first scheduled port of boats to enter the race, until the next proposing to field three teams each and ca ll being Papeete, en-route to Panama hammering takes place anyway. Gener­ a team from Hong Kong in preparation. and the West Indies. Antigua Week ally speaking, this would be a good heads up a two year overseas campaign trend because the more crews that ex­ ORCA secretary Gordon Reynolds which includes the Onion Patch, SORC, perience the big races, the higher the reports that thirteen Australian boats (continued on page 40) OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 39 charter operation probably comes from casteaux's other ship 'The Esperance'. How to Bareboat in its past customers. Ask around and see the Whitsundays what sort of feedback you get. One (continued from page 29) The Huon Channel area was served for thing is for certain; any yachtsman over 100 years by the trading ketches. advice on the best places to go in the who has been to the Whitsundays once The last survivors of these are the prevai ling weather is available. You wants to go back again! 'May Queen', .which has been restored can arrange for special deliveries of by the Marine Board of Hobart, and food, drink or gear, and some oper­ the 'Enterprise', which is kept in Prince ators wil l make phone calls and send Biggies' Column of Wa les Bay, still privately owned. telegrams for you. The charter oper­ (continued from page 39) ator's base station should be capable The 'May Oueen' which, by the way, is of reaching and receiving clearly radio Sardinia Cup and Cowes Week, return­ a ballasted centreboarder rather than signals from all anchorages in the area; ing to Austra li a for the 1981 Southern a keelboat, used to ply between South­ Cross Cup. ideally it should be monitored on a port and Raminea, near Dover, to 24-hour basis. The radio on the yacht Hobart. Deeply laden with t imber, it Crewing the 'Bee' during the passage are itself should be capable of reaching needed those lofty topmasts and long Graeme Freeman, John Munson, Mike base under all conditions and should bowsprit to carry the sai l area to push Taylor, Peter Gardner, who are all part be easy to operate. it along. It is now moored at Water­ of the racing crew, also Colin Bloom­ man's Dock. fie ld and Peter Dyball. On February 5th Briefing they rad ioed their position as 50 miles Adequate briefing at the beg inn ing of Two more points for cru ising yachts­ north of New Zealand with a ll well. a charter is important. All equipment men. Chart Aus173 covers the area. on the boat should be thoroughly Local opinion favours a COR anchor demonstrated. You should be briefed with plenty of chain. These are deep on the tides (wh ich reach 4.5 metres waters. in the area), winds, the effects of one on the other, coral reefs, etc. Some Let's Cruise the Aegean (continued from page 34) companies provide notes, others com­ CYCA Commodore's Trophy prehensive cruising guides, and th is including first aid and man overboard sort of intel ligence can make a big 1979 Results dri ll ; use of the Avon dinghies; things difference in your enjoyment of t he to take (they forgot to tell us about the Total area. Each company has its own set Place Team cost of wines imported into Greece and Points of ground rules for its charterers; the complete absence of dry ginger ale); 329¾ compare the d ifferences. The person 1. CYCA No.1 anchoring in t he extremely deep Greek 'Deception' - J . Bleakley who conducts the check-out is re­ waters (just 3 mil es north of Alonnisos 'Ragamuffin' - S. Fischer quired to be vetted by the local Harbour 'Ghost Too' - K . Roxburgh, C. Is land, our chart reports a sounding of Master (a req uirement of the Queens­ Graham, W. Hoare 921 fathoms); use of showers, gas, ice land Harbours and Marine Depart­ boxes, diesel motors, etc; log pages; 2. CYCA No. 2 289¼ me nt ), so expect a thorough and pro­ harbour plans and approaches showing 'Big_ Schott' - A. Pearson fessional briefing. important features, recommended ' Mary Muffin' - G. Blok 'Vanguard' - R . Cawse Emergencies anchorages, shallows, safe quays, The charter company should have on fresh water, rubbish d isposals, tavernas, 3. MHYC 274 hand a reliable and seaworthy service shops, banks, telephones, etc; inven­ 'Shogun' - B. Sutton vessel ready to go, in all weather and tory of yacht equipment down to the 'White Po inter' - K . Le Compte 'Pryority' - J. Pryor all tide conditions, to the assistance of smallest detail , such as sponges, d ip­ any yacht with a problem t hat cannot sticks, detergents, screw drivers and the 4. RSYS 253 be rectified over the radio (Coast like. 'Nyamba' - J. Hardy Guard and Air Sea Rescue craft are ' Impetuous' - G. Lambert, J. Crisp 'Zeus II' - J. Dunstan avai lable, as are amphibious aircraft I am convi nced that the YCA have

operated by Air Whitsunday, as well) . discovered a cruising formula which ~ LM~ 2~¾ really works. 'Relent less' - P. Hankin Sifting through it all 'Piccolo' - J. Pickles The names of the var ious bareboat 'Satin Sheets' - A. Strachan charter operators in the Whitsundays Cruising the 6. RPA YC 201¾ all sound the same; most employ the D'Entrecasteaux Channel 'Patrice 11 1' - R. K irby 'Natell e II ' - A. Lee word 'Whitsunday' in their name, and (continued from page 37) it is easy to get confused as to which 'Scorpion' - R. Clemens is which. All have their own style of D'Entrecasteaux used Recherche Bay operation, and it is worth your while as his base for exploring southeastern Individual Pointscores (top six) 1. 'Relentless' LMYC 132¼ to do a bit of research beforehand so Tasmania. It is named after his ship 2. 'Big Schott' CYCA No. 2 124 that you don't become confused as to 'The Recherche'. The whole area 3. 'Deception' CYCA No. 1 119½ which one is which. abounds in French names. The Huon 4 . 'Ghost Too' CYCA No. 1 115½ River is named after Huon de Ker­ 5. 'Shogun' MHYC 102¾ 6. 'Ragamuffin' CYCA No. 1 95 The best recommendation about any mandec, the commander of D'Entre- 40 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 ~NUAl TUNING! I Outboating makeyour drinking water safe,with

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42 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 Robert Crichton-Brown was aboard Late News drinking a cup of tea as she raced MARINE RADIO backwards into the water, and accor­ SERVICING Geoff Long leaves CYCA yard ding to Geoff, he requested another cup to replace that spilt in the mishap. Specialists in SSB and FM marine radio servicing. The Yard Manager is traditionally an 13 years, 3 months and 9 days after he Sales and installation of new irate chap to be treated with respect. joined the Cruising Yacht Club, Geoff equipment at competitive prices. Long has left the Club after more than Geoff handled the job wel l, and he was fourteen years service. an ocean racer too who after slipping most of the participants in a Sydney­ BLUE WATER Way back in the mid-sixties, Billy Bold, Hobart Race would then sail away on COMMUNICATIONS then yard manager, asked Geoff to join Boxing Day with the rest of them. (02) 389 1298 all hours him. The Club at that time had only four cradles on the slipway adjoining We hope to see him next Boxing Day. the Club. Arrowsmiths then owned the large slipway which was only taken D & R SHIPWRIGHTS over by the Club in the late sixties. Slipway (located at the CYCA) (continued from page 44) Geoff had been an apprentice at Garden After returning to Sydney after the Is land before he went to work on the Hobart Race 'Seltrust Endeavour' is General fitting out and repairs slipway at The Royal Sydney Yacht sai Iing to Jakarta to take part in the (all types of hulls - GRP, wood, Squadron for eight years, and he recalls Nedlloyd Spice Race to Rotterdam, steel, aluminium) many of the earlier days with both which starts on the 12th March. Clubs. He recalls the first occasion that Another two contestants in that race the wire hauser on his slip broke; were moored at the marine prior to New Beach Rd., Darling Point, 'Pacha' was being slipped, and Sir departure for Indonesia. They were the N.S.W. huge 81 ' ketch 'Batavier' and the Telephone 322 130 French 65'· sloop 'Gauloises 3'. Inci ­ dentally 'Batavier' took five days to reach Eden en route to the starting line!

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OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 - 43 Sydney-Hobart line honours winner 3000 pounds. She was used as a customs reached Australia in late November after 'Bumblebee 4' left the Club on Jan­ patrol vessel until 1887 and her duties competing in the Parmelia Race. In this uary 30th and will be away from our involved coastal patrol, searching for Race, after a relatively easy first leg to shores for nearly two years . Her first bootleggers and smugglers and also the Capetown, she encountered great dram a port of call is Tahiti; from there the servicing of marine lights and supplying on the second leg to Fremantle. long hau I to Panama and then to her personnel and goods to lighthouses. first race series, Antigua race week Running hard before a 60 knot sou'wes­ which commences on April 27th. From In 1903, 'Hawk' became the last sailing terly some 1200 miles from Fremantle there its on to New York for a series vessel to be used by the Port Phillip and at 41 deg south, the yacht broached which takes her to Newport, Rhode Pilots' Association . From 1905 to 1937 heavily throwing helmsman Philip Island and concludes with the Ber­ she was used in the timber and general Thomas, a South African, across the muda Race on June 20th. From there cargo trade across Bass Strait to narrow cockpit where he collided with it's on to the Med before returning to Tasmania. In 1941 'Hawk' was feeling the other helmsman and the tiller at the the States for next year's SO RC. restless once again; this time she not same time. His ribs were broken and onlV changed owners but also her resi­ he was rushed below and wedged with * * * dence, and somewhere about this time fenders and blankets in a bunk. Skipper she also managed a change in her vo­ Mike Dunham reported immediately to A total of 106 competing yachts were cation. For the next 24 years she was to the radio relay ship HMAS 'Moresby', berthed at our marina prior to the live in Adelaide where she was involved which was following the fleet, that Hitachi Sydney-Hobart Race. This is essentially in the transportation of medical assistance would be required. indeed a record for our new marina; wheat around the Spencer and St 'Seltrust Endeavour' was eased back in in addition to this the Navy threw open Vincent Gulfs. speed to make the patient's trip as com­ their facilities at RANSA providing fortable as possible. When the 'Moresby' barges to berth some of the larger In 1965 she headed for the warmer cli­ reached the yacht, conditions had yachts as well as welcoming the yachts­ mates of the British Solomon Islands. moderated to around 25 knots from the men at their clubhouse. The Club is For five years the old girl served the sou'west, and 'Seltrust Endeavour' had indebted to the Navy for their great vital copra transportation business. only a tiny staysail set between the two support. A total of 11 yachts were masts to keep the yacht as steady as berthed at RANSA, all above 40 feet It was 1975 that her present owner, possible . in size. Captain Jacques Sapir, heard that the 'Hawk' was up for sale, and he flew The helicopter from the 'Moresby' flew * * * to Honiara in September 1976 to carry a doctor and officer onto the heaving out a survey and take delivery, after deck of the yacht and did a magnificent Passing through Sydney en route to which he set course in 'Hawk' for Port job of lowering the two men between Melbourne in mid-January was one of Vila, New Hebrides. the double back stays on 'Seltrust'. the oldest boats ever to stay at our The doctor diagnosed broken ribs and marina. It was the 'Hawk', built and Slowly but surely he set about restoring decided that the patient would have to launched in late 1880 at the shipyards 'Hawk' to her former glory, and when be taken off the yacht. at James Barlow at Aratapu on the she stopped at our Club she was look­ banks of the North Wairoa river in New ing to be close to her former self. She A stretcher ·was lowered from the Zealand. She is constructed with was travelling to Melbourne to take part helicopter and Philip Thomas was Puriri frames, with full length planking, in the Australia Day celebrations. placed on it and transferred to the beams, decks and spars of the world 'Moresby'. He was never taken up into famous New Zealand Kauri . She was * * * the helicopter but swung precariously fastened with treenails throughout. At below the chopper. Skipper Dunham the time she was rigged as a fore-and-aft One of the most amazing boats to take described· ,the whole transfer as un­ schooner, and she. was probably faster part in last Sydney-Hobart race was believabfe - the operation took some than when later rigged as a ketch. With a 'Seltrust Endeavour'. Long and narrow, two hours to complete and the patient length of 83'3", a beam of 20'3", a she looked more like one hull of a tri­ recovered sufficiently to take part in the depth of hold 8'3", draft 9', and displa­ Hobart Race. maran, but nonetheless she sailed a lot (continued on page 43) cing 84 tons, she was built at a cost of of miles to compete in the classic. She 44 - OFFSHORE, February-March 1980 BOATING SERVICES PTY. LTD. New Beach Road, Darling Point. Ph. 32-9991 ~Bob Holmes Yacht Brokers and Marine Surveyors

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