Our last AGM was notable for an influx of new blood, filling positions within Flag Officers and general Management Committee.

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There will be an afternoon tea supplied for our invited Flag Officers and guests.

1 The Official newsletter of the Maylands Yacht Club (Inc) spring 2003 COMMODORE S COMMENTS Sunday October 12 th is the official Opening of the Maylands Yacht Club Summer Sailing Season. nd what a season it promises to be! The Opening Ceremony will commence around 1330 hrs with racing starting at 1400 hrs. This event is always well patronised by sailors from other Clubs. There will be an afternoon tea supplied for our invited Flag Officers and guests. To assist the Club in its catering, members are requested, if possible, to supply a plate (preferably loaded with food). This will also allow us to supply some afternoon tea for the competing sailors at the conclusion of racing. ring along all your friends and make this first race of the season one to remember. Our last GM was notable for an influx of new blood, filling positions within Flag Officers and general Management Committee. It gives me great pleasure, from the onset, to welcome and introduce to you the Flag Officers for your Club this season: Vice Commodore Jerome Toonen Rear Commodore House Lloyd lake Rear Commodore Sailing Simon Vito Rear Commodore Training Ken Patterson I wish them and all other Committee members good luck for the Season. complete list of office bearers appears elsewhere in this newsletter. Simon has wasted no time in his capacity as R/C Sailing and has been busy modifying sailing courses, planning the season s sailing program, introducing new events and re-working the Sailing Instructions in conjunction with the Sailing Committee. e sure to read the new Sailing Instructions carefully! Our newly elected Sailing Captain, Steve Fox, has promoted the concept of an Officer of the Day for each sailing day this season. Hopefully, as the season progresses many of you will have the opportunity to participate in this position. David Puddey s election to the Management Committee has seen him volunteer to edit our Mudlark Magazine. This has taken some of the workload off Ian Pavey who has concentrated on upgrading our web site which continues to be one the best of any Yacht Club in the State. lan enn has taken over the role of Club Secretary and is coming to grips very quickly with the intricacies of how our yacht club functions. special Thanks to Rosco for all the years he served as Secretary. Our Wednesday sailors group of club stalwarts have been hard at work over the winter months removing, painting and replacing our permanent marker buoys. This has been no easy task considering the size and awkwardness of these marks. Well done guys! Those who did not take up the opportunity to sail during winter will be delighted to discover the improved washdown system for your boats. Co-ordinated by R/C Lloyd lake, the new hoses and improved water pressure means quicker, more efficient washdown facilities with less water wastage. The improvements to the boat racking system in the main storage area, now only needs approval by various authorities to allow construction to commence. Once completed, a more efficient and organised storage area should make it easier for all boat owners to access their craft. number of additional storage spots should also become available. Page 1

2 This Club still relies heavily on its volunteers to maintain the smooth running of our sailing program both on and off the water. For anyone wishing to be involved, your assistance would be greatly appreciated. The more we are able to spread the workload the easier it is for everyone. You need not be an expert but just a willing participant. ny assistance offered will be greatly appreciated by the Committee. Fleet numbers this season should be maintained with some interest over the winter months from sailors wishing to join our Club. It is in everybody s interest to try and attract as many sailors as possible to this Club in order to continue the strong growth experienced over the past seasons. Maylands is still one of the best-kept secrets north of the Narrows ridge! Once again, the Club owes a special vote of thanks to those individuals who have sponsored a Race Day or Special Event during this summer season. Your support of our Club is greatly appreciated. Sponsorship is also available for the major trophies allocated to all Fleets for overall results at the end of the season. Please contact our Secretary, lan enn, or myself if you can assist. I look forward to your participation and fellowship at the club this season. Good sailing to all and let s make this Season one of the best ever for Maylands Yacht Club. Kim Stephens Commodore LSER LRK The battle for bragging rights between the Full Rigs and Radials resulted in a points decision to the big guys in the Winter Championships. The Full Rigs provided most starters (8) during the series and filled five of the top 10 positions (handicap results) in the Club Combined Consistency. The rest of the top 10 comprised Radials (4) and Moth (1). First of all, thanks to Rear Commodore Lloyd lake for promoting the winter series and helping to get it up and running. Congratulations to Kim Stephens (FF>>), who showed he was a skipper for all seasons by taking out the summer and winter titles in the Full Rigs. In the winters, he registered seven fastest times and three drops from the 10 heats sailed from May to September in mainly light to moderate winds. Runner-up Steve Fox (Little Tacker) notched his first fastest time (heat 5), but the reality check was that Commodore Kim was elsewhere, putting work before pleasure that weekend. Third place went to Chris Jones (No Idea). Chris (46 points, nett 19) showed his preference for light conditions by clinching the Club Combined Consistency prize from Radial skipper lake Stephens (Resolute, 51 points, nett 25) and Steve Fox (50.5 points, nett 25.5). Highlights and lowlights from the championships included: _ Squeals from the Piglet when Lloyd lake's prized porker was holed on the start line by a downriver visitor. _ Kim Stephens showing he can capsize with the best of them. _ shivering Simon Vito hightailing it to shore after he sailed without a wetsuit on the final, chilly Sunday. Thanks to rian Plumb, Ross and ndree ennett and Simon Vito for making the series tick over. nd well done to all placegetters in all classes. Our new season should be hot to trot and every Full Rigger is waiting to see how Rosco has tarted up Ruby for Will he do well? Will he blame the boat? Will he sell it? Will he sell the next one? Will he switch to Radial Rig? Will he ring the bell? nd so on... Remember, if you don't sail a Full Rig, you're not the full quid! STEVE FOX Page 2

The new sailing season is nearly with us. Time to shake out the buoyancy vest, check the footwear still fits and to start thinking again of all those sailing skills learnt during the last season.

Like riding a bicycle, most of the skills you learnt will not have been forgotten. What you found difficult at the start of your training will now have become instinctive.

This is called a spinnaker. It makes the boat move very quickly downwind. The picture shown is of a Mirror competing in the Irish Nationals in 2002. Great fun!

There are some excellent books available to help you. Ones that have clear, simple illustrations are the best to buy.

3 The new sailing season is nearly with us. Time to shake out the buoyancy vest, check the footwear still fits and to start thinking again of all those sailing skills learnt during the last season. With the skills you have now gained, the real fun of sailing can begin RCING. Most of you had a taste for this towards the end of the season and showed some very good abilities. Like riding a bicycle, most of the skills you learnt will not have been forgotten. What you found difficult at the start of your training will now have become instinctive. More time on the water will simply make your responses quicker. There are new skills to learn as well. The Mirror dinghy is designed to carry another sail that fits in front of the jib sail. This is called a spinnaker. It makes the boat move very quickly downwind. The picture shown is of a Mirror competing in the Irish Nationals in Great fun! (Image used with permission from Trident-UK) Racing means you need to focus on learning some more of the Rules of Sailing. These are best learnt during the racing itself. There are some excellent books available to help you. Ones that have clear, simple illustrations are the best to buy. ny good sailing shop like Sail Power, 23 Carrington Street, Nedlands, will keep a good range. One that is recommended is the current edition of the book Rules and Practice by ryan Willis. Quite often in racing, understanding the rules can make the difference between winning and losing. You can test your understanding of a basic rule by studying the diagrams on the next page. The Club would really like to see those red sails on the river in the afternoon. Junior races will be held over special shortened courses. Special trophy races will be held throughout the season. Points will be awarded on the same handicap basis used for the senior racing. This will mean that every skipper and crew will have a chance of winning a race. If you are interested, please let me know as soon as you can so that we can make the necessary arrangements regarding a sailing program and boat hire. Looking forward to seeing you all on the water. Ken Page 3

MYLNDS YCHT CLU Inc SIC RULES QUIZ nswers to asic Rules Quiz on Page 5. 1. Which yacht has right of way? hjkj 2. and are sailing for the same buoy and is sailing faster than.

4 MYLNDS YCHT CLU Inc SIC RULES QUIZ nswers to asic Rules Quiz on Page Which yacht has right of way? hjkj 2. and are sailing for the same buoy and is sailing faster than. Which yacht has the right of way? 3. is on starboard tack and believes that has not seen her. What should call? "Water!" "Starboard!" 4. Which yacht has right of way? 5. and are about to round the buoy. Which yacht has right of way? Page 4

LSER RDILS Following a successful set of winter races for the Laser Radials (the gentleman's rig!) we look forward to some pleasant competitive sailing in the new summer season.

We enjoyed the format of the short back-to-back races. We seemed to be watching the stern of young lake Stephens in Resolute in most of the winter races. He is sailing well in all conditions.

5 LSER RDILS Following a successful set of winter races for the Laser Radials (the gentleman's rig!) we look forward to some pleasant competitive sailing in the new summer season. We had about three or five Radials competing in each winter race (eight in the MYC WL race) and had variable breezes in strength and direction and some good racing. We enjoyed the format of the short back-to-back races. We seemed to be watching the stern of young lake Stephens in Resolute in most of the winter races. He is sailing well in all conditions. Well done, lake! He even beat his dad in a few races. John Wood in Sharnah was always close by and seems to be doing particularly well in stronger breezes these days. lan enn in Eebahgum was also in the wake, usually with a big smile on his dial. big thank you from the Radial sailors to Ross ennett, rian Plumb and Simon Vito for their start boat and rescue boat services during the winter races. JEROME TOONEN No Dogs Please! For health and safety reason, members are requested not to bring dogs to the Yacht Club by order of the Management Committee OFFICE ERERS Patron T.Gaunt Commodore K.Stephens Vice Commodore J.Toonen Rear Commodore Sail S.Vito Rear Commodore Training K.Patterson Rear Commodore House L.lake Secretary.enn Treasurer L.Kerrigan Sailing Captain S.Fox Power Yacht Captain.Plumb Do you wish to be seen to be hip and cool at Maylands Yacht Club? Well you can be just by buying a Maylands Yacht Club shirt for only $ Can you believe what an incredibly low price this is? You cannot buy these shirts in stores as they are only available at the Club ar. Sizes available are small, medium and large. If club members can check lost property it would be a great help. Items can be found behind the bar and in the Rescue oats. ny items not collected will be distributed at the discretion of the Committee. 1 is on starboard tack 2 the overtaking boat must keep clear 3 Starboard 4 is on starboard tack 5 is on starboard tack Page 5

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