2011/2012 SEASON OPENINGS

The 2011/2012 Season gets underway on Sunday 2nd October 2011 for the Opening Day of East Fremantle Yacht Club and then on the 15th October 2011 Perth Dinghy Sailing Club has their opening day. We hope all our members come down to the clubs to enjoy the festivities.

WA ANNUAL GENERAL MEEETING

The Sabre Sailing Association of Western Australia Inc AGM will be held on Saturday 9th July 2011 at Perth Dinghy Sailing Club - 1.30pm. Attend to find out the latest news regarding Sabre Sailing in WA.

WINTER NEWS

The EFYC & PDSC 2011/2012 season gets underway in late September & October. Sabres WA also welcomes new Sabre Members to the fleet as a record number of Sabres are under construction in WA at the moment and a number of new boats are being bought from the Eastern States to keep up with the demand. Exciting news regarding the Sabre National Championships in 2013/2014 will be released soon. Stay tuned for more details!

2011/2012 MEMBERSHIP

Membership to the Sabre Sailing Association WA for the 2011/2012 season is now payable. Membership fees are remaining the same as previous years. Please keep in mind the $10.00 joining fee only applies if it is your first year of joining, it is not applicable for renewing members. Fees are payable by 30th October 2011. Please click here for a membership form for payment options

CONGRATULATIONS 2010/2011 PDSC TROPHY WINNERS & CLUB CHAMPIONS

The Perth Dinghy Sailing Club (PDSC) Presentation Night was held on Saturday 21st May. Congratulations to Bill Gillham (Aero) who was the PDSC Club Champion along with the Most Fastest Times Trophy winner. Robert Depiazzi (Mum’s the Word III) achieved 2nd place in the Club Championship and won the Consistency Trophy. Ian James (Double Trouble) followed in 3rd in the Club Championship. Day Trophies from the season were also awarded on the night and Sabres WA congratulates all winners. Special thanks to all trophy donors

Aero – Bill Gillham
Club Champion – Margaret Depiazzi Memorial Perpetual Shield and Pennant
Most Fastest Times – Mackinlays Solicitors Perpetual Shield
FF Nickels Memorial, CJW Marine Maintenance, Brad Burt Memorial, Sabre Association, Kerman Contracting, Everett Smith Electrical and LB Devine Agencies Trophies

Mums the Word III – Robert Depiazzi
Second in Club Championship
Most Consistent Boat – Jennifer Jones Perpetual Shield
A Plus Swim School, Neville Flynn Memorial and Commodores Trophies

Double Trouble – Ian James
Third in Club Championship
Margaret Depiazzi Memorial, A Plus Swim School and Ray Hancock Floor Coverings Trophies

Jam Side Down – Ray Martin
Wembley Plumbing and IRDI Legal Trophies

Out of the Blue – Peter Wheatland
Greg Vance Plumbing and Bill Gillham Trophies

Sacsayhauman – Chris Blackburn
Azztek Kitchens and Backline Trophies

Goin Solo – Peter Johnson
Swan Office Interiors Trophy

Life of Brian – Brian Jones
Peter Wheatland Trophy

The Fly – Louis Suriano
Brad Devine Roofing and Glenn Lewis Trophies

WINTER NEWS

During the off season a number of boats are under construction. East Fremantle Yacht Club's fleet is taking off with new fibre glass boats being brought over from the east and a couple of wooden boats being built. PDSC fleet will also see sone new boats with two brand new YMS boats and another new boat for Robert Depiazzi.

MARCH 2011 NEWSLETTER OUT NOW!!

The March Edition Newsletter is out now. Click Here to download or go to our Newsletter Page whch also includes previous editions.

LAST PDSC RACE

Remember the last race of the PDSC 2010/2011 Season is the 16th April 2011. The club wil reopen in October for the 2011/2012 Season.

NEW SAILORS

The PDSC sailor fleet welcomes two new members Katie Gill and Peter Johnston. Both have recently purchased Sabres and have been seen on the water in the past couple of weeks. Katie has a background of sailing 125s in the Eastern States and Peter has a strong sailing background in sailng in various fleets. The Sabre WA fleet keeps on growing!

SABRES FOR SALE

We have some excellent near new boats for sale. There is also one bare hull ready to be decked out. If interested in purchasing a Sabre, please contact Brian Jones sabreswa1@iprimus.com.au for further details.

THREE OF A KIND RACE

Bill Gillham, Ian James and Robert Depiazzi competed in the Three of a Kind Race at Mounts Bay Sailing Club on the 13 March 2011. Unfortunately there was not a lot of breeze but it was still a good day and great promotion of the class to other sailors.

BUNBURY WEEKEND

The Labour Day Long Weekend the Sabres sailed down at Koombana Bay Yacht Club in Bunbury. Robert Depiazzi, Brian Jones., Glenn Lewis and Ray Martin competed. Sailing conditions weren’t the best with strong winds and waves and ships but everyone still had a good time. It was also an excellent social weekend. P.S Also don’t ask the Sabrettes how to open a can of beetroot

PORT BOUVARD - SUNDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2011

The Sabres were invited by the Signet Class from PDSC to race at Port Bouvard Yacht Club in Mandurah.  A big thanks to everyone that attended. The Sabres had a great race and were well received by the Port Bouvard Flag Officers.

PETER WHEATLAND SETS A NEW FASTEST SPEED RECORD MOTIONX GPS TRACK - PDSC RACE 12th FEBRUARY 2011

In the strong easterly winds last Saturday, Peter Wheatland achieved a maximim speed of 21.1km/h. Click view on map to view his track on the Swan River

SABRES WA ARE NOW ON FACEBOOK

Sabres WA are now on Facebook search for Sabre Sailing Association of Western Australia Inc in the Facebook search bar. The page is open to anyone interested in what's happening with Sabre Sailing in WA, whether your in Perth or abroad. Click Here to View

SABRES FOR SALE

We have some excellent near new boats for sale. There is also one bare hull ready to be decked out. If interested in purchasing a Sabre, please contact Brian Jones sabreswa1@iprimus.com.au for further details.

PHOTOS - JANUARY 2011 SAILING

Racing has commenced after the Christmas break at PDSC. The following photos were taken at the handicap start race on the 15th January 2011.

PETER WHEATLAND (OUT OF THE BLUE)  MOTIONX GPS TRACK - PDSC RACE 15th JANUARY 2011

Peter Wheatland from PDSC used the Iphone Application MotionX GPS during the first race for 2011 at PDSC In  15 - 20 knt winds. See below details of his track, average speed and maximum speed during the race. Click view on map to view his track on the Swan River.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS INTERVIEW

SABRES WA MAKE IT ON YOUTUBE!!

Susan Hextell from the QLD Sabre Association filmed an impromptu interview with Jenny Jones (Sabres WA Secretary) at the recent Sabre Nationals. Susan plans to use the video to promote coming to the National Championships in WA scheduled for 2014/2015 or 2014/2015. Click Here to view the Youtube video.

MAKING WAVES YACHTING WA E-NEWSLETTER - SABRES WA ARTICLE, SA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

Sabres WA were featured in Making Waves - Yachting WA E-Newsletter. Click Here to read the Newsletter. To subscribe to the newsletter please visit Yachting WA's Website

WELL DONE TO WA SAILORS - 33rd NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010/2011

Bill Gillham (WA) getting ready to race

A total of 73 boats competed in the 33rd Sabre National Championships at Brighton Seaclift Yacht Club in Adelaide. Sabre Sailors from Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and South Australia attended as well as representation from WA for the first time.

Nine heats were conducted in winds ranging from 3 knots to 15 knots. WA Competitors Aero (Bill Gillham) and Double Trouble (Ian James) sailed exceptionally well. Congratulations to Ian and Bill who finished 21st and 25th overall.

Victoria's Chris Dance sailed outstandingly to win seven of the nine heats.

Series Results

1st Espresso, C Dance, VIC

2nd Basic Nightmare, C McPhee, SA

3rd Purple Patch, C Burns, VIC

4th Therapeutic, M Soulsby, SA

5th Serendipity, N Mouat, VIC

The next National Championships in Dec/Jan 2011/2012 will be held in Victoria and will be hosted by Blairgowrie Yacht Club. Entries are expected to be over 100.

WA State President and the State Secretary attended the Sabre Annual General Meeting and provided a presentation on the facilities available for the 2014/2015 National Championships which is scheduled for WA and many expressions of interest have already been received. Requests have also been made from the National Sabre Association to bring the Perth National Championships forward by one year to 2013/2014 - more information will be provided in coming months.

                                 Cliffo (SA) and Ian James (WA)

DECEMBER 2010 NEWSLETTER

The Christmas Edition Newsletter is out now. Click Here to download or go to our Newsletter Page whch also includes previous editions.

MAKING WAVES YACHTING WA E-NEWSLETTER - SABRES WA ARTICLE, WA ATTENDANCE AT SABRE NATIONALS

Sabres WA were featured in Making Waves - Yachting WA E-Newsletter. Click Here to read the Newsletter. To subscribe to the newsletter please visit Yachting WA's Website

SA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 33rd Sabre National Championships will be held at Brighton Beach in Adelaide SA from the 27th December to the 3rd January 2010. Ian James and Bill Gillham will be flying the flag for WA. This will be the first Sabre Nationals WA will have boats competing. So Ian and Bill do WA proud. Brian and Jenny Jones will also be flying over towards the end of the championships to attend the National AGM to report on the WA Association and see how Sabre National Championships are managed, which will benefit the Association when we hold the WA's Nationals in 2014/2015. We wish all sailors the best of luck.

MERCHANDISE

GO SAILING DAY

WA SAIL CLASSIC

The regatta was held on the 24th October 2010 and hosted by the Perth Dinghy Sailing Club in conjunction with WA Week. A number of other classes from other yacht club participated. With 6 Sabres participating this ensured we were classed as a fleet and had our own starting line. Three short races were conducted over the day. Well done to all sailors.

Results

1st Ian James

2nd Ray Martin

3rd Robert Depiazzi

PDSC OPENING DAY

Two new boats were christened at PDSC Opening Day Rob Depiazzi (Mum's the Word III) and Ian James (Double Trouble) and Louis (The Fly) Suriano from East Fremantle Yacht Club made a guest's appearance.

SHELLEY OPENING DAY

Unfortunately the weather wasn't very kind for Shelley Yacht Club Opening Day, the bad weather is becoming a regular with last years weather also not very good.

It was a struggle to launch the boats of the beach at the start with the large waves breaking in 20 – 30 knots of winds and rain. Only two boats finished Rob Depiazzi and Ray Martin. Ray finished first after Rob Depiazzi capsized metres from the finish line.

MOUNTS BAY SAILING CLUB OPENING DAY

A great day was had at Mounts Bay Sailing Club's Opening Day on the 2nd October 2010.

15 knot winds made for perfect race conditions. Congratulations to Ray Martin who won first place, followed by Brian Jones in second place and Terry Allen in third. Promotion of the Sabre was also very sucessful with a lot of interest shown for the boat and class.

The below photos were taken at the Opening Day.

TWO YACHT CLUBS NOW SAILING SABRES IN WA

Welcome to East Fremantle Yacht Club who are starting a fleet of Sabres. Louis Suriano has started the fleet and the number of Sabres sailing will increase and develop over the season. A number of new boats will be built in the coming months and next year to be sailed at East Fremantle Yacht Club.

Five Sabres from the Perth Dinghy Sailing Club attended the East Fremantle Yacht Club Opening Day on Sunday 26th September 2010 to show their support and promote the class. Well Done to Rob Depiazzi who won the race, followed by Bill Gillham in second place, and Louis Suriano close behind in third place.

Should you be interested in Sailing a Sabre at East Fremantle Yacht Club please contact Louis Suriano at Boating Hardware Pro Sail on 08 9337 9900.

The below photos were taken at Opening Day at East Fremantle Yacht Club

                                 Attack of the Ferry!!!

SABRE BANNERS

The Sabre Sailing Association WA have designed two tear drop banners. We hope the banners will help create awareness and promotion of the Sabres when attending other yacht clubs.  Look out for them this season!!

SABRES WA IN THE NEWS

Sabres WA were featured in Making Waves - Yachting WA E-Newsletter. Click Here to read the Newsletter. To subscribe to the newsletter please visit Yachting WA's Website

LOUIS SURIANO SABRE BUILD

Louis Suriano from Boating Hardware Pro Sail has decided to jump into one of the fastest growing dinghy classes in WA, the Sabre. Louis is building his boat at the rear of the shop and has added photos of his progress on their website click here for more information and photos of his progress so far.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Sabre Sailing Association WA AGM will be held on Saturday 21 August 2010 commencing at 2.00pm at the residence of Brian and Jenny Jones. The Committee hopes to see as many people as possible attend. Please submit any items you would like discussed to the Secretary Jenny Jones so we can add these to the Agenda. All positions on the Committee are vacant but the existing committee is happy to accept the positions again if members agree. A complimentary sausage sizzle will be provided on the day as well. It will be a great chance to catch up on the usual gossip.

WINTER EDITION WA SABRE SAILING ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

The Winter Edition Newsletter has been released click here to download or visit the newsletter page for current and past editions.

FUNDRAISING

The fundraising committee has continued to work very hard during the off season. Another garage sale was held over the winter and two sausage sizzles. The first was on Saturday 10th July and the second is planned for the 14 August 2010 both between 11.00am and 2.00pm at IGA Supermarket Cnr Randford & Campbell Rds Canning Vale. So if you are in the area please drop in, we would love to see you there.

The committee has done a wonderful job in raising quite a substantial amount of money in the past months through the many garage sales and the selling of donated items through the Quokka.

PERTH DINGHY SAILING CLUB 107th SEASON PRESENTATION NIGHT.

The PDSC Presentation Night was held on the Saturday 22nd May 2010 at PDSC. Despite a wintery evening over 120 people attended the evening. It was a great evening over a three course meal to catch up with fellow sailors and their partners, even though at times it was difficult to recognise everyone out of their sailing gear and in their semi formal attire. Trophies for all classes sailed at the PDSC were presented on the night. Congratulations to our Club Champion  "First Sabre Season Sailor" Bill Gillham sailing Aero as well as our runners up and other race day trophy winners.

A summary of all trophy winners is below

CONGRATULATIONS 2009/2010 PDSC SABRE CLUB CHAMPIONS

Club Champion: Margaret Depiazzi Memorial Perpetual Shield and Pennant

Aero - Bill Gillham

Second in Club Championship

Jam Side Down - Ray Martin

Third in Club Championship

Out Of The Blue - Peter Wheatland

                                       2009/2010 PDSC Club Champions                                                      

            Peter Wheatland - Against the Wind (Left) Bill Gillham Aero (Right)           

                                Ray Martin - Jam Side Down (Absent)

                                                     Aero

                                  2009/2010 PDSC Club Champion

2009/2010 SEASON PDSC TROPHY WINNERS

Special thanks to all trophy donors

Aero - Bill Gillham

Most Fastest Times - Mackinlays Solicitors Perpetual Shield

F.F Nickels Memorial Trophy and River Contracting Services Trophy

Jam Side Down - Ray Martin

Greg Vance Plumbing Trophy and Irdi Legal Trophy

Out Of The Blue - Peter Wheatland

Most Consistent Boat - Jennifer Jones Perpetual Shield

Brad Burt Memorial Trophy, Everett - Smith Electrical Trophy and Bill Gilham Trophy

Mums The Word II - Robert Depiazzi

Robert Depiazzi Trophy

Sacsayhauman - Chris Blackburn

LB Devine Agencies Trophy and Azztek Kitchens Trophy

Goin Solo II - Brian Jones

Peter Wheatland Trophy and Brad Devine Roofing Trophy

Against the Wind - Chas Lane

CJW Marine Maintenance Trophy and Ray Hancock Floor Coverings Trophy

Pearl - Glenn Lewis

Blackline Accounting Trophy and Margaret Depiazzi Memorial Trophy

Sugar Bowl - Terry Allen

Kerman Contracting Trophy and Sabre Association Trophy

LATEST SAILING NEWS - MARCH/APRIL 2010

Well the seasons drawing to a close, with everyone still keen as mustard to keep sailing. So it looks like some winter sailing for the enthusiasts.

The racing at PDSC has been tight with everyone winning a trophy. The fleet has been growing with 15 boats on the register. Bill, Ray, Chris, Peter and Rob have been fighting it out for the major placing’s every week with the rest of the fleet just behind.

In the Club Championship three boats, Ray, Peter and Bill have been fighting it out and it will go down to the wire. With consistency the same three boats, plus Rob are in contention.

WELCOME SABRE CUBS

Well we have the Sabrette's (the Sabre Wives & Daughters) and now we have Sabre Cubs. Terry “Sugar Bowl” Allen's grand children are the first of our Sabre Cubs.

Rylie and Kurtis looked fantastic at Koombana Bay in Bunbury decked out in their Sabre gear designed by their mum Abby.

KOOMBANA BAY YACHT CLUB - LONG WEEKEND FEBRUARY 2010

A small fleet went down to Bunbury during the February/March long weekend. It was a fun weekend and enjoyed by all Rob Depiazzi took home the prizes during the weekend - Congratulations Rob

On the Saturday it was blowing easterly gusting up to 25 knots with large waves and a long course. Sunday morning the wind had dropped to about 10-15 knots and still easterly with a shorter course and on Sunday afternoon the wind had dropped again to about 10 knots. By Monday morning the wind had died out.

aka "Sabre Transporter"

12th AUSTRALIAN MASTERS GAMES 2010
Bill Gilham represented the PDSC at the 12th Australian Masters Games held in Geelong VIC during February.

Sailing a hired Sabre he came third in the first race. Being unknown from Perth they thought this can't happen so they stitched him up after that, but he had a good time and learnt a lot…maybe too much

CARTOON UPDATE

Terry Allen has drawn another cartoon to share with everyone

Larger Image - Sabre Cartoon"Wrong Club Pal"

RACING AT PDSC

Two months into the PDSC season and racing is tight. We currently have 8 boats racing, and more are expected to join us in the New Year. A  big welcome to our new sailors

Karl Scholtz "Tango"
Mars Slobe "Mallard"
Ray Martin "Jam Side Down"
Dennis Thompson "Box & Broomstick"
Terry Allen "Sugar Bowl"
Bill Gillham "Aero"
Chris Blackburn from Blairgowrie Yacht Club in Victoria, who had his boat in his shed for the past 3 years as he didn't realise a fleet has started in Perth.

THE CARTOONS KEEP COMING

Terry Allen has drawn another cartoon, inspired by a country WA Yacht Club interest in starting a fleet of Sabres in WA.

Larger Image - Sabre Cartoon "Country Interest"

ANOTHER SABRE CARTOON

Sabre Sailor, Terry Allen has once again drawn a Sabre Cartoon, inspired by "newbie" sailors in WA.

Larger Image - Sabre Cartoon "Newbie Sailors"

PDSC OPENING DAY 2009

A big thank you to everyone who came down to PDSC on Opening Day.  A great day was had by all and four Sabres were christened. Construction is still being completed on a further three boats. We hope to see these boats on the water in the coming weeks.

          The new Sabres on opening day                    Rigging up before the first race of the Season

SABRE CARTOON

Thank you to Terry Allen for drawing the below cartoon inspired by the "Take Off" of  Sabre Sailing in WA.

Larger Image - Sabre Cartoon "Take Off of Sabre Sailing in WA

CONGRATULATIONS 2008/2009 SEASON PDSC PERPETUAL TROPHY WINNERS

Club Champions - Margaret Depiazzi Memorial Shield

1st - Out of the Blue - Mr Peter Wheatland

2nd  - Mum's the Word - Mr Robert Depiazzi

3rd - Goin Solo - Mr Brian Jones

Most Fastest Times - Mackinlays Solicitors Perpetual Shield

Out of the Blue - Mr Peter Wheatland and Mum's the Word - Mr Robert Depiazzi

Most Consistent Boat - Jennifer Jones Perpetual Shield

Mum's the Word - Mr Robert Depiazzi

Congratulations to all winners and thank you to trophy sponsors.

Club Champions for 2008/2009

 (From left to right)

Gary Kerman (Commodore PDSC), Peter Wheatland,

Robert Depiazzi and Brian Jones

SABRE SAILING HAS STARTED IN WA

As you would have seen on the website earlier, Sabres have begun sailing in Western Australia with numbers dramatically increasing over the past year.

The Association is now registered as well as being affiliated with Yachting Western Australia and very soon we should be affiliated with the Australian Sabre Association.

We are currently sailing from the Perth Dinghy Sailing Club located at Matilda Bay on the Swan River.

We held our inaugural AGM Saturday 29 th August and combined the meeting with a welcomed visit from Phil Johnson (the National Measurer). We had an excellent roll up of Sabre skippers, who found Phil's visit very informative on all aspects of the Sabre. Phil trained our WA State Measurer Robert Depiazzi on how to correctly measurer our boats as well speaking at the AGM. We would like to thank Phil for making the trip over and thanks also to Mike Simpson for helping arrange the visit.

We currently have 13 boats with 11 skippers, with interest growing continually. Boat construction over the winter months has been intense. 7 Boats have been constructed.