s4.9s NZ $6.50 (inc. GST) • Jf1 E SAIL ABOARD BOND'S DRUMBEAT • TRICOLOR FLIES FOR NOUMEA • NEW YACHT RACE RULES Two days of heavy snowfalls some most breathtaking views. Hairpin after hairpin, the and the chalet was as isolated as lee A thick fog lay on the valley Range Rover's superb power steering Station Zebra. floor like a carpet of cotton wool. proved itself as it increased It was a perfect opportunity Sitting up in the Range Rover, assistance towards full lock. The final stretch to the chalet ''Welcome to the chalet'' we tof!tai~!n. was our toughest challenge. ~.I I,,. I,• ,I,,. • I Mansfield, Virgin snow greeted us all the way. The Range Rover took to it like he sa,u, urea111ng t,,e ,ce. ~f:g~~~d :ya\he to see if the Range Rover was usual pack of tourist coaches. everything it's cracked up to be. Kicking the automatic down Our trip began in the cold, from fourth to third, we took them damp air of pre-dawn Melbourne. one by one. Apart from ski gear, we had On to the tollgate and it was packed enough food to satisfy four time to get the chains on. hearty apres-ski appetites for more For conventional vehicles, that than a week. is. We'd packed ours in, knowing The cavernous luggage area ate we'd probably never use them. a snowcat. The low ratio gears made it all up and still had room for more. light work of the haul up the slope, Leaving the inner city streets while the rubber body mount­ behind, I turned up the heating, ings and long coil springs easily dimmed the instrument panel and accounted for any hidden rocks or asked my co-driver to select some potholes. appropriate early morning music. It was hard to imagine a more Midnight Oil boomed away on delightful conclusion to our trip. the 4-speaker stereo as if they were As we pulled up outside our playing live. new home for the week, our host Meanwhile, the Range Rover's stepped out to greet us. fuel-injected, 3.5 litre VS engine With the security of permanent four "Welcome to the chalet:' he quietly went to work, maintaining a wheel drive, we cruised past envious said, breaking the ice. steady cruising speed all the way. onlookers almost arrogantly and Cresting the Great Divide provided began the steep ascent to Buller. CD Range Rover. Write your own story. Roof ra cks optional extra . For further information, or the name of your nearest dealer, send your business card to Range Rover, Freepost 15, PO Box 59, Liverpool, NSW 2170, or call Sydney 908 0822, outside Sydney (STD Free) 008 252 022. )RR67i 1 FCB FIRST(S)S. AHEAD BY YEARS, WINNING BY MILES. Discontinuous rod shrouds. No runners. Double luff reeling genoa. 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Club of Australia :\:,:... , JUPITERS GOLD COAST CLASSIC Remember la st year's gale - well, an expected fleet of 80-100 boats is lining up again for another great race north .......... 6 SYDNEY-HOBART 1989 A new sponsor, new racing rules, new Flag Officers and Directors IMS division and a strong internationa l Commodore: David Kellett line-up for the Southern Cross Cup ... .. 15 Vice Commodore: Les McClean Rear Commodores: David Hundt GLAMOROUS SYDNEY BOAT SHOW Gordon Marshall Darling Harbour venue added new status and glamour to Sydney's Internationa l Treasurer: Leigh Minehan Boat Show, and attracted big crowds ..... .. ... ............... ..... ..... ................ 28 Directors: Alan Brown Maurice Cameron ONE TON CUP IN NAPLES Richard Cawse David Fuller "Casino Racing" is how one yachtsman described the lucky and unlucky breaks at Donald Graham the 1989 One Ton Cup off Nap les, but it was a great fleet .......................... 29 Gary Linacre TRICOLOR FLIES FOR FRANCE General Manager: John Terry French yachts dominated results after gale-battered C lub Med Australia-New Club Committees Ca ledonia Ocean Race, with a glamorous winner in Anic Da-Ros ... .............. 32 Management & Finance: D. Kellett (Chairman) DRUMBEAT JOINS THE MAXIS Sailing: G. Marshall (Chairman Editor Peter Campbell records his impressions ofsailing aboard Alan Bond's new House: L. McClean (Chairman) maxi off Fremantle ......... ............... .. , ................................. ........ 58 Development: R. Cawse (Chairman) Publications: A. Brown (Chairman) Membership: A. Brown (Chairman) Yard & Marina: D. Fuller (Chairman) Sydney-Hobart Race: G. Marshall (Chairman) Youth Sailing: M. Cameron (Chairman) Delegate to the Offshore Committee Y.A. N.S.W: NEWS - The latest offshore yachting news from our Australian and D. Kellett (Chairman) international sources ....................................... ... ......... ..... ............. 17 Sailing Secretary: Bob Brenac Cruising Yacht Club of Australia NOT THE CUSTOMS HOUSE AGAIN New Beach Road, Rik Dovey finds his ultimat sailing craft ............... .. ............................. 40 Darling Point, NSW 2027 Telephone: (02) 32 9731 Telex: 72278 SEA YSEA DESIGNS - Admiral's Cup sparks a flurry of new designs ... .. ............ 45 Fax:(02) 32 9745 4 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 Publisher MAX PRESS WHITBREAD Editor ROUND-THE-WORLD PETER CAMPBELL RACE Art Director A smaller than expected.fleet of GREG MEEK 26 yachts will set sa il from Production BOBZOOMER So uthhampton on September 2 in th e Photography 33, 000nautical mile endurance race, DAVID CLARE with a stopover at Fremantle in Published by Western Australia ........... ..... .. 46 PLUS our spectacular co lour gatejoldfeaturing one of the New Zealand entries for the Whitbread, 191 Arthur St, Homebush West, 2140. 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OFFSHORE CALENDAR- 54 Park Street, Sydney 2000. for '89-90 .. ............. ...... ....... ...................................... ... .... .... 82 The opinions expressed in this ma gazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. AU rights rese rved. No part of this publication may COVER PIC- The Bowman will earn his keep aboard Stein/ager II, one of th e be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of th e publisher. two New Zealand entries in the Whitbread Round-The-World Race, Startingfrom * The cover price of S4.95 (SNZ6.50) is the recommended maximum charge for this Southhampton, September 2. Entry list - Page 47. publica tion. ISSN 08 19-7479 Typeset and printed by Rotary Offset Press Pty Ltd , 119 Arthur St., Homebush West, 2140 (02) 764 1111. OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 5 THE spinning and rolling wasn't confined to the Casino during last year's Sydney-Gold Coast, with "Sir Robbo" Robertson giving a display of out-of control antics in Queenslan Maid.