Sean Langman Guest Speaker.

Remember Everybody don't miss this years AGM. All the the fun of committee elections followed by a fantastic talk from Sean Langman.

The AGM will be held on Tuesday 16th of October.
Venue: RMYS
Address: Jacka Blu St.Kilda.
Time:7.30pm.

 By the way, Bare Essentials is back in town ready for another SOMR campaign. We all can't wait to get back on the water and whoop some farrier butt.... Bottom.

Notice of Race - SOMR 2012

NOTICE OF RACE

                                                                      SOMR  2012

SOUTHERN OCEANS  MULTIHULL  REGATTA

November 2nd – 5th, 2012

ORGANISING  AUTHORITY: Multihull Yacht Club of Victoria

HOST CLUB: Hastings Yacht Club

VENUE:  Hastings Yacht Club, Hastings, Victoria

1          Rules

            The regatta will be governed by the current rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2012, the Modified Texel Rule (the QMYC Offshore Multihull Rule),  except as any of these are altered by the sailing instructions.

            Advertising code  “C” shall apply to all entrants in this event

           

2          Alterations of Racing Rules

            The racing rules will be modified in accordance with rule 86 as follows:

2.1       Rule 50.2 will be altered by: ‘fixed and retractable spinnaker poles will be permitted for the purpose of setting asymmetrical spinnakers’   

3          Eligibility and Entry

3.1       The regatta is open to all multihulls equipped for Racing Category 5        in accordance with Addendum A part 1, Sections 1 – 5.        

3.2          Eligible boats may enter on the attached Entry Form sent to:

The Multihull Yacht Club of Victoria

39A Sussex St.  Brighton Victoria, 3186

by Friday 26th October 2012 accompanied by the required fee.

Late entries may attract an extra fee.

           

3.3          All entrants shall be a current member of an affiliated club

  through their Yachting Australia State Authority (MYA).

4          Fees

4.1       Regatta Entry                                             $99.00    

          

           

           Single Day entry (results not classified)  $ 35.00                                              

5.1        Schedule of Events

Item	Date	Start Time	End Time / Warning Signal
Measurement Inspection, Welcome Gathering	Fri 2ndNovember	11h00 1800	17h00
Registration	Sat 3rd November	08h00	09h00
Heat 1	Sat 3rd November	10h30	10h25
Heat 2	Sat 3rd November	13h30	13h25
Heat 3	Sun 4th November	09h30	09h25
Heat 4	Sun 4th November	13h30	13h25
Heat 5	Mon 5th November	08h30	08h25
Post mortem cruise	Tues 6th  November	TBA

           Race Committee may alter the course length prior to the course flag being displayed.

            No warning signal shall be made after 1000 hours on the last scheduled race day.   

6      Measurements    

      

Yachts will not be measured to determine performance handicap base.  Yacht owners wishing to obtain an OMR rating certificate should contact George Bulka (03 5981 2616) for copies of the rule, measurement forms and information on measurement assistance.  Interstate and country yachts may make arrangements with their state measurer or call George to make an appointment to be measured at the venue. Pending demand, facilities to weigh boats may be made available on Friday 2^nd November.

  

7      Sailing Instructions

        Sailing instructions will be posted to all entries received by the 31st

        October 2012

        Sailing Instructions will be available at Registration.

8          Regatta Site

        The regatta will be based at the Hastings Yacht Club, Foreshore Street, Hastings, Victoria. Regatta headquarters will be the Hastings Yacht Club Race Office, Upper Level, HYC        

9             Racing Area

The racing area shall be in the areas known as Western Port and Bass Strait.  The areas are covered by charts AUS 150 and 151.

10        Courses

            The courses shall be as described in Attachment A of the sailing instructions.          

11        Scoring

            The ISAF Low Point scoring system, Appendix A.4.1 will apply.  

           

12        Radio Communications

         

            All competitors shall maintain a listening watch on either VHF channel 77 (preferred) or 27mHz channel 94 for the duration of the race being sailed and while proceeding to and returning from the start/finish area.

            For the courses over 30nm all boats shall radio the committee vessel as soon as practical after rounding the designated marks with their position and expected finishing time.

A boat shall only make radio transmission as above.  This requirement also applies to mobile telephone communications, except for emergencies.

Each skipper has a responsibility to ensure all communications and safety equipment is up to date and in good working order.

 13          Divisions for the Awarding of Trophies

A minimum of 3 yachts will constitute a division.  The Race Committee reserves the right to vary divisions depending upon the number of entries.

            Racing             -Performance Handicap Division

                                   -OMR

    

14        Handicaps

 

An OMR rating certificate will determine the handicap for OMR division.

Performance handicaps will be determined by the Multihull Yacht Club of Victoria using the latest known handicap for each yacht and adjusted as required by the race committee.

The Multihull Yacht Club of Victoria Inc., at its absolute discretion, reserves the right to alter or adjust any handicap.

15        Prizes

            Prizes will be awarded for fastest time,1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd on OMR, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd on Performance Handicap after each race at a ‘happy hour’ at the HYC.  Presentation of regatta trophies will take place at the Regatta WindUp at the finish of competition on Monday 31^st Oct..      

Southern Oceans Multihull Regatta Point score:        

OMR – 1^st (TYCV Perpetual Trophy), 2^nd and 3^rd

Performance Handicap –1^st (MYCV Club Champion Perpetual Trophy),2^nd and 3^rd

Sponsors trophies and MYCV perpetual trophies for individual races to be announced.

Other Trophies:          

Pigs Might Fly Trophy (most unlikely occurrence)

Zinta Trophy  (Best(?) Boat Breakage)     

        SOMR Virgin Award (Best First Time Performer)

            Further Information

 Please contact:

David Tapper             03 9844 0361     /   tappers@bigpond.com

Ian Anderson              0402 088 990    /   iandi46@optusnet.com.au  

Tim Pepperell             0418318019      /   tim@tricoraustralia.com.au

  SOUTHERN OCEANS MULTIHULL REGATTA 2012  

                                      

                                    November 2^nd-5^th 2012

Click Here for :SOMR 2012 - Notice of Race and Entry form 

AGM- Guest Speaker

It is my pleasure to announce the guest speaker at this years AGM to be held on Tuesday 16th of October at the RMYS is:

Sean Langman.

That's right folks, Sean will be talking about his sailing adventures, Sydney to Hobarts and of cause his latest purchase his Orma 60 TEAM AUSTRALIA.

e-marineworld SOMR 2012

SOMR will be held over the Melbourne Cup Weekend in the same format as previous years. So book in now Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th and Monday 5th of November and get ready for a fun packed long weekend of fun. Hasting Yacht Club will again host the event in conjunction with the MYCV.

I've dusted down the mantel piece in the pool room for the Greyhound Trophy and looking forward to giving  Frassld and Mustang Sally a whooping on OMR.....Lets hope its not blowing over 15kts and Culphy and Sknot with her new carbon stick will come out and play. Spread the word and lets get as many boats as possible to compete. Anyone needing crew or anyone wanting to crew, please call me and I will organise, we don't want any boats sitting in the yard.

Stay tuned for further announcements as social events and NOR are finalised

AGM 2012.

The AGM will be held on Tuesday 16th of October.
Venue: RMYS
Address: Jacka Blu St.Kilda.
Time:7.30pm.
Guest Speaker: Things are looking good to having "Sailing Royalty" as our guest speaker. It's not 100% over the line yet, but it's looking good. Stay tuned for the announcement; You thought the last meeting was BIG, well wait for this one!
Myself and David Tapper have resigned from the committee, so there are places to fill. Please don't be shy in coming forward, the club needs new blood on the committee to drive this great club into the future. If anyone wants to know more you can call me anytime on my mobile.

SOMR 2012

Whats happening this year?

Greyhound

I wounder if the Greyhound for SOMR has V3 on it as well this year?

Pigs might fly

I saw this in country NSW on my way to Airle Beach. Thought it could be our new trophy but wasn't happy with the number on it!!!! So I left it?

Peccadillo’s Three Peaks Race 2012 – Leg 3 Coles Bay to Hobart (finish)

Before leaving Coles Bay, the skippers and crews discussed the difficult options ahead. With strong cold south westerlies forecast most skippers were looking for good reasons to use the Dunalley canal option, although neither option looked inviting.

Peccadillo's choice was more straight forward. We would not be able to tack in a narrow channel against a strong current and strong wind, nor could we physically drag her 7 tonnes through if needed. Also, it would not be in our best interest to follow Big Wave Rider into the canal where they would have the double advantage of being ahead of us as well as having a better chance of  getting through, so off we go to round Tasman Island.

Soon after starting with the wind around 20 knots we set our flattie spinnaker and take off at 22 to 25 knots thinking we could scream down the lee side of Tasman Island at record pace. The plan worked a treat until Marion Bay when we had to get rid of it quickly as we were hit by worrying successions of 50 knot bullets followed by near dead calm periods as night fell.

This led to an amazing experience as the black storm fronts opened a small crevice in the sky to allow the full moon to gleam through producing moonlight cliff faces and an amazing rainbow in the darkness of the night. The East coast of the Tasman peninsula was surreal and awe inspiring in these conditions although we were under no illusion about what to expect when we break free of the shadow of Tasman Island.

After a few massive windshifts in the sheltered conditions with our double reef and staysail, we headed into the darkness meeting 35knot and bitterly cold southwesterly winds, huge seas and ripping current. This was a tough slog, handling was tricky and required helming from the outside cockpit.

With extremely high wind chill, a 4 hour shift left me with frostbitten fingers then with the oncoming shift, conditions were voted as too dangerous so we sailed into nearby Safety Cove at Port Arthur and anchored to refresh and wait for expected easing of conditions at daybreak.

After a much needed five hours rest, conditions had improved and we managed to beat our way out of Storm Bay, and up to the finish, still with strong squalls all the way. Our rest period had let two more boats slip past and finish ahead.

Our two athletes came through the ordeal in good shape, set the fasted time over snow-capped Mt Wellington, missing the record time by just 3 minutes.

After counting elapsed time for the whole race we were second placed in the multis, four hours 10 minutes behind Big Wave Rider, who deserve great credit for managing to physically drag their boat through the canal to take the podium. The monos were won by Advantedge, who sailed an excellent race in the conditions. In all, six of the twelve boat fleet finished this particularly stormy Three Peaks.

Video here: http://vimeo.com/46678879

MOD70's complete Transatlantic crossing New York to Brest.

All of the MOD70's have arrived in Brest.  Spindrift racing came in first followed by Edmond de Rothschild in second and Foncia in third place.  Oman sail suffered equipment failure when one of their float mounted lifting foils broke and the ended up having to shift their one remaining foil from port to starboard with each tack (their float mounted lifting foil weighs 100kgs!).  Race for water came in last they suffered damage when they hit a submerged container.