Groundswell November 2011

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A r e g u l a r n e w S l e t t e r f r o m t h e C r u i s i n g Y ac h t C l u b o f S o u t h A u s t r a l i a

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Andrew Saies President

Board of Management President Treasurer

Andrew Saies David Hughes Wayne Coonan Andrew Corletto David Murray Henry Petersen Tom Tymons

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Geoff Catt Rob Sellick Rowland Richardson

Administration Executive Officer Craig Evans Administration Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina Marketing and Membership Services

Laura Cowley Leasing Coordinator Chanel Beagley Receptionist Kylie Bottrill Marine Academy Coord Matthew Young Racing Manager Jess Hargreaves Food & Bev Manager Mario Cataldi Head Chef Peter Batrachenko Functions Manager Michelle Matte Slip Master Tim Went Gardener Robert Gray Port Vincent Marina Rob Marner Association Chairpersons Cruising Keith Degenhardt Fishing Glenn Spear Racing Traci Ayris Social Activities Jacq Heffernan Life Members Arthur F Carolan Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer James A Henry (Dec’d) Malcolm A Kinnaird AC Peter J Page Editors of Groundswell Gay Footer, Laura Cowley, Rob Perrin, Owen Mace Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au Advertising in Groundswell Jenny Krogdahl: Telephone 08 8248 4222 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

From the President

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he Club Annual General Meeting was held in early August. Attendance was around 100 and with an additional 50 proxy votes held by members in attendance or the President. This represents involvement of about 25% of our senior membership at the AGM. In my experience this is on par for our AGMs. I would encourage all senior members to consider attending next year to express an opinion on the business of the day, to ask questions of the Board or senior management, or to be generally educated in the affairs and vision of the Club. I would like to thank all those who did attend and all those who took the time to read the motions put forward for the AGM and provide a proxy in their absence.

The minutes of the AGM are published in Groundswell for your information. A full text of all of the Association and Board reports are included in the excellent publication entitled Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia 2010/2011 Annual Report. While not everyone’s idea of a good read, it really does summarise in some detail the activities, finances and goals of the Club and its various associations.

Two motions were put by members. One, regarding the Hospitality Levy, in essence asked the Board to rescind this levy. This motion was defeated. However, the Board understands that not all members agree with this approach to stimulating increased member spending on food and beverage. Some senior members still remain unclear that the $100 is a credit on their account and they are not being charged an extra $100 in fees. The Club needs to be supported by more than just membership and corporate fees. Participation and involvement in association activities and utilization of Club hospitality in food and beverage are essential to the success of the Club and build life into the activities of the Club.

Having said this, the Board will consider carefully the impact, positive or otherwise, of this advanced credit payment prior to setting budgets in May next year.

The second motion put at the AGM questioned the current prices and indexation applied to membership subscription and berth maintenance fees. A motion to restrict the Board to a schedule of increments was also defeated. The Board made a very good case for our current corporate fee and membership fee subscription levels and made a strong point that the Club offers significant value compared to competitive marinas with no facilities or membership associations or activity. Corporate fees do not just apply to the maintenance of the marinas and pontoons, these fees can and are applied across the whole of the Club to the benefit of all senior members who are in essence shareholders in the Club’s assets.

Nonetheless, arising from this motion there was considerable discussion about where such fees have gone over the years and why there is now a funding shortfall for the immediate replacement of Marina East. Craig Evans gave a very succinct statement on the strategy employed by past Boards to meet this marina replacement obligation. In short, past Boards elected to invest Club money in the purchase and development of what is now Marina West. The end game of this strategy was sufficient surplus funds to replace Marina East while leaving the Club with a new additional fully paid off asset worth in excess of $15 million dollars. At this point in time the global financial crisis and economic cycle has meant that not all berths have been sold. The Club has covered its costs but the surplus earmarked for Marina East replacement has not eventuated to date. The Club is therefore looking at a new strategy for funding this in a staged fashion, expecting that all berths will be sold in the future.

Marina West At the time of the AGM ministerial approval for the Club to progress with an extension to the inner breakwater in the western basin was imminent. I am pleased to report that that ministerial authority has now been signed off and the Club is free to progress with seeking tenders for construction of an extension into the western marina inner breakwater.

The best solution for the entire North Haven basin however is to push out the northern and southern breakwaters and raise the height of these breakwaters. This would be a Government responsibility and discussions to date have indicated that the Government has absolutely no intention of proceeding with this best solution option. The Club is therefore left with no other option than to proceed with an extension of the inner breakwater in the interest of improving comfort levels for the larger northern end berths. Construction tenders and details are being worked through but on another front Craig Evans has worked extremely hard on an application for part funding of this breakwater project. This application currently remains commercial and in confidence. ...continued on page 5 3

Cover Photo: Boats dressed for Opening Day. Photo by Gerry Colella.

Craig Evans Executive Officer

At the Helm

CLUB NEWS

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would like to begin my report by thanking my staff for their efforts in making Opening Day 2011 a very successful event. The work that goes into the organization of such a day is huge and all staff willingly get involved prior to the event, on the day and then the clean up and debrief following the big day. Each year we aim to introduce improvements and new initiatives to make the day more enjoyable for you and your guests. If you have any ideas on how we could make the day any better we would certainly appreciate hearing from you.

Opening Day heralds the beginning of the new boating season at the Club and an increase in activity in all trading areas including hospitality, slip operations and Marine Academy courses.

Hospitality recently reintroduced the Melbourne Cup Luncheon back at the CYCSA and it was considered a great success by all those who attended on the day. Hopefully this is something that we can build on in future years. Please consider making the CYCSA your destination for the Melbourne Cup in the future.

Craig receives his award in Melbourne

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n the last edition of Groundswell in his report Craig mentioned that he had won the inaugural Global Marina Institute and Marina Industries Association of Australia’s International Scholarship to attend the Advance Marina Management School in the United Kingdom in February next year.

I have it on impecable authority that Craig has always been interested and involved in marinas and their design and building. In his Matriculation year in 1981 he was chosen by the Art Moderators to exhibit his work in the Matriculation Art Show held in the Centre Gallery of the Education Building at that time. Craig studied Design and his two assignments were a “Redesign of the Largs Bay Sailing Club” and a “Proposed redevelopment of the Largs Jetty to include a Marina”. So, it is no surprise that he received the award mentioned above.

The Editor

NEW MEMBERS

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ver the last three months the following people have joined the Club. Please make them welcome.

Bob Dawes Roger Dowling Darryl Emery Grant Evans Allen Frost Donald Howell Glen McFarlane Linda Mendrin Paul Mills

Barry Norris Brian Parker Charlie Paterson John Paull Jacqueline Perrett Russell Phillipson Susie Sandow Daniel Sedlmayer Catherine Tonglee

The Marine Academy recently promoted a come and try sailing course on a social networking website with great results. Around 100 people responded to the promotion and Matt Young and Brett Yardley are slowly working through the list and getting them out on the water.

Hopefully we can encourage these customers back and get them involved in more courses and ultimately convert them into members.

After a great deal of negotiation I am pleased to report that we now have departmental and ministerial approval for the extension of the inner breakwater in the western basin at North Haven. Construction is able to commence following the next round of maintenance dredging and we are confident that this project will take place in 2012.

Arrangements with our after hours security patrol company at the Club have recently been renegotiated and the number of patrols have been increased. Regardless of how many patrols, cameras and alarms we have at the Club it is important that all boat owners look at their particular vessels and make sure that they are not attracting thieves.

The recently formed Port Vincent Marina Committee has established some regulations for their committee. These regulations have been added to the Club’s website.

The recently formed Port Vincent Marina Committee has established some regulations for their committee. These regulations have been added to the Club’s website. If you are a berth owner, lease a berth or just enjoy visiting the marina in Port Vincent, I would encourage you to take the time to look at these regulations and support your fellow members who have volunteered their time to get this new committee up and running.

The Club’s history book is now in its final stages of being written. I recently asked members to let us know if they wanted to contribute to the book. Thank you to the members who have responded to date and for those of you who suggested that you would like to submit a short article or photos for this publication. Please do so quickly by contacting Laura in the office.

In my last Groundswell report I advised of the formation of a group of managers from the major yacht clubs around Australia. The formation of the Australian Yacht and Motor Boat Club Management Group now totals 24 clubs around the country with all states being represented.

An inaugural meeting of this group will be held over three days in May 2012 and I am pleased to announce that the CYCSA will be hosting this event.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a happy Christmas and all the best for 2012.

Safe boating.

Craig Evans, Executive Officer 4

Geoff Catt Commodore

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was an unforgettable (!) crew from School’s Out (Adrian Wotton) – they will enjoy a long weekend on a luxury houseboat on the Murray, kindly donated once again by Mark and Lee-Anne Flanagan. Second place went to Jolly Roger’s Rogues from Alpha Centauri (Roger Flint) who received a huge basket of products from Charlesworth Nuts.

Thanks again to Mark and Lisa Charlesworth for their generosity.

ith another successful Opening Day behind us, the 2011/2012 season is well underway.

Saturday racing commenced in early October, whilst the ever popular Wednesday twilights started on 19 October, albeit with no wind and the race abandoned – the third year in a row! But never mind, a good time was had by all at the buffet afterwards!

Mention should also be made of our Club staff who did so much to ensure that the Club grounds and facilities were well presented, that the catering was of a high standard and that the day ran smoothly and was able to be thoroughly enjoyed by members and guests.

The other associations are also in full swing as we head towards Christmas.

As Commodore, it was great to see the enthusiasm which accompanied the decision to conduct this year’s Opening Day sail past within the calmer waters of North Haven itself, rather than venturing outside in stronger wind and sea conditions. This was evidenced by the number of smaller boats, particularly yachts, who participated and by the appreciation expressed by many of our official guests. They did not have to hang on to the nearest fixed object for an hour or so as they attempted to enjoy Chef Peter’s fine finger food and sip on a glass of bubbly simultaneously!

Congratulations also go to Geoff Boettcher once again – what a year he has had – because Yachting SA recently announced that he has been awarded the Thomas G Flint Memorial Trophy as the YSA Sailor of the Year. Although he is well recognized as the owner and skipper of the 2010 Sydney to Hobart Tattersall’s Cup winner, Secret Mens Business 3.5, Geoff also has a passion for encouraging local sailing talent. He contributes significantly to youth development in sailing and recently donated two training dinghies, Secret Kids Business 1 and SKB2, to the Largs Bay Sailing Club for use by their junior members.

On a more serious note though, whilst we do regard ourselves as traditional boaties, we must also remember that Opening Day is a social event where we should always try to ensure that as many members and guests can enjoy the day’s events together. It was also noticeable that many more local residents and guests were able to view the sail past from shore based vantage points – balconies and pontoons alike. Congratulations and thanks to all those who took part.

As year end inexorably approaches, the CYCSA boats who are competing in this year’s Sydney to Hobart race are preparing with quickening pace to depart for the Boxing Day start in Sydney – this year the Club is being represented again by President Andrew Saies’ 2009 winner Two True and also by a first time entrant Patrice IV, a Beneteau First 45 owned by Garry Tucker and skippered by Shane Wiseman. Skippers and crews will be officially farewelled by the Club and past participants at the annual Sydney to Hobart Dinner on Friday 25 November. I’m sure you will all join me in wishing the boats, skippers and all crew members, a safe journey to the start and a successful and enjoyable race to Tasmania.

Congratulations also to those vessels and crews who won the various prizes for best dressed or novelty boats and crews – it all added to the fun of the day.

Once again, on behalf of the whole Club, can I extend a special thanks to those volunteers who gave time away from their own boats and guests to help run the second Unforgettable Challenge.

Teams competed in a kayak race, trivial pursuit, a mad minute of lobbing a tennis ball into a top hat and casting a fishing line to win a magnificent Unforgettable Houseboats prize. The winner this year

I look forward to enjoying with you all the facilities that our great Club has to offer over the summer and Mavis and I wish you a safe and enjoyable Festive Season.

Geoff Catt, Commodore

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From the President

Board Changes As of October David Hughes has taken over as Board Treasurer.

This was a planned change and in fact turned out to be fortunate timing. Henry Peterson has not enjoyed the best of health in recent weeks and an opportunity to step down from his treasury responsibilities I hope will help him with a speedy recovery. On behalf of the Board and all members I would like to thank Henry for his wonderful contribution as Treasurer both in terms of his financial reporting to the Board, his budget development and the endless time he made available to assist senior management in a range of accounting and reporting practices. In the last couple of years it has not always been easy presenting the Treasurer’s Report at AGMs but Henry has presented accurately, honestly and forthrightly and answered all questions in the same manner. We wish him a full recovery and welcome his ongoing contribution to the Board.

Club Facilities A grant application to the Federal Government for an environmental sustainability model project was submitted as part of our storage facility development. This was unsuccessful.

Further work will need to be done on the scale and pricing of this particular project.

Costings for the barbeque and shelter amenity at Port Vincent have come in at around 30% greater than expected and the infrastructure committee is continuing to work with the tenders to see if cost savings can be made. However, as already reported by me, it is almost certain that if the Board is to commit to this facility then a fund raising commitment will be required by those Associations that have already indicated they are prepared to support this project by fundraising over the next couple of years.

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NEW BOATS 34’

This is another in the series of articles aimed at providing you with a little 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 these ‘new’ boats and owners.

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Jim Heyen was hooked on the appearance of his new Elan 350 cruiser/racer when he first saw design drawings on a web site a month before the boat was released onto the market. Having decided it was time to upgrade from his Northshore 33, Elysium, which he had owned for the previous five years, Jim says the twin wheel twin rudder Rob Humphreys design ticked all the boxes with what he desired in a boat as it is designed for easy shorthanded sailing with a comfortable interior, plenty of headroom (a necessity for a tall person with minimal hair to absorb impacts and with the 3.5 metre beam carried virtually all the way to the transom) and a large open cockpit for the all important social occasions.

Peter and Louise Headlam’s previous boat was a Cavalier 975 and although it was a wonderful sea boat, they had the yen for something with a few more creature comforts. After selling their business last year they started looking for a new pride and joy and having seen a Catalina 34 at the Club several years ago and liking what they saw, this became their target. They soon discovered that there were very few Catalina 34s for sale in Australia and toyed with the idea of sailing one out from the States but fortunately Greg Cockle from Yoti in Sydney found a reluctant vendor who eventually agreed to sell them Ikati.

Three weeks after the official launch of the boat, Jim placed an order and was advised that he would be receiving hull number seven out of the mould. There was a great deal of procrastination over what the new boat should be called with each member of the family having a different view but, during the boats construction, email communications from the agents referred to the boat as 350-7 and this was shortened to 357 and ultimately led to the boat being named Magnum.

The boat, together with skipper and crew of course, is racing in the Twilight Series and Jim is hoping for some success there.

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On the delivery trip from Sydney to the Club last July the word “salubrious” kept popping up in their conversations as they now had all the little luxuries that made the passage easier; a nice big dodger, headsail furler, anchor winch, chart plotter, fridge, hot and cold water and a proper stove – they felt they were living in luxury and when they turned the corner around Wilson’s Prom they really appreciated the big boat feel as she rose to the large swell and the autohelm steered while they kept watch in the shelter of the dodger and, when the wind did eventually die down, the 35hp diesel pushed them along at a good speed.

As a cruising yacht for a couple of seniors they love Ikati’s ease of handling both in a seaway and in and out of their pen. Their plans are to cruise local waters for a while and then do another slower East Coast trip in the not too distant future.

So-B-It, owned by Steve Martin and Lea Ozols and berthed in F14, is an American designed 24’ Motor Trawler and was built

by Steve and his father Keith and this is their story of how it all came about.

“In 2005 my father Keith (a WWII veteran with the 2/48 Battalion) and I thought about buying a boat for cruising and fishing with the option of cooking, drinking and sleeping when the fish are off the bite. At 81 years of age, my dad was in a bit of a hurry to enjoy our boating ventures.

After searching to no avail for something to fit our needs we decided to build. Six months later we found the plans of a boat with a good size galley and saloon with plenty of head room, small toilet/shower area, room to sleep four and a cockpit fitted with a sink just like the Riv’s and plenty of ice boxes. My dad Keith made the decision and thus So-B-It came into being.

We started the build of the American designed 24’ Motor Trawler on 20 December 2006 in dad’s backyard. Five years later on 10 June 2011 the boat was launched at the CYCSA and after vigorous sea trials and guidance from F Troup and other friends, this custom built boat is giving us and friends a great time.

After sitting in the patio at the CYCSA gazing down at the marina with Lea day dreaming of the day our boat joins the rows of others, we are now enjoying the comforts of the ruby red crushed velvet saloon lounge while sipping on a cool ale as the sun sets or motoring out to sea for our big catch.”

hadd ’e’ nuff Alby Clark bought a 48’ Enclosed Flybridge Platinum Riviera and called it Hadd ‘E’ Nuff. He thought it was about time to buy a bigger boat so the family could go out together and enjoy what our coast line has to offer and it would seem that this boat will do that admirably.

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The family has owned several smaller boats and all members have been involved in boating with Alby’s eldest son Ricky sailing sharpies, son Jason completing three Sydney to Hobarts on Secret Mens Business and third son David racing circuit boats and James, Alby’s grandson, racing a J2 tunnel boat powered by a 15 horsepower outboard in the Formula Future class.

The family enjoys fishing and boating and Alby is looking forward to sharing quality time with all of them aboard his latest acquisition.

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BALLAST HEAD CUP REGATTA ISLAND BEACH KANGAROO ISLAND 1 JANUARY 2012

INVITATION TO ENTER AND ATTEND The Tenth Annual Ballast Head Cup will be held on 1 January 2012 commencing at approximately 1.00pm off Island Beach at Kangaroo Island.

The Ballast Head Cup is the first major yachting event of the year and is a fun family race held on New Years Day. The race is for keel boats and trailer sailers and is normally two laps around a laid course.

The rules are very simple and based on Twilight rules where no spinnakers are allowed. The handicap system is administered by volunteer race organizers and includes points for boats that take people, pets, and visitors from the beach etc.

The race is followed by a BBQ lunch on the beach immediately following the race and the cost of the BBQ includes the nomination fee for the event. Participants are encouraged to bring ashore their tables, chairs, and esky. BBQ sausages, bread and sauce will be provided.

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ome and join the CYCSA Marine Academy out on the water this summer.

It’s the perfect time to go boating and gain skills and knowledge from our Yachting Australia accredited Instructors who have decades of experience in the field.

November is a bumper month for Marine Academy courses, with Sea Safety & Survival Certificate, Essential Navigation & Safety (our first RYA/YA accredited course!), Small Keelboat Weekender (our fifth course this year in the National Keelboat Scheme) and several two-and-a-half hour introductory sail cruising sessions to cater for 192 holders of the Jump On It/Living Social discount course vouchers.

This year’s School Holiday program is shaping up to be a lot of fun with fantastic practical experiences for school age kids (10 -16 years old). Activities include keelboat sailing in the Marine Academy’s J24 and on the Club’s training vessel Academy One, a Farr 11.4. Juniors will also enjoy an introduction to sailing and an expedition up the Port River. Sailing theory, tactics and rules will be explained through informative games and activities. The three days of fun will also include powerboat handling using the Club’s powerboat fleet. Depending on favourable weather conditions, we also hope to include several other activities including Kayaking, Stand-up Paddle Boarding, Windsurfing and Snorkeling. This three day program is an ideal introduction to the Club, our amazing waterway and aquatic opportunities, so if you know a junior who would love to participate, book them in and don’t miss the boat!

Academy One has hit the water with its new logo and stripes and will be offering Sail Cruising courses this summer. Sail Cruising weekenders provide a great experience to become an active keelboat crew or gain knowledge to start cruising.

Our Three Day Live Aboard Course puts you out on the water to experience and be part of running a boat for an extended journey. So if you are looking to gain some practical skills or enhance your own skills, check out the upcoming dates on our website under Marine Academy.

The Marine Academy is still pushing forward with its accreditation to offer members recognized training and accredited courses. If you have a query or a goal you are wishing to pursue, the Marine Academy is happy to assist you.

Matt Young, Marine Academy Coordinator

The following prizes are awarded – Overall Fastest Boat

Ballast Head Cup

Winner on Handicap Ballast Head Trophy Best New Entrant

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Jamie Cowell Trophy

For any further information regarding the Regatta contact Jane or David Harris on 0409818040.

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RACING ASSOCIATION Jess Hargreaves

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elcome to Racing Season 2011-12! The yachties are back into racing after a well deserved month or so off and it’s great to see familiar faces back around the Club after the winter break.

We had a successful Winter Series and Short-handed Series and our congratulations go to the following winners:

Port River Marine Winter Series Division 1 Division 2 J24 PHS J24 OD

Game On Julian Newton Synergy Mal Hutton Good Company Robin Townsend Vertigo Jamie Goode

Take 5 - Steve Martin with Sonia Newmann, Scott Mutton (RSAYS Chair) and Traci Ayris (CYCSA Chair)

Combined Winter Series Division 1 Division 2 Short-handed S/Course

Game On Take 5 Take 5

Julian Newton Steve Martin Steve Martin

Port Adelaide Sailing Club’s Port Line Cup was held on a grey wintery day this year and had an excellent fleet. PASC blitzed all the other Clubs to win every division bar one. Special mention goes to CYCSA competitors Kinetic Energy with a third in Division 1, Black Widow third in Division 4, Cookie Monster second in Division 5, Jumping Jack Flash third in Division 5 and Cool Change third in Division 6.

The Racing Association is pleased to announce that our long-standing sponsors are back on board for another season – Phil Hoffmann Travel, Yalumba, Penfolds, MUSTO, Port River Marine, Doyles and Canegrass Saltbush Lamb – we really appreciate their support!

Game on - Julian Newton with Leica Theodore and Sonia Newmann

This year the Racing Association has introduced some new sponsorship concepts, Race Day Sponsorship and Regatta Sponsorship. These new schemes have been developed in order to facilitate the racing season and to encourage members of the Club and local business owners to support the sport of yacht racing whilst promoting and gaining exposure for small and local business owners within the sailing community. We have already had some interest in these sponsorship opportunities and I am pleased to announce that this year’s Premier’s Cup Regatta will be proudly sponsored by SportsMed SA. If you are interested in more information on how to sponsor your Racing Association please contact me in the Race Office.

Special mention must go to the wonderful and committed volunteers of the Racing Association who are back for another season. Race Officers John Gibson, Ray Evans and David Saies, the Crew from CYC1 Ron Yeates, George Ottewell and Don Chisholm and the Crew from CYC2 John Collett, Bill Walker, Neil Pentecost, Greg Borg and Roger ‘Sam’ Searles. Welcome this year to Bradd Hausler who will be assisting on CYC1. Volunteers are the backbone of the Club and we appreciate all the hard work and energy that our volunteers put in. We are lucky to have such a great group of people involved with racing.

Short-handed Competitors

Speaking of volunteers, I must also mention the Racing Executive for Season 2011-2012. Without this dedicated board the Racing Association would cease to exist. I welcome back to the REX our Chair (and CYCSA Volunteer of the Year) Traci Ayris, Vice Chair William Strangways and the rest of the committee Brenton Pegler, Roger Nicolson, Mark Hutton and John Gibson. If you have any concerns or queries over the coming season you can contact any REX member for advice, or alternatively, I am in the Race Office for any general enquiries.

Jess Hargraves, Racing Manager

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he sun was thankfully shining as members arrived at the Club on Opening Day to prepare their boats for the Sail Past at 1330. However, weather forecasts were not looking encouraging for the traditional Sail Past course. It was the task of Craig Evans and Geoff Catt to venture out early in the day on CYC3 to check the conditions and determine the fate of the Sail Past for 2011.

While that was happening, the bouncy castle, Noddy’s ice cream van and coffee van were being set up for the busy day ahead. Ice cream, donuts, lollypops and fairy floss were a hit with the young ones, who were all treated to a free ice cream due to the special voucher in their show bags. Full off fun items like colouring-in books and pencils, the show bags were prepared by the lovely ladies of the Social Activities Committee. Thanks to Jacq Heffernan and her team for putting them together.

Newcomers to Opening Day, Angostura, put on a little stall selling refreshing pre-mixed cans of lemon, lime & bitters to thirsty members and their guests.

Arbonne Cosmetics also had a stall showcasing their makeup and skin care products.

During the day three golf buggies were driven around by Club staff to help members and their guests from Gate 1 and Marina West to the main Clubhouse.

This service seemed to be very popular and was a great way for some of our newer staff to meet members and put faces to names.

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Photos by Gerry Colella – more photos on page 28

Official guests were greeted in the foyer by members of CYCSA staff who escorted them to the Official Vessel The Entertainer. Guests were then warmly invited aboard by Commodore Geoff Catt and Mavis, Vice Commodore Rob Sellick and Jayne, and Rear Commodore Rowley Richardson and Glenyss.

Since the conditions this year did not favour a normal Sail Past, the decision was made to conduct an internal Sail Past within the confines of the North Haven marina basin. Powerboats left their berths at 1315 led by Tom Tymons in Champ and were followed by the yachts at approximately 1400, lead by Robert Perrin in Sugar’n’Spice. Vessels saluted the Commodore aboard The Entertainer which was berthed in Marina West.

Following the Sail Past, the Official Presentation and Opening of the Sailing Season was held in the Function Room, where Commodore Geoff Catt requested the help of Life Member Peter Page to present the following awards to their recipients:

25 Year Membership Badges Ken Abbott, Guy Bayly, Robert Cole, John Daniels, Eddie Dubsky, Scott Duncanson, Craig Evans, Paul Flaherty, Laurie Hallion, James Hallion, Tim Hearse, Rod Hunter, Adrian Lawrie, Claude Marchesi, Brian Marsh, Tess McGrath, Neil Mossop, Jack Nealy, Howard Peachey, Michael Samaras, Peter Sawczuk, Jim Smyth, Mark Williams.

Not all were able to attend, however those that were not present on the day have received their badges by post.

Volunteer of the Year Traci Ayris

Opening Day Awards Best Dressed Boat - Power: Good Vibrations (Barrie Willoughby) Best Dressed Boat - Yacht: Portia (David Murray) Best Dressed Crew - Power: Andante & Sandcastle (joint crew) (Geoff Gowing & Mark Hentschke) Best Dressed Crew - Yacht: Jenny Maree (Howard Murton) Best Dressed Novelty - Power: Not awarded this year Best Dressed Novelty - Yacht: From Russia With Love (Richard Lea) Lady Neale Seamanship - Power: Distraction (Peter Schembri) Lady Neale Seamanship - Yacht: Milou (John Sibly) Once the formal celebrations were completed, the official party and invited guests moved to the restaurant to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea prepared by Chef Peter and his team.

Those up for some extra fun then went on to participate in this year’s Unforgettable Challenge. Nine teams in total participated in four different events including the Kayak Relay (run by the Racing Association), the Line Casting/Buoy Toss Challenge (run by the Fishing Association), the Nautical Trivia Challenge (run by the Cruising Association), and the Minute to Win It Challenge (run by CYCSA Staff). A big thank you to all the association committee members and the staff involved in running this fantastic event.

The courageous team from Far Star achieved the best time in the Kayak Relay and were awarded 20 points for their efforts, while the teams from Liberator and Kudos provided quite the spectacle during their turn at the Minute To Win It event, catching as many balls in the bucket hat as they could in one minute.

However, the great effort and precision from the team of School’s Out, particularly in the Line Casting/Buoy Toss event, saw them achieve an overall score of 56.5 points across the four events that secured their win of the Unforgettable House Boat Holiday.

Eleven points separated first and second place but the winners of the Charlesworth Nuts second prize were Roger Flint’s team, Jolly Roger’s Rogues.

As the light began to fade on Opening Day 2011, crews and guests gathered on the patio to enjoy the delicious carvery buffet dinner, while dancing the night away to music from guitarist Russell Stuart, followed by the fabulous two piece band Undercover.

Laura Cowley, Marketing & Membership Services

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he one formal function the Club holds each year certainly proved to be a very classy affair. This year’s theme was a winter wonderland and the tables looked sensational to say the least.

Guests were presented to the Mayor, Mr Gary Johanson and his wife Vicky, Commodore Geoff Catt and wife Mavis, Flag Officers Rowland Richardson and Rob Sellick with their respective wives Glenyss and Jane.

“The CYCSA ensured that our wedding day was one to remember. Our day was wonderful, the service and food was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.”

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With the formality of the speeches under way, Geoff Catt conducted a toast to the late Stuart Marshall, a very poignant moment as Stuart had passed away just a few days prior to the dinner. Stuarts’ guests still attended the dinner in his memory. The Committee has very fond memories of Stuart as he won the inaugural Queens of Clean raffle.

Volya was our entertainment for the night offering up two spectacular dance routines of Ukrainian folk dances. These young people were spellbinding with their highly synchronized movements and were absolutely brilliant entertainers.

I believe the Club is very fortunate to have a wonderful team of staff that is so professional and this was certainly reflected at the Commodore’s Dinner.

Another highlight of the night was the reappearance of the Queen’s of Clean. Once again the generosity of the guests was staggering with $1885 being raised for the charity, Movember. Winner of the Queen’s of Clean for 2011 was none other than Gay Footer and the minute Marnico!

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As part of their overseas trip in September, Club members Geoff and Louise Wiggins and Craig and Pauline Rooney undertook a cruise down the Midi Canal in France and this is their story.

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hen out of our aircraft window, the Eiffel tower came into view, we knew that Paris was within reach.

on. The waterway had some 328 structures made up of locks, aqueducts, bridges and tunnels.

We only had a short stay in Paris but long enough to take in some of its famous sights. The gods were shining on us as we were ushered into our seats at the Moulin Rouge show, “Feerie”. Our table was right in the front, and the stage just a short distance away. At the start of the performance the stage moved even closer! It stopped within a metre from us.

Our eyes popped out of our heads at the sight of these long legged beauties performing right in front of our very eyes.

Craig and I thought we had died and gone to heaven.

As we passed through the locks and over the bridges crossing rivers and roads, we were reminded of the forethought of Pierre-Paul Rique who, in the 17th century, designed this magnificent waterway. He made real a thousand year old dream of Augustus from Roman times who originally dreamt up the idea of a shortcut between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean thereby avoiding the long sea voyage around hostile Spain. It was a very innovative concept fraught with many obstacles all of which he overcame much to his credit but it took a toll on his finances and health. His motivation was a desire to work his way into the upper echelons of French society. His funding came from his lucrative career as a salt collector and a supplier of munitions. He was never to see the completion of his dream as he died a couple of years before it was finished. The venture also financially crippled him. It was not until several years after his death that the canal started to make a profit and this was to benefit his children. The canal was eventually superseded by rail and the Canal du Midi lost its value as a means of transport but it started a new life as a tourist playground. The towns that sprung up along the banks of the canal, originally to support the horse drawn barges industry, have now evolved as vibrant tourist destinations with market stalls and gourmet restaurants serving the best of French cuisine.

After a quick look around Paris for three days, it was not long before towns and fields were blurring past us from our seats in the high speed TGV express train on our way to Bordeaux.

We stayed one night and then on to Port Cassafieres where we were to pick up Royal Mystique, a 45 foot canal boat, and start our own French Odyssey.

We arrived at the boat haven in the early afternoon of 4 September 2011. It was hot and there were people everywhere. John, whose job it was to hand the boat over to us, seemed a little flustered and overworked. As he checked us out, Louise noticed a hole in the side of the boat just above the waterline. “Well if it’s above the waterline it won’t cause any problems.” he commented. Craig and I also noticed damaged fibreglass to the stern of the boat which was below the waterline. We were met by another short snappy answer, “Well you can expect that sort of damage going through the locks.” We both looked at each other and our minds went back to our carefully maintained boats, Brigadoon and Imago, waiting for us back at the CYCSA. Things were obviously different here.

The canal was all we expected it to be and more. A magnificent historic peaceful waterway lined with towering plane trees that offered shade from the warm Mediterranean sun. The 61 locks that we had to negotiate turned out to be a highlight. The different lockmasters seemed to take a pride in the presentation of their own “Ecluse”, each in its own unique way. One had moving metal figures, another brightly coloured flowers, others jams, local crafts and preserves for sale and so

It is normal to take one week to make the journey through these waters but we decided to take two weeks and we were glad we did because it meant that we could take our time and motor for only three or four hours a day. This gave us plenty of time to amble through the villages and dine at the many restaurants. It also allowed us to divert from the Canal du Midi and travel down to Narbonne along the Canal de la Robine.

Narbonne is an ancient city founded in 118BC and named after Narbo Martius who made it the Roman Capital of Gaule. In its heyday it was a great cultural centre with splendid Roman buildings. The old Roman road can still be seen in the town square today. We moored Royal Mystique in the heart of the city right in front of the amazing ‘des Halles’ produce market where we were able to satisfy all our culinary needs. continued over page...

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French Odyssey

On the way to Narbonne

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Our French Odyssey As we cruised down the canal at a leisurely four knots, people were using the old tow path as a bicycle and jogging track comfortably shaded by the old plane trees. We even heard the French Foreign Legion using it at three in the morning as a training ground just outside Carcasonne. It was wonderful to awaken to the stillness of the fresh morning air and listen to the sounds of the birds while tied to a tree on the bank of the canal.

Although we made good use of the restaurants dotted along the canal we still ate quite a few meals on the boat. The whole upper level of the boat made a superb place to eat and to enjoy the ambience of our surroundings. We often had to pinch ourselves at the history all around

Seven connecting locks at Fonseranes, Beziers (the Staircase) Photos by Geoff Wiggins

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us. It was hard to imagine the battles and religious rows that had taken place in the areas surrounding us. Near Carcasonne lies the ancient “Cite Medievale�, perhaps the most impressive fortified medieval castle in Southern France. We had dinner at the Brasserie le Donjon, one the castle’s many restaurants, and as we sipped wine from the surrounding vineyards and delighted in the confit duck, it was hard to imagine the brutality that used to take place all in the name of religion.

The Cathars, a religious group, who through their beliefs and untiring care for all in need, won the support and devotion of both nobles and common people. As they became more powerful the Catholics became concerned about losing their power. Inevitably a clash came and the

Cathars were all but exterminated in the most brutal of ways. In one of the Cathar towns not too far from Carcossonne the whole town had their ears and noses cut off. And if that was not enough, their eyes were then pulled out with the exception of one person. With his one eye it was his job to then lead the rest of the disfigured Cathars around the base of the castle. They were more lenient with some of the other Cathars and if they renounced their religion and confessed the error of their ways they were only thrown in prison to enjoy a diet of bread and water until they finally died a few months later. Yes, we enjoyed our meal that night and then retired to the sanctuary of our boat tied up securely along the banks of the canal.

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des Halles market in Narbonne

After I got back home and had edited my four hours of film down to a respectable thirty minutes, Louise and I invited Craig and Pauline for a meal and a viewing. I had not realized how much we had laughed and fooled around as we bounced joyously from one lock to the next. We all commented on what a happy time we had and that we should have taken a month, not two weeks.

As the now heritage listed Canal the Midi celebrates its 300th birthday this year, we were delighted to celebrate this holiday as one of our all time favourites.

Geoff Wiggins

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To make it a real ‘Girls Night In’, we organized specialty services from pedicures to hair extensions plus two surprise demonstrations.

Eighty-six game ladies registered for the night and over forty beauty services and treatments filled a lot of the time as muscles were relaxed, fingernails buffed and eyebrows plucked. The two demonstrations were a great success leading off with Dang Nguyen of Just Kicks Taekwondo showing us how to foil a would be attacker with a great range of special moves. The piece-deresistance that had everyone looking on with eyes wide open was Sharon Holmes of Sensual Dance Studio. She is an extremely fit young lady who obviously has a gymnastic background and she bedazzled us with her routines on the pole – yes, pole dancing at its best. Several volunteered, or were volunteered, to have a go but sadly none could do it quite like Sharon. All of the technicians

The sponsors of the event also deserve a big thank you, these being Halo Cakes, Securekat Enclosures and Port River Marine Services.

t the Commodore’s Dinner, the charity Movember was the recipient of the proceeds from the Queen’s of Clean raffle so it was decided to hold another function, this time supporting Breast Cancer Awareness.

Morag Draper was the prime mover of this event and we thank her for all the time and effort she put it in – it was fantastic. Thanks must also go to Sandra Richards who acted as Treasurer for the night and also to Heather Draper and Ashley Straw who assisted Sandra, sold lucky dips, passed around supper, programmed the music and helped the beauticians during the evening. The rest of the committee also pulled their weight and helped make this a great night.

The whole event served to prove, in Morag’s words, that girls can do anything!

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2011 Mouse Cup T

o say that Australians will bet on anything is an understatement when it comes to the Mouse Cup! This very popular event has gotten bigger and bigger each year. The 2011 Mouse Cup was no exception, without filling this article with words I will let the pictures tell the story! (See the club website for more photos of this hilarious event).

To our wonderful sponsors, Tackle & Tucker, MDBS – Haese Marine, the Stag Hotel, Rob Sellick, Maritime Constructions and Party on Wheels, who made this event happen, thank you so very much. Your support allows our Committee to bring these events to the Club and provides the atmosphere that we all enjoy so much.

The monies raised from his year’s Christina Sellick Memorial Steeplechase was dedicated to the Cancer Foundation of SA and raised $200.00 in real money. Well done to all who bought each of the five mice in this race.

Winners of each race were presented with spectacular baskets donated by the sponsors.

In an unusual twist, two of the baskets were won by the sponsors and donated back to be auctioned off on the night.

Once again, a huge thank you to the Mouse People and the Hon Veterinary Surgeon, Vlad Humeniuk.

Jacq Heffernan, Chair SAC

PORT RIVER RALLY

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s a Committee we were keen to try a different style of event so on 19 September, the 2011 Port River Rally, was bought into being. This unusual event had a dozen boats tracking up the Port River answering a series of questions, some observation and some general knowledge.

We rendezvoused at Marina Adelaide for some welcome refreshments provided by Jason, the Manager of Marina Adelaide, and the Committee. The final answer was sought by participants and then handed in to the official boat, Hot Mustard.

All boats then made their way back to the Club where Mario was busy cooking up a storm – additional guests met us there and the results were read out. One entertaining moment was when Leica Theodore from Port River Marine was to present a special prize for guessing how many boats were in their yard. Leica was late because she had to go and actually count the boats herself!

Aquila won the main prize and the two teenagers who took part also walked away with i-Tunes cards.

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LAYING DOWN SOME SERIOUSLY HEAVY METAL New Club moorings are laid at Edithburgh

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fter following up a lead from a helpful DTEI employee, we eventually acquired some moorings from the recently abandoned Port Adelaide Sailing Club site in the Port River, where, it was thought, there were enough good quality railway rims to provide four mooring weights. Cruising Association committee member Terry Denham had the foresight to offer the men lifting the moorings a slab of beer and so we gained enough railway rims for three moorings. With Rob Perrin’s large trailer, Terry and I loaded the rings and transported them back to the CYCSA premises. On the weekend of 19/20 March we headed over to Edithburgh. Fran and I sailed over whilst Cruising Association committee member Roger Flint towed Rob’s heavily loaded trailer with all the rims plus three lengths of heavy chain and Andrew Smith’s dinghy on top. Terry and Megan drove over and Cruising Association committee member Gerard Hughes joined us in Edithburgh.

With our combined experience of laying moorings amounting to zero, the task began.

Stage One began at the small fisherman’s jetty as we moved the rims down the jetty and dropped them in from the boarding walkway. We slid them down three ropes in the groups we had selected for each mooring. Heavy work soon ruined the hand truck and the rest were rolled but we got the job done. The chains were moved down the jetty in tug-of-war team effort style and we enjoyed some laughs during the process. The next stage was to get the rims out to our pre-determined positions. We mounted a boat trailer winch on a sleeper and placed that assembly, with supports, across Andrew’s dinghy. Then, when the tide was right, we attempted to lift the rims up under the dinghy. The idea seemed good but the winch was not totally suited to the task.

One at a time we moved enough rims for one mooring out to position.

It was a long hard process and in what seemed a very short time span, we went from not enough water to float them, to too much water to lower them at the mooring position, with the short winch cable we had available.

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With the tide and some small modifications, we lifted the chain up under the dinghy and carried it out to the first mooring position. That went okay so we took the other two chains out to their positions and marked them with small buoys. In not too long a time our tidal window was closed. Roger and Gerard headed separately back to Adelaide leaving myself, Fran, Terry and Megan to enjoy a well-earned dinner and plan our attack for Sunday.

So it was on Sunday morning that Fran and I, with our diving gear and Terry as boatman in the dinghy, went back to the first mooring. We dug a tunnel under the three rims which we had placed next to each other and with Terry’s help pulled some chain through and joined it with a large shackle and secured the shackle. We then completed that mooring by attaching the buoy and the pre-spliced line and shackle.

Some success after the challenges! By the time this task had been satisfactorily completed it was quite breezy and we decided not to continue.

Terry and Meg headed home and Fran and I went back to Milou and listened for a weather update. Forty knots and rain were forecast.

We had noticed previously that two of the Squadron moorings had dragged. We were on another Squadron mooring so I jumped in to check it out and discovered that the weight on that and the other Squadron moorings was much less than we were attaching to ours.

None of the RSAYS moorings had bedded in, I believe due to the limited sand and hard limestone base. We decided to move to the new CYCSA mooring! The rain started and the wind was up to 20 knots.

It was a very rough night. I baled the dinghy out at about 8pm and thought it must have sprung a leak as it had over 100mm of water in it but was pleased to discover it was fresh water. We had two anchor alarms on but they remained silent. We did not get much sleep in the howling wind but our new mooring did not move. I checked the Bureau observations and saw there had been five hours of 40 knot winds and 98mm of rain.

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2011 MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON AT THE CLUB

On 16 April Terry, Megan, Roger, Fran and myself headed back to Edithburgh again with the trailer and dinghy. We also took a larger outboard, scuba and hookah equipment. The winch from the previous trip had been unceremoniously dumped into the CYCSA scrap bin so a new winch was purchased and some other modifications made for the trip to ensure a successful outcome.

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his year the CYCSA’s hospitality team hosted a Melbourne Cup Luncheon in Horizons Function Room which was attended by over 60 guests.

It was very disappointing when we arrived to find our new mooring buoy was not there and checking sub-surface, we discovered it had been cut off at the water line.

A delicious gourmet buffet was on offer which consisted of steak and seafood dishes accompanied by roast veggies, salads, cold meats, fresh fruits and most importantly, dessert!

All for only $39 per person. Chef Peter and his team outdid themselves yet again!

Although dismayed by this act of wanton vandalism, we started on the task of hoisting the rims up under the dinghy. Using the hookah here was a great improvement over our previous efforts and the new winch and other modifications worked magnificently. Three mechanically minded blokes bouncing ideas around had answered all of the challenges except for the tide...... We only had a narrow tidal window with enough water over the rims to lift them and carry them out to position. All proceeded well.

Mario and his bar/waiting staff attentively looked after the guests ensuring that all received their complimentary glass of champagne on arrival and were looked after throughout the event.

One of the moorings was placed well out in the basin in deeper water. We had another challenge there digging the hole in hard ground limestone under the rims and getting the chain through. Also the water was very calm, the cloud of silt we created made the visibility almost zero so we had to feel our way around the chain and shackles. Occasional stops in digging until we could see again added to the time taken and we used nearly all our air completing the task.

The race itself was a close call with many believing the winner to be Red Cadeaux, however it was Dunaden that won literally by a nose, with Lucas Cranach coming a close third. A spectacular photo finish to top off a fantastic meal.

Three separate sweepstakes were held for those wishing to try their luck and the winners went home very happy indeed. There was also a prize for best hat and a lucky door prize, kindly donated by Yellowglen.

Back to the jetty, reload and out to the last mooring a few hundred metres out in front of the fisherman’s jetty. Fortunately this one took no time at all and at last the final mooring was completed. The first mooring requires a new buoy and rope but hopefully there will be no more mindless vandal problems.

The CYCSA will be hosting a Melbourne Cup Luncheon again next year so we hope to see you there!

Laura Cowley, Marketing & Membership Services

My thanks to Terry and Meg Denham, Roger Flint, Gerard Hughes and, of course, Fran. The company made the project more enjoyable. Thanks also to Robert Perrin for the use of his large trailer and to Andrew Smith for the loan of his dinghy.

John Sibly Editor’s note: This project was the culmination of a proposal made by John at the start of his period as Chairman of the Cruising Association committee.

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Journey of AMSA DW1 buoy in Spencer Gulf

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ob and Dianne Main are sailing veterans, having sailed trailer sailers and keel boats in South Australian waters for many years.

So they were more than a little concerned one night during a winter sojourn to sight a green light about 500 metres offshore of the beach at Lipson Cove. They quickly realised that the light was not the starboard navigation light of a vessel entering the cove as it had a signature. They watched for a while before retiring to their caravan still wondering about the source of the light. Dawn revealed the reason that the light had a signature in the form of a navigation buoy, in this case buoy DW1, now stranded on the beach instead of being firmly anchored in Spencer Gulf at latitude: 34° 03.9962’S, longitude: 136° 59.3817’E.

All of AMSA’s floating aids to navigation in Spencer Gulf have remote (via satellite) monitoring systems installed to monitor the performance of the aid. The buoys are configured so that an off position alarm activates when the buoy moves more than 100 metres from its established (charted) position. In the case of DW1, the off position alarm was not activated due to an equipment configuration problem with the satellite transponder. All of the AMSA buoys in South Australia have polyethylene floats. The floats are bolted to a hot dip galvanised steel structure and the superstructure that supports the aid to navigation light is aluminium.

In South Australia we have a total of 221 navigation aids in the form of beacons, buoys and lighthouses. The majority of these are managed by AMSA, SA Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure [(DTEI), Flinders Ports and local authorities. Some of these aids are lit and others unlit. The efficient and proper functioning of these aids is critical to every mariner for the safety of navigation.

If you notice a malfunction to the lights, damage to the structure, or you see an aid which has broken from its mooring and has run adrift, then it is important to report the incident to DTEI, or the local AMSA office as soon as possible. Initially a security message through AMSA in Canberra, or DTEI or through the local Coast Guard station, informs all mariners of the failure of the aid. The problem is then assessed and details published as a Notice to Mariners in The Advertiser and gazetted in the SA Government Gazette. Skippers are advised to exercise extreme caution when navigating in the area until the failure has been rectified. Depending on the extent of the damage and prevailing weather conditions, some aids may take weeks or longer to repair. A further Notice to Mariners is published when repairs have been completed and the aid is back in operation.

Realising the potentially serious consequences which could accrue from the absence of the buoy from its design position, they promptly called the Port Lincoln police who alerted the appropriate authorities and a recovery operation, involving a number of local and state based organisations, got under way.

While the recovery operation was in progress it was reported that the buoy had been off station for two weeks. The buoy light carried on working throughout its wayward journey, and this could have led to an incident had the light signature and original position been used for navigation instead of the actual drifting position as there was no trailing chain or cable attached to the stranded marker. It appears that the retaining shackle had either broken or an unseized shackle pin had been loosened by wave action. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), based in Canberra, is the ultimate authority for the maintenance and deployment of marine aids to navigation and was unaware of this report and has kindly provided the following information on this incident:

Many thanks for essential clarifying information go to David Jeffkins, Maintenance and Capital Programme Manager, Aids to Navigation, Maritime Standards Division, AMSA and Abigail Walters, DTEI Marine Division.

“AMSA responded to the incident as soon as it became aware that the buoy was off-station and has requested AMS to check all other buoys. AMSA considers the issuing of a radio navigation warning to be an adequate measure to warn transiting shipping of unserviceable or unreliable aids to navigation.”

Information supplied by Bob Main, written by Rob Perrin

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Racing up north There are two major regattas held in north Queensland that attract yachts from far and wide. They are Meridien Marina’s Airlie Beach Race Week this year held from 11-18 August and Audi Hamilton Island Race Week held from 20-26 August. They conveniently follow each other but it is amazing that not all boats compete in both regattas.

This year Michael Keough’s Spirit of Lexus (renamed Evolution Racing for the regatta) entered the Airlie Beach Regatta and we had two entrants in the Hamilton Island Regatta, Trevor Mudge with Nellie Myra and Brenton Pegler once again chartered a yacht, a Jeanneau 44i from Sunsail, called Rhythm & Blues.

Mixed success was had with Evolution Racing coming second in the IRC Performance Cruising Division at Airlie Beach, Nellie Myra came 10th out of 27 in Cruising Division 2 and Rhythm & Blues came 21st out of 39 in Cruising Division 2 at Hamilton Island.

Geoff Vercoe has written about the racing on board Evolution Racing and Trevor Mudge sent in an article from Nellie Myra.

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MERIDIEN MARINA’S AIRLIE BEACH RACE WEEK

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he regatta, which is held during the week preceding the Hamilton Island Race Week, is in many respects totally different from Hamilton Island Race Week even though it is sailed on much of the same water and around many of the same islands.

the strong and variable tidal streams around the islands and points, ‘local knowledge’ is pretty handy in gaining a tactical advantage. On the first night we were welcomed by Stuart Ross, a Club member, who was one of the members of the very effective and official race committee.

The town of Airlie Beach is probably the backpacker mecca of Australia and that seemed to be the magnet that attracted most of the crew from Adelaide and Port Lincoln. I also suspect the numerous bars, nightclubs and restaurants played their part as well in the ‘Apres Sailing’.

The week’s racing was generally in light airs. We rarely saw more than 20 knots of pressure and the last day was under 10 knots of pressure.

Because the boat is optimized for light air racing the weather was a bit of a godsend.

The most significant point of difference between the regattas is the race courses. In Hamilton Island the courses are more or less the same each year however in Airlie Beach the Sailing Instructions describe thirteen courses. Depending on wind direction and strength, the appropriate course is announced about 5-10 minutes before the warning signal. This is a navigator’s nightmare, however, fortunately, the Sailing Instructions had a page of twenty waypoints that could be punched into the GPS so at least we knew which island or buoy to head for after the start.

Michael Keough’s yacht, a Farr 42 ARC cruiser/race, Spirit of Lexus, was renamed Evolution Racing because it was chartered by a well known and very successful Sydney yachtsman, Ray Roberts of Evolution Sails for the 2010 Hamilton Island Race Week. That year the yacht won the IRC Performance Cruising Division.

To cut a very long and complicated story short, the yacht languished in far north Queensland for a year surviving Cyclone Yasi whilst moored in Cairns. Then Ray Roberts decided to charter the yacht for this year’s Hamilton Island Race Week and while the boat was being prepared for this week, Michael and I decided to enter it in the IRC Performance Cruising Division of the Airlie Beach regatta.

About one half of the crew had sailed on the boat before and the other half sailed on the Port Lincoln boat Caitlin. The ‘local knowledge’ was Bryn Wooding, an ex Club member, who sailed with both David Urry and Geoff Boettcher and now lives in Airlie Beach. Because of

We won the first race so convincingly that we thought the rest of the regatta was going to be a pushover. However, that was not to be! An extremely well sailed and quick Beneteau First 45, Victoure, seemed to be always in the way which was a nuisance because, to beat it on handicap, we had to be in front! There were several Beneteau First 40s (like Andrew Saies’ boat) also in contention.

About two-thirds the way into the long race around the Molle Islands, by superior tactics and sailing, we were in front of Victoure by about five minutes. On the long tight run to the finish we decided on a reaching headsail and they put up their asymmetric kite. Amid much laughter from our crew they disappeared to leeward however they had the last laugh.

The breeze freed up and although we put up our asymmetric spinnaker they just beat us over the line and once again won on handicap. Very close racing indeed.

In the end Victoure won the division, we came second (missing out by one point) and the Beneteau First 40 Wicked, came third. Not bad for a crew that hadn’t sailed in the area before. The other contenders in the division were far more serious and had semi-professional crews and tacticians.

Victoure went on to win the division in the Hamilton Island Race Week and Evolution Racing came fourth. We reckon the result in Airlie Beach was pretty good considering we were the ‘B’ team and Ray Roberts and crew were the ‘A’ team.

Geoff Vercoe, Spirit of Lexus/Evolution Racing

Nellie Myra at Hamilton Island RACE WEEK

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hat a different year it was at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week! The strongest winds for fifteen years and two sailing days cancelled – one for too much wind and one for not enough! This was the third year for the Nellie Myra and what a long way it is to get a boat to a yacht race – nearly 2,000 nautical miles. This year Keith Finch and Sandy Quin, who wisely left Rapid One home in Adelaide, joined our motley collection of family and friends and fortunately for us Tim Cowen found himself boatless in the absence of Secret Men’s Business so he also joined us making eleven on board for the racing.

As the IRC Divisions all include intensive windward/leeward courses, we chose the more relaxing option of Cruising Division One again. No trophies for us this year even though we thought we sailed well and this year did not run into anybody! We thought tenth in a field of twenty-nine was not too shabby though. Importantly for our bragging rights was the presence of an identical Beneteau First 50 which we beat over the line each day.

We did win one trophy though – Jane’s son James drove the Audi for us on the lay day and won a handsome watch for the fastest lap. He will not be borrowing our car again for a while!

For the first spring in Hamilton Island that we can remember in our 25 years of sailing up there it was unseasonably cold, wet and overcast for much of the time. We did not expect to use our wet weather gear but we needed it on several days to keep warm! Keith and Sandy had to wait three days before the skies cleared sufficiently for them to fly out in their little plane. We are planning to postpone Nellie Myra’s trip back south for a year and keep it there so the weather had better improve!

Trevor Mudge and Jane Ferguson 27

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fter cruising in the Mediterranean in July for two weeks on one of Mariner Boating trips around Naples, Amalfi and Capri etc, Helen and I stayed on Sicily for a week looking at the sights and then flew to Athens amidst taxi strikes and street protests. The Greeks have their own ways of getting around problems and there were still lots of tourists as the Acropolis is a big draw card.

After a five hour bus ride from Athens we arrived in Lefkada on the island of Lefkas at a 600+ yacht marina where we picked up our charter yacht. Here we were joined by Ruth and Trent Goldsac who looked after As Good As It Gets when she was moored in Sydney over the past years. Both are good sailors and Trent, a whiz electrical man, was good for the navigation. The yacht was a Beneteau Oceanis 40, only a year old and very well set up with an excellent 50hp Yanmar engine which seemed to run on a sniff of diesel thus ensuring us of a good ride.

Conditions were ideal with up to 20 knots in the afternoons dying out after sunset, lots of islands to visit with little ports at night if you wanted to stay in and many bays if anchoring out.

Travelling north, we visited many islands including Skorpios which was Jackie and Aristotle Onassis’ hideaway but now left to the Greek government as the family didn’t want it. Strangely, one could not move over the high water mark but you were free to anchor off.

Night and day swimming in the clearest of waters was a very popular pastime while we were in the islands.

The Ionian is of course the waters of Ulysses in the book The Odyssey and a read before starting off saw us trace the course in many parts.

Additionally, the island of Cephalonia was the set for Captain Correlli’s Mandolin from the book written by Louis De Burnier who also wrote Red Dog. Sami is the port of the film, a delightful spot to drop the anchor and back into the concourse. While it was very expensive to moor in Italy at Amalfi and Capri, here the Greeks take your lines and only expect you to dine at their tavernas. This of course can lead to tangled anchor chains at times with the Germans and Italians the most verbal and noisy when clearing them.

Other spots visited in our time in the Ionian group included Poros, Megasini, Atoka, Kioni, Frikes and Vathi. We only scratched the surface so we will probably go back next year leaving from Corfu and ending in Lefkas instead.

To charter the yacht we logged into Greek Charters who have a system in which you give a period, size of boat required etc and any of the charter companies bid. It is an efficient system as our charterers provided good service and a well maintained boat.

Try it sometime.

Dick Fidock

CRUISING IN THE IONIAN ISLANDS

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minutes of annual general meeting of the cruising yacht club of sa inc wednesday 10 august 2011 at 7.30 pm

minutes

WELCOME

5 board of management

The President and Chairman of the meeting, Dr Andrew Saies, upon receiving confirmation of a quorum being present, formally declared the meeting open and welcomed members to the AGM for 2011.

The Chairman advised that at the closure of nominations on Wednesday 3 July 2011, there were seven nominations for the seven vacant positions on the Board of Management.

Consequently, an election was not required. The seven successful nominees were: Wayne E Coonan Andrew G Corletto David J Hughes David P Murray Henry J Petersen Andrew D Saies Thomas J Tymons

ATTENDANCE/APOLOGIES

Apologies as advised from the floor were noted in addition to those recorded on official record sheets at the entrance of the meeting venue.

A full list of attendances and apologies is to be published in Groundswell.

1 ASSOCIATION REPORTS Cruising Association

6 other business

Amendment to the Constitution To consider and if thought fit to pass the following motion: “That the Constitution be amended by replacing the word “shall””with the word “may” in Article 14.2” Carried

Mr Keith Degenhardt presented the Cruising Association Report for the 2010/2011 as included in the Annual Report.

Fishing Association

Mr Glenn Spear presented the Fishing Association Report for the 2010/2011year as included in the Annual Report.

7 marina west update

The President provided an overview of the current status of the Marina West breakwater project.

Social Activities Association

Mrs Jacqueline Heffernan presented the Social Activities Report for the 2010/2011 year as included in the Annual Report.

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Racing Association

In accordance with Article 22 of the Club’s Constitution, written notice had been received by the Executive Officer from two senior members, Rick Hausler and Ian Sinclair, putting forward motions for consideration at the Annual General Meeting. The motions were:

Ms Traci Ayris presented the Racing Association Report for the 2010/2011 year as presented in the Annual Report.

Marine Academy Dr Andrew Saies presented the Marine Academy Report for the 2010/2011 year as presented in the Annual Report.

1 Hospitality Levy “No levy or call or any fee of such nature be introduced until voted upon by eligible members at an Annual General Meeting or Special General Meeting called for that specific purpose”.

Not carried

Mr John Gerard, moved that all Association Reports be adopted. Peter Page seconded the motion. Carried

2 Financial Report

2 Membership Subscriptions and Berth Maintenance Fees “Membership Subscriptions and Berth Maintenance Fees be increased by less than or no more than the current consumer price index in any one year”.

Not Carried

The Treasurer, Henry Petersen, presented the Financial Report for 2010/2011. Mr Petersen spoke to the report as presented in the Annual Report.

3 Commodore’s Report

Mr Geoff Catt, presented his Commodore’s Report as included in the Annual Report.

There being no other business the meeting was closed 10.00pm.

The Commodore announced the Board of Management had selected Traci Ayris as the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award for 2010/2011. Traci has been an integral member of the Racing Association for six years, working tirelessly behind the scenes to bring stability within REX whilst continuing to mentor new committee members. Traci worked in conjunction with the Racing Manager to ensure that the annual Presentation Night was a success and also MCs the event. All this while juggling her own heavy work load as Producer of Channel 7’s SA Life. Traci has been recognised for her dedication to the Club and the Racing Executive.

4 President’s Report

Dr Andrew Saies spoke to his report for the 2010/2011 year as presented in the Annual Report.

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agm ATTENDEES BROWN, MR R LUCAS, MR P CATT, MR G MACE, MR O COLELLA, MR J MEYERS, MR G COONAN, MR W MIDDLETON, MR P CORLETTO, MR A MORPHETT, MR C DEGENHARDT, MR K MURRAY, MR D DENHAM, MR T NEWMARCH, MR P DIDYK, MR J PAGE, MRS B DRAPER, MR M PAGE, MR P FOOTER, MRS G PANNELL, MR J FOOTER, MR G PEARSONS, MR M FORD, MR E

minutes continued

PERRIN, MR R GERARD, MR J PETERSEN, MR H GIBSON, MR J RICHARDS, MR P GOWING, MR G RICHARDSON, MR R GREVINS, MR J SAIES, DR A HAMBLY, MR A SELLICK, MR R HAUSLER, MR R SHIPP, MR A HEADLAM, MR P SHORT, MR I HEFFERNAN, MRS J SIBLY, MR J HEFFERNAN, MR M SINCLAIR, MR I HENDERSON, MR D SMYTH, MR J HUGHES, MR G SPEAR, MR G HUMENIUK, MR V

MCCARTHY, MR C CRADDOCK, MR A NICHOLLS, MR R CRITCHLEY, MR G OCKENDEN, MR R FRASER, MR R PERDELIS, MR N GERARD, MR A PHILLIPS, MR P GERARD, MRS F POPE, DR R GERARD, MR R SAMPSON, MR M GERARD, MRS S SARAH, MR D AM GOMEZ, MR R SHERIDAN, MR P HAINS, MR D SIMPSON, MR A HALLION, MR L SMITH, MR P HARRIES, MR R STRUWIG, MR C HARRY, MR J

STRANGWAYS, MR W HUNTER, MR R THEODORE, MR J JOHNS, MR M TUCKER, MR G LEACH, MR I TYMONS, MR T LOW, MR A WENT, MR P

PROXY

AMOS, MR K MANUEL, MRS J ATKINSON, MR R MARSH, MR T BARRY, MR R MCELHINNEY, MR J BATTEN, MR J MEDIC, MR S BERG, MR R MEZZINI, MR J BUCHAN, MR MIOTTO, MR A CHARLESWORTH, MR M

TOSELAND, MR N HOL, MR H TROTT, MR W HOLLAND, MR J TSAROUHAS, MR G HOUSTON, MR S TUCK, MR D JENKINSON, MR M TURCO, MR R KARIDIS, MR G VOS, MR A KING, MR R WATSON, MR J KIPLING, MR T WILDE, MR M LAMPARD, MR K WOOD, MR C LAUBE, MR A WRIGHT , MR G LOCKWOOD, MR T WYLLIE, MR R

APOLOGIES

AMOS, MR K HUTTON, MR M BARRY, MR R LE FEUVRE, MR D GERARD, MR A MCGRATH, MS T GERARD, MRS F MOORE, MR R GERARD, MR R PATTEN, MR G GERARD, MR S SUGARS, MR L GERARD, MRS S TOSELAND, MR N GOMEZ, MR R TUCK, MR D HARRY, MR J WILDE, MR M HUGHES, MR D

cruising Association

Cruising Association Report

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he traditional season opening cruise weekend at Port Vincent scheduled for the October Long Weekend was blown away by winds up to 30 knots for the planned Saturday departure. Schools Out ventured across later in the day, while Baloo, Force Majeure and Jenny Anna made the crossing in somewhat calmer weather the next day.

The Cruising Association’s Opening Day Nautical Quiz on Saturday 29 October provided a considerable challenge to all who took part with a high mark of 10 (out of 20) being achieved by one team. The results indicate that the Marine Academy should expect mass enrolments to its navigation and seamanship courses!

Our popular second Saturday monthly barbecues continue, and the members of the committee look forward to meeting you there, and as the year progresses and we achieve some of our goals, we will keep you informed through our monthly online newsletter and of course through Groundswell.

Robert Perrin, Secretary CA

NAVIGATION NOTES

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new lit beacon is placed at Black Point - Members are advised that following representations from the RSAYS and supported by the CYCSA Cruising Association, a new lit port hand beacon exhibiting a flashing red light (Fl R 3s 2M) has been established at the approximate WGS 84 position latitude 34º 36.125’S, longitude 137º55.400’E replacing the previously unlit beacon, making a night approach to the Black Point anchorage a lot more certain.

Members are advised that three new starboard hand unlit markers with conical shape topmarks have been installed in the Barker Inlet. Co-ordinates of the markers in WGS 84 datum are as follows: 1

34° 45’05.64” S, 138° 30’ 57.96” E

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34° 44’16.62” S, 138° 28’ 41.58” E

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34° 44’’05.52’ S, 138° 28’14.34” E

Also note that the light characteristics on the existing navigation marker in position 34° 47’ 10.85”S 138° 32’ 34.19”E has been changed from Fl(W) to Fl(G) four seconds, range two nautical miles.

Lastly, members are also advised that a new light Fl (W) every three seconds, range two miles, has been installed on Stansbury Jetty in location 34° 54’ 06.48” S, 137° 47’ 58.68” E

Network to boost marine safety A new marine safety communications network was switched on across South Australia during the third week of September. The SA Government’s $1.5 million dollar network will provide full-time VHF coverage using 14 remote base stations. Coverage will extend past Fowlers Bay on the far west coast and across the Victorian border to the east. It is an extensive marine safety system; volunteers monitor for boats in distress during the day and Flinders Ports do so at night. Boat owners are encouraged to use the network on channels 16 and 67 should their vessel get into trouble but to log on as normal with the station of their choice for non-crisis leisure sailing.

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Technology Update Please send any technical or scientific articles or updates, of interest to fellow boaties, to the Groundswell editorial team.

New Weather

Club member, Owen Mace, explains the new weather forecasts

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ave you noticed that the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) sites have changed? When you click on your favourite bookmarks for weather forecasts they are not what you expected.

The reason is that the BOM is improving its services around the country and on 26 October the web pages for South Australia changed. Already Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania have received these “new generation weather forecasting services” so we are the fourth state to be upgraded – ahead of New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

BOM Web Site There have been changes to forecasts for regional areas in South Australia and now Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Mount Gambier and other centres receive 7-day forecasts for the first time. There are now 14 district forecasts that provide more detailed information on rainfall, winds and fire danger. The Adelaide forecast includes the chance of rainfall and the predicted amount.

However, the interest for us as boaties is that the BOM provides four days of wind and wave information for ten zones and the information is provided in a more

What this means is that some of the web page addresses (Universal Resource Locator, URL) have changed and you will probably have to make some changes to the bookmarks in your favourite web browser.

Let’s look at the changes, firstly the changes to the BOM web site.

understandable way, according to the Minister’s press release.

Wind warnings will be issued for the current and following day and warnings will be added to the coastal waters forecast for those days. The web page that I use frequently, wind and wave heights for Metropolitan waters including Goolwa and adjoining lakes, hasa new graphical presentation which shows winds and combined sea and swell.

For further information on the changes, including changes for regional and rural areas, see Minister Farrell’s media release (1) and (2) for a more detailed explanation of the changes.

Now let’s have a look at the new web pages. The images have been taken directly from the BOM web site.

Adelaide Forecast The Adelaide forecast (3) is a bit more graphical. Here’s the important part; the first two days of seven and, on the right, the current day’s forecasts, for locations around Adelaide.

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Forecasts Adelaide Waters If you use your previous Adelaide Waters bookmark you will see that there are two links. The first (4) is very similar to the familiar coastal waters forecast for Adelaide but it does look a bit nicer: There are forecasts for four days, as previously.

The next one (5) is much more graphical and you can select the time of day up to four days ahead: The left panel shows wind field (wind speed and direction) over the Gulf and the right panel shows combined wave and swell. Both are colour coded according to the key on the top of the panels.

There are links to Adelaide Metropolitan Waters, Gulf St Vincent forecast and Investigator Strait forecasts on the same web page.

Non-graphical forecasts are available for the ten coastal waters; Far West Coast, Upper West Coast, Lower West Coast, Central Coast, South Central Coast, Upper South East Coast, Lower South East Coast, Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent and Investigator Strait. The following map shows all the SA forecast districts and coastal zones (6).

Marine wind forecasts, such as the one below (7), appear not to have changed.

Summary So there it is, more detailed forecasts for regional towns and more graphical presentations for marine forecasts. My preference is the graphical (map) presentation of the local waters forecast (5).

How these changes to the BOM site will affect other sites that use BOM information remains to be seen.

Coast Guard said that they have made minimal changes to their regular broadcasts.

Now don’t forget to go through your browser bookmarks and change them, as appropriate, to the new web addresses since some have changed.

Acknowledgements All images are taken from the BOM web site on Wednesday 2 November 2011.

References 1 http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2011/ mr20111026.html 2 http://www.bom.gov.au/NexGenFWS/ 3 http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/adelaide.shtml 4 http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/adelaide-waters.shtml 5 http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/localwaters.shtml 6 http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/forecasts/map.shtml 7 http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/wind.shtml

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For Existing Berth Owners Considering Selling As per the Marina Berth Agreement, a 10% commission is payable by the vendor on all berth sales.

As of 22 October 2007 Board Meeting If you are selling your berth and buying a berth of equal or greater value then your berth sale may be subject to a 5% commission payable to the Club (in lieu of 10%). The sale and purchase must be effected on the same day. This will be at the discretion of Management.

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