BOATING & FISHING SHOWCASE

BOATING & FISHING

Many of you would have noticed that we have a change in name for this annual event hosted by the CYCSA Fishing Association which was held in November. Our Fishing Association was keen to provide a broader array of boats suited to fishing and to also bring displays of related boating and fishing equipment for people to see. Hence the new name ‘Boating and Fishing Showcase’. Once again we are most grateful to Club sponsors Southern Cross Marine and Georges Wines for their support of this event. I would especially like to thank Mark Engledow, Dealer Principal of Southern Cross Marine, and his team for doing such a great job of assembling the display and speaking about these boats with our guests on the night. This is a full day job for Southern Cross Marine by the time boats are brought to the CYCSA from their various home ports and set up in the display and polished for our enjoyment. While there were several larger and impressive vessels on the marina this year there was a greater focus on ‘fishing boats’ with a large display of trailable fishing boats on the lawn area for guests to look over including an Angla 195, a Chaparral H20 19, a Robalo Explorer 202 and a Beneteau Antares 7. We were also very fortunate to have Rob and Mandy from North Haven Marine provide a display of goods from their shop and take the time out to talk with people about everything from EPIRB’s to deck shoes. I must confess I do like my new pair of Dubarry shoes courtesy of Mandy’s great salesmanship! There was a fine spread of food prepared by our Club kitchen available to our guests who were able to enjoy a relaxed evening with Georges Wines throughout to complement the variety of finger food on offer. Thank you to all the Club staff who assisted on the evening.

We also used this event as a platform to acknowledge our members who are more serious about their fishing accomplishments. Fishing Association Chairman, Vlad Humeniuk, was called upon to present the year’s fishing competition awards to our Fishing Association members who achieved notable catches in several fish classifications. They included Geraldine Cox for Classic Catch, John Kenny for Largest Snapper and Vadis Rodato for Largest Game Fish. Well done! Thank you also to all who attended our Showcase function and made it another fun event.

Peter Schembri Fishing Association Committee Member

Julie Rodato, Vlad Humeniuk, Geraldine Cox & John Kenny