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COMMODORE'S
COMMENTARY
A Report from
Commodore
David Stone |
Soon summer will be just a distant
memory. While it has been a summer to remember, I have not got
anywhere near the amount of sailing I intended. With Easter
coming up at the end of next week there won’t be many more
chances for cruising. It’s largely due to the demands of a new
job and Harry’s sporting activities. Take last weekend as an
example, tennis on Friday, cricket Saturday morning, the school
fair Saturday afternoon followed by swimming, the Weetbix
triathalon on Sunday morning and rugby practice on Sunday
afternoon. Doesn’t leave much time for sailing does it?
However the family is looking
forward to getting away at Easter so let’s hope the weather
gods are kind. Hopefully there will be a good turnout of club
boats at Ponui so I look forward to seeing many of you out
there.
I want to give you a detailed
update of where we are at with the renovation project. There has
not been much reported lately but that is not an indication that
progress is not being made, it is.
We have done the following:
- appointed Gerald Cailliau
(son of Club member Adrian Cailliau) as quantity surveyor
for the project. Gerald is preparing a detailed estimate for
the project.
- Given that the initial tender
process did not deliver the results we were looking for, the
Steering Committee has decided that a different approach is
required. The nature of the project, involving as it does
working with the existing fabric of the Club, some of which
is over 120 years old and which has been modified on
numerous occasions, does not lend itself to an accurate and
effective tender process. The approach we are taking is to
select a short list of local builders that meet our
requirements of trust, reliability and availability and
following selection of one to negotiate a contract using the
time up to the construction start to eliminate much of the
construction risk to the Club. The Steering Committee
believes that this can be managed effectively and that
overall the project cost will be lower with an assured high
quality result.
- We have uplifted the building
consent so we are all set to move once we get the required
funding in place. Our current timeline will see work begin
on the members’ lounge around July. Let’s hope this time
around we can deliver.
- On the funding front we have
a number of grant fund applications in with funding agencies
and it is a matter of wait and see. There a number of
factors that are making this a difficult and protracted
process but we need to keep plugging on and in the end we
will succeed.
- On the fundraising front the
next big effort is the Mayday Garage Sale detailed elsewhere
in this magazine.
I know progress is slow but that
is just the way these things are right now. We always said it
was not going to be easy but it is proving more difficult than
anyone anticipated. However we are not giving up.
Hopefully I will be able to give
some more positive news shortly.
Happy sailing for what is left
of the season. I hope to see you down at the Club on coming
Friday nights.
David Stone

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VICE COMMODORE'S REPORT
Sue Johnson
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Well, the first quarter of the year
has now been and gone just like that. Time is passing too
quickly for my liking, I am still working on my things to do
list for February (a little more work and less talking as Kevin
and my Dad would say).
The Walking Group:
We are meeting and walking each Wednesday night leaving the
yacht club at 7.00pm sharp (Marje Ward is the timekeeper). At
this stage we are walking for about 30 to 40 minutes at a good
pace not too slow but not too fast either and anyway you can
walk at your own pace and I am sure that someone will be with
you.
Please come and join us, you
would be surprised at what you can learn during these walks.
However, my lips are sealed if you want the gossip you have to
come walking.
The
Weight Loss:
I’m not going to mention that we are struggling but I will get
Easter over and done with and then back on track. I may have to
organise someone to break my jaw so I can only have liquids.
There could be two advantages with that one - to lose some
weight and the other is I could even catch up on some paper work
for Kevin. Maybe this could even be a fundraiser for the Club?
Thank you for your support to
date please keep it up, I need all the help I can get.
Haulage:
For those of you who haul out each winter you will need to be
getting those haulage applications together with your deposit of
$100.00, 30th April is the cut off date. Late applications will
depend on space available, so start to think about it and action
it sooner rather than later.
Vessels being hauled must be
covered by insurance that will protect the owner and the Club
from any liability while it is hauled and stored on the Club’s
section using the Club’s equipment. This year we are
requesting a copy of your insurance policy at the time of
receiving your haulage application. We would also appreciate a
copy of the insurance policy of the boats that are already on
the Club’s section to complete our records.
The haulage manual will be given
to everyone either by email or in hard copy once confirmation is
given that your haulage application has been accepted. Please
take the time to read this and make yourselves familiar with the
contents as some of the information has been changed over the
last year. We do not need any accidents due to stupidity.
Cradles need checking prior to
haul out please check these as the Haulage Master or his
representative reserves the right to refuse haulage of boats on
the basis of sub-standard cradles.
Refer to the year book or the
haulage manual if you are in doubt about what you can or cannot
do together with the standard of cradles etc.
There is a copy of the haulage
manual in the foyer of the Club for general use, and on
this web site. Cradle
Details
Before winter haulage commences
all boat owners are required to attend the working bee and the
informal meeting (which will be held after morning tea on the
day of the working bee) to discuss the requirements of haulage
etc. The working bee is 8th May plus remember to bring a plate
with some goodies on it for morning tea, lunch will be provided
by the Club.
Congratulations:
Pat Woollacott celebrated her 90th birthday last month (March).
Pat, we wish you many happy returns and hope the celebrations
and catching up with family and old friends was all your heart
desired.
The Club’s Mayday Mayday
sale: please start
cleaning out your cupboards and shelves. Kevin has just removed
all the pots and pans he thinks I do not need any more and they
have been put in the box for the Club’s Mayday Mayday sale, I
must admit that 9 fry pans is maybe a little excessive but then
he did have 9 anchors on board. Anyway please have that clean
out and give your gear to the Club and then you can come down on
the 2nd of May and buy it all back.
Well must go, my favourite TV
show is just about to begin (Brothers and Sisters).
Take care
Sue

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REAR COMMODORE'S REPORT
John Ford
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On the evening of 19th February I
had the pleasure of exchanging burgees with John Matthews from
the Mounts Bay Sailing Club.
DYC members Lyn and George
Hughes had visited the club in Cornwall last year.
John and his wife were here
visiting their daughter and son-in-law, who reside in Birkdale.
John and family joined Lyn and George for dinner, and John spoke
to us briefly about his Cornwall Club.
Charlie has the burgee mounted
in the Clubrooms – a nice looking burgee indeed.
Upcoming Events
Monster Garage Sale Sunday 2nd May from 0830 hrs.
Please make yourself available
on the Saturday to assist Mike Strong with preparations for this
great event. Anything saleable is welcome.
Working Bee
Saturday 8th May 0830 hrs
Bring the usual tools and a plate please.
Mothers Day Brunch
Sunday 9th May 0900 -1200hrs Back by popular demand
We have managed to put together a formidable combination of
expertise and enthusiasm in the galley to make this a memorable
Mothers Day. Please book early with Kirsty Ph 827-5992 or
027-2070447 or email kirmac@xtra.co.nz
It would be appreciated if you
could give an indication of the time you would like to
dine. Last year we used the same format for the
Fathers Day and it was a very successful fund raiser. We had
just over 100 meals served. Please book early to avoid
disappointment.
Easter is approaching and I hope
to take a couple of extra days leave for a decent cruise.
Weather permitting, we hope to join the fleet at Ponui on the
Friday and then slip off to the Coromandel for a few days. Last
year, with Mike and Wendy on Dogbox, we enjoyed some sensational
fishing at Easter.
We fished soft plastics through
the mussel farms in our inflatables. This year we hope to be
joined by Encounter, to take Harry and the Commodore out for a
fish.
Last year was fantastic but who
knows what it will be like this time. That’s fishing.
Lastly, my apologies to Bill and
Robyn, from Truant. In the Feb newsletter I said we hadn’t
seen many DYC boats at Great Barrier over Christmas, and
didn’t mention Truant. We actually shared a bay with them for
four days. Nice to see people read the newsletter... Thanks
Bill.
Hope to see many of you on the
water at Easter.
Cheers
John

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FROM
THE SAILING MASTER
Desiree Coleman |
What an exciting Louis Vuitton series with a great result. The
harbour looks very dull now.
On the home front the Duder Cup
Regatta was well attended with 11 starters in the Duder Cup,
Winners 1st Total Response, 2nd Loose Unit, 3rd Heartlight
6 starters in Classic A - George
Winstone Jr Winners 1st Prize, 2nd Little Jim, 3rd Rainbird.
5 starters in the Mulletys -
Wood Shield
1st Valeria, 2nd Toatane, 3rd Matana.
3 startes in the Classic B- Col
Wild Trophy
1st Gleam, 2nd Spray II, 3rd Ladybird
5 starters in the Woollacotts -
Woollacott Cup
1st Turant, 2nd Ladybird, 3rd Calm.
4 starters in the Gainor Jackson
1st Flying Dimitri, 2nd Whos Who,
3rd Simplicity
Thank you to all who helped make
it a great day especially Bill Cole and his great team of
starters and to the people who helped with the good turn out for
the BBQ and prize giving.
Next was the Three Handed Gulf
Rally - Trevithic Cup. A great three days for the 6 starters.
Overall winner 1st Corner Bar
Cruiser,
2nd Consensus, 3rd Lambretta
A big thank you to Adrienne and
Royce Cox on Magic Express and to Sue and Kevin on Mary Terese
for hosting a great BBQ and finishing and starting races.
Two great evenings with very
tired sailors who so appreciated their invitation on board at
the end of long days.
A big thank you to Bill and team
for starting and finshing three long days.
Thank you to the sponsor Ken
Sharp from Floating Dock Services for his great support.
Unfortunately the weather
forecast wasn’t kind to us for the Woody Bay Race and
Predicited Log Race and was cancelled. Next year we will
endeavour to include launches in several Log Rallys.
Thank you to David Martin
Motors, sponsor for this race.
Last Saturday saw the Old Fox,
Al Paterson Cup, 6 starters.
Last year’s winner Masquerade
a strong participant but unfortunately crossed 33 seconds out of
time leaving the three D28s to fox it out.
1st Idle Hour, 2nd Memories, 3rd Pendragon.
Thank you to Chris Leech for
being finish boat and the sponsor John Sichel, Del Immune V the
sponsor
By the time this goes to print
the resheduled 2 handed Waiheke race will have been sailed and
Easter on our door step. This is a must and hopefully the
weather will be kind. Race down and then a BBQ.
Desiree

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Haulage
John Webley |
Winter Haulage
Now is the time to organise your winter haulage. Applications
close on 30th April so get your form from the Clubhouse Foyer or
from the Website and fill it in. Don’t forget to sign the
Application and Disclaimer and forward to the Hon. Secretary or
Haulage Master with your Deposit Cheque for $100. Please give us
a description of the type of work you intend to do as sometimes
the site location can be selected to assist certain types of
work. Indicate the approximate dates you would like to be up and
down if this is important. We will do our best to oblige. If you
haven’t hauled before or used that particular cradle before,
please indicate this on the form as we need to make sure the
Haulage Operators are aware and can give you extra attention.
Positions and times will be posted on the Board on the day of
the Working Bee (8th May).
A meeting of all skippers
proposing to haul will be held in the Clubhouse that morning
after morning tea so be there. Note that haulage of your boat is
at your risk and responsibility and you are expected to carry
3rd party insurance at least, for your protection and that of
other boat-owners.
John Webley

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STORIES
FROM THE PAST
Chris Leech |
Over the coming months I will
include some old naval sayings, which will intrigue all and
offer an explanation as to their origin. (Reproduced with kind
permission of the RNZN Museum)
Pass with flying colours:
Substantial achievement
A fleet victorious in battle would sail into its home port with
flags, or colours, flying from all masts. (see also nail one’s
colours to the mast and show your true colours)
Pipe down:
Keep quiet; stop talking
A boatswain’s piped signal at the end of the day for lights
out and silence.
Piping hot:
Very hot
A boatswain would pipe a signal when meals were served.
Plumb the depths:
Sink as low as possible
Sailors would use a plumb (lead) weight attached to a line to
measure the water’s depth, especially when close to shore or
near rocks to avoid running aground. (See also sound off and
swing the lead)
Pooped:
Tired; fatigued
In a heavy sea, water would wash over the poop deck, the stern
section of the ship.
CR Leech ED*
Past Commodore

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MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
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Regular updates of the Club’s
Members’ Boat Directory and Members’ Directory will be
posted in subsequent Devonport Yacht Club News issues, as
required.
You are invited to paste these
amendments into your yearbook.
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DYC
BOAT REGISTER AMENDMENTS |
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MEMBER
NAME |
BOAT |
TYPE |
SAIL |
CALL
SIGN |
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Adrien
Cailliau |
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Adrien
& Merrie Cailliau |
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BRIC
a BRAC |
Phil back racing Ebb-Tide
Phil Warring helmed Ebb-Tide and won the Woollacott division at
the Mahurangi regatta and received the Lady Pat Trophy. Phil is
now well into his 80s and had Jeff Cook as crew who did all the
pulling of ropes etc. Ebb-Tide also raced on the Saturday around
Mahurangi Harbour with Phil in firm control!
Frank Warnock back on Rainbow
Frank helmed Rainbow at the Mahurangi regatta, it had a special
significance for him as Frank crewed on Rainbow as a teenager
(was that just a few years ago...?) when his boss Leo Bouzaid
owned her. Frank made the sails in the traditional style three
years ago when she was put back to Gaff rig. It was a real
thrill for Frank to actually be helming her in a race!
Rumour
There is a rumour that will have a number of skippers looking
over their shoulder during race starts that a super yacht called
EOS may be entered into a Club race, now that would be a sight
indeed! I wondered what TCF Rhys would put on it... and you can
see how the other half live by entering Eos super yacht on
Google. She is 302 feet long.
Tipsey:
I am on the lookout for a partner to purchase a half share in
Tipsey with me, or to purchase both half shares. Tipsey is a
fine Woollacott vessel and should be back in the water. This
would suit someone with boat building skills who has an interest
in repairing old wooden boats. Please contact me if you have an
interest on 09 445 2131 or email mikes@hvpower.co.nz.
Mike Strong

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STORIES
FROM OFFSHORE"S LOG BOOK
Frank Warnock |
CLUB RACE TO KAWAU
Firstly a little history, Offshore was designed by John Lidgard
in 1970 during a rare sober moment and built for us by the late
Snow Waters in Hillside Road Takapuna. I have owned her since
new and we are in the 36th year of sailing. We have done 25000
miles of ocean racing plus a lot of Squadron and Devonport Club
racing and have been very successful winning the Squadron’s
seasons points prize once and Devonport’s three times. I had
the same crew for 18 years; Ray Shaw senior and junior, Phil
Warring, Keith Douglas were all DYC members.
The course was from the start
off Devonport Wharf keeping the navy buoy to port and finish
between Momona point and the finish boat Rereahi owned by past
Commodore Alan Kemp. It was a fine sunny Saturday morning with
no wind and the fleet drifted forward a few hundred metres on
the last of an ebbing tide. When the tide turned and we started
drifting up harbour we anchored as did most of the fleet and
when a light breeze appeared we tried to pull the anchor up but
found that it was caught in the power cable so we tied the end
to our Dan buoy and motored into Devonport Wharf where I phoned
diver Dan and asked him to retrieve our anchor.
This happened many years before
cell phones or even VHF sets were invented. We were out of the
race but decided to head for Kawau anyway, as we motored past
Rangi Light we passed the fleet and as we passed Kaieka a Jack
Brooke design sailed by Jim Oliphant the club solicitor, young
Ray Shaw decided to throw a bucket of water over him however his
aim was lousy and the contents went down the open hatch and onto
his wife Jenny who was lying in the port quarter berth. Jenny
was a feisty woman who had clocked a couple of men who had
annoyed her in the past and when she appeared on deck shouting
revenge we all cringed and opened the throttle.
As we passed through Tiri
passage under mainsail and motor Ray Shaw called the finish boat
on the SSB radio and told him that we were passing the end of
Whangaparaoa and the next boat was a long way behind, he was
careful not to tell any lies. Not far from the finish a lovely
breeze appeared from astern and Ray called Allan and said that
we were passing the Coppermine and hoisting a spinnaker which
drove them into action as they were anchored in North Harbour
and they quickly positioned themselves on the finish line
moments before we sailed around the corner and took the gun. In
those days the Club had a couple of double barrelled shotguns
and it was quite legal to use them.
We dropped the sails and rafted
alongside and accepted congratulations from all on board, the
beer appeared and we all indulged our thirst. Fred Lytollis who
lived in the custodian’s flat at the Club asked me where the
dozen cans of beer were as I had lost a bet with him the week
before and with this in mind I had wrapped plaster around a
dozen empty cans on the way up and threw them at him. He caught
them but the plaster tore and the cans crashed into the cockpit
of Rereahi, Fred was not amused.
After an hour had passed we
started to be asked how we had got so far ahead and we muttered
something about superior boat speed. We ended up having a great
party aboard Rereahi and drinking most of their beer and finally
decided to move into Mansion House Bay and await festivities.
As we departed I handed Alan a
prepared note telling him the truth and heard him threatening to
sink us all as we steamed away.
The next day we were racing home
and passing Motuora Island when Rereahi appeared motoring up
close astern and fearing several buckets of water we quickly set
the auto pilot which was and is still called George and went
below closing the hatch behind us. As Rereahi passed close to
our starboard side a porthole opened and a shotgun appeared,
BANG BANG they let us have both barrels and literally blew us
out of the water.
And what about Jenny Oliphant?
Well we had a discussion and young Ray said that we should send
a sacrificial crew member over and see how she was; we all
agreed and pointed our fingers at him. After plucking up courage
he finally rowed over and apologised and fortunately she took it
well and accepted his apology.
Next month, how Mike Webster
found himself in the poo up to his armpits.
MAHURANGI 2010
Penned by the Lads of El Barco
Mahurangi is the
spot, to go by launch or yacht
When it’s Auckland’s anniversary
Devo Yacht Club in position, because it is tradition
With stories at the ready as you’ll see
With three days
of weekend, it’s a perfect place to spend
Your time with fellow company
There are races, food and drinks, not to mention the high jinks
Which will live forever in your memory
Friday night
expanded fast, as the boats arrived at last
That’s when the celebrations took a hold
But come the following morning, many were in mourning
Fragile and pathetic to behold
David Stone was
at his best, entertaining all the rest
His sparkling wit though covered up a snag
But as he’s the Commodore, you wouldn’t ask for more
A pity he forgot the yacht club’s flag
Desiree Coleman
stood the test, for she had done her best
Her notebook being filled with words of song
With both chorus and refrain, everyone could sing again
Placing all the words where they belong
Graham Pettersen,
entertained the others when
A ditty he recited loud and clear
He tried hard to stop from smiling, but the rest found it
beguiling
Graham finding time to have another beer
Little Harry
Strong, strung everyone along
Weaving through their legs with rope in hand
Maybe his life’s roll, will be in crowd control
Or letting people know just where they stand
The eggs when
they arrived, had on their shells inscribed
Their contents clearly there for all to see
Some were meant to thrill you, and others maybe kill you
The wonders of the latest chemistry
One even held
Viagra, in case its down like old Niagara
So every Tom and Dick was catered for
John Ford had one of those, but nobody ever knows
If he ever did go back for more
Frank Warnock was
elated, but later on deflated
The secretary causing him to frown
For his thousand dollar prizes, he expected some surprises
Most of them too naughty to put down
His mercenary
mind, to Anne Leech was most unkind
He having thoughts that should never be
No tonguing sweet embrace, just a few pecks on his face
Thanks to the lady’s sense of dignity
The rewards that
Frank had sought, swiftly turned to naught
Which is really just the way that it should be
Frank had visions of Desiree stripping, to join him in skinny
dipping
And many other forms of devilry
The two ladies
from Offshore, couldn’t take much more
And clearly made the status known
Three are company four a crowd, no extra crew allowed
Frank was wanted only on his own
Monday morning
came around, and the boats were homeward bound
The weekend was now drawing to an end
Around thirty miles to go, so here to let you know
Is just what truly happened to a friend
Perched on the
windward rail, wind force nearing gale
Grant as skipper had the tiller in his hand
El Barco gave a lurch, and Grant slipped off his perch
Heavy down to leeward he would land
Bob Thompson
acted fast, as he saw Grant going past
Shoved his hand out quick to stop Grant’s fall
With all the strength that he could muster, hit Grant squarely
in his cluster
I guess that you could say Bob had a ball
Grant’s eyes
were filled with tears, he’d had his gear for years
Which had faithfully fulfilled his every need
As his eyes began to water, he would gladly hang and quarter
The perpetrator of this dirty deed
Bob Thompson now
repents, that series of events
Which now will have to stay with him for life
Grant and he are still good friends, and here the story ends
But give thanks that Bob didn’t hold a knife

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FROM
THE PRESIDENT
John Duder |
FROM LOG RAFT TO UNDINE
One moment of madness while in
Pakistan in late sixties was a Sunday drive up the Indus river
bank which brought us to the gathering point of hundreds of
sizeable logs floated down, there to be made into rafts. One
such was leaving the beach so I jumped uninvited aboard, leaving
Tessa, two kids and driver to find their own way in the Land
Rover back to the Tarbela dam site. The raft’s four huge
paddles, two forward, two aft, had me puzzled, till it became
obvious that their purpose was to line up the raft to shoot the
rapids. With a crew of three there was a spare oar, so I worked
my passage and we avoided stranding on any of the gravel islands
on the 20 mile drift back to the dam site. Particularly
memorable was the Pathan skipper’s orientation to Mecca for
his regular prayers, despite the oscillation of the raft.
Back in New Zealand, after the
OK Dinghy at Taupo, and a crack (literally broken nose) at the
Pupuke 24 hours race in the Turangi Club’s Rothmans ‘Father
and Son’ dinghy (any of those left?), there were a few quiet
years in Auckland with a growing family and Spray 11 no longer
in the family.
Then daughter Lisa and nephew
Matthew both saw Undine advertised as lying in the mud at
Thames, going for $25,000. A quick visit had Lisa at least
convinced this should be the family boat; but the gaff topsail
rig and 10-foot bowsprit suggested a partnership, to which Bruce
Marler, ex commodore RNZYS, and initially John Burgess
cheerfully subscribed.
And so we sailed from Thames on
a fortuitously calm day, first running aground at the river
mouth and then, lying in Awawaroa Bay, Waiheke, being rammed
before dawn by a sleepy runabout. The impact, fortunately
forward of the mast, demolished the runabout’s pulpit but only
bent one of Undine’s rigging screws (standard Thames Valley
Power Board issue like the rest of the standing rigging). For
the new owners sleeping below it was a hell of a wakeup call!
And so began a memorable ten
years in partnership with the Marlers, which I take the liberty
of belatedly recording in some detail.
From Undine’s construction in
1887, she was effectively the Fullers’ farm cart, plying her
trade between Kerikeri and Russell. The two brothers went to the
Thames goldrush on a joint honeymoon. Presumably that was
successful but there is no record of any rich rewards
financially from Undine’s other activities, as recorded in
daughter Hazel Cates’ memoirs; these included the shipping out
of materials for the Cape Brett lighthouse, and cargoes of coal
from Ngunguru. She was 50 years in the Fuller family, then as
far as we can tell had a varied life as a reserve fishing boat
until about to be burnt on the beach at Manganui. She was
rescued by Alan Brimblecombe of Mahurangi, notable for his
launch restoration projects. But it was not till he slipped her
at Tauranga that he found the centreboard slot, which, with the
evidence from old photos, the position of chain plates and the
shadow of her name in large letters underneath the green paint,
convinced us to celebrate her 100th birthday at Kawau in 1997
shortly after purchasing her, with an appropriate cake and a
cargo of titree in her hold and on deck back to Auckland.
There were necessary
improvements to be made. We shifted ballast forward, clearing
Thames mud from the bilges, and got Salthouse’s to refix the
garboards (“held on by water pressure” said John S!). Then
we had the huge Ralph Sewell gaff mainsail down-sized and peaked
up a bit, and cut up a Dutch jib to give a reaching jib and
trisail, in the same dark tan cloth. Then we started to race
her, primarily against Rewa a year older and now thanks to David
and Liz Walters permanently residing in the National Maritime
Museum at Hobson Wharf.
One memorable day, after the
start of the 1988 Whitbread race, saw the two vessels pacing
each other in the Rangitoto Channel: Rewa under squares’l and
waters’l and Undine under two watersails, trysail as a
spinnaker and reaching jib as spinnaker topsail.
Do you remember the two Danish
gaff ketches Anna Kristina and Anna Rosa with square topsails
set below the hounds? There is a photo somewhere of Undine and
Rewa alongside – over 400 years in four boats.
Ten years was over all too soon
when Howard Patterson put Spray II on the market. She just had
to come back into the family. But Undine is not everyone’s
dream ship. Two separate guys envisaged sailing to Fiji and
Sydney respectively but no way would we be party to that.
Finally up came Pete Richards of
Paihia, suitably crazy as we had been. Now, after two years’
rebuilding the after section, she’s in survey and does day
sails around the Bay of Islands – 120 years and still going
strong.
John

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Duder Cup,
Gulf Rally |
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Gulf Rally
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Ebbtide |
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LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR |
Neil Burson
Tuesday, 16 March 2010 12:35 p.m
Hokimai Cruise
The lapaz waltz, it does exists.
Hi folks, it’s Neil Burson
here, on the good ship Hokimai. I have been meaning to write for
so long. Rob and Jo on Blue Moon, in fact it was shortly after
the last Blue Moon update, they must be well south by now. I
have been stationed in lapaz, slowly improving the boat for our
trip across the Pacific with a compliment of 4, we will leave
late April for the Maqussis, then the Tuamtos, onwards to Tahiti
where we will reprovision. The boat is registered with the
Pacific puddle jump fleet, so celebration and a welcoming by the
tourist board happens in the middle of June at the lagoons of
Moorea.
Gosh life is tuff. Soon after
one crew hops off so there will be just 3 of us to sail the
island chain, probably we will depart at Borabora for Suvarow
and then on to Vauvau in Tonga because I like Tonga a whole lot,
the boat will be in the group for a while, in fact, probably
till late October.
Now, here’s my little plug!
Anybody who thinks they might like to join the good ship Hokimai
for a few weeks in October and then sail to New Zealand should
send me an email at, neilburson@hotmail.com
I try to clear my mail once a week. How I will do this in Tahiti
will be hit and miss.
Cheers for now,
Neil Burson

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FATHERS'
DAY BRUNCH
Sunday,
5 September
9.30am
- 12.30pm
To
raise funds for the building project
Menu:
The
sort of delicious food blokes love...and lots of it cooked by our own
celebrity chefs – the Commodore and her support crew
The
bar will be open
Cost:
Adults: $20.00
Children
(6-12
years): $10.00
Children under 6: Free
Bookings
are essential advise the staff at the bar or phone
or email Kirsty: 827 5992 or 027 207 0449 / kirmac@xtra.co.nz
stating
the number attending and the time you will arrive, along with your name and
phone number
Come
along for a delicious hearty breakfast and
support your Club
It’s not everyday the
Commodore cooks for the Club’s men!
Join us for a fun and informative
evening with DAVID THATCHER
Thursday September 16th
19.30 start
at the Devonport Yacht Club.
The bar will be open and a light supper will be served
afterwards.
We will be entertained by his stories of messing about
in boats for pleasure and work, his exploits in the Pacific, his life as an
author of a number of best selling Cruising Guides (which will be for sale
on the night) and his adventures at work as the Rodney Harbour Master.
Zumba at the Yacht Club
Monday evenings from 13 September
7.30 to 8.30 pm
Light clothing and flat shoes
Bring a water bottle
Cost $10 per session or
Concession for 10
Courtesy: zumbanorthshore.co.nz
and Larisa King
Members and friends welcome
Contact : Graham Pettersen 445
7481
For Sale
Stewart 36 - (Matangi). Built 1976 by Keith
Atkinson. 3 skin kauri, glued, screwed and glassed.
Vessel in good condition. Current owners since 1977. Can be viewed at Gulf
Harbour berth G18.
Phone owners on either +64 021 132 0075 or +64 9 476 0114
Assistance required for the
Calliope Sea Scouts
The Calliope Sea Scouts are undertaking
evening classes, and one of the topics is about the Stars and Navigation.
This will be at a fairly basic level. If there is any Member who will be
able to assist, then please let me know. It will be for a Monday night
between 1830 and 2000.
CR Leech ED*
Past Commodore
Treasurer Required
Accounting Knowledge Essential
MYOB System
Assistant Treasurer available for
day to day input etc.
Approximately 3 hours weekly
There will be a good transition
period
Attendance required for monthly
meeting (3rd Tuesday of each month)
Honorarium payable
Ring Matt (445-7188) or Sue
(445-2815)
Friday Night Members
Draw
Here's
how it works;
- Every
Friday evening a Member’s number will be drawn
- If
your number comes up you must in the clubhouse and be in possession of
your membership card to claim the Prize
- No
winner, and the prize Jackpots to next week
The
weekly prize is a $20 voucher from one of our local businesses
Devonport
Hammer Hardware
Glengarry
Wines, Devonport
Evergreen
Books, Devonport
Be
there to Win
Our Caterer
DOES GREAT WEDDINGS /
PRIVATE
PARTIES AT HOME / GIVE THEM A CALL
(Gay Larner) 021 776 701
Posted 2/7/2009
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