Volume 21 Number 04 - The Wooden Boat Association

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WBA Calendar 2011 Sailing Days occur on the 4 th Sunday of the month, usually commencing at 10.00AM. Club nights are held on the Wednesday preceding the sailing day, commencing at 7.30 pm at APYC. At least once a year the Club has a weekend sailing and camping trip. The Committee meets at 7.30pm on the first Wednesday of each month at APYC. Sailing Days & Events 2011 ***** AGM 24 July at APYC. Please think about nominating for the Committee ***** Club Meetings : 18 May Book night. 22 June Rick Mitchell , sailmaking . 20 July 24 August Sailing Days: 22 May APYC sailing day 26 June TBA 24 July Lunch and Annual General Meeting followed by Sailing day at APYC 28 August , proposed “Riddle of the Sands” sailing and picnic at Warneet OOD, T. Remington. MODEL BOATS HAVE A GREAT DAY Branch Reports It was a great placid and windless day for our first model boat day at Albert Park. There were our usual WBA models, and a few APYC models , but the highlight of the Model Boat display at the lake last month was the Lake Illawong Model Boat club contingent admirably steered by Rosie and Brian. Over 25 models mysteriously appeared from cars, vans, and trailers to be assembled, tested and put through their paces before being launched on the slippery shores of Albert Park. Thankfully no one fell in and had to be rescued. We had to admire the amazing effort invested in these models by their owners, I suspect that some took as long to build as our full sized ones Of special note was the battleship Missouri, a Corvette, the Warspite, paddle steamers, yachts, tugs and a couta boat and many others that deserve special mention including the Oriana and Wyuna passenger ships. Thanks to all who attended and we will welcome all model boaters back in the warmer months for another excellent model display.
What we did over Easter …. Sailing at Pakenham Lake Rob Ripley and I took Lindsay Symons and my "Moth" to the Pakenham Lakes for a sail. We had a great day although it was almost drift conditions (see photos). I always figure that you learn more about sailing on a quiet day than you do in windier conditions. After we pulled the boats out at the end of the day we were told that the public are not allowed to sail there unless you are a member of the so-far non existent sailing club. I have also been making some additions to "Ursa" in the form of a watertight tank/storage locker up in the bow. It was a fiddly job as it had to be light, removable and fit very neatly to the inside shape of the bow section. It is now finished, bar the varnishing. Now that's done the next project is getting on with the restoration of "Sundance" the 1973 NS14. Really looking forward to finishing that. It has an extremely beautifully shaped hull (my opinion anyway). When will I ever get time to work on my old Rover??? Tony Remington Lindsay Symons on Holiday with Robert and Pat. Lindsay Symons came with us for a week in country Numurkah. Robert launched her on Lake Mulwala one afternoon for a brisk sail. On another occasion we arrived at Lake Sambell, Beechworth, early on a Sunday morning. Here Robert had a sedate sail, and a romantic row thru the mist with a backdrop of silence, pine trees and morning walkers. Our way home was via a full and windy Lake Nillahcootie where the "trusty" Seagull assisted progress across the choppy waves. The next stop at Boonie Doon was just for a photo opportunity to record the water flowing under the bridge from Lake Eildon once again. Pat Ripley Sailing the Golant Gaffer It was a quiet Easter for the Batchelors, at least with regard to sailing. Peter and William did manage one day on the water, in Andrew Cohen and Chris Kelly's Golant Gaffer. We had previously visited Blunts while the boat was hauled out and the bottom scrubbed, but this was the first time we had seen her on the water. The boat is tied up on the SeaWorks pier at Williamstown, so we were able to park in their carpark and stroll along the pier to meet Andrew. A pleasant couple of hours ensued, working out what went where, and then we took her for a quick shakedown sail the the light breezes of the early afternoon. Apart from a quick clamber to the end of the bowsprit to free a jammed furler the sail went without a hitch, and I'm sure that Chris and Andrew are going to have many enjoyable days on her. Peter Batchelor
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