South of Perth Yacht Club Soundings Magazine November 2018

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SOUNDINGS ISSUE No.4 NOVEMBER 2018 - JANUARY 2019

THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF SOUTH OF PERTH YACHT CLUB

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SOUNDINGS ISSUE No. 4 NOVEMBER 2018 - JANUARY 2019

THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF SOUTH OF PERTH YACHT CLUB EVERY ISSUE

AROUND THE CLUB

Commodore's Report 03 House Report 04 Rear Commodore's Report 05 General Manager 06 Our Members 09 Ladies Luncheon Group 13 Sailability 14 Sailing Academy 30 Grand Sponsor Directory 56

Power Torque 16 Ocean Racing 21 Cruising Section 26 Training & Development 29 Division 1 32 Division 2 33 Division 3 35 Sailing Academy Report 37 Centreboard Report 38 Red Witch 39 Space Sailer 27 43 Herreshoff Hill News 44 Flying Fifteens 45 Laser Report 49 Optimists 46 Pelicans 47 29ers 51 Grand Sponsor Report 53

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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE 2018/2019 COMMODORE Phil Warwick VICE COMMODORE John Midolo REAR COMMODORE REGATTA Carl Pettersson REAR COMMODORE CENTREBOARD Michael Cook

Hon. Treasurer Bradley Abbott MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Justin Taylor Chair, Pens & Moorings Wayne Marshall Chair, Membership Michael Coote Chair, Training & Development Timothy Walker Chair, Works Vikki Baldwin Chair, Functions Simon Stone Chair, Security & Safety Cally Browning Chair, Sponsorship PATRON Life Member & Past Commodore Colin Cowden VICE PATRONS Dean Nalder MLA Mayor Russell Aubrey Past Commodore John Forde BEM Past Commodore Maurice Cooper Mr Len Randell

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South of Perth Yacht Club Coffee Point Applecross WA 6153 32.00.13 S 115.50.73 E 08 9364 5844 management@sopyc.com.au www.sopyc.com.au

Office hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm General Manager David Harries Secretary & Pens & Moorings Jessica Oakley Receptionist Claire Jameson Finance & Administration Manager Neil Hay Assistant Accountant Yen Yen Seow-Donald/Sara Leal Sponsorship & Publications Lynda Mackillican Membership Coordinator Ashleigh Damore Food & Beverage Manager Fiona Whife Sailing Development Officer Mikael Lundh Head Coach Tessa Parkinson On Water Group Administration Fiona Henderson Sailing Administrator Scott Nunn Power Administrator Bernie Kaaks Soundings Magazine is the quarterly magazine of the South of Perth Yacht Club.

Published by: South of Perth Yacht Club Design and Layout: Lynda Mackillican Printed by: Vanguard Press Copyright: All material appearing in “Soundings” is copyright. Reproduction in whole or in part is not permitted without written permission from the publisher.

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Advertising and article submission deadline for the next issue of Soundings is 11th January 2019

COMMODORE’S REPORT Phil Warwick Commodore

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am extremely proud to be commencing my second year as Commodore of the South of Perth Yacht Club.

As I write this report we have just celebrated our 73rd Opening Day and I would like to congratulate everybody involved in what was a hugely successful day. We received overwhelming support from all sections of the Club, in particular the Sail Past where all sections were represented in excellent numbers out on the water.

The results session at the conclusion of the day was also extremely well attended. I do not recall the last time so many competitors and members attended the Clubhouse for sailing results.

On the water there were quite a few boats that I have not previously seen in a sail past at Opening Day, which is great to see. I look forward to seeing increased numbers of new competitors each week which will ensure the continued success of our Sailing and Power section fleets into the future.

Our new Keelboat Captain, Terry Newby, current Centreboard Captain, Kate Jones and our Power Boat Captain, Amanda Watson were all in attendance to enjoy the festivities of the day. Your Committees should be congratulated for ensuring the day was well supported both on the water and at the Opening Ceremony.

There were many people involved in the running of our Opening Day. Our General Manager, Food and Beverage Manager, On Water Team, Bosuns and Administration staff truly did a magnificent job in the organisation, preparation, and the faultless in-house service provided to our many guests and members. I thank you for your efforts and commitment.

Many of our invited guests were extremely impressed by the professionalism of our staff and the day’s proceedings, which indicates there is an obvious passion and pride held for the Club by our many Members and staff.

As Commodore I was hugely proud to be able to represent the South of Perth Yacht Club.

This year we are about to embark on the IMR Technologies 50th Fremantle to Geraldton and return Yacht Race, which is an amazing achievement. This event has a long term relationship with our partners at the Geraldton Yacht Club and something we should continue to grow for the future.

For the 50th year it is important to have as many spectator boats as possible from the South of Perth Yacht Club at the start line to celebrate with our intrepid sailors as they head north from Fremantle on the 20th of October. I must congratulate the Organising Committee for their hard work in putting together the sponsorship and programme for this year’s event. Well done.

Following the Annual General Meeting we now have a new Management Committee. I look forward to working with the Committee over the next 12 months to ensure the

future direction of the Club.

The Committee will continue to monitor the Strategic Direction of the Club to ensure that we stay ahead of the current world-wide trend which indicates declining numbers in sailing. Our focus will be directed towards increasing member satisfaction, member participation and membership numbers as these were previously identified as the key areas for the Club’s continued success.

Lastly I wish everybody successful and safe sailing for the new season.

See you on the water.

Regards,

Phil Warwick Commodore

Above - Left to Right: Commodore Phil Warwick, Sailing Captain Terry Newby, Rear Commodore Carl Pettersson at Opening Day 2018

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HOUSE REPORT John Midolo

Vice Commodore

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’m not sure where to start - firstly I would like to send out a huge thank you to all the members for their support in my new role as Vice Commodore.

Over the years “Soundings” has been one of the communication avenues, but we all seem talk about the same topic “sailing”.

"Soundings” is the hard copy that alerts members to administrative and functional matters, informs members of events and functions on and off the water, and strives to build comradery and engagement with in the Club. In recent years the Club has introduced Coffee Pointers as a weekly electronic media with SoPYC Facebook covering the most recent events of the Club.

“House” is the role of the Vice Commodore, this portfolio covers Functions, Grand Sponsors and Publications.

By the time this arrives in your letter box, Opening Day, Power Boat Prize Night, and even the Melbourne Cup will have been and gone. These are a few of the many functions the Functions Committee are involved in. Vikki Baldwin, who comes with an impressive CV, is the new Management Chair of the Functions Committee. We are still looking for members to sit on her Committee and it would be nice to have mixture of males and females. The duties have changed over the years and Fiona’s team look after the major functions, but she always encourages members input, however if there’s no Committee there’s no input! One of the many thoughts would be to introduce and use the Ward Room again for members dining so a lot of fresh ideas would be good.

We have a new Ladies Luncheon delegate, Chris Nyeholt, who has just stepped in and is doing a fantastic job. These are held on the second Tuesday of every month with a guest speaker. These luncheons are a great afternoon for the ladies to get together and socialise. You can arrange and book a table of up to 10 or just book for yourself and Chris and the staff will arrange a seat for you. So, ladies keep your eye on Coffee Pointers for future luncheon events.

We are also looking at renovating the Quarter Deck. This would involve the insulating and lining the underside of the gabled roof, maintaining the sky lights, upgrading the lighting and cleaning the brick paving. This should brighten the area! We are also in discussion and concept planning for the Roof Top Bar and viewing deck over the Quarter deck. There is also works needed in the Wardroom bar area to repair water damaged flooring. This will keep our new Works Chairman, Tim, very busy.

With little luck and assistance from the Finance Committee we will soon have cafe style food available in the Yachtsman’s Bar area. We are hoping this may reduce the pressure in the Quarter deck kitchen during the busy times.

This will consist of light meals with hot and cold options.

There is also a new summer promotion menu in the form of platters for two which look very inviting and reasonably priced.

We also have the Children’s Christmas Party coming

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up in December, the date is yet to be set, it’s always been a great day for the kids, so keep a look out for this very popular event.

We will be looking at arranging a New Year’s Eve function this year. This is still in discussion so if you are interested and have any ideas to put forward, please come and join the functions committee.

There have been various comments about Coffee Pointers being too long. My interpretation is, it’s an important part of communication with members to keep them up to date with events, both future and past. I know some of us still find modern day electronics baffling- but remember we still have printed posters around the Club advertising these events.

House has been looking at upgrading our TV screens and having the ability to live stream Regattas and replay club events with the inclusion of Foxtel, early days as yet!

Lastly but not least, I must mention the Grand Sponsors.

Cally Browning has returned to this portfolio and has several gatherings arranged. These sponsors contribute to the junior boating activities of the club, recently supporting the Little Stinkers event arranged by the Power Section.

I think I’ve managed not to mention the 'sailing' word – let’s hope the pies are hot and the beer cold.

Bon Appetit

John Midolo Vice Commodore

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REGATTA MATTERS Carl Pettersson

Rear Commodore Regatta

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ello members, on behalf of Rear Commodore Michael Cook and myself, I would like to thank the previous Rear Commodores, Ralph Newton and Matt Selby, for their tireless work in the Rear Commodore role. It is only once you move inside an organisation you see the amount of work being done behind the scenes and Ralph and Matt were certainly putting in the hard yards.

We would also like to thank all the section Committees that work with Regatta through their Captains. The section Committees (Sailing, Power, Centreboard, Cruising, and Offshore) are absolutely critical to the future of our Club.

These member-driven Committees are the conduit between you the members and the Committee structure that ensures the Club provides you with what you want. Keeping these Committees strong and robust is essential and in your hands.

The major sporting projects currently in process include the running of the IMR Technologies 50th Geraldton Ocean Classic and the provision of coaching and infrastructure support to members attending the 2019 Australian Youth Championship and associated class national championships in Hobart.

Whilst the IMR Technologies Geraldton Ocean Classic will have been run and won by the time this article is published the work that went in to running such an event should be recognised. The Organising and Race Committees have worked diligently for almost a year with activity and intensity ramping up steeply in the last two months. All members of these Committees deserve our thanks.

SoPYC will be well represented at The Australian Youth Championships (AYC) in Hobart with many of our Junior and Youth members making the long trek. I have attended many AYCs as the principal sponsor of my daughter’s 420s (3 x daughters, 2 x 420s) so have a deep and meaningful

understanding of the intensity and passion that goes in to this the pinnacle of junior and youth sailing in Australia.

The family and financial commitment is no less daunting at that level.

To support our members SoPYC will be sending coaches and infrastructure to Hobart. Our Head Coach Tessa Parkinson has put together a very professional coaching plan and along with the Training & Development Committee, headed up by Mike Coote, vital support is being put in place. It does make a significant difference to our Junior and Youth sailors when they see a familiar face as their coach and their own yacht Club pennant flying proudly from the coach boat.

Of course as Rear Commodores our area of responsibility lays below the high tide line. That is what I say to wind-up Vice Commodore Midolo who is responsible if the showers are cold or beer is hot. But it does mean that anything that happens out on the water falls to us. It is a big responsibility but both RC Cook and I are big boys and keen to take it on.

One of our goals is to make the Club as busy as possible.

It was magnificent to see the Club so crowded on Opening Day about a month ago, especially understanding that our Opening Day unfortunately coincided with three other local yacht clubs.

So, on behalf of Rear Commodore Cook and myself, I would like to wish you all fair winds and clean diesel.

May you enjoy, in whichever way you choose, all that our magnificent West Australian summers offer.

Carl Pettersson Rear Commodore Regatta

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GENERAL MANAGER David Harries General Manager

Staff Changes While we have informed members of staff changes via Coffee Pointers I would like to welcome Neil Hay to the Club as the Finance and Administration Manager and Yen Yen Seow-Donald who will be covering Lydia Taylor’s maternity Leave. Neil joins us on the 5th November and Yen Yen will have been in the Assistant Accountant role for a couple of weeks by the time this issue reaches your mail box. I would like to recognise and thank Sharon Caspersz for the considerable contribution she has made to SoPYC during the five years she has held the Finance and Admin position. I wish her every success in her return to the education sector where she will be the Business Manager at an Anglican School based in the city. I would also like to wish Lydia and her husband a joyous and happy time through the impending birth of their baby which is due in early December.

Updated Associations Incorporation Act 2015 Members have been notified of the consultation forums being conducted in late October, mid November and two sessions in December where members will have an opportunity to comment and seek information on the proposed changes to what we know as the Constitution, Rules and By Laws. All members who have provided their email addresses to the Club will have received an explanatory letter and summary of the major changes to what will, in future, be known as the Rules of SoPYC. The dates of the forums are: • • •

Monday 29th October (1830hrs) Monday 12th November (1830hrs); and Saturday 1st and 8th December (1000hrs)

Members may attend one or more sessions and we have selected a range of days and dates that will hopefully provide an opportunity for many members to attend at least one session. The sessions will be facilitated by Elph Hensler who has been leading the amendments to the Constitution.

The Management Committee has been consulted along the way and will also be represented at the forums. Members can find the explanatory letter and the proposed Rules and

By Laws in the members portal on the web site. Should you have difficulty in accessing the portal, please contact the office on 9364 5844 and a staff member will help you through the login process especially if you have not used the portal previously.

Some of the changes are mandated under the Act so this will be a compliance matter when considering the document and some changes will be to modernise the existing document and tidy up any clause that are no longer appropriate or compliant with various pieces of legislation.

With the change and updating of the Act, Associations, of which we are one, need to amend their Constitutions by 30 June, 2019. Prior to the Rules being adopted by members, the Liquor Licencing and Dept. Commerce (old

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name) will have received, reviewed and commented on the proposed changes as they are required to do under the Act. Any amendments that the regulators require will have been made to the document prior to it being presented to members for adoption.

Travel Lift Bookings Leading into summer, boat owners will be thinking of the maintenance they have to do on their vessels. Bookings for the travel lift fill quickly for through November and December. Should members want to avoid the rush and high demand period leading into the season, this is a great time to get your booking in before the rush. Bookings have a form that is available from the office. There are some special rates attached to hull wash downs only. Please contact the bosuns for more information.

Security Services Security incidents are occurring less and less however, regrettably, they still occur and with the approach of the Christmas and New Year period, it is timely to prompt members about the need for vigilance and to avoid falling into complacency. The other peak time for security incidents are school holiday periods.

MCS Security have been our service provider for a few months now and we have overnight coverage seven nights a week. They have contact numbers of members and a number of members have been contact by the guards when issues about boats have arisen. Kevin and Nathan share the duties through the week and they can be contacted via the on-site security mobile number which is 0413 362 877.

Please put this number into your telephone contacts list for easy reference. The number is also published weekly in Coffee Pointers.

Suspicious behaviour can be reported to the Water Police on 9442-8600 (24hrs) and members should also lodge a report with the club office on 9364-5844. Incident Reports can be found on the Club website.

As to what actions members can take to safeguard their possessions, we recommend the following by: • Not leaving alcohol in lockers or expensive gear/

equipment visible on decks.

• Making sure vessel are as secure as possible and

placing signs on vessels advising there is no alcohol

kept aboard • Recording serial numbers of outboard engines,

tenders, electronics equipment and so forth.

• Installing security systems aboard vessel some

of which report activity directly to your mobile

phone. Many systems are relatively inexpensive and

connectivity is via wi-fi • Keeping your eyes peeled and reporting suspicious behaviour.

Annual Summer Sailing, Christmas and New Year Car Parking Once again, with the commencement of the sailing season, parking will be at a premium. Please ensure your car is properly identified with the appropriate parking sticker.

GENERAL MANAGER In a shift from the practice of Management Committee and Captains manning the gates on Saturday mornings, MCS Security staff will fulfil this role from 10.00am til 1.00pm. They have strict instructions about access and identification of vehicles that will be permitted to park on the premises. So please refresh yourself with the Club parking requirement to avoid being embarrassed should you be found to be non-compliant. Only current (20182019) windscreen parking stickers, FOB keys and 2018-2019 Membership Cards will be accepted as bona fide proof of membership. Boat trailers without the SoPYC boat ramp labels will not be permitted on the premises so please ensure your trailer vessel has the correct identification.

A further reminder to members using the hardstand car park. Please be conscious that you do not hinder or block of access to boats and leave sufficient room for members to access their boats on the hardstand to launch and return boats to land pens as well as loading and unloading their vessels and vehicles.

Extension Cord Compliance Label renewal due 1 January 2019 Would members please diarise that extension cords used for shore power and around the club, i.e. on the hardstand, need to be checked and certified annually by a licenced electrical contractor. The electrician will need to label the cord with a SoPYC label upon certification to demonstrate that the cord complies with the Club policy. Labels will be available from the SoPYC office throughout December 2018.

The Club’s electrician will set aside some days at SoPYC to check extension cords for members. Members may use

their own electrician to verify compliance which must have a SoPYC tag applied.

Jetty Ladders Over the coming weeks additional safety ladder are being installed along all the jetties. On the floating jetties, yellow fibreglass ladders are being installed and on the fixed jetties steel will be the material used. The ladders will be approximately 60m apart and, where possible, the location of the ladder will be indicated on the water side of the HDPE pile closest to the location of the ladder.

Members Survey Thank you to the 451 members who responded to the House Survey. Some 1700 surveys were issued to members so the response rate has been excellent and the Club has a strong data base from which to analyse the information we have collected through the survey. The House Committee has received the summary of the response and are starting the analysis of the results. The survey results will be placed on the Member Portal in a few weeks time.

This survey will be used as the base-line to analyse future changes in members expectations and satisfaction levels as it is planned that a House Survey will be conducted annually.

David Harries General Manager

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OUR MEMBERS WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW MEMBERS WHO HAVE JOINED THE CLUB SINCE AUGUST 2018 ORDINARY

John Court Mark Cumming David Di Virgilio Philip Gardner Andrew Tomlinson Gordon Mathieson

FAMILY

Geoffrey Bahn Kenneth Coppin Geoffrey Glazier Peter Nicholls Benjamin Townend Nigel Malcolm Kristy Merks Daniel Pienaar

FAMILY ASSOCIATE Susanne Bahn Robina Coppin Carolyn Glazier Robbie Glazier Timothy Glazire Susanne Nicholls

Hudson Townend Isabelle Townend Nadene Townend Anneya Andrew Suzanne Andrew Bailey Hepper Gemma Malcolm Tegan Malcolm Ava Merks Madison Merks Miller Andrew Edric Pienaar Ian Pienaar Lindy Pienaar Lunae Pienaar

SOCIAL

Peter McNally Angela Roos

CREW

Robert Brennen Donald Hickling Anthony Masi James Williams Monique Haddleton Patricia Barrett

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JUNIOR

Zachary Mellor Marcel Greenwood Harri Rodwell Max Rodwell

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CENTREBOARD Chris Musto Marcel Vos

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Members who have Raymond Barton Robertson recently passed Walter Lionel Jorgensen

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2018 OPENING DAY GALLERY OCTOBER 7th 2018

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2018 OPENING DAY GALLERY OCTOBER 7th 2018

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LADIES LUNCHEON GROUP August 14th Accused and Convicted

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ur guest speaker was Professor Bob Mead who is a Biochemist and Molecular Toxicologist. He established Murdoch University’s Bachelor degree programme in Forensic Biology and Toxicology in 2004 and has developed, coordinated, and taught many of the key units in the degree. His presentation “Accused and Convicted” a talk on investigation Bias in a Homicide Poisoning case, was brilliant and well received with a record number of ladies attending the luncheon.

Above from left: Luciana Giancristofaro, Bob Mead & our new Ladies Luncheon Coordinator Chris Nyeholt

Above: Luciana Giancristofaro receiving thank you flowers from Coordinator Chris Nyeholt

October Ladies Luncheon

Above: Sandra Barnsley, October's Guest Speaker with Chris

September 11th Essential Oils

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elly Davies and Joanna Rusling from “Lotus Bliss” shared with us the wonderful benefits of Essential Oils, their presentation opened up a world of information on natural solutions for wellness, how to support your body, increase calm, clarity, energy and vitality, and how to deal with common health issues naturally. This talk and demonstration was well received, and the ladies enjoyed sampling the many oils and learning about their perfume and healing powers.

October 9th Wardrobe Magic

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tyle and Image Consultant Sandra Barnsley demonstrated how with a few simple techniques you can make the most of your wardrobe. This was a very informative talk, and many ladies related to what Sandra was talking about, there are two elements to a versatile and successful wardrobe of clothes, the first is clothes that suit your colouring, and the other is garments that suit your shape, age and lifestyle. I feel many of us ladies walked away with a new outlook on our wardrobes.

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SAILABILITY The Sailability Season 2018 -2019

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orecast storms and showers had the Sailability crew stand down on our scheduled opening day the 10th of October. Unfortunately the Bureau of Meteorology was a little hard on us and the day turned out being quite reasonable, but with the likelihood of bad weather we couldn’t take the chance. The weather will of course be kinder to us during the rest of the season and so by the time you read this, we’ll be well underway.

We are delighted The Little Ferry Company has come on board with us and Kevyn Townley, the Managing Director, is prepared to take all comers out onto the river. His very generous offer helps us to work with people who need a stronger level of protection and enclosed ferries are safe for them.

Many thanks to the people who took the time to get the boats ready during September; without them we would be dealing with dirty boats and unchecked rigging and slings. Vector Lifting were very kind to donate their time to ensure our people lifting hoists are safe for putting people into the boats. Thanks also to the Club Bosuns who helped with the tasks that were identified.

A full team of Red Shirts are ready to welcome, load and take out the participants with a lot of us welcoming people we knew amongst the guests and catching up with their doings over the winter. We’d like to welcome the new people into Sailability and hope that they feel comfortable with the crew that comes together every Wednesday.

Sailability out in a Red Witch

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Now, this is not to say that we don’t need more volunteers!

Our task is to get these people onto the water. Some are active sailors, others just prefer to enjoy the time on the water and the carers who attend to the more profoundly disabled are able to testify to the moods of these people as Wednesday rolls around. If we can take these people outside their normal range of experiences, it encourages them to look forward to the days on the water.

We need at least 25 volunteers per session and while the core group is strong we can’t always be there every Wednesday morning. So if you have the morning free, drop in and help out.

The hours are simple; be there at 0900 hrs to help set up the boats and then we take the visitors out onto the water in two sessions that finish around midday. We need people to help on the water as sailors, on the support boats and on the ground in assembling the boats and putting the yachts into the river with the cranes.

We also need people to help load people on and off the boats using the purpose built cranes the Club has.

Many thanks to our sponsors; Melville Rotary, Al Wilson from Tyre Power in Port Kennedy, Brian Cross of Pacific Safety Wear who supplies our shirts and Appealing Signs for the boat sign work. Special thanks to Will Hammond from Doyles Sails who has kept our sails in repair. Thanks also to the Club Bosuns, who help keep the Red Witches in trim.

If you have the time to spare on a Wednesday morning and you are sailing that afternoon; come down in the morning, give us a hand and then join us for lunch before sailing. We'll look forward to your company.

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Mary Vukovich and Darryl Wilkes with the Commodore center

he season is over for 2018 and results reflected the commitment to Time Trailing by the winners. Troy Dalglish competed in every event during the season. He and his navigator Dee were rewarded for their outstanding performances with the Club Champion trophy, 400 numbers and equal in Start and Finishes. Three weeks earlier, Troy was awarded Champion Boat and Bob Stamford at the CPYC State Presentations and topped off by winning 3 of the 5 invitation events, on some occasions on a borrowed boat.

Congratulations Troy and Dee. BELOW: Brett Morrison and Dilana Ramirez being presented the Bryan BC Carter Trophy for Zero Points Lost

BELOW: Amanda Watson & incoming Captain Mark Hayman

Dalusional, Troy Dalglish & Dee Kelly

The battle for least points this season has been between Troy and Dee on Dalusional, Guy Skinner and Richard Evans on Thanet and John and Lynne Cooper on Purrfect. There were 8 events where least points were shared between boats. Purrfect and Thanet were awarded prizes for minor podium finishes often with count back to split points.

In the Consistency results, none were more surprised to win the 401 numbers and consistency Champion than Jason Claricoates and Caroline James on North Star. This new team to Time Tralling have steadily gained confidence, bettering their score each week. Another new team to feature in the consistency awards were another new team of Mary Vukovich and Darryl Wilkes on Out On Business.

Congratulations to all our winners The outgoing champions from season 2017 Sunhunter and Amazon fell way back in the number of events completed due to work and travel commitments during the season.

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Brett Morrison and Dilana Ramirez on Sunhunter did however excel to take out the new rebadged Bryan BC Carter Trophy for Zero Points Lost. This is considered the Holy Grail for Time Trailers the Hole in One golf equivalent. The trophy has been awarded only 7 times in Club history. Congratulations Brett and Dilana on this achievement.

As the year draws to an end, many of the time trailers head off on holidays, however the section is still active. Next edition I will report on the second Annual Little stinker Regatta scheduled for Sunday 21st October and the end of year Power Section celebrations. The next Power Section Time Trialling event is the Xantippe Time Trial in March 2019.

Amanda Watson Power Scribe All photographs courtesy of Bernie Kaaks

ABOVE from left: Jason Claricoats, Commodore, and Caroline James - North Star

POWER TORQUE Meet the new Power Captain Mark Hayman Is it customary for the incoming Power Captain to answer some questions about themselves and to publish silly photos...Mark Hayman has taken on the challenge.

Name: Mark Frederick Hayman DOB: 04/02/1980 POB: St Anne’s/Mercy Hospital – Mt Lawley Occupation: National Sales Manager – Pascoes/Director – Hayman Group Pty Ltd His boat: Innuendo – Sunrunner 3300 Favourite food: Anything with big, bold flavours Worst food: Fish Favourite beverage: Chardonnay/Champagne Favourite restaurant: Amelia Park/The Truffle & Wine Co. Favourite movie: Kill Bill Favourite TV show: Family Guy/Game of Thrones/Joanna Lumley’s Travel Adventures Favourite sport: Anything that comes with drinks (and maybe a pie or two) Favourite sports star: The one that I can still see after a few drinks Favourite saying: “bang” What really irks me: The two-faced nature of many people. There’s never a need for dishonesty and deception.

Best time trial score: 5 Worst time trial score: 463 Dream boat: This week? Caribbean 420 Express Most admired person: My parents: If you know what they’d been through, you’d understand.

Yacht Club History: Where to start, it's been a long 14 years! Publicity/trophy officer for the Power Section, inaugural Greton Trophy winner for best first year time trialler, Power Section representative on Pens & Mooring Committee, creating the Cruising Section along with Molly Coy (and then running through as Vice/Captain), CPYC Consistency Champion (2013), Functions Chairperson on the Management Committee (creating the ‘C U @ Sunset’ events, Wendy Matthews/ Daryl Braithwaite COTS) and the list will continue…

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"Hi-ho it's off to work we go!" Sailability volunteers off to help on Wednesday mornings.

OCEAN RACING REPORT

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he sailing season opening seemed to come and go as the Ocean Racing Committee and On Water Group were putting the final touches on the historic IMR Technologies, 50th Geraldton Ocean Classic held in late October. Amid external pressure, the Club and its members supported the Committee in upholding our tradition in continuing this event’s unbroken seasonal record of fifty in a row.

As this article goes to print, 19 boats have entered and completed their registration before the closing date. An uncharacteristic response to the usual 11th hour registration.

An overwhelming response and show of support from the WA sailing community. SoPYC and GYC are humbled by the support and response this event has received from both the community and sailors.

Thirteen race boats will be joined by six rally entrants on the 221 nautical-mile course, disappearing into the sunset to arrive in Geraldton sometime on Sunday.

Naming Sponsor, IMR Technologies, understands and shares the Club’s passion for safety with their proprietary Sentinel device. It is generally fitted in the automotive industry to alert emergency services in case of a serious incident or crash, such as a vehicle roll-over. The SoPYC Ocean Racing Committee worked hard with IMR to adapt their technology and provide a platform for testing during the event in a groundbreaking trial. The designers hope to gain telemetry and data by mounting their Sentinel on competing yachts in an effort to understand the forces and load the boats are under and how their device can adapt to these harsh conditions effectively whilst maintaining operable status. We look forward to working with IMR Technologies and thank them for their generous support of our event.

Awaiting the sailors in Geraldton was a fully revamped social calendar, Lobster Pot Series, Batavia Coast Regatta and Anniversary Dinner, which certainly kept everyone entertained. A big boat left a big hole in this and future start lines of offshore racing as the tragic news of long standing SoPYC member Garth and Diane Curran’s beautiful Walk on the Wild Side was retired in mid-October after an illustrious 23-year career on

the water.

She suffered severe damage whilst in dry dock in Fremantle getting ready for the Geraldton at FSC, falling from her stand and the sheer size of her and her mast coming to rest as it stretched over an adjacent power boat and another sail boat two bays down. The Inglis 58 port rudder punched through the hull with significant damage to the rig and spreaders forcing the insurer to ring her final bell.

Garth and the Wild Side crew enjoyed many famous results, most recently taking home every trophy in the 2017 Bali Race plus Line Honours in the Darwin to Ambon Race just weeks later. Her big wide stern, towering mast, twin rudders and hulkingly green sails will certainly be missed and reminisced at destination bars for many years to come. Vale Walk on the Wild Side (1995 – 2018). With every tragedy there is a silver lining, the Geraldton Ocean Classic had a late influx of crew with Barry and Betty Walsh’s Twitch, Chris Higham’s Argo, Mike

Giles Endorfin all sailing heavy with extra crew who just had to be involved in this year’s event. A problem, yes, but an unprecedented and not unwelcome one at that.

Shiraz III knows all too well the power the crew have, as at the finish line of last year’s event they’d convinced Skipper and Owner, Edrick Delfos, to sign up for this year’s event, even before the sails were dry and their lips were wetted at the bar. It was excellent to see them on the start line and making the commitment to the event as the only Geraldton based yacht to enter.

Warren Erasmus Ocean Racing Scribe

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50th GERALDTON OCEAN CLASSIC RACE

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MR Technologies 50th Anniversary Geraldton Ocean Classic was always going to produce something special. Nearly twenty yachts took part, which might well have been 22 had some yachts had better luck with their preparations.

Coming on the back of the hugely successful Dirk Hartog race in 2016, it is clear that there is a substantial level of competitor interest in this classic offshore race.

As is expected of a classic, the Geraldton race offers a serious challenge to the genuine ocean racing yachtsman. The return race in particular, is a tough, no compromise affair, listed by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia as a qualifier for the famous Sydney to Hobart. The “Hobart” is widely acknowledged as a hard windward slog, so the Geraldton Return is the perfect preparation for yachts and crews.

It is a matter of record that the Geraldton Ocean Classic is the only Category 2 offshore race that has run continuously on the west coast for 50 consecutive seasons. That it has been able to attract such a high level of support, despite its exclusion from the official offshore calendar, is a testament to the many sailors who hold this race near to their hearts.

Metropolitan sporting folk could take a lesson from the Mid-West. The efforts of Commodore John Gummery, Vice Commodore Tania Rees and Rear Commodore Nathan Gummery, have not only resulted in an unprecedented level of support from local sponsors including the City of Greater Geraldton, but also from local media.

Publicity has been so widespread that there are virtually no locals who were unaware that the IMR Technologies Geraldton Ocean Classic and the Lobster Pot Regatta were going on.

The social aspect of Geraldton Race Week has become legendary. Like Hobart’s QLD (Quiet Little Drink) it does not appeal to everyone, but after a hard, long ocean race, sailors around

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the world like to let their hair down and have fun and it is an established fact that our WA offshore community knows how to have fun!

This year’s race was unusual. The traditional Friday afternoon start gave way to a start on Saturday morning – a response to the wishes of the sailors, who told us universally that they did not enjoy sacrificing a Friday work day when they would also lose the whole of the following week. Then of course, there was the weather! The weekend before the Geraldton start produced devastating winds, thunder, lightning and driving rain. One of our entrants, Bill Henson’s Circa, lost her mast in a withering burst of wind near Hillarys in the night time, and Lithium was perhaps lucky to escape the carnage with just a torn main.

Talking about Lithium is an opportune moment to review the performance of the two double handed crews in the race. Wayne Pitcher moved up from his 30-foot Dart Vader into a 40-foot J122, surely a handful for a sailing team of two in a 220 nautical mile race. Todd Giraudo and Dubbo White, fresh from their success in the double handed Melbourne-Osaka (Japan) race, have proved time and again that lack of numbers on the boat does not equate to a lack of competitiveness. They cleaned up division 2 IRC, but only by nine minutes from the newcomers on Lithium! We are going to see some great contests between these two boats in time to come.

Hats off to James Halvorsen’s Giddy Up for their win in Division 1 IRC. They started strongly and by Lancelin, sailing wide of the rhumb line, found enough breeze to work their way to the front of the fleet. Inevitably perhaps, the larger Endorfin edged past them near Jurien to go on and claim line honours.

The rally fleet were led home by Paul Schapper’s beautiful ketch Toroa IV. Phil and Robbie Hearse were disappointed that their whole (brand new) navigation system crashed early in the race and for

safety considerations, elected to return to Fremantle.

Yachts calculated their ETA in Geraldton as they sailed past Jurien.

Betty Walsh showed remarkable accuracy, predicting their arrival with an error of only 11 minutes and 51 seconds!

Geraldton and South of Perth Yacht Clubs can look forward to another successful event in 2019/20.

Bernie Kaaks

Above & Below: Giddy Up

50th GERALDTON OCEAN CLASSIC RACE

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CRUISING SECTION WINING AND DINING!

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ugust and September have been good months for the Cruising Section to go and visit other clubs and enjoy their hospitality. The weather has been stunning for both of these events which made it great fun to be out and about enjoying ourselves with great friends.

In August there were 12 boats carrying 57 people that went to the Fremantle Sailing Club were they were made very welcome and enjoyed a fabulous luncheon there.

In September, 6 boats and 25 people enjoyed the absolutely fabulous weather and cruised to the Cockburn Power Boat Association (CPBA). This was our first event there and it certainly won’t be the last.

We have some exciting events coming up including an up river day in October and another overnighter at Mangles Bay in November.

Please check out our Cruising calendar to see who to

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register with to join in on these fun events. You can also view our photo gallery to see the fun and comradery that is enjoyed by all.

FACEBOOK GROUP – Cruising Section @ SoPYC https://www.facebook.com/groups/175268536239856 Don’t forget to read the“Coffee Pointers” e-newsletter to check our next great cruise!!

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TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

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ith the 2018/19 season Opening Day rapidly approaching and new Training & Development (T&D) Committee being formed this presents an opportune time to reflect on the Club’s recent performance in providing grass roots sail training.

On-water participation is one of the five key elements of the SoPYC Strategic plan laid out in 2015.

Achieving the goals therein will be heavily reliant on attracting and developing new sailors to build the participation levels in the centreboard and keelboat fleets both today and in the future. To this end the Club maintain the On-Water Operations Plan which of which the first goal is training and coaching.

Learn to Sail programmes are part of this plan with the On-Water Group (OWG) offering a series of training courses for younger sailors (typically aged 7-13) based on Australian Sailing’s Tackers programme using the plastic Ozi-Optimist boats. The past year has seen the largest contingent in recent years with a total of 141 kids (up from 119 two years prior) completing Tackers training during the Summer and Easter school holidays. A large part of the intake for this programme originates from the Tackers Intro and Discover Sailing Days in which the OWG and SoPYC volunteers introduced over 600 kids to sailing.

School programmes are also part of the OWG’s offering and has also seen growth with 137 primary and secondary school students (up from 98 year prior) learning to sail on Hobie Waves during the warmer school terms. This included a large contingent travelling from as far afield as Ocean Reef High School to participate.

Outside the school programme, the Hobie Waves were also used to facilitate learn to sail training for 26 teenagers and adults with these numbers consistent with the intake over prior years.

Overall the OWG has done well to grow or maintain these entry level sailing programmes given the challenges most organised sports currently face with declining participation.

There remain a couple of areas for attention however, specifically:-

- Participation in keelboat training has declined - a concern given a pool of capable and enthusiastic crew is essential to getting yachts out of pens and off the hardstand for a vibrant Club events, and; - Despite the participation in learn to sail programmes, only a small portion progress to more advanced sailing (green fleet) and fewer still to regular participation in centreboard and keelboat fleets.

Both these are perennial challenges within the wider sailing community and by no means isolated to our Club.

Over the next few weeks the OWG and T&D committee will consider

how to improve through the onwater plan for the coming year. All members can support this through actively welcoming, supporting and encouraging newer sailors as they take part in these programmes. In writing this, I would acknowledge this is very sailing-centric and to watch this space for more on training across power, experienced centreboards & keelboats, volunteers, Race Committee and jury.

Michael Coote Chair, Training & Development

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SAILING ACADEMY LEARN TO SAIL COURSES FOR JUNIORS 7-12 YRS TACKERS Tackers is a great sailing program for kids aged 7 to 12yrs and under 55kg. It’s fun, safe, and doesn’t require any previous sailing experience.

All of the equipment, including the boats, sails and life jackets, are provided. All courses are run by Australian Sailing accredited coaches.

Opposite is an illustration of the Optimist Learn to Sail Pathway. This gives you the information up to the Optimist Green Fleet level. The Tackers courses and Green Fleet use the Club owned plastic Tackers Optimists. As sailors transition to the Intermediate Fleet they start sailing the fibreglass racing Optimists and compete in Club racing.

Tackers 1 – Having Fun Course Fee: $280 It’s a great way to make new friends and learn how to sail. Kids will be taught how to rig the boat, launch and sail back to the beach, basic manoeuvres, sailing in a straight line and the skills of capsizing.

Saturday course dates Run over 5 Saturday mornings from 0830 – 1230hrs • 24 November, 1, 8, 15 & 22 December 2018 Term 4 - School Holidays • Monday 17 December to Friday 21 December 2018, 0830 – 1230hrs • Monday 7 January to Friday 11 January 2019, 0830 – 1230hrs • Monday 14 January to Friday 18 January 2019, 0830 - 1230hrs Tackers 2 – Tricks & Techniques Course Fee: $300 If kids are confident, they can sail a boat on their own with lots of support, supervision and encouragement from the Instructors. They will learn how to gybe a boat and sail upwind and downwind.

Sunday course dates Run over 5 Sunday afternoons from 1300 1700hrs • 25 November 2, 9, 16 & 23 December 2018 Term 4 - School Holidays • Monday 7 January to Friday 11 January 2018, 1300 – 1700hrs • Monday 21 January to Friday 25 January 2018, 0830 - 1230hrs www.sopyc.com.au/tackers 30

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Optimist Green Fleet Training is run on Tuesday afternoon 1600 – 1830hrs & Sunday morning 0900 - 1200hrs The Optimist Green Fleet is a twice a week Club training program following on from Tackers 2 or 3. The consistent weekly training is designed to up-skill the juniors to a level where they can compete in Club racing. They are trained in the Club owned Tackers Optimists

by Australian Sailing qualified instructors.

Sailors generally train in the Green Fleet for a summer or winter season before moving into the Silver Fleet where they start to Club race in the fibreglass Optimists.

More information here: www.sopyc.com.au/sailing-academy/ tackers/green-fleet/

SAILING ACADEMY LEARN TO SAIL COURSES FOR TEENAGERS AND ADULTS DINGHY COURSES Learn to Sail and Race a Hobie Wave This program has been developed to provide a safe introduction to catamaran sailing for teenagers and adults. It starts with the fundamental knowledge of how to sail for complete beginners and progresses through the levels, teaching more advanced skills and techniques. The program will teach you the skills and give you the experience to be able to sail in the Club racing and/or enjoy being out on the water without the need of an instructor.

Level 1 – Start Sailing Course Fee: $300 Here you are introduced to the fun of catamaran sailing in a safe and supportive environment. You will learn how to rig and de-rig the boat, launch and sail back to the beach. The skills of capsizing, how to sail in a straight line and how to rack and gybe the boat to turn it around.

Course dates: Run over 5 Saturdays from 0830 - 1230hrs • 10, 17, 24 November, 1 & 8 December 2018

Level 2 – Better Sailing Course Fee: $180 Here you will continue to develop your skills and learn how to sail a boat upwind and downwind. There is a focus on improving your boat handling techniques and team work.

Course Dates: Run over 5 Saturdays from 0830 - 1230hrs • 12, 19 Jan, 2, 9 & 16 February 2019 Hobie Wave Green Fleet The Hobie Wave Green Fleet is a twice a week Club training program following on from the Better Sailing or Start Racing Course. The consistent weekly training is designed to up-skill teenagers and adults to a level where they can compete in club racing or take a dinghy out sailing without the supervision of an instructor.

Training is carried out in the Club owned Hobie Waves.

Training is run on a Friday afternoon from 1600 1830hrs and Sunday morning 1300 - 1600hrs Sailors generally train in the Green Fleet for one to two seasons. On the completion of the Green Fleet you can lease a Club-owned Hobie Wave to compete in Club racing. Or join one of the existing Club fleets by sailing with another Club member or buying your own boat and continuing your club training and racing in that Class. The Hobie 16 class is recommended.

KEELBOAT Start Crewing and Helming Course Fee: $350 Keelboats allow you to learn to sail without fear of capsizing, with 4 to 5 other people on the boat.

Learning to sail in self-righting keelboats provides a learning platform that is stable yet responsive. As your skills progress, you will also develop an understanding of each person’s role and how teamwork plays a major part in being an effective crew. You will come away with the knowledge and confidence to sail a small boat competently and for those that wish, you can progress to larger boats or participate as crew on a racing boat.

The courses are run on the BW8 yachts.

Course dates:

• 10, 17, 24 November, 1 & 8 December, 2018 These courses are run over 5 Saturdays from 0830-1230hrs www.sopyc.com.au/keelboats/

Spinnakers and Start Racing Course Course Fee: $350 This course is designed as a follow on from the Start Crewing and Helming Course to teach sailors how to work with the spinnaker.

Course dates: • 12, 19 January, 2, 9 & 16 February, 2019 These courses are run over 5 Saturdays from 0830 - 1230hrs 31

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DIVISION 1

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elcome to all Division 1 sailors for this new season, it is great to see the addition of a new Foundation 36, Sky Walker, she seem to be a very quick boat, let’s hope a new keel can be found for R2D2 so we can get her back in the fleet.

Thanks to Rob Male for all his assistance to Division 1.

Eun Na Mara is again racing in the Retro Series which is in its 10th year. The Retro Series has a collection of 30 plus retro boats all built before 1960 and most before 1930. It is an eight race series and SoPYC have been granted right to hold a race in this seasons series. Race four on the 13th January 2019, will be held by SoPYC, with competitors racing for the Eun Na Mara Trophy. The H28’s are all sailing with the Retro Series.

Division 1 have been using the AMS rating system and will continue to use the AMS ratings for the Club Championship and Combined Fleet Races with RPYC and RFBYC. In addition to this season, the AMS ratings will also be extended to nonchampionship Club races. Chris Hind and Peter Vlaar are the appointed AMS measures. Chris will prepare proposals for the use of the Tammy lift for weighing the yachts for AMS. All Division 1 boats should now have their AMS measurement scheduled.

Opening Day was very successful with the handicappers doing a great job, it was good to see the close finish on the day.

Eun Na Mara

Terry Newby Sailing Captain and Div 1 scribe

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DIVISION 2

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ello readers... apologies we haven't featured for a while but here's a bit of an update on Divi 2.

One minute they were there...next they were gone!

On Opening Day, the first race of the season, some of you may have seen a blue yacht join in our division with only two crew - it is the Ben Lexen designed 'The Sidewalk Cafe'.

Yes, that's Ben Lexen of America's Cup fame. Originally owned by renowned West Australian yachtsman, Jack Baxter. This yacht has an interesting history. Jack won a number of the Fremantle to Albany races in the late 80's and early 90's onboard "The Cafe" and competed in the Sydney to Hobart in about 1991. And, your scribes think she's fast. Well faster than us anyway.

The race on Saturday 13th October saw a small fleet out on the water and owners Denise and Vince Bradley really had her moving. There were only two of them and no spinnakers.

After the race the bar talk ensued..."Hey you guys should be in Divi 1, you're too fast".

As it works out, after welcoming The Side Walk CafĂŠ to Division 2 they found out they should be racing in Division 1. After an appeal to the Sailing Committee your scribes believe

they may be staying.

Their boat certainly has speed with Denise helming and Vince running the rest of the boat, imagine what may happen once they have a full crew.

Welcome Denise and Vince.

He's back!

Missing for sometime, your scribes were a little perplexed so made a call to the bloke in the pen next to Natalouka.

He rarely misses a race. They make them tough in Divi 2 but no tougher than Peter Were who was out of action for some months. You can't keep a good man down and we welcome him back on the river helming his boat Cover Drive, five and half weeks out from a kidney transplant. In the first race of the spring season Peter took out first place.

Gumtree Works better than Crew

Finder!

About 8 weeks ago I decided to put a $40 advert on Gumtree to find a new way to get some crew. I'd never had much luck 'preaching to the converted' on Crew Finder. Well what a response.

At the time of writing this I have had no less than 20 very keen applicants, some with, some without experience. But all Keen as Mustard. I will distribute these among the sailors over the coming weeks.

And the winners were!

Last season wrap! For those that could not attend the Sailing Prize Night the consistency was taken out by Colin Cowden and his crew on Ballina with 44 points, second George Ruul and his team on Mingara with 52 and third was Peter Were and his crew on Cover Drive with 73 points. Mingara took out the Series Championship for the Cole 32's.

Sailors - for all those Divi 2 owners with yachts sitting in the pens... we really do want more of you out there.

It's fun, keeps your boat working and ship shape, so why not join us out on the water during the season.

Cheers, Ron (Dingo) Reddingius and Jen Merigan - SP557 - Natalouka

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DIVISION 3 After a good 2017/18 season, where a relatively small fleet still managed to enjoy highly competitive sailing, skippers are looking forward to 2018/19.

Those sailing are hoping to encourage more boats on the water and are very willing to help new sailors and those who have little experience to get out and enjoy the competition.

Chair for the Division continues to be Laurence Hansen. If you have a boat in Division 3 and would like to enquire about racing within the fleet and the support that can be offered, please contact Laurence. Chris Lewis-Driver is Secretary and also able to help point you in the right direction.

indicated he was considering giving up racing, Chris bought his first yacht.

This was Spray, a Cole 26, which is still in the Club.

“But Murray kept on racing for the next 5 years, so I continued sailing on Arpege.” he said.

When he did start racing Spray, Chris met with some success, including winning the Consistency series for a couple of years. Then in 2012 he sold Spray as he wanted a boat to compete head to head with the other 24's in the Club. It was at this time he bought Sonatine.

Since then he has campaigned

seriously every year and is one of the stalwarts of the division. Highlights for Chris while sailing Sonatine include the rivalry he shares with Chelsea and some of the other boats in the Division, as well as sailing with his competent and loyal crew; Glen and Phoebe Hutchins, Peter Santwyk and Gerard Luscombe.

In the past six years, Sonatine has been one of the boats to beat and performs particularly well in heavier conditions.

Des Lewis, Div 3

SONATINE This edition feature boat is Sonatine, owned and skippered by Chris Lewis-Driver.

Sonatine is one of the last MB24s to have been built in the state. After Sonatine was built, along with the likes of Bad Abbot and Summer, the MB24 mould went to Bunbury, where it was lengthened, modified with an open transom and fitted with a Soling rig, to become the “Naturalist 27”.

When Chris bought Sonatine, she hadn’t been raced for a while, was fitted with a self-furling headsail and was faded beige in colour (a popular colour in the ‘80s). After obtaining the boat, he gradually upgraded it, which included ditching the self-furler and having her repainted white and blue.

This really refreshed her appearance and Chris found great improvement in performance with a new sail wardrobe, and as he and the crew became more familiar with the boat.

But Sonatine wasn’t his first foray into sailing. Chris started sailing seriously around 1985 with Murray Jones on Arpege. He talks fondly of his many years sailing with Murray, who he learnt a great deal from.

“Arpege was a top boat and Murray is a perfectionist, who wanted everything done right. He taught the crew how to work as a team and, while demanding, was very instructive and knowledgeable.

“We had a lot of success in both club and association events, where the fleet throughout the ‘80s was usually around 18 to 20 boats,” recalled Chris.

Around 2005, after Murray

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SAILING ACADEMY REPORT

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ummer is almost here after a long winter and we can see everyone getting back into their sailing and enjoying being out on the water.

We had the first real summer sea breeze develop this week which got us all holding onto the thought of sailing again in our consistent, building South Westerly breezes!

September school holidays were a busy time for the Club. The Tackers program, which develops sailing skills in new young sailors, was just one of the many things bringing the Club to life. The number of young sailors participating in these courses was outstanding with 30 new sailors taking on the challenge to progress into the Optimist Green Fleet. The Green Fleet is a fun and playful environment where juniors can learn to refine their sailing and learn how to race. With the introduction of many new sailors through the Clubs Tackers program the Green Fleet is rapidly growing as more kids discover just how much

fun racing is. We had 17 Optimists at training last week which was really inspiring to see.

The Nacra class had a four day training with 3 boats, 2 Nacra 15’and 1 Nacra 17. Emma Jones, a upcoming youth sailor from over east flew over to train on the Nacra 17 as part of her preparation for the Red Bull Foiling Generation finals in Miami in midNovember.

The Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) develops athletes to an Olympic level and has recognised South of Perth Yacht Club as a training facility to assist in the development of future world champions and Olympians. Squads in each of the youth classes have been selected using results from the 2018 Australian National Championships to offer high level training in addition to the Club training. The 29er squad has been training out of South Perth weekly on a Wednesday afternoon.

The Australian Sailing Junior,

Youth and Olympic Class National Championships are being held in Hobart, Tasmania in January 2019.

The Club has members competing in the Optimist, 29er, Laser and Nacra 15. The Club is working together with the class Associations and Australian Sailing to support the effort of the sailors travelling to Tasmania.

The overall focus of the Summer season is to get more participants in the learn to sail programs and raise their level of commitment to build Club participation. The Club is working hard to promote Open Day and the Tackers interest at the 4WD show to be held the 10th-11th November. The Club is running Tackers, Dinghy and Keelboat Learn to Sail classes over the Summer so get involved and spread the word to your family and friends.All information on the club website https://sopyc.com.au/ learn-to-sail/.

Tessa Parkinson Head Coach

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ABOVE: Towing 29er

ABOVE: Hobie Wave Catamarans

ABOVE & RIGHT: Nacra racing

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CENTREBOARD REPORT

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t’s that time of the year again summer sailing season has begun, and will be in full swing at the time of this publication. The winter ‘off-season’ was a busy time for many of our centreboard sailors, whether it was braving the weather for weekly training at SoPYC, participating in winter sailing, sailing summer events around the world, or attending to boat upkeep. A big congratulations go to all of our sailors who represented the Club throughout the winter season. We look forward to hearing about your sailing adventures.

In September, we hosted our annual Applecross Cup. The event was well attended, with many SoPYC sailors and inter-club visitors. A change in format saw each class participating in one day’s racing rather than two half days. This posed a challenge for some, and an opportunity for others to race in a different class to their usual, on the alternate day. Thank you to our event partner Monkey Fist, who sourced some gear prizes which were well received.

All in all, it was a great pre-season event that allowed us to showcase the facilities and racing that SoPYC have on offer, and to fine-tune some of our skills ahead of the summer season.

The Centreboard Committee have been working hard to plan the upcoming sailing season, and hope that you enjoy what’s ahead. This year we will see the introduction of Evening on the Lawn events, which are planned for a few Sundays over the course of the season.

These social events will be held on the lawn outside the Centreboard Clubhouse and allow everyone to enjoy each other’s company and have a good feed. There may even be opportunity to try out some radio controlled sailboats at these events, which we hear is a lot of fun. More information will be released soon, and everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!

A big 'thank you' goes to all of the volunteers that offer their time to support the centreboard section.

Without our start team, mark-layers, safety boat crew, galley volunteers and fleet representatives, the section would not operate. Thank you all for your time, we really appreciate it.

Best of luck for everyone’s sailing over the next season.

Kate Jones Centreboard Captain

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Pelicans and FF15's

Optimists at the start

Tony and the Grumman Tiger, first aeroplane he purchased in 1994 with partner Brian Leaver

Foreground 125's and Lasers

RED WITCH FLEET REPORT Shenanigans Report

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hy is it, when you leave maintenance jobs and more precisely ‘painting jobs’ to be done on the boat, just before Opening Day, it rains? I noticed some flaking paint on the mast of Shenanigans during winter. Then thinking I’ve got plenty of time and that job won’t take long. How wrong I was.

Along the way, you learn a lesson about dew point and why paint won’t harden. You especially learn about electrolysis when you remove all the stainless-steel fittings and find some problems. But really, when all is completed, and the mast is finally back on the boat (Saturday night, just before Opening Day), you feel satisfied and proud for the experience (vowing never to do that again).

Many of the Red Witch boats have purchased some new sails during the winter. This will give everyone a challenge and keep things interesting.

The fleet is looking good and healthy.

We welcome the Red Witch called Hocus Pocus to the fleet. The crew is made up of young people from Scouts WA. Also, the Red Witch Elphaba, joined us at the end of last season.

So the Red Witch fleet is still steadily growing. Come over and see us if you are interested.

Kelvin Uren Red Witch Fleet Handicapper

Escapade Report

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nfortunately, and despite best intentions, the skipper and crew of Escapade didn't manage to take part in any Frostbite racing but have already vowed to make a better effort next year. Part of the reason was a lack of a useable boom, but in truth the off season went by far too quickly thanks to a combination of scout camps, family weekends away and a busy work and travel schedule.

Some minor maintenance was performed in the lead up to the Opening Day race - a light sand and quick top coat on the keel as well as some elbow-grease and polish to remove most of the remaining evidence on the hull of contact with various objects including jetty's, marker buoys and possibly other boats during last season. We're not sure why these

objects keep jumping out in front of us.

Another task undertaken during the off-season was to get the shroud tensions a bit more consistent on both sides of the boat and to use a plum-bob to make sure that the mast was perpendicular to the transverse plane of the boat - it wasn't by a long shot. I also invested in a Loos Pro Rig Tension Gauge to get some real data as the manual "shroud twanging" method wasn't working for me and it has certainly helped achieve consistent tensions on each side of the boat. The only question remaining is what are the absolute values of shroud tension we should be aiming for to optimise the rig? If anyone has answers then I am willing to sit at the bar with you for as long as it takes to trade drinks for information! Please also note that the tension gauge is freely available for the use of anyone at any time. PLEASE borrow it as it will make me feel a lot better about the size of the initial investment if we can get the average dollar cost per tension measurement down from the stratosphere to something more reasonable with increased use.

The main effort expended during the off-season was to fabricate a new boom to replace the well-used, bent, dog-legged and slightly twisted but loveable old spar that did the job last season. A new length of K02 section was procured from Taskers as well as some cast end plugs from Keeley Marine.

After some cutting and drilling, a few coats of 2-pack gloss white and some new fittings the new boom has come up nicely.

Instead of riveting the main sheet fitting to the boom and creating a weak point at a highly stressed location we've spliced some Dyneema to create a continuous loop which is attached to the boom with a Prussick knot to create a new main sheet attachment point. Hopefully this will help spread the stress a bit more evenly at this point on the boom, but we'll keep an eye on it for the first few races to see how it performs.

With one season now under our belt and some small improvements made to Escapade, our semi-experienced crew is feeling optimistic about being a bit more competitive this season.

For Opening Day, we were the first boat to cross the start line on the drop of 3 minutes and we subsequently lead

the fleet for the first half of the race with about 59 other vessels in hot pursuit. It's a great feeling being out in front and it creates a different mindset than if you are consistently at the back of the fleet trying to catch-up. It was great fun for our crew and for that reason we like the pursuit format for the opportunity to lead the race and put pressure on ourselves to maintain the lead. Winning the flag for first place in our class was very exciting and a great reward for our efforts, but the main surprise of the day was being announced as the winner of the Patron's Trophy as well! It was the best start to the sailing season we could have hoped for and we're really looking forward to another fun year ahead with the good people of the Red Witch fleet.

by Daniel Wyatt

ABOVE: Shenanigans

BELOW: Escapade

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LITTLE STINKERS REGATTA Junior Powerboat Training

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unday 21st October saw the 2nd Little Stinkers Regatta take place under somewhat dubious weather conditions.

The annual Junior Power Boat Training event is marketed and aimed at 5-11 year olds and this year we capped our numbers to 50 participants which was fully subscribed in 16 days from going live. A fantastic response to a Club event.

The weather leading up the event was somewhat tumultuous – but on Saturday morning, following the guidance of Fremantle Sea Rescue we confirmed the event would proceed.

Due to the inclement weather warnings we graciously accepted the Clubs offer to use the Beachside Marquee for event registration and training.

When the rain front came through there were welcomed sighs of relief.

We held a 30 minute training session with our youth training team of Troy Dalglish and Garry Morrison where we covered basic boating terminology and some common yet simple skills including: • Port, Starboard, Bow and Stern; • Cleat tying skills; • Radio log-on calls; and • Knot tying.

And then thankfully the sun came out!

Following the training and a slight variation to the course in order to ensure the safety and comfort of the children, the 50 participants with their parent/guardian headed out onto the water to put their dinghy driving skills and training to the test.

It is important that young children on the water: a) develop basic water safety skills; b) have basic marine awareness; and c) be educated on the rules of the water, and as such our on-water course is designed to cover all these areas.

Whilst out on the water, the children were tested on their:

• Boat handling; • Radio log-on; • Cleat tie up skills; • River rubbish collection - which our volunteers strategically placed; • General marine navigation; • Speed controls; and importantly • Crab pot pulling!

The children were on the water for 30 minutes (yes – a few got a little wet from another passing rain shower – but this just added to adventure and saying for the day “Welcome to boating!”).

For additional entertainment whilst the children patiently waited their turn on the dinghy’s we had a massive activity castle set up – and the fabulous 'Kafe a Go Go' coffee van to assist the parents and volunteers in dealing the noise and excitement of 50 young children!

The arrival of the Water Police patrol boat and a Fremantle Sea Rescue boat meant that for some - the morning was complete. The teams of crew on board these vessels allowed both the big and little kids climb aboard, ask the crew any questions they had and they set many a police siren off. The final exciting display was a hand-held flare demonstration, under guidance, with the Water Police.

This year, we need to acknowledge and thank our amazing sponsors for the event. Firstly a special thank you to the Grand Sponsors Committee lead

by Cally Browning who believed in this initiative, and we thank them for their support and encouragement and providing the training gifts presented to all participants.

To the Vassallo family, we thank you for your considerable financial contribution toward the purchasing of the self-inflating PFD’s for each and every participant this year.

To Chris and Toby Pearson of Wilson Marine, we thank you for your

assistance in arranging the PFD’s and in supplying all of the trophy’s for the event. They were absolutely amazing.

Finally, to the Gelati family and Spud Shed group – we thank you for your generous support of the event in providing the BBQ supplies for the day.

Personally, we must again thank SoPYC in allowing us to continue to run with this new initiative.

We all know this Club has amazing junior sailing programs and now – by looking at the turnout of registration and support and feedback we have received from the Little Stinkers Regatta – our Club will now also be leading the way in Junior Powerboat Development.

So thank you to the Club Management and Regatta Committee, our Power Section Committee and the OWG for allowing us to run this event.

To our volunteers on the day – you were all amazing. We had 27 dinghy’s made available to participants by Club families which is fantastic.

We also had 30 volunteers out and about to help make the day a success.

Volunteers formed the: • Registration team • Marshalling team • Checkpoint officers • On-water safety boats • On-land safety and flare officers • And of course - the important catering team.

All of these people are “Big Stinkers” – they are all adult power boaties who love being on the water and wanted to help encourage the next generation to get out on the water and have some fun.

Looking at the smiles on the faces of the children, and based on the hugs and thank you’s I personally received from the children – I truly believe a fun day was had by all.

Thank you to Greg and Valerie Power for the photos.

See you all again next year!

Heidi Kenney Power Section, Junior Development Officer

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SPACESAILER 27

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he Spacesailer 27 Fleet has had a quiet winter break. At its Annual General Meeting in August, the Spacesailer 27 Association installed Tim Harrison of Vision as its new Chairman. Congratulations to Tim who was therefore coincidentally installed as our Fleet Captain at South of Perth for this Season.

Several of the fleet took advantage of the new hardstand facilities over the break.

Paul Rees’ Karina underwent some refurbishment below the water line, while Brain Easterbrook’s Lady Claire enjoyed some major cosmetic work over winter.

Our Fleet was well represented as we opened another Summer racing season in October, with 7 of our 10 regular racing yachts gracing the pond.

Lady Claire was looking resplendent after her face lift. Having fully renewed her wardrobe last season, we are looking forward to seeing her in action.

The Liberty Ladies

Lady Claire - Full facial and wardrobe

Two up on Halcyon Days.

Tiller in one- Full handfacial and sheet the other, Lady Claire and in ward dinghy sailor from way back!

Several of our regulars were a little down on crew. Abeelas and Dr Feelgood both sailed with 3 up while Halcyon Days performed well with only 2.

Amanda Willmott and the Liberty Ladies fielded a crew of 6 and won the day.

We envied those who were “Still in Europe” or otherwise on holidays and spared a thought for several crew who were not that well or just too busy with work commitments.

We look forward to seeing everyone back on deck as the serious racing begins and extend our best wishes to everyone for another great season.

Garrick Aberle Scribe - SS27 Section

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HERRESHOFF HILL NEWS

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t time of writing the footy season had finished with a welldeserved win to West Coast and the 73rd Opening Day Regatta completed.

Before the start of the Summer Series may you remember a long-time sailing quote: "Only two sailors, in my experience, never ran aground. One never left port and the other was an atrocious liar." ~Don Bamford~

Summer racing season

The 2018 Summer Season of racing commenced on Sunday 7th October with a total 72 boats competing for the Patron’s Trophy. Prior to the start of the race the official sail past had nearly a dozen H28’s, led by First Jindarra proudly saluting the official party which included as Vice Patron, sometime H28 skipper and sailor, Len Randell.

The Patron’s Trophy race commenced thereafter with the H28’s starting at their designated handicap time. The race was sailed by a slightly unusual course for the H28 fleet, basically down the river to Smith and Lucky buoys and back to the SoPYC finish line. With the designated starting time containing a number of boats from different fleets, the H28’s were always in the company of a mixture of other boats. The H28 final results: 1.

Napea of Carrick; 2. Mariner; 3. Corella.

Well done to Jim Spittle and crew for a well-deserved win.

Looking forward to the H28 Summer Season with post-race discussions of tall tales and truths on Herreshoff Hill.

Wednesday Winter Sailing

H28 sailing on Wednesdays had a slight reduction of numbers to four or five H28’s sailing most weeks. Carina and Swiftsure Saga both missing a number of races throughout the Winter Series.

Perhaps the lowlight of the Winter Series was the number of races either not being started or ending in “abandonment”. During the early part of the Winter Series there was distinct lack of wind with three races in June being “abandoned”. However, the Wind Gods did return with vengeance during the middle part of the season

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with a number of races called off due to strong winds over 25 knots. Thus, a total of six races were “abandoned” during the winter with many longtime sailors unable to recall a comparable circumstance.

During the season Wynella, Mariner, First Jindarra and Anna raced persistently, with Carina, Swiftsure Saga and Alma having interrupted seasons. Both Corella and Koomela competed in a few races during the early part of the season.

After an eventful H28 Wednesday Winter Series, the Consistency winner was not apparent till the very last race with Wynella and Mariner only separated by four points. Final results as follows: 1. Wynella 32 points; 2. Mariner 38 points; 3. First Jindarra 63 points.

Well sailed to Glen and crew for a very strong and steady season. Also, worth noting is both Wynella and Mariner competed in all available races throughout the series.

trophy has been presented for over 50 years and Ian has done a great job updating and restoring it. With restoration completed the trophy in now back over the fireplace in Herreshoff corner.

Two H28 Consistency Titles Ian Weaver has kindly donated a trophy, thus the H28 fleet will now race for a pre and post-Christmas Consistency Title. The current consistency trophy will be awarded to the pre-Christmas winner and Ian’s trophy awarded for the post-Christmas winner. Thanks to Ian, the awarding of two trophies making for a more interesting season.

Twilight Sailing A reminder the Twilight Series this summer will be on Wednesday night, commencing late October.

John Pierzak H28 Scribe

Frostbites

Being a small part of “C” fleet, H28’s, Koomela, Napea of Carrack, Karoleeya, Swiftsure Saga and Mariner were amongst the participants in the winter Frostbite series. Due to the very light winds experienced in the early part of the season, the SS22’s and others were very dominant, however Koomela managed to string together a number of wins in the middle part of the season to take out the Winter Frostbite Consistency title. The results as follows: 1. Koomela 23 points; 2. Wildfire 33 points; 3. Bluegrass 36 points.

Well done to Mark Walters and crew (mostly one crew member).

Both Karoleeya and Napea of Carrick strongly represented the H28 fleet throughout the Frostbite Series.

HERRESHOFF HILL HEADLINES

Loyal Weaver Championship Trophy The proud H28 tradition continues with Ian Weaver (grandson of Loyal) restoring the Loyal Weaver Championship Trophy to its former glory as it needed updating as additional space was required for name plates of future winners. The

Photos courtesy of Rick Steuart – Perth Sailing Photography.

HERRESHOFF HILL NEWS

FLYING FIFTEENS As far as fleet numbers were concerned, we had a quieter start than usual but we are now seeing over 15 boats each Sunday and, while the racing is still as tight as ever, the form guide has had a bit of a re-write. Greg and Hector (Spot the Difference) had their act together from Opening Day and continue with some solid results.

Lillo now has the steering role on board Swifft so Peter has to do the hard yards up front. Ffollow Us had a later than normal start to the season with Tim and Plonky both suffering leg/ foot injuries from separate incidents, the details are sketchy and the protagonists are tight lipped.

On a steep learning curve are David and Mary-Anne Reid who joined us over winter having bought a boat (now called: Double Nickel) from Victoria.

Thankfully, there are people in our fleet that have forgotten more about Flying Fifteens than most of us will ever know to help with the critical points of getting the most out of the boat.

New to the centreboard sailing fleet but not new to the Club is Terry Newby who bought Eagle Eye and will continue the tradition of Silver boats of embarrassing the open fleet.

Fresh out of the box is a new Ovington Flying Fifteen for Sandy Dunn which landed on our shores late in October along with another of the same for the Royal Freshwater Bay fleet.

The next major event in our program is the National

Championships which will see a significant portion of our fleet travel to Adelaide to sail out of the Royal South • Second Breakffast – Karen Australian Yacht Squadron in the first & Russell Dawes week of January 2019. A strong contender • She who must be obeyed – from South of Perth Yacht Club is John Hassen & Kevin Griffiths expected to be John Wilson (Ffast Lane 4) • Yes, No, Maybe – Jennifer Sims who has enlisted Brad Sheridan as crew & Adam Semple instead of Matt who is on 505 duties.

John has finished third and second in the As we prepare for the mid-season, last 2 Championships and is looking to Christmas break, the Flying Fifteen improve.

Other South of Perth boats expected to section wishes all members competing in championships of their respective classes, compete are: safe travelling, good luck and fair sailing, • Eagle Eye – Terry Newby & and to all members, regardless of their Scott Fallows boating pedigree, a Merry Christmas and • Enuff Rope – Greg and Leanne a Happy New Year.

Howell Russell • Faffin – Carl and Kristine FF Scribe Petterson • Fflashpoint – Peter Rooke

John Wilson's Ffast Lane 4 looking to go one better in this year’s Nationals

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Photo by Natusha Zaremba

OPTIMIST REPORT

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pring is here, and as the weather warms up, we are hoping to see more intermediate fleet sailors at the Club, ready to give sailing another shot. However, there were some remarkable junior optimist sailors that have pushed through the winter and have had an amazing time.

Here's what they have to say about sailing oppis:

Murray Duthie: Hi, I'm Murray and I've been sailing since I was only five. I decided to sail because my older siblings were sailing, and I wanted to give it a try. I did the Tackers program, did some crewing with my brother and sister in the Pelican and now sail my very own Optimist called Butterfly Effect. I like Sailing because it's fun and exciting and that's pretty much my goal in sailing, to have fun and win. I hope to accomplish my dreams by practicing, not giving up and trying my hardest.

Daniel Kennett: Hi, I'm Daniel and I started sailing after my parents encouraged me to sail through the Tackers Program in December 2017 at SoPYC. I like sailing when the wind is around 10 knots. I don’t like sailing in strong winds yet as it gets a bit scary. My ultimate goal in sailing would be to win a big Optimist sailing competition by focusing, training hard and learning all about sailing tactics. My SoPYC coaches have already helped me a lot in in doing that and making good progress in improving my skills.

Daniel Kennett

Murray Duthie Noah Karantonis: Hi, I'm Noah and I've been sailing for 2 years now. I started sailing because my mum encouraged me after going on a keelboat. She enrolled me in Tackers 1 and 2 and I enjoyed being on the river and the physical exercise. I like sailing because I have fun with my friends, go fast, hike and adapt to the various weather conditions. I dislike being cold and capsizing, but luckily that hasn't happened recently. My ultimate goal would be to sail international and become a great sailor through doing my best in trainings and regattas, starting with the State Championships next year.

Noah Karantonis

The Winter Series:

The Winter Series are over and what an exciting winter it has been.

Following the end of the SOLO Series, two other Winter Series have ended.

The Dinghy Winter Series at RFBYC and the Huck Scott Series at FSC. Both consisted of extreme weather whether it was super light or super strong. Rarely was there suitable sailing weather. In the Dinghy Winter Series, the results were Aaron 1st, Molly 2nd, and James 3rd, and in the Huck Scott Series, the results were Aaron 1st, Pol 2nd, and Benjamin 3rd.

Aaron Teo Optimist Scribe

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PELICANS REPORT

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he pelicans have had a busy start to the sailing season, along with all our regular training! We have had all our boats out sailing at our winter training sessions, with a lot of improvement shown by the first year skippers. They have also attended several regattas and training camps during and before the school holidays with our skippers and crews showing the benefits from the extra training during the winter.

The pelicans had some good competition with our SoPYC sailors competing in The Applecross Cup on their home waters. The Pelicans had a great day with all our sailors racing well in the conditions. We even had a Pelican come all the way from Busselton for the one day regatta. It was great to see our new skippers Regan and Calyn competing in their first ever regatta, they showed great improvement as the long day out on the water progressed. It was also fantastic to see the great spinnaker work from our new crews throughout the day. The timing was against some of our skippers and crews this year as time commitments stopped some SoPYC boats attending this week.

Congratulations to the following boats for their great results:

Championships Applecross Cup:

1st - Pineapple Monday, Ollie & Ela (GBYC) 2nd - Cleopatra, Renee & Alex (SoPYC) 3rd - Seas The Day, Regan & Finn (SoPYC)

Overall Championships: (Solo Series Included)

1st - Cleopatra, Renee & James, Alex (SoPYC) The Pelicans also attended Youth States where we had testing conditions, being extremely light in the morning, and then in contrast a very heavy wind in the afternoon making very interesting sailing! It was once again very close racing with the final results coming down to the last race!

With tricky combined starts with other fleets, and many boats on the water, the Pelicans where still able to battle out some great races and have a good regatta. The overall championship results were:

Overall Results:

1st - Cleopatra, Renee & James (SoPYC) 2nd - Pineapple Monday, Ollie & Zac (GBYC) 3rd - Salacia, Georgette & Alex (SoPYC) After Youth States the Pelicans headed down to EFYC for our annual Peli Power Up Training Camp. We had boats come from as far north as Geraldton and from as far down south as Busselton. We had 22 sailors attend with many of the regional families enjoying camping on the reserve. The conditions were good for our training as we had everything from 2 knots all the way to 23. We practiced our transits, backwards sailing, spinnaker work and a lot more. With coaches Ben Roodhouse and Chloe Back it was great training for experienced and first year crews alike where all the Pelican kids learnt new skills or sharpened old ones.

Final Results:

1st - Pineapple Monday, Ollie & Zac (GBYC) 2nd - West Side, Jack & Xavier (GYC) 3rd - Cleopatra, Renee & James (SoPYC) The SoPYC Pelicans are enjoying the start of their new season and are very excited to start Wednesday and Sunday morning training, racing consistently on Sunday afternoons and for all our upcoming regattas.

If anyone has or knows of any budding juniors aged between 8 and 14, that enjoy a challenge and would like to sail with a group of skylarking but competitive pelican sailors please feel free to contact the pelican section via email at: pelican.sopyc@gmail.com or call Scott Keating on 0418 505 023 To stay up to date with what’s going on across Western Australia in the Pelican Fleet, like our Facebook page: Pelican Sailing Association Western Australia or visit our website: www.pelican.org.au Renee Keating Scribe for the Pelicans

For the last afternoon races results were as follows:

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LASER REPORT 2018 Laser Masters World Championships

David “Fr8 Train” Whait placed 3rd in a fleet of 61 Standard Masters at the 2018 Laser Standard Master World Championships held 7th-15th September at Royal St George YC, Dún Laoghaire, Ireland.

Ever-present arch nemesis Brett Beyer sailed another near perfect regatta. David held on to a solid second behind the seemingly unassailable Brett while Perth-like winds of 20kts+ prevailed, despite treacherous shifting gusts and big spring tides on Dublin Bay. Unfortunately David’s preferred conditions deteriorated with races 7&8 marking a trend of diminishing breezes that had the regatta final finishing in light winds after a predicted storm failed to materialize in time. Brett acknowledged David’s competitiveness thusly “Don’t worry. Your time will come.” However, David has admitted to thoughts of taking a more direct Nancy Kerrigan style intervention.

T2 – (mis) Judgement Day, the 07-Oct-18 Season Opening

Opening Day promised a gentle Melville Waters revival for those in cryopreservation over the winter.

The day mostly delivered with mild temperatures and a 10-15kt forecast that was surprisingly accurate for once, never exceeding an actual 18kts (feels like 22kts).

On advice from Ryk “Wrong Way” Batley, David “Shady” Luketina led most of the Radials on an unsanctioned abbreviated Race 1 detour around the new trapezoid course configuration.

Ryk in turn blamed the indiscretions of fleet youths for leading him astray. A timely reminder that two wrongs don’t make it, Ryk. Ba dum tss.

The result was reminiscent of Aesop’s Tortoise and the Hare as two remaining Radials and the three 4.7s continued their plod around the actual prescribed T3 course, finishing the race some 15 minutes behind the shortcircuiting hare trigger early leavers asleep at the start/finish line awaiting the second race.

In post-race comments, eventual Radial race victor and orange boat enthusiast Steve “Steady” McFarland emphasized the importance of tactics over boat speed. “Clearly, given the amount of native talent present in the SoPYC Laser fleet, relying strictly on boat speed for a “yellow” boat podium finish wasn’t an option. But Laser sailors are renowned for their low information approach to rules and protocols. I mean, just look at David Glover’s new Radial sail numbers. It being Opening Day with new courses introduced and zero likelihood that anyone had actually consulted the 18/19 Redbook, I saw my chance. When I reached 1a for the second of 3 mandated roundings and saw the rest of the Radials already running like scared rabbits for the trapezoid, I knew I had it in the bag. I just needed to follow the 4.7s and avoid turtling for a bullet.”

Fleet Captain Gary “Gaza” Lingard sorely missed

Gary’s just out of hospital after major surgery and is off work for several weeks while recuperating. He’s recovering well and hopes to return to the Club on light duties soon. The Fleet wishes him a speedy recovery.

Latest BOM shill: End of Local Weather Forecasters?

Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has announced plans to centralise local 2018 Opening Day: L to R 2017/18 Club winners David Whait - Standards, Lewis Arndt- Radial Consistency David Luketina - Radials

forecasting by 2020. In a statement BOM said it was committed to improving services by moving general forecasting to specialised hubs in Melbourne and Brisbane. Moving the local presence over 3,000km away is the obvious answer to ongoing concerns about the accuracy of local wind forecasting. KNOT!

Mastery of the Laser

A very wise and ancient Laser sailor at the Club once said it takes 10,000 hours to master a discipline, and that this was true of the Laser. A Zen proverb says: “Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water”. So how do you know you have reached enlightenment in Laser sailing? Here’s a simple test. Answer honestly the following questions about your recent sailing experience. In the past year, have you: 1. Launched off the beach with the transom plug out?

2. Rigged the tiller outside the traveller triangle?

3. Rigged the boom with a twist in the mainsheet traveller blocks?

4. Attached the clew strap to the sail before connecting the vang to the boom?

5. Stepped the mast without the mast head tell-tale mounted or without battens in the sail?

6. Neglected to cleat the rudder down?

7. Capsized on the way out to the start line?

8. Capsized in the vicinity of the start line after the Warning signal?

9. Sailed the wrong course? (No? Really?)

10. Rammed the Committee Boat?

Scoring: starting with 10,000 hours, subtract 1,000 hours for each “yes” answer. If there were multiple occurrences of an item, double the subtraction for each additional occurrence. A negative score is possible.

Your Results: • 10,000 hours: Laser Zen Master Brett Beyer • 8,000-9,000 hours: Karma Apprentice Master • 5,000-7,000 hours: Grasshopper • 0-4,000 hours: one hand clapping • Less than 0 hours: reincarnate as a Pelican in the next life to attain necessary water, wind and waves wisdom This really works, I had opportunity to test it on Opening Day. Steve “Grasshopper” McFarland Laser Fleet Club Scribe

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29er REPORT

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he 29er fleet has been training through the winter and has built from only having the one boat to now having four boats consistently at training on a Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.

Australian Sailing has formalised a squad training program for all of the youth classes selected to compete at the Youth World Championships.

The state squads are supported

by WAIS and the three recognised training centres, South Perth, Fremantle and Freshie. There are four 29ers in the state squad team and two of the boats are South of Perth sailors; myself and Axel and Ezra and Bruce.

Teyah and Aiden have moved up to the 29er from the Pelican over winter and have really learnt how to sail the boat in such a short amount

of time. The three Club teams are all competing at the Nationals and Youths in Tasmania at the end of the year.

Harry and Jack Joiner from Fremantle are also in the squad and have been training with us on Wednesday’s at South of Perth Yacht Club. The squad has brought all of the top state 29ers together for more training and racing.

After a lot of enthusiasm and persistent training we’ve built an awesome training group who are loving their sailing and pushing each other to improve.

We are working towards having a fleet of five by the end of the Summer Season competing in Club racing.

Go 29er Sailing!!!!!

If you would like to sail with us please contact Tessa Parkinson at: headcoach@sopyc.com.au Written by Jack Luketina

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South of Perth Yacht Club

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Children s Christmas Party Sunday December 9thpm 2018 am 11.30 - 2.00 Tickets $

25

(Kids under 12) include:

Mini Hot Dog, Fairy Cake, Fruit Juice Drink, Ice Cream, Fairy Floss, Lolly Bag, Face Painting and rides for the kids.

Tickets Available from Reception Call 9364 5844 or email clubbookings@sopyc.com.au Note: Quarterdeck Lunch Bookings Essential

Do you have a small office group, friends or family to entertain over the festive season?

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Reserve a table with our Christmas menu for lunch or dinner in November or December and we will decorate your table and provide a festive threecourse meal to you and your guests. (Available for tables of up to 30 people)

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CHRISTMAS LUNCH or DINNER SET MENU $55 per person Bookings Essential Contact Fiona Whife on 9364 5844 or email fbmanager@sopyc.com.au South of Perth Yacht Club Members only Available 1st November to December 2018

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GRAND SPONSORS REPORT

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’m really happy to be entering my second season as SoPYC Grand Sponsorship Chair. My first year was a steep learning curve, helped along in no small way by the support and knowledge of my hard-working Committee who are just as passionate as I am about the program and how we can continue to grow and improve sponsorship options for our junior sailors and power boaters.

As I write, this upcoming weekend will see the second “Little Stinkers” initiative at the Club, a junior powerboating event that will see a group of eager young kids head onto the water in dinghies and tenders and participate in a range of fun activities designed to introduce them to power-boating. The Grand Sponsors program was able to contribute some funding towards this event and at our last Sundowner, organizer Heidi Kenny gave a very entertaining and informative talk on what the event entailed and how valuable our funding will be for the eager participants.

I’m looking forward to getting out on Sunday and seeing just how much fun the kids will be having on the water!

Our November Sundowner is fast approaching during which our guest speaker, Duyfken Foundation Chair Vikki Baldwin will give us the lowdown on the magnificent tall ship replica that will be spending another summer at SoPYC. I for one am looking forward to finding out more about the Duyfken and the work of the Foundation that serves to preserve such an important part of our sailing history.

As we enter the new season, I’d like to thank all the Grand Sponsors who have renewed their sponsorship and in advance to those who will be doing so. We are always hopeful that the program will continue to grow, that we can welcome new Grand Sponsors on board, and the

Committee is working hard to come up with new and exciting ways that we can both thank the Sponsors and ensure that we have a healthy source of funding for our junior sailors and power-boaters – after all, they are the future of our sport and we want them to be around for a long time, enjoying our wonderful waterways and the joy of sailing!

Cally Browning Chair, Grand Sponsors

ABOVE: Cally Browning, Vice Commodore John Midolo, Heidi Kenney, Troy Dalglish and Dee Kelly at the Little Stinkers trophy presentation.

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Relax, watch the sun set over the Swan River from the promenade marquee and dance the night away to live music at South of Perth Yacht Club.

Visit South of Perth Yacht Club on Instagram #sofpyc #sopycevents Tag us, comment and like our photos!

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DF95 RADIO CONTROLLED SAILING

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outh of Perth Yacht Club has adopted the DragonFlite 95 (DF95) radio controlled sailing yacht as a new boating activity. A keen and enthusiastic group of members have purchased a DF95 and commenced racing the yachts on Friday afternoons from 3pm to 5.30pm in 'the pond' by the Western Hardstand area.

The DF95 was designed by an English gentleman by the name of John Tushingham and the yachts are manufactured by Joysway in China.

The Australian distributor of the DF95 is Hobby Warehouse. The yacht is delivered to you in kit form with a good instruction manual on how to put the yacht and rigging together. It takes about 2 to 3 hours to assemble.

The cost is under $500 which includes everything except 8 AA batteries which can be rechargable.

The first DF95 was delivered to the UK in April 2016. Since that time the restricted one designed yacht is now being raced all over the world with national and state championships now being held in Australia. The world championships are being held in November 2018 in the USA. SoPYC members are enjoying the close racing and strict one-design aspect of the DF95 along with the comparative minimal entry cost to the sport. At the end of the day, the yachts performance is totally up to the skipper. No crew needs to be organised, no pen fees, no annual registration fees, no slipping fees, no storage issues and easy to transport. It is also a great deal of fun.

World Sailing has recognised the growing popularity of radio controlled sailing with a separate section (Appendix E) in the Racing Rules of Sailing (blue book). Once established the DF95 fleet could be registered with the Radio Sailing Association of WA Inc. (RSAWA) which is affiliated with the Australian Radio Yachting Association (ARYA) which is affiliated with the International Radio Sailing Association. ARYA is an incorporated body and included in club and member benefits are National Public Liability cover. ARYA are also affiliated with Australian Sailing.

On Sunday 11 November, after the “Off the Beach� classes have finished racing, the DF95 fleet will be presenting an exhibition of radio controlled sailing which will be followed by a BBQ.

There are now 12 DF95s owned

by Club members and the fleet is increasing in size each week. If interested, you are most welcome to come down to the Club on any Friday afternoon and be a spectator or a competitor racing a DF95. All the DF95 owners are happy to hand over the controls so that you can experience the fun and enjoyment of sailing these

exciting yachts.

For any enquiries or more information please contact: Mark Popham on: 0410 474 847 or markpop@iinet.net.au or Christina Heydon: 0409 594 665 or christinaheydon@bigpond.com Mark Popman DF95 Scribe

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