RFBYC June 2019 Tidings Magazine

JUNE 2019

PART II A TALL SHIP TO ANTARCTICA FLYING FIFTEENS PREVAIL AGAINST TOUGH CONDITIONS DRAGON SAILORS ENJOY EASTER AT METUNG YC

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12 A TALLSHIP VOYAGE TO ANTARCTICA

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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS

GARY MCNALLY COMMODORE

Winter is here, we enjoy some glorious days on the Swan River with gentle winds and sunshine. The Power Section time trialling season is underway and so are the keelboat and off the beach winter series events.

RFBYC continues to entertain with vibrant social activities and delicious winter meals in our cosy and comfortable clubhouse or enjoyed on the lawn in the sunshine.

See you at the Club.

rfbyc.asn.au Community Open Day A fabulous open house event was held on Saturday 11 May. Thank you to all members for supporting this special day to showcase RFBYC and the Club activities.

Part of the Australian Heritage Festival, two guided tours of the grounds were held led by Basil Twine and John Walsh. These were a popular part of the day. Our racing sail and power boat fleets were on display including the classic boats and St Ayles Skiff’s. Members and visitors enjoyed live music through the afternoon and a beautiful day at the Club.

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. 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.

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.

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SUMMER SAILING SEASON ended on a high with the Champions Prize Night for the Keelboats and an ‘Out of Space’ themed fancy dress for the Junior and Dinghy Sailing Presentations, both held in May.

Both were fantastic evenings and congratulations to the worthy winners. It was especially pleasing to see that not just the winners were congratulated, all sailors who participated were recognised for their endeavours. This camaraderie and inclusion of members is truly what our Club is all about.

I am pleased to report that our Club was successful at the recent 2019 WA Sailing Awards, taking out the Club of The Year (Category A) and the Sport Promotion Award for our Training Centre. My congratulations go to the nominated sailors, volunteers and staff who were also successful in their categories on the evening, Rear Commodore Sail has more on this in his report.

This year the forecast for Power Opening Day was for strong winds and rain, however this all cleared in the morning bringing clear

skies and bright sunshine for the afternoon. The traditional colourful Sail Past and raft up was enjoyed by all and carried on into the balmy autumnal evening.

The financial year has finished on a positive note, coming in ahead of budget.

I commend the effort of your General Committee, Finance Committee and Club administration for their dedication and hard work. The audited accounts will be presented in the yearbook and the Honorary Treasurer will be holding a finance briefing on Thursday, 25 July. The Annual General meeting will be held on the Tuesday, 30 July and I would appreciate your attendance.

Each year positions become available for General Committee. This year there will be four positions available and I would be thrilled to see more ladies nominate.

Interested members please

top: Commodore, Sasha Monro, Paul Eldrid above: Sean Martin – “Haul“

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

Facebook @RoyalFreshwaterBayYachtClub Instagram @rfbyc Twitter @RFBYC The Facebook and Instagram accounts are very active while Twitter is only used during big events.

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contact myself or CEO, Paul Bayliss. I would like to thank the outgoing members of General Committee for their efforts some of whom are re-nominating.

I am also grateful for the members that attended our recent Special General Meeting and voted to adopt the new Rules of Association.

This document is “fluid” and I envisage that it will continually be refined over time.

The fundraising for the Junior/Dinghy Facility Redevelopment is well under way and I hope to be able to make a special announcement on this at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

The capital works projects of replacing a section of C Jetty and the western Wharf are ongoing and I will keep you informed as they progress.

See you around the Club.

below: open mic night

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ROBERT PARKER VICE COMMODORE

PETER CHALMER REAR COMMODORE SAIL

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AM VERY PLEASED TO congratulate Matthew Wearn, Zoe Thomson, Zac Littlewood, Ben Walkemeyer, Brad Luketina, Geoff Brown, Will Boulden, Debbie Blaauw and Mark Donati who were successful in winning their category of the 2019 Australian Sailing State Sailing Awards. Congratulations and good luck as you go on to the Australian Sailing National Awards later this year.

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LTHOUGH SAILING SEASON MAY be over, the Club continues to offer a broad and regular spread of events. There is no better place to be on an autumn or winters day than in the warmth of the Clubhouse enjoying fine dining, the relaxed bar menu or just a quiet gin & tonic!

Recent House activities have included: Dads & Kids Sleepover, Over 30 Crew Lunch, Flametree Wines – Vintage Vehicle & Vessel Day, Easter Sunday Buffet, Anzac Day, Heritage Open Day, Mother’s Day, Whiskey and Chocolate Tasting, Open Mic/Comedy Night.

I attended nearly all the above and can testify that they were well attended, with great entertainment and quality of food, beverage and service.

Upcoming Events for your diaries include: Winter Wine Dinner Series, Magic/ Illusionist Show, Robbie Williams Tribute Night, Wine Showcase.

I remind members to ensure they are subscribed to Front of House (particularly for social and hospitality) and Gybe Sheet (more focused on sailing, boating and operational matters). It’s worth diarising all upcoming events to ensure you don’t miss any.

You can contact the office or go via the Club’s website to (re)subscribe. We’ve all done a rash (or inadvertent!)

“Unsubscribe” from time to time, so get back on board and be active over the winter period.

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We continue to review and enhance the OBEE online booking system.

Whilst still focused largely on Bowline bookings, we are progressively adding other one-off events etc.

Please watch for references to Online Booking availability in future advertisements for events and dinners etc.

Please try the link on the Home Page of our website.

As Chairman of Membership, I am pleased to have recently conducted interviews of many excellent applicants. Particularly pleasing is the number of family groups (ie single application for Ordinary, Associate and Juniors). In several cases these have been local families with kids at nearby schools wanting to join their friends who are sailing. Our most recent New Members’ Night was on 7 June and was hosted by Member, Grant Alderson together with an excellent ‘Old Salt’ welcome speech by Member Hugh Speirs. I recommend these nights to all members, whether introducing a new member or not. It’s always uplifting to see the calibre and excitement of our newest members.

Our ongoing sustainability depends on an ongoing flow of new members.

Sometimes a colleague or friend just has to be asked, and they will jump at the opportunity of membership.

Our ranks aren’t closed, and we have capacity, so I encourage all members to be vigilant and be confident in making such approaches.

Parking Stickers for 19/20 have now been distributed.

With rear-view mirrors now adorned with various rain/ headlight/lane and other sensors, they are no longer suitable for stickers. The stickers are now designed to be on the windscreen itself, and are white backed, so that the year and number are clearly visible. Please ensure they are on the righthand side, clearly visible, so as to make life a bit easier for our diligent parking/security assistant, Keith Conners.

Now that the higher summer demand for parking is past, please only use grassed areas as a last resort. You will see recent re-planting along the main driveway.

Please give all areas of grass a chance to recover and limit the expensive costs of grounds maintenance.

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I would also highlight our race management staff who provide such great organisation in the forms of the pre-race communication and daily support (Deb, Sharon, Suz, Chelsea and Shelley ) and also the preparation of the boats and gear (Nathan and his team ) to the on-water teams. This professionalism is why we have a solid group of volunteers that continually support the Club events.

A Coaching Review was undertaken in late April/May to seek a more efficient way to deliver our coaching programmes. I am very pleased to say that the results of the

review and the programme are very promising. There have been positive changes in coaches and practices and I am happy to report that our Senior Coach, Grant Alderson, will continue to provide his high level of knowledge and expertise. Thank you, Grant.

A joint team of four young women from RFBYC and FSC entered the inaugural Australian National Sailing League event at RSYS, Sydney using the J70 One Design Class and competing against 13 other teams from Australia and New Zealand.

Final results for the 15-race regatta saw the team finish

as the 1st Womens Team and a creditable 7th overall.

The Frostbite season is underway with the first race suffering from a lack of breeze. What started as a great race ended up in a drifter. Now is the time to enjoy the moderate winter conditions when there is less traffic and white caps on the river.

The equipment auditing process has also kicked off with the first ten audits being conducted on the morning of the first Frostbite race.

Please be ready when your turn comes and have your required equipment organised, out of the boat and

displayed for the auditors to inspect. This preparation will save time for all involved.

Following discussions with Fleet Captains and liaising with other authorities, planning for the 2019/20 season is already well underway and the Keelboat and Dinghy Handbooks should be available online in September.

I look forward to seeing you at the Club.

BARBARA-DENE JONES REAR COMMODORE JUNIORS

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ONGRATULATIONS to all our Junior and Dinghy sailors who participated in our Summer sailing season. There was some terrific sailing, with lots of new Bronze and Orange fleet sailors on Sunday morning rounding out our season.

Our thanks to the volunteers, who were many, both on the land and on the water who made it possible for our sailors to participate in some great racing.

The Dinghy Prize Night in May travelled to Outer Space with presentations happening somewhere in the skies. Our Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commo-

dore Sail and Vice Patron Geoff Totterdell were among the best dressed. We thank them for participating in the evening and presenting the very many prizes to the Dinghy sailors.

Congratulations to the John Cassidy Perpetual Trophy winner for the Most Improved Skipper, Aaron De Longville. Aaron is a

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WASPZ sailor who is actively

involved in all aspects of Club life.

Junior Captain Tom Hodge capped off a stellar year by being awarded the Huck Scott Junior Club Person of the Year. Although unable to sail during the season, due to injury, Tom still managed to be involved in every aspect of the Club and assisted

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in over 10 events during the year. Fantastic effort and congratulations Tom. Willy Packer was the guest speaker for the Prize Night and made a wonderful speech telling tales of his Junior Days covering regattas, Head of the River rafts and mucking around at the Club. With lots of humour Willy encouraged all to just participate and enjoy our Club.

“Juniors in Keelboats” is an excellent programme to encourage our Junior members to experience keelboat

racing during the Winter months. Junior Members are encouraged to sign up for the Frostbite series and have fun being part of a keelboat crew.

RFBYC Training School continues to be the Australian leader. Our training school is the second largest Yacht Club based training school in Australia, with total experiences and full courses booked through the Australian Sailing website during the nine months July 2018 – March 2019. We are the biggest training school

in Australia for Tackers and Dinghy courses. We also host the greatest number of Keelboat courses of all Australian Yacht Clubs.

In May, RFBYC hosted “Girls to the Front” an initiative of Australian Sailing to foster girls/women in to high performance sailing. Coaches included our own high performance sailing staff, Chelsea and Shelley.

The fundraising group continues to work together to ensure we raise sufficient funds to build a new facility for Junior and Dinghy sailors.

While we work behind the scenes you can rest assured the funds are quietly being raised. We will be asking for your support in due course.

With the support of members we will build a dinghy facility better than any in the world.

The Winter Series is upon us. There are 76 boats registered to participate. It is never too late to sign up for the rest of the series. We wish all sailors fine weather and great sailing.

MARK TREMAIN REAR COMMODORE POWER

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HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL 2019 Power Opening Day on Saturday, 4 May 2019. Over 30 boats joined in for the sail past followed by 26 boats participating in the short time trial.

The main wharf was then filled with classic and modern power boats.

below: Power Camp Quality Family Fun Day was a great success

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The gin bar and band were a great success. Once again, the weather was kind and provided perfect conditions well into the evening despite some early concerns.

Results from Opening Day: Equal 1st with 6 points lost – David and Andrew Jordan on #238 Breakaway and Tim Cummins and Ken Stevenson on #240 Havana.

3rd with 7 points lost – David Russell-Cargill and Scott Baumgartel on #221 Liberty.

It is fabulous to see some new competitive young guns join the ranks this season.

We hope that the numbers will continue to increase as the season progresses. We have had around 40 boats nominate this season. Participation in the season time trials is a great way to get the boat out for a run and for Members to connect during the winter season. It would be great to see as many of the nominated competitors out on the water as possible. Early presentations for Club time trial events

now commence at 4:30pm with snacks provided by the Power Committee and a door prize before prize presentations at 5pm.

Camp Quality Family Fun Day was held on Sunday, 31 March and was a great success with over 200 kids and their families register to take part, double the number we had last year as word of the success of last year got out! 15 power boats took families on a cruise on the Swan River and returned to the Club for a picnic lunch.

It is a truly rewarding day for the skippers and their guests.

Excited kids return to share stories of dolphins and newfound skills as skippers. We look forward to hosting the event again on the 29 March next year.

I look forward to seeing you out on the water.

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ANNUAL COMBINED MESS NIGHT

Date: Friday, 6 September Venue: Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club Dress: Mess kit or black tie with miniatures Cocktail dress for ladies

COMMUNITY OPEN DAY SATURDAY 11 MAY

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HELD OUR FIRST OPEN HOUSE event on Saturday 11 May. It was a highly successful day with many people coming to visit the Club.

A special thank you to all members for supporting this fabulous day.

In partnership with The Grove library, the event was part of the Australian Heritage Festival and included two guided history tours of Keane’s Point and the Clubhouse.

While the Club was on show we included a display of boats that are

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COMMUNITY OPEN DAY SATURDAY 11 MAY

involved in our on water activities and provided information about membership. It was a beautiful day at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, members and guests enjoyed morning tea, lunch, live music and games on the lawn.

A huge thank you to the members who volunteered their time to the day in the welcome tent, as tour guides, manning the display of boats in the water and on the main wharf, at the St Ayles Skiffs and Training Centre displays and our Club information desk.

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POWER OPENING DAY

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POWER OPENING DAY

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left: Bark Europa sails close hauled on port tack into the oncoming gale in the Drake Passage Force 7–8 main image: Full sail Drake Passage, where we prepared ourselves for approaching Cape Horn and re-entering the Beagle Channel.

Half way across we had Force 7–8 from WNW. See pg 19

ANTARCTICA continues

In the March 2019 edition of Tidings we left the Bark Europa as she sailed south from Deception Island bound for the Antarctic Peninsula.

Part 2 encompasses The Antarctic Peninsula, Bark Europa in the ice, our return across Drake Passage, and Cape Horn

Charles Colvin

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he stage on which this story takes place requires some explanation. The Antarctic Peninsula is the portion of the Antarctic Continent that is closest to other land masses of the world. It is separated from continental South America by the Drake Passage. The Antarctic Peninsula stretches for nearly 400 miles from 63S 56W to 73S 64W. In area it is less than five percent of the land mass of the continent. It is exposed to

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most visited by tourists. Some thirty-six thousand visitors per year are now going there. It is a dark forbidding landscape of rock, snow and ice. It has a hypnotic beauty and has fascinated explorers and visitors for centuries. I understand it to be quite different from the vastness of the majority of the Continent – the white expanse of the polar plateau.

the southernmost extremities of the Pacific Ocean on its western shores and the substantially frozen Weddell Sea on its eastern side. The chain of mountains down its centre is sometimes considered an extension of the Andes.

It has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years because it is warming much more rapidly than the vast mass of the Antarctic Continent. The Peninsula is the part of the Continent

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he Antarctic Peninsula has been the scene of some of the most exciting stories of survival, deliverance and rescue, but also tragic death of the great age of exploration in

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the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Place names abound of these people who ventured into the unknown seeking to unlock the secrets of this alien wilderness.

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t is home to a wide variety of wildlife, penguins, seals, whales and birds.

There are a few hundred permanent human residents who are stationed there for scientific research. There are relics of early exploration and more recent permanently established bases.

There is no industrial, mining or military activity. Antarctica is administered

under an international agreement, the Antarctic Treaty System, which relates to all land south of 60˚S and to which some twenty-six countries are signatory. Earlier territorial claims have been abandoned in favour of agreed collective responsibility.

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ur first glimpse of the Peninsula was from south of Deception Island; the mountain chain that forms the spine of the Peninsula was just visible some seventy miles away across the Bransfield Strait. We ventured south in clear weather.

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e passed Hughes Bay where we saw a display by Humpback whales. The weather improved and Charlotte Bay appeared in bright sunshine.

We passed Foyn Harbour and the wreck of the Gouvenroren, a Norwegian whaling ship lost in 1915, due to fire in its cargo of whale oil. This wreck occurred at the same time that Shackelton’s ship Endurance was caught in the ice on the eastern side of the Peninsula in the Weddell Sea. The crew of the Gouvernoren were rescued by another whaling ship. Shackelton and his crew had a horrific ordeal of which there are many celebrated accounts.

We went into Wilhelmina Bay hoping to make our first landing, but we were beaten back by Katabatic winds blowing off the glacier. We eventually made our first landing on the Peninsula at Orne Harbour and climbed the snow slopes to look back towards our ship the Bark Europa.

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e landed again at Cuverville where we visited the largest Gentoo penguin colony on the Peninsula. The penguins make penguin highways to traverse the snow slopes. It’s important that human visitors fill in any holes they might make in these tracks. If a penguin falls into a deep hole in the snow it can’t get out.

Just one simple part of the IAATO environmental management procedures.

The weather was now settled as bright Antarctic sunshine. The hole in the ozone layer in these latitudes leads to increased risk of sunburn despite the cold temperature of the air.

above and this image: Snowstorm Bransfield Strait right: Passage through the Gerlache Strait

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uring the night a blizzard developed and we awoke to strong winds and driving snow.

Twelve hours earlier we could see seventy miles, we were now struggling to see seventy yards. A stark reminder of the extent to which we are reliant on modern technology, earlier explorers in these and other waters had to grope their way, possibly in some fear and trepidation. Our risks were minimised

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by GPS, radar and modern charts.

None the less it was exciting. Too rough to land at Spert Island we pressed on down the Gerlache Strait, with the Darco Coast of the Peninsula on our port side.

We were encountering sea-ice for the first time. There is a difference between sea-ice and glacial ice. The former is frozen salt water. The latter is frozen fresh water.

First landing – climbing up the slopes for an overview of Orne Harbour inset: Penguin highways at the largest Gentoo penguin colony on the Peninsula, Cuverville

First landing – Bark Europa rests in the calm waters of Orne Harbour

left: Sailing deep into Antarctic waters where there are dragons you need Angels to protect you.

I was fortunate to meet Sophie and Charlotte, two young Dutch girls, who had sailed previously on the Dutch tall ship Oosterschelde.

Their experience was valuable in blue watch. They became ‘Charlie’s Angels’.

main image: wreck of Gouvernoren, Foyn Harbour inset: glorious sunshine for Charlotte Bay

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Vernadsky Station anchorage

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he northern end of the Lemaire Channel is guarded by two impressive basalt peaks. There was a secretary who worked in the offices of the Falkland Islands Dependency named Una Spivey, evidently very well endowed. The basalt peaks are named in her honour. ‘Una’s Tits’! There is an account, entitled ‘Fondling the Antarctic Bosom’, in the American Alpine Journal of a failed attempt to climb these structures in 1998. They were subsequently successfully conquered by a German climbing team in 1999.

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ur transit of the Lemaire Channel was probably the most impressive part of our voyage. The channel contains dense sea ice, growlers and bergy bits that make the passage a challenge for any craft. The handling of the ship in these conditions demands skill and quite some courage. Pushing into ice can be fraught with danger. You always need to know that you can get out. The first mate, Finn Mansour, ably assisted by Gerhard du Toit, who was masthead lookout, steered us through this exciting place.

We traversed the Penola Strait to arrive at the Argentine Islands, where we visited Vernadsky Station. Established in 1947 by the British as station F, it was relocated from Winter Island to Galindez Island and renamed Faraday Station in 1954. In 1996 it was transferred to Ukraine who operate it as their Antarctic centre for geo-physical research. It is renowned for the famous Faraday bar (adorned with ladies underwear) and its home distilled vodka. The resident scientists normally spend twelve months on site.

We caught some krill, which is the staple diet of whales, seals and penguins and is very abundant in the cold waters of Antarctica. A full grown humpback will consume about three tonnes of krill per day.

We moved to the Berthelot Islands and visited the Trooz Glacier. We spent some time cruising the ice in the zodiac dinghies. The landscapes were stunningly beautiful. We saw fur seals in the water and on ice flows.

top: ‘Una’s Tits’ this image: Lemaire Channel poses a challenge for any craft right: Masthead lookout Lemaire Channel

above top: Vernadsky station (Ukraine) above: Trooz glacier

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left: map of our passage south from southern end of Gerlache Strait across Flinders Bay and down to Lemaire Channel, Penola Strait, the Argentine islands and the Bertholet Islands. It also shows our passage north to the west of islands that form Lemaire Channel and Penola Strait.

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main: ice caves Paradise Harbour inset top: calving glacier Neko Harbour inset below: Estancia Harberton, Tierra del Fuego

top: reflections Port Charcot inset: Captain Janke Kingma below: Salpetriere Bay anchorage

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ur furthest point south was reached on 27 January 2019, 65˚20’S 64˚07’W. I listened to one of my favourite pieces of music, ‘Mon coeur s’ouvre a toi voix’ (Samson & Delila opera Camille Saint-Saens), being played on the cello by Mischa Maisky, in awe of these amazing vistas.

We tried to negotiate the Lemaire Channel going north, but it was blocked by a massive ice berg. We turned westwards and voyaged up the outside of the islands that make the western boundary of the Lemaire Channel. We visited Petermann Island, Salpetriere Bay and Port Charcot. The views of the Bark Europa anchored amongst the ice flows were extraordinary.

Looking at the ship in these anchorages is remindful of the earlier voyagers in these waters during the heroic

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age of discovery by Scott, Shackleton, Amundsen, Gerlache and others. Only a hundred years or so prior these earlier explorers had none of the advantages of modern technology, engineering and medical science that we take for granted. To think of what they achieved, whilst sitting in the same place is very humbling. To do so on board a ship that is essentially the same as theirs is truly inspirational. On Petermann Island there is one of several refuge huts established by Argentina to provide shelter for visitors or permanent residents that might find themselves stranded by weather or changes in ice conditions.

Adjacent to the refuge is a memorial cross to three British scientists killed by falling through ice back in the 1980’s.

I gave Janke Kingma, the captain of the Bark Europa, a RFBYC club bur-

gee. She is a very experienced master mariner, a graduate of the Netherlands Maritime Unversity. She was delighted with the gift saying “I like this flag, I’ve always wanted a crown, so that I can be a real king!”

We moved further north to Port Charcot and experienced more beautiful landscapes.

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uring the latter stages of World War II the British government were anxious to prevent the Antarctic Peninsula from being used by the enemy for refuelling their submarines. A secret mission was organised to occupy the territory and establish, if necessary, by force British sovereignty.

Operation Tabarin sent naval personnel initially to Deception Island and subsequently to the Peninsula to establish bases. The first such base was Port Lock-

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roy. Occupied from 1944 – 1967 it was used for exploration and scientific research. The organising authority being the Falkland Islands Dependency which developed into the British Antarctic Survey. The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust took over and restored the buildings of the Port Lockroy base in 1996 and now maintains it as a heritage site and operate it as a museum and Royal Mail post office for four months a year. More than thirty thousand visitors go there each year.

We visited Damoy Hut in Dorian Bay on Wienecke Island. The Damoy Hut had been used by the British as a base for aerial survey and exploration. The aircraft used the snow slopes behind the hut as their runway.

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e were approaching the end of our time on the peninsula. Our final two anchorages being Paradise Harbour where we saw impressive ice caves and Neko Harbour where we saw the glacier calving. A massive piece of ice (several thousand tonnes) fell into the water and created a wave, a metre and a half high. Noisy and exciting.

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We departed the Peninsula from Neko Harbour and motored north across Gerlache Strait and then out towards Drake Passage once again, Anvers Island to port, Brabant Island to starboard. This time, initially, we experienced the Drake Lake – no wind.

However the forecast was for strong to gale force NW winds on the northern side of the Drake, so we made as much westing as we could, to prepare ourselves for approaching Cape Horn and re-entering the Beagle Channel.

Half way across we had Force 7–8 from WNW and were sailing close hauled on port tack into the oncoming gale.

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unday afternoon 5:00pm local time 3 February 2019, we were 10 nautical miles ESE of Cape Horn.

The peak of the mountainous island of Cape Horn was just visible in the distance. A great sight. Particularly for me because I’ve now sailed past all five of the great capes of the world. Following the rough conditions of thelast two days in the Drake Passage, we saw a wonderful sunset, in relatively calm waters, as we passed the Wollaston Islands.

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ll too soon we were back in the Beagle Channel and making our way towards Ushuaia. Before we made our port, we visited the home of two of the permanent crew, Mafu and Kathy Lynch. These young people (brother and sister) are sixth generation descendants of Thomas Bridges who, in 1886, established Estancia Harberton, the first farm on Tierra del Fuego. The family are still living on the property.

We picked up our pilot and on Tuesday 5 February we tied up alongside the wharf in Ushuaia. A great party was held both on board and ashore, before farewelling our ship mates who had become friends the following morning.

Anyone seeking adventure on a tall ship, whilst visiting Antarctica, should consider the Bark Europa. It was the experience of a lifetime. The Bark Europa website contains much information about the ship and their programme of future voyages. There is a video of this voyage, made by Sami Salmenkevi (member of the voyage crew from Finland), available on the Internet: vimeo,com/316449695 ‘The South on vimeo’.

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RFBYC OFFSHORE RACING SEASON CLOSES ALONG THE BEACHES

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HAT A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO FINISH the offshore racing season for Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. With a show of sail along the coast, the season closed. On Saturday 6 April, seventeen yachts contested the Cape Vlamingh Race, which began with a windward leeward course between North and South Cottesloe beach.

The next day, RFBYC hosted the 42nd Farrawa Cup Series Presentation Evening to wind up a great year of racing.

An initiative of RFBYC Offshore Committee, the 2018–2019 year will be remembered for sharing the sport of offshore racing with the beach goers in Perth and connecting the Club with the local community.

We hosted a couple of successful events in North Cottesloe in partnership with Barchetta beachfront café, to promote the sport and the Club.

These were day one of the Rockingham Race Regatta and the Cape Vlamingh Race. Along with the locals, many family and friends of the sailors visited the beach location on both occasions and enjoyed the opportunity to watch the offshore racing fleet up close.

The Club received a great wrap

by Sail-World editor John Curnow, who published an article about innovation in the sport of sailing and stated that “Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club embraced the prospect of change wonderfully in the last while.” He interviewed Commodore Gary McNally who said “It has been an initiative of RFBYC to showcase and interact with the community through our offshore yacht races. We are very

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lucky to have a long strip of friendly coastline in our city, allowing for the general public, team supporters and family to watch the racing up close.

The café and restaurant strip along Cottesloe Beach has been chosen as one of the best places to engage the wider community.

“From the Barchetta beachfront cafe, I and a few friends, whilst sipping on our cappuccinos, watched the start then the first downwind leg with the rounding mark just offshore, before the yachts headed out to sea. This was colourful and exciting racing, and at times difficult to watch whilst explaining to the general public the art of sailing.

“Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club was pleased with this initiative, and extremely happy to interact with the public. Clubs often want to share the sport outside of the sailing community, and show that it is accessible to everyone. We hope that the exciting display of sail encourages people interested in sailing to visit us at RFBYC, or their nearest yacht club.”

For the two coastal events, it’s easy to connect these with the community and spectators ashore, but what about our two ocean races?

For the Bunbury and Return Ocean Race and Roland Smith Ocean

Race, each yacht carries a tracking device with satellite connectivity.

The race is viewed in real time using the mobile app or website and RFBYC is active on social media with live images and race updates.

We are lucky to have event partners in Bunbury and Mandurah who send updates and pictures of the race at the turning points too.

The two coastal races in the Rockingham Race Regatta and the two ocean races make up the RFBYC Farrawa Cup Series.

Racing for RFBYC, Ian Clyne’s Joss had a successful season of racing offshore – winning the FSC Success Cup, Captain Stirling Cup and the team placed second in the Farrawa Cup Series and Ocean Racing WA Blue Water Series for the Siska Trophy. It was not such a great season for Craig Carter’s Indian who suffered damage during the Rockingham Race Regatta which took them out for most of the season.

New team venturing out offshore is Dan Cannon’s Cannonball who contested their first event offshore in April and will continue through the winter. These three teams will be joined by Ken Stevenson’s Problem Child for the IRC State Championship / Offshore Valmadre Series this winter.

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RFBYC OFFSHORE RACING SEASON left: First overall Dirty Deeds (Alan Stien and Team with Vice Commodore Rob Parker and Commodore Gary McNally) below left: Second overall – Joss (Ian Clyne centre, flanked

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There will be significant changes to the Ocean Racing WA programme in 2019-2020 to lighten the race load on competitors. Worth noting is that the Siska Trophy will include a mix of coastal and long distance races with the majority to be the popular coastal day racing events. If you are keen to join us offshore next summer as a sailor or a spectator, take a look at the season flyer on the back cover of this edition.

For more information please contact Susan Ghent – Offshore Racing Administrator at offshore@rfbyc.asn.au

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THE NATIONAL 125 AN ACTIVE AND VIBRANT CLASS

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40% of sailors at the recent State Championships were female including four all female teams.

Tyson and I have been sailing our 125 for just over a year. Although undersized—at just 36kg he is half the weight of some crews—Tyson enjoys the new challenges being on the wire and a more powerful sail plan presents. Ideally Tyson would be on the helm but he loves the trapeze and finds steering boring.

Despite the lack of leverage we are competitive in most conditions and performed consistently at the States regatta held in Albany over Easter finishing 4th in a fleet of 21 boats, winning the masters and family divisions. Our boat is nearly 20 years old but as a strict one design class older, well maintained boats can remain competitive. New moulded foam sandwich hulls finished in gelcoat with carbon foils look very sleek and cost about $16K brand new fully kitted out. There is also a plentiful supply of second hand boats ranging from $2K for an older timber version up to $10K for a four year old ex-State Champion boat with all the go fast gear.

The WA 125 fleet has an active and vibrant class association that ensures sailing opportunities are plentiful and varied with many in the class participating in regatta’s both in the metro area and at regional locations – with Walpole being a popular fixture that attracted a 16 boat fleet this year.

National Championships are rotated between states and are to be held next in Western Australia in 2020/21 in Esperance, which boasts a very strong local fleet.

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DRAGONS EASTER REGATTA 2019 GIPPSLAND LAKES, VICTORIA

left: Adios III in front below top: Sandy with her sign bottom: Gazelle with spinnaker

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ERRY GRUNDY, from Metung YC, Victoria, kindly offered Sandy Anderson the opportunity to borrow some of his own Dragons to compete in the Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club, Easter Regatta. Sandy put the word out and we all jumped at the chance to travel and sail in such a beautiful area of Victoria.

clockwise from top: 1 preparing sails at Metung Yacht Club; 2 launching Gazelle; 3 Team Gazelle in blue; 4 Imagination hoists the spinnaker; 5 Brad on Adios III; 6 Skipper Dave; 7 enjoying the local fare; 8 launching Imagination; 9 the West Australian contingent.

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Ethan, Sandy and Trish helped with some training on their boats, to try to upskill us non -Dragon sailors and we formed the following teams: Sandy Anderson, Nicki Johnson, Kate Gould sailing on Imagination.

Dave Spearman, Brad Stout, Jenny Spearman sailing on Adios III. Sue Parker, Tracey Antill, Caroline Gibson sailing on Gazelle.

Accommodation was organised – two houses, both lovely, one on the mainland and the other on Raymond Island, a sanctuary for the many koalas we kept seeing in the trees and the adventure began; and how it began! Dave had hired a big car so that we could fit Brad’s

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tube of sails inside. As Brad closed the boot, the tube went through the windscreen, breaking it – all this before we had even signed off on the car!

The Gippsland Lakes area, around four hours east from Melbourne, is extremely beautiful, with laid back country towns, welcoming people and boats everywhere. A real holiday delight.

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equipment as well as the Lakes area.

Sound advice from Sandy, to avoid going where the swans were, kept us mostly off the shallows and safely moored at GLYC. Hugh Howard, the sailing captain of GLYC and owner of Tarakona, another beautiful Dragon, helped us onto our moorings.

Hugh also organised the individual dragon division trophies and was there to help back at the Metung Yacht Club on the Tuesday. We all appreciated the extensive assistance given to us throughout the regatta.

The boats needed varying amount of tuning depending upon their age, with Gazelle, the wooden blue ice beauty, built in 1963, proving to be quite difficult to sail with its unique little quirks, such as the winch that made a noise like a wounded seal, every time Sue tacked. How the Gazelle crew managed to be so competitive in every race was a tribute to their excellent teamwork and problem-solving skills.

The Easter Regatta was a little unusual in that the races consisted of a Classic 30 nautical miles, a Round Raymond Island Cock o’ Lake and a Lake Victoria Triangle, over 3 days.

Results were on handicap over all divisions and there was also a separate dragon class division.

Day 1 was a long five hour race in light winds with plenty of time to admire the beautiful scenery and avoid those swans. Dave on Adios III had an excellent race coming in 1st in the dragon fleet, but on handicap none of the Dragons featured in the top three. A convivial evening was spent in the bar meeting the other sailors and trying to gleam local knowledge over pizza and a drink or two.

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Day 2 was another long slow race around Raymond Island in light wind, with the added hazard of the ferry crossing on the last downwind leg. The timing had to be perfect to fly spinnaker round the back of the ferry as the chains in front, lifted too high in the water for boats to pass by. Some very tricky manoeuvres were needed to avoid hitting that ferry which was continuously crossing the channel. Sandy had an excellent day finishing 2nd Dragon, although again the Dragons were not top three in the overall handicap results.

Back to the bar for a very enjoyable evening and interesting conversations with fellow sailors. We learnt that a third of the permanent population of Paynesville were members of the GLYC, along with half of the Raymond Island residents.

Day 3 saw us racing a more familiar triangle, Olympic type course, again in light winds. Sandy showed us all how to race a Dragon fast and won the race with Dave just behind in second spot. This was the Dragon’s day as Sandy, with crew Nicki and Kate, won the overall race on handicap results, with Dave again in 2nd place. This put Sandy also in 1st place for the overall dragon results and Dave, with crew Brad and Jenny, in 3rd and Sue, with crew Tracey and Caroline, in 5th. Sandy also came 3rd in the overall results for the three combined races. What a legend!

After results, John Johnstone (Johno) kindly offered to tow our boat Adios III back to Metung YC as we had to get to the airport early the next day. This turned out to be an eventful trip, taking several hours,

not the 25 minutes each way as estimated. On the return trip Dave and Brad discovered that their skipper, Johno and crew were both colour blind and didn’t have instruments on board to know where they were. As it was night time by now and pitch black, with the local knowledge slightly hampered and the swans sleeping—making it even more difficult to judge depth—it was a long slow trip back to Paynesville.

On Tuesday, Imagination and Gazelle had a delightful race back to Metung to be met by Graeme, Damien and Hugh who brilliantly aided the boats back to their bays.

The team from RFBYC had a wonderful time both on and off the water with thanks to Sandy for liaising with Terry Grundy, such a generous person to lend us three Dragons. We could not have got to the start line without the help with the boats from Graeme, Damian and Hugh. Johno and other locals were so accommodating, assisting us when ever needed.

The race committee and volunteers did an excellent job completing a regatta in mainly fickle breezes. Jacqui Crawford, whose grandfather and father had been Commodores at GLYC, was so very adept as PRO and presenter of results and trophies. She also offered the GLYC burgee to Sandy for RFBYC. I can thoroughly recommend this regatta, even if like me, you are not a Dragon sailor. It was an eventful, enjoyable and very successful Easter.

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MOTH FROTH AT AN ALL TIME HIGH

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DAY EVERYONE! THE ‘MOTH FROTH’ in Perth is at an all time high with the 2019 Moth Worlds being held in December of this year.

Several RFBYC sailors will be competing in this event hoping to mix it with the likes of Slingsby, Burling, Outteridge and Goodison. In this report we will dive into a preview of these RFBYC Moth sailors and their chances of walking away with a golden nugget.

The 2018/19-summer season has seen a huge influx of sailors into the Moth class around Perth with the anticipation of the above-mentioned worlds.

Current sailors have also been busy developing their boats and spending stupid amounts of money on new equipment that probably won’t make them go any faster!

Starting with the 2018/19 State Championships, which RFBYC hosted in conjunction with the WASZP class, our very own Nick Deussen showed very good pace in his new Mach 2.4 winning the series comfortably.

Allan Punch showed moments of brilliance at this regatta and even rounded the top mark in 1st position during one of the races. Richard Payne, at the incorrect side of 50, sailed well and managed not to damage himself too much. Kieran Bucktin also competed in his

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first state Moth event, this young 29er sailor turned Moth enthusiast did extremely well completing all races in the middle of the fleet. Max Godfroy was unfortunately an omission from this event as he has moved over to Melbourne working with Mach 2 and WASZP at their global headquarters. Will Boulden was a non-starter as he was without a boat due to a pending new equipment purchase.

The second big event on the WA Moth calendar is the Walpole Southern Zone Championships. At this event RFBYC was well represented with Max Godfroy making the effort to come over from Melbourne with his new boat and Will Boulden also being present in his new boat. It would turn out that RFBYC would take out the top 3 positions with Max third, Nick second, and Will winning the event.

Nationally Nick Deussen made the effort to cart himself over to Brisbane and sail at the 2019 Moth Nationals, held from RQYS. Nick improved throughout the entire regatta and finished as the first WA competitor. In an extremely competitive fleet, he managed to finish 9th

overall, and this was especially impressive after he had a disagreement with a turtle which ripped the rudder off the back of his boat causing Nick to miss two races. Congratulations Nick!

So…which of the RFBYC Moth sailors could win the Moth Worlds!? It’s no surprise that Nick Deussen would believe he could get up and take the win, however he will need to shave his dirty mustache for an extra aerodynamic edge if he is to take the chocolates. Unfortunately for Richard Payne, we believe that he is post prime at plus 50 years of age. Allan Punch could have a good chance of a top 10 finish if his boat holds together. What about Will Boulden? Simple…

Too much time chasing girls around Europe and not enough time on the water, won’t win.

Max Godfroy…the dark horse.

Tall, strong, has all the resources of Mach 2 behind him. One of the fastest sailors to windward in a blow, he can win in Perth.

Now that everyone knows who’s hot and who’s not, its time to go sailing and if you haven’t already, do yourself a favour and #getamoth.

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TEAM OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN sailors travelled to Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in April to compete in the National Sailing League Final.

The National Sailing League Oceania event is for Clubs from Australia and New Zealand to send sailors to compete for the 31 best club. The on water umpired fleet racing regatta was attended by 14 teams and sailed in Elliot 6’s. This was the inaugural event in Australia and Mark Turnbull will expand this regatta in the future as this is already a very successful concept in the Northern Hemisphere.

This year Western Australia sent a team of all-girls from Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and Fremantle Sailing Club.

Our team was Shelley White (Skipper), Ella Clark (Mainsheet), Hayley Clark (Bow) and Chelsea Hall (Trimmer).

Prior to departure the team trained in the SB20’s as they are the most identical boats we had access to here in Perth.

Many of the teams raced in combinations of four or five and every team had to have at least one Female. Most of the Women and Youth teams raced in teams of five and typically the Open teams four. We chose to sail in a four so we could qualify for the Open and Women’s divisions.

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We raced in 15 Fleet races of 12–15 minutes over the three days in light to moderate shifty SW–SE breezes. The races were short, sharp and very intense.

With teams rotating in and out of five identical boats after every race.

Day 0 we chartered an Elliott for 3 hours to get used to the technicalities of the boat and put ourselves through some paces with some paragraphs and short races. We soon learnt the best way to gybe the asymmetric spinnakers and allocated crew roles for each of the manoeuvres.

Day 1 we sailed better than expected being a new team, in a new boat and sailing on unfamiliar waters. We surprised ourselves sailing against many professional sailors. After day one we scored a 1,1,1,2,3 and finished second overall out of 14 teams.

Day 2 results were up and down scoring a 2, 2, 5, 5, 4, 1. After day one the organising authority changed the draw and unfortunately we got a really hard draw on day two versing

on many occasions the first four boats overall after day one.

Day 3 we struggled in such tough competition to get off the line. The competition by day three heated up and no one was willing to give away any meters.

All teams had improved enormously by day three and were often finishing races within 10 seconds from first to fifth.

We finished off with a 4, 2, 3, 2.

Overall we had heaps of fun and highly recommend any sailors in Perth to get motivated and training to qualify for next years event. We placed 7th overall and won the Women’s division.

Thanks to Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, Fremantle Sailing Club and MonkeyFist Marine for supporting our team.

Thanks to Royal Sydney for their hospitality and great race management.

Our team has qualified for a wildcard spot to attend the World Sailing League Women’s Final in Copenhagen later this year. Stay tuned for more adventures from our team.

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49ERS IN EUROPE 2019 PRINCESS SOFIA REGATTA PALMA MALLORCA, SPAIN

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PRINCESS SOFIA REGATTA hosted by Club Nautico Arenal in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, was the opening event of the European Olympic season, boasting a record 49er fleet of 108 teams. Travelling to Palma has always been a highlight each year as we’re greeted with some glamour 49er racing conditions.

However the uncomfortably cold water and air temperatures for the Aussies definitely provides its challenges!

Being less than 18 months out from the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the entire fleet have been training hard in an attempt to qualify their nation and solidify their spot in the most prestigious amateur sporting competition in sailing.

The 49er class was spread across three fleets for the opening two days of qualifying racing, which after 6 races was to decide the 25-boat gold fleet to go forward for the remainder of the regatta. Dave and I were able to keep our qualifying scores relatively consistent inside the top 10 with a couple of mid-teen places and qualified for the Gold fleet in 15th place. The next two days were probably the toughest racing—physically and mentally—that I’ve competed in to date, with all of the current best 49er sailors including the current Olympic champions Pete Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) and the recently-crowned World Champions, Sime and Mihovil Fantela (CRO). However a large number of top teams weren’t able to qualify for the gold fleet. We were having fairly decent starts, but weren’t able to piece together a complete race and were stuck racing around the rear end of the gold fleet.

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We had a very tough finals series during the Princess Sofia regatta and were unable to continue our form from the beginning of the regatta and wrapped up the week in 23rd place overall. We were happy with our progress since the beginning of the year, however the week of rac-

ing highlighted some key areas that we needed to work on prior to the next regatta, the Sailing World Cup in Genoa, Italy.

With a few days off from the boat park, we got the Aussie sailing and cycling squad together and travelled to the mountains in the northeast of the island to ride up and down the hills. A few days of this allowed us to regain some fitness towards the next few weeks of sailing.

SAILING WORLD CUP – GENOA, ITALY

The Sailing World Cup was another important milestone event for Dave and I, as this again was well represented by a lot of the top 49er teams. We were expecting Genoa to

provide some pretty light conditions, however the first few days of training we were greeted with some great strong breezes. This training was used to adjust our equipment, setup and skills based on the debrief from Palma.

With the long-range forecast looking super light, we decided to save our legs in preparation for the endless number of squats on the trapese.

The opening day of racing actually greeted us with moderate winds coming straight off the mountains which provided an extremely high volatile racecourse in which anything could happen, including 70 degree shifts at times!

We managed two top 10 races to put us in good stead going forward into the rest of the week.

With two qualifying fleets in the 49er, both race committees had to be quite careful to not get ahead of each other in the number of races they completed each day as this would disrupt the schedule of races for later in the week. However, after waiting on shore for the entirety of day 2, the breeze was so absent on the third day that only one qualifying fleet was able to complete a race.

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normal gold fleet size (33) and again some light winds were presented.

We opened the day with two pretty average scores, before regrouping and adjusting our setup, strategy and mental approach to allow us to come off the start line in reasonable position and take the win in a nail-biter of a finish. The final race that day was also a keeper for us, and somehow, we managed to gain the overall lead going into the medal race the following day.

The medal race was going to be tricky and unpredictable in the variable conditions and that’s exactly what occurred. We played a conservative start and unfortunately were rolled and forced to tack to the right-hand side, and at this point, 10th/10 in the race. An opportunity opened up for us to protect our closest competitor and we sailed through the middle of the course and headed back to the left-hand side. With our superior speed and VMG moding upwind in these light winds, we managed to round the top mark in 3rd position. From here on in, it was just about controlling the boats around us, and not letting those close to us on points get too far out of sight. After the second lap, we crossed the finish line in 4th place to secure the overall win,

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our first international regatta win as a team, topping some incredible sailors. Such a satisfying feeling to know that after only 6 months of sailing together all the hard work has paid off.

49ER EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – WEYMOUTH, UK

After a successful week in Genoa and some time off away from the boats, it was important to not get complacent leading into the 49er Europeans. A slightly different format for this year’s regatta meant that up to 21 races would be completed over a whopping seven-day event.

Contrary to Genoa, the forecast was looking fresh, with a rather big swell for the first few days of the event.

After a solid 6th place in the threeday practice regatta a week prior, we were feeling confident to go and all rested up for a marathon of an event.

The opening three days brought us strong onshore winds and waves which proved challenging for us as we battled through the fleet with some unfortunate and slightly disappointing results. We weren’t able to climb high enough up the leaderboard to qualify for the top 25 gold fleet. From this point on it was going to be about trying to learn

about how to sail the boat faster in the challenging conditions and learn enough so that next time we would be able to turn it into a strength of ours.

After battling it out in the silver fleet for the remaining four days we finished off in 37th place with times of brilliance although just not able to sail fast enough within the fleet. It was a seriously long week of racing; however, we learnt a lot about ourselves, our equipment and also about our competitors. Although we weren’t particularly happy with our overall result, we can feel positive with what we have learnt about our package as a team and our potential performance for the next 18 months towards the Olympic Games and the key areas in which we need to work on and develop.

We would like to say a massive thank you to Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for their continued support for our 49er campaign towards winning a Gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which is slowly creeping up on us. We now look forward to having some time off before getting back into the training and travelling to Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue for the opening series of the World Cup in August.

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GEMMILL HOMES FLYING FIFTEEN STATES 2019 ESPERANCE

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Strong winds prevented any sailing from taking place on Day 1 of the championship with gusts occasionally well in excess of 30 knots and heavy seas. Reduced to a 6 race regatta, sailing got away on Day 2 with at times challenging winds shifting and ranging from over 20 knots to under 10 knots (and a 30 knot squall between races).

There were stories of good and bad luck throughout the fleet as a result, but perhaps none had quite as bad luck as Hamish Carnahan and Peter Mudford in Neffarious who, while in second place in race three, and within striking distance of the finishing line were flattened to windward by a mini Willy-willy and ended up in 6th place.

Nick Jerwood with Brad Sheridan sailing Ineffable finished the day with two bullets and a second to lead the regatta by seven points from Greg Leaversuch with Peter Barblett in Glamour Bouys who had two seconds and a seventh. The next four positions were very close with Greg Tonnison and Hector Paturau in Spot the Difference on 13 points, National titles runners-up Philippa Packer with Dean McAullay in FireFly on 14 points, David Yu with Chris Nelson in Tuffan Up on 15 points (despite winning Race 2, a 10th place in Race 3 has pushed them back a notch in the standings).

The sun finally shone at Esperance for Day 3 of the 2019 Flying Fifteen WA State Championships, sponsored by Gemmill Homes, and the fleet was rewarded with gentle to moderate offshore breezes of 8 to 12 knots for the final three races of the championships.

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Race 4, started in a light North Westerly was significant in the context of the regatta. On the first beat those that went right benefited from starboard lifts and occasional pressure increases. On the second beat however, with cloud approaching from the South West, the wind dropped out to almost nothing before filling in from the left side of the course favouring both the brave who went left first and some midfleeters who enjoyed the benefit of seeing what was happening ahead.

Some of those who are normally at the front of the fleet had their worst race of the series on this race.

The race was won by David Yu and Chris Nelson in Tuffan Up, Hamish Carnachan and Peter Mudford in Neffarious were second, then Willie Packer and Rob Nash in Catch Me Iff You Can third making it an RFBYC trifecta. Series leaders after Day 1, Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan in Ineffable, had to settle for a sixth place.

The wind settled down for Race 5 which was close and competitive with large groups rounding marks in very close proximity. David Yu and Chris Nelson in Tuffan Up followed up their first place in Race 4 with a second in Race 5. Race 5 was won in style by Philippa Packer and Dean McAullay in Firefly. Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan in Ineffable, trying to sail conservatively, managed to get buried in the pack and finished 14th in this race. Tuffan Up was now leading the championship after 5 races (with one drop) by 2 points from Ineffable, with the Glamour Buoys third and Firefly just points behind.

So after some close racing Race 6 would be the Championship decider. Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan in Ineffable took a narrow lead at the end of the first lap and were never headed, going on to win the race. To win the championship, David Yu and Chris Nelson in Tuffan Up needed to finish second, but could only manage 7th. Second in Race 6 were Greg Leaversuch and Peter Barblett in Glamour Buoys, Hamish Carnachan and Peter Mudford in Neffarious took third.

Overall, Nick Jerwood and Brad Sheridan in Ineffable (SOPYC) won the Gemmill Homes 2019 Flying Fifteen WA State Championship by 4 points. Representing RFBYC, 2nd on count back was David Yu with Chris Nelson in Tuffan Up from 3rd placed Greg Leaversuch with Peter Barblett in Glamour Buoys; 4th Philippa Packer with Dean McAullay in Firefly; 5th Hamish Carnachan and Peter Mudford in Neffarious; 14th Willy Packer and Rob Nash in Catch Me Iff You Can; 16th Ron Packer and Ryan Donaldson in Fast Lane 3; 19th Clive Beeton and Margot Mathews in Sedna; 33rd Humpffrey Hale and Meno Weustink in Ffullback.

The number of participants and on-water supporters involved in Esperance is testimony to the strength of the class and the interest in the varied yachting and social opportunities availed by the Flying Fifteen one design fleet. Several offshore events lay ahead in the build-up to the 2021 Flying Fifteen World Championships to be held off Fremantle. Tempting isn’t it??

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MEMBERSHIP NEW CLUB MEMBERS

MEMBERSHIP NEW CLUB MEMBERS

ORDINARY

Member Rod Stewart Trevor Hart Richard Kelly Mark Davies Kevin Craig Kynan Smith Sean Harrington

Proposer Seconder David Gray Shann Evans Graham Hogg Mark Tremain William Packer Fred Nagle Peter Grant Baden Bant Rob Parker Adam Hancock Dean McAullay Martin Jurat Evan Moore Peter Hammond

ASSOCIATE

Member Rosanna Capolingua Tracey Parker Thea Davies Andrea Craig Leonie Rochford Alex Harrington

Proposer Seconder Peter Forbes Trevor Lord Rob Parker Susan Parker Peter Grant Baden Bant Rob Parker Adam Hancock Steve Ward Sandy Anderson Evan Moore Peter Hammond

JUNIOR UNDER 16

Member Ona Rafart Jemima Davies Dhilan Dean Jamie Harrington Rebecca Best

Member Member Pol Rafart Sabrina Orczech Juliette Hawthorn Jeremy Fox Elizabeth Craig Ollie Harrington Ethany Bates Xavier McKenzie Sam Best

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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Basil Twine

ASTERN AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL

ASTERN CHARACTERS IN THE CLUB HISTORY

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ATURDAY 11 MAY 2019 WAS AN “Open Day” at RFBYC. This was arranged in co-operation with the Grove Library as part of the Australian Heritage Festival. The Club conducted tours through the grounds and clubhouse with a guide and narrator.

The day was most rewarding with more than sixty people joining the tours and I would like to thank Jenny Twine and the always dependable John Walsh for their assistance.

It was the first time this has been done and if success can be gauged by the number of questions asked or by the number of requests for similar tours and related ‘Talks’ then it was successful.

There is a vast fund of stories surrounding the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and the characters involved in its history. Members can be justly proud of the part their Club plays in the Heritage of Western Australia. A short—one hour— tour with narrative can only touch the surface. As Convenor of the Club Archives Team I see it as our main objective to make members aware of this history and to help them enjoy it.

The Archives Team has had a constant stream of requests for information about past members and their boats. While these can involve time in research they are always interesting and often result in other historical information being uncovered. Which brings me to ask again for any old photographs of boats and particularly details of the people involved with them. If you are cleaning out old papers which concern the Club, please don’t throw them away. Give them to us and let us throw them away for you!

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Recently we came across some old papers from the period 1930 to 1936. While this find was coincidental we had been hoping that something along these lines existed. It includes correspondence covering the granting of our Royal Charter and granting of permission to add the ‘ROYAL Crown’ to our flags. It is amazing what turns up when you just keep digging.

We have recently had an Oral History recording completed for Keith Stevenson and another is under way with Vice Patron John Baron-Hay. Stories from old members are invaluable and sometimes uncover history of which we were unaware.

CHARACTERS IN THE CLUB HISTORY:

I find it really gratifying to have someone phone or speak to me in the bar about something I have written in my Tidings Notes, even if it is criticism or to point out a mistake. It means someone at least has read my notes.

In the last Tidings I reminisced about the wine selection panel and the ‘Cappoquin’ wine selections.

I mentioned that the labels were specially prepared for us by member Neil Turner, a graphic designer.

Recently, David Wedderburn said that this was wrong and that the labels were prepared by Eric Moyle.

Actually David we are both correct: I understand that Neil used artwork

by Eric to create the labels that were ultimately used.

Now, who remembers Eric Moyle? Eric was a really memorable character: an architect by profession, but his love was painting and his speciality was water colours. Jenny and I have several ‘Moyle Paintings’ and there are a couple in the ‘Ward Room’ at the club.

Now please understand that I am writing this from my personal recollections and from tales told by colleagues and associates: Eric lived a very full life considering his up-bringing. The only child of an older and somewhat impecunious couple, he was born with a deformed foot known as a ‘club foot’. Sometimes in life a handicap is compensated in some other way and certainly this applied in Eric’s case. While being a patient man he was also fiercely determined and persevering. But probably his most delightful characteristic was his sense of humour.

I am told he had to leave school at young age to get a job and continue his studies at night. He developed a hunger to study architecture which in those days had to be done as an apprentice; working for an established professional on a pittance in remuneration. Now no one wanted to take Eric on, even for that pittance, so it was not until he found someone who would provide that training for nothing that he started to make progress.

Still doing odd jobs he managed to

buy a bicycle to ride to work and support himself.

It was a tough existence without much opportunity for social life or friendships. Martin Kilgren (old Hornet sailor) who later had a plastering contract business in the building trade related a story: Martin was in the army overseas at the time when he received a letter from Eric which said: “Gee Mart, I miss you, I haven’t got any friends.

I did have one here but he died last week”.

When finally, Eric did finish his Architectural qualifications and managed to get a real job it was in an office block in the city (Gordon White told me this). The building had central light well and some of the staff had desks across the other side of that from where they could see Eric at work. Now Eric had managed to save enough to buy a second hand motor car of which he was most proud. As you could in those days, he put it into a service station to be checked over and serviced. The miserable hounds on the

opposite side (I think Gordon may have been involved) rang Eric and the conversation went along these lines (in a disguised voice): “Is that you Mr Moyle? Look Mr Moyle its Sam’s Garage ‘ere Mr Moyle and I’ve got some sad news for you.

Was your car insured Mr Moyle? (the miserable hounds knew that Eric had not been able to afford insurance) Well that’s bad luck ‘cos look Mr Moyle we’ve ad a bit of a fire ‘ere and your car copped it”. Eric was just about distraught but he happened to turn around and see the miserable hounds over the other side laughing their mean miserable heads off. He realised he was the butt of a joke and his sense of humour clicked in. No anger or anything; he just thought it was really funny.

Later, in an effort to strengthen his ankle and foot he tried playing basketball but his co-ordination was not good enough. Someone introduced him to sailing in Hornets and he was hooked. As a crew, sitting out on a leaning plank, he

found real fun. He bought himself a boat – a Hornet number 583 which he renamed Merindah. I had built the boat and named it Nomad and I said to Eric that these were serious racing boats and that you could never win a race unless you finished it. One Saturday afternoon, after several weeks of trying and failing in our good old ‘Sou’wester’, Eric staggered up the beach dripping wet and completely exhausted. He said to me,“Bas’ I finished”.

It was a great achievement and from there he bought a small keel boat named Vagrant and went Ocean Racing – despite suffering from seasickness.

Later Eric married Lerida Hickson, mother of Peter who as owner of ‘Spices’, was our contract caterer for many years. At Eric’s wake Peter said “He was a remarkable man; he was the only man I knew who could paint a nude, drink a glass of champagne and argue politics all at the same time”.

Another of the characters of the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club.

Tour guides Basil and Jenny Twine at the 2019 Open Day

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TRAVEL GRANTS INFORMATION Buddy Davis 68’ 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 March and June 2018: APPLICANTS

BOAT/TEAM

EVENT NAME

BUCHAN, ANDREW

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AMOUNT $ 450.00

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$ 450.00

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$1,050.00

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$ 600.00

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NATIONAL SAILING LEAGUE

$ 300.00

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SINGAPORE OPTIMIST NATIONALS

$ 450.00

FLEET, AXEL

29ER

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$1,050.00

GILMOUR, LACHY

49ER

49ER EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

$ 450.00

HALL, CHELSEA

ELLIOT 7’S

NATIONAL SAILING LEAGUE

$ 300.00

HAY, JOHN

DRAGON

DRAGON GOLD CUP

$ 450.00

KENNY, ISABELLE

49ERFX

49ERFX EUROPEANS CHAMPIONSHIPS

$ 650.00

PROSSER, SIMON

DRAGON

DRAGON GOLD CUP

$ 450.00

WOODWARD, MADISON

49ERFX

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$ 650.00

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“These are an amazing hull”. These will be the first words out of your mouth when you experience the ride and sea handling capabilities of the famed Precision 45’ for the first time. The deep-V design forces you high out of the water and the flared bow disperses every wave that comes at you with ease.

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Alaska 42’

$379,900

On first inspection the Alaska 42’ Sedan is a beautiful vessel and it only gets better as you inspect the impressive engineering that makes this capable, Italian designed craft ideal for serious off-shore, coastal exploration. “Endless Summer” has been highly maintained and kept in perfect condition so she is ready to cruise at a moments notice.

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$189,900

The Riviera 36’ is an extremely popular and capable vessel and this twin cabin example makes the perfect family home away from home with the benefit of a large swim platform and bait station for fishing with the team. The spacious saloon has a convertible dinette for extra accommodation and a master suite.

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Caribbean 35’

Undoubtedly one of the most suitable designs ever produced in Australia for our tough conditions with a massive 100 square feet of cockpit for the keen fisherman and accommodation for nine for extended family getaways. It just doesn’t get any simpler or better than a Caribbean 35’ Twin Cummins diesels.

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This superb American built 2007 Fountain is sure to attract immediate attention. Regarded as one of the best high performance boat builders in the world, Fountain’s have always been popular for Australian conditions with a deep-V design for slicing through the waves and are extremely strong and durable.

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9 JUNE

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13 JUNE

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE - VICE PATRON’S TROPHY

8 AUGUST

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

10 AUGUST

15 JUNE

CHARTER DAY TIME POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL

COWEN MEMORIAL POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL

11 AUGUST

16 JUNE

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

6 JUNE

11 AUGUST

DINGHY WNTER SERIES RACE 5 - 1000

15 AUGUST

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE - FLAG OFFICERS’ WINTER CUP

16 JUNE

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 2 - 1000

16 JUNE

DINGHY WINTER SERIES RACE 2 1400

17 AUGUST

20 JUNE

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

CPYC STATE HEAT POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL #4

18 AUGUST

22 JUNE

CPYC STATE HEAT POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL #2

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

18 AUGUST

23 JUNE

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 6 - 1000

22 AUGUST

27 JUNE

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

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25 AUGUST

29 JUNE

VICE PATRONS’ TROPHY POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL

JM ZEFFERT MEMORIAL TIME TRIAL / KYLIE CUP

25 AUGUST

30 JUNE

DINGHY WNTER SERIES RACE 3 0930

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

25 AUGUST

DINGHY WNTER SERIES RACE 6 - 1400

30 JUNE

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 3 - 1400

29 AUGUST

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

4 JULY

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

31 AUGUST

THE PATHFINDER 25 POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL

7 JULY

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

31 AUGUST

SAILING INSTITUTE MATCH RACING REGATTA

11 JULY

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5 SEPTEMBER

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13 JULY

PERCUSSION EARTH ANCHORS TROPHY POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL

7 SEPTEMBER

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14 JULY

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

8 SEPTEMBER

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

18 JULY

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

08 SEPTEMBER

RFBYC “CLUB BEST” REGATTA

12 SEPTEMBER

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

14 SEPTEMBER

RBB POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL / POWER CLOSING DAY

15 SEPTEMBER

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

15 SEPTEMBER

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 7 - 1000

19 SEPTEMBER

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22 SEPTEMBER

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26 SEPTEMBER

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CPYC STATE HEAT POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL #3 OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

21 JULY

KEELBOAT FROSTBITE SERIES RACE 4 - 1000

25 JULY

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

27 JULY

DOGGETT’S COAT & BADGE POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL

28 JULY

OFF THE BEACH BRONZE & ORANGE FLEET TRAINING

28 JULY

DINGHY WNTER SERIES RACE 4 - 1400

1 AUGUST

KEELBOAT AUTUMN/WINTER SERIES MID WEEK RACE

3 AUGUST

DANIEL’S PRINTING POWER YACHT TIME TRIAL

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CHA

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$80,000

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Saturday 30 November 2019, 1000 start Dolphin Race / Rockingham Race Regatta (Cottesloe to Rockingham, stay overnight) Sunday 1 December 2019, 1000 start Gordon Craig Ocean Race / Rockingham Race Regatta (Rockingham to Fremantle) Friday 14 February 2020, 1730 start 72nd Bunbury and Return Ocean Race (170nm blue water return race) Saturday 18 April 2020, 0930 start Roland Smith Ocean Race (Inshore waters, Cottesloe and Rottnest) Friday 1 May 2020, 1830 Farrawa Cup Series Presentation Evening

43rd Farrawa Cup Series 2019-2020 One regatta weekend, one blue water return race and one coastal day race.

Four races to count for the Farrawa Cup Series.

IRC and YAH Division results for the series.

Overall series winner on IRC handicap.

IRC Youth Cup Series and Rockingham Race Regatta are included.

All race starts are close to the beach.

All races are part of the Ocean Racing WA Siska Series (except for the Gordon Craig).

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

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