AUST. $6.95 inc GST Print Post Approved PP100009747 WINTER 2014 T CLU H B C A O Y F L T A A Y S M O R A N E I H A T In this issue OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL YACHT CLUB 9 27 29 OF TASMANIA, Marieville Esplanade, SANDY BAY Tasmania 7005 Telephone: (03) 6223 4599 Facsimile: (03) 6223 1308 Website: www.ryct.org.au Email address: [email protected] Flag Officers Commodore Richard Batt 2 Editor’s Notes 15 RYCT team racing win Vice Commodore Matthew Johnston Rear Commodore Tracy Matthews 3 Commodore’s Notes 16 Farr 40 success in USA Board of Directors: Vice Commodore’s Notes Member profile – Andrew Hunn Gavin P. Adamson 5 17 Murray Chambers Claire Cunningham 7 Rear Commodore’s Notes 22 New Members Michael Cooper Graham Taplin 8 Let the season begin 23 Tubby fronts the Ballina Bar Peter Langford Geoff Wells 9 Annual General Meeting 26 Navigation and Seamanship Trial Daniel Woods 70th Rolex Sydney Hobart Pear Tree Cruise General Manager: 10 28 Robert Devine 11 Wins for Auderé, Helsal 3 29 News from all Ports Sailing Manager: Nick Hutton 13 Club Prize-giving Dinner 30 Off the Beach Prize-giving THE TASMANIAN ARTICLES, NEWS ITEMS and LETTERS TO CLOSING DATE for the 2014 Spring Edition YACHTSMAN THE EDITOR: are always most welcome, but of the Tasmanian Yachtsman is Friday, should clearly indicate the author’s name and 31 October 2014. Editor: Peter Campbell affiliation (if relevant). Preferably, they should be P: 0419 385 028 emailed to the Editor as a word file attachment. 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Haze) makes her dramatic crossing of Katrina Arkley 0407 691 077 Lynne Page 0429 948 963 the bar at Ballina on the New South Wales North Coast. 5 Victoria Street Hobart Tasmania 7000 +61 (0) 3 6220 6999 Photo: Nicole Ainsworth. www.knightfranktas.com.au TASMANIAN YACHTSMAN WINTER 2014 1 kf_tasyachtsman_final.indd 1 2/12/13 6:42 AM Editor’s Notes Commodore’s Notes Congratulations to Commodore Richard I would like to congratulate Roger Martin Batt and Vice Commodore Matthew on unanimously being elected a Life Johnston on their re-election at the Member of the Royal Yacht Club of Club’s recent 133rd Annual General Tasmania. A member of the RYCT since Meeting. Also to Tracy Matthews, who 1966, Roger has been untiring in his returns to the Board as a Flag Officer, voluntary work for the Club, including taking over the role of Rear Commodore being a principal race officer, a member from Ross de Little. Tasmanian high performance sailors at the recent launch of the State Sailing Performance of the Sydney Hobart committee, Vice Program at the Club, from left, Amelia Catt, Jock Calvert, Matthew Bugg, Lucy Shephard and Commodore from 2010 to 2012, as As Vice Commodore, Richard assumed Anna Vaughan. Photo Peter Campbell well as being on numerous committees the role ‘ex-officio’ in late 2012 when including Interclub, Sailing, Showdown Commodore Graham Taplin became I will always remember with great participate at a basic level. The costs are and many National championship ill. He was elected unopposed as honour the recent Australia Day Honour comparable to football, netball, hockey, events. Commodore last year. Investiture at Government House, where rowing.” Past Commodore Taplin’s comments Richard maintains a long family he welcomed me as “my old mate…. “He went on….”However, for those in the 131st Annual Report says it all association with the Royal Yacht Club of we’ll send you the photo this time”, whose aspire to represent their state, about Roger: “It would be remiss of me Tasmania and I am sure that members pinned on my medal and made sure that and eventually, their country at national if I didn’t acknowledge the wonderful will agree with me that he is carrying I faced the cameras! and international level and to succeed contribution Roger Martin has made to on this tradition with great dignity and That was, I believe, the final major at World championships or Olympic this Club, not only through his services leadership. ceremonial function that Peter or Paralympic Games, a much more as Vice Commodore, but his ongoing It’s pleasing, too, that Immediate Past Underwood was to carry out at considered approach to their personal ‘nothing is too much trouble’ attitude, Commodore Taplin has been re-elected Government House. A sad loss indeed and financial situation is required. his attention to detail and his friendly as a Director although, of course, he has to the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, to demeanour about the Club.” Lloyd Clark helming the new Voodoo Chile which placed third at the Farr 40 US West Coast “The personal costs for each athlete are been a member of the Board as IPC. the State of Tasmania and its people. championship. Photo Sara Proctor. measured by the long hours of training, Roger’s assistance while I was Vice Graham maintained an active interest in Tasmanian sailors, young and old, have the physical demands on their bodies, Commodore was invaluable and I in 2.4mR class at the Go for Gold regatta class. In conditions that did not suit Jock club activities throughout his recovery, achieved some outstanding results the sacrifices they make in their family personally appreciate all of his efforts on England’s south coast, and has now he finished 26th overall and is to be and his vast knowledge of Club history nationally and internationally so far life, and to their careers. and commitment to our wonderful Club headed off to contest the 2.4mR class at congratulated on his efforts. and traditions is a great asset to the in 2014 and I am sure there is more and the sport of sailing. the International Federation of Disabled Board. “Additionally, the funding required for a In addition to funding and in-kind to come as others head overseas to Sailors (IFDS) World championships at serious domestic or overseas campaign I would also like to congratulate the support from Yachting Australia, the One the main matters on the agenda contest major regattas this northern Halifax, Nova Scotia. is overwhelming…athletes need to following Members who have achieved Tasmanian Institute of Sport and the at the AGM was the election of Captain hemisphere summer. purchase boats, related equipment 50 years membership with the Club: He must finish in the top seven to qualify Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, the State Roger Martin as a Life Member, certainly The dedication of young sailors and and clothing and then fund interstate John Featherstone, Norman ‘Ted’ Australia as a nation for a place in the Sailing Performance Program has is a well deserved honour for such a hard- their coaches out on the Derwent on and overseas and travel costs…often Francis, David James, David Jones, restricted fleet for the 2.4mR class at asking supporters and individuals to working member of the Club. Since I a freezing winter’s morning is quite whilst trying to balance work and study Bram Knoop, Fenton Lamprill, William the Rio Paralympics. His recent results make a donation to the Australian Sports returned to live in Hobart, Roger has remarkable. commitments.” Palmer, Errol Pyke, Peter Stubs and in European regattas rank him a top Foundation to assist the long-term given me immense guidance in my role Charles Turnbull. prospect at the Canadian regatta. He will stability of the SSPP. More information as editor of this magazine and in gaining There is no question that coaching In partnership with Yachting Australia, be joined at the IFDS worlds by another can be found on the Yachting Tasmania wider publicity for the sport of yachting. has been a key factor in realising their whose contribution employs the State The new-look State Sailing Performance Australian sailing squad member and website www.tas.yachting.org.au sailing skills and this was underlined Sailing Performance coach, Yachting Program (SSPP) was launched at On a sad note, also recorded by the Tasmania’s newest SSPP recruit Neil recently at the launch of the State Sailing Tasmania needs to raise $30,000 a year the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania by Congratulations to Lloyd Clarke and Commodore in his Notes, has been the Petterson. Performance Program here at the Club to maintain the YA contribution, ensuring Yachting Tasmania interim President Ron the crew of Voodoo Chile who finished sudden death of the Club’s Commodore where we heard a stirring address by the longevity of the program.