Canberra Yacht Club News January /March 2007

NSW & ACT State Championships

The State Championships were recently hosted by the Canberra Yacht Club on Lake Burley Griffin. All categories of Laser sailing (Standard, Radial & 4.7) were hotly contested by the 101 boat fleet, ACT Sailing Inc including entries from interstate (Vic & Qld) and overseas (Singapore, Sweden, Finland). The tight LBG trapezoid track and gusty 15-20 kts Mariner Place Yarralumla ACT 2600 conditions kept the high quality fleet close together for exciting racing. PO Box 7169 Yarralumla ACT 2600 Brett Beyer, the multiple (and current) Standard rig Apprentice world champion and strong supporter of Laser sailing in and Office Manager overseas, gave his trademark display of consistent sailing to win the Carolin Dasey Standard rig. Jye Murray, Australian rep at last years youth worlds in P 02 6273 7177 the UK, was second and Maximillian Soh from Singapore took third. [email protected]. au caberrayachtclub.com.au Contents NSW & ACT Laser State Championships 1 Commodore’s Column 2 Marlay Point Overnight Race 4 45th Australian Flying 15 Championships 5 NSW States, Youth Race Squad, ACT Youth Championships 6 1956:2006 7 Sail Away Sail Away Sail Away 8 The Canberra Yacht Club acknowledges the generous International Flying Fifteens at Two-fold Bay 10 assistance of the International Flying Fifteen - 2007 Victoria State Championships 11 Canberra Southern Cross Club From the Manager 11 2 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 3 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007 Commodore’s Column At the end of the summer season it now seems a very and we now propose to do this, also in short time since it got under way last September, but time for next season. the period certainly has not been short on activity or success in any regard. By almost every measure I The Southern Cross Club is continuing the think we have had a very successful season. development of options for redevelopment of the site, and has kept us informed of progress. As these Sailing participation has been the highest for years, are finalised we will be working with the Southern in both weekend and Wednesday twilight events, Cross Club to incorporate enhanced facilities for and there have been very few dramas with the the CYC. conduct of these series. At the management level our committees have The Sailing School has had an excellent year, with worked well, and the Club, Sailing School and bumper courses and growing success in migrating Office management have been exceptional. students into the Club’s fleets. I am particularly pleased with the success of the re- The Youth Sailing Academy and Youth Racing introduced Sailing Committee, and the additional Squads have each continued to perform strongly, level of communication with, input from and with the growth in classes benefiting from participation by the fleets in the management of these as in the past. Very pleasingly some of our sailing that this has allowed. young sailors have had excellent success at the national level. This is a great advertisement for The Member Services Group is somewhat invisible the growing enthusiasm and quality in these fleets. to members except when we have major Club functions, but as well as organising these at Four very successful state championship level the high standard we have come to expect, regattas have been conducted, with local sailors it has provided excellent support to normal Club and visitors enthusiastic about their experience in activities week in, week out over the year, and these, which augers well for these types of events in provided our major sailing events with food, the future, and has brought much credit to the Club. drink, and social functions. I am sure we can look forward to another outstanding Presentation Night While all of this has contributed to make up a great on 26 May. season, the Club has continued to trade well while providing great value for money for members and Although we have several channels of visitors. This success has allowed the committee communication with our members, including the to make decisions on investment in several Member Services Group, Sailing Committee, and improvements to facilities related to sailing, what I see as the very effective weekly e-mails which should benefit every member of the Club. from our Office Manager, we would like to get more feedback from members. To assist in this we Before you read this, construction of the enlarged are preparing a survey which will give members Western boat park should be completed by the an opportunity to comment on all aspects of Southern Cross Club, and we then propose to the Club’s operations. This will allow members provide improved security by the addition of a to tell us what we are doing well, and what we fence with lockable gates. should improve on. We will conduct the survey in the coming months, with a view to the input The long awaited hardstand and crane for providing timely guidance for the year ahead. I launching boats at a finger wharf to be built by encourage all members to complete the survey the National Capital Authority adjacent to the when it is available, and to provide constructive existing powerboat wharf will be completed to input to assist the Club to improve on its already a higher standard than was perhaps thought to encouraging performance. be affordable previously. The timing of this is still subject to approvals, but we hope that it can be Hoping to see you all at Presentation Night. completed in time for next season. Graham Giles For some time we have planned the construction Commodore of an additional concrete dinghy launching ramp, 2 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 3 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007

In the Radial fleet Zac Skulander from Manly 4.7’s (12th). Brett Morris, a recent and welcome 16ft Club won from Lyndall Patterson of arrival in Canberra from Georges River Sailing Club, Queensland with Gabrielle King third. Lyndall is came 13th in the Standard rig fleet. Full results and a past women’s world Masters champion and photos are at : www.laser.asn.au/nsw.htm Gabrielle was an Australian rep at the youth worlds. This fleet included 14 women and 15 youth sailors, The Laser is the world’s most prolific sailing dinghy (including ‘youth’ women). and is sailed on 6 continents in 122 countries and is the biggest adult and youth racing class in the world. The 4.7 rig, so-called because of its sail area, has That diversity was reflected in the State Titles with the smallest rig of the Laser family and is ideal ages of competitors ranging from 12 to 70 years and for lighter sailors making the step up from smaller by the number of women sailing competitively. and training boats. The youngest sailor in the fleet was aged 12. This 4.7 fleet was the This regatta will give Laser sailing in the ACT a largest at a district regatta for a couple of years boost but its significant presence on LBG can only The racing was won by Phillip Kurts from Vaucluse be positive for sailing as a whole in Canberra. The 12ft Skiff Club, Thomas Dillon from Belmont 16ft Skiff Canberra Yacht Club is proud to be associated Club was second, and Josie Roper from Woollarah with the Laser class and to have been selected by Sailing Club took third. the NSW & ACT Laser Association to provide race management services and other facilities for the 16 local Laser sailors, including 7 juniors, competed. 2007 State Titles. This adds to the growing list of Best performances by Canberra sailors were significant regattas managed by the club which by John Tracey (former Flying Fifteen national is only made possible by the commitment and champion) in the Standard rig (19th), Martin Brady energy of CYC members who volunteer their time in the Radials (20th), and Hugh Gallagher in the and expertise to support their chosen sport. 4 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 5 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007 Marlay Point Overnight Race Photo courtesy of Tim & Judy Jensen

The 2007 Marlay Point Overnight the night. No wind Wednesday race was going to be Redback’s morning meant a brief motor second but first as a Canberra back to Paynesville to replenish based yacht. In preparation the stocks and finalise a couple of skipper needed a couple of extra small jobs on the boat before days R+R cruising before Steve, the race. Arrived at Paynesville Tanya and Julian. to see Pathfinder in the water in preparation to motoring to The Gippsland Lakes system is Metung for the night. made up of three lakes, covering a distance of 60km. Starting with Thursday arrived with a bang Lake Wellington at the western mid-morning as a 15–20 kt south end connecting via McLennans westerly kept most boats off the The morning saw Redback Strait to Lake Victoria, onto Lake lakes. Thursday afternoon was converging on Paynesville with King and finally, through a man spent catching up with other 6 other boats – 3 of which were made entrance at the popular Canberra visitors to the lakes and Castles. The race through the tourist resort of Lakes Entrance, reviewing the weather for the strait passed Paynesville became to join the Southern sea waters race. Friday provided a light a separate race as boats of Bass Strait. The race is from northerly and then a south easterly swapped positions in the very Lake Wellington Yacht Club at for a cruise down Lake Victoria, light northerly. the western end of the lake to via Loch Sport and Holland’s Paynesville, located opposite Landing and into McLennan Strait Around the northern end of Raymond Island between for the night. A short trip under Raymond Island the wind was a Lake Victoria and Lake King. motor on Friday morning brought fluky northerly up to 5 kts with most us to Plover Point at the eastern crews finding it difficult to keep Sunday and the early part of the end of Lake Wellington and then kites working. Rounding the north week was spent cruising from a great sail under spinnaker in eastern tip of the island the wind Paynesville to the entrance of the a strengthening easterly saw dropped at 9.30am and the lakes system and fishing around Redback at Marlay Point. forecast south westerly arrived Barrier Landing before sailing into with 15–20 kts. That saw all crews a stiff south westerly to Sperm The race weather forecast was for working hard to douse kites and Whale Head where the flathead the south easterly to reduce to get underway to beat back were on the bite. Five fish in the 5–10 kts before backing to the to Paynesville and the finish. late afternoon resolved what was north, during the early morning, Between the Castles it was a for dinner! Tuesday was spent in and a 15 kt south westerly change race to see who could get the Bunga Arm and exploring 90 Mile arriving around 10am Sunday. No 3 hanked on first. There were Beach, just a brief hike over the Some 130 boats entered and most 4 Castles in the area and we dunes. A great spot initially as the were able to finish as there was were able to get organized first wind picked up from the east but good wind at the start and while – that saw us gain a couple of then unfortunately backed to the it did ease during the race there places. Despite some excellent north during the afternoon and was enough to keep moving, sailing by others, Redback got to made the Arm a bit lumpy during slowly at times, towards the finish. Paynesville in front and were able to finish under .

As usual the pre and post- race support were excellent. Conditions ensured that everyone had an enjoyable race. Organisers are hoping to see a lot of previous competitors return for next years event which is the 40th race - scheduled for Saturday March 8 – hope to see you there! 4 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 5 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007 45th Australian Flying 15 Championships

Five CYC crews competed in got away, with a Black Flag start. fine weather and great sailing the 45th Australian Flying 15 The 7th and final heat on the breezes, unspoilt by the unstable Championships, sailed out of Friday morning was sailed in a conditions on Bay that the Royal Brighton Yacht Club 10–15 kts south westerly, easing some of us had experienced in (RBYC) from 7–12 January 2007. towards the end. previous events, we all enjoyed Port Phillip Bay was on its best the sailing. behaviour for the week of The race management was racing. We were blown out on excellent, with the well known The hard stand for our boats the day of the invitation race Wilson brothers providing expertise, was at the end of a long jetty – with more than 30 kts, most of supported by volunteers from protruding into the bay from RBYC. us didn’t even take the covers RBYC and other clubs on the bay. Some of the competitors had of our boats – but after that, brought push bikes with them to we had a great range of breezes The current World champion, save time in moving between and fine weather. Nick Jerwood, with wife, Janet, the Club and the launch area. as crew from WA, won 3 heats Certainly, one learnt quickly A total of 65 boats competed, but had to count both an 11 and what needed to be carted to 36 from VIC, 19 from WA, 3 from a 20, to finish 4th overall with 36 and from the boat each day. QLD, 1 from SA, 1 skipper from points. The series was won by 5 The Portaloos on the hard stand the UK (sailmaker, Allan Bax) and times former National champion, were most welcome! And one 5 from Canberra. There were 5 Grant Alderson from WA, with had to be lucky to find a space former National champions and 2 wins and 2 seconds – he in the Club car park; otherwise, the current World champion dropped a 24 but had to count it was on the road or in the pay competed in a high class fleet. a 12, for 22 points. Second was parking area. We are certainly The series was used as the selection Gavin Dagley from VIC with 28 fortunate in Canberra to have trials for the forthcoming World points and third, Ron Packer from such ready access to our boats, Championships on 3–16 June at WA with 35 points. Interestingly, parking and our launching area. Pollensa Bay, Mallorca (The NOR all the top boats had a couple is using the modern spelling of of bad heats, with finishes of 20 Socially, we were well entertained. Majorca) – the first 10 to go, if or worse, indicating the difficult We had the usual welcome they wish. sailing conditions, mainly, night, BBQ and presentation nights in reading which side of the at the Club but in addition, Heat 1 was a good test for us course to take on the first leg. Peter Harvey and Kerry put on lake sailors with a 15 kts south a great BBQ for us Canberrans, easterly with 1.5 m swells – some Not surprisingly, John Tracey as did Lynne and Brian Carroll, great rides downhill! Heats 2 & Craig Murphy were the best well known to the Canberra fleet & 3 were sailed back to back of the Canberrans, finishing from their visits here, for a wider the next day, after a 2–3 hour 20th with 98 points, followed group of their special friends. postponement, with a gentle by Peter & Nigel Harvey, 28th, The next National championships, 5 kts breeze from the south, Graham Giles & Matt Gleeson, in January 2008, are in Geralton, strengthening for the final lap of 29th, Peter Forster & Graham WA. Canberra Flying 15ers have the second race. On the third Maltby, 38th and Rick Scott- a history of not travelling to day, we again sailed two back Murphy & Susan Alexander, Nationals in WA. It is to be hoped to back races, this time in a 53rd. It was a commendable that at least a couple of the ACT 10– 15 kts northerly with variations effort by Susan to survive the fleet will make the trip (but the reminiscent of sailing on Lake series, given her newness to the writer won’t be!) Burley Griffin! - they were two sport. John Tracey’s best results long days. Race 6 was sailed in were a 4th in race 2 and 12th in Peter Forster a 15–20 kts south easterly, the race 6. We all struggled in the wind having changed from a conditions, with a long start line, 30 kts northerly when we arrived often not picking the right way at the Club. The fleet was a little to go and mostly, not having the edgy in this race and after two boat speed & pointing ability general recalls, we eventually to be competitive – but, with 6 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 7 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007 Spiral NSW Youth Race ACT Youth States Squad Champs

Oak Flats Sailing Club This year the Youth Race Squad On the 3rd–4th February 2007, (YRS) changed its coaching time 9 members of the Youth Racing 7 CYC Spirals travelled to Lake from Sunday mornings to Friday Squad competed in the ACT Illawarra on the 24th-25th March evenings in an attempt to get Youth Championships held by for the Spiral State title. The team some better breezes. The move the YMCA in a fleet of 16 boats. consisted of Chris Eddes, Charley payed off and all sessions have We had 6 races in total, 3 on Bellwood, Spen Scutt, Spencer seen the members of the squad each day of the event. McMahon, Andrea Garvey, Suzie getting some great evenings Blom and Bruce Eddes. 2 races on the water. This season YRS We were continuously were held on Saturday and 2 members have competed challenged by the light shifty held on Sunday. With a massive in SIRS, NS14 Nationals, Spiral winds and we waited for hours southerly change forecast for Nationals and NSW titles, ACT with postponements but the during the Saturday racing Youth Champs, NSW Youth race committee really looked everyone was expecting the Champs and the Eden Regatta. after us by waiting for us to worst Lake Illawarra could throw. The final event for YRS this season reach the start line and giving is the Combined High Schools us shortened courses when we Luckily the change didn’t hit Regatta held at Belmont ,Lake really needed them. until every one was finished the Macquarie. A team of 14 are days racing. Light and variable Our results are; attending this week long event. conditions face the team with Division 1 the positions changing a lot Planning is underway for next ( and faster dinghies): during the Saturday races. years YRS with many of our 1st: Rory Gleeson and Lachlan The conditions on the lake on squad setting themselves some Dally in 470 Sunday morning forced the race great aims to achieve in the next Division 3 committee to AP for about couple of sailing seasons. an hour while the breeze was (slower dinghies): monitored. The team ventured Craig Davidson 2nd: Hugh Gallagher in Laser 4.7 out to face breeze gusting from fresh to frightening. Capsizes ACT All girls’ crew: were frequent and only 17 of 34 1st: Suzie Blom in Spiral sailors finished both races. 2nd: Andy Garvey in Spiral 3rd: Tessa Gavin in Spiral Our team did well in their respective divisions I really enjoyed my last ACT Youth Junior 1st Chris, Championship and I need to 2nd Andrea, thank the YMCA, Race Committee 3rd Spen S. and especially Paul Fitzwarryne for making it such a great event, rd Senior 3 Charley Matt Owen for helping us get organized and Craig Davidson Ladies 3rd Andrea and Drew Tayler for all that support out on the water. Handicap 3rd Spencer M. -Suzie Blom All the CYC competitors should be proud of their effort over the weekend. 6 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 7 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007 Sydney Hobart 1956:2006

Being Hobart born and bred, I have been following the Sydney Hobart race virtually since the first event in 1945. My earliest memory is probably of Sir Claude Plowman’s 64 foot Bermudan cutter, MORNA, later to become Kurrewa IV, sailing up the Derwent River under spinnaker, past Opossum Bay where we were holidaying, to lines honours in 1946 & 1947. I have black and white photos of some of the yachts in Constitution Dock from as early as the 1949 race.

For the first time in many years, I was in Hobart on 28 December last to see the yachts arrive in the most recent race. The difference in the nature of the boats competing, from 1945–2006 is, of course huge – it is like chalk and cheese, plus more! The accompanying photo records the occasion – It was great to be able to meet our Canberra 8:55 pm on New Year’s Eve. As members will know colleagues soon after they arrived. No doubt the from the local media, David had mixed views most celebrated were (ex pat) George Snow and about finishing before midnight – break a personal Eric Adriannse on LOVE & WAR, closely followed record and shout the bar, or come in after New (in a celebrity sense) by David Kent, on GILLAWA. Year and save lots of money. I am assured by Gus Reid was on LOKI and Terry Peek, of Sailability one of the beneficiaries that David fulfilled his fame, was on FINCORP MORE WITCHCRAFT. obligation, at the RYCT.

I had a grandstand view, but from a distance, of GILLAWA’s time of 5 1⁄2 days reminded me that 40 many of the boats sailing up the river to the finish – years previously, in the 1956 race, a 33 foot sloop but the only boat that I actually witnessed crossing from Tasmania, named RENENE eventually finished the line from Castray Esplanade was GILLAWA. in a time of 9 days, 21 hours, or 5 days, 16 hours 8 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 9 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007

after the first finisher (Kurrewa IV). Gillawa is slightly smaller than Renene – 9.75m compared with 10.06m, but this year, Gillawa was only 3 days after the race leader. The 1956 race was officially ‘rugged’, with 3 distinct southerlies during the course of the race. Being me I still have cuttings from the Hobart Mercury at the time. Renene was blown 200 miles (sorry, 322 kms) out to sea which clashed with swells coming from the north. The yacht was trapped in the cross sea and battered for 3 days – but she suffered the least amount of damage of all the fleet, with no damaged sails, and loss of only a sea anchor.

For the record, ACT based yachties have been competing in the Sydney to Hobart since at least 1969. I wrote about this in my Bits and Pieces column in the Dec-04/Jan-05 Sailing News. There is a surprisingly large number of members, former and current, who have competed in this race, mostly as crew on other people’s boats. The number who have sailed their own boats is small – George Snow, Teki Dalton and David Kent come readily to mind, plus the group of successive Canberra Ocean Racing Club yachts.

Peter Barter

Sail Away Sail Away Sail Away

I keep my promises. I signed up for the February I cannot therefore fully describe my disappointment Basic Learn-to-Sail Course at the Royal Papua in this man when I find he is just pulling my wooden Yacht Club, generously giving up four Sunday legs and having a go at us women who think left mornings to learn how to minimize the stress I seem and right are far more sensible than inventing to cause Craig every time I step onto Instinct or completely new terms such as port and starboard. Upstart. I seemed to have two wooden legs and For the next page had the same diagram but, inept, fumbly fingers and when Craig calls out for according to Boony, is now labelled ‘correctly’. I something to be done urgently my head goes into am disgusted. Why on earth would anyone invent automatic switch-off mode like an ostrich sticking completely different terminology when half the its head in the sand. Pretend I am not there! population has enough trouble with left and right anyway?And it’s not as if that side of the boat is But the first morning when Boony (AKA Captain always parked wharf side or that the other side Sail, Brian Boon) hand out our course manuals, I always has stars shining on its ‘board’. am delighted. The first page shows a diagram of a yacht labelled with simple, no nonsense logical I surmise early on that it’s clearly something names for the different parts of the boat. None of designed by men to keep women out. Caused no the silly nomenclature that Craig calls out at me all doubt by the same man-gene that caused them the time – instead we had front, back, top, bottom, to evolve to such things as a chronic need forand steering thing, parking hook, big sail, little sail etc. I mastery of the remote control. make a mental note to give Craig immediate notice of my intention to sail only on Boony’s boat in future. 8 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 9 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007

But I am no quitter. I grit my teeth and commit to (Sorry Nige – you are a good bloke and a good memory the new words for boat things that have sailor but in the terms of cross Tasman rivalry and perfectly good names for them already. Every that you keep beating us, you are fair game.) woman knows an eyelet when she sees one - on a boat these are called clews. Craig has up to He goes on to explain how a wunch works but I twenty ropes on Instinct, not one of which is called am on top of it now and know it’s a winch. How that. Instead they are called halyards or sheets. its works still gives me a little sense of wonder each I swear next time Craig says the bed needs time I use it but thanks to Boony and Nige, at least changing I will neatly lay out a series of ropes on his I can put a rope on the right way round and do side of the bed and see how he likes it. this now - hoist up the main sail boys, see how the main sail sets, Oh Boy I want to go home, let me go I try word association to help me remember the home (oops, sorry Beach Boys, got carried away). terms. ‘Pulpit’ I can accept – its here after the big day out that the Captain stands and preaches to Boony hands out a one-meter length of rope so we his hapless crew about how good he is and how if can practice our knots. I learn them all, sitting day his orders had been followed we would have won after day, hard callous building on my thumb and the race that day instead of being related to fifth first finger tips. When Craig comes home I show place by stupidly ignoring his orders and also lets him proudly how quickly I can do the five different not forget the bloody stupid handicap. ‘Stern’ is OK knots. That’s good he says, but I do them this way. and I can remember that because its back here Now I know why we were given only short ropes that the Captain rarely if ever smiles. ‘Pushpit’ is and there is no diagram in the course notes for a also almost OK, here the Captain pushes until you hangman’s noose. feel that tight feeling like an over-tensioned Genoa Theory behind us, we advance in the second and in the pit of your stomach. third sessions to the practical – actually getting Boony says the ‘boom’ is called that because its on the boat and taking her out into the harbour. the sound it makes when is smashes into your stupid Despite the bruised shoulder, the queasy stomach, skull when you have something silly like stand up tangled hair and skin like desiccated coconut, in the middle of a ‘gybe’ (?????). I volunteer for they were positive experiences because I learned everyone’s benefit that from my considerable that Captains, no matter who they are and what experience it should therefore be called a ‘crack’ they are like on land, all have the same otherwise but he ignores me. recessive gene that emerges dominate the moment they step foot on a heaving deck. I make progress. Sails are sensibly divided into main The more you accidentally make the deck heave sail and head sail, but after that terminology fails (or is it ‘hove’), the more dominant it becomes. dismally by further categorization into ‘Genoas and ‘ (‘genoa’ isn’t recognized by the spell checker I only come close to capsizing Rackateer once. so it’s not a real word and no-one can explain It was an accident I yell. But Andy ignores me. I where these words came from anyway.) At this glance around at everyone’s face, rigid with fear stage of the course Nigel takes over from Boony and see the impact I have. Mmmmm. I bring and talks about fuxed rugging. I can’t find these her back on a more even keel (see how the terms in the course notes. language just flows now, see how I can talk the talk), then take her back to the edge again (now I miss a full 20 minutes of lecture looking for them I am walking the walk). Watch the expressions on and am lost for a little while until I remember that the faces again. Mmmmm, a little knowledge is a he is a New Zealander and doesn’t speak English. dangerous thing. I get my Certificate. Revenge is As if I don’t have enough problems already! I say sweet. Captains beware, I now know all I need to. for everyone’s benefit that this could be a problem for the crew in a raging storm when he calls out, Dianne Deane ‘Trum the min shate’. That I wonder how the crew Papua New Guinea might respond. But he ignores me too. 10 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 11 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007 International Flying Fifteens at Two-fold Bay

Well, when it blows it really Dalton, former commodore of ‘blows’, so found the intrepid CYC, with Hella who flew high, eleven International Flying despite Peter facing a double Fifteen (IFF) crews from the knee-replacement the following Canberra Yacht Club who fortnight. Graham Giles, our ventured to the annual Two-Fold Commodore set a fenominal Bay Sailing Club regatta. We pace with bursts of speed that left were joined by two entries from others wondering how he missed Victoria. A fleet of thirteen IFFs out on a ‘first over the line’. and several Trailer Sailers raised the tenor of the regatta, away Then again we saw Colin Brown from and dinghies and Nigel always smiling and (Neil – controversial comment!) cheerful who led the fleet on to a more serious type of racing, a couple occasions only to be in more open waters than the over-run by the speed and agility CYC fleet were accustomed to. of the keenly competing fleet.

The CYC IFF pacesetters, John All gained much experience Tracey and Craig Murphy in from the lively conditions, and ‘Wings’ took the honours, by it was unfortunate that the eclipsing the accomplished conditions turned to serious Rainey brothers from Victoria, rough-stuff for the final race, 3-Zip. But there were many which was wisely abandoned other performances worthy of by the racing committee. But mention. For instance, Peter nobody complained, we all Harvey’s and Kerrie Scott’s knew that we had experienced final fling sailed consistently a real contrast to the hurly burley well and then there was Peter of our home waters.

Two-Fold Bay Regatta – International Flying 15 - Results: IF15’s Skipper Crew Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Wings John Tracey Craig Murphy 1 1 1 Glyc (Vic) Craig Rainey Ian Rainey 2 3 2 Final Fling Peter Harvey Kerrie Scott 3 2 3 Ffenominal Graham Giles Steve Langlands 4 4 4 Super Snabb Colin Brown Nigel Grime 5 5 6 Gannin Tappy Lappy (Vic) Michael Clark Andrew Clark 7 6 5 Euffamism Robin Malpas Keir Malpas 6 10 7 Ffunnily Enuff Rory Gleeson Matt Gleeson 9 8 8 Tom Ruut Debra Newell 8 7 13 Stir Fry Bernard Broughton Neil Garvey 11 9 11 Rag Dolly Leigh Neilsen Trevor Hitchens 12 12 10 Ffar Out Ric Scott-Murphy Susan Alexander 10 11 13 10 CYC Sailing News CYC Sailing News 11 Jan/Mar 2007 Jan/Mar 2007 International From the Manager Flying Fifteen - With the end of the season coming to an end, the CYC office has a few minutes to take stock 2007 Victoria State of what has been its busiest year ever. The Club has held over 55 races this season with 3 major Championships: regattas with the biggest being the ACT and NSW Laser Championships in February with 102 boats. The International Flying Fifteen (IFF) Victorian State This is a fantastic sign for the future with the Capital championship was held at the Royal Yacht Club of Insurance Brokers ACT Dinghy Titles looking to Victoria (RYCV), Williamstown, on the 10-11 March be a mammoth event next year with the Spiral 2007. The event provided many surprises for the 32 Association putting it back on their Travellers Series boats attending (30 Victorian, 2 ACT). IFF Legend which will bring an extra 30 boats to last years fleet Bill Shand showed that age and guile should not of 93. These is all possible due to John Tracey and be underestimated with three ‘firsts’ in Races 3, 4, his Sailing Committee’s fantastic work in facilitating and 5 and an excellent overall second placing in the behind the scenes effort that it takes for these the event. Bill is a favourite of CYC members, as it is regattas to be a success, well done. he who has built the bulk of the IFF fleet (About 300 The Sailing School has had another bumper year spread throughout Australia). with 254 children going through our learn to sail program over the December and January period. Well sailed Bill, you were truly Craig Davidson the Assistant Manager of the honking in the heavier stuff. school is doing a fantastic job in providing a great venue for kids to take up and develop their sailing ACT was represented by ‘Wings’ John Tracey and skills here. Craig has also put an enormous effort Craig Murphy in the Open Division and ‘Ziff’ Neil running the adults program with a sharp increase in Garvey and Leigh Nielsen in the Classic Division. demand for these courses.

** Due to gear failure ACT boats were not able to Our Youth Racing Squad members have excelling complete all races. ‘Wings’ - John Tracey withdrew in the regattas they have been attending this year, from Race 5, and ‘Ziff’ - Neil Garvey withdrew from Chris Eddes performance at the NS14 and Sprial Races 4 and 5 due to forestay halyard failure. Nationals winning the youth divisions in both is outstanding and add to that the performance of See website for results the YRS members at Sprial States at Lake Illawarra with 1st, 2nd, 3rd in the Junior Division and 3rd in the Woman’s division. These results are a direct result of Craig’s involvement as their coach and being able to put time into these young athletes. When this newsletter hits the stands we will have started the extension to the upper boat park, this is part of the Lotus Bay Master Plan that the committee have been working on for the last year. You will see many changes to the CYC over the next year developing the site into a premier sailing establishment that many sailing clubs would be envious of. The winter series starts on the 6th of May, if you need any crew for this event please call us as we have many school graduates wanting to continue their sailing.

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