Midstream Newsletter DRAFT April 2013.pub - Claremont Yacht Club

The Official Publicaon of Claremont Yacht Club (Inc.)
APRIL 2013
Sail Courses New Member Report Jetty Maintenance Report
New Courses here at CYC p19 Welcoming the new members to CYC p15 Finger Jetties, Mooring piles p10

Front Page: ‘Warlord’ - Skipper Peter Robertson.

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FEATURES
10 Jey Maintenance and
Construcon Report
17 Upcoming Events at CYC
IN EVERY ISSUE
4-5 Commodore’s Report
6-7 Vice Commodore’s Vice Column
8-9 Funcons Corner
12-13 A Word from the Manager
15 Membership Report
16-17 Out and About
Laser States, Tackers Program
18-20 Power Secon
21 Blowin in the wind Recap
22 Sail Report
23 New Sailing Courses at CYC
24 Dinghy Report
26 The Archive Crew
27-29 Member’s Services Directory

COMMODORE’S REPORT
Dominic Papaluca reports:
My fellow members,
We’ve had some magnificent boang weather during March and so far in April. I’ve been compeng in quite a few
offshore sailing events, so I haven’t been around the club as much as usual lately. I hope you’ve been taking
advantage of this glorious Autumn weather – although who knows what “ol’ Huey” will serve up (weather-wise) by
the me you get this report!
The half yearly meeng of members has come and gone. It was a fairly reduced turnout – but we had a quorum –
which is the main thing. I put the “no-shows” down to the fact that the Treasurer and I followed the constuon to
the leer – and got our reports out two weeks before the meeng – so I gather you could all work out for yourself
that the club is in a healthy financial posion.
Finance
The General Commiee has been squirreling money away so that we have a reasonable buffer to allow us to launch
into the building of H Jey and prepare ourselves for the possible repair of A-West Jey (hopefully, these won’t
occur at the same me!). As menoned previously, the “use by date” of A-West has been esmated at 2017. We
are basing our calculaons on that. All things considered – the club is in a healthy financial posion. The January to
June period usually poses some financial challenges for us – mainly reduced funcon revenue – however, our
General Manager and Funcons Manager have plans to migate any losses in this respect. The signs so far are
good.
Capital Works Program
We are just waing on the demolion approval and the Coage will be gone; the upstairs ladies toilets are next on
the list and then we can have a good look at the downstairs toilets/change-rooms. We have been liaising with the
Swan River Trust regarding the H Jey approval…but have not received final approval at this stage…we are waing
for them to get back to us at this point.
Sail Commiee
We currently have a “two-speed” sailing division. On the one-hand, parcipaon (whilst sll over 50%) in Saturday
racing has declined…and the drop off in Wednesday twilights has declined even further. On the other hand, our
training division is growing faster than expected. We are currently running Saturday morning classes for Adults in
the 420 dinghies you see parked outside – this is providing a steady stream of crew for the keelboats. Also, our
junior training division is really taking of – since the introducon of the “Tackers Program”. If you have kids (or
know people with children from 7 years up) who might be interested in having a go, contact the Office and Dean
Caple will book them in. This has been a real credit to Dean and his helpers. We think that this “boom up”
approach will feed our fleets well into the future.
Dinghy Commiee
The Dinghy secon has also been kicking goals. We hosted the Laser State Titles and also the Laser Metro State
tles this year. These events came to us as a result of the Dinghy secon doing such a good job of the Metro series.
The Laser fleet at our club is sll going from strength to strength, and I think with John Rasmussen’s and Dean
Caple’s input – along with their acve commiees, the future of sailing at CYC is safe.
Power Commiee
The Power season is almost upon us, I am really looking forward to what Peter Wilkinson and his team have in store
this year. They have already demonstrated that they are taking a fresh approach to power events – beginning with
me-trialing. If you haven’t done it before (or you have tried it but fell by the wayside) have a look at what they
have planned…I’m sure you’ll be impressed.

Table of Projects Under Consideraon
No Project Comment Value Funding OH&S Fin.
Memb
Maint
Aesthec
Contr.
Benefit
LARGE SCALE CAPITAL WORKS
1 H Jey Applicaon
Applicaon submied
$50K Internal
X
X
2012
Dec 2012
Funding
6 H Jey Building
Pending acquial of
$3.5M
Mix of
X
X
Program 2012
requirements (yet to be
internal &
advised) by SRT
external
8 Carpark Stage 2 May be required to
sasfy SRT
11 A West Jey 2007 Stabilisaon should
2017
hold unl 2017.
Increased the cost
esmate to $1.2M
PROGRAMMED MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS:
TBA Internal X X X X
$1.2M Internal X X X X
2 Mens Change
Create some extra room
Under
Internal X X X X
Rooms
(which was reduced by
$10K
office upgrade)
inallly
3 Coage Demo & site Council paperwork needs $20K Internal X X
rehab
to be re-wrien (their
fault not ours) then can
go ahead
4 Upper Ladies Toilets Embarrassing Condion TBA Internal X X X X
compared to mens’
5 Lower Toilets Poor Condion TBA Internal X X X X
7 Carpark Stage 1 Reclaim Slipway and
resurface that area
9 Security Gate Quotes in hand. Timing
is the issue, carpark
refurb etc
10 Enclosed Staircase Cost greater than
benefits unless
membership increases
first. There may be a
beer way of doing this
as part of upstairs
upgrade.
TBA Internal X X
$18K Internal X X
TBA Internal X X X X
Summary
The club connues to build on its strong financial posion. We are ready to tackle H-Jey (when it is
approved) and the future is looking bright for CYC. Unl next me, I wish you all fair winds, and good
fortune.
Dominic Papaluca
Commodore

VICE COMMODORE’S VICE COLUMN
PETER MAYHEW reports:
Hi again!
It was good to catch up with many of you at the half yearly meeng the other week and my apologies if I did not
get a chance to speak to you all.
Some of you may know that fishing is close to my heart and I can oen be found tying a lure or gearing up ready for
the next fishing trip. This me of year we oen find juvenile salmon in the river and up and down the shoreline
giving an excellent opportunity to catch a few “king sized herring”
The breeding ground of the salmon is roughly the Esperance to Albany area and as cooler waters replace the warm
currents of the Perth summer, large schools invade the metro area and congregate around Ronest Island in huge
numbers.
The herring and Australian salmon are not really true herring or salmon and it is believed that they were named by
early selers aer the fish they most resembled. Rather than being a true salmon, they are actually a member of
the sea perch family and the WA and east coast fish are apparently different species!
Juvenile salmon so closely resemble a herring that the only real way of telling them apart is through their eyes.
Herring have a much larger eye than a salmon which is quite small in comparison to most fish.
How to catch them!
I have found that trolling cheap metal lures or shallow running minnows around reefy ground is a good way, and I
always use berley to get them feeding. Larger fish can also be caught casng unweighted mulies into the wash
however I find using mulies messy and oen me consuming.
There is nothing like flicking a metal lure!
The peak ocean fishing me around Perth is from March to June when large schools of 3-6kg fish take up residence
around reefs from Rockingham to Ronest in parcular. Spots to try include Coventry Reef near Rockingham and
Fish Hook Bay at Ronest’s West End.
Well we did not get a winner last month, Rob the Boson guessed again but unfortunately as you are not a club
member (and you don’t drink) you are not eligible for a bole of wine!
The Item was a close up picture of the vent on a Waeco fridge!

THE VICE COMMODORE’S VICES
I have made this month’s quiz easier for you all!
Remember the pictures are always from items that you might find around your boat!
If you think you know what it might be, please send your answers to Cass by email:
recepon@claremontyachtclub.org.au …… and we will publish the answer and winner next month, so good luck!!!
Ooh!" said the presenter, looking at a pair of stuffed German
Shepherds.
"This is a very rare set, produced by the celebrated Johns
Brothers, taxidermists who operated in London at the turn
of last century.
Do you have any idea what they would fetch if they were in
good condion?" asked the owner
"Scks?" the presenter said.

FUNCTIONS CORNER
JENIFFER TROLLIP reports:
Hello everyone, I hope you had a safe and wonderful long Easter weekend!
Penfolds Recap
I would just like to recap on a magnificent event; our exclusive
Penfolds Wine Night that the club hosted on the 8th March - it
was such an amazing success!! We had a full house of members
aending, and I would just like to say that it was a wonderful
experience, with much learnt about Penfolds and their beauful
range. The Penfolds booklets are currently sll displayed in the
bar so please be sure to grab one next me you are in.
Below are a few comments from some of the guests below who
aended the evening:
“Thank you for organising a lovely meal for me on Friday. It was a real treat to be confident that the meal
was Gluten Free. The whole night was exceponal and we thoroughly enjoyed being at the Yacht Club.”
- Claire Nockolds
“Hi Jennifer, Thank you for a very enjoyable evening on Friday last. Our other guests won the $300 display
box of Penfolds wines! I might add, both couples are Freshie members and all enjoyed the hospitality @
CYC.”
- Paulee Savage
On that note we would like to say congratulaons to Lalka Adams who
won the big Penfold price worth $300.00 Presented by Vince Salpietro
from Grandciu wines. Enjoy!!
Members Funcons
I would just like to say thank you to all the members that support the club with their special funcons; its
wonderful to see your support and know we are also helping you achieve an amazing funcon!
I also have been able to get to know a few of you and its been such a great pleasure to work with you.
MEMBERS RECEIVE DISCOUNTED VENUE HIRE
Let us help organize your next funcon. From corporate
meengs for your company to your birthday,
anniversary, engagement, wedding or any other special
event, we can re-assure you that it will be a day you will
never forget. Short noce bookings welcomed (subject
to availability).

Staff Wine Training
Just recently, on Tuesday evening, 2nd April 2013, our staff aended a wine training night at Vince
Salpietro’s private cellar in Liquor Barrons Cellar, Mount Lawley.
All the staff of the Yacht Club had the amazing opportunity to taste and learn about the new wine list that
is coming soon.
I don’t want to give away to much but its an excing list that will cater for all taste and delights.
Fawlty Towers
You’ve loved them for decades, now the legendary Basil Fawlty, Sybil and Manuel are coming to serve you
at Claremont Yacht Club.
Saturday the 11th of May is set to be an absolutely amazing day - with not only the Power Open Day and
first me trial of the season, but also a hilarious evening brought to you by the cast of the Fawlty Towers
Tribute Show. Fresh from the UK, the Naonal tour of the very popular and internaonally acclaimed
Fawlty Towers dinner theatre is coming to Australia, and we’re one of the few venues where you’ll be
able to see it. Performed as you dine, Fawlty Towers – The Dinner Show is a spectacular tribute to the
iconic Brish sitcom and you’re not going to want to miss it. The cast of highly acclaimed professional equity
actors have perfected the character’s mannerisms to a tee and use a high energy mix of unparalleled
improvisaon and perfect comedy ming to deliver a fast paced and delicious evening of unforgeable
entertainment.
Goa Cuisine Night
On Friday 12th April, Claremont Yacht Club will be hosng special guests Karen Assumpon and Valenne
D’Souza, whom will present a three course meal of selected delights from the fascinang and divers region
of Goa in India. This is a totally unique culinary experience, and an evening not to be missed! Get
your bookings in ASAP to Cassie on 9384 8226 or email: recepon@claremontyachtclub.org.au. Each
guests will receive a gi for aending the evening and there will also be a raffle on the night. At $45 per
person; how could you go wrong!? Please note there will be no veranda menu on the night.
Mothers Day
This year we will be holding a Lunch for Mother’s Day, please see page 14 for further details. The menu
will be emailed in our Monday Newsleer shortly, so keep an eye out for it.
Thank you and have a wonderful month!

JETTY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
COMMITTEE REPORT
Midweek visitors to the club this summer will have noced that major maintenance works are connuing on our
jey infrastructure thanks to Bosun Rob Depiazzi. Between major undertakings like rebuilding C jey, our first
priority for Rob is jey maintenance which has been keeping us all very busy.
Finger Jees
Finger jees have been replaced or rebuilt at A13,
A 18, AW 3 and we have built three more for
replacement on A South.
Mooring Piles
Our pens on A South were installed in the early 80’s
and were the first steel piles used as mooring and
finger jey piles. Unfortunately pile protecon was
neglected for many years unl our commiee was
formed nearly 10 years ago.
During that decade parcular aenon was given to
damage which mooring line weights have done to
many piles from constant contact as well as
corrosion around the wave and dal area around
the piles. As a result, the use of weights was banned and piles were protected with anodes, paint and dal zone
protecon. Piles were cleaned and painted and regular inspecons maintained with anodes being replaced yearly
as required.
In our latest inspecon we noted that the original piles needed further work and that the rising water levels have
lied the dal corrosion zone. Many of these piles have required half plates or full collars to be welded to prolong
the pile life and all steel piles have had dal zone protecon lied an addional 400 mm. The newer E jey had the
higher protecon already. Piles are also treated and wrapped with special plasc lining.
Before Treatment
Aer Treang and Wrapping
To do this work we have needed to
remove the boat fenders that many
pen holders have fied and, providing
they are of an approved material i.e.
not carpet, they can be refied. You
can liaise directly with Bosun Rob who
will assist with refing.
Without this ongoing maintenance
our steel piles would have failed, with
enormous financial and property
consequences, so we are pleased at
the progress and thank pen holders
for their paence and understanding.
Future Projects
The design for H jey is complete and we are working with the authories to get approvals to commence this
important addion which we expect to receive before the end of the year. Members aending the recent Half
Yearly General Meeng were advised of progress in these plans including financial consideraons.
Minor work connues on A West to keep it going for as long as possible, enabling us to build up sufficient funds for
replacement which will be necessary within the next 10 years.

A WORD FROM THE MANAGER
DOUG HANNAFORD reports:
Aer months of negoaon and administraon, this month I take great
delight in introducing a new generaon of restaurant and entertainment
pleasure!
Great Food
I am excited to welcome aboard Gavin Wright who has been tantalising
members and funcon-goers alike with his extraordinary personalised food
experiences. Gavin came highly recommended aer long career spells at
Heyder and Shears and the Windsor Hotel and most importantly he has
experienced the unique flavour of club life at The University Club at UWA.
Gavin’s insights and his engagement with the food industry bring more than
just great food. He is keenly aware of good value in food purchasing and
staff management and is already engaged in reviewing many of our facilies and pracces.
As members I would urge you to help Gavin to work his magic for you by booking as early as possible.
Even a couple of days noce makes a big difference in food ordering and staffing which go hand in hand in
producing value and service.
Great Wine
Another big welcome goes out to one of Perth’s foremost wine enes Vince Salpietro who has agreed to
become Wine Sommelier to Claremont Yacht Club. Vince already manages cellars and wine selecons for
many high profile people in our neighbourhood and along ‘the Terrace’ and I believe his parcipaon is
an extraordinary coup. Likewise he is very excited to be involved in bringing our relavely blank wine
canvas to maturity and with it, I believe, a major influx of social members and funcon aendees.
Vince has already been instrumental in holding the release of the 2013 Penfolds Bin Series at Claremont
Yacht Club, which sold out in just a week – something of a record I believe. He has also been involved in
training our staff in service, general wine knowledge and the art of food pairing.

Within the next week or two Vince will roll out a new wine list at the club, generously using his great
buying power as MD of one “Grand Cru Wines”, one of Perth’s leading private wine outlets. Some of the
potenal benefits to us include his provision of higher volume wines at beer prices and presge wines
which would not ordinarily be available to relavely low volume outlets such as ours.
Vince’s involvement also brings his experience to train our staff and to bring the members along on an
educaonal journey to complete the dining experience. I invite you to embrace this romanc experience
by trying some new wines at prices equivalent to our current structure or to let your hair down within our
Presge Range which now includes the world famous Penfolds Grange.
Tasng notes will be included in the new wine list to assist you in this new journey.
In the Press
“Vince Salpietro is the third generaon manager of Western Australia’s oldest family-owned liquor retailer.
Vince recently launched a new division of the business called Grand Cru Wineshop & Cellar specifically catering
to corporate and high profile clients. Vince’s profound knowledge and experse stems from a real
passion for wine and the wine industry, and a strong network of suppliers both naonal and internaonal”
Coming Events
You will see elsewhere in this month’s Midstream an array of events at the club over coming months.
Please note the following highlights.
Goan Cuisine
This Friday’s Goan Cuisine night brings to Claremont Yacht Club the flavours of one of India’s most diverse
regions. During its long history, Goa has been home to a broad range of religious and tradional
influences, a long period of Portuguese development and more recently a laid-back bohemian lifestyle to
travellers from all around the world.
In what is a rare public offering your hosts on the night Karen Assumpon and Valenne d’Souza will bring
you their own rendion of this sensory delight.
Fawlty Towers
A reminder to power boat owners that the hilarious Fawlty Towers night also celebrates the opening of
the Power Boat season, so you will need to be quick to guarantee your experience of personalised service
by Basil, Manuel and Sybil. All members and friends of the club are most welcome.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Claremont Yacht Club would like to say a big welcome to our new Members of the club for March!
We hope you enjoy our facilies and relaxed atmosphere.

OUT AND ABOUT
2013 Laser State Championships - March 2 - 4th
Kids Tackers Program intro - March 17th

Commodore’s Cup 2013 - Winners Oliver Marshall and Crew in Dale ΙΙ
April 12
Goan Cuisine - A taste of India's
most diverse cultural regions.
May 11
Fawlty Towers Dinner and
Power Boat Opening Day
May 12
Mothers' Day Brunch
- Family fun day
June 14
Wine Experience Compered by Ray Jordan with 3 guest speakers: winemakers
from Cape Mentelle, Vasse Felix and Fogarty Wine Group
July 27
Commodore's Ball:
Christmas in July -
A Winter Wonderland

POWER SECTION
Peter Wilkinson reports:
This is an insight to the possible future of Time Trialling in WA.
While Bill McLeod was holidaying in Morton Bay Queensland in late 2012 he noced a large number of power boats with numbers
aached to the front of their vessels, it looked as if they were compeng in some form of me trialing however he didn’t
noce any check point boats on the course. Bill informed me of what he had seen so I contacted both the Royal Queensland
Yacht Club and Southport Yacht Club to find out if what Bill had seen was in fact a Power Time trial. Bill was correct it was a
navigaon event similar to our me trialling using GPS tracking and Timing where the competors nominate there boat speed
and have a given start me. They travel over a set course and each mark is med to the second ( no check pointers needed),
you only require a start boat to monitor the start and a boat to collect the transponders at the end of the event. The data is
then uploaded to Tacktracker and results are produce instantly. I have since spoken to PCYC commiee members and will be
taking the informaon to our next commiee meeng in February, hopeful this will be the future for me trialling in WA.
A complete tracking solution for everyone
Our goal at Tacktracker is to make tracking easy and accessible for everyone. We have the soluon for you whether you’re an
individual sailor who wants to use a tracker to improve his/her sailing a coach who wants a new de- brief tool or club running
regaas and now for Power Boaters. A navigaon Rally (Time Trialling) is a test of charng and boat handling skills as well as
being great fun for all competors. Now with TACKTRACKER, running a Nav Rally (me Trial) is no longer a volunteer intensive
operaon and everyone can join in and parcipate .At many places. Tacktracker has helped the club reinvigorate the sport
geng more members compeng
Nav Rally Setup
To run Navigaon rally (me trial) with TackTracker
1 Create your rally event ahead of me in Tack tracker, specifying
the course as starng locaon followed by a series of bearings and
distance to travel.
2 Add “gates” or individual check points .Boats receive penales
for each second they are early or late through a gate. You can add
as many or few gates (checkpoints) as you wish.
3 Complete the schedule, lisng each competor, their nominated
speed and start me.
The course setup dialog looks like this --->

The schedule dialog looks like this:
With the rally definion in place you can publish the course to your competors

Nav Rally Operation
On the day of the event, each competor is provided with a QStarz GPS logger configured for 1 second tracking interval, and
competes as normal. At the conclusion of the rally , competors return there loggers to the organizers, who upload the track
into TackTracker .On uploading TackTracker automacally computes the competors score awarding penalty points for each
second early or late through each gate (check point)
At the post-rally funcon there is no longer a long wait for results and a replay can be shown on the big screen for
entertainment, Aerwards the rally may be published to the Tacktracker Cloud for competors and friends to review online
As well, you can generate a report of the rally results for prinng. The report can also be copied and pasted into Excel
Notes
TackTracker computes all mes to millisecond resoluon and gate mes are interpolated between logged points for accurate
scoring. Penalty points are awarded for each full second early or late- fraconal seconds do not contribute to the score.
Tacktracker also allows you to configure the fixed penales awarded for missing the start or missing a gate and even change of
speed.
Consideraon Please
Warning to all Power boat owners
We have had complaints from our neighbours at RFBYC
that some CYC Power boat owners have not shown due
consideraon when passing there marina
Please slow down and reduce the wash.
Thank You
Peter Wilkinson

I HEARD IT BLOWIN IN THE WIND
“FROM THE FINISH BOAT”
Labor Day Long Weekend 2, 3, 4 March 2013
I have not worked that hard for sailing in a long long me. Maybe back to the heady days of the Australia Day Regaas, when there
was always a long weekend around the 26 th of January. In all honesty, this weekend showed off sailing at CYC that has not been
seen in 10 years.
Anyway, I was assigned the task of driving the Finish Boat and I thought it would be drive a team of race officers out and anchor
where I was told to. Done and dusted. No, it wasn’t. The boat driving was there alright, but add to that, observer, videographer,
sound signalman, flag puller. My original roster had me down to drive on Day 1 only but for reasons I am not sure off I was asked
back on Days 2 and 3.
Day 1, Race 1 was a nightmare as I got the boat into posion OK, but even aer 3 aempts was unable to hold anchor. Ann Caddick
(my sister, aboard as a recorder) and I ended up with mud all over our clean white CYC shirts. I had to wrestle the Lloyd Anderson
under motor to maintain the finish line in strong SW winds. For Race 2 we got some kind assistance from RC Dean Caple to get us
locked into posion for the finish.
Ann ended up wearing her sailing gloves any me she called on to set and retrieve the anchor for the weekend.
I was asked to maintain a video log of the finishes. A backup of a backup of a backup. And blow me down the back checking for
each race nearly always required a video review. Deb the Race Officer had a topsy-turvy me with some of my shots as I had inverted
the camera in my aempts to prevent my big hands from breaking any thing. I had to hand it to the race officer and the recorders
as they were able to write down and collate all the numbers that were announced during all the finish sequences.
Overall, I was impressed with the organizaon and control needed to sail an event containing 9 races, over 3 days, with around 100
competors.
To all my fellow volunteers, congratulaons on a job well done.
Rob Jeffery
“FROM THE START BOX” - Sunday 17 th March 2013
Two massive yacht race events in a month. First it was the WA Laser Assoc State Championships with 99 zippy centerboard dinghies
over 9 races.
This week we had around 50 keelboats and 10 Lasers compeng for CYC’s Commodore’s Cup. A simple course, based on the very
first yacht race at CYC some 108 years ago.
The Commodore’s Cup was first sailed for during the Claremont Yacht Club’s Centenary celebraons in 2005 and has been a popular
invitaonal race ever since. Vising Class Fleets like Farr 9.2 and Red Witches join with cruisers from CYC, NYC, PFSYC, RPYC,
RFBYC and the Old Gaffers Associaon.
A superb SW wind plus a pleasant 29 degree day ensured a great day of sailing. With 3 cruiser fleets plus two class fleets and the
CYC Lasers made for a very busy start box. We managed to remain on track despite having so many unfamiliar yachts to account
for.
Comm Dom was chasing the honour of his name on ‘his’ trophy and Wild Bull made a great start, leading Div 1 on the 2 nd circuit of
the course. He got caught by the catamaran Whip It on the third circuit.
The Farr 9.2 Elusive was impressive with its yellow and red kite leading the associaon around the course. In the Red Witch fleet
Oliver Marshall on Dale 2 also lead around the first 2 legs of the course only to be overtaken by State Red Witch Champion John
Rayner during the 3 rd leg. Nigel Paul led Mal Mckercher across the line in the Lasers.
Ollie was rewarded for all his hard work by being awarded both the Commodore’s Cup (Overall result) and Deep Dene Trophy
(CYC only result)

SAIL REPORT
Dean Caple reports:
Well the season is almost finished , with only 2 more twilights and 4 more races and the ANZAC Day race
remaining, it seems like yesterday that we had opening day. The Commodores Cup was a great success with
vising boats and associaons coming to race, thanks to all those who supported the day and the hard work put in
by the sailing commiee and our club staff. For some of us who had the opportunity to see some of the unique
applicaon of the rules of sailing by some vising yachts resulng in a few protests my recommendaon for next
year it to study up on the rules so we can protest out some of these boats doing the wrong thing, protesng is a
valid part of the sport and should be encouraged to keep people honest and make it fair for all, you may have by
now picked up that I had one of those unique incidents with a boat on the Commodores Cup which le both Ma
Read and I “Beyond Belief “ at the alleged incident, but I’m not bier or twisted about it at all, and will be making
sure I know all the rules and have my red protest flag ready next me I sail at NYC.
Our training courses have been going well which had had a posive spin off for both dinghy and keel boats with
new sailors and crew. My plan is to increase the tempo of training for next season to have more people parcipang
in sailing. We have also started the Tackers junior parcipaon sailing program, our first inial introducons
went very well and allowed the club to recruit new instructors for the future. We have also developed a pool
members who are now instructors.
As I have previously menoned this is my last term as the Rear Commodore of Sailing, we need someone to step up
and nominate for the posion, sailing at CYC is sll in a good posion and no different to any other club on the river,
the sailing commiee and I have put a plan in place for the first your first season. We are also desperate for
new people to volunteer to help us out, there is so much we could do but so few hands to make it work.
Don’t forget the combined Keel Boat and Dinghy Prize night is on Saturday the 18th May, so mark it in your diary
now, it is a great night and an opportunity to thanks all those people who work so hard to make sailing happen at
CYC.

SAIL COURSES

DINGHY REPORT
John Rasmussen reports:
February and March were busy months for the dinghy secon with CYC hosng the last of the Laser
Metro Series races on February 17 th and then the Laser State Championships two weeks later. Aer more
than 6 months of ancipaon and a few concerns about how we’d pull off a large, complex regaa,
everything worked out well in the end. The races ran like clockwork, parking and marshalling caused no
problems onshore and we even had a decent 10 – 15 knot wind to fill our sails. According to one young
trophy winner, the regaa put CYC on the map!
None of this (except the wind of course) would have been possible without the help of many volunteers
inside and outside the club. Thank you all very much. The Dinghy Secon and the WA Laser Associaon
are especially grateful to John Steinhardt for the use of his vessel as a start boat – a crical component in
the regaa!
Even as the sailing season winds down, the dinghy fleet connues to grow. The Tackers Programme is
now sharing the bay with the Laser and Mirror sailors on a Sunday morning. Tackers is being run by a
dedicated commiee separate to the Dinghy Commiee but has the full support of the dinghy secon.
Several people commented on how great it is to see this programme take off and how useful the
regenerated lawn immediately east of the club has been for Tackers acvies.
I’d encourage all dinghy sailors to try and aend the end of season Sail Prize Night on May 18 th . If past
years are any indicaon, it should be a fun night with great food and a few laughs.
I wish all sailors the best of luck in their last races (anything can happen) and the Power Secon a
successful me trialling season.
John Rasmussen
CYC Dinghies Needs Your Help!
If you or anyone you know could possibly help with
dinghy start dues on Sunday mornings from
October unl April 2013/2014, please let the RC
Dinghies (jdrasmussen2003@yahoo.com) or the
office know. Benefits include:
Race management training
prior to the season!
Free RST, First Aid and other
courses as required!
Complimentary food and coffee
Great locaon and atmosphere
You’re guaranteed to stay warmer and drier than in
a sailing dinghy or rescue boat!

The Old Salts Group meet at CYC on the first Thursday morning of each month, where they
volunteer their time to assist with maintenance duties around the Club. Scrumptious morning
tea is provided . If you are interested in joining, please call the Office!
A note from the Archive Crew
The Archives have received many queries regarding members, and their contribuon to, and parcipaon
in club acvies both on and off the water over the years, and in one case recently a family member was
tracing a Great Uncle who had been a CYC member over a period dang from about 1927. We were
successful, and the enquirer was able to add to the history she was wring.
We would like past and present members, and their families to assist us and contribute to the archival
records informaon about their contribuon to, and parcipaon in CYC acvies.
Thank you
The Archive Crew
Email – Archives@claremontyachtclub or Telephone (08) 9384 8226 Fax (08) 9384 9990
- recepon@claremontyachtclub
For a copy of the Archiving Form, please ask the Office or have a look on our website!

THE ARCHIVE CREW
Archives@claremontyachtclub.org.au
Checkpoint ~
◊ To update our archive records have attached a member survey relating to club activities you have
been involved in at CYC. This information would include on water involvement and also contribution to
club activities in house, and committees that you have served on during your years of membership,
including social activities. This information will be for archive reference only.
◊ We welcome contributions from members for the Archive news, we can be contacted by email
through the office or directly to us - Archives email address included at the top of this page .
The Archive Crew
‘Jolly Roger’
“Jolly Roger “was built around 1936 for Arnold, on the banks of the Swan River at
Fremantle, by Bill Langley who was a shipwright with the RAN. “Jolly Roger “
was sailed by Arnold and proved to be very fast, it was later bought during the War
by Reg Bourne, a master pearler from Broome.Reg Bourne sailed her mainly from
RFBYC except for a year when he was suspended and sailed her from CYC. She was
a fast yacht and won many races during this time. At this time races were run alternately
by CYC and RFBYC until there were enough boats for each club to run their own races.
“Jolly Roger” is a typical open cockpit semi-rater style centreboard boat of the day. She had a big centre
board and a crew of about twelve, one or two younger boys for bailing out the water which came over the
side in their frequent sailing from Freo to Rottnest. During the late 1940’s early 1950’s the centreplate was
taken out and deadwood with external lead ballast installed. A Stuart Turner 2-stroke motor was installed
with the propeller shaft coming through the hull at an angle on the port side. It was later replaced by a
small 10hp diesel Nanni. A cabin was also fitted with two bunks, and an ice box for supplies.
Around 1970 two geologists sailed her out of EFYC, and is at this time Peter Boykett and Michael Snedden
found her, with her decks covered in malthoid tar based roofing material.
She was sailed to CYC in 1972 and has remained here ever since.
The Boykett family have continued sailing her over the years, being awarded
the ‘finishing gun’ on completing the course, much to the pride of the
‘Jolly Roger Crew’, her family and friends.
Late in 2012 she had a major overhaul and was been stripped back to bare
boards
and re-caulked and painted, and now she is safe in her pen waiting for the
ongoing renovation to be completed, before once again sailing with the CYC fleet.
~ ~ ~ Contributed by the Boykett Family ~ ~ ~

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Ice Chit when you take Ice… it makes it a lile
easier for us when we place it on your
member account.
Important!
If any member is going over to Ronest
for the upcoming fesval of sail - please
let our Office know as a few of our Staff
would love to ride over with our
members!!