Compass - official publication of Hillarys Yacht Club Inc

The official publication of Hillarys Yacht Club Inc.

COMPASS March 2023

FEATURING Pot of Gold Weekend 12 Dash for Cash 2023

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IN EVERY ISSUE:

Club Events Know Your Skipper Volunteer Spotlight Section Updates

www.hillarysyachtclub.com.au

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On the cover: Baci (near) tries to get past Wyuna at the finish of the Beneteau by Mansfield Marine Pot of Gold. Photo by John Bird.

(See report page 12)

CONTENTS FEATURE

CLUB OPENING TIMES OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm HOSPITALITY OPENING TIMES SUNDAY

Members Lounge 8 am - 6 pm Pinky’s Wet Bar 12 pm - 6 pm

Pot of Gold Weekend

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Dash for Cash 2023

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IN EVERY ISSUE Welcome to New Members

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Commodore’s Report

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General Manager’s Report

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Food & Beverage Report

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Upcoming Club Events

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Know Your Skipper

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Volunteer Spotlight

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MONDAY

Members Lounge 4 pm - 9 pm

Angling

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TUESDAY

CLUB CLOSED

Cruising in Company

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Dinghy

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WEDNESDAY

Members Lounge 4 pm - 7 pm

Volunteer Profile

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(Kitchen closed)

Power

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THURSDAY

Members Lounge 12 pm - 9 pm

Keelboat Racing

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FRIDAY

Members Lounge 12 pm - late

Training & Development

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(Kitchen closes at 9 pm)

Pinkys Wet Bar 12 pm - 8 pm

Marina Facilities

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Paddle

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Members Lounge 12 pm - 9 pm

Dive

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Pinky’s Wet Bar 12 pm - 6 pm

Club Contact Information

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SATURDAY

Contact Us 65 Northside Drive, Hillarys WA 6025 PO Box 348, Hillarys WA 6923 Phone: (08) 9246 2833 admin@hillarysyachtclub.com.au www.hillarysyachtclub.com.au

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Welcome TO OUR NEW MEMBERS Danielle Ansell & Keith Mackie

Clubhouse Member Partnered

Gary Dean & Marion Christian

Clubhouse Member Partnered

Colin & Karen Draper

Clubhouse Member Partnered

Martin & Jayne Forde

Clubhouse Member Partnered

Susan & Alan Jones

Clubhouse Member Partnered

Jacqueline Lee & David Filmann

Clubhouse Member Partnered

Brendan & Sherrin Long

Clubhouse Member Partnered

Andrew & April Morris

Clubhouse Member Partnered

Wendy Ruane

Clubhouse Member Single

Paul Adams

Crew Member

Megan Burley

Crew Member

Gary Dodd

Crew Member

Des Luplau

Crew Member

Sergey Makushynski

Crew Member

Pamela Meakins

Crew Member

Jacqueline O’Rourke

Crew Member

Ryan Scholz

Crew Member

Vince Capurso & Sarah Barns

Ordinary Member

Matt & Erin Lucarelli

Ordinary Member

Kenneth & Jody Luplau

Ordinary Member

Adam & Tina Thomas

Ordinary Member

Carron Weir

Ordinary Member

Thomas Woods

Student Member

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Geoffrey Eves Member #2953

26/09/1953 – 29/01/2023 Member since 25/10/2019

COMMODORE’S REPORT It doesn’t seem that long ago that I sat down to pen (or type actually) my last Commodore’s Report for the December edition of Compass. December started off busy and it hasn’t really slackened off.

We had our Club Christmas party in early December which was a huge success. The food served by our galley was outstanding! A couple of days later those Members with children and grandchildren enjoyed an afternoon with Santa at the kids Christmas party. The festivities didn’t stop as we approached the Big Day! On Christmas Eve we enjoyed another fantastic night of celebration with the Christmas Eve buffet and again the galley provided excellent selections for all Members’ tastes. New Year’s Eve was the next big night of celebration where many members went to “Paris”.

Also during December we had a Special General Meeting to bring our Members up to date on our Q Jetty progress, the engineer’s report on the complete HYC jetty structures and our financial position.

The current situation regarding Q Jetty is that we have received the formal tenders for the replacement of Q Jetty to a floating jetty. We have a short list of suppliers who tendered on the project and the tenders came in very close to our original estimates and way under the figure that we requested finance approval from the Members earlier.

We have not awarded the project yet due to some technicalities with the bank. We have received conditional approval for finance from the bank for the project however one of the conditions is that we must declare ALL costs associated with the project, which is fair enough. One of these conditions regards the fire fighting water supply, which must be up to new standards and unfortunately our landlords Department of Transport cannot supply either the water pressure or the water flow required to meet these

new standards. This water supply is a land based item and not covered under the tender for the jetty replacement. We have questioned the DoT regarding whose responsibility it is to upgrade and pay for the water supply system to meet the new standards and it has only been confirmed this week, that it is the responsibility of HYC to do this for our site. We are getting quotes now so that we can finalise our submission to the bank and then proceed with awarding the successful tenderer the project.

We did discuss all aspects of this with the DoT, who have been extremely helpful and given the estimates (between $50,000 up to $200,000) we put a number of arguments forward and asked many questions. It has taken DoT from late December until just now to give us a formal response to our questions.

Another slight glitch we have encountered is with the engineers’ report on the other jetties, we had two areas that came up with immediate investigation being required.

The first was the VIP jetty, which we organised a more in depth survey and report and that came out showing that all is OK with that jetty and a safe working load of 800 people.

The other area of concern was R Jetty (fixed section) concrete finger jetties are in an unsafe condition and have been closed and require immediate replacement. We have investigated the possibility of replacing the existing concrete fingers with the aluminium fingers that are being removed from Q Jetty as they cannot be reused in the new floating system (these fingers were replaced a few years ago, same issues I understand as we have now on R Jetty).

We have established that we can utilise these fingers from Q Jetty to R Jetty and will save a huge amount of money, but we are still up for around $150,000 . This will proceed as soon as we remove the fingers from Q Jetty. Completion date for Q Jetty is around June to July now.

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A number of Members have already experienced a trip out or two on the new Club boat Alibi. It has had all of the upgrades fitted and working well with the exception of the bow thruster which is fitted, but waiting on parts to complete the electrical/hydraulic connections.

Management have been working on the actual costing of the vessel to come up with a fare charge out rate for the sections of the Club who mainly use it. The fuel consumption is being constantly monitored and is currently using just on 50 litres per hour, which is very good. All other costs associated with the boat are known and hourly rate or rate per passenger is currently under investigation.

Feedback from some Club Members have indicated that they want a user pay policy for the Club boat, however the Management Committee is looking at some sort of subsidy and having a user contribution system whereby the users cover the full cost of fuel, maintenance, cost of replacement vessel and general running costs. The Club to cover pen costs, lifting etc. as a subsidy. This is yet to be finalised.

It would be a pity not to have a Club boat because the costs were prohibitive and not run junior fishing clinics and yachting that required a start boat. It is not only the Dive section and Angling section that use the Club boat. we as ordinary Members of course do not want to be covering the full burden for the cost of the boat though.

It is all to do with being a Club rather than just a place to pen your boat.

In January the Club ran our Premier Yachting regatta, the Pot of Gold and the Dash for Cash.

The number of participants was good for the Pot of Gold and also for the Dash for Cash. I understand the day was well supported by Members and participants.

Unfortunately I could not make the day and thank Vice Commodore Mark Taylor for taking over the presentations and welcoming everyone. I was at Narrow Neck on Rottnest Island with the Power Section participating in their annual Australia Day activities (my wife Maree is on the organising committee for this event) where we had over 70 Members galivanting on 6

the beach. Both the Power Section and the Cruising in Company Division support the Pot of Gold regatta, by vacating their pens for the weekend to allow visiting yachts to have accommodation for the regatta, so thanks to those Members who gave up their pens. For those who are wondering too, the annual spaghetti eating competition at Narrow neck, was not won by Paul the Vacuum Skinner as he was a no show, but by Dean Suck it Up Haines. A good show by those who entered.

Also in January we held our inaugural Progressive Dinner with HYC and MAAC. Fifty Members from each club participated with the HYC Members catching the bus from our Club to the MAAC for canapes and entrée and a welcome drink. This was very nice, especially the oysters!

We then jumped back on board and headed back to HYC where we were again greeted with a drink and had our mains and dessert. The music was good, maybe a tad loud while we were eating, but following our meal, many took to the dance floor. A very good initiative and we will do it again.

We are organising another Special General meeting (SGM).

This was announced at the last SGM in December and it is to change the Constitution by Special Resolution to give Management more flexibility with the nomination fees for new Members. As it is part of the Constitution, we require to give at least 45 days notice of the meeting, that is why it wasn’t done in December. We want to increase our Membership numbers and our current nomination fee of 200% of annual subscription is hampering our efforts and we are behind budget because of this. We are aiming to have a flexible fee between 25% and 200% that can be set by Management as conditions and Member numbers change.

STOP PRESS We received the hydraulics engineering report for the fire system for Q Jetty today (8th Feb) and it appears that we can proceed with just putting a fire booster system in place for a costing at under $50,000, not the $200,000 spoken about a month ago. So by the time you read this edition of Compass, the replacement of Q Jetty will be well under way with the contract awarded.

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GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

Welcome to 2023 and I hope all Members enjoy the year ahead at Hillarys Yacht Club.

12 months ago the Club was still battling COVID restrictions with vaccination checks and restrictions on functions with numbers of attendees per square metre, no dancing, seated service only etc which led to the cancellation of the 2021 New Years Eve Event. Those times now seem a distant memory and it was pleasing that we had no such restrictions this Christmas and New Year with our Club events being very well patronised and plenty of fun times had by all.

Post New Year operations entered the usual lull with many Members taking the opportunity to holiday. Where possible, administration, hospitality and boat yard staff also took the opportunity to have a well deserved break before entering normal operations from mid-January.

In January, a new Club event being the Progressive Dinner with MAAC was a huge success with Members from both Clubs taking the opportunity to make new friends, and for some, to catch up with long time friends. A debrief with MAAC is shortly to occur to iron out some of the minor operational issues that were encountered, but also confirm what worked well, with a view to making next year’s event potentially bigger and better. A huge thank you to the 50 Hillarys Yacht Club Members who supported the event and welcomed and entertained our MAAC guests. A special thank you to Jon Tomkins who was our dedicated bus driver and made a number of trips to and from both Clubs throughout the night. I bet the last trip back to MAAC at 11pm with a number of partygoers on board would have been an experience not to forget!

Later in January was the Pot of Gold Regatta and Dash for Cash. Details and results from these events are covered elsewhere in this edition of Compass, but they cannot occur without our generous event sponsor support. Thank you to Mansfield Marine, Beneteau, Tilt Commercial, GHEMS, Fox Mortgages and First Class Accounts.

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A reminder that the Club is now entering into the last couple of months before the end of financial year, and this also means that the November and February quarterly Food and Beverage levies will expire on 30 April. Please ensure you give yourself plenty of time to visit the Club and utlise your levy monies. On the second last day of the membership year is the Harbour Classic whereby all staffing resources will be focused on the event in the Marina Room, Wet Bar and Boardwalk with the Members Restaurant upstairs closed that evening. If you need to spend monies to meet your levy commitments, please ensure you plan ahead and not get caught short of opportunities to visit the Club.

A recent survey was conducted of our Members who forfeited their Levy monies in October 2022. It was interesting to learn than 40% of those Members did not realise that you can use your levy to book and attend a Club function. With the extensive function options on offer with our 2023 calendar, be sure to make sure you book function attendances using your levy monies to avoid any possible forfeiture of monies.

In December our Marketing and Communications Officer Qintha Yuansyah departed the Club for further opportunities and I’d like to thank Qintha for her hard work and commitment at the Club over the term of her employment. It has been a difficult exercise recruiting for this position both with the timing of the holiday period and the labour market generally. At the time of writing this email an employment offer has been made to the successful candidate and hopefully I can introduce a new staff member to Members in the next newsletter. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Club Member Erin Vickers, for her assistance over the last couple of months keeping the marketing at the Club ticking over.

Over the Christmas School Holidays, a Junior Fishing Clinic was conducted on Club boat Alibi. It is pleasing to note that there was a record number of participants with 15 juniors on board and all enjoying the event. I’m sure the increased capacity now available on Alibi, the sponsorship from

Shimano, the generous Club volunteers who make the event happen and the great weather encountered, all resulted in the high attendance.

Members may recall that in April last year the Club introduced a Club Sponsor recognition afternoon which gave Members the opportunity to thank our very generous sponsors for their contributions. The format of the event is being tweaked this year with details to following in coming weeks, however I encourage all Members to again come to the Club on Sunday 23 April and show your appreciation of our Sponsors.

If there are any Members who would like to discuss becoming a Sponsor of the Club to promote their business or just simply support your Club, please reach out for further information and I’d be more than happy to provide insight into the many advertising and promotional opportunities that are available across many different platforms.

Members will have seen via your annual subscription invoicing last April, the voluntary donation for the Ron Tough Yachting Foundation. Voluntary donations made

by Members go towards encouraging participation and assisting excellent performance in the WA sailing community, with an emphasis on youth. I am pleased to advise monies donated from Club Members during 2022/23 financial year totaled $2,000 and these monies have now been forwarded to the Foundation. On behalf of the Management Committee thank you to all Members who supported this initiative.

There are many projects underway at the Club at present all aimed at Club improvements and these are largely covered under the Commodore’s article, but one of the main drivers for future success of the Club is the need for continual growth in our Membership base. Please be sure to talk to your family and friends about joining our Club and becoming entrenched in the Premier Club on the coast, as there are many affordable membership options currently available.

Members will have received the Notice for the upcoming Special General Meeting. The main agenda for this meeting aims to provide Management Committee the ability to set Nomination Fees based on moving economic demands and set strategies for membership recruitment and retention.

All eligible and financial Members are encouraged to attend the meeting and vote on the proposed Constitution amendments.

There are exciting times ahead with the purchase of the Club’s new RIBS having now arrived in Perth. The RIBS are currently undergoing final fit-out, being registered and sea trials conducted before commissioning and handover occurs to the Club. These vessels will make a huge difference to our junior programs, our sailing school and general Club events. Keep an eye out for them as they should be in use by the time this edition of Compass is published.

Brad Dawson General Manager

REMINDER NOTICE TO MEMBERS 2023 SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING A Special General Meeting (SGM) is hereby called by the Management Committee in accordance with clause 18.1 of the Constitution and details are as follows: Date: Wednesday 22 March 2023 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Harbour Room, Hillarys Yacht Club

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FOOD & BEVERAGE

REPORT

The Food and Beverage team are gearing up for another busy summer.

With specials on offer almost every day of the week in our F&B venues, we have had terrific numbers with most Members coming down to the Members Lounge or Pinkys Wet Bar for something to eat and a drink or two.

December was a busy month with plenty of end of the year parties

keeping the Club busy. We had our Club Christmas Party with a delicious Christmas themed buffet put on

by Chef Mike, Members danced the night away to the band Moves Like Swagger and there was even a surprise appearance by Santa.

That weekend we also had our Kids Christmas Party to celebrate with all of the young families at the Club. Our Christmas Eve and New Years Eve a

Night in Paris Events were great nights out with Members celebrating the silly season in style.

The start of 2023 saw HYC team up with the MAAC to host our first Progressive Dinner, Members were treated to canapes and entrée at the MAAC, a bus trip to HYC to enjoy their main course and dessert. It was great to see Members from both Clubs getting to know each other over dinner and dancing. Our biggest event for the start of the year was the Pot of Gold and Dash for Cash Event which saw yachts from all over Perth come to our beautiful Club to enjoy the festivities after the race.

Mouthwatering Mondays continue to be popular with a glass of wine, beer or soft drink with every main course purchased. Our Quiz nights by Fame Trivia are back after the Christmas break and are hosted once a month on a Wednesday evening in the Members Lounge. Members can come down and try their luck competing against each other to win vouchers, wine and bragging rights in the Club until the next winner!

Friday nights are always busy for the Members night with door prizes, lucky numbers and the Member raffle. Also don’t forget about Jag the Joker on Sundays. With a maximum jackpot of $5000, it takes place between 3pm – 5pm every Sunday, where Members will receive an entry ticket when spending $5 or more on food and drinks. So be sure to come on down as you may be the lucky winner.

As always, on behalf of the F&B and functions team, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your continuous support, and we look forward to seeing and serving you at the Club.

Bianca Reuben

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CLUB EVENTS

HYC/MAAC Progressive dinner held on 21 January 2023.

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Club Events Wednesday 8th

Members Lounge

Quiz Night

Saturday 11th

Harbour Room

High Tea

Sunday 12th

Marina Room

Power Section Boating Lunch

Friday 17th

Wet Bar

St Patricks Day

Saturday 25th

Marina Room

New Members mingle

Friday 31st

Members Lounge

Jazz and Gin Night

Sunday 2nd

Marina Room

Sponsors event

Wednesday 12th

Members Lounge

Quiz Night

Friday 14th

Marina

Karaoke Night

Saturday 22nd

Members and Harbour

Family Buffet Night

Saturday 29th

Marina/Boardwalk

Harbour Classic

Wednesday 10th

Members Lounge

Quiz Night

Saturday 13th

Harbour Room

Dinghy Dinner

Sunday 14th

Members and Harbour

Mothers Day

Saturday 20th

Harbour Room

Keel Dinner

Saturday 27th

Reflections Room

Cruising Dinner 11

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On January 28 and 29, Hillarys Yacht Club once again was proud to host the Beneteau by Mansfield Marine Brokers Pot of Gold Weekend. On Saturday it began with Ocean Racing WA (ORWA) Pot of Gold fleet racing from Fremantle around Rottnest to Scarborough finishing at Hillarys. The smaller inshore yachts competed in the Dash for Cash also starting at Fremantle and finishing at Hillarys. After recuperating from a night of hospitality and presentations at Hillarys Yacht Club the offshore yachts competed for the Shepherdess Cup on Sunday.

Wyuna and Lithium in the POG are chased by Farrouk in the Dash. Photo John Bird

RACE REPORT It was ideal sailing conditions for the Pot of Gold fleet and the performance planing boats dominated the results.

With Siska Series points on the line, eighteen boats (split into two divisions) participated in the 39 nm offshore race from Fremantle, circumnavigating Rottnest before finishing at Hillarys.

The race began in a light southeasterly breeze off Fremantle and after rounding the obligatory windward Day Buoy, the fleet hoisted spinnakers for a run west in the clear blue waters of the Indian Ocean out to the Windmills navigation mark. As the Fremantle Doctor kicked in and the breeze swung and built, spinnakers were dropped at Windmills and the fleet beat their way further west along the southern edge of Rottnest Island dodging the ever-present cray pots and enjoying the gentle 2 m swell to the island’s West End. With David Davenport’s ‘Crush’ (TP52) recently returned from competing in last month’s Sydney Hobart Race, establishing an unassailable lead, it was spinnakers up again after rounding West End for the long run east along the northern side of the island back to Scarborough Beach.

The performance boats excelled in these conditions and although Crush was setting herself up as the clear line honours winner, competition for the handicap places in Division 1 was intense in the following pack of Secret Weapon (Fast 40+), The Bus (Mc31) and Al Fresco (BW36).

In a rare occasion for the ocean racing fleet, they intermingled with boats competing in the inshore HYC Dash for Cash race as they made their way north after gybing round the mark off Scarborough Beach.

The people on Perth’s northern beaches that afternoon were fortunate to witness WA’s premier ocean racing boats racing north along the coast to the finish at Hillarys in a blaze of colour

Chris Hind of Sagacious IV, Bill Henson of Sirene and Ross Norgard of Salacia 11, winners in the Shepherdess Cup with Rear Commodore Marshall Fox

with spinnakers flying. Winners for Division 1 IRC was Robert Appleyard’s ‘Secret Weapon’ with Murray Smith’s The Bus second and the line honours winner David Davenport’s ‘Crush’ in third place.

In Division 2 IRC, the winner was Hilary Arthure’s ‘Wyuna’ followed

by Lyn Powell / Ian Whitehead’s ‘Fourth Dimension’ in second place and Malcolm Thompson’s ‘Moneypenny’ third.

On PHS in Division 1 John Rayner’s ‘Al Fresco’ was first followed by ‘The Bus’ and Roric Smith’s ‘Surfer Rosa’ from HYC in third place, a mere nine seconds adrift of second place. In Division 2 Dom Di Latte’s Beneteau First 45 ‘Baci’ was first ahead of ‘Wyuna’ and

Chris Hind’s ‘Sagacious IV’.

After a night of celebrations the task on Sunday was to return to Fremantle from Hillarys and what better way than to compete in the Shepherdess Cup. In division one, Bill Henson’s Sirene was first on IRC and PHS, ‘Endorphin’ (Michael Giles) was second on IRC and third on PHS whilst ‘Surfer Rosa’ was second on PHS and ‘Al Fresco’ third on IRC. In division two, Ross Norgard’s ‘Salacia 11’ was first on IRC and second on PHS, ‘Sagacious IV’ was first on PHS, ‘Wyuna’ third on IRC, ‘Fourth Dimension’ second on IRC and third on PHS. Ray Murphy

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Dash for Cash 2023 Volant and Farrouk dash to Sorrento Photo John Bird

Bruce Bradford (Whispering Jack) with Grahame Hunt of Mansfield Marine and Vice Commodore Mark Taylor Photo John Bird

Octopussy was first and fastest in division one of the Dash for Cash Photo Rob James

Snakes sustenance for Helga, an offshore tradition Photo Rob James

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Hosted by Hillarys Yacht Club as part of the Beneteau by Mansfield Marine Pot of Gold weekend the inshore Dash for Cash attracted nineteen entries from the river and ocean based yacht clubs for the twenty nautical mile race from Fremantle to Hillarys on Saturday January 28.

The brisk south easterly breeze assisted the yachts to sail to the start-line off Leighton Beach however just before the start-time the breeze waned as the direction changed firstly to the north before the sea breeze began to fill in. A short leg to the windward Day Buoy saw yachts beating, others trying a spinnaker and others yet to cross the start-line. Once away it was out west to the channel marker before setting the spinnakers for a long downwind leg to Sorrento. During that hour-long leg the breeze built to around fifteen gusting to eighteen knots making it an exciting yet manageable trip.

Rob Giraudo was third in Dash for Cash with Grahame Hunt and Vice Commodore Mark Taylor Photo J Bird

Rounding Sorrento for the first time and beginning the beat back to the Scarborough Beach mark the first of the Pot of Gold entrants who having rounded Rottnest were sighted, also heading for the same Scarborough mark. The premier offshore racers under spinnaker reaching speeds upwards of fifteen knots presented a hazard to be avoided by the smaller Dash for Cash yachts beating into the choppy sea aiming to get to the same mark. The final leg for both races was the downwind leg back to Sorrento and the finish line off HYC, another opportunity to launch the spinnaker.

First and fastest in division one was Rees Howell on Octopussy with Chris Kelly helming Whispering Jack into second place and Rob Giraudo on Adams Rib third. The

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THROUGH THE PORTHOLE Christmas 2022

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New Year’s Eve 2022

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KNOW YOUR SKIPPER MARTIN EYER Martin comes from the landlocked country of Czech Republic, well known for top tennis and ice hockey players. He participated in both sports with vigor and represented his state successfully in many competitions.

Unfortunately he didn’t partake of beer, not even the wonderful Czech variety, so he escaped from persecution by seeking asylum in Australia.

Martin continued tennis but suffered many injuries and sought a new sport.

One sunny but windy day in 1997 he had an idea. He would represent Czech Republic during 2000 Sydney Olympics in one sport that they did not excel in ….. sailing. Subsequently a Soling was purchased with the intent of qualifying for those Olympics.

After a rather eventful few years with some successes and many failures it became apparent to Martin that there would not be an Olympic glory

The gorgeous yacht, Circa

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in sailing. The Soling was sold and new hobby taken up. Tarmac car rallying. His wife has always been very supportive and became his navigator. Martin had to listen to his wife (!) for pace-notes to keep them both alive. If it got heated in the car Sharon would just switch the intercom off until Martin calmed down. They were a very successful rallying couple, winning trophies in many state and interstate rallies. Once children came along his parents were worried about being stuck with orphaned children and refused to babysit during rallying.

A safer family sport was needed so Martin returned to sailing.

Solitaire, a rather lovely pocket cruiser was purchased from Ocean Reef. Martin and Sharon joined NYC “the best yacht club on a river”. They enrolled their kids Monika and Sophie in Tackers so they could be better crew. That backfired rather badly as Monika and Sophie decided they

Martin Eyer

preferred performance dinghies. It was left up to Martin and Sharon to race Solitaire by themselves. They had considerable success, winning two NYC Club Championships and many river regattas. Martin regularly flys his Hussite battle flag and his clan is known as the Pirates at NYC, since when it comes to wining regattas where money is involved, Martin always takes the bounty.

Two years ago NYC organized a club sail to HYC. After sleeping overnight, Martin was getting ready for the long sail back in his 22 footer when Sharon observed HYC yachts departing easily from pens for their Sunday race. At that moment Martin was ‘ordered’ to get a big, fast yacht with plenty of head room.

He set his spy network in motion and just over a year ago acquired the perfect candidate for this adventurous couple – the gorgeous Circa. They comfortably cruise Circa doublehanded so Martin originally planned to race double handed like they do on Solitaire. It quickly became apparent that more crew would make life easier for racing. It has taken Martin a year to develop great consistent crew and now with his wife by his side he plans to pick up some more silverware with Circa while having fun doing it. Watch out for his battle flag, once that is flying you better hand over the loot.

HYC Members pull together for community and family.

Grandparents Raising Grandkids started supporting grandparent carers over two decades ago.

The first donation was $5k to fund a Care and Pamper Day in 2019, for all the GRGWA Grandies who sacrificed so much.

Minprovise started supporting GRGWA in 2019, when Graham Townsend heard the story of HYC acquaintances and friends, Clive and Penny Rowden, who were not only running this amazing not-for-profit organisation then but also raising 4 great grandchildren, having already raised 3 grandchildren.

Minprovise has continued to support GRGWA every Christmas, with staff donations of nonperishable food items and a mob of hams contributed by the company. This initiative creates continued awareness, exposure and greater community involvement for this small, yet vital not-for-profit organisation.

Their story was one of many, about selfless grandparents giving up their retirement dreams for the sake of their grandchildren.

The Government offered this organisation no support, and so Graham stepped in with Minprovise, as forward-thinking partners.

Clive and Penny are no longer on the committee of GRGWA but are Life Members and continue to support grandparents walking the same path as they did, and Minprovise remain committed in a sponsorship that began right here at HYC.

Clive, Penny and former HYC employee Travis Wood.

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Paul Manuel

With the demise of Balaton Jack and the purchase of a replacement boat Alibi, Paul played a key role in preparing Alibi for its new role at HYC. Alibi was transported from Adelaide on a truck and Paul was there to greet it at Hillarys boat lifters, excited to see the new boat, it was soon unloaded and placed alongside the outgoing Balaton Jack, it was nice to see them side by side.

Paul was one of the first to climb aboard to look over the boat and to see how much work was going to be required to get it ready for the Club to use. As Paul was part of the Boat Committee he took the lead and got stuck into reassembling the boat as it was partially disassembled for transport. The boat was previously used as a professional fishing boat and still had many of those items aboard that needed to be consolidated and/or removed.

Paul formed a working party within the Dive section to retrofit the existing dive seats, it quickly became apparent that the existing dive seats that were previously used on Balaton Jack could not be easily installed into the new boat, so new dive seats would have to be designed and manufactured.

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Paul was instrumental in designing the new seating, which was designed in such a way that it could easily be removed to maintain a multipurpose boat for all sections to use for their specific needs. The next task was removing the rope boxes from the rear of the boat and manufacturing a new swim platform as well as designing the yachting flag mast. Paul put all this together in a proposal and submitted it and his AutoCAD drawings to the Boat Committee for approval before putting it out for tender. Numerous quotes were sought with many contractors, all of whom were too expensive, some never showed up, or were quite unreliable hence this was a very frustrating time for Paul. When speaking with Shane the manager from the HYC boat lifters he recommended Beau Finlay (Finlay Marine fabrication) who ended up being the perfect solution.

As Paul was also doing his Aviation Electrical course at Jandakot airport, he was starting at 0700 each day and coming after his lectures down to Hillarys arriving around 1 to 2pm and working until the boat yard was closing, pretty much 7 days a week to get the boat finished. He worked closely with Louise Jennings and the Boat Committee to get all the boat jobs

and requirements done as cost effectively as possible. It was an enormous amount of his personal time and much effort, with many others from the Dive section to get firstly Balaton Jack stripped out to achieve a good price for the scrap aluminium and then Alibi to where it is today. This has taken many months of dedication and hard work which has ended up with a first-class multipurpose boat for all the Club to use.

A special thank you to Paul and all those who have contributed to the project of acquiring, transporting and refurbishing Oceaneer Alibi to make it a very suitable boat for the Angling, Diving and Sailing sections that will last well into the future.

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ANGLING

Rear Commodore Bill McPherson and Rhys Karlowicz

November Boat Comp Ladies – Ladies winner was Michele Campbell with 6 species, well done Michele!

Mens – Mens winner was John Campbell with 6 species, followed by Allan McDiarmid and Ian McCall with 5 each, congratulations to Allan McDiarmid with a new Club record for his Flathead – a solid effort from the boys!

December Boat Comp Today was the inaugural fishing comp for the Alibi and a great turnout with a total of 11 competitors on board.

Juniors – winner was Rhys Karlowicz with 3 species, runner up Jake Karlowicz with 2 species.

Ladies – Ladies winner was Michele Campbell with an excellent bag of 5 species, runner up was Julie Loran with 2 species, Michele catching biggest fish of the day with a Foxfish at 735 grams.

Rear Commodore Bill McPherson and Michele Campbell

Mens - Mens winner was Greg Mansell with 6 species, runners up John Campbell with 5 and Ron Thornton with 3 well done boys!

January Boat Comp Januarys boat comp was cancelled due to inclement weather with Marine wind warnings issued on both allocated days.

John Campbell Angling Media Officer

Dennis Loran and John Campbell

John Campbell Angling Media Officer

Rear Commodore Bill McPherson and Greg Mansell

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CRUISING IN COMPANY The Christmas and holiday season have been a busy time for the Crusing in Company group both on and off the water, with lot more activities still in store while the weather stays warm.

Firstly, CiC continue to support the Saturday Casual Sails, first Saturday of the month. These sails are designed to provide an introduction to keel boat sailing in a more relaxed environment than the racing.

If you know anyone who would like to give keel boat sailing a go, the Saturday Casual Sail might be the perfect introduction. Register on the CiC web page or call the Club for more details. Many thanks to Louise Harvey for her continuing organisation of these events.

About 40 CiC members gathered for our annual Christmas BBQ in December. This year, rather than exchange gifts with fellow members, participants were asked to bring a gift to donate to a Christmas charity. I’m pleased to say a large bundle of gifts were delivered to the Salvation Army Christmas appeal that, hopefully, put a smile on the face of some children that may have otherwise missed out! Many thanks to Tracey for organising this event.

The Australia Day holiday saw 10 HYC boats head down to TCYC for the traditional Oz Day Rockingham

Mooring off TCYC

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cruise. Arriving Thursday afternoon, the boats had front row seats for the evening fireworks display, which is located on the end of the fishing jetty.

The following morning saw the traditional Finska challenge taken out by TnT, and in the evening, a fantastic night was had by all at the Pink Duck, with most participants opting for a delicious “hot rock” cook at the table special. While the crowd dispersed on various days over the weekend, those remaining were able to enjoy some TCYC hospitality while watching the BBL action. Unfortunately, Lou ran into a few manoeuvrability problems when Rushmere arrived at Rockingham sans prop!!!

However, Rockingham Sea Rescue were on hand to provide tow, albeit towards the “graveyard” end of Mangles Bay! Good to know there is help available when needed. Many thanks to John Gregory and Tracey for organising what was an excellent and memorable cruise.

Well, preparation are almost complete for the inaugural Geographe Bay Cruise being organised this year be HYC CiC and starting on Saturday 4th February. The cruise will see a total of 12 boats, 8 from HYC and 4 from other yacht clubs, complete a 3 week cruise to Quindallup, and return via stopovers Mandurah and Bunbury. Fair weather and happy sailing to all the participants!!

Tony Brooke

Cruising in Company Captain

Australia Day Fleet at Rockingham

The motley crew

Taking the helm, Saturday Casual Sail

Freshly cooked meal aboard Hard Evidence

Dining at the Pink Duck

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DINGHY While most of us saw out the first weeks of the new year relaxing away from work or school, some of our Members were busy competing on the water. Our young sailors Bindy and Skippy Vitales-Jones headed for the Australian O’pen skiff championships competing against sailors from all over the country. Bindy came in 3rd out of 38 in the Gold division. Skippy won the U12 and came 2nd overall, competing against 29 others. She also won the sportsmanship award. Well done.

Another of our sailors, Ailee Milne, headed to NSW to compete in the biggest regatta of her life. I’d like to share with you Ailee’s personal account of the event below. This is a great example of the enthusiasm with which our sailors engage in their sport. Please enjoy Ailee’s adventure.

Hi, I’m Ailee Milne a 16yr old ILCA 6 (laser radial) sailor. In January this year I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW and compete in the Oceanic Youth and Open ILCA Championships which incorporated the ILCA Nationals. 13 countries were represented, with 180 sailors in the ILCA4, 6 and 7 classes. Top Aussie and international ILCA sailors, including Olympians and world champions, were competing. This fantastic opportunity was possible thanks partly to financial support from Hillarys Yacht Club, to which I am extremely grateful.

hardware, ropes, and sails, I needed to take with me. I decided to take 2 of everything in case something broke, but managed to lose my gear box about 3 weeks before we travelled, which caused a bit of a ruckus with my Mum! Fortunately, the gear box was found a week before we left (I had left it at a regatta). I managed to pack ALL my sailing gear (clothes, pullies, ropes, tiller and extension etc) into a foil bag.

It was bulging. The whole lot weighed 18kgs and went as oversize luggage with Qantas – no extra charge as it was my only bag.

In preparation for this event, I trained hard - 3 times a week in various conditions in Perth, both on the river and in the ocean. Botany Bay, even though being enclosed waters like the river, had some strong currents and strong winds, but no large waves. I increased my fitness by asking my HYC sailing friend, Jack, to join me for a gym workout each week. We encouraged and supported each other when the going got tough!

I flew with my mum. We arrived at 8am on NYE the day before ‘Measurement’.

I was able to collect my boat in the morning and went straight to the event venue – Georges River Sailing Club, also known as 16 ft Sailing Club. After rigging up and checking everything I was able to take my newly formed rig out for a practice sail with some of the other sailors, and our coaches from WA. Including Matt Wearn, Elyse Ainsworth, and Zoe Thompson, we had 20 sailors from WA, but us lesser mortals had our own coach, Chris Charlwood.

Arriving in Botany Bay was daunting.

I have never sailed interstate and traveling with all my sailing gear had its challenges. I chartered the boat I would be sailing, but that was only the hull, foils and spars. All the rest of the 26

Sailing a new boat was great, as all the cleats were tight and the ropes stayed where they should be! I believe Otters

Pocket, (my own Laser) will need an upgrade now. Chris’ comment after the 1st practice race was, “Ailee has suddenly become rapid!” I had to be very careful not to scratch or mark the hull in anyway as I would lose my deposit.

On Measuring Day we discovered that the boat park area had filled up with 180 Lasers! I found myself sandwiched between Matt, Zoe, Mara Stransky (QLD), and Evie Saunders(NSW), and some of the girls from Hungary and Switzerland.

Ben Walkermayer, the Australian Female Laser coach, spent a lot of time with us girls. I chatted with him and got some tips on how to sail in Botany Bay compared to WA. Matt Wearn (current Champion and Olympic gold medallist), was also very friendly and he told us that he doesn’t carry his deodorant to the actual regatta (my friend had forgotten to put his on that morning!)

I passed measurement without a hitch – yay.

After a picnic lunch with some of the WA crowd we managed to go out for another practice sail with Chris, who had managed to drum up some other

Race course

ILCA6 sailors so we could practise our starts with more boats on the start line.

The day before the race I had a rest day, had a sleep-in and chilled in our apartment with my mum and my phone for the day. Due to the number of ILCA6 competitors (82) the fleet had to be split into 2 equally sized fleets of sailors. The 1st 3 days (6 races) constituted a Qualifying series, at the end of which the top 40 sailors went into the gold fleet, with the remaining assigned the silver fleet. The finals were to be raced over 3 days (6 races).

Each evening during Qualifying the fleet assignments were announced. I ended up in the gold fleet, only moving to the silver fleet at the end of the Qualifying series.

Day 1 dawned bright and breezy with a 15kt building to 20kts NE (like our SW in WA). Wheeling our boats down onto the beach at Dolls Point was quite a sight.

The tide was out, revealing a large beach with hard sand. Heading out from the beach was tricky with lots of rocks to negotiate. The racecourse was situated about 40 minutes sail upwind, to an area directly next to the airport runway. The planes landing and taking off over our heads was quite alarming. The engines were very loud and sounded like thunder – especially on the overcast days – I kept thinking a storm was coming!

We managed 2 races that day. It was quite dauting having 40+ boats on the startline for the first time. They utilised a 5-minute start sequence. Everyone

Launching beach

was milling around. It seemed to go for ages and then suddenly we were off. We had a couple of stray ILCA 4s (Laser 4.7s) on our start, which threw me a little but I kept it together.

I remember thinking – “This is it, this is what I have trained for. I am really doing this...”

The 2nd day was cloudy, and the visibility was quite alarming. Wind was slightly stronger 20-25kts and we were told they would abandon at 25kts. It was an incredibly long day. We ended up sailing home in the near dark – on water from 2pm to 7:30pm. We only sailed 2 races, with our fleet suffering 5 general recalls – I think the elite sailors were pushing the starts big time – a couple got sent home with black flags! – I felt for the ILCA 4s who had to wait for all our recalls.

Days 3 and 4 were cancelled due to ‘unsafe conditions on the water’.

Both days saw over 25kts of wind and loads of rain (one day 46mm fell!) Unfortunately, they didn’t cancel straight away – one day we waited 4hrs before they cancelled. We ended up going to the movies one afternoon and bowling the 2nd afternoon.

The final 2 days were rather manic. We now had our proper fleet assignments but had not sailed any of the Finals series. We had to jam 3 races into each of the last 2 days. That meant earlier starts and longer afternoons.

Fortunately, the weather was kinder to us with one overcast and one sunny day with NE 15-20knts. I was very proud of myself – I sailed and finished every race, even when over a quarter

Measuring

Ailee in action

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of my fleet went home early. I was lucky and managed a tow home one night, in exchange for transporting my coach, Chris, and all his gear on my Laser, from his moored coach boat to the beach without capsizing – I was pooped!

Overall, in the 6 days, 12 races, I was pretty chuffed with myself in my first Nationals and first interstate regatta.

I managed not to get timed out, only have minimal swimming sessions, only hit 2 capsized drifting boats at the top mark (causing me to execute 2x 720° penalty), and 1 mark (360° penalty turn). I didn’t get lost on the long course, often with little visibility, and didn’t break anything (though I did lose my windy in the first race due to a lost ILCA 4 capsizing on me!). I learnt a huge amount from the experience – one thing was to check the point system as it may be advantageous to sit out a race because you can include maximum points in those dropped races! I could have climbed 3 overall places if I had done that. More importantly, the experience allowed

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Picnic lunch

me to cement current friendships and meet new sailors from around the world. I met a lovely girl from the Samoan team and a couple of girls from NSW and Queensland that I will keep in touch with. During the presentation the guest speaker talked about an ‘ILCA family’, and how we can make new friends through sailing.

Unfortunately, I was unable to stay for the full presentations but was presented with ‘The Performance Award’ for the Regatta. Matt Wearn looked after it for me until the next

day. Overall, in my fleet I came 32nd, 5th U19 female overall and 3rd U19 female in my fleet.

Roll on Adelaide 2024!

Well done Ailee. We love seeing HYC represented in regattas and we look forward to hearing of more exciting exploits from our fabulous sailors.

Stephen Childs HYC Dinghy Captain

VOLUNTEER PROFILE Jack McInnes Jack McInnes was born in Sydney and has lived near Hillarys Yacht Club since moving to WA with his family in 2009. Not really loving swimming, or the beach, his sporting journey has included baseball, ice skating and Aussie Rules, but he never found anything he really liked. Jack’s Dad had a dream of sailing around the world in his retirement, but realised he’d need a skipper….

Jack was signed up for a Tackers Course at HYC in 2018 aged 10.

He was hooked.

Start sailing courses followed, and then the natural progression from Pacers to Laser dinghies. Jack joined HYC in 2020.

The Dinghy Captain and Race Management team encouraged him to join the racing fleet as soon as possible. So, in second hand sailing clothes, aboard a Club Laser 4.7, his racing career started. In the first few months, he barely finished a race, and spent more time capsized than upright. With persistence, and the advice from our coaches, he improved, and before the season was over, started finishing, and winning.

Jack with his awards

Regatta and Dash For Cash, having delivered the boat to Fremantle double handed in an 18-22kt southwesterly.

Supporting Keelboat Racing Division, he’s laid marks for the Shepherdess Cup, and assisted club mark retrieval.

Although he has not been sailing for very long, Jack says, “I am very grateful for the friendships I have made at HYC and in the broader sailing community and am looking forward to becoming a fully qualified instructor this year, and hope for more fun experiences in the future.”

2021 saw the purchase of his first Laser, “Aurora”, and entry to the WestSail training camp and State Youth Championship regatta at Hillarys. He has since been a regular competitor at regattas around WA including Fremantle, Rockingham, and State Champs at Mounts Bay, representing HYC. Jack’s extensive participation in all things Dinghy, earned him the 2022 Most Active Dinghy Sailor Award and he won the Cow Rock Trophy Race this year.

Gaining an RST allowed him to qualify as an Assistant Instructor at HYC where he enjoys teaching Tackers and Start Sailing courses. He is now the Junior Rep on the Dinghy Division Committee, which gives him the opportunity to get involved in the future of Junior Sailing, and the Club as a whole.

This summer, he also began broadening his sailing experience as crew member on HYC’s fastest Van De Stadt Spirit 28, “Show Me” (While increasing the crew’s overall skills by 20%). Already he has sailed “round the cans” races, North Coast Series, Cockburn Sound

Jack in action

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Spaghetti eating competition

Danielle Smith

POWER The Power Section held one event since the last issue of the Compass magazine which was the Australia Day long weekend day of fun and games at “Cosy Corner” in Narrow Neck, Rottnest Island and what a brilliant day it was with the photos telling the story.

The spaghetti eating competition was won by Dean Haines who demonstrated he has a huge appetite and great technique at being able to scoff down a plate of spaghetti with no hands.

We also had the usual tug of war with both female and male teams trying to rip each others arms out of there sockets and because it is just a fun event there was no winners.

Another great laugh was the cucumber races, and thanks to Danielle Smith for firstly bringing this event to the games and also supplying the cucumbers.

Tug of War

Stuart McKay

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KEELBOAT RACING An interesting variety of races is provided for keelboats through the ocean, consistency and north coast short courses however it is not all about the sailing. Whether it’s designed to attract more sailors or to get people’s attention the regular pre-race briefing by Captain Tim Tucker has been a great source of entertainment worthy of attending even if not sailing. In addition changes have been made to courses and starting sequence keeping skippers and crews on their toes. Above all the keelboat fraternity enjoys the social interaction whether it is the post-race presentations (more humour from the Captain) or a quiz night or dancing to the beat of Gary Osborne’s band.

CONSISTENCY RACES 3 TO 6 In December we welcomed back Mark Pitt with Mulberry sporting a new rig and in January Bill Gilbert joined division one with Jack Tar, both sorely needed for the smaller fleet. Bad Habits (2), Sophia and Circa each had a win but were hotly pressed by Whispering Jack, Adams Rib and Perle. Helga (2), Farrouk and Covert Operation were winners in division two whilst in division three Resolute and Stelfred had two wins each. There was tremendous support for the Chris Grant Memorial race with Sandy on hand to present the trophies, thanks to everyone for wearing their colourful Hawaiian shirt.

FAIRWAY OCEAN RACE In an innovative change all three divisions sailed the same course with division three sent off first in the hope they would be back before sunset followed by division two then one five minutes apart. Although Surfer Rosa was fastest in division one Whispering Jack wasn’t far behind and was first on handicap with Jack Tar second in his first race back in division one. Blue Chip had a narrow win over Farrouk who was fastest in division two. In division three Stelfred lifted the trophy with an eleven second win over Resolute.

Mimosa was fastest.

MINI SERIES DAYS 2 & 3 Dwindling numbers have still produced some exciting racing on the short windward/ leeward courses. Well done to Sophia, Perle, Covert Operation, Blue Chip, Volant, Farrouk, Show Me, Jack Tar, Intuition and Resolute for participating. Whilst results count for their Club’s championship perhaps an evaluation of the type of race, location and inter-club competition is needed at season end to better meet the needs of sailors.

Volant and Blue Chip cross the line together in the NCS.

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The crews honoured Chris Grant with their colourful shirts

ORC RATING In addition to the five yachts in division two who have an ORC rating Whispering Jack and Sophia in division one now have one. Of interest was the Fairway race where all boats sailed the same course giving a comparison between divisions, although they didn’t start at the same time. On that basis it would have been Whispering Jack followed by Jack Tar, Volant, Show Me and Farrouk.

Covert Operation missed that race but has been first on four occasions on ORC.

COCKBURN REGATTA (TIM TUCKER REPORTS) The 2022 Cockburn Sound Regatta had everything from 3 knot drifters to 25 kt touch ups. Effective use of AP saw all races sailed, including a short passage for the JAM fleets, and a “round the house” course to finish with. Congratulations to Deckchairs Overboard for their 3x 1st and 2x 2nd to claim First in JAM 1. In JAM 2, Farrouk opened with a first place, and later an equal 3rd, finishing fifth overall, ahead of Not Negotiable with a couple of 3rds. Blue Chip scored a 1, 2 and a 3 to claim 4th spot in JAM 3. At the bottom end of JAM 3, Show Me collected a pair of 3rds, and Pinta, a second.

Catabatic on Day 4 of the NCS

LADIES SKIPPERS’ RACE A ten knot nor-westerly provided excellent sailing conditions for the race which saw Elissa Graham on Whispering Jack, Alicia Tucker on Show Me and Kylie McCullough on Catabatic winners in their respective divisions. Some regular skippers may be struggling to get the helm back if the crew have anything to do with it.

John Bird

Keelboat Media Officer

Alicia Tucker and Elissa Graham with the spoils. All photos by John Bird

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Bryce and Monika aboard Consuming Passion

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Consuming Passion is once again a National Champion. Congratulations to Members Bryce Taylor and Monika Eyer who recently competed in the Classic Boat Division at the 125 Nationals held at South of Perth Yacht Club over the New Year period.

She has been an outright champion many times now. She is a bit slower against the plastics, however still a fantastic little flyer.

Bryce and Monika are pictured below after winning the wooden division. A great achievement. Well done team.

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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

Upcoming courses MARCH - APRIL 2023

KIDS COURSES Tackers (ages 7-12) 5 March – 2 April 2023 11 – 14 April 2023 17 – 21 April 2023 23 April – 21 May 2023 Junior Fishing Clinic (ages 7 – 16) 18 – 20 April 2023 Start Sailing for Teens 11 – 21 April 2023

ADULTS COURSES Keelboat Sailing Courses 11 – 19 March 2023 25 March – 2 April 2023 Start Sailing for Adults 12 March – 16 April 2023 Recreational Skippers Ticket 4 March 2023

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MARINA FACILITIES HYC Jetty Condition Reports

Carpet on N and P Finger Jetties

Mid 2022 the MFS commissioned a jetty condition report to be undertaken covering all HYC marine infrastructure. The purpose was to identify and prioritise maintenance works. The MFS is working to plan and budget maintenance works to be undertaken over the next five years and beyond.

The use of carpet on N & P finger jetties is not permitted.

Many members have fitted coverings such as carpets and artificial grass over the years. This has led to the supporting timbers rotting and reducing the life of the finger jetty. The MFS is considering options to remove these coverings.

Marine Fuel and Oil Spill Response Kits are not Recycling Bins Jetty Spill Kits are continuing to be used as rubbish bins. Although this has been mentioned in The Compass and Alibi previously, it continues to occur. Please inform your guests that these bins are an important part of incident response and not for rubbish.

Length of Vessels A reminder on vessel lengths. The length of a vessel is the Length Overall (LOA). This is measured from the most forward point on the bow (anchor, sprit etc.) to the last structure on the stern (swim platform, davit, dinghy).

Electrical and Gas Certificate Alignment to State Legislation The Marina Facilities Guide and Bylaws have been updated to align with the WA Acts and Regulations specifying Electrical and Gas Certification requirements for pleasure vessels.

As of 1st Jan 2023, when your five-yearly vessel compliance inspection is due, boat owners will be required to provide current gas and electrical certificates.

The validity of the certificate is five years. If your gas or electrical certificate is over five years old, you will be required to obtain a current certificate. Gas certificates are based on the standards of the vessel’s year of manufacture. Current certificates will need to be provided to the MO before the vessel inspection.

This update will bring HYC in line with State requirements, and it will also bring HYC in line with DoT requirements.

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The Marina Facilities Guide and Bylaws currently state that vessels can extend up to 500mm beyond the pen limit.

This is the maximum currently permitted. It is preferable that the entire vessel is contained within the pen as the pen provides protection and security. There may also be insurance implications if a vessel extends beyond the pen limit and is damaged.

Emergency Bilge Pumps Emergency Bilge Pumps are located in the fish cleaning area under the Start Tower and at HMLS. In addition to the high volume petrol pump, a new battery operated pump has been purchased.

The below procedure has been implemented for the portable electric pump located in the westside of HYC under the fish clean station.

Please note: While the new portable electric pump is not of high volume compared to a petrol fire pump, light weight and portable convenience does come with a volume output restriction. If high volume is required, the fire pump may be better suited when back in.

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PADDLE Paddle spectators onboard Seachange for Dinghies Cow Rock Race.

Well 2022 is long behind us but the memories of fun times linger on.

November saw 20 paddlers enjoying Sunset, Sips and Snacks in the Ocean Room. This is a really popular event and one all HYC Members can participate in on any Friday afternoon. Just get yourself to the Club, grab a drink, watch the sunset and relax in the tranquillity of our ocean setting.

December came and went all too fast. Sadly, strong winds on most weekends curtailed Saturday paddles. Thankfully, Santa was coming and Paddle enjoyed their annual social gathering which of course included the Christmas Quiz! A fun time was had by all and thanks are extended to ‘The Burketts’ for hosting Christmas at Craig’s once again.

Then 2023 arrived! Well what a great start to the year. With some warmer days and lighter winds, paddlers have made the most of improved conditions.

On January 21st, accompanied by John Gregory on Seachange, paddlers joined the spectator’s fleet to watch Dinghies in the Cow Rock race.

After cheering words of encouragement at the first rounding mark during race one, paddlers made their way to Little Island to meet up with Seachange who was at anchor. A peaceful morning observing seals and string rays concluded with snacks and refreshments onboard before making the return paddle to HYC. Does life get any better?

Thanks, John, for organising such a great day.

The next event on the Paddle Calendar was

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Australia Day. This year a new format was trialled with a 7am paddle followed by a BBQ Breakfast.

Thanks to Brett and Frank for cooking up a great assortment of food. With 22 Members coming along, this event will surely grow in popularity and next year may include some ‘games’ for entertainment purposes.

Paddlers are now preparing for their first 2023 off-site event in February, where Members will attempt to conquer the mighty Moore River in Guilderton. Expending so much energy will require some R&R, so plenty of food and refreshments are on order, along with a BBQ breakfast of course!

Thanks go to Brian for organising a rental house for the weekend. This event will incorporate various paddles, BBQs and entertainment, so watch out for the next Compass article for an update and photos.

With regular 2pm Saturday paddles, off-site events and social gatherings, Paddle Division continues to grow in popularity and membership.

Trial paddles can be arranged on kayaks or stand up paddle boards.

To book, contact Paddle Captain Lynda Bailey at baileylc@hotmail.com or 0414 708 465.

Lynda Bailey Paddle Captain

Christmas at Craigs

Sunset Sips and Snacks

Australia Day BBQ Breakfast

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DIVE Section Funded Swim Deck

The Dive Section took their last dive on Balaton Jack on May 10th, 2022. On December 10th after 214 days, finally, we got to take out Alibi.

Following many volunteer hours of preparation, we could get back to diving. In reality the wet and windy spring weather meant we had probably lost only 3 or 4 opportunities to get out.

Taking all we learnt from Balaton Jack into designing the new custom built seating and rear dive deck Alibi offers a much safer and spacious dive boat.

Comfortably accommodating 24 divers plus their equipment and possibly a few more if needed. The design also allows for the seating to moved around so that anglers can have clear access to one side for fishing or even be quickly removed completely should the Club require a clear deck.

All new seating

Stepping up from BJ’s 12m long x 3.5m beam to Alibi at 17m x 4.5m meant all the pool of skippers going through a process of getting accustomed to not just the size but also the electronic v cabled throttle system.

The training sessions for all Club skippers turned into a spectator sport for Members and guests anywhere near the VIP Jetty!

Despite losing a few weekends to the high winds, by the end of January we had completed 5 dive trips to Rottnest and the local reefs.

The vastly improved platform to dive from and additional capacity has set the Dive Section up to actively pursue a growth in new members. If you have your dive gear and qualification, ask for access to our Team App to see our planned dives and join us for a great day out!

Jon Tomkins

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Inaugural trip crew

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ADMINISTRATION Taylah Sporn Reception & Membership 9246 2833 e: admin@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Vicki Mason Personal Assistant 9246 2833 e: pa@hillarysyachtclub.com.au

OUR SPONSORS Gold

Desiree Ruchet Pens & Moorings Officer e: moorings@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Janet Coates Accountant e: finance@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Sheryl Begbie Bookkeeper e: accounts@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Louise Jennings Aquatics Coordinator e: aquatics@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Nikki Samuels Training & Development e: development@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Joanne Tonna Marketing & Communications e: marketing@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Bianca Reuben Food & Beverage Manager e: operations@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Rhianna Kidd Functions Coordinator e: functions@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Matt Lee Bosun e: bosun@hillarysyachtclub.com.au Brad West Maintenance e: maintenance@hillarysyachtclub.com.au

Silver Hillarys Yacht Club

MARINA LIFTING SERVICES

Hillarys Marina Lifting Services Shane Bowran Business Manager t: 9246 4300 e: hmlsmanager@hillarysyachtclub.com.au

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MANAGEMENT

FLAG OFFICERS

Commodore

Management Committee

Rear Commodore Angling

Management Committee

Rear Commodore Dive

Management Committee

Rear Commodore

Bill McPherson m: 0439 934 499 e: bill.mac49@icloud.com

Deborah Childs m: 0407 185 166 e: boldre@icloud.com

Kerry Lewis m: 0419 047 002 e: lewiskerryj@gmail.com

Vice Commodore

Martin Mileham m: 0488 911 010 e: martin.mileham@hotmail.com

Mark Taylor m: 0409 522 886 e: mark@automark.com.au

Vice Commodore

Graham Townsend m: 0400 058 515 e: graham.townsend@ minprovise.com.au

Ian Patterson m: 0419 908 061 e: ian.patterson@ debtcrisissolutions.com.au

Treasurer

Des Riley m: 0412 038 166 e: dgr@rmpr.com.au

Marina Facilities Rod Sweet m: 0435 051 641 e: rod.sweet@me.com

Management Committee

Paul Skinner m: 0409 650 500 e: pcskinner63@gmail.com

Rear Commodore Sailing Marshall Fox m: 0425 100 056 e: mfox@apt-systems.com

Management Committee

General Manager

Rear Commodore Power

Jon Tomkins m: 0408 998 188 e: jontomkins64@gmail.com

Brad Dawson m: 9246 2833

e: gm@hillarysyachtclub.com.au

Paul Harris m: 0424 445 383 e: paulharris63@bigpond.com

Stuart McKay m: 0499 968 412 e: mckay.sl@hotmail.com

SECTION/DIVISION CAPTAINS Angling Captain Cruising Captain Dinghy Captain Dive Captain Keel Captain Paddle Captain Power Captain

Dennis Loran Tony Brooke Steve Childs Paul Harris Tim Tucker Lynda Bailey Mark Hull

m: 0418 928 896 m: 0458 213 702 m: 0478 616 114 m: 0424 445 383 m: 0438 747 123 m: 0414 708 465 m: 0437 789 430

e: dloran@bigpond.net.au e: tonybrooke@live.com.au e: stenichi@iinet.net.au e: paulharris63@bigpond.com e: atkotucker@bigpond.com e: baileylc@hotmail.com e: markghull@gmail.com

CONSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE OFFICERS Jim Suffield Brent Griffith Barry Garrat-Reed

m: 0417 987 980 m: 0418 918 939 m: 0430 150 301

e: jim.suffield@qmts.net.au e: brent.griffith@superstock.com.au e: bandj.gr@gmail.com

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