Emailed July 11, 2006

BOATING OZ WEEKLY REPORT #337
This report is available to members of the Australian Marine Industries Federation Inc (AMIF) and Yachting Australia as a membership service.
  1. Editor's Notes
  2. Gipsy Moth IV returns to Sydney
  3. Windsurfing across Australia
  4. Powerboats & Fishing
  5. Sailing - results & forthcoming events
  6. Cruising - Treleaven's Travels
  7. Charter Chatter - new website, visiting the reef
  8. News Briefs - competition winner
  9. Marine Industry - announcements, acquisitions
10. Forthcoming events - boat shows

1. EDITOR'S NOTE
Gipsy Moth IV returns to Sydney, solo sailor hopes repairs hold, new Transatlantic record and more...

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2. GIPSY MOTH IV RETURNS TO SYDNEY
Gipsy Moth IV sailed through Sydney Heads at 1400hrs on Sunday July 9 amongst a flotilla of yachts under glorious sunshine. Onboard was skipper Richard Baggett, Mate Simon Hay, Project Founder Paul Gelder of Yachting Monthly, James Blake, son of Sir Peter Blake and Elaine Caldwell voyage participant. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0710b.htm

Gypsy Moth IV will be at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, Sydney, and open to the public for viewing and tours from July 14 - 16.

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3. WINDSURFING ACROSS AUSTRALIA
James Francis and Lachie Paramor left Adelaide on July 2 on two gigantic skateboards with windsurfer rigs. They planned to sail up the Stuart highway to Darwin but no wind then 20 knot headwinds forced them to walk and skate most of the time.

Lachie was forced to retire yesterday with a knee injury but James continued on to Coober Pedy 550 kilometres from Adelaide. About 40km from Coober Pedy a breeze sprung up from behind.

'It was really weird sailing down the highway doing about 30kmh at night,' said James. 'I gybed into the main street of Coober Pedy and then did another gybe into the servo.' Photos and more info at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0704a.htm

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4. POWERBOATS & FISHING
Acme Fibreglass Supplies Australian Offshore Powerboat Series - A powerful display of offshore racing by father-son duo, Bill and Tom Barry-Cotter saw the Maritimo team take out round six of the offshore powerboat series on the Gold Coast. Media release at  http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0705l.htm

The XLR8 Home Loans Australian Formula 1 Superboat Series moves to Port Macquarie on the mid north coast of New South Wales where round 5 will be conducted over the weekend of July 15 - 16. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0711c.htm

Scientist calls for ban on two-strokes after research finds underwater pollutants could be cut by up to 1000 per cent by switching from two to four-stroke outboard engines. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0705i.htm

Bermagui pro fisherman Dominic Puglisi has re-powered his fishing trawler with a Yanmar 6KYM series engine and slashed more than $45,000 from his annual fuel bill. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0705j.htm

Fifty-four boats graced the waters of the picturesque Tweed River for the 2nd qualifying round of the Ford Courier BREAM Series, the 4BC Tweed River BREAM Challenge. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0711b.htm

Maritimo has improved boat production systems to allow a complete 15.75m (51ft) boat to come off the line every 10 days. From Brian Harrower

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5. SAILING
Margaret Williams has been anchored in the Whitsunday Islands repairing her rigging which is threatening her attempt to became the first woman to sail around Australia solo, nonstop and unassisted. She plans to continue sailing today. The sidestays have been reinforced to the best of her ability, and she will keep an eye on them sailing up the coast. Follow her voyage on her website at http://www.solosailoz.com.au/

Queensland Government South Pacific Boomerang -  The Volvo 60 Andrew Short Marine-Club Marine finished the 1850 nautical mile Melbourne to Vanuatu race, winning line honours, her division and setting a race record of seven days, seventeen hours and six minutes. Media release by Event Media at  http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0707.htm

The Outright Transatlantic West to East World Record set by the 120ft catamaran Orange II with Bruno Peyron and eleven crew has been ratified by the WSSC as 4 days 8 hours 23 minutes 54 seconds with an average speed of 28 knots.

 - Damage to the rudder delayed their finish by an estimated 6-8 hours. Initial media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0706a.htm

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6. CRUISING
Treleaven's Travels - Andrea and Ian Treleaven were in Italy for the Australia verses Italy football match and will continue to follow it as it's entertaining just being in the town squares with the locals. They sailed from Amalfi to the Aeolian Islands. Sardinia is now charging cruising yachts a visiting permit fee. Full report at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0705e.htm

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7. CHARTER CHATTER
Queensland Yacht Charters has launched their new look website, jam-packed full of useful Whitsunday information. Visit the site http://www.yachtcharters.com.au, sign up for their newsletter and be the first to find out about new boats and specials. See August specials for last-minute great deals on Sailing with the Whales. They have some exciting web-based prize promotions planned for the future! Watch this space!

The Great Barrier Reef, covers an area greater than Victoria or Great Britain and is half the size of Texas. It runs from Gladstone to Cape York off the Queensland coast. The reef is closest to the mainland at Cairns and is 35 nautical miles from the Whitsunday Islands, however some of the islands have fringing reefs.

 - Not all charter boats are licensed to carry passengers to the Great Barrier Reef. Some Whitsunday charter boats are limited to cruising around the islands and their fringing reefs. The larger skipper yourself boats are allowed to the reef with a cruise guide on board, but check with your charter company before booking. Day trips on high speed multihull boats, dive boats, helicopters and sea planes are available from the mainland and the islands daily, weather permitting. Large floating pontoons on the reef offer visitor amenities and minimise damage to the environment.

For Sale - A triple deck 24.8m catamaran for liveaboard overnight charters, fitted out with eleven passenger cabins, plus two crew cabins. The vessel is currently located in Broome and is surveyed in Queensland and Western Australia for 1C 45 persons ( 24 Berthed PAX) or 1D 106 persons. Buy the vessel for personal use or take advantage of cruise bookings for the Kimberley Coastline. To view details of this boat go to http://www.boatingoz.com.au/classiframes.htm and follow link to Boats for Sale, click on Advanced Search and copy and paste in Keywords the code: 7CP-353-47

 - If you want to sell your boat go to the Boating OZ classified section at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/classiframes.htm. Follow the links and fill in the form. Boats listed from Boating OZ by COB Monday will be listed each week in our newsletters and on the website.

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8. NEWS BRIEFS
Allan Witt is the winner of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival’s Derwent Skiff Design Competition against very keen competition from seventeen Tasmanian, interstate and overseas designers. The design entries will be on show during the Festival on February 9 - 12, 2007. Expressions of interest to build the first-off-the-line boat during the Festival are currently being invited. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0710a.htm

The Australian National Maritime Museum, on Sydney’s Darling Harbour, notched up record visitor numbers in the last financial year. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0705h.htm

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9. MARINE INDUSTRY NEWS
Sweden's Volvo Penta acquires Eastern Engine Pty Ltd, an authorised Volvo Penta importer and distributor for almost 20 years, located in Brisbane. From IBI news

Spinlock announces that Harken Australia will distribute the company's entire line of marine deck hardware in Australian from August 1, 2006. From IBI news

Australia’s boat manufacturing sector under threat but overall the industry has never been busier. Peter Jenkins, marketing manager for Maritimo has scoffed at suggestion the boating industry is “doing it tough.” Media release by Bob Wonders at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0705k.htm

Commercial operators have an opportunity to purchase their Yamaha outboard engines under an innovative, simple and flexible leasing scheme. Media release at http://www.boatingoz.com.au/news06/0706.htm

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10. FORTHCOMING EVENTS
July 20 - 23 -- Trading Post Adelaide Boat Show, Adelaide Convention Centre. http://www.adelaideboatshow.com.au

Aug 3 - 8 -- Sydney International Boat Show, Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour. http://www.sydneyboatshow.com.au