Groundswell September 2011

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

INSIDE • new boats

• Seafood extravaganza

• marine academy

• RA Presentation Night

• cruising into winter

• taking to racing

• Easter at Port Lincoln

• malta to marseille

• tech update

Andrew Saies President

From the President Board of Management President Treasurer

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

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Geoff Catt Rob Sellick Rowland Richardson

Administration Executive Officer Craig Evans Administration Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina Membership Services and Communications and Leasing Coordinator Laura Cowley Marine Academy Coord. Matthew Young Racing Manager Jess Hargreaves Food & Bev. Manager Mario Cataldi Head Chef Peter Batrachenko Functions Manager Michelle Matte Slip Master Tim Went Gardener Robert Gray Port Vincent Marina Rob Marner Association Chairpersons Cruising Keith Degenhardt Fishing Glenn Spear Racing Traci Ayris Social Activities Jacq Heffernan Life Members Arthur F Carolan Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer James A Henry (Dec’d.)

Malcolm A Kinnaird AC Peter J Page Editors of Groundswell Gay Footer, Laura Cowley, Rob Perrin, Owen Mace Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au Advertising in Groundswell Jenny Krogdahl: Telephone 08 8248 4222 Groundswell is the official journal of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia Inc. Lady Gowrie Drive, North Haven PO Box 1020 North Haven SA 5018 Telephone: 08 8248 4222 Facsimile: 08 8248 5888 Email: reception@cycsa.com.au Web: www.cycsa.com.au Phone Port Vincent: 0414 611 110 Registered by Australia Post Publication No PP565001/00184 ISSN 1039-4230 Graphic design by Paynter Visuals Printed by Reflex Printing

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y the time this edition of Groundswell is published the composition of the Board, its Office Bearers, the Flag Officers of the Club and the committees and executives of each of the associations will have been decided and publicly announced. It is pleasing to see such high level of continuity in all of these positions for the 2011/2012 Club year.

The Board remains unchanged and looks forward to working again together this year.

Chris Morphett’s contribution and retirement as Vice Commodore was acknowledged at the AGM. Chris was a welcome supporter and advocate for all Club activities and members and made a wonderful contribution to Club life including his involvement and organization of the successful Boating Friday’s held over the last few years. Chris and Rosalie are not lost to the Club but intend to try a different tack with some leisurely land based activities in the coming season.

There is significant continuity also in the various Associations and their committees and, I think, a renewed sense of commitment to working with the Board and management to ensure successful events and activities for all the Associations while being conscious of the fact that we all reside in one Club.

The Board continues to work through a strategy and process to enhance whole of Club sponsorship, marketing and promotion which, as these initiatives deliver results, will benefit all Club members. There is some way to go to put all of this together and again I would like to remind all members that these committees and initiatives are pursued by a relatively small group of dedicated volunteers.

I have reported on the status of the previously identified Club projects, mainly Marina West breakwater, Marina East replacement, Port Vincent BBQ facility, storage facilities and Clubhouse refurbishment in my Annual Report. However, I will take the opportunity to say that these projects remain important infrastructure considerations for the Board with the obvious priority being the extension of the Marina West breakwater in order to enhance the comfort levels in this marina. Total replacement of Marina East has been deferred until 2012 and instead will be subject to robust maintenance and/or partial replacement of badly damaged or deteriorating areas. While the Board has the capability to borrow to commence this project, it is our preference to delay a total replacement program for another year at this stage. Plans for the BBQ amenity at Port Vincent have been finalized and should have final Council approval by the time this article goes to print. These plans will then be put out to tender and a Board decision made on the affordability of this facility. Cruising and Social Associations, along with Port Vincent members, have agreed to fundraise for this proposal.

I am pleased to report that Craig Evans and I travelled to Port Vincent to meet members and walk around the Marina in early July of this year. A very productive few hours were spent discussing with Port Vincent members their concerns and vision for the Marina and surrounding facilities. I was encouraged by the enthusiasm of those who attended and showed a genuine desire to understand the Club’s position on a number of matters and who I think were appreciative of the Club’s visit to the Marina and subsequent lunch meeting. In short, Port Vincent members were assured that the Club is aware of, and is dealing with, as best it can within its means, a number of the key issues and concerns of the Port Vincent members.

Just prior to the Annual General Meeting, Board Member David Murray with John Gerard and member Graham Myers, along with Craig Evans, worked tirelessly on a Federal Government Grant Application for an environmentally sustainable infrastructure project for community organizations such as ours. While these grants initially seem relatively straightforward, the detail of the application has required a huge amount of time, effort and expertise from this group and I thank them for their efforts. The project that we have put forward is our storage and waste management redevelopment within the Club.

Finally, any significant Clubhouse redevelopment has been determined to be a longer term project and not within our financial means at this point in time. Some refurbishment work and improvements may well be made depending on performance against budget in the coming twelve months.

Andrew Saies, President Cover Photo: Champ, owned by Tom Tymons, powers out to a squidding ground on a perfect mid winter’s boating day. Photo by Trevor Paynter.

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Craig Evans Executive Officer

At the Helm

CLUB NEWS

VALE STUART MARSHALL Stuart James Marshall, a Director of well known Adelaide companies Marshall & Brougham and Maesbury Plumbers, passed away on 2 August 2011. He was 63 years old.

A long time member of the Club having joined on 23 August 1982, Stuart, together with his brother John, owned Kiama which is berthed on B5.

Fun loving and quick witted, Stuart enjoyed entertaining both on his boat and at Club functions. He was a regular at the Commodore’s Dinner and in fact had a table booked for this year’s event. Those that were to accompany Stuart to the dinner kept the booking and fittingly honoured Stuart at that event.

Our sympathy to Stuart’s family and friends.

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

Ben Bansemer Frank Barilla Vincenzo Barilla Kevin Berry Gary Brown Shaun Colum Susan Davidson Stephen Diamond John Flanigan John Gelezkov Ben Hanna Jordan Hanna Juanita Hanna Russell Hanna Jim Leahy Mark Leahy Michael Marling Kathy Menzel

Angus Middleton Christine Middleton Anna Minchin Kerry Minchin Nick Minchin David Murray John Myall Ross Nuske Michael Pitman Graeme Roberts Frank Seeley Peter Summers Ray Tonglee Andrew Townsend Michael Tozer Matt Young Alex Zimmermann

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ecently I attended the Marina Industry Association of Australia’s conference ‘Marinas 2011’ in Melbourne. Held every second year the conference provides an opportunity to catch up on the latest trends in the marina industry regarding both products and management. With highly credentialed presenters from around Australia and the world, this year’s conference focused on ‘new horizons’ for the marina industry, while recognizing the global financial difficulties that the boating industry is currently experiencing.

The conference also provided an opportunity for managers from a number of the leading yacht clubs in Australia to meet and discuss trends within our own industry and share ideas.

I was one of a group of fourteen club GMs and CEOs to meet following a conference breakout session dealing with club marina governance, planning and operational issues.

During this meeting it was decided that we would form a national club marina management group and now have most of the leading yacht clubs in Australia involved. Members of the group will have the ability to be able to ask questions and share information via an electronic forum and the intention is for the group to meet annually at a host yacht club.

During the conference I was announced as a finalist and then later very honoured to be the recipient of the inaugural Global Marina Institute and Marina Industries Association of Australia’s International Scholarship to attend the Advanced Marina Management School.

The course will be conducted by the British Marine Federation in Poole, UK in February/ March of next year.

On behalf of CYCSA North Haven berth owners I have voiced my dissatisfaction to the City of Port Adelaide Enfield on the recent increase to marina and hardstand berth Council rates.

Unfortunately the increases had already been proposed and accepted by the Council in their budget without consultation to berth owners.

With Opening Day and the beginning of summer not too far away it is time to start getting your boat ready for the coming season. Now is a great time of the year to slip your boat before the rush. Please give the Club a call and organise a suitable time.

Following the success of Opening Day last year a similar format is being planned for Opening Day 2011. More details will be sent to you in the near future about this event, however I would encourage you to put Saturday 29 October in your diary and start inviting your friends along to join in and enjoy a great day at the Club.

The manuscript for the CYCSA history book is almost complete. Due for release in late 2012, the book will be a celebration of the first 40 years of our great Club. Following a great deal of research the book’s author, Kristin Weidenbach, has captured the story of the origin and development of the Club extremely well. The history book committee appreciates that it is very difficult to include everything into a book and no doubt some events, people and developments may be overlooked, we apologise in advance. However, you do have an opportunity to be involved in contributing to the book. Recently you would have received a letter from the Club asking for short stories and photographs that you may have relating to the Club. We would be delighted to receive interesting information or amusing stories that you would like to share for consideration in the Club’s history book and on our website.

This is your big opportunity to have your story or images considered. ‘Advanced Warning’ So in a couple of year’s time when you come knocking on the office door wanting to know why ‘such and such’ wasn’t included in the Club’s history book I am going to refer you to this paragraph in Groundswell. Please contact Laura in the office if you would like to submit anything.

In closing, I would like to welcome our new Head Chef Peter Batrachenko. Peter has settled into life at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia well and has already impressed many members and their guests with the quality and presentation of his food.

Safe boating.

Craig Evans, Executive Officer

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Geoff Catt Commodore

Commodore’s Report

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...planning for Opening Day 2011 is well underway and I’d ask that you put Saturday 29 October in your diary now.

elcome to all new members of the Club – I trust that you are settling in well and finding your way around. Don’t forget that there is a “Captain’s Table” casual dinner on Friday 23 September, hosted by a Flag Officer and attended by representatives of the Club’s associations, especially to welcome all new members – I look forward to seeing you there if you can make it.

Speaking of Flag Officers – Vice Commodore Chris Morphett has elected to step down from his duties. After four years he and Rosalie have decided to finally spend a little more time touring Australia on wheels and on behalf of all members I thank them both most sincerely for the enthusiasm and energy they have displayed in this important position. Not only have they represented the Club externally at many functions, but Chris started and conducted the Captain’s Tables for new members and provided wise counsel to management and the Board on a range of issues. Thanks and well done Chris and Rosalie.

As I reported to the Annual General Meeting, a year ago the CYCSA and the RSAYS agreed to establish a joint Sailing Development Committee to evaluate and select an appropriate intermediate keel boat for attracting new people to sailing, for training and for close racing. Each Club would then purchase their own fleet and introduce training and joint racing programs to support these new boats. The CYCSA members of this committee have been Rob Sellick, Chris Tillett and Brett Yardley. These members have done a fantastic job in analyzing a number of boats from all over the world and are about to make their final recommendation to the Board. I would like to thank them for their attention to detail and diligence in the job so far and look forward to assisting the Club bring this exciting project to reality in due course.

Replacing Chris will be Rob Sellick who steps up from Rear to Vice Commodore whilst at the Annual General Meeting the Board announced the appointment of Rowley Richardson as the new Rear Commodore. Rowley will be known to many in the cruising fraternity and has been particularly active more recently as a valued member of the Marine Academy committee. Congratulations Rowley and many thanks for accepting the appointment.

Members will be aware that the Club has recently negotiated a reciprocal agreement with the Naval Military and Air Force Club in Adelaide whereby Senior Members are able to join the NMAFC at a very reasonable annual fee and enjoy full (non voting) rights at that club. Similarly, their members are able to become casual members of the CYCSA and enjoy all that we have to offer. I believe this is excellent value for both clubs and should lead to added patronage at both venues as well as potential new members. Please make welcome any NMAFC members that you may meet enjoying our facilities.

Traci Ayris was also honoured at the AGM by being selected as our Volunteer of the Year for her outstanding work over many years in support of racing at the Club and especially for stepping into the Chair of the Racing Executive at a particularly challenging time. Her well deserved award will be presented on Opening Day. As Spring and the new boating season draws near, I’d also like to congratulate all of the members of the new Association committees and thank them for taking on their roles for the next year. In particular I thank the Chairs; Traci Ayris (Racing), Glenn Spear (Fishing), Jacq Heffernan (Social) and Keith Degenhardt (Cruising) for stepping up to the plate again – your commitment is very much appreciated.

Finally, planning for Opening Day 2011 is well underway and I’d ask that you put Saturday 29 October in your diary now. The “Unforgettable Houseboat Challenge” will be on again as well as some outstanding world class entertainment, so please line your guests up now and plan to have a great day at the Club and on the water if the weather’s right!

As frequently mentioned, our Club simply would not function without our volunteers and it’s also pleasing to see that some new faces have joined the “old timers” on the committees!

Geoff Catt, Commodore Commodore Geoff Catt farewells outgoing Vice Commodore Chris Morphett at the recent Club AGM. Rosalie Morphett was presented a bouquet of flowers in appreciation of her significant support.

On water, the winter racing has been enjoyed by all who have taken part whilst other members have been observed putting a very fair effort into ‘pottering’ and making best use of the Club’s hospitality areas!

Our new chef Peter has settled in well and I’m aware of many members who have commented favourably on their dining experiences – welcome Peter and thanks for your contribution so far.

Well done to the CYCSA boats who competed in this year’s Port Line Cup on Sunday 7 August - with a good breeze and flat water it was a very pleasant day.

Organised by a reinvigorated Port Adelaide Sailing Club, which was founded in 1897, the Port Line Cup was first raced in 1958 and has grown to be one of South Australia’s favourite keel boat events. It certainly provides the opportunity for the general public to view keel boat racing close up, with boats from many clubs contesting the race up and down the Port River.

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CYCSA STAND AT THE ADELAIDE BOAT SHOW 23-26 JUNE 2011

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fter many years at the Adelaide Convention Centre, the 2011 Adelaide Boat Show was held at the Adelaide Showground, Wayville, across the expansive Goyder and Jubilee Pavilions.

This was the 50th anniversary of the Boating Industry Association of Australia’s flagship event which showcases recreational craft and marine products as well as clubs and marina facilities across the state.

The CYCSA was on display this year promoting to the large captive audience attending over the four days.

Our display material encompassed all aspects of Club life, including Marine Academy courses, Berths for Sale and Lease, Port Vincent Marina etc to name just a few topics.

The stand was quite successful with several new members joining the Club and a hardstand berth sold during the show while many people took the opportunity to book for Marine Academy courses of all kinds.

Thanks to CYCSA staff attending during the show, including Craig Evans, Jenny Krogdahl, Matt Young and Laura Cowley. Special thanks to Tom Tymons for his assistance at the CYCSA stand on the Saturday and Trevor Paynter for preparing the fantastic posters and promotional material on display.

Laura Cowley, Membership Services and Communications

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

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Editors’ Note If you would like your boat featured in this section of Groundswell, please write around 180-200 words and provide a high resolution print-quality digital photo (or ask Gay Footer or Laura to take a photo for you) and submit your contribution to the CYCSA office.

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school’s out Adrian Wotton has recently returned to Adelaide to live, after a 38 year absence working interstate and overseas. He sailed dinghies as a teenager and began his search five years ago for a yacht on which to have fun with family and friends and explore local waters and beyond. After trying out various designs, by volunteering for boat deliveries on the East Coast and chartering numerous yachts, he decided that a Bavaria 40’ would provide a good balance between blue water cruising and some, not too serious, racing.

Adrian sailed the newly commissioned School’s Out over from Sydney in January via Eden and Geelong, with his son David, his first mate Peter, and a bunch of volunteers looking for some adventure.

Whilst the first nights out of Sydney and Geelong were demanding for boat and crew, the crossing of Bass Strait was a delight - watching episodes of the BBC drama “Hornblower” on the flat screen TV, accompanied by freshly baked banana cake.

Adrian plans to take School’s Out on more nautical adventures, including investigating South Australian waters, competing in the Adelaide to Lincoln event, sailing to the annual Port Fairy Folk Festival and circumnavigating Australia.

School’s Out is berthed in Marina West in M05 and is named after Alice Cooper’s hit song of the 1970s. Alice said he was inspired to write the song when answering the question, “What are the greatest three minutes of your life?” Alice said: “There are two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, when you’re just getting ready to open the presents. The next one is the last three minutes of the last day of school when you’re sitting there and it’s like a slow fuse burning. I said, ‘If we can catch those three minutes in a song, it’s going to be so big.’”

So Adrian says that School’s Out represents that feeling you have when the good times are about to roll. School’s Out for summer …...School’s Out forever……

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Robert Jones believes that the best part of buying his Jeanneau 42DS in Kettering, Tasmania, was the opportunity to sail it back via the West Coast of Tasmania.

He was lucky enough to meet an excellent delivery skipper, Rod Payne, and along with friends Peter Bowen and John Currie, set off for Adelaide in early March. They spent two nights in Recherche Bay waiting for the weather to moderate then had a memorable sail in three metre swells to Louisa Bay where they spent the night looking out over the Big Witch.

After rounding South West Cape the next morning they headed to Port Davey and pulled up next to a waterfall draining from the Button Grass plains. The tannic water was the colour of black tea but sweet tasting! Showers were had and they filled the water tanks and spent a relaxed night in Schooner Bay. This was followed by a fairly easy motor sail up the West Coast of Tasmania, past King Island to Port Fairy.

The following morning they commenced the final leg in increasingly strengthening south easterly winds, avoiding the numerous craypots in South Australian waters. The trip finished with 30 knot tail winds to Backstairs Passage and up the Gulf.

Robert learnt a lot from the delivery skipper.

The weather was good, they saw a whale and no one was sick! What more could anyone ask for?

Martine was chosen as the name for the yacht partly because it is a French boat but also because it was the name of a mahogany half tonner that Robert had dreamt about buying many years ago. King Neptune was appeased as they did all the right things when renaming her.

Robert is greatly looking forward to exploring South Australian waters but one day hopes to get back to Bathurst Harbour to explore it more extensively.

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patrice IV Having owned Patrice lll for 10 years (while being a great boat, comfortable and safe) Garry Tucker had the yen for something faster so that he could view more sails behind him rather than disappearing over the horizon in front of him.

After consultation with the “crew” he settled on a Beneteau First 45 which offers the best of both worlds, a well set up cruising boat but one that can hold its own on the race course. He visited the Sydney Boat Show last year, met up with Vicsail and soon after, placed an order.

Vicsail agreed to trade Patrice lll as part of the deal and the delivery trip over to Sydney was timed to hopefully coincide with the arrival of the new boat. Unfortunately the departure date from France was delayed due to some last minute maintenance issues and when he finally took delivery of Patrice IV in April, and after spending two weeks commissioning her, the weather window to bring her back to Adelaide was not very favourable. Continuous rain all the way to Wilson’s Promitory and with gale warnings issued half way across Bass Strait, they had to return to Eden to sit it out. Setting off again, the weather couldn’t have been more different – glassy sea conditions that meant they motored the rest of the way to the Club. It was decided that she is definitely a very seaworthy boat, able to handle all sorts of conditions.

Garry is currently preparing Patrice lV for a crack at the Sydney to Hobart this year and after he has ticked that off his “to do” list, will probably just settle down to using her as a fast cruiser.

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racing association Major presentations on the evening were made to: CYCSA Yacht of the Year SMB 3.5 Geoff Boettcher Also winner of: • The R H Fidock Bluewater Championship Perpetual Trophy • The Corpor8 Solutions Cock of the Walk Perpetual Trophy (across the line 14 times) • The Deloite Perpetual Trophy (SA IRC Championship) • The Offshore IRC Perpetual Shield (MUSTO Offshore IRC) • The Becker Enterprises Trophy (MUSTO Offshore PHS) • The Maughan Thiem Motors Perpetual Trophy (Island Cup Race) • The Tollana Wines Perpetual Trophy (Div 1 IRC Inshore Club Championship) • The David Woods Perpetual Trophy for first place on IRC in the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race • The John H Ellers Perpetual Honour Board for first and fastest CYCSA boat in the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race

Photos courtesy of Traci Ayris, Nikki Burtt, Brenton and Tracey Pegler

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P R E S E NTATION NIG H T

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resentation Night for season 2010-2011 was a smashing success, with the largest number of attendees we’ve seen in many years. The Club’s Function Room was packed and it was great to see so many racing members and their partners in attendance to celebrate the end of what was a great season.

The Racing Executive has a tradition of bringing in excellent acts to entertain the audience at Presentation Night and this year was no different, with two fantastic acts; Comedian Rich Naberhood, who focused his comedic talents on the northern suburbs he hails from, ending his set with a hilarious musical number incorporating a bogan dance that had the audience in stitches, and the brilliant cabaret vocalist Libby O’Donovan who had everyone laughing with her sharp tongue and quick wit and in awe of her amazing vocal range.

We are lucky to have friends in high places, and Traci Ayris (MC for the night and REX Chair) treated us with a sneak preview of her new television series ‘SA Life’ featuring SMB 3.5’s Geoff Boettcher and Two True’s Andrew Saies. Following the viewing the presentations began, with Traci ensuring that the formalities proceeded efficiently, leaving plenty of time for guests to socialize afterwards. Our sponsors and special guests assisted with the presentations and thanks must go to all those who made presentations on behalf of the Racing Association.

As always, the Racing Association welcomes feedback and suggestions from those who attended to ensure that next year is a bigger success! A big thank you to all boats who competed in the various series of Season 2010-2011 and we look forward to a great action packed program next year.

Penfolds Grange Hermitage Crew Person of the Year Perpetual Trophy Adam Common Adam was Bowman on Secret Mens Business 3.5 for this season. Last year he was instrumental in winning Heat 1 of the IRC National Championship and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. Adam competed over the last three years head to head with highly paid bowmen from America’s Cup and Volvo Teams at Grand Prix level.

The maturity, talent and seamanship this 21 year old yachtsman displays ensures him a career racing yachts at world championship level. He is held in high esteem by his fellow Grand Prix National Competitors.

Penfolds Perpetual Trophy Carioca Beth Hutton J24 Club Champion Trophy The Geoff Bishop Memorial Perpetual Trophy No Eye Deer Trevor Conyers The CYCSA J24 Perpetual Trophy Such Is Life Dave Nicolson The Teachers Scotch Whiskey Perpetual Trophy Young Einstein Rob Sellick The Lloyd Sugars Perpetual Trophy Alliance Jim Hallion The Tollana Wines Perpetual Trophy Two True Andrew Saies Inaugural winner of the CYCSA Inshore/Offshore PHS Perpetual Trophy Plate Kinetic Energy Andy Shipp Inaugural winner of the CYCSA Inshore/Offshore IRC Perpetual Trophy Plate Another Planet Brenton Pegler The A G Walters Most Consistent Performer Perpetual Trophy Asylum Derek Morrison Commodore’s Shield The Commodore’s Shield was won by the CYCSA, and was presented by the RSAYS Commodore Peter Kelly to the CYCSA Commodore Geoff Catt.

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Photos courtesy of Traci Ayris, Nikki Burtt, Brenton and Tracey Pegler

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Jess Hargreaves

From the Race Office

Due to requests from our members the Racing Executive attempted to introduce a new series this season. The Lightly-Crewed Short Course was to be run in conjunction with the Short-Handed Short Course and allowed up to four crew on board. It was hoped that the introduction of this series would encourage a few more boats to get out on the water but unfortunately we only had a total of three nominations for the series so the series did not go ahead. Once again, Canegrass Saltbush Lamb, sponsored the Short-Handed series by donating a take home lamb pack for first place and putting on a BBQ after each race. A big thank you to the Patten family for their generosity and thank you to Tim Cowen from Doyles who in turn threw in a few jugs of beers to go with the post-race BBQ.

raise the “entertainment” bar even higher so don’t miss out!

Congratulations once again to Geoff Boettcher and the crew of SMB 3.5 for their Yacht of the Year accolade and to Adam Common as Crew Person of the Year.

RACING ASSOCIATION

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he 2011 Winter Series has kicked off in a similar fashion to last year with the first race of the series postponed due to inclement weather conditions. It’s never easy to make the decision to postpone a race but in the case of Race 1, our choice to do so proved to be correct. The predicted storm arrived with a vengeance and the conditions were certainly dire enough to break boats and people. Those who happened to be near the coast or at the Club that day would have witnessed the gales arrive in from the north and build in strength as the breeze clocked around to the south west during the afternoon. It was anything but an ideal day to be out racing. Apart from that hiccup, at the time of writing we have successfully run the rest of the races in the Port River Marine Combined Winter Series. Thanks must go to the wonderful sponsor of our Winter Series, Leica Theodore of Port River Marine who, as usual, leaves no stone unturned in her presentations and support.

The racing program for season 2011/2012 was ratified at the Racing Association AGM on 29 July. We have once again been working closely with the RSAYS on the program and intend to share the on-water assets and duties to continue to produce substantial racing fleets. We recently sent out a questionnaire regarding the program; thank you to the skippers who responded to our survey. In all we had nineteen responses and our program will be finalised now that we’ve taken the democratic system of tabulating the yes, no and maybe’s. Unfortunately we are, for varying reasons, unable to facilitate every request, but our recent committee meetings have been full of open and earnest discussion as we look to the future of CYCSA racing.

In closing, may I extend my thanks to the 2010/2011 Racing Executive – William Strangways, Peter Hall, Roger Nicolson, Brenton Pegler, Nikki Burtt, (ex officio) Rob Sellick, and the amazing Traci Ayris for all their valued advice and assistance this season.

Jess Hargreaves, Racing Manager

The Racing Association Presentation Night was held in May and I’d like to take the opportunity to thank the racing members, partners and friends who attended the evening. It was one of the largest turnouts to date and, judging by the number of people who stayed around until the wee small hours, a very social and successful evening was had by all. If you weren’t able to attend, rest assured that if we receive the same level of support from our membership next year as we did this year, the aim is to

Photo by Craig Evans

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ver the Easter break approximately twenty boats gathered to enjoy a “party” in Port Lincoln. There were several boats from the Club and some stayed to fish the annual tuna tournament including Ross Almond and his “R”.

The Marine Adelaide/Riviera team hosted several sponsored events. Moet champagne flowed freely and a cricket match held on an isolated section of coastline was a highlight.

The weather was perfect and the fishing great. On board Lifestyle we used about 3000 litres of diesel and it seemed like just over 4000 litres of various alcoholic beverages.

We landed a couple of nice sized tuna and good numbers of whiting. The tuna tournament yielded more than a thousand fish and nearly all were tagged and released.

Tracey and I enjoyed probably the best week of boating weather in a long time, it was a pleasure to be able to enjoy such fine boating.

Glenn Spear, Chair Fishing Association

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SEAFOOD EXTRAVAGANZA

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n Saturday 24 July the Fishing Association held its second Seafood Extravaganza. The function was a sell out as we catered for about 165 people using the same format as last year.

Chef Peter and his helpers in the kitchen prepared a marvellous buffet featuring good quality local seafood. On offer we had whiting, garfish, snapper, prawns, fresh oysters and an assortment of other buffet condiments. I have to say that on behalf of our committee we found Peter a joy to work with and we have had a huge amount of complimentary feedback from those in attendance. The presentation and quality of the food reflected Peter’s 6-star experience. Mario presented some feature wines that complemented the buffet and everyone worked hard to ensure the night was a success.

Leica Theodore, assisted by Jacq and Marty Heffernan, made some beautiful table centerpieces and the room looked fabulous.

We had our sponsors in attendance and a band kept everyone grooving on the dance floor. We were lucky to have some international models fly in to present the Association’s new range of clothing.

Their sense of style and grace is evidenced in the accompanying picture. I have been contacted by Australia’s next top model programme about a special appearance but appearance fees remain an issue!

The Club did itself proud and on behalf of the committee I thank everyone who helped make the evening such a success.

Glenn Spear, Chair Fishing Association

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CRUISING INTO WINTER DINNER

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he Cruising Into Winter Dinner was an absolutely stunning night put on for the members and guests of the Cruising Yacht Club of SA by the Social Activities Committee. Great food, fantastic entertainment and 208 guests.

Linda McCarthy, the entertainment for the evening, has a huge following so it came as no surprise that her fan club (aka Stalkers) came out en mass. Many of these are members of the CYCSA and it was an absolute pleasure to be able to find a gap in Linda’s busy schedule to lock her in.

Linda’s style of music, range of songs and decades of experience really showed her talent which has universal appeal. From the very beginning the dance floor was packed and never let up as the photos in this article can attest to.

Even changing the menu from limited a-la-carte to buffet did not deter the guests. Complimentary soup, buffet and an optional dessert was definitely a winning menu. We would like to replicate this evening before the Christmas season begins and will advise members via the Club email, mail out, and the Club’s calendar on the website.

Jacq Heffernan, Chair Social Activities Committee

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES UPCOMING EVENTS Mouse Cup Friday 7 October Children’s Christmas Party

Sunday 4 December

Club Christmas Party

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Fairway space in Vieux Port, Marseille Photos by Gay Footer

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Marseille Graeme and Gay Footer’s circumnavigation of the Meditterraean in Jemaroo continues...

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urviving international flights is an art form in itself and we finally arrived at Luga Airport in Malta at 9.30am on Sunday 22 May, some 35 hours after leaving Adelaide.

The season was incredibly late in Europe and it was cold and blowing up a storm when we arrived. One coat of antifoul had been applied but all was at a standstill because of the weather. We caught up with Christain Ripard who looked after Jemmaroo for us and a timetable of sorts was sorted out for the next few days.

Geoff Vercoe and Sue McCoy were due to arrive on Tuesday but their plane broke down in Singapore and together with a string of missed connections, they finally made it on Thursday afternoon, just in time to see Jemmaroo slide into the water.

As you all know, boats are a never-ending exercise and Graeme had determined that we needed a second alternator fitted as, when motoring, together with running the watermaker and the autopilot etc, we were not adding to the power equation, so after many discussions both in Malta and with Graeme Mills in Adelaide, we took the mounting for a second alternator over with us and had it fitted there. It was, incredibly, cheaper for us to carry one half way across the world with us than to buy it in Malta. The Smart regulator took a bit of convincing that it wanted to talk to both alternators but eventually they were both up and firing. We had our Australian MMSI number put into our EPIRB and VHF and tried once again to fix the niggling overheating problem that has plagued us for nearly two years. The only way to stop the engine overheating was to disconnect the hot water unit from the circuit and although this meant we could only heat the water by being on mains power or using the generator we decided to depart Malta and have the hot water service looked at when we next left the boat.

On Tuesday 31 May we set course for Ragusa on the south coast of Sicily and put down the anchor at about 4pm. We dinghied in and caught a bus to the ‘Old Town’ some distance away and had a wander around before catching the last bus back to the marina and having dinner on shore.

We were several days behind schedule, whatever that was, so we motored around to Syracusa on the east coast and Sue and Geoff dinghied in for a look around. We decided to visit Mt Etna, the still active volcano, and after getting a quote of Euro128 for a night’s stay at the marina in Riposta, we deemed it a ripoffa and anchored in the bay at Taormina instead. We soon discovered it was a public holiday, Independence Day, and public transport continued over page...

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Malta to Marseille ...continued from over page

We sailed through the Messina Straits which separate Sicily from mainland Italy and with the current with us, zoomed through doing 12 knots and went into the marina at Tropea to power up and do loads of washing. Tropea was very pretty, some 200 steps up from the shore, and we had a wander followed by dinner and a good night’s sleep.

We refueled and set off for Cetraro. The wind was blowing at 20-25 knots so we put in a reef and kept some of the headsail in and hooted along the coast at 9-10 knots. All good things come to an end as Murphy was at work again and the wind dropped out and we had to turn on the iron genoa. As we approached the coast we were getting bullets off the surrounding mountains of about 30 knots but when we closed it they fortunately stopped and we anchored off just outside the breakwater to the harbour.

It was difficult to chose between Pasteum, an ancient site, or Amalfi, a colourful town built into the hill, and after wavering a fair bit, Geoff decided on Amalfi so we changed course from Agropoli to Acciaroli which, in the cruising guide, was described as a good marina etc. We radioed ahead to no avail so put ourselves on the wall and settled in.

The town was lovely but the marina and its facilities were grotty and we resented having to pay. Our grizzling got us a reduction so that was something. We had a great sail across to Amalfi but the wind strength and direction and the sea state meant we had to go into the marina.

Well, what an experience that was – ducking and weaving around moored boats and slime lines etc. The marina guy insisted on coming on board and wanted to take the boat in – no way said Graeme, you can give me instructions but I’m steering my boat – it was pretty hairy!

It was time for a gas bottle refill and a walk around this beautiful little town. Some Poms off a charter boat came wandering down and came on board for a few (??) drinks – why does it sometimes get untidy?

The next morning Geoff and Sue walked to the top of the hill and Graeme found the internet café. We left around 12.30 bound for we knew not where as we motored past Positarno, another pretty town much in the same vein as Amalfi, motored into Sorrento but were too big for the marina and it was not conducive to anchoring off so we eventually anchored at a bay called Isola Nisiola next to a boat called La Pirati. It turned out to be a party boat and a wedding was underway as we dined ashore. We were entertained by the music on board but fortunately they were downwind and didn’t bother us too much. Geoff and Sue left us the next morning to make their way to Naples then to Rome where they caught an overnight train to Paris.

Anzio, some 50 miles away, was our next port of call so we kicked the iron genoa into gear and anchored off in company with about seven other boats. We all had to move when the officials decided we were in the way of the channel and sure enough, along came a ferry and went straight through where we were anchored. The town was the landing place for the American troops in WWII before D Day and has largely been rebuilt and is now mainly a fishing harbour. We wandered through the lovely piazzas, had a drink, Graeme got his sunglasses fixed and bought a data sim card for his IPad, had a light dinner and returned to Jemmaroo.

We decided to go into the marina out of Rome at Ostia called Porto Turistico di Roma. It was a great marina with shops and restaurants along the promenade. Many mega power boats and yachts were moored there so I took some ‘boat’ shots for Trevor as we wandered along. One of the restaurants was having a Sangria party that night so we had dinner there – five sangrias, one fish and a large antipasta plate and Euro40 later and we were well fed and watered.

We were well into cruising mode by now and didn’t even go ashore at our next anchorage at Santa Marinella as we were keen to revisit the island of Giglio. We anchored on the eastern side of the island at Giglio Porto in company with heaps of other boats. On shore we did the tourist thing and bough a ‘locale traditionale’ bun – essentially an oversized rock bun which cost Euro9.50 – we were definitely tourists!

The cruising guide said we should not miss Porto Azzuro on the island of Elba so in we went. After anchoring we went ashore for a walk and to check our emails etc and watched with amusement as a performance of sorts occurred about who and how many boats could get into the marina.

Backwards and forwards they buzzed and it seemed that persistence paid off but I’m sure I would not have had the patience given the perfectly beautiful anchorage just 100 metres away where you could swim and do your own thing. We caught the bus into Portoferraio the next day to visit Napoleon’s house of exile. After a lovely drive in we lined up to go into the house and discovered we only had Euro6 in cash on us and they didn’t take credit card. I watched as many people in front of us produced their passports and did not have to pay so quickly twigged to the senior citizens bit. I asked about Australians and got the nod so Graeme produced his Drivers Licence and presto, we were in – must remember than one for the future. Napoleon’s house is in a beautiful setting but somewhat smaller than his accommodation at Fontainebleau in France. The next morning the wind was blowing into the bay so we set off for the mainland and moored in Marina de Medici, a fantastic new marina.

The breeze was good so we sailed into La Spezia, a gulf in the north west of mainland Italy, and anchored in a bay called La Grazie. On the way we surfed down some of the waves at over 12 knots. Graeme was having a wonderful time but I was a bit dubious and wanted to put a reef in but as the wind was behind us, was told it wasn’t necessary. As we motored through the anchorage we were greeted with a “G’day mate” from an Aussie yacht called Jack Tar. You keep being reminded of what a small world it is and this was one of those occasions. The best friends of the couple off Jack Tar bought Venus, Guy and Larri Marron’s 47.3 from the Club and we met when they picked up the boat.

We visited the Cinque Terre (five towns by the sea) by land from this anchorage, catching the bus into La Spezia and the train to Corniglia. We did the walk between Corniglia and Vernazzo and after climbing the 328

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Graeme and I made our way to Gaeta sailing just under headsail for most of the way and were anchored by 4pm. It was a beautiful anchorage with lovely buildings and churches on shore. We found a great restaurant where the owner was the waiter, the chef and the dishwasher – Euro50 for two – not bad. We were due for a break so stayed another night and made our way up the endless stairs to the

town on the point to check out the castle and cathedral. Our legs were very tired at the end of this so we had roast chicken on board and retired quite early.

Looking down on Vernazzo

was impossible so we hailed a taxi to go up to the beautiful town of Taormina. We struck it lucky with the taxi driver, Roberto spoke excellent English, so we organized for one of his associates to pick us up the following day for a trip to Mt Etna. After leisurely walking around the winding streets of Taormina, we had a delightful dinner up there and telephoned Roberto to take us back to the boat. Antonio met us promptly at 10am and off we set. It was quite a drive and after looking and walking around the lower craters, we caught the gondola to go higher. The volcano was still smoking and spurting away and after further checking it out, Antonio took us to a honey factory and winery before taking us to the ‘large supermarket’ and then back to the boat.

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Malta to Marseille ...continued from over page steps from the station to Corniglia, had some lunch before setting off. The park official informed us that there was only 150 metres difference in levels between the two towns but he omitted to say how many ups and downs there were and the state of the ankle breaker paths and steps etc. It was quite a trek but worth it in the end. We caught the train to the next town called Monterosso la Mare, had a walk around there and then caught it back to La Spezia. The Aussies and an Italian/Dutch couple of a British registered yacht came for drinks and we had a good yak about what was to come and where to go. The next day saw us trekking around La Spezia and having dinner at a great local restaurant in La Grazie with our new found friends.

Tim Dunn, known to many at the Club, and his partner Tracey, together with friends of Tracey’s, Jo and Shane, joined us the next day. Tim and Tracey came from Pisa and Jo and Shane fresh (or stale) off the plane from Australia. We spent the day preparing the boat for their arrival and it was great to meet up with them all.

We headed across the bay to Marina Lotti to fuel up and as there was no wind, motored past the Cinque Terre, anchored at Trigoso for a lunch pick and swim and then motored around Rapallo amongst the wonderful and the beautiful before anchoring in S.Margheritia Ligure.

It was time for a walk around town and several drinks on shore before returning to Jemmaroo for dinner. Portofino was very pretty but very tight so after poking our nose in there, we set off for Varazzo where, given that there was no anchorage, we went into the marina. It is always fun trying out the different restaurants and the wines and although the food was fine at the one we tried here, the wine was a shocker – it was all that was on offer and very ordinary.

Loano was our next port of call and with the weather still playing up and no suitable anchorage, we went into the brand new marina there. Finishing touches were still being made for the grand opening the following week. It was a lovely old town and we enjoyed taking in the ambience of the streets and having a couple of drinks together with the great nibbles that inevitably accompany them.

The marina at San Remo (Marina Porto Sole) was next but we couldn’t find a lot of pasta around however we had dinner on shore and walked into the Old City and found a piazza where jazz was being played. The weather settled down so we anchored off Monaco and took the dinghy into shore. The boats that were anchored around us were amazing but the ones within the Monaco Marina were even bigger! Graeme and I took an open bus ride around Monaco while Jo and Shane visited the Casino. The big wedding was due and the streets were decorated with Monaco and South African flags and posters of the couple as preparations were made. The next day we took Jemmaroo in for a motor around the marina and spent the night anchored at Villefranche Sur Mer in France, not far from Nice. We all caught the train into Nice as Graeme and I had some business to do and Tracey, Jo and Shane arranged their train tickets to Marseille for the next day. It was time to change data sim cards so Graeme bought an Orange one for his IPad. Only Tim, Graeme and I were left the next day and we set off for an anchorage called Anse de la Salis off of Antibes. It was a lovely spot and we swam and generally idled the time away.

Cannes was our next destination and we anchored just off the marina after first motoring around Golf Juan. Here we saw the largest private yacht of our trip, the Prince Abdul Aziz, at 6 00’+ it was just decadent. We dropped pick in a bay called Theoule Sur-Mer the next afternoon and here Murphy came calling. Graeme suffered a kidney stone attack so Tim and I shuffled him into the dinghy and into shore we went. It was 6.30pm and no doctor was available so an ambulance was called and the three of us were taken in to the brand new Cannes hospital. After an x-ray and a cat scan the hospital staff determined that Graeme should stay in hospital overnight (his first time ever) in order to see the renal specialist in the morning.

Tim and I caught a taxi back to Jemmaroo to find that the wind had changed and it was on-shore with quite a surf breaking. Two very wet and bedraggled bodies eventually made it back to the boat and we crashed at around 1.30am. We took the boat back into Cannes and anchored off as there was no room in the marina and while I

went up to the hospital to pick up Graeme, Tim held the fort on land with just a couple of beers to help him. The systems at the hospital were also new and with five people looking at the screen and pressing buttons, they could not work out a way to charge us or take a credit card so it was resolved they would post us the bill – what a performance!

The lovely town of St Tropez was in our sights but there was no room at the inn for us there either so, in company with about 100 other boats, we anchored off and then dinghied into shore. St Tropez is everything they say about it, sophisticated yet laid back and surprising to us, quite small. We had a delightful time soaking in the atmosphere and it is a place definitely worth visiting again. After two nights anchored there it was definitely time to recharge the batteries and get some washing done so I insisted on going into a marina at our next port of call. La Lavandou was chosen and what a lovely spot it was. We caught the bus up to a small artisan town up the hill called Bourse-la-Mimosa, a very lovely Provencal village. We walked the streets and checked out the shops before settling down to a great dinner at one of the restaurants. We observed that most of the really large power boats and yachts seem to be concentrated on the French Riviera and as far south as Rome with only a few venturing further.

We gave Jemmaroo a tub before setting off for Ile de Porquerolies, one of a group called Iles d’Hyeres where there were literally hundreds of boats, mainly yachts, anchored along the north coast and we eventually settled in Baie du Langoustier. A swell came around the corner so we moved closer in to get out of it and were entertained by a father and young son duo playing the trumpet and trombone respectively on the foredeck of their yacht. It was good fun as we clapped and cheered them. Marina la Darsevielle, right in Toulon was next. The port area is generally in the old part of town and beyond the front row, the area was quite derelict. We discovered that a jazz band was playing in one of the squares that night so we had dinner and jazz in the square. We stayed another night here and Graeme found a hospital to have an ultrasound to check that everything was clear. Fortunately it was so there was relief all round.

The cruising guide, generally called ‘the bible’, indicated that Port Miou would be a good anchorage but, given the conditions, they were definitely wrong so we skeddadled out of there and anchored off at Bandol, a wellknown wine area in Provence. We meandered into shore and soon found some of the local brew. The wind picked up the next day so we found a safe anchorage for the conditions and watched as a poor yacht near us dragged, re-anchored, dragged and so on until he eventually went further inshore and dug in. Everything was in its right place the next morning, the sun was shining again and the wind had eased so we motored into the Vieux Port in Marseille – incredibly tight but very interesting. We spent the night anchored in a bay called Havre de Morgiral on the island of Ratonneau just off Marseille. It was packed full but after a couple of swims and a couple of drinks, we were very relaxed and spent a pleasant night.

The time had come so we made our way into Port Napoleon where Jemmaroo w as to spend some weeks resting before we return to her towards the end of August. We found a small gap between our electronic charts of about 11 miles which covered the area where Port Napoleon is so we used our cruising guides and paper chart to navigate our way into the Golfe de Fos and to the marina. The area forms part of the delta of the Rhone River and is very shallow in parts so we diligently followed the channel markers everywhere. The Golfe is not the prettiest of places with several petro-chemical industries dotted around but it was very interesting.

It was quite daunting going through the channel into Port Napoleon as on either side of you, no more than 20 metres away, there were fishermen standing knee and ankle deep so you did not dare stray. The marina has been purpose built with some 250 wet berths and 1000 on the hard and is becoming quite popular as a place to winter your boat but its major drawback is that it is only a marina with a restaurant and you have to travel to the next town to get supplies. We settled the boat down, gave it a good clean out and wash down, organized for it to be looked after and for an electrician to check out the hot water system so that hopefully the overheating problem will be a thing of the past when we return. Tim left on 11 July and Graeme and I followed the next day.

Jemmaroo is in safe hands and we are now home with enough time to catch a cold before returning in late August to continue our travels.

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SIGNING CEREMONY FOR RECIPROCAL AFFILIATION WITH THE NAVAL, MILITARY AND AIR FORCE CLUB OF SA – 5 AUGUST 2011

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e are pleased to officially announce the formation of an affiliation between the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia Inc and the Naval, Military and Air Force Club of South Australia Inc.

Reciprocal association membership is available to Senior Members of the CYCSA for $300 per annum. For further information or to obtain a membership application form please contact Reception.

On the evening of Friday 5 August the CYCSA and the Naval, Military & Air Force Club of SA formalized the agreement for reciprocal affiliation between our two clubs during a signing ceremony at the NMAFC’s premises, located in a beautiful nineteenth century colonial mansion on Hutt Street at the corner of Angas Street.

The ceremony coincided with their new members gathering, where CYCSA members joining as reciprocal associate members of the NMAFC were warmly welcomed to the club by the President, Captain Phillip de Courcey, and Board Member, Mr Michael Willson AM. CYCSA Commodore Geoff Catt and NMAFC Board Member, Peter Summers OAM were integral to the formation of the alliance between our two clubs and look forward to continuing to develop this relationship to enhance the value of senior membership of the CYCSA.

NMAFC Board Member Peter Summers OAM and CYCSA Commodore Geoff Catt look forward to developing the relationship between the two clubs

The CYCSA was also represented at the signing ceremony by Rear Commodore Rob Sellick, Executive Officer Craig Evans, Board Member Andrew Corletto and Membership Services and Communications manager Laura Cowley.

The prestigious Naval, Military and Air Force Club of SA Inc was formed in 1879 by Colonel M F Downes, Commandant of the Military Forces of South Australia. Since that time the club has grown to include all three defence forces as well as civilian members. The club now has 1,150 members.

The club’s premises were originally built in 1872 for a retired pastoralist Mr John Rounsevell. It has five accommodation rooms, five formal dining rooms, a business centre, a bar, a library and a billiards room with two antique championship tables.

The club is furnished with beautiful antiques, artworks and collectables. It has on-site parking for members and a peaceful garden area ideal for cocktail parties and a variety of club events such as jazz and blues luncheons, Melbourne Cup Day and Ladies Oaks Day. Several interest groups are available for members including a bridge club, a book club, a mahjong club, regular snooker and billiards tournaments, golf days, travel/tour trips, a walking group and a food and wine lovers group.

NMAFC President, Captain Phillip de Courcey and CYCSA Commodore Geoff Catt with the signed document formalising the reciprocal agreement between the two clubs

Dining at the club is an unforgettable experience. They have an extensive cellar for wine connoisseurs and the fine dining menu is something of which they are extremely proud. Many events are held throughout the year, and members are advised of every upcoming event at the club through the quarterly publication titled Colours.

We are also proud of our historical ties with the NMAFC because the inaugural Board meeting of CYCSA Inc was held there on Wednesday 1 November 1972.

For further information check out the NMAFC website at www.navmil.org and see what the club has to offer.

Laura Cowley, Membership Services and Communications 22

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or even complaints so that we can better meet your needs and aspirations by creating an inclusive and innovative cruising experience.

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am pleased to report that a strong core of Committee members re-nominated at the recent Associations AGM, although we were saddened to lose cruising stalwarts Len Stephens (Equanimity) and Roger Flint (Alpha Centauri) from the Committee through professional commitments. New in 2011 committee member Gerard Hughes (Setanta) has been re-elected. I would also like to pass on the thanks of the Committee to Len and Roger for their contribution to this association, and in particular their efforts in progressing new moorings for members use at Edithburgh.

The Committee is particularly keen on encouraging power boat users and those on the hardstand to become more involved and we, as a committee, will do what we can to include you in future on-water activities.

The Committee remains committed to a project to provide a simple BBQ shelter for the use of members at Port Vincent and are also actively exploring the possibility of providing members with remote access to a weather cam, or station, to allow members to view and assess weather conditions before commencing travel to their vessels.

The next event for the Cruising Association will be the traditional season opening cruise weekend at Port Vincent from 1-3 October, weather permitting. If we can get twenty people to commit, a Cruising Association table could be arranged at an alternative venue to the Ventnor for dinner on Saturday evening.

As the year progresses and we achieve some of our goals and sight new ones, we shall endeavour to keep you informed through our monthly online newsletter, and of course, through Groundswell.

Opening Day is on Saturday 29 October and the Cruising Association will be joining the other Associations in ensuring that the day caters for all with a good mix of on-water and social activities.

The Cruising Association Committee for 2011-2012 is as follows: Keith Degenhardt Chairman Robert Perrin Sec/Dep Chair Martyn Heffernan Committee Terry Denham Committee Gerard Hughes Committee

Our popular Second Saturday Barbecues will continue with the first BBQ of the new season being on Saturday 10 September. The members of the committee look forward to meeting you there.

On the second Saturday in November the Committee is planning a “meet and ask” afternoon ahead of the evening BBQ, encouraging all members to look us up with your views, ideas

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Members wishing to contact me can do so via e-mail at perrinr@internode.on.net or on 0407 742 203.

Robert Perrin, Secretary CA

Welcome New Head Chef Peter…

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eter Batrachenko was born and bred in Adelaide and completed his apprenticeship with the Sparr Group in the late 1970’s. He recently relocated back to Adelaide after seven years as Executive Chef at Peppers Beach Club and Spa in Cairns.

Peter brings to the Club a broad knowledge and vast experience in various cuisines with over 30 years experience as a chef throughout Australia.

Congratulations to Andy Zhang…

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inally, after much paperwork and plenty of waiting, Andy has been granted permanent residency in Australia. Immigration has approved his application, thanks to the Club agreeing to sponsor him in the role of Second Chef.

Andy was born in Tianjin, China, and moved to Australia in 2006 to undertake a Diploma in Hospitality Management and Commercial Cookery, which he has since completed.

Photo of Peter (right) and Andy (left) featuring The Mariners Steak and The Honey King Prawns, which are the two signature dishes of Mariners Restaurant.

Welcome aboard guys.

Mario Cataldi, Food and Beverage Manager

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hermals, fleece, wet weather gear, beanie, gloves, socks and boots are the key to getting out on the water at this time of year and that’s what the Marine Academy has been doing.

The CYCSA recently became South Australia’s first and only National Keelboat Training Centre! This certification provides the Marine Academy with a great opportunity to access potential members and bring them into the Club by not only teaching them how to sail, but providing them with the skills and connection to continue on their learning path and become active Club members.

The CYCSA recently became South Australia’s first and only National Keelboat Training Centre!

The Marine Academy’s winter operations have seen three Keelboat Crew courses being completed with over 50% of students booking into the next course, Keelboat Helm.

The Marine Academy’s Youth Keelboat Program began in July with five keen teenagers. Already you can see the gleam in their eyes as they walk into the Kinnaird Room for each morning’s briefing. The program will conclude with the squad racing in the Port Line Cup in August on the Marine Academy’s Keelboat Flagship now named Academy One.

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Marine Academy instructors Andy Shipp and Brett Yardley were sent to Sydney to attend a RYA/YA Shore Based Instructors Course at the end of June. They both successfully attained instructor qualifications and the Marine Academy has now become a certified RYA/YA Shore Based Centre which means we can soon offer internationally recognized courses including Essential Navigation and Safety, Day Skipper Theory and Coastal Skipper Theory. The final step in the Marine Academy’s accreditation process is to send our yachtmasters to Queensland and attend a five day live onboard RYA/ YA Instructors Course.

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If you are looking to improve your skills or learn something new, check out the Marine Academy course information pages on the Club’s website.

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There’s a little bit of Kokomo in every Stratis sail we make.

Mike and Morag Draper bought Matador two years ago from Jack Nealy and the boat already had a good racing record, particularly in the Twilights, so after getting used to a yacht (Mike is more used to large motors) and sailing on other boats, he decided to give racing a try and this is his story.

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It became clear very soon that one of the major problems in Matador’s, or any vessel’s racing continuity, was going to be crew.

In the beginning there was myself plus three - Nick, Andy and revolving random mates to make up the extra person. I really needed four reliable crew willing to join the CYCSA Racing Association and undertake the necessary safety training to achieve Category 3 Certification. I knew that Andy was heading off overseas in July so when Eric and Paul, both with previous sailing/racing experience, came onboard and then Roger joined the team, together with Nick and me, we had our five. Eric, Roger and I had sailed on Miss Jane and completed the 2010 Port Lincoln Race together – we got on like a house on fire! So Matador signed on for the 2010-2011 Racing Season, Twilight Series 1 and 2, Inshore-Offshore Series and of course, the Lexus Blue Water Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race.

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During Series 1 of the Twilights we all settled into our roles on deck; Roger on winches, Nick under the dodger, Eric on the bow, Paul on foredeck and me on the helm. In between racing on Shining Sea, Mike Warman, great sailor and friend, came out for a few Twilight races and spent some time fine tuning Matador and showing me how to get maximum use of wind and sail. Thanks Mike, for your invaluable tips, experience and mateship.

Contact Tim Cowen E: tim.cowen@doyleaustralia.com M: 0438 818 916 Doyle Sails Adelaide

Twilight racing, they say, is just an evening of fun, light-hearted camaraderie…yeah right. We all go out to win and the start line is evidence of this with boats jostling for placement and killing time before the horn sounds and countdown commences. In these Wednesday evening races we certainly learned about timing and 26

Taking to Racing...

Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race: [from left to right] Roger, Paul, Eric, Nick, Mike and Morag

Twilight Series Overall Winners 2010-2011. Our sponsors Phil Hoffmann Travel with Matador Crew Roger, Paul, Eric, Mike and Morag [Nick absent]

rules and as crew, got to know Matador and how she liked to be sailed.

Winning the first half of the Twilight Series was a great close to 2010 for us and gave me the confidence needed to look forward to yes, you guessed it… more racing!

Sunday at the Port Lincoln Yacht Club was a party! It was a great day to talk to everyone, enjoy the drinks of course and just wind down.

Congratulations to the winners of Division 1, Scarlet Runner, crossing the finish literally 17 seconds in front of Secret Mens Business 3.5 and in our Division 2, Locomotion, a J35 from the CYCSA, came first.

Matador was fourteenth and in all honesty I was happy to finish the race with boat and crew intact.

The Inshore-Offshore Races were entirely different. Our first for 2010 was to Long Spit, Orontes Beacon then home. This was tough and from Long Spit to Orontes it was ‘on the nose’ all the way. After about 50 tacks we got around Orontes on dark and had a good run home finishing around 1.30am.

So all in all, we had a great racing season. A first and second consecutively in the Phil Hoffmann Travel Twilights, Series 1 and 2 and an overall win in the Combined Twilight Series was just awesome! I couldn’t believe it when I was called to come and collect our trophy!

Just great. Also, a second overall in the Georges Inshore-Offshore was totally welcomed and again we all couldn’t be happier!

The second was to Tapleys Shoal, Orontes, then home and with a spinnaker run to Tapleys Shoal, a great sail to Orontes and another night run home, we were all harnessed in with life jackets on. With Eric as Number Two we were picking up wind shifts and adjusting sails all the time. We all knew our jobs and were becoming a team. I think that this may have been the start of the traditional blast of Pink Floyd on the run home with a swig from the Port bottle after dropping the main.

Racing (and winning) and competing in general would not be much fun if there weren’t great courses and great competition. We have had awesome support from the CYCSA Racing Office and Executive this season and a big thanks to Jess for helping us out with paperwork etc.

To Traci and her team for all the behind the scenes organisation, which made the series a great one, another big thank you! To the volunteers on the Committee Boats, thanks so much for your consistent support, your great course plotting and all your time given to make our races worthwhile.

These races were good practise for Port Lincoln and learning to sail well in ‘less than ideal’ night seas showed me that Matador and crew were able.

On the day of the The Lexus Adelaide to Port Lincoln Blue Water Classic Yacht Race it was raining and blowing 18 knots on the start line. With spinnaker up Matador was flying. We wound her off the clock at 12 knots, bow under water, all crew a-stern, let’s go! About an hour into the race our spinnaker blew out and we were lucky to get it down. With 20-25 knots winds we were travelling well and then I noticed a batten in the mainsail slowly slipping out. The winds increased to 30 knots and there was only an hour of daylight left! Things were slowly becoming anything but ‘optimum’.

To our competitors out there on the water. War and Peace, you guys made racing fun. You have a great boat and crew and a big congratulations for picking up a third in the Phil Hoffmann Travel Twilight Series 2 as well as a first in the Vicsail Beneteau Regatta.

Congratulations also to Kinetic Energy, winner of the Georges Inshore/ Offshore. Great consistent sailing Andy and ‘hat’s off’ to you and your crew. Thanks to all the yachts out there who made racing fun and Liberator and your ‘googly eyed’ crew (laughing out loud), I’ve got my eyes on you!

Roger and I pulled the main down into the boom-bag and Eric kept Matador into the wind so we could get the batten back in safely. Suddenly the boom swung and threw me across the deck, catching my ear and ripping the metal out. With twenty minutes of light left we managed to re-fit the batten and hoist the main back up. High seas and 35 knots remained until around 3am, however Matador handled it well. Listening to the VHF and hearing other yachts retire, rip sails, break equipment and break crew, I was relieved that we had only had a small drama in comparison. From daylight to the finish Matador had a great sail. We logged off at 8.55pm Saturday, a total of 30 hours to the finish line. I think this was one of the fastest Lincoln Races for some years.

Finally, a big thanks to all my crew. I wouldn’t want a better one.

We all got on so well and know Matador and the way she likes to be sailed. Thanks also to Morag for co-ordinating the necessities in life, like beer and meat!

If anyone is thinking about entering a race, whether casual or otherwise and wants a hand with information on registration or general boat or racing tips, please come down and see me on ‘A’ row, I would be more than happy to reciprocate the help and advice that I received. All the best and I’m looking forward to the 2011-2012 season!

With a bottle of Port at the ready, we saw Morag open the bridge as we motored round to our pontoon at the marina townhouse. BBQ devoured, beers drunk and an eventual sleep was in order to brave Sunday’s festivities.

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E

ver had anodes that seem to disappear in no time? Or worse, metal parts on your boat being eaten away? Mmmm yes, when Cygnus came out of the water last, the anode on the prop shaft was so eaten away that I was very surprised that it hadn’t fallen off. There was only one bolt remaining to hold it on and it was probably a tiny dob of Sikaflex under it that kept it there. By the way, the anode was new just seven months before. What’s going on and what can be done about it?

Technology Update

What’s Going On? Batteries consist of two plates consisting of different materials (metals) separated by a conducting gel or liquid, called the electrolyte. The two plates create an Electromotive Force, or voltage, between them so that when an external circuit is connected, current flows.

Inside the battery, chemical reactions take place on the surfaces of the plates. In many batteries, one plate is eaten away and material deposited on the other. Those chemical reactions stop when the plate(s) is eaten away and so the voltage drops and no more current flows. In some types of batteries, the chemical reaction can be reversed by forcing current into the battery in the reverse direction and the battery is able to be charged.

In the case of lead-acid batteries normally used in our boats, the lead and lead oxide plates are converted to lead sulphate when discharging. Charging returns the plates to their original state. For a good description of how lead acid batteries work, see Reference 1.

On our boats, the stainless steel and bronze metal parts of the boat can be plates of a battery and seawater the electrolyte and external circuit. Currents flow, chemical reactions take place and the metal parts are eaten away.

If there should be external currents in the water (more on this later), the situation can be made worse, much worse.

We are able to prevent (or at least slow) the corrosion by the unusual step of making another battery. In this case however, the plates of the new battery are a zinc anode and the stainless steel or bronze parts of the boat and, again, the seawater the electrolyte and circuit. This time, however, it is the zinc anode that is eaten away by the reaction and our boat metal parts are protected.

Chemists understand this in terms of “electronegativity”, see Reference 2. For stainless steel, a convenient and cheap metal is zinc hence zinc anodes and galvanizing, which is simply a coating of zinc covering steel. If you have an aluminium boat, you need (expensive) magnesium anodes.

So, under normal circumstances, your anodes protect the underwater metal parts of your boat. The metal of the anode is eaten away in preference to the boat’s metal parts and so the anodes need to be replaced regularly.

At the CYCSA I’ve found that to be annually.

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

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If you’ve got a boat made of metal, say steel, you need to be careful to ensure that there are plenty of zinc anodes around your boat. If it’s aluminium, which is highly electronegative, you need anodes even more electronegative – magnesium. Aluminium has the advantage that it forms a fairly non-porous oxide which helps to protect it but even so, anodes are critical to protecting it. Copper, brass and bronze parts such as nuts or bolts must be kept well away from the aluminium because if you don’t, you may watch your boat corrode away in front of your eyes.

External Circuits So what caused Cygnus’ anode to disappear so quickly despite having good zinc anodes? We can never be certain, but there’s a good chance that extraneous electrical currents flowing through the water accelerated the chemical reactions, that is, the external currents accelerated the corrosion. Because there was at least some zinc, it corroded in preference to the stainless shaft. Once all the zinc had gone, and it had nearly all disappeared, the prop shaft was next to corrode. Not nice.

Where do these electrical currents in the water come from? That is difficult to say but there are all sorts of mains circuits in and around the marina. Every house around the marina is earthed, many boats have permanent mains connections and so any of these could be leaking currents which find their way into the sea water and begin to corrode anodes or, where the anodes are missing, other metals.

You can protect your vessel in one of two ways – with a galvanic isolator that prevents currents flowing to earth from your boat or an isolation transformer that does a similar job.

Well, the story got interesting with a call from Tim Went.

It turned out that a boat was indeed leaking currents into the water – mine! But, but, but, I spluttered, I have both an isolation transformer and a galvanic isolator.

Measurements showed that my galvanic isolator had failed, quite a common experience apparently with US manufactured boats with a certain brand of isolator.

So a trip to Bruce’s to purchase an Electrolysis Blocker made by Marine Protection Systems in Perth, see Reference 3. These isolators have a good record and are recommended. They are built to the appropriate Australian Standard which states that “an isolating transformer or galvanic isolator (that is, an Electrolysis Blocker) may reduce corrosion activity caused by the coupling of

your recreational boat’s earth to the marina electrical protective earthing system and/or other recreational boats.....galvanic isolators complying with AS/NZS 3004.2 clause 4.6.4 may be used to reduce these effects”.

Marine Protection Systems website has some very good technical information on corrosion and corrosion protection, see Reference 4.

How Do We Protect Our Boats?

What can we do to protect our boats other than making sure suitable anodes are fitted and in good shape? There are a few things. Firstly and surprisingly, marine fouling can accelerate corrosion, so a clean bottom helps.

Secondly, removing salt and salt water from metal parts on deck after a sail reduces corrosion also. Hence it’s a good idea to wash down the metal parts of your boat if there’s been spray over them and also a regular clean of the salt buildup helps.

Bonding system failure

Finally, we can make sure that our boat does not leak currents into the water if connected to the mains supply. The best way to achieve this is to ensure that you have installed a properly working galvanic isolator to prevent leakage currents.

While this doesn’t stop leakage from other boats around you, at least you are not contributing. An electrician can check that your isolator is working correctly.

So there you have it, metal corrosion is really just a battery that is corroding metal somewhere.

Sensible precautions can ensure that it’s not the metal on your boat that’s corroding.

Owen Mace References 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead acid battery

Over protection blasting

2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic corrosion 3 http://www.marineprotectionsystems.com.au/ products/electrolysis-blocker 4 http://www.marineprotectionsystems.com.au/ technical Acknowledgement Marine Protection Systems Pty Ltd for permission to use information from their publications and graphics.

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

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

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