CRUISING ASSOCIATION UPDATE

One of the advantages of a world-wide pandemic is that people are staying local and pursuing new dreams which includes buying a yacht and going cruising! What a great choice they’ve made and consequently, we’ve welcomed a number of new members to our cruising community.

The October Long Weekend Cruise For the second year in a row the weather forecast for the Club’s October Long Weekend cruise to Port Vincent wasn’t perfect for cruising, with heavy rain and strong winds. However, for those of us that made our way across the Gulf, we had a wonderful weekend. A group of Club members had dinner at the Ventnor on Saturday night and over the weekend relaxed, walking into town or catching up with friends in the marina. Most boats returned home on Tuesday with winds finally coming from the right direction.

2nd Saturday of the Month BBQs Our BYO BBQs remain popular being a relaxed way to catch up with old friends or to meet new members of our Club and best of all, they’re free! All Club members are very welcome to attend these BBQs so keep an eye out for regular updates through the ‘upcoming events’ emails and the Club calendar.

Combined Associations Christmas Bash BBQ This wonderful and joyous event will be held on Saturday 11 December from 6.00pm in the member’s BBQ area. Bring a dessert to share and your own BBQ meat and salads, along with your own plates, drinks etc.

New Year’s Eve at Kangaroo Island For those cruising over summer CYCSA boats will again be gathering at the Brown’s Beach Camping Ground BBQ area for New Year’s Eve celebrations. This is sure to be lots of fun and good preparation for the Ballast Head Cup non-spinnaker race held the next day. For new members, if you haven’t been across to the Island, give me a call and we can have a chat about the best places to visit and anchor.

Keep Up to Date Just a reminder to all Club members that you can keep up to date with all cruising events and activities by signing up at this email address - sa_cruisers@googlegroups.com Final Sign-off It is with a great amount of regret that, due to my new position as a Councillor on the Port Adelaide and Enfield Council and its associated workload, I will be leaving the position of Chair on 31 December 2021. It has been a brilliant seven years getting to know, and being part of, our wonderful cruising community. I wish you all well with your future adventures and above all, stay safe.

Adrian Wotton Chair Cruising Association