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Windrush 14 multihulls converge in Dunsborough for state titles

Perfect sailing conditions and a fleet of 30 boats from across WA converged at the weekend for an outstanding state titles regatta at the Dunsborough Bay Yacht Club.

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Participating in the Windrush 14 multihull class - one of WA's most popular competitive sailing classes - were the state's best Windrush yachties from Busselton, Dunsborough, Augusta, Esperance, and Geraldton.

Held over the March weekend, it was an intense three days of sailing with conditions challenging even the most experienced sailors resulting in multiple equipment failures, capsizing and on-the-edge 25 knot wind gusts.

The regatta, an annual event for the Windrush 14 Association of WA, was orchestrated by DBYC vice commodore Craig Saunders who said he was thrilled by the turnout and conditions.

"DBYC has a solid monohull background with Lasers and Pacers but the past two years have seen the club pivot slightly to this robust, exciting boat.

"Seven Dunsborough Bay Yacht Club boats fought it out on the water over the three-day regatta," he said.

Mr Saunders said hosting the event in Dunsborough was a triumph for the region and small club.

"There were a lot of very happy faces at our presentation ceremony on Sunday night, and it was outstanding to have a number of intergenerational crews competing."

The event was divided into three sub-categories including ' Cat Rig ' (solo skipper and mainsail only), ' Sloop rig ' (two crew, mainsail and jib), and ' Super-Sloop ' (one sailor, main and jib with trapeze employed for keeping the boat balanced).

Esperance Bay Yacht Club's Paul Waters took out the top spot for the Cat Rig division, while the Sloop Rig honour went to Koombana Bay Yacht Club's father-son crew Jason and Daniel Watchorn.

Geographe Bay Yacht Club's Super-Sloop helmsman Cliff Rolf mastered the variable conditions of the six-race regatta to win in his division.

DBYC's rear commodore John Lethlean, who competed in a club-owned boat, said the regatta was the most enjoyable he had participated in.

"I am a dedicated monohull sailor," he said

"But have to concede the big winds and sheer speed of the cats left me gagging for more.

"I cannot wait for this event to come around again in 2024.

"It showed the south west off at its best," he said.

For more information on the Windrush 14 multihull's at the Dunsborough Bay Yacht Club, visit www.dbyc.org.au/home .

Catherine Massey

Journalist at Busselton Dunsborough Mail. Based in Busselton.

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Sailability Windrush re-named!

Last Wednesday Sailability@SoPYC undertook the task of purging our Windrush’s old name from the Ledger of the Deep (and from Poseidon’s memory!), and renaming the boat in honour of our founding Coordinator, the wonderful Lynne Newton.

Lead by a brilliant speech from Master of Ceremonies Mark Pops Popham, a geographically challenged Norse God David Staniforth-Smith took us through the required purging and re-naming rituals by pouring Jane Brook champagne over the bow into the river and flinging flutes of the stuff to the North, West, East and South, for approval of the respective wind gods: Boreas, Zephyrus, Eurus and Notus!

All Sailability@SoPYC volunteers thank you Lynne for paving the way and setting such a high standard. None of us would be here today helping folks with disability to get out and enjoy the water without your inspiration and tireless efforts.

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Windrush Yachts specialises in yachts (sail or motor), catamarans and motor sport composites. Windrush works in all facets of composite construction including defence, mining, industrial and recreation applications. We have built a reputation for excellence in design and construction since starting out in the early 1970’s. Some of our in house designed products such as the Windrush 14 (Trac 14) can be found across the globe. We continue to push the boundaries of what is perceived to be possible with sail boats and construction techniques.

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2012 Windrush 14 Production sail changes. 2012 has marked the 20th anniversary of the mylar sails on Windrush 14. Windrush Yachts have taken the initiative to modernise the mylar sail plan with the now popular and common square top sail.

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The 'Spitfire 12' is the latest and most radical product of BDG's Marine division and Windrush yachts. This sleek hydrofoil was launched on 17th January 2002. In only its third sea trial on 2nd Febuary 2002, it could be seen thundering along more than a metre above the wave crests, off the coast of Perth. Remarkably, Spitfire succeeded in reaching speeds of up to 30 knots, on a day with only 18-25 knots of wind. With some more development and more experience under the crew's belts, designers Mark Pivac and Peter Eagles of BDG Marine expect the boat to reach a top speed of more than 40 knots.

Spitfire's hydrofoils lift the hulls above the waves, so despite travelling at high speed the ride is reported by the crew to be smooth and quiet, even in relatively choppy seas.

The twin masts are unstayed, for superior aerodynamics and use experimental 'soft wing' double sided sails, also developed by BDG and Windrush, who have a patent pending for the technology.

Spitfire 12 is designed for coastal racing, and will be extremely competitive in all wind conditions (see performance estimates). Already, spitfire's crew are planning to attempt to the 24 hour record set by Steve Fossett in 2001. BDG Marine is also planning a larger, 24 metre (80 feet) version of Spitfire, designed for long distance ocean racing. This vessel would be capable of breaking prestigious records such as Playstation's transatlantic record, and the round-the-world race record. BDG is currently seeking sponsors for both projects.

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Windrush Wildfire trailer sailer. 23 ft. Great family yacht with large cockpit. Good condition, both trailer & yacht registered. Good sails, main, jib & spinnaker. Solar panel, nav lights, UHF radio. Winter price $3600

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Windrush wildfire

Post by bsd7465 » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:12 pm

Post by wharfbanger » Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:24 pm

Post by tonyb » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:14 pm

Re: Windrush wildfire

Post by Tim » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:41 pm

bsd7465 wrote: Finally bought a boat today. Was planning to get a RL 24, but the pesent owner was having trouble fixing the mast foot. Went to look at a windrush wildfire 23ft, and it was just what i was looking for, light weight, large cockpit and small cabin, just great for playing around on the Swan river. Been surfing the forum's and net and cant find any info on the boat. Will try with the Windrush company. Would appreciate any tips and info from any wildfire owners. Had a couple of lessons in a J24 this week, will get a couple more before taking the boat out for the first time. Still trying to work out what all the ropes and cables are for, may just cut them off and throw away the mast and just use the outboard.....

Post by INMA » Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:28 am

Post by az100 » Sat Mar 14, 2009 1:22 pm

INMA wrote: The Windrush is not a commonly known TS, the company made lots of beach cats but only a few mono-hull trailer sailers.. I worked with a person who owned one and he seemed pleased with it. From what he told me they were designed and made in Perth. I assume they were rigged for the afternoon sea breezes that make sailing in Perth so much fun, I would expect it has a relatively short rig suited to the stronger afternoon breeze. Should be a safe boat to learn in finding your way around the lovely Swan River, have fun.

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Post by bsd7465 » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:21 am

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Post by nodrama » Tue Oct 26, 2010 3:30 am

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Post by nicm01 » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:53 am

Post by nodrama » Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:56 pm

Post by Paul124AC » Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:14 am

Post by Ralph » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:44 am

Paul124AC wrote: I was thinking it was going to be similiar to a Seawind 24, couldn't be more wrong! I guess the Windrush name threw me.

Post by Que Sera » Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:23 am

Post by nicm01 » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:44 pm

Post by nodrama » Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:21 am

Que Sera wrote: What a coincidence. I'm in Bundaberg and crewed on a Windrush yesterday. There are two at the Bundaberg Sailing Club; Just Cawz and RC. I'll be going out again on Saturday and will pass on your details. Regards, Pete

Post by nodrama » Tue Nov 02, 2010 6:31 am

nicm01 wrote: Hey Nodrama: from your photos it looks like you have an outboard bracket on the stern. From what I've seen the original design had a well for the outboard. Did you make this mod or one of the previous owners? It cant be great for performance having a big hole in the hull can it?

Post by linkage » Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:22 am

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Orcas have sunk another vessel off the European coast. Why won't they stop ramming boats?

The orcas are at it again: for the seventh time in four years, a pod of whales has sunk a boat after ramming it in Moroccan waters off the Strait of Gibraltar. 

The 15 metre-long yacht Alborán Cognac, which carried two people, encountered the highly social apex predators at 9am local time on Sunday, Spain's maritime rescue service said.

The passengers reported feeling sudden blows to the hull and rudder before water started to seep into the sailboat. It is not known how many orcas were involved.

After alerting rescue services, a nearby oil tanker took them onboard and carried them to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory on Spain's southern coast.

Nothing could be done to save the sailboat, which drifted and eventually sank. 

It's the latest incident in what has become a trend of hundreds of interactions between orcas and boats since the "disruptive behaviour" was first reported in the region in May 2020. 

The origin of this new behaviour has baffled scientists, though the leading theory suggests this "social fad" began as a playful manifestation of the whales' curiosity.

Where have orcas interacted with boats?

The latest data from the Atlantic Orca Working Group (GTOA), an organisation that contributes to the animals' conservation and management, shows that there have been at least 673 interactions since 2020. 

GTOA defines interactions as instances when orcas react to the presence of approaching boats with or without physical contact. 

The map below shows the highest numbers of encounters from April to May 2024 took place off Spain's southern coast in the Strait of Gibraltar (red zones), with some lesser activity in surrounding areas (yellow zones). 

A 2022 peer-reviewed study published in the Marine Mammal Science journal found the orcas in these areas preferred interacting with sailboats — both monohulls (72 per cent) and catamarans (14 per cent) — with an average length of 12 metres.

A clear pattern emerged of orcas striking their rudders, while sometimes also scraping the hulls with their teeth. Such attacks often snapped the rudder, leaving the boat unable to navigate.

"The animals bumped, pushed and turned the boats," the authors of the report said. 

Adding this week's encounter, there have been seven reported cases of orcas damaging a boat so badly that it has sunk, though the people onboard were rescued safely each time.

In June 2023, a run-in with the giant mammals in the Strait of Gibraltar forced the crew competing in The Ocean Race to drop its sails and raise a clatter in an attempt to scare the approaching orcas off. 

No-one was injured, but Team JAJO skipper Jelmer van Beek said that it had been a "scary moment".

"Three orcas came straight at us and started hitting the rudders," he said.

"Impressive to see the orcas, beautiful animals, but also a dangerous moment for us as a team ... Luckily, after a few attacks, they went away."

After analysing 179 videos and photos of these types of interactions, which lasted on average 40 minutes, researchers concluded there was no reason to classify the events as intentionally hostile behaviour.

"The behaviour of orcas when interacting with boats is not identified as aggressive," they said.

"One of their main motivations has been identified as competition with boats for speed."

Still, the researchers of the study admitted they were not sure what triggered the novel behaviour in 2020.

"We are not yet certain what the origin of these interactions is, but it is still suspected that it could be a curious and playful behaviour," they wrote.

"[The behaviour] could be self-induced, or on the other hand it could be a behaviour induced by an aversive incident and therefore a precautionary behaviour."

Are the same orcas responsible for these incidents?

Out of around 49 orcas living in the Strait of Gibraltar, GTOA researchers found a total of 15 whales  from at least three different communities participated in the unusual interactions with boats between 2020 and 2022.

Most of those that engaged with greater intensity were juveniles, though it's unclear if others have since joined the group.

These giant mammals, which belong to the dolphin family, can measure up to eight metres and weigh up to six tonnes as adults.

The director of the Orca Behaviour Institute, Monika Wieland Shields, has said there is no evidence to prove the theory these whales were seeking vengeance against humans for a past trauma.

"While I'm sure it feels like an attack for the people on board, for the whales themselves, it really looks more like play behaviour," she said.

"There's something intriguing or entertaining to them about this [boat rudder] mechanism and they're just showing a lot of curiosity about it."

Ms Wieland said it's likely this new behaviour spread through the population as a kind of "social fad".

"Orcas are highly intelligent, very social animals, and with that comes a tendency to be curious about and explore your environment," she said.

"One thing that we see are these kind of fad behaviours that will appear in a certain population.

"One whale discovers something, they find it entertaining or interesting, or fun — it's some type of game. And then they will teach that to other members of their family group."

Are orcas dangerous to humans?

While orcas have earned their fearsome reputation for preying on other marine animals, there is no record of them killing humans in the wild. 

In captivity, orcas have killed four people since the 1990s, though it's unclear whether the deaths were accidental or deliberate attempts to cause harm.  

Ms Shields said she was worried the recent interactions between orcas and boats would skew people's perceptions of these mammals.

"I am concerned that people are going to react with fear, potentially injure or shoot at some of these whales," Ms Shields said.

"We really need to educate boaters about the best things that they can do to make themselves less attractive to the whales and the best case scenario would be the whales lose interest in this and move onto something less destructive."

Spain's Transport Ministry advises that whenever boats observe any changes in the behaviour of orcas — such as in their direction or speed — they should leave the area as soon as possible and avoid further disturbance to the animals.

The ministry also states every interaction between a ship and an orca must be reported to authorities.

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