RMYC Yearbook 2009

THE ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUBOF NEW SOUTH WALES

YEARBOOK 2008-2009

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ContentsOfficial Yearbook 2008-2009Patrons..............................................................................................................................................................4Commodore’s Message ......................................................................................................................6First Officers 1905-06 ......................................................................................................................8Office Bearers..........................................................................................................................................10Honour Roll of Flag Officers ....................................................................................................14History of the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales ....................18ZEST – 10 years on, still going strong............................................................................39The Marina Restaurant ..................................................................................................................40Opening Day 2008 ............................................................................................................................42Father Neptune’s Day 2008 ......................................................................................................46Commodore’s Ball 2008................................................................................................................49Commodore’s Ball 2009................................................................................................................52To The Islands ........................................................................................................................................56Memorandum of Association....................................................................................................60Articles of Association ....................................................................................................................64RMYC Flags ..............................................................................................................................................81Harry Peel Trophy ..............................................................................................................................88Race and Trophy Winners............................................................................................................89RMYC Rules and Equipment......................................................................................................91Life Members ..........................................................................................................................................96Honorary Members ............................................................................................................................96Boatowner Members ........................................................................................................................96General Members ................................................................................................................................97Vale ..................................................................................................................................................................97Junior Members ................................................................................................................................103Fleet Commander's Yearbook Entry 2009 ................................................................104Wear it – Your lifejacket that is..........................................................................................107Rear Admiral Stephen Gilmore ............................................................................................108Navigation at Night ......................................................................................................................109NSW Maritime Authority ..........................................................................................................111

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Commodore’sMessage

Dear Fellow Members

I am pleased to present this year’s (2008-2009) yearbook.

You will note that we have included the 2008 and 2009 Commodore’s Ball photographs.

We have done this because in 2009 the Board decided to honour those members who have had over 40 yearscontinuous membership of our Club. Each of those who could attend the Ball was presented with a plaque.

Unfortunately, popular long time member Peter Hatfield passed away prior to the Ball which he was lookingforward to attending.

We have included photographs of all who attended and all members in attendance were touched by each recipient’sfond memories of their membership of our Club.

Regrettably some members could not attend, but for completeness I list here those members who through theirlong membership have made the Royal Motor Yacht Club a special part of their lives:

Leonie Bebington Samuel (Bill) Bursill Judith Chryssochoides Peter CominoPeter Hatfield Dr. Norman Hing Phillip Leigh Lewis MaloufLife member Robert Mirrington Neisha Noble Phil Paraggio Peter RybaRichard Scarf Neil Sutton Jacques Spira OAM Sir William Tyree

I would also like to advise all members that at the Annual General Meeting held in September last, the verypopular and respected member, The Honourable Dr. Derek D. Freeman was elected as a Life Member of the Club. Iwould personally like to thank Derek for all of his hard work particularly with the construction of the new floatingmarina when he was the Rear Commodore from 1995 until 1999.

Finally, it is with regret that we advise the passing of the following members: Peter Hatfield, James (Jim) Baker,Fred Mayer and Peter Kallin.

I hope you enjoy your Yearbook.

Yours faithfully,

John M. BarbouttisCommodore

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Royal Motor Yacht Clubof New South WalesOffice Bearers for 2008/2009

CommodoreJohn M. Barbouttis

Vice CommodoreMichael Courtney

Honorary TreasurerMatthew Scarf

Board of DirectorsMichael Zammit

Ian Dale

Richard Poole

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Rear CommodoreMichael Tess

Sending out an Alert is only one part of the role that the Distress beacon will play in a rescue and this case proves how vital a properly registered 406 Beacon is in an emergency.

The alert from a 406 distress beacon activated in the Tasman Sea commences a series of actions that will ultimately see two sailors recovered and brought to a place of safety, and shows why registering your beacon is vital to your safety.

In May 2009, the Sumatra II, a Trintella 53 owned by a 72 year old American, an experienced sailor and crewed by a New Zealander, was taking on water and in imminent danger of sinking. High winds, heavy swell and 8 metre seas – all factors that would

Once activated, the 406 Beacon transmited a unique Hex Identity Code, which is picked up by an orbiting Cospas-Sarsat satellite and transmitted to the ground stations and then to the Mission Coordination Centre in Canberra. This system transmits the Hex Id within minutes allowing the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) to gather vital information about the vessel in distress. The registration details, kept up-to-date with passenger names, itinerary and emergency contact numbers were accessed. The

east of Brisbane.

The RCC then briefed the crew of an AMSA Dornier, one

vessel they were going out to home to and then support

In the air, the Dornier Mission Coordinator uses the array

with GPS and the position reported was only accurate to 5 kilometres, which represents an area of 25 km2 – a lot of water to search in darkness and poor weather conditions.

An alert from a non-GPS beacon requires detection by a Polar-orbiting satellite for the position to be established. This means a delay in establishing your location and coordinating

area and your recovery time.

Fortunately, the owner of Sumatra II had a working satellite phone and contact was able to be

made, but the distance from the coast of the swamped yacht meant that rescue by helicopter was not feasible. The only option the RCC had to recover the two men was a Fijian crewed cargo vessel, MV Scarlett Lucy, over 10 hours away.

During the next 10 hours, the two men worked frantically to keep Sumatra IIplanes, the two Dorniers, a Royal Australian Air Force C-130, and two Beechcraft aircraft, was to locate, assist and communicate with both the yacht crew and eventually the MV Scarlett Lucycontainers designed to transfer dewatering pumps, radios

and other survival equipment in distress situations. Unfortunately, the severe weather conditions meant that

neither of the pumps dropped could be recovered. The two men were ultimately forced at the

very last moment, to abandon Sumatra II and chose to MV Scarlett Lucy

arrived on scene well after sunset.

Enroute the Master and crew of Scarlett Lucy prepared for the rescue of the two men, rehearsing recovery options and practised manoeuvring the vessel in the heavy seas. When the moment came to actually recover the men, the New Zealander was able to catch hold of the cargo net and was quickly safe aboard. The American was not so fortunate and found himself clutching a life ring, unable to pull himself out of the water. With Scarlett Lucy rolling 45 degrees, the crew worked for 45 minutes to try to recover him, until one crewman, placing himself at extreme risk, climbed over the side of the ship and seized hold of the man in the water and dragged him to safety.

This incident reinforces a number of points that every mariner needs to be aware of:

Most importantly, the time between activating your beacon in an emergency and actual recovery can be a number of hours. This means you, your crew and in some cases, your family members, must be prepared to survive in any conditions until you can be rescued;

Having a properly registered 406 distress beacon is essential as the information provided to the RCC is used to assist in the rescue operation;

Choosing a GPS 406 beacon means less time searching and a faster recovery;

With the AMSA 406 database, the beacon owner has the ability to amend details registered against that beacon, such as adding trip details and changing emergency contacts. This can be done any time via the web at http://beacons.amsa.gov.au/ ; and

Relying on a beacon with out-of-date information and not being prepared to survive could lead to possible tragedy, rather than a happy ending as in the case of Sumatra II’s crew.

406 MHz Distress Beacons in Action

1905-06 ^*Phillip Mitchell Geo. Read Frank Albert1906-07 ^*Phillip Mitchell Frank Albert Fred Empson1907-08 ^*Phillip Mitchell Frank Albert Fred Empson1908-09 ^*Phillip Mitchell Fred Empson J.B. Holdsworth1909 ^*Phillip Mitchell W.E Adams S. Arnott1910 *S. Arnott W.E Adams W.C. Crawford1910-11 *S. Arnott P.B Reaney J.A. Ingham1911-12 *S. Arnott L.J. Davies Frank Saunders1912-13 ^*Frank Albert J.A. Ingham R Louat1913-14 ^*Frank Albert L.J. Davies R Louat1914-15 ^*Frank Albert Frank Saunders R Louat1915-16 ^*Frank Albert G.S. Purssey C.P. Cohen1916-17 ^*Frank Albert G.S. Purssey C.P. Cohen1917-1918 ^*Frank Albert G.S. Purssey C.P. Cohen

J. Milne (acting)1918-19 ^*Frank Albert G.S. Purssey J. Milne1919-20 ^*Frank Albert G.S. Purssey J. Milne1920-21 *J. Milne J. Spencer-Nolan C.A. Copeland1921-22 *J. Milne C.A. Copeland A.A. Allan1922-23 C.A. Copeland E.F Wilks C.E. McIntosh1923-24 C.A. Copeland E.F Wilks S.G. Littlejohn1924-25 G. Weymouth S.G. Littlejohn P.A McIntosh1925-26 G. Weymouth S.F Doyle P.A McIntosh1926-27 *S.F Doyle J.F Jackson R.Walder1927-28 *S.F Doyle R.Walder Bradford Potter1928-29 *S.F Doyle R.Walder C. Jacobs1929-30 *S.F Doyle R.Walder H. McEvoy1930-31 *S.F Doyle C. Jacobs Geo. Marner1931-32 C. Jacobs Geo. Marner Alexis Albert1932-33 C. Jacobs S.F Doyle Alexis Albert1933-34 S.F Doyle Bernard Bayley Alexis Albert1934-35 Bernard Bayley Victor Heine W.D Lawson

Victor Heine W.D Lawson C.P. White1935-36 C.P. White T.W. Green E. Milburn1936-37 C.P. White F Harris R. Vaughan1937-38 W.D Lawson J. S. Bruce F. Pointing1938-39 W.D Lawson E. G. Glass H. C. Bowden1939-40 A.S. McDonald J.S Bruce S. L. Tyler1940-41 A.S. McDonald S. L. Tyler W.G Marshall1941-42 A.S. McDonald S. L. Tyler W.G Marshall1942-43 A.S. McDonald S. L. Tyler W.G Marshall1943-44 A.S. McDonald S. L. Tyler W.G Marshall1944-45 A.S. McDonald S. L. Tyler W.G Marshall1945-46 A.S. McDonald S. L. Tyler W.G Marshall1946-47 S.L. Tyler F. Harris N.J. Suckling1947-84 E. Harris N.J. Suckling A. B. Pickering1948-49 E. Harris N.J. Suckling A. B. Pickering1949-50 N.J. Suckling H. C Vaughan M. Herford1950-51 N.J. Suckling H. C Vaughan S. Oldfield1950-51 N.J. Suckling (resigned) H. C Vaughan1950-51 H. C Vaughan S. Oldfield T. A Field1951-52 H. C Vaughan R. Allan B. Bayley1952-53 H. C Vaughan T. A Field L.A. Bartlett

E. M. Woods1953-54 H. C Vaughan T. A Field F. G Lender1954-55 F. G Lender G. D. Elliot (resigned)

N.C. Hughes1955-56 F. G Lender N.C. Hughes S. Bussell

^Denotes Life Member *Denotes Foundation MemberSeason Commodore Vice-Commodore Rear-Commodore

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1956-57 F. G. Lender G. D. Lawson A. Cousins1957-58 *G. D. Lawson A. Cousins Malcolm Campbell1958-59 *F. G. Lender A. Cousins R. L. Wills1959-60 *F. G. Lender R. L. Wills (resigned) F. G. Harvie

F. G. Harvie A. F. Bluett1960-61 *F. G. Harvie D. E. Barwick R. Cant1961-62 *F. G. Harvie A. J. Anderson R. Cant1963-64 *F. G. Harvie A. J. Anderson A. I. McRae1963-64 *A. J. Anderson A. I. McRae (resigned) H. H. Barton

P. L. Maine1964-65 *A. J. Anderson P. L. Maine H. C. Bowden1965-66 *P. L. Maine R. W. Auswild H. C. Bowden1965-66 *R. W. Auswild M. F. Herford H. C. Bowden1966-67 *R. W. Auswild M. F. Herford H. C. Bowden1966-67 *R. W. Auswild E. Sunman H. C. Bowden1967-68 *R. W. Auswild E. Sunman H. C. Bowden1968-69 *H. C. Bowden P. H. Ports H. E. Davis1969-70 *H. C. Bowden P. H. Ports (resigned) R. J Coshott

M. R. Murphy1970-71 *A.J. Anderson M. R. Murphy (resigned) R. J. Coshott

A.W. Titterton1972-72 R. J. Coshott R. H. Barton P. R. Gardiner1972-73 R. J. Coshott R. H. Barton P. R. Gardiner1972-73 *F. G. Harvie R. W. Mirrington P. J. T. Swain1973-74 *F. G. Harvie R. W. Mirrington P. J. T. Swain1974-75 *R. W. Mirrington M.G. Barbouttis P. J. T. Swain1975-76 *R. W. Mirrington M.G. Barbouttis P. J. T. Swain1976-77 *M. G. Barbouttis P. J. T. Swain G. P. Calligeros1977-78 *M. G. Barbouttis P. J. T. Swain G. P. Calligeros1978-79 *R. W. Mirrington G. P. Calligeros G. Charlton1979-80 *R. W. Mirrington G. P. Calligeros G. Charlton1980-81 *G. P. Calligeros W. Anderson G. Charlton1981-82 *G. P. Calligeros R. W. Aston J. Middlemass1982-83 R. W. Aston J. Middlemass O. B. McGeachie1983-84 R. W. Aston D. F. Bell O. B. McGeachie1984-85 W. Anderson R. Mirrington O. B. McGeachie1985-86 W. Anderson R. T. King O. B. McGeachie1986-87 D. F. Bell R. H, Roden O. B. McGeachie1987-88 R. T. King M. Manchee J. Baker1988-89 R. T. King M. Manchee J. Baker1989-90 J. Baker P. Paraggio E. Adamek1990-91 J. Baker P. Paraggio J. Davis1991-92 A. Dunn P. Paraggio J. Davis1992-93 A. Dunn J. Auswild E. Adamek1993-94 R. Roden E. Adamek J. Davis1994-95 R. Roden J. Barbouttis D. Freeman1995-96 J. M. Barbouttis E. Adamek D. Freeman1996-97 J. M. Barbouttis E. Adamek D. Freeman1997-98 J. M. Barbouttis W. J. Hartman D. Freeman1998-99 J. M. Barbouttis M. Tess D. Freeman1999-2000 J. M. Barbouttis K. Gresham M. Tess2000-01 K. Gresham M. Tess N. Corne2001-03 J. M. Barbouttis N. Corne M. Tess2003-04 J. M. Barbouttis N. Corne S. Isakidis2004-06 J. M. Barbouttis M. Tess S. Isakidis2006-07 M. Tess J. M. Barbouttis S. Isakidis2007-09 J. M. Barbouttis M. J. Courtney M. Tess

Honour Roll of Flag Officers^Denotes Life Member *Denotes Foundation MemberSeason Commodore Vice-Commodore Rear-Commodore

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anyAny history of the Royal Motor Yacht Club of NewSouth Wales needs to start with the understanding ofwhat a yacht is. A yacht may be defined as “any craft ofmoderate measurement which does not trade or workfor gain, but which is used exclusively for pleasure”.

By a large stretch of the imagination, we can almostinclude the first ship known to man in this category, forthe ‘Ark’, built by the world’s first naval architect, Noah,certainly was not built for work or gain, but the criticalperson may say she was built for pleasure, even if thatpleasure was to save the then known animal life fromthe unpleasant experience of drowning.

Our first link with the long past from the yachtingaspect can be traced by a reference to Plutarch, whendescribing Cleopatra’s visit to Anthony across theMediterranean Sea, he wrote thus: “She came up … in avessel, the stern whereof was gold, the sails of purplesilk, the oars of silver and which kept time to music.She placed herself under a rich canopy of cloth-of-gold,with beautiful boys about her, like Cupids fanning her;and her women representing the Nereids and Graces,leaned negligently on the sides and shrouds of thevessel, whilst troupes of virgins, richly dressed,marched on the banks … Which were covered with aninfinite number of people gazing in wonder andadmiration.”

Around the year 1600 AD the Dutch called theirsmall fast sailing vessels ‘Jaghen’ or ‘Jacht’, from whichis derived our word, ‘Yacht’. In the 1720s we find thefirst reference to yachts as we understand them today. Itis interesting that such reference should be in the formof a small collection of craft owned by the conservativefew members of the original ‘Cork Harbour Water Club’,from which emerged the present ‘Royal Cork YachtClub’, which was the oldest yacht club in the thenBritish Empire.

In a work printed in London in 1748 entitled A Tour

Through Ireland by Two English Gentlemen the followingappears: “A set of worthy gentlemen who have formedthemselves into a body, which they call the ‘Water Club’proceed a few leagues out to sea in a number of littlevessels which for painting and gilding far exceed theKing’s yachts at Greenwich and Deptford. TheirAdmiral, who is elected annually and hoists his flag onboard his little vessel, leads the van and receives the

honours of the flag. The rest of the fleet fall in theirproper station and keep in their line in the samemanner as the King’s ships. This fleet is attended with aprodigious number of boats, which with their coloursflying, drums beating and trumpets sounding, form oneof the most agreeable and splendid sights.”

In the 1800s yacht clubs began to appear in Sydney,however it was not until the interest shown in Mr. E.E.Sayers’ motor boat Pearl when it made the first oceanmotor boat trip in Australia in 1902, from Gosford toSydney, that motor yachts started to appear in Sydney.The same year saw the first motor boat race, withEdward Noye’s Fa Muu beating 18 other boats at theNeutral Bay Amateur Sailing Club.

Less thanthree years later,on July 6, 1905, atthe Aaron’sExchange Hotel, agroup of motorboat owners inSydney formed aMotor Boat Club,the second in thethen BritishEmpire after asimilar club wasformed in Victoriathe year before.The first officebearers were:Patron, HisExcellencyAdmiral Sir A.D.Fanshawe; Commodore, Phillip Mitchell; ViceCommodore, George Reed; Rear Commodore, FrankAlbert; Treasurer, P. Weisener and Secretary, GeorgeWhatmore.

The first Board members of the Club were G.J.Robertson, G.W. Whatmore, J.B. Holds worth, H.E. Ross,R.V. Hodgson, E. Marshall and F. Alderson and thefounding members were Walter Adams, F. Albert, F.Alderson, S. Arnott, C.P. Bradley, P.R. Brodziak, W.Brown, A.L. Bolton, P.K. Bowden, Chas Brunner, W.Buzacott, R.A. Carter, G.J. Castles, A.G. Cavill, A.J.

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1st Minute Book of RMYC6th July, 1905-1906Preliminary meeting held at Aaron’s Exchange Hotel onThursday, 6th July, 1905 at 8pm

Mr G.W. Whatmore being convenor of the meetingread the circular issued by him, also the advertisementcalling a meeting of Motor Boat Owners and othersinterested in the formation of a Motor Boat Club. MrG.J. Robinson was voted to the Chair he then calledupon Mr G.W. Whatmore to move the first resolutionand explain objects thereof.

Mr G.W. Whatmore then moved that a MotorBoat Club be formed.

Mr J.B. Holdsworth seconded the proposalwhich after being supported was put to themeeting and unanimously carried.

Mr H.E. Ross moved that Mr G.W. Whatmorebe appointed Hon. Sec. pro tem. Mr C.H. Gorrickseconded – the motion carried.

Mr P.R. Brodjiack moved that a provisionalcommittee consisting of Messrs H.G. Ross, J.B.Holdsworth, R.V. Hodgson, E. Marshall and J.Alderson be appointed to prepare a Draft set ofRules & Constitution for the Club – Carried.

The Hon. Sec. pro tem then collected names ofmembers – after a vote of thanks to the Chairmanthe meeting adjourned to a date to be fixed by theprovisional Committee.

Minutes of Adjourned General Meeting held atAaron’s Exchange Hotel, Pitt St Sydney on Friday, 28July ’05 at 8pm.

The Hon. Sec. pro tem proposed that Mr J.B.Holdsworth should take the Chair.

The Chairman called upon the Hon. Secretary toread the advt. convening the meeting.

The Chairman then enquired as to new memberspresent.

The Chairman announed that a preliminarymeeting of boat owners and others was held at Aaron’sExchange Hotel on Thursday, 6th July 05 at 8pm atwhich it was decided to form a Motor Boat Club. ThatMr G.W. Whatmore had been appointed Hon. Sec. protem and a provisional committee had also beenappointed to draw up a draft constitution and Rules forthe Club such provisional Committee consisting ofMessrs. J.B. Holdsworth, H.E. Ross, E.D. Marshall, R.V.Hodgson and F. Alderson.

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The Chairman then called upon the Hon.Sec pro tem to read the correspondence andalso the report of Sub Committee. The Hon.Sec. pro tem then read the correspondence alsothe Reports of the provisional Committeewhich in submitting the Draft Constitution &Rules concluded with the followingrecommendation viz. – “All membersadmitted up to 31 August next shall beexempt from paying an entrance fee.”

On the motion of the Hon. Sec. pro temseconded by Mr C.B. Bradley the Report ofthe Sub Committee and aboverecommendation was duly adopted.

The Chairman then called upon the Hon.Sec. pro tem to read the Rules etc. The Hon.Sec. pro tem thereupon read the Rules etc.as submitted by the provisional Committeeafter which they were considered seriatim and withcertain amendments were unanimously adopted andordered to be printed.

The name was decided upon as The Motor BoatClub of New South Wales.

Election of Officers for the ensuing year. TheChairman then called for nominations whereupon thefollowing officers were duly elected viz. –

Patron: His Excellency Admiral Sir A.D. Fanshaw

(being the Admiral for the time being in Australia)Commodore: Mr Phillip MitchellVice Commodore: Dr George ReadRear Commodore: Mr Frank AlbertHon. Secretary: Mr George WhatmoreHon. Treasurer: Mr Fred WiesenerCommittee: Messrs J.B. Holdsworth, H.E. Ross, C.B.

Bradley, F. Alderson & E.I. Stanton.Auditors: Messrs W.B. MacFarlane & S.T. Phelps.The Meeting then closed with a vote of thanks to

the Chairman.Confirmed 7 Sept 05 (signed) P. Mitchell

As well as allowing a pool of motorboat engineers to be developed in the one place, theclub aimed to promote motor boating, including racingand social activities and safety concerns and specificallytook over the ‘Oil Engine Deposit Fund’, the purpose ofwhich was to fight any proposed legislation detrimentalto the advancement of the oil engine. In the 1909-10season this was used to defeat a Union proposal for

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legislation to allow onlycertified engineers to runmotorboats. The Clubopposed this in court andwas successful. Later italso opposed a proposal tolimit to two gallons theamount of petrol storedon boats.

Frank Albert, the firstelected Commodore of theClub in 1969, reminiscingabout motor boats at thattime said “any kind ofcraft was converted into a

motor boat. No two were alike in construction. Theyhad something in common, however – from mostexuded a smell of petrol, a scent tolerated only becauseit was usually an identification of luxury. My first boatwas called Gromoboi, which I think was a foreign namefor ‘thunder’. It was 16 ft long, 11⁄2 hp racing engine; ithad electrodes and make and break contact, the motivebeing the vaporiser, such things as carburettors notbeing known. There is a popular belief that an engine iscalled ‘she’. I presume that is because they are sounpredictable. Mine, for instance, had a penchant forstalling in the middle of Circular Quay, directly in thepath of Manly, Mosman and other ferries, while I had totake the top of the cylinder off, clean the electrodes,

put back the head and fasten four or five nuts. I neverknew when she would start; I never knew when shewould stop.”

The Club presided over the yearly Albert Cupmotor boat races at Clifton Gardens. On April 4, 1909,the Club showed the reliability of motor boats with along distance race to Newcastle and back,approximately 150 miles. Despite atrocious conditionsGlengarry won the Cup, 47 minutes ahead of Hinemosa

which had made up half its handicap. The Sydney

Morning Herald in its description of the race noted“passengers being tossed about like bales of chaff” andthe Hinemosa “disdaining to go over the waves,ploughed right through them”. Three other boatsretired, having made it to Newcastle. This success ledto The Australian Championship, which started thenext year.

After starting in Sutton’s Buildings in Pitt Street, theClub purchased a clubhouse of bungalow-type at PointPiper, Rose Bay, with a jetty running into deep water andit was opened on December 10, 1910. Social activitiesincreased due to the new premises on the waterfront andracing took off. Among such races was the Griffith Cupwhich was competed for by different states. In 1912,

with Frank Albert as the new Commodore, there weretwenty-five racing days and two ocean races. Albertowned the historic Revonah (Hanover backwards) whichled Sydney Regattas for years.

All this was curtailed with the outbreak of the FirstWorld War. Many members saw service in the varioustheatres of the War. A roll of honour for them andthose who made similar sacrifices in World War IIstands in the Marina Restaurant.

After World War I, about 4,500 wounded soldiers

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from Randwick hospital in 81 excursions were takenaround the harbour and then “entertained in theclubrooms with music, smokes and refreshments,combined with gay chatter.” “Isn’t it bosker – the view,the music and, of course, the girls!” cried one Anzac(SMH 10/9/1918).

The increasing use by Australians of the automobileallowed the transport of these men ‘who had done theirduty’ to and from Randwick, owners contributing theirtime and vehicles. The reporter (incredulously)exclaimed that since there were almost as manyvehicles as pedestrians, perhaps more people couldcontribute. At this time he was probably exaggerating.

In 1919, F.W. French won first prize in VictoryCelebrations Motor Boat Regatta (see certificate onpages 30-31).

The Club enjoyed the post-war ‘Roaring Twenties’as much as many others. For example, on April 22,1921, there was a Venetian Carnival. A pontoon with abrass band on it was moored to the wharf and fireworkslit up the night sky. On 31/8/1922, at the PaddingtonTown Hall, the annual Motor Yacht Ball saw tangerineflowers and miniature boats of wattle lining the walls,cartoons of boats and seagulls as decorations. Theorchestra sat in a large floral motor boat. The height ofsociety was there.

In 1934 they were still at it. On August 27 themembers “donned grotesque masks and danced to thestrains of a weird foxtrot” at a Saturday Party. A monthlater, the main feature was the view of illuminatedmotor boats in a crescent formation through the longwindows overlooking the harbour. The Club was filledto overflowing. The night was capped off with threequaint sailors with red mutton chop whiskers dancingthe sailor’s hornpipe. The 1935 Annual Combined Ballhad a record attendance of over a thousand membersand friends.

Some quick sketches of members from 1925-26 :Commodore Copeland, 1922-24. Loving humorous

yarns he told the following story: “After an exactingday navigating through rain to get to a friend’s cottage

in the thentimberlined hills ofNewport, the hostreceived them royallywith a sumptuousmeal, yarns andentertainment. Keptup to the wee smallhours, one crewmember decided to goto bed. The companyset up a gramophonewith a very old andscratchy copy of ‘Sing,Sweet Bird’ to sing himto sleep. Exasperated,

the crew member got up, grabbed the record and threwit out the window. He was awoken to the same song inthe morning by a ‘wag’ who had retrieved the record. Astruggle ensued and the record found itself againoutside. On retrieving it yet again, the ‘wag’ slipped onnewly deposited cow manure and ended with it andpart of the record smeared right across his silks. The episode became less funny for him afterthat.”

Commodore G. Weymouth,1924-26, only came to the waterin 1919. “He began to castlonging eyes on the happyparties going past his waterfrontin all shapes and sizes of craft.”As an engineer he was naturallydrawn to motor boats. His 30ftFortuna won a number of races.Only a couple of years afterjoining the Club, he was electedCommodore. He always

demonstrated even-handedness and efficiency, sat onthe boards of a number ofcompanies and advised anumber of municipal bodies.

Commodore Stuart Doylecame from a family of seacaptains. He recalled as a boyhis enthusiasm for the seagetting him into trouble. Beingone of the first to go aboard asquare rigger that had justarrived in Sydney Harbour, hehad been quarantined with thepassengers and crew for twodays when the ship was notpassed by the inspecting doctor.He had a good deal ofexplaining to do when he gothome, for his absence. He was akeen business administrator andhis speed boat Lady Betty won anumber of races. He also owned

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Miramar, which is immortalised inone of the most important Cupsraced for today. The great efforts ofCommodore G. Weymouth and ViceCommodore Stuart F. Doyle. wereinstrumental in conferring theprestigious prefix ‘Royal’ by KingGeorge V in 1927. It was the firsttime this honour was conveyed to amotor yacht club outside of Britain. Itwas the largest such club in the world,having increased in a few monthsfrom 30 members to 150. Themembers own ed £75,000 worth ofboats.

A branch of the RMYC wasopened at Broken Bay, Newport onOcto ber 28, 1926. Described at thetime as a ‘sylvan site’, it was andremains the gateway to the Pitt water,Hawkes bury and Cowan Waters river

system. A second branch was opened at New castle onNovem ber 1, 1927. The clubhouse on Lake Macquariewhen opened was described as being operated with avery high degree of nautical ceremony and prestige andon occasions such as race days and other functions,uniform dress was mandatory.

The Port Hacking Branch was opened on April 17,1934. A fleet of boats visited the port,proceeding in a line formation to theClubhouse, the Flagship Miramar

saluted Branch Commodore C. Dalyand Commodore Doyle went ashoreand opened the branch. The first racefor the Delgarno Memorial Trophy wasthen run and is now known as theAnniversary Trophy.

With the conferring of the ‘Royal’title to the Motor Yacht Club in 1927,boat owners were allowed to apply tofly ‘The Blue Ensign Defaced’. The firstbatch were approved in 1927 and itwas keenly sought after. The firstoutboard boats began to makeappearance at this time, but did notsupersede the inboard boats for someyears. During the depression years of1929-31, 12 merchant ships, unable toobtain cargoes were tied up in Rose

Bay and, despite protests from the Club and residents,who feared Rose Bay might be a dumping ground forhulks, they remained for a lengthy period of time.

The Club also contributed to boating education andfrom 1935, Com mand er L. Forsythe ran the SchnapperIsland Sea Scouts with financial help from the Clubthrough many ‘evenings’ and ‘cruises’. This gave theboys a mercantile marine education and to this endClifford Longworth donated the boat Wakeful Too.

Only seven months after his election to the positionof Commodore, Bernard A. Bayley died of pneumoniaon March 7, 1935. Recognised as one of the mostpopular Club officials and a strong sportsman, his boatGreyhound won numerous racing cups. Not 24 hoursafter his death, Ernest C. Griffith, ‘Father of Australian

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Motor Boating’ the Club’smonthly journal, also died.His twenty-one years ofservice to the Club wereunequalled. He donated thetwo hundred guinea GriffithCup (photo) referred to earlier,which is awarded to the(unlimited powerboat)Australian Champion eachyear.

In 1938, newspapersreported an experiment: “Women relatives and friendsof the owners willdrive cruisers andspeedboats in all theRoyal Motor YachtClub events onSaturday. Regularskippers will bepermitted to sit withthe women to takecommand shoulddanger arise.” Theverdict was “Womenpilots gavespectacular displays… despite choppywater and adverseweather conditions… Miss Bowden hasthe ability of a high-class pilot. She averaged 36.36 mph with Jolly Roger towin the first speedboat event …”

In 1932, anticipating trouble that was to come, aregulation was introduced into the Club’s handbook :

“IF WAR DECLAREDAny Member who is not a British subject shallimmediately cease to be a member on declaration ofwar between the British Empire and the country ofwhich he was a subject.”In 1939, the Club encouraged the formation of a

Yachtsmen’s Auxiliary to the National EmergencyServices. This was absorbed into the Naval AuxiliaryPatrol, commanded by Rear Admiral Gould and manymembers gave their services to this operation. Other

members sawactive serviceoverseas. TheClub offered itsentire fleet to theGovern ment forthe defence ofAustralia andmany of its boatswent overseas.On the night of

May 31, 1941, Japanese midget submarines attackedSydney Harbour, causing considerable damage toshipping. Royal Motor Yacht Club boat Serenade wasone of the small naval patrol boats which destroyedthem. It was a former cruiser taken over by the RANand fitted with anti-submarine detectors and depthcharges. Navy men refer red to them as the ‘HollywoodFleet’. Other Club boats participated in the patrols thatfollowed the action.

The Club eagerly supported petrol rationing andundertook a number of endeavours on the all-important Home Front. A Ladies Auxiliary was formed,which made and sent care packages overseas andorganised events to keep up morale. Tuesday eveningdinners, ‘The Toast to the Empire’ were kept up in‘trying times’, American and New Zealand soldiers wereentertained and provided with ‘Younger Set’ partners.

As a window to the times we see that in 1941-42,233 Royal Motor Yacht Club members were dividedinto nine categories Active Service (28), RegisteredBoat Owners (38), Social (68), Country (13), LadyAssociate (62), Junior (7), Absentee (6), Life (7) andHonorary (3).

With the cessation of hostilities in 1945, some ofthe Club’s motor cruisers began to come back to theClub. The government made a small ration of fuelavailable and the racing programme recommenced in asmall way.

The ‘Younger Set’ was a group of the membersunder twenty years of age that had been active beforethe war. In 1936, they had presented the Club with thegift of broadcast equipment which allowed members toreceive a running description and commentary of theraces as they progressed and allowed competitors toreceive their handicaps without leaving their boats.They had also helped at social events during the war.

In the sixties they were reorganised and theirmembership quickly rose to over 100 members. Theyorganised bushwalks, trail riding on horses, fashion

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The Griffiths Cup

parades and even car trials.Through all the issues of Salt

Air you can see that theiractivities and acts of supportgave the Club an extradimension. Their youthfulenthusiasm was seen asassuring the future of theRoyal Motor Yacht Club.

In 1959 land from theClub’s northern boundarywas bought, allowing thebuilding of a barbecue areaand a bar. In 1961 an

expansion of the site including the constructionof a new marina, a new enlarged clubhouse andincreased decking in front of the bar was undertaken,allowing for greater social activity. The marina wasfilled almost before it was built. Increased demand sawthe speedboat shed extended. The April 1965 issue ofSalt Air advertised ‘Down Under’ cocktails from the‘Down Under’ Bar at the Club. “The Gods on Olympushad no better.”

Following members’ approval in 1961 to build anew clubhouse, the highlight of 1963 was the officialopening of the new clubhouse on March 30 by HisExcellency the Right Honourable Viscount De Lisle VC,GCMG, GCVO, PC Governor-General of Australia. HisExcellency was accompanied by his daughter, the Hon.Catherine Sidney.

1963-67 was a period of continued expansion in allareas except speedboat racing, which was graduallybeing edged out of Rose Bay due to an increase in thenumber of small sailing boats racing. Cruiser events,which are not racing but tests of navigational skills,continued to be very active. Many Club outings in theharbour or Broken Bay were held and usually were veryhappy affairs. A highlight of 1967 was the finalagreement, after much disagreement at threeextraordinary meetings, to purchase the waterfront onthe Club’s northern boundary. In 1965, the old

boatshed which had served as a bar for four years, wasdemolished and realigned alongside the speedboat shed,thus giving more room to the patio. This period of Clubexpansion was led by Commodores Fred Harvie, LexAnderson and Ron Auswild.

From 1967 to 1970 the acquisition of the new areaof land enabled the Club to proceed fairly quickly withthe expansion of the area on the waterfront byobtaining the Maritime Services Board’s permission toconstruct a sea wall and dredge the bay in front, notonly for filling behind the wall, but to deepen the waterto permit an extension of the marina accommodation.On the harbour, the mailships had now disappeared,and with the passing of steamships an end came to thelongstanding tradition in the Club of meeting orfarewelling fellow members, families or friends eithercoming from overseas or just leaving.

On these occasions, it was not uncommon for awhole flotilla of Club vessels to accompany thesteamers down the harbour and out to sea to theaccompaniment of much waving and weeping. Thereverse order applied when homecoming travellerswere met out at sea for a repeat of the waving andweeping as friends, etc. were recognised among thehundreds of faces lining the decks.

In the seventies, the social life of the Club came tofocus on outdoor dining on the patio at the weekends.The swimming pool, constructed in 1970, was verypopular with families and the Friday night dances were

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‘Downunder Bar’, Royal Motor Yacht Club

Fred Harvie, Lex Anderson and Ron Auswild

always bookedout.Unfortunately,some of the oldertraditionalfunctionsconducted by theClub over manyyears, such asTuesday messnights and FlagOfficer’s Daysstarted to die off.Amongst theguests to the Club

during this period were thethen Governor-General SirJohn Kerr, and the manygovernors of the state.

In 1980, with the Club’s75th Anniversary, theAnniversary Cup wasestablished. Together withPort Hacking’s Harry PeelTrophy, this became one ofthe most prestigious eventson the Club’s Racingcalendar.

On Aug ust 27, 1984disaster struck the Club asa fire destroyed thespeedboat shed and bar,kitchen, stores, toilets and

part of the marina. Twenty-three speedboats weredestroyed along with equipment in the building. Boatson the marina were saved by quick and courageouswork by staff and firefighters. The operations of the

Club had to be suspended until temporary facilitiescould be arranged. The volunteer efforts of a number ofmembers and donations by a group of members knownas the ‘Marinated Mariners’ and the generous support ofBill Roche for which Life Membership was laterconferred, allowed the activities of the Club torecommence. A Fund Raising Drive resulted in$800,000 of donations and rebuilding of what is nowthe Marina restaurant and bar commenced in May 1987.

Major donors to the Fund were Past CommodoreR.W. Auswild OBE, N.N. Gazal, P.K. Hatfield, K.A.Taylor and J.B. Cummings.

On January 26, 1988 the 200th Birthday ofAustralia was celebrated on boats and on the foreshoresof the harbour. Tall ships paraded into Port Jackson,which was strictly ‘floating room’ only for everyconceivable type of craft, eager for a view of the


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Lady Kerr, Sir John Kerr and Commodore Mirrington

Harry Peel Trophy

Air Marshall Sir James Rowland AC, KBE, DFC, AFC andCommodore George Calligeros

CommodoreM.G. Barbouttisand Sir Roden Cutler

festivities.The waterfront rebuilding programme was

completed by the beginning of 1988 under thesupervision of Commo dore Ray King, allowingcelebration of the Bicentenary. The new buildingincluded a modern kitchen, Marina Restaurant, bar,dining room, toilets and showers, plus MarinaManager’s office and engineering shop. It was officiallyopened by Rear Admiral A.R. Horton, AO, RAN onDecember 3, 1988.

The then Patron of the Club and Governorof New South Wales, Rear Admiral PeterSinclair, AO was officially welcomed to theClub with a dinner when he and his wife werethe Guests of Honour. Social activities of theClub during the sixties, seventies and eightieswere organised and carried out by the LadiesAssociates Committee under the leadership ofPresidents Elsa Jacoby, Life Member NormaRichardson and Aileen King. Funds raised fromthose functions were used by the ladies toprovide, amongst other things, the swimmingpool, and the refurbishment of the inclinatorduring the late eighties. Amongst the ladieswho contributed long-term service to theCommittee, apart from the presidents, wereDoreen Nikolaidis, Dallas Wilton, Jackie Baker,

Carole Brenchley, SheilaParkinson, Naida Blake, AnitaDunn and Maureen Tudehope.

The year 1993 saw theMarina Restaurant, after fiveyears of good patronage, beingrefurbished, including carpeting,a new colour scheme and someimpressive sandblasted windows.During the 1990s successiveboards took a new directiontowards families by refurbishingand heating the pool, building achildren’s activities centre,introducing children’s menusand swimming lessons, andproviding space for dinghies andpersonal water craft.

Commodore Bob Roden(1992/93-1993/94) led a Boardwhich developed the concept ofthe redesign of the main club areas, particularly a newlift access to a transformed ‘resort-style’ deck area.

The following five years, under the leadership ofCommodore John Barbouttis, undertook thecontinuation of the redesign concept which has createda renaissance of the club. Following lodgement andapproval of the initial plans to Council in 1995-1996,the new entry and elevator were installed and wereopened on March 25, 1998, by the Club Patron, HisExcellency the Honourable Gordon Samuels, AC,Governor of New South Wales. During 1998 furtherbuilding works were completed for the installation ofawnings on the marina deck area and the extension tothe marina bar area.

The Club function area, including the upper‘Commodores Room’ and the configured ‘Pacific Room’,with new bars and kitchen, were completed in October1999.

In the year 2000 the old timber marina was

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demolished and a new concrete floating marina, withthe most up-to-date technical advances in marinadesign and facilities was installed. The marina, with itsthree metre wide main walkway, was not only anengineering achievement for its designers andconstructors, but a major achievement for Flag Officersand Boards over the seven year period of negotiatingthe complex legislative path to its installation.

The completed marina was opened on August 5,2000 by Councillor Andrew Petrie, Mayor of theMunicipality of Woollahra, accompanied byCommodore John Barbouttis, Vice Commodore KenGresham and Rear Commodore Michael Tess.

The new marina proved its worth only a short timelater on November 22, 2000, when a fire broke out,completely destroying two large vessels berthed at themarina and yet the marina sustained very little damage,unlike the 1984 fire, which was a disaster for the Clubat the time.

John Barbouttis completed his five years as ClubCommodore and handed over the flag to the 38thCommodore, Ken Gresham, on September 26, 2000.

At the 2002 Commodore’s Ball the Club continuedits charitable donations contributing to the SydneyChildren’s Hospital at Randwick. The generosity of

members over a number of years has involveddonations to the Salvation Army at Christmas, thecontribution of vessels and skippers to Sydney CoveRotary’s Charity sailing day and continues the Club’scommunity involvement.

During the 2002/3 season the Club saw the newpool opened for use by members, this new facility wasa welcome addition to the Club and its patronageshowed its general acceptance.

On July 6, 2005 the Club celebrated its 100th

anniversary, a significant milestone in the Club’s longand proud history.

2006 saw the refurbishment of the MarinaRestaurant. A first-class design was carried out,ensuring Club Members of a unique and unrivalledfacility. The Marina Restaurant continues to servemembers, and completes the magnificent facilities nowavailable at Club.

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Presentation of a gold watch by Commodore Ken Greshamto Commodore John Barbouttis at the Commodore’s Ball onOctober 7, 2000.

Honorary Treasurer Past Commodore Ken Gresham, RearCommodore Spiro Isak, Life Member NormaRichardson,Vice Commodore Michael Tess, CommodoreJohn Barbouttis, Life Member, Past Commodore BobMirrington and Life Member, Past Commodore GeorgeCalligeros

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ZEST has scooped the Restaurant and CateringAssociation’s top awards, winning overall “Caterer ofthe Year” Australia-wide in addition to many otherawards.

Well known for outstanding food and service Zestnow specializes in theming concepts and events tocreate an exciting atmosphere at the Club.

ZEST’s celebrated “roving dinners”, are a hit withclub members. Guests are presented with consecutivewaves of degustation-style miniature meals that can beconsumed in one or two mouthfuls. This contemporaryapproach to cuisine spans 15 or so separate pass

around dishes ranging fromcanapés, soups and entrees tomains and dessert.

ZEST’s head chef is LucyHaynes. Trained at two starMichelin restaurants inFrance, she has created asignature cuisine that hasinfused traditional Europeanelements with Asian flavours,emphasising clean lines, freshingredients and beautiful

presentation.“It’s been a fabulous 10 years”, said Raphael, “we

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The Marina restaurant has met withacclaim from members and theirguests who have enjoyed one ofSydney’s unique harbourside eatingexperiences.

Members are reminded of ouroperating hours:

■ Wednesday through Sundayfor lunch: 12:00pm – 3:00pm

■ Wednesday through Saturdayfor dinner: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

■ Breakfast Buffet – Sunday onlyfrom: 8:30am – 11:00am

Lunch and dinner guests arerequired to wear appropriate attire:

■ Gentlemen: Collared shirts,long trousers and closed shoes

■ Ladies: Smart casual attireDue to demand for Sunday lunch, members are required to make a booking through the administration office.

Bookings are taken for seating every half hour from 12:00pm midday. Please phone 9327 6828Due to repeated requests, and for the convenience of other members, members with children under 12 years of

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Commodore’s Ball 2008

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To The Islands If you had to list the islands of Sydney Harbour, wouldyou include Berry? Or Darling? Or Glebe?

Or, and this is the most intriguing of all, did youknow Bennelong Point was once an island?

None of these islands are islands now but they werewhen the First Fleet came around South Head.

For most boatowners the islands are navigationmarkers, places for the occasional picnic. For sailorsthey are places to avoid, and often they fail to avoidthem.

But each island has a remarkable history.Clark Island was named for Lieutenant Clark who,

in 1789, rowed out and planted corn, potatoes andonions. Unfortunately they didn’t last long; hungrypeople found them, and Clark was suitable chagrined.

Shark Island was named because its profile is shark-like; can’t see it myself, but perhaps they had moreimagination in those days. The first vessel recorded athitting it was a schooner named Newcastle, which cameto grief in 1826. Since then several thousand craft havecome to grief on Shark Island, as there’s a reef off theeastern side which every Sydney boatie should knowabout, but unfortunately they don’t.

One say, soon after boat licences were introduced, Iwas passing by Shark Island when I was hailed from the

decks of the Norman T. Allan, the flagship of the WaterPolice.

I hadn’t quite got around to acquiring my licenceyet so I had a medium-sized panic attack. But the policeonly wanted me to take a line to a powerboat agroundon the northern shore of the island. I did as I was askedand booked for my test next day.

It is generally thought that Farm Cove was the siteof the first garden in the new colony, but according to‘The Islands of Sydney Harbour’ by Simon Davies (myreference for this story) the first vegetables wereplanted on Garden Island.

The story goes that the First Fleet carried noexperienced farmers because Joseph Banks had toldthem Australia was very fertile. An opinion based onspending time in Botany Bay?

Garden Island had many roles after that, but in1883 the authorities decided it would make a goodNaval base. In 1886 the first two buildings were erected,and they are still there.

Boaties sometimes show a reluctance to venturewest of the Bridge, unless headed for the fish markets,but everyone should have a look at the lower reaches ofthe Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers and Iron Cove.

Rodd Island is off Leichhardt (approach carefully

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the Iron Cove bridge as several spans are closed forconstruction of the new bridge).

One of Rodd Island’s more colourful episodesconcerned Adrien Loir, assistant to Louis Pasteur (inFrance) and nephew to Mrs. Pasteur.

Loir set up on Rodd Island in 1888 to demonstratethat the Pasteur Institute had found a way to kill offunwanted rabbits.

Unfortunately, the only rabbits that died were hand-fed the chicken cholera virus. The disease didn’t spreadvery far to healthy rabbits though it was particularlyeffective on the native birds, who died in theirthousands.

Take the time to have a look at Cockatoo Island.Closed for decades, Cockatoo is now open for specialevents but a permanent campsite has been set up onthe northern shore, facing Hunters Hill. The amenitiesare superb; families can spend the night there undercanvas within coo-ee of the Harbour Bridge. Has to bebetter than the casino Kerry Packer wanted.

Snapper and Spectacle are the two islands off theDrummoyne Shore. Only a decade or two ago it wasdiscovered that the Navy had stored in lighters betweenthese islands enough explosives to level Drummoyneand half of Balmain and Hunters Hill.

These were the very lighters I used to crash intoevery second Saturday afternoon while trying (andfailing) to master a 16Ft Skiff. Glad we didn’t hit themtoo hard.

Goat Island has been an explosives magazine, abarracks, and a quarry where convicts hewed Sydney’shoney-toned sandstone. One naughty convict wasshackled to a rock for a couple of years; the cave hescraped for himself from the rock can still be seen.

Later came the Water Police and, most notable of all,for years it was the headquarters for the Water Rats TVseries.

For years, as I headed west to my mooring off theBalmain shore, perhaps going a bit fast, I would have apanic attack when the Water Police Shark Cat hurtledout of Goat Island heading straight for me.

It took me a long time to work out it was the TVboat, heading to the mainland for more beer. After atime they were asked to cover the Police sign when notactually filming, which made my life a lot easier.

The islands of Sydney Harbour are managed byNational Parks and Wildlife. The status of accessibilityto each island has changed so much over the years youneed to do a bit of homework to find out what iscurrent. The relevant websites have often been out ofdate, and the telephone was the only way to determinethe latest situation.

In October ’09, Premier Rees decreed the islandsshould, for once and all, be opened up for “visitorsinterested in experiencing their history”. Details to beannounced.

About time!

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1. The name of the Company (hereinafter called “theClub”) is ‘ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB OF NEWSOUTH WALES LIMITED.’

2. The objects for which the Club is established are:(a) To acquire and take over all the assets and

liabilities of the present unincorporated bodyknown as “Royal Motor Yacht Club of NewSouth Wales” and to enable that Club to complywith the relevant provisions of the Liquor Act1912 as amended

(b) To promote the use of all classes of power boatsto promote seamanship and teaching ofnavigation and to formulate rules for andconduct trials of speed, endurance, navigationand seamanship and such other pastimes,entertainments and recreations as the Club maydeem expedient to promote social intercoursebetween members of the Club and other clubs.

(c) To establish and maintain Club houses, boat-houses, marinas, dwellings, workshops, garages,and other conveniences in connection with theClub’s activities.

(d) To purchase, hire, make or provide and maintainand to sell or otherwise dispose of all kinds ofmeals, food provisions, refreshments, furniture,plates, glass, books, periodicals, billiard table,tools, implements, machines, engines, utensils,and other things required or which may beconveniently used in connection with the Club’sactivities or premises.

(e) To purchase and/or apply for a licence or permitor other authority under such act or acts as shallfor the time being be in force in the State of NewSouth Wales for the purpose of selling ordistribution of soft drinks, intoxicating liquor,tobacco, cigarettes, and other supplies and theoperation of automatic machines.

(f) To subscribe to, become a member of and co-operate with any other club, association ororganisation, whether incorporated or not,whose objects are altogether or in part similar tothose of the Club provided that the club shallnot subscribe to or support with its funds any

club, association or organisation which does notprohibit the distribution of its income andproperty among its members to an extent atleast as great as that imposed on he Club underor by virtue of Clause 3 of this Memorandum.

(g) To purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hireand otherwise acquire any lands, buildings,easements or property, real and personal, andany rights or privileges which may be requisitefor the purpose of or capable of beingconveniently used in connection with any of theobjects of the Club. Provided that in case theClub shall take or hold any property which maybe subject to any trusts the Club shall only dealwith the same in such manner as is allowed bylaw having regard to such trusts.

(h) To enter into any arrangements with anyGovernment or authority, supreme, municipal,local or otherwise, that may seem conducive tothe Club’s objects or any of them; and to obtainfrom any such Government or authority anyrights, privileges and concessions which theClub may think it desirable to obtain; and tocarry out, exercise and comply with any sucharrangements, rights, privileges and concessions.

(i) To appoint, employ, remove, or suspend suchmanagers, clerks, secretaries, servants, workmen,and other persons as may be necessary orconvenient for the purpose of the Club.

(j) To establish and support or aid in theestablishment and support of associations,institutions, funds, trusts, and conveniencescalculated to benefit employees or pastemployees of the Club or the dependants orconnections of any such persons; and to grantpensions and allowances; and to make paymentstowards insurance; and to subscribe orguarantee money for charitable or benevolentobjects, or for any public, general or usefulobject.

(k) To construct, improve, maintain, develop, work,manage, carry out, alter or control any houses,buildings, groundwork or conveniences which

Memorandum ofAssociation

Companies Act, 1961Company Limited by Guarantee and not having a Share Capital

Memorandum of Associationof Royal Motor Yacht Club ofNew South Wales Limited

may seem calculated directly or indirectly toadvance the Club’s interests, and to contributeto, subsidise or otherwise assist and take part inthe construction, improvement, maintenance,development, working, management, carryingout, alterations or control thereof.

(l) To invest and deal with the money of the Clubnot immediately required in such manner asmay be permitted by law for the investment oftrust funds

(m)To borrow or raise or secure the payment ofmoney in such manner as the Club may think fitand to secure the same or the repayment orperformance of any debt liability contractguarantee or other engagement incurred or to beentered into by the Club in any way and inparticular by the issue of debentures perpetualor otherwise charged upon all or any of theClub’s property (both present and future) and topurchase, redeem or pay off any such securities.

(n) To make, draw, accept, endorse, discount,execute and issue promissory notes, bills ofexchange, bills of lading and other negotiable ortransferable instruments.

(o) In furtherance of the objects of the Club to sell,improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease,dispose of, turn to account or otherwise dealwith all or any part of the property rights of theClub.

(p) To take or hold mortgages, liens and charges tosecure payment of the purchase price or anyunpaid balance of the purchase price, of any partof the Club’s property of whatsoever kind soldby the Club, any money due to the Club frompurchasers and others.

(q) To take any gift or property whether subject toany special trust or not, for any one or more ofthe objects of the Club but subject always to theprovision in paragraph (g) of this Clause 2.

(r) To take such steps by personal or writtenappeals, public meetings or otherwise, as mayfrom time to time be deemed expedient for thepurpose of procuring contributions to the fundsof the Club, in the shape of donations, annualsubscriptions or otherwise.

(s) To print and publish any newspapers,periodicals, books or leaflets that the Club maythink desirable for the promotion of its objects.

(t) In furtherance of the objects of the Club toamalgamate with any companies, institutions,societies or associations having objectsaltogether or in part similar to those of the Cluband which shall prohibit the distribution of itsor their income and property among its or theirmembers to an extent at least as great as thatimposed upon the Club or by virtue of Clause 3of this Memorandum.

(u) In furtherance of the objects of the Club totransfer all or part of the property, assets,liabilities and engagements of the Club to anyone or more of the Companies, institutions,societies or associations with which the Club isauthorised to amalgamate.

(v) To make donations for patriotic or charitablepurposes.

(w)To transact any lawful business in aid of theCommonwealth of Australia in the prosecutionof any war in which the Commonwealth ofAustralia is engaged.

(x) To do all such other things as are incidental orconducive to the attainment of the objects andexercise of the powers of the Club.

The powers set forth in the Third Schedule to theCompanies Act 1961, shall not apply to the Clubexcept insofar as they are included in this Clause 2.3. The income and property of the Club,

whencesoever derived, shall be applied solelytowards the promotion of the objects of the Club asset forth in this Memorandum of Association andno portion thereof shall be paid or transferred,directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus orotherwise howsoever by way of profit, to themembers of the Club.Provided that nothing herein shall prevent thepayment, in good faith, of reasonable and properremuneration to any officer or servant of the Club,or to any member of the Club, in return for anyservices actually rendered to the Club, nor preventthe payment of interest at a rate not exceedinginterest at the rate for the time being charged byBankers in Sydney for overdrawn accounts onmoney lent, or reasonable and proper rent forpremises demised or let by any member to the Club;but so for that no member of the Council ofmanagement or governing body of the Club shall beappointed to any salaried office of the Club, or anyoffice of the Club paid by fees, and that noremuneration or other benefit in money or money’sworth shall be given by the Club to any member ofsuch council or governing body except repaymentof out-of-pocket expenses and interest at the rateaforesaid on money lent or reasonable and properrent for premises demised or let to the Club.Provided that the provisions last aforesaid shall notapply to any payment to any company of which amember of the council of management or governingbody may be a member and in which such membershall not hold more than one-hundredth part of thecapital, and such member shall not be bound toaccount for any share of profits he may receive inrespect of such payment. It is further provided thatno member of the Club shall practice his trade,professions or other calling in or on the premises ofthe Club and shall not employ any persons to do so


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on his behalf.4. No addition, alteration or amendment shall be

made to or in the Memorandum or Articles ofAssociation for the time being in force, unless thesame shall have been previously submitted to andapproved by the Minister of the Crown for the timebeing administering the Companies Act, 1961(hereinafter called “the Minister”).

5. The third and fourth Clauses of this Memorandumcontain conditions on which a licence is granted bythe Minister to the Club in pursuance of Section 24of the Companies Act, 1961.

6. The liability of the members is limited.7. Every member of the Club undertakes to contribute

to the assets of the Club, in the event of the samebeing wound up while he is a member, or withinone year after he ceases to be a member, forpayment of the debts and liabilities of the Clubcontracted before he ceases to be a member, and ofthe costs, charges, and expenses of winding up andfor the adjustment of the rights of the contributorsamong themselves, such amount as may be required,not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).

8. If upon the winding-up or dissolution of the Clubthere remains, after satisfaction of all its debts andliabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shallnot be paid to or distributed among the members ofthe Club, but shall be given or transferred to someother institution or institutions having objectssimilar to the objects of the Club, and which shallprohibit the distribution of its or their income andproperty among its or their members to an extent atleast as great as is imposed on the Club under or byvirtue of Clause 3 hereof, such institution orinstitutions to be determined by the members of theClub at or before the time of dissolution and if andso far as effect cannot be given to the aforesaidprovision, then to some charitable object.

9. True accounts shall be kept of the sums of moneyreceived and expended by the Club, and the matterin respect of which such receipt and expendituretakes place, and of the property, credits andliabilities of the Club; and subject to any reasonablerestrictions as to the time and manner of inspectingthe same that may be imposed in accordance withthe regulations of the Club for the time being inforce, shall be open to the inspection of themembers. Once at least in every year, the accountsof the Club shall be examined by one or moreproperly qualified Auditor or Auditors who shallreport to the members in accordance with theprovisions of the Companies Act, 1961.

10. The full names, addresses and occupations of thesubscribers are as follows:NAME, ADDRESS AND OCCUPATION OF SUBSCRIBERFrederick George Harvie, 44 Coolong RoadVAUCLUSE, Managing Director

Harry Philip Castle, 246 Old South Head Road,VAUCLUSE, RetiredRobert William Mirrington, 45 Liverpool Street,DOVER HEIGHTS, General ManagerRonald Edward Tildesley, 24 Beresford Road, ROSEBAY, Builder and InvestorPercy James Thomas Swain, 2a/8 St Mervyns Ave,POINT PIPER, Managing DirectorJohn Joseph Minahan, 1 Calga Avenue, BRONTE,Production ManagerMichael George Barbouttis, 62 Gilbert Street,DOVER HEIGHTS, Public AccountantPhillip Raymond Paraggio, 21 Paton Street,KINGSFORD, Customs Officer Harry Charles Bowden, 10 Golden Grove Street,DARLINGTON, DirectorJohn Charles Needham, Roxton House, 29 BerryStreet, NORTH SYDNEY, SolicitorArthur William Titterton, 40 Coolong Road,VAUCLUSE, Company Director.

11. We, the several persons whose name and addressesare subscribed are desirous of being formed into acompany in pursuance of this Memorandum ofAssociation.Signatures of Witness to signatureSubscribers and address of witnessF., Harvie F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayR. Mirrington F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayP.J.T. Swain F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayM.G. Barbouttis F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayHarry C. Bowden F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayA. W. Titterton F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayH.P Castle F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayR. Tildesley F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayJohn J. Minahan F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayP.R. Paraggio F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayJohn Needham F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose BayDated this 14th day of November, 1972.

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Interpretation1. In these Articles

“the Code” means the Companies (New SouthWales) Code.

“the Club” means the Royal Motor Yacht Club ofNew South Wales Limited, the premises of whichare situated at number 21 Wunulla Road, PointPiper.

“the unincorporated Body” means theunincorporated Body which was known as theRoyal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales thefunds and other assets and liabilities of which theClub is authorized to take over by clause 2 (a) ofthe Memorandum of Association.

“the Board” means the Board of Directors of theClub within the meaning of the Code.

“Flag Officers” means such of the members of theBoard as have been elected by a General Meeting tothe offices of Commodore, Vice Commodore andRear Commodore, of the Club.

“Secretary” means an “approved Secretary” or an“acting Secretary” as defined by section 33 and 34 ofthe Registered Clubs Act 1976 as amendedappointed by the Club to perform the duties of thesecretary.

“State” means the State of New South Wales“Member” unless otherwise indicated by a prefix orby the context of the relevant Article means anymember of the Club irrespective of the class ofmembership to which he may belong.

“Register of Vessels” means the register containingthe names of the boat-owner members of the Cluband the names, the descriptions and the class oftheir vessels, pursuant to Article 101.

“month” means a calendar month“notice” means any communication in writing.“the seal” means the Common Seal of the Club.Expressions referring to writing shall unless thecontrary intention appears to be constructed asincluding references to printing, lithography,photography and other modes of representing or

reproducing words in a visible form. Wordsimporting the masculine gender only shall includethe feminine gender and words importing thesingular number only shall include the pluralnumber and vice-versa. Words or expressionscontained in these Articles shall be interpreted inaccordance with the provisions of theInterpretation Act 1897, of the Code of theRegistered Clubs Act 1897, as amended or anyother relevant statute in force at the date on whichthe Articles become binding on the Club.

2. The Club is established for the purposes set out inthe Memorandum of Association. The name of theCompany (hereinafter called “the Club”) is

“ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB OF NEW SOUTHWALES LIMITED.”

Membership3. The number of members of the Club (not

including Junior Members or Honorary Members)shall not for the time being exceed two thousand(2,000).

4. The subscribers to the Memorandum ofAssociation and such other persons as the Boardshall admit to membership in accordance withthese Articles shall be members of the Club.

5. If the whole of the funds and other assets of theunincorporated Club become the absolute propertyof the Club forthwith after its incorporation thenevery person who at the date of incorporation ofthe Club is a member of the unincorporated Cluband who on or before the thirty-first day ofDecember, 1972 agrees in writing to become amember of the Club shall be admitted by the Boardto membership of the Club in the appropriate class.Every member of the Club who previously to hisagreeing to become a member of the Club has paidhis subscription due on the first day of July 1972,as a member of the unincorporated Club shall notbe liable to pay any further sum by way of annualsubscription to the Club for the period prior to thefirst day of July, 1973

Articles ofAssociation

Companies Act, 1961Company Limited by Guarantee and not having a Share Capital

Articles of Association ofRoyal Motor Yacht Club ofNew South Wales Limited

Classes of Membership6. The Club shall consist of five (5) classes of

members but Boat Owner members, Generalmembers and Life members only shall have therights accorded by the Articles to full membershipof the Club and shall be entitled to use all of thefacilities and amenities of the Club and the right tonominate or second any person for membershipand have credit facilities.Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 6 ofthese Articles and in order to make clear the votingrights of the various classes of members only BoatOwner members, General members and Lifemembers (who immediately prior to being electedto Life membership were either Boat Ownermembers or General members) shall be eligible tovote for the election of the Board of Directors andvote on any matter at a General Meeting of theClub.

(a) BOAT OWNER MEMBERSAn application of this class of membership must beeither solely or jointly with another member ormembers of the Club, an owner of a vessel eligibleto be included in the Register of Vessels and mustimmediately upon being admitted as a memberapply to have his name and the name, descriptionand class of his vessel entered in the Register ofVessels.The members of this class shall have all the rightsaccorded by these Articles and shall be entitled tothe enjoyment of all the facilities and amenities ofthe Club.For the purpose of this paragraph a Boat Ownermember who disposes of his vessel with theintention of replacing same and within seven (7)days of such disposal notifies the Secretary inwriting of his intention so to do shall be deemed tobelong to his class for a period of three monthsfrom the date of the disposal of his vesselnotwithstanding the fact that he will be owning novessel during such a period. The Board may at itsdiscretion grant extensions of the aforesaid periodon being requested in writing by the memberconcerned and being given satisfactory reasons forsuch a request.

(b) GENERAL MEMBERSGeneral Members shall be:(i) Those persons who at the date of the Special

Resolution adopting this Article are recordedin the Register of members as GeneralMembers or as Social Members.

(ii) Such other persons who in the opinion of theBoard of the Club are suitable for Generalmembership.

(c) LIFE MEMBERSThe Board may once during the term of its office ifit so resolves, by the vote (taken by ballot) of threefourths (3/4) of its members make a

recommendation to a General Meeting for theconferment of a Life Membership on a memberwho having been a member for a period of morethan ten (10) years and in special circumstancesfor a shorter period, has rendered exceptionalservices to the Club beyond call of duty. On theBoard’s recommendation being endorsed by thevote (taken by ballot) of the three-fourths (3/4) ofthe General Meeting the nominee of the Boardshall be declared Life member of the Club. Theconferment of Life Membership apart from thehonour which is intended to be bestowed upon therecipient and the privilege of paying a nominalamount only in lieu of the full annual subscriptionof his class shall not be deemed to accord to himany rights which he did not have theretofore, norshall exempt him from any other financialobligations to the Club.

(d) JUNIOR MEMBERSThe sons or daughters of a member or of adeceased member or such other young persons asthe Board may consider suitable for admission tothe Club’s membership who are over the age ofeight years and under the age of eighteen yearsshall be eligible to this class of membership, andon being admitted, shall have the right to remain inthis class until they attain the age of eighteen years.The members of this class shall have only suchrights and shall be subject to such restrictions andconditions as regards the use and enjoyment of theClub’s facilities and amenities as the Board mayfrom time to time accord to or impose on them andthey shall at all times strictly observe theprovisions of the Liquor Act 1912 (as amended)and the Registered Clubs Act 1976 (as amended)concerning the supply and consumption ofalcoholic and spirituous liquors to the operation ofpoker machines by and the presence in restrictedareas of persons under the age of eighteen (18)years.

Patron of the Club7. There shall be at all times a Patron-in-Chief and a

Vice-Patron of the Club8. The Board from time to time may request a

representative of Her Majesty the Queen ofAustralia in the Commonwealth of Australia or inthe State of New South Wales to be Patron-in-Chiefof the Club and who upon acceptance of suchinvitation the Board shall appoint as Patron-in-Chief of the Club.

9. A serving Admiral of the Royal Australian Navyprovided he accepts the Board’s invitation in thatrespect shall be appointed Vice-Patron of the Club.

Honorary and Temporary Members10. (a) The following persons may be made Honorary

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to time.(i) the patron in chief, the patron and vice patron

for the time being of the Club(ii) any prominent citizen or local dignitary

visiting the Club(b) Honorary members shall be entitled to only the

social facilities and amenities of the Club and shallnot be entitled to attend or vote at any meeting ofthe Club, nominate or be elected to the Board orany office in the Club or participate in themanagement, business and affairs of the Club inany way.

(c) When Honorary membership is conferred on anyperson the following particulars shall be entered inthe Club’s Register of Honorary members:(i) the names in full of the Honorary Member(ii) the residential address of the Honorary

member(iii) the date on which Honorary membership is

conferred(iv) the date on which Honorary membership is to

cease11. (a) The following persons in accordance with

procedures established by the Board may inthe absolute discretion of the Board be madeTemporary members of the Club:(i) Any visitor whose permanent place of

residence in New South Wales is not lessthan a distance of 5 kilometres from theClub or such greater distance as may bedetermined from time to time by theBoard by By-law pursuant to theseArticles.

(ii) Full Members (as defined in theRegistered Clubs Act) of other clubswhich are registered under theRegistered Clubs Act and which haveobjects similar to those of the Club;

(iii) A full member (as defined in theRegistered Clubs Act) of any registeredclub who, at the invitation of the Boardof the Club or a Full Member of the Club,attends on any date at the premises ofthe Club for the purpose of participatingin an organized sport or competition tobe conducted by the Club on that dayfrom the time on that day when he soattends the premises of the Club untilthe end of that day.

(iv) Any interstate or overseas visitor11. (b) (i) Temporary members shall not be

required to pay an entrance fee or annualsubscription

(ii) Temporary members shall not be entitledto vote at any meeting of the Club,nominate for or be elected to the Boardor any office in the Club or participate inthe management, business and affairs of

the Club in any way.(iii) Temporary members shall not be

permitted to introduce guests into theClub

(iv) A Director or the Secretary of the Clubmay terminate the membership of anyTemporary member at any time withoutnotice and without having to provideany reason therefore.

(v) No person under the age of 18 years maybe admitted as a Temporary Member ofthe Club

(vi) When a Temporary member (other thana Temporary member admitted pursuantto paragraph (a) (iii) of this Article) firstenters the Club premises on any day thefollowing particulars shall be entered inthe Club’s Register of TemporaryMembers:

(a) the name in full of the temporarymember;

(b) the residential address of the temporarymember;

(c) the date on which Temporarymembership is granted;

(d) the signature of the Temporary member.

Honorary Life Members12. The Board may pursuant to a resolution passed by

three-fourths (3/4) of its members recommend to aGeneral Committee the conferment of HonoraryLife Membership to any outstanding citizen notbeing a member of the Club who has renderedvaluable and distinguished services to the Club orto the Nation as a token of the Club’s appreciationof such services. On such recommendation beingendorsed by the vote of the General Meeting thenominee of the Board and his spouse shall bedeclared Honorary Life Members of the Club.

13. The conferment of Honorary Memberships toeither of a temporary or of a permanent natureshall entitle the recipients of same to theenjoyment of all the amenities and facilities of theClub but shall not however bestow upon them anyother rights whatsoever connected with themanagement of the affairs of the Club.

Entrance and Subscription Fees14. The entrance fees payable by the applicants for

membership and the annual subscription feespayable by the members (not being HonoraryMembers) shall be such as the Board may fromtime to time prescribe.

15. When a member transfers from an existing class ofmembership and the entrance or subscription feesfor the other class are greater than those for theexisting class, the member shall be liable for thedifference in fees but no reimbursement shall bemade to the member where the entrance or

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subscription fees for the other class are lower thanthose for his then existing class.

16. Junior members applying to be transferred to anyother class of membership upon attaining the ageof eighteen (18) years and provided they have beenmembers of the Junior Class for a period of not lessthan two years shall not be required to payentrance fees.

17. Members admitted after the Thirty-first of May inany year shall be only liable to pay a pro rata partof the annual subscription of the then current year.

18. Notwithstanding anything to the contraryhereinbefore contained members who have beenmembers for a continuous period of more thantwenty five (25) years and who have attained theage of sixty (60) years shall be entitled to apply tothe Board, if they so desire, to have their annualsubscriptions reduced to one-half of the prescribedfee. Such reduction, however, shall not be deemedto effect the basis of the determination of any otherobligations due by the member or imposed on themembers generally.

19. The Board shall have the right in its absolutediscretion to grant exemption from the payment ofthe full annual subscription or of a portion thereoffor a limited period of time or until the Board

otherwise resolves to unemployed widows ororphans of a deceased member or to such othermembers whose financial or health conditionsdeserve such consideration

Payment of Entrance and Subscription Fees20. Entrance fees are payable simultaneously with the

lodgement of the application for membership.21. Annual subscription fees shall become due and

payable in advance on the first day of December ineach year.

22. On or before the First day of November in everyyear, the Secretary shall cause notices to be sent toall members calling upon them to renew theirmembership. Such notice shall specify the amountof subscription payable by each member accordingto the class to which he belongs and shall state thatthe same shall be paid on or before the first day ofDecember next.

23. If any subscription remains unpaid after theexpiration of the month of December the Secretaryshall cause a final notice to be sent to the memberin default in which he shall draw the attention ofsuch member to the fact that failure to pay hissubscription by the end of the month of Januaryshall render his membership liable to terminationby the Board.


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Payment of Other Debts24. At the expiration of every month the Secretary

shall cause accounts to be sent to all members whoare indebted to the Club for services rendered orfor goods purchased or for license fees or rent offacilities licensed or rented to them or for chargesimposed by the Board under these Articles,requiring settlement of such debts before theexpiration of the month in which the account wasrendered.

25. If settlement of any account is not effected by theend of the month in which the same was rendered,the secretary shall cause a further and final accountto be sent to the defaulting member requiringimmediate settlement of his account and drawingthe attention of the member to the fact that failureto settle same shall not only render hismembership liable to termination by the Board butalso to the imposition of interest at the bankoverdraft rate payable by the Club at the relevanttime plus 5% and the Board shall have the powerto impose such interest on unpaid accounts inaccordance with this Article.

26. Notwithstanding anything to the contraryhereinbefore contained debts which were incurredby a member obtaining money in cash from theClub or through its employees against a cheque onhis Bankers or any other negotiable instrumentwhich is not honoured on first presentation forpayment shall be payable on demand or withintwenty four (24) hours thence.

Consequences of Late Payment and ofNon-Payment of Debts27. If debts of whatsoever nature owing by members to

the Club remain unpaid after the expiration of themonth in which the account for same was rendered,they shall bear interest at the rate prescribed inArticle 25 hereinbefore. Such interest shall becomputed as and from the end of the month inwhich the account was rendered and in addition,the rights, if any accorded to the member in defaultby the Articles shall be suspended and the facilitiesof obtaining services or goods from the Club on acharge account may be denied to him during thecontinuance of the default.

28. Notwithstanding the provisions of the precedingArticle in the event of the aforesaid debts being stillunpaid after the expiration of the month in whichthe final notice was given or after twenty four (24)hours from the time demand for payment wasmade under Article 26, the Board shall have theright to forthwith terminate the membership of thedefaulting member unless in its discretion theBoard considers that there are mitigatingcircumstances deserving its leniency

Admission of Members29. No person who is under the age of eighteen (18)

years shall be admitted to the membership of theClub except as a member of the Junior Class.

30. The procedure to be adhered to for admission ofmembers not being members in respect of whichthese articles otherwise provide, shall be asfollows:(a) All applications for membership must be

proposed and seconded by two members ofthe Club who are either Boat Owners orGeneral members and who have been suchmembers for at least five (5) years standing.

(b) Applications must be made in the form for thetime being prescribed by the Board andobtainable from the Secretary on request,which when duly completed by the applicantand signed by him and his prosper andseconder must be lodged with the Secretarytogether with the appropriate entrance fee.

(c) On receipt of the application form dulycompleted and the appropriate entrance fee,the Secretary shall cause the names of theapplicant, his address, the name of hisnominator and seconder to be posted on theClub’s Notice Board for a period of two weeks.At the same time he shall notify theMembership Committee which shall appointforthwith a day and a time for an interviewwith the prospective applicant, his nominatorand/or seconder. Fourteen days notice inwriting shall be given to these parties.

(d) The Membership Committee will endeavourto obtain as much information as possibleabout the applicant to assist in its deliberation.

(e) Any member shall be at liberty to attend thesaid interview and speak in support of theapplicant

(f) In the event of the Membership Committeenot being satisfied with the adequacy of thematerial submitted to it concerning anyapplication it may direct the Secretary toconduct further and more extensive enquiriesin respect of such applicant.

(g) Following upon such interview theMembership Committee shall report itsfindings to the Board and shall makeappropriate recommendations as to theacceptance or otherwise of each applicant.

(h) In light of the Membership Committee’sreport and recommendations the Board shallresolve by secret ballot as to whether it shouldaccept, defer its decision, or reject anyapplication provided that no application shallbe accepted unless a resolution to the effect ispassed by the vote of three-fourths (3/4) ofthe members of the Board present at themeeting dealing with such application.

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(i) The Board’s decision shall be forthwithcommunicated to the applicant by a notice inwriting and in the event of the applicationbeing rejected or its consideration beingdeferred the entrance fee paid by him hall berefunded in full. In the event however of theapplication being accepted the notice to thateffect shall contain a request to the applicantto forward to the Secretary within fourteen(14) days from the date thereof thesubscription fee of the class to which he hasbeen admitted. Under no circumstances willthe Board be obliged to give any reasons forthe rejection or the deferment of anyapplication.

(j) Upon payment of the subscription fees and asfrom the date of such payment the applicant’sname shall be entered in the Register Book ofmembers as required by the Code, he shallhave the rights and/or shall enjoy the benefitsof the class to which he has been admitted.

(k) The entrance fees paid by an applicant whohaving been notified that his application hasbeen accepted fails to remit his subscriptionfees within fourteen (14) days of the date ofthe notice shall be forfeited unless asatisfactory explanation to the Board of suchfailure is offered in writing.

Cessation of Membership31. The membership of any member shall be

terminated on the happening of any of thefollowing events:(a) If he on his own volition resigns his

membership by a notice in writing to theSecretary of his intention to do so.

(b) If his membership is terminated by the Boardpursuant to Article 28 herein before.

(c) If he is found guilty of an indictable offenceby any Court of Law of Australia or of anyCountry the decision of the Courts of whichare recognised as valid by the AustralianCourts.

(d) If he is declared bankrupt or enters into aDeed of Assignment of Composition with hiscreditors generally pursuant to the provisionsof any Bankruptcy Act in force for the timebeing.

(e) If he is declared of unsound mind or insane orhe is dealt with in any way under the Lawrelating to mental health.

(f) If not being an Australian subject paysallegiance to a country with which Australia isat war.

(g) If he is expelled from the Club in accordancewith the provisions of Article 96 hereinafter.

(h) Upon the death of a member(i) If he has been found to have falsely completed

his application for membership.32. Except in the case of voluntary resignation the

Secretary shall forthwith notify in writing themember concerned of the termination of hismembership and of the date as from which samebecame effective. Non-receipt of the said noticeshall not invalidate the termination of membership.

33. The termination of membership under any of theaforementioned circumstances shall not release theformer member of his outstanding debts orobligations to the Club which had become due andpayable prior to such termination nor shall releasehim or his liability to contribute a sum notexceeding twenty dollars ($20.00) as provided inclause 7 of the Memorandum of Association.

34. Notwithstanding Article 31 the Board shall alwayshave the right to reinstate a member whosemembership has been terminated if on beingrequested in writing to reconsider the matter theBoard is satisfied that there are specialcircumstances justifying such action.

General Meetings35. General Meetings of the club shall be held annually

as required by the Code during the month ofSeptember at the premisis of the Club and at a dateand time the Board may determine.

36. The afore said General Meetings shall be calledAnnual Generel Meetings; all other GeneralMeetings shall be called Extraordinary GeneralMeetings.

37. No business shall be transacted at any GeneralMeeting unless a quorum of members is present atthe time the meeting proceeds to business. Twentymembers present at the time and having the rightto vote shall be a quorum.

38. Extraordinary General Meetings may be convenedwhenever the Board thinks fit or whenever it isrequired by at least three (3) members of the Boardor by not less than five per centum (5%) membershaving the right to vote at a General Meeting.

39 A Requisition for the Extraordinary GeneralMeeting shall be made in writing to the Secretarystating the objects of the meeting and the Boardshall within the fourteen (14) days thereafter causenotices of the meeting to be sent to each memberentitled to vote. Such notices shall specify thegeneral nature of business, the place at which themeeting shall be held, the date of the meetingwhich shall not be less than 21 days after the dateon which the notices are sent, the hour of themeeting and shall advise members of theprovisions of Article 42 hereof. If the notices arenot sent within the aforementioned period therequisitions may themselves cause the said noticesto be sent to each member entitled to vote and theyshall be entitled to reimbursement by the Club forany reasonable expenses incurred in the


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preparation and postage of the notices.

Proceedings at General Meeting40. If within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for

a General Meeting there is no quorum present, themeeting, if it has been convened on the requisitionof members, shall be dissolved; in any other case,unless the Chairman, in his discretion, adjournsthe meeting to another date and time, the meetingshall be adjourned for one half (1/2) hour at thesame place. The members present at the adjournedmeeting provided always that they are not less thanten (10) shall form a quorum in either of theaforementioned cases.

41. The business of an Annual General Meeting shallbe confined to the following:(a) apologies;(b) adoption of the Minutes of the last Annual

General Meeting and any other prior generalmeetings of the Club

(c) business arising from Minutes;(d) the presentation of the Board’s Annual Report;(e) the presentation by the Honorary Treasurer of

the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Accountsand the Auditor’s Report:

(f) the declaration of the ballot for the election ofFlag Officers, Honorary Treasurer and otherBoard members;

(g) the appointment of auditors (should avacancy occur) subject to Article 117;

(h) the transaction of such other business as maybe transacted at an Annual General Meetingas special business in accordance with theseArticles and not being business which isrequired by law to be transacted at anExtraordinary General Meeting.

42. Any member entitled to attend and vote at aGeneral Meeting may submit motions for aresolution by it provided that when a special noticeis required by the Code such notice is lodged withthe secretary not less than twenty eight (28) daysprior to the date of the meetings and when themotion is intended to be moved as a specialresolution not less than twenty-one (21) days priorto such date. Concerning motions involvingspecial business a prior notice of not less than ten(10) days shall be adequate. All notices as aboveshall be signed by the proposer of same.

43. Copies of intended motions lodged with theSecretary under Article 42 shall be given to eachmember entitled to attend and vote at the relevantmeeting in the case of an ordinary resolution notless than fourteen (14) days prior to the date ofsuch meeting and in the case of a SpecialResolution not less than 21 days prior to the dateof such meeting.

44. Subject to the provisions of the Code relating tospecial resolutions and agreements for shorter

notice, fourteen (14) days notice at least (exclusiveof the day on which notice is served or deemed tobe served and exclusive of the day on which noticeis given) specifying the place the day and the hourof the meeting and in the case of special business,the general nature of that business shall be given tosuch persons as are entitled to receive such noticefrom the Club.

45. The Commodore or in his absence the next inseniority Flag Officer shall preside at the GeneralMeetings. If within fifteen (15) minutes from thetime appointed for the meeting there is no FlagOfficer present or being present is unwilling topreside there at the immediate predecessor of theincumbent Commodore or in his absence anyformer Commodore or former Flag Officer may beappointed by the meeting as the Chairman thereof.

46. No member shall be entitled to vote at any GeneralMeeting if any debts of whatsoever nature owingby him to the Club remain unpaid after the dateupon which same were payable in accordance withthe provisions of Article 24 hereinbefore.

47. A resolution put to vote of a General Meeting shallbe decided on show of hands unless a poll is(before or on the declaration of the result of theshow of hands) demanded:(a) by the Chairman, or(b) by at least three members of the Meeting

having the right to vote. Unless a poll is sodemanded a declaration by the Chairman thata resolution has on show of hands beencarried or carried unanimously or by anyparticular majority or lost in an entry to thateffect in the book containing the minutes ofthe proceedings of the Club shall beconclusive evidence of such fact withoutproof of the number or of the proportion ofthe votes recorded in favour or against theresolution. The demand for a poll may bewithdrawn.

48. If a poll is duly demanded it shall be taken in suchmanner and either at once or after an interval oradjournment or otherwise as the Chairman directsand the result of the poll shall be a resolution ofthe Meeting at which the poll was demanded; but apoll demanded on the question of adjournmentshall be taken forthwith.

49. The demand for a poll shall not prevent thecontinuance of a meeting for the transaction of anybusiness other than the question on which a pollhas been demanded.

50. In the case of equality of votes whether on a showof hands or on a poll the Chairman of the Meetingat which the show of hands takes place or at whichthe poll is demanded shall be entitled to a secondor casting vote.

51. Accurate minutes of the proceedings and of theresolutions passed at any General Meeting shall be

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kept by the Secretary and shall be signed by theChairman of the next succeeding General Meetingand if purporting to be so signed shall be receivableas prima facie evidence of the matters stated insuch minutes.

Board of Directors – its Office Bearers andtheir Eligibility52. The Board of Directors shall consist of the

Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodoreand Honorary Treasurer as the Office Bearersthereof and of five (5) other members of whomthree (3) shall be boatowner members and two (2)shall be general members.

53. The qualifications for eligibility of the OfficeBearers and of the other members of the Boardshall be as follows:(a) A candidate for Directorship must be a

member of the Club for not less than five (5)years standing.

(b) A candidate for an Office Bearer Director withthe exception of treasurer in addition to thequalification of paragraph (a) must haveserved on the Board for a full two (2) terms ofoffice;

and

(c) A candidate for the office of Flag Officer inaddition to the qualifications of paragraphs(a)and (b) must be the sole owner of a vessel onthe Register of Vessels.

(d) No Office Bearer of the Board or of anyCommittee appointed or ratified by the Boardwho served in the same office for acontinuous period of five (5) years shall beeligible for re-election to the same office at theelections immediately following thecompletion of the same period of five (5)years.

Election of Board of Directors (includingOffice Bearers)54. At every Annual General Meeting the Board of

Directors and its Office Bearers shall be held. Theresigning members of the Board shall be eligible forre-election.

55. The Board may resolve for the voting to take placewithin not less than four (4) hours immediatelypreceding the time appointed for thecommencement of the Annual General Meetingprovided always that voting shall cease at the timeso appointed.

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be fixed by the Board and all nominations shall bein the hands of the Secretary not later than suchdate and time.

57. The Board shall, within seven (7) days from thedate of fixing the date and time for the closing ofnominations, appoint an Election Committeeconsisting of three (3) members, none of whomshall be a member of the Board or a candidate forelection to the Board and one of whom shall benominated by it as the Presiding Officer thereof.Such Committee shall be empowered to conductthe elections under its sole control and supervisionincluding the right to determine the eligibility ofthe candidates in accordance with these Articles.

58. Every candidate for election, provided he is eligibleunder these Articles must be nominated by twomembers having the right to vote at the electionsas at the time of the nomination.

59. No member shall be nominated as a candidate formore than one position on the Board.

60. Every nomination must be submitted in writing,must be signed by the nominators and thecandidate and must be accompanied by a shortbiography of the candidate of no more than thirty(30) words.

61. The Secretary shall within forty-eight (48) hoursfrom the nominations being closed caused to beposted on the Club’s Notice Board the names of thecandidates, the positions to which they have beennominated and the names of their nominators.Such notice shall remain so posted until theconclusion of the elections. A similar noticetogether with each candidates biography, as aboveshall also be sent by the Secretary within seven (7)days from the closing date of nominations, to everymember of the Club having the right to vote.

62. If the number of candidates is equal to the numberrequired to fill a position or positions theChairman of the General Meeting shall declare thecandidates nominated as duly elected for therespective positions.

63. If the number of candidates is less than thenumber of the positions to be filled, the Chairmanof the General Meeting shall declare as elected thecandidates nominated for any particular positionor positions and shall call upon the GeneralMeeting to nominate and forthwith elect by showof hands or by a ballot (as the Meeting maydetermine) a member or members from thosepresent and qualified for the position or positionsto be filled.

64. In the event of there being more candidates thanare required for the number of the positions to befilled, elections shall be conducted by ballot for theposition or positions as the case may be, which arecontested by more than one candidate. TheSecretary shall, if so requested by a candidate,appoint an independent facilitator to conduct the

ballot.65. When a ballot is necessary the Secretary shall

seven (7) days prior to the election date prepare orcause to be prepared ballot papers covering any orall contested positions which shall be defined inthree (3) sections as follows:Office Bearer CandidatesThis section shall contain the positions of theOffice Bearers to be filled and the names of thecandidates for each position.Boatowner candidatesThis section shall contain the names of the boat-owning candidatesGeneral Member candidatesThis section shall contain the names of the GeneralMember candidates.The names of the candidates in each section shallbe set out in alphabetical order and those of thecandidates who are members of the Board seekingre-election shall be marked with an asterisk. Infront of each name shall be a square for votingpurposes and at the top of the second and thirdsection shall be stipulated the number of thepositions to be filled for that particular section. Atthe bottom of the ballot paper there shall be a noteexplaining the meaning of the asterisk anddirecting the members to record their votes byplacing a cross or a tick in the square in front ofthe name of the candidate for whom they wish tovote and cautioning them that more or less votesthan the number of positions to be filled shallrender their ballot paper as regards the section towhich it relates, informal.

66. On or before the election time the Secretary shallfurnish the Election Committee with a completelist in alphabetical order in triplicate of all themembers who are entitled to attend and vote andwith adequate ballot papers each of which theSecretary has initialed. In compiling the said list,the Secretary shall comply with the provisions ofArticle 46 concerning the members who havebecome disentitled to vote at a General Meeting. Iffor any reason a member is unable to be present inperson to vote at the times provided for in Article55 that member may make written application tothe Secretary for an initialed ballot paper to themember and it shall be the responsibility of themember to return the ballot paper with his voterecorded on it to the Secretary prior to the timethat voting shall cease in accordance with Article55. Upon receipt of the ballot paper the Secretaryshall hand it to the Presiding Officer of theElection Committee who will deposit it in theballot box. The non receipt of a ballot paper by amember who has requested one to be sent to himor the non receipt by the Secretary of any ballotpaper returned by any member shall not invalidatethe election.

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67. The Presiding Officer shall counter-initial eachballot paper and he and his Committeemen shallhand one ballot paper to each of the memberscontained in the Secretary’s list of members entitledto vote.

68. The completed ballot papers shall be placed by themembers, in a sealed ballot box which shall remainunder the control and supervision of the ElectionCommittee until the time for the counting of thevotes.

69. As soon as practicable after the opening of theGeneral Meeting the Chairman thereof shall haveelected three scrutineers to assist the ElectionCommittee in the counting of the votes ad uponthe ballot box being opened by the PresidingOfficer in the presence and sight of the Electioncommittee and the scrutineers the counting of thevotes shall commence.

70. A ballot paper which contains more or less votesthan the number of the positions to be filled forany particular section shall be regarded as informalonly as regards that particular section.

71. The decision of the Election Committee regardingany ambiguity or doubt as to the validity of theballot paper or any section thereof shall be final.

72. The results of the counting shall be reported by thePresiding Officer to the Chairman of the GeneralMeeting who shall forthwith declare as elected thecandidates who received the greater number ofvotes for each position to be filled.

73. Any candidate or candidates who failed to beelected to a certain position by less than six (6)votes may demand a recounting of votes in whichevent the candidate or candidates who are deemedto have been elected to such position by receivingno more than five (5) votes over the number ofvotes received by the unsuccessful candidates, shalleach have the right to appoint a scrutineer toattend at the recounting of votes by the ElectionCommittee. The results of the recounting shall bereported by the Presiding Officer to the Chairmanof the General Meeting who shall forthwith declareas elected the candidate or candidates as the casemay be, who have received the larger number ofvotes for the position to be filled.

74. In the event of two or more candidates receiving anequal number of votes entitling them to be electedto the same position or positions and the numberof candidates required to fill such position orpositions is less than the number of candidateswho had received equal numbers of votes, theElection Committee shall conduct a second ballotin respect of such candidates. If the second ballotresults again in an equality of votes or fails todetermine the candidate or candidates to be electedfor the position or positions the matter shall bedetermined by a draw of lots.

75. At the conclusion of the elections the Election

Committee shall place the ballot papers in aproperly sealed envelope, and shall hand suchenvelope to the Secretary for safekeeping until heis otherwise directed by the Board. The Board mayat any time after the expiration of one month fromthe date of the elections instruct the Secretary todestroy the ballot papers.

Vacancies in the Board of Directors76. The position of any member of the Board shall

become vacant if the member:(a) resigns from the Board on his own accord by a

notice in writing to the Secretary of hisintention to do so.

(b) ceases to be a member of the Club on his ownvolition or by a termination or suspension ofhis membership pursuant to these Articles;

(c) being a Flag Officer is no longer qualified toretain such office

(d) become prohibited to be a Director of acompany of Section 226 of the Code or by anorder made under the Code;

(e) absents himself from the meetings of theBoard for more than six (6) months duringthe term of his office, without the Board’spermission;

(f) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangementor composition with his creditors generally

(g) becomes of unsound mind or a person whoseperson or estate is liable to be dealt with inany way under the Law relating to mentalhealth;

(h) holds any office of profit under the Club, or;(i) is directly or indirectly interested in any

contract or proposed contract with the Cluband does not disclose his interest to the Boardas soon as practicable after the relevant factshave come to the Director’s knowledge.

PROVIDED always that nothing in this paragraphshall effect the operation of Clause 3 of theMemorandum of Association of the Club.

77. The Club in General Meeting may by an ordinaryresolution of which special notice has been givenremove any Office Bearer or other member of theBoard before the expiration of the term of officeand may by resolution appoint a qualified personin his stead; the person so appointed shall holdoffice until the next Annual General Meeting.

78. Any vacancy created by virtue of the provisions ofthe foregoing Articles may be filled by theremaining members of the Board calling upon anymember of the Club qualified for the positionvacated to fill the same for the unexpired period ofthe then current term of office.

79. The Board may continue to act although itsnumber is reduced for any reason whatsoeverprovided that if at any time its number is reducedto below the majority of the total number of the


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Board, the continuing members shall only act forthe purpose of filling up vacancies until theaforesaid majority is attained.

Proceedings of the Board of Directors80. The Board shall meet together at least once in each

month for the dispatch of business adjourn orregulate its meeting as it thinks fit. A member ofthe Board may at any time, and the Secretary shallon the requisition of such member summon ameeting of the Board.

81. The meetings of the Board shall be held at theClub’s premises and due notice of not less than twoclear days specifying the day and the time of themeeting shall be given to each member thereof.

82. The quorum at every meeting of the Board shall bethe majority of the total Board as provided byArticle 52 or such greater number as the Boardmay fix and unless such quorum of members ispresent no business shall be transacted at suchmeeting.

83. The Commodore or in his absence the Flag Officernext in seniority shall be the Chairman of theMeeting.

84. Subject to these Articles, questions arising at anymeeting of the Board shall be decided by a majorityof votes and a determination by a majority of themembers of the Board present at the meeting shallfor all purposes be deemed to be a determinationof the Board. In the case of equality of votes theChairman of the Meeting shall have a second or acasting vote.

85. The Board shall cause minutes to be entered in thebooks provided for that purpose;(a) of all appointments of officers and servants;(b) of the names of the members of the Board

present at the meeting;(c) of all proceedings and resolutions passed at

the meeting.Such minutes shall be signed by the Chairman ofthe meeting or by the Chairman of the nextsucceeding meeting and if purporting to be sosigned shall be receivable as prima facie evidenceof the matters started therein.

86. A resolution signed by all the members of theBoard shall be valid and effectual as if it has beenpassed at a meeting of the Board duly called andconstituted. A telegram cablegram or facsimilemessage addressed to and received by the Club andpurporting to be signed by a member of the Boardshall for the purpose of this Article be deemed tobe writing signed by such member.All acts done by any Meeting of the Board or of aCommittee or by any person acting as a member ofthe Board or of a Committee shall,notwithstanding that it is afterwards discoveredthat there was some defect in the appointment ofany such member of the Board or of a Committee

or a person acting as aforesaid, or that themembers of the Board or of a Committee or any ofthem were disqualified, be as valid as if every suchperson had been duly appointed and was qualifiedto be a member of the Board of Committee.

Powers and Duties of the Board ofDirectors87. The business of the Club shall be managed by the

Board of Directors which shall be the governingbody of the Club. The Board shall have full powerto do all things and acts as the Club could itself dowhich are not required or directly by theMemorandum and Articles or the Code or by anyStatute to be done or exercised by the Club inGeneral Meeting and which are not inconsistentwith the Memorandum and Articles or with theprovisions of the Code or those of any Statute orwith any resolution or rule made from time to timeby the Club in General Meeting, provided that anyrule regulation or by-law of the Club made by theBoard may be disallowed by the Club in GeneralMeeting and provided further that no resolution orrule so made shall invalidate any prior act of theBoard which would have been valid if suchresolution or rule had not been passed or made.

88. The Board unless so authorised by a specialresolution of an Extraordinary General Meetingconvened for that purpose shall have no power topurchase any real property or to sell lease mortgageor in any way or for any purpose whatsoeverencumber or dispose of the Club’s real property orinvest the Club’s funds with the exception ofleasing of the Club’s facilities to members orinvesting the Club’s funds not immediatelyrequired for any other purpose on interest bearingdeposits with Banking or Government guaranteedinstitutions.

89. The duties of the Board shall be to ensure that:(a) the affairs of the Club are properly and

efficiently conducted(b) the assets and interests of the Club are

adequately protected.(c) the financial position of the Club is

maintained at a reasonably sound and stablelevel.

(d) the good name and reputation of the Clubremains unsullied

(e) the resolutions and regulations passed by aGeneral Meeting are promptly put into effect.

(f) the provisions of the Code and of any Statuteapplicable to Registered Clubs and those ofthe Memorandum and Articles of Associationare strictly observed.

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specifically set out hereunder.

Delegation of Powers and Duties91. The Board may delegate any of its powers and

duties (not being powers and duties required bythe Code or by any Statute to be exercised orperformed by the Directors of a Company) to anyCommittee or to any Member appointed by it or bya group of members under its authority as itconsiders fit but it shall in any event appoint orauthorize and ratify the appointment of suchCommittees and delegate to them such powers andduties as it has been at all times heretofore theaccepted practice of the Club to have appointedand delegated for the more effective conduct of itsactivities and the better attainment of its objects.

92. Such mandatory appointments or ratification ofappointments of Committees and delegation tothem of powers and duties shall be made by theBoard as its first meeting following upon itselection and shall be the following.(a) THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE which

shall consist of three members of the Boardtwo of which shall be Flag Officers and thesenior of which officers shall be the Chairmanthereof. The functions of the Committee shallbe such as are set out in Article 30

hereinbefore.(b) THE HOUSE COMMITTEE which shall

consist of the Vice Commodore as theChairman thereof and a minimum of two (2)other members of the Board. The powers andduties of this Committee shall be to managethe affairs of the Clubhouse to keep thepremises thereof and furniture, furnishings,plant and equipment therein in goodcondition and state of repair, to ensure thatthe services supplied to the members, theirguests and the guests of the Club are of highstandard and efficiency, to control the staffengaged for such services and makerecommendations designed to improve thesaid services as it considers fit.

(c) THE MARINE COMMITTEE which shallconsist of the Rear Commodore as theChairman thereof and a minimum of two (2)other members of the Board. This Committeeshall be in charge of the affairs of the Marinaand its functions shall be to ensure that suchpremises and the equipment thereof or thereinare adequately protected and maintained; thatthe services to the members who use same areefficiently conducted by the staff employed


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thereof and make such recommendations tothe Board as it considers appropriate.

(d) THE FINANCE COMMITTEE which shallconsist of the Treasurer as the Chairmanthereof and a minimum of two (2) othermembers of the Board. The functions of thisCommittee shall be to devote its constantattention to the Club’s financial state and keepthe Board at all times informed of same: torecommend to the board measures which inits opinion should be taken to enhance theClub’s finances; to submit to the Board everythree (3) months an itemised statement ofprofit or loss of each section of the Club’sactivities for the preceding three (3) monthsand cause such statement together with anyresolutions which the Board may pass inrelation thereto to be exhibited for a period offourteen (14) days in a conspicuous positionin the Club’s premises.

(e) THE SAFETY COMMITTEE which shallconsist of the Rear Commodore as theChairman thereof and three (3) othermembers, one of whom shall be appointed asthe Chief Safety Officer. The duties of thisCommittee shall be to concentrate itsattention to and ensure that all safety rulesand regulations of the Maritime ServicesBoard and those of every competent authorityfor the prevention of fires or other hazards arestrictly adhered to at the Marina, or on boardany vessel berthed or housed thereat ortherein. In the performance of their duties asabove the Committee members shall have theright to board and inspect any vessel berthedor housed thereat or therein. In theperformance of their duties as above theCommittee members shall have the right toboard and inspect any vessel using the subjectfacilities without being responsible fortrespassing. The Committee shall make to theBoard whatever recommendations consideredappropriate for the better protection of theClub’s or its members’ property and the safetyof the members and that of their invitees.

(f) SOCIAL COMMITTEE. The SocialCommittee shall consist of two BoardMembers, the senior of which shall be theChairman thereof and such number of othermembers as the Board may determine fromtime to time.

General Provisions Concerning Committees93. All the aforementioned Committees or any

committee which the Board may think fit toappoint shall be answerable to it at all times andshall strictly conform with any directions orconditions which the Board may give to or impose

on them.94. The elections, the meetings and the proceedings of

all Committees appointed by the Board or by itsauthority or by the Club in General Meeting shallbe governed by the provision contained in theseArticles for regulating the meetings and theproceedings of the Board of Directors or theGeneral Meetings of the Club so far as same areapplicable thereto.

Powers of the Board to Determine Chargesand Other Obligations95. The Board in the performance of its duty to

maintain the financial soundness and stability ofthe Club shall have the powers, from time to time,as the requirements of the Club may warrant – (a) to determine or increase the license fees and

rents of facilities licensed or rented to themembers and/or impose charges inconjunction with such license fees or rents.

(b) to impose charges on services supplied tomembers in order to defray the expenses of orincidental to such services; and

(c) to levy per capita contributions from eachmember as may be required for the purposesof the Club provided that the total amount ofsuch contributions shall not in any financialyear exceed the amount of the annualsubscription payable by members for thatfinancial year. For the purpose of thisparagraph, the levy payable by life membersshall be proportionate to the annualsubscription of the class to which theybelonged prior to being conferred LifeMembership and likewise the levy payable bythe members whose annual subscription hasbeen reduced by virtue of Article 18 shall beproportionate to that which is applicable tothe Class to which they belong. The Boardmaking such levy may exclude any class ofmembers therefrom.

Disciplinary Powers of the Board96. The Board for the purpose of ensuring the strict

adherence by the members to the provisions of theMemorandum and Articles of Association or anyrules, by-laws or regulations prescribed thereunderand for the purpose of preserving the good nameand reputation of the Club and ensuring thesmooth and unobstructed executing of its dutiesshall have disciplinary powers exercisable in thecircumstances and in the manner following:On receiving a complaint or on becomingotherwise aware that a member:(a) willfully infringes the provisions of the

Memorandum and Articles of Association orany rules, by-laws or regulations madethereunder; or

(b) acts in a manner prejudicial or detrimental to

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the interests of the Club or in a mannerobstructing the progress or effectiveness ofthe Board’s work; or

(c) conducts himself on the premises of the Clubor in the precincts thereof or in functions orgatherings of people to which he attends onbehalf of the Club or by virtue of his being amember of the Club, in the manner whichreflects discredit to the Club or which isobjectionable to other members or theirguests or to his hosts; or

(d) ignores or defies any reasonable direction ofthe Board or its duly authorised officers orCommitteemen or employees in the executionof their duties; or

(e) being a member of the Board of if aCommittee is guilty of gross negligence ofduty or of breach of confidence; may summonsuch member to appear before it in order togive an explanation, if any, of what is allegedagainst him, and if such explanation isunsatisfactory and not less than seven (7) ofits members consider that the allegationsagainst the member concerned are wellfounded, may in case of a minor offence,reprimand such member or reprimand andalso fine him for an amount not exceedingthat of his annual subscription as provided inArticle 95(c) concerning the determination oflevies or suspend the privileges ofmembership for such period as it thinks fitbut not more than six (6) months.

If however the aforesaid seven (7) members of theBoard are of the opinion that the offencecommitted is of such gravity as to deserve a severepunishment involving his expulsion from the Clubit shall adjourn the meeting dealing with thesubject matter for a period of not less than fourteen(14) days in order to afford the member a furtheropportunity to explain or defend his conductbefore a final decision is made. A notice in writingof at least seven (7) days shall thereupon be givento the member of the place, date and time of themeeting inviting him to attend thereat, if he sodesired and once again either verbally or in writingoffer an explanation in his defence. Such noticeshall also state the intention of the Board to decideupon his punishment, shall reiterate the allegationsmade against him and shall draw his attention tohis right to elect for his case to be dealt with byGeneral Meeting of the Club instead of being dealtwith by the Board. If the member fails to exercisehis right of election as above by notice in writingdelivered to the Secretary not less than twenty four(24) hours before the time appointed for themeeting and also fails to attend at the said meeting,a resolution of the Board carried unanimously atthe meeting at which a quorum shall be not less

than seven (7) members, of the guilt or innocenceof the member and in the former case hisexpulsion from the Club shall be final and effectiveas from that date. In the event, however, of theaccused member electing by a notice as aforesaid tohave his case referred to a General Meeting of theClub for its decision, the Board shall at the earliestconvenient time convene an Extraordinary GeneralMeeting for that purpose.A resolution of such Extraordinary GeneralMeeting carried by the vote of not less than three-fourths of the members present and having theright to vote shall be a final determination of thecase, and if the member is found guilty, he shall beexpelled from the Club.

97. A member whose membership has been suspendedby virtue of the provisions of the immediatelypreceding Article shall be deprived of all his rights,if any, he had and of all the benefits he theretoforeenjoyed, shall be forbidden to enter the premises ofthe Club at any time during the period of thesuspension of his membership but he shallhowever remain liable to fulfil all his financialobligations to the Club whether accrued orbecoming owing during the said period.

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forthwith notify the member or the former memberconcerned of the decision of the Board or of theExtraordinary General Meeting, as the case may be,and of the date as from which same becomeseffective.

99. A member expelled from the Club under Article 96or whose membership has been terminated underArticle 31 shall not be entitled to a refund of hisannual subscription or any other prepaidobligations, or any part thereof unless the Board orthe Extraordinary General Meeting, as the casemay be, shall otherwise decide.

Limitation of Appeals and Actions100. No appeal whatsoever shall lie from the decision of

the Board or from that of the ExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting under Article 96, nor shall anymember whose membership was terminated orsuspended or who was expelled have any right ofaction or other remedy whatsoever against theClub, the Board or any member therefore or anyofficer or employee of the Club by reason of suchsuspension or expulsion or by reason of any actdone or notice given or complaint made or causedto be done given or made resulting in or incidentalto such termination, suspension or expulsion.

Registration of Vessels101. The Board shall maintain the Register of Vessels

which shall show alongside the name of eachvessel, a description of the vessel and the name infull of the owner or where there is more than oneowner the name of each owner and the percentageof equity held in the vessel by each owner. For thePurposes of Article 53(c) a vessel shall be a powerboat not less than seven (7) metres in length.

102. The Board shall have the power to remove from theRegister of Vessels the name of the member ormembers and the name of the vessel and have thelatter removed from the berth, or mooring of theClub, if:(a) the exterior of the vessel has been allowed to

deteriorate to such an extent as to present anunsightly appearance and render the vesselunworthy to wear or fly the insignia of theClub, provided however that the owner ofsame has been previously directed by theMarine Committee to rectify such conditionand he has neglected to do so within areasonable time.

(b) the owner of the vessel who uses same forcommercial purposes or as a means to derivepersonal gain or benefit and fails to give priornotification to the Secretary of thecircumstances in which he proposes to use thevessel for commercial purposes or as a meansto derive personal gain or benefit andprovided that the boating facilities of the Clubwill not be used for commercial purposes of

any nature and provided further that theBoard may in its absolute discretion considerthat such commercial use as is notified to theSecretary is detrimental to the Club or therights and enjoyment of the facilities of theClub by any member and the Board mayrequire such member to cease using the vesselin the manner notified.

(c) the vessel fails to comply with the safetyregulations of the Club.

Guests of Members or of the Club103. Any member can invite guests to the club provided

they are not persons whose membership has beensuspended or who have been expelled from theClub or persons who have been forbidden by theBoard to enter the premises of the Club.

104. All guests of members must enter their names infull or their surnames and the initials of givennames, their address and the date of that day in theguests book to be kept by the Club as required bythe provisions of Section 30 (i) of the RegisteredClubs Act 1976 (as amended). The Member whohas invited the guest must also sign in theappropriate place of the said book.

105. The guests shall comply with any conditions orrestrictions which the Board may from time to timeimpose concerning guests and the members onwhose invitation they are allowed into the Club’spremises shall be responsible for the conduct of hisguest whilst he remains on the premises or on theprecincts thereof.

Observance of the Liquor Act AndRegistered Clubs Act (as amended)106. No alcoholic or spiritous liquors shall be supplied

or sold on the premises of the Club to any personwho is under the age of eighteen years nor to anyguest unless he has complied with the provisionsof article 104 and he is in the company of themember who has invited him to the Club.

107. No person under the age of eighteen years shall useor operate or be allowed to use and operate theClub’s poker machines nor shall enter or beallowed to enter into areas of the Club’s premiseswhere liquor is supplied or sold, disposed orconsumed or where poker machines are locatedexcept in the former case into such areas which arenot ‘restricted areas’ within the meaning of Section43 of the Registered Clubs Act.

108. The Board may make reciprocal arrangements withapproved Clubs having objects altogether or partlysimilar to those of the Club and subject to anycondition which the Board may impose in thatrespect the members of such Clubs shall be entitledto all the facilities and amenties of the Clubwithout being required to be the guest or in thecompany of any particular member.Liquor shall not be sold, supplied or disposed of on

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the premises of the Club to any person other than amember except on the invitation and in thecompany of a member provided that this Articleshall not apply in respect of the sale, supply ordisposal of liquor to any person at a function inrespect of which authority is granted to the Clubunder Section 23 (1)(b) of the Registered ClubsAct.

109. The Secretary of the Club shall furnish the Clerk ofthe Licensing and the District Licensing Inspectorwith copies of any amendments or alterations tothe Memorandum and Articles of Association or tothe By-laws of the Club duly certified by him as totheir correctness with fourteen (14) days of suchalterations or amendments being duly passed.

Accounts and Audit110. The Board shall cause correct accounts and books

to be kept showing the financial affairs of the Cluband the particulars usually shown in books ofaccount of a like nature and without limiting thegenerality of this Article showing:(a) All sums of money received and expended by

the Club and the matters in respect of whichthe receipt and expenditure takes place.

(b) All sales and purchases of goods by the Club.(c) The assets and liabilities of the Club

111. The Books of Accounts shall be kept at theRegistered Office of the Club or at such other placeas the Board thinks fit and shall always be open tothe inspection of the members of the board, or anyother person authorised or permitted to do so byand under the Code.

112. The Board shall from time to time determinewhether and to what extent and at what times andplaces and under what conditions the acounts andBooks of the Club or any of them shall be open forthe inspection of the members and no member notbeing a member of the Board shall have any rightof inspecting any account or book or document ofthe Club except as conferred by the Code orauthorised by the Board or by a resolution of

General Meeting.113. The financial year of the Club shall commence on

the first day of December and end on the last dayof November in each year.

114. The Board shall comply with the provisions of PartVI Division 2 of the Code and once every three (3)months cause to be prepared a Balance sheet and atthe end of the Club’s financial year cause to beprepared an annual balance sheet and income andexpenditure accounts made up to the end of thefinancial year which shall together with the reportof the Board and the Auditor’s report be tabledbefore the Annual General Meeting of the Club asprovided for in Article 119(c) hereinafter.

115. The aforesaid report of the Board shall includestatements showing:(i) the amount written off for depreciation;(ii) the amount if any which the Board proposed

to transfer to the reserve fund or funds of theClub:

(iii) the number of members of each classregistered in the Register of Members at thedate of the preparation of the report;

(iv) the names of the Members of the Board.116. A copy of the Balance Sheet, Auditor’s Report and

Income and Expenditure account accompanied bya copy of the report of the Board shall be posted toevery member other than Honorary Members atleast fourteen (14) clear days before the date of theGeneral Meeting at which the said accounts andreports are to be presented.

117. Auditors shall be appointed and their dutiesregulated in accordance with the provisions of PartVI Division 3 of the Code.

118. Every account of the Board that is audited andapproved by a General Meeting shall be conclusiveexcept as regards any error discovered thereinwithin three (3) months next after approval therof.Whenever any such error is discovered within thatperiod, the account shall forthwith be correctedand thenceforth shall be conclusive.


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Honorary Treasurer119. The Honorary Treasurer shall be elected to the

Board of Directors as an office bearer thereof at theAnnual General Meeting of the Club ashereinbefore provided and his duties shall be:(a) to promptly pay all accounts authorised by

the Board;(b) to keep proper records and books of accounts

showing the financial state of the Club and allparticulars usually shown in records andbooks of accounts of like nature or required tobe shown therein by the Auditors or theGeneral Meeting of the Club;

(c) to present to the Annual General Meeting ofthe club a duly audited Balance Sheet andAccounts; and

(d) in his capacity as the Chairman of the FinanceCommittee promptly comply with his duties –set out in Articles 92 (d).

Secretary120. The Secretary or Secretary Manager shall in

accordance with the Code be appointed by theBoard for such term and at such remuneration andupon such conditions as it thinks fit and anySecretary so appointed may be removed by theBoard. No person shall be appointed Secretaryunless he is an ‘approved secretary’ or an ‘actingsecretary’ within the meaning of sections 33 and 34of the Registered Club’s Act 1976 as amended.

Seal121. The Board shall provide for the safe custody of the

Seal which shall only be used by the authority ofthe Board or of a Committee authorised by theBoard in that behalf, and every instrument towhich the seal is affixed shall be signed by amember of the Board and shall be countersigned bythe Secretary Manager or by a second member ofthe Board or by some other person appointed bythe Board for the purpose.

Notices122. A Notice may be given by the Club to any member

either personally or by sending it by post to him athis registered address or, if he has no registeredaddress within the State, to the address if any,within the State supplied by him to the Club forthe giving of notices to him. Where a notice is sentby post, service of the notice shall be deemed to beeffected by properly addressing, prepaying andposting a letter containing the notice and to havebeen effected in the case of a notice of a meeting onthe day after the date of its posting, and in anyother case at the time at which the letter would bedelivered in the ordinary course of post providedalways that non-receipt of notice by or theaccidental omission to give any notice to any of themembers entitled thereto shall not invalidate any

resolution passed by any meeting.

Winding-up123. The provision of Clause 8 of the Memorandum of

Association relating to the winding-up ordissolution of the Club shall have effect and beobserved as if the same were repeated in theArticles.

Exoneration from Liability124. No member of the Board or of a Committee or any

any loss or damage to the Club occasioned by anoversight or by an error in judgement in the courseof the execution of his duties, nor shall be heldliable for any loss or damage to the Cluboccasioned by the wrongful or negligent acts ofanother such member or officer by reason ofhaving in bona fide and for mere conformity withthe provisions of these Articles joined with thelatter in the receipt or payment of the Club’s fundsor in the signing of any documents on behalf of orconcerning the Club unless he himself is guilty ofpatent negligence or breach of duty or breach oftrust.

Indemnity125. Every member of the Board, or of a Committee or

the Secretary, or other officers of the Club or anyperson (whether an officer of the Club or not) shallbe indemnified by the Club against any liabilityarising out of the execution of the duties of hisoffice which is incurred by him in defending anyproceedings whether civil or criminal in whichjudgment is given in his favour of which he isacquitted or in connection with any applicationunder Section 535 of the Code in which relief isgranted by the Court.

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Rose BayRoyal Motor Yacht Club ofNSW Ltd

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

1. Commodore2. Past Commodore3. Vice-Commodore4. Rear Commodore5. Treasurer (Race

Secretary also if amember of Board ofDirectors)

6. Secretary/Manager(Social Secretary also ifa Member of Board ofDirectors)

7. Boat Owner/Director8. Club Director9. Race Secretary (if Board

Member same as 5.Treasurer)

10.Marina Manager11.Social Secretary (if

Board Member same as6. Secretary/Manager)

12.Spare13.Boat Owner Member14.General Member

13. 14.

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PENNANTTo be flown by all members except Flag Officers and Past Commodores

FlagsRoyal Motor YachtClub Flags

BURGEETo be flown by Flag Officers and Past Commodores only

Commodore Vice-Commodore

Rear Commodore Commodore Toronto

Commodore Broken Bay Commodore Port Hacking

Past Commodore Parent Club Past Commodore All Branches


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Uniformsand FlagsClub CrestThe crest of the Club shall be a badge formed to anoval around which shall be the words ‘ROYAL MOTORYACHT CLUB OF NSW’ in the centre of which thereshall be a fouled anchor, a propeller and the ClubPennant superimposed upon the inner oval.Surmounting the oval shall be the Royal Crown of theday. This crest shall be the Club’s Crest, seal and blazerpocket.

UniformsDay UniformsThe uniform shall be a dark blue, double-breasted coat(Reefer Jacket) which shall have four Club embossed(dark) buttons on each side, white shirt and black tie,long white or cream trousers, white shoes and socks,white cap cover.

The dark uniform shall be a dark blue, doublebreasted coat (Reefer Jacket) which shall have fourClub embossed (dark) buttons on each side, white shirtand black tie, mid-grey trousers, black shoes and socks,black cap.

White day uniform shall be white shirt (open neckand short sleeves) with shoulder epaulettes aselsewhere described, white shorts, long white socksand shoes, white cap, optional long white or creamtrousers.

Dress UniformThe Evening Dress Uniforms shall be either white,cream or black Mess jacket with black bow tie andblack trousers, black shoes and socks. The white orcream mess jacket shall have two gilt RMYC buttons oneither side and fastened centre with two jigger buttons,and epaulettes shall be worn on the shoulder, asprovided elsewhere.

The black mess jacket shall have no epaulettes, butgold braid shall be worn on the sleeves as elsewhereprovided and three gilt RMYC buttons fastened centrewith two jigger buttons. White cap cover to be worn.White or black vest or cummerbund optional.

Lounge UniformThe Lounge Uniform shall be a dark navy,singlebreasted blazer, with pocket badge describedelsewhere, mid-grey trousers, black shoes and socks.

Club CapThe Club Cap shall consist of a naval cap with Clubbadge.

Club Cap BadgeThe Badge of the RMYC shall be a fouled anchor, withthe letters RMYC across it, surrounded by a laurelwreath and surmounted by the Royal Crown of the day.The badge to be worked in gold.

Club Pocket BadgeThe Badge of the RMYC shall not exceed 65mm x40mm. The inner oval formed by two gold ropes (onelarge and one small) shall be embroidered “ROYALMOTOR YACHT CLUB OF NSW” in blue on a whitebackground. The inner oval shall be a gold backgroundon which shall be a fouled anchor the full size of theinner oval and superimposed on the anchor shall be theClub’s pennant below which shall be a propeller. ThePennant shall be as described elsewhere, the anchorand propeller shall be in gold bullion. The RoyalCrown of the day shall be superimposed upon the ovalat the top centre in bullion.

Club TieThe official tie of the Club shall be a royal blue tie

on which shall be the Crown of the day above theletters RMYC flanked by two diagonal stripes, red overgold.

Officers’ Uniform The Flag Officers’ uniform shall differ only from the

above in the following manner:■ The Commodore of the parent Club shall have four

10mm black bands on each sleeve. The top bandwith a small loop. The Vice-Commodore shall havetwo 10mm black bands. The top band with a smallloop.

■ Rear Commodore shall have one 10mm black band.Such band shall have a small loop.

■ The Honorary Treasurer and Honorary RaceSecretary shall have on 7mm black bands, with onerope band above it, with a small loop in rope band.

■ The Honorary Social Secretary shall wear one 7mmblack band with one black rope band above it. Noloop. Directors shall each wear one 7mm blackband.

■ On dark uniforms, the black bands are to be wornon each sleeve, the bottom band to be worn 65mmfrom the sleeve end and to be placed 10mm apart.

■ The buttons to be worn on dark uniforms shall beblack RMYC embossed buttons.

■ Past Commodores of the parent club shall wear four10mm black bands. No loop.

Royal Motor Yacht ClubUniforms and Flags

Epaulettes The epaulettes to be worn shall be:■ The epaulette itself shall be 130mm x 50mm, to be

cut to a point at the collar and fastened with a smallgilt RMYC embossed button. The bands to be wornare 7mm gold, spaced 10mm apart, the first band tobe 13mm from the shoulder end of the epaulette.

■ The gold bands and rope and loops are to be thesame size for each Officer as worn on the sleeve ofthe dark uniform, the first band to be 13mm fromthe shoulder end of the epaulette.

Uniforms for Branch Officers and MembersThe uniform shall be the same as that worn by the

Parent Club Officers in each case, excepting that of theBranch Commodore, who shall have three black bandswith a loop on the top band, and in addition thedesignation of such Branch shall be distinguished by a13mm black letter worn on each sleeve within the loop.In the case of white uniforms, the letter is to be wornon each epaulette, 13mm in size below all otherdesignations which must match in each case.

The letter for the Toronto Branch is ‘T’, Broken Bay‘B’, Port Hacking ‘H’. All Club Officials should weartheir uniforms at all Club functions.

Branch Members shall be distinguished by a 13mmblack Branch designation letter 90mm up from thesleeve end. Branch Members shall at all times weartheir designation.

Past Commodores shall wear three black bands onsleeve of dark uniform and the same number onepaulettes, but with no loop.

Registered Cruiser and Power Boat OwnersRegistered Cruiser and Power Boat Owner Members ofthe Club shall be entitled to wear a small black fouledanchor on each lapel of the reefer jacket and black messjacket and a gilt anchor on the epaulettes.

Club FlagsAll small ships are now permitted to fly either theAustralian blue or red ensign and for those RMYCvessels authorised by Admiralty Warrant prior to 1981the Blue Ensign of Her Majesty’s Fleet duly defaced maystill be flown until such time as the United KingdomParliament amends the Legislation withdrawing suchwarrants.

Club Pennant (may be worn by all Members)The Club Pennant shall have a blue field with a RoyalCrown in the centre of two gold stripes, one horizontaland one vertical. Such centre to be one-third the lengthof the Pennant from the mast. The width of the goldstripes shall be one-fifth of the width of the Pennant atthe mast. The Pennant shall be worn at the mastheadon cruisers or on forward jack staff.

Club Burgee (to be worn by Flag Officers and PastCommodores ONLY)The Club Burgee shall be a square flag with a swallow

tail. Such flag shall have a blue field with two goldstripes, one horizontal and one vertical crossing in thecentre of the square and surmounted with a RoyalCrown in the centre of the cross. The stripes to be onefifth the width of the Burgee.

The Burgee shall be worn at the masthead orjackstaff in lieu of the Pennant where applicable.

Flag Officers’ FlagsThe Commodore’s Flag shall be the Club Burgee.

The Vice-Commodore’s Flag, a similar Burgee, withone gold ball in the upper canton, nearest the mast.The Rear Commodore’s Flag, a similar Burgee, with twogold balls in the upper canton in the balls to be placedhorizontally nearest the mast.

Branch Flag Officers‘ FlagsThe Flag Officers’ flags of the Branch Club shall be thesame as the Parent Flag, except that the Club lettershall be designated in the lower canton, nearest themast. No Flag Officers’ flags shall be worn on anyvessel unless such Officer or owner is on board. FlagOfficers shall always fly their Flags when aboard theirvessels. The Past Commodore’s Flag (Parent Club andall Branches) shall be the club Burgee. Parent PastCommodores with four horizontal straight bars in theupper canton nearest the mast and three horizontalstraight bars in the upper canton in the case of theBranch Ex-Commodore.

By-laws governing Marina and Moorings1. The licence shall be personal and may not be

assigned by the Boatowner Member(s) and doesnot confer on the Boatowner Member(s) anyinterest in the marina berth or mooring. The legalpossession control and custody of the Vessel shallat all times be in the Boatowner Member(s) and nobailment or assignment of the Vessel to the Club ishereby granted or created, subject however to thefurther specific provisions herein below.

2. The Vessel is located at or on the berth or mooringentirely at the risk of the Boatowner Member(s)and at all times shall remain at the risk of theBoatowner Member(s) and the Club shall noteither directly or vicariously nor shall any servantagent or employee of the Club be liable innegligence or otherwise for any damage to or theftor loss of the Vessel or any tackle, goods, gear,machinery or other property thereon no matterhow or from what cause such loss or damage mayarise or occur including (but without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing) loss or damage causedby the use or removal of the Vessel by any personnot authorised by the Boatowner Member(s) to souse or remove it whether such use or removal shallbe permitted by the Club or not.

3. The Vessel shall comply with the safetyrequirements as may be prescribed from time totime by the Board of the Club and upon written

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notice being given in each year of the licence theBoatowner Member(s) agrees to present the Vesselto the Rear Commodore of the Club (or his dulyappointed delegate) for inspection to confirmwhether the Vessel complies with the said safetyrequirements. If the Vessel does not meet the safetyrequirements prescribed for it the BoatownerMember(s) shall have one (1) month to complywith such safety requirements and failure tocomply with such notice shall render theBoatowner Member(s) in default of this Licenceand this Licence brought to an end.

4. The Club shall not either directly or vicariouslynor shall any of its servants, agents, employees orinvitees be liable in negligence or otherwise for anyinjury (other than the liability of the Club forprovable negligence directly causing personalinjury) loss or damage sustained or suffered by theBoatowner Member(s) or by the BoatownerMember(s)’s servants, agents or invitees at theberth or mooring whether on the Vessel or not, oron or adjacent to the marina no matter how orfrom what cause such loss or damage may arise oroccur.

5. The Boatowner Member(s) shall at all times steermanage and control the Vessel and property theronso as not to cause injury to any person and damageor cause to be damaged the property of the Club orits members, servants, agents or invitees or of anyother persons and in particular shall avoid damageto the marina or any mooring or other equipmentor any other vessel thereat or thereon.

6. The Boatowner Member(s) shall at all timesmaintain and keep current for public and otherlegal liability an insurance policy in the BoatownerMember(s)’s own name(s) indemnifying andotherwise covering the Vessel and persons usingthe Vessel and the relevant facilities of the Club for,inter alia, third party property and personaldamages for a sum of not less than $10,000,000.00(ten million dollars) per category of risk and fullycomprehensive insurance.

7. Whilst at the berth or mooring no person shall stayovernight on board the Vessel for more than three(3) consecutive days nor more than six (6) days inany one month.

8. The Boatowner Member(s) shall at all timescomply with the requirements of the relevantauthorities and in particular shall not dispose ofsewage refuse or garbage into Sydney Harbour andthe Boatowner Member(s) shall not carry or permitto be carried on any, business activity on the Vesselwhile at the berth or mooring or in the precincts ofthe marina or mooring except at the direction of orwith the consent of the Board of the Club firsthand and obtained in writing and no Vessel otherthan the Boatowner Member(s)’s Registered Vesselshall use the said berth or mooring so allocated.

9. Only the Boatowner Member(s) and his/her dulysigned in guests shall use and go upon the marinaor mooring. Any other person shall obtain theprior authorisation of a proper officer of the Club.

10. The Boatowner Member(s) shall be responsible forand shall pay for all ropes which shall be providedby the Club to moor the Vessel and shall beresponsible for the adequacy, sufficiency andcondition of same. The Boatowner Member(s) shallnot bring onto and/or affix to the allocated berthany item of whatsoever nature or kind without thewritten authorisation of the Club.

11. Any Boatowner Member(s) whose Vessel is absentfrom their allocated pen or mooring for a periodlonger than three (3) months without the Board ofthe Club’s written permission shall be obliged togive reasons why their berth or mooring shouldnot be declared vacant and this Licence be at anend.

12. The Vessel may only be moved or removed fromthe berth/mooring by the Boatowner Member(s) orpersons authorised by the Boatowner Member(s);or by a servant agent or employee of the Club if theClub or such servant agent or employee of theClub in its or his absolute discretion decides. In theevent of the Boatowner Member(s) requiring anyservant agent or employee of the Club to move theVessel or in the event of a servant agent oremployee of the Club moving or removing theVessel by virtue of the exercise of its or his absolutediscretion as aforesaid or pursuant to Clause 14 orClause 15 hereof such servant agent or employeeshall for that purpose be the agent of theBoatowner Member(s) and the Club and suchservant agent or employee shall not be liable innegligence or otherwise for any damage to or lossor theft of the vessel or property thereon occurringas a result of such moving or removing.

13. The Boatowner Member(s) hereby indemnifies andwill keep indemnified the Club against all actionssuits claims demands debts obligations or otherliabilities arising out of any act or omission of theBoatowner Member(s) or of the BoatownerMember(s)’s servants agents employees or invitees.

14. On the termination of this Licence the BoatownerMember(s) shall promptly remove the Vessel andall related equipment, goods, chattels and otherpersonal effects (“Goods”) from the marina/mooring and shall remain liable for payment oflicense fees until the Vessel and Goods are soremoved and in default of the BoatownerMember(s) so doing the Club shall be entitled toremove to any convenient place the Vessel and anyGoods left by the Licensee at or on the Club’sproperty as a result of this Licence and the Clubmay contract for the safe keeping thereof and forpayment of storage and insurance fees as agent forthe Boatowner Member(s) and all expenses thereby


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incurred shall be payable by the BoatownerMember(s) and the Boatowner Member(s) herebyindemnifies and shall keep indemnified the Clubagainst all liability, fees and expenses incurred inrespect of such removal or storage or any matterarising thereout and whatsoever the Club shall doin good faith under this clause shall be deemed tobe done as agent for and with the full authority andat the risk of the Boatowner Member(s).

15. In the event of the Boatowner Member(s) being indefault of Article 24 of the Club’s Articles ofAssociation the Boatowner Member(s) herebyagrees that in such circumstances this Licence shallbe at an end and Clause 14 shall apply and furtherthe Club may take a lien over the Vessel and anysuch Goods thereon pending payment of allexpenses fees and other liabilities incurred underthis agreement whether under Clause 13 or for anyunpaid license fees, although no such lien shall becreated until such time as the Club gives writtennotice of such taking of a lien to the addressprovided by the Boatowner Member(s).

16. In the event of a default by the BoatownerMember(s) as defined in Clause 15 and where theClub has taken the aforesaid lien, the Club mayafter giving to the Boatowner Member(s) forty five(45) days written notice of the Club’s intention tosell, exercise a right of sale over the Vessel and overany Goods which are held by the Club. Any suchsale shall be by tender or public auction. The Clubshall be under no duty to obtain the best price forthe Vessel and/or Goods when it auctions or sellsby public tender the Vessel and/or Goods, but shallotherwise act reasonably and in good faith. Anyproceeds obtained from any sale by the Club of theVessel and/or Goods net of outstanding fees andexpenses and net of all costs and expenses of saleshall be paid to the Boatowner Member(s) or shallbe held in trust or paid to the appropriate place forUnclaimed Monies if the Boatowner Member(s)does not apply to the Club for the proceeds.

17. The Boatowner Member(s) acknowledges that theberth/mooring is for usage of the Vessel of theBoatowner Member(s). No vessel is to remain in aberth or on a mooring unused by the BoatownerMember(s) and in the event that the Vessel is notused by the Boatowner Member(s) for the period ofsix (6) months without the written permission ofthe Board of the Club this Licence shall be at anend and Clause 14 hereof shall apply.

18. The Boatowner Member(s) shall prior to or uponthe making of this agreement provide to the Cluball particulars of the Vessel and of the BoatownerMember(s) as might be reasonably required by theClub for the purpose of maintaining the ClubRegister of Vessels and otherwise and theBoatowner Member(s) shall in particular completeaccurately and deliver to the Club any form set

aside for this purpose.19. AND IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND DECLARED

that this Licence may be terminated by either partygiving to the other thirty (30) days notice or by theBoato\vner Member(s) paying to the Club thirtydays licence fees in lieu of notice ANDnotwithstanding the foregoing this Licence may beterminated by the Board of the Club forthwithupon any substantial breach of any of the terms orconditions hereof by the Boatowner Member(s) orby his servants agents or invitees.

20. The address for services of notices on theBoatowner Member(s) shall be the address givenby the Boatowner Member(s) to the Club onhis/her membership application unless the Clubhas received from the Boatowner Member(s)his/her written notification of change of addressprior to sending the first mentioned notice. (TheBoatowner Member(s) shall otherwise take allreasonable steps to promptly give notice to theClub however the Club shall not be obligated toundertake investigations or searches to locate theBoatowner Member(s)).

21. If there is more than one Boatowner Member(s)hereunder, their individual liability in all respectsin relation to this Agreement shall be joint andseveral, but notice to or from one of them shallbind them all and they shall nominate as betweenthem the master of the Vessel who shall receive allnotices referred to on this Licence.

22. In the event of the Boatowner or joint Boatowner,as appears on the Club Register of Vessels, ceasesto retain seventy five per cent (75%) share in thebeneficial ownership of such Vessel, the Board ofDirectors of the Club may exercise its power tohave such Vessel removed from its allocated pen ormooring. The provisions of Clauses 12 and 14 shallapply to such removal. The new owners or jointowners of the vessel so removed may apply in theusual manner to be placed on the waiting list for aberth/mooring.

23. In the event of an owner or joint owner who hasdisposed of his or her interest in a Vessel then anyberth/mooring allocated shall be deemed vacant,however, if such Boatowner Member(s) intends topurchase another Vessel and advised the Board ofthe Club of such intention in writing then in orderto retain the allocated berth/mooring he or shemust apply in writing to the Board of the Club forpermission to retain his or her pen, or mooring fora period of six (6) months at such fees as may bedecided by the Board of the Club. If a furtherextension is required he or she must apply inwriting stating the reasons for requesting suchfurther extension. The Club reserves the right in itsabsolute discretion to extend or reject such periodand upon such terms as it thinks fit.

24. Notwithstanding anything herein contained the

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Boatowner Member(s) shall advise the MarinaManager if his berth or mooring is to be vacant fora period of longer than two (2) days during whichvacancy the Club shall be at liberty to allocate suchpen or mooring for the period of this vacancy toanother Boatowner Member(s) at a fee to bedecided at its absolute discretion and theBoatowner Member(s) shall continue to be obligedto pay the Licence Fee.

25. Whilst the Vessel is moored at the berth, theBoatowner shall not carry out any material repairsor other material work to the vessel save for workwhich has been authorised by the Marina Manager.Notwithstanding anything herein contained theMarina Manager does not have the authority toauthorise work to be carried out on any Vesselbetween the hours of midday on Saturdays until8:00am on the following Monday.

26. If goods and services tax (GST) or any similar taxis imposed and has application to any supply bythe Club under this licence the Club may, inaddition to any other amount payable under thislicence, recover from the Boatowner Member andthe Boatowner Member must pay the said amountin addition to the licence fee at such time as theLicence Fee is paid.

27. Notwithstanding anything herein contained nosailing yacht shall be entitled to a permanent berthallocation on the marina.

28. The Boatowner Member(s) recognises that thefacilities of the Club are provided for use ofBoatowners and undertakes to purchase food, fueland beverages from the Club. Further, theBoatowner Member(s) acknowledges that thelicence fee paid herein is lower than othercomparable commercial marinas and has been soset on the basis that Boatowner Member(s) willavail himself/herself/themselves of the Club’sfacilities. The Boatowner Member(s) furtheracknowledges if in the opinion of the Board of theClub the Boatowner Member(s) is not availinghimself/herself/themselves of the Club facilities andin this regard availing of facilities means thepurchase of food, fuel and beverage from the Club,then the Board of the Club shall be at liberty towrite to the Boatowner Member(s) and advise thathis/her/their continuing failure to utilise facilitieswill bring this licence to an end, if in the absolutediscretion of the Board of the Club the BoatownerMember(s) fails to utilise such facilities thereafterthen the Boatowner Member(s) will be deemed tobe in default of this agreement entitling the Club toterminate the agreement.

29. Notwithstanding anything herein contained allBoatowner Member(s)’ Vessels registered on theClub’s Register of Vessels must be predominantlyused for leisure boating activities and participationin Club events. All vessels which are registered by

the Waterways Authority as being in survey aredeemed by the Board of the Club not to be usedpredominantly for leisure boating activities and, assuch, application in writing by the BoatownerMember(s) of those Vessels must be delivered tothe Board of the Club prior to entering into thisagreement. Such application must commit theBoatowner Member(s) to use the vesselpredominantly for leisure boating activities and notcommercial activities. In view of the fact that suchvessels are used at times for commercial purposesand to ensure that those Boatowner Members inrespect of such Vessel are utilising the facilities ofthe Club each such Boatowner Member(s) will becharged in addition to the licence fee an amount tobe decided by the Board of the Club from time totime but not less than $1,500.00 per quarter(+GST) (such quarter ending March 31, June 30,September 30 and December 31 in any year). Suchamount may be used for credit as to $500.00(+GST) for fuel purchases and as to $1,000.00(+GST) for food and beverage per quarter suchamount may be credited against fuel, beverage andfood sales only during the quarter in which it isincurred and no carry forward to the next periodwill be allowed.

30. No Vessel shall carry any advertising or “For Sale”sign whilst moored/berthed at the Club facilitiesand whilst flying the Club burgee.

31. The Boatowner Member(s) acknowledges the Clubdoes not permit the use of the Marina facilities forthe sale of Vessels. The Boatowner Member(s) shalladvise the Marina Manager if his/her/their Vessel isbeing offered for sale and the name of the boatbroker appointed to sell the Vessel. The Marinafacility will not be available for Vessels to beinspected for sale from midday on any Saturdayuntil 8:00am the following Monday.

32. All Vessels shall be moored and/or berthed inaccordance with the directions of the MarinaManager. The Boatowner Member(s) acknowledgesthat all Vessels on the northern side of the mainarm of the Marina shall be moored aft toward theMarina. Vessels on the southern side of the mainarm of the Marina shall be moored aft towards theMarina. Vessels on the northern side of the secondarm of the Marina shall be moored aft toward theMarina and vessels on the southern side of thesecond arm shall be moored bow toward theMarina.

33. No Vessel is to moor at the fuel pen or at theeastern end of the Marina overnight without theconsent of the Marina Manager. No Vessel is toberth at a vacant berth on the Marina or on avacant mooring without the consent of the MarinaManager.


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Harry Peel Trophy

Event HistoryThe Harry Peel Trophy is one of the longest standingnautical traditions and the premiere Power CruiserChallenge on the east coast.

Open to all, with Cruisers and offshore capablevessels representing the Royals (the four Royal MotorYacht Club’s at Toronto, Newport, Rose Bay and PortHacking) as well as other major Motor Yacht Clubsfrom up and down the coast, such as the St GeorgeMotor Boat Club.

The most sought after Trophy in Power Cruisertrials, a solid silver trophy originally hand crafted in the1930’s, and currently worth in excess of $50,000. Oneof Royal Motor Yacht Club Port Hacking’s originalmembers, Harry Peel, discovered this magnificenttrophy in an old antique shop and donated it to theClub as 1st Prize for their newly established annualMotor Boat Trial.

The Trial was originally named “The Harry PeelNavigational Trial”, and each year the event startsalternatively from either Royal Motor Yacht Club RoseBay or Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay.

It has long been considered “The Most PrestigiousCruiser Trial on the New South Wales Coast” and iskeenly contested.

The event is a time trial open to anyone with acruiser class boat not less than 6.5m in length. The trialentrants negotiate a set course starting at either RoseBay or Broken Bay and finishes at Port Hacking withvirtually all forms of traditional navigation equipmentallowed.

Entrants must nominate their speed before theevent and electronic plotters check the time andposition of each boat at random intervals along thecoastline. Points are deducted at each check pointdependent upon how many seconds each entrant is offtheir declared time and the winner of the event is theentrant with the least points lost.

Harry Peel Trophy – Deed of Gift1. The event shall be known as the “Harry Peel Trophy”2. The trophy shall be perpetual trophy for a cruiser

event and open to any cruiser owner being amember of the Royal Motor Yacht Club of NSW orany other club in NSW.

3. The event shall be held annually during the racingseason of the Royal Motor Yacht Club Port Hacking,whose decision in all respects shall be final and thesaid Club shall have the power from time to time toalter or amend the rules and regulations governingthe race not inconsistent with the Deed.

4. The event shall be under the control of the RoyalMotor Yacht Club Port Hacking.

5. The Trophy will be held for the ensuing year by theclub of the winning boat.

6. A suitable trophy shall be presented to the winnereach year, donated by the Royal Motor Yacht ClubPort Hacking.

7. The event is essentially for cruiser class and theRoyal Motor Yacht Club Port Hacking will have theright of refusing entry of any vessel which in theiropinion is strictly not a cruiser nor seaworthy.

8. The event shall finish at the Royal Motor YachtClub Port Hacking at the northern marina arm.

9. The event shall not be less than 20 miles and half ofwhich must take place outside the harbour on anocean course.

10. In the event of a serious accident during the event,whereby life may be endangered, the remainingboats shall offer their help, and under thecircumstances the event shall be declared off and re-run at a date to be fixed by the Navigation Captain.

Harry Peel Results 20081st Besuje-K – Kevin Jordan, Port Hacking

2nd Bonito – Peter Calligeros, Rose Bay

3rd Imagine – Jeff Noldt, Port Hacking

4th Freed Em – RMYC Pt Piper, Rose Bay

5th After Hours – John May, Port Hacking

6th The Ultimate – Troy Hannan, Port Hacking

7th Lay About – Robert Lay, Port Hacking


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TrophyWinnersRace and Trophy Winners

Harry Peel Trophy Winners1935 HOOANA V.G. HEINE ROSE BAY1936 CETONIA R.R. RYALL PORT HACKING1937 CORMORANT H.P. CLARKE PORT HACKING1939 ATLANTA G.W. BONAMY PORT HACKING1946 LEISURELEA G.W. BONAMY PORT HACKING1953 MEGSIE S.G. JOURDAN ROSE BAY1954 SYLPH W.D. LAWSON ROSE BAY1955 HOOANA Vice-Commodore N.C. HUGES ROSE BAY1956 RESTLESS Past-Commodore R.T. HARGREAVES PORT HACKING1957 SYLPH Vice-Commodore G.D. LAWSON ROSE BAY1958 RESTLESS Commodore A.E. PARRY PORT HACKING1959 DOLPHIN H.P. CLARKE PORT HACKING1960 RAMADOO II M. CAMPBELL ROSE BAY1961 FORTUNA N.W. PRITCHARD PORT HACKING1962 BANYANDAH G.J.E. ROBINS BROKEN BAY1963 LEPRECHAUN S.E. MARSH PORT HACKING1967 SANDY III Rear Commodore H.C. BOWDEN ROSE BAY1968 SUELLEN Past Commodore A.J. ANDERSON ROSE BAY1969 TRIBE R.EVANS PORT HACKING1970 KAREELA Commodore H.M. COOPER PORT HACKING1971 SEA SPRAY Past Commodore S.G. TINGLE PORT HACKING1972 LORELEI A.H. BILLSON BROKEN BAY

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1973 BETTY LYN Commodore A.M. MARTIN PORT HACKING1974 SCALLY-WAG R. JOHNSON PORT HACKING1975 LADY KATHLYN W.M. O’DONOGHUE RPA1976 TEMPTRESS P.DONALDSON BROKEN BAY1977 ECCON Vice-Commodore P.J.T. SWAIN ROSE BAY1978 ARAWAIII H. CASTLE ROSE BAY1979 ZEPHYR B. CRONK PORT HACKING1980 DORIAN G. COLLIBEE PORT HACKING1981 LOST HORIZON W. ROCHE ROSE BAY1982 FREEDOM R. MIRRINGTON ROSE BAY1983 TANDANIA A. MUSSARD PORT HACKING1984 MANANA II J.DURKIN PORT HACKING1985 MANANA II J. DURKIN PORT HACKING1986 MANANA II J.DURKIN PORT HACKING1987 MANANA II J. DURKIN PORT HACKING1988 RENEE II R. QUARTLEY PORT HACKING1989 FACTOR II B. BOULTON PORT HACKING1990 FACTOR II B. BOULTON PORT HACKING1991 RENEE II R. QUARTLEY PORT HACKING1992 ROVYN II B. RODEN ROSE BAY1993 JRB M. COWLEY BROKEN BAY1994 ROVYN II Commodore B. RODEN ROSE BAY1995 ROVYN II Commodore B. RODEN ROSE BAY1996 BESUJE II K. JORDAN PORT HACKING1997 BESUJE II K. JORDAN PORT HACKING1998 WATERMARK B. STEPHEN BROKEN BAY1999 BESUJE II K. JORDAN PORT HACKING2000 BESUJE II K. JORDAN PORT HACKING2001 ABSOLUTE R. CONNELLAN PORT HACKING2002 JUSTIFIED J. FRITH PORT HACKING2002/03 ABSOLUTELY MAGIC J. FORSYTH PORT HACKING2003/04 ABSOLUTELY MAGIC J. FORSYTH PORT HACKING2004/05 Not contested2005/06 ASM SEARAY R. CONNELLAN PORT HACKING2006/2007 ENIGMA G. SOLOMON ROSE BAY2007/2008 BESUJE-K K. JORDAN PORT HACKING

ANNIVERSARY RACE WINNERS1980 MANANA J.DURKIN PORT HACKING1981 TINA LEE B. ANDERSON ROSE BAY1982 COOLONG Past Commodore F. HARVIE ROSE BAY1983 JASPER D. BELL ROSE BAY1984 JASPER D. BELL ROSE BAY1985 ELJAMA B. MORRIS ROSE BAY1986 JASPER II Past Commodore D. BELL ROSE BAY1987 REBEL R. LOW PORT HACKING1988 FACTOR II B. BOULTON PORT HACKING1989 ROVYN R. RODEN ROSE BAY1990 REBEL R. LOWE PORT HACKING1991 REBEL R. LOWE PORT HACKING1992 ROVYN R. RODEN ROSE BAY1993 JASPER III Past Commodore D. BELL ROSE BAY1994 KINGFISHER Past Comm. R. KING/Past Comm. D. BELL ROSE BAY1995 ROVYN II Commodore R. RODEN ROSE BAY1996 BESUJE II K. JORDAN PORT HACKING1997 BESUJE II K. JORDAN PORT HACKING1999 CLAUDINE D. WOOD ROSE BAY2000 Not contested2001 Not contested2002 Not contested


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Rules andEquipmentRoyal Motor Yacht ClubRules and Equipment

Rules for Declared Speed EventsA. In declared speed events a skipper may use any

method or equipment with the exception of radaror RDE to maintain his time and position on adefined course. He may change speed but not stopand must at all times maintain way in the generaldirection of his intended course. He cannot losetime by running a circle. General rules for MarineSafety apply in respect of other craft andcompetitors. In the event of any serious accidentoccurring during the race, whereby life may beendangered, the remaining vessels in the race shallrender any assistance as may be necessary and,under these circumstances, the race shall bedeclared “OFF” and re-run at a date to be fixed bythe Race Secretary/Committee.

B. Before any vessel may compete in the race, thefollowing conditions must be compiled with:1. Vessels must not be less than 5.5 metres in

length.2. The Vessel must be fitted with not less than two

(2) permanent built-in berths and must beenclosed and protected against all weather.

3. A permanent Marine type toilet and cookingstove must be fitted into the vessel.

4. Not less than sixty (60) fathoms of suitable ropeand three (3) fathoms of suitable chain must becarried.

5. An anchor and a spare suitable for holding thevessel in winds up to force 5 on the BeaufortScale must be carried.

6. The vessel must be fully equipped with lightsand carry all safety equipment in compliancewith MSB regulations.

7. The Race Secretary/Committee may refuse anentry from any competitor if he considers that avessel is not seaworthy or not suitable to safelyhandle the conditions prevailing.

C. All events under the Control of the Race/SecretaryCommittee or whoever he/they may delegate. Alldeclared speeds must be notified to the Starter atleast 30 minutes before starting time. A numberallocated by the Race Secretary/Committee andsupplied by the Club must be carried forward andas high as possible to be clearly visible from bothsides.

Rules for Predicted Log Contest■ Course will be laid out by the Race Committee and

will be defined by known coastal or harbourbearings, marks or transits.

■ Course will be printed on chart or charts and willshow course, bearings and/or transit lines.

■ Printed sailing instructions will be supplied withchart or charts.

■ No person other than Committee will be advised ofcourse or check points prior to 15 minutes beforestart.

■ Observers allocated to cruisers will advise Skipper15 minutes before his start time and hand Skipperor navigator chart and instructions giving courseand check points.

■ The Skipper shall not permit any other competitorto study chart or instructions.

■ Committee or Contest Controller shall nominateactual starting times for each cruiser.

■ The Skipper must nominate his cruising speed 24hours before commencement of contest but mayalter nominated speed up to one hour prior to startof event.

■ The Skipper of the competing vessel will provide asuitable timepiece correctly set to read elapsed timefor the observer’s use. Such timepiece must have asecond hand of such a size that it can be seen andread correctly.

■ Prior to the start the Committee or personnominated as observer will check with Skipper ornavigator all fixed timepieces including striking orchiming clocks and shall either stop them or coverthem and muffle the striking or chiming sound.Engine hour meters to be covered.

■ All radios regularly broadcasting time to be turnedoff.

■ Speedometers or any time and distance measuringdevice to be covered. No rulers, dividers or otherinstruments to be used on charts before or duringcontest.

■ All timepieces and any time or measuring devices tobe surrendered by all persons aboard exceptobserver, who will be the only person aboard with atimepiece.

■ The observer’s timepiece will be used by the crewfor starting the event.

■ Immediately after crossing the starting linetimepiece will be returned to the observer.

■ On approaching a control point, start line orfinishing line, navigator shall nominate controlpoint number and the observer will take warningwhen the Skipper or navigator calls “Standby”, then“Get Ready” and on reaching control point theorder “MARK” is given. At the call “MARK” theobserver will record in the log sheet provided tohim the elapsed time in hours, minutes andseconds.

■ On approaching a control point all aboard shallstand clear and maintain silence until the observerhas recorded the time in the log.

■ No member of the crew or guests shall look at theobserver’s log after the start.

■ If poor visibility makes it impossible for navigatorto see a control point, he must notify observer whowill record fact in his log for that point. He willrecord as well: No Time. Poor visibility would notinclude other vessels in the line of sight at the time.

■ Any unusual manoeuvre such as stopping or leavingcourse to effect or assist in rescue operations shallbe entered in observer’s log. The committee maymake time allowance for this in times recorded.

■ No time allowance will be given for failure ofengines or equipment.

■ Observers will be nominated by Skippers ofcompeting cruisers. No observer will act as such onthe cruiser whose Skipper nominated him or her.

■ Allocation of observers will be the responsibility ofthe Committee.

■ Observers will not supply information which mayassist in the navigation of the vessel to which he/sheis allotted.In 2001 RMYC Port Hacking brought navigational

speed trials into the 21st century by placing GPStracking units on vessels, which monitor and record avessel’s travels over the course of the race. The trackingunits were developed by RMYC Port Hacking andpresented to the RMYC on February 8, 2002.

Safety RulesThe hereinafter specified rules deemed to be Safety

Rules applicable to all vessels appearing on the Registerof the Royal Motor Yacht Club of NSW Ltd.

RMYC Safety RulesThe following were the rules that previously

obtained relating to Safe Practices on your vessel.The Board draws the attention of all owners to the

minimum standards required by the WaterwaysAuthority for all boats listed in its publication – TheSafe Boating Handbook which is obtainable bytelephoning.

IT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF ALL OWNERSAND ANY PASSENGERS THEY CARRY THAT THEYFAMILIARISE THEMSELVES AND COMPLY WITHCURRENT REGULATIONS.

THE ONUS IS SQUARELY ON THEOWNER/SKIPPER.

The previous Club Rules are reprinted as a furtherguide to best practices.

Definitions relating to the Following Rules“SHALL” and “MUST” indicate provisions

considered essential.“SHOULD” and “PREFERRED” indicate advisory

precautions.“APPROVED” means approved by or acceptable to

any relevant AUTHORITY having jurisdiction. “SAA”means Standards Association of Australia.

“QUICKLY ACCESSIBLE” means capable ofIMMEDIATE access under emergency conditions.

“ACCESSIBLE” means capable of being reachedreadily for inspection and maintenance.

“PORTABLE FUEL TANKS” means tanks with acapacity not exceeding 45 litres which can be removedfrom the vessel for refilling, etc.

Part 1 – Fire Safety Rules

Definition of FuelsClass I

Flammable liquids having flash points below 22.7ºCeg. Petrol, Methylated Spirits, Benzol, Acetone, et al.

Class IIFlammable liquids with a lower flammability than

Class I. Flash points are in the range 22.7ºC to 65ºCand this includes Kerosene, Mineral Turps and WhiteSpirits.

Class IIIFlammable Oils – liquid substances with flash

points within the range 65ºC to 149ºC, eg. DieselDistillate.1. During refuelling, all gas and electric appliances

shall be turned off and pilot flames extinguished.No power driven vessel shall have any motorrunning while refuelling alongside a Club Jetty orWharf.

2. NO SMOKING is permitted while refuellingalongside any Club Jetty or Wharf. Refuellingvessels whilst at the pens is strictly forbidden.

3. No petrol, oil or other flammable liquid, or anypetrol, oil or similar soaked material of anydescription shall be discharged or thrown into thewater from any vessel moored in the Club environsor alongside any Club Jetty or Wharf or in theClub’s mooring area.

4. No engine fuel shall be stored except that containedin the vessel’s normal fuel tanks or portable storagetanks approved by the appropriate authority.

5. Fuel shall not be carried in the Club grounds ormooring areas in plastic containers, unless suchcontainers are specifically approved for thispurpose.

6. No vessel shall be left unattended with its engine

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running while on the Club environs or alongside aClub jetty or Wharf.

7. Fuel tanks must be fitted with a filling pipe of metalor flexible hose of fire and fuel-resistant and non-kinking material with leak proof joints, taken to ascrew cap or plate located where any spillage mustdrain overboard. Fuel lines must be metallic fromthe tank to the engine bed, then from the enginebed to the engine must be fire, fuel and vibrationresistant type, eg. of the ‘Aeroquip’ type. Metal fuellines must be earthed to the engine. Fuel linesapproved and supplied by engine manufacturers(for outboard motors) are acceptable. A stop cockor valve must be fitted to fuel tank outlets. Breatherpipes must be fitted to fuel tank outlets. Breatherpipes must be fitted and must discharge at a pointwhere any vapour emitted will vent overboard.These pipes to be of fire and fuel resistant materialand must have a metal gauze covered outlet. Thisrule applies to permanent tanks only. Fibreglasstanks must have the outlet fitting suitably earthedto prevent a spark from static electricity whichreadily builds up through agitation of the fuel in thetank. This applies also to ALL metal fittings on thetanks. Where the deck filling plate is not connectedto the tank by an unbroken metallic line, the deckplate shall be grounded to the tank with copperstrip or copper wire not less than 7/0.44 andthrough to the engine likewise. Tank filler pipesshould extend almost to the bottom of the tank.

8. Fuel tanks must not consist of a section of the hullbut must be separate units removable if necessary(leaking or damaged), unless the hull is of steel oraluminium construction and the tanks are built-into a surveyed standard and are certified as fueltanks. Fibreglass tanks built in by the manufacturerof the boat are acceptable, providing they comply atall items in No. 10.

9. No carburettor shall have an open air inlet but shallbe fitted with either a flame arrestor device or aircleaner to prevent “Back Fire” flame.

Electrical10. All vessels moored in the Club environs or left

unattended alongside any Club Jetty or Wharf shallisolate all batteries from the electrical system bymeans of approved switches.

11. Regular inspections shall be carried out to ensurethat all electrical wiring is in good condition andhas not become frayed, or connections loosened. Allelectrical circuits (other than self-starter circuits)must be protected by suitable fuses and switches.

12. No flammable liquid operated battery charger shallbe left running while a vessel is unattended in theClub environs or alongside any Club Jetty or Wharf.

Battery Charges13. Battery trickle charges or other electrical equipment

attached in the Club’s power mains may bepermitted to be left unattended under the followingconditions only, and after inspection by the Club’sSafety Officer:a. A suitable fuse shall be fitted on the AC side of

the battery charger.b. In the event of an overload release switch being

installed on each side of the power circuits topens, an inline fuse to the AC side of the batterycharger can be omitted but a fuse must be onthe secondary side of the transformer.

c. The lead from the AC mains to the vessel shallbe of 3 core PVC in good condition. Such leadshall be attached to the vessel in such a mannerthat no chafing or rubbing can occur at thepoint of attachment to the vessel and jetty, wharfor pile, or between the vessel and any othervessel.

Fire Extinguishers14. All vessels shall carry an approved portable fire

extinguisher of minimum size – 5BC rating (0.9kg),securely fastened in position. Approvedextinguishers are dry powder, CO2, BCF and someother vaporised liquids, having a toxicity rating ofnot less than 5 on the underwriter’s classificationscale. Fire extinguishers shall be serviced annuallyand tested at time intervals not exceeding fouryears.

SAA Approval Numbers for FireExtinguishers15 a. Fire Extinguishers must bear the Australian

Standards Association approval seal showing theappropriate number

b. FOAM AS1843 OR AS1847 – BCF AS1848extinguishers shall be located in conspicuous,quickly accessible positions, not together.

16. All fire extinguishers carried on board each vesselshall be made available for inspection upon requestby the Club’s Safety Officer at least once everytwelve (12) months. When requested such fireextinguishers shall be re-charged at the owner’sexpense.

17. Refrigerator and gas appliances shall not be fitted toany vessel without the prior approval of the Club’sSafety Officer. Kerosene operated refrigerators arenot permitted.

LP GAS18. a. All LP gas appliances shall be installed

according to the regulations of the relevantstatutory authority and should be so installed bya duly authorised installer. A written certificatethat the installation has been tested for leakageand found to be sound shall be obtained oncompletion of the installation.

b. All LP gas cylinders shall be located above thewater line and except when carried on a Flying


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Bridge, in a secure container or box, gas tight tothe interior of the vessel and vented from thebottom to the outside of the hull, or a properlyconstructed self-draining cockpit.

c. The pressure reducing valve between cylinderand appliance shall be located inside the gas-tight compartment and adjacent to the cylinder.

d. Gas lines shall be to the same specifications asthose for fuel, see 10, and where lines are ofmetal and to be connected to gimballedappliances, a flexible line of adequate length andof approved construction shall be insertedbetween the appliances and the end of the line.

e. All LP gas appliances shall have a notice fixedadjacent to it where such notice can be readilyseen. The notice is to be a minimum of 75mmhigh and 150 mm wide, and have white letterson a red background, reading as follows:REMEMBER TURN OFF GAS AT BOTTLE.

f. Where a gas refrigerator is installed, theappliances shall have a diaphragm type shut offvalve located adjacent to the appliance.

g. Maximum gas capacity shall not exceed 10kgper bottle. All appliances must be properlysecured.

19. In the case of any fire or other emergency, a boatowner shall be deemed to have granted to anymember of the Club or a Club Employee the rightto make a forcible entry into this craft for thepurpose of dealing with the emergency.

20. Where applicable, any or all of the above rules arefor TRAILER VESSELS, with engines of any type orsize, using the Club’s launching ramps or operatingin the Club areas.

21. To minimise the risk of fire on board:a. Keep bilges clean and free from petrol and oil by

regularly using some detergent liquid pouredinto the bilges.

b. No gas operated refrigerator shall be left inoperation while the vessel is in the area of theClub fuelling wharf.

c. No vessel shall have stored on board anythinners, or any flammable liquids not used forheating, cooking or lighting.

d. Rags soaked in paint, thinners or oil shall not beleft on board, stored or otherwise, owing to therisk of spontaneous combustion.

22. This part applies to all classes of vessels includingrunabout boats.

Part 2 – Lifesaving and Other AppliancesAll vessels including runabout boats shall be

provided with the following equipment unlessspecifically excluded:

1. Bailing Buckets or Bilge PumpAll vessels shall carry a bailing bucket or bilgepump. Bailing buckets shall be of stoutconstruction, minimum eight litres capacity, andwith a suitable lanyard securely attached. Bilgepumps shall have a minimum 24mm suction anddischarge connections.

2. Anchors, Chains and WarpsAll vessels shall carry emergency anchoringequipment stored ready for immediate use, ie.stowed on deck or in a specially designed lockerwith the bitter end secured to the hull. Anchoringequipment shall be carefully selected to ensure it issuitable for the waters being sailed. Emergencyanchoring equipment shall be carefully selected toensure it is suitable for the waters being sailed.Emergency anchoring equipment shall mean ananchor, chain and rope, total warp length not lessthan 40 metres and it shall not be less than thefollowing:

LOA Metres CQR (kg) DANFORTH CHAIN Size (mm) WARP

Breaking Force

(kg)

Under 5 3.5 4S 6 450

5-6 4.5 8S 6 900

6-8 7.0 13S 6 1350

8-10 9.0 22S 8 1350

Anchors of equivalent holding power areacceptable.3. At least one buoyant, waterproof torch with spare

batteries and bulbs should be carried. This torchshould be readily accessible to the helmsmanduring the hours of darkness.

4. First Aid KitThe following items shall be carried:

■ 1 small pack of combined dressing or Army fielddressing

■ 1 packet waterproof bandaids■ 2 x 60bm cotton wool■ 1 pair stainless steel scissors■ 1 packet safety pins■ 1 bottle antiseptic■ 1 waterproof container■ 1 pair stainless steel tweezers■ Basic First-Aid and Resuscitation Book

Navigation EquipmentThe following shall be carried:

5. Chart or map of the area being sailed.6. Marine type compass properly installed and

adjusted.7. Regulation Running Lights

Statutory regulations require port, starboard andstern lights and these to be visible from the requiredsectors for the required distances. NOTE: TheMaritime Services Board of NSW publication AGuide to Navigation Lights for Pleasure Vessels tobe used as a guide. Copies may be obtained onrequest.

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Emergency Equipment8. Significant loose equipment items, eg. life jackets,

oars, cushions, should be permanently marked withthe vessel’s name.

9. A radio capable of receiving weather reports shouldbe carried. It may consist of either a two way radiofitted with a transmitter and receiver capable oftransmitting and receiving on 27.88 megahertz,27.90 megahertz, 27.91 megahertz and 27.94megahertz or a VHG capable of operating onChannels 16 and 67 and an EPIRB ie. a radiobeacon or any other transceiver acceptable to theStatutory Authority.

10. One buoyancy vest or life jacket, complying withAS1499 or AS1512 respectively and branded withthe appropriate SAA mark of approval, for eachcrew member, stowed in a readily accessible place,preferably in the cockpit area, shall be carried. Awhistle (not pea type) shall be attached to each lifejacket or buoyancy vest.

11. A jack knife with lanyard.12. Flares, two red, two orange smoke shall be carried

and shall not be older than the recommended shelflife. Distress sheet – standard orange sheet 1.8m x1.2m with black V shall be carried. The followingman overboard equipment shall be carried:a. Heaving line, including minimum 10 metres

floating line.b. A lifebuoy.

Hull Identification13. All vessels should have placed on the hull

externally, on the transom or on both sides of thehull adjacent to the stern, in legible letters endfigures of minimum height 50mm (existing vesselshaving letters and figures of lesser size shall complywith the 50mm requirements) the name andregistration number of said vessel.** Runabout boats will not be required to comply

with these provisions.

Do’s and Don’ts – Safety at SeaAlways respect the sea, it can be as placid as a

lake or as hostile as Thor, the God of Thunder. ■ Observe the basic rules of the road, ie. where

collision is imminent the responsibility for avoidingcollision does not lie with any one boat. It is up toboth vessels to take avoiding action.

■ Power driven boats must give way to sail and to thevessel of any kind crossing from starboard acrossthe course.

■ Commercial vessels within port limits displaying ared diamond have the right of way over pleasurecraft. In the event of a collision there is anobligation to render assistance to those in distress.

■ When undertaking a voyage outside the heads makesure that the vessel is adequately stowed, equippedand fitted with a radio and an EP/RB.

■ Always maintain a good lookout especially inwaters where sailboarders and divers are known tofrequent. The International Code flag ‘A’ signifiesthat there is a diver below the buoy from which it isdisplayed.

■ Know the significance of the various buoys that areused under IALA ‘A’ system of buoyage. (Summaryof buoys used appear in the appended diagrams).

■ Maintain an adequate length of line for towage andanchoring in deep water. Check the weather reportsbefore proceeding to sea. Changes in wind speedand direction, and a fall in the barometric pressurecan signify the approach of a storm. The cloudformation will also signify the advent of rain andwind. When caught in a storm try to maintainsufficient steerage way to keep the boat’s head intothe wind and sea. The sea of a drogue will assist inmaintaining the boat’s head to wind.

■ Skippers of fast boats should always make sure thattheir wash does not upset any other vessel beingpassed on at anchor.


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Member’sListMember’s ListRoyal Motor Yacht Club

Life Members

Honorary MembersNicholas Christodoulidis Rear Admiral Stephen Gilmore AM CSC RAN Peter Debnam William Gain Jeffrey Goedecke Hon. Robert J. Hawke AC Benedetto Latteri Captain Raymond Leggatt Commander RAC Macdonald AM RAN

Thomas MacDonald Susan MacDonald Rear Admiral Rowan Moffitt Balint Nagy Guido Stock Rear Admiral Davyd Thomas Vassilios Tolios Commander Kevin Turner Commodore Michael Van Balen

The Hon Derek Freeman Robert Mirrington William Roche AM

Boatowner MembersBruce Anderson Kim AuswildPeter Bakaric John Barbouttis Peter Beswick Richard Blair John BoyerJohn Brickwood Edward Cadry Peter Calligeros Paul Carr Michael Clarkson Nigel Corne Michael Courtney Bart Cummings Ian Dale Robert Danckert Steve David John Davis Henry Dawson-Damer Greg Duncan Larry Emdur

Robert Fiani Stephen Geissler Matt Griffin Michael Hannan George Harris Warren Hartman Cherie Hayes Marcus Heron Norman Hing Spiro Isak Max Kurz Paul L’Estrange Gary Levin Richard Longes Kenneth Lowe Andrew Lyall David Maloney Michael Malouf Kevin Malouf Lewis Malouf William Malouf Robbie Mayer

James Mayson Christopher Mitzi Joseph Morris John Murray Ron Murray AM Max Notley Ashely Oates Rory O’Moore Denis O’Neil Harley Paroulakis Harry Petropoulos Michael Pitt Rick Poole Ron Porter Sheldon Pozniak William Roche AM Laurence Rodny Peter Satouris Richard Scarf David Scarf AMPaul Scharrer Fritz Schroeder

George Senes Tzion Shaoni Alan SladeRichard Spanos Michael Spartalis Jonathan Stanley Neil Sutton Jim Sweeny Michael Tess Bevan Towning Nicholas Tsoukaris Malcolm Turnbull Frank Venturi Peter Wadsworth Michael Warczak OAM Andrew Wily Adrian Yates Scott YoungMichael Zammit


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Sophie Abbott Richard Abbott Russell Aboud Lucinda Aboud Annabel Aboud Stephen Aboud Lionel Abrahams Nikki Abrahams Rick Abrahams Ian Adair John Adair Elaine Adair Tony Adam Estelle Adamek Edwin Adamek George Adler Jonathan Adler Benjamin Adler Rodney Adler Jessica Adler Francesca Agostini Patricia Akopiantz Anthony Alafaci Christopher Alcott

Keith Aldridge Kate Aldridge Tracy Alexakis Lisa Allen Dianne Allen Matt Allen Ronald Allen Kenneth Allom Gillian Altman Grace Anderson Martin Anderson Angelique Andrews Nick Andriotakis Robert Angus John Antico AM Garth Armstrong Warwick Armstrong Evelyn Aroney Jim Aroney Spiros Arvanitakis Michael Aspros Nicholas Assef Taofi Atoa Ronald Auswild

Barbara Auswild Caroline Auswild James Auswild James Auswild Danny Avidan Peter Bablis Maggie Bablis Jay Bacik Marina Baillieu Alan Baines Nicole Bakaric Mitchell Baker Gary Baker Richard Bamford Andrea Banks Mathew Banks Nicole Banks Melissa Banks Michael Barakat Lisa Barakat Antoinette Barbouttis Karen Barbouttis Angelo Barbouttis Lily Barbouttis

Maria Barbouttis Madeleine Barbouttis George Barbouttis OAM Martin Barge Janet Barlow Jeremy Barlow Philip Bart Cleopatra Barta Steven Barta Tracey Bartholomew Sean Bartholomew Pamela Bartlett Robin Barton Jonathan Bates Charles Bates Janette Beavis Leonie Bebington Gillian Becker Karl Beckman Larry Behrmann Leah Bekiaris Emmanuel Bekiaris Marie Bekiaris Alan Bell

VALEThe Flag Officers, Membersand Staff regret the passing

this year of

James (Jim) BakerPeter HatfieldPeter KallinFred Mayer

General Members

Christopher Bell Cheryle Bell Melinda Bell Donald Bell Anthony Bell Marie Belz Cely Benchoam Geraldine Bergmuller Joy Bernasconi Christopher Betar Peter Bettini Robert Biancardi Stacey Bishop Joseph Bitar Daniela Bitlan Mal Blackadder Steven Blake Pamela Blake Adam Blake Naida Blake Robert Blann Patty Bloom Daniel Bloom Michelle Blum Adrian Bo Joe Bongiorno Elizabeth Bongiorno Martin Border Bernard Bouchard Victoria Bouchard George Boukatos Mark Bouris John Bourne Judith Bourne Jeanette Bourne Alex Boyarsky Andrew Boyarsky Taryn Boyarsky Vera Boyarsky John Boyce John Boyd Zoe Boyd Jackie Boyer Michael Boyer David Boyer Marianne Boyer John Boyer William Bracey Margaret Bracken Steve Bracken Marguerite Brady Klaus Braune Kurt Braune Peter Breed Joy Breed Colin Brenchley Peter Brent

Anthony Breuer David Brickwood Sir Ronald Brierley Neil Broekhvizen Michelle Broinowski Catherine Brown Catherine Brown Darren Brown Charlie Brown-Avidan Cathryn Bryson Melissa Burcher Stephen Burcher Deborah Burdett Graham Burdett Peter Burger Mark Burgess Samuel Bursill Wayne Burt George Buschman Joseph Butta Elizabeth Buttrose Edward Byrne Jessica Cadry Ari Cadry Robert Cadry Eva Cadry Mark Cadry Marly Calladine Simon Calleia Anna Calligeros Sacha Calligeros Robert Cameron Joyce Campbell Julie Campbell Michael Campbell Berry Campbell Krystalla Campbell Kate Cannon John Cannon Tomas Cannon-Murray Pamela Cannon-Murray Dennis Cardakaris John Caridad Matthew Carolan Eleni Carolan David Carr Elizabeth Carr Kim Carr Andrew Carr Clive Carroll Georgia Carter Timothy Casey Anne Marie Casey Paul Castaldi Fabio Caviglia Pacifico Caviglia Perla Caviglia

Daniel Challis Sarah Challis Shannon Chandler Niall Chang Vittoria Cheung Rebecca Chin-Amies Fiona Christianakis Margot Christie Paul Christie Judith Chryssochoides John Clack Cindy Clark Dean Clark Jane Clark Gavin Clark Juliet Clarke David Clarke Claudine Clarke Lucy Clarke Timothy Clarke Katherine Clarkson Elizabeth Clunies-Ross Pierce Cody Toni Cody Genelle Coghlan Michael Cole Matthew Coleman Mary Collakides Graham Collins Gillian Collins Victor Comino Chrissy Comino Dyan Comino Peter Comino Nicholas Confos George Confos Irene Confos Bruce Connell Ron Conrad Stephen Conrad Peter Coombes Arthur Coorey Sheila Corne James Corne Shauna Corne Norman Correy Janet Correy Wallace Correy David Corrick Thomas Cosgrove John Costigan Christopher Coudounaris Antonia Coudounaris David Coulter Bryce Courtenay Bobbie Courtney Gregory Cowan

Sandra Cowan Jack Cowin John Cox Robin Crawford Joe Cross Robert Crossman Michael Cunningham Frank Currenti Oliver Curtis Greg Cusack Alexander Dahdah Kirsty Dahdah Kirsten Dale Grant Dale Brad Dale Saccha Dale Brett Dale Emma Dale Mark Dalgleish Terrence Dalton Tanya Damianakis Theo Damianakis Andreas Dammann Patricia Danckert Jennifer Danckert Clive Daniels Stewart D’Arrietta Jo-Ann Davey Bruce Davey Donna Davey Braedon David John David Karen David Benjamin David Archie Davies Rebecca Davies Cameron Davis Jennifer Davis Michele Davison Alexandra Dawson-Damer Edward Dawson-Damer Michael Day Sonya Deale Dennis Deane Chris Dedes Michael Delaney Barry Dempsey Maryo Derofe Daniel Derofe Alyssa Derofe Sally Devlin Darryn Devlin Sandra Di Bella Marilyn Di Bella Gillian Dibble Guy Dillon

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David Dinte Judy Dinte Denise Dinte Michael Dinte Bruce Ditchburn Bart Doff Robert Drake Robert Drury OAM Marie Duchen Paul Duchen Glenda Duncan Julia Duncan Mathew Duncan Don Dunn Michael Dunn Sharon Austen Dunne Robert Dussol Vicki Dwyer Stuart Eaton Helene Ecker Udo Edlinger Rainer Ehrhardt Diana Eilert Zein El Hassan Nasser Elkordi Stephen Ellis Robert Ellis Mark Elmowy Alexander Elmowy Loredana Elmowy Jeremy Elmowy Sylvie Emdur Julian Emery Judy Emery Gillian Evans Peter Evans Eugene Evgenikos Nicholas Falloon George Farkas Donna Farkas Sonia Fattal Amelia Fay John Feitelson David Feller Christopher Fennell Neil Fergus Colin Fermanis Rosaline Fermanis Tess Fernan Trudy Fernan John Fernan Simone Ferry Leila Fiedler Garry Filler Michael Finger Lauren Fink Bruce Fink

Michael Finkelstein Jacky Finkelstein Judah Finkelstein Charles Finkelstein Geoffrey Fisher Amanda Fisher Joanna Fisher Mark Fishwick Kevin Fitzgerald Erin Flaherty Angela Fleming Donald Fletcher Pauline Fletcher John Formosa Jacqueline Frank Peter Frazis George Frazis Amanda Frazis Phyllis Freeman Michael Fricker Michele Fricker Susan Fuller Irene Gaffney Basil Gariano Pixie Garvin Helen Gazal David Gazal Michael Gazal Jacklyn Gazal Nabil Gazal Nicholas Gazal Nabil Jnr. Gazal Richard Gazal Maud Gazal Nora Gazal Christine Gee Peter Geissler Mark Geissler Henry Gelbart Jordan Gelbart Ryan Gelbart Kim Gelbart Ann Genner Damian George JoAnne George Jane George Lisa George Philip George Timothy Gillepsie John Gleeson Alexia Gleeson Karen Glover Paul Gobits Eli Gold David Gold Charlotte Gold Jeffrey Gold

Ian Gold Harold Gold Jill Gold Anton Goldman Barry Goldman Joanne Goldman Astrid Goncharoff David Gonski AO David Gooch Charles Goodman Barbara Goodman Patrick Goodman Derryn Goodman Manfred Gorshek John Gowing Malcolm Gracie Joanne Grant Fabio Grassia Ventry Gray Alicia Gray Felicity Gray Cecilia Gray Louise Green Ruth Green Phillip Green Vivien Green Angela Greig Mark Greig Sara Gresham Ken Gresham John Griffin Wolfgang Grimm Reg Grinberg Jack Grossberg Manuel Guerrero Maria Guerrero Nihal Gupta Monica Gupta Michael Gutman Lachlan Gyde Daniel Haigh James Hall James Hall James Hall Daniel Hamieri James Hannan Deidre Hannan David Hannan John Hannan Brian Hannan Stephen Hannes Mary Harding Steve Haritos Tal Harpaz Peter Harris Emmanuel Harris Sophia Harris

Raymond Harris Therese Harris Angelique Harris Paul Harris Karen Harris Brian Harrisberg Jennifer Harrison Gai Hart-Hughes Jacqueline Hartman Rhonda Hartman Peter Hatsatouris Michael Hatsatouris Angelo Hatsatouris Peter Hatsatouris George Hatsatouris John Hatsatouris Tina Hatsatouris Christopher Hatzidis George Hatziplis Alan Hawes Maribi Hay Donald Hay Amie Hayes Greg Hayes David Hearn Evelyn Hegyesi Alexandra Hegyesi Gary Hendler Michael Hendler Chris Herbert Sally Herman Allan Heron Paul Heron Lisa Hickson Christel Higgins Cara Higgins Robert Hill Kylie Hilliar-Hayes Martin Hills Kirralee Hills Keith Hills Narelle Hills Roy Hirschowitz Arthur Hirshowitz Lisa Ho Sandie Hodgson Rachelle Hofbauer Daniel Hofbauer Colin Holben Lin Holland Rabbit Holland Dolores Holland Ivan Holland Alex Holland Roy Holmberg Jane Holyman Fraser Hopkins


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Anthony Horton RADM Roy Howard Pauline Howard Mark Howard Wayne Howse Gwendoline Hudson Lady Bonnie Humphreys Jan Hupfau William Hurley Leslie Hutchinson Anna Maria Hynes Diane Ipkendanz Ruby Irani Ian Irvine Sue Irvine Theo Isak Faye Isak James Isakidis Georgia Isakidis Clive Isenberg Peter Ivany Anthony Jackson Bruce Jackson Teresa Jackson Gordon Jackson Dudley Jacobs Andre Jaku Anthea James Con James Maria James Jennifer James William Jamieson Jennifer Jamieson Hayley Jamieson William Jnr. Jamieson Norman Jamieson Verna Jamieson Steven Jarvin Alex Jarvis Maureen Jeanes Naomi Jefferies Annie Jeffrey-Heron Joy Jenkins Samantha Jenkins Felicity Jensen Ashley Johnson Gregory Johnston Gregory Jones Kim Jones Eugenia Jonson John Jonson David Joseph Janine Joseph Tom Joseph Jack Joseph Christopher Joye Judith Joye

Margaret Joye Stanley Kahn Raphael Kahn James Kaklamanis Nicole Kallinicos Jenna Kallinicos Angela Kallinicos John Kannane Lynette Kannane Irene Karageorge George Karageorge Michael Karagiannis Gregory Karedis Marguerite Kass Martin Kass Robert Kaye Michelle Kearney John Keith John Keith Vicki Kekatos Jerry Kekatos Roxanne Kekatos Kate Kelly Fiona Kennedy Peter Kennedy Alana Kennedy Martha Kennedy John Kennedy Debra Kennedy John Kennerley Zoltan Keri Michael Kerslake Shahnaaz Kerslake Helena Kesby Martin Khun Lucinda Khun Amanda Kiel Sandra King James King Aileen King Jeff King Murray King Leanne King Sophie Kingston Duncan Kinnon Katelyn Kirwan Helen Kitas Anthony Knight Binda Knight Julian Knights Christopher Knoblanche Kate Knox Belinda Kohen Milenka Kolenda Constantine Kotis Madeline Koureas Chris Kourtis

Stephen Kovacs Philip Krasnostein Kathy Krits Nicholas Laletin Jnr John Lambros Lina Lamens Richard Lamport Ferne Lander Michelle Landerer Leslie Landerer John Landerer Scott Lane Desmond Last Caroline Laws John Laws Judy Lazarus Kirk Lazarus Michael Lazarus David Leach John Leaver Paul Lederer Eva Lederer Alison Ledger David Ledger Phillip Leigh Gary Lendich Pam Leon Sam Leon Garry Leonard Zoe Leonard Amanda L’Estrange John Levas Lewis Levi David Levin Roz Levin Jules Levin Geoffrey Levy Marcus Levy David Levy Elizabeth Lewin Walter Lewin Toni Lewis Marnie Lewis-Millar Elton Li Scott Lockley John Lockley Norma Lockley Elizabeth Longes Joanna Love David Lowinger Jodie Lowinger Steven Lowy Susan Lyall John Lyons David Lyons Stuart Macdougall Skye Mackay

James Mackay Kate Maclaren Grahame MacRae Ross MacRae Katherine Macrae Amanda Mahoney Diane Maloney Kim Maloney William Malouf David Malouf Larissa Malouf Christine Malouf Ian Malouf Raelynn Malouf Amanda Malouf Stephanie Malouf Gina Malouf Michelle Malouf James Malouf Jamie Malouf Sharon Malouf Craig Malouf Frank Mamasioulas George Manettas Susan Manfred John Mangos Rick Manietta Mary Manning Christopher Manning Kerry Manolas Ian Mansell Michael Manttan Jonathon Marchant Melinda Marish Steven Mark Allan Marmot John Marshall James Marshall Julie Martin Lewis Marton Simon Masnick Lyn Matheson Les Matheson Jane Mathews Simone Mayer Darlene Mayer Ian Mayer Emma Maynard Murray McArdle Nicole McCann Michael McCann Mary McCarthy Stephen McCarthy Jeffrey McCloy Justine McCombe Madaleine McCowan James McCowan

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Sylvia McCoy Sarah McDonnell Robert McGhee Andrew McGill Catherine McGill Gerry McGowan Adrian McGrath Matthew McGrath Peter McGrath Susan McGrath David McGrath Paul McGreal Margaret McGreal Angela McHugh Kim Mckendrick Peter McKeon Raina McKeon Kate McKillop Abbey McKinnon Andrew McKinnon Bryan McMahon Michael McMahon John McNiven Sandra McPhee Karl McPhee Kent McPhee Maurice McPherson Bruce McWilliam Odetta Medich Christopher Meehan Michaela Meehan Mathew Meerkin Nancy Melick OAM Joanna Mercurio Richard Merer Ellen Merer Enza Messina Gary Mezei Peter Mezei Agnes Mezei Bambi Michael Raymond Michael Jan Michael Andrew Michael Judd Michel Maree Middlemass Mark Mikolaitis Pascale Mikolaitis Felix Milgrom Adrian Miller Robert Miller Michael Miller Leonard Milner Augustus Minett Henry Minter Valerie Mirrington Deke Miskin

Stephen Mistilis John Mitakos John Mitchell Claudia Mitchell Kate Mitchell-Innes Dimity Mitsis George Mitsis Edwin Mok Kym Montgomery Kerry Moran Mark Moreland Katherine Moreland Victoria Moreland Robert Moreland Alexander Moreland Christina Mormanis Con Mormanis Lorraine Moroney Phillip Morrice Ronnie Morris Sybella Morris Joseph Morris Asher Morris Kevin Moses Margaret Moses Carol Moss Alfred Moufarrige OAM Denis Muddle David Mulham Clare Mulham Sarah Mullan William Munday Vince Muriti Colleen Murphy Timothy Murphy Mark Murphy Regina Murphy Shaughn Murphy Kerry Murray Iain Murray John Murray John Murray Wendy Murray Kenneth Musgrove Philip Mussared Jenny Muston Adam Muston Lawrence Myers Sandra Myers Kathryn Natress Lorna Nawran Deborah Neal Irena Nebenzahl Neville Newton Barbara Newton Leon Nikolaidis Alexander Nikolaidis

Christopher Nikolaidis Doreen Nikolaidis Beryl Nimmo Mark Ninio Conrad Nixon Neisha Noble Christopher North Lois Notley Maurice Nowytarger Leon Nowytarger Jason Nowytarger Ariane Oates Robert Oayda Barbara O’Brien Kim O’Connor Jane O’Connor Adrian O’Connor Richard O’Connor Irene ODouard Philippe ODouard William O’Keeffe Charlotte O’Neil Rodney O’Neil Nicole O’Neil Colin O’Neil Garry O’Neil Janette O’Neil Ned O’Neil Theo Onisforou Bernadette O’Regan Ricardo Orellana Katherine Orellana Peter Ortner Kevin O’Shea Chio Ow Patricia Owen Maria Pace Richard Page Robert Page Corina Paino Phil Paraggio Melinda Paridis Adriana Paridis Robert Paridis Michael Paroulakis Michael Parras Colin Michael Parras Tina Parras Colin Peter Parras Mahesh Patel Nikhil Patel Simon Paterson Amanda Paull Ross Paull James Peach The Hon Andrew Peacock Penne Peacock

Cyril Peel Kate Perkins Myrna Perry Michelle Perry Edwina Petrie Alex Petropoulos Renee Petropoulos Charles Phillips Daniel Pitt Debra Pitt Nicholas Pitt Anthony Pitt Timothy Pitt Wolfie Pizem OAM Peter Placek Adam Poche Melissa Poche Wayne Poche Kim Poche Andrew Pointing Danielle Poli Leslie Pongrass Tom Pongrass Leigh Pongrass Nicolas Pongrass Joanna Pongrass Craig Pontey Brendan Poole Amanda Poole Natasha Poole Amanda Poole Nicholas Porter William Porter Brent Potts Catherine Poulden Teresa Pourpouras Brian Powell Brian Clifford Powell Carolyn Powell Corin Powell Jason Powell Charles PrattenDebbie Pratt Martin Pratt Kim Preece Valerie Preketes Angelo Preketes Andrew Price Frank Primerano Jane Prout Terry Pullinger Adrian Purdie Janelle Quinnell Anne Radford Silvana Raftos Paul Raftos James Raissis


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Bruce Rathie Barry Raymond Damien Rayner Bella Read Paul Reading Peter Redford Damien Reed Megan Reed Victoria Rees Kristina Regan Daniel Regan Jonathon Regan Toni Regan Anne-Louise Reilly-Akers Peter Reismann Charalambos Revelas Joseph Ricci Umberta Ricci John Ricci John Richardson Andrew Richardson Angus Richardson Martha Richardson George Riedel David Ritchie Diana Ritchie Stephen Roberts Amanda Roberts Robyn Roberts Andrew Roberts Andrea Roberts Meg Robinson Peter Robinson Peter Robinson Damian Roche Dominic Roche Margaret Roden Robert Roden Stan Rodgers Brad Rodgers Sara Roney William Roney Colin Rooke Jan Rooke Stuart Rose Bryan Rose Rachelle Rose Marisa Rose Sean Rose Robert Rose AM Margaret Rose AM Pauline Rosenberg Justin Rosenberg Lance Rosenberg Nicoletta Rovis-Harrisson Roger Rowe

Trevor Rowe Penny Rowland Robert Rowland R. Adm.The Hon. ARowlands AO Toni Rozen Brian Russell Danni Russo Louise Rust Brett Ruth Lee Ruth William Rutledge Bryan Rutter Terence Ryan Michael Ryan Louise Ryan Sally Ryan Peter Ryba Alan Rydge Lynne Rydge Vernon Sachs Richard Sackelariou Gary Sadler Jonathan Said Koula Salakas Peter Salakas Elizabeth Salakas Maurie Sallick Peter Samios John Sample Gillian Samuels William Sanderson Chris Sanford Aldo Santamaria Christa Satouris Paul Satouris Maryanne Satouris Tiana Saunders Daphne Sauvage Nick Savas Elizabeth Savas Nick Scali Anthony Scali Donna Scali Charles Scarf Emily Scarf Thomas Scarf Andrew Scarf Damien Scarf Nathan Scarf Katina Scarf Madelaine Scarf Vanessa Scarf Genevieve Scarf Simon Scarf Susan Scarf Alana Scarf

Matthew Scarf Pam Scharrer Nicole Scharrer Jonathan Scharrer Rachael Scharrer Victoria Scharrer Marjorie Scharrer Margit Schlag Tracey Schofield Fiona Schroeder Laurence Schwartz Janine Schwartz Raymond Schwartz David Seargeant Maria Sechos Barry Sechos Raymond Seidler Benita Senes Aaron Senes Inge Senes Georgina Senes Ben Senes Greg Shand Briar Shaoni Charles Shaw Karen Shaw Mark Sheldon Jessica Shepherd Maxwell Shepherd Lorraine Shine Valerie Shor Raymond Shorrocks James Shoulder Brett Shoulder William Silverman Gideon Silverman Jacob Silverman Derek Simons Robert Simons Aidre Sinclair Gregory Sinclair Paul Sinclair Iris Sinclair Resham Singh Arthur Sinodinos Terri Sissian Andrew Skidmore Angelo Sklavos Fiona Sklavos Alan Slade Lawrence Small Rod Smart Stephen Smart Donna Smith Hilarie Smith Anna Smith Kevin Smith

Ian Smith Richard Smith Kate Smith Sandra Smorgan Barry Smorgon Sabrina Snow Gavin Solomon David Solomon Henry Solomon Thomas Solomon Amelia Solomon Bruce Solomon Catherine Solomon Greg Solomon Jacqueline Solomon Harry Solomon Gavin Solsky Rochelle Solsky Ero Spanos Maria Spartalis Karen Spartalis Maxwell Spartalis Chloe Spartalis Marie Spies Henry Spira Jacques Spira OAM Dorothy Spry Grace Spyrou Fionna Stack Paul Stack Justice Conrad Staff Karen Staines Marc Stang Maurie Stang Vivien Stang Rachael Starr Phillip Staub Helene Stavrianos Sarina Stavrides Gary Stead Robert Steel Lee Steel Wendy Steffensen Peter Stepanek Helen Stevens Maria Stevens Gary Stevenson Gregory Stewart John Stranger Peter Strasser Jonathan Stretch Phillip Stricker Zalman Strulovici Josephine Sukkar Antony Sukkar Melissa Suriano Joshua Susskind

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Warwick Susskind Angus Suttie Scott Sutton Ben Sutton Katherine Swain Peter SweeneyCharles Sweeney QC John Sweeny Brad Sweeny Jonathan Sweet Stephen Symond James Symond John Symond AM Tom Szabo Sandi Szangolies John Szangolies Barry Tannenbaum Ann-Marie Tatham Ken Taylor Mathew Taylor Grant Taylor Brett Tennant Michael Teplitsky Con Tetradis Nanette Theakstone Steven Theakstone Jessica Theakstone Trevor Thiele Suellen ThompsonKathryn Thompson Graeme Thompson Joy Thompson Gabrielle Thompson Neil Thompson Andrew Thompson Benadict Tilley Francesca Tilley Janelle Tilley Simon Tilley Warren Tisdale Colleen Tobias Justice Murray Tobias Ilana Tockar Robert Tockar Marshall Tockar Nicole Tockar Martin Tsang Valerie Tsoukaris Aidan Tudehope David Tudehope Robert Turbiarz Susan Turbiarz Ronald Tyley Sir. William Tyree Terry Tzaneros Arthur Tzaneros Gary Urwin

Peter Van Der Sleeson Peter Van Wyhe Katrina Vanstone Simon Vanstone Alexandria Varley Christopher Vass Sean Venturi Susan Vial James Vicars Jane Vicars Allan Vidor Ervin Vidor AM Peter Vogliotti Alexander von Kotze Theo Vourakis Sally Wade Anne Wadsworth Alicia Wadsworth Lucy Wadsworth Samantha Wagner Alain Waitsman Tetsuya Wakuda John Walker Langley Walker Bruce Wallis Beverley Walsh Robert Walton Victoria Walton Carlah Walton Jacqueline Warat Steve Warczak Elizabeth Warnock Paul Warren Trent Washington Mike Watanabe Ryan Watsford Riki Watsford Graham Watson Margaret Watson Peter Waud Kristen Webster Neil Webster Walter Wedderburn Aileen Wedderburn Fiona Wedderburn Philip Wedderburn Eric Wegman Peter Weinert Anita Weinert Geoff Weir Brendon Whalan Andrew Wheeler Karel Wheen Christopher Whelan Glenda Whipps Lola Whipps Camilla White

John Whitehead Robert Whyte Neil Wickenden Richard Wild Meg Wild Rosemary Wilkinson Deborah Willett Gregory Willett Scott Williams Paul Williams Nicole Williams Leslie Williams Diana Williams Karen Williams Gai Williams Robert Wilson Brian Wilson Peter Wiltshire Sue Wily Kerrie Winning John Winning Karen Winton Andrew Winton Aub Wise Phillip Wolanski AM Urs Wolfensberger

Albert Wong Wilson Wong Brenton Yates Matthew Yencken David Yiend Stewart Young Clovis Young Scott Young Gibson Young MBE Wing Yuen Michael Zacharia Gary Zamel Julie Zamel Daniel Zammit Gail Zammit Teresa Zamora Virginia Zanarini Jane Zarfati Fabio Zarfati Paul Zaslavsky Jean Ziade Nick Zissis Phillip Zoldan David Zylstra Philip Zylstra Lisa Zylstra


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Konrad Beckman Sarah-Eleni Bekiaris Benjamin Challis Jeremy Corne Oliver Correy Blake Dale Grace Fernan Emma Finkelstein Jessica Finkelstein Annabel Finkelstein Angus Hannan Benjamin Hannan Elisabeth Hewitt Mitchell Hewitt Connie Isakidis Madaleine Jamieson Kristen Kallinicos Emily Kass Adam Kaye Barbara Kekatos Arthur Kekatos Ellie Malouf Edward Malouf

Chad Mayer Beau Mayer Angus McNiven Adam Medich James Mok Andrew Muston Aja Marie Sandoval Gabrielle Scarf Jackson Senes Bianca Senes Daniel Shaoni Stephanie Spartalis Adriana Spartalis Theana Spartalis Daniel Stang Zak Staub Harry Staub Oskar Szangolies Benjamin Webster Remy Wolanski Jared Cadry Jye Emdur Daniel Schwartz

Junior Members

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FleetCommanderFleet CommandersYearbook Entry –2009 A year in review

My aim through this year has been to maintain a Navalforce that is operationally effective and innovative, welltrained, properly resourced with people and parts, andis well armed and supported. In short, a well trainedand potent fighting force able to achieve Navy’s missionto fight and win at sea.

A YEAR IN REVIEWNavy’s enduring operational commitments remainOperation Slipper, our contribution to maritimesecurity in the Arabian Gulf, and Operation Resolute,the protection of our northern approaches from

unauthorised arrivals and illegal fishing. The RAN has maintained a frigate in the Arabian

Gulf continuously since 2001 and this year has seenHMA Ships Warramunga and Toowoomba conduct the20th and 21st rotations respectively. In addition to themaintenance of maritime security in the Arabian Gulf,Toowoomba has also contributed to anti piracyoperations off the Horn of Africa. The operations arenot without threat but our ships are well trained andwell prepared for any tasking they receive. Our Navyhas established a very fine reputation with our allies inthe region and our contribution is very much valued byour coalition partners.

The requirement for an RAN frigate to remain in theregion for the foreseeable future shows no signs ofabating. In an increasingly complex geopoliticalenvironment, our activities will continue to call uponthe high standards of training, readiness and individualinitiative that we have come to expect from our peopleat sea.

Operation Resolute, the protection of our northernapproaches, continues to demand much of our peopleand resources and we continue to deliver. Our patrolboats operating out of Darwin and Cairns maintain aconstant patrol, often is very arduous conditions.Whilst the boats and crews may be small in size and


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2009 has also seen another significant overseasdeployment with HMA Ships Sydney and Ballarat

conducting Northern Trident 09. The six monthdeployment saw them exercising with 14 differentnavies in Asia, Europe, North America and theCaribbean, bench marking our core warfightingcapabilities with some of the most well equipped naviesin the world. The pinnacle of the deployment was aport visit to New York in July, the first time RAN shipshave visited there since 1976. Again, our people werefine ambassadors of our country and our Navy,furthering Australian diplomatic and strategicinitiatives and making a significant contribution to ournational interests.

A highlight of 2009 was the Fleet Entry, FleetReview and Freedom of Entry held in Sydney in March.Timed to coincide with the conclusion of the annual sixweek Fleet Concentration Period, 15 fleet unitssteamed into Sydney Harbour in formationaccompanied by a fly past by the Fleet Air Arm. Once atanchor, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC,CVO, Governor of New South Wales, conducted aceremonial inspection of the Fleet. The followingmorning, George Street was turned into a sea of whiteas 5,000 officers and sailors exercised the Navy’s Rightto the Freedom of Entry to the City of Sydney. It waswonderful to see so many boats from the Royal MotorYacht Club turn out that morning – Thank You! It wasa magnificent spectacle and one which will live long inthe memories of those fortunate enough to take part.

The month of May saw the release of the DefenceWhite Paper, “Defending Australia in the Asia PacificCentury: Force 2030”. The White Paper containedsome significant capability enhancements for Navy tobe introduced from 2014. The Helicopter LandingDocks and Air Warfare Destroyer projects were alreadywell underway, but we now have the addition of 12 newsubmarines, 20 offshore multipurpose combatantvessels and new maritime helicopters. As a Navy weface a huge challenge in adapting to an ever changingworld to ensure we are best postured to maximise thenew capabilities. We need to be a New GenerationNavy: an appropriately prepared and trained, valuesbased and affective organisation which makes ourcountry proud.

New Generation Navy is about three pillars ofchange, those pillars being structure, culture andleadership. The most recognisable change came abouton 1 July this year with the disestablishment of theSystems Command and the amalgamation of alltraining and shore based establishments under FleetCommand. For the first time, Fleet Command is nowresponsible for all training in the Navy, from RecruitSchool right through to high end warfighting.

Leadership and cultural change will take longer to

implement but are equally as important in taking Navywhere we need to go. The changes we need to make arenot about asking people to do more with less. Thechanges we need to make are about being smarter inour behaviours and processes and empowering ourpeople and respecting their contribution.

There is no doubting that New Generation Navy isthe way ahead and each and everyone of us who wearsa white uniform is committed to embracing the change.

Navy as always stands ready and willing to provideassistance to the civil community and in that regard,2009 has been a busy year. The 2008 Christmas periodsaw HMAS Arunta respond to the plight of an injuredsolo yachtsman in the Southern Ocean. Despite it beingin a reduced activity period and the crew enjoying wellearned leave, the ship was able to sail within just fourhours of the call for help. The injured yachtsman wasrecovered safely and the ship was able to return to herhome port in time for Christmas.

In the middle of the year, HMAS Ships Norman andYarra were able to assist in the detection andidentification of a number of containers of oil whichwere lost in seas off the south Queensland coast in theaftermath of Cyclone Hamish whilst more recently ourresources have been called upon to assist in more tragiccircumstances. Operation Ashika Assist was stood up tosearch for missing personnel following the loss of aTongan ferry in the south pacific. Members ofClearance Diving Team One and all their equipmentwere en route to the area within 24 hours of the tragedy.Unfortunately, the wreck of the ferry was located inwaters which exceeded the safe operating levels for ourdivers.

When 13 people, including 11 Australians, werereported missing following the loss of a small plane inthe vicinity of the Kokoda Track, HMAS Success andher embarked Sea King helicopter were able to bediverted from their journey to Indonesia to ensure thatAustralian Defence Force support was present on theground in Papua New Guinea just hours after the crash.

Each of these scenarios has further strengthenedNavy’s commitment to provide assistance to the civilcommunity and demonstrated the flexibility,professionalism and preparedness of our forces. Ourpeople pride themselves justifiably on their ‘can do’attitude which embodies what it means to be not onlymembers of the ADF but what is means to beAustralian.

In conclusion, the Navy today is a very busy placebut it is in good shape. We are committed to meetingour operational commitments whilst ensuring that weare best placed to maximise the considerable newcapabilities on the horizon. Our people are proud andpassionate, dedicated to serving our country andhonouring those who have gone before us. We remainalways determined to be a Navy renowned forexcellence in service to our nation.

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Wear ItNSW Maritime has recently embarked on a newcampaign to raise awareness about the importance ofwearing lifejackets.

‘Wear it’ reminds boaters that a lifejacket is ratherlike a seat belt in a car – it can only save your life if youare wearing it!

The Wear it campaign has been successfully used byboating regulators in North America, and has beenfound to be successful for its straight-to-the-pointmessaging. The US Coast Guard and National BoatingSafety Council endorse the use of the slogan in NSW ina demonstration of how universal such safety messagesare to the boating public.

Recent NSW Maritime analysis of boating fatalitiesshow around 90 per cent of people who tragically losttheir lives were not wearing lifejackets. There must beenough lifejackets – in serviceable condition, andhandy, ready to use – on board for every boating trip.

It is compulsory to carry enough lifejackets for each

person on board. Lifejackets are also compulsory towear when crossing ocean bars or when riding a jetskior when more than 400m from shore on a canoe, kayak,windsurfer or kiteboard.

NSW Maritime also recommends lifejackets beworn at times of heightened risk. That meanslifejackets should also be worn by children and poorswimmers when in open areas of a boat where it ispossible to fall directly overboard.

Interestingly, NSW Maritime analysis shows that ofthe 15 fatal incidents that occurred in 2007-8, sevenwere in ‘heightened risk’ situations – in which alifejacket should have been worn. Of these seven, it ispossible that five lives could have been saved iflifejackets had been worn.

Lifejackets should also be worn when boating alone,at night or when there is an increased chance of capsizeor swamping. Though the risk of falling overboard maybe small, such incidents can be life threatening.

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Rear AdmiralStephen GilmoreAM CSC RAN Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore joined the Royal AustralianNavy as a junior entry Cadet Midshipman in 1977.Studying at the RAN College at Jervis Bay he completedsecondary, tertiary and initial professional educationand training prior to graduating in 1981.

After receiving his full Bridge WatchkeepingCertificate in 1983, he was posted as an Officer of theWatch in the then RAN Flagship, HMAS Stalwart

(AD215). This was followed by service as the ExecutiveOfficer of the Cairns based Patrol Boat HMASTownsville (PB205) in 1985-86.

On completion of the Principal Warfare Officer’scourse and sub specialist training in gunnery and airwarfare, Lieutenant Gilmore completed threeconsecutive postings at sea as PWO(A)/OperationsOfficer in HMAS Derwent (DE49), exchange with theRoyal Navy in HMS Active (FFH171) and in HMASHobart (DDG39).

From 1992-94, Lieutenant Commander Gilmoreserved in Maritime Headquarters as the Fleet GunneryOfficer and as PWO(A) in the Sea Training Group. Thisposition included considerable periods at seaoverseeing unit work up and exercise activity. He wassubsequently posted as the Executive Officer of theGuided Missile Frigate HMAS Melbourne (FFG05) in1994-96.

Promoted to Commander in 1996, he wasappointed the RAN Liaison Officer to the US NavyDoctrine Command in Norfolk, Virginia where heserved in the International Cell alongside officersrepresenting a number of navies. In this role, heparticipated in the development of both USN and multinational maritime doctrine.

On return to Australia, Commander Gilmore wasposted to Maritime HQ as Commander Plans (N51)during 1998-99. This most challenging and rewardingposition involved the planning for all ADF and RANoperations and exercises involving major fleet units. Hewas awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross in the2000 Queens Birthday Honours list for his service in

this role.Commander Gilmore assumed command of the

ANZAC class frigate HMAS Arunta (FFH151) in 2000.In addition to major Task Group deployments, ahighlight of this period was the award of theprestigious Gloucester Cup, which recognisedARUNTA as the Navy’s best major fleet unit in 2000.

Promoted to Captain in 2001, he attended theDefence and Strategic Studies Course at the AustralianDefence College during 2002 and graduated with aMaster of Arts degree in Strategic Studies. CaptainGilmore was appointed as the Director of MaritimeCombat Development in the Capability SystemsDivision of Australian Defence Headquarters inDecember 2002.

Captain Gilmore was promoted to Commodore inJanuary 2005 and appointed to the position of DirectorGeneral Navy Strategic Policy and Futures in NavyHeadquarters. Selected to command coalition TaskForce 58 in the Northern Persian Gulf, CommodoreGilmore was deployed as part of Operation CATALYSTbetween April and August 2005. With a small RAN staff,Commodore Gilmore embarked in the cruisers USSAntietam (CG54) and USS Normandy (CG60) and wasresponsible for the conduct of all maritime securityoperations. He returned to the DGNSPF position inSeptember 2005. Commodore Gilmore was appointed aMember of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2006Queens Birthday Honours list in recognition of hisoperational service as Commander Task Force 58.Commodore Gilmore became the Commander of NavySystems Command in September 2007 and waspromoted to Rear Admiral in June 2008.

Pursuant to the implementation of the NewGeneration Navy program on 1 July 2009, NavySystems Command was disestablished and RearAdmiral Gilmore was appointed to the new position ofHead Navy People and Reputation within NavyStrategic Command. He will become CommanderAustralian Fleet from October 2009.


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Be Bright – Be Safe at NightWhen night falls it is a completely different world onthe water, so vessels that operate from sunset to sunrise,whether at anchor or underway, must carry and exhibitthe correct lights.

Boating at night: Go slow, be seen, keep a lookout andbe bright

Go SlowWhen fog, glare, smoke or darkness restricts yourvisibility, you must slow down to a safe speed.

A safe speed is one at which you can stop and avoida collision, considering the circumstances andconditions at the time. You wouldn’t drive fast on adark road without headlights – the same applies ondark waterways – be bright.

Remember – the faster you go, the faster youapproach hazards and hitting a hazard at speed canhave a greater impact on you, your passengers and yourboat.

Be SeenYou may be able to see others but can they see you? Atnight, every type of craft on the water needs lights inorder to be seen.

Whether you are paddling, rowing, sailing ormotoring, everyone needs to be able to recognise whereyou are and what you are doing.

Make sure you have the right lights for your craftand that they work properly. Use them as soon as thesun goes down or when visibility is poor.

Your lights should be mounted in a position thatgives you optimum night vision and allows others tosee you from every direction.

Carry a working waterproof torch. It may helpothers see you if you shine your torch on your sails orsuperstructure. Make sure you don’t adversely affectyour night vision, or the vision of other boat skippers.

If you anchor at night, show an all-round whitelight where it can best be seen.

Keep a LookoutNavigating at night requires special care – it can be likelooking into a black hole. Look and listen at all times,as a number of hazards are unlit such as logs, mooredboats or sandbanks.

Navigation lights may not be as bright as otherlights and background lights may hide something that

is closer.If it is a large ship, the lights might be high and you

may not realise that you are looking at the sides of ablack hull.

If you have the slightest doubt, stop, ensure you arelit and have a good look around you.

Know Your WaterwayNavigation markers can aid you in safe passage of awaterway. These aids to navigation can indicate whereprominent hazards are but should be coupled withreference to a map or chart and use of local knowledgeof the area, particularly in the dark.

Different LightsAll round white light: a white light showing anunbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 360degrees.

Masthead light: a white light placed over the foreand aft centreline of a vessel, showing an unbrokenlight over an arc of the horizon of 225 degrees, andfixed to show from anywhere ahead, to just behind thebeams of the vessel.

Sidelights: a green light on the starboard (right)side, and a red light on the port (left) side of a vessel.Each shows an unbroken light over an arc of thehorizon of 112.5 degrees, and is fixed to show fromahead, to just behind the beams of the vessel, on itsrespective side. On a vessel of less than 20 metres inlength, the sidelights may be combined in one lightunit, carried on the fore and aft centreline of the vessel.

Sternlight: a white light placed near the stern,showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizonof 135 degrees, fixed to show from behind the vessel.

Range of VisibilityVessels 12 metres to 20 metres• Masthead light – 3 miles• Sidelight and stern light – 2 miles• All round lights – 2 miles

NavigationNavigation at Night

YOU’RE THE SKIPPER YOU’RE RESPONSIBLE!

Vessels under 12 metres• Masthead light – 2 miles• Sidelight – 1 mile• Stern light – 2 miles• All round lights – 2 miles

Placement of LightsNavigation lights should bepositioned so they are notobscured by the vessel’ssuperstructure or interferedwith by deck lights.

MastheadThe masthead and/or all round white light must befitted (if practical) on the centre line (bow to stern) ofthe vessel.

Power VesselsUnderwayVessels under seven metresand less than seven knotsPowered vessels of less than seven metres in length,with a maximum speed of seven knots or less, shallexhibit a white light visible all round and if possible,separate and/or combined sidelights.

Vessels under 12 metresi. Separate or combined sidelights;ii. a masthead light and a stern light; oriii. Separate or combined sidelights and an all round

white lightThe masthead or white all round light shall be

carried at least one metreabove the sidelights.

Vessels 12 metresto 20 metresi. A masthead light,

separate sidelights andstern light; or

ii. A masthead light,combined sidelights andstern lightThe masthead light shall

be carried at least 2.5metres above the gunwhale.Combined sidelights shallbe carried at least one metre below the masthead light.

Sailing Vessels UnderwaySailing vessels while underway (being motor driven)under power shall exhibit navigation lights applicableto power driven vessels.

Sailing vessels under seven metresSailing vessels of less than seven metres in length, orvessels being rowed, shall exhibit the lights required forsailing vessels over seven metres. If not they shouldhave ready use of an electric torch or lighted lantern

showing a white light whichshall be exhibited insufficient time to preventcollision.

Sailing vessels seven metresto 20 metres

i. A combined lantern,that is at or near thetop of the mast andincorporatessidelights and sternlight; or

ii. Separate sidelightsand stern light

Sailing vessels over 20 metresMust exhibit sidelights andstern light and may carry theoptional red and green allround lights. However, thesevessels may not carry acombined lantern.

Optional LightsA sailing vessel of any length,which is fitted with sidelightsand a stern light (but not acombined lantern) may, inaddition, carry two all roundlights in a vertical line at ornear the top of the mast. Theupper light shall be red andthe lower green.

Power and sailing vessels atanchorVessels less than 50 metres inlength at anchor, shallexhibit an all round whitelight placed where it may bewell seen. Anchor lightsmust always be shown fromsunset to sunrise. If you areat anchor in a busy area, thenshow additional lights toensure you are seen and keep a good watch.

Rowing/Paddle VesselsSuch craft must have a torch or lantern ready to displayin time to prevent a collision. Craft that are more than4 metres long should exhibit two all-round lights eithercontinuous, or combination of continuous and flashingwhite lights, positioned at either end.

Note: There are many other combinations of lightsused on vessels, the lights shown relate to the activitythe vessel is engaged in, i.e. fishing, dredging, notunder command.

A simple rule of thumb for a small power boat is tostay clear of any vessels exhibiting additional lights.

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Boat Driver LicensingThe speed at which a boat is driven determineswhether a person needs to be licensed.

Any person who drives a recreational poweredvessel on NSW waters at a speed of 10 knots or moremust have a boat driver’s licence.

Ten knots is the speed at which most acceleratingboats will start to plane - that is rise up and skim ontop of the water instead of ploughing through it.

The exception is that anyone who drives a personalwatercraft (PWC) at ANY speed must have a PWCLicence.

Types of licenceGeneral LicenceA licence for people aged 16 years and over to driveany vessel, except a PWC at 10 knots or more.

General Young Adult LicenceA restricted licence for those aged from 12 to under 16years.

A Young Adult Licensee must:i. be accompanied by the holder of a General Licence

when travelling at 10 knots or more;ii. never exceed 20 knots;iii. never travel at 10 knots or more after sunset and

before sunrise;iv. never travel at 10 knots or more when towing an

aquaplaner;v. never tow a water skier or wake boarder;vi. not drive in any race, display, regatta or exhibition

without prior consent from the NSW Maritime; andvii. never operate a PWC unless the holder of a Young

Adult PWC Licence.

Personal Watercraft (PWC) LicenceA special licence is required to ride a PWC regardless ofwhat speed it is driven at.

To obtain a PWC Licence, the test for a GeneralLicence must be passed first. Additional test questionsmust then be passed. Persons who hold a GeneralLicence can upgrade to a PWC Licence at any time bycorrectly answering additional questions.

Young Adult PWC LicenceA restricted licence for those aged from 12 to under 16years who wish to drive a PWC.

The same conditions which apply to the GeneralYoung Adult Licence apply to this licence. A YoungAdult PWC Licence holder must be accompanied by a

PWC Licence holder when operating at a speed of 10knots or more.

Licence periodsA General Licence or PWC Licence is available foreither 12 months or three years. You will save moneyby selecting a three year licence.

A one-year General Licence is issued as a paperlicence and a three year licence as both a paper andplastic card. All PWC licences are issued as plasticphoto identity cards.

Rescue organisationsMembers of approved rescue organisations, trained andqualified to drive vessels belonging to that organisation,may be exempt from holding a boating licence while onofficial duties.

Examples of acceptable qualifications are the NSWSES Flood Rescue Boat Operators Qualification, andthe Surf Life Saving NSW Inflatable Rescue BoatDrivers Certificates.

These qualifications are not valid for recreationaluse, but can be converted to a General Licence uponapplication to NSW Maritime.

Contact your organisation for details and paymentof relevant fees.

How to obtain a licenceTo obtain a boating licence you must first pass a test. Atest fee applies. General and PWC Licence tests areincluded in Boating Safety seminars held throughoutNSW. Contact your local NSW Maritime office fordetails. Read and study the Boating Handbook. It willprovide you with enough information to pass thelicence test at any of the NSW Maritime offices.

From 1 October 2006:Anyone wishing to obtain a boat licence must, from

1 October 2006, first undertake compulsory boatingeducation either by studying an online seminar orattending a seminar conducted by NSW Maritime or anaccredited agency. A nominal fee will apply.

A receipt for the seminar together with a statutorydeclaration (in the case of an online seminar) or anattendance certificate (for attendance at a seminar) isthen to be presented to the boat licence test examinerwithin six months of the receipt/certificate date prior toattempting the licence test. A licence test fee is payablefor each attempt at the licence test.

Approved licence testers are: NSW Maritime, RoyalVolunteer Coastal Patrol (RVCP), the Australian

Volunteer Coast Guard Association (AVCGA), someregional Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) offices andGovernment Access Centres (GACs).

A list of participating offices/centres is available onNSW Maritime’s website or by contacting Info Line on13 12 56. The compulsory seminar and licence testdoes not apply if a person obtains a certificate ofsuccessful completion of an accredited boating course.NSW Maritime accepts some courses from certainorganisations as satisfying the licence test requirements.These organisations conduct courses that not onlyteach you the requirements for a General Licence butoften include practical training in boat driving. Theyinclude the NSW Maritime licence test in theirassessment process and issue a course completioncertificate. To apply for a NSW General Licence youmust present the course completion certificate withinsix months at a NSW Maritime office and complete theapplication process. Approved courses are availablefrom:■ Yachting Australia (www.yachting.org.au)

- Get into small boat sailing- National Powerboat Training Scheme- National Yacht Cruising Scheme- National Motor Cruising Scheme- National Windsurfing SchemeContact Yachting Australia or affiliated clubs.

■ Australian Boating College(www.abcboating.com) – practical and theoreticalboating course

■ NSW Boating College (www.nswboating.com.au) –practical and theoretical boating course

■ State Emergency Service (www.ses.nsw.gov.au) –flood rescue boat operators qualification

■ Surf Life Saving NSW (www.surflifesaving.com.au/surflife_crns) – inflatable rescue boat driverscertificates.Goverment Access Centres and some regional

Roads and Traffic Authority offices also conduct NSWMaritime boat licence tests. It will however benecessary for you to finalise your application at a NSWMaritime office.

When applying for a licence:■ An applicant must provide Proof of Identity

documentation before sitting the tests.■ Young Adult Licence applicants must be

accompanied by a parent or legal guardian whensitting the test. Proof of Identity of the parent orguardian is also required.

■ PWC Licence applicants must provide two colourpassport acceptable photographs (light background).PWC Licences are plastic photo cards and two newphotos will be required each time the licence isrenewed.

■ An applicant will be required to complete anapplication form, provide information about any

medical conditions which may affect their ability tooperate a boat, meet eyesight standards and pay theappropriate fees.

Remember:■ You must carry your licence and produce it for

inspection when requested by a NSW Maritimeofficer, a member of the Police or other authorisedofficers.

■ Owners of vessels must be able to identify theperson driving their vessel at all times, even if theowner is not onboard at the time.

■ Licence holders and owners of vessels shouldpromptly notify NSW Maritime of any changes topersonal details or address. Licences sent to thewrong address can be cancelled and are-instatement fee charged.

■ If your licence has not been renewed within twoyears of its expiry date you will need to pass thelicence test again.

Recognition of licencesTemporary recognition of licences is available tovisitors from interstate or overseas. A NSW licence isnot required when:i. your usual place of residence is outside NSW; andii. you have not been in NSW continuously during the

three months preceding the date on which you aredriving the vessel; and

iii. you hold and carry a valid current licence or permitto drive a vessel of the type you are driving issuedunder the legislation of another State, Territory orcountry.If any of the above conditions cannot be met and

you wish to drive a power-driven vessel at 10 knots ormore or a PWC regardless of its speed on navigablewaters in NSW, you must hold a current NSW GeneralLicence or PWC Licence. Please note you are requiredto comply with NSW boating laws while boating in thisState. That includes carrying your licence when boating.

Proof of IdentityTo ensure the accuracy of records held by NSWMaritime, Proof of Identity (POI) is necessary whenconducting a business transaction. There are threetypes of POI documents: full, primary and secondary.Either one full POI document or at least one primaryand one secondary POI document is required.

Full POI Documents:■ current photo drivers licence issued within

Australia,■ current Australian passport,■ current document of identity issued by the passport

office,■ current Australian Defence Force photograph

identity card,■ current photo PWC photo licence,■ current Birth Card issued by the registrar of Births,

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Deaths and Marriages,■ current Federal or NSW Police Officer photograph

identity card,■ current NSW photograph (firearms or security)

licence issued by or through the RTA.

Primary POI Documents (examples):■ NSW Firearm or Security licence that has expired

within the last two years,■ full birth certificate or certified extract,■ Australian naturalisation or citizenship document,■ current overseas passport,■ Australian passport or document of identity expired

within the last two years.

Secondary P0I Documents (examples):■ telephone, gas or electricity bill not more than 12

months old,■ current Medicare card, pension card or Veteran’s

Affairs card,■ current credit card, account card, bank statement or

passbook,■ current NSW Maritime general or young adult

boating licence.

For other acceptable P01 documents and for furtherinformation contact the Info Line on 13 12 56.

BoatcodeBuilt-in security for your vesselBoatcode facilitates the identification of vessels by useof a unique hull identification number (HIN). Use of aHIN allows each vessel to be recorded on a Register ofEncumbered Vessels (REVS) operated by the NSWOffice of Fair Trading. Boatcode is compulsory for:■ new vessels before registration,■ second-hand vessels prior to transfer of registration,■ second-hand vessels being registered for the first

time.In addition to the regulatory requirement, a HIN

may be affixed voluntarily to any vessel, registerable orotherwise, at any time.

Benefits:Boatcode provides a wide range of benefits to theboating community including:■ the expansion of REVS to include financially

encumbered vessels,■ a numbering system which deters vessel theft,■ improved recovery of stolen vessels,■ reduced fraud in the insurance industry,■ more finance companies participating in the marine

market with competition benefiting the boatingcommunity,


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■ increased consumer confidence in the used vesselmarket.Prior to purchasing a second-hand vessel you

should contact REVS by ringing Sydney (02) 96336333 or 1800 424 988 in country NSW.

CertificateNew or existing vessels which have not been Boatcodedor had a validated manufacture certificate issued willnot be registered. NSW Maritime has established anetwork of Boatcode agencies throughout NSW tofacilitate the validation and affixing of the HIN andissue of Boatcode certificates for individual vessels.

For details of fees and your nearest Boatcode agentplease contact NSW Maritime Info Line on 13 12 568:30am to 4:30pm, 7 days a week. For all other areasplease call (02) 9563 8557.

Boating offencesPenalty noticesIf an offence is committed, authorised officers mayissue a penalty infringement notice requiring paymentof a penalty within a prescribed period.

Serious offencesSerious or repeat offences under the marine legislationwill result in proceedings in a court after the issue of acourt attendance notice. Such offences may includedangerous or negligent navigation.

Alcohol and Drug OffencesIn NSW breath testing, including random breath testing(RBT), can be conducted on the operator of a vesselwhile it is underway. RBT does not apply when a vesselis moored, berthed or at anchor. However, remainunder the legal limit when out on the water in case youneed to move your vessel.

Permissible concentration of alcohol limits are asfollows:■ less than 0.02 for commercial vessel operators;■ 0.00 for recreational vessel operators aged under 18

years;■ less than 0.05 for recreational vessel operators over

18 years.The operator of a vessel includes anyone steering or

exercising control over the course or direction of avessel and includes the observer in a ski boat or PWC,as well as the person being towed.

Penalties range from $1,100 for a first offence in thelow range (0.05-0.08) to a $5,500 fine and up to 2years imprisonment, or both, for a second offence inthe high range (0.15 and above).

A court may also choose to cancel or suspend aperson’s licence if they are found guilty of boatingunder the influence.

Naval VesselsFor safety reasons, persons are prohibited fromclimbing, attaching themselves to or helping another

person to attach themselves to a naval vessel. A‘moving exclusion zone’ has also been introduced fornaval vessels whilst on NSW waters. This zone extends200m from the bow and 60m either side of a navalvessel whilst it is underway. A distance off of 60m froma naval vessel that is moored, anchored or berthed alsoapplies at all times. Penalties apply.

Other OffencesA licence may be cancelled or suspended in otherinstances including after a conviction for negligentand/or dangerous navigation, for causing a nuisance oroverloading, or if it is believed the operator is incapableof safely driving a vessel.

PWC PenaltiesThere are on-the-spot fines of up to $1,500 for theoffence of navigating a PWC in an exclusion zone.These fines are distinct from the one applying to theirregular driving prohibition within the 200m zone,which will attract a fine of $160. The other penaltiesinclude:■ a $320 on-the-spot fine for not observing the

correct distance from people in the water, licencecancellation for one year after two safety offences inany two year period;

■ in addition to the current fine of $800 for a firstoffence of riding a PWC without a licence, theoffender will be disqualified from holding any formof NSW boat licence for two years;

■ a $1,200 on-the-spot penalty and disqualificationfor four years for a second offence of riding a PWCwithout a licence, with a third offence costing$1,500 and disqualification for life from any form ofNSW boat licence, and any subsequent offencesattracting a fine of $1,500;

■ a $320 on-the-spot penalty applies to the owner ordriver of any PWC vessel driven between sunsetand sunrise.

Choosing the right type of boatBoats are designed and built for different purposes.There are different hull shapes to suit different waterconditions and loads. Before you use or obtain a boat,do some research and talk to other boat operators,manufacturers and retailers and consider the followingquestions:

What will the boat be used for?Fishing? Cruising? Waterskiing? Sailing? The design,construction, stability, flotation and maintenance will allbe factors in the safety and performance of your vessel.

Where do you plan to go boating?Boats designed for use on inland or sheltered waters arenot usually suited for use in open waters or along thecoast where waves are larger.

What size boat do you need?The right size boat will depend on the number of

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people you intend to carry, the amount of equipment,provisions and goods you intend to load into it, as wellas the type of water conditions you expect toexperience.

What engine power does the boat need?Boats have both minimum power needs and maximumpower limitations. Don’t overpower a boat to gain morespeed – a bigger engine may be unsafe by unbalancingthe boat and lowering the freeboard.

Is the boat fitted with built-in buoyancy?Boats fitted with internal buoyancy such as foam, willremain afloat when capsized or swamped. Thisimproves the chances of rescue and survival in theevent of disaster, particularly in isolated areas oroffshore.

Buying a second-hand boatBuying a second-hand boat can be a good way ofgetting into boating. While the price of a second-handboat should reflect its condition and specifications,extra care is required. Unless you are experienced orspecially trained it may be a good idea to get a personwith appropriate marine knowledge to conduct anassessment before you make any decision to buy asecond hand vessel.

Maintain your vesselIt is important to ensure your vessel is in good order byinspecting the key features of the vessel each timebefore you leave home or the ramp, mooring or wharf.

The major causes of breakdown at sea are enginefailure, fuel shortage or contamination, mechanicalfailure and battery failure.

The vessel checklist■ On entering the vessel and before operating any

switches or engines, check for petrol and/or LPGodours; fix any faults before you go out.

■ Ensure the vessel is well ventilated to preventcarbon monoxide build up from exhaust systems.

■ Inspect the bilges. If there is more bilge water thanusual, find and rectify the fault. Note: whenpumping bilges be aware of the environment.Polluting the waterways is an offence.

■ Check fuel, engine oil and coolant levels, top up ifrequired. Examine batteries, terminals, etc. Do thesame for the second engine if carried.

■ Check the fire extinguisher is in good condition.■ Ensure there is sufficient fresh water and food for

the length of the voyage with some extra in case ofemergency.

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be a daylight outing, but you could be delayed inreturning.■ Fuel should be fresh (not last year’s) and you

should have enough fuel for the full trip plusreserve.

■ Self-draining holes should be clear.■ Ropes and lines should be in good condition and

stored ready for use.■ Steering cables and connections must be in good

working order.■ Check that appropriate anchors are on board and

are properly rigged, stowed and ready for use.■ Have one appropriate lifejacket for each person on

board and accessible.■ Children should have suitably-sized lifejackets and

look at means of rigging lifelines in open areas sothat children have enough handholds.

■ If you have a radio, make sure it is on and working. The best way to do this is to report the details foryour vessel and voyage to a coast radio station orlocal base station.

■ Have up-to-date charts showing ports along yourroute.

■ Ensure you have a complete first aid kit.■ Essential tools and spare parts should be in good

condition.■ Keep a sharp knife in a handy place; you may need

it to cut ropes, etc.■ Have a rescue quoit or lifebuoy ready for use.■ Have a whistle, mirror, marker dye, flares for

emergency signalling.■ Do not overload your vessel.■ Don’t forget the bung!

Recommended spare parts (minimum suggested items)O = outboard powered vesselsI = inboard powered vesselsY = yacht

■ pulley belts (IY)■ ‘D’ shackles (OIY)■ fuses for motor and radio (OIY)■ propeller (O)■ spark plugs (OI)■ starter cord (O)■ fuel filter (OIY)■ shear pins for propeller/spare nuts and bolts (OIY)■ roll of waterproof electrical tape (OIY)■ spare fuel line (0I)■ electrical wire (0I)

Recommended tool kit (minimum suggested items)■ bolt/wire cutters (Y)■ adjustable spanners (OIY)■ small metal file (OIY)■ screwdrivers (OIY)■ hacksaw and blade (OIY)■ pliers (OIY)■ wire brush (OIY)

■ water displacement spray (OIY)■ spark plug spanner (0I)

Motor maintenanceRegular maintenance will ensure some of the

following parts won’t let you down.Water pump: replace regularly especially if you

have been operating in the shallows and stirring sandor mud. Water pump impellors also deteriorate if notused for lengthy periods.

Fuel filters and lines: filters become clogged andlines can harden with age and exposure.

Propellers: the bushing of the propeller can failespecially if it has hit sand or rocks. Always carry aspare shear pin.

Spark plugs: plugs can break down unexpectedly.Carry spares.

Gear box oil: snagged fishing line on the drive shaftis a common cause of leaking gear box seals. Water inthe gear box will eventually cause it to fail. Regular oilchanges will prevent this. Some of the causes for enginefailure are minor, so you should be able to troubleshoota problem. Take time to learn how to: change the filterand primer bowl; clean and change spark plugs; checkfor spark; check and replace fuses; change thepropeller; clean battery terminals. Don’t be a backyardmechanic – have all major servicing done by a qualifiedmechanic.

Safety EquipmentLifejacketsApproved lifejackets must be carried on board everyvessel, unless exempt. Lifejackets are the mostimportant piece of safety equipment on any vessel andmust be in a good condition and accessible. Penaltieswill be imposed on the owners and masters of vesselsfound not carrying them or occupants not wearingthem as required. Lifejackets are compulsory to wearwhen crossing coastal bars. It is strongly recommendedthat lifejackets are worn at times of heightened risk. Itis also recommended that each child aged 12 or under,elderly persons or people with medical conditions weara lifejacket at all times when on a vessel.

There are three types of lifejackets approved forrecreational boating:

A Type 1 jacket: this type offers protection fromdrowning by maintaining a person in a safe floatingposition in the water, with buoyancy behind the head.They are compulsory for all people on board vessels inthe open sea. (However, PWC riders may use a type 2).

There are two kinds of type 1 – those with fixedbuoyancy and those which are inflatable, water ormanually activated. An approved type 1 must have anAustralian Standards AS 1512 mark. In remote inlandwaters where search and rescue times may be longer orwhen water conditions can turn rough it isrecommended that a type 1 lifejacket be worn.

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Type 2 or 3 jackets: these types are also known asbuoyancy vests and are suitable for aquatic sportswhere boating activities are usually observable byothers and rescue times are likely to be short. They arenot designed to maintain a person in a safe floatingposition.

Type 3 jackets are NOT recommended for generalboating use because the variety of colours that may beused for these jackets may make them less visible insearch and rescue operations. An approved type 2 ismarked with Australian Standard AS 1499 while a type3 is marked as AS 2260.

Other Essential equipmentAnchorsChoose the right size and type of anchor for your vesseland the nature of the sea bed. For example, an anchordesigned for rocky bottoms will not hold on sand ormud. Always anchor by the bow not the stern, andnever anchor in a channel or where submarine cablesare signposted.

Bilge PumpThe bilge pump should be protected by a strainer toprevent choking of the pump suction.

BucketDepending on the size of the vessel, at least one solidlyconstructed metal or plastic bucket with 2m ropeattached must be carried. As a safety item it is usefulfor both bailing water out and fighting fires. The bucketcan be used as a sea anchor.

Compass and Chart Any boat operating offshore is required to have amarine compass. Even if your boat is fitted withsatellite navigation equipment, a compass will indicatethe course back to shore if rain, fog or sea hazeobliterates the land from view.

An appropriate chart or map that identifiesprominent shore marks and offshore reefs and shoals isalso required on all vessels offshore. Charts and mapshelp to determine your position, which can be ofparticular importance in an emergency.

EPIRBAn EPIRB or Emergency Position Indicating RadioBeacon is a simple and effective alerting and locatingdevice that is compulsory for all vessels 8m or more inlength operating more than 2 nautical miles from theshore. However, it is recommended that all vesselsventuring offshore carry an EPIRB.

Once activated, an EPIRB transmits a distress signalfor at least 48 hours, which can be detected by satellitesand overhead aircraft. EPIRB alerts detected off NSWare passed to RCC Australia, who then coordinates asearch. A distress beacon’s location can generally becalculated by the satellite system to within a range of5km for a 406 MHz and 20 km for a 121.5 MHz beacon.

The EPIRB should be accessible but stowed to avoidinadvertent activation. Do not stow it in the bottom ofa locker.

Note: The 121.5 MHz signal will not be receivedafter February 2009 and will be replaced by 406 MHzbeacons.

Flares Flares signal that you are in trouble and provide anexact location for searching aircraft or vessels. Onlyignite them when rescuers are in view and can spotyour flare.

A minimum of two red hand flares (for night or dayuse) and two orange smoke flares (for day use) arerequired to be carried on all vessels operating offshore.It is also recommended that vessels operating offshoreor in remote areas carry parachute flares.

You should be able to locate and ignite the correctflare in total darkness.

Most flares have a use-by date of three years andthey should be replaced before the expiry date. If yourold flares appear to be in good condition keep themonboard as a backup. Once they start to look damaged,enquire with the manufacturer about the best means ofdisposal. Don‘t put them in the garbage or take them tothe tip.

Note: It is an offence to fire flares except in an

emergency.

Fresh drinking waterTwo litres of fresh drinking water per person must becarried on all vessels operating offshore.

Lifeboat or liferaftAn inflatable or rigid lifeboat or liferaft is a safetydevice for larger vessels proceeding to sea and ismandatory for vessels of 12m and over, but isrecommended for any vessel making coastal voyages.

LifebuoyA lifebuoy or rescue quoit is mandatory for all vessels8m or over, in enclosed or open waters.

Marine radios Marine radios are compulsory for all vessels operatingmore than 2 nautical miles out to sea, and arerecommended for anyone proceeding offshore. Theyprovide a means of advising shore stations of youritinerary, checking boating weather and navigationalwarnings and making distress calls.

Marine radios using 27 MHz are relatively cheapand available for general use. A mobile phone does notreplace the requirement to carry a marine radio.

Oars and/or paddle Oars and/or paddle must be carried on most vesselsunder 8m in length unless a second means ofpropulsion is fitted. Owners of larger vessels shouldconsider some means of auxiliary power as an effectivesafety device.


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V sheet The V sheet is a fluorescent orange-red coloured sheet(1.8 x 1.2m) with a large black V printed in the middle.V sheets are required to be carried by all vesselsoperating offshore. They can be spread over the deck ofa boat to indicate that you are in trouble or flown as aflag.

Waterproof torchA torch is a valuable safety device for signalling andwhen working on the engine. Spare bulbs and batteriesshould be carried.

Other recommended safety equipmentFirst aid kitIt makes good sense to carry a complete first aid kitaboard appropriate to the size of the boat.

Tool kit Although not a safety requirement, every vessel shouldhave a tool kit. The basic items in a tool kit include aspark plug spanner and spark plugs (for petrol engines),small spanner, pliers, philips head and standardscrewdrivers, spare fuel line, electrical wiring,insulation tape and a can of water repellent.

Care of equipment Safety equipment is generally durable and long lasting.Keep small storable items like flares, V sheet, EPIRB,torch and other bits and pieces in a sealed waterproofcontainer. Make sure items like the radio and fireextinguisher are protected from saltwater.

You must look after your lifejackets – don’t usethem as cushions or fenders and keep them away from

oil and fuel. Ensure these jackets are accessible in a dry,well ventilated area and let everyone on board knowwhere they are.

Safety equipmentEnclosed WatersAll safety equipment must meet minimum standards,be in good working order and be easily accessible. Seetable below.

Open WatersIn addition to items listed under Enclosed Waters theitems listed on page 119 must be carried.

ExemptionsCertain safety equipment requirements do not apply tothe below vessel types provided they meet theconditions described. Note: safety equipmentexemptions do not mean that lights need not bedisplayed.

PWCExempt from carrying safety equipment on enclosedwaters when a lifejacket type 1, 2 or 3 is worn by allriders. Exempt from carrying safety equipment on openwaters when a lifejacket type 1 or 2 is worn by allriders.

Sailboards/kite surfers Exempt from carrying safety equipment when within400m of the nearest shore. If the sailboarder or kitesurfer is not within 400m of the nearest shore, he/shemust wear a lifejacket type 2 or 3.

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Equipment Under 5 m 5-8 m 8-12m 12m & above

Lifejackets (Approved 1, 2 or 3) 1 per person

Paddle or oars/rowlocks Not required if 2 independent means ofpropulsion fitted Not Required

Bucket or bailer with lanyard attached(minimum capacity 2 litres) 1

Bucket with lanyard attached (minimumcapacity 9 litres) 1 2

Bilge Pump (Capacity) Optional or 1(45 litres/per min) 1 (45 litres/per min) 1 (65 litres per min)

Fire extinguisherWhere any fuel is earned except openvessels under 5 mWhere propulsion or cooking fuel iscarried below deck

1or1

1

1

2

1

2

2

Waterproof Torch 1 required if operating between sunset and sunrise

Anchor, chain/line attached 1 2

Lifebuoy with 30m line Not required on vessels less than 8m

Note; A vessel 8-12mlong may carry a

buoyant rescue quoitwith 15 m of line

instead of thelifebuoy

1

Navigation lights Required by all vessels between sunset and sunrise and in restricted visibility

Sound Signals An efficient sound signal device Whistle and bell

Enclosed Waters

Canoes/kayaksOccupants MUST wear a lifejacket type 1, 2 or 3 exceptwhen the craft is: (a) propelled by paddles or oars inenclosed waters during daylight and (b) not being usedas a tender and (c) so constructed as to stay afloat ifcapsized and (d) not more than 400m from the nearestshore. Anchor not required.

Rowing boat/dinghyExempt from carrying lifejacket (type 1, 2 or 3) and fireextinguishers on enclosed waters when vessel: (a) ispropelled by paddle or oars between sunrise and sunsetand (b) is less than 5m in length and (c) is not a tenderand (d) is so constructed as to stay afloat if capsizedand (e) is not more than 400m from the nearest shore.

Inflatable boat (less than 5m)Exempt from carrying lifejackets when not being usedas a tender and when within 400m of the shore onenclosed water. On open waters, exempt from carrying:bucket, bailer, torch, anchor, fire extinguisher, compass,map, chart, drinking water.

Tenders Exempt from carrying lifejacket, fire extinguisher andanchor. (Tenders are vessels not more than 3.5m inlength, used on enclosed waters, for going betweenshore and boat, or boat to boat, and within 300m ofshore.)

Sailing vessels (not fitted with engines and less than 6mlong) Exempt from carrying an anchor when on enclosedwaters. Exempt from carrying a bucket or bailer if ithas a permanently enclosed hull. Sailing vessels lessthan 6m long and mechanically propelled vesselsengaged between sunrise and sunset in either aquaticevents, sail training on enclosed waters or bona fidepractice where a rescue craft is manned with 2 adults,are exempt from carrying prescribed safety equipment.

Racing shells, surf rescue boats, surf boats and surf

skis are exempt from carrying safety equipment.

EnvironmentPollution of our waterways from a number of sourcescan spoil boating and other on-water activities.Recreational and commercial boaters have a role to playin addressing the pollution problem particularly whenit comes to properly disposing of vessel waste.

What is the law?Under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act

1997 it is illegal to discharge raw sewage to the watersof NSW. NSW Maritime officers can issue on-the-spotfines for polluting water.

The Act is complemented by a range of newmeasures to better manage sewage pollution fromvessels. Passenger carrying commercial vessels andhouseboats throughout NSW are required to installholding tanks to prevent the discharge of raw sewage.In addition, certain areas are declared as ‘no-discharge’zones for treated sewage.

Recreational vessel operators have a variety ofoptions available to properly manage sewage pollutionfrom vessels. Vessels with a toilet fitted should install aholding tank. Portable toilets may represent the easiestsolution to marine sanitation on small boats as theyrequire minimal space, are inexpensive, reliable andeasy to operate. Never discharge raw sewage fromholding tanks or portable toilets into NSW waters.

Simply go before you leave, and use onshore publictoilets whenever possible. An approved onboard sewagetreatment system can also be used, but remember thatthe discharge of treated sewage is only allowed outside‘no-discharge’ zones. Never discharge treated sewage ininland waterways or areas within 500m of moorings,marinas, anchorages, swimming beaches or aquaculturesites.

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Equipment Under 5 m 5-8 m 8-12m 12m & above

Lifejackets (minimum approved 1) 1 per person

Marine radio Compulsory when operating 2 nautical miles or more off the coast, and recommended whenoperating within 2 nautical miles

EPIRB Not compulsory but recommended Compulsory when 2 nautical miles or moreoff coast

Distress Signals – Red Hand 2 3

Distress Signals – Orange Smoke 2 3

Distress Signals – Orange V Sheet Required on all vessels

Fresh drinking water 2 litres per person

Appropriate map or chart or area Required by every vessel – suitable for area area

Compass At least one required on every vessel

Lifecraft or boat 0 1

Waterproof torch 1 required day and night

Open Waters

are provided in a variety of locations throughout NSW.Some marinas also provide private pumpout facilitiesfor their clients and occasionally other vessels (a feemay apply). For details go to location of pumpout

facilities across NSW.

Other waste from vessels Collect all your rubbish on board and dispose of itproperly ashore. Wipe cooking utensils and plates cleanwith a paper towel before washing up. Use low ornon-phosphate soaps in sinks and showers. Keep yourbilges clean to prevent pollutants being dischargedoverboard. Whenever possible, remove your boat fromthe water and clean where debris can be captured anddisposed of properly. More information on how you canhelp care for our waterways is contained in a pamphletentitled ‘Leave only water in your wake’, which isavailable from your local operations centre or byringing Info Line.

Noise The principal factor under noise control legislation isthe concept of offensive noise, which is based uponhow a ‘reasonable person’ would react. In decidingwhether the noise from a motor vessel is offensive, thefollowing factors would be taken into account:■ the character of the noise,■ the quality of the noise,■ the noise level,■ the effect the noise has on activities,■ the time of the noise event, eg. early morning, and■ the waterside land use.

Noise also disturbs wildlife. Care should be taken toreduce noise in the vicinity of waterbirds and otheranimals.

Bank erosion and wash The wash from a boat can erode banks in shelteredwaterways. The larger the wake, the greater thepotential for bank erosion. NSW Maritime hasintroduced wash restrictions in areas where vessel washhas potential to erode shorelines. Every skipper mustcomply with these ‘no wash’ signs.

Seagrasses Seagrass beds provide food and shelter to a wide varietyof fish and invertebrates. They also help bind the seafloor and improve water quality. Much of our seagrasshas already been lost through the effects of waterpollution, foreshore development and the recreationaland commercial use of our waterways. You can help topreserve our seagrasses by adhering to the following:■ do not drive your boat across shallow, weedy areas,

as boat propellers may damage seagrass,■ do not anchor on seagrass beds,■ if you need to replace your mooring and it is

currently over a seagrass bed, contact your localNSW Maritime office to discuss relocating themooring to an area away from seagrass.

Caulerpa Caulerpa taxifolia is an invasive marine seaweed thathas been found in several NSW estuaries. It threatensthe environment because it overruns native seagrasses,can dramatically alter marine ecosystems and isdifficult to eradicate. Caulerpa can grow from smallfragments accidentally transported by boat owners andother water users. Such fragments can survive for daysin damp conditions amongst anchor rope, fishing gearor diving equipment. If you are boating in a Caulerpainfested area you should take the followingprecautions:■ avoid shallow weedy areas,■ obey any local vessel exclusion zones or fishing

closures,■ inspect all ropes, anchors and fishing gear before

and after use, and■ check your vessel carefully after removal from the

water. If you find some Caulerpa whilst checking your

vessel or its equipment, contact your local NSWMaritime operations centre or Fisheries office if yoususpect it is a new infestation, otherwise seal it in aplastic bag and dispose of it in a bin where it cannotre-enter the waterway. Further information on Caulerpais available on the NSW maritime website.

Whales, penguins and other protected animalsAll native mammals, birds and reptiles are protected inNSW, and vessel operators must look out for and avoidharming these animals. Protected aquatic animalsinclude whales, seals, dolphins, penguins and turtles,as well as a variety of water birds. Boat-based whalewatching has become a popular activity. To safeguardwhales and minimise danger to vessels, there arecertain rules governing vessel speeds and approachdistances around whales. All vessels (powered orun-powered) must stay at least 100m from a whale(300m if whale is with calf), and maintain a slow ‘nowash’ speed while within 300m. Little penguins areanother endangered species, and parts of SydneyHarbour have been declared ‘critical habitat’ to betterprotect these birds. Special rules apply in this areaduring the penguin’s breeding season (1 July-28February), including restrictions on anchoring, fishingand vessel access in the Spring Cove area.

For further details about the protection of whales, penguins and other aquatic animals, visit the National Parks and Wildlife Service websiteon www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au or ring Info Line:13 12 56.

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