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June/July 2010
MATCHRACING
page 4
July IODA asian
Future Cup
page 14
Royal Varuna June/July 2010 1
Contents
Contents
The General Committee
Flag Commodore
Kevin Whitcraft
2 13
Matchracing for Dummies So LONG as it’s SHORT
Vice Commodore
Simon Makinson
3 14
Commodore’s Corner 2010 IODA ASIANS
Rear Commodore Member Get Member Future Cup
Dave Littlejohn Sponsor appreciation
15
4 Beach Bites
Secretary MATCHRACING
Koravic Nualkhair (Wikki) The real thing 16
Recipe, Cartoon
Treasurer
6 Last Word
Laser 4.7 by Cassio
Mark Hamill-Stewart
8&9
Sailing Secretary The Art of Matchracing
Richard van den Heuvel seen through the lens Cover:
Last race of the day
10&11
Power Boat Secretary Burma Limited
Simon Denye
Member-at-Large
Harry Ghoos
The following officers have been
co-opted by the Committee
House Chairman
Bob Gardham
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LEARN MORE
Matchrace:
Guide for
Dummies
Matchracing is completely different from Fleet Racing.
The Great Dane, showman of the moment,
Morten Jacobsen explains
E
vents are normally sailed on Registration
two consecutive days. Each Teams register in the morning, and the
event has its own prizes names of team members are available
and there are 600 points from the entry forms at that time.
to be gained for the winner towards
their ISAF world match race ranking. Meeting of Skippers and the Draw
Two identical boats, each bearing a Prior to racing there is a draw, to select
distinctive colour, are shared between teams’ names on the pairing list. This
five teams, each team consisting of shows:
four crew members. 1. who meets whom in each round
2. on which side the team enters the
Round Robin starting area at the entry time,
The format for each event is a single four minutes prior to the start.
circulation of craft, so each team meets The pairing list is arranged so
each of the other four teams once. each team gets about the same
This gives a total of 10 races (known number of entries on starboard as
as “flights”). Each flight is a short on port (because it is a clear tactical
windward-leeward race with a target advantage to enter on starboard).
time of 15-20 minutes, typically two 3. which boat each team sails in
sausage shaped courses and finish each race. Teams should also sail
on the run. If there is no time to sail about the same number of times in
a final, the winner is the team with each boat, to even out any minor
the most wins of their four races. If differences in the speed of the boats.
there is a draw between two teams, the A copy of the pairing list is shown on
result of a race between the two team a white-board which is kept up-to
determines the winner. date with the results of each race
throughout the day. Teams wear
Final colored team-shirts so they are easy
If there is time, there may also be a final to recognize.
between the two top teams at the end
of the day. Format is likely to be first Now turn to page 4 to read what 1
International Sailing Federation,
to two points (One point for each race happened and look at the Centre Page the governing body for the sport of
win; nil points for losers). Spread sailing, with Head Office in London).
Royal Varuna June/July 2010 3
commodore’s corner
Commodore’s Corner
On Water On Land New Land – Looking for Ideas
The first weekend of June was busy We’ve continued with talks on As most members know the RVYC owns
from a sailing front. The Optimist subjects of interest certain on Saturday a 6 rai plot of land on the beach in Bang
Future Cup, the Spring Series, and the nights and these past two months Saray, about ten kilometers past Ocean
first Match Racing Championships held saw: Morton on Match Racing; Roger Marina. This was purchased with quite
at Varuna. From a sailing perspective Crutchley on Thailand. Wine tasting some foresight as an insurance policy by
all is well. events from suppliers continue. The the club members, when the lease on our
For those who weren’t down at General Committee has appointed existing property was coming up to its
RVYC, match racing is a sight to Simon Deyne as Power Boat last expiry date. The General Committee
behold. The Beach Bar is a perfect Secretary. would like to put this land to good use
viewing spot and, having been a Regrettably the swimming pool and is seeking ideas from Club members
spectator of sailing events around the has been an ongoing headache for as to how we can utilize this property as
world, I can vouch that Varuna as a the General Committee. Yet again we a source of revenue generation. Any use
venue is one of the best. The sailing is are investing in new equipment and would be for a term less than the existing
aggressive. The competition is fierce a new contractor. We trust soon these lease on the current site of the RVYC.
and relentless. Morton Jacobsen is in problems will be behind us. Please contact any Committee Member
his element. Morton’s organization I encourage members to consider with your thoughts or email me: kevin@
went over the top. Complete with a using the club for team building rmasia.net
hyper energetic video and international exercises, receptions, company In closing – thanks on behalf of the
level competitors. My only comments parties, product launches, corporate staff for the 2009 tips – a new record was
are: We need more match racing. How entertainment and just as a place to set up 20% year on year.
soon can we get the next event? Let’s bring family & friends for a drink
have more participation from Varuna - or meal. Kevin Whitcraft
and beyond. FLAG COMMODORE
Reintroducing Kind and Generous Sponsors of
2010 World Laser 4.7 Youth Championship
Help support YOUR club
MEMBER GET MEMBER
Introduce a new member approved by
the Committee and the Club will credit
5,000 Baht to your account. Be sure the
application form is filled in completely and
legibly with a photo of each family member.
To receive your reward make sure also that
the application is complete and includes
your name and membership number.
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NEW SAILING NEWS
Intense battles
and a win..
Match Race Thailand Cup I
L
oud applause from the
numerous spectators and
fellow competitors was
the accompaniment, when
Jon Eriksson and his strong team
consisting of Till Ahnert, Grzegorz
Florkow, and Alex Samaras crossed
the finish line located 30 meters from
the beach-bar of the Royal Varuna
Yacht Club.
The background for this event is
clear: There are now several high-
profile Match Race events in the region
for the mostly professional sailors on
the World Match Race Tour Malaysia,
Korea, Vietnam as well as the Louis
Vuitton Cup in Hong Kong. Locally we
are lacking Match Race events, where Jon closed the gap to the committee boat, leaving
teams can perfect their skills and new Morten with nowhere to go”
teams/sailors can be introduced to this
exciting yachting discipline. decided the winner, Jon proved his The teams of Seil Semple and Kevin
Winning the key races of the skilled experience aginst Christopher Whitcraft were pleased to know that
round robin against Christopher Lim Lim, by demonstrating his devastatingly the slate was wiped clean at the end of
and Morten Jakobsen, Jon Ericsson effective tactics: performing six 360s the day, and they had equal chances at
stamped his authority on the first ever before the start left Christopher so dizzy, the start of Cup II beginning the next
Match Race held by the RVYC. He was allowing Jon to break off and take a morning.
extremely pleased to have gained a very reasonable lead over the start line. Lim
useful 600 points towards improving and his team’s boat speed was of little
his position on the ISAF world ranking use when they were forced to sail most
Match Race list, but even more excited of the upwind leg in the disturbed air
to have taken part in the first ever behind Jon’s sails.
Match Race event in Thailand. In the race that decided 2nd and
The key to the Finnish skipper Jon’s 3rd places, everything was determined
success was his lethally effective start at the top mark. Lim launched an
in race two against Morten Jakobsen. unexpected attack which afterwards
He managed to squeeze off the entry of caused a failed spinnaker hoist by
the start line by closing the gap between Team Jakobsen, allowing Lim’s team
his boat and the Race Committee boat. to capture second place over all in the
This forced Morten to do an extra round event. Afterwards Jakobsen’s team
with only 15 seconds left on the clock. agreed that the only thing that went
Result: Game over. Race seven which wrong in that hoist was “everything”.
6 June/July 2010 Royal Varuna
2010 WORLD LASER 4.7 YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
2010 WORLD LASER 4.7
YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
by ALBERTO CASSIO
8 June/July 2010 Royal Varuna
MATCHRoyal Varuna June/July 2010 9
RACING10 June/July 2010 Royal Varuna
ADVENTURE
Burma
Limited
In January last year
Commodore Kevin Whitcraft
gave a fascinating talk about
a ten day voyage aboard
“Octopussy” with family
Zaw u with a fine skate
and friends to the nearly
deserted islands known as
the Mergui Archipelago. The and complained about the military. A sign of things to come: the
first part of this story, based Despite our constant prodding, he Southeast Hump had a white sandy
insisted he was not military. beach about a hundred meters in
on notes prepared for the talk,
Two hours up the coast we came length. We anchored in 12 meters of
appeared in Royal Varuna across the Southeast Hump. About water. Fishing gear was brought out.
February 2010. Read the island names – more confusion – the I immediately put on snorkeling gear
second of three episodes charts had English and Burmese and leaped in the water, only to find
I was sharing the sea with a black
K
tip shark of my own length. I’m not
aw Thaung (formerly certain who was more scared but all
Victoria Point) has three often this showed us I know is my leap into the rubber
entry channels: from the sailing over islands dinghy was very speedy.
south, which we entered, The description of an island in the
to the west, which we chose to leave archipelago from Siamese White by
from and from the north. Maurice Collis1 could have been about
At first light we were off out the names, the Pilot had one or the other, any one of numerous islands we saw.
western channel. Once at sea sails again not always matching, different “On the western side it rises sharply
hoisted for a two hour sail to our first Phuket dive skippers have given their from rocks to some eight hundred
taste of Mergui. own names to islands. Confusion feet, thickly wooded down to high
The Burmese authorities require all reigns. water mark. This is no pleasant
foreign boats entering their waters to
take along a guide. Which explains the
Limited in this episode’s title. We were
assigned Zaw U. Thai fluent, English
poor. We soon realized that a guide
meant a guide who wasn’t someone
showing you where to go, but a guide
who told us where we couldn’t go. Our
day 1 plans immediately had to change.
However we were fortunate.
Zaw U embraced us. He enjoyed
snorkeling and fishing, he cleaned
fish, filleted sashimi, cleaned dishes, ubiquitous red mulletRoyal Varuna June/July 2010 11
ADVENTURE
most picturesque location possible
for lunch, trolling en route, spear
fishing, snorkeling, a sail to a perfect
anchorage for the night, fishing and
squidding.
Each bay we were cautious on
entry: rocks were not always marked
and many pinnacles of rocks and
coral heads were under the surface.
We generally anchored in well
protected coves and bays. We aimed
to be in an anchorage by 16.00 to
16.30. We anchored in sandy bottom
of 10 – 15 meters.
We tried to be excessively cautious
on anchorages, cable out and
looking out. On anchoring we always
snorkeled around the rotational area
catch and cook of the boat at anchor to ensure there
were no underwater surprises. Our
navigation instruments consisted of
wood of great trees and glades, but mountain a perpetual stream. Between the charts, the depth sounder and the
an impenetrable undergrowth from the sand and where the slope begins, NAVMAN electronic charts. Often
which forest trunks stand up white stretches a small mangrove swamp, in this showed us sailing over islands.
against the greenery. The white which crawl iguanas and mudfish. The
breakers at its foot and the vivid green forest is full of wild pig and monkeys. Fishing
suggest a freshness which is not there, The place is uninhabited and has We were very successful in our fishing
for the temperature hardly falls below always been so, though on its fertile efforts. We caught parrot fish, grouper,
75º F.2 soil fruits and hill rice could be grown. snapper, sting rays, mackerel, and
“A little west of the north point is other fish which we couldn’t name.
a narrow bay, which sinks into the Routine Squidding was successful. And we
island and is sheltered from all winds Our daily routine had begun: an caught one Phuket Lobster. Besides
as a loch. As the inner end of this cove early morning start, a mid morning the first night in Kaw Thaung and
is a white strand, with five fathoms3 stop at a place of interest, for a walk, some meat at New Year’s Eve, our diet
of clear water close to the edge. By the dinghy up a mangrove swamp, general consisted of seafood we caughtfor the
side of it there flows down from the exploring, snorkeling, a sail to the entire week.
( to be continued )
1
Maurice Collis was born in 1889, the
son of an Irish lawyer. He entered the
Indian Civil Service in 1911 and was
posted to Burma, rising to the position
of district magistrate in Rangoon in
1929. He wrote over twenty books,
including autobiography, travel
writing, novels, histories...Ed
2
24ºC
3
9 meters12 June/July 2010 Royal Varuna
MASSIVE EFFORT, MASSIVE TROPHY
Firebird – Prince Bira Trophy
by Dan Green
A
t the end of May the longest of any boat he sails, for only then do
race of the Varuna calendar you really know how hard to push. That
is sailed, 30 nautical should have set off alarm bells but the
miles excluding tacks. The experience gained far outweighed the
start was a fair 10 to 12 knot breeze, sore muscles and inevitable bruising.
auguring well for comfortable trip. It The first leg to Koh Rin was straight
was not to be. My first experience on forward enough, get ahead, hold the
an F-18, the Nacra Infusion no less, lead and pace ourselves during the
turned into a 3 hour blast with the boat return for fatigue was a possibility getting to the lighthouse. The wind
requiring constant attention to keep given we are both only just on the right had increased to 18-20 knots, gusting
it on the pace. This experience is quite side of 50. Rounding Koh Rin requires 20+. The madness began. With the
unlike any other. I am used to the more a keen eye to keep a look out for spinnaker hoisted, we embarked on a
sedate life of live aboard cruising and submerged rocks. This was not easy, the crazy ride back to club, the boat driving
passage making where six knots is fast amount of saltwater in the eyes made relentlessly hard through and often
and sea spray is an inconvenience. the task nearly impossible. Rapidly under the waves. I remember little for I
My introduction to the world of accelerating onto a tight reach repairs could not see due to constant spray. We
F-18’s was via skipper John Higham, were required for the second time to were at the limit, on the edge of success
the man who builds these fast our mainsail downhaul. The pennant or capsize. Cool heads prevailed in the
machines. John had told me only the had failed twice but with a spare piece summer heat, with all but one of the
week prior that he liked to test the limit of dyneema this was sorted before starters crossing the finish line.Royal Varuna June/July 2010 13
BRIEFS
So LONG as it’s SHORT
ROYAL VARUNA magazine is now on Well known Bangkok Post columnist
the varuna.org web in .pdf form and YOU WEAR A SEATBELT IN Roger Crutchley delivered an interesting
will appear approximately ten days
A CAR? SO PLEASE USE A potpourri of experiences, from how he
BUOYANCY AID WHEN AT SEA
after members receive their print copy. arrived in Thailand and his many years as
We admit the page numbering is very a journalist. Highlight of the talk was the
confusing in that the .pdf system starts at It may come as a surprise to members that description of his first ghostly front page
page 1 which is our Front Cover (hope you RVYC owns 6 rai (2.4 acres, 9,600 sq m, story in the Post.
like the pictures!) so, for example page 13 almost one hectare) of prime ocean front
of the magazine will show as page 15 on land near Bang Sarae, which at present is
the .pdf. We hope to bring this into line unoccupied and the Committee feels that
for August/September and if anyone out this should be earning some rent or put to
there can tell the editor how to bring the another use to help defray Club costs. Any
.pdf in line with the magazine you’re in suggestions?
line for a beer. First come, first served
of course. NO SOONER SAID THAN DONE
Remember this in ROYAL VARUNA
Apologies for not giving credit for articles magazine of February?
and pictures where credit is due. It’s user
error. The editor is overwhelmed at times.
Ass off the grass. This photo appeared in
Simon Denye, who has lived in Thailand a recent edition of The Financial Times.
for seven years and been a member of The Commodore is constantly encouraging
RVYC for two, has joined the Committee us to do just that and be “on the water”.
as Power Boat Secretary, bringing a Before breakage, deliberate or otherwise,
wealth of knowledge in this field, his
family being boat builders in Ostende,
Belgium, for several generations, before
moving to England at the beginning of
the 1900s. Simon is now MD of Corn Thanks to comments in RVm within a
Products International, makers of starch couple of months the “tatty sentry box”
from locally grown manioc. Simon sails a (see February 2010) had been rebuilt and
Hobie 16. (See page 1). we now have a functional building for our
smart and helpful gate people.
Yes, this summer the mercury REALLY is
higher than last year. When the heat gets the message was “PLEASE KEEP OFF
too much imagine working in an ice box . THE GRASS”. The warning below is also
open to misinterpretation. (With apologies
to park keepers in England and Spain)
The new accommodation is a great success
A near record was collected for the Staff and usually COMPLET at weekends so be
Tips Fund so many thanks to everyone sure to book early (see website). We now
who contributed. have a total of 30 rooms.14 June/July 2010 Royal Varuna
JUNIOR SAILING
2010 IODA Asian Championships
T
he 2010 Asian Optimist Company, Swensen’s, Sizzler, DQ,
Championships will be and Burger King), The Coffee Club,
held at Varuna from 3 the New Door Company, Bangkok
to 11 of July. So far (11 Hospital, JVK International Movers
June) there are 108 entries from and off course Winner Boats.
22 different countries to join this Participants from Varuna include
very prestigious event. Racing Don Whitcraft, Dylan Whitcraft,
on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday Florian Keulers, and Nicky Parker.
and Friday will count towards They will be joined by 11 Thai sailors Bjarne wins FUTURE CUP
the individual prizes, while on from Sattahip to mount a very strong
Wednesday there will be team racing challenge to all the overseas sailors. The Optimist Future Cup was held
between the different countries. Make it down to the club to watch over the weekend of 5 and 6 June at
The hard work of organising or help with the running of this Varuna.
this event is being done by Kevin event. Special mention should be Congratulations to all the
Whitcraft, Malee Whitcraft, Rut made of the team racing event on the competitors and especially to Bjarne
Subniran, and Anirut Posakrisna. Wednesday. The battles are as fierce and Rose who were the top boy and
Top quality Winner Optimists are as seen in any team event, and often girl overall. It was also great to see the
being imported from Denmark. the racing is so tight, the results are elder Optimist sailors from the club
Sponsors for the event include only decided on the last leg to the really getting involved with helping and
the Minor Food Group (The Pizza finish. encouraging these new racers.
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BEACH BITES
Beach Bites
Go overseas for lunch!
We are now officially in the low season.
RVm does not guarantee the validity of
information nor that water holes are even
open. These reviews are merely suggestions
where to go if you are not racing but still
feel hungry.
A few hundred metres south from Tony’s (see RVm
February 2010), which now appears to be tight shut
for the summer, there is a non descript beach bar
which claims no name.
Map reference: 12º51’02”N 100º54’02”E
Very easy approach
Soft sand
Massage available
Serveuse sullen at first due sandy feet on recently
swept floor then quite amenable.
Time 40 minutes in a good wind. It took us two
hours to return with “no wind”
Phat krapow talay kap khaidow 100 baht
(Fried seafood with chilli and basil and fried egg on top)
Fruit shake 50
(water melon, banana, pineapple, etc)
Coke, soda water 20
Beer Singha small/large 50/90
Chang small/large 40/70
Chips (French Fries) Ordered in error! 80
Definitely an improvement on Koh Larn
(RVm April/May 2010)16 June/July 2010 Royal Varuna
AND MORE
Linguini with scallops and salmon
in Wasabi Cream sauce
by Chef Alex
T
he combination of wasabi 4 oz (100gr) scallops whole Heat dashi stock in a pan and
with cream sauce makes 4 oz (100gr) salmon cut into bite size cook salmon and scallops till
the creams sauce very pieces done. Test by poking with your
refreshing and gives it a nice 1 teaspoon wasabi paste finger. They should be slightly
background taste to the salmon and ½ cup cream firm to the touch. Add wasabi
scallops. . 2 oz (50gr) mizuno leaves and cream and stir till all is well
2 pieces nori cut into thin slivers mixed. Add the mizuno leaves
Serves 4 2 tablespoon s green onions finely chopped and spaghetti and stir in the hot
Preparation time 30 minutes Salt to taste pan till the spaghetti are well
mixed with the sauce.
16 oz (400gr) Spaghetti Bring salted water to boil and cook the Remove from fire and distribute
2 liters salted water spaghetti to al dente. Drain the liquid and into serving plates. Sprinkle with
½ cup dashi stock rinse with cold water. green onions and nori slices.
Last Word
A
publication that appears is among the top three or four The cartoon above depicts a filthy sea, not
but once every two World class venues for such events, much removed from the reality in certain
months must, inevitably, bringing kudos, new members and sections of our own waters. We hasten to add
choose between the much needed revenue to the Club, that members are unlikely to be responsible
hackneyed and the original, risking at the cost of just a few hours when for a large quantity of dead fish, plastic
not keeping strictly to its narrow members are asked not to launch bags, empty bottles and other flotsom (no
raison d’être. We devote little or return ashore (in this case) at the Krug nor Chateau Lafite was noted, not
editorial space to the 2010 World same time as up to 120 exhausted even the remains of Linguini with scallops
Laser 4.7 Youth Championship event competitors. By mid July RVYC will and salmon). How about our “leisure” cat
held, it now seems, months ago, have hosted International, Regional sailors arming themselves with a child’s
because ‘nuff said in local, national or National Competitions totalling shrimping net and trawling a bigger one in
and international publications. around 350 boats from as many as order to bring the catch home to “dispose
We remind members that Varuna 25 countries. thoughtfully”? Polite comments welcomed!You can also read
