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CONTENTS

EditorialLettem to the EditorFrom the CommodoreFrom the Vice CommodoreFrom the Cruising CaptainFrom the Rear CommodoreChampagne BreakfastMRX NationalsAnnual PrizegivingMeet the CommitteesBeefeater Winter SedesBeyond the Roaring FortiesTHE BUTCHERFUTURE PERFECTSocial Events CalendarNew Members

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THE RIP is the official magazine of the RoyalPoI1 Nicholson Yacht Club (Inc.)

EditorGrant Scoones

Associate EditorNoelle McDougall

Photography this issueLinda Murray, Grant Scoones, Bob Watson

Brian Cardiff

Opinions ExpressedThe opinions expressed in this Journal are those

of the individual author and not necessarilythose of the RPNYC.

Printed by Format Publishers Ltd,The Esplanade, Petone.

All correspondence should be directed toTHE RIP, P. O. Box 9674, Wellington

ROYAL PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUBOFFICERS FOR SEASON I99I - 1992

Patron: Her Excellency the Governor General

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CommodorelVice Commodore:Rear Commodore:Cruising Captain:Hon, Treasurer:Hon. Racing SecretarylHon. House Secretary:Committee Members:

B. D. CARDIFF 883-805K- R. BURT '723 OOO

c. R. BROWN 844 042D, SUCKLING 688.860A, DINSDALE 849-915J. L. OWER 881-924G. BOOTH 739 5t',7

J. BROOKS 847 868R. J. COWLEY 739-313I, A. GREIG 721.155G. D. HARGREAVES 879-470L. MURRAY 125 836c. sNow 193 212

WYA/NZYF Delegates:G. D. HARGREAVES 879-470

Secretary/Manager:

Office Assistant:

Slipmaster:

G. SCOONES 848 700(H)879 6s1

N, MCDOUGALL 848-?OO(H) 898-943

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MondayPhone:Fax:

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(Note:These hours may be varied at thediscretion of the Executive.)

Phone: 843-091

RESTAURANT HOI]RS

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Other evenings by anangement

Bookings: Phone 856-963

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Cover: Winner of the Technos Titan Troph! forBoat of the Year was Dave McKenzie's Spencer45 RECKLESS.

EditorialSINCE the AGM in May I havehad cause to reflect on some mat-ters which should be of concem toall Club Members.

When I joined in 1973 I cer-tainly did not envisage the clubwould be as it is now, nor I am sure,did the members of the day.

We have just reason to be proudof the Club in all its facets - itshistory, achievements, yachts andlaunches and its esteem in the com-munity to name but a few.

There are those amongst ourmembers, who put a lot of time intothe general running of the clubbecause they have the interests ofthe club at hea - they do it self-lessly and willingly. Some of themare obvious to all of us but there arethose who are not so obvious. It isto all of these people that the clubowes its continuity and history.

The general achievements in allareas in the last four years havebeen a milestone in our history.They have well irnd truly taken usinto the second century of the cluband we must continue to moveforward for the benefit of all mem-bers, no matter what group, and forthe benefit of the spoft of sailing inthe Wellington area as well as withinthe club.

There is an influx of new yachtsfor this season. Some owners havesold their yachts and progressedupwards to better and brighterthings. Othe$ have obtained theirfi$t yachts ald we have some whohave a new yacht after being with-out for a while. We welcome themall and look forward to watchingtheir progress in the comitrg sea-

son. I do not for a moment forgetthe new (and departed) motor sail-ers and launches-

What would we do if nothingchanged and the same old yachtsraced year after year getting tiredand worn?

Some, however, seem to getbetter with age but isn't that due tochanges such as a new keel or sailor a helping hand such as a lowerhandicap ?

Change 1br changes sake is a

waste of time, energy and eflbrt -but change is essential in order tomaintain whal we have and to im-prove it for the better of all.

When the rebuilding programmewas mooted therc were some whodid not want the change - but it wasnecessary and finally came aboutbecause we were able to "own" ourown club building. It would be fairto say that those who were againstthe change are nowjustifiably proudof what was done.

Those who attended the AGMwill recall the proposal to obtain a

suitable Suppo( Boat which can beused to lay courses, assist in on thewater sail training, conducting matchmcing and the like. The SailingCommittee has set a cou$e of ac-tion to obtain a boat and taken thefirst step along that course.

I believe this to be a furtherprogression of the club and envis-age that fulther advances arerequired to promote and keep theclub spirit to the fore.

Such further advances have al-ready been proposed - in the formof a proper marina in the boatharbour and the provision of sailtraining and coaching.

These proposals however, mustbe carefully and fully researched inolder that any division (such as athem and us attitude) amongst ourmembers does not have a chance toget its foot in the door.

Members themselves must care-fully consider such proposals beforethey condemn them because of aparticular barrow they may be push-ing.

Conshuctive criticism of futureplans along with progressive ideasfor the promotion of our Club andofsailing would surely be welcomed.Let's convert the no-sayers intosupporters and continue to build onwhat we have.

ll i5 c:'\enlial lhal the good olthe Club and the members as a

whole is the end in view - becauseif it is not then where are we goingto finish up '?

Ken BurtVice Commodore

Marlborough MarineRadio - Channels 63 & 65LIKE many hundred other boatiesduring the Easter holidays in theSounds, I listened on Channel 63.Both 63 and 65 were very busy, but a

number of boats switched to 6 or 7lafter making the odginal contact.

Came Easter Monday, and with a

somewhat unfavourable forecast.many boats decided to cross the CookStrait before noon. As careful yachls-men, most decided to advise CapeJackson Radio ol lheir po.ilion. lheirETA and many asked for a repeat oflhe moming weather report. Afterthe rcspective two, three or four hourstravel time these boats dutifully re-ported their safe arival, always ac-knowledged by CJR.

Mostly excellent radio behaviourand copy book reporting with theexception of a few undisciplined ya-hoos who lailed to adviie o[ lheirsuccessful crossing and in two cases

caused a search to be mounted. Bou-quets to the goodies and brickbats tothe dingbats who create urulecessaryproblems.

This report on Easter radio behav-ioul is, however', directed to the largenumber of boat owners who use CJRwirhout being members of the Marlborough Marine Radio Association.The two channels 63 and 65 are owned.mnintained and operated by the mem-bers of the Association and are not a

Govemment channel paid for by ta,\es.

Membership is only $ 15 per year.What do you get fol Xil5? The repeat-e$ are ol1 top of the two highest peaks

which make for excellent coverage.Both the base stations and rcpeatersare serviced regularly, one by four'-wheel-d ve vehicle and the other byhelicopter. Not exactly cheap. Op-erators are on duty approxinatelyfrom 7am to 9pm emergencies ex-cepted. They often reply to inanequeries in the wee hours as to CookStmit weather and tides.

The operators carry out many lasksfol callers, check on fel.ry sailitrgs,messages to family and fi'iends etc.

but these special seryices must hence-forth be reseryed for members only.Membership is recorded and the data

held by these base stations in Piclon

01'a bottle of wine, a most valuable

and Havelock. Your voluntary nem-bership is of great impoftance to theupkeep of this excellenl service andconsidering that $15 is aboul the cost

and wise investment in the safety ofyour boat.

By chatting on 63 and 65 betweenboats non-members are preventingthe use of these channels by paid upmernbers. A good indicatiol of theenomous use of channel 65 was onEaster Monday when a tolal of 105

calls were logged.

Shery Brocas-Retifor Marlborough Marine Radio Assoc.

Sounds MooringsThe Executive Committee of theWaikawa Boating Club are concernedat the incrcasing number of incidentson the jointly owned moorings in theMarlborough Sounds.

There have been a number of com-plaints conceming the illegal use ofmoorings by non Club nembers, and

also a few isolated incidents that haveresulted from doubts about Club mem-bership and therefore, the rights touse a mooring. Whilst these incidentsare infrcquent, the Committee wouldlike to put a stop to any such mishaps.with this in mind. the Committeepassed, at its last meeting, a Club rulethat prohibits the use of Ciub moor-ings unless the ve55ei concerned i.wearing a Club pennant. This imme-diately identifies the dghts of the boaton the mooring. or about to comealongside a vessel, alteady on a mooting.

The Waikawa Boating Club wouldlike you to pass on to your membersthe facl lhat. ulless the boat is wear-ilrg a pennant of the joint-owner Clubs,the vessel is not entitles to use themoorings in the Marlborough Sounds.

The moorings concerned are thoseowned by the Mana, Cruising Club.The Pelorous Boating Club and theWaikawa Boating Club, and are bothin the Queen Charlotte Sound an thePelorous Sound.

Thanking you in anticipation ofyour co-operatioll il'r this matter.

Denis ThompsonWaikawa Boating Club

Port Captain,Kingdom of TongaDURING the months of June tluoughto October I will be in the Kingdomwith the yacht KOLOA. At most timesI will be domiciled al Vavafi and canbe contacted on Channel 16 ot' 14 onVHF during daylight hours.

Club member s arriving atNukur4lofa, Tongatapu may also use

the same VHF channels as there is apossibility that KOLOA may be in theTongatapu Group of Islands.KOLOA's call sign is ZMA 4037.

Failing contact through the abovemeans enquiries should be made ofthe proprietor of the Fasi rno e AfiGuest House. situated on the Har-bour Road between the Boat Har-bour and the tou n of \ukttdlofa. Fasiprovide. the be\l bar and strack. inenjoyable surroundings in Nukuiilofa.Suggesting this contact point does notmean that you may find me prostratein the bar or that I am a regular visitor;the fasi mo e Afi are agents for KoioaYacht Charters.

The other means of contact atNieafu, VavaLi is at D.C. Coleman,Marile Services. Don will be ofassistance as he will deputise as PortCaptain during the period of November through to Ma1 uhen I uill be inWellington.

Club members inlending lo crui{ethe Tonga Group of Islands shouldnot hesitate to contact me at my Wel-lington address during the summermonths should they so desire.

Ron PalmerPort Captain, Kingdom of Tonga.

VENDETTA's Sydney -

HobartDear Clant,

Enclosed are the olficial results of the

Nortel Sydney - Hobart Race. Alsothe newspaper repofi of the "King ofthe Derwent". As you can see VEN-DETTA came fifth in the IMS sectionso we can sail to our handicap. wewill be going back to Sydney nextSummer for another go at the Hobart.

Bill ReidGovelnor's Bay

Sailing? friendsDear Sealing friends,

We, two meals, did some sailing in theBay of Islands in January 1990. Nowwe would like to go back to NewZealand: Arriving 16 - 22.12.91, re-twn 20 - 26.1.92.

We would like to hire a privateSailboat. we're locking for aprox tenmetrc boat.

We have a sailpermit and Motorboatpemrit. Can you help us furtherplease? Thanks.

Reudie & Eduard.

(Editor's note: If any of you sealenout there are interested in conespond-ing with Reudi and hi\ I'ricnd Iheiraddress is: Reudi Trachsei

3087 NiedennuhleruSwitzer'landFax: 0041-31-591671)

KOLOA's Captain Ron Palneraccepts his Port Captain's pennant

fron Rear Commodore ChrisBrown just pdor to his departurefor the Kingdom of Tonga in lateMay. Crew members Ray andAndrew were there for the prcsen-tation and will spend the Winterwith Koloa chaftering in the Tongagroup.

Wellington HarbourSwing MooringsDear Sir.The Wellington Regional Council areto register all Swing Mooring ownerson Wellington Harbour.

In past years the mooring areashave received little attention and as aresult there is a certain degree ofconfu.ion and fruslration orer swingmooring sites.

The reason for registration is:

L Giving the mooring owner securetenure of the site. Once allocated thesite remains with the owner: Shouldthe buoy be lost then an accurateposition of the mooring will be krownand no-one else can move into thatarca. It also removes confusion whenboats are sold.

2. Assured safety of moorings: Eachmooring will be required to conformto a standard specification and willneed to be lifted and inspected every

3 years, and inspected by a diverevery year. This will ensure all boatsare secure and each mooring able tohold the designated boat. It will alsogive peace of mind to all boat ownersknowing that boats on swing moor-ings are not liable to break loosethrough tackle failure of an old moor-ing and so do damage to other craft.

3. In the event of an emergency eachboat owner can be readily contactedand advised.

Registration will commence fromI July 1991 until 30 September. Oncompletion of the 3 month registra-tion period, sites which remain unreg-istered may be lifted and the ownersrights of the site fofeited.

The Harbour Ranger will issueeach mooring site with a WellingtonRegional Coulcil numbered buoy onregistration. You may register yourswing mooring site at the HarboursDepartment O[[ice. Maritime Mu-seum Building, Queens Wharf, Mon-

day to Friday 9am to 4pm or theHarbour Ranger will be available atEvans Bay Marina Office each Satur-day between lpm and 2pm.

The cost of registration is $120plus GST. This initial charge is tocover administration costs and a num-bered buoy. Payment may be madeon registration, or you may be in-voiced from the Wellington RegionalCouncil.

An annual license fee of $150 plusGST will be introduced when theGovernment Resource ManagementBill has been finalised, and a clearerpicture of the implications of the billin relation to swing moorings sites canbe assessed.

For further information on regis-tration, please contact Ian Burns,Harbour Ranger, Wellington RegionalCouncil, tel: 845-708.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Captain M H PryceHarbourmaster

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Commodore@Jr"a.CONGRATULATIONS to HughPoole. his crew and JET on winningthe Commodore's Trophy this yearand also to Hugh on being awardedthe New Zealand Yachting Federa-tion Honours Award for his ser.ricesto yachting. What a way to end aseason.

With the 1990-91 season and AGMbehind us we now look forward toanother successful season for the Club.

I congratulate all officers on elec-tion to their various positions andthank those who have now retired. Iparticularly congratulate the appoint-ment of Ken Bull as Vice Commodore,Chris Brown as Rear Commodoreand Don Suckling in his new role as

Cruising Captain.

Hugh Poole accepts his .framedHonouts Award Certificate fromNZYF President Hal Wagstaff OBEqt the AGM on 29 May.

Executive AppointmentsAt the ftst meeting of the new Execu-tive the following sub-committeeappointments were made:

FinanceAll FIag Officers, Treasurer, R Cowley,G Scoones (co-opted)

Special EventsAll Flag Officen

Sailing Development ProgrammeCommodore, Vice Commodore, RCowley, G Hargreaves, A Stewart (co-

opted)

Sponsorship / AdvertisingVice Commodore, Rear Commodore,Cruisirg Captain, Racing Secretary,House Secretary, G Scoones (co-opted)

CorporateConmodore, C Snow, R Cowley,G Tye (co-opted)

Clubhouse / Boat HarbourCommodore, Vice Commodore,I Greig, G Hargreaves

RestauranlRear Commodore, Treasurer,R Cowley

MemorabiliaCruising Captain,

I Greig, G Hargreaves, L Murray

Support VesselI am pleased that the AGM gave

the Executive clear direction to pur-sue the purchase of a support vesselfor the Club. This is long overdue andwill assist the Sailing Committee toconftol races, lay marks and provide

the necessary facilities for coaching.

FinancialOver the past two seasons the

Executive have endeavoured to re-duce the level of debt to manageableproportions and this debt now standsat $250,000. Rental income now morethan offsets our bank interest costs.We have also been helped by thefalling interest rates and our budgetthis year will allow us to further re-duce this debt. I hope by the end ofmy term of office we will not havemore than $200,000 owing to ourfinanciers, the Westpac Banking Cor.poration,

This will represent a remarkableachievement by past Executives whoplanned, initiated and constructed theClubhouse refurbishment and also tothe present Executive who now oper-ate the facility. From a small beginningof $65,000 in the building develop-ment fund w9 now have an asset to beproud of and worth approximately$1.5 miltion.

Sailing DevelopmentProgramme

Now that we have our house rnorder it is time to concentrate on oursailing and provide coaching andcoaching facilities for the young andnew yachtspersons of the Wellingtonregion.

The Sailing Development Fundhas been created for this purpose andin the not too distant future a meetingwill be called for those interested inthe concept of providing the hardwarefor our coaching programme in a 5imi-lar manner to the Farr MRX racingfleet in Auckland.

We are looking for a fleet of fouryachts that can be utilised for coach-ing as well as match and fleet racing.Individual owners and/or sponsorswill be invited lo pat1icipale in thisprogramme and the Club will o[[er inreturn the harbouring and maintenance supervision facility. Once wehave at least two yachts afloat we willthen canvas for a coach ro initiafe thecoaching programme.

Full details of the Sailing Develop-ment Programme will shortly be issuedin the form of a prospectus.

ClubhouseMembers who have attended some

of the major events and functionsover the past season will realise thevalue of the Wardroom deck to ac-commodate the numbers involved.Unfortunately the weather is not al-ways kind to us and on some occasionswe have had to erect ugly scaffoldingro supporl tarpaulins lor she]ter. Thishas been a costly exercise.

We have recently gained Welling-ton Regional Council approval to erectfour flagpoles on the leading edge ofthe deck which also duplicate as sup-ports for a ro11 out awning. This willsolve ourimmediate needs and I shouldimagine will be put to good use by theHouse Committee for after race bar-becues.

\What atethe smart peopleputting their money into?

I.il<e many rrvestors, you've worked out that.r'r-f lreb"'r pl.cc'tnputr' r l,uncy:.into propcrty. Thc only rhing is howlThe answer is with a Vcstpac InvestmentI'ropcrry Loan.With an lnvcstnlent Pnrperty Loan, you canbuy rnto a block of units, a weekend retrcator even a place by dre bcach asan investmentr. ,\\ ^r \. rr'(^lr(r(' (, r,:trrc Ir tlrc h,trrr..Talk to \(csqr.rc now about a \Westpac

Irrvcslnrent Properry l-o:ur: And put yourmoncy into something concrete. Or brick.Or weatherboard or...Lrch applicarion is subjcct to thc Bank's usu.rl

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SailingThe l'ilst division fleet is cxpand-

ing by Lhe day with at leasl threeElliott I050s to hit the water recenrly,ROCKSTAR (Graeme Hargreaves),CHAIN REACTION (B ryanColenan) and GALE FORCE (JohnB en ton).

A Young 1l PEPPERMTNTPLANET owned by Mike Alexanderand the 12m Elliott FUTURE PER-FECT owned by Wayne Tomlinsonhave also arrived on the scene.

John Moody, Peter Rodie and my-self have syndicated an Elliott 10.5,THE BUTCHER.

These yachts will make the first

division fleet racing very interesting,especially the duals between the Younglls and thc Elliott 1050s. Division IIhas also seen the arival of severalnew yachts including a Mull 3 I and aYoung 8.8.

MembershipThe membership of the Club con-

tinues to grow and this is a directrcilection of the efforts of the pastHouse and Sailing Comnittees. Ihope that you all support the efforts ofthese committees in providing the sail-ing and social events planned for you.Yacht owners and skippers shouldelcourage all crew menbers to be

come members of the Club as theHouse Comnittee will be perform-ing membership checks on a regularbasis and non-member crew may findthemselves locked out. (Visiting righrsare only once per month.).

C onclu sionI wish you all the vely best for a

successful and rewarding seasonahead and good comradeship at theClub utilising the facilities provided.

Best of luck and good sailing.

Brain CardiffCommodore

WOOLLY JUMPER sews upDeloitte Ross Tohmatsu Race

Sailed by the race sponsors, the Holland 50 WOOLLYJUMPER owncd by Jim ard Peter Wood was given thelast Mark Foy start in the l9 yacht fleet but in conditionsideally snitcd to her, made up the time and finishedalmost six minutes clear to take the 1991 Deloitte RossTohmatsu Business House Race with an clapsed timeof 2 hours 9 minutes and 37 seconds for the I 1.4 nauticalmile course.

Dominion Breweries sailing the Young 1 1 YOUNGNICHOLSON were second and tlte Monsanto team onanothel Young II JACKS TO OPEN were third.

The race was sailcd on Sunday 14 April following apostponement firm it's usual mid-week format and tltcchange in timing and use of the weekend seemed togenerate a rush of entr-ies. Conditions 1br the race wcreperfect and the Wardroom was buzzing at the after race

function with the Karaoke song machine bringing thewould be crooners our of their shells.

Sponso$hip income from the race this year was inexcess of $7,000 which will be channelled to the SailingDeveloprnent Programme in accordance with the wishesof the sponsor.

DRT Director, past Flqg Officer ancl member of thepresent Executive Committee Roy Cowley enjoys acan of amber fluid sfter a successful day out onWOOLLY JUMPER.

WOOLLY IUMPER lies alongsideIII {!t the boat harbour following her

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AT the first Sailing Committee meet-ing held in June various appointmentswere made l'or rarious positionr withinthe Sailing Committee. They are:

Prctest Convenor - Mike CalkoenBuoy Steward - Greg Wagstal[Safety Officer - John AskewThe position ol Safety Oflicer is

newly created and it is his responsibil-ity to make unscheduled safety checkson racing yachts to ensure that theycomply with the Safety Regulations as

laid down in the Sailing Instructions.Some yachts have already beenchecked and found to be deficient. Awaming has been issued in the firstinstance with the requirement that theyachts comply or face f'ufiher action.

Members will note that in thisissue of The Rip there is a leafletenclosed detailing a Training Seminarcommencing Monday 22 July and thenevery Tuesday night fot five consecu-tive weeks. This seminar is not forbeginners but aimed at those crewand skippers who can gain a benefitfrom the general theme - "How to get

rhe yacht around the track faster."There will be a restriction on numbers

so fill out your form early. Those

accepted will be notified.It is also envisaged that nearer the

start of the season a Rules Seminarwill be conducted and if there is suffi-cient intercst we may be able to havean evening or two deroted to trainingbeginners.

The Sailing Committee have dis-cussed a proposal to obtain a support

Vice Commodore

vessel which will be used for variousthings such as laying the start mark,shorrening courses, course laying,coaching tender, match race umpidngto name but a few. It is not envisagedthat this will replaca the Start Boat as

the proposed size and design does notlend itself to this activity.

The Club has for some years reliedupon the good services of Evans BayYacht Club for the use of KOKO-TAHI and over recent years havemade an annual donation lo a\sisl in

its running and also supplied the marklifting gerr for that vessel. The deci-sion to obtain a support vessel by nomeans indicates dissatisfaction withthe past arangement but will allow us

to be self sufficient without relianceon the goodwill of other Clubs.

The cutTent situation is lhal \ari-ous designs are being considered in

order that some parameters can be

established so that we can go ahead

zurd make a decision as to the vessel that

we will recommend to the Executive.

If anyone has a matter relating tosailing such as courses or handicapsabout which they want to complainplease feel free to contact myself orlhe Racilg Secretarl in the first in-stance.

It is pleasing to see that this year's

Winter Series has so far attracted 47entries and in the first race that wenanaged to get under way there were40 slarter5. I am rure that lhe series

will again prove to be popular andwish all competitors good sailing.

I would like to pass on a message

to the skippers from the Sailing Com-mittee and ask them to encourage anycrew members that they have withthem on a regular basis and who are

not members to join the Club 10 en-

able them to take full benefit thatmembership brings.

Some members will notice thatcopies of protest forms have beenplaced in the Wardroom near the Sail-ing Noticeboard. While it is not nec-essary for protests to be witten on theforms as long as they supply the re-quired information we have by popu-lar request from certain yachts sup-plied the blank forms.

This season will see a number ofnew boats join the fleet, this is indeedwelcome after a few years of drop-ping numbers in Division. I and 3.

Finally I would like to offer mybest wishes to all for the forthcomingseason and look forward to seeing youon the water and in the Wardroom.

Ken BurtVice Commodore

BLUE JEANS H28 Sloop David HoustonBODACIOUS Davidson 53 Sloop John ToonCHECKMATE Mull 31 Sloop Brian & Christine Eagar

KERLINA Davis 36 Sloop Mike Glover, PeterFenwicke . John Sladden

LADY VEE JAY Warwick 38 launch Valance & Jillian DimockREEFER Thomas 7.5 Sloop Geoff FiebigROCKSTAR Elliott 1050 Sloop Graeme Hargreaves

SOFIA Atkin 34 Sloop Keith LevySWEET INSPIRATION Mummery 37 Sloop Tom Kane

THE BUTCHER Elliott 10.5 Sloop Brian Cardiff, JohnMood5. Peter Rodie

VITAL SPARK Wright 9 Cufter Mike Heaphy

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GilE Cruising Captain!

WELL certainly I feel a bit lost overthe last month with not haying to runto a timetable on Friday nights.

Many thanks to all those who sup-ported the Black and White Ball (182in fact). It was great to go out on ahigh note from the Rear Commodoreposirion. Since raking up rhe poririonof Cruising Captain I have had sev-eral requests.

Launch Owners ReliabilityHarbour Cruise

This event will be a mystery eventwhere skippers will have to nominateengine revs, speed, course time etc foran around the marks cruise. It's goingto be great tun with lots of awards.Watch the Club programme fbr date.

Mooring - Ships CoveThere is a possible chance that we

may take over a mooring in Ships

Cove. Further details will be pub-lished in the next Rip.

Tory Channel - JacksonsBay Mooring Buoy)Reported missing.

This mooring has been shifred bytwo trawlers to a position out fromSaunders Slipway. It will be relocatedsometime in August in a new Iocation.This location will be published in thenext edition of The Rip, on the ClubNoticeboard and in the Almanac.

Leading Light -

Greville Harbour EntryI am currently looking at this pos-

sibility to enable sale narigarion lorthose who have hit the Boulder Bank.(I believe there have been some wellknown names like Roger Manthel,Bob Daniel.t Vore detaiJs in rhe nexr Rip.

Wellington - Akaroa RaceThere will be a division for cluis-

ing yachts and possible extension toPort Chalmers or return cruising typeevent on 2 January back to the Marl-borough Sounds.

Other EventsCruising Race Ships Cove - Labourweekend.Cruising Race in conjunction withWellington Picton race in March.

That's all for this issue-

Good cruisins.

Donald SucklingCruising Captain

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WELL. here we ar€ one month in and

already we have had a raging success

with the Champagne Breakfast. ltwas very heafiening to see the Clubsupporting one of its major functionswith such verve. I'm sure that theBoat ol lhe Year and lhe Personalitlof the Year meet with your approvaland the fact that at 8.30pm the same

night the strains of the Karaoke werestill wafting through the Wardroomendorsed a great day's activity.

Putr to Pub and Pea, Pie& Pud Partv

Although I wasn't in attendance,by all accounts the party went offsmoothly only to be eclipsed by the

Mad Hatters Ball that was very heav-ity supported and a tribute to our pastRear Commodore Don Suckling'senduring enthusiasm.

Crew MealsMy thanks go out to those crews

who have suppofled Friday night crewmeals, namely BITS & PIECES,WOOLLY JUMPER and BADHABITS. In the future donations willbe gratefully received by all thosewho have not yet participated in thi.event.

The Sunday Carvery after theWinter Sedes Races is proving a hitand shall be continued throughout theSeries-

Coming EventsWe are currently ananging with

Allied Liquor a monthly feature nigl.Itwhich will be publicised at a laterdate. Please keep your eyes on theWardroom publication for both dates

and details.Again I thank you fol youl sup-

pofi over this transitional period andlook forward to a good active socialcalendar over the coming months.

Chris (Waylon )BrownR€ar Commodore

HELD in the Overseas Terminal onSunday30June, the 1991 ChampagneBreakfast marked the finalchapter inDonald Suckling's House Committeeresponsibilities and in a ceremonial"Cutting of the cord", Don's effons asRearCommodoreoverlhe 90-91 Sea-

A delighted Dave McKenzie with theTechnos Titan trophy for Boat of theYear 9&91.

Personality of the Year DonaldSuckling and wife Anne.

Exemplary service tromMiss Sucklng and Mr Harrisson gained lasting recognition whenhe was named 'PERSONALITY OFTHE YEAR'.

Close to 300 members and gueslsattended the breakfasl and were en-tertained by Tony Williams and hisgroup andthe usual bevyof spontane-ous anecdotes.

The Boat of the Year Award lor90-91 was presented to RECKLESSfor her efforts offshore over the pastseason culminating in a successfulAuckland to Suva Race.

RearMeChris(Waylon)Brownioins theband.

Patt ot the CRUSADE table!

Tony Williams pertorms.

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Port Nick team runner upat MRX Nationals

DEFYING the odds, (weadter. ticles. class expcrienceand otlrer vagaries ol sailing on the Waiternatal) anRPNYC crew comprising Ian Stewarr (hclm), JohnAskew, Gavin Goddarcl, Grcg Wagstaff, Grcg Turner,Sluart Bannatyne plus onc Auckland "ring in, sailed theHewletCPackard MRX inlo second place at the MRXNationals in late April.

Stewart and his team of amateurs linished ahead ofsuch household names as Rick Dodson. Brad Butterworlhand Peter Walker ancl the Club exlcnds a vote of rhanksto both Hewlett-Packard and Dominion Breweries lor

The Hewlett-Packqrd / RPNYC combinationworking well again.

Tom Dodson won thc cvent (for tltosc of you thalbelieve un-biased rcporting is relevant!).

Immediately fbllowing the evcnt, Ian Srewarl flewback to Wellinglon to join the Barnett 47 GULLEYJIMSON on a delivery to the Kingdom of Tonga and fiomthere it is reliably reported thal he sailed to Suva ancl thenflew to Japan (Kyoto we think) to assisl rhc NipponYachting Association with the coaching ol juniot sailors.Ian advise he will return to Wellinstot't in C)ctober.

their assistance in getting the leant 10 Auckland.

"Stew" relaxes on boqrd GULLEY JIMSON bound forTonga after qn arduous month of saikng and go(!

I WOULD like to say thank you to rhe RPNYC fbr the wondefuloppoftunity of spending l0 days aboard Spirit of New Zealandsailing f'rom Bluff to Lyttleton. It was the most irmazing exper.ience.Tlavelling from Wellington to Bluff by nyself was not as bad as Ithought it would be. I met fbur people on the plane who were goingon the Spirit as well.

Every day we were up at 6.00am fbr a swim and tllen changedlbr breakfast. Wc were told all aboul the ship and wc all got dutiesto perfolm. It was highly disciplined. While I was on night warchI fell aslcep and got vegetablcs to peel and toilcts to clean for twodays. Nccdless to say I didn'l fall asleep again. I met some nicepeoplc and have made nany fliends. When I'rn older I hopc tobecome a leader.

Thanks again RPNYC.

Adam Delbridge

(Note: Adrienne Cowdry is the RPNYC Junior member selectedto.join rhe Spirit tbr a l0 day voyage in the 91-92 season. Adam qbourd the Spirit.

THE prizegiving for the 90-91 Season

was held in the Wardroom on 8th June

and a good crowd tumed out to hearguest speaker Roger Carter enlivenproceedings with a series of one linerswhich tumed what can sometimes be

a nther solemn and (dare we say it)boring occasion into a light heartedand amusing event.

Commodare Brinn Caruliff oddresses

members.

The Flag Officers resplendent informal qttire.

Pat Millqr took out the BqrtonMarine Autohelm Series sndaccepts his new Autohelm 1000 fromMike Calkoen of Bartons.

Cluh Trophies polished and ready

With the odd exception, most tro-phy winners from the season tumedup to receive their pdzes and the halfprice "Happy Half Hour" and deli-cious cocktail food served after theformal ceremony topped off an enter-taining and enjoyable night.

Qust call me) Gerry Booth with theKirkceldie Cup.for La.dies Race #1.

Donakl Suckling (CRUSADE)qccepts the Te Ruru Cup.

Brian Eagar (KAMA) receives theChallenge Cup.

Margaret McVeagh (TEN SPEED)accepts the Whiting Troph! forwinning the Ladies Race #2.

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Alister Macelister (NIRVANA)

Doctor Dick Grahum cleaned outthe Cruising Division inKOAMARU and was present toaccept his silver.

Still wearing his Fiji tan, DaveMcKenzie (RECKLESS) with theJulian trophy for PHRF honours.

Graeme Simpson (WAIATA II)winner of the Fiebig OffshoreCruising Cup.

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Rear CommoaloreChtlr Brown

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Beefeater Winter Series Race 2ROCKSTAR does the doubleBy Grant Scoones

GRAEME Hargreaves and his Elliott1050 ROCKSTAR lead all the way

to win Race 2 of thlr BEEFEATERWINTER SERIES on Sunday 23 June

in conditions rat demanded a short-ened course for the 38 strong fleet tofirish within the time limit.

Sailing a near pedect race in thevery light southerly conditions, Hargyand his tean were first around every

A light weather st{trt from PointJerninghan.

mark ancl look the gLln over a strongfleet, including the Elliott 13.4 FLOJO,the Holland 50 WOOLLY JUMPERand the cream of the Young 1l l1eet.

With an elapsed time of lh 44m 9s

for the shofi 6 n.rile tliangle, ROCK-STAR l'inished nearly cight minutesahead oI FLOJO which was second

over the line. 10 minutes ahead ofFLYING CIRCUS dre first Young I I

and almost 20 minutes ahead of thenore radical Elliott 10.5 THEBUTCHER which is potentjally faster

bul like nany of thc fleer got a disas-trous start in the light conditions ( and

allegcdly suffbred liom the absence

on board of co-owner Blian Cardiff!).

Oversized spinnakerC)ne of the best {and most contro-

versial) perlbnnances on the day wasthat of the Ross 930 LOCAL MO-TION which slayed up with the largeryachts most o1'the way around the

courue thanks to a huge masthead kitethat looked suspiciously like thelnternational Paints sponsored sailseen on the Young I I FLYING BOATlasl season. If the boys or LOCALMOTION thought lhat the handicap-pel worrldn t nolice rhe outsize Litethey got it wrong and their mce dayTCF ol .882. while still less than thatof the Young 11's, was sulTicient torelegate the Ross to 4th on coflectedtime, despite finishilg only 3 minutesbehind FLOJO.

As we go to press therc is talk ofredress and protesls and the outcomeof these will be reported in the nextedition of the RIP. (See Stop Press.)

Shortened courseShortenirg course was a good call

by Officer of the Day Ken Buft and itreally was a day when the start wascritical, witnessed by the results wherethe first ten places included lwo filstDivision. five Second Division andlhree third Division yachts.

Race 1Race I of the series was postponed

due to high winds (and min, and hail.and snow etc etc) and will be sailed onSunday 18 August.

Elliott 1050 R0cKSTAR, a

set of heels.

Provisional results ofRace 2

Line HonoursROCKSTAR Elliou 1050

G Hargreaves lh 44m 9s

FLOJOR Manthel

Elliott I 3.4lh 52m 55s

J Owcr th 53m 59sFLYING CIRCUS Youn-s ll

LOCAL MOTION Ross 930D Davies/M Berry lh 55m 29s

Handicap PlacingsROCKSTARElliott 1050 G HargreavesMOONSHINE EXPRESSMuir 9 R TomkiesFI,YING CTRCI]SYoung ll J OwerLOCAL MOTIONRoss 930SPECIAL FXYoung 99I,TMFI,IGHTWarwick 747LEGACY IIYoung 88

INNOVATORCarpenter 29

S IRRAHSpencer 36ALICANTEBirdsall 34

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W Macdonald

M Owen

R Legge

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B Harris

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Joot teutreboard sloop CROUSTET.Bernurtl spett sevral u eeks at tlle

RPNYC lollou'ing ct cruise uroundNcv'Tcaluntl'A,l1i.h took hinl dohll lothe Autklantl Islaruls iu Decenberl

CROUSTET depsrts the boatharbour in Mav.

January. Wlile in Wellittgton prepar-ingJbr hisv-tage to the States, Beruerdgq|a e t ost interestitlg turd ittfbma-tie taLk to meubets dbout his t4reb.

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When asked about the possibilityof t'cturfii g to Nev' Zealaul at souestage, Bernartl, v'ith a typicall,tt gollkshrug of the sltoulclers, contuented"lz:ee pope a rutholi(? But ol cout'se

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Beyond the Roaring FortiesThe first of a two part article on a volqge by TAMATEA IIIfrom Havelock to Fiordland, Stewart Island and the Auck-land Islands by Bob Watson.

FiordlandTAMATEA III is owned by MalcolmFraser of Christchurch and a longtimefriend of the witer through moun-taineering and skiing associations.Everyone knows that Fiordland, par-ticularll Vilford Sound is lamous forits scenery. The publicity does notbear so heavily on the rainfall or the

TAMATEA IIIsandflies. Our skipper chose the be-ginning of March for the start of thetrip and we enjoyed phenomenallygood weather in general. The sand-flies were real bad critters and de-serve more preparatory attention thanwe gave them.

TAMATEA is an extremely wellfound Pelin designed yacht of 52 feetand 23 tons built of steel, cutter dggedwith a caterpillar engine. She has tenbefihs wilh a bathroom and separatehead with hand basin. The very com-fortable saloon incorporates thenavigatorium. The galley is well setup although we had problems withone of the jets on the 3 burnel kero-sene stove. Malcolm designed andbuilt a wood burning stove with oven,which was a huge success for breadbaking and keeping the boat cosyduring our many banquets. Radar

TAMATEA alongside qt thetourist wharf at Milford Sound.

depth sounder and SatNav were fit-ted and we carried one 10 foot inflat-able and one 6 foot inflatable. Weused the 10 foot version exclusivelythroughout and carried it inflated

Sandflies - bollocks! The authorrelaxes in the nets at Dusky Sound.

upside down on the big foredeckduring the ocean passages. We hadfive crew Havelock - Milford Soundand picked up Brian Cardiff and an-other at Milford Sound. Five of ushad arrived at Havelock on March I

and loaded storcs and generally at-tended to those last minute thingswhich would ensure that this boatwould handle everything the south-em ocean could throw at it.

Mooring lines were cast off at9.25pm on Saturday 2 March andbeautiful moonlit moto ng tumed tonor'west rain at Popure Reach.

TAMATEA on passage down theWest Coqst with the Southern Alpsas backdrop. Robin Foubister (left)ond Bob Cawley on the helm enjo!the conditions.

Visibility deteriorated to nil and wefinally dropped anchor, complimentsour radar in Ketu Bay at 1.50am.From here we had conditions rangingfrom 10 to 35 knots on the nose as weprogressed but most importantly sul'l-rise on 7 March brought magnificent

Owner / skipper Mqlcolm Ftaserdisplays Peking Duck s la woodburner stoye.

views of Mounts Cook and Tasman.surely the greatest monument thosefamous navigators could have. All thepeaks of the central Southern Alpsprovided day long admiration lromthe crew, many of whom had climbedthere. We picked up St. Annes lightfrom 12 miles out and motored 10 thehead of Milford Sound to pick up twocrew members. Milfold is a goodplace to fuel, water, drink and call thefamily, and most importantly have acrew meeting on which fiords deserye

RPNYC Commodore Brian Cardiff(right) qnd Malcolm Fraser gloatover the spoils from the ses.

the best attention. An undercun'entto future plans was of course thestrong possibility of bad wearher. Wespent the following day enjoying Mil-ford Sound including catching a fewblue cod at Brig Point but if there is asingle featule of this place that im-prints itself on the mind lor all tirne i{its incredible verticality. HarrisonCove provided a securc anchorage lorour last night here with lovely viewsof M1. Pembroke to the north.

On March l0 we left HarlisonCove in low cloud and cahn condi-

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tions for George Sound passing theprominent features of Poison Bay,Sutherland Sound and Bligh Sound.We reached our intended anchoragein Anchorage Bay at 2.50pm but felta lillle nervou\ about its securityfrom the point of view of shelter. wecarried on to a tiny cove at the headof George Sound north of the ParkHut. There are mooring ropes fixedacross this cove so we put out a stem

The plaque commemorates Cookslanding in Dusky Sound 177j.

line. On a scale of l0 sandflies get 10at this place - they are diabolical!They attack in swarms and cost me(the Insurance Co) a very expensivepair of bifocals when trying to beatthem off. The only other incident ofnote was a drunken shooter knockingat the hull at l.30am. The ]ess saidabout this the better.

We headed out early the follow-ing moming for Doubtful Sound butfirst spent some time trying for bluecod without success. The crew weregetting testy about the lack of fish sowe motored in close to the shore nearHouseroof Rock south of GeorgeSound and had five very large blue

Puysegier Point Lighthouse lookingsouth.

cod in short order. We were abeam ofTwo Thumb Bay coming up to lunchtime so we went in to Caswell Soundtwo or three miles and saw a very

Another Dusky Sound plaque thisone is on Anchor Island and marksthe site of NZts fi.rst house qnd boalbuilding industry. Apparentl! theship ENDEAVOUR was scuttled, re-.fl.oated, re-bui)l and tlepofied in 1792.

spectacular display byabout twenty dolphins.Not only did they put ontheir usual entertainmentbut some of them somer-saulted near the boat. Wefinally left in perfectweather for DoubtfulSound and reached ouranchorage in Deas Covein Thompson Sound at5.45pm.

The inflatable waslaunched and we wentashore to the hut and sur-rounds. There are fixedmooring ropes and a freshwater hose in this bay.My diary for this placecontains an entry that thesandflies were intoler-able. At least the littlebuggers go home at dark-

ness. On this night we enjoyed a

magnificent Peking Duck dinner cour-tesy Malcolm Fraser who brceds them.Our meals were of a consistently highstandard due to all the crew havingdone quite a lot of cooking in the pastand we rotated two crew each day sothat department was highly satisfac-tory except in heavy weather.

We left Deas Cove in ThompsonSound at 10.15am on 12 March withthe intention of going to the head ofCrooked Arm and walking over to thehead of Dagg Sound. However thisplan was abandoned and we caffiedon to the head of Melaspina Reach toDeep Cove to top up the fuel andwater tanks. There's not much otherthan the scenery to see at Deep Cove.The old Mangenella Wharf and a De-

The serenig of Pirkersgill Harbour,Dusky Sound.

partment of Conservation hut for tour-ists who come over from Lake Mana-pouri provide an opportunity to sftetchthe legs and we were away again in a

couple of hours.We found a safe anchorage in Blan-

ket Cove on the southern end of Sec-retary Island which was well placedfor departure the following day forDusky Sound. We shared the covewith a Brit and his girlfriend. He hadspent eight years getting that far soyou have to admire his single minded-ness-

Approaches to Milford Sound.At a respectable hour the follow-

ing day when all the sandflies were upwe headed out the Patea Passage leav-ing Bauza Island to starboard andwere soon in the deep blue of theTasman Sea passing Dagg Sound.

Dusky Sound is a very complicatedwaterway and we planned on severaldays there. Our anchorage this nightwas a delightfnl spot just inside Wetlacket Arm. The following momingwe motored up Sportsman's Cove atthe western end of Coopers Island.This was the pefect amphitheatrewooded to the water's edge and un-touched by man. We carried on driftfishing at times until we dropped an-chor in Supper Cove at the head ofCook Channel. We had a trip ashorehere to the mouth 01'the SeafofihRiver. We motored back down theSouod to Fanny's Bay and via CookChannel to Pickersgill Harbour. Itwas a great experience to go ashore atAstronomer's Point, the site of Cap-tain Cook's visit in 1773 where thestumps of trees his crew had cut areclearly visible. The Department ofConservation has a notice explainingthe .ignilicance ol the area for visi-tors. This area is interesting apartfrom Cook's visit and we were able tolocate the position of the wreck of thesealer ENDEAVOUR which wasscuttles nearby in 1795 and re-built

Sailing down Miford Sound.

during the lbllowing three years. Wefound on Pigeon Island the pathetictraces of Richard Henry's occupationat the beginning of this century. Hisobiective was to save the kakapo.March lTth saw us navigating throughtricky approaches to Luncheon Coveon the south side of Anchor Island. a

most beautiful spot where the bell-bird. keep up a continuous chorus.

Chalky Inlet was an uneventfulovemight stop on our way to Pfeser-vation Inlet. We rounded Coal lslandand sneaked up as far as we could to

some buildings which were associatedwith the lighthouse when it wasmanned. We walked out to the light-house on a good track and admircdthe rugged cliffs which get the fullforce of the weather. The last 100yards or so to the lighthouse is bare ofshrubs but a wire cable is provided tohang onto in strong winds. The re-mainder of our days in PreservationInlet were spent exploring a cavecontaining relics of Maori occupation,an abandoned silver mine and muchfishing. The Commodore has doubt-Iess spread the word by now that hecaught two good cod on one hook andhe is entitled to brag of his skill. Weweighed anchol at 3.30am in lightnor'6ast conditions and arived at Obanafter an uneventful trip at 6.50pm on23 March. Fiordland was withoutdoubt one of the greatest experiencesof my lifetime but it would have beeninteresting to get a close-up view ofthe Solanders. We cut that out of ourprogmlnme so that we would aryive atOban before dark.

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THE BUTCHER heads southFOR some s(range reason, ownershipof an Elliott 10.5 design (not 1(r beconfused with the Elliott 1050!) carries wirh it a commitment to subscribe10 somc arcane lnd bizarrc ntrmingccrcnlony associited wilh lllc mcalindustry. Namcs such as PORK CHOP

Typically bh.ff Elliott rear.

ancl THE BUTCHER arc tllc norrrrnd willr tllc popularity ol Elliott'sclesigns incrcasirtg. thc potenlial fbrfleshy abelrrlions mrkes the rnindboggle (BACON BUTTIE. MINCEPIE. BUTTOCK BITS to nrme but ir

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Re-lautching at Queetts Wharf,llellington.

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THE BUTCHER had her firstserious outing in Race 2 of lhc Bccl-eater series and despite a bad slarl rrldfickle conditions. shc still linishccl be-tween lhe Young l1's JACKS TOOPEN and ARBITRAGE. so a bit olpracticc should scc somc bclter per-lbnnanccs coming up.

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Wayne Tomlinson's Elliott 12 FU-TURE PERFECT arrived in Wel-lington in May and I took up the offerof a sail around the harbour to get a

feel for a design which had been de-scribed to me as a "cruising version ofrhe Elliou 12 PEACEMAKER". Bar-bara Tucker and her sons from the

Bold graphics for those with e Latinbent!

Herreshoff 45 NZ MAID joinedWayne and I for the sail which took us

across to the Eastbourne shore in flatseas and a northerly of 5 - 15 knots.With only the main and a furlinggenoa to play with our options were abit limited, however, the autumnweather was perfect for a test sail andtaking a few piccies so it was anopportunity not to be missed.

Ease of handlingCasting off the mooring lines, we

motored out through the boat har-bour entrance and quickly hoisted thelarge main. Halyards are led back tothe cockpit and with Barbara tailingand myself at the mast, most of thehoist was done by hand before winchpower became necessary. With the

8 knots at 45 degrees eppsrent in14 knots of wind snd 21.5 metres ofwater. The! call the instrumentsSealalk, I wonder why?

main drawing it was then just a simplematter of unfurling the headsail (a #2genoa on Seafurl furling gear) andtrimming for the tight lead acrosstowards Somes Island.

Using the excellent Seatalk Insfu-ments, we trimmed for around 40degrees apparent wind and in the light

Extended bow roller keeps the an-chor away from the plumb bow.

northerly conditions were soon sail-ing along effortlessly at around 8 knots,the only sound being that of the waketurbulence through the open transom.Wayne commented that she was a bitheavy in the stem because of rhe 200metres of chain and other groundtackle stowed in the deck lockers aft ofthe rudder stock! This gear has nowbeen removed and the yacht sits onher lines to perfection.

The rwv stolinn, simple but with qual-it! gear and comfortable position.

The wind died away as we sailedunder the lee of Somes Island buteven with only 5 knots of wind, F Pstill slipped to weather at 3 -4 knots.

With the aftemoon wearing on, wetacked and headed back for the boatharbour and with the Autohelm 6000in charge I took the opportunity ofsnapping a few shots with the trustycamera and inspecting the )achl indetail.

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CaWayne Tomlinson intive mood-

contempla-

High standard of finishBelowdecks the finish was mainly

white with timber (teak) trim, greyleatherette upholstery and teak andholly cabin sole. The overall standardof finish was excellent and a tdbute tothe boat builder and probably toWayne's input and supervision of thebuilding process (he tuavelled to Auck-land regularly to assist with the con-struction).

Huge headThe forepeak features vee berths

with stowage under while aft and toport is the head which has a marinetoilet and shower with the usualhandbasin and lockers. The showerarea is almosL Lhe size of a domeilicshower cabinet and is served withpressure hot and cold water. All wastewater, including water from the mastdrain: into a shower sump which is

pumped out by an electric bilge pump.

Looking aft.

Pretty standard stuff but the dimen-sions make this particular shower andhead compartment very usable andkeep all unwanted water in a commonsump where it belongs rather thansloshing around lhe floors in Lhe maincabin. a common feature on shallowbilge, flat bottomed yachts.

SaloonThe large saloon area features a

table and U shaped settee berth toport and a long settee be h to star-board. Behind both be hs are lockersand stowage bins.

Thc sidc decks are wide and u0-clultered ancl thc cockpit is cleal ofrny rnrinshccl traveller which has

been mountcd aft of thc rudder stockalong the trunsom. Thc 2:l purchase

o11 thc cndlcss mainsheet leads towinches willlin casy rcach of thehelnsmrn iurcl makcs lbr liiction lleceasing ol the largc main. Thc positioning of rll winches and tllc usc ol'lhcrol ol lhe lile \ul,'hclm *t. tlrc hrS

Elliolt up well lirl sholt lrrrndctl rrurr-ing and racing and if hel pcrlbrmanccon test day is any indicalion. she would

Looking forward.

Thc Nav Table js to pol.t and laccsa1't with inslrLlment repeiiter, SSB,VHF ancl clecLrical contfol panel allnounted on a limber facia. The cha

luble h,r: rr hrn;L.d lrd wilh \torll!e lor

ch ls bcncalh.

GalleyThe L shapcd -salley gives the cook

plenty of supllort at sea and features a

freezer'. tliclge. r'ubbish bin. four burnerM?rriner stainless s1ovc. lwin sinksand pressure wiltcr with loads of storage space for utensils ctc.

Engi neThe engine is a 3 cylindcr. 28hp

Volvo with a corventional shali driveto a folding prop which pushcs thcyacht along at 8 knots.

A neot and tidj engine instqllcttion

Owner's cabinAft and t() stalboarcl is a liugc

plivate cabirr with doublc bcrtll andlockels while to pofl is li gcncroussized quarter befth.

Deck layoutThc slcnl featules twilr bow lull-

crs wilh an extended stairrless iuchorlnirlcad which keeps the lurchol ilwryliorn thc plumb bow when beirrg raisedor lowcrcd (wayne had a sinrilal fit-ting on CHINCHILLA which waslike a lilllc bowsplit which preventeddrnragc 10 thc hull. something otherElliott owncrs could corsider').

Thele is an clcclric capslan andchain windlltss al1ol thc anchor locker.

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i'nfl*_'i, \' F-+

/.. ;.\,# '._",. IL'H&,,The galley with qll the mod cons.

be a very competitive enlranl in thcrrext Tuo HllnJe(l Roulld Norrlr Ts-

land Race to be sailed in 1992 (Wayne

sailed the 86 race with me on BOBBYSHAFTO rnd the 89 event on hisStcwarr 42 CHINCHILLA).

Thc lilc ralt is storecl in a specialwell in the cockpit l1oor.

RigThe frrctional rig was put together

by Sparloft in Auckhnd and l'calurestriple swept btrck spreadcrs a la Ellioltwith Riggarna Iocl rigging and LidgardSails. It has no permanent or runningbackstays although tangs llave bccn

.., an uncluttered cockpit witheverjthing close to hand-

fitted lo lhe mrr"l slroul,.l llre nr(J rri.cfoL mnneLs. The rig is over spec and

'horrld be $eli uf lo Wellineton s

condirions.FUTURE PERFECT (the Latin

rclrolars will urtdcr''tlnrl thc rtlnt< l nttdcl) is a wc]] llnishcd yachl whichlacks nolhing in cruising cornlbrls orequipment. Il' oul tcsl sail was any

indication, she should bc casily han-dled fbr sholt handed sailing bul willalso respond to the minislrations ol ir

full racing crew (8-9). Like mosl ncwbo:tt.. it rn y tlrle.onre linre lu reilli.eherfull porential, particularly as Waynehas yet to find a clew, however, onceluncd and sailed to her potential, I am:rrrc shc will Leep tlre lrorrt runler. illhc Filsr Divisio horesll

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