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INSIDE • Celebrating 40 years

• sydney to hobart

• christmas party

• ‘first watch’

• ballast head cup

• boating showcase

• racing association

• coast to coast

• somewhere to go

Andrew Saies President

Board of Management President Treasurer

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Andrew Saies Chris Wood Wayne Coonan David Murray Graham Meyers Tom Tymons Geoff Catt Rowland Richardson David Knights

Administration Executive Officer Craig Evans Administration Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina Communications and Membership Services Laura Cowley Leasing Coordinator Mellissa Vahoumis Receptionist Angela Christofis Marine Academy Coord Matthew Young Racing Manager Jess Hargreaves Food & Bev Manager Mario Cataldi Head Chef Dorian Molga Facility Manager Robert Gray Port Vincent Marina Rob Marner Association Chairpersons Cruising Keith Degenhardt Fishing Glenn Spear Racing Traci Ayris Social Activities Pam Humeniuk Life Members Arthur F Carolan Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer John Gerard 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 Laura Cowley: 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

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trust all members are enjoying their summer boating activities and in particular making good use of the Club’s services, facilities and activities. The Club is more than just a place to tie up or park a boat, there is much on offer and I encourage you to enhance the value of your membership by getting involved.

The Board farewells David Hughes as a Director and Treasurer and thanks him for the very valuable work he did during his short time on the Board. David, very much to his regret and our loss, has found it increasingly difficult to dedicate the time required to contribute to his desired level of satisfaction to Club affairs due to a very significant change in his own professional and career circumstances. This change was not envisaged when he was asked to take on the role as Treasurer and serves as a reminder to all in the Club that many members give freely of their time and expertise to assist the Club, very often juggling personal, professional and family time commitments in order to help. The Board wishes David well and in due course looks forward to working with him again in the future.

Chris Wood has been appointed Treasurer and already has helped the Board focus on the key issue of the funding surplus required each year from Club operations in order that the Marina East repair and replacement program can continue as planned.

This modelling becomes increasingly important to get right as marina berth sales and new memberships still show no signs of picking up and while we still have some years to go before any value in the ‘land bank’ of the western basin boat ramp and adjacent land can be realised.

A casual vacancy exists on the Board and the Board is in discussion with a member to fill this role until the Annual General Meeting.

Council Rates There is little to report since the last Groundswell. The Port Adelaide Council have made no progress towards the commitment they made at the Council Workshop to conduct an interested stakeholder and Council member meeting in order to find an equitable and legal formula for rates on berths.

We await with interest the reading of independent MLC John Darley’s bill to specify a formula for rating marina berths.

Ongoing questions about the nature of the rateable asset of berths in Port Vincent continue to be asked by the CYCSA on behalf of berth owners there but to date a change from the status quo has not been accepted by Council.

Western Basin Breakwater Extension The full Board met with the various consultants and contractors on this project in December and talked through a number of issues to the satisfaction of all present. All parties are clear on expectations and deliverables and the final contract price will soon be known. The Board remains of the view that this project must go ahead. We are still pursuing SABFAC funding assistance but this continues to be elusive and political.

Andrew Saies, President

Registered by Australia Post Publication No PP565001/00184 ISSN 1039-4230 Graphic design by Trevor Paynter Printed by Reflex Printing Cover Photo: Russell Bianco gives his boat Jadashaye a washdown on the Club slipway.

Photograph by Gerry Colella.

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elcome to another edition of Groundswell and the 40th year of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia.

Council rates on marina and hardstand berths remain a common issue to CYCSA members in both North Haven and Port Vincent. The Club, together with the Boating Industry Association of South Australia, continues to seek a solution to this unfair impost.

The CYCSA history book, First Watch, has been sent to the printers and will be available shortly.

The book has been well researched and professionally written by Kristin Weidenbach assisted by a dedicated group of Club volunteers headed up by John Gerard. The book is a terrific read and gives a real insight into the events that have shaped the Club that we have today. Only a limited number of books will be printed. Please make sure that you order your copy to avoid disappointment.

A celebration for the 40th Anniversary of the Club is planned for the first weekend in May. Please be part of the festivities, invite your family and friends and if you know any past members we would like to see them at the Club. Details on this weekend of celebration are still being finalised and more information will be available very soon so please keep an eye on your emails and the Club website.

The 40th Anniversary for the Club this May is not the only milestone for the month. Port Vincent Marina will turn ten. It only seems like yesterday when Port Vincent Marina was officially opened.

Council rates on marina and hardstand berths remain a common issue to CYCSA members in both North Haven and Port Vincent. The Club, together with the Boating Industry Association of South Australia, continues to seek a solution to this unfair impost. The Hon John Darley MLC has delivered a ‘Bill’ to change the Local Government Act dealing with ‘Rates and Charges’ on our behalf and the matter will be considered within the next month. Hopefully we can share some positive news with you very soon.

In a time where many local hotels and restaurants are struggling financially I would like to recognise our own hospitality team for their effort and work ethic. Many of you would have noticed a variety of new initiatives and events over the past six months. These events are largely due to staff suggestions and initiatives and we are very fortunate to have staff members prepared to go that bit extra. Well done to Mario, Dorian and the entire hospitality team for their efforts and for the marketing efforts of the administration team and the event set-up required to be performed by our property staff to make these events and our Club successful.

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

Suzanne Allen Diana Alonso Yev Azzopardi Peter Barnes Robert Camfferman Stephen Cibich Ciaron Cowley Ludo Dierickx Mark Flanagan Ross Forbes Simon Freezer Timothy Gill Jason Gilli Denise Gow Christopher Grantham Philip Grear Kylie Grigg Lauchlin Grigg Mitchell Grigg Scott Grigg Steve Harrington Johan Hersecman

David Heynemann Mike Holmes Darren Hoppe Helen Klingsporn Ross McGown John McInerney Vlasty Mitric Peter Montgomery Lachlan Perks Laura Petre Osmo Allan Pispa York Possemiers Stephen Prescott Adam Quin Sharon Reschke Jodie Roberts Roscoe Taylor Elizabeth Townsend Ingrid Wangel Susan Westmoreland Adrian Wilson Garth Yeoman

In the last edition of Groundswell I advised that SafeWork SA had issued the Club with an ‘improvement notice’ for the operation of the Club’s crane. At that time I requested members who use the crane to contact Reception to arrange for training and approval. Only authorised Club members will be permitted to use the crane in the future.

Following recent member complaints I have met with representatives from the Water Police and the Transport Department to discuss speeding vessels within North Haven marina. Most of the speeding issue comes from vessels using the North Haven boat ramp and a growing number of these are from personal water craft (PWC – aka Jet Skis). Both the police and compliance officers from the Department of Transport will take a more active role in monitoring this area. Hopefully this makes our waterway safer and also more comfortable for boats on their moorings. A word of warning though, Club members doing the wrong thing will also be targeted by the authorities.

Safe boating.

Craig Evans, Executive Officer

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Geoff Catt Commodore

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trust that you have all had an enjoyable and relaxing break over the Christmas and New Year holidays – for most of us it’s gone far too quickly!

Meanwhile, closer to home, the Ballast Head Cup Regatta was held as usual off Island Beach, Kangaroo Island on New Year’s Day. This super competitive, fun event was won on handicap by Len and Libby Stephens on Equanimity with Marnico taking out line honours.

Everyone apparently had a great day on the water and the usual post race partying on the beach at the end of the day was up to the usual standard.

Between Christmas and New Year, Mavis and I were able to be at Constitution Dock in Hobart for the arrival of the South Australian entrants in the 2012 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race.

As the organisers said, this year’s race “will be remembered for the array of conditions experienced and the commitment of the smaller boats to finish despite the wind playing in to the hands of the larger boats”.

Also well done to all who successfully completed the 2013 Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race – it’s always a great event, well organised as usual by our friends in “the centre of the universe”! (See article in the next edition of Groundswell.)

Secret Men’s Business 3.5 (Geoff Boettcher) was first in, followed

by Two True (Andrew Saies), Asylum (Derek Morrison) and finally Enchantress from the RSAYS (John Muirhead). As I said on the website all crews were showing the signs of a tough but exhilarating experience but most (especially the first timers) were really looking forward to their first celebratory drink!

It’s shaping up to be a very busy year at the Club and I urge you all to participate as much as you can in the functions that appeal to you. Crabbing Day, a Poker Night, a new members’ Captain’s Table welcome dinner, the Great Southern Regatta and the Bavaria Boat Hop are just a few of the upcoming events on the calendar.

However, there is one highlight for which I ask you to reserve the date – it’s the Club’s official 40th birthday weekend on 3-5 May. It will be a great couple of days of fun activities starting with the Racing Association’s Presentation Night on the Friday and culminating in an official lunch on Sunday where the Club’s history book will be released and launched. Further details see page 7 of this edition of Groundswell.

From 76 starters, the overall standings on handicap were SMB 10th, Enchantress 19th, Two True 24th and Asylum 39th. Congratulations and very well done to everyone who took part and represented our Clubs in this tough, world class and prestigious event! I personally believe that it is most important that our Club always has at least one boat in the Sydney to Hobart each year and I look forward to seeing who plans to enter in 2013!

Once again I would like to acknowledge the time and effort put in by the Club’s staff and by so many volunteers at our Club, including our hardworking Board members – literally, without their efforts the CYCSA would not function. Thank you one and all – your efforts are appreciated.

But it’s not all about the trip to Hobart. The CYCSA was also represented in this year’s Festival of Sails at Geelong in Victoria by Julian Newton (Game On) and Greg Manuel (That’s Life). Both did well against high class fleets and should be congratulated for their campaigns. Game On was 5th in the Sports Boats and That’s Life was 8th out of a fleet of 45 in Cruising Division A.

Geoff Catt, Commodore

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s part of the 40th birthday celebrations we are looking to exhibit your printed photographs showing the history of the Club.

The display will provide a brilliant occasion to show the people, events and boats that have made your boating and involvement with the CYCSA memorable. As the cliché goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. We are asking you to dig into your albums and find images that show you and your boating friends enjoying Club life, the racing, the cruising, the fishing, the socialising, working on the slip, staff at work or maybe an embarrassing boating moment. It would be great to see images of the boats you used to own or how you looked 20 or even 40 years ago. Add a caption to identify the characters, the date, the place and maybe a line or two to give the photograph a context.

Photographs will be displayed around the Club on display boards over the birthday weekend and the Flag Officers will each present an award for their favourite photograph.

Photographs will be mounted on board with your captions below and attached to screens without harming the photos, which will be returned.

Details will be published on the Club’s website of when and how to present the photographs but for now find those photos that tell a story, write a caption and contribute to the Club’s 40th anniversary celebration.

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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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Concubine, a Beneteau First 40, is owned by husband and wife team Jason Ward and Shevaun Bruland. It is a new boat to the CYCSA purchased from a Queensland owner in September 2012. She was previously named Black Label and was commissioned in 2012 then raced by the previous owner at Airlie Beach, Hamilton Island and Magnetic Island regattas and race weeks before coming to Adelaide. Concubine has a carbon rig and has had a few modifications to make her a competitive IRC racer.

Well, Jack Didyk has done it again - Grand AKT, a Bavaria 46’ Vision, now sits in his berth on C row. Jack went over to the Dusseldorf Boat Show in January 2012 and couldn’t come home without one – he absolutely fell in love with this brand new product from Bavaria Yachts.

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Jason and Shevaun have owned small keelboats in the past racing extensively in Etchells and are currently racing in the International Melges 24 sports boat class in a boat of the same name. They have always enjoyed one-design racing and felt that the current fleet in Adelaide provided competitive racing in the 40 foot keelboat range. The attraction of the Beneteau is that she is both an effective racer and provides opportunity for the owners’ young family to enjoy some cruising and day excursions on board.

Since purchase the boat has been updated to bring her up to spec for a more intensive racing program. While Jason and Shevaun have previously crewed on board other offshore keelboats they now look forward to running their own campaign with a view to eventually competing in some of the more prominent offshore races around the country. Concubine’s first race offshore under her new owners was the Adelaide to Port Lincoln yacht race which they thoroughly enjoyed despite the testing conditions.

After several years away from the CYCSA sailing at other yacht and sailing clubs in Perth and Sydney as well as in South Australia, they have felt very welcome upon their return to the Club, particularly by William Strangways, Jess in the Race Office and Mario at the bar!

It is a very impressive looking boat and has all the tricks and treats with both bow and stern thrusters, in-mast mainsail furling, three cabins, two bathrooms (plus an outside shower), generator, fridge and freezer etc.

Internally the fit-out is all clean lines in the modern way and is very functional.

Jack loves his sailing and all he has to do now is convince his partner Joanna that it all really is a very good idea. They did make the trip down to Eastern Cove for New Years and Joanna is gaining in confidence.

As with many boats, the name has family significance.

Jack has three sons, Aaron, Kristian and Taras thus the AKT part but what of the ‘Grand’? There has been an AKT II and an AKT III and I at least was waiting for an Intermission, Finale or maybe an AKT IV but Alex Hayter convinced Jack that Grand AKT would keep everyone guessing so thus it is.

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cycsa Poker tournament friday 19 April 2013 • 7.30pm

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$50 per poker player Tickets to be purchased prior to event.

Experienced tournament staff in charge.

Fabulous Prizes Winners trophy, 50” Plasma TV, JB Hifi gift cards, gold class movie tickets, poker chip sets and wine to be won.

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Learn to Play Tutorial So everyone is ready for the challenge!

Optional “Fun Games” For those people not wanting to play poker, but wanting to be part of the fun. $20 to join in – great prizes, mainly for laughs Buffet Dinner - “Las Vegas” Style Available from 6.30pm - $25 per head.

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Bookings essential, contact Reception 8248 4222/reception@cycsa.com.au

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Celebrating 40 Years of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia The inaugural AGM of the Club was held on 1 May 1973 and so it is fitting that we gather this year to celebrate our 40th birthday on the weekend of the 3, 4 and 5 May. The weekend’s program is:

Friday 3 Racing Association’s Presentation Night

Saturday 4 An afternoon Treasure Hunt in North Haven and adjoining sheltered waters – fun for all boats and crews… and plenty of prizes!

An evening wine and cheese tasting followed by a Progressive Dinner on vessels in the marina

Sunday 5 An official lunch in the Dining Room with a birthday cake! The Club’s history book will also be released and launched during this function.

An historic photographic exhibition will also be on display all weekend, including the opportunity for members to submit a photo or two which epitomises the very best of Club membership (see page 5).

All associations are now very involved in preparing the weekend’s events, but all we need you to do now is put the dates in your diary, review your photo albums and plan to be there!

It’ll be fun for all – more details to follow soon.

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from many boat owners and sailors looking to charter overseas and once the stamp comes through the members will be the first to know.

ompleting your first gulf crossing, finishing a race in strong wind and parking your boat without a crew to help are all great boating achievements and motivate us to get out there and do it all again and again. Some people achieve through luck, others instinctively, but we can all benefit from a little help along the way! The Marine Academy prides itself on helping Club members and the public to achieve their boating goals through a variety of courses and helpful, patient and consistent teaching.

All our courses are available online on the Club’s website or now also at www.marineacademy.com.au. We have upcoming Marine Radio and RYA Day Skipper Theory courses plus all our Keelboat Racing and Sail Cruising courses. Members also receive large discounts on courses!

With summer in full swing so are the Marine Academy instructors and you may well see them out and about around the Club. We recently reported our status with our Royal Yachting Association accreditation and hope to announce its successful completion soon after print. The international accreditation has already raised interest

Sun, breeze, breaking waves, fresh ocean air, propulsion by sail or engine, it doesn’t matter, out on the water is the place to be!

Matt Young, Marine Academy Coordinator

MA instructor John Edwards and Prescott Securities staff enjoying a twilight race aboard Academy 1

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“First Watch – Forty Years of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia” is a book recording the history of our Club and is due for release to coincide with the 40th Anniversary of the CYCSA in May 2013.

For the past three years a dedicated team has worked with author Kristin Weidenbach to research and record our interesting story. This book is a fantastic account of some of the characters, events, challenges and some of the lighter moments that have shaped ‘Our Club’. In addition to the fantastic story about the Club the book is also filled with photos and a number of interesting, humorous and informative short stories from fellow members.

Contact the Club office today on 8248 4222 or reception@cycsa.com.au to reserve your copies.

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RACING ASSOCIATION Jess Hargreaves

Festival of the Sails

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The 2013 Festival of the Sails was held from 24-28 January 2013. Once again the CYCSA had two entrants in the Regatta this year: Game On (Julian Newton) and That’s Life (Greg Manuel).

That’s Life, a Beneteau 47.7, competed in Cruising Division A and placed a fantastic 8th overall out of 45 competitors. Game On, a Thompson 8, was entered in the Sports Boat Division and finished the series in a creditable 5th place out of 15 starters. This year Julian was joined by some familiar faces from the Port Adelaide Sailing Club - Troppo (Sam Gaylard) who placed 7th and Mighty Fine Lyons (Bill Van Reit) who came in at 13th position in the Sportsboat Division.

2012 Sportsmed.SA Premier’s Cup Regatta

The 2012 Premier’s Cup Regatta was proudly sponsored by Sportsmed.

SA and Robert Oatley Vineyards. The regatta was held on 17 and 18 November in perfect sunny conditions and the event was generally well supported with 34 entries overall (CYCSA 18, RSAYS 7 and PASC 9), setting a new record for entries. Integrated into this Regatta were races for the IRC State Championships and the inaugural Sports Boats SA State Championship.

The on-water Duty Crew successfully ran two windward leeward races on the Saturday and the fleet had a good steady breeze of about 15 knots from the SSW for the day. After racing finished on the Saturday the Racing Executive threw a BBQ for competitors with some great entertainment from band ‘Simply By Chance’.

Sunday morning saw the fleet back at it for a long inshore race to complete the Regatta. With the wind at only nine knots at the start there were some thoughts on CYC1 that the course may have to be shortened however the weather gods looked after the fleet with an increase in breeze to 10-11 knots just 30 minutes into the race. At around an hour into the race the breeze increased to 15 knots which gave the fleet a lovely reach out to the Wreck Buoy and Number One Beacon followed by some windward work back to the Wreck Buoy and a great dead downwind run to the finish.

Overall it was a very enjoyable weekend for everyone keen enough to enter. Our thanks go to the Premier’s representative, Susan Close MP, who was in attendance to present the Premier’s Cup to Two True’s skipper Andrew Saies.

Sportsmed.SA Premier’s Cup Regatta Results DIV1 - IRC

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Two True Andrew Saies Shining Sea Andrew Corletto Another Planet Brenton Pegler

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Liberator Rapid 1 Marnico

Geoff Catt Keith Finch Graeme Footer

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Medosa Brian Smith Kudos Vlad Humeniuk Synergy Mal Hutton

Ladies Helm Twilight Race (sponsored by EverettBrookes Jewellers)

Wednesday 12 December saw the first Ladies Helm Twilight Race for Season 2012-2013. It was a hot day, hitting 38°C with a thunderstorm thrown in just to make it even more humid! We had a great fleet of 25 boats all skippered by lovely ladies.

The Racing Association was fortunate to have a special race sponsor for the evening, EverettBrookes Custom Jewellery and Watches, who brought along a beautiful jewellery display cabinet for our members viewing and buying pleasure. It was fantastic to have a packed patio after the race for the presentation. Congratulations to the winners on the night!

1st Another Planet Tracey Pegler 2nd Marnico Gay Footer 3rd Patrice IV Lyn Wiseman

Wild Oats Queen of the Gulf Regatta

The Queen of the Gulf Regatta, proudly sponsored by the Robert Oatley Vineyards wine brand, ‘Wild Oats’ was raced on 8 December 2012. There was a relatively small fleet of 19 boats for this year’s regatta but it was a good day on the water regardless.

Congratulations to Another Planet, Medosa and Good Company for winning their respective divisions of the Wild Oats Queen of the Gulf Regatta.

Jess Hargreaves, Racing Association Manager

Another Planet Brenton Pegler Two True Andrew Saies The Business Chris Hansen Dr Feelgood Jason Coonan Young Einstein Rob Sellick Take 5 Steve Martin

Stuart Schmeld Sam Gaylard Bill Van Reit

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Hot Goddip Troppo Might Fine Lyons

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Asylum’s Sydney to Hobart Race

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hen Derek Morrison put forward the idea of doing the Sydney to Hobart Race early on in the year the crew were very enthusiastic as most had not done one before. The scale of the challenge was not fully appreciated until the planning and preparation began. The current safety equipment requirements are extensive for Category 1 offshore racing. CYCA entry forms regarding yacht construction, rating and crew details add up to many hours of work behind the scenes. Major tasks were assigned to the crew while Derek oversaw the whole project and coordinated a full yacht upgrade. Safety equipment, first aid and navigation, along with updates to the sails, were carried out in the months leading up to the delivery of Asylum to Sydney.

Most of the crew attended the two day Sea Safety Course and we had to complete the 200 nautical mile Haystack Island Race in order to meet Sydney to Hobart Race requirements.

The big day was finally upon us with weather briefings and farewells to family and support crew. Michael O’Reilly was there helping out and he had the role of media manager and keeping our Facebook page up to-date. The start of the Sydney to Hobart was truly magnificent with the media and spectator fleet all around us in the harbour. It was especially intense as the gun went at 1.00pm and the first leg required a spinnaker. Bob Pearce, with his camera, was aboard a large spectator craft taking photographs as we sailed past with our hounds kite flying giving us an advantage over many of our rivals. We had a scare rounding the first mark as Helsal 3’s bowsprit came very close to clipping our stern. We rounded the second mark at 1.20pm and were pleased to be ahead of boats like Two True coming out of the Heads.

It was time to settle on the course south plotted by Tony and Derek, making use of ‘Expedition’ navigation software. A combination of weather predictions, current conditions and local knowledge are all taken into consideration when plotting a course. All in all we were off to a good start. Our goal, along with racing fast, was to stay in touch with and beat the yachts in our IRC Division. These included boats like Zen, TSA Management and Two True amongst others. We were now in serious offshore race mode and by 3.00pm began the three watch system. The radio scheds on HF radio began requiring us to report our position three times daily along with a listening sched at midday. These continued for the whole race and at Green Cape, Tasman Island and at the start of the Derwent River an extra radio position report was required. Our routing took us fairly close to the mainland with the Great Dividing Range visible for most of the way. The race consisted of five main parts – the start, the east coast of NSW, Bass Strait, the east coast of Tasmania and the finish including Storm Bay and the Derwent River.

The day came for the delivery of Asylum to Sydney on Friday 30 November. It was quite demanding thanks to very high winds in Bass Strait and along the east coast and was a test in itself, however the boat came through with flying colours.

In Sydney the crew arrived at various times in late December to complete the final preparations and safety checks with CYCA officials. Our crew for the race consisted of ten – Derek Morrison (Skipper), Paul Hicks, John Clarke, Tony White, Di Schwerdt, Tom Abbott, Brenton Caffin, Steve Nogare, Harry Cooper and a last minute change, Adrian Dunphy.

We had the chance to get a practise sail before the race and tried out the new hounds spinnaker on the harbour as well as getting to know our new crew member, Adrian, who had a great deal of Sydney to Hobart experience and local knowledge. However a second practise was cancelled due to bad weather. We spent Christmas Day with family and friends and had a final crew briefing at 4.00pm where Derek instructed the crew on safety equipment and procedures.

Our first major challenge was dealing with the cold front that hit us on the second night which blew out our new hounds spinnaker in just over 20 knots of breeze. The heavy upwind sailing which followed was so demanding that we changed to a two watch system allowing more

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time for rest and recovery. Later we made the mandatory radio call at Green Cape prior to crossing Bass Strait. Here we encountered steady winds with dolphins and seals along with the odd albatross to keep us company. We were within visual range of many yachts including Papillon and Toybox 2. It was a relief when we had Flinders Island on our beam although we had to wait a long while before we sighted the Tasmanian coastline. The east coast of Tasmania to Tasman Island was possibly the most tactically dramatic part of the race – some going inshore while we tacked out to sea. After three days at sea we were pleased to still be in close contact with our rivals including Zen and Two True. The second cold front with strong winds of up to 30 knots and large waves came through that night. The conditions were more difficult as the air and sea water were much colder. On Asylum we got down to two reefs in the main and the storm headsail which Brenton and I set at in the early hours of the morning with waves breaking over the bow. Conditions gradually moderated as we approached Tasman Island requiring a change of gears to full main and number five headsail.

We were greeted by Richard Bennett’s light plane flying over us at mast height taking photographs. We stayed on the north side of Storm Bay and got a close up look at the Organ Pipes, a remarkable geological rock feature on the cliffs of the coast. After sailing past the Iron Pot, the last leg along the Derwent River saw us making many sail changes in the variable breezes, even making use of the jib top along with the code zero and masthead spinnakers. We again stayed on the north side of the river which allowed us to catch the boats ahead which were caught in a dead zone close to the south bank. We crossed the finish line with a great sense of achievement and relief at 3.58pm on 30 December completing the race in four days two hours 58 minutes and 53 seconds.

The welcome by the crowds, family and friends at Constitution Dock was incredible. What a race!

Tom Abbott

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Holden Secret Mens Business Hobart Race Secret Mens Business competed in the Sydney to Gold Coast Race earlier in the year and the decision was made to return the boat back to Sydney from Southport in preparation for the 2012 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race. The Gold Coast Race proved that SMB was still very competitive when a win in Division 1 was lost when it suffered a 15 minute ‘lay down’ in heavy running conditions.

Modifications in Sydney to the rig and a new sail wardrobe ensured SMB was to optimum race condition entering the ‘Great Race’. A sail training weekend before the Hobart meshed the crew and sorted out any last minute problems We were fortunate to retain ten of the original fourteen crew from the 2010 win and the four new boys included the return of David Oliver who was injured prior to the 2010 Race. We also picked up Nick Burridge, from Team New Zealand and Volvo round world racing as our bowman. Local Boys included James Paterson, Caillin Howard, David Oliver, Tim Cowen, Steve Kemp and Geoff Boettcher.

From the homework prepared by navigator Steve Kemp we all knew it was going to be a ‘Big Boat’ Hobart Race. SMB had an excellent kite start and came out of the Heads in a strong position. To give us a good benchmark we needed to stay in touch with our chosen ‘enemies’ the TP 52s including Quest, Shogun and Calm.

Conditions were quite moderate and the southerlies eventually swung allowing good kite running conditions down the mainland coast and into Bass Strait. On the second night out we approached the top of Tasmania. We had held out to sea to take full advantage of wind and current and were probably 110 nautical miles east of Flinders Island doing speeds in the low 20 knot range. Quest was several miles astern and we had pulled back and passed Shogun. Calm had a break on us and even though on handicap we were ahead, we wanted to overtake her. Ahead of us the 50 foot canting keeler Jazz was giving us some grief.

At dusk we had a VHF call from Shogun who asked us to relay their position as they were heading towards Tasmania with all batteries swamped. Within minutes of that call we smacked into an unidentified submerged object and SMB came to a halt within its own length. The keel was hit then a split second later the propellor shaft and rudder were also hit. Immediate inspection showed the keel bolts were sound with no leaks but 800mm of the bottom of the rudder was sheered off. We dropped the kite and also gybed for the coast as a safety precaution. Our position prior to the hit was first in Division One and third overall on IRC. Eventually we rallied the courage to put a small kite up and with limited steering, tried to stay in touch with Shogun and Quest. The rest is history, an eleventh over the finishing line and tenth on IRC handicap. There was disappointment with the result but with minimum injuries and at least a finish, the boys accepted the outcome.

From the markings on the keel I believe we hit a whale or big shark. Interviewed at the Docks in Hobart we were a little reluctant to mention hitting a whale with the Sea Shepherd in port!!

Geoff Boettcher

Photo by Jared Gardiner

Footnote

SMB was fortunate enough to attract a sponsorship from Holden. Julian Newton and David Oliver were instrumental in submitting a strong case to Holden getting the deal over the line in the last few days before the Sydney to Hobart race.

I was quite ‘chuffed’ having Holden become involved in yacht racing. Holden being close to my heart and an Adelaide icon attracted great media response.

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I would like to thank Holden, Julian at City Holden and Ollie for getting this prestige logo on board.

Two True’s Sydney to Hobart Campaign

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oxing Day on the harbour saw Two True start her fourth consecutive Rolex Sydney to Hobart and my sixth consecutive campaign over two boats. Ninety-seven hours later we crossed the line in Hobart, the third Beneteau First 40, fourth in Division Three and twenty-third overall. Not our best result for reasons that I will outline but none the less adding to our race result statistics of six starts, five finishes, one overall win and no worse than fourth in division in five finishes.

Our fourth this year was hard fought due to issues with jibs and head foils that meant bare headed changes for the last twentyfour hours of the race and much physical effort by the crew to get jibs up and down in a very tight track for the whole race. I have not even tried to work out the time lost due to loss of boat speed and heading, higher demand on the crew and the mental anguish of having a brand new Code Three blow out of the foil off Sydney Heads not to be used again in the race, but an hour or more would be conservative. The above incidents came as a result of a very late decision to re-cut our working headsails in order to improve our IRC rating, which it did by seven points, in order to get our handicap back in contact with our Beneteau competitors.

However, the timing did not allow adequate on-water testing and the rest, as they say, was history.

As always the pre-race weather forecasting dominates the media and dialogue around the docks at the CYCA and even on race day morning it wasn’t clear what the fleet leaders would see off the east coast of Tasmania on day two and therefore whether or not a record would be set and whether the maxis and Division One would take out the coveted Tattersall’s Cup. In the end the big boats flew down the track in the 20 to 30 knot northerlies that then went into the west long enough to get them to Hobart in record time while our division was still in Bass Strait enjoying record down wind speeds but with the prospect of a couple of very light transitions and then a day of up wind sailing before the

inevitable non forecast south easterly off Tasman Island and another night of light air around the lighthouse that never seemed to go away, before our arrival in Hobart. This year the weather put our division finishes in the teens and twenties. For our division the weather gave us a bit of everything in both direction and strength and this made for some great competition between the eight identical First 40s, the first time that so many ‘one design’ non Sydney 38s had competed and this fact generated a modicum of sailing media interest but nothing that fed through to mainstream media.

Our strategy was to sail to our routing data which we did apart from a minor deviation inside Maria Island, which did not pay off, but was a magnificent sail under full moon and high scenic peaks, but also to keep somewhere between our main rivals, Lunchtime Legend, who stayed well east of the rhumbline all race, and Wicked who went well west! In the end the east paid off and our mid east/west position between the two kept us in touch and always one, two or three on scheds right up until the last twenty-four hours.

On board this year, Brett Young, Rob Human, Rob Last, Les De Wit, Mark Hutton (enjoying a much drier ride south as a pit man), Simon Langbein completing his first Hobart, Jason Flak, Davin Conigrave, Donna Marshall in the support vehicle and Alex Saies who took the helm for the last few miles up the Derwent, picked up two places and took Two True across the finish line at Battery Point to end what overall has been an amazing six year relationship with this iconic race. My original goal to finish a Hobart in my own boat and pick up a divisional podium was far exceeded by our win in 2009. The time, effort and money involved in Hobart campaigns returned not just in results but in friendships, challenges, achievements and a range of emotional and physical highs and lows that most don’t experience too commonly.

Next year? I think the Ballast Head Cup on Kangaroo Island will see Two True on the start line!

Andrew Saies

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ew Year’s Day dawned with just a whisper of breeze over Eastern Cove and a glassy sea from shore to horizon. By mid-morning though a very light south easterly was creeping in but couldn’t advance past Kangaroo Point leaving the race area unsailable with the possibility that the event’s eleventh running would result in it being the regatta’s first ever postponement. Luckily things improved with an hour to go and a record number of 25 boats of all shapes, sizes and abilities faced the starter in about 10-12 knots of breeze.

This year the Race Committee decided to experiment with two starts with the lower handicappers starting at 1300hrs and the rest of the fleet at 1330hrs. This was designed for a couple of reasons, firstly to try to bunch the fleets up before the last and only windward leg and so give the skippers some close tacking which they don’t normally experience during the Ballast Head event and secondly to allow all crews to finish reasonably close together and so arrive at the post-race beach party at about the same time. From the very favourable comments made after the race this proved a popular decision on both counts with many requests to run two starts next year. As they were for the first time last year, starters in both divisions were sent on their way with a “SydneyHobart” style cannon sound signal from Committee Boat Top End and due to some fine tuning of his calculations over the past twelve months by the powder monkey, the quite impressive ear-pounding signal fired off just one second before each start time which was a big improvement from the nine seconds last year. Fortunately all skippers remembered their sailing instructions and crossed on the fall of the flag.

It was pleasing to see four multi-hulls join in the race this year and subject to a minimum of three entries, the Race Committee has decided to program a separate category for them next year.

Local boat Skinny Dipper, sailed two-up by a relatively inexperienced crew, got hit by a couple of severe gusts and was about to “t-bone” a spectator launch but after a couple of out-of-control 360s, an accidental gybe and some unwanted advice from a spectator on Top End, got everything under control, lost about five places and sailed on to finish about halfway in the fleet. A notable difference from previous years was the intensity of the starts where every boat except a couple of very first timers crossed within a few seconds suggesting that the local entries in particular had been practising their pre-start tactics during the offseason.

STAINLESS BOATWORKS Marine Stainless Steel Ron Jesche Shipwright

This year the contest for fastest was thrown wide open with the first time appearance of John Culshaw’s Antipodes Australis, a Beneteau Oceanis 58 and with the longest waterline in the fleet, loomed as a clear threat to Graeme Footer’s two previous line honours in Marnico.

She didn’t have a great first outing despite a strong crew of carefully selected guests including Sydney-Hobart past competitor Paul Smith and Ballast Head Cup veteran Brooke McLeay. They jumped the start by ten seconds and somewhere up the second beat they missed a key shift and could only post a third over the line. New entry and overall winner Equanimity got under the Handicapper’s radar and can expect some typically savage Ballast Head attention to her handicap for next year. Multiple previous winners Celebrity and Back Friday were back in the fleet this year and may well have been sand-bagging for a better handicap next year. Dauntless, Rubicon and Windalee all got excited when they found themselves nearly a lap ahead of the big girls who hadn’t yet started but then got over-confident and lost concentration and it showed on the score sheet.

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All of the skippers and crews sailed well and entered into the spirit of the day and with some fine tuning of the handicaps, we can expect some even closer corrected times than we had this year – ten minutes between second and fourteenth.

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st Head Cup Regatta Of course, one of the more enjoyable aspects of this regatta is the way the yachties invite interested onlookers and guests onto their boats and, in many cases, provide an opportunity for non-sailors to enjoy their first sailing experience.

Many of them join the yachties on the beach after to enjoy the sausage sizzle and drinks and be bemused by all the post-race bulldust in which yachties are experts.

The Ballast Head Regatta Race Committee wishes to thank the many volunteers who assisted in many ways to once again produce an interesting and enjoyable fun regatta, (the first fair-dinkum yacht race in the world each year) including Rob Clampett and crew for the Committee Vessel Top End, and for ensuring that his marine insurance policy was paid up; Brooke McLeay for general behind the scenes duties including organising mark boats and ferrying guests to shore; Carol Miell for rounding up the American River contingent and assisting on Top End; Sam Moore who provided the technical know-how for the Start/Finish sound signals (and who was last seen tweaking his fuse length calculations to actually get the sound and flag coinciding); Sue Pentelow for BBQ and beach facilities; Glenn Spear, Dan Hains, Peter King and Tony Riggs for making their vessels available for mark boats; to others whom we may have overlooked in the excitement of the moment and to all the entrants who supported one of the now well recognised fun regattas, The Ballast Head Cup Regatta.

Results Ballast Head Cup - Line Honours

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Graeme Footer CYCSA Ballast Head Trophy – Handicap Winner Equanimity Len Stephens CYCSA Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy New Entrant Handicap Winner - Tie

By Chance Michael Kildea American River School’s Out Adrian Wotton CYCSA

Len and Libby with the Ballast Head Cup trophy

Andrew Saies and David Saies Race Committee - Ballast Head Regatta 2013

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coast to coast In November 2012, eleven South Australians, including CYCSA staffer Laura Cowley, took on the ambitious task to raise $10,000 each for the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation. Their efforts were rewarded with an opportunity to participate in the ‘Coast to Coast for Kids: Land and Sea Challenge’ which resulted in the production of a television documentary shown on Channel Seven on Saturday 23 February.

Thrills, spills and laughs were had when they were all thrown in the deep end for an unknown adventure through some of South Australia’s and Kangaroo Island’s beautiful untouched areas. Each participant went through their own personal challenges physically, mentally and emotionally as they faced five days of life changing experiences...

The Challenge was hosted by television presenter Troy Gray and backed by an award winning film and production crew who captured all the action during this amazing adventure.

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Newman from Kangaroo Island Sailing. We departed Marina St Vincent at Wirrina as the sun was nearing the horizon but the water was anything but calm. The adventurous souls among us spent as much time up on deck and exploring the ship as possible while others availed themselves of the delicious nibbles and wine provided in the cockpit. I didn’t spend much time there personally as there was too much to see. The rugged coastline was just beautiful but before long it was time to head back to the marina and to our final accommodation for the night at the Normanville Caravan Park.

he ‘Coast to Coast for Kids: Land and Sea Challenge’ began on the morning of 8 November at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia. Eleven very excited participants (including yours truly) eagerly made our way down to the marina for our very first challenge, a race from the CYCSA to Glenelg aboard two Sydney 38s (Shining Sea and White Knight). For many of the challengers it was their first real taste of coastal sailing apart from a small training session held earlier in the year with the CYCSA Marine Academy to “learn the ropes”. Competition was fierce with all participants having a go at helming and trimming the sails but victory in the end went to the enthusiastic crew of White Knight. A big thank you must go to Andrew Corletto, David Knights, Ray Evans, Terry Lockwood and Craig Evans for their assistance in making this event possible, complete with a start and finish line set up between the RIB and CYC1.

After a brief respite on the lawns in Glenelg and some silliness in front of the cameras our next mode of transport was revealed – Harley Davidson motorcycles! Care of the Harley Owners Group of Adelaide we journeyed in comfort and style to the beautiful vineyards of Wirra Wirra Winery for a spot of lunch, wine tasting and a casual trebuchet competition. The person who catapulted their watermelon closest to the target would be proclaimed the winner. I still don’t know what the secret is to making a siege engine fire accurately; round or oblong melons didn’t seem to show any distinct advantage. My melon landed embarrassingly far from the target; kudos to Christina who landed hers well within the ten ring.

Our final event for the day saw us back out on the water for a relaxing twilight sail aboard Lady Eugenie, an absolutely stunning 75 foot ketch, with the lovely Ashley and Renee

Day Two dawned bright and early. On the bus to our first event the challengers debated what might be in store for us that day.

Some said ‘hiking’ others said ‘horse riding’ and still others said ‘naked skydiving’, but were quickly silenced. When we arrived at the Cape Jervis ramp and continued past the Sea Link ferry to see a fleet of PWC (aka jet skis) waiting for us it really sank in. We would be travelling to Kangaroo Island in an extreme way across the infamous Backstairs Passage. Wetsuits quickly donned, we each found a jet ski and jumped aboard behind our drivers for the 45 minute exhilarating journey. Boy, was it choppy. And windy. And every splash unerringly found my eyes so I could barely see... But it was AWESOME! We were getting air off some incredible waves and I know there’s a shot of my jet ski jumping two huge waves one right after the other while I had one hand up in the air like a maniac. Three challengers and their drivers fell off part way through and one swears blind she saw a dark shadow in the water trailing her ski... There were more than a few challengers who expressed their love of dry land when we came ashore that day... but not me. I feel so fortunate to have been able to do this as we were told later on that jet skis can only make the journey after a permit has been obtained. It is so dangerous a crossing that permits can only be obtained by adhering to a strict set of rules about when to go and having the requisite number of accompanying rescue craft.

Our next challenge was a complete change of pace. The lovely school kids from Kangaroo Island Community Education took us on a tour through the town of Penneshaw down to a beautiful white sandy beach where we could look back and see just how far we had come from the mainland. The challenge: a cardboard boat building competition and running race. Split into several teams the challengers and school kids rushed to build the most impressive and creative cardboard boats in the time allowed before racing them up and down the beach. My team, ironically called ‘Number 1’, came second to the illustrious ‘Chilled Penguins’ – and our protests of cheating went unheard.

Then it was time to depart and it was sad to say goodbye to our brand new friends. Our next challenge was then revealed to us: Quad biking with Brenton and the crew from Kangaroo Island Outdoor Action. After a quick practise session around a small rocky circuit we were off exploring the paths through the bush and open plains of Vivonne Bay. Over boulders and tree roots and through soft sand we carefully navigated our way, at least at

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Land and Sea Challenge

by Laura Cowley

first till the adrenaline and confidence kicked in. We all thought we were pros by the time we reached our final destination and camp site for the evening. But before we hit the hay it was time to party! There was much singing and dancing around the campfire (‘Oppan Gangnam Style!’) but miraculously no sore heads in the morning.

It was another early start on Day Three, assuredly that was the only reason some of us were a bit tired as we boarded the bus for our first adventure that day. We drove along dirt roads to a small clearing with no idea what could be in store for us. After the exhilaration of our quad biking adventure the day before our friend Brenton had another surprise in store for us – sand boarding down the dunes of Little Sahara. I can tell you that after climbing half way up the dunes (the highest of which is 70 metres above sea level) they don’t seem so ‘little’ anymore. We were all given the option of either using a sand board or a toboggan and most of us opted for the sand board at the start thinking we must all be pros after everything we had been through so far... and some of us were pretty good. But alas I did not have the coordination skills, or patience, to get all the way to the bottom without crashing out spectacularly over and over again, so safely stuck with the toboggan for the rest of the session. And it was so much fun! You can build up quite a bit of speed assuming you keep going in a straight line down the dune but steering is another matter completely, especially when you are heading straight for the cameraman’s tripod set up. (Missed it by that much.) I made it up to the top of the dunes at least seven times which I can tell you was pretty exhausting but well worth the effort.

Troy Gray and the film crew filming an intro for the documentary

Suitably sand encrusted and tired we made our way back to the bus for our next destination.

By now we were out of guesses. After everything we had done so far what could they possibly throw at us next? ...continued over page

The Challengers: Top: Saxon, Christina, Laura, Scott, Chad, Sam, Cara. Bottom: Michaela, Rebecca, David and Ali Main photo by Graig Evans

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coast to coast for kids:

Land and Sea Challenge

...continued from over page None of us could have guessed that it would be the Young Farmers Challenge at the Parndana Fair. Challengers were split up into three teams and competed against the locals in a relay race with a difference.

From throwing potatoes to rolling 200kg wool bales, searching for cow ear tags to icing cakes, each relay culminated in a boat race – which you would think could be refreshing after all of that but this was with iced coffee. Yuck! Not so good for the stomachs... Still, our team came third overall and first amongst the challenger teams – alas we missed out on the $400 overall prize (come on – didn’t they know we were raising funds for the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation?).

Are you exhausted yet reading this?

As if our day had not been packed with enough action and activity, our next challenge was a trek along the beautiful coastlines and beaches of American River. It was a spectacular day and perfect weather for our hike. We took in the sights as we walked noting the oyster farms out in the river and it made me wonder what they had in store for us next. My instincts were on the money – it was a lesson in oyster shucking and not only that but we got to eat the results of our efforts – you can’t get any fresher than the delicious American River oysters we enjoyed that day.

After that brief respite we continued our hike to a beautiful little camping ground along the shores of the river but before we could retire they had more in store for us. A Karaoke Challenge against the locals was not amongst my list of ‘things they might throw at us’ but we gave it everything we had. The couple of glasses of wine we’d had over dinner had nothing to do with our confidence levels I assure you... we were so good they didn’t even want to share the footage on the documentary. (Thank goodness...)

Day Four and another early start for what would become our biggest day yet on the Challenge. Most certainly we were pushed to the limit physically and mentally that day and it is the one I find myself looking back on most often. It all began with a brisk mountain bike ride along

Hiking along the beautiful American River

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the river to Investigator Point, a six kilometre round trip taking in the sights and sounds of the river. We then went on a walking tour through the township to find the answers to a quiz on the town’s history which took a couple of hours before we cheated hitched a ride with a friendly local back to the base. After a small break for lunch we hopped aboard some two-person kayaks for a race up and down American River; most of the race being against the wind and the rushing tide mind you. It was hard work,and my partner Sam and I were coming dead last at one point but through sheer determination we clawed our way back to a very respectable second place! Then back on the bus where we met up with our next surprise at the Bay of Shoals...

At this point I just couldn’t imagine what was coming our way but to my absolute delight we boarded a jet boat for a dolphin cruise. This is something I had always wanted to do and in my mind only one thing could top it which would be swimming with the dolphins. So when they announced that we could jump in and do exactly that I was speechless so jump in I did. The water was freezing and it took my breath away but not as much as the sight of the dolphins did. I followed them right out into the middle of the pod and there were dolphins swimming all around me and below me so I dived and swam down as close as I dared till it was time to go back to the boat. I swam as fast as I could (because did I mention I happened to be the only one who swam the farthest away from the boat) and when I came back in there were astounded looks on the faces of those aboard. They told me that four or five of the dolphins followed me all the way back to the boat and I had had no idea. The dolphins’ regard earned me a bit of a nickname after that: ‘Bindi Irwin’.

When we got back on the bus to go ‘home’ for the night we were thoroughly exhausted after our big day. I saw many heads against windows on that drive before I too shut my eyes for ‘just a minute’.

So can you imagine our shock and, to be completely honest, dismay, when the bus stopped at a different location and there was yet another surprise in store for us? It was time for a cooking challenge just like

Jet skiing across Backstairs Passage

Laura and the Penneshaw school kids in team ‘Number 1’

those you see on TV. Our task: to cook the best gourmet pizza as judged by the master chefs themselves - our volunteer support crew.

This I think was the biggest mental and physical challenge of the whole trip – to keep up our enthusiasm and energy against the sheer exhaustion from our huge day. Since we were split into the same teams from the kayaking event Sam and I were back together for this challenge. I considered this an advantage since Sam is Italian until he told me half way through that he had never cooked a pizza before!

The rep from Chef’s Toolbox told us the key was ‘less is more’ – less toppings for a gourmet style pizza. Sam and I looked at each other and said ‘to hell with that’ and piled on everything we had. It seemed like a great strategy to impress our judges till they told us we had to keep cooking as many pizzas as we could in the time remaining! We took our pizza out of the pan and our hearts sank. The base was too brown and crunchy. When it came time for judging we thought we had completely blown it. The scores were read aloud and it took us a moment to realise we had managed to score 10 out of 10! It just goes to show the golden rule with pizza toppings is ‘more is always better’!

Day Five. Our last full day together. It was bittersweet when the realisation hit us. Everything we had been through so far had brought us closer together than we could have ever imagined. Even given our diverse personalities there was not one argumentative person or one who didn’t like someone else in the group. Maybe we were just lucky but there was an incredible amount of support and enthusiasm and we all looked after each other no matter what during this incredible adventure.

The morning bus ride to our destination was a lot longer on this day as we travelled along the northern Coast of Kangaroo Island to a beautiful place called Western River. This is the home of Kangaroo Island Fishing Adventures. We boarded the impressive 65 foot charter fishing vessel and made our way out onto the waters of Investigator Strait. Our intrepid skipper Gavin informed us we would be fishing in waters 40 metres deep searching for nannygai, whiting, blue morwong, trevally etc. We set ourselves a little competition to catch the biggest fish and the most obscure looking fish. David caught a very impressive blue morwong and Cara caught a beautiful harlequin fish (nobody told me they had such deadly looking teeth). But no one had considered an award for the most amount of fish caught – they said it was a tie between me and Ali but I swear I caught more than him – not to mention two double headers. It seemed like everytime I dropped the line something pounced on it straight away – it was exhausting! Yet it was so much fun and addictive I couldn’t stop until it was time to head back to shore.

The best part about a day out on the water fishing is coming ashore and eating the catch and that’s exactly what we did at a lovely little BBQ spot overlooking the Western River as it found its way to the sea.

Some fillets we cooked on the BBQ and some we served sashimi style, soaked in soy sauce. I was hard pressed to decide which I liked better.

There’s nothing like a hike after a good lunch and that’s exactly what we did. Troy told us ‘it’s just a short walk, you don’t even need to fill up your water bottles’– I thought that sounded a little too easy and my instincts were again on the mark. It was a pretty difficult hike. Up and

down slippery grassy hills and across steep gullies - at one point it was simply easier to sit down and slide down the slope as it was too steep to stand but steering was again an issue. I ended up sliding straight into a tree. The others laughed until it happened to them too. Weary and footsore we made it to Snellings Beach, an absolutely stunning location.

Our final challenge of the entire adventure? Drop our bags, shuck our shoes off and run straight into the rolling surf. What a rush.

It was amazing to realise we had made it. Our adventuring (at least according to the camera crew) was over...

But the fun didn’t have to stop there. We were led up some steep steps carved into the cliff to our accommodation for the last night. No more sleeping in swags, our reward was 5-star accommodation! And hot showers! The girls were in heaven and the boys wouldn’t admit it but we all knew they were too. Then the champagne started flowing. Bliss!

A celebratory dinner and drinks at ‘The Shearing Shed’ rounded off the evening and was a welcome way to relax after our busy adventure.

The following morning we jumped on a plane and flew back to Adelaide. The end of our journey saw us back at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation for a very emotional debrief and final farewells. In just five days we had forged strong ties of friendship and it was very hard to say our final goodbyes. However, we quickly made plans to catch up soon and with the premiere cinema screening of the final documentary to look forward to it made it all a bit easier to deal with.

Obviously it was quite an emotional time when we considered the distance we had travelled, the physical demands we overcame and the warmth and generosity of the many friends, volunteers and business owners we met along the way. They are the ones who truly made our adventure what it was.

I learned so much about myself during this challenge particularly that my ‘limits’ are a lot greater than I ever anticipated. They said we would be challenged, inspired, surprised and moved and they didn’t lie. We achieved things we never thought we’d ever do in a lifetime and I am so thankful to have been involved in this amazing journey and to count the challengers, volunteers and organisers as very close friends. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone. If you ever have the chance to do something like this DO NOT hesitate! You will achieve things you never thought possible and you will not regret it!

Finally, I want to say a very big thank you to everyone who helped me along the way in the lead up to the Challenge. Club members, family, friends and even strangers threw their support behind me to help me reach the $10,000 target and the generosity and support I received was truly overwhelming. To you all, with all my heart, thank you.

Footnote The eleven participants in the Coast to Coast Challenge were given the target to raise $10,000 each for the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation. Due to the generosity of a number of people, including many CYCSA members, Laura achieved her $10,000 target just two days before setting off on the Challenge. The group as a whole raised a whopping $110,000 for the foundation – an incredible effort.

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2013 Art Exhibition Club members, partners and friends are invited to show and offer for sale their paintings, drawings,

We would love to see those who exhibited last year joining with new exhibitors for an even larger and more exciting show in 2013.

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Whether you are starting out, a professional artist or somewhere in between you are all welcome to participate in this visual arts event.

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2012 Children’s Christmas Party

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n 2012 year we had a slight change of format and instead of our usual lunch we made it into an afternoon tea. There were 56 children registered to participate and they arrived with parents, grandparents and friends at 2.00pm. The BBQ area was decorated with tinsel, bells and Christmas Trees and looked very sparkly and together with a warm, comfortable day, the scene was set for a day of fun.

The party started with a jumping castle, supplied

by Party on Wheels. Hanna has been a great supporter of the Social Activities Committee and as usual provided a quality product that was in the Christmas theme with a wonderful supervisor to make sure the play was safe.

The ever popular Pass-the-Parcel kept the children engaged whilst we counted down to the arrival of Santa. He made a spectacular entrance in a decorated Golf Cart and as this was the first time most of the children had seen him arrive by a land vehicle and not a boat they were all delighted.

Santa wove his magic and the 56 children waited patiently for their turn to receive a present. He was waved off as a party afternoon tea was brought out by the ‘Angels’ of the Social Activities Committee and we all enjoyed watermelon, fairy bread, chocolate crackles and paddle pops.

It was time for a final bounce on the castle and parents rounded up tired and happy children and headed off home.

Many thanks to all our wonderful committee who worked hard all day to make this event happen.

Pamela Humeniuk, Chairperson SAA

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n Friday 16 November 2012 Riviera “R” Marine Adelaide sponsored the Boating Showcase, an annual event designed to highlight some of the newer powerboats at the Club. Riviera had on display some of their boats and also displayed a couple of ‘brokerage’ vessels. It was a fabulous success and more than 150 people attended the evening.

Several guest boats attended from Glenelg and it proved an ideal opportunity to show off the magnificent Club facilities and marina complex. Surprisingly many had never visited the CYCSA and I’m sure a strong impression was made.

Cruising Association

In typical fashion, Fishing Association members and guests gathered at the foot of the pontoons to enjoy a few drinks and to meet other boating enthusiasts. Barbecue seafood and entrees were served and cooked by the committee and then we moved down to the boats on display. A special presentation was made to the “R” Marine Adelaide team on their Dealer of the Year award, a magnificent acknowledgement of their approach to boating service in South Australia.

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any thanks from the Cruising Association Committee to everyone who has put in the effort to attend the Second Saturday BBQs and contribute to the camaraderie and fellowship that is the hallmark of these events.

An extended celebratory cruise-in-company planned for the January holiday period to celebrate the Club’s fortieth anniversary was poorly supported primarily due to the change of departure date from Boxing Day to the following day. Most cruisers followed the traditional Boxing Day departure. Destinations were varied with Island Beach via Wirrina or the Cutter Patch for the popular Ballast head Cup leading the popularity stakes with around thirty boats assembled by New Years Eve. Black Point, Port Vincent and Stansbury were other favoured destinations

The Fishing Association work as a wonderful committee and again pitched in to help with setting up and running the event. The Showcase is an important event on the Club calendar and along with Crabbing Day are key and large annual events run to a high standard.

Our Crabbing Day will be held on Sunday 10 March this year and already numbers are strong.

Anyone may join the Association, we welcome power or sail and the low $22 annual subscription represents excellent value. We offer free moorings to members at Black Point and Stansbury and of course the events mentioned above.

The Ballast Head Cup regatta was held as usual off Island Beach on New Year’s Day and while line honours went to Marnico (Graeme Footer), the winner of the Perpetual Trophy on handicap was Equanimity crewed only by intrepid cruisers Len and Libby Stephens in their first ever race. They decided that it was too problematical to hoist their dinghy aboard before the race start and so towed the dinghy around the course. Len and Libby are of course well known throughout the Club for their uncompromising approach to cruising as evidenced by their recent decision to depart Black Point on the Australia Day Holiday Monday into a 28 knot south easterly and engage in some interesting tacking en route home.

I would like to express my thanks to Craig and the office staff and to the wonderful Dorian and the kitchen and bar staff. The food was fabulous and a credit to everyone at the Club. Tracey, Louise, Leica, Gaye and Jenny helped with the supply of sweets and other nibbles and I thank them greatly.

As a footnote I believe the sponsor achieved a couple of sales as a direct result of the evening.

Well done everyone!

Although the equipment to complete the repairs and upgrades to the Club moorings at Black Point, Stansbury and Edithburgh is in store it has not proved possible to organise a juxtaposition of weather and volunteer availability to complete the project and ensure the integrity of the moorings. With some boats heading for Black Point during the March long weekend it might be possible to complete at least part of the work.

Glenn Spear, Chair Fishing Association

Dr Richard Lea formerly From Russia With Love and Graham Patterson from Waters Edge have volunteered to join the Cruising Association Committee and we welcome their commitment to enjoyable cruising.

The planned Port River Run and Overnight has been further postponed due to calendar clashes.

The Second Saturday BBQs will continue through to May before we break for the winter.

Robert Perrin, Cruising Association Secretary

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There’s always somewhere to go...

Continuing Jemmaroo’s travels

raeme and I arrived back at Jemmaroo late on Saturday 4 August and collapsed after our long flights from Adelaide via Melbourne, Bangkok, Amsterdam then Rome. We spent the next couple of days putting all the cruising bits back in place and generally having a bit of a relax.

We caught the train into Rome and had dinner at a restaurant recommended by a chef from the Barossa one evening and took in a bit of the hot August atmosphere of this beautiful, historic city.

Coffee prices were a source of interest and amusement for me while in Italy and at our first anchorage at Nettuno we found a coffee shop that had a cappucinno and croissant or similar for 1.20 Euro – I was in seventh heaven and could have stayed a couple more days but someone else on the boat didn’t share my enthusiasm as cruising and swimming in the warm waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea were calling.

We ambled our way across to the Pontine Islands some 35 miles to the west and anchored first in the south eastern bay of I di Palmarola, the most western of the group.

At the main island of the group, Ponza, we checked the bays on the western side but they were a bit dodgy so we anchored in the bay of Ponza town. It was beautiful with multicoloured houses up the hill and the busiest little harbour ever. It said “No Anchoring” but no-one paid any attention to this and when we anchored there were about 20 other boats and by 10pm there were about 80 – absolutely cheek to jowl. We left the next morning for

a bay called Cala Inferno mainly to have a swim. We watched with interest as at about 6pm in came a water tanker which backed up to the shore and proceeded to pump water into a storage area on the land - quite inventive. We anchored in a lovely bay on the western side of the island of Ishcia called Fioro d’Ishcia which was an interesting old town with one of the corner towers of the old castle still standing but all built around. It was very busy in town and there was a great fireworks display that night so it must have been a Saint’s Day or similar. We stayed there another night and caught the local bus to Porto Ishcia on the eastern side of the island and took in a bit of the local scenery. After spending the next night anchored off the island of Procida we made out way into Naples.

We called the marina most central to the city and negotiated €350 for two nights – what negotiating? It was an incredible little marina behind a castle but as with most of Naples, it was filthy. It had its advantages however as our local was just a hop, step and a jump away at the end of the pontoon so we partook of a couple of Spritz’s to cool us down. We were befriended by a young doctor and his very new girlfriend, Pippo and Silvia, and, in exchange for a look and a drink on board Jemmaroo, they took us on a quick tour of Old Naples. We walked it again the next and after a couple of bus rides around we untied the mooring lines at around 4pm and anchored in a bay about a mile down the coast.

The next day we ambled along and after having a great lunch pick and swim, decided to go to Amalfi – wrong – there was so much traffic and gusts kept coming off the cliffs and we had a very unpleasant night. A cruise ship anchored off the following morning so we decided not to go into shore as it would just be crowded out so instead we headed south and ended up in a lovely bay called Ogliastro where we had a much awaited swim 28

...continued page 30 Photo: Water awash on the marina at Platarias (Jemmaroo stern at far right)

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Continuing Jemmaroo’s travels and dinner on board. Our next port of call was Scario and as we approached the sea breeze came in so we decided to go into the marina only to be told that the inn was full. We anchored off and it wasn’t too bad as we lay with the breeze and it died out in the evening. The town of Scario was a very sophisticated sort of place so we dinghied in and had a walk and dinner ashore. We anchored next at the Golfo di Policastro and the next day did a huge passage of eight miles to Maratea. We fuelled up here and after receiving a quote of €150 for the night decided to go down the coast a bit and anchor and this was much better as we could have a swim given that it was stinking hot and still.

Otranto, a beautiful town and anchorage on the south-eastern corner of Italy was our next port of call where it turned out it was the birthday of Maria (Mary) and there was a big celebration underway. At 7pm out she came in the form of a statue on a wagon from the church and after a very slow ride down the street to the water on the northern side of the bay she was placed on a boat and did a lap around the harbour before being off-loaded on the southern side and driven back to the church. There was much band playing etc and we took this opportunity to go ashore and have dinner and a walk around town. On our way back to the boat we took the dinghy across and listened to the opera playing outside the church from that.

Our next anchorage proved to be one of those occasions. We had just anchored off the breakwater of the marina at Cetraro and were just about to go for a swim when a dinghy from the yacht anchored nearby approached and in broken English asked if we had one of those “elec things”. We ascertained it was a generator they were asking about so answered in the affirmative to be told that that was good as they would come and tie up next to us and we could supply them the power and they would make beautiful music - not “may we” but “we will” – it was absolutely hilarious. They had on board an electric keyboard, all sorts of small drums and percussion instruments and “the speakers”. We comprised the United Nations with Aussies, Italians, Brazilian and Columbians. They were really quite good and soon there was a great party going with singing and dancing with people on shore joining in and several groups came out on their boards etc and climbed on board and joined in also. All of a sudden the music was turned off and somehow half ended up on Jemmaroo and we were taken to we know not where and anchored off. Some marshalling into shore went on and eventually we had drinks and dinner at a restaurant owned by one of the people off the boat, Mario is all we know, and two very tired people made their way back to Jemmaroo somewhat the worse for wear.

Much discussion took place about where we should go next and we decided to go over to Albania as we had not been there before. We called Marina Orikum which was south of Vlore in Albania and organised a berth for the next day.

After leaving Italy around 9.30am we arrived off Orikum around 4pm but the entrance to the marina was not obvious and not charted. We eventually took a guess but when Graeme decided to take a short cut there was fortunately a small boat fishing who warned us off and set us on the right path. The marina was small but fine and was basically in the middle of nowhere so getting around proved a problem. The Israelis from Crotone had told us that the lamb in Albania was not to be missed so we organised for the boat boy at the marina to pick us up to take us to dinner. In the meantime an Australian family from Melbourne wandered by and inevitably they all came on board for a drink or two. Somehow out of all of that we managed to organise a driver for the next day to take us on a bit of a tour. The roads were not good and the general infrastructure poor so it was a fairly slow trip. We drove through the mountains and south to the coast to Himare stopping for lunch at a very attractive restaurant in Borsh. The next day Anton drove us north through Vlore and Fier and then on the “only road” to Berat where there was a castle etc. We had lunch there and the owner of the restaurant, Luigi, told us about another road back which was much more comfortable. That evening we walked to the local Ibiza Fish Restaurant and shared a large sea bass baked with vegetables.

As we motored down to Vibo Valentia the next day the engine overheated so we backed off the revs and took it quietly before anchoring for the night.

We went into the harbour the next morning to Marina Stella del Sud, owned by a Canadian Italian called Angela, and moored there. She organised the electrician to come and he declared the engine room fan “kaput” and said we needed a new one. It had to come from Naples and it was the weekend so we had a little holiday at Vibo Valentia for a few days while it was all resolved.

It was a good break and while we were stationery we called the watermaker people and were told that one of our membranes was not healthy so Graeme became watermaker mechanic extraordinaire to take out that tube and membrane so it would work but with diminished capacity until we could get a new membrane further down the track. On one of our walks into town we found one of those shops that has everything – a bit like a $2 shop – and we found an Ice Crusher for the grand sum of €3.45 – a bargain and another toy for Graeme to play with.

We decided to head south to Sarande, an exit port for Albania and only a short distance across to Greece and we were directed onto the wharf there. Albania still works very much on the Communist system, fees for everything and you have to report in everywhere so although we had been told in Orikum that we didn’t have to pay any more fees, we did. We organised a taxi to taken us to Butum, a very old city with all the requisite ruins etc. Albania was interesting but we have now been there and will be unlikely to return.

Greece was in our sights so we departed Albania around 10am and arrived at Erikoussa Island to the north of Corfu around 1pm. We were in the mood for swimming and cruising, not being tourists, so we anchored in a lovely bay with four other yachts already anchored and were soon joined by six more. The next morning we set off for the west coast of Corfu where there were only two practical anchorages and we decided on S Giorgio which was a lovely bay with a long sandy but stony beach. This side of Corfu was undeveloped so was quite rustic and the wine was a bit that way also. Limani Alipa, about six miles further south, provided our next anchorage followed by Petriti on the east coast.

By now we were running out of time as we had organised to pick up our New Zealand mate and his partner in a few days so it was hurry, hurry, hurry. We spent a night at Tropea and left the next morning at 5.45am and set off for Roccella Ionica. Going through the Messina Straits the tide was with us and we were doing 10 knots at times. There were lines of little overfalls across the Strait and where the two seas met, the Tyrrhenian and the Ionian, there was a section of very disturbed water which pushed the boat through an ‘S’ curve – a bit scary.

Strong winds were forecast for the next few days so we checked out the anchorages on the mainland and decided on Platarias. We moored Mediterranean style on the quay and as the yachts started to come and down came the rain. It hadn’t rained for three months so the locals were very happy but we were a bit bedraggled. We stayed there for three nights for €10 – pretty economical – but we soon found out why! The area of the quay we were on was sinking and with the rain and the high tide it was under water so they had put the power pedestals on blocks to protect them – it looked and felt quite strange stepping off the boat into six inches of water. The charter fleet came in while we were there and they were rafted up and placed wherever. We were well and truly ready to move on so when the rain eased we set off on a big passage ten miles down the coast to a small group of islands called Sivota and anchored there and swam and swam.

It was 7.30pm when we entered Roccella Ionica where we had dinner at a great restaurant on the marina where there were about 200 people dining.

An Aussie Italian waiter served us and one bought one’s pizza by the half metre – it was great fun. At one side of the marina there was what looked like a graveyard for boats so we took a couple of photos to show Bolts. It was 60 miles to our next stopping point, Crotone, and we set off at 8.45am. We passed two other yachts on our way and met up with them at the marina in Crotone and had a United Nations dinner on shore with them that night – an Israeli couple and a Norwegian couple.

We left for Gallipoli along the foot of Italy where Bob and Liz were patiently waiting while having a couple of beers. They watched us come in and were there to help us tie up. We all had dinner in the Old Town but it was not a late one as Graeme and I were exhausted from our long passages and in need of a good sleep in. We gave Jemmaroo a quick tub before leaving for a sheltered anchorage, a swim and a relax. Just about to doze off and a yacht approached – it turned out that as they were leaving they lost their anchor so they wanted to tie to us while they retrieved it. It was all a bit of a hilarious farce as they were not looking anywhere near where they had anchored so the boys plus Liz took our dinghy and Liz snorkelled around and found it for them. We passed the line to them and they immediately dropped it, so down went Liz again and this time Bob went on their boat and Graeme passed the line from the dinghy and all worked well. I asked what had happened while they were still tied to us and was told that the rope on the anchor was “too short”. I didn’t take it any further. The things that happen at sea!

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Lakka, a bay on the north coast of Cisoi Paxoi, had the most irredescent blue water and we anchored off and it seemed like hundreds of other boats joined us including a flotilla. We shifted into the inner basin area where there was less swell and dinghied into shore for a walk where we found a hardware shop that stocked everything! It was very entertaining to watch the manoeuvering of the flotilla fleet as they changed positions within the bay. One of the bolts on the anchor roller broke so we bought parts to fix it as best we could before setting off to motor through the passage to Goios, eventually anchoring in a lovely bay on the south eastern corner called Mongonisi. It was a bit rolly and crowded in Nisos on AntiPaxos so we set off for the mainland and anchored in Ormos Fanari about 20 miles north of Preveza. At the southern end of the bay a river entered so we took the dinghy in through the mouth up to the town and had dinner and had quite a wet and exciting trip on the way back to Jemmaroo.

Bob and Liz were keen to hire a car and visit the monastery area inland called Meteora so it was decided we would drop them off at Levkas. The charts nor the cruising books were particularly helpful with regard to the channel in and we

touched the bottom a few times before a fisherman set us straight and led us in – easy when you know the rules. We had to wait for a bridge to open in order to get in to Levkas and we decided to go into the marina as there was some weather coming. Graeme and I battened down the hatches as the front bought thunder, lightning, wind and rain. We stayed two days and after provisioning up set off down the channel following the leader and anchored for lunch at Tranquil Bay. We picked up Bob and Liz at Vlikho and moved on and anchored off Nisis Skorpios, the island owned by the Onassis family.

After Meganisi we moved to a bay on the east coast called Ormos Abelike and were amazed at the sheer number of boats around the area. We motored around some more of the bays on the east coast of Meganisi before returning to Levkas anchoring at Ormos Rouda on the south east corner. We rang Cleopatra Marina at Preveza to organise the pulling out of Jemmaroo and found that it would have to come out on 29 September, a few days earlier than we hoped, so now we were on a mission. Sivota, an all weather

anchorage on the south end of Levkas, provided a great resting spot for the night before heading back into the town of Levkas for a birthday dinner for Bob. One last swim was called for so we stopped at Tranquil Bay first and met up with some other Kiwis. We went on the town quay in Levkas where our neighbours were a fun English couple called Richard and SallyAnn. They joined us for dinner plus a bit more so it was a really fun night to end our cruising. We arrived at Cleopatra Marina on Thursday 27 September and spent two days putting the boat to bed before it went up on the hard on Saturday 29 September. We hired a car and spent several restful days at Nafoli in the Peloppanese before heading to Athens and our flights home.

Jemmaroo is sitting peacefully at the marina in Preveza and we will return in May 2013 to continue our travels.

Gay Footer

Graveyard for boats at Rocella Ionica

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Only its’ mother could love it!

Marina in Naples with Jemmaroo circled

United Nations party off Cetraro

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Fitness and Other Matters at the CYCSA We recently spent six weeks at the CYCSA in our yellow 30’ yacht BE.MI. Beth and I are into fitness and I thought some members may be interested in some routes we found near the Club.

The Snake Pit - a 400m walk/running track a few hundred metres south of the CYCSA, just before the Police Academy on the left side of the road. You may feel like a horse in training as you plod around this short sand track but a few three minute laps gets your heart going - recommended!

Pilot Station Loop - a walk/run north of the CYCSA. Follow the paved path past the houses to the end of the marina then pick up the path alongside Lady Gowrie Drive. Enjoy the shade under the Norfolk Island Pines up to the Pilot Station. Pick up the path heading out toward the south breakwater then left along a small dirt track which parallels the beach to the Surf Life Saving Club then proceed through the suburbs back to Lady Gowrie Drive and the CYCSA. About 50 minutes.

Coastal Bikeway/Walkway - follows the coast all the way to Brighton. Unfortunately at West Lakes and Seacliff you have to go out on the main road for a bit. Wind direction and strength is important but at least there are plenty of cafes on route. About 40km, two hours on a bike or a four hour run.

City Ride - on our folding bikes it takes a bit over an hour. Beth rode to work in the city every day. The bike lanes on Torrens Road, Port Road and LeFevre Peninsula are okay. We used the train a few times when the weather was lousy as the Osborne station is close to the CYCSA. Swim - although there are a couple of pools on the LeFevre Peninsula our favourite was to row out of the basin to the North Haven Beach which we swam the length of then rowed back before the sea breeze set in. About 90 minutes.

Other Matters – we chose to stay in Marina West because the pontoons are larger, it’s cooler, there are no mosquitoes and the lounge/toilets are rarely used.

We had a choice of the CYCSA or RSAYS but found the staff at the CYCSA easier and more welcoming. Thanks to the staff and members who made our stay memorable.

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Marina East 8m twin: C03 10m twin: A30 13m twin: A44, C23* 15m single: A47* 18m single: B01, B05 20m single: E34 Marina West (all single berths) 15m: M08* 17m: J13, J14*, J19*, J20* 18m: M10* 20m: K01, K02, K05*, K06*, K07, K08 22m: K15, K18 25m: M14 30m: K16 Hardstand 9m: 17*, 24*, 52*, 53*, 57*, 62, 63, 70, 72*, 81*, 83*, 84, 89* 10m: 34, 35, 110, 130, 132, 133, 137*, 140*, 147*, 148, 150 12m: 113*

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Average Leasing Rates Marina Berths (per month) 8ms $310 14ms 8mt $290 15ms 10ms $350 16ms 10mt $330 17ms 11mt $350 18ms 12ms $465 22ms 12mt $410 23ms 13ms $475 24ms 13mt $475 30ms

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