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DOWNWIND Racing Association Newsletter Diary Dates January Sun 1:
New Years Day
Sat 7:
Coaster 6
Wed 11: Twilight Series 2 - R1 Sat 14:
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT Our Ladies Helm Twilight races are proving to be a huge success. Stepping slightly sideways from the semi-competitive regular races of the Phil Hoffmann Travel Twilight Series, it seems that members and guests of the fairer sex are enjoying the fun of bumping regular skippers aside to have a crack out on the track themselves. Judging by the patio talk it’s a fair bet to say more than a few ladies are proving their worth behind the wheel and crowd numbers are testament to the fact that crews are also finding these nights to be a lot of fun. We were also treated to a visit from Ladies Night co-sponsor EverettBrookes Jewellers. With Christmas on the horizon, their array of sparkly temptations certainly captured the attention of more than a few members. In a drive to raise funds for Presentation Night and to purchase new hand-held VHF radios, Jess and I have been conducting raffles on twilight nights. To date we’ve raised more than $500, so I’m pleased to say that our Duty Crew and Race office will be able to replace their antiquated units in the coming weeks. Phil Hoffmann Travel has kindly provided us with some extra prizes for our fundraising raffles, and we thank all racing members and guests for their support.
Inshore R7 / Multi R7
Sun 15: RSAYS Ladies R4 Wed 18: Twilight R2 Sat 21:
Kaesler Cup / Inshore R8
Thur 26: Australia Day Standalone Twilight Sun 29: Chairman’s Cup Sun 29: RSAYS Ladies R5
February Wed 1:
Twilight Series 2 - R3
Sat 4:
Offshore R4
Sat 4:
Coaster R4
Wed 8:
Twilight Series 2 - R4
Sat 11:
Inshore R9 / IRC R9 / Multi R9
Sun 12: CYCSA Crabbing Day Sun 12: RSAYS Ladies R6 Wed 15: Twilight Series 2 - R5 (RSAYS) Thurs 16: Lincoln Briefing (RSAYS) Fri 17: Offshore R5 / IRC R8 Mon 20: Lincoln Week Regatta Tues 21: Lincoln Week Regatta Wed 22: Lincoln Week Regatta Thurs 23: Lincoln Week Regatta
REX recently voted on the request by some members for us to split our twilight fleet into two separate divisions and I am pleased to announce that the Phil Hoffmann Travel Twilight Series now comprise of Cruising A and Cruising B results. Regular readers of Downwind will recall that a high priority for REX this year is to build up a strong Duty Crew volunteer base. Our loyal band of volunteers onboard CYC1 and CYC2 generously give their time to help us conduct races every week but REX is mindful of the fact that we need to expand our pool of volunteers if we expect to facilitate a full racing calendar in the coming decade. One thing which may not have been communicated effectively to date is that we are not asking for people to dedicate every racing day, it is the hope of REX that we can identify some racing members who may be happy to learn race boat procedure on an on-going basis and become part of a pool of people we can call on as needs occur. We thank Bradd Hausler for his commitment in learning to drive CYC1 under the tutelage of stalwart skipper Ron Yeates and we would certainly welcome anyone who may wish to help our Race Officers record and check results on Race Days. Still on the topic of Race Procedures, we are presently researching new technology and onboard procedures to develop a system which will work best for our racing membership. Race Officer John Gibson has begun experimenting with IPADS and Video Cameras in a bid to determine the best way of streamlining and authenticating race results and I will keep you posted on his progress and conclusions. Some recent events in the Protest Room have highlighted the urgency of developing an improved results system but it has also come to light that our volunteers have, at times, had difficulty in identifying boats on the water. We do urge all members to ensure that their sail numbers match those recorded in the Race Office as it is nigh-on impossible for our volunteers and Race Officers to record and identify groups of boats if sail numbers are hard to identify or, worse still, missing completely. At time of writing, our Sydney-Hobart entrants are making their way East and we wish the crews of Two True and Patrice IV all the best for this years’ race. I will certainly be following their progress on Yacht Tracker. On behalf of REX, I wish all racing members a safe and happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you all back on the water in the New Year.
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FROM THE RACE OFFICE
A very Merry Christmas to all of our Racing Members from the Race Office! We are half way through our season, and have had some great days out on the water.... I saw this for myself recently when I was lucky enough to get out of the office and on board CYC1 for a Coaster race. It was a great experience, and very interesting for me to see what happens on the Duty Boat. The boys certainly got a laugh when Ronnie ’accidently’ soaked me head to toe after seizing the opportunity when a big wave came towards the boat....Well done boys! Huge thanks to our hard working Race Officers and Duty Crew for all the experience they bring, and the time they give us. Our Race Day and Regatta Sponsorship concept has started generating some interest, and we were very fortunate to have Sportsmed.SA on board to sponsor our recent Premier’s Cup Regatta. We have also had EverettBrookes Custom Jewellery jump on board to sponsor our Ladies Helm Twilight Race on the 14 December, which was a great night at the Club with a jewellery showcase and gift vouchers for all the ladies. If you are interested in sponsoring your Racing Association, please contact me in the Race Office.
On the subject of Twilight races, it was recently announced that we will be changing the format of Twilight Series 2 (kicking off on 11 January 2012). We will be offering full results in both Cruising A and Cruising B, as well as Racing if there are enough series entrants. For those interested in the Combined Overall Results, never fear! I will be running a ‘ghost’ series behind the scenes to ensure these trophies still get awarded to the right people! Sending good luck out to Two True and Patrice IV, entrants in this year’s Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - Can we make the trifecta!? Wishing you all a safe and happy Christmas, and a peaceful 2012. Have a great break, and I will see you next year!
JESS HARGREAVES RACING MANAGER
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MARINE ACADEMY COURSES
Boat Licence Course Recreational Powerboat Operator Course
School Holiday Program (8-16yo) Held during the January Holidays, this course is a fun, informative and practical experience for school age kids. For more info please see the website
This YA course involved theory and basic practical components. On successful completion of the theory test, you will be eligible for the SA Boat Licence.
Members $240 Non-Members $250
Members $180 / Non-Members $190
16 Jan 2012
31 January 2012
Small Keelboat Introduction Sunday Sailing December - 11th, 18th January - 22nd, 29th February - 12th, 19th, 26th March - 11th, 25th
Wednesday Twilights Sailing December - 7th, 14th, 21st January - 11th, 18th, 27th February - 1st, 8th, 15th, 29th March - 7th, 14th, 21st
Come
and join us and enjoy being out on the water with our qualified instructors for an addictive sailing experience. 3 hours of hands on sailing and get a taste of what our full courses have to offer. All safety gear provided. Members $180 Non-Members $190
IRC NEWS WITH WILLIAM STRANGWAYS IRC State Championships Division 1:
IRC State Championships Division 2:
Saturday 10th December (Race 6 – Long Fixed Mark).
Saturday 10th December (Race 4 – Long Fixed Mark).
Wind SSW & 10knts at the start. Course as per Queen of the Gulf Regatta. Not long after the start the wind eased with most yachts doing the 2nd windward leg in 7-9knts, however the run was much better with increasing winds up to 14knts making for a fast leg. 11 of the 13 series entrants competed.
All 7 series entrants participated.
Blue Max was disadvantaged by a lack of crew for this race, however, Bolistik had a blinder with their best result for the series so far!
Best of luck and fair winds to our Sydney to Hobart entrants, Two True and Patrice IV! SA IRC CHAMPS DIV 2 R4 - 10 DEC 2011 1st 2nd 3rd
SA IRC CHAMPS R5R5- 3 DEC 2011
YOUNG EINSTEIN - ROB SELLICK PEER GYNT - DOUG GLADMAN BOLISTIK - ALAN BESWICK
1st 2nd 3rd
SMB 3.5 - GEOFF BOETTCHER TWO TRUE - ANDREW SAIES PATRICE IV - SHANE WISEMAN
SA IRC CHAMPS R6R6- 10 DEC 2011 1st 2nd 3rd
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TWO TRUE - ANDREW SAIES WHITE KNIGHT - DAVID KNIGHTS 3 COOL CATS - SCOTT MUTTON
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LADIESHELM HELM TWILIGHT TWILIGHT RACE LADIES RACE
Wednesday the 14th of December saw the first Ladies Helm twilight race for Season 2011-2012. It was a fantastic night with 27 boats on the water- all skippered by lovely ladies! Nigel and Adrian from Series Sponsor, Phil Hoffmann Travel enjoyed a night on the water with the crew from White Knight, and Dave and Ian from our special race day sponsor, EverettBrookes Custom Jewellery & Watches had a relaxing night with Vlad and Pam Humeniuk and crew on board Kudos. Mike from EverettBrookes also attended, but had to stay on shore looking after the beautiful jewellery display they had bought along for the night. It was great to see the patio packed full of happy faces and lots of cheerful noise over the gourmet BBQ dinner after the race. Congratulations to all the winners on the night! Our next Ladies Helm Twilight race will be on the 28th March 2012 - Don’t miss out!
OVERALL 1st 2nd 3rd
Liberator - Julie Flannagan War & Peace - Nikki Marcel Adria - Julie Patterson CRUISING A
JULIE FROM LIBERATOR CELEBRATING HER WIN!
1st 2nd 3rd
Aquila - Karen Johns Bullistic - Annie Schmidt Another Planet - Tracey Pegler
THE CREW FROM KUDOS HOSTING OUR RACE DAY SPONSORS, EVERETTBROOKES JEWELLERS
CRUISING B 1st 2nd 3rd
Kudos - Pam Humeniuk School’s Out - Sallyanne Geddes Vertigo - Hannah Goode
DAVE & IAN FROM EVERETTBROOKES
RACING ASSOCIATION SPONSOR
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RACING ASSOCIATION SPONSOR
PHIL HOFFMANN TRAVEL TWILIGHT RESULTS RACE 7 30 NOVEMBER 2011
RACE 8 7 DECEMBER 2011
CRUISING 1st 2nd 3rd
CRUISING
Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto Synergy - Mal Hutton White Knight - David Knights
1st 2nd 3rd
Rapid 1 - Keith Finch Ghost of Christmas Past - David Ketteridge
Milou - John Sibly
RACING 1st 2nd 3rd
RACING
Vertigo - Jamie Goode Good Company - Robin Townsend JJF - Doug Watson
1st 2nd 3rd
RACE 9 21 DECEMBER 2011
Series scores CRUISING
CRUISING 1st 2nd 3rd
War & Peace - Stefan Marcel Matador - Mike Draper Kudos - Vlad Humeniuk RACING
1st 2nd 3rd
JJF - Doug Watson Good Company - Robin Townsend Such Is Life - Roger Nicolson
1st 2nd 3rd
RACING 1st 2nd 3rd
Vertigo - Jamie Goode JJF - Doug Watson
Rapid 1 - Keith Finch Flying Circus - Steve Power G-Wizz - Greg Patten
Vertigo - Jamie Goode JJF - Doug Watson Good Company - Robin Townsend
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COASTER RESULTS
COASTER RACE 3 12 NOV 2011 1st 2nd 3rd
COASTER RACE 4 3 DEC 2011
Another Planet - Brenton Pegler
1st 2nd 3rd
Liberator - Geoff Catt Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto
White Knight - David Knights Matador - Mike Draper Liberator - Geoff Catt
COASTER RACE 5 17 DEC 2011 1st 2nd 3rd
Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto White Knight - David Knights Matador - Mike Draper
MACDONNELL SOUND OFFSHORE RESULTS OFFSHORE RACE 3 3 DEC 2011 IRC
OFFSHORE RACE 3 3 DEC 2011 PHS 1st 2nd 3rd
1st 2nd 3rd
SMB 3.5 - Geoff Boettcher Patrice IV - Shane Wiseman Asylum - Derek Morrison
SMB 3.5 - Geoff Boettcher Two True - Brett Young Patrice IV - Shane Wiseman
CLUB INSHORE SERIES RESULTS RACE 6 - 10 DEC 2011 D1 1st 2nd 3rd
PHS White Knight - David Knights Alliance - Jim Hallion Asylum - Derek Morrison
1st 2nd 3rd
J24 1st 2nd 3rd
IRC 1st Two True - Andrew Saies 2nd White Knight - David Knights 3rd Another Planet - Brenton Pegler D2 PHS School’s Out - Adrian Wotton Young Einstein - Rob Sellick Dr. Feelgood - Jason Coonan
PHS JJF - Doug Watson Such Is Life - Dave Nicolson Cookie Monster - Brian Walsh
OD 1st JJF - Doug Watson 2nd No Eye Deer - Trevor Conyers 3rd Such Is Life - Dave Nicolson
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QUEEN OF THE GULF REGATTA
THE QUEEN OF THE GULF REGATTA WAS RACED ON 10 DECEMBER 2011. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 23 STARTERS INVOLVED IN THE REGATTA, INCLUDING A GREAT DIVISION 2 FLEET OF COMBINED CYCSA, RSAYS, AND PASC BOATS.
D1 1st 2nd 3rd
THE RACE WAS FIXED MARK FOR ALL BOATS - COURSE FOR DIVISION 1 AND MULTIS WAS:
D2 1st 2nd 3rd J24 1st 2nd 3rd
START - WRECK BUOY (P) - ORANGE BUOY 34°54S / 138°23E (P) - FINISH COURSE FOR DIVISION 2 AND J24s WAS: START - WRECK BUOY (P) - YELLOW BUOY 34°52S / 138°23E (P) - FINISH
White Knight - David Knights Asylum - Derek Morrison Another Planet - Brenton Pegler Bolistik - Alan Beswick Young Einstein - Rob Sellick Peer Gynt - Doug Gladman JJF - Doug Watson Such Is life - Dave Nicolson Vertigo - Jamie Goode
A GREAT DAY OF SAILING FOR ALL - CONGRATULATIONS TO WHITE KNIGHT, BOLISTIK AND JUMPING JACK FLASH FOR WINNING THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS OF THE QUEEN OF THE GULF REGATTA.
SAIL NUMBERS Sailing Instruction 10.1: Sail Numbers ‘Mainsails, headsails and spinnakers shall carry the same sail numbers in accordance with rule 77. This Sailing Instruction is the warning and opportunity to correct in accordance with rule G4.’ Please be aware that in the new year, the REX will be enforcing this rule. Any boat which displays a sail number that is NOT the sail number designated to that boat may be scored a DNF. The Race Office has given ample warning and reminders about this rule in the past.
BALLAST HEAD CUP - NEW YEARS DAY 2012 Anticipating withdrawal symptoms with no Club sailing between 17th December and 7th January? Looking to switch on the fridge and pump up the head over the holiday period? If so, cruise down to Island Beach, adjacent to American River on Kangaroo Island and join in the fun of the annual non-spinnaker Ballast Head Cup on New Year’s Day. A fun course will be raced for about one and a half to two hours then onto the beach for prize giving, barbeque and drinks. You can download the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions from the Racing Documents page of the CYCSA website. DOWNWIND • CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA RACING EXECUTIVE WWW.CYCSA.COM.AU
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BOXING DAY AT CYCSA
The Two True Shout! Watch the start of the 2011 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - Monday 26th December Come along to the CYCSA and watch the start of the 2011 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on the big screen, and have a free drink on Two True between 12 and 1pm! Full lunch menu and drink specials available on the day. See you there!
OFFICE CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS CYCSA Reception will be closed from: 25-27 December 2011 1 & 2 January 2012 Opening Hours from 28-31 December 2011: 10am - 2pm CYCSA Reception will be resuming 9-5 trading from 3 January 2012.
The Race Office will be closed 24 December 2011 to the 7 January 2012.
BAR & RESTAURANT CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS Will be closed: 25,28 & 29 December 1 & 3 January 2012 Breakfast will be served from 9am on the 26-27 December & 2 January. Open for Lunch on the 30-31 Dec. *Please note –Bar will close 5pm on New Years Eve. Normal trading will resume on 6 January 2012 DOWNWIND • CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA RACING EXECUTIVE WWW.CYCSA.COM.AU