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m just back from holidays and, while away. I spent some time driving on the highways across three
states.
With
a car full of kids, driving was dominated
by the sound of PIoy School and High School Mustcol
DVDs playing on rotation from the back seat in a vain
attempt
to keep them occupied, plus the
endless stop-start of coastal highway driving. But
the damage commonly caused in trailer vs kerb, bollard, boom gate, petrol bowser, garden shed, parked car or other stationary claims
team
is
object incidenLs, Some people just don't seern to understand that when towing, especially in tight turns, the line their trailer takes will be tighter
throughout the trip, I was struck by lust how many boats, caravans and other trailers were being
than that of the tow vehicle itself.
dragged along behind a wide variety of vehrcles.
experience, having given myself a mighty fright
And I'm speaking here from personal backing a trailer Into what I thought was a boat
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Take care out there Then, last week, I stuck my head into the Club
ramp one day last year. lt turned out to be
to the water, and probably another l0 below it, Luckily, I stopped just in time to avoid what could have been a very serious incident.
lYarine Recoverv Centre rn lYelbo,r.ne's outer suburbs, This is where we reparr or refit a 'arge number of boats each year that are recovered
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I stopped
lust tn ttme to avoid
a
slipway with a sheer drop of some flve metres
I guess
my message here is pretty si.nple,
We have around 120,000 customers on our books, who tow their boat behind a vehicle, We
after having been stolen or damaged, and on
know thaL Lhey are, on average, around 30 per
which we have pard out a total loss claim.
cent more likely to be involved in an accident on
The Recovery Centre is one of the unique .rsne.ts of Cluh lYarire's business, and allows ,rs
the road when they are towing their boat than when they are not. And in summer, there are
to reduce our claims costs (and, thereby, your
more caravans, campers, and trailers carrying boats, jet skis, motor bikes, golf carts etc than
what could
ins,rance premiums) by "epai.ing boats, rather than selling them fo'scrap value at salvage. Once
at any other trme of the year, So please take
have been a
repaired, the boats are wholesaled into our
care. And be sure
networl< of supporting boat dealers, to be on-sold
Robinson's excellent Water Wise article on this
to retail buyers. What struck me on my visit was the large rumber- of boats everything from Linnies to .n r,sFrq ski boats to .el skis - rhat have been
very topic, Towing the /lne, beginning on
very serious incident
damaged this summer in towing accidents,
k's a sad sipht seeins someone's much loved family boat after it has come off the trailer in a highway accident and gone skidding down the asphalL
on its side. Typically. the damage speaks
volumes about the structural integrity of most
to have a good read of lYark P |3
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Coming up over the next few weeks, we see
the start ofthe 2O0B season of major
boating events, with boat shows in [Yelbourne's Docklands, SA's Hindmarsh lsland, Perth and Auckland. and Lhe world's largest ski race. the Club Marine Southern 80, on the Murray River, all taking place in February-March. As always,
the Club lYarine team will be out in force
in
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crrnn^r+ _. _..__; anc you can reac more -_yf _. nf rll l hccA A\/cn+(
Australian-made hulls, in that the hull is often still
about them in coming pages, or on our webstte:
intact, but badly grazed or, as our technicians say, "gravel-rashed" and in need of some fairly
www.cl ubmarine.com.au.
superfrcial f'rbregiass or welding work, The main
vn, r.sel[
casualties are usually anything that sits above the
or drop me a line at: ceo@clubmarine.com.au.
top deck, such
as windshields, biminr frames, rod
Please feel free
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to come
say hello if you f rnd
lrrh Marine sLand at these events,
Regards,
holders, engine cowlings and the like, or stern-
lYark Bradley,
drive legs and outboard engines.
CEO and Publisher
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*'ole treat Drama aplenty ln th s year's Rolex Sydney HobartYacht Race Ciosbre Lonnrer
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Polished performer An
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Publisher: Mark BradleY Club Marine Limited.
Hellbent on winning What does it take to field sKl race
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Managing Editor:
Chris Beattie.
Assistant Editor:
a top-level
Jeff Megahan
team
Production Manager:
Chris Becttie
Brendan Strauch.
Office Manager:
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Sandi Harvey.
Contributors: Steve Starling, Mark Robinson,
attentlon
Theo Spykers, Andrea Francolini,
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Rick HuckstePP, David MorleY, Giovanna Fasanelli, Crosbie Lorimen Teena Burgess, Barry Tranteri David Toyen Kate Innes, Inger Van Dyke, Di Pearson,
Perfection with
Andrew' ET' Ettingshausen
passion
Design and Art: Kayser Strauch GraPhics.
Pegiva's Retro Sun convertibles have
made a huge splash in EuroPe
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Boatlines
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Marketplace
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Sailbad the Sinner
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Steve Stcriing
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NauticalNotes Cuest Editorial Escapades with ET First Look
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