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Dennis Godfrey's light weight trimaran Wahoo and Ron
Kelly's Soling Stuck in First outperformed their larger
rivals to take line honors in their respective divisions
in the second race of the the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht
Club's Paper Bark Camp Autumn Series held on Sunday
6th April.
Wahoo held off a strong challenge from Mark Tobin's
Cougar to be first over the line while Arabesque (Tony
Byrnes) won a close battle with the Navy's Friendship
(David Bell) for the minor line honors placing in Division
I but it was the Navy's entrant that prevailed on performance
handicap.
The light south easterly conditions proved perfect for
Ron Kelly's Soling to take a clean sweep of all of major
honours in Division II beating Jamie Andrews's Taste
and Try over the line and out performing Brian Saunders
catamaran Sea Change on performance handicap and Pete
Dallaway's Osprey on Regatta Handicap.
With three races remaining in the season, next Saturdays
Around the Bay Race starting and finishing of Huskisson
should prove crucial in deciding the seasons champions
and a large fleet is expected to turn out for the popular
event that will conclude with a prize giving and BBQ
at the Husky Pub.
Results:
Division I
Line Honours:
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
Performance H'cap:
1. Friendship David Bell
2. Pleasure IV Peter O'Reilly
3. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
Regatta H'cap:
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Jouisance Terry Ford
Division II
Line Honours:
1. Stuck In First Ron Kelly
2. Taste & Try Jamie Andrews
3. Sea Change Brian Saunders
Performance H'Cap
1. Stuck In First Ron Kelly
2. Sea Change Brian Saunders
3. Taste & Try Jamie Andrews
The annual Creswell Cup was held last weekend.
The two race series saw yachts from the Jervis Bay Cruising
Yacht Club paired against HMAS Creswell in a match racing
event.
Navy's own yachts Friendship and Alexander were supplemented
with yachts from JBCYC to make up the teams.
Despite heavy weather on Saturday a good turnout of
seasoned sailors took on the Jervis Bay course.
The bay at times resembled the mid-atlantic, with some
crews reduced or re-assigned due again to the weather,
and some tough racing followed.
The match racing between the two clubs was close, in
fact the scores were tied, with the Jervis Bay Cruising
Yacht Club eventually taking the win on a countback
to secure the Creswell Cup for 2008.
The usually class-front-runner Tranquility, that often
carries a compliment that would rival Beach Daze, was
reduced to a novice crew of two neighbours, resulting
in unfamiliar back-of-the-pack finishes.
The overnight stay at the excellent Creswell marina
was approved by Captain John Van Dyke, who also sailed
in the race and presented the trophies after welcoming
all visiting sailors to the base in the afternoon sun.
Sea training officer Brad Doyle operated the Navy’s
inflatable launch to help guide in visiting yachts and
lay racing marks for races.
A much appreciated barbecue dinner was organised by
the commodore of HMAS Creswell Sailing Club, Jim McDonald.
After dinner and refreshing beverages an enthusiastic
contingent of visitors followed Lieutenant Desmond Woods
on an informative historical tour of the base.
Live music provided by local duo Jivehouse was a welcome
addition to this year’s event.
Following a delicious hot breakfast put on by Creswell,
Sunday’s ladies’ race was held in ideal sunny
conditions with boats again coming close to each other
on numerous occasions.
Unfortunately some vessels didn’t have a lady on
board, so the crew member who closest resembled a woman
took the helm.
Official race results were:
Division 1
Line Honours: Wahoo (Dennis Godfrey); RHS handicap:
Primal Farr (Peter Tucker); PHS handicap: Primal Farr
(Peter Tucker).
Division 2
Line Honours: Rock Hopper (Ken Drysburgh); RHS handicap:
Rock Hopper (Ken Drysburgh); PHS handicap: Taste and
Try (Jamie Andrews).
Ladies’ Race
1st: Karen Holdsworth (Cougar); 2nd: Meryl Simpson (Arabesque);
3rd: Jennifer Lawrence (SaSea).
24th February 2008
Dennis Godfrey's trimaran Wahoo and Brian Saunders's
Seawind 1000 catamaran Sea Change recorded convincing
line honours victories in the final race of the Jervis
Bay Cruising Yacht Club's Vincentia News Agency Summer
Series on the 24th of February. Both yachts overcame
slow starts in light conditions to power through the
large fleet as the winds picked up over the course of
the afternoon and went on to win their respective divisions
of the Series overall.
The seventeen yacht fleet enjoyed the perfect summer
sailing conditions that prevailed as the afternoon progressed
and provided a spectacular scenic backdrop for the large
crowds that had gathered in Huskisson and Vincentia
for the Triathlon Festival.
In Division I while the top performing monohulls Cougar,
Arabesque and Eve's Delight tried in vain to chase down
the flying trimaran as they sailed through the large
contingent of Navy Warships that had gathered for exercises
off HMAS Creswell it was the Beneteau's of Steve Simpson
and Terry Ford that outperformed in the heavier conditions
to take out the major handicap honours.
In Division II Ken Dryburgh's Rock Hopper put in a
strong performance to stay with the Big Cats over the
final stages of the race to finish third over the line
and second in the series overall while the handicap
honours went to Chris Robinson's classic Couta Boat
Couta_Tah and newcomers Isis sailed on the day by Frances
Clements.
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27th January 2008
Dennis Godfrey's trimaran Wahoo and Alan and Kerry
Leach's Seawind 1000 catamaran Tranquillity continued
their domination the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club's
Vincentia News Agency Summer Series with convincing
wins in their respective divisions on the 27th January.
The two race aggregate event held in strengthening 15-30
knot north easterly conditions over a windward-leeward
sprint course saw twenty yachts compete in the first
race and a reduced fleet of thirteen staying the distance
to complete the second race as the conditions deteriorated.
The two yachts took out line honours in divisions I
and II in both races and made a clean sweep of the regatta
and performance handicap prizes in the aggregate results
to put themselves in commanding positions for the series
with two races remaining.
Jeremy Hutchings's Eve's Delight, Mark Tobin's Cougar
and Tony Byrnes's Arabesque were the best placed monos
in Division I while Ken Dryburgh's aptly named Rock
Hopper and Chris Robinson's Couta Tah managed to wedge
themselves in between the cats on handicap in Division
II.
Summer Series Race 3:
Line Honours:
Div 1
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Eve's Delight Jeremy Hutchings
Div 2
1. Tranquillity Alan & Kerry Leach.
2. Sea Change Brian Saunders
3. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
Regatta H'cap:
Div 2
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Eve's Delight Jeremy Hutchings
3. Cougar Mark Tobin
Div 2
1. Tranquillity Alan & Kerry Leach
2. Couta Tah Chris Robinson
3. Sea Change Brian Saunders
Performance H'cap:
Div 1
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Eve's Delight Jeremy Hutchings
3. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
Div 2
1. Tranquillity Alan & Kerry Leach
2. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
3. Sea Change Brian Saunders
Sat 9th Feb. 08 Creswell Cup
0900: Briefing at Callala Bay Junior Sailing Club Briefing
at reserve above Coastal Patrol jetty corner of Sydney
and Tomerong Sts. Huskisson. Next door to Peter Dallaways
residence.Course will be available on JBCYC Website
Fri. 8th Feb. 08
1130: Start of Race
Start line will be set just North of Huskisson along
Callala Beach.
1500: Estimated finish of race, and rafting up of
yachts at Creswell Marina. The finish line will be between
the Port marker at the end of the breakwall and the
mooring buoy just out from the breakwall.
1700: Results and presentation for the race.
1800: BBQ Dinner supplied by HMAS Creswell.
1900: Guided tour of HMAS Creswell, including museum
and officers ward room.
1930: Entertainment by live band 'Jive House'.
Sun 10th Feb. 08 Ladies Race
0830: Breakfast supplied by HMAS Creswell.
0930; Briefing for Ladies Race at HMAS Creswell Marina
1000: All yachts to leave the marina.
1030: Start of Ladies Race.
After finish of Ladies Race make your own way home,
and results will be posted on web, and presentation
will be at next race.
Notes;
All heads and bilge pumps to be turned off whilst inside
the marina, unless you have a holding tank.
Toilets and showers are available at the marina.
All crews and visitors taking part in the event are
to remain in the marina area, and are not to wander
around the base. However, it is permitted to access
the waterfront, and CaptainsBeach for a walk or swim.
Also all are welcome to join the guided tour at 1900
Sat.
All Skippers will be held responsible for their vessels
and crew. Everyone is expected to behave in a responsible
manner to ensure the continuation of this event.
RACE FORMAT
The Creswell Cup will be a line honours match racing
event. The fleet will be split into two teams. HMAS
Creswell and JBCYC. The match race teams will be listed
on Fri. 8th Feb. 08
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13th January 2008
Dennis Godfrey's trimaran Wahoo and John Lawrence's
Seawind 1000 XL Sas Sea returned from the Xmas break
to dominate the second race of the Jervis Bay Cruising
Yacht Club's Vincentia News A gency Summer Series held
on the 13th of January. The race held in conjunction
with the Husky Pub sponsored around the bay race saw
the multihulls revel in the strong 25 knot north easterly
conditions beating a large 23 yacht fleet home to take
a clean sweep of Line Honours, performance and regatta
handicap prizes in their respective divisions.
Wahoo held off Mark Tobin's Cougar for the win in Division
I with Terry Ford and Steve Simpson's Beneteaus performing
well in the heavy conditions to take out the minor handicap
placings. Alan and Kerry Leach's Tranquillity and Brian
Saunders's Sea Change followed Sas Sea home to make
it 1,2,3 for the "Cats" in division II with
Sponsor Dave Bennet's Jarkan 30, Chris Robinson's Couta
Tah and Tony Mayer's Wanhau being the best performed
monohulls.
NB: The race results for Division II were later overturned
by the Race Committee after a special hearing imposed
a time penalty on Sas Sea for touching a mark during
the race and a clarification of the rule was obtained
from Yachting NSW.
Summer Series Race 2/ Round the Bay Race 3 Amended Results;
Line Honours:
Div I
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey h
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
Div II
1. Tranquillity Alan & Kerry Leach
2. Sea Change Brian Saunders
3. Sas Sea John Lawrence
Regatta H'cap:
Div I
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Jouisance Terry Ford
3. Cougar Mark Tobin
Div II
1. Tranquillity Alan & Kerry Leach
2. Sea Change Brian Saunders
3. Sas Sea John Lawrence
Performance H'cap:
Div I
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Dalliance Steve Simpson
3. Jouisance Terry Ford
Div II
1. Sas Sea John Lawrence
2. Sea Change Brian Saunders
3. Tranquillity Alan & Kerry Lea
JBCYC CRESWELL WINNERs
Navy yachts Alexander and Friendship blitzed their
local match racing opponents in the first of the two
race Creswell Cup Series on Saturday 1st of December.
The event held in conjunction with the opening race
of the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club's Vincentia News
Agency Summer Series attracted a large fleet of 23 boats
competing in a revitalised team match racing format
which provided interesting racing across the fleet and
some thrilling finishes.
JBCYC heavyweights Cougar (Mark Tobin) and Arabesque
(Tony Byrnes) led the local charge with victories at
the front end of the fleet but the emphatic wins by
Alexander (Martin Lindsay) and Friendship (Simon Fitzgerald)
got Navy back on an even footing. Alan and Kerry Leach's
Tranquillity kept JBCYC in touch with a comfortable
win over their catamaran rivals Sea Change (Brian Saunders)
after a spate of midfield results had favoured the Navy
Team but a win by Couta Tah (Chris Robinson) and an
unlikely last gasp victory by newcomer Tony Mayer's
Wanhau over veteran campaigner Dennis Meredith's Making
Waves saved the day for the Yacht Club leaving the team
result deadlocked at five wins apiece.
All prizes for the day's event were awarded at a post
race BBQ hosted by HMAS Creswell on the shores of the
marina where the yachts were berthed for the night and
everyone enjoyed the good natured festivities that extended
well into the night.
Cougar v Wahoo: Cougar (1sec) Mark
Tobin
Arabesque v Element: Arabesque (4min 18sec) Tony
Byrnes
Eves Delight v Friendship: Friendship (7min 54sec)
Simon Fitzgerald
Motion v Alexander: Alexander (12min 23sec) Martin
Lindsay
Jouissance v Pleasure 1V: Pleasure 1V (10sec) Peter
ORielly
Daedalus v Dalliance: Dalliance (12sec) Steve Simpson
Tranquility v Sea Change: Tranquility (5min 36sec)
Alan Leach
Rock Hopper v Taste & Try: Taste & Try (2
min) Jamie Andrews
Couta Tah v Teco: Couta Tah (10min 45sec) Chris Robinson
Wanhau v Making: Waves Wanhau (14min 48sec) Tony
Maher
Result 5 all draw, with winner of the Creswell Cup
to be decided by the next Creswell Race.
Sat 1st Dec
0900: Briefing at Callala Bay Junior Sailing Club
Briefing at reserve above Coastal Patrol jetty corner
of Sydney and Tomerong Sts. Huskisson. Next door to
Peter Dallaways residence.
1130: Start of Race
Start line will be set just North of Huskisson along
Callala Beach.
1500: Estimated finish of race, and rafting up of
yachts at Creswell Marina.
The finish line will be between the Port marker at the
end of the breakwall and the mooring buoy just out from
the breakwall.
1700: Results and presentation for the race.
1800: BBQ Dinner supplied by HMAS Creswell.
Sun 2nd Dec
0830: Breakfast supplied by HMAS Creswell.
1000: All yachts to leave the marina. Optional cruise
to a nominated location for for lunch, or make your
own way home.
Notes
- All heads and bilge pumps to be turned off whilst
inside the marina, unless you have a holding tank.
- Toilets and showers are available at the marina.
- All crews and visitors taking part in the event
are to remain in the marina area, and are not to wander
around the base. However, it is permitted to access
the waterfront, and CaptainsBeach for a walk or swim.
- All Skippers will be held responsible for their
vessels and crew. Everyone is expected to behave in
a responsible manner to ensure the continuation of
this event.
RACE FORMAT
The Creswell Cup will be a line honours match racing
event. The fleet will be split into two teams HMAS Creswell
and JBCYC. The match races are listed below, and note
that the results are only on line honours and handicaps
are not taken into account. However, the race is the
first race of the Summer Series with the normal handicap
results and prizes.
JBCYC v CRESWELL
Yacht Sail No.
DIV 1
Cougar 137 v Wahoo 251A
Arabesque 4015 v Element 6230
Eves Delight MB82 v Friendship 3808
Motion 4108 v Alexander 3807
Jouissance 5568 v Pleasure 1V M6
Daedalus M54 v Dalliance G318
DIV 2
Tranquility 1043 v Sea Change 8800
Rock Hopper 623 v Taste & Try AU190
Couta Tah C87 v Teco 9977
Wanhau 1843 v Making Waves PH55
Print details here >>
The final of the Vincentia Logo Express JBCYC Spring
Race series was held on November 18 on a sparkling Jervis
Bay. The conditions could not have been scripted better
for the 19 yachts competing in the decider. Following
four races with no clear winner it was down to this
final race to determine the placings. The pressure began
to show as several yachts crossed the line early on
the first attempt at a start with the fleet being recalled.
With a course traversing the northern part of the Bay,
racing came down to tactics and the nerve to hold your
selected course. It allowed both divisions to race with
each other and individual battles sprang up between
several competitors. None better than the tussle between
Arabesque and Invincible on the long spinnaker run into
Huskisson. Invincible sporting new battle colours on
its spinnaker gradually taking the advantage.
Division one was a line honours contest between Cougar
and the nimble trimaran Wahoo. With Wahoo tacking into
the centre of the bay and Cougar remaining close to
Callala Beach it was exciting to see them both converge
on a marker off Huskisson with mere seconds separating
them. It was a final drag under spinnaker to the finish
line with Cougar crossing ahead of a fast finishing
Wahoo with Invincible next.
Division 2 was to be decided between the two Seawind
catamarans Tranquility and Sea Change and Rockhopper
a Northshore 27. With Sea Change experiencing trouble
when attempting to lower a spinnaker half way through
the race it looked like their chance to take the series
was over. The line honours in division 2 going to Tranquility
ahead of Taste and Try with Rockhopper third.
The final series results are calculated on performance
handicap using the best four results from the five races.
The results show consistency was the key to taking the
series.
Division 1 winner Wahoo, 2nd Jouisannce and 3rd Cougar.
Division 2 winner Sea Change, 2nd Rockhopper and 3rd
Tranquility.
The Vincentia Logo Express Spring series was characterised
by very competitive and close racing. Congratulations
to all competitors and well done to the winners.
The JBCYC now looks forward to the Summer series which
will kick off on December 1 with the Creswell Cup, a
race between the JBCYC and the Navy. The cup is currently
held by Navy with the JBCYC anxious to regain the prize.
The full race results and details of the JBCYC and
its up coming events can be found at www.jbcyc.com.au.
Beautiful Jervis Bay turned on the sunshine and plenty
of breeze for the 20 yachts competing in the 3rd race
of the Logo Express JBCYC Spring Race series held on
Sunday 21 October. This was a record fleet for a JBCYC
race and a marvellous sight as they crossed the start
line in Callala Bay at 11am. The fleet showing a large
variation in yacht designs and sizes from “Up Front”
a Windrush 23 to the majestic “Daedalus” a
Mason 54.
With two thirds of the race completed and after rounding
a mark off Huskisson, the nimble division 1 trimaran
“Wahoo” commenced to sequentially pass the
shorter coursed division 2 yachts. “Wahoo”
continued in the building breeze to take line honours
for division 1 well ahead of “Arabesque” in
second place.
With the North East wind gusting to over 30 knots in
the latter part of the race many competitors were finding
the conditions arduous. Yachts began to reef or change
sails to regain control in the building chop during
the return journey past Callala Beach.
The multihulls continue their tight hold of the division
2 title with the Seawind catamarans dominating in a
forceful display over the mono hulls. It was a close
finish with “Tranquillity” narrowly beating
“Sea Change” by a margin of only 17 seconds
at the line with “Taste & Try” a further
16 minutes behind.. This really does appear to be the
year of the cat!. .........So far at least.
Following calculation of the handicapped results an
historic first for the JBCYC was announced. Division
1 yachts “Jouisance” and “Eve’s
Delight” finishing in a tie for first place on
the corrected times measured to the second. As a testament
to the closeness of the racing this series, division
1 saw the first three boats covered by only 12 seconds
after almost 2 hours on the water.
With the series being so tightly contested all eyes
now turn to one of the major sailing events held on
Jervis Bay the JB Challenge on Saturday 3 November.
This will indeed be a spectacular occasion with trailer
sailers and fixed keel boats competing side by side.
Can the mono hulls defeat the cats and start taking
back the crown?
7th October 2007
Mark Tobin's Farr 11.6 Cougar and Ken Dryburgh's Northshore
27 Rock Hopper shared the honours in their respective
divisions after overcoming strong challenges from their
multihull rivals in the second race of the Jervis Bay
Cruising Yacht Club's Vincentia Logo Express Spring
Series held on the 7th of October.
A total of nineteen yachts took part in the four and
a half hour race held in light to moderate SE to NE
winds on a picturesque spring afternoon which saw an
exciting contest unfold as the monohulls and multihulls
continued their fight for early season supremacy. Cougar
just got on top of Dennis Godfrey's flying trimaran
Wahoo in the later stages of the race to take the Division
I Line Honours title and record a Regatta Handicap win
while Rock Hopper held off the growing Seawind catamaran
fleet to take a clean sweep of all the major prizes
on offer in Division II.
Other strong performances on the day were put in by
the consistent Arabesque skippered by Tony Byrnes and
Frank Taylor's Invincible in Division I while Chris
Robinson's Couta-Tah, Alan and Kerrie Leach's Tranquillity
and Bran Saunders's Sea Change were the best of the
rest in Division II.
Prizes for the day were awarded at the Callala Junior
Sailing Club where the crews unwound around the barbecue
while the race committee crunched the numbers and it
was a happy Huskisson contingent that returned to Currambene
Creek to continue their celebrations. Thanks to all
those who took part and contributed to success of the
day.
Results:
Division I Line Honours
1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
3.. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
Regatta H'Cap
1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
3. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
Performance H'Cap
1. Wahoo Dennis Godfrey
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Invincible Frank Taylor
Division II Line Honours
1. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
2. Tranquillity Alan & Kerrie Leach
3. Couta-Tah Chris Robinson
Regatta H'Cap
1. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
2. Couta-Tah Chris Robinson
3. Tranquillity Alan & Kerrie Leach
Performance H'Cap
1. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
2. Couta-Tah Chris Robinson
3. Sea Change Brian Saunders
23rd Sept 2007
By Peter Dallaway
Denis Godfrey's trimaran Wahoo and Alan and Kerry Leach's
catamaran Tranquillity dominated the opening race of
the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club's Vincentia Logo
Express Spring Series recording emphatic line honours
victories in their respective divisions to get the Club's
2007-08 season off to a spectacular start.
The race sailed in two divisions to accommodated the
large fleet of eighteen boats which included visiting
entries from the Jervis Bay Sailing Club and HMAS Creswell
was dominated by the mutihulls who found the course
and conditions much their liking on the day with Wahoo
flashing past Mark Tobin's Cougar on the final reach
to the line in Division I and Tranquillity taking a
clean sweep of all major honours in Division II.
The Navy's S111 Alexander skippered by Jamie McAlindon
was awarded the race on Performance Handicap in Division
I from Wahoo who added a Regatta Handicap win to her
line honours victory. The Seawind 1000 catamarans Seachange
and Sas Sea and Mono's Rock Hoper and Wanhau shared
the minor placings in division II.
Prizes for the day were awarded in the convivial atmosphere
of the Callala Junior Sailing Club after the race and
the club thanks all those involved in the administration,
race organisation and catering for their efforts in
getting the season underway in such fine style.
14 Sept 2007
SAILING SEASON TO START WITH SPRING
SERIES
A large fleet of around 20 yachts is expected to compete
in the first race of the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club's
Vincentia Logo Express Spring Series this weekend as
the 2007- 2008 season gets underway in earnest. Building
on last season's success and the increasing number of
boats competing, the race format will be expanded to
accommodate two divisions this year. Division 1 will
see last season's champions Arabesque, Cougar and Motion
battling it out with the Navy's Friendship and entries
from the Jervis Bay Sailing Club for early honours while
in Division II the smaller yachts will take on the growing
fleet of catamarans and the two timber classics Osprey
and Couta-Tah over a shorter course which is sure to
make for some exciting finishes as both fleets converge
over the race's latter stages.
The race will take place on Sunday 23rd September with
registration and race briefing being held at the Callala
Junior Sailing Club at 09:30 am. The race will start
at approximately 11:00am and there will be a BBQ and
presentation back at the clubhouse on completion of
the race. Existing members and visitors wishing to participate
are encouraged to download and complete the race entry
or membership forms from the Club's Website www.jbcyc.com.au
in advance and come prepared to renew their Club and
YNSW subscriptions on the day. A limited number of Official
Racing Rules Books will be available for purchase and
a large range of Club Merchandise will also be on display
for ordering.
Nine yachts took part in the friendly Season Opening
event held on the 9th Sept which proved an invaluable
opportunity for those competing to ready their crew
and equipment for the upcoming series. Bran Hume's Bounty
35 Motion continued last season's good form to take
the Division I Regatta and Performance Handicap Prizes
and Mark Tobin's Cougar capitalised on Arabesque's "stage
fright" course error to claim Div I Line Honours.
In Division II Alan and Kerry Leach's Tranquillity
beat fellow "Cat" and Performance Handicap
winner Sea Change home for Line Honours while sponsor
Ken Dryburgh's Northshore 27 Rock Hopper laid a claim
for a place in Division I with an impressive Regatta
Handicap win. Other notable performances on the day
included that of newcomer Ron Kelly in his Soling Stuck
in First who overcame a late start to get back amongst
the fleet in Division I and Tony Mayer's determination
to complete the race in Wanhau after sailing the longer
course.
Special thanks to Callala Junior Sailing Club for their
hospitality and to all those members who have worked
hard behind the scenes and on the day to make the first
outing such a success.
Sunday 20th May 2007
Peter Dallaway
Tony Byrnes's Farr 1020 Arabesque snatched a last gasp
victory in the final race of the Jervis Bay Cruising
Yacht Club's Vincentia News Agency Autumn Series on
the weekend to take the series and wrestle the Club
Championship from the grip of leading contenders Motion
and Eve's Delight in a stunning result that came down
to a mere 20 seconds over the course of the entire season.
In an action packed afternoon of close quarters racing
in gusty westerly conditions Mark Tobin's Cougar just
got up to beat Arabesque on the line after a long chase
through a record 20 yacht fleet around a tight 10 nautical
mile Callala Bay course to claim line honours with visiting
trimaran Wahoo sailed by Denis Godfrey finishing a creditable
third.
Other hopefuls for the Autumn series, Denis Meredith's
Making Waves, Jamie Andrews's Taste and Try and Steve
Simpson's Eastern Star were pushed out of handicap contention
on the day by the solid performances of the timber classics
Couta Tah and Osprey who finished second and fifth respectively.
Alan and Kerry Leach's Tranquillity was the best of
the 'Cats' in ninth place and Bob Turnbull made a welcome
return on Saka adding some colour to the rear end of
the fleet along with the 'bottle shop boys' on Wanhau.
Prizes for the day's racing and the series were awarded
at the Junior Sailing Club's premises where a large
crowd gathered for the final BBQ of the season and everyone
was congratulated for their participation and sportsmanship,
the skippers thanked on behalf of their crews and the
party continued well into the night.
Race Results: 20/05/07
Line Honours:
1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
3. Wahoo Denis Godfrey
Performance H'cap
1. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
2. Couta Tah Chris Robinson
3. Eve's Delight Jeremy Hutchings
Regatta H'cap:
1. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
2. Motion Mick O'Shea
3. Eve's Delight Jeremy Hutchings
Autumn Series:
1. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Making Waves Denis Meredith
Club Championship:
1. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
2. Motion Brian Hume
3. Eve's Delight Jeremy Hutchings
Click here to see full results
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NEWSLETTER NO. 60 April 2007
1 May 2007
Peter Cowman, Club Secretary
Another season coming to a close with beautiful autumn
weather. There have been several highlights for the
year but probably the most noteworthy was our return
to Creswell on two occasions.
The main purpose of this newsletter is to advise members
and friends of end of season activities.
1. Financial Year
Our financial year ends on 31st May so please send any
cheques/invoices to the Treasurer, Dave Churchward well
before that date.
2. Election of Office Bearers
The election for next season will be held at the Callala
Junior Sailing School after the barbeque on 20th May.
Please consider nominating for a position as it is essential
all positions are filled.
3. Annual General Meeting
This will be held during June following a monthly committee
meeting. At the AGM the election of office bearers (from
20th May) will be ratified.
Last year the Office of Fair Trading advised that the
AGM could not be held prior to 31st May and we had to
reconvene the AGM during August. (The Office of Fair
Trading administers sporting organisations in NSW and
ensures they meet the requirements of incorporation).
4. Annual Dinner
This year the dinner and trophy presentation will again
be held at the restaurant at Paperbark Camp.
Saturday 23rd June, 2007 at
Paper Bark Camp, Huskisson
6:00 pm for 7:00 pm
Three Course Dinner
Tea & Coffee
$45.00 / head
For a full flyer click
here
5. Final Newsletter
This will be my last newsletter for the Club. I have
now produced 60 newsletters over an 8 year period and
would like someone else to take over the role. I hope
you have enjoyed reading the newsletters and that they
have kept you up to date with matters that are relevant
to the Club.
We are fortunate to enjoy sailing and social activities
in such a beautiful part of Australia. However it is
also important that we have a strong club with good
administration so that we have a voice in the management
of Jervis Bay.
A word from the Commodore...
Sunday 6th May 2007
Peter Dallaway
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP REACHING CLIMAX
With one race in the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club’s
Vincentia News Agency Autumn Series remaining and the
prestigious Club Championship hanging in the balance
a record fleet of around 20 yachts are expected to compete
in the seasons final race this Sunday.
Brian Hume’s Bounty 35 Motion after yet another
strong performance in her last outing will have to stave
off challenges from the likes of Jeremy Hutchings Eve’s
Delight with the experienced Kanga Birtles aboard, Steve
Simpson’s Eastern Star and Tony Byrnes’s Arabesque
to secure the season’s top honours while Denis
Meredith’s Making Waves will attempt to hang on
to a narrow points lead over 10 other contenders including
the rapidly improving newcomer Jamie Andrew’s Taste
& Try to clinch the Autumn Series.
In the clubs last race on 6th May, Motion continued
her consistent good form by taking out the Regatta and
Performance Handicap divisions of the shortened 13 nautical
mile race held in testing light southerly winds after
finishing third across the line behind Mark Tobin’s
Cougar and Tony Byrnes Arabesque. Cougar pounced on
the final leg to beat Arabesque on the line by the slimmest
of margins in one of the season’s most enthralling
races which saw several boats take the lead at different
stages of the race.
In the middle of the fleet the catamarans Sea Change
and Tranquillity struggled to make an impression in
the light going and Making Waves was the pick of the
backmarkers sailing over the top of arch rival Osprey
in the final stages of the race to win a rare “bragging
rights” victory and keep her series hopes alive.
As usual an enthusiastic crowd attended the post race
prize giving and BBQ held at the Callala Junior Sailing
Club and Huskisson was treated to the sight of a procession
of boats entering the creek under lights at the end
of a long day’s racing.
Race Results: 06/05/07
Line Honours:
1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
3. Motion Brian Hume
Performance H’cap
1. Motion Brian Hume
2. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
3. Taste & Try Jamie Andrews
Regatta H’cap:
1. Motion Brian Hume
2. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
3. Taste & Try Jamie Andrews
A word from the Commodore...
Sunday 22nd April 2007
Peter Dallaway
Competition is heating up in the Jervis Bay Cruising
Yacht Club’s Vincentia News Agency Autumn Series
with a near record fleet of 18 yachts contesting the
third race of the series on the 22nd of April. With
only 2 races in the regular season remaining and the
club championship also up for grabs all stops are being
pulled out as crews battle for the season’s final
honours.
Light variable southerly winds greeted the fleet at
the start of its last outing for the 14 nautical mile
pentastar race favouring the lightweight flyers in the
early going but freshening conditions in the later stages
of the race helped to bring the back markers into contention
by the end of the three and a half hour race.
Line honours on the day was emphatically won by the
Jervis Bay Sailing Club’s visiting trimaran Wahoo
skippered by Denis Godfrey who revelled in the light
conditions to beat the larger displacement monohulls
Cougar and Arabesque home by a comfortable margin with
Eve’s Delight, Friendship and Motion all putting
in strong performances at the front end of the fleet.
Silver Heels and Eastern Star kept their championship
hopes alive with solid handicap performances but it
was the diminutive Endeavour 24 Teco skippered by Hubert
Notter who emerged from the back of the pack to record
a popular victory on corrected time.
Denis Merideth’s Making Waves finished a creditable
fourth on handicap to take the overall lead in the series,
sponsor Dave Bennett returning from a spell had his
Jarkan Sapphire Dancer going well to finish third on
performance handicap, Brian Saunders’s Sea Change
won the “Cat Fight” from Alan and Kerrie Leach’s
Tranquillity and Ken Dryburgh’s Rock Hopper finished
second only to Brain Hume’s Motion on Regatta Handicap.
As usual the day finished with an enthusiastic gathering
at the Callala Junior Sailing Club and a welcome BBQ
after a long day’s sailing. Full race results delayed
on the day due to technical difficulties are now available
here.
Race Results: 22/04/07
Line Honours:
1. Wahoo Denis Godfrey
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
Performance H’cap
1. Teco Hubert Notter
2. Silver Heels Greg Troy
3. Sapphire Dancer Dave Bennett
Regatta H’cap:
1. Motion Brian Hume
2. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
3. Silver Heels Greg Troy
20 April 2007
Tony Byrnes
The Easter Cruise 2007 began in testing weather conditions.
This led to the canceling of the offshore leg of the
cruise. Yachts headed straight for the protected waters
of Hole in the Wall. Again the lack of boating facilities
in Jervis Bay was shown, with no public moorings being
available for our boats as well as others. However,
an enjoyable night was had by all, with yachts moored
up together on anchor.
Friday evening a dinner party was held on Arabesque,
with a team effort of chefs, from all boats, producing
some excellent curries. A poker tournament was then
held on Tranquility, with some funds being raised for
the club.
The Saturday night fireworks were spectacular, with
twilight drinks held in the Commodores Jungle Bar. A
BBQ was then provided for all present.
As the weekend went on, the weather improved, with
beautiful sailing conditions being experienced by all
yachts who participated in the cruise. Some even extended
into Tuesday.
EASTER HOLIDAYS CLUB CRUISE 2007
Fri Apr 6/07
- Offshore Cruise and return to overnight in Jervis
Bay
- 1100 meet at Bowen Island
- 1010 radio sked Ch. 72 VHF
- 1020 Cruise to destination to be determined
by weather conditions at the time, possibly Steamers
Beach or Drum and Drumsticks
- 1730 arrive back in Jervis Bay and set up
for overnight at location to again be determined by
weather conditions, possibly Hole in the Wall moorings
or Long Beach
Sat Apr 7/07
- Day spent in Jervis Bay with possibility of a short
race day culminating with mooring off shores of Huskisson
to view fireworks.
- Jungle Bar at Peter Dallaways will be open for twilight
drinks pre firewoks.
- Tides are good for entering Huskisson Port after
fireworks and rafting up. However yachts with draft
of 1.8m or more will have to wait till Sunday evening
before being able to leave.
Sun Apr 8/07
- Breakfast and make your own way home.
A Word from the Commodore...
Saturday 24th March 2007
By Peter Dallaway
ARABESQUE, TASTE & TRY SHARE YACHTING HONOURS
Tony Byrnes’s Farr 1020 Arabesque and Jamie Andrews’
J24 Taste & Try skippered by Chris Capel for the
Dryburgh Syndicate took out Division I and II respectively
of the Jervis Bay Cruising Yacht Club’s Husky Pub
Around the Bay Series on the Weekend. The final leg
of the 5 race series held in conjunction with the Vincentia
News Agency Autumn Series attracted a fleet of 12 yachts
and the 15-20 knot northerly breeze ensured a fast passage
around the 15 nautical mile course and a timely finish
off Huskisson before the strong southerly hit later
in the afternoon.
Visiting multi-hull Lobo skippered by Steve Meacham
accepted the challenge of taking on the Yacht Club’s
top marker Cougar to win Line Honours in controversial
circumstances after a hard fought duel at the front
of the fleet was marred by an ambiguity in the sailing
instructions which saw the two yachts sail slightly
different courses. The race committee upheld Lobo’s
line honours victory
with Cougar taking the race on Performance and Regatta
Handicap after a successful appeal for redress.
The Navy’s Friendship skippered by Jamie McAlindon
from HMAS Creswell put in another strong performance
to finish third across the line ahead of Arabesque in
Division I while Chris Capel and Jamie Andrews combined
well to bring Taste & Try home ahead of the fast
finishing catamarans Tranquillity and Sea Change in
Division II. Other stand out performers on the day were
Ken Dryburgh’s new boat Rock Hopper which won the
Regatta Handicap Prize in division II and newcomer Tony
Mayer’s effort aboard Whanau in beating Osprey
and Making Waves across the line in his first outing
with the Club.
The post race formalities were held over a delicious
BBQ at the Husky Pub with the usual conviviality spilling
over well into the night. Special thanks to our race
sponsors, start boat and race officials for doing a
great job under difficult circumstances and to all competitors
for their enthusiastic participation.
Division I
Line Honours:
1. Lobo Steve Meacham
2. Cougar Mark Tobin
3. Friendship Jamie McAlindon
Performance H’cap
1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
3. Eastern Star Steve Simpson
Regatta H’cap:
1. Cougar Mark Tobin
2. Friendship Jamie McAlindon
3. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
Division II
Line Honours:
1. Taste & Try Chris Capel
2. Tranquillity Alan Leach
3. Sea Change Brian Saunders
Performance H’cap:
1. Taste & Try Chris Capel
2. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
3. Making Waves Denis Meredith
Regatta H’cap:
1. Rock Hopper Ken Dryburgh
2. Taste & Try Chris Capel
3. Making Waves Denis Meredith
Around the Bay Series
Division I 1. Arabesque Tony Byrnes
Division II 1. Taste & Try Ken Dryburgh/
Chris Capel
A Word from the Commodore
Saturday 10th March 2007
By Peter Dallaway
NAVY’S FRIENDSHIP WINS CRESWELL CUP
HMAS Creswell’s Swarbrick S111 Friendship skippered
by Lt Jamie McAlindon won the opening race of the Jervis
Bay Cruising Yacht Club’s Vincentia News Agency
Autumn Series on the weekend. The race held in conjunction
with the second leg of the Creswell Cup hosted by the
Navy’s training establishment attracted a fleet
of 14 Yachts including 2 Navy entrants. Friendship revelled
in the 20-knot southerly breeze on an afternoon of spectacular
racing with warships and helicopters exercising in and
around the course, to finish second over the line and
take the race on performance handicap to secure the
Creswell Cup for the home team.
Mark Tobin’s Cougar and Brian Hume’s Motion
continued their domination of the line honours and regatta
handicap divisions of the race with respective wins
and
Newcomer Jamie Andrews and novice crew of fellow teachers
out sailed many of their more experienced rivals to
finish mid fleet in their first outing aboard their
new acquisition Taste & Try. Other notable performances
on the day were Irena Hutchings spectacular start at
the helm of Eve’s Delight which saw the Adam’s
10 in a commanding position at the first windward mark
and the cruel twist of fate, a hydraulic, not neurologic,
failure aboard Denis Meredith’s Making Waves which
caused her steering to go awry and rob her of second
place in the Cup.
The post race formalities were held in the marina at
HMAS Creswell where CO Captain Mark Sander welcomed
the crews and their families, Pete Dallaway and Tony
Byrnes thanked the Navy for their hospitality, acknowledged
the race sponsors and officials and awarded the prizes
with the assistance of the club’s “Golden
Girls” Meryl and Wendy and Past Commodore Pete
Cowman delivered an enthralling account of the club’s
long association with the Navy.
The Clubs next race is on Saturday 24th March starting
off Huskisson with a BBQ to follow at the Husky Pub.
Contact Pete Dallaway on 44415566 for details.
Race Results:
Line Honours:
1. Cougar, Mark Tobin
2. Friendship, Jamie McAlindon
3. Arabesque, Tony Byrnes
Performance H’cap
1. Friendship, Jamie McAlindon
2. Motion, Brian Hume
3. Eastern Star, Steve Simpson
Regatta H’cap:
1. Motion, Brian Hume
2. Cougar, Mark Tobin
3. Friendship, Jamie McAlindon
March 2007 Creswell Race - What an
Event!
By Jamie McAlindon
The overnight sailing event for the 'Edmund Thomas
Cooper Memorial Trophy' went off very well. We managed
to get FRIENDSHIP and ALEXANDER into the race, a fact
that gained lots a good comment from around the fleet.
13 boats from JBCYC and a number of support vehicles
made the most of their privileges in spending a night
aboard HMAS CRESWELL.
In summary, the main race was held on Sat with a 1200
start of Husky following a round the bay course to finish
off the break wall at CRESWELL. Presentations were held
in the late afternoon with Navy prizes contributing
followed by a well catered BBQ and the subsequent evening
social activity. Sunrise saw a few early swimmers at
Captains Beach. A forward hands race commenced at 1050
off the break wall running out to the submarine buoy
and back.
Crews were allocated for FRIENDSHIP and ALEXANDER with
an emphasis on recent involvement with sailing at CRESWELL.
On the way up to Husky Blue had ALEX well and truly
overhauling us on FRIENDSHIP despite us running a number
1 genoa to his 2. This saw us diving into the sail locker
in an attempt to rectify the situation. It was to no
avail for several reasons and we resigned ourselves
to watching ALEXANDER from astern as they challenge
COUGAR at the head of the fleet. The wind eased off
Husky as the start approached which gave us back some
advantage at that point.
The fleet left Husky to round the mussel barges at
Vincentia and getting a close look at the 104' mega
yacht moored off Collingwood beach. The palatial drop
down transom stairs are no doubt worth more than most
of the boats racing past, the tender definitely was.
The fleet then proceeded across to Dart Point on the
other side of the bay before heading south to the submarine
buoy where a fisherman was tied up and very surprised
to have close encounter with so many yachts. At this
point we had swapped second and third position with
ARABESQUE several times but were behind by several boat
lengths at this late stage in the race.
In our all or nothing attempt to overhaul ARABESQUE,
we were the only boat in the fleet to pop the spinnaker
in what were stiff conditions. After a minor snag in
setting the spinnaker due to low crew experience it
flew without a problem to put us well ahead and provide
a great show in front of the numerous Navy ships in
the bay at the time. Many of the NEOC have commented
on seeing FRIENDSHIP under spinnaker. From that point
we never looked back and finished second across the
line but close enough to COUGAR to win the Cup on club
handicap.
Whilst ALEXANDER trailed FRIENDSHIP from the start
this was what was originally expected as she need a
scrub below the water line. Regardless as the conditions
picked up she made good account of herself to close
from the trailing group up to the leading group of boats.
I will have to get Blue to paint a more colourful picture
of ALEXANDER's race.
Hopefully this is the start of some seriously close
match racing in the near future, Wed afternoon and twilight
sailing anybody?
All yachts berthed safely before the presentations
were held on the grassed area adjacent to the floating
pontoon wharf. There were prizes donated by CRESWELL
and the crews were very receptive of the Caps and Coolers
they received. I will not regale you with the complete
results list. Suffice to say it culminated in the 'Edmund
Thomas Cooper Memorial Trophy' being awarded back to
FRIENDSHIP and crew by a pair of glam girls. At least
the Skipper got glam girls as shown in the photo, which
is honestly only there to indicate the size of the trophy
and our flash CRESWELL team shirts!
The race format was announced as maturing into a challenge
series for a final match race similar to the 'America's
Cup' so it should be interesting to see what interest
it creates in the future.
Following the formalities there was an all in BBQ which
merged into the nights story telling over a fine beverage
or two. Now I don’t drink so I cont speak for others
but you gotta love that Darjeeling tea on EVES DELIGHT!
Morning saw some surprisingly early risers for a dip
at Captains Beach before it was back to the BBQ for
Bacon and Egg rolls.
After scrubbing a few decks, checking gear and going
to the bottom of the harbour to recover items lost overboard
the day was set for the forward hands race. The start
was off the break wall at 1050 with the 'normal' skipper
not able to handle the helm. I must make a note that
the sails are much easier to see from further forward,
so that I listen to the crew more in future. FRIENDSHIP
had trouble with a jammed main sail that would not raise
without the winch and almost missed the start except
for a bit of iron sail intervention. Apologies to the
CO and Blue but remember I was not at the helm and there
were no points
COUGAR lead from the front again until ARABESQUE managed
to lunge past before rounding the wrong mark. Once again
as there were no points we decided to help out and let
them know of the navigational error. This appeared obviously
the result of unfamiliar territory at this end of the
bay. Despite the navigational indiscretion ARABESQUE
managed to overhaul FRIENDSHIP to finish in second across
the line. I can feel a change of skippers coming on
here.
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