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COMMODORE
Phillip Lazzarini
“Sassy”
is the official publication of
VICE COMMODORE
Scott Murphy
“Out of Orbit”
REAR COMMODORE
Peter Watkins
“Aelous”
TREASURER
Lawrie Bingham
Queensland Cruising Yacht Club
COMPANY SECRETARY
Glen Sommerville
Sinbad Street, Shorncliffe QLD 4017
PO Box 399, Sandgate QLD 4017
P: 07 3269 4588
F: 07 3269 0818
E: [email protected]
www.qcyc.com.au
DIRECTORS
Gary Head “ Blue Peter”
Peter Stubbington
Russell Menere” Masta Blasta”
CONTENTS
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Commodore’s Report
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Long Reef Part 4
4
New Members
19
Equinox Classic Yacht and Car Rally
6
Floods Working Bee
20
Christmas Party Photos
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Surf to City
21
Sail training
11
63rd Brisbane to Gladstone
21
Humour Me
12
Up Coming Events
22
Directory
15
Brisbane to Gladstone merchandise
23
Brisbane Bar Tide Chart
16
The Red Sea
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3 FROM MY DESK
Delays, postponements, sinking’s and floods; to say
the weather has been unkind to us so far this year
would be an understatement! With the Brisbane
to Gladstone and Vintage Regatta just around
the corner, I have everything crossed for better
conditions.
Whilst I am on the subject of the Brisbane
to Gladstone, it is with great pleasure that I
can announce our new naming rights partner,
QantasLink. Our association with airlines which
eventually became known as Qantaslink began way
back in 1983 and the continuation of this association
between Australia’s well respected Airline and
Queensland’s premier offshore ocean race is
something we can be very proud of.Look out for the
new range of clothing from Gill arriving at the Club
in the next few weeks and why not join us for the
“Qantaslink Legends of Brisbane to Gladstone prerace cocktail event” on the 16th April. This year,
the event is being held with the support of the
Bluewater Festival and indications are that it will be
a popular event with both locals and Club members.
Tickets are on sale now.
As many of you will know, plans of renovations
have been in the pipeline for some years now but
the cost, in the end, has always been a factor that
has delayed and ultimately terminated plans. With a
bit of luck, this trend is now about to turn; for the
last few months I have been developing a new three
year strategy of progressive improvements that has
now been approved by the Executive Committee.
You’re unlikely to see much happening until after
the main sailing season is out of the way but, if all
goes to plan, work should commence in the later
part of 2011.
On a less positive note, it is with regret I have to
announce that Leanne has taken the decision to
leave the Club. Leanne has been at the Club for
over five years and has been a vital part of the team
since I turned up on the scene; I have no doubt you
will join me in wishing her well. Just as one leaves
another returns; Amanda is back in the office on a
part time basis so you can still avoid having to talk to
me, as long as you call on the right day!
Out in the marina, we have just completed a
significant maintenance project on the visitors
berth. It was getting to the point that a walk along
the walkway was akin to some sort of fairground
ride where the floor moves about on you. Our
contractors have done an excellent job of solving
the issue and replacing all the fendering and cleats.
To close for this edition, an offer you will struggle
to refuse! As you will find out later in the magazine,
I will shortly be selling the motor from the Club’s
rescue boat so if anyone is in the market for a
slightly used 90hp 2-stroke Yamaha you know who
to call.
Nigel Statham
Cover Picture:
Courtesy of Julie Geldard
www.vidpicpro.com
4 COMMODORE’S REPORT
Notwithstanding the chaos Mother Nature has served
up in the last few months, QCYC has faired very well,
thanks to a great army of members who turned up
after the worst of the king tides had receded. The 60
plus workers who gave of their time and equipment
at the working bee to clean up the mess and make
the marina a safer place are to be highly commended.
Thank you.
Also, a special thanks to the members who assisted
with securing items, including club sailing dinghies, in
anticipation of the king tide flooding the hardstand,
which I am happy to say, did not eventuate.
To our members, their families and friends who did not
fair as well, my best wishes go to you.
These same weather conditions have played havoc
with many of our events and functions, including one
of our signature races, the Surf to City Yacht Race. The
race was postponed to a later date due to the floods
and the resulting floating debris in the Bay.
That later date then coincided with an offshore gale
warning, which forced us, reluctantly but prudently,
to cancel the offshore racing divisions. It was at about
this time that Nigel, as Race Manager for this event,
was heard to say more than once, “there must be an
easier way to make a living”.
Congratulations Nigel, and our many club volunteers
who made this event a success, even without the
offshore divisions. It is always a great feeling when
coming back into the marina, usually after a hard slog,
to have Judy and Owen Bridgewater give you a happy
greeting and grab your lines, a service they and other
volunteers perform after all major races for members
and guests.
Before I get too ahead of things, I should backtrack to
our Christmas Party and Christmas Trophy Race held
the weekend before the 25th.
If my memory serves me correctly, it was one of the
best festive parties for both the adults and children
I remember over past years. Once again many of our
volunteers ensured all had a memorable time. The
children were entertained giving their parents some
time to enjoy themselves. Thanks to all who were
involved in a great Club day.
Now, hopefully I am back in some form of chronological
order.
Great news for our junior sailing academy, with Gary
Head being successful in obtaining a State Government
Grant to purchase additional sailing dinghies and a new
motor for our much used rubber ducky. As most of you
know, the large rubber duck is used for all senior and
junior races, as well as doing the annual trip down to
Southport, usually with Peter Stubbington and Max Hill
on board, to shadow the inshore fleet home to QCYC.
Nigel is currently compiling information on new 90-100
HP four stroke motors and, when the time comes, will
be selling our current engine.
Many thanks to Gary Head, and our local State Member,
Vicky Darling for their help in obtaining this grant.
Your Executive Committee has recently made a decision
to proceed with a building and grounds improvement
plan that will see progressive improvements completed
over the next 3 years. This timing will allow Nigel to
manage most of the work, and allow us to fund its
cost from consolidated revenue, thus ensuring QCYC
remains debt free.
After working for over 2 years with the Port of Brisbane
Corporation (POBC), Department of Environment and
Resource Management (DERM) and, more recently, The
Department of Transport and Main Roads (Transport),
I am able to finally announce that our marina master
lease with Transport, and the berth holder’s leases
have been approved by our new landlord. Most of the
berth holder’s leases have now been registered.
Only a handful of berth holder leases remain unsigned
and unregistered, and I would strongly urge these
members to return their leases, sent in May last year,
to our lawyer and pay the legal costs and statutory
charges urgently, as we will shortly be closing off this
matter.
As many of you will have noticed, Nigel has worked
hard to attract new events to the Club that offer a
wider audience and participant appeal. One such
event, recently held over two days was the Classic
Boat and Car Festival.
The weather was, in keeping with recent patterns,
very unkind to us. The event, however, attracted a
healthy selection of both cars and boats and a good
crowd to the Club, with all enjoying the jazz, the
food, and the beautiful classic cars and boats. Nigel
and I had great feedback from the principal organizers
and we are confident that this weekend will become a
very successful regular event on our calendar.
Finally, our principal signature event, the QantasLink
Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht race is, once again, being
NEW MEMBERS
very professionally managed by Life Member, and past
Commodore Herb Prendergast. Herb has been talking
to all eligible yacht owners over the last few months,
and expects around 50 starters, including some
southern flyers, to line up for the 308 nautical mile
run to Gladstone on Good Friday, the 22nd of April.
The start time has been put back an hour to midday,
due to a later than usual high tide.
Herb and I, together with Nigel, recently had the
pleasure of traveling to Gladstone to meet the new
Gladstone Mayor, Gail Sellers. I am very happy to
confirm all arrangements at that end are well in
hand. To give you an idea of the logistics involved
in Gladstone, some 60 people are involved directly
in the Race organisation, including The Gladstone
Regional Council, Port Curtis Yacht Club, VMR, SES,
The Port Authority, The Marina and The Water Police.
All attended the meeting in Gladstone which was
professionally managed by Port Curtis Yacht Club
Commodore, Tony Craner.
Our state Governor and Patron, Ms Penelope Wensley
AO has also accepted our invitation to fire the gun for
this year’s race start.
Until next time, safe boating, and many thanks to all
our members who contribute to QCYC’s success.
Commodore Philip Lazzarini
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We would like to extend a very
special QCYC WELCOME
to our most recent new members.
Welcome Aboard, and please remember that
the office and all members are always ready
and willing to assist you with any request or
assistance.
Paul Nugent
Cordie Nugent
Willem Bosschieter
James Box
Philip Cann
Steve Mazlin
Katie Kaiser
Chris Wheatley
Todd Kleinschafer
Roger Allen
Georgie Adams
Liam Chan
6 FLOODS WORKING BEE
Marina Flood Cleanup draws many members
The recent Queensland Floods served notice to all of
the potential destructive nature of our environment.
The Club Marina and Grounds were not exempt from
damage and debris. A few days after the floods
subsided, a call was made to all Club members to help
out where they could with a working bee. We had
about 65 people turn up and managed to complete the
job in just two hours.
Brendan McKenna and his heavy machinery was the
secret plus the effort everyone put in with their own
tools. A huge thank you to all the members who came
down to the Club and helped. In addition to the Club
members, we also had help from members of Moreton
Bay Yacht Club and Moreton Bay Boat Club. Victoria
Newton came down and spoke with a lot of the
volunteers.
Congratulations to all involved on a job well done!
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8 SURF TO CITY Article by Peter Hackett
The Officials of Queensland Cruising Yacht Club, at
Shorncliffe in Brisbane, deserve the prizes for finally running
a successful 2011 Surf to City Yacht Race on 5 March 2011.
Fears of collision with flood driven debris (boats, restaurants,
pontoons, water tanks, logs, gas cylinders…) sensibly delayed
the event from late January. You would have thought Mother
Nature would smile on race director Nigel Statham after all
the work he had put in to making this the best ever with nearly
100 nominations. But no, a gale warning due to a compressed
weather system forced the cancellation of the offshore fleet
who were keen to get some crew training hours up for the
upcoming series of long passage races and the Brisbane to
Gladstone race.This unique event usually has an offshore and
inshore fleet going north outside (and inside) South and North
Stradbroke Islands, and Moreton Islands, from Southport to
Sandgate. This year the big deep draft monohulls missed out
altogether, although there was a suggestion that the biggest
boat in the fleet, BlackJack, could have kept her keel canted
throughout the race to slip over the 2 metre shallows in the
race that we affectionately call the ‘drain run’. Most of the
offshore multihulls did join the inshore race, adding to the
spectacle when some of the 45 by 30 foot boats were trying
to squeeze past the earlier starting monohulls in the confines
of Jacobs Well and Stieglitz channel.
Special mention goes to Mike Hodges on Renaissance who
ordered the crew into the mud to lift 8 tonnes of catamaran
backwards from west of Russell Island. The breeze inshore
started with 10-15 knots from the south and built during the
day to many bullets of 35 with highest measured being 41
knots. The excitement built as the race progressed. There
were plenty of groundings, broken rudders and keels, masts
down, blown sails, capsizes, with the worst sadly resulting
in Steve North’s well-campaigned RL 24 Go For It still out
there after the crew abandoned their sinking boat out in the
open bay.
The winners get the usual gongs, but standout performances
were from:
- The Ben Leigh-Smith driven Vivace taking out the monohull
course record.
- The little Blazer Still Crazy that beat Vivace on corrected
time, always seemingly under spinnaker.
- Peter Kerr pushing his gorgeous 1962 Tasman Seabird Pagan
all the way under kite in a display of power-sailing that would
make every long-haired skiffy proud. These guys even ran a
blooper early in the race, even though some of the crew
were not born when these sails were last used.
- Joel Berg and the boys on AYS Raider showing how fast a cat
can run, and nearly cracking the course record.
The Winners
Div3 PHRF Jessandra, Roland Dane
Div 2 PHRF Still C razy, Peter Lahey
SMS Div PHRF Stage 3, Michael Pitt
RL 24 Dipsomaniac, Rohan Little
Inshore B Monohull Pagan, Peter Kerr
Inshore Multihull OMR AYS Raider, Joel Berg
Inshore Multihull PHRF Fritz the Cat, Martin Arrowsmith
Inshore B Multihull OMR Rhythmic, Phil Day
Inshore B Multihull PHRF Rhythmic, Phil Day
Full Results at http://www.surf2city.com.au
Photos by Julie Geldard - Vid Pic Promotions & centre photo by Sandra Clarkin
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THANKS FROM RACE DIRECTOR
I would like to devote a special mention to our important
sponsors. Without their generous support we would be
unable to successfully host events of this type.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the
following volunteers who consistently give of their time
and considerable experience to ensure our races run safely
and smoothly. Karen Somerville, Herb Prendergrast and the
Finish boat crew on West Moon, Ian and Jann Gidlow on Risky
Business, Brian and Cheryl Richards on Spectrum, David Hann
on Flying Fish, Stubby and Max on QCYC1, the Radio Room
team and in particualar Bruce Illman and Kevin O’Donnell,
The Marina Marshells, Bob Chapman (VMR), Ed Hawkes
(Seaway tower) and all the team at SYC. My sincere thanks
go to all these dedicated people.
photos courtesy of videopro.com.au
QANTASLINK BRISBANE TO GLADSTONE
Her Excellency, the Governor of Queensland Ms Penelope Wensley AC,
has accepted the Commodore’s invitation to get the fleet underway
with the Warning Signal scheduled for 1155hrs on 22 April 2011. The
start is a little later than usual because of a 1.73 metre high tide
predicted for 1231hrs.
Interest in the race is very high this year given the trauma many people
have been put through recently with over 50 yachts registered to face
the Starter by mid March.
Geographically they represent Melbourne to Yeppoon. Marcus
Blackmore makes a return to his home state with his TP52 Hooligan.
Ray Roberts, former two times winner, is negotiating to charter a yacht
and Jim Cooney’s Brindabella is making her first appearance with the
B2G fleet.
Peter Harburg’s Black Jack is also looking for a third consecutive Line
Honours victory and Bruce Absolon’s Spirit of the Maid to improve on
their 2nd placing last year.
Stewart Lewis’s entry of Ocean Affinity, a Marten 49, will be making
her first B2G appearance after Line Honours victories in the 2009 and
2010 Lord Howe Island races and a 1st on IRC in the 2010 Passage
Airlie race.
A list of all the yachts are available on the race website www.brisbanetogladstone.com.au
When you look at the tidal range for Good Friday you would swear
a mistake has been made with the timing of Easter this year and
given the shoaling that has occurred in the Entrance Channel on the
Lead Beacons. Exiting the creek with a deep draft boat will be a bit
tricky if the Government Department responsible for maintaining our
waterway does not clear it before Easter.
Be sure to join us for the “The QantasLink Legends of Brisbane to
Gladstone” Pre-race Cocktail Party on Saturday 16th April @ QCYC
from 1830hrs.
For the last 3 years this party has been a lot of fun with many
former crew mates catching up to discuss former achievements,
future ambitions, misdemeanors and of course to meet the younger
generation now involved with our great sport.
Peter Harburg (Black Jack) as guest speaker last year gave us an
interesting insight into how he became involved in sailing and surprised
a lot of us with stories of one of his other passion, motor racing, even
bringing along one of Jack Brabham’s former cars which Peter still
owns and races.
At the time of going to press we are still looking for a guest speaker
this year. If you have someone in mind, please give me a call on 0428
190 483.
More information is available elsewhere in this edition and tickets can
be purchased from the office in person, by phone on 3269 4588.
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12 UP COMING EVENTS
QANTASLINK
BRISBANE TO
GLADSTONE
The annual Bluewater Festival is once again shaping up
to be a highlight on the events calendar. Commencing
during Easter week with main events starting on Saturday
16th April, the festival continues right through until
Sunday 24th April. Brimming with talent from all corners
of the region, the 2011 festival will showcase a diverse
range of music, performing arts and unique creativity.
The highlight of the festival is Good Friday's start to
the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race at 12:00pm, from
Moreton Bay, just off shore of the Shorncliffe Pier.
In the lead-up, patrons can enjoy a variety of events
including the Brisbane to Gladstone Pre-Race Party,
Victoria Newton’s Moonlight Theatre, and The Bluewater
Art Exhibition. The major festival events are in Lower
Moora Park at Shorncliffe and will include a huge fireworks
display, live entertainment, markets, food stalls and rides.
Attracting close to 10,000 people throughout the duration
of the festival, the event provides an excellent opportunity
for artists to showcase their talents to wide and diverse
audience. We look forward to seeing you there!
Friday 22nd April 2011
With racing action scheduled to
commence at 12 noon, be sure to join
us for a great ocean racing spectacle.
With up to 60 yachts on the water, treat
yourself to all the drama and action
at the start of the one of Australia’s
premier yachting events.
Live
entertainment
every night
FREE FOR
MEMBERS
Our two function rooms,
both with great views of
the marina, are fantastic
venues for hosting your
special function. Whether
it’s birthdays, corporate
conferences or weddings,
we cover it all. Call the
office on 32694588 for more
information
Every Saturday 12pm -1pm
(Excluding long weekends and
Cruise in Company weekends.)
Take time out from the weekend
grind and pop in for a well
earned break with the
whole family.
*Anyone who is interested in volunteering and
have their name added to the “2011 Cooking
Roster” please contact the office.
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RACE DATE
FISHING COMBINED MARINE RADIO
COMPETITIONS CLUBS
COURSE
Saturday 11th
to Monday 13th
June 2011
JUNE
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with the office.
Saturday
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14th May
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QCYC’s New Fishing Club:
Check on website for upcoming
fishing competitions
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16 THE RED SEA - Story by Malcolm “Fred” Robb
We anchored quite a way off our next rendezvous, Port
Sudan, which is situated half way down the western coast
of the Red sea. We were inside the reef but the water
was deep, approximately 30m and so clear, we could see
the chain and anchor on the bottom, with all the fish
swimming around. The sea was such a lovely blue, just
like a swimming pool, so we had to go for a swim, what an
adventure! The motor lifeboat was swung out loaded with
beer, fishing gear, bait, more beer and off we went to the
reef. We anchored the lifeboat close to the reef and leapt
over the side. The water was
glorious, a cool 33-34degC (it
was 40-45degC in the shade),
bliss! We took turns with a
couple of face masks and
snorkels, swimming in and
out of the reef coral heads.
The variety and colouring of
the fish was unbelievable.
We were surrounded by huge
shoals of them all wanting
to come up and bump our
face masks. I had never seen
anything like it, even on the
TV - black and white David
Attenborough had nothing on
this (1965 don‘t forget). After
frolicking about and feeling
knackered, we decided to
have a go at fishing and in
preparation threw some meat
over the side as ground bait.
Within 30 seconds the water
was a threshing, bubbling
turmoil as Barracuda fought
for the meat. Holy Moly! I
had been swimming there
a minute ago. These fish
were about 400mm long but
200mm of that was all razor
sharp teeth, ripping and tearing the meat to shreds. We
were all very subdued for a while, and had another beer
or three, deciding we would not go in the water there
again, ever.
The Town of Port Sudan seemed to consist mainly of flat
roofed mud brick buildings. There were a few European
style buildings around but not many. The place was just
drab and dreary, with very little vegetation.
But this was more than compensated for by the people
themselves. There is only one word to describe them and
that is ‘magnificent’. My first sight of the locals was of the
cargo gangs as they came on board. Outwardly they were
like the buildings, drab and dreary. All poorly dressed in
the same style of clothes, either a voluminous kaftan or
loose shirt and pants made from a coarse cotton all the
same colour dark beige or very light brown (this may be
the colour of the raw cotton). This was not just a working
uniform, but the standard dress as worn by all the natives
throughout the town. Some of the guys wore sandals, some
not, but they all had huge feet which was understandable
when you considered their amazing stature. They stood
ramrod straight. Large men but slim with not an ounce
of fat on them, all sinew
and muscle and so tall.
A small man was six
foot, but his height was
further increased by his
hair which was like a
dense ball of crinkly wire
positioned like a halo
around the top of his skull.
This ball of hair could be
quite large in diameter
thus increasing their
height dramatically, some
were over seven foot. The
denseness of the hair was
apparently accentuated
by a judicious application
of camel dung as
’conditioner and gel’.
Poking
through
this
cranial ball were usually
one or two long thin
white bones, which they
pulled out and used to
adjust their hair when I
suppose the ‘conditioner’
was particularly ’active’.
Quite a few of the men
had these long thin bones
through their noses as
well, which along with tribal scars helped to make their
overall appearance quite fearsome. To top it all, these
were the blackest people I have ever seen, their skin was
not coloured, it was actually black and in fact in certain
lights took on a blueish hue.
These people are fearsome warriors and earned a fine
reputation when they fought the British in the late 19th
century. Because of their appearance the British soldiers
called them ‘Fuzzy-Wuzzies’ a name which stuck for quite
a while. I don’t think it was meant derogatively, as the
natives were admired by the soldiers. Unfortunately in my
limited travels around the town I did not see any women,
but I figured they would be just as striking as the men.
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Leaving Port Sudan the Chakdara headed south, it only
took a day or so to reach Aden, where we anchored in the
‘roads’ off Steamer Point. The port was busy with many
ships at anchor, a P&O liner and quite a few Royal Navy
ships were present as well. Aden was still a British colony
and garrison town, but was going through an unsettled
time, as local guerrillas were very active in pursuit of
independence .
We only had a short stay there, long enough for the Chief
to load some Bunker fuel. I was chafing at the bit to get
ashore here, as Aden was my first ‘Duty Free’ port and
my hard earned ‘dosh’ was burning a hole in my pocket.
I went ashore with the two deck cadets Taffy Evans and
Tony Bennet. They were both final year cadets of about
my age, but had been at sea for more than three years, so
they knew the ropes.
The ship was surrounded by ‘bum boat taxis’ so it was
easy to hail one and get a ride ashore to the main landing
stage, a famous set of steps whose name I have forgotten.
The big attraction of Aden was of course the shopping. It
was ‘THE place’ in those days to buy watches, cameras,
any sort of sound equipment and exotic stuff for the
ladies. I wanted to buy a camera, so the guys led me to
the bazaar and their favourite shopkeepers. That was
something I learnt from the lads, no matter where in the
world or for what type of goods you were shopping, you
haggled like hell between various shopkeepers to get a
bargain basement price for your first major purchase.
Once the deal had been made, that vendor becomes your
favoured ‘factor’ and in the future you deal with him first
before considering any competitor.
We wandered through the streets looking at all the shops
and enjoying the hustle and bustle. The locals here
were of course different to the Sudanese as they were
mainly Arabs with long flowing robes and the women in
Purdah with only their eyes visible, very mysterious. But
after Port Sudan, the streets and people were extremely
colourful. The scene was somewhat spoilt by the armed
British soldiers on all the street corners and mobile patrols
in Land Rovers frequently passed us. I was
introduced to the art of haggling and after much to-ing and
fro-ing bought my camera, a German Voigtlander for the
princely sum of 7 Pounds 10 Shillings. In the days before
‘Japan’ and then ‘China’, Germany made the best lenses,
cameras etc. To buy a Voigtlander was something special,
even if it was the cheapest mass produced bottom of the
line model. Taffy and Tony also made a few purchases and
we started meandering back to the wharf. Suddenly there
was a great explosion, everybody dropped to the ground,
except Tony, Taffy and I, who stood there in the middle of
the street, holding our parcels like shags on a rock. There
were sirens wailing and soldiers running everywhere. We
rounded the corner to the main drag, where we saw the
obvious results of a bomb. Bodies strewn over the road
and blood everywhere. Not a pretty sight for a naïve
young bloke like me.
Out of the Red Sea we headed east, passing Cape Gardafui
the easternmost tip of Africa (Somalia) and out into the
azure blue Indian Ocean. We settled down to the routine
of a deep sea passage when one day seems very much
like the rest. It could become quite boring but I was still
in the learning and novelty stage, lapping it all up. A few
days later we passed Minicoi, a small island that acts as
a marker on the route to the southern tip of India and
then on to Colombo. Using Minicoi as a guide, we go to
the north of the shallow waters surrounding the Maldives.
On the way I saw ’Flying Fish’ for the first time and even
picked up the odd one on deck. They are slim silvery fish
about 200mm long which use the ships bow wave or wash
to launch themselves into the air. Speed is important too,
they sparkle and glisten as they reach ’launch speed’ just
below the surface and shimmer as they fly, almost too fast
to see just above the waves. Sometimes they bounce off
wave crests to give themselves extra impetus, their little
wings going so fast they are translucent with a rainbow
sheen. I have never solved the mystery though, of how
they get up on to the ships deck (at least 4m above sea
level).
18 LONG REEF VOYAGE HOME - Part 4- Final
Story By Guy Badgery Continued from Cruisin’ News Summer 2010
We were now down to 1 engine to begin the leg to Munda,
the capital of the New Georgia Group. A narrow steep
sided coral passage, almost like a jungle river, took us
through to wider waters. We used a reproduction map
from a cruising guide which was scarce on detail! It
was only by following local open outboard boats that we
were able to spot the channel. Eventually, lost for any
markers, the water turned rapidly from green to brown.
We quickly realised that we were about to hit the coral
-and so we did. The starboard dagger board crunched
onto an outcrop but thankfully across we went, the hull
clearing it by a whisker. Having had this fright we headed
far out and picked up the old ship channel which led us
into the sheltered water off Munda. Way to seaward a line
of breaking water was visible on the outer reef where the
Munda Bar was supposed to give a reasonably safe passage
to the Coral Sea.
Once we were anchored off the only hotel in Munda, I
dived below to find out why the prop had come off the
sail drive; the spline had cracked off at the lock nut. To
my dismay I saw that the other prop was about to go as
well so any further use of the port engine would have to
be only in forward gear in the hope the prop would remain
on the shaft. Any thought of putting on new props in the
ill-equipped town was pie in the sky. My only option was to
risk the crossing to Bundaberg with one engine and a prop
about to come off. The owner of the hotel very kindly
leant us his number one boat handler, Billy, to guide us out
to the Munda bar on the 13th of June. We glided under
sail over the bar mid-morning with around 2 meters to
spare below the hulls, the coral clear below and breakers
well to our sides. The weather was good but intuitively I
knew it would not last.
Our weather forecasts had largely been provided by
Paul Croft, another flying mate living in Perth. He would
summarise the forecast and email it through onto my
onboard computer. Data links through Iridium proved
extremely fragile. I had paid a considerable amount for
the Global Marine Networks (GMN) X-Gate programme
and spent many hours trying to get it operational but I
achieved only one successful download. Getting the
download to work through the AST mail server was also
difficult, requiring hours of telephone calls to get the
interface working with Windows Vista. Weather could
also be obtained at this stage through HF radio by the
Australian Marine broadcasts from VMW and VMC. I found
these broadcasts were read with so rapidly that I would
lose track of the vital forecast.
Having made some good easting, the wind turned against
us and after 4 days Long Reef was some 30 miles west of
the Rhumb Line to Bundaberg. The seas had been getting
progressively steeper and gusts to 35kts were regular.
On the 17th June I had Matt bring up the sea anchor
paraphernalia into the saloon. There was no moon, steep
seas and we were now into a small ships weather warning
area so with some light left we all agreed it was time to
park the boat. It took some time to rig the bridle back
to the cockpit and ensure the parachute and lines were
all attached in sequence for deployment. I had never
deployed a sea anchor before. Ours was wonderful.
It held the bow to the sea and the motion became
predictable. The enormous stretch of the rope cushioned
the impact of waves.
During the entire voyage and particularly now Matt kept
morale up. He is a trained chef and no matter what the
conditions he would pin himself in the galley and produce
two hot meals every day, his specialty being Italian food.
We kept the watch system going and white flares at
the ready during the hove-to period for fear of shipping
appearing out of the gloom and not being able to
manoeuvre ourselves. We lay to the para for two days
and retrieved it as the weather abated on the 19th June
and resumed course for Bundy having actually gained
some miles back toward track due to the sea current. Our
passengers, a couple of albatross who had perched with us
during the poor weather, now stayed with us for a while,
still trying to land on the bimini or the cross tree but with
the apparent wind now being close hauled, they could not
get enough runway into the wind to land successfully and
would touch down, slide and take off again with much
squawking.
I had given the statutory 96 hours notice of our impending
arrival to the Australian Customs Department who were
very helpful in passing our information to Bundaberg. On
arrival on the 25 June at Bundaberg Port Marina, Customs
Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) politely and courteously
handled our formalities. In my opinion the combined duty
and GST deemed payable on Long Reef was excessive
considering I had already owned and lived on the boat for
nine years.
Several days were spent in the graceful town of Bundaberg.
It was an interesting navigation exercise the 9 miles upstream to where I had booked into the only remaining
Bundaberg Slipways. The river is so silted that even a
catamaran has to wait for a high tide to slip. Two new
propellers were fitted and a few minor repairs completed.
The boat would not float off the chocks and the next high
tide was one month away. Drastic measures were called
for. A dual pulley system hauled the boat off backwards
so with a slew and a thump it floated and we spent the
rest of the night navigating back down the river to the
Port Marina. It was so good to have two engines again.
Conversations with locals at the RSL convinced us to take
the Great Sandy Strait toward Brisbane but our enthusiasm
waned the bigger the stories got about crossing the Wide
Bay Bar.
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The Bundaberg fairway was cleared at 1100 on Tuesday
the 11th July. The light breeze was enough for us to make
Burrum Heads that evening. The next day saw us on the
tail end of the few yachts in Gary’s Anchorage close to
the exit over the bar. Some fishing and a walk ashore was
pleasant enough though I was certainly surprised to see
the crocodile warning sign ashore. Those notices seemed
to make the Sandy Straits less of a fun place.
The Wide Bay Bar was considered quite navigable by the
radio chatter so I obtained the latest channel coordinates
from VMR Tin Can Bay. The SW wind was kicking up quite
a slop against the incoming tide making conditions look
rugged rather than dangerous, nevertheless, it was good
to see other yachts arriving. It was a freezing sail down the
coast to Morton Bay. Being late at night and blowing a stiff
25-30kts when we arrived, the main shipping channel was
my only real option because of my lack of local knowledge
about passing along the coast of Bribie Island. Our shallow
draft meant we could scoot to one side should a larger
ship confront us. GPS was handy but the stop watch was
even better to confirm the lights as we navigated with
the Beacon to Beacon publication. Unfortunately, it let
me down with the final turn abeam Bulwer wrecks as it
seemed there were two additional lights ahead not shown
in the book. I then elected to make an early turn parallel
to the coast. It was now blowing a cold 35kts straight from
the south and the usual Morton Bay chop prevailed so it
was diesel power for us. This early turn quickly put us into
the Pearl Channel. After the all night sail from Wide Bay,
we hove-to off Scarborough to tidy up for our final midday
arrival at the QCYC after three months at sea.
It was a beautiful day to arrive home to a champagne
welcome by my wife Trish and neighbours and friends.
EQUINOX CLASSIC YACHT & CAR RALLY
Article by Nigel Statham
It appears that every event at the Club in 2011 is spoilt by the
weather. The inaugural Equinox Classic Yacht and Car Rally
was, unfortunately, no exception. Despite the constant rain,
the Club played host to a dozen visiting Classic Yachts over
the weekend.
The weekend kicked off with a pursuit race on the
Saturday with each boat being given its own start time and,
theoretically at least, all of them finishing in a dead heat.
Obviously the best laid plans rarely work out. QCYC boats
achieved a clean sweep of the placed positions. First place
went to Roger Allen in Wee Barkie. Tim Cassidy in his newly
acquired yacht took second and the Walkers took third in
Tequila.
Not content with winning the race, Roger then proceeded
to win the race to the bar whilst the rest of the fleet trailed
a new version of the old classic, ‘First one to go aground is
buying’. Official results were never published for this event
but the Club rescue boat was certainly kept busy for a couple
of hours.
Sunday was festival day but someone had obviously forgotten
to tell the weather. No matter, the show went on for jazz
group Mettaphor who played to a surprisingly large crowd.
A dozen cars, mainly from the Sunshine Coast MG Club,
turned up for lunch and the marina look positively busy
with both members and non members admiring the yachts.
Unsurprisingly, the beautiful Balamara, which was featured
in a previous edition of Cruisin News, won her owner John
Richardson the best presented yacht award ahead of Peter
Kerr’s Pagan.
The Club’s Vintage Regatta in June is the biggest annual
classic yacht event in Brisbane. The Classic Rally is intended
to compliment the Regatta and early indications are very
encouraging despite the weather. There had been reports of
up to forty cars turning up on Sunday; a bit of sun in 2012 and
these reports are likely to become reality.
20 CHRITMAS PARTY
Thanks to all those who made the day a sucess,
in particualar Judy Bridgewater and Clem Collins.
SAIL TRAINING Article by Gary Head
It has been a disappointing start to 2011 with
the floods making Cabbage Tree Creek health
and saftey risk. I had no alternative as the
responsible person to call off all Dinghy activities
until I have the all clear from the powers that
be. I hope everyone understood my predicament.
On a better note it is not all bad we have Russel
Menere back on board. Russel and Kevin Appleton
were responsible for restarting the QCYC Sail
Training program some 7 years ago. Welcome
back Russel.
We have been successful with a grant application
from the Community Gambling Benefit Fund.
This will let us repower the large RIB safety boat
with a new motor, which when you think that
the motor is over 15 years old it is badly needed
and will be welcomed I am sure by Sail Training /
Sailablity / and the racing side of the club. We
were also granted money to buy 3 Laser dinghies.
The Laser Association is very keen to have Lasers
sailing out of the club and are offering some
additional training.
I would love to get a Laser Squad going, with
members actively engaged in volunteering with
the Sail Training with the vagabonds and on the
Junior days with the Sabots. Once the squad
member gets the hang of it I would like to
encourage them to buy their own Laser to grow
the squad.
I have heard and being asked over the years “ok
I have done 8 session with sail training where to
now?’ And my answer has been,” if you feel up to
it buy a dinghy or a modest trailer sailor”. Now
I will be saying, “can you skipper a vagabond
with just beginners as crew?” If so, join the
Laser squad or join the Corsair group who have 2
Corsairs that are working and race with the SYC
that have races just out the front of the Creek.
If you want to be part of this, please feel free to
contact me.
Once the Juniors have mastered the Sabots
in all conditions, age permitting, we will be
encouraging then to join the Laser squad. Please
note! I am always looking for volunteers to help
with the Juniors in the Sabots if you would like to
help please contact me.
HUMOUR ME
A mobo-er meets an old salt in a bar, and they take
turns recounting their adventures at sea. Noting
the aging skipper’s peg-leg, hook, and eye patch
The mobo-er asks “So, how did you end up with the
peg-leg?” The raggie replies “We were caught in
a huge storm off the cape and a giant wave swept
me overboard. Just as me crew were pullin’ me out
a school of sharks appeared and one of ‘em bit me
leg off”. “Blimey!” said the mobo-er. “What about
the hook”?
“Ahhhh...”, mused the old salt, “We were in
a bar in Casablanca and a little disagreement
ensued over a woman. In the fracas me hand got
chopped off.” “Blimey!” remarked the moboer. “And how about the eye patch”? “A seagull
droppin’ fell into me eye”, answered the
abashed raggie.“You lost your eye to a
seagull dropping?” the questioner
asked incredulously. “Well...” said
the old salt - “ it was me first
day with the HOOK!”
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2.36
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2.49
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2.25
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2.58
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1008
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2.14
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2.61
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1.83
0.92
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1139
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1.87
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1.96
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2.10
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2.38
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2116
2
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2227
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2.39
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0.40
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0950
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SA 1224
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2.39
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1025
FR 1816
SA 1758
SU 1306
1932
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FR 1708
0.47
2339
2.36
Time m
0.67
1.73
SA 1744
0.53
6 0532
1103
SA 1254
1912
SU 1303
1841
MO 1345
2013
7 0612
1144
SU 1344
2004
MO 1357
1932
TU 1423
2051
Time m
2.32
0.70
SU 1232
1.68
1828
0.60
8 0020
0658
MO 1429
2054
TU 1500
2034
JUNE 2011
1
FR 1618
2253
SA 1715
2322
2
FR 1648
2252
SA 1658
2332
SU 1811
3
SA 1753
SU 1736
MO 1220
1901
NEW MOON
Time
0525
1052
SA 1653
2326
4
MO 1232
1816
TU 1308
1945
FIRST QUARTER
m
0.57
1.79
0.41
2.46
Time m
0.58
1.78
SU 1734
0.45
5 0607
1138
MO 1313
1949
TU 1316
1859
WE 1353
2028
FULL MOON
Time m
2.43
0.58
MO 1228
1.77
1821
0.52
Time m
2.38
0.57
TU 1324
1.77
1916
0.59
6 0007
0652
TU 1404
2040
WE 1406
1949
TH 1436
2109
7 0052
0739
WE 1452
2127
TH 1505
2051
Time m
2.31
0.54
WE 1428
1.81
2020
0.67
8 0142
0831
TH 1536
2211
FR 1610
2205
LAST QUARTER
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For Sale by Negotiation
BEACHFRONT ACREAGE on MORETON BAY
Macleay Island
plus 2 adjoining titles
• 264 High Central Road
- approx 2¼ acres)
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• 23 Sentosa Terrace (486m ) & 25 Sentosa Terrace (647m2)
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(9965m2
All weather safe anchorage with easy access to Canaipa Passage
55m of rare riparian beach frontage
Elevated building platform with gentle slope to beach
N-E aspect with magnificent views to North Stradbroke Island
Park-like surrounds with dam and mature landscaping
Building approval in place
Please direct all enquiries to Elizabeth Leifer on 0417 639 411