Planet B 282 Roger
Roger began racing Maptown (re-named Planet B in 2011) at RVYC in 2005. Prior to that the boat had been neglected on the hard in Vancouver and Roger had been off the race course since 1987. Basically a bunch of unused, old stuff pushed together and taken racing! After some serious work on the boat and a healthy dose of sailing smarts from Louise and "bob's your uncle" we are in the game!
Min of Mine 215 Tara Smith
Min was originally purchased by Bas Cobanli in 1987 and raced for many years at Saltspring Island Sailing Club. Min of Mine was named after Gill Cobanli's nick name (I think Bas promised Gill this was his last sail boat). I began crewing for Bas and loved it so much soon my father and I bought her around 1997. Min survived my high school years, taking many friends on wild adventures throught the Gulf Islands, local races and almost every round salt spring.
Min moved to RVYC in 2005 and loves racing in Cadboro Bay. "The Min girls" Leah, Christine and Nicole attend every regatta that has a onedesign fleet and we also make a point of attending 2 regattas in Vancouver every summer.
Min moved to RVYC in 2005 and loves racing in Cadboro Bay. "The Min girls" Leah, Christine and Nicole attend every regatta that has a onedesign fleet and we also make a point of attending 2 regattas in Vancouver every summer.
Crantini #11
Liane's first season owning Crantini has been great fun. We managed to have some success throughout the year and we've really enjoyed the competition. John O'shaunessey has been our regular third and he's brought alot of enthusiasm to the team. There have been many people filling the fourth spot including my daughters Grace and Alissa. Thanks to all including, Robin, Aubrey, Wayne, Marion, Seth, Brian, Brenda, Jason, Andre and David. Cheers Alex
and Janice, Kurt, Emele, Erin, Josh, Chris, Brandon. Wow....lots of people out this year !!!. Liane
and Janice, Kurt, Emele, Erin, Josh, Chris, Brandon. Wow....lots of people out this year !!!. Liane
King Julian #149
Liz launching the Lovely King Julian at RVYC
Owned by out of towners.. Liz (kelowna) and Chris (vancouver) King Julian makes it out racing more than many of the locally owned neighbours. She is a wonderfully competative boat, don't let her good looks fool you she doesn't give an inch!
Blackaddar
Blackaddar races out of Naniamo.
ZoomZoom 260 Paul Nixon
I bought the boat and one crew member in 2000 ish off of Keith Hammond in Nanaimo. Keith bought in Vancouver the year before. The 242 was called Toucan when I got her (hull 260) at that time (more on that later), and came with a 99 dacron main, a blown jib, a turquoise, orange, white spinnaker, and a boat-slave, Don. Don always brought nuts whenever we went sailing, so he was a definite asset (that was nuts, not balls).
Crew members have come and gone, but in the early days our foredeck was the svelte Judy - who many a crew found particularly distracting both on our boat and others. I can’t tell you how many mark-roundings her lithe figure was responsible for destroying, but Don, Richard, Peter, Andy, Jeff and Chris didn’t seem to mind. Later Randy, Rob, Mark, Erik climbed aboard – we lost nuts and the lissome foredeck figure, but gained some speed, although that’s debatable!
What’s always been a bit of a mystery is Zoom Zoom’s original name. I named her ZZ just to piss off Ken Holland who was thinking of changing slackbladder’s name to Zoom Zoom. I even got him to cut out the vinyl letters for me at his shop, what a coup! But ZZ’s original name was Toucan when I bought her, and for a while that invited every Nanaimo boat to dump their empties in the boat. So the name had to go. But while I was removing the letters I could see it was previously called “Toucan Screamer 2”. Reading Kirk’s epic got me thinking. Why Toucan Screamer 2? What happened to Toucan Screamer 1?
Paul
Crew members have come and gone, but in the early days our foredeck was the svelte Judy - who many a crew found particularly distracting both on our boat and others. I can’t tell you how many mark-roundings her lithe figure was responsible for destroying, but Don, Richard, Peter, Andy, Jeff and Chris didn’t seem to mind. Later Randy, Rob, Mark, Erik climbed aboard – we lost nuts and the lissome foredeck figure, but gained some speed, although that’s debatable!
What’s always been a bit of a mystery is Zoom Zoom’s original name. I named her ZZ just to piss off Ken Holland who was thinking of changing slackbladder’s name to Zoom Zoom. I even got him to cut out the vinyl letters for me at his shop, what a coup! But ZZ’s original name was Toucan when I bought her, and for a while that invited every Nanaimo boat to dump their empties in the boat. So the name had to go. But while I was removing the letters I could see it was previously called “Toucan Screamer 2”. Reading Kirk’s epic got me thinking. Why Toucan Screamer 2? What happened to Toucan Screamer 1?
Paul
Boomer #
Boomer is located on SSI, we hope she will attend Cow Bay or Maple Bay this year!
Arriba #
Arriba has been spotted at Maple Bay Yacht Club! What an absolutely immaculate boat, welcome and congrats to new owner Cam Gray.
Welcome to Fleet2. We look forward to racing in your backyard this weekend at Maple Bay Regatta.
Welcome to Fleet2. We look forward to racing in your backyard this weekend at Maple Bay Regatta.
Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club Martin242
Thanks for coming to Cow Bay!
White Noise 257
Kirk is the remaining of three original owners. After sailing his first RIPS with Kirk, Al casually inquired if there was any interest in once again sharing in the responsability. And the rest is history.
It would appear however that White Noise is a very particular sailing vessel, almost refusing to leave to dock after the temperature drops below 15 degrees C.
Al and Kirk do manage to attend most of the summer fun, even if it means that sometimes Al shows up sailing on the wrong boat.
Al
A bit more history. After a buddy of mine in Vancouver turtled his taser, and the mast stuck in the mud, and the coast guard came out and got them, his wife said, I am never again sailing unless we get a boat where we can sit down and be comfortable. I had read about this boat called a martin 242and told him, I have no money but we should go halfers on this new cool boat. So he lent me the money for it and we went for it. Since he was the money guy, he had a few choices, I wanted any colour but blue. Wanted green actually, had some great names, Bambi's Revenge, Breath of Reptiles, he vetoed them all. And then he orders a blue hulled boat!
So it's launch day, still haven't got a name for the boat, but he says I can now name it anything I want. So, i'm bumping over the railways tracks in Richmond, going to the boat launch, and on my stereo comes the Cramps, "and the whores were dancing on the tabletops, while the jukebox played apocalyptic bebop", and I thought, that's it! Apocalyptic Bebop!
Remember running up to him and saying I have the greatest name in the world, Apocalyptic Bebop!. and seeing him wince.
So we sucked. It was a competitive fleet and we were last like 700 races in a row. I remember our first not last and we celebrated like it was 1988 (which was probably close). We were kind of the house boat at Stamp's Landing and closed the place down.
So there was a 242 named Toucan Screamer, in the running for varc boat of the year, but they had hit a rock and needed some work. And they said, can we borrow your boat for SOAR? I said yes, but 1: it's a slow boat, I think something may be wrong with it, and 2: you have to take me.
So we did SOAR, if you're not familiar with it, up and down Howe Sound, big katabtaic winds flowing down the valleys between the mountains knocking boats over left and right.
1st I was pulling the jib in, then they made me release the jib, then I was rail meat and getting drinks and snacks. Short-tacking the west shore and nearly hitting trees with our (my) mast.
And we cleaned the fleet. Nearest boat was nearly out of sight. At this point I had a bolt of enlightenment. Perhaps the boat is not slow, it may be me. Hmmm.
So, we practiced and tuned the boat and got up to low mid-fleet. Remember our 1st nationals, 55! boats on the line! I had been reading stuff about how to figure out the favoured end and we went there, and got spit out like a watermelon seed. People shouting and screaming, boats bumping, you could have walked from the committee boat 1/4 of the way down the line. So I said, next start, we figure out the favoured end and stay the hell away from it.
And then I sailed around the northern pacific for a year and came back to no jobs. Moved to Victoria for work, and what the heck would we do with the boat?
Told my partner I'd take it over to Vancouver Island for winter racing, and he would use it for summer racing.
The best martin guys were in Sidney, Foley and Serenius and all, so snsyc seemed like the choice. I remember that delivery, never been over there thru the water before, but I remembered my dad telling me if you're looking for a pass, head fairly north or south of it it, then when you hit land, you'll know which way to turn. So we found Active Pass, and made it to Sidney, where our charts where so old, there was no marina there yet.
We had some great racing in Sidney, the winter series was so much much fun there, and an incredible fun bunch of people to race against. Loved race instructions like" James Island to starboard", and that was it. But moving the boat back and forth to Van was a pain.
So I was racing with Robert MacDonald and Andrew Watkinson, and I said we should buy our own 242. And it should be white. And we should call it "White Noise".
And we did and there you go. And hoping to climb out of mid-fleet at some point but we're kind of a fun boat, and not too wickedly serious. And I have to give kudos to Al Carley for being a great guy, being my friend in the boat, and for keeping me interested in racing in this great fleet.
Bit longer than I intended, but it is such a cool little boat, and the one I will be on racing for many years yet.
So it's launch day, still haven't got a name for the boat, but he says I can now name it anything I want. So, i'm bumping over the railways tracks in Richmond, going to the boat launch, and on my stereo comes the Cramps, "and the whores were dancing on the tabletops, while the jukebox played apocalyptic bebop", and I thought, that's it! Apocalyptic Bebop!
Remember running up to him and saying I have the greatest name in the world, Apocalyptic Bebop!. and seeing him wince.
So we sucked. It was a competitive fleet and we were last like 700 races in a row. I remember our first not last and we celebrated like it was 1988 (which was probably close). We were kind of the house boat at Stamp's Landing and closed the place down.
So there was a 242 named Toucan Screamer, in the running for varc boat of the year, but they had hit a rock and needed some work. And they said, can we borrow your boat for SOAR? I said yes, but 1: it's a slow boat, I think something may be wrong with it, and 2: you have to take me.
So we did SOAR, if you're not familiar with it, up and down Howe Sound, big katabtaic winds flowing down the valleys between the mountains knocking boats over left and right.
1st I was pulling the jib in, then they made me release the jib, then I was rail meat and getting drinks and snacks. Short-tacking the west shore and nearly hitting trees with our (my) mast.
And we cleaned the fleet. Nearest boat was nearly out of sight. At this point I had a bolt of enlightenment. Perhaps the boat is not slow, it may be me. Hmmm.
So, we practiced and tuned the boat and got up to low mid-fleet. Remember our 1st nationals, 55! boats on the line! I had been reading stuff about how to figure out the favoured end and we went there, and got spit out like a watermelon seed. People shouting and screaming, boats bumping, you could have walked from the committee boat 1/4 of the way down the line. So I said, next start, we figure out the favoured end and stay the hell away from it.
And then I sailed around the northern pacific for a year and came back to no jobs. Moved to Victoria for work, and what the heck would we do with the boat?
Told my partner I'd take it over to Vancouver Island for winter racing, and he would use it for summer racing.
The best martin guys were in Sidney, Foley and Serenius and all, so snsyc seemed like the choice. I remember that delivery, never been over there thru the water before, but I remembered my dad telling me if you're looking for a pass, head fairly north or south of it it, then when you hit land, you'll know which way to turn. So we found Active Pass, and made it to Sidney, where our charts where so old, there was no marina there yet.
We had some great racing in Sidney, the winter series was so much much fun there, and an incredible fun bunch of people to race against. Loved race instructions like" James Island to starboard", and that was it. But moving the boat back and forth to Van was a pain.
So I was racing with Robert MacDonald and Andrew Watkinson, and I said we should buy our own 242. And it should be white. And we should call it "White Noise".
And we did and there you go. And hoping to climb out of mid-fleet at some point but we're kind of a fun boat, and not too wickedly serious. And I have to give kudos to Al Carley for being a great guy, being my friend in the boat, and for keeping me interested in racing in this great fleet.
Bit longer than I intended, but it is such a cool little boat, and the one I will be on racing for many years yet.
Kermit #1
Historic Hull Number 1 !! Races out of RVYC
Ruckus
Mark is our fleet captian and races out of Ken's backyard in Nanaimo.
RVYC Blue Club Boat
Royal Victoria Yacht Club purchased two Martin 242's in the summer of 2010. The Blue Boat needed a bit of love, we immediately set into a complete bottom job including many coats of epoxy, the rudder was also re-finished and the topsides polished.
Team King Julian chartered the boat for RIPS and placed 2nd.
Team Cookie Monster raced the Blue Boat at Maple Bay placing 2nd!!! and Thermopayle regatta in a seriously tight fleet. Cookie Monster will be racing the fall series starting October 16th.
Anticipated improvements for 2012: Starting Monday we will be pulling the mast and repairing the compressed base. replacing the shrouds, forestay and furler and measuring the rig, all in time for Sunday racing everyone is welcome to join in the fun! In the spring before Thrash regatta we plan on sanding the bottom paint to a finer finish (it's quite good now) and I would also like to re-do the transome and add graphics and new name. New sals are also hopefully in the cards.
The boats can be chartered by club members, contact Sailing Director Steve McBride sailing@rvyc.bc.ca
Team King Julian chartered the boat for RIPS and placed 2nd.
Team Cookie Monster raced the Blue Boat at Maple Bay placing 2nd!!! and Thermopayle regatta in a seriously tight fleet. Cookie Monster will be racing the fall series starting October 16th.
Anticipated improvements for 2012: Starting Monday we will be pulling the mast and repairing the compressed base. replacing the shrouds, forestay and furler and measuring the rig, all in time for Sunday racing everyone is welcome to join in the fun! In the spring before Thrash regatta we plan on sanding the bottom paint to a finer finish (it's quite good now) and I would also like to re-do the transome and add graphics and new name. New sals are also hopefully in the cards.
The boats can be chartered by club members, contact Sailing Director Steve McBride sailing@rvyc.bc.ca
RVYC Grey Club Boat
This club boat is also in excelent condition, the hull has had a complete bottom job and much of the running rigging replaced, and recently the forestay.
Tim just recently chartered the Grey Boat at Thermopayle Regatta placing 4th, he was very impressed with the condition of the boat.
Imporvements for 2012: Fix the misterious ding in the keel and re-finish the rudder. New Sails :)
Tim just recently chartered the Grey Boat at Thermopayle Regatta placing 4th, he was very impressed with the condition of the boat.
Imporvements for 2012: Fix the misterious ding in the keel and re-finish the rudder. New Sails :)