Hotline Sept 2006 - hartley multiclass trailer sailer assoc. of qld. inc.

THE HARTLEY MULTICLASS TRAILER SAILER ASSOCIATION OF QLD.
INC.
HARTLEY’S
HOTLINE
TS 12 14 16 18 21
March 2007
“PLAN B Le a d s th e Fle e t”
Photo by N eal Rodw ell
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2006/2007
President:
Tony Stapley
07 3207 5141
V ice President:
Jim Jones
07 3206 4288
Treasurer:
Ian Robinson
07 3878 1473
Secretary:
John Costello
07 3801 4478
M easurer:
John M ilne
07 3870 2204
M embers Registrar:
Ian Robinson
07 3878 1473
M ail address:
5 Cairns Street, Loganholm e, Q , 4129
Em ail: burmese2@ optusnet.com .au
W eb Page:
w w w .users.bigpond.com/bpw ales/
SAILING CALENDAR
A PR IL 2007
Sun 1
W ed 11
0900 1100 JAM Session. Jibs and m ains only, handicap start.
1930 H M TSA Q M eeting
0850 Raby Bay/CYC
Y Q Building, M anly
M on 16
0730 0900 Phil’s anti congestion cruise to O ak Island
0853 Rudy M aas’
Sun 22
0830 1100 Com bined Race (4), M anly
1312 M anly
W ed 25
0730 0900 A nzac D ay. Cricket: PO CU S v M UCU S, H orseshoe Bay
1704 Raby B ay
Sat 28
0830 1000 Synchronised Sailing: (anti congestion)
0652 RQ ram p, M anly
M A Y 2007
Thur 3, 10, 17, 24,
31
W BAQ M essabout: phone Ron Prescott, Tuesday evening before, on 3345 1429
Sat 5/6
0830 1100 Bay to Bay to G ary’s Anchorage to U rangan
1034 Tin C an Bay
Sun 6
0900 1100 JAM Session. Jibs and m ains only, handicap start.
1132 Raby Bay/CYC
W ed 9
M on 14
1930 H M TSA Q M eeting
Y Q Building, M anly
0730 0900 Phil’s anti congestion cruise to O ne M ile (LSC)
0709 Raby B ay
Sat 19/20 0900 1100 Com bined Race (5), M anly/Canaipa /M anly/
1114 M anly
Sat 26
1826 Colmslie
0830 1000 Synchronised Sailing, B BQ
JU N E 2007
Sun 3
0900 1100 JAM Session. Jibs and m ains only, handicap start.
1041 Raby Bay/CYC
Sun 3
0900 1100 Com bined Race (7)
1041 M anly
Thur 7, 14, 21, 28
W BAQ M essabout: phone Ron Prescott, Tuesday evening before, on 3345 1429
Sat 9
TSCQ South M oreton Bay Cruise to M on 11
M on 11
W ed13
Sat 23
1625 M anly, Tony’s
0730 0900 Q ueen’s B/D . Phil’s anti congestion cruise to H orseshoe Bay 1840 V ictoria Point
1930 H M TSA Q M eeting
Y Q Building, M anly
0830 1000 Synchronised Sailing: (anti congestion)
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
Dates:
As shown in Sailing Calendar
Time:
7:30 pm
Venue:
Yachting Queensland, 578 Royal Esplanade, Manly, QLD, 4179.
AHEAD OF THE MULTITUDE
Captain Snooze
Whilst the Stay-At-Homes were polishing off their turkey, Xmas pud, mince pies etc., we were having
fun sailing our boats. This was the Xmas cruise of December 2006 with Kerry Doyle and Captain
Hannibal in TS18 HANNAH, and yours truly in TS18 SNOW GOOSE. At Maas' Marina on
Wednesday the 27th, with rain and showers forecast until Saturday, there was none of the usual queuing
to launch. We ran northwards up the Main Channel with cool drizzle, a favouring tide, a light SSE
breeze and virtually no traffic. By early afternoon we were in the lovely passage between Garden Isle
and Macleay Island and becalmed with an adverse tide. Despite their fully booked pontoon berths, the
Little Ship Club's magnetism drew us on under power for the remaining 9NM. We anchored near the
Dunwich Caravan Park and rafted together while Hannibal effortlessly inflated his tender. I forgot to
ask Santa to bring me a similar gismo for blowing up my inflatable.
During a convivial feed at the L.S.C. Kerry wished he'd not sold his beloved TS21 GIPSY ROVER.
As I had warned, but was over-ruled, our boats went high and dry during our feast. The ferry's wash
awoke us with a crash of our gunnels after we refloated early on Thursday.
Thursday's ebb refused to wait and the flood was running against us by the time we were ready to leave
for Wallum Pool. So we turned the other way under a dry grey sky with the flood helping us against
the 10-15kt SSE breeze. We worked between the Pelican Banks and Blakesleys and on into the
Canaipa Passage. Here we did some motor-sailing in the fluky wind shifts coming off the 126m high
Mt Hutton and South Hill which lay close to windward. There were no more than half a dozen boats
in most of the anchorages. There were a number of powerboats on the move and their courtesy was
unusually impressive. We subsequently ran westwards between Russell and Oak Islands, turning south
at the Main Channel. At Maas' Marina Kerry departed for home. Lastly we investigated the Dinner
Island Passage, which joins the Pimpama River. Finding this too shallow for over-night we selected
an anchorage off Jacob's Well and rafted together. I discovered that rafting on to HANNAH may get
you a yummy nosh of Hannibal's ham and capsicum pasta. Despite this my radio gremlins did not
desert on to HANNAH.
On Friday the 29th out came the sun and numerous still-polite powerboats. A 7kt southeaster steadily
increasing and the ebb gave us a pleasing close-hauled cruise to the Broadwater. There the tide turned
right on time to return us downwind in a circuit of 11NM altogether, via Whalley's Gutter, the Tiger
Mullet Channel and Cabbage Tree Point to Maas' Marina. As we berthed there Tim and Ann Spencer
were launching their Sand Piper. Our boats were no sooner retrieved than the multitudes began to
queue up to launch.
BOATIES’ MARKET
Volunteer Marine Rescue Victoria Point is holding its next bi-annual Boaties’ Market on 22nd April at
the Victoria Point State School grounds. The gates open for site holders and buyers at 5am and the
market continues until 12 noon. Entry is by donation
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TIGE'S CRUISE, 13-14TH JANUARY
Tige O'Donnell
I could smell the sea at Maas' Marina but was puzzled when
my person, Mike, left me in the car instead of heading off on
our usual Saturday walk. For almost an hour he fiddled about
with that palatial kennel called HANNAH, which I was soon
to enter for the first time. Mike introduced his friends:
Snooze, with a cat-like odour, and then Fifteen Plus and
Admirable Bill, both with a familiar doggy scent, and Bobby.
Friends of Mike are friends of mine, especially as they
brought another two palatial kennels named SNOW GOOSE
and LADY GLADYS. They called them boats. I could
immediately sense that 15+ was a dog lover, just by his smell,
and I kept getting these urges to rub myself onto him with the
occasional nip to show that I was the boss girl. I guess it is That’s me supervising First Mate Mike
just my instincts as a Staffy/Heeler cross. Then Mike
strapped me into a bright orange coat called a life jacket and lifted me into the unfamiliar HANNAH
kennel -er boat. After a short ride the HANNAH was moving along a wide waterway and the two
similar kennels were carrying our friends nearby.
I kept a close eye on the chart as I like to show Mike which way to go by pointing my nose. We had
started south down the Main Channel. At Jacob's Well (Atlas Copco to 15+) and Dinner Island we
made side trips to sniff out the pelicans and cormorants who were up to their usual fishy business. I
had to abstain from chasing silver gulls as the HANNAH had very high gloss slippery decks. I turned
him south at The Broadwater where the 10kt northerly pushed our fractional rigged kennels well ahead
of the masthead rigged SNOW GOOSE. Furling the jib and a side trip allowed the SNOW GOOSE to
catch up while anchored anglers showed us that the Never Fail Islands were fished out. As she was
committed to day sailing the LADY GLADYS turned back here.
At Brown Island our kennels were rafted together for lunch in Thompson's Lagoon. I checked
thoroughly in the SNOW GOOSE and there were no cats and no dog food but Snooze's facial U/V
coating was quite tasty. By mid afternoon I had guided us to one of my favourite venues, the Marine
Stadium at the Southport Spit. I took Mike around the Spit to renew our acquaintance with numerous
canines. I wanted to play with the children on the beach, but, Mike disallowed this as my persona was
just a little too gruff. Back on board and dog-tired after a Hannibal-type dinner I flaked out on the
starboard vee berth.
I took Mike around The Spit again early next day. I swopped news with Rover and Spot at the outer
marker post. Some huge bad smelling kennels were departing –game fishing boats, Mike called them.
We chatted with several unscented humans called skin divers
and surfers. The walk along the Seaway mole out to the very
end was most impressive.
Mammoth structures of cubed concrete appeared randomly
thrown into the ocean as if a giants' playground, to form the
mole. What a marvellous opportunity for a morning doggy
constitutional and for making new acquaintances. The
humans just have to keep a keen eye out to avoid stepping
into our scent droppings.
First Mate Mike soon got the hang of
helming!
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I took care of the navigation as we returned the same way against a 10kt NE breeze. We had several
close encounters with large smelly kennels full of happy waving humans. Mike reeled off their names,
Sunseeker, Mustang, Halvorsen, Bertram, etc., which made no impression on me.
How could they be so pleased up there on their enclosed flying bridges with their raucous motors and
neither scents nor breeze? On turning west into the Main Channel we reached rapidly with a favouring
tide until the breeze fell away near Atlas Copco –er Jacob's Well. We berthed at Maas's in mid
afternoon.
I heard later that the LADY GLADYS came to a grinding halt just half a mile from home on Saturday.
She had suffered a trailer wheel bearing failure and ruined the axle. Eventually they managed to limp
slowly home.
THE FAR SIDE OF THE BAY
Captain Snooze
Here are my observations on a single-handed voyage to North Stradbroke Island in my TS18 SNOW
GOOSE. This was a four day cruise, from the 7th to the10th of February. As I pushed off from the
ramp at Tingalpa Creek, a ball joint parted in the Mercury's gear linkage leaving me adrift without
propulsion. That gremlin has struck previously. Muttering words to the effect of, "Oh bother it!" I
lowered the anchor and tinkered in the greasy innards of that black machine. As it was a Wednesday
there was no boat traffic and no wash to impede my fiddling. I got under way ten minutes later and
anchored close to home within the hour. (My home is the tenth house inshore of Waterloo Bay.)
Penny's taxi took me back to the ramp and I returned the Pajero and trailer to home for security.
Now the GOOSE and Snooze were set to go a-roving with that satisfying feeling of being self sufficient
for a week. Beating out between Green and King Islands with a 15kt nor'easter I came onto a splendid
full speed reach. For a steering mark I had the bared sand of the Ibis mine site giving a course of 120
degrees magnetic towards Blakesley's Anchorage at a distance of 10NM. Peel Island's Spit and SW
Rocks passed close to port. On arriving at Blakesley's I said, "Please go into gear'" to the black-hearted
Mercury, which it did. I anchored near seven large assorted vessels. There was a price to pay for that
joyful afternoon because the ebb was against the breeze. Rolling and clattering the GOOSE swung
between wind-rode and tide-rode doing her best to wrap the anchor line around the centre-plate. With
the centre-plate and rudder raised she lay abeam to the seas and rolled as heartily as a Hartley will.
Soon the tide turned, tranquillity reigned, and there was a spectacular sunset.
Next morning I took the inflatable ashore and went a-walking. It was hot and humid with cicadas
singing and numerous pestering flies. Occasional notices declared the 1979 to1982 dates of
revegetation after sand mining. I saw only one nesting box up a tree and counted six fallen ones. A
short eastward "bush bash" led me to reed-covered Blakesley's Lagoon. I had hopes of a cooling swim
but there was no open water. Old mining tracks lead to Shag Lagoon in the same sad all-reeds
condition. More tracks took me to a view high above Black Snake Lagoon. This seemed worse with
dry brown grass all over. I saw three grey kangaroos nearby. All three lagoons are inter-connected by
swamps which are now dry. Returning north past Blakesley's to Wallen Wallen I reached the mining
company's pump house. Water from the Wallen Wallen bayside swamp is piped southeast uphill to the
mines where it (mostly) rejoins the water table from the dredges. Redland Shire Council also extracts
water from the island, and Brisbane City Council now wants a share. They cannot lower the water table
too far or sea water will percolate in. Mining removed an impervious layer at Blakesley's Lagoon and
caused the (now revegetated) semicircular plain of blown-out sand there. The present severe drought
also is a factor.
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With no lagoons, no old tree hollows and unusable nesting boxes what has become of the most diverse
fauna, wallum forest and scrub of any of the bay islands? Not that I expected to see sugar gliders, tree
frogs, black snakes, water mice, king fishers, honeyeaters etc. The lakes on the other sand islands
(where water is not harvested), Moreton and Fraser, have not dried out, methinks. Could we ship out
the whole of North Straddie, turn the mine's waste silica into solar panels, put them on every roof and
solve our global warming problem? That morning I had walked 13km and drunk all my 2L of water.
I was hot, sweaty, thinking like a "greenie" and feeling the attraction of the Little Ship Club. Back on
the GOOSE I heard a breath and looked around in time to see a dugong submerge.
I towed the inflatable to the One Mile Anchorage in mid afternoon. It was an interesting starboard tack
with the windshifts coming off the island in the nor'easter. That evening the L.S.C. got me showered,
fed and back in "brownie" mindset. I paddled the tender back out to the GOOSE in the One Mile
Anchorage for a peaceful night.
After sailing 6NM further north I anchored in Wallum Pool at 1100hrs next day. A stiff shifty ESE
breeze had capsized the towed inflatable several times during powering out from the One Mile. Once
the wind came ahead or abeam the inflatable followed docilely. Hitching that tender's bow closely at
deck level and raised clear of the water makes it tow well. We had a soldier's course from the One Mile
to the Myora Light, then it was a fast reach. Skin divers with an attendant powerboat were thoroughly
inspecting the bottom up and down the Pool. They reported a tawny nurse shark and a stingray very
near the GOOSE. That afternoon it was too hot and humid for my intended beach walk and I missed
the bus to Point Lookout. I took solace in the Amity Community Club.
I powered out of the Pool in Saturday's dawn to avoid a recurrence of the previous evening's tidal
stranding when the whole Pool became about six inches deep. Re-anchoring a little way out in the
Rainbow Channel for breakfast also took me out of range of the Pool's sand flies. Later I reached north
to the South Passage in a 10-15kt easterly. Then west into the well marked twisting Rous Channel.
After 5NM I took the unmarked channel that forks left at the Chain Banks. Then came a glorious broad
reach for 6.5NM on 245 degrees magnetic. Midway we passed the Hope Bank beacon. From the
passage between Green and King Islands to the shore at the end of "my" street I was once again the
King of Waterloo Bay. Reversing the starting procedure of a vehicle/ boat shuffle the GOOSE was
hauled out at Tingalpa Creek by mid afternoon. A magical cruise: good weather, no crew of MUCUS
members to answer back and only gremlins of the black-hearted motor, tidal-stranding and
inflatable-upsetting breeds.
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SEMI-SYNCHRONISED SAILING
Captains Snooze and Fifteen Plus
Quite early on Saturday the 25th of February it was low water at Manly, there was a gentle steamy
easterly and Tim Spencer's 12ft SANDPIPER and Captain Fifteen Plus's TS18 KAYTOO were the only
boats synchronised with the Sailing Calendar. Hannibal and Tim sailed away promptly in the
SANDPIPER. With KAYTOO rigged, Fifteen Plus and I de-synchronize when Captain Philanthropic,
his son Nigel and grandson Jarrad arrived with TS18 PHIL ANN. We made sailing chit chat with new
TS18 owners, Bob and Glenys Sylvester. They watched enviously as we launched KAYTOO and PHIL
ANN. Fifteen Plus proudly accepted the compliment from Bob who commented how quietly the Show
Pony Yamaha motor on KAYTOO sounded. Then minutes after motoring away from the pontoon the
Show Pony gremlin did the usual trick and shut down the tell tale cooling stream on the motor. Out
came the standard piece of wire to once again unblock the venturi.
The breeze came up to twelve or more knots east to south easterly as we slanted nor'east with a bone
in our teeth. As we left the passage between Green and St Helena Islands there came a racing fifty
footer hard on the wind on port tack, well heeled with her docile hands on the windward gunwhale.
From ahead we watched in awe as PHIL ANN on starboard passed horribly close under her bows. We
both tacked and beat southwards in her wake, then ran inshore and around into the lee of King Island
where we beached for lunch.
After lunch we took the direct course back to Manly, a square run. It was mid afternoon as we reached
up the harbour entrance when the sailing became synchronised. Out from the harbour came a
good-looking TS16 that we had never seen before. As she passed we recognised her crew: Jonesy and
Robbo on what had to be a maiden voyage. Then came that sweet TS16 I LIKE IT with the Wizard
Exterminator and his son Ian.
The RQ's sail training youngsters raced us down the
harbour in their Pacers, Optimists and Sabots, their
little faces eying off the 18 footer, sailing in their
midst, racing all the way, to converge at the RQ
ramp. KAYTOO dropped her sails and started the
motor to gain some manoeuvring space, so as not to
be too much of a big bully to the little ones.
We were pretty pleased with our circumnavigation of
Green Island during our de-rigging in some very
welcome shade. There was plenty of room for
rigging, de-rigging, launching and retrieving (that is
on the weekend, amazing). So the anti-congestion
plan (of sailing from Manly instead of Colmslie) was
working as hoped. Soon the TS16s hauled out and
we were briefed about Captain Robertson's handsome
newly acquired TS16, named SCUTTLEBUTT. She
is a credit to our ex-president, Bruce Wales, who
resurrected her. It was not clear whether the
re-launching ceremony included due placation to
Father Neptune and to those horrific aeroplane
gremlins harboured by Jonesy.
Newly launched “SCUTTLEBUTT”
Photo Rose Robertson
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MEWBURN NAUTICAL DICTIONARY
“Parcelling” Is this a Christmas activity, something one would do at a Post Office or is it the
securing of a narrow piece of canvas to a rope to protect it from friction damage.? Not sure
about nautical terms used in articles or by those in the know? Those with the MEWBURN
NAUTICAL DICTIONARY will know exactly what is meant. The MEWBURN
NAUTICAL DICTIONARY is available on special from Tony at $15.
RECOMMENDED READING: 1606 AN EPIC ADVENTURE by EVAN MCHUGH
Captain Snooze
This book is best read together with an atlas despite its series of diagrams showing what is known of
Australia slowly increasing with time. This story of the European discovery of Australia begins in 1606
with the Dutch East India Co.'s DUYFKEN. She charted the northern half of the west coast of Cape
York. Some of us may have seen the Fremantle-built replica of the DUYFKEN.
For a century and more before the DUYFKEN, various outposts had been reached and exploited by the
Spanish and the Portuguese in competition. Who should have which territory was adjudicated by Pope
Alexander VI in 1493 (Columbus's time), when he drew a line down the mid-Atlantic. The Portuguese
got all lands they could discover east of the 46 o 37'W meridian (through 0 o and around to 133 o 23'E)
and Spanish territory would be everything west, from 46 o 37'W through 180 o to 133 o 23'E.
The first circumnavigation of the planet in 1519 to 1522 by Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan under the
flag of Spain found the Portuguese trespassing in Spain's hemisphere at the Moluccas in 127 o E to135
o E. This caused a stir when the one remaining ship, with the 22 survivors reported back to Emperor
Charles V. For the Portuguese to keep their lucrative spice trade they made the Zaragoza Treaty. In
this, the Pope's line got shifted, there was a royal Portuguese/ Spanish marriage and a fortune changed
hands.
There is evidence that one or more Portuguese ships coasted around the NW, N and E of Australia in
the early 1500s. They could have claimed Western Australia under the Zaragoza Treaty (except for an
80km strip running north from Eucla.) The remainder might have become Spanish. Did they leave us
the "Mahogany Ship" near Warrnambool and the "Spanish Galleon" on North Stradbroke Island?
Within a year of the DUYFKEN and close by her charted increment, Spanish Luis de Torres was in
strife with the SAN PEDRICO and LOS TRES REIJES. He evolved the fearful let go on the
ebb/anchor on the flood technique to get to windward in shallow reef strewn, then uncharted Torres
Strait.
Following the 1616 discovery of Dirk Hartog's Island in WA by the EENDRACHT, the Dutch East
India Co. pioneered the roaring forties route to Jakarta. Because of the vagaries of longitude they left
wrecks in WA. Four of these have been found. WA was named Eendrachtsland on Dutch charts.
Meanwhile the Poms spoke of "Indraftsland" and Captain Brookes wrecked the TRIAL there in the
Monte Bellos. He saved his job by reporting a false position for Trial Rocks well to the west.
There follows an account of the famous exploits, wrecks, rescues and discoveries of our predecessors.
The tale of BATAVIA's 1629 massacre; of Abel Tasman's two voyages in the 1640s; how William
Dampier made his name half a century later; the contributions of James Cook. Then deserted William
Bligh's longboat epic with his seventeen loyal crew; the PANDORA wreck which enforced another
small boat marathon onto Captain Edwards, his crew and his captured BOUNTY mutineers. Matthew
Flinders completing the picture, giving us the name Australia, with George Bass adding his bit.
Fascinating stuff!
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MISFORTUNE WAS LURKING
Captain Snooze
(Don't blame yourself mate, aloft and below. Its just bloody gremlins, the lowest of low)
Two single-handed TS18s, HANNAH and SNOW GOOSE, with respectively Captain Hannibal and
yours truly were bound for Dunwich on Saturday the 24th of March. After leaving Maas' Marina with
a 10 to 15 knot ENE breeze we made 4 to 5 knots up the Main Channel as far as the "Ws" where the
GOOSE's radio gremlin struck, causing misunderstanding. We separated as a result, with HANNAH
tacking around the east side and the GOOSE beating up the west side of Macleay Island. We
rendezvoused later near Goat Island. Pleased with our windward progress we rafted together close by
the Little Ship Club well before sunset. Then a leprechaun broke HANNAH's centreplate tackle, her
centreplate swivelled deep into the sandbank, and fixed her in position until a new purchase could be
reeved.
Not long after that, under cover of darkness, troglodytes threw Hannibal off his inflatable. That evening
the Little Ship Club as usual laid on a good feed. To avoid stranding at low water the GOOSE cast off
and re-anchored in the One Mile.
Early the next morning HANNAH's centreplate tackle was jury-rigged and she got free and rafted on
to the GOOSE, but the little people had stolen the oars from her inflatable. As there was a 20-30 knot
SE cool front due we made for Maas' Marina under power via the Canaipa Passage. Near Price's
Anchorage, somewhat before the halfway point, the GOOSE's motor failed. HANNAH took her in tow.
Powerboat after powerboat came thundering by, fleeing from the forecast high winds. Their wash
caused the towline to slacken and snatch repeatedly and we wondered how our cleat and samson post
resisted extraction. As had been forecast, in came ominous black clouds, then a strong southeaster with
rain. Despite the saboteurs we made 4 to 5 knots and retrieved at Maas' Marina early that afternoon.
I later found some typical devilry had caused my engine failure. The carburettor was obstructed with
fragments of the sound deadening foam that lines the cowling.
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2007 WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL AT GOOLWA
Helen Jones
We had already experienced the 2005 Wooden Boat Festival and as this year the Festival was a
combination of Folk Music and Boats, Jim and I decided to treat ourselves once again and combine it
with a visit to Kangaroo Island. The Festival ran over a Long Weekend which meant the program was
an extended one. We chose to visit on two days only. Saturday was a sunny day so we enjoyed the
carnival atmosphere in superb conditions.
We took a video camera to record the sights and sounds. Boats familiar from 2005 and new boats were
waiting on display. Paddle wheelers, putt-puts, Halverstons, Hartleys and other designs were lined up
for inspection. Jim particularly enjoyed inspecting the superb craftsmanship of one boat built by a
young cabinetmaker from Renmark. There was a kayak which caught his eye as well and its owner was
happy to chat.
Our entry ticket entitled us to visit the adjoining maritime museum which had a rotation of films
relating to the river. The old Paddle wheelers were featured in the film we watched and then we read
about some of the history of the area and its Riverboats' Captains.
The cruising races were lovely to watch as were the combined
flotilla of participating yachts. Fireworks were a feature on
Sunday evening, and before this a lively Irish singing duo
who entertained the appreciative crowd. A program of
interest which included the highly entertaining amateur boat
building teams of two, using plywood, glue and ties only was
a huge hit. We noticed a certain TV celebrity, Shelly from
the "Great Outdoors" program was on one team. These boats
are then put to the test the following day. We even managed
to run into a couple we knew thirty years ago and enjoyed
dinner with them on Saturday night.
Sunday turned on blustery winds and overcast conditions Photo: J Jones
which at the end of the days activities limited the number of
boats participating in the evening fairy lights parade. One unexpected sight was seeing the "Marion"
Paddle wheeler hitting the Hindmarsh Bridge when the blustery conditions blew her sideways.
Everything else continued to plan and proved to be a wonderful combination of activities for young and
old.
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HARTLEY TS16 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – WYNYARD YACHT CLUB
Phil Lee & Neal Rodwell
Day 1
The first race was postponed due to the Tasmanian weather.
Day 2
The flags said it all at the championships today – ‘Postponement’ – ‘See the notice board.’ The fleet
waited in vain for the Easterly to drop. A briefing at 1.00 pm saw another day give way to the weather
Again, hospitality saved the day as Commodore, Peter Dixon opened his well stocked bar and Jane
Sheppard and her catering crew turned on beef steak, wallaby and organic chicken sausages.
There is still plenty of time for Tasmania to quell its Easterly and bring out the sun and sailing weather.
Back to back racing will probably be the order of the day when it finally gets started to catch up and
get ahead before we get blown out again.
Day 3
Postponed until this afternoon weather is unabating this morning hoping for a easing after lunch. No
racing today weather has now softened (16.30hrs) and moved slightly to the north with a overnight
change should make the entrance to the Inglis river sailable expect to run 2 back to back in the morning
with a afternoon race that should get us back on track.
Day 5
Very light north, north east only finished one
race for the day More Mischief first followed
by Flash (Fat) Jack and True Blue. Owner of
Fash( Fat)Jack reckons she’s only big boned
not really fat.
Photo by N eal R odw ell
Day 7
After a very challenging series Tru-Blue
skipper Michael Horvath and crew
Stuart Quick from Williamstown
Victoria took out the Hartley TS16
National Championship held at Wynyard
Tasmania. Michael sailed consistently
through out the 7 race series only
struggling in race3’s light airs. More
Mischief’s Mike Darby & Garney
Shepheard from Wynyard held on for
second position from Melots Geoff Pots
Christine Haydon, Largs Bay Sailing
Club S.A. who where the eventual 3rd
place getters.
Photo by N eal R odw ell
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T im e
Points in E ach R ace
12
3
4
5
6
Score
7
1442
Tru B lu
M H orvath
S Q uick
Williamstown
1:17:36
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
10
1461
M ore
M ischief
M D arby
G Shepherd
Wynyard Y C
1:19:38
2
4
1
2
2
2
4
17
1551
M erlot
G Potts
C H aydon
Largs Bay
1:18:20
3
2
10
3
5
4
2
29
1460
U ncle B ob
E Partland
R W ark
DSC
1:18:32
4
5
11
4
4
3
3
34
777
Jackpot
R H uckfeldt
R Fletcher
TSLQ
1:20:28
3
3
3
5
3
6
5
33
1301
Plan B
B W ales
E W ouda
Lake C SC
1:21:20
7
6
5
11
8
5
6
48
461
Jackflash
C Sym onds
N Johnstone
Wynyard Y C
1:21:27
5
8
2
10
7
8
7
47
D C unningham
Bellerieve
1:22:32
6
7
9
9
6
7
8
52
1363
Pure
Steel
J M cM ahon
850
Siesta
P Lee
P D ixon
Wynyard Y C
1:24:40
9
9
12
8
12
10
11
71
1544
M atrix
J H orler
S H orler
Sartonga
1:23:46
13
11
17
7
9
9
10
76
1074
Salsette
I R ichardson
B Lohrey
Wynyard Y C
DNS
10
10
7
6
10
17
17
77
1592
K urdy
M ajic
A H all
S Torok
Port River
1:22:34
11
17
6
17
17
11
9
88
1571
Suzi J
Bellerieve
1:25:46
12
12
17
13
11
13
12
90
800
Tam ar 16
N M urphy
M A m os
Williamstown
1:29:55
15
13
17
15
17
12
13
102
1522
Mr T
N Thom pson
L Thom pson
Sartonga
DNS
17
17
8
12
17
17
17
105
1225
Sam
T H ill
M Lock
Port River
DNS
14
14
17
14
13
17
17
106
M K oppelm ann R K oppelm ann
WYNYARD YACHT CLUB
Neal Rodwell - Vice Commodore
The Wynyard Yacht club, situated at the mouth of the Inglis River in the far North West of Tasmania,
with approximately thirty sail racing members, would be one of the remotest and smallest clubs in
Tasmania. However its size is no indication of its vigorous history and remarkable achievements.
The club has hosted National and State championships for Cherubs, Sabres, Sabots, Trailable Yachts,
Hartleys, B14'S and Olympic class 470's. It has consciously sought to overcome its isolation by
developing the skills and resources to attract large events to its home ground. As a result, State and
National champions, Sydney to Hobart sailors and Olympic squad members have consistently emerged
from the membership of this club. Its most recent achievement was having a club-trained junior invited
to participate in the Australian Youth Olympics in January 2007. The club has also worked hard to
become an accredited Yachting Association training centre.
The problem of rural isolation and limited funds has generated a unique partnership between the
Wynyard Yacht Club, a disability support service, and youth support organization that have joined to
share the cost of a small fleet of Pacer sail training dinghies. This unique partnership will bring the
experience of sailing even closer to the community and strengthen the competitive sailing pathway.
Visitors are most welcome to bring their boats or hire one of our Pacers and race with us on any
Saturday in the summer season. We will race hard but you can be sure of a friendly welcome at the bar
at the end of the day.
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