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CLUB NEWS. NEW MEMBERS. The committee welcomes Malcolm Bard of Pomona, John Sterling of Buderim, Joel Saunders of Buderim Jim O’Shannessy of Landsborough, Malcolm Pointon of Buderim, Jim Russell of Bracken Ridge, John Darke of Loganlea, and Graham Watts of Buderim. CHRISTMAS PARTY. The Christmas party scheduled for Caloundra RSL attracted about 20 members and in addition to wives and partners a good turn-up was evident. We all met at the bar on arrival and lubricated our tonsils, ready for the remainder of the night. There was more food on the table than any of us could manage except Mark Preedy who did jolly fine justice to all that was put in front of him, well brought up man, that. Pat Drake kept busy picking everybody else’s plate and I took advantage of leftovers. Malcolm Bard danced with his wife, Iris, despite not being in Chicago. Nancy and I lost money on the pokies and Pat Preedy won a bit. When we got back to the table we found it deserted, so we left too. COMMITTEE RAMBLINGS: A working bee will be happening early next year to stabilise the jetty. Volunteers needed. A new frequency board is being designed by Pat Drake. A frequency register is being considered. A number of sale days will be organised next year to allow members to bring along anything they wish to sell or give away. IMPORTANT DATES: A new events calendar will be published early next year. JOKE JOYCE:
Father Murphy walks into a pub, and says to
the first man he meets, "Do you want to go to heaven?" ONE METRE RACE. Members who sail one metre class yachts conducted an unusual race recently. Called a marathon, it is simply that all sailors walk their boats around the lake until only one is left standing, all others having retired through exhaustion or boredom. Organisers have chosen to call the event the Gold Mini Marathon for 1-metre boats. 1st prize being simulated gold bullion. The race began with a Le Mon’s handicap start. 5 boats entered 4 boats started. (one withdrew with gear failure during practise.) The weather comprised a strong N. E. wind and “B” rigs were the order of the day. The race lasted for 22 laps with last man standing being Mike Moore and the fact that most of the others were suffering from the after effects schoolies week. Results: - 4th place yacht No 158 Bob Eldridge (the novice of the group) 3rd place yacht No 82 Jim O’Shannasey 2nd place Yacht No 58 Terry Smith 1st Place Yacht No 22 Mike Moore A tight contest between yachts 58 and 82, only 2 boats lengths between 2nd and 3rd place and a runaway winner for no 22 amid calls for a swab to be taken. The event was such a success that a decision has been taken to make it an annual event with even more gold bullion in the offing. MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION – none submitted TRADING CENTRE: Trash and treasure. Advertise your trash and treasure here. Any item you may want to dispose of can be advertised here. Club orientated, household items, personal possessions, etc. Simply lodge your advertisement with the Club Secretary/Editor and it will be published in the next issue of the newsletter and retained for three issues. A selection of Items from Terry Smith. 1 Metal turning lath. Hobbymat. MD65 with all a accessories and attachments incl. End mills, slitting saws etc. large range of Brass and alum. Stock. $2500.00 2 Balsa, brass sheets, strips and aluminium offers 3 Strobe light for measuring prop RPM. $100.00 4 Plans of Diamantina and Arunta. $10.00 and $5.00.
7 Battle class destroyer 1/48th scale POA 8 Hunt class destroyer 1/48th scale POA Phone 54927025. Fax 54927570 Submarine. Shark class WW2 US Sub.1.9 metres in length. Requires motor. Offers invited. Phone Stephen Jetnikoff 0414656887. Paddle wheeler. A beauty in the minimalist caricature style so typical our prolific Master Modeller, Len Hurren. It is described as lovely 1890’s style paddle wheeler, 1000mm long, epoxy resined inside and out. Fully covered bulkheads to give a nice finish to the hull. Complete with cradle, twin motors, neutral, astern and ahead controllers. Needs radio and battery. Len says it’s going for a song and $100.00. Pick your own tune. Battle Cruiser “Lion” A warship by Len in the same style, 1400mm long. Complete with speed controller, radio and battery, said to be excellent in heavy weather. Len is asking $300.00. Contact Len Hurren 07 54435748 THAT SAYING Leeway The weather side of a ship is the side from which the wind is blowing. The Lee side is the side of the ship sheltered from the wind. A lee shore is a shore that is downwind of a ship. If a ship has too much "leeway" it is in danger of being driven onto the shore. ARTICLE Australian air warfare destroyer
A look into the future. The Australian Air Warfare Destroyer is a class of three ships which are planned to enter service with the Royal Australian Navy from 2013 as the Hobart Class. While the design of the AWD is yet to be finalised, the ships will feature the Aegis combat system and other sophisticated weapons and electronic systems.OverviewCalled “Under the Sea 4000” project, the Royal Australian Navy plans to acquire three Air Warfare Destroyers, for introduction into service from 2013. These ships will perform the same area air defence role as the withdrawn Perth class destroyers; the Chief of the Navy described their key capability as providing "a protective ‘bubble’ over whatever area they’re working in", in which any hostile aircraft or missiles will be detected and shot down by the ship's combat systems. The consortium responsible describes the ships as capable of engaging enemy aircraft "at a range of over 150 kilometres". The ships will be supplemented by the remaining ANZAC class frigates. In August 2005 the Australian Government announced that Gibbs & Cox was the 'preferred designer' of the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD). While the evolved development of the AWD will be focused on a variant of Gibbs & Cox's Arleigh Burke class destroyer, the Australian Government has not yet ordered any ships and the Spanish F100 design remains the official alternative to the Burke. In May 2006 the AWD program went to a DMO kinnard selection process. The two competing solutions are the Spanish Navantia F100 design (as the Off The Shelf Design) designated as the existing design and the evolved design which is a variant of Gibbs & Cox's Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The final design of the Air Warfare Destroyer will be selected in mid 2007. The Air Warfare Destroyers will feature the Aegis combat system. Combat system integration will be performed by Raytheon and the ships will be built by Australian Submarine Corporation (ASC) Shipbuilding, at Osborne, South Australia. The first AWD is scheduled to be delivered in October 2013 with the second ship to be delivered in 2015 and the third in 2017. The project cost is estimated at "at least" $6 billion, according to press reports, though reports were vague as to exactly what items are included in the figure. The Australian Minister for Defence announced on 20 January 2006 that the Air Warfare Destroyers will be named Hobart, Brisbane and Sydney. Indicative specificationsThese specifications were provided in the presentations given by the Defence Material Organisation during the AWD Industry Roadshow in late 2005. As the design of the AWD is yet to be finalised the following figures should be treated with some caution. Based on details of similar vessels, it can be estimated that the AWD will displace between 5,000-7,000 tons (likely to be towards the lower end of this range), with a crew complement of approximately 180. There will be additional space for up to 40 trainees, and for any combat troops embarked. Maximum speed will be in the 28-30 knot range, with endurance estimated at 5,000-6,000nm at 18 knots. ArmamentThis will most likely be similar to current Aegis vessels in service and under construction. There will be a Vertical Launch System (probably US Mark 41), possibly of up to 68 cells, which will be capable of firing SM-2 surface-to-air missiles, Evolved Sea Sparrow point defence missiles and Tomahawk surface-to-surface missiles (though it is unlikely that they will be fitted with the capability to support Tomahawk). The Mark 41 VLS is currently fitted to the Anzac class and is being installed in the Adelaide class. In addition, it is likely that the ships will be fitted with the Harpoon anti-ship missile using its standard box launcher. As with all modern warships, a medium calibre gun (probably 5 inch) will be fitted; there is no confirmation yet as to any additional gun armament, in the form of either a CIWS or other anti-aircraft armament. However, given that most ships of similar type have at least one CIWS emplacement fitted, it can be presumed that these ships will also. The ships will also be future proofed, in that they will have space available for new weapons developments that may come about in the future. There will be a flight deck and hangar capable of operating both helicopters and UAVs, while there will also be sufficient space for detachments of combat troops and special forces. Sensors and combat systemsAlthough described as an Air Warfare Destroyer, with air defence as its primary role, the Aegis combat system is a multi-role system capable of engaging air, surface and undersea targets. As a consequence, the AWD is much more of a multi-role vessel than its Perth class predecessor. In addition to Aegis, it will have underwater sensors, which may include mine and obstacle avoidance sonar. Because of the capabilities provided, AWD will have the ability to serve as a Task Group flagship.
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