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f m just back from holidays and, while away. I spentII some time driving on the highways across three

states. With a car full of kids, driving was dominated

by the sound of PIoy School and High School Mustcol

DVDs playing on rotation from the back seat in

a vain attempt to keep them occupied, plus the

endless stop-start of coastal highway driving. But

throughout the trip, I was struck by lust how many

boats, caravans and other trailers were being

dragged along behind a wide variety of vehrcles.

Then, last week, I stuck my head into the Club

lYarine Recoverv Centre rn lYelbo,r.ne's outer

suburbs, This is where we reparr or refit a 'arge

number of boats each year that are recovered

after having been stolen or damaged, and on

which we have pard out a total loss claim.

The Recovery Centre is one of the unique

.rsne.ts of Cluh lYarire's business, and allows ,rs

to reduce our claims costs (and, thereby, your

ins,rance premiums) by "epai.ing boats, rather

than selling them fo'scrap value at salvage. Once

repaired, the boats are wholesaled into our

networl< of supporting boat dealers, to be on-sold

to retail buyers.

What struck me on my visit was the large

rumber- of boats everything from Linnies to.n r,sFrq ski boats to .el skis - rhat have been

damaged this summer in towing accidents,

k's a sad sipht seeins someone's much loved

family boat after it has come off the trailer in a

highway accident and gone skidding down the

asphalL on its side. Typically. the damage speaks

volumes about the structural integrity of most

Australian-made hulls, in that the hull is often still

intact, but badly grazed or, as our technicians

say, "gravel-rashed" and in need of some fairly

superfrcial f'rbregiass or welding work, The main

casualties are usually anything that sits above the

top deck, such as windshields, biminr frames, rod

holders, engine cowlings and the like, or stern-

drive legs and outboard engines.

Another consistent source of work for our

claims team is the damage commonly caused in

trailer vs kerb, bollard, boom gate, petrol bowser,

garden shed, parked car or other stationary

object incidenLs, Some people just don't seern to

understand that when towing, especially in tight

turns, the line their trailer takes will be tighter

than that of the tow vehicle itself.

And I'm speaking here from personal

experience, having given myself a mighty fright

backing a trailer Into what I thought was a boat

ramp one day last year. lt turned out to be a

slipway with a sheer drop of some flve metres

to the water, and probably another l0 below it,

Luckily, I stopped just in time to avoid what could

have been a very serious incident.

I guess my message here is pretty si.nple,

We have around 120,000 customers on our

books, who tow their boat behind a vehicle, We

know thaL Lhey are, on average, around 30 per

cent more likely to be involved in an accident on

the road when they are towing their boat than

when they are not. And in summer, there are

more caravans, campers, and trailers carrying

boats, jet skis, motor bikes, golf carts etc than

at any other trme of the year, So please take

care. And be sure to have a good read of lYark

Robinson's excellent Water Wise article on this

very topic, Towing the /lne, beginning on P | 3 | .

Coming up over the next few weeks, we

see the start ofthe 2O0B season of major

boating events, with boat shows in [Yelbourne's

Docklands, SA's Hindmarsh lsland, Perth and

Auckland. and Lhe world's largest ski race. the

Club Marine Southern 80, on the Murray River,

all taking place in February-March. As always,

the Club lYarine team will be out in force incrrnn^r+ nf rll l hccA A\/cn+(-_yf _. _ _. _..__; anc you can reac more

about them in coming pages, or on our webstte:

www.cl ubmarine.com.au.

Please feel free to come say hello if you f rnd

vn, r.sel[ :t +hc f lrrh Marine sLand at these events,

or drop me a line at: ceo@clubmarine.com.au.

Regards,

lYark Bradley,

CEO and Publisher - Club Marine,

I stopped

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to avoid

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ry not sure I am quite comfcnot sure

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that I owe it to clubw | '

occasion' I have been remrnded till :1l:]'l::u.1bo armchair motor racrng fan' I have been convinced

*47 Mcrin. '"ud"r, to volunteer myself for such perilous

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it harder' faster and better'

Tdriils and spills ftl'*:v*Tnru'"':::"Marine Southern 80 only *""0t u*ul:l:::^.

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T;;;r; "n.ornt"t with high velocity

boats would be in the best interests of our readers

.u." '*i"n

I was invited to accomPanv YT" ;;a ;; fans. With close to l5O0 - that's

*...0" o*"" rn her A class ietsprint boat in a lnl ,iorrono f'e hundred - extremely hosttle

From t"."nt

,.ornd of the 2oo7 Australian Jetsprint ffi;";";;; tup driu". Mark Cranny did his

my own :fffiHfl: * fi[:: fil?:ru"I"' ::::".'""* ;: '.1f ,olJ"'l'n" ,' is rike

'io 'ihunder

perspective,,Ij[::;illJJruru*;;*,].110". ffiffiTt*iii]."l;:i::::fiT]'

it WAS AII t *ilt **Ot'nting rs all about From my own the strarn of trying to see what solid objects mtgm

>assage down the National

about scarins '1".:';"iili:*;6i1r1i1;1;;^'""

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""n"u."u'ing stun as I rook back on t now

l.o ol*"*'-,: o',li"tjlll1i:::::::T"-",% A****+*t"t'm *:r:,- and just as werr cons den;:

;.,';il;urses in *,T::1:ll:ffi;i", u. in"

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,n-"rlu.r" around the tight' undulating courses rn nauing tt-,eir own adret

water only a few centtmetres deep :"J :.;;"ntly on Victorias Gippsland Lakes'

speaking of which' *ii'o.."t.''ng tk" rz il[:::::::ffH;;';;.:: 1']T:*'r..n

'''orJ"po*er at her disposal,

1:o,oo" -,-- ,- Hunter 640 Bow Rider at our disposal' along wttn

launched fearlessly into a lap of the Melton circuit' a chest-full of Quiksilver inflatable watertoys atthe

;; i" i;r", on to anything that looked like it time, seeing and nearing the kids enjoying betng

would prevent me from uJing lung out of my

'seat flung across the water' JxPeriencing the inevitable

;into oblivion A blurringlv quick 48 seconds t t'..i[' and spills' -i:ffi:::#;1],Tri,"l"i".^"

later, and with a serrouslv depleted t:":i':"t]::., Hope vour sumr

;;; her for a truly thrilling experie"::::i

quietlv hoping 'rt"'a p'lrr''p balk at the stai:l': tt *ut"Jn"""

another lap. More on this one in a coming tssue Chrrs Beattie,

A couple of weeks later' I was in fot u t1P"1".u it"'J"t *nt,".

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@ *'ole treatDrama aplenty ln th s year's Rolex

Sydney HobartYacht Race

Ciosbre Lonnrer

Polished performerAn mpressive fishing package

is del vered wth Grady White's

Express 305

David Toyer

Creat whitewondersUp close and persona with one of

naturc's most awesome predators

Ctovonno Fosanelli

I I t, ,(-F-laro n lastNissar': Pa ro' l'as oeen d. Arssre

favourite for two decades

David Morley

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@ Spirit of theMediterraneanThe man behrnd lYaseratti and Ferrari

designs a sports yacht - Beneteau's

IYonte Carlo 37

DovidToyer

SpellboundLord Howe lsland casts a spell over all

who vrsrt

lngerVon Dyke

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lMl Small offerings

- Decorated or Plain' healthY or

unashamedlY rich, there rs a small

cake for all occasions

- Ieenc Burgess

ll8 Hellbent onwinningWhat does it take to field a top-level

sKl race team

- Chris Becttie

140 Perfection withpassionPegiva's Retro Sun convertibles have

made a huge splash in EuroPe

- Kote /nnes

lZf,sl Bream, barra andV, I

bass - tne Prosstrut their stuffShowcasing the skills of some

of Australia's best tournament

flshermen

- Steve Stcriing

t541^ ,.4 .

uemystlrylngrrldeptn sounoers

We probe the depths of sounder

technology

Rick HuckstePP

Civilised catSeawind's multihull strikes a balance

between performance and livability

- BorryTranter

From the BridgeFrom the HelmPick of the Pics

NauticalNotesCuest EditorialEscapades with ETFirst LookBoatlinesMarketplaceSailbad the SinnerAdvertisers Index

Cover Pic by Stuort Cront

CLT]B=MARII{E

Publisher:Mark BradleY

Club Marine Limited.

Managing Editor:Chris Beattie.

Assistant Editor:

Jeff Megahan

Production Manager:

Brendan Strauch.

Office Manager:

Sandi Harvey.

Contributors:Steve Starling, Mark Robinson,

Theo Spykers, Andrea Francolini,

Rick HuckstePP, David MorleY,

Giovanna Fasanelli, Crosbie Lorimen

Teena Burgess, Barry Tranteri David Toyen

Kate Innes, Inger Van Dyke, Di Pearson,

Andrew' ET' Ettingshausen

Design and Art:Kayser Strauch GraPhics.

Typesetting & Digital PrePress:

Scarlet Star Proiects.

Printing:

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Distribution:D&DMailingServices.

National Advertising and

Marketing Manager:

Jennifer Morris

Advertising:Tel: (03) B59l 1950 Fax: (03) 8591 t967.

Published by: Club l'4arine Limited,

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Tel: 0BO0 658 900 or (64) 9 309 378 I .

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