South of Perth Yacht Club
in association with the
Geraldton Yacht Club
WANGARA VOLKSWAGEN
45th Geraldton
Ocean Classic
Season 2013-14
Fremantle to Geraldton - Friday 7 March, 2014
Geraldton to Fremantle - Friday 14 March, 2014
Front Cover: Knee Deep HY161, Phil Childs and Peter Van Ruth
WANGARA VOLKSWAGEN GERALDTON OCEAN CLASSIC 2014
Contents
Organisation........................................................................................................................ 4
Commodore’s Report - SoPYC........................................................................................... 5
Commodore’s Report - GYC............................................................................................... 5
Entries ,Handicaps & Teams Event .................................................................................... 6
Trophies............................................................................................................................... 6-7
Competitor Boat Details...................................................................................................... 8-14
Bus Timetable...................................................................................................................... 14
Supplementary Sailing Instructions..................................................................................... 16-17
Supplementary Sailing Instructions Appendix 1 - Geraldton Finish Marks ......................... 18
Yellow Brick Trackers.......................................................................................................... 17
Feature Article “South of Perth Yacht Club Tributes Andrew Dawson” . ............................ 19
Previous Race Results - Division I - Fremantle to Geraldton.............................................. 20
Previous Race Results - Division I - Geraldton to Fremantle.............................................. 21
Previous Race Results - Overall Combined Division I & 2 ................................................. 22
Previous Race Results - Division 2 - Fremantle to Geraldton & Return.............................. 23
Previous Race Results - Batavia Coast Series................................................................... 20
Previous Race Results - Lobster Pot Series....................................................................... 24
Fastest Times...................................................................................................................... 25
Hoss Trophy, Navigator’s Trophy & “Ugly Man Award . ..................................................... 26
2014 Sponsors.................................................................................................................... 27
Acknowledgements............................................................................................................. 28
Position Report Table.......................................................................................................... 29-30
Attention All Skippers - Dates for your Diaries
Put in your diaries for the next Geraldton Ocean Classic races which will be held again
this year on Friday 24th October, 2014 returning on Friday 31st October, 2014
This will be a very important race as it coincides with
Geraldton Yacht Club’s 100th Year Anniversary.
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Organised by the South of Perth Yacht Club (Inc.)
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore Regatta
Rear Commodore
Ocean Racing Captain
Principal Race Officer
Deputy Race Officer
On Water Group
Telephone Administration Facsimile
Email
Website
Paul Ward
Mark Nicholas
Tim Dallas
Robert Benton
Chris Higham
Trevor Milton
Neil Clarke
0412 745 844
08 9364 5844
08 9364 2833
[email protected]
http://www.sopyc.com.au
in association with the Geraldton Yacht Club (Inc.)
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Rear Commodore
Race Officer
Club Secretary
Telephone
Fax
Bruce Semple
Kathy Millward
Henry Thuijs
Steve Pidgeon
Bruce Semple
Rosemary Field
9964 1664
9921 2664
Organising Committee
Chris Higham, Bernie Kaaks, Phil Warwick, Cherry Callcott,
Andrew Dawson, Warren Erasmus, Peter Vlaar, Sharon Skinner.
Race Committee
Principal Race Officer Trevor Milton, Rear Commodore Tim Dallas,
Compliance Officer Andrew Dawson, Commodore GYC Bruce Semple
Race Contact Numbers
Principal Race Officer Trevor Milton 0419 280 268
Deputy Race Officer Neil Clarke 0448 006 408
SoPYC Race Control 0412 179 855 (24 hours),
Geraldton Race Control 0499 629 785 (24 hours)
SoPYC Sailing Administrator Sharon Skinner 0439 799 969
Media
Bernie Kaaks, Lou Smith
Programme
Programme edited by Sharon Skinner
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South of Perth Yacht Club Commodore’s Welcome
The South of Perth Yacht Club would like to welcome all the contestants in the
2014 Freemantle to Geraldton blue water ocean classic.
This event has been run in conjuction with the Geraldton Yacht Club for the last
44 seasons and this is now the 45th event. We deffinatley thank all of those
people who have participated in, voluntered for and have sponsored the event
in the past.
Different things have been tried in the past to boost numbers when they have
dropped off due to clashing with other events or weather conditions being
to severe, such as moving the event to March/April rather than its traditional
October spot, It’s great to see 13 entrants in the race this year
Without the help of the sponsors it would be very difficult to run this event. This
year we welcome onboard Wangara Volkswagon as the major naming sponsor
and welcome back Hanson Construction Materials who assist with the yellow trackers so we can all keep an eye
on the progress of the participants.
This race takes an awful lot of work to organise and run, to all those involved from the South of Perth yacht Club
the Geraldton Yacht Club and others we thank you very much.
A special thanks must go to Barrett Communications and Dave Ewart who have relocated our radios to the
centreboard clubhouse, put in a back up system so the whole event can be contolled from the club without the
need to have a tender one at Rottnest.
Have a safe and successful race up a safe trip home and I will see you all at presentations.
Paul Ward
Commodore
Geraldton Yacht Club Commodore’s Welcome
In welcoming you to Geraldton for this year’s Fremantle to Geraldton Ocean
Racing Classic I am mindful of the many yachtsmen who have competed
and the friendships we have formed, unfortunately very few are still actively
racing and quite a few are deceased.
However it always brings back happy memories of some of the shenanigans
that went on.
These days with the pressures of the racing calendar very few remain for the
week between the races. Be that as it may we here at Geraldton welcome
you and will do our best to entertain you.
May you experience fair winds and following seas.
Bruce Semple
Commodore
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2014 Entries
Sail No.
Boat
Skipper
Division
IRC
H/Cap
YAH
H/Cap
F8
Al Fresco
Dominic Papaluca / John Rayner
1
1.186
0.886
R32
Blondie
Simon Torvaldsen
2
0.917
0.69
F107
Endorfin
Michael Giles
1
1.16
0.8984
SP196
Farrago
Peter Vlaar
2
1.028
0.7392
F108
Finistere
Rob Thomas
1
1.207
0.8125
F40
Fourth Dimension Lyn Powell / Ian Whitehead
2
1.038
0.7159
AUS111
Hoodoo Man
Craig Carter
1
1.104
0.825
R39
Jaffa
Terry Posma
1
1.153
0.839
AUS3200 Kraken
Todd Giraudo
DH
1.000
0.7375
RF39
ME II
Peter Hickson
1
1.129
0.8424
SP203
R2D2
Ian Stewart
DH
1.05
0.745
f310
Sue Sea
Brian Todd
1
1.243
0.8769
RF360
This Way Up
Bryan Thurstan
2
1.055
0.7729
Trophies
GERLALDTON TO FREMANTLE YAH
GERALDTON TO FREMANTLE IRC
Division 1
1st
2nd
3rd
Fastest
Division 1
1st
2nd
3rd
Kerman Contracting
Kerman Contracting
Kerman Contracting
Division 2
1st
2nd
3rd
Kerman Contracting
Kerman Contracting
Kerman Contracting
Division 2
1st 2nd
3rd
Fastest
Tudor Glass
Tudor Glass
Tudor Glass
John Gleeson
Peter Tippett Haulage
Peter Tippett Haulage
Peter Tippett Haulage
John Gleeson
Double Handed
1st
Abbotts Chartered Accountants
Fastest
John Gleeson
Overall, Divisions 1, 2 and Double Handed
1st
Onesteel
2nd
Onesteel
3rd
Onesteel
Fastest
John Gleeson
6
Double Handed
1st
Kerman Contracting
Overall, Divisions 1, 2 and Double Handed
1st
Kerman Contracting
2nd
Kerman Contracting
3rd
Kerman Contracting
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FREMANTLE TO GERALDTON AND RETURN RACE
YAH
Division 1
1st
2nd
3rd
Fastest
Wangara Volkswagen
Wangara Volkswagen
Wangara Volkswagen
OH&S Consultants
Division 2
1st
2nd
3rd
Fastest
Wangara Volkswagen
Wangara Volkswagen
Wangara Volkswagen
OH&S Consultants
Double Handed
1st
Wangara Volkswagen
Fastest
OH&S Consultants
Overall, Divisions 1, 2 and Double Handed
1st
Granger Family
2nd
Granger Family
3rd
Granger Family
FREMANTLE TO GERALDTON AND RETURN RACE
IRC
Division 1
1st
2nd
3rd
Eastcourt Property Group
Eastcourt Property Group
Eastcourt Property Group
Division 2
1st
2nd
3rd
Eastcourt Property Group
Eastcourt Property Group
Eastcourt Property Group
Double Handed
1st
Eastcourt Property Group
Overall, Divisions 1, 2 and Double Handed
1st
Katrinka Trophy
2nd
Granger Family
3rd
Granger Family
Fastest
OH&S Consultants
Batavia Coast Trophy - Kareelya Property Group
The “Hoss” Trophy
Sponsored by John & Helen Court
Rodney “Hoss” Lawn was a competitor and tireless
worker in organisation of the Geraldton Race. The
“Hoss” Trophy is awarded annually to a person or persons who have made a significant contribution to the
Geraldton and Return Ocean races in memory of Rod.
The Navigator’s Trophy Past Commodore W.E. David
Navigator’s Trophy
The nominated navigator on each boat is eligible for this
award, which is presented to the individual navigator not
the boat. The skipper may also nominate his navigator.
The trophy is awarded in recognition of excellence in
the navigational and tactical skills of ocean racing navigators. A log book will be supplied to each boat, kindly
prepared by Dunbar Resource Management, and may
be used by the judges to select the winner. Completed
log books should be handed to the Race Control Office
at South of Perth Yacht Club not later than 1700 hours
on Tuesday, 18th March, 2014.
Cook’s Trophy
Donated by the South of Perth Yacht Club Awarded to
the cook of the last boat home.
Early Bird Award
Cash to the value of $250
Entrants Raffle - Brigg WA
Dinghy valued at $1500 supplied by Sirocco Marine
West
General Managers Award
To comply with the ETA component of the Navigator’s
Trophy. Navigators are requested to radio Race Control
at 29o 15’ South (abeam Port Denison) in the Fremantle
to Geraldton Race. Similarly, Navigators are to radio
South of Perth Race Control at 31o 30’ South (abeam
Two Rocks) in the Geraldton to Fremantle Race. Whilst
not mandatory, failure to radio your ETA may affect your
chances of winning the Navigator’s Trophy.
Bottle of Rum donated by David Harries
Riggers Award
Last boat overall for Divisions 1, 2 and Double
Handed. Donated by Sailforce. Rigging voucher
valued at $450.
Commemorative Flags
Donated by SoPYC - distributed at the Presentation
evening
Wangara Gift Packs - distributed at Briefing.
Results and presentation of trophies for the Geraldton
Return race, overall results and Batavia Coast Series
results will be announced at the South of Perth Yacht
Club on Friday 21st March, 2014 at 1800. Complimentary Finger food will be provided.
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ALFRESCO
Design:
LOA:
Beam: Draft: Rig:
Coachroof: Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator: F8
Bakewell White 36
11.0m 3.6m
2.52m
Bermudian Sloop
Grey
Grey
Blue
White
Dominic Papaluca
John Rayner
Dominic Papaluca
John Rayner
Crew:
Dominic Papaluca, Adrian Clark, John Rayner
Mark Cowling, Luke Smith, Campbell Hartas,
Robert Binedell, Nick Mackenzie, Ryan Binedell
In the late Frank Saraceni’s last season with Alfresco,
he and his crew came 3rd in the Beneteau Offshore
Series and 2nd in the Farrawa Cup series. Tragically
Frank passed away after last season in June.
His family decided to sell Alfresco and the boat was
bought jointly by John Rayner and Dominic Papaluca.
Dominic is one of nature’s finest gentlemen and former
owner of Wild Bull, which won last year’s Valmadre
series in Division 2. Alfresco could not be in better
hands with John and Dominic which would no doubt
have pleased Frank.
BLONDIE
Design:
LOA:
Beam: Draft: Rig:
Coachroof: Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator: S&S34
10.1m 3.1m
1.95m
Masthead Sloop
Light Cream
Light Cream
White & Red Stripe
Dark Red
Simon Torvaldsen
Simon Torvaldsen
Steve Humphries / Mike Finn
Crew:
Simon Torvaldsen, Glen Swarbrick, Steve Humphries,
Bill Davey, Mike Foster, Mike Finn, Graeme Brown
Blondie is the first SS34 that was constructed using
the vacuum infusion method. The hull is stronger and
lighter than conventional fibreglass yachts, but because
of the age of the design, it still benefits from a generous
age allowance.
This will be Simon and Blondie’s inaugural Geraldton
Ocean race, although crewman Mike Finn, previous
owner of Huckleberry has competed successfully in
numerous Geraldton races as has veteran Mike Foster
Dominic and his crew in their first ocean race which
was Hillary’s Pot of Gold, won both YAH and IRC in
Division 1. They came 2nd on the race home, the
Shepherdess Cup, again both on YAH & IRC.
This will be Dominic’s first Geraldton race, although
many of his crew have made the trip north before.
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R32
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ENDORFIN
Design:
LOA:
Beam: Draft: Rig:
Coachroof: Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator: F107
Sydney 47
14.27m 4.04m
2.94m
Fractional
White
White
White
White
Michael Giles
Michael Giles
Isabel Law
Crew:
Michael Giles, Peter Mason, Paul Hansen,
James Mulcachy, Robbie Law, Cameron Bunn,
Linc Usher, Tony Bewsher, James Halvorson,
Rory Coster, Cody Flynn, Mandy McEvoy,
Isabel Law
Owner Mike Giles had covertly been looking at Endorfin in the last two Sydney to Hobart’s that he competed in. He then took his wife Krys to look at it and
this was then to be his 60th birthday present from her.
FARRAGO
Design:
LOA:
Beam: Draft: Rig:
Coachroof: Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator: SP196
Farr 2 Ton
12.93m 4.1m
2.3m
Fractional
White
White
Blue
Maroon
Peter Vlaar
Peter Vlaar
Peter Vlaar
Crew:
Peter Vlaar, Chris Hind, Chris Higham, Peter Keating,
Jim Davies, Richard Owen, Jason
Furnell, Warren Erasmus, Danny Gonzallas
It is wonderful to see Farrago out in the ocean after at
least three years on dry dock awaiting a new keel.
Peter Vlaar and his crew won the coveted Siska Trophy
in the 2002 – 2003 season, so the yacht is definitely a
great ocean going one with great potential.
Mike missed out on last year’s Geraldton by less than
a week but he then campaigned her for the last half of
the season and managed to get 3rd on IRC in the YWA
State Championships in the 2012-2013 season.
After a family trip to the Kimberley’s, Peter once again
decided to tackle offshore and gained 2nd YAH & IRC
in the Pot of Gold this year and on the return won both
YAH & IRC.
This Sydney 47’ design yacht has been sailing well
this season and achieved line honours, and first on
both YAH & IRC in the recent Bunbury and Return
Ocean Race, minus owner Mike who was in Europe on
business. The crew told him that the boat sailed well
without him onboard!
Peter is taking the owners of both Sagacious and
Ocean Racing Captain Chris Higham who owns Numbers Game. No shortage of helmsmen, particularly
with legend Jason Furnell on board.
This will be Endorfin’s inaugural Geraldton and his
stalwart crew are out to prove the yachts potential
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FINISTERE
Design:
LOA:
Beam: Draft: Rig:
Coachroof: Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator: F108
Davidson 50
15.40m 4.29m
3.4m
Fractional
White
Grey
Teal
Black
Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas
C Balantine
FOURTH DIMENSION F40
Design:
LOA:
Beam: Draft: Rig:
Coachroof: Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator: Dufour 40
12.05m 3.86m
2.1m
Fractional
White
White
White
Black
Lyn Powell / Ian Whitehead
Lyn Powell
Steve Davies
Crew:
Crew:
Ocean Racing stalwart, Rear Commodore of Sail at
Fremantle Sailing Club, Rob Thomas will be competing
in his fourth Geraldton race. Even though Finistere is
the oldest yacht in Division 1, she still won the Batavia
Cup Series in 2007, 2008, 2009. In 2008 Rob and his
crew won YAH overall for the race to and back from
Geraldton.
Owners Lyn Powell and Ian Whitehead finished last
season gaining a 2nd place in Division 3 for the overall consistency.
Robert Thomas, Kim Strickland, Amadeus Rainbow,
Paul Owens, Colin Balantine, Jonathon Donaldson,
Clayton Davys, Toby Byrne
Rob modified the yacht after he first bought it and is
definitely now a beautiful cruising boat. However if we
were to have a “typical” Geraldton return, the yacht
would still excel as she revels in tough conditions on
the nose.
Rob had success in one of his many yachts “Maggie’s
Farm” way back in 1982 when he and his crew won
the race from Geraldton to Fremantle both on YAH and
IOR.
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Lyn Powell, Ian Whitehead, Steve Davies
Emma Higham, Marie Connolly, Abi Paterson,
Kyle Brealey
Fourth Dimension and their crew had a great race up
to Geraldton last year and gained 2nd YAH for their
efforts and a 3rd YAH on the return leg from Geraldton
to Fremantle, which also made them 2nd overall on
YAH for both races on YAH.
This will be Fourth Dimension’s 3rd Geraldton Classic
and will be vying for a position on handicap.
They are yet to win a race, this season but have been
up at the podium for the Dolphin, Gordon Craig, Pot
of Gold, Coventry Reef and Shepherdess Ocean
races, which is an indication of their determination to
achieve.
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HOODOO MAN AUS111
JAFFA
Design:
LOA:
Beam: Draft: Rig:
Coachroof: Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator: Design:
LOA:
Beam:
Draft:
Rig:
Coachroof:
Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator:
Archambault
11.95m 3.75m
2.48m
Fractional
White
White
White
Black
Craig Carter
Craig Carter
Scott Disley
Crew:
Shaun Hughes, Jayden Delfos, Rees Howell,
Paul Eldrid, John Suriano, John O’Connor, Tim Lynch,
Steve Locke, Tim Barton, Dave Taylor
Owner Craig Carter bought this Archambauh 40 from
likeable larrikin, Laurie Flynn from Mandurah. When
Laurie owned her she was called Aardvark and he
had a few successes with her, but since Craig has
had this boat which he renamed Hoodoo Man, he has
campaigned it very successfully. They won Division
2, IRC in F.S.C. Valmadre Cup series and came 3rd in
last year’s YAH consistency series in Division 2. They
also achieved a 2nd place in the Farrawa Cup series.
This season Craig and his crew have achieved quite a
lot of successes including winning IRC in the Coventry Reef, the Dolphin and the Gordon Craig races in
Division 2.
R39
Runnals 39
12m
3.56m
2.54m
Sloop
White
White
White
Black
Terry Posma
Terry Posma
Terry Posma
Crew:
Terry Posma, Jeff Andrew, Glenn Shugg
Matt Powell, Ron Carterton, Andrew Knowles
Ian Davis, Sergio Vaquez, Nicholas Davis
Owner Terry Posma is determined to improve on last
year’s Geraldton Race results. On the return race
they gained a 3rd on YAH and 2nd on IRC. However
for the race up and back they managed only a fourth,
so this year they are all hyped up to improve their
positions.
Last year they came 3rd YAH in the Blue Water Series
and 1st on YAH in the same series.
This year’s performance is an indication that they are
up there with the rest of their rival’s winning YAH in
the Cape Naturaliste and Iberia Ocean races. She
also got 2nd IRC in the Naturaliste Ocean Race.
Craig has owned many yachts in the past, all of which
he has had numerous successes.
This will be his first Geraldton race in Hoodoo Man,
but he has the very experienced navigator Chris
Disley who is co-owner of last year’s Siska Trophy
winner, General Lee. He also has recruited some of
General Lee’s crew, together with his core crew will
make a formidable combination.
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KRAKEN
Design:
LOA:
Beam:
Draft:
Rig:
Coachroof:
Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator:
AUS3200 ME II
Jeanneau Sunfast 3200
10.1m
3.48m
1.90m
Fractional
White
White
White
Black
Todd Giraudo
Todd Giraudo
David White
Crew:
Todd Giraudo, David White
Kraken will once again be in the start line for this year’s
Geraldton race competing in the Double Handed Division. At least this year she will be competing against
R2D2 and not on her own as she was last race. Owner
Todd Giraudo and crewman Dubbo White won the
Evolution Sails Blue Water Series last season on YAH
and IRC, a great achievement.
So far this season they have won every ocean race in
the double handed division they have competed in, in
both YAH and IRC. The races include the George Law,
The Cape Naturaliste and return, the Coventry Reef,
Pot of Gold, Bunbury and return and most recently the
Iberia Race to Geographe Bay. This is an absolutely
astonishing feat.
They will be once again be a threat to the fully crewed
yachts on handicaps.
Design:
LOA:
Beam:
Draft:
Rig:
Coachroof:
Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator:
RF39
Ker 39
10.88m
2.5m
2.8m
Sloop
Grey
Teak
White/Multi
Grey
Peter Hickson
Peter Hickson
Brent Fowler
Crew:
Peter Hickson, Brent Fowler, Michael Hughes,
Paul Thompson, Jon Hanson, John Enkelmann
Oliver Marshall, Jessica Sweeney
Owner Peter Hickson and his crew had a very successful season last year in his previous yacht Mulberry
when they won both YAH and IRC in Division 2 in
the Beneteau Offshore series, also winning the YAH
consistency series again in Division 2, together with
winning the Farrawa Cup series in their division.
Peter informed us all at the YWA Offshore Presentation dinner that he would be buying a new yacht for
this season which we would not miss. Not a truer word
spoken, ME II stands out like no other yacht on this
coast. What a colour scheme!!
Peter and his crew have had numerous successes in
his Ker 39, winning both YAH and IRC in the George
Law, came 1st IRC in the Naturaliste Race with a 2nd
on YAH. He also won the Iberia race to Geographe
Bay on IRC and came 3rd on YAH.
This will be Peter’s inaugural race to Geraldton and he
has some very experienced crew, including Sydney to
Hobart veteran, Mike Hughes.
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R2D2
Design:
LOA:
Beam:
Draft:
Rig:
Coachroof:
Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator:
SP203
Bakewell White 36
11.03m
3.46m
1.97m
Sloop
Grey
Grey
White
Grey
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart
SUE SEA
Design:
LOA:
Beam:
Draft:
Rig:
Coachroof:
Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator:
F310
Marten 39
15.0m
4.17m
3.6
Fractional
White
White
Navy Blue
White
Brian Todd
Brian Todd
Igor Mironenko
Crew:
Crew:
Ian Stewart, Doug Stewart
Ian competed about 3 years ago in R2D2 in the fully
crewed division and were leading on the return race but
they had to pull into Dongara to drop off his son who
had a broken collar bone.
Ian’s first encounter with the Geraldton race was in
1997, when he sailed his then yacht, Wild One to
Geraldton. They lost their rudder after rounding West
End and were rescued by Tender 1 at Rottnest in very
heavy seas.
The father and son combination are looking forward to
their odyssey and are hoping to give Kraken a run for
her money.
Brain Todd, Igor Mironenko, Charley Riley
Nick Whyatt, Ben Caine, Daniel Smolinski
Beatriz Perez, Andrew Whitford, Greg Bond, Joergen
Odfeldt, Chris Klupacs
John Holder
Sue Sea is probably one of the most travelled yachts in
this race. She has competed in two Bali Ocean races
and a Darwin to Ambon Ocean race.
Even though she was away most of last season following the Bali race she gained 3rd place on YAH in the
consistency series in Division 1.
So far this season she has come 3rd in IRC in the
Carnac race and gained a 2nd place on YAH. They
also achieved a 3rd place on YAH in the Bunbury and
Return.
Brian and his enthusiastic crew will be vying for line
honours in this year’s Geraldton race.
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ATTENTION
NAVIGATORS
To go towards points for the Navigator’s Trophy
and to determine the closest ETA for a “Bottle of
Rum”, your attention is drawn to the requirement
that you radio in your estimated time of arrival for
both the finish lines at Geraldton and Fremantle.
THIS WAY UP
Design:
LOA:
Beam:
Draft:
Rig:
Coachroof:
Deck:
Topsides:
Bottom:
Owner:
Skipper:
Navigator:
RF360
Sydney 36
10.97m
3.4m
2.36m
Fractional
White
White
White
Light Grey
Bryan Thurstan/Hamish Maddern
Bryan Thurstan
Bryan Thurstan
Crew:
Bryan Thurstan, Hamish Maddern, Doug Steel
Kyle Dodds, Noel Abercromby, Lawson Shaw
Reuben Rosolin
This Sydney 36 is owned by Bryan Thurston and coowned by Hamish Maddern and they will be competing
in their first Geraldton Race.
So far they have had quite a successful season winning IRC in Division 2, in the Dolphin race and a 3rd on
YAH.
They won the Gordon Craig on both YAH and IRC in
Division 2.
Bryan and his crew competed in last year’s Sydney to
Hobart Ocean race and were 55th over the line, in a
field of 77, not bad for one of the smaller yachts and
finished mid fleet on IRC. Bryan and his crew got so
much more confidence from delivery to Sydney and
return and including the Hobart race, that they now feel
they can do the Geraldton Race.
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Please radio Race Control with your ETA as you
pass through:
Latitude 29o 15’ South (abeam Port Denison)
for the Geraldton finish
o
Latitude 31 30’ South (abeam Two Rocks)
for the Fremantle finish
Bottle of rum kindly donated by David Harries,
General Manager, South of Perth Yacht Club.
BUS TIMETABLE
Trans WA
To Perth
Departs Geraldton Sunday 9th March – 0930
(GPER)
Arriving East Perth Sunday March - 1530
Departs Geraldton Sunday 9th March – 1145 (920)
Arriving East Perth Sunday 9th March - 1830
To Geraldton
Departs East Perth Thursday 13th March – 0830
(GPE1)
Arriving Geraldton Thursday 13th March – 1430
Departs East Perth Thursday 13th March – 0900
(791)
Arriving Geraldton Thursday 13th March – 1745
Departs East Perth Thursday 13th March – 0930
(851)
Arriving Geraldton Thursday 13th March - 1630
Information current as viewed on internet as
at 27th February, 2014
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A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR ...
Wangara Volkswagen is delighted to be the major
sponsor of the 45th Geraldton Ocean Classic and is
proud to support the crew’s as they race along our
beautiful West Australian coastline.
We are pleased to sponsor this year’s race as the
event embodies all the principles we strive for as a
business. The Geraldton-Fremantle return is an excellent example of how crew must demonstrate teamwork, leadership, courage and communication, and
where ultimate success is driven by a crew’s ability to
work together.
We’d like to extend our thanks to the South of Perth
Yacht Club, Geraldton Yacht Club and all the staff,
yachtsmen and volunteers that contribute to making
this event one of the premier events on the sailing
calendar.
From everyone at Wangara Volkswagen we wish all
participants a safe voyage and happy racing.
Peter Merks
Dealer Principal
Wangara Volkswagen
GERALDTON SOCIAL
PROGRAMME
Saturday 8th March
What: Meals
Where: Geraldton Yacht Club
Time: From when yachts start to arrive
Thursday 13th March
What:
Where:
Time:
Cost:
Presentation Dinner
Geraldton Yacht Club
6.00pm
TBA
Friday 14th March
What:
Where:
Time:
Cost:
Breakfast
Geraldton Yacht Club
6am to 9am
TBA
What: Return Race
Where: Champion Bay
Time: 9.30am
Further activities for the week
will be announced in Geraldton
VHF RELAY
All crews are advised that there is a VHF Repeater
Station established on Mt Lesurier. It is operated by
the Jurien Volunteer Sea Rescue Group on Channel
21.
JVSRG say that results to date indicate that the
relay has at times made contact with vessels as far
away as Two Rocks to the south and Dongara in
the north.
Channel 21 is not a registered Geraldton race
frequency, but if satisfactory communications on
race channels are not available, might be a useful
alternative.
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2014 Supplementary Sailing Instructions
Part 1 – GENERAL
1.1 The organizing authority is the South of
Perth Yacht Club (Inc.) in conjunction with
the Geraldton Yacht Club (Inc.).
1.2 Races will be governed by the rules as
defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing, the
prescriptions of Yachting Australia, the
Notice of Race and sailing instructions of
Yachting Western Australia as set out in the
Offshore Handbook 2013/2014 and these
supplementary sailing instructions.
In the event of conflict, these supplementary
sailing instructions shall prevail.
1.3 Each yacht will be supplied with a Yellowbrick
tracker by the organizing authority. In the
event of the failure of a tracker the race
committee will advise the yacht by radio
and the yacht shall from that time, report its
position not less than every hour.
1.4 Yachts will be required to display sponsors’
decals on both sides of the bow for the
duration of the Wangara Volkswagen
Geraldton Ocean Classic and also the
Geraldton Return.
PART 2 – FREMANTLE TO GERALDTON
2.1 Warning Signal:
Warning Signal for all Divisions is 1325.
.
2.3 Port end start mark:
The port end start mark will be a black and
white chequered inflatable buoy.
2.4 Day Buoy 1:
Day Buoy 1 will be a yellow inflatable buoy.
2.5 Day Buoy 2:
Day Buoy 2 will be a yellow inflatable buoy.
2.6 Course
The approximate location of the North Mole
Day Buoy listed on page 45 of the Offshore
Handbook shall be replaced with: 32o 03.200’S; 115o 43.200’E
2.7 Finish Line:
Delete the details of the finish Line on Page
45 of the Offshore Sailing Instructions and
replace with:
“The finish line will be between two red
inflatable marks located between the
southern end of the southern breakwater
to the Batavia Coast Marina and Channel
Marker EB20. The approximate centre of
the finish line will be 28o 46.084’S and 114o
36.441’ E. The marks may be lit at night.”
2.8 Declaration of Results:
Results will be available on-line shortly after the
last boat finishes. Results will be announced
at GYC at 1800 on Monday 10 March, 2014.
2.9 Presentation of Prizes:
Prizes will be presented at the Geraldton Yacht
Club on Thursday 13th March at 1900.
PART 3 – GERALDTON TO FREMANTLE
3.1 Declaration of Results:
The announcement of results and
presentation of trophies for the Geraldton
Return Race and the combined races will
be held at the South of Perth Yacht Club on
Friday, 21st March at 1830.
2.2 Start vessel:
The start vessel will be Fremantle Port’s
emergency vessel, “FP Response”.
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PART 4 – COMMUNICATIONS
4.1 Frequencies:
It is intended that race communications will
be conducted on 4146 kHz for the duration
of the race.
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Attention is drawn to page 56 of the Yellow Book
in relation to VHF communications with Jurien
Sea Rescue in the event of an emergency who
have a repeater on VHF CH 21.
4.2
Call Signs:
South of Perth Yacht Club
SOUTH OF PERTH RACE CONTROL
(or VJ6SP)
For race information phone 0412 179 855 or
9364 5844
Geraldton Yacht Club
GERALDTON RACE CONTROL
(or VKW317)
For race information phone 0499 629 785
or 9964 1664
Fremantle Sailing Club
OFFSHORE RACE CONTROL
Start and Finish Team Phone 9430 6063
4.3 Pre-Race radio checks:
OFFSHORE RACE CONTROL will be
available for radio checks from 1230 on Friday
7th March for the Geraldton Ocean Classic.
GERALDTON RACE CONTROL will be
available for radio checks from 0830 on Friday
14th March for the Geraldton Return Race.
4.4 Mandatory Rounding Reports
Fremantle to Geraldton
When due west of Cape Vlamingh
When due west of Point Moore
Geraldton to Fremantle
When due west of Fairway Buoy, Fremantle
4.5
Listening Watches
In addition to their obligations under sailing
instruction 13.3, boats will be requested to
maintain specific radio watches. Rosters
for listening watches will be advised at the
conclusion of each position report.
RACE TRACKERS
In 2014, the yachts competing in the
Geraldton Ocean Classic will be fitted with
Yellow Brick Trackers. Yellow Brick trackers
are a rugged and fully self-contained battery
operated tracker which works anywhere on
Earth.
The tracker will wake up every so often (e.g.
every 15 minutes), obtain a position using
the GPS satellite network, and then transmit
that position back to Yellowbrick HQ using
the Iridium satellite network in seconds.
The message is relayed to us from Iridium,
after which we will be able to visualize the
positions on an easy-to-use web-based
viewer.
On the race viewer, visitors to the site will be
able to view a display of waypoints, markers
and rhumb line, historic tracks as well as the
current location of the yachts, replay, display
of speed and course for each yacht, skipper
name and yacht name for each vessel
plus the weather information provided via
PredictWind.
The race viewer will be accessible for the
duration of the races north and return on the
Club’s website at www.sopyc.com.au. The
viewer uses Adobe Flash and will require
visitors to the site to have flash installed
before it will work. Visitors to the site who do
not have flash will be prompted to install it on
first visit.
The Yellow Brick Yacht trackers are
provided courtesy of sponsorship by Hanson
Construction Materials Pty Ltd.
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APPENDIX 1 - GERALDTON FINISH LINE MAP
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Navigation – the changing landscape
Feature Article by Bernie Kaaks
Seemingly just a few short years ago, yachts raced up and down the WA coast with a compass and a ship’s log.
Remarkably perhaps, most managed to get to their destination as planned, though in the case of the Geraldton
Race, there have been a few exceptions.
A little boat during the 80’s had not turned up in Geraldton by Sunday morning, but just as the search parties were
being organised, a report came in to advise that it had arrived at Horrocks – like many Dutchmen a couple of centuries earlier, they turned a bit too late! There have been hits and near misses, too, at Beagle Rock, where both
Tony Stanton, and before him, Jon Sanders, came to grief.
During this era, navigators actually had to work to deduce the position of their yachts. The maintenance of log
books, running fixes, distance run, dead reckoning and hand bearing compasses were commonplace, and most of
the more experienced navigators could use a sextant, though few of them would have done so in a Geraldton race!
In today’s world of ocean racing, GPS may have dulled some of those skills, even if it has not killed them off altogether. How many navigators could confidently plot their yacht’s position and future course if the GPS failed in the
middle of a dark and stormy night? The standard answer to that question is usually a glib “Oh, we always carry a
spare GPS just in case.” That is a commendable course of action, but not very helpful if the whole system is shut
down for any reason – but then many aircraft would be in trouble, too, so that’s pretty unlikely. The upside lies in
the many things that are possible since GPS came into being.
Most GPS receivers can instantly plot their location within a few metres, so providing you have an accurate chart
on which to plot your location, you know precisely what dangers might lurk in your vicinity (apart from those that
are moving, like other yachts, ships and whales!).
Today, that technology has taken us even further. Many would remember the awful hours that followed after Jamie
Weeden fell from Walk on the Wild Side while the boat was travelling downwind at more than 20 knots. Although
the man overboard key was hit almost immediately and Jamie reported later that he never lost sight of the yacht, it
took an agonisingly long time to find him again, exacerbated by the fact that darkness was imminent.
With the advent of personal locator beacons, the location of a man overboard becomes routine, taking all the
guesswork out of trying to find the victim, regardless of conditions. There is of course, still an issue with some crew
still going on deck without their life saving personal locator beacons, but eventually it will become as commonplace
as putting on your seatbelt when you drive your car.
Moving objects, too, have become far easier to keep track of with the advent
of AIS – another GPS based system that signals each vessel’s speed,
direction and location. The technology is now compulsory on commercial ships at sea, thus enabling yachts equipped with AIS (and several
of them are already!) to know not only exactly what ships are in the
vicinity, but whether their course and speed are such that a collision
might be possible.
The chart plotters in use on most racing yachts can be interfaced
with a great many aids to the modern day navigator. Charts can
be updated automatically, they can be integrated with the latest
weather information and can also be interfaced with yacht racing
software.
To make best use of all this technology requires a skill set that is
remarkably different from that required twenty or thirty years ago. Different, yes, but less skilful?
Ocean racing yachts today are stronger, lighter and faster than they used to be, requiring constant updating of
position and strategy. Navigators on these yachts seem to be every bit as capable as experts from years gone by.
They enjoy far greater accuracy, thanks to technology, and ultimately, that translates not only to improved navigation, but also in the safety of racing sailors around the world.
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Previous Race Results
Division 1 - YAH Fremantle to Geraldton
Division 1 - Measured Fremantle to Geraldton
YEAR YACHT
SKIPPER
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
Don Leggett
Neil McAllister
Guy Fornaro
Merv Finn
Kim Swarbrick
Guy Fornaro
Peter Packer
Rolly Tasker
Jack Cassidy
Charles Knight
Jack Cassidy
Ed Rodoreda
Glen Crimp
Peter Milner
Rolly Tasker
John Lewis
Ken McDonald
Ron & Rae Carterton
Colin Arcus
Ron & Rae Carterton
John McLaren
Rob Baker
Des Maguire
Des Maguire
Charles Russell-Smith
Steve Morrow
Ron Lally
George Mardon
Brad Hiles
Richard Taylor
Ron Lally
Trevor Smitham
Barry Bond
Hans Butter
Daniel Patterson
Ole Otness
Rob Baker
Brian de Vries
Garth Curran
Trevor Taylor
David Walling/Vern Williamson
Scott Disley/Paul Eldrid
Gary McNally
Lance Woods
YEAR
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
 
1990
 
1991
 
1992
 
1993
 
1994
1995
1996
 
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
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Terpsichore
Starfire of Perth
Hellfire
Hazard
Touche
Brutta Faccia
Rampage
Siska III
Evelyn
Copper Top
Evelyn
Castille
Gun
Prime Number
Siska
Aries II
Breakaway
Golden Eagle
Big A
Golden Eagle
Two Up
Fremantle Doctor
Ophir
Ophir
Zigeuner
Botticelli
Red Jacket
Exocet
Heat Wave
Santervea
Red Jacket
Without Fear
Vendetta
Ice Fire
Fast Forward
The Longboat
Mr Walker
Steel de Breeze
Walk on the Wildside
Optimus Prime
The Next Factor
General Lee
Black Betty
Impulse
YACHT
SKIPPER
Terpsichore
Don Leggett
Starfire of Perth
Neil McAllister
Hellfire
Guy Fornaro
Hellfire
Guy Fornaro
Tangaroa
Jim Granger
Brutta Faccia
Guy Fornaro
Brutta Faccia
Guy Fornaro
Prospect of Ponsonby Jim Taylor
Burtta Faccia
Guy Fornaro
Hotspur
Chris Packer
Castille
Ed Rodoreda
Castille
Ed Rodoreda
Nadia
Ron Clarke
Prime Number
Peter Milner
Siska
RollyTasker
Prime Suspect
Peter Milner
Fremantle Doctor
Ken Jones
Fly By Night
Ian Barron
Prime Factor
Peter Milner
True Blue
Lawson Klopper
Finistere (IOR)
Stan Best
Castille (IMS)
Ian Allen
Ground Zero (IOR)
John Harry
Castille (IMS)
Ian Allen
Ground Zero (IOR)
John Harry
Its Natural (IMS)
Barry McCaughey
Le Truck (IOR)
Bill Burbidge
Prime Example (IMS) Peter Milner
Electric Tram (IOR)
Ray Johnston
The Sidewalk Café (IMS)Jack Baxter
Botticelli (IMS)
Steve Morrow
Red Jacket (IMS)
Ron Lally
Bird On A Wire (IMS) John Gaunt
J’tec Finistere (CHS) Stan Best
Wings of Wind (CHS) Rob Johansen
Red Jacket (CHS)
Ron Lally
Wings of Wind
Rob Johansen
Varying Depth
Tony Carter
Hydrotherapy
Martin Softly
Farrago
Peter Vlaar
Vendetta
Barry Bond
Mr Walker
Rob Baker
Mr Walker
Rob Baker
Steel de Breeze
Brian de Vries
Leewana
Steve Hindmarsh
Optimus Prime
Trevor Taylor
The Next Factor
David Walling/Vern Williamson
General Lee
Scott Disley/Paul Eldrid
Black Betty
Gary McNally
Impulse
Lance Woods
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Previous Race Results
Division 1 - YAH Geraldton to Fremantle
Division 1 - Measured Geraldton to Fremantle
YEAR
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
YEAR
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
 
1992
 
1993
 
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
YACHT
Hotspur
Western Morning
Hellfire
Hellfire
Siska
Burtta Faccia
Morning Star
Siska III
Hellfire
Siska IV
Castille
Eureka
Ruffian
Maggies Farm
Individual
Hitchhicker
Fremantle Doctor
Castille
Prime Factor
Castille
Graffiti
Battlestar
Morning Star
Battlestar
Bird on a Wire
The Shady Doctor
Battlestar
J’tec Finistere
Neftenga
Heatwave
Surefoot
Battlestar
Hydrotherapy
Ice Fire
Ice Fire
Ausmaid
Walk on the Wild Side
Finistere
Ausmaid
Finistere
Optimus Prime
Sled
Knee Deep
Knee Deep
SKIPPER
Peter Packer
JimTaylor
Guy Fornaro
Guy Fornaro
Rolly Tasker
Guy Fonaro
Harley Swarbrick
Rolly Tasker
Keith Turner
Rolly Tasker
Ed Rodoreda
Vic Malpelli
Patrick Pinder
Rob Thomas
Kim Swarbrick
Peter Briggs & Nils Bluman
Ken Jones
Ian Allen
Peter Milner
Ian Allen
Bill Rafferty
Jeff Jones
Glenn Swarbrick
George Law
John Gaunt
George & Cam Percival
George Law
Stan Best
Trevor Taylor
Brad Hiles
Rod Sawyer
George Law
Martin Softly
Hans Butter
Hans Butter
Trevor Taylor
Garth Curran
Rob Thomas
Trevor Taylor
Paul Gulvin
Trevor Taylor
Tony Mitchell
Phil Childs
Phil Childs
YACHT
SKIPPER
Hotspur
Peter Packer
Western Morning
JimTaylor
Hellfire
Guy Fornaro
Hellfire
Guy Fornaro
Siska
Rolly Tasker
Brutta Faccia
Guy Fonaro
Morning Star
Harley Swarbrick
Siska III
Rolly Tasker
Hellfire
Keith Turner
Siska IV
Rolly Tasker
Castille
Ed Rodoreda
Eureka
Vic Malpelli
Ruffian
Patrick Pinder
Maggies Farm
Rob Thomas
Individual
Kim Swarbrick
Hitchhicker
Peter Briggs & Nils Bluman
Fremantle Doctor
Ken Jones
Castille
Ian Allen
Prime Factor
Peter Milner
Castille
Ian Allen
Graffiti
Bill Rafferty
Battlestar
Jeff Jones
Ground Zero (IOR)
John Harry
Prime Example (IMS) Peter Milner
Le Truck (IOR)
Bill Burbidge
Finistere (IMS)
Stan Best
Electric Tram (IOR)
Ray Johnston
Bird on a Wire (IMS) John Gaunt
The Shady Doctor (IMS)George & Cam Percival
The Shady Doctor (IMS)George & Cam Percival
J’tec Finistere (CHS) Stan Best
Neftenga (CHS)
Trevor Taylor
Heatwave (CHS)
Brad Hiles
Kings Cross (IRC)
Brian de Vries
Battlestar
George Law
Hydrotherapy
Martin Softly
Ice Fire
Hans Butter
Ice Fire
Hans Butter
Ausmaid
Trevor Taylor
Ninety Seven
Chris Glossop
Ausmaid
Trevor Taylor
Ausmaid
Trevor Taylor
Optimus Prime
Trevor Taylor
Optimus Prime
Trevor Taylor
Sled
Tony Mitchell
Optimus Prime
Trevor Taylor
Knee Deep
Phil Childs
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Previous Race Results
Overall YAH (Combined Divisions 1 & 2)
Overall Measured Handicap (Combined Divisions 1 & 2)
YEAR
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
YEAR
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
22
YACHT
Terpsichore
Western Morning
Hellfire
Hellfire
Touche
Brutta Faccia
Brutta Faccia
Siska III
Brutta Faccia
Hotspur
Castille
Ruffian
Edina
Prime Number
Individual
Prime Suspect
Breakaway
Castille
Prime Factor
Castille
Graffiti
Fremantle Doctor
Fremantle Doctor
Finistere
Kiss Again
Le Truck
J’tec Finistere
J’tec Finistere
Fremantle Doctor
Red Jacket
Internet Express
Impulse
Vendetta
Ice Fire
Fast Forward
Walk on the Wild Side
Impulse
Impulse
Steel de Breeze
Finistere
Optimus Prime
Sled
Knee Deep
Kraken
SKIPPER
Don Leggett
Jim Taylor
Guy Fornaro
Guy Fornaro
Kim Swarbrick
Guy Fornaro
Guy Fornaro
Rolly Tasker
Guy Fornaro
Chris Packer
Edgar Rodoreda
Patrick Pindar
Ian Hay
Peter Milner
Kim Swarbrick
Peter Milner
Ken McDonald
Ian Allen
Peter Milner
Ian Allen
Bill Rafferty
Rob Baker
Rob Baker
Stan Best
Ole Otness
Bill Burbidge
Stan Best
Stan Best
Rob Baker
Ron Lally
David Clifton
Lance Woods
Barry Bond
Hans Butter
Daniel Patterson
Garth Curran
Lance Woods
Lance Woods
Brian de Vries
Rob Thomas
Trevor Taylor
Tony Mitchell
Phil Childs
Todd Giraudo
YACHT
SKIPPER
Hotspur
Peter Packer
Western Morning
Jim Taylor
Hellfire
Guy Fornaro
Hellfire
Guy Fornaro
Hellfire
Guy Fornaro
Brutta Faccia
Guy Fornaro
Brutta Faccia
Guy Fornaro
Siska III
Rolly Tasker
Bruta Faccia
Guy Fornaro
Hotspur
Chris Packer
Castille
Ed Rodoreda
Finistere
Stan Best
Nadia
Ron Clarke
Deception
Keith Norlin
Siska
Rolly Tasker
Prime Suspect
Peter Milner
Fremantle Doctor
Ken Jones
Prime Minister
Peter Milner
Prime Factor
Peter Milner
True Blue
Lawson Klopper
Finistere (IOR)
Stan Best
Castille (IMS)
Ian Allen
Once a Jolly Swagman (IOR) Alan Brierty
Castille (IMS)
Ian Allen
Ground Zero (IOR)
John Harry
Prime Example (IMS) Peter Milner
Le Truck (IOR)
Bill Burbidge
Finistere (IMS)
Stan Best
Electric Tram (IOR)
Ray Johnston
Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv & Mike Finn
Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv & Mike Finn
The Shady Doctor (IMS)George & Cam Percival
Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv & Mike Finn
J’tec Finistere (CHS) Stan Best
Neftenga (CHS)
Trevor Taylor
Red Jacket (CHS)
Ron Lally
Kings Cross (IRC)
Brian de Vries
Impulse
Lance Woods
Impulse
Lance Woods
Impulse
Lance Woods
Impulse
Lance Woods
Courtesan
Phil Childs
Mr Walker
Rob Baker
Impulse
Lance Woods
Steel de Breeze
Brian de Vries
Optimus Prime
Trevor Taylor
The Next Factor
David Walling/Vern Williamson
Sled
Tony Mitchell
Optimus Prime
Trevor Taylor
Impulse
Lance Woods
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Previous Race Results
Division 2 - Fremantle to Geraldton YAH
YEAR
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
YACHT
SKIPPER
Copper top
Tony Stanton
Shades
George Percival
Botticelli
Steve Morrow
Amigo Diablo
Noel Drage
Western Union
Terry Fisher
Amedeus
John Knoch
Kiss Again
Ole Otness
Rendevous
John Reymond
Tangaroa
Bruce Diggins
Tangaroa
Bruce Diggins
Nuzulu
Stuart Thorpe
Impulse
Lance Woods
Idlebones
Ross McLaren
Impulse
Lance Woods
Idlebones
Ross McLaren
Impulse
Lance Woods
Idlebones
Ross McLaren
Stormrider
Luke Rees
Stormrider
Luke Rees
Impulse
Lance Woods
Stormrider
Luke Rees
Huckleberry
Steve Humphries
Phoenix
Derek Baxter
Phoenix
Derek Baxter
Combined with Division One
Combined with Division One
Division 2 - Fremantle to Geraldton Measured
1987 Amigo Diablo (IOR)
Noel Drage
1988 Shades (IOR)
George Percival
1989 Amigo Diablo (IOR)
Noel Drage
1990 Amigo Diablo (IOR)
Noel Drage
Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv and Mike Finn
1991 Impulse (IOR)
Lance Woods
Storm Dancer (IMS)
Derek Morrell
1992 Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv and Mike Finn
1993 Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv and Mike Finn
1994 Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv and Mike Finn
1995 Impulse (IMS)
Lance Woods
1996 Huckleberry (IMS)
Mike Finn
1997 Impulse (CHS)
Lance Woods
1998 Impulse (CHS)
Lance Woods
2000 Impulse (IRC)
Lance Woods
2001 Impulse (IRC)
Lance Woods
2002 Impulse
Lance Woods
2003 Impulse
Lance Woods
2004 Stormrider
Luke Rees
2005 Stormrider
Luke Rees
2006 Impulse Lance Woods
2007 Huckleberry
Steve Humphries
2008 Impulse
Lance Woods
2009 Impulse
Lance Woods
2010 Phoenix
Derek Baxter
2011 Combined with Division One
2013 Combined with Division One
Division 2 - Geraldton to Fremantle YAH
YEAR YACHT
SKIPPER
1987 Inshallah
Eric Ferguson
1988 Unicorn
Bill Starling
1989 Botticelli
Steve Morrow
1990 Huckleberry
Merv and Mike Finn
1991 Botticelli
Steve Morrow
1992 Impulse
Lance Woods
1993 Ariel
Martin Softly
1994 Huckleberry
Merv and Mike Finn
1995 Critical Path
Mike Reynolds
1996 Impulse
Lance Woods
1997 Meltemi
Jim Shannon
1998 Impulse
Lance Woods
1999 Yoda
Julian Millichamp
2000 Impulse
Lance Woods
2001 Impulse
Lance Woods
2002 Le Truck
Bill Burbidge
2003 Impulse
Lance Woods
2004 Impulse
Lance Woods
2005 Impulse
Lance Woods
2006 Impulse
Lance Woods
2007 No Finishers
2008 Stormrider
Luke Rees
2009 Phoenix
Derek Baxter
2010 Phoenix
Ben Punch
2011 Combined with Division One
2013 Combined with Division One
Division 2 - Geraldton to Fremantle Measured
1987 Aries 11 (IOR)
John Lewis
1988 Four Men (IOR)
Chris Kelly
1989 Nil
1990 Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv and Mike Finn
1991 Amedeus (IMS)
John Knoch
1992 Impulse (IMS)
Lance Woods
1993 Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv and Mike Finn
1994 Huckleberry (IMS)
Merv and Mike Finn
1995 Critical Path (IMS)
Mike Reynolds
1996 Impulse (IMS)
Lance Woods
1997 Meltemi (CHS)
Jim Shannon
1998 Impulse (CHS)
Lance Woods
1999 Yoda (CHS)
Julian Millichamp
2000 Impulse (IRC)
Lance Woods
2001 Impulse (IRC)
Lance Woods
2002 Impulse
Lance Woods
2003 Impulse
Lance Woods
2004 Impulse
Lance Woods
2005 Impulse
Lance Woods
2006 Impulse
Lance Woods
2007 No Finishers
2008 Stormrider
Luke Rees
2009 Impulse
Lance Woods
2010 Phoenix
Ben Punch
2011 Combined with Division One
2013 Combined with Division One
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Previous Race Results
Division Double Handed - Fremantle to Geraldton YAH
YEAR YACHT
2011 Kraken
2013 Kraken
SKIPPER
Todd Giraudo
Todd Giraudo
Division Double Handed - Geraldton to Fremantle YAH
YEAR YACHT
2011 Kraken
2013 Kraken
SKIPPER
Todd Giraudo
Todd Giraudo
Division Double Handed - Fremantle to Geraldton Measured
YEAR YACHT
2011 Kraken
2013 Kraken
SKIPPER
Todd Giraudo
Todd Giraudo
Division Double Handed - Geraldton to Fremantle Measured
YEAR YACHT
2011 Kraken
2013 Kraken
SKIPPER
Todd Giraudo
Todd Giraudo
Batavia Coast Series
Sponsored by Brett Jackson of Batavia Coast Marina
Year
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
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Yacht
Bird on a Wire
Wings of Wind
Jtec Finistere
Jtec Finistere
Jtec Finistere
Hydrotherapy
Kings Cross
Prime Minister
Hydrotherapy
Walk on the Wild Side
Farrago
Farrago
Sagacious
Stormrider
Finistere
Finistere
Finistere
Sled
Kraken
Kraken
Skipper
John Gaunt
Rob Johansen
Stan Best
Stan Best
Stan Best
Martin Softly
Brian DeVries
Barry Bond
Martin Softly
Garth Curran
Peter Vlaar
Peter Vlaar
Clodagh Irwin
Luke Rees
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Tony Mitchell
Todd Giraudo
Todd Giraudo
Lobster Pot Series
Sponsored by ML Communications
Year
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Yacht
Eureka
Breakaway
Prime Number
Turrama
Turrama
Big A
Bedouin
3 Up
Alcyone
Turrama
Golden Eagle
Prime Example
Trailblazer
Wings of Wind
Jtec Finistere
Nyari
Hydrotherapy
Jtec Finistere
Mr Walker
Hydrotherapy
Scavenger
Skipper
Vic Malpelli
Ken McDonald
Peter Milner
Chris Russell
Chris Russell
Colin Arcus
John Harding
J McLaren & K Altham
M Navarro & J Flottman
Chris Russell
M Brown
Peter Milner
Tony Edman
Rob Johansen
Stan Best
Lance Rock
Martin Softly
Stan Best
John Luscombe
Martin Softly
Mark & Lenci Millman
2002 Scavenger
Mark & Lenci Millman
2003 Scavenger
Mark & Lenci Millman
2004 Farrago
Peter Vlaar
2005 Sagacious
Clodagh Irwin
2006 The Longboat
Ole Otness
2007 Scavenger
Mark & Lenci Millman
2008 Stormrider
Luke Rees
2009 Slipstream
Rod Mulcahy
2010 Shiraz III
Edrick Delfos
2011 Shiraz III
Edrick Delfos
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Fastest Times
Fremantle to Geraldton
1969 Terpsichore
D.N. Leggett
1970 Starfire Of Perth
Neil McAllister
1971 Not Recorded
1972 Siska
Rolly Tasker
1973 Siska
Rolly Tasker
1974 Siska
Rolly Tasker
1975 Rampage
Peter Packer
1976 Apollo III
Alan Bond
1977 Evelyn
Jack Cassidy
1978 Siska
Rolly Tasker
1979 Evelyn
Jack Cassidy
1980 Siska
Rolly Tasker
1981 Siska
Rolly Tasker
1982 Santervea
Terry Veale
1983 Siska
Rolly Tasker
1984 Santervea
Terry Veale
1985 Freight Train
Bob Williams
Murray Smith
1986 Castille
Ian Allen
1987 Independent
Endeavour
Peter Bennett
1988 Apricot Sundae
Leo Jamieson
1989 Pacemaker
Ron Clarke
1990 Graffiti
Bill Rafferty
1991 Prime Example
Peter Milner
1992 Prime Example
Peter Milner
1993 Finistere
Stan Best
1994 Finistere
Stan Best
1995 Walk On W/Side
Garth Curran
1996 Elle Racing
Adrienne Cahalan
1997 Walk On W/Side
Garth Curran
1998 Fremantle Doctor
Rob Baker
1999 Fremantle Doctor
Rob Baker
2000 Fremantle Doctor
Rob Baker
2001 Walk On W/Side
Garth Curran
2002 Ice Fire
Hans Butter
2003 Vendetta
Barry Bond
2004 Walk On W/Side
Garth Curran
2005 Walk On W/Side
Garth Curran
2006 Ausmaid
Trevor Taylor
2007 Walk On W/Side
Garth Curran
2008 Optimus Prime
Trevor Taylor
2009 Alfresco
Frank Saraceni
2010 General Lee
Scott Disley/
Paul Eldrid
2011 Limit
Alan Brierty
2013 Black Betty
Gary McNally
23:49:03
29:09:02
30:59:21
22:29:45
38:09:27
33:22:10
27:37:10
31:39:00
21:42:15
22:32:02
20:30:47
30:27:50
32:40:12
26:53:07
31:54:08
23:48:50
28:27:11
24:45:16
28:55:03
23:22:37
23:54:20
24:23:17
30:41:49
28:32:18
36:02:47
20:39:52
17:18:43
19:47:29
25:35:14
26:01:50
26.21.01
25:35:47
37:22:21
26:27:00
21:09:20
27:46:05
33.01.32
20.01.27
22.56.10
24:43:38
18:18:33
22:21:22
25:33:50
Geraldton to Fremantle
1969 Siska
1970 Starfire Of Perth
1971 Hellfire
1972 Siska
1973 Siska
1974 Siska
1975 Brutta Faccia
1976 Siska
1977 Siska
1978 Siska
1979 Castille
1980 Siska
1981 Siska
1982 Santervea
1983 Siska
1984 Castille
1985 Freight Train
1986 Castille
1987 Independent
Endeavour
1988 Castille
1989 Pacemaker
1990 Independent
Endeavour
1991 Prime Example
1992 Finistere
1993 Finistere
1994 Finistere
1995 Walk On W/Side
1996 J-Tec Finistere
1997 Neftenga
1998 Jtec Finistere
1999 Fremantle Doctor
2000 Finistere
2001 Walk On W/Side
2002 Walk On W/Side
2003 Ice Fire
2004 Ausmaid
2005 Walk On W/Side
2006 Ausmaid
2007 Ausmaid
2008 Optimus Prime
2009 Optimus Prime
2010 Sled
2011 Limit
2013 Knee Deep
Rolly Tasker
Neil Mcallister
Guy Fornaro
Rolly Tasker
Rolly Tasker
Rolly Tasker
Guy Fornaro
Rolly Tasker
Rolly Tasker
Rolly Tasker
Ed Rodoreda
Rolly Tasker
Rolly Tasker
Terry Veale
Rolly Tasker
Ed Rodoreda
Bob Williams/
Murray Smith
Ian Allen
42:17:10
24:27:30
52:13:56
34:36:51
32:24:38
40:34:57
39:36:50
34:57:23
43:03:15
33:53:53
38:45:39
33:09:20
25:44:53
34:55:26
37:47:15
39:16:56
26:55:04
29:31:47
Peter Bennett
25:27:14
Graham Johnson 42:20:29
Ron Clarke
33:34:41
Peter Bennett
Peter Milner
Stan Best
Stan Best
Stan Best
Garth Curran
Stan Best
Trevor Taylor
Stan Best
Rob Baker
Ian Joel
Garth Curran
Garth Curran
Hans Butter
Trevor Taylor
Garth Curran
Trevor Taylor
Trevor Taylor
Trevor Taylor
Trevor Taylor
Tony Mitchell
Alan Brierty
Phil Childs
35:42:21
35:04:14
32:48:49
30:43:46
37:38:45
29:54:12
36:25:42
34:08:49
36:27:19
28:59:57
37.43.36
39.44.13
43:55:16
33:34:10
31:08:39
27:03:55
34.33.55
25.11.49
19.59.33
34:08:02
31:07:59
29:44:38
35:35:30
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Previous Results
Rodney (Hoss) Lawn Trophy
The “Ugly Man Award
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
Cherry Callcott
John & Kath Millward
Bryan Carter
Bernie Kaaks
Steve Herbert (Sherbs)
Terry Delaney
Peter Archibald
SoPYC Power Boat Section
Lance Rock
Greg and Sue Karlovski
Edrick Delfos
Appreciation: South of Perth Yacht Club is grateful to John
and Helen Court for their ongoing support of this memorial
trophy.
Navigator’s Trophy
Log Books and Trophy Donated by Gordon and Di Dunbar
1969-79 1980 Dick St Kennedy
1981 Dick Newnham
1982 John Lewis
1983 Ron Levitt
1984 Bernie Kaaks
1985 Russell Clohessy
1986 Chris Kelly
1987 Bill Burbidge
1988 Bill Starling
1989 Tony Stanton
1990 Jeff Kingston
1991 Martin Softly
1992 Mark Hunt
1993 Helen Bailey
1994 John Lewis
1995 Tony Edman
1996 Cheryl Ainsworth
1997 Andy Curnow
1998 Lance Woods
1999 Di Dunbar
2000 Greg Faulkner
2001 Jan de Courcey
2002 Michael Giles
2003 Annie Otness
2004 Mara Vlaar
2005 Mark Gebert
2006 Rhys Jones
2007 Annie Otness
2008 Peter Mason
2009 Jess Sweeney
2010 Lynath Beckley
2011 Peter Mason
2013 Ian Whitehead
No awards made
Castille
Sulphur
Aries II
Morning Cloud
Le Truck
Freight Train
Prime Minister
Le Truck
Unicorn
Pacemaker
Independent Endeavour
Maggie’s Farm
Finistere
Bird on a Wire
Aries II
Finistere
Botticelli
Meltemi
Impulse
Kings Cross
The Lizard
Varying Depth
Vendetta
The Longboat
Farrago
Sagacious
Stormrider
The Longboat
Finistere
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
Finistere
Fourth Dimension
Dick Eastough
Sir Henry Merkin
Jim Granger *
Copper Top
Rolly Tasker *
Siska
Jack Cassidy *
Evelyn
Bruce Campbell
Farrawa
Eric Giles *
Sir Henry Merkin
John Gartrell *
Rafantell
Ron Clarke
Nadia
Chris Kelly
Farrawa
Joe Milner *
Prime Suspect
Rod Lawn *
Breakaway
Ron Gill
Finistere
Chris Collins
Finistere
Gerry Harris *
Western Union
Des * & Bonnie Piesse Sixpack
Noel Drage
Amigo Diablo
Bob Speedy
Finistere
Glenn Swarbrick
Morning Star
Entire Crew
Fremantle Doctor
Ray Johnston
Electric Tram
Peter Joiner
Highlander
Murray Rowland
JTec Finistere
Lance Rock
Nyari
Ron Lally & Lyn Bullard Red Jacket
Trevor Smitham
Without Fear
Julie Vincent * Surefoot
& Denise McNab
Chris Payne
Highlander
& Aurora Mastrantonio
John Link
Itzalinko
No award made
Marty Anderson
Vendetta
Max Piesse
Walk on W/Side
Chris Glossop
Ninety Seven
Rhys Jones
Stormrider
David White
Hiflyer
Rod Mulcahy
Slipstream
Rory Coster
Slipstream
Brad Best
Optimus Prime
Lambert Ward
Finistere
No award made
FSC
SoPYC
FSC
EFYC
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSC
* Deceased
Challenge of the Cities
2010 Fremantle to Geraldton City of Fremantle
(Optimus Prime) Trevor Taylor
Geraldton to Fremantle City of Fremantle
(Optimus Prime) Trevor Taylor
2011 Fremantle to Geraldton City of Greater Geraldton
(Optimus Prime) Trevor Taylor
Geraldton to Fremantle City of Greater Geraldton
(Optimus Prime) Trevor Taylor
2013 Not Conducted
The ETA Trophy is donated by David Harries, General Manager South of Perth Yacht Club.
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RPYC
SoPYC
RFBYC
RPYC
RFBYC
GYC
FSC
RPYC
RFBYC
RFBYC
SoPYC
KBSC
KBSC
FSC
FSC
GYC
KBSC
RFBYC
FSC
FSC
FSC
FSC
MhYC
HYC
HYC
SoPYC
SoPYC
FSC
FSC
GYC
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WANGARA VOLKSWAGEN GERALDTON OCEAN CLASSIC 2014
2014 Race Sponsors
TUDOR GLASS
Betty Walsh Brett Jackson
John Court John Gleeson
Guy Skiner
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Acknowledgements
The South of Perth Yacht Club expresses its thanks to the
following contributors to the Wangara Volkswagen Geraldton Ocean Classic, March 2014:
Oosterhoff - Eastcourt Property Group, Brad Abbott
- Abbotts Chartered Accountants and Chris Higham OH&S Consultants.
Mr Peter Merks from Wangara Volkswagen for his support as major sponsors for this year’s Geraldton Ocean
Classic.
Our thanks to Dr Helga Weaving for being our medical
officer for the duration of the races.
Mr Brett Jackson of Karaleeya Property Group, for his
support of the race as trophy donor for Batavia Cup
overall trophy and also for providing accommodation
for the Race Committee.
Jess Sweeny for the weather forecast provided to skippers
at the Race Briefing.
Thanks to ACRM Base for their radio checks for competitors.
Betty and Barry Walsh for their ongoing support of the
Granger Family Trophy
Thanks to Kath Millward and her host of volunteers in
the galley at GYC, including Terry Delaney and Sue
Elvy for their assistance.
Fremantle Harbour Master, Capt Allan Gray, for supplying the Response vessel to start the race.
Ron Wanke for his assistance in checking and testing the
radios at Geraldton Yacht Club.
Thank you to Ian Blanckensee, John Heydon and Andrew Dawson for being the pin end boat and laying the
marks.
Carlton United Breweries for the donation of the beer
for the yachties on arrival
Richard Steuart for taking the photographs at the Start
and Christina Heydon for being his driver.
The YWA Offshore Race Team for their help in starting
and finishing the race and assisting with radio: Cherry
Callcott, Heather Campbell, Graham Sheppard, Kerry
Coleman, Rosemary Morrow, Sue Milton, Lana Kaaks,
Gail Walker, Tim Jones, Trevor Milton, Pauline Curran,
Penny Millen, Lee Everleigh, Gabby Williams,
Gordon & Di Dunbar, for the provision of the race log
books & trophy and to David Harries for supplying the
bottle of Rum for the ETA award.
The Trophy Donors: Peter Dearle - Onesteel Reinforcing, Graham Seymour - Peter Tippett Haulage, Brian
Kerman—Kerman Contractors, John Gleeson, Tudor
Glass, David Morrison, John & Helen Court, Michael
45th Geraldton
Ocean Classic
PRIZE NIGHT
Many thanks to Bernie Kaaks for for supplying all the
boat profile pictures for the program.
Special thanks to Phil Warwick for securing the trophy
donors and to Sophia Vlaar for coordinating the trophies being presented on Prize Night.
Dave Ewart and his team at Barrett Communications
for their assistance in maintaining the Club’s state of
the art HF communications system.
Thanks to Guy Skinner for many hours work producing
bow stickers and pennants
To the army of volunteers and the On Water Group
Staff, who have painstakingly worked through these
tasks, the Ocean Racing Committee says “thank you”.
And lastly to Cherry Callcott for valued knowldedge and
assistance in the lead up, again we say “thank you”.
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Position Reports - Fremantle to Geraldton
POSITION REPORTS - FREMANTLE TO GERALDTON
Friday 7 March
West End
1735
0535
1135
0535
1135
2335
ALFRESCO
BLONDIE
ENDORFIN
FARRAGO
FINISTERE
FOURTH DIMENSION
HOODOO MAN
JAFFA
KRAKEN
ME II
R2D2
SUE SEA
THIS WAY UP
* Mandatory call Point Moore
Saturday 8 March
1735
2335
1735
2335
ALFRESCO
BLONDIE
ENDORFIN
FARRAGO
FINISTERE
FOURTH DIMENSION
HOODOO MAN
JAFFA
KRAKEN
ME II
R2D2
SUE SEA
THIS WAY UP
* Mandatory call Point Moore
Sunday 9 March
ALFRESCO
BLONDIE
ENDORFIN
FARRAGO
FINISTERE
FOURTH DIMENSION
HOODOO MAN
JAFFA
KRAKEN
ME II
R2D2
SUE SEA
THIS WAY UP
* Mandatory call Point Moore
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Position Reports - Geraldton to Fremantle
POSITION REPORTS GERALDTON TO FREMANTLE
Friday 14 March
1735
2335
ALFRESCO
BLONDIE
ENDORFIN
FARRAGO
FINISTERE
FOURTH DIMENSION
HOODOO MAN
JAFFA
KRAKEN
ME II
R2D2
SUE SEA
THIS WAY UP
* Mandatory call Fairway-Fremantle
Saturday 15 March
0535
1135
0535
1135
1735
2335
1735
2335
ALFRESCO
BLONDIE
ENDORFIN
FARRAGO
FINISTERE
FOURTH DIMENSION
HOODOO MAN
JAFFA
KRAKEN
ME II
R2D2
SUE SEA
THIS WAY UP
* Mandatory call Fairway-Fremantle
Sunday 16 March
ALFRESCO
BLONDIE
ENDORFIN
FARRAGO
FINISTERE
FOURTH DIMENSION
HOODOO MAN
JAFFA
KRAKEN
ME II
R2D2
SUE SEA
THIS WAY UP
* Mandatory call Fairway-Fremantle
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