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Volume 22 Issue 3 Nov—Feb 2017
Radio Waves
Official newsletter of the AUSTRALIAN RADIO YACHTING ASSOCIATION (Inc) www.arya.asn.au
INSIDE 2017 ARYA Nationals Update 2017-2010 Racing Rules of Sailing Introducing 3D printing DF95 One Day Event 10 Rater Special Worlds Report Marbleheads World Report
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Radio Waves Official Newsletter of the Australian Radio Yachting Association (Inc)
PRESIDENT Sean Wallis Southern River, WA, 6110 email: [email protected] Mob: 0467 779 752
VICE-PRESIDENT Garry Bromley Kanahooka, NSW, 2530 email: [email protected] Mob: 0424 828 574
SECRETARY Ross Bennett Maylands, WA, 6051 email: [email protected] Mob: 0490 083 978 TREASURER John Wainwright Concord, NSW, 2137 email: [email protected] Mob: 0449 904 807
TECHNICAL OFFICER Robert Hales Beecroft, NSW, 2119 email: [email protected] Tel: (02) 9875 4615
REGISTRAR Scott Condie 64 Matson Cres, Miranda, NSW, 2228 email: [email protected]
PUBLICITY OFFICER/EDITOR Alan Stuart Thornlie, WA, 6108 email: [email protected] Mob: 0400 816 834
PUBLIC OFFICER Trevor Jeffree (SA) Ingle Farm, SA, 5098 email: [email protected] Tel: (08) 7070 4159
WEBMASTER Eduard Cowell email: [email protected]
CLASS COORDINATORS
International One Metre Glenn Dawson Floreat, WA, 6014 email: [email protected] Mob: 0439 924 277
International A Class Brian Dill email: [email protected] Mob:
International Marblehead Lincoln McDowell email: [email protected] Mob:
International 10 Rater Selwyn Holland [email protected] Tel: (02) 4237 7873
RC Laser Adrian Heard email: [email protected] Tel:
If calling, be mindful of the time at location calling. Allow for time zone differences and Daylight Saving, and call at a reasonable hour.
ROLL OF HONOUR
Ron Dunster, ACT (dec) Max Griggs, TAS (dec) George Manders, QLD (dec) Bob Shedden, NSW (dec)
LIFE FELLOWS
Hub Bell, WA Ken Dobbie, TAS David Black, QLD Eddie Cowell, QLD Chris Ryan, VIC Graeme Turk, QLD
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From the Editor
A nother 4 months, and time for another Radio Waves. A bit light on with articles this time. Don’t be afraid to
send in anything to do with your club, or anything you thing may be of interest to other members. Also, always on the lookout for pho-tos to use on the cover, and through-out the magazine. This is usually a busy time in RC sail-ing in Australia, with most states holding their State Championships in the last few months of the year. Con-
gratulations to all the winners! The 2017 nation-als are upon us in a couple of months. Still plen-ty of time to en-ter, but best to enter early so the
organisers can get ideas of numbers. Along with the Nationals, is the ARYA AGM. Make sure your state reps are aware of any issues you have (good or bad). I will be available for renomination, but I intend for 2017 to be my final year.
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE IS FEBRUARY 21, 2017
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AFFILIATES
Australian Capital Territory Dr Graham Brown Radio Yachting Association Secretary Kingston, ACT, 2604 email: [email protected] Tel: (02) 6241 3070
New South Wales Radio Peter Newman Yachting Association Secretary NSW www.rcyachts.net/nsw/ email: [email protected] Mob: 0403 125 129
Queensland Radio Yachting Ian Smith Association Secretary QLD qrya.com.au email: [email protected] Mob: 0421 617 074
South Australian Radio Alan Gold Yacht Association (Inc) Secretary Highbury SA, 5089 www.saradioyachting.org.au/ email: [email protected] Mob: 0419 839 933
Tasmanian Radio Yachting Ken Dobbie Council Secretary West Moonah, TAS, 7009 email: [email protected] Tel: (03) 6272 6916 Fax: (03) 6272 6963
Victoria Radio Yachting Assn Inc David Thomas www.vrya.org.au Secretary Hoppers Crossing, VIC, 3029 email: [email protected] Tel (03) 9748 0641
Radio Sailing Association WA Inc Glenn Dawson Secretary
www.rsawa.asn.au Floreat, WA, 6014 email: [email protected] Mob: 0439 924 277
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CONTENTS ARYA Contacts 2 Editorial 3 State Affiliates 4 From the President 6 From the Secretary 10 2016 Ray Tilbrook Memorial 12 Boat Transfers 14 RC Laser Championship of Nations 15 Calendar of Major Events 16 2017 ARYA Nationals Update 18 DF95 One Day Event 21 10 Rater Special Worlds report 23 Marbleheads Worlds Report 27 2017-2020 Racing Rules of Sailing 29 2016 TAS IOM State Champ 34 RG65 Dragon Force 37 3D Printing 39 Class Corner A Class 48 One Metre 50 RC Laser 54
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PICTURES Cover:
9 Green Bottles, sitting on their chairs Getting ready to watch Ray Tilbrook Regatta
Photo by: Courtesy PRSC
On Another Tack….
A married man was having an affair with his secretary. One day they went to her place and made love all afternoon. Exhausted, they fell asleep and woke up at 8 PM.
The man hurriedly dressed and told his lover to take his socks, shoes and trousers and wet them in the sink. He put them back on and drove home.
"Where have you been?" his wife demanded.
"I can't deceive you. I'm having an affair with my secretary. We had sex all afternoon.'"
She looked down at his damp socks, shoes and trousers and said: "You lying bastard! You've been out sailing again!"
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From The President
I t would appear that not
much happens in Radio Sail-
ing in 4 months. Not much
except for a couple of World
Championships, a European
Championship, a US Nationals and numerous State Championship
events.
Australia has been well represented at both the 10R & Marblehead
Worlds with Lincoln McDowall (12th), David Turton (31st), Andy Reid
(38th), Jeff Byerley (47th) and David Thomas (49th) in the Marblehead
Class while in the 10R, Garry Bromley (7th), Andy Reid (11th), David
Turton (19th) and Jeff Byerley (28th). In addition, Lindsay Walker &
David Turton represented us at the IOM European Championship
while Tim Brown flew the flag at the IOM US Nationals. It takes a lot
of effort to even prepare an interstate trip with an IOM let alone fly
half way around the world with a 10R or Marblehead. Well done all
of you, you have done us proud!
Of particular note was that ‘bloke with no boat’ attending the Mar-
blehead & 10R Worlds this, on the back of his attendance at the
IOM Worlds in San Francisco, and while I think he considers himself
as some sort of coach, I’m leaning toward ‘serial pest!’ Well done
Secretary for another terrific performance!
This year’s Eddie Cowell IOM Regatta on the Sunshine Coast has
proven once again to be one of the largest events on our calendar
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boasting 42 entries from across Australia and included five sailors
from New Zealand. Congratulations to Paul Jones who won the event
in perfect sailing conditions. Next year’s event looks to be even bigger
than ever with the event penned in to being a three day event!
Victoria hosted the 2016 RC Laser Nationals at Yarrawonga Yacht Club
over the weekend of 17-18 September and was won by Kirwan Robb
with Graham Brown 2nd and Scott Mitchell 3rd. The event was organ-
ised by PLRMYC and while conditions were not ideal for the weekend
it is understood a good time was had by all.
As I mentioned, there has been numerous State Championships and
the reports are on the ARYA website but congratulations to our win-
ners:
VIC IOM State Champion Kirwan Robb
WA A Class State Champion Glenn Dawson
QLD IOM State Champion Garth Halton
VIC RC Laser State Champion Scott Fleming
QLD A Class State Champion Peter Morris
SA 10R State Champion Tim Arland
ACT 10R State Champion Stephen Sedgeman
SA A Class State Champion Tim Arland
TAS RM State Champion Stuart Dawes
WA 10R State Champion Sean Wallis
SA RM State Champion Scott Mitchell
NSW RM State Champion Scott Condie
Our Race Management Committee continues to be active and as I re-
ported previously they have been tasked with reviewing our Standard
Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions as well as a Race Management
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Policy for the running of our events. The Standard NOR & Sailing
Instructions covering events in 2016 was completed and in use while
with the introduction of the Racing Rules of Sailing for 2017-2020 the
committee are reviewing the required changes to be implemented
for events during this period. The Race Management Policy document
has been completed and is now being reviewed by the Executive
Committee and barring some minor changes will be implemented in
the near future. The work by this team while exhaustive, will provide
a concrete base for consistency in the running of ARYA events and I
once again thank the team for their efforts.
As we look to the future we still have a number of major events on
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the calendar including the 10R NSW State Championship, IOM NSW
State Championship and IOM WA State Championship to name a
few but most importantly is the nationals for A, 10R, Marblehead &
IOM to be held at Kogarah Bay in February 2017. We are expecting a
number of international sailors to join the event and I know the or-
ganisors have invested many volunteered hours to ensure this will be
an event to be remembered and I encourage everyone to attend.
And finally, don’t forget the AGM will be held during the IOM Nation-
als, anyone interested in being on the ARYA committee should make
it known to their State Committee for nomination.
Sean Wallis
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From The Secretary
Your committee has been busy
since the last radio waves. We
have just seen the European IOM
Championships run and won.
Congrats to Brad Gibson for his 1
point win over Rob Walsh. Aus-
tralia was represented at this regatta by Lindsay Walker and David
Turton. I’m hearing that weed was a major issue at the regatta. Un-
fortunate.
At the end of Sept, the Marblehead World Championships and the
Ten Rater World Championships will be run in Italy. At the time of
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writing, Australia has Lincoln McDowall and Andy Reid entered for
M’s, with Greg Torpy, Dave Thomas, Dave Turton & Jeff Byerley all
waiting to see if they gain places in selection rounds 2, 3 & 4. Hope-
fully, we will be represented by all six.
For the Ten Rater World Championships, we have Garry Bromley,
Andy Reid, Dave Turton & Jeff Byerley all entered. Good sailing to
all of the M & 10R guys. That is a great indication of the state of RC
sailing in Australia.
Following on with more world regattas, the ranking window for the
2017 IOM World Championships is currently open. The regatta will
be held in France in May, 2017. We have received expressions of in-
terest from nine skippers to date. If you are interested in going, get
your expression of interest to me by email to [email protected] .
EOI’s will be closing around the end of December, depending on the
final regatta time line and entry conditions. Best advice is that if you
want to go, get your expressions of interest in ASAP.
The ranking rules were also updated recently. Apart from some tidy-
ing up and clarifying, the formula used to determine the points break
up was changed so that the person who sails, and comes last in the
event now gets some points. Previously, they received “0” points.
This change was supported by the committee and states.
Personal Numbers are now open again. Following a motion passed
at the AGM, the rules for PNs were changed and they replace all pre-
vious PN rules. These rules are on our web. The main changes were
for PNs issued from June 2016 onwards. A number of skippers have
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taken advantage of the reopening of PNs. If you are interested in ap-
plying for a PN, fill in the form on the web and send it to
Good sailing to all and I’ll see you on the water.
Rosco
2016 Ray Tilbrook Memorial Regatta.
P erth Radio Sailing Club Jackadder Lake Woodlands 8 Octo-ber 2016
This annual regatta is a memorial for one of the great blokes of radio sailing – Ray Tilbrook. Ray was a stalwart of the Perth Ra-dio Sailing Club as well as radio sailing in Western Australia. He was responsible for bringing in the Jellybaby and Phase 2 Ten
Raters as well as the Spider and Scorpion Marblehead yachts. Ray also pro-vided a terrific service, stocking Pekabe fittings for all the WA guys.
Ray was also responsible for introducing us all to the incredible Janusz Walicki – and his magnificent boats. Ray bought the first Skalpel Marble-head into Australia. Apart from that, Ray was a fierce, but incredibly fair competitor. He loved to race hard – left over from his motorbike racing days – but was one of the fairest competitors you could wish to race against. If you beat Ray, you had worked for it and deserved the victory, because Ray wasn’t going to give an inch. His mantra was – if it is slow, chrome it – at least it looks good.
We remember Ray each year with this important Ten Rater and IOM re-gatta.
This year, the racing was just as Ray would have liked it – hard and fast. Six of the best Diamonds turned up for the day, and it was on from race one. Early in the day, Sean Wallis took off and notched up some good heat wins.
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Jeff Green, Rosco Bennett and Roger Paul took turns to follow Sean home.
The wind was out of the WNW, so the sailing was moved over to the south-ern side of the lake, so that the course ran basically parallel to the shore line. We used the full length of the lake, making for long beats and runs. There were plenty of shifts in the wind, but that is typical for Jackadder Lake in a westerly.
By lunch, the leader board had Sean ahead and only a couple of points sepa-rating Roger and Rosco. Jeff Green was still right in the mix.
After a break for lunch, Rosco changed to his B+ rig showing a new turn of speed. He managed a couple of heat wins to close the gap. Sean and Chris Woods followed Rosco into the B+ rigs, but unfortunately for them, the wind lightened off and those with the A rigs had the advantage. Roger in particular took the bull by the horns, sailing really well with his A rig, and making a late surge up the point score.
Denton Roberts had a number of really good races in which he challenged the leaders. His sailing improved as the day progressed, with a few results just slipping away in the last few meters before the finish line. He was the big improver on the day. His boat speed was really good, and a few little tweaks to some aspects of his racing, his performance will continue to im-prove.
Thanks for the day go to Glenn Dawson and Bruce Robins for running the racing and to Hub Bell for scoring the regatta. Bob Paton also came along to assist with the running of the day – many thanks to all the volunteers who gave up their sailing to administer the day.
In the final wash-up, Sean took the chocolates in a very close finish with Roger – 24 point to Sean and 26 to Roger. Rosco was third on 36 points.
The day was a really good warm-up for the 10R State Championships which will be held at Champion Lakes next weekend.
Glenn Dawson
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Boat Transfers
ARYA now accepts payment by PayPal for boat registrations and
transfers. Credit cards can also be used with PayPal.
It is VERY important that the right procedures are followed in the
transfer of boat ownership, otherwise there may be a significant de-
lay in the issue of a new certificate.
Full details for payment are available on the ARYA website at http://
www.radiosailing.org.au/index.php/techincal-info/transfer-of-
registration
A stamped, self-addressed envelope MUST be posted to the Registrar
for the return of the new certificate.
Remember, the onus is on YOU to follow the procedures.
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RC Laser Championship of Nations
L ess than a year to go before the most important Australian Radio Class yachting event of the past few years will be held on the Gold Coast!
For those who have been living under a rock, November next year will see the staging of the 2017 RC Laser Championship of Na-tions at Carrara on the Gold Coast. The Paradise Radio Yacht Club has been selected to host this world class event. It is, in effect, a World Championship and entries are expected from many countries. Already we have Expressions of Interest from 12 countries including many Australians.
The recent RC Laser National titles at Yarrawonga saw a fleet of 42 boats and many of those skippers are looking forward to competing against our overseas visitors.
The event will be held from 6th to the 11th of November commencing with a Welcome Night and finalising with a Presentation Dinner on the Saturday. Racing will be on the Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday with a Lay day on Friday.
Combined with the Championship of Nations will be the Australian Championship which will be restricted to Australian registered boats.
The Championship of Nations and the Australian Championship will be run concurrently. That is to say the fleet will be a mixture of Aus-sies and visitors but the Australian results will be kept separate to determine the placings in the Australian title.
We are expecting a fleet of about 60 boats but can cater for as many as 84 so there is no reason why any Australian skippers should not take part in this world class event.
To keep up to date you can register here through http://radiosail.com.au/go/2017-rc-laser-international-championships-expressions-of-interest/?lp-variation-id=0
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Calendar of Major Events 2017
14/Jan 1 10R 10R GP1 Ian Hayden Memorial Trophy
21/Jan 2 IOM Brisbane Challenge
21/Jan 1 10R 10R Warm Up Regatta
22/Jan 1 IOM IOM Whitrod Trophy
22/Jan 1 A Herb Tyson Memorial Trophy (A Class)2016
6/Feb 3 A A Class Nationals
9/Feb 4 IOM IOM Nationals
13/Feb 3 10R 10R Nationals
16/Feb 3 M Marblehead Nationals
11/Mar 2 IOM IOM GP Rd 1 Susan McAnna Memorial Tro-
11/Mar 1 A Binke Frayne A Class Trophy
12/Mar 1 10R Qld 10R State Championships
18/Mar 1 10R 10R GP 2 the Forster Waters Caravan Pk Tro-
18/Mar 1 MM Sth Qld Micro Magic
25/Mar 2 IOM Great Southern IOM Championships
1/Apr 2 IOM IOM SA State Championships
2/Apr 1 IOM Tasmanian IOM South State Championship
9/Apr 1 M Bill Palmer Rd. 1 Marblehead Regional®
16/Apr 1 IOM Eddie Kennedy Rd. 1 IOM Regional®
22/Apr 2 IOM IOM GP Rd 2
22/Apr 2 M Qld RM State Championships
25/Apr 1 IOM Diggers Cup & Plate
29/Apr 1 10R 10R GP Rd 3 Mazda Trophy
29/Apr 2 IOM Sth Qld IOM
30/Apr 1 M RM Toad Cup
30/Apr 1 M 2017 John Emms Memorial for Marbleheads
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2017 ARYA NATIONALS NOVEMBER UPDATE
E vent planning is well under way with most of the logistical items now well under control. The NoR has been available for some weeks and the online entry system is working smoothly. We have direct links to the Regatta website available from both the ARYA
website http://www.radiosailing.org.au/index.php and also the NSWRYA website http://www.rcyachts.net/nsw/ or you can access directly at http://www.kogarahbay.com/Nationals-KBRYC/ Skippers lists are being updated on a weekly basis and as it gets closer with more entries coming in these will be updated on a more frequent basis. Please don’t panic if you don’t see your entry immediately. With personnel numbers taking preference, if you have a number which conflicts with a per-sonnel number your number will be changed and your new number will be represented in blue. Please check the skippers lists frequently for any clash-es. http://www.kogarahbay.com/Nationals-KBRYC/news.html All 4 classes are now seeing entries coming in with good fleets expected for the IOM and 10Raters, entries are currently a little slow for the other 2 clas-ses but we expect to see these numbers rise as these events draw closer. The IOM Nationals looks like it will have a good international flavour, with entries so far from New Zealand and Singapore as well as strong interest from Malaysia and the U.K. KBRYC is also in the process of holding the state titles for 3 of the 4 classes with the Marblehead states and 10R states just completed and IOM states being contested on November 19th and 20th and is attracting good num-bers. The state championships are a good chance for competitors to get a feel for the race track and conditions. Congratulations must go to Scott Con-die from NSW for taking out the NSW Marblehead state titles from Greg Torpy from Queensland on a count back. Steve Sedgmen from the ACT won the 10Rs. Full results are published on the NSWRYA website. The sailing season at KBRYC so far has seen some good Nor Easters, so hopefully this is a positive sign for February. The IOM’s have frequently had out their B rigs with the occasional venture down to C rig, so if you are plan-
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ning to come in February a recommendation would be to come with all breeze conditions covered in your sail repertoire. We recommend you read the NoR for the guidelines on what is required and how to complete your entry. If people have any further queries they should contact either Scott Backhouse or Owen Jarvis per the details sup-plied in the NoR. The committee is also looking at having a regatta t-shirt made available for purchase. When details are finalised please check either the website or one of our social media outlets. The shirts will be most likely on a made to order basis with a cut of date prior to the event to allow for making of the t-shirts. Our creativity department is hard at work on what will hopefully be a classy
looking shirt for either the bar or the race course. We have 2 forms of social media set up and we update these on a regular basis with pictures, videos and stories as to what is happening in the lead up
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to the Nationals. They will also be the first place to receive any updates and results during the Nationals. You can find our Nationals page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/2017-ARYA-National-Championships-Kogarah-Bay-February-6th-to-18th-579617385529012/?ref=page_internal or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/ARYANats2017 Please head on over to either of these and follow along. The event will not be a success without the assistance and support from sponsors associated with our sport. Rob Guyatt from RMG Sailwinches has come on board as a major sponsor for the event. www.rmgsailwinch.com.au/rmg/ We can’t thank Rob enough and we will all agree his products speak for themselves. I suggest if anyone doesn’t al-ready have an RMG Smartwinch in their boat that they get one before Feb-ruary, the world’s best certainly can’t be wrong.
Radio Yacht Supplies has also come on board as a major sponsor. www.radioyachtsuppliesaustralia.com/ Denton has supported the sport for many years and we thank him for his support. Other sponsors we welcome on board are Garth Halton from 360 Sails. Garth will not only be sponsoring the Nationals but also the upcoming NSW IOM States. At the time of writing other long term sponsors to our sport and contrib-uting to the sponsorship of the event are; Hales Micro www.halesmicro.com.au Radio Sailing Shop www.radiosailingshop.com.au BG Sails and Design www.bgsailsanddesign.com Brad Gibson is a legend in the RC yachting community and his sails and boat designs are known the world over. Plan B Sails planb.peterburford.com.au/sails/ Steve Sedgmen, sailmaker and designer/builder of the Aero and Sanga 10Rs. We recommend all our sailors support the businesses that show their sup-port for us. If any company or business would like to get involved, please feel free to contact the organising committee via Colin Court. [email protected]
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The NSWRYA and the 2017 Nationals Organising Committee hope to make the event as enjoyable and friendly as possible and we look forward to your participation come February next year. Any queries should be directed to Scott Backhouse [email protected] or Owen Jarvis [email protected]
DF95 One Day Event
T he first organised event for the DF95 in Victoria was con-ducted on Saturday 29th of October by the Patterson Lakes MRYC on their home waters at the National Watersports Centre. Ten boats were entered and an extra boat arrived
for the last races of the day. Skippers ranged in experience from those who have regularly com-peted at National and State level to some with just a few months of stick time. After a briefing by our PRO for the day Mike Pender, rac-ing got under way at 10.00 in 0 – 2 knots of flukey NNW. Eight races were completed before the PRO called a lunch break. During the lunch break a boat Set Up/Tuning session was held with a noticeable improvement in boat speed for the newbies in the afternoon races. For the afternoon session the breeze swung around to the SSE and was a bit more stable. Winds for the whole day however were shifty and very light and nev-er got above 5 knots. As expected with this Restricted OD class rac-ing was very close with some races being won by less than a boat length. Racing finished at 1530 with Benson Or the clear winner from Tony Smith with Peter Yates in 3rd (on countback). With boat num-bers building in Victoria we are looking forward to a much bigger fleet for the next One Day event in the New Year.
John Toner
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Handy Links
20167ARYA Nationals in New South Wales
https://www.facebook.com/2017-ARYA-National-Championships-Kogarah-Bay-
February-6th-to-18th-579617385529012/
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10 Rater Special World’s Report The 10R World Title, October 2016 Limone sul Garda, northern Italy
T his was an historic occasion for a number of reasons.
First it was combined with the Marblehead Worlds at Limo-
ne creating a twin world title.
Second, both titles were won back to back by our Aussie expat Brad
Gibson. Brad sailed a magnificently efficient series to win both tro-
phies. He hailed from the Sydney waters until moving to Great Britain
to further his business and sport in Europe.
Third, this is the beginning of a new era for the revival of the world
titles for 10Rs. They have not been run for over a decade now and the
IRSA is determined to keep the process going from here. The next
worlds, in 2018, already has a bidder in Europe for a combined title
again and there is background interest for the 2020 series.
So all is looking good for the international future of this magnificent
class. I wonder if Australia could muster the enthusiasm to bid some-
time soon? We have one of the biggest fleets in the world out here.
Besides Brad, who many still consider Aussie even though he carries
the Brit flag nowadays, there was a solid Australian contingency
made the effort to participate on beautiful Lake Garda.
Congratulations to all, the results from an international fleet of 47
include:
7th Garry Bromley
11th Andrew Reid
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19th David Turton
28th Jeff Byerley
On a side note, it looked like Garry may not start because of a rather
bizarre demand from Italian immigration officials to pay an expensive
import duty on his racing gear. Fortunately sense was made of it all
and Garry produced a magnificent result against the world’s best.
10R Worlds site can be found here: http://worlds2016.tenrater.org/
A full report of the year’s 10R events will be in the next issue of Radio
Waves. The rankings will be updated after the NSW State Titles in
early November.
Don’t forget the Nationals at Kogarah in February.
Following is the final press release and results for the titles.
Selwyn Holland
IRSA Ten Rater World Championship Italy, Brad Gibson GBR takes
the Title from Graham Bantock GBR.
Limone sul Garda / Italy, October 4, 2016.
Brad Gibson GBR takes the title from Graham Bantock, who held
the title World Champion of the ten rater class since 1999. Brad
Gibson at the head of the scoreboard was not letting up on his
earlier form by posting back to back wins over the challenging Gra-
ham Bantock and FRA’s Christophe Boisnault. Thanks to the hosts
and people of North West Garda Sailing for their efforts and hos-
pitality.
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Graham Bantock (95) and Brad Gibson (42) go head to head during the 10R World Title
Marblehead Class World Titles Lake Garda 2016
A s we all recover from the travelling to the Europe for the
Worlds it gives us time to reflect on the event. Huge ad-
miration goes to Brad Gibson for winning for the third
straight time. We all in Australia still considering him one
of ours. Graham and Mateo were excellent too and were there in the
hunt should Brad ever make an error.
It was a picturesque venue with mountains either side of a large deep
lake. We were able to take some time exploring the area before the
event and during the lay day, and this for all was one of the highlights
of our trip. The lake being so open made for some very choppy sea
states at times and had some weed too which was surprising.
There were many entries from New Zealand which was great to see
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and they all enjoyed it and sounded enthusiastic about getting the
class going back home and getting to more international events,
including our Nationals. Let's hope it gets some more into the class.
Special mention to Carl Smith who built his own Brad design Indie,
he has done a awesome job on the boat. Carl started a little nerv-
ously and gradually moved up the fleets ended the event in a fleet.
He came away with great motivation to get some more boats going
and improve for next one.
There was a new French Design called Nioutram by Marc
Pomerade, one sailed by Matteo Longhi and Yannik Rossignol, it
showed to be a good all rounder. The first run of Grunges all did
very well with 2 in the top ten. Quarks still competitive, also a Stark-
ers of Chris Harris being an older design ending 6th. People did
prepare for more wind and waves for the event some of the boats
from previous worlds not making it this time.
There was a class meeting one night and it was agreed by all that
we should form a class association. I urge all M class sailors to vote
to form this as it will give us more of a say in the direction of the
class and any rule changes etc.
Brad is planning to sail at the Nationals in Sydney so you should
grab an M and give it some love and attention and come along and
race.
https://www.radiosailing.org/about/news-archive/9-irsa/142-press-
release-2016-irsa-marblehead-world-championship-italy-brad-
gibson-gbr-gets-the-hat-trick
Lincoln McDowell
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2017 – 2020 Racing Rules of Sailing – What’s new?
E very 4 years, World Sailing review the Racing Rules of Sail-
ing and make amendments in circumstances where the
rule has either caused problems, or where the rule could be
explained more clearly.
For regattas commencing on or after 1 January 2017, the 2017-2020
rules will be in force. What changes affect radio sailing?
BASIC RULES – PART 2, Section A (Right of Way) and Section B
(General Limitations)
There are no changes to the basic rules of sailing from the previous
version, so all the rules which apply when boats meet are unchanged.
RULES AT MARKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS – PART 2 Section C (At Marks
and Obstructions):
There are a few alterations to these rules which serve to make them
clearer:
The first amendment answers the question: “At what point does
mark room switch off?” Rule 18.2d now reads:
Rules 18.2(b) and (c) cease to apply when the boat entitled
to mark-room has been given that mark-room, or if she
passes head to wind or leaves the zone.
The rule which talks about tacking in the zone at a windward mark
has been re-written so that it is easier to understand. The in-
tent has not changed:
18.3 Tacking in the Zone. If a boat in the zone of a mark to
be left to port passes head to wind from port to star-
board tack and is then fetching the mark, she shall not
cause a boat that has been on starboard tack since en-
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tering the zone to sail above close -hauled to avoid
contact and she shall give mark-room if that boat be-
comes overlapped inside her. When this rule applies
between boats, rule 18.2 does not apply between
them.
Rule 19 no longer applies when Rule 18 (Mark rounding rules)
applies. This removes an anomaly in the previous rules. In the
2013-2016 rules, when Rule 18 and Rule 19 could be applied
simultaneously between 3 boats approaching a leeward mark.
The two rules gave a different outcome about which boat had
the right of way.
Rule 20 is re-written to make it easier to understand. The intent is
unchanged:
20.1 Hailing. A boat may hail for room to tack and avoid a
boat on the same tack. However, she shall not hail un-
less (a) she is approaching an obstruction and will soon
need to make a substantial course change to avoid it
safely, and (b) she is sailing close – hauled or above.
RULE 69 - MISCONDUCT A significant change has been made to Rule 69. Previously, this rule
was somewhat of a toothless tiger. It applied only to Gross Miscon-
duct, and required a report to the National Sailing Authorities when
used. Consequently, Race Committees often avoided using the rule,
unless it was a matter of really gross misconduct.
The rule has been re-written so that it applies now to Misconduct as
well as Gross Misconduct. In addition, if the rule is applied, and the
penalty awarded as a result of a protest is a DNE or less, then there is
no requirement to report to Yachting Australia.
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Misconduct is defined as follows: (1) conduct that is a breach of good
manners, a breach of good sportsmanship, or unethical behaviour; or
(2) conduct that may bring the sport into disrepute.
APPENDIX E – RADIO SAILING RULES
There are a few changes to Appendix E:
There is a new definition which allows competitors to act as ob-
servers without breaching a conflict of interest. This became
necessary as a result of a new definition in the main body of
the rules under “conflict of interest”
Definition of a competitor is now “the person designated to con-
trol the boat”
An addition to E3.5 – Individual recall, which clears up an anomaly
from the previous rules. In the 2013-2016 rules, an individual
recall was possible following a black flag due to an oversight.
Now, if rule 30.3 or 30.4 applies (Black flag or U flag) – an indi-
vidual recall is not possible.
E3.6 – General Recall. The 2013-2016 rules stated that at a gen-
eral recall, the prepatory signal (1 minute) would be sounded
shortly after the general recall was hailed. Almost all radio
sailing events had been getting this wrong for the past 4 years
by restarting their two minute tape. The 2017-2020 rule states
that a new warning signal (2 minute) will be made after a gen-
eral recall hail. In practice, most radio sailing clubs have been
doing this anyway. It means that if you are using a 2 minute
tape, you restart the two minute tape, rather than starting a
one minute tape. The one time this is critical is when a Race
Officer calls a Black flag for the next start. It now gives boats a
minute to sail out of the triangle between the start and the
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windward mark.
E3.7 - U flag. A new category of start has been introduced called a
U flag. It is basically the same as a black flag, but it allows com-
petitors disqualified at a start to re-join the race in the event
that the race is abandoned or re-sailed.
E3.9 – Disabled Competitors. A new rule which allows Race Com-
mittees to make arrangements to allow competitors with a
disability to compete on as equal terms as possible. Examples
might be – allowing a deaf competitor to have the benefit of a
visual countdown for starts, or a wheelchair bound competitor
to be located in an optimum position to observe the course
area.
E4.2 – Outside help. This is perhaps the most contentious change.
Previously, there were three classes of outside assistance al-
lowed –
Help if a competitor was ill, injured or in danger
Help from another competitor if their boats were entan-
gled and
Help in the form of information freely available to all com-
petitors.
The new rule adds two more categories to this list:
If a boat is entangled, aground or in danger – help from
the race committee vessel and
Unsolicited information from a disinterested source.
(Another competitor is not a disinterested source un-
less they are an Observer)
What this means in practice, is that a rescue craft is now able to
untangle boats and they can sail on. It also means that if a
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skipper does not ask for advice, but receives it from some dis-
interested source, they have not broken the rule.
However, there is also a new provision in this rule which states
that if a boat gains a significant advantage from help received
under this rule, they may now be protested. The penalty is a
discretionary penalty – it does not have to be a DSQ. It might
be a points penalty, so a protest committee has more options.
E8 – Sail markings. There are a number of changes to the require-
ments for sail markings. The most relevant one is that radio
sailing is returning to having two digits on the sail. The last
two digits of the hull number are required to be displayed on
the sails. In addition, the spacing requirements for the num-
bers on opposite sides of the sail have been reduced to 40mm
(previously 60mm). There are further changes which come
into play in the event that the sail is too small to allow correct
spacing, but I would suggest you read the new Appendix E8 to
see them all.
References:
That’s a summary of the changes which affect radio sailing. There is a
very good document on the World Sailing website, called a “Study
version”. It shows the new rules and highlights the changes from the
previous version. There are explanations and the original submissions
which led to the changes if you are interested. It can be found on the
same page as the new rules:
http://www.sailing.org/documents/racingrules/index.php
In addition, there is a very good document called the “IRSA Radio Sail-ing Case Book” which provides excellent explanations about many of the rules which radio sailors seem to get wrong. It can be found on
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the IRSA website here: https://www.radiosailing.org/documents/category/267-interpretations Look for the “Documents” tab, then look under “Racing”, then
“Explanations”.
It is a terrific resource for anyone interested in racing.
Glenn Dawson
2016 Tasmanian State IOM Regatta
T he 2016 Tasmanian State IOM Regatta was sailed in what
can only be described as testing conditions. The BOM fore-
cast was for 15 to 25 knot northerlies strengthening to 20
to 30 knots and swinging to the northwest by noon, howev-
er with the Brook in the lee of Mt Direction, this was a recipe for
some challenging racing with plenty of shifts and a few holes. It was
quite warm for Hobart at this time of the year with mid 20’s tempera-
tures and with colder water temperatures, the wind wasn’t “sticking
to the water” as Bucko from 18 Footers TV would suggest, adding to
the fluky and variable conditions. Prior to racing, wind strength was
around the 10 knot mark or there abouts, stronger in the puffs, giving
skippers the dilemma of rig choice.
Wisely, all skippers opted for the No. 2 Rig. The course was pretty
much a windward leeward affair around the cans a couple of laps,
with a leeward gate before a relatively short windward beat to the
finish, but this proved to be a critical leg with race leaders succumb-
ing to the shifts and snatching mid fleet finishes from the jaws of line
honours on several occasions. The wind strengthened as predicted
and most skippers were forced to change down to C Rig as wind
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strengths were a bit more than modelled with 25 to 35 knots provid-
ing some spectacular and fast racing. The final run down to the gate
was around 200m and in the conditions, was only taking boats
around 90 seconds to cover keeping skippers “on their toes” keeping
up. At times even the C Rigs were hard pressed with bows burying in
the decent waves that also provided plenty of downwind surfing.
With the extreme conditions there were a few retirements with mi-
nor gear failures or lack of C Rig.
Sixteen races were completed for the day and after the first drop, Ray
Joyce led the fleet with 6 points from Michael Hickman on 9 points.
In third place was Lisa Blackwood on 10 points with Rod Jackman and
Wayne Behrens rounding out the top 5, both on 11 points. After the
second drop and 2 seconds and 2 wins, Michael Hickman led the fleet
with 11 points from Peter Darcey notching up a couple of wins to
take second spot with 15 points. Rod Jackman moved up the leader
board to third place with 20 points, while Ray Joyce was relegated to
fourth place on 25 points, on countback from Andrew Wardrop
rounding out the top 5. The final 8 races saw the final top three skip-
pers fight it out in a ding dong battle. Michael threw down the gaunt-
let though with an impressive 5 wins and 2 second places with Peter
Darcey sailing consistently with a win, 3 second places and a third
place, and Rod Jackman also in the mix with a win, 3 seconds and a
third as well. Final results and there was no doubt to who had won
the event. Michael Hickman gave a master class in extreme sailing
conditions to take out the event with 20 points, streets ahead of sec-
ond place Peter Darcey on 32 points who was comfortably clear of
third place Rod Jackman on 42 points.
Stuart Dawes (PRO).
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The North West (Tasmania) Radio Yacht Club
is proud to host the
First Australian Dragon Force and RG
Class Invitation Challenge Easter 2017 Devonport Region, Tasmania.
Racing over 2 days- Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th April 2017
Racing to commence Sat, 11am and conclude Sunday 3pm.
Race fee $30.00 including light lunch on both days for club members*
*Additional cost for Public Liability Insurance for non club members.
Trophies and Prizes, Entertainment, Good Company and Great Racing.
Transport and Accommodation Package Prices to follow.
To indicate interest and for more information email [email protected]
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RG 65 Dragon Force…........ the other half of the story.
T o date much has been said and written about the emergence of the RG65. A diminutive racing yacht that punches way above its weight. But within the RG65 class there is a one-design restricted class yacht that has out sold any expecta-tions even the designers ever dreamt of.
The mighty Dragon Force 65.
These little tackers weigh just 1350g soaking wet. They are supplied with ripstop material sails, carbon fibre rigs, ball-race gooseneck and even a 2.4g digital handset – all for $200.
They are the brainchild of three men – Mark Dicks, Mike Weston and John Tushingham. The three men were commissioned by Joysway R/C company to build a yacht that would be competitive – with only a six week timeframe.
Mark, Mike and John set to work using Marks “Ice” design RG65 with minor modifications.
As in all one-design class yachts the rules are very restrictive to en-sure the skipper is the one element that makes a difference to the performance of the yacht. The boat is ideal for both the novice sailor just starting out in the sport or the seasoned competitor. The old-salts can assist the newcomer with tuning, tactics and racecraft, which makes the class a very social and engaging experience.
The next phase in the evolution of the class has already begun with regular sailing programs and inter-club competitions. A core group of owners have banded together to form the basis of what we hope will become a National Owners Association. The goal of this Association will be to further the class in gaining the State Associations recogni-tion and further still to gaining recognition by the ARYA. This will then enable the class to conduct Regional, State and National champion-ships and regattas.
The class has a DF65 Owners Group Australia facebook page and we have a presence on the DF Racing World Information Site www.dfracing.world
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By the time this is published the number of boats with registered sail numbers will have reached 400. If you own a DF65 and would like to register your boat send an email to [email protected] stating your name, sailing club, state and any preference for numbers (Kyle is very obliging and does his best).
Currently, there are fleets of DF65s popping up all over Australia.
In WA - Albany Radio Sailing Club and Wanderers RC Sailing club.
In Qld - Paradise RYC, Logan City Marine Modellers, Springfield Lakes RYC and Brisbane RYC.
In NSW – Hubertus Country Club, Woolongong Model YC, Kogarah Bay Sailing Club, Lake Jindabyne Yacht Club.
In Vic - Patterson Lakes RC Sailing Club, Albert Park MYC, Lilydale Lake and Bendigo.
In Tas – North West RYC, Lauderdale Canal, Southern Tasmania RYC and Risdon Brook RYC
If your club has a fleet of Dragons, please let us know so we can direct skippers to your club.
If you are a club battling with ever diminishing members, this may be the perfect class to boost your club numbers.
The people listed below will do their best to help you get started in the sport of DF65 racing.
State Contact details -
WA – Daniel Winton email [email protected]
Qld – Charmaine White email [email protected]
Vic – John Toner email [email protected]
Tas – Kyle Stewart email [email protected]
NSW – Paul Martin email [email protected]
SA - Any takers?
NT – any takers?
Charmaine White
Nov—Feb 2017 Page 39
“3D Printing: An Emerging Parallel Universe Of De-
sign And Construction For The Radio Controlled
Yachting Community”
Article 1. Introducing 3D Printing
Author: Selwyn Holland
Have I got your attention?
Figure 1 and 2. Two RG65s called “The Green Machine” and “Mr Orange”, all internal fittings
and hulls have been 3-D printed (Designs courtesy of Craig Smith and Bill Hagerup)
I am starting to come to the opinion that the opportunities
offered by this emerging technology may be as significant as the
development of early radio control for our beautiful sport. The
original radio sets, over time, evolved into the current crop of
2.4 GHz, ultra reliable and excellent value sets we use today.
3D printing is in that early stage right now, but even with the current
technology an amateur builder with a desire to learn a few new tricks
can quickly bring themselves up to speed to produce at the very least
“bits and pieces” of their own design for their RC Yachts. And yes, it is
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also possible to print out complete,
very accurate yacht hulls as well, but
they are a bit trickier. More on that in
future articles.
Like all good journey’s, they start with
the first step. This series has been set
up to start a progression of learning
over time to evolve your thinking and
put you on track to produce an amaz-
ing range of items. It is all basically
limited by your imagination and a bit
of experience at this stage.
Figure 3. I call this “The Family Photo”. This journey will be limited mostly by your
imagination. Most of what you see here has been printed from an amateur 3D
printer. (Footy design courteous of Bill Hagerup)
At the outset, I would like to say that everything I have learnt has
been purposely centred around the Radio Yachting community and
obviously my own sailing equipment needs and ideas. Out in the oth-
er world, there are all sorts of new industrial processes being devel-
oped right now to use 3D printing in anything from restoring dash-
boards on rare automobiles to making gadgets in the International
Space Station. There is a quiet but very significant swing in the para-
digm of how things are to be built in the future.
But now let’s focus on you and what this can do for your sport. I am
going to assume that you can operate a computer and understand
how to construct basic things in and around radio yachts. Assuming
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this basic knowledge, let me explain how 3D technology works and
what you can achieve fairly quickly.
What Is 3D Printing?
If you want a neat “hands
on” idea of how all this
works, grab a tube of
toothpaste from the bath-
room and try squeezing it
out into some shape that
makes sense, like a cube.
A lot of fun, you may not
be popular if you leave the
inevitable mess behind,
but that is basically how
the current most common
machines work.
Figure 4. “The tangle”: this is what happens if you don’t get the print started right
and go out for the afternoon. This was supposed to be an IOM keel box.
Figure 4 graphically illustrates this “toothpaste effect”. All 3D items
made today are simply a long melted trail of thermoplastic twirled
around and around until the item is made. Modern software and
computers make this process highly accurate and fast.
The Machines.
There are two basic types of machine commonly used today. These
can summarised into two types :
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1. Moving head and base
2. Moving arms like a giant spider
Figure 5. Displays a moving head and base version. Note the thermoplastic feedline
from the top.
I have purposely not promoted different machines because I am in no
way an expert in this area. There are plenty of YouTube videos cri-
tiquing the various machines and worth some time to view these be-
fore purchasing. Make sure you can use 1.75mm filament with it and
you are not stuck using only their materials.
A Warning. If you are tempted to go out and get a cheap machine
offered at one of the discount houses, be careful. You may be disap-
pointed, while you don’t need an expensive machine, you should get
one that works for your budget but not an “el cheapo” please. You
should think about starting with a good budget one and then over
time step up to those machines that offer you more flexibility and ac-
curacy.
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I purposely purchased one that was solid, not cheap and had a rea-
sonable volume to build things into.
Just remember that the current machines all do basically the same
thing. But, some do it a lot better than others.
The Building Materials.
I use the most commonly available material and it works very well.
Basically it is a 300m long piece of fishing line, 1.75mm in diameter
and comes in a staggering variety of materials and colours all based
on the heated nozzle extrusion process.
I would suggest you start with the PLA series of filaments. Trust me, I
have done over 100 tests on materials and I keep coming back to the
PLA thermal plastic for the RC yacht bits and pieces. More on this in
future articles.
Figure 6. How many varieties do you want? You can even use a transparent material
to make your boat out of to sneak up on your opponents.
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What “Bits and Pieces” Can I Make With An Amateur Ma-
chine?
The key is to start small and expand up from there. I started making
mast head swivels for the 10R and small boom and slider sections for
my RG65s. Plus a couple of picture frames, a cup holder, a tube, a
mobile phone protector, keel box, mast vang, rudder support, rud-
ders and on it went. It is amazing what can actually be made and how
easy and fast it is when you understand the basics. I have often
thought of an idea and had the “gadget” in my hand within the hour.
Very neat and all in my shed I fondly call “The Sail Loft”.
Figure 6. You are only a few basic steps away from building your own “gadgets”.
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What Can I Do Right Now To Get Started?
As suggested earlier, it would be a good idea if you watch some
YouTube Videos on the subject and then find someone who has a ma-
chine and go see what they do. Otherwise this is all going to sound a
bit confusing as you get more and more information in the coming
articles. One of my closest friends was wondering what I was doing
and I tried to explain it to him standing on the footpath one day. I re-
alised very quickly I was losing him, so invited him in for a demonstra-
tion. He is an engineer and honestly thought it was some sort of fancy
paper printer. There was a big “wow can you do that?” factor as it
emerged in his mind as to what this weird new technology can actual-
ly do.
Here is an idea.
Why not start sharing expertise and ideas and purchase a Club Print-
er. Put a couple of keen people in charge, find someone who has ex-
perience in 3D printing, pool your monetary resources and expertise.
To be honest this is how I started. Brian Dill kept bringing bits to the
club to show us and then lent me his first machine. He happily fol-
lowed this up with a visit to my place to get me started. This really
sparked my interest ... the rest is now history. We currently have 4
machines within the club and another one on the way. Exciting times.
What Can You Expect In Upcoming Articles?
Upcoming articles will firstly lay out the steps needed to make accu-
rate and nicely finished purpose built “bits and pieces” for your boats.
Subsequent articles will go into the greater detail of material research
and making bigger things. This introductory article purposely lacked
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exact detail and was purely designed to get you thinking about may-
be, possibly you also could make bits and pieces for yourself.
So, if you are interested in participating in this journey, do some re-
search, avoid the cheap machines and most importantly...enjoy the
learning curve.
Acknowledgements: I would like to recognise the help and assis-
tance of a number of people who contributed to this process of inves-
tigation starting and continuing.
Brian Dill for getting me “hooked” on 3-D printing, a long term sailor
and very productive builder in our club.
Warren Norrie for inspiring me to move forward with making things
because of his insatiable desire to build and discover new ways of do-
ing things.
Steve Sedgemen for sharing important information he had discovered
with his investigations into making 10R parts for his Aero designs.
Bill Hagerup for his excellent designs and ideas, sharing the vision of
3D printing and hanging in there with me in this project.
Craig Smith for his long term friendship, encouragement and expertise
in design and software.
You will all benefit over time because all these people were available
at a crucial time and gave freely as this project moved forward.
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International A Class
N o one has sent anything to report, but as I regularly
speak with people in Tasmania they would seem to have
a regular sailing group which is great! The state titles
going to M. Hickman, G. Wiseman and M. Grey taking
out the podium spots in early October.
Queensland had regattas for the Bundaberg A Class Challenge in April
but sent no results in, S/Qld A Class Championships early July. Result
for top three; P Morris, B. Dill and L Hinchcliff. Qld A Class Champion-
ship September had results sent in with the top spots going to P.
Morris, J. Heard and J. Nasmith. With one posted regatta to be
sailed at the end of November.
New South Wales has had a proactive year,
GP 1 regatta, G. Bromley, W. Norrie and B. Dill
GP 2 (May) B. Dill, J. Pinkerton and R. Hyman.
GP 3 (June) B. Dill, S. Holland and R.Hyman.
GP 4 (August) R. Hyman, W. Norrie and J.Wenborn.
NSW State titles in October, had the top spots going to; J. Pinkerton,
B. Dill and S. Holland
The GP 5 regatta will be sailed in early December to round out their A
class calendar.
South Australia has only forward the results of their State Champion-
ship with podium places to;
Class Corner
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T. Arland, A. Gold and P. Scapens taking the top three places.
WA only held two main events for the year and the State titles in late
August. The two earlier events were the Bink Frayne A Class Memori-
al Trophy, won by G. Dawson, J. Green and H. Bell.
The Eric Fisher Trophy was contested with a fleet of nine boats and
won convincingly by G. Dawson, followed by J. Green and R. Paul.
The state title taken out by G. Dawson, R. Paul and G. Howie.
WA has enjoyed a strong year of club sailing with our A Class fleet
and would appear that definitely three skippers and possibly a forth
will be part of team WA in Kogarah for the Nationals in February.
Could I remind all that the ranking regulations changed last July and it
is most important to ;
B. The NoR is emailed to [email protected] at least six weeks prior to the start of the event by the state secretary or his representative. J. The results must be confirmed by the State Secretary or his repre-sentative and emailed to [email protected] within 14 days of the event. Please also make sure they are submitted in the HMS scoring system and submitted in a .htm file and .pdf file, any story should be in a .doc file format
I Look forward to catching up with other A Class sailors at Kogarah
Bay, see you there!
Denton Roberts
Class Corner
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International One Metre
I NTERNATIONAL:
Lindsay and Anne Walker represented Australia at the 2016
IOM Europeans in Vitoria Spain at the end of June. The regatta
was marred by long strands of weed / grass (depending on who
you listen to!) floating across the course. It was a challenging week
for skippers and officials. Lindsay sailed his Shuffle into 44th position
in a full fleet of 76.
The regatta was one of the closest finishes of recent times, with Brad
Gibson coming from behind in the last race to pip Rob Walsh by just
one point.
In October, Tim and Elaine Brown travelled to San Diego for the 2016
US IOM Nationals. In a three day regatta, Tim finished in 17th posi-
tion. The lake was a long, thin body of water, which provided very
tricky conditions. Local knowledge was helpful, and thankfully the
wind blew along the length of the course each day.
The 2017 IOM Worlds have been awarded to France in a place called
Pierrelatte. Dates for the regatta are May 13 – 20 2017. The planning
for the regatta is already well advanced, and Australia’s representa-
tives will be announced at the conclusion of the ranking period – 13
January 2017. It is not known at this time exactly how many positions
will be available. We will receive our two regular places in the first
round, and if it goes to the second round, we may receive an addi-
tional position. With the regatta being in Europe, the chances of more
positions are low, as the European countries are likely to take up
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their allocations (which is different to the situation in San Francisco).
Expressions of interest are required if you wish to be considered. You
need to write to the National Secretary to be considered.
NATIONAL:
Planning for the 2017 ARYA National Championships is well ad-
vanced. The NSW guys are looking to put on a terrific regatta, which
is likely to be very popular. There are a few noises about some inter-
national competitors, with interest being shown from the US as well
as GBR and a couple of the European countries.
Get your entries in at the Nationals website: http://www.kogarahbay.com/Nationals-KBRYC/ The National Ranking is up to date, and shows Ross Bennett (WA)
leading the pack from Glenn Dawson (WA) and Paul Jones (NSW).
Much can, and probably will change over the next month, so watch
this space!
AROUND THE STATES:
There’s been quite a lot of activity around the country over the past
few months. Regattas in the north have been popular (might be a
message in there!).
In Queensland, the Eddie Cowell Regatta attracted a large fleet again
this year. 42 skippers attended, including some New Zealanders,
West Aussies, a Croweater, and a contingent from NSW. Fourteen
races in three fleets were sailed and at the end of the weekend, Paul
Jones took the prize with some very consistent racing. Queens-
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Class Corner lander Garth Halton finished in second position from Brad Johnston
(QLD). Britpops were the flavour of the day.
Whilst we are up north, the Queensland State Championship (take 2)
was held at Paradise Waters on the Gold Coast in September. The
original regatta was cancelled due to some fierce weather which
would have made it dangerous for people in the rescue boats. The
regatta was held in some swirly easterlies on the Saturday, which
backed around for the Sunday into the west and attracted 22 com-
petitors. Local boy, Garth Halton continued his good run of form,
winning comfortably from Lindsay Walker (NSW) and Scott Back-
house (NSW). It was good to see the return of Bomber Backhouse
after a bit of a break from the sticks.
Meanwhile, down in Melbourne, the Victorian States was held at
Edgewater on a cold weekend in late July. Seventeen brave
(foolhardy) skippers fronted for the weekend. Day one was a great B
rig day with the chop rolling in. Day two started light and fluffy, but
towards the end of the day, skippers were looking for their smaller
rig again. Kirwan Robb held sway in his home event, from Brett Os-
borne (SA) and Glenn Dawson (WA)
Over in Adelaide at the end of August, the Whitrod Memorial Regatta
attracted a small but competitive fleet. Held at the Pat, the event was
taken out by Paul Littledyke from Brett Osborn and Scott Mitchell.
Coming up in the near future are the two final State Championships
which will contribute points towards the ranking for World’s selec-
tion – the NSW State Championships in mid-November and the West-
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Class Corner ern Australian States on the first weekend in December. In NSW,
the regatta will be held at Kogarah, so that will be an opportunity for
a warm-up for the Nationals in February. Over West, the regatta will
be held at Austin Lakes – the venue at which the 2015 Nationals were
held. Interest for both regattas is building, so make your plans and I’ll
see you there.
CLUBS:
There’s been plenty of club sailing going on around the country. Here
in WA, Perth Radio Sailing Club has held a full program of scratch rac-
ing as well as regular handicap racing. Handicap racing is a great way
for people new to the sport, or those who don’t regularly sail near
the front of the fleet, to have a go at leading a few races. It’s an inter-
esting observation, that when you have to sail the course without
boats in front of you, it’s not that easy to remember where to go
next!
The Perth club meets every Wednesday (11am to 3pm), Thursday
(2.00pm) and Saturday (1.00pm). Wednesday is “Gentlemen’s day”.
If you get too far ahead in a race, you wait for the others, and if you
get too far behind, you just miss out a buoy and catch up. Chairs,
conversation, lunch and bon homme are the order of the day. Every-
one helps one another with their boat setup, making it a great
“Men’s Shed” type activity.
Champion Lakes Radio Sailors also holds regular sailing on Sunday’s,
so if you are keen, you could sail 4 days a week over here. Champion
Lakes recently acquired a little 4HP 4 stroke outboard, which looks
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Class Corner pretty funny on the “Mullet” – a little 7 foot dinghy. Everyone wants
to go out and set the course now!
Back in Melbourne, the Patterson Lakes club is going from strength
to strength. Last time I heard, they were up around 65 to 70 mem-
bers. The IOMs are regularly getting 12 to 15 boats on the water, and
attracting members from the other classes they support. The RG65s
and Lasers are moving ahead really well, and a few of the guys make
the change to the IOMs. Scott Fleming and Mario Gulic are the driv-
ing force behind the resurgence of interest. I’m sure they have plenty
of support within the club. Well done guys – keep up the great work.
What else is happening – I’d love to include your club in the report,
but unless I get something to write about, it’s a bit difficult! Drop me
a line and I’ll give your club a mention.
Glenn Dawson
RC Laser
2 016 RC Laser National Titles attracts the biggest ever fleet
The 2016 RC Laser National Titles took place at Yarrawonga
Yacht Club in Victoria on the weekend of September 17th
and 18th. The 2016 national champion is Kirwan Robb
from Victoria, with Graeme Brown from New South Wales second
and Scott Fleming from Victoria third. Kirwan was without doubt the
most consistent sailor in the series with his two dropped heats being
a fifth and a sixth. The titles were sailed in fine conditions with 5 to
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Class Corner 10 knot north-easterly breezes on the Saturday, and then in very wet
conditions with breezes less than 5 knots on the Sunday.
The feature of the event was the large fleet with 42 competitors
from all Australian states except Western Australia. As a result the
titles were sailed with A, B and C fleets. As usual the titles were sailed
in a very civil atmosphere between competitors.
The standout state of the titles was the Tasmanians, George Fish and
Ted Stevens with 4th and 5th places. These hardy sailors sail a
range of classes on two lakes near Launceston, and only have one
weekend a month where they sail RC Lasers. Another result worthy
of note was Peter O’Grady from Queensland, who at over 80 years
of age managed to finish a very creditable seventh. There were some
of the more experienced sailors who did not sail to the standard they
would like. The most notable of these was Noel McPherson who had
a wretched time with his transmitter on the Saturday, and had Grae-
me Brown, Peter Close and others working full time to get him back
in the water.
The sportsmanship award was won by Peter Haymes. Peter missed
the early races on the Saturday, but gave it his best shot for the re-
mainder of the day and then fronted for the wet weather sailing on
the Sunday. He was rarely without a smile the whole time.
A number of sailors who have gained valuable experience in sailing
other radio controlled classes featured in the results. Scott Mitchell
from South Australia claimed sixth place and Rodney Muller from Vic-
toria eighth place. Two sailors with less experience in radio con-
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Class Corner trolled sailing and who competed well in their first national titles
were Peter Close in 15th place and Daniel Bergan in 19th place, both
from New South Wales.
There was a noticeable increase in the standard of the competition
2016 Nationals start
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between this title and the 2015 title held in Sydney. With the Champi-
onship of Nations to be held on the Gold Coast in early November
2017, the standard of competition is bound to go higher again.
Thanks go to a very willing band of organisers for this event including
Scott Fleming, Mario Gulic, Frank Katers, Jayne Fleming and Lynda
Katers. Also thanks to our sponsors – Radio Control Sailing Australia
and Yarrawonga-Mulwala Visitor Information Centre.
Briefly, in other news around the country, there have been three
state titles held this year. The Queensland State Titles held on the
23rd July were won by Malcolm Kampe, with Peter Burford in second
place and Laurie Hinchcliff third. The New South Wales State Titles
were held on 21st August and attracted a fleet of 20 boats. Graeme
Brown won this event, followed by Jason Rootes and Noel McPher-
son. And in Victoria the State Titles were held on 3rd and 4th Sep-
tember with the winner being Scott Fleming, with Kirwan Robb sec-
ond and Glenn Collins third.
RC Laser Series events are currently being held over the full year in
South Australia and New South Wales, and attendances at both
events have been excellent.
Finally, RC Laser sailors around the country need to start preparing
for the Championship of Nations next year. What a huge event it will
be!
Adrian Heard
