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Weekend Weekend -- Photo Jule GeldardPhoto Jule Geldard

Volume 50 Number 19

November 2016

At the club house, Northern Arm of

Manly Harbour (Trafalgar St) 7:30PM Thursday 3rd November

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Monthly Events

5-6 Nov Cruise Weekend and join Navigator’s

Nightmare

6 Nov Navigator’s Nightmare

3rd Dec Trophy Presentation and Christmas

Party

Commodore’s Comment

By Bruce Wieland

The Annual General Meeting of our club will be held this coming

Thursday, the 3rd November. I can’t emphasize enough the

importance of a good attendance at the meeting. The future

strength of MYCQ is dependent on the support and shared contributions from

all members, whether or not you are serving on a committee or sub-

committee. There are exciting times ahead for our club. We are all very much

aware of the growing multihull ownership within the yachting fraternity. Our

challenge is to offer a diverse range of products (fun experiences) to those

owners and crew so that they will be attracted to MYCQ. The more ideas that

are floated, the more likely that we will find the right formula to grow. So

come to our meetings and contribute!

It has been an honour to serve as Commodore of MYCQ again this past year.

I am very grateful for the support of so many members during that time, and

of course, there have been a few who have served the club with distinction.

All committee positions will be declared vacant at the AGM and a new

committee elected. I indicate that I will be nominating again for the position

of Commodore for the next year, and I will regard it as a sign of strength for

the club if there are other nominations for Commodore. We need a strong

committee!

There are only a three events left on the 2016 calendar, They are the

Christmas Party and Trophy Presentation night on the 3rd December followed

by a cruise weekend and the Navigator’s Nightmare fun race. The previous

two Christmas Parties have been a huge success, so don’t miss out! Plans are

well under way for our 2017 and 2018 calendar. There will be something for

everyone, cruisers, racers and social butterflies.

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From the Editor Welcome to another edition of the MYCQ Multinews. This month we have a lot of content from

members as well as a lot happening around the world to report on. There is an interesting

cruise report from Tropical Cat and her trip up north. There was also the St Helena Cup and

the Mooloolaba Weekend this month.

An old advertiser has started supporting he MYCQ again. The Redland City Marina has placed

a new advert and will also be advertising on our website. Please support our sponsors.

This month sees the MYCQ AGM, so it would be good if all members attend and get involved

in running the club. Another must attend event is the Christmas Party so I look forward to

seeing you all there.

Enjoy!

Inside this issue:

Social Report ···················································································· 12

A Day on the water - Mooloolaba Weekend ······································ 16

The Cruise of the Tropical Cat 2016 ················································ 17

St Helena Cup ·················································································· 23

Open Letter to all Members ······························································ 25

Rolex Middle Sea Race Record·························································· 28

Thomas Coville advocates for a multihull Volvo Ocean Race ············ 30

Red Bull Foiling Generation ····························································· 32

GC32 Racing Tour ············································································· 34

America’s Cup ·················································································· 38

Extreme Sailing Lisbon ····································································· 40

Other Videos and NEWS ·································································· 44

Website: www.mycq.org.au

https://www.facebook.com/TheMYCQ https://twitter.com/TheMYCQ

*$71.50 is the country/overseas

member rate

Would you like to receive a regular copy of the Multinews?

All you have to do is join the MYCQ (from $71.50*) Go to: http://www.mycq.org.au/membershipform

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Management Committee Phone Mobile Email

Commodore Bruce Wieland 07 3395 4727 0438 176 704 [email protected]

Vice Commodore Mike Hodges 07 3278 5154 0411 888 850 [email protected]

Rear Commodore Alasdair Noble 0409 490 595 [email protected]

Club Secretary Chris Wren 0448 999 800 [email protected]

Assistant Secretary Barbara Stubbings 0419 760 369 [email protected]

Treasurer Allan Bolt 0438 866921 [email protected]

MC Member Zebb Peters 0413 291 829 [email protected]

MC Member Chris Dewar 07 3821 4315 0411 403 928 [email protected]

MC Member Jim Fern 07 3396 6667 0418 188 768 [email protected]

MC Member Tony Eppell 07 3207 1900 0427 743 111 [email protected]

Trailerables Rep. Peter Hackett 07 3269 5943 0438 695 943 [email protected]

Cruise Captain TBA

Yachting Qld

Representatives

Lyle Stanaway 07 3396 0926 0414 947 867 [email protected]

TBA

Brisbane to Gladstone Race Administration

Arbitrary Ratings

Officer Mike Hodges 07 3278 5154 0411 888 850 [email protected]

Offshore Multihull Rule (OMR)

OMR Manager Zebb Peters 0413 291 829 [email protected]

OMR Measurer Geoff Cruse 07 3396 8420 0409 986 421 [email protected]

OMR Measurer Peter Hackett 07 3269 5943 0438 695 943 [email protected]

OMR Measurer Mike Hodges 07 3278 5154 0411 888 850 [email protected]

OMR Measurer Alasdair Noble 0409 490 595 [email protected]

OMR Measurer Richard Jenkins 07 3822 1731 0498 228 656 [email protected]

Safety Officer TBA

Library, Publications, Website, Trophies etc

Social Secretary

Librarian/Archives Lyn Wieland 07 3395 4727 0484 808 895 [email protected]

Multinews Editor Chris Dewar 07 3821 4315 0411 403 928 [email protected]

Sponsorship Officer TBA

Trophy Officer Lyn Wieland 07 3395 4727 0484 808 895 [email protected]

Website Manager Chris Dewar 07 3821 4315 0411 403 928 [email protected]

Bar Manager Jim Fern 07 3396 6667 0418 188 768 [email protected]

Area Representatives

Airlie Beach Shane Bayer 0415 640 146 [email protected]

Bowen Rick Clarke 07 4786 1812

Hervey Bay Darryl Dorsett 07 4125 2399 0408 198 132 [email protected]

Mackay Rod Cunningham 0419 776 090 [email protected]

Sunshine Coast Jim Stubbings 0419 760 369 [email protected]

Townsville Jim McGeachie 0411 037 986

Cairns Rob Sherwood 0417 081 996 [email protected]

Office Holders for 2016

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Date Day Race # Event Club

November

3rd Nov Thurs Annual General Meeting MYCQ

5th Nov Sat Combined Clubs Presentation MBTBC

5-6th Nov Weekend Cruise Saturday & join Nav Nightmare Sunday MYCQ

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December

3rd Dec Sat Trophy Presentation/Christmas Party MYCQ

27 Dec ~2 weeks Christmas Extended Cruise MYCQ

2016 Club Calendar Ocean Series

Spring Series

Cruise Event

Special Event

Important Event

Club Championship :- Points from the best 5 races in any 3 of the 4 series listed below:

Summer Series 7 races 5 to count (see website for qualifying races) Winter Series 9 races 5 to count Spring Series 6 races 5 to count

Race Results

Summer Series — Performance Rating Place R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 TOTAL

1 Hasta La Vista 36 27 27 27 15 36 20 215

2 Kestrel 20 20 20 36 20 36 172

3 Spook 15 5 20 27 27 145

4 Frequent Flyer 27 20 36 36 13 132

5 Talisker 15 15 15 5 86

6 Renaissance 13 36 27 76

Summer Series — Offshore Multihull Rule Place R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 TOTAL

1 Hasta La Vista 27 27 27 27 27 36 27 234

2 Frequent Flyer 36 20 36 36 36 164

3 Kestrel 20 20 20 20 36 143

4 Spook 15 5 15 27 20 138

5 Renaissance 13 36 20 69

Winter Series — Performance Rating Place R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 TOTAL

1 Boss Racing 36 27 36 36 20 36 36 36 36 299

2 Frequent Flyer 27 20 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 236

3 The Boat Works 20 36 20 20 36 20 20 172

Winter Series — Offshore Multihull Rule Place R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 TOTAL

1 Frequent Flyer 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 324

2 Boss Racing 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 243

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Winter Series — Performance Rating

Place R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 TOTAL

1 Hasta La Vista 27 36 36 36 27 36 198

2 Frequent Flyer 36 5 27 20 36 27 151

3 Outer Limits 20 5 20 27 72

Winter Series — Offshore Multihull Rule

Place R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 TOTAL

1 Frequent Flyer 36 36 36 36 36 36 324

2 Boss Racing 27 27 27 27 27 27 243

Ocean Series — Performance Rating Place R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 TOTAL

1 Fantasia 27 36 20 15 98

2 Renaissance 27 15 36 13 91

3 Boss Racing 15 27 15 27 84

4 Hasta La Vista 5 13 27 36 81

5 Chillpill 36 11 12 59

6 Mojo 36 36

7 Cut Snake 12 20 32

8 Nicki C 13 11 24

9 Attitude 20 20

9 Free Spirit 20 20

11 Romance 13 13

12 Kestrel 5 5

Ocean Series — Offshore Multihull Rule Place R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 TOTAL

1 Fantasia 27 36 36 20 119

2 Renaissance 27 27 27 15 96

3 Hasta La Vista 5 15 20 36 76

4 Chillpill 36 12 12 60

5 Boss Racing 15 13 13 13 54

6 Cut Snake 15 27 42

7 Mojo 36 36

8 Attitude 20 20

8 Free Spirit 20 20

10 Romance 13 13

11 Kestrel 5 5

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Multihull Yacht Club Queensland Inc

MYCQ GENERAL MEETING 6 October 2016

1. Attendees: As per attendance book.

Visitors: Craig Margetts, Bruce Pattison,

Derrick Baan

2. Apologies:

Bruce Wieland Chris Dewar Alisdair Noble

Sue Perry Ray Perry

The Chairperson for the meeting, Tony

Eppell, welcomed Craig Margetts, Bruce

Pattison and Berwick Baan.

3. Minutes: Confirmation of the previous

meeting held on 1 September 2016

Moved: Alan Bolt

Seconded: Lyle Stanaway

Motion: Carried

4. Business arising from the minutes.

4.1 The video of the OMR presentation is now

ready and on the web site.

4.2 The national association has been

discussed at various times and there will be a

questionnaire to members to ensure all ideas

are considered.

4.3 Weighing of boats became an issue at

Airlie Beach(AB) and created some problems.

Some context is useful.

The background is that the SA boats were

weighed on a weigh-bridge and then at the

regatta at AB using a one point, calibrated

and verified load cell. The weighing at AB was

done carefully and the SA boats weighed, on

average,100 kg less than the previous weigh-

bridge weight. This caused some doubts and

dissatisfaction but, as weigh-bridge weights

are not acceptable for an OMR (as they

cannot achieve a +/- 0.5% accuracy), the SA

boats had to be reweighed. Frequentflyer was

weighed in Brisbane just before the regatta

to take into account some changes in the

boat (due primarily new sails and removing

safety equipment beyond Cat 5, including the

second anchor and some structural changes),

using a three point system it came in at 1250

kg. This weighing was done in good

conditions and very carefully. Therefore, we

agreed to reweigh it at AB using the one

point system to verify the results of the

system. The weight of frequentflyer was 50kg

less using the one point system, about 4%

less than with the three point system, which

is still outside the degree of acceptable error

but given the possible errors involved in

Brisbane by weighing the trailer and then

boat, we agreed that the weights at AB were

probably more accurate as they used the

latest load cell, recently tested and the

weighing was done exceptionally carefully in

no wind. Further the OMR Committee has

indicated several times that weigh-bridges

are just not accurate enough. The conclusion

therefore was that ideally all boats in the

racing division should be weighed at AB to

ensure parity. Unfortunately not everyone

agreed which caused some to doubt about

the weight of some boats. It would have been

very simple to weigh all boats as the

equipment was on hand and Shane Bayer the

Multihull Representative at AB made it

possible for everyone to weigh their boats as

easily as possible by making the equipment

and crane available. Hence the controversy

could have been easily avoided.

It is important to say that the boats that filled

the first few places at Airlie Beach, and Mad

Max in particular, were sailed extremely well

and would have won even with a higher

rating, such as their previous rating.

However, everyone would have more

confidence in the outcome if everyone had

cooperated and had their boats reweighed so

every boat was on level footing.

Unfortunately, the controversy carried onto to

Hamilton Island as Mad Max had to sail under

its previous OMR as it was deemed that it did

not have an accurate weight on a par with

the rest of the racing fleet. This could have

been avoided very easily.

In future, as weight is so important to the

smaller boats in particular, the weighing

system needs to be clarified to come up with

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an improved system. Mike Hodges is

investigating a single point system as against

a three point system. It is possible that boats

up to 5000kg may be weighed in future using

a one point system as there is little chance of

error being a one lift arrangement, while for

practical reasons the heavier boats may still

use the three point system. We await the

outcome of Mike's deliberations.

4.4 The OMR preamble is being edited.

4.5 There has been a meeting with AS and

YQ recently and they are very interested in

ensuring the safety regulations are

appropriate for multihulls. YQ is planning to

reconvene the offshore safety committee and

are encouraging us to participate.

4.6 RQYS has decided not to proceed with

their application for further moorings in

Deanbilla Bay.

4.7 This weekend is the beginning off the

Spring Series and the St Helena Cup and we

hope to get as many boats on the water for

this event as possible, including a cruising

fleet. The Sailing Instructions are on the web-

site.

5. Correspondence

There has been several emails about the

formation of a National Association and this

topic has been dealt with above. However, to

have more influence with AS and strengthen

the fleets interstate a national body would be

useful.

The other correspondence was of a general

nature.

6. Treasurer’s Report

In summary, the balance is $234,399.66

comprising the following.

MYCQ Business Saver Account: $57,918.20

Business Everyday Chq Account: $3,736.33

Perpetual Wealth Focus Inv Fund: $22,745.13

Term Deposit $150,000

Motion: That the Treasurer’s Report be

adopted

Proposed: Allan Bolt

Seconded: Richard Jennings

Motion: Carried

7. Social Report

The Moreton Bay Sailing Club made the

cruising multihulls very welcome and gave

them prominence in the marina. It was a

good night at the club.

There is a movie day on the Saturday of the

St Helena Cup for those not sailing. It will be

at Bulimba Theatre "The Girl on the Train'.

Please let Lyn Wieland know if you are

interested.

Lyn Wieland reported that the Christmas

Party had been booked for the 3 December at

the MBTBC.

The colour is sparkling white and silver - Mast

Head light. Members should book early as

numbers are limited.

8. Sailing Committee Report

The Bribie Cup which has been the only race

since the last meeting and the MYCQ boats

raced with QCYC. There were 12 boats in

total and it was extremely light at the start.

Boss finished first and Matrix an F22 and

Midnight Rain came second and third. There

was a good overnight at Moreton Bay Yacht

Club with the cruising boats.

Jim Stubbings has put together an AMOC

series prior to the Gladstone. Pittwater to the

Gold Coast, the Surf to City, then Brisbane to

Gladstone. The event is to be officially

launched in 2018. However in 2017 there will

be a trial of the series prior to launching it as

a sponsored event in 2018. Lyn Wieland

reported that the idea is that there will be a

Racing Division, a Cruising Division and

Trailer Boats. So it could be an inshore and

off shore event. Sponsorship will be sought

for this.

9. Cruising report

There was a cruise north by Tropical Cat and

it will be reported in Multihull News. Jenny

and Dudley in Tropical Cat will set the record

Multihull Yacht Club Queensland Inc

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Multihull Yacht Club Queensland Inc

straight in their article about their conflicting

views on the weather. It should be a good

read as they were very enthusiastic about the

trip.

Kestrel discovered a new way of cruising as it

had to motor back from Hamilton Island

without a mast.

10.Yachting Queensland

Lyle Stanaway advised that the AS/YQ

Discover Sailing day will be held on 23

October and it would be great to have a

couple of our boats at DPSS to take out

sailors and would be sailors in the afternoon.

It is important to register with AS/YQ to get

the supporting material, banners etc and

support them and the event as it will be held

nationally and hopefully involve most clubs in

Australia.

Although it conflicts with races in the Spring

Series, these races should be short allowing

us to have a get together after the race and

have some boats available for visitors to have

a sail.

11. General Business

There will be a Seawind regatta on the

weekend of the 15 and 16 October 2016.

12. The next General Meeting is at 7.30

pm on the 3 November 2016.

The meeting closed at 8.30 pm which was

followed by a very interesting talk by Craig

Margetts who circumnavigated Australia and

has a lot of sailing experience. He spoke

primarily about his family's experience

hopping from anchorage to anchorage

between small islands in south west Australia

(the Great Australian Bight) and provided

some very useful cruising tips.

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Social Report by Lyn Wieland—Social Secretary

Time to gather the troops for our very

important club AGM meeting. Please make

note in your diary for the next MYCQ Club

night on Thursday 3rd November when all

positions will be declared vacant and

volunteers will be called for the Management,

Sailing, Cruising and Social committee roles.

This has been a difficult year with so many of

our committee members juggling their

commitments. Your club is only as good as

we all can make it. It just requires everyone

to take part in some way, accept the task and

follow through. The old adage, many hands

make light work, so don’t be shy.

We do have to thank Craig Margetts for

sharing his tales about circumnavigating

Australia at the past October meeting. We

heard lots of stories with excellent

photographs, about coastline hopping in the

great southern ocean from Cape Lewin in WA

to Cape York in South Australia. The waters

across the southern seas are quite foreign to

we Queenslanders. It was refreshing to hear

good sailing stories from this part of our

Australian coastline. Thank you Craig, you

are welcome to our club anytime.

Looking toward 2017, please diary note our

General meeting Thursday 2nd February

2017. Jon Symmonds will be our guest

speaker with the first aid topic.

“Know what to do in the first 5 minutes at

sea”.

Jon is a Coxswain in AVCG and is the First Aid

trainer for Coast Guard. He lived on a 46’ cat

for two years in the Caribbean and has

cruised/raced extensively. He is a qualified

trainer in Remote, Wilderness and Advanced

First Aid.

We have asked Jon for a 90 minute talk on

what to put into your first aid kit for sea and

a brief summary for quick response in the

event of boating injuries, burns, stings and

bites.

Please note: This is not a certificate course,

but perhaps some life saving tips of value to

all of us. The night is not restricted to club

members, so bring friends and family along.

Supper will be served after the speaker.

The Spring Series of races were reported as

the most enjoyable for the year and of

course, Commodore Bruce is still smiling after

the success of “Shanda” in day two of the St

Helena Cup. Lots of wind is just perfect

conditions for the grand lady to show her

style.

7 Boats competed in the annual Brisbane to

Mooloolaba Ocean Race last weekend with

favorable winds on both days. Thank you

Gary McCarthy, also Commodore and

members of the Mooloolaba Yacht Club for

hosting MYCQ at the Wharf Tavern on

Saturday night. Our party of 38 was warmly

welcomed. We also recognize the MYCQ

ladies who joined the group on a road trip

from Brisbane.

Our club reports another fun Social night

enjoyed by all.

Barbara and Jim Stubbings Starting off Point Cartwright

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Planning is well under way for the MYCQ

Christmas Party and Trophy Presentation

night booked for Saturday 3rd December at

the Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club, Manly.

Remember “ Mast head light – SPARKLING

White”. Start thinking of some ideas and

check your wardrobe for a glittering + white

outfit. Lots of bling would be in order. We

have table bookings for a group of 8 or 10. I

have my pen ready to record your ticket

requirement ASAP please. Thank you Chris

Dewar for preparing the invitation page this

month.

Last conversation with Ray and Sue Perry

Purr-fik had them socialising with a group of

15 Lightwave boats at Great Keppel.

Commodore Bruce has been tracking them

and they are still heading north towards

Whitsundays although, their plan is to be

back at Manly for our Christmas Party. They

will have so many stories to share.

Special thoughts during November are for

Life Member Jim Stubbings also John Hamaty

and fellow sailor Jim Fern. I believe they all

will have hospital visits to rectify health

issues. Good luck guys and speedy recovery.

As always, your contributions to the club’s

social calendar are valuable, so lets keep the

ideas flowing and safe sailing to all in 2016…

Multihulls heading out of Mooloolaba for the race back

to Manly

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It was day two of the Brisbane Mooloolaba

Ocean Race series for the Multihull Yacht Club

Queensland. My husband David Remilton is a

regular crewmember with Renaissance.

Skipper, Mike Hodges had invited me to sail

with them for the homeward bound race on

Sunday. The road trip to the Sunshine Coast

on Saturday proved to be slower than the

multihulls but we did arrive in time to see the

close finish between Hasta La Vista and

Renaissance. This gave way for lots of

discussion at the Wharf Tavern dinner that

night.

Following a restful nights sleep to the

harmonious symphony of snorers and a good

brew of coffee, I was ready for a day on the

water when the skipper and remaining crew

arrived. Beautiful Queensland weather and a

warm welcome from Mike and his crew on

'Renaissance' made for a fantastic day of

sailing. Prior to the start one of the crew

warned me that colourful language and a 'bit'

of tension at the start was not unusual (some

things never change!). Just to prove the point

there were two starts to make life interesting

and challenge all competitors to expand their

vocabulary. I haven't crewed in a race for a

long time and not since I have adjusted to

living with limited mobility, my primary focus

yesterday involved staying out of the way of

the business end of proceedings at key

moments.

Mike's recent modifications have certainly

made access around the boat easier. The

great conditions for a very fast run home,

sometimes 20 knots, was exciting and a

great way to end the day.

It also reminded of my very first experience

of sailing on a cat over 30 years ago when

David took me out on his home built

mosquito in a brisk afternoon sea breeze at

Esperance in WA. "It will be fun" he said as

he passed me a life jacket and harness, until

that time I had always associated a trapeze

with the circus - on reflection perhaps there

is a greater parallel than I had realised. At

any rate, it was an excellent and memorable

weekend both on and off the water and

thanks to all who made it possible!

Nicki C skipper Ian Cooper sharing stories with Louise Remilton at dinner.

A Day on the water - Mooloolaba Weekend By Louise Remilton

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We left Manly on Wednesday August 17th at

noon. By 4:30pm, we had anchored at

Comboyuro Pt. The next day, we travelled on

to Mooloolaba, arriving there at 11am. After

lunch and a rest, we went ashore for coffee

and a walk along the beach front.

On Friday, Dudley drove the dinghy to

Laurie’s Marina, the outboard stopped and

refused to start again. We did some shopping

at Kawana and returned to the boat. Dudley

had to row back. He was not happy. We met

Leigh Wynne and Audrey for lunch. On the

way back to the boat, Dudley bought spark

plugs, Start ya Bastard, a jerry can and fuel

for the outboard . He rowed back to Tropical

Cat and worked on the outboard. The new

spark plug did the trick! Sighs of relief!

On Saturday, Dudley took the dinghy to a

spot near Whitworths. He met Ray Perry

there shopping for specials. On Dudley’s

return, we set off for the Surf Club for lunch

with my brother and his wife. It was blowing

a northerly.

On Sunday the wind changed so Dudley left

at 4 a.m. At 7.30 a.m. we saw whales tail

slapping to starboard. We continued on to the

Wide Bay Bar. Crossed very slowly against

the tide about 1 p.m. At 2 p.m. we saw a

dead whale and two dingoes on Fraser Island.

Arrived at Gary’s Anchorage at 4.10 p.m. A

hell of a long day!

Next morning, we left at 8 a.m. and headed

over to River Heads. Anchored at 10.45

a.m. We went ashore at 2.30 p.m. to a ramp

near the terminal for ferries to Fraser. It was

a pleasant walk to the shopping centre. We

were told that there was a bus to Urangan so

we caught it on Tuesday and met up with Bob

Marsh, an old sailing friend at the Boat

Club. He drove us to the shopping centre

after lunch. We unexpectedly ran into Jull

Mitchell in Woolworths. She drove us to

her home where we met up with Kim and saw

their cat ALPHA CENTAUR 2 in the

garden. They drove us to the ramp. What a

great day, catching up with old friends!

On Wednesday, we motored to the Boat Club

Marina. We met Gil and Wendy Gibson for

lunch. They drove us around Harvey Bay

afterwards. We were back on the marina by

5 p.m. so I did the laundry.

On Thursday morning, Kim Mitchell came to

see Tropical Cat. He had coffee on board

before we left. We had trouble finding a good

anchorage on Fraser so ended up sheltering

behind Big Woody. There was a gorgeous

sunset.

The Cruise of the Tropical Cat 2016 by Jenny Maruff

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On Friday, we sailed to the Burnett

River. We were there by 1.50 a.m. Had a

quiet afternoon doing maintenance. He

worked on the motor, I did my nails.

Saturday was quite windy. It was a rest day

so we dinghied in to the ramp and walked to

the shops for food and a coffee. I had my

hair cut. Dudley then took me to the Marina

Restaurant for lunch. We went by

dinghy. Dudley phoned Chris Ennor (MAGIC

CARPET) but he was in the Whitsundays.

On Sunday, Dudley left at 5.40 a.m. There

was 10-15 kts. S.E. in the morning but it

dropped to 3 kts by late morning so we

motored to Round Hill. At 12:50pm, it was

too shallow to go in so we had lunch. Got

going again at 1:30pm and sailed into 1770.

It was full of boats!

Monday August 29th was a lovely day. We

walked from the marina end of 1770 to the

caravan park end. There were lots of picnic

tables, bins, shelters, taps, and showers,

paths and lawns, trees and landscaping.

Dudley visited the VMR and his friend Doug

Ming. We met Peter from the Fastback

SUNRAY, built by John Goss. The next

morning TROPICAL CAT and SUNRAY sailed

to Pancake Creek, a great anchorage. The

day after, we both left early for Gladstone.

Saw whales’ tails slapping. We got to

Gladstone by noon. We anchored near a

jetty.

Dudley went off in the dinghy and returned

with filters for the water supply. He decided

to go through the Narrows. We did that and

got through by 9:00pm. Woke up to

Thursday Sept 1st. Dudley replaced the water

filters. At 8:00am, I saw a large cat

approaching from Seahill Creek. I used the

binoculars and saw Kestrel, without a mast

returning from Hamo. We left for Great

Keppel at 9:30am. Arrived at 1:30pm. After

lunch we went ashore for a walk.

On Friday morning we motored over to the

Rosslyn Bay Marina at Yeppoon.

David and Avon Ohl (BLUE HORIZON) helped

us tie up. We caught the bus into town. It

was blowing 20kts by late morning. I put

extra pegs in the washing. I vacuumed the

boat. After a chat on BLUE HORIZON, I took

Dudley to a nearby restaurant “The Beaches”

for dinner. The Pad Thai was delicious!

When we returned to Great Keppel on

Saturday, we met up again with Peter

(SUNRAY) He visited before tea. He told us

that his family was in Port Moresby when my

family was there. My father had cured his

father of Black Water fever. He had also

lanced an abcess on Peter’s infant bottom.

Small world!

On Sunday, we walked to Putney Beach, had

a drink at the pub and watched the Tourist

Cat loading passengers on the edge of the

beach.

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On Monday, Peter went north. We went

around to Svendson’s Beach on the northern

side of Great Keppel. There we were

sheltered from the gusty S.E. winds.

On Tuesday, we found a yacht tied up in the

creek near us. We walked along Leeks Beach

and went inland around the edge of a swamp

where we found a road which led to the

Resort. It was stoney and steep and followed

a ridge that ended up sloping down towards

the pub. I was totally worn out by the time

we reached the pub. A bird swooped down

and grabbed a chip from Dudley’s lunch.

After lunch we walked to Putney Beach and

up over the headland to the next

beach. There were rocks around the next

headland. While rock hopping, we met Ray

and Tracey (Xta SEA 3) who had built TIATA,

an Easy we had sailed with in 2006. Tracey

took our photo and sent it to Lyn and Rudy

who had bought TIATA from them in 2005.

We spent two more days at Svendson’s

Beach as it was too windy to sail south. We

met up with David and Avon Ohl (BLUE

HORIZON).

They left on Friday Sept 9th when the wind

changed. So did we. We ended up in Yellow

Patch, for the night. They went to see

Capricorn. We went there the following night

but we both ended up in Pancake Creek on

Sunday Sept 11th then we both sailed into

1770 on Monday. Their son drove in in the

afternoon and they took us to Agnes Water in

their car where Dudley got a script for tablets

he needed. We both shopped and returned

to our cats. That evening we met at the pub

for dinner. The food was good and we had a

great night.

On Tuesday, I did the laundry at the

Caravan Park and had a hot

David and Avon Ohl (BLUE HORIZON).

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shower. Bliss! Dudley did maintenance. He

took me and David Ohl to the pub for

lunch. Avon had left for Rockhampton.

On Wednesday, we left 1770 at 6 a.m.

waived to David and his fishing mates on

BLUE HORIZON. We saw whales on our way

to Burnett Heads. In the early afternoon we

anchored near the ramp. Two big cats

anchored behind us. There was a beautiful

sunset.

We decided to visit Burrum Heads so we left

at 5.30 a.m. on Thursday. There were good

clear markers into the anchorage. We

anchored near a ramp.

Went ashore for coffee and a walk. Ate

delicious pies at the bakery. I bought two

novels and two avocados from the

shops. There are two caravan parks and

every house is on a huge block of land. It is

a spacious pleasant place. The river is full of

boats.

On Friday at 1.30 a.m., I heard the fridge

struggling to come on. I woke Dudley. He

said the batteries were low so he put the

motor on for quite a while. He left Burrum

Heads at 5.30 a.m.and headed for the marina

in Urangan. Mark and Janet (KISHKA) helped

tie us up. The boat beside us was ZOO. We

met Stan and Trish later. Dudley and I had

an early lunch at the Boat Club. At 3 pm we

met our friends Bob and Pam Marsh at a

restaurant near the whale watching boats.

Next morning we left at 6.30 a.m. Dudley

had decided to get back to Manly and buy

new batteries so we motored down the Sandy

Straits and anchored in Pelican Bay where we

were close to the Wide Bay Bar.

On Sunday 18th, we left on a 3/4 tide. We

used the F i sherman ’ s Channe l .

No problems. An easterly swell rolled us

round Double Is. Point at 9 a.m. Not much

wind. It came in from the N/NW at 16 kts

around noon. Saw whales off Coolum. We

sailed in to Mooloolaba and anchored at 4.30

p.m. A long dreary day! Went ashore for

dinner. At the new Thai Restaurant MOOM,

the floor kept going up and down. Outside, it

was blowing 20-25kts. I was glad we were

in.

On Monday, Sept 19th we exited Mooloolaba

at 6 a.m.

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TIPS How to make a Long Sailing Day

pass pleasantly.

1. Sleep

2. Read

3. Watch for whales

4. Have a variety of things to nibble

5. Watch a movie on the lap top

We had a pleasant, gentle sail past Caloundra

and the Glasshouse Mts.

The wind came in around Bribie. We were

bounced around Bongaree and across the

Bay, doing 8-12 kts. This was the best

sailing day we had had. We were tied up at

our Marina berth at the WMYC at 1p.m.

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MYCQ Christmas Party and

Trophy Presentation Night

For Multihull Yacht Club QLD Members, Old Salts & Friends

Saturday 3rd December 2016

At Moreton Bay Trailer Boat Club

34 Fairlead Cres, Manly

Time: 6.30 p.m.

The dress theme is WHITE & SILVER,

Christmas or Smart Casual.

Seafood smorgasbord plus Club funded limited bar tab for

beer, wine or champagne, Live music

$55 each member & Partner

and $60 non-member

Please deposit funds to –

Suncorp Account name: MYCQ Cheque Account

BSB: 484 799 – ACC: 083 884 570

Reference: Use Capital X and your last name (eg. XWieland)

Deposit preferred but cash on the night is okay.

Please RSVP Lyn Wieland – [email protected]

or phone 0484 808 895

Advise in RSVP if paying cash on the night.

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On the 8th and 9th October the Wynnum

Manly Yacht Club held their annual St Helena

Cup.

The St Helena Cup consisted of two races in

completely different conditions. On Saturday

there was a light northeasterly that tested

the larger yachts. Day 2 saw a 20-25 knot

southeasterly, which many of the smaller

yachts could not compete in and withdrew

before the start of the race. On the first day

the Extreme 40 yacht called The Boat Works

Too won line honours beating everyone

including the monohulls that started 30

minutes ahead of them. On day 2 they wisely

withdrew. The first incident occurred 2 hours

after the race when a trailer sailer hit an

object which was most likely a whale. The

crew on Corum said they had seen whales in

the area. The impact resulted in the keel

breaking away from the yacht and it

capsizing. With media groups being confused

about where St Helena Island is were

reporting of a yacht capsizing in the South

Atlantic Cup. Many articles have been

removed (eg smh) but some are still online

(eg Brisbane Times).

An incident happen on Quest when a crew

member was stuck on the head with a

St Helena Cup By Chris Dewar

Capsized monohull on Day 2

Boat Works Too and Boat Works Indian in the background on Day 1

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Race Yacht Skipper Team Score Race 1 Race 2

1 Fantasia Andrew Stransky Triple Cat 6 3 3

2 Hasta La Vista Jim Fern Tri and Catch Us 8 2 6

3 Shanda Bruce Wieland Triple Cat 14 1 13

4 Spook Tony Eppell Tri and Catch Us 15 4 11

5 Boat Works Too Julian NYRC Boat Works 16 15C 1

6 Boss Racing Gary Saxby Flying Machines 17 15C 2

7 frequentflyer Chris Wren Flying Machines 19 15F 4

8 Trinity Peter Hackett Boom Trinity 20 15C 5

9 Boom K Askew Boom Trinity 22 15C 7

10 Purple Haze Alex McMillian Tri N 23 15C 8

11 F-Bomb Jason Jenkinson 3 Way Split 24 15C 9

12 Matrix Ron Godwin 3 Way Split 25 15C 10

13 The Boat Works Indian Todd Huggonson Boat Works 27 15F 12

14 Outer Limits Haydn Rough Tri N 29 15C 14

spinnaker pole, splitting his head and

knocking him unconscious.

In the Multihull division the Team of Fantasia

and Shanda, from the Multihull Yacht Club of

Queensland, won the team's event. The 50

foot Catamaran Fantasia won the individual

division with a 3rd on both days and Shanda

finishing 13th on Day 1 and winning on Day

2. Both yachts are proven ocean racing

yachts and reviled in the heavy conditions.

The other multihull that liked the day 2

conditions was Hasta La Vista who finished

with a 2nd place. They were teamed up with

Spook to finish 2nd in the team's event.

Hasta La Vista were the only multihull brave

enough to put up the spinnaker during the

first leg. This put them in a great position

rounding the first mark in 2nd place behind

Frequentflyer who later withdrew.

Below are the multihull results

Multihull Team Results

1 Triple Cat (20)

2 Tri and Catch Us (23)

3 Flying Machines (36)

4 Boom Trinity (42)

5 Boat Works (43)

6 3 Way Split (49)

7 Tri N (52)

Fantasia on Day 1

Hasta La Vista on Day 2

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Open Letter to all Members, Present and

Past Including Life Members Plus New

Members About to Join Us.

By Jim & Barbara Stubbings

It is well known that any club is only as good

as its active members at any one time. The

ambitious agenda the club has set for itself

over the next few years is very significant. It

is intended to continue the standing of this

highly regarded club that has always had as it

principle goal to promote the multihull

movement. This benefits all multihull sailing

members whether they be members active in

the racing scene or the cruising fraternity.

Some of the most important members are

those who stay in the background and help

with the general administration, i.e. the

backroom boys and girls. Without them the

club would not function. Otherwise there

would be no delicious supper put on free at

each monthly general meeting!!!

I believe with the majority of clubs in general

a great deal of work is left to a willing few

who after a while become burnt out and the

club loses the services of a highly valuable

member. To compound the situation

members decline to nominate for a task at

an AGM and this results in others taking on

the task which makes them over worked and

quite often the important jobs don’t get done

properly. We have two cases in point this

year in that there is no Cruise Captain and no

official Sailing and Safety Committee. Our

poor overworked Commodore has tried to do

the former job and the latter has been done

by email via a few sailing members and the

Executive Committee. I know the

Commodore has struggled with the extra

Cruise Captain’s job and being an Executive

Committee member I know the Sailing and

Safety work is not being done as well as it

could be and certainly not as well as it was

done in the past when a properly constituted

committee was in place.

As I have said above the club has set itself an

ambitious program which in general terms

Jim and Barbara on Windwalker entering Gladstone Harbour during the

Brisbane to Gladstone Cruise

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contains but is not limited to the following:-

The general future running of the club

including a properly constituted Sailing and

Safety Committee. In view of the

developments that have recently been

included in some of the multihulls who took

part in the race series in the Whitsundays,

this Committee has a huge task to plan the

fair and equitable participation of all entrants

in future ocean races run under the OMR rule.

The effective promotion of the club including

this coming Brisbane to Gladstone Race

In 2 years the Club has planned a very

ambitious Summer racing series which will be

somewhat similar to the old AMOC

championship run by the QMYC but it will also

include races and events for smaller boats

where the OMR is not appropriate. It is

planned that this series will have some

serious sponsorship and media promotion as

a result. The club should enjoy some

exceptional exposure as a result.

Moves are a foot to constitute a National

Multihull Association. The MYCQ has been

invited to lead the development of this

association and to gauge the support within

the club for such a development. There is

currently an action on the Executive

Committee to produce a questionnaire for

distribution to members so support can be

gained for such a development within our

club. Historians will no doubt recall that some

years back the QMYC attempted to develop a

somewhat similar association but without too

much success. Life has moved on since then

and other state multihull associations have

shown significant interest is such a

development. If our club membership are in

favour then it would be up to a committee

charged with the development of this

association to approach other state multihull

clubs and also those general sailing clubs

around the country who have multihull sailing

members. Clearly this is a significant

administrative task and so those members

(and their partners) both existing and new

members who have talents in developing

such an association would no doubt find it

most attractive.

Last but not least we need to attract new

young membership. To do this young folk

need to be trained in sailing multihulls.

Setting up a branch of the club to administer

and train new sailors has been talked about

for some time it just needs interested groups

to set up and run the program. In my opinion

although I am sure the Treasurer will not

agree!! We have funds that could be used for

the purchase of a suitable training, possibly

trimaran that could be set up for such

purposes. I believe there are significant funds

from Government sources and industry

available to support such training programs.

The result would be new sailors both girls and

boys properly trained to sail multihulls who

become members and become the multihull

sailors of the future. So it is a win, win

arrangement.

So Ladies and Gentlemen this is a pretty

exciting time in the club’s history and

development. I am sure it will attract active

sailors and their families to become involved.

We need the good offices of existing senior

members and life members plus of course

new members who can provide some of their

time to move these exciting developments

forward. For our part unfortunately our

wonderful Pescott 10.6 Summerhaven

‘Windwalker’, has to go so we are reducing

our level of activity in the club accordingly.

Having never done it properly, we will go and

have a look and see what the inside of OZ

looks like. All the very best to all you existing

active members and those who have yet to

join and become involved in a very exciting

fun activity .

Meteorological Information http://www.marine.csiro.au

for Sea Surface temperatures, eddies and ocean surface winds

http://www.bom.gov.au

for Warnings, Weather observations & Forecasts

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If you have dreamed of sailing up the

Derwent River into Hobart between

Christmas and New Year into an armada of

spectator craft and crowds of well-wishers,

but thought your preference for multi hull

yachts would prevent you reaching your

dream; your prayers have been answered!

The annual Launceston to Hobart yacht

race coincides with, and shares the same

finish line, post-race docking arrangements

and party atmosphere with the Sydney-

Hobart and the two Melbourne-Hobart yacht

races. AND THEY ACCEPT MULTI-HULLS!!!

The Launceston to Hobart yacht race is a

285 Nautical Mile, YA Category 3 race from

Beauty Point at the mouth of the Tamar

River, down the East coast of Tasmania to

Hobart. This year marks the 10th running of

the event which is open to Monohulls or

Multihulls over 8.5m in length. It starts on

the 27th December and finishes in time for

the Hobart New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Further info is available from http://l2h-

dssinc.org.au

By Ian Cooper

Nicky C will be competing in the Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race

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Giovanni Soldini and the Maserati Multi70

team were first across the finish-line in the

37th Rolex Middle Sea Race at 14 00’ 01”

today. Buzzing with the joy of victory, they

took the line honours in a time of 2 d, 1h, 25'

and 01' in the 608 nm long regatta organized

by the Royal Malta yacht Club.

Aside from that win, Maserati Multi70 also set

the new multihull record for the legendary

Maltese race, slashing just over 10 hours off

the previous one set in 2015 by American

Lloyd Thornburg’s Phaedo3 (2 d, 11h, 29' and

41').

“It was a fantastic race. We learned a lot,

including the fact the wing on the

centreboard works against us in very light

air”, explained Giovanni Soldini just after he’d

stepped ashore at Malta. “In a strong wind

with a flying foil – which was changed after

we lost the rudder during the passage to

Malta – we would have bridged the gap. We

were here to test that very solution but

unfortunately we didn’t get the chance”.

The weather conditions that prevailed

throughout the 37th edition of the Rolex Middle

Sea Race set the pace for the fleet leaders.

“We hadn’t much wind to get us to Sicily,

very little at all in the Strait and even less

until we’d passed Stromboli. Phaedo3 took a

good strong lead in those conditions but after

the western tip of Sicily we managed to catch

Maserati Sets New

Rolex Middle Sea Race Record

Victory and record for the Maserati Multi70 - Rolex Middle Sea Race

© Benedetta Pitscheider

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up most of the way, cutting the distance to

them to a dozen miles. North of Sicily, we

made the tactical decision to stay offshore,

towards Ustica, and that paid off”.

Then this morning, Phaedo3 made a technical

error by heading for Linosa rather than

Lampedusa, and the roles reversed.

The Maserati Multi70 crew threw themselves

whole-heartedly into the race and launched a

suitably determined attack.

“Phaedo3 had a brilliant race with very few

errors and then made an enormous one at

the end: we grabbed the opportunity and ran

with it….”, commented Giovanni Soldini.

Maserati Multi70’s race spanned a whole slew

of memorable moments, most notably her

passage off Palermo, making landfall at Sicily

after the start from Malta where Phaedo3 also

put on a very good performance.

Gerry Fitzgerald

M: (61) (0) 428 749 166 E: [email protected]

W: www.marinetraining.com.au

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Thomas Coville advocates for a multihull Volvo

Ocean Race

Earlier this year in New York I interviewed

the irrepressible French offshore skipper,

Thomas Coville. Ostensibly we had planned

to talk about the single-handed transatlantic

crossing he had just completed aboard his

gigantic foiling trimaran Sodebo during The

Transat race.

However, when I mentioned to him that the

last time we had spoken had been during

the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race - which he

won as part of Franck Cammas’ Groupama

sailing team – he began to enthusiastically

make his case for switching the VOR to

multihulls.

This is what he told me....

I have been talking to Knut Frostad - a

good friend of mine - since 2006 about

multihulls in the Volvo Ocean Race. Now we

have Mark Turner in charge and he knows

the situation pretty well so he could make

the decision to create something very

special.

They want to reduce the budgets and doing

that is not all about the price of the boats.

If you reduce by nearly half the length of

the VOR and have half the crew, you will

reduce the costs by half. Only with

multihulls is that feasible.

Plus, with multihulls you will make the

public much more enthusiastic about the

race because the boats will be faster and

more exciting.

Then you have to consider the optimum size

of the boats. We have been thinking about

this question for a long time. Even on solo

boats 100 or even 120 feet (approximately

30 metres) I would say is a good size.

Actually, when it comes to power and

stability the important question is not the

length but the width. If you get the width

right compared to the size of the mast it

makes for a very safe boat.

Limit the righting moment to 170 or 180

tonnes per meter then I think you are close

to the perfect sized boat. That would be

similar to the current Sodebo or Francois

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Gabart’s MACIF.

The calculation is half the width times the

weight, so the lighter you are the less

righting moment you have got, but the

wider you can be. To give you an idea,

Sodebo is 170 and MACIF is around 155 -

160.

Even without going to foils you are going to

reduce the time on the legs by half and

then you can make a huge exhibition at

each off the stopovers so that Volvo get

what they need to attract the public and to

put on a show for their corporate guests.

Also, you could have many more people on

board the boats in the stopovers and it

would be much more exciting and fun.

It will be better for the fans too. The public

will follow when it's not three weeks of

waiting on each leg. That's just too long.

Only the English can be passionate about a

cricket match lasting for more than a week!

With the new multihulls even by yourself

the Atlantic is a week and going to Brazil is

nine days. Suddenly the public will stay

engaged for the whole leg.

I'm sure you would get one or two French

teams and then I think guys like Ian Walker

and Ken Read could come back – maybe not

as skippers but in the back office. I know

the Spanish would come back because guys

like Iker Martinez would absolutely love it.

I know I would do it in a heartbeat - as a

crew or whatever. I don’t think I would do

the Volvo Ocean Race again in monohulls,

but if it moved to multihulls then I know I

would absolutely want to be there.

I’m ready to work with the guys in Alicante

to make this happen.

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The New Zealand crew of Micah Wilkinson

and Olivia Mackay, were crowned the first-

ever World Champions in the world’s largest

youth sailing program, Red Bull Foiling

Generation, on Sunday.

In the climax of a two-year search for

talented young sailors, the crew that

included one of only two women in the field

beat out 14 other national champion teams,

with sailors from Switzerland and Italy

claiming second and third.

When the organizers, double Olympic gold

medalists Roman Hagara and Hans Peter

Steinacher, were forced to cancel the final

round on Sunday due to winds gusting to 35

knots (40mph/65kmh), earlier results in the

regatta’s high-level racing were used to

determine the outcome.

In a high emotion celebration at Newport,

USA on October 23, Mackay and Wilkinson

were crowned the World Champions in the

first-ever Red Bull Foiling Generation World

Final. Joining the Kiwis on the podium were

Sébastien Schneiter and Siegwart Grégoire

of Switzerland in second and Francesco

Rubagotti and Matteo Pilati of Italy at third.

Hagara and Steinacher launched Red Bull

Foiling Generation in 2015 to find sailors

aged 16-20 and give them the opportunity

to advance their careers through top-notch

hydrofoil racing. Over two seasons, 15

national champion teams emerged from

Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden,

Denmark, Russia, France, New Zealand,

Red Bull Foiling Generation - Kiwis win title in

Newport, USA.

Micah Wilkinson and Olivia Mackay race during Red Bull Foiling Generation

final on the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand

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Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, the

Netherlands, Spain, Belgium and the United

States to compete in the World Final at

Newport, which has historically been home

to prestigious sailing events including the

America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race.

“Foiling is the future of sailing, and we

wanted to provide an opportunity that didn’t

exist for young sailors, not only though

racing these boats, but by providing

coaching and mentorship,” said Steinacher.

“The athletes in this World Final battled

winds to 25 knots, with several capsizes

and near misses, and their impressive

performances have us convinced that Red

Bull Foiling Generation is the perfect start

on the pathway into professional sailing.”

The champions from New Zealand had won

all their World Final heats with style, and as

one of only two women in the field, skipper

Mackay confirmed that female sailors have

a place right along with the men in the high

-stamina, high-speed world of foiling. “I’m

so excited right now,” she smiled. “This was

the biggest opportunity of my life, and I

want to thank my teammate Micah as well

as Roman and Hans Peter, who have taught

me more than ever before. I can’t believe

we’re taking this trophy back to New

Zealand!”

“Newport was such an exciting place for

these passionate, talented young athletes to

take the spotlight,” stated Hagara. “We

hope the skills they’ve learned will help

them throughout their sailing careers, and

especially that we’ll be seeing some of them

in the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, and,

eventually, the America’s Cup.”

Technical data for Flying Phantom:

The Flying Phantom earns raves as the

future of sailing because unlike other small

boats, it uses hydrofoil technology to lift

completely out of the water. The system

allows it to hit blistering speeds of up to 35

knots – almost 40 mph – making it by far

the quickest sailing boat of its size in the

world. Length: 5,52m (18ft), width: 3,00m,

weight: 155kg, mast height: 9,6m,

mainsail: 18sqm, Jib: 5,5sqm, Gennaker:

24sqm, crew: 2

About Red Bull Foiling Generation

Now in its second season, Red Bull Foiling

Generation sees Flying Phantom

catamarans lift over the water at up to 35

knots in a novel new format. Sailors aged

16-20 compete in a series of heats on four

identical boats of distinct colors until the

final race determines the team that will

represent its country in the World Final. The

biggest youth sailing program on the planet,

Red Bull Foiling Generation held regattas in

15 countries leading up to the World Final in

Newport, USA.

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Franck Cammas and his crew on Norauto

powered by Groupama Team France proved

convincingly that their dominance of the

2016 GC32 Racing Tour was no fluke. On

this closing day of Marseille One Design,

held in at times in ‘top of the range’

conditions, the French team managed a

perfect five-out-of-five score line. This left

them a massive 24 points clear of American

Jason Carroll’s second placed Argo.

On the 2016 GC32 Racing Tour

leaderboard, Norauto’s only threat going

into Marseille One Design was Sebastien

Schneiter’s Team Tilt. The Swiss youth crew

finished fourth, enabling Cammas and his

crew to claim the 2016 GC32 Racing Tour

trophy by a six point margin.

Franck Cammas:

“We are very happy with the work we did and

it is a very good circuit for us to spend more

time competing in races with this kind of

boat”.

“The level of everyone has got higher and

higher through the year. We were ahead at

the beginning, but since then everyone’s got

better at manoeuvring and now you have to

really fight to win each race.”

'It's always very nice to come back to

Marseille, where I did my first racing. We had

some great conditions today for our foiling

boats with five intense races and five

consecutive victories. We are pleased to end

the season winning the Marseille One Design

and the GC32 Racing Tour 2016 overall.

Because we had a different crew

configuration for each event we were able to

progress our on board communications really

well. It is a great accomplishment for

Norauto and the whole team.

First time participants Team Norauto wins

2016 GC32 Racing Tour

Norauto wins the 2016 GC32 Racing Tour

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We have been training in windy conditions

with two boats all winter. We feel that the

team performs well in these types of

weather. We were ahead on the first events,

but how everyone has progressed; the crews

perform well, the level is higher and there

are some real battles on the water. On this

circuit we have had the opportunity of doing

a variety of manoeuvres, lots of starts and

we have been confronted with a whole host

of interesting tactical decisions to make: it's

perfect for us as we prepare for the

Groupama Team France’s America's Cup.'

The Volvo Ocean Race winner added that

Norauto’s perfect scoreline today was

probably due to their beginning of season

training. “But we improved over the four

days too and we’re happy to finish the

season like this, with a perfect scoreline.”

For this final day, the forecast promised 9-11

knots, but after an hour on the water waiting

for the wind direction to stabilise, much to

the pleasure of everyone, it built into the

high teens, gusting into the mid-20s.

Fortunately in Marseille’s well protected Rade

Sud, the flat sea state made for a fast ride

with the GC32s fully foiling, frequently hitting

speeds in the mid-30s.

The other French team, Sebastien Rogues’

Team Engie had a mixed day, in two races

making it a French 1-2, but ultimately

finishing Marseille One Design fifth overall.

Team Engie was second best scoring boat of

the day, a testament to the hard work

Rogues and his team have put into improving

this season. However equalling their scoreline

today was the Japanese team Mamma Aiuto!

which did well in today’s two opening races.

Making a late charge today was the Swedish

youth crew on GUNVOR Sailing, which after a

string of deep results, finished second in the

final two races.

“We are still improving and still very new in

the boat and making a lot of simple

mistakes,” admitted Gustav Petterson,

skipper and tactician on board. “When it gets

stressed, we don’t always know what to do

and our timing is not always good. But we

were getting better through the day today.”

Jason Carroll's ARGO, second at Marseille One Design and winner of the

2016 owner-driver championship

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Their learning curve has been steep and this

is the first event they have raced without the

help several Olympic champions, such as Iain

Percy, Nathan Outteridge or Freddy Lööf.

The young Swedes, most with Olympic sailing

backgrounds, relished the conditions and saw

the Gunvor GC32 hitting speeds in the mid-

30s. “On one occasion we were very slow at

the bottom gate and some boats were

coming in at 25-30 knots, so your heart was

in your mouth,” admitted Petterson.

Perhaps most pleased by their performance

in Marseille was Jason Carroll, who’s Argo

team achieved its objectives displacing Pierre

Casiraghi’s Malizia – Yacht Club de Monaco

from the top spot in the Owner-Driver

Championship and claiming fourth overall in

the 2016 GC32 Racing Tour. “But I am most

excited to have finished second overall in this

regatta - that is very cool and I am very

proud of our team for having done that,” said

Carroll, a two time World Champion in the

highly competitive Melges 32 class. “The

owner-driver thing is also great - it came

down to this regatta and we did what we

needed to do.”

oday, Carroll was unable to repeat his team’s

victory yesterday but was generally among

the top finishers. “It was really fun today -

we had a great time. It was nice - even after

having a mediocre start - to battle back and

pass a boat or two.”

With Britain’s Alister Richardson calling

tactics, Argo’s mainsheet man Anthony

Kotoun observed that today in the bigger

conditions, success was down to picking the

right shifts. Otherwise “it was the most

‘normal’ racing we’ve had this season…”

Of the 2016 GC32 Racing Tour, it manager

Christian Scherrer commented “Today was a

perfect finished to the 2016 GC32 Racing

Tour season. It has been fantastic to see how

the circuit has developed over the last 12

months and I’d like to thank all the teams

and partners who have supported us this

year. We look forward to an even more

successful season in 2017.

Franck Cammas victorious on the Marseille One Design © Eloi Stichelbaut

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Shipboard Safety Course This two day course replaces ESS from the previous Maritime Training Package from July 1 2014.The first half day is in the class room with the afternoon session in the swim

pool, using survival equipment, so please bring a change of clothes and towel , overalls will suffice. The second day comprises fire fighting and distress flare drills followed in the afternoon by training on board a commercial vessel. There are no entry requirements for the course, this is your entry level qualification into the commercial maritime industry as a deckhand. Certification is issued by STCW Sea Safety Training Australia RTO # 40495.

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Team NZ set to receive 7-figure payout

Team New Zealand is in line to receive a

seven figure pay-out from the America's

Cup organising body after winning a bitter

dispute over a breach of contract.

The dispute dates back to April last year,

when the America's Cup Events Authority

reneged on an agreement awarding

Auckland hosting rights of the America's

Cup qualifiers, originally scheduled for

February 2017.

After delays of more than a year, an

arbitration panel finally assembled in July to

hear the case. It is understood the panel,

the make-up of which is unknown, ruled in

Team NZ's favour but with blanket

confidentiality clauses in place around

arbitration, the decision was not publicly

released.

Given the time that has passed since the

dispute was lodged, and the teams have

been working to a new timetable which

prevents them from launching their

America's Cup race boats until after

Christmas this year, it is impossible to

reinstate the regatta in Auckland.

The Herald has learned that Team NZ and

the America's Cup Events Authority (ACEA),

which is headed by Russell Coutts, are now

discussing the issue of compensation, with a

conference call held last week between the

two parties in an effort to reach a

settlement.

Both the ACEA and Team NZ were given the

opportunity to respond to the decision. Both

cited the confidentiality rules which

preclude them from commenting.

"The competitors have voted that all and

any detail surrounding any arbitration

remain confidential so this naturally applies

to us as well," an America's Cup spokesman

said.

Team NZ remain unwilling to even

acknowledge the existence of the dispute.

"Following a June 2016 Protocol

Amendment to the confidentiality

provisions, instigated by ACEA/Golden Yacht

Club and a majority of Challengers

(excluding Emirates Team New Zealand),

Ray Davies points towards a mark before the third and final attempt at

starting a race during the first official day of competition at the Louis

Vuitton America's Cup World Series.

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the team cannot comment upon or confirm

the existence of a dispute submitted to the

Arbitration Panel," the Kiwi syndicate said in

a written statement to the Herald.

Estimates of a possible compensation deal

have been put as high as $5 million, but

even then the victory will remain a hollow

one for Team NZ.

The relocation of the entire 2017 racing

programme, which was just one of series of

controversial changes implemented in April

2015 under the premise of "cost-cutting

measures", effectively nobbled the Kiwi

syndicate, who lost public and private

money as a result.

But Team NZ cannot be compensated for

the loss of the most valuable commodity in

the America's Cup game: Time.

The invalidation of the government

sponsorship agreement - the money for

which was to kickstart the build of Team

NZ's test boat - proved a massive setback

to the team's programme.

Team NZ launched their first test boat only

in June this year, by which stage defenders

Oracle Team USA and British challenger Ben

Ainslie Racing had already launched three of

the super charged AC45 surrogates, while

Artemis had launched two.

That gap is only going to get bigger in the

coming months as Oracle and Bermuda-

based challengers Artemis and Dean

Barker's Team Japan, who are collaborating

on design and performance development,

come up to full speed.

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Big Upset at Extreme Sailing Lisbon

Red Bull Sailing Team caused one of the biggest upsets of the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™ today as they knocked overall leaders Oman Air off the Act 7 podium in a thrilling finale in Lisbon.

The experienced Austrian crew, competing in the Extreme Sailing Series for the seventh season, snatched third place from their Omani-flagged rivals in the very last of 23 high-octane races on the waters of Portugal’s capital.

Red Bull Sailing Team, led by double Olympic gold medalist Roman Hagara, were constantly snapping at the heels of Oman

Air throughout the four-day regatta and went into the final double points-scoring race just three points shy of the podium.

They managed to pull off the 11th hour comeback in style, winning the race by a comfortable 15 seconds. Meanwhile Oman Air were forced to the back of the fleet by Swiss team Alinghi, crossing the finish line in an uncharacteristic eighth place.

The shock result saw Red Bull Sailing Team leapfrog Oman Air and relegate Morgan Larson’s crew to fourth, the first time they have missed the podium in seven Acts this season. With just two points now separating Oman Air from Alinghi in the 2016 overall standings and Red Bull Sailing Team just

four points further back, the final Act of the season in Sydney becomes a winner-takes-all situation for the top three teams.

“We knew going into the last race it was really tight between us and Oman Air but also that Alinghi would be going after them,” Hagara said. “We got the best start we’d had all event and we just went from there. It was a perfect race for us.”

Although disappointed, Oman Air skipper Larson vowed his crew would come back stronger when the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series showdown takes place in December. “Lisbon was a great venue, a great event

and you have to hand it to Alinghi, they’ve been on fire and demonstrated they’re the best team in these boats right now,” Larson said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do to catch up but we’re going to bounce back from this.”

Act 7 was won by in-form Alinghi, who scoop

their third victory on the trot. Wildcard

French team NORAUTO, helmed by Kiwi match racer Adam Minoprio, finished a

comfortable second. Alinghi helmsman Arnaud Psarofaghis said his crew would go to

Sydney riding a wave of confidence that could see them snatch the overall Series title from

Oman Air‘s grasp.

“We made a few more mistakes today than

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yesterday but our performance was still really

solid and the crew did a fantastic job, so I’m really happy with another Act win,” he said.

“We knew we had to block Oman Air in the last race; we went after Morgan pretty hard

and were able to slow them down at the start.

“I think we can win in Sydney; we just need to beat Oman Air now. It will be all-or-

nothing in Sydney and we’re really going to

push for the win. Now we’re going to rest for a few weeks and come back stronger than

ever.”

Crowds flocked to Lisbon’s Doca Pedrouços as

the city, hosting the Extreme Sailing Series for the first time, dished out some of the

most exhilarating racing seen so far this year, with the iconic Belem Tower and 25th of April

Bridge providing a stunning backdrop. A wet

and wild penultimate day saw the fleet hit speeds of more than 35 knots as they tried to

contain their super-quick foiling GC32 catamarans.

The drama continued on the final day with a collision between Thalassa Magenta Racing,

the first ever all-woman crew to compete in the Extreme Sailing Series, and SAP Extreme

Sailing Team, forcing the Danish crew to haul

their boat out and carry out repairs that saw them miss four of the day’s six races.

Meanwhile Thalassa Magenta Racing, skippered by Kiwi Olympian Sharon Ferris-

Choat, finished ninth but proved their potential with two podium finishes during the

regatta.

Sail Portugal – Visit Madeira pulled off an incredible overnight repair job to get their

GC32 back on the water for the final day after it suffered damage in a collision with

wildcard USA crew Vega Racing. The home team finished Act 7 in eighth place behind

Land Rover BAR in sixth and Vega Racing in seventh.

The eighth and final Act of the Extreme

Sailing Series takes place in Sydney from December 8-11, 2016.

Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 7, Lisbon standings after Day 4, 23 races

1st Alinghi (SUI) 252 pts. 2nd NORAUTO (FRA) 242 pts.

3rd Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) 223 pts. 4th Oman Air (OMA) 212 pts.

5th SAP Extreme Sailing (DEN) 192 pts.

6th Land Rover BAR Academy (GBR) 175 pts. 7th Vega Racing (USA) 155 pts

8th Sail Portugal-Visit Madeira (POR) 153 pts. 9th Thalassa Magenta Racing (CAN) 130 pts

Extreme Sailing Series™ 2016 overall standings

1st Oman Air (OMA) 79 pts. 2nd Alinghi (SUI) 77 points.

3rd Red Bull Sailing Team (AUT) 73 pts.

4th SAP Extreme Sailing Team (DEN) 61 pts. 5th Land Rover BAR Academy (GBR) 54 pts.

6th Sail Portugal-Visit Madeira (POR) 49 pts. 7th CHINA One (CHN) 29 pts.

8th Team Turx (TUR) 11 pts.

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MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

MEMBERSHIP INVOICE 2016 SEASON

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Below is a list of membership & YQ fees. Please fill in the totals and return the completed form. Completed forms can be handed in at the general meetings, posted or email: [email protected]

Payments can be made in cash, by cheque or direct deposit into our bank account.

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Details as follows: Bank: Suncorp: BSB 484 799: Account # 08388 4570 Account Name: Multihull Yacht Club of Queensland Inc

** Special Offer only applies to first time members or past members renewing after more than 5 years absence

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2016 SPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST TIME CITY MEMBERS (**Conditions Apply) $75.00

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Last chance to join Australia’s best value

Catamaran Syndicate

Almost all shares have been snapped up in

what is arguably Australia’s greatest value catamaran syndicate, the Fountaine Pajot

Hélia 44 Evolution to be based in the Whitsundays.

Multihull Solutions has announced there are now only limited shares still available in the

syndicate, which will operate from Hamilton Island from mid 2017.

The outstanding syndicate opportunity makes

new catamaran ownership more affordable than ever with 1/12th shares starting from

just AUD$99,400, which entitles syndicate members to four, six or eight weeks of stress-

free Whitsunday cruising each year.

Comprehensively equipped for comfort

onboard, the Helia 44 Evolution by Fountaine Pajot is a three-cabin, three-bathroom

Owner’s version and features a full factory

new-boat warranty.

Its comprehensive itinerary includes

generator, airconditioning, gennaker and bowsprit, washing machine, solar panels,

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The luxurious catamaran is professionally

managed and maintained, with detailing, maintenance and technical support provided

by a team of on-site specialists to take the hassle out of enjoying your own boat. The

syndicate enables shareholders to simply fly in to Hamilton Island, step aboard and set sail

around the spectacular Whitsunday islands.

The replacement cost of this Hélia 44

Evolution is approximately AUD$1.2 million,

with a share in the syndicate costing from just AUD$99,400 ensuring minimal depreciation

when the boat is sold at the end of the syndicate term.

Shares can be secured with just a 20% deposit, but Multihull Solutions encourages

interested parties to act quickly to avoid missing out on the last remaining shares.

Further information about purchasing a share

in the new Hélia 44 Evolution syndicate can be obtained by contacting Multihull Solutions

on 1300 855 338 (within Australia), +61 7 5452 5164 (from New Zealand), +66 8189

41530 (within Asia), emailing [email protected] or visiting

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This Month’s Videos

Sailing News

The World Sailing Show — October 2016

https://youtu.be/vGq7mnYkT-4

World on Water — 14th October

https://youtu.be/VsZUjueipYg

World on Water — 21th October

https://youtu.be/AMWmeGCpaAI

World on Water — 28th October

https://youtu.be/gumAs4402tQ

Extreme Sailing Series Videos

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Other News

Yacht caught on rocks in France

Geoff Berg hosing down his new boat after

taking it out for a trial sail. He took it out

with Matt Parrot and Scott Dewar and had

it reaching at 18 knots. I wonder when

Geoff will be doing a Brisbane to Gladstone

on it.

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