Volume 38 | Edition

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 Ann-Marie Gaffney Mellissa Vahoumis Sarah Belton Tania Dyer & Amanda Robinson 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 Gay Footer, Mellissa Vahoumis, Pat Catley, Dianne Schwerdt

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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 4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT 5 AT THE HELM WITH OUR GM 6 FROM OUR COMMODORE 7 CLUB NEWS 8 CYCSA WELCOMES THE GIRAFFES 9 RACING REPORT 10 STAFF PROFILE - DALE GEDDES 11 YOUTH SAILING FOUNDATION NEWS 12 MARINE ACADEMY UPDATE 14 BATTLE OF THE CLUBS QUIZ NIGHT 16 CLUB ASSOCIATION UPDATES 17 ITALIAN NIGHT 18 DODGING GALES IN SPENCER GULF 22 RUNNING AWAY FROM WINTER 24 ALLUSIVE SAILING ADVENTURES 26 BOATS AT THE CLUB 28 SEEDS FOR SNAPPER UPDATE 29 AUSOCEAN UPDATE 30 CYCSA BERTH CLASSIFIEDS