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Patron-in-Chief of the Royal Motor Yacht Club

Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce, AC

Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia

Patron

Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, AC

Governor of New South Wales

Vice Patron

Rear Admiral Tim Barrett AM, CSC, RAN

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Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South WalesOffice Bearers for 2013/2014

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CommodoreJohn Barbouttis

Rear CommodoreMichael Zammit

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Commodores Message 8

A Brief History 10

International Fleet Review 16

Opening Day 2013 24

The Boats That Flew 28

Margaret River 34

Commodores Ball 2013 40

The Jewel of Jervis Bay 46

Boating 80 years on 52

Albatross Exclusive to the Roaring Forties 58

Father Neptunes Day 2012 62

Life Members 67

Memorandum of Association of RMYC of NSW Ltd 68

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Cover Photo: HMAS Sydney sails under the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the International Fleet Review celebrations in October 2013

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Dear Fellow Member

I am delighted to present to members the Clubs 2013 2014 Yearbook.

Our cover is dedicated to the Maritime highlight of 2013 the re-enactment of the first entry into Sydney Harbour of the Royal Australian Navys Fleet Unit on October 4th. Amongst the thousands who greeted the fleet in October 1913 were members of our Club in their various boats. This forged an initial relationship between the RAN and the Club which has been fostered over the years.

We were delighted that over 30 of our Clubs boats filled with members and their friends had the privilege of greeting the Fleet as it entered the harbour 100 years later to the day on October 4th 2013. The ensuing festivities will remain etched in our memories for many years.

We take this opportunity to congratulate the RAN on a magnificent anniversary. I commend to you to read the message from our Clubs Vice Patron, Rear Admiral Tim Barrett which you will find on page 20 of this issue. Only three weeks later, Admiral Barrett was our guest of honour reviewing our Opening Day Fleet.

I take this opportunity to advise members that over the next twelve months your Board will be embarking on a number of projects to improve the amenity of the Club for members and their guests. These changes are being planned to enhance the entry to the Club and to revitalise the interior of the Club.

I hope you enjoy the articles featured in this yearbook and wish you, on behalf of the Flag Officers and Board a healthy, happy and prosperous 2014.

John M. Barbouttis Commodore

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It is with regret that we advise since the publication of our last Yearbook, the passing of the following members:

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July 6, 1905A group of motorboat owners in Sydney formed a motor boat club The Motor Boat Club the second in the British Empire. The first one was formed in Victoria the year before. This meeting was held at Aarons Exchange Hotel Sydney.

The first Commodore was Phillip Mitchell Vice Commodore Dr George Read with Rear Commodore, Frank Albert.

The club was formed to promote motor boating which included racing and social activities.

The first committee

November 5, 1905The Club opened its first season at Clifton Gardens. It was a Saturday.

December 10, 1910The club purchased a bungalow style clubhouse at Point Piper. This property had a jetty that ran into deep water which was ideal for the members boats. Social activities increased due to the new waterfront premises and boat racing became the Clubs predominant sporting event. Among the races was the renowned Griffith Cup which was competed for by different states. By 1912, with Frank Albert as Commodore, there were 25 racing days and 2 ocean races. These all came to a halt with the outbreak of WW1.

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A Brief History4th October 1913 On 4 October 1913 the flagship, HMAS Australia, led the new Australian Fleet Unit comprising HMA Ships Melbourne, Sydney, Encounter, Warrego, Parramatta and Yarra into Sydney Harbour for the first time to be greeted by thousands of cheering citizens lining the foreshore. This was a moment of great national pride and importance, one recognised as a key indicator of Australias progress towards national maturity.

A BRIEF HISTORY

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1920 1930

1927His Majesty, King George V, conferred on the club the right to use the word Royal. The club was then renamed the Royal Motor Yacht Club of NSW. The first motor yacht club in the British Empire to use the Royal prefix. Boat owners were allowed to apply to fly The Blue Ensign Defaced. The first were approved that same year and became keenly sought after.

October 28, 1926A branch of the RMYC was opened at Broken Bay in Newport.

November 1, 1927A branch of the RMYC was opened on Lake Macquarie in Newcastle.

April 17, 1934A branch of the RMYC was opened at Port Hacking.

1939The club encourages the formation of a Yachtsman Auxiliary to the National Emergency Services. This was later absorbed into the Naval Auxiliary Patrol. Many members gave their services to this operation.

1936The Younger Set was formed. Members under 20 years of age. This stopped during the war years but was reorganised in the 60s and membership rose to over 100.

RMYC swimming pool

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980

May 31, 1941Japanese midget submarines attack Sydney Harbour causing considerable damage to shipping. The RMYC boat Serenade was one of the small naval patrol boats which was destroyed.

1959Land from the Clubs northern boundary was purchased allowing the building of a BBQ area and bar.

1961The site expanded with a new marina being built, a new enlarged clubhouse and increased decking in front of the bar. Cocktails from the Down under Bar became very popular. The official opening was held in 1963 and opened by the Governor General of the time, the right Honourable Viscount De Lisle.

1965The old Boatshed which had served as the bar for four years was demolished.

1967The waterfront on the Clubs northern boundary was purchased.

1970The swimming pool was constructed. An area that was very popular with families.

1980The Club celebrated its 75th Anniversary. This also established the Anniversary Cup and Port Hackings Harry Peel Trophy. The Anniversary Cup became one of the most prestigious events on the Clubs racing calendar.

August 27, 1984Disaster strikes the Club with a massive fire destroying the speedboat shed and bar, kitchen, stores, and part of the marina. Twenty three speedboats were destroyed along with equipment in the building. The operations of the Club had to be suspended.

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2000 20131990

2006The Marina Restaurant was refurbished.

1988The waterfront rebuilding program was completed. The new building included a modern kitchen, Marina Restaurant, bar, dining room, showers and change rooms.

1993The Marina Restaurant was refurbished. A total redesign of the concept was developed.

1995 6Plans approved by council to start the redesign concept which created the renaissance of the club. A new elevator was built from street level to the marina area.

1998Further major building works were completed at the club.

August 2000The old timber marina was demolished and replaced by a new concrete floating marina.

The marina was opened on 5th August 2000.

4th October 2013Australian and International warships enter Sydney Harbour for their part in the International Fleet Review 2013. Up to a million spectators watched from around the harbour to view this iconic event exactly 100 years since the first Fleet Entry of the Australian Navy into Sydney Harbour.

2003During the summer season that year, the Club saw the opening of the new swimming pool for use by its members.

July 6, 2005The Royal Motor Yacht Club of NSW celebrated its 100th Anniversary a significant milestone in the Clubs long and proud history.

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T he RANs International Fleet Review sort of snuck up on Sydneysiders. Before the event we had no idea of the scope of the celebration, which became a stunning success for the Navy and gave Sydney one of its best-ever Great Days Out.

I had read very little about the event before attending the press conference at HMAS Kuttabul, the shore installation in Potts Point just down the road from Kings Cross.

Captain Nick Bramwell, Director of the Review, opened the press conference.

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LIGHTS OF OUR LIVES

He eyed the motley crew representing the Fourth Estate aka The Press. The 2013 Fleet Review does not mark the centenary of the formation of the Royal Australian Navy as I have seen in some reports, he said. It marks the 100th anniversary of the first entry of the RAN fleet into Sydney Harbour.

4 October 1913 must have been a big day. The RAN flagship Australia led the new fleet comprising Melbourne, Sydney, Encounter, Warrego, Parramatta and Yarra through the Heads. Surely a big deal for a very young nation.

Back to the press conference. Various speakers told us what to expect on the big day, then the host called for questions. How close can we get to Harry? asked a British accent.

Harry who? I whispered to the person next to me.

Prince Harry was the reply, delivered, with some asperity, by a British voice. Didnt you see the news this morning?

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INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW

The commemoration of the arrival of the first RAN Fleet 100 years ago this year was celebrated by Navy with gusto in October.

Just as they did in 1913, boats from the RMYC escorted the Fleet down Sydney Harbour; and, with that, the enduring association between your Navy and the RMYC continues. Over 8000 sailors from your Navy and visiting Navies from 19 different nations were treated to a fabulous Sydney welcome.

I was fortunate enough to lead 4500 of them along George St on October 7 and it was nothing short of spectacular. Equally spectacular were the Review

and the fireworks and lightshow on the 5th, where the Navys story of 100 years was told with colour and movement across the Harbour. I appreciate the efforts of all of those from the Club who added to this spectacle; you were part of a unique event.

But while all this was going on I would like to remind you that over 25% of your Navy was still on Government directed operations at sea and overseas. We are a working Navy and you can be proud of it.

I would like to thank the RMYC once again for being such a great supporter of the Navys efforts.

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A MESSAGE FROM CLUB VICE-PATRON REAR ADMIRAL TIM BARRETT, AM, CSC, RAN

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No matter how good the Review, the nighttime Spectacular on Sydney Harbour was a smash. It combined the spectacular with the personal because the TV coverage included plenty of interaction with navy people. The fireworks were great but the people were greater. And the show on the Opera House sails should be shown again and again. It reminded us of what we owe our Navy and its personnel.

The Navy had a great triumph and Sydney had a great show. The RAN could run our New Years Eve celebrations. Lets face it, the International Fleet Review is a huge tick on their CV.

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If you like boats you like ships and Naval ships stir the blood as well as the senses. The Reviews opening act, the Tall Ships came into the harbour on October 3 in heavy rain and a sou-westerly which prevented them from carrying sail.

But the Fleet Review next day was a stunner. The occasion was better for the presence of smaller nations like PNG and Brunei, reminding us of the region in which we live.

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OPENINGDAYOpening Day had its usual strong Naval theme. The official opening speech was delivered by club Vice-Patron, Rear Admiral Tim Barrett, AM, CSC, RAN, who endorsed the close ties between the Navy and RMYC.

There was lots of sun and the usual great sailpast, anticipating the RANs great Fleet Review. See story elsewhere in this issue.

Opening Day 2013 was another memorable day in club history.

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THE FLYING BOAT ERA ENDED IN 1974WHEN THE LAST LORD HOWE FLIGHT

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THE BOATS

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THE BOATS THAT FLEW

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The best thing about this address, apart from the sensational view, was the fact that when the Lord Howe flying boats were landing to the southeast they used my building as a turning mark.

Most of the time the flying boats took off from Rose Bay to the North East, when the roar of the four mighty engines was clearly heard from my eyrie on Kurraba Point.

But every now and again, in the afternoon when the wind was from the east or south-east, my plate-glass windows would vibrate and one of Ansetts Short Sandringham flying boats would appear from behind the building and bank around the point, portside wing dipped, to splash down near Point Piper then surf and taxi to its mooring at Rose Bay.

I have no memory of their taking off on a reciprocal course into, say, a westerly. That would have really shaken the cutlery in the kitchen drawers. If I had had any. Cutlery, that is.

THE only good thing to come out of war is technology and no matter how good it is the price is too high. But the Short Sandringhams, much-loved in their day by Sydneysiders, are an example. They were all converted from WWII Short Sunderlands, the legendary flying boats which played a vital role in anti-submarine warfare in the British Channel and Bay of Biscay, many of them flown by Australians.

Before WWII, Imperial Airways (later BOAC) used Short Empire flying boats for, not surprisingly, the Empire runs to South Africa and Australia.

IN THE EARLY 1970S I LIVED IN A SHOEBOX OF A BED-SITTER IN THE ONLY HIGH-RISE BLOCK ON KURRABA POINT.

THE FLATS ARE STILL THERE, PERCHED ON THE FINGER OF LAND WHICH FORMS THE EASTERN SIDE OF NEUTRAL BAY AND WHICH PROJECTS WELL INTO THE HARBOUR.

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THE BOATS THAT FLEW

After the war, land planes did the job faster and cheaper and WWII had left a legacy of airstrips in most parts of the world. But that didnt happen overnight. BOAC operated Sandringhams from Britain to Hong Kong and Tokyo until Lockheed Constellations took over in 1949.

After the war various companies started flying boat services around Australia and the Pacific. Trans Oceanic Airways commenced the first commercial passenger service to Lord Howe Island in 1947, followed a few months later by QANTAS Airways using Catalina and Sandringham aircraft.

Tasman Empire Airways (TEAL) used Sandringhams on the Auckland to Sydney run and on flights to the Pacific Islands. In 1950 Qantas started flying Sandringhams from Rose Bay to the Pacific Islands New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Fiji, New Guinea, and Lord Howe Island. Two of the TEAL Sandringhams went from their Kiwi owners to Barrier Reef Airways and thence to Ansett. The Aussie airline later converted one Sunderland themselves.

When Ansett acquired Barrier Reef Airways they wisely hired its experienced owner, Stewart Middlemiss. He became manager of flying boat services and early in 1953 he moved the headquarters of Ansett Flying Boat Services to Rose Bay. And then began the services we older Sydneysiders remember so well.

Ansett flew the Sandringhams up and down the coast, from Hobart to Cairns, Lord Howe and on to Noumea. But when Ansett merged with Australian National Airways in late 1957, flying boat operations were limited to Lord Howe Island and, except for charter work, the fate of the Sandringhams was to fly the Lord Howe route from that time until the island airstrip was built in 1974.

When the Sunderlands were first converted to Sandringhams they were given seats for 30 passengers. Later they had 41 seats arranged in compartments, with seats facing each other as in a railway carriage of the time: Plenty of legroom and a very civilised way to travel. Islander, modified at Rose Bay, was given 42 seats arranged in conventional fashion with everyone facing forward.

The Ansett operation was possibly the worlds last scheduled flying boat service. Most of the Lord Howe flights were performed by three planes, Beachcomber, Islander and Pacific Chieftain. Islander was bought to replace Pacific Chieftain which was damaged beyond repair on a charter run to Lord Howe in July 1963. She broke her moorings during a wild overnight storm at Lord Howe. She washed up on the beach and over time everything useful was removed and the bare shell towed out and sunk beyond the reef.

The flying boats took off from Rose Bay in Sydney Harbour for the three-hour journey to Lord Howe Island. There were up to six flights per week during the busy season. Flights were timed to arrive an hour before high tide to ensure take-off on the full tide. This often meant departing Rose Bay early in the morning which would have added to the thrill of it all.

By 1974 the operation of flying boats had become uneconomic and so, after all efforts to retain them had failed, a 1,000-metre airstrip was constructed by Australian Army Engineers and so ended one of the last truly exciting modes of travel.

I can remember one of Ansetts Sandringhams being sold to Antilles Airlines in the US Virgin Islands, West Indies. Memory tells me the airline was owned by a Captain Blair ; certainly he is listed as one of the delivery pilots in September 1974. Why do I remember? Because he was married to Hollywood

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actress Maureen OHara; one report reckons that Maureen acted as trolley dolly on the delivery flight. Dont know if thats true, but certainly she was featured in the press at the time.

In 1993 this aircraft was flown from Britain to a theme park in Florida and is still on display at Fantasy of Flight Museum Miami. If you check the Museums website however, it is listed, for reasons unexplained, as a Sunderland. Perhaps, to museum patrons, a warplane history is more interesting than civilian airliner.

I have nothing against floatplanes but there is nothing like water takeoff and landing in one of these big flying boats. You sit low to the water and when the skipper gives her full throttle she makes a lot of noise and splashes and wallows a bit; at first, nothing much happens except solid water splashes over the passengers windows. This causes some doubt in the passengers mind. Slowly, the aircraft gathers speed until she lifts onto the hydroplane-style step in the hull; when that happens the wetted surface, and hence drag, reduces dramatically. Less drag means more speed, more speed means more lift. The engines gradually sound more confident, the wallowing stops, the splashing diminishes and then falls away.

Theres an undeniable romance surrounding flying boats. Travel on one of the Empire boats was only for the very wealthy but imagine taking three days to reach Singapore, overnighting in fine hotels along the way. Nowadays, air travel is sordid in comparison. We queue, we shuffle, we sit, we

One of Australias greatest pilots, P G Taylor (later Sir Gordon) loved his flying boats, became famous for his exploits in Catalinas and flew a Sandringham around the Pacific Islands. Taylor was not afraid to wax poetic about flying: Here, from his wonderful book The Sky Beyond, is a description of a Pacific Island takeoff on one of his pioneering Catalina flights in 1944.

She blew the water under the hull, riding clean, but not yet flying. I could see the stain of shallow water coming closer, rushing in towards her now; but she had to go. She was confident, singing with a million voices in high-pitched harmony to take her away over the reef. I reached up and gave her a touch of tail trim, felt the fine balance of approaching flight. The wind had her now, knowing it would take her from the water.

I made no effort to drag her into the air, but rode with her, letting her know I was there and ready to help her break away when she was ready. As the shallows of the reef swept in below, she had the water beaten. It was time to go. I took a light tension on the control column and lifted her away.

She was heavy in the air, but flying securely, as I held her down for speed. Brushing the last of the water from her hull, the air took her with smooth release to a sudden freedom from the sea.

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THE BOATS THAT FLEW

hope the video screen is in working order to help suspend animation until we are spat out at the other end, dishevelled, disoriented, disgruntled. I have always thought that jet aircraft squeezed the last ounce of romance from long-distance travel. The other day I came upon a quote from Marcel Proust who said that modern-day travel was an insult to the dignity of distance.

It turns out Proust was talking about steamships which, in his era, were putting an end to the great days of sailing ships. But the idea is the same; I could not have put it better myself.

All thats left at Rose Bay is the restaurant called Catalina. Should have been called Sandringham.

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WE TAKE A SEAT AT THE LARGE FRONT TABLE NEAR THE FOLDING GLASS DOORS THAT OPEN TO THE

INDIAN OCEAN 50 METRES AWAY. FROM OUR SLIGHTLY ELEVATED VANTAGE POINT

IN THE BUNKERS BAY CAF, OVER THE TOP OF THE BREAKFAST PLATES, WE SEE THREE BUOYS BOBBING

GENTLY IN THE UNUSUALLY FLAT OCEAN.

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The caf takes bookings for the buoys to accommodate customers who come by boat, and reservations are indeed recommended, especially for Sunday breakfast, when in peak season (December January) the 70 seater caf serves over 300 customers. Ask for the managers, Hamish McLeay and Tracie Marston, who run the place.

The cafe occupies the only structure built on Bunkers Bay, sitting near the southern end of the wide, sweeping, gleaming 2 km beach. Patrons can walk out onto a timber deck, which in turn leads to a set of stairs and a broadwalk to the beach. Wedding planners love this. The caf is open for breakfast and lunch but weddings are often booked in for the sunset. Which, of course, in this part of the world, is straight ahead, across the ocean.

Bunkers Bay so named because it was the last place for sailors to bunker down along this part of the Western Australian coast is one of the few places along the South West Coast of Western Australia that has an English sounding name. Many places are reminders of the French Napoleonic expeditions of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Cape Naturaliste, named after the second ship in the 1801 French expedition led by Nicolas Baudin, is one of them. It sits on the southern tip of

Geographe Bay named after Baudins own ship. Baudin made such a nuisance of himself, apparently, that when he died on the way back home, the expedition leaders who remained made sure his name didnt appear on anything.

The famous Vasse River, on whose banks the iconic Vasse Felix Estate was founded, was named after Thomas Vasse of Dieppe in Normandy, who drowned when he fell out of a dinghy during a gale in June 1801. Baudin didnt even get recognition on his death.

In the seaside village of Prevelly, we sit at an outside table and catch sight of just one of the 40,000 whale mums and calves that pass this stretch of coast every year. The locals hardly notice. On the hill as we approach Prevelly is a beautiful, white Greek chapel, suggesting this is a multicultural coastal village. But no, not a single Greek person lives here; the Sea Gardens caf is run by a Frenchman, Gilles. Our local guide Sean Blocksidge, font of all knowledge it seems, tells us how Prevelly was just a caravan park, started by Geoff Edwards who had returned from World War II with fond memories of the Greek community who had helped him hide from the enemy while he was serving in Crete. He built the chapel as a permanent thank you; it stands facing the sea, waiting for worshippers

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We sign up to river canoeing with Blocksidges Margaret River Discovery tour, a sensational, serene experience. Blocksidge is an exceptional guide, with fascinating information on just about everything. He shows us where to catch sight of river mussells we havent sighted a marron yet, but later at lunch in the casual elegance of the Leeuwin Estate winery restaurant we do; its beautifully sweet, tender flesh is like the best baby lobster. Their acclaimed chef, Dany Angove, serves it with his uniquely prepared pork belly pieces, a surprise marriage for the marron. And us. According to Blocksidge, you can catch them if you are slow and patient by wiggling your toes in water and waiting and waiting and waiting as they crawl over to see if youre edible. The trick is to grab it lightning fast from behind without losing a finger in the process.

We walk off our lunch in the footsteps of the tall, articulate and sometimes humorous Blocksidge as he takes us to the 135 km Cape to Cape (Naturaliste to Leeuwin) track that hugs the coastline, a world class biodiversity hotspot with some 2,000 species of plants and wildlife, of which Blocksidge points out a dozen. Of course, we can only sample a part of the track, the ocean to the east, masses of wild flowers at our feet, marron and pork in our belly. (The full trek is four days long and its booked out far ahead.)

There are 153 cellar doors in the Margaret River region, some of them grand and structured, like the beautiful Voyager Estate or classy Leeuwin Estate (famous for its popular concerts on the estate), others more rustic, such as Cape Naturaliste Estate. This is virtually a one man band, but its one helluva man.

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Craig Brent-White steers his boutique winery with the same precision with which he pilots all the giant liners in the Kimberley and from 2015, into Busselton waters. A certified marine surveyor, he loves the ocean and he loves winemaking; they are diametrically opposed but he feels they have a symbiotic relationship. Of course, both are risky. I dont mind living on the edge, he says.

There is a cellar door at his estate a cosy, inviting cottage - but he isnt devoted to it and isnt always there himself. And he does get help from some experts.

It was Brent-White who alerted P&O Cruises (his client) to the potential of the region; the company sent a group of executives to check it out and quickly put it on their cruise map. The Pacific Jewel

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will anchor off the famous mile-long Busselton jetty and send 2,000 passengers into the arms of waiting retailers, wineries and land tour operators.

Small in output but with a solid reputation, Forester Estate makes reds and whites and the unique Georgette, their superior quality, dry and creamy sparkling ros. I could never bring myself to spit out the tasting samples. (They dont have a cellar door but will host visitors by appointment.)

The 2008 Forester Cabarnet was ranked best in the world at the London Wine Show not bad for a winemaker whose first attempt at making wine was using a Solarhart water system with legs welded onto it.

OK, I better run another 149 cellar door wine tastings to go.

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The placecards for the surprise guests of honour at the Commodores Ball demanded a second glance. They read Samir Lambovichi, and his wife Marina Boatona.

The cards were appropriate. Guest speaker was the Lambassador, one-time AFL player Sam Kekovich, though to be more accurate Sam was a VFL player, between 1968 and 1976.

He is now a TV and radio personality, sport commentator, ambassador for lamb and all-round funnyman. The guests laughed a lot.

At the 2013 ball the flowers stunning table settings were upstaged only by the gowns of the ladies. Another huge success.

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BY BARRY TRANTER

Heres a contentious proposition: Big museums often disappoint; small, regional museums usually delight.Okay, I accept that a small, regional museum has a simple remit to depict local stuff as well as possible. But, accepting that, enthusiastic amateurs often produce a more vital exhibition than skilled professionals who can often be a bit, well, precious.

Take, for example, the maritime museum at Huskisson on the south coast of NSW. Full title is The Lady Denman Maritime Museum Jervis Bay. Why is it named for Lady Denman?

Because when the old timber ferry Lady Denman was pensioned off, after trudging around Sydney Harbour for a century or so, she was towed to Jervis Bay where she had been built. The locals dug out a channel, floated her alongside the Huskisson museum, closed the channel, set her up in a dry dock then built a gallery around her. Hows that for enterprise?

The museum is part maritime, part general local history, and is all the better for that in areas like this, the two are inextricably entwined.

THE MARITIME MUSEUM AT HUSKISSON IS EVERYTHING A REGIONAL MUSEUM

SHOULD BE. AND MORE.

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There are several galleries; my favourite exhibits are those showing traditional tools used by local boatbuilders, followed by the Local History gallery which carries a fabulous collection of marine art depicting, not surprisingly, local history. Did you know that in 1805 the Lady Nelson fired a warning shot at the armed Spanish schooner Estremina which made an attempt to leave the port which was prevented by a shot from His Majestys vessel. Theres a painting of the incident.

My favourite artwork shows George Bass and crew rounding Point Perpendicular. If ever this goes missing from the collection you can come around to my place and sneak a look. Better come after dark.

To my mind, the gap between big and small museums is exemplified by one exhibit a piece of Endeavours ballast, retrieved from the Cook River in North Queensland. The Newcastle Maritime Museum has one too.

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HUSKISSON WAS NAMED FOR LORD WILLIAM HUSKISSON who was Britains Secretary for the Colonies in 1827. He is best known for the fact that in 1830, at the opening of the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway (in England) , he nipped across the railway line to say hello to the Prime Minister, the Duke of Wellington. And, because he was of advanced years at this time and not as agile as he may have once been, he was mowed down by one of Stephensons Rockets, becoming the first railway fatality in Britain.

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This is surely a vitally important artefact from one of the great voyages of all time, Cooks momentous voyage of discovery, of vital importance to the history of European exploration in Australia. You can see one here, but not in the National Maritime Museum. Why? No idea.

Another question: After Endeavour was repaired, why sail off and leave behind pigs of ballast?

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AS IT WAS MORE THAN 80 YEARS AGO

BOATBY BOB WONDERS

BOATING 80 YEARS ON

SOMETHING CAME INTO MY POSSESSION RECENTLY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL.

Its a copy of a magazine called The Australian Motor Boat and Yachting Monthly and its dated July 1, 1925.The 52-page publication is almost a mirror into the past, a look at recreational boating as our grandparents and great grandparents would have enjoyed it.

It sold for one shilling (10-cents) and was available on subscription for the princely sum of 12 shillings and sixpence ($1.25) and listed its address as The Banking House, 228 Pitt Street, Sydney.

Does anyone know does 228 Pitt Street still stand or has it been replaced by a skyscraper?

The magazine claimed to be the only aquatic paper in Australia and was the official organ of the Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales.

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Its personnel were named as Phil Gell (managing editor), Arthur Andrews (editor) and W.B.Forster Joy (technical editor).

I guess we can assume those people are no longer with us, but if there are any relatives out there or anyone who knows any details concerning The Australian Motor Boat and Yachting Monthly, Id be delighted to hear from you.

The magazine carried only one full-page advertisement, from the Shell Oil Company, but there are a number of advertisements that would ring a bell with old timers.

For example, theres a half-page advertisement from Chapman and Sherack, of 28 Clara Street, Erskineville and here you could purchase one of the legendary Chapman Pup engines; the Famous Four a 4hp engine complete with clutch and all equipment could have been yours for sixty quid ($120.00)!

Or perhaps youd go for the all-new (then) Super Four with instantaneously Direct Reversing, absolutely complete for just seventy two pounds, 10 shillings ($145.00).

I was particularly intrigued by some of the telephone numbers in several of the advertisements.

G.Rutherford, situated in the Bank of NSW Buildings, 48 Pitt Street, Sydney was the agent for Kelvin Engines, from 3hp to 100hp and to telephone Mr Rutherford the number was B 4083.

The Milsons Point/North Sydney area was home to many boat builders in the early part of the 20th century and one of the advertisers was Pritchard Brothers, of High Street, North Sydney.

This company also sold auxiliary propellers that do not effect sailing and drive well and listed the company as launch builders, engineers and propeller specialists.

Pritchard Brothers could be contacted on telephone NORTH 675.

Joyce Brothers, of Neutral Bay, was another of the famous north side boat builders, claiming to be designers and builders of trim, seaworthy, fast and comfortable craft, with Vee-bottom runabouts a specialty.

Telephone? No problem, just call NORTH 611.

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Legendary sail maker Harry West was an advertiser, listing his waterfront premises as being at the foot of Duke Street, Balmain East, telephone W 1105.

It must be said that the photography through the magazine is very poor, no doubt due to the limited equipment of the day.

Many of the illustrations used (including the front cover) are artists renderings.

Nevertheless, there is enough pictorial content to show a side of recreational boating that I dare say has gone forever gentlemen in white duck trousers, blazers and bow ties, the ladies looking like theyre headed for the members enclosure at Royal Randwick or Flemington rather than a day boating.

For powerboat fans, theres an interesting piece regarding the famous E.C.Griffith Cup.

The magazine informed its readers that a Mr John Dixon, who made his debut in yachting circles as the last Victorian owner of the of the famous Sayonara,

now owned in Sydney by Mr Paul Ross, ordered a single step hydroplane built in South Yarra by Savage and Co.

Two 12-cylinder Renault aircraft engines, each developing 220hp, are expected to give the boat speeds up to 70mph (112km/hr).

I guess one would have to get the following issue of The Australian Motor Boat and Yachting Monthly to find out what happened with Mr Dixons hydroplane.

The publications editorial for this would bring a smile to the face of todays boat manufacturers.

It said To the intending builder, the price of boats is almost prohibitive. Labour has gone up 100 percent, and building material about 300 percent. Yachts and motor boats that cost about 200 pounds ($400.00) before the war (World War 1), for instance, now run into something like 500 pounds ($1000.00).

Maybe things havent changed all that much in 85 years?

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Albatross

EXCLUSIVE TO THE ROARING FORTIES? NO, PLENTY OF ALBATROSS CAN BE SEEN

NOT FAR OFF THE SYDNEY COASTLINE.STORY AND PICS BY BARRY TRANTER

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WHAT DOES THE WORD ALBATROSS MEAN TO YOU? HUGE BIRDS EMBODYING THE SOULS OF DEAD SAILORS? MAGNIFICENT CREATURES WHICH CIRCLE THE EARTH ON THE WING, RETURNING TO LAND ONLY TO BREED?

For me the albatross carries me back in time to Spot Burrowss English class. Spot was a very nice man but his voice was a basso profundo monotone which could put a politician to sleep. After-lunch classes on a warm afternoon, stomach full of sandwiches, was a particularly crook time for a young blokes classroom concentration. But the words of Samuel Taylor Coleridge managed to work their way through the fog surrounding my brain one warm afternoon. And stayed there.

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In Coleridges The Rime of the Ancient Mariner I was introduced to the Albatross and the souls of drowned sailors. And to the consequences if you shoot one.

The class became highly excited when one kid showed superior knowledge by asking if it was true that Coleridge was a drug addict. That sent a buzz around the classroom, though in those far-off and innocent days we werent too sure what it meant to be a drug addict, only that it was naughty.

So we link the albatross with the days of sailing ships and with the southern latitudes where they soar on wild winds and circle the earth.

But there are many types of albatross in Australian waters; in fact there are up to 18, depending on which ornithologist you consult.

You can see many of these birds off Sydney. You can spot them almost anywhere, but to get the pictures you see here we headed out to the Continental Shelf, dead East from Botany Bay, to that magic place where the water changes colour to a darker blue and deep-sea currents bring food to the surface.

SO WE LINK THE ALBATROSS WITH THE DAYS OF SAILING SHIPS AND WITH THE SOUTHERN LATITUDES WHERE THEY SOAR ON WILD WINDS AND CIRCLE THE EARTH.

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We cheated a bit and went on a commercial bird-spotting cruise, which means people who knew what they were doing hurled berley into the water and large, beautifully-marked birds turned up in huge numbers. We saw Albatrosses known as the Yellow- Nosed, the Black-Browed, the Bullers, the Campbells, the Shy Albatross. They were far from dignified; they fought and squabbled, bit each other and pushed and shoved. Not very dignified for birds representing the souls of drowned sailors, I thought.

But human souls live on in the great Wandering Albatross, not these brawling cousins.

Then, in the middle of the feeding frenzy, a great presence was felt and we looked up and there was a majestic Wandering Albatross, far bigger than the others, one of the great birds of the World. It passed over a few times, looked down, disapprovingly I thought, at us and its quarrelling cousins, then it soared away. In sight for 10 minutes, it did not once flap its wings.

Birdwatching moves us closer to nature and occasionally creates a feeling of awe. I had that feeling now. Watching this great creature made me think of the souls of drowned sailors, and it made me think of the soul of me, aged 14, in Spots English class all those years ago.

And that gave me a little shiver all its own, let me tell you.

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The Chipmunks were there too, Alvin, Theodore and Simon. Which one wears the glasses?

Water was, as it should be, a very strong theme. Neptune arrived by water, the children fell into and out of the pool. Another great family day out.

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Life MembersRoyal Motor Yacht Club

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JOHN MICHAEL BARBOUTTIS has been a member of the Club since joining the Younger Set in 1975.

Apart from an earlier year of service in the 1980s he has served on the Board for the past two decades. During his time as a Director he has served for 15 years as Commodore and has led the Club to evolve from a weak position both financially and physically to become a strong and valued asset to all the members. In the period of rebuilding the fortunes of the Club, John had the ability to lead a team of fellow directors to create a renaissance of the Royal Motor Yacht Club.

He is the longest serving Commodore in the history of the Club.

KENNETH JAMES GRESHAM has been a member of the Club since 1989.

Ken joined the Board in September 1992 and became Honorary Treasurer in September 1993. Ken served a total of fourteen years on the Board of the Club, his role as Honorary Treasurer for twelve of those years saw the Club embark on a number of debt financed capital projects, in this capacity his participation and contribution to the redevelopment of the Club was truly significant.

In 1999 he became Vice Commodore and in September 2000 Ken became Commodore. Ken retired from the Board in September 2005.

THE HON. DR. DEREK FREEMAN AM has been a member of the Club since 1974.

He was instrumental in having the extension made to the old wooden marina and in 1992 joined the Board. He performed a pivotal role in reviewing the then berth allocations at the Club. In 1994, he became Rear Commodore of our Club and was the driving force behind the planning and construction of our new marina. His influence and steadying hand on the Board during his time on it, between 1994 and 1999, was something all Board members of that time remember with great appreciation. The Board recommends the resolution to members.

WILLIAM ROCHE AM has been a member of the Club since 1976.

Bill Roche was a very popular member of the Club in the 1980s. When fire destroyed the Speedboat shed and the marina deck in August 1984 the Club was forced to suspend operations, through Bills generosity temporary facilities were arranged allowing the Club to recommence operations.

ROBERT MIRRINGTON has been a member of the Club since 1968.

Commodore of the Club from 1974 to 1976 and again from 1978 to 1980, Bob Mirrington was heralded as reinvigorating the social calendar of the Club.

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Companies Act, 1961Company Limited by Guarantee and not having a Share Capital

Memorandum of Association of

Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales Ltd1. The name of the Company (hereinafter called the Club)

is ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB OF NEW SOUTH WALES LIMITED.

2. The objects for which the Club is established are:(a) To acquire and take over all the assets and liabilities of

the present unincorporated body known as Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales and to enable that Club to comply with the relevant provisions of the Liquor Act 1912 as amended

(b) To promote the use of all classes of power boats to promote seamanship and teaching of navigation and to formulate rules for and conduct trials of speed, endurance, navigation and seamanship and such other pastimes, entertainments and recreations as the Club may deem expedient to promote social intercourse between members of the Club and other clubs.

(c) To establish and maintain Club houses, boathouses, marinas, dwellings, workshops, garages, and other conveniences in connection with the Clubs activities.

(d) To purchase, hire, make or provide and maintain and to sell or otherwise dispose of all kinds of meals, food provisions, refreshments, furniture, plates, glass, books, periodicals, billiard table, tools, implements, machines, engines, utensils, and other things required or which may be conveniently used in connection with the Clubs activities or premises.

(e) To purchase and/or apply for a licence or permit or other authority under such act or acts as shall for the time being be in force in the State of New South Wales for the purpose of selling or distribution of soft drinks, intoxicating liquor, tobacco, cigarettes, and other supplies and the operation of automatic machines.

(f) To subscribe to, become a member of and cooperatewith any other club, association or organisation, whether incorporated or not, whose objects are altogether or in part similar to those of the Club provided that the club shall not subscribe to or support with its funds any club, association or organisation which does not prohibit the distribution of its income and property among its members to an extent at least as great as that imposed on he Club under or by virtue of Clause 3 of this Memorandum.

(g) To purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire and otherwise acquire any lands, buildings, easements or property, real and personal, and any rights or privileges which may be requisite for the purpose of or capable of being conveniently used in connection with any of the objects of the Club. Provided that in case the Club shall take or hold any property which may be subject to any trusts the Club shall only deal with the same in such manner as is allowed by law having regard to such trusts.

(h) To enter into any arrangements with any Government or authority, supreme, municipal, local or otherwise, that may seem conducive to the Clubs objects or any of them; and to obtain from any such Government or authority any rights, privileges and concessions which the Club may think it desirable to obtain; and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such arrangements, rights, privileges and concessions.

(i) To appoint, employ, remove, or suspend such managers, clerks, secretaries, servants, workmen, and other persons as may be necessary or convenient for the purpose of the Club.

(j) To establish and support or aid in the establishment

and support of associations, institutions, funds, trusts, and conveniences calculated to benefit employees or past employees of the Club or the dependants or connections of any such persons; and to grant pensions and allowances; and to make payments towards insurance; and to subscribe or guarantee money for charitable or benevolent objects, or for any public, general or useful object.

(k) To construct, improve, maintain, develop, work, manage, carry out, alter or control any houses, buildings, groundwork or conveniences which may seem calculated directly or indirectly to advance the Clubs interests, and to contribute to, subsidise or otherwise assist and take part in the construction, improvement, maintenance, development, working, management, carrying out, alterations or control thereof.

(l) To invest and deal with the money of the Club not immediately required in such manner as may be permitted by law for the investment of trust funds

(m) To borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the Club may think fit and to secure the same or the repayment or performance of any debt liability contract guarantee or other engagement incurred or to be entered into by the Club in any way and in particular by the issue of debentures perpetual or otherwise charged upon all or any of the Clubs property (both present and future) and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such securities.

(n) To make, draw, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, bills of lading and other negotiable or transferable instruments.

(o) In furtherance of the objects of the Club to sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property rights of the Club.

(p) To take or hold mortgages, liens and charges to secure payment of the purchase price or any unpaid balance of the purchase price, of any part of the Clubs property of whatsoever kind sold by the Club, any money due to the Club from purchasers and others.

(q) To take any gift or property whether subject to any special trust or not, for any one or more of the objects of the Club but subject always to the provision in paragraph (g) of this Clause 2.

(r) To take such steps by personal or written appeals, public meetings or otherwise, as may from time to time be deemed expedient for the purpose of procuring contributions to the funds of the Club, in the shape of donations, annual subscriptions or otherwise.

(s) To print and publish any newspapers, periodicals, books or leaflets that the Club may think desirable for the promotion of its objects.

(t) In furtherance of the objects of the Club to amalgamate with any companies, institutions, societies or associations having objects altogether or in part similar to those of the Club and which shall prohibit the distribution of its or their income and property among its or their members to an extent at least as great as that imposed upon the Club or by virtue of Clause 3 of this Memorandum.

(u) In furtherance of the objects of the Club to transfer all or part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements of the Club to any one or more of the Companies, institutions, societies or associations with which the Club is authorised to amalgamate.

(v) To make donations for patriotic or charitable purposes.(w) To transact any lawful business in aid of the

Commonwealth of Australia in the prosecution of any war in which the Commonwealth of Australia is engaged.

(x) To do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects and exercise of the powers of the Club. The powers set forth in the Third Schedule to the Companies Act 1961, shall not apply to the Club except insofar as they are included in this Clause 2.

3. The income and property of the Club, whencesoever derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the Club as set forth in this Memorandum of Association and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred, directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise howsoever by way of profit, to the members of the Club. Provided that nothing herein shall prevent the payment, in good faith, of reasonable and proper remuneration to any officer or servant of the Club, or to any member of the Club, in return for any services actually rendered to the Club, nor prevent the payment of interest at a rate not exceeding interest at the rate for the time being charged by Bankers in Sydney for overdrawn accounts on money lent, or reasonable and proper rent for premises demised or let by any member to the Club; but so for that no member of the Council of management or governing body of the Club shall be appointed to any salaried office of the Club, or any office of the Club paid by fees, and that no remuneration or other benefit in money or moneys worth shall be given by the Club to any member of such council or governing body except repayment of out-of-pocket expenses and interest at the rate aforesaid on money lent or reasonable and proper rent for premises demised or let to the Club. Provided that the provisions last aforesaid shall not apply to any payment to any company of which a member of the council of management or governing body may be a member and in which such membershall not hold more than one-hundredth part of the capital, and such member shall not be bound to account for any share of profits he may receive in respect of such payment. It is further provided that no member of the Club shall practice his trade, professions or other calling in or on the premises of the Club and shall not employ any persons to do so on his behalf.

4. No addition, alteration or amendment shall be made to or in the Memorandum or Articles of Association for the time being in force, unless the same shall have been previously submitted to and approved by the Minister of the Crown for the time being administering the Companies Act, 1961 (hereinafter called the Minister).

5. The third and fourth Clauses of this Memorandum contain conditions on which a licence is granted by the Minister to the Club in pursuance of Section 24 of the Companies Act, 1961.

6. The liability of the members is limited.7. Every member of the Club undertakes to contribute to

the assets of the Club, in the event of the same being wound up while he is a member, or within one year after he ceases to be a member, for payment of the debts and liabilities of the Club contracted before he ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges, and expenses of winding up and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributors among themselves, such amount as may be required, not exceeding twenty dollars ($20.00).

8. If upon the winding-up or dissolution of the Club there remains, after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Club, but shall be given or transferred to some other institution or institutions having objects similar to the objects of the Club, and which shall prohibit the distribution of its or their income and property among its or their members

to an extent at least as great as is imposed on the Club under or by virtue of Clause 3 hereof, such institution or institutions to be determined by the members of the Club at or before the time of dissolution and if and so far as effect cannot be given to the aforesaid provision, then to some charitable object.

9. True accounts shall be kept of the sums of money received and expended by the Club, and the matter in respect of which such receipt and expenditure takes place, and of the property, credits and liabilities of the Club; and subject to any reasonable restrictions as to the time and manner of inspecting the same that may be imposed in accordance with the regulations of the Club for the time being in force, shall be open to the inspection of the members. Once at least in every year, the accounts of the Club shall be examined by one or more properly qualified Auditor or Auditors who shall report to the members in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1961.

10. The full names, addresses and occupations of the subscribers are as follows:

NAME, ADDRESS AND OCCUPATION OF SUBSCRIBER

Frederick George Harvie, 44 Coolong RoadVAUCLUSE, Managing DirectorHarry Philip Castle, 246 Old South Head Road,VAUCLUSE, RetiredRobert William Mirrington, 45 Liverpool Street,DOVER HEIGHTS, General ManagerRonald Edward Tildesley, 24 Beresford Road, ROSE BAY, Builder and InvestorPercy James Thomas Swain, 2a/8 St Mervyns Ave, POINT PIPER, Managing DirectorJohn Joseph Minahan, 1 Calga Avenue, BRONTE, Production MgrMichael George Barbouttis, 62 Gilbert Street,DOVER HEIGHTS, Public AccountantPhillip Raymond Paraggio, 21 Paton Street,KINGSFORD, Customs OfficerHarry Charles Bowden, 10 Golden Grove Street, DARLINGTON, DirectorJohn Charles Needham, Roxton House, 29 Berry Street, NORTH SYDNEY, SolicitorArthur William Titterton, 40 Coolong Road,VAUCLUSE, Company Director.

11. We, the several persons whose name and addresses are subscribed are desirous of being formed into a company in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association.

Signatures of Witness to signature Subscribers and address of witness F. Harvie F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay R. Mirrington F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay P.J.T. Swain F.M. Murray, 6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay M.G. Barbouttis F.M. Murray,

6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay Harry C. Bowden F.M. Murray, 6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay A. W. Titterton F.M. Murray, 6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay H.P Castle F.M. Murray, 6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay R. Tildesley F.M. Murray, 6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay John J. Minahan F.M. Murray, 6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay P.R. Paraggio F.M. Murray, 6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay John Needham F.M. Murray, 6/21 The Avenue, Rose Bay Dated this 14th day of November, 1972.

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Interpretation1. In these Articles the Code means the Companies (New South Wales)

Code. the Club means the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New

South Wales Limited, the premises of which are situated at number 21 Wunulla Road, Point Piper.

the unincorporated Body means the unincorporated Body which was known as the Royal Motor Yacht Club of New South Wales the funds and other assets and liabilities of which the Club is authorized to take over by clause 2 (a) of the Memorandum of Association.

the Board means the Board of Directors of the Club within the meaning of the Code.

Flag Officers means such of the members of the Board as have been elected by a General Meeting to the offices of Commodore, Vice Commodore and Rear Commodore, of the Club.

Secretary means an approved Secretary or an acting Secretary as defined by section 33 and 34 of the Registered Clubs Act 1976 as amended appointed by the Club to perform the duties of the secretary.

State means the State of New South Wales Member unless otherwise indicated by a prefix or by

the context of the relevant Article means any member of the Club irrespective of the class of membership to which he may belong.

Register of Vessels means the register containing the names of the boat-owner members of the Club and the names, the descriptions and the class of their vessels, pursuant to Article 101.

month means a calendar month notice means any communication in writing. the seal means the Common Seal of the Club. Expressions referring to writing shall unless the contrary

intention appears to be constructed as including references to printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form. Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender and words importing the singular number only shall include the plural number and vice-versa. Words or expressions contained in these Articles shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of the Interpretation Act 1897, of the Code of the Registered Clubs Act 1897, as amended or any other relevant statute in force at the date on which the Articles become binding on the Club.

2. The Club is established for the purposes set out in the Memorandum of Association. The name of the Company (hereinafter called the Club) is ROYAL MOTOR YACHT CLUB OF NEW SOUTH WALES LIMITED.

Membership3. The number of members of the Club (not including

Junior Members or Honorary Members) shall not for the time being exceed two thousand (2,000).

4. The subscribers to the Memorandum of Association and such other persons as the Board shall admit to membership in accordance with these Articles shall be members of the Club.

5. If the whole of the funds and other assets of the unincorporated Club become the absolute property of the Club forthwith after its incorporation then every

person who at the date of incorporation of the Club is a member of the unincorporated Club and who on or before the thirty-first day of December, 1972 agrees in writing to become a member of the Club shall be admitted by the Board to membership of the Club in the appropriate class. Every member of the Club who previously to his agreeing to become a member of the Club has paid his subscription due on the first day of July 1972, as a member of the unincorporated Club shall not be liable to pay any further sum by way of annual subscription to the Club for the period prior to the first day of July, 1973

Classes of Membership6. The Club shall consist of five (5) classes of members

but Boat Owner members, General members and Life members only shall have the rights accorded by the Articles to full membership of the Club and shall be entitled to use all of the facilities and amenities of the Club and the right to nominate or second any person for membership and have credit facilities. Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 6 of these Articles and in order to make clear the voting rights of the various classes of members only Boat Owner members, General members and Life members (who immediately prior to being elected to Life membership were either Boat Owner members or General members) shall be eligible to vote for the election of the Board of Directors and vote on any matter at a General Meeting of the Club.

(a) BOAT OWNER MEMBERS An application of this class of membership must

be either solely or jointly with another member or members of the Club, an owner of a vessel eligible to be included in the Register of Vessels and must immediately upon being admitted as a member apply to have his name and the name, description and class of his vessel entered in the Register of Vessels.

The members of this class shall have all the rights accorded by these Articles and shall be entitled to the enjoyment of all the facilities and amenities of the Club.

For the purpose of this paragraph a Boat Owner member who disposes of his vessel with the intention of replacing same and within seven (7) days of such disposal notifies the Secretary in writing of his intention so to do shall be deemed to belong to his class for a period of three months from the date of the disposal of his vessel notwithstanding the fact that he will be owning no vessel during such a period. The Board may at its discretion grant extensions of the aforesaid period on being requested in writing by the member concerned and being given satisfactory reasons for such a request.

(b) GENERAL MEMBERS General Members shall be: (i) Those persons who at the date of the Special

Resolution adopting this Article are recorded in the Register of members as General Members or as Social Members.

(ii) Such other persons who in the opinion of the Board of the Club are suitable for General membership.

(c) LIFE MEMBERS The Board may once during the term of its office if

it so resolves, by the vote (taken by ballot) of three

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fourths (3/4) of its members make a recommendation to a General Meeting for the conferment of a Life Membership on a member who having been a member for a period of more than ten (10) years and in special circumstances for a shorter period, has rendered exceptional services to the Club beyond call of duty. On the Boards recommendation being endorsed by the vote (taken by ballot) of the three-fourths (3/4) of the General Meeting the nominee of the Board shall be declared Life member of the Club. The conferment of Life Membership apart from the honour which is intended to be bestowed upon the recipient and the privilege of paying a nominal amount only in lieu of the full annual subscription of his class shall not be deemed to accord to him any rights which he did not have theretofore, nor shall exempt him from any other financial obligations to the Club.

(d) JUNIOR MEMBERS The sons or daughters of a member or of a deceased

member or such other young persons as the Board may consider suitable for admission to the Clubs membership who are over the age of eight years and under the age of eighteen years shall be eligible to this class of membership, and on being admitted, shall have the right to remain in this class until they attain the age of eighteen years. The members of this class shall have only such rights and shall be subject to such restrictions and conditions as regards the use and enjoyment of the Clubs facilities and amenities as the Board may from time to time accord to or impose on them and they shall at all times strictly observe the provisions of the Liquor Act 1912 (as amended) and the Registered Clubs Act 1976 (as amended) concerning the supply and consumption of alcoholic and spirituous liquors to the operation of poker machines by and the presence in restricted areas of persons under the age of eighteen (18) years.

Patron of the Club7. There shall be at all times a Patron-in-Chief and a Vice-

Patron of the Club8. The Board from time to time may request a

representative of Her Majesty the Queen of Australia in the Commonwealth of Australia or in the State of New South Wales to be Patron-in-Chief of the Club and who upon acceptance of such invitation the Board shall appoint as Patron-in-Chief of the Club.

9. A serving Admiral of the Royal Australian Navy provided he accepts the Boards invitation in that respect shall be appointed Vice-Patron of the Club.

Honorary and Temporary Members10. (a) The following persons may be made Honorary members

of the Club in accordance with procedures established by the Board from time to time.

(i) the patron in chief, the patron and vice patron for the time being of the Club

(ii) any prominent citizen or local dignitary visiting the Club(b) Honorary members shall be entitled to only the social

facilities and amenities of the Club and shall not be entitled to attend or vote at any meeting of the Club, nominate or be elected to the Board or any office in the Club or participate in the management, business and affairs of the Club in any way.

(c) When Honorary membership is conferred on any person the following particulars shall be entered in the Clubs Register of Honorary members:

(i) the names in full of the Honorary Member (ii) the residential address of the Honorary member (iii) the date on which Honorary membership is

conferred (iv) the date on which Honorary membership is to

cease

11. (a) The following persons in accordance with procedures

established by the Board may in the absolute discretion of the Board be made Temporary members of the Club:

(i) Any visitor whose permanent place of residence in New South Wales is not less than a distance of 5 kilometres from the Club or such greater distance as may be determined from time to time by the Board by By-law pursuant to these Articles.

(ii) Full Members (as defined in the Registered Clubs Act) of other clubs which are registered under the Registered Clubs Act and which have objects similar to those of the Club;

(iii) A full member (as defined in the Registered Clubs Act) of any registered club who, at the invitation of the Board of the Club or a Full Member of the Club, attends on any date at the premises of the Club for the purpose of participating in an organized sport or competition to be conducted by the Club on that day from the time on that day when he so attends the premises of the Club until the end of that day.

(iv) Any interstate or overseas visitor11. (b) (i) Temporary members shall not be required to pay

an entrance fee or annual subscription (ii) Temporary members shall not be entitled to vote

at any meeting of the Club, nominate for or be elected to the Board or any office in the Club or participate in the management, business and affairs of the Club in any way.

(iii) Temporary members shall not be permitted to introduce guests into the Club

(iv) A Director or the Secretary of the Club may terminate the membership of any Temporary member at any time without notice and without having to provide any reason therefore.

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(v) No person under the age of 18 years may be admitted as a Temporary Member of the Club

(vi) When a Temporary member (other than a Temporary member admitted pursuant to paragraph (a) (iii) of this Article) first enters the Club premises on any day the following particulars shall be entered in the Clubs Register of Temporary Members:

(a) the name in full of the temporary member;(b) the residential address of the temporary member;(c) the date on which Temporary membership is granted;(d) the signature of the Temporary member.Honorary Life Members12. The Board may pursuant to a resolution passed by

three-fourths (3/4) of its members recommend to a General Committee the conferment of Honorary Life Membership to any outstanding citizen not being a member of the Club who has rendered valuable and distinguished services to the Club or to the Nation as a token of the Clubs appreciation of such services. On such recommendation being endorsed by the vote of the General Meeting the nominee of the Board and his spouse shall be declared Honorary Life Members of the Club.

13. The conferment of Honorary Memberships to either of a temporary or of a permanent nature shall entitle the recipients of same to the enjoyment of all the amenities and facilities of the Club but shall not however bestow upon them any other rights whatsoever connected with the management of the affairs of the Club.

Entrance and Subscription Fees14. The entrance fees payable by the applicants for

membership and the annual subscription fees payable by the members (not being Honorary Members) shall be such as the Board may from time to time prescribe.

15. When a member transfers from an existing class of membership and the entrance or subscription fees for the other class are greater than those for the existing class, the member shall be liable for the difference in fees but no reimbursement shall be made to the member where the entrance or subscription fees for the other class are lower than those for his then existing class.

16. Junior members applying to be transferred to any other class of membership upon attaining the age of eighteen (18) years and provided they have been members of the Junior Class for a period of not less than two years shall not be required to pay entrance fees.

17. Members admitted after the Thirty-first of May in any year shall be only liable to pay a pro rata part of the annual subscription of the then current year.

18. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereinbefore contained members who have been members for a continuous period of more than twenty five (25) years and who have attained the age of sixty (60) years shall be entitled to apply to the Board, if they so desire, to have their annual subscriptions reduced to one-half of the prescribed fee. Such reduction, however, shall not be deemed to effect the basis of the determination of any other obligati