The AUTUMN EDITION, MARCH 2008

MUDLARK

All in the family

The official newsletter of Maylands Yacht Club Inc

DADS AND

DAUGHTERS

THREE generations of the

Gaunt family are active

members and sailors at

Maylands Yacht Club.

Find out more about John,

left, Terry, Anne and Jenny

on Pages 9 and 10.

Picture: LLOYD BLAKE

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MYC thanks Healthway

THANKS to Healthway for providing the support boat bimini and two new first-aid kits at Maylands Yacht Club. Vice-Commodore Kelvin Davis, pictured, can vouch that the bimini helps provide protec-tion from the sun and makes his day on the water a good deal more comfortable.

On Friday, March 7, the club will be open for members and friends to have a night out, starting at 6.30pm.

Bring your own food, we can start the barbecue if required, and the bar will be open until about 10pm.

If you want to have a sail beforehand, we can arrange for the shed to be opened.

If all goes well we can open the club for a social gathering on either the first or last Friday of each month.

If you require any more info contact Andrew Carter on 9359 0704, 0412 097 506 or

sail@emergencycomputers.com.au.

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Mister Fixit When in doubt, when in need and when you’re a man short, you can rely on club stalwart ROSCO BENNETT ROSCO BENNETT ROSCO BENNETT ROSCO BENNETT to help. He talks to Mudlark editor Steve Fox

Q: What roles have you filled at the

club during your career?

A: General committee member for a couple of years, then secretary from 1990 to 2003. I did do training for one year, when there was no defined program, but I was pretty hopeless at that. Both Andree and I looked after the hall hire for a number of years. We also took on the cleaning for a few years as well. I was also the bar man-ager for about three years, with Andree doing most of the work. Q: Rosco, when did you join the club?

Did you have any sailing experience?

What classes did you sail in?

A: I joined the club in 1969 at the age of 13. Friends invited my parents to the club one Sunday as they were sailing a Heron in a State Championship heat. I went, and they couldn’t get me out of the water. I quickly jumped on another young kid’s boat and was hooked from then on. That kid’s name was John Tassicker, who later went on to be a commodore of our club. I was very soon crewing on Cherubs at the club and stayed in them for my youth. Cherubs are a lot of fun, they capsize easily and had the speed to capture our interest during those years.

Q: How big is your trophy cabinet?

How many titles?

A: My cabinet is very small. Most of the trophies are from smaller events that I’ve sailed — club championships or trophy race events. I won a few club champion-ships as a crew in Cherubs in the early 1970s and many offshore races and se-ries on a Farr 9.2 during the ‘90s as a foredeck, navigator and tactician with Allan Coutts. We won the 1999 and 2001 Farr 9.2 State Championships. Also dur-ing the ‘90s I won a few Laser Club Championships at Maylands.

Q: What are some of the events that

you’ve raced and places that sailing

has given you the opportunity to visit?

A: I’ve been lucky enough to sail in quite a few places. Back in 1977, Steve Battley and Greg Aylemore from MYC were going to the Cherub Nationals and Worlds in Adelaide. Greg hurt his back and I sailed part of both series with Steve. After we damaged Steve’s boat, I crewed for an Adelaide skipper for the remaining half of

the series. Our best position was 10th. The regatta was won by a Sydney girl, Nicky Bethwaite, with her brother Julian as crew. Nicky was at the last Olympics and qualified for the next one in China, but she has injured herself and will miss out. Julian went on to 18 footers and de-signing. The 49er is one of his and his father Frank’s better ideas. After Cherubs, I spent most of my time in

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A HAPPY AND

SAFE EASTER

TO ALL

MEMBERS AND

THEIR FAMILIES

COMING UP March 9: Handicap start, Consistency Heat 18. March 16: Club Heat 6, Consistency Heat 19. March 23: Easter. March 30: Picnic Day. April 6: City of Bayswater Regatta, Consistency Heat 20. April 13: Short Course Heats 5 and 6, Consistency Heats 21 and 22. April 20: Club Heat 7, Consistency Heat 23.

THE TWO OF US: Rosco and Andree Bennett show how they colour co-ordinate their wardrobes.

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‘My only claim to fame was that‘My only claim to fame was that‘My only claim to fame was that‘My only claim to fame was that I was the heaviest competitor’ I was the heaviest competitor’ I was the heaviest competitor’ I was the heaviest competitor’

FROM PAGE 3 Learmonth from 1975 to ’83. I didn’t al-ways have a boat up there and sailing was on the backburner. I did sail in one of the earlier Dampier regattas at the Hampton Harbour Sailing Club. They are great regattas and they still get a crowd from all over WA. There was the Lear-month-to-Exmouth Race in the early ’80s and I won that on a 14ft cat. Then I won the Round the (Cockburn) Sound Race for 14ft cats in the early ’80s. That was a great event, but it didn’t last and these days, the duty of care would stop it dead. You just can’t have heaps of small boats out that distance from shore. After this I took up sailboarding. We raced at Maylands on the same courses the Lasers sail today. I might have even been half fit at this time. I sailed in the 1988 (I think) World Windsurfing Cham-pionships at Nedlands Yacht Club. My only claim to fame was that I was the heaviest competitor, but I didn’t come last. I also sailed the board out of the Jervoise Bay Sailing Club at Woodman’s Point. The commodore there at that time was a Kim Stephens! Ever heard of him? Not a bad yachtie! In the mid ’80s, I joined up with Allan Coutts on his Farr 9.2, called Equalizer, at RPYC. We won almost every event on the calendar at least once over the course of the next 15 years. I started out as bowman, and quickly took on the navigator’s role as well. I enjoyed some of my best sailing moments on Equalizer. We had a fantastic crew, Allan kept the boat in tip-top condition and sailing just doesn’t get any better than that. Navigat-ing at night at the west end of Rotto, pre-paring to call the point for a gybe with the spinnaker up in 25 knots of sou’wester, just has to be what it’s all about. We sailed Equalizer in every race on the WA coast except the Freo-to-Albany and the Freo-to-Geraldton. We borrowed gear and got the boat up to safety cate-gory one for a Freo-to-Cape Naturaliste and return, and won that. We were the only ones to get through the first night in our division, the rest pulled out before Mandurah. It was rough and we were bailing most of that night. I was sailing Lasers as well at MYC at this time. It just rounded off my sailing in those days. The Laser kept my hand in as a skipper and dinghy sailing keeps the sailing reflexes sharp. During the early ’90s, a couple in their early 60s from RPYC were off on a cruise

around Australia. I heard that they wanted an extra person on board for the Kimber-ley leg, from Broome to Darwin. I was off. I drove to Broome in my old bomb ute and joined the boat, an SS39 (39ft). Some of the highlights of that trip could fill a book, but briefly, we were almost towed under at anchor off Cafarelli Island at night. I went up the King George River alone in the rubber dinghy and broke the motor’s shear pin. There were no spares on the boat. We had a storm for two days out at the aptly named Holy Fury reefs. That was just the icing on the cake. The Kimberley is a fantastic place, and I haven’t finished with it yet. About 2003, Steve Battley (also a past commodore) bought a Sportsboat, a Thompson 7. I left Equalizer to join him. We sailed that out of Mandurah Offshore Fishing and Sailing Club. Andree and I soon bought a houseboat and we still

have that at that club today. Steve was very passionate about sailing the T7 and I’ve been lucky enough to sail the Lion Island Series at The Prince Alfred YC on Pittwater, north of Sydney. That’s a great club. Also we sailed the Crab Island Classic on the Gold Coast that year. That was interesting – sailing a Sportsboat in the confines of the narrow channels and mud-banks of the coastal waterways. Next we went to the Hog’s Breath Re-gatta at Airlie Beach in north Queensland. That was one of the best regattas for rac-ing, scenery on the course and socialis-ing, that I’ve done. In 2006, I sailed Gee-long Race Week on the T7. That is the best regatta going for actual racing. The professionalism on the courses, starts and the size of the fleets makes it a yachties’ dream.

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FARR OUT: Rosco Bennett (that’s him at the pointy end) enjoyed a highly successful time crewing on Equalizer at Royal Perth.

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AGM: Monday, June 9

FROM PAGE 4 Q: Tell us about some of the major

happenings at MYC in your time.

A: There were a few things that hap-pened during my time as secretary. The old public toilet block was demolished and the new one built on the side of the club. That has always given us the option of extending the upper deck out over the new structure. We had the council enforce our mainte-nance of the grassed area. We traded that off permanently against allowing the bike path to run on the boundary edge, but inside our leased area. That was a big win for us. The renewal of the lease and having a few of the terms changed was a long-term benefit for the club. One of the biggest challenges to our sailing water came from the waterski as-sociation, supported by Belmont Council. This was virtually a done deal before they first let us know about the plan. I know the only way we stopped losing some of our waterway was because of the efforts firstly by our club members, the Kirkham Hill Tce residents, the local council of the time, and especially our local Member, Judy Edwards. We were supported from a distance by Mercy Hospital and the horse racing industry. All of this, together with some “political” lobbying outside of this circle (not Brian Burke!), let us continue to enjoy our part of the river.

I can’t let you print the full story, but let’s just say it took some good work from a few people to get the best out-come. The other major policy shift at the club started under Brian Plumb when he was commodore, and continued under the next few commodores. That was to rein in the spending and bring the club into a more financially healthy position. Our current Commodore’s wife, Lisa Kerrigan, started as treasurer in 1996 and was instrumental in this area. Q: What do you think we need to do to

keep the club viable and attract a big-

ger membership? Should we be trying

to build a bigger social membership?

A: Monitor costs and build on our training program. Q: What are some of the more amusing

moments from your time at MYC?

A: I look back to my early days on the river and we had some good times. I re-member deliberately cutting off a ferry and leaving him no option but to run aground. I can’t take the credit for that, but we used to see the ferries coming and

try to position ourselves to run them aground every week. The ferry skippers must have hated our group. Q: We're all grateful for your volunteer work at MYC. What has given you the greatest pleasure? A: I think the fact that when I left the man-agement committee of our club, we were in a better financial position and we had also grown in membership and sailing numbers and sailing quality. It was a team effort and very rewarding. I was also really happy to be able to hand over the position of secretary to Alan Benn, who is doing an excellent job. I also can’t leave

out the racing, as that has given me enor-mous pleasure. Q: Do you have any tips for the youngsters? A: I think the main thing is to have fun and enjoy what you’re doing. There’s nothing like the thrill of flying a spinnaker in a good breeze. If you capsize, who cares, as long as the ride was worth it. Q: What forced you to retire from Lasers? A: In 2006, I had an operation and had my appendix and some intestines

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Prize Night: Saty, May 17

THE GOOD LIFE: Rosco and Andree on board their houseboat at Mandurah.

LEFT: Rosco’s

radio-controlled,

Mutiny-designed

One Metre Class

racing yacht.

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NNNN OW that the start box is fully functional, with lights and other innovations, starting is much less

complicated. Thanks to all those who put in the work to produce such a great result. In the clubhouse the water heater in the kitchen and the exhaust fan in the bath-room have been repaired, with thanks to the City of Bayswater. Also we now have fully functioning hoses with a new reel for one of them, as well as new connectors under the stairs, which have resulted in less water being wasted through leakage. However, we are still using a lot of water and members are asked to try to minimise wastage by not running the water on full bore as it is not necessary in most cases, and not leaving the hose running on to the grass.

AGM: Monday, June 9

FROM PAGE 5 removed. Since then, I just don’t feel con-fident working in confined spaces, like the cockpit of a Laser, or bent over a winch of a larger boat. I tend to get a bit of cramp-ing in the stomach. Q: How did you get involved with Sportsboats at Mandurah? A: There were a few things that made me go into Sportsboats. I’ve already men-tioned Steve being a good friend and the fact that he was thinking of one. Man-durah is also a great place to sail. The water is blue, the sea breeze is usually strong and the people at the club are very friendly. The combination was appealing. Q: What lies ahead on the sailing and boating scene? A: I’m not sure when I’ll return to the wa-ter, or what it will be in, but I’m still a full member of the club and I want to get my feet wet again at some stage. I still really like Sportsboats, so they’re never going to be totally off the list. I think in the near future, “guest” crewing spots on cruisers at Mandurah will be the way I go. I also want to take our new 5m power boat for some extended coastal trips with Andree, if she’s game. Q: How did you get involved with radio-controlled yacht racing? What kind of boat do you race? What does it cost? Where do you sail? A: After my operation, I could see I’d be off the water for a while, so I thought Radio Sailing might be a way to still use much of the sailing tactics and fight that I was missing. I bought a good boat, a Mutiny-designed One Metre Class, from Queensland, for $3300 and joined a club in Baldivis. I have since joined others in Ballajura, Warnbro and Woodlands. They are very cheap to join and they all have reciprocal type memberships going if you’re a full member of one club. I started sailing my Mutiny in September of last year. I was most noticeable for the num-ber of prangs I’d have in one afternoon. We have 10 races in an afternoon. It got to the stage where Andree would tell me to “avoid No.20 at all costs today’’. I never seem to go a day without hitting No.20, Kelvin Uren, who was also a member of MYC in his younger days, sailing a Jave-lin. Q: How have you performed? A: I’ve progressed faster than I thought I would. It took me a few weeks to get my first scratch race win, but I can usually get one or two of those every afternoon now. In club racing. We sail 10 races in three hours. I usually finish the day 2nd or 3rd, but I have had a few day wins.

In January I took my boat to Melbourne for the national championships. It was sailed over four days in mainly very hot and fickle winds. We did have a southerly buster come in on day four and these boats sail very well with their small rig up in 35 knots. I did better in the stronger winds and finished with 12 races in C division, win-ning two; six races in B division, with 2, 5, 5, 6 as the best results; and two races in A division with an 8 and 16. That regatta really went a long way to improving my WA performance. Since then, I’ve come fifth in a very high-quality field in the Perth Metro Championships, and sixth in a combined club event on the course to be used for the National Cham-pionships in Kelmscott in January 2009. This year, I have plans to sail the Queensland States in Mackay in June.

Q: Do you think you'll ever fancy a

stint as commodore at MYC?

A: That’s an easy answer. No. I don’t see my strengths as a front man. I think I’m more suited to the role of a worker, like the secretary, race controller, etc. Q: Do you still always do what Andree

tells you to do?

A: Let’s just say that when Andree tells me to get out of the house on a weekend, I have no difficulty in complying. Since she has been on the scene, Andree has also done a lot of work at MYC. I’ve al-ready mentioned the hall hiring, cleaning, and bar work, but Andree was also run-ning the canteen for a few years, and stepping in to assist wherever she could. It does make it a lot easier to fill a role at a club when there is the backing and also the involvement from the family. #

House

With Rear Commodore BOB JACKSON

THANKS to club member Barry Main for THANKS to club member Barry Main for THANKS to club member Barry Main for THANKS to club member Barry Main for restoring and painting the weather vanerestoring and painting the weather vanerestoring and painting the weather vanerestoring and painting the weather vane

on the starting box.on the starting box.on the starting box.on the starting box.

THANKS to Andrew Carter for replacing the old barbecue and building club spirit and socialising THANKS to Andrew Carter for replacing the old barbecue and building club spirit and socialising THANKS to Andrew Carter for replacing the old barbecue and building club spirit and socialising THANKS to Andrew Carter for replacing the old barbecue and building club spirit and socialising among members with barbieamong members with barbieamong members with barbieamong members with barbie----pack lunches in front of the clubhouse.pack lunches in front of the clubhouse.pack lunches in front of the clubhouse.pack lunches in front of the clubhouse.

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T HE Velocitek S10 GPS sailing logger is designed to be mounted on small dinghies and sailboards as a training aid. It can be

mounted on the mast or deck using a very strong Velcro-type strip so it can be seen while sailing. It is a very basic GPS unit simply dis-playing either over-the-ground speed or Velocity Made Good (VMG) in its two-digit display. It doesn’t show your bear-ing, though a new improved model, the SC1, does. VMG is the boat’s speed in a particular direction – usually this is towards the up-wind mark. So if you are sailing directly towards the mark, VMG = speed. If you are reaching at right angles to the mark, VMG will be 0 no matter what your speed. The unit is programmed on the water by telling it the location of the upwind and downwind marks. The Velocitek also logs your position as GPS co-ordinates every second and the log file can be downloaded to a PC. This file can then be overlaid on a Google earth map to show your trajectory over the water. The track can also be loaded in to a free software package called GPS Action Replay. This has a display as shown below. On this display I have split a typical MYC

race in to a southwest wind in to three different colours – red for three upwind legs, grey for two downwind legs and pur-ple for the two reaching legs. This software is very unfriendly and I struggle trying to get useful infor-mation from it. It can draw graphs of VMG, speed, polar charts, etc, for the entire race or sec-tions of it. So what use is it, except as a nerds’ toy? On the water it is quite useful to be able to see VMG and realise when you aren’t making much headway to the mark. It could also be useful for helping trim the boat; that is, the old question of should I pinch up and go slower or foot off and go faster? But, at MYC this is quite frustrating to try due to the constantly gusting winds.

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Maylands secretary and Laser Radial skipper Alan BennAlan BennAlan BennAlan Benn, pictured, is turning to hi-tech thingamy-jigs and satellites to improve his speed and tactics. Here, Alan explains . . .

Inspector Gadget

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FROM PAGE 7 Same thing when trying different sail tuning – the wind is not consistent enough to be able to see any change due to any con-trol changes. So is it any use at all at MYC? I think it could have some use in demonstrating the effect of the big shifts we get when going upwind. Everyone has experienced losing several boat lengths by being on what turned out to be the wrong tack and this is easy to see in the tracks. The chart at right shows just the three upwind legs – one from the start line and two from club mark. Look at the massive differ-ences in upwind heading at different stages! I must have decided the first tack on port wasn’t going so well and went on to starboard(designated with the ‘a’) – that tack is taking me straight towards the Bun-bury Bridge mark! The average speed on each tack was about 4.8 knots, but VMG on the first of two tacks is only 2.2 knots and 4.8 knots on the second. Next tack, did I go too early? Obviously there are other things to consider, such as hitting the far bank and getting wind shadow, but at the moment I think it is these tracks that are most useful. If the track change during a tack is about 90deg, then its pretty normal. If it is closer to a straight line, then I’m tacking in to a lift. If it’s a sharper angle change, then I’ve tacked at the wrong time. You can see some huge curves in individual

tacks as well, showing the big lifts we all love at MYC. The two legs up from club mark show two strategies: one, hanging on that first port tack and then sticking more to the centre of the river; the other tacking early and hugging the far bank as many find

useful and it’s clear here it’s certainly heading in the right direction. But which one was better? Well, that’s where you have to sign up for the Benn Sailing Data package – all credit cards accepted. I have to pay for this toy somehow! #

◄ THE gadget is a miniature GPS unit called a Velocitek S10. It cost $395 from www.ropewa.com.au though there are several websites selling them. This unit is being phased out already and better ones pro-duced – see the Velocitek website for more details: www.velocitekspeed.com/. It just fixes to the deck with very strong Velcro and is fully waterproof and floats.

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LLOYD BLAKE LLOYD BLAKE LLOYD BLAKE LLOYD BLAKE looks at the long

and distinguished history of the Gaunt family at Maylands Yacht Club.

T HE Gaunt family’s interest in sailing began as a road to romance when Wally Gaunt met Jean McEvoy in the 1920s. The

McEvoy family lived in Kirkham Hill Tce, Maylands. The family owned a yacht moored in the river at the foot of the gar-den. Wally Gaunt’s (father of MYC Patron Terry Gaunt ) love for Jean led to a love of sailing. Married to Jean, the Gaunts had three children — Betty, John and Terry. The Gaunt family spent many happy hours afloat and sailing quickly became a favourite pastime. By 1940 Wally had his first boat., Sea Crest, an 18ft plumb-stemmed classic turn-of-the-century yacht, clinker built and gaff-rigged. There were other boats on Maylands water and Wally did not need encourage-ment to organise Sunday races. Competi-tion began with a mixed fleet ranging from a semi-rater to a VJ ( Vaucluse Junior). In 1942 Wally purchased Volante, a 12sq metre Sharpie. The following season Wally built a new Sharpie, Victory, and passed Volante to younger brother John. The Sharpie fleet became well estab-lished at Maylands. Wally built two more Sharpies for his brothers-in-law. The club saw a need for a junior boat at Maylands. When post-World War II marine ply became plentiful, MYC adopted the easily built VJ as the junior boat. Terry Gaunt had been sailing a canvas canoe with sails and a bolt-on centre-board. He moved up to a VJ and with six VJs being built, a boat shed was needed to house them. Some army barracks buildings came on the market and under the leadership of Wally a successful fund-raising drive resulted in the purchase of a building that was transported and erected adjacent to the Maylands jetty. The Maylands Yacht Club was estab-lished on the foreshore with Wally Gaunt the foundation commodore. The year was 1946. Before the building was completed, fund-raising continued with Jean, daughter

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MYC and the GauntsMYC and the GauntsMYC and the GauntsMYC and the Gaunts go handgo handgo handgo hand----inininin----handhandhandhand

SPIDER-MAN: Club Patron Terry Gaunt on board his Hartley 16 TS Tarantula at the club.

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FROM PAGE 9 Betty and friends, including Pam (who was to become Pam Gaunt), by selling cool drinks and afternoon tea from a small kiosk near the end of the old jetty. All equipment had to be carried from home including cleaning material and even the water. The girls were very happy to move into the new clubhouse. Racing was held on Sundays at May-lands. Wally, John and Terry decided to improve their skills by sailing downriver on Saturdays for more competition. Sharpies went to Perth Flying Squadron and Terry’s VJ competed at Mounts Bay Sailing Club. Without trailers, the Gaunt boys would sail downriver, dropping the masts at Bunbury Bridge and the Cause-way. They would set off at 8am and often arrive back at Maylands at 8pm, having paddled home when the breeze dropped out. Extra sailing hours on the water proved beneficial training, with Wally representing WA in Victoria in 1948. John Gaunt Sr represented WA on many occasions in the Sharpie class. Terry won three na-tional titles in the VJ class. In a VJ national championship heat on Sydney Harbour, a competitor's mainsail halyard slipped undone. As the breeze was very light, Terry advised him to cap-size, swim out and tie it back. Headlines next morning showed an aerial photo of a school of sharks following the fleet! The Gwen 12 class was also adopted at Maylands. Wally and Terry each built one. Terry was successful in winning two national titles in this class. Wally then retired from sailing, handing his boat over to John who teamed up with Max Moore (Betty’s husband), representing WA in national competition. Terry went into other classes, winning state titles in Lightweight Sharpies (with Max Moore in the crew), 16ft Skiffs and Olympic 470 Class, representing Australia in Japan. Wally Gaunt designed the Mudlark trainer in 1959 to introduce grandson John to sailing. The class became popu-lar. Wally set about building frames and producing rudders, centreplates and fit-tings for anyone who was prepared to build one. All the grandchildren began their sailing in Mudlarks: the Moore children — Geoff, Peter and Elisabeth — the John Gaunt boys — Stephen and Luke — and the Terry Gaunt kids — John, Greg, Terry and Anne. Geoff Moore went on to become a very good sailmaker and top Sharpie skipper, finishing runner-up at the national level on several occasions, while his brother Peter won a national title in the Javelin class. The Flying Ant was another class intro-duced at Maylands, with most of the Gaunt grandchildren becoming involved. John and Greg were both successful in

winning state titles. The boys moved into the Moth class, Greg winning a State jun-ior title. John and Greg then tried the Laser with success, John winning two State titles (equal first in a third) and Greg one. The Heron class provided a wonderful opportunity for some family sailing. John teamed up with both his daughters, Jenny and Claire, and finished runner-up in the state title. Greg sailed with his two boys,

Thomas and Peter, and won a state title. Terry Jr raced with his son, Stephen, and won a junior State title. Father Terry Gaunt crewed for Anne in the Heron and they won four State titles and two national titles. Today the Gaunt family continues to enjoy sailing at Maylands in the Hartley 16 TS class with father-and-daughter combinations competing against each other. #

FOUNDATION COMMODORE WALLY GAUNT Maylands Yacht Club founder-builder

R ESEARCHING the establishment of Maylands Yacht Club, our Patron, Terry Gaunt, was the obvious historian. Terry’s father, Wally Gaunt (1906-69), was MYC foun-dation commodore. Sailing from the MYC site had been under way for sev-eral years before the official establishment of the club in the summer of 1946. Since its inception, the club has been managed by volun-teers: the first was Wally Gaunt. Attracting the sup-port of those about him, Wally was a natural leader in every challenge to bring the fledgling yacht club to reality. Wally approached the local council for an allo-cation of land to build the clubhouse. As the site was on mud, piles were needed for building foundations. A friend, Wally Arcus, arranged for a number of lamp posts to be donated. Wally built a jinker to transport the posts to Maylands. To drive the piles into the mud, Wally built a large tripod with an enormous weight slung from it. With a band of help-ers (14 on the end of the rope) the piles were driven into the mud. Australia Day celebrations had become a big event in Crawley Bay. It also be-came the focus of MYC fundraising efforts. An MYC stall selling jaffles was set up and Wally built the brick, coke-fired ovens and made the jaffle irons at his foundry.

The effort was very rewarding but also very hot for the workers. Sufficient funds were raised to buy an army barracks building.

A busy-bee team demolished and trans-ported the building to Maylands. At home in East St, Maylands, Wally built the timber frames for the building, then disassembled them for transporta-tion and erection at the riverside site. When the new MYC clubhouse was completed, Wally’s outstanding contribu-tion was recognised by the naming of the hall in his honour. He would have been delighted to have seen Max, Terry and the younger John follow him as commodore and know his progeny loves the sport of sailing as much as he did. Commodore Wally Gaunt led by exam-ple and infectious enthusiasm.

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Training With Rear Commodore KEN PATTERSON

N OTEWORTHY this season has been the regular attendance by the trainees. This has meant the skills taught in one lesson

have been carried over to the next lesson without the loss that happens due to ab-sence. Well done, crew! The highlights of the program have been “capsize and recovery” – I have taught them all I know, being able to draw upon a wide experience base for this skill! On a hot, windy day, this is the first activity they wish to do, sharing my own enthusiasm for the periodic dunking. The other highlight was the “man over-board” drill — now, of course, known as the “person overboard” drill in these politi-cally correct times. In perfect winds crew and skipper took turns at taking the “leap of faith”, trusting the person remaining in the boat to bring the boat around and do the pick-up. This skill was practised many times in succession and not once did a recovery fail. This speaks well of the sailing skills of both skippers and crews, but it also indi-cates how well the trainees get along with one another. By the time this article is published we will have completed the “Get into Small Boat Sailing, Basics 2 Certificate” course and have started a race series that will see the group through to the end of the season. This gives the opportunity to put into practice all those skills addressed throughout the training program. Though the focus is on having fun, assistance and advice will be given on the water, and records kept for a tro-phy series sponsored by life member, chief starter and regular helper during training, Max Albury. In this edition of The Mudlark I would like to acknowledge the assistance and enthu-siasm of the Wild family — Gregor, Yen and their boys Leslie, 10, and Donal, 8. From the outset Gregor has pitched in and helped in every way he could. When an injured foot incapacitated him, Yen filled the gap, helping both on shore and on water without hesitation. I am very grateful for their help. Both Leslie and Donal are shown in action in these im-ages. Both are becoming quite skilful sailors. Other parents are continuing to help with the rigging, launching and recovery of the boats. Sincere thanks to you all. Special thanks also go to Andrew Carter for his continuing assistance as support boat driver and to Kelvin Davis who always seems able to act as “spare parts man“. My thanks also to Malcolm Puddey who helped out as support boat driver when my post-surgical hand made it unwise for me to drive.

LOTSA LUFFS: Sebastian Engdahl, 9, and Leslie Wild, 10, enjoy a Sunday morning at training.

WELL DONE: Donal Wild, 6, makes his “leap of faith”, above, and Rebecca Nicholls, 14, recovers him, below, in a training drill. Pictures: KEN PATTERSON

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Junior News With CAROL DAVIS

N ATIONAL Minnow Sailing Championships at TCYC

Rockingham, January 7-12. A challenging series of seven races were sailed in varying onshore and off-shore winds at TCYC against sailors from Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Several races were in winds of about 25 knots, challenging all the Minnow sail-ors and keeping the support boats busy and spectators attentive to the race. Three MYC sailors were competing in the main fleet of 40 Minnows. James Borrett was competing in his new Minnow, Mach 1. This was his sec-ond national championship, having sailed in Darwin in the July 2007 event. James finished five races and was placed 35th overall. James learnt more about “right of way” out on the water and sustained dam-age to his bow in one race, fixed with a “gaffer Bandaid” for the remaining races in the series. Jack Clark-Massera was sailing in his first national championship in his Minnow JAMM. Jack sought the challenge with the experienced sailors, though he would have been eligible to sail in the novice fleet in the lighter winds. Jack completed five races and finished 37th. Hugh Davis was sailing Droplet in his third national championship. Hugh com-pleted five races and learnt at the start of one race how much a head wound can bleed when whacked by the boom when clambering back onboard after a capsize. For that race he recorded a DNS but overall he finished 26th. His best placing was 16th in the invitation race. Our MYC members gained greater skill and had an enjoyable week of racing with their TCYC friends. On the leaderboard, the competition was hotly contested by the Victorians. These serious sailors had a team coach and in some cases individ-ual coaches who gave a pep talk before every race and the team engaged in after-race debriefs, too. Very serious stuff! Matt and Owen, two other MYC sailors, sailed a Surfcat out as a spectator vessel on a couple of days to view the Minnow racing. Geographe Bay Yacht Club Australia Day Regatta, January 26-28. Three MYC junior members competed in this 49th regatta. James and Hugh en-joyed the competition with the TCYC Min-now sailors. The Minnow fleet of 13 boats was the largest fleet in the regatta and therefore the major trophy for the event was awarded to the best Minnow sailor, a TCYC sailor.

Both James and Hugh achieved a first-and-fastest each. James collected the best-on-handicap flag for all four races and for the regatta. Hugh came second on championship points. Owen competed in his Laser 4.7 (only Laser competing) as part of the Mixed Fleet and took out line hon-ours for all four races and for the regatta. (We are not sure what other boats were in the Mixed Fleet as there were many dif-ferent classes out on the water.) The wind and weather conditions were wonderful, the club’s grassed grounds on the fore-shore for camping were excellent and

the company and camaraderie of other sailors and their families ensured that everyone had a great time sailing and relaxing over the long weekend. I thoroughly recommend this event to all MYC sailors, especially those with fami-lies. 2009 will be the 50th anniversary event. Twilight Sailing – Wednesdays, 4.30pm onwards For fun, frivolity, sailing and getting in the swim, at least six junior sailors have at-tended twilight sails on Wednesdays dur-ing the school holidays. Sometimes friends joined them to see what sailing was about. About 1.5-2 hours of “being on the water” each week. Two Surfcats and up to two Lasers were rigged each week. With up to four crew per Surfcat on some occasions, there was plenty of scope to “jump ship” and have a swim before reboarding another craft for a bit more of a sail. (How many kids can lie across a Laser and it still sail?) Following the sailing many enjoyed a picnic dinner on the club lawn and a game of cricket – what a great way to enjoy daylight saving during the holidays. Same time next year!

I N September, YAWA and its sailing coaches will be holding a live-in weekend for junior sailors at our club. About 60 junior sailors from

around WA will attend with more than 40 boats expected. The event includes a sleepover in the clubhouse – some MYC members will be nominated to attend. This is a great experience for our younger sailors to get additional professional coaching for their sailing, near the start of the 2008-09 sailing season. As the hosting club, assistance from members will be needed to man support boats, help juniors on and off the water and provide catering for the contingent – trainers, adults and youth sailors. Any volunteers to assist with the sleepover will need police clearance. The club will meet the costs of that application for any member volunteer-ing to assist with this event. However, due to the time it takes to get certification for working with children, members will need to come forward and VOLUNTEER NOW!

C OOK your own sausage sizzle! For

$1.50 at the MYC canteen down-

stairs, you get a sausage, bun, sauce and

access to the club BBQ to cook your own.

Chat with others as you sizzle your snags

on the BBQ, or BYO and cook it at the club.

Pies and sausage rolls are still available for

sailors in a hurry or just plain hungry!

Cold drinks and chilled water are always

available, as well as hot coffee and tea.

Smaller notes and coins are always

appreciated as payment.

SIGN OF THE TIMES: A Laser 4.7, Minnow and Mirror at Ken Patterson’s training classes. Picture: LLOYD BLAKE

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Reporter JENNY PEDERICK signs up for . . . BOOT CAMP

F EET – those indispensable body parts at the end of your legs that transport you everywhere. Most people wouldn’t con-sider them until something went wrong.

The list of things that can go wrong with your feet is long and painful: cuts, grazes, ingrown toenails, athlete’s foot, heel spurs, arthritis, bunions, corns, warts, flat feet, sprains . . .

Most sailors at Maylands know too well the dan-gers associated with dipping their feet in the river.

The large number of shells in the water, not to men-tion other sharp nasties, pose quite a hazard.

The condition of the water in our river has con-vinced more than one sailor to stay at home when they have an open wound, to decrease the risk of infection.

So how do you take care of these tender tootsies when you’re sailing?

The choices at Maylands seem to be comprised of the following:

LEFT: Snazzy Ankle Boots John Wallace wears these ankle-length boots, requested for his birth-day. Sailing a Laser, John considers it important that his boots don’t interfere with his hiking strap. Having toggles on the backs of the boots, rather than Velcro on the front, prevent this.

ABOVE: Plastic ‘Swiss Cheese’ Shoes What about ventilation? The Hartley mob can afford to wear shoes that are a little looser. My Dad and I both wear plastic shoes with holes to allow for airflow.

LEFT: Full-Length Boots Ken Patterson uses the classic full-length wetsuit boot. “I bought these because they were the same as my last pair and I was happy with them,” he says. They last well, as Ken’s are now three years old and going strong.

ABOVE: Bare Feet Bare feet, says Bruce Lee, are far more comfort-able than any sailing footwear. “I wear shoes all week,” he says, “so why wear them sailing?”

RIGHT: The Ultimate You won’t see these Aigle hiking boots at Maylands right now and

the $US115 cost may be one reason. Specially constructed

soles for superior traction, a rein-forced top to combat friction with hiking straps, a waterproof gusset

behind the grommets, and a quick-dry lining make this an

ultimate sailing boot.

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AS we enter our last quarter of summer competition the Laser fleet has enjoyed growth in boat numbers, along with close competition. Welcome to Ed Bart, sailing 1Speed, and welcome back to sailing for Commo-dore Peter Kerrigan, onboard Papa Kilo. Half of the Laser fleet has registered to compete in the WA Laser Association State Championships hosted by Geo-graphe Bay Yacht Club from April 25-27. Along with a Radial fleet contingent, MYC will be showing the flag in numbers and skill.

# # # THOUGH familiar names appear on the leaderboard in Club Championship and Consistency sailing, the tenuous positions held by the leading boats are measured in fewer points than ever before. Improved sailing skills are a major factor, along with lead boats making costly mis-takes, which is always encouraging and provides an interesting day afloat. Consistency scoring requires consistent sailing activity; i.e. be there for every event and you will progress.

# # # THE Laser fleet does not score very often in Mug-of-the-Day competition; however

for Lloyd Blake to receive the award twice within a month will take some beating. First award was when Petit Cochon failed to round St Anne’s mark . . . it was quicker to go direct to Aerodrome. Head-ing for the start line without a centreboard won the second time.

# # # THE primary reason to go sailing is to have fun. Working on skills and tactical knowledge will move you up through the race fleet. MYC champions are generous and help-ful whenever you seek their advice. Read the theory and practise whenever you can. Arrange some practice with another boat for an hour or so before racing starts.

The race is not over until all boats have crossed the finish line correctly. Changes of fortune often happen late in a race. If you only catch up to one more boat fol-lowing your spectacular capsize, it means you certainly have done something well.

# # # FEBRUARY 24 brought a result in the two-race contest for The Steve Fox Tro-phy. Congratulations to Bert Brescianini (3.75pts, a first and third on handi-cap) who won by 0.25 of a point over David Ponton (4pts, second and second on handicap). There was disappointment when the second heat of the trophy race was contested by only four Lasers, though eight boats were at the start line. With a no-go fleet and a restart for an-other, it was obvious just how much MYC skippers focus their countdown on starting signals of the preceding fleet. Chaos pre-vailed. Three of the four Full Rigs that com-pleted the course had noticed the fall of the class flag, while the remaining four boats thought they were still in countdown mode. They retired. There is a case for large, coloured start flags — not class flags, just flags that all fleets can see.

Laser Full Rigs With LLOYD BLAKE

Laser Radials With JOHN WALLACE

RADIALS continue to be the largest fleet, with an average of 10 boats each week. The Full rigs are getting closer in num-bers, especially now the Commodore is back on the water. Racing has been very tight with hard-fought duels and close finishes through-out the fleet — I have first-hand experi-ence of this competitive racing. The regular sailors are at the top of the Consistency series – which again proves that you must be in it to win it! The fast skippers fight out the Championship and the handicap system takes care of spreading the spoils around for the Consistency series. Any sailor who wants to check the results can visit the MYC website: http://members.iinet.net.au/~myc/ The home page provides a link to the weekly and progressive results for Cham-pionship, Consistency and Short-Course racing.

# # # THE Laser is a one-design boat and this has its pros and cons. A benefit is that racing relies on the skill of the skipper and not the boat and its gear. Also, being a single-hander can be a benefit or a drawback – no one else in the boat to stuff it up or nobody to blame

when it goes wrong. Costs are kept down as there is no need to keep buying the latest go-fast gear to chase greater boat speed and better handling. There are only limited fittings to buy for the Laser. However, because of the strict one-design policy, parts can only be pur-chased from licensed dealers. This leads to prices being higher than they would be in an open market. There is clear evi-

dence of this with the sail, which, being the engine of the boat, does require re-placing after several seasons of racing due to stretch, wear and tear, etc. A regulation radial sail from a licensed dealer is about $900, while a replica sail can be purchased for around $300. The costs of producing each sail must be simi-lar so the only conclusion is a much higher mark-up on the licensed sail.

Bert (The Bandit) Brescianini, pictured, won his third Steve Fox Trophy on February 24, pipping David Ponton by 0.25 of a point.

Rear Commodore Sail:

Comments

O UR sport is one of the few sports where the competitors

are also the umpires. Golf is another which relies on the honesty and integrity of the participants. This means that sailors must take responsibility for their actions and take the penalty when required, whether someone else has seen the rule breach or not. One of the biggest areas of doubt is in interpretation and occurs even when sailors on boats involved have a good

knowledge of the rules. In match racing this problem has been overcome by the use of independent umpires who make the call when incidents occur. In fleet racing this is not practical, so it is up to the individuals to interpret the rules as each situation arises. A good means of achieving better inter-pretations is by communicating with your competitor(s) as to how you see the situa-tion – or, if possible, as it develops. The “starboard” or “keep going” call from a starboard-tack boat to a port tacker is a simple form of this communication. Another benefit is the improvement in everyone’s knowledge of the rules. Time to get down from the soap box!

John Wallace Toby Mac

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MEET THE MEMBERS with LLOYD BLAKE Jan Puddey Jan Puddey Jan Puddey Jan Puddey Race Controller

A REAL family affair, Mal-colm and Jan Puddey, along with son David, were intro-duced to MYC by Rear Com-modore Ken Patterson and his wife Sandy nine years ago.

While David took to sailing a Laser, Malcolm became sup-port boat skipper and Jan took up duties in the Start Box.

Spending much of her youth swimming and fishing in the Swan River, the closest Jan has been to sailing is the view from the Start Box.

Employed in a physiotherapy practice, Jan enjoys her work; however, she never tires of the views from the Start Box.

According to Jan: “The club competition and other water activity that summer brings are a real joy when viewed from the

Sandy PattersonSandy PattersonSandy PattersonSandy Patterson Race Controller

A MEMBER of MYC for almost 20 years, Sandy Patter-son has participated in several competitive sports but never sailed.

Sandy enjoys her duties with the Start Box team.

As a volunteer Race Control-ler Sandy has an essential role which she describes as very rewarding.

Sending the MYC fleets across the start line in an or-derly fashion is exciting and different every week.

As finishing boats cross the line, crews wave, acknowledg-ing the Race Controllers’ ef-forts and, according to Sandy, are actually paying their re-spects to the people who are really in control.

With a good view of the MYC sailing courses, race control-

lers are always first to identify a yacht in trouble and exer-cise control in expediting any assistance required.

Since twin sons have taken up careers in the ACT, Sandy and husband Ken have be-come regular east coast visi-tors. Despite their travel ad-ventures, Sandy rarely misses a race day.

best seat on the river.“

Jan welcomes more ladies taking up club duties and encourages new members to join the learn-to-sail program. Keeping score from the Start Box, Jan issues a reminder to all competitors to clear the finish line quickly. A clear view of the finish line is essential to the crew.

Mixed Fleet With JOHN GAUNT

TO the world of extreme sailing, where experience meets inexperience, big meets small, where off-road meets the driveway . . . Brian Plumb and Doug Bonny are lead-ing the Consistency from Ossie Carter and Rudy Tiessen, then Dave Hogg. Brian and Doug also lead the Club Championship from Anne Christie and Terry Gaunt, then Dave, while Michael Albury is leading the Short-Course series. Two rules situations have presented themselves recently, so I took the radical step of looking them up: The first (Rule 12) says: When boats are on the same tack and not overlapped, a boat clear astern shall keep clear of a boat clear ahead. The second is Rule 18: Rounding and passing marks and obstructions, or rather its exception, 18.1.a, does not apply at a starting mark. The rules I could find applying at a start-ing mark surrounded by navigable water are 11 – windward boat keeps clear, and 17.1 – if an overlap is gained by a lee-ward boat from clear astern, she must not sail above her proper course while they are overlapped within two of her hull lengths. It seems to me there is little defence for a boat trying to “squeeze in” at the wind-ward end of the start line.

COUNTDOWN: Competitors in the Mixed Fleet manoeuvre for the start of a Short Course series heat. From left, Redback (John Gaunt), Sea Ra (Rudy Tiessen), Sharnah (John Wood) and Tarantula (Terry Gaunt).

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One day, while sailing the seven seas, a

look-out spotted a pirate ship, and the

crew became frantic.

Captain Bravo bellowed for his red

shirt. The First Mate quickly retrieved

the captain's red shirt and, after don-

ning the shirt, the captain led his crew

into battle and defeated the pirates.

Later on, the look-out spotted not one,

but two pirate ships. The captain again

howled for his red shirt and once again

vanquished the pirates.

That evening, all the men sat around on

the deck recounting the day's triumphs,

and one of them asked the captain:

"Sir, why did you call for your red shirt

before each battle?"

The captain replied: "If I am wounded

in the attack, my crew won't notice my

bleeding and will continue to fight,

unafraid."

All of the men sat in silence and mar-

velled at the courage of their captain.

As dawn came the next morning, the

look-out spotted not one, not two, but

TEN pirate ships approaching. The

rank and file all stared at the captain

and waited for his usual request.

Captain Bravo calmly shouted: "Bring

me my brown pants!"

2008-09 Opening Day Oct 12

The MYC Winter Series will be held on the first Sunday each month, starting May 4, except for September when it will be on the second Sunday. We asked defending champion ROB HERMANS, pictured, to tell us how he prepares for the series after a long summer season. I HAVE an obsession for winter sailing. It started back in the 1980s when I was sailing scow Moths. The competition was organised by the State Moth Sailing Association which conducted a winter series each year rotated at Swan River clubs in-cluding East Fremantle, Royal Freshwater, South of Perth, Ned-lands and Maylands. Sailing Maylands is so different during winter compared with sum-mer. It’s like sailing at two clubs instead of one. Same boat shed, different venue: how good is that? OK, it’s colder, but the main difference is the wind direction and strength of the river current. It suits a 65kg “jockey‘’ in a Full Rig, but what is fun at Maylands is the river current and the seri-ous huge areas of no wind. You soon learn the technique of hopping from one puff to another and sneaking along the shallow water when sailing upriver to avoid the current running downriver. Rosco Bennett and Brian Plumb have a good technique in placing the start line in the middle of the fast-flowing river current and en-joy watching the fleet manoeuvre and getting caught out by breaking or being late for the start. Rosco quickly lets you know if you have had a shocker of a start! Hint: Look at the start buoy and check out the flow of the water. You may well see me during the pre- start, hovering at the shallow end of the start line in an effort to stay out of the current. The Radial rig guys are so polite and generally line up late and give you a chance to line up at the opposite end and carry out a port start. Port starts seem to be favoured. My message to the Radials:

Get in there and practise your starts! Sail in the middle of the flow if going with the flow to the top mark, or go towards the shore to limit the exposure to the flow when sailing against it. Mind you, go for any breeze when it comes as it is somewhat rare, like on a hot day chasing the easterly. But in winter the holes are much worse. Try to get the best start possible as there is less time in a short course to regain the tactical mistake made on the start line. I reckon the start is everything, but don’t despair, there is still a good chance to

recover on the downwind leg when the frontrunners sail into nothing. Fifteen boats sailing around the bottom mark is not uncommon. As you will generally experience light winds and sunny conditions, I prefer not to overdress and will only use a full- length wetsuit when the conditions are windy. Boots are a must to avoid heat loss and I prefer not to wear gloves, summer or winter. They impede dexterity. I find that wet gloves in winter chill the hands somewhat. See you out there this winter!

Winter Champ says to go with the flow

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FLASHBACKS

C ALLING all Old Buggers! Do you have photos of yourself or other Maylands Yacht Club members from years gone by that you reckon would bring a tear to the eye of any reader of The Mudlark?

Here are a couple of blokes who have weathered the storms on Melville Water and the MYC horseshoe over many years.

Just like the changing shape of the Perth skyline,

pictured right, the waistlines of these skippers have also changed, though Lloyd Blake is showing better trim these days than his Laser sail! The picture of Lloyd, above, shows him tackling a decent sea breeze in Crawley Bay off Mounts Bay Sailing Club in 1982.

Lloyd joined MBSC in 1975, sailing a GP14. He competed in the GP14 World Championship in 1979 that was hosted by MBSC. He came 16th in a fleet of 65.

In 1980 Lloyd bought his Laser (69258) and called it LOLA. Business resulted in him travelling a lot, so he sold it in 1987 and did not sail again until he bought his current Laser (154289), Petit Cochon, and started at MYC in 1999.

The Mudlark editor Steve Fox sailed in Holdfast Trainers, Rainbows and Gwen 12s in Adelaide when he was a high school student. When he started work in 1966 at age 15, he had to give up sailing because he worked on Saturdays.

In 1980 he transferred to WA and resumed sailing (on Sundays) at MBSC in a brand new Laser Full Rig (no

Radials then) during 1981. The boat (93620) and all gear cost less than $2000 delivered to WA. Steve named it Vixen. The picture, right, show its first outing on the

water, again on Crawley Bay.

In 1986, Steve was transferred to work in Sydney and he sold his Laser ... (drum roll) ... to John Gaunt! Small world.

Steve rejoined the Laser ranks, at MYC, after a 16-year break, during 2002-03.

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Classifieds

The next issue of The Mudlark will be the Winter Edition and is planned for June 1, 2008.

Contributors and advertisers are asked to forward all submissions to editor Steve Fox at thefoxfamily@optusnet.com.au

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