SOUTHPORT YACHT CLUB NEWS / INFO Issue Number 46 Autumn 2017 auric’s QUEST 2017 BARTERCARD SAIL PARADISE CHAMPION 1STMARCH - 31ST MAY 2 | iN SYnC | Southport Yacht Club CONTENTS What a fantastic few months at SYC! The festivities began in December with Splice the Main 2 Sunset Garden Tapas & Pizza Bar Brace, followed by Carols on the Broadwater and New 4 Commodore’s Report Year’s Eve! The Club was a buzz on water too with the 2016 5 Chairman’s Report Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the inaugural Pittwater 5 General Manager’s Report to Southport, Bartercard Sail Paradise, Nacra 15 training camp, Surf to City and the introduction of Mathew Belcher 6 Sailing Operations Manager’s Report OAM as our Performance Program Mentor. 7 Bartercard Sail Paradise and Pittwater to Southport 8 Festivities at Southport Yacht Club This edition is full of fantastic sailing results, event 10 SYC Marina & Hardstand photography, upcoming events and so much more. 11 Mathew Belcher 2017 Australian National Champion If you have any exciting news, regatta results, achievements and Fastway Couriers Cat Weekend on and off the water or anything else you wish to 14 Birthday Draws / SYC Employee of the Quarter submit into the next iN SYnC, please contact myself via 15 SYC Golf Club / Functions / Weddings at SYC 07 5591 3500 / Marketing.Manager@southportyachtclub. 16 SYC Boutique com.au or drop by and see me at the Club. 17 SYC Communication Channels Until then, safe boating! 18 Up Coming Events 20 Vice Commodore Power Report / Power Boat What’s on 21 Cruising with L’Attitudes Bronwen Hemmings 22 A man and his boat Editor - iN SYnC 24 Vice Commodore Sail Report 25 Sailing at SYC Southport Yacht Club 26 Keel Boat Racing 27 SYC Nationals Results 28 Sailing at SYC 29 Nacra 15 Training Camp at SYC CHAIRMAN - Scott Siganto 30 Sailability Gold Coast COMMODORE - Kerry Noyes 31 Sailing What’s On VICE COMMODORE POWER - Graham Webb 32 Associates Committee Report 34 Gold Coast Seaway Tide Chart VICE COMMODORE SAIL - Ray McMahon 34 SYC Sponsors TREASURER - Garry Edwards BOARD MEMBERS - Chris Oxenford and Bob Howard GENERAL MANAGER - Brett James Front Cover: iN SYnC: Publication of Southport Yacht Club Inc. Auric’s Quest, Fred Bestall Address: 1 Macarthur Parade, Main Beach, QLD 4217 2017 Bartercard Sail Paradise Champion Phone: 07 5591 3500 Photo credit: Michael Jennings Fax: 07 5532 7507 Website: www.southportyachtclub.com.au iN SYnC is published quarterly September, December, March and June. The opinions expressed by the authors and contributors of articles in EDITOR / ART / PRODUCTION / ADVERTISING SALES: iN SYnC are not necessarily those of Southport Yacht Club Inc, nor does Southport Yacht Club Inc. guarantee the accuracy of statements made by Bronwen Hemmings contributors or advertisers or accept any responsibility for any product or statements made herein. Southport Yacht Club Inc does not accept liability Marketing Manager for advertising material published in iN SYnC which may contravene the Trade Practices Act. Other than for the purpose of review and subject Southport Yacht Club to the Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced in Email: [email protected] any form without the prior written permission of the publisher. Upcoming events and promotions are subject to change without notice. Phone: 07 5591 3500 Southport Yacht Club | iN SYnC | 3 CLUBCLUB REPORTS REPORTS COMMODORE’S REPORT Kerry Noyes Well the first sixth months in my tenure as your Commodore under the expert guidance of our coaching team. has gone by in an instance. I must say it is not only a Along with the One Team announcement our Club was great and humbling honor to represent this great Club, chosen to Host the first ISAF Youth Nacra 15 training camp but also very gratifying to work with an enthusiastic team held in Australia in late January. The first Nacra 15’s Vice Commodore’s Ray and Graham along with the Board, arrived in Brisbane 9 January with 11 attending the training General Manager Brett James, Staff and Members. sessions held at Hollywell mid-January, Darren Bundock Brett and team have excelled over the Christmas New Year newly appointed Australian Sailing Multihull coach led these Season with great results. Both the Christmas Lights Parade sessions ably assisted by Brady Lowe, Danny Fuller and two and Carols on the Broadwater, with the arrival of Santa Nacra 17 Sailors Sam Simmonds, Max Von Richte and our particularly exciting for the our junior members, were own Joel Turner the tuning sessions, on water sessions and great family events enjoyed by all that attended. a raft of skill sessions what a great opportunity for our youth. Vice Commodore’s Graham and Ray have been diligent in driving and encouraging the Boating and Sailing activities of It is with initiatives such as these that we will realise our the Club and improving, participation and communication. goal of attracting new members from a young age and building friendships, comradeship and club loyalty that will Our two major recent achievements include winning last for a lifetime. the Goodwill Cup as reported in our last iN SYnC and in early January the inaugural Club Marine Pittwater to The Club is committed to foster a good relationship with Southport Yacht Race followed by our very own marquee the external community, local and national events, training regatta, Bartercard Sail Paradise. Reports from travelling camps and multiple State and National Championships competitors in both Pittwater to Southport and Bartercard hosted over the last few years, engaging in community Sail Paradise are our race management, hospitality and service where appropriate, and assisting in developing the ambience is second to none when it comes to welcoming next generation of sailor’s, navigators, cruisers and water visitors, competitors or support crew and family to our sportsmen and women. great Club. Well done to all our fantastic Volunteers, All of these activities require support. They also require Sailing Office and Main Beach staff without a doubt your ongoing review of the way the club conducts its business. commitment makes our Club what it is today. Rest assured We will need to continue our marketing strategy to grow debrief and planning are already underway for next year’s the membership and target corporate clients and business event. partners. We will continue to pursue new revenue streams, Just an update on the operations at Hollywell, SYC efficiencies in our own practices, business opportunities Hollywell has always been an area where we plant the seed and commercial undertakings that will benefit all members. of interest in younger generations to introduce them into We consider Southport Yacht Club to be the premier the sport of sailing, and now with Olympic Gold medallist yachting and boating club in the country and a preferred Matthew Belcher (OAM) along with fellow coaches Brendan club of choice in the community with outstanding facilities, Casey (Multiple Laser Radial World Champion, Olympian programs and service. London 2012) Shane Smith (Coach Australian Sailing Team) and Shelly White announcing the SYC One Team initiative So in conclusion, your Club is in great shape. Our aim is on Sunday 29 January. We at Southport Yacht Club believe to continue the Boards vision, to make the Club the best our future champions have the best in facilities, most trying members club, with great social events and serious but waterways and coaches to achieve their goals, whatever challenging sailing, logging and cruising events with many they may be (Olympics, Nationals, Club Racer or Cruisers). participitants on our waterways. I must say I often attend the Wednesday afternoon training I am looking forward with excitement to the next chapter sessions for “The Sailing Team” those that have completed for SYC, basic sailing lessons and are now ready to hone their skills it is wonderful to see young adolescences, often as young Kerry Noyes as 9 or 10, rigging launching and mastering boat handling Commodore 4 | iN SYnC | Southport Yacht Club CLUB REPORTS CHAIRMAN’S REPORT This is something that the Club is extremely focused on to ensure that Scott Siganto both social, and competitive, boating On water, or off, this summer has been amazing at the can continue to be enjoyed on the Club! We have enjoyed great racing, our sailors are getting Gold Coast. SYC are contributing a fantastic results across many divisions, the Club is busy and submission in time for the relaunch we are hearing so many positive comments. of the GCWA master plan. Dux SYC hosted the finish of the Pittwater to Southport Yacht facility at South Stradbroke Island is Race, which resulted in sailors from across Australia something that SYC are continuously converging on the Club, eating, drinking and enjoying all reviewing that facility to ensure that we have to offer! Some of the sailors joined in the Twilight it is offering the members what they need. The Board, in Racing on Thursday afternoon from Main Beach and conjunction with the Waterfront Committee, are currently returned to the Club raving about the experience. Positive compiling a master plan for Dux, looking at requirements comments were passed to the VC Sail, Ray McMahon, as for the future. well as the Club management team. It seems that most Dual Olympic medallist, Mathew Belcher OAM, is now sailors are more than happy to return to our shores again in mentoring our High Performance Team’s training as their 2018. From this race we led into Bartercard Sail Paradise, mentor. The Team is showing the signs of benefiting from which itself was an immense success again this year. the sailors presence at Hollywell, and from Mathew directly 2017 looks set to be a year of strategic planning, and with his passion for the sport it’s hard not to get excited.