Groundswell March 2018

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Board of Management President Treasurer

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Chris Wood Dominic Rinaldi Des Bilske Brett Brown Peter Hall David Murray Hillar Puvi

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Geoff Boettcher Jacqueline Heffernan Adrian Wotton

Patron The Honourable Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Staff Chief Executive Officer Craig Evans Financial Controller Kerry O’Brien Admin & Operations Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina Marketing and Comms Mellissa Vahoumis Member Services/Reception Sonia Sinko Marine Academy Coordinator & Boating Administrator David Royle Food & Beverage Manager Andrew Kerr Head Chef Taylor Gray Port Vincent Marina Rob Marner Association Chairpersons Cruising Fishing Racing Social

Adrian Wotton Vlad Humeniuk Rob Sellick TBA

Life Members Arthur F Carolan Geoffrey R Catt Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer John D Gerard James A Henry (Dec’d) Malcolm A Kinnaird AC (Dec’d) Peter J Page (Dec’d) Editors of Groundswell Gay Footer, Mellissa Vahoumis, Owen Mace, Libby Stephens, Bryan Mellors, Dianne Schwerdt, Pamela Tse, Trevor Paynter Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au Advertising in Groundswell Mellissa Vahoumis: Telephone 08 8248 4222 Groundswell is the official journal of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia Inc. Lady Gowrie Drive, North Haven PO Box 1020 North Haven SA 5018 Telephone: 08 8248 4222 Facsimile: 08 8248 5888 Email: reception@cycsa.com.au Web: www.cycsa.com.au Phone Port Vincent: 0414 611 110 Registered by Australia Post Publication No PP565001/00184 ISSN 1039-4230 Graphic design by Trevor Paynter Printed by Newstyle Printing

Cover Photo: Joe Walker’s Riviera Hawk at Reevesby Island. Photo by Tom Tymons.

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CONTENTS 4 The president

Chris Wood summarises the theme and outcomes from the Informal Half Yearly Meeting held at the Club.

6 the ceo

Craig Evans has been involved in various initiatives to improve the Club.

8 the commodore

Geoff Boettcher gives an insight into a few racing members.

10 runaway dinner

Annabel Crabb hosted a highly amusing and insightful Q&A session.

11 marine academy

Two MA course participants provide rewarding testimonials.

13 Racing news

David Royle says the season is past the half way mark.

14 Cruising update

Adrian Wotton tells us what they’ve been up to and where they’ve all been.

15 boating showcase

The Fishing Association hosted a fishing awards party on the marina.

16 Miss Australia visits

Mark Hentschke spends up big to get a kiss from the gorgeous Olivia Rogers.

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16 Personality Profile

The very popular all-round good bloke Ken Amos gets a guernsey.

17 How GPS works

Our resident techo guru Owen Mace explains GPS to the layperson.

18 concubine’s race

Crew member Silas Nolan tells of the exciting race down to Hobart.

23 new boats

Editor Libby Stephens tracks down some new boats to the marinas.

24 jemmaroo in turkey

The Footers are back in Europe again covering new ground.

26 building venom

Bob Dunn has started builing a high performance blue water trimaran.

29 ballast head

The sixteenth New Year’s Day Regatta was deemed one of the best.

31 cruising the pittwater

School’s Out stops off in boatie paradise for a relaxing week.

32 Kangaroo island Waters Marine pests threaten the marine environment down south.

33 children’s Party

The annual Christmas party was again a big success with a happy crowd.

Chris Wood

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thought it worthwhile to summarise the theme and outcomes from the Informal Half Yearly Meeting held at the Club on Thursday 8 February 2018.

From the President • Slipping fees charged in the local market are less than many however they become distorted when comparing commercial slipways operators and club slipways.

Financial Performance

Business Initiatives

The unaudited financial performance of the Club for the eight months to 31 January 2018 is tracking well and ahead of budget and last year. At the meeting the Treasurer, Dominic Rinaldi, gave a very detailed report on the Club’s financial performance together with a very detailed summary of how the business initiatives have been interpreted into forward financial models and plans. A very pleasing result for the year to date.

The Board has decided to implement a number of changes following the detailed analysis referred to above. In doing so it is the intention of the Board to try to keep all membership fees and corporate fees pegged to approximately CPI. All draft forward financial forecasts have been modelled on this.

Marina East Refurbishment/Replacement Program The Marina East refurbishment is tracking well. We are now twoand-a-half years into this really important program and members can see clearly how the funds are being applied. It is also pleasing to report that the team working on this program are continuing to find ways to improve efficiencies. See chart of the progress as at December 2018 together with the monies spent.

Club Benchmarking

The Board intends to grow the other business activities of the Club. These are defined as hospitality, slipping, Marine Academy plus memberships through rejigging some membership categories and offering new categories.

Many of these intiatives have already commenced: • Slipping fees have been reduced • Due to changes to caveats with the North Haven basin we will now offer slipping to non-club members (members will get priority) • Age categories for memberships have been reviewed and changed

Over the past eight months the Board and Management have benchmarked approximately 32 other Australian yacht and boating clubs including where possible local clubs and slipway operators. The objective of this is to ensure our Club chases all efficiencies and carefully understands emerging trends.

• New social memberships have been introduced

The information collected includes:

• All financial forecasts (five years) have been updated to reflect the business Initiatives and include a revised capital expenditure forecast.

• All categories of membership • The relevant fee structures of the different categories of membership • An analysis of membership trends • Hospitality gross profit margins • Hospitality wage percentages to turnover • Slipping fees and charges.

The Board and Management carefully reviewed the results and have made the following observations which are worth sharing: • There is a trend by other yacht/boating clubs to attract new social members as the ability to grow new boat owner memberships is more difficult in today’s economic climate • When comparing all fees and charges by other clubs there were no fees charged by our Club that could be classified as ‘excessive’ • The weighted average of the clubs surveyed showed that 25% of their members were social members. Our Club has very few social members.

• Our membership fees and charges sat in about the middle range of fees charged • Some of our age categories for memberships require review • Our berthing fees and charges sat in about the middle • Our ospitality labour costs were materially higher than the average • Our staffing numbers appeared about right

• Management key performance indicators have been implemented and focus on sales, margins, expenses and staffing levels • Business plans to grow the Marine Academy have been implemented • A hospitality loyalty program is currently being considered for a trial

The Club has many aging assets and maintaining profitability is seen as essential to allow these assets to be replaced. If profits can be grown beyond what can reasonably be spent on asset replacement the Board may, at its discretion, consider further member discounts and benefits.

Firstly it is important to bed down our initiatives and to carefully watch the financial impacts before these decisions are made.

Sale of the Ramp Asset On Saturday 10 February 2018 the Board and the South Australian Government jointly announced that the CYCSA has sold the North Haven Ramp Asset to the Government for approximately $5.5m. As at the time of writing some minor documentation is still to be finalised however the State Cabinet has formally approved the deal.

The Ramp Asset is not seen as a core asset of the Club nor did it fit with the Club’s longer term strategy. The Club intends applying the proceeds of the sale to maintenance and refurbishment works of its North Haven and Port Vincent marinas through the establishment of a formal sinking fund.

It was the CYCSA who approached the Government and led all the negotiations for the sale of the Ramp Asset. The Board decided some time ago that if it could achieve a ‘premium price’ for the Ramp Asset it would sell it and apply the funds to a newly created sinking fund within the Club structure to provide for future repairs and replacements of the Club’s marinas and over water assets. The sinking fund will be structured in such a way that future Club Boards cannot rob it for any other purpose than those defined above. Members should take comfort that the price achieved exceeded formal third party valuations obtained by the Board. The Board has achieved a premium price for the asset.

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On Saturday 10 February 2018 the Board and the South Australian Government jointly announced that the CYCSA has sold the NORTH HAVEN Ramp Asset to the Government for approximately $5.5m.

Further details: • Settlement is scheduled for 2 July 2018 • The Board obtained two separate formal third party valuations • The Club will be reimbursed for all its transaction costs by the Government including valuations, consultants, and legals • The Club has entered into an ongoing management agreement for the ramp with the Government • The Club will still have the non-exclusive use of 17 car parks (overflow for Marina West) situated just outside the Marina West entrance gates • Some media reported that the Government had compulsorily acquired this asset – this is not correct.

New Appointments and Summary It is pleasing to report the Club has appointed Mrs Kerry O’Brien as Financial Controller and Deputy to the CEO. Kerry is a Certified Practicing Accountant and has worked in her own practice. More recently she has held the position of Chief Operating Officer/Financial Controller for Adelaide Research and Innovation Pty Ltd, the company owned by Adelaide University to commercialise university technology.

Kerry’s role with the Club is a senior role and is 0.6 full time equivalent position.

Following the retirement of Mr Wayne Abbott as the Club’s legal advisor the Board has appointed Mr Danny Beger from Beger and Co as the Club’s third party legal advisor.

Financials If members require any further information on any financial matter please contact Kerry O’Brien, Dominic Rinaldi or myself and if a member has any ideas on how to position the Club into the future, could you please put same in writing and address it to the Board as we welcome member input.

The Club There is a lot happening at the Club and lots of fantastic events and functions still to occur this season so please consider being involved. I look forward to seeing you at the Club or on the water soon.

Chris Wood, President

CEO Craig Evans greets invited guest to Opening Day. L to R: Jim Theodore, Leica Theodore, Lady Joan Hardy, Catherine Tillett, David Tillett, Craig Evans, Mayor Gary Johanson, Councillor Peter Jamieson, Sir James Hardy.

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At the Helm

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• Increase promotion of the Club’s facilities and continually re-invent and create better marketing materials

would like to start my report by thanking Trevor Paynter. In October 2001 the CYCSA’s Groundswell magazine went from an A5 black and white booklet to a full colour A4 glossy magazine. Trevor was instrumental in putting the first magazine together and this March 2018 edition will be Trevor’s last as he puts together his final edition.

On behalf of the members of the CYCSA thank you Trevor for your design skills and dedication over the past 16+ years and for creating an appealing magazine enjoyed by all at the Club.

• Greater promotion of the venue for larger functions – social and corporate • Promotion of the Club to secure functions over the winter period • Target local expanding businesses including the Techport precinct • Making the venue more accessible by ‘opening the gates’ during appropriate times and changing billboard promotions on the main road to direct potential customers into the Club

It has been a very busy summer at the Club and the first full summer of the new hospitality facility has been much less stressful than it was during last year’s period of construction. Members, guests and visitors to the Club have enjoyed the new bar and bistro area and it is great to see numbers of people increasing and lots of people returning to the Club.

• Creating a mini kiosk near the bar to provide food between kitchen service periods • Introduce a customer loyalty program for regular attendees • Better internal table booking system to be introduced which will capture customer details and assist with future marketing and promotion of our venue

Over the past six months I have been involved in looking at various initiatives to grow the business of the Club. The four key areas the Board has asked to focus on include membership, hospitality, slipping and the Marine Academy. The aims of the following initiatives are to further improve the Club’s strong financial position and to also provide member benefits. A summary of the initiatives I have been working on include the following:

• Continually reviewing menu options and negotiating with suppliers of both food and beverages • Looking into the new ‘Beds on Board’ initiative that is to be introduced into Australia.

Slipway

Membership

Slipping vessels at the CYCSA has always been limited to CYCSA Senior Members only. This has not been by choice but rather restrictions that have existed in North Haven since creation. With the recent cessation of trade at the commercial slipway facility within North Haven Marina, an encumbrance imposed 40 years ago has been lifted. Our slipway facility is somewhat limited by the number of cradles, work areas and by the types of work that can be carried out at the Club. However our objective is to increase its usage for simple repair and maintenance of vessels and improve revenue while at the same time making it more attractive to Senior Members by reducing their slipway fees.

The aim is to grow membership numbers to make the Club more vibrant and increase patronage. This will be done by creating new membership categories and adjusting existing categories to improve retention of existing members in many existing categories.

• Increase Senior Membership numbers by improvement of Club facilities and offerings • Increase the age limit of Youth Membership (formally Junior Membership) from 21 years of age to 22 years • Provide two levels of Intermediate Membership o Level 1: 22 years old to 26 years old o Level 2: 27 years old to 30 years old

• Promote and encourage the CYCSA slipping facilities to not only CYCSA Senior Members but also other categories of members and non-members

• Family Membership/Associated Membership o Increase the age of dependent children from the current

age of 21 to 26 (ie end of Level 1 Intermediate Membership)

• Reduce haul-out slipway fees for Senior Members by 20% off the existing competitive price • Promote the convenience of using the CYCSA slip to all vessel owners within the North Haven Marina basin and also promote other aspects and benefits of being associated with and joining the CYCSA.

• Introduce Social Membership o Joining the CYCSA as a Social Member in its own right,

or provided Social Membership as a wedding customer,

annual ramp customer, Marine Academy student, sponsor,

slipway customer

Marine Academy The Marine Academy has grown in recent years and is a well-run service offered to both members and non-members. The Marine Academy is highly regarded by most members of the CYCSA and is seen to be an important aspect of Club operations. Other yacht clubs with similar operations tend to ‘invest’ in their training facilities running them at a loss for the perceived benefit that is offered from the training provided and potential member conversion.

• Upgrade slipway customers to General Membership level o So they receive benefits of various discounts, credit

facilities offered and access to the Club’s Discretionary

Insurance Scheme • Upgrade ramp customers to General Membership level o So they receive benefits like Marine Academy discount,

access to CYCSA Discretionary Insurance Scheme and

overnight berthing availability.

• Our aim is to steadily grow our revenue by reviewing the cost and courses offered and by introducing new courses

Hospitality

• Marketing and promotion of Marine Academy courses both internally to members and to potential external customers • Ensuring we have trained instructors, adequate facilities and training vessels and our level of investment is appropriate.

Hospitality is an important aspect for both members and visitors at the Club. Customer satisfaction (quality, price and service), facilities, marketing and promotion and financials are all to be closely monitored and improved.

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Trevor was instrumental in putting the first new look magazine together and this March 2018 edition will be Trevor’s last as he puts together his final edition.

and dangerous. As you would be aware CYCSA staff are involved in the replacement and refurbishment of Marina East and they often have marina pontoons loose or only partly attached while they are working on them. The excessive wakes caused by vessels makes conditions dangerous and we ask you to please slow down and consider our employees and your marina.

Some of the benefits these initiatives will return to members include: • Minimise future increases in both membership and corporate fees • Membership loyalty program in hospitality to reduce costs and encourage use of the Club’s facilities • Improved food and beverage offerings • Lower slipway fees

• Please advise the office when you have purchased or sold your vessel. We regularly carry out marina inspections and often find new boats we have not been notified of.

Vessel registration forms and associated declarations are required with all new boats. If selling a boat with a ‘YC’ in the registration number to a non-CYCSA member, can you please make the appropriate arrangements to return the ‘YC’ number back to the Club. Contact Jenny in the office if you have any questions.

• A more vibrant and sustainable Club.

Staff We have a few new faces at the Club with Head Chef Taylor Gray.

Taylor has created a new menu so if you have not been down to the Club for a while please come and check it out. Martin Barnes has also joined the hospitality team as an assistant to our Food and Beverage Manager Andrew Kerr. We also welcome Kerry O’Brien to the Club as our new Financial Controller and Sonia Sinko in the newly created position of Member Services/Reception. Kirsty Winstone, our Berth Leasing Coordinator, recently left us to take up a career in nursing.

We wish Kirsty well and thank her for the four years of service in the demanding role of leasing at the Club.

I hope you had an opportunity to get out in your boats over the summer period. If not don’t despair as the weather in autumn is often the best with more consistent conditions and lack of afternoon sea breezes. We look forward to seeing you at the Club.

A few housekeeping items

Craig Evans, Chief Executive Officer

• Please slow down in the marina. We appreciate the four knot limit may be difficult for some vessels to achieve however the speed some boats are travelling and the wake created is both damaging

Club Sponsorship Southern Cross Marine Australia is proud to announce that we are now a silver sponsor of the CYCSA. We are excited to offer our services in new and used boat sales and our quality work offered by our service department. Southern Cross Marine is part of The SCC Group founded in 1980 as a small cleaning operation. The SCC Group has developed into a substantial national organisation now supplying marine services and a boat brokerage business encompassing brokered sales of new and second hand vessels. The SCC Group took on board Marina Boat Sales SA in June 2016 and is now run by our Marine Services Operation Manager, Mark Engledow.

Our friendly staff consists of: Mark Engledow - Operations Manager; Richard Hicks - Marine Service Manager; Ciaron Cowley - Marine Sales Manager and Kiara Petty heading off our administration. The team offers a combined experience of over 60 years ranging from super yacht captaining and provisioning, repairs and vessel maintenance, marine fabrication, boat ownership, recreational fishing, yacht racing and boat sales to mention a few.

We are also South Australia’s premier agents for Beneteau Yachts and Power Boats, Caribbean Power Boats and Brig Inflatables and also offer a list of brokerage boats. Notwithstanding this we have extensive partnerships throughout the country and would be happy to assist you with your purchase of any vessel.

Our services don’t just stop with our brokerage as we offer a comprehensive range of marine services including detailing and cleaning of your vessel, fibreglass and gelcoat repairs, anti-foul application and general maintenance at very competitive rates. Feel free to come in and meet the team at our Marina Adelaide office or give us a call today.

Mark Engledow, Operations Manager

NEW MEMBERS Over the last three months the following people have joined the Club. Please make them welcome.

Colin ABEL Dave ALEXANDER Michael ANDERSON Martin BANHAM Phillipa BARNES Rodney BEAMES Cate BLACKMAN David BROOK OAM

Neil BRYANS Bill CLARKE Roman DOMARETSKI Ivan DUDACEK Adrian GALINDO Paulina GLASS Nick GOSS Matthew GRAYSON

Robert HALSE Greg HASTINGS Pam HASTINGS Norm JUSTICE Mitch KOPPAN Lydia MAKIV Patricia MALLETT Peter MCWHINNIE

Grant MILLARD Anthony MILUTIN Jo MITTON Bret PERRY Chris PRITCHARD John PUNKE Jamie SCANLON John SERGI 7

Siegfried STAHL Barry STOPP Robert SUTTON Howard TROTTER Chris VERCO

From the Commodore

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e are truly into the last few months of our season and the weather has been exceptionally good this side of Christmas.

Bathers have been complaining blue swimmer crabs have been biting them whilst wading in shallow water along our local beaches. Members also report they are catching good hauls of crabs without having to travel too far from the marina. I have never seen our gulf so full of crabs so all indications point to a great 2018 Club Crabbing Day. I only wish I could say the same about our local fishing holes. Thankfully my regular business trips to Ceduna offer some great fishing opportunities and I am happy to report King George Whiting are still biting on the Far West Coast.

We recently had the pleasure of watching the SuperFoilers Grand Prix Racing from our own backyard. From 2-5 February six teams of exceptionally fit yachtsmen sent their Foiling Catamarans to speeds in excess of 20 knots at Outer Harbour. Their three man crew, equipped with camera and sound, offered a great insight into the skills required to deliver such spectacular racing. This may be the new era for youth sailing and a demand for a new set of skills to control the speed and sophistication of these incredible foiling catamarans. They certainly offered an exciting spectacle for onshore and offshore spectators and it was great to see so many of our members anchored along the perimeter of the course – Adelaide’s own mini America’s Cup. The Australian Yachting Championships were staged in Sandringham in Victoria over three days in January. The CYCSA was represented by three of its top IRC yachts – Secret Mens Business, Shining Sea and Concubine. There was a mixture of weather conditions over the eight race series which guaranteed some long hot days on the bay.

The Hobart Overall winning yacht Ichi Ban proved too strong for the exceptionally competitive fleet. Sailed by a fully professional crew Ichi Ban is the latest high tech Botin 52 design to reach Australia. She won all eight races of the series but only by one second in race seven against Secret Mens Business.

Shining Sea finished eighth, Concubine fifth and Secret Mens Business came second overall. Crews enjoyed great racing and camaraderie in a mix of conditions similar to racing in our gulf.

Sandringham Yacht Club is an immense club with a membership base of about 2,000 and double the size of our Club. The majority of the racing at Sandringham is done as Twilights on Thursday and Friday afternoons and they manage to attract large fleets of assorted yachts.

Unfortunately for the following Geelong Regatta, of the three CYCSA yachts competing in the Sandringham Championships, Shining Sea was the only one able to compete in the Festival of Sails, claiming a tidy third place overall. Thanks to the lack of planning between the Australian Championship organisers and Geelong Race management, a four day break between the two events made it difficult for many crew members to commit to both regattas and regretfully the Australian Championships took preference over the annual Geelong Regatta which then suffered from lack of participation from the usual interstate yachts.

Many of us followed our Club representative Concubine on the Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht tracker. Probably an unlucky final result with breeze filling in from behind helping some of the not so favoured boats come to the finishing line with pace robbing Concubine of a possible podium finish. Definitely her best race showing she can match it with the best as she finished 13th on Line Honours and seventh overall on IRC. An audience of well over 200 attended a dinner at the Club as a farewell and fund raiser for members Daniel Turner and Tom Crabb

who will embark on the Melbourne to Osaka Two Handed Yacht Race starting in late March. This race is staged approximately every four years to help celebrate the City of Melbourne and the City of Osaka Sister City and Sister Port relationship. The Race is 5,500 nautical miles starting in Portsea, Victoria and finishing in the Port of Osaka on Japan’s Honshu Island. On the night Daniel and Tom offered great insight into the preparations for such an epic race.

Daniel purchased the purpose built Sayer 11 which was built in 2003 and known for competing in a number of long ocean races.

Now renamed Runaway, both Daniel and Tom will co-skipper the 11 metre yacht. Daniel is an experienced yachtsman and adventurer and Tom is an accomplished offshore yachtsman and boat builder who has previously sailed this particular race. The race can be followed on the official Melbourne Osaka race site. A highlight of the evening was an interview by Tom’s sister, Annabel Crabb, a popular political journalist and commentator on the ABC. Annabel, revealing a little of Tom’s life growing up in rural South Australia and Daniel’s past adventures, ensured the night was extremely informative and entertaining. All sponsors were gratefully thanked on the night but the boys indicated they had to carry a lot of water for the long journey and are unable to afford a water maker. Thanks to Kemp Real Estate, Richard Pope, Andrew Saies, Peter Hall, Chris Wood and myself, the boys now have a water maker ready to be installed when the boat arrives in Melbourne. All at the Club wish them a safe and swift sail to Osaka.

In this Commodore’s Report, I would also like to highlight some of the achievements of other local professional yachtsmen who have sailed from the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia. The following young guys have made a living from yachting and have become high achievers in their chosen sport.

Nick Bice Nick is currently the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) for the Volvo Ocean Race. CTO involves all on water control from a technical point of view. Most of his time is spent working on strategies for the future Volvo Races. Nick was instrumental in establishing ‘The Boatyard’ which is the maintenance centre for the entire fleet of Volvo Ocean 65’s that race around the world. A ‘Boatyard’ is constructed in each Volvo Port of call, disassembled and moved to one of the next stopovers. Nick has been involved in six Volvo Ocean Races, been shore crew on Amer Sports, sailed on two races and twice been part of the organising team. Previously he had a management and sailing role with some big name yachting teams including Morning Glory, Pyewacker, Speedboat, Team Origin TP52 and the America’s Cup Young Australia team in 2000. Other achievements include Project Manager/Crew on Wild Oats. Nick started his career as a dinghy sailor in Port Lincoln before moving to North Haven and the CYCSA. He has since lived in many parts of the world spending much of his time in Spain with his wife and two children.

Bret Perry Bret originally lived locally and sailed in various racing yachts at the CYCSA. In 1996, when sailing the Great Southern Ocean, the yacht he was steering pitch poled during a cyclonic bomb weather system.

Brett was in rehab for over 15 months undergoing three arm reconstructions. In 2000 he moved to Sydney and became a professional yachtsman. He managed various Sydney 38s and Farr 40 programs including time with the big boats Loki and Djuice Dragon.

Bret moved to Spain in 2006 performing rigging work in 2007 for Areva Challenge, the Valencia America’s Cup team, and became a rigging technician for the Volvo Equipo Telefonica team. From

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We recently had the pleasure of watching the SuperFoilers Grand Prix Racing from our own backyard.

in the 2008 Fastnet, 2009 Middle Sea and 2009 Caribbean 600 Races.

He was also part of Oracle Team USA, Team Origin, Quantum Racing and Team Aqua.

2010 he has been an on-water consultant, delivery skipper and high performance rigger including building SuperFoiler hull number one.

Bret has done numerous Hobarts including crewing on the original Secret Mens Business. He has returned to live in Adelaide with his Spanish wife and two children and is currently running Shining Sea for Andrew Corletto.

All sailed from the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia early in their careers and over many years have been part of the Secret Mens Business programs. They are amongst a group of elite yachtsmen who have travelled the world sailing either in long classic races, regattas or world yachting events. They all keep their ties with the CYCSA and continue to race locally when on ‘R&R’ in their home town. We wish them continuing success in their chosen profession.

Silas Nolan Silas initially sailed at the CYCSA with Chris Tillett and then Secret Mens Business where he sailed on several Hobarts and the Fastnet Race in United Kingdom.

Geoff Boettcher

In 2009 Silas was part of the Winning Australian Match Racing crew and in 2011 he was aboard Loki for their overall win. He sailed the 2016 TP52 Superseries in Europe on Ran coming third overall. That year he also sailed in the Maxi 72 Series winning in the US yacht Proteus. For the past 12 years Silas has been sailing on the professional world circuit. Silas agrees married life with two children is probably a little more difficult than most but, like most professional couples, they seem to make it all work. Silas stated that yacht racing has taken him to all corners of the globe and allowed him to sail with some of the best in the world, many of whom have become life friends. Recently Silas has been one of the key drivers of the Concubine campaign assisting in liaising with the build and helping to establish the new crew.

From the Vice Commodore

Hot off the back of a busy Opening Day period was the inaugural Admirals Lunch which was very well attended and hosted by our Patron, Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC, CSC, RANR. We were fortunate enough to attend the Children’s Christmas Party with seven of our grandchildren and what a wonderful time they had. It was a perfect day and as always well organised and well run thanks to the Social Association. Our annual camping trip to Kangaroo Island meant we had the pleasure of celebrating New Year’s Eve with fellow Club members (who had sailed down) at Browns Beach – a stunning location for such an event.

Ryan Godfrey

This just goes to show the huge variety of events members can become involved with. There is always something going on at the Club so make sure you don’t miss anything by either checking the Club news online or subscribing to email updates

Ryan grew up sailing Holdfast Trainers at Largs Bay Sailing Club then keelboats at the RSAYS and later at the CYCSA. He moved to Sydney to complete his sail making apprenticeship with North Sails and sailed on some of the top yachts in Australia. From there he signed with Oracle’s America’s Cup campaign in Valencia as a sail maker. Ryan sailed several Volvo ocean races and competed in many ‘Grand Prix’ International racing classes including the Louis Vuitton Series, TP52, RC44, J Class, Maxi and Farr 40 classes. His highlights are noted as winner of the 2008/9 Volvo Ocean Race with Ericsson Racing Team and a third overall in 2011/12 with Puma Racing. Ryan has had four Line Honours wins in Sydney to Hobart races on Alfa Romeo and Comanche and has had Line Honours and been the record holder in the Fastnet Race, Bermuda Race, Transpac and Middle Sea Race. Ryan is also a three times winner in the Maxi World Championships on board Shockwave and Alfa Romeo.

Jacq Heffernan

From the Rear Commodore

Over summer it has been wonderful to see so many people taking advantage of our brilliant Club bar and restaurant. The Friday night Happy Hour is attracting really good numbers for drinks and great bistro meals; the Sunday roast remains very popular and the Cruising Association Second Saturday Monthly BBQs continue to be a great way to catch up with other members.

The warm weather certainly hasn’t deterred our cruising community from taking to our pristine waterways with many Club members journeying to all parts of our beautiful cruising grounds.

Tyson Lamond

The Christmas holiday period was busy with the Combined Associations Christmas Bash; a New Year’s Eve party at Brown’s Beach, Kangaroo Island; a flotilla in Port Adelaide for the start of the Tour Down Under and several Club boats spending the Australia Day Long Weekend in the Port Vincent Marina.

Another local CYCSA yachtsman, Tyson was part of the winning crew on the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart and in 2009/10 was a member of the winning Mediterranean Cup Emirates Team New Zealand crew.

Tyson was part of the winning Louis Vuitton 2013 Emirates New Zealand Team and has been involved in two America’s Cup campaigns and crewed on the winning 2009 RC Match Racing Artemis Team.

You can keep up to date with upcoming cruising events by signing on to: sa_cruisers@googlegroups.com

Dylan Clark Dylan began his career in Port Lincoln and has sailed many races from the CYCSA. He was part of the Australian Olympic Development Squad sailing in four Sydney to Hobart Races. He raced in Leopard 3 in the Cape Town to Salvador Race and his team achieved Line Honours

Hope to see you around the Club soon.

Adrian Wotton

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PAM HUMENIUK SSOCI AT L AShe also Pam recently resigned as Chair of the Social Association after nearly six years in thatArole. spent I approximately ten years as a committee member of that Association and her significant contribution combined with her organisational skills during her involvement was enormous and greatly appreciated.

With her flair for colour and design the events Pam created with her committee members always had that something special.

Runaway Farewell Dinner

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n Friday 2 February the Club held a farewell dinner and fundraiser for the Sayer 11 race boat, Runaway. Skippered

by CYCSA members Daniel Turner and Tom Crabb, Runaway will be racing in the Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race that commences on 25 March 2018.

In one of the biggest functions held at the Club well over 200 members and guests saw an enthralling presentation by Dan and Tom on their preparation and the challenges that lay ahead in this gruelling two-handed race. The delightful Annabel Crabb, of the TV show Kitchen Cabinet, columnist, author and political journalist, hosted a highly amusing and insightful Q&A session with the two hardy and adventurous sailors.

The Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race is a 5,500 nautical mile twohanded yacht race – an epic journey by any measure. One of the only north-south long distance ocean races in the world it crosses multiple weather systems and seasons as it crosses the Pacific Ocean. The course starts off Portsea in Victoria and takes the competitors into Bass Strait, up the east coast of Australia, at some point crossing the East Australian current, into the south-easterly trade winds then through the Solomon Islands and the doldrums of the equator. The race then heads into the north-easterly trade

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winds and the equatorial current before fighting the Kuroshio (Japan current) which flows up the Pacific coast of Japan and to the finish in the port of Osaka on Japan’s Honshu Island.

The race participants sail from Melbourne to Osaka without stop-overs or outside assistance, travelling backward through the seasons with autumn in Melbourne, summer at the equator and spring in Osaka.

Like any major ocean race many factors can attributed to the final result. All competitors will agree that “just making it to the start line” is a huge achievement in itself. Getting to the finish line, “well it’s like a marathon, the feeling of achievement is unbelievable”. The greeting in Japan is like no other as each crew is celebrated and congratulated regardless of their race result.

Check www.melbourneosaka.com or Team Runaway’s Facebook page for race information and updates on race progress. If you wish to donate to their campaign the fundraising page can be found at https://asf.org.au/athletes/daniel-turner/ On behalf of all Club members we wish Dan and Tom a safe passage, fair winds and following seas.

Adrian Wotton, Racing Executive Member

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earning to sail has been a long term dream of ours so when my husband Reece’s special birthday was approaching (the big 40) we decided to do something spectacular and memorable for his big day. After much research and talking to people we booked a bare boating trip to the beautiful Whitsundays departing Airlie Beach a few days before his special day and sailing back in to Airlie a few days after.

Fortunately I always plan well ahead because after booking the holiday of a lifetime we thought it best to start learning to sail. We have twelve months to achieve a level of competence to ensure a safe and fun holiday. Obviously we are not going to be experts but hopefully we can learn enough to achieve this. We have a family of five including kids aged 15, 13 and 10 and if travelling with teenage girls and a very active boy is not challenging enough I am also legally blind. I lost the majority of my sight by my late teens due to a genetic disorder called Stargardt’s Disease. This has left me with central blindness but some peripheral vision.

We started making enquiries locally on the Yorke Peninsula and found a few nearby sailing clubs. One thing the Yorke Peninsula is not short of is wind!! The Port Vincent Sailing Club was more than happy to assist and the kids started junior sailing straight away. This is an excellent program run by Greg Hacket and all the kids have a great time and most of them race.

When it came to formal sailing training all recommendations pointed to the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia so we got in touch to see if they would be prepared to take on the task. The CYCSA were more than willing to embrace the challenge and arranged some training outside of their usual program which was modified to fit our family. We have recently spent our first day of training sailing out of the North Haven Marina on Academy 1 and enjoying the Adelaide coastline while under the expert guidance of Hugh Longbottom, an ex Yorke Peninsula local, who has a great deal of sailing and teaching experience. It was obvious that some thought had gone in to how I was going to do this and Hugh assisted me to initially learn the ropes by feel (that’s a sailing joke). He also taught the whole family to feel the boat and the wind and listen to the sails to know if the boat is sailing well or if adjustments need to be made. We did man overboard drills, learnt mooring and anchoring and some basics of communication and navigation. We had a spectacular day for it and came away feeling a lot more confident that we can learn the basics before our trip.

Many thanks to Hugh and the CYCSA for being willing to think outside the square and provide us with this opportunity and to the Port Vincent Sailing Club members who have also been very supportive in offering to take us out on their own boats to get some experience which we will do now to consolidate what we have learnt.

We can’t wait for the real adventure to begin later this year!

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fter a positive life changing experience sailing the Adriatic with friends in 2017 we decided to get more into sailing with the aim of buying our own yacht. Yes, yes I’m sure you are thinking this seems like a rather impulsive decision but sometimes there are pivotal points in life where you need to alter course. The plan is to do some extended travelling around the Mediterranean in 2018, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Italy... With limited experience of cruising yacht handling we opted to sign up with the CYCSA to do it properly and build some solid competencies.

Our experience thus far has been great: a friendly Club, excellent facilities and helpful trainers.

Over the Australia Day Weekend we ventured with three other participants and our trainer, Hugh Longbottom, over to Port Vincent Marina aboard Academy 1. We found the Competent Crew Course was delivered in a relaxed but informative manner. Learning happens best when you are having fun!

Hugh had the arduous task of instructing people with varying skill levels and he patiently worked towards getting us all up to speed.

We would recommend it and will be back for more training!

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RACING ASSOCIATION

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he summer racing season is now past the half way mark with great racing and numbers on the water.

Series 1 of the Phil Hoffmann Travel Twilight Series was completed just before Christmas with 22 boats nominated. This year results are separated for Cruising Division A and B. In Division B Jim Heyen’s Magnum was a clear series winner followed by Wayne Grant’s Wind Weaver and John Sibly’s Astrid. In Cruising Division A the evergreen White Knight (David Knights) edged out Julian Newton’s Game On with Brenton Pegler’s Playground third. The hotly contested Ladies Helm Race held in mild conditions on 29 November was taken out by Jo Pilmore on Academy 1 with Anthea Dabinett and her crew on White Knight close behind.

At the time of writing our Club Inshore Series has seven races completed in varying breezes.

Division 1 PHS is being led by Rapid 1 (Keith Finch) followed by White Knight (David Knights) with the Harries/Metcalf and Brown owned Magic in third. In Division 2 PHS Rob Sellick’s Young Einstien is leading followed by Adrian Wotton‘s School’s Out with Trevor Conyers’ Rock On close behind. AMS series results have Magic ahead of White Knight in Division 1 with six points between Witches Thimble (Robin Townsend) and Rock On in Division 2. With four more races left in the series chances are that the final outcomes might differ from where they sit now.

Perfect sea breezes with winds of no more than 16 knots greeted the 22 competitors battling in the Yalumba Great Southern Regatta over the weekend of 18–19 November 2017. This meant that consistency, with no race to discard, was of paramount importance for those wanting to claim the prizes. In PHS Division 1 new arrival Shining Sea (Andrew Corletto) took out the honours from White Knight and Magic. PHS Division 2 was taken out by School’s Out from Melges 24s Outlier (David Royle) and Rank Bajin (Doug Watson). IRC results showed some differing outcomes with Secret Mens Business (Geoff Boettcher) winning from White Knight and Shining Sea. In IRC Division 2 Outlook won convincingly from Vostok Europe and Young Einstein.

Recognition should also be given to those who represented the Club at interstate regattas during the Christmas and New Year period. Firstly Concubine (Jason Ward) had a fantastic Sydney Hobart race finishing seventh overall after a long campaign of lead-up racing on the East Coast from August last year. Thereafter Secret Mens Business, Concubine and Shining Sea all represented the Club at the Australian Yachting Championships in Sandringham in January finishing second, sixth and eighth respectively, a fantastic result for the Club! Following this regatta Shining Sea gained a third at the Geelong Festival of Sails and White Knight a credible sixth in the Sydney 38 Nationals at the same event.

David Royle Racing Manager and Boating Administrator

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Cruising Association Update

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t’s been another busy but fun time for our cruising community.

In December the usual Cruising Association Second Saturday BBQ was the stage for the Combined Associations Christmas Bash.

Everyone was in a festive mood and even more festive were the winners of the brilliant Christmas Hamper prizes in our Christmas raffle. We extend a special thanks to Charlesworth Nuts who remain our generous and wonderful sponsor.

It was a hot summer but the temperature is always a lot cooler out on the ocean. Our Club members took to the water in record numbers, whether on longer journeys exploring SA anchorages, or anchoring off the Semaphore Jetty for New Year’s Eve and Australia Day fireworks displays.

Kangaroo Island Following Christmas festivities a number of CYCSA boats cruised to Kangaroo Island. Fishing was good this year with some big tommies and the occasional ‘meal size’ King George whiting being caught, particularly on the change of tide. There was some occasional light drizzle for one or two days which was unusual for late December but the absence of any strong winds from the north made it easy to find safe and smooth overnight anchorages.

CYCSA members celebrated New Year’s Eve with a small contingent from the RSAYS at the Brown’s Beach Camping Ground at Eastern Cove. Pre-dinner drinks at anchor, a short trip to the BBQ area in our tenders, a quick BBQ dinner, and lots of fun playing with glow sticks.

This year we saw the New Year in at 2230 - it had been a long day!

School’s Out had a lovely stay introducing their normal hardened race crew to the delights of cruising by visiting Christmas Cove, Eastern and Western Coves, Kingscote, Bay of Shoals and Emu Bay. They did get their ‘racing fix’ by sailing in the Ballast Head Cup on the beautiful flat waters of Eastern Cove.

Seen out and about in Kangaroo Island waters were Brigadoon, Oki, Vagabond, Two True, Wind Weaver, Epiphany, Pineapple Pole, RU4 Reel, Marnico, Golden Cowrie, School’s Out, and The Nanny Bus.

Tour Down Under Flotilla - Port Adelaide The start of the 2018 Tour Down Under was held in Port Adelaide and the SA boating community were invited to take part in a Tour Down Under Boating Flotilla.

Most boats moored alongside the pontoons near the Birkenhead Bridge and had great fun over three days. The Port was ‘dressed up’ and looked spectacular and on race day a buzzing street party attracted 1000’s of visitors. The event was marketed as ‘sights, sounds, sails, sips and snacks’ and was certainly true to that description.

A number of CYCSA boats participated in the Flotilla including: Andante, Baloo, Far Star, and School’s Out. On pre-race night we had relaxing drinks aboard Andante and a fantastic dinner at the newly refurbished Port Admiral Hotel - well worth a visit!

Other Summer Cruising Activities Over summer CYCSA boats have journeyed to many of our beautiful cruising grounds including Port Lincoln, Black Point, Edithburgh, the Cutter Patch and Second Valley. On the Australia Day Long Weekend, despite high temperatures, quite a few members took the opportunity to take a break over in the Port Vincent Marina.

The Second Saturday of the Month BBQs are open to all Club members and their guests. The monthly BBQs are a great way to catch up with or meet new friends and are very good value for money because they’re free! Keep a lookout for updates through the upcoming events emails and the Club calendar.

The Easter Weekend is early this year and CYCSA members will be cruising to all parts of the Gulf St Vincent. A number of boats have booked into the Port Vincent Marina for the long weekend. Two activities are confirmed at this stage - Saturday night, a ‘bring a plate’ shared dinner with the Squadron in their marquee and on Sunday night a CYCSA dinner at the Ventnor at 6.30pm – please let me know if you’d like to attend as places are limited.

Happy cruising!

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Enter the FA Fishing Awards - see Club website FA page

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he weather was certainly not co-operating on that November Friday with rain and cold winds affecting the orderly set-up of the three big lovely Riviera Boats between B and C row in Marina East. Members and guests gathered aboard to enjoy convivial company and a relaxing drink or two in cosseted luxury in spite of the bad weather. Big Rivs hosted by their generous owners can do that particularly when tied up in the marina.

Our thanks to Commodore Geoff Boettcher (Tender Business), member David Henderson (Sundowner) and Chair of FA Vlad Humeniuk (Splendido) for agreeing to have their boats on display and being great hosts. Our thanks also to RMarineSA (Riviera Boats) for their generous sponsorship of the night.

As the evening events started the weather eased and for a moment the sun shone through.

Cold but very pleasant as was the superb food and pleasant wines supplied by our Club Food and Beverage Manager Andrew Kerr and the kitchen staff. Members congregated, moved between boats, caught up with friends, got to know a few new ones and later the fishing awards were presented.

Ace fisherman John Kenny scooped the pool with the biggest snapper and whiting. The accompanying photo of John shows not all of his snapper catch made it to the boat on one recent outing but the marauding shark got a good feed. His award was presented on the night and then taken for engraving to be re-awarded at Crabbing Day. These awards are presented to Fishing Association members who submit photos of their prize catches via the CYCSA website where members will find a simple proforma to complete. If this form defeats the technically challenged, talk to Mellissa in the Club office.

Annual awards are given not only for biggest snapper and whiting but also for largest game fish and largest scale fish. We would encourage all members to do so and ask that the submitted photo show the fish, preferably with the member, noting its size and where it was caught.

The evening ended with a few good ‘big reds’ – wine not snapper – and the weather eased overnight so boats were returned to their home berths without incident.

Vlad Humeniuk, Chair Fishing Association

FA Chair Vlad Humeniuk and committee member Glen Simpson presents John Kenny (centre) with his fishing award

The one that didn’t get away!

C YCSA member John Kenny had another eventful day fishing sharing a snapper with a great white.

“Taxman got me this morning! Paid my taxes a 3.5m white pointer took one of our snapper and then tried to take the head at my feet on the duckboard.

The shark was only centimetres away from me!

Still bagged out with four biggies and three smaller fish. At least we could catch one more because this one now definitely measured under 60cm.”

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PERSONALITY PROFILE - Ken Amos

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en Amos has been a member of the Club for 27 years and during that time has contributed significantly in many ways. Aged 73 years young, Ken is married to Deidre and they have two sons, Heath and Scott, aged 46 and 44 respectively, and to date have two granddaughters.

Ken describes his current occupation as a semi-retired project manager specialising in the construction and engineering disciplines and it is this area that he contributed to the Club.

The design of the BBQ area bears Ken’s signature in part and he was closely involved in the latest development at the Club of the bar and patio area. He is also a member of the Eastern Marina refurbishment team and a Fishing Association Committee member.

A VISIT BY ‘MISS AUSTRALIA’

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t was an honour to receive a request from the Club indicating that the Sunday Mail wanted to use our motor yacht Le Château in a photo-shoot with Miss Universe Australia (Olivia Rogers) on board.

We checked for a weather update, scrubbed the decks and Mark invited three very willing mates (Geoff Gowing, Keith Degenhardt and David Grant) to assist.

On the day Olivia arrived with a professional entourage of photographers/makeup artists, hair stylists and Mirella Romano fashion stylist for the Sunday Mail. Our amidships main cabin was taken over by David Jones yachting inspired designer clothing. Unfortunately for Carole it all went when they left.

The bulk of the photo-shoot on Le Château was located off of Semaphore in soft seas and sunshine followed by further photos in the Western Marina over the afternoon.

Miss Universe Australia is a beautiful and beguiling girl, delightfully natural and with a fabulous personality. It was a magic and memorable moment and a pleasure and a privilege to have her on board.

Mark was quite chuffed especially when Olivia wore his Captain’s hat in some of the photo shoots and said thank you at the end and then gave him a kiss.

Carole lost him there for a while.

Mark and Carole Hentschke

While attending Findon High School Ken met his best mate, Paul Yarwood, who was known to many of us over the years. Together they went into boating, both power and sail, and chronologically built many boats starting with a five metre bondwood Hartley Tuna half cabin power boat, followed by a five metre Carribean Galaxy ski boat, a 5.5 metre Swiftcraft half cabin power boat, a 13 metre ferro cement cutter rigged slip called Contiki and a 16 metre steel cutter rigged sloop called Phantom which they built from the hull up. After Paul passed away Phantom was sold and Ken refurbished and repowered a 10.6 metre ex commercial fishing boat which he called Ghost which resides in E11 at the Club and gives him hours of enjoyment fishing and doodling.

Memories with regard to boating are many and varied but the camaraderie among boaties is high on the list. Together with Paul he sailed 13 Adelaide to Port Lincoln Blue Water Classics entered in both the Cruising and Racing Divisions.

A trip on Phantom in company with Peter and Barbara Page’s ketch Serenity to the head of the Australian Bight was a very special time. Interesting anchorages along the way included Davenport Creek near Ceduna and St Francis Island in Nuyts Archipelago two places not to be missed for anyone planning a cruise up that way. Ken and Paul covered around 14,000 sea miles together in Phantom.

Sailing as we all know involves challenges and of particular note was the trip made helping Peter Page deliver his Bavaria 50 foot yacht Serenity from Sydney to Adelaide in the year 2000 during which they copped nasty weather in Bass Strait – definitely not to be recommended in Ken’s words.

Besides being interested in all things boating Ken campaigns and races a Clubman racing car together with his sons. During his involvement with motor racing he has built a replica Shelby AC Cobra and built and raced Formula Vee and Formula 3 race cars. Flying was also a passion and he held a private pilot licence for a time.

Ken has a well equipped workshop and much to Deidre’s chagrin likes to keep busy with the odd noisy project. One such project involved building a working model steam engine together with a boiler of his own design. The engine is complete but the boiler is still a work in progress!

He was actively involved in pistol shooting for many years and although he no longer participates in the sport, is a Life Member of the Noarlunga City Pistol Club.

Ken’s major plans for the future are to stay healthy for as long as possible and to go fishing, sailing and motor racing and in these pursuits we wish him the best of luck.

The Club has been a large part of his life over the past 27 years and his thoughts about the CYCSA are that it is a great Club which is structured well, has helpful staff and great facilities.

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how gps works

by Owen Mace

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PS, or Global Positioning System, affects our lives every day. Every time we make a mobile phone call, navigate around town or buy a house, GPS is involved. But what is GPS and how does it work?

First of all though we must understand that GPS is a complex system which is capable of being understood on many levels. As we dig deeper so we have to modify some of our earlier understandings.

We’ll even understand that its name is, well, iffy. It’s not really global (marginal at the poles), it’s more than positioning (you get really accurate timing as well) and it’s not a system, it’s two, one civilian and a second protected military system.

Okay then what does GPS do? Answer – small, inexpensive receivers measure their position (latitude, longitude and elevation) and speed.

A few years ago I bought a receiver on eBay for $19. These days the largest part of a GPS receiver is the antenna and I’ve seen complete systems the size of a postage stamp. Nifty eh?

How does it work? As I write this there are 31 satellites orbiting the earth at about 20,000 km each transmitting radio signals at 1.5 GHz. Our little GPS receiver receives those signals and measures the time each signal takes to propagate from the satellite to the receiver.

Multiply the propagation time by the speed of propagation of the radio signal (the speed of light) to give the distance from the satellite to our receiver.

How does that give our position? Well obviously one measurement doesn’t give our position but three can. We need to receive timing signals from four satellites in order for our GPS receiver to be able to calculate our position in three dimensions. The fourth satellite signal is needed to allow the receiver to calculate the error of its internal clock. Naturally if we make the assumption that our GPS receiver is on our boat and is so many metres above the sea surface that removes one unknown and then only three satellite signals are required.

they? The valuation of your home depends on accurately knowing where it is – GPS positioning. Councils locate street furniture using GPS. Golf carts with GPS can tell you how far to the pin and even suggest the club to use. The movement of bridges and continents.

Guiding aerial spraying aircraft so a skilled pilot can lay down spray within a metre of the desired spot. Did you know that the first autonomous aircraft to fly the Atlantic was an Australian aircraft (Aerosonde) and it used GPS to guide it. Of course, autonomous, self-driving vehicles on land, sea and air (but not underwater unless the submarine tows a GPS receiver above the sea surface) are also guided by GPS. So what about military applications? As you might imagine there are parallels with civilian applications such as navigating planes, ships, trucks, missiles, satellites, supply pallets, soldiers and so on plus manned and unmanned vehicles. How about guiding a parachute to its destination after flying to pre-defined way points to confuse the enemy? How about guiding an artillery shell to its target? All these are today’s applications of GPS. Not bad for a system run by a military (the US Navy) for anyone in the world to use at no cost. I bet that the rationale is that the cost to the US government is Nil after you account for the taxes paid by US GPS manufacturers.

Think about this also. GPS relies on extremely accurate clocks flying in the satellites. Those clocks are the result of research conducted in the 1950s and 1960s to improve the accuracy of clocks. Who could ever use a clock accurate to a thousandth of a second per year? At that stage there was no understanding where the research would lead – to GPS. Oh, by the way, there are other positioning systems. The Russians have one (Glonass), the Europeans (Galileo), China (Compass) and India (Indian Regional Radio Navigation System, IRNSS). Many modern receivers utilise more than one system.

Now count the number of GPS receivers on your boat:

But what is the accuracy of our receiver? Well the answer is not that straightforward. Normally the largest error is small changes in the speed of signal propagation due to electrons in the ionosphere. As we are close to a solar minimum at the present you should expect position accuracy of about five to ten metres. In a few years as the sun becomes more active (that is, more sun spots), expect errors to rise towards 15 metres and more.

• The chart plotter, autopilot and radar all use a GPS receiver position for the boat.

• The DSC VHF radio transmits the boat’s position if you send an emergency mayday signal.

Clever schemes to correct for the change in the propagation through the ionosphere can improve accuracy to one metre and even a few millimetres or better. There are such systems to improve accuracy and resiliency in the presence of failures.

Okay we now have some understanding of how GPS works, how might GPS be used?

• In an emergency you start the Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) which alerts the Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA) via satellite. It probably has a GPS receiver in it.

• How many mobile phones and tablets on board? Each has a GPS receiver built into it.

Typically there are six on my boat Rivive.

So GPS and similar systems are here to stay. They are available to anyone to use at no cost though it won’t always be so for all services. Consequently there are many, many civilian and military applications.

GPS receivers are used in many, many ways besides chart plotters in our boats and navigators in our cars. Because receivers calculate the error of their clocks with great accuracy, accurate timing signals can be used for timing mobile phone networks for example, which is critical for their operation. Positioning of land, sea and air vehicles and navigation, like the navigator in your car, marvellous aren’t

Much more detail on the web, starting with Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System 17

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he 73rd edition of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race lived up to all the pre race hype and was a record breaking, fast, furious, wet and wild ride for Concubine. Managing to get our little 45 footer across the finish line at Battery Point in under two days with a blistering finishing time of 1 Day 23 Hours 19 Minutes and 27 Seconds, finishing 7th overall on IRC, 3rd overall in Division 1 IRC and 6th overall in ORCi and 3rd overall in Division ORCi was a huge achievement. Jason Ward and Shevaun Bruland’s Concubine can also now lay claim to being the fastest yacht under 50ft and the fastest yacht ever to finish from South Australia!

After the bitter disappointment of not making the 2016 edition of the race when we dropped our rig in the CYCSA’s Jubilee Cup in November 2016, the 2017 season became all about the ‘Great Race’. Jason and Shevaun’s intentions were made very clear early in the year to lay it all on the line and leave no stone unturned in having a real crack at the iconic yacht race. We started by locking in our crew in March before deciding on the schedule of focusing solely on an offshore program. Jason made the commitment to relocate Concubine to Sydney in July to contest the CYCA’s premier ocean racing series, the Blue Water Point Score. Featuring all the conditions you can experience in the Hobart race, the Blue Water Series consisted of six offshore races beginning with the Sydney to Gold Coast Race in July and culminating with the Hobart race in December. In between the two big ones the other races included the Flinders Island Race in September, Newcastle Bass Island Race in October, Cabbage Tree Island Race in November and the final hit out with the Bird Island Race in early December. To achieve a good result in a Hobart race there is no substitute for spending time together as a team on the water so at each of the four smaller offshores we added a couple of extra testing and training days around the dates to maximise our invaluable time before the big race. The series was not without issues with engine charging troubles forcing us to retire from the Newcastle Bass Island Race followed by our propeller shaft universal joint parting company on the way back in after a training session three hours before the start of the Cabbage Tree Island Race. The rollercoaster of these little setbacks, whilst extremely frustrating, made Concubine probably one of the most refined, best prepared boats and teams on the start line come 26 December.

The morning of 26 December finally arrived and an unbelievable forecast presented itself - light south easterlies at the start turning in the afternoon to north east and building to1520-25-30 knots and holding all the way to Tasman Island on the morning of the 28th with a southerly change due in the early afternoon to blow us up the river! No one could really believe it, this was a once in a life time type of forecast. “Is that for real Kempy?” we all kept asking.

Start morning was very relaxed as all the hard work was already done, it was now just up to us to execute. Whilst the forecast and routing was a dream this would be no easy race. To have a chance at winning our division we would need to push Concubine to the limit and sometimes beyond. Racing hard downwind in plenty of wind is just as gruelling physically as an upwind belting, it’s just way more fun! We knew we needed to push hard but limiting down time and sail damage was going to be the key to this race.

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Being in Division 1 Concubine was the smallest boat on the front start line. We had a reasonable start at the boat end of the line in a light eight knot easterly wind. We fought hard to hold a reasonably clear lane to the first turning mark and rounded in great shape in front of most of the 52s and the rest of our immediate competition. From there it was a dead beat for two nautical miles to the Z marker before turning south to Tasman Island. Ichi Ban, the eventual Overall winner, passed us just before the Z marker. The first hour outside the heads is always hard sailing with the spectator fleet and Sydney head chop combined with a light easterly breeze. The team worked hard and we were soon on our reaching jib top and jib combo before peeling to our mast head code zero. The breeze slowly worked its way into the NE and built and by 5pm we were on our A2 running spinnaker. The sleigh ride began.

We started our three hour on, three hour standby and three hour off watch system early at 4pm as we knew we needed to maximise rest on the first night as from the morning of the 27th it was going to get ‘fruity’! The first night was relatively straightforward with the A2 running in 18-20 knots. The first gybe onto starboard followed by a peel to our A4 came around 11pm to make the most of the first of a series of current eddies. Such was the pace of the first night we were calling up the radio relay vessel JBW to confirm our position east of Green Cape at 4am. As we ventured out into Bass Strait the breeze started to build and the white water increased. By 11am we were surfing our way well into the strait in 25+ knots of wind averaging 16 knots over the ground. Several gybes were required to work the shifts and get ourselves close to the rhumb line and to work our way to the west of the fleet as more wind was forecast in that area. Our tactician, Julian Freeman, and navigator, Steve Kemp, kept close watch on the fleet with the tracker and AIS and monitored the weather constantly for any shifts. During the afternoon the breeze was well up into the high 20s touching 30 knots at times and the seaway was getting quite large and steep and we were surfing along at 20 knots. Concubine was getting hard to control spearing through waves at high speed with walls of water above our heads cascading along the deck. We were at great risk of blowing out our only A4 spinnaker so, with safety in mind, we bare headed and changed to our new mast head furling bullet proof Cuban Fibre A3, designed specifically with these Hobart conditions in mind. Our little 45 footer lit up under the configuration and we were able to surf down, through, up and over every wave and soon we were passing most of the 52 fleet. ...continued page 20

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2017 Rolex Sydney to

by Silas Nolan

Photos courtesy of Rolex /Studio Borlengh

1 Day 23 Hours 19 Minutes 27 Seconds...

628 NM

cubine Hobart Yacht Race

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Trimming the main just in front of the wheel was the front line of defence for breaking up the solid walls of water before they took out whoever was steering at the time. All the boys did a great job rotating to keep fresh and fast. There still wasn’t much down time because if you weren’t trimming the main or spinnaker, grinding or driving, it took all your energy just to hang on at the back of the boat.

Nerves of steel and plenty of commitment were required to complete some high speed gybes in 30+ knots to get to the west side of another current eddy off of Flinders Island. All the effort was rewarded with gains on the fleet to our east. We were climbing the leader board rapidly. Our main drivers - myself, Wardy, Freeman, Partridge and Pato - drove the boat hard without incident, keeping the good ship on her feet. Meanwhile our trimmers - Simon, Luke, Clarky and Azza - copped a pounding of white water trimming through every wave. The work horses - Mitto, Jesse and Pernini - infused all their energy into powering the handles, keeping the boat tidy and dry, packing sails and setting up for the next change.

As we made our way out of Bass Strait and into Tasmanian waters on the evening of the 27th the sea state and breeze eased enough to peel back to the A4. As night began to fall the breeze was building again to around 25 knots but this time the sea state had become more a long rolling swell so it was much easier to steer and higher average speeds were recorded. Some cloud came in making the night pitch black with only the instrument lights and the glow of the navigation lights to illuminate our vessel. We were in touch on the leader board and keeping pace with the 50s. We had to survive the night if we wanted any shot at an overall result. So far in the race we hadn’t suffered any down time due to damage or wipe outs so we kept the pedal down into the night. However, around 11pm in 30 knots, Nick Partridge did his best to flip the boat end over end, burying the boat so deep into the back of a wave at 25 knots of boat speed that the rudder came out of the water and we ended up on our side. Quick thinking from the trimmers who flogged the spinnaker as we hit the wave saved the A4 from implosion but unfortunately we tore it pulling it down.

The whole team rallied and got the boat back on its feet and the A3 back up in less than 10 minutes while Azza and I assessed the damage to the A4 and started repairs. You can fix anything with spray glue and sticky back! Fortunately the tear was only around two metres long so it was an easy fix and we were ready to go again in no time.

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Photo by Janine Kemp

Crew: Jason Ward, Silas Nolan, James Paterson, Steve Kemp, Jason Clark, Luke Stephens, Aaron Cole, Nick Partridge, Jesse Mitton, Anthony Mitton, Matt Pernini, Julian Freeman, Simon Cunnington

Around the same time as our wipe out the wind veered into the NW allowing us to make our final gybe to lay Tasman from 120nm out. We were headed some more and ended up having to sail quite hot to lay Tasman – 130-135º true wind angle in 30 knots wind speed. We put a reef in and kept the A3 on as the boys kept the hammer down and worked extremely hard all night. It is difficult to put into words how incredibly hard it was to sail that night. We were pushing the limits of the sail combination we had up for those last 100nm into Tasman Island as it was pitch black, you couldn’t see the waves and blowing 30-35knots and the boys on the wheel were driving it like they stole it. There was a sense of relief once the morning light began and we could start to see our environment again.

As the morning light broke we could see Tasman Light and we had to remind ourselves that it was still only the 28th of December! We were headed more and had to change to our furling Jib Top, Heavy Jib and Genoa Staysail as we were coming at Tasman Island hot. The 52, Envy Scooters, and the Carkeek 47, Indian, had sailed a more westerly course for their final approach and were running inshore of us getting to Tasman Island four nautical miles in front. They ended up having to make several gybes to get around Tasman and both ran several nautical miles wide of the island and having trouble getting their spinnakers down in the Tasman Island wind acceleration. We came ripping in through the inside with our triple headed rig up within 100 metres of the famous Organ Pipes then lifted around the corner to lay Cape Raoul with the same gear up leaving Envy and Indian behind.

By this stage we were racing the clock as Ichi Ban had finished and Quest and Celestial were in the river with the Cookson 50 Mascalzone Latino nearing the Iron Pot. We were on the podium at this stage and just needed Storm Bay and the fickle Derwent to provide us a bit of luck. The southerly that was due to come in caused the northerly breeze to ease for us as we entered the Derwent which made for a long slow frustrating trip up the river. Luck would not be on our side this year as the time ticked away together with our podium result aspirations. Unfortunately we ended up being the last boat to finish in the northerly with boats over 20nm behind us carrying spinnakers all the way from Cape Raoul to finish only minutes behind us relegating us to seventh overall. Such is the Hobart Race!

Full credit to Matt Allen and his team on Ichi Ban – they sailed an amazing race and were very deserving winners of the Tattersall Cup. As disappointing as the final few hours were I could not have been prouder of how hard the team on Concubine worked and how hard they pushed the boat from start to finish and the result we achieved together. A massive thank you has to go out to Jason and Shevaun for committing themselves to the boat, the team, the process and laying the foundation to keep the boat and the team constantly progressing. Big things are not far away.

All you can ask for in the ‘Great Race’ is to be in with a shot at Tasman Island and the rest will be what it will be. All you can do is keep turning up with the same process, mentality and the best preparation and the result will come. Bring on next year!

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BOATS at the club This is another in the series of articles by editor Libby Stephens aimed at providing you with an insight into a few new boats and other boats of interest at the Club. Contact Libby through the Club if you are interested in having your boat featured here.

GOLDEN COwRIE

Steve and Carolyn Harrington purchased Golden Cowrie in September 2017 from CYCSA member Hillar Puvi. Below Steve tells us a bit more about the boat and the sailing adventures they have planned for the next 12 months.

Golden Cowrie is a 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 523. She will make an excellent long distance cruiser thanks to the generator and watermaker installed by Hillar. We have recently upgraded her standing and running rigging in preparation for the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race. The yacht was previously known as Holy Cow when based in Sydney and often raced in the Sydney and Hamilton Race Weeks. The distinctive headsail with a Friesian pattern is still in the sail wardrobe and will be used when winds are over 20 knots!

From late March 2018 we plan to venture up the east coast of Australia as far as Cairns and aim to spend school breaks and holidays on Golden Cowrie while juggling family and work commitments. Weather permitting we will spend this Easter in Sydney Harbor and September in the Whitsunday Islands and return to Adelaide in early 2019 with a lap of Tasmania also planned on the way back.

Golden Cowrie replaced our former yacht, Free Fallin, a Beneteau Oceanis 43. Free Fallin took us safely to the Whitsunday Islands and back to Adelaide four years ago and we also competed in two Adelaide to Port Lincoln races as well as being regulars in the CYCSA twilight races.

Over recent months we have taken Golden Cowrie to Kangaroo Island to compete in the Ballast Head Cup, joined the Queen of the Gulf Regatta and entered a few casual twilight races. Golden Cowrie is very spacious with long range fuel and water tanks, microwave and even a dishwasher.

She will be one of the heaviest yachts to compete in the upcoming Lincoln race with comfort a priority. A special thank you to Rod Hunter for helping us get Golden Cowrie ready for our upcoming cruise and race as well as getting us prepared to sail safely a much larger and heavier yacht.

Steve Harrington Steve, thank you for telling us your story may you and your family have a fantastic year of sailing on Golden Cowrie!

SINTARA

Derek Morrison is delighted with the Beneteau First 47.7 he recently purchased and is eagerly anticipating many rewarding years of sailing on the new Sintara.

A long-standing member of the CYCSA Derek has had a great time racing different boats over the past thirty years and, while he is still passionate about racing, he is also ready to spend time exploring coastal Australia. He chose a Beneteau because it’s a beautiful cruising boat that also has a good reputation as a racing boat - it offers the best of both worlds.

Preparing the boat for the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race and Regatta Week has been a significant part of Derek’s plans to transform Sintara into a competitive racing boat and a great cruising boat that can easily be sailed by two people. New sails, a new navigation system and an electric winch have already been installed as part of a planned upgrade to 2018 standards. “We have a great boat and a great team and we can probably still give the younger sailors a run for their money.”

Part of the advantage of having a larger boat he says is looking forward to inviting lots of guests out for twilight sailing including younger people. “In fact it would be good to have the chance to pass on some of the team’s collective knowledge to the young sailors of the future. It’s a beautiful boat to share with others and a good way to encourage them into sailing.”

When Derek and his team are not racing he and Judy are looking forward to some leisurely cruising in the pristine waters off Kangaroo Island, around Thistle Island and in Port Lincoln. They hope that cruising and fishing on the West Coast, or anywhere else the spirit takes them, will be more enjoyable on a boat that has the comfort of a private cabin with an en suite bathroom, two other cabins for guests, a modern galley and everything one could possibly need for an extended sail. He and Judy are looking forward to experiencing many memorable sailing adventures together over the next few years.

We wish Derek and Judy all the best with their new boat. Good luck in your racing and happy cruising.

Dianne Schwerdt

MAHALO

Diann and Andrew Hewat took delivery of Mahalo at the Sandringham Yacht Club in November 2016. Mahalo is a 2017 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44DS built in Marion, South Carolina and is powered by a single 57 horsepower engine.

In January last year Diann and Andrew sailed Mahalo from the Docklands in Melbourne to Marina West at the CYCSA. They stopped along the way at Portland, Kingscote and Wirrina Cove. As members of the Sandringham Yacht Club they took advantage of the reciprocal arrangements with the CYCSA and formally joined up in May 2017.

Diann and Andrew earned their American Sailing Association Accreditations for Bareboat Cruising and Coastal Navigation in Hawaii. As part of that training they sailed overnight from Maui to Waikiki. They earned their Royal Yachting Association Accreditations as Competent Skipper (Andrew) and Competent Crew (Diann) in Port Phillip Bay. In addition to many day sails in the past year they have sailed to Kangaroo Island twice, Port Vincent twice and also Stansbury. Prior to owning Mahalo Andrew had a motor boat in Cape Town in South Africa where he grew up. Similarly, while living in New York, Diann had the opportunity to occasionally sail on Long Island Sound.

Diann tells us their plans for the boat are simply to sail, sail and sail! They truly enjoy cruising and seeing new places and it is likely their next trip will be to explore Port Lincoln and the surrounding islands. They are also in the process of planning a trip along the east coast up to Queensland and from there, who knows – the Isle of Pines perhaps? They have enjoyed the warm welcome they’ve received from many members of the CYCSA and appreciate the advice they have been given regarding local cruising destinations. Diann tells us Mahalo is a Hawaiian word meaning thanks, gratitude, admiration, praise, and esteem and says “they are truly grateful to be in a position to enjoy her”.

Thank you for sharing your story with us Di and Andrew - may the wind blow where you wish to go!

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TRAVELS ON BOARD JEMMAROO believe there is a possibility of three factors at work at the moment – we must be getting older, lazier or wiser. I like to think it is the latter because I like where we are at the moment but Graeme, as usual, has the yen to go further but I have managed to restrain him a bit.

We are still semi-resident in the Greek island of Leros, a delightful, unspoilt island most tourists have not discovered yet but it is only a matter of time.

We tend to be going through similar procedures so I will only briefly describe our time going in to Turkey and elaborate on the new islands and anchorages we found in Greece.

We need to travel into Turkey due to the 90 days in 180 rule which applies to Australian’s travelling in the European Union and that, plus the face that Graeme has found some maintenance people he likes in Marmaris in Turkey, determines our travel plans.

As soon as we had provisioned etc we set off for Marmaris and had the engines serviced, all the winches serviced and a load of other jobs taken care of. When this was all complete we wended our way back towards Greece anchoring on one occasion in the bay off of Bozburun in Turkey. Murphy came into play as I operated the anchor winch only for the anchor to go into free fall – 80 metres of chain directly under us with other anchored boats close by. While Graeme climbed down in to the anchor locker to investigate what the problem was I manouvered Jemmaroo around so as to avoid other boats. It turned out the mechanic had serviced and greased the winch so well the spindle had fallen straight through. Graeme managed to do some running repairs so we pulled some chain up and settled ourselves in while the mechanic drove around from Marmaris. He fixed it with a hose clamp – not quite the original Lewmar part but quite effective!

We eventually entered Greece at Phythagoria on the island of Samos where Lydia and Neil, English friends on board their yacht, Silver

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Lady, were waiting for us. We spent several days there waiting out the weather and celebrated Graeme’s 72nd birthday with them before leaving to return to Leros.

We had made the decision to do some ‘land time’ instead of returning home so we flew from Leros to Athens then Milan in Italy where we picked up a car for our land adventure. We stayed seven nights in Stressa on the shore of Lake Maggiore in the general Lake Como area. It was quite delightful and we travelled around and took the rail/boat option to the head of the lake in Switzerland and back. We drove through the Stelvio Pass, a terrifying experience for me but the smile never left Graeme’s face as we negotiated about 100 chicanes while making our way to Valbruno in the Dolomite Mountains in the north east of Italy. It was magnificent countryside and beautiful scenery as we meandered around the area eventually making our way back to Milan and back to Jemmaroo where fellow Club members, Deb and Hillar Puvi and Gina and Chris Wood, were meeting us to go cruising.

After a big shop of food and assorted liquids we motored around to Pandeli Bay on the eastern coast of Leros to get our sea legs. Swims were definitely the order of the day as we all slowed down and acclimatised to cruising speed. After a night in the southern bay on Lipso we anchored at Marathoi as there were no buoys available. We ventured in to shore to the ‘red’ restaurant and after ten Mojhito’s, two Spritz’s plus some nibbles we were 120 Euros poorer and cured of that so we dined at La Jemmaroo instead.

We took our guests across to Patmos where the girls did a bit of retail therapy before anchoring in a bay called Ormos Livadhi. For our next anchorage we ventured south to a delightful small island called Levitha where we had not been before. On the southern side of the island there is an entrance with a long skinny bay which goes west and east. The enterprising family who own the island have put down

Murphy came into play as I operated the anchor winch only for the anchor to go into free fall – 80 metres of chain directly under us with other anchored boats close by.

buoys in the eastern end and we picked up one of these. The fee was €7 a night or dinner at the ‘restaurant’. We paid the fee for one night and after walking up to the farm/taverna decided to stay a second night and dine there then. Mandis is the sixth generation of his family farming the island with goats, sheep and crops and he also has rooms where the local fishermen stay. It was quite delightful and all the family pitched in and helped serve etc while grandma did the cooking. Mainly produce from the island is used and saganaki, eggplant, Greek salad, a bean dish a bit like hummus, roast goat, meatballs and fish later, we were full. It was great fun in a very authentic traditional atmosphere in the courtyard of the farm house.

Fortunately the weather had settled down so we motored around to the main port/town in Naxos to the anchorage within the breakwater where we settled in and ferry watched – it seemed like at least a hundred came and went, sometimes four or five at a time. We had a delightful couple of days in Naxos before leaving and anchoring at Skhinoussa and then Katapola on the island of Amorgos. Seafood comprising levraki, baked octopus and grilled calamari was on the menu in town so we dined out and the next morning left for Levitha for Jack to enjoy some roasted goat but only lamb was on the menu – rough luck. This island and anchorage should be on everyone’s cruising list just for the experience.

Another ‘new to us’ island called Astipalaia followed and we finally anchored in a bay called Ormos Skhinounda and dinghied into shore. We booked two taxis for the next day to visit the Chora or Hora (old town on the hill) at Skala Astipalaia. After a walk around the castle and old town we deserved a drink before walking down to the harbour for lunch then back to Jemmaroo.

A beam reach down to Astipalaia saw us moored on the town wharf in the main town of Skala Astipalaia and it was lucky we got in relatively early as many were unable to fit. We stayed two nights and Jack managed to find a group who he danced the night away with. He needs a bit more practise on his Zorba skills as he was very sore and sorry for a few days after. A night at the anchorage at Maltenzana out of the wind and we then made our way across to Kalymnos where the usual whistle blowing etc from the man on shore directing where to moor. €3 to the man for catching the ropes and €13 for the mooring and we were in and we walked along the foreshore to enjoy a couple of very cold beers. The next night we went to another ‘new to us’ anchorage further north along the east coast of the island where the water and the locals were great but not so the food so it may be off the list.

The meltemi, the north westerly breeze, was settling in and it was a bumpy motor north west to the island of Skhinousa where we finally settled on a bay near the southern end of the island. There was an absolutely stunning house and garden on shore complete with a super yacht, power boat and helicopter so we people watched as the helicopter came and went several times.

The meltemi was in full swing now so we anchored in the south of Naxos in Ormos Kalando where we bounced around a fair bit but the anchor was holding so we stayed. We left early the next morning and had quite an unpleasant trip up and around to Paroikia, a great bay for when the meltemi is blowing, in Paros. We were all glad to be settled so made our way into shore for dinner and booked a seven seater car for a trip around the island the next day. Naoussa on the northern end of the island is a lovely chic little town with lanes, alleys and shops. We eventually found the winery that had been recommended to us so after a wine tasting followed by some purchases, we continued our travels stopping for lunch at a town in the middle of the island called Lefkes and then motoring around the coast and back to Paroikia. We were harbour bound with the meltemi in full swing so the Puvi’s and Woods’ caught the ferry across to Rafina on the mainland a day earlier than planned but first we had to have a farewell dinner. After they left Graeme and I did a big explore around the town and found the ‘old’ part of town and discovered a fabulous restaurant called Dionysus – highly recommended.

Jack had booked to fly to London out of Samos so we did a return trip there via Pandeli Bay, Patmos, Marathoi and Agathonisi. At Marathoi we watched with interest as a rather large water boat manourvered its way in to the bay and back and off loaded the water for the island. After Jack left Graeme and I put up the small headsail and had a great sail back across to Agothonisi but the main harbour was full and we anchored in a small bay to the south west.

We were being blasted from all sides by the wind and we watched the most amazing looking motor trimaran as it dragged. We decided it was too uncomfortable so up anchored and set off for Lipso and then down to Pandeli on Leros followed by a bay on the southern end of Leros called Xerokambas where we managed to pick up a mooring buoy.

It was time to head home so back to the marina in Lakki where the fun began putting Jemmaroo to bed. We handed in the Transit Log which effectively puts the boat in bond and flew out of Leros to Athens and on to London for a couple of meetings and then back to Athens and home.

Jack Didyk was joining us in a few days so we organised for him to fly in to Paros to meet up. Meanwhile Graeme and I ventured across to the island of Sifnos and anchored in Ormos Faros on the southern coast and then sailed across to Serifos anchoring on the southern side in a lovely secure bay called Ormos Livadhou. We caught the bus up to the Chora and had dinner back in town at the ‘steak’ house. West to Ormos Koutala was our next anchorage but with some nasty weather coming I managed to convince Graeme to make our way back to Paroikaia on Paros to wait for Jack. We had all conditions for the passage back starting out with two reefs and the small headsail, changing up and then back again. The sail took around six hours and it was a relief to be safely anchored in the bay.

Next morning saw us dragging however, along with several other boats, so we re-anchored and fortunately it held. While we had a few days to wait we ordered a replacement DVD/CD/Radio for the main salon and managed to get quite a few other jobs done also. Jack arrived on Tuesday 29 August, the new sound system was installed and Graeme’s phone was saying “no reception” – not good. A fair bit of fiddling around and we got through to Telstra in Australia and the technician suggested we swap the Sim cards around in the phones and then put them back again – it worked!! How does that happen??

All in all a very relaxing time was had and we found several new anchorages and a couple of new islands so that can’t be bad. I guess we will be back again in 2018 to do it all over again!!

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Building Venom Bob Dunn has started building a high performance blue water trimaran which he hopes to bring to the CYCSA by mid 2019 and has kindly provided us with his story about this exciting project.

A bit about the boat The boat is a custom design Grainger 12.8 metre trimaran being built in the Gold Coast. It will be all carbon construction with a 19 metre carbon rotating mast and have carbon sails and rigging. It is being built to ISO Category A standards and will be appropriately equipped to be eligible to compete in AS Category 1 and 2 races.

Special features She will have C foils to give some extra lift and stability and the beam and float sizes are very large which should enable the to boat to be pressed hard, even in the open ocean. She has rudders in each hull so can be sailed with as little of the main hull in the water as possible to reduce drag and the rudders will be T foils to also give some lift. The float bows are designed to pierce waves to reduce pitching and the main hull has a beam:length ratio of 11:1 and a flat under surface to encourage planing. The main point of all these features is for the boat to sail as much as possible on the water, rather than through it, and to be very stable at sea.

She will be the first blue water racing trimaran to be built in Australia for many years and probably the highest performance trimaran to ever be built here. In addition she is not just an out and out racer which is unusual for trimarans of this size. She will be set up to be sailed short handed or even single handed.

Designer Tony Grainger is one of the world’s best multihull designers and has designed most of Australia’s championship winning and fastest multihulls. He knows how to design fast hull shapes and has the experience and expertise to create a custom boat like this – and he’s Australian to boot!

Builder Jamie Morris from Australian Custom Multihull Yachts has also built and sailed some of Australia’s best performing multihulls so has a proven track record with the construction of these types of boats. He has also worked extensively with Tony in the past which I think is really important because the success of this type of project depends on the owner, designer, and builder all working closely together to get the right result.

Name She will be called Venom, the same name as my previous boat, and will also have a bit of a Redback Spider theme (sorry all you arachnophobes) on the graphics and sails. I think a boat with the sort of performance we are expecting needs a name with a bit of bite!

Accommodation Even though she may sound like a full on racing boat Venom will also have reasonably comfortable accommodation, roughly what you might expect in a 35 footer, including six berths and a toilet and shower but everything needs to be light. So, don’t expect hot running water, roast dinners or to watch TV if you come out with us!

Keeping Venom at the CYCSA Having been a member previously I knew that the facilities at the CYCSA were second to none but the most important thing was how friendly and helpful everyone at the Club was when I started to look at my options. Craig Evans and Jenny Krogdahl have been particularly helpful but everyone I have met so far have been very cheerful and welcoming which is greatly appreciated.

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Sailing plans The boat is designed to be a line honours contender in blue water distance races so being competitive in the local offshore series, ORCV events and those further afield such as the Sydney to Gold Coast and Brisbane to Gladstone, are some of our aims. Once we are fully ramped up doing well at the Australian Yachting Championships and regattas such as Hamilton Island Race week are high on our priority list. However we will need to work our way up to this level first by preparing the boat properly and by competing in local ‘round the cans’ and coaster races to start with.

On top of all this we want to do a bit of cruising around the gulfs and Kangaroo Island as well as taking our friends out for a bit more relaxing sailing in local waters.

Maybe set some benchmark times Once the boat has been sorted out and we are comfortable with it it would be fun to try to set some benchmark times for a few of the popular local passages – Adelaide to Port Vincent and Adelaide to Port Lincoln immediately come to mind. My wife and I had previously sailed from North Haven to Port Vincent in the old Venom (only 8.2m LOA) in 2¼ hours, so I think a time of 1½ to 1¾ hours should be achievable in the right conditions in the new boat.

The fastest offshore sailing boat in SA? Possibly, but there are still quite a few fast boats in the water with proven track records so it is a bit premature to be talking about this but ask me again in two years time…..

Sailing – what’s changed?

I have been out of sailing for a while but as I want to get my sea legs back while waiting for Venom I recently started crewing. I’ve sailed in some local races, the Australian Yachting Championships and King of the Gulf Regattas. The key change I have noticed is how much better integrated and inclusive sailing has become. Sailors now just move between off the beach classes, super maxis, foiling catamarans, displacement yacht match racing, one design sport boats and just about anything else with sails. This is great for the long term future of sailing as it helps break down some of the old barriers between different classes which have prevented it from progressing.

I’ll be looking for some crew We will only really need four to six people at a time to race the boat given the way it will be set up but having good crew is essential for having a good time and doing well. The boat will be sailing quite a lot (including deliveries) so the total number of crew on the team will need to be a fair bit greater than the number needed for any given day. I think it would be ideal to have a mix of old salts and young enthusiasts on board but ultimately the main thing for me is for everyone on board to work well as a team, want to learn and do well, as well as enjoy ourselves. So if anyone is interested, keep your eye on the CYCSA crewing opportunities website page later this year for details.

Finally thanks to everyone who has helped us so far. We are really looking forward to sailing with all the other CYCSA members and hope that Venom and her crew will be good ambassadors for the Club wherever she goes. If you are interested in following our progress in the meantime please visit our Facebook page (where you can also get in touch with us) at https://www.facebook.com/venomsailing/

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Three times winner (on different boats!) Chris Wood, Epiphany, is reported to have made a couple of late night phone calls to the handicapper for some assistance without success but his friends reckon all he needs to do is lighten his boat by either drinking the twenty crates of ‘Tonic Water’ on board or better still, giving it away to his mates.

2016 winner Russell Colman, Trim, will certainly be interviewed at length by the stewards after his performance this year but then all champions have their off days, don’t they Russell?

As we did last year we ditched fixed marks and set a triangular course using the three inflatable marks which allowed the Race Officer the luxury of laying a windward leg which has been difficult to set in previous regattas using fixed marks. Two starts were again used with the Ballast Fleet of lower handicapped boats starting at 1300hrs and the Rocky Fleet at 1330hrs which enables all boats to finish and crews to arrive at the beach barbeque at about the same time.

This regatta was one of the best ever. Flat seas, nice breeze, all boats getting around the course trouble free with the first three corrected times within a minute of one another, the first seven within two and a half minutes and just seven minutes for the entire fleet. Handicap adjustments have now been made in accordance with the Yachting Australia formula and we can expect some even closer corrected times next year.

Surprisingly the Ballast Fleet start was hotly contested with former winner Ants Harris, Goshawk, and new entrant Sam Cowell, Morning Hustler, crossing the start line within a few seconds of the gun whereas the larger boats in the Rocky Division got involved in some friendly argy-bargy pre-start tactical manoeuvres which resulted in all the Rocky Fleet missing the start by about twenty seconds!

First time entrant and new owner Steve Harrington, Golden Cowrie, steered her into early contention and looked a certainty for a podium finish until after completing the first lap he decided to sail to Penneshaw some twenty miles away but, after refocusing, made up a lot of ground to finish equal recipient of the Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy with Morning Hustler. Grant Millard, Matzu, sailed to his generous handicap to just pip the two-masted Goshawk for a well-deserved overall win.

Line Honours favourites Graeme Footer, Marnico, and rookie helmsman Steve Butler, Two True, covered each other from start to finish with Two True prevailing by just eight seconds. Former handicap placer Adrian Wotton, School’s Out, sailed his usual honest race and 2009 Line Honours winner Charles Cimicky, Javelin, made a creditable come-back after a couple of years away and a bit more aggression at the start will get him right up there.

Some thanks are deserved. To Frank Bamford and crew for making Braveheart available for start/ finish duties and for being gracious hosts. To Phil Tregenza for deploying and recovering the inflatable buoys – some job as they would be a handful. To American River yachtie Lesley Beck for valuable start/finish identification and assistance with handicap calculations and to Greg Roberts whose interesting and informative articles in the Island’s newspaper, The Islander, have promoted the Ballast Head Regatta over many years. Also thanks to the RIG (Rebuilding Independence Group) team for once again conducting the beach barbeque and drinks and a huge vote of thanks to Graeme Footer, Chris Wood and Andrew Saies for their contribution to the regatta by fully financing the purchase of the inflatable marks from the Kangaroo Island Yacht Club. Finally, thanks to all of the yachties from American River, Port Lincoln, Wirrina and Adelaide who have supported this most enjoyable fun event over the past fifteen years.

David Saies, Race Officer

Results Line Honours Ballast Head Cup Two True - Steve Butler Handicap Ballast Head Trophy First: Matzu - Grant Millard Second: Goshawk - Ants Harris Third: Morning Hustler - Sam Cowell Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy – joint winners Golden Cowrie - Steve Harrington Morning Hustler - Sam Cowell New Entrants Medals Morning Hustler, Golden Cowrie and Rouseabout (Alex Stolz)

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Ballast Head Regatta 2018

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arly morning on New Year’s Day 2018 broke greyish as the Adelaide contingent gradually glided onto their moorings off Island Beach Kangaroo Island and possibly skipped breakfast for a last minute revision of the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and the course map for the 16th sailing of the Ballast Head Cup Regatta. Later, as the American River fleet began to arrive, a weak sun broke through and by registration time and briefing it had settled into a fine day with a gentle 10 to 12 knot breeze out of the SSW and flat seas which was tailor made for this event, the first regularly programmed yacht race in the world each year.

Cruising the A

s part of the delivery of School’s Out to Hamilton Island Race Week the crew had a five-day diversion via the beautiful cruising waters of Pittwater and the Hawkesbury River.

On board for this part of the adventure were the skipper and Helen Kearney and Helen ‘Champs’ Willmer.

The Pittwater-Hawkesbury Region, only a couple of hours sail north of Sydney Harbour, is one of Australia’s great cruising grounds. The entrance is via Broken Bay giving access to three magnificent waterways; Brisbane Water, Pittwater and the Hawkesbury River. The surrounding land formations are impressive in their own right, bordered in the south by the rugged and beautiful Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park, to the east by Sydney’s northern beaches and to the north by the Brisbane Waters National Park.

We departed the CYCA in Rushcutters Bay around midday on Friday 23 June and had a beautiful sail up the coast past magnificent cliff formations and reached Pittwater late that afternoon. Grabbing one of the many moorings in the area we tied up in the tranquil and beautiful bay called ‘The Basin’ for wine, cheese, dinner and an overnight stay. At this time of the year these waterways are practically deserted and therefore not only are very peaceful but also make it easy to stake out a claim on a patch of water. It is a very different proposition in the summer months when thousands of Sydneysiders make their way to the area. Moorings then become highly sought after due to the difficulties of anchoring in typically 15 to 20 metre depths.

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Pittwater Hawkesbury River Region Photos by Helen Kearney

We woke to a lovely sunrise and noticed that a few other boats had quietly moored next to us overnight but none were too close to spoil our breakfast view. It was time to explore; the winds were slowly increasing so sails were soon out and Helen had expertly taken the helm. We made our way out of Pittwater Bay and headed past Barrenjoey Lighthouse sailing around West Head into the superb Cowan Creek. The ‘creek’ is quite an expansive waterway penetrating Ku-Ring-Gai National Park and is more than seven nautical miles long with a large number of isolated anchorages with public moorings and supports two small settlements, Cottage Point and Bobbin Head. We decided to moor in Refuge Cove next to a gently flowing waterfall for lunch. This is a very popular location in summer with hundreds of moorings but at this time of year we only had to share our spot with two or three boats.

After lunch we were up for more exploring and ended at the Cottage Point Café for coffee and cake eventually mooring for the night in the very serene Jerusalem Bay. The crew tried their hand at fishing and had a great time catching lots of undersized bream before the sun set behind the tall escarpments. It was a cold but still night and we had fun on board doing lots of crosswords – definitely much easier with three heads!

At sunrise the boat was covered in heavy dew and there was an eerie but beautiful mist on the water. High up in the trees we spotted a very large Sea Eagle’s nest. In the coming days we were to spot several of these magnificent birds in pairs soaring above us high in the sky looking for their prey. After breakfast we sailed back to Cottage Point to retrieve the

skipper’s favourite but missing hat and had a lovely morning tea and a walk around the Point. We then set sail for Bobbin Head which is surrounded by national park and is very popular with sailors and landlubbers alike. In the afternoon we explored the stunning waterways of Cowan Creek and moored in a beautiful little cove for the night off Smith Creek, the shortest of three creeks in the area. Helen and Champs decided to have some girl time and rowed off into the sunset on School’s Out tender, Alice.

A beautiful sunrise in Smith Creek warmed us up and we had a very healthy breakfast (according to this skipper, only because we had run out of bacon). Leaving Cowan Creek we sailed around the lower regions of the Hawkesbury River and went ashore at Dangar Island where Governor Phillip camped in 1788.

After some good coffees and toasted banana bread we had a brisk walk around the island and reached its summit for a great view of the surrounding waters. Lunch at pretty Little Patonga Bay, a sail around Lion Island in Broken Bay and a walk ashore amongst the wild life back at the Basin, made up for a busy day.

Next morning we made our way back to civilisation at the populated end of Pittwater Bay. What a wonderful and relaxing trip it had been! This cruising area is magnificent and if you haven’t had the pleasure of sailing in these waters then I recommend you add the experience to your ‘bucket list’. Sailing, power, and houseboats are available for hire should you find this an easier option. With its beautiful calm waterways and rugged landscapes it certainly is the perfect destination for a few or more days on the water.

Adrian Wotton

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Be aware of marine pests when visiting Kangaroo Island waters

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nvasive marine pests continue to threaten Kangaroo Island’s (KI’s) marine environment. Natural Resources Kangaroo Island (NRKI) have been working to prevent marine pests from gaining the advantage and would like to remind us all of the shared responsibility we have to protect marine environments.

Marine pests not only threaten Kangaroo Island’s unique marine biodiversity, they threaten the fishing, aquaculture and tourism industries, which are a lifeline for island residents.

We all have a strong attraction to the coast and marine waters of South Australia and for many KI is a place like no other. This connection translates to a sense of responsibility and stewardship to protect what is important to them.

Surveys have shown that vessel owners who travel to KI are more aware now of the risks marine pests pose to the marine environment and understand what they can do to prevent their spread into new areas. It’s clear that boat owners want to do the right thing with most visiting yacht and motor cruiser owners controlling the level of hull biofouling which can prevent the translocation of invasive marine pests into island waters.

The biggest culprits Out of the seven marine pest species that have been detected in the coastal waters of KI two species in particular pose a significant biosecurity risk to the island’s marine environment. The European fan worm (Sabella spallanzanii) and European sea squirt (Ciona intestinalis) might sound harmless enough but anyone who has visited marinas around Adelaide and at Wirrina can see the impact these species have on coastal ecosystems. Once established they spread rapidly and outcompete native marine organisms by attaching to both natural and artificial surfaces such as vessel hulls. They have the potential to then be easily moved along with the vessel to new pest free waters thereby altering native marine ecosystems and competing with native organisms for food and space.

Surveillance stops stowaways NRKI have been focusing on newly arrived vessels from mainland marinas aiming to stop marine pests before they have a chance to establish. Surveillance activities include monitoring key entry points at American River, Christmas Cove, Kingscote and the north coast coves and intercepting incoming vessels carrying marine pests. Here is a few examples of how surveillance has helped:

A thousand European fan worms found at Christmas Cove An infestation of more than 1,000 European fan worms were found on a yacht that travelled from Wirrina and was berthed at Christmas Cove. Due to the high number of fan worms present and the risk in

removing so many individuals the vessel owner decided the best course of action was to return to the mainland immediately to have the hull cleaned.

Juvenile European fan worms and sea squirts found on a yacht at Christmas Cove An infestation of juvenile European fan worms and European sea squirts was found on a yacht at Christmas Cove that had travelled from an Adelaide metropolitan marina. Working with the vessel owner about 50 pests were removed by NRKI divers using a venturi pump.

European fan worms found at Kingscote Jetty A small number of European fan worms were found at the Kingscote Jetty, tidal pool and slipway, with a total of 189 removed so far. Low numbers of fan worms continue to be detected in this area which suggests they may be part of a small self-sustaining population.

European sea squirts at Bay of Shoals An infestation of more than 1,000 European sea squirts were found on a yacht moored at Bay of Shoals which had travelled from an Adelaide metropolitan marina. This infestation was treated using a tarping method that is wrapped around the entire vessel’s hull while still in the water and starves marine pests of light and oxygen. The tarp needed to remain in place for several weeks to ensure eradication was successful.

There haven’t been any recent detections of marine pests at American River, wharf infrastructure, moorings or vessels, with the last marine pest being detected back in 2014. This suggests vessel owners are taking the right precautions to control biofouling before visiting this location.

Friendly reminder – regularly inspect your vessel As a friendly reminder NRKI would like to urge all vessel owners who travel between mainland marinas and KI to regularly inspect their vessel’s hull for marine pests, especially those vessels that spend extended periods of time berthed in Gulf St Vincent marinas. These simple actions not only help keep KI free of marine pests but they also vastly improve in-water performance and reduce fuel and maintenance costs.

What to do if you spot a marine pest Despite even the best biosecurity practices invasive marine pests can sometimes arrive undetected. So if you believe your vessel is harbouring marine pests on arrival in KI waters or you have sighted something that looks suspiciously like one, please do not remove them, instead contact NRKI on 8553 4444 or FISHWATCH on 1800 065 522 immediately.

Thank you and safe travels.

Paul Jennings, Senior Project Officer – Coast and Marine

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Large infestation of European fan worm on the keel plate of a yacht recently berthed at Christmas Cove, Kangaroo Island.

Children’s Christmas Party The distinctive spiralled feeding tentacles and protective tube of a European fan worm.

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ur traditional Children’s Christmas Party was again well attended with 51 children taking part in this fun day. The weather was very kind being cool, not too hot, but hot enough for some water games. The jumping castle was the first port of call for most of the children and then Linda Mendrin and Russell Phillipson led some very rowdy games. We had warned parents that “the children could get wet” so the water filled balloons, the water pistols and the slip and slide proved very popular especially as parents were armed with changes of clothes and towels.

Santa arrived driven by David Henderson in his sleigh called Sundowner and the children lined the top of the lawn. So as not to rush Santa all at once and have an incident of a child overboard in the water at the end of the finger, the children were held back by the blue line at the top of the walkway. Great idea from one of the grandparents - thank you very much.

Infestations of the European sea squirt can form dense colonies as seen on the hull of this vessel.

Much tearing of wrapping and lots of sitting on Santa’s knee saw many very happy children receive their gifts. After the initial present giving lots of children took the opportunity to revisit Santa and share their secrets of what they really wanted for Christmas. Santa did a great job of listening and making sure everyone was heard.

Afternoon tea was delivered after Santa departed and we had a great spread of savoury and sweet items including honey joys and chocolate crackles. A new innovation this year was a slushie machine which proved very popular. Multi-coloured slushies became the fashion and the turning of the handle on the machine kept lots of strong people engaged. Paddle Pops ended the afternoon tea and this year the most popular flavor was bubble gum!

Whilst parents enjoyed the balmy afternoon the children had extra time with the games and on the jumping castle. Thank you to Adrian Wilson for his input, Glenda Smyth for providing the lolly bags and David Henderson for the ‘sleigh’.

Special thanks to the team of the Social Association for their hard work on the day. It is a fun job but does take a lot of energy so thank you everyone.

This sea squirt’s body is soft, translucent and forms an elongated vase shape with a siphon at the top and one branching away from the body.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW HEAD CHEF

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qualified in commercial cookery in 2012 and obtained a Certificate 4 in Commercial Cookery and Pastry as well as a Certificate 3 in Hospitality Management and Business in 2013. I completed all my training in Brisbane, Queensland at the Southbank TAFE campus which is graded as number one for output and quality of training for commercial cookery as well as baking and butchery courses.

I started my kitchen ventures as a 15 year old working in a Lone Star Steakhouse where I quickly rose to be the youngest kitchen supervisor in Iron Horse International (the company in control of the business) history. I decided I enjoyed the industry and took on an apprenticeship at a local restaurant where I learnt the basics and continued to work in hotels afterwards and worked for AT Hotels at various locations and ultimately qualified at their Spring Hill location called The International.

During my apprenticeship I was selected to do a dinner for Matt Golinski after the tragedy that took his family.

From there I was introduced to Damien Heads, Samuel Walters and David Puhh who were all massive in the Brisbane restaurant scene. In the third year of my apprenticeship I was granted an early exit as I had surpassed requirements for qualification and was selected out of 665 apprentices country wide to participate in the Apprentice of The Year competition where I tied in third place and was drafted into the Australian Young Chef competition where I placed fourth. From my Gala Dinner for Matt Golinski I was head hunted by Samuel Walters to run Restaurant Rapide in Camp Hill in Brisbane’s south east suburbs and I ran that with Sam for 13 months while working on my days off at Aria, Restaurant 11, Pony Bar and Brett’s Wharf.

After Rapide I travelled the country working in remote areas starting in Yeppoon. I helped run a business there for the Brisbane to Keppel Yacht Race – a fantastic experience to say the least. I then travelled to Sorrento, Victoria to work in the Sorrento Yacht Club over their busy period and over a race championship which was also absolutely amazing to be a part of.

After all this I moved to Adelaide to settle down in my career and ground myself. I have run Hotel Tivoli on Pirie Street, The Loose Caboose in Bowden and I have now been given the opportunity to come back into a yacht club and cater for a lovely group of members and customers.

Taylor Gray, Head Chef

Reciprocal Club Membership Scott Duncanson Commodore of Phuket Yacht Club, Thailand presented the CYCSA with their club’s burgee. Scott has been a member of the CYCSA for well over 30 years and a Club champion in the past on his yacht Gingerbread Man.

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