Volume 38 | Edition

South Australia’s Marine Services Precinct

Service Precinct Facilities

Service Precinct Facilities

• Hardstand & fit-out sheds • Service berths • Your choice of contractor or we can arrange for you • Fully EPA compliant • 24hr high speed refuelling (Diesel & Premium Unleaded) • High pressure cleaning • Pump out facilities

Call in for a tour of SA’s Marine Services Precinct.

Enquiries: (08) 8423 6420

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT President Treasurer Dominic Rinaldi David Roper Geoff Boettcher Keith Finch Mark Hutton David Murray Doreen Perrin

FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore Jacqueline Heffernan Adrian Wotton Jeff Dinham

PATRON The Honourable Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR

STAFF General Manager Financial Controller Financial Administrator Marketing & Communications Berth Sales & Leasing Reception & Member Services Marine Academy Principal Racing Administrator House & Functions Manager Head Chef Port Vincent Marina Manager Adam Hays Kerry O’Brien Melissa Norris Mellissa Vahoumis Sarah Belton Ann-Marie Gaffney David Royle Inese Lainis Frank Mammone Tony Bailey Rob Marner

COMMITTEES Members Committee Chair Fishing Association Chair Racing Association Chair Cruising Association Chair Social Association Chair

LIFE MEMBERS Jacq Heffernan Vlad Humeniuk Rob Human Adrian Wotton Rosemary Gould

Arthur F Carolan (Dec’d) Geoffrey R Catt Craig A Evans Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer John D Gerard James A Henry (Dec’d) Malcolm A Kinnaird AC (Dec’d) Peter J Page (Dec’d) Andrew D Saies

EDITORS OF GROUNDSWELL

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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

Registered by Australia Post Publication No PP565001/00184 ISSN 1039-4230 Printed by Newstyle Printing Graphic design by Mellissa Vahoumis Volume 38 | Edition 2 Gay Footer, Mellissa Vahoumis, Pat Catley, Dianne Schwerdt

Phone: 08 8248 4222 Email: reception@cycsa.com.au Web: www.cycsa.com.au Phone Port Vincent: 0414 611 110 4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 5 AT THE HELM WITH OUR GM 6 FROM OUR COMMODORE 7 CLUB NEWS 10 RACING REPORT 11 MARINE ACADEMY UPDATE 12 RACING PRESENTATION NIGHT 16 CRUISING ASSOCIATION UPDATE 17 VELLAMO’S CRUISE TO KI 18 CRABBING DAY 20 FISHING ASSOCIATION NEWS 22 SOCIAL ASSOCIATION UPDATE 24 SA SCHOOL TEAMS SAILING 25 RAISING AWARENESS FOR THE GSR 26 ALLUSIVE ADVENTURES 28 NOWHERE TO RUN 30 BOATS AT THE CLUB 32 ARRIBA THE GHOST YACHT 34 CYCSA BERTH CLASSIFIEDS