2008 Kembla Classic Results
Download here the results from the 2008 Kembla Classic

Belmont Nationals Postal Entry Closing
A reminder to all competitors that Postal entries and your chance to win a FREE ENTRY to the Belmont Nationals close on the 1st of December.

2.2 Eligible boats shall enter on the attached Entry Form, which shall be lodged accompanied by
the required fee (see Item 3) with Taipan and Capricorn Catamaran Association of Australia by
printing, completing and mailing the entry form and fees to: 
 
Les Porter,
NSW Taipan Association Representative,
22 Bloomfield Ave,
Corrimal, NSW 2518
 
Note:  Postal entries will enter a lucky draw for free entry to the regatta.

Race 3 Victorian Traveller Series
The third race in the Victorian Traveller Series is being held at McCrae Yacht club this weekend on the 1st and 2nd of November.
Download the NOR here or from the http://www.mccrae.yachting.org.au

Kembla Classic NOR
Download here the Notice of Race and details for the 2008 Kembla Classic Regatta hosted on the 29th to 30th November

Forster Wildcat Regatta 2008 Report #2
Download here the DOC or PDF version of another great regatta report from Kingsley.

NSW State Championships 2008
Taipan Sailors, The NSW State titles are to be held at Tanilba Bay February 2009.
Attached is a copy of the promotional information that can be printed off and put on your club's notice board. The notice of race will be distributed when it becomes available.
NSW STATE TITLES TAIPAN
CAPRICORN & A CLASS
When: 28th February and 1st of March 2009
Where: Tanilba Bay Sailing Club, Lloyd George Grove Tanilba Bay NSW 2319
To be sailed on the Beautiful waters of Port Stephens There will be an 10.30 am Briefing on Saturday with 4 Back to back Sprint Races starting not before 11.00 am. Sunday there will 3 Sprint Races starting not before 10am. This event is open to all current members of Taipan, Capricorn  & A Class members. All boats shall comply with their current Class rules and carry a minimum of five million dollars insurance. Race Fees- 2 man Boat $60 1 Man Boat $50 There is free camping available at the club on Friday and Saturday night as well; the Club will be hosting a BBQ (cost $15 per head) on the Saturday night.
For more information phone Sam Breaden on 0414 934 115 or email justplay1@bigpond.com.au

Forster Regatta 2008 Report
Download here a report on the 2008 Forster Cat Regatta

Canberra Round of NSW Travellers Series Cancelled
Due to a range of circumstances the ACT round (25/26^th October) of the NSW travellers series has had to be removed from the series. This decision has not been taken lightly and was as a result of consultation with the sailors at the Forster regatta and follow-up phone conversations. It appears that other commitments, the cost of fuel and the availability of accommodation has contributed to unavailability of Taipan's for the weekend. The regatta at YMCA will still be held and it is only the status as a round of the travellers series that has been cancelled.
Hope to see you on 1/2^nd November at Kurnell. 

Latest Cat Chat
Download here to hear the latest Cat talk from the Kurnell Catamaran club 

Trial Bay Regatta Cancelled
Unfortunately the November Trial Bay Regatta has had to be cancelled. The good news is that Kim and Justin of the Nambucca River Sailing Club have a brand new baby girl called Kaitlyn. So we'll all have to wait for the Darren Lowder Memorial Regatta on 7th and 8th of March to travel to this great sailing location.

Victorian Traveller Series Round Two
The Second round of the Victorian Traveller Series is nearly upon us. It is scheduled for Sunday 28th September at the Sugarloaf reservoir
Race 1 starts at 10am, Race 2 at 1pm
Hopefully there will be time to have a tuning session between the races.
To find out more visit the reservoir Web Page at http://home.vicnet.net.au/~slsail/
Water levels, are currently about %53 which is similar to last year

TCCAA Postal Vote Sent Out 
A postal vote was mailed out last week to everyone who was a financial member of TCAA in 2007/08. Postal votes can be returned with your entry form for the 2009 Belmont National Titles, passed in person to your state rep at a regatta throughout the season (Before March 1st), or returned to the secretary:
Kingsley Pursch
63 Walker Parade
Churchill VIC 3842

Victorian Catamaran Classic
The Victorian Catamaran Classic Regatta is being held at the McCrae Yacht club on the weekend of November 1st and 2nd.
All details are available on the McCrae YC site...http://www.mccraeyc.com.au/
This will also be the 3rd round of the Victorian Traveller Series

All Boats Regatta, Lake Cootharaba, QLD
This Weekend, from 23-24 August sees the annual Apollonian Hotel All Boats Regatta hosted by the Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club, Queensland. Only 20 minutes from Noosa, its a great place to sail, with consistent winds, and flat water. The Weather is looking great with warm sunny days forecast.
Check out the Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club website for more details, and NOR.

Eater Regatta - Lake Bullen Merri (Round 8 Vic Travellers Series)
Yachting Western Victoria will be hosting an Easter Regatta at Lake Bullen Merri near Camperdown. This event was well supported last year with approximately 90 boats and good cheap camping available on the lake front. The lake is an old volcano so there is plenty of water (70 metres or so deep), while the wind is ... interesting !!!   The Easter regatta provides a great opportunity to come together as a class for a bit of social fun and sailing with other classes.  We welcome classes, and even titles if required during the event. If you have any queries on the event, please contact Matt Kirby, mkirby@warrnambool.vic.gov.au
This will also be Round 8 of the Victorian Travellers Series
Hope to see you there   NOR

Darren Lowder Memorial Sailing Regatta
The Darren Lowder Memorial Sailing Regatta is being hosted at Trial Bay, South West Rocks this weekend, 8th and 9th of March 2008. Download NOR

Queensland Taipan State Championships
The 2008 Queensland Taipan State Championships will be held in conjunction with the F18 QLD State Champs at Humpybong Yacht Club from 25th - 27th April 2008. Download NOR here:
PDF Version
DOC Version

2008 Victorian State Champs Update
Latest Information from Mount Martha Yacht Club
Information Flyer
PDF Version
DOC Version
Mount Martha Osteopathy, Event Supporter

Round 5 Victorian Taipan Travellers Series
Australia Day regatta at Altona was the host for round 5 of the Victorian Travellers series. See the Results here
Congratulations to Colin Gow from Sugarloaf, who won a hat donated by Gill, one of the sponsors of the Taipan Traveller series

NSW State Title Pictures from Kurnell
Phill Brander has been kind enough to send us in some great photos from the recent Kurnell NSW State titles
Check them out here

2007/2008 Nationals Championships Refund
Refunds for the 2007/2008 RQYS Taipan Nationals will be available as of 11Feb.
The amounts are as follows.
Cat Rig    $85
Sloop & Capricorn  $103
All payments for extra's at the presentation will be returned "in Full".
If you prefer to leave this amount in credit it will be held over until the next nationals.
Please direct any questions/instructions to Col Johnson.
4play@exemail.com.au

2008 Victorian Taipan State Championships
This years Victorian Taipan State Champs will be held at Mount Martha Yacht Club on the 8th, 9th and 10th of March (Labour Weekend).
NOR Now Posted.
PDF Version
DOC Version

Darren Lowder Memorial Sailing Regatta
The annual Darren Lowder Memorial Sailing Regatta will be held at Trial Bay, South West Rocks on the 8th and 9th March 2008. Please see the  Notice of Race for more information.

Latest Cat Chat from Kurnell Catamaran Club
Also included in the newsletter is the NOR for the KCC Australia Day Regatta. Download it here
 

Round Five VIC Traveler Series Altona YC Australia Day Weekend

Taipan Traveler series race 5 will be held at Altona Yacht Club over the Australia day weekend 26th and 27th January 2008. First race scheduled for 10.30am. Download NOR and Sailing Instructions here or visit http://www.altonayachtclub.org.au/

Notice of Race
Tanilba Bay Marathon Regatta
16th and 17th of February 2008
At the Tanilba Bay Sailing Club, Lloyd George Grove
Tanilba Bay NSW 2319
To be sailed on the Beautiful waters of Port Stephens
There will be an 11.30 am Briefing on Saturday with 3 Back to back Sprint Races starting not before 12.00 pm
Sunday there will be a 10.00 am Sprint Race followed by the Port Stephen Marathon starting at 1.30pm. (with briefing before hand.)
This event is open to all classes of Catamaran as well as being the final leg for the NSW Taipan & Capricorn Travellers Series.

Race Fees-
2 man Boat $40 or $20 for one day
1 Man Boat $35 or $20 for one day

There is Free camping available at the club on Friday and Saturday night as well as the Club will be hosting a BBQ on the Saturday night.
For more information phone Sam Breaden on 0414 934 115 or email justplay1@...

Forster Weekend Regatta Report (Dec 10)
Super Series goes to Braithwaite Team There was plenty of heavy traffic at the top mark with some of seasons closest racing during Sundays three race super series. As the storm clouds approached the gusting seas breeze reached close to 20 knots the racing became intense and the margins for error minimal. The races were led by the two Taipan crews of Scott Machon/ Bryce Haffner and Mark/ Sophia Braithwaite. These two were relentlessly pursued by the A Class of Fabrice Boone. The A Class was most certainly at its design limit with the gusting winds and choppy lake conditions putting a huge stress in the super light weight boat's carbon mast. The Hobie 16 and NACRA boats maintained a three race battle to the end with the finishing results alternating throughout the series. It was the Braithwaite Team on AUS283 who were narrow winners over the fast finishing Machon/Haffner Team of AUS163. The Braithwaite team have shown great form since the State titles and now prepare for the National Titles in QLD during the New Year.
      
 

ISAF Decision Survey
Dear Taipan sailors, Following the recent decision to drop the Tornado class from the Olympics there has been a great deal of discussion amongst catamaran sailors across all classes. Please follow the link below to complete this 1 minute survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=lf73Y3C_2fQ2x2Mx1OZSV0lA_3d_3d
 

ISAF Decision Meeting
Note to all active Taipan and Capricorn Sailors. Below are details of an important meeting regarding the recent decision about the Olympics and the Tornado Catamaran class. It is essential we have a united response to the serious ISAF situation re the Olympics and youth. We hope we can get representation at the meeting plus letters of support from your association Similar meetings are being held around the world .It is an issue that we all need to pull together on
AUSTRALIAN MULTIHULL COUNCIL
Meeting to discuss the ISAF rejection of a multihull at the 2012 Olympic games. Invited are all interested and affected parties – clubs, manufacturers, sailors and associations.
Venue: Kuringai Council Library, 799 Pacific Highway, Gordon
Time: 1900, Friday 7th December 2007
PROPOSED AGENDA
 -Welcome and acknowledgement of key attendees.
 -Introduction of interim committee
 -Statement of aims of the group
 -Explanation of the ISAF decision
 -Address by Darren Bundock
 -Address by Phil Jones, CEO Yachting Australia
 -Explanation of Youth situation and its impact on ISAF and survival
 -Open discussion, including of non-binding ballot of preferred multihull classes
 -Formulation of strategy including assignment of tasks
Please confirm attendance or non-attendance to John Goldsmith at goldsmith_john@hotmail.com Those who are unable to attend should feel free to provide commentary, notes of support and any ideas. Please respond to goldsmith_john @hotmail.com

Port Kembla Classic 24/25th November 2007
The Port Kembla Sailing Club invites entries for the well known Port Kembla Classic regatta to be held on the 24th and 25th of November 2007 on the waters of Lake Illawarra. The races will be conducted by the Port Kembla Sailing Club and under authority of Yachting NSW.
Download NOR, PDF or DOC version, with Direction to get to the event here

Frankston Training Weekend, Dec 01/02 2007 (Now also Round  4 Vic Traveller Series)
Come to Frankston for some serious racing and a training day before the Nationals. All Taipan & Capricorn Sailors welcome. Come on down and have a great weekend. If you need accommodation let us know. Come for 1 day or both. BBQ & Socializing on Saturday night. Free Accommodation & Spa Phone Col 0418 587 404 Or Gordy 9561 3335
Details Here,  http://www.fyc.yachting.org.au/
 

THE TORQUAY HOTEL MULTIHULL CHALLENGE
The Torquay Hotel Multihull Challenge is being organized by the Hervey Bay Sailing Club and will be held on the 1st and 2nd December 2007 on the waters of Hervey Bay. This event is open to all classes of catamarans. The short, six races are excellent preparation for any up-coming national titles. More information from http://herveybaysailingclub.org.au/
NOR Download.
 

South West Rocks Regatta
The North Coast Catamaran Challenge is on again at Trial Bay, South West Rocks. The regatta will take place on the 10th and 11th of November. Please see the attached Notice of Race for more information.
PDF format   DOC format
Hope to see you there for another great weekend. The dates for the Darren Lowder Memorial Regatta are the 8th and 9th March 2008.
 

NSW State Titles announced
The Kurnell Catamaran Club will be hosting the 07' NSW Taipan tiles on 27/28 October 2007 in conjunction with the Sydney Ports Top Gun Regatta
Notice of Race can be downloaded here.
PDF format      DOC format
Start times will be published with the notice of race. The Mosquito catamarans will also be holding their state titles at this regatta.
 

New Taipan Prices Reduced
Now that AHPC have found  a cheaper source to manufacture the hulls, the reduction has now been reflected in the price.
A new Sloop rigged 4.9 is now $17,990 and a cat rigged 4.9 is now $16,810. See the AHPC website for further details.
 

NSW Traveler Series details posted
Check out the NSW 2007/08 Traveler series page for more information. Further dteails to follow as they become available
 

Details of the 2007 and 2008 Victorian Traveler Series are now out
 Make sure you mark in your diaries the proposed dates for this years Victorian Traveler Series.
Details and updates can be found on the Victorian Traveler page or visit the AHPC site for more information
 

Peel Island Marathon
It's this time of year again when the Cleveland Yacht Club hosts the Annual Peel Island Marathon . With the great turnout of Taipan's last year we're hoping for another great turnout for this fantastic event. The event is scheduled for the 20th May and all details, including a Google Earth Map of the course can be found on the Cleveland Yacht Club's website www.cyc.asn.au
 

Victorian State Title Results
Hosted at the Port Melbourne Yacht Club on 24th and 25th March 2007
Results posted for the Cat Fleet and Sloop Fleet
 

The Big Head Main Postal Votes
This has caused much controversy within the fleet over the last year. Finally the postal votes have been counted and here are the official results...
 

Go to the new Big Head Main Page for the latest news, views and Developments 
The constitution says that we need 55% of returned votes for to amend the class rules.
Cheers Col Johnson Treasurer
There we have it folks, whether you like it or not it appears our class it going to get a facial update!

The Darren Lowder Memorial Catamaran Regatta will again be held at Trial Bay on the Mid North Coast - 10th and 11th March 2007. This will be the 10th Anniversary and will incorporate the NSW Nacra State Titles. Please find attached the Notice of Race for more information. We hope to see you there.
Kim Thomson & Justin Forrester, Nambucca River Sailing Club 65695 574
 

Victorian State Titles to be held at Port Melbourne Yacht Club, 24th and 25th March 2007
NOR to be published shortly
See Calendar for more information
 

2006/2007 National Titles Report from McCrae  can be downloaded here....
 

Congratulations to John Demeo on winning the mainsail sponsored by AHPC for the 2005/06 Travellers Series. Thanks again to GREG and AHPC for this wonderful prize and for your support. Report

Below is an e-mail from Greg Goodall after the recent F18 Worlds, and a reply from the USA dealer. Congratulations to all the Capricorn sailors who attended the worlds.

Hopefully you have been watching the F18 world’s results; 1^st Christian and Helge Sach, and 3^rd Andrew Landenberger and Felix  Egner  was a fantastic result for the Capricorn. We had about 35 boats in the fleet of 160. This made us the 2^nd biggest class of F18 at the Worlds and we had by far the best result. We also won 1^st place in the silver fleet. It’s good for F18 sailing to show that talented sailors on a very good boat can still beat the professional teams.

 We will keep working hard to make the Capricorn even better and faster before the next Worlds. Over the next 12 months we have a great opportunity to establish the Capricorn as the F18 of choice.

 To all who have contributed to making this boat such a success, my sincere thanks.

 Best regards,

Greg

 This is great news....congrats to all....I think we are about to explode with the Capricorn in the US and we are very excited about being on board.  Robbie Daniel, who is a Tornado sailor, like Sachs, Landenberger and Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby, said that the Capricorn was the first boat that he has sailed other than the Tornado that gives you the sportcar feel of the Tornado.    By the looks of things, many other Olympic sailors are looking at the F18 Capricorn to do their cross training.

 Darren Bundock and Glenn Ashby have been on fire in every race they have sailed this year.   It was painfully obvious that their choice of boats, being a Tiger, really hurt their performance at the Worlds.  I believe this is one of the first times they have been beat by the Sach brothers after racing for years against them in the Tornado class.   Although the Sachs are great sailors in their own right, it is obvious to see that the boat did them well!

Congrats to everyone.  Glad to be on board the Capricorn express.   We look forward to distributing all the AHPC in the US and we are finding the Capricorn buzz growing here almost as fast as in Europe.   

Jill Nickerson – USA Dealer