Southern Ionian Regatta 2016

15th September 2016

Southern Ionian

Regatta

Souvenir Programme

Cheque Me Out Sixty Euros a day?.. What‘s that all about then?!!! That's all I‘m allowed to take out of my bank in a day. Apparently it comes under the heading of Greek capitol control. That‘s not enough to keep me in vino for a day! I bought a lettuce last week and had to do a bank transfer, supply a timologio, the deeds to my house and three of my illegitimate children as hostages. There goes my yellow Ferrari then…. I can buy a wheel nut every week. So, no more cash, only plastic. Have you ever stood at

the check out, buttocks clenched with a family pack of toilet rolls in your sweaty palm, behind a woman (oh, err sexist or what?), who is paying for her six trollies of microwave moussaka and can‘t remember her PIN number?.... And anyhow, the one and only checkout girl is having a fag out the back. And why do they build six checkouts and then employ only one girl, who if she slipped her leash would rip your throat out? Then eventually you rush to the car park to find some XXXX has blocked you in but it‘s OK ‗cos they‘ve left their hazards on. Whinge, whinge, moan, moan change the subject Rob. So no more EU then. We‘ve Brexited back to driving on the left. Pounds, Shillings and pence and those silly square plugs that only fit under the telly and at Edna‘s B&B in Bognor. To be fair other than being ordered by ze Germans to smoke in the rain, not hang, draw and quarter a chicken, whilst having sex and driving in the fast lane, I hadn‘t noticed we were in. What have the Romans ever done for us? Eh, eh, eeh! (Monty Python‘s Life of Brian....Dummy!)

I remember when I worked on

a flotilla.

bonking the engineer!‖

―Oi Scum! Come ‗ere‖ says the Yacht master, with the Isle of Wight t-shirt on. ―Says on the inventory, I should have 2 anchors and I can only see one. Where‘s the other one then?! Eh.?! Eh?!! Eeeh?!!!‖

What‘s the entertainment this year? I hear you all ask, ‗cos you won‘t beat last year‘s line up? ...And if anybody needs beating they do. … Well it‘s a bit early yet. Have you ever had to deal with mewzos? (musicians) I used the term loosely. They are a touch sensitive. It‘s like telling Adolf it‘s a really bad idea to invade Russia. Why not get all your guys together and have a knees up instead? Then when we are all pissed, we‘ll kiss and make up. Then decide who is gonna go on first. Get my drift? It‘s only rock and roll but I like it!

―It‘s in the water Sir, holding the boat off the quay. Can I get you another gin and tonic? With or without phlegm?‖ ―Aah, you want to go to Fiskardo today? That‘ll be straight into Vlicho Bay and keep going. Have a nice day Sir and don‘t shout at the wife just because she‘s

Robbie

Robbie in Saving3 Ryan’s privates

Fighting for animal rights and better life conditions A nature paradise, beautiful beaches, a clear blue sea, friendly people, good food thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s what you find here. Lefkada is a beautiful Island on which you can enjoy the sunny side of Life! Except if you are an animal. In this case your life can easily be hell on earth. Dumped, chained, hungry, injured, helpless, that is how uncounted animals have to suffer. To make a change on this the Charity ANIMAL CARE LEFKAS was founded by Greek and international inhabitants of the island in June 2015. Rescuing stray animals from the streets is important, but will not prevent further cruelty.

The problem has to be solved by changing the whole situation of animals inside the country. In only one year of hard work this small, young charity has achieved the following results: This is what ANIMAL CARE is working on: -Neutering campaigns. -An information campaign for the inhabitants about the Greek laws, considering animal rights. -A more effective enforcement of the law by the police. -Installing an education program inside the schools of the island. -â&#x20AC;Śand of course going on, to rescue as much suffering animals as possible.

Dumped donkey Maro with wounds, Rescued, fostered and medically treatment for one year than send to the donkey rescue in Corfu.

Help for Stray dog Kitzos, suffering from cancer in its mouth. Dumped Kitten, rescued and rehomed.

Abandoned hungry Mum Madonna found in Winter in the rain, with 6 puppies. Neutered and all rehomed. Two wild badgers fell into a deep empty pool. They where found dehydrated after days, rescued, treated with advice of the WILD LIFE CENTER and set free into nature after recovering.

South Ionian Rally

Fun In The Sun 2016

Well having just got back from 6,500 miles sailing across the Pacific it's back to planet Levkas and organising the rally and regatta. I was in a Taverna the other night and was accosted by a young man (always a pleasure). ―Tree?‖ he asked, ―Yes‖ I replied because it was me. ― Are you running the rally and regatta again this year?‖ he said. ― Yes, how did you know it was me?‖ because I didn't recognise him from Adam. ― I recognised you from when you were in the Kermit suit trying to tap dance last year‖. I was a tad taken aback as I've always thought I resembled Miss Piggy more than Kermit but marvelous fame at last!

results etc. and there will be local skippers helping with handicaps and courses. We'll have plenty of evening parties in our favourite Tavernas with Steamboat Rooster coming to play on the second night out so make sure you bring your dancing shoes. Plus I will have a wonderful opportunity to bore you with my stories of giant tortoises, smelly iguanas, seals trying to sleep in the cockpit and steal your toast at breakfast and many more! Cheers for now and see you on the water - Tree

So I hope you are going to join us for 4 days of fun racing between the islands and around the cans because I have a fabulous new team this year coming from all over the world. Pat Simpson a past winner of the regatta several times and his friend Gilly Foulds are coming as senior race officers from the UK. Mat and Karen Biggs Tree as Friar Tuck in Kevin are coming from New Zealand to Costner’s Robin Hood be our technical officers for race 6

n the F un i

Monday 12th September Poros Bay to Vasiliki Tuesday 13th September Vasiliki to Little Vathi Wednesday 14th September Little Vathi to Port Atheni Thursday 15th September Meganisi Channel to Sivota

Sun

Southern Ionian Rally 2016

Rally Packs including entry forms are available at Arnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7 CafĂŠ/Bar Nidri For entry and further information please contact Tree Kewell by email fraca3@talk21.com

How and Where to Enter? Entering is quite straight forward, just fill in an entry form & hand over 20 euros. You will then receive your race number. You will be in either Class 1 34ft and over. Class 2 34ft and under.

Registration will be open from the 1st August and will be taken at Arnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s Place in Nidri. Arnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s is open from 9am until late everyday except Monday

Final Registration

This will take place at the Tree Bar at Athos Hotel, Nidri. Entries will be accepted between 11.00 and 12.00 and not afterwards on the water. One of the race officers will be available to answer any questions. However all the information you require is contained in this booklet.

Race Numbers

Please securely fix the number you are given to the guardrails on the starboard bow of your yacht. All numbers need to be clearly visible to ensure that a finish time is recorded. If you have a hull sticker number from other events, you can use this and it will be prefixed HY/S to avoid duplication. After the race please RETURN all numbers to the Committee Boat .

A Cautionary Note

The Committee Boat will disqualify any yacht that is involved in a collision, disregards the safety of others or involves non consenting yachts and Committee boats in a bun fight. Tie a white flag to your backstay if you wish to avoid flying objects.

Tree Bar Open 6 til late

Come and join us in our beautiful garden. Try a delicious cocktail in relaxed surroundings Regatta Day final entries and info available from regatta race official. Bacon butties served from 11am

10 Tel. 26450 92384 Fax.26450 92180 Email info@athoshotel.com www.athoshotel.com

Starting Instructions Due to the ever increasing number of boats participating every year, the committee has decided that in the interests of safety and enjoyment, it is prudent to reduce the number of boats on the start line by SPLITTING THE FLEET into two similarly sized fleets.

14.00 10 minute gun Class 1. Japanese flag will be raised. 14.05 5 minute gun. Class 1 14.10 Go gun Class 1 Japanese flag dropped

As our registration is uniquely informal, with non sailors 14.10 processing a lot of entries, we 10 minute gun for Class 2 have decided to do this by overall (At Class 1 start) boat lengthâ&#x20AC;Ś The tricolor flag rises. Two Classes shall be formed

14.15 5 minute gun for Class 2

Class 1 Boats 10.35m or 34.1ft and over

14.20 Go gun for Class 2. Tricolor falls

Class 2 Boats 10.3m or 34ft and under.

10 minute, 5 minutes and Start All yachts with a handicap of 97 will be called on VHF Channel 8 or less will automatically be by warning guns for both classes. placed in Class 1, so please check. Engines should be turned off by the 5 minute guns in both classes. The Committee boats forming the We also ask that Class 2 boats start line, Patsy Jean and Rumba, stay clear of the start line, whilst shall fly large black and white Class 1 are starting. chequered flags on their sterns. Course details on subsequent pages

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Southern Ionian Regatta Course Information 2016

Course Information Race Information

All race information and starting sequences will be broadcast on VHF channel 8. Please keep this channel clear of general chit chat and radio checks.

crossing the line in either direction will be disqualified. The finish line closes at 7 pm. Check your watch before you start. If you finish after the closing time, take your own time and email it to us fraca3@talk21.com and we will calculate your corrected time.

The Start

Class 1 and 2 Long Course

Start—Arkoudi Island to Starboard—Finish

For all those old race hands, please note that the start has been moved further South out of the Meganisi Channel. The Lefkas end shall be marked by Patsy Jean flying a large chequered flag. The Meganisi end will be marked by Rumba flying a black and white chequered flag. All engines must be turned off at your class 5 minute gun. Please stay clear of the start line whilst other start sequences are in operation.

After You Start.

Class 1 and 2 Short Course

Start—Arkoudi Island to Starboard—Finish. A RIB will be located at the Arkoudi Buoy. The course length will be announced during the start sequence so as not to Affect your race tactics.

Retirements

Head South down the rest of the Meganisi Channel. Try to avoid bumping into anyone and please remember that all levels of sailors enter this regatta. Take care not to cut too close to Arkoudi so that you don‘t get stuck on the rocks.

Finishing.

The finish shall be at the entrance to Sivota Bay between two large yellow marks. You must pass between the marks to receive a finishing time. Once you have crossed the line, please turn your engine on and clear the line. Any boats re-

If you decide to retire from the race then please let us know via VHF channel 72 or text on6973597502. Please do not use VHF channel 8. Retiring yachts are requested not to pass through the finish line as it impedes racing yachts.

Party

All the action is in the main car park next to the Delphini Taverna. The stage is here. There will be t-shirts on sale, a fabulous punch stand and tasty burgers too. The show starts at 8pm with a wonderful lineup of talented musicians and entertainers. Don‘t miss the prize giving at 9.30. It will surely be a night to remember !

“We pride ourselves on customer satisfaction”

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 Breakdown service  Brokerage  Yacht maintenance  Insurance  Yacht management  Guardienage

LAWS LEFKAS ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY "LAWS LEFKAS ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY- established since 2000. We take care of the entire diverse animal population of our island. This includes animals and birds that live in the wild or the sea â&#x20AC;&#x201C; turtles, dolphins etc. and most of all, countless stray cats and dogs. In 2013 Lefkas Municipality with the help of LAWS were granted a licence to set up a Municipality Vet clinic, which has enabled a program of vaccinating, neutering and microchipping stray animals and a register compiled for adoptions. Since this register was formed over 60 puppies and 30 adult dogs have been adopted. Since the licenciation of the vet office, over 600 cats and 200 dogs have been neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. More than 70% of the vet office expenses are under LAWS and the whole program is scheduled, supervised and supported by LAWSâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC; volunteers. In addition, with the assistance of

the Lefkas Vets, many animals have recovered from road traffic accidents and viruses. Your donation helps us continue with the program. WE THANK YOU for your kind donations."

Cat releasing after being sterilized and vaccinated 17 in Nikiana port... Puppy microchipping, stray dog vaccinating and blood testing walking around Lefkas, by our vet.....

All Day Breakfast

Note. If you have any great pictures of the Regatta race or especially the evenings events we would love to see them and perhaps use them for next years brochure. Pics can be posted on the FB page. Also your thoughts and experiences could be wonderful to share. We want to hear from you, so put pen to paper and write those salty stories for us! Thank you

Southern Ionian Regatta t-shirts 2016 This years tshirts are available now at Arnieâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s CafĂŠ/ Bar. Everyday except Monday and after the Regatta at Sivota

Models by Autistikas

We would like to thank our sponsers, without whom this event could not take place. Please support them too!

Burgers and Hotdogs There will be the usual tasty hotdog and burger stall this year, happily very near the Committee boats! Once again the brave boys and girls from Animal Care Lefkas will be taking on the challenge. Roger will be frying his onions and very tasty they were too last year! All proceeds from this stall will go directly to the charity. Eat for charity!

Little Lyn and her sister Carol courageously manned the punch stand last year and did a wonderful job selling out by 11pm. This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t suprising as the punch is delicious! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s a secret regatta recipe handed down over the generations Competitors who return their race nos. to the Committee Boats get a free glass of punch. The rest of us pay one euro a go. Great value for this delicious tipple and all in a good cause donâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t cha know?! Little Lyn will decide to which of our three favourite charities her proceeds will go.

Down the Hatch!!

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It will be difficult to better last year‘s line up , we are sure many of you will agree….,but we are certainly going to try! At the time of going to press our line up has not been confirmed. But what we can say is that our people are talking to their people and negotiations are underway. We know it will be a star studded night, with Mad Robbie on the mike as MC holding them all together. We can‘t wait!!

Wise Words from Aunt Vera Dear Vera: Every morning I wake up with an unsightly growth on my side, what shall I do? Vera: Leave him my dear Dear Vera: My neighbours keep emptying their holding tank! Vera: Sorry that's my husband, dirty, filthy but he's good with the kids! Dear Vera: I need to lose weight before the regatta what do you suggest? Vera: Kick your husband off the boat, that should speed you up!

Vera: Hide your husband's "special" bag of clothes. Dear Vera: Every time I go sailing I get a headache.. Vera: Tighten your topping lift my dear. Dear Vera: How do you say in Italian " you're over my anchor! "? Vera: I find non verbal communication works best in this situation. Dear Vera: How do I avoid gases in my bilges? Vera: Don't eat white bread.

Dear Vera: Last year I came last in the regatta I could do with some technical assistance. Vera: Were you three sheets to the wind?

Dear Vera: I'm worried that the regatta T-shirt makes my bum look big! Vera: Don't worry dear, your bum looks big in everything!

Dear Vera: I want my dog to win first pet over the line, do you know where I can buy a crash helmet that will fit in a canon? Vera: Dumbo, (in Levkas)

All proceeds from the agony page go to the Women Into Natural Organisms charity. You can meet us at the regatta in the W.I.N.O. tent where we will be giving out lists of the best happy hours in Sivota.

Dear Vera: Help us make this a bumper year for How can I prevent dragging at the 24 W.I.N.O's!! regatta?

The South Ionian Regatta The Seasons almost over, in the South Ionian sun It‘s the 3rd week in September, and the sailors still want fun Mad Robbie found the answer, after thinking out the matter Well race around Arkoudi, and we‘ll call it the regatta

The decision was made to shorten course, so they don‘t finish in the dark The windward boats got lucky, with the leaders way down line Toto was the first pet home, and won a plaque... and a bottle of wine

The after race committee met, to see who came out best They devised a rule between them, for A committee boat was needed, to host dealing with all protests the starting mob My handicaps not right said one, I‘m If Patsy Jean was dusted down, she‘d sure you must agree be perfect for the job So his arms and legs were gathered, Sue and her gang all climbed aboard, and they threw him in the sea and scrubbed as they drank wine Mad Robbie screamed, I‘ll kill you all, The stage was set, the bands turned if you scratch that Guinness sign up, an evil looking bunch The crowds stood all before them, So to the start line at 12 o clock, two eating burgers and drinking punch hundred yachts did gather The speeches and the prizes part, None of them knew the starboard again was very slow rule, Which put Ruari in a lather A sigh of relief went all around, as we The flags went up, the horns did blow, got on with the show as someone shouted bugger As a racing yacht, worth a million At midnight on the jetty a thousand quid, got T-boned by a lugger drunks did dance Some were keen on fighting, and The wind it came and then it went, as some sought out romance the fleet approached the mark The music blasted all night long, with rock songs from the past And on Patsy Jean a bikini was found, halfway up the mizzen mast The morning after came too quick, as we walked home in the light Five hundred masts in Sivota bay, is a really awesome sight My headaches just beginning, with a really throbbing pain I fall asleep with a little smile, cos next year we‘ll do it again. 26

Jan Grieveson - Nydri June 2016

The Prizes!!  Line Honours This is the fastest boat prize and will be awarded to the boat who has successfully and legally arrived at the finish line first.

 First Live Aboard  First Staff/Lead boat  First Pet Over the Line

 First Overall This is the prize awarded to the boat which according to the Southern Ionian Regatta committee has achieved the best corrected time under handicap  First Catamaran  First, Second and Third Class 1 The results are obtained from the handicap corrected times  First, Second and Third Class 2 The results are obtained from the handicap corrected times.

 First Charter Boat This applies to any yacht that comprises entirely of guests  Team Prize You need at least 3 yachts to make a team with a maximum of 5 yachts. The best 3 results will be combined to give you a total score. So join up with some friends and see how you do!!  Last Boat Home Southern Ionian Regatta 2016

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There are so many people to thank who have given their time and talent to enable this 2016 Regatta to come together. We would like to thank all our wonderful sponsers. The many people who have contributed to the brochure, especially Lilias for her superb photos. Then there are the behind the scenes guys...Little Lyn and Carol for manning the punch stand. Ben for the stage, lots of you who help

decorate the stage. The burger gang. George the wonderful PA Man and his team. Vinnie who makes the prizes Yianni who is always available to help. We love your carpark! The amazing talented musicians and performers who provide the party and the fun. Of course the on the water team. Tree and 27 her gang of race officials. There are more. We thank you all.

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Attention Sailors Final Registration will take place at the Tree Bar, Athos Hotel between 11am and 12 am on race day. There will be no briefing, but a race officer will be there to answer queries. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;t forget to listen out on VHF Channel 8. 14.00 10 minute gun for Class 1 sounded. Japanese flag raised, 14.05 5 minute gun for Class 1 sounded.

Class 1 Starts first.

Results will be published on facebook. Southern Ionian Regatta, the same evening and at Yannis Taverna, Delfini on Friday morning 18.00 ish arrive Sivota 20.00 Entertainment starts on stage with various talented guests, hosted by Mad Robbie.

14.10 Go gun for Class 2 sounded. Japanese flag dropped 21.30 Prize Giving. 14.10, 10 minute gun for Class 2. Tricolor raised. 14.15, 5 minute gun for Class 2 sounded. 14.20 Go gun for Class 2. Tricolor dropped.

Please. If you think you may have won a prize please make sure you are at the entrance to the stage by 21.30