ROCK HOPPER LEAPS TO DIV II TITLE

Ken Dryburgh's Northshore 27 Rock Hopper scored a dramatic handicap win in the final race of the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club's Paperbark Autumn Series to take out the hotly contested Division II Club Championship. Rock Hopper had already secured the Regatta Title with a string of consistent performances throughout the season and the performance handicap win in the season's final race completed a rare double matching the feat of Dennis Godfrey who dominated the Division I season in the trimaran Wahoo.

Jamie Andrews's Taste and Try took out the Autumn series in Division II finishing the season in style with a fine line honours win over Dave Bennett's much improved Sapphire Dancer and Ron Kelly's Stuck in First while in Divison I Mark Tobin's Cougar scored a courageous line honours victory over Wahoo but couldn't prevent the flying trimaran from adding yet another series win to her impressive season.

The Club's annual dinner and presentation was held at the Huskisson RSL Club on the 21st of June where the season's prize winners were acknowledged. One hundred and fifty people turned out for the gala event along with the night's special guests Mayor Greg Watson and Capt John Van Dyke from HMAS Creswell who kindly assisted with the presentation of trophies, acknowledged the club's achievements and emphasised the value of the relationships that have been rekindled in recent years.

Commodore Tony Byrnes thanked the season's sponsors, the committee for their hard work and all the skippers and crews for their enthusiastic participation and the party kicked on well into the night.

Race Results:

Division I
Line Honours:
1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
3. Arabesque Tony Byrnes

Performance Handicap:
1. Dalliance Steve Simpson
2. Pleasure IV Peter O'Reilly
3. Alexander HMAS Creswell\

Regatta Handicap:
1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
3. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey

Division II
Line Honours:
1. Taste & Try Jamie Andrews
2. Sapphire Dancer Dave Bennett
3. Stuck in First Ron Kelly

Performance Handicap:
1. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
2. Taste & Try Jamie Andrews
3. Couta Tah Chris Robinson

Regatta Handicap:
1. Sapphire Dancer Dave Bennett
2. Stuck in First Ron Kelly
3. Taste & Try Jamie Andrews

Season Results

1. Performance Handicap - running results
2. Regatta Handicap - running results

April Newsletter (Issue 64)

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For Sale- Pleasure IV

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New Boat on the Block

Ron's "Stuck in First" will be replaced by the exciting new "Splinter". This boat will prove to be a solid challenger in the club. Check out the keel!

AUTUMN SERIES REACHING CLIMAX

Sun 4th May 2008

Dennis Godfrey's trimaran Wahoo and Ron Kelly's Soling Stuck in First once again put in strong performances at the head of the division I and Division II fleets in the penultimate race of the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club's Paper Bark Camp Autumn Series on Sunday 4th May. The Two yachts dominated the race in the frustratingly light South Easterly conditions that saw four of the nineteen staters failing to complete the course.

Mark Tobin's Cougar won the day on performance handicap to set up an exciting climax to the series in division I with the last race of the season to be held this coming Sunday 18th May. In Division II Ron Kelly's Soling will be fighting off challenges from Jamie Andrew's Taste & Try and Dave Bennett's Sapphire Dancer for the Autumn Series honours.

A large fleet of over twenty yachts is expected to compete in the season's finale which will determine the season's overall champions. The event will be followed by the traditional post race BBQ and prize giving and a meeting to elect the club's office bearers for next season.

Results:

Division I
Line Honours:

1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Arabesque Tony Byrnes

Performance Handicap:

1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
3. Arabesque Tony Byrnes

Regatta Handicap:

1.Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2.Arabesque Tony Byrnes
3.Cougar Mark Tobin

Division II
Line Honours:

1.Stuck in First Ron Kelley
2. Sapphire Dancer Dave Bennett
3.Taste & Try Jamie Andrews

Performance Handicap:

1.Stuck in First Ron Kelley
2. Sapphire Dancer Dave Bennett
3.Taste & Try Jamie Andrews

Regatta Handicap:
1.Stuck in First Ron Kelley
2. Sapphire Dancer Dave Bennett
3.Taste & Try Jamie Andrews

Communications

Please note that all Communications will now be on channel 77 (no longer channel 68).

Members and Guests are invited to attend our Annual Dinner
and presentation of trophies

Saturday 21st June, 2008 at Huskisson RSL Club, Huskisson. 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm

Three Course Dinner
Tea & Coffee
$45.00 / head
Music by the Janet Levy Band from Sydney

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

To be held at: The Postman's Tavern, Nowra
Tuesday 17th June 2008 commencing at 7:30 pm

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Yacht Rally to Vanuatu

Feel like a sail to Vanuatu? Click here for more info

JBCYC member Peter Brassington intends to participate in the rally.