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UP THE Concord and Ryde Sailing Club NewsletterMAY 2019 No. 201

RIVERPRESENTATION DAY 2019

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EDITOR:Nicole Williams (m) 0438 418 405

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CLUB POSTAL ADDRESS:P.O. Box 3061, Putney, NSW, 2112

0431 077 293 (Sat Only Sept to April)

CLUB LOCATION:Kissing Point Park, corner of Waterview St

and Yaralla Rd, Putney.

WEBSITE:concordrydesailing.org.au

PRESIDENT: Craig Burwood 9604 6858

COMMODORE: Duncan McRae 0421 068 199

SECRETARY: Sandra Donovan 9816 5468

TREASURER: Keith Leslie 9868 5527

TRAINING OFFICER: David McClean 0417 254 330

PUBLICITY OFFICER: Kathy Gough 9743 2456

CLASS CAPTAINS:Firebug: Ross Venner 0418 457 020

Cadet/Optimist: David McClean 0417 254 330

Catamaran: Paul Scotland 0419 502 286

Heron: Sonia Burwood 0409 995 168

Int. Spirals: Jacquie Lindstrom 0414 473 648

Junior Heron: Katherine Spencer 9874 6977

NS14: Barry Roy 9888 1883

Spiral: Andrew Hoy 0424 878 150

Tasar: Nick Brown 0488 450 918 9869 7002

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UP THE

RIVERContentsPresident’s Report ______________________________________________ 2Commodore’s Report ______________________________________ 5CRSC AGM Notice ________________________________________________ 6Burwood’s Barometer _____________________________________ 8Find-a-Word ________________________________________________________________ 12From the Archives #41 ____________________________________ 14Training ___________________________________________________________________________ 20Attention Trainees _______________________________________________ 22Training Assistance ____________________________________________ 23Class Reports __________________________________________________________ 24

Junior Heron ________________________________________________ 24Intermediate Spirals _____________________________ 25Catamaran ______________________________________________________ 28Tasar / NS14 _________________________________________________ 30Spiral ____________________________________________________________________ 32Heron ___________________________________________________________________ 34Firebug _______________________________________________________________ 36Start and Rescue Boat ______________________ 38

Mid-Week Working Group ___________________________ 39Flashback 2008 _____________________________________________________ 40Saturday 30 March 2019 ______________________________ 41Down the Boat Park __________________________________________ 43Blast from the Past ____________________________________________ 44What Did You Say ________________________________________________ 48CRSC Season Results ____________________________________ 50

Cover: Sandra Donovan captured this great pic of Halvorsen’s in March 2019.

Thank you to all for a wonderful season, and for your contribution and support to Up the River.

Nicole Williams Editor

3UP THE RIVER – May 2019 PRESENTATION DAY2 UP THE RIVER – May 2019 PRESENTATION DAY

PRESIDENT’S REPORT“Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports af ford”

– George Matthew Adams

At this time the winds are starting to wax and wane, the water temperature is dropping and the sun sets much to early!! These are the signs that the season is coming to an end.

I would like to say thank you to all of the Management Executive and Committee that have made the job of being the President of this Club quite easy. I would also like to say thank you to all the members who have offered their ongoing, sometimes tireless efforts, in their assistance and support to maintain this as a great place to come and not only sail but make long and lasting friendships.

As this is the final report for the season, I would like to offer an update on the following:

Halvorsen’s Development SiteOur last comments on the proposed

marina, was that the number of berthed boats had been reduced from approx. 52 to approx. 28 boats, with no boats to be exiting towards our finishing area. This has been a major improvement as we the Management Committee expressed safety concerns of all our members towards the previous development. At this stage, we have not had any further correspondence on this portion of the development and we are trying to ascertain at what stage this application is now at.

In relation to the building development works for the built works, we confirm that we provided the feedback that we did not object to the current plans for the residential portion of the overall development works. There has been some works commenced on this portion, but not to a significant extent as yet.

Groyne/Beach Restoration ProjectDespite the tireless efforts of both Jim Simpson and also Chris Gildersleeve, there appears to be slow movement on this project. Despite the assurances that this project may have been able to occur during our upcoming off-season, from last reports, it appears that yet again this may not occur.

For those members who don’t know – this has now been a saga that has dragged on for about 10 years now. We are edging ever closer to resolution, but we are now aware that there is a proposal for an increase in ferry traffic along the river to Parramatta. We are now very concerned on what this increase will do to the erosion to our remaining beach area.

Training CoursesThis season, we have had one of our most successful years for training. I would like to thank Kay and Frank Williams, David McClean, Sophie Bredhauer, Cathy Clapham, Andrew Hoy and all the rest of the training support crews for all their hard work and efforts. From what I have seen and heard, there are several trainees that are also continuing and starting to enjoy what we have enjoyed for many years. Looking forward to seeing all the new trainees back at the Club next year.

For all those members who have participated in all our Club activities, whether it be from being assisting to run or just turning up to enjoy themselves at one of the Club’s barbeques, Class themed dinners, Trivia Night, Christmas Party and the Presentation Day, I would like to say thank you. Thank you for supporting the club and being part of the Club family.

To all the volunteers on the various

committees, canteen ladies (and lads),

social, Club boat and maintenance,

training class officials and all the Class

Captains... thank you. Without your

help our Club would not function as

well as it does.

As Presentation Day is our last official

item on our season programme, there

is an important meeting that I would

like to encourage all members to

attend. The Annual General Meeting

is to be held this year at the Sailing

Club at 8pm on Wednesday 10 July

2019. I would like to encourage

all Club members to attend as we

need to have an active and healthy

membership.

Now that you have your Saturdays

free again, I would like to encourage

all of you to spend the time with your

family [and also get those outstanding

chores around the house completed – I

know that this off season I have a huge

list!!]… because it is only 4 months

before we start to do it all again!!

Again, I would like to say thank you

for all your support during the season

and look forward to seeing you at the

AGM.

See you, either on or off the water next

season.

Enjoy your break.

Craig Burwood

CRSC President


COMMODORE’S REPORTSo that’s it. The season went out with a whimper rather than a blow.

About 30 vessels drifted down-river, braving the relatively fast-moving Mortlake Punt and its hidden cables, for the end of season Marathon replacement.

Although starting in a reasonable 5kn of breeze, the fleet quickly found itself becalmed and PRO for the day John Glasson wisely sent us no further than the mouth of Hen and Chicken Bay then straight back to the Club. Two or so hours turned out to be the average elapsed time.

Apart from the usual late-season drifters, the 2018/19 season has been fairly favourable, with the usual assortment of Northerlies, and a couple of wild W/SW days to keep us on our toes. Not too many race abandonments – the most notable change being the replacement of the popular Marathon race with laps local to the Club when the wind didn’t cooperate.

Inter Club EventsBoth Spirals and Herons held an inter-club race during the season at CRSC. The Spirals being particularly well attended with almost 30 boats racing on the day. As of time of

writing, the 10-race Spiral TT series is being led by our own Grae Baker.

The Spiral fleet from CRSC has had a particularly successful year, no doubt helped by the training days run by the class; clean sweeps (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) in the 5.6m, Ladies and Grand Masters divisions in the Nationals, plus podiums places in all the other divisions.

Other fleets tested their skills at various State and National titles, in particular sailors from the Senior and Junior Heron fleets, and the Cats.

TrainingOur dedicated team of instructors and hidden administrators have again run a number of very successful training courses for children and adults getting started in Sailing. More focus has been put on retaining these keen newcomers, moving into the Cadet and Intermediate fleets, which are now up to about 9 boats each. Some of these sailors are also venturing into the B division afternoon races, which is providing a smaller step into the Senior fleets.

I’d like to particularly thank Dave McClean, Sophie Bredhauer, Andrew Hoy, the Claphams (Cathy, Sachi and Dylan), Hannah Nash, and Frank and

CRSC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Concord & Ryde Sail ing Clubhouse Wednesday 10 July 8pm

Commi t tee meet ing w i l l commence at 7pm sharp befo re the AGM at 8pm

ALL WELCOME

Please b r i ng a p la te to sha re fo r suppe r

Kay Williams for all their time and enthusiasm this season.

ThanksAgain, I must give my thanks to all those who have helped make the racing side of this sailing season so enjoyable, and made my role easy. Craig Burwood again handling the PRO role like second nature, with John Glasson stepping in as RO when required.

Daniel Train on regular rescue duty to keep an eye on us (and provide handy tips when floundering in the water), Ron Bolton assisting on the start boat, the finishing panel of Ron and Virginia Swindells and Ron Burwood all deserve a round of thanks.

I also give my personal thanks to the

Class Captains, who have kept their

fleets (mostly) under supervision this

season. The class BBQs have again been

a welcome treat.

... and thank you sailors! I think we’ve

passed this entire season without a

protest; I’m not actively pressing to

prevent them, mind you, as they are an

essential part of the sport; but I think

it demonstrates that our fleets are

sailing fair within the rules, with few

transgressions that aren’t sorted out

on the water – the friendly spirit that is

CRSC.

Duncan McRae

CRSC Commodore


It is very hard to believe that we have come around to this time of the year again as it seems like yesterday when I did the last lot of numbers. To begin with I will cover our membership numbers.

For the 2018-19 season our membership showed a total of 223 members over all categories as against 229 for last season. As with my normal practice this number includes our non-sailing members, Life Members, Family Members, Honorary Members and a number of Associate Members, together with 61 training course members (against 66 last year). So there has been a slight decrease this season in overall membership of 2.63% whilst training numbers have dropped by 7.58%. Hopefully we will improve them in our next season or at least continue to hold the numbers we have.

Whilst the number of Training Members are a little down on last year, representing 5 of the overall 6 we are down and they still represent 27.35% of our total membership, whereas last year the trainees were 28.82% of total members. So you can see they are roughly in the same proportion.

As in past years we have had a number of visitors sailing in a few of races and so naturally these skippers are not reflected in our membership numbers.

During this season out of our 34 programmed races for our senior fleet we missed out on sailing 3 of the races, including one of the heats of the short races in early January, were abandoned due to lack of wind whereas the 3 we missed last season were for the exact opposite of too much wind. Our planned usual Marathon was cancelled due to threatening thunder storms and we sailed around our normal course instead. So that our sailors could get a glimpse of other areas of out river a mini marathon was planned for the last race of the season but this was shortened when there was little wind. Some pulled out due to the lack of wind however most of those who sailed it enjoy the change of scenery.

The early afternoon fleets Cadets, Junior Herons and Intermediate Spirals fared much better with only 1 of their 31 races being abandoned due to there being no wind, much better for them than in the previous couple of years.

Our training scheme is a large and important part of our Club’s activities as it is where many of our future sailors begin with our Club. This training cannot be done without many of our members, both Juniors and Seniors, who spent many hours of their time conducting training courses over this season. It is hoped that

BURWOOD’S BAROMETER

more of our regular sailors will volunteer to help out with the training as your skills are needed – all you have to do is to talk to David McClean or one of the other training officials.

EARLY AFTERNOON FLEETSWhen our Trainees finish their course they are encouraged to move into our early afternoon races to hone their skills and to get experience racing. Also in these races we encourage the Heron skippers to give their crews some experience in racing to prepare them for the Junior State Titles where we are usually well represented. This year saw 30 of these early afternoon races and there were totals of 55 starters in the Heron Juniors, 57 in the Cadets and 187 in the Intermediate Spiral group. It is encouraging to see that some members of this Spiral group also sail in the afternoon races with the “B” Spiral Class with great enthusiasm.

Intermediate Spiral DivisionThis season we had 187 race starters in this class against 119 for last year, even with the 5 more races sailed there was a increase in starters per race as we had an average 6.24 per race a increase from last season when it was 4.75 boats. There were 24 novice sailors showing much enthusiasm and keen friendly competition. Regrettably 9 of these sailed in 3 or less races affecting the averages. The largest race fleet consisted of 11 Spirals and the smallest was 2 boats on

2 Saturdays. We only had 6 skippers who started in 10 or more races and Mo Elali starting in 28 races was the leading skipper and closely followed by 4 others with more than 20 starts.

The Junior HeronnersThis Junior Class had only 5 Junior Heronners taking part this season (last year 7). A total of 55 Junior Heron boats faced the starter’s gun averaging 1.83 boats per race down from last year’s starters of 44 at an average 1.76 per race. Katherine Spencer again had the most starts with 19 races. Then came Caitlin Takacs with 15 starts and her sister Caroline sailed in 14 races. The other youngsters only sailed in 1 or 2 races each. It is appreciated that our Senior Heron Skippers come down early and encourage their crews to take part in these races and it is hoped that next season will see more take part.

The Cadet ClassIn this group of beginners we had 10 youngsters sail at least 1 race with many of them sailing in 7 or 8 races. The last half on the season was when most to part in the races and 3 of these youngsters sailed in a few Heron Junior races as well.

THE SENIOR FLEETS.Our registered boats this year totalled 71 over all classes and this compared with 70 last season so a very slight increase. This is still a rather low number for us. Two of these did not sail a race and a


few others only sailed in 1 or 2 races and so of course these did not help our fleet statistics. As I have mentioned in previous statistic reports Class Captains in the new season may be able help by chasing up some of our old members.

My statistics take in the casual visitors, but do not take into account the visitors we see in the various Association events held at CRSC. As in previous seasons many of our sailors sailed at other venues supporting their Associations’ events on CRSC race days however where some of these skippers claimed average points this participation is included in the statistics.

This season there were 34 races programmed for the Senior Classes, including the 4 short races for the Festive Season Series to be sailed over the first 2 Saturdays in January. The last two races of the season were not designated to any series but left for resails or novelty races. The first one of 13th April was used as a re-sail for the Autumn Point Score heat #6 from 23rd March. The last one was used for the Mini Marathon as commented on earlier.

As in years past the basis used for my calculations, so as to give true comparisons with my previous years’ statistics, I include those skippers who applied for ‘average points’ and also included a few who forgot to sign on but participated in the race but did not gain points for their effort. The latter means the numbers participating in

races include all boats which went to the starting line together plus those getting credit for average points as above.

Our current season our senior fleet saw 1151 boats start in the 31 races completed with these starting boats being up by 3.22% when compared with last season when 1115 boats started in the 29 senior races. Our average fleet size was 37.13 boats slightly down on the previous season’s average of 38.45. This year showed the lowest average fleet average over the past 30 seasons since I started these statistics. One only has to go back 10 seasons when we were averaging 50 boats each Saturday and these figures did not include any “B” Division Spirals as are now included. Of these 1151 starters this season we had 1042 boats finishing the races giving an average of 33.61 boats finishing per race which is this being 90.54% of the average number of starters, very similar to last season when this figure was 90.58%.

This season the one race in which the largest number of non-finishers was the 1st heat of the Club Championship when 10 boats pulled out. This was a fairly high percentage of starters as there were only 34 participating that week. The next largest group of non-finishers was a couple of weeks later when 7 of 14 starters opted not to finish.

In our registered fleet sizes we saw a decline of 1 boat in the Heron and Tasar fleets, the Cat Class was up by 2 and the Firebugs had one more but this boat did

not sail in races. The Spiral and NS14 Classes were static in numbers.

With the average weekly race fleets per class we saw that the Firebugs with 75.33% in the lead, followed by Cats with 64.55%, NS14s with 60.50%, Spirals with 47.18%, Herons with 46.78% and Tasars with 30.16% of their sailing fleets participating. As usual some of these figures are a little distorted as some skippers sailed in various other classes when either with their crew being unavailable or with repairs needed for their boat. These figures are somewhat disappointing as when compared to the previous season all classes except for the Firebugs showed a decline in these percentages.

I will comment separately on the afternoon “B” Division Spiral Fleet as there is insufficient room to fit their figures into my chart. As you know this is a separate class we established a couple of seasons ago to cater for newcomers to the Spirals coming mainly from the training group and to give them some experience in sailing with a larger fleet. Also, this Class only sails 2 laps instead of the usual Spiral courses. Over the programmed 31 races they had 90 face the starter averaging 2.90 boats per race, the largest fleet was 5 and the smallest being no starters in 2 races. There were 11 sailors who sailed in 1 or more races with Nick Train topping the list with 22 starts, followed closely by Mohamed “Mo” Elali with 21 starts. They had a great deal of enthusiasm with the excitement of senior

racing conditions and hopefully with more encouragement further trainees from next season will also join in.

Another thing about this group of Spiral beginners is that a number of them also sailed in the early Intermediate Spirals. By adding these races to those in the above “B” Division Spiral sailors we find that Mo Elali sailed in a total of 49 races, Nick Train in 45 races and also Steven Deare in 38 races so they were very keen to develop their skills. Hopefully next season will see them move into the normal Spiral Class.

Now to our general statistics for the afternoon races as a whole. Our largest starting fleet for the season was 55 boats for the 3rd heat of the Club Championship on 10th November and our smallest was 14 boats for the Rod Walker Race on 29th September. In the latter race 7 dropped out due to very strong winds.

It was rather disappointing to see once again that our Blue Ribbon Series, the Club Championship, was not supported by members as well as it should be although we ended up with more starters taking part over the series than for last season. This season the sizes of the fleets were of 34, 40, 55, 45, 49, 44 and 33 totalling 300 boats averaging 42.85 per heat compared to last year when 263 started at an average of 37.57 per race. This year’s average of 42.85 boats per heat works out at only 60.35% of our full racing fleet of 71 boats which was up on last season when 53.67% of our then


CRSC FLEET STATISTICS 2017-2019CAT SPIRAL HERON TASAR NS14 Firebugs

2018-19 2017-18 2018-19 2017-18 2018-19 2017-18 2018-19 2017-18 2018-19 2017-18 2018-19 2017-18Total boats registered 9 7 32 32 15 16 7 8 4 4 4 3Financial Sailing members 9 7 32 30 14 15 6 4 4 4 3 3Variation(%) 28.57+ 22.23- 6.66+ 3.23- 6.67- 6.25- 50.00+ 20.00- 0 20.00- 0 40.00-Total boats in all races 180 138 468 488 203 237 56 71 75 76 70 60Variation(%) 30.43+ 25.41- 4.10- 4.51- 14.35- 7.72+ 21.13- 20.33+ 1.32- 20.84- 16.66+ 47.37-Average per race 5.81 4.76 15.10 16.83 6.55 8.17 1.81 2.45 2.42 2.82 2.26 2.07% of M/ship 64.55 68.00 47.18 56.10 46.78 54.47 30.16 61.45 60.50 70.50 75.33 69.00MEMBERS SAILING IN 15 OR MORE RACES Number 6 5 16 17 7 8 1 2 3 4 3 3 % of M/ship 66.66 71.43 50.00 56.67 50.00 53.33 16.67 50.00 75.00 100.0 100.0 100.0MEMBERS SAILING IN 20 OR MORE RACES Number 6 5 11 8 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 % of M/ship 66.66 71.43 34.37 26.67 14.28 13.33 0 0 50.00 25.00 66.67 33.33MEMBERS SAILING IN 25 OR MORE RACES Number 2 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 % of M/ship 22.22 28.57 9.37 6.67 7.14 6.67 0 0 0 25.00 33.33 33.33Largest Fleet 8 7 23 24 12 13 4 4 4 4 4 4Smallest Fleet 2 3 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1

fleet of 70 boats sailed this series. Whilst it was good to see some improvement in numbers participating in this Championship series it would be great to see more enthusiasm from all of our sailing members to participate in this prize series.

However again I will be repetitive with my comments from previous years in that it would be great if we could get our sailors to realise the Club Championship is the most prestigious series in our calendar and should entice a greater percentage to take part, something our Class Captains may take on board and urge all of their members to take part. I would remind you that this series has both scratch and handicap sections and whilst you may not be a ‘gun’ scratch

sailor there is always a good chance of you taking out a handicap prize if you sail in each heat. So please everyone next season make a big effort for this our premier series.

As to our fleet sizes, due to our fewer sailing numbers of 71 boats, these are smaller once again no race has had 60 starters or more. We only had 1 fleet size of 50-59 boats and our other fleet sizes show that we had 14 races had 40-49 starters, 7 races had 30-39 starters,7 races had 20-29 boats and 2 races with under 19 boats face the starter. So when these numbers are studied it is disappointing to see so few regularly participating and it would be great to see more regular appearances from members in more races next season.

CRSC Mudrat KingThis season my honorary award of “Mudrat King” of CRSC is as usual given to the member who sailed in the most races in the senior fleets over the season. This year this award is shared by 2 skippers who participated in 30 of the 31 races sailed and I congratulate Cat Sailor Steve Levi in “Wet Dreams” and Firebug Sailor Ross Venner in “White Dwarf”. They were closely followed by Spiral Sailor Tim Moors in “TIMe Well Spent”. Not far behind were 4 other skippers sailing in 25 or more races.

No one qualified for my “Mudrat Prince” award for this season.

Courses SailedAs usual I will finish off with the courses

sailed during the season and again our #3 course had the honour of being the most sailed with 10 races. This year’s breakdown is:

Course #1 3 races (41)Course #2 6 races (257)Course #3 10 races (264)Course #4 8 races (235)Course #5 3 races (65)Course #6 0 race (42)Marathon 1 mini-marathon race

The total in brackets is the number of times we have sailed these courses since I started the analysis of our statistics, which began 30 seasons ago for the 1989-90 season.

Good Sailing!!!! Ron Burwood Archivist


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FROM THE ARCHIVES #41As I mentioned in my article in the last issue, I would reproduce Sandra Donovan’s story of CRSC members going to Perth for Skate National Championship Title series. The following is as she wrote about it in the October 1988 issue of UTR – any shortening of the article would not give it the same impact.

In Search of GloryEvery Christmas, Australia wide, amongst the sailing fraternity, the ritual of packing up the sailing gear (and the family), throwing the boat on the trailer (or the roof of the car) and setting off for parts unknown to compete in the National Championships begins. Some go in anticipation that this is THEIR year, others just for the excitement of racing against the best in their class. Whatever the reason, at this time each year, the country’s highways are packed with sailors ‘on the move’.

The sailors from Concord & Ryde are no exception. Ever since the 1950s sailors from the Club have joined the migration and returned with many tales. This write has spent a total of 11 Christmases (until then) in a foreign port, sometimes as a competitor but most of the time as a spectator. Some Championships are remembered for the thrill and excitement of doing well, others for the disappointments and

others just disappear into the gloom and confusion of a faded memory.

For this writer and fellow Club glory seekers, there is one Championship for all continues to remain firmly entrenched in the memory. Even some 20 years down the track, it is still vivid, likened to the old days of the America’s Cup when the adventures of getting to the venue equalled the drama of the series.

It was December, 1968, four Club boats together with their respective skippers, crews and ‘team managers’ were preparing for an epic journey across this enormous continent to Perth, western Australia, to compete in the Australian Skate Championships. Those Club boats were ECHO (Warwick Wood & Murray Rottenbury), INTERLUDE (Graeme Senior & Robert Chapman), PETA (Robert Lowndes & Les Donovan) and BIG TIME FRED (David Salter).

For some, it was their second trip across the Nullarbor as those Championships alternated between NSW, Victoria and Western Australia, but for Les and me, it was our first trip. Every detail was planned – the distance to be travelled each day, the overnight stays etc. It was anticipated that we would reach Perth in 5 days. A further enhancement to this trip that we, as well as David and Elva Salter, were on our honeymoons.

We borrowed my new father-in-law’s brand new Holden utility (as there was some doubt as to whether old faithful V.W. would make the distance) and accompanied by the Salters and BIG TIME FRED, we set off as 5am on Monday 16th December, 1968, full of excitement and anticipation of the journey ahead.

Only a day and a half out of Sydney on the South Australia border, the Salters’ car began to play up. Limping into Renmark, we found ourselves stranded in this old Murray River port for 24 hours while the local mechanic tried to fix it. Like true sailors, we gravitated to the water. A hire boat was found and we spent a pleasant day fossicking around the waterfront, the old wharves and warehouses, remnants of the bygone era of the paddle steamers.

Bad news greeted us when we returned to collect the hopefully well vehicle. A part was not available locally and it had to be shipped in from Melbourne, some 3 to 4 days! The decision was taken to load BIG TIME FRED onto the ute and continue the journey in one vehicle. The Salters would collect their car (all fixed and ready to go) on the return journey.

What started off as a comfortable trip, suddenly changed! We were now packed to the hilt. One Skate with gear had to be fitted on to the racks with all the spare gear we were already transporting for PETA. Six 10-foot

swinging planks stacked high was quite a sight! Passenger space was also at a premium. In true democratic style, each of us had to take our turn in the back with a suitcase for a seat and the sun, wind and dust or company.

Undeterred, we continued our journey west through South Australia, then northwest along the Main North Road towards Port Augusta. The rich countryside was dotted with picturesque townships but as we drew closer to Port Augusta, the scene was gradually changing. At this stage we had been on the road for more than 3 days, a little behind schedule but our spirits were still high.

Beyond Port Augusta on the Eyre Highway the vastness of our country became evident. The dry flat terrain was only interrupted by occasional clumps of mulga scrub. The distance between towns grew greater and the further west we travelled, the less prosperous they seemed. However as the countryside became less hospitable it was noticeable that the people became more hospitable. At first it was a bit of a shock to we city dwellers but each passing vehicle would give you a wave. If you stopped on the side of the road to change drivers, they would stop to check everything was okay. We encountered this the entire length of the Eyre Highway and it was catching. We found ourselves doing the same thing, although at times it was more than half


an hour before you saw another vehicle in either direction.

The sealed road ended some 100kms before Ceduna and it would be approximately another 1,000 kms before we would hit the bitumen again. Fortunately the weather so far had been overcast, keeping temperatures down. There had been thunderstorms across the Nullarbor, keeping the dust under control, However, the rain that had proved beneficial to us, we later learned was disastrous for another member of the CRSC contingent.

It took us two days to cross the Nullarbor Plain, stopping only to sleep and for food and petrol. The drive was monotonous, the road not veering from straight ahead in one stretch for 150kms. The countryside was the same, mulga scrub giving way to spinifex and salt pans for hundreds of kilometres. However the monotony was interspersed with the characters we met along the way making a living in the middle of nowhere.

The basic diet in these remote outposts was ‘cold cuts’ – a piece of cold meat, the origins of which were sometimes hard to determine, a piece of limp lettuce, tomato and beetroot. The boat on the roof always was of great interest to the locals, one young lad wanting very detail explained, admitting that he had never seen a sailing boat. Then there was the camel that would leer menacingly

through the car window and would not let you out of the car until she had received a reward. As the next place was a couple of hours drive in either direction, the camel always won.

About half way across the Nullarbor, at the top of Eucla Pass, just inside the West Australian border, we stayed overnight. We barely had time to stretch our legs when a coach driver informed us that there was a car with a boat just like ours broken down ‘just up the road”. While Elva and I retreated to the relative comfort of a motel room and indulged in a shower, the boys set off in the twilight to seek out their comrade.

They returned some hours later, unsuccessful in their search, but with a very sick ute. The automatic transmission was jammed in second gear! Fortunately with the help of our friendly coach driver (and a bit of luck) the problem was only minor and solved – whew!

From the top of the pass, we sighted (briefly) the ocean. The vast emptiness of the inhospitable coast line of the Great Australian Bight was spectacular. Through the pass the road dropped down onto the coastal plain. The old deserted township and telegraph station of Eucla bore witness to the harshness of the environment, losing the battle against the shifting sands.

Two hours on from Eucla, we came across our fellow sailors. ECHO was

lovingly laid down on a blanket on the side of the road and Warwick Wood was industriously polishing his centre board. He and crew Murray had been there for a couple of days while Murray’s brother Bruce, a motor mechanic, had been hitchhiking back and for the to Eucla Motel scavenging parts from a pool of abandoned vehicles. (You were so far from anywhere out there that it was uneconomical to engage the services of a tow truck. Any major breakdown vehicles were just abandoned.) Apparently driving at night through those thunder storms they hit what looked like a small puddle on the side of the road. It turned out to be a deep culvert which demolished the front end of their vehicle and dumped ECHO unceremoniously onto the road. Fortunately, both the boys and ECHO escaped with only minor abrasions.

They camped under the stars for several nights until their vehicle was drivable, well looked after by passing motorists with offers of food etc. They were almost celebrities, the talk of the Nullarbor, and every passing motorist would stop filling them in on the events up and down the highway – the bush telegraph in full flight!

We arrived in Perth late in 23rd December, tired and dusty. We had been on the road for a week and by this stage tempers were a little frayed.

The long journey now behind us, it was

time to prepare for the Championships, after all that is what we came here for! On Christmas Eve we were welcomed at Nedlands Yacht Club by our fellow competitors. All our CRSC colleagues had arrived safely as well as the other boats from NSW and Victoria. The Invitation Race was on Boxing Day, so there was still Christmas Day to rest and prepare boat and mind for the series ahead.

Our CRSC colleagues (all single) had been billeted with families and spent a pleasant Christmas Day enjoying the usual fare. However, we discovered all too late that the entire city of Perth closes down on Christmas Day, even our motel, and not a morsel of food could be found. It was the worst Christmas I have ever had.

The Nedlands Yacht Club received 34 entries for these Championships, one third from the Eastern States. The local fleet was headed by some very famous names – The Court family, Vic, Barry and Richard, all sailing different boats; Jack Cassidy; Kent McDowell (former CRSC member); former champions Neil Head and Laurie Chivers and a then little known sailor Brian Lewis with a boat called DARING (who some years later went on to be a multi world champion in the Tornado Class Catamaran).

The Eastern States contingent was headed by current Champion Doug


Jeffkins from Speers Point on Lake Macquarie. Warwick Wood from CRSC, a former champion, was also a chance but the in-form boat was BITZA sailed by Ben Piefke and Frank McBeath (also from Speers Point) and they were the favourites for the series as far as we were concerned.

The Skate then was a development class and just sailing conditions varied on opposite sides of the continent, so did hull shapes. The West Aussies almost laughed at the boats from the Eastern States with their flat sections and bluff bows but they were soon to eat their words. The West Aussies had introduced 10-foot swinging planks some seasons before but they were heavy and cumbersome. Les, with a lot of trial and error, design a swinging plank that was light and strong with foot holes so that the forward hand could climb out readily off the side of the boat. (This plank design is still seen on the modern Skate). However, he took this one step further and put one of these planks under his skipper as well. The power to weight ratio was such that in any breeze PETA would plane to windward. Twin 10-foot planks quickly became regulation gear on all Skates in NSW and proved a great advantage on the Swan River in the big breezes of 20+ knots.

The Championship was a 5 heat series with a lay day in the middle. The weather was perfect for the entire series

with the Fremantle ‘doctor’, strong and steady, turning up on cue each day.

From the outset the NSW boats showed their superiority with Ben Piefke in BITZA winning the first heat with CRSC boys Robert Lowndes and Les Donovan in PETA, second. However even before the boats were unrigged a drama was unfolding. A local boat was claiming a foul against PETA in the pre-start manoeuvres and was calling for its disqualification. (At this time there were no alternative penalty rules and any infringement meant disqualification.) In an act of sportsmanship, Robert withdrew from the race.

The Concord & Ryde boys notched up two more seconds in the next two heats but when they won the 4th heat the local press began buzzing. Who are these young upstarts? Where did they come from? At that time, Skates were the fastest thing on the water, providing some spectacular photographs and footage. The series attracted good coverage both on T.V. and in the press and the national boating magazines.

The 5th and final heat all eyes were on BITZA and PETA, whoever finished first, would take the Championship. The boys from Concord and Ryde took the lead half way through the race and were never headed. Not even an unscheduled capsize deterred them They crossed the finishing line minutes ahead of their rival.

Wow, Australian Champions!

The elation turned to devastation when they were informed that they had broken the start and had been disqualified! It was Ben Piefke who took home the Swan Brewery Trophy. The best result for the Club was Warwick Wood in ECHO who finished 3rd overall, with the PETA boys ending up in 7th place.

The disappointment of the series permeated through the entire CRSC camp and it was with heavy hearts we packed up and prepared to face the long journey home. The trip was unbelievably hot. We all travelled together, in convoy, sharing the drivers to get home as quickly as possible. We found ourselves sheltering in the heat of the day (often in the local town pool) then driving most of the night, catching a few hours sleep whenever we could in the back of the vehicle. The Nullarbor was hotter and drier, but there was no escape from it. The choking fine red dust found its way into everything, nothing escaped. The long journey was taking its toll on all the vehicles. Things kept falling apart. All knobs and door handles fell off, a carburettor shook apart, and the unbearable heat was causing the fuel to vaporise in the tank.

We stopped off briefly at Renmark to collect the Salters’ car and off load BIG TIME FRED and all their gear. We’d been on the road for three days

when we reached the Hume Highway – almost home! Just north of Gundagai, a highway patrol officer was going to make sure that we would never forget this area. He booked us all for ‘speeding’ through a town that none of us saw!

What a trip! (What a honeymoon!)

This was the entirety of Sandra’s story and it was certainly a trip to remember.

When typing this up it brought back many memories for me when she wrote about people waving to them on the outback roads. So digressing a little, back in 1958 I had a similar experience when my mate and I drove my 1950 Austin A40 sedan up through the centre of Australia and across the top of Queensland to the coast. Through South Australia and the bottom of the Northern Territory we were driving on dirt and gravel roads for some 1,900 kms and we had the same experience with fellow travellers waving and stopping. However with us back then it would be hours apart before we saw others and in fact on a couple of days we did not see anyone else – it seemed as though we were all alone in the world. So Sandra’s story brought this all back to me after 60+ years! Thank you! This story may also bring back memories for other members who did similar trips!!!!!!!!!!

Until next issue for more memories.

Good Sailing!!!! Ron Burwood Archivist


TRAINING 2018 – 2019

Some of the participants of the March 2019 Training Class.

Jacquie Lindstrom, Cathy Clapham and Sachi Clapham – a few of our magnificent volunteers.

Training for the season has come to an end and the group of volunteer trainers and helpers can finally get some rest on Saturday mornings.

This season the Club trained more than 50 new sailors throughout the season including 14 juniors during the January school holiday course.

These numbers were bolstered by fantastic participation from the Sturwohld family and the Whorlow family. Jake, Oliver and Scarlett Sturwohld have graduated to crew positions with mum Kate in the Heron fleet. Daniel, Andrew, Eliza and dad Peter Whorlow trained as a family with Andrew Whorlow improving throughout the season to be awarded the “Bailing Bucket” prize, in a hotly contested fleet for the most improved Cadet racer. It’s great to see new families joining the Club and youngsters training and sailing together with their parents. It is the essence of what CRSC is all about. For the most part it is the family units that have joined the Club, trained together and competed together, that form the mainstay of our CRSC community.

The training at CRSC cannot happen without the dedication of so many Club members who provide help and support to the training staff. I would like to congratulate Kay and Frank Williams for their great effort in providing administration support for the training

team, a task that I despise. Thanks to Andrew Hoy for his contribution and for organising additional helpers to assist our trainees to get on the water and provide them with additional knowledge and support.

The group of instructors and assistant instructors who turn up willingly every Saturday morning to help our new trainees are an amazing bunch and deserving of so much praise. Without Sophie Bredhauer, Cathy Clapham, Hanna Nash, Sachi and Dylan Clapham who contribute on almost every Saturday of the season and Ella and Tim Donovan, Thom and Rachel Hardman, Johnnie Gough, who provide assistance during school holidays and whenever else possible, we wouldn’t be able to support our trainees.

The group of volunteers who dedicate their time behind the scenes to repair the training boats to ensure that we have a safe and reliable training fleet are also an integral part of the training team. This group meets on a regular basis during the week and repairs all the bits that have been broken in the previous training session. They deserve a huge vote of thanks.

So thank you to all who have contributed to training during the season and for helping to promote the wonderful sport of sailing that we all enjoy.

David McClean Chief Training Officer

22 UP THE RIVER – May 2019 PRESENTATION DAY 23The Intermediate lunch time race is the in-between race for budding sailors.

Attention TraineesCongratulations, you have completed your “Learn to Sail” course

at Concord and Ryde Sailing Club (CRSC).

Want to continue sailing?Here’s how...

• Join the Intermediate sailors at 11am and learn social racing skills every Saturday in the same type of boat you have been learning on (Club Spiral, Opti or Firebug).*

• Join the Afternoon race at 2pm in a Club Firebug, Optimist or Spiral single handed dinghy.*

• Become a crew member in a two person dinghy (eg. Heron, NS14, Tasar).**Subject to availability.

All of these above options are FREE to you for the rest of the current season.

OR If you want to be even more independent, why not consider buying a boat of your own.

Any one of the Class Captains would be happy to discuss your options and tell you what is available.

Firebug (single handed): Ross Venner 0418 457 020 [email protected]

Cadet / Optimist (single handed): David McClean 0417 254 330 [email protected]

Catamaran (single handed): Paul Scotland 0419 502 286 [email protected]

Heron (two person): Sonia Burwood 0409 995 168 [email protected]

Intermediate Spiral (single handed): Jacquie Lindstrom 0414 473 648 [email protected]

Junior Heron (two person): Katherine Spencer 9874 6977 [email protected]

NS14 (two person): Barry Roy 9888 1883 [email protected]

Spiral (single handed): Andrew Hoy 0424 878 150 [email protected]

Tasar (two person): Nick Brown 9869 7002 [email protected]

CRSC is a family friendly club, which welcomes new members.We have many social gatherings such as dinners on the balcony each month, Presentation Day and Christmas parties.

The Club is open every Saturday during the Sailing Season from September to April. Bring a friend, buy lunch and a cold drink, and enjoy the afternoon watching the sailing from the balcony.

www.concordrydesailing.org.au

Firebug Optimist Cat Heron Spiral NS14 Tasar

Our Club relies greatly on voluntary help and I would like to thank those that have answered the call when our training department has needed it in the duties below.

Duties• S tart Time 9:00 am to 12:30.

• Spiral sailors may need to assist for the first 2 week out in a Spiral with the trainee (if the wind is strong).

• Help launch the rescue boats.

• Organise the Trainees to take the Spirals & sails out of storage

• Check that they have rigged correctly and no missing parts.

• Help them in launching the boats.

• Help them when coming in when to pull up the centre boards & rudder.

• Assist with getting out of the

water & boat off the trolley to

get the next.

• Organising the washing of

the boats.

• Storing the boats.

Once again, many thanks for your

help as it has made the Trainers

role easier.

As we will be running training in the

2019 / 2020 season, I will be asking

for volunteers again when required.

If you would like to discuss what is

involved feel free to call me.

Cheers

ChipsAHoy – Andrew Hoy

Mob: 0424878150

Email: [email protected]

TRAINING ASSISTANCE


Junior HeronSailing has now concluded, and this will sadly be the last Junior Heron report for the season. It’s been a good last few months of sailing, with the morning race being held most weeks, even when the wind has not held out for the afternoon race. Well done and thank you to everyone who has sailed in Junior Heron – both skippers and our crews!

The sailing and competitiveness of the fleet has been excellent with Caitlin Takacs, Caroline Takacs, Ella Donovan, Tim Donovan, Scarlett Sturwohld and

myself all having competed this season.

It’s been wonderful to see the progress

in sailing within the fleet through

the season. In a short recap of recent

overall results, Caitlin Takacs took

first in both the Club Championship

and Club Championship handicap,

Caroline Takacs placed second in Club

Championship handicap and second in

the Autumn point score and I placed

first in the Autumn point score. I hope

everyone has a restful and relaxing

winter break and I’ll see you all in

Junior Heron next season.

Katherine Spencer Junior Heron Class Captain

CLASS REPORTS Intermediate SpiralsWell here we find ourselves again at the end of another season, ready for a partial winter hibernation as the days get colder and shorter.

This season has seen some consistent sailing featuring our regular B Class sailors Mo Elali, Nick Train and Steve Deare. There were some guest appearances by Rachael Hardman, Henry Szenczy, James Chan and James Crisp. These guys have demonstrated some solid consistent sailing with the final placings representing a high level of consistency and competitiveness.

The lunchtime races have been well represented and featured large fleets comprising of many sailors who have recently completed training courses. It is great to see the evolution and growth of this class as it reflects the future of the Club and especially the Spiral class. I hope we can retain these enthusiastic new sailors next season.

We have had some wonderful social events of the season. The themed dinner nights have been popular and well attended. Some fine food has been shared and relaxed socialising around these evenings. I was sorry to miss the trivia night due to a massive storm which caused wide spread blackouts through Sydney. I was unable to attend as the car was stuck in the car port with the roll-a-door firmly in the closed position without the electricity to open it! All who attended said it was a fabulous night.

I’m looking forward to a winter of reading by the heater, catching up on the gardening and a short tropical break up north. The General Meeting will be held in July and all are invited to attend, volunteer for a position or just see how the Club operates behind the scenes.

Congratulations to all the trophy winners. I hope to see you on Presentation Day.

Jacquie Lindstrom Intermediate Spiral Class Captain

Some of the Juniors hanging around before the race. Photo by Jacquie Lindstrom. Intermediate fleet earlier in the season.


James Chan.

Da Ladies Jeanette Danzinger, Deslee Whitford and Jacquie Lindstrom.

Tim Donovan making use of the lunchtime races.

Theme Dinners were a hit, especially with everyone pitching in and participating.

Henry Szenczy and his mate with a big thumbs up!Deslee Whitford, Jeanette Danzinger and Nicole Williams helping with the Theme Dinner.

Perhaps Bob Hindley has the right idea...? Look at this beautiful launching beach!

Intermediate Spirals practicing light wind conditions. Photos by Jacquie Lindstrom.

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CatamaranThis season has had it’s fair share of “lifts and knocks of outrageous fortune” for the Cat class.

On the plus side we have welcomed Ian Hoffman ( 8 ball) into our fold and watched his dogged persistence as he has progressed from distant last to giving Jim Simpson ( Straycat) a run for his money. Ian is keen to improve on this fleet position further with the purchase of an updated sail which is already showing some potential. Speaking of new sails; when both Jim Simpsons and Garry Ormes sails gave up the ghost simultaneously in one of our heavy blows. John Taylor an X Maricat sailor donated his old sails. The records will note a sail number change for both of them towards the end of the season and likely and uptick in performance.

We had the pleasure of a few races with James Crisp (Rubycat) who is working on a plan to become competitive in the cat class. He has recently completed a sailing course and has a lot of spiral mates watching his progression. If the quality of his hull repair is anything to go by his attention to detail will stand him in good stead.

On the Paper Tiger front we has consistent attendance from Steve Levi ( Wet Dreams), John Taylor (Characin III) and Paul Scotland ( Bonny Jane),

with intermittent visits by Lindsay Small ( Sailbad the Sinner) and Chris Stevens (Satdays). In Lindsays case the hope was that keeping the boat in the club house would give Lindsay the freedom to sail more regularly. Sadly a broken mast put paid to those plans towards the end of the season. Looking forward to seeing you next season.

Steve and Paul attended the Paper Tiger State Titles at Kurnell with pleasing results.

Cat Class took out 1st and 2nd in the Ryde Bicentennial Trophy. This is a mark of the rate of improvement and dedication as benchmarked against the whole club. Well Done John Taylor and Steve Levi

In conclusion I would like to congratulate Steve Levi for taking out Club Champion yet again. It is a testament to his hard “Works” and dedication…the new sail may have helped a bit – Speed Demon award!

John Taylor had an exceptional year with 1st Club Championship Handicap and 3rd on scratch – Most Improved award!

Jim Simpson Heavy Airs King!; and Gary Ormes our Light Airs Specialist! (maybe there will be more next year)

Paul Scotland Catamaran Class Captain

Cats in action late last year. Photo supplied by Paul Scotland.

Above and below: Cats in action late last year. Photos supplied by Paul Scotland.

30 31Barry Roy flying a hull. Photo by Nick Brown.Deslee Whitford and Paul Gurr (L) and Alice and Duncan McRae (R) starting out on a fresh day. Photo by Nick Brown.

John Bombell and daughter Kate. Photo by Nick Brown.

Tasar & NS14Ten boats competed in the combined Tasar /NS14 fleet this year. Six Tasars and four NS14s. But two of the Tasars only sailed three times so we were actually very evenly matched at four apiece most of the time.

I’m not suppose to discuss the results in detail as this is already summarised in the magazine, so I dragged out my Excel and did some statistics. The top three participating boats were all NS14s; Unplugged, Slingshot and On a Razors Edge sailed 81%, 69% and 62% of the races. Then Tasars Shoki, Kermit and Avalanche came in at 58%, 42% and 42%. Twisted Sisters and Two to Tango managed 42% and 27%. Expresso and Roaring Forties sailed 8% and 4%, or two and one race.

A mixture of holidays, heavy weather, work commitments and health issues depleted the fleet at different times. Some skippers are more optimistic than others, as

demonstrated on the last race of the season when Unplugged and Two to Tango set forth. We set out to sail a shortened marathon with a light to moderate SE wind coming up the river. Once we got past the Mortlake ferry the wind disappeared and John and I drifted back to the clubhouse while Unplugged sat there quietly waiting for the calm to break - which it eventually did with an Easterly arriving about half an hour later, much to our annoyance and relief!

Brad Stephens has made an initial report on the new jib sheeting trial. It has a lot of useful information and pictures and can be found on the Tasar web site:

www.tasar.org/media/5078/TasarJibSheetingTrial%20-Report-1.pdf

Nick Brown Tasar Class Captain

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SpiralThe first half of the season we saw very favourable wind conditions, while the second half was very variable from the millponds to full out gales which only the brave attempted. Congratulations to Grae Baker being one of the brave and completing the race. The only consistency in the latter half was the very shifty winds and the fierce competition.

It was great to see a large number of Spiral sailors at all the Club races and a number have improved over the season. I remember when I first started at the Club and often a group of us were lapped by the top sailors which we do not see any more – making us all winners. Congratulation to all the winners of the different series.

A couple of highlights this season has been to have a Spiral Association event held at the Club after many years since the last. Another was when Nicole Williams snuck over the line first as the top sailors were trying to get in front of each other. (yay me! Ed)

I thank the Spirals for stepping forward to help whenever I needed volunteers to assist in the many different activities. These being, BBQ, working bees, assistance with training, rescue and start boats as well as when we are duty class. The Club would not operate without your volunteering and have my greatest thanks.

This was my second season being your Class Captain and have enjoyed the experience and confidence that you have in me to performing the roll. As I get more and more involved in the training team, I find I am pressed on the Saturday to spend time with you. With the AGM coming up soon I am asking you all to think about the position of Class Captain and if you think you would like to do it give me a call as to what is involved. I would also be happy to share the roll with one of you for the next year as you learn the ropes.

Cheers

ChipsAHoy – Andrew Hoy Spiral Class Captain 0424878150 [email protected]

Spiral start on a brisk day. Photo by Nick Brown.

3534 Chris Loring and Cathy Clapham coming in like a rocket. Watch out Duncan! Photo by Sandra Donovan.

Wayne Spencer keeping in front of those pesky Spirals earlier in the season.

HeronCongratulations to the

winners and better luck next

year to everyone else.

The Heron Class Club Champion

and winner of the Charles Grimwood

memorial trophy is Chris and Jessica

Loring in Batmobile 10279. The rest

of the Heron class trophies have

been spread amongst most of the

class with Allan and Luke Takacs in

Choppy’s Seahorse 10100, Wayne and

Katherine Spencer in Cirrus 10157

and Kate and Scarlett Sturwohld

in Tinker Rescue 9799 doing

particularly well. I know it is not

always possible but the more you sail

the more chance to win a trophy.

On behalf of all the skippers I would like to extend a big thank you to our crews for their hard work throughout the season, sometimes in difficult conditions and thank you to the extras who have stepped in when a regular crew has been unavailable.

Thank you to the Heron class for the support that you have given me throughout the season and we’ll see what happens next season. This has been my second year as Class Captain and the second time around and I feel it would be really good if someone else was to have a go. If you are interested and would like more information come and see me.

Sonia Burwood Heron Class Captain


Firebug ClassOnly three Firebugs have raced regularly in the main programme this season. Phil Sullivan’s Gum Leaf, Luke Franklin’s Fire Up and Ross Venner’s White Dwarf. It is unavoidable to describe this as disappointing. Luke won both the Scratch and the Handicap Championships and is becoming an accomplished sailor. The Spring and Autumn pointscores went to Ross Venner. Reilly Thurloe participated actively in the Intermediates, sailing Red Bug.

While the low numbers at the starting line have been disappointing; the positive aspect of the year has been the boat building project last winter. The first boat (#1304) has been delivered and is sailing well and the second boat will be available from the beginning of next season. This will provide the Club with a fleet of four Firebugs as stepping stones from the sailing school programmes into the intermediate and afternoon racing fleets.

The 2018 boat building programme has been a success. It assisted one participant into an apprenticeship and one into a work experience programme in sail making, with the declared intention of continuing to sail and to make a career in the industry supporting our sport. At the

same time, the Club has two extra training boats and a very promising teenager, Riley, now crewing on either an NS or a VJ during the afternoon programme.

For the winter of 2019, the Firebug building programme has been shelved and instead it is proposed that Greg Fryer will run a sail-making programme. Members who would like to be involved should contact Ross Venner or Greg Fryer so that the programme planning can be finalised. Contact details below.

At this point, it is important for me to acknowledge the support received from Norglass Industries P/L who provided the required paints and related materials for the building project free of charge; and of Tony Hannan of Tony Hannan Sails who donated the computer sail design for the Firebug mainsail as a practical contribution to our club’s continued outreach on behalf of the sport and finally to Dimension-Polyant Sailcloth who are cutting the sail panels free of charge for the sailmaking programme.

Contact details:

Greg Fryer: [email protected]

Ross Venner: [email protected] (0418 457 020)

Ross Venner Firebug Class Captain

Launch day photo of 1304 with Sachi Clapham about to start the maiden voyage. Photo by Ross Venner.

Iain Duggan’s Coccinella visited in February. Photo by Ross Venner.

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STARTER AND RESCUE BOATSFrom my last report, it has been reasonably uneventful from the weather elements point of view.

We have sailed many races, where the wind has usually settled in from a particular direction and reasonably stayed true to predictions (the weather man must have got updated computers!).

Of course, sailing on the river often throws in a couple of races where the wind does peculiar things but that is part of the fun.

Other than that – for the majority of the races, they have been relatively uneventful, with both rescue boats enjoying a relaxing afternoon, watching all the boats sail past.

I would like to say a profound thanks to John Glasson and Ron Bolton who took over the starting duties and the rest of the PRO role while Sonia and I were in Thailand. Thanks to

all who also assisted and offered

“constructive” comments to them.

Thanks again for stepping into the

breach.

(I am going to also ask for a similar

favour for the last race, when Sonia

and I are in Tasmania!!).

Once again, I would like to ask if

anyone knows of any family member

or friend who may like to assist on

the rescue boats in the afternoons, we

would love to get to know them and

get them to join our pretty relaxed

team. Most weeks, we just enjoy

each other’s company and spend a

splendid afternoon on the water in

the sun. Please come and see me – no

experience necessary!!.

Look forward to seeing you on the

water.

Craig Burwood

CRSC PRO

Assistance is always on-hand if needed.

MID-WEEK WORKING GROUPWhat great success these retired volunteers have had in bringing the aging Club sailing dinghies to a sailable condition. While the Spirals took the majority of the effort, we have also been repairing the Clubhouse:

• 10 leaking centre board cases.

• Fixing 16 rudder blades and painting.

• Fixing 8 centre boards and repainting all 16.

• Replacing 4 ventures.

• Re-fixing in place one mast step that had come away.

• Fixing 3 hulls where the mast had started to go through the bottom of the mast-step.

• Numerous sails had a replacement of fittings and cords.

• Fitting out numerous bottom and top masts.

• Stiffening up 3 Spiral cockpit floors.

• Re-screwing the majority of the

deck screws (Barry Roy has vast

experience here now).

• Repainting the gents toilets & entry

through the old boat storage section.

(Special thanks to Bryce Ellis).

I sincerely thank the MWWG for their

effort, dedication, skills, willingness

to learn new skills and friendship

from the group of volunteers. Without

them, not all this work would have

been accomplished.

If anyone would like to join this

group, email me so I can put you on

the list.

Cheers

ChipsAHoy – Andrew Hoy

Mob 0424878150

Email: [email protected]


SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2019Sandra Donovan was lucky enough to be on-shore with a camera on a particularly windy day towards the end of the season. Bit fresh, some would say...

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Discover Sailing Day 11 years ago. The mangroves were already on the decline here. The beach in 2019 looks very dif ferent.

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DOWN the BOAT PARKfor Up the River

Foul stench emanating from rashie found offensive to everyone, except family dogA young Heron crew made the fatal mistake of leaving a wet rashie in his sailing bag over the Christmas break. Dad recalls the pungent discovery. “Yeah, Nah, I was getting stuff ready for the boat and it smelt like something had crawled into the young fellas sailing bag and died”. Speaking exclusively to Down the Boat Park, the father of three went on to explain how a long stick was used to extract the fetid sun shirt from the bag and fling it down the back yard. It was while the SPF50+ garment was festering in the warm morning sun, that the family dog “Twinkles” became interested. Dad continues “Nah, Yeah, then the bloody dog bolts down the yard and starts rolling on it – I nearly lost my breakfast – it’s

something you can’t un-smell”.

$400 dropped on new lightweight fittings for upcoming National Titles campaign, totally wasted following fourth helping at Christmas lunch.Hot Shot NS14 sailor who was “struggling in the light” has bankrolled a new fitout to try and lighten the load. Speaking at Christmas lunch in between mouthfuls of Aunty Nora’s pav and his Mum’s Spiced Rum trifle, the Skipper was optimistic about the changes. “Yeah, I managed to get 375 grams out of the boat which should translate into huge gains around the race track”. I asked how much fitness training plays a part in a campaign like this. “To be honest mate, it’s a bad time of year for hitting the gym, I mean

with all the Christmas do’s and stuff, I‘ve been on the Fizz solid for the last month – I think I’ve put on 4kg’s this week alone! ”

One Lollie bag and two Chuppa Chups were never really going to cut it, as Autumn Pointscore drifter surpasses third hour. Speaking from the front of the cockpit, the 7 year old Heron crew laments the fact that she’s down to her last two Milk Bottles and Banana. “I don’t really like Milk Bottles and I usually give Dad the Banana, cause a bit of river water always gets in the bag and it goes all slimy”. When asked what we can expect from the rest of this textbook windless April Saturday afternoon race, the Skipper’s response was short, “a lot more whinging”.

Leshie Novan

Saturday 30th March 2019. Photo by Sandra Donovan.

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BLAST FROM THE PASTPart of the heritage of the Parramatta River are swimming baths – near Halvorsen’s and also down towards Meadowbank. Currently there are plans to reinstate swimming areas along the Parramatta river. www.ourlivingriver.com.au/our-plan/parramatta-river-masterplan

Not much water for swimming at low tide... www.flickr.com/photos/canadabayconnections/10413600455/in/album-72157636816447786/

River baths at Meadowbank near the railway bridge, showing the Anzac Memorial. www.flickr.com/photos/canadabayconnections/10413570863/in/album-72157636816447786/

Boatshed and rowing at Kissing Point Bay. www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Events/Listing/Guided-Walk-Putney-River-Walk


Behind the framework of Halvorsen’s being built, you can see the original Squire’s Inn and dwelling house. Photo taken in 1941. Photo from Randi Svensen Collection. Image sourced from: www.jrpp.nsw.gov.au/Portals/0/JRPP_Documents/1932/Appendix%20H%20-%20Collated%20heritage%20report.pdf

View of James Squire’s buildings from the Parramatta River, taken during sandstone quarrying for construction of the Halvorsen’s boat yard in 1939-1940. Sourced from: www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/proposal-to-redevelop-halvorsens-boat-yard-raises-heritage-fears/news-story/ad858381b8be7afe9f380f180eb650c3

Halvorsen’s mid to late 1940s. Top left shows the Princes Regent Baths. Also showing (circled) is the foundations of the Squire’s wharf. Photo from Randi Svensen Collection. Image sourced from: www.jrpp.nsw.gov.au/Portals/0/JRPP_Documents/1932/Appendix%20H%20-%20Collated%20heritage%20report.pdf

Image from 1998. The foundations of Squire’s wharf very clear. Sourced from: www.jrpp.nsw.gov.au/Portals/0/JRPP_Documents/1932/Appendix%20L%20-%20Maritime%20Archaeological%20Assessment.pdf


Back in the day when there were a lot of tanneries and leather factories, they used to use urine to tan animal skins. Families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery... if you had to do this to survive you were piss poor But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn’t even afford to buy a pot... they didn’t have a pot to piss in and were the lowest of the low.

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn’t just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s: Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June.. However, since they were starting to smell... Brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water!

Houses had thatched roofs – thick straw – piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof... Hence the saying It’s raining cats and dogs.

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That’s how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, dirt poor.

WHAT DID YOU SAY? The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold.

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive... So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer.

And that’s the truth...

Helen Loring


CRSC 2018 / 2019 SEASON RESULTSCATAMARANClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper Pts3016 Wet Dreams Steve Levi 62457 Bonny Jane Paul Scotland 142985 Characin III John Taylor 17

Club Championship Handicap2985 Characin III John Taylor 123016 Wet Dreams Steve Levi 183571 Straycat Jim Simpson 18

Spring Point Score3016 Wet Dreams Steve Levi 142457 Bonny Jane Paul Scotland 162128 Sailbad the Sinner Lindsay Small 18

Autumn Point Score016 Wet Dreams Steve Levi 132985 Characin III John Taylor 142457 Bonny Jane Paul Scotland 15

Festive Point Score2835 8 Ball Ian Hoffman 63016 Wet Dreams Steve Levi 113072 Straycat Jim Simpson 11

Melrose Trophy072 Straycat Jim Simpson 43016 Wet Dreams Steve Levi 42928 Gemini Gary Ormes 5

Rod Walker Day3016 Wet Dreams Steve Levi

Australia Day2835 8 Ball Ian Hoffman

Ryde Games3571 Straycat Jim Simpson

Marathon2128 Sailbad the Sinner Lindsay Small

SPIRALClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper Pts905 Sunday Morning Graham Tindall 10906 Get the Job Done Graeme Baker 15902 So You Think Peter Eslick 22

Club Championship Handicap905 Sunday Morning Graham Tindall 38907 Top Gear David Bennett 41860 Rapid Pulse Andrew Hardman 46.5

Spring Point Score908 Katje Kathy Gough 18876 Chips A Hoy Andrew Hoy 30860 Rapid Pulse Andrew Hardman 35

Autumn Point Score886 Aeolian Geoff Nash 17907 Top Gear David Bennett 21.3855 TIMe well spent Tim Moors 22

Festive Point Score865 Lorabiding David Loring 6854 Hi Energy Chris Carew 9855 TIMe well spent Tim Moors 13

Melrose Trophy875 Quite Frankly Frank Williams 6855 TIMe well spent Tim Moors 7908 Katje Kathy Gough 7

Rod Walker Day870 Daytripper Peter Bates

Australia Day876 Chips A Hoy Andrew Hoy

Ryde Games855 TIMe well spent Tim Moors

Marathon850 Enigma Renee Rawson

FIREBUGClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper Pts1230 Fire Up Luke Franklin 5667 White Dwarf Ross Venner 9886 Gum Leaf Phil Sullivan 18

Club Championship Handicap1230 Fire Up Luke Franklin 7667 White Dwarf Ross Venner 7886 Gum Leaf Phil Sullivan 18

Spring Point Score667 White Dwarf Ross Venner 71230 Fire Up Luke Franklin 12886 Gum Leaf Phil Sullivan 18

Autumn Point Score667 White Dwarf Ross Venner 8886 Gum Leaf Phil Sullivan 111230 Fire Up Luke Franklin 12

Festive Point Score1230 Fire Up Luke Franklin 5667 White Dwarf Ross Venner 5

Melrose Trophy667 White Dwarf Ross Venner 21230 Fire Up Luke Franklin 5

Rod Walker Day886 Gum Leaf Phil Sullivan

Australia Day886 Gum Leaf Phil Sullivan

Ryde Games667 White Dwarf Ross Venner

Marathon667 White Dwarf Ross Venner

HERONClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper Crew Pts10279 Batmobile Chris Loring Jessica Loring 810100 Choppsy’s Sea Horse Allan Takacs Luke Takacs 1010157 Cirrus Wayne Spencer Katherine Spencer 14

Club Championship Handicap10100 Choppsy’s Sea Horse Allan Takacs Luke Takacs 1610157 Cirrus Wayne Spencer Katherine Spencer 1710279 Batmobile Chris Loring Jessica Loring 23

Spring Point Score10157 Cirrus Wayne Spencer Katherine Spencer 14.48585 JID Cathy Clapham Olivia Loring 1710246 Flying Circus Chris Gildersleeve Tegan Franklin 20

Autumn Point Score10157 Cirrus Wayne Spencer Katherine Spencer 119799 Tinker Rescue Kate Sturwohld Ollie & Scarlett

Sturwohld14

9628 Gotcha Covered Bob Hindley Justin Chan 26

Festive Point Score10279 Batmobile Chris Loring Jessica Loring 1010246 Flying Circus Chris Gildersleeve Tegan Franklin 1110184 Grumpier David McClean Ella Donovan 15

Melrose Trophy10100 Choppys’s Sea Horse Allan Takacs Luke Takacs 210157 Cirrus Wayne Spencer Katherine Spencer 45352 Little Tacker Too Emma Harris Caroline Takacs 11

Rod Walker Day10246 Flying Circus Chris Gildersleeve Tegan Franklin

Australia Day9799 Tinker Rescue Kate Sturwohld Scarlett Sturwohld

Ryde Games9799 Tinker Rescue Kate Sturwohld Scarlett Sturwohld

Marathon9422 Bluey Steve Donovan Ella Donovan

TASAR / NS14TASAR Club Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper Crew Pts1903 Shoki Nick Brown Keith Leslie 51033 Avalanche Graham Carrick Brendan Carrick 131787 Kermit Bryce Ellis Tony Passafaro 17

NS14 Club Championship ScratchSail No Boat Skipper Crew Pts1940 Unplugged Duncan McRae Alice McRae, Tim &

Ella Donovan7

1911 Sling Shot Paul Gurr Deslee Whitford 71791 On a Razors Edge Barry Roy Emma Richard 18

TASAR / NS14 Club Championship Handicap1911 Slingshot Paul Gurr Deslee Whitford 141903 Shoki Nick Brown Keith Leslie 151940 Unplugged Duncan McRae Alice McRae, Tim &

Ella Donovan18

TASAR / NS14 Spring Point Score1940 Unplugged Duncan McRae Alice McRae 121911 Slingshot Paul Gurr Deslee Whitford 161791 On a Razor’s Edge Barry Roy Emma Richard 20

TASAR / NS14 Autumn Point Score1791 On a Razor’s Edge Barry Roy Emma Richard 91940 Unplugged Duncan McRae Alice McRae, Tim &

Ella Donovan14

2785 Two to Tango John Bombell Kate Bombell 27

TASAR / NS14 Festive Point Score1903 Shoki Nick Brown Keith Leslie 81791 On a Razor’s Edge Barry Roy Emma Richard 81940 Unplugged Duncan McRae Alice McRae 8

TASAR / NS14 Melrose Trophy1033 Avalanche Graham Carrick Brendan Carrick 31903 Shoki Nick Brown Keith Leslie 31940 Unplugged Duncan McRae Alice McRae 7

TASAR / NS14 Rod Walker Day1791 On a Razor’s Edge Barry Roy Emma Richard

TASAR / NS14 Australia Day1791 On a Razor’s Edge Barry Roy Emma Richard

TASAR / NS14 Ryde Games2785 Two to Tango John Bombell Kate Bombell

TASAR / NS14 Marathon1903 Shoki Nick Brown Keith Leslie

RYDE BICENTENNIAL TROPHYClass Boat No Boat Name Helm NetCat 2985 Characin III John Taylor 259Cat 3016 Wet Dreams Steve Levi 265Heron 10157 Cirrus Wayne Spencer 276FB 667 White Dwarf Ross Venner 290Spiral 855 TIMe well spent Tim Moors 298Spiral 860 Rapid Pulse Andrew Hardman 309Cat 2457 Bonny Jane Paul Scotland 320Spiral 907 Top Gear David Bennett 445Spiral 865 Lorabiding David Loring 458Cat 3072 Straycat Jim Simpson 480

B DIVISIONClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper PtsS10 Nick Train 8B12 Mohamad Elali 16B3 Steven Deare 20

Club Championship HandicapS10 Nick Train 11B12 Mohamad Elali 14B3 Steven Deare 21

Spring Point ScoreB12 Mohamad Elali 13851 Moonlight Rachael Hardman 16S10 Nick Train 16

Autumn Point ScoreB12 Mohamad Elali 5S10 Nick Train 10B6 James Chan 17

Festive Point ScoreB3 Steven Deare 5B15 James Crisp 7B12 Mohamad Elali 9

Melrose TrophyS10 Nick Train 3B1 Henry Szenczy 4

Rod Walker DayS10 Nick Train

Australia DayB1 Henry Szenczy

Ryde GamesB12 Mohamad Elali

MarathonB12 Mohamad Elali

A DIVISIONClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper Crew Pts161211 Hot Stuff Too Paul McNamara 2

Club Championship Handicap161211 Hot Stuff Too Paul McNamara 2

Spring Point Score161211 Hot Stuff Too Paul McNamara 3

Autumn Point Score9096 Big Apple IV Greg Fryer Luke Franklin 1

Melrose Trophy161211 Hot Stuff Too Paul McNamara 1

CRSC 2018 / 2019 RESULTS continued

INTERMEDIATE SPIRALClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper PtsS10 Nick Train 10S12 Mohamad Elali 13100 Number One Daniel Train 26

Club Championship HandicapS12 Mohamad Elali 11S10 Nick Train 17S1 Steven Deare 22

Spring Point ScoreS12 Mohamad Elali 13100 Number One Daniel Train 17S10 Nick Train 19.5

Autumn Point ScoreS1 Steven Deare 16S3 James Chan 20S12 Mohamad Elali 25

Festive Point ScoreS1 Steven Deare 5S3 James Chan 6S15 James Crisp 7

Melrose Trophy100 Number One Daniel Train 3S10 Nick Train 4S17 Zoe Stephens 7

Rod Walker DayS10 Nick Train

Australia Day100 Number One Daniel Train

Ryde GamesS12 Mohamad Elali

JUNIOR HERONClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper Crew Pts10100 Choppsy’s

Sea HorseCaitlin Takacs Allan Takacs 6

10157 Cirrus Katherine Spencer Wayne Spencer 115352 Little Tacker

TooCaroline Takacs Emma Harris 25

Club Championship Handicap10100 Choppsy’s


5352 Little Tacker Too

Caroline Takacs Emma Harris 11

10157 Cirrus Katherine Spencer Wayne Spencer 14

Spring Point Score10100 Choppys’


10157 Cirrus Katherine Spencer Wayne Spencer 13.89422 Bluey Ella Donovan Steve Donovan 14

Autumn Point Score10157 Cirrus Katherine Spencer Wayne Spencer 55352 Little Tacker

TooCaroline Takacs Allan Takacs 10

10100 Choppsy’s Sea Horse

Caitlin Takacs Kathy Clapham 15

Melrose Trophy10157 Cirrus Katherine Spencer Wayne Spencer 2.510100 Chopsies

Sea HorseCaitlin Takacs Allan Takacs 3.5

5352 Little Tacker Too

Caroline Takacs Emma Harris 6

Australia Day10157 Cirrus Katherine Spencer Wayne Spencer

CADETSClub Championship Scratch

Sail No Boat Skipper PtsC5 Tim Donovan 3C1 Andrew Whorlow 11C3 Ella Donovan 14

Club Championship HandicapC5 Tim Donovan 3C1 Andrew Whorlow 12C3 Ella Donovan 14

Spring Point ScoreC6 Quinn 1883 Riley Thurle 2

Autumn Point ScoreC1 Andrew Whorlow 13C5 Tim Donovan 15C2 Daniel Whorlow 17

Australia DayC3 Ella Donovan

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