May 2016
Revival of the Old Timers’
Regatta
28 boats along with 35 “Old Timers” took part in the revival of
the Club’s long standing event, the Old Timers’ Regatta and
Luncheon. As the Club reaches its sesquicentenary anniversary
it was only fitting for this event to attract many “vintage”
Members who are an integral part of the history of The Royal
Prince Alfred Yacht Club.
The rules for this event are simple, an “Old Timer” is a Member
who is over 65+ years old and has been a Member for over 10
years had to skipper another Members’ boat. With a change
of format this year the race took place before the Luncheon at
11:30am. Although the weather was warm, the little wind made
for a slow race and the Race Committee shortened the race to
make time for the Luncheon.
The winners of the Old Timers’ Race are as follows:
1st Southerly - Bob Fowler
2nd - Revolver - John Paul
3rd - Jazza - Phil Shaw
After lunch was served, the 130+ people in the room listened
in to the speakers sharing their “Tales of an Old Timer.” Jim
Wiseman, the son of Bill Wiseman of which the Old Timers’
Tackle Trophy is in memory of, opened the tales with his first
memories of the Club.
After Jim, Jack Gale took the microphone and in classic Jack
style he didn’t hold back making the whole room erupt in
laughter. Passing the microphone around Members were very
happy to pop up their hand to tell their tale. Coincidently the
stories revolved around what Jack said or did in the past.
As per tradition, the Old Timers’ quiz took place after the
tales. Written by the infamous Tom Spithill, Michael Lockley
was given the task of reading out the answers. Tom, in his
fine form made a few mistakes in the answers. In good spirits
Michael carried on with the show and comically blamed Tom
for everything. After the fiasco of getting the “correct” answers
out, Rob Cole and the Pretty Woman team won the quiz.
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
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Speakers’ Corner with Marine
Rescue Port Stephens
On Friday April 22 the CYCA and the RPAYC came together in
support of Marine Rescue NSW in particular Marine Rescue
Port Stephens who were heavily involved in the rescue efforts
which occurred on January 6/7 for some of the returning
vessels from the 2016 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race.
The guest speaker in attendance from Marine Rescue was
Richard Pizzuto. Richard, an RAAF Senior Officer and Marine
Rescue volunteer told his account of the events which unfolded
during the Mayday calls from the vessel M3.
Using recordings of the Mayday calls along with images and an
informative slideshow, Richard captivated the audience with his
story.
During the presentation the RPAYC donated over $5000 to
assist Marine Rescue Port Stephens buy much needed safety
equipment.
If you would like to help out with the great things Marine
Rescue provide, make a donation. Every little bit counts. To
make a donation follow this link.
http://marinerescuensw.com.au/donate
If you would like to donate directly to Marine Rescue Port
Stephens follow this link.
http://www.marinerescueportstephens.com.au/donate
The presentation was recorded and uploaded on to YouTube.
To watch Richard’s presentation follow this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDVUA1vXZ8
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