My Profile

Allow me to introduce myself and give you some idea of my qualifications to safely navigate you around Port Stephens.

I live at Soldiers Point Marina on a House-Boat. For 26 years I have been sailing yachts of different sizes, during which time I have raced and cruised including overnights and have lived aboard for weeks at a time as well as steered by compass at night on trips between Port Stephens and Newcastle and Sydney.

As a joint venture between the two major sailing clubs in Port Stephens, I have been the coordinator/instructor of children and adults in sailing techniques over a number of seasons and have coordinated international sailing events organised by Port Stephens Yacht Club , sailed in the Port and offshore.

Since 1993 I have held Australian Yachting Federation - Sailing Master Qualifications, which allows me to examine and license other sailing instructors. I also have my Powerboat Rescue Certificate enabling me to conduct powerboat rescue courses and I currently run theory and/or practical courses in sailing and powerboat operations.

These certificates were issued by the Australian Yachting Federation and are recognised worldwide.

I have also held, since December 1995, a Certificate of Competency (Coxswain No. 510081), issued by Waterways Authority of NSW.  This Commercial License entitles me to drive a boat 12 metres in length, power or sail, day or night, up to 15 nautical miles from harbour.

Further details of my sailing experience have been included below.

Looking forward to sailing with you soon.

Lindsay

SUMMARY OF SAILING EXPERIENCE

In 1980 I became a member of the Port Stephens

ns Yacht Club Pty Ltd, during which time I served as the Commodore for 5 years, Vice Commodore for 3 years, Treasurer and Club Captain. I was also on the sailing committee for 10 years.

My sailing experience is as follows:

Winter 1995 to present Skipper of my own yacht "Play Dough" a Timpenny 770,

                                        Racing Cruising, and teaching Sailing Courses through my Sailing School.

Winter 2001 PSYC Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 1st in the Twilight Series

                                                                                2nd in the Sternchaser Series

Summer 2000/2001 Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 2nd in the Sprint Series

                                                                                 2nd in the Berman Memorial Trophy

Winter 2000            Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 1st in the Sprint Series

Summer 1999/2000 Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 1st in the Sprint Series

Winter 1999            Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 1st in the Sprint Series

                                                                                 2nd in the Berman Memorial Trophy

Summer 1998/1999 Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 3rd in the Club Championship

                                                                                 2nd in the Sprint Series

                                                                                 3rd in the Berman Memorial Trophy

                                                                                 3rd in another series

Winter 1998           Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 1st in the Sprint Series

                                                                                1st in the Sternchaser Series

Summer1997/1998 Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 1st in the Club Championship

                                                                                2nd in the Sprint Series

                                                                                2nd in the Twilight Series

                                                                                4th in the Marathon Series

                                             "Play Dough" Achieved 2nd in the Ladies Series

Winter 1997           Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 2nd in the Club Championship

                                                                                2nd in the Winter Blast Series

                                                                                4th in the Winter Chill Series

Summer1996/1997 Skipper of "Play Dough" Achieved 4th in the Sprint Series

                                             "Play Dough" Achieved 2nd in the Junior Series

                                                                                3rd in the Ladies Series

Summer 1994/1995 Sailing as main sheet hand on "d'Albora Marinas".

This yacht is an Adams 10 owned and skippered by John Herrick of Herrick sails.  

                                                                 Achieved 2nd in the Summer Club Championship

Winter 1994            Sailing as main sheet hand on "d'Albora Marinas".

                                                                 Achieved 1st in the Winter Club Championship

Summer 1993/1994 Sailing as main sheet hand on "d'Albora Marinas".

Summer 1992/1993 Sailing as main sheet hand on "Men At Work".

This yacht is a Ross 780.                             Achieved 2nd in the Summer Club Championship

Winter 1992            Skipper of my own boat "Kittywake", a Hartley TS16

                                                                  Achieved 2nd in Division 2 Winter Club

                                                                  Championship    

Summer 1990/1991 Sailing as main sheet hand on "Moby Dick", a Timpenny 770 owned by Martyn

 Locke.                                                       Achieved 1st in the Summer Club Championship for

                                                                  the second year in succession.

This was the first time this had been done in the history of the club formed in 1973.

Winter 1990            Sailing as main sheet hand on "Moby Dick"

Summer 1989/1990 Sailing as main sheet hand on "Moby Dick"

                                                                  Achieved 1st in the Summer Club Championship

Winter 1989            Sailing as spinnaker hand on "Summer Salt", a JH 21 (formerly a LBR 21)

                              built, owned and skippered by John Herrick.

                                                                  Achieved 1st in the Winter Club Championship

The first time Summer and Winter had been won back to back in the clubs history

Summer 1987/1988 Sailing as spinnaker hand on "Summer Salt"

                                                                   Achieved 1st in the Summer Club Championship

Summer 1986/1987 Skipper on "Kittywake"   Achieved 3rd in the Series

1986/1988 Skipper on "Kittywake", a Hartly TS16 since it's purchase in 1986.

1981/1986 Cruising as Skipper on "Naari" a Jubilee 18, one of the founding boats of the Port Stephens Yacht Club.

Over the years, I have raced and cruised regularly on various boats, some of which I have owned. These include the following: Heron, Timpenny 670, Spring 24, Bluebird 24, Seawind 24, Windrush 600, Hobie 16, Crowther 36, Arends 33, Flying Ant, Sabot, Manly Junior, NS 14, Swift 145, RL 28, RORC 40, Catalina 26 and 27, NS 33 as well as the yachts listed above and cameos on most of the other boats in the Yacht Club Fleet.

I commenced sailing on the Brisbane River and although most of my sailing has been around the Port Stephens area, I have sailed to Newcastle and Sydney a number of times and participated in ocean races run by the club.