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Editor’s column Skippers encouraged to participate in national recreational boating survey

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ver wondered why you have to wait forever to get a mooring … why there’s so few marinas and so many street boats parked near launching ramps? There seems little foresight or planning to keep up with growing demand. It’s probably because the government is doing what comes naturally … they haven’t got a clue about what’s really happening in the burgeoning boating world. There is little data of substance to inform government decision making with respect to investment in recreational marine infrastructure. The most ambitious survey ever undertaken with a focus on Australian recreational boat users will commence this month. Data collected in the survey will be used in decision making about future recreational boating infrastructure development in Australia. By joining the panel of participating boaters, you will be asked to record information about your most recent boating activity on a monthly basis for 12 months. Information will be gathered, for example: about the origin and destinations of boating trips; where boats are stored; and trip spending data. Modules may be added for a particular month to investigate a special interest topic. The project is being led by the Boating Industries Alliance Australia (BIAA) which represents over 1,500 marine businesses across Australia. The Marina Industries Association (MIA) is also a partner in the project. Providing the technical expertise for the project is the Michigan State University based Recreational Marine Research Center (RMRC) in the US. The RMRC has a long history of conducting boat user research and they adhere

to the highest ethical standards in managing individual’s survey data. The survey is supported by many government agencies who all acknowledge the need for better data on recreational boating to assist in making more informed judgements. BIAA GM Nik Parker, however, highlighted the opportunity for further investment in the survey particularly by state agencies that need better data to inform planning, policy and investment decisions. The primary objectives of the monthly online diary survey are to quantify the economic scale of recreational boating and to better understand the characteristics, habits and behaviours of recreational boaters. Other types of information which will be obtained from the survey will include: number of boats, boat characteristics, boating days, trips and locations; spending, special issues and boat owner characteristics. According to MIA EO Colin Bransgrove this is an opportunity for all industry businesses plus groups, clubs and associations to encourage recreational boat owners that they are in communication with to participate in the survey. To be a member of the Australian Boater Panel you just need to own one or more recreational boats that are kept and operated in Australia. The monthly survey will commence at the beginning of July and can be accessed at www.australiaboatingsurvey.com. Robin Copeland

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Letters Boats breaking from moorings – who is responsible? A current matter in Woodford Bay has highlighted an issue that all boat owners need to be aware of. The Bay has become a holding pen for used boats for sale. They are parading as mooring minders, or the vendors have parked them on abandoned moorings. Many of these boats are improperly moored. Some are attached to the mooring, not by way of the big loop in the mooring line, but the thin piece of rope that attaches the float to the mooring line. This is bound to break. Some of the moorings themselves have not been serviced in a very long time. Which means you have the potential for a few tons of fibreglass, steel or concrete wandering the Bay, bashing into whatever is present. In that case, who is liable for the damage? Is it the mooring owner; is it the current owner of the boat or is it the vendor? Do all these people have insurance to cover this eventuality? Or, as is happening at the moment, the victims will have to go to court and sue for damages, because there is no insurance cover. Douglas Keir, Lane Cove.

I attempted to register a 10ft tinnie with NSW Maritime Rozelle at the beginning of May. Although I had receipts for the boat, motor and the HIN number, I was told that it could not be registered as it had never been registered previously and I would have to have the boat code completed by an NSWM agent. The following day, I had the boat checked for the boat code by an authorized agent at a cost of $78.00. Basically, the inspection was checking the HIN number, which was stamped into the upper section of the transom, and complete the NSWM form which took about five minutes. I then attended RMS at Silverwater. The RMS person told me that she has never completed this type of transaction and

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would have to seek advice as they had not been trained on Maritime type transactions. Well it took about 45 minutes to complete the transaction, with many photo copies, speaking with other RMS personnel, and a few phone calls, etc. There was no cost as I had a concession card. Two weeks later I called NSWM at Rozelle, enquiring as to what was happening with the registration of the boat. I was told they could not assist me as all registrations for boats were processed at RMS Parkes. On 4 June I received an SMS message from Parkes RMS asking that I call them. I was told that they could not process the application as I had made no payment. I explained what I was told by RMS personnel at Silverwater and I was promptly put on hold while they attempted to ascertain whether indeed there was any cost involved. I was then told that the cost was actually $34.00.

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So basically the transaction took nearly one month. Obviously the process needs some fine tuning. Dennis Donald, Croydon.

Good one RMS! I refer to I. Bosnich’s letter ‘Vale Maritime NSW’ (Afloat Jun’13). My husband and I recently purchased a 30ft Mustang Cruiser and to get all the paperwork finalised – including renewal of a fishing licence, boat licence, transfer of ownership and mooring registration – we went to the Roads and Maritime Services office at Gosford. Yes, it did take a while to be called up to the service counter but when we were called up the lass behind the counter was incredible. Patient, pleasant and efficient are only three of the many positive words we can use to describe her manner. Even though we may not agree with the merger of the Roads and Maritime organisations, we believe the RTA is extremely fortunate to have such a professional and capable staff member and the Central Coast is lucky that she is now with the Gosford office. Chris & Daryl Blackmore, Kincumber.

RMS Wait … there’s more The reason Mr Bosnich had a 45 minute wait (Afloat Jun’13) AND no maritime staff is simple. The former maritime customer service staff were mostly all sacked.

A brilliant piece of government corporate planning. We all know there is no difference between motorcars and boats! I mean, both have registrations and licenses. Can’t you understand that! And to underscore this obvious relationship, the Minister for Roads & Maritime Services is about to announce (a bit of inside goss here) that before the coming boating season there will be white lines down the middle of Sydney Harbour, and traffic lights in several locations, e.g. Fort Denison, under the Harbour Bridge and several other cleverly identified watery locations. Gunhild Swietoslava, by email.

To log on or not to log on? There seems to be some misinformation regarding Marine Rescue NSW. I am a watch officer at Marine Rescue Sydney, the main radio base for the Sydney region. This organization is indeed a volunteer organisation, but we do try to be professional and offer a hopefully valuable service to the public. A lot of monitoring problems are related to people who log in with us, for say a trip from Sydney to Port Stephens, but then do not set up a contact schedule. They simply want to log off at destination. Frankly, what is the point of logging in at all? A trip of 110 nautical miles up to 20 nautical miles offshore, equates to a minimum search area of 2200 square nautical miles of search area, and that does NOT take into account drift, current and wind! In a sailing vessel that voyage can be up to 24 hours or more. If they run into difficulty, how are we supposed to know and how

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are we to deploy rescue resources without a clue as where they may roughly be. It is simply irresponsible. My recommendation would be a 2-hourly schedule as a minimum. Regrettably, the rules currently state that contact scheduling to report position is up to the skipper. We cannot dictate a schedule. Then, we have those people who log on with us and fail to log off or fail to call in at their scheduled time. This causes unnecessary work from our end and even to the point of contacting the water police who have overall control of marine safety in Australia, who then have to investigate, a waste of their time as well. The organisation is constantly upgrading its capabilities but there are funding constraints. The levy on boat licenses does not come close to meeting our funding requirement, and all bases still need to raise additional funds for their own bases. This despite the state government grant to the organisation. Bear in mind the cost of new vessels, fuel, and maintenance. The cost of premises etc. My base is currently raising funds to upgrade all our radios and antennas. We recently were donated an HF radio, but still, while we have an adequate antenna, we are looking to get a better one and improve both our reach and reception. The other radios have been in permanent use for up to five years and are never turned off – we are a 24 hour base. Ultimately the gear needs replacing. Is the organisation blameless? No it is not, but we do our best with the equipment we have. People also have a misunderstanding of the capability of radio. Even in a high signal region there can be dead spots, such as, for example under North Head, or some parts around the Barrenjoey headland. Further, one of the most neglected areas of vessel maintenance relates to the antenna. There are a large number of people with a false sense of security due to poorly functioning or non-functional antennas. An antenna has simply to crack for whatever reason, sustain water ingress, and communication can be lost, or poor signal strength, meaning communication when close by but none when further away. We are always happy to help with radio checks. David Bornstein, Marine Rescue Terrey Hills (Marine Rescue Sydney).

Excessive yahooing from rude boats Barry Jackson’s experience of noise from other boats No refuge from heavy metal (Afloat Mar’13) is sadly not unusual. In close to 40 years of cruising Broken Bay I have often been troubled by the inconsiderate playing of music and drunken yahooing of others. It seems that the motor vessel brigade and the hire fleet are the most frequent offenders, but I was recently woken up by a party on a 60-footer playing Bollywood music at 1am! Barry asks what can we do. Over the years I have followed some or all of the following steps: Politely ask them to turn the music down. This rarely works, but on one occasion in Refuge Bay the music was turned off, and the person said he had no idea it was annoying. Definitely worth a try.

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Next, politely tell them that under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 it is an offence to disturb others with noise and that you will report them to the Water Police. Take the boat name and registration. This sometimes works, but often gives rise to drunken abuse, so you may want to skip it. Call the Water Police. They are always helpful, and may send a vessel if they have the capacity at the time. Email them the details the next day, and if other boats are willing to join the complaint get them to do the same. Almost always I end up leaving the mooring or weighing anchor. There are lots of other small bays that are good anchorages by night, although untenable by day due to the wake of power boats passing at high speed. I find it is better to enjoy a quiet motor under the stars and find a good place to sleep, rather than fight the noise makers. The world is sadly full of inconsiderate people, and the joy of a boat is that you can slip the mooring and get away from them. Stuart Walker, by email.

Crab pots in busy traffic lanes hard to see I thoroughly agree with John Brinkley’s letter (Afloat May’13). Crab pot floats between Lion Island and the point south of Pearl Beach in the Hawkesbury are placed like sonar buoys right across the 120 metre stretch. The problem is that they are often covered in growth and are very hard to spot in swell and when sun glare is present. If they want to use crab pots, there should be a requirement that they not be placed within 100 metres of any channel. Then you have the crab pots in busy traffic lanes between Whale Beach and Long Reef, same story, covered in growth. They should have bigger floats and be closer to shore. Mark Skipper, Saratoga.

Fishing float menace Further to your editor’s comment and several letters about fish trap floats. Some time ago I was Master of the Lady Wakehurst doing the afternoon Harbour cruise up Middle Harbour, and off Grotto Point came across a gill net stretched as far as I could see across my course. I eventually attracted the attention of the owner who said it was his “right” to put it there. While he made room to get through, a later check with Fisheries seemed to confirm his claim. I was dumbfounded. He could legally put a net almost right across the channel. This practice is an ongoing menace. Twenty one years ago, in a letter to Afloat in March 1992 Lex Anderson of Darling Point wrote “to try to get some action to have fish traps along the coast either banned from the sea lanes or be marked at all times with a large flag that can be seen by day or night. “Hardly a week goes by that some cruiser does not suffer disablement and expensive damage due to running over these menaces which are only marked with small dirty floats that are hard to see even on a bright, calm day. “Apparently there is no department responsible for safety along the coast and apart from a committee formed by the

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Dept of Fisheries and the MSB to oversee the actions of professional fishermen who don’t seem to be very interested in our problem, there is no one that we can turn to for help in clearing these minefields. “The Water Police are powerless to help and in fact are as aware of the danger as we are particularly when they have to go out on rescue work at night. Anything that Afloat can do to help will be very much appreciated by all power boat owners who travel up and down the coast.” Recently on a voyage to Hobart we saw a few and managed to dodge them, but they are a real and threatening danger. Tom Hughes J.P. Warriewood.

Marina for Snug Cove in Twofold Bay at Eden A breakwater and marina are now a distinct possibility for Snug Cove in Twofold Bay at Eden NSW. As the only deep water port with good facilities between Melbourne, Sydney and northern Tasmania situated on the edge of Bass Strait, Eden has long been a port of refuge, particularly at Sydney-Hobart time. However, Snug Cove’s exposure to bad south west weather has lead to the port being classified as unsafe for small vessels by RMS and this has, unfortunately, been confirmed by bad experiences of visitors, including vessel damage. After much lobbying, the Bega Valley Shire Council and the NSW Government have agreed on a port overhaul to

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He took over the wheel and steered us down the canal, over the state line and into North Carolina. He left us at the southern end of the canal and this little stratagem saved us several thousand dollars. In the same issue is an article on ‘The Triangular Yacht’. Mention is made of an interview with Len Gulson in a 1952 yachting magazine. The magazine was Seacraft and I was one of the interviewers. As we climbed aboard the hull heeled about 15° but Gulson assured us it would heel no further, even under sail. He then invited us to stay aboard for the maiden sail which we hurriedly declined. His dreamboat certainly proved to be a lemon. Stan Bradfield, Kelmscott, WA.

US tax laws and Grey Imports Further to Grey Imports and the USA Tax Laws (Afloat, May’13). A typical example of the USA Tax Laws was experienced when we had a Colvin designed steel yacht built at Gwynn Island, on Chesapeake Bay, in the State of Virginia. Although we had the yacht registered as a British vessel, homeport Fremantle, WA, we were given a tax bill based on the builder’s selling price by the state. However, there was an obscure law stating that the tax could be waived if the builder was actually in command of the vessel when it crossed into another state. Fortunately the builder agreed to steer D’vara over the state line. Two days after departing Gwynn Island the builder joined us at the northern end of the Dismal Swamp Canal.

Bright ideas needed for Cockle Bay’s boat show Jan Russell’s valiant defence and justifications of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s flagging and pathetic efforts in staging what was amusingly billed as the Classic and Wooden Boat Show (Afloat, May’13) is to be admired for its courage and steadfastness in the face of a tragic reality. Tassie’s efforts have proved that with a small lick of government money and good dollops of passion and resolve a world class event can flourish. Jan, it’s not money and space that’s lacking in Cockle Bay, it’s inspiration! During the past few years I have watched with increasing alarm and disappointment as the ANMM eroded, abraded and banished the characters and the character boats that make up our rich maritime tradition.

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concerned a 50ft cruiser that contrary to RMS rules is always tied up to a jetty and not on its mooring. After a day’s outing, its owner attempted to put it back on its mooring. Unfortunately the mooring rope had become encrusted with growth and the owner could be heard telling the crew over the loudspeaker from the bridge to let the mooring go rather than foul the foredeck. Some ten minutes later a NSW Maritime vessel came speeding across the lake and the two BSOs on board proceeded to scrape the line clean for him. A recent easterly gale saw the same cruiser drag its mooring so that the bow of a small yacht moored to the west of it was about 4m from its stern. When the owner of the yacht rang RMS to complain he was reportedly advised to move his yacht! While I don’t begrudge some boat owners being given special treatment by RMS, it is of some concern that similar courtesies can’t be extended to all users of our wonderful waterway. Paul Hannan, Coal Point.

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I refer to Robert Krouse’s letter (Afloat Jun’13). I hope that RMS will promptly clarify the question of leaving a boat unattended when anchored. Nowhere in the current RMS Boating Handbook does it say that a vessel cannot be left unattended at anchor. To the contrary, page 28 of the handbook, after giving suggestions on how to anchor, says “These factors are particularly important … if you plan to stay overnight or leave your vessel unattended for even a brief period.” This makes it clear that a vessel can be left unattended at anchor. Dick Branson, Engadine.

Vessel in question was impeding navigation In response to Robert Krouse’s letter which appeared in the June edition of Afloat, Roads and Maritime Services would like to clarify some of the requirements in the legislation which apply to anchored vessels in NSW navigable waters. Under the marine legislation, the operator of a vessel must not: (a) obstruct, or restrict or impede access to, any fairway or channel, or (b) obstruct the approach to, or restrict or impede the proper use of, any wharf, jetty or other landing place, or any boatshed, slip, launching ramp or courtesy or emergency mooring. The vessel discussed in the article was anchored on the line of approach to a public wharf and was impeding navigation. Generally, a vessel can be left at anchor unattended, provided an anchor light is displayed at night and provided it is not obstructing navigation. Sonia McKay, Roads and Maritime Services, Maritime Principal Manager North.

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Vale ‘The Harbour Master of Watsons Bay’ Over the last few months I’ve noticed the beautiful 23m motor cruiser John Oxley swinging on her mooring in Watson’s Bay has not been receiving the care and attention my old mate Geoff Blok normally gave to her. Each time I swept past in my Captain Cook Rocket vessel I looked at the Oxley and thought of Geoff ‘The Harbour Master of Watsons Bay’. I am very sad to report that Geoff has passed away after a long fight, and his pride and joy has been slipped and cleaned and she is back where she belongs. During my many years as a BSO for NSW Maritime looking after the Eastern Suburbs area, Geoff and I had many discussions about the wash problem created, according to his observations, by ferries making the wharf at Military Road, Watsons Bay. It was me who had Maritime put the huge “No Waves” sign next to the Sydney Game Fishing Club building, much to the delight of Geoff Blok. Later, after I had left NSW Maritime, I still kept in touch with Geoff every time I was in the Watsons Bay area on my own charter yacht or with Rosmans or Captain Cook Cruises. Geoff would come out of his wheelhouse, pop up from the stern hatch or look up from the aft dining area and give me a friendly “I’ve still got my eyes on you” look. I was not a very close friend of Geoff’s, but he was part of my life as a BSO and now he’s gone forever. The gorgeous John Oxley is still very much with us and long may she swing on her mooring while Geoff’s spirit remains firmly in charge of the bay. Rest in Peace Geoff Blok. Graham Forsaith, Sydney.

I am in possession of a navigational instrument A.M. Astro Compass MkII. Can anyone advise which vessels or aircraft (bomber or flying boat?) used such a device? Any relevant manuals would also be appreciated. Alec N. Howard, tel: 02 4975 1973; email: friendsofRathmines@gmail.com 19 Oakwood Rd, Rathmines, NSW 2283.

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MURRAY PASS Around Australia in a 32ft launch Sorrento boatbuilder Tim Phillips and his wife Sally are making the clockwise voyage around Australia aboard their Cheviot 32 Murray Pass. The epic journey has so far taken them from Perth to Townsville. They’re now heading south along the east coast to Pittwater and then home on the final leg to Melbourne. Tim tells Bruce Stannard about what may well be the first circumnavigation to be undertaken by such a small motorboat.

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here are times when the very best cruising adventures are not meticulously planned, but simply happen spontaneously. On an impulse you succumb to the ancient urge known to all seafarers in which you simply cast off and go with the flow, taking life as it comes. That’s exactly what Sally and I did and we are having the time of our lives. We have become a couple of Grey Nomads on the sea, discovering Australia not from a dusty caravan on an Outback road, but from the coast, just as the first explorers saw it. When we trucked our Cheviot 32 Murray Pass across the Nullabor from Melbourne to Fremantle to watch our sons competing in the ISAF sailing championships in December 2011, we had no intention of going beyond Rottnest Island. But once we found ourselves on the warm west coast, Sally and I both felt the urge to go north.

Initially it was just going to be a bit of a jaunt up the coast, a trip that would end in Darwin where we would then truck the boat home to Melbourne. But the further we went and the more we enjoyed the journey the stronger became the desire to keep on going, all the way round. We left the boat in a friend’s pen at Fremantle and after we squared things away at the Wooden Boat Shop in Sorrento, we flew back to Perth at Easter, 2012. We decided on a threestage trip to Darwin. The first stage was to go from Fremantle to Exmouth. The second stage would take us out to the Montebello Islands and through to Broome. The third stage would take us through the Kimberley to Darwin. We are not “destination cruisers” and by that I mean people who simply go from one port to the next. Sally and I enjoy taking our time, poking around,

meeting people, and doing a bit of fishing. We like to stay on the pick and go ashore in the dinghy. We therefore tend to stay well away from marinas. In fact we never stayed in a marina throughout the entire trip. Despite an ominous weather forecast – a 25 knot nor-westerly going into the southwest – we departed from the beautiful Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and headed north. The first thing to understand about Murray Pass is that she is most definitely not some big gin palace with all modcons. She is a simple little round-bilge wooden launch 32ft overall, 11ft 6ins on the beam and with a draft of just 3ft 3ins. We designed and built her at the Wooden Boat Shop and she is perfectly fitted out for two. Sally and I have taken her out among the islands of Bass Strait on many an extended cruise and we know the boat like the back of our own

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The Montebello Islands – site of the British nuclear tests in the 1950s.

huge distances quite quickly while the boat remained safely at anchor. The Montebello Islands were the site of the British nuclear tests in the 1950s. This is one of the most delightful places you could imagine but thanks to the Brits and the kow-towing Aussie government of the day, it will always be tainted by radiation. The Poms exploded one of their bombs aboard HMS Plym and blew it to smithereens. The ship’s steel superstructure ended up on a hilltop over a mile away and even to this day the beaches at Montebello are still littered with bits of jagged rusting metal. At night we used our underwater lights to attract all sorts of fish and sea

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life. We even saw dolphins swimming around the boat at night. Squid could be dip-netted or easily jigged so we had plenty of calamari. From the Montes we overnighted at Depuch Island, a most beautiful area about 50 miles south of Port Hedland. Here we saw some stunningly beautiful aboriginal rock art and even a piece of historic graffiti. The name ‘HMS BEAGLE’ and a date in the 1840s were carved in the rock face. After Charles Darwin’s historic voyage, the Admiralty used the Beagle to survey the Australian coast. The next day we headed into Port Hedland past a queue of 20 enormous bulk carriers waiting to load iron ore bound for China and Japan. Port Hedland is one of the busiest places on the WA coast and it took us an hour to find the

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Leslie Rees and Mates of the Kurlalong by Graeme Andrews

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n Afloat November 2012 there was a delightful yarn of Sydney corporate lawyer John Williamson-Noble who wrote a series of published books to entertain his young son Tom. The adventures of the Sydney ferry Fergus were being well received. The story shot my memories back some 60-odd years to my 11th birthday. At 11 I travelled by steam ferry from Cremorne Point to Circular Quay to school and came home in the afternoon in one of the diesel-powered Lady class ferries. I was on ‘hullo’ terms with most of the deckhands and engineers and many of the Masters although I don’t think I ever imagined that I might one day become a ferry master, as I did.

For my birthday I received a copy of a new book by Leslie Rees, Mates of the Kurlalong. Leslie Rees was a very wellknown Australian writer who was active in children’s books with a notable series about a little lad called Digit Dick and at higher levels of academic works. I was very excited to get the book, the more so, as his younger daughter Megan was in my same class. At that age I was something of a ferry ‘nut’ as I am still. The Kurlalong brought adventure, humour and whimsy, all wrapped up in a manner most anthropological. It told of the adventures of a schoolboy who was known as Wombat and whose appearance suggested that he might indeed be part human and part wombat. “Wombat gazed at the Master in his wheelhouse. The wheelhouse made the Master higher than anyone else. And he had a half-circle of windows that slide this way and that, so as to be able to look out side-ways as well as in front. “The Master was a most impressive-looking man, sturdy and fore-square, nearly as broad as he was high. Under his little peaked cap his hair was thick and grey. His great eyebrows overhung his eyes like verandahs. “Every so often he would open his mouth and give an enormous yawn. “Young Wombat couldn’t understand. Surely anyone having a ship to pilot should be on the tiptoe of excitement.’

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sundry escaped zoo animals and various harbour workers, social types and unhappy businessmen became tangled in a tale that kept me engrossed, providing long-lasting memories. From there Rees took his 12-yearolds all around Port Jackson. Along the way the crew went collectively mad. The passengers abandoned ship and suddenly, Young Wombat was alone, in charge of a meandering ferry. Help came from the zoo. Wombat must have been partly animal because he was able to use the steam whistle

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to make the ‘animals SOS.’ Rees managed to arrange for animals to escape the zoo and get to the ferry. They managed to run the ferry, to hide it overnight in Tamborine Bay, to re-paint it, and to have tangled fishing nets removed in the almost new, giant Captain Cook Dock. They were chased by the water police and by the Navy and were finally brought back, somewhat crestfallen, to face the music. It all ended well. Because of the ferry’s adventures and new colour scheme her owners decided to run tourist trips as a showboat. Wombat was able to explain what had happened and so he was ‘let off’ and the ferry’s crew

went back to their work – somewhat the worse for wear. Everyone lived happily ever after as was the case in most kid’s books of the time. I had the great pleasure of contact with Leslie Rees in 1983 and have his letter to me glued in the rear of my tattered copy of Mates of the Kurlalong. Leslie Rees died in 2000 at 94 years, not long after receiving an award from the government celebrating his life-time of contributions to the Australian theatre and to writing. I have no doubt he would have approved of Tom Williamson-Noble’s more recent ventures into ferry ‘whimsy’ and adventure.

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riving into Cremorne en route to the quaint little Sydney Amateurs Sailing Club I expected the traffic to be at an almost standstill. However, I scored a parking spot right at the top of the steps at the end of Kareela Road. Terrific. I didn’t have to walk a mile. I bumped into a mate who had just lugged some sailing gear up the steep climb from the clubhouse located on the southern foreshore of Mosman Bay. “G’day Tenpin,” he greeted me. “A lot of sailing legends down there this afternoon. Gonna be one helluva celebration,” he said. As I made my way to the front door I was greeted by a long line of guests awaiting entry to one of the oldest sailing clubs in Australia. Established in 1872 the ‘Amateurs’ as it is better known is the home club to some of the country’s finest sailors and many of the city’s best classic yachts including Struen Marie, Nerida and Mr Christian. As I walked the lawn a tender from Royal Sydney yacht Squadron motored into Mosman Bay and moored alongside the club’s wharf. On board was the man of the moment Bill Barnett who was accompanied by his wife Gloria. Bill Barnett is 98 years old but doesn’t look it. He is a sailing and boat building legend who, in 1915 was born into a family of boat builders and shipwrights. Alighting from the tender the 150 strong crowd hailed the legend with

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Barnett was a little overawed by the occasion. There were so many stories and speeches aplenty all regaling the outstanding contributions Barnett had lavished on the sailing fraternity since his childhood. Lying quietly alongside were some of the finest examples of the Barnett boatbuilding prowess including the Dragon class yachts Trio, Tom Thumb and former world champion Kirribilli. On the other side of the wharf was perhaps Billy’s finest build, the famous 1970 America’s Cup contender, Gretel II. Gretel II was his second America’s Cup campaigner having built Dame Pattie, a Warwick Hood design, in 1967. Dame Pattie, aboard which Barnett was a crewman, was emphatically beaten 4–nil by the American twelve metre Intrepid while in 1970 the Allan Payne design Gretel II took just one race in the series. The Australians clearly outclassed by a proven Intrepid and a superior, some might say, American crew. Gretel II has been lovingly restored by Sydney sailor Michael Maxwell to better than her former glory and today can be seen regularly plying the waters of Sydney Harbour. Barnett completed his apprenticeship at Neptune Engineering and Slipway in Lavender Bay before joining Manly Ferry Company where he built lifeboats for the ferries Dee Why and Curl Curl. During the war Billy was a shipwright with Shell Oil at Gore Bay. Later he built a home and boatshed on the water at McMahons Point, next door to where he was born and

set up his boat building business. His reputation as an innovative and imaginative boatbuilder and sailor soon had him in great demand and in 1951 helming his own boat, Myra Too Barnett won the State, National and International Eighteen Footer titles. His business flourished during the fifties and sixties reaching new heights when in 1967 he was commissioned to build the twelve metre Dame Pattie, named after the wife of former Australian Prime Minister, Robert Menzies. Bill and Gloria Barnett. Tragedy struck in 1971 when a devastating fire ripped through the boatshed in Lavender Bay, destroying everything including valuable tools, models, designs and archives. The boatshed was rebuilt with the generosity of the local community and council and Barnett continued to work until a few years ago. Now, at age 98 Billy Barnett is overseeing the construction of the famous Myra Too replica using a combination of photographs, memories and boat builder ‘instinct’; working alongside his former apprentice shipwright, Bob McLeod and yacht designer Allan Payne’s nephew, David Payne. Boat building skills take a lifetime to perfect. Skills that are often inherited so they say – ask any skilled craftsman and he will likely say, “it’s in the blood, it’s a passion.” That is certainly true about Billy Barnett who is one of Sydney’s finest wooden boat builders. The Myra Too replica project has the backing and assistance of the Australian National Maritime Museum. When completed Myra Too will be compared favourably to her great rival, the replica Norman Wright eighteen footer, Jenny IV from Brisbane.

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“I’m not sure I can say too much about the larrikin that Billy was but I can tell you this, Bill was the first to sail the open boat skiffs and then ocean racers,” another of Sydney’s great wooden boat builders Ken Beashel said of his mate Bill Barnett. “He is one of the finest boat builders around and I am proud to call him a friend.” To support the Myra Too replica project go to: http://www. sydneyflyingsquadron.com.au/aost-donation-myra-too-project/

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that the fleet went racing, and meant that mostly flat seas were to be had at the top of the course, whereas at R2 a genuine 1m seaway was running. This would put a bit of damp stuff on the deck to keep it interesting for the for’ard hands, especially on the Adams 10s that do not have fences. Top Gun would go around in first, then Tigris and Apache who were now much closer. Jungle Juice had overtaken Mrs Overnewton. Boats far out to the right like Wild Child and Serious Yahoo were hurting as they struggled to come back in, but this was nothing in comparison to the two S80s, Outlaw and Take One, who had gone right in to the beach along Elwood and Brighton, which is not the way to reach the centre of Port Phillip. Outlaw showed the overall happiness of the event by commenting as they went past that they had taken the scenic route. Take One did not have such enthusiasm, as they had gone so far past R2 that they had to work back up to it to go around and head off to St Kilda. On the run down to R2 again it was Apache who had a huge round up and did not really recover from it. Top Gun had gone around with virtually half a leg up their sleeve. Tigris was behind them and Mrs Overnewton next. As mentioned, Top Gun collected IRC, AMS and PHS in a wonderfully emphatic display. Nouannie would be second in IRC, with Apache taking

third. The other podium places in AMS are identical, but it is worth mentioning Jungle Juice who missed out on the IRC podium by one point and one and a half in the case of AMS. The Sydney crew really took to their Adams 10, so you would hope they will return. Mood Indigo got up for second place in PHS with Nouannie just half a point behind them for third. Jan Fielding from Tigris probably has the best summation of the event. Commenting on how the owner met them back at the pen and asked if they were on to do it all again next year. “It’s like childbirth. You ask too close to the last and you know what the answer will be. You need to let some time pass, please. We then get to next year, sign on and ponder why we’re out here again.” Results awkr.com.au John Curnow Photo Alex McKinnon.

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Joie de vivre was omnipresent throughout the entire fleet for the final day of the 23rd Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) hosted by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, St Kilda from 8-10 June. By way of examples, the crew of the Flying Tiger 10 Tigris came out and raced in tiger beanies, which had the added benefit of helping to keep out the cool breeze. Elsewhere, Kaberet were celebrating Kathryn Thornton’s engagement with bunting decorating the stern rail. Top Gun thought the best way for them to mark the completion of another AWKR was to have a gun to gun win, which they did with truly serious intent and smiles to match. Erin Foster, Kate Aulich, Nikki Matthews, Rachael Suda, Rebecca Bohling and Steph Strong have sailed themselves into top place on the scoreboard and thoroughly deserved to collect the silverware for all three categories. A northerly of 13knots gusting to 21 would hold steady for the three hours

Kathryn Thornton on the left. Her Mum and Dad, Christina and Robert, own Kaberet.

Belcher and Ryan win 470 European Championship Photo Victor Kovalenko.

Australia’s Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan have won the 2013 470 European Championship in Formia, Italy, extending their impressive winning run together. The pair has now won all eight regattas they have contested together since teaming up at the end of 2012, with Belcher’s winning streak now sitting at 16 events. Belcher and Ryan went into the final eight-boat medal race tied on points for the lead with French duo Sofian Bouvet and Jeremie Mion. The Australians won the final race, taking their first major 470 title together by 10 points. “With such a short race we could only stay focused on our race and with a good start we got to the first shift and managed to sail a relatively clean race to take the win,� Belcher said. “We survived another event to keep the winning streak alive. I still can’t believe it’s now 16 events. Mal and I were amazed to have won eight.� Ryan said that their French opponents tried to put the pressure on them from the start of the race. “From the start gun the French boat tried to engage us to try and get a penalty on us,� said Ryan. “But in those situations it’s great having someone like Mat sitting behind you in the boat because you know he’s been in those situations before and the experience shows through. “After tacking out to separate ourselves from the French a bit, Mat linked together a few pressure lanes and we were actually able to round the top mark in second place behind a British boat,� he said. “As the breeze built a little and stabilized we were able to monitor the French and managed to just sneak past the British on the second upwind to take the lead and win the race. “Being able to race and compete in a tight medal race like today is one of the reasons we enjoy this sport so much.� While Saturday’s win was Ryan’s first at a European Championships it marks the 10th time that coach Victor Kovalenko has lead a team to the title. Visit www.australiansailingteam. com.au Craig Heydon

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The June long weekend Mooloolaba Etchells Australasian Winter Championship delivered yet another winner to make it 17 skippers in 17 years. The talk around the boat park as the 38 competing yachts were readied to return to their home clubs was that maybe there is a curse on those skippers who have already won the Winters. How else could you explain that not one of them could do it a second time? Many of them have been on the podium more than once in either second or third place, but not as a repeat winner. The conversation then turned to the quality of the fleet. Counting from the top and across – four Olympians, three of whom have won medals, nine Etchells class World Champion skippers and crew plus national and State champions in the Etchells and other high-performance classes. This year’s winner was Hong Kong’s Mark Thornburrow with main-sheet trimmer, Simon Cooke. Joining them up front as tactician, was Australian Olympic gold medal and 470 class world champion legend Malcolm Page, and Sunshine Coast high performance dinghy sailor Klade Haudschildt. On day one the defending champions led by Matthew Chew left the dock resplendent in their bright yellow shirts reminiscent of the Tour

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Top: The Etchells Winters fleet off Mooloolaba. Above: Klade Hauschidlt and tactician Malcolm Page crew of Mark Thornburrow’s Racer X.

de France, but in this case, the Tour de Mooloolaba Winters. It took a while for the morning breeze to settle, then the fleet were off in about six to eight knots. Two races were completed in stunning sailing conditions. Chew finished the day with a second and fifth which meant his team relinquished their yellow shirts to Thornburrow team who, with a fourth and a second, were one point ahead of Chew overall. Day two looked very good with the weather similar to the first day; still sunny with 10 gusting to 14 knots. The first race start was clean. At the top John Bertrand hit the mark and immediately took his penalty turns. Down the run and throughout the next two legs, Chew was back on form and led the fleet across the line. The audible cheer from his team showed how relived

they were to be back in front keeping Thornburrow in second place. However, race four saw the tide turn for Thornburrow. A general recall was the first distraction. Then the race committee went for the Black Flag. It was a heart wrenching call at the start for four boats including one of ‘bow 36 Black Flag’ for Thornburrow. The final day arrived and so did 20 knots, an increasing sea swell and pelting rain. Just 28 Etchells ventured out. The first start was a General Recall. The second start was quickly set-up and the fleet headed off cleanly only to have the race abandoned by Race Officer, Ross Wilson, who declared a “very, very, very large wind shift” of about 30 degrees within two minutes after the gun was sounded. The next race start was another General Recall. Finally, on the fourth start, the fleet were off. All these distractions didn’t worry Thornburrow’s team who had their eye on the overall prize. They did a superb job to ride the swell in the kite runs and punch their way through the shifty east-south-east breeze to finish second across the line and first overall. It was a relieved fleet of just 24 boats that headed back to Mooloolaba for an early regatta finish as the race committee pulled the pin on any further racing on day three of the event. Tracey Johnstone

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rolls halfway through the race. It was the first time we’ve used the oven on the new boat and it worked a treat!” Jon Short said. “Peter Lewis, owner of LuLu Belle brags about how well he feeds his crew during Winter Series, so given we’ve stepped up to a Beneteau we can now try to compete with Pete and his crew catering. The light airs also gave us the opportunity and time to practise some trivia questions – we’re out to win the next CYCA Trivia Night. I would like to encourage our fellow Winter Series competitors to get a crew table together – it’s a great night,” Short added. L’Attitude won Division J2 from Astral, the Dufour 36e owned by Andrew and Amber Butler. The secret weapon onboard The Goat was renowned navigator Adrienne Cahalan, who took on bow duties; while Andrew Burns, the newest addition to The Goat syndicate was at the helm and came away with the win in the Sydney 38 division. “It was a pretty slow start – tension filled for about the first half hour. We made the decision that if the breeze didn’t fill in within one hour, we’d pack it in, but the breeze filled in and we went for it.” Michael Selby’s X-412 Cyrene 3, the winner of Division C, was also the lucky winner of the Noakes Group Lift & Stand package. Noakes Group provides a lift and stand package each week of the CYCA Winter Series to one lucky competitor, drawn at random from all divisional placegetters. Jennifer Crooks

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Famed Tasmanian yachtsman Hedley Calvert dies in Hobart Hedley Calvert, one of Tasmania’s most prominent and successful offshore racing yachtsmen over a sailing career spanning five decades, died in Hobart on 23 May in his 80th year, after an extended illness. Calvert was the eldest of the sons of Chas Calvert, a Huon Valley orchardist and yachtsman, with four generations of the Calver t family becoming successful yachtsmen, nationally and internationally. Hedley Calvert followed his father as a prominent orchardist but sailing was his passion from boyhood, in Cadets and Rainbows, before moving up into the Derwent keelboat class and then as a helmsman of many fine ocean racing yachts. His brothers, the late Barry Calvert and Don Calvert also became champion yachtsmen, with great success in the International Dragon class for both Barry and Don, and at the Admiral’s Cup for Don. In 1965 Hedley had Huon Lass built, designed by British naval architect

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Robert Clark who had designed the famous Caprice of Huon for his father 15 years previously. Huon Lass was a most competitive yacht in her class and with her began Hedley’s annual ritual of competing in Sydney Hobart races, 15 in total. His second custom-designed boat was Huon Chief which he sailed to victory in the Australian One Ton Cup, also representing Australia in that class in the world championship at Newport, Rhode Island. Over his extended career as an offshore racing skipper, Hedley Calvert won each of Tasmania’s major ocean races: the Mewstone Race twice with Turua, the Bruny Island Race four times with Huon Lass and once with Huon Chief, and the Maria Island Race twice with Huon Lass. One of Hedley’s most notable contributions to the sport of yachting was his autobiography Always a Competitor which underlined his much-loved reputation as a Tasmanian yachtsman, orchardist and raconteur. The book not only traced the history of the Calvert family from 1830 onwards as orchardists and yachtsmen, and Hedley’s own sailing career, but was full of invaluable hints to fellow competitors as an extension of his regular column ‘Clewed Up’ in the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmanian magazine.

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In 1974, he was awarded the Tasmanian Star of Sport and in 2010 he was inducted into the Tasmanian Yachting Hall of Fame for his contribution to yachting. Following his racing career, Hedley cruised extensively including a voyage to New Zealand, Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Hedley and Judy also lived in Mooloolaba on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast for several years where Hedley was an active member of the Mooloolaba Yacht Club. He was a 53year member of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and also a member of the Huon Yacht Club. Hedley Calvert is survived by his wife Judy and daughters Susan and Louise and by his brother Don. Peter Campbell

Michael ‘Mick’ Earl Michael Earl, the son of distinguished marine artist and sailor extraordinaire Jack Earl, died on 3rd June. ‘Mick’ as he was better known passed away sipping a beer while looking at the sea. As a boy he went to sea, brought up aboard the famous Kathleen Gillett, owned by his dad Jack and which was an entrant in the first Sydney to Hobart race in 1945. He became a boat builder and sailor and was a contemporary of Ken Beashel, Ron Swanson and Trevor Gowland. Mick was a crew member of the 1952 Hobart line honours winner Nocturne owned by J.R. Bull, recording the second slowest winning time in the history of the race, 6 days 2 hours.

In 1964 Mick sailed away with Jack to Hawaii aboard the Tasman Seabird, Maris where he met his wife Cathy moving to Canada working the long tow tugs rising to the position of Captain. He sailed back to Australia in the ’80s with his daughters before returning to Vancouver Island completing his nautical career as skipper of a pilot boat. Mick was a legendary forward hand and a wild old boy of the waterfront who will be greatly missed, but gladly remembered by many a sailor, his family and friends. Steer a steady course, Mick. See you in the next port. Patrick Bollen

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On almost every yacht marina throughout Australia you will find moored a yacht designed and built by those master boatbuilders of the second half of the 20th century, the Swanson Bros of Sydney. More than 165 Swanson boats, mainly ocean racers and cruisers were built in that time and most are still in fine condition, bringing high prices on the boat market – a fitting memorial to the innovative design and building skills of the brothers, Ron, Jim and Ken. Ron died in 1990 after retiring to live in Tasmania and Jim passed away peacefully on 1 June this year just short shy of his 82nd birthday, leaving Ken the surviving brother. Ken lives on his hobby farm near Wyong. The Swanson brothers emerged from the 1950s as yachties who could not only sail, but also design and build yachts. Significantly, the Swansons became production timber boat builders just as the era of fibreglass hulls was beginning in Australia. In their time Swanson boats have won every major race in Australian waters and competed internationally. Swansons have cruised the oceans of the world and many have completed circumnavigations. The Swanson brothers, after completing their apprenticeships as shipwrights, first came into prominence as yachtsmen and yacht builders when they gravitated to Middle Harbour Yacht Club at The Spit, Mosman. Ron began doing up old boats to race at the club for himself and others. One thing led to another and he was commissioned to build a couple of Stellas. Soon followed “more serious stuff”, said Jim in a wide-ranging interview with David Bray published on BoatPoint.com. au in 2001. Ron and Jim joined forces to build two Lion class yachts designed by Arthur Robb, one of them for Graham Newlinds, whose yacht Siandra won the Sydney Hobart Race in 1958 and 1960. The brothers then took up permanent premises at Jim O’Rourke’s boatshed at The Spit. One of their early commissions was a 43ft Sparkman and Stephens design for Norm Brooker. Then followed an S&S 36 and a 30ft Half Tonner, Defiance, which became the plug for the Defiance 30s built by Savage in Melbourne. In his interview with David Bray, Jim spoke of their being few professionally trained yacht designers. “Peter Cole was a sailmaker in an old church at Balmain, Bob Miller (later Ben Lexcen) was self-taught and always willing to try something new, and my brother Ron

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Thinking outside the square

by Alan Lucas

The Plough Anchor P

rior to the spate of radically different anchor designs over the past twenty-odd years the world’s most popular type was the CQR (‘secure’) and to this day it remains the best of the articulated types. Considering its staying power, both literally and historically, it is surprising that it was invented not by a sailor but by a fishing physicist. The story started soon after Word War II when distinguished London physicist, Professor G. I. Taylor, went fishing aboard his mate’s launch and experienced the struggle involved in handling the anchor. Presumably it was a heavy Fisherman type, one often difficult to stow and handle owing to its cross bar (stock) catching on just about everything when being lowered or lifted. The Fisherman anchor also needed to be heavy to compensate for the fact that only one fluke dug in at a time, the other fluke remaining above the seabed where it threatened to foul the anchor cable and render the anchor impotent. Professor Taylor clearly saw that a smaller, less obstructive and easier to stow anchor could be designed, setting him on a journey of experimentation using a variety of models weighing less than a kilo each. It is unknown whether his models were all based on a plough or evolved from same, but he kept modifying them until the ultimate shape was attained, the professor stating that: “The main objective of an anchor designer is to arrange the disposition of the various members of the anchor so that an inclined blade digs into the ground when the horizontal drag is exerted on the chain,” Professor Taylor said. “The weight of the inclined blade itself may be small, compared with the parasitic weight of all the rest of the anchor, which is necessary to bring the blade into the digging position and hold it there while it buries itself.”

The difficulty in finding a genuine CQR anchor has opened the floodgates of creative new non-articulated anchors, some excellent, some dreadful. Seen here are the best copies of Taylor’s plough anchor, the New Zealand ‘Manson’.

In other words, if a plough is articulated in such a way that it digs in when needed, then it could be a winner. And it was, his cleverly named ‘CQR’ anchor going ballistic to become the most dominant small-boat anchor throughout the world. The nearest articulated competitor to follow the lead was the Danforth anchor which, weight-for-weight, was more tenacious than the plough, but its shank was known to bend and prevent the blades re-setting when a vessel swung in strong windward-tide conditions. This somewhat negated the attraction of its light-weight related to holding power. Also known as the ‘ploughshare anchor’ in England and the Plow Anchor in America, Professor Taylor’s CQR was the ultimate combination of strength and holding power. Regrettably, copycat anchors eventually flooded the market, one so bad that it destroyed the type’s credibility. These copy-cats were generally referred to simply as a

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A brainchild of world circumnavigator Peter Fry, wing extensions are welded to the broadest part of the plough to increase in-ground resistance and a ‘spade’ is welded along the top of the pointed end to encourage it to dig in quickly when lying on its side.

‘plow’, many disgruntled customers using words far less flattering when they found they were hopeless at digging in, let alone holding. Very few copy-cat manufacturers seemed to understand that Taylor’s design took into account blade-toshank angle, length of shank, blade weight, degree of articulation of the plough and the best shape for the various grounds in which it must be effective. His early experiments had already shown him how subtle changes can negate its virtues. Taylor’s CQR was a breath of fresh air in the world of anchors for its holding power, ease of breaking out, easier stowing and powerful shank whose articulation readily coped with the antics of a vessel circling around her anchor in windward-tide. Nowadays, even successful CQR copies are being knocked off their pedestals by a variety of static anchors, myself having recently succumbed to a non-articulated triangular blade type. I can definitely say that it digs in quicker than a plow and penetrates hard clay bottoms more readily, but my plow anchors remain ideal second bowers, especially when modified as shown in the photograph. This modified version of a CQR. copy is the brainchild of world circumnavigator Peter Fry who had trouble making his plows hold in many parts of the Mediterranean Sea. Peter welded wings to his plow for improved tripping action and greater grip once

dug in as well as a ‘spade’ along the top of the pointed end to encourage it to dig in more rapidly after landing on its side. I have followed Peter’s lead with my plow and find the result excellent.

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Francis Joyon shattered the North Atlantic record by 16½ hrs on 16 June in 5 days, 2hrs, 56:10. He covered 666.2nm in the final 24hr stretch.

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Weather by

Malcolm Riley*

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ustralians are familiar with the term heatwave. Earlier this year many Australians sweltered through warmer than average conditions. There is no definition for heatwave in Australia but typically several days of exceeding the average maximum temperature by several degrees is an apt descriptor. Heatwaves are the catalyst to a range of health, social and productivity problems. In the heatwave that struck Europe in 2003, estimates of the death toll (this is above the morbidity that would be expected) was estimated to be around 35,000 people. It is often the warm nights that have a greater health effect than the hot days. There is a different kind of heatwave going on around much of the Australian coastline but it is in the water. An ocean heatwave impacts on the plants and animal in the sea just like an atmospheric heatwave impacts over the land. The oceans have variability in their sea surface temperatures just as atmospheric temperatures change over time. However, sea surface temperatures (SSTs) unlike air temperatures do not change very quickly and there is little diurnal (daily) change. The atmosphere and the oceans interact and affect each other. An increase or decrease in wind from a particular direction may strengthen or weaken a current, in turn increasing or decreasing the sea temperature of the area where the current flows. An increase or decrease in sea surface temperature that may be caused by ocean processes (such as upwelling) may help increase or decrease the wind over an area. It is complex. Above right is a chart of the sea surface temperature deciles for the three months February to April this year. The chart shows a large part of the southern Australian coastline to be highest on record sea surface temperature.

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It is not just this year. In 2011 during the La Niña event that brought heavy rainfall to Australia’s east coast a large part of the Western Australian coast recorded very much above average temperature including the Ningaloo Reef area. The char t at right shows the SST anomalies for February and March 2011. During this ‘heatwave’ temperatures were mostly 3°C above normal but in the last two weeks of the event rose to 5°C above normal. This rise in temperature did cause some coral bleaching and fish deaths. It is thought that stronger than normal northerly winds increased the strength of the Leeuwin Current that flows southwards along the WA coast. The oceans around Australia have been warming for many decades and southeastern Australia is a hotspot of warming. In the char t at right the area from Newcastle through the latitudes of Bass Strait shows warming of 0.16°C per decade since 1950 or around one degree in total. There are reliable records at Maria Island in Tasmania that show a 2.25 degree rise in sea temperature over the last 100 years. As oceans warm, fish move in or out of an area depending on the conditions. For instance a range of fish species have been recorded in recent years off southeast Tasmania that were not known in previous decades. This includes striped marlin. However, some fish species will not be suited by the ‘new’ conditions and migrate away. It is likely the prized striped trumpeter may be one of the fish of southeastern Tasmania that may see a population decline. You can view lots more charts on this subject at www. bom.gov.au/climate/change And more detailed information on coral bleaching at http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/vs/ *Malcolm Riley is the Public and Marine Officer for the Bureau of Meteorology in Hobart. He has worked in all States with the exception of Qld and is a Master V. He gives education courses on Marine Meteorology.

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Anglers lose confidence in government The Australian recreational fishing industry has been dealt a blow after the Coalition’s disallowance motion on the Marine Park process failed to win majority support in parliament last month. But with just one vote in it – both independents voted in favour of the Gillard Government despite intense lobbying from fishing groups – a message has been sent that Australia’s 4-million plus anglers aren’t happy. The Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) also withdrew its support from the Government on Marine Park Policy, adding its weight to the fact the Gillard government has lost the confidence of Australian anglers. “What has exacerbated the issue has been [Environment Minister Tony] Burke’s fast tracking of the management plan process, we suspect to meet a political agenda. That has resulted in the Marine Park process failing every principle required for good public policy,” Allan Hansard, Managing Director of ARFF, says. Hansards makes the point that Mr Burke couldn’t even enlighten recreational fishers, the largest stakeholder group, as to why they will be locked out of 1.3 million square kilometres of Australian oceans. Yet divers, large-scale tourist operations, bulk-cargo carriers and defence activities will still be allowed in. The lack of genuine consultation has led to a farcical process and a predetermined outcome. Yet the lack of science-based decision-making is more absurd. Throughout the flawed process recreational fishers have not seen any science supporting why they should be banned from Marine Parks. Even lead marine biologists agree. Of course, the bans will play like a rhapsody to the ears of green groups like Pew, who were behind ideological rec-fishing lockouts, left-wing academics, vegans and animal-rights groups who are anti-angling. Along with a kick in the teeth, fishers won’t get brass razoo of compensation.

Wild winter forecast New weather modelling released by the Bureau of Meteorology points to a 60-70 per cent chance of abovemedian rainfall and cooler-than-normal days in Sydney and its hinterland this winter. This is good news for our fisheries. Take the albeit controversial prawn-trawler fishery in the Hawkesbury as a gauge. The trawlermen have just wrapped up a second consecutive bumper season due, they say, to solid winter rains. More than 100 tonnes of prawns were netted in the Hawkesbury in the 2011/12-peak season, but the 2012/13 year resulted in record hauls worth more than $1.2 million. And thanks to lingering warm water, the catch was set to continue. Coincidentally, or not, these past two wet years have been boom years for recreational fishing. If the forecast rains materialise, and commercial harvesting is kept in check, that trend is set to continue. While anglers in small boats find it difficult to accept the trawlers ploughing the paddock around them, when by-catch of small fish is floating by, the Hawkesbury prawn-trawl fishery is officially sustainable. In any case, we anglers remain some of the trawlermen’s very best customers. More Hawkesbury prawns are sold for bait than virtually any other purpose.

While the average weekend dangler won’t notice the difference, the Labor legacy strikes at the heart of our basic civil rights to wet a line where we want to and to catch a fish in a sustainable way for dinner. So very unAustralian. Meantime, anglers continue to fish by existing management strategies – bag and size limits, seasonal closures and gear restrictions. The masters behind the angling lockouts and marine parks, the outgoing politicians headed by Tony Burke, seem deluded by fanciful expectations, of fixing the world’s oceans, if not the lure of their own history making.

Try a Popper! There are various ways to increase your fishing fun: use light tackle and give the fish a sporting chance; try lures instead of bait; cast a fly or, perhaps best of all, tie a popper to the end of your line. Named after the commotion they make while hurtling across the surface, poppers come in all shapes, sizes and colours. But they have one common goal — to incite a surface strike and get the angler’s heart racing. Rather than hear the slow “zzzz” of a fish take a bait, or place the rod in a holder on your boat and wait for a strike, a popper brings the excitement of fishing in a different light before your eyes. The anticipation builds when you cast and retrieve your lure, but nothing can prepare you for the sudden surface explosion. Then the flurry of spray followed by the rod bending double and line zinging off your reel. Suffice to say, fish that hit poppers do so with greater gusto than those that nibble a long-dead bait. And poppers are now starting to gain wider acceptance in temperate fisheries and on different species. New mini-poppers resembling prawns and nippers have proven deadly on whiting when cast and flicked over the sand flats. At this time of year, you can enjoy some great popper fishing for big tailor around the washes. Put your boat within casting distance of the rocks, leave your outboard in idle, and cast and retrieve pencil poppers in the suds. Poppers usually appeal to the biggest fish in a school and a good session near first light can produce some exceptional tailor. Filleted, soaked in brine, sprinkled with brown sugar, tailor make top tucker cooked in a hot smoker. Another winter tip. Australian Local Call 1300 ARNOLD 1300 276 653 International + 61 2 8014 7840

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David Lockwood’s Guide to Fishing – July Sometimes you need to return to your ABCs. But when things turn positively brisk, biting and ‘brrr’ as they do in July, the coldest month of the year, that’s when the three Bs are your savour. Bream, blackfish and black drummer are what the top fishing guides are now chasing. As the water temperatures retreat in Sydney, these three species are your go-to source of great sport and even better fishy feeds. Of course, things were slower than normal to reach their winter nadirs this season. The water always lags behind the air temperatures, but according to Beachwatch it was 19°C in Sydney Harbour in late-June. But a change of seasons is in now underway and finally the three Bs out in force. How do you use your ABCs of fishing to tempt the three Bs? First, the omnipresent bream. After a couple of wet seasons, the fish appear to be about in record numbers. Professional netters and trappers were taking them by the tonne – and caught dumping thousands of undersized fish around Port Stephens – while also stripping South Coast estuaries to the anger of anglers. But in fish havens like Sydney Harbour, Botany Bay and Port Hacking we have the bream resource to ourselves. And even Blind Freddy can see that the bream population is booming here. From Middle Harbour to North Harbour, I found popular fish easy pickings these last few weeks. What’s more, keepers are the norm rather than the exception this year. The fish seem so very well conditioned, perhaps in part to the big run of prawns and other fodder. That said, blackfish (aka luderick) are competing for attention. Vast schools of the herbivorous fish have taken up station around the rocky shores, structures and seagrass beds from Pittwater to Port Hacking. Sow and Pigs in Sydney Harbour has been firing for guides on boats. It’s a sure bet that lower Middle Harbour is just as productive. Try the back of Clontarf swimming baths, the rocks around Middle Head, The Spit and Beauty Point.

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Bled, filleted, skinned, boned, crumbed and cooked like a schnitzel, those blackfish make a meal fit for King Neptune. Abundant and in their prime in winter, the fish have always been a key angling catch and the savour of many a hard-up fisher. But in the ring, the black drummer wins hands down. Fishing guides have really cracked the code and got a handle on these scrappers in the last few winters. The key is to berley with bread around the washes, preferably remote ones with boat-only access, and to float white-bread baits back to the feeding fish. At the same time, lightly weighted peeled prawn baits will score groper, another species in healthy numbers in winter, while the same bait is a sure thing for leatherjackets around the channel markers and wharf pylons. As winter progresses, trevally arrive in greater numbers, while tailor are worth trolling with minnow lures at dusk. The estuary mouths, behind the beaches and headlands are happy hunting grounds for rippling schools of Aussie salmon this month. No ode to winter fishing would be complete without mentioning two other prized species: the hairtail and the John dory. The former has staged an early appearance in Cowan Creek and it’s shaping up to be a bumper year for the fish affectionately referred to as chrome bumper bars. But compared with hairtail fishing, chasing John dory is even less of a numbers game. On the up side, the rewards on the table more than make up for the scarcity of John dory. Best fishing for John dory is always in July and August, when the water clarity is assured from the persistent westerly winds. The good thing about John dory and calamari is that they’re sight feeders. A mid-winter’s midday is as good as any time. Should calm weather arrive then the long-range game fisher might find yellowfin tuna, bluefin tuna, albacore and mako sharks out wide around the sea mountains, where plumbing the depths yields blue-eye and gemfish. Play it safe in July, when the winds are brisk, the waves often towering, and the water biting to say the least. But with commonsense even the inshore fisher and estuary angler will find plenty to warm the cockles. Contact the writer at david.lockwood@bigpond.com.

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the water, especially skippers of larger powercraft. At night, dusk or early morning, make sure you’re equipped with lights. You must display a white light or sufficiently powerful torch to show others where you are and to avoid a collision. It’s important to ensure you can clearly be seen at all times by other boats on the water. Safety equipment is also important. The vast majority of drowning victims were not wearing lifejackets at the time of the incident. Make sure you choose an appropriate lifejacket, especially one of the modern type designed for paddlers and can be worn for long periods in comfort and wear it. • If you capsize, your lifejacket is no use if it’s still sitting packed aboard or onshore. A lifejacket dramatically increases your chance of survival in a boating incident; it can help you in a self recovery into your paddle craft or buy you valuable time in a rescue situation. • Stay aware at all times: Kayaks are naturally smaller and therefore more vulnerable. It’s vital you keep a watch out for larger craft because they may not necessarily see you. This includes not just watching for larger craft but keeping a close eye on their wash. Kayaks and canoes should give way to larger craft and always aim to cross behind such craft. • Take the tide and current into account before heading out – tides change every six hours or so and the high

tide can hide a range of hazards. If you’re paddling in fresh water, be aware of any possible debris and other objects that might be in the waterway but hidden or difficult to see due to water clarity. • Shipping lanes are particularly dangerous for paddlers – large, fast vessels will find it especially hard to notice smaller craft and there’s almost no possibility of out-paddling a commercial craft. If kayakers or paddlers need to cross a shipping lane, they are advised to wait until it’s safe to cross and always cross well behind larger vessels to avoid wash or the chance of a collision. • Navigation markers: Make sure you know how to navigate the waterways safely – it’s up to you to make sure you stay safe and avoid collisions. Navigation markers are used to show craft where they can safely navigate harbours and protected waters. Channels are marked by green starboard markers on the right and red port markers on the left as you go upstream. Where possible try to paddle outside of these channels to keep out of the way of other boats. Always avoid the middle of the channel. At other times it might be safest to stay closer to the shore even if this means being on the left hand side of the channel. Keeping these points in mind and taking a measure of common sense with you before getting onboard a paddle craft will help you enjoy a safe day out on the water.

New Tide Tables available Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) has released its annual compilation of tidal predictions for the next 12 months to help boaters plan the safest trip on the State’s waterways. The Tide Tables 2013-2014 are published in an A5 booklet which is available free to RMS customers at motor registries, maritime service centres or boat shows. Tidal predictions are calculated by the National Tidal Centre of Australia from daily tide recordings made at Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour. “The NSW Tide Tables are provided

free to the boating public as an important aid to safe navigation,” RMS Acting Director Maritime Michael Wright said. “Preparation and planning are essential elements of safe boating, especially when planning to cross a coastal bar. The tide tables can also help with planning for any change of conditions by anticipating wind, waves, tides and safe havens.” The new tide tables cover the period of 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 and are available from motor registries and maritime service centres as well as online at: http://www.maritime.nsw.gov. au/docs/Tide_Tables.pdf

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e wrote an article at the beginning of our series about AC battery charging, but in view of the many questions we receive on this very important aspect of boat electrics, this month’s article is an update on our original article written by Gavin Sorrell. A battery which is maintained at 100% charge for all of its life when not in use has a good chance of lasting ten years. Also, starting batteries should not be allowed to discharge below 80% and a deep cycle batteries below 50% of their capacities. The key to maintaining these parameters is to maintain a disciplined charging cycle. It is not good enough to expect the motor with an average alternator to recharge the battery after a day’s outing if you have enjoyed the stereo or turned lights on at night. Self discharge of batteries while not in use must also be compensated for. If the boat is moored, a solar panel is essential to keep the battery maintained. If the boat is stored at home or at a marina, 240V charging is the answer. In the past, batter y chargers consisted of a lump of iron, some copper wire and a rectifier. They dumped a random charge into the battery, commonly causing battery gassing and overcharging. Undercharging was also typical as there is usually no way of telling if the battery is fully charged. The current generation of chargers are constructed like switch mode computer power supplies. These multistage chargers are compact, lightweight and efficient. They usually have a much higher output than the old ferro-resonant charger. Most importantly, they are intelligent. The multistage charger can sense the state of the battery and react accordingly. The first stage is the bulk charging stage where the charger will charge at the full rated current until the battery voltage reaches the set absorption voltage. The following stage is the absorption stage where the absorption voltage is constantly maintained while the battery

absorbs the full charge. Charging current progressively falls during this stage, which can last several hours. Once the battery is fully charged, the charger switches to the float mode, where the voltage is maintained at a lower level. Most chargers will sense when loads are placed on the battery and then act as a power supply, so that power is not drawn from the battery. This is sometimes referred to as the fourth stage. Most smart chargers have selectable settings to cope with the different charging requirements of flooded lead acid, AGM or Gel batteries. The beauty of these chargers is that they are designed to never overcharge the battery and to maintain it at 100% level. After your boating trip, you can head home, connect the charger and leave it on 24/7 without fear of damaging the battery. The great advantage is that every time you take the boat out, you are reassured that the battery is 100% charged. Smart chargers are an investment in battery longevity rather than an initial cost. It is important to size the charger correctly. Current capacity (Ampere rating) should be at least 10% but no more than 25% of the battery Ah rating. Some AGM batteries can tolerate higher charging currents, consult the battery manufacturer’s specifications. Many multistage chargers have a temperature compensation facility. This means that the charge rate can be automatically adjusted to compensate for changes in battery temperature. This can be significant in larger installations. The temperature sensor is often incorporated in the charger, but a better system is to have it located on the battery case and wired back to the charger. Desirable features in a charger are: Thermal overload protection, reverse polarity protection against accidental reversal of the output leads, short circuit protection, output overload protection, interference suppression and charging status indicator LEDs.

Many battery chargers have two or three outputs, enabling connection to multiple battery banks without using splitters or voltage sensitive relays. There may be variations in the charging voltage and current from the different outputs, to cater for different sizes of battery banks, e.g. deep cycle and starting banks. When using a charger, make sure it is switched off before connecting or disconnecting from the battery and always connect the battery cables before connecting to 240V. If you are contemplating a permanent installation, note that the 240V wiring must be installed by a licensed electrician. *Kurt Küpper is director of Aquavolt Electric Boat Parts. Tel: 02 9417 8455 www.aquavolt.com.au

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with John Quirk

I’m sorry, I haven’t the foggiest Many readers must have been as astonished as Quirky* to read Malcolm Riley’s piece in last month’s Afloat about those seven – count them – SEVEN, US destroyers that were wrecked when they ran aground in fog on the California Coast in 1923.

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hey were doing around 20 knots. In fog. Why? Even if you knew exactly where you were, in those pre-radar days, there is other shipping to consider. Not much point in ringing your bell at 20 knots when some poor sod is becalmed in one of the hundreds of sailing vessels that plied the West Coast in those days and couldn’t get out of your way. Or there might be something else in your way. Captain Edward Smith, why didn’t you think of this? Oh alright, you were just showing off that Titanic could establish a record on her maiden voyage. But it is not only the US Navy that ploughed on regardless when they really did not know where they were. As a devotee of Bristol Channel Pilot Cutters, I savour the tale of what happened on the night of May 30th 1906. An unnamed pilot cutter was becalmed in fog when at 2.00am, they heard the approach of powerful engines. Out of the night emerged the 15,000 ton bulk of the battleship HMS Montagu. She slowed, stopped her engines

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and asked the pilots for a bearing and distance to Hartland Point, a graveyard of ships on the North Devon coast. This was accurately given, but those on the battleship scoffed at the advice given by the Westernmen (term for Channel pilots) in their quaint engineless craft lit by whale oil lamps using Elizabethan technology. They were aboard one of the mightiest warships afloat, 432 feet of armour plated iron, lots of guns, radio, electricity, hot and cold water and everything. They ridicule these 19th century buffoons that they must have lost their bearings. As the warship moved off and resumed her original course, one of the pilots called out, “You’m carry on on that course and you’m gunna be on Shutter Rock in ten minutes.” It was slightly less than that that when the Westernmen heard the unmistakable sound of an expensive battleship trying to mount an immovable rock. She hit so hard and so fast that she ripped a 91 foot hole in her armoured hull and stove it in ten feet. HMS Montagu had cost the British tax payer 1,046,992 quid, just five years earlier. That was real money in those days but today, many London Councils finds it barely buys a house that is acceptable to asylum seekers.

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The impact toppled the foremast and obviously put her radio out of action. The captain was convinced he had hit Hartland Point which is guarded by a lighthouse on the northern side. He ordered a rowing boat to be launched and commanded the boat crew to pull to the lighthouse and instruct the keeper to send a wireless message to the Admiralty saying that Montagu was in a bit of a bother on Hartland Point. They found the lighthouse alright, but the keeper seemed to be another one of those dumb west country bumpkins. A heated argument developed. He insisted he was not the keeper of the Hartland Point Light. He knew exactly where he was. His lighthouse was definitely on Lundy Island, about 21 miles away to the North West and he had just heard them run ashore on Shutter Rock which is, and always has been, on the southern end of Lundy Island. If you think that was a debacle, it was nothing compared with the salvage attempts. The Navy did not have its own salvage arm and thought this would be a great excuse to start one. Their Lordships consulted the textbook on the subject, written by a Frederick Young who worked with The Liverpool Salvage Company. They made him a Commodore and put him in charge … but under an Admiral who had no experience in salvage who ignored Young and insisted on trying his own ideas. He was surprised that filling the hull with cork did not work but clogged the pumps. While they were faffing around ignoring Young’s advice, the

ship became a total loss and a Cornish salvage firm was called in to dismantle the wreck. It took them 15 years. So even if you have the latest up to date whiz bang radar, just ease back on the throttle when the visibility thickens. Just in case my, or somebody else’s, wooden dinghy does not show up on it …

*John Quirk has been writing ting about and illustrating the joys of messing sing about in boats for over halff a century. He is the author / illustrator of Foul Bottoms, published by Adlard Coless and available from Boat Books in Crows Nest and from Amazon.

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ou’d be wrong if you thought adventures didn’t happen at home … Little Person and I were wondering what to do with ourselves as the weather was overcast and the sea was too rough for a quiet sail. Here we were sitting next to the fire when the front door flew open and in marched a motley crew of landlubbers … the sort if you saw them in the street you’d cross over to avoid. “Hey Chaos, I brought the mob so we can cut down that huge wattle tree up behind the shed,” Jo said pointing to the allsorts behind her. “There’s a bit of wind. Are you sure it’ll be OK?” I asked. “You know Danny. He was in the navy. If the tree moves around he will be in his element. Plus before you ask he had years logging,” Jo retorted. “You’ll not catch me watching you all bring down half the shrubs in the garden,” LP said as she shooed us out. “I’ll stay put and make up a meal and have it ready for when you finish.” We went up the slope past the shed and the chicken coop to the base of the mother of all wattles. Its base was so large that when you hugged it your hands didn’t meet. “Make way for the extension ladder,” said one of the boys as he came trudging up the hill with a 40 foot extension, which when put up against the trunk only came up to the first branches. Looking up I could see the tree rose at least two more ladder lengths to the top. I thought “there’s no way I’m leaving the ground”. I remembered the time I was pulled to the top of a mast during an offshore race to untangle a halyard, it was something I wouldn’t recommend. “I’m going up with the ropes, send up the chainsaw when I holler. Take the rope and pull the branches away from the shed,” Danny the lumberjack shouted as he shimmied up the trunk. The first cut at the very top came crashing down with all of us pulling on the rope and landed with a thud in between the shrubs. “Hey, that was easy! I’ll move down and cut a bigger piece.” Looking up, I saw Danny was scampering down the trunk and setting himself up about half way. “That’s a bit too big!” I yelled.

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“Don’t worry,” Dan replied. “When I cut the trunk you all pull on the rope. OK?” We all yelled “OK!” and grabbed the rope and started to pull. The 40-foot-plus of trunk and branches looked like it was going to fall in the right place. WHOOSH!! A strong gust of wind hit the tree and it started to pull all of us in towards the trunk. “Let go or we’ll be crushed!” We scattered in all directions. I glanced back over my shoulder and was amazed to see the whole section twisting on the cut. Danny was sliding down the trunk as fast as he could without falling. “Oh s…! Look where it’s falling,” someone yelled. “It’s going to hit the house!” shrieked another. I looked into the house and could see through the kitchen window LP running for cover. The whole cut section changed direction again and started to fall fast. “Hell, it looks like the shed’s history … And I hope the chickens have tin helmets.” Crash!! With a mighty cloud of dust the shed shattered into a million shards and with a huge squawk the chicken coop exploded into a white cloud of feathers with hens clucking hysterically as they flew in all directions. “You might find a few ready made omelettes in that mess, but those chooks won’t be laying for a few weeks.” “Laying? I’ll be lucky if they venture down from the trees they’re in.” “Hey Chaos, when you and your bunch of lunatics have finished demolishing the farm structures, I’ve cooked your old favourite spiced chicken.” It was a very sheepish mob that sat down at the dining room table that night but after a few drinks we all started to see the funny side. I still think we should have taken the risk on the weather and gone sailing it would have been a lot cheaper.

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A Parting Shot by Terry Jones and Steven Carruthers published by Casper Publications RRP $34.95 (319pp; 230mm x 155mm) On a family reunion in Canberra several years ago, I took my mother, around 80 then, on her first visit to the Australian War Memorial. It was at a time that they had first launched a display of the Japanese midget submarines which had taken part in the attack on Sydney during World War II. The lighting and sound effects must have been quite realistic, because Mum had to find a seat almost as soon as we entered the large room. With her hand over her mouth, she said over and over, “This is exactly how it was on those nights in 1942. We could hear the explosions, even though we were at St Peters” – a fair distance from Sydney Harbour. Authors, Jones and Carruthers have brought Sydney’s shock to life in their January-published book, A Parting Shot: Shelling of Australia by Japanese Submarines 1942. The book records in its first chapter that, although Sydney was attacked by midget submarines on 31 May, on the early morning of 8 June, Submarine I-24, one of the largest submarines in the world at that time, opened fire on Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. The authors’ research indicates that 10 shells were fired on the Sydney suburbs of Rose Bay, Bellevue Hill, Woollahra and Bondi, with only three of the shells exploding. The remaining seven, it seems becoming souvenirs of likely lads, or even not discovered, as in the case of the ones that landed on or around Royal Sydney Golf Club. Not really understood these days is that Newcastle also came under attack on the same night by sister submarine I-21. Again, the number of exploded shells was low at only three, but I-21 got 21 shells away, including both high explosive and star shells. And the stories of the panic that erupted in Newcastle echo the events and reactions in Sydney. But, fortunately, injury and damage were limited in both places by the failure of shells to explode. It seemed none could believe what was happening, even though all were prepared. Jones and Carruthers also explore the defences of the Australian coastline, noting that there was much damage to merchant and other ships and that the lives of seamen lost exceeded that of the bombing raid on Darwin. Further into the book, the authors look at Japanese strategy in their submarine war in the Pacific. A Parting Shot tells of a time scarcely able to be imagined from 70 years down the track. It has a number of photographs, either from private collections or newspapers which go a long way to tell the story of the day. And the eyewitness accounts from people who were only children at the time are amusing. Amateur World War II historians will be grateful to the authors for filling in the gaps in this little known episode.

Why Sailors Can’t Swim by Nic Compton published by Adlard Coles Nautical RRP $21.99 (96pp; 210mm x 150mm) Nic Compton has put together a collection of “anecdotes and quirky tales” about the world of sailing and the sea. He takes a good deal of pleasure in much of it, gathering the great fables and giving an explanation of their origins. Apart from answering the question posed in the title, Compton deals with curly issues such as whether or not Nelson asked Hardy for a kiss, who were the 10 baddest pirates and who was Jon Sanders and what did he and his boat Parry Endeavour achieve in 1986-88 (put your hand down if you are a Sandgroper or have been to the WA Maritime Museum). Why Sailors Can’t Swim is an entertaining read with a host of nautical information. Short but Sweet.

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AFLOAT Afloat Xword 116 Compiled by John Gray

Athwart 1. The amounts of curvatures in sails – is also the depths of vessels in water at the deepest points of the keels (6) 4. Equal depth contours – or lines on charts indicating those contours (8) 9. The perpendicular measurement from the chord to the point of maximum draft (5,5) 10. Every odd Wariner is in the Women’s Royal Naval Reserve (4) 12. Prefix given to a ‘splice’ where the thickly joined rope is not required to be rove through a block (5) 13. To luff or bring a yacht closer to the wind to reduce pressure on her sails (4) 14. The name given to the prevailing wind from the North West in the Persian Gulf (6) 17. A large triangular sail set athwart the mast on an angled yard, being both partly in front and behind the mast (6) 18. Maritime yachting necessity having a ring, stock, shank, bill, palm, arm crown and throat (6) 22. A type of ‘rig’ similar to a gaff rig, but with the spar hoisted up the mast in a near vertical position (6) 24. In the ship’s cowl is a large flat-bottomed boat, with broad, square ends (4) 26. Name given to the small cloud in the sky off the east coast of Africa, presaging a violent storm (2,3) 29. A short punishment rope with a knot in the end, used by Petty Officers in the old Royal Navy (4) 30. Describes an electrically driven compass, which points to the true North Pole (10) 31. Name for a small, anti-personnel, iron or brass hand gun once used on sailing ships against boarding privateers (8) 32. A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or following, Lyra ‘The Swan’ (6)

Below 1. Rubber fitting at deck level around the base of a keelstepped mast (4,4) 2. Horseshoe-shaped or circular islands, consisting of coral reefs surrounding a lagoon (6) 3. Pertaining to, or influenced by, the rise and fall of water, due to the sun and moon (5) 5. Said of a sailor who equips a yacht with sails or masts ‘rigs a ship’ (4)

6. Write letters to Burt about a large flat sea-fish next in size to the halibut (6) 7. Booms extending from tacks to peaks, supporting and extending the mainsails of sailing vessels (6) 8. To strand or haul-up one’s boat or yacht to the shore (5) 11. A structure that is not contiguous to another part of the ship, the bridge of an aircraft carrier (6) 15. A sailor who is behind or towards the stern of his yacht (5) 16. One of the principal seaports of Norway, lying at the head of the Byfjord-naval base for German warships (6) 19. U-shaped spaces cut in the wash strakes of small boats in which to work the oars (8) 20. The vernacular for a non-commissioned officer (6) 21. A mariner, or a ship, involved in the hunting of sea mammals (6) 23. Something that has to be ‘taken into account’ when using a compass either from magnetism, deviation or variation (5) 25. The seaman’s expression when something is added temporarily to an existing part (4,2) 27. A stratagem in sea warfare to entice a ship away from her escort by enticing her to follow a painted dummy vessel (5) 28. The action when ‘wearing’ a yacht at the moment the boom of the mainsail swings across as wind crosses its stern (4)

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Marine Trivia Quiz 203 Compiled by Jim Broadside 1. The greatest loss of life in a single vessel was in: q HMT Lancastria q MS Wilhelm Gustloff q Rakuyo Maru 2. The Sydney Overseas Passenger Terminal was built in: q 1959 q 1961 q 1965 3. The 2013/14 Sabre National titles will be held in: q Perth q Sydney q Brisbane 4. The Federal Court recently found that international transport of pleasure craft is: q at the carrier’s discretion as to timing q to be within a reasonable time q to commence within one month from the booking 5. Sydney has: q About the same number of registered boats as storage spaces q More storage spaces than registered boats q Fewer storage spaces than registered boats 6. The visit of USN’s Great White Fleet in 1908 inspired the building of the: q Sydney Showground q Stadium at Rushcutters Bay, Sydney q Deep moorings at Athol Bay in Sydney Harbour 7. The British Airship R34 was: q Responsible for the detection of Germany’s High Seas Fleet q The first airship to launch torpedoes q The first airship to cross the Atlantic Ocean

8. A sailing warship was ‘naked’ when: q All her sails were furled q Copper sheathing around the hull had been removed q She was leaving a defended port and sailed out of its guns’ range 9. A ‘Ridge Rope’ is: q Used to make safer steep companionways q A safety line on an exposed foredeck q The supporting rope for an awning over part of a deck 10. Governors General of Australia with a Navy background number: q One q Two q Three

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The principal treatment for bluebottle stings is hot water immersion of the site while ensuring the water will not scald the casualty; if that fails then a dry cold compress to relieve pain. Initially, the patient should be reassured and remaining tentacles removed with sea water. If there is a severe allergic reaction then 000 should be called. Crocodiles have 18 claws; 5 on each front foot and 4 on each back foot. The function of marine microbes is to drive the oceans’ nutrient cycles by photosynthesis – converting atmospheric carbon into oxygen and food for other marine creatures. Seaplanes when on the water are like any other vessel and subject to the same restrictions and privileges. Pilots must hold marine boating licences. Active radar reflectors are not mandatory on NSW navigable waters but make vessels more visible from greater distances or assist rescue operations. The 50th Victorian Flying Fifteen Championships at Daveys Bay Yacht Club were won by Adam Hawkins & Ben Jones

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from Mordialloc Sailing Club, in I’d Swap This For a Bundy. 7. The last Flagship of the Royal Navy’s Australian station was HMS Powerful which served from 1905 to 1911. Australia saw little of her as her engines were unreliable so she spent most of her time at anchor in Farm Cove Sydney. She was replaced by HMS Drake. 8. At the end of the 19th century, the only Australian colony to have warships of substance was Victoria which had HMVS Cerberus with two pairs of 10ins guns in rotating turrets and three motor torpedo boats. Queensland had HMQS Gayundah while South Australia had Protector, both flat iron gunboats. 9. A ‘preventer’ on a sailing vessel is an extra line or rope to temporarily back fixed rigging in heavy weather. 10. The Australian Maritime College is based in Launceston, Tasmania with two campuses; one near the city and the other at the mouth of the Tamar River. It is Australia’s national institution for maritime education, training and research.

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• Sydney International Boat Show • 1 to 5 August 2013 • Sydney International Boat Show • 1 to 5 August 2013 •

Darling Harbour set to Showcase the Boating Industry T

he 2013 Sydney International Boat Show (August 1-5) will mark the 25th occasion that Darling Harbour has played host to Australia’s boating industry. As always, the 2013 show will prove to be one of the favourite attractions for Sydneysiders with 70,000 visitors expected to turn out for the venue’s largest annual exhibition. According to the show owner/organiser, the Boating Industry Association (BIA) of NSW, response has been positive with all available undercover space within the halls spoken for by companies’ wishing to present the latest in recreational marine products and services. “The Cockle Bay Marina has consistently been a highlight of the Sydney International Boat Show and visitors will be impressed as usual with the high standard of the displays,” Events Marketing Manager, Domenic Genua said. Attractions within the show that have proven so popular with visitors will return in 2013, including the Walk of Fame, the Musto Fashion Extravaganza, the often hilarious Boat Building Competition and the outstanding MyBoatingLife Entertainment Precinct. The MyBoatingLife stage will offer something for every show visitor. It has been designed specifically to educate and

entertain and in this guise it has performed brilliantly. Guest speakers, among them adventurers, world travellers and entertainers will keep the crowd ‘buzzing’ throughout the five days of the show. With more than half of the attending audience having a primary interest in fishing, the fraternity will be pleased with the excellent line up of speaker and topics to suit those novices to the sport through to the old hands. People with a keen interest in sailing will not miss out. With more than 25,000 of the show’s visitors having an interest in sailing, the show’s producers have ensured that elements of education, entertainment and a large number of displays will fill every sailor’s needs. “In fact, the Sydney International Boat Show boasts the largest number of sailboat enthusiasts at one venue in the Southern Hemisphere,” Mr Genua pointed out. The ver y popular Walk of Fame has cemented itself as one of the most sought after components of the Sydney International Boat Show. With Australia boasting an amazing maritime history and achievements, the Walk of Fame is the perfect way to see first-hand some of the vessels that contributed to those pages of history.

Thursday 1st to Monday 5th August Hours 10am - 8pm Halls; 10am - 6pm Marina Tickets Available at the show or pre-purchase online at www.sydneyboatshow.com.au Prices: Adult: $20 Children 6-17 years: $12 Family ticket (2 adults, 3 children): $47 Three-day VIP guest pass: $44 Concession prices available for Seniors and Pensioners. $5 after 5pm: Available only at the show.

Hood Sails This year marks Hood’s 37th year at the Boatshow. Hood’s knowledge of sails and furling equipment and all issues on sail fabrics is vast. There will be representatives on the stand to discuss any details from sail conversions on furling headsails to boom and in-mast furling systems to what sail fabric is best suited for your yacht. There will also be a display of furling systems on show and a large collection of sail fabrics, along with launching sock display. Hood offer a free measure and quote – ask about our “Boatshow Special”! Sails are fully designed and manufactured in our Sydney loft. Contact: Ian Lindsay (02) 99050800, 0416 20 60 20. Loft address: 19 West St, Brookvale NSW 2100. Hood Sails – Stand 118,

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Honda portables – your reliable and fuelefficient companion

Packing enough punch to push a fullyladen tender to your moored vessel or to shore, Honda’s BF2.3 and BF5 are light enough to be carried back to your car, thanks to an ergonomic carry handle fitted to each engine. Stepping up another notch, Honda’s BF8 and BF10 provide even more power, without any sacrifice in portability. A foldaway carry handle, positioned at the exact balance point of each engine, makes it easy to carry each outboard in a level position. Despite their size, these portable

engines boast all the benefits of Honda’s advanced four-stroke technology – reliability, durability, miserly fuel consumption, quiet operation and environmental friendliness … all backed by Honda’s long-standing five-year warranty. Honda’s portables are complemented by the Honwave range of inflatable boats. Manufactured from premium-quality PVC, the range encompasses models spanning 2-3m in length, rated to carry Honda outboards from the BF2.3 to the BF8. Honda – Stand 501.

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Reduce the cost and frequency of slipping and cleaning your boat The SOANAR branded Ultrasonic Antifouling System is designed to reduce the cost and frequency of slipping and cleaning your boat and the need for the messy, expensive and dangerous antifouling chemical paints that have been used in the past to prevent marine growth. In ideal conditions the system will work without any antifouling paint, or for areas with aggressive marine growth activity, the system will add years to an antifouling paint. The system is 12-volt powered and comes with either two or four transducers, which attach with epoxy to the inside of the vessel’s hull and transfer ultrasonic pulses directly into the hull, making for a rather hostile and unpleasant environment for marine growth. Dual transducer model suits boats up to 14m/45ft – YS-5600 $899; Quad transducer model suits boats up to 20m/65ft – YS-5602 $1199. Come to the show for special prices. Road Tech Marine – Stands 152-154.

Ocean Solutions The latest addition to the award winning range is the ‘Adventure’ seat and is the best value for money cushion in the Comfort Seat range. With its lightweight frame and its compact size this seat is your ideal travel partner for perfect seating comfort. Just like our other seats in the Marine line, the Adventure seat has an integrated frame with a hinge mechanism, which you can set in 14 different positions, providing you independent back support. An adjustable shoulder strap enables you to carry it hands free. Covered in waterproof, watertight polyester upholstery, it’s available in a choice of either Red or Grey. The seat comes complete with a non-slip base, back protection and a corrosionproof frame. Size: 92 x 42 x 8 cm; Weight: 1.9kg; RRP $120. The full range of seats will be on display at the Show. Ocean Solutions – Stand 163.

Fogmaker Australia Fogmaker fire suppression systems are designed for use in marine applications. The Fogmaker system uses water mist technology to provide an environmentally sound solution. Designed in Sweden with German engineering, the Fogmaker Fire suppression system is a high quality product which is supported internationally for service and maintenance. As the system uses water rather than ozone depleting gases or chemicals, the Fogmaker system can be serviced and recharged while on the vessel. This greatly reduces any unnecessary downtime – especially for commercial ventures. Fogmaker systems have been widely used in Europe with over 80,000 systems installed worldwide. Over 2,200 systems have been installed in Australia. The Fogmaker system is listed as an approved product by the Australia National Maritime Safety Committee (NMSC), RINA, Bureau VERITAS, AS4587 and meets EU standards. Fogmaker Australia and Redback Engineering – Stand 180.

Boat Books Boat Books Australia is always a popular destination for show patrons, with a large range of titles covering practically every topic to do with boating, whether it’s sailing, fishing, power boating, kayaking or a great marine story you’ll find it on our shelves. As well as books, we will be displaying the latest in computer based electronic marine charts and electronic navigation systems plus a range of corrected up-todate Australian Hydrographical Office charts and Queensland Transport charts at special boat show prices. We also cater for the recreational and professional sailor’s navigational needs, with a selection of chart plotting equipment including parallel rules, dividers, compasses etc. So whether you are a weekender, a blue water cruiser, sailboat racer or a bay fisherman we’re sure to have something to interest you, so come and visit us at the show. Boat Books – Stand 301.

Fusion marine entertainment Fusion, a worldwide leader in marine entertainment, has added an exciting new docking system to its award-winning line of marine grade stereo solutions, the Fusion Universal Media Device Dock (MSUnidock). Compatible with the innovative Fusion MS-AV700, MS-IP700i and MS-RA205, the revolutionary new Unidock supports the widest array of smart phones, media players and USB devices on the market, including the Apple iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S4 and many more. The Unidock allows boaters to enjoy on-the-water entertainment from their mobile media device of choice with the knowledge that it is safe and secure from the effects of the marine environment. Unlike other solutions on the market, the Fusion Unidock safely charges and protects valuable mobile devices within its watertight belly. The trailblazing design features three connection cables – Android Micro USB, Apple 30 Pin and Apple Lightning – and boasts a generous tray size to house a variety of devices. Fusion – Stand 212.

AMI Group to bring latest partners to Sydney The Sydney International Boat Show 2013 will mark the first time that members of the AMI Group will be exhibiting together in one area. Our stands will showcase AMI, TMQ Electronics, WETSS and Navionics. AMI Group Managing Director, Vince Tranchita, right, said that he was delighted to be presenting a cross section of the AMI Group portfolio at the Sydney International Boat Show. “The brands within the AMI Group provide a wide range of solutions for the marine, electronic, offshore and safety industries,” said Mr Tranchita. “A number of our brands have been exhibiting in Sydney for many years and we are looking forward to presenting our services and products to this audience as a united group for the first time,” he said. AMI Group – Stands 434-439

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SternFirst – More Solutionisms! Power Equipment Raymarine Raymarine will showcase its new range of products at this year’s Show in two big locations – in the halls and on the marina. The new products include the Dragonfly Sonar/GPS, which features advanced CHIRP sonar, making it ideal for smaller boats of almost any kind. Raymarine’s a-Series multifunction displays now feature dedicated Wi-Fi for simple remote control. This allows owners of the new a-Series a65 or a67 Wi-Fi to use RayRemote and RayControl apps to control the a-Series WiFi multifunction display directly from a smartphone or tablet. In addition, the company’s new T200 Series fixed mount thermal night vision camera and latest autopilot technology, the Evolution, will be on show. The T200 uses FLIR thermal imaging technology to detect floating objects, navigation aids, other vessels and people on the water, while the Evolution combines advanced aerospace guidance technology with Raymarine’s marine autopilot expertise to deliver a new level of accurate autopilot control. Raymarine – Stand 208 and on the marina.

Brian and Jan Dodds had logged over 10,000 hours in their cat Another Angel, completing their invaluable volunteer work in Vanuatu with Pacific Yacht Ministries. They had no problems with the Yanmar 3GM30 Saildrive engines that were installed, but due to the high hours, they decided to install a fresh pair of Yanmar 3YM30 engines and Yanmar SD20 Saildrives. Of course, spending so much time in remote locations comes with its challenges. Technical support for the Yanmar engines had been provided by Minards Diesel in Newcastle, irrespective of where Another Angel was operating. “When the engines ticked over to 10,000 hours it was time for a re-power. In car terms, this is equivalent to 600,000 km!” Brian said. After discussing their situation with Minards Diesel, it was decided to replace them with two of the new 3YM30 (29hp) and SD20 Saildrives as complete power packs. The old engines came out easily and the new ones slotted straight back in without any need for modification. Power Equipment – Stand 506

With a well established Australia wide network and innovative product lines, SternFirst have the solutions for you. SternFirst are Australia’s number one marine aftermarket company specialising in tender systems, custom stainless fabrication, davits and cranes, snap davits, stern rails, inflatable boat care, bow and stern thrusters, BBQ systems and much more. New to the range of products from SternFIRST this year are the comprehensive inflatable boat care products from Polymarine. Tried and tested on the rugged coastline of Wales, Polymarine products will exceed your expectations in inflatable boat rejuvenation, ongoing maintenance and care. Also on display for the first time are the innovative Sideshift external mount bow and stern thrusters. Drop by the stand and see these great systems in action! Come in and see one of the SternFirst solutionisers at the Sydney Boat Show. SternFirst – Stand 509.

Survitec (RFD) Vacuwash – sail cleaning and protection technology. Vacuwash is a leading USA developed washing technique for laminated and woven sails, displaying extraordinary results using unique vacuum technology. This technology enables even laminated sails to be cleaned on both the outside and inside. The process is even environmentally the ‘greenest’ and physically the most gentle to the textiles, since the vacuum does all the work in collaboration with a proprietary solution with no agitation involved. Once cleaned, apply an additional layer of SailkotePlus, a dry lubricant and anti-fungicide treatment. This will seal the sail the same way wax works on your car – giving the sail even more resiliency towards dirt and mildew in the future. SailkotePlus is used extensively by Olympic and top racing teams, and is now available locally in Australia via Vacuwash. If you furl your headsail, or your mainsail furls in the mast or boom, then you need to have SailkotePlus applied. Vacuwash – Stand 121.

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The new RFD ISO9650-1 raft has been designed and developed by the Survitec Group’s technical engineers over the last two years. With the knowledge that the raft was exceeding expectations, the team worked in conjunction with an award winning design house, and developed an aesthetically pleasing low profile lightweight container. The RFD ISO9650-1 raft is manufactured from a high visibility, corrosion and abrasion resistant PVC. The high visibility orange buoyancy tubes and canopy will aid any SAR operations. The raft is also fitted with an external strobe light for optimum visibility at night. The liferaft is vacuum packed allowing a service period of up to three years. Available in a container or valise pack, and available with two equipment pack options as specified in the ISO standard, the new RFD ISO9650-1 raft range is suitable for everyday cruisers as well as meeting the requirements of the YA Blue Book 2013. Survitec (RFD) – Stand 316.

Coursemaster Autopilots Australian manufacturer and autopilot specialist, Coursemaster Autopilots will feature the CM950 intelligent autopilot system that combines the most user-friendly features for short and long haul cruising. Coursemaster have prioritised a skipper’s need for a convenient course change knob, simple one touch keys for course trim, and a progressive menu easily accessed when on the move. The CM950 offers auto-tack, auto-gybe with adjustable angle, interface with GPS and wind instruments, and rudder angle indicator on the LCD display. The control head can be panel or bracket mounted and is suitable for cockpit or a steering helm position. The Coursemaster CM950 autopilot is suitable for sailing and power boats, single hull and multi-hulls from 6m to 40m and offers flexibility of drive options that include linear, hydraulic and mechanical. Coursemaster Autopilots have been specialising in marine autopilot manufacturing and service support from their Sydney office for 40 years. Coursemaster Autopilots – Stand 317.

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30' Classic Timber Cruiser. Built in 1965 this cruiser is a rare find in such good condition. Three owners only it comes with many extras including solar power and 7' aluminium dinghy with new 5hp Mercury outboard. Moored in Lane Cover River Hunters Hill. $49,000 Ph 02 9684 5678 Steel Tahiti Ketch 30' W Farmer design pro welded hull, shipwright fit out, extensive stainless work on deck, Jotun paint system, oversized standing rigging, sails in good order, V berth + 2 singles, separate head + shower, galley, fridge plus more. $35,000 ono. Chris 0415 268 692 Deltacraft Islander MK2. This 1986 fibreglass production cruiser has JUST had a full restoration completed. Everything NEW. Fridge, toilet, 28HP Kubota engine, tanks etc, too much to list. Suit new buyer. Call Ross for photos. $29,000 PH 02 4568 2084

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2004 Caribbean 26 Open Runabout 2 * Engine MPI 4.3 litre Mercruisers New Risers and Manifolds, Electric anchor winch, CD, Radio, Garmin Fish Finder. Well maintained, low engine hours (280), Shower, Toilet. Incl chairs cushions. $56,000. Ph 0437 699 326

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Genuine Halvorsen Viking 32' Flybridge Cruiser. 2 cabin Layout Twin 350 Chev’s (Need Work) Hard work done below waterline, rest of work above waterline. Email questions, will answer ASAP. More detail on BoatSales.com.au Bargain $19,995 E. access@comcen.com.au Mob 0407 497 871

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Classic Timber Runabout Jessie Ann is a North Head Snapper boat. Excellent condition. 20ft. 15hp Yanmar. Surveyed 2010. Prof restoration 2012. Slipped/antifouled 2013. Pretty but sturdy. Perfect for family day trips. Moored Lane Cove River. $19,500 Call Peta on 02 9817 3015

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Converted Kangaroo Island cray boat. Practical conversion with quality finish. Fuel efficient Gardner recently overhauled. 240v generator; two refrigeration. Radar, autopilot, GPS, radios etc. Alloy tender on davits with 15hp outboard. Generous head with hot shower and large vanity. $150,000. Phone Kim Johnson, Castlecrag Marine 02 9958 0425

Classic Timber Launch 30’ Huon Pine with Beech decks. Built at Queensland State Dockyard as a vessel for the 1954 Queen’s visit. On Australian Maritime Museum’s register of historic vessels. 20hp Yanmar diesel. $28,000. Moored in Sydney. Phone Lindsay 0411 212 844 THOMPSON 870 and THOMPSON 980 production moulds lifting keel sports yachts $10,000 each. Must sell all offers 0418 650 877

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Wyn-Maree. Classic Sydney Harbour Motor Sailer. 33ft. Superb entertaining deck, comfortable accommodation. Rugged and economical Ford diesel. $85,000 ono. Phone Kim Johnson, Castlecrag Marine 02 9958 0425

Cavalier 32,1979, lying Gosford. “T”-shape cockpit, wheel steering, furling jib, Bukh 20 hp engine. Original fit-out, extra sails, anti-fouled June 08, survey available. Can e-mail photos. $52,000. Phone 02 4367 2073

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BOAT OF THE MONTH Westsail 32'. Built for the rough conditions of the North Atlantic. $80K refit since sailed back from the US, including new rig, sails, bottom stripped. Equipped for extended offshore cruising. Ready to go. Lying at Palm Beach. Price: $75,000 neg.

$1.2M + GST Purpose built charter vessel in 1D (100pax) and 1C Survey (12 +crew overnight). Fantastic Opportunity with all permits in place. Inspection Invited! New Lagoon 450 Sail Cat $900,000 Custom Designed Cutter Rigged Ketch $135,000 2008 Beneteau Swift 42 Twin Diesel Trawler $375,000 Bruce Harris Sharkcat Homecruiser $135,000 Mariner 31 Mark 11 Classic Flybridge $62,000 ono Tradewinds 44 Twin Dsl Aft Cabin Cruiser $149,000 ono 2008 Aloha Paradise 250 Party Pontoon 200hp $38,000 Immaculate Hunter Legend 35 Sloop $99,000 Ranger 38 Aft Cabin Twin Diesel Flybridge $90,000

marina’s edge boat brokerage hope harbour marina Check out our website for more marine bargains at www.marinasedge.com.au Have a friendly chat with Terry 0439 195 158 or Lois 0439 195 269

More boats available: visit www.nautilusyachtmanagement.com Farrier F-28 2006. ‘Scud’ Would appeal to new boat buyer. Never antifouled. Kept on private slipway in pristine condition. Price: $109,000 neg. 48' Wilson Bros. flybridge cruiser. A magnificent boat built and maintained to the highest standards. Survey available. Now reduced from $180,000 to $140,000 neg. Island Gypsy 36' Half Share. Beautifully maintained. Flybridge. Walk around deck. 2 x helms stat. Mooring and tender service included. Price $59,000 neg. Sea Ray 260 Sport Cruiser. New Mercruiser 240HP V6 new 2010 with only 88 hours. Price: $69,000 neg. Davidson 32. World cruiser. Perfect condition. Fully equipped and ready to go. A must see. Price: $69,000 neg.

Cavalier 28. Completely refurbished popular cruiser/racer. New rig, New electrics, new upholstery, low hours engine. Price: $47,000 neg. Peter Cole Pawtucket 35. Perfect family cruiser/racer. 7 berths, h&c shower. Beautifully presented. Price: $69,900 neg. Cavalier 32: Popular cruiser/racer in lovely condition. Perfect first boat for the family. Fully equipped and ready to go. Price: $39,000 neg. Catalina 34 MKII: Popular and capable yacht in pristine condition. Low hours engine, full range of electronics. Price: $139,000. Hartley South Seas 38. Re-Launched as new in 2011. Comfortable ocean voyager/live-aboard. Must see. $59,000. Plus much, much more…

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A NEW RANGE OF LOBSTER STYLE SEDANS IN THE CAPE COD TRADITION WITH A EUROPEAN FLAIR. DESIGNED FOR AUSTRALIAN FAMILY ENTERTAINING AND CRUISING WITH DIESEL SHAFT DRIVE, ENCLOSED SALOON AND FLOWING LAYOUTS TO ENHANCE YOUR ON-WATER TIME. INTRODUCING THE 39 WITH A 34 AND 28 MODEL TO FILL THE RANGE FROM $169,000 TO $499,000.

Brett Thurley 0419 788 000 07 5519 4019 brett@clippermotoryachts.com.au Gold Coast City Marina, 76-84 Waterway Dr, Coomera QLD Australia 4209

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Owens 26 foot Timber Cruiser, glassed to water level, 40hp Diesel, electric toilet, fridge, BBQ, full Galley, sleeps 4, Radios, TV, DVD, storm Covers and Clears in good condition. Moored at Lake Macquarie $31,000 ono. Call Ray 0418 492 577

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HISTORICAL 10FT SKIFF launched end 2007 runner up 2012 Aust Champs, multiple Qld Champ, cold moulded cedar, gunter rig main, 2 jibs, spinnakers, road trailer with cover. Located Brisbane. Price by neg. Ph 07 3399 5853 hgraveson@bigpond.com

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Clinker Timber Launch. Renovation project, this boat requires TLC to restore to former glory. Currently located in storage facility where repairs can be made. Ideal project. $1,500 ono Ph 0439 747 740

Top Hat 25 MK 1. Good example of this popular family cruising boat. Very tidy interior for your sweetheart. New engine. Rerigged standing and running rigging 2012. Just antifouled. For further information and inspection. Must sell - reduced to $11,000. Phone Kim Johnson on 02 9958 0425 direct.

35' Roberts 1983, comfortable sailing cruiser. Kitchen, bathroom, 2 cabins & saloon. Fridge, stove, hot shower, 3 water tanks, electric toilet, wind generator and solar panels. Self contained. Slipped & antifouled in June 2013. $30,000. FX439N Ph 0407 783 543

PHANTOM 40 coach-house, dual steering, 40ft, fibreglass, cruising sloop, yet fast, all creature comforts, every instrument imaginable, new headsails, MPS, wing keel, heaps of spares, all manuals, one owner, hull surveyed, int ergo, immaculate $169,000 Barry 07 5537 2452

1985 Catalina 30 Excel Condition. All safety equipment. 25HP Universal engine, new gearbox, HDS10 GPS/ Sounder, 27meg, VHS/DSC, TV/DVD, SailBag/Boomtent, Inflatable tender 6hp outboard, loads of extras $65,000 Mob 0422 001 899 email kasza@ihug.com.au

Marina Workboat 20ft Classic Clinker Workboat. Half Cabin with strong towing 85HP Perkins Diesel engine. 10-12 knots. Seats 9-12. Central tow-post. Good condition. Just antifouled. $18,000 ono John 0417 679 398

‘Alert’ International Folkboat/fibreglass/26ft/ white/2-pack repaint/Dulmison-built 1970s/Mariner 5/retains shaft from inboard/main-genoa-spin/ anchor/pushpit but no pulpit or lines/moored Lane Cove/needs carpentry & internal tidy $7,500 Ph 0417 513 889

DAVID BRAY YACHTS BOAT OF THE MONTH BAVARIA 46 Stunning example of Bavaria cruising design loaded with equipment and nothing to spend. 4 cabin version with 2 berth bunk cabin. Set up and ready. $249,000. David Bray Yachts Pittwater 02 9999 3311. www.justsail.com.au ADAMS TEN PRODUCTION MOULDS $10,000. All offers must sell 02 4946 5150

STEBER 41 Current Survey 1C, 10 1E, 20. Twin 3208 CATS. Low hours. 6.5 Gen 150 hours. NOTHING TO SPEND. Offers over $110,000. Must be Sold 0416 207 397

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30ft Half tonner. 2 sets sails. Sole 15hp diesel. Antifouled & Engine Rebuilt Apr 2013. A very fast club & joggy racer with an excellent racing history Asking price $32,000. ono Ph 02 9957 3353

Dinghy Tenders. Quality fibreglass, strong, lightweight, 5'6" to 9'6". Also oars, rope, lifejackets (PFDs) etc. Cohoe Marine Products. Ph: (02) 9519-3575, Fax: (02) 9550-3617 Email: cohoemarine@bigpond.com

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YOUNG 88 monohull cruiser/racer 29ft Agent 88, Well maintained, excellent cond. Sydney based. Hull#140 launched 1989. Yanmar diesel 16hp. Full sails, genos x 4, main, spinnakers x 4. Competitive racer & comfortable cruiser. GPS windspeed instruments. Rego KR584N $55,000 Peter 0412 863 137

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Stampede 39ft Inglis, excellent condition, with full set of sails, bowsprit, lift keel, auto helm. $70,000 ONO. Robert 0408 952 338

Yacht Share Equity Ownership. Stunning new yacht to be self-managed and based on either Pittwater or Sydney Harbour with 2 x 1/4 or halfshare available. Optioned for ease of handling. $85,000 per 1/4 share. Ph 02 9979 9755 or info@ performanceboating.com.au

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0419 273 000 MacGregor 26X Water Ballast, furling jib, mast raising system, enclosed head, galley, Metho stove, icebox, sleeps six, 60 ltr water tank, VHF Radio, 300 watt inverter, 50hp Yamaha motor, new 2001 $38,990 ono. Ph 0427 017 856

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Memberships Available Newport Pittwater on board our luxury yachts – Oceanis 37, Jeanneau 42DS, Lagoon 400S2. Enjoy sailing beautiful Pittwater for one all inclusive monthly fee from only – Silver Membership $690 – Gold Membership $1,050 See www.sailtimeaustralia.com.au or call 1300 944 974. SailTime the surprisingly affordable way to Sail.

boats wanted WOOLWICH BOAT BROKERAGE AMON RE, HOLMAN and PYE OYSTER UFO 34 Yanmar Motor. Very Good Condition. Moored Balmain. $38,500 ono. Call Tom 0418 607 478

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Farr 40' Yacht Hull and Keel. Includes cradle and internal fitout. $20,000 ono. Boat in Warriewood. Contact Peter Hayes on 0407 072 441 Build Your Own Pontoon Boat PONTOONZ Modular Boat Floats now available in Oz. super tough high impact Poly. UV durable low maint. Soft riding floats for your DIY Pontoonz Boat project. New shipment Order Now. Mob 0407 614 660 sales@ riverlakemarine.com.au www.riverlakemarine. com.au

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Boats wanted, sell to us before she looks like this one free valuation, instant payment, & fast solutions to your boating problem, friendly service phone Jonathan 0419 290 800 Wanted cruisers, 20-60ft, $20,000 to $500,000. We are dealers. Need stock, instant settlement. Ring Ron Phillips for valuation 02 9518 8211

Nantucket 33. One Tenth Share. Well maintained spacious cruising sloop, sleeps 5, berthed Whitsundays, 28hp diesel, gas stove, elect fridge, hot water, outboard tender, elect anchor winch, fully equipped, avail for Aug/Sept $7,200. Kevin 0413 896 495 gulligal@bigpond.com Riviera 34 – 1/5th share $20,000 ono. Economic family cruiser, two doubles, full facilities, 5kva gen set. Well maintained, swing mooring nr RMYC Port Hacking, tender, full facilities. 14 yr Syndicate, re-motored, new carpet, curtains, clears. Minimal costs $2,500 pa. Training available. Ph 0412 904 551 Quarter Share in a Mariner 3400 – I am living OS – enjoy my share of a well maintained well fitted out twin cabin twin diesel Flybridge Cruiser. I will retain ownership – you only pay operating costs of approx $7K pa. Berthed at Northbridge Marina. Email me at tonywcope@gmail.com

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Chargers – Inverters Batteries AGM & GEL TORLON BALLS are best! WINDSLYCE packaged balls offer value Available from all good Chandlers in pkts 50

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Berth available near Sydney City CBD. Quite location, full services including 24/7 security, power, water and pump out. From $1200/ month. Please call 0419 79 4777

MARINA BERTHS – GREAT LOCATIONS. CABARITA. 40 Feet. All facilities: Showers, Security etc. Restaurants, Parking Pmt. For Rent $675/ PCM. NEWPORT. 13 M. All Amenities, Security, Garaging. PRIVACY. $210,000. Details. Mob 0418 277 599

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Enjoy first class boating facilities including: 24/7 security access Member’s only secure parking Port Hacking’s largest all floating concrete marina Member’s showers & toilets Assisted access to your pen from your car and when berthing in your pen at the weekend & public holidays All pens 9m to 18m occupied, but a small number of 12m pens are still available for boats to 38ft. Long term rental discounts available.

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Up to 20ft – $395 a month Up to 28ft – $625 a month Up to 40ft – $1,050 a month Up to 60ft – $1,350 a month

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Berth – Jones Bay Wharf – 18m berth in Pyrmont Western Marina Arm Security access $1,800 per month + GST Ph: 0417 433 556 Swing Moorings in Lavender Bay (Luna Park) Great spot & great rates with seven day scheduled tender service included. Phone SailCorp on 02 9955 2537 or visit www.sailcorp.com.au COMMERCIAL MOORINGS available in sheltered Lovett Bay, Pittwater, for long term. Large mooring can accommodate vessel up to 80’. Moorings for smaller vessels also available. Please call 0418 619 700

FORDHAM MARINE • Slipways • Mechanical Workshop • Shipwrights • Stainless Steel and Aluminium Fabrication • Trimming & Upholstery • High Quality Re-sprays

Mooring Contractor Georges and Port Hacking River. Moorings laid and serviced. Written report for Maritime and insurance. Fixed price service fee. Barge hire. Waterfront repairs and maintenance. Fully insured. Prompt service. Credit cards accepted. Enquiries email gmwservices@gmail.com or please call Michael 0416 014 881

Phone: 02 9456 2866 email : jkfordham@bigpond.com

Botany Bay moorings – $700 per annum for members. Muddy Creek Boating and Fishing Association. Slipways available 0427 908 668 or 0402 055 034

Pontoons for sale – 2 of 2.4mW x 7.4mL plus 1 of 1.5mW x 9.5mL in good condition – Located at Lake Macquarie Yacht Club. Phone 0418 669 180 – $3,000 plus GST Build Your Own Pontoon Boat PONTOONZ Modular Boat Floats now available in Oz. super tough high impact Poly. UV durable low maint. Soft riding floats for your DIY Docking Pontoon project. Mob 0407 614 660 sales@riverlakemarine.com.au www. riverlakemarine.com.au Attwells Boatshed Port Hacking River. Moorings available, brokerage, slipway services, antifouling, detailing, fuel, hire boats, ice, bait, ice creams, drinks etc. Attwells Boatshed 321 Woolooware Road Cronulla 02 9523 5460 A mooring or marina berth available at Yowie Bay, Port Hacking and the Spit, Sydney harbour. Call for competitive prices 0408 232 498 / 0418 232 498 sales@andrewshortmarine.com.au

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CASTLECRAG MARINE A Comprehensive Marine Service ❖ Slipway to 35 tonnes ❖ Moorings to 21m ❖ Traditional Shipwrights specialising in timber structural repairs ❖ Polyurethane painting ❖ All marine services ❖ Yacht Brokerage ❖ Surveys Foot of Rockley Street Castlecrag NSW 2068

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Slipway 60ft, 40 ton at Cammeray Marina, Sydney. Berths/Moorings, inc. Mast Derrick. Scenic, sheltered, 8 mins CBD all Marine Trades and facilities, for local and cruising yachts. 7 day car and boat tender service. 02 9953 4761, www.cammeraymarina. com.au

Fore and aft moorings available at Northbridge Marina from $192 per month. Tender Service weekends and holidays! Phone 9958 1261 or 0417 285 703

services

Pty Ltd

• Resprays – interior/exterior • High Quality Finishes • Varnishing Contact Brett on

Cronulla Slipway Boat Detailing Services Complete professional boat detailing • • • • • • •

Interior and exterior • Clean and polish Hulls and superstructures Stainless steel cleaning Machine buffing and hand waxing Gelcoat repairs • Teak restoration Bilge cleaning • Varnishing Maintenance Programs available

Servicing Port Hacking, Botany Bay, Sydney Harbour & surrounding areas

(02) 9544 0888 Mobile 0419 188 850 Endeavour Marine Services providing experienced qualified shipwright/boatbuilders, Awlgrip paint applicators, allied marine trade services, 2600kg hoist hardstand area, 8 ton, 20 ton slipways, 28 commercial moorings, rigger, sailmaker on site. Grant 0419 226 039 Colin 0423 364 396 emarineservices. com.au

02 9457 7875 0438 504 728 makomarinepainting@gmail.com

PATCH’S BOAT DETAILING Servicing Pittwater, Sydney Harbour and surrounding areas • Gelcoat Restoration Specialist • Hulls and Superstructures • Interior and Exterior • Gelcoat Chip Repairs • Maintenance programmes • Machine Buffing and Hand Waxing • Stainless Steel Cleaning • Varnishing • Teak Rejuvenation • Engine, Bilge and Lazarette Cleaning

Call Chris 0405 281 861 for a free quote.

services

services

crew shirts

THE FOAM BOOTH “Give us a Foam Call” Foam Cut to any size or Shape Marine Grade Outdoor Foam, Mattresses, Closed Cell Foam, All Grades We also do Covers – wide range of outdoor fabrics

Surry Hills – Tel: 9319 0594 corner Cleveland & South Dowling Streets

Willoughby – Tel: 9417 0088 313 Penshurst Street

E-mail: sales@thefoambooth.com.au www.thefoambooth.com.au

EPA lic. #12822

÷ Engine room & bilge cleaning ÷ Oil & bilge water disposal ÷ Diesel tank cleaning ÷ Fuel polishing ÷ Sullage & porta-loo pumpout ÷ Boat washing at your mooring

0429 899 452 0403 470 213 www.scrubatub.com.au

The Delivery Specialists • Boat Washing and Detailing to moored boats in Sydney metro area • Delivery of building supplies and skip bins • Rubbish/waste removal • Barge hire and mini excavator hire/delivery

0488 577 740 www.abrbarges.com.au

Marine Fire Protection Specialists Annual Inspection & Service in accordance with Marine requirements • Fire Detection and Alarms • SeaFire FM200 systems • Co2 Fixed Systems • Pyrogen Fixed systems • Portable Fire Extinguishers

Ph: 1300 136 774 mobile – 0407 878 228 admin@somersetfire.com.au

crew available/wanted CARIBBEAN and PACIFIC Leaving from Trinidad in Dec, north through the West Indies and then west through the Caribbean. Pass through Panama Canal late January and then across the Pacific. Share expenses. Contact Gus Pallot gus.pallot@ gmail .com

EATA –Authority 22492

Jos Bots Marine Trimmer. All covers and interior upholstery, 25 years experience. Specialising in combination Lazy Jacks with boomcover and leather covering of steering wheels. 0400 311 866.

aster IV & MED II for 25m Commercial/private motor vessel. Full time hands on. Experience in management, maintaining & running larger motor yachts w/ full time crew. Next year travel extensively from Tasmania to Whitsundays. Jayson 0412 479 707, email CV to Whitehaven1@bigpond.com.au Crew Wanted, sail from Hamilton Island to Sydney departing 13th October aboard 60ft charter ketch. Join professional skipper with 20+ years experience for 2½ week trip of a lifetime. $65 per day. Phone John 0428 311 941 sailors@luxuryyacht.com. au www.luxuryyacht.com.au

GEORGE COOTE FABRICATION – ALUMINIUM & STAINLESS STEEL

Any custom made fittings, rails, tanks etc., including alterations and repairs 19 West St Brookvale NSW 2100

Ph/Fax (02) 9938 5530 Mobile 0418 985 446

Over 35 years experience

All Coast Refrigeration & Air Conditioning. Specialising in: Marine, Maintenance, Installation & Service. Call Scott Austin 0412 151 171 Shire River Barge. Barge hire service, waste removal, skip bins, landscape/ builders supply, deliver. Tree lopping, shallow water specialist, prompt, reliable, guaranteed service. www.shireriverbarge.com.au Ph 0407 566 019 Stainless Steel Tube Bending – Bow Rails, Hand rails, Special Orders. Sizes 19mm, 25mm, 38mm. Free Quote Call 0407 497 871 or Email access@ comcen.com.au

hatches & portholes

HATCHES AND WINDOWS Crazed, cracked and faded? Get them replaced with NEW perspex or polycarbonate.

clubs & associations Admin services for the traveller – My Concierge Services start from as little as $10 per week. Reliable, trustworthy, confidential * Postal receipt, scanning & forwarding *Printing & Delivery (email or hard) * Document storage * Property & Pet inspections (Bris only) *General Errands Contact Sonia 0413 470 809

Add VALUE and LIGHT to your boat NOW (Covering Sydney to Newcastle)

Call John (0417) 684 723 Email: john@boathatches.com.au www.boathatches.com.au

Looking for AFLOAT in Northern Territory? Go to Darwin Sailing Club

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engines & systems new & used

engines & systems new & used

Specialising in YANMAR Servicing, Engine Rebuilds and Re-Powering. Trained by Wayne Newman

Manufacturers of New KUBOTA based Marine Diesel Engines – 12hp to 85hp

Full Mobile Service by Water & Road Genuine YANMAR Parts

CALL PHILLIP LULIC 0420 363 077 www.sydneydieselmarine.com.au

engines & systems new & used

Sales – Service – Spare Parts Agents for: Polyflex Engine Mounts & Couplings – Johnson Pumps – PRM Gearboxes Selected Secondhand Marine Diesels and Gearboxes – All Makes and Models For Sale

Ph 02 9979 5480 Fax 02 9979 8863 Email: wmdiesel@tpg.com.au Web: wm-marine-diesel.com

MARINE GEARBOX SERVICES All Areas Inboard Specialist Sales and Reconditioning Used Boxes Wanted

Cleans up dirty fuel Deals with diesel bug oke Reduces black exhaust smoke Stabilises fuel Biocide - free Economical - 1 Litre treats 4,000 Litres

www.marinegearbox.com.au

0409 962 366 Ph/Fax 02 9457 6644

yachtech diesel services

1 Litre, 5 Litre, 20 Litre, 200 Litre

Ph: 1300 943 394

www.fuelmaster.net.au | enquiries@fuelmaster.net.au

IVAN TESVIC

Marine Engines Service & Repairs ❖ Diesel Engines ❖ Gear Boxes ❖ Starter Motors ❖ Pumps ❖ Prop Shaft Bearings

Marine Engine Repairs Pty Ltd Mob: 0418 46 26 46

SERVICING & REPAIRS • Sales and service of Yamaha outboards. • Service of popular brands of outboards & sterndrives. • Over 32 Years of experience

02 9736 1556 30 Tennyson Road Mortlake email: powermarine4@bigpond.com

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New Engines 16 - 272 hp Spare Parts Headland Engineering Ph: 02 9939 1966 E: headland@no1.com.au Caterpillar 3126 Marine Diesel Engines x 2 with twin disk mg-5061a gearboxes instrument panels & wiring harness. Engines have approx 4,000 hrs and are in very good original condition $40,000 Joe 0418 269 224 Outboard & Sterndrive Servicing. Marina location in Sutherland Shire. Slipping, Antifouling, polishing, berths & moorings & waterfront office to rent available. Australian Boats & Marine 02 9524 3621 18hp Volvo Penta Diesel MD2002 Runs like new. Complete including instrument panel, flex. coupling, shaft & good prop. Welcome to see/trial in 25ft launch until 30th June. $2,900 Brisbane. Ph 07 3396 9555 Brand New 4JH4M-HTE 110MHP @ 3200 rpm Yanmar Diesel Engine 7F Marine Gearbox I-97. Col Bailey 0413 815 111

Service & installation of marine diesels in Pittwater. We come to you & do the work on your mooring.

Sandy Wallace 0404 950 11 2 yachtech.com.au yachtech@optusnet.com.au

Panda-Kubota 24 volt 135 amp diesel generator. The quiet one. Ideal for large boat or yacht. Approx. 900 hours running. Complete with stacks of spares and ready to run. $3,350. ph 0427 384 159. Brisbane. Foreshore Marine Exhaust Friendly expert advice on systems for all marine engines and generators. www. foreshoremarineexhaust.com 0418 978 528 8KVA Northern Lights Genset model M753k with ac unit px 308k. 2637 hours, very good condition. Always serviced. Not needed anymore, gone green. $4,000 ono. Peter 0409 480 193 Diesel Engines For Sale: Onan Gen set 2.5 KVA MDJA $2,800, Volvo 2 cyl MD7A 13 hp $2,200, Volvo 2 cyl MDILD 25 hp $3,300, Yanmar 3QM 30 hp $8,000. Call 0413 867 749

29hp Volvo Penta 2003 diesel series with sail drive. Engine has been reconditioned has new rings and starter motor. Runs well on pallet. Will separate $7,000. Phone Anthony 0412 529 356

Marine Diesel engine 20hp reconditioned with gear box loom and electrics. $4,100 phone Ivan 0418 46 26 46

Capitol Gearboxes Complete and Parts HE-10200 2.5.1 250hp; HE-11700 4.45.1 550hp. Both Complete. Parts for both. $1,000 each Ph 0419 220 354 NSW

KUBOTA Diesel Engine, Diecon conversion, with gear box, 3 cylinder, 12hp, can hear running, $3,000 ono, call business 02 9327 5612

engines & systems new & used

engines & systems new & used

DH PORTER & CO

PE ENRIT TH MARIINE The Re-Power Specialist Centre

MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS OF:

â?– Marine propellers â?– shafts â?– bearings â?– skegs â?– rudders â?– couplings â?– stern gear and other marine fittings.

Specialising in: Mercury Outboards and MerCruiser Engine Repowers Service Centre: We service all late models outboards

Agent for PSS shaft seals, Bri Ski folding propellers.

Full propeller repair service using "Prop Scan" computerised propeller tuning.

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133 Coreen Avenue PENRITH sales@penrithmarine.com.au

www.penrithmarine.com.au

A Division of Total Quality Marine Engineering Pty Ltd

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Certified Service Centre â?– American Boats Mercruiser Spare parts supply Engine and stern drive service Trailer service â?– Antifouling Preventative maintenance Pick up and delivery options Sydney Harbour and Pittwater â?– Emergency Mechanical Assistance on Weekends â?– Mobile Service units by road and water.

Tel: (02) 9890 1766 Yanmar JH Series - 40hp - 110hp

Fax: (02) 9890 1810

NEW & RECONDITIONED PARTS & ENGINES

www.dhporter.com.au info@dhporter.com.au

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PropTech Propeller Repairs, Sales and Service for shaft drive, outboard and sterndrive propellers using Prop ScanÂŽ

MINARDS DIESEL Yanmar Specialists

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(02) 4967 4444 (02) 4967 3444 sales@minardsdiesel.com www.minardsdiesel.com

Sydney Harbour and Pittwater

www.totalqualitymarine.com.au

SOLAS PROPELLER RESELLER Propspeed™ Application available

props@proptech.com.au

02 9476 8553 0400 854 249 Unit 1, 31-37 Salisbury Rd Hornsby 2077

safety equipment marine

Ph: (02)9457 9955 (02) 9457 9911 Mob: 0412 178 338

ALL BRANDS & MODELS

EXPERT ENGINE SERVICE & REPAIRS Diesel Engine (New) 12.5HP twin Diesel Cylinder electric start. Chinese Yanmar style, factory fitted with MA100 hydraulic gearbox. Wonderful, durable, smooth running, older style but BRAND NEW. Excellent for traditional displacement vessel or yacht. Data & Brochure available: machinery@pacific.net.au 03 9017 5870

Specialists in Rudder & Stern Bearings, All Hull Fittings & Piping, Props & Anodes, Gen-Sets

TOHATSU OUTBOARD MOTORS. Sales, Spares, Repairs. Dinghy/Tenders, strong lightweight from 5'6". Lifejackets (PFDs), good range, all approved including children’s. General Boating Accessories. Cohoe Marine Products. Ph: (02) 9519-3575, Fax: (02) 9550-3617 Email: cohoemarine@bigpond.com

Largest Spares Stock Serving Pittwater and all areas

Taylor Mufflers, Silencers, Water/ Gas Separators. Fire retardant vinylester fibreglass. Huge standard range available. Custom build specialists. Replace loud, corroded, leaky systems. Call for free catalogue and quote. Taylor Marine Exhaust ph/ fax 02 9907 9492 Website www.taylorme.com.au Marine Diesel 12-13.5 hp Drofin Renault rebuilt good condition $2,950 with warranty. Also some Drofin Renault R16 and Volvo spares. Wanted small to medium marine Inboard any condition. Avalon 02 9918 8045 or 0438 647 248

2 PERSON LIFE RAFT IN VALISE M A R I N E

Gearbox / Engine Rebuilds Repowers or Replacement

YANMAR MASTER DEALER LOCATED IN R.P.A.Y.C. - NEWPORT

LACEY MARINE 9997-6106 laceymarine.com.au sales@laceymarine.com.au 2 x Kohler Marine Generators for sale, only 520 hours use, 23 KVA immaculate condition. Will sell individually or as a pair. Price $16,500 each unit Contact Brad Rodgers on 02 9523 0544. Email: brad.rodgers@eagleyachts.com.au Heat Exchanger Repairs most models. Custom made Exhaust Risers to suit. Welding Repairs – Stainless, Aluminium, Bronze Phone 02 9666 6641

• Packed 600 x 350 x110 mm • Ultra light: 7.8 kilos • Survival assistance aids included

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shipwrights

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shipwrights

Give a Classic Boat a New Life ‌ Choose from our wide selection of Launches awaiting Restoration

Composite & timber repair, modiďŹ cation, maintenance, restoration, spray painting & antifouling. Woolwich Dock.

Specialising in Classic Timber Restoration, Engine Installations, Two-Pack Painting.

West Systems Gentleman’s Launches 22-25ft built to order

0404 409 753

New 18ft clinker putt-putts available in hull-only or finished Traditional & Modern Boat Building

Scarborough Engineering Ring David 02 6558 2011

NORTHSIDE SHIPWRIGHTS

Elite Gelcoat Repairs

9958 4947 Middle Harbour

& Shipwright Services

Timber Boat Specialists Builders & Repairers

Specialising in Gelcoat Repairs â?– Collision repairs â?– Refurbishment â?– Modifications â?– Custom Work â?– Trailer Boats

Paul van Noort Qualified Shipwright (over 22 years experience)

M: 0408 644 634 E: elitegelcoat@hotmail.com W: elitegelcoatrepairs.com.au 32/343 Condamine St, Manly Vale NSW 2093

CARE TAKEN SHIPWRIGHTS Complete shipwright services For timber and fibreglass boats

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Specialist Qualified Tradesmen All Shipwright Repairs Timber Boat Restoration Specialist Teak Decks Bow/Stern Thrusters Commercial Vessel Refits and Repairs

Tel: 02 9540 3287

Shipwright & Slipway Services End of Sailors Bay Road Northbridge

MOSMAN BAY SLIPWAYS

andrew@southsideshipwrights.com.au

Comprehensive Shipwright and Slipway Services

SHIPWRIGHT

• Antifouling • Varnishing and painting • Timber & Fibreglass Repairs

Timber Launch Specialists @ Mosman Bay Marina Phone Ben 9953 0400 (Mob) 0413 611 081

Full respray services Wooden boat specialist Fully Qualified Tradesmen

Phone: 0404 236 741 K & A Marine Timber/ fibreglass boat repairs. Gelcoat repairs. Transom, floor, specialist in pods & hardtops, paint & polish, carpet, window screen and trailer. 25 years experience. All work guaranteed. Sydney wide. Ph Gregory 0415 565 799. See us on Facebook Mark Beale Shipwright Services Full Range of Marine Services. Restorations, Fitouts & Design interior/ exterior. Teak Decks, Fibreglass/ Gelcoat Repairs. Mobile: 0419 273 173 E: markedbeale@gmail.com

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+61 415 730 200 rdcomposites@gmail.com Sydney and Pittwater

ROB E RT CL AR K E COMPOSITE & TIMBER SPECIALIST

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JP MARINE

PAINTING SERVICES Mobile Service specialising in: • Varnishing • 2Pac Painting • Detailing and Maintenance • Enamel • Interior/Exterior • Gelcoat and Fibreglass Repairs • Antifouling • Timber Works/Repairs

Call: 0406 358 508

jpmarinepainting@yahoo.com.au

rigging

rigging

sails & sailmakers

TEMPO SPARS RIGGING Mastbuilding and rigging for 34 years • Mast servicing and repairs • Complete rigging service including rope splicing and wire swaging • Mobile service land and water covering Sydney, Pittwater and NSW

Contact Roland on 0408 178 388 for a quote find us on Facebook or visit us at

www.tempospars.com.au In-Mast Furling System Repairs. 1980s Furlway brand Hydraulic chain driven main sail Furlers. Rebuild to sized or worn units. Phone 0419 336 099 or 0418 377 453 Sheerline – Yacht Mast fabrication & repair, rigging & electrics. Pick-up service. Booms, spinnaker poles, hardware, furling systems, lazy jacks, wire swaging & rope splicing. Insurance inspections & rig checks. 02 9938 4722. 19 West St, Brookvale 2100

RUEL RIGGING Yacht Rigging Services All Furling Systems

sails & sailmakers

www.ruelrigging.com MARIO RUEL

mario@ruelrigging.com 0412 244 649 (02) 9979 3454

JOE WALSH RIGGING All Rigging Requirements • Mast and spar repairs, fabrication • Including repaints • Complete Mobile Service – land and water • Spectra /Technora / Vectran Rigging • All rigging requirements • Traditional Hand Splicing and Hydraulic Pressing to 200 T. PSI • Furling Systems Supplied & Installed • AYF Rig Insurance Inspections • International Cruising folk specially catered for

WOOLWICH MARINE CENTRE 2c Margaret St, Woolwich Ph/Fax (02) 9879-0189 Mobile 0410 476 626

• Custom race & Cruising • Furler supply & Install • Boat Covers & Cushions 67 Kenneth Rd Manly Vale NSW 2093 Ph:9948 8945 m:041 228 8945 bret1scottsails@hotmail.com 3 Surplus Sails – New $800, Used $500, Furling $650, Luff 12mt/ 13.1mt/ 16.9mt. Used Sails in Good condition. Situated – Cairns. Ph 0404 921 754 for details. Sails Traded. Second Sail. Hundreds of sails in stock, many in as new condition. Professional alterations available. All types of sails wanted. Orange NSW. Please ring for appointment. Call Alan Barber, 0408 020 258 or http://sdrv.ms/158mDE5 Sea N Sails Full range of sailmaking services from new to re-cuts. Sail covers, lazy jacks, dodgers, awnings. Repairs welcome, small jobs done while you wait. Ph 0414 692 025 Sean, Pittwater sean@seansails.com.au

Best Quality, Performance & Value ‘We guarantee to beat any genuine written quote to supply you with the best quality cruising and racing sails’

www.sailsolutions.com.au

Ph: 02 9879 4165 Brian Shilland Sailmaker 44 years experience in cruising, racing, handmade sails. Repairs and alterations for all classes, quality durable workmanship at competitive prices. Also handsewn leather covered Brass rings. Ring 02 9905 1689 or 0422 204 568 Come to us for yacht and dinghy sails. New sails and repairs, boom tents, lazy stack covers, sail covers, boat covers and all custom work. Easy to find in Brookvale. Call us on 0417 060 262 or 0438 11 11 97. Our website is www.redbacksails.com

Looking for AFLOAT in Queensland? Go to Whitsunday Sailing Club, Airlie Beach

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marine trimming

MASTER TRIMMER • • • •

Boat Covers & Clears Redesigns & Biminis Upholstery & Carpets Workboat & Workshop

Peter Robinson

0438 605 088 Classic Marine

marine trimming

hull cleaning & divers Sea Service Diving & Marine Pty Ltd Everything Underwater

MARINE TRIMMING & TEXTILE FABRICATION

Specialists in propeller polishing • Running Gear, Hull Cleaning • Underwater Still & Video Photography • Anodes supplied & fitted in water • Salvage • Search & Recovery • Inspection Survey Reports

Bringing service and satisfaction to Sydney’s waterways with • Innovative solutions • Master craftmanship • Critical attention to detail • Superior fabrics and hardware

Phone 9948 4811 0417 085 875

If you are passionate about your boat why not protect and add value to your investment with a functional, durable, custom textile fabricated product made to your specifications.

www.seaservice.com.au david@seaservice.com.au 46 Years’ Experience 7 Day Service

& Auto Trimmers

Email: qualitycovers@bigpond.com

With Classic You’ve Got It Covered

Call Cam Harrison: 0421 222 176

Web: www.qualitycovers.com.au Quality Service Guaranteed

MOBILE MARINE TRIMMING ❖ Biminis ❖ Canopies ❖ Storm Covers ❖ Clears ❖ Interior Carpets & Seats Phone Joseph or Donna 0401 317 842

AA QUICK TRIM PTY LTD SPECIALIZING IN MARINE & CAR TRIMMING, ALSO FURNITURE UPHOLSTERY. ALL TYPES OF SEATS, CUSHIONS, SOFAS & LOUNGES IN LEATHER , VINYL OR FABRIC. CARPET LINING & BOAT COVERS PH 02 9555 1700 FAX 02 9810 3899 MOB 0438 551 700 Email araik@tpg.com.au www.aaquicktrim.com

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Trimming Upholstery & Carpet Covers & Clears Sail Making Vessel Management Rushcutters Bay

www.deltamarine.com.au 0416 168 516

Professional Hull Cleaning Service • • • • •

Servicing Sydney Harbour & Surrounding areas Maintenance Packages available – FREE QUOTES Reliable Commercial Divers Fully Insured Hull inspections, Anode Replacement & Salvage Most Credit Cards accepted

Loyalty Programs with Great Savings

Call today 0403 279 635 www.boatbuddies.com.au

hull cleaning & divers

HULL CLEANS For any job you need done underwater

Free Before n’ After photos! • Yachts, Cruisers & Speedboats • Propellers & Stern Drives • In most areas of Sydney Harbour every week

Call us today 0414 484 309

AQUAMAN DIVING 7 days a week 24 hour Emergency callouts Fully Insured Commercial Divers

BROKEN BAY – PITTWATER

Currently Servicing Pittwater

0417 682 947 Harbourside Commercial Divers offer the best in underwater hull cleaning, search and recovery, inshore salvage and mooring inspections. We are ADAS certified occupational divers with full industry insurance. Call for a free quote. 0402 548 006

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HARBOUR DIVE SERVICES Hull Cleans, Salvage, Search & Recovery Anode replacement, Visual inspections Quick response for all your underwater needs e: info@harbourdiveservices.com.au M: 0405 246 166 T: 9371 9283

equipment for sale new and used

equipment for sale new and used

WATERHOUSE YACHT DELIVERY

sales@australpropeller.com.au FOR ALL YOUR INBOARD & OUTBOARD PROPELLER NEEDS www.australpropeller.com.au

38 Stanley Street • Peakhurst• 2210 Phone: (02) 9533 1633 Fax: (02) 9533 3302

SECOND HAND BOAT BITS Over 6,000 items for Sail & Power

Boat Locker (02) 9979 8278

Seapower Marine Pty Ltd Email: boatlocker@gmail.com Closed Tuesdays and Sundays

Two Steel Rings 4M Dia in Halves + Braces to turn boat over in place $500. Jon Sayer racing Keel steel $1,800. Boat trolley, swivel wheels with adjustable uprights with swivel tops, carry 12 ton demountable $4,800 New. 07 3889 4436 Simrad NX40 Chart plotter with C-Map Australia Wide Charts, mounting bracket & cover full working order $990. Phone Greg 0418 641 321 pickup Sydney Cat 1 AYF Liferafts Two Only AYF Cat 1 10 Person Zodiac Liferafts in Survey until Nov 13. $1,500 each located CYCA Ph 0412 252 952 For Sale Well Seasoned new Timber Boards including eight foot by two feet six inch Mahogany. Please ring Arthur 02 9525 8987 or 0423 635 453 Build Your Own Pontoon Boat PONTOONZ Modular Boat Floats now available in Oz. super tough high impact Poly. UV durable low maint. Soft riding floats for your DIY Pontoonz Boat and Docking Pontoon project. Mob 0407 614 660 sales@riverlakemarine. com.au www.riverlakemarine.com.au

Local Interstate International Owners welcome Cruising tuition

Call Rod Waterhouse 0416 262 705 02 9999 3311 waterhouseboatdelivery@hotmail.com

SUGDEN SAILING PROFESSIONAL YACHT DELIVERY

Unit 16 2 Apollo St Warriewood 2102

Slipway Winch 240 volt Gridland & Allen Aust made 6mm wire rope 100ft forward and reverse never been used sat in boatshed as slipway rails were never installed $1,600 pickup only Ph 0419 226 353

masters & deliveries

equipment wanted

◆ Master 5 ◆ MED 3 ◆ RYA Yachtmaster ◆ Rigger • Available for Hamilton Island Race Week deliveries • Specialise in Interstate transfers • Fully crewed or owner assist

Chris Sugden 0408 136 858 sugdensailing@gmail.com

Marlin Board wanted to suit 46ft Cruiser in good condition. Phone 0410 508 158 Wanted Fiberglass Flybridge roof. Size about 2.5m wide and 2.3m long to suit Marina/Riviera 34 footer or mould. Ph 0417 218 462

winches SeaHound Marine Titan Floating Winch Handles, from $30 – Best Prices!! Australian designed and manufactured. Don’t settle for cheap quality copies. Go to www.seahoundmarine.com.au or contact sales@seahoundmarine.com.au PH: 0410 465 831

business opportunities

Sskipryan Marine Deliveries. Deliveries quoted on distance, Nail it down to one price regardless of weather delays. 20+yrs experience. Operating on old school values. Leave your Pride & Joy in safe hands. sskipryan@yahoo.com.au www.sskipryanmarine.vpweb.com.au 0429 352 287 Tight lines n Mackerel skies

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Liferaft eight man Coastal in survey until June 2008. New March 2001. Good condition. $2,400. 0414 991 865 or 02 4471 2431 Heavy duty Robust Shipyard/Shipwright Woodwork Machinery Three items in very nice original order. (1) Thicknesser (2) Jointer (3) Vertical Spindle $5,000 ONO the lot. May split Contact: ausino2@optusnet.com.au 0417 507 040 Marina Pontoons For Sale 2 of 2.4mW x 7.4mL plus 1 of 1.5mW x 9.5mL. In good condition – Located at Lake Macquarie Yacht Club. Phone 0418 669 180 – cost $4,400 includes GST

Looking for AFLOAT in Sth Aust? Go to St Kilda Boat Club

Watertaxi 27 Passengers. In NSW 1E survey 26Ft. 1989 mod with 2x200hp Yamahas tri planning hull in excellent condition $98,000. Ph. 0424 302 227 Mobile Antifoul Removal – Business for Sale. Established 20 years with the best reputation in the industry. Low overheads, includes truck, forklift, blasting and gel coat removal equipment and website. For expressions of interest, call Rob on 0409 665 153. moneywise@salstrip.com.au

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schools & courses

lost, found & pinched

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schools & courses

Stolen, lost Aquapro inflatable 2.3 metre, aluminium hull, white, 8hp Mercury outboard. Some marine growth on hull. Missing Friday night 24th of May from Clontarf Marina. Reward please call Tim 0419 423 178 Lost, found and pinched ads are FREE (words only). Just fill in the classified order form and fax, email or snail-mail to AFLOAT.

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