Launch of Fontana.  A 6M Francois Vivier Trailerable Gaff Yawl

Launch of Fontana. A 6M Francois Vivier Trailerable Gaff Yawl

By Chris Robinson, President OGA of WA. On Sunday 27th September 2015, Tony O’Connor launched Fontana having started building her at his East Rockingham workshop in June 2014 in between his busy schedule of custom boat building, boat repairs and boat modification jobs. Tony’s target was to transport his workmanship to Hobart to exhibit the…

2015 OGA Regatta

2015 OGA Regatta

By James BennettPhotos Adrian Dyson and David Gervas. Sunday 26 April dawned bright and breezy, in a similar manner to the previous three days when strong easterly winds had blown each morning, fortunately the wind gods decided to moderate Sundays wind to a more sociable but gusty 8 to 17 knots from the ENE. The…

Easter 2015 In Albany

Easter 2015 In Albany

Visiting Albany at Easter this year were: Gryphon with Chris and Jean, Araluen with Paul and Tracy, the nameless Vivier Jewell with Tony and Penny, Whimbrel with myself, and Peter and Helen Edmonds. Our contact at Albany was Lawrence Cuthbert from the Albany Maritime Foundation who looked after us superbly. We arrived at the Princess…

Tour of the Duyfken  November 2014

Tour of the Duyfken November 2014

Chris RobinsonPresident OGA of WA Prior to the General Meeting on 25th November 2014, the OGA paid a visit to the Duyfken replica at the invitation of John Longley, Chair of the Duyfken Foundation and OGA member. John described the Duyfken and its construction to the OGA visitors. Photographs illustrating the ship were taken by…

Vintage on the Water

Vintage on the Water

The 5th Swan River Retro Yacht Series 2013-2014 by Manfred Speicher The Retro Yacht sailing series – sailed out of Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in its fifth year; celebrated the 2013/14 season on a dedicated note of participation with a strong fleet of twenty one of West Australia’s finest classic yachts and a contagiously…

Retro Series 2013/14 Race 1

Retro Series 2013/14 Race 1

Manfred Speicher – Bacchante – RF 1939 “…. and they came again: For the 5th year running of the SWAN RIVER RETRO YACHT SERIES 2013-2014 season. 14 of WA’s finest vintage Gaff & Bermuda rigged assembled at the Swan Mid River start. ‘Hughie winked with a zephyr’ at first and then blew the fleet into…