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AUG UST/S E P TEM B ER 2 01 8
GOOD AS GOLD
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race a stunning success
WENDY TUCK THE NEW BOARD WINTER SERIES
Breaking new ground Introducing CYCA’s new team A complete wrap
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IN THIS EDITION
YOU DON’T NEED TO TACKLE
10M SWELLS
F E AT U R E S
06 At the helm
07 News in brief
Introducing the new-look
TO ENJOY 16
CYCA Board
2018 Audi Centre Sydney
A ‘QUIET LITTLE DRINK’
Winter Series
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The complete review of this
year’s competition
24 Wendy Tuck: Making history
Q&A with the record-breaking
CYCA Member
Chutzpah’s hurrah!
How David won the Goliath - the 2018 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race 29 In their own words
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
photographer Richard Bennett
32 Scene
Audi Centre Sydney Winter Series
prize-giving
33 From the archives
22 26 2001: A Space-Age Odyssey
34 Coming attractions
Love & war From strength to strength
How sailing changed CYCA YSA sailor Charlie Gundy is
the life of Craig McGrath making every post a winner
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY
FLAG OFFICERS & DIRECTORS CYCA MANAGEMENT The Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race fleet
prepares to leave spectacular Sydney Harbour.
Karen Grega Credit: Andrea Francolini
COMMODORE CEO
Paul Billingham Fiona Cole ADMINISTRATION MANAGER
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS
Marina Gibson SENIOR DUTY MANAGER David Brogan, Nic Douglass, Andrea Francolini,
VICE COMMODORE Richard Holstein FINANCE MANAGER Hamish Hardy
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
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REAR Justine Kirkjian SAILING MANAGER Nicholas Janzen, DJ Munro
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NEWS IN BRIEF
COMMODORE PAUL BILLINGHAM
At the helm
It is an incredible privilege to be elected as Commodore N E W- LO O K CYC A
Board Confirmed
of our Club and I thank the Members for the confidence
they have shown in myself and the Board to lead over the
coming 12 months.
The main focus for the Board will be to develop the
way in which the Club engages with Members with
a real emphasis on “Members first”; and to drive the
development of our Sailing programs - racing, cruising,
youth and training.
We have the perfect platform a new winner add his name to In ORCi, Shane Kearns’
to achieve this - our Clubhouse one of the CYCA’s iconic races Komatsu Azzurro made up for
redevelopment is on time and on - well done Peter Harburg, Mark a disappointing last day (where
budget and will reopen in October; Bradford and the Black Jack they had every chance of beating
we host the Invictus Games shortly crew. Peter emailed me after the Chutzpah until the wind died on
thereafter; and then we head into race - encouraged by the win, them) by winning his division; and
summer sailing and the 74th Rolex preparations for Hobart are in PHS I caught up with another
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. well underway! delighted CYCA Club Member,
Kevin Whelan, in the Southport
Then of course the
Yacht Club bar celebrating
major celebration -
Reve’s victory.
our 75th year - starts It really was an eventful race
in earnest! and credit to our staff, officials, It really was an eventful race
Between now and volunteers and finishing partner and credit to our staff, officials,
for an incredible event. volunteers and finishing
then we’re rethinking
partner for an incredible event.
the way in which the
Board operates, trying After the race while many
to encourage far more competitors kept heading
But as the owner of a 40-footer I
Members to play an active role north for the northern regattas
always look down the fleet to see
and also improve our transparency (good luck to all of our Members A new Commodore and three new Directors have been The full CYCA Board for 2018/2019 is as follows:
the handicap race unfold and the
through such initiatives as “The competing there) others are on appointed to the CYCA Board following the 2018
fickle winds saw the IRC and PHS Annual General Meeting held at the Clubhouse in July. Commodore Paul Billingham
Sked”. Through these and other their way home - and there isn’t
leads change hourly it seemed Vice Commodore Noel Cornish AM
means we want to build Members’ much time to waste here as we New Commodore Paul Billingham was appointed at the
until, mid afternoon on Day 3,
sense of pride and engagement prepare for the Spring series helm of the Club, taking over from retiring Commodore Rear Commodores Janey Treleaven & Dr Sam Haynes
Bruce Taylor’s Chutzpah emerged
with the Club - and to hear what beginning on 12 August. John Markos, with Justin Atkinson, David Jacobs and Treasurer Arthur Lane
victorious in IRC as the overall race Bradshaw Kellett joining the Board.
you are thinking along the way so Director Justin Atkinson
winner, ahead of Matt Allen and Ian Finally a plug for the upcoming
we can adapt what we do. New Commodore Billingham thanked retiring Commodore Director David Jacobs
Short’s TP52s. SOLAS dinner which this year
Markos for his outstanding contribution over his two-year
Onto sailing, and I’ve just returned will be held on 21 September at Director Bradshaw Kellett
It’s hard to imagine a more popular term. He also thanked Tony Kirby and Arthur Psaltis for
from greeting crews and presenting Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. their contribution as Board members. Both did not stand Director Leander Klohs
winner than Bruce, Kingsley and
the prizes for the 33rd Noakes for re-election.
the Chutzpah crew who have been Please come along and join the
Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race at
there, or there abouts, in our major Board and support this great event
the home of our finishing partner,
races for many years and now - tickets available from reception on
Southport Yacht Club.
bring their Caprice 40 around from (02) 8292 7800.
What an incredible line honours Melbourne to the Club each winter
Looking forward to spring!
finish we saw on the morning of to race in as many Blue Water races Back row from left - Directors: Leander Klohs, Justin Atkinson, Arthur Lane (Treasurer), David Jacobs, Bradshaw Kellett. Front row from left - Flag Officers: Rear
Day 2, and it was wonderful to see as they can manage. Commodore Dr. Sam Haynes, Vice Commodore Noel Cornish AM, Commodore Paul Billingham, Rear Commodore Janey Treleaven
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NEWS IN BRIEF
WENDY TUCK WOWS THE WORLD
CYCA Member Wendy Tuck History has made history,
becoming the first female skipper to ever win a
round-the-world yacht race after clinching the overall
victory in the Clipper 2017-18 Race.
Wendy and her Sanya Serenity Coast team went into
the 13th and final race of the Clipper 2017-18 Race on
top of the overall standings and did enough to put
the result out of reach for the other 10 teams ahead
of the sprint finish up the Mersey to Royal Albert
Dock Liverpool, UK.
Wendy, 53, from Sydney, who claimed the Jane Tate
6 Emerson Street, Russell Island, QLD Memorial Trophy for the first female skipper and
second Clipper 70 Division, Sanya Serenity Coast, in
Absolute
last year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (pictured
right), said: “I can’t believe it. It hasn’t really sunk in
really but I am just so happy. It is so, so special.
“I don’t think it’s about being a woman. It’s just, do what I do. But I am very proud and even prouder of my team. They are
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the ones that did all the work and considering many had never sailed before, what they have accomplished is incredible.”
From everyone at the CYCA, congratulations Wendy! For more on her success, see our Member Profile on pages 24-25.
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any better than this. And just metres away from Royal Queensland Yacht
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A delightful classic “Queenslander” on 916m2 will get you caught up in the
relaxed lifestyle of Russell Island. It is elevated with 2 good size bedrooms, a RONI RIGGING BACKS YSA NEW ASSOCIATES COMMITTEE
living room opening to the deck, roomy kitchen overlooking the water with
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make you feel like you are a world away from the modern bustle of life. Air Academy, signing on as a sponsor of an Elliott 7. Roni Ormandlaki Annual General Meeting. The new President of the Associates
conditioning and a biological waste system provide just the right amount of (owner, pictured above in blue jacket, alongside YSA team and Committee is Margaret Keelty following Pam Messenger’s
luxury. CYCA Board Members) officially christened his company’s boat, resignation after seven years’ service. The new team includes Vice
pouring sparkling wine over the bow, as CYCA Board Members, President Justine Anson, Secretary Irene Somardi and Treasurer
A massive east-facing deck lets you savour the views across the Canaipa Passage along with YSA Members and staff looked on. Cathie Mulherin.
to Stradbroke Island.
Roni Rigging & Racing offers a one-stop solution for all above- Amanda Lulham stepped down as Secretary after 10 years in the
deck requirements, from yacht rigging & management services role. The CYCA thanks both Amanda and Pam for their diligent
There is plenty of room to store your boat and fishing gear under the house OR
you could develop this part of the house further as it is more than legal height to coaching and professional crew provision. For more visit service and commitment over many years. A total of 14 Members
and has excellent views too. www.ronirigging.com.au were elected to the Associates Committee.
From left: Irene Somardi (Secretary), Justine Anson (Vice President), Cathie Mulherin
MSQ swing moorings available in the immediate vicinity, subject to Marine (Treasurer), Amanda Lulham (Outgoing Secretary), Margaret Keelty (President), Pam
Messenger (Outgoing President)
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welcome home! You will never want to leave. Russell Island has excellent
amenities including school, child care, shops, restaurants, cafes, medical facilities Congratulations to CYCA Sailing Administration Assistant Emma May, who was one of five women recently selected to participate on a
and more. Regular ferry and barge services make commuting a breeze. training voyage on the V065 Scallywag. May was given the opportunity to complete a delivery from The Hague, the Netherlands to Lisbon,
Portugal, organised by the Magenta Project as an opportunity for future ocean racers to gain experience on bigger boats they would likely
not otherwise have the opportunity to sail on.
Magenta Project was founded in 2015 by a group of women from Team SCA with the simple mission statement: “To accelerate women
DARE TO LIVE YOUR to the top of sailing.” Sara Hastreiter, who completed the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race on Team SCA, was one of the watch leaders for the
voyage. The skipper was Antonio Fontes, a sailing member of Team Scallywag.
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N O A K E S S Y D N E Y G O L D C O A S T YA C H T R A C E
Chutzpah’s
hurrah! The spectacular Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race ended in an overall
victory to one of the most deserving crews writes LISA RATCLIFF
(Credit - Crosbie Lorimer, Bow Caddy Media)
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N O A K E S S Y D N E Y G O L D C O A S T YA C H T R A C E N O A K E S S Y D N E Y G O L D C O A S T YA C H T R A C E
Chutzpah had a long history of finishing just behind the eventual winners - not any more! (Credit - Andrea Francolini) A fleet of 54 boats entered the 2018 race. Kingsley Piesse, Bruce Taylor and Peter Fletcher, crew of Chutzpah, celebrate their
(Credit - Andrea Francolini) overall win in the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
The life lesson that perseverance pays off doesn’t quite Given the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race is building them - two Davidsons then the Hick 35, the Winning the first of the two ocean classics gives Taylor
fit Bruce Taylor. His commitment to winning a Rolex Chutzpah’s Hobart warm-up, the long-standing team 1998 Hobart winner, a Dovell IMS 36 then a Sydney 38, some pride to take forward to Christmas, but he knows
Sydney Hobart is more of a “pathological obsession or of Victorians and fly-ins, including trusted navigator the Reichel Pugh 40 and lastly another Sydney 38, the all too well the odds of the stars aligning for a second
sheer madness” he suggests, and so he will be back in and mate Kingsley from Perth and son Drew for the eighth boat.” time in one season, for the 628-nautical-mile Rolex
Sydney on Boxing Day for the 38th time this coming Rolex Sydney Hobart, take some confidence from the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, remain the same as the
December, chasing that elusive result. boat’s overall win in the 2018-19 Audi Centre Sydney The husband of 48 years, father of three, grandfather 37 races, for which he’s already challenged.
Blue Water Pointscore season-opening race. of eight - two of those now budding sailors up in Asia
Taylor’s story is one of ‘almosts’. He sold his Hick 35 to where Bruce often joins son Drew on his Mills 41 called So, how many more Tattersall Cup attempts are left
Ed Psaltis and Bob Thomas six weeks before the crew Better known as a reaching-running performer, Taylor’s Ambush - is fondly described by Piesse as a family man in the unassuming Bruce Taylor?
of what was renamed AFR Midnight Rambler overcame Reichel Pugh 40 sailing for the Royal Yacht Club of and generous boat owner.
a heinous Bass Strait weather bomb that decimated the Victoria held onto the boats of the same size in the “I’ve said for the last seven or eight years, I’m happy to
fleet and cost six men their lives, to win outright. In 2014 mostly upwind race, until their turn came for some “Bruce is passionate about his sailing and puts the keep doing the Hobart if the guys with me are happy to
Chutzpah was beaten into second by Roger Hickman’s fast reaching along the northern NSW and south-east time, money and effort into a good program, and do it. I need to be comfortable when I get into my bunk
Wild Rose, the Tattersall Cup taken out of Taylor’s Queensland beaches in the final third of the Cruising consequently he has built a team who stay together. at night that those on deck know what they are doing,
hands by a southerly blow home for the aged Farr 43 Yacht Club of Australia’s annual winter race. There’s even a queue for deliveries! Bruce knows and are safe. While that exists and I can still afford it, I’ll
skippered by the late Roger Hickman. people’s strengths and weaknesses, and he puts them keep going.”
Taylor is actually a Kiwi who started sailing P-Class, in the right position. Plus, he knows when to step aside.”
Multiple top-five finishes and very likely the record- Flying Ants and Cherubs in Wellington as an eight- After collecting a raft of Sydney Gold Coast divisional
holder for the greatest number of divisional wins, 11, year-old. He moved to Australia with his family at 14 Piesse calls the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Chutzpah trophies and the IRC overall silverware at Southport
in the bluewater race over the period 1979 and 2018 and continued in dinghies, then in 1979 in his 20s, he competes in every two or three years “the proving Yacht Club, Taylor’s departing line was: “with the grace
might have caused others to give up, but Taylor has the and some mates built a Holland designed three-quarter ground”. It’s when the team leaders cement their of God and the help of medical technology and an
chutzpah to keep trying because the key ingredients tonner called Pirra. The designer’s brief was to create Hobart crew and nut out what needs to be changed understanding bank manager, we’ll see you next year!”
are still there - the fun and the people. something that could beat the Sparkman & Stephens for the main race.
34s on Port Phillip, ironically the very design which
“The core crew of Kingsley Piesse, Gavin Gourley, almost relegated Chutzpah to bridesmaid once again,
James Permezel and I have been doing this since we this time in the Noakes race - Shane Kearns’ Komatsu
were in our 20s,” says the almost-70-year-old retired Azzurro, a two-time winner from four starts. Thanks to Noakes for their support of the 2018 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race.
orthodontist who swims every day and teaches at the Power or sail, large or small, Noakes sets the standard.
University of Melbourne. “We used to be one of the “I sailed on and against Challenge with the great Lou For more information visit www.noakes.net.au
youngest crews; now we are working out how to get Abrahams who became my mentor, and Sunburst, both
carbon-fibre Zimmer frames on the boat.” IOR boats. I built the first Chutzpah in 1985 and kept
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N O A K E S S Y D N E Y G O L D C O A S T YA C H T R A C E
Black Jack
plays a
deft hand
Black Jack claimed line honours in the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race in a thrilling finish. (Credit - Michael Jennings Creative)
It was an electrifying, three-way sprint to the finish that When the breeze went light pre-dawn Black Jack made Coast race line honours winner. Black Jack’s way. Good on them, it was great to see
ended the 100-footer line-honours battle in the 2018 their move. “Every boat is a one-trick pony - we are them have a win.”
Wild Oats XI’s helmsman Chris Links said of the battle
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, stronger in light airs and we struggle upwind in strong
behind Comanche between them, InfoTrack and Black Jim Cooney’s Comanche finished third having led from
In a gripping finale, Queensland supermaxi Black Jack conditions, but we have to be ready to pounce if the the 1.50pm Sydney Harbour start on Saturday until the
Jack: “It was a great race between the three ‘classic’
match-raced and beat Wild Oats XI to the finish line by light air comes,” owner Peter Harburg said. last 15 nautical miles when the wind dropped out and
maxis and everyone had their moment. You can’t break
just under two minutes over a 384-nautical-mile course. the front four squeezed up.
Their victory is the first time the Queensland boat has the cord in the Southport race, it’s one of those races
Peter Harburg’s 30m Black Jack finished at 7:26:20 on beaten the Oatley family’s Wild Oats XI in an offshore you can’t get far enough away from the opposition to Cooney paid tribute to Black Jack’s owner and skipper
Monday July 28 in 6-9 knots of cool north-westerly wind, race having faced-off many times over Black Jack’s be safe. for a race well-sailed, and such a tight finish. “We are
giving them an elapsed time of 1 day 17 hours 36 minutes 13-year program, both in Harburg’s RP66 and now in very happy with Comanche’s performance, particularly
20 seconds and reversing last year’s finish order. “In that light stuff with their configuration the cards fell
the 100-footers. Wild Oats XI is a six-time Sydney Gold in light air,” Cooney added.
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AUDI CENTRE SYDNEY WINTER SERIES AUDI CENTRE SYDNEY WINTER SERIES
Winter
wonder
The Audi Centre Sydney Winter Series
was one of the most memorable in
recent years - especially for a crew
whose participation makes their lives
that much better writes HAMISH HARDY
Audi Centre Sydney Winter Series entrants on a slow but spectacular Sunday morning. (Credit – David Brogan SAILPIX)
For one team that competes in has brought meaning to his life after as a blind person. This is where my is possible while developing their rewarded every now and then with This is because I truly believe what
the Audi Centre Sydney Winter a drastic change. In 2015 James lost path crossed with the SWD team,” skills – giving them the confidence a race win which is thrilling for they are doing is important for
Series, the competition is the the use of his eyes and, in a short Hunter says. to approach life with positivity and everyone,” Hunter says. the people that they are working
perfect setting to engage people time, life changed forever. optimism. with. The joys you get out of
“From there the journey for me has
of differing skill levels and from doing that sort of stuff that has
When he was younger, James sailed been hugely valuable. It has given The Audi Centre Sydney
different walks of life. Like many surprised the hell out of me. It’s
dinghies on Lake Burley Griffin focus to life as a blind person by Winter Series gives the SWD
other teams, the Audi Centre really rewarding to see people
Sydney Winter Series is used for
in Canberra as a teenager in the giving me the opportunity to realise program a chance to provide Sailors with disABILITIES realise there is another way to
70s and 80s and always loved the that I do have skills that can be people who want to challenge
training, preparing sailors for the
competition. As life moved on, tuned and developed. It has also themselves an opportunity to
continue to improve lives view life and that the skills they
journey of a lifetime – the Rolex learn are transferrable back to the
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - but
however, he was unable to continue given me the opportunity to find take the next step and hone by giving opportunities to challenging situations that they
on top of this there is a much more
the sport – until he discovered
Sailors with disABILITIES.
my way back into a sporting activity
that I love.”
their skills and compete in
highly competitive racing while
people of all backgrounds. confront on a daily basis.”
fulfilling role that the series plays in
transferring many lessons learnt Throughout the rest of the fleet
their lives. “I was looking to find meaning The Sailors with disABILITES team
back to their daily lives. the Audi Centre Sydney Winter
in life as a person moving from was created by CYCA Member
For James Hunter, who is a member Series connects sailors through
a sighted life to a non-sighted David Pescud and is constantly “It’s been a fantastic experience.
of the crew onboard SWD (Sailors “I came in for the sporting aspect many common goals.
life. I wanted to find a sport that I working with disabled and There have been times when we
with disABILITIES) – Woteva, sailing but then moved on to being one of
could continue to grow my skills, disadvantaged people all around are learning the ropes and have
has proven to be something that their most enthusiastic volunteers. CONTINUED...
develop in and become competent the country to show them what not done so well, but we also get
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WINTER SERIES AUDI CENTRE SYDNEY WINTER SERIES
The Ladies Day series has been included in the winter
sailing calendar for many years and is run as the opening,
mid-series and ending race in the CYCA’s Audi Centre
Sydney Winter Series. For many teams it’s not about
changing-up the whole crew and filling the team with
just females, it’s about working the gender balance and
The close racing across the giving everyone a go. Team Finn, skippered by CYCA Rear
Commodore Janey Treleaven, was created with the plan to
IRC Division pushed us to engage a mixed gender team that aims to compete in the
continually improve our game-day highly competitive Farr40 one-design class.
“The philosophy I have is that I want to sail with majority
performance week on week. female crew, I want to create opportunities for my female
friends that they possibly wouldn’t have on other boats,”
- Zoe Taylor Treleaven says.
“They do however also acknowledge that having a couple of
guys around now and then is quite nice in positions like mast
where is a bit more physical.”
For team Finn and Outlaw which only have a few one-design
competitions throughout the year, this gives them an insight
in to how the other team is improving and what they can
work on while in a competitive but friendly environment.
“Winter Series is our time to perfect our spinnaker work and
crew work, in a hope for doing the full one-design series,”
Treleaven says.
“We want to be ready to do that and It will definitely be with
the same crew with the same philosophy heading in to the
one-design racing.”
The 2018 season saw the inclusion of a new division to the
field with IRC joining the very popular PHS series. As many
of the boats will head in to the summer series and compete
in fleets under this system it means that there is time to test
the boat against many of their usual competitors in varying
conditions and situations that will prove to be beneficial to
their team’s improvement.
“The close racing across the IRC Division pushed us to
continually improve our game-day performance week on
week,” Zoe Taylor, owner and skipper of Grace O’Malley, says.
“It’s a fantastic playing field to try out different boat set-ups
in varying conditions over 10 weeks. Even though inshore
and offshore are two different headsets, the series is really
nice preparation for us to work as a team ahead of the Audi
Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore.”
Picture left: Sailors with disABILITIES continue to improve lives by giving
opportunities to people of all backgrounds. (Credit – David Brogan SAILPIX)
18 19The full list of place-getters and winners follows:
Ladies Pointscore – Non Spinnaker 2
1st HUBCAP 2 Anna Soligo
2nd SEA YA Carol Walter
3rd L’ATTITUDE Eli Wallis Janey Treleaven’s mixed gender team aboard Finn. (Credit – David Brogan SAILPIX)
Ladies Pointscore – Non Spinnaker 1
Division E Division A1
1st SOLYMAR Mary King
1st KRAKATOA Don Young 1st TRITON David Gotze & Michael Cranitch
2nd FOREIGN AFFAIR Lisa Wilkinson
2nd CLEWLESS? Lachlan & Guy Irwin 2nd UBS WILD THING Geoff & Pip Lavis
3rd HIGHFIELD CARINGBAH Noni Stuart
3rd SPEEDWELL Colin Geeves 3rd VICTOIRE Darryl Hodgkinson
Ladies Pointscore –Spinnaker 2
Division D The CYCA would also like to acknowledge its
1st CLEWLESS? Susan Hardy
1st-SCARLETT O’HARA-Robert Skol Race Officials – Winter 2018
2nd MORTGAGE CHOICE RUMBA Stephanie Cook
2nd VIVA LA VITA Howard Elliott PRO: Denis Thompson, Steve Kidson,
3rd ZORA Pacific Sailing School
3rd MORTGAGE CHOICE RUMBA Stephanie Cook, Jenni Birdsall, Jos Ford, John Allan
Robert Carr & Kerry Burke
Officials: Gail Bearman, Richard Bearman,
Ladies Pointscore – Spinnaker 1
Ross Garlan, Paddy Glover, Maryrose
1st FINN Janey Treleaven Division B Heffernan, Aliceson Parker, Brian Carrick,
2nd CYRENE 3 Lindsey Gilbert 1st WINE-DARK SEA Peter Lowndes & Lyn Ulbricht, Mark Hollingsworth,
3rd RUM JUNGLE Lost Boy’s Syndicate Sarah Goddard-Jones Winona Poon, Pablo Millan
2nd SPORTS BAR Neville Blair
RoniRig 3rd QUETZALCOATL Anthony Bruce, James Lee-
AUDI CENTRE
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1st GRACE O’MALLEY Zoe Taylor
2nd BALANCE Paul Clitheroe
SYDNEY WINTER 3rd FOREIGN AFFAIR Matt Wilkinson
SERIES Division K
1st HUBCAP 2 Herman Heiligers
2nd KATINKA Paul & Ellen O’Connell
3rd WAH MOON Ed & Bill Wyllie
Division J2
1st SALONA Phil King
2nd SYMBIOSIS Troy Scott
3rd MORE MISCHIEF Simon Carr C
M
Division J1 Y
1st WILD ONE Larki Missiris CM
2nd IN CAHOOTS Patrick & Roberta Easton MY
3rd DEFIANT Paul Billingham & Peter McGee CY
CMY
Division G
K
1st SUMATRA II Shane Diethelm
2nd SEARUG HOO HA Peter Howes
3rd FICTION Michael Blaxell
Division F
1st BEAR NECESSITY John Blair
2nd EUROPA David Mason
3rd PANACEA Reece Theedam
Close encounters at the turning mark at Bradleys Head.
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Love
Sailing has changed –
and perhaps even saved –
the life of former special-forces
soldier Craig McGrath,
& War
who’ll represent
Australia at the upcoming
Invictus Games Sydney 2018
writes NICHOLAS JANZEN
Few sailors’ journeys start in Afghanistan – From that moment I was hooked. It just felt right.” “Being good at something again is a nice feeling. Being sure I’ve got time for the family. They’ve missed out
but Craig McGrath is like few others. injured, I couldn’t do my job any more. on having me around for a long time and this time
For McGrath, who competed on Spirit of Mateship in the
gives me the chance to be the father and husband
The 2018 Australian Invictus Games competitor was 2014 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, sailing has been “I’ve been discharged from the Army now, so it’s nice
that they (wife Jodie and sons Lachlan, 15, and Thomas,
on assignment in the flat, dry southern part of the a cathartic experience – an opportunity to come to to be able to be good at
12) deserve.
war-torn country when his life changed forever… and terms with his new life, now-limited physical capabilities something again. I’m sure
he was, eventually, introduced to the sport that has and the trauma that came with it. I could be good at a few “I don’t want to come off
changed his life. things but I’m physically not the water thinking there
“I didn’t know anyone who had a boat or who had
“I was dismounted as part of a commando company. sailed, it was those connections in the Army who
capable – being good at I have no idea what could have been something
more I could’ve given or
sailing is a great feeling.
We were doing a compound clearance in Afghanistan started me,” McGrath says. I’d do without sailing. something else I could have
and in that compound there were booby-trapped “I’m a bit of a nerd and I need
improvised explosive devices (IEDs),” McGrath, a former
“I have a lot of damage in my hip that’s aggravated by
and want to know about I absolutely love it. done – and even with the
IED I’ve spent a lot of time
running… doing more damage if I do that. I needed to
sniper and special forces unit member who served in everything – I Google the hell
find something else in sport to occupy my time and analysing my actions and
the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment for the out of everything…and I love
sailing’s it. considering if I could have
majority of his career, tells Offshore. the racing side of things and done something differently
“It took a long time to recover but they got me out the chess game on water. It’s – so in this particular regatta
“They ended up being 105mm artillery shells that were
of there (Afghanistan) pretty quickly which was a lot of fun.” and in every boat it’s just about doing my best.
booby-trapped into the walls. One of the guys trod on a
great. They got me through a couple of hospitals in
pressure plate and I was standing in front of the bomb. Now discharged from the Army, McGrath is looking “If anyone needs a random [to crew] – for any race for
Afghanistan, a sequence of hospitals, to get me out
I wore the whole lot. Lots of shrapnel damage, broken to the future. First stop, however, is putting his best that matter – my hand is up. Ocean racing’s something
into Germany. There I was prepped for the trip home
bones, perforated ear drums – that kind of stuff. I had performance forward for his country at Invictus Games I really enjoy… but this kind of racing, short bursts
– going from Afghanistan home is just a bit too far in
pretty good eye protection on that saved my eye sight Sydney 2018 presented by Jaguar Land Rover. around cans where you can see all the boats on the
the condition I was in. They flew me home first class
– if I didn’t have that on I’d be blind. water, will be fun.
which was nice – the first and probably only time! I “I’ve only just been discharged and I’m putting my
“If I hadn’t been injured I don’t think I’d ever have sailed. spent about a month in St Vincent’s in the Navy Ward, feelers out in the job market – but at the moment I’m “I’m really excited about the Invictus Games and
I started sailing in 2014 – a really good mate of mine learning to walk again and getting the muscles to just making sure I find something I enjoy and making representing my country.”
from the Army joined the Mates4Mates program in function properly once again.
Queensland, a program for veterans to do ocean racing,
“It’s taken a fair bit of work to work through it all. I’ve
with the culmination to compete in the Rolex Sydney
looked after a lot of guys who have been injured in the
Hobart Yacht Race. I think the first time they did it was
Army before and avoidance is probably the worst thing Craig McGrath is part of the 2018 Australian Invictus Games sailing team. Invictus Games
in 2013 and he convinced me it was really good and
you can do – getting in and talking about it, getting it Sydney 2018 will be held from 20-27 October. The sailing competition will be held on
something to have a crack at, that I would enjoy it.
out and letting the emotions flow is the best way to Sunday 21 October on Sydney Harbour at Farm Cove. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
“I went and did a crewman’s course down in Jervis Bay go about it… from my perspective if you avoid talking is the Supporting Club for the sailing component of Invictus Games Sydney 2018.
for the Navy… that was my first introduction to sailing. about it, it gets worse.
22 23MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
OFFSHORE: In 2017 you won your second Jane Tate
Memorial Trophy, awarded to the first female skipper
across the line - tell us about that experience, and the
countless other accolades you’ve collected along the way.
WENDY: Oh, it’s not that many! That was a funny one
though, I didn’t know there were so many female skippers
in the race, Zoe Taylor on Grace O’Malley was in front of us,
and we only overtook her up the River Derwent. It didn’t
OFFSHORE: Wendy, just last year you were the first female even click that she had been leading until we overtook
skipper ever appointed to lead a team of amateurs in the her. It was awesome to win it for the second time, it’s a
Clipper Round the World, and now you’re the first female great trophy to win, it was just funny that we were both in
skipper to ever win an around-the-world yacht race of any contention and neither of us knew!
kind. How do you feel?
OFFSHORE: You’ve sailed more than 250,000 nautical
WENDY: It was a total shock! I didn’t start the last race miles at sea in your lifetime, and crossed the world’s
with that in mind at all. oceans, with this kind of extensive experience, you must
OFFSHORE: Wow, so you didn’t know you were in have been through some challenges.
the running? WENDY: In the first Clipper Race I did, we had a knock-
WENDY: Not at all! Even when we had finished, after down in the North Pacific. I was thrown out of my bed,
everyone had done the calculations, I still didn’t quite and knocked unconscious, I cracked my head open and
believe it. I was just running around asking ‘Are you sure? cracked a rib. But I couldn’t wallow around in self-pity –
Are you sure?’ I was driving everyone mad! You always one of the steering pedestals on deck had collapsed, so
start out the race with those intentions, it’s always in the I was needed straight upstairs.
back of your mind – but I’m superstitious, I don’t let anyone It was horrific, when the pedestal collapsed it trapped one
use that three-letter ‘w’ word on the boat! of our crew underneath it, waves were breaking on top of
OFFSHORE: You’ve mentioned your crew, the uniqueness her, she was drowning. We had to figure out how to get
of the ‘Clipper’ race is that they’re not professional sailors. her out immediately, even though I was hurt, adrenaline
What is it like sailing alongside seemingly ‘ordinary’ people, kicked in and the crew rallied to save her. The crew were
and accomplishing these extraordinary achievements extraordinary. It was amazing to see that people could
together? just dig deep, no-one panicked at all, everyone got on
with what they needed to do.
WENDY: It’s incredible. I was lucky enough to have a
couple of great sailors on the boat, it certainly made it OFFSHORE: Tenacity seems to be a bit of theme. There
easier with them able to share their knowledge as well. would have been many rewarding times at sea too…
It’s nice though, you’ve got a blank canvas, and you can WENDY: I love the Sydney Hobart race, and being the
teach the crew to really respect the boat and the ocean. first Clipper into Hobart two times in a row was special.
It’s a nice way to start, and the team just gets closer as Being able to watch the crew grow as well – when you
we go around the world. have someone who first gets on the helm under spinnaker
OFFSHORE: You’ve been a Member of the CYCA for more and they’re really nervous, but then by the end of the
than seven years, but you’ve been passionate about sailing race they’re absolutely nailing it, that’s one of the most
for longer than that. Where did it all begin? rewarding experiences of my life.
WENDY: I didn’t start sailing until I was in my early 20s. OFFSHORE: In 2017, your name was etched into the
I was travelling around the world, as you do, I met an coveted CYCA honours list, an achievement you’ve
English guy, we got married, as you do. We were living in described as a life-long goal. What’s next?
Spain, but he was working in Gibraltar, so we had a living- WENDY: I really don’t know, short-term plan is to do the
away-from-home allowance – and we thought, ‘let’s buy China Cup with an all-female crew in November, so that
a yacht and teach ourselves how to sail’! We ended up should be fun. Obviously try and get a ride to Hobart -
buying a beautiful old wooden boat, and a children’s book hint hint! - but after that I really don’t know, everything
about sailing – so we read that, went out, put the sails up is a bit of a blur at the moment.
and we started moving, and we said ‘hooley dooley this
OFFSHORE: You’ve been inspired by legendary
works, we’re actually sailing!’
yachtswomen Kay Cottee and Ellen MacArthur - how
OFFSHORE: So a wooden boat and a children’s book does it feel to now become the inspirational role-model
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT took you all the way to Sydney Hobart success! You did
your first Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in your early
for the next generation of young sailors?
Wendy Tuck
WENDY: I don’t think about it too much, but every now
40s; did you think you would go on to become an 11-race
and again it hits home. The other day a little girl came up
veteran (so far!) and be one of the most successful female
and got a photo with me and the trophy, and I said to her,
skippers in the history of the Race?
‘do you sail?’ and she said ‘yes, I want to be like you one
WENDY: No, not at all, you know, the first thing was to get day.’ It’s amazing that I am one of these people now, that
one under my belt and see what all the fuss was about. It others look up to, it’s something that surprises me more
was a tough one as well, I was on a Sydney 38 called Yeah than anything! And women, it was always women, some
This CYCA Member has just broken records and made history, Baby, and it was rough for the first couple of days – but have never sailed before, it’s just incredible. I’ve got to be
as she tells DJ MUNRO unfortunately, the rougher it gets the more I like it! on my best behaviour for the rest of my life now!
24 25YOUTH SAILING ACADEMY YOUTH SAILING ACADEMY
CHARLIE GUNDY
From strength
to strength
Twenty-year-old Charlie Gundy has already competed in two Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Races,
the recently-revived PONANT Sydney Noumea, and now the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast,
and he’s showing no signs of slowing down writes DJ MUNRO.
Charlie Gundy is already an ocean-racing veteran. Some Jones International Youth Regatta in Perth last year the opportunity to get aboard his first ‘real racer,’ shorter offshore races he’s completed to date!
go to the ocean in search of adventure, some for the Gundy says, past CYCA Director Tony Kirby’s Patrice. Racing onboard CYCA Member Laurence Freedman
challenge, Charlie sees them both, and raises with the AM’s custom Farr 55 Espresso Forte, Gundy is again
“It was exciting sailing the 36’ boats directly in front “It was an awesome learning experience,” Charlie
pure joy of being out there. A Youth Sailing Academy quick to express his gratitude to our more experienced
of the city. It was awesome!” says with excitement, “it was my first time on a proper
(YSA) Member since he was 16, his passion for sailing Members and their willingness to give young sailors
racing yacht, especially offshore. I got wet about half
and ocean racing is only matched by the amount of fun It’s this enthusiasm for yacht racing that drove Charlie these opportunities. While Freedman, now 74, didn’t
an hour out of the heads and didn’t get dry until I got
he seems to have, both with his team on the ocean, and to compete in his first Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht race on ‘Espresso’ himself, he is a huge supporter of
to the hotel!
his fellow YSA Members. Race in 2016, at just 18 years of age. The daunting, the Youth Sailing Academy, taking no less than six YSA
and ultimately challenging race has simultaneously “But I learnt so much from the guys on Patrice. I learnt
One of those Members is James Hodgson, who Charlie Members (more than half of the crew!) to Southport.
intimidated and captured the imagination of yachtsmen how to drive, did a lot of trimming, grinding, the team
has competed with regularly for the last year. With were just great.” “A huge thanks to Laurence,” says Gundy, “he’s very
and women for decades, and Gundy is no different.
James and crew, Charlie contested the 2018 Captain keen to get the YSA Members involved, and it was
John Piper Regatta, coming a close second to Tom When asked what it was like to sail with Kirby,
“I expected a pretty tough race,” he says, “even though so much fun to have them offshore on Espresso.”
Grimes, another YSA Member. Gundy recalls with a hint of cheek,
it was probably some of the best conditions ever, it was And Gundy doesn’t seem to stop, firing off his already
still extremely tough physically. “Yeah he drove a bit, but he seemed to get a lot large wish-list for the future:
“These ‘in-house’ regattas are great,” says Gundy,
of sleeping in too!
“it’s still a very competitive environment without the “I was bowman in both races, I love being on the bow. “Hamilton Island Race Week, J70 Worlds, state, national
pressure of a national or international regatta” It’s a very dynamic role, you have to think, there’s a lot “But seriously he was great, really great. To bring & international youth match racing regattas, the Blue
of problem solving. At the end of the day, to do it well, someone like me onboard with not much experience Water Pointscore series (hopefully onboard Patrice),”
But Charlie doesn’t shy away from the pressure, far
there’s a lot of finesse, there’s a lot of tension, but it’s was amazing of him. I’ve also recently competed in the he adds with a smile, “oh, and my regular bow-role
from it. Again with Hodgson and crew, Gundy won the
definitely fun. IRC Nationals in Melbourne with Patrice, as well as the on an 18’ skiff.”
Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Championship
Sail Port Stephens regatta. To do both those events,
2017 and took a close second behind (arch-rival-esque) “Sailing downwind, you’ve got to work the boat very And this is all in the next six months! Not to mention
and then the Sydney Noumea with a professional team
Tom Grimes in the Sharp Australian Youth Match Racing hard. Being on the foredeck, you’re always changing he’s also completing a Bachelor of Business
was awesome.”
Championship in the same year. sails and getting wet, there’s not a lot of sleeping!” Administration at the Australian Catholic University
And now, added to Charlie’s already impressive sailing (ACU) to top it all off. But ultimately, when asked
When asked what his favourite regatta has been so far And this is a sentiment echoed in his epic journey to resume, is the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. about the future, Charlie’s answer is quick and
however, it seems that bigger boats are Charlie’s calling. Noumea. With the PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Competing for the first time in the 384-nautical-mile confident, “I’ll definitely keep up sailing. It’s been
Reminiscing on his time at Swan River Sailing’s Warren Race revived after its 27-year hiatus, Charlie seized coastal classic, it’s funny to think this was one of the fun so far, and it’s only getting better!”
26 27YOU DON’T NEED TO
CONQUER BASS STRAIT
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Richard Bennett
TO ENJOY Tasmanian-based Richard Bennett
has photographed the Rolex Sydney
A ‘QUIET LITTLE DRINK’ Hobart Yacht Race since 1974.
Credit - Richard Bennett
I first photographed the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race I live on Bruny Island.
in 1974 and I’ve photographed every Sydney Hobart I like wilderness areas
since, so I think that makes it 44 straight years. I’m a and I like being close
photographer and the Sydney Hobart is a great subject. to the weather – it’s
I love aviation and I love the sea – I combined both great. There’s a Bruny
and decided to photograph the event. I don’t do it as a Island ferry but for the
news photographer, I do it from a more artistic point of Sydney Hobart I stay in
view. I’m after a beautiful image of a yacht and I want accommodation within a few metres from Constitution
to explain the weather and the sea state and the iconic
Dock so I’m ready to go.
coastal backgrounds as well. I think I would now have
the largest photographic archive of the Sydney Hobart I publish a book every couple of years, most recently
in the world. about Tasmania’s South Coast Track, From Cape To
Cape. I’ve been walking that track for nearly 60 years
Going back to 1975 was my first experience photographing
so I thought it was worthwhile publishing my insights.
the big American maxis, Kialoa and Windward Passage.
They were amazing yachts and I was able to photograph Tasmania has so much diversity it would take a lifetime
them off the east coast planing at 23 knots on the way to see it all. Many visitors mistakenly think it’s a small
to Kialoa breaking the race record that stood for 19 or 20 island and they can see it all within a few days. If you’re
years. These new 100-footers can be dramatic now too, a walker, the Overland Track is a fabulous walk, the South
it is amazing the speed of these boats. Records stood for Coast Track is another fabulous walk. If you don’t want
years and now they are seemingly broken annually. to walk there are a number of fabulous coastal journeys
The Sydney Hobart is so unique because it attracts highlighting some of our spectacular coastlines, and the
entries around the world and it’s developed such a great produce from Tasmania enables some of the finest food
following in Australia alongside the Melbourne Cup as in the country. The wines are world-class too.
an iconic cultural event and it’s become famous around
I recommend people come and look at the boats when
the world because of the challenge, covering parts of
they’re in Hobart for the Race, but also to enjoy the other
Australia that cover the Roaring Forties and some of the
things on offer too. There’s a real buzz at Constitution
most unpredictable conditions that make it a challenge
Dock and The Taste of Tasmania, nearby, celebrates
for both yachtsmen and women and for the boats
themselves. some of the finest food. There’s a great track called the
Three Capes Walk, which traverses the coastline of the
Putting the camera down is not on the radar just yet – Tasmanian Peninsula where the Sydney Hobart boats
I enjoy it and I’ll keep going for as many years as I can. travel – wandering there for a few days from the 29th
It is demanding though. Last year, for example, there of December would give people great views.
was quite a lot of breeze late in the evening and beautiful
sunsets and I stayed out there until after 9pm and we The Quiet Little Drink has been going on in Hobart for
couldn’t get our helicopter back to base because we years! I must confess I haven’t been to a ‘QLD’ because
were running out of light so we parked it in a paddock I’ve been busy taking photographs but it’s been a long-
and drove back to Hobart. It was after midnight when standing tradition. Any of the Tasmanian pubs, though,
files were downloaded and I was up at 3am to get back are a great place for a quite little drink, often with a
to Tasman Peninsula to get up in the air by daylight unique atmosphere. The Henry Jones is a good place –
– there are a lot of hours involved and quite a bit of I sometimes have a martini there after a day’s work.
Getting to Tasmania has never been easier with direct flights from PER, ADL, BNE, SYD & MEL. strategic planning. There are so many options though.
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Bear Necessity team - Winners of PHS DivF Scarlett O’Hara team - Winners of DivD
PRIZE GIVING
2018
Audi Centre
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Phil King (Salona) -
Winner of PHS DivJ2
Winter Series Don Young (Krakatoa) -
Winner of PHS DivE
Winning crews and skippers – and all participants – from the
Audi Centre Sydney 2018 Winter Series were celebrated at the
CYCA’s annual prize-giving ceremony in Darling Point in July.
Participants across all divisions enjoyed a
memorable season, filled with sunshine and breeze
and the occasional winter southerly.
More than 250 guests packed the CYCA temporary
Clubhouse on Friday to celebrate the successful season,
with Audi Centre Sydney presenting crews with prizes,
including those who participated in the Club’s IRC trial.
The CYCA would like to thank Audi Centre Sydney for its
support of the Winter Series.
Continued...
Zoe Taylor (Grace O’Malley) - David Gotze (Triton) -
Winner of the IRC Division Winner of PHS DivA1
Photo credit
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