TIGER RAG October 2014 The Official Magazine of The New Zealand Paper Tiger Owners Association www.papertiger.org.nz Page 1 WhoвЂ™s who? President Mark Hatch 06 758 7577 markhatch@clear.net.nz Vice President Scott Peterson 021 207 3193 scott.pedersen1@gmail.com Secretary Bonnie Johnstone 06 7582002 cjs.bonnie@xtra.co.nz Treasurer Jamie Sutherland 06 759 4655 jamie@busingrussell.co.nz Editor Team Wellington Lynley Manning Glenn Syman 04 3889522 LMRW@xtra.co.nz 04 4791160 / 0274321526 syman@xtra.co.nz Publicity Vacancy Your details here? Measurer Chris Reid 06 870 9982 reid@waspnet.co.nz Webmaster Robin Connor 04 5626376 robin.connor@xtra.co.nz Freshwater Coordinator Team Taranaki Stuart Taylor 06 7588901 sawubona@xtra.co.nz Auckland Mark Bell 09 480 7636 markbell@xtra.co.nz Waikato/ BOP Richard Dent Taranaki Stuart Taylor Hawkes Bay Scott Pedersen Horowhena/Wanganui Jim Moore Wellington John Tattersall Upper SI Bob Preston/ Dave Shaw Central SI Harry Dawber Lower SI Murray Grimwood Area Representatives Page 2 richard.debbie@orcon.net.nz 06 758 8901 stuann@xtra.co.nz 021 207 3193 scott.pedersen1@gmail.com 06 348 8182 jim.moore@opus.co.nz 04 562 8975 tattersalls@xtra.co.nz 03 546 6887 jospreston@xtra.co.nz 03 33238137 linda@ableupholstery.co.nz 03 465 8318 grimwoods@hotmail.com WhatвЂ™s Inside: WhoвЂ™s who? .............................................................................................. 2 Area Representatives ................................................................................. 2 WhatвЂ™s Inside:........................................................................................... 3 Disclaimer ................................................................................................ 3 About the Paper Tiger and the NZPTOA ........................................................ 4 Life Members of the NZPTOA ....................................................................... 4 Editorial ................................................................................................... 4 The PresidentвЂ™s Report ............................................................................... 5 2015 Paper Tiger Nationals вЂ“ Napier ............................................................ 6 NEW ZEALAND MASTERS GAMES 5th/6th/7th February 2015 ....................... 10 Events вЂ“ for your calendar ........................................................................ 11 Aunty DorisвЂ™s Recipe Spot ......................................................................... 11 The Publicity OfficerвЂ™s Report .................................................................... 12 Family Notices......................................................................................... 14 Area RepвЂ™s Reports .................................................................................. 14 Buy - Sell - Swap - Lost - Found ................................................................ 17 Cover Photo: Finish Line : Tigers on the Bay 2011 : Wellington вЂ“ photo Rachel Leatham Disclaimer The opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the NZPTOA, its executive, committee members or editors. Publication of maintenance techniques or modifications should be weighed against generally accepted procedures (and good common sense) and the NZPTOA should not be considered an authority in this area. The mention of products, service procedures or service organisations herein does not constitute endorsement by the NZPTOA, the Tiger Rag or its editors. Nationals вЂ“ Napier Sailing Club 13th to 17th January 2015 Page 3 About the Paper Tiger and the NZPTOA The Paper Tiger is a catamaran designed by Ron Given of New Zealand in 1968. It is widely sailed in New Zealand and Australia. Class rules allow hull construction from plywood, kevlar, fibreglass or carbon fibre. The boat is suitable for home built construction. The rig features an aluminium mast with a fully battened sail. Class rules allow adjustable downhaul, outhaul, kicker and lower forestays. This provides a wide sailing envelope over a range of wind and sea conditions. Optimum sailing conditions are 5-25 knots. Centre boards and rudders can be retractable. New Zealand Championship Regatta's have been held since 1969. Trans Tasman Interdominion regattas are held between the top 10 sailors from each country. The NZ Paper Tiger Class is governed by the NZ Paper Tiger Owners Association (NZPTOA). The class is affiliated to Yachting New Zealand. There are area representatives throughout New Zealand who can assist you in, joining the class and providing technical support and encouragement. For more information visit the website at www.papertiger.org.nz. Life Members of the NZPTOA Ron Given Ian Maclennan Terry Valder John Thomson Glenn Syman Editorial First of all вЂ“ apologies for the great delay in getting this mag out. We have been a little distracted. Many eyes are looking to the regatta program вЂ“ thereвЂ™s a full program in place so you have options for your level of participation. Please plan to hit as many of these regattas as you can, these offer great opportunities in the build up to the Nationals and Internationals. And itвЂ™s also great to have time and an excuse to catch up with fleet members from other regions. There are a lot of people putting a lot of work into making these regattas happen вЂ“ thank you to all involved, we appreciate you. The Nationals are certainly coming up quickly вЂ“ the Napier team are, as usual, doing a grand job in getting ready for us. It would be terrific to have a huge turnout, and from all divisions of the fleet - newbies to long term PT addicts. Please book your leave and accommodation early. And remember to send your entries in smartly. From there the NZ Teams for the Internationals in Sydney at Easter will be selected. We are intending to fill the container with 20 boats and Mark Hatch is already underway in organising this. He has advised that Maersk Line have confirmed they will assist again next year which is terrific. The more boats we take the better the cost breakdown is for all. Accommodation is also being organised also. More details will be advised closer to the time. We intend sending out an update before Christmas, so please send in your reports, photoвЂ™s, gossip etc. See you on the water. Glenn Syman PT 2922 Unplugged Lynley Manning PT 2800 one fish вЂ“ two fish Page 4 The PresidentвЂ™s Report While the rest of us are contemplating the new season team Wellington is racing in their winter series. I caught up 10 of them coming off the water a couple of weeks ago. They had just finished 2 races back to back on a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon. Once the wind chill was taken into account the temperature was zero. The conditions looked tougher than the Brass Monkey and Frostbusters combined. Great turnout, plenty of team spirit and a lot of happy faces. Stuart Taylor has finalised dates and venues for the North Island Grand Prix and Freshwater Series this season. We have the Horowhenua Cup, Ngaroto, East Cost Champs and the Sir Peter Blake Regatta before Christmas. The East Coast Champs provides the opportunity to prepare for the Nationals. Full details will be published on the web site shortly. Preparation for the Nationals and International selection trials is well underway. Dates are 13 th вЂ“ 17th January 2015. The Notice of Race and Entry forms will be posted onto the web site this month. Westshore Motor Camp are offering a discount on their camp, cabins and motel units for us. It would pay to start making bookings as January is always a busy time. The Ross 780вЂ™s and Hartley 16вЂ™s will have their nationals at Napier at the same time but will be racing on a separate course. The venue and timing for the Internationals has been finalised. This year the contest will be held in Sydney and run out of the Kurnell Cat Club on the southern shores of Botany Bay. This will be a good sailing venue with predictable breezes. Our plan is to take 20 boat team to Australia and we are currently working on shipping logistics and sponsorship. We will be firming up details this month and will send out an update by the end of August. NZPTOA membership fees for 2014-2015 season will be due in September. We will send out reminders by email with banking details to allow direct crediting to simplify the process. Congratulations to Sel Petersen who turns 65 on 10 th August. While I doubt he has any intention of retiring we will all get to start paying his wages. Sel has the privilege of joining the ranks of the Great Grand MasterвЂ™s which means he still has to be in the top 10 to be in with a chance of winning this division. Thanks to Lynley Manning and Glenn Syman for putting together this edition of the Tiger Rag and to Robin Conner for updating NZPTOA web site. Mark Hatch PT3075 Bad Boy From Genesis: "And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth." Then He made the earth round...and He laughed and laughed. Page 5 2015 Paper Tiger Nationals вЂ“ Napier 2015 Paper Tiger National Championship and Selection Trials 13th to 17th January Napier Sailing Club Notice of Race The Organising Authority is the Napier Sailing Club Inc. West Quay, P.O. Box 12048, Napier. 1 1.1 RULES The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing. 1.2 For protests where a rule of Part 2 or Rule 31 is alleged to have been broken an arbitration hearing will be offered prior to any formal hearing. 1.3 Yachting New Zealand safety regulations part 1 will apply. 2 ADVERTISING Boats may be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the Organising Authority. 3 3.1 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY The regatta is open to all boats of the Paper Tiger class that comply with the class rules and who are current financial members of the Class Association. Eligible boats may enter by completing the contest entry form and sending it, together with the required fee, to Nationals Sailing Week Regatta, Napier Sailing Club, P.O.Box, 12048, Napier or by 3.2 Emailing the contest entry form to manager@napiersailingclub.org.nz and depositing the required entry fee into the following bank account 03 0698 0040708 00 and providing the following details Particulars вЂ“ Boat Name; Code вЂ“ Sail Number; and Reference вЂ“ Helmsperson Surname Completed entries and fully paid entry fees must be received by Friday 9th January 2015. 3.3 Late entries, accompanied by the contest entry fee plus the late entry fee may be accepted at the race committeeвЂ™s discretion until 1700 hours Tuesday 13th January 2015. 3.4 To be eligible to compete each competitor shall be a financial member of a club recognised by the competitorвЂ™s national authority. Page 6 4 FEES Required fees are as follows: Contest Entry Fee of $160.00 to be paid by 9th January. (Entry fee also includes prize giving meal and regatta towel) Late Entry Fee of $30.00 will be charged. ( No towel will provided.) 5 5.1 SCHEDULE Registration: Tuesday 13th January 2015 From 10.00 to 17.00 hours Measurement and inspection: Tuesday 13th January 2015 From 10.00 to 17.00 hours Briefing and welcome: Wednesday 14th January 2015 0900 hours Racing schedule: Wednesday14th January 2015 3 races back to back. Thursday 15 January 2015 3 races back to back. Friday 16th January 2015 3 races back to back. th Saturday 17 January 2015 2 races back to back. The scheduled time of the warning signal for the first race of the contest each day is 11.00 hours. On Saturday 17th January no warning signal will be made after 15.00 hours. 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 6 6.1 MEASUREMENTS Boats will be weighed and other measurements taken to ensure boats meet class rules and safety regulations. Any sails not previously signed will also be measured. 6.3 A safety declaration is to be completed at registration. NB a safety check may be made on any boat at any time during the event. 7 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS The sailing instructions will be available after registration on Tuesday 13th January 2015 at the Napier Sailing Club. 8 VENUE & RACING AREA The venue is the Napier Sailing Club, West Quay, Ahuriri, Napier. The sailing area is on the waters of Hawke Bay. 9 THE COURSES The courses to be sailed will be Triangle / Windward Leeward and beat to finish at the top mark. 10 PENALTY SYSTEM Rules 44.1 and 44.2 are changed so that the Two-Turns Penalty is replaced by the One-Turn Penalty. Page 7 11 SCORING Five races are required to be completed to constitute a series. (a) When fewer than 5 races have been completed, a boatвЂ™s series score will be the total of her race scores. (b) When from 5 to 9 races have been completed, a boatвЂ™s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her worst score. (c) When 9 races have been completed, a boatвЂ™s series score will be the total of her race scores excluding her two worst scores. 12 LAUNCHING Unless otherwise directed by the Organising Authority, all competing boats and equipment shall be launched and retrieved from the Napier Sailing Club ramps. 13 RADIO COMMUNICATION Except in an emergency, a boat shall neither make radio transmissions while racing nor receive radio communications not available to all boats. This restriction also applies to mobile phones. 14 PRIZES Prizes will be given as follows: A Division 1st,2nd,3rd. B Division 1st,2nd,3rd C Division 1st, 2nd,3rd. WomanвЂ™s division 1st. Junior,Master,Grand master,Great Grand master 1st place only. Most improved. 15 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organising authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta. 16 FURTHER INFORMATION For further information please contact: The Manager, Napier Sailing Club, P.O.Box 12048, Napier. Phone 06 835 3811. manager@napiersailingclub.org.nz www.napiersailingclub.org.nz Paper Tiger Chris Reid (06) 870 9982 021 790 990 reid@waspnet.co.nz Page 8 2015 Paper Tiger National Championship and selection trials 13 to 17 January 2015 Napier Sailing Club Class Organising Authority: Sail Number Napier Sailing Club (Inc) West Quay, Ahuriri Hull Colour P.O. Box 12048, Napier Boat Name Helmsperson Skipper/ Crew #1 First Name First Name Surname Surname Gender Gender Male / Female Male / Female Date of Birth Date of Birth Nationality Nationality Yacht Club Yacht Club Address Address Email Email Phone Phone - Work I agree to be bound by the Racing Rules of Sailing and all other rules that govern this event. I understand that yacht racing has inherent risks and dangers that are beyond the control of the organizing authority. I understand that neither the organising authority and its officers, members and servants nor other persons assisting with the conduct of the regatta accept any responsibility in respect of any injury or loss to person or property that may be sustained by reason of participation in the regatta or howsoever arising in connection with the regatta. I agree to the use of my photograph(s) and other relevant information in any event publicity and in the ongoing promotion of New Zealand yachting. I agree to the Organising Authority and Yachting New Zealand holding the above information for the general administration and well-being of the sport, and for them to retain, use and disclose the information to affiliated organisations and any other persons or organisations that Yachting New Zealand believes will further the interests and objectives of Yachting New Zealand. I acknowledge my right to access to and correction of this information. The consent is given in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993. HelmspersonвЂ™s Signature (Parent or Guardian if under 18) CrewвЂ™s Signature Date Date Enclosures (if stated as required to be presented in Notice of Race) Entry Fee $160.00 Proof of Club Membership Proof of Class Assn Membership Measurement Complete Office Use Entry Fee Paid Cash / Cheque / Eftpos Date And donвЂ™t forget accommodation: http://www.westshoreholidaypark.co.nz/ Page 9 Comment Extra towels No below $ amount to be advised NEW ZEALAND MASTERS GAMES 5th/6th/7th February 2015 Notice of Race The organising authority is the Wanganui Sailing Club. Officer of the Day is Mr Tony Brown 1 Rules The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2013 Sailing instructions will be available upon registration 2 Eligibility and Entry To be eligible to compete the competitor shall be a member of a sailing club or a financial member of a club recognised by yachting New Zealand 3 Fees As per Masters Games registration 4 Schedule Thursday 5th February Briefing will be held at 10:00 and First warning signal not before 11:55 Three races back to back Friday 6th February First warning signal not before 11:25 Three races back to back Saturday 7th February First warning signal will not before 11:40 Three races back to back No racing will start after 15:00 Prize giving will follow after racing on Saturday 5 Classes to sail All classes are welcome 6 Sailing Instructions Sailing instructions will be available on registration on Thursday 5 th February or on line from August 4th 2014 at Master Games website 7 Venue Venue will be held on the Wanganui river. 8 Disclaimer of liability Competitors participate in all races entirely at their own risk. The organising authority will not accept and liability for material damage or personal injury. For information contact Stewart Thomas Club Captain PH 06 3447503 CELL 027 289-5611 Email stew@walkerthomas.co.nz Page 10 Events вЂ“ for your calendar Venue Regatta Regional/Freshwater Date Muritai Yacht Club Horowhena Cup Freshwater 25-26 October 2014 Ngaroto Yacht Club Paper Tiger Regatta Freshwater 15 - 16 November 2014 Napier Yacht Club East Coast Champs Regional 29 - 30 November 2014 Torbay Yacht Club Sir Peter Blake Regatta Regional 6-7 December 2014 New Plymouth Yacht Club New Plymouth Regatta Regional 14 - 15 February 2015 Turangi Yacht Club Paper Tiger NI Champs Freshwater 28 Feb вЂ“ 1 March 2015 Evans Bay Wellington Centreboard Champs Regional 14 - 15 March 2015 Lake Taupo Yacht Club Lake Taupo Regatta 14 - 15 March 2015 Freshwater Sailors greetings Attached is the calendar with event dates for both the Fresh Water and Grand Prix series for the coming season. Please mark up these dates on your calendars/fridge and I look forward to catching up at the Horowhenua Cup, to be hosted by Muritai this year. There is an unfortunate clash on the calendar this season with The Mighty River Power regatta (Lake Taupo) being held on the same w/e as Wellington Centreboard Champs (WellingtonвЂ™s nominated regatta for the Grand Prix Series). As a class we are not involved with the organisation of these regattas and from what I understand there is very little chance of these dates changing. This could potentially split the fleet so we will likely put out a news bulletin prior to the event to let you know where the majority of the fleet are congregating. Cheers Stu Taylor PT2989 Whispering Jack Aunty DorisвЂ™s Recipe Spot Shot Glass Snacks A quick and easy idea for nibbles. Line up your shot glasses Plop a spoonful of dip into the bottom of the glass Jam in a few vegetable sticks вЂ“ carrot, celery, capsicum Add a couple of tomatoes on a wee kebab stick ServeвЂ¦ Variations are endless Page 11 Choose your weapons wisely. Fast Paper Tiger Sails available in two options: Stratis $1650 + GST (ex Auckland loft) Dacron $1515 + GST (ex Auckland loft) Contact Andy Pilcher вЂ“ andyp@doylesails.co.nz | www.doylesails.co.nz The Publicity OfficerвЂ™s Report We repeat: This position is currently vacant, and vitally important. Rowdy has done a supreme job of setting up an excellent network and now we need someone to pick this up and keep it moving along. Rowdy has set up a beaut facebook page, and an email group to contacts at organisations such as crew.org, sailworld etc for the various communications he sent out. From this has come a feature in the Seaspray magazine, and of course on the TV One News spot during the Nationals. He was also involved in getting the Boat Show stand off the ground. So itвЂ™s all pretty well set up and ready for youвЂ¦ Please give this serious consideration; this could be your year to do your bit for the fleet. Please contact a member of the exec with your queries. Please! Page 12 Page 13 The next generation of Paper Tiger sails and suspension tramps. Brett Linton Linton Sails, PO Box 14594, Wellington Phone: (04) 348 8447 or 027 487 1611 Email: lintonsails@xtra.co.nz Family Notices ItвЂ™s with much sadness that we farewell Wendy Syman. She lost her battle with cancer on 5 September, peacefully in her sleep. She was the real worker during our several years as NZPTOA Secretary/Treasurer, and a great supporter of the class. WeвЂ™ll all miss her at future regattas. Area RepвЂ™s Reports Hawkes Bay Busy winter for the guys here in Hawkes Bay. Busy sorting out the up-coming Nationals to try to make sure we have the best regatta possible. Hope the weather plays ball and we have lots of eager participants. On a more fun note our golf rivalry is hotting up. After a very successful weekend in Taupo this time I managed to wrestle the trophy off the Percy's for the first time. It will be all on again at the end of the month in Waipukarau for the next instalment where I am sure they will be keen to get it back. On a sad note John Beavis has sold his boat and will leave us one down for next season, hope he stays in touch. I am off to the US for work for a few months so will miss the start of the season but will see you all in Napier for the East Coast Champs on the 29th and 30th of November and the Nationals 13th - 17th January. LetвЂ™s all get motivated for a hard competition, and to put together the best team possible to get the chocolates over in Aussie next year. See you there. Scott Pedersen PT 3109 Sabre Horowhena/Wanganui We are all looking forward to the new season and all the events in the North Island scheduled so far. There are two more that are available in Wanganui. The Masters Games for over 40 men and over 35 women is on 5th to 7th February 2015 and we would like to see more than the six paper tigers that sailed last time. Note that the 6 th is a Page 14 Public Holiday and you have Sunday to travel home. There will be camping available at the venue or at other sailors properties nearby. Registration is through this link http://www.nzmg.com/ The Wanganui Regatta is on 21st and 22nd March 2015 with details posted on the Sailing Wanganui website closer to the time. It does not clash with other events that we are aware of and it is the official Central Districts Regatta this year. There are rumours of repairs being made to various paper tigers during the off season and some shiny new parts that will grace some tigers in our local fleet. We look forward to meeting you all at some of the events scheduled in the coming season and good luck with the winter maintenance. Jim Moore PT 2868 Hot Gossip Wellington This yearвЂ™s Evans Bay Winter Series has been providing some testing conditions, unlike the balmy days and light winds often experienced in recent years. 11 boats have so far contested the series. After 6 races, Rowdy Leatham leads with 2 wins, Andy Brown has been producing consistent results for 2nd and Remy Thomassen holds 3rd place overall including 1 win (вЂ¦shout the bar!!). The series runs fortnightly until August 16th. A few boats have been getting attention in the sheds over winter, with Brett GawnвЂ™s вЂњSundaeвЂќ, Jane ThomassenвЂ™s вЂњPom PussвЂќ and Murray GibbonsвЂ™ вЂњBird BrainвЂќ all rumoured to be looking smart for the upcoming season. The Wellington fleet remains strong, with around 20 boats likely to be active this season; 11 at Evans Bay and 9 at Muritai. Unfortunately, Colin Rankin has hung up his sailing boots for the time being, with PT 3107 вЂњAgent ProvocateurвЂќ heading to a new home in Auckland. If anyone is looking for a boat builder, Scott Barker is back on the tools full time. Now if we could only get him back on to a PT as wellвЂ¦.. John Tattersall PT 600 вЂњIf OnlyвЂќ Canterbury ADVERT Page 15 Take a look at the PT Station 2 in Vectorworks drawing and answer the two questions. Are you interested in a kitset project for making hulls quickly from CNC precut foam sheets? Five parties prepared to invest $300 required to get a professional designer started. Hulls will be light and within 2 mm of an agreed shape as defined by a spreadsheet. Would suit people wanting to replace their existing heavy or weak hulls and reuse good gear. INTERESTED PARTIES MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN TO: go4itabcd@gmail.com Project goals, and personal responsibilities will be defined. Joke: Guess which boat was on top when Tiger Lily got holed inside the garage? Hint: The Tiger Lily photo is wrong. Answer: No Joke: Scavenger is now a mono hull and parts are being redeployed from the wreckers garage. Why: Bounced up a bank, over two fences and landed on a millionaires driveway. Observation: Both cobbled together boats broke their recycled JT2 masts at the same place, in quite different circumstances. Fix: Internal carbon fibre space frame made from broken Ice Hockey sticks. Actually not having either mast rigged to the hulls would have been a preventative measure. Hulls inside the shed even better. Page 16 Best regards pp Jacqualine Ball Glamourous Secretary serving Canterbury NZPTOA members for this season only. Buy - Sell - Swap - Lost - Found There are often ads for Paper Tigers who need to be re-homed on tradme There is a shortage of good boats. If you know of anyone who is considering moving their baby on suggest they place an ad on our website, or contact your Area Rep. Next deadline is very soon Send it is now, we will be sending an update before Christmas. Page 17