Royals Yearbook 2019/2020

was the Sargent in charge of the
Jack
Victorian Police Boating Squad
then
and got involved in maintaining
Club
boats. One job was helping to make
Club
new work boat off the old hull of an ex
a
tender. It needed too much work to
pilot
a viable rebuild. So, the idea of using
be
old wooden hull as a male mould and
the
it with more freeboard and
modifying
smooth sides was born.
rounded
wooden clinker sides of the old boat
The
filled and faired by Doug Hem; Colin
were
built a fibreglass hull from this
Johnson
The workboat layout had some
form.
innovations based on Jack’s
design
and practical knowledge. The
experience
is a tiller but not where it is
steering
positioned. Its operation looks
normally
the boat was named Jack
launching,
Jack also refurbished the brass
Stewart.
that we use each year on
cannon
Day to start the sailing season;
Opening
was in charge of the firing using black
he
and wads.
powder
lived in Geelong for many years
Jack
his Corio Vertue out of RGYC.
sailing
also raced on a number of Royals
Jack
including several ocean races with
boats,
likes of Past Commodore Peter
the
Russell King and then owner
Bedggood,
was a wealth of knowledge from his
Jack
on the water and knew exactly
time
the Port Philip navigation marks
where
located, in particular where
were
Reef started and stopped. He
Gellibrand
take Apozlloz II in alarmingly close to
would
mentored many of our now older Club
He
and one of his students was
Members,
Dorian (Spike) who went on to
Peter
significant sailing achievements
achieve
the Volvo Round the World
including
race.
Club Coxwain, he drove Thozrs¨eno to
As
our now Race Director David
assist
and David (Daffy) Wallace in race
LeRoy
for many years. Jack passed away
starts
2000 but his name lives on in our
in
refurbished workboat.
now
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workboat Jack Stewart was relaunched
Our
after a major refit including new
engine. It is named in honour of a longtime
Member.
they were based next door to us.
before
sailed on a number of boats at the
Jack
Beecher on Apollo II. He then sailed
Joe
Commodore John Duffin on Apozlloz II.
with
rocks well inside the Gellibrand light,
the
to John Duffin’s consternation.
much
but is effective and quick,
complicated
clear of the towline when in use. On
and
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