MARCH 2011
Ames Arms Newsletter
NZL 2.4m sinking on the last day of Sail Melbourne
JUST FOR A LAUGH
When Lindsay and I were competing in Sail
Melbourne a massive storm came through on
our last day of racing. We were struggling in
35knt winds, gusting up to 45knts at times. Not
only were we competing with strong winds, we
also lost any visual markers due to the complete
white out from the rain and being thrown
around like rag dolls from the 4foot swell.
Since the storm was relatively unpredictable
and unforeseen, race officials and safety
officers were thrown into chaos. On our course
they were very efficient with one small
downfall…………. They relied on “hand”
signals……... Because the wind and rain was
so strong Lindsay and I had enough trouble
communicating as it was. A safety boat turned
up on the left and waved to check we were ok,
Lindsay couldn‟t see them and I didn‟t wave….
Sooooooo…….. They drove off!!!
It didn‟t worry me much in the way of safety
but it did make me get the giggles in the middle
of this “serious situation”.
5minutes later another boat showed up,
thankfully they didn‟t take “hand signals” for
granted
AME BARNBROOK
P.O. Box 525
Narooma, NSW, 2546
02 4476 1640 office
amesarmy@gmail.com
ISSUE 4
Over the last few months we have made alterations to all that is
Ames Army. The most obvious of which being the name. We
have now moved forward with the new name Ames Arms. This
name reflects how many people are supporting us and how
grateful we are. As the saying goes “many hands make light
work”.
So, due to this new direction, we are completely revamping the
website, the blog and as you can see the newsletter. Please be
patient as the website will take a short time to get up and
running, but please be assured that the contact details below
are accurate and updated. I hope you enjoy the new look and if
you have any suggestions please feel free to contact me.
SKUD18 Workshop
In October an Introduction to the SKUD18 Workshop was held at the
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at Newport. The Access Dinghy
Foundation received a projects grant from NSW Sport & Recreation to
fund the five day workshop.
Twenty sailors who travelled from all over NSW had the opportunity to
experience the SKUD in varying conditions on Pittwater. Each sailor
had the opportunity to helm and crew the SKUD as well as attend
information sessions on classification, organizing a Paralympic
campaign, tuning the SKUD and competition pathways.
Thanks especially to Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Sailability
Pittwater and Access Sailing Systems for their support which ensured
the Workshop was a success. Also thank you Lindsay Mason who
assisted on the water, providing tips on making the SKUD sail faster.
Everyone was pleased when Ame attended for one of the days,
observing the on-water activities from motor launch, Alfreds II.
SKUD 18
Workshop
Pittwater. Photo by
Jackie Kay.
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Wolverines Fundraiser “A „man‟ can be as great as

On the night of the 30th of October Ames Arms held a fundraiser at the
Queanbeyan Race Course. The managers of the club were kind enough he wants to be. If you believe
to donate their facilities for the evening. Ashleigh Mannix, Johnny Cash
Tribute Band and The Wolverines all performed and supported the in yourself and have the
raising of funds.
courage, the determination,
The evening was a little quiet, that is attendance wise, but everyone
enjoyed themselves immensely. Rain pelting down was drowned out by the dedication, the
the fabulous performers. Thank you to The Wolverines who donated a
percentage of their profits from the night to Ames Arms. competitive drive and if you
Also thank you to the Hamilton Hotel for giving us accommodation. are willing to sacrifice the
This accommodation was excellent and I would highly recommend it to
anyone visiting Queanbeyan little things in life and pay
Thank you to all those who helped organize this event and in particular
Lance Fearne who spent many hours of his time making sure that this
the price for the things that
event went off without a hitch.
are worthwhile, it can be
The “bucking bull” also seemed to attract a few „wanna b‟ rodeo
cowboys/girls. Lots of fun all round done.”- Vince Lombardi

UP-COMING EVENTS

 Jan 23-29 Rolex Miami OCR ISAF

Sailing World Cup
 Apr 22-25 Asia-Pacific & Australian
Access Class Championships Perth
 Apr 22-29 Semaine Olymlpique
Francaise-ISAF World Cup France
 Jun 5-11 Sail For Gold ISAF Sailing
World Cup Weymouth U.K.
 Jul 1-8 IFDS Disabled Sailing World
Championships Weymouth U.K.

Wolverines Performance. Photo by Robert Barnbrook

AME BARNBROOK
P.O. Box 525
Narooma, NSW, 2546
02 4476 1640 office
amesarmy@gmail.com
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Newman‟s Own Foundation

“Newman’s Own Foundation has donated $17,000 to Sailability NSW to help a
two person disabled team in their goal to represent Australia in the 2012
Paralympic Games in London.

Sailability provides people with a disability the opportunity to

participate in sailing and boat usage at social, recreational and LIKE TO RECEIVE
competitive levels and is 100% run by volunteers. NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL???
'Thanks to the Foundation, team members Ame Barnbrook and Lindsay
Mason will be able to compete in the SKUD18 class in the 2011 World If you are receiving a hardcopy of this
Championships in Weymouth UK, which is a selection event for the newsletter by mail and would prefer
Paralympics', said Sailability spokesperson Jackie Kay. to receive via email, please email
'The donation will be used to adapt the SKUD18‟s seating and controls Jackie at jackiek@sailability.org. This
for 22 year old Ame, who was born without arms and will also pay the will also save costs for Ame’s Arms.
expenses of shipping the boat to the UK and back,' said Kay.
According to Newman‟s Own Foundation Australian advisor, Sue
Home, Sailability is one of 27 Australian charities are sharing more than
$1million in donations this year.
'This year 14 charities are receiving funding of up to $60,000 for a range
of special projects such as disabled children, childhood diseases, the
homeless, at-risk youth and disadvantaged women,' said Home. 'A
further 13 charities are receiving funding for new field work and/or
transport vehicles.'
Robert Forrester, president of Newman‟s Own Foundation said Paul
Newman‟s commitment to making the world a better place remains a
lasting legacy with all after tax profits from the sale of Paul Newman‟s Photos by David Staley at
Sail Sydney.
Own products continuing to go to charity.
'When people would thank Paul for his charitable giving, he would
always reply that he didn‟t think he was doing anything special,' said
Forrester. 'He believed that the real thanks should go to those people
who work every day to make our world – and the future – better. For
Paul, it was a privilege to be just one among these many. That‟s how we
all feel as we carry on this unique and wonderful philanthropic legacy.'
The 2010 donations bring the total funding to Australian and New
Zealand charities to more than $15.5 million since the first Paul
Newman‟s Own product was launched here in 1982. Newman‟s Own
Foundation recently surpassed $300 million in total worldwide
charitable contributions.
'I never thought I'd get into science, but being able to turn salad dressing
into a school bus – that's the kind of chemistry that tickles the fancy.'
Paul Newman.” By Dimity Pinto

AME BARNBROOK
P.O. Box 525
Narooma, NSW, 2546
02 4476 1640 office
amesarmy@gmail.com
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Special thanks to the
following for their support of
Ame’s Arms:
 Access Dinghy Foundation
 Allan Jones and “Dad’s Army”
 Coursemaster Autopilot
 John McCausland
 John Price
 John Winning
 Lance Fearne
 Layne Beachley’s Aim for the
Stars Foundation
 Mike Coxon
 Narooma Lions Club
 Newman’s Own Foundation
 Rob Brewer
 Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
 Sailability NSW
 SailingBits.com
 Sydney Beachouse YHA,
Collaroy
 Taylor Bro’s, Narooma
AME BARNBROOK
P.O. Box 525
Narooma, NSW, 2546
02 4476 1640 office
amesarmy@gmail.com
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Sailor of the Year with a Disability
“The 2010 Sailor of the Year with a Disability award has been won by
Queensland teenager Angus MacGregor. Fifteen year old MacGregor‟s
win follows his victory at the Access 2.3 World Championship earlier
this year with his award coming after he was a finalist at the 2009
Australian Yachting Awards.
Angus‟s major successes started in 2008, winning the Australian Access
Class Championship, and coming second in the Silver Fleet in the IFDS
Worlds in New Zealand.
After a fantastic 2009 during which he won the International Access
Class Regatta in Yokohama in Japan, Angus, from Tinaroo Sailing
Club, on the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland, has had
continued success this year.
In June, MacGregor won the Access 2.3 World Championships at
Rutland in England with seven race wins from eight starts. (Rutland is
UK headquarters of RYA Sailability). He also finished fourth at the
O‟Pen Bic Breizh Cup in France.
Angus is now recognized as one of the world‟s top O‟Pen Bic sailors
and his results are even more remarkable when you consider that most
of his sailing is done in open competition against able-bodied
opposition” by Graeme Adam
William David Mason
Congratulations to the Mason family who welcomed a bouncing baby
boy into the world on the 13th of October 2010, Lindsay and Janelle you
must be so proud. From all those in connection with Ames Arms we
wish you all the best for the future. To William, we welcome you into
this world and wish you all the best for many years to come. I can‟t
wait to see you on your first day on the water. Clear sailing little one
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Photo by David Staley. ISAF Sail Sydney

Sail Sydney took place from the 6th to the 9th of December 2010 on
Sydney Harbor. This event is part of the „Sail Down Under Series‟ and
this year was the first year that SKUD18 took part in this event. A few
hiccups at the start, but everything fell into place by the first race. Three
countries competed and seven crews overall. The competition was
steady and it was good to see other countries coming to our side of the
world to compete.

The conditions were reasonable for 90% of the races with light winds,
the second last day proving to be a little more difficult with wind gusts
nudging 25 knots putting all crews through their paces.

Thank you to John Price from Sailability Rushcutters, who worked

extremely hard to ensure the SKUD18 was included in this event, we
look forward to returning next year to Sail Sydney

Results: Great Britain 1st New Zealand 2nd and Australia 3rd (Lindsay and
I)

ISAF World Cup, Sail Melbourne

From the 12th to the 18th of December Sail Melbourne took place out of
Sandringham Yacht Club.

Throughout the week we experienced everything from 0-5 knots up to

35-45 knots. This did not just put the crews through their paces, but also
our equipment. Thankfully our boat came out relatively unscathed as did
Lindsay and I. This form of weather gave us experience in learning how
to be flexible in adverse conditions whilst remaining focused.

Thank you to the Sandringham Yacht Club for holding events for the
SKUD 18 class over the last few years and I look forward to returning
and competing again.

Results: Great Britain 1st, Australia 2nd (Lindsay and I) and Australia 3rd.

Photo by David Staley

AME BARNBROOK
P.O. Box 525
Narooma, NSW, 2546
02 4476 1640 office
amesarmy@gmail.com
 DONATING
If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to assist Ame and Lindsay in our
Paralympic campaign, please make a cheque out to “Sailability NSW Inc Paralympic Account
#1” and post to my address below. Please include your name and address so Sailability NSW
can process and ensure a tax receipt is sent to you.

Facebook
We now also have a new Facebook page for our team. We will be
posting regular updates so that you can easily access information
and keep an eye on our successes. The other advantage of using
Facebook is that you can now easily contact us with questions,
information or just purely to show us your support.
So please, if you are a member of Facebook, or even if you have
family members who use Facebook, type “ausgold sailing team”
into the search section at the top of the page and pop in and say hi