Breeze Magazine March - April 2020

BREEZE

Issue No. 229 • March – April 2020

Official Publication of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

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CONTENTS

Cover: Brian Ward’s Systems Thunder rockets through a wave during Squadron Weekend.

– Photo by Andrew Delves.

EDITORIAL Please address all editorial correspondence to the Editor, Ivor Wilkins ivorw@xtra.co.nz Phone 09 425 7791 ADVERTISING inklink@xtra.co.nz Phone 09 378-1222.

DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are purely those of the authors and are not necessarily the official view of the RNZYS, nor of the publishers.

PERMISSION Reproduction rights in part or in full of the contents of this publication must be applied for from the Editor.

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From the Commodore .........................................................................................................................................................5 From the CEO ...........................................................................................................................................................................6 Cruising Report ........................................................................................................................................................................8 Sailing Office Report ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 RNZYS Events ........................................................................................................................................................................14 Get Your Protest Done Right .........................................................................................................................................16 Wrapping up a great Rum Race year .......................................................................................................................18 Calling on ‘warm-hearted’ volunteers to represent RNZYS ....................................................................... 20 Coffee ladies gather for presentation on exciting plans for 150th Anniversary .............................. 22 Seeking 150 RNZYS stories to mark 150 years ................................................................................................23 Chef ’s Dish ...............................................................................................................................................................................23 Trans Tasman race fuels traditional rivalries ...........................................................................................................24 Journey to Sub-Antarctic Islands – an extraordinary experience ............................................................ 26 Blustery Blast-off at Squadron Weekend ................................................................................................................28 Casting all cares aside three barefoot mates go back to their sailing roots ...................................... 32 Therapeutic praise for a refit lady ...............................................................................................................................36 These Kiwis can fly – Burling and Tuke grab another world title ............................................................. 38 Top secret project on a Waikato Lake led to foiling ........................................................................................40 New book celebrates iconic K Class in lavish words and pictures ......................................................... 44 NZL Sailing Foundation supporting international sailing ...............................................................................46 Squadron building enjoys a summer revamp .......................................................................................................48 Cool Hand Cooper is the man to call when things need fixing ............................................................... 49 Performance Programme Report ............................................................................................................................... 52 Youth Programme Report ............................................................................................................................................... 54 Classic Yacht Association Journal ..................................................................................................................................56 Marine Scene.............................................................................................................................................................................58 Directory Ads............................................................................................................................................................................60 FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Ian Cook 09 417 0060 Vice Commodore Aaron Young 021 747 470 Rear Commodore Andrew Aitken 027 579 4194 BREEZE MAGAZINE Editor Ivor Wilkins 09 425 7791

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FROM THE COMMODORE Seems hard to believe that we have moved into the third month of the year and the rather windy Christmas holiday is a bit of a distant memory.

Squadron Weekend at Kawau turned out to be a rather windy event on the water, but great camaraderie between the members ashore at the party. Compliments to Hayden, Kim and Jean and all their support staff, for delivering a great weekend. It will be great to see more members there next year!

The Round Kawau Race saw a man overboard incident, which was unfortunate.

However, for tunately the person was retrieved by another boat. It highlights the safety procedures we should follow as detailed elsewhere in the Sailing Report and should remind us all that our leisure activity can quite quickly become a dangerous situation on the water.

We presently have the NZ Youth National Match racing champs taking place with good representation and we will be following up with the World Youth Match Racing champs. I hope many of you got the opportunity to get down to the club and watch the action.

In the last article of Breeze I announced the Youth America’s Cup boat proposal. The end of February was the deadline for expressions of interest and saw a total of (?) yacht clubs

New Protectors for the America’s Cup The first three America’s Cup course marshal Protector boats proudly paraded down the Waitemata Harbour on their way to the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in late February.

These are the first of 17 Protectors paid for by Lotto for use in the America’s Cup. After the regatta, the boats will be distributed to Coastguards around New Zealand. America’s Cup course marshals will be undergoing intensive training over the next several months leading up to the busy summer of 2021.

enter, which is a great outcome. The first boat will be in the water imminently to confirm all the requirements before the fleet are put into production. This will be a great event that will be delivered right outside the yacht club in 2021.

The House & Membership team took the opportunity over Christmas to get a lot of our long term maintenance and renovation work done. I have to compliment Cooper Hopman who really excelled in the challenge of managing so many diverse trades over the holiday period.

To the many new members who have

joined the club, come down and enjoy and experience the club activities. The next couple of months sees a busy period as we look at the close of the summer sailing season. We have regattas and events nearly every weekend and none of this happens without volunteers putting in hours on and off the water. If you want to get involved, they are always looking for more people to join them. Please contact the sailing office.

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FROM THE CEO

The countdown is on and with one year to go until the America’s Cup things are really starting to take shape as we approach the business end of the planning phase.

The volunteer programmes are in full swing.

The 170 plus on-water volunteers are going through their paces and the first of the new RIBS arrive this month to begin the practical training elements. By December they will be ready to support the first Prada event to be held in Auckland. Laurie Jury and Miranda Farr have put a huge effort into this area whilst ensuring our business-as-usual racing runs well.

Off-water, Kim Bond is organising the volunteers who will support the staff in presenting our club to the international visitors.

We want you as club members to be involved in the festivities, so please do register via the website for these roles if you are interested.

We are running various regattas throughout the 150th and America’s Cup periods and entries are trickling in for all of them. The Moonen Yachts Sydney to Auckland race promises to be exceptional and already has strong support. We would love to see more New Zealand yachts racing back home across the Tasman. The J-class fleet will be a spectacle and with Mastercard’s global support will see the RNZYS promoted around the world. They are also sponsoring the Mastercard Superyacht

regatta and this fleet is looking to be the largest gathering of superyachts New Zealand has ever seen.

Finally our Youth America’s Cup is also shaping up well. At the time of writing this we have 10 confirmed entries from all over the globe and many more expected to take up the challenge. The prototype yacht will be launched around the time of printing this and the team at Yachting Developments and indeed the yachting world are excited to see it racing up the harbour.

At the time of writing, a handful of cabins are left on our charter to the Sub-Antarctic Islands and our clothing range collaboration with Karen Walker promises to be spectacular.

Suffice to say the various committees and staff involved have put huge efforts into making all of these a reality so far.

Over the Christmas period we saw some major upgrades to the Westhaven building.

This was led by Cooper Hopman and the result to date has been great. Read on in this issue for more details. We have a number of other upgrades planned for the winter period that will see our facility further improved for summer 20/21 and the influx of members and international guests.

Membership is still tracking up and the Membership Committee is now in the envious position of looking at when and how we limit the new memberships to maximize the benefits to existing members. If you do have crew, or friends thinking about joining, I would encourage you to get them to do so soon.

36 Degrees Brokers Squadron Weekend was a huge success this year. The circus theme proved popular, with more clowns (not alcoholrelated) and acrobats gathering in Kawau than

anyone can remember. A big thanks to the team of staff and volunteers who helped pull this together. The team at 36 Degrees Brokers and ourselves are planning a bigger and better one for Waitangi weekend next year (note one week earlier than usual). Read on for a wrap-up and see the video of the racing and party on the RNZYS Facebook page and website.

Club finances are in a healthy position and well ahead of both budget and last year.

A massive focus has been on engaging with members to achieve this and we thank you for continuing to support the various events and food and beverage outlets to help achieve this. We have been trying to pass some of this success back through good pricing, value meals daily and also improving the post sailing experience. So use the club as much as you can and encourage your crews to come back post sailing.

Lastly we farewell our Commercial Manager Sarah Dance for a few months on maternity leave and really do need to thank her for the efforts made in the sponsorship area making a number of the 150th events a reality. We wish her all the best and look forward to welcoming her back later in the year. Liz Sellar will be welcomed to the team to cover this period and keep the momentum rolling.

The next 18 months promise to be the biggest in the history of the RNZYS – but is does not happen by itself, so please do get involved as much as you can. A great team makes a great club and I can safely say with the work that is being done we have this!

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Fairway marks in Motuihe Channel are there for our safety while racing. winner with the three competing Farr 1020’s all rounding Browns Island Navy Buoy in a row!

After rounding Motuihe to port, we were relieved to hear a good call from Race Management on board Sharde, shortening the course to finish off the north-eastern side reef marker. The Squadron shore team had set up camp on the eastern sheltered side with fabulous sounds, sausages and refreshments. It was great to see lots of young people bringing their friends, enthusiasm and chatter to the beach, joining with many happy faces celebrating the impending holiday and cruising season … oh and summer!

Line: Dougall Love, Romanza. PHS 1st: Warwick Spedding, Ocean Express; 2nd: Helen Woods, High Spirits; 3rd: Ross Gordon, Skyhawk.

January Rally delivered another beautiful summer’s day with a rising SW forecast for the 12 midday start off Northern Leading Buoy. A fleet of 16 yachts, including some new to two-handed sailing with their partners, enjoyed the freshening downwind ride under blue skies. There was again some “sheep in the paddock”, metaphorically and in reality.

Course 7 had a destination off Onetangi, with some yachts not observing all the “Fairway Marks”, causing quite a discussion afterwards as a typo had caused confusion. The SW freshened to a rather willing 20-25 knots, which was great fun, but caused some challenges when dropping sails in the gusts off Onetangi.

There was time for a refreshing swim before meeting ashore for prizegiving and it was encouraging to see more children along. Thanks again to Race Management expertly performed by Frank, Barbara and Ben Young on board Sharde. However it was noted that a number of yachts did not complete the course as they were perhaps too focused on racing each other in close proximity, with stereos playing and fun downwind sailing. This is always disappointing after the effort to compete, but spot prizes were handed out with the results TBA. Most of us took waves over the dinghy on leaving the surf beach with the gentle “Pacific Roll” rising as it approached the shore.

Eventually the wind laid down overnight and we slept peacefully with the sound of waves on the beach.

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From the Sailing Office

Charles St Clair Brown’s Antaeus launches off a wave during Squadron Weekend– Andrew Delves Photo.

I hope everyone had an excellent break over Christmas, and I’m sure a lot of you got away in your boats and hopefully experienced some great weather.

I hear that it was another good annual New Year’s Day race at Kawau Island, with a tight battle between Ranger and Margaritaville for the win.

The Club Marine Insurance Cruising Series has got off to a great start in 2020 – three races at the end of last year and two so far this year, all having fine weather. The last race of the series will be held on Saturday 28th March.

Club racing is going well with the usual big fleets in the Club Marine Insurance Wednesday night races, and racing most other nights of the week.

We have just finished 36° Brokers Squadron Weekend for another year, with a nice sail up to Kawau in a 15-knot easterly and quick sail around the island on Saturday in 18-23 knots NE. There was a man overboard incident on the Saturday Round Kawau Race. This will be fully reviewed by the RNZYS Sailing Committee, but it highlights two extremely important safety aspects:

• The use of life jackets – in this case the man overboard was in the water for 20 minutes and fortunately he was wearing a life jacket. If he had not been, this could have been a very different outcome.

• The use of VHF radios. Specifically having a hand-held radio and someone constantly monitoring it on deck while racing. The key reason for this is, if there is a man overboard, or any other emergency situation, the most likely source of help will be from fellow competitors nearby, and quick communication is key to this.

February and March are always two busy months for the RNZYS, and this year will be more so with the Harken Youth Match Racing World Championships from 25th February to the 1st March. This is the first time New Zealand has hosted this event. A New Zealand team has also never won the event, with Nick Egnot-Johnson finishing 2nd in last year’s regatta. Racing will be directly off the RNZYS in the RNZYS fleet of Elliott 7s.

On the 17th of February the RNZYS held its second “Boat and Crew Mixer” night.

This was designed to link skippers and crew together and was another successful event with the engagement of lots of new crew to the

club. The crew pool at the RNZYS continues to grow quickly with the busy Learn-to-Sail programmes and plenty of keen sailors looking to improve their skills on the water.

Thank you to Mike Leyland (Young 88 President and RNZYS General Committee Member) for presenting on Crew Communication and Rostering, who touched on both the RNZYS Crew Finder Facebook page, and the My Sail App/Platform.

If you are looking for crew, remember to sign up to the RNZYS Crew Finder page on Facebook, which has over 1000 members, or register as a boat-owner or crew member in My Sail. If you are interested in using this platform and need help or information, please talk to Reception, or the Race Office.

Auckland Regatta is not far away. Please enter early – a great line up of social events is planned and at least eight major prizes to be won this year. We all have our fingers crossed for more wind this year, but nevertheless it will be an event not to be missed.

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RNZYS SOCIAL & SAILING EVENTS

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Upcoming Events 10am Tuesday 3rd March Tuesday 7th April

6:30pm Thursday 29th March Thursday 23rd April

Ladies Coffee Morning We have a wonderful variety of speakers lined up. Members price $10 for coffee/ morning tea and a great opportunity to listen to our presenters and socialize with your fellow Squadron ladies. Guests price $12.50 Quiz Nights Have a fun quizical challenge evening with with colleagues, crew, family or friends! Entry is free and you can have a maximum of 7 players in your team. To enter, simply email your team name to: adelves@rnzys.org.nz

6:00pm Wednesday 25th March Wednesday 29th April

Womens Secret Business Meetings Not a secret, not a meeting! Ladies, come along to this event which we host on the last Wednesday of every month – a bit like book club without the books! Meet new friends and enjoy the company. Bring a friend if you want to, or not – up to you.

Thursday 12th March

ENL Ladies Fishing Day Ladies don’t miss our annual ENL Ladies Fishing Day! We have plenty of prizes up for grabs, with largest & closest to average Snapper, Kahawai & Other Species categories, as well as best photos of the day and more.

The day will being with breakfast, followed by a day of fishing and then prizegiving back at the RNZYS at 430pm. Email: fishing@rnzys. org.nz for more information.

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Auckland Regatta Do not miss out on Auckland’s Premier Keelboat Regatta this March. As well as racing. we will be having a great party on the Saturday night followed by a big Prizegiving on Sunday afternoon. Get your entry in + find out more regatta information on our website.

Sunday 22nd March

Squadron Picnic Supported by 36 Degrees Brokers The annual Squadron Picnic is a great event for all RNZYS Members. Pack up the boat with your friends and family and meet us on the shores of Motuihe Island for a great afternoon of kids games, socialising, drinks and a BBQ on the beach. You won’t want to miss this one!

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HARKEN Youth Match Racing World Championships - Finals...................................

Stewart 34 Sprints 7 ............................................................................................................

Coast NZ Etchells Sprints 6 .............................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Nespresso Elliott 7 Sprints 8 & North Sails Young 88 Sprints 8................................

Havana Club Summer Rum Race 7 ..................................................................................

Classic Yacht Regatta ...........................................................................................................

Harken NZ Secondary Schools National Keelboat Championships ........................

Classic Yacht Regatta ...........................................................................................................

Harken NZ Secondary Schools National Keelboat Championships ........................

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Harken NZ Secondary Schools National Keelboat Championships ........................

Stewart 34 Sprints 8 ............................................................................................................

Barfoot & Thompson Ladies Racing 9 & Coast NZ Etchells Sprints 7.....................

Club Marine Insurance Wednesday Series 9 .................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Havana Club Summer Rum Race 8 ..................................................................................

Auckland Regatta (PKB Divisions Only) .........................................................................

Auckland Regatta..................................................................................................................

Auckland Regatta..................................................................................................................

Stewart 34 Sprints (Spare) .................................................................................................

Coast NZ Etchells Sprints 8 .............................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Nespresso Elliott 7 Sprints 9 & North Sails Young 88 Sprints 9................................

Havana Club Summer Rum Race 9 ..................................................................................

Young 88 National Championships ..................................................................................

Young 88 National Championships .................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Barfoot & Thompson Ladies Racing 10 & Coast NZ Etchells Sprints 9 ..................

Club Marine Insurance Wednesday Series 10 & Series Prizegiving ........................... ..................................................................................................................................................

Havana Club Summer Rum Race 10 Series Prizegiving & MEXICAN PARTY .......

NZ Womens Keelboat National Championships ..........................................................

Stewart 34 Collinson Forex Championship & Prizegiving ..........................................

Club Marine Insurance Cruising Rally 6 & Series Prizegiving .....................................

NZ Womens Keelboat National Championships ..........................................................

NZ Womens Keelboat National Championships .......................................................... .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Havana Club Autumn Rum Race 1 ...................................................................................

36 Degrees Brokers Commodores Cup - Haystack Race (WTS) ............................

NZ Etchells National Championships & MRX Masters National Championships NZ Etchells National Championships & MRX Masters National Championships Daylight Savings Ends............................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Good Friday - Colin Forbes Easter Rally Race 1 .............................................................

Colin Forbes Easter Rally Race 2 .....................................................................................

Easter Sunday .........................................................................................................................

Easter Monday ........................................................................................................................ .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Havana Club Autumn Rum Race 2 ...................................................................................

NZ Open Keelboat National Championships ...............................................................

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Havana Club Autumn Rum Race 3 & ABBA PARTY .....................................................

ANZAC Day ............................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

ANZAC Day Observed ........................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

For all enquries or for further information please contact RNZYS reception: DDI: (09) 360 6800 | Email: reception@rnzys.org.nz | www.rnzys.org.nz | 181 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven Marina, Auckland

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Get your protest done right Over the first part of our summer series, a number of protests have been found invalid.

Here Colette Kraus, RNZYS Member, International Umpire and National Judge, offers some tips and reminders to make sure your protest is valid and can be heard by the Protest Committee ...

Protesting The rules around Protesting are covered in Part 5 of the Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS).

Rules 60 – 67. If you are going to protest, ensure you meet the protest requirements, so that your protest does not get thrown out on validity before you even have a chance to make your case.

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20 Breeze Magazine On the Water: On the water you are required to: • Shout “Protest” – the word “Protest” MUST be used.

• Display your red flag • Both these must be done at the first reasonable opportunity.

TIPS: If you are rounding a mark, taking down a kite, etc, you may be allowed a bit more time to get the red flag up. However, if you have the flag down below in a cabinet, and first have to send a crew member down to get it, the jury will most likely find that you took too long to display the flag, and find the protest invalid.

If you are serious about protesting, keep the red flag attached to the stay or some part of the boat, with tape around it, so that you can just quickly remove the tape to “display” the red flag.

There are some exceptions to the Protest requirements: • If the other boat is beyond hailing distance, the protesting boat must inform the other boat at the first reasonable opportunity • If the hull length of the protesting boat is under 6m you do not need to display a red flag • if the incident was an error by the other boat in sailing the course, you do not need to hail or display a red flag, but shall inform the other boat either before, or at the first reasonable opportunity after, the other boat finishes

• if as a result of the incident a member of either crew is in danger, or there is injury or serious damage that is obvious to the boat intending to protest The Written Protest A protest shall be in writing and identify (shall means, MUST): • the protestor and protestee • the incident – i.e. a written description of what happened • where and when the incident occurred – for example, at the start line, at the top mark, and in Race x • any rule that you believe has been broken • your boat representative who will be at the hearing However, if you have described the incident: • you can identify the protestor and protestee any time before the hearing; • “where and when” can also be met before the hearing, provided the protestee has time to prepare for the hearing.

•identifying the rule and your boat representative can be done before or during the hearing TIPS: Of all the above requirements, there MUST be a description of the incident when you submit the protest. If there is no description, the protest is not valid. A diagram can sometimes be considered a description, but not always, so you are more likely to have a valid protest if you include a written description of the incident.

Protest Time Limits A protest shall be delivered to the race office within the protest time limit stated in the Sailing Instructions. If none is stated, the time limit is two hours after the last boat in the race finishes.

The protest committee shall extend the time if there is good reason to do so.

TIPS: While the Protest committee can extend the time limit for a good reason, “good” reasons are not: • I was drinking on the boat, and forgot the time • The race office was closed so I couldn’t get a form – there are forms on the website, in the Rule Book, and you don’t actually have to use the Protest form. You can write your protest on a plain piece of paper; just include the requirements listed above • The race office was closed, so I couldn’t submit the form – you can email this to the race office, the time of the email will be considered as the time the protest was submitted.

So in summary – key things to meet Validity Requirements for a Protest: • On the water: shout “Protest” and display the Red Flag at the first reasonable opportunity • On the protest form: include a description of the incident • Submit your protest within the time limit

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Calling on ‘warm-hearted’ volunteers to represent RNZYS in action-packed year ahead

Membership director Kim Bond.

All “warm-hearted” members are welcome to help. That’s the call from membership director Kim Bond as she manages the volunteer recruitment campaign, in readiness for the special events planned for 2020/21.

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“The volunteer programme has always revolved around race management, so this is the first time, certainly since I have been here, that we have put a call out for a large-scale pool of volunteers for off-the-water activities.”

Two questionnaires have been circulated inviting members to register their interest in helping in such areas as ‘meeting and greeting’, retail sales, translator services, first aid and media assistance.

Kim: “There are the rock star jobs such as ambassador and club tour roles and others not so glamorous, such as housekeeping and car parking duties. But I have been overwhelmed by the generosity of members when it involves their time and availability. So far, I have had 180 members put their hand up. The majority has had no limitations and are available any day, any time. I’m sure we will reach the 200 mark easily.”

Kim says there is no age limit to volunteering and the men/women ratio is about the same.

The next step will be to match people to a role and to appoint team leaders. Training will include first aid, health & safety and code of conduct consistent with our messaging. From there the emphasis will be on specific training for roles such as ambassadors and sales.

“We will continue to keep spaces open for people who perhaps won’t put their hand up until next year. I understand circumstances change, so we will need a pool of people for back up.

“This is an opportunity to showcase the club in the best possible light and operate members’ events efficiently, while delivering a consistent message. No experience is necessary. It’s personality we are looking for.

What I find is that the memorable part of a presentation is the personality – the character doing the delivery.

“I really believe volunteers’ services give the club soul. It is not something you can buy.”

• If you would like to join the team, contact Kim: kbond@rnzys.org.nz, Ph 360 6804.

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Coffee Ladies gather for presentation of exciting plans to celebrate 150th anniversary The first Ladies’ Coffee Morning was an opportunity to promote the many exciting Squadron 150th-year celebration happenings leading up to the America’s Cup Regatta and beyond.

Chairman of the House Gillian Williams outlined the local and international on-and- off the water events and promotions that will incorporate Squadron members’ participation.

2021 highlights include: • Moonen Yachts Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, leaving Sydney Jan 30, arriving Auckland 4/5 Feb. • Millennium Cup, Bay of Islands 15-18 February.

• Mastercard Super Yacht Regatta 2021, Auckland, 24-26 February.

• America’s Cup Party for members 27 February.

• Bridge to Bean Race for young dinghy sailors 28 February.

• Masterclass J-Class Regatta 28 February.- 5 March.

• Classics Regatta, 3-5 March.

• America’s Cup 16-21 March.

• RNZYS 150th Regatta 9-11 April.

• Auckland to Gold Coast Ocean Race, 30 May. • Squadron’s Birthday Ball 21 August.

• Youth Training Programme Alumni Regatta 15-17 October.

• Members’ cruise ship excursion to Sub Antarctic Islands in December 2021.

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4/ Denise Bailey and Sally Pahl.

5/ Rena Owen and Leslie Owen.

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7/ From left, Mary Hill, Laureen Simmonds and Helen Howley.

8/ Chairman of the House Gillian Williams congratulates the event’s raffle winner, Daphne Kingston.

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Have you got a tale to tell? If so member Shirley-Ann McCrystal would like to hear from you. The only requisite being the tale must involve membership of the Squadron on and off the water.

Shirley-Ann is the contact for the compilation of 150 stories to celebrate the Squadron’s 150th birthday. “It’s all about capturing those special stories about club membership,” said Shirley-Ann. “If participants wish to be interviewed that‘s fine, or they may want to contribute a written piece. It’s whatever they feel most comfortable with.’ ’ The special stories will be shared on-line and included on the club’s website.

For more information Shirley-Ann can be contacted at: Ph 021 283 8372, Ph 09 524 6812, shirleanmcc@gmail.com

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Trans Tasman Race fuels traditional

By Ivor Wilkins With the 36th America’s Cup as the centrepiece, the summer of 2021 in New Zealand is set to be a sailing jamboree, including two ocean races across the Tasman Sea the first from Sydney to Auckland starting in January and the second from Auckland to Southport in June.

The Tasman Sea has an unruly reputation, but interest is building in the contests, which will challenge contestants and provide irresistible opportunities to stoke always intense sporting rivalries between Australia and New Zealand.

Both are timed to form part of celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and enable competitors to engage in additional fixtures in both countries, creating an attractive Australasian campaign circuit.

In June last year, the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) announced a partnership with the RNZYS for a 1,250-mile race to Auckland starting in Sydney on January 30.

The Moonen Yachts Sydney-Auckland Ocean Race is classified as a Category 1 event and is open to offshore cruising and racing yachts, superyachts, ocean racing multihulls, as well as incorporating a rally for cruisers.

Moonen Yachts is a Netherlands-based builder of luxury superyachts, which was recently acquired by Australian owners Matthew and Louise Baxter. Welcoming its support, RPAYC’s Robert McClelland, chairman of the race organising committee, said: “We are delighted to be entering this partnership with Moonen Yachts. Their commitment to producing global voyaging vessels of the highest standard adds to the prestige of this great ocean challenge.”

Moonen Yachts’ new investors, Matthew and Louise Baxter, live in Sydney and are no strangers to the world of yachting. “I started sailing when I was eight,” said Baxter, who heads AM Group, a global group of manufacturing companies he founded in 1972 – the same year the couple bought Barbarian, a Sparkman & Stephens design, which they still own. About

20 years ago they bought a Finnish Nautor’s Swan 60.

“We sailed all over the Pacific in that boat.

I circumnavigated New Zealand and I’ve sailed to Noumea with Louise five times,” Baxter said.

“We’ve certainly been to lots of places, as we love to explore the unknown.”

Great anticipation surrounds this new bluewater racing event. “A race between these two sailing meccas is incredibly exciting,” said RPAYC Commodore, Michael Lockley, a passionate offshore racer, who was quick to commit to competing in the race. “The historic rivalry between us will only add to draw sailors from both sides of the Tasman Sea as well as internationally to compete.”

Aaron Young, Vice Commodore of the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron and Chairman of the 150th anniversary organising committee, said he is thrilled with the promising level of interest in the Moonen Yachts Sydney-Auckland Ocean Race. “The initial announcement has generated more than 100 expressions of interest, out of which we already have 10 confirmed entries

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“A theatre of drama ... A jostling, characterful cocktail of currents, water masses, oceanic fronts, eddies, layers, upwellings and tidal tricks makes it one of the most complicated tracts of ocean in the world.” – Neville Peat, The Tasman: Biography of an Ocean.

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– eight from Australia and two from New Zealand.

“The interest we have received also involves a couple of the 100ft super-maxis, which would be outstanding. Once you get one in, the others often pile in as well, so we would all be very keen to see something like a Wild Oats vs Commanche battle.”

Nick Elliott, Race Director at the RPAYC, said Auckland and Sydney are two iconic sailing cities and the novelty of all that is happening in 2021 creates an opportunity too good to miss.

“What we are trying to create is a circuit, which would justify the cost and logistics of committing to a campaign.”

This would include the 2020 Sydney Hobart Classic with its traditional Boxing Day start, giving the yachts sufficient time to return to Sydney to prepare for the January 30 start of the race to Auckland.

Auckland will have a packed calendar of sailing events over the summer, including the America’s Cup, J-Class and superyacht regattas, international classic yacht racing and a number

of events around the RNZYS Sesquicentennial celebration.

Many visitors would no doubt also take the opportunity to cruise New Zealand waters and could then head back across the Tasman in the Auckland-Southport race in June. This would get Australian yachts back to home waters in time to compete in events like Hamilton Island Race Week before swinging into their domestic summer programme.

Conversely, New Zealand competitors could cross the Tasman in mid 2020, do a campaign including Hamilton Island and the Sydney-Hobart and then race back home in the Sydney-Auckland event.

“We are trying to create excitement around the opportunity of putting our race in the middle of it all,” said Elliott, who is hoping the level of interest will translate to 50-55 racing entries and a further 20 or so participating in the cruising rally.

The Tasman Sea both connects and divides Australia and New Zealand, its boisterous character an apt reflection of the relationship of affectionate hostility between the two

countries. Both clubs have appointed race ambassadors, although diplomatic exchanges might be lively on occasion.

RPAYC has chosen one of its most accomplished members, Jimmy Spithill, while the RNZYS has appointed Bianca Cook as its flagbearer.

Over many years of America’s Cup rivalry, Jimmy Spithill has wielded the verbal needle with ruthless enjoyment. He wears the badge as the “Aussie Kiwis love to hate” with considerable pride.

Bianca Cook is no shrinking violet either.

Having completed the last Volvo Ocean Race campaign, she is currently preparing to lead a New Zealand crew in the next round the world race. She already has the advantage because she is planning to actually compete in the Moonen Yachts Sydney-Auckland Ocean Race in her VO65 yacht, while Spithill will be sitting it out. The fact that he will be fully committed with his own America’s Cup engagements might not be allowed to cut much ice.

Let the battles commence!

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Journey to Sub-Antarctic Islands – An Extraordinary Experience The RNZYS 150th Anniversary celebrations next year concludes with an exclusive trip to the Sub-Antarctic Islands on the expedition ship Spirit of Enderby.

Sarah Porter went on a mission to see what guests can expect ...

Telling friends and family I was off to the Sub-Antarctic Islands of New Zealand either drew a complete blank stare, or the notion that I was actually heading to Antarctica. Explaining that more than 200,000 people visit the Galapagos Islands each year, 40,000 visit Antarctica, and tourism is restricted to less than 1,000 people on the Sub-Antarctic Islands, I then got the reaction I was after. I was off to an extraordinary place.

Heritage Expeditions has been taking people to these ‘Forgotten Islands’ for over 30 years. Their ship Spirit of Enderby is well equipped for this voyage south with a very experienced crew. Carrying just 50 passengers, a knowledgeable expedition team (who share their passion in the lecture theatre and on the water), and a Russian crew of 20, it was easy to get to know people.

The first 36 hours saw us travel some 700km south to Campbell Island. Whilst the Southern Ocean wasn’t at its most fierce,

we felt the roaring forties and furious fifties the further south we journeyed. We awoke to sunshine and calm waters thanks to the shelter of Perseverance Harbour on Campbell Island and guests were given options – a full day hike to Northwest Bay, or a morning of Zodiac cruising and afternoon walk to the Southern Royal Albatross colony at Col Lyall.

With a wingspan of over 3m, the albatross are spectacular, and seeing them nesting amongst the slopes of mega herbs was remarkable.

I opted for a more challenging excursion the next day, climbing to one of the highest peaks of Auckland Island’s Carnley Harbour. It was an afternoon David Attenborough would have been envious of, and Bear Grylls would have been proud of – a steep climb through untamed bush, to a high ridgeline where albatross were gliding on the breeze. After dinner that night, we returned to the Zodiacs for an evening cruise amongst rock hopper penguins and amazing sea caves.

The next stop was Enderby Island, still part

of the Auckland Island group. We were greeted on shore at Sandy Bay by dozens of Hooker sea lions – staunch males with their harems as well as delightful pups. As hard as it was to pull ourselves away from the beach, most passengers opted for a full day’s walk around the island, where we were rewarded with yellow eyed penguins, mega herbs, rata forests, more sea lions and even a shipwreck.

Our final visit was to the Snares Islands, where landing is prohibited, so the morning was spent Zodiac cruising around the shorelines.

The Snares crested penguins were a delight to watch, and the famous ‘penguin slide’ was just that – a giant rock face slide the penguins used to enter and exit the water.

The Sub Antarctic Islands of New Zealand are an untamed, untouched and quite an unbelievable part of the world, where every day had new surprises. It was an unforgettable privilege to visit there.

• For information, contact Membership Director Kim Bond, kbond@rnzys.org.nz.

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30 Breeze Magazine Systems Thunder launches off a wave during the blustery Round Kawau Island Race.

Below: Namu punches her way through the swells.

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The breeze filled in for the Commodores Cup Night Race to Kawau, ensuring all boats arrived at a reasonable hour on Friday night.

Saturday saw a very rough and blustery Round the Island Race, which was enjoyed by all the die-hard yachties, and provided great material for the photographers.

There was drama on the track when one yacht lost a man overboard, but the crew member, who was wearing a life jacket, was successfully picked up by a following yacht, cold and wet but otherwise none the worse for wear.

The circus party then kicked off in the afternoon, and as you can see – the theme was well and truly embraced by all.

Members partied into the night to the fantastic musical talents of Phil Madsen in the beautiful setting at Lidgard House. Thank you to event sponsors 36 Degrees Brokers and bring on Squadron Weekend 2021!

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Casting all cares aside, three good mates go back to their barefoot sailing roots Words and Pictures By Ivor Wilkins Ghosting along in a light breeze, the pretty 80-year-old sloop, Gleam, lived up to her name. Her white topsides and golden kauri brightwork sparkled in the bright sunshine, while the scarcely ruffled water chuckled along her wooden planking.

Gleam’s pristine condition drew lingering admiration as she slid down the Mahurangi River north of Auckland, in a fleet of 120 classic yachts of all sizes and descriptions.

It was only after the eye had fully feasted on every detail of the boat that it registered the three barefoot Gleam sailors were members of New Zealand’s America’s Cup team. In command of the varnished wooden tiller was the owner, Chris ‘Curly’ Salthouse. Tending the mainsheet was Kevin Shoebridge, ETNZ’s Chief Operating Officer, while Richard ‘Dick’ Meacham was trimming the headsail.

Although their roles in the America’s Cup team tend now to be more managerial and operational, between them they have amassed stellar careers in yacht racing at the highest international grand prix levels. Their day jobs surround the futuristic AC75 foiling monohulls on their quest for America’s Cup glory at speeds flirting with the magical 50-knot mark.

Yet, here they were, latter-day Huckleberry Finns grinning from ear to ear as they drifted down a rural river on a light summer breeze at all of four or five knots. No need for armoured

body suits or crash helmets, although they did note with some alarm that, in the heat of battle, the levels of determination among their fellow competitors showed scant regard for the varnish.

“Holy hell, they don’t hold back,” Salthouse exclaimed afterwards. “We were surprised.

You had these magnificent A-Class gaff-riggers, more than 100 years old, going for it on the startline like midget cars. It was pretty spectacular.”

Chris Salthouse’s Gleam is a 34-footer designed in 1939 by his maternal grandfather, Jack Brooke, who was Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron from 1969-71.

Brooke’s Gleam design was an early example of the light displacement obsession that would be embraced with wholehearted conviction

by New Zealand designers in later years. The

yacht represents sailing stripped to its essentials – no engine, no toilet, just a sweet hull and a set of sails.

Gleam went through several ownerships until about three years ago the last owners offered her to Chris Salthouse for nothing.

“It was the gift that kept on giving,” he laughs ruefully, as the restoration workload predictably expanded. The Mahurangi Regatta marked Gleam’s return to action.

“We loved every minute of it,” said Salthouse. “Each of us took a turn on the tiller.

It was a great day. It was totally different from the work we do every day. Shoeb couldn’t stop smiling all day. It was actually very therapeutic.”

In that sense, they were like most of the others out there. They could have been lawyers, or plumbers. The fact that they come from the rarefied world of America’s Cup campaigning was immaterial. For a day, they

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Three mates in a boat ... (from left) Richard ‘Dick’ Meacham, Kevin ‘Shoeb’ Shoebridge and Chris ‘Curly’ Salthouse.

were just three mates snatching precious time away from workaday lives to get back to the simple, restorative pleasure of sailing in a glorious natural environment.

The Mahurangi Regatta precedes the Auckland Anniversary Regatta, which this year celebrated the 180th birthday of Auckland City.

The classic Logan cutter Waitangi won the A Classic division of the Anniversary Regatta.

A fleet of 10 were competing for the trophy in her division, with RNZYS Commodore Ian Cook’s Ranger taking a predictable line honours win. But it was Waitangi, launched in 1894, which triumphed once the handicap results were calculated.

Close behind was the much smaller Rawene, skippered by RNZYS sailing coach Bob Still, with his crew made up entirely of female sailors.

After a long weekend of racing at Mahurangi

Photos this page by Peter Le Scelle

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Top: Ranger streaking to line honours victory. Left: Rawene’s all-women crew (except for Bob Sill) had a long weekend of action. Above: Rawhiti included sailing legend Chris Bouzaid in the crew. in the classics regatta, they battled hard for the win and lost out by less than a minute on corrected time.

“We’ve had a good weekend” said skipper Bob Still. “We’ve had moments of brilliance and some normal yacht racing. But in the end, it’s important to always look good,” he commented jovially.

Elsewhere in the fleet, Rawhiti, owned by RNZYS Committee Member Mike Malcolm in partnership with Ian Cook, raced home to cross the line behind Ranger, but just missed out on a podium place coming 4th on corrected time, despite counting sailing legend Chris Bouzaid among her crew.

“They put me on the bow calling tactics

and sail trim,” Bouzaid said. “The last time I did an entire race on the bow must have been 60 years ago!”

Owner of a Luders 24 classic in the USA, Bouzaid is very impressed by the health of the classic boat scene in Auckland, noting they have done a good job of preventing an arms race by outlawing exotic materials.

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Therapeutic praise for refit lady At the 2020 New Zealand Millennium Cup regatta in the Bay of Islands, contestants and superyacht owners kept complimenting designer Bill Upfold on the new 18m mid-pilothouse launch serving as Committee Boat – not realising it was actually 13 years old.

This was Therapy, originally built in 2007 by the Lloyd Stevenson yard and recently returned to the water after an extensive refit.

Therapy had an unusual genesis. In 2006 Stevenson launched a 16m mid-pilothouse Elite launch called Coastal Cowboy. As the team of builders admired their just-completed workmanship, the owner announced the boat wasn’t big enough. A few weeks later work began on a replacement 18m mid-pilothouse Elite named Coastal Cowgirl, launched in 2007.

Primarily based in Northland she proved to be an excellent sea boat and comfortable luxury cruiser with three double cabins. She ranged extensively completing passages to

Stewart Island, the Chathams, Australia and a circumnavigation of New Zealand.

In 2010, Rob and Kerry Bassett and their partner,s Brett and Kate Russell, – best known in Squadron circles for their active campaigning of the Bakewell-White 16m Wired – bought Coastal Cowgirl and renamed her Therapy.

They wanted a comfortable and proven performer they could use for holidays, fishing trips, corporate functions and bi-annual trips to Fiji. Having built two yachts with Lloyd Stevenson gave Rob confidence in the purchase.

A timeless design by Bill Upfold, Therapy has racked up 6000 hours. Under her current ownership she has been to Fiji four times and is preparing for another trip this year. She has landed numerous game fish over the years and entertained thousands of guests including some of New Zealand’s highest profile sports people.

When it came time for a refit, Therapy returned to Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders last May, with an interior and exterior repaint, duck

board extension, new carpet and a beefed up davit to handle the big tender all part of the work schedule.

Refit manager Royce Hawkins explained the comprehensive approach, starting with the removal of all hull and deck gear to allow a continuous film of paint under all hardware.

“We don’t tape around fittings and hardware; we remove them and paint under them. It’s the only way to ensure the paint won’t flake away with time.

“All the doors, cupboards, hatches and sliders are removed and painted at the same time to ensure a consistency of colour across the entire boat. Even the silicone is removed from windows and painted underneath then reapplied after painting. All chrome and stainless work is recoated or polished, giving her a brand-new look when completed.”

The biggest structural item was the duckboard extension. Rob wanted to extend the duckboard for ease of boarding from

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Completed in time to enjoy the summer season the rejuvenated Therapy headed to the Bay of Islands where Rob and Brett Russell raced Wired as usual in the A Division.

Following Bay of Islands Sailing Week, it was Therapy’s turn to shine, serving as Committee Boat at the Millennium Cup. In pristine condition, she looked perfectly at home amidst the stunning superyachts and attracted numerous compliments.

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Below: Performing race management duties at the Millennium Cup Superyacht Regatta.

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These Kiwis fly high

Blair Tuke and Peter Burling celebrate their sixth 49er world title – Photos courtesy of Geelong 49er World Championships.

By Ivor Wilkins Having reigned as 2019 49er world champions for only two months, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke did it all over again to win the 2020 title in Geelong – with an assurance that this time they will keep their champion status for at least 18 months.

The exact time and venue for the 2021 regatta has yet to be announced, but 49er class manager, Canadian Ben Remocker, was able to say that it would be “in late 2021 and outside of Europe”.

Would it be tempting fate to dare hope that, with their world title secure until late 2021 and with the Tokyo Olympics and the America’s Cup set to be decided by early 2021, a triple crown might be on the cards?

In fact, they already hold that distinction: when Emirates Team New Zealand won the Cup in Bermuda in June 2017, Burling and Tuke

were the reigning 49er Olympic champions, having won gold at the Rio Games. And their 2016 world champion status, won at Clearwater, Florida in the USA, had two months to run before it expired in August, when the next cycle commenced at the Cascais, Portugal worlds.

This most recent world title for the New Zealand duo continues an extraordinary dominance in a tough class. Over the past eight years, they have won all six of the 49er world championships they attended.

They had to sit out the 2017 worlds in Portugal because they were busy winning the America’s Cup with ETNZ. They also skipped the 2018 worlds in Aarhus, Denmark, because they were sailing around the world on rival yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race.

Leading into their gold medal performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, they won 21 49er regattas on the trot.

Clinching two world titles within a couple of months followed hard on the heels of 2019 victories at the European championships and the Olympic test event in Japan – all secured alongside their current America’s Cup duties working towards the 2021 Defence in Auckland.

Peter Lester has had a grandstand seat watching the pair as he commentated at the worlds in Auckland and again in Geelong.

“They are fast and very consistent,” he said when asked about their success. “They are particularly fast downwind and they nail their mark roundings better than anybody. If they get bow forward, nobody seems to get close.”

Lester also says attention to detail plays a role. “They pay a lot of attention to aerodynamics, which probably comes straight out of work they are doing in the America’s Cup. You see it in the way they hike out on the trapeze,” he adds, noting how they stay

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If they have vulnerabilities it is possibly in light air. In Geelong, their worst results were in light and flukey conditions. Lester noted these are the conditions where the European sailors tend to shine, yet they failed to capitalise and put real scoreboard pressure on the Kiwi pair.

“The dominance of Burling and Tuke is shocking,” said Remocker following their Geelong victory. “49er races are short and fairly chaotic in nature. We hold a large number of races in each championship to make up for the intense nature of the racing, but Burling and Tuke have cracked the competitive code wildly.

“I remember the Spanish pair of Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez would win most events for about 18 months in the period before 2004 and I thought that was incredible.

For Burling and Tuke to win virtually every event for an eight year period (when they’ve competed) is beyond comprehension.”

Both Remocker and Lester believe it is partly a mental thing – that Burling and Tuke enter every contest believing they will win and

their opponents seem to share the same belief.

“I suspect that what is separating them from the pack is the belief they can keep winning, combined with the uncertainty the chasing pack must feel after eight years of being beaten,” said Remocker. “Many of the top teams have spent countless hours trying to figure out what Burling and Tuke are doing that is special from a technical perspective, and have not been able to do so. The winning mindset with which they enter each competition is what sets them apart.”

In similar vein, Lester suspects it will take a couple of young guns with no respect for reputations to come out of the pack and

threaten their monopoly. “That could include some of the younger Kiwi crews rising up the ladder,” he said.

As for the impact on the class of a long reign such as Burling and Tuke have enjoyed, Lester, who has observed them firsthand at the Olympics and during the America’s Cup, said the standard in the class has risen since the Rio Games, but the gap has remained about the same. “Burling and Tuke have lifted on the same tide.”

Remocker: “Their dominance is probably an asset for the class. The familiarity of names can be helpful in sport.

“But the fact that they also dominate America’s Cup, Volvo, Moths has done more to bring 49er sailing into the mainstream of sailing fandom than anything else. Too often Olympic class champions are sidelined from the conversation about these other events, and the Olympic sailors don’t get their due.

“With Burling and Tuke winning everything, it’s clear they are the world’s best sailors, and the fact they choose 49er is a huge asset.

Whether it’s because of them or a myriad of other reasons, 49er sailing is more popular now than at any point in our 25 year history.”

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Current state-of-the-art America’s Cup foiling had its genesis in a secret project on Waikato’s Lake Arapuni – ETNZ photo supplied.

Top Secret ‘Waka’ project on a Waikato lake led to foiling

By Ivor Wilkins With the current AC75 monohulls representing the third generation of America’s Cup foiling yachts, it is easy to forget how quickly the technology has advanced from fake news to mainstream reality and how unlikely its genesis was.

When accounts first emerged that Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC72 had taken flight in Auckland during preparations for the 2013 Cup in San Francisco, they were greeted with derision and disbelief. Pictures purporting to prove the phenomenon were dismissed as fantasies cooked up in PhotoShop. Fake news.

But when the New Zealand catamaran blasted up the Waitemata Harbour, both hulls well clear of the water and hitting speeds close to 40 knots for all to see, everybody recognised immediately what a game-changer it was.

The big question was how had they broken out beyond the intended boundaries of the rule and how had they kept it secret for so long?

In a nation often stereotyped for its agricultural foundations, it is perhaps appropriate that the answer was to be found at the remote Lake Arapuni deep in the heart

of the dairy-rich Waikato region south of Auckland.

Here, through the winter of 2012 a small group in plain clothes and unmarked vehicles, tested foiling concepts by towing a scale model up and down the lake with only cows and the occasional startled farmer for company.

It was code-named the Waka Project, named for the Maori canoes which once ranged across the wide Pacific Ocean.

The Waikato region is best-known for two reasons: its highly efficient dairy farms, where cow cockies whistle up their dogs and muster cows for milking as part of New Zealand’s biggest export earner; and as the centre of its highly successful Olympic rowing programme.

Nearby Lake Karapiro, misty and bitterly cold in the early morning light, has been the scene of many agonising training sessions where champion rowers have been moulded – among them Olympic gold medallist Rob Waddell, who swopped codes to become a grinder with Emirates Team New Zealand.

With Waddell’s connections and a worldclass rowing facility on hand, it might have been an obvious place for ETNZ’s foil boffins to gather for their experiments. “But,” said

team boss Grant Dalton, “we didn’t use Lake Karapiro, because it was too public.”

At the time, even the name of the lake they selected was kept secret. “We called it Lake Squirrel,” Dalton said. “The guys went down there a lot. Basically right through the winter of 2012.”

They would load up the “waka” hidden under a tarpaulin on a trailer and set off from their Auckland base for testing sessions. One day, as they travelled down the busy motorway leading south from Auckland, their programme became uncovered in the worst way, when the waka fell off the trailer and had to be recovered as cars and trucks whistled past.

The waka comprised a one-third scale representation of the hull platform, which the team towed up and down the lake, testing various foil configurations and trying to unlock the secrets and potential of using foils on the AC72s.

“We had this idea for a testing platform, and towing it from Centre of Effort height of the rig,” said designer Pete Melvin, who coordinated the Waka Project. “Basically, the model went out to the side until the hull started flying. What it allowed us to do was measure the tow-line

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44 Breeze Magazine load and the angle, which told us what the drag was. The more forward the model advanced, the less drag it had and vice versa.”

Melvin said testing appendage solutions in a conventional tank was extremely difficult.

Unlike towing a displacement form through the water, the foiling element added too many dimensions to the equation and was very unstable.

The waka model also acted like a sailing simulator, with an operator – usually Melvin himself – steering and adjusting the rake and cant of the foils.

“We tested 25-30 different foil solutions,” he said. “You could measure drag directly. It took a while to develop testing methods and instrumentation, but we got quite accurate results. It was a big benefit to our programme.

Testing foils in this way was much faster and less expensive than experimental foils on the team’s two SL33 sailing catamarans, which were also extensively used as testbeds.

“It would cost between $25,000 and $30,000 to produce one board for the SL33 and take a month to build it. With the waka, we could build something in a week and take three or four new foil concepts down to the lake and

test them in a day or two, so the throughput was much, much faster.”

Melvin said the rural isolation of the lake was ideal, although a couple of local farmers figured out what was going on. “They were very friendly and offered to help us out in any way they could. They kept our secrets.

“We would go down once every two weeks for two or three days at a time. It would take us a while to analyse results and build new parts and conceive of new tests to do. It went on right through the winter. It was freezing. We were out there, raining, cold and wet, tough work, but it was fun.

“There were generally four or five involved with each test run. Rob Waddell was a big help because he is local and had lots of contacts.

Luc Dubois was a major player looking after a very expensive inertial navigation system with instrumentation and systems for collecting multiple channels of data.

“It was quite a testbed,” said Melvin. “We spent the same amount of money we spent on tank testing and got five or 10 times more information out of it. It didn’t completely replace the tank, but it was a great additional tool.

“It provided a very steep learning curve, not only about the components, but the balance of the boat and which foils were stable and which weren’t. It was also very good as a simulator.

I was doing most of the driving because the sailing team were off doing other things, sailing AC45s and SL33s.

“Sometimes, however, four or five of the sailing team would come down and we would have a chase boat following and taking video and they could see the effect of changing the daggerboard rake, or cant, or using a different foil. It became ingrained in their heads what would happen when you did something.”

With a tight budget, the waka project allowed a graduated approach to foiling, testing concepts at one-third scale to start with, harvesting the most promising candidates and then building test foils for the SL33s so they could conduct sailing trials.

“It was incredibly valuable,” Dalton confirmed. “We learned a huge amount, which gave us the shapes and control concepts that we then transferred to the SL33 catamarans for actual sailing trials and ultimately went onto the AC72s.

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Lake Arapuni in the Waikato where the secret foiling programme took place. Photo courtesy of Tourism Waikato. said to fit the No. 8 wire cliche. It all looks and sounds pretty folksy and crude, while in fact it was testing and proving highly sophisticated concepts.

As we know all too well, Emirates Team New Zealand team was unable to reap the full benefits of the breakthrough in San Francisco, but did lead the way to a total transformation

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New book celebrates the iconic K-Class in lavish words and pictures Author Jenni Mence launched her book, K CLASS, The Hauraki Gulf’s Iconic Racer-Cruiser, at a Royal NZ Yacht Squadron function attended by many fans of the classic class.

Amply illustrated with images from professional photographers and family albums, the book highlights the joys of sailing these beautiful boats and captures the spirit and history of the class.

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RNZYS Performance Programme is a beneficiary of the NZL Sailing Foundation – Andrew Delves Photo.

NZL Sailing Foundation supporting international racing For just over three decades, the NZL Sailing Foundation in its current and previous incarnations, has supported New Zealand sailors in gaining vital international racing experience to sustain and build the country’s status on the world stage.

One of its recent success stories is RNZYS member Sussanah Pyatt, who, with her sailing partner Brianna Reynolds-Smith, qualified the women’s 470 for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.

Sailing in the 470 world championships at Enoshima, Japan, the pair missed out on making the final top 10, but were delighted to learn their 15th place finish was enough to qualify the class. “It shows we can do what we believed we could do,” said Pyatt, who only teamed up with Reynolds-Smith a year ago. “Now we have some facts to back it up.”

Helping sailors gain that kind of confidence on the world stage is exactly what the foundation is all about.

New Zealand’s isolation and the expense of getting our sailors and equipment to distant venues identified a need to establish

a support system. In 1988, two of the more influential Squadron members of the post-war period, Don St Clair Brown and Sir Tom Clark, established the New Zealand International Yachting Trust, with a $700,000 funding base.

Don St Clair Brown was heavily involved in promoting and supporting Olympic sailing, while Sir Tom was influential in offshore and America’s Cup events, in particular as a supporter of Sir Peter Blake.

Since then, the capital fund has increased to more than $3.8-million. To date, more than $2.5-million has been distributed in the form of grants to assist New Zealand sailors.

All disbursements have to be made from investment income and cannot encroach on the capital base.

The NZL Sailing Foundation grew out of the long-standing International Sailing Trust. Current chairman Rod Slater, said the rebranding took place in 2017, but the goals and purpose remained the same.

“Initially, it was more about supporting sailors to keelboat events like the Ton Cups, the

Admiral’s Cup, Kenwood Cup and so on,” said Slater. “More recently, the emphasis has swung to centreboard sailors and budding Olympic sailors, although there is still some support for keelboat campaigns.

“Mostly we aim to help young up-andcoming sailors like Sussanah Pyatt and Josh Armit, who won the ISAF Youth Worlds in the laser class last year.”

In terms of identifying winners, Slater says the Trust’s record over the years would definitely be over the 50% mark. Some of the outstanding recipients of grants include Barbara Kendall (Olympic gold, silver and bronze medallist), Dean Barker (America’s Cup helmsman), Andy Maloney (2004 Splash world champion and America’s Cup), Jo Aleh (Olympic gold and silver medallist), Blake McGlashan (420 world champion), Jackson Keon and Francesco Kayroux (29er open world champions) and Josh Junior (Finn world cup silver medal and America’s Cup).

Applicants have to supply evidence of recent racing results and submit detailed proposals

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outlining the events they are targeting and budgets.

“The Trustees meet six or seven times a year at the Squadron to discuss the applications and decide whether or not they meet the funding criteria. Some are targeting single events, others try to put together a campaign covering a number of events, like European or world championships.

“We typically assist with air fares and other expenses, but we do not fund the whole budget. The athletes have to come up with the rest of the funding from other sources.

Sometimes, we are able to help promising sailors over a period of years, depending on their results.”

The current make-up of the trust includes three patrons – Trevor Geldard, John Street and Bevan Woolley – all of whom have long records of service to New Zealand yachting.

The trustees are Bill Aldridge, Grant Beck, John St Clair Brown, Simon Gundry, Peter Lester, John Lusk, Peter Montgomery, Ben Morrison, Mark Orams, Mike Sanderson, Rod Slater and Glen Sowry.

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Squadron building enjoys a summer revamp Significant renovation work was completed at the RNZYS over the Christmas/New Year period says CEO Hayden Porter. “I think the building is in the best shape it has been in for a long time,” he declares.

While the club was closed over the holiday period, the bar areas in the Members’ Lounge, Commodores Room and Members’ Bar were ripped out and gutted, then new wiring, lighting, plumbing and cabinetry installed.

In the Members’ Bar, the coffee machine and dish washing area were re-located and the bar area extended.

The old window frames on the northern side of the building were replaced with aluminium joinery, the Dinghy Locker and other rooms were painted and new switchboards

installed upstairs and down. Hayden: “The main feed into the building now allows us, if we have a power cut, to be back up and running within the hour. Unlike last November when a power cut meant we relied on a generator for a couple of days.”

Still on the to-do list is the installation of a new canopy over the Members’ Bar deck with roll-down blinds. This will increase comfortable seating capacity all year round.

“With increased capacity comes increased productivity, so with the re-vamped Members’ Bar area we have about 30% more service space in front of the bar,” says Hayden. “With less clutter, service from behind the bar will be quicker. It’s a more modern look and the staff love the better use of space.

“The work was well overdue. In the past we have chipped away at things as cash flow has allowed. These improvements were funded from the last round of member donations. It was decided this would create the best impact for members in terms of improving services and will gear ourselves up for the increase of visitors we are expecting.

“We want the building looking completely polished as we head into a time when we will be showcasing ourselves to the world. We have a few minor touch-ups to do and later this year a proposed major project will see us looking at various options to maximise our footprint.“ Story by Debra Douglas.

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Cool hand Cooper is the man to call when things need fixing Story and Pictures by Debra Douglas Cooper Hopman’s job description could read ‘Jack of all Trades’. Cooper, RNZYS’s Facility Manager and the 2019 Employee of the Year, is the man to call if something has broken, failed or refuses to co-operate.

Twenty-one-year-old Cooper manages the day to day smooth running of the club, looking after anything from a gas issue in the kitchen, a light bulb that needs replacing, helping with IT support, setting up sound and lighting, driving Te Kouma, or overseeing contractors on site. His responsibilities also include working with committee member Richard Wingfield organising security and travel arrangements

Cooper Hopman with the Employee trophy for the America’s Cup, as well as drone photography and video work.

Cooper joined the Squadron straight from Sacred Heart College, starting out in the Sailing Office as Sailing Assistant in 2016. It was a summer job for six months while he started a diploma of nautical science, with the aim of becoming skipper of a commercial vessel.

During that time, he worked on the re-vamp of the youth building frontage followed by a stint behind the bar.

“I guess it was meant to be and I was given

a six-month trial 2½ years ago. I’m now the one everyone runs to when they have a problem no matter what it is,” said Cooper. ”I have learned a lot on the job. The amount of stuff I have picked up is amazing.

“One of the majors last year was one day in November when I got a call from the cleaners at 3am to tell me they had no power, caused by a black-out at Westhaven. I spent a very early morning setting up a small generator the club owns to run the alarm systems to keep the building secure and the America’s Cup safe, while arranging for another generator to power the freezers and keep the offices operating.”

During the holiday period Cooper oversaw a major facelift for the main building. While Cooper was surrounded by demolition flotsam and jetsam, with completion deadlines to meet, the rest of the Squadron staff members were enjoying their festive summer holiday.

But at Easter it will be time for Cooper to take a break and he will take up his Employee of the Year prize, being a trip for two to Fiji.

Cooper: “Things will fail and need repairing or replacing while I am away. But I will leave a list of contractors to call. Just don’t call me.”

Opposite Page: The revamped Members’ Bar with its sharper, cleaner aesthetic. Above: Cooper Hopman at the centre of action during the summer revamp.

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New Zealand Economy – Does Orr want More?

With interest rates at record low levels there is an argument that the benefits of cutting rates further become less. Whilst the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) still thinks this is an efficient lever to generate demand, monetary policy has its limitations and needs support to stimulate the economy and meet their inflation and employment targets.

Central banks globally, most notably the European Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the RBNZ, have been calling out for fiscal stimulus to play a bigger role in assisting growth.

In a bid to support growth (and deliver its own objectives), the Government announced a boost in infrastructure spending of $12bn in the recent Half Year Fiscal and Economic Update (HYEFU).

The RBNZ had been expecting fiscal stimulus to step in to help the economy. They will have noted the positive development and will be looking at Treasury’s forecasts vs their own to see how impactful the additional spend will be.

The boost in infrastructure spending was well signalled but the devil really is in the detail.

• Although $12bn of additional spend was announced, $3.9bn of this will not be deployed until after 2025 •

Only $0.2bn will be allocated in 2020 followed by $1.4bn 2021

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While we are waiting for further detail on the projects, the finance minister noted several projects were “shovel ready”, but no specifics were provided, if there is capacity to achieve them and what the expected lead times are

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The Treasury estimates that this extra capital spending will boost economic growth (0.3% of GDP in 2021), however, its impact is forecast to peak at 0.4% of GDP in 2022

While the headline stimulus is positive, Adrian Orr (Governor of the RBNZ) likely wanted more and whether it was enough to offset the current trajectory for interest rates remains to be seen.

The HYEFU was a definite step in the right direction with a clear indication that there is more to come at the full year budget in 2020.

Net public debt is forecast to hover around the midpoint of the Government’s relatively conservative new self-imposed target debt range (15% to 25% of GDP) peaking at 21.5% in 2022 which leaves reasonable headroom for more fiscal support.

Source: NZ Treasury With a general election to be held on the 19th of September 2020, this provides scope for more fiscal stimulus that would be directly felt in voters’ pockets eg. Tax-related, which would see more immediate effects on the economy. The RBNZ will be looking at further fiscal stimulus as a high probability event which will likely be front of mind when considering monetary policy this year.

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The Australian Downunder Racing crew, with PP members Taylor Balogh and Josh Wijohn had a great start to the year with back-to-back wins at the Warren Jones and Hardy Cup regattas.

Many of our Performance Programme sailors have had a busy start to 2020, taking part in two major youth regattas across the ditch in Australia.

The first was the Warren Jones International in Perth, where we had a mix of sailors taking part across various teams. KNOTS Racing were there as a full team and ready to kick off the year just as they finished the last.

On board with CYCA sailor Harry Price were PP sailors Taylor Balogh and Josh Wijohn, who are regulars with Prices’ Downunder Racing Team. Edge Women’s Match and PP sailor Charlotte Porter joined forces with Johanna Bergqvist’s all-women Swedish Team, and Vento Racing’s Jake Erson was bowman for Matt Whitfield’s British-flagged team.

It was a hard fought regatta on the Swan River, but Nick Egnot-Johnson’s KNOTS Racing and Balogh and Wijohn’s Downunder Racing found themselves in the final. Downunder Racing were the team to beat throughout the regatta, and although all races in the final were incredibly tight, they came out on top – winning the final 3-0.

Both teams then jetted to Sydney for the Hardy Cup, of which Egnot-Johnson’s KNOTS Racing were defending champions.

However, déjà vu ensued, with Downunder

Racing pipping the KNOTS boys 3-1 in the final to end their hopes of back-to-back Hardy Cup victories.

This was a great redemption result for Balogh and Wijohn, who have finished runnerup to Egnot-Johnson on many occasions. Two second place finishes against top competition is still a great start to the year for the KNOTS team.

The PP sailors have also been doing a lot of training in the Nacras, and it was great to see PP sailors Niall Malone, Zak Merton and Rob Garrett bring the East Imperial Nacra up to Kawau for Squadron Weekend. The boys were planning to do the Round Kawau Race on the Saturday, with an eye to breaking the race record. However, the rough conditions meant they couldn’t do the race – but they still had a great training session on the water outside Bon Accord Harbour, which was a great sight for all members to see.

Next on the calendar for many of our PP sailors is the Harken Youth International Match Racing Cup followed by the Harken World Youth Match Racing Championship, both held in consecutive weeks at the RNZYS in late February. We will update you on these in the next edition of Breeze.

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Knots Racing crew at the Hardy Cup in Sydney.

2019/2020 Season ends strongly A massive thank you to Brian ‘Trubi’ Trubovich, Janet Airey, Stewart Heine, Ross Chapman and Neville Collett for volunteering countless hours as Race Officials throughout the season.

Not only do these guys provide a service, but they also provide guidance and wisdom to all our sailors.

We would also like to thank Rob Herries and Colette Kraus for coming and umpiring at our in-house match racing regattas. These two also took the time to not only adjudicate on the water, but came ashore and explained the scenarios in detail. So thank you to all our wonderful volunteers!

Applications are now open for the new YTP

season, which commences in May. Get in quick as applications are about to close. See the club website for more details or email rcorbett@ rnzys.org.nz for more information.

We will be holding a graduation ceremony on Friday the 13th of March to celebrate the achievements of all our graduates and hear about their plans for the future. Everyone is welcome to come along. Things should kick off around 6.30pm and formal attire will be required.

RNZYS sent two teams to the Hardy Cup held by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Our Performance Programme team of Nick Egnot Johnson, Bradley McLaughlin, Zak Merton and Sam Barnett had a tense final against Harry

Price from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.

Unfortunately for us, Harry Price came out on top. However, we had two other Performance Programme sailors in the final as they were crewing for Harry Price, therefore, congratulations must go to Josh Wijohn and Taylor Balogh.

Oakley Marsh, Harper Johnston, Henry Wilson, Tom Maidment and Holly McNeill represented the Mastercard Youth Training Programme and made the cut for the quarter finals, but got knocked out by Harry Price, who is the former world number one, so a good effort by our young guys.

Robbie McCutcheon, Serena Woodall, Zoe Dawson and Chester Duffett went off to Wellington to challenge for the Centerport

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Mastercard YTP crew made the quarter-final at the Hardy Cup. Youth International Trophy. After finishing the round robins in third place and improving immensely over that period, this team went on to beat Jed Cruikshank of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron 2-1 in the semi-finals.

After same masterful work at the bottom mark the team managed to get a black flag on their opponents in the deciding race. In the final, Robbie and his team took on local hero Albert Stanley and, despite earning a couple of pre start penalties in the series, went on to take out the final 3-1.

Chester Duffett, Zoe Dawson, Serena Woodall and Robbie McCutcheon – winners at the Centrepoint Youth International in Wellington.

As this goes to print, we are about to host our own Harken Youth International Match Racing Cup. Given this event is immediately followed by the Youth Match Racing World Championships, we have some very high calibre teams attending and it will no doubt be the most competitive event yet.

Reuben Corbett Training Manager

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Issue 129 – April 2020

Right: Racing under gloomy skies Below: Zephyr (left), and Oenone.

This edition of the journal is a little different – and brings news from the Classic Yacht Association of Australia in Melbourne, and the Classic Yacht Charitable Trust in Wellington, two wooden boat organisations that share the same passion for classics that we do!

CYAA regatta shines despite the weather Words by Peter Costolloe, photos courtesy CYAA The beginning of the annual CYAA Classic Cup Regatta revolves around the close ties between CYAA and CYANZ members. The bond of friendship between the members of both Associations is represented by the TransTasman Trophy.

This trophy records the visiting Association member who accrues the least points based on the results of the boats they are sailing on during the regatta.

This year was the 13th regatta – and a highlight feature was the representation of all keel boat clubs on Port Phillip and Corio Bay (Baranne from Royal Geelong YC). Within the 25 entries there were six

Cup Regatta entrants from previous Sydney to Hobart events. Two of these were also past Southern Cross team members from New South Wales, Mercedes III and Boambillee.

The regatta saw three days of excellent racing despite the weather conditions thrown up by Port Phillip for the event. The best performing classic on corrected time over the five extended course races came down to a tie break. On

countback the award went to the best performed Tumlaren, Snow Goose, helmed by George Low. RYCV had to settle for second placing for Fair Winds II helmed by Mark Chew.

The Classic Yacht Handicapper Trophy was awarded to the Tumlaren Zephyr.

Her consistent racing performance in spite of adversities throughout the preceding year, in all types of Port Phillip conditions, was

deemed by the handicapper to be a worthy recipient of his trophy! The Col Bandy Trophy for the best corrected time performance over the traditional CYYA courses went to the Sandringham boat Marana closely followed by the RYCV ex Sydney to Hobarter, Serifa.

The glamour end of the fleet saw Acrospire III awarded the Concours d’Élegance Trophy. And finally, the Tony Blake trophy for the best performing classic over the 12 months of preceding races went to the 1977 Sydney to Hobart entrant, the S&S 30 Martini. (The ‘trophy’ is in fact a painting donated by Tony Blake which records the significant moment of the 1907 Sayonara Cup Race between Sayonara and Rawhiti off Black Rock.)

The Bailey Bros 1894 5-rater Atalanta

The Wellington Classic Yacht Trust

By Gavin Pascoe The Wellington Classic Yacht Trust was formed in 2010 by Gavin Pascoe to save the yacht Lizzie, which had broken from her moorings in Auckland and sunk. The timing was good, as enough money was raised at the AGM of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club to pay the salvage and transport her to her original port. The club manager at the time arranged for her to be put on the slipway (since dismantled) at Clyde Quay at no charge, where she was restored over two years by volunteers using material funded by passing the hat around.

Lizzie was built by Ted Bailey at Balaena Bay and launched in February 1909.

Bailey was a younger brother

of Chas Jr and Walter Bailey of Auckland and had operated in Wellington since around the turn of the century, making racing centreboarders and working vessels. Lizzie was built for Charles Ward, Commodore of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club. She is the only purely racing yacht Ted Bailey built and is the oldest surviving locally built racing yacht. Only 22’ LOA, she is very quick. With eased sheets she will quickly get up to 7-8 knots. With a very low freeboard, she is an exhilarating ride in a Wellington blow.

Our next boat was the Idle Along Mystery, purchased from Gary Matthews of Auckland in 2011. The class was designed by Alf Harvey of Petone in 1926 and became the

most popular in New Zealand for several decades running up to the 1960s. Mystery was built from kaikawaka by Joff Kroening of Nelson in about 1950, and representing that province came second on the 1956 Moffat Cup. The Trust gave her a new deck, fettled and painted her, and took her back to Auckland to the National Championships where she performed very well.

In 2015 the Trust was donated Atalanta, a fiverater built by the Bailey Bros in Auckland in 1894.

She came to Wellington in 1895 and remained for the next 80 years. She has a rich racing history. The Trust has straightened a twist in her hull, done some refastening and caulking, and rebuilt the

trimmed counter and rudder.

We need to raise $16,000 for the next stage, which will include re-decking her and building a new cabin to the original configuration. We are seeking help in this area – if you can help please get in touch!

Both Lizzie and Mystery are sailed regularly in local club events around Wellington, and Lizzie regularly takes guests sailing in Friday night rum racing. If you are in Wellington and would like a go, please get in touch, and we’ll see if we can make it happen!

• See more on our website https://www.wcyt.org.nz, or on facebook at https://www. facebook.com/wgtnclassic/

CLASSIC YACHT ASSOCIATION CONTACTS – GENERAL ENQUIRIES: Joyce Talbot, admin@classicyacht.org.nz CLUB CAPTAIN YACHTS: Andy Ball, yachtcaptain@classicyacht.org.nz CLUB CAPTAIN LAUNCHES: Simon Ventura, launchcaptain@classicyacht.org.nz

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Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders selected to build Catalyst RIBs

Pure X line-up combines the best of both worlds Danish builders X-Yachts has expanded it new Pure X range with two new models – a 56 (above) and a 60 footer.

The Pure X concept is a hybrid combining the best from the Xcruising and Xperformance ranges and is a response to a clear market demand.

The Pure X range’s philosophy is to integrate the advanced build technology from the Xperformance range and combine it with the best features from the Xcruising range.

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The ever-popular high performance Catalyst RIBs developed by Salthouse Boats as tenders for Emirates Team New Zealand receive a new home in 2020 with Auckland boat builder, Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders (LSB).

Loyd Stevenson Boatbuilders specialise in the construction of custom-built composite and timber vessels, proudly hand crafting a diverse portfolio of quality sailing yachts, power boats and superyacht tenders since the 1980’s.

Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders was the obvious choice when it came to selecting a new builder for the Catalyst, and are already in negotiations for their first order. lloydstevensonyachts.co.nz

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