Off the wind magazine 2018 by Sandringham Yacht Club

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CONTENTS

SERVICE DIRECTORY

Naomi Smith, Di Tyndall, Kate Mitchell & Gill Stubbs

2 General Committee 3 Commodore’s Report 6 Sail Report 8 Club Champions 2017-2018 9 State & National Champions 2017-2018 10 Recreational Boating Report 12 Off The Beach Report 14 Wednesday Wonders Report 17 Sunday Sailors Report 20 J24 Report 21 Women in Sailing Challenge 22 Match Racing Program 23 Young Members Report 24 Race Management Report 25 2018 SYC Regatta 26 Sundance Marine 2018 Melbourne to Osaka Cup 28 Social Report 30 Opening Day 2017 32 Facility Works 34 2017 Mercedes-Benz Brighton Port Phillip Challenge 35 Club Marine SYC Boating Academy 36 Reciprocal Club Program 37 ICOYC World Forum 2018 38 Member Awards 41 Member Boat News 46 Sandringham Member Snapshots 50 Off Water Activities 52 Club Charity Events 56 Club Events Calendar 57 Member Benefits Scheme 58 Kol’s Kitchen 59 Function catering at SYC 60 Events at SYC 64 New Members and SYC Vale

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General Committee 2017-2018 Commodore-in-Chief His Royal Highness Prince Philip K.G.K.T Duke of Edinburgh

Rob Davis

Ashley Trebilcock

Commodore

Vice Commodore

Scott Sampson

Rowan Simpson

Treasurer

Club Captain, Sail

Sue Bowes

Committee Member

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Michael Kostos

Club Captain, Recreational Boating

Committee Member

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Rear Commodore

Paul Commins

Phil Simpfendorfer

Garry Anderson

Bill Stubbs

Terry George Club Captain, Off The Beach

Kevin Hibberson Committee Member

Committee Member

Commodore’s Report S

andringham Yacht Club has continued to enjoy excellent trading and participation levels this year and our membership numbers remain strong and steady at around 2750. At the time of writing we had just won the most prestigious Club of the Year at the Community Club’s Victoria annual awards night. This is an honour we have quietly been hoping to attain for some time and it is fitting recognition for all the hard work and effort put in by everyone who contributes to SYC. The past six months have also heralded one of the busiest periods in the Club’s recent history. In addition to running our regular annual events, we also hosted the J24 Nationals, the Australian Keelboat Championships, and the Melbourne component of the Sundance Marine Osaka Cup 2018. The feedback we received from the many visitors to SYC over this period was resoundingly positive and we really do have cause to be very proud of our Club. My appreciation goes to our members who have been particularly supportive and understanding throughout this busy period and I sincerely hope no-one felt displaced by all the extra activity. In addition, well over one hundred people assisted with these events and I would again like to recognise and sincerely thank our volunteers who continue to tirelessly support the Club and without whom none of this could happen. For now we will enjoy a short period of relative calm and normality, however rest assured the Club already has more exciting events in the pipeline ensuring we will remain vibrant for the foreseeable future. As a by-product of being so busy, we have achieved some excellent financial and trading results this year although we are certainly not being complacent. Over recent times this strong performance has enabled us to bring forward some important and planned facilities enhancements. By now you may have noticed the improvements around the marina. This work has including the replacement of a number of the timber waling sections which provide important structural stability, as well as various pedestal upgrades. Over the coming months the marina head amenities will also be further improved with an upgraded fuel bowser system and new entry gates. In addition, Parks Victoria has recently finished a major refurbishment of the breakwater directly in front of the main clubhouse. The breakwater is obviously critical to our existence and we are very grateful to Parks for undertaking this project. These improvements are particularly timely as it is imperative we keep our marina in top-notch condition. Solid member participation and a strong Club is reliant upon having a full marina and our foremost priority is to remain the most attractive Club and destination on Port Phillip. We are now also in the process of transitioning many long-term berth leases back to the Club rental pool. At the 2017 AGM our members unanimously supported two important milestone motions which essentially represented the fulfilment of financial obligations made 10 years ago enabling the current clubhouse to be built. While SYC still is not completely out of the red in repaying the clubhouse debt, excellent progress has been made which is in line with our original financial modelling. If all continues to go to plan, the Club is on track to be debt free by 2023. This is a fantastic tribute to all those people who had the vision and were instrumental in bringing the Club redevelopment to fruition, along with those who have successfully executed the plans and continued the legacy. We have succeeded in building a Club that now sits as a global leader amongst our peers and this has certainly been validated through our affiliation with the International Council of Yacht Clubs. SYC continues to develop and provide a comprehensive range of programs and activities, both on and off the water, which cater for a diverse spread and sphere of the broader community. It is fair to say that we have achieved everything we set out to do in the last twenty years or so and some more. It should not be forgotten though, that we are a boating Club for our members first and foremost and running great on-water activities and programs is what we are really all about. Overall, the general level of

member engagement in the Club at the moment is very good and it would seem the various membership initiatives put in place in recent years are paying dividends. General Committee and management are focussed on ensuring people see real value in being a member and make good use of the Club’s broader offerings. That said, we always welcome constructive feedback and I would encourage all members to get involved. We still have a long way to go in supporting and building numbers amongst our younger members (defined as anyone under 40!) and in getting this demographic more active in the Club and sport. Hectic lifestyle demands and significant competition from other recreational pursuits present quite a challenge for our Club to stay ahead. This problem is also a broader issue for our sport to resolve globally and will remain an important focus of our own strategic planning. Our keelboat fleet is solid and continues to evolve to what would now appear to be a sustainable mix of yachts that obviously work best for our Club and demographic. There are certainly two distinct types of boats racing with the emergence in the 30 to 40 foot range of high performance sporty yachts, while in the 40 foot plus range we are seeing more cruising-oriented boats. Two more J/111 yachts hit the water this season and it is great to see some class racing happening amongst these teams. The future of our keelboat fleet and SYC’s position as a pre-eminent racing club on Port Phillip looks well placed. As we move in to the summer months again, it is worth noting that we will literally run hundreds of races as part of our regular keelboat program, not to mention all the Off The Beach and One Design activity. An aspect of our racing that has caused some contention and confusion lately is the Day Pass Scheme and the requirement that everyone competing needs to hold some form of membership and be signed on via the App. While I initially had reservations about this, I am now absolutely convinced that in light of a host of serious on-water incidents around the bay in recent times, this is categorically the right thing for our Club to do. Please be assured that this is not about creating more hurdles for owners or putting $$ in the Club coffers. It is imperative that we know who is on the water in the event of an emergency and also that we are in compliance with our responsibilities both on and off the water. It is inevitable these requirements will become mandatory across our sport and SYC has taken the initiative in making the process as easy as possible. If you need help complying with any of our racing requirements, please talk to the Boating Office staff who are there to assist. In closing, my time as Commodore is drawing to an end and I feel very fortunate and grateful to have had the opportunity to serve Sandringham Yacht Club. I have enjoyed the role immensely, if not for the daily challenges it presents. I hope that I have left some small impression and legacy behind which will help to keep the Club strong for many more years to come. I would like to extend my personal thanks to all our volunteers and members who serve so diligently on our committees. The terrific cooperation and cohesion that exists all throughout our Club is the reason we remain so effective. My final acknowledgement goes to our dedicated team of extended staff members who look after us so well. Many put in enormous hours way above and beyond the standard call of duty and so on behalf of all members, please accept our sincere appreciation and thanks for your efforts. In my humble yet blatantly biased opinion, we rate as the best Club in existence and I hope that you will continue to enjoy your time and experiences at SYC as much as I have. Fair winds and safe boating for the season ahead.

Rob Davis Commodore

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Sail Report Whilst detailed reports will appear elsewhere in this edition of Off the Wind, the Mercedes-Benz Brighton Wednesday Wonders fleet often exceeded 40 yachts, Thursday Twilights over 50, MercedesBenz Brighton Sunday Sailors events over 20 and the One Design Sprint Series averaged 15. Added to these impressive statistics, there were 56 starters in the Mercedes-Benz Brighton Saturday Aggregate Race 2 spread over three Divisions.

The highlight of the year was the success of the Australian Yachting and Multihull Championships. The three-day regatta held from 19 to 21 January 2018 attracted the best keelboat fleet seen on Port Phillip for a long time, with entries from NSW, SA, QLD, TAS, three internationals as well as a strong contingent from Victoria. In total the keelboat event attracted 38 entries, whilst the multihull event had 16 competitors. Complementing these regattas was the inaugural AMS Cup which added a further 29 entries. The combined fleets made a most impressive sight from the Club when sailing in the passage races. The overall Division 1 winner of the Australian Yachting Championships was Ichi Ban from NSW skippered by Australian Sailing President, Matt Allen. Division 1 of the Multihull series was won by Fury Road (Multihull Yacht Club of Victoria) and the AMS Cup Division 1 winner was Frenzy owned by Jon Evans. By The Lee skippered by Brendan Lee won Division 2. To complete a very busy January, we also hosted the J24 Australian Championships. Congratulations to Hugo Ottaway and the crew of Bruschetta VI for their great win.

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IRC Division 1 – Wicked (Mike and Mark Welsh) Division 2 – Doesn’t Matter (Murray Mackay) Division 3 – Watermark II (Graeme Watt and David Suda)

AMS Division 1 – Joust (Rod Warren) Division 2 – Horizon Sprint (Frank Hammond) Division 3 – Watermark II (Graeme Watt and David Suda)

PHS Division 1 – Bandit (Ashley Trebilcock) Division 2 – Windspeed (Les Browne) Division 3 – Fun & Games (Alan Edwards) Joust also competed in the World J/111 Championship in San Francisco finishing a fine 3rd overall. SYC was also represented at the Port Lincoln Regatta by Wicked (Mike and Mark Welsh) and Bacardi (Martin Power and Brett Averay). Their efforts were rewarded with Wicked finishing 2nd in AMS Division 1 and Bacardi finishing 1st in AMS Division 2. Based on results during the season, the following team was selected to defend the Association Cup. IRC; Wicked, Veloce, Bandit (Reserve Arch De Triomphe) AMS; Joust, Doesn’t Matter, Frenzy (Reserve Brushetta V1) Due to the tragic death of a Royal Yacht Club of Victoria competitor, Max Peters in Race 1 of the event, racing was abandoned. After consultation with the other competing Clubs, it was decided not to re-sail the event as an act of respect to Max’s passing. It was a very sad day, not only for Max’s family and friends but for everyone involved.

Alex McKinnon

Whilst Club racing continues beyond Easter, the 2018 Summer Club Aggregates have been

decided and further congratulations are extended to the following Club Champions:

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Organising racing at the Club involves many volunteers both on and off the water. I have been fortunate to be well supported by the following Sail Committee, all of whom have served the members well. They are: • Mark Welsh, responsible for the Sailing Program. • Lowa Paszko, who not only is the Club Handicapper but attends to the Race Documentation. • Bruce Humphries, represents the Race Management. • Jack Fullerton looks after Match Racing with James Sly. • John Neville, the J24 representative. • Marissa Chalkley, our Safety Officer. • Freya Vickery, the Young Member and WISC representative. • Daniel Edwards who deals with protests, new members and Wednesday Wonders. • Rod Warren, who represents the owners and organises the Information Nights. There are too many Race Management Volunteers to acknowledge individually but as a Race Officer myself, I know how lucky we are to be served by these members. Without these volunteers the standard of sailing we have come to appreciate at SYC simply would not exist. The same can be said for the Boating Office staff of James Sly, Maddie Commins and Linda Gorfolova. Communication, results, organising Race Management and handling enquiries are just some of the services they provide. Other clubs would look with envy at the structure SYC has in place to serve its membership. During the past season and in conjunction with the Boating Academy, we initiated a life jacket promotion and as a result over 60 members now have a new jacket. Boat starts are now standard practice for the Round-the-Stix events and an Inclement Weather Policy has been adopted. Hopefully, the Exclusion Zone trial will become policy so students learning to sail will be safe.

Alex McKinnon

ith over 100 Club races in the season, the Australian Yachting and Multihull Championships, the SYC Regatta as well as the J24 National Championships, it has been another busy year for the Sandringham Yacht Club and the Sail Committee. Participation has been up across all fleets and the competition fierce.

Ian Ballantine

Chris Furey Ian Ballantine

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Members are also encouraged to be more considerate to others when operating within the harbour particularly in the shared fairways. A sore point for our volunteers has been identifying sail numbers particularly since the introduction of black sail cloth. Please insist on white numbers when ordering new dark coloured sails. Whilst handicapping pursuit racing remains a challenge, Lowa’s Saturday Division Splits for 2017/2018 have been a success. Ian Ballantine

The Sail Committee’s priorities are safety, listening to members and meeting member expectations. The Committee is supportive of the General Committee’s initiative to make Member Point compulsory but understands this will require a cultural change and education of members. Further Racing Rules education is also required and I urge members, particularly those new to the sport, to attend Rob Ware’s Rules Night held during winter.

Ian Ballantine

We have a diverse and comprehensive range of events catering for all standards and interest groups at Sandringham Yacht Club. I encourage you to utilise the Club and make the most of what is on offer.

Rowan Simpson

Chris Furey

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Alex McKinnon

Sail Captain

Ultimate Tune

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Alex McKinnon

Club Champions 2017 – 2018

Division 1 AMS Joust Rod Warren

Division 1 IRC Wicked Mark and Mike Welsh

Division 3 AMS WATERMARK II Graeme Watt and David Suda

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Bruce Parry

Division 2 PHS Windspeed Les Browne

Bruce Parry

Division 2 AMS Horizon Sprint Frank Hammond

Alex McKinnon

Division 1 PHS Bandit Ashley Trebilcock

Division 3 PHS Fun & Games Alan Edwards

Division 2 IRC Doesn’t Matter Murray Mackay

Division 3 IRC WATERMARK II Graeme Watt and David Suda

State and National Champions 2017 – 2018

2018 J/111 Australian Champion Joust Rod Warren

Luis Ferreiro

2018 J24 National Champion Bruschetta VI Hugo Ottoway

Alex McKinnon

2018 Australian Yachting Championships – PHS Div 2 The Muppet Show Peter Williams

2017 Australian Open Match Racing Champion Zac Pullen

Alex McKinnon

2017 29er State Champions Skippy Harrison Sly and Brandon Demura

Alex McKinnon

2017-18 F16 Nationals Forward Sailing Jack Challands

2018 Australian Multihull Championships – PHS and OMR Div 2 TYEE III John Williams

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Recreational Boating Report W

hat a great year Recreational Boating has had, starting off with the March/April 2017 Cruise-in-Company (CIC) to Docklands Melbourne City Marina, just a short trip up the bay. The wonderful facilities there make it a great place to spend a weekend. Saturday 31 March was a free day followed by a delicious Indian dinner then dancing to Teryle Kemp’s music.

The next CIC in November was to Queenscliff and many of the boats decided to leave Sandringham Yacht Club early in the morning to avoid the 15 to 20 knot southerly winds. We met on the Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) balcony for nibbles and pre-dinner drinks. The challenge on the trip down was to write a poem, song or story using the names of all the vessels. Peter Sutton certainly has a fine way with words, taking out first prize for his entertaining verse. No matter the duration of your stay, everyone agreed that Queenscliff is a delightful destination. Our last CIC saw our fleet leave for Martha Cove, with sun, flat seas and just enough wind. Highlights included one deep-drafted yacht being stuck in the middle of the Martha Cove channel for 30 minutes. Sunday was a sail across to Queenscliff in gusty conditions, with a great communal dinner Sunday night at QCYC. Monday was a rest day as there was mumbling about strong winds Monday pm. Winsome went out the Heads first and

Cruise-in-Company Port Philip – Martha Cove

Cup Weekend QCYC gathering

Ron Holland and John Bertrand

radioed that the conditions were BENIGN. Ninety minutes later the power boats left – Ti Amo, IV by VIII, Graycious and Five Rhythms. By then the tide was flowing out into a three metre swell and 15 knot southerly. On to Flinders for lunch which turned into a slightly bumpy anchorage overnight and lunch next day was at Sandy Point. Winsome picked up a 20-foot tree from the bottom which became entangled in the anchor chain. We all enjoyed a lazy Thursday going cruising to Hastings, Rhyll and Gardiners Channel, then anchoring off Cowes again. The power boats caught Winsome at the end of West Channel after a smooth passage through the Heads and all arrived at SYC Friday afternoon. Cruise-in-Company Martha Cove is highly recommended to all boat enthusiasts no matter the size. There was another great turnout for the 2018 Presentation Breakfast with 105 guests registered. Another quiz was composed and run by SYC member Ross Cunningham. We also ran a raffle with first prize of two nights accommodation for 12 people in four rooms at Rosedale House, Mansfield being donated by SYC member Linda Blandford. Second prize donated by Procaffe was a coffee machine complete with cups and coffee. Tommy Raft was presented with an elegant platter engraved by the Club, a special bottle of Scotch and a selection of premium chocolates to acknowledge his continuous support to Recreational Boating at SYC.

Lounge. Winners were – 1st Tim Pullin (snapper 7.57 kg), 2nd Barry Read (snapper 4.0 kg) and 3rd Jason Gillies (snapper 2.86 kg). Our Christmas party was a perfect night and over 140 people enjoyed the barbeque. Music was the courtesy of the Box Hill Salvation Army who received a generous donation for their Salvo’s Christmas Appeal. The raffle was a great success as was the silent auction of a package to the Kooyong Classic. The Summer Raft-Up and Picnic saw a mixed fleet of 20 vessels and nearly 60 members and friends enjoying a trip up the bay to Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron at St Kilda. It is a great event to catch up and meet new recreational boaters. Our Guest Speaker Nights are gaining momentum and are well attended. The first was a very special presentation by the famed author Sandy (A.J.) Mackinnon who spoke about his first book The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow. In June we were delighted to listen to fellow member Dr Neil Smith relate his travels and work as a medical officer with the RAN.

The Recreational Boating Club Person of the Year was awarded to David McCutcheon for his support to Recreational Boating. David is a very well-liked and respected Club member.

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The annual Fishing Competition went ahead despite a 17 knot SW breeze and although not perfect conditions for some, 30 boats entered with 72 registered for lunch in the Members’

Fishing Competition winner, Tim Pullin with Wayne Read

The Stubbs’ and Billings’ enjoying a beverage in the sun

Summer Picnic Raft-Up briefing

Summer Raft-Up

His address title was ‘Adventures of a Scab Lifter on the High Seas’. Neil told us about his recent experiences as a Navy doctor performing exercises aboard HMAS Canberra in Australia on the Sea Series 2015 exercise, the USNS Mercy and patrol boats HMAS Maitland and Pirie on the Operation Resolute 2017 exercise. At the Guest Speaker Night with Ron Holland, SYC had the honour of hosting the launch of his book All The Oceans, Designing by the seat of my pants. In this book Ron reflects on his remarkable 50-year career becoming the world’s greatest

yacht designer. In November we had the pleasure of marine biologist Sheree Marris, who presented her latest book KamaSEAtra. Sex in the sea is a comical expose of the raunchy sex lives of sea creatures and the parallels they share with humans – from how to attract the opposite sex, getting it on and the tools and tricks they use. The guest speaker in the lead up to the fishing competition was Dugga Beasley who presented on his 60-year life of fishing on Port Phillip. We were captivated by his fascinating life on the bay catching the elusive snapper and he was very

generous in passing on his secrets and expertise on fishing. We now have a better understanding of longline fishing and how dedicated you need to be to make a living from the sea. To finish, I must say none of the events held over the last year would have come into play if not for the hard-working and dedicated committee members. It is a privilege to work alongside members who have a love for boating, having fun and SYC.

Michael Kostos Recreational Boating Club Captain

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he 2017/18 sailing season has been great for Off The Beach, starting with a fantastic Opening Day where many of our juniors decorated their boats to the theme of Cruisin’ the Caribbean and participated in the Sail Past. Junior Captain, Henry Johnston did a great job assisting in the official proceedings. Glenn Taylor and a group of volunteers successfully ran the Opening Day Ronstan Challenge which provided some short sprints for OTB sailors and some racing for members and guests to view from the Members’ Bar and the northern podium. We were then able to get straight into the 2017/ 18 sailing season and soon after Off The Beach ran its first regatta for the season, Sail Sandy. It was very successful and with excellent weather we ran eight races across four courses. Henry Johnston won the cadet class, Harrison Sly won the 29er class and we managed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Tasar class. We should also acknowledge our organising committee headed by Dean Robson, our Principal Race Officer, Stephen Aulich and all the Sandringham Yacht Club volunteers who assisted.

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2018 has also been rewarding with many young sailors transitioning from the Club Marine SYC Boating Academy-run Tackers programs to the Junior Development Squad, sailing Optimist dinghies or crewing on a Cadet. The program has been well managed again this year with the help of Ricky Deghi (JDS coach) who has been instrumental in not only building the Optimist fleet but coaching the kids to some excellent results. In the recent state titles Sebastian Ridley-Whittle gained 1st place, with Ellen Sampson 2nd in the Intermediate fleet. Our Optimist fleet travelled to Queensland over the Christmas break to compete in the Australian Optimist & Open Championships held at Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron with seven of our sailors competing. The International Cadets have also had a great year and have grown to a fleet of 17 boats. The cadets have been coached by ex-cadet Angus Rae and have also been able to achieve some notable results over the season, in particular the state titles held at Royal Geelong Yacht Club over the Labour Day weekend with 12 boats competing in mixed conditions. Our young sailors sailed extremely well with Thomas Johnston and Archie Lennon finishing 2nd on a countback. I might add it was Thomas’ first regatta sailing a Cadet after transitioning from an Optimist. Other boats that performed well were Longreach (Natalie Coman and Emma Suda) finishing 5th and Samaran (Mischa Suda and Lilly Anne Johnston) finishing 6th. Mischa was also the first skipper under 13 and sailed well despite being dismasted during a heavy air gybe and having to carry a DNF (Did Not Finish). We also did well on handicap with Insayne (Aaron George and Rohan Subbarayalu) being placed first. Darren Warring

Junior Captain, Henry Johnston also successfully ran our Christmas party and a sports-themed camp-out which was enjoyed by many despite the poor weather.

Chris Furey

Wayne and Ellen Sampson at Metung

Chris Furey

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The cadets travelled to

Metung Yacht Club which hosted the Australian Championships where our junior sailors performed well for their ages. Pip Richardson was the first skipper under 12 and Mischa Suda at 12 managing 2nd in the Invitation Race. Henry Johnston sailed our top boat in 19th place and Natalie Coman and Emma Suda were placed 2nd on handicap. The Gippsland Lakes dished up shifting winds and its usual mix of tides and currents making it a difficult place to sail in a big fleet. Despite this the SYC kids all performed well and the Regatta was eventually won by South Australian sisters Brooke and Alicia Gaffney sailing Endless Summer. Sandringham was well represented with 11 boats competing in the Regatta. We also have an enthusiastic group of O’Pen BIC sailors, this class being a good stepping stone into the Laser 4.7 and Radial classes. The group has sailed in local regattas like the George Mac hosted by Royal Brighton Yacht Club and Victorian Youth Championships. We can see many of these sailors transitioning to Laser Radials for the upcoming Laser World Championships which will be hosted by SYC. Off The Beach was well represented in Queensland over the 2017 Christmas in the Nacra 15 Youth Catamaran class and two boats travelled to the Humpybong Yacht Club for the Nationals. Jack Challands and Chris Campbell were placed 6th and Lachlan Hughes and Tilly Davis placed 13th. Lachlan and Tilly went on to the Australian Youth Championships where they finished 9th. We also had Harrison Sly and Brandon Demura sail in the Youths and in the 29er class where they finished 4th. OTB again headed to Metung for the running of the 57th Easter Regatta. The weekend was well attended by many junior and senior OTB sailors who enjoyed three days of beautiful weather and racing which was tightly contested with Mischa Suda and Lilly Anne Johnston winning the Cadet class, Anna Robinson winning the Optimists and Alistair and Tracey Murray winning the Mixed Division.

Terry George Club Captain – Off The Beach

Nick Duell

Chris Furey

Darren Warring

Chris Furey

Darren Warring

Chris Furey

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Wednesday Wonders Report

Bacardi and Blue Tack

Summer Wind and Pippa

his is a significant and momentous year for the Wednesday Wonders (WW) competition. It is half a century old and worthy of celebration. Started officially in the winter of 1968 with just a handful of boats, it has steadily grown to be a bi-season competition with around 50 yachts entering each series. Handicappers have come and gone with their various ideas on how to run a fair and competitive series. One, two or even more, have cunningly managed to own or be on boats that won a series which naturally generated some dark muttering which was roundly ignored as is tradition. These last couple of seasons, the aim has been to give every boat a crack at the glory of a place in the top three or the ignominy of coming last. Success in these aims can only be described as fair, according to the more vocal critics. Despite the occasional suggestion that the fleet is so big and so varied as to be too unwieldy to be handicapped fairly, the general opinion seems to be to carry on with the same pursuit start and mass finish format, with all the tension and angst of a big fleet finish to be embraced as the essence of yacht racing and as a challenge for the Tower Ladies’ organisational skills. The Ladies, volunteers all, though often severely harassed with close finishes and early starters, always come through like the US Mail and will brook no argument. Blokes should know better. At the start of last winter a new handicapper, albeit with previous experience and a thick hide,

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As many have noted, the age demographic of sailing in general is getting older but no less enthusiastic and one can only hope that there is a resurgence of interest amongst younger people to provide fodder for the WW into the future.

Mercedes-Benz Brighton Wednesday Wonders Winter Series 2017 Melbourne turned on its usual wide variations in weather and sailing conditions. The turnout for the races in fair weather often exceeded 40 boats out of the 48 block entries. Rain and wind dissuaded all but a hardy few in a handful of races. Five races were cancelled for the usual weather reasons and one race did not have anyone finish within the time limit. Cue howls of dismay and disaffection. The Tower Ladies remained calm. The end result for the season was 33 different faces on the podium with several boats having multiple appearances, notably the lower handicapped

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introduced what he called privately the IHS (Idiosyncratic Handicap System) with debatable success. In spite of this, some would say, WW seems to be going from strength to strength with some races having over 40 boats competing grimly for those elusive trophy glasses each week. When the IHS is on its game and courses and wind strength are compatible, which is mostly, thanks to the Club Captain’s mentoring, final mark roundings and last legs have been challenging if not downright hazardous, with so many boats of different sizes coming together and looking for clear air in the final dash to the finish. The races are generally quite a bit longer than they were ‘back in the day’ when the very idea of using SYC mark #5 was viewed with horror and disbelief. However, boats are quicker now than those of the early years even if the crews are just as slow.

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boats such as Foggy Dew (Joe O’Grady), Willarie (Graeme Kaufman) and Pippa (Jeffrey Woolhouse). Blue Tack (Andy Lynch) made three appearances displaying good speed in most conditions. Last places were also widely distributed, sometimes surprisingly so. Most races had the bulk of the fleet finishing close together with the occasional egregious first place recorded by a large margin. However, that did not happen with the same boat twice, thanks to the IHS.

Winter Series 2017 Aggregate Top 10 Pl. Name

Skipper

Points

1 Cassandra of Melbourne Bob Reeves 90.5 2 White Noise

Daniel Edwards

3 Vantage

Darren Hunter

4 Pippa

Jeffery Woolhouse

5 Lebrok

Theo Korbel

101

6 Second Nature Paul Mentiplay

103

7 Magic

Phil Spry-Bailey

107

8 Wind Speed

Les Browne

107

9 Bon Vivant

Russell Keays

109.5

10 Nutcracker II

Rob Davis/Andrew Baker 111

Mercedes-Benz Brighton Wednesday Wonders Summer Series 2017-18 Melbourne’s infinite variety of weather continued as ever with the Bureau of Meteorology mostly getting it right though with some confusing exceptions. There were more than usual absolutely glorious days in the late summer and autumn that brought out fleets well in excess of 40 boats pretty regularly, some boats making only fleeting appearances. Five races needed to be cancelled because of wind warnings but all others were finished without shortening. Course selection on the day was once again the key. Some controversial and concerning intra-race incidents emphasised the need for not only being familiar with the nuts and bolts of the Racing Rules of Sailing but also for being on the lookout for approaching boats in what was often very

Bon Vivant

Nutcracker II

Second Nature

Esprit

close-quarter racing. What the military call Situational Awareness is a prime requisite in yacht racing where close encounters of the crunch kind can be very expensive even if one is in the ‘right’. Once again the podium appearances have been relatively widely distributed with only a very few boats glassless for the series. Cassandra of Melbourne (Bob Reeves) made an extraordinary four appearances on the podium despite the Sandy Capper’s best efforts. As usual, the handicapping method came under severe scrutiny. However, close finishes for the bulk of the fleet were once again the norm with lots of anxious manoeuvring for the last few hundred metres of each race. In keeping with other regatta-style series, particularly with so many drops, it is not necessary to finish in the top few boats consistently and some boats that have not podiumed have done well in the series, such as White Noise with Daniel Edwards bobbing at the wheel. All in all, a ripper of a season and we owe the Race Officers a debt of gratitude as ever.

Summer Series 2017-18 Aggregate Top 10 Pl. Name

Skipper

Points

1 White Pointer Tommy Raft

2 Barnstormer

Brian Barnes

3 Bon Vivant

Russell Keays

4 Lebrok

Theo Korbel

5 Second Nature Paul Mentiplay

6 Esprit

Garry Anderson

7 INSX

Rob Sill

8 Razzle Dazzle Andrew Stopp

9 The Secretary George Shaw

10 White Noise

Daniel Edwards

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Grand Prix Car Yacht Race A unique WW event is this yearly race with a Le Mans start, initiated by George Shaw. Finish times are adjusted for yachts using various criteria such as bringing along a photo of their classic car, or the car itself. Prizes are generously

donated by Red Bluff Homes. The 2017 winner was Garry Anderson on Esprit.

Shebessa Shield This shield is awarded to the highest place-getter for the winter and summer series. It was donated and named after a yacht sailed by an English couple who enjoyed their visit to Sandringham Yacht Club. The winner was Lebrok (Theo Korbel).

Willarie

Noelle Coram Trophy This trophy is awarded to the highest placegetter for Wednesday and Sunday Summer series. The winner was Lebrok (Theo Korbel).

Misty Blue Trophy This trophy is awarded for the best average starting times each season and the actual trophy is the broken tiller from Misty Blue sailed by Bruce Coram. To win the Misty Blue trophy is not an easy task. The 2017 winter series winner was Rob Davis/ Andrew Baker’s Nutcracker II with an average of 2.054 seconds, followed by Blue Tack (Andy Lynch) 4.00 and Lebrok (Theo Korbel) 4.45. Four boats had a perfect 00:00 start with Nutcracker II achieving this three times. The 2017-18 summer series winner was again Rob Davis/Andrew Baker’s Nutcracker II, this time with an average of 2.30 seconds, won from Lebrok (Theo Korbel) 2.70. Not far behind were Esprit (Garry Anderson) 3.20, White Pointer (Daniel Edwards) 4.40, Pizazz (Russell Kemp/ Philip Martyn) 4.50 and Upbeat (Peter Dunne) 4.60. All under 5.00 seconds.

Foggy Dew

Century Class This class is for yachts and skippers whose combined age is at least 100 years. Thanks to Lee Windward for his/her support of the monthly mug prizes and the perpetual trophy.

2017 Winter Series Winners:

1st Magic – Phil Spry-Bailey 2nd Bon Vivant – Russell Keays 3rd Cassandra of Melbourne – Bob Reeves.

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Special Award Salt Shaker

2017-18 Summer Series Winners: 1st Razzle Dazzle – Andrew Stopp 2nd The Secretary – George Shaw 3rd Bon Vivant – Russell Keays.

Tower Choice Award 2017/18 recipient was Andante 1 – Keith Woodruff.

Jaffa Trophy This trophy was donated by the family of Patrick Bell whose orange yacht was called Jaffa. In memory of Patrick and past WW sailors, a race is held each year on the Wednesday closest to

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St Patrick’s Day. The 2018 winner was Lebrok (Theo Korbel).

Handicapper’s Notes Finally the Sandy Capper has passed the Baton of Responsibility to a hardy sole who will need to quickly acquire some protective gear to deflect the slings and arrows as that person – note the gender-free description – Justin Trudeau would approve – needs to know it will be All Their Fault. Irregardless! The word is in the Oxford dictionary.

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Sunday Sailors Report of 10 yachts to finish a race that began with 14 starters. Foggy Dew (Frank Hilliard) is one of the Sunday Sailors stalwarts and winner of race seven. It is not unusual for Foggy Dew to sail all the races in both the winter and summer series. What became the last race of the series was contested by 17 yachts and won by Scallywag (Bill Hutchison). She finished the series on a high note in what was only her second completed race. With eight top ten finishes including a win and a third place, it was Copyright that finished on top of the series aggregate with a total of 25 points. Lebrok finished in second place with Skullduggery third. All three were well placed in the contest for the Sunday Plate.

Lebrok

wo successful series of Mercedes-Benz Brighton Sunday Sailors have been completed since the last issue of Off the Wind. Twenty-seven yachts entered the Winter Series Aggregate which were supplemented from time to time by eight casual entries. The series comprised 11 scheduled races starting on 7 May 2017 finishing on 24 September 2017. Prizes were awarded to yachts finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each race. There was also a prize awarded to the yacht starting closest to its allocated start time. In addition, the winter series counted towards a perpetual trophy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the Sunday Plate. Although yacht numbers were marginally down for the winter series (the tropics seem to gain more appeal at that time of year) they were up for the summer series. Thirty-seven yachts entered the aggregate and 21 of them had already taken part in the winter series. Thirteen races were scheduled starting on 8 October 2017 and finishing 8 April 2018. Once again prizes were awarded to yachts finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd and the best starter. In addition, the summer series not only counted towards the Sunday Plate, but also to the Noelle Coram Trophy. This is a tough trophy to win, as the successful yacht needs to perform well in both the Mercedes-Benz Brighton Wednesday Wonders Summer Series and Mercedes-Benz Brighton Sunday Summer Sailors. Twenty-one yachts were eligible for the Sunday Plate and 11 for the Noelle Coram Trophy. Sadly the winter series came to a premature end. The last three races were abandoned leaving it an eight-race series. Nevertheless, six yachts were able to complete all eight. Completing eight races in 20 weeks may not seem much but there were some frustrating times. Not only did strong winds bring about the abandonment of races but light breezes saw competitors unable

to finish. Races three and four each had a total of 42 starters and of these only 20 finished due to insufficient breeze. But, as they say, that is sailing. However, the races did produce some interesting results. The eight races produced eight different winners as well as 15 different podium finishers. Salt Whistle (Alex Hall) finished with three podium finishes, the most of the winter series. In addition there were seven yachts that recorded two podium finishes and a further seven gained one each. Razzle Dazzle (Andrew Stopp) became the first winner of a Winter Series race contested by 16 yachts. The second race was contested by 20 yachts with Skullduggery (Garry McCarten) first across the finish line by a 20 second margin. Xpresso (Ari and Damian Abrahams) recorded the closest winning margin of the series when, in race three she crossed the finish line 10 seconds ahead of Lebrok (Theo Korbel). Xpresso started from 20th place in a 21-yacht fleet and was first across the finish line after sailing the course in the fastest time of the race. She sailed the course five minutes and ten seconds faster than her closest rival. After race three produced the closest winning margin, race four produced the widest. Copyright (Stuart Morrison Jack) was first across the finish line seven minutes and ten seconds ahead of Xpresso in second place. Race four marked the half way point in what was to become a shorter series than planned. The second half of the series began with 16 yachts contesting race five. It resulted in a win for Endurance (Eric Clark). This was her first race of the series and she could not have hoped for a better result. Blue Tack (Andy Lynch) recorded the fastest time in this race, just one of three fastest times she accumulated in the series. Myuna III (Geoffrey Nixon) won race six. She started from seventh place and became one

The Mercedes-Benz Brighton Summer Aggregate Series started with great gusto. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a strong wind warning for Port Phillip with the strongest winds expected late morning. The forecast proved correct. Nevertheless, 12 yachts contested a race shortened before â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the trouble startedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Giselle (Robert Freeman) was first across the start line to get the summer series underway. She was not only first to start but also first to finish. Although this was the first time the breeze made a decisive impact on a race, it was by no means the last. It caused two other races to be abandoned and three shortened. One cancelled race was due to gale force winds. The other was due to the lack of breeze. Race nine saw no breeze recorded at Fawkner Beacon between 09:00 and 10:30 and it was not until 13:00 that the breeze hit eight knots. Six different yachts won Start of the Day in the 11 races and there were ties in two of them. Antares (four wins), Skullduggery (four wins) and Winsome (three wins) were the major winners. There were three perfect starts (Antares made two of them) and all except one start was within four seconds of the relevant handicap. There was no lack of competition throughout the series with an average of 21 yachts contesting each race. Only Razzle Dazzle and Skullduggery were able to complete all 11 races, but they were regularly challenged by other keen competitors. The 11 completed races produced 10 different winners. Kaos was the only yacht to have multiple wins. Twenty-one different yachts won the 33 available podium finishes. Four different yachts collected three podium finishes each. A further four different yachts collected two podium finishes whilst 13 yachts recorded one podium finish each. It was not until the final race of the series that the trophy winners were determined. After the penultimate race there was a two-way tie at the top of the aggregate with Kaos and Copyright on 46 points. Copyright was leading the contest for the Sunday Plate, with Razzle Dazzle and Lebrok tied on 11 points in the lead for the

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S A N D R I N G H A M YA C H T C LU B Noelle Coram Trophy. The final race of the series did make a difference. Copyright was not at her best in race 13 finishing 18th. After two drops were taken into account she became the outright winner of the summer series with a total of 58 points. Copyright had won both the winter and summer series and the Sunday Plate. In the contest for the Noelle Coram Trophy, Lebrok finished three places behind Razzle Dazzle in the Sunday Sailors summer series but led in the Wednesday Wonders Summer Series by four places. This resulted in Lebrok winning the Noelle Coram Trophy on count back with ties being broken in favour of the Wednesday Wonders series.

Graham Furness

Noelle Coram Trophy 2017-18 Top 10 Pl Yacht

WW SS Combined

Sunday Plate Top 10 Pl Yacht

WW SS Combined

Lebrok

4 6 10

1 1 2

Razzle Dazzle

8 3 11

Skullduggery

3 4 7

Foggy Dew

12 9 21

Lebrok

2 6 8

9 23 32

Winsome

4 5

Razzle Dazzle

6 3 9

Foggy Dew

5 9 14

Kaos

18 2 20

Myuna III

10 12 22

9 Dilli Gaff 10 Cassandra of Melbourne

15 10 25

4 5

The Secretary Cassandra of Melbourne

31 14 45

Blue Tack

19 27 46

Alliance

27 20 47

Myuna III

35 12

Vive La Vie

45 18 63

10 Dolphin Play

47 22 69

12 14 26

Winsome

Skullduggery

Hi Jac

First Passion

The Secretary

Xpresso

Antares

Debonnarie

Dilli Gaff, Salt Whistle and Silverado

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e had a very busy J24 calendar across the 2017/2018 summer. Starting the morning after Opening Day we managed to drag 10 boats onto the start line and get in one race. No-one on the water that day remembers what happened and even fewer will own up to being there, but the Race Officers assure us that we did sail.

Since that day we have had consistent fleets of around 15 boats across the series. With just two race days to go at the time of writing, By The Lee (Brendan Lee) had a slight advantage over Hyperactive (Kirsty Harris) with Bruschetta VI (Hugo Ottoway) breathing down their necks in third place.

We backed this up by bringing the State Titles forward Bruschetta VI from the end of April to the March long weekend. Once again, we had great involvement from our local fleet as well as travelling boats. Nineteen crews got on the water with the championship title and second place heading off to Sydney. Steve Girdis on Convicts Revenge took out the win from Dave West on Kaotic with local Brendan Lee on By the Lee completing the podium. Conditions over the two days were fantastic, giving us a full sheet of eight races for the weekend for the first time in many years and much to the relief of the organising committee. A feature of both these regattas was the fantastic service provided by the staff of SYC and our outstanding Race Management teams. Over the four days of the Nationals and two days of the States, we had conditions which varied from drifting, shifting floaters to Y Flagged sessions around 25 knots. Throughout all these, the Race Officers and their teams patiently set courses, got them right and enabled fair racing for all boats. A true credit to the Club. On top of all this activity, an influx of new boats and skippers to the class in the past year has continued to invigorate the fleet. Our little boats provide very tight racing for those up the front while offering new skippers a great platform to learn and hone skills – with the added benefit that comes with a One Design fleet – instant feedback. Where you finish is generally an indication of how well you are going. We are continually thankful to our long-term sponsor MONJON, whose generosity allows us to ensure the class has as much fun off the water as on it and that our major regattas are well organised and resourced. We are also extremely grateful to enjoy the outstanding quality of Race Management and organisation that SYC puts on for us every time we go on the water. The service provided by the Club, the quality of the staff and volunteers and the resources that SYC can bring to bear are always very impressive.

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Alongside the SYC entrants we also hosted boats from Royal Brighton Yacht Club, Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron and Wyndham Harbour. The very deserving event winners were as follows: AMS

Jet (Madeleine Linton)

IRC

Doesn’t Matter (Jade Cole)

PHS

Jet (Madeleine Linton)

• The Race Management volunteers, without whom we would not have a regatta (RO, Steve Aulich plus Christine, Helen, Cameron, Simon, Foxy and Leigh). As always, we are very grateful to the very supportive James, Maddie and Linda from SYC Boating Office and the WISC committee members, Stephanie Strong, Freya Vickery, Deb Parker and Linda Gorfolova. Without our team of dedicated staff and volunteers, SYC would not be the fantastic Club that it is today.

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Cruising Salt Whistle (Sarah Allen). This year we had some fabulous sponsors and supporters for WISC including: • Sandringham Yacht Club which is our number one supporter for both WISC and the Commodore’s Challenge every year • Oakdene Winery (Peta Davis) for the delicious wine prizes • Blair Shipwrights (Michael Blair) which has continued their support from 2016 and 2017 with customised WISC stubby holders

Tough conditions

Gordon Hyde

Over the past year we have successfully hosted our two signature women’s events, with some challenging weather thrown in for good measure. In May 2017 we hosted the second year of the SYC Commodore’s Challenge which is an all-female, One Design event sailed in the Club’s Beneteau 7.5s. We had seven clubs vying for the top spot, comprising teams from:

that this year was to bring some challenging conditions. WISC was held in February 2018 with 14 entrants and a very fresh 20 knot southerly. Despite the conditions all teams tackled the weather with the racing division completing four races and the cruising division completing one longer race.

• Brazilian Butterfly which contributed to the WISC stubby holders • Vioir Designs (Sasha Phillips and Brent Smith) for the two Vioir Crew Draw vouchers

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e have had another excellent year of sailing at Sandringham with women racing and cruising in mixed and all-female teams at all levels of the Club. While the Women In Sailing Challenge (WISC) committee primarily promotes keelboat events, we are also well aware of the breadth of female talent in the Off The Beach. Every year it feels like there are more women racing regularly at the Club both within and beyond the women’s events, which is fantastic to see.

Wild and wooly waters

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he 2017 Match Racing Program picked up exactly where it left off in 2016. Following the success of the 2016 season, the Sandringham Yacht Club program witnessed a small yet successful number of junior and youth members represent our Club around the country

in a number of prominent match racing regattas. In total, we had five teams representing our program at various regattas throughout the year. These regattas included the NSW Youth Match Racing Championships and the Australian Youth Match Racing Championships out of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Sail Mooloolaba hosted by the Mooloolaba Yacht Club and the Hardy Cup run by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Racing at all these regattas provided some incredible competition for our team and valuable experiences on many occasions. The standout performances from our team included the NSW Youth Match Racing Championships where team SYC finished fourth skippered by Hayden Brown and also Sail Mooloolaba where SYC was represented by two teams with Hayden Brown and Will Fox finishing second and third respectively. On top of the interstate regattas, SYC hosted two Victorian-based match racing regattas. The first was a grade five regatta (grade one being the World Match Racing Tour and grade five being local club events) during June last year. The idea behind the grade five event was to provide all Melbourne-based teams with a chance to get involved and experience match racing firsthand in a regatta environment. The second regatta was the Australian Open Match Racing Nationals. This event is not restricted to age or gender and is open to all sailors from around the world. In the end, there were only six teams that entered, four from SYC, one from Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club and the last from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. This was a fantastic event which spanned four days with plenty of exciting racing. The conditions were sailable on all days, which was lucky given that if there was five more knots on each day, the regatta very likely could have been a blowout. Come the finals, it was Zac Pullen and his team who took their game to the next level and dominated the finals series. Zac from SYC

and his team consisting of two crew from the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and one from Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, sailed exceptionally well and were crowned the 2017 Australian Open Match Racing National Champions. Running match racing events is a great opportunity for SYC. It allows our young members to compete in a fun and friendly (albeit sometimes intense and heated) environment whilst working together to strategically place the boat in a controlling position. It also provides a number of our Race Management team and umpires the opportunity to be involved in another format of our great sport. The Match Racing Program would not be able to function without the support and assistance of so many SYC members. The involvement of the SYC Foundation and also the Sail and General Committees continually assists in providing junior and youth sailors of SYC with a bridging opportunity from their junior years of sailing, mostly from Off The Beach sailing, to keelboats or a further enhancement of their OTB sailing. Special thanks must go to SYC member Michael Reinehr and his wife Fran Fox, who generously offered the use of their lovely boat Tatou Miti as accommodation for our two teams when they were competing in Mooloolaba last October. Using the Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fleet of six Beneteaus, the Match Racing Program is a fantastic way to further hone oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sailing skills in a fun and friendly squad environment. If anyone is interested in getting involved or having a go at match racing, then we would love to have you. Simply come down to the Club and speak with one of the staff members from the Boating Office or ask your fellow Intermediate members to find out how you can get involved.

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his sailing season has seen some excellent competition from all sailors at our Club and we are particularly pleased to see more and more Young Members jumping on boats and making the most of the opportunities that our sport has to offer. Many of our Young Members have continued to take part in weekly races run out of Sandringham, competed at state, national and international level in their respective classes and some have also ventured with their crews to compete in their first Sydney or Melbourne to Hobart races. The achievements from our Young Members this season have been countless, so we would like to say a big congratulations to all our sailors for a terrific season and wish them all the best for their future sailing events. We had a cracker night at our End of Summer Dance Party, where we joined forces with the Social Committee to put on an event where people of all ages could come along and enjoy a drink and a dance in the Port Phillip Room. The night ran a reverse raffle, where one could purchase a song from our playlist and have a crack at winning $300 if their song was the last to play. It was a great success with an excellent mix of new, old and future members coming along to enjoy the fun. A huge thank you to

Bill Stubbs, who generously volunteered his time as MC for the night and congratulations to Philip Strong who took out the top prize when his song Working Class Man rounded off our playlist. Also another thank you to the members of the Young Members Committee and the Social Committee, for putting in the time and effort to make the night such a success. Next season the Young Members are looking to extend their reach. We want to meet as many Young Members as possible, keep everyone informed and receive feedback about what we can do to continue to boost the numbers of Young Members actively involved in sailing at SYC. To assist with this we will be looking at holding a series of Young Members forums, where there will be the opportunity to mingle, share ideas and find out more about the many opportunities that our Club has to offer. If you would like to stay up-to-date with what we are planning email us at: youngmembers@syc.com.au or follow us on Facebook by searching Young Members at SYC.

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With thanks to the many volunteers who offer their assistance week after week, SYC has seen another 12 months come and go since the last edition of Off the Wind and what a year it has been. With racing up to five days a week over summer between the various keelboat and OTB programs, it has been another incredibly busy season. Adding to what was already a mass of Club racing on the schedule, regattas such as the Australian Open Match Racing Nationals, the Australian and New Zealand Interdominion School Team Racing Championships and our annual OTB dinghy regatta, Sail Sandy, all happening within a month of each other at the start of the season, certainly saw our volunteers with their hands full. This set up the Club up for a busy summer with events such as the J24 Victorian and Australian Championships and the SYC Regatta which incorporated the Australian Yachting Championships, the Australian Multihull Championships and the J/111 Nationals. One of the highlights over the 2017/18 summer season from a race management perspective would have to be the SYC Regatta. This was a massive regatta with two full race management teams over three days, ably managed by some of the world’s best race officials conducting racing for some of Australia’s best keelboats, multihulls and sailors. SYC was able to put on a world-class show with our race management 24 |

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team which was headed by International Race Officers, Kevin and Ross Wilson, Graeme Watt and Stephen Aulich, all of whom are SYC members. On top of this, the jury was also ably led by International Juror and SYC member, Robert Ware. Events like these do not just happen over three days. They often take months and months of preparation to ensure that when it comes to the regatta itself, everything runs as smoothly as possible. Tasks such as making sure the race documents are carefully drafted and thoroughly checked, making sure we have the right equipment for each boat including marks and tackle, flags, horns etc, all the way through to carefully constructed courses for a variety of differing wind directions and strengths are not just completed by themselves. It is our highly skilled, prepared and efficient volunteers who make these jobs happen with help from the Boating Department staff. Race management is very much a team effort. You could have the best race officer in the world but if you do not have a good team surrounding the race officer, it will not take much for things to start going wrong. Thankfully at SYC, this isn’t the case. In fact, so far in the opposite direction that the fabulous team of volunteers often make the race officer look good. Whether it be time-keeping during the start, making sure the right flags are pulled up at the right time, having the correct marks in the right spot, you name it, consider it covered. There are however, those difficult days where as a sailor you might find yourself in an oscillating breeze and sometimes

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ith just under 200 scheduled race sessions on the calendar each year across our various keelboat and Off The Beach activities, it is no wonder you always see and get to know the race management volunteers so well. All this before you add in the numerous regattas that Sandringham Yacht Club hosts throughout the year. As with so many sports, there are always a number of volunteers and officials required to get a sporting event off the ground. Sailing finds itself no different in this aspect and it is through the generosity of so many of the fantastic volunteers that the Club has, that so many of the members get to go out there and enjoy their racing on a regular basis.

Luis Ferreiro

Race Management Report

on the wrong side of one of these shifts. These type of days are difficult for race management too and the one thing as a sailor to always remember, is that no race management team goes out onto the water with the intention to run average racing. Every so often there may be an error, whether this be in the time-keeping, an extra sound signal or the wrong flag raised, whatever the issue, just remember that everyone makes mistakes and the volunteers are always trying their hardest to provide you with the best possible racing conditions. Next time you see a race management member working hard to run your racing on a race day, make sure you say thanks or if you are on the water, give them a wave and a smile as you sail past because remember, without them, there is no race. Race management is a great way to get involved and witness the racing from a different perspective. There is always room to take in new volunteers, whether that be in the tower for a Wednesday Wonders or Thursday Twilight race, or on the water for our Saturday Aggregate or Sunday J24 One Design Sprint series, we’ll happily find you a home.

James Sly Sailing Manager

Alex McKinnon

2018 SYC Regatta

n January 2018, Sandringham Yacht Club hosted the SYC Regatta which incorporated several prestigious events including the Australian Yachting Championships, the Australian Multihull Championships, the J/111 Australian Championships, the AMS Cup and the PHS Quarterdeck Trophy. Comprising just under 90 boats these events attracted some of the best sailors and boats from around Australia. Entrants came from Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland and were accompanied by three overseas entrants Ran Tan II from New Zealand, M from Norway and Ark 323 from China.

Club of Australia like Allen. Division 2 saw Victorian Bruce McCracken and his team from Hobsons Bay Yacht Club onboard Ikon, take a demanding victory from the biggest division in this event with 19 entrants. The Muppet Show, co-owned by four SYC members James Marshall, Peter Dowdney, Peter Williams and Matthew Turner claimed victory in PHS Division 2, narrowly ahead of fellow SYC owned boat, Sierra Chainsaw. Division 3 came down to the last race for the IRC Division with Philosopher from Tasmania the eventual victors on countback ahead of Executive Decision from the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria. Philosopher, owned and skippered by Shaun Tiedemann also took out the PHS Division 3 series ahead of Rhapsody from SYC.

was all about John Williams and his catamaran Tyee III flying the SYC flag proudly in Division 2 narrowly claiming 1st place in both OMR and PHS by one point from different competitors in each division.

The Australian Yachting and Australian Multihull Championships were conducted over three days involving a combination of windward/leeward type races as well as a long-distance passage race around Port Phillip. The 38 competitors making up the Australian Yachting Championships were spread across three divisions with boats ranging from 52 feet in Division 1 down to 35 feet in Division 3. This event also commonly referred to as the ‘IRC Championships,’ was scored on IRC, ORCi and PHS for all three divisions where there were sufficient entrants for each category. In Division 1, it was the newly crowned 2017 Rolex Sydney to Hobart champion, Ichi Ban, which dominated in both IRC and ORCi divisions. Ichi Ban is owned by Australian Sailing President, Matt Allen and was exceptionally well sailed to build a complete picket fence with eight wins from eight races in both IRC and ORCi. Division 1 PHS was won by Smuggler owned by Sebastian Bohm, who also hails from the Cruising Yacht

The results from the Australian Yachting Championships were also used to score the J/111 Australian Championships in a One Design format. Amongst the six entrants in this series, five of these were from SYC’s newly expanded fleet with Horopito making the trek across from the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron to bump the numbers up to six. In the end, it was SYC’s Rod Warren and his team aboard Joust who convincingly took out this series. Second placed was fellow SYC boat, Veloce helmed by Garry Anderson who made the jump across from his mighty Esprit for the Australian Yachting Championships to fill in for Phil Simpfendorfer who was unable to compete. Rob Date and his team aboard the newly launched Scarlet Runner-11 took out the last place on the podium just a mere one point behind Veloce.

Alex McKinnon

The Australian Multihull Championships saw a combination of catamarans and trimarans racing across two divisions. Division 1 consisted of five small, lightweight trimarans that were often observed zooming around the course. In the OMR Division (Official Multihull Rule), Fury Road took a convincing win after winning all races sailed. The PHS Division saw Dux Nutts winning two points clear of Fury Road in a closely fought series. Division 2 of the multihull fleet saw 11 larger catamaran and trimarans competing in both OMR and PHS scored divisions. In this division, it

The AMS Cup and PHS Quarterdeck Trophy, saw an additional 34 boats taking part on the Saturday of the SYC Regatta. Sponsored by the Yacht Racing Services Association, the AMS Cup consisted of a three-race series across two divisions. Division 1 saw a convincing win from Jon Evan’s Frenzy ahead of Don and Helen Cameron on Smooth Criminal with SYC Commodore Rob Davis’ Nutcracker II co-owned with Andy Baker, finishing third. In Division 2, it was almost a clean sweep for the J24 entrants with By The Lee and Jet, owned and skippered by Brendan Lee and Simon Grain respectively, claiming the top two spots on the podium. Watermark II was skippered by David Suda on this occasion as his co-owner Graeme Watt, was putting his International Race Officer accreditation to work during this Regatta. Watermark II prevented the J24 clean sweep finishing a narrow two points ahead of the third J24, Two Dogs, which showed prominent signs of being a series contender after races one and two. Frenzy also took out the PHS Division 1 and Gordon Syme of Slinky Malinky took the honours in Division 2 to win the PHS Quarterdeck Trophy. The SYC Regatta and the various regattas run in conjunction with this were a major success for our Club. SYC displayed exceptional regatta management both on and off the water and demonstrated that our Club can run world-class regattas. This would not have been possible without the assistance of so many people, of whom there are far too many to thank individually. From the on-water race management to those on the organising committees, through to those who loaned their boats to assist with this Regatta, this is the perfect example of how well the SYC members come together for a common goal, to showcase our wonderful Club and have a great time whilst doing so.

James Sly Sailing Manager

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Sundance Marine 2018 Melbourne to Osaka Cup

MELBOURNE OSAKA CUP 2018 Double Handed Yacht Race

Sandringham Yacht Club is the host club for the Sundance Marine 2018 Melbourne to Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race. First run in 1987 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Port of Osaka, the race is one of the most challenging in the world. Held every four to five years, the 2018 race is the eighth. Three clubs combine to run the race. SYC is the Melbourne host, the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria provides the on-water race directors and Osaka Hokko Yacht Club looks after the boats and competitors at the finish. The international fleet covers a huge range of boats from 32 to 67 feet. Melbourne City Council has also been a strong supporter of the race since its inauguration and the race is part of their sister city program with Osaka.

Chris Barlow and Paul Roberts have Lord Jiminy moving on the start line

First start

During the race this year many competitors needed to shelter from Cyclone Iris thus slowing down the fleet. Good luck to the Sandringham entrants, Chris Barlow and Paul Roberts on Lord Jiminy and Rod and Tyson Smallman on Maverick. The photos show the lead up to and the four race starts.

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Kraken from Fremantle jostling on the start line

Japanese drummers gave a rousing welcome to the Blessing of the Fleet

The Consul General of Japan waves the postponement flag at Portsea for the second start

Competitors worked hard to comply with strict safety standards

SYC member Ian Mellett has the race management team on board his boat Jackpot for the third start

Tyson Smallman looking far too relaxed at the start of a huge race

Melbourne to Osaka start

Lord Jiminy leaving Gold Coast Seaway

SYC prepares a warm welcome to competitors

Last Start â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chinese Whisper

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Social Report

2017

…what a year that was for the Sandringham Yacht Club Social Committee. Thanks to the hard-working members of our Committee, Robyn Coombs, Peta Davis, Noreen Maher, Sharon Rae, Tommy Raft, Susan Tuma, Di Tyndall and Margaret Whitbread. There is a lot of work involved in organising our events and I am sure the attending members all appreciate the effort.

Our first event in 2017 was the Winery Bus Trip in May. Keith and his comfy bus did the honours once again and delivered us safely to and from Oakdene Vineyards on the Bellarine Peninsula. It was a super day, starting with wine tastings in the unique Upside-Down House. Beautiful wines and very informative staff made for a great start to our day. We enjoyed a delicious lunch at the lovely restaurant, lingered over a glass or two of wine and coffee, then went for a stroll around the quirky gardens and arty displays. We enjoyed our visit so much that by popular demand we are heading down there again this year. By the time you read this, we will have been and no doubt enjoyed another wonderful day at Oakdene.

Then there was Cup Day 2017. Once again Tommy ‘the Bookie’ Raft was great fun and the usual crew did the job magnificently. Thanks to everyone who helped with decorations, running sweeps, face painting and generally making the day a real success. Many thanks to Noreen Maher from Worldwide Ticketing who again kindly donated the much sought-after 1st prize of tickets to Stakes Day. Thanks also to Peta Davis for the Oakdene wines, Gayle Court-Cunningham for the Rodan + Fields cosmetics for best hat and outfit prizes and to Tommy Raft for the fruit boxes and roses. There were many others who helped and it is a huge day, a good one for families to enjoy and one that seems to get bigger every year, we have spread out into the Members’ Lounge, the Harbour View Restaurant and onto the northern podium weather permitting. We will be there again this year, so see you there. Finally, thanks to all the staff at SYC for their help in making our functions so successful.

Eryl Harris

June, July and August 2017 saw our usual fun Trivia competition, held on the last Friday of the month. These nights are well attended by our members, who usually come to the Club for the Key-Draw in the Members’ Bar at 19:00 then move across to the Olympic Room for some light entertainment and a bit of fun. We try to keep the questions easy so no-one gets too stressed and whips out the mobile to Google the answer. You can bring a meal and drinks from the Bar or just join in the fun. Congratulations to team Status Gin led by George Shaw on again winning the Jaffa Trophy. In June 2017 we presented the Dusty Springfield Tribute Show with Wendy Stapleton and her band. Wendy was amazing, she looked and sounded just perfect and once again the members and guests danced the night away. This year we are going back to the pleasant Sunday afternoon lunch and show with the return of the very popular Three Tenors Tribute, a group we had three years ago and was well received. Our 2017 Annual Ball in July sold out and was a roaring success. Our music guru Robyn sourced a brilliant Beatles band and it all went from there. Susan Tuma (Arty Signs) made some spectacular larger than life-sized cut outs of the real Beatles which looked fantastic and the dance floor was crowded from the minute Paul first strummed his guitar. The 2018 Ball is to be a very classy, elegant affair with the theme of High Society. A top-class crooner and swing band will no doubt drift into classic party songs as the night moves on. 28 |

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Wendy Stapleton as Dusty Springfield

Beatles Tribute Band – Rubber Soul

The Port Phillip Room was ‘Beatle-fied’ for the SYC Ball

Catherine Skelton and Jan Schmoeger at Cup Day

The Members’ Bar was abuzz on Cup Day

2017 Trivia winners – Status Gin

Oakdene’s famous upside-down house

Oakdene’s tea pot collection

Oakdene’s wheelborrow sculpture

Winery trip to Oakdene

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Opening Day 2017

The Opening Ceremony

The Jamaican Bobsled Team aboard Hyperactive

We Cruised the Caribbean – Opening Day 2017

hat a fantastic day we had for Opening Day on Saturday 7 October. It was great to see so many of our members down at the Club in their Caribbean gear and getting into the spirit of the theme. With perfect weather conditions and a portion of the day’s proceeds going towards supporting the cyclone relief effort, we could not have asked for a better day. The Paddock was abuzz early on with the dunking machine, jumping castle and bungy run all in full force. The aroma of Kol’s paella filled the air and Haley and Steve gave a wonderful rendition of our National Anthem as well as ‘Shine’.

The awards for the best dressed boats went to: Keel: Hot Chipps (John Chipp) Recreational Boating: Estella Grace (Stephan Morrison Jack) Off The Beach: Hyper Hyper (Henry Johnston). Happy Hour in the Port Phillip Room was well received, and the energy in the room when the dance floor was filled as soon as 80s on the Edge took to the stage was just terrific! All in all, we had a wonderful celebration of the Opening of the 2017/18 Sailing Season at our Club. It was filled with great entertainment from start to finish and we hope you all enjoyed the day.

Rob Davis

The usual suspects on the dance floor

The Sail Past looked amazing both on and off the water (so I hear) and there seemed to be more boats out on the water than in previous years. The effort that went into decorating boats to the theme was amazing with some spectacular Caribbean boats and aptly dressed crew. On the northern podium Tommy and Broc were entertaining the crowd after the Sail Past, and the kids were occupied with the face painter and magician in the Olympic Room.

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Junior Captain, Henry Johnston

Wicked Skipper and Crew

Rob Ungar’s 7th Heaven hosted our Past Commodores and Life Members

A selection of the Sail Past fleet

A sea of people in the Paddock

80’s on the Edge

Best Dressed Keelboat, Hot Chipps

Bruce and Rita Hodgkins

Ian Ballantine and Tommy Raft

Geoff Simpson and Don McDonald

Best Dressed OTB – Hyper Hyper

Off the Beachers taking part in the Sail Past

The Port Phillip Room was pumping for 80’s on the Edge

The Secretary Skipper and Crew

Best Dressed Recreational Boat, Estella Grace

Official vessel, Kingfisher II was bursting at the seams

The Sail Past fleet

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A snapshot of what’s going on facility wise

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BOAT YARD

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10. 6 new yard tenancies 11. Improved propping systems 12. Installation of pedestrian and weekend barrier system and launch ramp ‘trailer parking’ 13. New line-marking & signage 14. New forklift 15. Travel lift major maintenance

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Stage 1 Marina – (C to E Rows) Stage 2 Marina – Waler replacement Shore to C Row, A, B & C East Stage 3 – planning underway. Individual finger waler replacements Staged pedestal replacement - ongoing Pontoon replacement (6 units) Firehose reel stand – 40 units replaced Infill and pile guide replacement Wave screen remedial design

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New Club boats shed New start boat Endeavour IV New ribs – as per boats plan New LED race tower lights

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20. Club boats – scheduled pontoon and engine replacement / sails - ongoing

CLUBHOUSE 21. Upstairs new carpet (Lounge / HVR) Members’ Bar (17) / PPR (15) 22. Port Phillip Room dividing wall upgrade 23. Deck ‘anti slip’ treatment – 400sq m and extensive furniture maintenance 24. Replacement kitchen equipment – dishwashers and glass washers 25. IT Systems Upgrade - ongoing

ENTRANCE WORKS 26. Pedestrian improvements including new walkway, gate, club crossing and improved lighting and CCTV

27. Entrance works inc. blue stone & pavement crossing - (Bayside City Council) 28. Landscape improvements 29. Generator maintenance

DREDGING – HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS 30. Western Entrance 900m3 31. Hydrographic surveys 32. Sludge testing and removal studies

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Winners are grinners

Our congratulations to those who took home the silverware 1st place Scarlett Runner-11 2nd place Adrenalin 3rd place Dream 1st Sydney 38 Adrenalin Commodoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award Patriot Nautical Incident of the Day Winsome Start of the Day Nutcracker II

Teams making the pilgrimage to their boats

(Agility Mercedes-Benz Financial 1) (Mercedes-Benz Brighton 1) (Harris HMC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Interiors) (Mercedes-Benz Brighton 1) (New Horizon Maritime) (Mercedes-Benz Brighton 2) (Port Finance)

he Mercedes-Benz Brighton Port Phillip Challenge was held at Sandringham Yacht Club on Friday 23 February 2018 and over 280 participants had a great day in a fleet of 25 keelboats taking part in a pursuit race. Thank you to our corporates who took part in the day including Mercedes-Benz Brighton, C.H. Robinson, hmh ADVISORY, Hunter Cleaning Supplies, Agility Mercedes-Benz Financial, Yet Another Spirit, Foremans, Close Commercial Services, A.G. Coombs, Bank of Melbourne, Port Finance, Fleetmark, Comcater, Dean World Cargo, Fisher Brothers Electrical, Harris HMC (Construction, Electrics, Interiors and Maintenance), Kings Group and New Horizon Maritime. We would like to thank all boat owners and skippers who donated their yachts as well as the crew who kindly donated their expertise and time. A special mention also to our wonderful Race Management team and of course our MC, Leon Wiegard, who never disappoints.

Three in a row

We are excited to announce the date for the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Brighton Port Phillip Challenge is Friday 22 February. Along with the date announcement, we are thrilled to have MercedesBenz Brighton return as our event sponsor. We have already had some 2018 participants register their interest for the 2019 event, so if you would like to get on board simply register now with Naomi at naomi.smith@syc.com.au.

The stunning trophies made by Andrew Molnar

A selection of the fleet

Thank you to our generous event sponsors:

Naming Rights Sponsor

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Merchandise Partner

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his year 1140 students participated in one of the Club Marine Sandringham Yacht Club Boating Academy courses, a significant increase in participation. This increase saw our Academy finish as the only Discover Sailing Centre nationally, to gain the top ten highest participation numbers in every program, being Tackers, Dinghy, Keelboat and Powerboat. In 2016/2017 we ran 131 courses and had 579 participants, while in 2017/2018 we ran 181 courses and had 1140 participants. There were many highlights over the year but definitely one of the biggest was Discover Sailing Day. Over the last five years Sandringham Yacht Club has hosted in excess of 3600 visitors at its Discover Sailing days with 1200 attending the most recent. This was up 450 from last year which eclipsed the previous record by 200. There were approximately 1300 trips/rides utilising five large keelboats, five J24s, three of the Club’s Beneteaus, six Pacers, four Stand Up Paddleboards, four large powerboats and two RHIBS, and the need for 270 lifejackets. All activities were supported by a team of 100 dedicated and enthusiastic hosts. SYC members volunteered their time on the day fulfilling a wide range of roles both on and off the water and were a vital element to its success. Volunteers were easily identifiable to the public with bright blue host t-shirts and were keen to show the community every element the Club has to offer. The true indication of the success of this Discover Sailing Day was the 181 people who registered into Tackers, Dinghy and Keelboat courses in the following month alone. The Boating Academy continues to achieve an exceptional conversion rate into Club membership. Fifty-seven or 26.2% of the 217 new SYC members (May 1 to 30 April) had previously participated in an Academy course. An extra 14 members joined as a result of their

children participating, making it 32.7%. The Boating Academy has stepped up its efforts to grow the number of people sailing by looking at the bigger picture and offering innovative ways to encourage people to participate without being cost prohibitive. One of these is the Season Pass which is an uncomplicated and affordable way to help potential members of all ages discover sailing and the Club’s facilities without having to immediately take up an annual membership. Since beginning in August 2017, the Season Pass has done everything that we set out to achieve which is the development of the students’ skills and knowledge while increasing the Club’s racing participation. It is a one-time introductory pathway option for those new to sailing. Users are entitled to one year’s unlimited access to all Club Marine SYC Boating Academy courses, a card allowing access to Club racing, member facilities on the days of courses and crewing days, a mentoring/buddy system, personalised service and a complimentary

Discover Sailing experience for four people. At the end of the 12-month period the nomination fee is waived should the user transition to Crew membership. At the beginning of 2018 the Academy also launched its Marine Industry Preparation Program, which is a dedicated 18-week course purely to aid youth employment within the marine industry. With the generous support of the Brighton Rotary Club, 16 Brighton Secondary College students learnt the basics in a Start Crewing course before taking to the water with Doug King to complete the Start Powerboating course. In the coming months they will have another four weeks in dinghies before concluding the program with an Assistant Instructor course. At the completion of the program, we hope to achieve a number of students ready to start work as Assistant Instructors in the September school holidays.

Michah Shuwalow Training and Development Manager

SEASON PA S S

$840

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The Season Pass is a fantastic way to have unlimited access to the Club Marine SYC Boating Academy courses while having training member benefits as well.

www.syc.com.au/learn-to-sail/season-pass/ for more infomation and application forms or call the Boating Office on 9599 0922

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Reciprocal Club Program T

he Sandringham Yacht Club Reciprocal Club Program is going from strength to strength, emerging as a major benefit to SYC members who travel Australia and the world. We have reciprocal arrangements in place with many prestigious yacht clubs around the world, enabling our members to visit and enjoy clubhouse access and a warm welcome from host clubs. Most importantly our Reciprocal Program also welcomes many wonderful visitors to Sandringham from around the world. Above the SYC clubhouse stairway is a fabulous display of the clubs with which we have formal relationships and we are continually adding to the list. We request that all SYC members who enjoy reciprocal visits provide us with feedback of their visits and also of visits to SYC by members from other clubs. A few recent stories: • Club member Peter Myors last year asked Andrea (Membership) to organise a letter of introduction to the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. Peter’s words: “On arrival at St Francis Yacht Club we were warmly greeted by their friendly staff members. We were a party of six and were all given access to the clubhouse, enjoying a drink at the bar and a meal in the main dining room, all whilst admiring the magnificent views of the Golden Gate Bridge and the famous Alcatraz Island. If you are fortunate enough to be holidaying in San Francisco a visit to St Francis Yacht Club is well worth it.” • Last year Jeffrey Woolhouse (alias Mark Windward) visited Samoa and reports very welcoming and friendly people, good swimming, snorkeling and a great little yacht club called the Apia Yacht Club, which has a fleet of Hobie Cats, Optimists and Lasers. Their sailing season is dependent on the location and timing of cyclones and tsunamis. The average temperature is 32 maximum, 26 minimum and Jeffrey says it is well worth a visit. In March 2018 we were honoured to have a visit from Dr Malav Shroff, the President of the Asian Sailing Federation. Malav, an Indian national, lives in Mumbai and spends most of his waking hours doing all he can to turn on the Indian population, all 1.35 billion of them, to the joys and virtues of sailing. Malav, being a very active dinghy sailor himself (he is active in the 49er class), was thrilled to visit Sandringham Yacht Club and was blown away by the quality and breadth of our facilities. He and his wife enjoyed a meal as our guests in the Members’ Bar, experiencing the famous Sandringham Yacht Club sunset. For information on any details of our Reciprocal Program or to arrange a letter of introduction to a reciprocal club, check in at the front desk of SYC or email membership@syc.com.au so we can assist you in being welcomed in an exotic location. Visiting sailors always welcome here too.

Alistair Murray AM

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Dr Malav Shroff, President of the Asian Sailing Federation, with SYC member and Australian Sailing Director Alistair Murray AM

ICOYC World Forum 2018

scheme, the new but very popular Season Pass scheme and our Pathway Programs. Under managing change there was a lot of interest in SYC’s member app and the very topical crew sign-on function and how to implement it.

andringham Yacht Club was represented at this year’s International Council of Yacht Clubs (ICOYC) World Forum at the St Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco by Rear Commodore Garry Anderson.

The ICOYC is made up of 39 leading yacht clubs from around the world. The Council’s Mission is to foster closer relations at Flag Officer and general management level between leading yacht clubs around the world, in order to improve the quality of the yachting and other services they provide to their members. The Council also promotes environment responsibility. This year’s theme was evolution vs revolution – the art of managing change. SYC’s paper delivered at the conference was around managing to evolve. Not only are boats changing but the people, styles and their priorities are changing. Our Discover Sailing strategy adopted over the last seven years was the theme of our presentation and the easy ways the community can engage at SYC via the Discover Sailing days, the successful Day Pass

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On the sailing side of this forum, a Commodore’s Cup was sailed using eight J20 yachts sailed with four crew. The winning yacht from the four-race series was crewed by President of ICOYC Andy Anderson [bow], Rear Commodore SYC Garry Anderson [headsail trim], CEO Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club Paul Bayliss [main] and Peter Ahern the Past Commodore Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club [skipper]. If anyone is interested in viewing any of the forum presentations that have been made available to SYC, please drop me a line via the office and I will arrange this for you. In a very exciting coup, SYC has been appointed host Club for the ICOYC 2021 World Forum. We are working on dates with the ICOYC executive but this will be another milestone event for our wonderful Club.

Garry Anderson Rear Commodore

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St Francis Yacht Club

Commodore Theresa Brandner St Francis YC, Paul Baylis, Peter Ahern, Andy Anderson and Garry Anderson

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Intermediate of the Year Whilst we had some great young performers on the water, there was an obvious candidate who continued to shine throughout the year. This was Megan Aulich. Despite winning the Young Member of the Year award in 2016, Megan received this award again in 2017 for her outstanding contribution to Sandringham Yacht Club’s Women in Sailing program. Megan plays an integral part in Women in Sailing at SYC and works tirelessly to ensure our two women’s sailing events, the Women in Sailing Challenge and the Commodore’s Challenge, are efficiently run and well attended. Through her exceptional leadership, organisational and management skills, Megan has continued to demonstrate just how much of an asset she is to SYC and how fortunate the Club is to have her involved in our Women in Sailing program. Congratulations Megan, for winning the Lou Abrahams Young Member of the Year for two years in a row. From all at SYC, we thank you for the time and effort you provide to help showcase SYC on the big stage.

Recreational Boating Club Person of the Year The 2017 Recreational Boating Club Person of the Year was awarded to David McCutcheon at the Recreational Boating Presentation Breakfast on Sunday 9 July held in the Members’ Bar. Michael Kostos thanked David for his support to Recreational Boating and congratulated him on winning the SYC Nav Rally Cup and bringing it back to the Club after 18 years in the hands of Royal Victorian Motor Yacht Club. The award certainly took David by surprise and it was very much a privilege of Michael’s to be able to present this it to a very well-liked and respected Club member. David has continued to be a solid supporter of Recreational Boating and is always there to help in any way whenever asked. David has a wealth of knowledge and is more than happy to share it. He is a great asset for the Club. Congratulations David

Stirrer of the Year

Club Person of the Year

The 2017 Stirrer Award was announced at the Annual Ball on Saturday 22 July. Commodore Rob Davis’ description of the winner was: • He is always the first person to volunteer his assistance and regularly just pops in to the Boating Office to offer “is there anything I can do to help you guys out”.

Andrew Molnar was the deserving winner of the 2017 Club Person of the Year Award, presented at the Annual Ball on Saturday 22 July. Commodore Rob Davis’ preamble prior to the announcement was: “By way of background, this person first became actively involved with the Club throughout the construction of the new clubhouse where his company was involved in some of the building works. Subsequent to this, he has continued to assist the Club with all sorts of projects and building improvements, often giving freely of both his personal time, expertise and skills, as well as that of his company’s. Unbeknown to most members, he has had a part to play in many of the surrounds we enjoy around the clubhouse today, including the makeover of the Port Phillip Room, our honour boards and much of the furniture and fixtures around the Club. He also helps every year with the Challenge, supporting kids with cancer Annual Sail Day here at the Club, quietly going well beyond the standard call of duty. On a lighter note…he is humorous and much loved by the crew of his yacht and known to throw exceptionally good parties. This is further reflected in the way he always fully embraces the Club spirit and theme of Opening Day, with his boat always being one of the best dressed. He goes all out in whatever he does, but never out of control and always with consideration for others first and foremost. I’m told he’s a perfectionist with excellent organisational skills, although his performance in the Mercedes-Benz Brighton Port Phillip Challenge this year suggests otherwise, when he sailed the wrong course with all the most important VIPs on board…suffice to say, all with the best of intentions, and I think our sponsorship arrangements all remain intact!” Andrew, a quiet achiever who does not enjoy the limelight, was modest in his acceptance speech and honoured with the accolade of Club Person of the Year. Congratulations Andrew

• He has achieved much racing success in recent times and covered many ocean miles, while providing a multitude of people with the opportunity to sail on his boat and enjoy our sport. • He is a fierce competitor, known at times to be vocal on the racecourse, but a stickler for the rules none-the-less. • He is never backwards in coming forward with an opinion, even if it is a bit out there sometimes, but always delivered with the best of intentions and the type of creativity we encourage. • Overall, he is an enthusiastic, humorous and cheerful character. One of my favourite lines of his that he always uses at New Member Nights is “I only live two turns away from the Yacht Club, in North Ringwood”. And with that Rob announced the winner as Daniel Edwards. Daniel was clearly pleased to receive this award and made a humble response to the Commodore’s announcement, including correcting Rob, that he is actually very local to the Club, as he only lives six streets from SYC (all be it, six very long streets leading to the Yarra Valley). Daniel started by borrowing the quote from last year’s award winner, Tommy Raft, saying that he agrees that it is the amazing people and their significant contribution that make Sandringham Yacht Club such a great Club. He added that as an Architect, we are so lucky to have such great Club buildings and facilities. Daniel took this opportunity to thank and acknowledge the wisdom and foresight of so many past leaders of SYC, who made the huge decisions to invest in our great Club facilities, including the boating assets, floating marina, boat yard and fantastic clubhouse, all of which we members now get to benefit from and enjoy. Congratulations Daniel 38 |

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Margot Watt Awarded SYC Life Membership

t the Sandringham Yacht Club General Meeting held on Tuesday 20 March 2018, Margot Watt was awarded SYC Life Membership. This is the greatest honour that can be bestowed upon a member. Margot is highly deserving and it was a very popular award at the well-attended General Meeting.

Margot Watt joined Sandringham Yacht Club as an Associate Member in 1963 and has been a continuous member for 54 years, volunteering her time and experience to the Club. In the 1960s Rex Newman, who was responsible for the Club’s racing program, saw the value of having Associate Members involved in race management and taught Margot the requirements of good race management. For many years Margot successfully ran the Club’s race control tower for mid-week and weekend yacht racing and subsequently also assisted on the Club’s start boat. Margot became qualified in race management and has been involved with the on-water race management of the Sail Melbourne Regatta along with a host of other events. She is possibly the longest serving SYC race official who is still volunteering. Consequently, Margot became the pioneer for women becoming involved in race management, encouraging many others to take an active interest which has led to the development of the fine team of female race officials we now have at SYC. Being actively involved in Club sailing, Margot regularly competed in the annual Lady Skipper races winning on three occasions during the 1960s. Having two young daughters being Club cadet members, Margot enjoyed working in the Off The Beach canteen and helping organise the annual Metung Easter Trip. With Associate Members originally not being allowed to drink in the

Members’ Bar, Margot lobbied for a change of attitude by the Club’s General Committee of the time. This resulted in Commodore Lou Abrahams amending the house rules to permit Associate Members in the Bar at all times. Margot became President of the Associates Committee from 1983 to 1985 and organised many successful social functions raising funds for the OTB and other Club projects. She was also directly involved with the catering done by the Associates for crews competing in major events such as the Admiral Cup trials held out of SYC and the running of the food tent at the waterfront where the Ken King Centre now stands. In 1989 Margot became the first female Club Person of the Year in recognition of her outstanding commitment to the Club as a volunteer and was again awarded Club Person of the Year in 1996. Over the years Margot has extended the hospitality of her home to visiting race officials and competitors and this has certainly benefited our Club in establishing us as a friendly and welcoming destination. After 54 years of continuous service it is fitting that Margot’s contribution has been recognised with the awarding of her Life Membership of SYC. Congratulations Margot

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Sandringham Yacht Club sailed away with Line Honours O

n Saturday 28 April 2018, at the Community Clubs Victoria (CCV) Annual Awards night, SYC was awarded the Victorian Club industry’s most prestigious award, namely the CCV Club of the Year Award for 2017.

Commodore Rob Davis and CEO Richard Hewett proudly accepted the award on behalf of the Club and Rob made an acceptance speech to the packed 500-strong crowd in attendance at the Sofitel Melbourne Hotel. “It was a huge honour to win, especially given the calibre of clubs involved in the awards. This is exceptional recognition for the hard work of all at the Club”, he said. “For us to win is really special and a tribute to the members and the many stakeholders who are passionately involved in our Club.” Some of the notable achievements in 2017 that were recognised by the judging panel included the 96% member satisfaction in the Members survey, the free Community Discover Sailing Day in November that attracted 1200 people to the Club, the leadership showed with the Day Pass and Season Pass schemes, the wide ranging academy programs elevating our centre to the third largest in the country, the Marine Vocational Program as well as hosting the Australian Yachting Championships and various other regattas including Sail Sandy, the

Alex McKinnon

The annual black-tie night-of-nights for over 1500 Victorian Community Clubs, is an impressive occasion of industry recognition to celebrate the outstanding individuals and clubs whose efforts contribute to the social and economic wellbeing of their local communities. SYC beat big name city clubs and regional establishments to be named the CCV Club of the Year for the first time. In doing so, SYC was the first non-gaming club in the awards history to receive the award.

Australian Match Racing Championships and the J24 Nationals. Our extensive community interaction was also instrumental. SYC was thrilled to help our great friends at Challenge (Kids with Cancer) including hosting a great day for 125 kids undergoing cancer treatment. Furthermore, SYC raised significant funds at our Oaks Day function and also provided extensive ongoing support for the Sandringham Hospital through various events. We were also applauded for partnering with Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) and installing a 24/7-accessible NHW gate as part of our front entrance to assist members of the community. Recognition of our community interaction was further recognised for acting as a Community Safe Harbour, welcoming and

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assisting boats in distress on Port Phillip. Winning this award is a tribute to the SYC members and so with gratitude we extend a big thank you and congratulations to the entire SYC membership and especially so to the nearly 200 volunteers who make this Club what it is today. We would also like to thank and recognise all SYC stakeholders including our passionate industry partners, sponsors, tenants, contractors, suppliers, tens of thousands of customers and to the wonderful team of staff. Thank you to all of you who have made and continue to make a wonderful collective contribution to SYC.

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Bacardi

On Saturday 10 February, we left Sandringham Yacht Club for the delivery to Adelaide with a very average forecast, but we had no time to wait for a better one as the race started the following Friday. Thirty knots on the nose all the way to Cape Otway and then no wind for the rest of the trip and we arrived in Adelaide on Tuesday evening with only 10 litres of diesel left. After a couple of days of final preparations, race day arrived with a forecast that was not looking good for Bacardi. Light winds and getting lighter. Of the 25 Lincoln races I have done, this was by far the slowest. Although we had a great first half of the race to Cape Spencer, we were becalmed for seven hours (along with the bulk of the fleet) and when the wind finally came in, it came from behind allowing the smaller boats to catch up and we finished the race mid-fleet at about 22:00 on Saturday. The next day the crew went off to the passage race presentation at Port Lincoln Yacht Club and enjoyed a good feed followed by a live band – all on the beach overlooking Boston Bay. Monday morning saw us getting ready for the four days of inshore racing in and around Boston Bay in Division 2 against some very well sailed local and interstate boats. With a forecast of mixed conditions for the week all governed by cyclone activity around Broome, it was going to be an interesting Regatta.

shortened by the race committee in order to have boats finish within the time limits. Bacardi did not fare as well in this race and finished mid-fleet.

Bacardi conditions combined with fantastic crew work and a great attitude onboard saw us score a 2nd and a 1st on AMS and two 2nds on PHS.

After the presentation the crews from Bacardi and Wicked got together for what became known as the Wickardi Barbi, joined by fellow SYC members and regatta race management members, Ross and Kevin Wilson. We all had a great night, which could only have been improved if either boat had won a crayfish in the daily draw.

Thursday night and the Bacardi crew attend the Lincoln Hotel for Presentation Night and final results for the week: Bacardi 1st Div 2 AMS, 2nd Div 2 PHS and Wicked 2nd Div 1 IRC, 2nd Div 1 AMS, 2nd Div 1 PHS. All in all, a successful trip for the SYC boats only made better by the great sailing venue and hospitality that you just do not get at any other regatta.

Wednesday was another extremely light wind day for the short race over to Spalding Cove where the fleet anchors for the afternoon to enjoy the traditional Megga’s BBQ put on by the Lions Club. After a few hours of fun and frivolity, it is a short sail back to Lincoln Cove Marina. A great day of socialising with all the Regatta competitors including the Melges 24 class who were competing in their national titles.

Brett Averay

Thursday morning arrived with drizzle and no wind for the last day of racing which consisted of two windward leeward races. Not the conditions we were looking for on Bacardi as we were sitting in third position on points, so we were up against it heading into the final day. Thankfully after a postponement due to the variable wind direction, the drizzle cleared and the wind filled in from the south at a steady 15 knots. Perfect

Chris Howell

As Bacardi’s sailing over the past couple of years had been limited to Wednesday Wonders, the following six weeks were spent putting together a crew and getting Bacardi back up to specification for ocean racing and a week of inshore racing.

Chris Howell

n late December 2017 I received a phone call from Marty Power. “Come over and have a beer with me and Rabbit, we have an idea.” So, over a few beers at Marty’s it was decided that we would take Bacardi to Adelaide for the 2018 Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race and Lincoln Week Regatta.

Tuesday morning gave us completely different conditions for the long race with the breeze rarely getting above eight knots and the courses

Vanessa Yates

On the first day the breeze was blowing at 20 to 25 knots from the south so it was perfect conditions for Bacardi and the crew work practice that we had talked so much about doing (but had actually done none) paid off with Bacardi scoring two 1sts in AMS Div 2 and a 2nd and a 1st on PHS. Fellow SYC boat Wicked also scored 1st in their divisions so it was a big day out for the Sandringham boats. After the presentation and crayfish draw at the marina, sailing crews were invited to a reception at the Lincoln Hotel featuring a talk by guest speaker Nick Bice from Volvo Ocean Race. Warren Lawes, Bryan Roberts, Stu Moseley, Terry Farken, Martin Power, Marcus Korobacz, Tom Vaughan, Brett Averay, Martin Vaughan, Robert “Rabbit” Eason, Krystal Weir (and a celebrity guest appearance by Matt Richards).

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Where the Gordon and Franklin Rivers Meet

hen people travel, the quote often used is ‘It’s the journey that counts not the destination’.

The idea of travelling from Sandringham Yacht Club in Victoria, to where the Franklin River meets the Gordon River and cruising down Tasmania’s rugged west coast sounded great, but on a private boat, even better. Fellow SYC member Rob Ungar, suggested to a gathering of like-minded skippers from the Club in late 2017 that we go in February 2018. About seven or eight skippers showed initial interest but prior arrangements for some left us with just three boats doing the trip. 7th Heaven, Allure and Jenisiph made the trip. Fortunately for us Rob Ungar had his professional skipper Captain Mike Percy, on board 7th Heaven.

Planned destinations included Queenscliff to Apollo Bay, then onto Grassy at King Island, south to Strahan in Macquarie Harbour then finally going up the Gordon River to meet the Franklin River. A planned fuel stop at Stanley would be our final destination before heading home. As you will see our journey took a slightly different route but we achieved the final destination. Inclement weather prevented us from completing the King Island leg. Around 670 nautical miles there and back was not for the faint-hearted. We all know that when crossing Bass Strait and travelling down the west coast of Tasmania, the weather probably plays the most important part of the journey.

Thursday 1 February Allure and Jenisiph departed SYC around nine in the morning to meet up with 7th Heaven which was already berthed at Queenscliff Harbour and we had quite a good run down taking one and a half hours.

Friday 2 February Mike indicated that an 08:00 departure meant that the closer we got to Tasmania the better the sea would be. This man would give Rob Gell a run for his money with his forecast readings being spot on. The Port Phillip Heads were quite awash with many small boats risking life and limb fishing in the rough and tumble waters. We had to hold on to our hats as we crossed this famous rip. Once outside and still in rough waters the cursors were set on the chart plotters, heading approximately SSE to the tiny town of Stanley. The plotters showed we had approximately 157 nm to Stanley and as predicted the first part was not too comfortable. We arrived in Stanley around 17:45 in a relatively calm sea. The harbour in Stanley is not very big and there were plenty 42 |

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of moored cray boats with full quotas. This made it a little tight for our three boats to raft up as the tide moves up to three metres in this part of the world.

Saturday 3 February The weather in this part of Tasmania was superb, with clear skies and warm days and a walk was needed to clear the head. The Nut was suggested so off we went and caught the old chairlift and I believe they salvaged the best part from the Arthur’s Seat chairlift in Victoria. The view was spectacular with a two km walk around the huge rock known as The Nut.

Sunday 4 February By now we had settled in and it was time to ask the locals about some fishing spots. We already hammered a few of the local cray boat skippers at the pub and the jetty and one very nice man had a few frozen cray tails tucked away which he just gave me. As we were moored next to the fishing co-op in Stanley harbour, we learned a great deal about the crayfish quota.

Craig Mostyn is the largest operator in the live lobster industry in Tasmania, representing about 40 per cent of the state’s lobster industry, processing about 400 tonnes a year. Here we saw first-hand how it all worked and observed many cray boats coming and going. The Craig Mostyn group has a large operation in Stanley and two other ports as well. In the co-op building there are large sea-water tanks with different sized crays in each. Apparently they allow the water to cool and with what I am sure are other secret methods to sedate the crays, prepare them for the export market. The crays are packed in styrene boxes with what appears to be sawdust ready for their trip to China. They time the packing to coordinate the transport options and arrive in China within 36 hours, still alive.

Monday 5 February Time to move and as always, the weather plays a big part of how far and when. Skipper Mike worked out that we could spend a night at

We were up early and left in the dark. The plan for the day was to get to Macquarie Harbour a little after lunchtime. The seas were calm winding down the east side of Hunter Island. The swell picked up as we entered the Southern Ocean. We anchored overnight at Hawks Nest Cove, which is at the top end of the harbour. We had completed around 142 nm as planned.

Not to dampen our spirits, we had a hearty breakfast under cover and waited it out. Not long after we loaded up all the tenders with people, provisions and the satellite phone we headed off to investigate up river. The late morning was fresh with grey skies and we all had cameras at the ready as we were about to see what this trip was all about. The next five miles or so up the Gordon River was just breathtaking with different sights at each bend. Avoiding shallow rocky bottoms we made our way up the Franklin as far as we could to a rather large island covered in thousands of ancient rocks that have endured time.

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We awoke to a strange phenomenon. A thick, heavy fog was just floating on the water only about 30 metres high and rolling through. A couple of hours later and we arrived at Heritage Landing where we moored our boats a little further up the river and got into the tenders and tied up to the landing spot. This is where the two tourist ferries take their holiday-makers for a walk in the rain forest. The ferries hold about 180 people each. We ended up at Sir John Falls with a small landing just big enough to secure the three boats for a few days. There was no-one else to be seen. We travelled around 28 nm up river.

It was time to go and head into Strahan. Not knowing what to expect, the boats drifted and motored downstream along the Gordon River. It was mid-morning and we did not realise there was so little wind. We were moving as slowly as we could and what was about to unfold was simply being in the right place at the right time. The reflections on the glassy water of the heavily treed rainforest were absolutely fantastic. Every direction we turned, there was another beautiful vista. When the sun cleared most of the clouds away, our cameras clicked away and phone cameras were running out of data storage. What a sight to see, but we had to press on to Strahan, as we had to meet up with an officer from the Tasmanian Port Authority, to slip into the only berths available for a few nights. This was a short trip of 39nm.

anchor in a little harbour north of Three Hummock Island. Coulomb Bay was our home for the night just out of the way from the fresh southerly. We did 38 nm that day.

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Thursday 8 February Next morning we saw a small fog rolling down the Gordon River accompanied by some rain.

Saturday 10 February Twelve of the group had an early start for the West Coast Wilderness Railway because we had a long walk around to the station. The train travels very slow going to Queenstown stopping at four stations on the way. Tasmania’s West Coast Wilderness Railway is a steam railway like no other and an essential experience for any visitor to Tasmania.

Sunday 11 February Mike had worked out that the weather was looking good for a Monday – Tuesday return home to Melbourne. We had to be back inside the heads by mid-afternoon Tuesday or poor weather on Wednesday meant leaving the boats in Tassie until it cleared.

Monday 12 February The weather was still abating outside in the Southern Ocean so we were able to take our time in leaving Strahan. The plan was to motor to the same safe anchorage we used a week or so ago, Coulomb Bay, some 131 nm away.

Tuesday 13 February We travelled just on 124 nm back to the heads that day arriving about 12:30. Bass Strait was as flat as I have ever seen it. The rip was very quiet and the bay even better. About another hour or so and we pulled up back home at SYC.

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Fun & Games sets record

Skipped by Alan Edwards, Fun & Games has just completed a unique treble in Sandringham Yacht Club history, being the only yacht to win the Club Championship in PHS Divisions 1, 2 and now Division 3 in 2018. Fun & Games came to SYC in 1995 and was Div 1 Club Champion in 2002/03. Criteria for the different divisions changed as bigger, faster yachts started to arrive at the Club. Many yachts were moved to Div 2 including Fun & Games, where once again we achieved Club Champion in 2012/13. 2017 saw more movements among the racing classes and Div 3 increased its fleet where Fun & Games joined new competitors. We were very fortunate to achieve Club Champion this year in the PHS division, thus completing the ‘three-division trifecta’ over a period of 23 years. I doubt this will happen again for many reasons and I am very proud of this achievement. Many thanks to my loyal crew in particular Shane Cowie, Greg Wootten and Noel ‘Squeaky’ Johnstone who have been with me for the journey.

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Uluwatu does Hammo 2017

n 2015 Uluwatu left Sandringham Yacht Club in July which meant doing the leg to Sydney in favourable but freezing winds and driving rain. This time it was decided to leave in March and head for Mooloolaba where the boat was to be left on a private jetty for a few months before the final leg to Hamilton Island (Hammo) in early August. My comrades on this trip were Nick Truswell, aka Captain Jack Sparrow and my brother (fishing) Rod. Nick is a Sydney-sider who has to be offered inducements to sail south of Port Hacking. Usually a bottle of OP rum will do the trick and Rod as the aptonym implies, is a keen fisherman. The trip involved mainly day sails, stopping off overnight in protected bays, rivers and marinas or pulling into jetties like one of my favourite stops at Gabo Island. A wind that tended to stay north of east made for slow going but the trip was largely uneventful apart from a duel with an unobliging 20 plus kilo Spanish mackerel just south of Coffs Harbour. The following is a report written by the overly poetic Captain Jack.

The old man had been at sea fishing for over three weeks. Determined to show that he still had the skill and cunning to land a big fish he sailed on and on. The sun bore down on him but he was relentless in his pursuit. Finally on day 23 the reel on his super Shimano deluxe announced the arrival of a big fighting fish on his line. The line screamed out and the fight between man and beast began. The fish was a more than worthy opponent, wise through years of battling for food and mating rites, not unlike his foe on the other end of the line. The battle waxed and waned. The old man was tiring but so was the fish. Now they could see each other. Mere metres separated their exhausted but determined beings. The fish

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could see that the man was no longer in his prime and he waited. He waited until the old man was fooled into believing that the fish had given up. The fish watched him closely as he took the trace in his hand and then gave a last mighty lunge for the deep. The old man was caught off-guard and because he had not been doing his stability exercises as prescribed by his GP, he was pulled headlong into the water. This is when it all turned to dust. The old man was thrashing about like a mad man in a bath. A reasonable person would say that the old man was no longer in his normal environment. The fish however was and seized the upper hand. The fish came at the old man time and again and somehow in the desperate noise and confusion of this epic maritime engagement, the fish got away and the old man ended up with the hook in his arse. Hoist by his own petard, as it were. When it was over, there was a fine mist of blood in the air. The old man clambered clumsily back onto the boat and with an anguished cry tore the hook from his family seat. Ever the philosophical fisherman, the old man sat down cautiously of course, for he was grievous sore in the buttock department, poured himself a rum and said something that sounded like ‘Clucking Bell’!

Amanda Thomson aka Mel Billings

Some of the names have been changed to protect the dignity of the protagonist. It was later brought to our attention by Hamish and Andy’s True Stories that Fisheries NSW recommended the non-consumption of Spanish mackerel over 10 kilos due to the danger of Ciguatera poisoning. The lovely folks on the cruiser we pulled in next to at Coffs Harbour or any other poor non-suspecting souls we came into contact with do not know how lucky they

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were. We would have insisted on them all taking a large portion of our catch. One of the possible symptoms of Ciguatera is temporary but total blindness. An unkind soul might suggest that our navigator / tactician would be undiminished. Once we reached Southport, Captain Jack and (fishing) Rod flew home for a spell until rejoining for the final leg to Hammo in August. They just got out in time before the airport was closed during the dumping which the Gold Coast copped from the tail end of cyclone Debbie. I visited an old mate in Byron for a few days waiting for Gill to join me for the leisurely cruise up through the Broadwater and Morton Bay to Mooloolaba. Meanwhile the word was being spread amongst the insect world that Uluwatu was on her way north. The sand flies and mosquitoes were gathering their forces and marshalling the troops. The first attack was in Jacob’s Well. Their target, the newly arrived Gill, required a trip to the doctor for antibiotics. Their second assault was on an overly relaxed yours truly in Pancake Creek and the third, Cape Capricorn where the mozzies cunningly stay hidden until the headland has been ascended. They attack the unsuspecting adventurer as they make their way back down, arms flailing and wishing they had brought the Aerogard.

We arrived in Hamilton Island with a couple of days to spare, skin healed and ready for action. SYC Immediate Past Commodore Kate flew in as our final crew member and tactics were discussed over a glass or ten. The first race saw a start conducted in 25 knots with three knots of current and 175 boats in Dent Passage. We surprised ourselves that we absolutely nailed the start in the chaotic conditions. Our surprise continued when we did not recognise any other boats. The self-congratulations abated entirely when we realised the start we had just nailed was the division after ours. Alas, we ended up second again overall for the Regatta. The same result in Cruising Non-Spinnaker Division as two years previously. This time beaten by fellow SYC member Andrew Molnar’s HUB. We were not able or could not muster the enthusiasm to attend the presentation night but gorgeous Amanda Thomson offered to collect the silverware in our stead. I am reliably informed that Prince Frederick and the rest of the male audience’s collective heart rates went up a notch when Amanda took the stage as the assumed owner and skipper.

Rosslyn Bay where they left us to sit out a sou-easterly blow. Unfortunately this wind persisted for a lot of the trip down the coast once again making it pretty slow going. The normal inducements did not work this time and when we pulled into Pittwater to sit out another south-easterly Sparrow said he had a sock draw at home that needed rearranging and could not do the final leg to Melbourne so (fishing) Rod was called back into action. It is important at this stage to let the reader know that the trip was a fantastic adventure and a wonderful experience, but it did require large commitments of time and resources. Fortunately time is also a great healer. If it was not there would not be as many babies born. It is a filter. It tends to allow one to forget about the endless hours of staring at the horizon or slamming into head-on seas wondering why you left port. I am currently going through the ‘never again’ phase, but no doubt with the passing of time thoughts may go back to having another go at the Hammo Regatta.

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Andrew Burn I started sailing in International Cadets at Sandringham Yacht Club at the age of nine. I cannot really remember what motivated me to do so, but I am pretty sure that it was at Dad and Mum’s instigation. I soon realised that sailing was not my scene and migrated to helping on the rescue boats. There I was able to learn my boating skills from great mentors such as Rob Ware and Ross Heller. SYC has been a part of the life of my family ever since I started sailing. Dad had sailed as a kid at SYC and, like many before and since, brought his children to the Club when it was their turn to ‘muck around in boats’. I am somewhat different, in that my interest in boats developed into a

career at sea. At 18, I gained a cadetship with Teekay Shipping and gradually ‘climbed the ladder’ to Chief Officer on the Spirit of Tasmania ferries and later Captain of a bulk freighter. Today I am a Marine Pilot at the Port of Gladstone in Queensland. So what does SYC mean to me? Well, quite a lot. Firstly, my involvement in the Club gave me a career direction. Secondly, friendships which I formed there remain with me today and a re likely to well into the future. Thirdly, my infatuation with timber boats led me to be the proud owner of a piece of SYC history – the little motor launch Annabelle.

Brett Averay I grew up in West Beach, Adelaide and became involved in sailing at a very young age. My first foray into competitive sailing was with the International Cadets followed by larger dinghies and then to keelboats out of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia. In 2007 I moved to Melbourne and joined Sandringham Yacht Club and had the great pleasure of crewing for John Williams and Graeme Ainley on their newly acquired Farr 53, Georgia. It was on Georgia that I sailed my first Sydney to Hobart race, which had long been on my bucket list. I have now done that race eight times with other SYC boats including Calm, Scarlet Runner, Wicked and Simply Fun. In 2011 my career moved from sailmaking to boat management working for Rob Date on his

Reichel Pugh 52, Scarlet Runner. It was with Rob that I had the amazing experience of sailing Scarlet Runner around the world and competing in races such as the Cape Town to Rio, the Pacific Cup from San Francisco to Hawaii and regattas including St Barths and the Antigua Race week. I am one of those lucky people who has been fortunate enough to be able to turn what I love doing for a hobby, into my career. Now I work on a number of different SYC yachts and often deliver boats to and from SYC for interstate races and regattas. Most Wednesdays I can be found sailing on the legendary Bacardi and have been known to occasionally drop into the SYC Members’ Bar for a quiet beer.

Marcus Sill Having come from a sailing family based on the Peninsula, my father being Rob Sill who currently owns INSX, I started sailing as a young boy at Mornington Yacht Club and immediately loved being on the water at the time especially in Lasers and Sabots. It was not long before Dad and I started sailing together and sailed as members of the delivery team back from Hobart when I was just 12 years old on Rob’s first boat Breadfruit, a Bounty 35. Then at 16 we got back together to compete in my first Sydney to Hobart, this time on his new boat Blackmagic, a 40ft Dubious. This was to mark the start of several Hobarts and ocean campaigns over the years and many of them also included my brother Julian as part of the ocean crew.

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Whilst I still enjoy ocean sailing, I really love the competitive nature of one design racing and in the mid 90s started sailing J24s out of Royal Brighton Yacht Club. By 1997 I was competing in the J24 worlds over in Argentina and then shortly after that moved over into the Etchell class. Over the next 15 years I competed at both 2018 EDITION

at club and state level, but also at world championship level in the USA, UK and Australia. Over the 30 odd years of being a member at Sandringham Yacht Club, I have made many, many good friends and the last couple of years has seen me go back to my roots and enjoy sailing with some of these friends back on the family boat INSX. Between myself and my dad Rob, INSX is sailed three times a week in summer and twice a week during winter. Rob skippers INSX for the weekly Wednesday Wonders and I do Thursday Twilights and Saturdays. For my partner Sarah (McCully) and me, SYC is a major part of our life and we are regular fixtures in the Bar after racing as we both really enjoy the friendships and camaraderie that sailing offers. Sarah also sails as part of Off The Beach and we are both very passionate about seeing newcomers get the sailing bug. I try to introduce friends to the sport, especially on Twilight racing nights during the summer and even though our handicap never seems to change much we all still have a great night and are often last to leave.

Julie Stevens Growing up in Ballarat meant limited opportunity for sailing, although I was a rower at school. I got into sailing while working in Vancouver, Canada in 2005. Two years with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Alice Springs meant no sailing (apart from the Henley-on-Todd), so I was keen to get back into it on my return to Melbourne in 2008. I enrolled in a keelboat course at the Club Marine Sandringham Yacht Club Boating Academy and after sailing on a couple of boats at SYC and Royal Geelong Yacht Club, was very fortunate to join the crew of The Secretary (George Shaw) and have been a regular Wednesday sailor ever since. I married my husband Shane Cowie at SYC in the new clubhouse in 2011. Despite being only three boats apart in the marina, we didn’t meet at the Club. I occasionally sail with him on Fun &

Games (Alan Edwards) and he with us on The Secretary. My horizons at the Club opened dramatically after a sailing accident in 2011. I was very grateful for the support of George, my crewmates, the Wednesday Wonders community, SYC staff and particularly then Commodore, Kate Mitchell. Margaret, Di and the team invited me to join them in the tower whilst I could not sail, so I continued to be involved with Wednesday Wonders. We really enjoy participating in Club events both sailing and social and our team Status Gin are the current holders of the Jaffa Trophy in the Club Trivia competition. I am very proud to be a member of such a great Club.

Luke Matthews Luke joined Sandringham Yacht Club as a Junior Member when he was around eight years old. His starting point was being taught by the late Roy Hoffert and then moving into a Sabot. From the Sabot, Luke started crewing in Cadets with his first nationals sailing for Grant Allen down in Sandy Bay, Tasmania in 1990-1991. Following a good result there, the next step was to compete in the nationals in Geelong in 1991-1992 which they won. After winning the nationals Luke bought Encounter and sailed it from when he was 10 through to the maximum age of 17. During this time, Luke competed in two world titles, one in Majorca, Spain, the other in Mumbai, India. As part of this, there is large thank you to the Junior Overseas Raffle.

Sydney to Hobart races and all the associated deliveries to Sydney and from Hobart.

From Cadets, Luke moved into the keelboat scene and sailed with Ashley Trebilcock and Jenny Vickery on Frequent Flyer and then moved to sailing with Kevin Wood on Local Hero and then Ticket of Leave. Working down at the Club in the yard with Paul and Sean over the next few years, Luke was desperately keen to start sailing with Lou Abrahams on Another Challenge. That day came when they were short of crew and Andy Telford made the introduction to get Luke onboard. This led to doing two

One of the main goals of Luke’s rehabilitation has been to start sailing again. Luke developed epilepsy as part of the injury which prevented him from sailing. The epilepsy has proved to be the most challenging part of the rehabilitation as it has stopped him from doing all the things he loves. After finally getting the epilepsy largely under control, Luke has started sailing Wednesday Wonders with Herschel on Watermark II. At this point, the biggest challenge is going to be not getting too cold over winter.

The next step was from the keelboats to J24s. Luke got onto sailing with Herschel Landes who he stayed with for 13 years. He considers himself extremely lucky to have been with such a great crew. Along the way they won eight Victorian titles in a row and two nationals with Luke onboard. During the final years of the campaign on Pacemaker, Luke suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of a collision between his bicycle and a concrete truck. This accident stopped Luke’s sailing life at the Club while he has been undergoing rehabilitation for the last three years.

Geoff Wright – Monday BBQ Boys Monday BBQ Boys are a group of Sandringham Yacht Club members who for 20 years have been having a barbeque at the Ken King Centre.

Midyear, we have a catered lunch in the Harbour View Restaurant to celebrate our birthdays and in December we have a Christmas lunch.

Arriving each Monday at about 12:00, usually going to the Members’ Bar and purchasing drinks at Happy Hour prices – each person brings whatever they want for lunch, usually meat of some sort for a barbeque.

Some members may not know about the Monday BBQ Boys so why not join us? Any Monday will do and all members are more than welcome. See you Monday.

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Richard Jones – Club of Ages by a Happy Clubman Early Age I had not been involved in sailing until my early thirties. I was soon to be aware of my great misfortune. Early Middle Age I discovered Sandringham Yacht Club when my son at age 11, said that he wanted to try sailing. In a short time, he was at the Off The Beach and crewing on an International Cadet. My second week at the OTB I met a fellow called ‘Hendo’ and as my wife often remarks, she has not seen me since. My son and daughter spent some truly great seasons sailing in Cadets with weekly races, visits to other clubs in Victoria, other states and Easter at Metung. During these years I became a truly happy clubman; involved both with the OTB Committee and Round-the-Stix sailing on Limpid Lizard. There were also the end of year races across Bass Strait and a few running away trips to places such as The Prom.

Late Middle Age Various official duties for class races held at SYC, some Yard and Mooring Committee time and a stint as a Safety Officer for early Melbourne to Osaka races – and I was still a very happy clubman. Limpid Lizard was upgraded to Rumbeat and time over the years spent sailing became even more enjoyable. Old Age (just approaching – who am I kidding?) Regretfully it has been goodbye to keelboat sailing and hello to becoming an elder statesman from the seat of power in the Members’ Bar. Both in the old clubhouse and even now in the smart state-of-the-art current clubhouse, the Bar has always been a magnet for meeting old friends, new ones and generally keeping abreast of all things club-wise. After 33 years as a Member of SYC, I shall happily continue being a happy Clubman into the Age of Decrepitude... and there is always the dream of another boat.

Martin Vaughan – Reflections of a Sailing Tragic

My first memory of sailing was as a young boy going for a sail with my cousin’s Sea Scout group in Auckland. Assured we would lean over but not sink, we headed out into windy conditions. Soon after we were treading water while my cousin duck-dived trying to find the boat but rather than being stressful, it was funny. In my twenties I sailed quite a bit on a friend’s Noelex 25. It was fun, successful racing including many Marlay Point races. In my thirties I owned a business called Terra Firma with another Sandringham Yacht Club member, Nicholas Bartels. Around 2001, he suggested that we lease the famous Sydney Hobart winning Murray 41 of the same name, Terra Firma. It seemed like a good idea (ignorance is bliss) so we joined SYC and undertook a season doing pretty much everything, Nicholas on the wheel and myself on the bow. Flying the SYC flag, we bay-raced, ocean-raced, competed in local ORCV races, a Hamilton Island Race week and of course a Sydney to Hobart, winning the prestigious Sydney to Eden Yacht Race. By this stage the yacht was repossessed and chained to the SYC dock. Having been let go 48 |

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from a maintenance perspective she was looking rather sad, so a decision was made to purchase it and refurbish it. Perhaps not the greatest financial decision of my life, we ended up refitting Terra Firma with new paint job, swept back rig, wheel, keel modifications and new graphics. It was about then that the new IRC handicap took over from IMS. Despite rating terribly, we had a lot of fun with several more years campaigning it extensively and eventually got to Hobart. After exiting the yacht and our business, we each went our own ways. Partnering up with long-time friend and SYC member Eddie Ragauskas, we purchased a Cavalier 350SL called A Crewed Interest. What a great boat. Together we campaigned for several years with much success including a clean sweep at the 2016 Melbourne to Hobart and another visit to Hamilton Island. I ventured forward to drier areas, leaving the bow and taking on trimming and steering roles. We had a strong crew, it was the camaraderie plus the drive to improve which was so motivating. The camaraderie also extended to our arch rivals the Chalkleys on Hush. With business success and the need to flush more money down the drain, I then purchased the new Wild Side, a Sydney 36CR which we campaigned under the SYC flag for eight years. A fantastic all-rounder we had a lot of success skippering two Sydney to Hobarts, a win in the Range Series and a Melbourne to Hobart East Coaster win. Again we had a very strong crew and made good friends with our rivals Dennis Hambleton on Alibi and Les Browne on Wind Speed. Even with a kite up in 35 to 40 knots offshore, it was an exciting and well-behaved boat. It also gave me time sailing with my son Tom, who started in Optimists at SYC but bypassed dinghies and went straight to keelboats.

Deliveries, regattas and ocean racing together we have loved our time on the water. Popular and well known at SYC, he insists on being known as Tom in his own right, not Martin’s son. He has a good reputation and can pretty much do any role. My proudest achievement is the IRC win on Cadibarra 8 in the 2013 Melbourne to Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race with Paul Roberts, I was the only SYC member competing. Along with all the lead up races it helped me step up in terms of my skills and knowledge more often than not, sailing alone. It was certainly the most exhilarating racing I have done and taught me to instinctively steer particularly while heavy running. Since selling Wild Side I have enjoyed joining many friends on their boats racing in campaigns such as a successful Airlie and Port Lincoln on Jason Close’s More Noise, Koh Samui and Kings Cup on Le Cochen Noir, last year’s successful West Coaster 2-handed on Magique, success with Brett Averay and Marty Power on Bacardi at Lincoln and joining Robyn and Eddie Ragauskas cruising near Mackay and near Hobart on La Boheme. I love heading out on a Wednesday on Bacardi having a laugh, a beer and a chat as well as Thursday evenings on Hush or Cadibarra 8. Most of our memories come from the people we sail with, the times we spend and the laughs we have. Podium places are great, after all it is a sport, but it is the people who really count. The future – who knows? Keep sailing at SYC, put my hand up for future campaigns, maybe buy a cruising yacht, keep helping out the ORCV on the committee and help the Scouts with their youth sailing program too? I will keep volunteering, despite it being frustrating at times. Without us sailing tragics we would not have the sport we love.

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O F F W AT E R A C T I V I T I E S Diamond clams, Miso glaze salmon and Malabar Prawn Curry. On arrival guests were treated with Kol’s 2016 winning dish of Southern fried Oyster Po served in a squid ink brioche bun and topped off the meal with a dessert of an Assiette of vanilla panna cotta, mango sorbet and lemon curd with honeycomb.

he fifth annual Sandringham Yacht Club Seafood Cookoff was held in the Harbour View Restaurant on Friday 11 August 2017 and as per all special events Executive Chef, Kol Gemmell runs in the HVR, they just get bigger and better.

Kol proudly wore the crown again in 2017 with his winning Harpuka carpaccio with soy ponzu, baby herbs and Cyprus salt. So the big question now is who, if anyone, will steal the crown from Kol in 2018? Be sure to find out for yourself and put Friday 10 August 2018 in your diary. Call reception on 03 9599 0999 to book from 28 June 2018.

For those unaware of how this event runs, Kol asks his team of chefs to come up with their own seafood dish and then prepare and cook it on the night. Patrons are unaware of which dish has been prepared and cooked by which chef and are asked to rate each course to determine who will be crowned King Prawn.

King Prawn winners:

Dishes featured in the 2017 event included; Anchovies served on a crouton with capers and smoked tomato sorbet, Harpuka carpaccio,

2016 – Kol Gemmell (Executive Chef)

2013 – Luke Saliba (Sous Chef, Members’ Bar) 2014 – Kol Gemmell (Executive Chef) 2015 – Kevin Ko (Sous Chef, Port Phillip Room) 2017 – Kol Gemmell (Executive Chef).

Japanese Feast This annual event in the Harbour View Restaurant continues to get bigger and better every year. Since its inception in 2010, over 1,000 Members and guests have enjoyed Executive Chef, Kol Gemmell’s famous Japanese Feast. 2017 saw a sell-out on both Friday 7 and Saturday 8 July, with 162 diners enjoying the Kol’s seven-course degustation menu which incorporated unique Japanese dishes and a Plum Wine Mojito on arrival. Kol is very passionate about this event as he gets to showcase his talents in Japanese cooking, having trained in Japan for a number of years and run two Japanese restaurants, so of course the patrons were not disappointed. This ever popular event will again be held over two nights, Friday 6 and Saturday 7 July 2018.

Twilight Entertainment

hat a fabulous line up of quality musicians we had once again for our Thursday twilight season which ran from October 2017 to the end of March 2018.

We had our favourites and added a few new faces this time around and the list of entertainers included: Rob Gaston; Andrew Healey; Jason Vorherr and Gary Young; Andy Wilson with Larissa, Al and Steve Ely; Brightside Duo; Field, See and Mason; Lisa Edwards and Michael Cristiano; Tim Watson; Fabian and guests; Gary Eastwood; Dean and Carruthers; Peter Chapman and Georgina Ward with Ripley Smith. There was also an impromptu jamming session by The Black Flag and The Premature Starters which is made up of Chris Disney and Dick Ford, with guest appearances from Nathan and Kate Goss and Krystal Weir. For the last twilight race of the season, known as the Last Blast, we saw the return of Andy Wilson, Larissa, Al and Steve Ely. If you are a regular twilighter and stayer, you will already know the calibre of these musicians. For those who are not regulars, these talented musos are well known in the Australian music industry and we are very privileged to have them playing in our Members’ Bar at the Club.

The Black Flag and The Premature Starters

The line-up for the 2018-19 Thursday Twilight season, entertainment will be announced in August or September.

Robyn Coombs

Once again, we hope you all enjoyed the entertainment we organised for this season. We try to mix it up a bit to please all tastes, so if you have any suggestions of good musicians for future events, please do not hesitate to approach Naomi in the Club office or me. Do not forget, if twilight sailing happens to be cancelled the bands will still play come hail, rain, or shine, so still make your way down to the Club with your mates to soak up the wonderful atmosphere. 50 |

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Andy Healey

Field, See and Mason

Gary Eastwood

2017 Victory Cup

atterson River Golf Club hosted a great day for the Victory Cup – Annual Combined Yacht Clubs Golf Day on Friday 3 November 2017.

Although Sandringham Yacht Club did not retain the Cup, it was a great friendly competition on a day that saw four seasons in one day... we were hit by some rain in the afternoon but not enough to deter the sailors.

There was a great turn-out for the day this year and we were pleased to have Blairgowrie joining us for the first time in some years.

Overall Club Results 1st Royal Brighton YC – 219 pts 2nd Mornington YC – 215 pts 3rd Sandringham YC – 206 pts 4th Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron – 190pts 5th Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron – 112pts

Individual Winners Men Gary Gosling (MYC) – 43 pts Bill Fairley (RBYC) – 42 pts Leigh Dorrington (RBYC) – 40pts

Women

Susie Godfrey (BYS) – 35pts Susie Kidd (SYC) – 33pts Vicki Colliver (BYS) – 31pts

Best SYC Score Alan Edwards, Mike Welsh, Robert Kerr – 35 pts Susie Kidd – 33 pts The 2018 event is yet to be scheduled. For more information contact Garry Anderson.

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SYC Events for Charity SYC’s primary charities are Challenge – supporting kids with Cancer and the Sandringham Hospital

Challenge Boating Day

hat a fabulous day it was on Sunday 18 February 2018 for our annual Challenge Boating Day. Our day began with a delicious barbeque at the Ken King Centre, then allocation to an array of boats and off on to the water to get set for a fun afternoon. We had a total of 17 boats which consisted of seven power and 10 sail. This enabled us to cater for everyone and to give the families a unique on-water experience. Whilst the weather was not conducive for jet skiing, swimming or a raft-up, it did not stop us from making the most of the day. The boats took off in all directions, Williamstown, the Cerebus and Docklands, while others enjoyed a relaxing sail discovering our local waters.

Many families got the chance to helm and pull a few ropes, a few braved the cold by kneeboarding and floating around on a myriad of inflatables. After we returned to shore the kids who were up for more excitement went back

out for rides on Joust and SYC RHIBS. They returned exhilarated, buzzing with excitement and a tad wet I might add. We have been supporting this great day for 20 years, taking out approximately 40 kids and their families each year. Last year it jumped to a record of 125 participants and this year over 115. Our ability to do this is due to the increased number of our generous members volunteering their time and their boats, therefore enabling us to take out more families for a very special experience. Thank you to all the very special members and SYC staff who volunteered in all capacities to make this day a special one. Nothing is more satisfying than seeing the smiles on their faces, knowing that you have contributed to just one day of distraction. This in itself is rewarding for all involved. If you would like to volunteer for next year, come and have a chat with me.

Robyn Coombs

Keeping Cancer at Bay

he 2018 annual Keeping Cancer at Bay Race saw Sandringham Yacht Club donate over $2,200 to Challenge supporting kids with cancer, plus the money raised in the collection tins in the Members’ Bar for the month of March and the barbeque on race day. Thank you to all who donated to this worthy cause and for your continued support of our long-standing relationship with Challenge. 52 |

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Oaks Day Ladies Luncheon

hursday 9 November 2017 saw the beverages flowing, the sun shining and the ladies looking stunning in their race-wear and fascinating fascinators at Sandringham Yacht Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Oaks Day Luncheon. The Port Phillip Room was filled with just over 300 ladies who enjoyed a fun day out with scrumptious food, a mojito on arrival, beverages, auction items, spot prizes and gorgeous views all whilst raising some money for our friends at Challenge, supporting kids with cancer. Our MC, former Bayside City Council Mayor, Felicity Frederico, kept formalities to a minimum to allow maximum catching up and chatter amongst the guests. Challenge CEO, David Rogers spoke to the guests of the work Challenge does and showed an emotional clip that gave attendees an introduction and understanding of how they support families living with cancer.

The ladies then continued in the Harbour View Restaurant and danced on the deck in the afternoon sun to Fabian, Broc, Pete and friends who entertained until early evening.

Commodore Rob Davis and Challenge CEO, David Rogers OAM

Collectively, all were extremely generous on the day and the luncheon raised more than $15,600 which went towards the programs and services Challenge provide.

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The Mad Paddle 2018

he fourth Mad Paddle event was held on Sunday 25 February 2018.

This event is a fundraiser and is coordinated and chaired by Sandringham Yacht Club Honorary Member Felicity Frederico, in conjunction with Stand Up Paddle Victoria and is held bi-annually with proceeds going to one of our Club’s charities, Sandringham Hospital. To put it mildly with a strong south-westerly, the weather was dead against stand-up-paddlers in terms of their ability to venture far. It was decided to stick within the lee of the breakwater for most paddlers, with the more experienced paddlers going back and forth to mark SYC4 from our west channel. Only two support boats were required being Ti Amo skippered by Michael Kostos and SYC RHIB Hoffy operated by Paul and Pauline Liddiat. Along with Michael, Paul and Pauline I wish to also thank and acknowledge Craig and Kirsten Wiley – Vixen, Gary Finemore – Perfect Mix and Nigel Prince – Last One who were all ready, willing and able to help out as support boats but on the day were not required. I was most gratified to note so many Members, apart from the above, applied to assist on the day with their boats.

These members included Bruce Williams, Arthur Naoumidis, Tommy Raft, Phil Burke and Kayne Heller. Thanks also to SYC Member Amanda Thomson for so diligently taking some wonderful action shots of the event. Despite the weather on the day and relatively few entrants the event raised $17,000 for Sandringham Hospital. With Tim Wilson MP, Member for Goldstein in attendance there was a raffle and silent auction held following the event together with a BBQ at the Ken King Centre provided for and cooked by SYC staff. $88,000! That is how much money this event has raised for Sandringham Hospital since 2012. This is an incredible amount, with never more than 50 paddlers, all prepared to sign up and commit to an unknown course and raise precious sponsorship dollars along the way.

Bill Stubbs

PRG 24-Hour Charity Bike Ride

n 3 and 4 September 2017 the sixth PRG 24-Hour Ride was run to raise funds for Sandringham Hospital’s new Day Procedure Centre. At noon on the Saturday 40 intrepid riders, half of whom are members of Sandringham Yacht Club, set off from Black Rock clocktower to work a roster of continual rotations to Mordialloc and back. The weather was not our friend, with wind gusts to 35 knots, but at least the dreaded rain held off until a couple of hours before the end, when we all got saturated. Collectively we rode over 15,000 kilometres, with one of the team topping out at 560 kilometres after spending most of the 24 hours on the road. A support 54 |

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crew of 30 kept us incredibly well fed and watered, as well as providing masseurs, safety car drivers, a warm place to catch a nap at the Black Rock Life Saving Club and always a warm smile. The group was thrilled to raise $140,000 from the ride, making a total of $550,000 since the riders started a decade ago. With this $140,000 and the previous rides of $150,000 the PRG Ride ‘bookended’ the Hospital’s fund-raising efforts, enabling them to reach the $2.5 million target and get the Day Procedure Centre underway. The wonderful handover ceremony of the big cheque was hosted by Sandringham Yacht Club on 21 September. The Club and suppliers

donated all the food and drink, the Ronstan Band played and the Club’s General Committee and Flag Officers were the waiters and bar staff on the night. This charity/community activity is part of Sandringham Yacht Club’s Community Pillar of the Strategic Plan and it shows off our wonderful Club in the best possible light. To cap it all off the PRG Charity Bike Ride was awarded the Bayside City Council Community Event of the Year Award in the 2018 Australia Day Awards, with the presentation being made once again at Sandringham Yacht Club. Thanks to Sandringham Yacht Club and all members for your support.

Alistair Murray AM

S A N D R I N G H A M YA C H T C LU B

Club Events Calendar Sunday 1 July

Thursday 4 October

Sunday 2 December

Recreational Boating Presentation Breakfast

Twilight Sailing Commences

Kids Christmas Party

Friday 6 & Saturday 7 July

Bookings open 22 October

Saturday 6 October Opening Day

Japanese Feast

Saturday 21 July Bookings now open

Sunday 7 October Daylight Saving Commences

OTB Christmas Party

Friday 12 October Wednesday Wonders Winter Presentation Night

Tuesday 25 December

Trivia Night – Round Two

Bookings open 22 August

Bookings open 18 October

Wednesday 8 August

Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 October

Monday 31 December

Friday 10 August Annual Seafood Cookoff

Sail Sandy

Wednesday 17 October Rec Boating Guest Speaker Night

Bookings now open

Friday 31 August Trivia Night – Final Round

Sunday 2 September Father’s Day Breakfast & Lunch (HVR)

Tuesday 18 September Annual General Meeting

Friday 21 September OTB Pie Night Bookings open 9 August

Friday 28 September AFL Grand Final Eve Public Holiday

Saturday 29 September AFL Grand Final Day

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Christmas Day Lunch (PPR & HVR)

New Year’s Eve Dinner (HVR) Bookings open 1 November

Monday 31 December New Year’s Eve in the Members’ Bar

Sunday 21 October Rec Boating Annual Fishing Competition. Bookings open 7 September

Friday 26 October Victory Cup (Golf Day)

Bookings open 20 July

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Friday 27 July

Rec Boating Guest Speaker Night

Wednesday 5 December Rec Boating Christmas Party

SYC Ball – High Society

July – Dec 2018

Friday 2 November Recreational Boating Cruise-inCompany

Tuesday 6 November Melbourne Cup Day in Members’ Bar

Thursday 8 November Oaks Day Luncheon Bookings open 27 July

Sunday 18 November Discover Sailing Day

Please check syc.com.au, posters, eNews and all other marketing material for further information on the above events.

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Kol’s Kitchen

Sandringham Yacht Club’s Executive Chef, Kol Gemmell shares an easy, healthy dish which is very popular with today’s health and fitness conscious.

Super Food Chicken Salad Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts • half Spanish onion, diced • 1 punnet cherry tomatoes, sliced in half • ½ cup of fresh mint • ½ cup of cubed cooked roasted pumpkin

Harissa Dressing

• 75 gm long red chillies (seeds removed, chopped) • 1 lemon juiced • 2 tsp cumin seeds • 1 tsp caraway seeds

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2 packets of black rice* 1 packet of quinoa* 4 leaves of kale to garnish pomegranate to garnish.

Mix all together in bowl.

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1 tsp coriander seeds 3 cloves of garlic 1 tsp sea salt 50ml tomato paste 150ml olive oil.

Method

1. Roast cumin, caraway and coriander seeds in a fry pan until fragrant. 2. Grind spices finely. 3. In a blender place chillies, spices, garlic and sea salt and blend until smooth. 4. Add tomato paste, blend. 5. Slowly add olive oil, blend to form a smooth paste. 6. Taste, adjust seasoning if necessary 7. Bake kale in oven at 180 for ten minutes or until crispy. 8. Pan fry chicken. • Pour dressing over chicken and salad mix and serve. • Alternatively, you can use fish. * (microwaveable pouches available from supermarket)

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Function catering at SYC A taste of the 2018/19 function menu items as constructed by Executive Chef, Kol Gemmell.

EntrĂŠe

Lemon myrtle and chilli calarmari salad, rocket, fire roasted capsicum, Spanish onion, aioli dressing

Chilli jam roast pork, green papaya, coriander, lemongrass, lime leaves, mint, lychee, fried shallots, nam jim dressing (GF & DF)

House made gnocchi, slow roasted tomatoes, shimeji mushroom ragu, truffle oil, shaved parmesan (V)

Confit duck leg, potato rosti, asparagus, pumpkin and cheese mousse, pumpkin pepita crisp, jus (GF)

Chargrilled eye fillet, potato fondant, beetroot puree, baby vegetables, peppercorn jus (GF & DF)

Chocolate fondant, vanilla ice cream, hazelnut praline, raspberry coulis, pocky sticks

Berry pot, strawberry mousse, meringue, white chocolate ice cream, Turkish delight (GF)

Mains

Grilled salmon, bamboo rice, apple tamari, cherry tomatoes, edamame, cucumber ribbons, feta dressing Â (GF)

Desserts

Fruits of the forest, chocolate sponge, chocolate mousse, soil, berry sorbet, raspberry coulis, macarons (GF)

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E V E N T S AT S Y C

Weddings, Conferences and Private Celebrations

Anthony Mestres

Located on the foreshore of Port Phillip, our Clubhouse boasts three dynamic, flexible event rooms to suit any need. Whether for work or play, let our dedicated Event Managers create the perfect setting for your next special occasion.

Port Phillip Room

Book your Christmas event! â&#x20AC;˘ Cocktail packages from only $68 per person [based on a 3 hour duration]*

â&#x20AC;˘ Seated packages from $93 per person [based on a 4 hour duration]* *member prices quoted

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Anthony Mestres

When you step into the Port Phillip Room you are immediately captivated by the magnificent bay views and sleek design of our modern Clubhouse. With such a stunning backdrop, this flexible space can host your next conference, cocktail party, lunch, dinner or wedding. Whatever you desire, events of any style are effortlessly accommodated in our spectacular Port Phillip Room.

Olympic Room Elegantly designed with views over the boatyard, the Olympic Room is a special setting for an intimate gathering. Adorned with invaluable Olympic Games memorabilia from years gone by, this is an event room favoured by guests looking to engage in a friendly atmosphere. It is perfect for meetings, lunches, dinners or cocktail parties.

Harbour View Restaurant Whether you are looking for a peaceful place to enjoy a wine over lunch or a romantic setting to indulge in a more traditional dining experience, our premium restaurant is the perfect destination. At Harbour View, guests enjoy a relaxed, stylish dining room setting with views of the bay, the SYC marina and the Sandringham harbour.

Do not forget that as a member of SYC, you receive a 10% discount on food and beverage. Contact the Events Team for a quote on 03 9599 0940 or events@syc.com.au

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S A N D R I N G H A M YA C H T C LU B

Vox Pop from in and around the Club Q: “What is the main highlight of YOUR Club life?”

Peter Dunne (left) owner Upbeat, and Harvey Pauly.

Peter: “Camaraderie and racing.” Harvey: “Racing and friendship.”

Terry Hall (owner Beau Soleil) and Graeme Matthews (owner Young Bears)

Terry (left): “Wednesday Wonders sailing followed by the de-brief in the Members’ Bar.” Graeme (Bear): “The last 35 years have all been a highlight but certainly my term as Club Captain of the Juniors was hard to beat.” Ben Strong (Intermediate Member):

“Fun at Thursday Twilight racing followed by the music with the Chris Disney gang.”

Stratis Arvanitakis (left) and Lidia Maslin.

Stratis: “Seeing all the diminishing ‘old’ faces.” Lidia: “Enjoying a Peroni on the Podium and watching the sunset.”

Doug MacGregor (owner Cracker Jack):

“Racing J24s.”

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Anton and Glenda Lindeman

David Whitelaw (member since 1968):

Anton (left): “Key-Draw nonsense in the Members’ Bar on Friday nights followed by dinner and when our boat was at SYC we loved sailing and cruising. Now family fun, dinner and dancing and socialising at Club events.”

“I love that I can always enjoy a Mumm over lunch. Always perfect temperature; always perfect bubbles. Unfortunately the Club doesn’t have magnums available!”

Stephen (Harpo) Harper and Gilly Dickson:

“Meeting ‘Little Gilly’ here 13 years ago, thank you SYC!”

Lex O’Connor and Sandy Adolfson:

“The long-term friends gained sailing locally, around Australia and the world – and dancing at the great Club social events with random people who fall over – no names will be mentioned.”

Theo Korbel (owner Lebrok):

“Camaraderie and Club facilities are one of the best. I enjoy my boat being one of the most sailed in the Club, in that it sails in Wednesday Wonders, Thursday Twilights, Saturday racing and Sunday Sailors.”

Frank Frodsham and Deidre Evans:

“We love the friendship that the wonderful staff and other members provide.” Andrew Read (owner of a fishing runabout and The Bird):

“Fishing, sailing and cruising for me – so all bases covered.”

Michael Stahmer (owner Malahini):

“I enjoy mostly the boating and social activities.”

Lilly Anne Johnston (OTB Junior member):

“I love the friendship and fun at OTB.”

Harpo and new member Pon Pak, right (owner Otter):

Bob Reeves (owner Cassandra of Melbourne):

“My highlight when arriving at the Club was when I first saw the water. But Harpo’s swearing is such a low-light!”

“Love the sailing, but ‘stuff’ the sailing – the Club is all about the companionship and fellowship.”

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New Members

June 2017 to May 2018 SURNAME NAME

Dann Louise

Holthouse Jodie

McCartney Andrew

Poole Damien

Thompson Ross

Alldritt Sophie

Danne Stephen

Holthouse Shaun

McClimont Sinclair

Price Brent

Thomson Peter

Anderson Flynn

Davis

Holthouse Ted

McGarvie Michael

Pruden David

Toomey Martin

Bailey Chiara

Davis Ethan

Houghton David

McGeoch Wayne

Ravesi Chris

Baldwin Tracey

Davis Rebecca

Houghton Jane

McKay Julie

Redgrove Jackson

Ballantyne James

Day Simon

Hunt Timothy

McNamara Dianne

Ritchie Eric

De Fina

Hurrell Miles

Mellick Anthony

Roberts Paul

Deeks Benjamin

Ingleby Lisa

Miller Daniel

Roberts Raymond

Trentfield Oliver

Deeks John

Ishchenko Zane

Mitchell Christine

Rodguis Elise

Trivett Adrian

Disney Darcy

Jacobs Shaina

Moulang Ralph

Rooke Aaron

Tunnock David

Doggett Gary

Jacobs Meira

Mowson Peter

Rose Tilly

Turner Henry

Dunbar Sandra

Jacobson Mervyn

Murphy Jessica

Roynic Josh

Dureau Alegra

Janssen Sarah

Neumann Hamish

Sachwald Henry

Turner Lachlan

Eades Elizabeth

Jeans William

Nicol Alasdair

Samuel-King Madeline

Edwards Kellie

Jenkins Graham

Nijffels Bob

Scanlan Richard

Fearn Henry

Jenny Samuel

Nijffels Uma

Schmoll John

Venning Steve

Fearn Jonathan

Johnson Stuart

O’Donnell Brendan

Shawcroft Allan

Vita Serge

Fearn William

Johnston Felicity

Opat Bernard

Shean Jacqueline

Wake Sophie

Forster Sophie

Johnston Sean

O’Rourke Archie

Sinyavker Igor

Watson Andrew

Furner Adrian

Keast Sophia

O’Rourke Mark

Smyth Nicole

Watts Isabella

Gooden Amanda

Kepper Alexander

O’Rourke Tom

Smyth Alex

Grenville John

Kepper Karla

Owen Ryan

Sorokin Dmitry

Griffith Charlotte

Kepper Natalia

Pak Ponnaren

Stefanovic Jack

Guorgi George

Kershaw Ian

Payton David

Stefanovic Louis

Carroll Debra

Gurkin Alexey

Keyes-Tilley Adam

Pearce Tim

Stephenson Bronwyn

White Lachlan

Chapman Scott

Heffernan James

Kinner Stuart

Pearson Amanda

Stokans Margaret

Wilhelm Emily

Chisholm Thomas

Hendrie Charlotte

Kourtis Zoe

Penfold Simon

Strode Oliver

Wilkinson Michael

Hendrie George

Lennon Archie

Pennell Robin

Sturge David

Connelly Stewart

Williams Benjamin

Hendrie Thomas

Lennon Gerard

Pepper Angela

Subbarayalu Lavanya

Cook Harvey

Williams Cass

Henshaw Mariel

Lovig Dean

Pepper Iain

Swider Peter

Coombs Gregory

Henshaw Miyana

Lowe Lalita

Pepper James

Tan Bao

Crameri MIchael

Heysmand Alesa

Mac Sarah

Pepper William

Tanase Gabriel

Cumming Steve

Hobbs John

Macquet Catherine

Peterkin Ian

Taylor Richard

D’Adamo David

Holbrook Eric

Marquardt Jack

Phillips Brandon

Taylor Ross

Winnett Greg

Dahlstrom Mark

Holthouse Brad

McAdam Frances

Pickering Murray

Taylor Andrew

Wood Michaela

Dankner Ron

Holthouse Bessie

McAlister Aidan

Pierlot Will

Thomas Kristian

Woods Debbie

Barbour Frankie Bauld Gregory Bennett William Bernard Anthony Blackwood Nikki Blair Michael Blanchard William Blough Scott Bowtell Peter Bradley Jamie Briggs Martin Briggs Sharana Brott Chantelle Brunt Greg Burke Anne Burns Tom Burns Peter

Clapp

Christopher

Aidan

Topp John Topp Kendra Torelli David

Turner Olivia Van Cuylenburg Michael

Wee Lin Wellink Melchior Whineray Nathan

Williams Heidi Williams Sally Wilson Garry

SYC VALE May 2017 – May 2018 SYC Member Alan Cousens Don Christie Max Denham Tony Durrant Lisa Fryatt Keith Gillespie Thorry Gunnersen Ross Haggert Ron Kelly 64 |

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Member for 33 years 20 years 28 years 10 years 8 years 32 years 23 years 30 years 21 years

Robert Lepore Ewen Lipman Kirby O’Brien Ken Quinert Brian Rea Mark Schwarz Stephen Underwood John Willett Tony Watt

15 years 16 years 4 years 41 years 3 years 36 years 3 years 20 years 20 years

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