Breeze September - October 2019

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Issue No. 226 • September – October 2019

Official Publication of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

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CONTENTS

Cover: RNZYS crews dominated the top places at the 2019 Governor’s Cup – Photo by Andrew Delves.

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

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

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

DEADLINES For Nov – Dec 2019 Issue Editorial - 17 October Advertising booking - 17 October Advertising material due - 24 October Magazine posted - 31 October Layout and Typesetting by Ocean Press Ltd Printed by Soar Printing Registered as a magazine at the GPO, Wellington.

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From the Commodore .........................................................................................................................................................5 From the General Manager ...............................................................................................................................................6 Chef ’s Dish ..................................................................................................................................................................................8 New Members ..........................................................................................................................................................................8 Cruising Report .....................................................................................................................................................................10 Sailing Office Report ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 RNZYS Events ........................................................................................................................................................................14 Recalling a Watershed Moment in NZ Sailing History ..................................................................................16 Mixed Bag for Havana Club Winter Rum Race Series .................................................................................20 Bavaria 50 Picks up its skirts and boogies ..............................................................................................................22 Old Charts inspire new journeys in art ..................................................................................................................26 Through Panama and Heading Home ......................................................................................................................28 Mate vs Mate as RNZYS Dominates Governor’s Cup ..................................................................................32 Phil Robertson Celebrates second World Title ..................................................................................................36 A Sparkling Time with Greg Holland ........................................................................................................................40 Learning to live with Owha the Leopard Seal ....................................................................................................42 Food, Fun and Laughter with Annabelle White ..................................................................................................44 AC36 Revenge of the Sailmakers ................................................................................................................................46 Sarah’s life-changing experience on ice ....................................................................................................................49 Perilous and fraught early NZ encounters vividly recalled .......................................................................... 52 Performance Programme Report ............................................................................................................................... 53 Youth Programme Report ............................................................................................................................................... 54 Classic Yacht Association Journal ..................................................................................................................................56 Marine Scene.............................................................................................................................................................................58 Directory Ads............................................................................................................................................................................60 FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Ian Cook 09 417 0060 Vice Commodore Aaron Young 021 747 470 Rear Commodore Andrew Aitken 027 579 4194 BREEZE MAGAZINE Editor Ivor Wilkins 09 425 7791

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FROM THE COMMODORE

investment in the future of sailing continues.

The recent weather bombs to hit Auckland and Westhaven Marina provided us with a timely reminder that Mother Nature can change her mind at a moment’s notice and is very powerful. We also saw a similar incident in our Te Kouma race last year.

We need to remember the weather station reports we get are only a general indication of what is happening in the Gulf.

As I embark on my second year as Commodore, I would like to thank those who came and attended the AGM. I wish to also thank my fellow Flag Officers and Committee, who all agreed to stand again and volunteer their time to help benefit the club.

As those who attended the AGM would be aware, a huge effort has gone into our Major Events Programme for 2021, which is now less than 18 months away. We have seen by now the launching of ETNZ’s first boat in their preparation of the defence of AC36.

The comparison with the challengers will be interesting to see.

We have had a strong first financial quarter and it is good to see so many members using the club and enjoying the facilities.

The 28th of August represented a bit of a reminder for me of the Race Around the Isle of Wight 18 years ago, where Ranger took out her division with a host of Flag Officers and some General Committee members on board for the event. (Thanks to Chris Collins for the memory jog!).

We have seen some outstanding achievements by members of our Youth and Performance Training Programmes over the last two months (reported in full in this issue of Breeze). This is a great testimony to the support you and the club gives in initiating and facilitating programmes. It is important that our

Ian Cook Commodore

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FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER Members are at the heart of any club. Much of what we do is based around volunteer members, who give their time to their club – often at their own expense and largely for the enjoyment of other members. This amazing contribution comes from the boat drivers, race management people, various sub committees and through to the General Committee. This group will grow dramatically over the next two years.

Whilst we always want extra volunteer help with various projects we have on the go, we have had a big focus recently on planning for our various volunteer programmes on and off the water for 2021. The co-ordination of the on-water volunteers is now well advanced and we have been working with a number of clubs in New Zealand to ensure we have enough high quality skilled people to deliver a packed summer, from club racing, J-class, superyachts, Youth America’s Cup, Prada Cup, America’s Cup, dinghy races and more. All up, we have had almost 600 people apply for these driver / crew roles and more than 100 have volunteered for off water roles as well – amazing!

The on-water training will be taking place first with around 150 people to be selected.

We are around a year away for the other roles. We have appointed Miranda Farr to co-ordinate these roles along with the training required. Miranda and our Sailing Director, Laurie Jury, will arrange the various legal exemptions and licenses we require to run the events. So thank you to all of you for your patience; the communications with more detail will start shortly.

We welcome to our sponsorship family Barfoot & Thompson Real Estate for at least the next three years. If you would like to register your home into the rental pool for the Cup period, please head to the 2021 section on the website and if you are selling a property, please keep them in mind. Barfoot & Thompson will be the naming rights sponsor for the Ladies Summer Series, Corporate Member and a Support Partner of the Harken Youth Match Racing Championship plus the 2021 Auckland Superyacht Regatta.

Ezi Car Rentals and Edu Experts have also come on board as Corporate Members. Keep an eye out for car rental deals throughout New Zealand for members in the not too distant future.

We need to thank charities Lion Foundation & Trillian Trust for supporting us to secure our fourth new RIB as well as new outboard engines. This now totally replaces the fleet of RIBS with new state of the art and fit for purpose boats from Smuggler Marine.

Thank you to all of you who attended the

AGM. Probably the fastest and most positive meeting in the club’s history! It was pleasing to hear your positive comments and be able to update you on where we have been and where we are going. I can say after the first quarter we are tracking very well to both budget and a massively improved position on the same point last year.This has largely been driven from increased sponsorship and Food and Beverage revenues.

The opt-out donations continue to roll in at great pace and for those who would still like to take up the offer of either the 150th contribution or the America’s Cup contribution, we welcome these – just pop into Reception. A project list is being completed and it has given us the confidence to progress with a number of the events.

As I mentioned at the start of the article, members are the heart of the club and our volunteers work hard to deliver events for other members to enjoy. If you would like to get involved in something extra, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you have nonmembers regularly joining you at the club, or on your boat, then do the right thing and get them to join as well. There will be some upcoming promotions to encourage this.

Lastly, we have some fantastic member events coming up including an ETNZ and AC update lunch in October and the Great Blake Race Charity Regatta late October. These will both sell out quickly, so ensure you get your table secured early.

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She is long and pencil-thin, but still a stunner. And of definite appeal to her new custodian, Commodore Ian Cook, who is known for his enthusiasm for wooden boats. Pictured left Squadron member and model maker Bruce Tantrum presents Ian with his latest creation, a model of Ian’s 67ft sloop Innismara. Bruce used European planking, cedar, teak and kauri to make the replica of the yacht, that was designed and built by Bernie Schmidt and launched at Auckland in 1967.

Picture by Debra Douglas

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OBITUARIES Mr Bob Bezar Mr Robert Ensoll Mr Harvey Sheppard Mr Charles Stone Mr Robert Youngman NEW MEMBERS

Welcome Spring with the Chef’s Dish As winter slips back in the fleet, it’s time to welcome spring and treat yourself to Executive Chef Jean Brito’s latest addition to the Members’ Bar and Quarterdeck menu: Grilled Chicken Thigh, Chili-Garlic Puree, Wilted Spinach, Potato Fondant and Baby Cress. – Picture by Debra Douglas

Mr Conal Alderson Miss Hazel Ashton Miss Robyn Ashton Ms Deborah Capill Mr Andrew Clarke Mrs Candace Elwood Ms Nuria Ferres Mr Alan Houghton Mr Gary Knox Mr Peter Linford Mr Marc Michel Mrs Paula Miller Mr Peter Morton Mr Falcon Prout Mr Matthew Ransfield Mrs Wendy Roberts Mrs Shirley Sisepi-Fraser Mrs Svetlana Young

Ms Kym Andersen Mr Ian Ashton Mr James Barnes Mrs Carmel Cervin Miss Sandra De Jong Mr Mark Elwood Mr Alan Heatlie Mr Erik Jacobson Mr Michael Lightfoot Mr Rory MacGillycuddy Mr Kenneth Miller Mrs Louise Morton Mr Marco Nordio Mrs Stella Pye Miss Chelsea Rees Ms Elizabeth Sellar Mr Niel Spencer

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Large format printing is continuing to be a growth area for us so we needed to add additional automation to our finishing capability and we feel the Zund will be fantastic.

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Cruising and Motor Yacht Series

‘Best Kept Secret of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’ Supported by CLUB MARINE INSURANCE Looking forward to a new summer of sailing and cruising the beautiful waters we have close by? Join us for the Cruising Rally once a month and enjoy the friendly post-match banter ashore with friends and family. The dates are: • October 19th 2019 • November 23rd 2019 • December 14th 2019 • February 1st 2020 • February 22nd 2020 • March 28th 2020 The first Rally kicks off at 1pm at Resolution Buoy. We have made some changes to the courses, so make sure you enter the series early and allow time to read your Sailing Instructions and Cruising Course Sheet. Remember to monitor VHF channel 17, BYO glasses ashore and let’s keep our seas and coastline clean for everyone to enjoy.

Fly the RNZYS burgee on arrival – one of our regular cruisers allocates this responsibility to his grandson, a cool way to involve and inspire the young ones.

If there is enough interest, we may have extra prizes for two-handed and multihull participants, so spread the word and encourage others to come along.

Prior to this we have our pre-season Cruising Dinner on Wednesday 11th September and invite you all to attend. Please book through the members’ portal online, or at RNZYS Reception ahead of time. The speakers are Jon and Barb Tucker, who will

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From the Sailing Office

What a wild wet winter this has been.

I never would have thought that a 50-foot catamaran could flip over inside Westhaven Marina and with most other boats completely undamaged!

The Club Marine Insurance Winter Series has seen some great heavy air racing. I was lucky enough to get out for a sail on Wedgetail for some windward-leeward racing.The owners kindly handed over the helm and key crewing positions to Vento Racing, a young RNZYS Performance Programme team, most of whom have never sailed on anything bigger that an E7, but will be racing on SM40’s in New York at the end of September. The team did very well in top end conditions.

Racing has been very tight in the series, which has seen one of the biggest fleets in the past five plus years. Results once again look very tight, especially in the non-spinnaker division with three boats currently all tied for 1st place.

The club has been running a Speaker Series over the winter, which has been very successful.

So far, the topics have included Safety, Rules and Sail & Tactics. Thank you to our guest speakers Angus Willison, John Rountree and Mike Sanderson. The next in the series is Boat Maintenance on the 24th of September. Hope to see you all there.

We also tried a new initiative in August with a Crew and Boat Owner Networking night providing an opportunity for prospective crew

members and boat owners to meet before the new summer season gets underway.

The RNZYS has seen some great results over the winter with Performance Programme team, Knots Racing, winning a grade one match racing event – Match Race Germany, and Governor’s Cup (USA), followed by finishing 2nd at the Youth Match Racing Worlds in Russia. This young team helmed by Nick EgnotJohnson is now ranked 4th in the Open Match Racing Rankings! Celia Willison and her Edge Womens Match Team also finished 2nd at a grade one womens event and has moved up to 11th in the Women’s Match Racing Rankings.

The YDL NZ Match Racing Qualifier on the 3rd and 4th of August was a full house of 12 teams competing for a sought-after entry to the Yachting Developments NZ Match Racing Championships at the start of October.

Unfortunately, the weather didn’t play ball with more than 30 knots for both days meaning the event had to be cancelled and a new qualifier scheduled for mid-September.

Many of our members would have been taking part in the SSANZ two-handed series that same weekend, so would know how strong the wind was! I was sailing on a Ross 8m, C U Later. We had a fantastic two-hour kite ride down the bottom of Waiheke Island followed by a gruelling six-hour beat back in 30 plus knots. Great to see so many RNZYS members braving the weather to take part.

We have a very exciting summer this

season, with a couple of extra events, one being the first ever NZ Foiling Match Racing Champs in mid-January. We have already received some very high-profile entries and it will be a great opportunity for the RNZYS Performance Programme teams to show their stuff. RNZYS is also hosting the World Youth Match Racing Championships at the end of February. It has been a long time since the RNZYS has hosted an official World Championships and will be great to showcase the club to world class competition.

This is the time to start planning your summer season, so get your entries in early and lock in your crew. We have more and more skilled crew coming through both our Youth Training Programme and Learn to Sail, through the Race Crewing Training, so don’t forget to ask the Sailing Office if you need help to fill spots.

Lastly, we have also been doing a lot of work on the Course Marshall programme for the America’s Cup. We are now starting to get the details all confirmed between America’s Cup Events, the Harbour Master and Maritime New Zealand, and will be going out to all those who have put their name down with more details on training, commitment and qualifications required.

Enjoy the last of your winter racing!

Laurie Jury RNZYS Sailing Director

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RNZYS SOCIAL & SAILING EVENTS

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Upcoming Events 10am Tuesday 3rd September Tuesday 1st October

Ladies Coffee Morning We have a wonderful variety of speakers lined up. Members price $10 for coffee/morning tea and a great opportunity to listen to our presenters and socialize with your fellow Squadron ladies. Guests price $12.

6:30pm Wednesday 18th Sept Wednesday 23rd Oct

Quiz Nights Have a fun quizical challenge evening with with colleagues, crew, family or friends! Entry is free and you can have a maximum of 7 players in your team. To enter, simply email your team name to: adelves@rnzys.org.nz

6pm Wednesday 11th Sept

Club Marine Insurance Cruising Dinner Enjoy a great evening with your fellow Squadron cruisers! Guest Speakers: Jon & Barb Tucker – who are very experienced cruisers and have plenty of incredible stories and information to share.

Tickets: $45 per person includes a two course dinner

6pm Tuesday 24th Sept

Speaker Evenings Boat Maintenance with Ovlov, International & more

12pm Friday 4th October

ETNZ Lunch Join other members to hear firsthand from ETNZ about the latest happenings in the world of America’s Cup Tickets Members: $69 | Guests: $79 Includes 3 course lunch and arrival drink

Saturday 21st September – 9:45pm Sunday 6th October – 545pm Sunday 12th October – 545pm Saturday 19th October 11:15pm or Sunday 20th October 11:15pm

Rugby World Cup – LIVE games All Blacks vs South Africa All Blacks vs Namibia All Blacks vs Italy All Blacks Quarterfinal

Saturday 26th October 9pm or Sunday 27th October 10pm

All Blacks Semi Final

Saturday 2nd November 10pm

World Cup Final

From 1pm Thursday 31st October

Charity Regatta Great Blake Race Enjoy an afternoon sailing, followed by an evening of food, drinks, auction, LIVE band and more as we raise money for the RNZYS International Sailing Fund and BLAKE. Ticket bookings and all enquiries to: mkhan@rnzys.org.nz

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Club Marine Insurance Winter Series Race 10 & Series Prizegiving ........................

Young 88 Pre-Season Dock Rally ...................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Havana Club Winter Rum Race 13 - Series Prizegiving & PIRATE PARTY .............

Gold Cup - Spring Regatta (RYC) ....................................................................................

Race Management Volunteer Brunch ............................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................

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Yachting Developments NZMRC – Team Registration, Practice and Welcome .....

Yachting Developments NZMRC .....................................................................................

Young 88 Sprints 1 ...............................................................................................................

Yachting Developments NZMRC .....................................................................................

Havana Club Spring Rum Race 1 ......................................................................................

Yachting Developments NZMRC .....................................................................................

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Stewart 34 Championships 1.............................................................................................

Barfoot & Thompson Ladies Series 1...............................................................................

Club Marine Insurance Wednesday Series 1 ..................................................................

Elliotts 7 Sprint Series 1......................................................................................................

Havana Club Spring Rum Race 2 ......................................................................................

RNZYS Opening Day - Mark Foy Race ...........................................................................

Gold Cup - Roy McDell Memorial (RNZYS) ................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Etchells Sprints 1 .................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

Elliotts 7 Sprint Series 2 & Young 88 Sprints 2 ..............................................................

Havana Club Spring Rum Race 3 & OCTOBERFEST PARTY.....................................

Club Marine Insurance Cruising Rally 1 .......................................................................... ..................................................................................................................................................

Stewart 34 Championships 2.............................................................................................

Barfoot & Thompson Ladies Series 2 & Etchells Sprints 2..........................................

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Coastal Classic Race Start - No Rum Race .................................................................. .................................................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................................................

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Elliotts 7 Sprints 3 & Young 88 Sprints 3 .........................................................................

RNZYS Charity Regatta......................................................................................................

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

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Recalling a Watershed Moment in NZ Sailing History

Chris Bouzaid and his son Richard sailing Rainbow II in the One Ton Cup Revisited Regatta.

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In Auckland, NASA’s success coincided with Chris Bouzaid’s victory in the One Ton Cup, the first major international keelboat trophy captured for New Zealand and the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron.

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20 Breeze Magazine Bouzaid and his crew of Roy Dickson, Alan Warwick, Ward Schofiled, John Woolley and David Craig, travelled to Germany to compete against a formidable fleet of 11 other One Tonners representing Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Holland, Switzerland and the USA. The One Ton Cup at that time represented one of the top three international trophies in keelboat sailing. With his small Sparkman & Stephens one-tonner Rainbow II, Bouzaid had mounted a dark-horse challenge in Germany the year before and caused a stir by finishing a close second behind a powerful German crew in Optimist.

In backing the campaign, RNZYS Commodore Bruce Marler had to overcome some resistance from his own General Committee, concerned about the expense of a long-shot attempt at one of the most challenging offshore regattas in the world.

Club members, the marine industry, local companies and members of the public got behind the campaign and raised the $11,000 required to send Rainbow II and the crew to Europe. One boy even sent in his 10c pocket money from Taumarunui.

After the close result in 1968, there was a sense of unfinished business and once again Commodore Marler and chief fundraiser Arnold Baldwin mobilised support behind another attempt.

After modifying Rainbow II to be more competitive in light airs, Bouzaid and his crew first had to win selection in a hotly-contested

‘It is staggering what the RNZYS has achieved over the years.

What we did was a small part of that.’

– Chris Bouzaid.

trials series against 14 other local one-tonners.

Back in Germany, the Optimist crew remained the favourites, but Rainbow II’s modifications, combined with a rigorous training regime led by Roy Dickson, had lifted the game.

After four races, the New Zealanders had accumulated enough points to secure the coveted One Ton Cup without having to race the fifth. Nevertheless, following custom, the crew went into battle once more and finished the final race in 2nd place, despite being somewhat impaired by the effects of exuberant celebrations the previous night.

The victory was a beach-head for all the international racing success that has followed.

In the Kiwi way, Bouzaid has always been modest about the achievement.

On the occasion of Rainbow II’s restoration, which was marked by the hugely successful One Ton Cup Revisited regatta in Auckland in 2016, Bouzaid remarked: “The RNZYS has been my club all my life. It is staggering what the RNZYS has achieved over the years. What we did was a small part of that.”

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Mixed Bag for the Winter Havana Club Rum Race Series It’s not just the rum bottles being left upside down with Auckland’s wild winter weather. A quick look on YouTube shows a 16m catamaran flipping over in Westhaven Marina and a 45m superyacht getting knocked down way past 45°. Nonetheless, we have had some great days on the race track and a pleasing number of boats on occasions. In more exciting news, the winter Rum Race series has seen several new boats join the Havana Club Rum Race scene.

The Rum Race committee has been hard at work, planning and fine tuning with several new hands on deck. Firstly, I would like to thank Brian ‘Trubi’Trubovich (Formerly Higher Ground, Div B) and Andrew Aitken (Margaritaville, Div B) a couple of founding members that were instrumental in getting things underway. We welcome new committee members Debbie Whiting (Tequila, Super Cruisers and social events), Ross Chapman (Charmonet, B Div), Gary Lock and Wayne Ferguson (Namu, E Div), Paul Groom (Psyche, E Div), and Gary Sugden

(Ovlov Marine, MRX). Finally, a huge thank you for the continued support from Rochelle Seagar (RNZYS Race Manager) and Catriona Stanton (RNZYS Events Manager). We are all here for one reason – to promote the great fun of Rum Racing.

On the topic of promoting the Rum Racing, good news travels fast and we have several “exhibition” events adding to the Rum Race fleet; 20th September sees the multihulls join us in what the promoters are hoping will be in excess of 10 boats. On the 18th October, we have the classics joining us for a mini test Classic Charity Regatta and plans are well underway for an MRX event this side of Christmas too. However, there’s no better way to promote Rum Racing than getting out there and enjoying it with your mates.

The monthly themed parties are always a lot of fun and well attended, both on the water and in the bar. The last Friday of each month sees the themes as follows: September – Pirates; October – Oktoberfest; November –

Superhero’s; December – Christmas.

There is a lot to look forward to as the days get longer and warmer. Remember to get your series entries in, including the Super Cruisers, who are due back with their own division for the spring and summer series. Series entries not only get a substantial discount, but one lucky entry will walk away with a prize just for entering before Race 1! Up at the bar after racing, we have all the usual race prizes, crew draws and banter.

Don’t forget our very own Rum Race Facebook page for all the latest photos, promos and all the reminders.

Finally, remember to keep your VHF on channel 17 at all times whilst heading to the start and during the race to hear all the race info you ever want to hear from course numbers to OCS and even rain cancellation. Be safe and have fun Moulet, Extreme RNZYS Rum Race Committee Chair

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Bavaria 50 Picks up its Skirts and Boogies On a typical Auckland early spring day, with a bit of bite in the fresh southwesterly, the newly-arrived Bavaria C50 lifted its skirts and showed a sprightly aspect to its personality.

These large-volume yachts are primarily directed towards cruising with all the comforts of home, but it was quickly obvious that in the right conditions they would eat up the miles and would be perfectly at home with the weekly rum racers or competing in the cruising division’s passage races.

However, do not expect to break much of a sweat, because Bavaria has gone to great lengths to make passage-making as effortless as possible.

Most of the boat-handling functions can be achieved without leaving the cockpit, from unfurling and furling the sails, attending to sail trim and setting and weighing anchor at your favourite destination. The self-tacking headsail takes the effort out of the upwind slog into the south-westerly at the end of a weekend away.

The sail controls lead back to the twin helm stations and electric winches take the effort out of the grunt work. Each helm station offers good visibility forward and the large B&G displays provide all the navigation and monitoring functions to keep everything on track.

A bow thruster makes for straight-forward close-quarter manoeuvres and docking.

High side coamings and a generous dodger provide plenty of protection in the cockpit, which features twin tables and wide bench seats for streteching out.

The transom folds down to create a large boarding platform and access to a generous under-cockpit garage for stowing a dinghy and sundry equipment.

Slimline flush hatches ensure that moving around on the cabintop or foredeck poses no danger of painful stubbed toes.

To assist performance, designer Maurizio Cossutti has extended the waterline length to the full extent of the hull’s 14.99m with a near plumb bow and vertical stern. The 5.5m beam is carried all the way aft, to create a powerful hull form, while the single rudder appeared deep enough to maintain control while wellheeled in the gusts.

With cruising comfort the main priority, the large volume hull is all about creating acres of internal space –75m2 of it, the size of decent apartment. Owners have considerable freedom to customise that space to their own requirements.

No fewer than 24 internal layouts are available, across three levels of equipment

and detail; these are dubbed Holiday, Style and Ambition, with Style offering more design elements such as selected timbers and upholstery choices, while Ambition adds performance touches, like an extended bowsprit capable of carrying gennakers.

This particular model had only just landed in Auckland and completed its commissioning.

It was ordered by an experienced South Island couple, who have owned a number of yachts, the most recent being a Bavaria 51. After four years, they decided to upgrade to the new C50 model.

They opted for the three cabin layout, which features two double aft cabins and a generous owners’ stateroom up forward. All the cabins have ensuite heads.

Other layout options offer four, five and even six cabin arrangements, providing for

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The saloon is spacious and bright with solid wood mahogany-finish joinery and neutral upholstery fabrics. charter operations, or for owners wanting to have professional crew.

The saloon has a U-shape settee wrapping around a dining table on the port side with a straight settee opposite, while the wellequipped galley has ample bench space and refrigeration to keep guests well fed and watered even on extended cruises.

The solid timber joinery is handcrafted at the German factory and offered in three finishes, walnut, white oak and mahogany, which was the choice of these New Zealand owners.

The level of detailing and finish was to a high standard.

Large rectangular windows set into the hull bring light and views into the saloon

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The ambience is contemporary and elegant with the rich mahogany joinery offset by neutral upholstery finishes.

Again, the options list allows owners to select equipment and accessories to suit their lifestyle. This yacht’s owners, for example, did not choose the pop-up flatscreen TV, but did select a wine cellar in the deep underfloor storage space alongside the galley. They also chose a generator, which piggy-backs on top of the 80hp Yanmar engine, accessed behind the lift-up companionway stairs.

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As this yacht was being commissioned the new CEO of Bavaria Yachts Group, Michael Müller, visited Auckland. Over lunch at the RNZYS Members’ Bar, he outlined the brand’s philosophy for creating comfortable yachts for family cruising.

“The market is demanding larger yachts in the 45-50ft range, with high standards of finish and lots of storage and living space.”

He said Bavaria took a conservative approach to innovation. “We like to wait for new technologies to prove themselves first, so we can be certain they will be reliable.”

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Old charts inspire new journeys in art

Story by Debra Douglas St Heliers artist Philippa Bentley is a storyteller, letting her imagination float away on paper boats. Her vessels are sea charts that have been decorated with paintings, prints and drawings of seabirds, lighthouse keepers and adventurers.

“The idea I started working with was that maps and charts are reassuring objects,” said Philippa. “They tell us where we are going and where we have been. Marine charts are beautiful objects in themselves and each has a story to tell.

“However, with climate change and global warming we are heading into the unknown, into uncharted territory. I now incorporate an ecological message in my work using strange and wonderful creatures, for example, the sea monsters which were marked on charts by early cartographers to signify the great, vast unknown.”

Philippa’s early work involved printing sea creatures on charts that came from the yacht Archangel. A 70ft schooner built in Canada and launched in 1980. Archangel eventually became Sir Peter Blake and Lady Blake’s family

yacht, with Philippa’s partner, Mike Bundock, purchasing her from Lady Blake in Barcelona in 2004 and sailing the yacht back to Auckland, where Mike and Philippa use her for cruising holidays.

This year Philippa is progressing her initial concept by folding her artwork to form origami paper boats and housing the 3D sculptures in a glass case. The boats are sturdy, with internal bracing and sit on unseen support.

Philippa: “If you think of the paper boat or hat you make with the kids, it’s an acceptable, recognisable idea.”

Philippa exhibits at galleries in Matakana, St Heliers and Devonport and also does a lot of commissioned work. She is, however, always on the hunt for more sea charts. Most of her clients are wanting pieces with a local flavour, especially charts of the Auckland area, with the Hauraki Gulf being a favourite.

“I have plenty of charts of the Pacific and the Caribbean, but have a shortage of those

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Philippa Bentley at the wheel of Archangel. of the Hauraki Gulf. And I prefer older charts, because of the quality of the paper. The new ones tend to be brittle and unsuitable for artwork.”

Philippa encourages members to contact her if they have charts tucked away and no longer used. The story of their journey need not be over.

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Above and Right: Sharing the Panama locks with large ships demands careful attention. Below: Panama City has modernised in the past 25 years.

Through Panama and Heading Home After six years of cruising Atlantic and Mediterranean waters, Jim & Karin Lott turn Victoria’s bow back towards home ...

Along with every other yacht wanting to go through the Panama Canal, we waited at the friendly marina in Shelter Bay for a couple of weeks before our day arrived to cross to the Pacific.

After paying the transit fees and filling out numerous forms and documents, we used the time to have a look around, visiting an historic fort, hiking along tracks through the tropical rain forest to look at monkeys and all manner of colourful birds squawking in the branches, and making preparations for our next ocean voyage.

The heat was oppressive and the breeze intermittent. The air-conditioned lounge and swimming pool at the marina were put to good use.

A daily bus took us for free to shopping malls and supermarkets in Colon. To get there

we had to cross the canal either on a ferry or across the top of the steel gates when they closed to contain the water in the locks. The old locks we had passed through in Victoria 25 years ago are now partnered by much larger locks close by, built a few years ago in response to the bigger ships of today.

Panama still has many desperately poor people, but in the 25 years since it took over the canal operation from the USA,

the country’s economy has grown with an emerging middle class and increased prosperity.

While the centre of Colon can be dangerous and gangs still control some areas, many parts of Panama have become much safer.

The sun was just peeping over the horizon as our advisor/pilot stepped on board and we were underway, heading towards the new road bridge being built high over the canal approaches.

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Our Italian lock-mates rafted up with Roy the adviser (right) ready to bellow his commands.

On board we had to have four line handlers as well as skipper and advisor. Our friends Dave and Beth had flown in from Denver and we hired a local student to make up the numbers.

Many students have become excellent line handlers using their wages to fund their studies.

Approaching the first set of locks that would lift us up to Gatun Lake, we rafted alongside an Italian catamaran before following the ship ahead into the lock. Our adviser, Roy was pleasant enough, but had no idea how to stop his mouth from barking constant orders at everyone.

No doubt he had experienced some nervous or barely capable people on yachts from time to time, but his non-stop diatribe of helm commands, engine orders and instructions to our line handlers was quite a distraction, especially when he started contradicting himself.

Within a few minutes, the Italian skipper and I had worked out how we would handle our ‘raft’ with a few quiet hand signals to each other, largely ignoring Roy as he wore out his larynx.

The advisor on the Italian yacht kept an

eye out, but left Roy to his erratic commands.

We progressed without any trouble through the three locks and parted company for the 40 mile voyage through the buoyed channels across Gatun Lake.

Our lake voyage was pleasant and unremarkable aside from the moment when a tug ploughed past leaving a horrendous wake, which we turned to meet head-on. Fortunately our fore-hatch was closed as a wave half a metre deep broke across our bow. It washed the securing hook off our anchor, which then launched itself, running out about 20m of chain before we could stop it.

With order restored, our voyage across the tranquil lake soon continued until our arrival at the Mirabella locks for the descent to the Pacific.

Going down, small craft enter the lock ahead of the ship, so we rafted once again with our Italian friends. Roy had his second wind, but the Italian skipper and I did our own thing leaving Roy to his soliloquy.

We had been warned by other skippers about the severe turbulence in the second down lock, where a number of yachts have suffered damage. We made sure that our lines were secured promptly and both skippers used plenty of astern engine power as the current reached us, pushed by the ship entering into our lock behind us.

For a couple of minutes our log recorded over six knots from astern as our lines groaned and stretched. It was easy to understand how damage could occur.

A mile or two downstream we dropped off our student line-handler and Roy, who seemed entirely satisfied with his day’s work. The Balboa Yacht Club directed us to a mooring where we could stay a few days to make our preparations for our long voyage across the Pacific.

We sat down to dinner with Beth and Dave reflecting over a surfeit of wine that we had been out of the Pacific for over six years as we roamed the Atlantic and the waters connected to it. Now we were ready to head home again. .

• Following their return to New Zealand, Jim and Karin Lott have sold their beloved Victoria, but continue to sail more local waters in a smaller vessel.

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Mate vs Mate as RNZYS crews rule Four RNZYS crews made an unprecedented show of strength at this year’s Governor’s Cup Regatta in California. Andrew Delves went along to catch the action in words and pictures ...

I had the pleasure of travelling to the recent 53rd Annual Governors Cup Youth Match Racing Regatta at the Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach, California to report on our four Squadron teams. This was the first time in the event’s 53-year history that four teams from one yacht club had competed.

This year, we had Leonard Takahashi and his RNZYS PP Pacific Racing team (who had finished runners-up in the two previous years), Nick Egnot-Johnson and his RNZYS PP KNOTS Racing Team, Jordan Stevenson and

his RNZYS PP Vento Racing team, and Frankie Dair and his RNZYS YTP team.

Their selection and performance at this highly-ranked regatta underlined the strength of sailors coming out of the RNZYS programmes.

Stevenson, Egnot-Johnson and Takahashi all have major youth victories to their names, and so does Dair after winning the Musto Youth International in Sydney last year – however this wasn’t going to be enough to get him an invite as his ranking was lower than the other three. YTP Coach Reuben Corbett suggested Dair apply for an invite under the California

Breeze Magazine 35 Leonard Takahashi and Nick Egnot-Johnson battle for the best start in the final match.

at the Governor’s Cup Yacht Club burgee, and it worked even though his RNZYS YTP crew sailed each day in YTP apparel.

Arriving a few days before the regatta, I went down to the club to do a bit of a reccy and see if I could introduce myself to the right people to ensure I could get out on the water each day to get as much coverage as I could.

I had earlier gained the impression this event was run by a pretty tight-knit group and I would need to charm my way into the inner circle. I was right.

I soon found the right people, one being

‘Regatta Godfather’ Andy Rose. After a bit of a chat, I was invited to join him and the team for a few beers and dinner on the Balboa Yacht Club deck. “I was a bit worried when I learned the Squadron was sending up a press officer. It has never happened before,” Andy said. “But, now that I’ve met you, you’re a really nice guy” – and just like that, I was in.

The event kicked off on the Monday evening with a massive opening dinner and skippers ‘roast’ under a specially erected marquee on the water’s edge. The scale of this very quickly blew me away. Attending were around 250

members dressed to the nines, as well as all of the teams and volunteers.

After a delicious three course meal, Andy Rose then hosted the famous Skippers Roast, where each team is invited to the stage for a bit of back and forth banter that is live-streamed online.

It is a really great way to get the event going and to get the members involved. It is also enables the audience to get to know the teams, without the usual cliché questions and answers we generally get across the sporting spectrum.

This being Leonard Takahashi’s third time around, he knew exactly what to expect and provided some pretty classic chat with Rose that got some hearty laughter from the crowd.

Sporting a racy mullet-esque haircut, Leonard was ready for anything.

“Now Mr Takahashi, I’m not too sure what to make of your new haircut.”

“You’re just jealous because you haven’t got much hair left, Andy!” You get the picture.

Come Tuesday morning it was time for racing to commence in the custom Gov Cup 22’s, with five days of racing scheduled to include two round robins, followed by semi-finals and final. Covering our events at the Squadron I have grown accustomed to bobbing around in a RIB with my camera and phone (which I quite enjoy), but this was not the case in California. I spent the next five days on a range of different media vessels, all of which were no smaller than 60ft, with catering provided throughout. I had well and truly infiltrated the inner circle.

Our teams started well, and after both round robins it was Takahashi who was leading in his quest to finally get the Governor’s Cup monkey off his back. Nick Egnot-Johnson wasn’t far behind in 3rd, with Frankie Dair coming home strong on the final day to secure the final semi-final berth, putting three Squadron teams into the semi-finals.

Stevenson sailed extremely well throughout the event and was unlucky to lose his final three round robin races by less than a boat length, ending his semi-final hopes. However, he finished well, beating CYCA’s Finn Tapper in a sail-off to claim 5th overall. Stevenson and his team also went on to win the Governor’s Cup Sportsmanship Trophy, and are considered a certainty to be invited back in 2020.

Racing on the final two days was livestreamed online too, and it took a small army of volunteers to get this going. From

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That was all she wrote, with Egnot-Johnson and his KNOTS Racing team sailing their Gov Cup 22 like they stole it to hold onto the lead and become 2019 Governor’s Cup Champions the commentators, drone pilots, dedicated drone spotter, chase boat with a multitude of on-water cameras and a roving reporter, production manager, and other technical helpers, not to mention the technical gear needed to put this all together – it was truly an astonishing operation. This kind of production would cost upwards of $US150,000, but all of these guys and girls were members of the club, professionals in this area, and just cover this event voluntarily because they love it.

The semi-finals were both absolute classics, with Takahashi coming back from 2-0 down

to beat Frankie Dair 3-2, and Nick EgnotJohnson coming back from 2-1 down to defeat American Jack Parkin 3-2. This then set up an all-Squadron final between Takahashi and Egnot-Johnson.

This one didn’t disappoint either. EgnotJohnson is notoriously good in the lighter airs and he showed that by taking a commanding 2-0 lead. But just to spice things up, the California breeze picked up considerably, handing Takahashi the conditions he revels in.

This was just the bit of encouragement he needed, going to on to sail like a bat out of hell and tie the final up 2-2.

It all came down to one final match to decide the 53rd Annual Governor’s Cup. It was a strange feeling for me, although I was guaranteed to see one of our teams win – I was also guaranteed to see one of our teams lose, and because I know these guys so well, it was a very bittersweet feeling.

Essentially the race was decided before they crossed the start-line, and it was Egnot-Johnson who got the better of Takahashi to claim the favoured right-hand-side and lead over the line.

Takahashi was pushing the limits and playing catch-up from then on, which led to a mistake at the first top mark when he hit the mark and incurred a penalty.

That was all she wrote, with Egnot-Johnson and his KNOTS Racing team sailing their Gov Cup 22 like they stole it to hold onto the lead and become 2019 Governor’s Cup Champions, while also consigning Takahashi to his third runner-up finish at the event in three years. Cue large hoots and hollers from the vast gallery of on water spectator boats.

Our four Squadron teams ended up finishing in the top five, an outstanding result for the club at arguably the biggest youth match racing regatta in the world. They all did the RNZYS and the country proud. I really encourage all of our Members to get right behind our young sailors and events in the future. These guys and girls are something special that we cannot take for granted.

“Everyone wants to go to a Gov’s Cup” – was something I had heard plenty of times in my six-and-half-years at the Squadron, and now I know why.

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Above: Alastair Gifford, Nick Egnot-Johnson and Sam Barnett hold the Governor’s Cup aloft.

Right: Jordan Stevenson and his Vento Racing team mid-tack.

Opposite Page: Jordan Stevenson & Frankie Dair in a close-fought round robin race.

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Phil Robertson at peace after second world match race title – Photos courtesy of World Match Racing Tour.

All Smiles as Robertson claims 2nd World Title

By Ivor Wilkins 2019 has been a good year for New Zealand match racing, with Phil Robertson claiming his second world title in Marstrand, Sweden, and two Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron crews claiming 1st and 2nd in the Governor’s Cup at Newport Beach, California.

Robertson, who became the ‘million dollar man’ when he and his crew won the one-off bonanza prize at the 2016 worlds, was delighted with his second title. “It’s fantastic to win here again,” he said. “The whole team, Stewart Dodson, Will Tiller and James Wiersbowski sailed superbly to make sure I could take the boat in the direction we needed. We are a pretty happy team.”

Robertson, Dodson and Tiller all came out of the RNZYS Youth Training Programme, which has been a breeding ground of outstanding sailors for more than 30 years.

Confirming the trend, this year’s Governor’s Cup sailed out of Balboa Yacht Club had four crews with current or graduate members of the programme dominating proceedings.

Robertson has a lot on his plate right now, slotting his match racing in with his China Team entry in the SailGP circuit drawing towards the end of its first year in the F50 foiling catamarans.

Following the change of ownership of the WMRT from Swedish company Aston Harald AB to a Chinese group, the world governing body has renewed its Special Event status through to 2028.

The shape of the tour under the new owners is yet to be clarified, but Robertson believes the vision is to take it back to an earlier incarnation where yacht clubs were more involved, utilising existing boats.

This implies a return to monohulls at several events, although Robertson believes high performance multihulls and foiling will continue to feature as well. While his own preference is now firmly in the high-performance foiling arena, Robertson recognises that a monohull element will reopen a clear pathway for younger match racers to progress onto the tour. “From that perspective, it will be good to have a mixture of classes on the tour schedule,” he says.

Asked if this implied a possible return to

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Following a short break back at his current base in Gothenberg, Sweden, Robertson was heading across to London to spend two days with his F50 wing trimmer and flight controller working in the Artemis Technologies simulator as part of their preparation for the Cowes leg of the circuit.

“Artemis developed the simulator as part of their America’s Cup programme with the AC50s. With the advent of the SailGP circuit, they converted the simulator for the F50s,” says Robertson.

During the redesign of the foiling catamarans, the new hardware, cockpit layouts and control systems were tested on the simulator to ensure they would work. Now the simulator is available on a commercial basis for teams to book time and hone their skills between SailGP events.

“It is a pretty phenomenal tool. You can set the typical course dimensions and practice manoeuvres and techniques. It has most of the helm, wing trim and flight control functions.

It is pretty realistic and I am sure they will keep developing it. It is definitely much better

“Two seconds on these boats is a very long time. When you are racing, it is extremely hard to hear ... We are talking tactics the whole way round and it can be very easy to miss key words that trigger manoeuvres and a change of positions. We are working hard on that.” crashing the simulator at 45 knots than the real thing.”

After the first three events, the SailGP circuit had split into two clearly dominant crews – Tom Slingsby’s Australia team and Nathan Outteridge’s Japan team – with Great Britain, the United States, China and France trailing.

Robertson says the telling difference is experience with foiling. “The performance will even up over time. It is very evident that the guys with experience on these boats, particularly with wing trim, are definitely a step ahead.

“They have had four or five years through the America’s Cup learning about these boats, while we have stepped up from a smaller foiling cat background. It is a completely different

beast.

“We have very little experience and two of our Chinese grinders had never sailed catamarans before, let alone experienced foiling. It is quite surreal for them and yet they have a key role in trimming the jib and the wing.

“The more they understand the feel of the boat and when to trim, the more effective the whole team will be.”

Having come out of the Dongfeng programme that won the last Volvo Ocean Race, the grinders have good sailing skills and a solid understanding of English sailing terminology, but the frantic nature of high-speed racing on tight courses demands instinctive, split-second reactions. “Any delay is crippling,” Robertson says.

“Two seconds on these boats is a very long time. When you are under pressure and racing, it is extremely hard to hear, even with comms systems in your ear.

“We are talking tactics the whole way round and it can be very easy to miss key words that trigger manoeuvres and a change of positions.

We are working hard on that.”

Compounding the challenge, the modifications to the F50s have made them faster and less stable, so that on tight courses, with tacks and gybes coming thick and fast, the crews have their hands full.

“It is all part of the game,” Robertson agrees,

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“but sometimes it can get frustrating not being able to let them really light up and run. It feels like we are only sailing at about 50-60% of their potential a lot of the time.

“But we are all starting to get the hang of it. We are starting to see teams getting close to dry laps. I don’t think it will be too far away before all the teams are on a similar level.”

Another factor that will assist this is longer on-water training sessions. Originally, teams were only allocated two practice days at each venue. This has to do with the massive logistics involved in moving the circuit around the world.

“It takes about two weeks from landing the containers to getting all the boats ready to sail.”

This part of the operation is managed by Brad Marsh, another graduate of the RNZYS Youth Training Programme. “It is a massive operation and pretty cool to see,” Robertson admires.

By agreement amongst the teams, starting at the Cowes event the practice sessions are to be extended to four or five days.

It clearly paid off, because in a windy series at Cowes, which saw the programme reduced to just one day of racing and plenty of carnage with it, Robertson and his China Team posted his best performance with a second-place race finish and 3rd overall placing for the regatta.

In achieving its first podium of the series so far, they showed serious gains in stability and speed.

“Wild ... that was an absolutely crazy day,” said Robertson after the Cowes showing.

“The team is pretty happy with how we finished up. The big thing we learned this week was how to handle the boat a bit better and how to keep the boat safe on days like today.”

Next year, the programme is likely to see China and Japan added to the list of venues and another crew added to the China Team lineup.

“Part of my role is to lead the sailing team and find new talent,” says Robertson, “so I will be heavily involved in the process of selecting and training a second crew.

“The plan is to establish training camps later this year and set about finding some good guys or girls to add a team next year. Eventually, the plan is for a SailGP Academy in China to create a pathway for their sailors to get to the top.”

That suggests a long-term commitment to the SailGP concept. “We are fully confident it will be around for five years. If it has proved to have traction commercially, it will keep pushing on after that. It is definitely planned to be here to stay.”

As if that is not enough to keep him fully occupied, Robertson is keeping a close eye on Emirates Team NZ and would love an opportunity to help the team in its preparations to defend the America’s Cup in 2021.

“I have had some chats. There is nothing in place, but once they get sailing the structure will change a bit, so we will see. I definitely want to be there to see those boats sail and if I can help in any way, that would be great.”

RNZYS Charity Regatta Great Blake Race set to sparkle in 2019 The 2019 RNZYS Charity Regatta Great Blake Race is set to sparkle again in October, with the event set to be the best yet!

Limited tickets are on sale now for our most popular event of the year, which is to be held on Thursday 31st October at the RNZYS. The day begins in the early afternoon with drinks and a briefing at the RNZYS. Then it’s time to hit the water for a fun yacht race on the harbour, where all attendees will be hosted on members’ boats.

Following the racing, the party really kicks off with a great array of food and beverages, a live band, live and silent auctions, guest speakers, and lots of fun into the early hours.

The auction items on offer are amazing, with plenty of money-can’tbuy options which you can actually buy! Whether it’s an overseas trip to a once-in-a-lifetime location, signed memorabilia for your office or home, a special sailing adventure, or a dinner with Kiwi heroes – there is bound to be something that tickles your fancy and has you raising your hand in the air!

All money raised goes directly into the RNZYS International Sailing Fund, which gets our young sailors and club members competing at events all over the world, as well as to BLAKE (formerly the Sir Peter Blake Trust).

We are also looking for more auction items – so if you have something you would like to donate, or your company would like to donate, please get in touch – it’s all for a great cause.

We also need members to offer their boats for the day to host attendees, so if you would like to get involved, then do get in touch today.

All members who offer their boats will get complimentary tickets to the event as well.

Don’t miss out on what is a fantastic event at the Squadron, get your colleagues, friends, family, or crew together and book a table – we will see you on the 31st of October!

• For inquiries and ticket bookings please email: mkhan@rnzys.org.nz

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Newmarket jeweller Greg Holland was the guest speaker at a recent Ladies’ Coffee Morning at the Squadron. During his 30-year career, Greg has had some notable commissions. He has assisted in crafting pieces for Elle MacPherson, Governor Generals Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand and Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae and continues to craft the annual Sir Peter Blake Trust Leadership recipient awards.

He is also creating a series of limited-edition America’s Cup pins for sale to members. The pins are available in platinum, silver and white, yellow and rose gold.

1/ It’s try-on and admire time … Greg Holland helps Sandra Barclay-Graham choose a ring that would be perfect for her collection.

2/ Colleen McGregor and Tanya Ibbetson.

3/ Anna Jacobi and Marion Orbell.

4/ From left, Marianne Dee, Gill Radford and Sue Charleton.

5/ The winner of the champagne raffle prize, Margaret Solomon with RNZYS Membership Director Kim Bond (left).

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Owha is short for her Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei name, ‘He owha nā ōku tūpuna’, which translates to ‘treasured gift from our ancestors’.

Learning to live with Owha the leopard seal

By Debra Douglas Owha might be a bit of a flirt, but who would know.

The 3m female leopard seal socialises only under water, spending her land-based days just lounging about on wharves and marinas, solitary and aloof. And while she is in residence in the Waitemata Harbour, or at Westhaven, where she has been a familiar sight off and on for four years, she Is quite content with her own company. Which is something Otago University zoology post graduate master’s student and LeopardSeals.org research assistant, Giverny Forbes, is happy about.

Leopard seals are second only to killer whales on the list of Antarctica’s top predators and although they are not known to be aggressive towards humans, it’s best to leave them in peace and keep at least 20m away.

“But we do need to co-exist and to do that we need to understand how to keep leopard seals and humans safe when they are found in close proximity,” said Giverny.

Giverny’s research is based around management of such interaction and as part of her role with LeopardSeals.org she is talking at yacht clubs and marina organisations around the country about how best to manage leopard seals in urban environments.

Owha has had bad press around her highly inquisitive behaviour and penchant for destroying outboard motors, popping inflatables and flooding empty dinghies.

Giverny: “Owha is a very intelligent animal, but just incredibly curious. I could talk about leopard seals all day and am passionate about putting science into action and inspiring communities along the way. The experiences I have had with leopard seals and observing just how mysterious and intriguing they are, totally hooked me in.”

Giverny’s first encounter with Owha at Westhaven was during her undergraduate studies at Unitec when volunteering with the Department of Conservation.

“Owha loomed up out of the water and

we stared at each other for some time. She could have attacked me, but she didn’t, which showed to me an intelligence I found intriguing and made me want to learn more about what motivates her behaviour.”

Leopard seals are primarily known as an Antarctic species, but it has been determined 78 visited New Zealand shores in 2018. The mammals can also now call New Zealand home, as, due to the work of leopardseals. org and NIWA, the classification of leopard seals changed in May from Vagrant to Resident in DOC’s latest Marine Mammal Threat Classification System Report.

Giverny: “It’s really hard to say at this stage whether their visits are increasing, or we’re just noticing them more.”

• Giverny requests that anyone who sights a leopard seal to please contact LeopardSeals. org or 0800 LEOPARD (0800 5367273) immediately.

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Food, Fun & Laughter with Annabelle White There was no need to guess who was coming to dinner. Chef Annabelle White is always a favourite, bringing to the table a beaming smile, a wealth of loud infectious laughter and a selection of tasty fare.

That was the case one recent winter’s evening when Annabelle, assisted by Squadron Executive Chef Jean Brito, entertained with culinary tales and treated members to a four-course dinner.

Among the guests on the night were: 1/ RNZYS Executive Chef Jean Brito and Annabelle White.

2/ From left, Barb McLean, Robyn Davies, Gail Kingston, Kit Kingston, Peter Davies and Kevin McLean.

3/ From left, Graeme and Denise Carter with Julie and Warwick Lewis.

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AC36 Revenge of the Sailmakers North Sails designer Burns Fallow happy to see the America’s Cup back in the world of battens and sailcloth – ETNZ Photo.

By Ivor Wilkins On the eve of Emirates Team NZ’s new AC75 launch, the waterfront was buzzing with speculation about how these boats would perform. Would they crash and burn, or majestically rise up on their foils and race away?

Within the halls of the team’s smart base at the Viaduct Basin, faith in what the sophisticated simulation programmes had indicated remained strong. But the sense of eager anticipation and just a touch of nerves was palpable.

For North Sails designer Burns Fallow, AC36 is a return to the America’s arena. This is his sixth America’s Cup campaign, but he was forced to sit out AC35 in Bermuda, when the sails were limited to one-design jibs.

With hard wings no longer featured and a sailplan now made up of soft sails, albeit in an unfamiliar form, could this be regarded as the revenge of the sailmakers? He laughs at the notion, but doesn’t dismiss it.

“It is a bit like that. We have had no mainsails for two cycles, so for this one we have two. We have to keep this configuration for one more go-around and then we will be equal again.”

His reference to two mainsails relates to the

double luff twin-skin arrangement introduced for this cycle. Double luff mainsails are not entirely new, but have been largely confined to experimental craft. They are about to come under very close attention at this cycle of the Cup. Fallow says the first thing observers will notice is how short the rig is. “The sailplan is very small. If you go back to the Version 5 monohulls in Valencia, these rigs are more than 8m shorter.

“Everybody understands that once you are foiling, you don’t need a large sailplan.” In displacement mode, this keel-less monohull does not need a large sail plan either.

With low stability at slow speeds, excessive sail would be a liability. “It is quite different in that respect from a catamaran, which has massive stability from the get-go,” Fallow explains.

However, regardless of the hull form, the name of the foiling game is to get up and out of the water as quickly as possible and to remain flying as long as possible. Surely, a monohull, which is considerably heavier than the previous America’s Cup catamarans, would require more power to achieve lift-off?

Fallow says all the teams are going to be very coy about their lift-off speeds. “The aim is certainly to get foiling as soon as possible.”

A glance at the figures indicate that the sail designers have a challenge on their hands delivering the power to achieve that. The hard wing on the AC50 in Bermuda was 3m shorter than the AC75 with about 40m2 less area, but the monohull is three times the weight. The AC72 wings in San Francisco were 11.5m taller than the AC75 rig, with a surface area of about 260m2 and an overall weight (platform + wing but without crew) of approximately 7,200kg.

The new AC75 is slightly lighter with an overall weight of 6,450kg (platform + wing but without crew) powered by the double luff mainsail with about 100m2 less surface area. The AC75 does gain from jibs that are proportionally much larger than the catamaran jibs, with the forestay attaching 2m below the top of the 26.5m mast.

These yachts can also carry masthead code zero sails flying from a bowsprit. Code zeros were allowed but seldom used on the AC72s and dispensed with altogether with the AC50s in Bermuda.

Fallow also points out that, although the

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The value of the code zero remains a question mark. “Just where this sail fits in is one of the big questions,” says Fallow. “All the teams will be keen to find out how it works at full scale.

“The rule is very open on how deep the code zero can be, how triangular, how big or small. There is a wide range of options, from almost like an A1 on an IRC boat in its most extreme version, down to a small, flat jibtop, or anywhere in between. As always with code zeros it will come down to ease of deployment and how to cope with the transitions from non-foiling to foiling and vice verse.”

“It is a big mode change and there is an awful lot happening all at once for the guys trimming the sails. It is not like shifting gears on an IRC boat. This is like changing the whole transmission in an instant. It is a time of very high energy demand, that is for sure.”

All those factors suggest that code zeros will probably carry a considerable “handle with care” warning and will probably come out only in light conditions.

Within the triangular space created between

Above: Membrain output showing deformed mast and the effect of the control system in the upper zone twisting the head to control heeling moment Right: Membrain output showing the strains in the 3Di tapes of the jib and leeward mainsail. the mast and the forestay, considerable freedom is given to jib designs. While most of the early design effort has gone into the double luff mainsails, the jibs are likely to play a big performance role and Fallow expects that

once the yachts are trialing more attention will be devoted to headsails.

The objective with the new mainsail arrangement is to achieve a wing-like shape without the tremendous logistical demands

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It is accepted that the efficiency and control of the soft sail will be less than the solid wing, but considerably more than a conventional mainsail.

The rule provides teams two zones within the sailplan – a 4m upper zone at the top and a 1.5m zone at the bottom – to install custom control systems to influence shape and twist. The area between what Fallow refers to as the “trickery” zones has to be passive.

Glenn Ashby was seen as king of the wing at Bermuda as he reclined in his foxhole with his thumbs dancing over an X-box type controller to shape the wing for maximum performance. He acknowledges the soft system will have less control, but is confident of enough trickery in the freedom zones to achieve considerable shape-shifting.

In terms of design tools, Fallow says Michael Richelson of North Sails Group had done a lot of FEA work on solid wings using their proprietary Membrain software, so they used that as a starting point for investigating the new system.

“During the rule development, I was debugging,” Fallow says, “and Michael was writing code. We were going backwards and forwards two or three times a day. It has been an invaluable tool.”

In practice, the two skins are hoisted on separate luff tracks 400mm apart on the aft face of a D-shape mast that rotates 45° either way.

Teams are free to decide whether to join the two leeches, or leave them separate. Bearing in mind the leeward side has more curvature than the windward side, allowance has to be made for the natural tendency of the skins to slide backwards and forwards along the leeches on opposite

tacks. Sheeting and tensioning arrangements are left open to the teams, as is the decision on whether or not to have a boom.

Fallow says the sheet loads would be comparable to a conventional maxi yacht at equivalent speeds.

There was talk early on about whether the mainsails would be reefable. Fallow: “The rule has been written in such a way that you could still have a mainsail that did not go to full hoist, but that would leave the top of the rig creating turbulence and drag.” More likely, teams will have full hoist mains designed for different wind ranges.

“You would not have to necessarily make your final sail selection at the dock,” says Fallow. “You could switch mainsails on the water, but it is a considerable exercise by the time you have the two skins hoisted, with all the attachments and internal controls connected. You would not want to be leaving that decision to the 10-minute gun. It would be more like 40-45 minutes.”

With the long-awaited on-water phase of the programme about to begin, the sailors and team will soon learn the capabilities of this radical new design. Fallow expects it will follow a similar progression to the catamarans, first coming to grips with the foiling transition, then moving to foiling gybes, upwind foiling, foiling tacks and finally the ultimate goal of 100% dry laps Looking back, Fallow says the two years since they set about framing the new rule have rushed by. “We have learned a great deal in that period. Now we are about to go in the water and we will learn a great deal more. We are fully aware that this is just a milestone along the way. There is a long way to go.”

Sarah’s Life-changing Experience on Ice Sarah Porter recently visited Antarctica on board Ponant’s Le Soleal …

I have a confession: Antarctica was not on my bucket list. I used to joke I was solar powered and allergic to snow, but … oh how things have changed!

The opportunity to visit Antarctica on Ponant’s Le Soleal was a ‘no brainer’ – of course I would take the opportunity to experience it in style.

After boarding Le Soleal at Ushuia in the extreme south of Argentina, and finding a bottle of chilled champagne waiting in the cabin, we departed for the ice. With fewer than 200 passengers, and more than 150 crew, you were quickly made to feel at home.

Crossing the Drake Passage is all part of the adventure and, so long as you are prepared with a bit of seasick medication (just in case), it can be rather enjoyable! The first couple of days can see a “shake” or “lake” across the Drake.

Our first landing was in the South Shetland Islands. Walking up the beach with elephant seals, fur seals, and gentoo and chinstrap penguins was incredible.

The following days were filled with breath-taking scenery, incredible wildlife, vast landscapes, rich history and dramatic ice. I never knew icebergs could be so enchanting – the colours, textures, shapes and scale were ever-changing.

We managed to see a vast range of wildlife too – emperor, gentoo,

Sarah Porter on ice. chinstrap and adelie penguins; leopard, weddell and crabeater seals; and orca and humpback whales.

Our days were spent with landings on the ice as well as time spent zodiac cruising. The only thing I could begin to compare zodiac cruising to is game driving in Africa – the thrill of the chase and scope of the landscape was breath-taking. One evening saw us skip dinner to experience a horizon filled with whales – humpback whales bubble net feeding incredibly close to the boat, as well as orca. We spent over four hours changing course to experience this scene, and many didn’t leave the bridge until after 11pm.

This experience was enriching in so many ways – the history, wildlife and sheer scale of the landscape is indescribable. It’s something that truly needs to be seen to be believed.

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Investing in a Low Interest Rate World Low interest rates may be celebrated by those with mortgages, but can be a worry for those with money in bank deposits. Central banks around the world are lowering interest rates with the objective of stimulating economies, to offset slowing economic growth rates.

According to the NY Times, more than 30 central banks have cut interest rates this year, and many parts of the world are now experiencing negative interest rates. It appears likely we will be living in a low interest rate world for some time to come and in this article we explain what these lower interest rates mean for investing.

Lower interest rates generally support asset prices whether it be equities, bonds, or property. Investing guru Warren Buffett was quoted as saying ‘Interest rates are the gravity on stock prices’ and ‘assets are worth more when interest rates are near zero’. This means the higher interest rates are, the stronger downward pull they have on share prices and vice versa.

Lower interest rates increase investor demand for alternative higher risk investments as returns on their bank deposits decline. Many retirees need to earn more on a portfolio than most interest rates around the world are currently offering, so they are forced to invest in other assets such as shares to chase higher returns. This has been referred to as TINA – There Is No Alternative.

Using the example of residential property – if you have $40,000 of surplus cash to spend on interest payments per annum and you can borrow at a mortgage rate of 5%, then you can afford to borrow $800,000. If that mortgage rate declines to 4% you can borrow $1,000,000. Therefore, all else being equal, you may be inclined to pay more for a property given lower borrowing costs.

A similar logic applies to other assets such as shares. We used to be able to buy a stock paying a dividend yield of 5% but share prices have moved 20% higher, meaning we will now only get a yield of 4%.

While some will argue that stocks now look expensive because the Price/Earnings multiples have gone up, other investors will find a 4% dividend yield still very acceptable in a low inflation world, especially when the NZ Official Cash Rate (OCR) is 1%.

A 4% dividend yield becomes more attractive to investors when the

cash rate is 1%, compared with when the cash rate is 4%. The chart below shows that the NZ share market forecast dividend yield (blue line) has declined as share prices have gone up over the last 5 years. However, the risk-free rate as represented by the NZ five-year government bond yield (orange line) has declined significantly more, meaning you now get 2.5% more from NZ dividend yields (before allowing for tax credits that many NZ dividends carry) than government bond yields.

On this measure of yield differentials, stocks now look cheaper compared with interest rates than they did five years ago, even though share prices have gone up. This demand for yield has helped our investments, particularly in some of New Zealand’s high yielding sectors such as the utility companies.

Another reason low interest rates support share prices is that analysts will make projections for earnings and dividends and then discount those future earnings back to today’s value using a discount rate which is directly linked to interest rates. These are known as DCF (Discounted Cash Flows) and DDM (Dividend Discount Model) valuations and the lower the discount rate you use, the higher your valuation.

The examples above illustrate that low interest rates do positively impact asset valuations. However, we must remember the reason interest rates are coming down is due to lower economic growth (not helped by trade wars), which will adversely impact company earnings, so we can never just look at interest rates in isolation. There are many variables we must take into account when investing, and interest rates are an important one of those.

Disclaimer: This article is intended to provide general information only. It does not take into account your investment needs or personal circumstances. It is not intended to be viewed as investment or financial advice. Should you require financial advice you should always speak to an Authorised Financial Adviser. If you would like to speak to a Milford Adviser please contact us on 0800 662 347.

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Perilous and fraught early NZ encounters vividly recalled Controversy surrounding the 250th anniversary this year of Captain James Cook’s first arrival in New Zealand provides an opportunity to reappraise our history with voices calling for less of a Eurocentric narrative and more focus on cross-cultural encounters between Europeans and Maori.

A new book by Mike Lee makes a distinct effort to include an understanding of how Maori viewed these early arrivals, while at the same time redressing what he considers another imbalance in the European side of the story, namely that the emphasis on Cook has overshadowed the contribution and achievements of French explorers of the same period.

Mike Lee is best known, perhaps, for his involvement in civic affairs as an Auckland councillor and former chairman of the ARC among other positions. Less known is that he holds a Master of Science degree, spent 20 years as a merchant seaman and has a love of French language and culture.

The combination of all of these interests is put to good effect in his book, Navigators & Naturalists: French Exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas (1769 – 1824).

Spurred by similar and sometimes contradictory impulses of imperial expansion, Enlightment-inspired scientific discovery, commercial interest, career advancement and the race to find the mythical Great Southern Continent, the British and French converged on New Zealand within a few weeks of each other from opposite directions.

Approaching from the east, Captain Cook’s Endeavour first sighted New Zealand in October 1769. Approaching from the west, on the world’s first east-about circumnavigation, was Jean de Surville’s St Jean Baptiste, which closed the Hokianga coast in December of the same year.

Remarkably, both ships were heading up their opposite coasts towards North Cape at

exactly the same time and were battered by the same severe storm that raged for several days. Calculations of their respective passages suggest they passed within 30 nautical miles of each other without either one having any knowledge of the existence of the other.

After this historic near-miss, The French made their way into Doubtless Bay, where they had their first encounter with Maori.

Surville and his men were aware that Dutch explorer Abel Tasman’s visit to New Zealand 127 years earlier was fleeting and tragic. Making landfall at what is now known as Golden Bay on the northwest tip of the South Island, four of Tasman’s men were killed by Maori warriors, whereupon the Dutch weighed anchor and sailed away without setting foot on the land.

At the approach of a Maori canoe manned by eight men, the crew of St Jean Baptiste were consequently on their guard during their first meeting with these ‘people of bloodthirsty repute’.

Envisaging the situation from the Maori perspective, Lee reminds his readers that, apart from Tasman’s brief visit to the distant South Island more than a century before, Maori had been one of the most geographically isolated branches of the human family for more than 500 years.

Here in the far north, Maori probably had no knowledge of Tasman, so their total isolation was brought to an abrupt end ‘when Cook’s Endeavour appeared like a thunderclap out of the empty eastern seas’.

Imagine the confusion and dismay when just eight days later, another strange ship, nearly twice the size of Endeavour, sailed into their bay. Were their lands and very existence under threat of invasion? Surville surmises an earlier

European arrival in the fact that the Maori were clearly frightened by the French muskets and knew their lethal power.

Lee captures the tension of these early meetings, where mutural fear and suspicion and only sign language for communication made every minute fraught with potential misunderstanding.

Although there was mutual barter and Maori consented to the crew taking fresh water, tensions grew as they became concerned that these foreigners were going to outstay their welcome, while the French resented a rising rapaciousness in Maori demands. Surville and various Maori leaders worked hard to maintain a precarious diplomacy, but danger was everpresent.

Danger too in constant battles against the elements in the far north, vividly captured in Lee’s account. He brings a seaman’s appreciation to Surville’s skills in twice narrowly avoiding disaster by navigating his ship away from a lee shore in heavy weather.

On the second occasion, the ship had lost three anchors and was dragging its remaining anchor perilously close to the rocks in ‘hurricane’ winds, when Surville ordered his men to axe the anchor line and hoist sail.

Second in command Guillame Labé later wrote in his diary: ‘…the sea was breaking over us and driving us onto the coast. To make matters worse, the vessel stayed for quite a long time without answering her rudder and we stared death in the face, seeing rocks along the length of the ship is to make your hair stand on end …’

For latter-day boaties, this book adds a whole new dimension to summer cruises to the Bay of Islands and beyond. Familiar landmarks and bays are seen in a completely new light based on the historic events that unfolded there.

Lee’s lively accounts of the voyages and adventures of a cast of French explorers like Surville, Dufresne, D’Entrecasteaux, D’Urville and others, their depictions of the fauna and flora, and descriptions of local people and places make compelling reading. Liberal reference to original diaries, logs and documents add authority to the narrative. Definitely a worthy addition to any ship’s library.

By Ivor Wilkins Navigators and Naturalists: French Exploration of New Zealand and the South Seas (1769–1824),

By Michael Lee, Bateman Books.

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FOILING FAMILY ANDREW AITKEN ANDY ANDERSON BEACON MARINE COLIN & PATRICA CARRAN COLOURWORX ROY DICKSON DODSON JAPANESE PARTSWORLD DOYLE SAILS GRAEME EDWARDS GERALD FLYNN MATTHEW FLYNN GALBRAITH FAMILY DON GRAYSON HARKEN NZ PHILLIP HART

Jordan Stevenson, Mitch Jackson, George Angus & local youngster Dougie Cowan, with the Detroit Cup. Once again, our RNZYS Performance Programme sailors have been excelling on the world stage. As detailed earlier in this Breeze, we had great results at the Governor’s Cup Nick Egnot-Johnson then took a new-look KNOTS Racing team, which included Celia Willison, Taylor Balogh and Alastair Gifford, to the Youth World Match Racing Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia. The winds were very light and racing very stop-start.

Unfortunately, with no racing on the final two days results had to be decided on standings only three races into the second-round-robin.

This meant KNOTS Racing finished 2nd, with Tom Grimes from the CYCA 1st. EgnotJohnson will be keen to avenge this result when the RNZYS hosts the 2020 HARKEN Youth Match Racing Championships in February.

In early July, Willison and her Edge Women’s Match Team sailed in the GKSS Match Cup Women’s Trophy in Marstrand, Sweden.

The girls finished 2nd, going down 3-0 to experienced Swede Anna Östling in the final.

This was a superb result for our young all-girls RNZYS PP team, as it was their first outing in the M32 catamarans, not an easy boat to get the hang of quickly.

“We are super keen to come back and give it another crack next year,” said Willison. “The boats are so much fun to sail once you manage to overcome the realisation of how fast they can go. Everything is so heavy on the M32’s,

it’s seriously hard work. I’m extremely proud of the girls and how we went. We improved so much the whole week and that’s all we could ask for, making the final was a really good result for us.”

Jordan Stevenson and his Vento Racing team are in the US competing in the Grand Slam series, which is made up of four match racing regattas. The team will try and replicate Knots Racings success when they won the 2018 edition. Vento Racing started with a 5th at the Chicago Match Cup, but then went on to win the Detroit Cup after beating American Chris Poole 3-0 in the final.

Tayor Balogh and Connor Mashlan, as well as YTP & PP graduate George Anyon, recently sailed for Harry Price’s DownUnder Racing team – of which they are full time members – at the Sopot Match Race event in Poland where they finished 3rd. Next up was the M32 World Championships on Lake Garda in Italy, with racing not yet underway at the time of writing.

Lastly, Bradley McLaughlin is in Mallorca for the latest event on the 52 Super Series with his Gladiator TP52 Team. Mclaughlin is a full-time member on board Gladiator and has recently sailed in various events in Europe.

To follow our RNZYS PP sailors, just search RNZYS Performance Programme on Facebook and hit Like!

By Andrew Delves.

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YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME

Youth Teams post good results overseas Two teams of RNZYS Youth Training Programme sailors competed at the Cercle Nautique CalĂŠdonien Aircalin Match Racing Cup in New Caledonia in August. Teams and coaches arrived in Noumea a day early to squeeze in a training session and conditions could not have been better. Our hard-working youth sailors used their time well, learning local conditions, and getting to know their Elliott 6 boats.

RNZYS YTP Team; Oakley Marsh (helm), Seb Lardies (main), Holly McNeil (Ttrim), and Hunter Gardyne (bow), performed well with a 7-5 record after the Round Robin. Oakley and his team managed to make the semi-finals, but did not advance to the final.

The YTP sailors performed well, and finished in 2nd place in the Youth Division, and 4th place overall behind three Noumea locals. Tom Picot and his team took 1st place in the event.

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2.0 Women’s Racing Team – Megan Thomson (helm), Serena Woodall (main), Lisa Dartnell (trim), and Anna Merchant (bow) – finished in 12th place overall, after a run of 2-10 in the Round Robin.

“It was a great week of learning. We’ve come away excited for the next event and ready to roll into more racing,” said Megan Thompson. 2.0 Women’s Racing have had a fantastic opportunity to sail together in New Caledonia, and are gearing up to get back on the water in two weeks in Sydney.

On the Saturday night, the Kiwi sailors welcomed a chance to get together and watch the All Blacks cruise to a 36-0 win over the Wallabies at Eden Park.

At the end of August, the Youth Training

Programme sent three women’s teams to the John Messenger Women’s Match Racing Regatta, a Grade 4 event hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.

With the last intake cycle, the Youth Training Programme, has seen its largest ever influx of female sailors and they were all selected for the John Messenger Regatta. RNZYS has never sent this many teams to the event.

For many it was to be their first international match racing regatta. Training Manager Rueben Corbett said, “This is an open level competition, not a youth event. For us, this regatta will be all about learning, and taking the chance to gain more experience on the water.”

By Jack Magruder

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Tamariki’s Tasmanian Cruise Back in February, we brought you the first part of Tamariki’s travels, having left New Zealand last winter and journeyed to Vanuatu, Chesterfield, and down the east coast of Australia. In Part 2, Tamariki arrives in Tasmania in time for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival and explores the amazing cruising grounds around Hobart.

Words and photos by Peter Mortimer Twelve miles south of Hobart, the Derwent River runs into Storm Bay. Immediately to the west of this juncture you can enter the channel between Tasmania and the Bruny Islands. North and South Bruny Islands are connected together by a long narrow sandy spit, which all together form a 30 mile long barrier from the southern ocean on Tasmania’s lower east coast.

Oriented approximately north-south, The Channel, as this stretch of water is known, provides an unparalleled cruising ground, with many large bays, some with well protected anchorages.

Barnes Bay is such a haven with a very safe anchorage

Tamariki anchored in the Huon River, Tasmania. known as “The Duck Pond”, which is sheltered from almost anything. After you have experienced the often rapidly changing weather in Tasmania, you understand why it’s important to know of these anchorages. It is very windy and a secure anchorage allows you to sleep at night.

Flat calms do occur as a high pressure center passes, but then it’s back to 20 to 30 knots from all quadrants very often in the same 24 hour period as yet another front barrels through.

A sailing friend remarked recently that while Tasmania updates its coastal weather forecasts three times a day, for their southern waters it is done every hour. In

March a deep depression in the Southern Ocean lashed Maatsuyker Island, six miles south of Tasmania with 55 knot NW winds producing seas and swells with a combined wave height of 16m.

Don’t want to be there eh!

About 15 miles south of its northern entrance, The Channel opens to 6.5 miles, its widest part, close to the entrance of the Huon River.

A major industry of the Huon valley is fruit growing.

Peaches, nectarines, early apples and cherries were in season during February and March.

Fresh Huon cherries are delicious and complemented perfectly by FRANKS cider.

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a cherry cider, which is delightful. In their heyday the apple orchards of Huon valley were the biggest in the southern hemisphere.

During the 1950’s, around 2-million tonnes per year of Huon apples were sent to Europe and Britain. The industry collapsed when the Common Market was formed in 1960’s. Britain’s way of saying, “Thanks for all your help mate”.

The 18 mile long navigable portion of the Huon is very pretty with orchards and cherry farms everywhere.

Port Cygnet, about eight miles up the Huon hosts a folk music festival annually.

Most of the Huon River has tide-dependent navigable depths, but immediately past Port Huon a narrow windy section gets very shallow and I practiced rubbing barnacles off the keel.

The small town of Franklin a further five miles in is home to the Wooden Boatbuilding Centre, where wooden boatbuilding is taught.

At Huonville, situated at the river’s upper end, I spent a week alongside a free public wharf while exploring the town and going to the “Taste of Huon”, an annual food and cider festival. FRANKS cider again perfectly complemented the Tasmanian salmon taster plates. Music was pretty loud, the Blues Brothers even louder, but the whole atmosphere was great.

Stay tuned for Part 3 - The d’Entrecasteau Channel to Recherche Bay.

Mightiest Mullet Boat of Them All What are the chances of having two Tamariki’s in one edition of the Journal?

Tamariki (L11) is mullet boat royalty, having won the Lipton Cup a staggering 13 times. She has been a fixture on the Waitemata for more than 85 years.

Words and photos by Martin Robertson Martin and the crew at Robertson Marine & Composites at Warkworth, have started on Tamariki’s rebuild. The first steps were to push and pull her back into the ‘right’ shape, an exercise that involved ropes, props and bracing to get her there and hold her thus, while temporary bulkhead/frames were made up and fixed in place.

Then, after turning her the wrong way up, all the ribs were removed and a start has been made in boring out and plugging the many, many nail holes. Some of those old ribs will get temporarily fixed back in place in order to hold the planks securely enough for the rest of the hull restoration to progress.

Interestingly, she would seem to have been a touch over-length and grew further as her gunnels were sucked in to where they needed to be.

Martin’s dad, Chris, reckons we can blame the cloth tape

Tamariki coming back to life ahead of the 100th Lipton Cup in 2021. measures used back in those days and an overly zealous person on the end of it!

It wouldn’t be the first time a boat was found to be overlength – witness Taotane’s bow and the bows of her fibre glass progenies. So, part of the restoration work will be to correct that anomaly.

The final result will be a restored hull which will be better than new, good for the next 100 years!

The establishment of the Tamariki Charitable Trust is

being advanced. Its purpose will be to own, restore, maintain and campaign her and with a principal goal of ensuring the future of our historic mullet boats as a viable racing class well into the future and to create the opportunity for aspiring young sailors to experience sailing on these great boats.

To that end, the Trust will have a strong connection to the PCC and the Sailing School. Trustees will include Richard Allen, who is

preparing the Trust Deed, Grant Macduff, our esteemed Commodore (and dare I say, future Tamariki skipper), Graham Andrew and myself.

We need an accountant to come on board (not necessarily as a Trustee) as there are statuary requirements that a Charitable Trust must meet and to properly handle donations and grants and all matters financial.

The Trustees will be most encouraged by your participation in this endeavour. All donations will be tax deductible. If this project interests you and is something that you wish to support, please contact Rob Warring.

• Those wishing to inspect progress are welcome to visit Robertson Marine & Composites premises at Warkworth, by appointment please.

Contact Martin Robertson on 027 205 0653.

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Beneteau’s new generation models on show at Auckland On-Water Boatshow

New venue and timing for On-Water Boatshow This year’s Auckland On Water Boat Show, now in its 21st year, is scheduled for October 3-6. This slightly later date brings the show into line with the school holidays, as well as daylight saving time, which organisers expect will further boost visitor numbers.

The show’s location has also altered slightly for 2019, moving further into the heart of the Viaduct, which was the show’s home during its early years. “On land exhibitors will stretch out from Eastern Viaduct to Karanga Plaza, and as always there will be plenty of on-water vessels available for viewing, which makes this show

unique in its market,” says organiser Stacey Cook.

With better access to the harbour, this year’s event will see more boats available for sea trial, meaning interested buyers will be able to get onboard and head out to the Hauraki Gulf to experience vessels underway.

With last year’s event showing a 12% increase in visitor numbers, organisers are looking forward to seeing another strong showing this year. www.auckland-boatshow.com

Showcasing two top-selling cruising catamarans Two of the most popular sailing catamarans in the world will be on display at the Multihull Solutions stand at the 2019 Auckland On-Water Boat Show.

Asia Pacific’s leading multihull specialist will showcase the Fountaine Pajot Saona 47 and Lucia 40 catamarans.

The Fountaine Pajot Saona 47 was nominated for 2018 European Yacht of the Year and also won the inaugural Christofle Yacht Style Award for “Best Multihull Sailing Yacht Under 15m”.

The Saona 47 has garnered international acclaim for its remarkable space, safety, comfort and performance in all conditions.

The Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40 is one of the shipyard’s most successful models to date, being shortlisted for Cruising World’s 2017 Boat of the Year award and 2017 European Yacht of the Year.

Multihull Solutions has established a strong presence in New Zealand with sales centres in Auckland and Whangarei. www.multihullsolutions.co.nz

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On show will be a diverse display of Beneteau’s signature models, renewed and reimagined.

On display will be the Oceanis 46.1, Oceanis 35.1, Swift Trawler 35, Gran Turismo 40, and Gran Turismo 50. All, except the 35.1, form a part of Beneteau’s new generation production models.

“Beneteau has come a long way in the hearts and minds of the Kiwi boating community,” says 36 Degrees Director Conrad Gair.

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