Sydney- Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta 14th Dec 2021. Photographed by Andrea Francolini

 

The regatta started in 25 to 30-knot winds from the southwest that built after the start to 35 knots. It was a big day for Margaret and the crew.

Margaret, off Cannae Point just after the start on Saturday (Phil Mulligan on the foredeck)

PK Helm, Phil Mullins foredeck, wind about 35 Knots

Peter Hemery's head just visible to leeward

Andrea took some great shots...

It became easier further up the harbour...

A big swell running as we cross "The Heads"

Well reefed and nicely balanced for the conditions...

This shot made the cover of several European and US magazines for Andrea.

Fast reaching from the leeward mark

Donny Finch checking the Genoa Lead and Shero on overwatch...

Tight reaching for a mark...

All photos courtesy of Andrea Francolini, with whom the copyright resides

Profile - A day on Margaret Rintoul

 A day on Margaret Rintoul - June 2018

Photos by PK

Past Commodore of the CYCA and
a long time crew member of Margaret, John "Brooksy" Brooks 

Multi-Skilled sailor and bushwalker and long time engineer
 and crew member of Margaret, Donny Finch Past President of the SBWC

Past owner of the famous yacht Southerly and
now a member of Margaret's gang of famous old farts, John "Shero" Sheridan

Memories are made of this... Many Sydney Southport races and Noumea race or two, on this fine yacht for Gouldie and I...

RSYS Commodore Malcolm Levy AO - Polar Bear

Anyone interested in a more complete and not a little enhanced potted history of  this fine yacht and its crew might like to read this blog here:

https://www.sailingcyan.com/post/racing-north-in-polar-bear-1984-to-1998  courtesy of our old mate William "Bill" Manning.

Brooksy, listening carefully to Shero's tale...

Brooksy and Shero telling tall tales

Owner and skipper with more than 40 Sydney Hobart trips under that hat, Burce "Gouldie" Gould

Gouldie doing what he does best...

Shero (Mr Busy) peeling prawns for lunch...

2019 Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta - John Jeremy Photos

Margaret Rintoul and others in the (Inaugural) Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta...

What a great regatta this turned out to be for Margaret Rintoul with a first and third in Division being good enough for the division win.  So great to see all those classic yachts out there racing just as hard as when they were launched...

John took some great shots of the yachts reaching and running, some of us need to pay more attention to our genoa trim than others...

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Margaret Rintoul making for the division start, Windrose NIF behind to windward..

Margaret with Maris to windward as we head for the start. A perfectly timed run...  The Pin is visible just off the stern of the launch in the bottom right of the photo.

Margaret with Nerida ahead just to windward squeezing Maris to windward and astern.  Further down the course the reach tightened and Margaret revelled in the conditions as the water became soother and we sailed away from our rivals...

In these conditions and sailed moderately well, Margaret is almost unbeatable by her contemporaries.
Flat-water and a broad reach, even with only the #2 flying upfront we steadily slipped away...  Nerida now to windward and astern. 

The wind gods were kind to the old girl on the day and we proved unbeatable.

A winner, sailed moderately well though some improvement required, as is evident here...

The Crew:  Bruce Gould Helm, Steven Collins Genoa, John Brooks Main, John Sheridan Mizzen, John McClurcan Tactics, Donny Finch Foredeck, PK Mast Pit

 

Australia Day Regatta 2013

 

A lonely picture... I thought would be a nice lead in to this page as we are still minus a Mizzen ...

A lovely photo, taken in the Pacific Islands when the Tardis family owned the yacht in the sixties.  Here she is fully canvassed with Yankee outside the Staysail, full Main and Mizzen and a Mizzen Staysail (Spinnaker) set between the Mizzen and the Mainsail tacked off the forward coach-house.

Crew: Bruce Helm, Brooksy Main, John Sallfeld Genoa, PK everything else except the drinks...

And importantly the girls are Prue, Nina and Kaye.

Note we are still missing a Mizzen boom... One can but hope...

RSYS Margaret Rintoul Cruise Photos - 2011

 

Lots of nostalgia, red wine and sore heads...

PK with hat tied on... trouble expected?

Gouldie getting set for a start...

Donny, is this all there is to it?

Malcolm likes an afternoon nap...

Donny, are they going to want a pole?

Gouldie with the original Pasha in the background...

The original Pasha, Gouldie sailed her in the Admiral's Cup

The end of a great cruise as we wait for the tender...

Margaret Gets a New Set of Covers - April 2017

After many years of patching and mending, we finally acquire a new set of custom-made covers for the old girl...

And they fit like a glove...

So elegant...

No more tying lines to the rails...

Fully zipped and hooked...

So Streamlined...

2021 Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta.

 ANDREA FRANCOLINI - Spectacular PHOTOS

Many thanks to Andrea for permission to use these wonderful photos taken during the Regatta.  Andrea can be reached at ANDREA FRANCOLINI or via email at Mail to Andrea FRANCOLINI

Margaret Rintoul, tacking off Cannae Point beating back down the Harbour, Geona not sheeted properly yet and Phil is calling the trim.

Margaret Rintoul off Cannae Point, the backwash from the swell made steering difficult here...

Margaret Rintoul Hard Reaching southbound...

Margaret Rintoul, Hard Reaching South...

There was a big swell running between the Heads...

I imagined I had it all under control here...

And then this happened...

Margaret shows a clean wake, hard running down the Harbour on Sunday.

Lots of water on the foredeck...

Donny seems to think the foredeck is safer now...

Late on Sunday, the gale eased a little and we rolled out the full No 2...

The crew for the regatta was as follows, John Brooks (Main), Phil Mulligan (Genoa Trim) Anssi Paatero (Genoa Trim), John Sheridan (Mizzen Trim), Don Finch (Foredeck), Anna Musgrove (Pit), Peter Hemery (Tactics), PK (Helm)

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