March 2021 Tidings Magazine

MARCH 2021

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CONTENTS MARCH 2021 3

NEWS FROM OUR FLAG OFFICERS Robert Parker – Commodore Peter Chalmer – Vice Commodore Ian Burvill – Rear Commodore Sail Scott Monro – Rear Commodore Juniors Elise Manners – Rear Commodore Power

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JUNIOR/DINGHY FACILITY REDEVELOPMENT

12 COUTA BOAT PICNIC DAY

Jim Wilshire

Thank you to all of our volunteers for assisting with on water activities. Vice Commodore Peter Chalmer pictured above driving the RFBYC Big RIB for the 73rd Bunbury and Return Ocean Race. Read the race story on page 28.

Cover shot – Drew Malcolm Photography

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Janine Judge

27 ST. AYLES SKIFFS REGATTA

Ross Chappell

16 DRAGONS ARE ALL FIRED UP

Jennie Fitzhardinge

28 73RD BUNBURY AND RETURN OCEAN RACE

Susan Ghent

21 29ER – GOOLUGATUP SAILING CARNIVAL

Vassilis Katsaitis

36 2021 CITY OF PERTH FESTIVAL OF SAIL

23 OPTIMIST 2021 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Sam Gillham

45 ASTERN – HISTORIC REMNANTS OF WWII

Basil Twine

25 OPEN SKIFF STATE TITLES 2020

Angus and Alasdair Cameron

48 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

CLUB STAFF Chief Executive Officer Paul Bayliss ADMINISTRATION/ACCOUNTS Communications Deb Hanrahan Membership/Offshore Administrator Susan Ghent Executive Assistant Pic Lee Song Accountant Catherine Ramsey Accounts Zoe Rostron ON-WATER Yachting Operations Mgr Debbie Blaauw Sailing/ Power Administrator Sharon Skinner Training Centre Principal Chelsea Hall Dinghy/Junior Sailing Administration Shelley White (temporary) On-Water Administration Assistant Jade Lane HOSPITALITY Operations Manager Nic Gaunt Bar/Restaurant Manager Lex Kuster Events/Weddings Kaidy Raag, Natalie Neal GROUNDS Bosun Nathan Stronach Timothy Donohue, Laurie Martin, Joel Sheppard, Andre Kok

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FLAG OFFICERS Robert Parker - commodore@rfbyc.asn.au Peter Chalmer - vicecommodore@rfbyc.asn.au Ian Burvill - rearcommsail@rfbyc.asn.au Scott Monro - rearcommjuniors@rfbyc.asn.au Elise Manners - rearcommpower@rfbyc.asn.au HONORARY TREASURER Mark Caddy PUBLICATION Registered by Australia Post Publication No 63312300018 To contribute or advertise in the next issue send your copy by Friday 14 May 2021 to pr@rfbyc.asn.au

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS What a busy summer it has been, wonderful to see so many members enjoying the Club.

Thank you to all members who have been introducing their friends to the Club and encouraging them to join. We have had a good number of new members this season and our New Members’ Nights continue to be a lot of fun.

As the summer season comes to an end there is still plenty to do at the Club. We will hold the season awards functions for dinghy, keelboat and offshore racing and open the power boat time trialling seaon.

The keen St Ayles Skiff team will keep on rowing through the winter months and our sailing activities will continue.

When the weather cools down there will be plenty of new social occasions, themed dinners and cosy wine evenings in the Bowline.

See you at the Club.

rfbyc.asn.au Technology We’re getting ready for an upgrade to our digital services and a modern new look for our online presence. There will be a new calendar system allowing members to sync to their own devices. Stay tuned for the rollout of these new services including a fresh new website with member login area and an app for members.

Social media While we are on the topic of our online presence, remember to check in with us on social media to keep an eye on current activities and what’s happening at the Club. Follow us on Instagram @rfbyc and Facebook @RoyalFreshwaterBayYachtClub where you’ll find plenty of great videos and images.

Training Centre The school holidays are the perfect time to involve kids in learning to sail and there are many opportunities through the RFBYC Training Centre. Navigate to the ‘Training Centre’ on the website for information and dates for upcoming sailing courses and other activities. Check out the Little Tackers for kids or an Adult Start Sailing course this summer.

What’s On Keep an eye on our weekly member emails, Gybe Sheet is distributed on Thursday afternoons and Front of House on Monday’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 handy calendar on the Club website.

We welcome new applications for membership It’s an exciting time at the Club, our community is alive with activity. There are lots of things happening on Keane’s Point with upgrades in the marina and around the grounds. We have plenty of space to go around and invite new applications for membership. Visit the membership section of the Club website or get in touch with our Membership Coordinator, Suzzi, for assistance.

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Drew Malcolm Photography

John Chapman - SailsOnSwan

Akamai Race Team

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ROBERT PARKER COMMODORE

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S HARD TO BELIEVE Autumn is upon us and summer sailing season is drawing to a close. Despite February’s local Covid-19 setback, the Club has continued to thrive.

On water and Off water activities since December 2020 have been well patronised and the various Sail, House, Members and Juniors reports will provide more detail.

Our major capital works program continues and members will be in no doubt that the Junior/Dinghy Facility is well underway. On Sunday, 14 March Junior Captain George Elms and I hosted a Slab Celebration to thank all who had donated to date.

The slab pour was completed mere days before and had set enough that we had a slab-walk and many signed their names on the concrete. We have had enormous support for the fundraising behind this, but the opportunity still holds for any member wishing to be involved. With tax year end not too far off, a timely tax deduction may be attractive. Please contact me personally if required.

It was sad to see the Norfolk Pine being felled then the stump being grubbed out but be assured we will work with the appropriate authorities as to reinstate-

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ment of appropriate planting and reinstatement of the roadway.

The new fuel system is fully operational, and with minor adjustments and tweaks, is running well. I, for one, do not miss the carbon-copy docket book!

I encourage all boat owners to use the Club’s fuel facility. The modest markup helps pay for the system of course. A new, longer hose is being fitted to facilitate the larger boats in the Club. Please give the Club another run, if we lost your support previously.

The western wharf remediation contract was awarded by General Committee since last Tidings, and long lead time articles are in progress. Work is scheduled to commence late April this year.

I thank members for their patience and understanding with all this disruption going on around the Club.

Of course, one of the key issues has been parking.

Please keep a note of any bulletins re large truck movements and minimise car use where possible. I have made more use of my

own e-bike of late and can recommend it.

We do have the luxury of lovely stretches of green grass around the Club.

Despite reduced parking, there are many times where bitumen bays are available and yet many cars are parked on the main driveway grass. Please use that grass as a last resort.

Clearly, after a Thursday/ Saturday sail, there will be cars remaining – that is understood. I have endorsed the CEO’s recent action to place suitable, polite notices on windscreens where parking is inconsistent with Club rules and preferences (eg no sticker, non-member, not marked bay, etc). The gate may be closed more often, and Keith or other attendant may not admit non-members or those unable to verify membership appropriately. Please ensure this important role is treated with respect.

On similar terms, I ask all members to continue to show respect when dealing with staff and fellow members. From time to time, we do encounter issues in this regard. It is our combined

duty to provide a safe workplace for staff (mentally and physically) and to ensure no staff or member feels harassed or otherwise uncomfortable. We have various avenues for incident reporting, counselling, chaplain support etc.

Please ensure you approach someone in authority that you trust if you need such support.

On a personal note, I enjoyed a fantastic Bunbury & Return Ocean Race on Ross Norgard’s beautiful Salacia II. It was a return to offshore for me after some 20 years, having last competed with my father Stephen and brother Tony in dad’s S&S 34 – Cappoquin II. Suffice to say that Ross’s provisioning was pure luxury compared to the minimal fare allowed back then!

Let’s finish the season with high participation in all activities. Our finances continue to be strong but who knows where economic times will take us. A good club is a vibrant club, so join me in keeping it so.

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PETER CHALMER VICE COMMODORE

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I WRITE THIS, I note that Government COVID-19 requirements regarding venue capacity and distancing are flagged to change very shortly. Good news indeed for the Club and members.

I thank all members and guests for continued observance of these restrictions.

The summertime is always busy at the Club and this year has been no exception.

It’s great to see the vibrancy around the Club lately with so many people of all ages enjoying both boating events and social activities. In the next few months, we expect to catch up with functions and events that unfortunately had been deferred.

To keep up to date with members’ social events please see our weekly Front of House e-newsletter.

MEMBERSHIP

As part of this vibrancy, membership applications show an increase across all our membership categories. There are quite a few previous members returning to the Club – we do always say ‘should your circumstances change in the future and you wish to return we would happily welcome you back and there may be discounts offered to previous members who re-join the Club’.

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For females, all categories are increasing steadily.

For males, the Junior and Ordinary categories show good increases. Total membership numbers are now at a five-year high.

In the last edition I made mention of discussions on membership strategic planning and the subsequent implementation of any changes considered beneficial. These meetings help us remain aware and progressive and provide an ideal opportunity for the Club to review and update membership information.

It was discussed that, as years pass and personal circumstances change, it is appropriate to ask members to keep the Club informed of any relevant changes. Obvious examples of this are our Country and Associate Membership requirements. Our Rules of Association set out these requirements quite clearly.

Please contact Suzzi Ghent, our Membership Coordinator if your circumstances need updating.

We have concentrated on our 16 existing categories and their ongoing

relevance. These existing categories are still very relevant to the Club.

From there, further discussion and progress took place in the OnWater Pass Working Group about our duty of care and compliance with the AS prescription to Rule 46 which has an effective commencement date of Jan 2022. This affects all Australian Clubs.

A few potential new categories, like the above, that are less than full Ordinary membership but may lead to it, were discussed and will be the focus of further research and evaluation.

HOUSE AND SOCIAL

We wish Antony Botello, our Bowline Restaurant Manager, well as he leaves to pursue his legal career.

Antony’s happy presence in the Bowline will be missed.

The Children’s Christmas Party was well attended and Santa visited for several hours. Games were set up on the lawns and both adults and children enjoyed them. It is hoped to expand the entertainment for the children next year to our pre-COVID-19 levels.

The NYE Twilight Sail and Party saw maximum capacity attendance at the Club and the evening was a fantastic success. Congratulations to our staff for coping with the numbers and making the evening so enjoyable. The Twilight Sail was not as well patronised and we are working with the Sailing Committee to recreate the spectacle of large numbers of twilighting yachts early in that night.

The Mediterranean Night celebrating our 125th Year was held on Friday, 19 March with perfect weather conditions. In excess of 250 members and guests attended this fun filled night on the main wharf.

Other functions such as Valentine’s Day, Sunday Sessions, New Member Nights and Dads and Kids Sleepover and were all well attended.

Larger private functions that were deferred are now being rescheduled. This trend augers well for the Autumn months ahead.

I look forward to seeing you around our Club.

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IAN BURVILL REAR COMMODORE SAIL

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HERE HAS BEEN HIGH participation in keelboat racing this season, as sailors stay home and enjoy racing on local waters.

The international one design classes were unable to compete in National or World Championships, as these were postponed, including the Etchells and Flying Fifteen Worlds that RFBYC was scheduled to run this summer.

During March, State Championships were held for the Etchells (hosted by RPYC) and the Dragons (hosted by RFBYC). Congratulations to Michael Manford, Nick Gray and Dean McAullay for winning the Etchells States and to Willy Packer, Julian Harding and Jock Packer for winning the Dragon States. The Flying Fifteens will travel to Geraldton for their State Championship, barely six months after the postponed 2020 States were run by RFBYC. Can David Yu and Chris Nelson go one better and beat past World Champion Nick Jerwood?

Our youth sailors have been active and successful on the WA Tour. At the time of writing, Will Boulden’s Alpha Racing Team was leading the series, with

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match racing wins in RFBYC’s JESS Match Cup and RPYC’s Collin Mullins Regatta, both held in December. Alpha racing also won RFBYC’s 2021 Youth State Keelboat Championship in March, after placing second to Marcello Torre’s Columbo Racing Team in SoPYC’s 2020 Youth States in December. Ethan PrietoLow’s Calypso Racing Team has also done well, after placing second in the two match racing events and in the 2021 Youth States.

Ethan’s youth team also won the Champion of Champions regatta (which is not part of the tour) at RFBYC in March, beating Michael Manford’s highly experienced Etchells team.

Good luck to all our sailors in the final WA Tour event, RPYC’s City of Perth Cup. Sandy Anderson skippered the Club’s open team to victory in the Women’s State Keelboat Championship. In second place was Adele Jackson with the RFBYC Flying Fifteen team.

Thanks to Swan River Sailing for partnering with our

Club to host these States, the Youth States, and the Champion of Champions regatta.

The Night Race and Evening Race were held on 26 January. Participation rates were low, with the exception of Division 1.

I encourage Fleet Captains to consult with their division, to provide feedback to Sailing Committee.

Saturday windward leeward racing format has been different this season, with the event being held at 0900 or 1630, rather than the previous 1345 start time. The reason for this is that RFBYC, RPYC and SoPYC have decided to discontinue joint, mid-afternoon racing and, instead, to hold their own events. This means that windward leeward racing must be held at a different time, when other clubs aren’t holding around the buoys racing. I encourage any feedback regarding windward leeward race programming to be channelled via your Fleet Captain.

I was fortunate to be on the media boat for the start of our Club’s Bunbury and Return Ocean Race in February. It was a credit to our staff and volunteers that they were able to hold this event in a legal and safe manner while some COVID-19 restrictions remained during February. Congratulations to Geoff Bishop of FSC for being the overall winner on IRC. Congratulations also to our Club’s sailors: Craig Carter took line honours with Indian, Daniel Cannon on Cannonball won Division 2 IRC and PHS, and Ross Norgard on Salacia II was second on PHS in Division 2. Salacia’s crew included Commodore Rob Parker and America’s Cup legend Peter Gilmour.

RFBYC will host the much shorter Roland Smith Ocean Race on 17 April, which coincides with our Closing Day on the Swan River. For those who won’t be ocean racing, I encourage you to race on Closing Day or come down to the Club afterwards.

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SCOTT MONRO REAR COMMODORE JUNIORS

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SUMMER SAILING SEASON was well underway when the Club hosted the ICR in December. Participation was once again very strong, with 163 dinghies and 188 sailors competing in the regatta, including the Green and Orange Fleets.

The weather conditions proved to be variable from ‘glass out’ to gales, which made for some very interesting and challenging dinghy sailing over the course of nine races. 77 volunteers were involved in the management of the ICR, with other 200 lunches prepared each day. It was a very well organised and successful regatta.

In the absence of any opportunity to sail in National competition, our Junior sailors were kept busy

At the ‘Back to School’ party in February, we acknowledged our Junior sailors that excelled in the recent State Championships. As well, we formally welcomed 47 of our new Junior Members from 2020, all of whom received a ‘Freshie’ sailing cap from Commodore Rob Parker. A total of 95 new members joined the Dinghy Club in 2020.

Participation in the Training Centre experienced an unprecedented level of

‘Junior sailing and ultimately the future of our Club relies on having pathways, facilities and support to develop both as sailors and people. The (new) Junior and Dinghy Facility is central to achieving that outcome…’ excerpt from Welcoming Speech from Junior Captain George Elms to Donors (14 March 2021) competing in local Regattas, Youth Championships and State Championships over the Christmas holiday period. The premier event was the Goolugatup Sailing Carnival hosted by SoPYC in January, which provided opportunity for many Junior sailors to compete in two regattas over a two-week period.

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interest over the six-week Christmas holiday period, with over 450 participations in the Little Tackers, Tackers and Out There Sailing programmes. Participation in the school programmes conducted during Term 4 2020 and Term 1 2021 has also been very strong, with over 300 students from eight primary and

high schools attending the school sailing programmes co-ordinated by the Training Centre. Importantly, the Training Centre employs 50 coaches and instructors to provide the necessary coaching, assistance and support. The Training Centre at RFBYC has been recognised by Australia Sailing as the No. 1 Discover Sailing Centre in Australia, recording the highest participation in training courses for the six-month period, July to December 2020.

Much of the success of the Training Centre is underpinned by the tireless efforts, hard work and super efficiency of Shelley White.

She has done a remarkable job over the last two years developing a very successful and popular Training Centre. Shelley has decided to complete her tertiary studies this year but will still be with us on a part-time basis. Congratulations to Chelsea Hall who has recently accepted the position of Training Centre Principal, replacing Shelley White.

The build of the new Junior Dinghy Facility is currently the main conversation amongst sailors,

parents and volunteers.

Everybody is very excited with the progress. The demolition of the storage shed and the start of construction commenced on schedule, with every week seeing further progress. The rigging up area is cramped, dinghy storage is over-flowing and car parking is difficult, but this is quickly forgotten in anticipation of a wonderful new Facility in 2022.

With the recent increase in participation in sailing at the Dinghy Club, the challenge is to retain youth and to provide clear pathways in sailing from the Optimist and O’pen Skiff to the faster dinghies and eventually the Keelboats and Sports Boats. This is not a unique challenge and we must endeavour to allow our Junior sailors to experience all dinghy and keelboat sailing opportunities on offer at our Club. We are a very friendly and inclusive sailing community, and we should continue to strengthen the ‘connectivity’ between the Main Club and the Dinghy Club, to provide every opportunity to retain our Junior sailors once they leave school and keep our membership strong. continued page 7

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ELISE MANNERS REAR COMMODORE POWER

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NFORTUNATELY, DUE TO the recent COVID-19 lockdown, we were forced to cancel this year’s Twilight Time Trial that was due to be run on Friday, 12 February. Prior to cancellation, we had 15 confirmed entries and 48 people booked for dinner.

Be sure to mark your diaries for next year’s Twilight Time Trial, which is scheduled for Friday, 11 February 2022.

We are very proud to be supporting Camp Quality Family Fun Day, which is on Sunday, 28 March.

Camp Quality supports kids and families impacted by cancer by giving them opportunities to have fun, connect and enjoy life for a while. At the time of writing this, we had 14 boats organised to take out 150 guests for a cruise on the Swan River and, by doing so, giving them a much-needed break from

treatment and hospitals. A huge thank you to those members who were able to volunteer their time and boats.

Power Opening Day is scheduled for Saturday, 1 May. There will be the usual sail past then a short time trial followed by a raft up on the main wharf for the opening ceremony and a dock party with live entertainment. This is a fun day and a great opportunity to invite your friends to enjoy the festivities.

Please don’t forget to nominate for the season.

We would love to see as

many boats out there as possible competing regularly, both seasoned time triallers as well as those who are new to time trialling. If you would like to be involved but are unsure on how or where to begin, please contact Sharon Skinner who can help you get started. There are also many regular time triallers who would be more than happy to take you out and “show you the ropes”, so to speak.

Time trialling is a fantastic way to use your boat over the winter months as well as providing terrific opportunities to catch up with

your mates in the Members Bar afterwards.

Finally, thank you to those power boat owners who volunteered their boats and time to the summer sailing season, your assistance is greatly appreciated. We now look forward to the assistance of all yacht owners who are not competing in the upcoming time trialling season.

I look forward to seeing you on the water.

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Most Notable Achievements by RFBYC Dinghy Sailors at 2020/21 State Championships O’PEN SKIFF (PDSC, DEC 2020)

OPTIMIST (SOPYC, JAN 2021)

29ER (SOPYC, JAN 2021)

BRENN ARMSTRONG

ZEN SALISBURY

2ND OPEN FLEET

2ND OPEN FLEET

AXEL FLEET & KIERAN BUCKTIN

HUDSON ARMSTRONG

JASPER STAY

1ST

1ST INTERMEDIATE FLEET

3RD OPEN FLEET

ZACHARY SPRUNT & VASS KATSAITIS

WOJTEK TARASEWICZ

1ST INTERMEDIATE FLEET

2ND INTERMEDIATE FLEET

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THOMAS COOPER

ISABELLE CHARLY

5TH & 1ST FEMALE INTERMEDIATE FLEET

MIRROR (PRSC ALBANY, JAN 2021) SIMON BARWOOD & TYSON BARWOOD

1ST

2ND SAM ROSE & JONATHON EVERETT

3RD

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JUNIOR/ REDEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS below: architectural plan of New Facility insert: artist’s rendition of New Clubhouse

The Junior/Dinghy Facility redevelopment commenced on 2 February 2021 with the demolition of the Dinghy shed.

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oats and equipment previously stored in the shed were relocated to a temporary location. It was exciting to see the pouring of the concrete slab in Week 6. Following this milestone in the project, a ‘Slab Celebration’ was held on 14 March for supporters of the redevelopment. We are so thrilled to see this project underway and look forward to watching the redevelopment come to fruition over the next 12 months.

Please follow us on this journey.

Stage 1

Demolish existing Dinghy Shed and construct a new Clubhouse.

Stage 1a

To take place concurrently with Stage 1 and to be returned to Club as soon as practicably possible after earthwork is complete for returfing and irrigation.

Stage 2

Existing Clubhouse and ablutions block to remain operational throughout.

Stage 1

Demolition, earthworks, landscaping and civil works to be commenced after the new Clubhouse is operational.

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left: map of Staging Areas

opposite left: Old Shed opposite right: outside of Old Shed opposite below: new Training Equipment location

WEEK 1

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left and below: weekly update in pictures WEEK 2

WEEK 3

WEEK 3

WEEK 5

WEEK 6

WEEK 7

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JUNIOR/DINGHY FACILITY REDEVELOPMENT IN PROGRESS

WEEK 4

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Jim Wilshire

COUTA BOAT PICNIC DAY MATILDA BAY

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FTER NOT SAILING during lockdown the fleet raced to Matilda Bay for a picnic day.

It was organised at short notice and Ajax, Eclipse, Madeline and Roulette enjoyed a perfect sail and lunch on the foreshore.

We enjoyed the convenience of Coutas in shallow water. With the centreplates up, the crews waded ashore with supplies.

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Janine Judge

PHOTOGRAPHY BY DES BEECK

2020/2021 MIRROR STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

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HE 2020/21 MIRROR State Championships (downgraded from National Championships) where held in Albany at the picturesque Princess Royal Sailing Club on January 6th till 8th.

Strong easterly winds were forecast for the week and resulted in the cancellation of pre event diving on HMAS Perth and as it turned out the scheduling of the whole regatta.

The first two races where scheduled for Wednesday morning. The wind strength was strong but not quite ‘honking’, and racing went ahead with the course set in the shallower part of the bay to give some protection from the wind and chop. This is where it was proved that males cannot follow instructions with all the male skippers doing the wrong course while the female skippers did follow instructions and the correct course (sausage/triangle rather than triangle /sausage). Those of us with female crew who realised the error just did triangles to cover all options and this proved a good decision as most skippers retired when the error was noted. To be fair to the male skippers the race director had read out the course incorrectly at the briefing, but course sheets should still have been checked.

After the lunch break racing was cancelled for the day as the wind was by this stage ‘honking’, four boats having capsized coming back in from the race course before lunch to show its strength. With only two boats being classified in both the

races held and a few classified in one race the leader board was very interesting (for some).

With more strong winds forecast for the following afternoons all racing was moved to the mornings with an earlier start time and more intense schedule.

Day two dawned with what was now the standard strong easterly.

Racing was moved a bit closer to the club and in deeper water where there was a bit more space.

Four races were scheduled and all were completed before the wind strength got too high. Racing was very tight throughout the fleet with a couple of good lifts paying off for some crews. With six races down those crews who had retirements from day one started to drop some high scores and move up the leader board. Even so the leader board was still looking a bit unusual.

That said those at the top could see that as more drops were taken their chances of staying at the top were somewhat slim. Now Albany is known for its whales and a hunt for a whale carcase was started, the idea being that a whale carcase in the race area would bring sharks and put an end to racing and a very good result for those currently at the top, nice theory but a bit hard to pull off! As expected whale carcases

are not easy to come by, even a search of e-bay failed to find one, and racing continued on day three.

As it transpired a whale carcase washed up in Bunbury on the Friday, a day too late and too far away to affect racing. It was determined that sailing a mirror upwind towing a large object was beyond both the boats’ and crews’ ability.

The third day of racing started in very light winds, not quite drifting but not far off it. A whole different skill set was required from the ‘pull everything on hard and hanging on approach’ of the previous days.

The racing was still as tight as it had been on the previous days, just at a slower pace. The wind built steadily after the first race and by the end of the last race was at the standard 20+ knots we were used to.

Two crews from RFBYC made the road trip to compete. Simon & Tyson Barwood on Bulletproof won an impressive 7 of the 10 races to take out First place and the State Championship. Peter & Janine Judge sailing Bombora came in fourth overall and took out the Cruiser Weight Trophy.

Good racing, no injuries, no major breakages or damage, and friendships renewed; everything you want in a regatta.

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top: a close start for the WA International Dragon Association State Championship

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bottom and facing page: part of the fleet of 15 Dragons competing

PHOTOGRAPHY © LINDSAY PREECE

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Jennie Fitzhardinge

DRAGONS ARE ALL FIRED UP STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021

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HE DRAGON FLEET PRIDES ITSELF on being the loudest and proudest fleet at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. From our occupation of the Dragon Bar (the outside bar to those yet to join our merry band) to the close competition and continuous improvement that one design racing offers, to the tightly contested State Championships, the fleet is difficult to miss on the water and back at the Club.

The fleet continues to go from strength to strength at RFBYC with 20 boats registered for the Saturday races this season. The pinnacle of the season is the WA International Dragon Association State Championship (12-14 March).

This year, 15 boats competed in the States, which were convincingly won by Willy Packer, his son Jock and stalwart mainsheet hand Julian

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Harding sailing Scoundrel (AUS 214) with five wins from eight races.

Tatsu (AUS 203) sailed by Andrew Foulkes, Ed Bennett and Matt Stafford kept the pressure on the Scoundrels with two wins and four seconds.

Our favourite Brit, Rob Campbell and his crew of Penny Anderson, John Low and Brad Stout on Penny Farthing (GBR 600) were no slouches either, taking one win, two seconds and three thirds.

The fleet’s youngest gun, Ethan Low, handed the helm of his boat

Hotspur (AUS 144) to Etchell sailor Grantham Kitto whose last outing on a Dragon was in the 1995 Worlds with Willy Packer! With Ethan’s induction into the ‘way of the Dragon’, Grantham and his regular Etchell crew of Brad Moore did well to secure fourth place and a few jellyfish after a spinnaker trawl in race 7.

The conditions were perfect for Dragons with a steady, if oscillating easterly for all eight races of the 3-day regatta. The wind never dropped below 10 knots and

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above: Scoundrel takes an early lead this image: the whole fleet makes an impressive display on the water

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DRAGONS CONTINUED sometimes gusted over 20 with occasional 20-degree shifts making opportunities to jump a few places for the savvy. It is remarkable that even though four of the races were in the afternoon, it was easterlies all the way.

The Dragon fleet was especially appreciative of Race Officer Geoff Brown and his team’s successful efforts to set perfect courses and run a timely regatta. Thanks also to protest committee chairman Kim Laurence and the hardworking shore team at RFBYC. The full results are on the Club website.

It’s worth remarking that 12 women competed in this year’s States, two as skippers (stalwarts Sandy Anderson and Trish Ford) with the rest scattered throughout the fleet.

The significant increase in women sailing Dragons can be traced back to Trish and Sandy’s collaboration with the Club to offer free sailing lessons to women and then inviting the graduates of those programs into the Dragon fleet. You may also recall from the December edition of Tidings that Sandy Anderson and Ray Chatfield spearheaded an initiative to hold an invitational women skippers’ event at the start of the season. The event relied on the enthusiasm and generosity of Dragon owners making their yachts available to be helmed by women.

Another crew-boosting initiative that WAIDA has introduced is training on a Saturday morning for people who are new to sailing (but have the basic skills) or new to Dragons.

It has proven to be popular with several boats scoring regular crews as a result.

If you would like to try sailing a Dragon, email WAIDA secretary David Meager on meagerdr@gmail. com, the Dragon fleet always has room for more Dragon sailors!

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HE GOOLUGATUP SAILING CARNIVAL hosted by South of Perth Yacht Club, consisted of ten days and two regattas with very tight and high-quality racing amongst the 29er fleet.

This year’s talent amongst the 29er fleet peaked higher than ever before, with Tokyo 2020NE sailors giving the 29er a go for the first time.

Matt Wearn, the leading Australian men’s laser sailor, sailed with his partner Emma Plasschaert on the first day but was unable to race the rest of the regatta due to Olympic commitments. Whereas the women’s 470 team from Perth, Nia Jerwood and Monique de Vries finished tenth overall as they progressed rapidly throughout the four days.

Day one brought perfect racing conditions with boats exchanging

the lead multiple times. In the end AUS 21 Axel Fleet and Kieran Bucktin finished the day on top with two firsts on the scoreboard.

Day two saw sailors face a big easterly gradient which resulted in very tricky racing conditions, with twenty-six knot gusts, ten knot lulls and forty-degree wind shifts. Axel and Kieran stayed ahead of the fleet and earned themselves another pair of wins.

After a well-deserved rest day, the sailors came back ready for a tricky day three. The light and fickle winds turned the racecourse into a game of snakes and ladders, Race 1 saw

Axel and Kieran continuing their streak which was broken in Race 2

by AUS 1954 Zachary Sprunt and Vassilis Katsaitis who took the race win after a neck and neck fight downwind.

On the final day a light, thermally enhanced gradient made for more close racing, this led to Axel and Kieran sealing their regatta win in the first race with one to spare. Overall results were Axel Fleet and Kieran Bucktin in first, Zachary Sprunt and Vassilis Katsaitis in second and Sam Rose and Jono Everett in third.

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WAIODA 2021 OPTIMIST State Championships was recently held over three days from the 9 to the 11 of January. The extended format was in lieu of the traditional two-day regatta normally scheduled on the March long weekend.

The regatta was hosted by South of Perth Yacht Club as part of the Goolugatup Sailing Carnival. I am proud to report that RFBYC had 19 competitors (a near even split of 10 boys and 9 girls) from a total of 47 entries.

It was great to see everyone enjoy a fantastic three days of sailing across a mixture of conditions which were mostly moderate, however ranged from a very light and patchy easterly to south westerlies that tested heavy weather boat handling skills in winds gusting over 25 knots.

On the final day, all competitors enjoyed lunch at the clubhouse followed by the presentations. Open fleet was ultra-competitive with Zen Salisbury finishing second place in

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Open Fleet on a count back from Aaron Teo, with Jasper Stay only two points behind in third. Thomas Cooper sailed a very consistent regatta to win the Intermediate fleet and his results included five wins from the nine races held. Isabelle Charly was first placed female in Intermediate Fleet and Sasha Monro was second placed female sailor in Open Fleet. Congratulations to all who took part.

A huge thank you to all those who volunteered and to Coaches Grant and Hayley for sharing your knowledge and making the weekend fun. There are lots of great photos from the event on the RFBYC Facebook page, RFBYC Team App and the WAIODA website.

RESULTS

For all the results see here: http://www.topyacht.net.au/results/ sopyc/2020/Gool20/OpiStat/SGrp3. htm?ty=94947 PHOTOS:

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WHATEVER LIES AHEAD

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OPEN SKIFF STATE TITLES DECEMBER 2020

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STATE TITLES WAS SO much fun with ideal conditions at the PDSC. With no national titles or international events this year the 29 entries and close racing gave the regatta the flavour of a world class event.

There was some amazing racing in light to strong wind conditions.

Our sailors were acknowledged as resilient tackling the strong Saturday afternoon sea breeze when the 14ft skiffs were retiring due to high winds. A number of the RFBYC and SOPYC Optimist sailors were encouraged by Chelsea Hall (RFBYC) and Denis Jones (SOPYC) to step into the Open Skiff. Accomplished Opti sailors from RFBYC, Sasha Monro and Alex Molyneux enjoyed the experience of no bailing required.

Aaron Teo (SOPYC) graciously accepted the Open winner’s trophy.

Brenn Armstrong (RFBYC) was 2nd overall and 1st under 13 sailor.

Hudson Armstrong new to us this year from Fiji took home a bunch of trophies as Best Newbie and 1st Silver Fleet. Alasdair Cameron (RFBYC) (aka Drax the Destroyer) showed his talent at Avengers Slalom Racing run in-front of the cheering crowd.

Imogen Bates (RFBYC) won a new pink sail for her solid performance as the best female competitor. The sail will also replace her sail accidently trashed by Sasha Monro.

There was close competition in the Gold Fleet with Angus

State Titles – Winner Aaron Teo (SOPYC)

1st Under 13, & 2nd Overall – Brenn Armstrong (RFBYC)

Cameron (RFBYC) in 4th place.

Alasdair Cameron (RFBYC) was 5th place on equal points with his school friend Opti sailor Alex Molyneux.

Maciek and Wojtek Tarasewicz (2nd Silver fleet) performed well.

Wojtek (RFBYC) was the youngest competitor aged nine years.

The RFBYC team (15 sailors) were coached by Zac Littlewood and Hayden Hunt. The sail down from RFBYC was part of the adventure with some sailors new to sailing what seemed like a long distance.

Best New Sailor at the States, & 1st Silver Fleet – Hudson Armstrong (RFBYC)

above: Three Up on a boat start right: Team RFBYC with Coach Hayden

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ST. AYLES SKIFFS REGATTA MARGARET RIVER

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THE WEEKEND OF January 23–24, St. Ayles Skiff crews from the Club competed in the annual regatta at Margaret River. The Augusta Club had completed its two new skiffs, so together with our Dotsie and Ripple there were four boats available for racing.

Events were conducted for women, men and veterans and the main event was for the Margaret River Cup. Our men had the misfortune to break an oar. However our veteran crew aged about 80 years had an outstanding win. The accompanying

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photo of the finish (bottom right), taken a few seconds after our crew had crossed the line and stopped rowing, shows that they had won by more than 3 lengths from the other three significantly younger crews.

Our veteran rowers were Ross Chappell (83) stroke, Gavin Bunning (79) 3, Rob Campbell (75) 2 and Rob Perrin (79) bow, with Judith Deiderick cox. Well done!

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main photo: Salacia II makes a stunning picture on day one far right top: one of our excellent on water volunteers, Vice Commodore Peter Chalmer, in the RIB on day two middle: RFBYC Commodore Rob Parker waves from Salacia II bottom: Peter Gilmour (waving) on Salacia II

73RD BUNBURY AND RETURN OCEAN RACE

PHOTOGRAPHY © DREW MALCOLM PHOTOGRAPHY

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Susan Ghent

73RD BUNBURY

AND RETURN OCEAN RACE A typical summer weather pattern in Perth for the Bunbury and Return Ocean Race

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he Bunbury and Return Ocean Race came about in 1948 when a few adventurous sailors from the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club decided to have a race from Fremantle to Bunbury. Thereafter it became an annual return race and is still to this day one of the favourite events on the Ocean Racing WA calendar. The 170 nautical mile course requires teams to settle into an offshore routine and consider their strategy for the expected weather conditions over the duration of the race. The 73rd event started at midday on Friday 12 February.

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t the race briefing, the Bureau of Meteorology announced a typical summer weather pattern for Perth and the

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coastline down to Bunbury. Competitors could expect the sea breeze to develop through the afternoon on both days and turn offshore during the night. Warm waters and moderate seas.

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n the Gilmour house, Father and Son were preparing for the big race. Lachy (24) would be part of the crew on Indian, a modern Carkeek 47 while Peter was preparing to race the beautiful Salacia II, an S&S 48 launched in 1970. When asked about racing his Dad, Lachy said he was stoked to see him dust off his wet weather gear and get out on the oldest boat in the fleet with some of his old America’s Cup mates. He commented that ‘it’s such an awesome thing about our sport that a

boat like Salacia II can race against a modern racer like Indian.’ Both hailing from the host Club, on the water Salacia II with Peter Gilmour at the helm and Indian helmed by Paul Eldrid engaged in a bit of pre-start shenanigans. Lachy continues, ‘he caught us on starboard in the prestart with a whole lot of yelling and screaming but I think what was just on old boy trick to try and taunt us.

I’m pretty sure it put them off their game to actually have a good start.’

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he race began at midday in a developing sea breeze. A flotilla of spectator vessels came out to watch the start which was in close to the beach in North Fremantle. After turning at the day buoy the fleet headed to a marker out to sea before heading for the Bunbury turn.

Most teams hugged the coast on the

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main image left: Indian at the start off the beaches in North Fremantle inset top and inset bottom: Indian team after the start inset middle: Indian crew – line honours winners (image by Sarah Ware) below: sunrise offshore

journey south, working the left-hand side of the racetrack and considering their positioning for the night time winds. A couple took a big dig out to sea including one of the double handed teams on The Edge but this didn’t pay off for them.

The Farr 1104 Cannonball had three crew who contested the 2019 Sydney to Hobart together on a chartered boat and one who was new to offshore. Skipper Dan commented that it was a fun race and fairly easy, they were able to get some rest. He also commented ‘we are finally learning how to sail the boat well, especially to windward, she’s a bit counter-intuitive.’ The boat was built in 1977 and has a long history racing offshore, previously named Golden Eagle. He continues, ‘we stayed close to the shore on the way down, taking the lifts and navigating our way in and out of the reefs. The breeze turned, we reached into Bun-

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bury in good time. Coming back we stayed offshore to pick up the seabreeze, it came in at up to 25 knots for us and we had a great run back.’

Prior to the race the crew were commenting on the old winch handles on Cannonball, possibly from the 70’s. Dan offered to buy new ones if they won the race. So he’ll have to make a trip to the chandlery now – they placed first in Division 2 on IRC and PHS, as well as first overall on PHS combined. In the race to the Bunbury turning mark they were less than a minute off the win on IRC corrected time coming in behind Obsession (MAT 1245, Paul Arns).

Also making excellent time to meet the team from Koombana Bay Sailing Club, anchored as Mark Boat Bunbury, was Salacia II; she was the seventh boat to arrive and placed first on PHS in this race within a race. Owner Ross Norgard said ‘it was an amazing race with a strong

sea breeze getting up to 23 knots meaning our big no 2 headsail overpowered our ageing grinders. We were going like a train upwind and exceeded our expectations. Winds then faltered so we had a slow ride until we got near Rottnest where we picked up a 19knt sea breeze.’ It is understood that those ageing grinders, being the crew, are fuelled by excellent catering and rest in a luxurious interior, this helps them to keep up with the fit young crew powering the modern race boats.

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urning in Bunbury just prior to 1am, Craig Carter’s Indian was flying but not quite ahead of her race record time. For the trip north to the finish she took the rhumb line with an eye on the west looking for stronger wind pressure. After arriving at the turning point to the finish 60kms ahead of the fleet, sadly the wind shut down. She crawled

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helplessly into the finish line as the fleet caught the building sea breeze and charged up the coast closing the gap on Indian and shattering the hopes of a win overall for the team.

After sailing such a perfect race, line honours was just not enough.

The race to round out the podium over the line was an exciting one.

Supporters eagerly watched the race updates on the online yacht tracker. It was tight between the 40 footer pack Obsession, CheckMate and Al Fresco. Obsession comments, ‘on the reaching and downwind legs home, we were pushed the whole way by our close competitor Checkmate.

Their decision to go out for breeze paid off for them as they snuck past shortly before the finish, well sailed.’

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verall winner of the 73rd Bunbury and Return Ocean Race was Geoff Bishop’s CheckMate, they sailed their Summit King 40 well. Fighting hard on the return leg they took a line much further out to sea. It paid off, they picked up stronger winds and passed their rival Obsession while keeping John Rayner’s Al Fresco, a Bakewell White 36, behind.

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Giddy Up (James Halvorsen, Farr 395) had a fairly lonely race north coming in after Al Fresco over the line she placed third on IRC and PHS in Division 1. Behind them there was quite a tight battle going on with Division 2 boats Atomic Blonde (JPK 10.80, Simon Torvaldsen), Crush (Jeanneau Sunfast 3600, Charley Riley on the helm) and Salacia II mixing it up with Division 1 teams. Chris Higham’s Argo, an Archaumbault RC40, led the pack with Twitch (Barry and Betty Walsh, Beneteau First 44.7) chasing behind and Wayne Pitcher’s J122 Lithium following in from further out to sea.

Onboard Lithium was 15-year-old Maxime Goudeau, the youngest sailor in the fleet. He has come through the Junior ranks and the youth program at Hillarys Yacht Club. Maxime’s mentor Chris Kelly completed his first race at the same age aboard Valkyrie in 1966 but it took 4 days to arrive back in Fremantle back then.

Skipper Wayne said it is important that the youth were given an opportunity to develop their skills as early as possible. Maxime has become a

valuable crew member of the Lithium crew.

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Full results are posted online http://sportspage.com.au/ yacht_clubs/offshore/offshore/Result_20210212.htm Watch the race replay using the YB Races app or online on the race website rfbyc.asn.au Social media with Facebook @RoyalFreshwaterBayYachtClub and Instagram @rfbyc Race start video by Lindsay Preece / Ironbark Photos on Facebook and more on his page: https://www.facebook. com/100014023759223/videos/1056523904825058 Visit the race website: http://www.rfbyc.asn.au/content/ on-water/fleets/73rd-bunbury-andreturn-ocean-race.php 33

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Warren made a fabulous contribution to local and international yachting with perhaps his greatest achievement occurring in September 1983, when as Alan Bond’s lieutenant, he led a group of Australian yachtsmen to victory to win the 1983 Americas Cup from the New York Yacht Club for the first time in 132 years of competition. This feat brought Australia to the forefront of international sailing competition.

Warren also became one of Australia’s leading businessmen and community leaders and played a big role in the development of young sailors.

He had a down to earth nature, enormous amounts of energy, a competitive spirit, great courage and determination to reach his goals and was always ready to give the younger generation his words of wisdom and moral support.

The aim of the yachting regatta, named in Warren Jones’ memory and started by his many friends and associates, is to give a new generation of yachtsmen and women the chance to live their dreams – just as Warren did his.

In 2021, with the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Warren Jones Foundation have decided that after 18 editions, the Warren Jones International Youth Regatta will be taking a break in 2021,WARREN but, it willJONES be back.

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FOUNDATION INC. will continue their ethos and purpose in Warren’s FOUNDATION In 2021, the Warren Jones Foundation memory INC. by supporting the WA Tour & Development Program to aid in the development of local youth sailors and support them in achieving their goals on and off the water.

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The last twelve months have been anything but ‘business as usual’ for many youth sailors, and as a Western Australian based not-for-profit organisation, Swan River Sailing has a constitutional purpose to run sailing events which benefit the region and its’ community.

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Proposer Seconder Ross Norgard Commodore Rob Parker Sean Martin Martin Ashby Louis Hager Cameron Kenney Jim Wilshire Paul Burnham John Cassidy Anthony Vlachou Matt Lovelady Tom Lovelady Ron Heeks Rob Mennie Rob Black Martin Webster David Thorpe Sean Martin Susan Ghent Chelsea Hall Will Boulden Grant Alderson Peter Michael Luke Paterson Howard Knight Rob Mennie Tim Gardner Simon Barwood Barry Johnston Graham Stafford Mark Tremain Evan Moore Rodney Williams Hamish Carnachan Manfred Speicher Commodore Rob Parker Helga Weaving Manfred Speicher Vice Commodore Peter Chalmer Howard Knight Tim Gardner Mark Tremain Peter Rapaic Geoff Ogden Ben Durham Vice Commodore Peter Chalmer Peter Chappell Scott Bailey David Groucutt Thomas Blaauw Sean Martin Martin Ashby Caron Kailis Ian Trahar Sean Martin Brett Herron Susan Ghent Ben Durham Stretton Joel Peter Laurance Rory Argyle David Michael John Wallis John Peter Farr Luke Campbell Adam Hancock Mark Tremain Tim Gardner Ben Dingli Richard Cargeeg Craig Carter Tony Packer

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Member Karen Reid Stephen Quantrill Melanie Hobbs Renate Chandler Alexandra Martin Jana Orsi Grant Kate Strickland Maria Alejandra Speziali Larrissa Germani Fiona Martin Capucine Flipo Colleen Hurst Amanda Kailis Alison Hooper Clea Quan Jessica Morgan Louise Stewart Brigid Woss

Proposer Seconder Ross Norgard Commodore Rob Parker Sean Martin Martin Ashby Matt Lovelady Tom Lovelady Peter Michael Luke Paterson Louis Hager Cameron Kenney Rob Black Martin Webster Mark Tremain Evan Moore Rodney Williams Hamish Carnachan Manfred Speicher Commodore Rob Parker Greg Hanson Frederic Flipo Frederic Flipo Greg Hanson Peter Rapaic Geoff Ogden Sean Martin Martin Ashby Susan Ghent Ben Durham Rory Argyle David Michael Luke Campbell Adam Hancock Mark Tremain Tim Gardner Craig Carter Tony Packer

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Member Mia Grant Nicholas Hasleby Olive Hooper Benjamin Lewis Seamus Ignatius Cornelius Noah Tiller Lia Rafart Rosanna May

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MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

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.

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

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.

• 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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ASTERN HISTORIC REMNANTS OF WWII THE NAVAL AUXILLARY PATROL AND RFBYC

Timber pile structure off Garden Island, identified in April 2007 as Dolphin No. 60; view looking southeast.

(Patrick Baker/WA Museum)

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AVE YOU EVER NOTICED THE BUNCH of three old timber piles about 400 metres from Pig Trough Bay, Garden Island? If you have, did you know their significance to RFBYC? These piles are all that is left of ‘Dolphin No. 60’ and it is all to do with WWII and the NAP (Naval Auxiliary Patrol).

To appreciate the involvement of RFBYC during WWII it is necessary to describe the activities of the AXIS Powers in the Indian Ocean over the same period.

The three predominate members of the AXIS were Germany, Italy and Japan. There were numerous others but of lesser importance. These three nations were led by dictators who each thought their ‘race’ was superior. Basically, they signed a pact whereby they agreed to assist each other and not to interfere with the other’s ambitions. They were going to share the world!

Adolph Hitler’s initial plans involved the domination of Europe, including Britain. Benito Mussolini had dreams about re-creating the

Roman Empire and Tojo’s dreams were for Asia and the Pacific. The British Empire was spread around the globe and Hitler could see that he needed to cut off any support from the colonies. Japan needed the land and resources of Asia, the Pacific islands and places in-between.

To combat the strength of the British Navy, Germany built several large battleships. It also rebuilt the deadly U-boat fleet from WWI as well as a fleet of 6 ‘Raiders’ – including the Kormoran which sank HMAS Sydney off the WA coast.

Japan developed the largest fleet of submarines as diverse as the huge I-400 down to individually guided mini subs. Many of the larger Japanese submarines carried

aircraft which could be used for reconnaissance as well as attack.

The Monsun Gruppe (or Monsoon Group) included a flotilla of German U-boats sent to operate out of Penang, Malaysia. It also included at least 6 Italian submarines which, being larger, were converted to carry cargo for longer range work between Japan and Europe.

Australia needed to protect itself and provide safe base facilities for its Naval allies: USA, Britain and Netherlands. Coastal defence batteries and anti-aircraft batteries were established around the Perth metro area and out to Rottnest. However, permission for defence units to open fire was subject to approval from HQ in the eastern states and inevitacontinued overleaf

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bly took so long that the immediate threat passed. But still the Australian public was kept well and truly in the dark as to the extent of enemy activity and the dangers we faced.

It is interesting to note that apart from the air raids on Darwin and the NT there were more than 50 documented reconnaissance flights over Australia. 25 of these were in WA, including 2 over Perth metro area.

The incursion by Japanese mini subs into Sydney Harbour was a real ‘wake up call’ and it led to the building of an anti-submarine/anti-torpedo net across the entrance to Fremantle Harbour. One of the consulting engineers for this work was David Brisbane (Cdr RFBYC 1942– 43, a member of NAP and owner of Margaret II, a NAP Patrol boat).

This net was made from steel cable and was required to be opened and closed each time a vessel needed to pass through. Evidence of this net remains in the form of two enormous sloping concrete blocks either side of the harbour entrance.

Cockburn Sound also needed protection, and a combination of steel barrier and nets was built; in the south near where the causeway now crosses and in the north from Woodman Point along the south side of Parmelia Bank before turning south to Garden Island. This

installation was never completed in that the dredged channel through Parmelia Bank was left open. The fixed barrier along the bank and from Dolphin No. 60 to Garden Island was constructed from steel piping and the centre section of net from steel cable. The net was suspended from large steel floats and anchored to the bottom with concrete weights.

A magnetic indicator loop was installed from Swanbourne beach to Rottnest and another approx 200m north of the Parmelia Bank barrier.

Patrolling of these defences was primarily the responsibility of boats from the HMAS Leeuwin II. This unit had been commissioned in August 1942, situated at Keane’s Point and comprising personnel from the various yacht clubs in the Perth metro area with boats from local yacht clubs. These boats were commandeered by the Navy and were generally skippered by their previous owners. At least 10 of these boats were from RFBYC. The unit was commanded by Lt

above: Map of area and Cockburn Sound boom defences (Jeffery, V.,1988, ‘Securing Cockburn Sound’)

left: Dolphin No. 60 structure in May 2008 after collapse of southeast pile; view looking west.

(Patrick Baker/WA Museum)

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Comd Roland Smith (Cdr RFBYC 1932–35 and 1940–42). Patrolling in boats designed for flat, sheltered water-ways was mostly boring, cold, wet, and prone to seasickness. But it went on 24 hours a day. The unit

was finally de-commissioned on 6 March 1946 and things began to return to normal.

Chapter Six of Ken Tregonning’s history of the yacht club describes this period in the Club’s history

with typically colourful anecdotes and detail. That and three old jarrah piles are all that is left; apart that is from several of the old patrol boats which still reside at the Club (Avonita, Spinaway and Winnilya).

The Officers of HMAS Leeuwin II (1942–1943).

Back row: G.O.S.Law, H.Williams, W.C.Quarrell, W.H.Paddow, J.H.Williams, I.V.Dunn, R.H.Norrie.

Middle row: I.E.Tickle, R.F.H.Ruse, P.M.Andreas, C.O.Woolfitt, R.B.Davies, W.E.David Front row: W.L.Eatt, L.Cumming, R.C.Smith, J.G.Winslade, R.G.Ive, J.A.Millard

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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01 APRIL

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

03 JUNE

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

07 APRIL

TWILIGHT SAILING

06 JUNE

08 APRIL

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

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10 JUNE

10 APRIL

KEELBOAT RACING

11 APRIL

DINGHY RACING

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE – VICE PATRONS TROPHY DAY

14 APRIL

TWILIGHT SAILING FINAL

12 JUNE

CLUB POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL – COURSE 206

15 APRIL

KEELBOAT SPRING/SUMMER MID WEEK RACE

17 JUNE

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

17 APRIL

KEELBOAT AND DINGHY RACING – CLOSING DAY

19 JUNE

CPYC STATE HEAT POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL #3

17 APRIL

ROLAND SMITH OCEAN RACE

19 JUNE

OCEAN RACING WA ANNUAL AWARDS

18 APRIL

SWAN RIVER RETRO SERIES RACE 7 – FINISH RPYC

20 JUNE

DINGY WINER SERIES RACE 3 – AM

22 APRIL

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

20 JUNE

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 2 – PM

25 APRIL

ANZAC DAY TWILIGHT

24 JUNE

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

29 APRIL

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

26 JUNE

30 APRIL

44TH FARRAWA CUP SERIES PRESENTATION EVENING

CLUB POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL – COURSE 208 – VICE PATRONS TROPHY DAY

01 JULY

01 MAY

POWER YACHT OPENING DAY

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

02 MAY

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04 JULY

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 3 – AM

02 MAY

OLD GAFFERS ASSOCIATION 24TH SWAN RIVER REGATTA

08 JULY

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

06 MAY

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

15 JULY

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

07 MAY

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17 JULY

13 MAY

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18 JULY

14 MAY

DINGHY PRIZE NIGHT

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 4 – PM

15 MAY

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22 JULY

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

16 MAY

DINGHY WINTER SERIES RACE 1 – AM

25 JULY

DINGHY WINTER SERIES RACE 4 – PM

20 MAY

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

29 JULY

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

22 MAY

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31 JULY

CLUB POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL – COURSE 213

27 MAY

MARRIWOOD PARK AUTUMN WINTER MID WEEK RACE

29 MAY

CLUB POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL – COURSE 204

30 MAY

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30 MAY

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