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ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY SAILING CLUB WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Semester 2 - The Sailing Season has started! - 2005
This newsletter will come out about once a week (once a fortnight during the mid semester & mid year breaks) to keep you posted.
News this week
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- Come'n'Try
- Last chance! What a deal!!!! Free membership of On Board
-Crews and skipper wanted
- Useful links
- Contact AUSC
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Come 'n' Try on Sunday
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At Somerton Yacht Club (corner The Esplanade and College Rd, Somerton Park),
there is a come 'n' try day on Sunday (November 13) that starts with a
trading and chat in the morning (from about 11) with sailing starting around
1. If you are interested in talking sailing and/or in having a sail with
some experienced skippers, come on down and have fun. Bring your hat,
sunscreen, some shoes or booties you don't mind wetting, some clothes to get
changed into and a towel. No need to book, just turn up! Last chance! What a deal!!!! Free membership of On Board
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If you want to sign up for OnBoard, you need to act on this soon or miss
out! The Twilight Series starts soon so if you want to get on the big
boats, now is the time to do something about it! To give members more chance of getting on the water in a wider range of
boats, AUSC have signed up to OnBoard. This gives current members FREE
membership of OnBoard if they are interested. Normally this costs you $10 a
year on top of your AUSC membership. If you are a member and would like to
take this opportunity to be an OnBoard member, you simply need to fill in
the membership form, address it to the Sailing Club and drop it off at the
Sports Association Office in the Union Building. Q. What does it normally cost to join OnBoard?
A. $10 Q. If I am already a member of AUSC how do I sign up for OnBoard and how
much will it cost me?
A. If you are already an AUSC member it will cost you NOTHING/ZERO/ZILCH!
Mail us for an application form or download it from the OnBoard web page at http://www.sa.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/sa/downloads/DOWNLOADS/OnBoardApplication.pdf All AUSC members that want to become OnBoard members need to print off that
form, fill it in and send it back to AUSC, ignoring the payment section: Adelaide University Sailing Club
C/- AU Sports Association
University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5005 Q. I am not a member of AUSC so can I join and get the same deal as the
current members?
A. Yes you can! For a limited time, AUSC can sign up new members ($10 for
AU students plus $60 for non-AU students) and the free OnBoard membership
will be available for those who complete the OnBoard application. CREWS WANTED
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This section lists the contact details of skippers looking for crews and
details of their requirements. The season has started at some clubs already
so if you want a place in a boat this season, get in touch with these people
or check out the YSA web page under Crews wanted.
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Posted by Jane McLaren: (new posting)
Jane is a very experienced Heron skipper who sails out of Somerton Yacht
Club. She has been sailing for well over 10 years and has, in the past, won
the Heron State Ladies Trophy.
I've sailed with Jane in a number of club, state and national events and she
(unlike my hubby) has never put me in the drink! Jane is looking for a crew
for the season and can train you up if you are inexperienced. She is
profoundly deaf so you will need to text her to contact her on 0407978660
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Sent to some AUSC members by Will Thorne: (new posting)
Sorry to bother your all. Hopefully your receiving this message because you
are a member of the Adelaide University Sailing Club. With the start of the
sailing season closing in quickly, I'm breaking the usual pattern of a
helmsperson looking for a crew, by being a crew looking for a helmsperson.
Basically I own an Australian Lightweight Sharpie, "Irish Frog" SA819. Just
today the helmsperson I had lined up has decided that a trailer sailer is
more her scene leaving me somewhat out in the cold. I sail out of the Largs
Bay Sailing Club which is a fantastic sailing club, with great facillities
and a nice beach. Some experience would be a huge advantage (otherwise its a
steep and wet learning curve). This is a great opportunity for anyone that
has a passion for steering boats, but doesn't want the associated cost and
hassle. It's a an awesome class of boat to sail where fun certainly ranks
high on the list of priorities.
So if this sounds like you please drop me a line ASAP, or if this sounds
like someone you know please pass on the information and have them contact
me on
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Contact AUSC
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Results from the Regatta 18th September
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The 1st Inter University Match Race Regatta on the 18th of September on the Port River in front of the Port Adelaide Sailing Club was a great event! We had six entries of which two were team entries and every sailor/team had it's own boat. The wind was just right with 12 to 20 knots and the boats
were flying over the water. The sailors had some difficulties in the beginning with the unusual joystick construction (right push makes the boat turn right- and Sue, you just don't drive over anchor chainsJ) but in the end everyone got the hang of it.
Match racing itself seemed also more difficult then we expected it to be. Thanks to the helpers from the PASC and Yachting SA on their powerboats it was nevertheless possible to chase the sailors into the proper starting positions. The boats turned absolutely great so that intense pre start action
was possible. After a few flights the sailors became match racers and from then on it was great to watch them battle each other before the start. We had very short up and down courses, therefore we were able to run one full round robin for qualifications into gold and silver fleet. In the end of the
day, Collin Liddle won the Regatta. Congratulations!
We would like to thank all the helpers from the Port Adelaide Sailing Club and from Yachting South Australia for making such an event possible!
We definitely want to repeat it as the 2nd Inter University Match Race Regatta in the near future! The Racing Officer
Jonas Hermann
Results Round Robin:
Colin (UA): 4 wins (Yellow sails)
Tim (UA): 3 wins (Purple sails)
Dan (UA): 3 wins (Blue sails)
Sue & Eva (UniSA): 2 wins (Pink sails)
Annerose and Maaike (UA): 2 wins (Green sails)
Nick (UA): 1 win (White sails)
Results Gold Fleet:
1. Colin
2. Tim
3. Dan
Results Silver Fleet
1. Sue & Eva
2. Annerose& Maaike/ Nick
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Eva and I decided to enter as a UniSA team a week or two before the regatta (she is doing a postgrad course in Information Systems and I work at UniSA when I'm not a full time PhD student). I've had experience crewing but no experience skippering in races while Eva has a fair bit of experience doing both.
We both arrived at Port Adelaide Sailing Club (right next to the Birkenhead Bridge) around 12 to help get the boats set up with all the other competitors. Like everyone else, we had never rigged or sailed an Access dinghy but it turned out to be a really simple setup. No sidestays, both the sails have light masts that slot into holes in the deck and are locked in place with simple cord and bolt. After the boring sails and deck colours of other classes we have sailed, we were blown away by the vivid colours of the boats and sails. Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Pink and Red! Though the Red boat ended up with White sails in the end. We were very impressed with the seating arrangement! After suffering many years of "gunnel bum" in your usual dinghy class, the Access has a very comfortable seat just like a deck chair!
The Access dinghy is designed to give people with disabilities the chance to start or continue sailing, so once the centreboard is in, it is a very stable boat. The centreboard is 35kg to start with and is put into the boat using a winch on the jetty. The board is also hollow with a 40 litre capacity, so once it is under the water and has filled with water, you are looking at a centreboard of 75kg weight! Not going to tip that baby in!
The boom is also high above your head (so no "boom" as it hits your head
when tacking/gybing!).
I don't think any of us had every match raced before so the briefing was entertaining as they tried to explain how it works. In short it is sailed by each boat racing every other boat once. The two boats that are about to race start on opposite sides of the finish line, on the wrong side of the start line. When the 4 minute signal is given, the two boats have to cross the finish line from their opposite sides within two minutes. It is in this period before the start that the real tactics are played out, though Eva and I took the first couple of races to get used to the handling of the boat and tried to stay out of trouble.
Lots were drawn to allocate boats. We drew the hot pink boat! Very fetching, and Eva's hat matched the colour!
Thank you Jonas for mentioning the anchor rope! That little incident happened in one of our first starts when we were moving into position round the start boat and Eva (who was skippering) used the joystick like a tiller, moving it the wrong way. We lost power and drifted onto the anchor rope. Talk about fun and games! Thankfully the Access dinghy is fibreglass and also has a thick rubber strip around the entire gunnels so bounces like a dodgem car!
The sailing was great fun! Colin, Tim and Dan really got into the tactics and dueled with us before the starts and we could watch each of the other races as we sailed around getting used to the boat handling. We also had to watch out for the volunteers who were teaching us about match racing as there were about 3-4 power boats running around the course as well.
The setting was great. We had a bit of an audience (yes, they had a laugh at our running over the anchor rope), and we could watch the other activity on the water, including the fire boat running all it's pumps in a display. Pretty impressive.
After racing all of the other 5 boats we got split into two fleets based on our results. Dan, Tim and Colin were in the gold team, while the rest of us were in the Silver. Each boat raced each other in their fleet to come up with the final result. Well done Colin in winning the trophy! Eva and I were pretty pleased to get the silver fleet first!
Once we got ashore and had washed down the boats and stored them, we fired up the BBQ and celebrated with all the helpers. Jonas presented the club and YSA with thank you certificates from AUSC and reported the results, awarding the trophy to Colin.
We have lots of photos from the day, so check them out!
New deal for members - free membership of OnBoard
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If you want to sign up for OnBoard, you need to act on this soon or miss
out!
To give members more chance of getting on the water in a wider range of boats, AUSC have signed up to OnBoard. This gives current members FREE membership of OnBoard if they are interested. Normally this costs you $10 a year on top of your AUSC membership. If you are a member and would like to take this opportunity to be an OnBoard member, you simply need to fill in the membership form, address it to the Sailing Club and drop it off at the Sports Association Office in the Union Building.
Q. What does it normally cost to join OnBoard?
A. $10
Q. If I am already a member of AUSC how do I sign up for OnBoard and how
much will it cost me?
A. If you are already an AUSC member it will cost you NOTHING/ZERO/ZILCH!
Mail us for an application form or download it from the OnBoard web page at
http://www.sa.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/sa/downloads/DOWNLOADS/OnBoardApplication.pdf
All AUSC members that want to become OnBoard members need to print off that
form, fill it in and send it back to AUSC, ignoring the payment section:
Adelaide University Sailing Club
C/- AU Sports Association
University of Adelaide
Adelaide SA 5005
Q. I am not a member of AUSC so can I join and get the same deal as the current members?
A. Yes you can! For a limited time, AUSC can sign up new members ($10 for AU students plus $60 for non-AU students) and the free OnBoard membership will be available for those who complete the OnBoard application.
CREWS WANTED
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This section lists the contact details of skippers looking for crews and
details of their requirements. The season has started at some clubs already
so if you want a place in a boat this season, get in touch with these people
or check out the YSA web page under Crews wanted.
Posted by Michelle Jahn:
Crew for a Tasar needed for Saturday sailing at Somerton Yacht Club for the
coming season. Michelle is an experienced sailor and is willing to train a
novice. Contact her on 0403090711
Posted by Mark Roberts:
Looking for 1 possibly 2 crew to sail on a new Thompson 7 sports boat being
launched in September 2005.
Requirements: Must be prepared to sail most Wednesdays, Saturdays and some
Sundays. Must be prepared and available to sail local and interstate
regattas including the Premiers Cup (in Adelaide), Skandia Geelong Race Week
in late January 2006, Pt Lincoln Race Week in February 2006 and at Hogs
Breath in QLD in August 2006. Must be dedicated, fit, weighing between 75-90
kg. Must have at least a couple of years sailing and racing experience.
If you are interested in being considered please call Mark Roberts on 0411
611 688 (
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) or Kerin Edmonds on 0411 628 410.
Cross Promotions!
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We have a few cross promotions here for anyone interested:
(re-advertised)
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Adelaide University Soccer Club 2005 Fundraiser
"BLACKS" black silicone wrist bands pre-order $5.00 each or purchase
individual or group amounts in September for $6.00 each Contact Kevin 0425
238 477
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AUSailingClubEntryForm.pdf
AUSailingClubFlyer.pdf
AUSailingCEntryForm.doc
AUSailingCOrderForm.pdf
AUSailingOnBoardApplication.pdf Looking to sail this coming sailing season?
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About now, skippers will be scratching their heads wondering who will be
crewing for them from October. The know that they can't compete if they
don't have a crew so will be starting to get a bit worried. You might be
the solution! Are you interested in sailing each weekend? If the answer is
"yes" and the only thing holding you back is your inexperience or knowledge
of sailing then don't be held back by that! Skippers are willing to train
their crews and there are some really fantastic skippers around who would
love to teach you! So, how do you get to do this? Well, firstly you can contact us to let us
know and we can pass on your information. Secondly, you can contact OnBoard
through the Yachting SA link below. Thirdly, you can get in touch with the
nearest sailing club to you and let them know you'd like to be a crew.
Lastly, you can go to the Yachting SA web site, click on Classes, then
Classifieds then Crew Exchange to see what requests are there. At the
moment things are quiet but as the season approaches, more requests are
likely to go up. Things are quiet on the news front but I do know that at least Jonas and Dan
have been busy on the water in the big boats (dinghies are a bit chilly in
this weather at the moment). In sunny Darwin Zoe was busy teaching school
children how to sail - at least in Darwin in winter it feels great in a
dinghy, even when you get wet! Has anyone else been hitting the water recently? Useful links
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Bureau of Meteorology
http://www.bom.gov.au/
Yachting Australia
http://www.yachting.org.au/
Yachting South Australia
http://www.sa.yachting.org.au/
Sailing Terminology (a couple of useful sites - there are heaps of them!)
http://www.vallarta-adventures.com/english/sailing_terms.html
http://quis.qub.ac.uk/sailing/techinfo/definit.htm
A chapter on sailing from the Canadian Sea Cadets (has some useful pictures
and definitions)
http://www.cadets.ca/seacad/resources-ressources/phase1/4_e.asp
A slideshow introduction to sailing
http://www.odu.edu/ao/hrnrotc/sail/mate%20a%20sail%20training.pdf
What is OnBoard?
http://www.yachting.org.au/?Page=6236 | 
AU Sailing 
