EYAV- Newsletter

ON THE TECHNICAL SIDE

with Frank Rendell

Instead of technical data this publication, we thought we would give you an insight into other sailing activities of our EYAV members. They get in lots of sailing time with their Endeavours, but many also try their hand in bigger yachts with Offshore Sailing. The last 6 months have seen quite a few Blue Water Adventures and we have mapped them out to give you an idea of their travels.

Around the Apple Isle with Craig Jackson

Craig has crewed on Puff for about 2 years, as well as some of the fastest Bay & Offshore yachts. Last year Craig organised a joint training program for race start rules for EYAV & HBYC members.
At the start of this year Craig joined the crew of "Tevake II" for her initial race in the Melbourne to Hobart, the notorious Tasmanian West Coast race.
To qualify, "Tevake II" did their obligatory pre-race 600 nm across Bass Strait to Tassie & back. The race began with 14 starters & was a close battle from start to finish with some wild weather to spice things up. "Tevake II" finished first in the AMS A Division. Craig sent us a photo of Tevake II, from his Melbourne to Hobart race just off Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse. You can see it in the background (Just to the left of the sail number). Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse is Australia's most southerly lighthouse where conditions are usually extreme because of the constant buffeting of the Roaring Forties coming off the Southern Ocean. On average, 250 days a year is wet at the Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse. Craig was lucky and actually got to see it.

A Coke break on the way North

Adventures in Paradise

John, Ian, Gary & Mark aboard "Salar Vee"

"Salar Vee" at anchor at Lord Howe Is.

Overland in a Land Rover & Island Hopping in "Skedaddle"
with Frank Rendell.

Seven years ago my sailing buddy, Ike Voss from HBYC, moved to Cairns, recently he rang and asked if I would like to join him driving his newly acquired Land Rover from Melbourne to Yorkeys Knob. That sounded great as we had done the same trip 7 years before when Ike moved up North, and the scenery up the centre via the Newell Highway is spectacular. Couple that with a sail around the tropical Islands off the coast of Cairns and the trip was on!
Ike has his yacht & a runabout at Yorkeys Knob, however he is skipper of "Skedaddle", the ex Brian Naylor 45' catamaran, and that's what we sailed on in glorious weather.

Lord Howe Island and Back Aboard "Salar Vee"
with John Bish & Three Endeavour Skippers as crew.

John Bish, owner & Skipper of "Salar Vee", made the journey with three Endeavour skippers aboard. Ian "Venus", Gary "Onedin" and Mark "Cathmarine". The trip up was smooth & enjoyable, however, the return journey had rougher conditions necessitating a stopover at Eden & Lakes Entrance.
All aboard enjoyed the sail & the adventure and would not have missed the voyage for anything.

All home safe & sound and that's the main thing!

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EYAV 2005-2006 Race Results
EYAV E24 CHAMPIONSHIP 2006	FIRST "IMP" SECOND 'PUFF' THIRD 'CATHMARINE'	S62 R.M.Y.S. H21 H.B.Y.C. H64 H.B.Y.C.	RUSSELL HIBBERT FRANK RENDELL MARK SHEAHAN
EYAV E26 CHAMPIONSHIP 2006	FIRST "VENUS"	H701 H.B.Y.C.	IAN ROBERTSON
EYAV E24 NON/SPIN SCRATCH 2006	FIRST 'PUFF' SECOND 'CATHMARINE' THIRD 'SPRITE'	H21 H.B.Y.C. H64 H.B.Y.C H109 H.B.Y.C	FRANK RENDELL MARK SHEAHAN KEVIN MOLES
EYAV E24 NON/SPIN HANDICAP 2006	FIRST 'PUFF' SECOND 'CATHMARINE' THIRD 'SPRITE'	H21 H.B.Y.C. H64 H.B.Y.C. H109 H.B.Y.C	FRANK RENDELL MARK SHEAHAN KEVIN MOLES
EYAV NARRANDA - 20 NM 2006	FIRST 'PUFF' SECOND 'CATHMARINE'	H21 H.B.Y.C. H64 H.B.Y.C.	FRANK RENDELL MARK SHEAHAN
EYAV KONKOLY E24 - 20 NM 2006	FIRST 'PUFF' SECOND 'CATHMARINE' THIRD 'GEONDY'	H21 H.B.Y.C. H64 H.B.Y.C. H59 H.B.Y.C.	FRANK RENDELL MARK SHEAHAN GEOFF SHONE
EYAV CHARISSA E24 - 20 NM 2006	FIRST 'PUFF'	H21 H.B.Y.C.	FRANK RENDELL