Archives 2003

P & Starling Holiday Clinic
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
15,16,17 December 2003
09:00 - 16:00

The P and starling programme is primarily aimed at those sailors going to the Nationals in that it will focus on sharpening their focus for this event. Having said that anyone ion a P or a starling is welcome to join in on one or all days. Starts at 9.00 each day and goes through to 4.00 ish. Come and any or all days. Members of other clubs very welcome. We have had calls from 2 Ps and a Starling at Muritai and they are going to come over and get involved.
Contact Dean Stanley 04 972-3326

The Nuplex P & Starling Nationals are at Naval Point Yacht Club , Lyttelton, near Christchurch.
Notice Race for Tanner Cup, Tauranga Cup and Starling Regattas.

Kids Christmas Party
Sunday 14th December
10:30hrs onwards
Fun on the Water and on the Beach

Junior Race Squad
After School Program
Tuesday 9 November 4.00PM
As with the last couple of years, we will be continuing to run the after school coaching sessions on Tuesday afternoons during the school terms. The aim is to have a briefing at 4.00PM each Tuesday afternoon with on the water coaching starting from around 4.15PM. This season we will have at least two coaches on the water each Tuesday. Up until Xmas one coach will work with the Starlings and the Ps while the other will work with the Optimist sailors.

Ramp
6 Dec 2003: Thanks to those who manned the jackhammers and got some of the grooves in the ramp chipped out. I wonder if the limpets will appreciate it, and keep the rest of the ramp clean?

Worser Bay Boating Club members win P Class and Starling trials

1 Dec 2003:

The trials to select a Wellington representative for the P Class Tanner cup and for the Starling national match racing championships were held over the weekend of 29 and 30 November. The P Class trials consisted of six races held over two days on the Porirua harbour. The trials were held in a range of winds from light through to 25 knots and were organised by the Titahi Bay Boating Club. Josh Junior sailed a consistent regatta to record five wins and a second to gain the right to represent Wellington in the Tanner cup for the second year in a row. Johnathon Clough (who is a member of Evans Bay and Worser Bay) finished second in the regatta with results including a first, two seconds and three thirds. Cushla Hume Merry finished first girl and third overall with results of three seconds, two fourths and a fifth. Special mention should be made of Connor Grieve who completed his first major regatta in the P Class in what were very trying conditions. Well done Connor.

P Class trial places

1. Josh Junior

2. Johnathon Clough

3. Cushla Hume Merry

4. Benn Hanns

5. Arran Whiteford

6. Chris Jones

7. Seth Price

8. Matthew Steven

9. Connor Grieve

In the Starling Match racing trials were held on the Saturday in reasonably blustery conditions. A round robin was held followed by a sail off for the finals then the finals themselves. At the end of the round robin process three Worser Bay members were left in the top three spots. Aaron Hume Merry and Craig Ryburn had to sail off to decide who would meet Stu Thomas (who is a member of Evans Bay and Worser Bay) in the final. Aaron prevailed to move on to sail against Stu in the best of three races. Aaron won the first race of the finals needing only to win one more race to take out the trials. Stu had other ideas though and sailed well in the last two races to earn the right to represent Wellington at the National Starling Match Racing champs.

Good luck Stu and Josh in your respective events, and also the rest of these sailors who will be representing our club at the nationals.

Family Connections.

Hi to Rebecca Taylor who is Treasurer of the Offshore Division of London Corinthian Sailing Club, a friendly riverside club based on the Thames at Linden House, Upper Mall, Hammersmith. Check out their Georgian Club house!.
Rebecca is another Worser Bay export making her mark!

Your Webmaster has received this from London Corinthian , An invitation to visit next time you are in London!:

Andrew,

Thanks for getting in touch and thanks for putting the link on your site. We too like to keep our international links, having many overseas members (including one in Christchurch).

I will forward your kind message on to the rest of the Offshore Group and arrange for a link on our site. Any of your members would be more than welcome in our clubhouse if they are visiting London. Tuesday night is our busiest and most social evening. Anyone wanting to find out more about the club should be able to find what they need on the web site; if not drop me a note.

Warmest regards

Mark Emerson

Weather Station & Web Cam
16 Nov 2003: The station and the webcam work and pictures and data should upload every 2 hours. ( Bear with us as we get the system stabilised and reliable.) Ideally, with a broadband internet connection to the club we would upload every few minutes. Anyone know a contact who would sponsor such a thing? It would cost the club about $65/month based on normal retail offers from Xtra and Telstra.
However this is a milestone, look at:
WorserWeather
WorserCam

Opti North Island Championship Results:
22-23 November @ Rotorua

Open Fleet

Jono Hanns 16, Seth Price 23, Simon McVeagh 25, Ben Hanns 28, Niall Pearson 35, Shelly Pearson 45, Patrick McDonald 46, Alice Pearson 51 Feng Yi Lei 52, Stacey Swanson 55, Chris Jones 57, Arran Whiteford 59, Sarah Berry 60, Josh Porebski 62, Tim Coltman 63, Emma Berry 75, Ethan Price 77, Kelly-Marie Saunders 92, Haley Hume-Merry 95, Kristin de Lisle 108.

Green Fleet

Adam Middleton 46, William McVeagh 55

Results for both the Open and Green fleets can be found at http://www.murraysbay.org

Twenty two Junior Race Squad optimist sailors attended the recent North Island championships. It was a huge fleet with 111 boats in the open class and 76 in the green fleet. The Junior Race Squad was well represented with 22 boats sailing in the regatta (20 in the open fleet and 2 in the green fleet). All sailors performed really well with many achieving personal bests and improving greatly on their performances from last year�s results and from their places in this year�s national champs. The two graphs below show a comparison between the combined totals of places for the best four sailors, five sailors and six sailors from clubs that had more than five boats entered in this year�s nationals and north island championships. They show that the Worser Bay optimist fleet is currently one of the most competitive in the country � GO WORSER BAY!

Racing Abandoned!

Sat 16 Nov 2003: Racing on Saturday afternoon proved a challenge for everyone. About 20 minutes after the start of the Mark Foy Ladder race the wind strength increased dramatically. A gust at the Club house was measured on our new weather station at 32 Knots. Almost all the fleet capsized, some many times. Congratulations to the boys on Babine for persevering after multiple capzises. The acting PRO, Maurice Scott initiated an enhanced risk management plan to ensure everyone was always safe , albeit wet! The race was abandoned and the Coast Guard was called. All three crash boats were on the water and our Wind surfing neighbours also put their 3.5m crash boat out to help. A trailer was dispatched to Seatoun Beach to collect those blown way downwind. There were unfortunately many breakages, a mast, a boom, a rudder, a mainsail, a jib halyard. However everyone managed very well and everyone got ashore in a high state of excitement. The ramp was abuzz with good sea stories! Visitors out for a ride on the crash boat had to earn the rise helping to tow disabled boats ashore.
A debrief was held in the club when everyone had dried out to discuss what had happened and look for ways to improve the response.
Racing was abandoned for the day so Race 3 Series 2 will be sailed at a latter date.

Primary Schools Regatta
Paramata Boat Club
Wednesday 3 December
NOR Here

Boats for Sale

14 Nov 2003: Grant Bouke has SB692 Black Magic for sale ~ $5,000 . See Boats for sale.

2nd Hand Lasers for Thailand
Chris Chua writes ....

Dear Sir,

We are in the process of starting a sailing club in an island within Thailand.
We need several laser boats and appreciate your kindness in helping us source for 2nd hand ones.

Please feel free to provide information on your available finds and include the following for our reference.

[1] Brand/Model.

[2] Year and country of manufacture.

[3] Age and number of previous ownerships.

[4] Price and delivery leadtime.

[5] Technical specifications of laser boats.

[6] Other pertinent information.

If price of new laser boats are competitive, we do not mind considering new acquisitions.

We have an appetite for 8 laser boats at this moment so please respond soonest possible.

Regards

Chris Chua chrischu@pacific.net.sg

Please e-mail to pixiekoh@hotmail.com as I may be outstation.

Optimist Association
November 2003 Newsletter

Have-a-Go Day
Sunday 16th November 2003 09:30hrs
Public is invited to come down and have a rise in a Sunburst or kids in Optimists.

Remember the weather in recent years! Always fun and exciting for both skippers and passengers alike. We are promoting this to the public right now and going on last year we should get at least 40 people looking to have a go in a Sunburst or for kids to try out an Optimist. We need lots of helpers on hand at 9.30am to have boats rigged up ready to go at 10am, skipper boats, supervise Optimist sailing, talk to people and show them around the club - can you help? An opportunity for you to bring down a friend or family member who would like to "have a go".

Download Fliers for your workplace and friends. A4 Version

Weather Station:

2 Nov 2003: We are still not quite online to the Web Page but the weather station and web cam are working "off-line" at the club. Trends and history are fascinating. At 9:00 hrs Sunday 2 November it recorded Max Gust of 67.9 knots! We can see the barometric pressure dropping as the northerly increased to a weekend peak on Sunday morning.

First Aid Course

Provided by New Zealand Red Cross - NZQA accredited and OSH approved.:

Venue: Worser Bay Yacht Club

Dates: Tuesday November 11 and Thursday November 13 (attendance at both evenings is essential)

Time: 6pm to 10pm

Cost: $45

This Practical First Aid (PFA) 8 hour course is either a refresher for those who have done the 16 hour Comprehensive Fist Aid Course (CCA) or other approved certificates, or, on its own it is qualification for the practical first aid certificate.

The course is something we should all undertake but it is especially recommended for instructors, and those involved (or who may be involved) in rescue boat duties.

Spaces will be limited, and if you are interested in obtaining this very worthwhile certificate could you please advise scottfam@paradise.net.nz by Friday October 24.

Mana Youth Sailing Trust
Etchell Regatta No.2
Starts 3 November 2003
Mana Cruising Club
NOR Here
Sunday 2 Nov 2003 2 Races back to back
Sunday 16 Nov 2003 2 Races back to back
Sunday 30 Nov 2003 2 Races back to back
Each series $75 per crew member + $200 per yacht "Training Fee" + Insurance Bond $500

Rowie Pots the Pot at Horowhenua Regatta and Worser Bay Juniors beat the Cats.
Mark Berry reports 31 Oct 2003

A small group of Opti sailors ventured up to the Horowhenua Regatta at Labour weekend from Worser Bay for the Fresh Water Champs.
One Hobby 16 sailor was most put about that an Opti sailed by Emma had beaten him up the beat after rounding the bottom mark with him.
Results were.1st Emma Berry, 2nd Sarah Berry, 3rd Simon McVeagh, 8th William McVeagh.
It should also be noted that one Sunburst also ventured up there for the championship race and came 1st. Rowan must have heard that no one else was going to turn up. The ultimate Pot Hunter.

Report from Mark Berry

Worser Bay Ps and Starlings do well at North Island champs

27 Oct 2003: Thirteen sailors from Worser Bay went to Napier to sail in the North Island P and Starling Championships over Labour weekend. A total of seven races were sailed over three days. The conditions were pretty blustery and very cold on Saturday and Sunday, but were a little more pleasant on Monday with light airs and plenty of sun. Our sailors did very well with 3 in the top ten of the starling fleet (45 boats) and 6 in the top thirty of the P fleet (70 boats).

Places were:

Starlings

Aaron Hume Merry (4), Stuart Thomas (9), Craig Ryburn (10), Bruce Jones (21)

P Class

Josh Junior (5), Rowan Swanson (24), Benn Hanns (24), Cushla Hume Merry (28), Chris Jones (29), Arran Whiteford (30), Jono Hanns (38), Matthew Steven (40), Seth Price (44)

Detailed results at Napier Sailing Club Site

Well done all!

WBBC Regatta
1st November 2003
10:15 hrs Start

No entry fee. 10.15hrs start.
3 race series (2 races back to back before lunch & 1 after lunch.
All welcome ... all classes .... especially visitors with Z Class A class. 420s 470s. Of course Sunbursts, OKs, Lasers, Starlings, P Class and Optimists are also specially welcome to swell our healthy fleets.

Club Racing Labour Weekend
Saturday 25th

It looks as though many in the club regard Labour Weekend as the time to stay in town and get in plenty of sailing!

Usual junior training and racing programme in the morning from 10:00hrs, perhaps with a new twist or two.

Seniors 1st race at 13:00hrs (ladder race for Sunbursts) and a general handicap race (all senior classes) at 14.30 hrs

Lake Horowhenua Regatta
Saturday 25th Sunday 26th Monday 27th October
Labour Weekend
Starts 10am

Lake Horowhenua Regatta - Sunburst Series Race on the Sunday. Plenty of other classes there too, Optimists, P,s, Starlings, Lasers, PTs, A Class etc for people looking for something different over Labour weekend.

North Island P Class & Starling Championships
Napier Sailing Club
25-26 October 2003
NOR Here

A Weather Station at Worser Bay

13 Sept 2003: We have our weather station ( WM-918 ) ....but..... it is still in its box!
The next task is installation so that we can read wind strength and direction at the club house ..... after that we will try to utilize its computer links function to get the current weather data up on this web site. We hope it will be similar to the Kapiti Boating Club/ Kapiti Coast Guard Weather Page. Also look at this FreeWX software It uploads data to a web page and captures a web cam image and uploads that too. We are working on it! The WorserCam is now working. On the menu to the Left see WorserWeather and WorserCam. I have been able to demonstrate the cam working... uploading every 2 hours. But it needs to be set up properly. It will happen ....... sometime soon.

WINCHAM RESULTS
(Murrays Bay Auckland
27/28 September)

Optimist - 37 boats - Simon McVeagh (18) Stacey Swanson (26) Sarah Berry (28) Hayley Hume Merry (31) Emma Berry (34)

P Class - 53 boats -Rowan Swanson (5) Josh Junior (7) Chris Jones(26) Cushla Hume Merry (27) Matthew Stevens (37)

Starlings - 44 boats - Craig Ryburn (6) Aaron Hume Merry (9)

Congratulations to all - the relative newcomers in the Optimist and P classes and to the old hands who had a number of 1sts and 2nds in individual races contributing to some really great results overall

THE CLASH RESULTS

Saturday 27th September

Rugby 38 - 38.
Yachting (Teams Racing) 3 - 1.
Over all sports contested Canterbury won the Clash Trophy by 2 points.

The Wellington Yachting Team had a long, long, day, sailing, watching sailing, meeting Canterbury sailors, watching the rugby at a local hostelry, dining out etc etc., all largely in the company of unmerciful Cantabs, before arriving back to a more civilised world at 10pm on the Saturday night.

Thanks guys for giving it your best and, like the whole of the Wellington sporting fraternity, roll on next year when we host Canterbury.

Limpets, seaweeds, ecology, boat ramps and Hazard Management.
Is there a connection?

WBBC Launching Ramp 31 August. Showing clear limpet grazing zones on both sides .... but not in the middle. Click for bigger picture.

31st Aug 2003: Our slippery launching ramp has been the source of much discussion over the years. People have had nasty falls because it got so slippery in the inter-tidal area. It is a Health & Safety "hazard", which under current legislation is required to be "managed". The club has tried chemical cleaning, water and steam cleaning but the slippery seaweed returned within a few weeks.

Where ever there are colonies of limpets sheltering in rock crevices within 1.5m the ramp is absolutely clean.

Clean concrete around grazing limpets. And a new colony just starting work.

The answer is Yes: Limpets graze on the seaweeds that make our ramp slippery!

This applies to all the rocks in the vicinity too. Wherever there are good populations of limpets the rocks are clean. Limpets will travel to graze ...... but not too far from a protective crevice or "limpet groove" in the rocks or ramp. Our ramp is perfectly clean within 1500mm of the rocky east side of the ramp. Beyond that the limpets seem to find it too far to travel between tides.

The ecological balance has been shifted. There are now no limpet crevices on the 5 meter wide flat smooth ramp.

East side of ramp showing 1500mm clean zone where limpets have grazed.

Encourage more limpets? No ... but give them artificial hiding places on the ramp. .... "limpet grooves" ... and they will travel for grazing right across the width of the ramp.

If we have more limpets the ecology of the ramp will be set at a new equilibrium. It may be possible to design a biological and ecological solution to the slippery ramp by providing more "limpet crevices" down each side and across it.

1. Piling more rocks along sides of the ramp is a start. Both on the beach and sea side there will be benefits.

2. Cut a single grove "one limpet height" and "one limpet width" (30mm x 30mm) down the centre ( or across ways ) is all that may be needed. This will reduce the travel distance for limpets between grazing at high tide and hiding at low tide.

[ 30 mm deep x 30mm wide.]

The 1500mm travel distance either side of the "limpet groove" will make the whole ramp accessible for limpet grazing.

Black Hole: No weed on rocks in inter-tidal zone. Ramp: Clean concrete around grazing limpets on the ramp.

Worth a try?

Trailer For Sale:

Just the thing for family holidays and a fleet of boats. Details on the For Sale page.

These reef micro ecologies are very dynamic .... here is an NIWA article on computer simulation of reef dynamics involving limpets and seaweeds ... the study of patch dynamics of seaweeds and limpets...."The chaotic world of our reefs"

If you saw these flags...

What do they mean?
Answer further down.

ANSWER: Flags.

Flags N over H
Abandonment further signals ashore.
Sail back to shore and wait there for further instructions. This may be flown by the crash boat if they knew that a very severe squall was about to hit or that too many boats were already in trouble. Fortunately this is a rare event at Worser Bay.

What does Code Flag C mean on the race course?

How about Code Flag S ?

History at Worser Bay
A start on a collection of old Idle Along photos and the early days at Worser Bay Boating Club. Click on the Thumbnail.
For more visit the History Page from the menu to the left. It is being added to as new stuff come to light.

Idle Alongs are still alive.
Go to the Idle Along Association of New Zealand web site.

Boat Insurance:
Worser Bay has an excellent arrangement with an Insurer for Boat Insurance. Contact the Treasurer for more information.

Race Management
I am starting to assemble a set of links to useful sites for PROs and regatta organizers to refer to.
Canadian Yachting Association
Yachting New Zealand
A list will appear on the Almanac/LINKS page

Come to Worser Bay for big fleet dinghy sailing.
We get 20 Sunbursts on the water most summer Saturday afternoons. Other classes well patronised too. The OK Dinghy Fleet includes World Champion Greg Wilcox and Paul Rhodes. Great racing for everyone. Great events for young sailors in Optimists and P and Starlings too.
Need a CREW or do you want to be a CREW . Go to CREWS
There are now a record 104 Sunbursts registered in Wellington Association. See List

Tuning Guides for Junior Sailors: Optimists, P Class and Starlings: Everything you need to know from North Sails and a P Class tuning guide written by Nick Taylor in P Class Tips

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Club Bell

Any one know the history of the club bell?
Any ideas on mounting it?

Kitset Sunbursts

12 August 2003: Grant Bourke of Flow Solutions now offers kitset wooden Sunbursts ... check the website.

Kawau Training Week
for 15 - 19yr old sailors.
December 2003

To all WBBC Junior Regatta Sailors

Our Club has again been invited to send a team to the Kawau Training week. This is a live in course which means maximum time on the water with sailing theory at night and the opportunity to mix with crews from yacht clubs throughout New Zealand.
"Two Weeks are scheduled, the first from December 7^th � 13^th 2003 and the second from December 13^th � 19^th 2003.
The ten RNZYS Elliott 6 metre Class yachts will be used for the on water training programme. Coaching will be under the guidance of Kevin Peet, coach of the RNZYS Youth Training Programme, who will be assisted by other coaching staff and graduates from the Youth Training Programme".
The RPNYC Sailing Academy last year offered a similar, but daytime only, course here in Wellington. I would think they will do so again this year. As their course is most likely to be December13 - 19th we will try for December 7th -13th for a Kawau Island team entry. There is a good chance but no absolute guarantee that we will get the dates that we ask for.

The following guidelines are set by RNYS for the Kawau Island Training Week:

1 Youths must be between the ages of 15 and 19 years of age.
2. Crews must have a reasonable standard of competency and experience in Trailer Yachts or Keel Boats.
3 The crew must consist of a Helmsman, Mainsheet Hand and a Bowman.
4 All crews will be responsible for their travel costs to and from the Squadron Clubrooms, Auckland.
5 A fee of $330.00 (incl. GST) for each crewmember must be received with the crew list.

For those who have not had keeler or trailer yacht experience we will endeavour to arrange some familiarisation before the event.
The course cost is for each individual's care.

Those Interested
Please reply to this email by August 10 that you are interested and confirm whether, either, or which, week suits.
After that date selection of the three team members will be undertaken by the Sailing Committee and the outcome advised to all applicants as soon as possible.

Maurice Scott
Vice Commodore

"Snapper Match Racing"
Success in Finland

Snapper Match Racing
16 Sept 2003
LATEST NEWS:
Vassa, Finland.

After a great day of racing on Saturday the team ended the day with a five win one loss record. We awoke to find very different conditions on Sunday. A steady 15 knot wind greeted us, this was the windiest we have sailed in since leaving Wellington! It also called for full wet weather gear instead of shorts and shirts.
Our first race of the day was against the locals that we have been staying with, we had a great pre-start and with our excellent boat handling in the "windy" conditions the race was never in doubt. The next race of the day was a very similar to the first, once we won the pre-start we kept control and went on to win the race, ending the round robin with a seven win one loss record.
While we thought that this would get us straight into the finals there was an upset in one of the last round robin races which meant that there was now a three way tie for first. As we had all beaten each other the tie was unbreakable, therefore a sail off between two of the competitors was necessary.
Three names were put into a hat and the first two that were drawn out would have to race off, while the other would go straight through to the finals. Unfortunately we weren't the lucky crew to go straight through to the finals, we were set to race against the second ranked team in the regatta whom we had lost to the previous day. By this stage the wind was becoming a lot more like Wellington with regular gusts over 20 knots! The race officer then made the call to not to use spinnakers. The race started well and we kept control throughout the pre-start and came off the line in front, unfortunately the wind became too strong and half way up the second beat the race officer abandoned all racing for the day.

This left a three way tie for first place, needless to say the whole team was thrilled with winning our first event, even though we did had to share the glory. This regatta was a grade three event so this will give our world ranking a huge boost. We are now heading off to Helsinki for a grade two event, we will keep in touch to let you know how we get on.
Regards
The Snapper Match Racing team
Andy Walker, Daryl Wislang, Steve and Matt McDowell

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Opening Day 2003
Results
Seniors ( Skiff, Sunburst, OK, Lasers)
Juniors ( Opti, P, Starling)

13 Sept 2003: We are open for the 2003-2004 season. A strong northerly wind blew the cobwebs out of our winter hibernation. Many went swimming and some of us did not finish. But is it not great to get out on the water again?

John Brown Patron of the Coastguard, member of RPNYC and crewmember with Terry Steven on "Cotton Blossom" in earlier days, as well as ferry captain for 30 years and harbour pilot for 9 years before retirement, was an inspired choice as our official guest to declare the season open.

Make sure you pay your sub before 1 November for your discount and your Almanac. Check your duty Roster!

A Day at the Titahi Bay Winter Series
Reported by Adam Middleton
2 Sept 2003

�Adam! Time to get up.�
Breakfast, pack my sailing gear, load the boat, and off to Titahi Bay. A quick stop at Pandoro to get a hot chocolate and some bread.
We arrive at Titahi Bay and I go to get a chocolate bar and order my pie, while Dad rigs my boat. Rich and I check the course. These are really different to the courses at Worser Bay. The day is sunny but cold. The wind is patchy and less than ten knots.
The starts are hard with lots of boats. After the start I feel free. All the boats head off in their different directions. Getting to the top mark is difficult because the wind is stronger and my hands start to hurt. I like going downwind, especially when the breeze is up and the water comes through the centreplate! Sailing can be disappointing when the other boats pass you, but is usually fun and exciting. I really enjoy finishing, especially when I beat my competition.
After sailing, I eat my pie while Dad derigs my boat.
I don�t like going home because I know I will have to do my piano practice.

Junior Race Squad Holiday Programme:
Monday 22nd September - Wednesday 24 September, 9.00AM - 3.00PM

On the first three days of the upcoming school holidays we have planned a three day training session for Starling, P and Optimist sailors. The training session will include boat handling drills each morning focusing on tacking, gybing, starting and mark rounding. The afternoon sessions will involve a mini regatta with heaps of starts and short races. The programme will cost $30 per sailor for the three days.

To help us plan the holiday training programme we need an indication of the number of sailors who will attend. Please email or phone Richard Middleton to indicate whether or not you intend to take part. Richard's email address and phone number are ... plumcrazy@paradise.net.nz Phone: 971 3252

Wind Forecasting Evening
Lowry Bay Yacht Club
Wednesday 24th September 2003
19:30hrs @ Lowry Bay Yacht Club house
The Lowry Bay Yacht Club is hosting an evening with Erick Brenstrum on Wednesday 24 September and it is an opportunity not to be missed.
Erick Brenstrum is a senior forecaster with MetService with over 25 years experience forecasting New Zealand�s weather. He is the author of the New Zealand Weather Book and writes a regular column on the weather..
We all wonder, now we can learn the EXPERT WAY of looking at weather patterns and the like.
Please read the attached and pass on to friends�� MORE DETAILS HERE
This is a kind invitation from Lowry Bay Yacht Club to all sailors in the greater Wellington area.
See you there.

Club Racing
Saturday 27 September 2003
10:00hrs Juniors
Optimists Gen H'cap
P & H Gen H'cap
13:00hrs Gen H'cap, Sunburst Ladder
14:30hrs Series 1 Race 2

Note that Series 1 Race 1 is likely to be sailed on 18th October as a result of the abandonment of sailing on Saturday 20th September.

WinChams
Murrays Bay Boating Club
Auckland
Friday 26 Sept Sun 28 Sept
Opti, P and Starlings
Go with Team Worser Bay!

School Holiday Program.
Starts Monday
22nd September
@ 9:00hrs -15:00hrs
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
All welcome ..
All levels ..... $10/day

FAQ

When does it take place?

The programme begins at 9.00 AM on Monday 22 September and runs through to 3.00 PM on Wednesday 24 September. Each of the three days start with a briefing at 9.00 AM. The intention is to be on the water by 10.00 AM. Sailors will be off the water and ready to be picked up by 3.00 PM each day.

Who is doing the coaching?

Greg "Bubble" Wright is the principal coach for the three days. He will be assisted by Mark Berry on Monday and Tuesday and Dean Stanley on Wednesday. Andrew Paterson will assist with those sailors who are new to their boats during each morning session.

Do I need to bring my lunch?

Every one needs to bring their own lunch. A 30 minute lunch break will be held between morning and afternoon sessions each day. The kitchen will be open for hot water and utensils etc but you won't be able to buy any food at the club.

What happens if it is really windy?

Turn up each morning regardless of what the wind is doing. If it looks like it is going to be too windy on any of the days then a decision will be made by 10.00 AM to cancel the sailing. We won't be canceling just because it is raining!!!

Can I store my boat at Worser Bay overnight?

If you are coming from another club then you are welcome to leave your boat at Worser Bay for the two nights. Ask one of the local sailors where you can leave your boat.

What will we be doing each day?

In the morning the focus will be on a range of boat handling drills in small groups. The afternoon sessions will be split into boat handling drills and a mini regatta involving lots of starts and short races.

Can my Mum and Dad help at all?

YES!!! We need someone to stay on shore each day and look after anyone if they have to come in for any reason. Kent Pearson is available on Monday. We need at least one person to be available on the Tuesday and Wednesday. Any volunteers please give Dean Stanley a call on 972 3326.

How do I pay?

Greg will be collecting the fee from each of you on the first morning (or subsequent mornings if you are coming only for days two and/or three). The programme costs $30 per sailor for three days, $20 per sailor for two days, and $10 per sailor for one day. If you are paying by cheque then make it out to Worser Bay Boating Club.

If you have any questions at all then please don't hesitate to give Dean Stanley 972 3326 call.

www.worserbay.com
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NZ Sunburst Association. Wellington Branch
AGM 2003 & Prize Giving
Friday 19th September 2003
18:00hrs for 19:00hrs Start.
at Worser Bay Boating Club

Opening Day
Mumford Holiday Trophy
13 September 2003
1330hrs Mumford Holiday Trophy Race. Combined start for Seniors with winner decided on yardstick performance

1340hrs We will run a similar race for Juniors and Intermediates on a similar basis to above.

1600hrs for 1630hrs : Official Opening for the season

Mana Youth Sailing Trust
Etchell Regatta No.1
Starts 14 September 2003
Mana Cruising Club
NOR Here
Sunday 14 Sept 2003 2 Races back to back
Sunday 28 Sept 2003 2 Races back to back
Sunday 12 Oct 2003 2 Races back to back
Each series $75 per crew member + $200 per yacht "Training Fee" + Insurance Bond $500

Thanks
to all who helped with the pre season Working Bee on Sunday 31st Aug

Ski Trip
5-6th September 2003

Ski Trip!
coming up ...
.. book early...
info here

The Worser Bay Boating Club Ski trip is 5/6th September this year. Book yourself into Turoa Ski Lodge (see here for various levels of accommodation and prices) or book in your usual Ohakune accommodation and use Turoa Ski Lodge bar/restaurant as a base. Big roaring fire pool table etc. Good fun. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Ski & Sail... The view from Taupo on Sunday 19th July 2003 .. Just to whet your appetite! Get your snow boards and skis dusted off! Taupo Yacht Club Winter series race in progress. Magic!

Race Management Evening
Thursday 28th August 2003
19:30hrs - 21:30hrs
@ the Club House
A PERSONAL INVITATION:
Please accept this invitation to you because, either,
a) you are rostered to be a PRO or Assistant during the season and we would like to get all these people together pre-season
or
b) You are able to read the time &/or write down sail numbers and we may need your help in the start box some time - on a busy race day it can take three or more people to do it properly and your help could be asked for.
Diary the date now as we really would like to see as many attending as possible.
A fun, practical, learning evening, with club members .... presented by Brett Linton, Nigel Lloyd, Maurice Scott, Phil Williams and other members of the sailing committee
Download the program
Maurice Scott, Vice Commodore

Working Bee
Pre Season Tidy Up
08:30hrs Sunday 31st August

All hands on deck! Sweeping, cleaning, oiling, testing, tidying getting ready for Opening Day! Please come down and help for an hour or so!

AGM

27 July 2003: A great turnout of members at our AGM. Annual membership fees and Boat storage fees will remain constant again this year. Welcome new General Committee Members Deb Boswell, Tim Rosenburg and Peter Hann.

Commodore's Report for 2003 ... here

Titahi Bay Winter Series
July and August Sundays
10:00hr Start
NOR Here
Results Here June & July &August 2003

Super Yachts
Fund Raising Breakfast
Sunday 10 August 2003 9:30hrs-11:30hrs

Breakfast at Hakes Marine boat yard in Lyall Bay to see the 30m Super-Maxi taking shape. To support the Lion Foundation Youth Yachting Scheme Regatta Travel Fund
$25 from RPNYC Yachting Academy 382-8151 or from the Ward Room Bar at Royal Port Nicholas Yacht Club.
See 30m Blakewell-White Super-Maxi being prepared for the water, and the plug for the mould of the Bakewell-White Z39 one-design.

WBBC Annual General Meeting
17:00hrs Sunday 27th July 2003
Another important club event.
Discuss the important issues , elect our officers, and enjoy a companionable beer afterwards. Everyone is welcome ... young and old, junior and senior. It is your club.

Volunteer for a committee membership position to keep our wonderful little club alive and healthy. It is fun satisfying and only takes over a part of your life!

Club Prize Giving
June 21 2003

Club sailors and supporters turned up to share the spoils of a busy club season that saw 55 junior competitors(36 in the Optimist fleet) and 55 seniors(39 Sunbursts) on the water.

Recipients of the major trophies were:-

Most Valuable Contribution to the Club (Commodores Cup) Craig Taylor.

Efforts to the Club (Lambton Harbour Trophy) Nigel Lloyd

Champion of Champions (Christophersen Family Trophy) Greg Wright.

Greatest Racing Achievement (Kerry Leydon Memorial Trophy) Steve Hogg & Neil Wood, Brett Linton & Adam Emirali.

Full details here.

Teams Racing Trophy Revived

WYA Teams Trophy Revived

Gary Wagstaff from Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Club visited the Worser Bay Boating Club on prize giving night to officially reintroduce the Inter Club Teams Shield first presented by Nigel Blair Commodore of Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club 1933-34.

The trophy was for competition amongst all Wellington Yacht Clubs in 3 boat teams of X Class Yachts. The Xie was a 14� plus bowsprit, one design clinker built 4 man boat, born in the 1920�s, and regarded for many years as the blue riband class of New Zealand dinghy sailing, until it went out of favour (replaced by the Javelin) in 1970. Originally gaff-rigged, in its latter days it adopted the marconi rig and with trapezes for two of the crew was then usually sailed as a three man boat.
The trophy which depicts an early X Class, records competition over 10 season up until 1957, with EBYMBC a seven times winner and RPNYC the other three. The trophy has now passed to Worser Bay after winning this season�s inter-club teams racing competition held in Sunbursts.
One might imagine that �teams racing� today was different to the �inter club competition� of yesterday but Penn Moore confirms that the same tactics applied then; of one boat from each club trying to �take care of� one or more of the other club�s three boats.
This tends to confirm the old adage that �there is nothing new under the sun� and it seems only fitting that the trophy should be pressed in to service again, even if the days of the magnificent Xies have gone forever.

WorserCam and Anenometer

A group of us a looking into setting up a WebCam at Worser Bay , a "WorserCam" looking out over our sailing patch. Most of the hardware is already in place. We have a suitable PC and Modem, we need a simple webcam to mount inside the window of the startbox. And we need software to capture an image every 30-60 minutes and FTP it up to this website. Anyone already done this?

The "sea state", white caps, wave height ( amplitude ), etc is a very good indicator of the sailing conditions even without objective wind speed measurements. Wind direction measurement is also not a big deal here in Wellington. It is either North-West or South, very rarely anything else. The direction should be visible from the WorserCam.

Experimental WorserCam page already up.

Wellington Harbour Cam. From Petone

Here are some websites to look at:

Webcam software:

About: NetConference
About: WebCam Software
About: WebCam Software Best Picks
EarthCam
ISpy

Wind Speed & Direction Indicators :

Wind.co.nz .... costs $1 a week and is probably more than we need.

Texas Weather Instruments .. internet ready
Enercorp
Windsonic ( no moving parts! RS232 straight into the PC)
WebMet info on Transducers
Comptus Transducers
Davis Vantage Pro as used in South African Real-Time Weather Watch

Snapper Match Racing

30 June 2003: WBBC lads set their goal: World No.1 Match Racing Team ... see Snapper Match Racing

Prizes for 2002-2003 Season
Look here for the club prize winners that have been won this season and will be presented at Prize Giving on 21st June 2003.
Updated to 27 May 2003

PS Does anyone have the technology to get short AV Video Clips off the club ( non-digital ) video camera and into a native computer file eg AVI. If so, I can get some telling clips to illustrate the points made above on to the web site for review.I can arange for compression to MPEG. ... Webmaster

SB715 Que Sera after the race Sat 18th Jan03.

12ft Skiff boys Need a crew? Call Rebecca .... here

Initial Briefing for Senior Club Members on
New Zealand Optimist National Championships Regatta at Worser Bay Easter 2004
at Club House
19:00 hours Thursday 3rd July

As you will already be aware Worser Bay Boating Club has been given the honour of hosting the Optimist Nationals next Easter.

This is one of the largest regattas held in New Zealand with over 160 competitors plus families expected to turn up.

We would therefore like to invite all senior members (and other interested adults) to attend a meeting to be held on Thursday 3 July at 7.00 PM at the clubrooms where a brief outline of what is involved will be given. During the meeting we will also be seeking expression of interest from people who can:-

(a) help prepare for the regatta over the next 8 months (less Christmas/New Year holidays) to ensure that we stage a first class event that all in the club can be proud of, and/or

(b) assist during the contest (preparation, race management, onshore management, catering, general help in various fields, etc, etc) to spread the load over the 5 days of the contest

Even if you will not be around next Easter there will be something you can offer to this event. This might include a specialist skill or contacts you may have that will be particularly useful to those involved in the organisation of the event.

The presentation concerning the Optimist Nationals will conclude at 7.45 PM.

This will be then followed by discussion with those interested in the draft Junior Race Squad programme including suggested trips, training events and racing opportunities for the Opti, P and Starling fleets next season.

To gauge attendance can you please reply by email if you intend to make the meeting.Vice-Commodore

The 45 minute session from 7pm is intended to "set.the scene" for the Optimist Nationals so we really would like to see as many club senior members as possible so that everybody has an idea of what is happening and how they may be able to help once we move to the next step of getting the organisation of the event fully under way.

A 45 minute time limit for the meeting has been deliberately set so that it is not too onerous for people to attend..

We will also ensure there is some time for questions so that any ideas, concerns, you may have, or matters you are not clear on can be aired.

After 7.45pm we will move on to discuss coaching and development of our junior sailors for the 2003 - 04 season.

Maurice Scott

Vice-Commodore

Dean Stanley

Junior Race Squad Coaching and Optimist 2004 Nationals Committee.

Women's Yachting Trust
Assistance for Up and Coming young women sailors .... apply here!

Race Starting

How about an "Auto Hoot" to get our races started? Together with SS Horns.

Kids Wet Suits For Sale.
They grow up so quickly. And their wet suits are still in perfect condition. New service available .... a 2nd hand kids wet suit market ... See For Sale Page.

Learn-to-sail courses for 2002-2003.
It is time to think about enrolling for Junior , Youth and Adult Learn-to-sail for the summer. The first courses start in October and run through the summer. Here for more information

3 out of 4 ain't bad!

18/5/03 We have now painted three of our four buildings to the new and fashionable "Blue Smoke" colour. Thanks to the juniors who knocked off the "P Class Shed" on Saturday. And everyone else who helped with the second coats on Sunday.

Lowry Bay Yacht Club WebSite

Lowry Bay, our neighbour on the north eastern end of Wellington Harbour is now on the web. Here ...

Harbour currents:

Have a look at the information available for Olympic Sailors on Sydney Harbour. I wonder what Wellington Harbour would look like? Should we have this data for the forthcoming National Championships at Worser Bay?
Look here ....

Lyall Bay Web Cam
The Lyall Bay cam is functioning .... great ( actually huge) surf this weekend in the Southerly ( 14/7/02 ). Lyall Bay is outside Wellington Harbour facing south beside the runway of Wellington Airport. On the other side of the Miramar Peninsular where Worser Bay sails. In a southerly Lyall Bay is much more exposed than Worser Bay. Plimerton Cam is not working. Look at them here.
http://www.nzxsports.com/webcams/windsurf_lyallbay.asp

Paramata Web Cam. Planning to drive north? Then see what the Paramata round-a-bout looks like before your start. Here http://www.paremata-webcam.co.nz/

Olympic Sailing: Athens 2004

The venue is still under construction. Keep uptodate here..

"We're going Sailing"

An animated video of a song by John Spillane .... something a bit different for your entertainment. A bit of a wait to download.

Get knotted!

This site shows you how! Get that bowline knot really slick. or a sheet bend, a round turn, clove hitch. Animated illustrations!
Here ....

Lights on!

At sea, that is. I hope you are all saving power by keeping your PC monitor switched off! Anyway here is an animated test for you to recognize what is behind the green, red and white lights in the pitch black.
Here ....

Worser Bay
hosts
Optimist National Championships
Easter 2004

15 June 2003: Commodore Heleen Visser announced today " Great News! The NZOIDA has recently announced that Worser Bay will host the next Optimist Nationals, Easter 2004.
Over 160 sailors, aged under 16, and from all over New Zealand, are expected to compete for the national title. "
More news on the Optimist pages soon...

Minutes for June 2003 General Committee Meeting ... here

WBBC Prize Giving
17:00hrs Saturday 21st June 2003
The bar will be open. ... Mulled wine , a perfect beverage for mid-winter, and pizza will be served!
Support our prize winners ... and collect yours! and .....
Test Rugby: All Blacks v Wales on the BIG Screen
We have arranged Saturn Cable/Sky Sport Live/LEA High Tech Big Screen viewing for your enjoyment immediately after prizegiving.
Celebrate the winter solstice ( the shortest day, for us in the Southern Hemisphere, when the sun is at is most northerly arc reaching it's zenith over the Tropic of Cancer ... our southern Tropic is the Tropic of Capricorn ) , it will be summer again soon and the situation is reversed at the summer solstice, 21 December. Here is web site to explain it all .. with animations. If the kids do not have enough to do ..... how about some recreational mathematics !

Other Mulled Wine Recipes
Grandma Lipshitz's
The Foody UK Victorian Mulled Wine
Swedish version "Glogg"
Lisa's Recipes and History of Mulled Wines

General Committee

In the interests of club membership awareness and democracy, a new feature of our web page will be the publication of the Minutes of General Committee Meetings. The first will be the March 2003 Minutes. and now the April 2003 Minutes

Sailing Quiz.

Go to Kapiti Boating Clubs Sailing Page each week for a new animated sailing tactical problem to solve and the answer to previous weeks question.

Horowhenua Sailing Club
Frost Busters Race
11:00hrs Sunday 22 June
at Lake Horowhenua

Horowhenua Sailing Club mid winter Frostbusters race will be sailed on Sunday 22nd June, this being the closest Sunday to the shortest day. The race is timed to start at 11.00am and will run for three hours. Cost. Juniors $5.00, rest $15.00.

There will be social sailing on the Saturday prior if you want to turn up. If enough people want a race we will hold 1 (or 2). be there for 11.00am start.

Working Bees.
Sunday May 18th 8:30am
Before Rowie's last race and the final sailing event of the season.
And the "P" class fleet are going to paint their shed on Saturday. Great to have you on the team!
List of maintenance tasks

Call to arm yourself with a brush and a step ladder!. Lets get the second coat of "blue Smoke" on the Changing Shed .... and maybe we can do the Opti Shed while we are at it. Then we would have 3 of 4 done.

May 18
Rowie's Sunday Autumn Series
NOR Here

Rowies Race Results Here "sbrowie03os.html" .... soon .... Maurice and I have taking it a bit easy!

Changing Shed up in "Blue Smoke".

4 May 2003. Thanks to those staunch club members who helped to paint the changing shed the colour "Blue Smoke" to match the club house. It looks great. We got one full coat on but it will need to put a second coat. Be prepared for the call to help again.

Web Site Statistics

6 May 2003: Our web site continues to attract a good audience. So far in 2003 we have had visitors from 57 different countries on every continent.
In all of 2002 we had 10,168 unique visitors, as at 5 May 2003 we have had 5,247 uniques for 2003. Of these about 60% only visit once. But the rest of you loyal readers come back and back and back. If we keep it up this year it means that 9,400 of you will be back again ..... some 2,022 ( 12.85 % ) of you will be back more than 25 times in a year! That is once every week of the sailing season!
I hope we can keep you all entertained! Maybe our loyal club sponsors and supporters might find these statistics interesting enough to provide us with some content to reach this fantastic loyal audience.?
We need input! please ! Email the Webmaster.

Chapter 2 of our Club History ..

Author Grahame Anderson advises his original intention was to make it a 70 year (1926-1996) history.
But when Heleen Visser was elected Commodore in 2001 it became a trebly significant year, because it was the club's 75th, because Heleen was the first female Commodore, but also because way back in the club's history, when the first female was accepted as a member, it was agreed to on the condition that she could not expect to be allowed access to the male-only toilets and showers!
It now is a 75 Year (1926-2001) History! Read on ...

Hi Don at Tauranga Yacht Club ......

Don writes ...You have the best YC web site in NZ that's my vote anyway ! You may like to add Tauranga Yacht clubs web page to the list at http://www.yacht.org.nz Keep up the great work Your web page is a real credit to you and the club

Don Shewan Thanks Don .... your Tauranga TC site is not to shabby either.

Class Champions for 2003

Brett Linton is still our Sunburst National Champion. Worser Bay in 4 of top 7 places!
Read the race results.
Also look at Photo Gallery Photos sent in by Sally Garett .. Thanks

OK Worlds in Goa

11 April 2003
Although Greg Wilcox and Paul Rhodes were not able to defend their World Champion and runner-up titles from last year, congratulations to the OK team on another great performance with Greg finishing 6th, Joe Porebski 7th and Paul 8th at this year's worlds in Goa, India. Full results at IndiaSailing.org

The Waterfront, Seatoun
HEBTRO Trophy
6 April 2003
"Junior Sailing was the winner on the day!"
Report and Photo Gallery

GOOD LUCK

Worser Way
March 2003 Newsletter

Junior Race Squad Update
Dated 23 March 2003
from Dean Stanley

Club History

Grahame Anderson is contributing his history of Worser Bay Boating Club in installments.
We have not got the illustrations sorted yet but you can see what is in store. Go to the History Page

P & Starling Holiday Clinic Monday Tuesday Wednesday 15,16,17 December 2003 09:00 - 16:00

Kids Christmas Party Sunday 14th December 10:30hrs onwards Fun on the Water and on the Beach

Ramp 6 Dec 2003: Thanks to those who manned the jackhammers and got some of the grooves in the ramp chipped out. I wonder if the limpets will appreciate it, and keep the rest of the ramp clean?

Family Connections.

Racing Abandoned!

Boats for Sale

Optimist Association November 2003 Newsletter

Have-a-Go Day Sunday 16th November 2003 09:30hrs Public is invited to come down and have a rise in a Sunburst or kids in Optimists.

Weather Station:

Rowie Pots the Pot at Horowhenua Regatta and Worser Bay Juniors beat the Cats. Mark Berry reports 31 Oct 2003

Worser Bay Ps and Starlings do well at North Island champs

Well done all!

Club Racing Labour Weekend Saturday 25th

A Weather Station at Worser Bay

Limpets, seaweeds, ecology, boat ramps and Hazard Management. Is there a connection?

If you saw these flags... What do they mean? Answer further down.