December 2014 Edition

December 2014

TEAM GILMOUR SET SAIL 2014 ISAF Worlds Experience MELBOURNE CUp GALLERY ASTERN FROM THE ARCHIVES DRAGON BOAT UPDATE

CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2014 4

Yachties in the know know Doyle

NEWS FORM OUR FLAGS Ian Clarke - Commodore Dean McAullay - Vice Commodore Peter Chalmer - Rear Commodore Sail Matt Giudice - Rear Commodore Juniors Richard Williams - Rear Commodore Power

10 Neptune Racing

Follow Sam Gilmour and the crew of Neptune Racing

over a 10 week schedule

Locally

Al Fresco – Offshore winner Arajilla – Club Champion Blondie – Offshore Winner

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Capricious Wind – State Champion Grand Piano – State Champion This Way Up – Offshore Winner Wild Bull – Offshore Winner The X Factor – Offshore Winner

WA’s offshore fleet was blessed with ideal conditions for the two-day Rockingham Race Weekend. Well done to all 31 yachts.

Nationally

12 2014 ISAF Worlds Experience

Chelsea Hall and Tessa Parkinson compete in the 49’er

FX worlds in Spain

Margaret Rintoul V – Offshore Champion Secret Mens Business – Sydney to Hobart Winner Overall Team Australia – Sydney to Hobart Record Run Tow Truck – Sydney to Hobart Division Winner Wedgetail – Brisbane to Gladstone Winner

19 What is happening in the Dragon Class?

Internationally

20 International Mirror Dinghies go to

South Africa

Bella Mente – IRC Winner Hugo Boss – Round the World Racer Invisible Hand – Transpac Winner Leopard – Super Maxi Ragamuffin 100 – Transpac Line Honours RedKyte – China Sea Race Winner Salperton IV – Super Maxi Sanya – Volvo 70 Team Shockwave – IRC Winner

24 Mid-week Sailing

Who are the winners of the Autumn-Winter Series?

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FROM THE ARCHIVES The Invincible Marine Engine by Geoff Jacoby Characters from RFBYC history William Frank Wreford

42 GIDDY UP - MELBOURNE CUP

The event of the year round up.

Cover shot: RFBYC’s “This Way Up” Credit Kaz Parker

26 Racing and regatta calendar

Will Hammond www.doyleaustralia.com

Invisible Hand – Ex Limit

16 ISAF World Championships

Luke Elliot continues his European tour

CLUB STAFF Chief Executive Officer Accountant Communications Yachting Operations Mgr Yachting Operations Assistant Dinghy/Junior Club Power Administrator Membership Accounts Assistant Administration Assistant Bosun Receptionist Training Centre Principal Sailing Administrator

Paul Bayliss Catherine Ramsey Deb Hanrahan Debbie Blaauw Jenn Suffield Casey Walsh Susan Ghent Karen Ozkara Zoe Rostron Nathan Stronach Pauline Rhodes Barry Martin Carol Martin

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Contact us Keane’s Point, Peppermint Grove Western Australia T +61 8 9286 8200 F +61 8 9385 1483 www.rfbyc.asn.au rfbyc@rfbyc.asn.au

FLAG OFFICERS Ian Clarke - commodore@rfbyc.asn.au Dean McAullay - vicecommodore@rfbyc.asn.au Peter Chalmer - rearcommsail@rfbyc.asn.au Matt Giudice - rearcommjuniors@rfbyc.asn.au Richard Williams - rearcommpower@rfbyc.asn.au

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IAN CLARKE Commodore

As Commodore, it is common for people, whether they are Members (long serving or new), guests, visitors or whatever, to provide me feedback of their impressions of our Club and of their experience of their visit to our Club. It is very gratifying that the vast majority of the comments I receive are very positive.

Of course we have a natural advantage over many other Clubs with our setting - a wonderful high headland overlooking the beautiful Swan River. The facilities Members have built on that headland, the sailing programs we offer, the types of boats we cater for at our Club, the service culture of our staff, the strong culture of volunteering amongst our Members, the many other great things about our Club - these don’t happen by accident. They are often the result of careful planning and thought brought down by many people over many years.

In my last Tidings article I paid tribute to all those Commodore’s who came before me and to the hard work and planning that had gone on in the past, to help mould our Club into what it is today.

Members will be pleased to be advised that planning for the future is continuing, with the aim that our Club will be in even better shape in years to come.

At present there are various working groups and committees looking at several areas of the Club with a view to future planning. One ad hoc committee is considering the Dinghy/Junior Clubhouse and whether the current Clubhouse is adequate to serve our needs into the future. If not, the type of issues they are considering include what facilities do we need, what might it look like, and how do we fund any new building.

Another group is examining our Membership Categories, and considering whether changes are necessary to take into account changes within our society. They are also

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Dean McAULLAY Vice Commodore

considering whether the current fee structure does enough to encourage young adults to continue their Membership once they move out of junior ranks.

were well represented in this event and managed to take out 1st Bella Gioia Ross Norgard, 2nd Morning Mist Chris Wiggins and 3rd Sweet and Sour Bill Foster.

One of Capital Works Committee’s major tasks at present is the consideration of C Jetty, the next of our jetties that will need replacing.

Engineers have estimated C Jetty will still be standing in five years time, but it’s important we consider our options well in advance of when the time comes to replace it. Capital Works Committee will be examining whether, when the time comes, we simply replace C Jetty or whether there are options to extend our footprint.

On another subject, last month I, together with hundreds of other people including many Members, attended the service for the celebration of life for Vice Patron Bruce Campbell OAM. Bruce’s contribution to yachting and RFBYC is well documented elsewhere in this edition of Tidings, but I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Bruce’s family for involving RFBYC by choosing to hold the wake at our Club. It was an honour for me to be invited to say a few words at the wake, and be part of a service that was full of laughter, sadness and memories of an accomplished life. Vale Bruce Gordon Campbell OAM.

Early in 2015, I intend that Long Term Planning Committee will meet so that another fresh set of eyes can review the work of these various working groups, as well as consider other plans for the future.So Members can be assured the future planning process is well in hand at RFBYC. Congratulations to Club members who participated in the recent Governor’s Cup, 22 November 2014. RFBYC

MERRY CHRISTMAS Finally, I’d like to wish all Members a safe and happy Festive Season. I wish all our Members participating in regattas over coming months all the very best of luck, and I look forward to 2015 with great optimism.

Welcome to summer and all that goes with it. Opening of the sailing season, Twilight Sailing, Sunday Sessions and much more besides.

It is fair to say that the last few months have flown by. There has been plenty of activity at the Club. Opening Day is the key date on the sailing calendar and it didn’t disappoint. The day was a great success with the combination of the Junior and Senior Club Openings.

Another big annual event is the Melbourne Cup Lunch, so wonderfully organised by Diana van der Worm, Sue Baker and Sharon Grassick. This year the supported charity was “Sock it to Sarcoma!” and the day raised over $34,000.

Other Club events held include, the Commodores Cocktail party, AFL Grand Final day and a special performance by Austen Tayshus with his special brand of humour. All were well supported and from all accounts were well received by members and their guests.

Which leads me to a couple of points regarding members and their guests.

Club Rules allow for a member to bring up to five guests at a time to the Club for dining or drinks in the bar and grounds and they must be accompanied at all times.

There are a couple of reasons for this, liquor licensing and member enjoyment of the Club. We are not looking to dampen any enthusiasm for the use of the facilities but we do want to ensure that all members are able to enjoy the Club and what is has to offer.

I also remind members that they are responsible for their guest’s behaviour whilst using the Club. This extends to dress requirements and other general rules. Common sense and courtesy covers a lot of these situations.

By now most, if not all members will have received the new member cards. You may also be aware that the Point of Sale machines no longer have the function to ‘look up’ your account. To charge a transaction to your account you will need to swipe your card. This also applies to the 10% member discount. No card, no discount.

BOWLINE RESTAURANT The Bowline Restaurant continues to be well patronised. The menu offerings are being fine-tuned and it’s pleasing to report that we have been receiving good feedback from members in relation to their dining experiences. Head Chef Richard Pothecary and his team have been working hard to ensure food quality is of the highest order and that meals are delivered in timely manner. To help the Club ensure you receive a great experience when dining it is important that you plan ahead and book.

This allows the Club to allocate the right number of staff both in the restaurant and in the kitchen. Of course there will be occasions where you might want to take advantage of an impromptu moment and the Club will make every attempt to accommodate your needs.

When making a booking either online or by phone you will be asked for your contact details together with your member number. This is your unique number on your member card. . Should you wish to book for a larger group you may need to speak to the restaurant team to assist with menu choices and seating logistics. The Club is not seeking to reduce your experience but more importantly ensure that your needs can be accommodated along with that of the other patrons

Sunday breakfast is in full swing with glorious weather to match the location.

The simplified menu is proving to be popular and you are able to ask for variations to the items listed.

SUNDAY SESSIONS Coming up, the Sunday Sessions are back. Check the Gybe Sheet newsletters for more detail and I can assure you we have some great music lined up for your enjoyment. The Sunday before Christmas, 21 December will see some special Festive Season treats along with good music and a great atmosphere.

New Year’s Eve will be upon us soon and we are planning for the traditional twilight sailing and entertainment. More details will be published closer to the date so check the newsletters.

One last housekeeping item. Parking in the Club grounds. No doubt as summer rolls on, parking will be in high demand for sailing days and other Club events.

We have Keith manning the front gate at peak times to manage access to the Club. Please be patient as Keith, when he’s there, is working to ensure it all runs as smoothly as possible. If you don’t have a current sticker or your membership card then you may not be granted entry.

You can probably sense that there is an underlying message in my article. There have been several incidents of members behaving badly of late. Getting uptight and behaving in an untoward manner with anyone at the Club is not going to be tolerated. If you, as a member has an issue to discuss, then contact the Club and do so in the right spirit.

SEASON GREETINGS Be safe over the Festive Season, wishing you all the best to you and your families.

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matt giudice REAR COMMODORE juniors

PETER CHALMER REAR COMMODORE SAIL

It is shaping up to be a special year with a lot of new sailing events and formats being presented.

volunteers who help bring this format of racing to fruition. We look forward to the next one in February.

OPENING DAY

Many of our younger sailors travelled to Europe during August/September.

We saw Peter Nicholas & Luke Payne put in a tremendous effort to finish 2nd out of a fleet of 154 boats in the 505 World Championships in Kiel, Germany.

Spectacular racing by the young sailors and very proud of their result. We hope to see them in South Africa next year to give it another go! Luke Elliott, David Gilmour, Jasper Warren, Tessa Parkinson, Chelsea Hall & Carrie Smith participated in the ISAF Sailing world Championships in Santander. David Gilmour finished a credible 6th place in the 49er Class with 80 boats and Luke Elliott 19th in the Laser Class out of 147 boats. The girls put up a fight in the 49erFX class, however was unable to secure a top 10 position. Carrie finished midway in the 470 Class out of a fleet of 56.

The 118th Opening Day on 18 October was a great success and the changes to the format of the day were received very well. Combining the Junior and Senior Opening Days proved to be a spectacular day with the Dinghies’ sail past in the morning and the Keelboats sailing in the afternoon. Junior presentations were held just before the Opening Ceremony and it was wonderful to see sailors of all ages at the same place at the same time. At the start of the season I had cause to send out an email that addressed our behaviour towards each other both on and off the water.

Its message was extremely simple; we all share the Club and its facilities and how we treat each other affects our enjoyment of those facilities. Please show courtesy and respect at all times.

Thursday afternoon continues to gain momentum and has recently notched up a record of 34 starters. For those that can make time for such activities during the week, Brian Cain and his start team provide a great way to break up the week.

The raffle draw is as keenly contested as the racing and stewards are now screening entries to ensure no foul play occurs. The Anniversary Midweek Race saw 33 boats take to the water. Congratulations to Jeff Sinton and his crew on board his Dragon, ‘Taranui’ who was presented with the Half Gold Sovereign as the overall winner on the day.

AMS handicaps have been used for several Saturdays now and the uptake by our sailors has been good with Divisions 1 and 2 incorporating the additional handicapping system. The Couta Boats are embracing it as well. Positive feedback has indicated the Windward/ Leeward Race Day was well received by the majority fleets. Thank you to John McQueen, Ron Rose and your team of

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MATCH RACING Our Match Racing teams continue to perform well with Team Gilmour (David Gilmour & team) finishing 3rd at the inaugural Dutch Match Cup. Neptune Racing (Sam Gilmour & team) after a successful tour has returned to local waters to prepare for the Australian Match Racing Championships & the Warren Jones Regatta in January. The Club will be well represented at the 2015 Warren Jones Regatta with Neptune Racing (Sam Gilmour), Gilmour Racing (Lachy Gilmour) and Will Boulden representing the Club.

Yachting Achievements - Sam Gilmour was recently awarded for the second year running, ‘Male Athlete of the Year’ at the UWA Sports Awards Night. His team was also awarded ‘Team of the Year’ for their 2nd placing at the UWA Match Racing World Championships. Well done to John Standley & Tristan Brown who were shorted listed for the Yachting

Australia Awards for ‘Official of the Year’ and ‘Coach of the Year’.

Whilst probably not under my umbrella I had the pleasure of being involved with the YWA Youth Inter-Club Team Racing Championships held at the Club during September. The sailors, volunteers & coaches all coped remarkably well with a range of weather conditions thrown at them. We saw a FSC & RFBYC finals showdown which saw FSC come out on top. A great effort from all sailors involved. On the offshore front we had the Club represented in the Geraldton & Return Race. Congratulations to the following members who were well placed: Fremantle – Geraldton 1st IRC: Calm – Tony Mitchell 2nd IRC & YAH: Black Betty – Gary McNally 3rd IRC: Dirty Deeds - Alan Stein Geraldton – Fremantle 1ST IRC & YAH: ME II – Peter Hickson 2nd IRC: Calm – Tony Mitchell The first race of the Farrawa Cup Series will take place on 29 & 30 November and I suspect will all be over by the time you read this issue of Tidings. The Bunbury & Return will be held on 17 & 18 January and we look forward to another good turnout of yachts to participate in this 169nm race. We are again hosting the IRC State Championships from 23 – 26 January and encourage all IRC rated yachts to enter.

Preparations for the Rottnest Festival of Sail are progressing well with the Notice of Race now available. Please book your accommodation early to avoid disappointment. This is sure to be a great weekend of sailing, with some onshore fun!In closing, I wish to thank the Yachting Operations staff who make all things happen and also my fellow Flags who have gently nudged me the first 3 months of my term.

This year we hope to build on the success of last season with large numbers of sailors participating in Club activities and racing at the Dinghy Club.

The combined Opening Day was a huge success with dinghy racing in the morning and the Opening Ceremony for the whole Club in the afternoon.

Despite the cool weather there was plenty of fun on and off the water with many of the sailors braving the cold to play on the waterslide and activities on the beach. Our inaugural Sail Past was well received, well done to Toby Webster - his pirate inspired boat won the “Best Dressed Yacht” award.

Congratulations to our 2014 - 2015 Junior Committee.

• Junior Captain - Ben Walsh • Vice Captain - Oliver Medd • Secretary - Lucy Alderson • Treasurer - Zoe Thomson • Committee Members - Hugh Allen, Sidonia Barwood, Alice Gallen, Rohin Kehal, Portia Knight, Lachlan Medd, Florian Mitteregger, Kaiella Taylor, James Stout.

INTER-CLUB CHAMPAIONSHIP In late September RFBYC hosted the 2014 Youth Inter-Club Team Racing Championships. The regatta was held over two days with tough competition, tight racing and challenging weather conditions, spectators enjoyed viewing the racing from the Club balcony with the racing happening just off the end of the marina.

Congratulations to all of our Club members who competed at the Sail Freo regatta. 65 RFBYC boats entered the regatta; approximately forty percent of total entries! Well done to all of our Club members who competed! In the classes RFBYC contested, our sailors took out 53% of the top 5 places!

49er Circuit going forward. The Oceania Championship will follow the 49er & FX National Championships at Jervois Bay Sailing Club with boats expected from the eastern states as well as some international teams travelling to Perth to take advantage of our great weather and training opportunities.

A fantastic achievement across the fleets with podium finishes in the Optimist Gold and Silver, O’pen BIC, 29er, Laser Standard, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, Contender, 420, Musto Skiff and 49er FX classes.

As well as the Oceania Championships at Freshwater Bay, RFBYC will be running the race management on the 49er & FX course at the National Championships at Jervois Bay Sailing in December/January. If you have some time available please contact the Club to register as a volunteer for one of the events; the racing will be spectacular and it will be a fantastic opportunity to “get up close” to these magnificent boats.

On Sunday mornings the Dinghy Club lawn is full of people of all ages, it is wonderful to see so many eager sailors, parents and volunteers participating in Sunday morning activities. Each week we have over 500 sailors engaged in coaching, learn to sail programs, teams racing, Sunday racing as well as our schools training programme.

With the National and Youth Championships fast approaching, coaching programmes for each class are in full swing with two coaching sessions per week at the Dinghy Club.

Each day there are large groups of sailors on the water until dark honing their skills and fine-tuning their boats.

It will be a busy summer for the dinghy sailors in WA, in addition to the National and Youth Championships there are two World Championships being held on the river and the 49er & FX Oceania Championships held at RFBYC. The January 49er & FX Oceania Championships held at RFBYC will be the first ever Oceania Championship and the event forms part of the Continental

MERRY CHRISTMAS I hope everyone has a safe and happy festive season and good luck to anyone competing over the holidays.

Congratulations to RFBYC Blue Team for their second place finish - a fantastic achievement from our young team! Well done to RFBYC Green Team for their sixth place - lots of close finishes!

Thank you to our race management team and volunteers for such a well-run event; completing so many races over two days is a challenge!

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RICHARD WILLIAMS REAR COMMODORE power

and also the open invitation for power boaters to join the sailors at The Cruising Yacht Club during their annual race to and from Rockingham over the weekend of the 29 and 30 November.

I am confident that in years ahead the Rockingham weekend can grow into a fantastic annual Club activity.

Off-Water Events A new initiative of the Power Committee is to develop a series of off-water presentations through the year. The first was a presentation from the Fisheries Department held on 19 November as a summer season opener to give members the latest advice on rules, regulations and general fisheries information.

Last year’s runner up Bunn Lynn and Peter Wisbey on-board Endless Summer led the way at this year’s Time Trialling awards held at the end of September, marking a close to the 2014 season. With a score of 188 points their consistency and accuracy was hard to beat.

Congratulations must also go to Rob Cameron who was awarded the Naiad Trophy for most improved skipper and Bunn Lynn individually, who received the Rear Commodore’s Trophy for his regular work behind the scenes in ensuring RFBYC’s continued participation in the State Teams events during the course of the season. Once again I would like to thank all the sponsors including Qwest Valuations, Wawrick Hemsley, Daniels Printing Craftsmen and Caroline Christie for their generous support of this year’s season. The introduction of a $100 Bowline dining voucher for the handicap winner proved to be a popular initiative.

The Power Committee has some further ideas for 2015 to make participation easy for those of you who might like to go out once or twice a season.

It was remiss of me in the last article not to mention the transition to our new Power Yacht Administrator from Deb 8

Hanrahan to Casey Walsh who, like me found herself in at the deep end at the busy time of year. Welcome Casey and thanks to Deb for helping with the transition.

Quickly following on from the close of the Time Trialling Season was the Sailing Opening Day festivities. It was pleasing as always to see such a great turn out of power boats to support this important Club event.

This also marked the start of the Summer River Roster for power boats so thanks also to those boats that went out to support the sailors on what turned out to be quite a stormy and eventful day. Power boat owners are reminded of the need to do our bit on the river during the sailing season and to make a note in your diary once committed to avoid last minute confusion and delays on the day.

Remember that it is your responsibility to find a replacement if you can’t make it not the already busy race committee.

Summer Events With summer now approaching we will have completed two further activities by the time you are reading this article.

Numbers are looking good for the River Raft up scheduled for the 4 December

We have a list of other interesting topics relating to boating technology and other items of general marine significance we look forward to announcing in the months ahead. We hope to see the power fraternity throw their support behind these events, and that we might also get the chance to share a drink at the bar afterwards and get to know our fellow boaties.

Please Watch Your Wash It is hard to believe that it is now over a year since the 8 knot limit was introduced in Freshwater Bay. After many years of anticipation it seems that it was well worth the wait. Most people I speak with agree that there has been a great reduction in severe wash affecting the Club. With summer coming it is a timely reminder therefore for all of us to be considerate with our wash as it can affect all other clubs and river users. Please be mindful of what wake is pouring out from behind you just as much as the great view out in front - if in doubt, slow down!

Merry Xmas To all members and their families I extend my best wishes for Christmas and New Year. I hope to see you on the water and please enjoy a safe holiday period wherever your travels may take you.

Celebrate

New Year’s Eve

at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club Wednesday, 31 December 2014

Price: $30.00 Adults $20.00 Children

(12 and under)

Asian or Mexican meal BBQ pack with salad Fish and Chips or Burger Meals will be available from 17:30 - 21:30.

Cheese platters can be pre-ordered $25.00 (phone: 9286 8200) Be entertained with live music by “Lighthouse” from 20:00 - 1:00am

Bookings are essential.

Tickets will be issued and required to obtain your meal.

Please go to the RFBYC website to make your booking: www.rfbyc.asn.au

Neptune Racing Sam Gilmour Over a period of 10 weeks, Neptune Racing took on an ambitious schedule to compete in 10 international match-racing regattas. Spanning across Europe and the USA, the experience was incredible and taught us a number of lessons that come with the ups and downs of competing at this level of sailing.

Our time away started by representing both Australia and The University of Western Australia at the World University Championships, which saw 19 open teams head to the mountains of Italy to contest the titles. Being the reigning champions from 2012 there was some pressure on the team to once again perform at this event. After 4 days of racing, which saw not a great deal of fair racing conditions, we eventually were edged out in the final by team USA. It was incredible to have been awarded a second World University Championships medal. As a result, the team was awarded Australian University Team of the Year, an award presented across all sports!

After spending another week in Italy for a second event (and another second place), the team travelled halfway across the world to compete at the Governor’s Cup in Newport Beach, California, one of the teams’ favourite events. We had an interesting week - particularly trying to get over jet lag throughout the early stages of racing. Once again, the team qualified for the final of racing, and was up against Nevin Snow, who was the skipper of team USA at the University World Championships. In what was some of the closest racing we have had, the team managed to edge Snow out 3-2 to win the Governor’s Cup for the second time! It was a huge achievement for the team, being a feat that not many have achieved before.

From here, there was no time to rest and celebrate as we were back on a plane across the Atlantic to reach Finland for the Youth Match Racing World Championships the morning after the event. With the best teams from around the world aged under 23, we knew that this was another event were we could monitor our performance and see where we were against some the best sailors within a similar age group.

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This time, we reached the final of the event (edging out Nevin Snow and team USA 3-0 in the semi final) up against top ranked team Denmark, helmed by Joachim Aschenbrenner.

We were beaten in the final 0-3, but another silver medal was something that the team was incredibly proud of once again.

We then continued on our way through Europe to events in France and Russia, where we placed 5th and 6th respectively.

The team didn’t perform at the level we knew we could, and with some losses in critical races it was only by the slimmest margin that we were not on the podium.

For the final component of our tour we travelled once again back to the USA to compete in the US Grand Slam Series.

Made up of 4 events in Chicago, Detroit and New York, this series never fails to attract some of the best teams in the world.

A 3rd place in Chicago, followed by a 5th in Detroit held us in relatively good stead for the final two events.

There was slight difference of pace in New York, as we sailed the Swedish Match 40 class boats for the first time. A much bigger and heavier boat than what we usually sail, it was a greatly modified style of racing, as overtaking is slower and harder to achieve. We eventually placed 7th and 6th in these final two events, again losing some crucial races that made the racing slightly more difficult. We took many lessons of the different strategies sailing these boats, and were helped along the way by Luke Payne and Peter Nicholas who came aboard to sail with us for the two events.

The time spent overseas has come with many different lessons, and gave us the opportunity to represent Australia at a number of different events. Reaching an all time high ISAF world ranking of 13th is something that we are incredibly proud of, and are looking forward to improving that over the course of the summer. We must thank Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for its ongoing support with our sailing, as well as Kaenon and Zhik who provided such quality racing equipment for our time away.

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2014 ISAF Worlds Experience Chelsea Hall Tessa Parkinson and I travelled to Spain in August this year to represent Australia in the 49er FX Class at the 2014 ISAF World Sailing Championships. We arrived in Spain two weeks before the regatta to set up our charter boat and to compete in the pre worlds training regatta.

Before leaving Perth we trained on the water at both RFBYC and JBSC, 5 times a week as well as attending gym sessions, fundraising and working full time. It was hard work but we felt confident in our team and abilities and were proud of our preparations before we departed Australia. Thanks to our WA 49er training partners Bayden, Will, Ella and Cameron for training against us on the water and putting us through our paces.

Thanks also to David Mann and Fang Warren for teaching us all about how to make a 49erFX go fast.

18 boats competed the pre worlds and it was a prefect way to prepare for the World Championships because racing was tight and we raced on the two courses that we would use for the World Championships. Every day there was four races of 30 minutes with three laps which allowed us to learn about the race area, practice our boat handling under pressure, learn about our competitors and to see how far the girls had progressed since we had raced them 12 months earlier. We had some good and bad races and identified that all teams were getting much more professional and experienced with skiff racing. We were thrilled

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that Luke Parkinson could come and support us on the water at the worlds. Luke helped us so much and taught us many lessons that we will both use in the rest of our sailing careers. He was a huge part of the success we had in Santander.

The first race of the worlds we placed 3rd after starting on port at the pin and working the left nicely on a three lap race course.

Race two we did something similar, however we were winning the race this time by quite a margin and gybed at a wrong time and capsized. During the gybe Tessa got a nasty black eye and we snapped our trapeze elastic making it quite hard to recover, placing 17th. For the third race of qualifying we had a tough race in light wind. We lost almost eight boats soaking too low into the finish. Regardless we kept our heads high. Before race 4 the race committee decided to launch us in 30 knots of wind and massive seas. There were six, 49erFX masts, one of them being ours, snapped and two ambulances called. Thankfully racing was abandoned for the rest of the day and we were able to step another mast in the boat and get racing again the following day.

So last day of qualifying was upon us and we had a cracker of a day. Conditions were challenging leaving the harbour, and many boats were capsized, but we managed to make it safely to the starting area. We managed to have a really good pre race preparation and started middle to pin in both races and had really good acceleration and speed, tacked on good numbers so the

races were easy raced from there. We had a 2nd and a 3rd and qualified in 10th for Gold Fleet, what a brilliant start, we were on track with our goal of placing top ten.

We started gold fleet racing with a 15th after swimming when we were leading. It was really disappointing to swim but we fought hard to get the boat up and finish the race. We were placed 12th in race seven. We then had a 23rd after we struggled to hold our lane off the start and were forced to tack, we then didn’t get a clear lane when we tacked so was forced to tack back again. We were simply left behind by the leaders and it was hard to catch up again in gold fleet. Race 9 we wanted the pin and won the start but sailed a bit too far left instead of consolidating a little with the fleet. Nonetheless we fought hard and sailed a brilliant race, finishing 7th.

The final day of the Worlds brought not much wind and unfortunately Tess and I were one of the bigger combinations for the Worlds and got punished for this. We were placed 25th after starting second row at the pin and missing a vital right-hander in the first race of the day. Nontheless our spirits stayed high and we regrouped for the next race.

We managed a mid-fleet finish here but were later protested out of this race for a windward-leeward boat situation on the start line. We were leeward boat and were disqualified for not giving

the windward boat room and opportunity to keep clear. The final race of the series was no different to the previous two on this day.

There was a fight at the boat end with four minutes to the start.

We had to make three tacks to get into phase and with clear air, this proved costly. It was evident that the boats that had done plenty of regatta and race practice in light winds excelled on that day and it was a tough day to finish the Worlds. Overall we placed 21st in the 49erFX Class at the 2014 ISAF World Sailing Championships.

We would like to thank a number of people who gave us the opportunity to compete at the Worlds: To Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and its members, thank you. To the Ron Tough Yachting Foundation and the Rockingham City Council thanks for financially assisting us to compete. We would also like to thank people who supported us through the ASF Fund. To Yacht Grot Fremantle for supporting us with rigging and rope and to Sailmakers WA for helping us with sail repairs. Finally we would like to thank Ragna and Maia from Norway for supporting us with the boat we used for the Worlds.

Lastly, congratulations to David Gilmour for sailing a brilliant Worlds, finishing 7th and working so hard to qualify for the 2015 Australian Sailing Team. We wish him well for his quest for 49er Olympic selection.

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ISAF World Championships Luke Elliott After all the hype and anticipation I was finally here, my third overseas trip for the year and by far the most important. The ISAF World Championships was looming over the sailing world. I had just returned from a coaching job in Japan and got to spend a whole 12 hours in Perth before flying out to Europe again.

36 hours of airtime in two days didn’t make me feel too excited about the whole thing. However, after a bumpy 12 hour flight to Dubai something unexpected happened; my first free upgrade. I must say it made my journey so much better; three course meals, two TVs and a horizontal bed changes the whole flying experience.

Once I arrived in Frankfurt I met up with Tom Burton and together we found Ryan and Ash (our other team mates) who had the team car and boats. Together we drove another 7 hours and spent the night in a hotel before we finally arrived at our destination, Lake Garda. It’s safe to say Lake Garda is my favourite place in the world.

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Sailing, cycling, windsurfing, great food, good gyms, warm weather; what more does a sailing fanatic need. I cycled every single day we spent in Italy. I had also just collected my brand new boat and it was proving to be a bit of a rocket. I felt good and I don’t think I had ever felt more prepared coming into an event.

They were strong, and to make matters worse, they were different from one side of the race course compared to the other. This made each sailor’s strategy crucial for success. We spent endless hours analysing our training and preparing our equipment because we knew every little bit would count. It was time to start racing.

Once we arrived in Santander a week later, the pressure of the event started to settle in. All the major teams were out training hard and looking ready to race after months of base training on location. It was awesome to see how prepared the management of the event was. A huge stadium had been set up to support the thousands of spectators that filled the boat parks every morning. The weather was warm and the atmosphere electric in the final few days before racing began. I did my best to escape the hype and hid out away from the people and cameras as much as I could. We had a solid two weeks of training on site and this included every type of condition the tricky bay had to offer. For me the hardest part was trying to understand the currents.

The first two days of the Worlds were the most intense and emotional for everyone. Anyone who has raced a regatta before knows the tension that builds as the cut off between Gold fleet and Silver fleet approaches. If you are outside of that top 49 after four races then your regatta is effectively over.

You can never climb back into that Gold fleet. Luckily for me things went my way in qualifying, my speed was great and I was able to move through the fleet to get some solid results, placing 42nd after four races. Now the real work began as my goal was top 30 and I wasn’t going to be happy with anything less.

The wind gods weren’t kind to us for the back half of the regatta, making it a race officer’s nightmare. On average we probably spent about eight hours on water per day.

As in qualifying my speed was great and by just chipping away I managed to keep my scores consistent and low. I also managed two top ten places in the Gold fleet racing. At last year’s Worlds I couldn’t even place inside the top 50 in a race.

My consistency paid off and I managed to jump some boats to finish 19th overall, my best result to date. I was really happy to have achieved and exceeded my goal and I’m now looking forward to continuing my improvement and readying myself for the summer season.

I just want to say a massive thank you to my coaches Arthur Brett, Belinda Stowell and Michael Blackburn for their ongoing support of my Olympic campaign. I would also like to thank WAIS and Yachting Australia for helping me on my journey.

Without these people and institutions I know I couldn’t be doing what I do. Finally I want to thank Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for their ongoing faith in my dream and helping to make it a reality.

See you on the water.

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Dragon Update Geoff Totterdell The meeting held in London on 26 October 2014 for the International Dragon Association reinforced the endurance and attraction of the Dragon Class in World recognition.

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Thirty one countries race fleets of Dragons and in the past five years 165 Dragon yachts have been built, more than any other of recognised one design keelboat.

There is an emergence of European nations such Hungary with quality fleets of Dragon yachts sailed by young professional people excited by the opportunity of travelling to high class regattas held throughout Europe during the summer sailing season.

Cascais in Portugal has established itself as an all-year-round sailing venue in close proximity to most European countries by cheap and quick airflight connections and is holding monthly regattas of 30 Dragons or more with representatives from many European countries.

Given the success of “Aeolus” in our local fleet, it was less surprising to learn that there has been a great demand for 50 year old refurbished timber Dragons in Europe as they are gaining prominence at the top end of the fleets despite the intense competition.

2019 will be a significant year for the Dragon Class and potentially for Western Australia and RFBYC. It will be the 90th Anniversary of the design of the Dragon and most likely that the World Championship for the Class will be held in Western Australia and hosted by RFBYC. The Dragon Class continues to be the pre-eminent one-design keelboat in Western Australia and most likely, the world.

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Power Closing Day 2014

International Mirror CLASS Simon Barwood The International Mirror Dinghy is one of the most enduring and popular dinghy sailing classes worldwide with over 70,000 boats built since its inception in the 1960s. The Mirror dinghy has since been updated twice and remains popular in the UK, Ireland, Australia, South Africa, Sweden and Canada and is typically sailed by two teenagers or a parent child combination, the latter being particularly prevalent in Australia. World Championships are held bi-annually and in January 2015 are being hosted by Theewater Sports Club on a large dam in the mountains, 90 minutes from Cape Town in South Africa with between 60 - 100 boats expected to compete.

Although South Africa has a strong Mirror fleet, among their ranks the current world champions, they have no boat builder manufacturing Mirrors and very few quality boats available to charter. This being the case, the Australian team of five boats, four from Western Australia, are sending our boats to South Africa to compete in the 2015 World Championships.

Fortunately such an undertaking has been done before so the Mirror Class Association already owned custom-built steel frames and all the rigging necessary to secure the boats in the container. We were also very fortunate to have the experience and expertise on hand from members involved in previous shipments to advise and guide we first timers through the process which is quite involved.

Many thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far including Ana at CCI, Lockie at UTi (a former Mirror sailor himself), Tony at MSC, Scott at Global Transport, Ben and Jessica at Sea Containers WA and Geoff and Brad from the Mirror Class Association. Fingers crossed that our much loved little boats make the journey to South Africa safely and our sailors perform well at the World Championships.

Ice Bucket Challenge for Motor Neurone Disease Saturday, 14 September RFBYC accepted a challenge from Royal Perth Yacht Club to participate in the “Ice bucket challenge�.

The challenge aimed to raise aware about motor neurone disease.

A quick pass around of an ice bucket and we raised in excess of $200.00 which was donated to Motor Neurone Disease Association of WA. Thank you to those who participated.

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Welcome New Club Members FULL ORDINARY Member Peter Chegwidden Alexander Sunman Rose Caffey Jesse Doherty Malcolm Hawke Peter Davenport Tony Millard Christian Zerovich Jennylee Norgard Bryan Quinn Pam Collibee Anton Le Roux Richard Shugrue Richard Bougher Susan Ghent Michael Cook

Proposer Scott Bailey Grant Alderson Graham Anstee-Brook Gary McNally Glenn Bettridge Khaled Hejlch Evan Moore Rob Black Ross Norgard Gordon Blaauw Stephen Collibee Grant Alderson Stephen Kenney Hugh Speirs John Standley Grant Alderson

Seconder Tim Leunig Peter Chalmer Richard Szklarz Nicholas Davis Thomas Lovelady Richard Szklarz Christopher Hodge Gordon Blaauw Richard Timms Dean McAullay Peter Collibee Stephen Lauder Everard Yeo Matthew Hansen Dean McAullay John Taylor

Proposer Scott Bailey Graham Anstee-Brook Gordon Blaauw Grant Alderson John Taylor Hugh Speirs John Standley

Seconder Tim Leunig Richard Szklarz Dean McAullay Stephen Lauder Alan Fisher Matthew Hansen Dean McAullay

Proposer James Carew-Reid Bill Foster Peter Fairweather

Seconder Jan Safar Kim Laurence James Carew-Reid

Proposer Grant Alderson

Seconder John Low

Proposer Scott Bailey Matt Giudice Matt Giudice Grant Alderson Peter Chalmer Peter Chalmer John Kernot Gordon Blaauw Grant Alderson Grant Alderson

Seconder Tim Leunig Carol Martin Carol Martin Carol Martin Carol Martin Carol Martin David Martin Dean McAullay Carol Martin Carol Martin

ASSOCIATE Member Karen Sainty James Caffey Melissa Quinn Charmaine Le Roux Mary Pat Williams Angela Lumsden Cameron Owen

RECIPROCAL Member Warrick Welsh Steve Robinson Marek Rodkiewicz

JUNIOR 16-18 Member Esther Hillebrand

JUNIOR UNDER 16 Member Joseph Chegwidden Logan Hinkley Lara Hinkley Josh Gilbert Sam Gillard George Nicholson Sam Hoffman Amelia Quinn Lachy Owen Royston Pearce

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Member Proposer Oliver Mavrick Grant Alderson Evie Rose Ron Rose Solomon Backshall Grant Alderson Campbell Stewart T.Rex Henderson Siobhan Le Roux Grant Alderson Moonyean Le Roux Grant Alderson Kai Marns-Morris Grant Alderson Jesse Smith Peter Nelson

Seconder Carol Martin Grant Alderson Matt Giudice Ian G Campbell Stephen Lauder Stephen Lauder Carol Martin Geoff Wilson

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 or email – 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 first 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 next stage of the membership process will be ratified by General Committee on the last Tuesday of the month.

SAILING results

Mid-week Sailing Brian Cain It has been very gratifying to see the popularity of the Thursday afternoon sailing growing and the continued warm and fuzzy atmosphere in the bar afterwards.

The sailors and crews are to be congratulated for their participation. Since Mid-Winter the average number of starters on RFBYC Thursday sailing days has risen from around twenty to over thirty.

Mid-Week sailing at RFBYC could not be the success it has been lately without the volunteers assisting in the start box, namely Arthur and Carmen Wells, Elaine Johnston, Margaret Stowell Geoff Hick and my good wife Jackie.

May I also thank staff members Carol Martin, Debbie Hanrahan and Paul Bayliss and Nathan Stronach for their attention to Mid-Week Sailing and many thanks to Peter Hickson and his staff from Carilley Estate and Mulberry Estate for their service and sponsorship.

The highlight of recent sailing days was the 118th Anniversary race for the 1911 Half Gold Sovereign.

The Anniversary Race was held on 6 November 2014. The race attracted forty five nominations, however those starting in the race came down to thirty three.

The race was run in cloudy conditions with an excellent 12 knot westerly breeze with a little north to boot. All boats were back in their pens or on their moorings and crews made it into the comfort of the bar before the rain came.

The presentation for the 118th Anniversary Race was held in the bar shortly after 1800hrs and was in combination with the announcement and presentations for the Mid-Week 2014 Autumn/Winter consistency series.

Sponsors Prize / “C” FLEET Consistency / 5 Starters / Presented by Martin Le-Cerf Smart PLACE

YACHT

SKIPPER

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1st

Black Tie

Simon Barwood

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2nd

Casual Attire

Clay Cook

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3rd

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Michael Edmonds

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2nd =

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Kevin Palassis

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Tanks Perpetual Trophy / “B” FLEET Consistency / 25 Starters / Presented by Past Cmdre Basil Twine PLACE

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Cosmos

Barry Johnston

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2nd

Flash Back

John Cassidy

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3rd

Sulphur

Dick Newnham

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Denis Manton Memorial Trophy / “A” FLEET Consistency / 23 Starters / Presented by Gail Manton PLACE

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1st

Apokato

Kevin Palassis

53

2nd

Kite

Ron Heeks/Gerry McGann

62

3rd

Team Saab

Harry Schmitz

64

118th ANNIVERSARY RACE / Presented by Commodore Ian Clarke

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PLACE

YACHT

SKIPPER

Corrected Time

1st

Taranui

Jeffrey Sinton

1:00:27

2nd

Team Saab

Harry Schmitz

1:00:41

3rd

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Glen McNally

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Fastest

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Harry Schmitz

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Calendar of events DECEMBER 2014 to FEBRUARY 2015 3 DECEMBER 2014

TWILIGHT SAILING

12 FEBRUARY 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

4 DECEMBER 2014

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

14 FEBRUARY 2015

CLUB RACING

6 DECEMBER 2014

CLUB RACING

15 FEBRUARY 2015

GEOGRAPHE BAY RACE WEEK

10 DECEMBER 2014

TWILIGHT SAILING

18 FEBRUARY 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

11 DECEMBER 2014

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

19 FEBRUARY 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

12 – 14 DECEMBER 2014

DRAGON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

21 FEBRUARY 2015

CLUB RACING

13 DECEMBER 2014

CLUB RACING

25 FEBRUARY 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

17 DECEMBER 2014

TWILIGHT SAILING

26 FEBRUARY 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

18 DECEMBER 2014

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

27 FEBRUARY 2015 (FRIDAY)

EVENING/NIGHT RACE

20 DECEMBER 2014

CLUB RACING

28 FEBRUARY – 3 MARCH 2015

LONG WEEKEND OPTIMIST STATE CHAMPIONSHIP DRAGON PRE-WORLD REGATTA

22 – 6 DECEMBER 2014

NO CLUB RACING

5 MARCH 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

31 DECEMBER 2014

NEW YEARS TWILIGHT

6 MARCH 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

6 -11 JANUARY 2015

49ER FX & 49ER OCEANIA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

7 – 8 MARCH 2015

ECTHELLS STATES CHAMPIONSHIPS

7 JANUARY 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

7 MARCH 2015

CLUB RACING

8 JANUARY 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

11 MARCH 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

10 JANUARY 2015

CLUB RACING

12 MARCH 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

14 JANUARY 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

14 MARCH 2015

CLUB RACING

15 JANUARY 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

17 MARCH 2015

KPMG EVENT FOR COUTA BOATS

17 JANUARY 2015

ETCHELLS METRO SERIES AM

18 MARCH 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

17 JANUARY 2015

CLUB RACING

19 MARCH 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

17 – 18 JANUARY 2015

BUNBURY AND RETURN OCEAN RACE

21 MARCH 2015

CLUB RACING

21 JANUARY 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

22 MARCH 2015

DOC OF THER SWAN

22 JANUARY 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

25 MARCH 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

23 – 26 JANUARY 2015

IRC STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

26 MARCH 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

24 JANUARY 2015

CLUB RACING

28 MARCH 2015

CLUB RACING

28 JANUARY 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

28 – 29 MARCH 2015

ROTTNEST FESTIVAL OF SAIL

29 JANUARY 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

31 JANUARY 2015

SEQUICENTENARY RACE RPYC

1 FEBRUARY 2015

ETCHELLS METRO SERIES

4 FEBRUARY 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

5 FEBRUARY 2015

THURSDAY MID WEEK RACING

7 FEBRUARY 2015

WINDWARD / LEEWARD RACING FOR ALL FLEETS

11 FEBRUARY 2015

TWILIGHT SAILING

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Christmas and National Period Break No Club Racing from Monday 22 December 2014 to Tuesday 6 January 2015.

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UNVEILIng OF THE BRONZe Plaque

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TO HMAS LEEUWIN II

School Holiday Fun

The significance of HMAS Leeuwin II was commemorated for all members to see in the form of a bronze plaque placed on a limestone plinth adjacent to the club flagpole.

The plaque was unveiled by Mr R. A. (Tony) Smith, son of the Commanding Officer of HMAS Leeuwin II Lt Comd Roland Smith. Roland Smith was Commodore of RFBYC 1932-1934 and again 1940-1942. One of our most influential members, he was instrumental in the club being

RFBYC will be running childrens’ holiday courses during the coming summer school holidays.

Week 1

8 December – 12 December 2014

Week 2

15 December – 19 December 2014

Week 3

5 January – 9 January 2015

Week 4

12 January – 16 January2015

Week 5

19 January – 23 January 2015

Week 6

26 January – 30 January 2015

granted the right to use the prefix “Royal” in1935 and in its move to Keane’s Point in 1936.

The function was attended by 45 members and guests representing the Royal Australian Navy, the Town of Mosman Park, the Shire of Peppermint Grove and the Mosman Park RSL. Four beautiful launches, veterans of the HMAS Leeuwin II were moored alongside for the occasion which was followed by a morning tea.

Conducted on the safe, sheltered waters of Mosman Bay, the Club offers a range of courses designed for children 6 years and upwards, for complete novices to learn to race.

Fees start from $160.00 for Little Tackers (10 hours) including use of Club boats and safety equipment.

Recreational Skippers Ticket courses are available for children 14 years and over.

Participants must be able to swim and be water confident.

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VALE VICE PATRON BRUCE CAMPBELL OAM future success.

Following Bruce’s time as Commodore, he continued his close association with offshore sailing. In 1977 Bruce established the Farrawa Cup, a series of offshore races conducted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and he supported this series since its inception.

Bruce greatly facilitated the relationship between the Club and the military over many years. His involvement with the Royal Australian Artillery Association saw the restoration of many important historical artillery pieces with some on display within the Club’s grounds.

Bruce was also heavily involved with what is now known as Yachting Western Australia, holding the office of President from 1984 to 1986. He was made a Life Member of that organisation in 1998 for his services to yachting in Western Australia.

For his many contributions to the Club, Bruce was made a Life Member in 1991 and was elected as a Vice Patron in 1999.

Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is sad to acknowledge the passing of Vice Patron Bruce Campbell OAM. Bruce was a member of Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for 51 years since joining in 1963.

Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club owes a debt of gratitude for the life and involvement of Bruce Campbell OAM, who will be greatly missed.

Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is sad to acknowledge the passing of Vice Patron Bruce Campbell OAM. Bruce was a member of Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for 51 years since joining in 1963.

In his early Club life Bruce was a keen and active sailor both on the Swan River and offshore and owned several successful racing yachts – Celta, Sitka, Farrawa and Adams Rib – in which he achieved many notable successes including competing in the Sydney to Hobart Race on two occasions in 1977 and 1979.

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Bruce was elected to the Club Committee in 1970 and served on several sub-committees, all of which led to his election as Commodore in 1980, a position in which he served two terms.

He was renowned for his hospitality and for his benevolence. The Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club has Bruce to thank for the two HMB Endeavour Replica guns and for the completion of the decking outside the Athol Hobbs Room (The Campbell Deck).

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Bruce was instrumental in securing the Club’s financial future through his leadership. The capital upgrades, expansion and increases in membership, members’ services and sailing programs were unprecedented at the time, and undoubtedly lay the foundations for the Club’s

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If you had 20/20 hearing you would just discern a pppphit followed by another pppphit followed by the perplexing visual of the fly-wheel turning by itself.

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Open the gravity fed fuel valve, then: Open the gate valve for the raw water cooling.

Throw over the fly-wheel three times.

With a special hammer I had secured to the bulkhead, give the carburetta a smart smack and then three light taps on the magneto.

Next, throw in a switch which gave an extra-large spark for starting.

After all this, throw over the fly-wheel for the actual start.

Once, while sailing my Harrison Butler 24 ft Cutter I was being hopelessly outclassed by a Tumlaren yacht so I started the engine to give me an edge. With the sailing speed the engine was over revving so much it was like sitting in a cocktail shaker. It wouldn’t stop despite turning the fuel off. When it did eventually stop it was with a sigh followed by an explosion and it then started banging away backwards.

The reason for this weird behaviour was that it was actually burning its own lubricating oil so I was now the proud owner of the newly invented diesel engine.

Much to the chagrin of Rudolph Christian Karl Diesel people would be asking: “Has that boat of yours got a Jacoby in it?”

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WILLIAM WREFORD - CHARACTERS FROM RFBYC HISTORY Basil Twine I first met Bill in about 1957 when he joined the life insurance firm where I worked. My father died in 1958 when I was just 22 years old and very immature. With the responsibility of looking after my mother weighing heavily I found Bill a great source of advice and guidance. I could not have found a more supportive person.

highly intellectual grandson of Mr Claude De Bernales of gold mining fame.

Bill recounted to me an excursion when he was prevailed upon to take a group of this gentleman’s friends to Rottnest for the day: He warned of the likelihood of sea sickness and set a firm departure time of 0900hrs. When the group duly arrived at around 1100hrs with half a truck load of gear, steam was spurting from Bill’s ears. Then, during the trip down river the alarm was raised with a tragic wailing.

“We must go back. We have forgotten something!!” When Bill insisted on being informed the nature of this essential item and was told it was a lace tablecloth, he declined to turn back!

Bill, born 21 March 1921, was a big bloke in every way: Big build, big heart and a voice which shook the walls. But that same voice could also have a deep and melodious, baritone quality. He was not everyone’s person due to his propensity for expressing in basic terminology and stentorian tones, precisely what he thought. Not surprisingly such “expressions” occasionally caused some embarrassment.

Bill joined the Club as a 12 year old in 1934, the same year the Royal Charter was granted. He was proposed by his father Stanley Matthews Wreford who was the club Hon Treasurer at the time. When Bill died in 2007 he was the longest serving club member. - “Had to wait for that ^@#* Frank Ackland to go first.”

Bill’s education included Hale School of which he was very proud and at one time he played hockey for the Old Haleians Club.

Sailing at RFBYC began around 1935 on a famous little yacht named “Genevieve”. Some years ago it was beautifully restored by Rory Argyle. In those days it was sailed by George Gwynne. I am told there was an incident at Rottnest where Genevieve hit Government House Reef.

The steel centre board was forced back and split the keel to the transom. The boat was beached and the wound patched up with canvas and tacks. It was then sailed and bailed all the way back to Fremantle.

Bill (E.G.) Morris also told a story of sailing as crew with Bill in a “snub nosed dinghy”. “We spent a lot of time swimming and the rest being abused by Bill”. The other crew member was Bruce Hill who was sadly killed at Alamein in WW2.

One day he said: “Another crack out of that bugger and I’ll drop over the side and swim ashore and leave him to it.”

His Naval career began in the Naval Reserve 4 September 1939 (the day after WW2 was declared). He entered the RAN 29 November 1939 and was duly commissioned Acting Sub Lt 15 April 1942. “Damned hard work that. I’m not good at study.” His first ship was the Destroyer HMAS Hobart which was torpedoed by a Japanese Submarine in the Solomon Islands on 20 July 1943. Although that ship did not sink, the torpedo which struck the port side aft, caused significant damage which included the “sick bay” and destruction of all the anaesthetics as well as the gun deck where Bill was working. It killed one doctor and left

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the other with a broken ankle. Bill was concussed and had one ear partially torn off. The doctor with the broken ankle stitched it back without anaesthetic.

It seems Bill’s navy career was typically colourful when he “made a deal” with some crew from a “dry” US ship – a case of beer for 4 machine guns which were subsequently mounted on the deck of the Hobart.

His last ship was HMAS Hawkesbury which took part as an escort for the convoy which landed Australian troops at Tarakan. It also provided fire support for the landing. This was followed by a similar task at Brunei Bay in Borneo.

Following the surrender of Japan, Hawkesbury escorted Duntroon to Singapore to recover the prisoners of war who had been interned there. Among those men was his old skipper from Genevieve; George Gwynne.

At the end of the war Bill was transferred to the RANVR with the rank of Lieutenant.

His first civilian job after the war was as a “Rep” with the Shell Co in Carnarvon for which he was issued with one of the rare new vehicles available at that time - a new Ford Mercury. David Foulkes, Past Commodore of RPYC (and also member of RFBYC ) recounts various unprintable incidents with Bill in this vehicle.

One was when he alarmed a policeman directing traffic around a recovery party extricating a small car which had driven into the underground toilet in the centre of St George’s Terrace near William Street. When beside the policeman he bellowed for the benefit of his passengers: “Ahh. Look some poor b..….ds run into the s……house.”

In later years Bill purchased a 42’ Halvorsen which he named “Stand Easy”. His partner in this venture was a

Later, when relating the days experience to me he said: “The grub was all very special but it wasn’t meant for someone with an appetite.”

“These people are academics and quite brilliant in their own way. In fact they’re so brilliant they’re absolutely bloody useless!”

Around 1995 I was “Mr Vice” at a combined mess dinner (RFBYC and RPYC) at the Club. Prior to the entry of the official party I delivered the usual briefing on procedure and protocol regarding the Loyal Toast. It drew a loud baritone “Hear Hear” from the end of the room. Later, following the toast, the same booming baritone voice (from the end of the room) began singing “God Save the Queen”. Such was the melodious and booming quality of the voice that everyone enthusiastically joined in. Afterwards, when I congratulated Bill on this he said: “Thank Christ you did all join in. I couldn’t remember the second line.”

expressed surprise at his announcement that he was going to retire, he replied: “When it stops being fun, you stop doing it.”

He was quite sought-after as a crew for ocean races – strong, immune to seasickness and a good navigator. The Sunset class Maid Marion was his favourite.

I called to see him one day at his Kenwick property when he was building his 19 metre ferro cement yacht which he also named “Stand Easy”. “You gotta build ‘em strong and that depends on how well the mud is put on”. He built it strong alright, almost indestructible but despite its weight it performed quite well with a sea breeze on the quarter – reaching 8 to 10 knots coming back from Rottnest.

He was a devoted husband to Norma who had been a nurse during WW2 and was devastated at her death from cancer at a relatively young age.

Some years later he said to me one day “Hey young fella, I’m getting married again – marrying a “younger tart”. Well I’d look bloody silly kickin’ the kapok with a 75 year old wouldn’t I.” Molly was good for him. Bill may have been a bit rough around the edges sometimes but so are gold nuggets. He had a heart of gold and was a very good friend to me.

Bill’s war experiences left their mark. He became heavily involved in Legacy, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the RSL. He joined the AMP Society as an agent based in the metro area but also had periodical canvassing rights in the outback north of the state. His stated aim was to make sure his client families would be provided for if the breadwinner was lost.

His way of expressing this sometimes got a bit colourful.

Said to a wife:“The next best thing to a hot husband is cold cash. When he snuffs it just bring the corpse in and roll it over the counter. We’ll give you the cash”.

On another occasion when introducing himself to a proud new father and the owner of a “horse” property in the eastern suburbs; he bellowed from about 50 yards away: “Heard your wife just dropped a foal.”

He was a very good agent with a loyal clientele; especially before the abolition of “Death duties”. However when I

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VALE TONY MITCHELL Alan Fisher Tony Mitchell was already a seasoned offshore racing campaigner when he joined our Club some six years ago and during his enthusiastic time with us made a significant contribution to this area of our activities.

He arrived with an ocean racer named “Wild One” and kept it busy on weekends participating in offshore events while using it for social fun on Wednesday Twilights.

FREMANTLE TO BALI YACHT RACE AND RALLY FITS THE BILL FOR SUPERB SAILING TO EXOTIC LOCATION Twenty six boats have already signed up to sail to the exotic destination of Bali in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race & Rally which will sail from Fremantle next May with a staggered start for race and rally fleets.

Amongst those sailing in the 1440 nautical mile blue water event will be RFBYC member Martin Webster and co-owner Greg Barrett who will sail their evocatively named Playground, a 48ft Ron Given designed catamaran in the event.

Mr Webster, an 18 year RFBYC member and Etchell sailor said that Playground, built in Fremantle by Brett Robinson, was ideal for the Fremantle to Bali, with the rally a good adventure to have with friends.

Fremantle Sailing Club race chair and immediate past Commodore, Bob Kucera said the rally boats would get underway on Sunday 17 May three days ahead of the faster race yachts which would start their dash on Tuesday 19 May, which is a revised start date for race boats from that previously advised.

Mr Kucera, who has sailed the event three times including the inaugural race, said the Fremantle to Bali was distinguished by the thrilling racing, the camaraderie amongst the sailors, the fantastic Fremantle farewell which is always a spectacle, and the warm Bali welcome.

“The social events that follow the arrival of boats make this blue water event great fun, not only for sailors, but also for the many families and friends who fly up to greet the boats,” he said.

Following the race and rally, Beyond Bali sees many boats choose to cruise-in-company through Indonesian islands following an itinerary created by experienced sailor Ralph Newton.

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The itinerary includes island visits and welcomes that are long remembered, prompting great stories of shared sailing adventures.

More than twice the distance of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race the Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali and held every two years the Fremantle to Bali is one of the longest international blue water classics on the Australian yachting calendar. Once boats leave Fremantle they are keenly followed, by local, national and international audiences via the Yellow Brick Tracker on the event website, offering riveting 24 hour viewing for families, friends, armchair sailors and media.

The Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali website provides all relevant details including the on line registration option, a crew expression of interest registration form, listing of boats already signed up as well as the route of the Beyond Bali cruise. Whether you are interested in racing or rallying FSC invites you to get on board for this brilliant event. www.fremantlebali.com.au The 2013 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali saw great racing with fastest time set by the Super Sled (a super maxi yacht previously known as Nicorette) in 5 days 23.5 hours, skippered by long time RFBYC member Tony Mitchell, a fierce competitor who recently passed away following a long illness.

Tony and his crew set the new record sailing in a race described by him as a perfect fit for the mantra of he and his crew of “only sailing where palm trees grow”.

Handicap honours went to General Lee, owned and skippered by Paul Eldrid and Scott Disley (7days 21 hours 53 minutes and 24 seconds). The Rally trophy was shared by Don Brooker’s Beneteau, Dorade which dead-heated with Ralph Newton’s Seawind 11 catamaran, Yandanooka-t.

His competitive spirit together with the extra freedoms of retirement soon led him to buy a carbon fibre Farr 47 racer named “Sled” which attracted a similarly competitive crew and they enjoyed a very active and successful program resulting in taking out the prized “Siska Trophy” for the 2010/11 season.

The next challenge he set his sights upon was the 2013 Fremantle to Bali race and in order to give the race record a big scare he chartered Ludde Ingvall’s former Sydney to Hobart maxi yacht “Nicorette”, refurbished it in Fremantle to race-ready condition and re-named it “Super Sled”.

The investment paid off with Alan Briety’s 2011 record in “Limit” being broken by nearly 6 hours and by 16 hours over Rolly Taskers previous record in “Siska”.

During all this time, Tony had a constant battle on his hands – he had already been diagnosed with cancer many years before and was staving off its effects through the

latest treatments and although the Bali race was taxing for him, he was lifted by the success of both the boat and its impressive crew.

In something of a “final fling” he sold “Sled” in order to try his hand at what he saw as the ultimate in an offshore class racing boat and earlier this year the TP 52 “Calm” was purchased and made ready for action. It has been dominating the offshore race scene here ever since and brought great satisfaction to him not only for its performance but also for the platform it provided for young aspiring sailors and their skills development.

Tony was always looking for ways to progress the sport and safety was another major interest. He teamed up with Manfred Speicher some years ago to begin the now annual Offshore Safety Expo which has grown and refined to a professional “must do” event hosted by our Club.

He also leaves behind a legacy of achievements in telecommunications, involvement in the National Broadband Network, development of virtual training for surgery, boat building and high-payload remote controlled U.A.V.’s.

Tony died in the early hours of Saturday 8 November after finally losing his long battle with cancer and leaves behind a much-loved wife and three daughters.

BLOWN AWAY GREG JOHNSTON Greg wrote an article for Tidings in February of 2013 on his wing sail design. For a long time people just thought we were mad. They looked at our wing sail design and basically told us it wouldn’t work. And because we have always approached this from a logical and scientific point of view, and because the amount of information that was available to support our hypothesis was limited and even then not necessarily valid for our situation, even we remained sceptical for a long time.

In fact, we subjected our theories and designs to far more scrutiny than any of our external observers. We built models and prototypes to test the basic concepts, and then later to prove the practicality and to judge the performance. We had setbacks. We broke masts we had made too light, we broke battens we made too light, we cut the shape of the sails one way then another. All the while we kept seeing moments of performance that were simply brilliant - times when the wind conditions, boat set up and wing configuration all came together.

These moments gave us the inspiration to keep going. To keep convincing wives and families that it was a worthwhile endeavour. We had hiatuses when our funds ran out (or rather got prioritised into other things like kids’ educations)

or our job or family commitments made it difficult or impossible to continue - for the time being. But we always went back to it because the moments of brilliance were too bright to ignore. In later times, we skilled ourselves in computational fluid dynamics and modelled and modelled and modelled. This sparked a rapid development phase because it allowed us to narrow down design options to a very large degree. We debunked some of our early notions and fine-tuned our on the water set-ups so that we had a really good idea of the ranges we should be operating within. And then we built more prototypes to test the modelling - with extremely positive results. Suddenly the moments of brilliance were common and repeatable.

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Six weeks later Bret, on his own as we had returned to Perth, had taken the rig out of ShapeShifter and retro-fitted it to 816 – the original RG650 – with no less spectacular results. On the first day out, with a few things not quite right, the RG650 exceeded the target numbers for a conventional rig. Since then we have had the technical advisor for the Classe Mini 6.50 sail on 816 and again received an enthusiastic reaction. Time permitting, we hope to see a mini equipped with the wing for the single-handed transatlantic race late next year.

This gave us the confidence, despite the continuing scepticism of many observers, to conceive an ambitious project - the development of the world’s first one design sports boat with a wing sail. We enlisted a few disciples along the way, and infected them with our enthusiasm. One of the first was Dan Spurr, Editor-at-Large, Professional BoatBuilder Magazine. With Dan’s help we published an article about our wing sail hoping the maybe, just maybe, someone might see the merits.

One such person was Nicholas Goldenberg of G Yacht Design in Argentina. Nicolas is a young and innovative naval architect, who was gaining success in the Classe Mini 6.50 (minitransat) arena with his RG650 design. We had already identified the minitransat class as a candidate for our wing and Nicolas, because of the Professional Boatbuilder article, responded to an email promotion we had done targeting this class. Nico could see the merits but it was to be more than 2 years before we would actually see the wing on one of his boats. But along the way Nico introduced us the Bret Perry from Katabatic Sailing in Valencia. Bret was working with Nico to bring his Classe Mini 6.50 - the RG650 - to the market.

So Bret was the next disciple, but it was not an immediate conversion. It was probably Nico that convinced him we weren’t completely mad and just dreaming. Bret has sailed professionally and worked in technical and sailing capacities with Volvo and America’s Cup campaigns. We had begun to discuss the idea of a one design class that would bring the wing to the market. We would design the wing, Nico would design the boat and Bret would take it to the market. Bret was not immediately convinced that the claims we were making were true and the tyranny of distance was making it difficult to prove. We couldn’t just take Bret for a sail as we were 15,000 km away.

ShapeShifter being prepared for its journey to Spain

silence; and finally words to the effect of “I’m speechless”, which incidentally had become quite obvious by the period of protracted silence. This was the followed by comments like, “It just keeps going” as we pushed effortlessly through a sloppy 3-4’ Mediterranean sea, “This boat should not be doing this” as we exceeded 6.5 knots up wind in 23’ boat built some 30 years ago.

This lead to a turning point. One night, after another day of working on building a pre-production prototype wing, and several glasses of very good West Australian Shiraz, we decided that it really was time to take the wing to the world – starting with Bret. If he was going to sell this concept he really needed to be convinced it worked. So, the next

day, instead of working on the wing, we stated building a cradle to ship our test platform, ShapeShifter (RF450), and the wing, in its current uncompleted state to Valencia. We would follow one month later to coincide our arrival with that of the ship which would ultimately carry ShapeShifter to Spain.

We turned up in Spain with a boat, an almost completed carbon fibre mast (which was hand built with some assistance from Brett Burvill from Windrush), new sails, a bunch of tools, and a 40’ container load of enthusiasm. The next 16 days were spent turning that into something we could sail that would convince Bret, and then others that we really weren’t mad after all.

Shapeshifter (left) and the RG650 (right) sailing with the wing in Valencia, Spain. And it worked. The very first time we got the boat sailing any scepticism that Bret had melted away like ice cream in the June Valencian sun. His wife reported to me the next day that at 2:30 in the morning, after not being able to sleep, he had announced that he would never be able to sail a normal boat again. The next few days saw a number of very experienced, world class sailors come sailing with us.

The response was completely consistent: frantic question asking – why do you do this, how does that work; advice tainted by years of experience sailing conventional rigs, like, you need to sheet that in more, you need to sheet that out more, you need more of this, you need less of that, that [windward] sail looks really flat; A period of protracted

The effect of the wing is not only on the improved aerodynamics of the boat. Because it is much more stable than a conventional sail (it doesn’t luff) its centre of effort moves around far less. This translates into a lot less helm adjustments and a more consistent path through the water, particularly in gusty or choppy conditions. This directly translates into less drag in the water. Everyone who helms a boat fitted with this wing design comments on how little helm adjustment is required. There are very good aerodynamic reasons for this but they are probably beyond the scope of this article.

We are now preparing the first build of the K8 Sports Boat and hope to hit the water before the European summer next year. The K8 is an 8m trailable, lifting keel boat. It will be equipped with a 28m^2 full carbon Semi Rigid Wing rig (with a single reef point), a self-tacking 12m^2 headsail and options for mast-head and fractional kites. All rigging will be textile. The bow sprit is permanent (but removable for trailing). Full specifications will be released soon. In the meantime here are a couple of renders. Preliminary interest in the boat has been strong in Europe.

Follow the progress on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/pages/K8-Sports The “K8” one design winged sports boat You can see video of the this wing in action on ShapeShifter at http://youtu.be/oNKajpNXb7g See more on G Yacht Design at gyachtdesign.com See more on the RG650 at rg650.com Find Katabatic Sailing at katabatic-sailing.com Find more on the wing sail at advancedwingsystems.com

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MELBOURNE CUP 2014

“Being the first McConaghy 38 in North America, we partnered with Quantum and had them design and build the first set of M38 sails. The sails were perfect

tune the rig to get the maximum potential out of the sail plan. We are looking forward to our first one design regatta in the near future and continuing our partnership with Quantum.”

RFBYC and Spices Catering can feel proud to have organised such a wonderful event, contributing to the coffers of Sock it to Sarcoma, as well as providing such an enjoyable day to members and their guests.

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Week. Martin Kullman and the design team at Quantum were able to quickly

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300 members and guests, decked out in their finest, sipped Prosecco with canapés before adjourning to the Ballroom for a fabulously fresh prawn entree in preparation for the BIG race. The main course to follow showed how great our new Chef, Richard is at preparing food for large groups.

Creating a great chicken dish that stays moist is a real challenge - and Richard met that challenge head-on. The food was delicious. The chocolate mousse to follow was delectable!

out of the box and helped us win Key West Race Week and Charleston Race

Members and guests were very generous in opening their hearts and wallets to support this year’s beneficiary, Sock it to Sarcoma!. Early estimates are that we may well have exceeded last year’s outstanding overall proceeds of over $33,000! Watch this space for a final count!

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EVENT FORMAT Cat 6 Transit Race, Cat 3 Offshore Race Windward/Leeward Races Cruise in Company—Round the Island CASH AND OTHER PRIZES ACCOMMODATION Book early with the Rottnest Island Board Stay on your own boat, Some moorings available for power yachts SATURDAY NIGHT Party at Aristos; music and meal $30, buy your own drinks Saturday racing prize presentation FREE MOORINGS, FREE FERRY, FREE MEMBERSHIP Moorings allocated for every yacht entered Ferry service to and from your yacht 12 months membership Rottnest Foundation ROTTNEST EXPRESS FERRY Family and friends 25% discount all weekend.

Late departure Saturday and Sunday at 18:55 SUNDAY LUNCHES Order packed lunches from Rottnest Bakery ROTTNEST FOUNDATION TWILIGHT Major prizes will be presented Wednesday April 1st ENTRY FORMS Notice of race and entry form on RFBYC website www.rfbyc.asn.au