Dear 2011/2012 Summer Series Skippers and Crews

Attached are the entries, allocated handicaps and Sailing Instructions for our Nov 13 Re-sail of Race 1 of the 2011/2012 Summer Series.

This race is officially race 1. When our first attempt to conduct Race 1 on Oct 16 was postponed due to high winds, the signals flown from the Royals Signal mast by the Race Director indicated a race postponement to be sailed another day.

Sunday’s race will be conducted by Hobsons Bay YC.

Weather wise, present forecasts indicate decent racing conditions for once.

To those Classics members in Victoria that wish to participate in our Associations racing action on the Bay, let me know.  With some early warning we can arrange a sail for you. The deal will be to be ready to go aboard about 9.00 am with a return of about 1.00pm. You need to equip yourself with wet weather gear.

To stop ourselves going stale, we need to keep sailing.

So it’s hit the line time again

Regards to all

Peter Costolloe

CYAA (Vic) Handicapper

Entries and Handicaps

Sailing Instructions

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Dear Regatta Skippers and Crews                                           Weds Nov 2 2011

Congratulations to all participants in the classic 2011 Cup Regatta.

The number of boats and people that competed in this Regatta event provides stimulation to all of us for sustaining that committed effort we put in our Classic Boats.

Regatta highlights were never ending.

In fact, they started from the previous Classic Cup Regatta of 2010 when our kindred Classic people from New Zealand made accommodation bookings for a return to this regatta. Their presence and participation would have to be the first of the many notable events in the 2011 Regatta.

With the CYA flag from New Zealand flying from the Royals signal mast port cross arm we were constantly reminded of our close Trans Tasman friends and affiliations.

The Regatta happenings actually started on the Wednesday with the arrival of Mark Bergins Couta Boat “Blondie” from Blairgowrie assisted by that well known supernumerary, Roger Dundas.

Next day our Regatta fleet from Mornington arrived. First Was “Athena” with Martin and Anne Bryan and then followed by our Regatta Beauty Queen from Greek Mythology “Oenone” . “Renene” with Kent Bacon arrived in the afternoon of Friday and Tim Phillips with “Storm Bay” arrived late Friday night after battle with the Bays northerly storm. On the Total Commitment Index, Tim is at 1. The TCI for rest of us will always be at a fraction of that number. A special thanks must go to Peter Lloyd, “Marie Louise” for the early liaising with Steve Ioniades, the Royals Yard Manager, and Martin Bryan, “Athena”, on the Thursday to make the tie up of our Classics a drama free event.

With the Classic/Couta Guineas Challenge abandoned due to adverse Bay conditions the sensation of “Oh No” not again for the Regatta passage race after the cancellation of the previous Regatta passage race was quickly put the bed. From that previous experience, the Regatta Race Committee modified the Sailing Instructions to allow the Royals Race Director, David LeRoy, to assign suitable Regatta courses based on prevailing conditions. A wise move it turned out to be.

Our Friday night Classics cocktail session and follow on dinner was a big numbers event. At the time it was not understood, in hindsight though, the enthusiasm at this Regatta cocktail event was an indicator as to how the Regatta was to be.

That Friday night enthusiasm carried over for our Saturday morning Regatta passage race. With the visiting Kiwi crews, assigned by Roger Dundas to their allocated boat, our Classic fleet hit that start line for a short windward beat before settling down to the race.

Weather, sun and sea conditions turned in our favour to produce those wished for sailing conditions.

All the fleet from “Oenone” to “Acrospire”, “Storm Bay” and “Sayonara” with their finish line tacking duel, stirring stuff, and Jim Hutchisons “Dingo” showing who was the top Tumlaren of the day, revelled if these Port Phillip Bay champagne sailing conditions. Producing those Admirals Cup winning ways, race line honours were taken by “Mercedes III”. “Oenone took Classic Yacht division handicap honours after a wind seeking battle with Kent Bacon’s “Renene”.

Inside the Couta Boat division another consistent performance by the “Loama” threesome led by Joe Tuck gave her a corrected time 1^st for her division with Jean pushing hard. Hayden Warszewski with “Scoundrel” showed how it’s done with his line honours attack.

The Ann Street puff added its share to the racing evolutions of the day by delivering a knockdown puff to Alwyn. With lee gun’ell under and her cockpit coaming taking in the overflow, those 1923 Classic lines, of her designer Alfred Blore of Hobart, kicked in. Under a balanced helm, she went higher and faster as she used to in her prime Hobart racing days.

Subsequent discussions with Beaconsfield Parade foreshore spectators confirmed the St. Kilda to Port Melbourne Classics windward beat, to be a people and car stopper show of Classic Yachting at its best.

To remind the fleet whose really in charge, the Bay provided conditions that caused the two round the sticks Sunday races to be Cancelled.

For the fleets Monday Pursuit race the Bay slightly relented. Race Director, David Leroy provided a fair course for the sea and weather conditions and a distance that would provide a close pursuit race finish for the majority of the fleet. Scratch boat Col Andersons “Acrospire III”, having a dream race with topsail flying and lee gun’ell down, ran the fleet down to take out lines honours. Between the 2^nd placer of Richard Gates “Wanita” and the 10^Th placer of Cameron Dorroughs “Bungoona” 6 mins and 50 secs seperated them after a elapsed time of 2½ hours. Helen Lovett and her crew held their nerve to keep “Oenone” sailing in her slot and not be run down by the chasing fleet of “Dingo”. “Athena”, “Zephyr” and “Mercedes III” .

Taking a combination of Pursuit Race line honours and a 1^st on corrected time was John Raff’s net boat“Jean” for the Couta Boat division. Joe Tuck’s “Loama” and Mark Bergins “Blondie” were done in by the fading breeze.

Bring up the respectable Pursuit Race tail end was Peter Costolloe’s “Alwyn” of the Classics and Richard MacRae’s “Claire” of the Couta’s

In addition to the pursuit race action there was action a plenty inboard on Sayonara. Doug Shields with Dave Allen on the helm had no worries, they had the Kiwis. With the usual Kiwi resourcefulness and inventiveness the problem was resolved. Although she missed the racing action Sayonara’s presence provided a visual spectacle to the fleet.

After all Regatta racing evolutions were completed it was time to relax at the Classic BBQ and discuss with the skippers and crews of competing Classic yachts those memorable moments. Moments that provide our Classic yachts the opportunity to show their love of their owners and skippers.

Our exceptional Classic BBQ didn’t happen by itself. Providore activity by Col Anderson and Richard Gates and the cooking implement skills of Roger Dundas and Mark Bergin assisted by the Royals catering staff provided the finishing touch with variety of salads. I’m happy to report justice was done to the effort of our BBQ people by a complete demolishment of all the presented sustenance.

Overseeing and managing all the Regatta social activities was Pip Todd. On top of managing the financial aspects of our annual subscription renewal program, Pip handled the financial and ticketing process of both the Regatta social events, the Classics Cocktail and Classics BBQ.  A performance handled with Pip’s usual skill and grace.  Assisted by Mark Bergin, Pip handled the arrangements to provide the BBQ with a great live music background. The Regatta is indebted to Pip.

An introduction to Regatta Trophy presentation was provided by the pipes of David McKenzie from Mercedes III with a rendition of the Skye Song to remind us of those dreams the skippers and crew have of our beloved Classic yachts. “Speed, bonny boat like a bird on the wing”

CYAA President Doug Shields provided words of solace to all those that participated as sailors or spectators and presented the various trophies.

2011 Cup Regatta Trophies  were awarded as follows.

Couta Boat Division

1st on corrected time

Race 1 Loama with Joe Tuck and Mathew Fewster

Race 2 Jean with John Raff

1^st Overall Couta Boat Division was Jean with John Raff

Classic Yacht Division

1^st on corrected time

Race 1 Oenone with Helen Lovett

Race 2 Acrospire III with Col Anderson

The Col Bandy Trophy for 1^st Overall Classic Yacht Division was Oenone with Helen Lovett.

Stradbroke II Trophy for best performing yacht across combined divisions.

Awarded to the Classic Beauty Queen of the Regatta, the 1901 Linton Hope designed

Oenone with Helen Lovett. (Loud and generous acclamation when result announced)

To complete Regatta trophy award ceremonies the Trans Tasman trophy, awarded to the visiting Classic Yacht Association of New Zealand member based on the performances of each yacht crewed during the Regatta.

The Trans Tasman trophy for the 2011 Regatta

Larry Paul of Waitangi for his crewing performance on Oenone. (Riotious Kiwi and Aussie acclamation when result announced)

Trophy winners were each presented with a 2009 vintage generously provided to the Classic Yacht Association by Portsea Estate Vineyards, through the good offices of Martin Ryan of Mercedes III. For those that wish to have a better acquaintance to this vintage from Portsea Estate Vineyards. Their vineyard is a few moments down the road from Tim Phillips Wooden Boat Shop in Hotham Rd. Portsea. Take a look at their web site to for their story and sales outlets. http://www.portseaestate.com/

The 2011Classic Cup Regatta had a significant Australian Maritime History flavour. 5 yachts in the 2011 Regatta fleet are listed on the Australian Register of Historic Vessels. Storm Bay, Alwyn, Avian, Sayonara and Windward II. Unfortunately for Jim Woods “Windward II”, mast stepping logistics took over and prevented her from starting. A top drawer 1929 Classic Yacht from our fleet that was sadly missed.

One other historic aspect of the 2011 Cup Regatta was the presence of Storm Bay and Alwyn sailing together. Both yachts participated in the Hobart Regatta’s of 1920’s. This 2011 Cup Regatta was the first time they had sailed together since those days.

Now we say goodbye to our 2011 Classic Yacht Cup Regatta and farewell to our kindred classic yachts men from New Zealand.

On water photos of boat in both races snapped by Scott McDonald of Pastime can be viewed at

Passage Race

Pursuit Race

So with dreams of our bonny boats speeding like a bird on the wing we can bide awhile. Our next CYAA regatta event will be our on shore and on water participation with the Geelong Wooden Boat Festival March 10/11^th 2012.

There’s an open invite to all our members to reciprocate and participate in the CYANZ Regatta in Feb 2012.

Peter Costolloe

CYAA (Vic) Handicapper

CLASSIC YACHT ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INC.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS

To be held at

ROYAL YACHT CLUB OF VICTORIA
6:30pm Dining Room

FRIDAY 25th NOVEMBER 2011

ORDINARY BUSINESS

• Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting 2010 and
  Financial Report for year ended 30th June 2011
• To Elect Office Bearers
• Membership / Yacht Register Report
• Interstate Representatives Report
• Sailing Program and Handicapping Report
• Sponsorship Report
• Newsletter Report
• General Business

Please support your Association by attending and considering joining the executive team.
We are growing for the benefit of members, fine yachts and great classic activities.

Please note the Guineas Cup has been postponed today (28.10.11) due to high wind strength.

Dear Skippers and Crew,

Attached are the Sailing Instructions and entries for the 3 2011 Cup Regatta events.

The instructions have been posted on the Royals web site.

Prior to the passage race a briefing session will be held on Royals concourse at 9.00am

Vessel allocations of the visiting NZ Classic Yacht Association will be announced.

The passage race course has been modified. RBYC are conducting Etchell Selection Trial for their World Cup team.

We’ve been requested to keep clear of their club sailing area.

I received a message from Jim Woods that Windward II is in need of additional sailing hands for the Regatta.

Here’s an opportunity to experience how sailing on a Classic Yacht was done 80 years ago.

Jim can be contacted at jwoods@ecollect.com.au

The present weather forecast looks to be in a favour for once.

Regards to all

Peter Costolloe

Please see Cup Regatta page for sailing instructions.

A short status note to skippers and crew of Cup Regatta entries.

Below are the current entries and handicaps.

The Sailing Instructions for the races have been prepared. They are presently being reviewed by Royals race director.

Unlike previous Cup Regattas, the 2011 SI’s allow the Royals race director flexibility to use Royals courses for the passage and pursuit races if wind conditions deem this necessary.

Expect SI’s publication this coming Thursday am.

Regards

Peter

Dear CYAA Vic Members

Our Cup Regatta Cocktail Session at Royals on Friday Oct 28 has to be a ticketed social event.

Pip Todd is our Royals contact for this event.

To help Pip make our Cup Regatta welcoming and opening event a well run show we need to provide Pip with intending numbers.

Take a look at the attached form from Pip, fill out the requested numbers and payment details and fire it off pronto to Pip at piptodd@excite.com

At the after Series Seafood BBQ, apart from lashing of prawns and calamari and so on with salad, those brilliant sausages provided by Richard Gates for our end of Winter Series BBQ will again be served up. Pip has indicated in the attachment the BBQ is a pay on the weekend process.

Regards

Peter Costolloe

CYAA (Vic) Handicapper

Cup Regatta Cocktail Party Request

NEWSLETTER CLASSIC BOAT SHOW 2011 – 1

Classic Boat Show, 15th Edition: Keeping up the spirit

This year will be the 15th edition of the Classic Boat Show. It all began in a sports centre in Spakenburg in 1996 and has been a great success from the start. Then, moving around from Lelystad to Enkhuizen and Medemblik, the Show found its homeport in Enkhuizen. This traditional Herring City is easily accessible for the 75 participating ships. They can all moor on the Enkhuizer pier, the Gependam, which was built for chartering. For all these years, suppliers, craftsmen, motor traders and shipping assurance companies have found their way to Enkhuizen.

A huge marquis on the pier of Enkhuizen will accommodate over 150 exhibitors. Everything revolves around Classic Boats: a DIY kit for a Scottish sloop, and a wide variety of vessels inspired by traditional craftsmanship, from Lemsteraak to Kamper Kogge. You will find information about restoring, refurbishing and modern techniques for traditional shipbuilding. If you are interested in purchasing a vessel, you can view various models on site and take a trip to test the waters. Professional brokers can show you the ropes. And if you are interested in something brand new, you must visit the ship designer. The Classic Boat Show has it all.

Classic Boats: the beginning of the future
In this third jubilee year we are not just looking back but we look to the future. Professional and enthusiastic boat people are still restoring traditional ships, keeping our heritage at sea, so to speak. What we have been doing and promoting for years has become a hot item in world heritage that now has a National Re-designation Program.  There may not have been such an impressive operational traditional fleet if it had not been for our visionary “spirit of tradition”, including classic boats made of wood, steel or polyester, aluminum or epoxy. This requires a good infrastructure, as well as our professional show. Therefore, this year’s show will focus on mooring facilities for traditional ships, costing and practical examples of passing on the tradition, skills and crafts to the next generations. The infrastructure includes many organisations for the preservation of traditional Dutch vessels and classes of boats and these organisations are, as always, the backbone of the Classic Boat Show.

Reassessing the National Register for Traditional Ships in Operation
The Dutch National Register (NRVM) has been assessing and classifying ships for over two decades. A crew of volunteers of the Federation of Traditional Dutch Ships (FONV) meticulously assess new vessels on traditional class criteria. The register already includes an impressive 2500 vessels. However, the assessment is not an easy matter and some vessels that have clear traditional value will not pass the test.  To avoid this, more details should be taken into account. This complex and controversial issue is the topic of an informative FONV presentation of their polices: Saturday, November 5th at 14:30 on board of the ferry ‘Friesland’.

The Opening and Awards Ceremony
This third jubilee edition of the Classic Boat Show a special opening ceremony.  We have the honour of welcoming the former Minister of Education, Culture & Science, Mr. Ronald Plasterk to officially open the 15th Classic Boat Show.  His policy paper stated that mobile heritage – including maritime heritage, of course – is relevant for an integral heritage policy and proposes the modernization of the Dutch Heritage organization.

Spiegel der Zeilvaart-Classic Boat Challenge Trofee
The “Spiegel der Zeilvaart – Beurs Klassieke Schepen Challenge Trofee” will be awarded for the fourth time. This prestigious wooden cup is awarded to Marijke de Jong van Cadhead. De Jong has made an exceptional contribution to the leading role of the Dutch sailing tradition with her expertise in legislation, rigging and stability calculation. She was involved in the design of the rigging and throughts stands of the clipper ‘Stad Amsterdam’, and the ‘Kaatje’ of the Enkhuizen Maritime College, and more recently, she was responsible for the rigging design of the ‘Germania Nova’ and the ‘Wylde Swan’. De Jong developed a creative and efficient alternative stability calculation model for large and small charter boats. She teaches shipbuilding for large vessels and stability at the Enkhuizen Maritime College.

Liars corner, film and more exciting things to do
In this special jubilee edition of The Classic Boat Show we have a varied educational and cultural program. The traditional film barge rocks your imagination with its continuous program of maritime documentaries and fiction movies. Liars Corner is situated in the midst of the exhibition area and is a meeting place for our resident journalist Stephan Kraan and Sane van Eeghen who will be talking with maritime writers, captains, sailors, craftsmen and other water folk.

Full program details are available on our website www.klassieke-schepen.nl

BEURS KLASSIEKE SCHEPEN
ENKHUIZEN
4, 5 and 6 November 2011
Opening hours 10:00-18:00 hrs
Fairground next to the NS-Railway Station, Enkhuizen
Free parking facilities at the Zuiderzeemuseum carpark. From which a ferry will take you to the exhibition area on the Gependam
Entrance fee: € 10

For further information and the latest news: www.klassieke-schepen.nl

We look forward to welcoming you in Enkhuizen on 4, 5 and 6 November.
With kind regards,
Thedo Fruithof and Wim de Bruin

Dear Skippers and Crews

Disappointment with the high winds causing the postponement of our first summer Series.

There’s always next time.

Because Sunday’s race was postponed by the conducting club, the next Summer Series race will need to be documented as Race 1. November 13.

The next Classics Race will be our Cup Regatta Passage Race, Scheduled for Oct 29 with a start time of 10.00 am. Still time for entries.

This race will be a rare opportunity for skippers to compare their own yachts performance against Tim Phillips with his Storm Bay. Although her prime purpose was a fishing boat, she was designed for racing. She scored a second place in the 1926 Hobart Regatta 1st Class Fishing Boat Division. Flying her jackyard topsail, Storm Bay is now the only representative of her type left from that era when working yachts raced and raced seriously.

To complete our Regatta social activities Pip Todd would like to provide the RYCV caterers a numbers indication of those whose wish to have dinners at Royals after the Classic Cocktail Session. The dinner is a pay for yourself function. Last year we had 40 stay on for Dinner.

Pips will provide a mail out with details of the various Regatta Social functions

More Regatta news activity and SI’s will be released shortly.

Remember the Passage Race is a 10.00am start.

Regards to all

Peter Costolloe
CYAA (Vic) Handicapper