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Chairman’s Report……. Another busy month for REX. After eliciting feedback from racing members we have finalised our Racing Program for the coming Summer season. The Program will be ratified at our upcoming AGM. On the topic of our AGM at the end of this month, I urge you all to attend. We have received eight nominations for positions on the Racing Executive and, under our association regulations, a ballot on the night is required to select the next committee. Please take time to look at the nominees listed on the CYCSA website.
Diary Dates July 2010 Sat 24: Short-handed Short Course Race 5
Recently REX has implemented Standard Operating Procedures for Duty Crew/Volunteers and Race Day Procedures for our Race Officers and Racing Manager. As Racing Committee members, Racing Managers and Volunteers may change over time we believe it is important to document the requirements and expectations of all relevant parties in relation to the conduct of our races now and in the future. Wayne Coonan has brought to our attention that some recent changes to Department of Transport regulations may affect our racing members. It is perhaps prudent that all skippers and crews familiarise themselves with the information found at this link as, under these new regulations, many boats may not comply with the "Unprotected Waters" - now offshore 3nm - requirements. http://www.transport.sa.gov.au/safety/marine/marine_equipment/8to15.asp Essentially the list for unprotected waters is · one approved PFD Type 1 for each person on board
Fri 30: Racing Association AGM
· two suitable anchors with cables · two buckets with lines attached
Sat 31: Short-handed Short Course Re-sail
· a bilge pump / pumps to drain each compartment of the boat
Sat 31: Seafood Night
· one fire bucket, which can be the same bucket as for bailing water if that bucket is suitable as a fire bucket
· if the boat has an engine or cooking facilities: two fire extinguishers
· one life-buoy with line · a waterproof torch or lantern · a two-way marine radio capable of communication with onshore stations
August 2010
· two hand held red flares and two hand held orange smoke signals · four litres of fresh water
Sat 7: Short-handed Short Course Race 6 Sat 7: The Ice Breaker (PASC) Sun 8: Port Line Cup (PASC) Sat 14: Commodores Dinner Sun 15: Combined Winter Series Race 6
· the boat must be fitted with a suitable compass (liquid damped magnetic, or gyroscopically controlled)
Please take note of the above, most importantly the requirement to carry two anchors and a two way radio. As you will see on the Department of Transport link, there is an addendum stating that yachts leaving Gulf Waters are required to carry a V-Sheet. It was pleasing to see that the recent Winter Series race was able to start, and wonderful to see thirty yachts out on the water at this time of the year. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our AGM on Friday 30th July - Ensure that you have your say in the conduct of racing at our club by voting for those who best represent your views and interests.
-Traci Ayris DOWNWIND • CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA RACING EXECUTIVE WWW.CYCSA.COM.AU
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION...
CYCSA Safety Day
SSSC
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Sunday 26 September 2010
Sat/Sun 6th & 7th November 2010
Marine Radio Course
Coastal Navigation
3 x Thursday evenings 18 25th Nov; 2nd Dec 2010
4 x Wednesday evenings 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd September
th,
Flares!
Small Keelboat Weekender
Do you have any just out of date, or almost out of date flares? We need some for Safety day!
18th & 19th December 2010
Donations to the Race Office would be greatly appreciated.
Volunteers for Safety Day required! Please contact Jess in the Race Office if you are interested in assisting
For further information, call the CYCSA office on 8248 4222; or contact marine.academy@cycsa.com.au or go to www.cycsa.com.au. Up-coming courses at the Royal SA Yacht Squadron YA Instructor Course: Australian Red Cross Senior First Aid Course :
16th to 18th July 2010 7th & 8th August 2010
For further information contact Ian Leeson at the Royal SA Yacht Squadron on 8341 8600 or email training@squadron.asn.au
THE MEWSTONE ROCK RACE The Mewstone Rock is on the southern tip of Tasmania where sailing is in some of the most challenging conditions, and was last conducted in 1985. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania is considering re-introducing this iconic race and asks for expressions of interest with the expected race date being January 22-23, 2011. Please contact Jess in the Race Office for an expression of interest form.
CALLING ALL SPONSORS!! As you know, our Sponsors are very important to the Racing Association – and we are always looking for new sponsorship opportunities! Thanks to our new Marketing Division, we are in the process of working on a variety of enticing sponsorship packages. If you or someone you know would like to sponsor the Racing Association, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me for more information.
Cheers -Jess
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Racing Manager’s Report……. The winter series has been ticking away nicely since the last edition of Downwind. We have successfully raced 2 more Short-handed short courses (19th and 26th June), and 3 more Winter Series Races (20th June – Plympton Cup; 4th July and 18th July). You can find the results from these races on pages 5,6&7. Re-Sails The Short-handed short course re-sail date is Saturday 31st July 2010. Race 1 of the Winter Series which was postponed due to strong winds has now been abandoned. Developments to CYC1 I would like to acknowledge Andy Shipp and Mark Johns for the hard work they recently put into installing a shore power interface (kindly donated by Mark) and a new speed instrument on CYC1. The REX and the club appreciate all the time and energy our members put into volunteering their services at the CYCSA. Thanks guys! The Racing Association AGM will be held in the Clubrooms at CYCSA on Friday 30th July 2010. Nominations for positions on the Racing Executive have closed, and we have had 8 nominations for the 6 positions, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Racing Association, a vote will take place at the AGM to fill these positions. Please ensure your attendance at the AGM to put your vote forward. The nominees for the Racing Executive, Season 2010-2011 are: Traci Ayris William Strangways Nicole Burtt Peter Hendy Brenton Pegler Mal Hutton Roger Nicolson Peter Hall I hope to see many of you in attendance at the AGM. Cheers!
Jess Hargreaves BIASA – Boatman of the Year Award given in recognition of the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race win
Congratulations to Andrew Saies who was awarded the ‘Boatman of the Year’ presented by the Boating Industry Association of South Australia on 16.7.10. The award is presented to a person/s from within the recreational boating fraternity that is nominated by a member of the BIASA for their outstanding contribution to any one or more of the criteria below: •
services to recreational boating
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the development of recreational boating activities
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promotion of recreational boating or boating activities through participation
The Boatman of the Year Award is presented to recognize contributions to recreational boating by persons outside of the Industry and to promote recreational boating and the achievements of those who participate in these activities. DOWNWIND • CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA RACING EXECUTIVE WWW.CYCSA.COM.AU
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IRC NEWS
The weighing day arranged for Friday 9th July had to be postponed due to strong winds. We rescheduled to Friday the 16th July 2010 and were very lucky to have only 3 knots of wind from NNW. The following eleven yachts were weighed: CYCSA: RSAYS: PASC: Multihulls:
The Business & Shining Sea Lucette, Rampage, Seahawke, Daystar, Freedom, & Nightwatch Blue Max Medosa and Hasta La Vista
We will now have an extra 7 yachts in the combined IRC fleet for 2010. The big plus from the above is we may have a Div2 in IRC, providing CYCSA yachts Carioca, Young Einstein and White Knight all renew.
William Strangways
Milestone Yachting Agreement The Commodores of Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia (CYCSA) and Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (RSAYS) Geoff Catt and Caillin Howard have signed a watershed agreement that will provide young people with an enhanced opportunity to become involved in keelboat sailing and racing. Following on from the massive interest generated by the recent around the world adventure of Jessica Watson and the success of the CYCSA boat Two True as the outright winner of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race, both Clubs agreed that a clearly defined pathway for the development and training of new entrants to the sport is imperative for the future of sailing in general and yacht racing in particular. The Clubs have agreed to establish a joint Sailing Development Committee to blue print a viable pathway for the progression of young sailors and adults from dinghy to intermediate keel boats and to offshore sailing. The committee will evaluate and select the most appropriate intermediate keel boat for training and racing. Each Club then intends to purchase their own racing fleet and adopt training and joint racing programs to support the new boats in concert with the existing keel boat fleets (specifically including J24’s and Etchells). This new initiative will continue to strengthen and add to the considerable success of the existing RSAYS junior development program, the 32’ Squadron Mentor and junior committee program. Meanwhile, the CYCSA intends to become more closely involved with schools and colleges via its Marine Academy. Through working together and, coordinating the use of resources, both Clubs see this as a chance to offer youth pathways to the sport and create the opportunity for the clubs to jointly attract major national and international sailing events to South Australia.
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DOWNWIND Race Report Sunday 20 June 2010 – The Plympton Cup A good fleet of 50 entered. Forecast 5/10 knots NNW to WSW later in the day. 1000 Start: Yachts had 4/5 knots W/S/W until about 3 minutes prior to start time when the breeze just died to zero knots. With most of the fleet near the line, an outgoing tide and no steering, the RO made the correct decision to postpone the start. At the second attempt to start the same conditions prevailed with many yachts drifting over the line. Another good decision from the RO to postpone. The third attempt to start at 1030 was ok but very frustrating as wind varied from 2 knots to zero from N/W. Most yachts attempted to move offshore towards the predicted westerly wind and take advantage of the outgoing tide. The minority of yachts who went inshore were favored by a light N/E and drew slowly away from the fleet. The breeze remained very light offshore but picked up to 5/7 knots inshore from the S/W (amazing). The results show the great advantage the inshore yachts enjoyed – for example, 24 footers beating 40 footers over the line. Due to the light conditions the RO made another wise Decision and shortened the course – finishing about 1 mile north of the Adelaide Sailing Club (after rounding the turning mark). - William Strangways Combined Winter Series Results Race 2 (20 June 2010) DIV 1 1st FIRECRACKER (Alex HAYTER) 2nd TOUCH’N’GO (Geoff PRICE) 3rd SQUADRON MENTOR (Ian LEESON) DIV 2 1st TEAL TOO (Steve VANDENBROEK) MATADOR (Mike DRAPER) 2nd 3rd NAIAD (Ian POWER) J24 1st SUCH IS LIFE (D.NICOLSON) VERTIGO (J. GOODE) 2nd 3rd NO EYE DEER (T.CONYERS) MULTI 1st TEARAWAY (GEOFF KNEEBONE) 2nd GOLDFINGER (PETER BOYD) 3rd HAWKEYE (PETER HAWKER) Port River Marine Winter Series Results Race 2 (20 June 2010) DIV 1 1st FIRECRACKER (Alex HAYTER) 2nd SHINING SEA (Andrew CORLETTO) 3rd THE BUSINESS (Nick GEORGE) DIV 2 MATADOR (Mike DRAPER) 1st 2nd OH REALLY! (Mike O’REILLY) 3rd WAR & PEACE (Stefan MARCEL) J24 PHS 1st SUCH IS LIFE (Dave NICOLSON) 2nd VERTIGO (Jamie GOODE) 3rd NO EYE DEER (Trevor CONYERS) J24OD 1st SUCH IS LIFE (Dave NICOLSON) 2nd VERTIGO (Jamie GOODE) 3rd NO EYE DEER (Trevor CONYERS)
Plympton Cup Results 20 June 2010 Fastest: The Business – Nick George PHS (Overall Result): 1st: Touch’N’Go (Geoff Price) nd 2 : Firecracker (Alex Hayter) 3rd: Peer Gynt (Doug Gladman) Div 1: 1st: 2nd: 3rd:
Touch’N’Go (Geoff Price) Firecracker (Alex Hayter) Squadron Mentor (Ian Leeson)
Div 2: 1st: 2nd: 3rd:
Peer Gynt (Doug Gladman) Matador (Mike Draper) Naiad (Ian Power)
J24: 1st: 2nd: 3rd:
Such Is Life (Dave Nicolson) Vertigo (Jamie Goode) No Eye Deer (Trevor Conyers)
Multis: 1st: Tearaway (Geoff Kneebone) 2nd: Goldfinger (Peter Boyd) rd 3 : Aquila (Mark Johns)
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DOWNWIND Race Report Sunday 4 July 2010 – Combined Winter Series (W/L 3 laps) th
Forecast N/E to N/W; 5/10 knots. Another light day 8/10 knots N/E 30 minutes prior to start. The wind was down to 5knots NNE at 1200 start. All divisions got away ok, but the wind began to drop out approaching the windward mark – Div1, 2 and J24 all managed to get around the windward mark, however the Multihulls had big problems. The wind went down to around 2knots from the north with a slightly better breeze inshore. Due to the wind moving to W/N/W, the RO made a good decision to shift the windward mark to 280 degrees. It was still very light and outgoing tide, but yachts choosing to go offshore were favored when the breeze eventually came from W/N/W around 4knots. The course was shortened to 2 laps which was a good decision, allowing all yachts to finish. Due to the soft conditions, corrected times were spread more than normal. - William Strangways Combined Winter Series Results Race 3 (4 July 2010) DIV 1 1st SQUADRON MENTOR (Ian LEESON) KINETIC ENERGY (Andy SHIPP) 2nd rd 3 LOCOMOTION (Wayne ROWE/ Peter HALL) DIV 2 SPELLBOUND (Chris GAFFNEY) 1st WAR & PEACE (Stefan MARCEL) 2nd 3rd NEW MORNING III (Peter VINCENT) J24 PHS CODE VIOLATION (Peter STEVENS) 1st 2nd SUCH IS LIFE (Dave NICOLSON) COUGAR (Anita KING) 3rd MULTIHULL 1st HAWKEYE (PETER HAWKER) 2nd GOLDFINGER (PETER BOYD) 3rd HASTA LA VISTA (GERALD VALK)
Port River Marine Winter Series Results Race 3 (4 July 2010) FASTEST: BULLISTIC (Darren Digilio) DIV 1 1st KINETIC ENERGY (Andy SHIPP) 2nd LOCOMOTION (Wayne ROWE/ Peter HALL) 3rd GAME OVER (Julian NEWTON) DIV 2 WAR & PEACE (Stefan MARCEL) 1st 2nd SYNERGY (Mark HUTTON) 3rd PATRICE III (Shane WISEMAN) J24 PHS CODE VIOLATION (Peter STEVENS) 1st 2nd SUCH IS LIFE (Dave NICOLSON) 3rd COUGAR (Anita KING) J24OD 1st CODE VIOLATION (Peter STEVENS) NO EYE DEER (Trevor CONYERS) 2nd 3rd SUCH IS LIFE (Dave NICOLSON)
Short-handed Short Course Results Race 1 (15 May 2010) 1st: FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR (R. WENHAM) 2nd: CARIOCA (B.HUTTON) 3rdG-WIZZ (G.PATTEN)
1st 3rd
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Race 2 (19 June 2010) SEDUCTION (M. WILLIAMS) 2nd G-WIZZ (G.PATTEN) KAIZEN 2 (M. MCGLINCHEY)
Race 3 (26 June 2010) FOOLISH BEHAVIOUR (R. WENHAM) 2nd KAIZEN 2 (M. MCGLINCHEY) 3rd SYNERGY (M.HUTTON)
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DOWNWIND Race Report Sunday 18 July 2010 – Combined Winter Series (W/L 2 miles, 3 laps) th
After 2 very light races competitors were thrilled to have the prospect of around 15 knots. Forecast 12 knots n/w in the morning changing to s/w 15 knots early afternoon easing off later, occasional showers. Tide outgoing half a metre from start time to 1430pm. Course to w/w/mark 330 degrees. 1200 start time 15 knot n/w clean start by all div 1 competitors and following divisions. Most yachts started on stbd and held on for around 5 minutes before tacking to port which appeared to be marginally better as the favoured tack. After rounding w/w mark the largest spinnakers were flown. 1 gybe was enough for most yachts to complete the 2nd leg although the breeze popped up to 18 knots for a short time causing a few wild round ups and chaos with some poor kite drops (3 cool cats had a shocker). Back on the wind for the 3rd leg, the fleet closed up again, after the kite problems in all divisions. 2nd run still around 15 knots but breeze had moved about 20 degrees to the west. Last leg w/w mark was slightly to the west and shortened (green markers still very hard to see). Breeze down to 12-15 knots for the last down wind leg appeared to be uneventful for most yachts, however some of the smaller div 2 yachts experienced lighter winds and appreciated the course being shortened in length. Only 3 yachts DNF out of a total combined fleet of 28-- 19 CYC --- 9 RSAYS. The RO did a great job with the course . - William Strangways Combined Winter Series Results Race 4 (18 July 2010) DIV 1 1st GAME OVER (Julian NEWTON) 2nd RIMFIRE II (John MOFFATT) 3rd LOCOMOTION (Wayne ROWE/ Peter HALL) DIV 2 MUSETTA (Kevin KELLY) 1st 2nd NAIAD (Ian POWER) 3rd TAKE 5 (Steve MARTIN) J24 PHS 1st VERTIGO (Jamie GOODE) 2nd NO EYE DEER (Trevor CONYERS) 3rd SUCH IS LIFE (Dave NICOLSON) MULTIHULL AQUILA (Mark JOHNS) 1st 2nd MEDOSA (Brian SMITH)
Port River Marine Winter Series Results Race 4 (18 July 2010) FASTEST: BULLISTIC (Paul Martin) DIV 1 1st GAME OVER (Julian NEWTON) 2nd LOCOMOTION (Wayne ROWE/ Peter HALL) 3rd SHINING SEA (Andrew Corletto) DIV 2 1st MATADOR (Mike DRAPER) 2nd FLYING CIRCUS (Steve POWER) 3rd SYNERGY (Mal HUTTON) J24 PHS VERTIGO (Jamie GOODE) 1st 2nd NO EYE DEER (Trevor CONYERS) 3rd SUCH IS LIFE (Dave NICOLSON) J24OD 1st NO EYE DEER (Trevor CONYERS) VERTIGO (Jamie GOODE) 2nd rd 3 SUCH IS LIFE (Dave NICOLSON)
Thanks to our wonderful Sponsors!
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THE ICE BREAKER Open invitation - 7th August 2010 at Port Adelaide Sailing Club (prior to Port Line Cup on 8th August 2010) "Gentlemen sailing only - no protests will be accepted!!" Date of race: Time of race:
Entry fee:
Saturday 7th August, 2010. Division 1 - 1.30 pm start Division 2 - 1.45 start (displacements) Division 3 - 2.00 start (sportboats) Division 4 - 2.15 start (J24s) $15 - before 3 August. (Later entries will be accepted) Trophies awarded 7.30 pm, Saturday 7th August at Port Adelaide Sailing Club. Evening meal and entertainment provided, commencing 6.30 pm at Port Adelaide Sailing Club $10 per person. To book, contact the PASC: Doug Gladman, - Sailing Officer; or The Secretary, Port Adelaide Sailing Club (George Robertson Drive, Largs North 5016) Telephone: 08 8341 7458 Fax: 08 8449 1401
*Mooring is available at PASC.
THE PORT LINE CUP 8th August 2010 at Port Adelaide Sailing Club NoR available in the CYCSA Race Office now!
Por t River Princess Want to watch the Port Line Cup? Why not jump on board the Port River Princess! Watch the start of the race from the comfort of the Port Adelaide Sailing Club, then board the Princess and follow the race. Tickets $20/head Available from the Port Adelaide Sailing Club George Robertson Drive, Largs North 5016 Telephone: 08 8341 7458 Food and drinks will be available to purchase.
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