Page 6 - CYAA 2024 Winter Series Race five post race story

So pencil in the dates and sort out the crew to be part of the2024 Classic
Yachting Regatta. Our premier yachting event on Port Phillip

Key Dates

19th August 2024. Notice of Race Published.
19th August 2024. Racing Entries Open via Topyacht.

19th August 2024. Ticketing for Social Events opens.
19th August 2024. Berthing applications for RYCV open.

28th October 2024. Sailing Instructions published.
30th October 2024. Entries close

1st November 2024. Tumlaren Interstate and Trans-Tasman One Design Challenge.
1st November 2024. Regatta Welcome Party at Ferdi Darley’s Boat Shed.

2nd November 2024. Day One of Fleet Racing. RYCV open for Dinner
3rd November 2024. Day Two of Fleet Racing followed by Prize Giving on the Deck at
RYCV
Late mail from Kingurra 11:30pm

All bright and shiny winch installed on Kingurra
Was about to hit the go button and this late mail came in from Ian
McFarlane with the latest news on Kingurra’s heavy maintenance status.
coming weeks, so if the weather decides to cooperate, there is a reasonable chance
progress will be significantly faster. Here are a few snaps and links on a google share
So why not share it. Additional photo’s of the winches ina complete
disassembly state are shown in the race five photo gallery. After the to a few more. One of the rechromed winches is back on fn the cockpit. Most of the
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Mercedes Iv 50 celebration photo’s rest are in the garage at home with the mechanisms stripped and ready for reassembly.

Hi All, Progress Photo Share

It has been slow progress since the boat went back into the water. You can see the mast step in the interior photograph, with plenty of work to go there.
However, one item of note is the re-chromed winches were returned a Interestingly, the original delivery instructions can still be seen painted onto the
couple of weeks back. The winch mechanisms have been cleaned. Re- starboard stainless steel chain plate; Bill Barnett, No 6 West Crescent, McMahons
assembly should be a pretty quick process and I am hoping if the weather Point, Sydney.
cooperates, we might be ready to refit winches on the weekend. The Cheers, Ian
forecast does not look great, so this task may stretch out for another week
as well. Digitized Newspaper Clippings

The mast step is exposed and just waiting for a fine day to get this cleaned To finish up click HERE to checkout the latest batch of Newspaper cutting the CYAA
up and the repainting started there as well. has digitized for the RMYS. From 1915 to 1918 is the era. While this volume is quite dry
due to lack of pics it’s pure gold for yachting info of the era. A couple of pics from the
Repair of the cupboards that were removed will also get started asap.
1924 to 1927 era are included at the end of the Race five pic gallery. This volume is full

If anyone is available to help fit winches in the next couple of weekends, let of pics.
me know.
That’s all for now

I should be able to spend a bit more time on the maintenance in the
Regards to all

Peter Costolloe CYAA (Vic) Handicapper

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