RFBYC September 2019 Tidings Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2019

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NEWS FROM OUR FLAG OFFICERS Gary McNally – Commodore Robert Parker – Vice Commodore Peter Chalmer – Rear Commodore Sail Barbara-Dene Jones – Rear Commodore Juniors Mark Tremain – Rear Commodore Power

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Congratulations Zoe Thomson who recently helped Australia qualify for the 2020 Olympics in the Laser Radial Class. In Zoe’s words, “The 2019 Worlds was particularly challenging with Typhoon driven offshore breezes and an up and down score card to match! Although leaving disappointed, I am happy to have qualified Australia a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finishing alongside my team mate Mara Stransky…Huge thank-you to my coaches past and present Tristan, Jared, Belinda and Arthur.”

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Basil Twine 38 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 40 VALE – JAMES KEITH STEVENSON

FLAG OFFICERS Gary McNally - commodore@rfbyc.asn.au Robert Parker - vicecommodore@rfbyc.asn.au Peter Chalmer - rearcommsail@rfbyc.asn.au Barbara-Dene Jones- rearcommjuniors@rfbyc.asn.au Mark Tremain - rearcommpower@rfbyc.asn.au HONORARY TREASURER Kim Laurence PUBLICATION Registered by Australia Post Publication No 63312300018 To contribute or advertise in the next issue send your copy by Friday 8 November 2019 to pr@rfbyc.asn.au

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

GARY MCNALLY COMMODORE

The summer season is upon us. We will celebrate our 123rd Sailing Opening Day on Saturday 19 October.

Always a great day at the Club where we enjoy a taste of all of the activities of Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, on the water and ashore. It marks the beginning of the summer racing series for our keelboat and dinghy sailing fleets and our social Twilight Sailing activities on Wednesday evenings.

See you at the Club.

rfbyc.asn.au We welcome new applications for membership Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is a member Club, we depend on membership to support the running of Club activities and ongoing maintenance of our grounds and equipment. Please encourage those who regularly use the club and participate in activities to become a member. Leaflets are available in the entrance foyer and at the main noticeboard. Information can be viewed on the Club website under the tab ‘participate’ or visit the Club to request an information pack.

Contact the Membership Coordinator (Susan) with any questions.

Training Centre As the weather warms up, consider the opportunities to learn through the RFBYC Training Centre. Using the ‘training’ tab on the website will direct you to information and course dates for upcoming sailing, power boat and other activities. It is a great time of year to enrol the kids in a Little Tackers or Start Sailing course in the school holidays or on weekends. The adult keelboat courses are popular too with several levels available, running on Saturday or Sunday mornings.

Contact the Training Centre Principal (Shelley) for more information.

Venue bookings What a beautiful venue for your next private or corporate function.

Panoramic views of the Swan River and a large capacity in the Roland Smith Room or host your cocktail event / seminar upstairs in the more intimate Athol Hobbs Room. There are many opportunities available.

Contact Natalie and Kaidy in the Hospitality Team at the Club.

What’s On Keep an eye on our weekly member emails, Gybe Sheet is distributed on Thursday afternoons and Front of House on Wednesday’s. There you will find out what’s happening at the Club whether it be a social activity, on-water event, New Members’ Night, handy information seminar or just some interesting news about your Club and fellow members. There is also a calendar on the Club website.

Social Media RFBYC is actively using social media to share news. Follow the Club on Facebook and Instagram. The Club handles are listed below and there are links from the rfbyc.asn.au website.

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HE 123RD SAILING OPENING DAY of our Club takes place on Saturday, 19 October. This day celebrates the beginning of our Summer Sailing Season and is the most inclusive day for all sections of our Club. Whether you are Sailing, Powerboating, rowing in the St Ayles Skiffs or a member that enjoys the social aspects of our Club, there will be activities for you and your guests to enjoy on and off the water.

The Juniors and Dinghy sailors will sail in the morning with yachts and keelboats sailing in the afternoon. Powerboats will participate in a raft-up on the main wharf followed by a sail-past. I encourage you all to showcase our magnificent Club to family and friends with the sailing spectacle, live bands playing in the afternoon and evening as well as casual dining from 12:00 and the Bowline open from 6:00.

Guests are welcome to enjoy the day with us.

At the 2019 Annual General Meeting the membership overwhelmingly voted to retain the Capital Works Levy. With significant capital works upcoming, this levy is both prudent and necessary.

Congratulations to my fellow Flag Officers on their re-election as well as to Committee members, Tony Packer, John Standley and Ian Clyne and to our newest Committee member Nick Gray. Thanks are due to Adam Hancock who has sat on General Committee and numerous sub-committees over the last 16 years. Adam did not seek re-election due to work commitments and

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we wish him a well-deserved rest.

I’m pleased to report that our Club has been nominated for a fifth year running as a finalist for Club of the Year in the Australian Sailing Awards.

Additionally, we have also been nominated in the Sports Promotion category for our Training Centre and for the Sports Professional Award our Yachting Operations Manager, Debbie Blaauw. None of this would have been possible without our professional, dedicated On Water Team, Training Centre Team, Staff and tireless volunteers who continually strive for excellence.

The Club continues to attract major events, with the latest addition to our calendar being the International Contender World Championship to be held on Melville Water in January 2022. This will be the fourth World Championships that we will have held in five years. A magnificent achievement and a testament to our volunteer teams.

Our members continue to excel around the globe, and I would like to acknowledge our newest

World Champions Alex Fleet and Keiran Bucktin who won in the under-17 29er class. Congratulations also to Zac Littlewood, who won a Silver Medal at the World Sailing Youth World Championships in the Laser Radial Class.

These are just two examples of many successful campaigns by members through the European summer, which are detailed elsewhere in this issue.

I am pleased to announce that the Development Application for the new Junior/Dinghy Clubhouse was submitted to the Shire of Peppermint Grove on 19 August 2019.

We have been informed that the approval process should take between 5 to 10 months.

The response to our fundraising campaign so far has been outstanding, with some very generous donations that give us confidence that our target is achievable. We have formed a fantastic team of volunteers who are assisting in meeting with members to explain the project and provide opportunity for them to be involved. While the response so far is heartening,

this is a major project and we need the support of all our members as it is imperative that we keep the project moving forward.

The C-Jetty redevelopment is awaiting final approvals which we hope will be issued by late September. Due to the length of time the approval process has taken, the project has been re-tendered and once the approval and tender process is complete the works will commence immediately.

We have formally engaged WGA consulting engineers to carry out the final analysis and submit recommendations for the western end of the wharf.

This has been a long process to this point, due to restricted access under the wharf during winter.

There are two options under investigation, the first one being to replace the existing deck with new concrete panels. This is dependent on the final report on the integrity of sub structure and its projected life span. The alternative will be that we are forced to replace the entire Wharf Structure.

I will keep you informed on both of these projects.

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ROBERT PARKER VICE COMMODORE

AT The clubhouse has been very active over winter with the Time Triallers providing activity on Saturday afternoons and a host of events in the hospitality area, as detailed below.

Also, at time of writing, the Annual Combined RFBYC and RPYC Mess Night was imminent (6 September) and it is wonderful to see it fully booked from both clubs with a very high ‘member to guest’ ratio. It is great to see such a high level of member support and surely indicates the satisfaction members have with our current catering arrangements.

Recent House activities have included: • Ferngrove Wine Dinner – 14 June • Polish Theme Dinner – 10 July • Magic/Illusionist Show – 12 July • Willespie Wine Dinner – 20 July

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PETER CHALMER REAR COMMODORE SAIL

TIME OF writing we are seeing the tail end of winter and much activity getting boats, clubhouse and grounds ready for the summer season.

• Vietnamese Theme Dinner – 24 July • Italian Theme Dinner – 7 August • Wine Expo – 17 August • Thai Theme Dinner – 21 August • High NRG Dance Band – 23 August • Monday Quiz Night – 26 August • Italian Wine Dinner – 30 August • Father’s Day – 1 September As can be seen from this list, we are endeavouring to cater to all tastes and inclinations. Whether it’s food, wine or song and dance, we have it covered.

The hospitality team are all working exceptionally well to ensure consistent, high quality member and guest experience.

I also note we have forward wedding bookings that already exceed last year’s numbers. Every effort is made to ensure member

amenity is not compromised by this important Club offering.

we have a socially active membership.

BOWLINE DINING

Our membership numbers remain on a modest upward trend. With various economic indicators giving mixed signals in WA, our position remains strong. We have had many wonderful new members join in the last several months.

Many of those new members will be attending the next New Members Night on Friday, 20 September, followed by another on Friday, 11 October. Please come along to extend a warm welcome to them, and to hear from an ‘Old Salt’ guest speaker passing on the wisdom that come with long membership!

We’d all better get our gardening and spring chores sorted because Opening Day and summer will be upon us before we know it.

I remind members to ensure they show due respect to other members and guests who are dining in the Bowline. This area can be particularly noisy if other members and guests traverse through.

If moving from the Members’ Bar to the ballroom, or vice versa, please give thought to using the accessway at the northwestern end of the bar. If that is not suitable when hosting guests, you may wish to take them via the main hallway.

Inevitably, with the Bowline being adjacent to the Members’ Bar, there will be some noise spillover, particularly at presentations and other times. This is part and parcel of a vibrant, integrated clubhouse and hopefully shows guests that

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OOKING FORWARD, I draw your attention to the ongoing free equipment audits that owners must finalise before competing in Club racing.

Uptake to date has been really pleasing and will increase as Opening Day approaches. Please check your equipment compliance yourself, then book a time, lay all your equipment out in the cockpit floor or on your jetty where the auditor can clearly see it when he arrives. We have 7 qualified auditors available so please book early to have your audit completed.

Advice and information are available on Gybe Sheet or from the Yachting Operations Office.

Sailing Committee has responded to recent events and focussed on strengthening some procedures around sailing and how we race. Apart from the equipment audits above we now have more structure around how we make a decision to conduct or abandon a race, the parameters under which we race in the form of race management guidelines

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and also our support and rescue guidelines. Few of these changes will be obvious to sailors but these documents are an important part of our racing and valuable input was gratefully received from our race officials, staff and on-water volunteers. Further minor work is also expected in response to our new Rules of Association and our Bylaws.

Recent initiatives undertaken in conjunction with Australian Sailing is the launch of ‘She Sails’. This is about nationally branding female participation in the sport of sailing. The Club will incorporate our existing successful events such as Girls Who Sail, Women Who Sail and our Women’s Keelboat program under ‘She Sails’.

These programmes provide like-minded women and girls the opportunities for participation involving fun,

networking and acquiring new skills. Further details are in Gybe Sheet.

As I write, RFBYC has sailors and teams competing in The New York Yacht Club Rolex Invitational, match racing in The Thompson Cup and the Oakcliff International, both in New York and also the Flying Fifteen Worlds in Ireland.

Good luck to all of them.

Congratulations go to: • Suzzi Ghent & Cam Owen – European Champions for the Hobie 16; • Zac Littlewood – 2nd, World Sailing Youth World Championships; • Sandy Anderson & her Australian Women’s Keelboat Team – 1st in Div 1 on EHC raced in Melbourne; • Matt Wearn – 2nd, Laser World Championships; • Axel Fleet & Kieran Bucktin – 1st U17, and 21st overall, at the 29er World Championships;

• Max Godfroy – 18th in his Moth (an 84 boat fleet) at the Foiling Week Regatta in Italy.

The 2019-20 season will again be a blend of all the things the Club does well; from the Junior Club Adventure Days and just messing around in boats, the coaching, training and racing for those Juniors following that path, the St Ayles Skiff rowing and touring, the twilight sailing and dinner, the Mid Week racing and camaraderie in the Bar, the weekend Club racing through to the National and International level racing.

I look forward to seeing you at the Club.

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BARBARA-DENE JONES REAR COMMODORE JUNIORS

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JUNIORS AND DINGHIES continue to be the most active part of the Club with something happening almost every day. The new coaching programme has been a great success, with the new coaches attracting more young sailors to training.

The Sailing Institute programme “Youth Racing Squad” introduces young people between the ages of 12–18 years to fleet racing on the BW8s. In June we had 12 Juniors under the guidance of Lachy Gilmour.

The three day programme focused on teamwork, leadership, learning fundamental skills and included a sail making session at OneSails.

During the winter Frostbite Series the 20 Juniors took part in the “Juniors in Keelboats”. There were 2 or 3 BW8s crewed solely by Juniors, under the guidance of coaches Chelsea, Rome, Hayden and Adele.

Competing against adults in keelboats and putting into practise their Youth Racing Squad learning was fantastic experience for the Juniors. They are now ready to crew for Keelboats, if anyone would like to add a

Junior or two to their team.

Please contact our Dinghy administrator Chelsea.

The Dinghy Winter Series was once again a huge success. There were 89 boats entered from 9 different yacht clubs, including sailors from Koombana Bay and Rockingham. Across the 12 different fleets we had 116 competitors.

RFBYC has, in the past, performed extremely well on the International match racing circuit. We achieved this in part by introducing the Juniors to match racing through the Sailing Institute. In August, 23 young sailors (15 – 23 years) led by coach Ryan, started their match racing careers. The institute programme is 24 hours, across several days, of theory and on water practise culminating in a regatta which will be held later in the year. Our match

racing programme introduces sailors to the format, rules and tactics of match racing. Sailors need to develop advanced communication skills and boat manoeuvring to succeed at this form of sailing. Our sailors are well on their way.

FUTURE EVENTS

Opening Day is October 19. It is always a fantastic day and we encourage Juniors and Dinghy sailors to join in the fun.

The ICR weekend is being hosted at our Club 23 – 24 November. Typically, we have more than 150 boats from around the State participating. It is fantastic sailing and terrific experience for our dinghy sailors.

We encourage everyone, irrespective of their skill level to participate in a fun weekend.

Dinghy equipment auditing is compulsory. We need

to know your boat is safe on the water. All dinghies which will be participating in summer racing need to be audited. The date is Sunday October 13. There is a change this year. The audit must be signed off by an independent auditor.

We have a number of Club members who have volunteered to do this on the day.

Please contact Chelsea to find out what you need to prepare so you are ready for the audit.

Girls Who Sail – Sailing is one of the very few sports that women can and do compete as equals. Sometimes a bit of training and support away from the boys can help. Join us for Girls Who Sail on 14 and 15 December. The weekend has a bit of theory, lots of time on the water and lots of social activities. A great time to make new friends.

JUNIOR OVERSEAS RESULTS

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MARK TREMAIN REAR COMMODORE POWER

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ARE NOW APPROACHING the conclusion of this year’s power boat season with only a couple of time trials remaining.

We have had a great season with an increase in participation numbers making for a very competitive season week after week. The competition has been very tight with some great results from both our newcomers and regular participants alike.

During the season we hosted the first of the year’s State Heat Dinners. This was attended by over 100 guests with all clubs well represented. The feedback received was very positive and resulted in a very successful return to hosting the dinner for RFBYC. The Kylie Cup was held on the 25th August in near perfect conditions. We had 38 boats completing the

time trial from a total of 42 registrations. After the on-water event we welcomed crews from RPYC, SoPYC, CYC, PFSYC as well as our own from RFBYC. We also welcomed FSC back to time trialling. It was a lovely day with great weather with well over 140 enjoying a “pig on a spit” lunch. Once again, the feedback was very positive and it is great to see participation numbers increasing each year.

Sailing Opening Day is on the 19 October and the power yacht raft up and sail past is an important part of the celebrations. I look forward to seeing you there!

This year the Rockingham Race weekend will

be held on the weekend of November 30 – December 1st. Power yachts are able to view the start on the Saturday morning and then make their way to Rockingham in convoy and stay overnight enjoying the celebrations and comradery at The Cruising Yacht Club of WA after the sailing. It is a fantastic weekend that combines both power and sail. TCYC provide and allocate moorings for the weekend.

I would like to make special mention and extend my thanks to all the volunteers who have put their time in to man the checkpoints and perform start boat duties during the season. In particular Brian

Cain, Mark Donati, Frank van der Worm, Kevin Bradshaw and Ron and Robin Rose. Your involvement and assistance is very much appreciated by all. I would like to encourage all power yacht owners to register and participate next year for the time trialling season. It really is a great way to get out on the water in the winter months and give your boat a run.

Closing Day this year is being held on Saturday 14th September. There is a final time trial followed by canapes and drinks in the Members’ Bar along with presentations. We would love to see as many of you there as possible.

See you out on the water.

MATT WEARN

CAITLIN ELKS

• 2nd Sailing World Cup in Enoshima • 2nd Laser Men’s World Championship

• 19th Sailing World Cup in Enoshima

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TRISTAN BROWN

ZOE THOMSON

• 2019 Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships (Poland) – 2nd Overall, 13-20 July.

• 2019 ILCA Laser Radial Youth World Championships (Canada) – 7th Overall, late July.

• Coaching the Australian Sailing Squad – Laser Radial Female – Olympic test event and Enoshima World Cup • Coach of Zoe Thomson who has now qualified Australia a quota position in the Laser Radial for Tokyo

• French Olympic Week in Hyeres 7th position • Qualified Australia a quota position in the Laser Radial for Tokyo finishing 41st • 27th Sailing World Cup in Enoshima

LACHY GILMOUR & DAVID GILMOUR

• Winners Genoa Sailing World Cup in April • Preparing for the 49er World Championships in Auckland later this year • 14th Sailing World Cup in Enoshima

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MIA LOVELADY

• 27th in her first Laser 4.7 Girls World Championships – Canada, August

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AXEL FLEET & KIERAN BUCKTIN

• 21st overall in open 29er World Championships • U17 World Champions

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AIRLIE BEACH RACE WEEK 2019

123rd Sailing Season

Opening Day

Saturday 19 October 2019

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SAILORS FROM RFBYC raced a chartered Sydney 60 Eureka II, owned by Mal Robertson of Eureka Sailing Adventures, for this year’s Airlie Beach Race Week. The local knowledge provided by Mal and his two crew was very valuable.

Junior & Dinghy Racing am Parmelia’s Ball Cup – St Ayles Skiff Official Opening 13:00 Keelboat Racing pm Children activities throughout the afternoon Power Yacht Sail Past Result Presentation 18:30 Sailing After Party with live music to dance the night away Casual Meals, BBQ & Bowline Dining Options will all be available Mark your calendars with the 2019 Sailing Season Opening Day, a fun day & evening for members and their families.

Weather conditions were sunny with breezes ranging from 10knots to progressively windier 18 to 20knots for the final races.

The competition was fierce and rewarded consistency in all conditions, mostly teamwork but also positioning the yacht on the racecourse to take best advantage of the breeze and tides. The days’ races included: Race 1: Our course took us to Double Cone Island and beyond, scoring a Fastest by 27 seconds over a 3 hour race and 2nd on handicap.

Race 2: Our course to White Rock and Daydream Island scored

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us a Fastest by 36 seconds over a 3 hour race and 9th on handicap.

Race 3: Our course to the Molle Islands scored us a Fastest by 35 seconds over a 3 hour race and 5th on handicap.

Our layday was spent at Stonehaven snorkeling and sightseeing.

Race 4: Our course to the Molle Islands scored us a 2nd Fastest by 26 seconds over a 3.5 hour race and 1st on handicap.

Race 5: Our course to Gumbrell Island scored us a 2nd Fastest over a 3.5 hour race and 5th on handicap.

Race 6: A do-or-die day for us needing 1st place and 3 places

clear of Vanilla 2 to win overall. Our course around Pioneer Bay scored us a Fastest by 8 minutes over a 3.5 hour race and 2nd on handicap.

Our overall result was 2nd on handicap to Vanilla 2 who sailed a very consistent Handicap Series.

Third place went to Eve. 7th place went to Helsal 3 who were consistently vying for Fastest with us.

We were rewarded by local expertise from the Eureka II crew and thoroughly enjoyed their company and the use of the well prepared Eureka II.

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RFBYC OFFSHORE RACING YACHTING AT THE LOCAL BEACH

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FBYC OFFSHORE Racing will bring yachting to the local beaches again this summer. In the 2018-2019 season, Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club brought their offshore racing events in close to the beaches in Perth, encouraged spectators to watch and promoted the sport of yachting to the local community.

This was a fun and engaging initiative for both sailors, their supporters and the public. We invite you to join us again this summer to watch the spectacular display of offshore yacht racing up close.

The Rockingham Race Regatta/ IRC Youth Cup Series will incorporate the WA IRC State Championships. Short course racing in North Cottesloe on the morning of Saturday 30 November 2019 followed by the passage race (Dolphin Race) from North Cottesloe to Rockingham. Excellent viewing of the racing in the Cottesloe to North Cottesloe area through the morning. This connection with the locals ashore is enjoyed by the competitors. It is a special feeling for the teams to be racing in view of the

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beach and know that their friends and family can watch the competition too.

The RFBYC Power Section will join in on the event and cruise in company to Rockingham for this popular annual weekend activity.

On Sunday 1 December the yachts will contest two short course races in Cockburn Sound followed by the Gordon Craig Ocean Race which finishes at the South Mole in Fremantle. After breakfast in Rockingham watching the yacht racing, the power fleet will cruise north, meeting for an afternoon raft up on their way back to the Club.

Beginning in 1948, the Bunbury and Return Ocean Race holds a special place on the ocean racing calendar. It is not the longest or continued on page 17

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most challenging event, but it is the oldest and has an incredible history with the members of RFBYC. Now in its 72nd year, the race will start at 5:30pm on Friday 14 February 2020 in the waters close to Port Beach in North Fremantle. Yachts will race to a turning point in Koombana Bay Bunbury and return to the finish line in Fremantle, a distance of approximately 170 nautical miles. While at sea and out of sight the fleet can be followed online with YB Tracking.

On Saturday 18 April 2020 the Roland Smith Ocean Race will close the offshore racing season for RFBYC. The revamped event is now an inshore passage race between Cottesloe, Rottnest Island and Hillarys. Racing will be in view between North Cottesloe and Leighton Beach from 9am until around 10:30am while the yachts start the race and navigate the first few turning markers before heading 16

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north to Centaur Reef then Rottnest.

The race coincides with the closing of the RFBYC Keelboat Season and there are plans to connect the competitors from both fleets at the Club afterwards.

From Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club we are sure to see Indian, Joss, This Way Up, Cannonball and Black Betty out for the offshore season, and hope that the WA IRC State Championships Category 6+ event encourages a few more out too – such as Problem Child, Grand Prix and The Cadillac. The four passage races make up the 43rd Farrawa Cup Series with the presentation evening to be held on Friday 1 May. Follow the 2019–2020 offshore racing season on social media with Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club on Facebook @RoyalFreshwaterBayYachtClub and Instagram @rfbyc 17

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AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S KEELBOAT REGATTA JUNE 8–10

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Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club invite you to celebrate a weekend of Girls Who Sail!

This program is open to all Female sailors and their friends aged 7-17 years old.

Sailors at a minimum must have a Bronze Fleet level of competency.

If you are travelling to attend, we may be able to arrange billeting and boats for regional sailors.

Please contact Shelley or Chelsea at juniors@rfbyc.asn.au

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WA Girls Only Camp WHAT’S PLANNED? - Dinghy sailing - Keelboat sailing - Windsurfing & Stand up Paddle Boarding Experiences - Foiling experiences - Mentoring - Movie night - Heaps of FUN! WHAT’S INCLUDED? - Lunch and snacks both days - Dinner Saturday & Sunday Night - Goodie Bags

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AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S KEELBOAT REGATTA, AWKR, in its 29th year, was held on June 8-10th. The boats are charter free thanks to their generous owners.

I was offered the Adams 10.6, Sunshine, by Jim Oosterweghel, a couple of years ago when sailing dragons at Metung in the Gippsland Lakes (I chose last year to sail the S80 to suit our less experienced crew, but with a year’s more experience, I contacted Jim for this year).

Jim, who used to sail dragons was there also with Gai Clough who founded the AWKR. Sue Parker who happened to be in Melbourne shortly after our Easter regatta in dragons on the Gippsland Lakes, contacted Jim and got to sail on Sunshine in a midweek race in 30 knots. Jenny Spearman on her way back from the dragon regatta went by Sunshine and took copious photos of its layout.

Sue knew Freshie’s David Lynn and his Adams 10.6, Adams Rib, and inquired whether we could train on it. David was generously enthusiastic and helped us with our biweekly training with those crew who could attend. Grant Alderson also offered to coach a couple of sessions for which we most grateful.

The first time though the whole team sailed together was in Melbourne.

We used the first day in Melbourne to learn to sail Sunshine together in a bitterly cold, 10 knot southerly with Sue on main; Lara Moltoni helping ably with traveller and tension, pulling down kite from

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inside cabin and always on the lookout to help, as well as forwarding on my tacking and other commands with appropriate volume; Jenny on jib and spinnaker trim very ably assisted indeed by Chris Hunt; Deb Henderson very capably handling the strings which would get very busy at mark rounding; and Nat Waddell and Robyn Johnston working beautifully together on the foredeck.

We trialed the bowsprit and asymmetric kite and the bag hoist on the foredeck and letterbox drop, then the dip pole gybe of the symmetric kite with dual sheets and braces. Having then tried the technique used on David Lynn’s Adams Rib, the same used on the Foundations, Nat and Robyn decided that the latter was best and, with a change of the topper and kicker positions on the pole, the spinnaker was up and flying within two boat lengths from the mark, and stowed in time for optimal bottom mark rounding.

The winds for the regatta swung to a warmer north/northeasterly sweeping down over and through Melbourne city affording constant changes in direction and strength, versus big shifting masses, all challenging and fun with opportunities always there.

We were rated 6th fastest of 11 boats in Division 1 IRC and came

9th overall and 12th fastest of 14 boats in AMS and came 5th overall.

17 boats competed for EHC which we won.

Five races were 3 lap windward leewards of average 1 hour 20 minutes duration for us. Race 5 was a longer round the buoys race of over two hours, with windward leeward legs.

DAY 1 RACE ONE:

Full main and jib and mast head kite, 8k north east wind dropping to 3k then increased to 15k.

Result: AMS 8th, IRC 9th, EHC 5th.

RACE TWO:

There was limited time between races to put in a reef and change to 3/4 kite for the expected increase to 18 plus knots so we were a bit late for start. We were fast though but breeze fell away towards end of race to 10 k.

Result: AMS 9th, IRC 9th, EHC 9th.

RACE THREE:

We took out the reef to have full main with number 3 jib.

We gained a good start towards favoured boat end in 13 knots, caught and passed the Adams 10 Salamander, then lost on last flukey upwind leg.

Speed was up with faster rated Adam 10s like Salamander but when the wind increased again we became overpowered and slower.

Result: AMS 4th, IRC 9th, EHC 1st. continued on page 21

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With the same sail combination on this long passage race, the conditions were a “bit cold and tough” but we rocketed along on good lifts on the two upwinds and did beautiful gybes on the two downwinds.

While racing was reported as “a star-studded fleet” finding it “challenging in these testing conditions”, we felt we were getting quite slick and had jelled on the boat, the training having paid off.

At the end of day 2, there were 6 protests.

Result: AMS 5th, IRC 8th, EHC 1st.

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AP went up mid sequence due to a collision requiring aid, while we were edging toward line in clear air. On restart we were windward of Chutzpah the Sydney 38, but got caught mid the faster big boats.

Continuing on to left side of course more than other boats, we got a great lift to the top mark where we turned 5th. In wind dropping to 18 to 25 we successfully flew kite downwind and maintained position. Wind increased 25 to 30 knots gusting to 35, and we found that we had to release jib a little to maintain speed and control. On next two downwinds we only goosewinged the jib as did those behind us, except for one who blew their kite not long after it was up.

Results: AMS 4th, IRC 5th, EHC 3rd.

RACE SEVEN:

During the last race, unbeknownst to us the below deck forestay shackle broke and only the precautionary rope tying the forestay plate to the bowsprit holder held the rig up … maybe it gave us a bit more rake which together with the reefed main and number 3 jib

enabled 7.1 knots upwind in the 25 to 33 knots. Yes, we were lucky not to lose the rig! In the photo you can see the forestay plate lifting up. We noticed nothing awry, even when we had docked. Presumably on motoring downwind into RMYS, the strong winds had pushed the mast forward again.

The AWKR is the premium regatta for RMYS and all were made most welcome. Race Officer, Lou Hutton oversaw excellent race decisions and courses.

At the end of each race day, free beer, wine and sausage sizzle for result presentations saw a packed boat yard of exhilarated conviviality continuing on into the chilly dusk.

With a record of 40 boats competing, the staff at RMYS were chuffed that the record also extended to serving 250 meals at the Crew Dinner, more than ever served before by their club’s own kitchen.

Many thanks to Freshie’s support of womens’ sailing and the accumulating hours of the on-water training and coaching. There is a growing pool of ladies able and willing to travel to regattas to enjoy the racing experience and great team spirit.

Many thanks to David Lynn’s generous loan of his Adams 10.6 for the twice weekly training in the lead up to the regatta and to Grant Alderson for his coaching.

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Welcome to the RFBYC 2019-20 ADVENTURER’S CLUB Join us on a series of fun sailing adventures as we sail to a a mystery location on the Swan River 08:30 – 12:00 (arrive at 08:15) Saturday 12 October Saturday 16 November Saturday 14 December Saturday 22 February Saturday 14 March Saturday 18 April There will be a variety of new locations and fun to be had on this years Adventures club!

Bring your friends!

Pack a few dollars for an ice cream/ snack at our destination!

Who can be an adventurer?

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN Contender Association and Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club have been successful in securing the hosting rights for the next Contender World Championship to be held in Australia in January 2022.

The event was originally scheduled for Adelaide and Perth won over a strong bid from Queensland.

The Contender Class World Championship is an annual event that attracts up to 300 entrants in Europe and between 60 and 90 when held in Australia once every four years. The 2019 Worlds have just been completed at Quiberon in France. The outstanding feature of the regatta was an unfortunate lack of wind with a full day’s racing lost to calm conditions.

The 2019 Contender World Title was won by German Max Billerbeck with lightweight sailors dominating in the light and shifty conditions.

Prior to this year Australians had won the past three World Titles.

The Contender Class World Championship was last held in Western Australia in 2007 and attracted 61 entrants from 9 countries. The event was sailed off Fremantle and won by Italian seven times World Champion and now Melbourne resident Andrea Bon-

ezzi ahead of Australians Marcus Hamilton and Tim Hill. The best of the locals were Paul Green finishing 7th and John Cassidy 12th and first veteran.

Contender sailors love a breeze so racing on Melville Water West in a fresh summers seabreeze will hopefully entice many sailors from the chilly Northern climes to escape the cold and spend ten days racing on the Swan River.

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Launched in 2002 and maintained to a high standard, this Bavaria 44 cruiser has a long list of options fitted for coastal cruising. Recently slipped, polished and antifouled, The boat is turn key ready for new owners. Electronics include Raymarine auto pilot, radar, echo sounder and two plotters.

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Sunseeker 84’

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Owners of a Predator 84’ have generally owned other Sunseeker’s during their journey and will testify that the 84’ hull design and quality of fixtures is an evolution of the brand and the ultimate model to own. Making the crossover from a luxurious entertainer to a capable expedition vessel.

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Buddy Davis 60’

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Launched in 2000, this Buddy Davis is the ultimate in the evolution of Buddy Davis Yachts since being credited with the introduction of the Carolina flare in 1973. With a world wide reputation as the best of the best, to own a Buddy Davis is something many dream of and now you have the opportunity.

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ALMOST 40 YEARS OF FUNDRAISING for the Western Australian sailing community, the Ron Tough Yachting Foundation would like to say ‘Thank You’ to the sailors, supporters and Club members who have made this amazing achievement possible. Over one million dollars in sailing funding support is quite a milestone!

Sunseeker 56’

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Developed for Australian conditions, the 56’ Manhattan features an aft galley adjoining the increased cockpit for ease of entertaining and easy access thorough to the hydraulic swim platform. This well cared for example has the preferred Caterpillar 800Hp diesels.

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Riviera 445

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Keywest 50’

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Iconic and irreplaceable, the legendary Keywest 50’ is highly sort after and this example is one of the best. Launched in 2004 with the recently introduced Cummins QSM 11 engines producing 660 Hp for effortless cruising at 22 knots and a sprint speed of 30 knots.

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Maritimo 52’

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Wellcraft 24’

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Delivered new to WA in 2016, this highly optioned Scarab Pack has completed only 130 hours and comes complete with a toilet, esky and the bow seating package for gentle cruises around the canals, river ways and private island bays. For serious offshore pursuits there are plenty of rod holders.

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Maritimo 48’

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The Riviera 445 SUV is an evolution of the sports cruiser design with an uncluttered Teak cockpit similar to a sports fishing cruiser. Ideal for the Australian way of boating with plenty of space for a serious day out fishing or setting up a table and chairs for a leisurely lunch in one of the bays. This immaculate 2015 model has completed only 341 hours.

“Cote d Azur” was delivered new to Western Australia in 2008 and has had three fussy owners since. In excellent condition with a very high specification, this example is one of the few 52 Maritimo’s with a downstairs station which is ideal for entertaining, extended voyages or solo handling. Also fitted with a remote Yacht Controller and bow and stern thrusters.

Delivered new to Perth in 2008, this pristine example was highly optioned with both bow and stern thrusters, hydraulic swim platform, game poles and the preferred QSM 11 Cummins diesels. Onboard systems including air-conditioning and desalinator are powered by a 17.5Kva Onan generator. The aft galley opens directly onto the large cockpit.

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Trevor Parkins

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Dingo custom vessels are a mastery of innovation and engineering performance and this 2018 demonstrator is loaded with every option to show what they can offer. At less than half of replacement cost, this unique vessel represents a fantastic opportunity to own a bespoke, hand crafted vessel.

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Trevor Parkins

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“Amberley” is a very low hour late model vessel and presents superbly with a light and bright Beach Timber interior and styling currently seen in brand new boats. An inspection will not disappoint on this highly optioned sports cruiser, ideal for entertaining on the Swan River or the Mandurah canals.

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The Ron Tough Yachting Foundation was created in 1980 when two prominent local sailors, Ron Tough and Syd Corser, decided to establish a fund with the sole purpose of facilitating the growth and improvement of sailing in Western Australia. This was to be achieved by providing financial support to talented sailors, Sailing Clubs and Class Associations.

Ron and Syd successfully persuaded other mates in the yachting fraternity to dig into their wallets to get the Foundation off the ground.

They also persuaded the various yacht clubs in WA to support it by requesting voluntary donations from their members.

You have probably noticed the little entry at the bottom of your Club account statement politely requesting a small personal donation, or noticed that your yacht club management committee has kindly donated a sum on behalf of all the members, once a year? Those contributions of individuals and supporting yacht clubs, along with prudent investment management, now enables the Ron Tough Yachting Foundation to award approximately $85,000 per annum to support the Foundation’s objectives.

Please note, there is absolutely nothing like this in the rest of Australia – it is quite unique!

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Apart from supporting Clubs and Class Associations with contributions towards equipment, coaching and training, the Foundation places an emphasis on assisting sailors to travel and compete interstate and overseas. The benefit of this is twofold, with the sailors enhancing their own skills and knowledge together with bringing those experiences back to the local sailing community and mentoring other up-and-coming sailors by ‘giving back’ and passing on that knowledge, leading to a shared benefit for all.

The Board of the Ron Tough Yachting Foundation is made up of members of several metropolitan Yacht Clubs. We work hard to meet the aims of our Mission statement, “Dedicated to encouraging participation and assisting excellent performance of the WA sailing community with an emphasis on youth”.

We receive grant applications once per year which are then assessed and deliberated on by the Board. Deciding is not easy but we like to think we achieve the right balance with the outcomes.

More recently we have also increased our support of local regattas such as Westsail, along with the introduction of the “RTYF Pacer Racer Challenge” where we team top skippers sailing with novice crews against top crews sailing with novice skippers, as evenly as possi-

ble. A lot of fun and a great learning experience for all! We are also commencing a new initiative of supporting an extra coaching weekend per youth pathway Class, designed to better prepare local sailors prior to their travel to National Championships over the summer months.

The Foundation is fiercely independent and focussed totally on how best to assist, encourage and support sailing and the sailors of Western Australia. With your generous donations we can continue to do that. The beneficiaries are also very much aware that the awards and RTYF Gold, Silver and Bronze medals come with the support and approval of the whole of the local sailing fraternity – and psychologically, that means a lot!

On behalf of the Ron Tough Yachting Foundation Board, I would like to say Thank You to you all once again, and also for the opportunity to include an article in your Club newsletter or magazine. I thought it was about time the wider yachting community was reminded about what the Ron Tough Yachting Foundation has been doing for sailors in Western Australia for close to 40 years. All the best, and good sailing!

Philippa Packer Chairman, Ron Tough Yachting Foundation rontoughyachtingfoundation.com.au

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THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

Winter 2019 has been a quiet affair. Only the occasional sighting of an Etchells on the brown water this winter. Just not enough interest to get any momentum going. Clearly the majority of the fleet are in hibernation prior to putting in some massive hours in the next season or two. A couple of the ‘normal’ keen winter entrants have been distracted by other things. One of those regulars is Keith Anderson. Keith picked up Marmalade as an insurance write off. This followed an incident when a mast lifter decided not to lift anymore and dropped the rig causing some damage to the mast and hull.

Keith has done a great job repairing this, dropping another rig in and getting ready for season 19/20. He’s called the boat Postman, maybe he should have called it Humpty Dumpty.

A few boats have been seen off Fremantle this winter. FSC offered windward leeward racing to the Etchells for their Huck Scott series.

The weather hasn’t been kind to them with only three races completed thus far. I think the most exciting thing to happen at Freo this winter was Grantham and team trying to chuck the new boat off the trailer.

This boat has returned to the east for repairs. I’m sure it will return better than new! Martin Webster is leading the series overall…just.

He is fighting off a couple of youth teams out there that have been lent

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boats from Martin/Andy/Ben and Mark Crier (RPYC). This is a fantastic initiative and very generous of these owners to lend their boats. Great to have these young gun teams on the water with us. Their skill level and discipline will lift the rest of us to improve.

OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TEAMS

While on the topic of Youth, keep an ear out for more on this. The Etchells Swan River Fleet Committee are working in conjunction with boat owners to provide more opportunity to youth teams as we head towards the 2020 Worlds. Are you a young (under 30) gun? Can you put together a team of other young gunners and commit to a campaign for the November 2019 Etchells Worlds Workout, a series of events out of Fremantle? Please send in your ‘Expression of Interest’ to Adele Jackson adelejackson@iinet.net.au.

ETCHELLS WORLDS WORKOUT

Many of us who have done more than one lap around the block have long discussed the benefits of getting to the racecourse early. Doing some quality time on the water with other equally focused teams has some massive advantages in preparation for big regattas. This year the ESRF are leading the charge and, in collaboration with FSC, RFBYC and RPYC, have set up a series from late October through November to help us prepare for the Worlds in

November 2020. Keep an eye out for the “Etchells Worlds Workout” calendar and associated NOR’s.

The 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons will have a change in scheduling and feel from the historical calendar that we are used to. The schedule has been planned to encourage the fleet to race together as much as possible and to give the majority a good mix of ocean and river sailing. Stay tuned for some impromptu get-togethers prior to Opening Day, might do some training!! We are expecting good numbers racing on the river in October prior to heading off to Freo for the Worlds Workout. Racing will be provided on the river for those who prefer to stay, except for the Syd Corser Regatta weekend.

There have been some great additions to the WA fleet over the past few months, dropping the average boat age considerably.

Peter Ahern purchased AUS1422, Grantham Kitto’s brand new Rat Pack and Martin Webster recently landed John Bertrand’s AUS1440.

With Massimo Valentini and Keith Anderson upgrading too, our fleet is going from strength to strength with a bright future for our Club and state fleets. There are plenty of good secondhand boats available if you wish to upgrade or join the fleet. Give me a call on 0413 947494 or an email at markjl97@icloud.com for more info. Good sailing, Mark Lovelady, RFBYC Etchells Fleet Captain.

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MEMBERSHIP NEW CLUB MEMBERS

MEMBERSHIP NEW CLUB MEMBERS

ORDINARY

Member Mark Simpson Greg King Todd Mairs Michael Darkes Mike Kay Leigh Ferguson Ray Pedretti Naota Suzuki Shane Anderson Amanda Casebier Rose Chaney Bob McKinnon Alan Tietzel

Proposer Seconder Michael Honan Grant Alderson James Cullen Stephen Lauder Bruce Davis Adrian Pelliccia John Longley Charles Colvin Tim Cummins Ken Stevenson Scott Bailey Grant Lovelady Martin Jurat Rob Cameron Kim Laurence Rob Parker Matt Lovelady Tom Lovelady Bryan Thurstan David McDonald Susan Parker Rory Argyle Tony Packer Philippa Packer Chris Shellabear Bruce Maloney

ASSOCIATE

Member Kerry Mairs Amanda Darkes Jackie Ferguson Deanne Quartermaine Lucie Taylor Sarah Coleman Kerin Tietzel

Proposer Seconder Bruce Davis Adrian Pelliccia John Longley Charles Colvin Scott Bailey Grant Lovelady Michael Honan Grant Alderson Adam Hancock Nick Deussen Matt Lovelady Tom Lovelady Chris Shellabear Bruce Maloney

RECIPROCAL

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Member Grantham Kitto George Panayotou David Davenport

Alternatively, membership enquiry packs can be collected from the main noticeboard or from reception.

JUNIOR UNDER 16

For membership information, please visit our website rfbyc.asn.au and use the tabs ‘Participate’ then ‘Join the Club’. The menu on the left side of the page can be used to navigate through our membership section.

Questions to our Membership Coordinator, Susan Ghent, at the Club.

IMPORTANT DATES FOR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS

Membership applications (with signature and endorsement of two Members with five+ years membership) must be submitted to the Membership Coordinator by post, deliver to the Club, or email to, membership@rfbyc.asn.au • Submit completed application forms to the Club by the last Monday of the month.

Member Malachi Knight Zen Salisbury Luc Simpson Olivia Brodie John Criticos

Proposer Seconder Peter Ahern Martin Webster Ron Fletcher Steven Ackerman David Spearman Jenny Spearman

Member Member Ben Pearson Dan Patrick Jasper Stay Charlie Stay Amelie Simpson Lily Anderson Ben Graham James Renouf

• General Committee reviews applications on the last Tuesday of the month.

• Ordinary membership applicants will be invited to attend an interview with the Membership Committee on the second Monday of the following month or thereafter.

• Membership applications are placed on the notice board for a period of 26 days (except Juniors).

• All membership applications which progress to the final stage of the membership process will be ratified

by General Committee on the last Tuesday of the month.

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New Members’ Nights are held in the Members Bar on a Friday evening, several times per year. Keep an eye on the Club calendar and Gybe Sheet weekly email news for dates. Images are from the 2018-2019 events.

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TRAVEL GRANTS INFORMATION

THE BOSUN’S LOCKER AROUND THE GROUNDS

RFBYC Travel Grants are awarded to assist and encourage our members to participate at national and international competitions. The funds are derived from member donations and are awarded to help offset the costs incurred when travelling away. The following members received travel grants between July and September 2019: APPLICANTS

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ROLEX NEW YORK YACHT CLUB INVITATIONAL CUP

$450.00

BOULDEN, GEORGE

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CHICAGO GRAND SLAM

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CLARK, HAYLEY

OLIVIA PRICE TEAM

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CLARK, HAYLEY

ALPHA RACING TEAM

MIDSCUMMER MATCH CUP GRADE 1

$200.00

CORRIGAN, FARRAH

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

OAKCLIFF INTERNATIONAL

$450.00

CORRIGAN, FARRAH

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

THOMPSON CUP

$200.00

FERGUSON, JAMES

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$450.00

GHENT, SUSAN

HOBIE 16

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GILMOUR, LACHY

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JAPAN SAILING WORLD CUP

$450.00

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$450.00

HENDERSON, ANDREW

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

CHICAGO GRAND SLAM

$450.00

HENDERSON, ANDREW

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

DETROIT GRAND SLAM

$200.00

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LASER RADIAL

ILCA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

$450.00

LITTLEWOOD, ZAC

LASER RADIAL

WORLD SAILING YOUTH CHAMPMIONSHIPS

$200.00

LITTLEWOOD, ZAC

LASER RADIAL

OLCA LASER RADIAL YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

$250.00

LOVELADY, MIA

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ILCA LASER 4.7 YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

$450.00

MANNERS, ELISE

TEAM RFBYC

ROLEX NEW YORK YACHT CLUB INVITATIONAL CUP

$450.00

MCAULLAY, DEAN

FLYING 15

FLYING 15 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

$450.00

PRIETO-LOW, ETHAN

ALPHA RACING TEAM

MATCH RACE GERMANY

$450.00

PRIETO-LOW, ETHAN

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

CHICAGO GRAND SLAM

$450.00

PRIETO-LOW, ETHAN

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

DETROIT GRAND SLAM

$200.00

PRIETO-LOW, ETHAN

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

OAKCLIFF INTERNATIONAL

$200.00

PRIETO-LOW, ETHAN

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

THOMPSON CUP

$200.00

SEAGREEN, CAMERON

MIRSKY RACING TEAM

REGATTA DE PORTUGAL

$450.00

SEAGREEN, CAMERON

MIRSKY RACING TEAM

WORLD MATCH RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS

$250.00

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S KEELBOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS

$300.00

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$450.00

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TEAM RFBYC

ROLEX NEW YORK YACHT CLUB INVITATIONAL CUP

$450.00

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TEAM PRIETO-LOW

CHICAGO GRAND SLAM

$450.00

WALSH, BEN

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DETROIT GRAND SLAM

$200.00

WALSH, BEN

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OAKCLIFF INTERNATIONAL

$200.00

WALSH, BEN

TEAM PRIETO-LOW

THOMPSON CUP

$200.00

WONG, JUSTIN

ALPHA RACING TEAM

MATCH RACE GERMANY

$450.00

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OATING EMERGENCIES AND INCIDENTS: Local news broadcasts reported on two separate vessel fires on Wednesday the 7th of August 2019. One of the events occurred locally, off Coogee, which saw the two men on board abandon ship, jumping into the ocean late afternoon. Not where I want to be getting close to sunset.

It is a timely reminder that these incidents can and do happen. Are you prepared?

The Boating Western Australia publication “On Deck”, included the following article, of which I thought was a good read and should be shared.

The report below is from the owner of a power boat that caught fire off the English coast.

It contains some valuable advice, such as the need for large capacity fire extinguishers and the use of diving gear and having a backup hand held radio.

The boat was a Sealine S37, which was already well equipped for fire firefighting.

“Hi guys, well what a few days.

Firstly, thank you for all the support. Lou is still in hospital but hoping to be discharged tomorrow her birthday!

We thought we’d write a quick post about what fire equipment we had onboard that saved the boat and some planned additions. We hope that by spreading the word more lives and boats can be saved!

Most boats don’t tend to come with many fire extinguishers. Luckily, we chose to be well-equipped and had quite a few. It’s amazing how quickly even a large extinguisher runs out (less than 10 seconds).

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Maybe buy an extra one and check yours are in date!

Our smoke detector was in the centre of the engine room. The fire was in the corner by a vent. It took too long for the smoke to set the alarm off. We are now going to add additional smoke sensors in the corners.

We have 2 video cameras in our engine room. Unfortunately, the fire, which started in a plug socket, was in a blind spot. We are adding 2 additional cameras.

We have 4 battery banks onboard. The isolators are next to each bank. This took too long to shut them all down. We plan to fit bluesea remote battery isolators so the whole boat can be shut down from 1 switch on the bridge.

As electrical fires can occur in compartments other than the engine room, we plan to fit an additional 4 automatic fire extinguishers in high risk areas. Note - we didn’t use our automatic extinguisher in the engine room because the fire kept reigniting. We were also saving it as a very last resort, which luckily never materialised.

Jon’s diving gear saved the boat, it gave him the ability to access the engine room and find the fire source. We plan to buy a set of breathing apparatus to keep outside

the engine room along with extra high-powered torches.

Never underestimate the benefit of having fire drills onboard. Jon & Lou have both undertaken short firefighting courses which proved to be invaluable. In particular make sure you know where all your emergency shut-offs are!

Remember - if you shut down your batteries due to fire your VHF and nav equipment won’t work. We have a backup power source, but hand-held radios will do the job!

We have a bit of installing, fixing and cleaning left to do onboard but we should be ship-shape again within a week.

We were very lucky this time and hugely grateful for the assistance from Poole Lifeboat Station & Swanage Lifeboat Station RNLI. Please check your fire safety gear and plan for any eventuality! Share and spread the word!”

A separate report in their local paper (Bournemouth Echo) quotes the owner (a boat builder): “It looks like a pipe came loose from the port engine. It fell onto the live terminal of the starter motor.

That sent 24v through the water pipes. This caused the water pump wiring to set fire.”

Wishing fair weather to all.

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ASTERN REMINISCENCES below: aboard Marietta at RFYBC after re-launch, c1937 (owner: Gordon Twine)

2019-2020 Category 6+ Two inshore passage Four windward/leeward races

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Safety category 6+ (safety harnesses & lines, jackstays or clipping points and DOT requirements).

Visit the event website for spectator viewing points and race information.

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OING THROUGH OLD papers the other day my mind wandered around some things my late father talked about. He died in 1958 so you can see that my mind did wander a long way.

He was my hero; a big man tall and well built and always ready to spin a great ‘yarn’. One of the best I remember was when he was courting my mother in Katanning. She was the seventh and youngest daughter in a strict Baptist Church family.

Father was invited to dinner and to meet the family so of course he turned up on his great big ‘Indian’ motor cycle complete with a couple of bottles of beer (as any young man of substance would have in those days). When greeted at the front door he handed over the bottles and was told “Oh no young man we don’t drink alcohol in this house” (he also added that he didn’t get his bottles back). He was then ushered into the lounge room and given a glass of home concocted fruit juice

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cocktail. He thought it tasted a bit unusual and about ten minutes after consuming it he felt as if someone had hit him in the back of the head.

No! They didn’t drink alcohol in that house (not bought stuff that is).

The stuff brewed at home from fruit juice didn’t count.

I was born in 1935 (at Tresillian Hospital in Nedlands) so most of this is as related by my parents.

My Father Gordon Pitts Twine, joined RFBYC in 1936, proposed by my uncle David Brisbane and seconded by his old friend Roland Smith. At the time he had nearly completed the restoration of a ‘launch’ as they were called in those days. It was named Marietta and was 24ft in length with a beam of 8ft. It was powered by a 20hp,

4cyl petrol engine of unknown origin. The restoration work was carried out in the vacant block next to our house at 21 Princess Road, Nedlands down near where RPYC is now. Roy Bingemann and his family lived just a couple of houses further East on the other side of the road.

Geoff Bingemann was born about a month after I was. Marietta was listed in the Register of Boats at RFBYC but was sold out of the Club when father was transferred to Bunbury by his employer several years later.

EARLY SAILING

Father had sailed a little as crew during his youth in Geraldton and later at RFBYC including on the ocean and this was in spite of his vulnerability to Mal de Mer. As he put it “I got seasick if I stood in a continued on page 36

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right: Marietta during the rebuild, vacant block Nedlands, c1937

left: Marietta on ‘sea trials’ following rebuild, c1937 (on river near Pelican Point)

continued from page 35 puddle of water”. My mother discouraged me from joining the Club because she had heard tales of the exploits of a somewhat boozy bunch who loved to spend as much time as they could playing up on those sinful islands of Rottnest and Garden Island.

There was also the story about a certain skipper who banned his crew from opening another bottle of beer while sailing (racing?) on light days – until they had passed the next spit post. This ban was soon overcome by building a miniature spit post mounted on a cork float and tethered by a long lanyard.

The miniature would be cast into the water ahead of the boat and retrieved after they had passed it. A great story and of course I am sure it is true!

My mother’s resistance only served to make me more curious about sailing and more determined to join RFBYC. I finally achieved this after leaving school and getting a job in 1953.

NEDLANDS

However, I am getting ahead of myself here because my mind needs to return to the early days in Nedlands; the 1930’s. It was a new suburb with a number of ‘spec’ houses and a tram line that ran from the city right along Hay Street to Thomas Street, where it turned left and continued to Hampden Road (through where QE II hospital is 36

now), along Broadway to a terminus near Nedlands Jetty.

The local Policeman was Sgt Ritchie, a fine and popular fellow who knew all the locals and did his job either on a bicycle or the phone.

On the corner of Broadway and Princess Rd was Donaldson’s Chemist shop (now a ‘pool servicing’ business). Most of the young men of the district belonged to the local Freemason’s Lodge near the corner of Stirling Highway and Broadway where, we were told, their meetings were spent riding goats.

Father was renowned for his ‘home brew’ a hobby which was evident by the number of bottle corks on the footpath at the end of our driveway. He would make a brew in the laundry copper (encouraged by mother as it always left the copper gleaming). It was then bottled and stacked flat on racks at ground level at the back of the garage. When it was nearing maturity it would often explode the corks and blow them under the garage door, onto the footpath: powerful stuff that brew!

THE CRICKET MATCH

Anyway; the local lodge was challenged by another mob to a Sunday charity cricket match and father

was given the job of making a brew to entertain the visitors after the game. Donaldson, the chemist, volunteered to supply a suitable cask. Sgt Ritchie was elected team captain. Dr John Bennett whose surgery was diagonally opposite Donaldson’s chemist shop, was the team medical officer.

Came the day and the Nedlands team batted first and then took to the field. It seems it was a hot day and the visitors couldn’t wait for the match to end and broached the cask – I was told the flavour was great but the results dire. They all got quite sick and some even had to go to hospital to have their stomachs pumped (Tresillian was the local hospital in those days). Of course, father was held responsible and severely chastised for trying to poison the opposition. He protested that the recipe was exactly the same as his usual excellent quality so it must have been something else.

After an ‘exhaustive enquiry’ by the team captain and Dr Bennett it was disclosed that the cask supplied by Mr Donaldson had been salvaged after a delivery of liquid “Cascara” which had leached into the wood.

This had then leached out again into the home brew.

If you don’t know what “Cascara” is then ask a Pharmacist. A small dose probably won’t kill you but don’t go too far from a toilet.

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THE TRAM DRIVERS COSTUME AND THE CRUISE TO BUNBURY

Trams were our usual means of transport and as the drivers & conductors always wore uniform, to a small boy anyone wearing a uniform drove a tram. Father served in the Army Cadets from 1915 and Militia (CMF) from 1919. By 1939 he carried the rank of Captain. He did not drive a tram! But when he applied to transfer to the AIF to serve during WW2 his medical examination disclosed a serious heart condition and he was discharged medically unfit.

His personal devastation at this was exacerbated later by the ultimate insult of receiving a white feather in the mail.

His employers the Union Bank (later ANZ) were delighted, as they now had a ‘captive’ Branch Manager to move around at will. This was why in 1939 we came to be living in Bunbury when a fleet of ‘launches’ from RFBYC made their third epic cruise. Cdr Len Glaskin was commander of the fleet which included Pollyanna skippered by Roland Smith. The reasoning behind these ‘cruises’ was a perceived need brought on by ‘sabre rattling’ around the world. This need was for experience in fleet formation, discipline and communication in the open sea: radios were virtually non-existent so communication was by means of flag signals which

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proved useful in coping with some engine breakdowns. On arrival in Bunbury there were receptions, festivities and so on. Father was delighted when some of his old friends invited him to go aboard for a drink and to introduce his small son. I can still recall exploring that magnificent ‘ship’ Pollyanna with all her exquisite varnished timber and shiny metal. Later, when I was told it had been destroyed in a fire, I was so upset I cried. Subsequently Rolly acquired more Pollyannas and anyway uncle David Brisbane had Margaret II in partnership with Norman (later Sir Norman) Brearley which enabled our family to be involved in an occasional ‘Opening Day’ cruise on the river.

ALBANY

A later posting in the Bank for father was Albany where he soon became involved in matters maritime. These included the US Submarine contingent: there was a certain Engineer Officer who took every opportunity to visit the Bank. We had a very charming young lady on the staff and after the war they married and settled in Perth.

There was also the Swarbrick family with a fishing and boatbuilding business in the town. At one

stage they needed to deliver one of their craft to Fremantle and somehow persuaded father to join the delivery crew.

He apparently started throwing up as they passed Eclipse Island and wasn’t much use after that. He vowed to never again do anything so stupid!

Another great friend was Stan Austin who built a large ketch which he named Kestrel. On occasions (in very good weather) he would take us for a picnic day cruise to one of the inshore islands. This was my first experience of a boat under sail and I became totally hooked.

Periodically the local coast artillery battery needed to shoot as part of their training. Father as a former CMF soldier was invited aboard the target towing vessel which just cruised up and down past the battery at an ‘appropriate’ speed. ‘Appropriate’ for the gunners perhaps but hazardous for the target towers. While the target seemed to survive, the tow-line did not and frequently needed to be re-joined and shortened to the stage where father claimed he could have reached out caught one of those damned shells.

Although father continued as an ‘Outport Member’, sadly he never really re-connected with the Club after returning to Perth. The army medical people were correct; he died at 56 after numerous heart attacks.

Oh, how one’s mind wanders.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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2 NOVEMBER

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1 DECEMBER

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14 SEPTEMBER

JUNIOR CLUB BUSY BEE & JUNIOR AGM

3 NOVEMBER

DINGHY RACING – PM

1 DECEMBER

DINGHY RACING

3 NOVEMBER

OFF THE BEACH GREEN & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

1 DECEMBER

OFF THE BEACH GREEN & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

6 NOVEMBER

TWILIGHT SAILING

4 DECEMBER

TWILIGHT SAILING

7 NOVEMBER

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK ANNIVERSARY RACE

5 DECEMBER

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

9 NOVEMBER

KEELBOAT CLUB RACING

7 DECEMBER

ETCHELLS ROB BIRD SERIES 1 & 2

14 SEPTEMBER

RBB POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL / POWER CLOSING DAY

15 SEPTEMBER

OFF THE BEACH GREEN & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

15 SEPTEMBER

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 7 – 1000 (INCORPORATING BART’S BASH)

10 NOVEMBER

DINGHY RACING – PM

7 DECEMBER

19 SEPTEMBER

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

10 NOVEMBER

OFF THE BEACH GREEN & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

FLYING FIFTEEN COMBINED CLUBS REGATTA

7 DECEMBER

KEELBOAT CLUB RACING

22 SEPTEMBER

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13 NOVEMBER

TWILIGHT SAILING

8 DECEMBER

26 SEPTEMBER

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

14 NOVEMBER

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

OFF THE BEACH GREEN & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

8 DECEMBER

28 SEPTEMBER – 3 OCTOBER

WESTSAIL & WA STATE YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

16 NOVEMBER

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8 DECEMBER

DINGHY PACER TEAMS RACING

3 OCTOBER

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

11 DECEMBER

TWILIGHT SAILING

12 DECEMBER

6 OCTOBER

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

14 DECEMBER

KEELBOAT CLUB RACING

GOVERNOR’S CUP KEELBOAT RACE (NOMINATIONS CLOSE 6 NOVEMBER 1800)

17 NOVEMBER

DINGHY RACING – PM

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

17 NOVEMBER

OFF THE BEACH GREEN & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

8 OCTOBER – 10 OCTOBER

RFBYC OPTIMIST AND OPEN SKIFF TRAINING CAMP

20 NOVEMBER

TWILIGHT SAILING

21 NOVEMBER

10 OCTOBER

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

22 NOVEMBER

DINGHY ICR REGISTRATION

11 OCTOBER

RON TOUGH YACHTING FOUNDATION PACER RACER CHALLENGE

23 NOVEMBER

ICR DINGHY REGATTA

DINGHY AUDITING AND INFORMATION SESSION

23 NOVEMBER

KEELBOAT CLUB RACING

24 NOVEMBER

OFF THE BEACH GREEN & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

13 OCTOBER

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19 OCTOBER

OPENING DAY / FLAG OFFICERS TROPHY RACE

20 OCTOBER

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23 OCTOBER

TWILIGHT SAILING

24 OCTOBER

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

26 OCTOBER

KEELBOAT CLUB RACING

27 OCTOBER

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31 OCTOBER

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ICR DINGHY REGATTA

27 NOVEMBER

TWILIGHT SAILING

28 NOVEMBER

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

30 NOVEMBER

ROCKINGHAM RACE REGATTA – WA IRC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

30 NOVEMBER

KEELBOAT CLUB RACING

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EITH STEVENSON was born at Devonleigh Hospital and brought up in Keane St Peppermint Grove – about 200 metres from RFBYC where his father was a member. This proximity to the river, boats and so on was paradise for a young lad with a canoe and it influenced his whole life.

In those days there was a proliferation of Blue Manna crabs and fish such as flathead in the river shallows so it was natural that young boys would learn to catch them and then sell them to “old Roy Smith” who had a boat shed in Mosman Bay. Apart from just good fun, these ventures were a source of extra pocket money and a good grounding for Keith in his later business career.

Keith’s Primary schooling was at Cottesloe State School and he obtained his Junior Certificate at Scotch College leaving school at 15 to start work in the family business.

In the early 1930’s Keith’s father had a boat named Southern Cross; this pride and joy, along with many others during WW2, was commandeered by the Navy.

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