Groundswell August 2014

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Andrew Saies President

From the President Board of Management President Treasurer

Andrew Saies Chris Wood Wayne Coonan Peter Hall Graham Meyers David Murray Sam Tolley

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Geoff Boettcher Rowland Richardson David Knights

Staff Chief Executive Officer Craig Evans Admin & Ops Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina Comms & Member Services Laura Turner Leasing Coordinator Kirsty Winstone Receptionist Andrea Boylon Marine Academy Coord Matthew Young Racing Manager Jess Hargreaves Food & Bev Manager Mario Cataldi Head Chef Dorian Molga Port Vincent Marina Rob Marner Association Chairpersons Cruising Richard Lea Fishing John Colella Racing Rob Sellick Social Activities Pam Humeniuk Life Members Arthur F Carolan Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer John Gerard James A Henry (Dec’d) Malcolm A Kinnaird AC Peter J Page Editors of Groundswell Gay Footer, Laura Turner, Owen Mace, Don Burrow, Terry Lockwood Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au Advertising in Groundswell Laura Turner: Telephone 08 8248 4222

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t this time of year the Board, Associations and Flags are busy preparing end of year reports and conducting their various AGMs. My annual report contains a summary of key Board and Club activity for the year ended May 2014. I won’t repeat those findings here but direct members to the online or published reports for your consideration.

Annual reporting really does bring into focus the length and breadth of Club activity and highlights the many volunteers involved in these various aspects of Club life. It is a chance to thank and acknowledge those who give of their time and expertise. It is a chance to check the bank balance and ensure we are living within our means. It is a chance to cautiously share our vision for the future of the Club and a chance to nominate and elect new officers to the various committees and Board.

After the activity and celebration of our fourty year anniversary last year the last twelve months have seen a return to a more normal cycle of Club activities and events.

Generating interest and satisfactory attendance at social functions has been a challenge for most Associations. We need to remember that we are a Club of only about five hundred local senior members. Those who race bring with them around another two hundred racing members who attend the Club frequently throughout the year both on weekends and for the ever popular Wednesday twilight series. That commitment and involvement on the water followed by a few drinks at the bar and a meal on a Wednesday in summer is for many what they enjoy most and the key reason that they belong to the Club.

I feel the Club provides a fantastic environment and great value for this large cohort of members. Members who don’t race may not realise the time involved in running and competing in keelboat racing campaigns. It is understandable that those heavily involved in racing may not have the time to patronise other Club social activities on a regular basis.

The right formula to increase engagement of members over and above the racing program remains a challenge for all in committee roles in the Club.

The right formula to increase engagement of members over and above the racing program remains a challenge for all in committee roles in the Club.

On a different tack I would like to let members know that after the July Board meeting Flags, Board and management hosted drinks for Club member David Tillett and wife Cathy recognising David’s Australia Day AM award for services to sailing. David has chaired the international jury for the last three Olympic Games and the last two Americas Cup regattas and lead up events. David was presented with a framed Club burgee one copy of which will be kept on display at the Club as a fitting record of the extensive voluntary contribution that he has made to the sport of sailing over a thirty year period.

Andrew Saies, President

Groundswell is the official journal of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia Inc. Lady Gowrie Drive, North Haven PO Box 1020 North Haven SA 5018 Telephone: 08 8248 4222 Facsimile: 08 8248 5888 Email: reception@cycsa.com.au Web: www.cycsa.com.au Phone Port Vincent: 0414 611 110 Registered by Australia Post Publication No PP565001/00184 ISSN 1039-4230 Graphic design by Trevor Paynter Printed by Reflex Printing

Cover Photo: Marina East on a recent July morning. Photograph by Craig Evans

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Craig Evans Chief Executive Officer

At the Helm Marine Academy Foundation

For berth owners at North Haven it must be noted that the City of Port Adelaide Enfield was in a seven year period of transitioning towards full rates through a process of decreasing rebates to marina berth owners by 10% per year and to hardstand berth owners by 15% per year.

Should the reduction in rebate have been applied in 2014-15 all marina berth owners would have noticed increases of 20% on what they had paid the same time last year and hardstand berth owners would have been paying almost 40% more than last year’s rates.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many members who have helped establish the CYCSA Marine Academy Foundation by making a voluntary contribution at membership renewal time. The benefits of the Marine Academy not only for boating education and safety but also for membership retention and promotion of the Club are vital to the future of our organisation. Funds received will be spent on much needed items to advance the Marine Academy’s objectives. I hope your support will continue in the future. I understand a small number of members were not happy with the way the ‘voluntary contribution’ was included on membership renewal notices and I apologise if the explanation in the accompanying letter did not explain the new initiative adequately for some people. The instructions on how the Club was required to request and accept donations were specified by the Australian Sports Foundation and our format had to be approved by them prior to requesting donations. In saying that we will attempt to make communications clearer in the future.

The combined collective reduction in total council rates by CYCSA members in two council areas for this coming year is estimated to be around $60,000 however the collective saving in year 2018-19 when the rebate offered by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield was to be completely removed will result in a collective saving of around $350,000 to CYCSA members. At this time all berth owners will be making a significant saving from what they would have been charged under the previous rating system.

Other News Work on the breakwater extension continues at North Haven and I was happy earlier this week to see rocks finally breaking the surface.

It has been several months now since commencing rock placement and confirmation of progress with exposed rocks was strangely quite satisfying. I have spoken to others who have also been involved in breakwater projects and they report a similar sense of satisfaction. Very strange indeed – I must get out more.

Marina Berth Council Rates In my previous Groundswell report I made mention that the City of Port Adelaide Enfield was still coming to terms with the changes to State legislation on council rates for marina berths. The Council’s inability to now impose the minimum rate on each marina berth together with their goal to collectively achieve the same income as a few years ago, including CPI increases over that time, has led to many discussions and debates between the Club and Council.

A replacement tractor for the Club is currently being built and is about to be delivered. This follows the drowning of our existing members’ tractor used on the ramp and slipway. It is also our intention to have the existing tractor rebuilt and improved as a yard tractor, that way we will have a back-up available if the dedicated members’ tractor fails in the future.

The Club will now receive one rates notice for CYCSA North Haven Marina and one for CYCSA Port Vincent Marina. The ‘rates’ will be based on the councils’ property valuation multiplied by their nominated ‘rate in the dollar’ and that rate is not permitted to exceed the ‘Commercial Rate’. At the time of sending out this year’s corporate fees we were uncertain exactly how much the Club was going to be charged by council. This was explained in the letter that accompanied the fee. At the time of writing this report we are now clearer on what our rates notice may look like.

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield has provided a valuation on the property and has nominated the ‘rate in the dollar’, unfortunately being equal to the highest rate possible under the new legislation, the ‘Commercial Rate’. The District Council of Yorke Peninsula has also advised the Club of information relating to our marina in Port Vincent. The ‘rate in the dollar’ being charged by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield is over double the rate being imposed by Yorke Peninsula Council. Both of these outcomes were predicted in early June 2014 and increases to CYCSA corporate fees to cover council rates were based on these assumptions. The apportionment of council rates to berth owners has been calculated based on the number of units held by berth licence holders as allocated which are directly related to berth type and size.

Weather this time of year is either really good or really bad and we have experienced a number of days that have had strong winds and high tides. There have been repeated email announcements to members to check their boats and mooring lines. Thank you to those members who did this. Could I please remind all members that it is your responsibility to ensure your boat is secure for bad weather. If you need assistance please contact the office.

Opening Day is scheduled for Saturday 25 October this year. Planning is currently under way and details of the day will be out to you shortly.

Please make sure you reserve the day in your diary.

In closing I would like to thank my staff for their efforts and dedication over the past financial year. Economically it has been a tough year however all areas of the Club have either met or exceeded budget expectations in these difficult times. Changes to staffing in the property area of the Club has resulted in improved skill levels and efficiencies in repair and maintenance particularly on the marina. Our hospitality team continues to ensure customer satisfaction and profitability back to the Club. The restructuring of the CYCSA Marine Academy has also resulted in operational improvements and improved communications to students over the past year. Thanks also to my Administration team and the various roles they perform for the Club. There is rarely a dull moment at the Club and given our seven day a week operation the staff often find themselves involved in all manner of things. I thank them all.

The result of the changes to legislation in the Local Government Act will initially be felt differently by berth owners at the CYCSA. The benefit of the change will be felt more by the owners of hardstand berths and smaller marina berths at North Haven and all berth owners in Port Vincent while at the same time, the owners of berths of 15m–18m in length may not notice any significant change to what they were charged last year and the owners of larger berths at the CYCSA may initially experience an increase on what they paid last year.

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Geoff Boettcher Commodore

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through the Australian Sports Foundation we have been successful in establishing vital funds to upgrade the boats used as training vessels. Most interstate yacht clubs have a training facility or youth program available supported by a voluntary donation scheme. Thank you to all those who participated and a reminder that the donation is voluntary.

irstly I would like to personally acknowledge David Tillett’s contribution to sailing and congratulate him for receiving the ‘Member of the Order of Australia’ award. David is recognised for his international involvement in administration of America’s Cup and Olympic programs. Both David and his brother Chris are long standing members of the CYCSA and are both high achievers in their own right.

Our Combined Winter Series racing is in full swing. To date Jamie Goode’s Vertigo is a point clear of Seb Bohm’s Slipknot with David Knight’s White Knight in third place. On AMS Div 1 handicap Slipknot is leading the event with Steve Martin’s Take 5 leading Division 2.

Yachting Australia, with support from the Australian Sports Commission, has produced a reference book titled ‘Growing Sailing’, a Framework for Australian Sailing. The data compiled is to assist clubs in being proactive and viable going into the future. Declining participation rates in traditional organised sports demonstrates the need to adapt to this changing environment. To reverse the trend sports must change the way they offer their products and services to suit the needs of the modern Australian consumer. After reading ‘Growing Sailing’ the way forward was clear. Nurture new membership through training programs and offer solid club facilities for people to enjoy.

Short Handed Winter Series Race 1 was won by Beth Hutton’s Carioca from Greg Patten’s G Wizz and Race 2 was won by Sam Gayland’s Sunstar. In Fully Crewed Race 1, Mark John’s Aquila beat Richard Harries’ Julia from Adrian Wotton’s School’s Out. In Race 2 Julia won from School’s Out and third was Peter Hawker’s Carbon Credit.

The Sydney Gold Coast Race will be represented by CYCSA’s Jason Ward’s Concubine. We wish the crew well and trust a little bit of silverware comes home with them. I will join a few of the crew from the old Secret Mens Business 3.5 who are climbing back on board for this great race. The yacht is now named Primitive Cool sailing out of Melbourne.

The CYCSA has already taken the initiative to establish a pathway for potential new members through the Marine Academy. It gives people a method of getting into sailing or power boating and hopefully they continue as an individual or family either crewing or purchasing a boat. It also gives existing members access to recognised international qualifications enabling them to charter yachts or power boats overseas.

The new Secret Mens Business 4.5 will be trucked north in August for the Hamilton Island Race Week.

Although several members interpreted the voluntary donation to the Marine Academy as unnecessary most embraced the idea and

Geoff Boettcher, Commodore

CYCSA’s Chief Executive Officer Craig Evans was recently recognised by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Boating Industry for significant and lasting contributions to the environment of South Australia. The 2014 Environment Award was presented to Craig by EPA Chief Executive Tony Circelli, Boating Industry President Andrew Hayes, and the Minister for Transport & Infrastructure the Honorable Stephen Mullighan MP at the Industry Breakfast at the Adelaide Boat Show on Friday 27 June.

In addition the CYCSA is already a recognised Clean Marina Level 4 and accredited with ISO 14001 and takes pride in maintaining high standards of environmental protection and management systems.

Craig would like to thank CYCSA staff for their efforts and members for their compliance and concerns relating to the marina environment.

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

Serge Ambrose Sue Boettcher Steve Brimson Murray Chance Don Chapman Quentin Dorward

David Holmes Caillin Howard Dennis Karamatic Sharon Lothian Scott Mason Ian Metcalfe

Simon Milutin Matthew Mulconray Paul Porcelli Thomas Rooney Mike Stockdale

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James Swaney Lachlan Wauchope Ross Wilson Calvin Wright

NEW BOATS This is another in the series of articles aimed at providing you with an 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 ‘new’ boats and owners.

One of those little gems!

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ecently while reading a 2010 edition of Australian Sailing magazine I came across an article written by Andrew Yorke. The article set out six levels of sailing expertise from ‘Social Sailor’ through to ‘International Sailor’.

Out of respect to the many fine sailors we have in this Club I have gone with Level 1, the ‘Social Sailor’, and have reproduced it below.

Social Sailor • Likely to have little technical ability or knowledge.

• Sailing with little purpose and no long term vision.

• Cannot concentrate for long periods.

• Is generally not composed.

• Has no race strategy and uses ineffective tactics.

• Blames conditions or equipment for failure.

• Lacks fitness and gives up when tired.

• Has no idea of boat tuning and trimming in varying conditions.

• Participates in debates about tuning with bar experts.

• Is not interested in training.

I found this interesting as I am firmly ensconced in this category and wondered how many other members may be.

It is no disgrace. It takes courage and determination to remain at this level after many years of sailing/boating so any other member who fits this category, don’t give up.

Work hard to remain at this level and you will continue to enjoy your boating.

Terry Lockwood

out of alice Richard Williamson decided in 2007 that as he could not find the boat that suited him he should build one but there was a small stumbling block. Richard and his wife Tanya live and run a business in Alice Springs so that was where the boat was built hence the name Out of Alice. He completed the boat and launched it at Port River Marine then motored it across to the Club marina at Port Vincent where it now lives.

The boat is an aluminium semi-planing displacement hull cruiser. She weighs in at about 9 tonne, is 11.9 metres long with a beam of 3.7 metres and has six comfortable berths.

The hull and deck are 6mm aluminium and the cabin 4mm. She is powered by a 330 hp Cummins engine with a Kubota as backup.

Tanya says it was an emotional day when the boat was hoisted on the trailer for the 1500km journey to Adelaide. She had not seen much of Richard over the previous five years, he lost weight, had third degree burns, broke a vertebrae and fingers and Tanya described him “as a bit of a mess at the moment”.

Richard thinks it’s a minor miracle that they are still married because he says it usually takes three men and two marriages to finish a boat. The first bloke starts, gets divorced, sells the boat to the next bloke who nearly finishes it, gets divorced and sells it to the third bloke who finishes it.

Interestingly Richard thinks it is arguably easier to build a boat this size in the middle of Australia than on the coast. Being in Alice Springs he was not able to spend countless hours on the road looking for bits and asking questions. In his words, “If I needed something I rang up, it was in an overnight bag and I got it the next day”. The logistics of transporting the boat to the coast were considerable but well worth it in the end.

Richard, Tanya and family are going to use the boat as their holiday house on the water and I am sure there will be plenty of good times ahead.

Congratulations to Richard, Tanya and family and all his mates who made the dream possible. We look forward to seeing them at North Haven one day.

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Two New Day Skippers!

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ohn and Veronika Benc bought their Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 461 Vagabond in May 2013. They started sailing under the guidance of friends and spent the best part of a year informally gathering their skills.

Their plan is to take the boat to their home port at Streaky Bay. They decided they needed to enhance their skills in seamanship, navigation and safety by completing the RYA Day Skipper qualification with the CYCSA Marine Academy. In particular they plan to do a lot of two handed sailing and felt that gaining confidence in the boat and each other under a wide range of sailing conditions would be a valuable experience.

Early in 2014 as RYA Cruising Instructor I conducted a week long intensive course with them, partly aboard Academy1 and partly aboard their own boat. Following some detailed practise of berthing (springing on and off), slipping, and close quarter manoeuvres in the marina they went on to open water handling under sail. This included practising reefing, efficient motor sailing and daylight navigation. The following day was a trip to Glenelg putting short passage planning into action. Wednesday and Thursday were spent sailing to Port Vincent and back during which more exercises on anchoring, mooring, man-overboard and other drills were done. At all opportunities there were practise and tests of collision avoidance rules, rope work, weather, radio and traditional and electronic navigation. Friday was a catch all with sailing in the Port River using tides and day time pilotage skills.

At the end of May I was aboard as instructor again for a long day, midday to midnight, for a final brush up on skills and a night sail in the river to gain more experience required for the Day Skipper ticket. This included night pilotage and a simulated fog pilotage using charts and radar.

They did a fabulous job. The big advantage with own-boat tuition is that the skills are gained in the environment the crew will be sailing in so familiarity and automatic and routine responses to events can be developed.

Both members of a couple sailing have to be able to manage the vessel confidently and single handed in emergencies.

John and Veronika are also very happy with their experience and are more confident about managing and directing other crew members when they sail.

John Edwards, CYCSA Marine Academy Instructor

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Association

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he CYCSA Book Club is open to everyone interested in books. You don’t need to be a ‘serious’ reader but enjoy chatting to other people about the books you have read and enjoyed.

Come along the first Friday of each month to the Members Lounge at 6.30pm.

If you enjoy chatting with like minded people and if it suits, stay on for a meal with other Book Club attendees. We don’t all read the same book – just bring along a book you have read and you can talk about and maybe lend it to other Book Club members.

Pam Humeniuk Chair Social Activities Association

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resentation Night for Season 2013-14 was held at the CYCSA on Friday 9 May with 200 guests in attendance – a substantially bigger crowd than previous years.

Bob Schahinger from Freedom with William Strangways

Nigel Wilhelm with Con Tsaconis from Robert Oatley Vinyards

The evening started with a season wrap up from the Chair of the Racing Executive, Traci Ayris. Traci welcomed our sponsors; Phil and Alison Hoffmann from Phil Hoffmann Travel, Jim and Leica Theodore from Port River Marine, Therese Stoll from Yalumba Wines and Con Tsaconas from Robert Oatley Vineyards, and thanked our wonderful duty crew and volunteers on the REX for yet another great season.

This season we conducted eight racing series and three regattas as well as a ‘Tri Series’ between the CYCSA, RSAYS and PASC, all of which were honoured on the night. The much anticipated Yacht of the Year was presented to Shining Sea for the second year running and the Crew of the Year award went to Shining Sea crew member Nigel Wilhelm.

The Racing Association raffle was drawn during the evening – congratulations to our winners and thanks again to our wonderful sponsors for their donations.

Canegrass Saltbush Lamb Packs (The Patten Family) Adrian Wilson and Tim Gill Steve Power from Flying Circus with Therese Jason Coonan from Dr Feelgood with Therese Stoll from Yalumba Stoll from Yalumba

Easyfuel $100 Gift Cards (The Patten Family) Greg Manuel and Nikki Marcel $60 Dinner Voucher at Mariner’s Restaurant George Ottewell Robert Oatley Vineyards Wine and Wine Glass Pack Steve Harrington Magnum of Yalumba ‘The Signature’ Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2009 Mark and Karen Johns One Night at the Majestic Roof Garden Hotel Wayne Coonan Leather and Pearl Bracelet from EverettBrookes Jewellers valued at $140 Cathy Power

Seb Bohm from Slipknot with Therese Stoll from Yalumba

Rob Sellick from Young Einstein with Therese Stoll from Yalumba Peter and Wayne from Locomotion with William Strangways

$2,500 Travel Voucher from Phil Hoffmann Travel Tim Gill Entertainment this year was provided by the ‘Three Amigos’, a roving Marachi band featuring Joselito from Venezuela, Carlitos from Argentina and El Guapo all the way from South Australia who provided some fun and vibrant energy to the night.

After proceedings were over the band ‘Our Perspective’ kept things going on the dance floor until the early hours with their fantastic coverage of popular songs.

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RACING ASSOCIATION 2014 PRESENTATION NIGHT

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he prize winners for the season can be viewed on the Club website but I would like to mention that the ‘Wild Oats’ Crew Person of the Year Perpetual Trophy was presented to Nigel Wilhem and the following is a reproduction of his nomination from the skipper of Shining Sea, Andrew Corletto.

NIGEL WILHELM Nigel has been an integral part of the Shining Sea crew for several years including all the Sydney Hobart campaigns in 2009, 2010 and 2013 as well as the interstate regattas, namely Geelong Week and the Sydney 38 Nationals. Prior to joining Shining Sea he raced on a number of the top boats at the Club including Nick George’s DK 46 Exile.

In the 2013/14 season Nigel participated in all the Club races, the Sydney to Hobart, Geelong Week and Lincoln week. In other words, he was on the boat whenever it raced.

Nigel’s experience and calmness on the boat played a big part in Shining Sea’s success this season. As Chris Tillett described it, “Nigel is the ‘rock’ on which the crew is based”.

Nigel is usually the first on the boat on Saturdays to help rig the boat even though he lives in the hills and has just about the furthest to travel to get to the Club. He has attended all the working bees on the boat including an all-nighter prepping the boat before it left Adelaide for the delivery to Sydney.

Nigel never complains or makes a fuss. He just gets on with it whatever the task or conditions. He has happily trained up new crew and passed on to younger members some of his experience and knowledge.

The other significant trophy awarded was the ‘Wild Oats’ Yacht of the Season which was won by Shining Sea and the following is a summary of their season.

SHINING SEA 2013/14 was Shining Sea’s first season at the CYCSA and new to the crew. As a result all the crew had to learn how to sail the boat competitively in a relatively short period of time. However, with some training sessions and an extensive summer campaign, we were able to improve and achieve significant results both nationally and locally.

Results for 2013/14 include: • 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race – 3rd Div 3 IRC and sole SA representative with wholly SA crew • 2014 Festival of Sails (Geelong Week) – 1st IRC and 2nd AMS Div 2 Melbourne Geelong Passage Race – 1st IRC Div 2 Victorian State Championships – 1st AMS Div 2 Victorian State Championships • Australian Champion – Beneteau Firsts Nationals • SA State IRC Champion • SA State AMS Champion • Adelaide to Lincoln Race – 3rd IRC overall in Div 1 and member of successful CYCSA team • Lincoln Race Week – 2nd IRC and 2nd AMS • CYCSA Club Offshore – 1st IRC and 2nd PHS • CYCSA Club Inshore – 1st IRC, 1st AMS and 2nd PHS • 15 firsts over the line in all forms of Club racing Jess Hargreaves, Racing Manager

Finally, Nigel is a team player. He puts the boat and the rest of the crew ahead of himself. He is dedicated and hard working. He is skilled and experienced and is happy to share that knowledge with less experienced sailors.

As a skipper I could not ask for more of a crew than what I get with Nigel.

Andrew Corletto, skipper of Shining Sea with Con Tsaconis from Robert Oatley Vinyards Photo opposite: Crew of the Year Nigel Wilhelm with skipper Andrew Corletto 9

Photo courtesy of Neil Pentecost

RACING ASSOCIATION RACING ASSOCIATION REPORT

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s we shiver through a cold and miserable winter our winter diehards are once again enjoying the invigorating conditions of getting out on the water for the Port River Marine Winter Series (and Combined CYCSA and RSAYS Winter Series) and the Canegrass Short-handed Series.

Port River Marine Winter Series Results Race 1 Division 1 1st 2nd 3rd

Concubine – Jason Ward White Knight – David Knights Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm

Division 2 1st 2nd 3rd

Julia – Richard Harries Rock On – Trevor Conyers School’s Out – Adrian Wotton

Race 2 Division 1 1st Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm 2nd Vertigo – Jamie Goode 3rd Dr Feelgood – Jason Coonan

Division 2 1st Rock On – Trevor Conyers 2nd Locomotion – Peter Hall 3rd Julia – Richard Harries Race 3 - Abandoned Race 4 Division 1 1st White Knight – David Knights 2nd Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm 3rd Vertigo – Jamie Goode

Division 2 1st 2nd 3rd

School’s Out – Adrian Wotton Julia – Richard Harries Locomotion – Peter Hall

Race 5 Division 1 1st Game On – Julian Newton 2nd Vertigo – Jamie Goode 3rd Dr Feelgood – Jason Coonan

Division 2 1st Zinzi Silver Jewels – Ken Abbott 2nd Rock On – Trevor Conyers 3rd Kowabunga – Dan O’Connell

Combined CYCSA and RSAYS Winter Series Results Race 1 Division 1 1st 2nd 3rd

Canegrass Short-handed Results Race 1 1st 2nd

G-Wizz – Greg Patten Carioca – Beth Hutton

Concubine – Jason Ward (CYCSA) White Knight – David Knights (CYCSA) Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm (CYCSA)

Race 2 1st G-Wizz – Greg Patten 2nd Carioca – Beth Hutton Division 2 3rd From Russia with Love – Mike Holmes 1st Rampage – Peter Scragg (RSAYS) Race 3 2nd Rival – Stuart Shimeld (RSAYS) 1st Carioca – Beth Hutton 3rd Julia – Richard Harries (CYCSA) 2nd From Russia with Love – Mike Holmes AMS Race 4 1st Concubine – Jason Ward (CYCSA) 1st Carioca – Beth Hutton 2nd SMB 4.5 – Geoff Boettcher (CYCSA) 2nd From Russia with Love – Mike Holmes 3rd Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm (CYCSA) Race 5 Race 2 1st Carioca – Beth Hutton Division 1 1st 2nd 2nd

Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm (CYCSA) Vertigo – Jamie Goode (CYCSA) Horopito – Mark Robertson (RSAYS)

Port Vincent Destination Race

The Racing Association’s annual Port Vincent Destination Race was held on the weekend of Division 2 5-6 July 2014 with two divisions, short-handed and fully crewed.

1st Southern Myth – Peter Riddell (RSAYS) 2nd Rock On – Trevor Conyers (CYCSA) This exciting race once again generated interest 3rd Locomotion – Peter Hall (CYCSA) from CYCSA boats as well as a few from RSAYS and a couple of our PASC friends. In total five AMS short-handed and eight fully crewed boats left 1st Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm (CYCSA) the CYCSA on the morning of 5 July.

2nd Vertigo – Jamie Goode (CYCSA) 3rd Concubine – Jason Ward (CYCSA) It was a slow old float over to Port Vincent and most boats took a few hours longer than Race 3 - Abandoned expected to get over the finishing line (the fastest Race 4 boat took an elapsed time of 5 hours 25 minutes Division 1 to get there while the slowest boat took 8 hours 1st White Knight – David Knights (CYCSA) 20 minutes).

2nd Rimfire II – John Moffatt (RSAYS) Once everyone arrived CYCSA Race Officer John 3rd Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm (CYCSA) Gibson calculated the finish times and conducted Division 2 the presentation during the BBQ held in the 1st School’s Out – Adrian Wotton evening. The BBQ was sponsored by Canegrass 2nd Julia – Richard Harries (CYCSA) Saltbush Lamb with oysters supplied by the boys 3rd Take 5 – Steve Martin (RSAYS) from Port Adelaide’s Peer Gynt plus salads and desserts supplied by the rest of the fleet. The AMS participants enjoyed a great night at Port Vincent 1st Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm (CYCSA) and all stayed the night on their boats before 2nd White Knight – David Knights (CYCSA) racing home on Sunday. Unfortunately a lack 3rd Vertigo – Jamie Goode (CYCSA) of wind meant there were very few who got a Race 5 finish time for the race home.

Division 1

The race proved once again to be a very 1st Game On – Julian Newton (CYCSA) successful event and we look forward to it being 2nd Vertigo – Jamie Goode (CYCSA) even bigger and more exciting next season!

3rd Dr Feelgood – Jason Coonan (CYCSA)

Division 2 1st 2nd 3rd

Zinzi Silver Jewels – Ken Abbott (CYCSA) Rival – Stuart Shimeld (RSAYS) Rock On – Trevor Conyers (CYCSA)

AMS 1st 2nd 3rd

Vertigo – Jamie Goode (CYCSA) Dr Feelgood – Jason Coonan (CYCSA) Slipknot – Sebastian Bohm (CYCSA) 10

Winners of the Port Vincent Dash Trophies sponsored by Greg and Carol Patten: Fastest Monohull G-Wizz - Greg Patten Fastest Multihull Carbon Credit - Peter Hawker PHS Monohull Carioca - Beth Hutton Jess Hargreaves, Racing Manager

Slipknot crew

Concubine crew

Dr Feelgood crew

Flying Circus crew

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Clipper Ship

City of Adelaide Welcome Home Flotilla and Festival May 2014

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he world’s oldest clipper ship the City of Adelaide arrived home to Port Adelaide earlier this year after an extensive project to bring her back to Australia from her previous location in Scotland. To celebrate her homecoming and her 150th birthday, and to raise funds for future preservation, a flotilla and festival were held at Dock One in Port Adelaide on Saturday 17 May.

A Bit of History

Sister ship to the Cutty Sark the City of Adelaide is the older of the two which are the last remaining composite clipper ships in the world. According to historians nearly 900 passengers travelled to South Australia on the ship over a period of 23 years and of these pioneers there are more than 250,000 estimated direct descendants. While history has seen the City of Adelaide perform many roles over her long lifetime it is her role as passenger ship between Britain and Adelaide that ensures her status as an icon of that foundation era of South Australian social and economic history.

The Flotilla

A warm and overcast day greeted members and guests alike as they hopped aboard a number of Club boats departing the CYCSA to participate in the City of Adelaide Clipper Ship Flotilla.

Richard Lea (Cruising Association Chair) and Adrienne were kind enough to have me on board their beautiful yacht Sahara for the ride into the Port and were fantastic hosts. Also on board were four paying guests who were delighted at the opportunity to get out on the water and participate in the community event.

Sahara leisurely motor-sailed from the CYCSA into the Port River in company with Jenny Anna and those aboard enjoyed watching

the antics of the seals lounging on the breakwaters and the dolphins swimming happily along in our wakes.

About three quarters of the way into the flotilla I managed to lose my shoe overboard while taking photographs. Richard’s fantastic seamanship meant it was retrieved without as much drama as you might expect. I’d been willing to abandon it for the greater cause of arriving to the festivities on time but was pleased to get it back.

We caught up with the full flotilla of boats while they cheerfully jostled around waiting for the ‘Diver’ Derrick Bridge to open and then motored through past the City of Adelaide’s floating barge and a lively crowd of spectators to moor in Dock One.

The Festival

On arrival we all went off in small groups to wander through the market stalls and displays of model ships in bottles and maritime memorabilia set up along the dock. Live music, dancing and the delicious smells of hot food lent a wonderful atmosphere to the event.

For a small fee visitors could board the barge and get up close to the ship. It was impressive and incredible to reflect on what she had achieved in her long lifetime. A select lucky few could also venture aboard to have a look inside the hull and vision of the inside of the ship via a live feed was displayed on a large screen allowing all visitors the chance to glimpse inside.

All funds raised from this and other events will go directly towards efforts to preserve the City of Adelaide and recognise her place in South Australian history for the benefit of future generations.

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Flag Etiquette on a Sailing Boat Today Originally published on Sail-World.com by Des Ryan and modified by Laura Turner and Gay Footer

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lag etiquette on a sailing boat is a tradition that has been handed down to us by generations of sailors and other mariners. Although often not appropriately respected if you want to be considered a seasoned sailor you will do well to observe and perpetuate the pride in old traditions.

Flags are signals and each one says something specific about your boat.

They can signal nationality, manoeuvering situations, club affiliation, office held or other situations. For the benefit of sailors who would like to observe correct etiquette following are some of the rules. It does well to remember that the rules originated in Britain and have been slightly changed by other English-speaking countries. Remember that flags are ‘worn’ by a yacht and ‘flown’ by the owner.

Dressing Ship

Apart from the ensign, flags commonly worn by a yacht comprise a burgee, a house flag (private signal), a courtesy flag when in another country and (if racing) a racing flag.

Before getting to the ensign here are some general conventions for the minor flags:

Yachts may ‘Dress Overall’ on certain dates or special occasions such as Opening Day. There is an order which the full set of 40 flags should fly and it is as follows: E, Q, p3, G, p8, Z, p4, W, p6, P, p1, 1Code, T, Y ,B, X, first Sub, H, third Sub, D, F, second Sub, U, A, O, M, R, p2, J, p0, N, p9, K, p7, V, p5, L, C, S.

House Flags or Private Signal

Australian Conventions

Flag and yacht etiquette is derived from British rules with the following comments:

House flags are flown at the port spreaders and serve to indicate membership of associations such as a yacht club or they are a small custom-designed and custom-made flag that carries symbols standing for the owner so it can basically be anything. The signal may be flown day or night but is not displayed when another sailor is in command. (The rule is: the private signal and burgee follow the sailor not the boat.)

All Australian ships are entitled to wear the Australian Red Ensign.

However, yachts may wear the defaced Blue Ensign provided that: • The owner has an admiralty warrant to fly the Blue Ensign; • The warrant is aboard the yacht at the time;

House flags may be flown on the same halyard in which case they should be flown in order of seniority. Never fly a flag which is the same as or could be confused for one of the letters of the alphabet.

• The owner is on board or in effective control of the yacht (eg. ashore in the vicinity).

Burgees and ensigns must not be worn when racing and a racing flag should be flown from the backstay. Yachts having retired should still wear the burgee and ensign, but should quickly remove the racing flag.

On a multi-masted boat the house flag or private signal is flown at the head of the aftermost mast. On a sloop the private signal may be flown from the starboard rigging either below the burgee or alone.

Raising and Lowering Flags

Courtesy Flags

Ensigns are hoisted in harbour when colours are ‘made’ – normally at 08:00 or at 09:00 between 1 November and 14 February or as soon after that time as people come aboard. The ensign is lowered at sunset or at 21:00 local time if earlier or before that time if the crew is leaving the yacht. At sea and under way ensigns may be worn between sunrise and sunset when there is sufficient light to distinguish the flag. It must be worn when meeting other vessels, when entering or leaving foreign harbours by day or by night, or when approaching forts, signal stations or Coastguard stations.

As a matter of courtesy it is appropriate to fly the flag of a foreign nation on your boat when you enter and operate on its waters. There are only a limited number of positions from which flags may be displayed. Therefore when a flag of another nation is flown, it usually must displace one of the flags displayed in home waters. However it is hoisted only after the appropriate authorities have granted clearance. Until clearance is obtained a boat must fly the yellow ‘Q’ flag (quarantine flag). Often cruising sailors fly both the courtesy flag and the Q flag below on entering a foreign port.

The courtesy flag is flown at the boat’s starboard spreader whether the ensign is at the stern staff or flown from the leech. If there is more than one mast the courtesy flag is flown from the starboard spreader of the forward mast.

To prevent wear and tear the flag may not be flown when out of sight of other vessels or when nobody is aboard. For purists: In the morning the ensign is hoisted rapidly before other flags. In the evening it is lowered slowly and with ceremony after other flags come down.

It is considered disrespectful and rude to fly a courtesy flag that is old, tattered or raggy. Make sure that you replace flags that do not do justice to the country you are visiting.

Always handle the National Ensign with dignity. Don’t let it touch the deck. When your flag is tattered, torn or faded deliver it to an appropriate entity such as a veteran’s association for disposal. Gag flags such as those depicting a martini glass, bunnies, etc, are unseamanshiplike and unbecoming.

Lastly, it is also a common courtesy to fly the national flag(s) of your guest(s) on board if they have a different nationality than the ensign is showing.

As you may have noticed while reading the information above there is some discrepancy between written conventions and what is generally the world-wide convention of most cruising boats on the water today.

For further information here are some other references:

Courtesy flags are normally the maritime flag of the country which in some cases will be the same as the National Flag (e.g. France, USA, Netherlands). Others may be the National Flag defaced with a device (e.g.

Italy, Finland, Morocco) and still others may be a totally different flag (e.g.

UK, Australia, New Zealand). If you are planning to visit a foreign country find out the correct maritime flag from some of the sources shown at the end of this article. Most quality specialist flag shops will have the information.

• RYA publication Flag Etiquette & Visual Signal • Flag Etiquette for the New Millennium by Richard Yeowood • British Flags and Emblems by Graham Bartram • Flags of the World website at: www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ 15

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Concrete Cancer and

Part 2

by Owen Mace

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n the last edition of Groundswell we looked at concrete cancer and its effect on marinas, particularly our Marina East. Recall that Marina East is not only the CYCSA’s earliest floating marina but also it is one of the earliest floating marinas in Australia and it is showing signs of its age.

The photos accompanying this article were taken in mid-June 2014 when the finger between E2 and E3 and the walkway were being repaired. The first picture shows the general view of the work and you can see the water pipe running below the concrete walkway.

We saw in the last edition that some of the problems with the marina are a result of production processes, including the lack of a steel cage to reinforce the sides and bottoms of the pontoons. Also, the concrete was not vibrated after being poured and, as a result, it is not as uniform as it could have been. The second picture graphically illustrates where the concrete barely covers the polystyrene.

Some of the pontoons are held together with steel rods right through them to bind the ‘walers’ (the tallowwood planks along the pontoons that stiffen and strengthen the walkways and fingers). Others have nylon ferrules – inserts embedded in the concrete into which bolts are screwed.

Also, the way that pontoons were handled during their transport and installation probably stressed the concrete excessively.

Nevertheless our Marina East has served us well and continues to do so, despite what the environment throws at it. (And, from time to time, the occasional boat hitting it… Present company excepted, of course!) Imagine the forces that must be generated by all those boats pulling on their mooring lines during a strong blow.

What can be done to ensure that the marina continues to serve for the next 30 years or more? Our Board has decided that the most cost effective way is to continue repairing and maintaining the pontoons.

But first let’s realise that most of the piles are in pretty good shape and that the walkways are in somewhat better shape than the fingers.

Walers and Nylon Ferrules

Where ferrules remain firmly embedded in the concrete, the bolts are simply tightened. However, where they have come away from the concrete as they have in E2 and E3, threaded steel rods have been put through from one side to the other. You can see why they pulled out in photo 1 below – they were never buried in concrete! Photo 3 shows the ferrules that pulled out and are still embedded in the walers of E2 and E3.

Drilling a two metre hole from one side of a walkway to the other is not a handyman’s job and it requires a special tool and drill. The Club has decided to purchase one and will make extensive use of it. Photo 4 shows the hole for the threaded rod being drilled and you can see two rods in place in the first and second pictures.

Once the ferrules or threaded rods and walers are installed the nuts can be tightened and this has two effects. The first is that the walers tend to hold the separate pontoons in place and so stiffen the walkway. Threaded rods hold the concrete walkway itself tightly so that steel corrosion (concrete cancer) is less likely to split the concrete.

Photo 5 shows the renovated finger ready for re-attaching to the E-F walkway. Notice the two temporary outriggers? They are there because pontoons are heavier on the top and will flip upside down if unsupported! See the row of old ferrules and their connecting rod lying on the finger?

Aligning Pontoons

What happens if two pontoons don’t line up? You have probably seen steel clamps between a few pontoons to align them. This is just a temporary solution.

Pontoons weigh a lot so it is no simple matter to lift one unless you place something buoyant underneath it. A floatation box of suitable size is filled with water, fitted under the offending pontoon, then inflated with air and the pontoon floats to the right height. Bonza!

Protecting the Concrete

Surveys

The marina has been surveyed every 18 months or so for nearly ten years. The surveys include measurements showing how each pontoon has moved relative to its neighbours. There have also been a couple of underwater surveys, including videos.

These days there are new materials that seal concrete and protect it against water infiltrating, corroding and splitting (that is, concrete cancer). You will see in a few places where some grey goo has been used to fill and cover cracks in the concrete walkways.

The Club now has a database of the state of each and every pontoon and has prioritised the list of pontoons needing attention. This means that the worst pontoons will be attended to first.

Timber Walers

It surprised me when Craig told me that white ants have set up home in some of the timber walers! In doing so, they tunnel through and weaken the timber. They have also nested on, and even in, the polystyrene. Sun and fungus have also played their part in weakening some walers and so affected planks must be replaced. Kapur is the preferred replacement, although composite walers have been tried.

(They are expensive, heavy and brittle.)

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1. General view of E2 and E3 undergoing repair

the Marina In Conclusion

2. Thin concrete cover over the polystyrene

The Club is embarking on a maintenance program for Marina East to extend its life well into the future. Ferrules, bolts and walers will be replaced as needed, threaded rods run through the concrete walkways and fingers as necessary and bolts tightened to stiffen and strengthen the walkways and fingers. Some pontoons may need replacing altogether. Finally, sealants will help to protect against further concrete cancer.

Staff have been engaged to undertake the maintenance program and we can expect this to take place steadily over the next few years.

Unfortunately, there will be inconvenience to some owners as fingers are renovated.

3. Two useless ferrules!

As Marina East was one of the earliest marinas built, so it is one of the earliest to be repaired, and our staff are learning on the job with support from knowledgeable members and industry.

So the good news is that repairs to Marina East are underway in a cost effective manner.

Additional Reading

1 http://blog.bellingham-marine.com/?p=259#more-259 for some information on the engineering design issues.

2 http://www.bellingham-marine.com.au/waler for a discussion of ‘walers’, the timber that connects pontoons, although I have some difficulty with their explanation of distributed loads.

4. Drilling through the walkway 5. The renovated finger ready for installation

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Volvo Penta D1-30 diesel engine: (1) freshwater cooling (2) fuel filter (3) primer pump (4) intake silencer (5) hot water outlet (6) Electronic Vessel Control (EVC) (7) suspension (8) alternator (9) drive belt (10) engine block.

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E is for Engine

Diesel is the most common fuel used in marine applications, and for good reason. It’s a truly remarkable fuel. Firstly, diesel fuel is oily compared to petrol (gasoline). You may well have cursed this fact the last time you got some on your hands, and you’ve undoubtedly noticed that spilled diesel does not readily evaporate. Its oiliness means that diesel has built-in lubrication which prolongs engine life. Secondly, diesel is less flammable than petrol, due to its much higher flash point, i.e., the lowest temperature at which it can vaporise to form an ignitable mixture in air (74°C/165°F to be precise). And thirdly, diesel has a lower vapour pressure which essentially means it does not release as many fumes. This is especially advantageous in confined spaces, such as vessel engine bays, where the accumulation of a fuel-air mixture is potentially explosive.

Did you know that diesel engines don’t use high-voltage sparks to ignite combustion? Unlike petrol and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) engines, diesel engines are so-called ‘compression ignition’ engines. Air inside the cylinders is compressed to high pressures, of the order of 40 bar (4 MPa or ~600 PSI), resulting in high temperatures, which in turn causes combustion.

Note: 1 bar (1000 mbar) is approximately atmospheric pressure at sea level, so that’s 40 atmospheres in your diesel cylinders. By comparison, water pressure increases by 1 bar for every 10 m (~33 ft) of water depth, so this is equivalent to a water depth of 400 m (~1300 ft).

As far as combustion engines go, the diesel cycle is an efficient process, typically converting ~45% of the fuel energy into mechanical energy, versus only ~30% for petrol engines. Further, diesels are not just fuel efficient when operating at their optimal load (ie, typically your cruising speed); their fuel efficiency is relatively constant for all loads. In contrast, petrol engines are less efficient under part loads.

The main thing you have to worry about with diesel is fuel contamination and there’s no prize for guessing that the most common contaminant is water. While a low concentration of water dissolved in diesel is not a big deal, high levels of undissolved ‘free’ water is a serious problem. At best, the presence of water reduces your engine’s energy output, much like water quells a flame. At worst, water can cause permanent engine damage, for example by destroying fuel injector nozzles.

The presence of water causes another serious problem known as ‘diesel bug’, which is when microbes grow within fuel tanks feeding on the hydrocarbons in your diesel. The presence of these microbes not only degrades the quality of your fuel, thereby reducing power output, but creates biomass that gradually clogs up your fuel system. They even excrete acids that, over time, corrode anything metallic in your fuel system (a good reason to have plastic fuel tanks). Diesel bug is something that belongs in an Alien movie, not in your fuel system!

Note: Although diesel engine efficiency is relatively constant, you will of course still use less fuel at lower RPMs and/or more fuel at higher RPMs. It’s just that at lower loads you use even less fuel than you would compared to a less-efficient petrol engine. Diesel engines are good, not magical!

The absence of sparks is also beneficial in marine applications since it eliminates a source of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) which can interfere with communications and navigation equipment.

Further, the life of a diesel engine is generally about twice as long as that of a petrol engine. This is not just due to the superior lubrication properties of diesel fuel, but also due to the stronger engine parts used in their construction, necessary to withstand those higher pressures and temperatures.

To avoid contamination: • Purchase diesel fuel from reputable suppliers, and as a precaution keep some spare fuel which is known to be good in a separate container.

Finally, as an added bonus, diesel engines generate less waste heat in the exhaust and emit minimal carbon monoxide (CO). As Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine might have said, “Wunderbar”.

• Maintain your fuel tanks by cleaning them regularly.

• Keep fuel tanks as full as possible to prevent water from condensing. Always fill your tank before leaving your vessel for an extended period.

On the cons side, diesel engines emit a noticeable rattling or clanking sound when running, which is called ‘knock’. The knocking is just a by-product of the high compressions and the fuel injection process. It diminishes once the engine warms up, but doesn’t vanish completely. The timing of the fuel being injected is critical to smooth diesel engine operation, and incorrect timing will result in severe knocking.

• Add fuel biocide to minimize microbial growth.

• Use high quality fuel filters.

• Detect and fix any leaks.

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The above photo shows some of the sludge I extracted from the bottom of Arriba’s fuel tank the last time I cleaned it. You don’t want this muck circulating through your engine.

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the fuel supply. Therefore if you’re unlucky enough to have the fuel pump break down in the ‘on’ position, the supply of fuel will continue unabated and the engine will keep running until something breaks.

Tip: Every skipper really needs to be familiar with the quickest way to shut down a runaway engine. Shutting off the air intake is one such method. Shooting a CO2 fire extinguisher into the air intake is another method.

is for Diesel

Diagnosing diesel engine problems is beyond the scope of this article. There are long books devoted to this subject! Nevertheless, here are few tips I’ve learned to keep engine(s) happy:

Eis for Engine

• Be gentle. Let your engine warm up at low speed and low load so that it reaches normal operating temperature before using full power.

• Don’t idle your engine only to turn it off too soon before it has had a chance to warm up. Doing this means the engine never gets hot enough to burn off any water, so you’ll just end up with more water condensation next time.

• Once the engine has warmed up, listen carefully for variations in the engine power. For a given speed (RPM), the engine should run and sound steady. If the engine starts surging or ‘hunting’ and fluctuating in power, you most likely have contaminants or an air leak.

Fis for Fuel System

Note: Abnormally loud knocking indicates more serious problems, such as faulty injectors. Unless you like taking apart engines, it’s time to call the mechanic.

• Keep the engine bay clean by wiping it down regularly with a light solvent. If your engine runs dirty, that grime will work its way into everything else nearby, i.e., pumps, macerators, switches, alternators, etc. In particular, your alternator will suffer if its windings get coated in grime. A very dirty engine bay could signal a small leak that may get worse over time. Also, touch up any spots where the paint has worn off your engine to prevent rust.

• Change the engine oil twice as frequently as your engine manufacturer suggests. If they recommend changing the oil every 200 hours or so, do it every 100 hours. Oil is your engine’s lifeblood and clean oil is the single biggest factor that will prolong its life. (A mechanic gave me this tip.)

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• Regularly check all fluid levels (engine oil, gear lubricant, coolant, etc.). A sudden drop in any level is a giveaway that something is wrong. For example, I once experienced a sudden loss of coolant due to a leak in the connection to my hot water tank (which recirculates the waste heat from the heat exchanger).

Disclaimer: I am not a mechanic although I’ve take a class or two. Mostly this is stuff I’ve just learned from tinkering and the ‘school of diesel knocks’.

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D is for Diesel E is for Engine F is for Fuel System • Finally, and most importantly, familiarise yourself with your engine operators’ manual and also treat yourself to a copy of the workshop manual, i.e., what marine engine mechanics refer to when servicing engines. (You can often find soft copies online). I also recommend the following two books: ‘Troubleshooting Marine Diesels’ by Peter Compton and ‘Marine Diesel Engines’ by Nigel Calder. Nigel Calder’s ‘Boatowner’s Mechanical and Electrical Manual’ is also a useful, albeit hefty, addition to the boat library.

the flow of fuel, etc. I made this mistake once and had to top-up my fuel tank at sea from a jerry can, then re-prime the system - all while single handed. I vow never to run out of fuel again!

F is for fuel system

4 Seals on main fuel filter

The sources of leaks are varied and many, but here are some of the common locations: 1 Fuel injector return hoses 2 Fuel tank hoses and clamps (both at the engine and fuel tank) 3 Seals on fuel pre-filter/separator 5 Hand primer (vent/bleed) pump

The fuel system is the catch-all term for everything between the fuel tank and the engine. First there are various hoses, namely a supply hose from the tank and a return hose going back to the tank (since not all of the fuel is combusted). A low-pressure fuel pump, called the ‘lift pump’ or ‘feed pump’, draws fuel out of the tank and a second, high-pressure ‘injection pump’, pressurizes the fuel injectors. In electronically-controlled engines the injection pump pressurizes a ‘common rail’ at pressures as high as 3000 bar (300 MPa or 45,000 PSI) in turn supplying the injectors, which are opened and closed by an ‘engine control unit’ (ECU). In mechanical engines, such as Arriba’s Volvo Penta D1-30, the injectors are connected to the engine via a cam shaft which drives plungers dispensing fuel to the injectors.

6 Fuel injector lines My high-tech leak detection kit entails a roll of toilet paper and some masking tape. To track down my leak I carefully cleaned and dried all the hoses and wrapped TP around each joint. I eventually tracked my leak down to the gasket on the hand primer pump shown in the diagram opposite.

In addition to external leaks, fuel injector nozzles can also leak internally into the engine, but don’t ask me how to diagnose such a problem!

Here are a few tips for keeping your fuel system happy: • Drain the accumulated water out of the pre-filter/separator monthly, to minimize the chance of water circulating through your engine.

Note: You need to take extreme care when working on injectors, since escaping fuel at those pressures can penetrate skin and be deadly! Some things are best left to mechanics.

• Inspect the clarity of the fuel drained from the pre-filter/separator (or eyeball it directly if you have a plastic bowl). Fuel should be very clear when held up to light. Hazy fuel is invariably contaminated fuel, mostly likely due to diesel bug. Kill the bug with a biocide, and then remove its dead biomass from your fuel tank. The tedious, manual way is to drain your tank completely then scrub it clean, assuming you have good access. (I have three 20-litre jerry cans I use for this purpose).

If fuel never got contaminated this would be the end of it. Alas, in the real world, fuel does get contaminated and water will almost certainly get into your tank. Filters to the rescue! The first filter, usually referred to as the ‘pre-filter’ or ‘separator’, separates out the water and the second filter separates out the undesirable particles. Your tank may also have a ‘tank filter’ located inside the tank, in which case this is your first defence in eliminating fuel contaminants.

• Alternatively, consider implementing a ‘fuel polishing’ system, described described online - www.thecoastalpassage.com/Diesel. html. (Caveat: I haven’t done this, but people seem to swear by it.) That said, no amount of ‘polishing’ will fix a fuel tank that is badly encased in bugs, dead or alive. You’ll have to clean your tank manually.

The most common problem you’re likely to encounter with your fuel system is not a pump or injector failure, but a simple leak (followed by a clogged filter). (For the record, it was an annoying leak that prompted me to start writing on this subject.) Leaks suck, literally! They don’t just spill fuel; they suck in copious quantities of air due to the partial vacuum created by the Venturi effect. Too much air in the fuel is as bad as too little air, since it prevents the diesel engine from developing full power. If the air is not ‘bled-out’ (vented) eventually the engine will conk out completely and then refuse to start. Some modern diesel engines are ‘self-bleeding’ but many are not. Look for the instructions in your engine manual on bleeding, venting, priming or words to that effect. Basically, the process just involves pumping out the oxygenated fuel until the bubbles stop and clean fuel starts to flow out smoothly (i.e., without bubbles).

• Never use paper products (such as paper towel) to clean your tank! The paper fibres will disintegrate and enter your fuel system, clogging filters, or worse, damaging injectors.

• For the same reason never use teflon tape on seals. Instead, use a high-temperature thread sealant.

• Change fuel filters at least yearly. Trapped contaminants eventually clog the filter and restrict fuel flow, in turn reducing engine power.

• Check the tank filter too (if you have one). A clogged filter inside the tank will cause as much loss of power as a clogged filter elsewhere.

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Magnificent Turkey Continuing Jemmaroo’s travels around the Mediterranean

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fter arriving in Istanbul at around 6.30am on the morning of Saturday 3 May I discovered I had left my visa for entry at home. I had bought two copies of Graeme’s visa and left mine behind – panic. The remedy as far as the Turkish officials was concerned was easy – buy another one – but I couldn’t see the justice in that so after much talking and gesturing we found an official who spoke very good English and he found another official who was willing to look my visa up on their system (which of course was there all the time) and the problem was eventually solved. Not a good way to start a trip!

Together with friends, Howard and Ann Bone, we caught a flight direct to Ankara, the capital of Turkey. Ankara is a bit like Canberra in that it was decided that all power should not lie in Istanbul so, although there was already a village called Ankara, it was deemed the capital. Most of the city is new but there is the old part called the Citadel where we stayed in a most fascinating hotel called the Angora House Hotel. The road outside the hotel was being relaid in cobblestones so we watched in fascination as about ten workmen toiled over the work. It was raining when we arrived so dragging the luggage up the hill and over the road works was a bit of a logistics nightmare but we struggled on.

Being in the old part of the city there was a market nearby so had a walk around it along with mostly locals as they were buying their wares. The next day we visited the Museum of Anatolyan Civilization. Unfortunately only one display room was open but what we saw was excellent.

We caught a taxi down to the Ataturk Mausoleum which is a beautiful dedication to him. He is absolutely revered by the locals and pictures and statues of him are everywhere. The museum part of the mausoleum was mainly about the First World War and was incredibly interesting.

The highlight of our touring was yet to come and we caught a taxi to the bus station to catch a bus to the area called Cappadocia. The journey took just over four hours and we made our way to our accommodation in Goreme called the Fairy Chimney Inn. It was incredible with the rooms built into the rock. In our room we had to essentially burrow through (not quite) to our bathroom which although very basic was functional. The land features which make this area so unique are like ant hills or fairy chimneys. There are a couple of other names that they are given but I will leave that to your imagination. All the rooms had their own special names and themes and ours was called ‘Haniffe‘ and Howard and Ann’s ‘Aladdin II’. The manager, Apo, recommended a restaurant for dinner and we were picked up and delivered back afterwards – all very civilised.

We booked our balloon flight for two mornings time as the weather looked better then and organised for a young student called Stefan to act as our driver the next day to take us to a few of the must see sights. We walked the gorge in the morning, had lunch and then went through one of the underground cities where the locals used to hide out when they were invaded – absolutely fascinating. It was a great day but we were really looking forward to the highlight of the trip the next morning.

Up bright and early at 4am and we were picked up at 4.30am and taken to the offices of Cappadocia Balloon Tours where we duly

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By this time we were all fading so went back to the hotel for a well-earned rest before heading out to the market area again to buy a few trinkets. We found a gem of a place for dinner and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Jammaroo at abchor at Kucuk Kuyrun

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The Top Five Ways to Remove Stains from Your Boat Article originally published on Sail-World.com by Karen & Jeffrey Siegel/Sail-World Cruising

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aren and Jeffrey Siegel run a website called ActiveCaptain. They have also been cruising for many years with two dogs, Dyna and Dylan (who really run the show), and know a thing or two about some of the practical aspects of cruising. Here are their useful tips about cleaning stains on a boat.

1. OxiClean

This stuff has many uses. Soak a stained piece of clothing, sheets, or towels overnight, wash and the stains are gone.

It also works great as a scrub to clean your decks or a soak and scrub for the grime that accumulates on power cords.

2. MagicEraser

We discovered this one when we couldn’t get the stains off our white fenders no matter what we tried. A sample MagicEaser had come in the mail so we gave it a whirl. The fenders looked new. We now keep several onboard and use them everywhere. There are now less expensive generic brands that work equally well.

3. Vinegar and Soap

A couple of years ago we were on a dock that had several charter fishing boats on one end. While near them we became overrun with tiny fruit flies. The boat next to us, Summer Slopes, recommended setting out a small shallow dish with some apple cider vinegar and a drop of dish soap.

The vinegar attracts the flies and the soap grabs them. It really works.

4. Water Jet Power Washer

This one we learned about at a Krogen Rendezvous session.

It’s one of those ‘As Seen on TV’ items. We picked ours up at a hardware store for about $20. The standard hose fitting connects to our saltwater wash-down giving us a powerful stream of water for cleaning the anchor and chain as it comes up.

5. Lemon Juice

Our all time favourite tip is one that works amazingly well, is really inexpensive, yet is environmentally and personally safe. We had used a variety of noxious chemicals over the years to clean the brown stains off the hulls of the boat and dinghy. While wearing heavy gloves to protect ourselves we were always uncomfortable about what the chemicals were putting into the environment. Then we received an email from Captain Intentional Drifter about his experience with lemon juice. Spray it on, wait 10 minutes, and rinse with plain water. The stains are gone the environment is safer and you’ve only spent a couple of dollars.

For more information please check out the full list of tips on the Active Captain website: https://activecaptain.com/articles/ misc/productsTips.php

...continued from over page paid our money and were allocated a balloon. Ann and I were still a bit trepidacious but it was absolutely fantastic. Our pilot was a hoot as he manourvered the balloon up and down and around. You can only go in the direction the wind takes you but the manouvering around the other balloons, seemingly hundreds of them, and up and down the valleys was mind blowing. We were back at our accommodation by 10am where Apo’s brother picked us up and here it comes, took us to the textile factory – aka, a carpet factory. The rugs were beautiful and about half the price you would pay in Adelaide and they deliver them home for you. Yes, we ordered some, but on arriving home in July found that they did not fit (too small) and we were able to cancel them but are still waiting for the refund.

We thought we would do the real tourist thing and went to see the Whirling Dervishes but I would have to say we won’t be going again. It was interesting but watching someone in a trance going around in a circle was not inspiring.

Early the next morning we woke to balloons hovering just outside our rooms – the winds bought them in this direction and it was amazing how close they were.

We walked around the Goreme Open Air Museum, a UNESCO Heritage site, and although very good, the ‘chimneys’ are everywhere around the area and you did not need to see any more. Our time in this fantastic place was over and we caught a late flight to Ibiza and stayed the night there.

The driver from Didim picked us up around 9am and we arrived around 11.45am and checked in to our rooms at the accommodation at the marina. Graeme immediately went in search of Burc, the technician looking after Jemmaroo, and the rest of us settled in.

We are doing the right thing and fitting the boat with black and grey water tanks but it is proving to be a mammoth task and of course, it was not ready. While we waited Ann and I discovered the most fantastic market in Didim – it only happens on Saturday’s and it was the day so we collected Howard and went back in to do some shopping – both food and assorted other clothing and leather goods etc – it was great fun.

Ann and Howard hired a car and set off for Ephesus, the site of an ancient, wellpreserved city while Graeme and I toiled away on the boat and that evening we all caught the dolmus (small local bus) into Didim for the great cost of the equivalent of $1 to a local restaurant recommended to us at the Marina. It was great and crowded with both locals and sundry other resident nationalities so was also very cheap.

Eventually after four extra nights at the accommodation at the Marina we took control of Jemmaroo and set off for Turgetreis, about 20nm south, to pick up the dinghy as when we inflated it on the pontoon found it had several small holes in it.

With the dinghy on board and ready to go we discovered our toilet was leaking after they had installed the black water tank so after spending the night at Turgetreis and then at an anchorage called Ilica Buku where we met up with some other Aussies, back we went to Didim. The outboard also played up so the toilet and the outboard got a going over. By then it was Saturday again so with Graeme also in tow we had another shop and wander around the market. We eventually left Didim around 4pm to actually start our cruising adventures.

The weather was still cold and for May, quite windy, so we spent quite a lot of the time holed up in anchorages waiting for the wind to die down and we also covered a lot of ground that we have previously visited. Ann and Howard left us a Cesme to spend a few days in Istanbul before flying home and Graeme and I continued on to the Greek island of Lesvos then Khios where we mainly hunkered down. We eventually had our first swim for the season on 10 June, a bit late but better late than never, while we were anchored protected from the meltemi on the Turkish coast. I had hurt my back so we decided to go back to Didim and spend some time there to give it some healing time. We hired a car and drove to Turgetreis and stayed the night and checked out a couple of marinas to leave Jemmaroo at in late September for their winter.

There were a few more problems with the plumbing as a result of the grey and black water tank installations so we had the wrinkles taken out of these while at Didim Marina. We had had a new mainsail made and in order to claim the VAT back on it had to exit Turkey so sailed down to Bodrum, officially exited and then went through the reverse procedure of entering Greece only to then return to Turkey and

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Turkey re-enter – what a performance but financially it was worth it. While in Greece on the island of Kos we watched Australia and Holland play in the World Cup. We were the only two Aussies in a sea of orange as we sang Advance Australia Fair but it was all good fun and we were invited to sit at several tables to dine and watch the game.

Club members Rob and Sue Last joined us at Bodrum after their adventures in Cappadocia and off we set again to make our way down to Gocek where Jemmaroo is to holiday for four weeks while we come home to visit family etc. The meltemi was setting in again so we found anchorages that suited the conditions. Datca was one of our anchorages and it was a lovely unpretentious town but with lots of tourists. Here we watched as Australia lost to Spain in the dead rubber of the World Cup in our division.

Two years ago we met up with Marty Angus and his wife Katherine and daughter Sascha in the Ionian and as luck would have it they were holidaying on Rhodes so caught a ferry across to Simi where we met up with them again. We anchored off in a small bay and had a lovely time catching up and swimming etc.

Marmaris was an interesting port – we moored in the Nestel marina right in town and boy, was it tight! It is a miracle to me at times how Graeme fits this 54 foot boat into such tiny little spaces and down such narrow fairways. While we had a great time walking around Marmaris the discos got going around 1am and that was the end of that. We were very pleased to leave there and we set off for Ekincik and anchored in the bay there. The next day Sue and Rob caught the boat to go up the Dalyan River to see the rock tombs and visit Ancient Caunos and after they returned we set off for the Feyhiye Gulf and anchored and tied back to a rock in a bay that was described in the pilot as “simply superbly beautiful” and it was. Swimming was a necessary part of the routine by now and we often had three swims a day. Kapi Creek, an old favourite, was our next port of call – you tie up to their wharf and that obliges you to dine at their restaurant and that was all good. We motored around the Fethiye Gulf checking out several of the anchorages – there are just so many in this area but it is deep and the only feasible way to moor is with the anchor down and tied back to a rock or tree. Two more nights were spent in this way before we headed into Gocek to put the boat to rest for our return home. Rob and Sue flew out to Istanbul on 1 July and we followed the next day and arrived back in Adelaide on 4 July all ready to brave the cold weather.

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Bread seller in Ankara

The plan was originally to ship the boat to the various locations and fly in and fly out however, after going through all of the logistics involved, it was decided to sail the 52’ carbon fibre racing boat around the world to make the start of these races.

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Sailing Aboard Scarlet Runner in Antigua

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but we managed to out sail them to take both line and handicap honours in this first race. The second race was a 70 mile race around Antigua. Antigua is known as the ‘land of 365 beaches’ and we got to see most of them, and some pretty serious rocky headlands, close up. It was interesting navigation with zero local knowledge but we managed to finish second on handicap and were only beaten over the line by the Farr 100 footer ICAP Leopard from the UK and the Russian Volvo 70 Monster Project. The weather was great and remained that way for the entire regatta.

or many CYCSA racing members the Victorian based yacht Scarlet Runner is well known. She has been a successful competitor in a number of Adelaide to Port Lincoln yacht races and regatta weeks since 2010 and I have been fortunate to be involved in these campaigns along with a number of other regattas and offshore races in the eastern states over the past five years.

Around two years ago Rob Date, the owner of Scarlet Runner, made the decision to participate in a couple of significant ocean races including the Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro Yacht Race and the Pacific Cup from San Francisco to Hawaii. The plan was originally to ship the boat to the various locations and fly in and fly out however, after going through all of the logistics involved, it was decided to sail the 52’ carbon fibre racing boat around the world to make the start of these races. The circumnavigation started in July 2013 and is expected to take around fifteen months to complete, giving Scarlet Runner opportunities to compete in a number of other races and regattas throughout the world along the way.

The official Sailing Week started the next day and races were held off the south coast of the island near Falmouth Harbour and English Harbour. Race organisers had around twenty inflatable marks laid each with their own name and co-ordinates and there were around 40 different courses using these marks with the shortest course being around five nautical miles and the longest around 30 nautical miles. Courses were identified by numbers and the start boat would announce the course around ten minutes before the start sending the tactician and navigator into a frenzy punching numbers into the computer, calculating courses, angles and sail requirements for the race. Racing was exciting and we were up against some very stiff competition.

Antigua Sailing Week has been on my bucket list for well over twenty years so when Rob Date handed me the list of races and asked what I wanted to be involved in the choice was easy. Antigua is one of the Leeward Islands that separate the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean and the Week usually attracts well over 100 racing yachts with most coming from the USA, UK and Europe.

Given that Antigua is about the furthest place in the world to get to from Australia an Australian entry that had sailed there via the Indian and Atlantic Oceans was a bit of a novelty.

We finished the eight race regatta in fourth position behind three yachts with fully professional crew. The winner was Tonnerre from the Netherlands, second was Balearia from Spain and third was True from the USA. The racing was brilliant and the parties were even better. In Antigua the rum is cheaper than the soft drinks - a dangerous recipe for a bunch of Aussie sailors.

A fun regatta! If you are keen to participate there are plenty of boats available for charter in Antigua or just turn up and you are bound to get a ride. These are certainly much easier options than sailing 17,000 nautical miles to the starting line.

The 2014 Antigua Sailing Week commenced with a couple of shakedown races, firstly a passage race from the French island of Guadeloupe to Antigua. Conditions were perfect for Scarlet Runner and from the start we pulled away from the fleet. Our only company was Spirit of Adventure, a Volvo 60 from the USA,

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BOATING BOOK REViews There’s hundreds of them... Some we haven’t read or even heard of.

Books about boating and peoples’ activities building them, passage making, cruising and sailing them, and sometimes sinking them.

As an introduction, we’ve presented a diverse few, from fiction to factual accounts and we’re pretty sure you’ve got some much better ones. So share them with our members - email or contact Laura with the details, either your own review or details of the books for us to pursue. The following are reviews by Trevor Paynter.

The Reluctant Mariner Joanne Hackett New Holland Publisher (Aust) A self-proclaimed landlubber, Joanna Hackett never envisaged sailing off into the great unknown. However, having married a man who did dream of such stuff, and who, as mid-life crisis loomed, still hadn’t been dissuaded from these notions, ‘the great unknown’ was where she found herself headed.

The Reluntant Mariner is Joanna’s humerous account of her efforts to adapt to cruising life as she and her husband, Lindsay, set off to circumnavigate the globe aboard Onawa, their 12.2 metre yacht. The story tells of the intriguing people, places and adventures – the beautiful, the ridiculous and the terrifying – encountered along the way. It is good reading for those thinking of the ultimate sailing odyssey.

Black Wave Jean and John Silverwood HarperCollins Publishers Leaving behind their everyday lives to sail across the world on their catamaran Emerald Jane tested Jean and John Silverwood and their four young children in ways they could never have imagined. Life could be paradise one day and a race to escape pirates the next.

Their voyage of discovery ended abruptly almost two years later on a remote atoll in French Polynesia. Within minutes, the seemingly indestructible yacht was being smashed to pieces. This is a heart pumping story of one family’s terrifying adventure on the ocean.

Patanela is Missing Paul Whittaker and Robert Reid Bantam Books On Tuesday 8 November 1988, Patanela radioed her position as 10 nautical miles east of Botany Bay, Sydney. The 19m schooner and her crew of four have not been sighted since. Did the yacht sink or was there a conspiracy to hijack or steal Patanela, a yacht considered virtually unsinkable with watertight bulkheads.

This book is the result of a three year investigation by the authors, and their startling conclusions show that truth is often stranger than fiction. One of Australia’s great sea mysteries.

Desperate Voyage John Caldwell Granada Publishing This is author John Caldwell’s story of his journey aboard his 29 foot yacht Pagan from Panama, where he was stranded, to Sydney where his wife awaited his return. With no small boat experience, he and his crew of two kittens, a gannet and a rat for company endured the terrors and discomforts of life on the high seas. The 9,000 mile journey was to reveal in him elements not only of astounding courage and determination but also of incredible foolhardiness.

It is a pacy, compelling tale of sea-adventure – both a witty and moving story of a romantic and naïve man motivated by love and ultimately by his fierce determination to survive.

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Great Australian Fishing Stories Paul B Kidd ABC Books The author takes the reader on his adventures – some true, some doubtful and others entirely suspect – as he and his mates “tackle tuna, connive with crocs, are mauled by marlin, bamboozled by barramundi and tantalised by trout”. A series of very Australian and entertaining fishing stories that every fisherperson would enjoy – well... if you’re an Aussie pub-going, beer drinking, no bullshit sort of bloke that loves nicknames and practical jokes. But his clever, informative and descriptive tales are still amusing.

Paul B Kidd has spent a lifetime of fishing and writing about fishing and its characters, editing four fishing magazines, and has written and featured in two national fishing television series.

Wildtrack Bernard Cornwell Amazon Popular fiction writer Cornwell has produced a more modern version of Hollywood-style adventure on the ocean racing circuit. His main character is Nick Sandman, retired soldier with no money or prospects, who wants to restore his yacht Sycorax and sail away from his troubles. He strikes a devil’s bargain by signing on to the crew of ocean racer Wildtrack and is expected to sail her to victory, or expect dire consequences.

As usual with Cornwell’s stories, it’s a fastpaced, romantic, highly incredible action packed storyline, but he knows his way around yachts and sailing. Possibly good for long passage-making in pleasant conditions having exhausted your newspapers and magazines.

The Boat The Hungry Ocean Linda Greenlaw Hodder and Stoughton In a very readable style, Linda Greenlaw tells her own stories of sword-fishing aboard as captain of her boat the Hannah Boden (sistership to the Andrea Gail as portrayed in Sebastian Junger’s book The Perfect Storm).

Complete with dangerous adventure, humour and colourful characters, the author engages our interest immediately, even before they leave the dock, and doesn’t stop until the last page.

The book’s promo material says “Displaying a true fisherman’s gift for storytelling, a true writer’s flair for both drama and reflection, Greenlaw offers an ideal mix of real-life adventure and tales of beauty and power of the sea”. It’s a terrific tale.

Clara Salaman Head of Zeus The author is well know as a scriptwriter and actress and the style of writing shows this background. Her personal experiences with boating and adventure are interesting to research. This is a well written novel, the story largely contructed aboard a 30 foot yacht cruising off Turkey. As a psychological thriller with hippie overtones it is emotionally charged and high on romance and love.

The boating detail in the story would suggest the author’s familiarity with yachting.

However how the characters did what is described in such a small yacht would be best as a fictional movie rather than reality. I found the impracticality irritating.

I also found the book slow. It didn’t really ‘rock my boat’. Borrow it rather than buy.

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