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AMERICA'S CUP HOTS UP 4 Exclusive interview with Australian Challenger Syd Fischer ECONOMY HITS KENWOOD CUP 8 faces only four teams in its defence of the Kenwood Cup HEADING NORTH 1 o Previews of Sydney-Gold Coast race, SCOR. Hayman Island Big Boat Series, Ham ilton Island Race Week and other Queensland rega as SUPER YACHTS FOR HOBART 18 The CYCA is planning a Super Yach Division for the 2000 Sydney to Hobart OLYMPIC COUNTDOWN 20 Rushcutters Bay confirmed as shore base for Sydney 2000 Olympics, with firs O ,mpic Test Regatta in September 1998 CAYARD WINS WHITBREAD 24 The very last Whitbread Race Aro d • e World has ended with Paul Ca}a•d a crew of EF Language the winne'"S THREE PEAKS RACE 49 Tasmania 's rugged com bina tion o' ailir)g an d mountain running hit by ga 1e

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DESIGNERS IN DISPUTE 48 Destinations Australian yacht designers differ on IMS rules SYDNEY CHARTER BOOM 33 The charter yacht industry is booming BLAME IT ON EL NINO 55 on Sydney Harbour and Pittwater Offshore's weatherman explains the El Nino phenomenon MORE TURKEY FOR ME 35 Australian sailors go cruising along the OPTIMISING 61 coast of Turkey Designer Scott Jutson's regular column COFFS COAST SAIL WEEK 39 New regatta at Coffs Harbour offers NEWS FROM ALL PORTS 63 more than just One Design to be built in Australia and other local and overseas news Credits OFFSHORE CALENDAR 72 Major offshore and inshore events COVER: One Step Ahead, Denn is McDonald's in Australia and overseas Jeannea u 36, is just that as she leads Graham Day's Stormy Petrel II during a BMW Sydney Winter Series race on Sydney Harbour. Up to 180 yachts competed each Sunday during the 13 race pointscore. (Pie - Ace Marine Photography) ABOVE: Discover sailing in Turkey (Pie - Trevor Joyce) l .EFT: Days of drifters or blasts from the west, sometimes rain but mostly sunshine ... that is what the sailors expected .. . and got. .. in the CYCA's BMW Sydney Winter Series on Sydney Harbour. (Pie - Ace Marine Photography). NEXT BIG ISSUE: Fu ll reports on the Kenwood Cup, Darwin to Ambon race, Sydney-Gold Coast race, Hayman Island Big Boat Series and Hamilton Island Race Week; Who's heading for Hobart; Safety Offshore feature; Reviews of the rival Sydney AC 40 and the Farr 40 1D. R T for Fischer's Challenge Syd Fischer's Australian challenge for America's Cup 2000 has taken a significant step forward with national and international sponsorship for this tough campaigner. Exclusive report by Rob Mundie and Peter Campbell.

yd Fischer, head of Australia's only ch allenge syndicate for SAmerica's Cup 2000, has announced details of what will be a maj or boost to his prospects of win­ ning the Auld Mug in Auckland. For the first time in five chal­ ' lenges, the veteran ocean racing yach tsman and Sydney businessman Syd Fischer f.l the helm frtr has been assured of extensive nation­ America's Cup 2000 (Pie - lax Mains/;ridge) al support and major corporate 4' sponsorship for his campaign . It will be a truly Australian Challenge, bringing together our most talented designers and sailors, rather than an individual "no frills" campaign that has characterised Fischer's past tilts at the Cup. As OFFSHORE went to press, two weeks before the announcement, the veteran ocean racing yachtsman and prominent Sydney businessman , exclusively outlined to us details of the great support he was about to get. However, OFFSHORE was sworn to secrecy as to exact details of his nati onal and international sponsors which wi ll give the Australian Chal­ lenge for the America's Cup syndi­ cate a real chance to win back the America's Cup for Australia. All was due to be revealed on July 28 at his challenging club, the Cruis­ ing Yacht Club of Australia, but OFF­ SHORE can exclusively report that Fischer would announce: • Extensive support from many of Australia's most experienced and talented America's Cup campaign­ ers, including yacht designers and builders, campaign administrators, sail designers and prominen t yachtsmen . • Plans to design and build a new International America's Cup Class yacht, using the latest design expe­ rience and data, as well as upgrad-

August• September 1998 ing his unsuccessful 1995 ch al­ Cup challenges have also promised have obviously come to a highly sat­ lenger for crew training and sail their support. isfactory resolution - for Syd Fischer testing. A high profile board of directors and for Australian yachting. • Financial and services support will head the Australian Challenge "With the help of experienced from multiple prominent Australian for the America's Cup syndicate, Australians supporting this single and International companies that comprising: Australian Chall enge we will show will add to the Australian Chal­ Syd Fischer OBE as chairman, Sir the rest of the world again how to lenge's resources and provide a satis­ James Hardy, Hugh Keller LLD, Ian win the America's Cup and provide a factory campaign budget. Kiernan OA, Steve Kulmar, Peter great international event for dney The support for Fischer's cam­ Morrow, Iain Murray AM, Grant Sim­ and ustralia to follm the Olym pic paign is the result of people realising mer OAM and Ernie Taylor. Most Game " he told OFF HORE. that Australia has on! one chal­ have had vas t experi ence in past 'While defending the Kenwood lenger for the America' up for the America's Cup challeng and other up ocean racing eries in Hawaii in first time since 19 0. Instead of fra - major chtin e,·en Au · Fi cher' current yachting mented campaign , here is an out­ competito and or traco . standing opportuni to pool us­ Thi important mo,·e for _.\u - tralia's vast yachting re ource imo tralian \'achtin~ come pecula- what will now be a viable ndicate tion · rife to ho,,· man,· -ndicace 'This important move for with an excellent chance of regain­ "ill finalh from in ..\uckland for the ing the world's ul timate chtin tro­ America up in 20 - the curren t Australian yachting comes phy. tip · eir-hc to lO out of the original as speculation is rife as to Of major significance · that Iain l 6 challenr-e . Murray, the America' up kipper The face that the opening rounds how many syndicates will and designer, and Grant immer. of the hallenger Eliminations start director of North Sails and the na,;­ in le than 15 months and he had finally front in Auckland gator aboard Australia II in 19 3, ,,ill ..-ec co finali e a design team or nom­ for the America's Cup in head the design team. Both :M urra~· inate the nucleus of his crew, appear and Simmer playe d a maj or role in to haYe caus ed him little concern. 2000 - the current tip is the design coordination of the luck­ The e matters would be dealt with in less oneAustralia syndicate in 1995. good time, he told Rob Mundie in a eight to 10 out of the Other experien ced yachtsmen, recent excl usive interview for OFF- original 16 challengers.' designers and administrators HORE. involved in past Australian America's Since that interview, these matters

August• September 1998 the New York Yacht Qub - which has world's oceans to the tight, testing the task of co-ordinating the cup and technologically advanced racing "The problem with the challenger selection process for that is the America's Cup? America's Cup, as I see it, is 2000. He remembers all too we ll the "A couple of times the design was clandestine activities and often a bit of a dud," he says with an obvi­ that most of the syndicates unpleasant actions of the NYYC ous look of frustration. 'You can't when it became obvious in 1983 that win the Cup if your design isn't good are n,n by non-business Australia II was going to take the enough. We put our faith in people people or people with Cup away after 132 years. who were not quite on the pace. He is sure the leopard has not "In Fremantle in 1987 we had limited experience in the changed its spots and is scheming, one of the fastest, if not the fastest, possibly with the kiwis, to eliminate yachts going around. But the Royal corporate world... " as many potential challenges for Perth Yacht Club had a very 2000 as possible. parochial defender selection series "I think the Ne_w York Yacht Club which didn't favour the improving project, he has been quietly getting has an agenda they are keeping to boat - which we were. on with tl1e job of putting together themselves. I'm not sure that the There was no semi-final series to his America's Cup campaign. At the kiwis aren't aware of it. If they are go into where you forgot the past same time, he has been stirring the then it's already too late for them to and concentrated on the future. It pot (or the Auld Mug) during visits do anything about it." was a ridiculous situation. The end to Auckland and New York. One challenge that won't be result was that instead of defending On more than one occasion over going away is Syd's. It's likely that at the Cup Australia gave it away to 15 years of Cup campaigning, Syd age 70 this will be his last Cup cam- ." Fischer has not endeared himself to the establishment, ruffling their feathers by questioning their motives and attitudes towards a Cup match. His reason is simple - stand up for your rights during an America's Cup challenge or be buried. He contin­ ued in that vein just a few weeks ago when he suggested to the Kiwis and the New York Yacht Club that if they were having trouble organising the challenger elimination series then either Sydney or Melbourne would be very happy to host them. "The problem with tl1e America' Cup, as I see it, is that most of the syndicates are run by non-business people or people with limited expe­ rience in the corporate world. There are manoeuvres always going on that, through lack of experience, these people don't see. Having run has worked hard lo 1itain the Cup since they won it from the Yanks (Pi e - Paul 1bdd) my businesses for nearly 50 years and been through some fairly complicat­ paign, so he's more determined than Fisher obviously realises that if he ed and tough negotiations, I can twig ever to go out knowing that if he is to end his already incredible sail­ to a manoeuvre when it's on. People doesn't win his opponents will know ing career by taking the ultimate with their head in the clouds don't that they have had to fight hard to prize then things must be done dif­ see it. The glory of the America's beat him. Fighting hard has been his ferently. Cup takes over. formula for success as a first grade This time around it won't be all "The classic example was the rugby league footballer, a surfboat Syd. He has enlisted prominent Aus­ meeting we had witl1 the New York sweep, a businessman and an ocean tralians and corporate Australia to Yacht Club recently. They held it in racing yachtsman. Syd is arguably be part of his effort to show the the club's famous Model Room in the world 's most successful ocean world what can be achieved by Aus­ New Yo rk. I'm sure it was a ploy. Sev­ racer having guided his string of tralians. enty per cent of the people attend­ yach ts carrying the name Ragamuf­ Syd Fischer now has that vital ing were simply overawed by the fin to victory in just about anything yachting and financial support to Model Room. They were too busy that matters, including the Sydney­ make his challenge through the looking and weren't listening to what Hobart, the Fastnet, the Admiral's CYCA a truly one Australian bid to the hell was going on." Cup and the Kenwood Cup. He has win the America's Cup in Auckland Syd is already putting tl1 e pres­ also won the world championship in in February, 2000. It will be a chal­ sure on the Cup holders, the Royal the One Ton Cup class. lenge to be reckoned with. ew Zealand Yacht Squadron, and So why hasn't he been able to tl1eir chosen Challenger of Record, translate his winning ways on the

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stralia will defend the 1998 "It's been a tough year for entries example, the crew of Quest has, Kenwood Cup, Hawaii 's inter­ for the Kenwood Cup, due primarily to between them, sailed in almost 100 k ational offshore teams racing the economic conditions in Japan and Sydney to Hobarts, as well as many series, with the strong team of ABN Asia," regatta director Ken Morrison Ke !1wood Cup and Admiral's Cup AMRO Challenge, Quest and Ragamuffin, told OFFSHORE in late June. ''We are regattas. The principal helmsman of but will face opposition from only four currently at 31 entries, the same as ABN AMRO Challenge will be designer other teams - Japan, New Zealand, 1994." Iain Murray and Ian "Barney" Walker Red and United States The Australian team not only com­ will steer Quest. White. When Australia won in 1996 prises three of our currently most suc­ ABN AMRO Chall enge, Sydney 46: Ray there were ten teams, including three cessful ocean racers, but the three Ro berts (owner/skipper), lain Murray (principal helmsman), Mi chael Coxon (tactician) Ian from the USA and Japan and one from yachts will be crewed by many of the Burns (navigator), Richie All anson, Rob Myles most talented offshore sailors in the Hong Kong. (bow), And rew Cuddihy, Bruce Clark, Nick The ten race series in the tradewinds nation. The three skippers, Syd Fischer Kings mill , Matthew Till, Tom Braidwood, of the Pacific will be sailed off Waikiki (Ragamuffin), Bob Steel (Quest) and Michael Spies, Richard Wyatt, and around the islands of Hawaii from Ray Roberts (ABN AMRO Challenge) QUEST. Nelson/Marek 46: Bob Steel August 3 to 14. Apart from the Ken­ are CYCA members and each has put (owner/skipper), Ron Jacobs (tacti cian), Ian wood Cup teams series, the event is a together an outstanding crew drawn "Barney" Walker (principal helmsman), Mike prestige regatta for individual yachts. from the CYCA and other clubs. For Green (mainsheet/helm), Ian Potter (navigator),

August• September 1998 Brad Stephens, Mike Fountain, Jack Goluzd, Dave Ellis, Anthony Merrington, Tim Wiseman (bow). RAGAMUFFIN, Farr 50: Syd Fischer (owner/skipper), Grant Simmer I': 1-, OELIVERS (tactician), Matt Hayes (helmsman), Carl Crafoord (navigator), Adam Beashel, James Spith ill , Campbe ll Knox, David Blanchfield, Tony Powell, Larry Jamieson, Sebastian Demestreau, Greg Johnston, Andrew Crowe. All three yach ts and/ or their owners have been in winning Results IMS form the past season, with Fischer sailing Ragarnuffin to victory in the 1997-98 CYCA Blue Water Pointscore and plac­ 1997 - 98 Whitbread round the World Race ing second overall in the Telstra Sydney to Hobart; Roberts 1st, 2nd, 3rd*, 4th*, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th - North Sails winning the 1998 Sydney-Mooloolaba race with ABN AMRO Challenge, Steel winning the 50th Brisbane to Gladstone race 1998 Sydney to Mooloolaba Race 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th - North Sails with his previous Quest. The new boat is the former Mel­ bourne yacht Young Australia and has been optimised for the 1998 Brisbane to Gladstone Race Kenwood Cup. 1st, 3rd, 5th*, 6th, 7th*, 10th - North Sails Australia's major competition should come from the Unit­ ed States Red team and the New Zealand team. The US Red 1997 Sydney to Hobut Overall IMS team comprises two Farr 49s, Flash Gardon ]which was the big 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th*, 6th*, 8th, 10th - North Sails boat in the winning US team at last year's Champagne Mumm Admiral's Cup and Beau Geste which won the 1997 1997 Telstra Regatta Telstra Sydney to Hobart and led the Hong Kong China team 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th*, 8th*, 9th, 10th* - North Sails to its firstever victory in the Telstra Southern Cross Cup. Third boat in the team is 'Zamboni, a new Farr 40 One-Design. 1998 Key West Race Week Flash Gordon 3 has had few changes since the CMAC last Corel 45 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th - North Sails year, with Ken Read and Jim Brady the mainstays of the after­ Farr 40 One Design 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th - North Sails guard. Beau Geste's owner, Karl Kwok, has enlisted Gavin Brady as helmsman and Australian Andrew Cape as naviga­ SORC () tor, while 'Zamboni will have Kevin Hall, Tom Weaver and IMS 1st, 2nd, 4th - North Sai ls Corel 45 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th - North Sails David Munday from ew Zealand upport:ing owner/ driver Farr 40 One Design 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th - North Sails Doug Taylor. New Zealand's team comp1ises While Cloud, the Fan· 39 1998 Mamm 36 Worlds which dominated its class at Hawaii two years ago and per­ 1st, 2nd•, 3rd, 4th, 6th•, 7th, 8th - North Sails formed well in Australia last year, the Big Apple II, and the ILC 40, G'Net, which was chartered by Australia for the 1998 Corel e Worlds 1997 Admiral's Cup. 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th - North Sails The 1998 Kenwood Cup starts with four short races off Waikiki on August 3 and 4, followed by Molokai overnight 1997 Ord Mmett Regatta race on August 5, four more short ocean races off Waiki­ 1st, 2nd*, 4th*, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th - North Sails ki on August 8 and ·9, with the start of the long Kahu Wili race on August 11. jj 1997 Strathfield Car Radios Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Offshore Series 1st, 2nd*, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th*, 7th*, 8th - North Sails 'The series will be sailed 1998 MAJOR Regatta (Gennany) IMS 1 Racer 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, - North Sails off Waikiki IMS 1 Cruiser Racer 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th - North Sails and around • Partial Inventory the islands Serious about winning? Then talk to the winning team at orth Sails Australia of Hawaii Sydney - Phone 02) 9997 5966 Fax (02) 9997 4805 Melbourne - Phone (03) 9534 0363 Fax (03) 9525 3095 from August www.northsails.com 3to14.'

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August• September 1998 Australian yachting will take a significant step into the international scene when the first Sydney 40 Admiral's Cup One-Design makes its racing debut in the XXXX Sydney - Gold Coast Race, the opening race of the 1998 northern circuit. Peter Campbell previews the 13th annual race to Southport. XXXX SYDNEY-GOLD COAST RACE Sydney 40's debut in GOLD COAST RACE

orldwide interest will focus skippered by Roger Hickman. This on the Cruising Yacht Club year the IMS trophy will be dedicated Wof Australia's 13th annual to founder, Peter Rysdyk, who Sydney - Gold Coast Race and the first died recently. offshore appearance by the yacht that However, the real focus will be the has been chosen as the "middle boat" IMS performance of Sledge Hammer as for the 1999 Admiral's Cup in England owner Ron Jones starts a demanding - the Australian-

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Australia's global location and seg­ yachts was capable of fulfilling my mented fleets, the IMS aspect of the IMS ambitions." yacht was paramount. "I feel that the The first Sydney AC 40, Swdge Harn­ boat I chose must be capable of win­ mer, has a busy offshore racing sched­ ning regattas under the IMS rule that is ule. Following the XXXX Sydney - very strong here on the east coast of Gold Coast Race, the yacht will contest Australia," he said. the Hayman Island Big Boat Series and "After reviewing race results from Hamilton Island Race Week in Key West, where the Farr 40s had Queensland, Middle Harbour Yacht Aspect Computing, with its mw of disabled sailors, competed against both the Corel 45s Club's Ord Minnett Regatta and the is heading north yet again in the Sydney - Gold Coast and open IMS class yach ts , it was my CYCA's Telstra Cup, culminating with Race. (Pi e - Peter Cain/1bell) opinion that, with the best placed the Telstra Sydne to Hobart. In 1999, Corel at 7th and the best placed Farr if selected, the yacht will contest the Championship and the Champagne 40 OD at 13th, neither of these inaugural AC 40 World One Design Mumm Adnmiral's Cup in England. Hayman Island Big Boat Series The Whitsunday's festival of sail will begin with the prestigious TAG Heuer - Joice Big Boat Series at luxury Hayman Island Resort.

n Jo nes' Sydney AC 40, Sledge Hammer, will make its inter­ ational offshore racing series debut at the TAG Heuer - Joice ig Boat Series at Hayman Island in August. Sledge Hammer, buil t for Sydney yachtsman Ro n Jones will be the centre of attentio n at this excl usive , invitatio n only regatta whi ch w ill be decided on the trop­ ical waters of Australi a's Whitsunday Island region between August IS and 20. Owner Jones has o nly one problem faci ng his preparation for Hay­ man. Three of his high profile crew, incl uding ace tactician Grant Si m­ mer, will be racing in Hawaii at the Ke nwood C up and may not get back to Australia in time for the first race. Sledge Hammer will be one of the smallest yachts in the fl eet of 20 that has been accepted to contest the prestigious seven race series. It will certainly start as the boat to beat in the IMS division - the catego­ ry that will decide the Big Boat Series Champion Yacht- There is no doubt Sledge Hammer will be put to the test at Hay­ man. Also included in the strong fleet is Roger Hickman's updated Lyo ns 43 Atara, the yacht which fini shed a close second to Syd Fisch­ er's Ragamuffin in the C ruising Yacht Club of Australi a's Blue W ater Championship last season. Making a welcome return to offshore raci ng at the Big Boat Seri es will be George Snow's maxi Brindabe/la whic h will be back in action after being dismasted in rough weather off Sydney earlier this year. With business commitments leading to Warwick Miller shipping hi s pocket maxi Exile - last year's series champio n - out of Australia the way appears clear for Brin da be/la to successfully defend the Ermenegildo Zegna line ho nours trophy at Hayman. The Big Boat Series w ill see its internatio nal appeal extend across the Pac ifi c this year. The regatta has received its first American entry - the Swan 60, Lady Godiva, owned by Ted Chodar. Another starter from o utside Australia is Charl es St. Clair-Brown's powerful 60 footer, Antaeus, o ut of Auckla nd . In just three years the TAG Heuer - Jo ico Big Boat Series has devel­ largest, fastest and most competit ive racing yachts available. One sig­ o ped into Australia's Five regatta. It has been co mpared more than nificant attraction is the exclusiveness of the Big Boat Series - some­ favo urably with the very best yachting events that can be found in the thing that comes through circumstance and not desire. The floating Mediterranean. marina in Hayman Harbo ur can accommodate only 20 yachts. The Australia's most famous sailing knight, Sir James Hardy (a man we ll total number of crew that race them, plus accompanying fa mily and versed in the pleasures of sa iling o ut of Costa Smeralda Resort in Sar­ fri ends, are enough to almost fill the entire 2 14 rooms in the reso rt. dinia), has been to all three Hayman events. He says with confi dence that Consequently the regatta becomes a very close knit affai r. The atmos­ this Australian version is better than its Mediterranean counterparts. phere at the resort and the camarade rie among crews is unique to As the title 'Big Boat Series' suggests, the elite fl eet comprises the yachting in Australia.

August• September 1998 Heading North of Capricorn Sailing north in winter is now a tradition on the Australian east coast offshore calendar. Ian Grant previews the increasingly popular regattas in Queensland in August and September. 4RACEWEEK98

arina space will certainly be at a premium in all destina­ Mtions north of the Tropic of Cap1icorn as a big fleet heads on a compass bearing away from the cold winter climate into the user friendly sailing zone of the Whitsunday Islands and ports north to Port Douglas. The change in the coastal climate is one of the primary reasons I hich have made the Queensland racing circui t so popular, with the XXXX regattas at Southport and Mooloolaba and the Hog's Breath feeder race from Mooloolaba to Airlie Beach linked in with the Cruising Yacht Club of Aus­ tralia's Sydney to Gold Coast race. Hamilton Islands XXXX A.nse tt Race Week is without doubt the crown A good tmdewind is just what the sailors mderfor the bigifga ttas at Hayman and Hamilton Island's (Pie - Ian Mai 11sb11dge) j ewel which so many sailors regard as a premier entry in their personal log Hammer Of Queensland to the Whitsun­ Engineering, the former Corum now books alongside the Telsn-a Sydney­ day Charter fleet suggests an open owned by Bill Wild and Sea (Ian Ben­ Hobart race. contest for the line honours title. netts) will also be a feature in what This regatta, which offers the per­ If Brindabella does not make it promises to be a test of tactical racing fect reason to escape the blues of the nortl1 this year, the line honours clash between the front runners. southern winter, is well recognised as looks to be between the improving Well known Victo1ian Sports Boat the nation's most popular Race Week Sydney maxi Marchioness (Tony Beilby) racing enthusiast David Eickme er series. The standard of yach ts and and th e Victorian owners Peter will race a Gold Coast built Thomp­ sailors heading on the northern rhum­ Hansen (Future Shock) and Grant son 8 in his bid to win this Yery com­ bline suggests another very competitive Wharington with his new speed sailing petit:iYe title which i expected to week of racing before the 199 machine H'ild Thing. attract the faste t thrill eeking sailors Ansett Race Week champion is decid­ Recent ,;al of fonner D,[ Race and machin in the country Two ed in late August. " ·ee champi n Qzll:51 1%5 an :i 'o . -C' Zealand de, iITT1ed Thomp on In the lead-up i the Lalli ,mbol Fmrr 1997 to ne, 01rne u _ , pons uailabl ha,e et corching of an invitation to be one of the 20 the baule for thi , ears grand prix cl com e tim in club eYent racing on boats contesting the TAG H eue,· - championship could ,·e ry well be the the outhpon Broad,,-acer and at Joico Big Boat Se,ie at nearb Hay­ most open on record. Mooloolaba. man Island. Dual Sydney-Hobart champion By June 23 and j ust over nine weeks Yachts from ew Zealand ports, Tas­ Lou Abrahams ( Chall£nge Again) and before the battle-lines are drnwn 51 mania, South Australia, Western Aus­ former Sydney Hobart IMS winners yacht owners had lodged their official tralia, Victoria, New South Wales and Assassin (Robin Crawford) and Terra entry with Race Week director War­ Papua New Guinea are among the 51 Firma (Stewart Niemann) will be wick Hoban. early enuies for Hamilton Island Race among the top contenders with Atara Indications suggest a capacity fleet Week. (Roger Hickman ) and Bob Robert­ will line up to compete in a revised rac­ With some doubt still surrounding son 's The Last Picasso. ing fonnat for tl1e 1998 series that the re-1igging deadline for George The match racing between the opens witl1 a non-points sc01ing invita­ Snow's Brindabella, the shipment of the high perforn1ance Mumm 36's .Erno­ tion rnce on Saturday August 22 and 1987 Race Week champion Exil£ to the tional Hooligan (Marcus Blackmore) tl1e final race around tl1e Molle Island United States, and the commission of NSW and Queensland's Thiess Process Group on August 29. j~

August• September 1998 Record-breaking WINTER SERIES The BMW Sydn ey Winter Series on Sydney Harbour has broken all records, with fleets of up to 180 yach ts competing in the Cruising Yacht Club BMW Sydney Winter Series of A ustrali a's amazingly popular Sunday pointscore.

retiring Commodore Peter Bush, himself a regular and Al uccessful competitor wi th his yach t Kidnapped, says: "Will we get 200 boats next winter?" All tJ1 e indications are tJ1ere that this number could be achieved as the mix­ ture of competitive sailing, fair handi­ capping, exciting courses and social activities ashore, togetJ1 er wiili excellent trophies for each Sunday's racing, con­ tinue to please boili yacht owners and tJ1eir crews. The BMW Sydney Winter Series has attracted competitors from Elli ott 5.9 sports boats tJ1.rough to ilie big boats such as Marchioness and Team]aguarlnfin­ ity ll1, along witJ1 most of tJ1e regular WS offshore fl eet and a strong line-up of J 24s. A feanire has been me munber of new boats competing, including me lat­ est Beneteau 40.7, Blue ChifJ, which won its maiden race. Sponsors BMW Sydney have shown great interest in ilie series, holding ilie launch and prize-giving functions at ilieir Rushcutters Bay showroom as well as providing Sunday parking for club members competing in the Winter Series. BMW Sydney also has on display tJ1 e fourtJ1 generation BMW 3 Series sedan which will furilier extend BMW's leader­ ship in me Australian luxury ·car market when it goes on sale from late August. It will build on ilie success of tJ1 e previous E36 model of which more man 2.6 mil­ lion w1its had been sold world-wide up to me end of 1997. nmistakably a BMW, me E46 3 Series sedan body is completely new from its familiar kidney giille to its strik­ Days of diiflers or blasts fivm the west, sometimes rain bui mostly sunshine. ..tha t is what the sailors expected. ..an d ing tail. jj got.. .in the CYCA's BMW Sydney Winter Series on Sydney Harboui: (Pies -Ace Marine Plwtography).

August• September 1998 Below and bottoin: F/,eets reached 180 boats sailed by some 1500 crew in a record-breaking series. (Pies - Ian Mainsbridge)

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itting down to write my last report for OFFSHORE as Com­ Smodore, I began thinking about what the Cruisi ng Yac ht Club of Ausu·alia might be like in five or ten years time. The signs all look pretty good. Club membership, after a num­ ber of years of relative stabili ty, is showing signs of increasing, so much so that I would not be surprised to see a waiting list before too much longer. Members not renewing, which has historically been a steady 10%, has dropped and new subsoip­ tions are increasing steadily. In fact, at each of the past four board meetings the directors have endorsed an average of 50 new Mem­ bers per meeting and new member­ ship enquiries remain strong. It is obvious that the mix of sailing and social activities and the forthcoming Hugo van Krntschmar (pictured) has been elected Commodore of the Cmising lncht Cl11b of Australia to sncceed Peter improvemen ts to the clubhouse is B11sh who completed his two year term at the Club's annual general 111eeti11g on July 6. Commodore van Kretschmar the right one. had been Vice-Commodorefo r the past two years. 11u new Vice-Commodore is Hans Sommer who moves up from Rear Sailing, the real bu iness of the Commodort. Rear Commodores are John Messenger and Dennis McDonald while Alan Green c1J11tinues as Club CYCA, is booming a nd the vital T1Pas11rn: signs stronger than ever. There we re increases in last summer's could have a record fl eet come number of··new" boats appearing on pointscore fl eets, record entries for August 1. the club regi ter. T here has also Monday and Wednesday twilights, The Southport fleet will be with­ been a doubling in the number of and now record entries for the out three prominent yachts, as three yachts competing from our own BMW Sydney Winter Series, with we ll known CYCA members make up marina in the last 12 months. Notice­ around 180 yachts taking to the har­ the Aussie team to defend the Ken­ ably, the fl eet is growing at the bi g bour each Sunday. Will we get 200 wood Cup in Hawaii, also starting boat end, suggesting that the coming next wi n ter? August 1 - Quest (Bob Steel), Raga­ season will be well subscribed and Early enu·ies for the Sydney to muffin (Syd Fischer) and ABN AMRO hotly contested. Southport race and talk around the Challenge (Ray Roberts). These include Bob Steel with his bar about the number of yachts What is more encouraging, and latest Quest, Bob Kothe with Brighton intending to head north for the fires my optimism for future fl eets Star and Graham Gibson with Ninety Whitsunday regattas suggests that we and the CYCA sailing calendar, is the Seven. However, it is the large mun­ ber of new boats and new owners tak­ ing to sailing and ocean racing that 'There has also been a doubling in the number of encourages me most. This in turn brings more new blood to our sport yachts competing from our own marina in the last 12 in a climate where there is more and months. Noticeably, the fleet is growing at the big more competition for our leisure time. boat end, suggesting that the coming season will be An exciting prospect for the year well subscribed and hotly contested.' 2000 will be the inclusion of a Super Yacht divi ion in the Sydney to

41:» August• September 1998 Hobart. The super yach ts will be in marina is the need to provide the the first of the Olympic Test Regattas Sydney for the and greater membership with a substan­ in September. This string of regattas their first ever participation in the tial improvement in clubhouse facili­ held out of Rusch utters Bay will give great race south will be a spectacular ties. Our five year strategic plan calls us a taste of what to expect come addition to the long tradition of the for an upgrading of the clubhouse August 2000 and a feel for what may event. with provision for an exclusive Mem­ prove to be difficult logistics. With the arrival of new boats and bers' bar and lounge, all-weather By the time this is published, I will owners, the waiting list for berths on dining facilities and a generally have stepped down from my two year our marina has never been longer more usable clubhouse. term as Commodore and, all things and the number of new applications Response to our proposed going well, will be aboard my yacht increases each month. No doubt, changes to achieve these and other Kidnapped competing in the Sydney some of the interest has been gener­ benefits has been overwhelming, to Southport Race or in the warmth ated by our plans to refurbish the A, and the facilities that will greet a of the Whitsundays at Hamilton B and C legs with a floating marina Member when all elements of the Island Race Week. over the course of the next 12 plan are completed will be nothing With that thought, may I express months. Most of the hard work in short of world class - the standard my sincere thanks to my Board for a planning this upgrade has been put befitting a Club with the reputation couple of great years of hard work in by Rear Commodore John Mes­ and the status of the CYCA as Aus­ and to the Club's management for senger and we should all be grateful tralia's leading blue water yacht club. their support. To the CYCA Mem­ for his efforts. Although it is unclear just how bership, our future looks better than The end result will be an out­ involved the club facilities will be ever and I urge you to get involved in standing floating marina that will during the 2000 Olympics, being on all the Club activities, afloat and not only give the club an entirely the spot will no doubt prove excit­ ashore. new look, but also a safer and more ing. Mark Pryke, co-ordinator for the practical facility, providing better CYCA Olympic Race Management Peter Bush access and easier maintenance. Team, has put together a group of Commodore (retired) Even more important than the ember who re ponded to our Cruising Yacht Club of Australia need to give boat owners a better reque t and wi ll be on the wa ter for

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ch ts more than 100-feet long ney to Hobart: will be eligible to enter and will 1. Min. LOA YJoin the expected fleet of up to of 30 metres; 250 yach ts starting the 630 nautical 2. Must be of mile journey south from Sydney Har­ cruising orienta­ One of the mper yachts, with leak Mcks and fiirling head.mils, expected to bour on December 26, 2000. tion - teak decks, enter the Sydney lo Hobart in December 2000. The 2000 Sydney to Hobart will be furling headsails the first race of the new millennium etc interest, particularly from within and the final major sporting event to 3. Comply with the Australian Yacht­ Australia, as boat owners and crews be held in Sydney for the year, follow­ ing Federation's special regulations for plan to celebrate the turn of the cen­ ing the Olympic Games in September, Category l ; tury enjoying the festivities on the and is certain to generate huge public 4. Have a minimum stability index Hobart docks, and the local hospital­ interest and participation. of positive stability of 11 5 degrees. ity. German yach tsman Hasso Plat­ CYCA race director Phil Thomp­ "This division is aimed at tner, owner of the record-breaking son says the CYCA has already cruiser/ racer type yachts such as the Morning Glory, described the recep­ received a number of inquirie from American \<\all yachts or large Swan tion after the 1996 race as the "best super yacht owners who are interest­ de igns," Thomp on said. "We also in the world. ed in staying on in Sydney after the already have had trong expr ions of The ~fillennium 'dne to Hobart 2000 Olympics to compete in the interest from the owners of two Dutch­ \,ill also be the final race of the 1999 bluewater classic. built super yachts - one has put up a uthem ro up fo llowing seven Thompson says worldwide promo­ case of the world's best champagne a shon race in ydne Harbour and tion was already under way to invite bet with the other owner." nearby offshore waters. in 1997, the owners of super yach ts which met the The 1999 Millennium Sydney to Southern Cross Cup will be for teams following criteria to enter the 2000 Syd- Hobart Race is also generating great of three IMS rated yachts, nominated by a national/regional authority to represent those countries, regions or Rival 40-footers in Telstra Cup clubs. The clash between the rival IMS one-design 40-footers, the Australian designed and The Telstra Cup, for individual built Sydney AC 40 and the US-designed Farr 40 ID, soon to be built in Australia, and yachts, will also be run as a lead up to a special class for JOG Sports 30s, will be a highlight of the 1998 Telstra Cup in this year's Telstra Sydney to Hobart December. and again · in 1999 and 2000. The At least four Sydney AC 40s, built by Bashford International at Nowra, NSW, are CYCA will also run in conjunction expected to contest the Telstra Cup regatta with Ron Jones' Sledge Hammer also competing in the following Telstra Sydney to Hobart. The first couple of Farr 40 I Os to with the Telstra Cup a new regatta for be built in Australia by McConaghy Boats of Mona Vale, Sydney, are also expected to JOG Super 30 class yachts following be launched in time to contest the Telstra Cup and the Sydney to Hobart. considerable interest in this class over Following the success of the Sports 30 division at the JOG nationals early this year, the past year. the CYCA has agreed to include a special class for them in the Telstra Cup which this The Notice of Race for the 1998 year will be sailed from December 16-20 with races offshore and on Sydney Harbour. Telstra Sydney to Hobart Race will be Yachts competing will include the Bull 9000s, Mount Gay 30s, Cape 30s and Farr 31 s posted on the CYCA's web site which fought out an exceptionally close series at the JOG nationals. in July. )j

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ydney Harbour will see its biggest ever sailing regatta between Sep­ Stember 17-27 this year when the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) stages the 1998 Sydney Harbour Regatta - the first official OlympicTest Regatta lead­ ing up to Sydney 2000. A second Test Regatta will be held in September 1999, both events being sailed over the courses designated for the Olympic sailing in 2000, bringing to Sydney the world's finest talent in the Olympic ailing. nlike the Olympics, wh ere the number of entries for each class will be limited to one individual or crew from ea h nation in each class, SOCOG has Offiaol arml's ,v~• of lww RUIRlJIJlm Ba, ;.ill looA Pl' OCOG's font Olympic Ttst RtgDlla in s,pinnhtr in this y.ar accepted additional entries for the 1998 event. old avy base, now the ir David Mar­ emrie fo r the firs t Te t Regatta, the The Regatta will be a-major test not tin Reserve, just down ew Beach fleet for this ear's event will be the only for sailors seeking selection for Road from the Cruising Yacht Club of largest liJ1 e-up of Olympic classes ever Sydney 2000 and for SOCOG organis­ Australia, with Yarranabee Park being seen on Sydney Harbour. Racing will ers and on-the-water race officials, but the boat park for the maximum 400 be for all Olympic classes, except the also for the commercial controllers competitors from an expected 70 Star two-man keelboat which was rein­ and users of Sydney Harbour. It will be nations in 2000. stated as an Olympic class too late to be a showcase for Sydney 2000 with the Preparation of facilities for the 1998 included in planning for this year. spectacular backdrop of the City, the Test Regatta is already well under way. When entries officially closed on Opera House and Harbour Bridge Two of the rundown, non-heritage list­ May 1, SOCOG had received 246 and the unsurpassed beauty of our ed ex-Navy buildings have already entries from 34 nations, involving Harbour. been demolished and the others are some 358 athletes, for the 1998 Sydney Despite long-running arguments by being refurbished. Out on the bay, a Harbour Regatta. While the notice of the Australian Yachting Federation floating marina to accommodate some race specifies one boat per nation per and others seeking a post-Olympics 200 official race committee and press event, SOCOG's sailing manager and permanent headquarters for yachting boats will in place by September this regatta director Glenn Bourke says that administration and training, and by year and will remain there until after most nations that asked for two berths local re idents not at all keen to have the Games. Temporary launching in a class will get them this year. Aus­ th ir live disrupted by two Pre- ramps will be constructed without tralia will have two entries in each class. hmpic Regattas and then the removing the seawall. The racing will start on Saturday, Ohm pi , the yachting base for Sydney The Sydney 2000 Olympic regatta September 19 and continue through 2 will be in Rushcutters Bay. will be limited to 400 competitors, but to Sunday, September 27, Eleven fleet Rerr;ma organisers will utilise the with SOCOG accepting additional races are scheduled for each event,

August• September 1998 The IO classes racing here in September, with Nicholson wins expected fleet size in brackets, are: • Soli ng three-handed keelboat, open (14 boats) - fleet racing offshore, match- Worlds again racing Sydney Harbour. Australia's Olympic sailing • double-handed catamaran, open (2 0) - fleet racing offshore. • single-handed dinghy, men (20) - fleet racing offshore. squad has been in winning • 49er double-handed skiff, open (25) - fleet racing Sydney Harbou r. form on the European • 470 double-handed dingh y, men (23) - fleet ra ci ng, Harbour. regatta circuit, particularly in • 470 double-handed dingh y, women (18) - fleet racing, Harbour. • single-handed dinghy, open (39) - fleet racing, Harbour. the Star, 49er, Tornado and • Europe sing le-handed dinghy, women (32) - fleet racing, Harbour. Laser classes. Amanda • Mistral sa il board, men (3 1) - fleet racing, Harbou r. • Mistral sa il board, women (22) - fleet racing, Harbour. Lulham reports. "l AJi.th two successive world champi­ except the 49er for which 16 races have Yacht Squadron, the Cruising Yacht V V onships victories, Ch1is Nichol­ been scheduled and the for Club of Australia and Middle Harbour son and Daniel Phillips must now rank which six fl eet races are scheduled fol­ Yacht Club, Royal Prince Edward Yacht strong early favourites to win the gold lowed by match racing round-robins, Club and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht medal in the 49er high-performance semi-finals and finals. There will be no Club. dinghy class at the Sydney 2000 Sydney club harbour or offshore rac­ The onerous task of organising and Olympics. ing during this time. then implementing SOCOG's first offi­ The Lake Macquarie sailors won the The Test Regatta will be sailed on cial sporting event leading up to Syd­ first world title for the new Olympic the same course areas planned for Syd­ ney 2000 has fallen on the shoulders of class in Fremantle last January and ney 2000- two offshore and four within Glenn Bourke, a three-times world took out the second championship on Sydney Harbour. The lings will race champion in the Laser class, Australian the Mediterranean, off the French Riv­ offshore or on a course between yd­ Yachtsman of the Year, Olympic repre­ iera port of Bandai. ney Heads and will then move to Fann sen tative sailor and coa h, and Ameri­ They will sail for the hat-trick back Cove for the match-racing. ca's Cup and dmiral' Cup competi­ in ustralia next January during the The Mistral sailboards and Europe tor. Despite the outside politics ur­ '99 , \'oriel hampionship Regatta for dinghies will race in an area to the east rounding tl1 e onshore site, Bourke has Olyrnpic classes on 1elboume's Port of Bradley's Head while the 49ers will done an outstanding job in organising Phillip. Outsailing a massive fleet of be down the Harbour near Neilsen the huge event and selling Sydney 112 boats at Bandai, 1 icholson and Park. There will be another course Harbour as an Olympic sailing venue Phillips headed tl1e qualifiers for the near Manly for the Lasers and 470s. here and to the International Sailing gold fleet, winning seven of the 13 The Tornado and Finn classes will use Federation. races. the offshore courses as well as Harbour The 1998 Olympic Test Regatta will They retained top place on the courses. Courses will be the trapezoid be a great event in sailing to watch. leader board throughout the final series and windward/ leeward courses intro­ duced at Savannah for the Atlanta Olympic 470 double-handed dinghies rounding the leeward mark al the 1998 Games, except for the 49ers and Tor­ Cha11,pionshi/1 at Dubai. (Pie - SPORT 111e l ibrary) nados which will race windward/ lee­ ward courses. Conduct of the Olympic Test Regat­ tas and the Sydney 2000 Regatta will be largely in the hands of expe1ienced club volunteers, as has been the case at all recent Olympics. To conduct this year's Olympic Test regatta, there will be 186 water-based volunteers plus 35 land-based sports volunteers. In addi­ tion, SOCOG needs a further 100 gen­ eral volunteers to ensure the smooth running of the regatta. Some 70 official boats will be used on the courses. Start­ ing teams are being provided b volun­ teer members of major Sydney yacht clubs, including the Royal Sydney

August• September 1998 with placings of l-2-RDG-1-7-1-6-4-2-9 - Beashel's final scorecard read 1-3-1- ans Roman Hagara and Hans Peter for a final score of 20.7 points. They 2-3-7-7 for 17 points while Grae! scored Steinacher on 20 points. received RDG (average points) after 2-1-8-1-2-8-9 to finish with 22 points. Biackbwn dominated the Lasers being forced to retire from race three Beashel said later he would not with a scoreboard of3-l-l-9-14-l-l-l to after a collision with a camera boat make a decision until early next year as finish with 17 points, 11 points clear of This is Nicholson's fourth world sail­ to which class, the Star or the Soling, the well-perfonned Karl Suneson from ing championship win - two in the he will campaign in tl1 e selection trials on 28 points with 's Per International 505 dinghy class and now for the Sydney Olympics. 'Tm enjoying Moberg on 31 points. two in the Olympic 49er - and he and sailing both of them," said Beashel, and also Phillips earlier this month were named from Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred had a good result, but this time in the Nortel Australian Sailors of the Year. Yacht Club on Pittwater. He added that , withJames Mayo joining them In a great boost for our Olympic he and Giles would contest both the to make up the crew. Along with Tas­ prospects in the 49ers, three Australian in manian Nick Rogers and his Victorian crews finished in the top ten of the in September and the Soling world crew of Stephen Jackson and Noel gold fleet - twin brothers John and title in Melbourne in January. Drennan, they qualified in the top six Gary Boyd, also from Lake Macquarie, In other excellent results, Atlanta for the match-racing finals. Both won winning the second last race in 25 Olympian Michael Blackburn from their way into the top four but this knots to finish seventh overall while Sydney placed a close second to gold meant Aussie versus Aussie, with Adam Beashel and Teague Czislowski medallist in the Laser Beashel winning 2-0 to meet Den­ from Pittwater in Sydney finished ninth single-handed dinghy class while Tas­ mark's Jesper Bank in the final. overall. In addition, another Sydney mania's Nick Rogers finished third Beashel lost the final 2-0 while crew, Sean Langman and Owen overall after the match-racing finals in Rogers also lost the petit final to Aus­ Matthew, won the bronze medal group tht! Soling keelboat class. tria's Hans Spitzauen, 2-1. everthe­ finals. Nicholson and Phillips, from the less, it was an impressive effort by Aus­ Lake Macquarie Yacht Club at Bel­ tralian crews. Aussie winners at Spa mont, NSW, backed up from an exhausting world championship cam­ Olympic Regatta paign in Europe by coming from W'tttey loses Soling A ustralia's successes continued at behind to win the 49er class at the Spa Afatdt race worlds J-\..r.he elite Spa Olympic Classes Regatta. Going into the last day they he one major disappointment of Regatta at Medemblik in The Nether­ were equal first with the Finnish crew T the European circuit has been the lands, with Chris Nicholson and Daniel Petri Karto and Pellervo Mitolaisen, loss b S dne yach tsman . eville Phillips winning the 49ers and Colin but the Finn bowed out of the cont t \ \ itte of the pre tigiou Infanta Beashel and David Giles making a tun­ for first b cap izin in the I knot Christina Troph, for the Soling world ning comeback to the Star class. breeze. match-racin championship, sailed at Beashel and Giles had not compet­ Rotterdam in The . etherlands. He ed in a Star regatta since the Atlanta Tornado, Laser wins at sailed well but in the end lo t because Olympic regatta in Savannah where ofiack of wind. they finished with the bronze medal Danish Regatta Wittey staged a courageous fight after leading the pointscore going into he next regatta on the European back in the round-robin when, after the final race. They had been concen­ T circuit for most of the Australians dropping to fifth in standings, he beat trating on the Soling with the Star first was the Danish Tuborg Spring Cup Norway's Herman Hom Johannesson dropped, but now reinstated for the Olympic Regatta off and in the last race to reach tl1e semi-finals Sydney 2000 Olympics. saw class vict01ies to Michael Black­ second overall with six wins and three Adding status to their victory, they bwn in the Lasers and Darren Bun­ losses. outsailed Atlanta gold medallist Tor­ dock and John Forbes in tl1e Tornado His semi-final opponent was again ben Grae! and his crew from . catamarans. the orwegian and, after being one-all The clash between Beashel and Grae! For Bundock and Forbes, their win in the best-of-three race encounter, he was their fi rst encounter since the was a welcome victory following a dis­ looked to have the vital third race with­ Brazilian forced the Australian into a appointing end result at Spa after a in his grasp when the wind died 200 premature start in the final race at good start. This time they never looked metres from the finish. The Norwe­ Savannah, resulting in Grae! winning in doubt with a scorecard of 4-1-1-2-1-1- gian, coming from astern, slipped past gold and Beashel the bronze medal. 1-3, 10 pts comfortably beat the Austri- to win by a boat length. In the best-of-race final, German gold 'In other excellent results, Atlanta Olympian Michael medallistJochen Schumann beatJohan­ nesson 3-1, with Wittey taking third place Blackburn from Sydney placed a close second to gold overall, beating Denmark's Stig Wester'­ medallist Robert Scheidt in the Laser single-handed' gaard 2-0 in the petit final. jj

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aul Cayard and the crew of EF Language are the winners of the Pseventh and final Whitbread Round the World Race, which from June 1 became the Volvo Ocean Race, under entirely new ownership. Cayard and his crew sailed like champions, and while they failed to win the final leg, they ended with a huge 138 points margin, more than could be scored by the winner of any Celebrations fo r Paul Caya,d and his crew aboard EF Language as they sail past Cape Horn during the Whitbread leg of the race. The outcome had Round the World Race for the Volvo Trophy. (Pie - Rick Tomlimon). appeared obvious for ome time and was sealed when the fleet reached La at the end of the fifth le . and sailin game t1·le decisions, made with an ulti­ Rochelle at the end of the eighth leg, the re t "i th a con n-am·e strat mate trace . · three plays or more away. when EF Language finished ahead of .. People who are as competitive 1l1is race hadn't always been con- Swedish Match. This put the issue am," he said, .. expect co ,,in. but I ,,, n -ati,·e as Dalton was to point out beyond contention. surprised when we won the openin when he described how he thought the The last leg was Grant Dalton's. Rac­ leg.' It was a simple statement of fa ct race had changed during its 25 years ing in his fifth Whitbread, the former made by within minute of hi tory. winner of the race with the maxi, New finishing the race in Southampton's "When I did the Whitbread, say with 7.ealandEndeavour, said that this was the Ocean Village. He was talking about Peter Blake, there was always this thing toughest one he had ever sailed the race as a whole and while admitting about seamanship,' he said, "where if because of the standard of the competi­ that he was surp1ised to have won the you were pounding too much upwind tion, and that the victory on the last leg, first leg, to Cape Town, he felt that the you slowed down a bit - if you were a lit­ which put his Meri.t Cup into second impetus of his campaign was such that tle bit out of conu·ol with the spinnaker overall, began to make it all worthwhile. it should have had a very good chance up you took it down. And probably we "We were third," he said of his posi­ of success. carried a little bit of that into the start tion going into the final leg, "and could "My patience has expanded," said of this race. But its damn the torpedoes have ended up fifth quite easily, but Paul, the first American skipper to win now! this time the dice rolled in our favour." the Whitbread, "as a result of this race.'' "My eyes were opened when we Cayard, finishing 15 minutes after He went on to explain that the strate­ were coming up the coast of Ausu-alia Dalton, could afford to grin. When he gies which he had employed didn't on that mad reach up from the bottom left Southampton last September, he always show results immediately. Many to Sydne and watching Knut, with his was a neophyte in this type of ocean of the decisions were taken after long full sized code 4 pinnaker up, broach­ racing. but he proved a quick learner, consultations with Mark Rudiger, the ing time and time again, with the rig "inning the first leg and two others to navigator who has become a key player just shaking around, and knowing he put the outcome beyond much doubt in Cayard's team. They were chess had a damaged rig.

August • September 1998 "And to me that just said, 'Forget ing. A lot of people don't know what the boats, just go for it and the boats that is and that's the Star World Cham­ will hang in and if they don't, well .. .' pionships. After many years of compet­ Seamanship is still there, but if you let ing against the top order of the Ameri­ that drive the way you sail the boat, you ca's Cup and winning a lot of champi­ are just going to get slaughtered every onships, I think that it's time in sailing six hours by Lawrie, or Paul, or whatev­ that he got this well deserved victory er." and good on you Paul." Ten minutes after EF Language Paul was gracious in victory. "It's a finished, Knut Frostad sailed Innova­ special moment for sure! To win the tion Kvaerner across the line in the race was extra special and I am sure it River Itchen, right at the entrance of has not all sunk in yet and I know from Ocean Village, for third place and having been in a lot of big races like fourth overall, edging out Lawrie Dennis said, that it takes a certain Smith's Silk Cut, the next to finish, amount of luck to do what we did on another ten minutes back, by three EF Language," Paul said. points. Silk Cut, since her dismasting "We are happy and I guess I would has dramatically improved - by 17 like to congratulate the competitors. points the top scorer since Brazil. A race isn't worth winning unless the Going out of , Gunnar people you are racing against are Krantz's Swedish Match was placed sec­ really tough and very good. We have ond, but lost one place on the final leg. a full line up here of highly creden­ believe that skippers should concen­ "Swedish Match never got out of the tialled skippers and crews and sup­ trate on sailing the boat and not on blocks on this leg," explained Dalton, port teams, and that makes the victo­ having to organise the project" while Krantz said, "I hope Dalton is ry worth winning." He grinned when he added, 'The buying Lawrie's crew dinner tonight" He continued, "I know that my moment when we knew we could win But for the intervention of Silk Cu~ background really helped me more the race was the day we sold Smith." He Krantz would have been runner-up. than my lack of offshore experience added, 'We sold him for good money,' Maybe he has the last laugh, as one of hurt me. My background in two-boat and grinned again. the executives of his sponsors, Swedish testing and sail development, just Roy Heiner, whose Brunel Suner­ Match, said, "Cayard can only make maximising the use of every minute gy was seventh home, said there one step in racing in four years time - I have at my disposal, and my team's were three things he felt he should down; Gunnar can climb two and we mentality being the same, was the do while competing in the race, will back him again." key factor for us to win. "Grow a beard, see an iceberg, and Dennis Conner, who sailed the last "For me winning an offshore go round Cape Horn in 50 knots of leg as co-skipper on his Toshiha with race like this really widens my wind." As he had accomplished Paul Standbridge, admitted he was dis­ career. I've been a buoy sailor, an none of these, he would be back in appointed with ixth place on the leg, America's Cup sailor, an Olympics four years time. but reiterated his tatement that this sailor, for 30 years. Now I was very Chessie Racing had a disappointing was the number one race in yachting. fortunate to win an offshore race final leg. "Chessie dialed herself out at Conner indicated that he will once and so, I think that when I look ten o'clock on Saturday morning," said again lead a team in four years time. back on my career when I am a little Dalton after the finish, and explained He was unstinting and sincere in his older I will be very happy to have how two tacks had been the American praise for Paul Cayard. "I would like to been o well rounded . boat's undoing. John Kostecki, who take this opportunity to say how proud "Paul is a natural leader," Magnus has already signed to skipper Illl.nuck­ I am of Paul Cayard. I have been a fan Olsson said, ·a good short course sailor Pinta in the Volvo Ocean Race, showed of his for a long time. He sailed with who has managed a lot of people in his disappointment, "Ten points adrift me on Stars and Stripes in the last Amer­ stressful siruarions. We Whitbread vet­ of fourth and now all lost Of course it ica's Cup. erans need input from other sailors, doesn 't feel good, but we got what we "He's won the biggest prize in yacht- particularly in sail testing programs. I deserved. That may sound harsh but it' honest "The guys in front are great sailors, "We are happy and I guess I would like to it was no fluke that they were there. There were lots of missed opportuni­ congratulate the competitors. A race isn't worth ties. It's a big campaign, lots of people winning unless the people you are racing against and it takes lots of planning. The win­ ner won this race before it was even are really tough and very good." started.' )j

August• September 1998 SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW Lar. er marina at SYD EY BOAT SHOW It's Boat Show time around Australia. Melbourne has held its show, now it's the Sydney International Boat Show at Darling Harbour from Thursday, July 23 through to Tuesday, July 28. It's worth a visit.

ore than 130 boats, among them luxury yachts, cruisers and powerboats, will be displayed at this Myear's Sydney International Boat Show's floating marina. The marina, using for the first time the new facility installed by the Darling Harbour Authority, will see the big boats moored on the eastern side of Cockle Bay instead of the shopping centre side as has been the case previously. Organisers, the Boating Industry Association of NSW, believe the new marina will prove a hit with show visitors. It will be the largest floating marina display in the show's 10 years at Darling Harbour. Among the yachts on display will be three new Beneteau luxury cruiser/ racer yachts, the first Bavaria cruising yacht to be imported to Australia by North South Yachts, and possibly one or two of the Sydney yachts built by Bashford Interna­ tional In the halls, there will be a vast range of yachting equip­ ment, including the latest Volvo and anni diesel marine engines, RFD safety gear and Ronstan go-fast yachting gear. The Yachting Association ofNSW will have an excellent infor­ mation stand, including up to six popular family dinghy and catamaran classes. Bavaria and X-Yachts Australia bound Bavaria Yachts have gained a reputation in Europe for build­ ing performance cruising yachts which are strong, very well finished, seakindly and a pleasure to sail. Designed by J and J Design, they exhibit graceful lines in a powerful, well bal­ anced hull and have numerous long distance voyages to their credit. These include a Bavaria 39 winning her class in the 1995 ARC ('lransatlantic race for cruisers) and have won numerous Boat of the Year awards. The new Australian agent for Bavaria and X-Yachts, North South Yachting on Pittwater, has imported the first by winning ten world championships in the IOR Three-quar­ Bavaria 41 and this will be on display at the Sydney Boat ter Ton Cup and One Ton Cup competition. Show. Two Bavaria 38s have been sold and will arrive in More recently X-Yachts have focused on their range of ovember. The full range, which consist of aft cockpit exquisitely built and finished performance cruising yachts yachts from 32 to 46 feet LOA and two centre cockpit from 30 to 61 feet LOA. These boats have retained X­ designs of 38 feet and 42 feet LOA, will follow. Yachts' winning ways, demonstrating that it is possible to orth South Yachting will receive the first of the X-Yachts, have cruising comfort, racing success and a high residual the world class racing yachts from Denmark, in September. value. X-Yachts forged a reputation in the 1980s and into the 1990s Further information: North South Yachting, Bayview Anchorage on Pittwater, 1714 Pittwater Road, Bayview. BAVARlAC YACHTS Phone: 02 9979 3266. Fax: 02 9979 3244. Northshore Yachts select Nanni Diesel Sydney Yachting Centre, builders of the Northshore range of yachts, have selected the new Nanni Diesel engine for their latest launching- the Northshore 380 Sports which will on dis­ play at the Boat Show. The yacht has a 29hp Nanni Diesel sail drive engine, with Sydney Yachting Centre general manager Bob Vmks com­ menting: 'We selected Nanni because the engine was easy to install and represented good value for money. We have used Nanni deisels on all our yachts and they have proved to be very, very reliable, The people at Nanni Diesel are easy to deal with, have good spares back-up, and provide excellent after­ sales service." A standard Northshore 380 which will following the 380 Sports into the water in the next few weeks, will also be fitted with a Nanni Diesel 29hp sail drive engine. Nanni Diesel will be at the Sydney Boat Show with a range ' of engines, but further information can be obtained by phon­ PERFORMANCE AT ing 02 9319 5222. "Lislat est generation-of Bavaria Yachts designed by J and J has pro­ Three new yachts duced timeless sleek and powerful yachts which represent a state-of­ from Beneteau the-art combination of fa st cruising Beneteau - Vicsail will have three new models on the Cockle performance and handling. Bay marina - two of them already sold to keen racing enthu­ W;th typical German allention siasts in Sydney. The new yach ts are the: to quality, Bavaria Yachts offer • Beneteau First 40.7, designed by Bruce Farr & Associates superb construction, excellent for Chantiers Beneteau in as a production cruising quality of finish and genuine off­ yacht with options to orient the boat towards racing. Both shore capability. At the same time, clever and efficient production cruising and racing versions offer three double cabins and a methods mean that these quality saloon, with a galley and navigation station - designed to be yachts can be offered at an excep­ comfortable, elegant and, above all, functional. Cruising tional price. enthusiasts will find removable extra cockpit lockers, a furling Jitready renowned throughout genoa and a full batten mainsail. The Beneteau First 40.7 is Europe in 1995, a Bavaria 39 (now priced from $315,000with a Volvo 28hp diesel, from $318,000 the 38 exclusive) won its division in with the Volvo 38hp. the ARC (Atlantic race for cruis­ ers) and in the German die Yacht • Oceanis 411 Clipper, designed by Groupe Finot for blue­ magazine boat of the year awa rds, water cruising, is the successor to the Oceanis 400, the most­ the Bavaria 41 placed 2nd in th e popular yacht of her size ever produced by Beneteau. The over 40' class against Swan Baltic, Hallberg Rassey and Jenneau. In - new Oceanis 411 is a roomy boat with a spacious, elegant 1996 the 32 won its class and this saloon, 6ft 3in headroom, wide berths both fore and aft, and year the Bavaria 35 exclusive and a well-appointed galley. Beneteau - Vicsail have sold two centre cockpit 38 Ocean won their already, at a price from $300,000. classes respectively. Jit1 Yachts are built in excess of Lightweight liferaft on RFD stand Germanisher Uoyd and carry a Specialist safety equipment supplier, RFD (Australia) Pty Ltd fi ve-year hull warranty. Foam sandwich technology used in the construction of ice will be displaying examples from its large range of inflatable breakers is used throughout the range including S glass and kevlar reinforcing to the fo rebody and keel areas to protect against collision and grounding damage. liferafts, inflatable boats, lifejackets, EPIRBs, strobe lights, clocks and barometers and many other accessories. "Lefir st of the New Bavaria generation will be arriving in Australia in June and The RFD Prosaver range of liferafts is worth a look, espe­ attractive incentives will be offered to purchasers of the first demonstration yachts. cially for racing yachties who want to save every last bit of weight. Evan an eight person raft, fully packed and certificat­ NORTH SOUTH YACHTING ed to AYF standards, weighs only 32kg. The Prosaver is reput­ • NEW YACHT SALES • AFTER SALES SUPPORT • ed to be the lightest liferaft in the world. RFD will be in Hall 1, Stand 226, at the Sydney Boat Show. BAYVIEW ANCHORAGE, 1714 PITTWATER Ro, BAYVI EW NSW 2104 TELEPHONE: +61 2 9979 3266 FAX: +61 2 9979 3244

Augu st• Se pt emb er 1998 Left: 1he Nanni Diesel 29hp sail drive which is being faJtd ularly at night or in poor visibility w1k /a/est boa/.s in 1k NIJTthsJwrt mnge ofyachJs. caused by heavy rain, fog or mist. Quin Marine will be featuring the either in Sydney Harbour or Pittwater, Koden MDL-7 high resolution and then Ausail will give you an extra day non-glare LCD radar. While cheapest free. in price of the range, this unit is ultra­ Book an introductory learn-to-sail slim, compact and reliable. Among its course with Ausail Sailing School at the many features are an alarm, 12-ranges Boat Show and they will give you the from 1/8 to 16 nautical miles. Power first !es.son of your competent crew output is l.5kW and the unit comes course free. with a 0.9 ft Radome. Further information: The Catalina The MDL-7 has sister Video Anchorage, The Spit, Mosman, phone: Sounder and GPS Chart Plotter units 02 9960 5511, fax 02 9960 6065 ore­ in the suite which makes for an attrac­ mail: catalina.com.au New electronics tive and compact threesome or in a from New Zealand flush mounted arrangement. AMI Marine Sales showing For further information on the Among the vast range of electronic equipment at the Boat Show will be the DAVCO winch systems proven range of Koden radars, see new range from New Zealand based AMI Marine Sales of Rozelle will be John Coe or Graham Mills at the Syd­ Talon Technology, including the exhibiting for the first time the ney Boat Show or call Quin Marine toll free on 1800 811 303. updated Tracker 900 chartplotter DAVCO range of winch systems, davits which now sells at a reduced RRP of and cranes at the Sydney Boat Show. $1600 and the Tracker 500 GPS at a This will complement the quality New Coursemaster market leader RRP of $600, which range of specialist products, including CM420 autopilot Sidepower bow and stem thrusters, includes a 12 channel receiver. More Designed and built in Australia for Raitan toilet and sewerage treatment information from Marc Michel on 02 yachts and powerboats up to 14 metres systems, Oceanmarine air conditioners 98188382. (45') long, the new Coursemaster and desalinators and ITT night vision CM420 autopilot will be among a com­ units. Catalina Yachts on prehensive display of electronic equip­ expanded marina Quin Marine on course ment by Coursemaster Autopilots at Catalina Yachts, alongwithAusailYacht the Boat Show. Charters and Sailing School, will be from Adelaide With a touch of a key, the Course­ exhibiting on the new enlarged marina It's a long haul from Pon Adelaide to master CM420 Autopilot will steer your on the eastern side of Cockle Bay, with Sydney for the Boat Show, but Quin boat effortlessly, interfacing with GPS and chart plotters. The unit sells for some interesting promotional offers. Marine's staff seem to navigate the $2092 through Coursemaster's Aus­ For example, if you purchase a inland highways as well as the electron­ Catalina yacht larger than a 32-footer ic equipment they sell helps boat own­ tralia-wide network of dealers. at the Sydney Boat Show you will ers plot a safe course at sea. Further information from Course­ receive a free Catalina Capri 16.5. Thus Quin Marine stand at the Sydney master Autopilots, phone 02 9417, fax you can experience luxury sailing on Boat Show will again focus on Koden 02 9417 755 or e-mail on [email protected] aboard a Catalina cruiser and the exhil­ radars, as the Australian agents of this leading marine electronics company. aration of dinghy sailing - certainly a 11 winner for the family. As they say, the best GPS chartplotter in Stainless 1" Rings from Three Capri 16.5s, which are used the world is fine for what it does, but Navtec Norseman Gibb for dinghy sail training at Ausail's sail­ that same piece of sophisticated equip­ Navtec Norseman Gibb have added to ing school, will be at the Boat Show for ment can't tell you what is between their comprehensuve range of mast demonstration sails on Cockle Bay. your boat and your destination, partic- connection terminals with a range of The Catalina yachts on display will specialised 'T' Rings, designed for new include the C28 Mk II, C320, C380 and applications with advanced high perfor­ C42Mkll. mance ropes, which have the strength If you make a booking at the Boat to support rigging applications. In Show for a weekend charter on a luxu­ these instances, the rope can be con­ ry Catalina with Ausail Yacht Charters, nected to the new 'T' Ring, which can be locked into the mast side wall. Further information from Barlow Distributors (Australia), phone 02 9318 2128 or fax 02 9319 1858. jj

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Canterbury BMW BMW Trophy Winner 1997 liiiiiiil 382 Canterbury Rd, Canterbury Phone: (02) 9787 355 DL s72e 101-107 Princes Highway, Sylvania Phone: (02) 9522 5000 DL 14727 Sheer Driving Pleasure The CYCA's changing face of membership Many women are now not only active sailors with the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia but also accepted as Full Members. But it was a hard, protracted fight for them to achieve this status, as Lisa Smith found when she researched the CYCA archives.

en Sheila Cohen (nee atrick) , an accomplished Wyachtswoman, sailing jour­ nalist and boat owner applied for full membership at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in 1949, letters of protest were submitted to the Secretary of the Club outlining the reasons why her application should be rejected. One letter stated: "as this Club by its programme is primarily interested in ocean racing, there is no capacity for female members other than in a social capacity, as the outside conditions are so tough that no gentleman would bring along a female member of his crew." (November 14, 1949) . Eventually, Sheila was granted full membership status but only after she threatened to resign from the Club all Sheila Cohen helming her 18-fooijuhike Soutln,ind on :_,dne:, Harbour m 1938 u'llh crew member Ftztsy together, following her inadvertent Aspinall. Southwind road in campetiiums o,ganised lry the Royal :_,dney Yadu Squadron. inclusion in the associates category and subsequent insistence by the Club that She believes that pioneering, able ly. I found that most women were only she remain in this category despite her women like Sheila Cohen and those accepted on board as cooks," she said. being a boat owner. women who took part in the earliest These days Lindsay's impressive Today's young women - and men - Sydney to Hobart Races, made an sailing resume guarantees she is taken find comments like this comical and invaluable contribution to the accep­ seriously. She has completed nine Syd­ hard to believe because, in 1998 yacht tance of women in the sport and as full ney to Hobart Races, including the clubs throughout Australia have Club members. But those women had 1992 Sydney to Hobart Race as part of thrown open their doors to attract to display great skills to gain the respect the all-women crew on board Ella female members, and most boats are they deserved and they had to have a Bache, and was preparing for the sailing with women aboard. In terms of real sense of humour to mix in with the 1997 / 98 Whitbread Race on board Elle the CYCA's membership base since its men. ''When Sheila was sailing with her Racing when the campaign was cut inception in 1944, this is the single all-girl crew on Sydney Harbour, the short. biggest change to have occurred in the guys would sail over and start whistling During the past decade, the num­ past 54 years. but would blush and tack away when ber of female members has steadily Current President of the Associates' they heard the colourful language risen in line with the growing appeal of Committee,Jeannette York, was one of coming from her mouth," Jeannette the sport and its culture, with the the few women to begin ocean racing recalls. biggest increases in full membership out of the CYCA during the 1940's. In the early 1980's when Lindsay and crew membership category. While "Although there weren't many of us, Marwood first began sailing out of the the associates category, established in we were encouraged to ocean race, but CYCA, she found crew positions were 1952 for the wives and daughters of not to become members of what was pretty much a closed shop for women. sailing members, has maintained its considered a man's Club," remembers "It was hard to get the experience and numbers over the years and continues Jeannette. therefore the skills to be taken serious- to provide an important support and

August• September 1998 social role for the Club, sailing mem­ country's leading bluewater racing bership is on the rise. club. At the same time, the Club has Records show there were close to expanded its sailing activities to pro­ 200 female members in 1988, the vide a full sailing calendar of harbour majority in the associates/sailing asso­ as well as offshore races. The CYCA's ciates category. Ten years later, there winter series is the biggest in the are 461 female members across all cat­ nation and, like the summer twilights, egories. But while the number of is fully supported by an active mem­ women becoming active members is bership. increasing, there is onl a handful of To encourage participation in the female boat owners on the CYCA mari­ extensive sailing calendar offered by na. the Club, a new membership category Julie Hodder, part-owner of the was introduced in 1993. Crew Mem­ Farr 50 Morning Mist m, believes that bership, a three-year program which the cost of owning a boat and the com­ eventually leads into full membership, mitment required is prohibitive to was designed to give regular wage women. "With men till large! occu­ earners' access to a sport which pro­ Full time F.astSail insbuctor Lindsay Marwood. pying management po itions, they motes a healthy, active lifestyle, com­ tend to be better paid and can there­ plemented by an invigorating social camaraderie he experienced in the fore afford to bu a boat- Also, women scene. "old days". usually drop out of sailing when the While membership categories "When I joined the Club at 21 in couple decides to have children, have shifted, behavioural changes 1964 it was hard to get on a yacht and which means they don't progr to within these categories have also taken be accepted as part of a regular crew become boat owners," said Julie. place. As life member and famous until you were tested for good seaman­ While the biggest change in the waterfront character Boy Messenger ship and compatibility. Once you were Club's membership portfolio has been put it, "other than one group of regu­ accepted, you stuck with that crew, the huge influx of women, procedures lars, members don't have time to meet worked on the boat in your spare time and protocol have changed to make up at the CYCA three or four times a and developed close camaraderie as the CYCA more friendly and accessi­ week anymore." well as intense rivalry with particular ble to young, professional people look­ Thirty-four year Club member yachts," Tony said. ing for a sport and a club to belong to. Tony Cable, "the oldest foredeck hand It seems today's members are Rather than be directed by formal­ in the business", maintains that the unconcerned with the issue of access to ity like some much older established bigger fleet sizes and therefore the sailing based on gender, age, or any yacht clubs, the CYCA's aim has always increased number of crew positions other defining characteristic. been to maintain its reputation as the available, has lessened the sense of Yacht clubs throughout Australia are currently enjoying an overall resur­ "Although there weren't many of us, we were encouraged gence of interest in sailing. For the Cruising Yacht Club, participation in to ocean race, but not to become members of what was the full calendar of summer and winter considered a man~ Club," remembers Jeannette. harbour and offshore races is increas­ ing across the board with this year's fleets setting new records. The Founding Meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary (now called the Associates Committee) he/a at the CYCA in Septemeber 1963. Jeannette York is the first on the /.efl. Beside the vigorous social and rac­ ing program, the Club's proximity to the Rushcutters Bay Olympic sailing venue and its reputation for staging world class events is also making mem­ bership an attractive prospect leading up to the Year 2000. Current total membership of the CYCA is 2,045 as the Club moves towards the Olympic Games and a major refurbishment in 1999 to the Clubhouse and marina which will mean better facilities, improved security and additional member benefits leading into the new mil­ lennium. jj

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ydne 'schaner sailors are making chartering a spur-of­ bring the linen and mobile phone to never had it the-moment thing. Day trip's are all the book a table at a waterfront eatery. Sfrom jet-setrin rage in Sydney and often taken after With more restaurants and better bounding baclpac ·e less than a day's notice. facilities around the harbour, the entrepreneurs When the wind is blowing and the overnighting option is bound to ing to Sydney is blue, sailors think of sailing, of become more popular in Sydney as we thing you can , - n a cow-se. owada however, man of head for Year 2000. The extra cost for budget, in style, with a c them are thinking of sailing ,1ith a overnighting on a 35--foot yacht is only Head for one of \ - chaner companr about 100. Though you can't cruise yacht companies and vou can Ba\. a da\ · charter· around after sunset, you still have the on the latest French, American and -h penence bv the tin1.e in summer (till 8.00pm) to find Australian yachts for onl a pit.ran e ,,1.th coffee and an anchorage near a restaurant the cost of owning one. All ·ou need ut<~"'-'>l on the deck and ends Either way, the yachts for hire in sailing ability, a few crew (as if they will appreciation for the har­ Sydney are stylish enough to cut it with be hard to find) , and as little as a half­ . The bit m the middle - the sail­ those in the best ports anywhere in the day to spare. in_. , immm and doing ltmch with a world. Not only has Sydney's charter­ Typically, Sydney's charter compa­ _ - o bubb at tore Beach - forever yacht fleet doubled in size in just two nies offer ways in and out on the water: remams the highlight years, it's grown in stature and signifi­ They propose sailing lessons for bud­ ould ·ou choose to stay out for a cantly upped the style factor to meet, ding newchums, team-building pro­ ni ht or two, most charter companies well, Olympic expectations. grams for corporate turns, and chic will uppl ou with everything, includ­ East Sail at Rushcutters Bay has bareboat yachts for those who ar ing food and refreshments, to make it expanded its fleet from 12 to 26 yachts already a dab-hand. as comfortable as possible. Some re­ in the last two years. The newness of its While overnight and week-long quire than you bring only a towel and yachts is a big asset, says the downtown yacht charters are available, mo t ci change of clothes, others will tell you to charter company, and it endeavours to replace its yachts after just four to five years of service. The East Sail charter fleet includes five Cavalier 350SL.s, four Robertson 31s and lots ofBeneteaus - a little 285, six 33.7s, a 351, two 40-footers (centre and aft cockpit versions), three 42s7s, a 461 and a glorious 50-footer. Of course, the most appealing thing about chartering is that it's a walk.­ on/ walk-off affair. At the end of the day, you leave with the warm memories and the kisses from the sun, knowing you have to deal with none of the has­ sles of boat maintenance that can hang like a dark cloud over the experience. Promoting as much is Ausail at The Spit It has increased its flotilla of Catali­ Fleet of &st Sail yachts d11ring a corporale sailing day on Sydney Harbour. na charter yachts from 25 to 42ft from just three to 11 in the last two years. Week-long charters cost from old. Social twilight sailing on Wednes­ "Many are being hired for corporate $1,650 to $5,200. Skipper hire is $25 an day nights in summer costs around $50 meetings," explains Mandy Higgins. hour, and provisioning typically per person, which includes a skipper ''We've had foreign investors take includes gourmet food platters, top-­ on your yacht and a BBQ at sunset. them out to look at the waterfront real shelf wines and crisp linen. There's also Sunday social sailing for estate. But even the locals are now real­ And, nothing surer, you will end up $40 on a Farr 36 yacht in winter. ising that a yacht is the only way to see back at the Middle Harbour Yacht Details: Sunsail, (02) 9955 6400. the new Harbour." Club for the apres-sail and toe-tapping But the way Steffan Jacob from the jazz band in summer. Details: (02) SYDNEY BY SAIL AT DARLING HAR­ Kookaburra Challenge Group sees it, 9960 6786. BOUR: New kid on the block wi th a professionals are the ones mostly head­ Northshore 34, Northshore 38 and a ing for the Harbour. Using America's EAST SAIL AT RUSHCUTTERS BAY: Beneteau 351, all under 12 months old Cup 12-Metre yach ts and a mother­ The mover and shaker in the Harbour and available for charter. TI1e 34 footer ship, his corporate sailing business has yacht-charter business, with 26 yachts costs from 270 fo r a half da on the "really taken off," Jacob says. from 28 to 50 ft, a team of profe ional weekend while the Beneteau is 630 No matter. Whatever your motive, a kippers, a bustling sailing chool, lots for a full day in urnmer. Gourmet yacht charter company is your ticket to of corporate regatta and team-building meals are easily arranged. discover the new Sydney Harbour. It's events, and a bareboat chartering busi­ Ydne" Bv Sail, mrned b Olympian cleaner than ever, graced with more ness which is the pick in ydne •. You ~fart Hav also offers sail training waterfront restaurants, with newly only need bring a towel and change of based offshore charters aboard tl1e 20 developed foreshores and is primed for clothes, the rest (including seafood metre pocket maxi, Team ]agu.a1; win­ better facilities as we sail towards the platters and refreshments) can be ner of the 1991 Sydney to Hobart and new millennium. ordered before you set sail. the 1997 Sydney to Lord Howe Island The way into the yachting world at Race. Details: (02) 9552 7561 or email AUSAIL AT THE SPIT & PITIWATER: East Sail is with its Introductory Sailing at sydsail@entem et.com.au. Check the You can learn to sail inshore and out, Course, $380 for 18--hours tuition. It's a website at sydneysail.com do lunch, spend a week or weekend ticket into a calender of social and rac­ away, stage a corporate or team-build­ ing events, including Harbour Lights, a KOOKABURRA CHALLENGE: The ing exercise, the Christmas party or four-hour night sail costing $80 includ­ corporate race programs are the big wedding night, even stow away on a ing light supper and drinks; Ocean deal here. Staged aboard 12-metre yacht tied to a mooring if you can't sail. Experience, a day's offshore sailing for America's Cup yachts, which are actu­ Ausail's fleet at The Spit and on $120; Twilight racing every Monday, ally 67-feet long, you get to rub shoul­ Pittwater includes 22 American-made Wednesday and Friday in summer for ders with seasoned America's Cup Catalina yachts from 25 to 42 ft, featur­ $35; Monday spinnaker races in sum­ crews and heavies such as helmsman ing large cockpits and cabins. To char­ mer for $40; and the Sydney-Hobart, Iain Murray. As part of a team of up to ter them requires a level of competen­ Gold Coast and Whitsunday ocean 20 crew, you're transferred from the cy equivalent to an Inshore Skippers cruises if you're really keen. mothership to the race yachts for steer­ urse and costs from $130 for a half­ SUNSAIL AT LAVENDER BAY: Half ing, grinding and trin1ming 2,000 feet da on a 25-footer to 00 a day in sum­ the fleet of 15 yachts - Beneteaus and orfworking sail. Details: Kookaburra mer on a 40 or 42-footer, plus a bond. Jeanneaus - are less than three years on the harbour (02) 9211 8884. jj A flotilla of five yachts, with crews primarily from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, recently cruised the Mediterranean coast of Turkey between Marmaris and Antalya. Report and pictures by organiser Trevor Joyce.

e cruise covered a "rum line" dis­ wards across the countryside and around We chartered three Beneteau Oceanis tance of about 180 miles in excellent the coasts. 461 's an d two Beneteau S0's on a one way T: harter yachts, past magnificent Today a trail of ruined cities, castles, forts basis so we didn't have to double back into coastal scenery and with regular ports of call and ports remains for us to scramble over. In the prevailing wind. to sample the local hospitality. spite of a somewhat shabby exterior, things Turkey is one of the few countries left The accompanying wave of buying in car­ somehow get done, but forget about trying in the world with a currency that is declin­ pet and jewelry shops had a significant and to figure out how. ing in value against the Australian Dollar , positive impact on the otherwise floundering Turkey is not a place to go on a diet. and at I 50,000 to the AUD you get to feel Turkish balance of payments! Restaurant food offers a lot of choice and pretty rich when the dinner bill comes to CYCA Vice Commodore Hans Sommer even the simple tomato tastes "real". The 5,000,000 Lira, each. In fact Turkey is not gave this description after returning to Syd­ traditional entree, or mezze is based on as cheap as its reputation might have you ney: "I've done several fantastic trips with fresh vegetables, salsa, fetta cheese and beli eve, with a dinner costing in the range Trevor over the years; Greek Islands, Turkey olives, creamy yogurt dips and bread. Main of $20-$40 per person including mezze, and The , and this one will stack up courses feature chicken, lamb, goat, and fish. main course and wine, (maybe the wine against the best of them in my memory. The Denise Wilson said, "our favorite was tuna was the problem). yachts, the sailing, the scenery, the people and baked in a case of molded rock salt broken While on the subject of money the two the organisation of the trip were all spot on." open to reveal the most mouth watering weeks on the yacht cost on average $2,275 Turkey is an enormous country, tender fish we have ever eaten". per person, including the one way drop off almost 4,000 km east to west and 1,000 The yachts we chartered were owned fee, Turkish transit log, VAT and the group km north to south, with a population in and operated by Setur, part of a conglomer­ escort. Running the kitty on the yacht for the order of 60 million people. Through ate that accounts for a large slice of Turkish the meals we had on board , usually break­ more than 4000 years of history anyone gross domestic product. A high level of pro­ fast and one other meal, marina fee s, water and everyone with as pirations of territor­ fessionalism was evident in the management and fuel, cost an additional $1 SO per per­ ial conquest marched forwards and back- of the 30 yacht fl eet. son for the two weeks. AFYON

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Above: The south-western Mediterranean Coast of 1itrkey. Right: Included in 011r itinerary ralher iJy accident than iJy design was !he Greek Island of Kastalorew, where we wm greeted by the smiling Vangelis with "welcome to Europe", after our four mile crossing from Kos in 1itrkey. In spite of !he T11rkish flag we were welcomed with open arms by a community that has largely relocated to Kingsford in Sydney. Greek entry formalities were quick and cheap at 20 per ,·acht for the night. "Going to Greece for lunch" was novel and the lobster was superb, even if Vangelis got at us at ·65 per kilo.

Airfares to Turkey are at an all time low, For more information on sailing in (on this occasion $1,950 per person, Sydney Turkey call Trevor Joyce at Mariner Istanbul Sydney including one domestic sec­ Sailing on 02 9412 3883, fax 9412 4688 tor) and are set to drop further as a rather or e-mail [email protected] perverse result of the Asian financial crisis . Mariner Sailing is the exclusive repre­ The Australian Dollar cost of a sailing holi­ sentative of Setur in Australia. ij day in Turkey in 1999 is therefore Btlow: Tiu inaurural Turkey Gobblers Classic Yacht Race, not going to change much as a luld btt. ,ro Kai/tan and Kas, was won by a combined result of the recent dive in the val ­ Elu i,e, :,;e,·er a Dull Moment crew, with the yacht re­ ue of our currency. namtd Elusive Moment. CYCA Rear CommodoreJ ohn The best time to sail in Turkey Messwger on White Rabbit officiated at !he start and finish is in late spring, (May to end of and the handicap result was a remarkably near thing June), and in late summer (Sep­ comidering !he limited pe1formance information available. tember to the end of October). We chose the end of May to catch the yachts at the beginning of what is a pretty frantic season. The prevailing breezes are supposed to be from the north­ west but we encountered quite a few southerlies, although never more than about 15 knots. Wind strength decreases as you go east and we actual ly motored a fair bit. We used 120 liters of diesel in two weeks at a cost of about $100.

Left: Rear Commodo1i Hans Sommer tried his hand at a 1itrkish obstacle co11rse, blind folded, and finished 1tp with his foot in a bucket of waler strategically placed by tht school kids who came and danad for us to celebrate Doreen (',Qoper's birthday.

Mariner Sailing offers a wide range of boating options in Turkey • Flotilla Sailing on fully escorted cruises in May and September 1999 which can be booked by the yacht or by the cabin. • Bareboat charter of Beneteau yachts from 30 - 50 ft. with one way options available between any two Setur bases. Setur operate their own fleet of Beneteau yachts ranging in size from 32-S0ft and priced from 2,995 per week.

• Charter of traditional Tm·kish gulets for 6-20 people on a sole charter basis. • Cabin charter on scheduled departures every Sunday in season. The standard itinerary is for 7 nights & 6 full days . Traditioncil Turkish gulets, ( fully air-conditioned ) range in size from 65 -100 ft. and cost from A.4,550 per week. These rates include crew and all running expenses but exclude meals and drin ks. Prices are higher in the ]zme to September period. Cabin charter starts from A. 920 per person per week on a twin share basis and includirig all mea ls.

Mariner Sailing will guarantee prices in $A on all bookings for 1999 confirmed with a 50% deposit before December 31, 1998. Charter rates for bookings made after December 31 will be subject to increase .

.\Iariner Sailing is backed b 20 years experience sailing the coast of Turkey and the Greek Islands. Our knowledge is yotLr insu ranee.

Call me, Trevor Joyce, at fariner Sailing Telephone: (02) 9412 3883 Fax : (02) 9412 4688 E-Mail: [email protected] . A.C . '.002 858 880

• TT Travel Services have their own office in Istanbul and offer a comprehensive range of travel services to Tur key including flights with Singapore Airlines, transfers, hotel accommodation, car hire, overland tours and excursions.

• Mariner Sailing and T T Travel Services will offer very special fly and sail packages to Turkey in 1999 with prices from less than $4,000 per person including flights and two weeks bareboat yacht charter. Overland packages from Istanbul to Marmaris and into Central Anatolia can be added on an optional basis.

Call TT Travel Services Telephone: (02) 9212 5655 Fax : (02) 9281 2979 E-Mail: Transtu r@ozemail. com .a u. Web Site http: \www. ozemail. com.au \- transtur, Address : Suite 301/410 Elizabeth St. Sydney 2000 A.C .N. o. 001906538 TRAVEL LIC NO. 2TA001318 A regatta for all reasons The inaugural Volvo Coffs Coast Sail Week in September has many attributes to make it an outstanding new event on the offshore yachting calendar, writes Peter Campbell after a recent visit.

here is a lot more to estab­ - offshore and onshore. ew South Wales North Coast from lishing a successful offshore In Australia, such regattas have September 13 to 19. T racing regatta than fair winds been restricted to the long estab­ Yachting j ournalist and promoter and competitive fleets. As the lished tourist resorts of the Whitsun­ Rob Mundie, who was involved in founders of such great regattas as days and while there are other excel­ the inaugural Hamilton Island Race Antigua Week in the Americas and lent regattas such as the Week and the more recent Hayman the Hayman Island Big Boat Series Port Phillip Regatta in Melbourne, I land Big Boat Series, appears to and Hamilton Island Race Week in the Port Lincoln Week in South Aus­ have truck a niche in the sailing the Whitsundays of Far North tralia and the Sunshine Coa t Off­ time slot of many yacht owners, their Queensland will tell you, an attrac­ shore Series at Mooloolaba, the crews and their families with the Vol­ tive venue, warm hospitality and fun emphasis there is on out-and-out rac­ vo Coffs Coast Sail Week, with regat­ ashore are essential ingredients in ing. ta offering many advantages: achieving a successful regatta - and New South Wales is about to get a * Sail Week is three weeks before an ongoing one. regatta with similar (if not better) the club racing programs begin in Syd­ To achieve that ongoing success, resort appeal of Hayman Island Big ney and Pittwater, Brisbane and the organisers must also make the event Boat Serie and Hamilton Island Gold Coast. appealing to everyone concerned - Race Week. The inaugural Volvo * It will be at a time when Sydney the yacht owners, the crews and their Coff: Coa t Sail Week will be sailed Harbour will be closed to most boating friends and families. If you can make out of the beautiful sub-tropical envi­ activities for the first official Pre­ everyone happy you are on a winner ronment of Coffs Harbour on the Olympic Regatta. * Yachts returning from competing in the North Queensland regattas are likely to take a break to compete on their way south. * Coffs Harbour is midway between Brisbane and Sydney, making it attrac­ tive to run feeder races from north and the south. * More importantly, Coffs Harbour is an easy drive north from Sydney or south from the Gold Coast for families and friends joining the sailors - and Coffs Harbour offers splendid resort accommodation such as the Pacific Bay Resort in a sub-tropical environ­ ment. With planned feeder races from the Gold Coast and Sydney, the Coffs Coast Sail Week will be an attractive alternative to yachtsmen who have not got the time to compete at Hamilton Island Race Week, providing five days fvlvo Coifs Coast Sail l¼ek will be cent,id on tlu excellent 111a1ina facilities at Coifs Harb011r (Pie - Peter Campbell) of racing around offshore islands and two days of fun onshore. Apart from the IMS and PHS class­ of Beneteau yachts is expected. With the southern Solitary Islands es, the program includes a Sports Boat Coffs Coast Sail Week will be just offshore, Coffs Harbour is an out­ division and a Multihull division. As centred on the excellent marina standing venue for an offshore regatta many as 20 of the Iain Murray­ facilities at Coffs Harbour, with with the program comprising seven designed Magic 25s have already com­ race headquarters probably in the short and middle distance offshore mitted to the series, nominating it as a Coffs Harbour Yacht Club, where races for IMS and PHS rated yachts, class State championship. Other spe­ the management has just been starting and finishing within a few cial trophies will include the Premier's taken over by the Coffs Harbour hundred metres of the harbour. In Cup, donated by the Premier of New RSL. Rob Mundie estimates that fact, having lunch at restaurants such South Wales, Bob Carr, for yacht club up to 90 offshore racing yachts can as award-winning Tide & Pilot teams of three yachts, one IMS, one be moored at tl1e marina and in Brasserie and Oyster Bar right on the PHS and one Sports Boat. There will the harbour basin while for the breakwater will be the place to be, also be a Beneteau Troph for the top ports Boats there is ample dry with the starts and leeward mark for Beneteau yacht in Sail Week and an standing and an excellent launch­ most courses just out on the bay. Owner/ Driver Trophy. A su·ong fleet ing ramp across the bay. Social headquarters will be at the magnificent Pacific Bay Resort, a few minutes drive north of Coffs Harbour and one of ilie finest in the Coffs Harbour area. The resort, set in a lush valley with its own beach front, offers outstanding accommoda­ tion, where guests can gaze across the resort's own lagoons to the secluded surf beach and to the green mountains rising above the coast. Pacific Bay has three heated swimming pools, a short but tricky golf course, tennis courts and bush walks - and excellent dining. As a sponsor of the Coffs Coast Sail Week, Pacific Bay Resort is offering special "early bird" package rates for accommodation dur­ ing Sail Week, including standard hotel rooms and luxurious spa suites with kitchens and laundry facilities. Aside from what promises to be a highly competitive offshore racing regatta, Coffs Coast Sail Week includes two fun days ashore - a golf day at the Bonville International Golf Resort and Simple, Rugged Country Club just south of Coffs Harbour and a Beach Party. Bonville is an I S-hole, par 73 champi­ Exquisitely Engineered onship course set in 200 acres with an addition 200 acres of natural setting, with the distinctive trees Sea ";evd S-1 being Flooded Gums, along with Tallowood which Patented, low friction, are the main dietary source of the koal which high load halyard inhabit the area. E ...... ~'!1"!!'111,,,.. swivel. Unlike the island concept of the Hayman Island Patented head 0 and Hamilton Island regattas, the \ olvo and tack Sail Week offers plenty of activitie ashore or famili swivels offer - and friends not competing in the ,.ichl racin - ten­ This system full 360° nis and squash, golf, cycling, horse ridin:. hln~ is so reliable rotation for the and whale watching and ad,·enrure da,_ in the ma_­ that Hood ultimate in sail nificent rainforest and waterfulls of the lush hinler­ Yachts Systems shaping and reef land - or just relaxing and enjo,m the mam fine offers a full control. restaurants of Coffs Harbour. )j lifetime : arranty on ma er ais and orkmanship Q(tl•]~. 4 of the Su '?wrL SL for as CHr svs1t long as you own your yacht. A Dtvlsk>n of Pompanette

Sydney (02) 9905 0800; Melbourne (03) 9646 5273; Brisbane (07) 3893 1022; Adelaide (08) 9449 4000; Hobart (03) 6223 5660; Lake Macquarie (049) 504 485; Townsville (077) 715 429; Gippsland Lakes (051) 567 099; Sail Power WA (09) 386 3094; The Yacht Shop Darwin (08) 8981 2948

T{)Pt,4/t TR,4/;f//#1 w1!#TER Et6,4PEt tvit/4 11«111 TREll,4R;f/E (,4, t/, r. 1/o.eitMo..r>te,,,,) Above: Hilltop view of sub-tropical Gaffs Harbo11r with its safe port now Become a more valuable crew-member, or providing amplefaci lities fo r up to 90 visiting yachts for events mch as take confident control of your own yachtl the Volvo Gaffs Coast Sail Week. (Pie - Peter Campbell). Left: A cruising America's Cup and Sydney-Hobart winner Hugh Treharne Imparts the yacht in the large marina basin at Gaffs Harbour where yachts competing in skill he has gained from years of racing at International level. the Volvo Gaffs Coast Sail Week will berth between offshore races. Race Race Week headquarters will be at the Gaffs Harbo11r Yacht Club. (Pie• Peter Campbell) Day Sdlllng with spec/al accommodation rates. Novla,s we/cot'M. Hamilton Island Race Week - Aug 23-29 ...... SBOO Coastal Cruises TRAVEL FACTS: Hamilton Island to Mooloolaba - A ug 3 1 - Sept 9 ...... S900 Volvo Coffs Coast Sail Week will be held from Sep­ Mooloolaba to Hamilton Is. - Sept / J. I 9 ...... SI .250 Hamllton Is to Mooloolaba - Sept 2 I -29 ...... S900 tember 13-19 with seven short and medium distance M ooloolaba to Sydney - Ocr 1-5 ...... SSOO island races and two "fun" days ashore. Final entries: Ocean Voyages August 27 to Rob Mundie Promotions, 24 Clarke St, f · tsu Gosford to Lord Howe Is Yacht Race - Oct 24 ...... S l,(X)() Crows Nest, NSW 2065. Lord e ls to Sydney Cruise - Oct 30 · Nov 2 ...... SBOO Feeder races: From Sydney and the Gold Coast, Fri­ Hobart to Sydney (v1 a Bass Strait Islands) - /an z. I Z I 999 ...... S 1.300 day, September 4. ote: All pric es Include meals on board Road travel: To Coffs Harbour from Brisbane 427km; from Sydney 554 km. For further lnfonnatlon please contact Hugh on: Air, coach and rail services daily from Sydney and PH (02)9997 3036 Brisbane. BDIAINB FAX (02)9997 7584 SAILIN~ www.sydneysall.corn.au

August• September 1998 Sailing the Web Com.puseroe to sufl:rt

e Around Alone, with entries xpected from solo yachtsmen in ARO\JND ALONE CE the United States, Australia, Compuserve is providing sponsorship for the Around Alone France, South Africa, Great Britain, Race 1997-1998 as it did in 1994-95 when it was still called , Italy, Russia and and the BOC Challenge. This time around, Compuserve's , starts from Charleston, South Carolina, in the USA, on September 26. sponsorship is a key technology link in the race management The course takes the fleet to Cape Town, and in producing the race graphic positioning maps. South Africa, Auckland, New Zealand and Punta del F.ste in Uruguay before to Compuserve's new POP3 compliant bread.org) by clicking the "Forum" returning to Charleston in May, 1999. mail system, each of the mailboxes can button. Compuserve was also a sponsor Compuserve has been working with hold up to 100 MB's of messages. of the Whitbread race, the crewed ver­ COMSAT Mobile Communications, Five COMSAT servers, one on sion of the Around Alone Race. the main sponsor of the Around Alone COMSAT's Bethesada, Maryland USA What is particularly interesting is race, and like Compuserve, one of the headquarters and four in Around COMSAT's use of Compuserve specific two remaining sponsors from the 1994- Alone race HQ in Charleston, South OLR or Off Line Reader software to 95 BOC Challenge. Carolina, all running on Wmdows NT access the mailboxes and automate the COMSAT Mobile Communications "read" these Compuserve mailboxes. process. COMSAT is using the OzWm2 uses a series of five CompuServe email software tp:/ / go.compuserve.com/ n.l\1SAT I .,mt! Luth ~IJli1,n l '""""'" accounts to send the satellite position 1-.uulhbun', <. ·1, U!->Al • ""\ ... ,t,•lloh• Ozwin2) on all its servers. data from the receiving earth stations ,.◄ • ! t Ofiline reader software is a unique directly to these email "storage bins". feature of Compuserve's mail and The data sent from the satellite receiv­ forums. You also see it with some ing earth stations consists of a series of usenet reader software such as Outlook

ASCII text messages containing the lat­ .\ruu11,l.\l.,1u­ or Netscape Communicator or Eudo­ K,.,,,J!t·.uh1u,111t•r• 111111,,"-'' ( lCl1,1rl,,t(lt1, ',{,l'SA1 l.,p1ip111c·nl un itude and longitude positions from the -\1,,11n,l ,\lnu1· YMhl ra. The software automatically dials Compuserve and reads the mail, scans on board GPS systems. The system was Typical Transmission Path fully tested with the recent "Gold Race" via COMSAT-C Service and reads Compuserve forum mes­ from New York around Cape Hom to sages and files and then hangs up, San Francisco. They download the data and convert it allowing the user to read and respond The position data is normally sent to graphic mapping format via COM­ to the mail and messages offline. every 6 hours but in crisis situations, SAT's "Sailtrack" software for use by OzWm totally automates the online such as Josh Hall's Gart:more Investment race headquarters and by the media experience. In this case, it is the COM­ Managements sinking and his dramatic and public to follow the race. SAT servers that are dialing in auto­ rescue by Alan Neibauer on Newcastle Readers can view examples of these matically via the OLR software and Australia in 1995, the frequency of the maps in the Compuserve Sail Racing reading their mail. For those thinking mail messages could be as much as Forum (http://go.compuserve.com/ of using satellite communications from every 10 minutes. The mailboxes have sailracing) in the "Around Alone" their boats, what COMSAT Mobile to be ready to receive and store up to library. The forum can also be accessed Communications has set up for the 10 megabytes of position reports. via the current Whitbread Round the Around Alone race provides a very ele­ Using Compuserve mail accounts set World Race site (http:/ / www.whit- gant and very economical marriage of FIRST Shrs FREE*

Aug st• September 1998 satellite communications and the internet. mailbox accounts and automated OLR programs. Compare COMSAT Mobile Communication's method, Around Alone via COMSAT Mobile Communications and using it's satellite system in combination with simple dial-up Compuserve will be providing map graphics and positions internet access to the method used by the just completed Whit­ reports four times a day, the same as the Whitbread race pro­ bread race system which required hugely expensive El and Tl vided online, via the Compuserve Sail Racing Forum's lines (provided by Compuserve Network Services) and power­ "Around Alone" section. This will be an "open" area on Com­ ful Tandem computers to achieve what COMSAT is doing by puServe that will be viewable by anyone with an internet combining it's satellite communications system with consumer account and browser from any ISP from AOL to their local tel­ dial up accounts, garden variecy Windows NT servers (a Wm­ com or local ISP. dows 95 lap top or home PC would work also) , Compuserve

Sailing Web Sites• Following are some popular and informative Web sites for OFFSHORE readers. If you have suggestions to add to the list please e-mail the editor on [email protected] America's Cup 2000: http://www.americascuplOOO.org.m Brisbane Gladstoi1e race 1998: http://www.qldrachtlng.org.au Australian Maritime Safety Authority: http://www.amsa.p.ai The Ro,a1 Yacht Club of T...... ia: htqrJ/www.tased.ecki.aiiltaaillryct BT Global Chalenge http://www.btchallenge.com Salling New Zealand mapzlne: http-J/sallng.co.nz Whitbread Round the World Race: http://www.whltbread.org Olympic 49er daa: http://www.4=com Compusene Sal Racing Fonan: GO SAIL or GO WHITBRW) SOCOG • Sydnly Qlrmplcs: http-J/www.sJdMy. .org Offshore Yachting magazine: http://www.merlln.com.au.lo«short/ lllc:hard Bennett Photopaphr. http://www.ridwdbennecom.au International Saaiig fedendon: http://www.salllng.org Sall-onlne: http://www.aknlne.com Cruising Yacht Club of Australia: http://www.cyca.com.au 49er slclff daa: http://www.S9eMa11itg.com Tektra Sydnly to Hobart 1997: http://syd-hob97.telstra.com.au SaH Melbourne '99 Wortds: http://www."-lcls.org Marine Industry lnfannatlon sites: Pinta Comstat Marine Rllllo: http://www.ozemall.eom.au/--,,erita Aquanet marine Industry site: http://www.aquMet.com Australian Yadltlng Fedendoic BMW Australia: http://www.bmw.com.11.1 http://www.ausport.gov~ c--r.ter AutDpllots: http://---.C11111.11.1 Yadltlng Association of NSW: http://www.yachting.nsw.org.au fnNr Sais: http-J/www.~ Queensland Yachting Assodatloic http://www.qldyachtlng.org.au M.A. W. Marine Softwan: http://www.ozemall.com.au.l""IIIIWIOftfmlhtml Victorian Yadltlng eo...dl: http://www.ozemall.co.au.l-vlcyacht/lndexhtml Marine Products Catalogue AustnHa: http-J/www.mlrineprod Brisbane to llonlora Race: http://y.lchting.thehub.com.au North Sais http-Jiwww.aw.th1a11scom 1999 Melbowne-Osalca Race: http://www.pacww.com/OAlca/lndex.html Oceantallc: http://www.~ Bureau of Meteoro1oo: http://www.bom.gvv.au Scott Jutson Yacht Design: http://www...tll.com.nfljylcht/ CSIRO Marine Laboratories: http://wwwdmr.alro.au Sydney Alloat Marine Directory: http-J/www.alloat.com.au Sydney-Mooloolaba race 1998: http://www.mhyc.com.ai Trade A Boat: http://www.boatpolnt.

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Augus t • Se ptember 199 8 One of the most significant sail-handling innovations to benefit cruising yachtsman and the charter yacht industry has been the development of highly efficient genoa and boom furling systems. Ian Lindsay of Hood Sailmakers gives some sound advice. -- - ...... -

-...... ------en a yacht owner is thinking of fitting bail fitting should be installed on the forward eadsail or boom furling to craft, the side of the mast. Likewise, the luff length of the 11111111111 allowing points must be considered: genoa must be right - making ure the head swivel rests at the top of the foil. In the case of Headsail furling: o 2, o 4 or tormjib , a head pennant needs The definition of furling is: In - the headsail fully to be fitted. wound in. Out - the headsail totally out. A reefed An existing genoa can be converted to fit the headsail is used at any point of furling. foil furler. The main points to consider in doing In the selection of a headsail reefing system this are: for your yacht, the boat owner is faced with 1. General conditions of the sail. many options. The racing system comprises a 2. The area of the sail. split drum, double track on foil extrusions, 3. The weight of the sail cloth. track feeder and a pre-feeder. The normal No 2 is not a bad choice on most Cruising systems mostly have a single track yachts. If you are considering a new sail, then a on the foil and no pre or track feeder, and a No 2, 125% to 140% overlapping sail would be fixed drum. ideal. The raising and lowering of the sail can be One important point to also consider is the age done on a conventional halyard or by a halyard of the forestay. If the forestay is five years old or built into the top of the foil. The conventional more, you should fit a new wire before installing a halyard offers better sail luff control, and is eas­ furling system. (Check your insurance policy for ier to operate. the age of your rigging). On installation, the most important area on conventional halyard furlers is the entry angle Mainsail furling: of the halyard from the head swivel to the mast. Mainsails can be converted, but only if the sail is in This is best installed at an angle of 15 to 30 good condition. In-mast furling offers less perfor­ - degrees. If not installed correctly then a halyard mance because of area loss, whereas boom furlers wrap i mo t likely. can have full length battens and can be reefed at To overcome this problem a deflection type any point of rolling.

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Polished, stainless steel drum cover for-----.1..... unparalleled looks and protection from anchor and chain damage. ARCO roller furling reefing systems Torlon ball bearing swivel, available for systems 4800 and 6000 Since the successful and very well received introduction of only, allows for better sail wrap. ARCO's Big Gear 6000 manual and hydraulic roller furling / Features of ARCO manual furlers include a removable reefing system, the company has now extended the range of split drum which allows easy removal for racing; large drum ARCO roller furling / reefing systems to cater for boats from diameter which provides greater mechanical advantage; open drum design for easy inspection and access to furling control 30 feet to 110 feet LOA lines; and a stainless steel cage which prevents damage to the For the first time ever there is now a comprehensive line of drum from strikes by bow mounted anchors. Australian manufactured, high quality roller furling / reefing ARCO hydraulic furlers have full hydraulic furling / reef. systems available at very competitive prices, that include all ing operation, but can be manually operated in the event of the features of the 6000 system, many of which are not avail­ a power loss, using a lock-in winch handle. During manual able from the expensive imported systems. These include the: operation, an automatic clutch eliminates the possibility of • ARCO 3200, manual only.for boats from 30 to 42 feet LOA. the hydraulic motor driving the handle. • ARCO 4800, manual and hydrau lic, for boats from 40 to For further technical information, phone the Australian 60 feet LOA. Wmch Co on 02 9688 1570, fax 02 9636 1676 or E-mail: • ARCO 6000, manual and hydraul ic, for boats from 55 to [email protected] or visit ARCO's web site: http:// www.we 11 O feet LOA. com.com/ winches Features of the ARCO 6000 furler include an aluminium top cap which prevents the halyard swivel from being acci­ Headsail furlers for small yachts dentally over-hoisted, precision drilled torque links for per­ Hood Sailmakers fect alignment, and triple Torlon ball bearings fitted in both (Aust) Pty Ltd have the drum and the top swivel for high strength and efficiency. been importing The ARCO 6000 has twin aft facing sail grooves that allow headsail furlers the furling system to carry two sails at any one time or enable into Australia since quick sail changes during a race. Use of the existing headstay the late 1970s. The and turnbuckle reduces expense and installation time, while past 20 years have allowing full adjustment without increasing the drum height seen significant All aluminium components are anodized and fitted with developments in Heli-<:0ils for years of trouble free sailing. The bottom dual furlers with Hood Yacht Systems well to the fore in updating their sys­ CARCO WINCHEE) tems. Hood Yacht SHEET WINCHES & ELECTRIC ANCHOR WINCHES Systems have just BARLOW/ BARIENT SPARE PARTS released a new Hood Yachl SysttmJ Sea Furl 5 is one of the more Australian Agent for smaller model for efficiern systems on the Australian market, including the SCHAEFFER MARINE PRODUCTS yachts under 9m SL Series system shoum here. LOA, while the - New product - lastest model Sea Furl 5 now covers yachts with 16mm to ARCO Roller Furler/ Reefing Systems 16mm diameter forestays. The Sea Furl 5 is a new generation of jib furling sys­ ARCO #3200:For boats from 30 - 42 ft manual only tems with a host of features - a hybrid stainless steel and Forestay Wire: 6mm - 10mm Torlon bearing system, a polished stainless steel drum cover, a full split drum system for quick conversion to ARCO #4800: For boats from 40 - 60 ft racing and Hood Yacht Systems' patented double swivel manual & hydraulic Forestay Wire: IOmm - 16mm system. The Single Line Furling series is still available for ARCO #6000: For boats from 55 - 110 ft yachts of7 to 10 metre LOA, and are very popular because manual & hydraulic of their cost and reliability. Forestay Wire: 16mm - 25.4mm Hood Sailmakers also provide a full range of services, including sail making and repairs, not only to sails but to THE AUSTRALIAN YACHT WINCH CO. P/L most brands of furling systems, Advice on existing sail con­ 4-11 Stoddart Rd, Prospect NSW 2149 versions, re-cuts and installation are part of the service Phone: +61 (02) 9688 1570 Fax: +61 (02) 9636 1676 web: http://www.webcom.com/wincbes e-mail: [email protected] provided. For further information, contact the nearest Hood Sail when reliability matters - the choice is ARCO/ ORCA loft or phone Hood Sailmakers in Sydney on 02 9905 0800 or e-mail: [email protected]

August• September 1998 Fur/ex jib furling, reefing from Selden Swedish company Seldon Mast \. I launched it's new \ \ . 11,.- furlnjih Furlex jib furling \i -~ /11rliu!! ,_,,ton and reefing sys­ i# r I rum \dd,m

tem on the Aus­ " 1\ 1111,1 "hid, tralian market \ JI ht itl'' \ '1, ,,,,,,,,,.,/ ,: late last year, cre­ ! hntn:/w h, ating widespread . \ 1 .. ,,1.,n,I,, interest. The ; \ ,;u, i••l~. original Furlex first hit the mar­ ket in 1983 and --.., \ quickly became a bench mark product world­ ----~-{J wide. It has topped the world sales for jib furl- ing and reefing systems since the early 90s. The latest Furlex incorporates several innovative features including an optional internal turnbuckle, fully integrated into the drum. However, the patent­ ed designs for reducing rolling resistance, friction and bearing loads are the same as the original Furlex. In fact, the design of. the load distributor has remained unaltered since it was introduced in 1983. The Furlex system comprises three models - l00S, 200S and 300S for 4mm to 10mm forestays. The materials used in the latest Furlex are predominantly stainless steel and glass fibre reinforced polymide. The design is more streamlined and shows a strong similarity to Selden's Hydraulic Furlex system. The characteristic line guard arm has been replaced by a special line guiding fitting on the drum. The larger Furlex models, the 200S and 300S, are available with an optional internal turnbuckle, with an adjustment of 65mm and 85mm respective­ ly. The turnbuckle is built into the drum to ensure that it does not affect either the dimensions of the forestay extrusion or the height above deck. This enables sail luff length to be exploited to the full with the added benefit of tidy reefing. 'The design is more streamlined and shows a strong similarity to Se/den's Hydraulic Fur/ex system.'

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•. ...•.•••• ••••••••••••. .••••••.•.. Post Code ...... •..•.•.....••..•••••••••• Designers in dispute Yacht designers David Lyons and Scott Jutson have differing views on IMS '98.

cht designer David Lyons, a has written to OFFSHORE pointing designer Scott Jutson in the June/July member of the Offshore Racing out what, he says, are "factual errors" in issue. Here are David's comments and YCouncil Technical Committee, the "Optimising" column by fellow ScottJutson'.s reply to them. DAVID LYONS SCOTTJUTSON

As the only changes in IMS '98 that could In regards to David's comments: I • change handicaps relate to the revised rig The fact is that small boats have been unable windage treatment and topmast spoiler effect, it is I • to compete in mixed fleets successfully for interesting to note that the reason that smaller yachts some years now. Any change to the rule that extends are "sped up" more relative to larger yachts is the this lack of competitiveness is, in my view, a hammer­ resulting change to the heeling moment modeling. ing. Sorry, but "scientifically justifiable" does not, in Smaller yachts with "big" masts are considered to heel this case, match with observable reality. less than bigger yachts with "big" masts in the new Using default mainsail weight as opposed to treatment, so they are predicted to sail faster as a result. 2 • measured weight is a change in the VPP. The This is scientifically justifiable, and objectively can­ effect is profound given the amount of grief that the not be viewed as a "hammering", but a correction to LPS has caused many Australian owners of marginal more accurately reflect the true physics of the situa­ boats over the years. I am sure if the Sydney to Hobart tion. was not a Cat 1 race we would not have so much inter­ There were no changes in the Lines Process­ est in the issue. 2 • ing Program (LPP) for 1998, counter to the David has missed the point here. The default statement in the article. Increases in limit of positive 3 • values are unattainably low for an aluminium stability (LPS) are the result of using default mainsail mast regardless of how they were dereived. If they are weight in the LPS calculation instead of measured low as a way of forcing people to get their mast mainsail weight (MSW). Default weight is usually low­ weighed then perhaps a memo should be sent to all er than measured, therefore making the boat seem owners to that effect. stiffer. My comments are intended for that purpose - go The values of default aluminium rig weights get your mast weighed or suffer the consequences. 3 • were derived from research by US Sailing. They are intentionally low, to account for the lightest Remember that the gyradius calculations are dumb to rigs possible. As it is a matter of relativity in the gyra­ sea state, suggesting that flat water sailors are better dius calculation and its effect on seakeeping, the actu­ served by heavy masts under the rule while offshore al value of the defaults doesn't really matter. The for­ sailors are better served by lighter masts. Thank the mula has been flagged for review this year by US Sail­ ITC for a nice case of unintended but "scientifically ing in any event, to provide a more useful database of justifiable" consequences. expected rig weight for a given size of yacht. So long as a yacht's mast is correctly weighed, the yacht's Scottjutson,Jutson Yacht Design handicap won't suffer. It was very much intended that the scheme would encourage owners to weigh their masts, by giving them the carrot of a better handicap, and thereby a better approximation of sailing reality. David Lyons BE(Hons), MNASNZ Offshore Racing Council International Technical Committee jj

August• September 1998 Drama at Coles Bay on Tasmania's east coast during the 77tree Peaks Race. Heauy seas wash over the wharf as the crew members Paul Herron and David Orpwood struggle lo tie up Ericsson Business Phones during 60 knot --winds.(Pic - Paul Scambler)

The A ustr ee Peaks Race around the east coast of Tasmania celebrate niversary over Easter with yet another demanding and dra Campbell reports.

tralia's ultimate endurance challenge, and east coast of Tasmania. the 1998 Australian Three Pea.ks Race. Each team comprise three sailors ea.rby, his Scottish running team, and two runners - although there have calm ware Helen Dia.mantides and Ad1ian Davis been times when the ailo have had highlights a.re recovering from the night time also had to climb the pea.ks when run­ dash to the peak ofMount"\\ellin on ne haYe been injured or ill. ton, rising a - a 1270 metre climb that ultimareh· It be{,;iru \\ith a 90 nautical mile A yacht , mi"hl sail from Beauty Point on barely makin _ the Ta.mar River to Lady Barron on breeze . On ' Flmde Isl and in eastern Bass Strait at Wrest where the runners face a 69 kilometre alread ti cro~ountry dash, with a 756 metre ing heawj climb to the granite rock peak of clasping ,, Mount Strzelecki. hap with Then there's a 127 mile sail down warmth). Tasmania's east coast to Coles Bay on Launceston \.Jdtu,,;man the inside of the Freycinet Peninsula is not drinkin c with a demanding bushland run champagne I o · r in Launceston, through the national park to the 620 Business Post Saiad. and e . Pea.ks Race is a metre peak of Mount Freycinet, with a sailors and runne combination of offshore sailing and bush and beach run return. declared the overall \\inner of Aus- mountain running a.round the north Finally, there's a 100 mile sailing leg

August • September 1998 Left: Launceston Jachtsman Bruce City, oumer/skipper The Scottish runners overtook the of Business Post Naiad, the Farr 40 from Port Flinders Island Community team of local Dalrymple J'lzcht Club which won the 1998 Australian runners Paul Stancombe and John Three Peaks Race in Tasmania. (Pie - Peter Campbell) Bock as they dashed up Mount Wellington in darkness, with light that bisects Tasman Peninsula is best snow falling near the peak. known as the short cut for yachts The snow was "like being back returned to the mainland after the home" for the Scots as they strode races to Hobart at Christmas. determinedly through darkness to the After anchoring until the seas abat­ 1270 metre peak and on to victory in ed at the inner end of the canal, Guy the l0tl1 Australian Three Peaks Race. and his crew used Naiad's sophisticat­ Adrien Davis and Helen Diamanti­ ed "pedal power" (bicycle frames on des are the first male and female com­ the transom, connected to a long pro­ bination to win the Kin g of Mountains peller shaft) to eventually slip through and their brilliant endurance running and sail across orfolk Bay to the certainly played a vital part in the win mouth of the Derwent River. for Bruce Guy and Business Post aiad. The combination of two very slow For the Port Dalrymple Yacht Club opening sailing legs, from Beauty member this was his second victory, to Hobart and, to make the runners Point to Lady Barron on Flinders the firs t as a crew, this his first as a really prove their worth, a climb to the Island, and then down the Tasmanian yacht owner. 1270 metre peak of Mount Wellington east coast to Coles Bay, followed by the Davis, 35, an ecologist witl1 Scottish towering above the city. gal eforce headwinds, had put the race Natural Heritage, and Diamantides, While this year's Three Peaks well behind schedule. It was not until 33, a physiotherapist, live at Fife near proved to be the slowest ever, midway the early hours of Easter Tuesday that Edinbm-gh, and both have represent­ through it became one of the most the first boats entered the Derwent. ed Scotland in hill and endm-ance dramatic in the 10 year history of this Business Post Naiad was the second events. This is the tl1i rd ustralian unique event in Australian waters. racing yacht to complete the dramatic Three Peaks for both. Of the 15 starters, five were forced final 100 nautical miles sailing leg "The snow on the mountain was to retire when a 60 knot south-westerly from Coles Bay to Hobart, berthing at good for us, we fe lt really at home, front swept across southern Tasmania Wrest Point shortly after 0300 hom-s altho ugh there was some slippery on Easter Monday, whipping up steep on Easter Tuesday, only nine minutes black ice," Diamantide aid after com­ seas on Great Oyster Bay, battering astern of Flinders Island Community. pleting the Three Peaks for the fi rst boats and bodies, and almost wrecking This Radford 14 skippered by Richard time in three attempts - and a double the race office on the wharf at Coles Bay. Among the retirements was race It proved to be a long slow overnight sail across to Lady favomite Cornputerland, the lngli 47 Barron, the little fishing port on Flinders Island, but the (with a prodder added to the bow) fleet gave the locals a great sight as they came sweeping skippered by Hobart medico John Saul which suffered damage to its cen­ up Franklin Sound past "The Dogs" under spinnaker, with u·eboard casing as they attempted the less than an hour separating the first dozen boats. "outside" course around Tasman Island into the teeth of the gale. Victory for Business Post Naiad, a Edmunds, from Sidmouth, near running and sailing vi ctory. Farr 40, came from the tactical sailing Launceston, had been the only yacht Davis ran with John Coyle in the skills and prudent seamanship of Guy to successfully complete the "outside" 1997 Three Peaks, also sailing aboard and his sailing crew, son Mark and leg around Tasman Island and across aiad, setting a Mount Wellington Steve Walker, and the remarkable Sto1m Bay. record of 2 hours 28 minutes 30 sec­ cross-country and mountain running "By the time we got to Tasman onds, but the early morning run with endurance of the two Scottish nm­ Island the conditions weren't too bad ­ Diamantides in darkness, snow and ice ners. a constant 35 knots - but the angle of was 30 minutes slower. With the storm blasting the fleet as the waves meant we were hitting tl1em The Business Post Naiad team won the battl ed south inside of Maria head-on," said Edmunds, who like Guy the "The Examiner" Australian Three Island, Guy elected to use the allow­ has competed in all ten Three Peaks Peaks Race overall with a combined able alternative course and the alter­ Races. "The chill factor was brutal. It sailing and running time of 3 days 15 native human propulsion th rough the was the coldest I've ever been," he hours 59 minutes 56 seconds for the Dunalle Canal. This nan-ow canal added. 335 nautical miles of sailing and 133

August• September 1998 km of running which included a total ascent of 2646 metres to the three peaks - Strzelecki in Flinders Island, Freycinet at Coles Bay and Wellington in Hobart. The fast Mount Wellington run enabled Business Post aiad to fin· b 30 minutes 15 seconds ahead of Hinders Is/and Community, which placed cond overall with a total time of3.16.30. third going to Call.ex Legana, · ·ppered by Angus Sprott from Hoban. ,ith a time of 3. 17.54.55. Sprott, who figur d in sinking off his then , chl Tourville in a pr ,io chartered this pencer 42. in Melbourne, sailed it a Strait to Launce ton the week before the event. In Hobart, the entire crew ran to the peak of Mount Wellington Beauty Point a few miles up tream in perfect ailing conditions. in a bid to win the Tillman Trophy, from the mouth of the Tamar Rive r. Bruce Gu , who has successfully then set off to sail the yacht back to The event creates great public inter­ contested the Melbourne to Devon­ Melbourne the next day. est with thousands of people enjoy­ port, Melbourne to Hobart and now The Three Peaks started on Good ing a carnival atmosphere on the the Three Peaks Race, plans to sail Friday from Inspection Head, the wharf while several hundred small Business Post Naiad in the 1998 Tel­ former apple exporting wharf at craft escorted the fl eet to Low Head stra Sydney to Hobart. ij When it all comes together, it's pure magic

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e Beneteau First 40.7 is no rdinary cruiser/ racer from com/ortable the famous French builders of production yachts. In my humble Billed as a cruiser/racer, the latest Beneteau First opinion, this boat heralds a new gen­ eration of IMS-based production 40.7 has more racer than cruiser about it, writes yachts that will swell our offshore Larry Jamieson after a winter race aboard the fleets. Although there are a number of newly launched Blue Chip. production yachts racing to the IMS rule, most originally began life as IOR designs. Many have simply been updat­ ed with a bulb keel, confirming that the IMS rule has given us much faster, more easily driven and seakindly yachts. Blue Chip's racing performance cer­ tainly surprised me at first. Then I released that here was a production yacht that weighed only 2,500 kilos, carried a relatively generous working sail area - and came from the design board of Bruce Farr. The owner of this first Beneteau First 40.7 to reach Australia, whom I joined for a winter series race on Syd­ ney Harbour, has updated from a Northshore 33. At first glance one would think that this was not really a big step. Northshore 33 to Beneteau 40 - no big deal. Wrong! If I told you that someone who owned a Northsh ore 33 had pur­ chased the Farr 40 Assassin, then we might more easily understand the leap forward in performance that this yacht owner has taken. No wonder then that, when I joined them on what was only their second or third sail, both owner and crew were still coming to grips with getting the best out of their n ew weapon. And what a weapon it is! I had envisioned a sedate cruise around the harbour with a beer in one feel that they are sailing on a and 12 knots maximum breeze (and hand but found myself getting excit­ grand prix racing yach t. we made numerous tactical mistakes) ed and involved in sail trim. The lay­ It is only when you step down Blue Chip went around the track in out of the boat simply demanded it. A below that you realise that you are bigger company. large diameter wheel, open deck lay­ really aboard a luxu rously-appointed The Farr-designed Beneteau 40.7 out, the aforementioned power to Beneteau. has plenty of sail area upwind, but weight ratio all combined to make Although we had only between 0 seems a bit underdone downwind. I

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'It is only when you step down below that you realise that you are really aboard a luxuriously-appointed Beneteau.' suspect that this is a result of the boat in harbour winter events and twi­ There is little doubt that the next being configured so as to be compet­ lights. few years will see a resurgence in blue itive on handicap. Strap on a larger The hull shape of the Beneteau water racing with fleets of a new gen­ masthead spinnaker and one won­ First 40.7 seems not unlike Assassin. eration of comfortable yet quick ders how different the design is from The only difference is that the cruiser/ racers - or, rather, racer/ the latest Farr 40 one design (stay Beneteau version has a much more cruisers. ij tuned for Offshore's boat test and the comfortable interior and the rig, with answer!). its sweptback spreaders, is much No matter what they say, no yacht more user-friendly. t 330,000, the SPECIFICATIONS Design Bruce Farr owner of a grand prix boat such as designer wastes his time re-inventing LO.A 11.99 m the wheel. If you ask for a 40 foot IMS Assassin would probably also tell yo u Hull length 11.93 m boat they will simply go to the drawer it's a good deal. L.W.L. 10.62 m and pull out their latest 40' IMS plan. Forty foot boats have long been a Maximum beam 3.75 m They will then tweak it based on: popular (and successful) size of Displacement 6,900 kg approx Draft 1. Feedback and performance of ocean racer in Australia. Harking Cast iron ba ll ast 1.90 m the already built and designed boat. back to the days of the IOR one ton­ Lead ballast 2.40 m 2. Feedback from the prospective ners, a normal Saturday offshore race Weight 2,700 kg approx owner on intended use and condi­ would attract a fleet of them. The Fuel capacity 130 litres Fresh water capacity 320 litres tions. competition was world class and Air draft 18.30 m When the IMS rule was first intro­ included then world one ton champi­ duced to Australia in the early part of on Sagacious which, incidentally, is SA IL AREA this decade, the first real grand prix back racing offshore and on the har­ Main sa il 47 m sq style boat built specifically to the rule bour. Genoa 51 m sq Spinnaker 111 m sq was Robin Crawford's Farr 40 Assas­ With many new 40-footers hitting I 15.73 m sin. It swept all before it and won just the market, including the one-design J 4.41 m about every race there was on the east Sydney AC 40 and Farr 40, not to p 14.89 m coast. Crawford has only recently mention the Beneteau 40.7, it can E 4.50 m retired Assassin after a relatively long only mean good news for the Priced from $315,000 and succ ful career, but still races it prospective buyer.

August• September 1998 Weather

By Kenn Batt Bureau of Meteorology EL NINO - '' EI Nino speak" surrounds The Christ Child Current everything from a poor performance on the golf Blame it on El Nino! That's what we have been course to being late for work! So hearing a lot these days. So saturated in recent times what exactly is this "scape goat" El has the El Nino catch-all explanation for the extremes Nino thing? Normally the cold Hum­ boldt (Peru) Current sweeps north­ in weather become that it has moved out of the ward along the Sou th American coast scientific world and into the popular scene and finally from southern Chile toward the into everyday conversation. equator. However, around Christmas time each year, a warm southward episodes that occurred during the large shifts in tl1 e rainfall regimes of flowing coastal current appears in 60's, it became apparent that alter­ the tropical Pacific and even larger­ the equatorial waters off the west nate warming and cooling of the sea scale changes in the circulation of coast of Sou th America, The most surface temperatures over the east­ the atmosphere - the most significant affected countries are Peru and ern and central equatorial Pacific being changes to the Walker Circula­ Ecuador. were a recurrent feature of climate tion. (This atmospheric circulation Centuries ago, the local fishermen variability and, furthermore, the larg­ was discovered by Sir Gilbert Walker named this the "Corriente de! Nino" er scale Pacific warming usually coin­ almost a half century earlier while or the "Christ Child Current" cided with coastal El Nino events. investigating the year-to-year varia­ because it appeared around the fes­ Further investigations showed that tions in Indian monsoon rainfall). tive season. It was also observed that the chan ging patterns of sea surface It is like a giant sea breeze circula­ this annual ocean warming differed temperature were accompanied by tion across the equatorial Pacific with from one year to tl1e next; ev fe, years it was unusually warm. Over the DIAGRAM 1 years, the term El ino has become

more closely associated with the e Typical patterns in a La Nina or strong Walker Circulation year. occasional intense warming episodes than with the more typical annual w 0 AIR CIRCULATION ::::, IN A VERTI CAL event. t: !::i PLANE AT TH E Until the middle of this century,

August• September 1998 southeast trade winds at the surface and westerlies aloft. This circulation DIAGRAM 2 Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) induces low pressure in the Aus­ 1993-1998 20 tralian/ Indonesian region and high BlJRUJ.JDF - Monthly SOI pressure in the eastern Pacific. METEOROt.Dli - 5-month mean However this pressure dipole from 10 (weighted) time to time reverses - a phenomenon known as the Southern Oscillation 0 (SO). The Southern Oscillation Index, or SOI, is simply a measure of the strength and phase of the Walker Cir­ 10 I I culation - it is a measure of the slow "see-saw" in then surface atmospheric pressure between the Australian tropi­ 20 cal region and the central tropical Pacific. 30 This "see-saw effect" is simply moni­ tored using a calculation involving the 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 40 ...J.:...~~-~.;...... - ~~...,....:.~- ~~...:_-n~~--,-;..,....._,.~--'n-TT,r---n-,J difference in surface air pressure each Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan month between Tahiti (representative of the central tropical Pacific)and Dar­ win (representative of the Oz region) This pattern of variability linked to Australia. expressed as a numeric value or an the Walker Circulation is called the El Meteorologists in the Bureau of index - the Southern Oscillation Index Nino/ Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Meteorology watch for changes to (SOI). Positive values of the index are cycle. With our improved understand­ the atmosphere and ocean circula­ associated with stronger Pacific trade ing of ENSO, the term El Nino, first tion which h elp them detect an El winds and warmer sea temperatures to applied to the annual warm current off Nino, or forecast its lifetime. Indica­ the north of Australia. Together these the Peru coast and later to the occa­ tors are: give a high probability that eastern and sional strong warming in that area, is * the Walker circulation and trade northern Australia will be wetter than now often used, in a global sense, to winds weakening. During more normal. denote the warm phase of the ENSO intense El Nino events, easterly winds Negative values, especially those cycle. The term La Nina (little girl) is are replaced by westerly winds over greater than minus 10, are usually used to denote the cold phase, which is parts of the equatorial western and experienced during El Nino events often associated with widespread rain central Pacific. where the seas around Australia cool, and flooding over much of Australia. * the area of warm water usually and slackened trade winds feed less Typically, it takes on average, anywhere over the western tropical Pacific cools moisture into the Australian/ Asian from 3 to 7 years to "see-saw" from one and the warmest water is displaced east­ region. There is a high probability that El Nino event to another. ward to the central Pacific. eastern and northern Australia will be During an El Nino episode, other * the normally cold waters on the drier than normal. parts of the globe are affected as well as South American coast wann by 2 to 6 degrees C. DIAGRAM 3 * tl1e Southern Oscillation Index 11.reas most consistently affected turns negative. .... * enhanced cloudiness develops ... .,,. .> ~-...... , ~ ...... over the central equatorial Pacific.

The ENSO phenomena is very com­ plex. Scientists have made very impor­ tant advances in its understanding dur­ ing recent decades but there is still much to discover. More information can be obtained from the Bureau of Meteorology's web­ site at www.bom.gov.au as well as from its Weather by Fax service (check out the main directory on freepoll 1800 630 100). (Diagrams courtesy of the □ Vet C Dry ■ TJarl\ Bureau of Meteorology) jj

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CD Augus t • Se ,pte mber 1998 Optimising CARBON MAST DESIGN With SCOTT JUTSON A Look At The Plaguing Problems

e recent spate of carbon mast fail­ strength carbon is used . If you could ging and this load achieves its maximum in res has left concerns amongst the achieve an E of 69 Gpa with ca rbon in all the lower panel. It is also a load that is T:general yachting public about the the relevant load directions then you could even ly distributed throughout the cross reliability of the concept and ultimately the expect a carbon mast to have the same section of the tube. The mast also bends in material itself. This concern is justified in size and wall thickness' as an aluminium the fore and aft plane but is restrained at most peoples' minds by the simple evi­ mast but to be lighter in section weight by the partners. This bend occurs upwind (for dence on the water backed up by the high around 45%. sa il shaping) and downwind in the process profile nature of the boats that have lost In aluminium mast design different sec­ of getting the top of the mast further for­ their masts. Th is perception is hard to tions are compa red by using a val ue ward to improve spinnaker efficiency. In ignore from the industry point of view. known as moment of inertia or "I". This is the case of the swept spreader mast the This article is an attempt to bring some a property of the section area not the forward movement of the lower panel is rationality back in the debate and is based material. This means that a cardboard restrained by the aft running diagonals totally on rea l worl d failures and designs object and a steel object of the same pat­ which are fixed at the deck while, with the using a Windows based finite element tern ca n have an identica l I va lue. For a inline spreader mast, the checkstays pro­ model (FEM) so our findings have a real valid com parison you need to add some­ vide a similar restrain t. We ca n all under­ world application. This research was tar­ thing that denotes the physica l properties sta nd intuitively that if the mast is allowed geted primarily towards the most popular of the materials in trend in carbon mast development that question and this is the 'When a bending overload occurs the being the runnerless fractional rig. Howev­ E value. If the E va lue is er, much of what is sa id here is applicable the same then I alone El equivalence between our carbon to carbon masts in genera l. Fi rst some can be used to com­ background. pare sections. If the E mast and the aluminium mast goes out Carbon fibre's main attraction is its value changes or you the window since a stress strength and low density. The density is wish to compare the around 55% that of aluminium regardless capabi lities of masts of concentration occurs at the partners.' of the fibre orientation but the strength different materials you can be greater or lesser, being highly then multiply the E value by the I value to to keep going forward it would, at some dependent on fibre orientation. For the create a new value known as "El". Using point, break through bending around the comparative stiffness of a material engi­ this concept one can approximately re­ partners. In the swept spreader rig there is neers rely on a value called the Young 's engineer a known aluminium mast into no visua l evidence of the mast bending Modulus or "E". Using an isotropic mate­ carbon - ca lculate the E value for the car­ forwa rd since the diagonals will not allow rial (i.e., one that has the same properties bon lami nate in the direction of the significant deflections. in all directions) like the mast builder's applied load and then generate an I (by However, if the load keeps increasing favorite 6061 T6 aluminium the E value is adding or subtracting material in the (from mainsai l, vang and gooseneck) as a constant 69 Gpa. However for a typica l mold) to achieve the desired El. At least the wind increases what appears to be a ca rbon mast laminate it can vary from a this is theory. stable si tuation visua lly (i.e., the mast typ ical high of 120 Gpa using high The main desig n load in the tube is "looks" ri ght) can become fatal as the strength carbon in the vertical plane to 55 compression. Compression in the mast loads are sti ll accumulating, potential ly Gpa in the transverse plane. These values section is developed from the vessel's heading well beyond the maximum could reduce by as much as 30% if I011Ver righting moment acting through the rig- assumed upwind load case. In fact, these

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August• September 1998 off wind loads can be as much as 100% greater than the upwind loads in parts of the mast when the boat is being driven by main­ til.lh111.II. marine sales sa il alone off the wind. These would norma lly be alleviated substantially in the in-line Grand Prix Products mast as visual examination of the mast would lead to more load Exclusively imported by AMI Marine Sales being taken up on the checkstays to keep the system in equilibri­ um. In a swept spreader, runnerl ess rig the lower diagonals are Performance by Design doing this job but at a substantially less effective angle. Sudden ly their relatively light upwind load case is overwhelmed and they Tylaska Marine prove inadequate for the task. The solution is basic - size these Hardware members on a downwind load case and you will find that they vir­ tua lly need to be doubled in strength. This wi ll reduce stretch (which helps the lower panel bending) as we ll as takin g them away from permanent yielding from overl oad. The overl oading of the diagonals also means that the maximum upwind compression around which the tube is designed is being exceeded and a su b­ stantial additional allowance in the section must be made for the Fairfit Rush extra loading. Fitting Closing Seacocks 10ur conclusion is that a well designed • Marine stainless steel fabrication • Custom made boat nttmgs • Tanks swept spreader carbon mast for unlimited • Deck Atllngs • Ralls • Mast Attlngs offshore use needs to look something like • Architectural Atllngs a traditional aluminium mast ... 1 When a bending overl oad occurs the El equivalence between bfa our ca rbon mast and the aluminium mast goes out the window since a stress concentration occurs at the partners. This means that marine our primary loads are no longer shared throughout the cross sec­ inflatable lilejackets tor adults tion of the mast but rather are being concentrated in parts of the section at the partners. If these loads exceed the capability of that & children

CI» August• September 1998 News from all Ports MCCONAGHY

Farr International in the to build Farr 40 1 D USA has announced recognised boat building fac­ that the highly tory in the Sydney suburb of successful Farr 40 Mona Vale. "The Farr 40 One Design is One-Design is to be a great boat, one that has a built in Australia by proven IMS record, just what Australians are looking for, " the internationally McConaghy told OFFSHORE. reputable McConaghy "It is good for club racing Boats of Sydney. because there is a rig with no runners. International, which is "People in Australia have ased at Annapolis, Mary­ lost the urge to have full-on E nd, has also collaborated grand prix boats. There is a with Melbourne-based yachts­ huge market here for people man and businessman Shane who want to go out and have a Tyrrell to form Farr International good level race ... they want to (Australia) to market the yachts do the local scene. in Australia, New Zealand and in "The best racing here was in the Far East. the old Farr 40 IOR boats; they Tyrrell has told OFFSHORE were all much the same and that he already has firm orders there were plenty of them rac­ for three yachts, two for Mel­ ing. The e are much the same bourne yachtsmen and one for ize and will do that much bet­ a Sydney yachtsman, with three ter," McConaghy added. others at a firm discussion A Farr 40 One Design in actwn during the ORC (Southern Ocean Racing Carroll Marine have built stage. "I expect the first two Circuit) regatta in the USA ea rlier this yea r. some 30 Farr 40 lDs in the yachts to be racing by Decem­ USA, where there is a strongly ber, contesting the Telstra Cup the class. John McConaghy, who established class association and and the Telstra Sydney to Hobart," has built yachts ranging from IMS good fleets racing under one-design he said. Tyrrell himself will cam­ champions to America's Cup chal­ rules and also in IMS fleets. Among paign the first boat. lengers for Australian and overseas the successful owner/ drivers at The Farr 40 One Design will be yachtsmen, expects to start produc­ regattas in the US this year is Mel­ built with tooling and parts provid­ tion in August. The hulls of bourne yachtsman John Calvert­ ed by Carroll Marine of Newport, Kevlar/ foam will be vacuum­ Jones who placed third overall in the Rhode Island, in order to maintain bagged and heat cured at class at the famous SORC Regatta the strict one-design constitution of McConaghy Boats' internationally and more recently at the Block Island Race Week. A Farr 40 lD, Zamboni, has been Peter Mander dies in New Zealand chosen in the strong USA Red team for the Kenwood Cup international Peter Mander, New Zealand's first sailing gold medallist, has died in Christchurch offshore team erie in Hawaii in at the age of 69. Mander won the gold medal in the 12 square metre Sharpie class at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics with fellow Canterbury yachtsman Jack August, joining two champion Farr Cropp as his crew. They beat Australian Rolly Tasker in a close battle for the gold 49 , Flash Gordon 3 and Beait Geste. medal. Further information on the Farr Mander's career wasn' JUS spen m he Sharpies. He mo ed on o e Finn 40 lD from Shane Tyrrell at Farr class and was also a top sa1 or 1 18- oo ers. I ntemational (Australia), phone 03 istration, becoming president o 9 23 6243 or 0412 569 654, fax on Yachting New Zealand. 03 9816 8103 or by e-mail: [email protected]

August• September 1998 Young Kiwi sailor for Mini Transat Dfteen yachts recently completed .I' the Solo TransTasman race from New Plymouth to Mooloolaba with vic­ tory going to Queensland multihull designer Robin Chamberlin sailing his own designed 11 .6m trimaran Excess in a time of7 days 16 hours 3 minutes. First monohull to finish was the New Zealand 15.5m sloop Solo, skip­ pered by Alistair Dickson in 8 days 18 hours 48 minutes with the first Aus­ tralian being Bruce Hitchman who placed fourth in Pacific Breeu with a time of9 days 1 hour 19 minutes. Fifth to finish was David Pryce in Aurvra,just over an hour astern. Perhaps tl1e most notable effort, however, came from the tiny New Zealand sloop Essentially, a 6.5m sloop built and skippered by 26-year­ old New Zealander Chris Sayer who sailed single-handed in the Noumea to made a Member (AM) in the General finished seventh in 9 days 16 hours Vila race. Division of the Queen's Birthday Hon­ 20 minutes. "The boat is my life; everything I ours for his services to yachting. Chris called into the CYCA , mak­ earn goes into the boat," Sayer told Dickson has been President of the ing Sydney his final stopover in Aus­ OFFSHORE. "But I need sponsorship governing body of sailing in Australia tralia before sailing the 1200 nuatical to take the boat to Europe to compete since 1995, overseeing a major restruc­ mile return leg to New Zealand, and in the 1999 Mini TransAt Race in Sep­ turing of AYF. In fact, until the announced tl1at he was looking for tember 1999. appointment of Phil Jones to the posi­ sponsors to back an even more ambi­ "In the last race there were 38 tion, he stood in as acting, honorary tious challenge - to compete in the starters and 33 finished the tlantic CEO. 1998 Mini TransAtlantic Race. cro ing. I am confident that I have While continuing his active racing Designed by another Kiwi , John the ski lls, the tenacity and the boat to witl1 the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron Welsford, to the TransAt limits, Essen­ do well in a firstever Australasian chal­ as owner/ skipper of Norske, Dickson tially is 6.5m LOA, has a beam of lenge. This is a very powerful boat." has been involved in yachting adminis­ 3.0m, a draft of 2.0m and carries a Witl1 no stove, no fixed ballast and tration for the past 20 years, including 12.0m tall mast. Built of cedar and engine (apart from a 2hp outboard for being Past Commodore and Life fibreglass over a foam core, the cock­ berthing) Chris had to get special dis­ Member of the RSYS, Past President leshell-looking yacht has an all-up pensation from the New Zealand and Life Member of the Yachting Asso­ displacement of 1500kg and is the Yachting Federation to compete in the ciation of New South Wales, and mem­ first MiniAt yacht built in either New TransTasman Race. He can be con­ ber of the executive of AYF until his Zealand or Australia. tacted back in New Zealand by phone election as President. His is also a The tiny sloop has a swing keel with on +9 834 6507 or be fax on +9 525 member of the Advisory Committee of 400kg of ballast. The fractional 1ig car­ 6746. the Australia Day Regatta. ries a fully battened mainsail and jib, Another well known yachtsman made and a choice of two gennakers which a Member (AM) in the Queen's Birthday are set off a 2m prod. Honour for Honours was Marcus Blackmore, being Apart from the TransTasman sin­ recognised for his services to business, gle-hander, Sayer, a boat-builder by industry and the community. trade, has successfully sailed Essentially AYF President Blackmore, a member of the Royal in the double-handed race around the Bruce Dickson, President of the Aus­ Prince Alfred Yacht Club, races the orth Island of ew Zealand and tralian Yachting Federation, has been M= 36, Emotional Hooligan. ca August• September 1998 Autohelme CYCA member lost Autopilots at sea in Atlantic Cruising Yacht Club of Australia overseas member Michael Dyrda has been lost at sea in the North Atlantic after falling From the overboard from the luxury yacht Symphonia which he was delivering to its millionaire owner in Spain. Dydra, originally from Sydney, had his early sailing expe­ first name in rience with the late Peter Rysdyk, sailed in several Sydney to Hobart races, and later crewed aboad the Bounty before set­ tling overseas some four years ago to become a professional autopilots, the yacht captain. Peter Rysdyk j oined him on an Atlantic deliv­ ery in another yacht only last year. Dyrda's disappearance overboard was reported in a may­ last word in day message on May 18 from Symphonia which was then in the North Atlantic near ewfoundland. The US Coast Guard choice. and two merchant ships joined in a search without success. When OFFSHORE went to press, no exact details of the accident had been released by Portugese authorities in the Azores where the yacht was subsequently sailed by the crew, ~~ which included another Australian, a South African and three English sailors. 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Carver) with a score of 6-2-1-2-4-1, yachts have regained the TransTas­ "The sponsors, Kawashima, have 16 points, and Bonnie Lassie (Roger man Challenge from New Zealand maintained their sponsorship for Gray) 1-7-4-11-3-2, 28 points. after six years, winning this year's the past eight years because they are Best skipper of the series was Kawashima-sponsored regatta on intrigued by the Corinthian style of decided on a countback, with Mal­ Sydney Harbour by just one point. sportsmanship shown by all the colm Carver just edging ou t David This was the 24th Challenge and Clansman owners and their crews." McClean. the score now stands at 12 wins for Les McClean's son David, skip­ Australia finished th e TransTas­ each national team. Most of the pered Merry Mac to top placing in man Ch allenge with 155 points Clansman sailed date back to the the regatta, whieh saw the fleet sail while the New Zealanders ended 1970s, but most are actively raced five windward/ leeward races and a with 156 points.after making deter­ and cruised, with 17 boats turning sixth islands course around Clark mined effort in the last race. up for the regatta, ten being used for th e TransTasman Ch all enge itself. Overflow for Lord Howe Island 25th Over that time, according to Five months before the 25th annual Gosford to Lord Howe Island Dick Mills, owner/ skipper of Mar­ Race, there is already a overflow of entries for the always popular jorie ], there has never been a race across the Tasman Sea . protest, with the event always run as The race is limited, because of the World Heritage listing of the a true Corinthian spirit. Les island, to 25 yachts and the Gosford Sailing Club already has this McClean, a past Commodore of the number plus four on the waiting list. CYCA, says the regatta had very The Fujitsu Gosford to Lord Howe Island race starts on Saturday, much a carnival spirit about it, with October 24. families and friends following the the spar* to s vournee • Marine Generators • Sales *anys/ze • Service *any shape *any taper • Spare Parts • Available from: ompos1t Viking Diesel & Electric 6 Taronga Place Mona Vale NSW 2103 ari~e (02) 9997 4433 =z~swS.:,td·02 9328 7966 Augu st • September 1998 reports that despite being thrown a life World Race. His last great perfor­ Sailing legend preserver and a quickly alerted search, mance was in October last year when no trace was found of the 66-year-old he and rves Parlier won the Route de Eric Tabarly lost who came out of the French Navy to Cafe double-handed race between Le become one of that nation's and Havre, France, and Cartagena, Colum­ indeed, the world's, greatest seamen. bia. He was also aboard Aquitaine Inno­ at sea Tabarly became a national hero vations when it won its division of the The legendary French yachtsman and after winning the 1964 OSTAR, a 1997 . 1967 Sydney to Hobart line honours Transatlantic single-handed race from France's President Chirac and his winner Eric Tabarly has been lost at Plymouth, England, to Newport, widow, Jacqueline, were among the sea off the coast of Wales. He was Rhode Island, USA, with PenDuickII, a large gathering for a memorial service swept overboard in the Irish Sea as he 44ft ketch. His victory made yachting held subsequently at the French Naval and especially Transatlantic Academy at Lanvec, Brest, where 'Tabarly became a national hero racing one of France's most Tabarly graduated. popular sports with the gen­ after winning the 1964 OSTAR, a eral public. Twelve years lat­ Transatlantic single-handed race er, Tabarly did it again at the Fiji Regatta helm of Pen Duick N, a 74ft from Plymouth, England, to maxi, normally sailed by a Week At Newport, Rhode Island, USA, with crew of 18 men. Between those two great Pen Duick II, a 44ft ketch.' victories, he won line hon- Musket Cove ours in the Fastnet Race and Australian yacht owners are being sailed Pen Duick, a classic Fife-designed the Sydney to Hobart in 1967 with the invited to contest one of the South cutter, to join owners of other vintage 16.2m black-hulled, clipper-bowed Pacific's most popular sailing events, yachts at the Scottish port of Fairlie for schooner Pen Duick III. On c01Tected Fiji Regatta Week, from September 4 a gathering in memory of the time, Pen Duick m placed second. In to 12 this year. legendary designer William Fife. 1980 Tabarly was aboard the French Organised by well known ex­ Tabarly had owned six monohull yacht Paul Ricard when it broke the patriate Australian, Dick Smith, and and multihull yachts named Pen Duick, Atlantic crossing record set by the sailed out of his famous Musket Cove which signifies a black-headed tit in famous Charly Barr in 1905. Island Resort, Fiji Regatta Week is the Breton language. Tabarly skippered Pen Duick N in legendary among cruising sailors Nikki Herriset of Sail-online.com the 1977-78 Whitbread Around the from around the world. Musket Cove Resort is on Maiolo Lailai Island, to the west ofNadi. It is part of Fiji's western group of islands Hedley Watson dies in Qld - the region that lays claim to the title of being the sunniest part of the Captain Hedley Watson, a former sailing secretary of the Cruising Yacht Club entire South Pacific. of Australia from the late 1960s through to 1973, has died suddenly in North As well as competing in Regatta Queensland . He suffered an aneurysm and died after being rushed from Lin­ Week, yacht owners and their crews deman Island to Townsville Hospital. will also be able to enter in the Mus­ Capt Watson, 65, was the only compass adjuster in the Whitsundays and ket Cove to Port Vila race which one of only two local surveyors accredited by Transport Queensland to carry starts just a few days after the series out inspections on commercial vessels. ends. Born on Barry, on the Bristol Channel of Wales, Captain Wilson had sailing "The reputation of Regatta Week is so strong among cruising sailors and the sea in his blood . He gained a cadetship as a 16-year-old with the that many plan their voyage across British India Co, sailing on trading ships between Britain and India before emi­ the Pacific just to be at Musket Cove grating to Australia in 1953. He joined the CYCA in the mid 1960s. in September," Dick Smith said. "If After leaving the CYCA in 1973, Capt Watson worked in Western Australia you know how to have fun both before settling in the Whitsundays. A memorial service was held at the Whit­ ashore and afloat then you are eligi­ sun day Sa iling Club and his ashes scattered in Pioneer Bay. ble to compete. • CYCA Life Member David Goode has passed away suddenly in Adelaide, "We have two divisions - racing with spinnakers and racing without bringing to an end his all-consuming interest in yachting, including many years spinnakers. It's that simple. The as e 0"1cia l starter for the Club's offshore races . 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