Race 11 Wednesday Wonders & the Mark Windward Trophy The last race for 2013: Get Ready for 2014

For the last race of 2013 a fleet of 37, the most yachts for the series completed the 9.8 nautical mile course 14 in glorious conditions. The sun shone, there was no rain, seas were flat and the southerly breeze steadily increased to average around 13 knots for the race.

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Included in the WW fleet for the first time this series were CAVALIER (David Lynch) and DEBONNAIRE (Phil Gomez) both “visitors” to Wednesday Wonders. CAVALIER was the 4th yacht to cross the finish line 2 minutes 28 seconds behind the winner. DEBONNAIRE is a regular Sunday Sailor and has competed in every Sunday race this summer series. With the first yacht starting 45 minutes ahead of the last, there was an extremely good start to the race. No yacht started too soon and a record average start time of 11.3 seconds is the best for the series. There was an equally impressive finish to the race with all yachts finishing within 19 minutes 5 seconds of each other - that’s a yacht crossing the finish line at an average of every 31 seconds. PUBLIC BAR (Clive Sondheim) emerged the winner of race 11 sailing the course in 1:33:15 – the second fastest time of the day. She is the 7th different winner from the 7 races so far this series. She started from 27th position being 5 seconds late for her 43-minute handicap. After sailing the large triangle (6.3nm) she arrived at number 4 for the first time at 15:13:45 in 20th position. It took a further 32 minutes 30 seconds to complete the small triangle (3.5nm) and cross the finish line at 15:46:15. This was first win of the series for PUBLIC BAR and her second top ten finish. It helped her to gain 17 places in the aggregate moving up from 21st to 4th position.

PUBLIC BAR on her way to winning Race 11

and the Mark Windward Trophy

RACE RECORD _PUBLIC BAR

RACE DATE POSN ELAPSED FINISH HCAP COURSE DISTANCE WIND

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4 30/10/2013 6 02:37:05 16:51:05 00:44:00 13 8.5 6

5 6/11/2013 33 01:51:06 16:05:06 00:44:00 14 9.8 18

7 20/11/2013 11 01:43:40 15:56:40 00:43:00 14 9.8 18

9 5/12/2013 12 01:31:31 16:25:31 00:44:00 6 8.2 15

10 11/12/2013 16 01:27:09 15:41:09 00:44:00 31 8.8 17

11 18/12/2013 1 01:33:15 15:46:15 00:43:00 14 9.8 13

Second across the finish line 43 seconds behind PUBLIC BAR was AIRWAVES (Rob Fenton). AIRWAVES started from 4th place being 21 seconds late for her 14 minute handicap. She rounded number 4 for the first time at 15:02:30 in 1st place but finished in second place crossing the finish line at 15:46:58 after sailing the course in 2:02:58. AIRWAVES as sailed in 6 of the 7 races this series and this is her best result to date. It helped her lift 6 places in the aggregate to be in 24th position.

Sm 189 Airwaves Winner of under 30 feet Mark Windward Divisions Photo Thanks Chris Furey

RACE RECORD - AIRWAVES

RACE DATE POSN ELAPSED FINISH HCAP COURSE DISTANCE WIND SPEED

4 30/10/2013 24 03:24:47 17:13:47 00:19:00 13 8.5 6

5 6/11/2013 32 02:14:07 16:03:07 00:19:00 14 9.8 18

7 20/11/2013 31 02:17:58 16:04:58 00:17:00 14 9.8 18

8 27/11/2013 16 03:01:15 16:46:15 00:15:00 13 4.2 7

10 11/12/2013 14 01:55:12 15:40:12 00:15:00 31 8.8 17

11 18/12/2013 2 02:02:58 15:46:58 00:14:00 14 9.8 13

CASSANDRA of MELBOURNE was the 3rd yacht to cross the finish line 1 minute 18 seconds behind AIRWAVES. CASSANDRA sailed the course in 2:02:16 crossing the finish line at 15:48:16. She had started 15 seconds late for her 16 minute handicap from 6th place and rounded number 4 for the first time in 4th place.

CASSANDRA practicing one winter Sunday

Having sailed 5 of the 7 races CASSANDRA is in 21st position on 49 points in the aggregate.

RACE RECORD CASSANDRA OF MELBOURNE

RACE DATE POSN ELAPSED FINISH HCAP COURSE DISTANCE WIND

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5 6/11/2013 16 02:07:43 15:55:43 00:18:00 14 9.8 18

8 27/11/2013 23 03:09:41 16:57:41 00:18:00 13 4.2 7

9 5/12/2013 6 01:53:18 16:21:18 00:18:00 6 8.2 15

10 11/12/2013 24 01:57:26 15:45:26 00:18:00 31 8.8 17

11 18/12/2013 3 02:02:16 15:48:16 00:16:00 14 9.8 13

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The starting was excellent for this race. 21 yachts started within 10 seconds of their start and all yachts starting within 42 seconds. Five yachts started within 2 seconds of their handicap. These were: CHEQUEMATE (Ian Whitbread); SALT WHISTLE (Ainslie Allan); LEBROK (Theo Korbel); DEBONNAIRE; and BARNSTORMER (Brian Barnes).

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WICKED (Mike Welsh) didn’t compete in races 9 and 10 but came back strongly in race 11 to be the fastest yacht around the course in 1:32:22. It is the 3rd time course 14 has been sailed this series and this is the 2nd fastest time recorded. The fastest, 1:29:31 was recorded by WHITE SPIRIT (Timothy Say) in race 5. The average sail time for race 11 was 1:52:16 with 27 yachts sailing the course in less than 2 hours.

Midnight Magic using “The inside passage”and maybe as well her depth sounder. She won the NQR prize finishing just 11 second off being precisely 5 minutes behind the first yacht to cross the line.

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This week’s race formed part of the Century Class Series with CASSANDRA of MELBOURNE winning the event. PIPPA (Jeffrey Woolhouse) was second with DÉJÀ VU (Peter Dransfield) in 3rd place.

Century Class Winter Series 2013

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PRIMO (Steve Copley) won the Beneteau 36.7 race from LEBROK (Theo Korbel) and UPBEAT (Peter Dunne). LEBROK leads the aggregate with 3 points. Out of the 11 scheduled races so far this series 4 have been abandoned, two excluded and from the remaining 5 two drops are allowed.

BENETEAU 36.7 SERIES AGGREGATE POINTS SCORE

Sail No Boat Name Skipper Sers Score

SM367 LEBROK Theo Korbel 3

SM99 PRIMO Steve Copley 4

SM88 UPBEAT Peter Dunne 9

Four out of the five Farr 1020’s raced this week with FAST COMPANY (Daniel Edwards) coming out on top. In second place was ARABESQUE (Albert Doggett) with TEQUILA 3rd and WAVELENGTH 4th. The winner of both the summer 2012-13 series and winter 2013 series FAST COMPANY currently leads the aggregate. FORZADO was making her way to the start line but her sail made up its mind it was a rest day.

FARR 1020 SERIES AGGREGATE POINTS SCORE

Sail No Boat Name Skipper Sers Score

SM1022 FAST COMPANY Daniel Edwards 2 SM1023 ARABESQUE Albert Doggett 4 SM220 WAVELENGTH Brendan Kruger 5 SM1020 TEQUILA Alan Collins 7

SM7314 FORZADO Bruce Dobbie 8

A welcome to Norm Taylor in Farouche, even if WW’s yachts did not leave him much room! It was a pity that it was only the first time around No 4 otherwise he would have been 5th. SM 354 Vantage, did not have a MOB completed so was not counted. She was 3rd across the finish line. Chequemate went past in 6th place just 6mins behind first and finished 15th. (If a photo of your boat features in a race report, you owe Mark Windward a short article for “a bit about my Boat series”.)

At the completion of Race 11 the WW aggregate points score is:

Welcome David Lynch on Sm72 Cavalier shown here battling with Cassandra who passed No 4 the first time round, just 25 seconds in front of David who was 5th past.

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New year from

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Mark Windward Trophy Awards Day Mark Windward

The idea for a Mark Windward Trophy started out to be an in-between seasons race between summer and winter, and to avoid withdrawal symptoms of sailors - a Clayton’s Race, and not too serious. Due to bad winds this did not occur and so was shifted to the last race of the year. Mark’s idea is to include as many boats as possible as prize winners. No boat could win more than one prize. Trophy Winner - Public Bar Midway award - Windspeed Yacht closest to finish half way in the fleet. The NQR Award - Midnight Magic The yacht that missed first place by 5 mins The weight for Age Race – Bellablu The highest average age of crew and skipper - 73.85 years Mark’s Divisional winners Under 30 feet - Airwaves Under 35 feet - Tequila Over 35 feet - Primo Over 41 feet & Father Christmas Award - Musketeer. Apart from winning this Division, a boat that looks a lot like Mr Jacka’s, has appeared at the SYC Children’s party with a man dressed in red, for the last two years or so. Special Award This was awarded to a secondary student who was active on board a yacht in this race. I think he was navigator? Oldest Wednesday Wonder Skipper present. John Stenford who is ??? and was still sailing Amicus at the age 92 and that was a few years ago. He was dining with his wife and son.

Want to improve your success in racing? See what writing about your yacht can do for your results. Pizazz only wrote a short note last week and now has moved to first place in the series on 13 points. Send an article about your crew or Yacht to Mark. We should be able to supply the photo to go with your article. Thanks to Chris Furey who captured most yachts passing number 4 for the first time in race 11. It would be great to have your input for these reports, and you get to view a great action photo.

PLEASE send your story about your yacht, crew or whatever to Mark Windward

Questions without Notice - race 11 Based on the evidence rounding the first mark, no 5: Are the bigger yachts taking a lead from the Australian Cricket team and starting up a contest with slightly different rules and calling it THE BIG BASH? Was the handicapper just checking to see if any one watching what he does by leaving his fenders hanging over the side? Are the new buoys really going to light at night? Can we have a disco if we are moored nearby? Will there be a fuel surcharge if the SYC duck has to go out before each race and put the buoys in place? If you actually fall over while racing does it count as a practice for MOB? It is worth practicing MOB given the number of non-voluntary episodes so far this season. Is there a close correlation between winning yachts and hull scrubs? It certainly seems like it. Was the wind (gusting 17~18) stronger than the predicted forecast, or should I have had a smaller sail? How many times has Fast Company won the fastest 1020? Is it because some of the other 1020’s are saving their best sails for Saturday? Is a 5-yacht tie for Start of the Day a record? Yachts 3540, 424, 451, 367, 340 were all on 2 seconds. The race management had to draw out of a hat to determine who was the winner of the free BLAIR hull scrub. Chequemate was the lucky winner. Will she have a clean bottom now for whoever buys her? She is up for sale. Ask Ian Whitbread.

Other WW matters Welcome back to Colin on Midnight Magic. First race back and they win a prize. Farewell to Martin and crew on board Bacardi. We wish them good sailing in the Sydney to Hobart, even if it is just so the rest of us can say we beat one of the best performing yachts in the Sydney to Hobart. It will Martin’s 29th Syd-Hobart. It is necessary for Mark to make mention of Scarlet Runner (being a Red Yacht) and also because there is at least one WW sailor on board in the Cape to Rio race starting in about 10 days. To keep informed visit CLICK . Be patient it takes a little while to load the site. It has to come a long way.

An Evaluation of the Handicapping There was a broad spread of different size yachts throughout the fleet in Race 11. After the first yacht passed the finish line at 15.46, by 15.56 ~ 34 yachts had finished. Just 3 boats were more than 10 mins later. In the series so far, the racing has had some very

close finishes, apart from the days of very strong winds. Answer to the Question from Race 10

Just a bit of boating history. I grew up near where this photo was taken. A short answer will be OK. Can you tell me where it is and what is the occasion?

Albert Park Lake 1960. Power boat racing

More information on the History of the club CLICK An Extract: There are many classes of Inboard boats - Unlimited Hydroplane and Unlimited Displacement powered by V.12 aircraft engines and Supercharged V.8‘s with up

to 2500HP for the V.12 engines, Racing at speeds up to 170mph.

Hurricane & My Tee-Too Albert Park Lake 1960 Power boat racing around the island

Two correct responses: Albert Park ----Approx. 1956 Geoff Simpson Photos are of boats in the Victorian Speed Boat Club event taken on Albert Park Lake in the 1960’.s Prof Algie

Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra? For more about 1960 speed boats CLICK . Noise from boats was an issue at Albert Park “….at least 5 of these extremely loud boats would have been in excess of 120 Decibels”.

Mark lived in Albert Road across from Albert Park Lake. There was an island that the boats would race around. His mother who moved from Bendigo to Sth Melbourne was always dismayed that the “Park” kept on losing ground. He did go to the Grand Prix. His entry by crawling under the fence, tore his pants. Of course he could not tell his mother how it happened. At this time no commercial vehicles were allowed in the park on Sundays.

It is not quite the vast park that was initially envisaged. “The precinct, which in its original configuration extended from Park Street in the north to Bridport Street in the south, and from Howe Crescent in the east to Nelson Road and Cardigan Street in the west, was designed to emulate similar 'square' developments in London, although on a grander scale. It was originally called South Park but was changed after the death of Queen Victoria’s consort in 1862. At that time St Kilda Road formed the southern boundary and until 1875 the present Queens Road was a carriage drive within the park. In the 1870’s the swamp area was transformed into

a lake suited to sailing and rowing, and a promenade was formed around the edge of the lake. This was never meant to become a main traffic road.

The (then) current layout (see below) is the work of Clement Hodgkinson, the noted surveyor, engineer and topographer, who adapted the design in 1857 to allow for its intersection by the St Kilda railway line.

The Next Wednesday Wonders is just 3 weeks away on January 8. It will be Race 12 and the half waypoint for the series.

Thanks to Chris Furey for the photos. Please note: All images are provided for personal and private use only. Not to be published or used in any commercial application without written permission of the photographer Chris Furey. Don’t forget your contributions to WW weekly race reports are very welcome, plus you get to see a great photo of your yacht.

Enjoy your Christmas and have some great sailing in 2014. . Mark Windward

A special photo for Bill & Jill Stubbs. …(Even though they don’t own a yacht - yet! - they

still read these reports.) It was taken when the “Swans” were actually South Melbourne and

played at home at Albert Park to a big crowd…with quite a few swans close by.

Holiday Quiz Questions Race 11. You have 2 weeks to answer questions that focus on

changes to sailing.

1. When was the first Magnetic compass used and in what country?

2. When was “The Horn” discovered to be an island?

3. When was the Antarctic (across from Drakes passage) discovered?

4. When was the first Anemometer (Mechanical) invented?

5. What date and who invented the Barometer?

6. When did solar cells first come into use?

7. Who invented and the first Sextant that could measure Latitude & Longitude, and when?

8. What marine contribution did Martha Coston make to marine safety?

9. What year did fibreglass come into use for boats?

10. Since what year do you think rescue beacons have been instrumental in assisting over 28,000 people in 7,000 rescue situations?

11. What year was the first navigable Submarine built? Model three of the first one could carry 16 passengers.

Send your answers to Mark Windward sometime early next year.