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Final Race of The Victorian Winter Series (posted 10.9.10)

Mark — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:19:04 +0000

Peter Lloyd Writes…

Hopefully the SIs (downloadable below) are self explanatory-anyone who is knew to PURSUITs give me a ring if you need further info. On the day should there be any doubt about wind speeds and sailing then ring RYCV office 93971277 after 0900hrs. if the race is cancelled they will know. Word is that Zephyr , with new owner Anne Batson and a “professional “ skipper for the day ,is the one to watch!

There appear to be an increasing number of RULE VIOLATIONS.-eg,
-Boats on PORT not giving way to STARBOARD,
-BARGING on the START LINE
LEARN and RESPECT the RULES! DO WE REALLY HAVE TO GET INTO PROTESTS?

Can I also remind everyone of FUNDAMENTAL RULE 1.1 HELPING THOSE IN DANGER- a boat or competitor shall give all possible help to any person or vessel in danger. We are all part of the “effective rescue capability”

LAST CALL FOR NUMBERS AT THE BBQ -LETME KNOW pwalloyd@netcon.net.au

GOOD SAILING!

Sailing Instructions NEW RMYS race EIGHT PURSUIT 8th AUG

2010 Winter Series Race 8 Pursuit Entries and Start Times

The Newcastle Australia Day Maritime Festival (posted 7.9.10)

Mark — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:32:00 +0000

The Newcastle Australia Day Maritime Festival will be held over two days, Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 January 2011. The Maritime Festival is one of the largest maritime festivals held in Australia and will be partnering with the Newcastle City Council to combine all the Australia Day events and activities adding to attendance and enhancing the foreshore atmosphere! The evening of the 25th, Newcastle Harbour will come alive with thousands of twinkle lights as the ‘Harbour Lights’ boat parade winds its way around the harbour. The foreshore around the Maritime Precinct Honeysuckle will be buzzing with stalls, rides for the kids, entertainment and a fireworks display at 9pm. Australia Day 26 January, will see all the excitement and colour that Novocastrians have come to expect of the National Maritime Festival. National Ski Racing, Svitzer Tug Ballet, Wooden Boat Display, Boat Building Competition, Stalls and Exhibits, Ships, Classic & Wooden Boats, Australian Defence Force Display, guns and cannons, RAAF aerobatic displays, trains and carriages of yesteryear and heaps more!

For More information contact maritimefestival@bigpond.com

The Cup Regatta 2010 (posted 7.9.10)

Mark — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:59:29 +0000

The Cup Regatta is fast approaching with a format based on last years highly sucessful series. Friday 29th October will see the second ever running of the Guineas Cup between Classic Yachts and Couta Boats. Saturday sailing will be a passage race around the Northern Port Phillip Yacht Clubs, Sunday will be two short laid courses, and on Monday we will finish the regatta with a pursuit race followed by the seafood BBQ for which we are becoming famous! The Kiwi contingent has already booked their tickets. NOR and Entry forms out shortly.

For general enquiries contact Peter lloyd. pwalloyd@netcon.net.au

September Sheerlines fron the CYANZ (posted 5.9.10)

Mark — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:34:04 +0000

Click below for the latest edition of Sheerlines from the CYANZ

Sheerlines September10

Les Voiles De Saint Tropez (posted 5.9.10)

Mark — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:28:32 +0000

With a month to go till the start, the 2010 edition of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez promises to be exceptional. In spite of the intentional restriction on the number of participants, the Societe Nautique is preparing to play host to nearly 300 traditional and modern competitors, which equates to over 3,500 crew members gathering together in the bay of Saint Tropez for a week of racing and festivities. The year 2010 will be marked by the number 15: 15 countries represented, 15 registered Wallys, 15 traditional hundred year old boats on the Var region’s race zone.

Among the largest craft, including the gigantic masts of the J classes, Shamrock V and Velsheda, we will be able to see the highly elegant silhouette of the ketch that holds the Atlantic record under sail, Mari Cha III. Not as long but just as aesthetically pleasing, the Tofinou 9.50 from the Latitude 46 yard, which blends classic lines with a modern hull, carbon fittings and a teak deck, will be out in force with over 15 participating boats. Such a line-up that will enable them to enjoy a specific ranking and race in elapsed time. Also much awaited at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez are Black Bird and Black Legend, two examples of the brand new “code zero” built by the Blackpepper yard in the Arcachon basin with the participation of the renowned sailor Yves Parlier.

With the honour going to the old boats, it’s Partridge who will this year steal the thunder from the largest traditional craft by celebrating her 125th birthday with grace and elegance. With her plumb bow, her massive bowsprit and her beautiful extended counter stern, Partridge is a small copy of Galatea, the English America’s Cup challenger in 1886. Recovered from a mud berth, her restoration took nearly twenty years of passion and determination to rediscover her original sailing capabilities and the charm of her characteristic outline.

Added to this, the 2010 event is likely to see the arrival on Saint Tropez’ race zone of Atlantic, the replica of Charlie Barr’s famous 70 m schooner. From the moment she was launched in the United States in 1903, the yacht from the New York Yacht Club was noted for her striking beauty and speed, which she demonstrated during her first sea trials by reaching 20 knots. At that time nobody could have guessed that, just two years later, she would set a record for traversing the North Atlantic which was to remain unbeaten for nearly a century. The replica of Atlantic was launched in March 2009 at the Van Der Graaf yard in Holland, after a two year build, before being rigged in La Rochelle. This year will mark her very first season in the Mediterranean.

All the traditional yachts measuring over 16 metres will, for the fifth year running, be eligible for the Rolex Trophy, which was won in 2008 and 2009 by the very elegant New York 40, Rowdy.