BREEZE Magazine September - October 2020

BREEZE Issue No. 231 • September – October 2020

Official Publication of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

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CONTENTS From the Commodore .........................................................................................................................................................5 From the CEO ...........................................................................................................................................................................6 Cruising Report ........................................................................................................................................................................8 Sailing Office Report ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 RNZYS Events ........................................................................................................................................................................14 Melges mayhem arrives in force ..................................................................................................................................16 Cover: Sunshine and breeze marks the arrival of spring as Charmonet competes in one of the last of the Club Marine Winter Insurance races.

– 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 2020 Issue Editorial - 16 October Advertising booking - 16 October Advertising material due - 23 October Magazine posted - 30 October Layout and Typesetting by Ocean Press Ltd Printed by Soar Printing Registered as a magazine at the GPO, Wellington. ISSN 0113-7360

Marshalling volunteers for the America’s Cup .....................................................................................................20 Rumours of Jim Farmer’s racing demise ‘greatly exaggerated’ .................................................................... 22 Chef ’s dish of the day ........................................................................................................................................................25 Women’s Secret Business encourages greater participation for female sailors ............................... 26 Cup and Olympic stars align to mutual benefit ..................................................................................................28 ‘Voice of Yachting’ reflects on 40-year Cup love affair ....................................................................................32 Wolf in sheep’s clothing: Beneteau Swift Trawler 47 ........................................................................................34 Marking a notable day in the long and continuing saga of the America’s Cup ................................ 40 Calling for Race Management volunteers ...............................................................................................................42 We deserve a medal: 150th anniversary medallion .........................................................................................44 Performance Programme Report ............................................................................................................................... 46 Youth Programme Report ............................................................................................................................................... 47 Classic Yacht Association Journal ..................................................................................................................................48 Marine Scene.............................................................................................................................................................................50 Directory Ads............................................................................................................................................................................52

FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Aaron Young 021 747 470 Vice Commodore Andrew Aitken 027 579 4194 Rear Commodore Gillian Williams 021 540 896 BREEZE MAGAZINE Editor Ivor Wilkins 09 425 7791

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FROM THE COMMODORE

After nine years on the General Committee I find myself writing my first Breeze article for members as Commodore. Firstly, I would like to thank those that have supported me through that journey to date. A considerable time sacrifice is made, so a big thank you to my family. To the Committee and all the staff, we all work together by looking after the RNZYS and striving for our vision to be the leading yacht club in the world. Finally, to each and every member – thanks for your support and confidence in voting us in to lead your club.

It would be remiss of me if I wasn’t to acknowledge and thank our outgoing Commodore, Ian Cook. He has genuinely worn the RNZYS on his sleeve over his time on the Committee through to his term as Commodore. He has made a huge contribution through his company, Yachting Developments Ltd, which sponsors so many events at the club; to his dream and vision for a Youth America’s Cup in 2021; entering an Ocean Race campaign for 2022; and guiding the club through a tricky time.

Sanchia Yonge also finished four years on the General Committee, where she brought a matter-of-fact and logical approach to the group and we thank her for her efforts.

Through these interesting “Covid” times,

we have all had our challenges, personally and business-wise and the RNZYS is no different.

Each time we are forced to close, we not only halt our membership events and our food and beverage operation, but we also stop sailing.

As a club or a business, it is extremely difficult to not be able to continue our core operation.

What has made us happy, though, is the support and loyalty our members have shown through these very trying times. I really look forward to seeing you all at the club soon, where we can enjoy each other’s company in person. A lot of work has also been going on to ensure the club is agile and ready to react to potential future lockdowns.

We still have a huge amount of on-water activity with the Club Marine Winter Series finishing; RNZYS opening Day on October 3; and the Club Marine Wednesday Night series starting. Remember also to note November 5 for our very own Corporate Charity Regatta.

Whilst we have downsized many of our 150th sesquicentennial celebrations for 2021, we will ensure that we celebrate as members of our club. Despite being disappointed at not being able to host a Youth America’s Cup, we have plenty to look forward to. With the inaugural Bridge to Bean Dinghy Race; Kawau celebrations over the New Year period; the

Mastercard Superyacht Regatta; RNZYS 150th City of Sails Auckland Regatta to name a few.

This is a magnificent milestone, given it’s the same time as we host Americas Cup 36, one that will never be forgotten.

For me, being Commodore of the RNZYS during such an historic period makes me not only very proud, but also aware of my considerable responsibility. Although we are only “passing through” as caretakers for the club, it is so important we keep the club’s and members’ interests as the main priority.

My overall goals really reach slightly further than simply being Commodore during an America’s Cup. I think the RNZYS has such an influential role across sailing in New Zealand that we must lead the way here. I’d like to help to grow the sport through working with all clubs and also improve our own sailing standard.

At a membership level, I would also like to see members being passionately involved in our club, having fun on and off the water.

Obviously, I also hope to be able to lock the Auld Mug up at the RNZYS in March 2021.

Looking forward to seeing you at our club soon.

Aaron Young, Commodore

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FROM THE CEO

As with any yacht race, you never really know exactly what the wind is going to do.

The club was sailing in a solid breeze post the first lockdown and with members’ support was running at full speed. Then, just as quickly the wind changed and we were stuck in a hole. For the club this was for a few weeks as we had to leave the doors closed to members……the breeze is steadily building again however and while a bit more damage was sustained we are starting to run nicely again albeit with a few new rules and regulations in place.

The time the club was closed in August was put to good use and a number of maintenance tasks and upgrades were undertaken to make your club even better. New AV and sound systems were installed in both the Ballroom and Dinghy Locker areas, which had been on the cards for some time. This month, we will begin work on installing the Members’ Bar exterior covers and clears that will increase our ability to use the decks all year round.

The men’s shower area will also be getting a makeover.

We also finalised securing an off-licence for the RNZYS during this period and will be launching our online RNZYS bottle store for you very soon. A convenient option pre-racing or cruising for you to order your refreshments through us and either pickup your order from reception, or have it delivered to your boat. We will also have some food options available with this service.

Club finances have obviously taken another

hit with the second lockdown, but we are still forecasting to remain in the black for the financial year and, having just come off the back of a very good financial year, will be drawing on some of that surplus to ensure the club remains in a solid position and we can complete our building improvements as planned.

There are multiple events on offer over the next few months for you to enjoy and there really is something for everybody most weeks.

We will start with the opening day celebrations for our 150th season on the October 3 and we really don’t stop from there. Our focus for the year is clearly on our members and while we do have some pretty big responsibilities around the America’s Cup period, the whole year and everything on offer is for you to enjoy. Check out the website for a taste of what is to come.

Unfortunately due to immigration issues we have had to cancel the Youth America’s Cup and postpone the Sydney to Auckland race.

As part of the 150th celebrations, we will be launching a number of limited edition initiatives to have some legacy items for you and the club. A few of these include: An RNZYS limited edition wine collection; An NZPOST stamp collection; a commemorative medallion (more info on that later in this edition); a jewelry and clothing range; a very special collaboration fashion range between Karen Walker and the RNZYS; and lastly our 150 year history book. These items will become available from opening in October 2020 with our book being delivered in October 2021.

If you haven’t already got involved, the annual Corporate Regatta will be on November 5, so if you are looking to support your club further, please look to purchase a boatload for the day, supply your yacht for the race, or put something up for the famous auction. Even better, buy something at the auction. Even if you can’t make it on the day, the online auction will have some amazing things you can buy from the comfort of your own home.

Lastly thank you to Ian Cook for his time in the chair as Commodore. I think it is safe to say he has weathered a pretty tough storm for a period in the club’s history and always done it with a sense of calm and strong leadership.

From a personal point of view I have very much appreciated the support he has offered and admire how much he has given in so many ways to the club. Enjoy the break now, Ian, and back to focusing on the yachting part! Also, welcome to Aaron Young as Commodore.

Aaron is my fifth Commodore and I am sure he will do just as strong job as the group that have gone before him in what will be an amazing historic period of the club’s life.

So, with the breeze back in our sails again – at least for now anyway – we will be focusing on delivering you all a great summer ahead, so ensure you get involved.

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Some spare time over lockdown (Version One) gave the opportunity for ideas to flow (or was it wine o’clock that assisted?) and on a calm sunny day it seemed a great plan to break out after lockdown released us into Covid-19 Level 2. Let’s have a picnic at Islington Bay! All launches and yachts invited by Mainsheet.

The theme was Cape Horn, so wet weather gear would be easily available to participants and highly likely to be used.

June 21 dawned overcast with some “soft rain” and the sun trying to strike through.

The forecast was for SE at 10 knots building significantly during the day, especially in the Gulf.

We decided to leave Share Delight snuggly tied up in “four rope bay” and drove to Westhaven to join Mike Malcolm and team on Affinity.

As the organisers, we arrived early, Penny Whiting having created an appropriate sign on

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Impromptu Shortest Day Cruising Rally to ‘Isi Bay’

Intrepid RNZYS ‘Cape Horners’ celebrate their achievement on June 21 in the wilds of Islington Bay. the way there, to find . . . nobody else!

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Above left: Penny Whiting and Mike Malcolm stake their claim. Above right: Corrin and Claire John had a different interpretation of the horn reference. stories were exchanged. We all enjoyed meeting with fellow boaties and friends looking forward to longer days and a sunny summer. Corrin and Claire John, L’escale were highly creative with their cape and horn props, which were appreciated by us all.

We celebrated a 24-year wedding anniversary for Cindy and Steve Callagher. Eleanor (while he was busy at work as a fireman.) Cindy shared they chose the shortest day to get married because it gave them the longest night! The slippery ramp was safely navigated as people returned to their vessels.

The forecast wind increase did not arrive in the protected Waitemata

and thankfully, even the rain resisted appearing until we were moored back at Westhaven. It was noted that Owha, the leopard seal, was back enjoying a rest on the outermost pontoon by the entrance. Take care!

Book your diaries now dates for: • RNZYS Sesquicentennial Opening Day 3rd October.

• Cruising Rally Series: 31st October; 21st November; 12th December; 20th February; 20th March; 17th April.

• Colin Forbes Easter Rally: 2nd – 4th April 2021.

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From the Sailing Office Well, let’s hope that that Covid Lockdown 2.5 was the last one before the summer season kicks off.

The Club Marine Insurance Winter Series has managed to get in a good series around the lockdowns. At the moment (fingers crossed) we looking to be a nine race day series. This has seen some great racing on the harbour in a mixture of conditions. Delwyn Erceg has done a great job for her first time in role as the Race Officer on the Harbour Course with a few challenging decisions when the weather was not playing ball.

The Havana Club Rum Racing series on Friday afternoons has continued to be very popular. We have seen an increase of entries from last year on most race nights. The series has not been without its incidents, with a boat sinking after a collision on the start line, and an unseen 40+ knot squall flattening the fleet up the harbour mid-race.

The RNZYS has continued with the e-Sailing series and there is a growing group of very keen e-sailors in the club. Leading the charge are the young Pilkington boys (Tom and George), who somehow always seem to be at the front of a very competitive fleet. This is a great accomplishment when you consider all the ‘boats’ are the exact same speed.

Chasing the boys around the track are some slightly older members, including Learn to Close racing in the winter series – Andrew Delves Photo

Sail graduate Graeme Van Der Meer and club stalwart Brian Trubovich, who has been quickly developing his E-Sailing skills.

The Americas’ Cup Course Marshalling Training programme is back up and running now, and with a condensed timeframe it will be full on for the next couple of months putting 150 marshals through the programme.

The 2021 City Of Sails Auckland Regatta is scheduled for the 26th - 28th March 2021 and entries are now open, with some great prizes to be won for early bird entries – get those entries in now to be in to win. The MRXs and the new 40R Division will start racing on the Friday for three days, with all other divisions racing two days from Saturday. This year we have included Passage Divisions with only one long harbour course race per day; the two divisions are spinnaker and non-spinnaker.

The start of the season is going to be frantic here, with all the cancelled events due to Covid being rescheduled. First up, we have Theland NZ Open Keelboat Nationals. This will be run 3-4 October alongside the RNZYS Opening Day on the October 3. The event is really shaping up to be a top regatta with 15 teams already confirmed. I am lucky enough to be racing with ‘Theland Team’ which is helmed by Olympic silver medallist, Sam Meech, and crewed by Olympic silver medallist, Alex Maloney, 18 ft world champion, Matt Steven,

and Volvo Ocean Race Winner, Brad Marsh.

As always safety is a high priority for the club. This winter season we have seen a reduced number of man overboard situations, which is great. But with incidents including a boat sinking and injuries on board race yachts, discussion within the RNZYS committees has focussed on the skippers’ decision making and who is best to contact in different emergency situations.

We have to be very clear that the RNZYS does not offer a rescue service. What we do have is assets nearby that may be able to support you. From my personal experience, the most likely first responder while racing is going to be a competing yacht, but this requires both boats to be listening on the right channels on their VHF radio.

Any emergency, including major injuries on board that require professional assistance needs to be communicated via VHF channel 16 and/or calling 111. This should be done, whenever possible, directly from the yacht and not via a third party such as the RNZYS. The RNZYS is running a Safety and Man Overboard night presented by Kiwi Yachting on the October 6, where different situations will be digested thoroughly with expert advice available. I encourage anyone and everyone to attend this.

Laurie Jury, Sailing Director

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RNZYS SOCIAL & SAILING EVENTS

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UPCOMING EVENTS 10:00am Tuesday 6th October Tuesday 3rd November

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 $12.50.

Ticket includes a raffle ticket.

6:00pm Wednesday 30th Sept Wednesday 28th Oct

Womens Secret Business The evening includes a Q & A with some inspiring women. Tickets are $15 and include a selection of delicious nibbles and a glass of Mumm Champagne. Members are encouraged to bring a guest or two! Book via your Members portal.

11:30am Saturday 3rd October

RNZYS 150th Opening Day Be part of history as the RNZYS opens our 150th celebration year and sailing season! There will be plenty happening on and off the water, including the Mark Foy Race, Boat parade, traditional cannon firing, kids fishing competition and much, much more.

4:00pm Tuesday 3rd November

Melbourne Cup Party Get dressed up to the nines and join us for the Melbourne Cup LIVE at the RNZYS. Sweepstakes, Prizes for best dressed, canapĂŠs, $10 cocktail special and more. Entry is Free Members are welcome to bring guests. Please RSVP via your Members Portal.

1:00pm Thursday 5th November

Enjoy a fantastic day of sailing, networking, fabulous food and drink, entertainment, fun and fundraising! We are raising money for two outstanding club initiatives. Firstly our International Sailing Fund to make club sailors become better sailors and secondly our tree planting initiative on Kawau Island. Please support us by booking your tickets today! $300 per person - strictly limited tickets available.

12:00pm Thursday 12th November

RNZYS Annual Golf Day Join us for another superb day out on the golf course at this year’s Squadron Golf Day at Gulf Harbour Country Club. Open to all Squadron Members and their guests, the day includes 18 holes in stableford format with on course competitions, refreshments, lunch, plenty of prizes + more details to be revealed in the coming weeks. Get your entries in early as this event will fill up fast! More info + registration form on our website.

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Gold Cup - Race 1 (Spring Regatta) ................................................................................

NZ Match Racing Championships Qualifier...................................................................

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RNZYS 150 Opening Day ..................................................................................................

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

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

Auckland Womens 50:50 Regatta .....................................................................................

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Melges Mayhem arrives in force

By Ivor Wilkins Newly-appointed Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Commodore Aaron Young instructed his family that no Fathers’ Day gifts were required this year. He already had plenty of presents to unwrap in the form of a high performance Melges 40 race yacht and any further excitement could be dangerous to his health.

Who needs new socks and handkerchiefs with a new race yacht in the mail?

Young’s excitement is not just about his own acquisition. His purchase has inspired other Auckland sailors to buy three more sisterships, injecting new blood into the local racing scene.

As Young takes up the leadership reins at the RNZYS on the eve of its 150-year celebrations, this initiative heralds a dynamic and activist leadership focused on stimulating growth and progress into the future.

“It is about doing some highly competitive racing, for sure – that’s in my blood. But it is also about trying to lift local club racing as well.” Young is concerned that the Auckland

racing scene has become somewhat stale and repetitive: up and down harbour courses for a couple of hours and back to the marina.

“The sailing skills of everybody involved, from the sailors to the race management teams, do not really improve,” says Young. He would like to see that change and hopes the arrival of some new thoroughbred bloodstock will help spark things up.

Designed by Botin Partners, the Melges 40s are one-design all-carbon canting keel speed machines. They were targeted at semiprofessional racing on the European circuits for owners who might have considered TP52 programmes, but did not want to get involved in a design arms race.

With an owner-driver stipulation, the class attracted high-level professional crews and tactical afterguardsmen including Italian Francesco Bruni and Kiwi Cameron Appleton, a graduate of the RNZYS Youth Training Programme.

The migration of four Melges 40s to New Zealand came about almost by accident. “My

brother works for Southern Spars/Rigpro in Palma, Majorca,” Young explains. “He rang me and said some guys were wrapping up a Melges 40 campaign. Would I be interested in buying one?

“I had always intended getting back into a race boat in about a year’s time, but I looked into it and got pretty excited. Within 72 hours I had bought one.

“There were basically five built in 2017 and then the yard in Dubai went into liquidation.

These boats have been fairly lightly used. They raced in 2017 and 2018 and then did not compete last year.

“I figured maybe we could get more here.

I rang Past Commodore Steve Mair and in about 72 hours he bought one as well. Then John Cobb and Humphrey Sherratt partnered up and bought another, followed by Howard Spencer. They will all be arriving within the next few weeks.” Young is hopeful a local buyer can be found for the fifth yacht as well.

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the simultaneous arrival of four, possibly five playmates provides a strong foundation. To ensure potential for future expansion, Young is already in discussion with Melges about taking over the rule and acquiring the rights to the moulds so that new boats could be built, either in Dubai or in New Zealand. “It is definitely not a dead-end street.”

The boats race with crews of nine or 10 and the plan for New Zealand is to stipulate at least two females in the line-up for serious racing and ideally a 50-50 gender split for social racing. The goal is to have the boats hit the ground running with one or two ready to do the first Gold Cup race in September and at least three, possibly four, in the 120-mile Coastal Classic in October.

“They are definitely high performance machines with no home comforts. For long passage races, it will be soggy sandwiches on the rail. They are quick, technical, challenging to sail, very wet,” says Young. “I can hardly wait.”

The Melges 40 news will come as a welcome fillip against a backdrop of Covid-19 upheavals and cancellations, the latest of which saw the Government refusing to make border concessions to enable the Youth America’s Cup to take place.

With Past Commodore Ian Cook undertaking the design and construction of a foiling prototype for the event, Young was tasked with the commercial and political negotiations, which involved multiple agencies including the Ministries of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), Immigration, Foreign Affairs and Trade, Tourism, and Auckland City Council.

“Those discussions began 18 months ago and continued to ramp up until over the past few weeks, I was in virtually daily discussions with the lead agency, MBIE. Early indications were positive,” says Young.

International support was massive. Nineteen teams representing 13 countries signed up and paid entry fees, with at least two more willing to pay late entry penalties to join in.

Intense behind the scenes lobbying was continuing in an effort to reverse the government’s shutting down of the youth event, the logic of which, Young says, defies understanding.

“On the one hand they said because the government was not contributing any funding for the youth event, it was not an official part of the America’s Cup regatta, which is a real head-scratcher.

20 Breeze Magazine “Their other argument was that there were plenty of good sailors in New Zealand, therefore no need to bring in foreign sailors.”

He shakes his head at this perversion of what an international sporting contest is fundamentally about. “It is like having the All Blacks play against the All Blacks. It makes no sense.”

A further victim of the turmoil is the Moonen Yachts Sydney to Auckland race in conjunction with Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, although that is not cancelled but postponed to January 2022.

On the plus side, the government has softened its attitude to superyachts with a ruling that if owners arrived in New Zealand aboard their yachts after an uninterrupted ocean passage of at least 14 days, they would be admitted subject to a Covid test on arrival and a 48-hour quarantine to determine a negative result.

At least one superyacht already in New Zealand was making arrangements to sail to Tahiti to collect the owners and return to New Zealand. Another eight superyachts currently in the Pacific are expected to take advantage of the new concession.

“With those yachts, plus the ones already here, we anticipate up to 20 entries for the Mastercard Superyacht Regatta,” says Young. A parallel event for motoryachts is also planned.

The pandemic was always going to profoundly impact proceedings, but there is still much to celebrate. At one end of the scale is the superyacht regatta, while at the other the Bridge to Bean dinghy race is expected to see 400 dinghies and foiling craft representing multiple yacht clubs in a mass sprint down the Waitemata Harbour. They will start at the harbour bridge and finish at the iconic Bean Rock lighthouse, which also celebrates 150 years of service in 2021.

And, as the astonishing AC75 foiling

monohulls become an increasingly familiar sight on the harbour, they are a reminder that the biggest show in international yachting remains the centrepiece of the summer programme.

The New York Yacht Club’s American Magic team took up residence in Auckland in August, while the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Ineos Team UK and Circolo della Vela Sicilia’s Prada Pirelli team will set up camp later in the year.

RNZYS loyalties naturally lie firmly with Emirates Team New Zealand, which carries its burgee into battle for the defence, but the club is also opening its doors to all three challenger teams with honorary memberships for the summer.

“The club and the members have so much to be proud and excited about with our 150th

programme,” Young says. “It will only happen once in our lifetime. There is a strong focus on member events and functions throughout the year. We are all going to embrace it and make the most of it.”

Meanwhile, if the Youth America’s Cup sailors are left stranded by the bureaucrats, they can always jump on the Melges 40s and do their bit to assist Young’s ambition to shake up the domestic racing scene.

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From left, members of the training team, Shane Kennedy, John Kothe, Gus Anning, Miranda Farr, Justin Roys and Mat Betty.

Marshalling volunteers for America’s Cup Story by Debra Douglas Game on! With the first of the events leading up the America’s Cup just a few months away, a RNZYS programme is underway to ensure the teams go about their racing business without interruption, while the on-the-water audience is kept safe and enjoys the spectacle.

Spearheading this initiative is the Squadron’s AC Volunteer Co-ordinator & Course Marshal Training Programme (CMTP) Facilitator

Miranda Farr. Miranda is one of 10 team leaders, who are assessing the volunteers who will be patrolling race area boundaries in 9m Rayglass Protectors provided by America’s Cup Events (ACE).

Chosen for their on-water capabilities, qualifications and willingness to work well together, the trainer team’s brief is to build a cohesive, highly skilled course marshal squad to represent the Squadron, Cup organisers and

New Zealand on the world stage.

“We are keeping in mind the course marshals are the interface between the Cup organisers and the public,“ said Miranda. “Our interaction with the public might be the only interaction any one out on the water will have with a representative. We want to deliver a consistent, positive, professional message, while making sure everyone is safe and enjoying themselves.”

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Miranda, who has her commercial skipper’s ticket, brings to the team a background in adult teaching and course development, corporate project management and marine research experience. Latterly she has worked with the NZ Sailing Trust, Explore NZ and as a professional scuba diver.

The facilitation team is committed to classroom and practical training on and off the water at weekends and weeknights up unto the first ‘live’ event the volunteers will be part of, being the Christmas Cup, December 17-20.

Breeze caught up with the group on the first days of the programme, before they got to meet course marshal candidates. Stage One training included an introduction to the programme, course marshal roles and responsibilities, America’s Cup course layout and assessment of radio procedure, Col.Regs, local area knowledge and navigation capabilities.

The practical part of the weekend was totally task specific and saw the candidates cover safe operating procedures, crew roles

and responsibilities, basic boat handling assessment and local area navigation, in relation to AC requirements and course marshal tasks.

Trainer Mat Betty, a small craft inspector and powerboat instructor with the Navy, describes himself as a passionate boatie who is excited about the opportunity to be part of the team.

“Covid-19 set us back a bit, so it’s good now to have a finger on the pulse of such a huge event.”

Nick Moses, an Army engineer with a longtime involvement with RHIBs and a tutor with Coastguard Boating Education, was keen to meet the volunteers.

“It’s pretty exciting to be involved with an event from the ground up and ultimately be so close to the America’s Cup yachts.”

Miranda: “From the 560 who applied, 100140 will be chosen to be a member of the course marshal team. You can imagine the calibre of the people who applied. They were either highly qualified, or have a massive amount of sea time on powerboats or yachts.

“Our programme is not about wellmeaning volunteers wearing high res. vests and carrying clip boards. All candidates are very experienced mariners. Being boaties ourselves,

we understand the need of everyone to have an awesome event and continue the legacy and freedom of NZ boating fraternity.

“Our goal is to add to the positivity of this event, while making sure that the teams can race and everyone remains safe on the water.”

Each facilitator will lead and assess groups of 32 volunteers in the classroom and on the Protectors each trainer will be assessing four people. The reasons for assessment are due to risk management and standards required

by Maritime New Zealand. The overall view is to make this a fun, inclusive experience while meeting the requirements of maritime law.

Miranda: “We need moderation in assessing and teaching. More than one facilitator will assess participants, so not just one of us ascertaining safety and competency. Decisions will be made as a group.

“The 10 team leaders view themselves as part of the marshal team, no one is better than anyone else, everyone will bring their unique skill set to the table, and we hope to all work together to maximise our strengths.

We also want to make sure the marshals themselves, being volunteers, get to enjoy the event experience.”

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This page: Georgia performing well at the 2019 Bay of Islands Sailing week.

Opposite: Jim Farmer at the helm.

Rumours of Jim Farmer’s racing demise ‘greatly exaggerated’

By Ivor Wilkins Mark Twain famously had to rebut a premature newspaper obituary with a statement that “reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”. In similar vein, Jim Farmer, one of the stalwarts of New Zealand and RNZYS keelboat racing, has had to discount rumours that he was about to quit competitive sailing.

He understands, however, how the rumours arose. “It actually began a couple of years ago,” he said. “I had an approach from an American yachtsman based in Chicago. He had done

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The boat in question was Farmer’s sixth race yacht, all of them named Georgia and all of which he has campaigned with success in New Zealand and internationally.

His fleet has included two Mumm 36s, an IMS 43 racer-cruiser, a Corel 45, a custom Farr 53 and the current 52, which is a customised version of the Botin-designed TP52 Emirates

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Optimised for IRC racing, the Georgia version features a modified keel, larger sailplan and revised deck and cockpit layout along with a sophisticated interior. Inspired by the aesthetics of a high performance European sports car – Farmer also has a passion for exotic cars – the interior is finished in metallic silver and polished carbon, with sumptuous red leather squabs. The exterior colour is Grigio Ingrid, taken from the Ferrari palette.

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The 43ft Georgia that Farmer sold to the United States and then bought back again, sight unseen, five years later. suitor, Farmer agreed to sell Georgia as long as he could complete the 2019 Bay of Islands Sailing Week.

In 2018, Georgia won the regatta on PHRF and finished second in IRC and Farmer was keen to do the event one more time.

“It was all agreed,” said Farmer. However, after Georgia won on general handicap (there was no IRC division in 2019), he decided he could not part with the boat.

“I told the American I had changed my mind. He was very good about it and said he was thrilled I was still enjoying the yacht so much. Ironically, he went on to buy the TP52 that Gavin Brady used to look after. Meanwhile, we have resumed racing with increased vigour and enthusiasm.”

Farmer has always surrounded himself with top sailors, many from America’s Cup or Volvo Ocean Race campaigns. His recent line-ups have included Brad Butterworth, Stu Bannatyne, Don Cowie and Daniel Fong, along with his usual crew with George Hendy as boat captain.

In the 52-foot class, Georgia has enjoyed a strong rivalry with Mayhem, skippered by Harry Dodson, who Farmer respects as “one of the best owner-drivers in the world”.

In the 2019 Bay of Islands series, Mayhem beat Georgia decisively on PHRF, but Farmer’s crew turned the tables at the RNZYS Jack Tar

Auckland Regatta the following March in very light conditions.

Gearing up for the 2020 Bay of Islands rematch, Farmer turned to his rockstar guests for advice on how to improve boatspeed.

“Some of that involved the usual burden of the yacht owner spending more money (sails, hardware, design modifications), but some of it was improving crew work and, in my case, steering the boat better,” he recounted.

It turned out both Mayhem and Georgia took a big step forward against their classmates and enjoyed some extremely tight racing this year, with Mayhem taking line honours and General Handicap, but Georgia winning on PHRF and becoming national Division A PHRF champion for the third time.

Consequently, the brief flirtation with quitting the racing scene is now a very distant memory. With Farmer’s competitive instincts fully aroused once more, Georgia is undergoing a winter refit aimed at overcoming the slight upwind advantage Mayhem has enjoyed in their ongoing tussles.

“The rig is 10 years old and technology has moved on considerably,” explained Farmer. He has ordered a new NZ Rigging carbon fibre mast, which will be supported with carbon rigging. Game on for the summer season – and beyond.

• When it comes to changing his mind about selling boats, Farmer has some form. His Farr 43 project, built by Cookson boats in 1995, followed a similar philosophy to the more recent TP52, taking a well proven race design – in that case, Helmut Jahn’s Admiral’s Cup winner, Flash Gordon – and customising it with a full interior.

The result was top performer of the New Zealand team that won the Kenwood Cup in 1996 and it twice won the Air New Zealand IMS regatta in Auckland. In 1998, with Dean Barker at the wheel, the 43-footer was runnerup in the Air New Zealand IMS regatta, behind a brand new Beau Geste campaigned by Gavin Brady for Hong Kong patron and RNZYS member, Karl Kwok.

At that point, Farmer sold the yacht to a US sailor, where it continued to be campaigned with success in IMS and PHRF regattas up and down the Eastern Seaboard.

When he learned the 43-footer was for sale in 2005, Farmer immediately bought it back, sight unseen. “I became overwhelmed with nostalgia,” he confessed at the time.

After a thorough refit to rate under IRC, the effort was immediately rewarded with victory in the inaugural New Zealand IRC championship. For several years, Farmer campaigned two Georgias, the 43 and 52, under his Georgia Racing livery.

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Women’s Secret Business encourages greater participation for female sailors A recent Women’s Secret Business Meeting was a huge success, as almost 100 guests were entertained by speakers Emma Sanderson MBE and Atka Reid. Both women want to encourage RNZYS skippers to take on more female crew to give them ‘active’ experience, rather than leaving them to just sit and watch the male crew have all the fun.

In 2002-03, Emma became the first British woman and the youngest person to complete the Around Alone, a 29,000 mile single-handed round the world yacht race. Now a New Zealander, Emma says today she prefers to sail when it is enjoyable – not too cold, or too wet.

Atka Reid, originally from Sarajevo, Bosnia, is the co-author with her sister, Hana Schofield, of the book Goodbye Sarajevo: A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival. Also, now a Kiwi, Atka and her husband Andrew co-own the yachts Hawkeye and Anarchy.

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Among those at the evening were: 1/ Atka Reid and Emma Sanderson.

2/ From left, Amanda Flynn, Tamsin Worsley and Toni Johnson.

3/ From left, Ruth Riviere, Megan Thomson, Lucy Jezard, RNZYS Commercial Manager Liz Sellar and Megan Simons.

4/ From left, Suellen Hurling, Hana Schofield with six-year-old Charlotte Schofield and Iggy Ulla.

5/ From left, Libby, Catherine and Charlotte Porter.

6/ From left, Catherine Senior, Amelia Bone and Jemma Traill.

7/ Small but perfectly formed. Alison Quinn and Marion Sinclair admire jeweller Greg Holland’s America’s Cup collection.

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30 Breeze Magazine Emirates Team New Zealand’s Marius van der Pol (left), Blair Tuke and Peter Burling, with Liv Mackay (partly obscured) hitting out on the RNZYS Elliott 7s.

Cup and Olympic stars align to mutual benefit Regular joggers and dog-walkers on their exercise circuit around Westhaven Marina are well accustomed to the buzz of activity as the Elliott 7m open keelers outside the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are readied for battle.

They frequently have to weave their way through sailors ferrying long sail bags down to the dock as the high performance one design boats are rigged up and head out for spirited racing in the club’s much-vaunted Mastercard Youth Training Programme.

However, passers-by would have had cause for several double-takes in recent months as the superstars of New Zealand sailing commandeered the fleet for highly competitive sessions on the Waitemata Harbour.

Sailing talent-spotters would have noted the likes of double Olympic medallists, multiple world champions and current America’s Cup holders Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, women’s 470 double Olympic medallist Jo Aleh, triple 470 world champion Hamish Willcox, siblings Sam and Molly Meech, both Olympic medallists in separate classes, and Alex and Andy Maloney, OIympic medallist and America’s Cup winner respectively.

Those with a wider Olympic knowledge base might also have noticed rowing and cycling medallists Joe Sullivan and Simon van Velthooven as well. The list could go on …

but the comment of one star-struck onlooker about summed it up: “If somebody dropped a bomb on this little group, it would wipe out a substantial part of New Zealand’s sailing talent pool at a single stroke.”

Ordinarily, mid-winter in New Zealand would find very few of these people in the country, let alone sailing a one-design class together on the Auckland harbour. They would normally migrate to the northern hemisphere to race in their respective class events to hone their skills for world championship or Olympic Games competitions.

In fact, the early August outing coincided

with what would have been the closing stages of the Japan Olympics and instead marked a year to go to the postponed event – assuming the Covid-19 pandemic has been brought under control by then.

“This whole initiative arose out of necessity,” said Yachting New Zealand’s High Performance Director Ian Stewart. “We are completely deprived of international competition, so we had to think of ways to provide decent top level competition on a regular basis at home.

To have faced 12 months without competitive racing would have been terrible.”

With four of the New Zealand Olympic

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Sailing squad also part of the Emirates Team New Zealand crew preparing to defend the America’s Cup, it was a logical step to cast the net wider and combine resources to make up the 40 crew required to race the 10 Elliott 7s.

Members of the Olympic Development Squad have also been brought in to help them gain skills and absorb knowledge and experience from the senior players.

The first session in June was approached as an experiment – and the concept was quickly embraced by all the participants as providing great value. For the Olympic sailors, it took them out of their class-specific training

regimes and put them into a cauldron of fullon competition, while the America’s Cup crew also got to benefit from some boat on boat action away from their customary one-boat testing and trialling routines.

Following the first session, a more structured approach was adopted.The July session focused on starting strategies and techniques and the August session was about playing out various scenarios in an Olympic medal race, when it is sometimes less about winning than trying to manufacture a specific finish order to improve medal prospects.

“These goals are driven by the sailors. Blair

Tuke and Josh Junior (ETNZ and Finn sailor) set up the programme in consultation with the sailors and put the teams together on the various boats, so the skills are shared around,” said Stewart. “It is pretty purposeful.

“Our Olympic sailors and the Development Squad have benefitted massively. When you have the opportunity to get taken out of your own very specific environment and sail alongside world-class pros and hear how they talk through the tactical processes, or race strategies, it is absolutely invaluable.”

As one of the group wearing both Olympic and America’s Cup hats, Blair Tuke said the

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benefits went in both directions. “With most of us stuck in New Zealand, it made sense to get everybody together in a one-design environment with equal boats,” said Tuke.

“We set up these different scenarios to work on each session, so there are specific goals involved. In a broader sense, some of the ETNZ grinders do not have a lot of actual sailing experience, so it is great to bring them into this situation where four people have to crew the boat together. It is a great format.”

Multiple world champion and Australian Tornado Olympic medallist Glenn Ashby also relished the opportunity to “get out of the office” and briefly away from working on the ETNZ America’s Cup defence.

“It is a wonderful opportunity to mix it up with the Olympic guys and do some pretty competitive racing. It stimulates some really good discussions. Once you get out on the water, everybody wants to do well, whether it is the America’s Cup, the Olympics or racing out here in front of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. When you put your race hat on, nobody holds back. It is great fun and we don’t get enough opportunities to do that at the moment.”

For somebody whose current and recent America’s Cup role has been more about flight than traditional sailing, Ashby said the transition from foiling to displacement sailing involved an interesting recalibration.

“It takes you back. A lot of the lessons you learned growing up in sailing come back and the close boat on boat combat is fantastic. It is not often these days that we have to look out

the back of the boat to read the wind puffs,” he laughed. “We are usually peering ahead regardless of wind direction.”

While enjoyment and fun were important, the programme was also carefully structured to ensure valuable lessons were learned along the way. The ETNZ group followed each outing with a comprehensive debrief, as did the Olympic and development squad sailors, along with their respective coaches.

“These are not necessarily about specific skills that you can apply directly to your particular class,” said Hamish Willcox, who first coached Burling at the Optimist world championship in Las Palmas in 2003 and has been with him through the 420 and 470 progression and on into the domination of the 49er class with Tuke.

“However, they are all good sailing life skills about preparing and competing at the highest levels. Everybody is feeding off each other, so it is making the whole thing sing.

“The afternoon sailing sessions are complemented by really good morning programmes where we get speakers in to talk about some of the things we may be working on when we get out on the water.

“For example, when we did the one on starting techniques, we had some outstanding stuff from Burling, John Cutler and Ray Davies. We have also had a couple of superb presentations about mental skills from Kerry Evans, who has done a lot of mental training work with the All Blacks.”

For Ian Stewart, who sailed and worked in management of America’s Cup programmes

This page from left: Olympic champion, world champion, America’s Cup champion Blair Tuke; Olympic medallist Alex Maloney; world champion and Olympic coach Hamish Willcox.

Opposite page (from left): Tom Saunders, Josh Junior, Olivia Hobbs and Jack Honey. before his current role at Yachting New Zealand, it was about maximising the benefits of having the Olympic and Development squads together for a day. The additional gains from the ETNZ involvement were immeasurable, particularly for the younger guys and girls, some of them just out of youth sailing.

“It is a great learning environment,” added Nacra sailor Micah Wilkinson. “The more experienced guys are fully open to answering any questions and giving advice. This whole programme has been a great way to make the best of what Covid-19 has done to put us all in a pretty basic situation.”

• The day after the August sailing session, Burling and Tuke hit the headlines with the announcement that after the America’s Cup defence in March, they will join the SailGP circuit with a New Zealand crew in time for its first 2021 regatta in San Francisco in April, while also remaining totally committed to the midyear defence of their 49er Olympic title in Japan.

“We like keeping busy,” said Burling with his customary shrug at any astonishment over their congested dance card.

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‘Voice of Yachting’ reflects on 40-year Cup love affair

By Ivor Wilkins When RNZYS Life Member P.J. Montgomery travelled to Newport, Rhode Island in 1980 to attend his first America’s Cup, he had no inkling that this was the start of a 40-year association, or that it was a game New Zealand would ever play, let alone one in which it would carve out a unique record.

“During that 1980 series, I formed a close friendship with Peter Shipway, which continues to this day,” Montgomery recalls. Shipway was a member of ‘Gentleman’ Jim Hardy’s crew on Alan Bond’s third attempt at winning the America’s Cup for Australia.

“I remember thinking I was going to have to be cheering for Australia for ever, because this was never going to be New Zealand’s game,” says Montgomery. “We didn’t have the resources, the technology, or the bigboat sailing experience.

“Of course, that all changed when Bond won the Cup in 1983 and Marcel Fachler in Sydney put up the money for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to lodge a challenge for the 1986-87 series in Fremantle.”

That challenge ultimately got off the ground when merchant bankers Michael Fay and David Richwhite agreed to back the campaign and take

P.J. Montgomery and Ed Baird, 2021 America’s Cup Hall of Fame inductees. over its management. The rest, as they says, is history.

“Sir Michael Fay still accuses me of costing him $100 million for persuading him to get involved,” Montgomery laughs. “But it wasn’t just me. Alan Sefton and Ron Holland also played their part in it.”

Looking back on his four-decade involvement with the America’s Cup, one of Montgomery’s abiding memories is of swelling with pride

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These recollections were re-awakened with the news that Montgomery is to be inducted into the America’s Cup Hall of Fame following his unbroken involvement at every Cup regatta for the past four decades, broadcasting the action to New Zealand and international audiences with his inimitable passion and vivid commentary.

Joining Montgomery as a 2021 Hall of Fame inductee is American Ed Baird, who has a close association with New Zealand’s America’s Cup story, having served as coach and tune-up skipper in the historic 1995 challenge. He also worked alongside Montgomery in the commentary box during the 2003 Match in Auckland, before going on to defend the Cup as helmsman for Alinghi at the 2007 series in Valencia.

Announcing the two awards, the selection committee notes that each nominee is judged on the basis of outstanding ability, international recognition, character, performance, and contributions to the sport.

Turning to Montgomery’s selection, the citation says: “His distinctive delivery and riveting commentary have captured, entertained, and informed audiences, making him an instantly recognizable and popular figure in the America’s Cup. Montgomery’s commentary captivated not just sailors but millions of non-sailors, converting many into knowledgeable fans of the sport.”

It adds that without Montgomery’s enthusiasm and strong support of sailing, it is doubtful New Zealand would have entered the international

world of sailing in the way that it did in the latter part of the 20th century.

Reflecting on a broadcasting career that has given him a ringside seat on New Zealand’s extraordinary rise as a global sailing power, Montgomery says other highlights include the comprehensive 5-0 cleansweep triumphs in the 1995 series in San Diego and the 2000 defence in Auckland – the first time a nation other than the USA had successfully defended the trophy.

Montgomery describes the 1995 victory as a brilliant campaign in every detail, a “superb achievement with very limited resources”. As the black Kiwi boat swept the victory, he captured the historic moment with the memorable line, “the America’s Cup is now New Zealand’s Cup”.

Of New Zealand’s first defence in 2000, Montgomery says it was soon obvious that Team New Zealand was a league and a half ahead of the Italian challengers. “Once it became clear we were going to achieve a dominant win, it was party time. Who could forget the sight of the spectator fleet of some 4,000 boats out on the Hauraki Gulf? The Viaduct was full of superyachts from all over the world, the likes of which we had never seen here before. The waterfront teemed with people ogling the boats and enjoying the scene.

“Even if the result on the water next year is similar, sadly the fan experience and atmosphere will probably be totally different because of the Covid-19 experience.”

Then, after the disappointments of 2003, 2007 and 2013, New Zealand won it back again in Bermuda in 2017. “This was quite exceptional,” says Montgomery. “The RNZYS became the first yacht club in the world to mount two successful challenges for the America’s Cup.” Now history beckons again as Emirates Team New Zealand prepares to defend the Cup under the RNZYS burgee next year.

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The designations attached to boat types can be sometimes misleading. Pleasure boats described as trawler-types, for example, conjour images of bulky caravans sedately plodding to their destinations.

With their line of Swift Trawlers, Beneteau have tried to shift that perception, both in name – the clue is in “swift” – and in fact. The newly-arrived Swift Trawler 47 for a Taurangabased couple has quickly established the “wolfin-sheep’s-clothing” aspect of its character.

The owners’ previous boat was more in the plodder category, cruising at 8 knots and limiting their horizons. Their new acquisition offers a top speed of 26 knots with a cruising sweet spot at around 17-22 knots.

A coastal passage in 25 knots of wind left Conrad Gair of agents 36° Brokers “hugely impressed” by its capabilities. “It is seriously one of the best semi-displacement hulls I have ever experienced. It was unreal.”

With twin 425hp QSB 6.7 Cummins engines under the hood, there is plenty of power, but the hull shape plays a big role in translating that power into an efficient and comfortable ride.

Unlike some designs, which drag their sterns lower and lower as the power comes on, a big

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“You can use the trim tabs to drop the bow and it eats up the miles,” says Gair. “ In 25-knot conditions we were able to maintain speeds of around 20 knots with no problem.”

With a fuel capacity of just under 2,000 litres and maintaining a sensible cruising speed, a range of 1,000nm would make a passage

from the Bay of Islands to Fiji within theoretical reach. Good sense would suggest adding a decent safety fuel margin, but, with due care and attention to weather, Gair is confident that the vessel is capable of serious offshore passagemaking.

One of the owners’ ambitions is to ultimately undertake a circumnavigation of New Zealand. They will not want for much in

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Above: The interior is contemporary, bright and spacious with seamless flow out to the aft deck. Owners can select fabrics and timber from the options list. Below: The master stateroom features a large island bed, plenty of storage space and ensuite shower and head. terms of comfort and space along the way. The performance aspect of the boat has not come at the expense of amenity.

The three-cabin layout features an owners’ stateroom forward with an island bed and ensuite head and separate shower. Two guest cabins, one with twin beds and one with a double, share a head and shower.

All the cabins have large windows with opening ports, bringing in plenty of light and fresh air. If required, the saloon settee and dining table can be converted into an additional double berth, complete with a wrap-around curtain for privacy.

The saloon is spacious and bright, with large windows providing expansive 360° views. A well-equipped L-shape galley positioned just behind the helm-station integrates with the lounge/dining area further aft.

The dining table can be relocated to the aft-deck for al-fresco meals. Three sliding glass panels create a wide, single level transition from the saloon to the aft deck lounging area, which is fully weather protected.

The flybridge extends right aft, giving overhead protection from sun and rain. Roll-up clears can leave the sides open to the breeze

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From the aft deck, a gate provides access onto a generous swim platform. The owners of this model have selected the optional hydraulic swim platform, which lowers into the water to take all the effort out of launching and retrieving the tender.

Also from the aft deck, stairs lead up to the flybridge, which features an upper helm station, generous lounging and dining areas, an exterior galley with worktop, sink and optional electric grill and refrigerator. The long extension aft also provides space to stow water toys.

Another option, selected in this particular vessel, is a permanent hardtop with an opening sunroof. For year-round cruising, the owners have chosen to fit roll-up clears.

Close quarter manoeuvres are aided mechanically by a standard bowthruster and optional stern thruster, and electronically by the optional joystick control (an extensive options list is available from fabrics and timber selections to electronics and safety equipment.)

A sliding door on the starboard side gives the helmsman quick access to the side deck to handle lines in docking situations.

An interesting design feature has the superstructure offset to port in relation to the centreline, providing a more spacious, partially covered side deck on the starboard side, well

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Above: The T-bar stairs to the flybridge can retract to a vertical position when not required, allowing more space on the aft deck. protected by bulwarks and guardrails, leading up to the foredeck, which features generous sun loungers.

Most of the external fore-and-aft traffic will use the starboard route, but in docking situations there is still perfectly adequate space on the port-hand side deck for handling lines and fenders.

Well-equipped and carefully thought-out,

the Beneteau Swift Trawler comes in six models from 9-15m. Having delivered the 47 to its new owners, Gair says 36° Brokers are looking forward to getting a Swift Trawler 41 on order.

The first in the Beneteau line to offer both a sedan and flybridge version is expected to attract a strong following as an ideal choice for New Zealand waters.

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Marking a notable day in the long and continuing saga of the America’s Cup On August 8, it was 150 years to the day since the first challenge for the America’s Cup took place in New York and the occasion was marked with an erudite and entertaining account by noted Cup authority Dr Hamish Ross, at an RNZYS lunch.

Ross earned his doctorate in law with a thesis on the America’s Cup, a subject close to his heart after a 25-year involvement, working with four syndicates over six campaigns.

He recounted how, following the 1851 race around the Isle of Wight, won by the schooner America, the trophy was carried off to New York and it was 19 years before it was contested again.

The delay was partly due to English gentlemen yachtsmen being distracted by the Crimean War, while American attention focused on the Civil War, during which the schooner America saw action on behalf of both sides of the conflict.

In 1868 interest in international yachting was revived when the American yacht Sappho attempted to emulate the 1851 success of the America. Sappho crossed the Atlantic and took on the British fleet in a race around the Isle of Wight. Unlike the America, however, Sappho finished last.

The race was won by James Ashbury, who inherited and sold his father’s successful railway carriage company to take up the life of an English gentleman. The success of his new yacht Cambria encouraged Ashbury to believe he had beaten America’s fastest yacht and fired an ambition to reclaim the trophy lost in 1851.

Ashbury’s confidence was further boosted when Cambria beat Dauntless, owned by American tabloid newspaper publisher Gordon Bennett, in a Trans-Atlantic race from Ireland to New York in 1870.

“Ashbury was feted in New York,” said Dr Ross, but negotiations with the New York Yacht Club over competing for the America’s Cup were testy. Most of the New York fleet were centreboard yachts, built to suit the light breezes and shallow conditions of the harbour. Ashbury considered these yachts “ungentlemanly” against a vessel built to cross the Atlantic, but New York refused to yield on the point.

Further tensions arose over Cambria having to take on a fleet of 18 yachts, including the 1851 champion America and Bennett’s Dauntless.

On August 8, the race started with the fleet at anchor and all sails furled. Once they got away, contestants had to contend with shoals and sandbanks and tidal streams running at up to three knots.

“Conditions were notoriously unfair to the challenger and required a high degree of local knowledge,” commented Dr Ross. It was no surprise that Cambria, weighing in a 226 tons, lost to 96-ton Magic owned by mining magnate Franklin Osgood..

Bitten by the Cup bug, Ashbury returned to England, ordered a new yacht, Livonia, and mounted a second challenge in 1871. After bitter argument, Ashbury successfully insisted on a series of one-on-

one matches rather than a one-off fleet race. The New York Yacht Club claimed the right to choose the best of four defenders to suit the conditions of the day, winning two matches with Columbia and two with Sappho. Livonia won one.

The match left a bad taste on both sides and there were no more British challenges for 14 years. “Asbury wrote that New York was too cute to conduct yacht races on the same moral plane that exist in England,” said Dr Ross, while New York returned trophies donated by Ashbury during the summer of 1870 and branded him ungentlemanly.

Ashbury travelled the world, including time spent in New Zealand, where he bought the Merrivale station, which turned into an “absolute financial disaster” and eventually fell into government ownership as part of the Mackenzie Land Reforms.

Among those present at the luncheon were: 1/ From left, Past Commodore Steve Burrett, Dennis Lunken and Don Galbraith.

2/ Jim and Bev Frankham.

3/ Kath and David Winn.

4/ From left, Gerhard Nagele, Matthew Richardson and Guy King.

5/ Megan Nodder and Heather Walton.

6/ From left, Mike Lanigan, Dr Hamish Ross and General Committee member Sheryl Lanigan.

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44 Breeze Magazine Neville Collett in his ‘office’ – the Race Management Equipment Room.

Calling for Race Management volunteers Story & picture by Debra Douglas Your club needs you! The call is out to Squadron members to join the volunteer race management team. Race Management Volunteer Co-ordinator Neville Collett is ready to sign you up.

Neville, a Squadron member for 54 years and General Committee member in the early 90s, has for several years taken an informal approach to recruiting volunteers. Recently, however, the Race Office has made his role official.

“Essentially race management is about starting races, managing races and finishing races and to do that we need volunteer crews to work the committee and back up boats,” said Neville.

“My job is to get these volunteers, introduce them to race management and find pathways for them to follow, to keep them interested.

The problem in the past was if members wanted to volunteer, there was no real way to get into the system, unless they met the right person at the right time. Similarly, we were training boat drivers, but when this training was over, there was no ongoing involvement with Squadron events.

“For the last four years, as well as being a boat driver for all patrol boats, I have been arranging crews for some of the race officers (ROs) on a casual basis. But when the ROs arranged crews themselves, they tended to use the same people all the time, because they were people they knew. The result being no one else got a look in.

“So now my job is to make sure when a

volunteer puts his or her hand up, they get fed into the system, get a job, get to know the ROs and are invited out to undertake various jobs. By making this appointment official, I still arrange the crews, the ROs still vet the crews and tell me if they happy or not, but it does mean everyone who has put their hand up gets a fair go.”

Neville says filling the numbers needed for the bumper summer sailing season ahead is a daunting prospect. The Squadron is very short of on-the-water volunteers. Neville has 40 ‘active’ people on his books. He needs to double that number. He is also on the lookout for fit young people who can handle physical work, like lifting buoys.

Neville: “Most of the volunteers are of a similar age; the younger ones tend to want to go racing themselves. But if you have a real interest in yachting and for some reason you

can’t get out there, or don’t own a boat, join our group. You can do as much as you want, or as little as you want.”

Neville reassures prospective participants that it’s “not rocket science”, but a matter of buddying up with someone who can show you the ropes, whether it be handling flag sequences, through to a time keeper, or line judge. There are also opportunities through Yachting NZ to go on its volunteer list to do volunteer race management work for other clubs.

“It’s an opportunity to give something back, in return for the good times you have had.

There is great comraderie among the group, plus you meet some very interesting people.”

So come on, give it a go … call Neville Phone 021 81 4060, email ncollett@xtra.co.nz, or contact the RNZYS Sailing Office, Phone 360 6809, to find out more.

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We deserve a Medal

150th Anniversary Committee Chairman Colin Carran describes the quest for a legacy emblem

Above: the two sides of the RNZYS 150th Anniversary medallion. Below: The medallion cast for the Squadron’s Centennial in 1971.

After 150 years of illustrious history dating from1871, we think we deserve a medal. So, your Committee has created a legacy piece that will be passed down through generations and still be relevant in another 100 years.

In February 2017 then Rear Commodore Aaron Young gathered a small group including General Committee members Peter Boardman, Mike Malcolm and myself to consider a plan worthy of our 150-year history. The principal aims of the plan were quickly agreed around four fundamentals, namely the sesquicentennial year must have something of interest for every member, the year must include some legacy programmes that will last well beyond the end of 2021, the programme should last for the whole of 2021 and finally must be conducted in a style befitting the finest traditions of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

As part of our legacy, we agreed to create some lasting mementos for our members.

These included a souvenir medallion, a postage stamp issue and the publication of our 150 years’ history in a fine hard back book.

The book will be published in October 2021 so that the sesquicentennial celebrations for 2021 can be included, the postage stamp issue has been agreed with New Zealand Post and the first day cover featuring six America’s Cup and Classic Yacht images will be released in March 2021.

The medallion in a handsome presentation box will be available to members in October 2020 through our retail store and online website at $95. The first 50 medallions will be personally signed by the Commodore.

The medallion design reflects the huge technological leap in yacht design and our progress over 100 years towards the pinnacle of international sailing. The AC75 foiling monohull for the 2021 America’s Cup defence under the RNZYS burgee is illustrated as a generic design, which will have equal appeal to both challengers and defender. On the opposite side of the medallion, the choice of a representative classic yacht was somewhat more difficult and finally settled at a full meeting of the General Committee. Rainbow A7 was chosen as one of the most recognisable of our classic fleet

as well as representing some of New Zealand finest design and boat building traditions.

We wanted the medallion to be of the finest quality and chose bronze as a traditional material. Our research quickly revealed that all bronzes are not created equal, so with the assistance of Senior Squadron member Kazik Jasica we have chosen to have it manufactured in Poland by an internationally recognised manufacturer. The design process was long and at times difficult, exacerbated by Covid lock downs and difficulties with shipping. The result, after many months, is the stunning representation pictured for the first time in this issue of Breeze.

We believe the result has been worth the effort and feel confident that members will be keen to have one proudly displayed on their desk, bookshelf, coffee table or vessel. It will make a fantastic gift for yachting enthusiasts around the world, or the perfect gift for members at Christmas.

• One medallion cast in the final design was despatched from Poland via courier. It got as far as Louisville Kentucky where, to quote FedEx, it was unaccounted for. In the event that it was stolen for resale, Sherlock Holmes-type members are asked to report any sightings on eBay, at London flea markets, or high-end antique shops in New York.

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The psychology of investment Check your biases The market volatility caused by the COVID-19 crisis has been traumatic for many investors and at times like this, it’s interesting to understand the effect human psychology can have on investor behaviour. Many books have been written about the way the human mind affects investment decisions. This article focuses on two interesting psychological biases that have been noticeable in recent months; recency bias and loss aversion.

Recency bias; Recency bias is the tendency to place heavy importance on the most recent piece of information or experiences rather than considering longer-term realities. The human instinct is to try to estimate future probabilities based on a small number of recent outcomes, instead of long-term experience. In an investment context, this bias is particularly powerful during times of volatility and when the investor has a keen interest in the outcomes. For example, in the midst of a financial storm when an investor’s portfolio values are plummeting, it’s difficult for that investor to remember that, over time, equity markets go up despite being hit by crisis from time to time.

When we experience a significant downturn, such as the sharp selloff caused by the outbreak of the COVID 19 pandemic, the natural reaction is to fear the worst and worry that markets will continue to drop indefinitely. Another bias, the need for acceptance and to follow the crowd, also takes effect during this time. Screaming headlines in the media predicting huge losses and the end of the investment world as we know it can push people into making hasty decisions like selling investments, when re-balancing their portfolio back to its original asset allocation might be more suitable for that particular investor.

It’s true to say recency bias does not always lead to negative outcomes – often asset prices will follow a trend for longer than expected and momentum is a big factor in many financial markets. However, this momentum will eventually result in significant over or under valuations of assets and it is during these transitional phases that investor decisionmaking may become irrational.

Loss aversion; Human psychology is wired to feeling the effect of a loss much more vividly than a gain.

Losses experienced during a severe market downturn, often result in some investors trying to avoid risk at any cost. Such investors are prone to over-estimating risk in a portfolio which can be detrimental to achieving their investment goals because all investing involves risk.

For example, a young investor who experiences his or her first financial market sell-off, might be so scarred by the experience that they switch to a very low risk strategy, or even to cash. This might reduce the volatility and avoid losses, but it will potentially result in the investor falling well short of their long-term return expectations/requirements.

It’s important an investor finds a level of risk they can tolerate and one that is likely to deliver the long-term objectives for that investment.

How to overcome these biases?

The considerable uncertainties currently faced by the global financial markets mean that volatility can be expected to continue for some time, and substantial movements in asset prices (both up and down) will be something investors should prepare for. In this environment it’s important to understand what we can do to mitigate the effect our own psychological biases can have on our investment decisions.

We are all subject to investment bias, from the most experienced investor through to the first-time share trader. But there are steps we can take to avoid the mistakes caused by these biases; • Hold a well-diversified portfolio (not all your eggs in one basket).

• If you are investing in equity markets, accept that your investments will go down from time to time (sometimes quite dramatically).

• Understand your tolerance for risk.

• Try not to be influenced by media headlines or by other investors who “know what’s coming”.

• Create a plan and stick to that plan (unless something significant changes in your objectives/requirements).

If the above is proving challenging, contact a financial adviser who can help assess your situation, objectives, tolerance for risk etc, and recommend a suitable plan.

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Celia Willison finished runner-up in the NZ Women’s Match Race champs – Andrew Delves Photo After a long break from match racing, we’ve finally seen members of our RNZYS Performance Programme back in action. Two all-female RNZYS PP crews were involved in the recent 2020 NZ Women’s Match Racing Championship held at the RNZYS. Defending champion Celia Willison and her Edge Women’s Match as well as Megan Thomson’s 2.0 Racing Team took part, and both had good regattas.

The event had seven entries, which was a great result considering no international competitors could join us this year. Friday and Saturday saw the first and second round robins sailed, respectively, and it was Thomson who came out the better of the two PP teams, qualifying in 2nd position with a 10-2 record and showing all her training has been paying off.

Willison and her crew were a bit rusty throughout the round robin phases, but managed to qualify in 4th with a 6-6 record, meaning they just made the semifinal stage.

Samantha Norman was the top qualifier, with Mastercard Youth Training Programme graduate Claudia Pierce finishing in 3rd.

Sunday saw the semifinals get underway, and with Norman selecting to race Pierce, setting up an all RNZYS PP semifinal match between Thomson and Willison.

The match saw some close racing, but it was Willison’s crew who managed to dust off the round robin cobwebs and show their class

to win the first two races, although they were both very close. The third race was also a tight one to begin, with Willison holding a slender lead off the start. Unfortunately luck wasn’t on Thomson’s side: her tiller completely broke off on the first downwind leg leaving her without steering and without a chance of making the final.

Thomson pulled it back in the petite final though, going on to defeat Pierce 2-0 and claim third overall for the regatta, a solid result for her and her team.

The grand final was an absolute belter, with Norman and Willison trading blows in what were some incredibly close races. Willison found herself 2-1 up and leading on the final downwind leg of the fourth match, but with the finish-line in sight, Norman came storming through to take the lead and dash Willison’s hopes of ending the final right there and then.

This set up a fifth and final match with the championship on the line. Norman and her experienced team had a great start and Willison trailed close behind for the first two legs and couldn’t quite find a jump into the lead, leaving Norman to claim the title.

Next up for our PP crews is the NZ Match Racing Championship qualifying regatta in late September, followed two weeks later by the NZ Match Racing Championship.

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MASTERCARD YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME SUPPORTERS MasterCard YTP 2020 has been forced to take on a different look in terms of sailors getting the opportunity to compete against international teams. So we are looking for other local regattas to get involved with to broaden our sailors’ skill base. We are looking at chartering the MRXs so the sailors get the opportunity to learn how larger keelboats operate, coordinate with more hands on deck, all of which should better equip them to be valuable members on board club members’ boats in any of our regattas. In addition to the MRX days we will be looking to see if we can get out on NZL40 fully crewed to get a taste of what the America’s Cup used to be like.

Recent MasterCard YTP graduates and one current member made the selection cut for the RNZYS Youth America’s Cup. Although we are naturally hugely disappointed at the cancellation of this event, massive congratulations to Zoe Dawson, currently in her third year of YTP, and recent graduates, Serena Woodall, Celia Willison, Megan Thomson, Charlotte Porter, Zak Merton, Leonard Takahashi and Alastair Gifford. Graduate PP members Taylor Balogh and Nick Egnot-Johnson also made the cut as did Crystal Sun. We have a relatively new Race Management team at MasterCard YTP this year with Brian Trubovich taking charge and he is ably assisted

by Janet Airey, Stewart Heine and Ross Chapman. Not only do they take on YTP every weekend, but they also run several in-house match racing events, National Youth Training Weeks and a Starling Match Racing Regatta.

We have also had the pleasure of having the Etchells fleet join us some weekends for some racing through the winter season. It’s been a busy few months since Covid round one for our Race Management team.

On the first weekend of Covid round two we were supposed to be hosting the NZ Match Racing Nationals Qualifying Regatta of which we had a few MasterCard YTP teams entered, namely Rachael Willison, Robbie McCutcheon and Jono Weston. The event was

shaping up to be rather intriguing as there were lots of new teams to the game meaning it was wide open. It’s also nice to race people on the same learning trajectory. Fingers crossed when we get out of Covid round two we will be able to see all these sailors in action as they battle for the opportunity to race in the big event, the National Match Racing Championship.

Niall Malone has been taking charge of maintaining our RIBs and Elliotts. He has spent considerable time antifouling the boats himself, upgrading dock storage and the Youth Building for what is shaping up to be another hectic summer. Covid has meant the Elliotts have been used a lot more by local sailors as they look for opportunities to cross-train. One prime example of this is the monthly outing from ETNZ and the NZL Sailing Team. It’s great for our sailors to get to see all these sailors up close and racing in boats we are used to.

Currently our top five performers in the MasterCard Youth Training Programme based on the Performance Summary, which collates results from everything on water to off water, are Robbie McCutcheon, Brad Salthouse, Josi Andres, Jono Weston and Zoe Dawson. Fingers crossed all these sailors will be rewarded with a big international regatta early next year. All are in their second or subsequent year of the MasterCard Youth Training Programme, so it is worthwhile mentioning the current leaders of our first-year group, namely Jack Frewin and Holley Liefting.

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Right: Ida romping along on her maiden post-restoration sail on the Waitemata Harbour. Below: Gloriana at the Maritime Museum.

A stellar year in spite of Covid-19

By Chad Thompson We were looking forward to 2020 especially as it was the 25th Anniversary of the Classic Yachts Association of NZ. Membership was at an all time high and just when you thought we might be able to celebrate the occasion together COVID hit and the fan virtually stopped turning.

An association like ours has to contemplate what happens when some might suggest that there can be no further growth. Fortunately, someone forgot to tell the old yachts to take a break. 2020 has seen not one, not two, but three new yachts join the fleet: Chas Bailey Junior’s 43’ LOD 1895 Ida (46’6”/30’/9’1”/7’). Bought as a floating wreck from Sydney

by John Street’s Classic Yacht Charitable Trust, restored

by Wayne Olsen, launched in May and winning races already.

The 1892, Chas Bailey Jnr designed and built, Rogue (32’/26’/6’8”/6’) is on her way up from Wellington and to be restored by Wayne Olsen with the specific intention of sailing before Xmas.

Pastime designed and built in 1886 by Malcolm Millar (45’/33’/9’4”/6’8”) is currently being restored in Hamilton and should be in Auckland after launching and a shake down sail from Tauranga in the New Year.

And to top things off, after being tied up at the Maritime Museum for far too many years, Gloriana (34’/24’6”/6’10”/5’4”), built by Robert Logan in 1892 and

owned by the Classic Yacht Charitable Trust, will be out racing after she has had an engine installed between now

and Christmas. Ironically, Gloriana and Rogue were launched in the same year, one hundred and twenty-

Sailing in the Marlborough Sounds Excerpts from Tamariki’s Picton to Stewart Island Adventure . . .

by Peter Mortimer Sailing in the Marlborough Sounds is often frustrating as almost every reach you turn into has a head wind coming down it.

However, the scenery more than compensates for it and once in a while the wind gods align with your intentions and a run down a sound is enjoyed. The good days are fantastic.

I must say though, the winds over the few months I visited were very brisk and a lot of time was spent hiding. There seemed to be constant gale warnings in the Grey and Stephens forecast areas and storm warnings in Cook on alternate days.

It’s definitely on a par with Hobart.

WORLD’S END: Yep, that’s what the chart says. World’s End is tucked

eight years ago (there is something about writing that number down, rather than using the numerals, that makes you realise how long ago that was), and are now being recommissioned in the same year.

Do the maths: these yachts, including Gloriana, represent over five hundred

away in the south eastern end of the Tennyson Inlet, which branches off Pelorus Sound. Ngawhakawhiti Bay, where I anchored, is one of just two bays at World’s End. According to John and Sue on s/y Seabird, it is the best storm anchorage in the Sounds. It certainly seemed that way, with the added bonus being the water is shallow enough to anchor securely.

One can easily imagine Gollum or maybe Yoda spying from the dense bush when shrouded in a heavy evening mist.

The close, steep surrounding hills mean the bay is completely isolated from broadcast radio and cell phone networks. SSB radio was the only communication.

I spent three glorious days there.

HEADING TO PICTON The passage from Pelorus Sound to Picton can transit through a short cut inside

The scenery of the Marlborough Sounds more than makes up for the frisky and often perverse winds. of Forsyth Island. In the head of Forsyth Bay at Whakatahuri, the remains of one of New Zealand’s early entrepreneurial maritime endeavours lay rusting away.

Wells Boatbuilders, wellknown early local boat builders, were once ship dismantlers of extraordinary capacity.

In the early 1950’s Francis and Thomas Wells set up the Sounds Wrecking Company, then purchased and dismantled nine ships

over a five-year period, selling their scrap metals into the overseas markets.

Their history and exploits are detailed in the very interesting article in NZ Ship and Marine Society, Marine News 2009 56 03 – https:// nzshipmarine.com/nodes/ view/2249#idx15684.

• We’ll share Peter’s southward passage to Akaroa in another edition. It was a lesson in when a reef should be set!

years of yachting. 2020 will be just a short pause in their history. The season 20202021 is shaping up to be one of the best after all.

Right: Inspecting progress on Pastime during her restoration in Hamilton.

CLASSIC YACHT ASSOCIATION CONTACTS – GENERAL ENQUIRIES: Joyce Talbot, admin@classicyacht.org.nz CLUB CAPTAIN YACHTS: Andy Ball, yachtcaptain@classicyacht.org.nz

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36° Brokers supports Coastal Classic Cruisers 36° Brokers are proud to be supporting this unique division of the PIC Coastal Classic for the fourth year running.

Aimed at providing a more ‘relaxed’ approach to the historically competitive race, the rally gives cruising yachts and crews the chance to participate in the 120 nautical mile sail from Auckland to Russell in true cruising style.

No need to ditch the crucial coffee maker, skimp on the meal plan, or get a PHRF certificate. Prizes are awarded for the best dressed crew, and there’s a photo contest to encourage happy snappers on their way up the coast.

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Yamaha’s 2021 VX Series Waverunners Yamaha’s new VX Series offers class-leading performance, versatility, and value in a smaller, lighter package than the flagship Yamaha FX Series, while still sharing many of the same class-leading innovations and features.

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Harken Marine Grip, a thin, durable, nonabrasive grip tape that is more effective than adhesive alternatives and waxes, is now available in New Zealand. The superior grip tape reduces slipping and stands up to harsh marine conditions.

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