December 2016 Volume 50 Number 20 02 Sydney Brisbane Geelong Perth Geelong Brisbane Sydney - 9939 - 2273 07 2273 - 3203 - 1330 03 - 5222 - 2930 082930 - 9331 - 3910 3910 Frequentflyer—2016 Club Champions — Photo Noleen Berg MULTIHULL YACHT CLUB QUEENSLAND: PO BOX 178, WYNNUM. Q. 4178 2 Monthly Events Sat 28 Jan City to Surf Thurs 2 Feb General Meeting Commodore’s Comment By Bruce Wieland The close of the 2016 year was celebrated in spectacular fashion with the Christmas Party and Trophy Presentation. Social Secretary Lyn again produced a very special themed party night. Attendance at this function is growing year by year, and the imaginative costumes reflect the friendly spirit within the club. Congratulations to the trophy winners, particularly to Club Champion Chris Wren and the crew of frequentflyer. The competition was very close with runner up Hasta La Vista only 8 points adrift. The experiment of breaking the year into four series of races has received positive feedback and will continue, with some fine tuning, in 2017. Planning is underway for the B2G Race, and some exciting new features are to be announced soon. Stay tuned!! Cruising events on Moreton Bay this year seemed to be affected by weather, with several cancelled, but with the exception of the November cruise to beautiful Lucinda Bay. Those big multis which sailed north for the regattas enjoyed great sailing conditions in the north, but experienced a mixed bag of conditions for the passages. Renaissance and PurrFik did manage leisurely cruises north. There will be no organized Christmas Cruise this year as all effort is going towards a Gladstone Cruise, similar to the 50th Anniversary Cruise, built around the race during Easter 2017. Details will be published soon! The Management Committee is substantially unchanged following the AGM in November. We do welcome back the very timid Peter Hackett to the team. Peter has taken over the role as OMR Data Officer. Zebb Peters has stood down from that role having served for several years. I pay tribute to Zebb and on behalf of members, thank him for serving MYCQ in multiple roles. Also standing down from Management Committee is Life Member Jim Stubbings. Jim has an extraordinary passion for MYCQ, always displaying infectious enthusiasm. Thank you Jim and well done! Lyn and I are humbled to be jointly awarded the Gold Rush Trophy for outstanding service to the club. This award is voted by the Life Members of the club for recognition of service. MYCQ has no paid staff, it is a club of volunteers. As always there are many people who contribute to our success. I do wish to make special mention of Lyn. Lyn does not have a history of sailing, and in fact can’t swim, but she does have a long history of support for causes. (me included) Her organizational ability is superb, as shown by the success of events like the “Old Salts Luncheon”, the “Casino Night”, three Christmas Parties and B2G Presentations, and the B2G start 2016 in conjunction with the Bluewater Festival. Thank you to the members for the recognition awarded to Lyn Wieland. 3 From the Editor Welcome to the final edition of the Multinews for 2016. It has been a difficult year for me working in Sydney and not able to attend any meetings nor attend many of the club events. Even though I will still be in Sydney during most of 2017 I will be hoping that I can attend a few more events and get out on the boat a bit more. This Edition is full of Events that will be of interest to members including the Nationals, the Kings Cup, Extreme Sailing in Sydney and some international News. Also included are the AGM minutes and a slightly revised list of Office Holders. Unfortunately I don’t have a Calendar for 2017 yet but hopefully this will be included in the next edition. The next edition will be sent out just before the February Meeting so until then have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Inside this issue: MYCQ Brisbane to Gladstone Cruise Rally········································· 14 Social Report ···················································································· 15 2016 Nationals—Wangi ···································································· 23 Who’s the Boss! ··············································································· 29 Phuket King’s Cup Regatta 30th Anniversary ··································· 31 America’s Cup ·················································································· 39 RORC Transatlantic Race ·································································· 41 Extreme Sailing Sydney ··································································· 42 Other Videos and NEWS ·································································· 45 Website: www.mycq.org.au https://www.facebook.com/TheMYCQ https://twitter.com/TheMYCQ Would you like to receive a regular copy of the Multinews? All you have to do is join the MYCQ (from $71.50*) *$71.50 is the country/overseas Go to: http://www.mycq.org.au/membershipform member rate 4 Office Holders for 2016 Management Committee Phone Mobile Email Commodore Bruce Wieland 07 3395 4727 0438 176 704 [email protected] Vice Commodore Mike Hodges 07 3278 5154 0411 888 850 [email protected] Rear Commodore Alasdair Noble 0409 490 595 [email protected] Club Secretary Chris Wren 0448 999 800 [email protected] Assistant Secretary Barbara Stubbings 0419 760 369 [email protected] Treasurer Allan Bolt 0438 866921 [email protected] MC Member Zebb Peters 0413 291 829 [email protected] MC Member Chris Dewar 07 3821 4315 0411 403 928 [email protected] MC Member Jim Fern 07 3396 6667 0418 188 768 [email protected] MC Member Tony Eppell 07 3207 1900 0427 743 111 [email protected] Trailerables Rep. Peter Hackett 07 3269 5943 0438 695 943 [email protected] Cruise Captain Ray Perry 0427 576 781 [email protected] Yachting Qld Lyle Stanaway 07 3396 0926 0414 947 867 [email protected] Representatives TBA Brisbane to Gladstone Race Administration Arbitrary Ratings Mike Hodges 07 3278 5154 0411 888 850 [email protected] Officer Offshore Multihull Rule (OMR) OMR Manager Peter Hackett 07 3269 5943 0438 695 943 [email protected] OMR Measurer Geoff Cruse 07 3396 8420 0409 986 421 [email protected] OMR Measurer Peter Hackett 07 3269 5943 0438 695 943 [email protected] OMR Measurer Mike Hodges 07 3278 5154 0411 888 850 [email protected] OMR Measurer Alasdair Noble 0409 490 595 [email protected] OMR Measurer Richard Jenkins 07 3822 1731 0498 228 656 [email protected] Safety Officer TBA Library, Publications, Website, Trophies etc Social Secretary Lyn Wieland 07 3395 4727 0484 808 895 [email protected] Librarian/Archives Multinews Editor Chris Dewar 07 3821 4315 0411 403 928 [email protected] Sponsorship Officer TBA Trophy Officer Lyn Wieland 07 3395 4727 0484 808 895 [email protected] Website Manager Chris Dewar 07 3821 4315 0411 403 928 [email protected] Bar Manager Jim Fern 07 3396 6667 0418 188 768 [email protected] Area Representatives Airlie Beach Shane Bayer 0415 640 146 [email protected] Bowen Rick Clarke 07 4786 1812 Hervey Bay Darryl Dorsett 07 4125 2399 0408 198 132 [email protected] Mackay Rod Cunningham 0419 776 090 [email protected] Sunshine Coast Jim Stubbings 0419 760 369 [email protected] Townsville Jim McGeachie 0411 037 986 Cairns Rob Sherwood 0417 081 996 [email protected] 5 Multihull Yacht Club Queensland Inc MYCQ AGM 3 November 2016 with commentary leading up to and during the start. The fleet was also welcomed 1. Attendees personally by the new Mayor of Gladstone, As per attendance book. Matt Burnett. 2. Apologies Fleet numbers during mid-year were affected by the mass exodus to the northern regattas, Chris Dewar Alasdair Noble Sue Perry combined with the time spent out of the Eileen Hamarty Jim Stubbings Ray Perry water by five of our yachts having major Peter Sutherland Barbara Stubbings renovations. Previous Minutes Planning is well underway for a restructured The previous AGM minutes were read by sailing programme for 2017, with more Bruce Wieland including the emphasis on short series, and the inclusion of a cruising division in our races. Indications Management Committee Report, Auditors are that the B to G fleet will be very report which was presented and accepted. competitive in 2017. Total Audit Services was appointed as our 2.3 OMR auditors. The OMR underwent a major review resulting Bruce Wieland vacated the chair so the in some fundamental changes to the rule. elections could be held. Jim Stubbings The OMR Review Committee of Alasdair chaired the meeting to appoint the new Noble, Mike Hodges and Geoff Cruse deserve committee. high praise for their work, resulting in very Motion: that the previous minutes be good feedback and acceptance by boat accepted. owners. Moved: Bruce Wieland 2.4 Cruising Seconded: Lynn Wieland Motion carried. The 2015/16 Christmas Cruise to Noosa was affected by a strong wind warning with 2. The Commodore's Management associated risky bar crossing which kept our Committee Report cruising boats anchored in Mooloolaba. The 2016 year has been eventful and the Despite the wind and some rain, the new following is a summary. the full report will be year was celebrated with a Barbecue on the in the Multinews. riverbank, followed by a party hosted by Allan and Mary on “Christmas Beetle”. 2.1 Social Several of our members ventured north on The 2015 year finished with our Christmas cruises during winter. Notable were Life Party and Trophy Presentation. Social Members Dudley Young and Jenny Maruff on Secretary Lyn Wieland led an enthusiastic Tropical Cat, with Ray and Sue on Purrfik still team to again produce a spectacular themed on their return journey. party. The 2016 party is shaping up to be even better. MYCQ is planning a cruise associated with the B2G Race in 2017.