Groundswell June 2017

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A r e g u l a r J O UR N A L f r o m t h e C r u i s i n g Y ac h t C l u b o f So u t h A u s t r a l i a

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Board of Management President Treasurer

Chris Wood Dominic Rinaldi Peter Hall David Murray Hillar Puvi Andrew Saies Glenn Spear

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Geoff Boettcher Jacqueline Heffernan Adrian Wotton

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Patron The Honourable Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR Staff Chief Executive Officer Craig Evans Admin & Operations Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina Finance-Administration & Business Development Carly Clough Comms & Member Services Mellissa Vahoumis Leasing Coordinator Kirsty Winstone Marine Academy Coordinator & Boating Administrator David Royle Food & Beverage Manager Andrew Kerr Head Chef Amanda Gutte Port Vincent Marina Rob Marner Association Chairpersons Cruising Fishing Racing Social

Adrian Wotton Trevor Paynter Rob Sellick Pam Humeniuk

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, Terry Lockwood, Bryan Mellors, Libby Stephens, 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: Academy 1 under spinnaker during Race week regatta in Port Lincoln.

Photo by Take 2 Photography.

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CONTENTS 4 The ceo

CEO Craig Evans reminds all boat owners to check their mooring lines before the winter weather.

5 the Board

Notable changes at Board level.

6 the commodore

Geoff Boettcher thanks serving members for their great contribution.

7 marine academy

David Royle and students have been busy in class and on the water.

9 boats at the club

T erry Lockwood chats with members bringing new boats into the Club.

10 Racing Presentation

Racing crews celebrate as the season concludes with a great night of awards, fun, friendship and dancing.

16 tech talk

Our resident hardcore techo Owen Mace talks refrigeration. It’s cool.

19 from the galley

Head Chef Amanda shares another recipe from her collection of special dishes.

20 easter weekend

22 Teakle adelaide to lincoln

Geoff Boettcher provides a breakdown of this year’s race and Race Week.

27 Arriba’s charity cruise

lessons learnt and a happy ending.

15 racing on Academy 1

Hugh Longbottom and crew tackle the Teakle Adelaide to Lincoln Race.

16 Crabbing day

The Fishing Association jags perfect tide, calm seas with a slight breeze, blue skies and a barmy temperature.

And lots of crabs.

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Alan Noble is on the water again sharing the love in Kangaroo Island.

28 king of the gulf

Mark Johns participates in the Port Vincent Regatta but can’t crack the crown yet.

13 Aquila Grounded

Mark Johns relates a sorry tale with

The Club’s Associations have a lovely weekend with a feast of activities.

30 Cruise to N/Spencer Gulf

Chris and Gina Wood enjoy living the cruising life again in good company.

32 riviera experience

Owen and Delia Mace join up with 34 other big boats for a burn around lower Spencer Gulf.

At the Helm

As I do this time each year I would like to remind you to check your vessel, mooring lines, fenders, furling headsails, canopies and rigging. Most damage can be avoided if you prepare your boat for winter conditions.

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he end of the boating season is marked by Racing Presentation Night and this year around 200 people enjoyed prize giving and camaraderie. Congratulations to the Racing Association and our Boating Administrator, David Royle, on running this successful event. The Club’s new bar certainly got quite a workout later in the night as crews gathered to celebrate the racing season.

Over the past couple of months there have been several staff and Board changes that are detailed elsewhere in this edition of Groundswell so at the risk of repeating this news I will keep this brief. We welcome our new Food and Beverage Manager, Andrew Kerr, to the Club. I would like to thank Matt Young for his many years of service as the Marine Academy Principal. Matt remains as an instructor with the Marine Academy however a recent structure review has seen the role of Principal go to the Club’s Boating Administrator, David Royle. Andrew Saies remains on the Board until the Annual General Meeting but steps down from the position of President. Chris Wood has been chosen by the Board as the incoming President. Wayne Coonan has resigned from the Board to make way for Dominic Rinaldi to fill the role of Treasurer left

by Chris. Congratulations to Chris and Dominic and thank you to Andrew and Wayne for many years of voluntary service to the Club.

sometimes be difficult particularly when the office is not advised of changes to vessels or when berth licence holders invite people to use their berth for short periods of time. The Club office needs to be advised of vessel movement particularly when a new boat enters the Club. Vessel registration forms are to be completed and proof of the required insurance needs to be presented. The recent sinking of a vessel at one of our neighbouring marinas at North Haven resulted in significant loss and damage not only to the boat but also the marina structure. The cost of salvage, repair and environmental cleanup will be significant and highlights the importance of adequate boat insurance not only for your vessel but also for the marina operator (in your case the Club). In the case of buying, selling and leasing of berths members are reminded that all transactions must be made through the CYCSA office.

At the time of writing this report calm conditions have remained with us over autumn - a pleasant change to the weather we received this time last year. Weather conditions last year were very rough and damage to boats and the marina occurred. As I do this time each year I would like to remind you to check your vessel, mooring lines, fenders, furling headsails, canopies and rigging. Most damage can be avoided if you prepare your boat for winter conditions.

Please consider using the Club’s facilities when arranging a function or working on your vessel. The Club’s new hospitality area is the ideal spot for your next special function or corporate event. New function packages are available from the Club or on our website. The Club’s slipway provides an ideal spot for you or your chosen contractor to carry out vessel maintenance and repair. The cost to maintain our slipway and meet safety and environmental requirements is not insignificant so please utilise your facility.

The maintenance dredging program recently carried out by DPTI has seen some additional improvements to the entrance channel into North Haven. The channel adjoining the northern breakwater sandbank has been dredged for the first time in many years. This has resulted in returning the channel to its original width and the removal of the floating port channel marker. The depth is currently as good as it has ever been so hopefully the weather is kind to us this winter and the entrance is not choked by sea grass as was the case last year.

Recently tasked with the role of Project Manager for the Club’s new hospitality area I was very pleased with the final results in both the build and cost. There were many additional and unbudgeted variations throughout the build however I made a few cost savings along the way which countered most of the additional expenses. The overall cost increase was less than 2% of what we had originally estimated and well within our capacity to fund.

Safe boating.

With over 550 berths at the CYCSA in three different marinas and hardstand area the administration and management of vessels can

Craig Evans, Chief Executive Officer

Photo Craig Evans

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From the President

Andrew Saies

the reasons that I have outlined. The Club is in excellent shape financially, our new bar and bistro heralds an exciting new era and opportunity to reinvigorate our hospitality services to members, Marina East is being progressively rebuilt and the strategic planning meeting held in February identified realistic and affordable capital expenditure projects and services to members to further improve the amenity of the Club.

Chris Wood

We welcome Chris Wood to the position of CYCSA President and thank Andrew Saies for his leadership over many years.

The following article is a joint effort from both Andrew and Chris.

Members I wish to advise that after nearly seven years as President of the Club I have decided to stand down as President due only to personal and business reasons. In recent months my own business, professional and family responsibilities have demanded much more of my time and attention making it difficult for me to dedicate the time and energy required and expected of a Board Chairman.

While flagging this intention with the Board earlier this year I was keen to see the successful completion and opening of the Admirals Bar and Bistro before I formally resigned as President which I did at the April meeting of the Board. Under the constitution the Board elects a President from within the Board.

Nominations were called for a new President at this meeting and Chris Wood was the sole nomination and was thus elected unopposed. Chris was the logical and appropriate director to succeed me as President and he has my full support along with that of the Board, management and the many members who know him or who have heard him present and report as Treasurer.

I will remain on as a director until the AGM at which point I will not seek re-election. I will have completed nearly twelve years on the Board.

With the knowledge that I had indicated I would stand down after the opening of the Admiral’s Bar and Bistro the Board sought expressions of interest from members particularly looking for someone with accountancy or financial qualifications who could very quickly take on the role of Treasurer. To this end, after due diligence by both parties, Senior Member Dominic Rinaldi was endorsed at the April Board meeting as a director to fill a casual vacancy should one arise.

We have recently received a note of resignation from Director Wayne Coonan who has also served for ten years on the Board.

I do not wish to give the impression that this was unexpected as Wayne has indicated for some months that he too was prepared to step down now or at the AGM to make way for Board renewal if required in order to achieve the best Board composition and continuity. On behalf of the Board and members Wayne thank you so much for all your effort and input.

Fundamentally the Board needs a Treasurer so that Chris can fulfill his role as President and those skills were not available on the current Board. Wayne stepping down now allows Dominic Rinaldi to fill the casual vacancy and provides a healthy transition of roles and retention of experience leading into the AGM and election cycle. The Board has fully supported Wayne’s decision to step down for these reasons at this point in time. Of course all current directors who so choose, along with any other interested senior members who nominate, will face the vote of the membership prior to the AGM in August in the usual way.

Can I thank those members who recently put their names forward as it is extremely useful to know who is interested and to know their skill set when planning Board succession.

I can reassure members that these mid-term changes have been triggered only by my decision to stand down as President and for 5

I would like to thank all Directors and Flags who have worked with me during my time as President. All have been in it for the very best of intentions to make the Club as enjoyable and successful as possible for both the short and long term, not always easy objectives.

Finally my thanks to Craig and Jenny with whom I have worked most closely over those years and got to know well and above and beyond our respective roles with in the Club. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the Club Andrew Saies Dear Members I am delighted to have been elected by my colleague directors to the position of President of the Club and all of its legal entities at the April 2017 meeting of the Board.

Firstly, I must thank Andrew for his time as President. Andrew has worked tirelessly for the benefit of the Club and its members. During Andrew’s term many decisions have been taken including but not limited to the western breakwater extension, Marina East refurbishment and the new Patio Area extension. He has assisted in positioning the Club for growth in a very difficult economic environment and has been commercial in his outlook whilst at the same time passionate about the members and the fabric of ‘The Best Boating Club in South Australia’.

As you are aware I have been a Board director for five years and Treasurer for four years and believe I have a reasonably good understanding of its financial structure together with its inner workings and performance.

During my time I have worked with management to improve the reporting to management, the Board and its members, and endeavoured to financially forecast the impacts of changing trends and trading, capital expenditure and to position the Club for profitable long term growth.

Andrew has submitted his final report to members as President. I don’t plan on detailing much else at this stage other than to say that my focus will be running the Club for the benefit of all members, to continue to promote an open style of reporting to members whilst at the same time ensuring the operations of the Club and its trading and financial performance meet the Club’s longer term goals and strategic directions.

The Club is currently in a good financial shape. Together with your Board and our new Board member and Treasurer, Dominic Rinaldi, I plan on ensuring careful decisions are taken on all commercial/financial issues facing the Club whilst at the same time issuing challenges to the management to grow the business activities of the Club especially in areas such as membership, hospitality and general trading.

Economic conditions within the boating industry and the state remain quite difficult however I strongly believe there are some opportunities to grow the business activities of the Club and fine tune some of the existing operations of the Club.

I will outline these initiatives in due course and update members of a strategic review meeting recently held by the Board and Flag Officers.

Geoff Boettcher has offered to do one more year as the Commodore of the Club and this will be subject to Board approval following the AGM. Finally, I look forward to working closely with my colleague Directors, Flag Officers, the Associations, management, and any other group that can cause an upside opportunity for the Club and its members.

I look forward to seeing you at the Club perhaps enjoying a drink or a meal at our newly opened world class patio area.

Chris Wood, President

From the Commodore

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n behalf of the CYCSA Flag Officers I would like to welcome Chris Wood to the position of Club President. Chris has been a Board member for over five years and Treasurer for over four years of that time.

We had a successful racing year with good numbers on the start line in most divisions. Racing in South Australia, as in all Australian states, has changed considerably over the last few years. It is becoming harder to get crew to commit to every Saturday and then sometimes again on the Sunday. Saying this, special events such as the Premier’s Cup, Great Southern Regatta and State Heats are well supported. We seem to have all become time poor with so much competition from other sports and increased social activities. I am finding it increasingly difficult to commit to a full Adelaide race program as well as trying to fit in interstate racing and the Lincoln Week. To address this issue we must now plan our year’s racing program well in advance to allow crew time to plan their sailing demands around other life activities.

In January 2018 the IRC National Championships will be held in Melbourne. Geelong’s Festival of Sails will also be held in January which gives Adelaide yachts a great chance to compete in these two prestigious events without having to travel too far. I believe our fleet can do very well against the interstate boats and sailing in these events not only gives your crew an excellent chance to experience top competitive racing but strengthens South Australia’s presence in Australian sailing.

As Commodore I am invited to attend all Board meetings and during those times I always had great respect for Chris’s knowledge and ability as Treasurer. It is my belief that if we ensure the Club runs profitably its future financial stability is ensured. Under Chris’s watchful eye he has avoided ‘bear traps’ and ‘clipped the right ticket’. He has brought a wealth of business knowledge to the Club and now as President I have no doubt he will continue to guide the Board with his financial and management knowledge.

David Royle, our Boating Administrator, and I recently attended the Australian Sailing offices in Hindmarsh to discuss the IRC handicap system in SA with Sailing Services Manager, Amy Howie. We were fortunate to have a video link up with Glen Stanaway, Head of Sailing Services in NSW, to discuss the possibility of assisting South Australian yacht owners obtain an IRC certificate at a reduced price. Like many others in the CYCSA it is David’s and my desire to help rebuild a strong IRC fleet in our state. It is the best and fairest handicap system there is internationally and I would not like to see the CYCSA lose its status by using other handicap options. The Race Office will hopefully have more details soon which may enable skippers to obtain IRC standard certificates for club racing only at this reduced price. They will not be valid if competing interstate or for national championships. There needs to be more discussions from both sides before the Club will accept this initiative but as there is an offer on the table it needs to be seriously considered. It will be a decision made by REX and notification will be announced promptly if accepted.

I would also like to welcome Dominic Rinaldi to the CYCSA Board.

Dominic replaces Chris Wood as a Board member and Treasurer. I believe the Board’s decision to invite Dominic to this position can only strengthen the Club’s financial standing. Dominic’s accounting and business accruements will enable Chris to confidently hand over the reins to allow him time to concentrate on his new position as President.

A big thank you to our outgoing President Andrew Saies. Andrew dedicated over 12 years to the Board and almost seven years in the demanding position of Club President. Andrew’s contribution to the Club has been tremendous. I believe he had the foresight to steer the Club through both good and difficult times to ensure it remained not only South Australia’s premium keel boat club but one of the most respected clubs nationally. From my position as Commodore I saw Andrew preside over a well-balanced Board willing to make positive decisions to not only secure a strong financial future for the Club but offer good amenities for members. During his term, with all his duties, he also left enough time to go out and win the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. All great achievements.

A little trivia; the Tattersalls Trophy which is presented to the overall winners of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, recently left Australian shores for the first time. Officials from CYCA (Sydney) attended meetings in Europe and sailing seminars in China and the Shanghai Boat Show. Apparently the star of the tour was the Tattersalls Trophy which was mobbed at each venue and in demand for selfies.

The CYCA was promoting the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and discussing exchange programs for youth sailing.

Wayne Coonan retired from the Board after ten years of service. His management skills were an extremely valuable asset to the Club and his input was always respected and valued. On behalf of the Club members and Flag Officers I would like to offer our sincere thanks for his valued contribution to the Club. Hopefully we will see Wayne on the race start line for many years to come.

Once again I remind boat owners to ensure their valuable assets are securely moored prior to the arrival of winter storms. Furling headsails, canopies, boom tents and halyards should all be stowed or secured correctly. Inspect current mooring lines for chaff and perhaps add an extra mooring line or two to let you sleep better at night.

After a storm inspect your boat immediately for damage and fix any problems to prevent further loss. Better still, visit your boat during the storm.

The CYCSA Racing Association held its Presentation Night on 5 May with a pleasing number of skippers and crew in attendance. Well done REX for organising such a great evening. Our new President and his wife Gina entertained our major sponsors Phil and Alison Hoffmann from Phil Hoffmann Travel, Therese Stoll from Yalumba Wines and the Theodores from Port River Marine. The Club is thankful for the support received from all sponsors and I ask that members respect their efforts by reciprocating and utilising their services and products where possible. The racing members would like to thank REX members for structuring the season’s racing calendar.

Not an easy job with so many conflicting activities happening in our state so congratulations on achieving such a very successful racing season. Congratulations also to those who received trophies on the night. I must say it gave me much pleasure to take back the Commodore’s Trophy from the Squadron. Unfortunately last year I had the unpleasant task of presenting the trophy back to Squadron Commodore Rae Hunt on their Prize Night. So well done Team CYCSA for bringing it back to where it belongs.

Winter is a good time to enjoy our new Admirals Bar and Bistro. With the advent of our new large screen television and gas fire it makes the perfect place to enjoy a brew while watching the match. The new area has a warm and inviting atmosphere and the more open views greatly enhance not only our experience but our asset. It is pleasing to see more people taking advantage of this new addition.

Sue and I are enjoying the bistro more and our guests have been very complimentary. I hope our members and friends will continue to keep their support going for the Club facilities throughout winter.

I look forward to seeing you at the Commodore’s Dinner on 16 September.

Geoff Boettcher, Commodore 6

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he Marine Academy has been very busy since the previous edition of Groundswell.

The last twelve months has seen some 130 participants in courses with at least a dozen going on to become Club members. Courses have been conducted in most areas including private Powerboat and Sail Training for a number wanting to gain their ICC (International Certificate of Competence) that will allow them to hire a yacht in many overseas destinations. A number of Start Yachting and Three-day Live Aboard courses have been run along with 60 participants in the National Discover Sailing Day. There have been wide ranging reasons for participants to undertake courses. Some just want to learn to sail and be competent on a yacht while others are working towards a long-term goal of buying a yacht and sailing the seven seas.

Academy 1 has competed in all of the Twilight races this season with an average crew attendance of six, all of whom stayed on for dinner. Many of those who have joined us for Twilight races on Academy 1 have undertaken courses and will be looking for crewing positions over winter and next summer season. A number have already started crewing on yachts such as G-Wizz, Rock On, White Knight and Witches Thimble while Andy Shipp has signed up two new members for Kinetic Energy.

Other initiatives of note include hosting a young lady from Germany for a day’s sailing earlier this month after she found the CYCSA on the internet. She enjoyed her day sailing in the gulf and had a lot of fun swapping stories along the way.

During April and May the Academy collaborated with a group called Ladies Looking for Adventure. We hosted a seminar for 24 women who wished to try sailing. Di Schwerdt gave an excellent account of her sailing opportunities over the last twenty or so years including a Sydney to Hobart race, sailing in the Mediterranean and in Chesapeake Bay. Marion Toy, one of our newer members, gave a great account of her opportunities that commenced with a Start Yachting Course to which led to participating in the Adelaide to Port Lincoln race this year. Following this Rod Hunter and Hugh Longbottom conducted five Discover Sailing sessions with 30 ladies from the group. Some have already been in contact about further training options.

David Royle, Boating Administrator

Club member Maya and German visitor Karen

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Shelly, Andrew and daughter Natasha enjoying a 3 day live aboard course

NEW MEMBERS Over the last three months the following people have joined the Club.

Please make them welcome.

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Nicholas Floreani Laura Klejka Haydon Aldersey Andrew Hewat Diann Hewat Angela Burgess

Lauchlan Cooke Corey Goddard Luke Tyler Luke Stephens Kevin Crowley Rohan Daw

Shaun Gurney Greg Hettner Mark Tomlinson Mark Denton

VALE LES HARPER 24 September 1917 – 22 February 2017 Les was a Foundation Member of the Club as well as the voice of Coast Guard Oyster Bay for many years until he retired from that position in 2007.

He was a Yorke Peninsula lad through and through hailing from Stansbury originally. He joined the navy during World War II and worked as a radio operator where he gained the expertise that served him well over the years.

In Adelaide he and Kate lived at Belair but the peninsula was where his heart was and upon retiring they moved back to Stansbury to the ‘house on the cliffs with the big aerial out the back’.

Many of us became firm friends with Les and Kate during their time in Stansbury and great times were had out the back of their house, not only in the radio shack but also on the patio, enjoying a good barbie and this will be sorely missed.

Graeme and I visited Les in January and he was so excited to let us know that he would be turning 100 later this year and, knowing Les, he would be very disappointed not to have quite made it.

Our thoughts are with Kate and their son Ross and his wife Sue, not forgetting his granddaughter Sarah and his two great granddaughters who he did get to meet.

Rest in peace Les. Gay Footer

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am from New Zealand and have been in Australia for ten years. My first job in hospitality was working at a four-star hotel as a trainee manager and hotel duty manager in Wellington New Zealand and was one of the youngest people to hold a Hotel General Manager’s licence at the time. While I was working I studied part-time at Victoria University of Wellington.

I come from a boating family as my great grandfather was a ship’s engineer, my grandfather a very keen recreational fisherman and my uncle is a member of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club at Half Moon Bay, Auckland. I caught the fishing and boating bug very early on and learnt to sail Sunbursts at Evans Bay Yacht Club in Wellington where we got used to sailing in very strong winds. I was helming a friend’s yacht in the winter series at Evans Bay in gusts of 60 knots plus. It made for some interesting sailing especially when we decided that to win the series we would hoist a so-called storm spinnaker. We won the race but nearly lost in the committee room afterwards for dangerous sailing.

When I arrived in Australia I started working at Captain Cook Cruises based in Mannum on the Murray River. Some of my family were from the Murray region and my great-aunt was based in Mannum. I had the time of my life cruising up and down the Murray River between Murray Bridge and Renmark on the Murray Princess. I worked as a bar manager and Cruise Director on the Murray Princess for seven years. Shipboard life was a lot of fun and hard work and I learnt a lot of new skills including changing bolts on the giant stern paddle wheel. The cruise was rarely taken by South Australians which was a pity as it was such a relaxing way to see the Murray River and meet some fantastic people. I will always have fond memories of the Murray Princess and got to work with some great captains such as Captain Trevor Bedford and Captain David Knapstein. I left the Murray Princess with the birth of my youngest daughter to spend more time with the family.

I look forward to meeting you all and have been made to feel very welcome at the Cruising Yacht Club of SA. Andrew Kerr, Food and Beverage Manager 8

Patience Patience is a virtue right? Well yes, but also Patience is the name of Judge Alan Moss’s new boat. She is a 26 foot Court Motor Sailer, built by ex Premier Richard Court Boats in Western Australia. Alan first saw the boat four or five years ago in Port Vincent where she was for sale. He resisted the temptation then but recently saw the boat in the public marina near the Sailmaster Tavern. Jo Mitton of Adelaide Boat Sales conducted the negotiations and soon Alan was the happy new owner.

Alan started sailing when he was nine years of age at Whyalla Sailing Club, later moving to Brighton Seacliff Sailing Club in Holdfast Trainers (it is amazing how many sailors have come to our Club from Brighton Seacliff and Largs Bay Sailing Club) and has had boats ever since including water skiing boats and various fishing boats .

Alan’s other boat, which he is going to keep, started life as a TS 18 which he and his family raced at Goolwa. When his crew grew up and left home Alan decided to convert Maid of Wood to a small cruising/ fishing boat. This wasn’t too difficult for him as he had built her from scratch himself.

So a new Yanmar engine, removal of the mast and fittings etc and the addition of a keel later and Maid Of Wood was reborn.

Back to Patience - the original plan was for Patience to be a project boat however with the passing of some 20 years since the last build, Alan decided that some help was needed. The boat was recently slipped and Andrew Smith and his band of merry men quickly started work. Initially new windows are being installed, the below water line gel coat is being stripped and replaced with new fibreglass, the deck is to be painted and the rudder bearings replaced. Alan is going to refurbish the interior himself with new carpet, cushions and paint etc. Soon she will also receive new rigging, a new furling jib mainsail and a bimini. Medium term projects also include rewiring. The boat is powered by an 18 hp Volvo engine which was planned to be replaced but to Alan’s disappointment the current engine appears to be in good nick. Bad luck Alan - no new toy!

The plans for the new boat include across the gulf trips, fishing and general boating on local waters and possibly leaving the boat in Alan’s berth at Port Vincent during the summer.

It will be great to watch the project develop and hopefully we can revisit when it is complete.

BOATS at the club This is another in the series of articles by Terry Lockwood aimed at providing you with an insight into a few new boats and other boats of interest at the Club.

Le Chateau Carole and Mark Hentschke’s new boat, Le Chateau, is so called because when they are on board their home is their castle and castles are generally surrounded by a moat of water.

After many years of owning yachts and 100 years of sailing between them they decided to buy a motor yacht. Previous yachts included a 26 foot Adams design called Cetus, a 37 foot Van De Stadt called Panache and more recently a 411 Beneteau called Sandcastle and together they sailed these boats to many anchorages around South Australia including Kangaroo Island and Spencer Gulf.

They spent three years investigating different power boats before choosing the opulence of an Italian born Azimut as the design of boat they wanted and found it at Hillary’s Yacht Club in Perth.

Their criteria included a boat with an excellent hydrodynamic hull shape, reliable power train brand, exceptionally strong structural build and quality fittings – essentially a boat with integrity, reliability and stability and the Azimut ticked all the boxes being the epitome of elegance with impeccable Italian soft furnishings. Two helm stations, one in the fly bridge and another in the main saloon were included in the criteria as were bow and stern thrusters, a generator, water maker, air conditioning and a full beam amidships owners state room. Le Chateau includes all the above and also has five-star finished cherry cabinetry and natural light illuminating the interior with its elevated airy main dining saloon, lavish sunken circular leather lounge, teak cockpit and swim platform. The galley is sumptuous incorporating Miele cooking appliances and an icemaker together with an inbuilt vacuum cleaning system, Bose surround sound systems, bohemian crystal, bidet, dishwasher and washer/dryer – all of the necessities! Besides three cabins and generous ensuites there are separate crew quarters and very importantly, a large storage area for stowing all those essentials of cruising. Powered by two Cat C15 800hp engines and with only 150 hours on the motors the boat was in immaculate condition.

Le Chateau has a sleek stylish profile and wrap around windows which make it a perfect picture of power and poise.

Carole and Mark, you have bought a beautiful boat into the Club and we wish you many years of happy boating with her.

Their criteria included a boat with an excellent hydrodynamic hull shape, reliable power train brand, exceptionally strong structural build and quality fittings – essentially a boat with integrity, reliability and stability.

Dr Feelgood 3 This striking boat, owned by Wayne Coonan, is a Melges 32, designed

by Reichel Pugh and built by Melges (USA). It is a one design class and is eligible to participate in the Melges 32 World One Design League and the Super 11s Sailing Association Sports Boat regattas.

As some members would know Dr Feelgood 2 met its demise on dry land when a storm event toppled the jinker and resulted in extensive damage to the boat. After advice from Simon Grosser, one of the world’s foremost experts in composite materials used in the construction of yachts, aircraft etc, Simon recommended as a replacement a Melges 32 and with his contacts with Melges USA and Melges Europe identified two options - Stig, 2015 world champion and Mascalzone Latino, 2016 European champion. Ultimately Wayne opted for the latter and arranged to import it from Livorno via Genoa to Adelaide. Wayne says “It was a challenging but worthwhile exercise.” The boat arrived at Port Adelaide just before Christmas 2016 and with the help of Keith and Danny Finch from Rapid Transport was delivered to the CYCSA on Friday 7 January 2017.

The following day she was tuned for her first race and made the start with only minutes to spare, a great effort considering that the boat arrived in transport mode. This meant all stanchions and safety lines had to be installed, the two section mast and fittings had to be craned into the boat and the rig tuned for sailing. As with many one design boats, helming and trimming to achieve optimum target speeds requires information about wind speed and direction, as well as boat speed and direction. Early in the race they discovered the calibration of their instruments was wildly out and so they disregarded them and sailed on as best they could to eventually finish third over the line and considering none of the crew had previously sailed a Melges 32, they were very happy with the result. Since her initial race she has finished second, first and third over the line in her other three races and the crew are quietly optimistic about the future.

The configuration of the road trailer that Dr Feelgood 3 sits in is very interesting. It has a uniquely shaped set of supports which wrap around the hull and a hydraulic canting system which tilts the yachts position on the trailer to reduce overall width enabling the yacht to be towed without restriction. Ingenious!! The keel can be raised and the two section mast makes it an easier proposition to travel distances to other regattas.

There is so much more we could hear about Dr Feelgood 3 but for now thank you Wayne for sharing your story and best wishes for your boat’s racing career.

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ur 2016-17 racing season concluded on 1 April with our final Coaster Series race being run in an ideal 15 knot southerly.

With a third in the final race Keith Finch and the Rapid 1 team maintained a comfortable series lead finishing on 16 points followed

by Asylum (Derek Morrison) on 24 points and the ever present White Knight on 28 points.

Twilight competitors had a tricky south easterly to finish Series Two with clear skies and 14 knots of breeze. Savouring one last beautiful sunset Steve Harrington’s crew on Free Fallin’ topped the series and the combined twilights for the summer. The combined score was extremely close at the head of the pack with Free Fallin’ winning over Wind Weaver (Wayne Grant) on a countback after 16 races with Sea Snake II (Steve Power) just one point behind. Rapid 1 and Playground (Brenton Pegler) rounded out the placegetters in Series Two. We thank Phil Hoffmann Travel for their ongoing support of our twilight racing.

Shining Sea

Club Inshore Series Division 1 PHS was won by the evergreen White Knight with David Knights and his team while in Division 2 PHS Vertigo won by just half a point to Young Einstein and also cleaned up on AMS. Shining Sea came away with the AMS win over White Knight and took the IRC title. Winning the J24 One-Design Division was Andrew Townsend. Our Offshore Championship was won by Concubine led by Jason Ward who had a tough season breaking a mast in November and not getting back on the water until late February. It should be noted that Shining Sea, Two True and Concubine all finished the Offshore Series on equal points with Concubine winning on countback. Looking back, the 2016-17 season has been fair to all with mixed conditions levelling out the playing field for all boats thereby allowing consistent performers to benefit from their ongoing participation.

David Royle, Boating Administrator

Academy 1

Vertigo Julia

Concubine

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RACING ASSOCIATION

RACING PRESENTATION NIGHT

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t Presentation Night the Club’s new facilities shone and 200 members and guests applauded the winners and placegetters and danced the night away. There was warm applause also for the winners of the ‘big’ perpetual trophies. These included: Crew of the Year, Luke Stephens (Concubine); Boat of the Year, Secret Mens Business; Cock of the Walk (most first place finishes) Vertigo (Jamie Goode) and Most Consistent Performer, Sea Snake II. The Club’s biggest regatta for the year, the Premiers Cup - see photos on page 34 - was held in late March. In another light breeze series Geoff Boettcher’s Secret Mens Business won back the Premiers Cup by one point from Concubine. At the same time SMB took a strong hold on the IRC State Championships with some 13 races spread across the season and winning by 13 points from Two True (Andrew Saies). The new Doctor Feelgood 3 (Wayne and Jason Coonan) won Division 1 PHS whilst Alliance (Jim Hallion) prevailed in AMS. In Divisioni2 PHS a visiting Melges 24 took the top two spots with Rank Bajin (Doug Watson) on top. In Divisioni2 the always consistent Vertigo took first place and cemented victory in the AMS State Championships.

Secret Mens Business

What’s next you may ask? Well our winter season kicks off on 13 May starting with a Short-Handed Series race before going into our first Combined Winter Series race on 21 May with a fixed mark race. Winter not only provides some of our best sailing days but is also a brilliant training ground… there’s no better training for keeping the leeward gunwale out of the water than the risk of getting a cold, wet bum!

White Knight

In breaking news the Racing Association and Club Commodore Geoff Boettcher have been working with Australian Sailing in an effort to promote IRC racing at the Club and in South Australia more generally. IRC is the international rule that provides a handicap system sailors say is second to none.

We are negotiating to introduce a ‘club based’ IRC handicap rating which will reduce the entry cost to members and provide for club based IRC rating without all the cost and effort required for interstate competition (where it will still be required). We will be in touch with members as this exciting initiative develops.

Two True

On behalf of the CYCSA and Racing Executive it’s been a pleasure having you all compete this season and we look forward to your participation again in winter and Season 2017-18. If you have any feedback on the season past please feel welcome to send it to boating@cycsa.com.au for review.

David Royle, Boating Administrator

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Aquila Runs Aground

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unday the 12th of March (Adelaide Cup Weekend) will feature in our memories for a while. Most yachties will know the popular anchoring ground called the Quarantine Station - well we too have fond memories of this area. It’s close, located up the Port River just past Pelican Point Power Station, and yet offers a sense of isolation and being ‘away’ on your boat. Aquila has been anchoring there for years and never had any issues with holding until this particular weekend.

Having two motors is wonderful for redundancy but when they are spread well apart you go around in circles when only one is doing the work. You see you need speed to compensate for the off centre push and that we couldn’t achieve. Besides even if I fluked it, we were only going to get pulled back by the rope stuck around the stalled motors prop.

Now I’m no novice to the techniques of good anchoring so choosing this location on a weekend that’s predicted to have strong winds from the west means you are on a ‘lee shore’. Not ideal but achievable if done right with frequent anchor watches overnight. There’s the theory but we all know theory is no match for Murphy and his boating mishaps.

Now I had a fair time to think about things, well at least till the next high tide (1820), so I set about deploying my secondary anchor out as far as I could walk in the now shallow water then shoved it in the mud as much as possible. Would you believe in this process I stumbled across the rode of my primary anchor considered lost forever.

Resistance to the inevitable was useless - we were no match for a higher power. Murphy now had his way. It was only seconds before we were back on the beach and this time we were not going anywhere.

Winds had indeed been blowing from the WSW Saturday night and we went to bed with a 17 knot breeze attempting to blow us towards the shore. Every gust had me checking our hold and every time it was perfectly fine so I fell fast asleep by 0100 hrs. Aah!

Excellent, now I could return the primary anchor to its rightful place and use the secondary anchor off the stern in the same manner. Both were tensioned to a ‘pinging pitch’ so when the water returned we couldn’t get pushed any higher up the beach. Aquila was abeam to the wind so this was quite a possibility in conditions that were now 20-23 knots.

0715 Sunday morning I woke in a hurry. The familiar water flow over the boat didn’t sound the same anymore. Most sailors with experience will just know something’s changed. It had! Going backwards towards the mangrove bushes at a rate of three knots creates a little dilemma a dilemma which is magnified by having outboard motors which need to be warmed up before they have any forward thrust.

Right, that’s done - now for the wait. I radioed Coast Guard Adelaide and they monitored us during the day and even came to see if we were okay but nothing could be done until high tide anyhow. To kill some time I rang a good friend to explain our situation and he suggested he come around with CYC2 so a few phone calls later I had a team of rescuers arrive just before high tide to assist if needed.

I always lower the motors in preparation for an overnighter and thankfully I had for it gave me that extra response time! Nevertheless we hit the bottom (600mm) and we’re amongst the mangrove trees.

Aquila’s rudders are just lower than the props on the motors so that allowed me to continue warming them. We were now bouncing on the rudders and being pushed higher up the beach but glory, I engaged both motors and they pushed us off the sand. Yes! We’re off!!!.......not so soon – there’s Murphy’s work to be done here yet!!

The water was on its way back, Aquila was beginning to float and the two anchor lines were doing their job holding us off. We kedged off our primary anchor until we were free. The stern anchor was keeping the stern of the boat from swinging into the bushes but became an issue and we had to let it go once afloat. Not to worry as I tied a float to the end of the rode and the boys on CYC2 retrieved it.

OK... get the anchor up I thought but where’s the rode and chain and for that matter where is the anchor? We just wanted to get away from the shore and were achieving this until less than five metres off the beach we were presented with a hard stop. We had snagged the anchor rode around an old concrete pipe as it turned out.

So here we were now in a 20 knot breeze caught just five metres off the shore – the anchor rode holding us back, the wind blowing us on.

Bingo! Cut the rode away and get out of there. Good idea Mark so with Karen on the helm I ran for the cockpit knife (you should always have one close to the helm). Three slices and we were free. The rode slid over the bow roller and splashed into the water. Gone and maybe forever.

OK, “power on Karen and let’s get some distance off this lee shore!”

“I’ve lost one motor” came the cry! Just what I needed. The discarded rode had floated under the boat and around the prop of the starboard motor stalling it immediately.

Free at last we departed the river to be welcomed by a 28 knot wind and a swell I haven’t seen for some time, all the while being chaperoned by CYC2 in case Murphy needed dessert. Back safely in the marina I considered just a broken dagger board was a small price to pay.

So here’s a few take home points after all that adventure: 1 avoid anchoring on a lee shore unless you are very sure the anchor is holding well 2 buoy your anchor so you always know where it is 3 carry a knife in the cockpit at all times.

On a final note just be aware that the Quarantine Station anchorage has apparently been inundated with a sea grass that has made anchoring much more difficult than ever before. That much I can attest to.

My thanks to John Gibson, John Collett, Gerry Valk and Adrian Lawrie on CYC2 and the Coast Guard and SA Water Police for their diligence and monitoring of our situation through the day.

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Port Lincoln Race and Regatta Report from Academy 1

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ollowing the successful race campaign in 2016 Academy 1 took part in the 2017 Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race and the following regatta. The race was a baptism of fire for the new crew (most had only been sailing for a few months) doing their first offshore race.

adventure with the likes of Geoff Boettcher and Chris Tillett. The team were in high spirits on Sunday and took advantage of the great hospitality of the Port Lincoln Yacht Club and the camaraderie of fellow sailors who congratulated them on their efforts.

Our friends on Ocean Hawk - Steve Emery, Helena Mrotek, Snow and Sarah Belton and Brad Round from Port Adelaide Sailing Club - were one of those who had to turn back and so were invited to share the regatta on Academy 1. The mentoring from Snow and Steve was eagerly absorbed by the crew and this showed in our results over the week. We ended the regatta with two third placings and an eighth overall on handicap.

Starting in Cruising Division we experienced very light winds to start with followed by dead calm as we slowly drifted north away from our destination. As predicted the weather started to turn for the worst.

Thankfully our plan to sail along the lee of Yorke Peninsula helped settle our new crew in and give them a bit of an idea of what we would be in for after rounding Marion Shoal. As we approached the Marion light there was a unanimous decision to ‘let’s go for it’. Not long after that we learnt that all our division competitors had headed home and all we had to do was finish the race in the required time.

The return home wasn’t easy either however a comfortable night in West Cape made the journey more enjoyable.

All those who raced have made a significant contribution to the Club over the last eight months undertaking courses, working on the boat and of course training. We would like to thank the Club and everyone for their support, help with training and preparing the boat. Special thanks to Kirstin Norris, Inese Lainis, Rob Human and Ned Cooper. The Academy 1 team would also like to sincerely thank the Ocean Clothing Group for their ongoing sponsorship.

After a long hard bash we crossed the finish line 34 hours and 12 minutes after the start. The crew will never forget that number and simply finishing was a huge achievement more so in light of the fact that ten yachts didn’t!

After a well-earned schnitzel and a few beers the crew started to realise just what they had achieved especially as they discussed the

Hugh Longbottom

Captain’s Table Club Flags Adrian Wotton and Jacqueline Heffernan hosted a lunch for new members on 30 April this year to welcome all to the Club.

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John Kenny aboard Miami Vice won the annual Crabbing Day trophy and a personal trophy plus sponsorship prizes for his Biggest Crab at 63cms

Junior prizes went to Sam Stunell and Charlie Lawrence aboard Splendido

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Fred Reiter on Sealena won the prize for Most Crabs caught

FISHING ASSOCIATION

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reckon we may have got it right this time! It was with some trepidation and fingers crossed our 2017 Crabbing Day was booked on the Club calendar some months prior to the February date. Our track record for finding good weather conditions had been appalling.

On the day it was a perfect tide for crabs, calm seas with a slight breeze, blue skies and a balmy temperature. The crabs had been plentiful for months with boats bagging out and on our day it was no different. Nineteen boats participated, some leaving at daybreak and returning between 12 and one with 350 plus big crabs. We owe a big thanks to those crews for bringing back and sharing their catch.

In order to provide more shade and comfort a second large marquee was hired and positioned on the northern lawn abutting the BBQ structure. This allowed plenty of space for seating and movement and good comments were heard about the improved venue.

This year’s event was sponsored by Port River Marine Service. Owners Jim and Leica Theodore along with son James are well known members of the Club and have generously supported the Fishing, Social and Racing Associations for many years. This year they supplied boating services as part of our crabbing awards and prizes and we’re assured they will continue to sponsor the next Crabbing Day. Our cooks and cleaners did a wonderful job of dealing with the large numbers of crabs delivered to the cooking pots. Led by enthusiastic chef Gerry Colella cooking his now famous and very popular chilli crabs, experienced cooks Ken Woof, Gareth Thomas, Rowley Richardson and John Colella soon had all the crabs available for eating. The Club kitchen provided salads and rolls and at the end of the day we don’t think anyone could have possibly left the venue hungry.

Along with the FA committee, the Club office staff, and maintenance staff there were many Club members who contributed to the success of this year’s event. Some helped set up the venue on the Saturday afternoon, others came early on Sunday morning, others joined in with cleaning the crabs and others stayed back to help tidy up near the end of the day. And as stated earlier, importantly there were the boat owners and crews who went out and caught the crabs and provided a delicious meal for others at a very reasonable cost.

John Kenny aboard Miami Vice (aka ‘No Name’) won the annual Crabbing Day trophy and a personal trophy plus sponsorship prizes for his Biggest Crab at 63cms. Fred Reiter on Sealena won the prize for Most Crabs caught and the Junior prizes went to Sam Stunell and Charlie Lawrence aboard Vlad and Pam’s Splendido.

The sum of $520 was raised from our raffle which will go towards funding additional Fishing Association facilities for members at the Club.

Crabbing Day is clearly a favourite function amongst Club members and their friends and will almost certainly be on the FA calendar for next year.

Trevor Paynter, Chair Fishing Association

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Authors: John Daniels, CYCSA member and qualified marine refrigeration specialist and Owen Mace

refrigeration on boats

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warm day at anchor in a lovely cove, the sun is setting and it’s time to relax with a nice cold drink from the on-board fridge – ahhhhh, wonderful! What about the fridges that keep your food and drinks cold? Let’s have a look at how they work and how to look after them.

First Principles Almost all fridges work on the principle that when a gas is under pressure and that pressure is released the gas gets colder and can be used to cool ... well, drinks. This effect is called the Joule-Thomson effect (References 1 and 2) after the two physicists who described the (complex) physics in the early 1850s. Modern systems also use the heat exchanged when a liquid absorbs heat to become a gas (and vice versa).

That’s fine but you need a very large supply of high pressure gas and/or liquid to keep drinks cold while you are cruising and that’s just not practical so there’s more to it than just expanding a compressed gas or liquid. In all fridges the expanded gas is collected, pumped away from the cold part and then compressed. This time the reverse happens and the compressed gas heats up. However, the now compressed gas is cooled, probably by seawater, so that there is a continuous supply of compressed gas/liquid at near sea temperature ready to be expanded in the ‘evaporator’ again.

In this way heat is ‘pumped’ from the cool box to the sea water via a heat exchanger or condenser and for this reason such systems are sometimes known as ‘heat pumps’.

Of course you can use the heat from the condenser to heat a room for example. A slightly more complex system takes heat from seawater (or air in a home air conditioner) and pumps it into the room - now we have a reverse cycle air conditioner. Energy is needed to compress the gas and to pump it around the system. But you can’t get a free ride – energy is needed to pump heat from low temperatures to higher temperatures.

History In the mid 1700s cooling experiments were carried out and improvements were made until the first practical refrigeration system was built in 1851 in Geelong, Victoria. This was an ice making machine and was sold to breweries and meat packing companies.

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The inventor, James Harrison, (References 3, 4 and 5 are worth a read), realised that fresh Australian meat could be transported to Britain using his system but the first shipment in the 1870s was not successful as the ice making machine couldn’t keep up with the melting ice. It wasn’t for some time until practical refrigeration systems were perfected for shipping perishable goods by sea to England. My great great grandfather, James Austin, knew Harrison and was an early promoter of refrigerated shipments to England as he had seen Harrison’s work when they both lived in Geelong.

The choice of refrigerant gas has a marked effect on the efficiency and performance of a fridge or air conditioner. Early fridges used ghastly gases such as ammonia, ether, alcohol and sulphur dioxide. Chlorinated fluorocarbon (CFC) gases began to be used in domestic refrigerators in the 1930s. However you may recall the ‘ozone hole’ crisis (Reference 6) that led to the Montreal Protocol banning CFC gases used as refrigerants and propellants. New refrigerants that have a much lesser effect on the atmosphere were devised and are mandated today.

Refrigeration on Board With the increasing availability of sources of energy on board our boats so does the possibility of refrigeration. A source of power is needed as well as somewhere to dump the excess heat – the sea is ideal of course. But there’s a rub – refrigeration takes quite a lot of energy so your boat must have plenty of solar cells or fuel to keep the fridges running.

Naturally the better the insulation around your fridge the less heat needs to be pumped out continuously and the less energy is required by the heat pump after the contents have been cooled. Remember James Harrison’s first refrigerated shipment to Britain!

Fridges for boats are distinguished by the means by which energy is delivered to the cooling system: • Electricity (either 12/24 volts or mains voltage) with the electric compressor motor housed within the unit. There are only wires entering the sealed system, and • The compressor is driven by an external motor, the main engine. In this arrangement a shaft enters the refrigerator. Similar systems are commonly used in car air conditioning where the compressor is driven by the fan belt. Such non-sealed systems risk losing refrigerant around the rotating shaft especially as the seals wear with age and use.

update Maintenance Your sealed system requires almost no maintenance – just use it. Perhaps a seawater pump might get fouled but that’s about it. Leave your fridge on all the time – co-author John Daniel’s has been running for thirty years!

Run your engine-driven compressor frequently so that the seals remain lubricated. You need to check unsealed systems for gas loss that will quickly degrade your fridge’s performance – uh oh, warm drinks again!

Finally, Cheers!

Nowadays we have a great deal more energy available on board than even a few decades ago. In turn this means we can install fridges and even air conditioners on our boats and enjoy a nice cool drink after a hard day at sea – cheers!

References 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Joule%E2%80%93Thomson_effect 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigeration 3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_ Harrison_%28engineer%29 4 http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/harrison-james-2165 5 http://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000479b.htm 6 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone depletion

From the Galley with Amanda Mushroom Ragout You will need: 250gms button mushrooms, quartered 250gms swiss brown mushrooms, sliced 1tsp crushed garlic ½ small brown onion, sliced 1 sprig thyme 1 large leaf of sage 125ml cream Salt and pepper to taste Oil for frying Method: Add oil to the pan and heat.

Add onions and sauté until softened, then lightly sauté the garlic.

Add the mushrooms and cook until all moisture is removed from the bottom of the pan and mushrooms are starting to brown.

Add the cream, strip the thyme from the wood and add to the cream, tear the sage and add it to the pan also.

Allow the cream to reduce until it lightly coats the mushrooms Season to taste and serve.

This ragout is a perfect winter warmer and is nice served as an accompaniment to grilled chicken or steak and is also a good brunch alternative served with crusty bread. For those who like something a bit more decadent and rich you can deglaze the pan with some white wine just before you add the cream and you can also toss in some shaved parmesan before serving for a little extra richness.

Amanda Gutte, CYCSA Head Chef

Esprit’s Cruisair air conditioning unit. Blue pipes entering the cold water manifold.

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raditionally Easter is an ideal time for our Club members to go away on their vessels for the four-day break. This year the Social, Cruising and Fishing Associations combined their planning talents and put on a feast of activities for those journeying to Port Vincent. The weather was absolutely perfect with beautiful autumn days, with a slight chill at night.

To keep the fun levels up a number of competitions were held with bocce on Saturday afternoon and fishing and photography competitions taking place over the entire weekend. Two CYCSA boats, That’s Life and School’s Out, also competed in the Yacht Squadron Regatta each afternoon and between them picked up a number of podium finishes.

Friday The journey across the Gulf was very pleasant this Easter with very light winds on Friday morning increasing to a maximum of 15 knots in the

afternoon. A special mention to new CYCSA members, Andrew and Diann Hewat with Mahalo, who made their first gulf crossing managed to find the marina and berthing their lovely new boat without incident!

Saturday Throughout the weekend a number of Club members completed the ‘cliff walk’ into town. One such walk is recalled in the article opposite. The start of the walk can be found about 500 metres north of the marina and is accessed via stairs behind the last group of holiday homes. If you haven’t completed the walk the views across the gulf are spectacular and a number of exit options are available ranging from the marina to other tracks closer to town. For the more adventurous there is a pleasant walk on the southern part of the town that takes you all the way to Stansbury if you are game.

The Bocce Contest at Port Vincent (or how an old salt was shafted by a 10 year old) I was just sitting on our boat, Tiff I Know, when a couple of friendly yachties came past and asked if I was going to attend the bocce contest. I thought about it for a couple of seconds and said ‘’OK, I’ll just grab a couple of stubbies and I’ll be up.”

Upon arriving at the contest I was challenged by a number of other contestants plus one 10 year-old young man called Sam. Anyway off I went and one-by-one I managed to knock the other contestants out. ‘’Yes!’’ Now all that was left for me to do was to beat young Sammy. Having beaten all before me I thought that young Sam would be a walk in the park and that the ‘Weekend Áway’ prize was in the bag.

Then off we went – just young Sam and me. As the game went on I looked like having the upper hand and then Sam whispered in my ear ‘’I have to WIN this’’. I replied “Sure, sure! What would you do on a weekend away?”

Anyway, the lead went to Sam, then to me (another swig of beer), then Sam, then me. By this time the game was getting hotter and hotter. Oh no, young Sam might win! Then as I glanced over my shoulder there was Sam’s mum and nanna cheering him on.

Bocce winner Sam Stunell

Finally the last balls were thrown and out came the measurer (Sam’s pop) with a special elastic tape measure (so what hope did a poor old bloke have?). And folks, that was the decider.

Young Sam won - all fair and square. All in all a better man beat me on the day. Well done Sam and thanks to the other participants and organisers for a great day.

Terry Denham

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Fishing Competition winner

On Saturday afternoon, for those feeling ‘physical’, a bocce tournament was held. See Terry’s report opposite. In the evening the fun continued with our CYCSA members participating in a BYO shared tapas dinner with the Squadron in their lovely marquee. We were made very welcome and the selection of quality food was excellent.

Sunday Sunday was very relaxing with a few putting their finishing touches to competition photographs whilst others went out to fish for ‘the big one’. Later that night a number of members caught the pub courtesy bus up to the Ventnor Hotel and had dinner in the busy bistro area.

Monday On Monday the perfect weather continued and most boats motored or motor/sailed back to the CYCSA in calm waters. The weather, the company, the fun activities and the comradeship made this Easter a really special weekend. CYCSA boats that enjoyed the weekend were: Ava Skye, Bottom Line, Grand AKT, Hot Mustard, Jenny Anna, La Vie, Le Chateau, Mahalo, Marnico, Portia, School’s Out, Sentata, Selkie, Sir Les, Spendido, Sugar n Spice, Sundowner, That’s Life, Time Out, and Vagabond.

Adrian Wotton, Chair Cruising Association and Rear Commodore

A Cliff and Beach Walk Try as we might we couldn’t drag Terry Denham away from doing spannering things on his boat and Meg had to keep an eye on him so it was just the four of us. Chris and Rosalie Morphett and Natalie and I set off to walk north along the cliffs and beach. There were no flies, no bugs and no nasty cold wind on what was a nice sunny morning. The Morphetts are dedicated caravan people and do bush walks everywhere they go so Natalie and I did well to keep up with them.

We were fortunate with the tide out so after a steep hike down the cliffs and strolling along the beach we managed a few kilometres. At one moment it sounded like a swarm of wasps coming our way – but you may have guessed it, we were hunted by a drone! The pesky thing hovered and went back and forth but unfortunately kept flying without crashing – damn.

There’s a good stretch of sand north off the Port Vincent Marina but at either end there are rocks that we didn’t want to twist our ankles on. So we came back south along the beach up the cliff track and back around taking arty bush and sea photos from several vantage points. Strangely each of our iPhones gave us different distances, steps taken and elevations achieved but at least it was over the baseline 10,000 steps, sufficient to relieve the guilt of a good snack on our return!

David Murray

PT VINCENT

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hursday night’s Race Briefing at the CYCSA seemed to get the weather prediction pretty well right. The 50 yachts that lined up for the start gun on Friday afternoon were aware of the cold, wet and lumpy race they were about to endure. There was no chance of a race record being broken due to the unlikely event of a spinnaker being pulled out of its bag. Even though the race started in light conditions it was not long before the building breeze, coupled with an outgoing tide, gave the fleet the predicted big waves, cold conditions and on the nose wind. Probably one of the worst conditions for a Lincoln Race I have experienced for as long as I can remember.

This iconic race is attracting more interstate yachts as the promoters, under the watchful eye of the new sponsor Peter Teakle, are marketing this race more aggressively. Thanks to his input and generosity in sponsoring this great race I have no doubt the race will go from strength to strength.

This year’s fleet consisted of 47 starters in the Racing Division and three in the Cruising Division.

There were six interstate yachts including the highly acclaimed Celestial from Sydney. It was a shame Concubine was not on the start line as after breaking a mast earlier in the season, the Concubine crew worked against the clock unsuccessfully to get her to the start. This inclusion would have given a greater battle between Secret Mens Business (SMB), Celestial and Concubine for line honours and an overall IRC handicap win.

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In our premium IRC handicap division there was great competition between the two TP52s, Celestial and SMB with Celestial getting the drop on SMB in the light conditions at the start. Both yachts crossed tacks many times initially but when the wind came in SMB had the legs to draw clear putting good distance on Celestial across the foot of Yorke Peninsula. SMB crossed the finishing line on Saturday at 7.30am clear ahead of Celestial by 40 minutes. The well sailed yacht Simply Fun from Sandringham slipped into second place on IRC handicap with Celestial coming in third.

In AMS Division 1 Simply Fun took the trophy from That’s Life with SMB third. In AMS Division 2 Lincoln Mentor from the Port Lincoln Yacht Club took a first over Enchantress from the Squadron then Julia in third.

In PHS Division 1 Simply Fun took another trophy from Horopito from the Squadron and Two True. In PHS Division 2 Lincoln Mentor took out first from Kinetic Energy with Sculptor in third. The overall PHS was awarded to Lincoln Mentor.

This year’s race may have been a little boring, cold, wet and lumpy for the crew but it was certainly a test for the yachts themselves. Ten yachts did not make the finishing line due to damage or crew problems. Most yachts saw wind above 30 knots but I believe the seaway was the biggest factor to contend with. The ‘slamming’ we encountered on SMB tested the hull and especially our rig which was never built for these conditions.

We found conditions demanding on not only the helmsmen but the sail trimmers trying to nurse the boat over the short choppy wave patterns.

Coming into Boston Bay we could almost smell Mrs Kemp’s hot pasties cooking in the oven - an old tradition for our arrival breakfast at the Port Lincoln Marina. A few cold frothies and the race became history as we looked forward to a few hours’ sleep before we continued our celebrations. It is still our favourite race in South Australian waters, in fact, Australia wide.

Geoff Boettcher

This year’s Teakle Classic Adelaide to Lincoln Race was one of the worst weather-wise on record. It seems that every yacht had a tale to tell whether it was about damage to the boat or the number of crew who were seasick. Many yachts withdrew but the hardy continued. The winner of the Racing Division gives us a rendition of their race.

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2017 Teakle Classic Lincoln Week Regatta

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hirty-six competitors entered for the six race regatta in the picturesque Boston Bay and surrounding island race course. This year there were eight interstate competitors which made for a great four day event. Where else can you be rewarded with a crayfish for just going for a sail in these ideal waters. A great credit to the organisers and town spirit of Port Lincoln. Touted as the ‘centre of the universe’ by the colourful characters of Port Lincoln you could not ask for a better place to sail.

The tough conditions we experienced in the race from Adelaide were gone and the regatta fleet had some great conditions for racing.

The first two days racing was in light to moderate winds but the traditional Megga’s BBQ on Wednesday was hampered somewhat by the normal Spalding Cove beach location being abandoned due to the strong onshore winds of up to 30 knots. The alternative proved successful but lacked the normal beach party frivolity. The race on that day proved eventful with some very spectacular involuntary manoeuvres. The rest of the racing was idyllic with moderate breezes.

In IRC Handicap Secret Mens Business (SMB) held off Celestial to have a clear seven point win from this highly competitive Sydney yacht.

Local Lincoln yacht Fresh came in a close third for the regatta. The IRC fleet of eight yachts from the clubs at CYCSA, RSAYS, Sandringham Yacht Club Victoria and the CYCA Sydney gave high quality racing as good as any I have encountered interstate.

In AMS handicap Division 1 Aikin from the Squadron showed she was the yacht to beat. Simply Fun came in second for the series with SMB in third. AMS Division 2 gave Born to Mentor from Port Lincoln a clear win from More Noise from Sandringham and Julia from CYCSA. PHS handicap Division 1 win went to Fresh from Asylum with That’s Life taking out third place. PHS Division 2 gave Lincoln Mentor a win over More Noise and Born to Mentor.

With the IRC National Championships in Melbourne in January 2018 hopefully we can attract more interstate yachts to this great regatta.

My crew and I look forward to Lincoln Week each year. Great racing, great social event and as the locals say, “welcome to the centre of the universe”!

Geoff Boettcher

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Winners of the Cruising Division Academy 1 - Skippered by Hugh Longbottom

PHS Team Trophy Winners Playground - Brenton Pegler, Kinetic Energy - Andy Shipp, That’s Life - Gary Sinton, Two True - Rod Human

Line Honours and IRC Division 1 Winner Secret Mens Business - Geoff Boettcher

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light rain as we crossed Western Cove. My crew did not mind as they were engrossed playing charades. By 17:20 we were anchored at Ballast Head in overcast, drizzly weather. Fortunately it stopped raining later that evening so Artem was able to resume his sleeping position in the cockpit.

or the fifth year in a row I’ve auctioned off a four day sailing trip on Arriba with all the proceeds going to charity. My crew this year were an all-Russian speaking crew of Sydney based ‘Googlers’ (as Google employees call themselves). From left to right - (front) Evgeny, Yuliya and Rushana and (rear) Anatoli, Artem and Sergei.

The following morning Anatoli and I swam to shore and Rushana and Artem joined us by kayaking. We then motored into American River a mere four nautical miles away, tying up to the dock at 09:45. Normally I would anchor rather than dock but I only planned to be there for an hour or so. The Deck Cafe opened at 10 am and we all enjoyed our first espresso coffee in three days.

As in previous years, we sailed to Kangaroo Island (KI) but this time we extended our range by sailing through the night. At 11:40 on Thursday 2 February we departed Wirrina Cove for Boxing Bay arriving exactly five hours later. Boxing Bay is only 32 nautical miles from Wirrina and as the most northerly anchorage on KI’s north coast is a natural place to stop over. We relaxed there for several hours and went ashore for a walk before having burgers for dinner. My colleagues surprised me with a lovely cake in honour of my tenth year anniversary at Google.

While my crew wandered off to The Oyster Shop to eat oysters I went to the Independence Boathouse and caught up with friends working on Schooner Independence where good progress has been made framing the hull.

We resumed our westward journey at 20:23 passing the beautiful Emu Bay cliffs just as the sun set. Our destination was flexible, our plan being to simply sail sufficiently west so as to reach land after sunrise.

We sailed as far west as longitude 136°38.435’E and 12 nautical miles offshore before tacking coastwards in a SE direction. At 07:20 we arrived at Kangaroo Beach having sailed 61 nautical miles and 11 hours from Boxing Bay (averaging 5.5 knots).

At 11:45 we departed for American Beach on the other side of Eastern Cove with Rushana, Artem and Evgeny all taking turns at the helm. There we enjoyed our last swim of the trip. Alas, it was a short stop as we needed to get going if we were to cross Backstairs Passage at slack tide but first we had to drop off Sergei and Artem at Penneshaw as they were planning on spending another week on the Island. Lucky them!

Everyone was ready for breakfast and a swim. We spotted dolphins in the cove and Sergei managed to swim up close and take underwater photos. Two hours later we weighed anchor and set sail for Western River Cove, a leisurely eight nautical miles east and everyone immediately went for a swim. Some of us swam to the beach while others went snorkelling. Later we broke out kayaks and I took some 360° video while kayaking with my new Nikon Key Mission 360.

As planned, we departed Penneshaw at 14:05 about 45 minutes before low tide. Despite the storm clouds on the horizon our crossing of Backstairs Passage was smooth and we reached Wirrina Cove at 17:25 pm. The foul weather hit us later as we were driving up the coast to Adelaide Airport.

We had sailed 188 nautical miles, travelling further and visiting more places than any of my previous four day trips to KI. My only regret is not learning a bit more Russian. To my crew, spasibo for being a great crew!

Over lunch it was decided to stay put for the night which suited the skipper just fine as I’d been awake since 04:00. That evening we enjoyed a bonfire on the beach where we lingered until 11pm and we had quite a few ‘dead soldiers’.

Alan Noble

The next day required an early (06:40) start as we needed to regain some of that easterly longitude we’d yielded two nights earlier. Everyone except Anatoli was asleep when I weighed anchor and as there was no wind we motored across calm seas with sunny skies frequently accompanied by dolphins.

We anchored at the beautiful Mares Tail Cove at 09:45 in six metres of water. After a big BBQ breakfast Yuliya and I went kayaking while others swam and snorkelled. We spotted a seal, a sea eagle and two sting rays - and of course lots of fish. That said, it is the stunning cliffs that I most love about Mares Tail.

At 12:10 we resumed our easterly course. The wind slowly picked up and was at first helpful but turned into a 15 knot headwind and then

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2017 APC King of the Gulf Regatta at Port Vincent

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ne of the best social and competitive regattas with the all extremes of wind speed was decided at Port Vincent in the picturesque St Vincent Gulf. The regatta hosts three divisions; multihull racing, monohull racing and a two-sail cruising division.

dropped right out and only some of the fleet was able to find a way through the calm. Witchcraft (Peter Hastwell) won the race on handicap with Eldo (Les Wilson) second. Sundog (Michael Edgar) clinched the King of the Gulf cruising title with a consistently high third place.

The event kicked off with the APC passage race dinner hosted by the RSAYS. The passage race started in a good 15 knot breeze off the Adelaide coast with tight and aggressive racing to the middle of the gulf. Here the three fleets were all parked for two hours with no wind till a brutal front hit the boats with 40 knot ferocity. With this new wind the race was on again from the Orontes Beacon and into Port Vincent.

G-Wizz took out the passage race monohull division with Rimfire 2 and Blue Diamond taking out the minor placings. In the multihull racing division the big Schionning cat won the EHC (event handicap) with the two carbon trimarans Crosshair and Carbon Credit in close company.

The cruising division was taken out by the trimaran Eldo from the big monohull Four Seventy.

The serious regatta started on the Saturday and Greg Patten in G-Wizz, an Inglis/Murray design, dominated early in the monohull division as did Wilparina 3 (Diam 24 trimaran) in the multihulls. The weather was ferocious and the first race was abandoned with another 40 knot squall hitting the fleet. Two races were completed in the day but all boats were heavily reefed.

Sunday was more of the same but the winds had moderated to around 20 knots. The famed flat water of beautiful Port Vincent made the winds manageable and the event handicapping system kept new winners rotating onto the podium. Crosshair (Farrier F32) and Tearaway (Farrier F9A) won races in the multihull division while Circe (Elan 37) and Renegade (Holland 40) won races in the monohull division. In the cruising division Aquitaine (Beneteau 43) and Sundog (Sunfast 40) were fighting it out.

Monday’s race to Orontes Beacon started out in perfect conditions, flat water and 15 knots. As yachts neared Orontes Beacon the wind

The King of the Gulf monohull crown and the $1,000 North Haven Marine voucher was sealed by Circe (Colin Doudy) winning his second race of the week. This also gave Colin his second King of the Gulf crown as he was the inaugural KOG winner in 2015. Quarante-Deux (Lloyd Cushway) was second in the Orontes Beacon race and Rimfire 2 (John Moffatt) was third. By winning this final race Circe was tied with Blue Diamond, a Northshore 38 (Malcolm Denton), with both yachts equal on 11 points. South Australian yachting legends John Moffatt (Rimfire 2) and Bob Francis (Renegade) were tied on 12 points. The 2016 King of the Gulf winner Lloyd Cushway (Quarante Deux) was tied just another point back with Greg Patten (G-Wizz) on 13 points.

Now, that was close!

The Orontes Beacon multihull race was won by Scamper (Adrian Lawrie) With Aquila (Mark Johns) second and Carbon Credit (Peter Hawker) third. This gave the 2017 Multihull King of the Gulf crown and $1,000 North Haven marine voucher to Fifty Fifty skippered by Geoff Floyd from the Hastings Sailing Club in Victoria. Crosshair from the RSAYS was second and Scamper from the CYCSA was third.

The final results in the cruising division saw a very close finish with Sundog (RSAYS), Aquitaine (RSAYS) and Eldo (GIYC) all on the podium.

In summary, there are two new kings. Colin Doudy winning his crown back in the monohull division along with a handy $1,000 North Haven Marine voucher. South Australian multihull boats were again denied the multihull crown with another Victorian winning the title in Fifty Fifty but with Geoff having to work out how to spend his $1,000 voucher from interstate.

Mark Johns (Aquila)

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The King is dead

long live the King!

King Colin Doudy

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Cruise to Northern Spencer Gulf Epiphany - March 2017

Background It had been four years since Chris and Gina Wood cruised to Northern Spencer Gulf in their previous yacht Back Friday on a fantastic organised event put together by a group from the Garden Island Yacht Club. This annual cruise is held in March each year and has been operating for over twenty years. It has attracted keel boats, motor cruisers and trailer sailers and visits all the major ports and many picturesque anchorages in the northern part of Spencer Gulf.

In mid-2016 Chris Wood and Annie Rogers (RSAYS) established that no one from Garden Island had put their hand up to organise the 2017 cruise so Chris and Annie, together with David Rosewarne from Wallaroo, decided they would put together the 2017 cruise and invite interested boats from many South Australian boating/sailing clubs. All went well, intineraries were put together and arrival dates confirmed with Northern Spencer Gulf yacht clubs and approvals sought from local councils to berth in council owned marinas. Expressions of interest in the cruise were enormous at one stage when we had expressions of interest from 70 boats.

As the cruise was not being arranged by a club or an incorporated body the organisers decided to seek a legal opinion as to the liability of arranging such an event. The legal opinion painted an explicit picture of the personal liabilities which would attach to the organisers. The organisers then tried to arrange formal insurance cover from five different insurers/underwriters and all five refused cover including Sailing Australia (previously known as Yachting Australia). The organisers then approached the South Australian Government including local State Ministers for support and were told that support was not available despite the cruise taking hundreds of people/crews into struggling northern South Australian townships and ports.

By late September 2016 time was running out and as the organisers did not want to incorporate a legal entity nor back the event under an incorporated charity or club, they decided that the 2017 event was to be an ‘informal cruise in company’ with no structured itinerary, no written safety procedures, no local charts or cruising notes nor any structured social activities.

The cruise went ahead with interested skippers/persons meeting for an informal dinner at the Wallaroo Sailing Club on Saturday 11 March 2017 and all decided to sail north and catch up from time to time informally on the way. The lessons learnt in trying to put together a formal fun cruise in our very litigious society was significant. Despite an enormous amount of work actually drafting safety plans and procedures, indemnity documents, plus negotiating the formal involvement of the Coast Guard/Sea Rescue, it just became all too hard!

It is noted that all pervious events have been arranged without any organiser’s insurance nor binding/enforceable indemnities.

The Informal Cruise in Company Epiphany was located to the Wallaroo Marina from CYCSA in late February. It took three days to sail to Wallaroo in perfect south easterly conditions.

Day 1 - CYCSA to West Cape - 93nm. Good holding in three metres of water under the cliffs and protected SE through to SSW. Day 2 - West Cape to Wardang Island - 58nm. Several good anchorages in varying depths, mainly weed over sand. Protection from most directions as there are places all around the island where shelter can be sought. Epiphany anchored off the old jetty/settlement on the northern side.

Day 3 - Wardang Island to Wallaroo - 37 nm. The entrance to the Wallaroo Marina is well marked. The marina is modern, safe, and secure and has all the facilities close by including a shower block. It’s an excellent place to base your boat for extended periods to allow you to fully explore Northern Spencer Gulf.

Fishing in Spencer Gulf is reported as really good and Wallaroo is only about 1.75 hours’ drive from Adelaide.

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The Northern Spencer Gulf is a fantastic cruising ground, it’s on our doorstep, it has lots of protected anchorages, many coastal

towns with facilities, most of the hops between anchorages are less than 30 nm and as you move further north the backdrop of the Flinders Ranges is just breathtaking.

Our route The informal cruise in company attracted about 10 keel boats and about 20 trailer sailers.

Saturday 11 March - We all met for a dinner at the Wallaroo Sailing Club. The club is modern and situated on the beach near the marina.

It’s staffed by volunteers and serves great food from a very simple menu.

Sunday 12 March - We were unable to set sail as a strong SW change came through (25 plus knots) bringing rain and 2–2.5 metre seas. We spent the day exploring Wallaroo, Moonta Bay, the old Moonta copper mines and Cape Elizabeth by car with lots to see.

Monday 13 March – The wind dropped and swung around to the south at 15 knots. We set sail for Cowell on a broad reach – perfect sailing conditions – Epiphany pulling 8.5 knots - 33nm. Arrived in perfect conditions and moored in the false entrance lagoon in 2.5 metres of water in sand. We explored Entrance Island by dinghy and caught heaps of giant blue swimmer crabs and squid. It was party time on board Epiphany as a crew member had his 60th birthday.

Lots of celebrations!! We spent two days there with the sun shining and the water glistening.

Wednesday 15 March - Up anchor mid-morning and a leisurely sail north to Cowleds Landing where it is good holding in a deep five metre sand hole. Protection at this anchorage is S to NW. Thursday 16 March - Light northerly breeze so we up anchored and motored to Whyalla - 14nm. Whyalla has a marina protected by a breakwater and offers protection from all directions. Epiphany and a few other keel boats rafted together at the end of a marina finger where fresh water and power is available. It’s a short taxi ride into the township to get supplies. Larger motor boats can book a tanker to deliver fuel. The sailing club is situated in the marina precinct and has showers. The group attended a dinner at the sailing club that night and the hospitality shown by the club was fantastic plus the food was outstanding.

Friday 17 March - Very light northerly winds again and calm seas so we motor sailed to Ward Spit - 17nm - past Port Bonython. Ward Spit is a large sand bar that extends 5nm out from the eastern side of the Spencer Gulf near Port Germein and offers good protection from SW to NE in weed over sand.

Saturday 18 March - Again very light winds and flat calm seas so we motored north to Blanch Harbour up the very deep and well-marked Flinders Channel - 19nm. This anchorage offers excellent protection from all directions except NE. It’s weed over sand and holding can be found in several locations in 3–4 metres. There are excellent beach walks with facilities to BBQ ashore. The harbour itself has been classified as a marine park hence fishing is banned. The full extent of the beautiful southern Flinders Ranges can be seen from the anchorage.

Chris Wood and Hillar Puvi enjoy a celebration aboard Epiphany

Thursday 23 March – A great sail 25nm south to Woods Point which is a large sand bar stretching out from the eastern side of the gulf just south of Port Pirie.

The anchorage is protected from SW–NE, in depths of 3–4 metres and is good holding in weed over sand. Lots of crabs and fish were to be found. It was unfortunate we did not allow ourselves time to visit Port Pirie. The sailing club at Port Pirie has just had a new floating marina berth installed with government funding and offers good protection close to all relevant services.

Friday 24 March - A fantastic sail back to Wallaroo passing the entrance to Port Broughton. A few years ago Chris and Gina navigated the channel into Port Broughton - quite easy with a high tide through the entrance and is highly recommended as a port to visit. It has a jetty and floating marina and offers excellent protection from most weather together with shops and services.

Sunday 19 March - Again very light winds from the north and flat calm seas – motored 12nm To Port Augusta where there are basic floating marina facilities adjoining the wharf next to the Port Augusta Sailing Club. These facilities are close to shops, hotels, restaurants and other marine type services. Boats up to 50–60 feet can moor alongside the floating marina. The group all rafted up and attended a lunch at the sailing club and the hospitality shown by the locals was tremendous. After lunch, and with the benefit of day light saving time, we departed Port Augusta and headed south back to Blanch Harbour where we spent two more days just relaxing.

As the forward weather forecasts showed favourable winds to allow Epiphany to return to the CYCSA the crew disembarked and Chris and Gina immediately set off for a three day sail home stopping at Corny Point overnight then Althorpe Island the next night.

Wednesday 22 March - Up anchored and sailed back to Ward Spit.

It must be mentioned that there are lots of other anchorages and inlets all the way along Flinders Channel. Many of the trailer sailer’s explored these. In this part of the upper gulf cruisers could lose themselves for days just exploring. The charts (including Navionics) show quite accurately most of these anchorages including depths and channels.

Epiphany is a Beneteau 46 Oceanis owned by Chris and Gina Wood and is moored at the CYCSA and was crewed by Hillar and Debi Puvi also Club members and boat owners.

In summary, it is hoped the cruise will again run in March 2018. For those cruisers who have travelled to Kangaroo Island or Port Lincoln on numerous occasions and need a change of scenery the Northern Spencer Gulf has a lot to offer. There is no need to wait for a formal or informal cruise to be organised, just set sail!

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ach year the Adelaide Riviera agents, R Marine SA, organise the ‘Riviera Experience’ and what an experience it was for Riviera owners. This year it was held on the the March long weekend beginning with a beach party at Fisherman’s Beach in Spalding Cove just a few nautical miles from Port Lincoln. Thirty seven boats anchored and crews were ferried to the floating jetty in front of the pop-up ‘Sands Hotel’ in two Riviera taxis – didn’t even get our feet wet! After pre-dinner drinks we were in for a feast of the best food and wine that South Australia can offer (plus Moët Champagne) at what I’m claiming to be South Australia’s longest long table – 75 metres and 160 seats!

After a spectacular overnight thunderstorm – some slept so soundly that they didn’t even hear it – we were up at dawn (after the previous night, 10 o’clock seemed like dawn!) for a cruise around Boston Island. A record breaking, military precision, line astern convoy of 35 boats rounded the island before rafting up in small groups in Spalding Cove for BBQ lunches and a relaxed Saturday afternoon.

High winds prevented the planned ‘70s Gilligan’s Island party on Reevesby Island on Sunday so it was transferred to a private community hall at Boston Point and what a fantastic time it was.

Once again a really brilliant time for the Rivs, their owners and their friends. Thanks to R Marine which supplied the photos.

Owen Mace

A record breaking,

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Riveria Experie Photos courtesy of R Marine

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