TEAKLE CLASSIC ADELAIDE TO LINCOLN

Nick George recently purchased a TP52 and called it Another Hooligan. Together with Geoff Boettcher’s SMB and Keith Finch’s Pirate plus two others from interstate, Another Hooligan competed in the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race. Nick has had quite a spell from what might be called serious yacht racing but it seems he has caught the bug again. Together with his crew they had a very successful first long-distance race and Regatta Week and this is his story of the race.

ANOTHER HOOLIGAN’S Adelaide to Lincoln Race

The Teakle Classic Adelaide to Lincoln Yacht Race 2020 had five TP52s (including Another Hooligan) and two big 60 footers entered for the race. With a record breeze, our challenge began at the start line. No instruments and just hand held navigation added to the challenge but we got off to a great start with the strong breeze on the nose practically all the way to the first mark and keeping pace with the head of the fleet. Once we were around the foot of Yorke Peninsula we saw the extra sail power of our competitors make distance across to the next mark at Cape Spencer. Nonetheless, we were all very excited and the crew worked hard to keep the boat at full pace and our reward was to see Cape Spencer in daylight. The challenges continued as with our first spinnaker up we found the breeze too strong and had to change to a smaller spinnaker. This is where things went a little pear shaped: the A2 blew out, we went up with the A4 spinnaker and we made a tactical decision without navigational instruments to go the safer course behind Wedge Island which some modelling showed to be a faster option than to navigate the reefs in the dark. Unfortunately we chose the first option which cost us a good 40 minutes in race time but brought its own small reward as the results showed that we were the winners of the fourth section of the race from Dangerous Reef to the finish. Normally a time of 12 hours 33 minutes would be a top two finisher but it was not to be with a massive fleet of six boats ahead all qualifying for the previous race record but it set us up for a rewarding regatta during the following week. My reward was to be in the company of an exciting young team who will surely be race winners in the near future.

Nick George

ACADEMY 1 Sail training while doing the Adelaide to Lincoln Race

Looking back, I’m not sure if I was asked or volunteered to join the crew of Academy 1 to compete in the 70th Teakle Classic Adelaide to Lincoln Yacht Race. I support the Marine Academy’s goal to promote and introduce the sport and pastime of sailing to new people. The crew comprised a mixture of experienced and trainee sailors who had completed Marine Academy courses. It has been said “if you really want to learn how to sail, go racing!”, so what better way to do this than to race to Port Lincoln! For my own introduction to Academy 1 and the crew, there was one meeting following a Twilight Race and several emails. However, the planets did not align to actually sail on Academy 1 with the crew before the race to Lincoln! Just to add to this, Hugh invited me to be the navigator for the trip. Routing had us finishing as early as 12:00 or around 14:00 on the Saturday and Hugh was very pleased with these predictions. The day of the race arrived and the boat was prepared. Going through all the systems, stowage, sails and rig helped prepare me for the race ahead. The weather patterns which were predicted suggested it would be a fast race and the final route was locked in but subject to change if anything not predicted happened. From the start we were close hauled on a port tack and punching into a lumpy sea. We organised the crew of nine into three watches of three and did three hours on watch, three hours standby and three hours off watch hopefully sleeping. The first watch went down at 17:00, two hours after the start. By the time we got to the corner at the first turn, the Marion Reef Beacon, the boat and crew were quite wet. It was a relief to bear away, free the sheets and start reaching along the foot of Yorke Peninsula. I might add too that some of the crew also started feeling a tad seedy. As I was leader of the third watch, we did not go down until 23:00, almost half way across the ‘foot’. As primary navigator and with the trickiest part of the trip being threading past Haystack Isle, Althorp Island and Emms Reef, I was up early to assist transiting this part at 02:00 and we safely transited past all the obstacles. We then started running up Spencer Gulf to Dangerous Reef sailing under a poled out Number 3 headsail and a main with 2 reefs in 20 knots of wind. The spinnaker was not used as we had a fairly inexperienced crew on board. It was pleasant sailing at night with a wonderful starry canopy. At some stage in the night my well-travelled water bottle slipped into the water and was lost, most probably when the reefs were shaken out. At daybreak the wind abated to around 16 knots and the decision was made to hoist the big/huge red and white spinnaker to complete the run to Dangerous Reef. Based on the predicted winds it could be carried to Donnington Reef, the entry to Boston Bay and most likely all the way to the finish. I had been filling in for several positions on the boat depending upon what was happening and who was on deck and somehow ended up steering for the trip into Dangerous Reef, then the last leg into Donnington and subsequently just past Fanny Point, when I handed over to Hugh Longbottom, the Marine Academy Trainer and Skipper, to cross the line! After 20 hours of racing across the two gulfs, we entered Donnington in close company with three other boats; School’s Out, Sextant and Kinetic Energy. What followed was an exciting and close race into Boston Bay and around to Fanny Point where the various skippers had divergent ideas on the quickest and fastest route to the finish line. We managed to beat Sextant by about 30 seconds and School’s Out by several minutes. It was at about then I realised that in the 20.5 hours of racing I had only had around three hours of sleep as I forgot to go off watch at 0800 as we rounded Dangerous Reef It was a fast race and enjoyable sailing with the various levels of experience in the crew. The most satisfying part of the race was seeing the growth in confidence of the trainee crew who had completed their first overnight sail and offshore race.

Photo by Tony Belton

Mark Hutton Photo by Traci Ayris | Vislex

TEAKLE CLASSIC LINCOLN WEEK REGATTA

Fast tracking a reputation as one of Australia’s must do yacht regattas, Lincoln Week 2020, with 36 yachts competing across four divisions, didn’t disappoint. Comprising nearly a third of the fleet and flying the CYCSA flag (metaphorically) for the week were Secret Mens Business, Another Hooligan, Pirate, Magic, Sintara, White Knight, Dr Feelgood 3, School’s Out, Academy 1, Kinetic Energy and Rock On. Lincoln Week delivered on all points with challenging flat-water racing, a host of networking/social events including Sunday at the Yachtie and Megga’s BBQ and of course, those coveted crayfish giveaways on the Marina Tavern deck were always cause for celebration. For the very first time the regatta’s top division was restricted to 52-footers and above. The sight of Adelaide-Lincoln race winner Chinese Whisper throwing down the gauntlet to five TP52’s (Ichi Ban, Quest, Secret Mens Business, Another Hooligan and Pirate) on South Australian waters won’t be forgotten in a hurry. The emergence of top level regatta racing in Port Lincoln is testament to the regatta’s growing popularity among interstate skippers and teams. Traditionally, presentations for the Adelaide-Lincoln Race take place during the Sunday Session at the Port Lincoln Yacht Club with great food, live music and the chance to meet and mingle with other crews from the race. The regatta program this year once again adhered to tradition with two windward/leeward races Monday, a Short Passage Race on Tuesday, a race to Spalding Cove on Wednesday and two windward/ leeward races to sort the wheat from the chaff on the final day. Monday’s racing was slow to get underway as crews and race officers waited from 11am for the predicted south-easterly to arrive. Two hours later, after a few teasing zephyrs, the breeze kicked in with Division One first to hit the line. On IRC, SMB and Chinese Whisper tied in second place behind Ichi Ban in Race 1 but Geoff and his crew fought back with a win in Race 2. Race 1 also saw Magic take second on AMS in Division Two just ahead of White Knight while School’s Out scored a third in AMS Division Three. SMB also performed well with a first on AMS and PHS in Race 2 while Sintara fought off some challenges to place third on PHS Division Two. School’s Out showed form in Division Three with a third on PHS. Monday night’s ‘Skipper’s Dinner’, hosted by Lexus at the Line & Label Restaurant, was yet another success for event organisers. Local wine, Wasabi Prawns and a panel session where Steve Kemp grilled yachting notables James Patterson and Matt Allen (with choice comments from the crowd) were highlights of the night. Tuesday served up perfect conditions for the ‘long race’ of the program. Division One was sent out around Taylors Island with the remainder of the fleet dashing out to Carcass Island then back into the bay. Well-performed Club yachts included SMB, second on IRC and first on AMS in Division One and Another Hooligan’s first on PHS. In Division Two AMS, Magic and Dr Feelgood 3 took second and third place respectively. PHS Division Two results included Sintara in second with Dr Feelgood third. Tuesday night is traditionally ‘Crew Night’ where most groups head out to dinner or plan their gettogethers over a home cooked meal. Wednesday was a grey day. Low cloud, drizzle and gloomy skies didn’t set the stage for an ideal Megga’s BBQ but, in true Port Lincoln style, the sun broke through as crews finally arrived at Spalding Cove for the BBQ and beach festivities. It was a good day for Kinetic Energy which notched up a PHS win in Division Three.

In Division One SMB scored second on IRC and AMS while Another Hooligan took second on PHS and third on AMS. School’s Out had a great day out with a third on AMS Division Three Thursday’s racing epitomised the tricky conditions that Boston Bay can throw at crews and skippers. It was a good race for the Club TP’s with Another Hooligan, Pirate and SMB all doing well. Race 1 saw flat water and shifty breezes with SMB taking a first on IRC in Division One. Pirate made it to the podium with a first on PHS and a third for SMB. White Knight was third in Divison Two and Rock On second in Division Three. AMS results included a first in Division One for SMB, White Knight third in Division Two and Rock On third in Division Three. The final race of the week saw the tables tipped in Division One with Quest and Another Hooligan displacing Ichi Ban, Chinese Whisper and SMB on the podium. Another Hooligan was first over the line and grabbed second in Division One IRC and AMS with SMB third. School’s Out finished with a third in Division Three AMS. Another Hooligan also triumphed in PHS with a first, just ahead of Pirate in second. School’s Out enjoyed a third in Division Three PHS. After yet another great day of racing there was just time to nip home, shower and change before the Teakle Classic Presentation Dinner at the Port Lincoln Hotel. South Australian locals were pleased to hear rave reviews about memorable hospitality and ideal racing conditions from visiting skippers, many of whom vowed to return with their crews for another bout on Boston Bay, and why wouldn’t they? As the locals say, “it’s the centre of the universe!”.

Traci Ayris

CYCSA RESULTS from the Adelaide to Lincoln Yacht Race and Regatta

Ichi Ban, owned by Matt Allen and sailing out of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia from Sydney, took out most of the honours for the race and regatta and below is the places of our Club boats in their respective divisions.

ADELAIDE TO LINCOLN RACE AMS Division 1 PHS Division 1 IRC Division 1 2nd Secret Mens Business, Geoff Boettcher 2nd Secret Mens Business, Geoff Boettcher 2nd Secret Mens Business, Geoff Boettcher

LINCOLN WEEK SERIES AMS Division 1 PHS Division 1 PHS Division 3 IRC Division 1 1st Secret Mens Business, Geoff Boettcher 1st Another Hooligan, Nick George 3rd Secret Mens Business, Geoff Boettcher 3rd School’s Out, Adrian Wotton 2nd Secret Mens Business, Geoff Boettcher

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