JUNE/JULY 2011
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CONTRIBUTORS PLEASE NOTE!
JUNE 2011
4th 5th 5th 6th 13th 15th 24th 28th 28th
SCC Annual General Meeting ... 11 am SCC Wetland Wander SYC Race, Barbecue ... 2 pm; SYC AGM ... 3 pm SYC Meeting ... 7.30 pm Lionfish Social ... 6.30 pm* SCC Committee Meeting ... 7.00 pm Foxtrot Crew Barbecue ... from 6.30 pm VMRB Management Team Meeting ... 7.30 pm Lionfish Meeting ... 6.30 pm**
The next deadline for contributions to BOAT TALK is
FRIDAY, 29TH JULY 2011 Earlier submissions preferred!
*Public Holiday - date to be confirmed
JULY 2011 4th 9th 11th 20th 22nd 26th 26th
SYC Meeting ... 7.30 pm** SCC Awards Evening Lionfish Social ... 6.30 pm SCC Committee Meeting ... 7.00 pm Sierra Crew’s Christmas in July ... from 6.30 pm VMRB Management Team Meeting ... 7.30 pm Lionfish Meeting ... 6.30 pm
**Confirm meeting dates with Club Secretaries: Qld School Holidays from 25th June to 11th July
We look forward to seeing you around the Base and getting to know you better soon.
LOOKING AHEAD TO AUGUST 2011 1st 8th 17th 23rd 26th 30th
SYC Meeting ... 7.30 pm Lionfish Social ... 6.30 pm SCC Committee Meeting ... 7.00 pm VMRB Management Team Meeting ... 7.30 pm Bravo Crew Barbecue ... from 6.30 pm Lionfish Meeting ... 6.30 pm
VOLUNTEER MARINE RESCUE BRISBANE PO Box 201, Sandgate Q 4017 Phone: 3269 8888 Fax: 3269 2245 www.vmrsandgate.net.au Radio Call Sign ‘Marine Rescue Sandgate’
BOAT TALK Editor: Deidre Windham Ph: 3602 5250 Volunteer Marine Rescue, Brisbane is a member of the Volunteer Marine Rescue Association of Queensland
VMR BRISBANE MANAGEMENT TEAM
PATRONS
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: President: 3269 7937
David Davis
0408 773 963
past.president@vmrsandgate.net.au
Senior Vice-President: Bob Chapman 3166 5521
snr.vice.president@vmrsandgate.net.au
Junior Vice-President: Neil Sheppard 0417 499326
Secretary: 3865 6364
jnr.vice.president@vmrsandgate.net.au secretary@vmrsandgate.net.au
Phil Fitzgerald
0419 657131
treasurer@vmrsandgate.net.au
Unit Training Coordinator: Peter Leech Crew Liaison: 3886 5451
Bob Chapman David Massam
3166 5521 3166 9742
Occupational Health & Safety: Peter Leech 3314 0388 whso@vmrsandgate.net.au IT & Communication:
David Massam
Treasurer:
3314 0388
Zone Delegates:
Thomas Grice 0413 200 271 it@vmrsandgate.net.au Julie Young 0411 887855 membership@vmrsandgate.net.au
Membership: Publicity:
Deidre Windham 0419 766687 publicity@vmrsandgate.net.au
Vessel & Equipment:
Bill Hirn Bob Chapman
Ph 3269 6357
Karl Nast
Building & Grounds:
Members Representatives: Stan Lewis 3203 4164 bsfg@powerup.com.au Bill Hirn 3203 5865 williamhirn@bigpond.com
Assistant Providore:
3203 5865 3216 5521
The Team also includes representatives from our Associated Groups - SYC SCC Lionfish
Bob Chapman 3216 5521 snr.vice.president@vmrsandgate.net.au Joe McCoy
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Front Cover: Andrew Pearson on Fertang- (photo courtesy of Julie Geldard, Vid Pic Promotions)
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rbprint@bigpond.net.au
Ph 3865.8896
3269 1255
3269 8633
Venue Manager:
Tom Begbie
Hall Hire:
Tom Begbie 3269 8633 hallhire@vmrsandgate.net.au
Duty Roster:
Ray Langdon
0432 248679
Assistant to Treasurer:
Pam Cash
0419 632899
Assistant to UTC:
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Key Custodian: Refer to Neil Sheppard key.custodian@vmrsandgate.net.au Fishing & Cruising:
utc @vmrsandgate.net.au crew.liaison@vmrsandgate.net.au
editor@vmrsandgate.net.au
Publisher: Volunteer Marine Rescue, Brisbane Redback Print Printed by:
Queensland Water Police State Coordinator Member for Deagon: Cr. Victoria Newton Member for Sandgate: Ms Vicky Darling MLA
UNIT CHAPLAIN: Rev. Ron Holt
president@vmrsandgate.net.au
Immediate Past President: Ross Sugars
New member this month is Geoffrey Berg
Social & Support Team: Unit Historian:
Gavin Marshall 0413 016473 fishing.cruising@vmrsandgate.net.au Rae Hirn 3203 5865 williamhirn@bigpond.com ......................................................
Management Meetings are held at the Club at 7.30pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month, and members are welcome to attend. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if there is a matter you wish discussed.
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WELCOME TO JUNE/JULY From our President This publication is our second bimonthly magazine and it is encouraging to note that there has been little or no negative feedback. The decision to take this step was in part based on the ongoing problem our editor was having getting material and reports for the magazine. The future for our magazine is good and it is acknowledged as one of the better club publications. I can only plead to you on behalf of our editor for your support to maintain the standard set. After all it is your magazine. Over the last couple of months, our Jnr. Vice President Neil Sheppard has been busy submitting Grant applications on behalf of the club. During this time Neil must have gotten a little tired of people, including myself, telling him that because of the floods there would probably be no funds allocated to organisations such as ours. Well guess what? Because of his determined 'never say never' attitude, Neil has secured a grant from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund to assist us in refurbishing our kitchen. This project is long overdue and will now become reality. Neil still has a few irons in the fire and who knows what will come of it. (Well done, Neil.) Another significant achievement is our new website. The website is the brain child of Glenn Philip. Glenn designed and built the site himself. A lot of you, like me, are not computer literate and probably don't fully understand the complexity of such a task. They who do know say this was no easy task and to get the job done outside the organisation would be rather expensive. Please visit the site, this is just the beginning and it has the potential to get even better. This site is a very valuable tool and will play a huge role in our Club’s growth. Like it or not this is the way of the future. Glenn has also played a big role in obtaining quotes for the new kitchen. The project is gathering momentum and I can assure you it is going to be something special. Great effort, Glenn. It is most pleasing to see new faces with new energy trying to make a difference. If you think you can contribute, please talk to us - we can only succeed with your help. That is all from me at this time. Special thanks to all who work so hard to make it all come together. Safe boating to you all. David Davis President
Our thoughts are with...
From the Editor One of the articles I always like reading about in the magazine is Me and My Boat as it is interesting learning how people have become involved in boating and the things they have done since. Andrew Pearson came to my rescue this month (see pages 8 and 9) and I have a willing correspondent for the next issue. However, that is likely to be the end of the line unless someone else is prepared to tell me their story. I'm happy to write the article but I do need the members to give me the basic details so I can join them together in sentences! I'd be really pleased to hear from anyone who would like to see this part of their life on record and printed in Boat Talk. Thank you to James Mathieson and Pam Cash for photos, to Kev Oliver of Lionfish Dive Group for his item on the end of an era with the Ocean Cat 2 owners, George and Kim, heading off exploring, and to Earle Alexander for his report on the 505 World Championships at Hamilton Island in March.
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quite a few of our members who are going through very difficult times with their health at the moment. Our Chaplain, Ron Holt, had a very nasty scare but is on the mend and we will be very pleased to see him back on deck in about 3 months' time. Stan Lewis, one of your Members' Representatives, has yet more steel holding him together after a back operation. It will be a while before he is able to visit the radio room though. Sandgate Yacht Club has seen two of their leading lights, Ron Walker and Graeme Dobson, hit by seriously bad health news and we wish them all the best as they fight to overcome the challenging cards they have been dealt. If you are suffering illhealth at the moment, we sincerely hope you recover quickly and are able to get back to doing what you enjoy.
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Activations
Date Activity 9/4/11 Training in navigation (12 man hours) CTC = Cabbage Tree Creek 10/4 Training in Man Overboard local knowledge (12 man hours) MOB = Man Overboard 10/4 New crew familiarization in CTC (6 man hours) POB= Persons on Board 12/4 Call out for tow from Rouse Channel to Clontarf boat ramp 2 POB (5 man hours) 16/4 Navigation training in Brisbane River and MOB training (12 man hours) 16/4 Tow vessel from CTC leads tow abandoned due to shoaling (2 man hours) 17/4 Navigation training in Brisbane River and MOB training (6 man hours) 22/4 Tow job and crowd control for start of Brisbane to Gladstone race (20 man hours) 30/4 MOB and holding station training (8 man hours) 1/5 Local knowledge Brisbane River (10 man hours) 1/5 SAR exercise Moreton Bay area (8 man hours) 2/5 Navigation training (10 man hours) 6/5 Night training in SAR patterns (13 man hours) 7/5 Tow from north Mud Island to CTC 3 POB (6 man hours) 8/5 Navigation run to Redcliffe (6 man hours) Monthly Statistics 8/5 Vessel handling and docking CTC (3 man hours) for April/May 2011 14/5 GPS and chart navigation run (9 man hours) 14/5 Docking practice CTC (4 man hours) 15/5 Tow from Mud Island to Pinkenba ramp 4 POB (6 man hours) 21-22/5 and 28-29/5 – see next issue. Summary: Weather:Seas generally calm with some rain and strong winds at times. 158 man hours spent on training and rescues. 7 people rescued and 1214 litres of fuel used. Bravo’s John Belling and Cliff Gibson on a mission
Crews’ News
The first day of April set a trend for the last couple of months with very little traffic which meant very quiet days. This gave Skippers opportunities to extend their crews with training to gain competencies in a range of skills. They also took the boats out to improve their local knowledge of local creeks and floodways. A special visitor, a US Nuclear Powered Submarine, USS City of Corpus Christie, came to Brisbane on a perfect boating day in the middle of April. The day started with the observation of 15+ boat trailers at the Cabbage Tree Creek public ramp but not one logged on. Foxtrot Crew had just started a training day when they were flagged down by a yacht that had misread the navigational markers in the creek and run aground. With the tide rapidly dropping, there was very little that could be done, and the yacht was left high and dry to wait for the next high tide. The owner looked on the bright side however, commenting that at least it gave him a chance to clean his hull, and thought he might stay there another tide cycle, roll her over on to the other side and clean it as well! rd On 23 April, Delta crew visited VMR Bribie to attend the naming ceremony for their new shallow water rescue craft, Bribie 3. The visit provided opportunities for fellowship between members of the two squadrons, as well as the exchange of operational ideas. The crew was most appreciative of the warm welcome and hospitality extended by VMR Bribie. The trip to Bribie was also used as a training exercise in course plotting, passage making, navigation and helming. November Crew started the first day of May with a weather report that included a strong wind warning, however the strong wind never came and neither did a lot of the boaties
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who probably heard the same report the night before. The crew did local knowledge training on the Brisbane River and during this training observed the HMB Endeavour that was visiting Brisbane and was berthed at the Riverside Centre. This is a replica of Captain Cook's famous sailing ship. From a distance its rigging looked like a work of art but also a full time job for someone to manage! Training developed during the day into a SAR (Search and Rescue) exercise for the crew. This involved using compass bearings and calculating speeds and times to do a search accurately without the aid of a GPS for plotting the course. Putting that into practice also had its challenges in the form of holding the required speeds & then timing the various legs of the search pattern to obtain an accurate pattern. See the following report of the crews repeating the same exercise at night. Foxtrot's May Duty day saw them retrieve a 4.5 metre tinny with 3 people on board; their almost new motor came back from servicing in such a state that it wouldn't start at Mud Island. Tango Crew towed a boat with 4 people aboard back from Mud Island to Pinkenba boat ramp after they lost steering. Alpha Crew received a phone call to locate and tow a broken-down vessel out on the Brisbane River just as the weather began to close in and become miserable. The crew on board that stricken vessel had only a mobile phone and they were located in a communication shadow. This meant that contact was intermittently lost with them. Furthermore, the skipper of the vessel possessed limited navigation skills; and he had difficulty advising exactly where he was. However that did not prevent him being found after some persistence.
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Training News UTC, PETER LEECH Refresher training has been undertaken for a number of members and they have redone the required assessments and assignments with favourable results. Please note that if you have previously failed an assessment/assignment and wish to redo the assessment/assignment you must complete the relevant document in the course folder. Further refresher courses will be held in the period July to December 2011. It is not possible to work with each individual on a personal basi: it has to be done at a group level. The next First Aid course will be held during August 2011 for those needing to maintain their skills and for any member wishing to undertake First Aid Training for the first time. Members should note that to obtain their second stripe they need to obtain a First Aid certificate and maintain that qualification. Members wishing to undertake the course for the first time should place their name on the list after 1 July. Please note that at this time funding for all First Aid Training is coming from VMRAQ. Also, be aware that CPR is to be undertaken every 12 months and First Aid every 3 years. Coxn's and identified Radio Operators are required to hold a current Senior First Aid certificate. It is also noted that there are some people in these positions whose certificates expired some time ago. The Elements of Shipboard Safety training is continuing for th the first half of the year with practical assessments on the 5 th and 19 June. At this stage further training for unqualified nd members will be required in the 2 half of the year to ensure members meet the legislative requirements. The practical component of this training, use of flares and fire fighting, will th take place on Sunday 26 June with the flare usage at 8.30am and the fire fighting at 10.00am. Please ensure your name is on the documentation in the Radio Room if you wish to participate. The UTC will not be following up those who are required to have this qualification under Section 110 of the Marine Safety Regulations. It is the members' responsibility and if
If you occasionally go out to the Compass Adjustment Buoy to fish, I hope you have got the coordinates in your GPS because the buoy is no more.
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an incident occurs it is the responsibility of that member and the Duty Master. Members undertaking the assessments and assignments must complete the cover of these documents regarding vessel details. As of now, failure to complete the vessel details will result in the paper not being marked. The UTC does not have the time to complete this paperwork. The vessel details should refer to Sandgate 1 and this information is an audit requirement. In relation to Task Books, members MUST refer to the previous information placed in the Radio Room. At the present time, an audit is being conducted of members’ training records to ensure all is correct and this will be th available by 30 June 2011. We have to ensure that we are meeting the requirements of VMRAQ, MSQ and the AQTF. Once again members are strongly urged to read the Training Folder in the Radio Room as this documentation contains pertinent information regarding training requirements for VMRAQ. Members should liaise with their Duty Master regarding their training and all crews are urged to discuss their training when on duty. If you wish to undertake a course and it is not listed, please contact the UTC by leaving a note in the UTC's box in the Radio Room or by using email. Safe Boating Peter J Leech UTC VMR Brisbane
The answer to last month's question: What is freeboard? Freeboard is the vertical distance from the lowest point of the main deck, usually near midships, to the waterline. Further information can th be found on pages 305 and 306 of the Small Ships Manual 6 Edition. This edition’s question:
What is a neap tide?
Another warning: The entrance buoys to the Margate Boat Ramp are missing so please take care. Hopefully they will have been replaced by the time you read this.
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Report from Junior Vice-President NEIL SHEPPARD Membership & Hardstand Fees for 2011 / 12 By the time you receive this edition of Boat Talk you most likely have received your invitation to renew your membership for the 2011 / 12 financial year - if not you should do so shortly. Fees for the next financial year have been set taking into account our operational costs and recognising the contribution made by members:
Your membership renewal invitation outlines the payment methods available to you. It would be greatly appreciated if you could note the following: § Payment is due by 31 July 2011. § If you wish to pay by cash then please ensure that when you come to our Operations Centre you have the correct amount as we may not have change and won't be retaining cash on the premises. § If paying by Direct Credit to our bank account then please include your Member Number and Surname in the payment reference to enable us to identify your payment. § Cheques should be made payable to “Volunteer Marine Rescue Brisbane Inc.” § Unfortunately, if we have not received your payment by 31 July 2011 then early in August we will deactivate your swipe card that provides you access via the boom gate. § If you have any queries, please email membership@vmrsandgate.net.au or telephone Neil on 0417 499 326 (outside of normal business hours). If you have a Hardstand allocation the 2011 / 12 fee will be included in your membership renewal invitation (please refer table below). This fee is payable by 31 July 2011.
Updating Your Personal Details As usual, enclosed with your membership renewal invitation is a form to advise us of any changes to your personal details and the like. It's important that we keep
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this information up to date to help us to help you in the case of an emergency and ensure that you receive publications like Boat Talk. In a further attempt to reduce our costs and provide you with timely and interesting information we will increasingly turn to electronic communication channels (email, web site etc) to supplement our existing written materials. Please ensure that you advise us of your current email address and keep us informed of any subsequent changes. Grant & Sponsorship Applications In the last edition of Boat Talk I provided a summary of our activity in the grant application process. I advised that last November we submitted two grant applications – one for the replacement of Sandgate II and the other a refurbishment of our Operations Centre kitchen. I'm pleased to advise that our application to the Gambling Community Benefit Fund to refurbish our kitchen was successful. We would like to thank the Gambling Community Benefit Fund for approving this funding application. We'd also like to acknowledge the invaluable support of our local elected officials, emergency services and local businesses, in particular: § our State Members, Neil Roberts and Vicky Darling § Brisbane Water Police, Warren Francis and Sean Harrison § Councillor Victoria Newton, and § Greg Nickerson of Northside Marine. Without their support our application would not have been successful – thank you! Planning work has already commenced and we will provide you with more details as they become available. We aim to complete this project by the end of the calendar year. Our application for the replacement of Sandgate II was unsuccessful but we will try again. We are still waiting to hear the outcome of our February applications – one for additional electronics for Energex Sandgate I (thermal imaging & AIS vessel locating and tracking) and the other a much-needed building refurbishment. I'll let you know when I hear more. Also, we have submitted another two grant applications for the May round – one for the replacement of Sandgate II (as mentioned above, our November application was unsuccessful) and the other to complete an electrical rewiring of our Operations Centre. Further, we have approached a couple of large corporations within close proximity to our base to see if they can provide any assistance to us. I'll keep you informed of our progress. Web Site Update Thanks to Glenn Philip and his band of helpers our web site (www.vmrsandgate.net.au) has been completely refreshed and all information on the site is now up to date. (See page 16 for more details.)
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This year we have decided to hold the SYC AGM on Sunday 5th June 2011. The AGM will be preceded by the standard post-race barbecue and drink at around 2pm, with the AGM commencing at 3pm. The sailors are having a bit of a rest over winter however they will be running the Frostbite Regatta over the Queen’s Birthday Weekend (11-13 June) in Warwick.
Commodore:
Vice Commodore: Rear Commodore: Secretary:
Treasurer:
3633 0152 0418 757 149 andrew@syc.org.au Laurie Williamson 3269 6052 John Mitchell 5484 1738 0429 387 441 3399 1586 Ron Walker 0407 251 413 ron@syc.org.au Graeme Dobson 3262 2269 0417 756 356 Andrew Pearson
Lightweight Sharpies State Championships The Queensland Championships were held at SYC on 9th and 10th April. Seven boats competed on both days after rigging on the lawn in front of the clubhouse. It was only a couple of weeks before the championships that the goahead was received. It had looked like the water contamination issue would not go away but at the last moment approval was given and the races went ahead. Sailors brought their boats from Yeppoon, Lake Cootharaba and the Royal Qld Yacht Sqaudron at Manly to join the two Sandgate boats. Ullman Sails in full flight
Owen Hutchison built a new boat and launched it in time for the Championships and Johnno Wilson skippered his Ullman Sails boat with sheethand Chris Lark and Forward Hand Rod Molkington. On Saturday the winds were a steady 14-16 knots, so three races were successfully run. Each race consisted of a triangle, return and triangle, meaning 8 legs sailed. The Lake Cootharaba boat called Gingerbread Man skippered by a lady called Elke won every race and UllmanSails finished second .. in every race! After the last race, there was an enjoyable social barbecue at the club. On the Sunday it was dead calm. Only one race was sailed and that took about an hour. Again Elke was first and Ullman Sails was second. And that is how the trophies were awarded on Sunday afternoon: Elke first, Johnno, Chris and Rod second and Yeppoon's Damian in Dry Reaching came third. SYC members did a great job co-ordinating the weekend's regatta so special thanks to Andrew Pearson, Bill Wheatley, Graham Dobson and John Mitchell.
Another big sailing event was the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race which started close to Shorncliffe on Good Friday. Some of the SCC canoeists paddled around to Shorncliffe Pier and a few of our Fishing and Cruising Club members took their boats out to watch the start.
November Crew’s Night Training Report Crew members Hugh Martin and Cameron Pegler have undertaken and completed a comprehensive night training course. The course was conducted over four nights. The subjects covered were local knowledge, identification of prominent lights on shore, understanding and use of navigation lights in the Brisbane river, identifying and entering all ports from Bribie island in the north to Manly boat harbour in the south and east to Tangalooma Resort. Although the boys were competent in all these areas during daylight they were totally amazed at the problems night presented. They soon learned that there is very little margin
for error at night. Is was not long before it became apparent that lights and features were often not as they should be. The crew undertook a SAR exercise on our last duty day and then had to repeat the same exercise at night. The aim was to point out just how different things are at night. It was very rewarding as the instructor to see the boys accept their challenges and the degree of proficiency they displayed to achieve their goals. On completion of their written assignments I will request their certificates recognising their status as Competent Night Crew.
Glenn, christening the dishwasher
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Me and My Boat ANDREW PEARSON Andrew is currently the Commodore of Sandgate Yacht Club and he has certainly been around SYC for a long time. Now you can read how he came to be there. My parents used to belong to Hobson's Bay Yacht Club in Victoria. In fact they sailed up to Queensland from Victoria, straight into Cabbage Tree Creek on a 32 ft bilge keeler called Mistress Marnie. I arrived on the scene a short time later so I guess I was born to sail. Eventually this timber boat was sold as Dad found the upkeep prohibitive. I recollect we always had boats around and I was always playing in the creek as my parents bought a house on Cabbage Tree Creek. Some mates and I found an old timber Canadian canoe which we did up by putting a masonite bottom in. I would have been about 8 years old and we had a lot of fun paddling it despite it not being in what you would call good condition. It was only a small boat, and not very stable. As kids we dragged many a condemned boat from the mud flats behind the former Hutchies Slipway. As a kid, I was fixing one of these up with an angle grinder much to the protest of my mother. Rightly so, because I managed to somehow grind a very large chunk out of my hand in the process. I still bear the scar to this day. Growing up on Station Road at Deagon, it was inevitable that I would get into boating. The area was a real fishing community and there were always trawler cables and nets being dragged up and down the street. Everyone went fishing and those who didn't still had boats. Canoeing at Brownseas Sea Scouts was how I discovered Sandgate Yacht Club. My father had been helping build their new Clubhouse so I was down there quite a bit. One day I wandered over to SYC and was looking at the boats and the next thing I knew I was sailing. I learned to sail on the Club sabot called Taffy from the knowledgeable Bill Wheatley. (Taffy is still in the Club fleet). In typical Bill style I was put into the boat and simply sent on my way! On Wednesdays, SYC used to have sailing classes for St Keirens school. I would always ride straight down to SYC from school to see if I could get there in time to go for a sail in one of the Sabots. The Club had timber Graduates which were 3.82 m (12.5 feet) long and had 10 sq.metres of sail. When we got too big for the sabots, we sailed up and down the creek in Graduates. (It was sometimes confused with a Manly Graduate which was 14 ft long.) What time I did not spend sailing at the Club, I was usually hanging around trying to get on a boat. If that failed, many hours would be spent playing on the pool tables that used to reside in the club house. The first boat I owned was a VJ (Vaucluse Junior) and I guess I was about 11 or 12 years old. It was promoted as "the first 'unsinkable' and inexpensive sailing skiff and ideally suited to teenagers and novices because it was simple to right after capsizing, handled easily, and was fast-sailing". I spent many hours on this, including once
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fitting it with a mast head kite. Despite the marketing it was not an easy boat to sail, however it was still a boat and that was all that mattered. At the time, I was the only junior at SYC so I must have won a few races! I used to tow the VJ to and from home to the SYC behind my pushbike. I remember coercing anyone I could to be my crew but I also recall constantly breaking things. In one race I managed to break the tiller, and, as we were sailing back in, we capsized the boat (again). This time the centerboard got stuck under the mainsail, so we had a lot of trouble righting the boat. Eventually we were towed into the beach by a kind powerboat owner who then pulled out his prize catch. It was a shark that he had just caught not far from where we were capsized... When I went to St Patrick's College, they had Gaffers so I sailed on them. I excelled here, winning all the races because nobody else knew how to sail! Doing a paper run enabled me to save a bit of money so I bought a Gwen 12. I didn't race it; I just used it for general sailing before the rot and holes took over and it fell to pieces. To this day I still think the Gwen was one of the best boats I have owned. The next Gwen 12 was fibreglass but it just sat in the back yard as I didn't have time to do anything since I had started work by then in Warwick. It was hard to find anyone to sail with at Leslie Dam. Eventually I did manage to sell it to someone who took the time to renovate it. After returning from Warwick, I bought a Caper Cat. I fitted it with a 2 HP motor and sailed/motored to Moreton a couple of times, Peel Island and a few other places. I used to take it up to Caloundra and sail on Bribie Passage. I actually owned this for quite a few years but destroyed it in a 35 knot gale when we nosedived it. My crew snapped the trapeze wire and tried his hand at flying. In the process we destroyed the main, tore the trampoline and split open one of the hulls. Fortunately I was becoming quite adept at fixing things up enough to sell. When trying to remember the boats I've owned, I came to the conclusion that most of them were either on their last legs when I acquired them or soon became less than ideal through my insistence on using them to the max.
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See the next page for how Big Red came into my life.
(Cont’d on page 9)
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Me and My Boat: Andrew Pearson (cont’d from page 8)
The Polycraft in full flight!
In 2010 a few of the SYC guys were buying trailer sailers and wanted to start a series so I decided to get one too to boost the numbers. A Binks 25 in Adelaide caught my eye because it was cheap and it looked like it would be a decent boat to sail that was also capable of doing weekend trips. A quick day trip to Hindmarsh Island for an inspection and I became the new owner of a Binks 25. We can't figure out what the Binks’ name Fertang means, and the only reference I can find to the word fertang is a script from the Goon Show (Spike Milligan). The name will be changed when we can think of a good substitute. The boat is a South Australian built boat that made its way to Queensland initially, and was sailed in the Sandy Straits. I actually looked at the same boat at John Crawford marine about 5 years ago, and whoever purchased it took it to South Australia. Now it has found its way back to Queensland
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again! Fertang needed some rerigging to update it and to make it usable. It's not as quick as I thought but it still sails reasonably well. It is proving to be a relatively good boat and we normally sail with 3 people – Bill Wheatley and Greg Moran are the usual crew candidates. The best feature of the boat is the well insulated ice box that can actually hold more rum and beer than Bill, Greg and myself can drink! This was tested in the recent Bay to Bay Yacht Race! The very first day I took the Binks out, it was raining. We were experimenting and were soon in the middle of the bay. As I didn't have any GPS or any charts on board we then discovered we had to virtually fly blind until we could make out the land through the torrential rain.
Fertang on its first excursion with Andrew up the bow feeling like he was in control... but that was before the rain came pouring down.
About this time a mate found an old tinny on a rubbish dump, full of holes and worthless. Being a resourceful apprentice with no money, I patched it up with car bog and glued in old coke cans to fill up the bigger holes. The 2HP motor went on that, and we spent many hours fishing and camping on it. A few times we even took it off Double Island Point. We were swamped many times coming back in that however we had a lot of fun and did a great deal of fishing in it. I have vivid memories of spending more time bailing it out than doing anything else though. I was boatless for a while, but then I ran into John Mitchell at Sandgate RSL and he told me Flying Fifteens had begun sailing out of SYC. A Classic Flying Fifteen called Big Red, obviously painted red, was the next acquisition. John Raisin was one of my regular crews but work got in the way so, after sailing for few seasons, I ended up selling Big Red. The fleets were smaller then so we managed a few places in races. Again I was boatless for a while. About 4 years ago I acquired a 4.5m Polycraft Centre Console, a plastic fishing boat with a 50HP motor so I was dabbling in power boats. Actually, I still have it and it gets used fairly frequently. The Polycraft is taken on our annual fishing pilgrimage to Lucinda and/or 1770. The Polycraft also is an integral part of starting and running our yacht races. Like most of my boats it is nameless; if they don't come with names, I don't bother to name them and I put this down to not being particularly creative.
In March we competed in the Surf to City Race and th finished 5 on handicap in our division. (See photo on front cover). It was pretty hectic, blowing 30-35 knots at the start and building up to about 50 knots when we were near Peel Island. (See photo on the back page.) We've also competed in the Bay to Bay race but their scoring confuses me so I don't know where we came – I think in the late 'teens'. I hadn't sailed trailer sailers before; I'm still learning my way and my current crew has been of great assistance. I certainly would not have placed anywhere near as well without them. Fertang is kept on the hardstand at Sandgate. A few months ago I added a white 16ft Calypso Cat to my fleet. I just wanted a fun boat to fly up and down the creek when the wind is blowing hard. I don't think it has got a name either. The Firefly My ideal boat would be a large cruising catamaran that is also quick enough to race competitively. I have got my eye on a Pescott Firefly at the moment which is an 8.5m sailing cat but, until a suitable hardstand space comes available, it will remain just a dream!
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Ho! Ho! Ho! Come One, Come All, for the Fun, Frivolity & Delicious Food of Christmas in July!!! Sierra Crew BBQ – Christmas in July – 22nd July Sierra Crew is hosting the Crew BBQ in July and, in keeping with our great tradition, the theme will be “Christmas in July”.
If you provide us with advance notice of your intended attendance and show up on the night you will gain exclusive entry to our special prize raffle.
So come along and enjoy the high spirits of the silly season with interesting company and treat yourself to a selection of sumptuous traditional Christmas foods (egg nog, soup, ham, turkey, roast potatoes and pumpkin, pudding…..and much, much more).
Of course you can still come along if you haven't provided us with advance notice of your attendance; you just won't be eligible to participate in our highly sought after special prize raffle.
Don't miss out!! This is a popular event on our Club's calendar so please come along and take pleasure in all that this event has to offer.
It only happens once a year so come join the merry men of nd Sierra Crew (and their better halves) on Friday 22 July at 7.00pm. See you there and help us make it fun!
It would help us immensely with the catering if we could get an indication of numbers expecting to attend. So we'd greatly appreciate it if you could let us know by 15 July if you will be attending and the number in your party – please contact Chris Hilliyard (Sierra Crew Events Coordinator) by email (chrishillybarn@hotmail.com) or text / telephone (0411 135 973).
Now this is a Duty...
Alpha Crew Member, Paul Harris sent us the following note which was received on Anzac Day 2011. It was good to get the March edition of Boat Talk which Jenny had sent to me here in Afghanistan. I have been here since mid-February after finding myself at short notice on a four month tour with the Australian Army. Jenny thought I would like to see what is going on with Sandgate VMR and sent me a copy which arrived here on 24 Apr 11. It was good to see how Alpha Crew is coping being a few down and sounds like we were also lucky that Jan and Joe got back from NZ. Today I attended the dawn service here in Tarin Kot, Afghanistan where I am on operations. We had a visit for the day from the Minister for Defence and the Chief of the Defence Force. (Here is a photo of me beside the local memorial with my copy of Boat Talk.) Afghanistan does have some lakes and dams but I don't think there is any pleasure boating - ha ha! I doubt that a branch of the VMR will open here so I will stick with Brisbane. I will be back in June and take a short break.
Welcome to Will! We are very pleased to welcome William Wayne Clark to our world. Mum Charlene came to the March barbecue and went into labour very early the next day. It wasn’t the easiest of births but Will was born at 9.50 p.m. on 27th March. He weighed 3.096 kg (that’s 6.8 lbs) and was 46 cm long. Will has already been out in a boat (see below) and came to the May barbecue (see photo on next page with Carol eagerly doing “Grandma” duty). Dad, Shane, is a member of Tango Crew.
We’ll look forward to seeing you, Paul.
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Charlie Crew’s Barbecue
27th May, 2011
Alan E being served by Jan Young with Rachel ready with her ladle
Charlie Crew and their angels
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Steve and 3rd prize in the raffle
Desserts were nearly as popular as the soups
Cameron and the Door Prize
It was a disappointing turnout especially since Charlie Crew provided a great meal for us all. It must have been the fact that two local football teams – the Broncos and Titans – were playing that double-header at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on the same night. Anyway, the 32 of us present enjoyed four delicious piping hot soups. Well, I know some people only tasted one but I confess to being tempted and trying all four. (So you can replicate the taste sensation, Charlie’s Angels recipes are printed on page 15.) Although most of us had really had enough after the soups, we ploughed on manfully to the main course of steak, sausages, baked potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, peas and corn with onion gravy. Now that was enough to satisfy most people but duty called and we had to do justice to the superb fruittopped pavlovas, rice puddings, chocolate croissant dessert, jellies, custard and icecream. Phew! The Goose Club was worth $100 but Josephine Nott wasn't there to collect her prize. There was one particularly lucky table – and it was at the opposite end to the usually lucky Young table. This time it was at the back of the room and the luck started with Cameron Peglar winning the door prize. Then Ray Henery won first prize in the raffle, his next-door neighbor on nd rd the table, Glenn Philip won 2 prize and even the 3 prize went to their table to visitor Steve Muller. Another special person at their table was little 2 months old William Clark who was there with his proud parents, Charlene and Shane Clark. Charlie Crew had another angel helping them: Rachel Garmeister was doing one of the service units for her Certificate III hospitality course at TAFE. Carol Leech with gorgeous Will Clark
Ray and Donna Henery and their 1st prize
Enjoy a social evening on Friday, 24th June, 2011 at our BBQ hosted by Foxtrot Crew from 7pm at $10 a head. Bring your family and friends! Members’ Draw stands at $150 David Arnold not buying the lucky tickets from Rae Hirn!
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Lionfish Dive Group FAREWELL TO OCEAN CAT CHARTERS Sadly I have to report the Lionfish had their final charters with George, crew and Ocean Cat 2 last month. It was a happy and sad time for all of us, as club members and Ocean Cat have had a long and mutually very agreeable association. Some club members who are always lying about their age were on the first Ocean Cat charter (May 99) to North Stradbroke Island before the club was formed. We were in dive heaven as finally Brisbane had a first class day boat dive operation. Not only did Ocean Cat have a toilet, there was a hot shower, great food and a good dive deck but the skipper and crew loved diving as much as we did. The hot sausage rolls for post dive snacks was just the icing on the cake, and there was cake as well. The club kicked off with a charter with George to Henderson Rock back in June 2002. I kept a dive log back then and it tells me we had a full boat (which took a lot of work from Steve and me) and good sea conditions which only improved as the day went on.
Club Nights Second Monday of the month at 6.30pm at VMR
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We had a great day's diving and the club went on to charter with George for the next nine years and had some truly memorable diving from the back decks of Ocean Cats 1 and 2. As we all know, all good things have to come to an end, and George and his good wife Kim are running away from home to do an extended cruise in June to the Coral sea, Ribbon Reefs and, if the weather gods are smiling, head up to PNG. Bon Voyage and thank you George from everyone in the club past and present.for the great diving, the sausage rolls, ice cream with sprinkles, the great catering and the always professional charter service.
Club committee meetings Last Tuesday of the month at 6.30pm. venue to be arranged
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Club Contacts Steve Dobson - Ocean Cat Trips 3203.2479 - email: scuba-s@optusnet.com.au Karen McDonald - general enquiries 0408 789707 - email: karen.m1@iinet.net.au
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2011 SAP 505 World Championship Hamilton Island 26 March – 1 April, 2011 - by Earle Alexander Hamilton Island was chosen for the 2011 505 World Championship, mainly because it was a resort for all the family to enjoy and the 505 Nationals in 2008 proved it is a great sailing venue. There was exceptional support shown to the 85 competitors by lots of family and friends, as the organizers sold 360 tickets for the Presentation Dinner (they had to stop selling tickets the day before to sort out catering). The Weather and Racing Well Hughie was out to get someone at this Regatta, not sure if that was the competitors or the Race Committee. In the end he provided a heavy air series with big swells to boot. After the first day and 2 races in 14 – 20knots, we had three consecutive days cancelled due to the conditions – this is a quote from the Principal Race Officer (PRO) from the track before making the 3rd cancellation, “minimum 25knots with 30 knots plus in the squalls and a 2.7m – 3.5m breaking swell. I cannot send them out in this”. Fortunately conditions abated and in the end, 7 of the programmed 9 races were completed, which was a good effort by the Race Committee. Wind speeds for the regatta varied from 12 – 30 knots, most days had big variations in wind speed (12-20) and the seas changed across the course. After the cancellation of 3 days racing, it was to be 2 races per day, 10am start time. Second last day had the meteorologists struggling for words. The best advice they could give was “a very tricky day boys” (something about a trough and a ridge fighting for a place to be). Tricky was exactly how it panned out: * Start 1, 15knots Easterly– 20 degree shift 1min before the gun…cancelled!! * Start 2, 6knots NE – 5 minutes into race 3knts, then nothing – cancelled! 85 x 505s drifting in glass-out with the ebb tide pushing us north to White Haven Beach for over an hour. Then a slight breeze from the East started to build…to 30knots in less than 30 minutes and the seas were just amazing, like a washing machine. The PRO postponed the race and waited for Hughie to calm down a bit or racing for the day could be cancelled for safety reasons. In the end they got the 2 races in, and a long fulfilling day was had by all…a 7 hour day at the office! The Gate Start In 505 tradition Gate Starts have been used for decades. The European 505 Worlds attract 120 – 175 boats, and the Gate Start has been the way they achieve fair starts, and the Race Committee has half a chance of getting a regatta done. For those that have not heard of this, well the Start Line is behind a Port Tack boat (Pathfinder or Rabbit)) and a Gate Launch to protect the Rabbit. At Hamo the Gate was open for 3 minutes. 120 boat fleets have about 6min Gates. The Top Mark still ends up a bit crowded…see photos kindly provided by Mike Cleveland at http://marinephotography.com.au
SAP and the 505's The major sponsor was global software company SAP, who provided GPS Trackers to every boat, and a head cam and inboat camera to a few to capture the event. The Trackers relayed Live Stream details for anyone in the world to see how all competitors were travelling. SAP used the event to develop their software for trackers in other sports. Live Video and commentary coverage of the racing was also done from the special Media Platform Cat that is used at Hamilton Island Race Week. This all provided the most advanced multimedia development of any dinghy fleet, which allows so many others anywhere in the world to be involved. The Final Wash up The reigning 505 World Champion team of Wolfgang Hunger/Julien Kleiner defended their title of last year in Denmark with an amazing demonstration of skill. Wolfgang is an Olympic sailor and multiple world champion in the 470 class. The final placings showed the calibre and depth of the International 505 fleet, where 5 of the top 10 are previous 505 World Champions. This must be some record for depth of quality sailors in a fleet. The other 5 are Pro-Yachties, past/current Olympians or yachting industry business owners. The Top 10 included 2 Aussies (3rd Higgins/Marsh SA, 9th Outteridge/Jensen NSW). Australia had 47 entries, and some of the top teams have spent a bit of time and money getting boats that are equal to the Europeans and Americans. It is clear the Aussies are getting closer to the straight line speed of the others and a bit more big fleet racing will get more Aussie teams into the top 20. That said, all 505 competitors love being involved in these regattas on and off the course so it's more about doing your best and enjoying the Regatta. Brisbane-based 505 crews completed the series with the following overall results in the 85 boat fleet with the four Sandgate Yacht Club boats shown in bold/italics: • 74th Gilbert and Jamie Ford • 71st Peter Croft and Gary Rushton • 45th Claus Ejlertsen and Mick Patrick • 42nd Brett Beyer and Darren Gilbert • 39th Earle Alexander and Ian Gregg • 26th Nigel Lott/ Bob Franks • 16th Kevin Cameron/Josh Mortensen • 12th Bill Cuneo/John Warlow Cameron/Mortensen had a 2nd place in one race and Cuneo/Warlow had a 4th and 6th, so it is possible to beat the top guys. The next 505 Worlds are at La Rochelle in France in July 2012, then Barbados Yacht Club in the Caribbean in 2013, then Kiel in Germany in 2014.
Rounding the top mark and setting spinnakers (Also see the photo on the back page.)
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Bribie 3 Carryn Sullivan, MP for Pumicestone, named Bribie 3, a 5.5 m Swift-built vessel with a 100HP 4stroke Yamaha Outboard. Delta Crew joined in the commemoration celebrations at Bribie on 23rd April.
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In April the sea kayakers of the club arranged an overnight trip to Peel Island to enjoy the experience of being off the main island of Australia. Expressions of interest were sought from all in the club who wanted to come and enjoy the experience of living without hairdryers, comfortable beds, showers, flushing toilets or other home comforts. The final count on the Saturday morning was 9 for the overnight trip with another three electing to only undertake the one day paddle. Eight of the team assembled at Raby Bay to take advantage of the tidal flow on that day. It was great to see that the instructions requesting departure by 0830 were followed with the bay offering a glassy ride out to the main channel for the 12km / 2 hour paddle. Phil Woodhouse and the day paddlers left earlier from the Cleveland Bay VMR area – we caught up with this team on the island later in the day. The weather though did take a turn for the worse on the crossing with both rain and wind impacting the paddle for at least 30 minutes. Sails were pulled down as the headwind whistled up past 20 knots. The bay also stood up a bit to make paddling interesting. The wind and rain passed though before we headed around the South West Rocks point and into Horseshoe Bay. From this point, a gentle cross wind took us to the easterly most point of the bay where we pitched the tents for the evening. Peel Island, now also known by its aboriginal name Teerk Roo Ra, was once a quarantine station for immigrants arriving from overseas for many years. These facilities were on the other side of the island to our camp, so we did not get to see those buildings, but walking on the beach enjoying what was an ever improving day was part of the afternoon’s agenda. A few of us also walked around the eastern point into the smaller alternate camp of Platypus Bay, before returning via the access tracks back to camp. The paddle home was one of those great days, gentle breeze meaning we had to paddle most of the way, but conditions being ideal apart from that. by Barry Renaud
Meetings:
Well the Wetland Wander is almost here...... It will be held on World Environment Day, Sunday 5th June. For new members, the Wetland Wander is a marathon race that will be held over three distances – 6, 12 or 18km. We can get anywhere between 80 and 120 competitors. Although most craft are racing TKs and Ks, we also get competitors in tidemarks, sea kayaks, skis and outriggers. The course this year will be 6 km loops which gives spectators more to see and offers more challenge to racers as they have to negotiate more buoy turns. The race is part of the QC marathon series and this year, it is also part of the Northern Rivers (NSW) racing series. We’d like to encourage as many people as possible to compete. Our race is considered good for beginners, so why not jump in a boat and have a shot? If not racing, we really need a hand on the day. There are a whole range of volunteer jobs you could do to help us out, from manning the BBQ to sitting at a turning buoy to make sure no-one cheats! Most jobs are not difficult. It’s a really sociable day and any new volunteers will be shown what to do. General Paddle information All Paddles shown in the SCC newsletterare sanctioned. & There is always a paddle at Yundah St on Saturdays starting at 8am and Tuesdays at 9am. ( Nominate leader of day) & There may be a paddle at Yundah St on Sundays starting at 9am. (See John Blackley) & In June, July, and August there may be an alternative paddle at Yundah St on Saturdays starting at 9am (See John Blackley) & All Distances are return. & All paddles are for everyone subject to self assessment in accordance with the club paddle grading system. & We want to make paddling as interesting and enjoyable as possible, if you have any ideas for a paddle contact one of the paddle committee members. & Race Training paddles –most mornings –paddle from Yundah St.
Charmaine and Barry Renaud
Management Committee - 3rd Wednesday bi-monthly at 7.00pm Sub-Committee - 3rd Wednesday alternate months at 7.00pm General Meetings - at 11.00am on the first Saturday in March, June, September, November
Club President email: Club Secretary email: Club email: Web page: Newsletter email:
sccpresident2010@hotmail.com suegollagher@gmail.com sandgate@canoe.org.au www.sandgate.canoe.org.au sandgatecanoeclub@gmail.com
THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT BEING OVER 50 1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. 2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first. 3. No one expects you to run--anywhere. 4. People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you? 5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. 6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way. 7. Things you buy now won't wear out. 8. You can eat supper at 4 pm. 9. You can live without sex but not your glasses. 10.You get into heated arguments about pension plans. 11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
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12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room. 13. You sing along with elevator music. 14. Your eyes won't get much worse. 15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off. 16.Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service. 17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either. 18.Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.
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Search and Rescue Mission 24th May, 2011 rd
On the afternoon of Monday 23 , a Mayday call was received by Redcliffe Coast Guard. The call indicated that a vessel was sinking and in the vicinity of Flinders Reef. That was the one and only contact from that vessel. At first the Water Police considered that this might be a hoax call made from a land-based station except for the fact that there was another vessel offshore from Moreton that day and also heard the Mayday call. A search was commenced that afternoon but nothing was found that would indicate that a vessel had sunk and by nightfall the search was postponed to the following day. David Davis received a phone call from the Water Police that night inviting VMR Brisbane to provide two members to join the Water Police on one of their vessels the following day to act as spotters in a further search. John Belling and I arrived at the Water Police Base at 05.30am on the Tuesday and were assigned to the new police vessel Brett .T. Handran. There were also members from VMR Raby Bay and Coast Guard Brisbane invited, in total there were eight of us to act as “spotters”. The plan was to search offshore between Flinders Reef and Flat Rock off North Stradbroke Island. It was determined that, with the Southerly set off Moreton, any debris would be drifting down the coast from Flinders.
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The Brett T. Handran is a magnificent vessel and in the capable hands of our skipper Sgt. Sean Harrison and his crew of five other members of the Water Police, we proceeded across the Bay at a comfortable 22.7 knots heading for our destination off Cape Moreton to begin one of three search patterns in the search area. Accompanying us were the Police Vessels P.G.Kidd and the G.J.Olive. By about 14.00 hours not one item was found that would indicate that a boat may have sunk in the area so the search was called off and the return voyage took us in through the South Passage Bar on the high tide and then the Rous Channel back to White Island arriving around 16.30. That day the prediction was for 20 to 25 knot West to South West winds however I don't think they got to that speed as the conditions were much calmer than we expected. Not that rough seas would have worried us in the Brett T.Handran as she is well equipped to handle anything the seas could throw at us. It is a vessel that the Water Police are very proud of and is designed to handle extended voyages in comfort and safety if she is required to do so. If you ever get the opportunity to be aboard her, do so and, like me, you will be suitably impressed. See the photo of the Brett T. Handran on the back page of this issue.
PUMPKIN SOUP from Bronwyn Young VEGETABLE SOUP from Jan Young Ingredients: Ingredients: 1 Kent or Butternut Pumpkin Half 1 kg pkt soup mix, soaked overnight and drained. 1 large onion 6 cups of water PEA AND HAM SOUP from Jan Young 500 mls of hot water 2 heaped tspns Vegetable Stock Powder Ingredients: 3 teaspoons low salt chicken stock powder and Black Pepper ½ kg bacon bones pepper to taste 3 tablespoons Hungarian Paprika (not so much if using Large packet (1 kg) of yellow split peas. ordinary paprika) Method: 14 - 15 cups Water About 6 cups Vegetables – sliced or diced, eg. celery, Put peeled and thinly sliced pumpkin, diced Method: carrot, onion, turnip, potato onion and pepper to taste into saucepan. Wash split peas and cut the bacon bones into Dissolve the chicken stock power in the hot water Method: pieces so they will fit in a large saucepan. Place peas on top of bones and half fill the sauce and pour into saucepan - just under the pumpkin Bring soup mix and water to boil in small saucepan layer (do not equal or cover pumpkin in depth until most of the water evaporates and soup mix is soft. pan with water (about 14-15 cups). Transfer to large saucepan, add chopped vegetables. Bring to the boil, turn it down low and simmer with with stock). Boil until pumpkin and onion cooked pumpkin Cover with just enough water to steam vegs. Bring to lid on until the meat falls off and soup thickens. will break up. boil then turn down to simmer and when vegs are parLet soup cool then remove bacon bones, cut meat Allow to cool and puree in a food processer. cooked, add 6 cups water and stock powder. Season up and return meat to saucepan. Simmer soup again, adding more water for desired Reheat to serve, adding swirl of sour cream if with black pepper and paprika. desired. consistency, for another half hour or so. Serves 8 Note: Must double cook and not use ham bones for best flavour. Our own base is a great place
Recipes from Charlie’s BBQ
CHICKEN and SWEET CORN SOUP from Rae Hirn Ingredients 3 litres Chicken Stock (liquid) 2 litres Water 4 x 420g Creamed Corn 4 x 420g Corn Kernels Begbie 1Tom cooked chicken (shredded) 1 cup sliced Shallots 3 tablespoons Soy Sauce Salt & Pepper to taste Method Heat chicken stock & water in a large pot, add the creamed corn & corn kernels. Simmer for approx. ten minutes, add soy sauce, shredded chicken and shallots. Season to taste and continue heating until desired temperature is reached. Variation: Skinless chicken breast can be poached in the stock, then removed and shredded and returned to the pot.
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to celebrate birthdays and other functions. There is a stage, large room with wooden floor suitable for dancing, kitchen, separate carpeted area and verandah. Licenced and manned by bar staff. (No BYO.) To hire upstairs for an evening the fees are: Members $142 (no bond) and Non-Members $320 with a $320 bond, with a non-negotiable cleaning fee of $250 for all. For bookings and available dates, contact Tom Begbie 3269.8633.
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The VMRB Annual "Shop 'Till You Drop" th Saturday, 8 October, 2011 $50 per head, payable in advance, includes morning tea and lunch. Suggested outlets: Breville/Kambrook Triumph International, Manchester Kitchenware, Ladies Fashion, Books Homewares, Christmas Shop Outlet Toms Confectionery Warehouse We will be meeting at the VMR Shorncliffe Base at 7.30 a.m. for departure at 8.00 am, and planning to return around 6.30 pm. Tell your friends and get your group together for another great day out. At the same time, you will be helping VMRB with a little fundraising. Reserve your seats early, contact Rae Hirn 32035865 or 0418882933
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Sunday, 4 December 2011 SAUSAGE SIZZLE, GAMES, PRIZES, SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY SANTA Bring your family and friends and join us on the lawn at our Base to celebrate the Festive Season Sunday 04/12/2011 1pm - 4pm Watch for further information in coming editions of Boat Talk REPORT FROM JUNIOR VICE-PRESIDENT, NEIL SHEPPARD (Cont’d from page 6))
As noted on page 6,thanks to Glenn Philip and his band of helpers our web site (www.vmrsandgate.net.au) has been completely refreshed and all information on the site is now up to date. We will continue to develop the site over the coming months and it will become a valuable means for you to receive information about what's happening, access to a web version of Boat Talk (we will continue to print and post Boat Talk in the usual way) and view photos online. This edition of Boat Talk is posted on the web site – just click on the “Boat Talk” button at the top of the web page. Glenn and his helpers have put in an enormous effort to transform our site so please visit it and provide us with your feedback.
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June/July Birthdays Cameron Pegler Keith Willis Ross Lind Peter Rummery Michael Miros Adam McLauchlan Trevor Murton Garry Brown Shane Phillips Tom Johnsen Janelle Ellwood Justin Anderson Reg Bright Lisa Kavanagh Andrew Findlay Richard Humphries Patricia Cook Alan Edwards Gary Somerville Gregory Russell Donald Rayner Jason Shaw Fah Chong Chai James Hansen Mark Andrew Margot Bender Lawrie Fagan Sigrid O'Callaghan Charmaine Renaud Timothy Cain Earle Alexander Michael Overend Paul Harris Alan Jennings Gregory Saunders Lloyd Farrell Lin Stanton Carol Leech Christine Willis Kyle Harms Angela Aceto Claire Farrell Sharon Massey Heather Heath Jill Manahan Mark Harding Carol Keough Diane Moorhead Jenny Harris Kelly Peters Gaby Morrison Christine Dobson
JULY Kevin Oliver Nigel Turner Malcolm Gunn Anthony Magnani JUNE Paul Wildman Pilma Henery Gerfried Steindl Darryl Hayman Colin English Janette Begbie Sonya Lajeunesse Pamela Cash Tony Munday Robert Chapman James Moloney JULY Elizabeth McGill Ronald Moore Hubert White Gary Utz Richard Lester Maitland Millar William Wheatley James O'Connell Norm Oldham David Massam Graeme Wahry Jamey Bradley Matthew Keune Michael Parsons Gregory Nickerson Justin Peters Michael Geary Shane Gallagher Kenneth Harm Wayne Somerville Grant Hall Jayson Jenkinson Tony Heath John Blackley Vicki Buhmann Patricia Lusak Christine Locke Cheryl Jaffrey Janice Quinn Sally Cardoso Jennifer Johnston Lindy Fitzhenry Michael Parsons Yvonne Ross Anne Murray Ann Gray Victoria Hayward Bronwyn Murton Julie White Karen Bradley Janeen Wilson Melinda Fox Barbara Dean Leanne Somerville Ania Mauer Michelle Sauer Deborah Utz Wendy Ryan
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Round the Rigging Tom Ivins supervising a tow
A tinny under tow
The yachtie who decided to make the most of a bad situation (p4)
A fabulous shot from Julie Geldard, Vid Pic Promotions. Andrew Pearson’s boat is in the middle. Old and relatively new styles: The Endeavour and a City Ferry
Graham Dobson assisting people on a tinny.
Another day, another tinny under tow
The start of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race
The Water Police vessel Brett T. Handran
VMR Moreton Bay representatives meeting at VMRB 505 World Championships at Hamilton Island Energex Sandgate 1 in action
It must have been a cold wet day!
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