HOOD AND THE FRACTIONAL RIG ASTORY OF DOMINATION AND UNDERSTANDING

If you're looking for real inno­ evolved into a fast, easily handled become the criteria for Once again , our record says it vati on, innovati on that works , all pu1pose ri g. success. Hood developed all! Hood has virtuall y dominated look to Hood. This year frac­ The fractional ri g's potential is a very tightl y woven every major title with fracti onal tional ri g boats with Hood sails great! y enhanced because the off­ mainsail fa bric for adjust­ rigs.Count 'em.The Admiral'sCup ­ dominated the racing arena. And shore ru les favor large main­ ability that had the firm- Police Car, The Halflo n Worlds­ once again Hood's leadership, sails and small headsail s. A 11 ess for ease of setting. Waverider twice, The Quarter Ton advancing state-of-the-art sail considerable advantage is Hood 's initial develop­ World s-Bui/it, The J-24 Worlds­ technology, has enabled our cus­ gained in actual sai l area, ments in today's state-of­ Smiles two years goin ' . Add 19 tomers to command winning by having a small fore­ the-art fractional rigs came years of success with the Twelves , potential. Fracti onal ri gs are triangle and a large on boats like 45° Degrees for good measure, and it 's ' not new. They have been the mainsail without South, Gunboat Rangariri, mainstay of cruising boats, bei ng penal ized Prospect ofPon sonby, 12 Meters and One Designs Jimminy Cricket, M,: for decades. Why then, Jumpa and Scalawag. We the resurgence of their gained tremendous know- popularity in offshore ledge about the relation­ cruising and racing shi ps of fl exible spars yachts? Today's and sail s on these fracti onal ri gs are boats. The newer, a refinement of lighter hulls needed a proven con­ greater sail power cept with in light airs and some decid­ the ability to depower ed advan­ in heavy air. tages. Waverider, 1978 and 1979 Half Ton World's The real breakthroughs Champion. Hood sails also won the 1977 Half 'fon Cup. came when Hood put together what we , --~ for rated sail area. Higher aspect learned about maki ng quarter, Smiles , 1978 North American and~l979 J-24 foretriangles and lower aspect half and one tanners go fast with World's Champion . mainsails fo llowed in our what we knew about making 12 development. This relationship is Meters go fast. Hood lofts began obvious who dominates the the key, the wind sees a fractional pooling the wealth of their collec­ fractional ri gs . Hood, with solid rig 's genoa and main as a system. ti ve knowledge and the fractional experi ence. The maio is the powerhorse. rig began to enjoy success in new With so many world titles under Because of the larger size, light classes worldwide. our belt it stands to reason we are weight and adjustability have Dramatic changes in spar the world 's finest sai lmaker. des ign and fl ex ibility added sub­ Shouldn 't we be yours? Write or stantiall y to the fractional ri g call us. We have infonnative tech concept. Spar shape and tip bend sheets to explain the fracti onal / became key factors in sail shape ri g and expert sail consultants Courageous, 1974 and 1977"A mer ica 's C up f and the sail trimmer's recipe for Winner. During the '77 campa ign she won anx ious to help put you in the both the trials and the Cup carrying an 8 !~ winning. winner's oval. ounce Hood mainsail 60 pounds light er than I The changes were subtle. The the North mainsail on Enterprise. differences critical. To make I' m imerested in Hood Mylar a nd the fractional rig live up to ..... Kevlar sails. Pl ease send me Iechnical Hood played an integral part in ~ its potential , sai l design must shee1s and a quote on a D Mylar Head­ be reconsidered from the cloth sail D Kevlar Mai nsail this evolution. I I f up. What was the right sail ­ The development of the new Myyachl isa ______/ -?es1 cloth? The ri ght weight? The fractional rig coincides with the J __ J __ p __ E ____ ri ght weave to handle the new work of designers like Bruce Farr Name ______and Laurie Davidson on light dis­ stresses imposed by changes ;. Address ______placement hulls. Hood has always in the spar shape? How does ______worked very closely with these the rig act in all conditions? City Hood understands the and other leading edge designers Slate ______Zip _ _ subtleties of the frac ti onal to develop the potential of their new designs. Initially, the frac­ rig. No computer design tional rig was chosen to overcome can match proven race , course performance. a lack of heavy air stabil ity in the new hu ll shapes. We quickl y learned just how versatile and adjustable the fractional rig is. What at first seemed the ideal ·light-displacement-heavy-air rig HOOD SAILMAKERS (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. P.O. Box 165, Milsons Point, Sydney 2061 (02)929-0700 Sydney: Ian Broad, Ian Melbourne: Adelaide: Perth: Hobart: Brisbane: Lindsay, Andrew Buckland, Col Anderson Don King Phil Harry George Pickers Jack Hamilton Kevin Shepherd and Kevin (03)699- 1861, 699-8614 A.H. (08)248-3198 (09)335-3734 (002)23-7766 (07)396-9667 Wadham (02)929-0700 130 Gladstone St. I 07 Hall St. 69 Thompson Rd. 61 Salamanca Pl. 124 Glenora St. Brookvale: (02)938-3733 South Melbourne 3205 Semaphore 5019 North Fremantle 6159 Hobart 7000 Wynnum 4178 International Lofts: Australia, Canada, England, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, West Germany and USA. OFFSHORE Number 55 August/September 1980

CONTENTS

Age Allowance Again 6

New Australian Registry 10

'Helsal's' Suva Race 12

Biggies Column 17

The Bruny Island Race 19

Boating Book of the Year Award 1980 22

Cover: Action, albeit quiet action, on the Cooking at Sea 24 foredeck of Mary Muffin at the start of the 1980 Sydney-Suva Race, a generally unevent­ OFFSHORE SIGNALS 2 ful event, unless you were aboard Helsa/, or the likes. The story of Helsal's shakedown cruise is reported in this issue by John Hawley, who tells of the 'maiden' Pacific voyage of this new Adams machine, and who has a comment about the ancient art of Morse. Photograph by David Co/felt.

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OFFSHORE' August/September 1980 - 1 Director, Philip Spradbery, hopes for a The inaugural 1981 Fremantle to OFFSHORE fleet of 20 or more yachts for 1981. Bali Race The course from Cairns to Papua-New The Commodore of the Fremantle Guinea should attract many cruising SIGNALS Sailing Club, Mr R.B. Warren, recently yachts in the Arbitrary Division, P.N.G. announced the inaugural 1981 ocean being a popular stopover point for racing classic - Fremantle to Bali circumnavigators and yachts doing the being conducted by the Fremantle South Pacific circuit. Sailing Club in association w ith TVW Enterprises Ltd. The rac e of 1979 proved tough, with strong SE trades giving plenty of hurry­ The race will begin at 10 a.m. on May up to the fleet, which ranged from 2, 1981, at which time yachts in the t he maxi, 'Apollo', to a Davidson Open and Cruising Divisions set sa il quarter-tonner. 'Apollo's' record may for Bali. well prove difficult to beat, but rumours of . Jack Rooklyn's new maxi flyer, The organisers believe there will be plus an ex-'Siska' on the start line more entrants than in the Parmelia next yea r shou ld gi ve the record a Race; 104 people have registered their nudge. intention to enter.

One of the features of the in augural It will be the second-longest ocean race race was the fantastic social whirl conducted by any club in Australia. Club Med Sydney-Noumea 1981 organised by the RPYC, which included a reception at Government House for The leading racing yachts will take all participants (the Governor General about 10 to 12 days to sa i I the 1500 The 1981 Club Med Sydney-Noumea of P.N.G ., Sir Tore Lokoloko, is nautical mil es to Bali. A return race, Yacht Race will start on May 23rd with Commodore-in-Chief of the RPYC). A run as a pursuit race, will aim to have an expected 60 - 70 starters - without repeat performance is guaranteed for a mass finish on the Sunday of WA restrictions as to the size of the f leet, next year. as berthing will be no problem in Week . Noumea next year. Entries are expected The Royal Papua Yacht Club cele­ Official entries at this date include from all of the Australian States, brates its 60th anniversary in 1981, Jim Smile's 'Challenger', Rolly Tasker, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and New and yachts competing in next year's who hopes to have a new 'Siska' for Zea land. race will be assured of a right royal the race, John Sanders' 'Perie Banou' welcome during the Club's diamond and Max Sheen's 'Blue Bell'. The Club Med New Caledonia (formerly jubilee. the Chateau Royal) will be offering special arrangements for yachtsmen and families in New Caledonia after the 1981 Race.

Peter Rysdyk, CYCA Rear Commodore, Sydney Maritime Museum is Race Director of the 1981 event. There will be three divisions: IOR, The Sydney Maritime Museum is Arbitrary and Cruising. planning the departure of the 106-year­ old windjammer 'James Craig' from Hobart to Sydney in January 1981. She will be under tow by the 'E.B. Cane', a 115 ft sea-going tug operated by Charter Craft & Marine Services Air Nuigini Cairns to Port of Eden, and she is the same ship that Moresby Race will be handling the radio relay duties Air Nuigini is once again sponsoring for the Hobart Race. the 460-mile Cairns to Port Moresby yacht race , organised by the Royal Papua Yacht Club of Papua-New Guinea The 'James Craig' will depart Hobart in association with the Cairns Cruising on January 3rd and the Museum is Yacht Squadron . The start date is hoping to assemble a guard of honour in May 3, 1981. the form of a procession of yachts, I down the Derwent River to the Iron After last year's very successful Pot, with the co-operation and help of inaugural race, which attracted 12 Not a sheriff nor an angry father from a owners who may be prepared to take bygone era, this is David Goode, the CYCA starters including 'Apollo', which went part. It is hoped to raise funds for the starter who was recently elected to life on to win corrected time and line membership. A biographical sketch will be mammouth task of restoring the 'James honours in less than two days, the Race included in the next issue of OFFSHORE. Craig' by inviting the residents of 2 - OFFSHORE, August-September, 1980 Hobart aboard the yachts for a donation of $5.00 per head. Official 'hosts' will collect this amount upon departure, so The Late skippers and owners will not have to Christine May Lee, be bothered with administrative details. 30 April, 1931-13June, 1980

In anticipation The Sydney Maritime Chris Lee was born in Mosman In recognition of her outstand ­ Museum would like to thank all those in 1931 and educated at Queen­ ing service she was made an yacht owners who will take part and wood school. Honorary Life Member in 1977 the residents of Hobart who participate and in December 1979 became in this historic event. Any donations In 1953 she was married to the first woman in New South are very gratefully received . Geoff Lee and the two in part­ Wales to pass the examination nership with the late Peter Hodg­ to become a Yachting Associ­ - The Sydney Maritime Museum son built up the Electrical Con­ ation Race Officer. Mick York, President tracting and Plumbing Group of Hodgson & Lee ( Hal mac She gave unselfishly of her time, Services Limited) to one of the energy and considerable ability largest contracting companies in to the conduct of the affairs of Australia. Woo II ah ra Sailing Club, running the Australian championships for The Palmer family grew up on the 420 class and the Two of a their father's motor cruiser on Kind Regatta. She often acted Pittwater, Jack Palmer playing a as Officer of the Day for club M.1.E . Bars, Esq., prominent role in the develop­ races . General Manager, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, ment of the Royal Prince Alfred New Beach Road, Yacht Club. His Jubilee class Her love of sailing was continued Darling Point, ya!,:ht 'Chrunest' was named after as a member of the House Com­ Sydney, NSW, 2027, his three children Chris, June mittee for the Cruising Yacht Australia. 18 July, 1980. and Ernest. Club of Australia and she also held office as Vice-President of In 1954 Chris Lee launched her the Associates' Committee. father's yacht 'Even' which gained Dear Sir, line honours in the 1955 Sydney Chris Lee was a great supporter My wife and I will be visiting our son in to Hobart Yacht Race. of her husband's activity in the Sydney from 17 December, 1980 to 28 January, 1981 and we would ,like to use Scout movement for over 27 the opportunity to sail in a country where In 1962 a daughter, Susan, was years. She attended World Con­ the sea is warm and the sun really does born and has shared a keen ferences in Mexico, Finland, Den­ shine. interest in sailing with her mark, Canada and Hong Kong. parents. As wife of the Australian Inter­ We have been sailing for close on 20 years now and have had several cruisers. Our national Commissioner she was present cruiser· is a Rival 32 in which we From 1964 to 1969 Chris often hostess to many visitors from all have cruised to Normandy, Brittany and crewed in her husband's 30 sq. parts of the world. the west of England . metre yacht 'Teal'. In 1970 she Our home port is Portsmouth and we are assisted in the design and con­ She is survived by her husband members of the Hardway Sailing Club at struction of the Cold 43 'Taurus', Geoff and daughter Susan ( 17), Gosport. which she launched in May her mother Violet and sister, 1970. 'Taurus' raced success­ June Melocco. In return for a little sailing, we would be happy to offer a reciprocal arrangement fully offshore and won the should any of your members visit the UK. Cruising Yacht Club's Blue Water Chris died in a car accident at Championship in the 1971/72 Bargo, NSW, while travelling to We attach a rather poor photocopy of season. In 1975 Chris launched the snow for a skiing weekend, a 'Adeline'.* her husband's Miller 48 'Ger­ sport which she enjoyed only We have since fitted a spray hood and an onimo'. second to sailing. Aeries self-steering, another concession to the British weather. Last year she arranged the new Her untimely death has been a Yours sincerely, blue and white colour scheme shock to us all and she will be C.E. Read, 3 Heathcote Drive, for the Lee's yacht 'Natelle 11'. sadly missed. A person who was East Grinstead, always charming, friendly and West Sussex, RH19.1LZ, In 1970 she joined Woollahra one who made a great contribut­ England. Sailing Club, joining the Com­ ion to the community and added mittee and becoming Honorary something to the lives of all Club Secretary. she touched.

*Photo too poor for reproduction. Editor. OFFSHORE, August-September, 1980 - 3 Sydney-Hobart Cook Book, Edition Number one

Attention al l sea cooks, would-be sea cooks and has-been sea cooks.

Your Club needs your assistance in the way of catering tips and recipes, as soon as possible, so that we can produce a cook book for all those novices who may one day embark upon the dangerous occupation of cooking at sea.

We hope to have the book ready for sale by the next Sydney-Hobart, so please dig them out - f lu sh them out and write them out - as soon as possible. Overseas and interstate contributions are Dr. Alan Douglas Campbell necessary to give the book international CYCA Life Member 'flavour' and these will be most wel ­ come. We are looking for catering tips, stowing tips, or any experiences which you think may be of benefit to any How well I remember my first to 1958, and was then on the com­ budding galley slaves. Sydney-Hobart Race in 1956 on mittee from 1961 to 1963. board Allan Clark's 'Kurura' in Director of the Club from 1961 to 1964. the same watch as Alan Campbell On the Public Re lations and Pub- and Bob Freizer. Naturally, we 1c1ty Committee 1961 to 1963. Please send your neatly-printed or had sai led together for a while, Sai ling Committee for 14 years from typewritten bunch of recipes and hints and I had come to recognise 1962 to 1976. YA of NSW Offshore Safety Com­ to the CYCA office (or bring them in A lan Campbell as a man who was yourself) along with details of your mittee from 1973 to 1976. literally a tower of strength, Club Safety Inspector from 1955 yacht, (we'll need your name, too, as and at that time he was probably to 1958 and from 1961 to 1976. we want to add the personal touch), one of the most experienced Race official in 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978 and 1979. your position in the crew, any notes ocean racing yachtsmen in Aus­ Noumea Race Director in 1974. of your racing experience, cru ising tralia. He had already been to experience - anything that will give Convenor of the Protest Committee, Hobart five times (he notched up 1977 to 1979. the reader an indication of how much 16 altogether). Since crewing on salt is already built into the recipes. the CYCA starting boat 'Nautilus' During the past 25 years we raced in February 1948, he had a contin­ and cruised many thousands of uing association with the Club, miles together and I have never becoming a Member in 1950 after known him to lose his cool, If you yourself cannot contribute, do his first Hobart. He crewed in the though a few times a skipper you know anyone else who can? 1951 Fastnet, 1953 Honolulu and here and there has been given an the 1953 Honolulu to Tahiti. appointment with a taxidermist. He always gave his time and It is doubtful whether anyone else experience freely and unselfishly Address your envelope to COOK BOOK can match Alan's involvement to anyone in need, including the and leave it or send it to the CYCA, with the Club as you well see Club, as can be seen by his record. New Beach Road, Darling Point, NSW from the folowing. I was very pleased to be on board 2027, Australia. Any inquiries may be Joined the Sailing Committee in 1954. when he went sai ling and also directed to Jill Robinson [02] 36-1101. Honorary Secretary and Race Secretary from 1955 to 1958 during which t ime very happy to be there when the he went to court and obtained the CYCA presented him with his CYCA's original 1-iquor license. Life Membership. Edited the first of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Rc1ce Programmes from 1956 -Norm Danvers

4 - OFFSHORE, August/September 1980 Answers to last issue's Twizzlers 8. What country won the 1973 (June/July 1980) Southern Cross Cup and which yachts were in the team?

1. 'Kurrewa Ill' (F. & J . Livingston) in the 1949 Trans-Pac Race. 2. 1965. The team was 'Camille' (R. 9. What boat represented Australia in Swanson), 'Caprice of Huon' (G . In ­ the 1967 One Ton Cup in France and gate) and 'Freya' (T. & M. Halvorsen) . 3. 'Lorita Maria' (N .B. Rydge) . also competed in the last Sydney­ Twizzling 4. Hobart Race? 'Maria' (D. Cooper, Tasmania), 'Stormy Petrel' (S. Fischer, NSW) , Warri' (W. Hart, NSW) . 5. 'Ballyhoo' (J. Rooklyn). 6. One Ton Cup -'Stormy Petrel'; Fast ­ 10. 'Apollo' holds three course records Trivia net Race - 'Ragamuffin'. out of Sydney. Name two of the three 7. 'Caprice of Huon' (1965 and 1967); races. 'Mercedes Ill' (1967 and 1969); ' Koomooloo' (1969 and 1971 ). 8. ' Big Schott' (M. Phillips, NSW); 'Magic Pudding' (T. Stephenson, Vic.); 'Raga­ muffin' (S . Fischer, NSW). 11 . How many Montagu Island Race 9 . 'Apollo II' (Alan Bond, WA, 1973). winners are moored at the CYCA _(@)).~~~~~ 10. 'Apollo' (J . Rooklyn, 1973) . marina?* 11 . 'Bumblebee 3' (J . Kahlbetzer) . 12. 'Solo' (V. Meyer) .

12. The Observer Single-Handed Trans­ Atlantic Race from Plymouth, Eng land to Newport R.I. is held every four years. Till 1976 only one man has won this This month's Trivia Twizzlers event twice. Who is he, and what famous yachtsman won the event in Last month's Twizzlers contest was 1. Who held the Sydney-Hobart course 1972? again hotly contested by the usual record until it was broken in 1962 by nucleus of trivia merchants. First in 'Ondine'? (but not best dressed) was Michael Spies, who got 10½ out of 12 on Bonus Question ** 29 June. Hot behind him was the very What well -known present Club member 2. Who currently holds the Montagu promising Duncan Van Woerdan, with and bar f ly was aboard 'Buccaneer' Island Race record? when she recorded line honours in the 11½ 1 out of 12, and he missed only by a Roman numeral on the first question. 1970 Sydney-Hobart? David 'Twelves' Kellett (who shal l henceforth be called 'blunderbuss') 3. Which yacht won the 1977 Whit­ took a total of three entries before bread Round the World Race? he got the first completely correct entry about a week later, and it is alleged by one of the competitors that * Editor's note: I feel certain, in Peter he was picking brains at the bar before 4. What was 'Condor of Bermuda's or Shipway's absence, that the thrust of he finally hit the right combination. original name when she competed in the this question is 'how many are Kellett had 11 out of 12 on his first 1977 Whitbread Round the World Race? permanently moored', in the sense that attempt, 10 out of 12 on the second, they are regularly moored at the marina, and, of course, the ful l bottle on the the owners paying regu lar rental for third and final entry. Congratulations a berth with a contract for an indefinite 5. Only one centreboard yacht finished to David, and also thanks to him for occupancy of the berth. No arguments the 1977 Hobart Race. Name the other alerting us to a loophole which we will be breached with trivia barracks centreboarders that started, but retired. shal l now, after the fashion of the lawyers about other interpretations Federal Treasurer, plug: henceforth, of this question. only one entry per contestant wil l be permitted. 6. New Zealand boats filled the first three places in the 1971 Sydney-Hobart **Editor's note: I fee l certain, in Peter Race. Name the designers of the three Shipway's absence, that the meaning he boats. We were disappointed that some of intended for 'Bonus .question' was that the promising trivia kings were absent, it was a gratuitous question, a notably Jenny May, 'Giant', and 'B lade' 'throwaway', which does not rank - all of whom have turned in impressive 7. How many different countries have with equa l status to his other questions. performances in the past. Perhaps this won the Sydney-Hobart, besides Therefore, this question will 'count' time? Australi a? on ly in the event of a tie. OFFSHORE' August/ September 1980 - 5_ Age Allowance Again

by Gordon Marshall

Gordon Marshall, the CYCA 's Rear now. In other words, the present In order to investigate the question, Commodore and Chairman of its system was considered satisfactory 80 active yachts, spread over the full Sailing Committee, has been con­ and we would have preferred to con­ range of sizes and ages, were chosen, tinuously involved in the development tinue to use it if we had had the choice, and the MK 111 A reduction of TCF of Age Allowance since the days when but since we didn't, any contemplated as a percentage was plotted. On the it was a CYCA rule rather than an new system should be as similar as same graph, a stepped line was drawn A YF rule, as it is at present. possible. I was directed to adv ise YA which showed what the reduction of NSW of our Club's view and under­ would have been had MK 111 and the Earlier this year he put submissions took to evolve a formula to achieve AYF allowance been used (i .e., the old before the Yachting Association of that end. system). Th is information can be seen NSW on this subject, and they were on Graph No. 1, and it should be noted then considered at the Perth meeting Past experience had shown that the t hat whilst the AYF system adjusted of the Australian Yachting Federation only way to satisfactorily compare each yacht in each yearly group pre­ Offshore Racing Committee. These Age Allowances over a wide spectrum cise ly the same amount, the MK 111 A were substantially adopted, and have of yacht sizes and ages was to compare ca lculation produced a fair amount become official for the coming season. percentage reductions of TCF. In this of scatter. context we are treating MK IIIA as a 'Offshore' asked Gordon to explain the type of Age Allowance and thus wished A I ine of reasonable 'best fit' was reasons for, and the effects and intent to see how it would compare with the drawn through the MK IIIA scatter, of, the forthcoming changes to Age time tested and proven A YF Age and can be seen on Graph No. 1 as Allowance. Al lowance. Incidentally, this approach the dotted line. The differences bet­ is in keeping with Ocean Racing Coun­ ween the dotted MK 111 A Ii ne and the The international body controlling cil policy since they are on record as heavy A YF I ine are the amounts that ocean racing , the Offshore Racing suggesting that MK 111 A be used in MK IIIA falls short by comparison. Council, ruled last year that MK IIIA conjunction with an additional age Graph No. 2 quotes these differences ratings be adopted in 1980. This meant compensation, but that it should be in annual decrements which thus form that future rating certificates would chosen and implemented at individual the basis of the formula we recom­ carry only one rating, not two as in Club or Association level to suit the mended at the Perth meeting. the past. needs of the fleets involved.

Since the Australian Age Allowance has always been calculated from the 5'<:. C I t'l. '6~ bl- 6, "f:i, '(,7 le, -, <; '.10 '1 1 '·72. 73 1<1-- ·-,-; 1b -11 7£ -Z"l Bo MK 111 rating, it became obvious t hat we would have to review our previous formula and come up with a new system to provide for the future, since ~p H N '?1_ •• the MK 111 rating would no longer be G ~t ... .. available to us. u. 1 ... 0 ·-· .- ••• •• - With this situation impending, the MKl •A Lu IE. (~o IO'IPI Ot' 1

On page 1, in the centre near the bottom of the page, is a column of 0 ·s~ '£0 bl 62 '1,-s '64- \:,s '6b l7 '63 'i<:> '7 0 ',1 '12 '7S 74- '75 76 77 °1fl '7":1 °80 figures with the upper one carrying the headin9 'DLF'. This is the depth 11: t t to length factor and is usually 1.000 ~ ~: t t t (unless the yacht is extremely f lat p tJI ~2. f ' and shallow in the area between the IL G R.6 4 f Ii 0 0 0 0 1 r·r -r bow and the leading edge of the keel). I ,.L. Directly below this is 'MR' which is I I•? t 1 the calculated rating before CGF and 2 t EPF factors are applied. Immediately t ., ..L"' 1-r .i below this is 'R' which is the rating Mic ,. ~- ~T :r ,:1 ..L after CG F and EPF corrections have 3 m." I ~· I ..I.. been applied. Finally, the bottom i--- i--- _., .. ·- -- -- ~-~-- ~g j_ number in this co lumn is 'RA' which 'f is the MK IIIA rating (to four deci­ 4 I II ..i mals). This number is rounded to one 2·2 decimal and reprinted in the narrow, 2-4 I l lo.. 5 1, ..L ...... rectangular box to the right and headed Ile '#IC "~ ~~ ~F. 'Rating', provided that this result is l not less than .88 of 'R'. In other words, 6 + a MK I I IA rating is not permitted to be less than 88 per cent of the MK 111 rating. Should the calculation produce a rating below this limit, then 'Rating' ' 6 ~~- becomes 88 per cent of 'R'. OFFSHORE, August-September, 1980 - 7 Regarding TCF (the decimal by which corrected time is calculated), this is shown on the bottom of page 2 of the certificate, It is a four-figure deci­ ') 0 !:!I 8C mal and is calculated by the computer 0 " using 'Rating' from page 1 and the Age Allowance, which is derived from 'O the 'Age Allowance Base Date' shown t:., ~1 p NI 13 immediately above the TCF. The 4 formula used by the computer to I u.. calculate TCF is our long-standing 0 - Root 6 formula in conjunction with 2 - the annual Age Allowance Deductions '1 .- -· previously referred to and shown on t>o jT'S IM i>1e ~'TE Pd)Ci.l ir,o M )F r.c:~. ••• Q r.• • Graph No. 2 (see CYCA Special Regul­ ,­ TM ~!. •'(rl It ~~ t1~ m, ... ,JI) r-:w"• •• ~ ,- ... ·e -· ation 110) . IV Ml ~ /It. ~· ~ I ~Ci 'lE) 't ...... :) •• •• One last note which draws attention ~ l)c.&,1 .4. II I,(' It~ I.I 1 •• .tl .. ► H ~·~- • nit... to an anomaly affecting the ti rst batch l.!J 4 - C:,L • of certificates produced in the current Ttt l~ I ,.... bl~ ~~ t~ • ~ •• " re-validations. The words preceding • WI IR, ~~t= "s ''"\ ~o~ 11,.b 'E w .• rr • ~, the TCF on page 2 of the certificate s ,1 ,... VI-A bl! ~T l"'\lC m- - "'"' M were 'TCF from 1/7/79'. This was an • • • ~LL. ~M~ ,. Tl ~ • •• 1'• ~I i. v~ 'f1 . oversight which occurred during the re­ 2 I/ - • i ' ~- • • - w ,- . , .. programming of the computer, and V •H • • (:,I •• • • should have been up-dated to read \Jj c.. I( = • 'TCF from 1/7/80'. This error has • been rectified in subsequent rules and, 6, l!t-''. in the meantime, the A YF has officially acknowledged the error in advice to clubs so that there can be no doubt that the TCF as shown is the correct one for the 1980-81 season .

t:.'-' 11 , i:!UV g~q 2. 340 MXSL 33.73 0.000 O.Oov ~; ~60 BL5 0.000 MXSMW 24, 03 SL -~ 0. 000 BLP 7 . 000 MXtP 20. 14 0.000 O. vv . ~ GO 0. 0 00 TCI 0 , 000 MXJL 40. 451 ·••********«••·· 4··••**~*• **************•***** , 2 11 ******•********************~** 1010 DLF 1. 0000 * RATING 20. 6 FEET * SATCA SCA DLFA MRA C J. 1465 MR 23. 1307 * * 4. 51 23.2176 0.9800 22. 1349 0.9~ 1. 0000 ······~-•-*****•************** 1. 0000 R 21 . 6078 •I CERTIFY THAT I UNDERSTAND* 1, 0000 RA 20. 6236 * MY RESPONSIBILITIES AS * ~VEY ~ - 2001 * COVER~D I THE IOR RULE • ~t.,, , ~ : /}1;' / : AOE ALLOWANCE j3_ASE OATE 1972 ~Eo MTION nEVALi~i;;~;------OWNER--- T. C. F, FROM l/7/79 . 0.6873 AUTHDRITY IS NOT VALID AFTER 30 JUNE 1981 AUSTRALIAN YACHTING F£r>£'-ATION

An extract from a new rating certificate showing the column of figures headed 'DLF' and the error of date referred to in the text.

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The Commonwealth Parliament has read Interest' is defined (or at least referred company the fines are $5000.00 and the Shipping Registration Bi ll , 1980. to) as is 'mortgage' and 'share'. 'Fish' $10,000.00 respectiv ely. Further: The Bi ll , assuming it becomes law, cou ld is defined to include turtles, dugong, (b) whether or not proceedings have direct and mandatory effect on crustacean mo ll uscs (and ocean racers are instituted for such an both our more competitive owners and having done 15 or more Hobarts?). offence, the ship may be our more cruising-orientated skippers. detained until registration 'Master' includes a person having is effected. To date it has been open to boat owners command or charge of a ship but does in Australia to register their yachts as not include a pi lot - which leaves to the There is no such absolute requirement 'British Ships' with the British Ships owner to fight out whether he, or his in our present law. However, this does Registry conducted by the Bureau of free-spending bombastic-sailing, er ... not mean we must all 'rush to register' Customs. However, for the sort of master, is, in fact, 'the master'. But for by Section 13 " ... pleasure craft and pleasure craft (assuming for the sake of enough of this frivol ity. small craft are exempt from the require­ this discussion that an ocean racer is ment under section 12. a craft worthy of the appel lation 'Pleasure craft' is defined to mean So far the Act seems clear, at least for 'pleasure') with which CYCA Members "a ship that is used or intended to be our purposes; every Australian owned concern themselves there has been no used wholly for recreational or sporting ship shall be registered but if that compulsion to register. You could (and) activities; whether or not let, or intended Australian owned ship is a pleasure craft at the moment still can) ship a 'Ginko', to be let, for hire or reward" -clearly or small craft (under 12 metres in length) 'Bumblebee', or 'Police Car' to England ocean racing and cruising yachts are then it is exempt from registration. for competition or sail a 'Solo' to caught. 'Ship', in turn, is defined to Argentina without having to register mean "any kind of vessel capable of This apparant clarity becomes confused, navigating the high seas'~ your vessel as a British Ship. There were however, at least for owners with inter­ all sorts of reasons why it was advan­ 'Small craft' means a ship less than 12 national ambitions, when one finally tageous to register. For example, the metres in length . arrives at Section 68, which states, documentation alone is, I understand, "An unregistered ship entitled to be of assistance if selling in Australia, but By section 11, property in a ship is registered shall not depart from an of even more assistance if selling an divided into 64 shares, thus preserving a Australian port to a place outside Australian yacht overseas. Despite these quaint anachronism, which can create Australia". This is clear enough; as it advantages, you can (as we all know) some peculiar difficulties. is also clear that 'pleasure craft' are sell a yacht without it being registered "entitled to be registered" but not Section 12 introduces 'the great change' and you can take one to the Admiral's because of Section 13 required( to be Cup and bring it home without benefit for small craft owners. By Section 12, registered. of registration. "every Australian owned ship, other than a ship exempt from the registration It seems then that, if you wish to 'cruise If the new Bill becomes law and if it is by virtue of Section 13 shall be regist­ foreign' or to race your yacht outside administered in accordance with its tered." And: Australia, you must seek registration apparent terms, th is wil I change. More 12(3) Where a ship required to be under the Shipping Registration Act. of that later, however. The new Bill registered is not registered: Some relief may be offered by Section runs to a mere 96 sections. Not bad in (a) the owner of the ship is 23, which states, inter alia, that "where this era of rampant legislation and guilty of an offense pun- the Minister is satisfied that by reason overpowering regulation. ishable of special circumstances, permission (1) on summary conviction should be granted for an unregistered The Act (if that is what it becomes) (A) ... by a fine not exceed­ ship to travel from an Australian port, will be known as the Shipping Registra­ ing $2,000.00 he may direct the Registrar to grant tion Act, 1980, which is something of (ii) on conviction by indict­ a temporary pass." The effect of this in a change from the Merchant Shipping ment practise, however, remains to be seen. Act, 1894. (A) ... by a fine not exceed­ What will constitute 'special circum­ ing $5000.00 stances' is not yet known. What sort of The definition section gives some hint red tape and what delay will be involved 'of the breadth of the Act. 'Beneficial If you are running your yacht through a in satisfying the Minister also remains 10- OFFSHORE, August-September, 1980 to be seen. In any event, it seems that It is mandatory to transfer it " by a form. there will be more pressure on owners Bill of Sale made in accordance with the to register than previously. regulations. " Is registration difficult at the moment? The answer is " No, if you know how", A person applying for the registration of Priority of Mortgagees is dealt with and but, Iike most things concerning yachts, their ship shall cause the tonnage of the like our Torrens system "it is in accor­ it can be time-consuming and there ship to be "ascertained in accordance dance with the Order of Registration is the expense of registration and survey. Naturally, I would recommend that you with the Navigation Act, 1912" of the Mortgages, irrespective of the (Section 16(1 )) . Not surprisingly, where dates upon which they vvere made or let your friendly solicitor do it in his a change occurs in the registered owner­ executed ... " usual efficient, cheerful, charming and ship of a ship or a share in a ship, a cheap manner. Like pulling a tooth, Statement of Part iculars of Change must Again like our Torrens system of Land building a house or making a fast sail, be lodged with the Registrar. As with Title, "a Mortgage of a ship or of a share you can D.1.Ys. if you are determined. of a ship does not have the effect of our present law, a ship shall not be Requirements for Registration of a the Mortgagee becoming or the registered until it has been marked in Vessel as a British Ship under the Mortgagor ceasing to be owner of the accordance with the regulations. The Provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act present requirements in outline are set ship or share ... " Further, a Mortgagee can dispose of the ship by way of sale. 1 . An application in the form of a letter out below. addressed to the Registrar of British Ships, Cl Dept. of Customs and Excise, The new regulations are yet to be The act sets up "the Australian Register Box 8, GPO, Sydney 2001, showing: promulgated but presumably will not of Ships in which shall be entered all ful l name of applicant differ markedly from the present matters required or permitted by this address and telephone number situation. Once markings are placed Act to be entered in the Register. " A nationality of applicant on the registered vessel, they must be t ype of vessel (e .g.fishing, pleasure Search of the Register will be available yacht) maintained by the owner and master to the public. name of yacht club to which applicant of the ship. Flag buffs will be to learn belongs (if applicable) that the national flag is declared to be By Section 78, appeal to the Minister approximate gross tonnage proposed place of slipping for survey the proper national colours for all or Registrar is permissible and if the an undertaking to pay registration registerd ships (sub-section 30(1). In appellal'lt is dissatisfied with the initial fees addition, a ship to which paragraphs appeal, then a further application may an undertaking to pay t he surveyor's 29( 1) (b) or (c) applies is 'entitled' to be made to the Administrative Appeals expenses fly the national flag and paragrpah 29 Tribunal for a review of the decisions 2. Form G.R. 342, Notice of Name includes unregistered pleasure craft of the Minister or Registrar. proposed for a British Ship (Section 13). Indeed, if the mood so takes you, the owner of an unregistered Part 8 deals with the transitional pro­ 3. Builder's certificate vessel can apply to the Registrar for the visions and fortunately, by Section 86, 4. Deeds of Assignment tracing the granting of a Certificate stateing that every ship is entitled to be registered ownership of the vessel from the builder the ship is entitled to fly the national under this Act, previously registered in to the applicant for registration when the flag. By sub-section 7 of Section 30, accordance with the law shall be applicant is not the person for whom the a person shall not "except in Australian "deemed on and from commencement vessel was built. waters use any flag or ensign authorised date to be registered under this Act" 5. A Commonwealth Survey by a warrant under the Flags Act, 1953 It appears that those holidng British or the flag of a state of territory." Ships Registration will have to do 6. Declaration of Ownerwhip The full force of the prohibition is not nothing but will automatically obtain apparent to me but, no doubt, it will be shipping registration. 7. Ships Carving and Marking Note of interest to those who sleep with a NOTE A. Documents mentioned in .items 2-7 copy of the Flags Act, 1953. Again for the flag buff, by Section 95 be supplied by the Registrar of British Ships. a ship previously registered, having a NOTE B. Applicants for registration must Section 33 makes it an offence pu nish­ warrant from Her Majesty or the either be (a) British subjects or naturalised able by a fine and/or imprisonment Admiralty under Section 73 of the British subjects or (b) bodies corporate established under and subject to the laws of to do anything for the purpose of con­ previous law, authorising the use on the some part of Her Majesty's Dominions and cealing the nationality of an Australian ship of the British Blue Ensign (with having their principal place of business in ship. Owners of yachts disappointing in or without defacement), is entitled to those Dominions. overseas ventures be warned. You cannot continue to use that flag in Australian NOTE C. The Form G.R. 342 and application for registry of a ship shall be made, in the case slink back home with a disguised yacht. waters for a period of two years. of individuals, by the person requiring to be In addition to being potentially liable However, by sub-section 2, it is not registered as the owner, or by one or more of for improsinment (which may simply be possible to fly simultaneously the the persons so requiring if more than one, or a convenient means of avoiding creditors British Blue Ensign and the National by his or their agent, and, in the case of bodies corporate by their agents, and the and wives), one is liable to suffer for­ Flag. authority of the agent sha l I be testified feiture of one's hip and that, of couse, in writing, if appointed by individuals under approaches the serious. All in all the Bill is not required bedside the hands of the appointers, and, if appointed reading, unless you are an insomniac, by a body corporate, under its common seal. If, and only if, you have registered your but it is a matter which will require NOTE D. At least the name of the will be required to be permanently marked on the ship under the Act, its Transfer and consideration by many owners if stern in letters not less t than four inches in Mortgage (heaven forbid!) is covered. the Bill passes into law in its present height. OFFSHORE, August-September, 1980 - 11 HelsalS Suva Race

or You've Got to be Adaptable

by John Hawley

Th is was to have been the story of the a smiling, Sydney sunny Saturday for Suva and remained in that direction for 1980 Sydney-Suva Race, but other the start which brought out a large the next 10 days at five to 25 knots, people became better qualified to tell spectator fleet to wish us well. when most of the competitors sailed the story when we, on 'Helsal II', lost close to their handicaps. our mast and headed for Noumea. A Lew Abrahams is to be congratulated number of points emerged from our on picking a brilliant course from It was not a large fleet, only 16yachts, problems however, which could be of Balmoral to the Heads which gave but of an unusually high standard, much more use to others than plain 'Challenge' an easy win of that first including eight which were on their details of just another ocean race. victory, 'first out'. way to compete in the Pan-Am Clipper Cup Series in Hawaii. Aboard 'Helsal 11' Middle Harbour Yacht Club is to be It was slow or stop for the first three we were happy to see our lead increas­ congratulated on setting a course which hours but at least we were all point­ ing by over 20 miles each day ahead was a beat to windward to the first ing in the right direction. When the of our principal opposition, and there mark 1600 miles away and on selecting breeze came in, it blew straight from was a cautious mood of optimism 12- OFFSHORE, August/September 1980 that not only would we arrive two of the time. It was necessary, however, expected but unable to get anyone to days ahead of the next yacht but that to be prepared for deteriorating con­ understand our Morse to tell of our we could win on corrected time. ditions. The empty can over the bow, misfortune. carefully timed over its 68-foot trip From the outset, we had been beset to the stern hourly, was found to have by radio problems. The new, very a fair amount of accuracy. Whilst a deck party rigged six shrouds expensive 200 watt SSB radio had been and two halyards to the beak of the incorrectly installed by the makers and spinnaker pole preparatory to lashing the signal received by the radio relay it to the stump of mast, we calculated vessel so bad that it was unintelligible. Seven days and five hours after our the tactics from our position. With no It was Clive Wilson on Lord Howe departurn from Sydney, a little over likelihood of a change in the weather, Island who devised a method of com­ 500 miles from Fiji, over 1200 miles it was out of the question to beat to municating our position in an under­ from the start and 150 miles ahead of windward for 500 miles under jury standable manner and it is one which the next racing yacht, the nor'easter rig. Norfolk Island was 300 miles may be of assistance at some future dropped to about eight knots and a downwind, but no chance of repairs date for other race organisers. He sloppy nor'east chop was meeting the there. New Zealand was about 700 asked us, if receiving him clearly, to sou'east swell. A meeting of the two miles downwind with excellent facili­ key our handset three times, accom­ pitched the boat's bow into the air, ties but every chance of severe weather panied by vocal sound. This we did. and as she fell into the trough behind in the Tasman, and Noumea was 320 He then asked us in a similar manner the wave, a tang leading an inter­ miles of reaching. This would be the to tap out the first numeral of our mediate shroud into the mast broke, ideal condition for which to construct degrees of latitude, then the second, followed a moment later by a rigging a jury rig and reasonable port facilities etc. This worked extremely well and screw as the mast broke in two places for repairs. in subsequent schedules, was speeded and fell over the starboard side. to the extent that our position report­ ing took no longer than the vocal method. Within two hours of losing the mast, As efforts were made to retrieve the with trisail and storm jib, we were We were however, never able to ask mast, it became evident that we were making two or three knots on a course that someone could take messages in risking punching a hole in the side of for Noumea. Morse from us, and I would I ike to the hull from the jagged pieces of mast advocate that race organisers consider which were uncontrollable. Then, the monitoring Morse communication for last of daylight gone, we cut the remain ­ During that night, the radio was totally a period of five minutes after the ing shrouds and the slides connecting dismantled and reassembled, shaken completion of any sched in cases the mainsail to the boom, and our and thumped and, on Sunday morning where yachts have failed to commun­ beautiful rig sank into 1,200 feet of sked, we were able to inform the relay icate. ocean. vessel of our predicament. However, by this time, we had hoisted the boom On the fifth day out from Sydney, as a mast and were sailing so well (six our diesel engine started to make very knots) that there was no cause for con· expensive sounds during a battery charg­ It was sked time, and I was able to cern and our only request was that ing session to the extent that we had tap out our position in the manner should any of the cruising yachts in little hope of ever running it again. the vicinity cross our path we could One of the more mechanically-minded certainly be happier with an extra crew members removed the cylinder drum of diesel. 'Bibiana' offered this head to discover that a valve spring facility, but our speed was so good had broken, a valve and a con-rod bent. that we crossed her path far to the There wa s no hope of repairing the north of her, and by Monday night damage, so we removed the valves we were forced to reduce speed in and associated gear from that cylinder order to not make our landfall on the and disconnected the fuel supply fringing reef of Noumea before dawn. which was led to a two-gallon drum.

What a relief to discover that the motor would run on two cylinders - ade­ As first light broke Tuesday's sky, the quately, if not happily, and enough to large broken hull of a wrecked tanker keep our batteries charged. on the southern tip of the reef was sighted 10 degrees on the starboard The navigator's job had not been an bow, and we were able to inform the easy one, for our speed and distance Noumea authorities that we would be log, which had been erratic from the at Amedee lighthouse mid-afternoon. start, had ceased to function on the Immediately, the wind swung to the second day, and it was fortunate that northwest, and to keep our appoint­ clear skies and an almost full moon ment we were forced to use our poor had made celestial fixes possible most sick motor and the remaining fuel. OFFSHORE' August/September 1980 - 13 The lighthouse keeper at Amedee is a colourful Islander named Felix. As we came through Passe Boulari on the leads, he came out to meet us with ~NUAL TUNING! a five-gallon drum of diesel, a friend with a guitar and two very beautiful French ladies.

'Helsal' has always been well known for the "Helsal Hayseeds' Band", which was soon in full swing and as Felix steered us in the darkness to his harbour, the peace of the lagoon was shattered by some of the more dis­ gusting yachtie songs.

The French authorities waived all formalities for us. The CNC, as always, gave us free berthing facilities and the run of their delightful Club, and our THE thanks to Pierre Lombard of The Mocambo Hotel must also be recorded for the tremendous help he supplied NEW with accommodation and telecom­ munication. IMPROVED --~\;~2 We learned that 'Satin Sheets' had also lost her mast in similar circum­ Sllrl[I~~~ I~(] M - - - stances in the same area where ours had gone. They, too, arrived in Noumea SINGLE SIDEBAND TRANSCEIVER a few days later where they were able to rent a mast to take them to Hawaii, and a new section should meet them there in time for the Pan Am Series. Housed in an immensely strong one-piece cast alum­ You have to be adaptable. inium case on which vibration, humidity and temperature have little or no effect, the Stingray 120 occupies less than half the space of many other sets of the same power.

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16 - OFFSHORE, August/September 1980 climaxed the series as a tough, inter­ (formerly 'Noryema X'), a Frers 47 esting event in which the 'Bee' match under charter to Bill Psaltis and Noel raced with 'Kialoa' for 600 miles in P'Robins. Amongst the other teams strong winds. there is some pretty hot machinery including many new IOR boats, so it looks as if the Sardinia Cup has come 'Ondine' took a slightly different slant of age as an international series. to the other maxis and managed to get between the 'Bee' and 'Kialoa' at the In Newport, Alan Bond's 12 metre end and was probably only beaten by and crew have been receiving much the fact that 'Bumblebee 4' got her favourable media coverage . A recent kite up earlier. The maxis were only letter from Peter 'Trivia King' Ship­ running for 12 hours and reaching for way confirmed reports that, after most of the course in a different wind early problems with the hull, 'Aust­ pattern from the rest of the fleet. ralia' is really firing well, but the edge They did not do too well in the handi ­ over the British 12s · narrowed a lot cap results but 'Bumblebee' took I ine when 'Lionheart' received her new honours by 15 minutes from 'Ondine'. mast. Peter believes that the Porns First overall was will be much harder to handle when the elimination trials begin. Never­ Jim Kilroy has removed 'Kialoa' from theless, it is heartening to see that sale and plans to tune up the new 'Australia' is going to be more of a 'Kialoa' against her. He has been quoted force to be reckoned with in Newport as saying that owning two maxi yachts this summer than many people gave at once is the best way he knows of her credit for when the team left for distributing wealth. The 'Bee' is now the US. Is Ben Lexcen on the rise as a on her way to Sardinia for the maxi designer once more, and will he change RIGGLES' yacht World Cup held over the first his name again? week in September. There are 15 of COLUMN the big boats (yes, I said 15), entered Afld now, the true story of what really for the event including two Frers 76 happened at the SORC this year. After sisterships to 'Bumblebee'; one-design the Miami-Nassau Race, a small group maxi racing no less. of international heavies found that their hotel rooms had been given away The Sardinia race programme this to crew from an early-finishing maxi season includes the Porto Cervo Swan yacht. Following an impressive desk World Cup, which is a series open to thumping act, they were sent over to Nautor-Swan built boats and for which the Holiday Inn and given rooms on there is allegedly over 70 entries of the top floor. Several drinks later 'Bumblebee 4', John Kahlbetzer's Frers all sizes, including two Swan 76 and six and suitably attired, they began a 76, continues on its winning way on Swan 65s. That should be a pretty poker game, which caused a bit of a the American east coast, racing against impressive event. The Maxi World Cup, stir because they set the table up in the world's best maxi yachts. Opening the Swan World Cup and the Sardinia one of the main elevators, and as the her Onion Patch campaign she beat Cup are all run off Porto Cervo over doors opened at each floor, prospective 'Ondine' in the Astor Cup and then interlocking dates from August 28 passengers were greeted by clouds of trounced 'Kialoa' in the first of three, through September 13 and promises cigarette smoke and the sight of half 30-mile triangle course races. The to be a massive regatta. a dozen drunks apparently engrossed second 30-miler was cancelled due to in a poker game. A few old ladies ran lack of wind, which was a great relief The Sardinia Cup has attracted nat­ screaming into the night, but one to the crew who were suffering horribly ional teams from Argentina, Australia, gentleman asked, and was al lowed after celebrating the win over 'Kialoa', Belgium, Brazil, Britain, France, Greece, into the game until he started to win, the latest success of an unbeaten record Holland, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Swit­ at which point he was evicted, pro­ dating back to the maxi race off Sydney zerland, United States and West Ger­ testing voluably. Eventually of course, last year. many. The Australian team is made up the gentlemen in blue arrived and of 'Marloo' (Nick Girdis), a Peterson 42 started making the usual noises, only In the third 30-miler however, 'Kialoa' and the reserve boat for the 1979 a little more strongly. At this point turned the tables and took line honours Australian Admiral's Cup team; 'Moon­ the dealer intervened and informed in very light conditions to register shine', a Peterson 43 and a member of the uniformed branch that they were 'Bumblebee 4's' first defeat. The strap­ the 1977 British Admiral's Cup team. spoiling a Candid Camera production. hangers who flew over with John She was to be chartered by Peter Hill "Oh yes?" said the senior officer, Kahlbetzer for the series were Rob and Tony Pearson, but at the time of "if that's true, where's the camera?" Antill, Jake Corner, Peter Kurts, Don writing there is some doubt as to "I can't tell you that; it's one of the Mickelborough and Paul 'Newk' whether the charter will be agreed best kept secrets of the show." Believe Nethery. Don Mickel borough described upon and another boat may eventuate. it or not, the police left and the game the Newport-Bermuda classic which The third team boat is to be 'Sartori' continued. 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18 - OFFSHOR E, Au gust/September 1980 TheBruny

9 Island Race s \

by Rowan Johnston and Peter Read*

The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania is The elapsed time record for the race ce lebrating its Centenary during 1980. is 14 hours, 33 secs., set in 1938 by the The celebrations will cover the period big yacht 'Acrospire IV' , sailed by from May 1980 to May 1981, and one Commodore J. White of the Royal of the events will be the Centenary St. Kilda Yacht Club. There is, there­ Bruny Island Ocean Race . fore, the added incentive of competing in an effort to better this 42-year-old The Bruny Island Race is the oldest record, possibly the longest standing 'Acrospire IV' - Elapsed time record holder recorded ocean race in Australia, being in the world. 1938 first held on March 17, 1898. The race is approximately 100 nautical It is interesting to recap the description miles. It will be held on the weekend of the first race: of January 3-4, 1981. It is hoped that "This race attracted eight starters who made some of the yachts competing in the up the prize of a sweepstake to which was ocean races which finish in Hobart added a few public subscriptions. After a over the New Year period will stay fine contest, Mr R . Cummings' yawl, 'Gift' a water sail - quite a handful in a and compete. led al l the way from the Friars to the finish, stiff breeze, especially as that internal Mr W.J. Watchorn's 'Surprise' (one of the ballast was probably several tons of o ldest yachts in Australi a) being second . loose stones! Mr J. Blackley's 'Sunbeam' (28ft) was the The course takes the yachts from the winner on handicap, having a four-hour starting line at Castray Esplanade, all owance. In 1899 the first interstate yacht around Bruny Island either one way or entered the event when Mr P. the other, and back to the finish. One feature of this race was a splendid Mccaughan of Victoria competed in fight al l the way from Partridge Island to Gordon between three equally-matched his fine schooner, 'Lahloo'. Since The Hobart Mercury of 1908 described yawls, 'Clytie', 'Ella' and 'Niobe'. They then there have been many mainland the course as follows: were exactly leve l, passing the jetty at Gordon starters. In 1910, Mr W.M . Marks of after a lead of about 10 miles. The sight the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, appealed so strongly to two Northern gentle­ "None of the other States have [sic] been won the race in 'Culwall a 11' and pre­ favoured by nature with such an ideal course men, who were coming up behind in the for outside racing, and it is known that the west coast steamer, that they contributed sented the Royal Yacht Club of Tas­ yachtsmen on the mainland cast longing liberally for a few years to the prize money." mania with a permanent record of his eyes on the ocean race, so that it may not victory in a handsome tablet on which be long before it assumes interstate im­ The handicap winner, 'Sunbeam', was a the names of the winners of the race portance. The element of luck cannot be 28ft beamy, half-decked, cl inker-built, eliminated from such a contest, and the are inscribed. course has been described as f lukey because ballasted centre-boarder. This type of all the yachts most times do not carry the boat, quite common in the 1890s, took same wind right through, but it is one that a lot of water in a seaway, and 'Sun­ gives all classes of yachts an equal oppor­ beam' was nearly sinking when she *Rowan Johnston is Commodore of tunity. As D'Entrecasteaux Channel is pretty well land locked, comparatively smooth turned the Pineapple rocks for the run the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania. water is secured for this part of the trip, home. Peter Read is known to 'Offshore' while crossing South Bruny in the actual readers for his past contributions about ocean and sail ing the open expanse of Storm A gaff cutter, with a long bowsprit, Tasmanians in the Hobart Race and Bay, the wind and sea are sometimes suffici­ ently strong to test the sea-going qualit ies 'Sunbeam' would have carried a top­ cruising the D'Entrecasteaux Channel. of both the yachts and crews". sail, a spinnaker, a ringtail and possibly He is also a Member of the RYCT. OFFSHORE' August/September 1980 - 19 t 'Sunbeam' - winner of the first Bruny Island <] Race 1898

'Mabel' - wrecked off Cloudy Bay Race of 1902

The next mainland entrant was in 1938 intervening years. The last mainland when 'Acrospire IV' took out line entry in the race was in 1965 when honours. In 1946 Sydney-Hobart Race Peter, Warner's big schooner, 'Astor' competitors 'Morna' ( C. Plowman) was first home. and 'Horizon' (J .R. Bartlett) started, with the former being first home and The race has had its share of incidents the latter winning on handicap. over its 82 years history.

In 1947, the Sydney-Hobart Race winner, 'Christina' (J .R. Bull), com­ In 1902 only two out of five starters peted and another entry was received finished. The race was started in fine from CYCA Vice-Commodore P.M. weather, but by the time the Friars Luke for his yacht 'Wayfarer'. How­ (a large reef of high rocks to the south ever, he was not permitted to start of South Bruny Island, with a narrow after refusing to have his engine sealed passage at its shore end) was reached, - a Club requirement in those days. a strong southwesterly with heavy rain squalls was blowing. It was about The next mainland competitor was here that the 28 foot 'Mabel' opened John Colquhoun's 'Lass O'Luss', which up and had to be run ashore before raced into second place in 1949. The she sank. 'Mabel' was smashed to same combination also raced in 1961 pieces, but the crew scaled the cliffs and took line honours. near Cloudy Bay and walked to the South Bruny I ighthouse. The Bruny Island Race of 1953 her­ alded the introduction to offshore In 1912 the race was sailed in a thick racing of one of the most famous haze of bushfire smoke. There had yachts in Australia when Charles Cal ­ been bushfires burning for days in vert's beautiful 'Caprice' took out the south of Tasmania and, indeed, line honours. Now known as 'Caprice the yachts reported that at times of Huon' and owned by Gordon lngate, during the race fires were burning on she has won many trophies in the both sides of the D'Entrecasteaux 20 - OFFSHORE, August/September 1980 Cloudy Bay, south coast Bruny Island

'Erica J' - first home 1950

Channel. The winning boat's log records managed, but manage he did, being that the haze was so thick that they described as an active crew member had to steer a compass course even who could handle big sails with the after passing the Iron Pot on the way best. He sailed 'Kintail' in four Sydney­ home at 10.00 a.m . Seven yachts Hobarts, with an enviable record of started, but only three finished, the two fourths, a fifth and a sixth. rest winding up in remote bays quite unable to navigate through the smoke! The 1949 race saw a very close finish with Ted Domeny's new eight metre 'Acrospire's' record in 1938 was set 'Erica J' beating 'Ninie' for line hon­ with the help of, or in spite of, a brief ours by only 40 seconds in a race force 10 storm, with gusts to 60 knots that lasted 20 hours 39 minutes. The that hit the fleet at the south end of first four boats, which included the Bruny. Most yachts lowered their other eight metre, 'Norske', finished mainsails, including 'Acrospire', who within 11 minutes of each other. ran off the wind away from shore before setting a trisail. It was only a few years later that 'Erica J' won what is virtually Aust­ In 1946, Duncan McCrae's 'Kintail' ralia's eight metre championship, the was dismasted, also off South Bruny. Sayonara Cup.

McCrae was a World War I veteran who The Bruny Island Race is now run in had been paralysed from the waist three divisions, JOG, Half Ton and down by a bullet in the spine at Gal­ Rating Divisions, with the overall lipoli. 'Kintail' drifted for two hours trophy going to the yacht with the before the tangle of rigging and gear best corrected time. The 1980 winner could be cleared and the mast retrieved and current holder of the trophy is and lashed on deck. She returned to Hedley Calvert's 'Huon Chief'. Hobart under her own engine. The notice of race for the event will It is difficult to imagine how McCrae be available shortly. OFFSHORE' August/September 1980 -· 21 Boating Book

AS FROM JULY 28th, 1980 of the Year Award 1980

by John Hawley

Australia's leading nautical bookseller lished Alone Through the Roaring has created an annual award for the Forties, followed a few years later by best boating book of the year, the John Guzzwell 's Trekka Round the judging to be on an international World. All are great solo contributions. basis. The trophy is a magnificent sculpture by one of the best Australian John lllingworth's Offshore and Further sculptors, who is also an ocean racer, Offshore remain two of the best books Wally Brandis. on design of seaworthiness, and Bieser's The Proper Yacht another of excel­ The basic criterion for the best boat­ lence on design trends. ing book award is that it must make a real contribution to a reader's know­ In 1964, a Pole named C.A. Marchaj ledge of seamansh ip and must have published Sailing Theory and Practice, been pub I ished in the 12 months prior probably one of the most important to the Sydney Boat Show. books on the theory of sailing ever CHART AGENCY: Sydney's only commercial "A" Class Chart Agency with a There must, inevitably, be very wide printed. worldwide chart coverage & full correction gaps in most y achtsmens' experience facilities. All Charts are fully corrected In 1967, K. Adlard Coles published up-to-date at time of sa le. however extensively they have sailed, BOAT PLANS: Choose from the designs of and informative books are the obvious his Heavy Weather Sailing, still my the world's and Australia's leading naval medium to fill these gaps. favourite book. Its contribution to architects. seamanship for yachtsmen has never NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: Every possible aid to navigation from dividers, to On being invited to join the selection been surpassed. sextants, chronometers, co mpasses and panel, my first thought was to look computers. back over the years at some of the Reading the past year's contributions Phone: Boat Books 439 1133 has been fascinating and I was glad to Phone: The Chart Room 922 3378 books which would have been obvious winners of such an award to set a discover that Donald M. Street's The standard . Ocean Sailing Yacht was first published in 1978 and therefore inelligible. The first to come to mind and still the Better than Toghill's Fitting Out Man­ bible of all serious seamen is Nathaniel ual, it left this Australian author in Bowditch's The American Practical the running for selection. Navigator. First published in 1802 and continuously updated by the US From a racing tactics point of view, Navy and, more recently, by the Def­ Ted Turner and Garry Jobson's The ence Mapping Agency, Bowditch would Racing Edge is so readable, sensible win the book of the year every year. and helpful that it is compulsory read ­ ing for all engaged in serious com­ In 1900, Joshua Slocum published petition, but Twinnane and Elvstrom Sailing Alone Around The World, the have already covered the application story of the first solo circumnavigation. of rules knowledge into the art of Sixty years later, Vito Dumas pub- winning. In any case, racing is a special-

22 - OFFSHl')RE, August/September 1980 boat where he saw seas at their worst off the Scottish coast . He was a com­ petitor in the first official RORC Tran s- Atlantic Rac e open to small boats, and in the Bermuda to Newport, Rhode Island Race which wa s hit by the worst cyclone in the memory of ocean racing.

The purpose of t he book is given in the preface. "To assi st t hose who cruise their boats mainly in the coast al waters t he world over". Preparation in Harbour is a chapter which should be com­ pul sory readi ng for al l who go to sea. The dange rs to be avoided in rough weather, the effects on a boat and the handling in troubled wate rs, simple meteorology are all dealt with in a manner which is infinitely readab le and simp le to comprehend.

After reading the book, I fe lt it necess­ ary to re-read Heavy Weather Sailing and found that Adlard Co les t here, paid tribute to an earlier book of Erroll Bruce's, Deep Sea Sailing which had, for 10 years, been the best se ller on the subject and referred to freq­ uently in the text.

Although price was not a matter to be ised form of sailing which is of little In his foreword, the great Adlard considered in judging the books, it was interest to many people. Coles says, "Rough Weather Cruising is pleasing to note that the final winner one of the most brilliantly conceived is priced reasonably at $22.50 for a In the last month of decision for the textbooks I have ever read. It w ill book which is colour illustrated on 1980 Book of the Year, two books succeed in its object in helping to keep every page . were handed to me which were so far yachtsmen out of trouble now and for ahead of the others that it became a generations to come". Such words Judging the competition required read­ decision only between the two. from the author of Heavy Weather ing, to a greater or lesser degree, over Sailing is accolade indeed. 60 titles. The most memorably bad Practical Yacht Handling by Eric book for my wooden spoon was Taylor Tabarly had the more exciting jacket. Commander Erroll Bruce is well qual ­ and Carol Hancock's Only a Damn The subjects covered are those of every­ ified to write such a book as an ex­ Fool, and I wish I could find one nice day concern to the yachtsman with submariner, then a RN Training Officer, thing to say about our own Ann Gash's recommendations for practical sea­ then a crewman in the Orkney Life- A Star to Steer Her By. manship and handling of today's yachts with modern rig s.

Some of the chapters on mooring, anchoring and comparisons of differ­ ent rigs seem a I ittle elementary and some of the selection panel members were critical of the Tabarly egotism as he is continually saying, "Th is is the way we did it on 'Pen Duick'.'' I liked the thought that he had done it and it worked.

However, the last book to come to hand for the year, This is Rough Weather Cruising, by Erroll Bruce, leaves no doubt as to the most obvious selection of Boating Book of 1980. Boating Book of the Year Trophy OFFSHORE' August/September 1980 - 23 BOOK REVIEW Cooking at

sea with Knocker

Structure et Construction du Voilier If you have ever cleaned up after a Pour in the Madiera and simmer gently by Jean -Pierre Aubry. party at home, you always seem to find until tender (approx. ¾ hr.). Remove 286 pages; Editions Maritimes et the inevitable bottle of wine or can lid, add cream, don't boil. Serve with d'Outre-Mer of beer that wasn't consumed. Now toast or buttered rice. I've always put it to one side and used it to cook with at a latter stage, If you don't take Madiera with you so I tells myself, why couldn't we when you go cruising, you can sub­ Ce livre attrayant est arrive au CYCA do this on a boat? stitute port. Well, everyone drinks recemment pour un compte rendu port. dans 'Offshore'. Personne ne sait exact­ You have probably noticed all the ement pourquoi, et ii y a peu de chance booze that gets left in the fridge on Now for the main course, but you will que le livre sera a vendre en Australie, board after a Sunday cruise . If you really have to search the fleet to find mais dans le monde des maisons plan on using cans of beer, it would brandy, maybe in the first aid kit! d'edition on attend toujous l'inhab­ be a good idea to pour them into a ituel. glass first; some people do have a ·veal and Brandy habit of using cans for ashtrays (yes, (Serves 4) even in the fridge). 8 slices veal Comme la preface explique ce livre 100 g butter n'est pas un manuel de construction If I had all the left-over wine on 'Mary 1 cup stock ou de techniques . . . u n theme deja Muffin' I would have been able to make 15 ml chopped ginger bien embrasse par une rangee des a white wine sauce to feed 100 people 8 small onions experts. 11 concerne le connaisance at the OLD. Tony could use it with 450 g can of pears qu'il faut assimileur pour construire the chicken and mushroom Vols au 300 ml leftover brandy un voil ier. Par example, le I ivre regarde Vent. 25 g chopped parsley les sujets comme les forces qui agissent 30 ml cream sur un voilier et compare les pricipaux Well, the mind boggles with some of Salt and pepper to taste materiaux de construction - le bois, le the things we could prepare. What plastique renforce, !'aluminium et about a rum trifle with all the left­ Method l'acier. Dans un chapitre pour chaque over rum from 'Natelle II'? Actually, Saute veal in butter with chopped materiau ii examine les divers tech­ I don't think there would be too much onions and parsley. Add brandy, stock, niques de construction et surtout les of that around after a sail. One of my cream and simmer for 2 minutes. Add divers problemes qui peuvent se pro­ old friends, Agnes Bloomington­ pears, ginger, salt and pepper. Simmer duire avec chacune. Smythe, goes cruising at weekends for 30 minutes. Serve with steamed and she has come up with a dish that broccoli, baby potatoes. really tickled the palate. Mais ii ne reste pas soulement avec les Now for that special dessert, if you constructions traditionnelles. Un chap­ Kidneys in Madiera and Cream managed to save some rum. itre examine les systemes recentes (Serves 4) comme le "West System" et les struct­ 12 lamb's kidneys Take four glass dessert bowls and line ures tubulaires, et analyse des voiliers 50 g butter with slices of fruit cake. Soak with tres moderns comme les "Admiral's 300 ml left over Madiera (wow!) rum. Add crushed pineapple and top Cuppers" 'Eclipse' et 'Imp'. ½ cup flour with custard; if you make a thick 250 ml cream custard, you can thin it out with port; Salt and black pepper it will go a ruby colour, but don't Le livre est entier et fait bien des panic. recherches, et illustre totalement avec Method les photographies et les diagrammes. Slice and core kidneys (if you prefer That should manage to sort out one Sans aucun doute ii va devenier un you could use two beef kidneys), and day's left-overs, if you find you have reference standard dans les rangs des soak in a basin of cold water with a some other strange drinks left, like livres techniques pour les yachtsmans. little salt for an hour. Wash and drain bourbon or vodka or gin, give me a S.P. slices and coat with flour. Saute them yell and we'll work something out, in butter until they change colour. like drink it! 24 - OFFSHORE, August/September 1980 ~--·~...... ••••• ~ ,;,./ -~,.:, . ...~-,"It~ :",

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