Groundswell March 2010

A r e g u l A r n e w S l e t t e r f r o m t h e C r u i S i n g Y A C h t C l u b o f S o u t h A u S t r A l i A

MARCH I 2010

inside

> 2009 sydney to hobart

> audi victoria week

> boating showcase

> social activities

> ballast head cup

> bora bora to adelaide

> automatic identification systems

> bass bash on board andante

> two people on board

CONGRATULATIONS

TO ANDREW SAIES AND CREW

OF TWO TRUE – OUTRIGHT

WINNER OF THE 2009 ROLEX

SYDNEY TO HOBART RACE

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board of managementPresident John GerardTreasurer Henry Petersen Wayne Coonan Andrew Corletto David Murray Andrew Saies Tom Tymons

flag officersCommodore Geoff CattVice Commodore Chris MorphettRear Commodore Rob Sellick

administrationExecutive Officer Craig EvansFinance Manager Zoya GretchkosiyAdministration Manager Jenny KrogdahlLeasing Coordinator Laura CowleyReceptionist Danielle StringerMarine Academy Coord. Brett YardleyRacing Manager (Acting) Traci AyrisFood & Bev. Manager Mario CataldiHead Chef Andreas BauerFunctions Manager Michelle MatteSlip Master Tim WentGardener Robert Gray Pt Vincent Marina Rob Marner

association chairpersonsCruising John SiblyFishing Peter SchembriRacing Richard ParkesSocial Activities Jacq Heffernan

life membersArthur F CarolanRichard H Fidock AOGraeme L FooterJames A Henry (Dec’d.)Malcolm A Kinnaird AC

editors of groundswellGay Footer, Anja Richards, Rob Perrin, Craig Evans. Contributions to [email protected]

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from the president

John Gerard

President

Cruising Yacht Clubof South Australia

Cover Photo: Andrew Saies’ yacht Two True on its way to Hobart and victory. Photo: ©Richard Bennett Photography www.richardbennett.com.au

Congratulations to Andrew Saies and the crew of Two True for their great achievement in the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. They won the Tattersall’s Cup, being in first place overall on handicap. It is a proud moment for the CYCSA and will be formally

acknowledged by the Club during a presentation next month.

The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Michael Harbison, hosted a Reception for Andrew and the Two True crew at the Adelaide Town Hall. This was enthusiastically attended by many supporters.

It is a pleasure to report that during this unstable and difficult global financial period the Club is in good shape, especially now that the Marina West bank loan has been repaid. All the income streams are contributing as per the budget with expenses being tightly controlled. Several development projects are in the planning process and will be accompanied by cash flow projections. I continually mention some of the major projects so that members can be informed as to their progress.

The status of these major projects is:

• TheClubHouseRefurbishmentPlanisnearingcompletion,whichforStage1involvesarenovated bar facility with improved service to the patio, concertina doors to the patio to replace the clear curtains, along with a new roof structure and improved décor, additional office accommodation, upgrading of the toilets with separation between member and non-member facilities.

• TheMarinaWestprojectiscontinuingwiththeconsultantsfinalisingtheirrecommendationsfor methods of improving the ‘level of comfort’ within the Western Basin and associated waterways.

• PlanningforthereplacementofMarinaEasthascommencedwithconstructionhopefullystartingin2011.

• DesignsarebeingpreparedforCouncilsubmissionforthePortVincentproposednewbarbeque area and members secure car park. We are planning completion for next season.

Duringallfutureprojectsthesustainableenvironmentalissuesarebeingconsideredtoensuremaximumbenefitisbeingachieved.Tothisend,BoardMemberDavidMurrayismanagingthisprocess.

A proposed new central storage area is being designed and within this facility members will be able to lease their own secure storage unit. Besides the existing members lockers in the slip area, we will be offering three different sizes of larger units. Two will be specifically designed for sails etc and the third for general use.

Also within this central area will be an Association storage facility, a ground staff facility and wastecollectionarea.AsreportedintheSeptemberGroundswell,CraigEvanswillbecirculatingan information statement shortly.

Work has commenced on the book of the Club’s history, which will be released to members duringthe40thAnniversaryoftheClubin2013.Oncetheinitialguidelinesareformulated,members will be welcome to contribute articles. I shall present a detailed statement in a future Groundswell giving the broad outline of the publication.

Please continue to enjoy the summer boating season and on behalf of the Board of Management I wish you a happy and healthy New Year.

John Gerard, President

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At the Helm

CraigEvans

ExecutiveOfficer

Summerof2009–2010willberememberedasanothersuccessfulperiodfortheCYCSA for a number of reasons.

The Club played host to the Australian 29er National Championships. The 29er is not the typical boat that we race at the CYCSA. They are a very modern lightweight dinghy of a length of around 5m. Concerns about launching and retrieval of these vessels from the marina quickly disappeared with the skill of the young sailors’ and the assistance of the volunteer ‘ground crew’. The 29er Association was very happy with the conduct of the racing and the friendly welcome they received from the CYCSA.

The CYCSA also assisted in the recent Australian Youth Championships held at the Largs Bay Sailing Club. This regatta, one of the largest of its kind, was awarded to the Largs Bay Sailing Club following an application to Yachting Australia. The CYCSA was included in this submission as a supporting Club and we provided on water committee vessels, volunteer crew and marina facilities to a large number of duty boats and visiting vessels.

Further afield we had some fantastic results and milestones in two of the largest racing events in the country.

Andrew Saies and the crew of Two True’s win of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and Geoff Boettcher and the crew of Secret Mens Business 3.5’swinofAudiVictoriaWeek were both outstanding. A milestone was also achieved for Andrew Corletto and the crew of Shining Sea in completing the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, a first for both Andrew and many of his crew.

Closer to home we have had some fantastic trading months at the Club with the activities during the 29er Championships, hosting presentation nights for various other National Championships and also a large number of other functions that have been held at the CYCSA.

In addition to the above achievements we have also repaid the loan for the construction of Marina West and associated shore based infrastructure.

Towards the end of last year our Social Activities Committee had a major fund raiser to raise money for the refurbishment of the members lounge. Work has now commenced andshortlytherewillbealargescreenTV,improvedinternetfacilityandvariousotheritems to improve this facility and your experience at the Club. Thank you ladies for your hard work and to all of the members that purchased tickets in the Christmas raffle.

ToimprovesecuritytovesselsinMarinaEast,newautomaticslidingglasssecuritydoorswill be installed at the top of the gangway. These doors will be locked open during the busier weekend periods and mid week Club functions, however they will be closed at other times and will require you to present your gate card to gain access.

You will also soon notice new directional signage at the Club’s three entrance gates and at various locations around the Club. This will no doubt help many new members, your guests and visitors to the CYCSA.

A few housekeeping issuesRecently some items were stolen from a vessel in the hardstanding area. These items were left in the vessel’s cockpit and unfortunately in display of passersby. The fence was cut and the items taken. To avoid the disappointment of having your valuables stolen and leaving your Club with a repair bill to mend the fence, please lock your valuables either in the cabin or take them home.

While the weather is good it is an ideal time to check your mooring lines and fenders. These items do not last forever and require regular adjustment and often replacement. If you are not sure on how to tie your boat up please contact the CYCSA office for assistance.

Summer may officially be over; however the next few months traditionally provide some excellent weather for boating with decreasing afternoon sea breezes as temperatures begin to cool down. I hope that you get an opportunity to get out on the water.

Safe boating.

Craig evans, executive Officer

CLUB NEWS

NEW MEMBERS

Over the last three months the following people have joined the Club. Please make them welcome.

Mr Bill BloodworthMr Jace CarpenterMs Kelly ClaughtonMissSuzanneDuboisMrAdamDurstMrKymEl-MasriMr Simon GraylingMr Allan HomesMrs Jan HomesMr Gerard HughesDrSusanHughesMr Ivan Lebedev

Mr Kevin MullarkeyMr Hamish NinhamMr Travis RichterMs Leonie RumpMr Mario SeranMr Mike ThorpeMrArmandoVerdiglioneMrsMariaVerdiglioneMr Lincoln WoodMr George WrightMr Peter ZemitisMr Yan Kai Zhang

civic receptionDuringFebruary,TheRightHonourableLordMayorof Adelaide, Michael Harbison, hosted a Reception for Andrew Saies and the Two True crew at the Adelaide Town Hall. Family and friends and Club supporters all attended this evening of celebration.

Photo above: The Lord Mayor, Michael Harbison, CYCSA Club President, John Gerard and Commodore of CYCA, Matt AllenPhoto below: The crew of Two True with the Lord Mayor (crew member Tyson Lamond absent).Photos by Gerry Colella

This is another in a series of profiles featuring Club members

who, through their long term commitment and outstanding

support, have contributed significantly to the life of the Club.

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AlAn COTTOnAlan is a Foundation Member of the Cruising Yacht Club of South

AustraliaandtogetherwiththelikesofDickFidockandMalcolmKinnaird, he participated in forming the original membership base

of the Club. He has also been a member of the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron for nearly 50 years.

Being born a fourth generation Streaky Bay boy to a living legend, local general practitioner father, Alan was imprinted with the sea from childhood, spending much of his early years fishing for whiting with Streaky Bay fishermen from local fishing cutters and catching blue swimmer crabs from the jetty to sell them for sixpence a dozen to the city slickers coming over to Streaky Bay on the Yandra.

He was sent off to boarding school at St Peter’s College where he spent much of his teenage years playing football and cricket and, after building andsailingaRainbowattheageof16,hestartedsailingasaforedeck-handon80yearoldLenWalter’sVirtueClassyachtattheYachtSquadron, this giving him access to the knowledge and stories from the days of the square riggers owned by the Walter and Morris Timber Companyintheearly1900s.

He completed a medical degree at Adelaide University choosing to specialise in Psychiatry. While at university he bought his first deep keeler withJohnJackson,therestricted21Ardalebuiltinthe‘30swhichhada three horsepower Simplex petrol engine and which they brought from ThreeDocktotheRSAYS.Thenfollowedseveralyearswhentheyrebuiltit, re-caulked the seams, steamed ribs, put on a deck canvas with red lead and re-rigged the vessel with galvanised rigging.

Alan sailed out of the RSAYS for some 45 years, initially with his two daughtersincarrybaskets,invitingsome35ofhisschoolfriendstohisfirst opening day some 45 years ago, which crew have attended every year ever since.

To improve his skills, although always skippering his own yachts, he crewed with senior racing yachtsmen out of the Yacht Squadron includingRichardFidock,DavidJudell,IonUllettandanumberofothers,doing all of the off-shore races summer and winter over a number of years, during which time he bought Wyruna,a43-footbowspritketch,this time with a six horsepower petrol Simplex engine, built for the DuttonfamilytosaildowntoRockyPointin1903.

This led to several years of Christmas sailing to the Banks Group with the Judells, Ulletts, Taylors and a number of others, where the children grew up on the beaches while he continued to race off-shore doing his first Sydney-Hobart on Jim Polson’s Narrandera in the early ‘70s.

ItwasaboutthistimethatJohnDuncansonsetuptobuiltfibreglassyachts at Webb Street and Alan became involved in building the first oftheDuncanson35s,Satyricon, which he campaigned with John Duncanson,DonnyKing,PatHillandDeanFurnissleadingtoaSydney-Hobart and he really being part of what in those days was a “works team”, racing offshore summer and winter, doing the Sydney-Hobart each year in Maggie, Hornet and with Richard Fidock on Cedalion.

Atabouttheageof35hesoldSatyricontoDavidJudell,tooklongserviceleavefrombeingaSeniorPsychiatrist,ClinicalDirectoratGlensideHospital,builttheDuncanson35,Circus, and set out to sail to Tahiti as theweatherroundingmarkonlytorolltheboatthrough360ºsome800 miles into the southern Tasman out of Hobart, knocking out the mast and half-filling the boat with water. He and the three crew barely managed to get the boat back to Hobart where, over some ten days, the boat was rebuilt and they set off again, this time getting to Tahiti via New Zealand and Rarotonga. He picked up his family, with Annabel and Belinda now being aged eight and six, and with Peter and Jenny

Last doing the first leg back to Rarotonga, successfully sailed the boat via Tonga and Fiji back to Adelaide, Peter White from the Squadron having flownuptoFijitohelpsailtheboatinwhenhecaughtDengueFever.

Having bought a farm at Nairne for the children’s horses, with long-time sailingcompanion,ProfessorSeamark,leadscientistonthehumanIVFprogramme, and with the help of Professor Armstrong from Canada, hesetaboutdevelopingEmbryoTransferinsmallruminantsaspartoftheHumanIVFprogramme.Thisledtothenexttenyearscommutingback and forth to New Zealand, marketing frozen embryos, setting up high-tech artificial breeding programmes in angora goats and sheep, and being quite extensively caught up in agri-business while he continued his ongoing psychiatric practice and sailed on weekends.

By the mid-80s he sold Circus to buy his current William Garden 52-foot bowsprit ketch, CabaretwhichisberthedinB6attheCluband,togetherwith Bronwyn, he entered in the Tall Ships’ Race, sailing with friends and trainees to Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney, the highlight of which was the Parade of Sail on Sydney Harbour for the Bicentenary. Alan and Bronwyn continue to sail Cabaret in local waters most weekends.

Byabout1995herealisedthathavingbeenadoctorformuchofhislifehewasnotmuchofabusinessmansoheshutdowntheEmbryoTransfercompanyandboughttheBeneteau43Southern Cross in St Thomas, US VirginIslands,wherehisdaughter,Annabel,hadbecomeaprofessionalyachtie, this leading to the next five years sailing up and down the West Indies from St Thomas to Trinidad with Bronwyn for six weeks a year, eventually leaving the boat in Trinidad to spend two seasons sailing the northcoastofVenezuela.

By1999theydecidedthingswerebecomingsomewhattoodangerousintheCaribbeanandVenezuelawithlocalsshootingatyachtsmensoheandBronwynsailedalongthenorthcoastofVenezuelatotheSanBlass,through the Panama Canal and down the Milk Run, via the Galapagos, Marquesas, Tahiti, Suvarov, Samoa and Tonga to Fiji where he kept the vessel for two years then took her back to Tonga for the next five years. Last year they brought Southern Cross back to Fiji, he and Bronwyn now spending two months a year sailing in the Yasawa Group out of the VundpointMarinainFiji.

A more recent acquisition has been Picnic,a26footNobleSuperVplate aluminium power boat, which he keeps on a trailer at the Yacht Squadron, this being suitable for towing to Streaky Bay, Coffin Bay, Tumby to get to the Banks Group, or the River Murray on long weekends.

When he recently had to get a Skipper’s Certificate to charter in Croatia and had to list his sailing experience over the last 50 years, apart from day sailing, he was not surprised to find that in fact he had spent more than five years full-time of his life out on the ocean. Now at 70, having partially retired, as has Bronwyn, they are both likely to spend even more time at sea with boats and other yachties, the ocean continuing unabated to be a lifelong passion.

Alan commented that over the years he has found the CYCSA to provide a unique blend of management expertise interacting with and implementing the broad wishes and aspirations of its membership. He enjoys the ambience of the Club and can be found, together with Bronwyn, on board Cabaret most weekends.

Gay Footer

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commodore’s report

I trust that you have all had an enjoyable and relaxing break over the Christmas and New Year holidays. It was certainly a busy and

momentous time for our Club.

A very successful 29er Regatta was staged by adedicatedgroupofstaffandREXvolunteers– the visitors left with good memories of the hospitality and support received from the Club. Well done to all concerned.

And of course there was the success of Andrew Saies and the crew of Two True in winning the Sydney to Hobart Race – only the fourth time that a South Australian entrant and the second time that a CYCSA boat has done so in the sixty-five years that the event has been staged! A truly great result, made even more emotional for Andrew, his wife Susan and the crew by having to wait for some time through a protest hearing before being confirmed as winner. A few CYCSA members and myself on Liberator were privileged to be able to see Two TruecrossthelineontheRiverDerwentand then be part of a proud group of South Australian’s at the presentation at the Royal YachtClubofTasmaniaonNewYear’sDay–itwasamemorableexperience.Ourotherrepresentatives in the Sydney to Hobart, Geoff Boettcher and the crew of Secret Mens Business

Geoff Catt

Commodore

3.5 and Andrew Corletto and his crew in Shining Sea in his first race, all arrived safely in Hobart after what was a longer than usual race characterised by tricky weather and navigational situations, not to mention dwindling food supplies at the end!

SMB3.5 then followed up with a stunning resultattheAudiVictoriaWeekbywinningthe opening passage race and went on to take outtheoverallDivisionOneIRCSeries.Two True finished the regatta in second place overall inDivisionTwoIRC,Shining Sea achieved a commendable seventh place in the ten boat Sydney38OneDesignDivisionandJulianNewton’s Game Over finished seventh in the BundabergRumSportsBoatSeries.Oursincerecongratulations must go to these skippers and crews for outstanding results against arguably the premier keel boats in Australia.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the racing scale, the post Christmas Twilight Series is well underway, with our new chef Andreas putting on some most enjoyable meals under the patio. Always very popular with all levels of sailors, it’s a great opportunity to introduce friends to sailing and to the Club, as well as a wonderful way to relax mid week – not to mention a little competition on the water!

But the CYCSA is not just about yacht racing! – members have also enjoyed cruising locally and interstate, with a few circumnavigating Tasmania, some venturing shorthanded to Port Lincoln and manyothersenjoyingGulfStVincentandthetranquility of Kangaroo Island.

The fishing fraternity has also been making the most of our summer weather to “bag a few” and we enjoyed some of our Club members’ and friends’spoilsattheannualCrabbingDay!

Onthesameweekendourracingfleetcontestedthe Commodore’s Shield and I trust that the CYCSA continues to hold it for yet another year!

At the time of writing boats and crews are participating in this year’s Port Lincoln Race – it’s the60thtimethisbluewaterclassichasbeenstaged and the Port Lincoln Yacht Club is hoping for a record fleet.

Finally, once again, may I acknowledge the time and effort put in by so many volunteers at our Club – literally, without their efforts the CYCSA would not function. Thank you one and all – your efforts are appreciated.

Geoff Catt, Commodore

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This is another in the series of articles aimed at providing you with a little insight into a few of the ‘new’ boats to the Club over recent months. While not all are newly built, most are relatively new to the Club and others have moved to new owners within the Club. We warmly welcome all these ‘new’ boats and owners.

NEW BOATS

setantaSusan and Gerard live in Glenunga, Adelaide and joined the Club in January this year. While Susan is relatively new to sailing, Gerard spent most of his teens and twenties sailing catamaransinDublinBay,andhadanS&S34foracoupleofyearsinWesternAustralia.

Having enjoyed a couple of bareboat charters in recent years in the Whitsunday’s, they decided to buy a boat of their own and take to cruising. As Gerard had previously owned an S&S34,theylookedforsomethingsimilaranddecidedonaDuncanson34thatwasforsalearound at the RSAYS. They renamed the boat Setanta, previously Virago, and it is berthed inpenE13andoverthenextfewweekswillgothroughatransformationfromaracertoa cruiser, along with a colour change, from a green/white to a blue/white theme, and this winter should see an update of the interior.

Susan and Gerard intend honing their sailing skills over the coming months before heading away on more extended trips. Setanta takes its name from a mythical Irish warrior of the same name who was renowned for his fighting skills and tenacity.

carbon footprintElizabethandJamesEdwardsandtheirchildrenOliverandLucie,eightandsixyearsold respectively, want to thank Groundswell for the opportunity to introduce themselves, as new members at the CYCSA, and their boat, a Whittley CR2800. They felt they already had very good friends here, having enjoyedDarrenandAndrea’shospitalityonCarapateena Joy on several occasions, and look forward to meeting new friends.

James told me that he thought all boats were a compromise. His background is in dinghy sailing and racing, but he felt he was time poor now and couldn’t compete to the level he’d like, hence the motor boat and hence also the name Carbon Footprint; a glance back to greener days.

It’s basically a trailer boat; not built to live inthewater,VERYbigonthetrailer,andthey just want to hop on and go, hence the boat lift. Not as good a sea boat as others with only three tonnes and one engine, but a good turn of speed on a flat day. It’s big enough for them for the moment, pretty simple and easy to handle and if they have a few days spare, it’s great fun to take it up to the Murray. So it’s a compromise, but pretty adaptable.

Elizabeth,James,OliverandLucielookforward to meeting more of the Club members soon.

gibbo’s retreatDaveandRosieGibbonsboughttheir2006Mustang3000SportsCruiserandjoinedtheCYCSAinOctober2009.

They live locally and were attracted by the Club’s location, the atmosphere and the facilities it had to offer. The CYCSA being close to home will give them the opportunity to get the most out of this new investment in lifestyle and they are looking forward to meeting new people and joining in the Club activities.

They have informally named their boat Gibbo’s Retreat and see her as a place to relax and enjoy with family and friends whether out at sea or in the marina. Having had trailer boats for the past 25 years and enjoying fishing and cruising, stepping up to this larger boat is new and exciting.

DaveandRosiehavetwochildren,Darrenand Shaun, and they see the new boat as a great alternative to caravanning or going to a shack for weekends. The family is looking forward to learning the skills required to safely handle their new boat and exploring the Gulf in the near future.

nellie myraJane Ferguson and Trevor Mudge are the proud owners of a Beneteau First 50 which they took delivery in late 2008. They had both sailed dinghies from an early age and realised a joint passion for sailing when they met. However, both being obstetricians, on call 24 hours a day, meant that owning their own boat was not a sensible option. However when they decided to retire from this area of their profession, the dream of boat ownership became a reality.

Their almost annual holiday was to charter a Beneteau in the Whitsunday’s and they have also chartered twice in Croatia. Hence a Beneteau seemed the perfect choice and a tour of the factory in France cemented that decision.

Neither have any off-shore experience but they both enjoyed the sail around from Sydney with an experienced delivery couple from Perth who have since become great friends.

The boat is named Nellie Myra after Trevor’s late mother who would have considered it a “wicked extravagance!”

They took the boat to Port Lincoln in February 2009 and while they did not fare well in the overnight race, were the proud winnersoftheCruisingDivisionintheRegatta Week.

In March 2009 Nellie Myra moved in to her new home in Marina West and for a week or so she was the lonely sole occupant!

In July she was sailed back to Sydney and then Trevor sailed her up to Hamilton Island for Race Week. Lack of wind was her enemy but she had two firsts over the line with three seconds and one third giving her an overallpositionoffifthinCruisingDivision1.JaneandTrevorthenstayedinHamiltonIslanduntiltheendofOctobercruisingthewaters finally in the luxury of their own boat.

Jane and Trevor intend mainly to cruise but have fun at twilights and enter other races with the help of much more competent crewthanthemselves!The2010Sydneyto Hobart is on Trevor’s bucket list but we shall see!! Please feel free to call in at J9 for a tour!

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smb3.5 peaks too early in roleX sydney to hobart race

SMB3.5 was overall leader on IRC after the first night. We were in good company next to potential

winners Ragamuffin, Quest, Shogun and Evolution Racing and we held and pulled away from some of these ‘hot’ TP52s and 50 footers. We believed the IRC winner would come from this group and also include Living Doll and Yendys – all professionally crewed and raced with big budgets.

The wind gods had different ideas and the best made plans of predicting wind and current by all the pros and ourselves went out the door. Roger Banham (Clouds), the guru of predicted forecast would have been shaking his head seeing all these ‘hot’ boats becalmed in Bass Strait. We could only sit there and watch as the fleet of 40 footers ‘steamed’ up behind uscarryinganewbreeze.Ourracewasprettywellover by the second night when we had lost so much ground to the smaller boats.

SMB3.5 took a further punishing reaching Tasman Light at sundown with a dying breeze on the nose. We ended up ghosting over the finish line at one knot of boat speed many hours later.

Wetook4days18hours27minutestocompletethe race, over double the time taken the previous year in the smaller hull of SMB3 when we set a South Australianrecordandanunder15metrerecordracetime.

Geoff Boettcher

2009 Sydney to Hobart

shining sea’s maiden hobart

BoxingDay2009dawnedovercastandwithalightdrizzlefalling.Somuchforasunnystarttoour first Rolex Sydney to Hobart race!

We had been in Sydney for a week leading up to the race in order to get Shining Sea ready for her first journey south. Preparations included an inclination test as part of meeting the increased stability requirements for the race. We also had to arrange for the large panda decals to be put on our mainsail as part of our role as Panda Ambassadors for the Adelaide Zoo, a role enthusiastically arrangedbyourhonoraryPRmanMikeO’Reilly.

MotoringoutoftheCYCABoxingDaymorningwewereallslightlynervousandforourcrew,strangelyquietaswecontemplatedwhatlayahead.ItwasgreattoseeDickFidockandfriendson As Good as it Gets greet us on the way to the start line and we appreciated the cheer we got from the South Aussies aboard one of the official spectator boats. The start of the race was an exhilarating experience – helicopters buzzing overhead and hundreds of spectator craft lining the course. We timed our start well and hit the line with the spinnaker up and in a good position. ApproachingtheHarbourmarkwewerenexttotwooftheotherSydney38sandaheadoftheothers and well positioned in relation to the 80 boats that had started on the second start line. We managed to squeeze around the mark unscathed and avoided the huge traffic jam, carnage and crunching of fibreglass at the Harbour mark as 80 boats converged into an area that only had room for a handful of boats, with some of the boats having to go outside the exclusion zone and into the spectator fleet to avoid collisions. Before we knew it we were out of the Heads and heading down the New South Wales coast.

OnthefirstafternoonwehadgoodspeedagainsttheotherSydney38sandwerepleasedwithourprogress.Unfortunately,weweren’tabletomaintaincontactwiththeleadingSydney38sduringthe first night and then spent the rest of the race playing “catch up”.

Overthenextthreedaysweexperiencedgenerallylightwinds(includingaverysedateBassStraitcrossing)untilthelastafternoonwhenwehadupto30knotsfrombehind.Asaresult,wehadagreat spinnaker run down the southern Tasmanian coast and managed to make up a few places androundedTasmanIslandatabout5.30pm.AsweroundedCapeRaoulandheadedintoStormBay, we were confronted with glass out conditions and the sight of several boats parked up ahead of us. We slowly sailed/drifted towards them and about a dozen other yachts parked up near the IronPotattheentrancetotheDerwent.FromthereitbecameagameofpickingthezephyrsofbreezeuptheDerwentuntilagustylandbreezefilledinandhaduscrossingthefinishlineat3.15am.Wehaddoneit!

The welcome we received at the dock in Hobart was sensational with family and friends there to greet us. True to his word, our Commodore, Geoff Catt and his wife Mavis, were also there to greet us and take a mooring line from us.

Ofcoursecompetinginaracesuchasthiswouldnothavebeenpossibleifitwasn’tforthehardwork and dedication of the crew and the support we received from family, Club members and the other two CYCSA boats, Two True and SMB3.5. It was very much appreciated.

My first experience in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart was absolutely fantastic and I recommend it to anyone who is serious about off-shore racing. I can see why some people have done so many Hobarts, it can easily become quite addictive.

Andrew Corletto

What an terrific result!! The Club had three yachts in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and all performed credibly. Below are stories from each of the skippers about their race.

the two true campaign

We set out on our third consecutive campaign for this event with a goal of winning our division and placing

aswellaspossibleintheoverallstandings.OurnewBruceFarr design First 40 was chosen and purchased arriving in SydneyinJuly2009.Ourextendedteamworkedhardtorace set-up the boat and we placed a modest third in Audi Hamilton Island Race Week eight weeks after the boat came out of its bubble wrap.

The next few months were spent learning how to race and handle the boat in a variety of conditions. Fully armed with a great boat, a quality inventory of Quantum sails and a very strong and cohesive team overseen by Brett

Young, we made the annual Christmas pilgrimage to Sydney. Those on board wereASaies,BYoung,RHuman,LDeWit,KKellow,DMarshall,JRowe,MHutton,TLamondandDConigrave.Whatwastounfoldinthenextfivedayswas to become the most stressful, challenging and eventually most exciting and rewarding experience that I have had in 40 years of sailing.

race Plan Based on wind and current forecasts, we made a decision to go offshore early and find current before tacking back towards the rhumb line picking up a second favourable eddy east of Bass Strait and then closing Tasmania at anglesandspeedsdependentonwindconditionsatthetime.Ourmodelsalsosuggested a persistent shift to the east for the first two days favouring a long dig out to sea from South Head. We aimed to be in a group of boats well to the eastwhilekeepingourimmediatedivisioncompetitorstothewest.Ourplanwasreally only confirmed on race day morning as forecast conditions were highly variablerightupuntiltheBoxingDaystart.Intime,thisplanwouldprovetobeakey component of our ultimate success.

the StartUneventful at first, Two True was soon embroiled in a downwind multi boat convergence at the Harbour turning mark. Sandwiched between a boat to leeward, She’s the Culprit, calling us up and a windward boat, Kioni, attempting to sail into a windward overlap where there was no room, left us no ability to manoeuvre and ended in contact between Two True and She’s the Culprit. We immediatelyindicatedaprotestagainstbothboats,completeda720ºturnasaprecautionary measure, checked we had sustained no damage and headed out toseainalumpy18to20knotsoutherly.Asconfidentaswewereaboutoursituation, the sight of She’s the Culprit returning back to Sydney, created more than a little anxiety about exactly what had happened minutes before.

Theradioschedulelateonthe26threvealedthatwewerewelleastofmostofthe fleet, about 90 miles off the coast, but out there in company with Wicked, another brand new Beneteau First 40 from Sandringham. That far out, we had no internet access and in fact did not pick this up consistently until the last fourteen hours of the race. As a consequence, we were unable to easily assess our overall race standing so concentrated on watching those boats in our division and getting ahead and staying in front of Wicked.

bass Strait and the tasmanian coastFor the third year in a row we experienced light and variable winds for the crossing. From the 27th through to late morning on the 29th, the winds slowly backed to the south east then the east and then fluctuated in strength and direction going forward requiring two sail reaching and then coming on to the beam allowing us to use our new Code 0 and Young Marine Services custom built bow sprit.

Wicked was never far off our aft horizon, but without a Code 0 she was unable to manage the transitions as well, conceding more ground with each light and variable change. The work rate of the crew in changing and trimming the sails was vital over these couple of days and undoubtedly contributed to our final race result.

Ontheafternoonofthe29th,a30knotsoutherlyfilledinforaroundtenhours, building up some short steep seas with the odd interesting take off 9

2009 Sydney to Hobartand landing. Another good opportunity for the upwind favoured Beneteau to keep in touch with the leaders and consolidate a divisional place.

tasman island to battery Point By midnight the southerly had gone and we were drifting and flopping about in a nasty seaway. Becalmed again andstill30milestoTasmanIsland. After a frustrating night, our perseverance was rewardedwitha10knotnorth easter that saw us set the symmetrical spinnaker for only the second time in this race for a sunrise rounding of the island. Internet access restored, we learnt that to be the provisional overall winner we needed to travel the last 40 miles in about eight hours. It just seemed too good to be true. As we ticked off the miles across Storm Bay the north easter built in strength and with no signofafadeouttotheDerwent,theIronPotwasasternby11:30amonthe30th,leavingjustelevenmilestotravelinunderfourhours.Thecrewwerecompletelyimmersedintheboatandtheenormityofwhatwasunfolding.Ourweariness evaporated. No-one wanted to leave their station. These last few milesonasunnyDerwentsummerdayweretoberememberedforlife.

A few pleasure craft began to circle recognizing us as the provisional race winner and, along with their welcome, the sight of Liberator and Geoff Catt and crew made for a rousing finale to the race.

Protest, Presentation and Public Attention The euphoria of being provisional winner was soon catapulted by the reality of a protest against us from She’s the Culprit. In fact, this incident had generated a number of related protests and sorting it all out was going to be difficult. For Two True and crew our Hobart celebrations were definitely on hold. The next eight hours were spent preparing our case, which was that we had not infringed the rules and were clear about our position and rights relative to other boats.

OnefulldayafterourarrivalinHobart,theprotestwasheardbyanInternational Jury. After three hours of evidence, including a set of key photos taken by my wife in the Harbour and a cross examination of witnesses, the decision was handed down in our favour. It had been a harrowing and emotional 24 hours in which we had come so close to possibly winning or losing the Sydney to Hobart. Then followed a series of interviews, presentations, media, celebrations, photographs and phone calls that put the race and our winning result on an international media stage. At times it was hard to believe that it was all happening.

TheOfficialPresentationonNewYear’sDaywasafittingconclusiontotheHobartendofthisvictory.OurboatnamewasnowforeverontheTattersall’sCup and a part of the history of this great race.

The enormous implications of our win to the CYCSA, to the sport of sailing, the people of South Australia and our family and friends is still sinking in. I have received hundreds of phone calls, e-mails, texts, cards, letters and presents and all have reflected immense pride in the fact that a South Australian amateur team in a “smaller yacht” had won the coveted Tattersall’s Cup.

I would like to thank all those who worked on the campaign in so many different ways along with those in the Club who took the time to send their congratulations. It was impossible to respond to each of you individually but your support and acknowledgement was appreciated.

Andrew Saies

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SMB3.5WINSAUDIVICTORIAWEEK

The crew of SMB3.5 was in high spirits on winning RaceOne,theWilliamstowntoGeelongRace,onoverall IRC. Spirits lifted more when we took out the

Division1IRCsixraceregatta.

This regatta is the first in determining the IRC National Championsfor2010andboastedthetopnamesofIRCracing including most of the TP52 fleet, Living Doll and Scarlet Runner (Scarlet Runner will visit Adelaide for the Adelaide to Lincoln Race and the Lincoln Week Regatta). The prize for the overall winner of the four regatta series is a new Audi Car. Racing was extreme with seconds separating this ‘hot’ fleet of yachts. Top marks were crowded and bottom mark roundings very noisy.

SMB3.5 was not as fortunate in the Melbourne Invitation Races. In the hunt for a trophy, a runner blew apart at the top mark of the last race forcing us to retire to fight another regatta. The Invitation Race is the lead up to VictoriaWeek.

Geoff Boettcher

AUDI VICTORIA WEEK 2009 South Australia and the CYCSA were represented this year by four boats in Australia’spremiersailingregattaatAudiVictoriaWeek.TheprogramcommencedinMelbournewiththeAudiDocklandsInvitationalandtheAudiKingofthe

Docklands.Two True and Secret Mens Business 3.5 participated, in increasingly hot and oppressive conditions, which culminated in a line squall in the final race on Friday which saw a large part of the fleet retire as a blast furnace of 40 knots smashed the fleet.

ThankfullyacoolchangecamethroughFridaynightwhichquicklymoderatedtoa15to20knotsoutherlyandtheusualsloppybaychopforthestartofVictoria’s(perhapsAustralia’s?) oldest sporting event, the historic Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race.

This is a truly spectacular event in every sense. Some of the numbers gleaned from Sail-World.com bear this out -

• 441yachtscrewedbymorethan4000sailors–afleetfourtimeslargerthanthe2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart and the biggest fleet of any regatta in Australia. If you ever did a Milang Goolwa race in ye olde days you may get some idea of the numbers, except that this starts from two enormous lines simultaneously and is even more chaotic. There are inevitably numerous collisions (including the unfortunate sinkingofanAdams10thisyear)untilthefleetexpandsoutacrossthebay.

• Ifyouwereabletoparallelparkthefleetyouwouldneedastreetmorethan4kmlong – twice the length of Bourke Street.

• Ifallthemastswerestackedverticallyendonendtheywouldreach5200metresinto the sky – more than twice the height of Mount Kosciusko.

• Ifallofthesailswerelaidoutflattheywouldcovermorethan220,000squaremetres – an area three times larger than the MCG stadium footprint

• Thefleetcarriesmorethan235,000metresofrope.

• WhenthefleetsailsintotheinnerharbourofCorioBay,thedisplacementofwateris sufficient to raise sea levels by half a millimetre.

There was a long slog to windward to the channel mark before the course allowed for gradually freer sailing as boats funnelled into the very narrow shipping channel to Corio Bay.

For the Passage Race, Secret Mens Business 3.5 won their division and Two True had a third in division after a very exciting tussle with her sistership on the final approach to the finish and being in front when it mattered. Hours after tying up and squaring away, one could look to seaward and still see countless boats as far as the horizon, still plugging away to eventually join festivities ashore.

Three days of regatta sailing then followed, the first two days in fickle conditions before the weather settled for the final day of racing. Secret Mens Business 3.5 had a well earnedoverallwininIRCDivision1,Two TruecamesecondinIRCDivision2,Shining SeafinishedseventhinSydney38OneDesignDivisionandGame Over came seventh in the Bundaberg Rum Sports Boat Series, vindicating the considerable effort and logistics involved in competing at this level amongst the best boats in Australia.

Rob Last (Two True crew member)

SMB 3.5 winning the Overall IRC Williamstown to Geelong Race & collect the prize of a $8,000.00 carbon wheel donated by McConaghy Yachts

& Lou Abrahams. Receiving the prize are Steve Kemp Navigator, Geoff Boettcher Skipper & Michael Dunstan Tactician. Prize is presented by Johnno Morris of McConaghys.

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Another ‘rite of passage’ is charted for our teams

The third Sydney to Hobart dinner organised by the CYCSA was a night of dedication and best wishes to the three South Australian yachts entered in Australia’s greatest ocean race for 2009, SMB3.5, Two True and Shining

Sea.

The dinner is held to mark the achievements of each and all those South Australians from any sailing club who have participated in the past in the epic event and to recognise and farewell the three yachts about to set off for Sydney.

Asanightofdedication,theannualSydneytoHobartDinnerprovidedaspecialforce for our three South Australian entries in the big race. Skippers and crews treat this event with great respect for the immense body of sailing knowledge that assembles in their honour. It is an event that respects and honours the mind set to compete and not the outcome.

Speaking for his crew, Andrew Saies said this to the special guests from the CYCSA, the RSAYS and multiple inshore and coastal clubs represented at the dinner:

“It’s an honour to be here tonight and let’s hope the CYCSA can fly the flag for this state and for ocean racing. I think we all know that putting together a boat and crew for a Category One race from SA is a big effort in a short period of time, so thank you all to my team and the many people involved.”

Highlights of the evening were:• AsparklingspeechbylocalyachtingidentityAlanCotton,aclinical

psychiatrist who helped explain why we do this challenge and regaled guests with the fun that can be had, and remembered!

• AmovingtributewrittenbyGeoffBoettchertoGeoffrey“Megga”Bascombe,whopassedawayon10November,2009,whiledeliveringaVolvo60fromCairnstoHongKong.(PrintedinDecemberGroundswell)

• Acomprehensiveaudio/visualpresentationofvideoandphotosfromprevious Sydney to Hobarts.

Guest Speaker Allan Cotton was an absolute showstopper with his dry but fruity stories of competing in multiple Hobarts with CYCSA stalwart Richard Fidock. Two of his adventures were described thus -

“We’re roaring down the east coast of Tasmania with the spinnaker up and we could see the line squall coming ahead of us, and up ahead there was this great big steel boat losing control of its spinnaker… here he was with a huge kite fluttering out from the top of his mast like a giant flag in 30 knots and threatening to rip the mast out – and here’s a guy on the foredeck with a stack of flares, and he starts firing them up at the kite trying to burn it down.”

and

“Being streets ahead we had the race won of course that year, until we got dumped at the Iron Pot with no wind and had to anchor to stop going backwards. And there we sat, going absolutely crazy while the sun came up and the sea breeze filled in… and seeing 30 yachts closing in on the horizon and then all of us finishing together! They should start this race at the Iron Pot!”

Summarising the rationale of why sailors challenge nature in any race, but specifically the Sydney to Hobart, the experienced Alan prescribed the following: “I reckon you’re a bunch of modern day heroes.”

At the official presentation of crews and the gift of a special CYCSA ‘Sydney Hobart Competitor’ hat, there was a respect that defies the often raucous state of a yacht club dinner. As one observer noted, there was a degree of unusual humility showing on the faces of crews as they stood to receive the small gift of a specially embroidered CYCSA cap.

After the three skippers said a few carefully chosen words it was done - the teamswerereadytotackletheSydneytoHobart.Dinneranddrinksandwildstories then continued at every table!

A further ‘rite of passage’ was charted for our teams in this iconic Australian sporting event and another piece of CYCSA yachting history was about to be made.

Mike O’Reilly and Peter Middleton

SYDNEY TO HOBART DINNER

Two True crew

Guest speaker Alan Cotton

Secret Mens Business 3.5 crew

Shining Sea crew

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RACING ASSOCIATION REpORT

It has been another busy couple of monthsintheRaceOffice!

The 29ers hit Adelaide over the Festive Season to take part in the 29ers National Championship at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia and the weeks leading up to this event were hectic, with the 29ers Committee putting in a lot of hours over the Festive Season to ensure the event ran smoothly.

The Championships started on Tuesday 29 December2009andfinishedonMonday4January2010.Itwasa successful event, with six fantastic days of racing and it was great to see so many young people involved in sailing.

The Championships showcased the Club’s fabulous facilities to the62competitorswhocamefromalloverAustralia,aswellassome entrants from New Zealand and Hong Kong. All who were involved should be extremely proud of the hard work they put

in - the Australian 29ers Association left us with many compliments about how well organized the event was and how welcoming and professional the staff and volunteers were. I would like to thank our fabulous members who volunteered their time at the Championship, aswellasourdedicatedOn-WaterDutyCrew,andthe29ersCommittee. Great job everyone!

Asyoushouldbeaware,REXimplementedanewmembershipscheme at the end of last year. This new scheme allows juniors, newcomers and visiting crew to sail at the Club for a nominal fee. We arealsoofferingaJuniorMentorship,Intermediatefeefor18-25yearolds, and a Hardship option, all in addition to the standard Full Racing Membership and Racing Participation Fees. Thanks to those of you who have implemented this initiative on race days.

We are now well into the second half of our summer racing calendar and a lot of our boats are gearing up for the upcoming Lexus Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race and the Lexus Lincoln Regatta. I’ve heard it’s a great atmosphere over at Port Lincoln and I wish you all a safe ride over there followed by a fun week!

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Showcase sponsor

After the adrenalin rush of arranging boats for the blustery 2008 Boating Showcase, the Fishing Association Committee was looking

forward to a relatively uneventful display set up in 2009. Well, at least it didn’t blow like last year, but it did rain again, consistently, for the whole event! What this did demonstrate though is that it takes more than a little rain to dampen the spirit of the Fishing Association membership who still held spirits high and enjoyed a relaxing evening of good food, wine, company and some very impressive boats.

With Club member Andrew Chapman from Sea Ray Boat Sales SA agreeing to sponsor this event, we had the addition of two brand new Sea Ray boats for our display. We must give a very special thank you to Andrew for his generous support of the association and to his team for coming along to host our members on board these fantastic boats. IpersonallyhadtheprivilegeofmanouveringtheSeaRay38Express,withthe“Joystick”ControlSystem,aroundMarinaEastafewmonthsago which was a great experience and was very comfortable to drive.

In addition to Fishing Association members’ boats, Gladiator (Jim and Glenda Smyth), Playstation(KeithandHelenDegenhardt),Serenity (Peter and Barbara Page), the Theodore 720 Offshore (Jim and Leica Theodore) and Georgina (John and Sue Gerard), we were fortunate to have a guest appearance from C-World, Brian Stokes’ new Riviera 70.

Boating Showcase

For those that missed this event I must tell you this is a very big Riviera! It was awesome to see our local big boats such as Serenity and Gladiator all but dwarfed by C-World. It was great to have Brian provide his boat for our members to look over and appreciate on the evening and I thank him very much for his generosity.

OurClubcateringteamprovidedacontinuousstreamoffoodtomemberson board the various boats throughout the early part of the evening. To this effect, I must make special mention of Michelle Matte’s effort in soldiering on in the constant rain to ensure a constant supply of food to our guests. Furthermore, this year, Jenny Tymons was very ably supported by Tracy Spear in providing a very sweet finish to the catering for our evening. Again we were spoilt by the array of sweet treats. Special thanks must also go to John Gerard for providing a selection of Tapestry Wines for our enjoyment.

After two years in a row of rain for this event, I, as Fishing Association Chairman, am becoming very sensitive to the impact I am having on the weather at this time of the year.

The whole committee look forward to seeing you at our next Fishing Association event.

Peter schembri, FA Chairman

Photos by Jacq Heffernan

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children’s christmas party

sunday 6 december

Whatafantasticday,imagine73childrenontheirverybest

behaviour. Santa’s helpers (Social Activities Committee

members and many volunteers) worked very hard to

make the day a success. For example, the entire day prior, all the

volunteersassembledatalocalhome.TeamOnemadehundreds

of chocolate crackles and honey joys. Team Two wrapped up 80

presents for the Pass-the-Parcel. Needless to say, these duties were

made slightly easier with significant amounts of champagne and

slushies. Perhaps that was a contributing factor to the team making

the crackles omitting the sugar!

Ontheday,theJumpingCastle,Pass-the-Parcel,oursurprise

magician, Chay, and our resident face painter, Bridget, made the day

a sensation. Perfect weather and beautifully behaved children were

the perfect ingredients for one of the best functions of the year.

Word from the North Pole was that Santa was leaving the Magic

Cave to come and visit the children at the Club. Santa was longer

than expected due to a wardrobe malfunction. Thank goodness

Santa’s helper Barbara Page had a needle and thread on hand and

saved the day!

Excitedlittlefacesgreetedthe‘ManinRed’andthelittleones

waited patiently for their turn to tell Santa how good they had been.

Toosoon,Santahadtoleave.Ohwell,that’sitforanotheryear.We

have a special surprise for the children coming next year. See you

then.

Jacq and the team at santa Central

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christmas under the sea

The 2009 CYCSA “Christmas Under the Sea” was a huge success. The nautical dress code turned up some absolute stunners – perhaps they had been inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean! Whatever the inspiration, well done for the superb effort.

I would like to especially thank the volunteers from the Cruising Association, John and Fran Sibly and Anja Richards and from the Fishing Association Peter and Tina Schembri, for their outstanding support and efforts in combining teams to help decorate the Horizons Function Room. It truly looked like we were under the sea with all the fish hanging from the ceiling

The stage was full of prizes for the big event for the night, the drawing of the major raffle (see Sandra Richards’ article over the page).

The band “ATrain” were sensational. It is not very often you have a packed dance floor very first song for the night, and that set the tone for the rest of the evening.

A very special thank you to Anja for the huge production number of ‘The Little Mermaid’ for our Pin the Tail on the Mermaid. Certainly a work of art as were the other sea scenes she made to decorate the walls on the night.

Funandgamesweretoprevail.Asmentioned,thePintheTailOntheMermaidwasverypopular– funny how the male competitors had a different idea of where the tail should actually fit on the mermaid!

The Best Legs Competition once again brought the weird and wonderful out of the woodwork – see photo below. It was a tough call with Bridget, Sylvia and Mike in the finals – I think the winner bribed the ‘judges’ (the band)!

It was a terrific night and my heartfelt thanks to our tiny committee and our dear friends from the Cruising and Fishing Associations – we could not have done it without you.

Jacqueline Heffernan, Chairperson – social Activities Association

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION


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CHRISTMASSTOCKINGRAFFLE

The Social Activities committee would like to thank members for their participation in our Monster Christmas raffle. It was a bold undertaking to send out books of tickets to all members. I thank the management for their approval to allow our committee to take on this task. Most members were happy

to sell or purchase their book, but there were others who didn’t agree with the idea. I want to especially thank the Wednesday night racers, who week after week willingly (or with some arm twisting) bought extra tickets.

It was a success; so keep looking for the improvements in the Members Lounge, first up a computer, printer andanewTV.

Thank you particularly to our many sponsors who willingly supplied goods towards the prizes:Selectatoy,PhilHoffmannTravel,NorthHavenMarineSupplies,BeckerEnterprises,FloralCraftSupplies,Diamond&CarbideTooling,HuttonEngineeringConsulting,PortRiverMarine,PeterPageHolden,Channel9,Schweppes,BombayBicycleClub,CYCSA,MinistryofHair,PaperbahnOfficeNational,JustWaxIt,HodgeMarine,OurCottageB&B,CYCSAFishingAssociation,CYCSAMarineAcademyand Foodland West Lakes.

King Neptune was available for the draw and these were the lucky prize winners. Congratulations to them all.

1st ChristmasStockings Ticket2001 HelenPriskThe Tardis

2ndPhilHoffmannTravelVoucher Ticket2245 LibbyStevensEquanimity

3rd WheelbarrowofRefreshments Ticket8754 MikeDraperMatador

4th OurCottageB&B Ticket8702 PeterMiddletonSteeletto

5th Christmas Hamper Ticket 9544 Leica Theodore

6th CYCSADiningVoucher Ticket3391 RachelPope

BookSellersPrize LeanneEdwards

It was great to have three of our prize winners at the Club Christmas Party to receive their prizes from King Neptune. The other winners were at the Club early Sunday morning to collect their prizes after a phone call telling them of their win.

sandra Richards, secretary - social Activities Association

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION

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footer reads the sailing instructions and takes out line honours

AftersailingthewrongcoursetwoyearsagoandattemptingtobribetheRaceOfficerwithacanofDietCoke,GraemeFootersailedanimpeccableraceonMarnico this year to take line honours by forty seconds from Javelin(CharlesCimicky)inthe2010

BallastHeadCupsailedoffIslandBeach,KangarooIslandonNewYear’sDay.Thewinwas not without controversy however. In trying for the line honours and handicap double, FooterattemptedtotakeadvantageoftheverygenerousBallastHeadCup‘DiscountRule’,wherebyyachtsaregiven1%discountoffelapsedtimeforeveryguesttheycarrybyclaiming that all seven on board including Gay and himself were “novice/guests”!! This is regardless of the fact that there were nine on board, including three children.

This year’s regatta attracted a near-record fleet of fifteen boats including a very strong contingent of locals from American River, all of which except one, were new entrants. The Handicap Chairman was therefore faced with the daunting task of allocating handicaps sight unseen, but by applying the well-tried formula of hull and sail colour, smoke and mirrors, rumours and inducements-in-kind, the first nine boats produced corrected times within two minutes of each other, with the whole fleet crossing in ‘twilight type’ finishing order.

AgainatriangularcoursewassetonthewatersofEasternCoveusingpermanentmooringsand the American River beacon as marks, allowing the many spectators on the beach and in the holiday homes facing Island Beach a magnificent view of the entire event. The race beganinapleasant10-12knotbreezefrom210’(yes,evenKIhas210’)and0.25metreseaswhichwasidealforthe30orsoguestsonboardthevariousentriesandwhichlaterbuiltto15-17knotsand0.5metreseaswhichthengavethemthethrillofsittingontherail, with the general consensus being that it was a great experience, with many of them enjoying their first sail ever.

Oncethefourteenprotestsagainst Marnico were torn up by the Protest Chairman (the case of Cab Sav 2009 will be cellared for future quaffing), crews and guests were ferried to the beach for the post-race BBQ, drinks, post-mortems, tales of woe, lies, stories of dubious tactics and trophy presentation.

The organisers of the Ballast Head Cup would like to place on record their sincere thanks to Brooke McLeay and Rob Clampett for providing course boats and for ferrying guests to the yachts; to Carol and Peter Buik for making their launch Rendevous available again as the CommitteeBoat;toJaneandDavidHarrisforsteeringthetrophypresentationandtoSuePentelow who assisted in many ways including the BBQ and in particular, in collecting the RaceOfficerfromtheSeaLinkFerryatPenneshawanddeliveringhimsafelytoIslandBeachon time and in good order. In keeping with the nature of the day, many others assisted in their own way to make this a crew/guest friendly sailing regatta which boasts of still being the first organised sailing event in Australia each year!

In a nice touch to the award presentation, Anthea Cowell, the widow of Jamie, remarked how he used to look forward to the yachties sailing down to the Island each Christmas/New Year period and the good times they had together and thanked the organisers for instigating “The Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy”, which is the propeller from his yacht Morning Hustler.

Finally, if any reader knows the whereabouts of an old-salt yachtie type, wearing sailing boots, shorts and a wide straw hat and last seen heading for American River, could you please remind him that the two trophies he won are in fact ‘perpetual’ and ‘memorial’ and we’d like them returned ASAP for engraving and ready for presentation for next New Year’s Day!!Informationreceivedwillbetreatedwithstrictconfidence.

david saies, Race Officer

line honoursThe Ballast Head Cup – Marnico Graeme Footer, CYCSA

handicap winnerThe Ballast Head Trophy – Chardonnay Ant Harris, American River

first new entrant handicap winnerThe Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy – Chardonnay

BALLASTHEADCUP

The Ballast Head Cup, the first official event on the Australian sporting calendar for the year, was raced on New Years Day off Island Beach at Kangaroo Island. This event is so very official that the Race Officer invites bribes, corruption and whatever else can be garnered before the race and this absolutely ensures that a great time is had by all.

First-timer Chardonnay declared Handicap winner

The Footers take out the Ballast Head Cup

Local boat Noah under full sail

Photos by Ann Burrow

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bora bora - saturday 9 august-thursday 14 augustThis island is regarded as one of the prettiest in the Pacific and it is easy to see why; the waters surrounding the island (especially the eastern side) take on that azure blue that is breathtaking. The next day we are up early to explore the island beginning with a gentle stroll along the main road around the coast. It is lovely to see life going on as usual around us, the telephone guy on his ladder, the family all squeezed onto a motor bike and the kids heading off to school on an old rickety bus.

After anchoring in the next bay, we set out on a walk part way around the island and then inland and across to the other side. This proves to be quite an adventure. Near the coast we get to see quite a range of different homes and well kept and very productive yards. The further we go the more music we hear. The local’s obvious love of their music shows in their singing and puts extra energy in our step. We have no maps to guide us and half way up a steep mountain, the road ends by a hillside art gallery and work shop. We check around and find a track that continues beneath the high towers of power cables and continue onto the crest enjoying the odd pretty floral surprise. We catch our breath on some rocks in the saddle that marks the half way point and marvel at how easily the exhaustion falls away once you realise it is only down now. At the same time, we also wonder how on earth they managed to drag the cannon that now marks the lookout, up so high.

Ourwalkaroundtheislandbacktothedinghytakesuspastextensivevergetrimming.Wearewatchedbybirds,DIYcanoeoutriggers,andthegravesofdearlydepartedfamilymemberswell looked after right next to the family home. Time has zoomed by and with the long walk back around the island still ahead of us we are starting to wonder how we will make it back in time for our guests and drinks. Luckily a local stops and gives us a lift some of the way back and chats happily about life on the island as he drives.

WecatchupwithacoupleofDutchboatsoverdrinks(Kind of Blue and Mama-Cocha) and AnjagetsachancetopracticeherDutch.Thereareacoupleofgoodsupermarketsinthemain town. We get back the bond taking half in NZ dollars and the rest in Polynesian Francs (we can use these in New Caledonia). After only five days to enjoy Bora Bora we need to continue on our way. The great sailing conditions continue and we arrive at Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands five days later.

CookIslands-Tuesday19August-Thursday21AugustWe med-moor to the wall. You usually set up for backing (some people go in bow first deploying a stern anchor) into the wall and the person on the bow anchor must deploy it at just the right speed - too slow and it will set and cause the yacht to skew sideways - not good when you are backing between two yachts. This is Anja’s first go at this, Katherine has handled the anchor previously, and we make it look like we have been doing it together for years. Always a relief when everyone is watching.

Rarotonga,thecapitaloftheCookIslands,isadelightfulisland,thepeoplefriendlyANDtheyspeakEnglish!WecheckinwiththeHarbourMaster.ThisisthefirstplacesinceSebanaCoveMarina in Malaysia that charges the daily fee from midnight to midnight i.e. overnight is two days! Costs in 2008 are NZ$2.20 per metre and NZ$40 departure tax.

Onenicething(Ithinkso,anyway)aboutmed-mooringisthatyouhaveyachtstieduponeach side of you and you get to know your neighbours quite well, in our case Tin Soldier on one side and Pagosontheother:Sue,Adrian,GeorgeandOliverPayne(youcanworkouttheoriginontheboatname)boughttheir38footboatin2002andsetofffromBritainin2003travelling south to Gambia, west to Brazil through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific on their way to Japan via New Zealand.

While exploring the town we discover a Telecom office open 24 hours (Telstra take note!) and I am able to pick up a wireless internet card.

We hear a steadily increasing beat build beyond our senses at first until the whole island seems drawn to the jetty. A craft, little more than two canoes strapped together, slips into the harbourflyingtheCookIslandflagwiththecircleofstarsrepresentingthe15islandsinthegroup as well as symbolising heaven, faith in god and the power guiding the inhabitants, quite appropriately it seems!! The crowd surges forward to watch the dances and speeches with the immigration procedures finalised at the same time. The crew are greeted as much loved heroes with coconuts and armfuls of wreaths, during a lull in the singing and dancing, before the feasting begins.

Anja was up early and hiked to the Cook Island Cathedral where the few people, gathered for the early morning service on a Wednesday, sang with such amazing voices and in such touching harmony she was brought to tears. I expected her back hours ago, but after making friends there, an offer to drop her back at the marina turned into a tour of the whole island, with her return close to midday.

In the fourth and final part of Don and Anja Richards’ cruise aboard their boat Kekada from USA to Oz, Don describes a race for fun as well as the race against time and the weather.

Departuretimeisdawning,alasttriptotheshops,forfoodand of course some more Pacific Pearls, a necklace and some earrings also catch Anja’s eye. We hoist the Boxing Kangaroo and prepare to cast off.

OnpassagetoTongawecrosstheInternationalDateLineandlose26Augustforever,ohwell-atleastitisnoone’sbirthday that we know of.

tonga - thursday 28 august-saturday 6 septemberWe have nice wind in our sails but also some rain as we first sight land. The sun comes out as we near the first ofthe170islandsmakinguptheKingdomofTongaandwe are entranced. Weaving our way in amongst the rain foresttoppedcoralislandsofVaVa’Uwefindourselvessafely tucked away from the storms building not far away. Many of the islands appear uninhabited, with the homes we do see clinging to steep slopes above limestone cliffs, or precariously close to the shore. As we round the marker at the entrance to Neiafu Harbour we are pleasantly surprised atthesizeoftheanchorage.Theremustbe100boatsanchored/moored in the harbour: definitely a popular stop.

We arrive at 4pm and are unable to complete entry formalities until the following day but there are no problems with us exploring the town overnight. My first impression is that we will be moving on soon. How deceiving was that. We complete the formalities the next day and begin to relax. The place is lined with yachtie bars. We get shanghaied by Mark and Nicole from Sea Life and are soon enjoying the camaraderie of the Coconut Bar which promises “lousy food and poor service” on the sign at the door.

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Bora Bora to AdelaideThe anchorage is a little crowded nearby and we decide to anchor across the harbour where there is more room. After dropping the boat hook we practice our retrieval routine (no, surely there wasn’t any swearing!!) and settle in to enjoy the wonderful birdsong. For the first time ever we take advantage of the laundry service ashore - such luxury. Although we have a washer/dryer we pack up all the sheets, blankets and towels and deliver them via the new dinghy dock and instead spend the time exploring ashore.

We catch up with New Address II at the Tropicana Bar (which nearly becomes our second home during our stay). Friday evenings are race time and we are invited to crew on Sea Life.Ithasbeenover30yearssinceIhavebeeninvolvedin serious racing (it is scary how quickly you can fall back into those competitive habits) but Captain Mark ensures that a good time is had by all. The after race prize giving is held at the Mermaid Cafe and each participating yacht receives a prize. The BBQ platter is also excellent value.

Another day and another adventure as we set sail for a local village, and a traditional Tongan feast. New Address II and Sea Life also sail to the Ark Gallery anchorage for the celebrations where we are entertained by local musicians with dancing supplied by children from the local school. The food looks and tastes wonderful with plenty to go around – it is all fantastic - a great evening.

The anchorages are too numerous to mention but get a copy of the Moorings chartsandyoucan’tgofarwrong.OnehighlightformewastheSwallows’Cave which I found comparable to the blue grottos in Kastellorizon, Greece andtheIsleofCapri,Italy.DVDs,bookswaps,freshfruitetcatthelocalmarket (where produce is left out overnight - unsecured - a great trusting people) make our stay pass quickly.

The power fails across the whole island for a day knocking out the email as well and setting back the washing lady for three days although luckily our washing is finished just before we leave.

We stay twice as long as planned (and could easily stay another month just in this area) but we must move on. Fiji is crossed off the list to make up time and we set sail for New Caledonia.

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Main image: Arriving in New Caledonia at first light

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Crew who sail in two canoes rafted together

Sumptuous feast fit for a king

ThereisaNetonVHF28eachmorning(exceptSunday)at8:30amlocaltime.DieselviapumpisavailableatSailingSafarisdockwhichisnextdoor to the Mermaid Cafe. Navigation (this is all done by eye as the charts and the GPS coordinates do not agree - a known problem but still notfixed).Dutyfreefuel(200L+)canbedeliveredtothecustomswharfby tanker after outgoing clearance is completed. It is worth the effort as thereisa40%savingondieselatthepump.EntrycostswereT$30forhealthinspectionandT$25.30forquarantine.ExitcostswereforharbourduesandlightfeesbutamountedtolessthanT$7forus.T$1.65=AU$1.00

new caledonia - saturday 13 september-wednesday 17 septemberOurluckfinallyranout.Todayweencounteredgaleforcewindswithwaves to match. We had to drop sails and run with the wind and waves for around six hours. Fortunately they subsided enough for us to re-engage the autopilot and resume our course. A yacht that we met later said they encountered 55 knot winds.

The last leg of our travels seems to offer everything; magic calm seas followed by excited wind and seas, only to be replaced by the pre dawn magic of what some call “l’île la plus proche du paradis”, or the closest island to Paradise, being revealed as we sail onto New Caledonia at first light. We are spellbound and do not even venture below for a moment as this wonderful treat unfurls before our eyes. Île des Pins (The Isle of Pines), an island inhabited by about two thousand mainly native MelanesianKanakswasfirstdiscoveredbyCaptainCookin1774whonamed the island after seeing the tall native pines, Araucaria Colmnaris.

The last time I entered Port Moselle in 2002 on our previous yacht it was under mainsail alone as we had lost the Genoa and the engine had failed after encountering similar conditions to last Saturday’s. This time we motored in with Genoa intact. The marina had no space so we anchored off. Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and the Port Captain were in the same places so we set off to clear in. We also cleared out at the same time saving us a return trip to each of these offices. The officials were very accommodating, allowing us to stay officially for another two days after clearing out and dating our clearance appropriately. The Quarantine Officerdroveusbacktothemarinawiththeintentionofinspectingtheyacht. When we arrived at the marina he asked us a couple of questions about what we had on board then signed us in. Apparently this is unusual as all the other yachts at anchor that we spoke to were visited by him; must be my bad French. All of this was without charge!

After lightening our wallets at the local market buying various gifts and some more jewellery, we explore the town. We purchase a ticket on the NoumeaExplorer(1000CFP)whichisabusthatyoucanhoponandoffrepeatedlyallday.OurfirststopistheTjibaouCulturalCentrewhichis

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Flying the courtesy flags of all the countries we visited as we arrive at our home port

dedicated to the local Kanaks. After a couple of stops we rush back to meet Jacqueline and Murungaru for sundowners on board Kekada.

We are up early to visit the local markets again stocking up on fresh fruit forthetriptoOzbutnotbeforevisitingMurungaru on the way. We then track down a local internet cafe to send an email to advise of our ETAinOz(anOzGovernmentrequirement).Afterlunchandsomemoreshopping we stop by Jacqueline for final goodbyes before a quick dash to fill up with duty free fuel. We re-anchored to give the hull a quick scrub(anotherOzGovernmentrequirementisacleanhullforentry).Tootired to head off, we decide to stay one more night and head off early tomorrow.

Australia – thursday 18 September-Sunday 21 SeptemberFlatcalmconditions,wearemotoringnon-stop.Ourleavefromworkisdrawing to a close and we cannot afford the luxury of just drifting along.

monday 22 September-wednesday 24 SeptemberWhat happened to those nice calm conditions? We have strong wind and gale warnings all along the coast of New South Wales. What a homecominggreeting!Onenicethingishavinginternetaccessagain.WearespoiltinOzhavingwirelesshighspeedbroadbandaccesscovering99%ofthepopulation.Thisissomethingweprobablytendtotakeforgranted.

wednesday 24 SeptemberWiththemotorat2,000RPM,andonlymanaginganaverage2-3knots,thelast30milesintoCoffsHarbourisanexerciseinpatience.CoffsHarbour Customs and Immigration are on the radio asking if we are still coming.ItisarequirementoftheOzgovernmenttogiveatleastfourdaysnoticeofarrivalandwearethreehourspastourETA.Ithoughtthatwas pretty good estimating for a passage of nearly 900nm.

So many dolphins come out to welcome us that we wonder if we are the only boat to venture out in this weather. The gale warning was downgraded to a strong wind warning but the last 24 hours still seemed like a gale to us.

Customs watch from their first floor harbourside office as we try to enter a berth with strong winds blowing inside the breakwater - nothing like a bit of a challenge after our passage from New Caledonia. We provide some entertainment as we are blown past our assigned berth before I realise which one we have been assigned. Plenty of power available from the engine so this is quickly rectified and we tie off to await Customs and Immigration. The expected foodstuffs (and a couple of unexpected ones – beef cubes and chicken salt) are soon confiscated and after being relieved of$225fortheprivilegewearenowofficiallybackinOz.

We had planned to arrive in the morning, clear in and head off to Sydney, however even with the two officials coming on board soon after we tie up and taking care of all the customs, immigration and quarantine in one go, it is four o’clock before we are finished and we decide to rest up for the night

friday 26 September-Saturday 27 SeptemberMy original comments have been deleted here. After the final leg toAdelaideIreallycan’tcomplainaboutthe30knot‘breezes’weencountered on the hop to Sydney.

OursonKeithhasflowntoSydneytojoinusattheCruisingYachtCluband to greet us and take our lines. We spend the afternoon shopping and the evening catching up with old friends.

Sunday 28 September–friday 3 octoberIt is a late start as we wait for a particularly nasty front to pass by. For a few hours we enjoy a respite but the gale conditions return and we are forced to motor sail just to try to maintain our schedule. Fuel is being consumed at an alarming rate and we will now need to refuel before Adelaide.WeaimforPortland,Victoria(arrivingwithjustafewlitresremaining). While Bass Strait can certainly dish up worse conditions than we encountered, it has been over ten years since I have experienced it as bad as this. It is great to have Keith on board making it much easier to handle the conditions.

Saturday 4 octoberA2amarrivalinPortland,Victoria,fortunatelyholdsnosurprisesaswehave been here a few times. We tie off at the end of the jetty and crash butnotbeforesettingthealarmfora4:30amwakeup.Wehavetakenmuch longer than we expected to get this far and Keith is scheduled to attendanEarlyChildhoodconferenceinCanberrawhichstartstodaysoheandIsearchoutthelocalbusstationforhimtocatcha5:30ambusto Melbourne. He then catches a flight to Canberra. Meanwhile Anja has invited some early morning walkers on board for coffee. This proves to be very opportune as we are put in contact with a friend of theirs who has a fuel drum on the back of his ute. Instead of a long haul (and many trips) to carry the jerry cans to and from the local service station it is all accomplished in two trips and relative comfort. They also lend us their car to do some shopping with the parting comment to just leave thekeysunderthemat.ItisnicetobebackinOz!Withtheendofourleave rapidly approaching we head out despite the continuing strong wind warnings for the two day hop to Adelaide.

9 pm – We pass into South Australian waters. Rough going and increased the revs to try to beat the cold front and have a chance to make it back to Adelaide in time for return to work on Tuesday. We won’t be able to keep these revs up all the way so here’s hoping for some wind in our direction.

Sunday 5 octoberI hate schedules! Who in their right mind would be voluntarily out in this weather! At least Kekada is taking it all in her stride.

monday 6 octoberWe chuckle at the weather forecast for the local gulf waters and some of the ensuing radio chatter as we approach the eastern tip of Kangaroo IslandandBackstairsPassage–itisfor30knotsandtwometrewaves– what sheer bliss that sounds to us after the last week of gales and big seas.

The mobile telephone keeps buzzing with welcome back messages all the way from Cape Jervis back to our home berth. As we get closer anticipationbuilds.TotopitalloffNatalieandDavidMurrayfromPortia race back to the yacht club to grab our lines as we pull into our berth just after 7pm.

We are due back at work tomorrow morning! Customs is notified by telephone of our arrival and the yacht is placed in bond until I complete the importation procedures. This just means that I cannot go for a sail until I do so but that is okay, I have had my fill for a while. A few minutes later Anja turns to me and says, that was great – let’s do it all again…

what is ais?There’s been talk around the jetties recently about AIS, but what is it? Well, first of all AIS stands for Automatic Identification System. It’s a clever radio system that lets others know where ships are and what they are doing.

Allshipsover300tonnesmustcarryAIS“transponders”(theyarenot really transponders but that’s what they are called), that is to say; theytransmitandreceiveinformationonVHFchannels87and88.Ships regularly transmit their MMSI1, position, heading, speed, rate of turn and other information at intervals that depend on their speed. In addition, they transmit less frequently their name, call sign, destination, size, etc. In this way, vessels in the vicinity know where each ship is and what it is doing. In a busy sea lane, this is invaluable.

HowdoesitWorkThere are AIS receivers that plug into your chart plotter to show vessels in your vicinity. I know of at least one Club vessel equipped with an AIS receiver that called up a ship in Backstairs Passage at night (using the ship’s call sign) as the skipper thought they might have been run over.

In a screen shot (image on page opposite) from a CYCSA vessel in its berth at the club recently you can recognise the river and the channel. The table at the bottom lists vessels that the AIS receiver has received messagesfrom,includingthePilotVesselNormancartravellingat16.8knots after having seen off the Hai Huang Xing which is departing the portat12.2knots.Ontherightofthescreenisfurtherinformationonthe Normancar, including its location. The other vessels are indicated by theirMMSIinthetableandonthechart(atOuterHarbour)buthadnotyet transmitted their name, etc when the screenshot was taken. There is also a vessel heading northwards at 2.9 knots from Largs Bay but it has not yet transmitted its name.

IboughtanSR161receiver2forabout$300overayearagoandhaveplottedvesselsinSpencerGulffrommyhomeinGlenOsmond.Onboard, I reckon I can pick up ships up to about 20 nautical miles.

In the screen shot (opposite page) from “mychart”, (the charting software system that I wrote), you can see a vessel (whose details have not yet been transmitted) entering Port River, some vessels at the InnerHarbourandtheOOCLPanamaberthedatOuterHarbour.Thethird picture shows her details. (In the “mychart” screen shot, the GPS window (bottom left) does not have a GPS receiver connected and so positions are shown as zero).

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The2010FlotillaforKidscouldnothavewishedforbetterweather.Apartfrombeingasmidgewarm,lightbreezesandplentyofdolphinsmadethis Flotilla for Kids one of the best yet.

Whileboatnumbersweredownslightly,publicinterestseemstohavehitanewhigh.Thebridgesopenedandall100orsoboatsmadetheirway through the inner harbour, past the One and All moored outside the old Sugar Wharf, then past the spectators who had gathered around the Port lighthouse and all along the waters edge. The army fired off the cannon at regular intervals taking the unsuspecting by surprise!

MostboatsreturningtotheCYCSAtookadvantageofthe10-15knotbreezetotaketheirguestsforasail/motorandthenwandereduptotheBBQarea for a lovingly cooked sausage sizzle.

TheSocialActivitiesAssociationraisedjustover$160attheBBQwiththeproceedsgoingtotheFlotillaforKids,makingthisyearsdonationswellinexcessof$2000(finalamounttobeconfirmedafterWednesdaynightstwilightraceraffle,17February).

Thank you all for your continued support for this very worthwhile and proudly local event.

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EquipmentOptionsRecreational vessels may transmit, too, and Comar Systems3 make a range of receivers and “transponders”. Their “transponder” for recreational vessels sells for about £400UK (around $900, depending on the day’s exchange rate). No doubt there are other manufacturers and a short time spent on Google and e-bay will locate them.

Ifyouwantaverycheapoption,takealookattheAISonVHFwebsite4 wherethereisa“filter”forsaleforunderUS$100.ItseemstotaketheaudiofromaVHFreceiverandfeedsittothesoundcardinputonalaptopwheresoftware decodes the signals. There is an even cheaper way, if you are handy with a soldering iron. Cruising Helmsman earlier last year described how to modifyaVHFreceiver(anotherfilter,butoneyoumakeyourself).Sothereareplenty of options.

issues with using aisFirst of all, they emit messages that your chart plotter must be able to understand. Fortunately, the messages are standardised so most modern chart plotterscaninterpretAISmessages,whicharenotdissimilarfromNMEA0183messages and, for what it’s worth, the final picture (opposite) shows what they look like.

ComaroffersUSBandRS-232interfaces.Besureyoubuytherightoneforyour chart plotter and that your plotter can interpret the messages. By the way, there are stand alone AIS systems with their own (crude) local charts.

Thenextproblemistheaerial.SinceAISusesmarineVHF,youcanuseamarineradioVHFantenna,providedyouhaveanantennasplitter,seeComar’s web site3.ThesplitterensuresthattransmitpowerfromyourVHFradio ends up in the antenna and not in your AIS receiver. (This is important ifyoudon’twanttodestroyyourAISreceiver).YoucouldhaveanotherVHFaerial and cable (provided the transmitted signal power is suitably attenuated by the time it reaches the AIS aerial) – a splitter is easier but it does weaken all received signals. Splitters are over-priced.

So there you have it: a simple system for knowing where other vessels are. Doesitreplaceradar?Nobutitcertainlyhelpsnavigationwhentherearelarge vessels around.

hot off the pressesPeople are starting to think about and make useful products. Look at this: a dualchannelAISreceiverthatincludesNMEAandNMEAmultiplexingandantenna splitter from Milltech Marine4 for around US$400!

Owen Mace (sachan)

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references1MMSI – Maritime Mobile Service

Identities (MMSIs) are nine digit numbers used by maritime digital selectivecalling(DSC),automaticidentification systems (AIS) and certain other equipment to uniquely identify a ship or a coast radio station. MMSIs are regulated and managed internationally by the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva, Switzerland, just as radio call signs are regulated. (U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center) www.amsa.gov.au/Search_and_rescue/Distress_and_Safety_Communications/Maritime_Mobile_Service_Identity/

2 Milltech Marine Inc., www.milltechmarine.com

3www.comarsystems.com/4 www.aisonvhf.com/index.html5 Ideas Locker, Cruising Helmsman Magazine,pg65,January2009

owen mace writes about a radio system that lets others know where ships are and what they are doing

A screen shot from a CYCSA vessel in its berth at the club

AIS messages appearance

Details of the OOCL Panama berthed at Outer Harbour

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I was so excited. This was to be my first attempt to cruise the Bass Strait. Andante is virtually a floating luxurious apartment with an impressive interior volume, impeccably fitted out with a full beam masterstateroom,air-conditioningandevenaTVthatretreatsinto

a custom cabinet. An essay in elegance but engineered to perform with twin 500 hp Cummins motors, bow thrusters, stabilizers and equippedwiththelatesttechnologyandcommunications.Onboardwere Geoff Gowing, owner of Andante, “Chook” (Charles Wall-Smith), my husband, Mark Hentschke, and myself. Geoff has had numerous Bass Strait Crossings and overseas experience, Chook had circumnavigated around the world and Antarctica and Mark had sailed overseas and the Bass Strait onboard Australian Navy War Ships and ResearchScientificShips.DidImentionhowexcitedIwas?

Leaving life astern and foaming white froth standing sculptures in our wake we departed North Haven on a heading for Holdfast Shores at Glenelg. We had sunshine and shiny flat seas.

We pulled up against the fuel berth and made a financial contact with the fuel pump. I heard “Chook” make the comment. “We will pay for such nice weather later!”

Worrywart:Ihadsailedfor30yearsbutIhadbeenwarnedthatmovement onboard a power boat was completely different. My major concern was mal de mer.

Portside provisioning and checklist We were provisioned and Geoff had already introduced us to the bridge deck, instructing us on the instrumentation, safety procedures and regular checks on the engine room. We had a heading of 202 degreeswithaSOGof9.4knots,RPM1320andLPHof30.

ItwascoastalcruisingthroughtheGulfofSt.Vincent,pastRapidBaywith our rhumb line for Ballast Head and Cape Jervois. All we had to do was keep Australia on our left!

rigged for red running It was total teamwork and continuous surveillance for all of us. Three hours on standby and three hours on the helm, twice a day. My first watchstartedat1500withMarkonthehelmandmyselfinthebridgeonstandby.At1800IwasonthehelmforthreehourswithGeoffonstandby.Repeatedagainat0300!Standbymeansstandinginwhen required, chatting, checking the sea conditions and cocooned in cosy camaraderie and quite comfortably seated around the table in thebridge.OffthehelmIeithersleptorsatinthesalonenjoyingawindow dressing on a world of surreal watercolours and waves.

Ships in the nightOnceonthehelm,Iwasseatedinthe“Captain’sChair”,constantlymonitoring the Radar, AIS, instrumentation, gauges, RPM, speed and fuel consumption. It was virtually a visual contact with the

BASS BASHONBOARDANDANTE

Carole Hentschke, in her unique writing style, recounts her voyage from Adelaide through Bass strait to sydney aboard Andante, a Fleming 55’ pilothouse motor yacht. The name Andante is a musical term which means “at a steady pace”.

boat, scanning the sea and any other bleeps and blips on the horizon, innocuously plotting our position and adjusting waypoints on MaxSea. Andante ventured on through Backstairs Passage, Yatala Shores, the Pages toportandCapeWilloughbytostarboard.OnTuesday,a strong wind warningwasissuedformostofSouthAustralianandVictorianwaters.Itbecame demonically dark and we knew the darkened sky would deliver. We were introduced to intermittent spray and the clouds started to skulk at sea level.WecruisedpastCapeJaffa,Robe,PortMacDonnell,CapeNelsonandCapeOtway;entertainedenroutewithpelagicbirdspunctuatingourdayand squadrons of seagulls and awesome albatrosses whizzing and wheeling above the water every which way.

bridge over troubled watersSeatedintheBridgeDeckwesuddenlyfelttheseasstartingtostewatthe beginning of Bass Strait. The weather became wild and wet and the stabilizers were turned on.

Alone, Alone, all all aloneAlone on a wide wide “Bass Strait” seaAnd never a Saint took pity onMy soul in agony. Adapted from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield

bass bashWe were hammered by heavy seas for two days. The seas were seething and swelling and black billowing clouds started blossoming as the boisterous brawler breakers buffeted the boat. This certainly flapped the flutter out of the Fleming flag, and us. Andante was hit by corkscrew roller coasters and curling carrion combers. “This was not on the cruise brochure!” I heard Chook exclaim.

Andante at a Steady Pace with phlegmatic passivity and seemingly perverse pleasure just ploughed with percussion precision through the precarious four metre pitching peaks and pulverised surface of the sea. We were pursued by plunging and percolating waters as we plotted our progress. Andante’s motors were however humming harmoniously in sotto voce tempo with the turbulent troubled waters and sassy symphony of serried seas. The wind wailed and whined in composed crescendo chorus but Andante was in accord and perfect sync with this strumming sea. With meticulous metronome rhythm the windscreen wipers waltzed across the windows and she just shouldered her way through these stacked seas. Finally the violent vagarious virtuosos of vol-au-vets vanished. The tempestuous tantrum had tangled the anchor chain but considering the boat’s brutal beating it was a very minor problem.

A bold and beautiful boat Andante is not only beautiful, but a boat that can boldly go anywhere. Oozingwithopulenceitalsohasaseriousseagoingpersonality.Thisluxurymotor yacht with its efficient high speed chine semi-displacement shaped hull, fine forward entry and full length keel, contributes to safe and stable coastal and offshore blue water cruising.

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Competent Crew keelboat course is the most popular withaweekenderbeingruninOctober,JanuaryandFebruary and another looking good for March. The February course was pretty much organized by the crew of one boat, new to the Club last year, the 50 foot Beneteau Nellie Myra.

Trevor Mudge and Jane Ferguson organised a crew of ninetoattendaspeciallyorganisedeventonthe13and14ofFebruaryusingtwoboatsforthepracticalsessionson Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The Nellie Myra was known to all participants and the team performed well. Needless to say the smaller and more lively AbFab created more challenges and a steeper learning curve for the group especially with two reefs in on the Sunday afternoon. The most popular topics covered were Rope-WorkandKnotsplustheManOverboardDrillscoveredon the Sunday. Navigating and Avoiding Sandbars was also a of major interest during the weekend as the Nellie Myra draws a meagre 2.8 metres!

The crew consisted of Trevor and Jane plus youngsters James,HamishandDaisyplussomegoodcruisingfriends Bert, Ashley, Roger and Chrissie. All were keen

to learn and enjoy the lifestyle a 50 foot yacht can serve up. I’m sure many more good cruises and races will be had by this group and I wish them well with all their sailing in the future. Look out for the Nellie Myra on upcoming twilight races!

Many, many thanks to Jane and Trevor for organising the group of nine, supplying their boat and most importantly stocking the fridge with refreshments and snacks for the end of the day. Also a big thanks to Rod Hunter of the CYCSA and Colin Jones, a qualified Coxswain/Instructor, who works mostly out of Holdfast Shores, for their valued instruction during the weekend.

Look out for more courses in the months of March, April and May including a Coastal Navigation course starting on 24 March, a one day Radio course hopefully in May and possibly a winter Inshore Skipper course for those that are keen.

Please email me ([email protected]) if you need to enquire about courses or have any special need that we may be able to address.

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The squall scooted off and the weary waters became weaker. Suffused in sunlight, then the magic of moonlight we now had soft somnolent swells andseas.OuroceanfrontpropertycruisedserenelyonpastPortPhillipBayto the Refuge Cove anchorage on the edge of the wilderness of Wilson’s Promontory. It was late at night as Geoff picked a spot to drop the pick.

Ship to shoreGeoff re-anchored closer inshore and we motored by dinghy to a soft sandy beach fringed with bush and beauty. Sensing the solitude I stand stale on the sand and reflect on the gargantuan granite green gnarled gummed hills graced by the garlands of greenish white froth from a gunmetal grey sea. Andante was juxtaposed against a joie de vivre backdrop of beautiful beaches and the balletic grace of gossamer gown giant skeins of sea kelp swirling beneath the sea. We had gone from snarling savage storms to seas shimmering in seraphic light.

In the morning mist of Friday our anchor was short up and we were on a headingforEden.WeenjoyedagentleoceangroundswellpasttheIslandsand the dazzling dichotomy of dusky dolphins. We noticed there were heavy stormcloudsonthehorizonbuttheyshrankaway.Daylightdwindledanddusk descended and in a star studded sea we cruised past the oil rigs in Bass Strait. Immured in inky darkness, the silhouette of black massive muscular meccano sets sprouting out a flaming oriflamme of orange and gold lame’ of liquid light into the sky. AndanteadvancedonpastLakesEntrance,acrossthe large stretch of seawater to Gabo Island and Green Cape.

OurdestinationwasTwofoldBayandtheprettyandpicturesqueportofEdenwhereweanchoredforthenight.Weawoketoadappledawn,the

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sea assumed sapphire and now only wan white clouds wafted above. To my delight, the silence was broken by birdsong and I could hear the cacophony crescendo of the contralto cheerful chirping chimes of the beautiful Bell Birds. Reeling in the rode, Geoff contacted the Harbourmaster and manoeuvring with just millimetres to spare with skill and ease of the bow thrusters pulled up against the major wharf to refuel.

Departinglaterweburnedthroughthewaterat18knotspasttheclingingclifferodedescarpmentsofEden.Wethensettleddowntoareasonablespeedof10knots.ThefuelefficiencyofAndante at this speed is what makes her such a long range passage maker.

Navigating northwards our final cruise up the coast was in the company of wonderful weather. We cruised on past Montague Island, Jervis Bay and Botany Bay and sweeping spectacular and solitary silent seascapes. A coastline carved and sculptured by the sea. In the lee of the land we approached Sydney Heads and turned port to the sheltered and scenic safe waters of Sydney Harbour. The harbour however was swarming with sails and the frenetic frenzy of ferries and fleets of racing yachts. With precision piloting Geoff cruised through this controlled chaos and combat, to the Pulpit Point private marina in FernBay,HuntersHill.Wehadcompleteda1003nmvoyageaboardasleek and sophisticated ship.

That night at Pulpit Point we had a vista of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and surrounds festooned in a fluorescent fantasy land of fairy lights. I was still excited…

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Photographs by Mark Hentschke

Entering Sydney HarbourMain photo: Oil rig in Bass Strait

Refueling at Eden’s wharf

Main photo: Refuge Cove

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OurfirstjobwastocallVMRAmericanRiverandletAlanMielsknowthat Santana II had set off from North Haven with two persons on board planning to cruise Spencer Gulf for the next five weeks. We

continued to talk to Alan all the way around the bottom of Yorke Peninsula and on to Port Turton. Although, in West Cape Bay, snuggled up against the cliffs sheltering from a 25 knot southerly, the best we could do was listen to Alan broadcast the weather. This was the beginning of a grey nomad cruise and for us a myriad of experiences which included sailing, socialising, wildlife, and natural beauty. We will touch on just a few of those experiences for you from our ramblings.

the JourneyWe never imagined we’d have trouble getting a berth in Whyalla, especially afterwevisitedtheCouncil,completedtheir14page(!)casualleaseagreement, paid our $20 key deposit, and the $8 per night fee. When we arrived the berth was occupied. As we couldn’t spend the night at the public pontoon because the fish farmers use it to unload their harvest, the Council solution was for us be tucked in between two boats – three into two spaces with a few inches down each side. Nonetheless, it is worth a visit and the locals assert that the red dust that plagued locals and visitors alike has gone.

The Whyalla dolphins have developed their own Sea World show and shadow boats in and out of the marina looking for a free meal. It is worthwhile catching some fish to bring with you so you can feed them and enjoytheirantics.Tomakethingseasierthereissomewherebetween10and12billiontrumpeterstobecaughtjustoutthefront.Thelocalsweremost hospitable, helpful, and ready for a chat, and warned us about the sand building up west of the entrance to the marina. Luckily we missed it on the way in.

The people and cruising sailors we met on our travels were our greatest joy. We met up with Moody Blue when we tucked into West Cape for the night. Moody Blue offered the advice accumulated over her crew’s 25 years of sailing Spencer Gulf and invited us to share a glass of wine in a favoured anchorage. Then there were the people, newly acquainted, who helped us with fuel, supplies, and offers of the use of their car. We were very pleased to occupy a berth in Wallaroo free of charge, inclusive of friendship. Farr Star met us in Wallaroo and joined us with the Wallaroo sailors in Playtime, Blaze, and Sundance for a sail in light conditions across to Cowell. We struggled for speed most of the trip until the light wind was finally far enough off the nose and our MPS stretched our legs and we left the others in our dust.

The following day we met a jolly, ‘well inebriated’, fisherman who was so pleased to see a yacht in Cowleds Landing that he donated a monster feed of cooked crabs for our dinner. In Blanche Harbour we anchored with Alice Venture, from Port Augusta, who generously gave us kudos for finding a deep water anchorage not known to them as locals. Although they did retain their local status when we ran aground, twice, when departing the ‘easy way’ northwards. Port Augusta surprised us, it appears to be going ahead and the marine precinct is developing well. Alice Venture were generous hosts and offered a mooring and the keys for a proper shower and toilet, making our visit to Port Augusta comfortable. We later met up with the owner of the mooring, Pacific Gull, in Whyalla on the way back south.

Ourtripwaspunctuatedbythejoysofisolation,suchasthesolitudeof being tucked in behind Ward Spit. Later in our ramblings, breaking the isolation of a long day of 54 miles on one tack, we met the ferry coming out of Lucky Bay such that Santana II had to make a course change not to collide. Then the contact with people returns as the Master called on the radio and identified himself as one of the sailors who had cruised in company with us from Wallaroo to Cowell.

reflections on the five weeksThe weather was very quiet, except when it was extreme. We used a lot of diesel for a yacht that gets along okay in light conditions. We were surprised at the impact of aquaculture; tuna farms, minefields of crab and cray pots, and so on and so forth, that we encountered in Spencer Gulf.

We plan to drive back and explore many of the places we saw from the sea, and some we avoided due to poor information, before our next trip. We think that on our next trip we’ll make Port Lincoln our base and take on the local yachties notion of NIP cruises. “NIP” stands for nowhere in particular and is based on the premise that “gentlemen do not beat to windward”. The number of anchorages within easy striking distance from Port Lincoln means that it is possible to follow a cycle of weather and to come back to Lincoln to maintain fresh supplies on the boat.

A final note is that our cruise didn’t isolate us on Santana II but included impromptu interaction with an eclectic group of people who were amazingly generous in all ways and made the trip worthwhile, andworthdoingagain.Wearepreparingfora2011‘cruiseinloosecompany’ leaving sometime in February/March for six to eight weeks. If you want to tag along or meet up along the way let us know...

Two people on board...Bob Westlake recalls his Autumn idyll cruising in Spencer Gulf

Main photo: Santana II in Port AugustaOpposite: Mother and baby dolphins begging for food from the fishing charter boat in Whyalla

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Answers to appear in the next edition of Groundswell. Puzzle question and answer contributions are welcome from readers.Please send to Groundswell editors via the Club office, email [email protected]

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12. Intersection between hull side & hull bottom14. Record of courses or operation17. Front end of the vessel18. Opposite of ahead21. Used to provide boat stability22. Line on hull showing waterline at full load23. Used to support a pier24. Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel25. A place suitable for anchoring28. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board30. Keeps boat on course without steering it31. Side by side, by the side of32. Cushion placed between boats to prevent damage33. Knot used to join two lines of similar size

Down1. Adjusts tension of sail's luff2. A pleasure vessel3. Permanent covering over compartment, hull4. Bucket for removing water from a boat5. Wind averaging above 30 knots6. Device for lifting tender on & off boat

10. Compartment for passengers or crew11.Docking line leading from the bow (2)13. Position of anchor as it clears the bottom15. Last part of a rope or chain - …… end16. Overall winner Sydney to Hobart 2009 (2)18. Wind that combines true wind & boat speed19. Secure hatches & loose objects - …… down20. Diesel engine component21. Heavy material placed in the keel or bilge22. Bow rail25. Above the deck of the boat26. Flag indicating nationality of a vessel27. Waves made by moving vessel29. Used to extend spinnaker beyond the edge of boat

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Across2. Map for use by navigators [CHART] 5. Interior of the hull below the floor [BILGE] 6. Phonetic A [ALPHA] 9. Distress signal [FLARE]

10. A loading platform extending out from shore [PIER] 11.Phonetic B [BRAVO] 12. Naval officers [FLAGS] 13. To allow a line to feed freely [RUN] 14. Vessel's motion rotating from side to side [ROLL] 16. Touching the bottom [AGROUND] 17. Compass direction [WSW] 19. Flybridge protection [CLEARS] 21. Reinforces mast against forward pull [BACKSTAY] 23. Movement of a vessel through the water [WAY] 25. The backbone of a vessel [KEEL] 26. Lay a line down in circular turns [COIL] 28. Distance from waterline to deck [FREEBOARD] 31. Mooring line [SPRINGER] 33. Joining lines [SPLICING] 36. At right angles to the keel of the boat [ABEAM] 38. Loose [ADRIFT] 40. Length of boat touching the water. [LWL] 43. One nautical mile (1.852km) per hour [KNOT] 44. Towards the stern of the vessel [AFT] 45. Navigation term [LATITUDE] 46. Fore and aft balance [TRIM] 47. Lowermost stay of a foremast [FORESTAY]

Down1. Incoming current [FLOW] 2. To turn over [CAPSIZE] 3. In a forward direction [AHEAD] 4. Anchor & associated gear - …… tackle [GROUND] 5. Beneath the deck [BELOW] 7. Moves over top of water [PLANES] 8. Rope ladder [JACOBS] 9. Original Club members [FOUNDATION]

15. Side sheltered from the wind [LEE] 18. Dock [WHARF] 20. Fishing equipment [LURES] 22. Opposite of windward [ALEE] 24. Draws ship in to wharf [CAPSTAN] 26. Mark indicating direction of safety [CARDINAL] 27. Ropes [WIRES] 29. Club gardener [ROBERT] 30. Pier [DOCK] 32. Compass corrector [MAGNET] 34. Phonetic L [LIMA] 35. Ship’s kitchen [GALLEY] 37. Pole used to attach sail & boom [MAST] 39. Fore and aft balance of a boat [TRIM] 41. Anchored float used for marking a hazard [BUOY] 42. Directly ahead - …. ahead [DEAD]

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12. Intersection between hull side & hull bottom14. Record of courses or operation17. Front end of the vessel18. Opposite of ahead21. Used to provide boat stability22. Line on hull showing waterline at full load23. Used to support a pier24. Rope and cordage used aboard a vessel25. A place suitable for anchoring28. A vessel able to carry a "boat" on board30. Keeps boat on course without steering it31. Side by side, by the side of32. Cushion placed between boats to prevent damage33. Knot used to join two lines of similar size

Down1. Adjusts tension of sail's luff2. A pleasure vessel3. Permanent covering over compartment, hull4. Bucket for removing water from a boat5. Wind averaging above 30 knots6. Device for lifting tender on & off boat

10. Compartment for passengers or crew11.Docking line leading from the bow (2)13. Position of anchor as it clears the bottom15. Last part of a rope or chain - …… end16. Overall winner Sydney to Hobart 2009 (2)18. Wind that combines true wind & boat speed19. Secure hatches & loose objects - …… down20. Diesel engine component21. Heavy material placed in the keel or bilge22. Bow rail25. Above the deck of the boat26. Flag indicating nationality of a vessel27. Waves made by moving vessel29. Used to extend spinnaker beyond the edge of boat

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berths for sale or lease For up-to-date information on all sales and leasing, log on to the Club website www.cycsa.com.au or contact Jenny Krogdahl for sales or Laura Cowley for leasing at the CYCSA office on 8248 4222.

AspertheMarinaBerthAgreement,a10%commissionispayablebythevendoronallberthsales.Asof22October2007Boardmeeting-Ifyouare selling your berth and buying a berth of equal or greater value then yourberthsalemaybesubjecttoa5%commissionpayabletotheClub(inlieuof10%).ThiswillbeatthediscretionofManagement.Thesaleand purchase must be effected on the same day.

for SAleport vincent berths10mt: A18 $40,00012mt: C60 $42,00012ms: C48,C68 reducedto$56,00014ms: D70,D71,D73,D78 from$65,00015ms: D83,D84,D85,D86,D87,D89 from$65,00020ms: A12,B35 $200,000

O/night Weekly Off-peak weekly10mt $25 $125 $6012m $30 $150 $8014ms $40 $200 $11015ms $45 $225 $12518ms $55 $275 $14520ms $60 $300 $16022ms $65 $325 $17524ms $70 $350 $19030ms $80 $400 $200

Port VinCentForberthleasingatPortVincentpleasecontactRobMarner(PortVincentMarinaManager)on0414611110.

cycsa port vincent leasing ratesFor berth leasing overnight, weekly and during off-peak times, the Club will lease out berths with the owners agreement, at the owner’s rates below.

(*also for sale)

for SAlemarina berth8metretwin: C05,F01 $66,00010metresingle: A07 $100,00010metretwin: A09,F04,F18,F34 from$63,00012metresingle: D33,E11 from$110,00012metretwin: E13 $90,00013metresingle: D01 $150,00014metresingle: A46,C28 $170,00015metresingle: B24,B31,B35,B36 from$175,00016metresingle: B18 from$205,00020metresingle: K06 $240,000(MarinaWest)

hardstanding berths9metre: 18,25,52,54,71,83 from$7,00010metre: 33,133,134,137,140, 144,146 from$6,00012metre: 111,115,127 from$10,000

for leASemarina east berths10metretwin: A13,A28availableuntilMay12metresingle: E1112metretwin: D38,E2613metresingle D01*15metresingle: A47,B31,B3516metresingle: B18,B20(B17availableforsublease)

marina west berths Note: All berths in the Marina West development are single berths12metre: M0515metre: M0817metre: J04,J08,J10,J13,J14,J18,J19,J2018metre: M1020metre: K01,K02,K05,K06,K07,K0822metre: K1830metre: K16

hardstanding berths9 metre: 09,34,37,50,52(80availableMarch2010)10metre: 110,130,133,137,141 (139available27March2010)

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