Groundswell May 2011

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Andrew Saies President Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia

Board of Management President Treasurer

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

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Geoff Catt Chris Morphett Rob Sellick

Administration Executive Officer Administration Manager Finance Manager Marketing/Comms Leasing Coordinator Receptionist Marine Academy Coord.

Racing Manager Food & Bev. Manager Head Chef Functions Manager Slip Master Gardener Pt Vincent Marina

Craig Evans Jenny Krogdahl Marina Segodina Rob Williams/Laura Cowley Laura Cowley Prue Hallion Matthew Young Jess Hargreaves Mario Cataldi Andreas Bauer Michelle Matte Tim Went Robert Gray Rob Marner

Association Chairpersons Cruising John Sibly Fishing Glenn Spear Racing Traci Ayris Social Activities Jacq Heffernan Life Members Arthur F Carolan Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer James A Henry (Dec’d.)

Malcolm A Kinnaird AC Peter J Page

From the President

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s the summer season ends, we as a Club can reflect on the activities and programs that the Associations have provided over the last six months. We should all be mindful that most of these activities have been planned and implemented by members in a voluntary capacity, assisted by our Club staff in a variety of ways. All have worked hard and on behalf of the Board I thank you all. A particular thank you to Geoff Catt and his team for all their work and vision in bringing together the combined Clubs’ Easter weekend event at Port Vincent. At the time of writing, the full report on this event has not been considered by the Board but it does fit with our view that season opening and season end should wherever possible be a whole of Club occasion where all members can mix and perhaps compete and go boating in a friendly setting.

Most Associations will soon come up to their respective AGMs - a time to consider reappointment of existing office bearers or election of new members to the respective committees. The Board and I have met with Association Chairs and representatives and run through some current issues while updating each other on our respective views about activities, facility requirements, sponsorship and fundraising. While Associations are rightly able to run their own affairs, all members stand to benefit if we can develop a whole of Club approach to our fundraising and sponsorship strategy.

In due course I would like to see a list of agreed projects that any Association may choose to use as a focus for fundraising.

The Board still has under consideration a number of previously articulated projects including; Marina West breakwater, Marina East replacement, Port Vincent BBQ area, storage facility upgrade and Clubhouse renovations. Board sub-committees are active in all areas and, along with the ongoing considerable efforts of Craig Evans, progress is being made. I hope to report on the exact status of these projects in the next Groundswell.

Finally, after some months of negotiation, the Club is the proud owner of AbFab, a 38’ Farr, in survey charter vessel. Thanks to member and previous owner, Don Fuller, for working this through with us. After this vessel was lost to Marine Academy use last summer, Competent Crew Courses were put on hold. A full program can now be rolled out and I can assure members that a very realistic business case was put to the Board that justifies the purchase of this vessel. Club ownership opens up numerous other opportunities for courses, charter and sponsorship. A renaming and relaunching ceremony is being planned.

Andrew Saies, President

Editors of Groundswell Gay Footer, Rob Perrin, Owen Mace Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au Advertising in Groundswell Jenny Krogdahl: Telephone 08 8248 4222 Groundswell is the official journal of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia Inc. Lady Gowrie Drive, North Haven PO Box 1020 North Haven SA 5018 Telephone: 08 8248 4222 Facsimile: 08 8248 5888 Email: reception@cycsa.com.au Web: www.cycsa.com.au Phone Port Vincent: 0414 611 110

The Board still has under consideration a number of previously articulated projects including; Marina West breakwater, Marina East replacement, Port Vincent BBQ area, storage facility upgrade and ClubHouse renovations.

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Cover Photo: Greg Patten’s G Wizz powers across the Gulf on the way to Lincoln during the Lexus Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race. Photo courtesy of Greg Pratt, Paparazzi.com.au

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Craig Evans Executive Officer

At the Helm

CLUB NEWS

Club WEBSITE Online Member’s Account Login We are pleased to advise that the brand new Online Member’s Account Login is almost ready and will soon be available for members use.

This facility will enable members to view their contact information, check account balances online, and make payments by credit card through a secure payment gateway.

Members will be required to complete a short questionnaire and, once submitted, will be sent the login name and password details to access the facility.

Online Members’ Forum A Members’ Forum is currently being developed to provide a place for members to discuss topical issues relating to boating in general and the Club in particular. The Forum will require a separate login name and password to the Account Login section.

More details regarding the forum will be made available to members in the near future.

We welcome your feedback. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding the website please submit them to the Club via reception@cycsa.com.au

NEW MEMBERS

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

Scott Bacchus Kevin Berry George Bird-Jones Arthur Boucaut-Jones Sue Coomber Stuart Cross Andrew Dean Jason Deckers Garry Fiedler John Gill Nils Gruttner Anne Kellett

Colin Lane Ben Lea Steve Marks Samuel Matthews David McKay Chris O’Donnell Anthony Pearson Charl Struwig Peter Sutcliffe Pamela Ulbrich Frank Wood

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ollowing the downturn created by the Global Financial Crisis, there are finally signs of improvement in the boating industry. Confidence seems to be returning and we have noticed a number of new boats either arriving at the Club or being ordered. The Club’s marina berths that are for sale in Marina West and Port Vincent, the growth of our Marine Academy and likely increases in the usage of our Club facilities and North Haven Boat Ramp put us in a strong position.

To capitalise on these strengths, the Club will be scaling up our marketing through various avenues over the coming months. One such avenue that we have not been involved in for a number of years is the Adelaide Boat Show. After almost ten years of this event being held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, the Boat Show will be returning to the new Goyder Pavilion facility at Wayville in late June.

The Marina East Replacement Committee has recently undertaken a ‘freeboard survey’ of the facility. Four of these surveys have now been carried out at approximately eighteen month intervals.

The surveys have all confirmed that there have been no noticeable changes in the floatation of the pontoons. Independent marina experts have also suggested that there is plenty of life left in the existing facility. While this is comforting, we know that the time for replacement is not too far away and that, due to the required staging of the mammoth project, we need to begin this as soon as practicable. The job of balancing the remaining life of the existing structure and its ongoing maintenance with that of an acceptable level of Club debt to which the Board is prepared to commit for replacement is quite challenging. At present this is reviewed by the Board on a month by month basis.

Meanwhile, engineering work and negotiations with the State Government continue on the proposed extension of our inner breakwater at North Haven. Tenders are currently being reviewed and hopefully work will commence as soon as final approvals are received.

The Club’s slipway will be out of action from 9 May until 20 May to carry out major maintenance and refurbishment. This occurs approximately once every six years. If you are a hardstand occupant, reliant on the slipway to launch your boat and you intend to use your vessel over this period, then please contact the Club and we will arrange a marina berth for you. For larger vessels looking to come out for maintenance over this period we are fortunate to have long time Club sponsor Port River Marine Services prepared to slip boats at Club rates. Please contact the Club if you would like to take advantage of either of these offers.

Recently one of the Club’s Foundation Members, Greg Drummond passed away. Greg had just taken possession of a brand new yacht and it was about to be launched at the time of his death. Our condolences go to Greg’s family and friends.

A few housekeeping issues At the CYCSA we are very fortunate to have a large number of trolleys to take provisions to your boat, however please return them to the trolley bay when you’re finished. Leaving them alongside an empty berth while you’re out on the water really isn’t appropriate and often frustrating to your fellow members.

It’s great to see people using the BBQ area at the Club, however again, please consider others and try to leave this facility cleaner than you find it.

An area in EF Row, in Marina East, has been identified as a ‘hot spot’ for electrical current in the water. Further tests will be carried out to try and identify the source of the problem, however the most likely scenario is that a vessel is either connected to shore power without an isolating transformer or galvanic isolator, or that the wiring in the boat has been compromised through incorrect installation of accessories, or that an inappropriate battery charger is being used. It is a very difficult task trying to locate the source. If you have a boat in the marina and it’s connected to shore power, please have an appropriately qualified electrician regularly check that your system is compliant and supports the declaration that you have presented to the Club. Electrolysis has the potential to damage not only your own boat but also those around you. At the very least, it will certainly increase your annual boat maintenance costs. If you require more information please contact the office.

As I always remind boat owners at this time of the year, please check your mooring lines and fenders.

These items do not last forever and require regular adjustment and often replacement. If you are not sure on how to tie up your boat, please contact the CYCSA office for assistance or check the Club website and handbook for mooring line details.

In closing, please remember that the hospitality area of the Club remains open during the winter period. If you are considering an event or even just looking for somewhere to dine, please keep the Club at the top of your list.

Craig Evans, Executive Officer 4

This is another in a series of profiles featuring Club members who, through their long term commitment and outstanding support, have contributed significantly to the life of the Club.

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od Hunter has been a Senior Member of the Club for 24 years, and has managed to fit in a lot of sailing on his own boats, and as crew on many other boats, over that time. With an Australian Navy grandfather and another grandfather and father who were Marine Engineers, Rod was destined to ‘play with boats’.

Between snow skiing and sailing, in the 70s Rod had early valuable experience working in the boatbuilding industry in New Zealand alongside such notables as the late designer Dennis Ganley and with builders like Alan Wright, Jim Young and Bob Salthouse, all household names in the sailing community over the years. Currently working at LeFevre High School as a Maritime Co-ordinator and Technology Teacher, he also participates in our own Marine Academy at the Club and has been involved in sail training with students on the One and All and the Failie.

straight down from the Arctic and being reprimanded for running into a tree 25 miles up the Gordon River during the Tasmanian trip as it is definitely not a place where you can get a spreader welded.

His sailing exploits have been many and varied starting at the Henley Sailing Club on assorted dinghies. A range of trailerables have been followed by Trinacria, a Swarbick 40, built 30 years ago in Western Australia. He spends as much of his holiday time that he can sailing around our waters in her. In 2006 he took Trinacria on a four month circumnavigation of Tasmania, something which he says everyone should do.

Kayaking and motor bike riding are his other sporting pursuits but he says that ‘messing around on boats’ is an easy way to enjoyably lose a weekend.

The CYCSA has been a home away from home for Rod for many years and he particularly loves talking to and learning from the ‘old salts’ around the Club.

Some special memories with regard to boating are of sailing his first 25 foot 100 year old gaff rigged cutter from Port Broughton to Adelaide. It took four days in bad weather and the pumps ran for the whole trip. He also sailed from Adelaide to New Zealand in the late 1970s, before EPIRBs and GPSs, on board Expeditus, a 36 foot ferro yacht that is currently on its way around the world again.

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Rod has sailed in five Sydney to Hobart races on board Leda, Stand Aside and Liberator. The 1998 experience brought a wealth of knowledge to the sailing community and Rod’s experience in this race on Stand Aside has been of great value to pass on to other members and via his involvement with the Marine Academy. He still maintains a close friendship with Peter Davidson who was the ‘tea bag’ at the end of the winch that plucked most of the crew out of the water to safety. As crew on countless yachts at the Club and the Squadron over the years he also greatly enjoyed meeting up with Gay and Graeme Footer on Marnico in 2002 in Airlie Beach and raced with them at the Hamilton Island Race Week Regatta.

.... and being reprimanded for running into a tree 25 miles up the Gordon River during the Tasmanian trip as it is definitely not a place where you can get a spreader welded.

A past member of the Racing Association at the Club, he has a particular interest in short-handed sailing and is a strong supporter of the cruising community, and still attends the unofficial ‘Tuesday BBQ Club’. He is an active member of the Marine Academy, having assisted with courses since its inception, and he particularly enjoys helping new boat owners and members.

Visiting and representing the CYCSA at clubs like the New York Yacht Club and the San Diego Yacht Club have been highlights of trips overseas.

Other reflections of his time at the Club and on board other boats include having too much red wine and cheese on deliveries back from Hobart on board Liberator; sail training Canadians on Lake Huron in Canada and watching for the freezing north westerlies

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Geoff Catt Commodore

Commodore’s Report

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istorically, Autumn in South Australia is a time of more settled weather, sunny days, crisp evenings and flat seas – a perfect time after the hustle and bustle of summer to pause and draw breath, to enjoy a leisurely cruise to Port Vincent, Black Point, Stansbury, or beyond. And that’s exactly what a large number of members did during the Easter and ANZAC long weekend.

From all reports, those who joined the inaugural RSAYS and CYCSA combined Regatta at Port Vincent Marina had a most enjoyable weekend of perfect weather, social racing, food and wine, camaraderie and ceremony – a very big thanks to all on the various organizing committees who helped to create the opportunity. It was also great to see CYC1 and her crew of volunteers flying the flag at Port Vincent!

I’m sure that members will join me in expressing our appreciation to John Sibly, Terry Denham and Roger Flint, all members of the Cruising Association, for their persistence and hard work in laying three moorings at Edithburg for the benefit of those who need a safe stopover or plan to enjoy a few days of secure anchorage in the area. John and his team have put in hours of time and considerable expense in procuring and laying these facilities for the benefit of all members – well done! I suggest you check out the details, including GPS coordinates, on the website.

Congratulations to the Racing Executive and the Race Office for the completion of another full summer of racing at the CYCSA. The winners and fellow competitors were recently out in force at the annual Presentation Night. It seems that a great night was had by all once again.

The Presentation Night followed a successful end-of-season review conducted by the race committees of the RSAYS and the CYCSA. Illustrating the close relationship between the Clubs, the meeting confirmed the general acceptance of the race programs but noted that a few aspects of combined club racing may need some minor changes to further improve everyone’s racing enjoyment. Our racing program will now be reviewed and fine tuned based on member

feedback. As always, at the CYCSA there is flexibility and preparedness to make changes as and when required. This is essential for the ongoing development of the sport in South Australia and we will continue to build on this in the coming season.

This theme was also evident at a recent meeting with representatives from Yachting Australia, the CYCA’s Youth Sailing Academy, the Western Australian Yachting Foundation and our own Sailing Development Committee and Marine Academy. A number of interesting and innovative ideas to attract, train and retain new sailors and members were explored.

Pivotal to this is the CYCSA Marine Academy. The Board, through recent commitments to staffing and equipment, has again demonstrated its belief in the long term benefits that can flow to the Club and all Associations by having a Yachting Australia Approved Training Facility in-house. Full details of courses available can be viewed on the website – it’s worth checking!

I’m pleased to advise that our recent initiative in establishing reciprocal rights with selected yacht clubs around the world is bearing fruit – to date we have arrangements in place with five clubs in Australia, two in Asia, two in New Zealand and two in the United Kingdom, whilst negotiations are continuing with a number of other Australian and international clubs.

Details of our reciprocal clubs are available on the Club website.

At a local level, I’m also delighted to note that, for our Senior Members, reciprocal membership will shortly be available for a nominal annual fee at the Naval, Military and Air Force Club of South Australia. Situated on Hutt Street in the city, this prestigious Club has a reputation for fine dining and meeting facilities and we look forward to continuing to develop this relationship to enhance the value of senior membership of the CYCSA. As always, thanks to all of our Club staff and volunteers for your support over a busy summer – time now to enjoy a leisurely autumn lunch or two on the patio!

Geoff Catt, Commodore

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NEW BOATS This is another in the series of articles aimed at providing you with a little insight into a few of the ‘new’ boats to the Club over recent months. While not all are newly built, most are relatively new to the Club and others have moved to new owners within the Club. We warmly welcome all these ‘new’ boats and owners.

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white kNight After sailing his Austral Clubman for the past 15 years, the chance to sail one design class racing in a Sydney 38 was a temptation David Knights could not resist. With some valuable advice from Brett Young, a boat was found in Melbourne. The boat was called Transfussion and had a good race record so within a short while, it was on its way to Adelaide. David decided to rename the boat White Knight.

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With David and his crew mostly having inshore experience, it was decided to nominate for the inshore races this year with the view to doing the offshore races next year. This was changed mid season with the crew deciding to do the Lincoln Race and Regatta Week. Their results in the Regatta were a little disappointing but it gave the crew a chance to judge their expertise against other crews of similar boats and look at ways to be in the mix for future races.

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While the Club has had class racing in Clubmans, Noelexs and in latter years, J24s, it is a long time since the Club has had so many Division 1 boats of the same class racing regularly. With five Sydney 38s currently racing and plans to hold State and possibly National titles in South Australia in the coming years, several other sailors are known to be investigating the option of purchasing Sydney 38s and this can only auger well for competition within the race fleet.

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HADD’E’NUFF Alby Clark, a Club member for some 26 years, has bought a 48’ Enclosed Flybridge Platinum Riviera and called it Hadd‘E’Nuff. He thought it was about time to buy a bigger boat so the whole family could go out together and enjoy what our coastline has to offer and it would seem that this boat will do that admirably.

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The family has owned several smaller boats and all have been involved in boating in one form or another with Alby’s eldest son Ricky sailing Sharpies, another grandson Jason completing three Sydney to Hobarts on Secret Mens Business and now with a win under his belt, and his second son David races circuit boats. The boat David is currently campaigning is also called Tuff‘N’Nuff and is 21 feet long and powered by a 540 cubic inch Chev with 2000+ horsepower and reaches over 145 miles per hour. David’s son James also races circuit boats in the Formula Future Class and drives a J2 tunnel boat powered by a 15 horsepower outboard and it is called, quite aptly, Lil’Tuff‘E’Nuff. As you can see, there was no question or argument about what the Riviera would be called.

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

from russia with love Richard Lea, Adrienne Gillam and their sons Sam and James sailed From Russia With Love from the Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne to the CYCSA in January this year and have already done quite a lot of sailing in this previously very lightly sailed Bavaria 30.

Richard and Adrienne were looking for a boat that they could easily manage two handed, whilst being suited to cruising comfortably with family and friends. From Russia With Love has provided for this flexibility and amenity very well. The trip from Melbourne was relatively easy in mild south easterly conditions, crossing Port Phillip heads at glassy early morning low tide, but they have since enjoyed the challenge of completing the recent Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race without incident, enjoying the spectacle of the larger boats racing past under spinnaker and a week of cruising home in company. They have also done a couple of Port Vincent trips and Twilights including the Australia Day race.

Richard and Adrienne are keen members of the Cruising Association and look forward to many more adventures on From Russia With Love. Berthed at A30, they have opted to keep the name of the boat particularly given the possibilities it provides for future Opening Day themes.

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binburra New member at Port Vincent, Lindsay Stanley and his wife Lesley from Tanunda, have a motor launch called Binburra moored at the marina. They bought her in 2000 and used it as a river boat, but as the levels in the Murray waned and given that she has a draft of five feet, it became untenable, so they had Binburra trucked from Goolwa to Port Adelaide and motored across to Port Vincent and she is now permanently moored there.

Built in 1948 at Black Rock in Victoria out of turpentine, Binburra spent its first 50 years as a cray boat working out of Beachport and Robe. At 32’ in length, with a beam of 14’ and weighing some 18 tons, the previous owner refitted the boat and lengthened the main cabin area making it much more cruiser friendly.

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Lindsay researched the name Binburra, assuming it would be Aboriginal, but could find no evidence of this so he assumes it is named after one of the first schooners that sailed into Sydney Harbour.

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Getting close to retiring time, Lindsay has joined the CYCSA and enjoys reading Groundswell and nattering to fellow cruisers who pop into Port Vincent. Together he and Lesley are looking forward to cruising and fishing in the local waters.

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RACING ASSOCIATION

Jess Hargreaves

From the Race Office

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t’s hard to believe that summer is over and with it, the end of our sailing season for another year. Lincoln Week is behind us and what a week it was! Who would have thought that a yacht which was nowhere near the start line would charge down the coast, storm into Lincoln and take the race record? For those in the fleet with less boat speed, the race was nonetheless exciting. Sadly the carnage was not confined to sails and stanchions, with two sailors receiving injuries early on in the race.

The sea state provided a fine ride for those who could steer it and the boat speed record was set higher and higher again. Yes, it was wet and uncomfortable but it was a race to remember! I think people will be talking about the “wet Lincoln” for a long time. Once again the Port Lincoln Yacht Club turned on a well organized and entertaining Sunday Session. From all reports, the Lexus Lincoln Week Regatta was a success.

Our Twilight Racing has yet again been a highlight of the racing calendar – we held a Combined CYCSA and RSAYS Twilight Race just before the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race and it was one of the most successful races of the season, providing a great opportunity for members of both Clubs to mix and mingle. Also, due to the popularity of our Ladies Helm Twilight Race before Christmas, the Racing Executive scheduled a final Ladies Helm Race at the end of the Twilight Series. Attended by our sponsors from Phil Hoffmann Travel and Yalumba, it was a perfect opportunity for the Series Presentations, as the final race in the Twilight Series was blown away. The race was another winner, with a total of 17 starters – all helmed by lovely ladies. Congratulations to Karen Johns off Aquila for her win.

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e hosted the Vicsail Beneteau Regatta on 27 March, which had ten entrants in total – six Beneteaus from the CYCSA and four from RSAYS. Brendan Hunt and Rebecca Psaltis from Vicsail made the trek over from Sydney to run the day which started with a very light breeze, flat seas and sunshine. Thankfully the winds picked up slightly and made for a lovely three hours on the water for the competitors. Congratulations to War and Peace for taking out the title and winning the ‘Beneteau Bugle’ for 2011.

Great Southern Regatta

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ur final Regatta for the summer season, the Great Southern Regatta, was held in conjunction with the International J24 Class State Championships over the weekend of 2-3 April and this year saw the biggest fleet since 2007 with a total of 30 entrants from the CYCSA, RSAYS, and PASC. The series consisted of two windward/leeward races on Saturday and a long inshore race on Sunday. The J24 State Championships raced three windward/leewards each day. The weather was perfect all weekend with sunshine and ample breeze.

GSR – Overall Regatta Results D1 IRC First Second Third

Two True Andrew Saies SMB 3.5 Geoff Boettcher The Business Nick George

D1 PHS First Second Third

Bullistic Paul Martin The Business Nick George White Knight David Knights

D2 PHS First Second Third

Synergy Young Einstein Peer Gynt

Mal Hutton Rob Sellick Doug Gladman

J24 GSR Overall Results First Second Third

Code Violation Good Company Cookie Monster

Peter Stevens Robin Townsend Brian Walsh

J24 State Championship Overall Results First Second Third Fourth

Fun 2 Alyn Stevenson Code Violation Peter Stevens Jumping Jack Flash Doug Watson Vertigo Jamie Goode

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Main photo: Scarlett Runner Top photo: Reverie Photo above: Two True Photo opposite: Bullistic

Photos courtesy of Greg Pratt, paparazzi.com.au

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ou do wonder sometimes don’t you about all those particles in the sky? Several days before the race was due to start the Weather Bureau announced that there would be absolutely (well nearly) zero wind and that it would be a real drifter so crew who had planned to fly out on the Saturday afternoon or evening were busy changing their flight times, generally speaking at great cost. The forecaster arrived at the briefing the night before the race and all was not really clear except that it would blow at times and it would rain. Well, race time came and it was blowing 30 knots from the north and it was pouring with rain – thoroughly unpleasant!!

Most yachts launched spinnakers just after the start and this created a fair log jam with boats going everywhere. There were a couple of near bingles but eventually the race was underway. Hold On retired shortly after the start due to the conditions and Force Majeure returned to drop an injured crew member off but then continued the race. The run down St Vincent Gulf was wearing on both boats and crew with several mishaps occurring with spinnakers but after Marion Reef was rounded and they were able to lay off, the ride was more comfortable.

The rest of the race was a fairly traditional type of Lincoln Race with the wind dropping off in the next Gulf but by that time Scarlet Runner was already in Lincoln absolutely smashing the Race record as it charged home with Secret Mens Business 3.5 coming in second and Calm in third place.

There is quite a story to tell with regard to Scarlet Runner’s start and Craig Evans who was on board recounts the following about their run.

“Due to the incredibly low tide on the day of the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race and the 3.7 metre draft of Scarlet Runner, the boat left the marina at 8am and waited at sea for the Race start of 3pm. Throughout the day the rain was torrential and the skeleton crew on board the boat spent the day doing a few jobs, but mainly trying to stay dry.

Team Trophy winners - Derek Morrison, Andy Shipp, Rob Mundle, Nick George and Geoff Boettcher navigators do. At the same time, the main was hoisted and the boat immediately sprang to life and accelerated at great speed. Around 15-20 minutes later I came back out on deck to find the boat heading south, very fast, and the rain so torrential that you could not see land, the start line, or any other boats. On checking the plotter I found that we were about two miles off of Semaphore and around three miles directly downwind of the start line with about 15 minutes to start time. Not a great way to start the day!

The boat was on the water for seven hours and we were going to be late for the start. Other concerns included disqualification if we were more than ten minutes late for the start and that the entire fleet would soon be heading directly at us as they all charged south. No pressure!

We tacked our way back to the start line and with less than two minutes before the point that we would have been disqualified, we were off and racing. A great start, boat end, clear air and plenty of speed! A pity that we couldn’t see any other boats but it was great mowing them down.

Compared to the start, the finish was great. We arrived at Marion Reef in a fraction over two hours, could see Haystack Island before nightfall, abeam of West Cape at 9.15pm, approached Dangerous Reef around midnight and with an average race speed of over 13.3 knots, crossed the finish line a few minutes after 3am, beating the previous record by around two hours and twenty minutes.”

ADELAIDE TO PORT LINCOLN RESULTS

The balance of the crew was taken out to Scarlet Runner in the Club’s RIB and we boarded the boat at around 1.30pm. It was still raining very heavily. There were quite a few small jobs to do but fortunately nothing major, that is until we went to hoist the mainsail and found that a batten was missing. A new batten was quickly made and after a couple of other small glitches, the main was ready for hoisting.

First Scarlet Runner skippered by Robert Date from Sandringham Yacht Club Second SMB3.5 skippered by Geoff Boettcher from CYCSA Third Calm skippered by Jason Von Der Slot from Royal Brighton Yacht Club

The wind had picked up from the north east and the rain was again torrential. About 30 minutes to go to the Race start and with everything all right on deck, I went below to do whatever it is that

First Scarlet Runner Second SMB3.5 Third Calm

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Division 1 PHS

Division 2 PHS First Locomotion skippered by Peter Hall from CYCSA Second Rimfire ll skippered by John Moffatt from RSAYS Third Sunburst skippered by Jim Howell from RSAYS

PHS Overall Scarlet Runner, SMB3.5, Calm

Sydney 38 Division First The Business skippered by Nick George from CYCSA Second Asylum skippered by Derek Morrison from CYCSA Third Shining Sea skippered by Andrew Corletto from CYCSA

Team Trophy CYCSA comprising SMB3.5, The Business, Asylum and Kinetic Energy

Multihulls Tearaway, Hawkeye, Hasta La Vista

Cruising Division First Veloce skipper by Steve Perkins from CYCSA Second My Love II skippered by Albert Watson from RSAYS Third Milou skippered by John Sibly from CYCSA Photos courtesy of paparazzi.com.au and Fran Solly

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LINCOLN RACE WEEK REGATTA

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he weather for Race Week was perfect, bright sunshine, with good breezes every day except for the last one.

In the Racing Division the competition was fierce, between Scarlet Runner and SMB3.5 particularly.

The results were very close and at the end of each day, there was no indication who would take the major silverware home. At the end of the last race however all was revealed and SMB3.5 was declared the bridesmaid in both divisions.

The Cruising Division started five minutes after the Racing Division after the first race of each day and was then left to their own devices to make their way around the beacon courses and to cross the finish line outside the clubrooms of the Port Lincoln Yacht Club. The last race on the Thursday was held in very light conditions and many boats were lucky to complete the course. Marnico was also the bridesmaid in this division with The Roeboat from the Port Lincoln Yacht Club taking the honour The organization and camaraderie that existed over this series was great and Megga’s BBQ at Spalding Cove was once again a great hit.

LINCOLN RACE WEEK REGATTA RESULTS

COMBINED EASTER AND ANZAC DAY LONG WEEKEND AT PORT VINCENT

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his year the CYCSA and the RSAYS combined to organize events and activities for all members to participate in at Port Vincent. The weekend was a great success helped considerably by the beautiful weather.

Friday saw most boats either race or cruise over and on the Friday afternoon on the lawns at the Marina a general bring-your-own get together was held. Saturday was very challenging with a jigsaw competition held in the Port Vincent Institute Hall – it was very serious and it took over two hours for the winners to be declared. At the same time, Drinks on the Commodores were served. That evening a Barn Dance was held at the Hall and from all accounts, Keith Flint from Rapid l, was a mean ‘hoot-scooter’.

Races out in the bay were also organized for Saturday and Sunday with many boats participating.

A very enthusiastic cricket match between the two Clubs took place on the town oval on Sunday and in the evening a successful progressive dinner was held as people scooted around the Marina from boat to boat for the different courses.

Monday was Anzac Day and Port Vincent has not had such a crowd as they had this year.

The service commenced at the War Memorial at 7am (half respectable) and Commodore Geoff Catt laid a wreath on behalf of the Club. This was followed by breakfast at the Bowling Club together with coffee with a ‘little extra’.

Some boats made their way down to Stansbury later that day and some sailed home while others stayed put and cruised home on the Tuesday.

All in all, it was a very enjoyable, restful weekend, thoroughly enjoyed by all.

Gay Footer

Racing Division IRC First Scarlet Runner SYC Second SMB3.5 CYCSA Third Reverie RBYC

PHS First Calm RBYC Second SMB3.5 CYCSA Third Lincoln Mentor PLYC

Cruising Division First The Roeboat Second Marnico Third Speakeasy

PLYC CYCSA PLYC

Racing Division rounding the weather buoy

Cruising Division cross the start

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TWO SHORT LEGS, ONE OF THEM SQUARE The Annual Challenge Cricket Match played at the Easter Regatta ends on a high note

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part from the racing programme and the Boat Hop Dinner, both organised by the RSAYS, the CYCSA organized a dinner at the Ventnor Hotel and took part in organizing one other well supported event.

Cricket is a most precarious pastime; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is as lonely as a batsman facing a bowler supported by eager fielders.... When news of the CYCSA and RSAYS joint Easter Regatta in Port Vincent broke, the RSAYS Cruising Association lost no time in throwing down the annual cricket match challenge to the CYCSA Cruising Association. This fun match is normally played on the Section Bank or a Port River sandbank during a suitable equinoctial low tide but this year it was played on the Oval at Port Vincent as part of the Easter Regatta with the “normal” beach cricket rules being maintained.

CYCSA Rob Perrin was appointed umpire, with CYCSA Geoff Catt as scorer. The equipment was provided by the RSAYS through RSAYS Helen Moody, ably assisted by Kevin Cook and Bones Haskett.

a decisive lead, but was on the back foot early in the second innings with the RSAYS making a spirited effort to regain the initiative. But to no avail: spurred on by a note from Natalie, David played a fine captain’s innings to put the CYCSA in a commanding position by the end of his over. Tracy Ayris also had a good knock, “the stroke of a woman knocking a thistle top off with a walking stick”, said a team member, and brought the total to a mighty 55 runs for 3 wickets lost.

Try as they might, the RSAYS team members were unable to overhaul the CYCSA total. Apart from the umpire needing to seek advice on RSI brought on by signaling wides, byes and leg byes, not to mention boundaries, there were no injuries and the game concluded in a spirit of fellowship familiar to sailors from both Clubs.

Many thanks to all who took part so enthusiastically and contributed to the camaraderie of the day. Next year the challenge returns to the Section Bank or the Port River sandbanks, so start polishing your cricketing skills now!

Robert Perrin

The match got off to a promising start with the umpire needing to speak with both captains…. The CYCSA team was captained by David Murray and crew members from a number of boats, notably Portia and Rapid 1, and the RSAYS team was captained by Kevin Cook. By the end of the first innings, the CYCSA team had gained

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Up Swan Alley Creek

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nly a few brave keel boat sailors would venture up the Barker Inlet beyond St Kilda. Those who have will know about the dog leg in the channel that forces you to make radical turns in shallow water with confusing port/starboard markers that come at you quicker than you can think!! If you’re lucky enough to get through that little maze, you’ll soon be passing the entrance to Swan Alley Creek.

There are three major creeks that run into the Barker Inlet from the port side of the channel. Hard to see when you are in the main channel but it’s just before it turns to starboard towards Garden Island. For those of you who GOOGLE everything, you can find the largest of the three creeks on “Google Earth” at 34*47’33.47”S, 138*33’01.97”E. We know it as Swan Alley, others may have another name. These creeks form a network of smaller creeks that meander through the mangroves heading north east and join each other by an unusually straight channel running north west. Go on, “Google Earth” it and you’ll be surprised at how many little creeks there are!

For the crew on Aquila this is where the adventure began!

It was a June Long Weekend and another timely moon cycle that gave us high tides that would continue to increase in maximum height each day allowing us safe entry and guaranteeing an exit for up to four days.

Swan Alley is the largest of the creeks with the widest mouth and that’s the reason I chose this one in particular. I had plotted all the way-points from Google Earth so I was hoping like hell that transposing them to the ships plotter met with no errors! As we motored over the mouth the depth log “lost the plot” as usual so we knew the water was less than one metre deep! The tide was reported to be 1.85m at the time. With dagger boards up, it’s only the rudders to worry about but they won’t touch unless water is less than 0.6m. We got in okay and as soon as we did, the creek deepened to 2.5m and never dropped below that.

We motored for about one nautical mile, eventually coming to a section where four smaller creeks met the main creek and branched off in different directions. We anchored here dropping two picks, one forward and one aft to hold us against tidal continued over page...

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Up Swan Alley Creek in June

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flows of up to five knots. There’s no room to swing in a creek!! In this location it was about 30 metres wide and I had at least 30 metres of chain out the front!!

It’s such a beautiful feeling being safely inside, the wind stops, the water calms and the mangroves thicken up to muffle the sounds of the outside world! Just the gentle rustling of the greenery and the occasional plop of fish surfacing breaking the silence.

As you all know, it’s compulsory to celebrate the dropping of any anchor with dips, biscuits, cheeses and red wine in the cockpit for as long as it takes to absorb the ambiance of the location!!

Well for us that was the intention but in the distance we could hear a low rumble that soon turned into a loud roar!! Before we could look at each other and say ”What the....”, they came around the corner, 15 jet skies on a mangrove tour!! Wow, of all the places why here!! I guess the answer to that is because they can!!

Mind you they were doing nearly 20 knots when they came around the corner and they most certainly didn’t expect to find the creek mostly blocked by a large catamaran! You could certainly see the whites of their eyes!! They passed quickly leaving their wake to crack our biscuits and spill my wine - bugger!!

The creeks are a fantastic place for exploring with your dinghy or even better, with a kayak. This network runs for miles and you can easily get lost in the adventure.

On one occasion I had taken the kayak so far upstream, it seemed too hard to paddle back! I was clever and used the handheld VHF to call for the ships tender to tow me back! Dave came to the rescue and threw me a line. Off we went doing at least 10 knots until the first corner. I don’t have a rudder and he had a great big outboard! It didn’t end well and I’m thankful for waterproof phone bags!! Yes, in the middle of June the water is cold!! Lucky for me Aquila has a nice hot shower and there were plenty of spare clothes to change into. Inside the boat was toasty warm, Tymika was busy baking scones and the kettle was just about to boil ready for a nice hot coffee!! Arrr we do it tough out there!

Departure day came as always far too soon. Up came the anchors and we left our tranquil little spot. There’s one thing I love about a creek within a river system, the mouth will always be calm. Even though it was blowing 20 knots out at sea that day, our exit from Swan Alley was uneventful. Rest assured, we’ll be back and I’ll be sticking that “NO JET SKI” sign in the middle of the mouth next time!!

Mark Johns

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First Time to Port Lincoln on board Cygnus ll cared? Heck no, I lied in answer to a question from the family prior to our first sail to Spencer Gulf recently.

You see, dear reader, we had set out for Spencer Gulf and Port Lincoln on the previous two years only to be thwarted by sickness, both human and mechanical. This time it was going to be different. Not only were we sailing in our newly acquired Catalina 47, Cygnus II, but also we had our dear friends, Jacq and Marty, with us for the sail over on the March Long Weekend. The newness of Cygnus II (for us), our previous failures to reach the destination and the prospect of a night sail across the foot of Yorke Peninsula, combined to give Delia and me more than a few butterflies.

Cygnus, meaning Swan, is a beautiful American sloop with just about every luxury available on a yacht. She’s big, heavy and powerful but she is also complex and complexity brings with it the risk of failure, so maintenance of all the systems is a must. A thorough service of the engine, running gear and generator, plus cleaning the hull, were done professionally while we checked the other equipment; Delia the domestic gear and Owen the sails and deck equipment.

As departure date approached, we began to worry, what have we forgotten? Do we have all the provisions we need?

Are all the systems going to perform? What’s the weather going to be like? We needn’t have worried. The weather was perfect, there was more thanenough food (well, okay, and plenty to drink, as well) and Cygnus II performed perfectly.

We fuelled up and set off at 1:00 pm on a beautiful sunny Friday afternoon, it was calm and with the weakest of sea breezes. We put up the main when the breeze came up slightly. This was not without some anxiety as I’d seriously jammed the boom furling main sail earlier in the season and we’d learned that we had to be careful to ensure that the bolt rope was properly in its guide, not so easy with the setup we have. Motor sailing, we rounded Marion light soon after dark. Now for the nervy part. We need not have worried even when the moon set as there was plenty of starlight to make out the coast of Yorke Peninsula and, later, the islands. The wind rose a bit and reached 15 knots or so during the night and, while sailing on just the main, we hit nine knots with the motor turning over at 1,400 rpm in one metre swells - not bad at all!

In a while we began to see the lights on Althorpe Island which were to be our companions for quite some time.

Conversations and Delia’s ham sandwiches kept us awake through the night, although the boys did manage to grab an hour or two of sleep. The low light of the journey surely was Owen thinking he would help keep Jacq awake with his explanation of how GPS works - Pythagoras and all that how wrong he was!

Marty expertly guided us between Cape Spencer, Haystack Island and Emme’s Reef, and by first light we were looking back at Cape Spencer and West Cape. We passed the distinctive Wedge Island, skirted around North East Rocks and the submarine mooring area (how disappointing, not a sub in sight), and moored in Whaler’s Bay at Thistle Island. What a moment! Delia announced it was time for celebration so after a celebratory drink, we breakfasted and it was down for a couple of hours kip. Cygnus II is equipped with a proper capsule coffee machine, so there’s no instant coffee on board.

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We had moored in four or five metres of water so clear that you could easily think it was only inches deep. Marty burlied up some tommies (oops, they are Australian Herrings now) and Owen did the honours. After a long walk on the beach and a light dinner (with more celebratory drinks), it was early to bed, disappointing Delia who was ready to make a slap-up roast.

The next day was cloudy and breezy, so we set the sails and charged up past Taylor Island and the well named Owen Island to our berth at the Lincoln Cove Marina.

We visited the Delacolline Vineyard and Restaurant and what a memorable day that was. First of all, Owen found a superb red bubbly and the lunch was one of those occasions that remain with you. Perfect location, excellent service, wonderful company and lovely, lovely food and drinks. Owen awarded the restaurant a Michelin Star for excellence and a visit is thoroughly recommended whenever you are in Port Lincoln.

We flew back to Adelaide for a couple of weeks and on returning to sail Cygnus ll back home, it was one of those glorious autumn days that Queenslander’s can only dream about. You know, “South Australia – perfect one day, even better the next”. We hired a car from Sparks and Spanners garage and had lunch again at Delacolline Restaurant - brilliant again - thanks Maxine, Gavin and the Chef. The next day saw us taking a drive to Coffin Bay for the mandatory oyster and seafood lunch - highly recommended.

Now Miles and Marina at the Sparks and Spanners are a cut above. Nothing seems to be too much trouble for them. Here’s a secret for you – Miles is a bit of a techno-junkie, like me and he has a Segway Unicycle. Believe it or not, the law does not allow it to be used on the road like a bicycle or small scooter.

Best of all though, he has LED light strips. A bit of double sided tape and now Cygnus II is sporting mood lighting! Another strip will shortly do duty as a cockpit light and another as an anchor light and at home we will use more as outdoor lighting because it is waterproof and you cut a strip as long as you need, solder a couple of wires and connect to a 12 volt battery. Best of all, is it is much more efficient producing light than incandescent globes.

Namche unfairly calls me the LED junkie – why?

After a wild trip, Namche joined us in the Marina. A day or two shopping and we set off for home. We overnighted in the lagoon at Reevesby and then at West Cape with pillars of light illuminating Wedge Island to the west. What a spot West Cape is – small swells that rise up into fierce looking rollers that then crash spectacularly on the rocks. As we set off the next day, the mist around the cliffs and rocks lit by the dawn light was truly magical.

We had a long haul across the foot, through Sultana Passage and then on to Port Vincent Marina. Arriving after dark, berthing was a bit of a trial but accomplished successfully. The next day saw Delia turn on a fabulous pork roast, truly one of the best ever. Country meat always seems to be better than bought in the big smoke.

Finally, we chugged home on one of those perfect autumn days.

Reflecting on the trip, gourmet food seems to have been the theme. Another discovery we made was smoked salmon from Austar in Port Lincoln. This is done quite differently from the salmon we get in Adelaide supermarkets and is fabulous.

Our first voyage to Port Lincoln and return was completed with some trepidation but all went well and now I guess we’ll have to start planning our next.

Owen Mace

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BAVARIA BOAT HOP

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he 2011 Bavaria Boat Hop was certainly the best ever. A dozen boats spread over both Western and Eastern basins worked very well. The Club’s golf buggies were well used transporting guests to the Marina West. Some thought this was the most entertaining part of the Hop, especially when the tide was low!

Tastings of Australian sparkling wines were on offer upon registration then ‘Hoppers’ were sent off to various marinas.

The Committee tried something new this year and it seemed to work very well - parallel tastings where similar varieties but from different states/countries were on offer on each boat. These were well complemented by fine South Australian cheeses and olives.

A special thank you to our delightful hosts this year for their hospitality, kindness and generosity.

Host boats this year were Schools Out Adrian Wotton Ikati

Peter and Louise Headlam

Lifestyle

Glenn and Tracey Spear

CYC1

Guy Wogon-Provo

Baloo John Grevins Sirrocco

Bruce and Maryanne Whitby

Twelth Night Peter Lucas La Vie

Luke Burrow

Akt lll Jack Didyk A Bavaria 32, Bavaria 40 and a Sunrunner were supplied

by Graeme Haese from Maurice Drent Boating Services as extra host boats and were moored alongside Akt lll at the head of the marina.

Thanks to our sponsor again this year, North South Yachting. Without their support, the event would not be anywhere near as successful. North South Yachting National Sales Manager, Stephen Hosking, was delighted with the event and officiated over the raffle and distribution of prizes.

The food was again spectacular with spit roasted meats and all accompaniments. Dessert was offered with port and the floor show began shortly after. Blazing Phoenix put on a fabulous display of fire dancing which tied in with Earth Hour so we were doing our bit to minimize our carbon footprint. The band, The Highlighters, were again sensational, getting everyone up on the dance floor all night.

The Committee worked extremely hard to make this event successful and the end result was well worthwhile. To this hardworking group of Committee members and their husbands, I say thank you and well done.

Jacqueline Heffernan, Chair, SAA

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES UPCOMING EVENTS Commodore’s Dinner

Saturday 13 August

Mouse Cup Friday 7 October Children’s Christmas Party

Sunday 4 December

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Saturday 10 December

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SPONSOR PROFILE

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im and Leica Theodore of Port River Marine Services are long time sponsors of the Winter Series and proud supporters of the CYCSA.

Jim’s passion for boat building started at a very early age having built his first boat at the age of nine on his parents cane farm in North Queensland. He began his apprenticeship with AK & DA Allen, well-known boat builders in Innisfail and on completion of his time Jim ventured out on a working holiday that was supposed to end up in Perth but he landed in Adelaide and fortunately for the industry and Leica, he decided to stay. Jim began work on the fit-out of two Bowman 47ft yachts and after he had rented some shed space from Porter’s Boat Yard, Precision Marine approached him to build two Pilot Boats for the South Australian Government.

During the building of the Pilot boats Jim met Leica and together they improved the facilities and grew the business to what is today, the largest boat service facility in South Australia.

Jim and Leica also manufacture the magnificent Theodore range of boats. With the Coastal 720 judged Australian Boat of the Year Winner 2008 in GRP Fishing Boat (Trailerable) and Winner of Dayboat, it was also overall Judges choice of Australian Boat of the Year.

When the announcement was made that the Club’s slipway would be closed from Monday 9 May through to Friday 20 May for major refurbishment and maintenance, Jim and Leica kindly offered the use of their travelift for that period to members at the same rate that the CYCSA charges its members. This is just another indication of their continued ongoing support and generosity - to Jim and Leica, thank you from all of us at the CYCSA. Port River Marine provides Adelaide’s premier boat construction and repair services – give them a call on 8242 0788 and see how they can help you.

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Cruising Association Report

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The Association participated in the joint CYCSA/RSAYS Easter Regatta at Port Vincent with some eight Club boats hosting guests during the successful progressive boat hop dinner, an event which proved very popular. A good number boats were berthed in Port Vincent for the weekend’s activities.

The Cruising Association’s table at the Ventnor Hotel on Easter Saturday evening was again fully subscribed, and as usual the merry making continued into the night, with people this year moving onto the dance being held at the Port Vincent Institute.

The Annual Challenge Cricket Match for the Sandbar Trophy was won this year decisively by the CYCSA following the trouncing we received last year. (See photographs and report page 13 in this issue). Next year the competition will return to the environs of the Port River or Barker Inlet.

Also next year, the traditional Easter Cruise to Stansbury via the Cutter Patch will resume. Calls for the “re-birth” of the Easter Bunny were also heard at Port Vincent – although there were no volunteers for the role! The Easter Cruise 2012 will depart on Friday 6 April.

A number of boats did head for Stansbury this Easter and enjoyed the traditional fellowship afloat and ashore for which the Easter Cruise is renowned.

The Second Saturday Barbecues were once again well attended and provided opportunities to exchange cruising

information with other members in a friendly social setting. These will resume after the winter break on Saturday 10 September.

The project to provide new moorings for the use of members at Edithburgh has been completed and thanks are due to team members John and Fran Sibly, Terry and Meg Denham, Roger Flint and Gerard Hughes, led by John Sibly. The co-ordinates of the new moorings are: Northern Mooring

S35°05.682’

E137°44.990’

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S35°05.702’

E137°44.974’

Southern Mooring S35°05.865’ E137°45.036’ (This mooring is in slightly deeper water) Unfortunately, one of the moorings has already been damaged with the buoy already lost. The Committee will be organizing a repair as soon as possible. Please book these moorings through the Club Office in the normal way.

Rob Perrin, Secretary, CA

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Cummins Crab Catch ’n Cook Day

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he annual “Crabbing Day”, a major event on the CYCSA social calendar, was held on Sunday 6 March this year. The committee decided to change the format of the day by encouraging people to “participate” in the actual crabbing activity. The Club boat, skippered by Ray Evans, was made available to anyone that wasn’t able to get an invitation on a boat and so we had an active fleet of people contributing to the fun of the day, with 32 boats and approximately 350 people attending the day. The result was a group of boating enthusiasts sharing the fun of fishing, socializing and ultimately feasting on beautifully prepared and cooked blue swimmer crabs. We are lucky to be able to enjoy fresh seafood caught in unpolluted waters set among the beautiful grounds of the CYCSA. About 700 crabs were caught and everyone had ample to eat. Many people helped with the cleaning and cooking of the crabs and it goes without saying that this type of event would not happen without everyone chipping in to help. The general consensus was that this was the best Crabbing Day held in recent time, the weather was perfect, the crab catch excellent, and everyone was seated in the shade.

The committee will continue with this format for Crabbing Day. There are a large number of people who contributed to the success of the day. In particular I thank the wonderful people who cleaned and cooked crabs, my fellow committee members, the staff of the Club and of course, the sponsors, in particular John Gerard of Custom Cartons, Cummins Engines, Maritimo and Riviera.

The committee decided to support Make-A-Wish Australia and the state volunteer co-ordinator was in attendance to receive almost $5,000 in donations. This amount will grant a wish to a child who has a life threatening illness. Special thanks to Clive Ragless who graciously donated back the Cummins generator he won.

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he Marine Academy is gaining pace and is continuing to provide a broad range of successful courses. There have been huge developments throughout the season to acquire the required equipment and qualifications to provide a unique and recognized service to CYCSA members and potential new members from the public.

Our sights are set on becoming South Australia’s first Yachting Australia (YA) National Keelboat Training Centre, delivering structured small keelboat courses in crewing, helming, spinnakers including symmetric and asymmetric, racing and seamanship, within a matter of months. Developing a base of instructors will be key in providing such courses and during the season we have seen some of the accomplished Marine Academy students take the step into competitive J24 racing.

After a recent meeting here at the Club with YA, CYCA and the Western Australian Yachting Foundation regarding our training potential, some steps have been taken to launch an opportunity for youth to gain entry into keelboat sailing including fleet and match racing. This program will run over the month of July and was launched at the South Australia Secondary Schools Team Sailing Championships during Term One holidays.

At the end of the year Yachting Australia closed their Cruising Keelboat Scheme and replaced it with the RYA/YA Scheme. In a nutshell the new scheme is recognized worldwide, although for us

this created the dilemma of acquiring the instructor qualifications to teach the new scheme and become an accredited centre. The process through which we had planned to provide this service would have taken some years to accomplish, however, with a concerted effort from the Marine Academy Committee and some individuals, we hope to see the Academy offering the RYA/YA courses by the start of the new season. The first step was the acquisition of an in-survey keelboat that has now been purchased and will be launched soon. The second hurdle is qualifying our current instructors in the new scheme and involves flying assessors in and sending our own instructors interstate to complete courses. The third hurdle will be the application process and audit to become a RYA/YA centre, again the first of its kind in South Australia.

If perhaps you thought that was not enough, January saw the return of the School Holiday Program that provided sailing, power boating and kayaking to some of our budding future members. A successful Marine Radio Course held at the end of last year saw participants score raving test results. We produced several licensed powerboat drivers qualified through our courses including our first Youth Powerboat Course, I had my first attempt at running Safety Sunday, plus a swag of adult learn to sail courses and winter keelboat sailing courses that are filling quickly!

Matt Young, Marine Academy Coordinator

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Goodbye trailer sai few years ago I joined my partner John on his sailing adventures on an Austral Clubman trailer sailer. We had a few nice easy cruising times but it is the more dramatic ones I remember most. Once we set out at 5pm from the CYCSA, destination Port Vincent. It was after wrecking our mast beyond repair earlier in the day but we decided to motor across anyway. It was a beautiful full moon night and we steered from beacon to beacon and I learned very quickly from an older marine chart how those beacons operate!

Consequently, the propeller was pushed into the sea bed and the next morning could only operate in reverse. Well, this time we approached our mooring backwards much to the amusement of the bystanders.

There were several occasions in Coffin Bay when we did not have the use of the motor and had to rely on John’s sailing skills when anchoring. Once, under considerable wind conditions, we had to use the main sail to get to the point where we wanted to go and after achieving a speed of almost nine knots, it left me wondering; how does one stop the boat at this speed in a rather small area? Fortunately, I never had much time to think before action was required and the anchor did the job. Then we had to ask a working oyster boat to give us a tow to the mooring. Another time my skipper ran in the dark through the lifeline joining two other boats and tangles the line in his propeller, much to the dismay of the two skippers who had anchored their boats during daylight. I am amazed to this day that they have remained friends….

On one memorable occasion the skipper and his Dutton Bay friends, after not having seen each other for a while, had a drinking session ‘till the early hours of the morning.

It was such a joyous occasion that it was forgotten that the motor had to be pulled up while the tide was receding.

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We had two trips with the Clubman to the Whitsundays, a beautiful area for sailing. But one really has to know about the right anchors, lengths of anchor chain, tides and the winds, before starting off.

We dragged twice during the first trip – not having the right chain length and no suitable anchor. It is a weird feeling waking up in the middle of the night realising that you are not where you are supposed to be and at the mercy of the currents. Although it was my suggestion, there was one really scary bit when sailing around the north tip of Hook Island into the open sea. In the future I would prefer to stay in the sheltered waters.

We had many treasured moments with our trailer sailer and after an opportunity that could not be passed, a Catalina 30 keel boat came up for sale and into our hot little hands. It was time to say goodbye to the Clubman. It is good to know she has gone to good hands, albeit in New South Wales.

But wait! Our anchor dragging adventures were not over. Our novice keel boat skipper decided to make a maiden voyage with the newly acquired Catalina. To be on the safe side, we joined other CYCSA Cruising Association members on this first trip across Gulf St Vincent .There were five crew members on board all looking forward to a relaxing Easter weekend. We even had a bottle of Moet on board to celebrate this occasion. It was a glorious morning when we set out but in the afternoon the southerlies whipped up some contrary waves and the navigator became afflicted with mal de mer which lasted the rest of the day and overnight. Nevertheless,

ler, hello keel boat! we managed to avoid the treacherous shallows and reefs around Troubridge Island and made it safely into the Cutter Patch.

The next day we set foot on terra firma once again, this time in Stansbury. We enjoyed the dinner at the local pub and were looking forward to having drinks on one of the other boats. The skipper decided to take a little snooze and all was peace and quiet when the sound of a dragging anchor came to our attention. By this time it was quite dark and we drifted into a disused oyster bed with the cliffs looking perilously close. Coast Guard Ardrossan was notified and was able to summon help from Coast Guard Port Vincent in the form of the Orontes Star Rescue Boat. A skipper from another boat who seemed to be “an experienced sea wolf” came to assess the situation and said: “Stay put, let the boat lie on its side and get out in the morning”. In the meantime the tide was going out and the poles in the oyster bed started appearing from below the water surface and were rather close together.

Would one of them make a hole in our boat? Luckily, the boat eventually nestled happily between the poles. The rescue boat could not pull the boat out without casting the anchor chain adrift with the possible loss of the anchor. During low tide the next day the skipper eventually ‘rescued’ the anchor which was wrapped around a pole.

In the morning, with the tide in, the engine was started but the boat would not move forward. This time, the skipper of Milou came to assess the situation bringing with him diving gear for a thorough underwater inspection. After his dive we were told there was a thick cable wrapped around the propeller. But as luck would have it (or was it a divine intervention?), he also had the appropriate cutters on board which did the job of freeing the propeller. In the meantime, the tide went out again and we had another day and night at an angle…..

We got off with the next tide and the last day was nice and calm but with very little wind. And as if we had not had enough adventures already, the engine would not start! The batteries were flat! Probably the less said the better as to the cause of the flattened batteries, but because it was an overcast day, the solar panel was not going to charge the batteries in a hurry. There was very little wind and we were tacking at two knots. We notified VMR Tiddy Widdy Beach of our departure from Stansbury, gave an ETA of “unknown” and settled back to enjoy the sail. Another boat kindly offered his spare battery but the skipper’s pride got the better of him and he politely refused, much to the dismay of his first mate who was listening to the concerns coming over the radio about possible squalls in the gulf. And thus, after making painfully slow progress throughout the day and into the darkness, we experienced a particularly intense ‘calm before the storm’ period. The storm hit us with full force around 9pm and all hell broke loose with the wind hitting us hard and whipping up high seas in no time. Fortunately, it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good and the wind generator now charged the batteries in no time and we were soon able to start the engine.

Now we were progressing much faster, be it against a strong head wind.

The lights of Outer Harbour, and later the flashing green and red lights of the Marina entrance, were a welcome sight and soon we were safe in our berth at the CYCSA, albeit at 1am! When we stepped off the boat it was a calm and balmy night and there was no sign of the wild squally conditions we had experienced just a little while previously. Or was it all just a bad dream?

It is true there is safety in numbers and we are thankful for all the help our cruising friends gave us, whether it was practical, advisory or just concern. We are looking forward to many more trips with the cruisers, having definitely made the transition from trailer sailer to keel boat!

Sasha Kovaricek, on board Praha II

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Has your GPS ever gone haywire?

– a discussion on interference with GPS and Chart Plotters It’s one of those beautiful velvet nights with the water hissing down the hull. It’s warm, the stars are sparkling and there’s phosphorescence in our wake. We are making good time to our next waypoint with not a care in the world.

Technology Update

Time to check our position, so we plot our GPS position on the chart. It seems we have barely moved in the last hour what’s going on? What’s more, we need to be careful once we reach the waypoint to manoeuvre past some reefs. So we check the GPS again with the same result. Just a minute, the GPS says we haven’t moved at all since we read the latitude and longitude a few minutes ago. This is getting worrying as we should be approaching the waypoint soon, with the reefs beyond.

This is an unlikely scenario but not beyond the bounds of possibility.

GPS Interference

By the time GPS signals reach our receiver they are incredibly weak and only some very clever signal processing drags them out of the background radio noise. It does not take much interference to drown out the signals and make GPS receivers useless.

Almost any electronic device has the potential to cause radio interference to radio, television or any other signal, even GPS. This is why the authorities require suppliers of electronic devices to comply with standards that limit interference and for them to be tolerant of interference.

The “tick mark” on DVD players, TV’s, phones, sandwich makers, etc, etc shows that they meet the standards.

TV and radio transmitters, mobile phones and radios are particularly scrutinized because they are meant to emit radio waves, but only on the permitted frequencies.

What if something goes wrong and a device begins to emit interference? Normally, a complaint to the Spectrum Management Authority (SMA) will bring about an investigation of the interference and rectification of the problem. (That’s the theory.)

There’s a famous story about interference being caused by a recreational boat in San Diego that obliterated GPS for several kilometres around a marina and caused problems for boats entering the narrow entrance at night. After a lot of detective work, it was found that an amplifier in a TV antenna on a boat was emitting signals on the GPS frequency. After removing the offending antenna, two others were found. It turned out to be a problem during manufacture(1)! Be sure to turn off your TV antenna when you leave the boat. I understand that a TV transmitter in NSW has caused problems also.

Deliberate Interference

Naturally enough, if you are a baddie being bombed with GPS guided bombs, you would want to interfere with the bomb’s guidance, so GPS interference transmitters were developed. Not that such devices are likely to be a problem on our boats as they are mainly confined to military test ranges and war zones. However, criminals have access to them to stop their cars being tracked by police and those transmitters are available on the Internet for next to nothing. To learn more about how baddies are interfering with GPS for their own ends, see (2).

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

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So you see that the hypothetical situation at the start of this article may not be ridiculously unlikely after all.

What can we do if our GPS fails for any reason?

Precautions

Most GPS receivers that I have used fail to warn me that they are no longer receiving signals. Indeed, I have asked several manufacturers and the standards body (the National Marine Electronics Association, NMEA) to include an indication of the quality of the position estimate, but to no avail. Those receivers generally leave the last position on screen, leaving you to believe that that is where you are, but in fact that is where you were when the signal was last received.

If you suspect problems with reception, many receivers have a screen that shows you the signal strength of each satellite but there may be nothing to suggest that there is a problem. (As an aside, GPS receivers on aircraft have special systems that provide warnings of failures - thank goodness.)

However, chart plotters incorporating GPS receivers are used to steer the boat and some provide an alarm after half a minute or so of losing GPS signals. I tried a little Navman chart plotter recently and it duly warned me when it lost GPS signals. At the same time it set off an alarm that was barely audible and would be difficult to hear in a seaway. Also, it would no longer guide the autopilot and so you would drift off course.

What To Do?

I suggest the following: In daylight, set your boat up as you would normally sail with autopilot or whatever. Place a piece of alfoil over the GPS antenna, which might be separate from the receiver or chart plotter, and see what happens. Look for signs that the receiver is no longer receiving signals from the satellites. There is a tiny icon in my Navman that changes from a ship to a star, indicating that the position refers not to the ship’s position but to the cursor position.

What happens to your autopilot when GPS is lost? Anything? Is the alarm loud enough for you to hear? (For a few dollars, you can buy an alarm from Jaycar that is guaranteed to wake the dead.

Connect it to the alarm output of your chart plotter or receiver.)

Needless to say, good seamanship and not relying only on GPS is strongly advised. Perhaps that’s why chart plotter manufacturers ask you to acknowledge their warnings before you can use the charts.

Owen Mace

References

1 http://www. gpsworld.com/ gnss-system/ signal-processing/ the-hunt-rfi-776 2 http://www. newscientist.com/ article/dn20202gps-chaos-how-a30-box-can-jamyour-life.html

SILTING IN BARKER INLET A number of members have reported that their favoured anchorages in Barker Inlet have become untenable at low tide in recent times. Indeed, having settled down for the night with a good catch of crab cooking nicely, it has been disappointing to find that it was going to be necessary to up anchor and move to an alternative anchoring spot to avoid grounding.

There has been speculation that Barker Inlet is silting up, so I was very interested to receive the following communication from Cheltenham based engineer and veteran sailor, Ralph Holden.

I

think that we are seeing something slowly happening in Barker Inlet. In May last year I motored Mary Jane II up Barker Inlet to the Garden Island moorings. In the process I got a bit of a surprise. The boat is shoal draft and draws 0.8 metres but has a push down blade rudder that draws 1.1 metres. I took the inner (Torrens Island side) middle ground channel on the way to Garden Island.

Even in a shoal draft vessel this needs to be navigated with some caution, especially the last stretch to the Inner Middle Ground Beacon.

This has always been the shallowest part of the channel. The tide flows into (and out of) Barker Inlet from around the Black Pole and from the North Arm. The two flows meet at this point and there is consequently no scouring of the bottom.

I was greatly surprised however when the rudder hit the bottom quite seriously opposite Number 23 Green Beacon. This is on the dog leg towards the eastern mangroves between the Inner Middle Ground Beacon and the North Arm channel near the southern end of Barker Inlet. The channel is not wide and so I was pretty much in the middle.

Later calculations from the tide table indicated that with a 0.7 metre tide and a draft of 1.1 metres, the channel had shallowed to 0.4 metres LW. Previously it had been close to 2.0 metres. That is pretty serious stuff. On the way back to the St Kilda channel, with a reasonably strongly flowing tide, it was obvious that the two opposing tidal flows now meet at this point presumably depositing any material carried in the water.

Why has this change in tidal flow occurred? I suspect that the creation of large artificial wetland areas on what was once tidal samphire swamps south of the North Arm has lessened the tidal flow in the North Arm. This large area would have contained a considerable quantity of water

at high tide, a large proportion of which would have emptied itself into Barker Inlet.

With much less water now flowing into Barker Inlet from its southern end, the “meeting of the waters” has shifted south to Number 23 Green Beacon. As this is also the point where silty water from Swan Alley Creek enters Barker Inlet, the problem may well be accentuated. In future years one must assume that this will have important implications for keel yachts moored at Garden Island and especially for the Clubs associated with them.

Unless a dredging program is seriously considered, they may well go the way of Port Gawler. The South Para River feeds the Gawler River and at the end of the Gawler River is Port Gawler. To enter Port Gawler today one needs to cross a bar which dries at about one metre above Low Water. I once had a “mud map” drawn in about 1961 which showed an entrance channel into Port Gawler. It had one metre of water in it at Low Water. The reduction in river flow brought about by the construction of the dam has led to what was once a beautiful and useful little harbour ceasing to exist.

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Berths for sale or lease

As at 28 April 2011 - All prices include GST - * Denotes berth for sale and lease

FOR SALE

FOR LEASE

Marina West 15m single: M08 17m single: J05, J14, J18, J19 18m single: M10 20m single: K06 25m single: M14

Marina West All berths in Marina West are single 15m: M08* 17m: J04, J13, J14*, J19, J20 18m: M10* 20m: K01, K02, K05, K06*, K07, K08 22m: K15, K18 25m: M14 30m: K16

Marina East 8m twin: C05,C09, F01, F02 - from $62,000 10m single: A02, F07 - from $90,000 10m twin: A09, A27, F04, F10, F13, F18 - from $63,000 11m twin: A41 - $95,000 12m twin: D38, E13, E17 - from $90,000 12m single : E04, E10, E11, E20 - from $110,000 12m twins: suitable for Catamaran - E30 & E31 - $110,000 each 13m single: D01 - $150,000 14m single: A46, C30 from $170,000 15m single: B23, B25, B26, B31, B35, B36, C34 - from $175,000 16m single: B15 - $225,000 20m single: A49 - $350,000 - from -

Hardstand 9m: 1, 14, 18, 25, 43, 52, 54, 57, 68, 72 10m: 102, 140, 144, 146, 147 12m: 113, 115, 127 Port 10m 12m 12m 14m 15m 20m 25m

Vincent twin: A08, A23 twin: B29, B37, C60 single: C48, C68 single: D70, D71, D73, D77, D78 single: D83, D85, D86, D87, D89 single:: A12, B35 single: M14

$155,000 $150,000 $225,000 $240,000 $290,000

- from $4,400 - from $7,000 - from $9,500 -

from $35,000 from $35,000 from $55,000 from $65,000 from $50,000 - $200,000 - $290,000

Marina East Hardstand 10m twin: A14, F15, F18 9m: 10, 21, 24, 50, 54*, 57, 65, 84 (A20 avail 1 May 2011) 10m: 34, 110, 130, 133, 137*, 11m twin: C17 139, 147*, 148, 150 12m single: E03 12m: 03, 113*, 120 12m twin: D38, E12 13m twin: C23 14m single: A46, C26 15m single: C35, C36 16m single: B16 (June to October), B20

Average Leasing Rates

Marina 8ms 8mt 10ms 10mt 11mt 12ms 12mt 13ms 13mt

Berths (per month) Hardstands (per month) $300 14ms $500 9m $155 $280 15ms $550 10m $175 $320 16ms $650 12m $200 $320 17ms $700 $340 18ms from $550 $455 22ms POA $400 23ms POA $465 24ms POA $465 30ms POA

Notes on Purchasing/Selling Berths

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

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

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