Groundswell December 2017

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Board of Management President Treasurer

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

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

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Geoff Boettcher Jacqueline Heffernan Adrian Wotton

Patron The Honourable Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR

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Staff Chief Executive Officer Craig Evans Admin & Operations Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina 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 Vlad Humeniuk 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, Libby Stephens, Bryan Mellors, Dianne Schwerdt, Pamela Tse, Trevor Paynter Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au Advertising in Groundswell Mellissa Vahoumis: Telephone 08 8248 4222 Groundswell is the official journal of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia Inc. Lady Gowrie Drive, North Haven PO Box 1020 North Haven SA 5018 Telephone: 08 8248 4222 Facsimile: 08 8248 5888 Email: reception@cycsa.com.au Web: www.cycsa.com.au Phone Port Vincent: 0414 611 110 Registered by Australia Post Publication No PP565001/00184 ISSN 1039-4230 Graphic design by Trevor Paynter Printed by Newstyle Printing

Cover Photo: Boats line up for the official sail past on Opening Day. Photo by Trevor Paynter.

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CONTENTS 4 The president

Chris Wood provides a comprehensive look at where the Club is presently at.

6 the ceo

Craig Evans tells us about some important housekeeping.

7 the commodore

Geoff Boettcher was delighted with the Club’s Opening Day.

9 marine academy

Club members put themselves through the rigours of the MA’s Safety Sunday.

11 Racing news

The racing season for the summer of 2017-18 is now in full swing with great participation from members.

13 Come Cockling

The Fishing Association members and friends had a fun day on Goolwa beach collecting bait.

14 The Crystal Room

The Social Association’s formal evening dinner dance was a wonderful success.

16 native oysters

Owen Mace gives us a further insight into SA’s oyster industry and the Club’s participation.

17 underwater videO

Alan Noble shares the story of his towable camera Mark One. 3

18 Opening Day

Perfect weather greeted members and guests for a great 2017 Opening Day.

23 boats at the club

Libby Stephens chats with members bringing new boats into the Club.

24 Melbourne to osaka

Daniel Turner tells an inspiring yarn as he prepares his boat for a most challenging yacht race.

26 school’s out delivery

Part two of Adrian Wotton’s trip to the east coast and return home.

28 Hamilton Island race WEEK

Adrian Wotton and Mark Johns tick one more thing off the ‘bucket list’.

31 rum tasting

The Social Association gave us a taste of some real ho ho ho sailors’ drinks.

32 new Board members

Libby Stephens puts a few questions to our three new board members so we may get to know them a little better.

33 Melbourne Cup luncheon

Here’s betting that everyone enjoyed themselves at the Club’s annual millinery dress-up luncheon.

34 AGM minutes

The minutes from the 23 August 2017 Club Annual General Meeting.

Chris Wood

Opening Day Opening Day was held on Saturday 28 October and we were blessed with fantastic weather and probably the best turn out in the number of persons attending we have seen for many years.

Opening Day is a major event in the Club’s calendar and a great opportunity to showcase the best boating club in South Australia.

I must thank all the Flag Officers who under the guidance of our Commodore, Geoff Boettcher, together with the entire Club staff, for a sensational day. The day went like clockwork, the new Admirals Bar and Bistro development looked a picture and was heavily patronised by members and their guests.

The band was a major attraction with dancing continuing into the night. The feedback I had both on the day and following has been extremely positive. Thanks again to all involved.

The season was formally opened by the Club Patron, Rear Admiral the Honourable Kevin Scarce AC, CSC, RANR, at a ceremony on the Club lawns.

AGM and New Directors The Club’s Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday 23 August and was well attended. Thanks to all the Associations for their presentations and it was exciting to see the planned activities from the Associations for the current year. Members had the opportunity to hear a detailed summary of the Club’s financial performance for the last financial year together with a draft outlook of the future financial business plans.

The meeting formally thanked retiring Directors, Andrew Saies (Past President), Wayne Coonan and Glenn Spear, for their efforts. Andrew responded and gave a short and humble precis of achievements whilst he was President.

The result of the election of Directors was announced following a formal vote and counting by the Club’s auditors. Three new Directors were confirmed • Dominic Rinaldi (Treasurer) – Dominic filled a casual vacancy created by Wayne Coonan’s resignation earlier in the year.

Dominic brings to the Board high level financial and business skills.

• Brett Brown joins the Board with significant commercial and business experience.

• Des Bilske joins the Board with significant commercial and government experience.

As President it is great to have the skill base that today sits around the Board table of the Club all in a voluntary capacity.

YTD Financial Performance and planned half yearly informal member update It is pleasing to report that in the first four months of trading to 30 September 2017 the Club is performing ahead of budget.

Significant time is spent by the Board ensuring that all areas of the Club’s financial activities meet budget. This is extremely important to fund the activities of the Club including, but not limited to, its capital expenditure program (marina refurbishments) and capital repayments for the Patio redevelopment together with the replacement of other aging assets.

From the President We reported to members at the AGM that last year hospitality performance fell below budget due mainly to the major upheaval from the patio redevelopment building works. It is pleasing to report that the hospitality staff is addressing all the financial key performance indicators and percentages are falling in line with expected industry standards. In addition management and hospitality staff have worked hard to grow the volume of hospitality business through well focused marketing strategies and other initiatives.

We look forward to confirming the date of our informal half yearly members’ meeting shortly. This meeting will focus on the work currently being done by the Board to grow business activities and membership which is normally held in February or March.

Marina East Refurbishment At the time of writing it is pleasing to report that we are now two-anda-half years into a six year program to refurbish Marina East overwater assets. The project is on target and progressing well.

A diagram of the status of the refurbishment is posted on the Club noticeboard and it is worth looking at. Thanks to our staff and Board Member David Murray for all their efforts in this project. Members can see exactly where member/Club funds are being applied.

Business Activities and Membership Growth The Board recently tasked the CEO and Management to document strategies to grow the business activities of the Club including membership. The Board and Management workshopped these draft strategies in October 2017 and following is a snap shot of what is being considered and or agreed. As mentioned these will be further detailed at the half yearly informal meeting of members. A few of these initiatives may be rolled out soon and all are being financially modelled.

Thank you to Craig Evans for his efforts in preparing and recommending numerous changes to ensure our Club keeps up with well documented benchmarks and its competitors both national and international.

1 Membership A comprehensive review of all major competitor boating clubs (local and interstate) has been undertaken. The results model membership categories and fees for all levels of membership and participation. Our membership numbers are stagnant and we are proposing a number of existing membership categories be restructured and a number of new categories added.

2 Slipping The Club has previously had formal restrictions on who could slip boats at its slipway. These have been limited to Senior Member’s boats. These restrictions are changing soon.

A comprehensive review of competitor slipping has been undertaken including all fees and charges. We propose to introduce new categories of slipping including revised fees and charges with a clear focus on ensuring our members enjoy competitive slipping rates.

Our intention is to better utilise our slipway from its currently useage of approximately 40%.

3 Hospitality Hospitality has been a key focus by the Board. The upside on getting hospitality right has a material effect on the Club. As mentioned above, Management has spent a lot of time recently refocusing on the fundamentals, including but not limited to internal controls including

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Opening Day was held on Saturday 28 October and we were blessed with fantastic weather and probably the best turn out in the number of persons attending we have seen for many years. Opening Day is a major event in the Club’s calendar and a great opportunity to showcase the best boating club in South Australia.

margins and labour costs, menus, food quality, purchasing, marketing and staffing. We thank Andrew Kerr (Food and Beverage Manager) for his fantastic efforts to date.

Our intention is to continue to grow this side of the business, entice more people (members and others) to use the facilities and look at further ways to reward those members who use our hospitality facilities.

4 Marine Academy The Marine Academy is an important part of the Club and in addition to the courses it offers is a very valuable feed for new members into the Club. The Marine Academy is currently chaired by past Commodore and President, Geoff Catt. Its day to day management is overseen by our very capable Boating Manager, David Royle. Over the past few years the Marine Academy has made a positive contribution to the Club.

A business plan has been completed and was approved by the Board in October 2017.

The plan puts in place the required resources and instructors to be able to deliver more courses.

Our intention is to ensure the Academy offers excellence in courses and we can grow the financial contribution in order that dedicated assets can be replaced at the appropriate times.

Sinking Fund and the Public Boat Ramp Numerous Boards have discussed the concept of a Sinking Fund to support the repairs and replacements to the Club’s overwater assets (Marina East, Marina West and Marina Port Vincent).

These strategies have been discussed formally and informally with Members over many years. Your current Board is committed to a carefully considered strategy to create a Sinking Fund and is continuing to work with third party consultants to maximise the value of the Ramp Asset/Public Boat Ramp (Lot 800) in the event this asset can be applied more formally to a Sinking Fund.

The Club’s External Legal Advisor - Mr Wayne Abbott The Club’s external legal advisor, Mr Wayne Abbott, has advised he intends retiring at the end of this year. Wayne has served the Club since its inception and given high level advice to the Club on many and varied issues. A Board subcommittee chaired by Peter Hall has met with a few legal practitioners recently to find a person or firm who can replace Wayne. At the time of writing the Board feels comfortable we have found a replacement for Wayne.

On behalf of the Board I thank Wayne for his professional service and counsel to the Club.

Also on behalf of the Board I wish all members a happy and safe 2017/18 boating season.

Chris Wood, President

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

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At the Helm

Twilight racing at the CYCSA has been held for over three decades and is a popular event with great atmosphere back at the Club following racing. This mid-week event is a secret to many Club members who are not involved in racing and usually attracts well over 100 people to a buffet dinner and weekly presentation. All members and friends are welcome to attend this casual dinner, watch the boats and crews come in and be part of the action. If you would like more details please contact the Club.

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s the weather warms up it is great to see members returning to the Club, using their boats and enjoying the facilities. After a cold, but relatively calm winter this year compared with the storms of last year, work on the Marina East refurbishment project and general Club maintenance has been very productive and the Club is in great shape thanks to our property staff.

It was good to be able to welcome members and guests on Opening Day to the Club and our new clubhouse facility. Several changes were made to the format of Opening Day this year with terrific results. The atmosphere under the new patio area was fantastic with the band kicking off immediately following the official opening ceremony.

This resulted in many people staying at the clubhouse rather than heading back down to their boats. The combination of the new clubhouse, changes to the program and having a quality band made this Opening Day the best that we have had for many years and something we will build on in the future. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Flag Officers for their involvement in the planning of the day and my staff who worked tirelessly both before and on the day to make sure the Club was well presented and the event ran smoothly.

A few housekeeping items • Trolleys – Compared to most marinas around the world we probably have more trolleys to take gear down to vessels than most. It is disappointing when the trolley bay is empty and trolleys have been left by empty marina berths while the skipper and crew are out on their boats for the day. For the convenience of your fellow members please return your trolley to the trolley storage area after each use.

The Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia was recently awarded the 2017 Best Club Operations Award by Clubs SA. The award recognises the business management systems and corporate governance we have in place at the Club and acknowledges the efforts of all staff and management.

• Vehicles in the hardstand area – There have been a few vehicles left in the hardstand area recently making it difficult for people to access their vessels. Please do not leave your vehicle unattended in this area as it may interfere with your fellow members’ boating enjoyment.

Over the past few months a great deal of work has been carried out investigating some key areas of our Club including membership, hospitality, slipping and training. From these investigations there are many new initiatives we will be rolling out over the coming months to improve services, increase membership categories and membership numbers and generate more business in our hospitality and slipping area. Benchmarking comparisons with other leading yacht clubs around Australia have highlighted where some changes can be made at the CYCSA.

The Club has recently released some new Club clothing with new branding of the logo and we are about to receive a new Club tie.

Please drop in and have a look next time you are passing.

• Speed of vehicles in the car park – Please keep your vehicle speed to a walking pace in the car park, hardstand area and near our entrance gates. There have been several near misses in our car park and our main entrance gate is very close to a park and playground area and a pedestrian crossing is only metres outside of our gate. Please slow down.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all members a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. Good luck to CYCSA entrant in this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Concubine, and also to other boats heading interstate to compete in various championships including the Australian Keelboat Championships and the Festival of Sails.

We welcome new Silver Sponsors, Southern Cross Marine, to the CYCSA. Southern Cross Marine is an agent for Beneteau Yachts and Power Boats, Caribbean Power Boats and Brig Inflatables and also offer a list of brokerage boats. Southern Cross Marine joins our list of valuable sponsors and we ask all members to consider utilising the products and services of our sponsors when you are making decisions on your next purchase. If you are interested in becoming a CYCSA sponsor please contact reception.

Craig Evans, Chief Executive Officer

We were very proud to be announced the winners for the Clubs SA Awards for Excellence 2017 – ‘Best Club Operations’ award.

The award is on display at the Club. Well done to the CYCSA team!

International Cadet Juniors trained at the CYCSA on Sunday 8 October. It was great to see these young sailors at the Club and the support shown by some legends of our sport.

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Line Honours. The battle between Wild Oats X1 and Comanche along with rivals Black Jack and the renamed yacht Loyal, now Infotrack, will no doubt reignite old rivalry. The only entries from South Australia to date are Concubine from our Club and Enchantress from the Squadron.

We wish Jason Ward and John Muirhead and their respective crews a safe and fast race to Hobart. South Australia has had five Overall Hobart winners; Nerida in 1950, Ingrid in 1952 (both from the Squadron), Ausmaid in 2000, Two True in 2009 and Secret Mens Business 3.5 in 2010 (all from CYCSA). No pressure Jason!

From the Commodore

Our racing season is well under way with an ever increasing fleet on Wednesday Twilight racing and combined Club racing over our three divisions on the weekends.

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hat a difference a season makes. This year our Admirals Bar and Bistro has become fully functional and in particular the Admirals Bar has created a whole new atmosphere at our Club.

Please continue to check our CYCSA web site for Club functions for Christmas and other future social events.

The new open bar layout clearly offers racing crews and members a more congenial and welcoming environment which cannot help but stimulate more camaraderie and mingling between crew members and other patrons. Bar staff are now interacting with patrons more easily allowing for a higher level of service and greater member satisfaction.

By offering a more friendly and prestigious environment it is pleasing to see our members enjoy staying a little longer.

On behalf of the Flag Officers I wish all members and their families a great Christmas and safe sailing on our waterways.

Geoff Boettcher From the Vice Commodore This year Marty and I were privileged to attend six Opening Days in various sailing clubs in South Australia

Opening Day was the best I have encountered for many years. The combination of a good band (thanks to my fellow Flag Officers) and a great bar atmosphere could not help but give members and their guests a full day of enjoyment. This year more members mingled around the bar area and most seemed to share a wider Club experience between their boats and the clubhouse which I found most refreshing. On behalf of my fellow Flag Offices I apologise to the Board and Management for taking the liberty of extending the band’s play time. A very popular decision with patrons though. A big thank you to our staff who handled the brisk bar business with the minimum of fuss.

A number of Clubs started their sailing season on 7 October so we attended Largs Bay Sailing Club. We received a wonderful warm welcome from their Junior Commodore and other Flag Officers who were officiating on the day. The Club was absolutely abuzz with families taking part in the day’s activities.

We spent the following weekend in Port Lincoln and attended the Port Lincoln Opening Day which was hosted by their amazing Commodore, Mary Clark. It was great to see so many kids in boats doing the sail past and later taking part in presentations at the PLYC.

We are indeed privileged to have Kevin Scarce as our Patron. Kevin and his wife Liz attended the sail past with Liz assisting as a judge for the sail past awards. It was also fitting our Patron officially opened the season this year. A thank you also to Sir James and Lady Joan Hardy for again supporting the Club on yet another Opening Day - a great yachtsman and a true gentleman.

21 and 22 October was a huge weekend for us; Saturday attending the Garden Island Yacht Club as guests of Commodore Mark Wasley and on Sunday the St Kilda Boat Club as guests of Commodore Wally White. These two Commodores proudly represented their Clubs and fully supported by their members, it was an honour to be their guests Then for us the Big One was our very own Opening Day. For me, the most exciting day. Needless to say it was a spectacular day with the place absolutely pumping until late into the evening. More said about that elsewhere in this edition

Opening Day was blessed with perfect weather and our CYCSA fleet certainly did our Club proud. Thank you to all participating boats and all who made an effort to dress both their boats and crew in the appropriate rig for the day. From the deck of the One and All it was a fantastic sight to see. Some great pictures were taken and posted

by Mel, from our office, on our Club website and Facebook page so please take time to view the day on them.

The final Opening Day we attended was on Saturday 4 November at the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron as guests of Commodore Bruce Roach. The friendly rivalry was at its peak with lots of competitive bantering throughout their sail past.

The success of the Marine Academy grows stronger with the help of Academy 1, our CYCSA training vessel. It is again being prepared for the Teakle Classic 67th Adelaide to Lincoln Race and Lincoln Week.

Academy 1 is predominately crewed by students from our Marine Academy. This initiative not only introduces potential yachtsmen and women to offshore racing but helps to promote and secure a strong future for boating in our Club and South Australia. Academy 1 has recently undergone a comprehensive maintenance program to ensure its readiness for the upcoming courses offered by the Academy’s training programs. A thank you to all involved in the Marine Academy and for the hours of work they have given. Their efforts are really paying dividends.

Jacq Heffernan From the Rear Commodore After four months sailing to Hamilton Island it was great to return to our wonderful Club in early October; the boat, skipper and crews all safe and well. I visited many sailing clubs and marinas along the east coast and CYCSA members can be very proud and confident that our Club is one of the best in the nation.

The ultimate aim of the long journey was to realise a long term item on my bucket list - to compete in Hamilton Island Race Week. This truly is one of the great regattas conducted in some of the most beautiful and spectacular sailing waters on this planet. On the water the regatta was superbly organised, with over 200 boats in nine divisions and over 80 individual races running smoothly over six wonderful days. The ‘off water’ activities were just as good ranging from a magnificent opening cocktail party, live bands and entertainment after racing each day, an all-day pool party on lay day, pop-up food and cocktails huts around the island and a hugely popular karaoke night.

It is pleasing that many CYCSA yachts have made the decision to race in the IRC handicap division this season. By using this recognised international handicap system I believe we are getting true and fair results rather than having to rely on ad hoc results which I believe did not do our racing fleet or our Club justice. This year’s National IRC Championships will be held in Sandringham. Victoria, from 19-21 January. To date Concubine, Shining Sea and Secret Mens Business will be representing our Club and South Australia in this hotly contested regatta.

As for our cruising community there are lots of upcoming activities over the next few months including the Associations Christmas Bash, the combined CYCSA and RSAYS New Year’s Eve party at Brown’s Beach on Kangaroo Island, a cruise in company to Port Vincent Marina over the Australia Day Weekend and the Flotilla for Kids in February 2018.

This year’s 73rd Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has attracted 110 entrants to date including a record 31 International yachts. Kialoa II, the 73’ S&S yawl built in 1963 and Line Honours winner in 1971, will be back at the start line this year. There are four maxis to square off for

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he Marine Academy has been busy running a number of private courses in the lead up to summer with at least 12 people taking part over five sessions. Regular student activity remains high with 95 students through the doors during spring (September to November).

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Later in October a Discover Sailing Session was held for the Australian Defence Force Sailing Association. An excellent day was spent on the water with ten members of the Australian Navy, Army and Air Force. We have already seen some of the participants back for Twilight Racing.

Members David Royle, Stephen Thomas, Stuart De Poi and Vern Schulz undertook the course to become Australian Keelboat Instructors during September and October. The Academy intends to offer all elements of the Australian Sailing Keelboat Course from 2018. This will hopefully result in a number of new participants with the skills to race at the Club over coming years.

In the second race of the Hoffman’s Twilight series Academy 1 got off to a great start for the season scoring a first on handicap and first across the line. Unfortunately they didn’t sail quite so well in race three or four! A number of the visitors are really keen on being part of the Club and we hope to see a lot more of them.

The Academy continues its important focus on marine safety for both members and the public. A Safety Sunday was held on 24 September along with a Sea Safety and Survival Update Course (SSSC) on Sunday 29 October with a full SSSC over the 4–5 November weekend.

The Club and the Marine Academy would like to remind everyone that we have the capacity to run not only the courses advertised but week day one off private training and opportunities for corporate sailing and team building opportunities.

The October Long Weekend saw Academy 1 venture across the gulf with five keen trainees on another Three Day Live Aboard Course. All five participants achieved Competent Crew level. One of the trainees

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RACING ASSOCIATION

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ur racing season for the summer of 2017-18 is now in full swing with great participation from members.

The Port River Marine Winter Series concluded in August with five races completed over three months.

PHS Division 1 winners were Game On (Julian Newton) closely followed by Dr Feelgood (Jason Coonan) and Asylum (Derek Morrison). In PHS Division 2 Sandy Higgin’s team on Scorpius (B&SYC) put in a great performance to win by one point from Vostok Europe (Ken Abbott) and Rank Bajin making it a Melges 24 trifecta in the division. AMS Division 1 saw the tables turned with the series won by Dr Feelgood followed

by Magic (Harries/Brown/Metcalfe) and Asylum. In AMS Division 2 Vostok Europe won from Rank Bajin with Rock On (Trevor Conyers) in third place. Sailing conditions for the series were generally good early on with the last two races held under more trying and cold conditions. The ongoing support of Port River Marine for our Winter Series is greatly appreciated.

This year’s Canegrass Lamb Short Handed Series was well supported with a combined fleet of 12 boats.

PHS was won by the smallest boat in the fleet, Bob Schahinger’s Freedom from the RSAYS, followed by Runaway (Daniel Turner) and From Russia with Love (Mike Holmes). Runaway won the AMS division.

The Phil Hoffman Travel Twilight Series started in October with Series 1 seeing 22 boats on the water.

This series will go through until Christmas with Series 2 starting in January.

At the time of writing our Club Inshore Series has two races completed in fantastic conditions of blue sky and solid breezes. It is too early to ascertain which crews will reach the consistency required to take home the Inshore Series this year but as always it will be hotly contested. The newly arrived Shining Sea debuted in the first Inshore race and there will be much interest in this boat’s progress through the summer. The first race of the Offshore Series, the Tapley Shoal Race, was held on 15 October with our sole competitor being the team on Magic who scored a second on combined AMS in a fleet of seven boats.

There is much fun left to be had in this summer season...

I must also mention the significant efforts of one of our top racing yachts, Concubine, who competed in the Sydney to Southport race during winter and will remain in Sydney in the lead up to this year’s Sydney to Hobart Race. We wish them every success in their quest for the Tattersall’s Cup Trophy. With the Australian Yachting Championships at Melbourne’s Sandringham Yacht Club this coming January and a renewed focus on IRC racing at the Club, we look forward to representation from our members at this fantastic event.

There is much fun left to be had in this summer season and with the business end of the season approaching we can expect our teams to go all out to set themselves up for overall wins in whichever racing they compete in.

David Royle, Boating Administrator

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If Sunday appeared quiet at home it was because everyone else was on Goolwa Beach

The kids had great fun but the car interior will never be the same Head cook Doctor Vlad

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n this, the third year the Fishing Association has held a cockling day at Goolwa Beach, everything meshed. Twenty five people travelled down the flat firm beach to the FA banner and gazebo to enjoy perfect weather, slight cooling sea breezes, a receeding tide and cockles as numerous as confetti, all legal good size and just there waiting to be collected. South Australians know this small, edible, marine bivalve mollusc as cockles whereas others call them pipis.

This was just the second week of the cockle season and, being a weekend, the beach was lined with 4x4 SUVs as far as the eye could see. The morning saw the beach carpark full to overflowing and the sand track entrance down onto the beach proved a real challenge to the many all-wheel drive cars determined to get onto the beach. By the time we left the beach in the afternoon there was a line up waiting for an opportunity to use the now deeply rutted single lane track to the top car park – we zigzagged past four vehicles bogged to the axles while questioning some drivers’ judgement to tackle this strip without dual range. Also why didn’t we come down on a week day? Well, the kids for one and some people still work.

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Apart from having a day out in good company and a beach BBQ, as boaties our main purpose of the day was to collect bait for future fishing occasions and restock our Club FA bait freezer containers. Geoff and Louise Wiggins had arrived earlier and within the hour had filled their quota of 300 each. Everyone bagged out with ease and could count the number of undersized cockles returned on one hand. It was unanimously agreed that it was the best cockling experience in memory. Now for the big KG whiting.

For lunch, FA Chairperson Dr Vlad Humenuik demonstrated that his skills exceed surgery to include cooking a great sausage. A few others actually ate the cockles straight from the shell. Purging the cockles in seawater for 24 hours is considered the best preparation for cooking. In fact, pipis or cockles, have moved from bait boxes to the most discerning plates in Adelaide’s top restaurants. Preparation is the key and hopefully we’ll provide some recipes for this dish in future Groundswells or even find it on the Club lunch menu.

It was a wonderful day for the adults, kids and dogs. You wouldn’t live anywhere else for quids.

Trevor Paynter

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A delicious meal was prepared by Amanda Gutte. our Head Chef, and her staff and Andrew Kerr and the hospitality staff did a wonderful job of making sure our needs were met at the table.

Thank you to both of these teams.

illar Puvi and the team at Formula Honda were once again our fabulous sponsors and we thank them for their continued gracious support. With the newly completed renovations to our clubrooms the challenge this year was to show off our wonderful setting and make the Horizons Room look like a Crystal Ballroom

Rachael Leahcar was our special guest artist this year. Many will remember Rachael as a finalist in The Voice in its inaugural season. Rachael performed a wonderful set of songs and it was a great pleasure to be able to enjoy her beautiful voice in such a lovely and intimate setting.

We achieved this by hanging individual chandeliers over every table and with the help of Trent Symes from ‘A Touch of Elegance’ we created a ceiling of lights and drapery. The chandeliers fell onto the table into a pool of crystals - very simple, but very effective.

After dinner the raffle was drawn and this year our raffle sponsor was John Rynes, principal of the Opal and Diamond Factory on Beehive Corner. John donated a voucher for $1000 as the first prize to be used on a jewellery purchase of either diamonds or opals. Our second prize was a Musto jacket to the value of $300 from Musto and Geoff Boettcher and the third prize was a voucher to dine at the CYCSA. The Social Association sincerely thanks all these generous sponsors of the raffle.

Special thanks go to Karen Johns who again produced outstanding menus along our theme. Many of the Club’s members tell me they look forward to seeing what is produced each year and have begun a collection which they treasure.

Guests were greeted with complimentary drinks and the new bar facility proved to be a great space to mingle and catch up with friends before entering the dining room.

After our entertainment and the excitement of the raffle draw the evening continued with dancing, music and fun.

Thank you to the wonderful members of the Social Association for their support in preparing for this event as to make something seem simple to achieve takes a lot of work and I thank you all.

Our Commodore, Geoff Boettcher, welcomed guests to be seated and the Bruce Hancock Quartet began the evening’s entertainment with some beautifully played pieces, quiet enough that we could all speak around the table, but also lively enough for the dancers amongst us to take to the floor.

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native oysters

by Owen Mace and Catherine McMahon

Photo above taken in August 2017 While photo to right taken in November showing increase in size and weight.

Photo left of oyster courtesy of Pure Coffin Bay Oysters.

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he native flat or Port Lincoln oyster was introduced in the last edition of Groundswell. We learnt that before white settlement massive reefs of native oysters (or Ostrea Angasi for the scientifically minded) were found throughout southern Australian waters from Sydney to Perth. It is clear from numerous middens that they provided food for aboriginal people all along the coast.

However over-harvesting with steel dredges during the 19th and early 20th centuries wiped out the fishery and some 99% of the reefs in South Australia. There are now efforts to re-establish them around the southern coasts and, as we described in the last issue, our Club is contributing to those efforts.

Before we look at their biology let’s briefly note that there are two commercially-grown oysters in Australia, the Sydney Rock Oyster and the Japanese native Pacific Oyster. With the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) killing Pacific Oysters on the East Coast and Tasmania perhaps it’s time for our native oyster to be commercialised.

Biology Native oysters reproduce sexually but, believe it or not, they are hermaphrodites. As females they produce eggs which are fertilised by sperm floating in the sea water from nearby males. Her few million fertilised eggs grow inside their mother’s shell until after about a week they are expelled as larvæ less than 0.2 mm long.

The larvæ then drift with the currents until they find a suitable spot, perhaps another oyster, to attach themselves to. The stage is set for them to metamorphose into juvenile oysters and grow into adults, taking a couple of years or more to do so, depending on a number of factors including the food source, water cleanliness and temperature. By the way. the female oyster may change into a male once she has expelled her larvæ.

Native oysters live in seawater to around 10 and up to 30 metres depth but don’t like being uncovered at low tide. Like all oysters the native oyster is a filter feeder, feeding on microscopic drifting plants called phytoplankton. (Phytoplankton is a whole article in itself, perhaps for another issue, see Reference 1.) This means that all oysters produced for human consumption must live in the purest of sea water, not the Port River or the CYCSA marinas! In fact one of the reasons for trying to re-establish them in the Port River area is to clean up the river given its historic pollutant loads and current storm water inputs.

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Native oysters are sensitive to environmental stress and algal growth on them so commercial farmers must manage those stresses to ensure survival and growth. Their predators include worms, starfish, crabs and whelks. No doubt millions of tiny oyster larvæ are eaten by all manner of sea creatures.

Small protozoans called bonamiosis are the greatest potential disease risk to native oysters. These tiny parasites (two to three thousandths of a millimetre) collect in an unfortunate oyster’s blood cells and form lesions in the gills and digestive gland and can kill the oyster.

Farming There are efforts to commercially farm native oysters in Coffin Bay and other SA coastal centres. Currently two companies are farming Angasi oysters in Coffin Bay, Pure Coffin Bay Oysters and Pristine Oysters. Their techniques are not unlike those for the Pacific Oyster but with additional care to avoid them being stressed (Reference 2).

Pacific Estate Oysters produce oysters at Stansbury and supplied their Angasi for the local trials.

Owen’s Friends When we inspected the oyster basket in the Western Marina in August we found the forty native oysters were growing well.

Recently we photographed my friend again and she (or perhaps he) had grown substantially - see images above. While growth rates vary between individual oysters and across the six trial sites, the trend was for more rapid early growth when the oysters first arrived in May and slower growth with the colder winter weather.

The Future As we mentioned last time the Estuary Care Foundation of SA is growing small numbers at the CYCSA and elsewhere to better understand them and their biology then to guide their restoration in the Port River.

We know that shellfish reefs increase biodiversity and Foundation volunteers have observed that in the tiny habitat of the oyster baskets. Some of the marine organisms attracted within the basket or on the oysters include shrimps, tiny mussels, a seahorse, a cuttlefish, crabs, limpets and a pygmy squid. Imagine what will be possible when suitable substrate is provided for the oysters to settle permanently! Amazing!

The Port River system is currently home to thousands of Black Mussels and Pacific Oysters visible at low tide on pontoons, bridges, posts and other wooden structures in the river. Like Angasi they are brilliant water filters and reef builders but they are not native species.

A towable underwater sled is born!

Testing a towable underwater camera mount

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everal weekends ago AusOcean achieved another milestone; we carried out our first ‘expedition’. Admittedly, as expeditions go, it was modest. We were invited to capture 360° video of a shellfish reef restoration project commencing near Ardrossan in South Australia. By road it is about two hours from Adelaide however we travelled by boat instead, three hours longer, but infinitely more relaxing.

The purpose of this first trip was to capture underwater footage of the area prior to the start of construction. The shellfish being re-introduced is the native Australian oyster, Ostrea Angasi. All of southern Australia once had extensive Angasi oyster beds but they were almost completely destroyed in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Wild oysters were harvested by dredging the sea floor destroying the reefs in the process. In order to re-establish an oyster reef from scratch it is necessary to provide some hard substrate. At the Ardrosssan site they are experimenting with both limestone and artificial concrete structures.

Shellfish reefs protect shorelines

Let’s hope that shellfish reefs return in time but it remains to be seen whether our native oysters and the hardier imports can co-exist on local reefs.

With sea levels rising and Lefevre Peninsula subsiding, shellfish reefs can contribute, with mangroves, samphire and seagrasses, to nature based solutions which enhance the resilience of the river shoreline.

If there is success establishing our native oyster in South Australian waters we can expect a richer and healthier marine environment and more wildlife available for recreational fishers. It will likely take some time to achieve so let’s hope their efforts are rewarded.

References

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytoplankton 2. National review of Ostrea angasi aquaculture, historical culture, current methods and future priorities at http://www.imas.utas.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_ file/0005/936536/160181-UTAS-Scientific-Report_-Angasiaquaculture.pdf 3. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/tim-lloydsouth-australia-fortunate-to-have-some-of-the-planetscleanest-sea-water-to-grow-oysters/news-story/0b94dd7f2 b6117bbe7c0c150dafcadae

Try Some OYSTERS The Advertiser carried an article in its 18 June 2017 edition (Reference 3) where the author described local oysters as having “richer, slightly more complex flavours” than Pacific Oysters.

With that introduction how about trying them? Keep a lookout for an announcement of this exclusive event at the Club, likely to be in February 2018.

Just make sure you book early!

For some time I’ve been thinking about a fast and cheap way to capture large amounts of underwater video. Divers, even those on sea scooters, are slow and remotely operated underwater vehicles (RoVs) are expensive. Towing one or more cameras behind a surface vessel, even a kayak, seemed more promising. I was inspired by the humble paravane used for trolling.

My first prototype was a triangular design similar to the paravane but I soon realised that a catamaran sled design would provide more space for mounting equipment without sacrificing stability. The towable underwater sled was born!

The sled was made with 25mm (1”) PVC tubes and a small piece of acrylic sheet held together with stainless steel M5 nuts and bolts. It cost under $40 in parts and was assembled in under an hour.

Like the paravane the line is attached some distance from the front and weights at the very front (hidden inside the tubes) help keep the nose down. As a precaution floatation tubes ensure the sled has positive buoyancy and will therefore float to the surface if the tow line snaps. After experimenting with hand reels we found the easiest way to deploy and control the sled was using a heavy duty fishing rod (used for tuna fishing). We were fishing for video!

The initial results were promising. The sled was very stable and produced smooth footage. It was also easy to adjust the depth by controlling the amount of line let out. We tested it up to speeds of three knots, but the best footage was obtained at a leisurely one knot (0.5 m/s). We tested two cameras both mounted face down on the sled (since the goal was to capture the seafloor). The first, a Nikon Keymission 360, did not produce useful footage due to too great a difference in exposure between the front lens (facing down) and the rear lens (facing up). The maximum EV compensation was insufficient for the task. Next time we will mount the Keymission 360 facing forward as it is intended to be used. The second, a GoPro Hero 4, produced useful footage (1080p/30fps, no filter).

The sled definitely has room for improvement. For example, with nine metres depth and only five metres of visibility we had to guess the depth. Some kind of depth indicator would be useful. It could also be calculated from the line angle and line length. Further, the slat which forces the sled to dive, is fixed in position. An adjustable slat, much like those on the front of an aircraft’s wing, would provide greater depth control. Ways to attach cameras more quickly and in different positions would be beneficial too.

We plan to return to the site in a few weeks for a second pass.

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e were very fortunate to have great weather on Opening Day at the CYCSA this year. With bright sunny skies, warm temperatures and gentle breezes, we could not have asked for a better day to celebrate the Official Opening of the 2017/18 Sailing Season.

Our official vessel for the Sail Past was the magnificent Tall Ship One & All which was moored at Marina West on the end of J-Row. The Sail Past was conducted within the North Haven Marina basin and it was awesome to see the kids involved again with juniors from the Largs Bay Sailing Club and the Ocean View College Sailing Team out on the water. The power boats were led by Mark Hentschke in La Chateau at 1300 followed by the yachts led by John Sibly in Astrid. It was great to see so many of the boats out on the water dressed in colourful flags with just as lively costumes for the crew members! Well done everyone who participated. It was fantastic to see more boats participate this year and to witness the geniality and seamanship of our Club members.

In keeping with an old Opening Day tradition a lone Scottish piper once again played the bagpipes summoning members and guests to the lawn area for the start of the Official Ceremony and Presentations. This year we were very privileged to have our Club Patron, Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC, CSC, RANR, officiate at the opening of the 2017/18 Sailing Season with our Commodore, Geoff Boettcher.

Our Club Patron kept his speech short and sharp. Despite his highly distinguished accomplishments in his naval career in military logistics and procurement and as an all-round sportsman he was endearingly modest. Rather than recount his long list of sailing feats, he light heartedly joked that the closest he came to sailing in anger was the “tempestuous waters on the River Murray on a windy day”.

CYCSA President Chris Wood helped present the Opening Day Volunteer Awards. Vice Commodore Jacq Heffernan and Rear Commodore Adrian Wotton once again assisted our Commodore, Geoff Boettcher, with the official proceedings

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Sail Past Awards

Of course, it would not be an Opening Day without acknowledging the winners of our Sail Past and it was a pleasure having Lady Joan Hardy assist in presenting these awards.

Congratulations to all participating members and crews for putting in such a fantastic effort and display of seamanship this year.

Best Dressed Boat – Power

Gladiator

Best Dressed Boat – Yacht

Crystal Clear

Best Dressed Crew – Power

Andante

Best Dressed Crew – Yacht

Imago

Best Dressed Novelty – Power

Le Chateau

Best Dressed Novelty – Yacht

The Tribe

Seamanship Award – Power

Suzanne

Seamanship Award – Yacht

That’s Life

A special mention goes to the Ocean View College Sailing Team for doing such a great job in observing many of the criteria pertaining to the ‘Seamanship’ award. Well done!

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OPENING DAY 2017

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Photo by Trevor Paynter

Photos by Mel Vahoumis and Trevor Paynter

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OPENING DAY 2017 Volunteer Awards

Award winning crew from Imago

Developed a few years back as a way for the Club’s Associations to recognise outstanding contribution from our members, the ‘Most Valued Volunteer’ award was presented to not one but three worthy individuals; John Collett nominated by the Racing Association, Trevor Paynter by the Fishing Association and John Sibly by the Cruising Association. Congratulations to them all and thank you on behalf of the Associations and Club members for your efforts this year.

The ‘Volunteer of the Year’ award for 2016/17 was presented to Ken Amos for his support of the Club and in particular for his involvement in our bar/patio building project. Ken was an invaluable committee member of the Facilities Committee assisting in the redevelopment of the clubhouse. Ken’s professional background in building and project management was of great value to the redevelopment, particularly in the areas of contract negotiation and early site meetings.

Congratulations Ken on behalf of the Club and its members for your fantastic contribution.

25 Year Badge Recipients

Award winning crew from The Tribe

Congratulations to the following members who achieved the milestone of 25 years of Club membership this year: Thomas Abbott, John Adams, Adriano Cisternino, Daniel Hains, Mark Hentschke, Vlad Humeniuk, Tom McDougall, Glenyss Richardson and Rowland Richardson. Those who were not able to be present on the day have received their badges by post.

Unforgettable Houseboats Prize

The final presentation of the day was the Unforgettable Houseboats holiday kindly provided by CYCSA member Mark Flanagan and his wife Lee-Anne. Everyone had the opportunity to win this magnificent prize by simply purchasing a ticket in our Opening Day Raffle with all proceeds going to assist the Ocean View College Sailing Program. Congratulations to long standing Club Member Errol Ford for winning this major prize. To Mark and Lee-Anne, thank you once again for your kind generosity.

Once the formal presentations were completed the band ‘Gumbo Ya Ya’ kicked off expressing the richness and variety of New Orleans rhythm and blues music.

They were such a hit with the crowd so we asked them to stay on and play an extra set!

The crew from Trinacia greet the official boat

I look forward to seeing you all again on Opening Day next year.

Mellissa Vahoumis, Marketing and Communications

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

bud’s dream Spencer Budarick has always dreamt of owning a boat large enough to explore the local coastline beaches with his family.

After a holiday bareboat cruising the Whitsundays several years ago, he was truly hooked and the dream became a goal. He spent many hours scouring the internet ‘For Sale’ sites searching for the perfect boat. He finally found it in Port Lincoln earlier this year. Bud’s Dream is an 11.7m 1995 Wellcraft Martinique built in the USA. It is powered by twin 7.8 litre V8 petrol MerCruisers.

Spencer and Julie Budarick, together with sons Lewis and Kristian, have always been keen boaties. They love their annual Christmas holiday trek to Venus Bay on the West Coast where they use their 5.7m Glastron bow rider to enjoy fishing, skiing and time on the beach. In fact, Spencer has owned four boats over the last 30 years including a small 4.8m cat which he purchased two years ago. He told us he enjoyed the challenge of sailing as a true novice!

For the past 33 years Spencer has owned and operated a manufacturing business with more than 30 employees in the Clare Valley. His company supplies and constructs buildings all over Australia which keeps him very busy. According to Spencer “having the Martinique berthed at the CYCSA makes it feel like I have a holiday every time we visit her! She still needs a bit of work but that is a new challenge for me and I hope to get her back to her former glory and of course officially naming her Bud’s Dream”.

Once Bud’s Dream is ready the Budaricks have plans to visit family on Kangaroo Island and Port Vincent over the summer. In a few years they would like to truck her to Queensland to do some more island exploring around the Whitsundays and wherever that leads.

A great boating story thanks Spencer – dreams really can come true! Have a great time enjoying the summer with Bud’s Dream.

rivive Did you read the name of our boat correctly? Did you read it as Revive and not Rivive? I did and it was a few weeks before it was pointed out that the name is a play on the manufacturer’s name, the Queenslandbased Riviera. Yes, Riv-ive.

Rivive was built in 2008 and has two sets of 435 horses in the bilge, each with the name of Cummins, as well as a 4 kVA generator, called Onan. She is equipped with all the gadgets you’d expect; a Raymarine chart plotter, autopilot and radar, a Muir anchor winch and electronic engine controls and monitoring. Oh, there’s also an air conditioner.

She has been in the Club since new, except for a couple of years.

The galley is small but well equipped with a fridge and microwave oven and there’s an electric barbecue on the aft rail. A comfortable lounge completes the saloon. The cockpit has a lounge and a second fridge and from the marlin board, or swim platform, there is a huge locker for safety equipment, fishing gear and perhaps even a deflated rubber duckie. Below there is a master bedroom, heads with shower and a bunk room with two bunks.

Delia and Owen began their boating with a sailboard in Canberra in 1986 followed by a Macgregor 26’ water ballast sailboat at Goolwa in 1992. She was a fast, if tender, boat. After learning on our first outing that you must ease the main to avoid severe heeling we were entered into a race at the Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club on our second weekend – what was that bang we heard passing the yacht club? We’d won the race!

A series of sailboats ever increasing in size until we passed to (or from) the dark side, depending on your point of view, by buying a power boat in 2013. Rivive is a downsize from that boat and now we can use our berth at Port Vincent and are looking forward to it.

Owen Mace Thank you for sharing your plans with Rivive Owen – wishing you and Delia many happy hours on her! Libby Stephens

firefly Danny McKay joined the CYCSA a few months ago. He recently purchased a Brisbane built Seaquest motor boat with twin 150 Yamaha two stroke engines and he plans to name it Firefly.

The previous owner used the boat mainly for fishing and for weekends across the Gulf or to Kangaroo Island. It has been very well equipped for long journeys with an extra 200 litre tank installed, giving it a total of 650 litres of fuel.

Danny told us the Club was recommended to him when he bought the boat and was promised “a warm reception from members and great facilities to use”. He says he is really enjoying his time so far and is looking forward to the warmer weather so he can spend as much time on the water as possible. He is also interested in sailing and is planning to take some courses with the Academy early in the New Year.

Good luck with your boating adventures Danny – here’s hoping for a sunny summer!

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A Prelude to the Melbou

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ver since I was a child, adventuring and sport has always been an interest of mine. I grew up in Port Lincoln and come from a lineage of sailors so was always destined to be involved in yachting.

My introduction to sailing was being given a Holdfast Trainer for Christmas when I was five. I had to wait until I was six before being allowed to race. Even then I had quite ambitious goals in relation to sailing and, later, martial arts (this being another passion of mine).

to 100kms. One night, after a few beers, I decided to Google what the hardest race in the world was. It turned out to be an event called the Marathon Des Sables.

I spent a number of years in Holdies prior to moving into 125’s which I competed in until I finished high school. I also spent time on my father’s (Phil Turner) Farr B30, Farr-n-Heit, and my grandfather’s (Reg Kemp) yacht, Dominant Factor, giving me an introduction to keelboats.

In my last year of high school I actually had no idea what I wanted to do with my life aside from continuing with my sporting ambitions as well as being able to explore the world. During Year 12 I went with a friend to a Defence Force recruiting seminar and after looking at the roles available decided that the Defence Force could potentially be an option for me. As I was a big fan of action movies and explosives the Army, in particular, interested me and before I knew it I had sent in an application to become a Combat Engineer.

So, as life would have it, three weeks after finishing Year 12, as a young 17 year old way out of my depth, I was on my way to Wagga Wagga for recruit training.

My time in the Army was both challenging and rewarding. Looking back I recognise it as an amazing experience that I am extremely grateful for. I was lucky enough to represent the Army at World Sailing Championships, Kickboxing and Boxing Championships as well as becoming a Combat Physical Training Instructor while I developed job-specific skills in construction and explosives. I was also lucky enough to do a lot of travelling to re-build communities throughout Australia, participate in large international training exercises and work as part of the United Nations Security Force for six months in East Timor.

The ‘MDS’ is a 265km multi-stage run across the Sahara Desert and is recognised as the hardest foot race on the planet with temperatures reaching 50+ degrees during the day and around 0 degrees at night.

Competitors are required to carry all their own equipment with water drops along the way where more than 20 litres a day would be consumed. Each leg consisted of between 40-95kms per day over sand, mountains and plains. The race was extremely gruelling but when I look back on it I realise it was an amazing achievement just to make the finish line.

The race was held at the same time as my honeymoon and my wife Nikki was supportive enough to allow me to compete in this race as part of our holiday. After the race I flew out from Ouarzazarte in Morocco to meet her in Spain and we spent the next five weeks travelling through Europe ending up in Turkey for the 100th Year Anzac Day Service at Gallipoli.

When we returned to Australia in May 2015 it wasn’t long before I wanted another challenge and since I felt I had achieved everything I wanted to in endurance running I turned my attention to one of the goals I had as a child, that of owning a yacht and competing in the Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race.

Despite having relatively limited offshore experience, it wasn’t long before I was searching online for a suitable yacht to compete in the race with little knowledge of what I was actually getting myself into.

After approximately nine months of searching for yachts within our budget and several near purchases I ended up googling the yacht Runaway as it had come up a lot during my searches and I was interested in the Sayer design due to it being specifically built for the race.

After four-and-a-half years I left the Army. This was predominantly due to the birth of my first child, Searrah, and wanting to be around my family more. I moved back to Port Lincoln to begin a career in the property industry with my uncle, (Steve Kemp). Here I became involved in the Peter Teakle Lincoln Mentor Campaign where I was able to expand my keelboat and navigation knowledge as well as assist with his sailing program which provided local youths with the opportunity to get into keel boats and learn blue water sailing.

Three years later I found myself moving to Adelaide to enhance my property industry knowledge by completing a degree in Business, majoring in Property. This period of my life was quite a challenge as I now had two children and was working and studying on a fulltime basis. I was employed in the security industry working at the Casino and eventually moved over to work night shifts as a guard in the prisons, hospitals and courts to make ends meet. I would often find myself working all night and going to university during the day which was quite physically and mentally exhausting. After a period of time and for a number of reasons I started to think about all my childhood dreams which had taken a back seat since leaving school and after a particularly average night at work I decided that from that point on everything I did was going to contribute towards the goals I set for myself.

As it turned out Runaway had just been placed on the market so I decided to contact the owner at the time (Drew Carruthers) to find out a little more information. Further research revealed that the boat had been racing successfully in offshore races on the East Coast in recent years.

With the entries to the Osaka Race opening at this point, high interest in the event, and entries capped at 25, time was of the essence to purchase a yacht if I wanted to be a confirmed starter for the 2018 edition of the Osaka Race, a race which is held only every four years. I had pretty well already made up my mind that I wanted this boat. As Drew had already been in discussions with several other purchasers I made the decision to make an offer up-front subject to a satisfactory pre-purchase survey. I am not sure how serious Drew had actually taken my offer as I had not even seen the boat at this point in time.

The survey came in flawless and my wife and I were now putting everything we had into a racing yacht we had not even seen.

Since purchasing the yacht in Brisbane, Team Runaway has experienced an amazing and at times challenging journey, from the day of purchase and exploring Moreton Bay, to the delivery back to South Australia. Competing in the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race and the short-handed series gave me the opportunity to compete in my first Sydney to Hobart Yacht race aboard John Willoughby’s Enchantress. My own yacht, Runaway, is now in the final stages of her refit and will be spending the coming months in the water getting some miles under the hull in preparation for the race. I have been lucky enough to meet a lot of people and create friendships along the way including with my co-skipper Tom Crabb, a fellow Club member. Tom is a shipwright and has been involved in clocking up over 20,000nm delivery miles plus 15,000nm short-handed miles. He has competed in many offshore events including Sydney to Hobarts, Sydney to Southports, Sydney to Mooloolaba, Melbourne to King

I started to take an interest in endurance sports and after my stepsister became unwell a friend and I decided to run a marathon to raise money despite having zero background in running. With six weeks notice we definitely went in under-done and it was the most painful four hours of my life. But we managed to get the job done. After taking some time to recover we decided to take endurance running further and began choosing longer events, eventually completing multiple marathons and ultra-marathons up 24

urne to Osaka Yacht Race This is Australia’s longest Category One yacht race, the equivalent of eight back-to-back Sydney to Hobarts, with only two people on board.

Myself with dad Phil Turner who has been our biggest supporter and helped us with sponsorship efforts

Island, Melbourne to Hobart, Okinawa to Gamagori, Kobe to Yokohama and the 2007 Melbourne to Osaka Yacht race which he completed on his Adams 11.9. The time and effort he has put into the campaign has been unbelievable and I am truly lucky to have him on board.

The Race Detail – (adapted from the Sundance Marine web page “About the Race” – see melbourneosaka.com) The Osaka Cup is a 5,500 nautical mile two-handed yacht race starting in Melbourne and finishing in Osaka. It is the only southnorth long distance ocean race in the world. The route passes through multiple weather systems and seasons as it crosses the Pacific Ocean.

Many people have been generous in helping us achieve our goal through sponsorship and giving their time. It has been a humbling experience to have such a great group around us willing to be involved with the campaign.

The course starts off of Portsea, taking the competitors into Bass Strait and up the east coast of Australia. At some point boats cross the East Australian current into the south easterly trade winds then through the Solomon Islands and the doldrums of the equator. It then heads into the north easterly trade winds and the equatorial current before fighting the Kuroshio (Japan Current) which flows up the Pacific Coast of Japan. The race finishes in the port of Osaka on Japan’s Honshu Island.

A special mention must go out to my parents, Phil and Deb Turner, who have done so much to assist as well as to my wife Nikki, who has been nothing but supportive through the whole process despite the challenges it brings. To say I am a lucky man to have her and my children by my side in everything I do is an understatement.

As the race is within five months of starting, Team Runaway is still seeking companies which may be interested in being involved with the campaign. If you feel like your company is looking for unique advertising opportunities and may benefit from being involved, please contact Daniel at runawaysailing@gmail.com or on 0466 488 284. To keep up to date with the yacht’s progress follow Runaway Yacht Racing on Facebook and be sure to keep your eye out for the yacht tracker once the race begins!

This is Australia’s longest Category One yacht race, the equivalent of eight back-to-back Sydney to Hobarts, with only two people on board.

Daniel Turner, CYCSA Member

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School’s Out Delivery from the CYCSA to Hamilton Island Part two – Sydney to Hamilton Island and return

On 1 June 2017 School’s Out departed the CYCSA for a delivery cruise to compete in the Hamilton Island Race Week. Along the way she represented the CYCSA in the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta in Melbourne, explored the waters of the Pittwater-Hawkesbury region and competed in the Airlie Beach Regatta before continuing on to race at Hamilton Island.

Sydney Harbour to Pittwater (23nm) After a few days at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Rushcutters Bay, a new crew from the RSAYS, Helen Kearney and Helen “Champs” Willmer, joined the boat for the short leg to Pittwater and subsequent exploration of the magnificent Hawkesbury Waterways (see separate article next Groundswell).

Pittwater to Coffs Harbour (226nm)

wharf and freshly cooked prawns at sundowners that afternoon were particularly enjoyable.

Yamba to Mooloolaba (171nm) We had another early start for this long leg sailed outside of Moreton Island. Conditions were calm and warm, the first shorts and t-shirts were broken out by the crew - yah, welcome to Queensland! The night sail was uneventful except for dodging numerous fishing trawlers hard at work along our course. We arrived at the beautiful Mooloolaba Marina the next morning - the crew were safe, in good spirits, and ready for a long shower and fresh seafood dinner at the famous Mooloolaba Surf Club. After a couple of days of R&R, Dave Evans returned to the southern winter and the remaining crew carried out some boat maintenance, cleaning and provisioning.

In late July, School’s Out, now on a swing mooring in Pittwater and fully provisioned, welcomed new crew members, Dave Evans and Hugh Longbottom from the CYCSA. We had a lovely dinner in one of the many wonderful restaurants in nearby Mona Vale before departing early the next morning for Port Macquarie. The sail up the coast started well but as night fell, the wind speed increased steadily, at times gusting up to 35 knots. The swell built to four to six metres and to top off the night, every hour or so, we experienced heavy showers, hail stones and strong squalls. The only saving grace was the wind direction which, being from the stern quarter, pushed us along swiftly enabling us to reach a boat record speed of 14.8kts (without a spinnaker!).

Mooloolaba to White Cliffs (75nm)

After a very tough night the sunrise at sea the next morning was particularly beautiful and helped to warm up the crew. Our first humpback whale sighting for this leg not long after certainly lifted our spirits. Unfortunately due to seriously high breaking waves we couldn’t get across the bar entrance to Port Macquarie so we made our way to Coffs Harbour for our next overnight stay. We reached Coffs Harbour late in the afternoon and had an exhilarating but nervous surf across the harbour entrance in big breaking seas (see photo opposite page).

The next day we attended to some minor boat repairs and walked up Mutton Bird Island to take in the spectacular scenery of Coffs before our departure.

Another very early start saw School’s Out reach the Bundaberg Marina just before sunset. Just like the majority of Queensland marinas, we were greeted by friendly and helpful staff and thoroughly enjoyed our brief overnight stay. A bus service to the local pub for dinner in the small township of Burnett Heads was an added bonus.

Coffs Harbour to Yamba (55nm) We had a lovely sail to Yamba in warm sunshine and smooth seas and entered the port at low tide as we were keen to come alongside before nightfall. School’s Out had an unexpected (but thankfully short) stay on the mud flats of the Clarence River before resting in the Yamba Marina overnight. To our surprise a street seafood vendor awaited us on the

On Sunday 30 July we departed Mooloolaba at 4.00am to make high tide at the southern entrance of the Great Sandy Strait. Our new crew of the skipper’s ex-Navy classmates (Brod Brennan, Matthew Garth and Mark Bresman) joined Hugh and the skipper for this leg. We passed over the bar entrance (the ‘mad mile’) with ease and had a lovely afternoon sailing on the inside of Fraser Island. The crew had great delight seeing many turtles popping their heads up as we sailed by and the skipper had the unexpected pleasure of seeing a large Dugong say “hello”! We anchored that night in the tranquil waters of White Cliffs.

White Cliffs to Bundaberg (60nm)

Bundaberg to Lady Musgrave Island (42nm) School’s Out departed Bundaberg the next morning and we made our way to Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef. We reached the island mid afternoon and negotiated the very narrow channel into a small lagoon through outcrops of coral. Once anchored and the rubber dinghy inflated we went ashore, explored the tiny but beautiful island and went for a swim in the warm tropical waters. Our overnight sleep was interrupted by the loud beeps of the boat’s anchor alarm, as we had drifted significantly – not too good in the middle of a coral atoll.

We let out more chain and, thankfully, stopped the overnight dragging.

Lady Musgrave to Middle Percy Island (180nm) We sailed in the morning to Yeppoon sighting more turtles, flying fish, lots of breaching whales and crossed the Tropic of Capricorn later that night. A brief stay to re-fuel and School’s Out soon departed, sailing overnight to the yachtie haven, Middle Percy Island. Stunning sunsets and sunrises at sea, more whale sightings and warm temperatures, saw us arrive at this sailing paradise early Friday morning. We spent a lovely day at anchor with a dinghy trip ashore, a long steep walk to visit the local island residents (and share afternoon tea) and a swim in warm pristine waters. To our delight and surprise fellow CYCSA yacht Aquila sailed into the bay with delivery crew Gerry and David Ryder. We had sundowners ashore with a number of other yachties who were on their way to Hamilton Island. On Saturday 5 August we departed beautiful Middle Percy Island for Mackay accompanied by the most stunning sunrise of the trip so far.

Percy Island to Mackay (66nm)

Coffs Habour

School’s Out had a quick sail to the very well appointed Mackay Marina and restaurant hub. We stayed for a few days exploring the local attractions and eateries including a trek through the nearby rainforest followed by a scrumptious lunch at a Queensland country pub. On our last night in Mackay we bumped into Adrian and Karen Lawrie from the 26

CYCSA and had fun aboard their yacht Scamper sharing stories of our journeys north.

Mackay to Airlie Beach (65nm) On Monday 7 August we arrived at the Airlie Beach Marina, our most northerly port.

Quite a cruise - lots of fun, some hairy moments, amazing sightings of whales and other sea creatures but, most of all, brilliant companionship and lots of laughs.

The Return Journey Over the next three weeks School’s Out competed in the Airlie Beach Regatta and Hamilton Island Race Week and then, at the end of August, the time came to return home. New crews joined for the four return legs and wherever possible we visited different anchorages and marinas. A brief summary of highlights follow: Hamilton Island to Mooloolaba – skipper joined by Jo Pilmore (CYCSA) and Mike Stockdale (Port Lincoln Yacht Club). Highlights – skipper’s 60th birthday spent at sea, sailing through the Whitsundays, swimming and walking around Great Keppel Island and anchoring at Curlew Island.

Mooloolaba to Pittwater – skipper joined by Roger Anderson (CYCSA), Sue Verrall, Christene Anderson and Marg Donohue.

Highlights – having some very close encounters with humpback whales (a bit scary at night) and being holed up in Coffs Harbour for three days due to nasty weather but having great fun exploring the local town by foot and further afield by hire car.

Pittwater to Queenscliff – skipper and Hugh Longbottom (again!), Katrina Hartmann (Hobson’s Bay Yacht Club), Neville Gough and Sam White (Garden Island Yacht Club). Highlights – fun sailing on Sydney Harbour, a lovely visit to the fishing village of Bermagui, a smooth passage across Bass Strait and a great dinner at anchor in Refuge Cove, Wilson’s Promontory.

Queenscliff to CYCSA – skipper joined by Helen White, John Rynbout and Pam Tse (all from CYCSA). Highlights – rough seas in the Southern Ocean saw us having a five day stay in the beautiful heritage listed town of Port Fairy. Excellent restaurants, beautiful walking trails, a fun bus trip to nearby Warrnambool and enforced relaxation time was an unexpected pleasure.

A Skipper’s Thank You One adventure has ended but the contribution, comradeship and laughs shared by the delivery and racing crews were simply brilliant and this skipper, for one, had an absolute spectacular sailing trip of a lifetime (so far!). The odyssey to Hamilton Island and return covered four months with participation by 36 individual sailors and over 3,500 nautical miles sailed. My sincere thanks to everyone for their help, support, friendship and well wishes - you have all been part of the journey.

Adrian Wotton, Skipper School’s Out

Coffs Habour Entrance

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Four Club yachts participated in this year’s Hamilton Island Race Week. John Culshaw in his yacht Antipodes Australis travelled up from Sydney and competed in Cruising Division 1 coming 14th overall; Adrian Lawrie sailed his catamaran Scamper to the regatta coming 2nd in the Multihull Cruising Class Division 1; Mark Johns entered his catamaran Aquila in Multihull Cruising Class Division 1 with a result of 7th and Adrian Wotton sailed School’s Out up north and competed in Cruising Division 5 with an 8th place for his effort.

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Andrian Wotton and Mark Johns share their stories of the regatta.

School’s Out at Hamilton Island Race Week

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n 18 August after a fun six days at the somewhat laid back Airlie Beach Regatta, School’s Out sailed to Hamilton Island to prepare for Race Week. We were greeted by the magnificent Wild Oats on arrival and realised that we may have some serious racing coming up. We were joined for the week by fellow CYCSA yachts, Aquila (Mark Johns) and Scamper (Adrian Lawrie). Our race crew started to arrive early that afternoon and we commenced unloading our food and drink provisions from the boat via a golf cart to our apartment. Five trips later we were ready for a gin and tonic (or two).

The next morning we had fun exploring the island, swimming in the resort pools, a BBQ near the beach and attending the skippers’ cocktail party.

Day One - The racing was simply amazing. 216 boats lined up waiting for their starts in restricted waters, dodging landing passenger jets, a strong four knot tidal current and, for a change from the light airs of Airlie Beach, 26 knots of breeze. School’s Out had a great start and we soon hoisted our spinnaker which we held for over an hour on the way to our first island rounding. We witnessed some hairy moments with spinnakers being ripped apart all over the racecourse. The return leg saw us tacking into a strong head breeze as the large maxis passed very close by. The girls lost concentration as Prince Frederick of Denmark sailed by aboard Nanoq but soon regained their composure as we neared the finish line. We were thrilled to finish sixth out of 15 boats and were still pinching ourselves that we were competing in this stunning regatta.

Day Two - School’s Out had a spinnaker start in perfect conditions of 14 knots. A great first leg saw us and another 50 boats converge on the first rounding mark - more than a little crowded! We avoided the mayhem and the loud shouts of “starboard” but the early strong winds had dropped significantly and had become very fickle. The course was eventually shortened due to strong tides and light winds. It was beautiful on the water but conditions didn’t play to our strengths.

School’s Out crew walks Up Hamo Hill

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We finished 11th on corrected time. Earlier in the day a few of the crew greeted sunrise by the beach and walked up the steep track to Passage Peak which provided stunning views of the surrounding islands.

Day Three - Light winds delayed the racing by four hours. School’s Out had another excellent start and arrived at the first short windward mark second in our division. We then sailed around Hamilton Island with some great spinnaker work slowly pulling away from our rivals.

Spinnakers were dropped for the final leg and very strong tidal currents played havoc with the fleet. We stayed clear of much of the mayhem and finished well. To the crew’s great excitement we finished second out of 15 boats and were holding third overall in the series.

Day Four - School’s Out had a dawn cruise to farewell our crew mate Kerry and hopefully see some early morning whales. On cue three magnificent creatures greeted us a small distance off Hamilton Island.

We then proceeded back to the marina to participate in the fun Prix D’elegance sail-by in our ‘Where’s Wally?’ disguises. Frustratingly racing was called off after several postponements due to light winds.

We had afternoon pool and spa time followed that night by crew member Mary Beth’s birthday celebrations at the excellent Island Italian Restaurant.

Day Five - An early walk by some of the crew, free coffees at the yacht club, and a huge humpback on the start line for early race starters, were some of the highlights. Strong winds, a crowded start line, and a spinnaker start saw School’s Out in a perfect position for the first leg. However an unfortunate ‘kiss’ sandwiched between two boats saw our spinnaker split in two but a great recovery by our crew kept us in touch with the rest of the fleet. We finished a credible eighth and moved to fifth place overall. In the evening the School’s Out crew participated in the Race Week Karaoke Competition and had a ball entertaining the crowd!

milton Island Race Week Aquila at Hamilton Island Race Week Day Six - Conditions were absolutely perfect for the final day of racing with clear skies, warm temperatures and good winds. School’s Out had a clear start and tacked up wind to the first mark, Lindeman Island. On the way we sighted a baby humpback breaching on the course but the skipper maintained concentration on his sail trim and didn’t flinch when the crews were doing their “oohs” and “aarhs”! Once clear of the island nearly 200 spinnakers were hoisted and the views on the water were spectacular. We had a great spinnaker leg staying well ahead of our rivals and had a solid finish. We finished eighth on the day giving us a final placing of eighth overall in the series. Finishing in the top half of our field exceeded all our expectations and the skipper was very proud of the crew and their achievements in our first Hamilton Island Race Week. The fun continued that night with the crew attending an excellent gala presentation night with our fellow regatta sailor, Prince Freddie.

Some Final Words - A number of our Club members have competed at Hamilton Island and I’m sure they will agree that this regatta is truly a magnificent event both on and off the water.

Schoolies for old folk goes the saying. If you haven’t had the pleasure, make sure you put it on your sailing ‘bucket list’, you won’t regret it!

Adrian Wotton, Skipper of School’s Out

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oo many years have gone by listening to sailors who had attended Hamilton Island Race Week regatta and telling stories of wonderful sailing, warm waters and perfect weather.

It was fast climbing to Number One on my bucket list and we decided we had to give it a go. So In May this year Aquila was provisioned and set off to go north! Many adventures later (that’s a story for another time) she arrived at Airlie Beach just days before the start of Hamilton Island Race Week.

A fleet of around 200 boats were entered in the event and this was well outside my comfort zone. All those boats milling around the start line made the first race of the regatta more exciting than expected!

Race One started with 15-25 knots of breeze and a huge tide running through Dent Passage. In fact, over the week, conditions varied from 25 knots to zero wind with delayed starts to compensate. Oh, and we needed to throw in some whale dodging too!

After each day’s race there was plenty of entertainment. Free sausage sizzles, food stalls, multiple places to drink and all happing in a warm balmy climate. The evenings featured live bands and Karaoke performances including one by the School’s Out crew on the big stage. They were fantastic but I was half cut so that may have helped!

Our lay day (Wednesday) was spent drinking pinacoladas in one of the resort pools.

This experience was made so much better knowing Adelaide was in the middle of a big front with maximum temperatures of eight degrees. You know I lied just then we couldn’t afford the pinacoladas at the (in pool) bar!!

While Aquila was held back by its handicap and did not collect a trophy we were more than happy with our performance relative to the 32 boats in our division all of which had longer waterlines than us! Finishing in the top three over the line most days kept the smiles on our faces.

It is not likely we will ever make the journey to race there again with Aquila due to the tyranny of distance but the memory will live on and the bucket list is now one line shorter!!

Mark Johns, Owner and Skipper of Aquila

Aquila Crew Dave and Gerry Ryder with Karen and Mark Johns

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Cruising Association Update

Rum Tasting Evening

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he aim of the Cruising Association is to promote the enjoyment and use of sailing and power boats among all members of our Club. We do this by organising ‘Cruise in Company’ events throughout the season, mainly on long weekends (weather permitting), to various local gulf destinations. We encourage the sharing of information among members through various social activities including our BYO Everything Second Saturday of the Month Barbecues. If you haven’t been before drop me a line and I will make sure to say “hello” and introduce you to other cruisers.

hat better to do on a wintery evening in August than head down to the Horizons Room at the Cruising Yacht Club of SA for a night of premium rum tasting.

Andrew had the room looking all ‘business’, with projector at the front and all eyes were on the gleaming amber array of Angostura rums on the table for the evening.

Craig Davis of Island 2 Island Beverages delivered a brief history on the highly tradeable and interesting history of the Angostura Company and its origins in Trinidad and Tobago then gave us individual tasting notes on each in the selection of rums presented in the Angostura premium range.

We maintain cruising information within the pages of the CA website (found on the CYCSA site) to assist members, especially newcomers, in their on water activities. We also have installed Club moorings at Edithburgh and Stansbury for use by members.

Our Chef Amanda paired each tasting with plates focussing on Caribbean flavours, both giving our guests a degustation as well as assisting with the evening’s imbibement.

Perhaps best of all is that you don’t need to do anything to become a member of the CA. It is your participation in the events we organise where you will have fun. If we can help make your time on the water enjoyable and safe then we have achieved our goal.

All in all, it was a great evening and to close, Senior Member Mike Draper thanked Craig of Island 2 Island Beverage Company for coming out and Andrew Kerr for the set up and smooth operation that it was.

Recent Activities The October Long Weekend - A number of boats made their way over to Port Vincent to shake off the winter cruising cobwebs and had a good time according to all accounts.

Morag Draper, Secretary Social Association

The Second Saturday of the Month BBQs - So far this year we’ve had a fantastic roll-up. Look for regular updates through the upcoming events emails and Club calendar.

Opening Day – What a fabulous day and what a great turnout for the sail past from our cruising fraternity!

Activities to Come Combined Associations Christmas Bash - This is a really fun event to be held on Saturday 9 December from 6.30pm in the member’s BBQ area. Bring along a salad or sweet to share and your own BBQ meat with your own plates and drinks etc.

New Year’s Eve at Kangaroo Island – The CYCSA will be joining with RSAYS cruisers again this year at the Brown’s Beach Camping Ground BBQ area for New Year’s Eve celebrations. This is sure to be lots of fun and good preparation for the Ballast Head Cup Race held the next day.

Keep Up to Date Just a reminder to all Club members that you can keep up to date with all cruising events and activities at; sa_cruisers@googlegroups. com Happy cruising!

Adrian Wotton, Chairman Cruising Association

NOTICE OF RACE FOR THE BALLAST HEAD CUP

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riginating from an idea of CYCSA member Andrew Saies and crew Evan Hiscock, the sailing of the 16th Ballast Head Cup race will be held on New Year’s Day 2018.

Sailed off beautiful Island Beach adjacent to American River on the sheltered northern coast of Kangaroo Island it has become a popular cruise venue for Adelaide yachties over the Christmas/New Year break. In addition the local American River, Kingscote and Port Lincoln sailors have embraced this event and have put around ten to twelve boats on the water in recent years.

The course is set on the generally sheltered waters of Eastern Cove (a true northerly might stir the waves up to about half a metre) and is sailed as two laps of a triangular course marked by easily located inflatables .

Trophies are presented to keel boats for Fastest, Handicap 1st, 2nd and 3rd and to the first new entry on handicap. A multihull 1st on handicap trophy winner will also be presented if three or more compete.

The fleet is split into higher and lower handicaps with the smaller yachts starting half an hour ahead of the bigger yachts and then all onto the beach for a barbecue, drinks and the trophy presentation.

In early December a Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions and a course map will be emailed directly to previous entrants and the CYCSA office will be asked to email them to a number of other Club members for their attention.

For further details phone David Saies on 8356 2946 or email to davidsaies1@bigpond.com.

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getting to know our board members

by Libby Stephens

Dominic Rinaldi, Des Bilske, Brett Brown joined the CYCSA Board following the August 2017 Annual General Meeting. They each kindly agreed to participate in a casual interview for Groundswell so that we can all get to know them a little better. Their answers to the questions below give us a wonderful insight into issues ranging from their favourite food and boating history through to their hopes and plans while sitting on the CYCSA Board. But first a brief reminder of why we voted them onto the Board in the first place.

Dominic Rinaldi Dominic has been a Senior Member of the Club for 12 years and following the AGM was appointed Treasurer for the CYCSA Board. He is married to Gianna and has two sons and three grandchildren. Dominic has worked in accounting for 37 years and in 1985 set up his own practice of Rinaldi & Co in Adelaide and over the years it has expanded into Melbourne and Darwin.

He will be a great asset to the Board with special skills in strategic planning, auditing, finance organisation and restructuring, feasibility studies and tax planning. Dominic keeps his Sun Runner 37 at the Club.

Des Bilske Des Bilske joined the Club in October 2015, coming to us from NSW. His extensive experience in the operation of boards of commercial and not-for-profit organisations will be highly valued on the CYCSA Board.

He also has been a senior executive in Local Government and Deputy Chair of the Regional Development Australia Board for the Murray Region. Des keeps his Azimut 55 Evolution in Marina East and he plans to use it a lot more when he officially retires hopefully in the New Year.

Q and A What is your favourite liquid refreshment from the Admirals Bar? Dominic - Beer, typically Peroni.

Des - I do not have a particular favourite drink as I drink most beers, white and red wines and some fortifieds such as tawny ports.

Brett - I would have to say a nice cold glass of Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc in summer and a glass of McLaren Vale or Barossa Shiraz in winter.

If you could request any meal you liked from a gourmet chef, what would it be?

Dominic - Spaghetti Marinara, in fact pasta with anything.

Des - I eat most food but perhaps chilli soft shell crab.

Brett - I would keep it pretty simple but I am huge fan of seafood so a seafood platter would be what I would order followed by a cheese platter.

Were you born and raised in Adelaide? if not, where?

Dominic - Yes. My parents were market gardeners and we lived in Virginia for the first ten years of my life then moved to Paradise.

Des - I was born at Unley Park in a Private Hospital. We shifted to Cowell on the Eyre Peninsula and I was raised there with my six sisters and three brothers. My father still lives there.

Brett - I was born at the Lefevre Hospital on the Esplanade at Semaphore. A bit of history - Sister Nesbit bought the property in 1906 and converted the residence into a private hospital named Wolverton. Wolverton was renamed LeFevre Community Hospital in the 1950’s and closed in the 1990’s. It is now a private nursing home. I lived in Adelaide until 1998 when I moved to Sydney and I also worked in Canberra and Brisbane before returning to Adelaide in 2006.

Have you always hung around boats?

Dominic - Only the last ten or so years. I tried yachting initially with a Bavaria 32 but I think we bought the wrong boat for racing and kept coming last in the twilight events.

We did a great deal of sailing and learnt a lot from it and have now moved on to a stinky.

Des - My father was a professional hook and net fisherman so I was always around boats and the ocean. Dad’s first boat was a 17’ plank sail and inboard motor with a fish well. This served for many years along with a range of net dinghies and seagull outboard motors.

Brett - Not always but I have always had a love of the water.

How did you initially get involved in the Club?

Dominic - I bought my first Bavaria yacht and berth about ten years ago.

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Brett Brown Brett has been involved with the CYCSA for around ten years. The Board will benefit from his broad commercial experience as the General Manager of Southern Quarries Pty Ltd which has a turnover in excess of $100M and more than 200 staff across 16 manufacturing sites. Both he and his company have been very generous sponsors of the Club over the years. Brett likes to compete in the Division I races with his yacht Magic 3611.

Des - When I was considering purchasing a boat for a retirement activity my wife and I undertook some research on available options for berthing. The research showed that the CYC was the best option with the best accessible facilities. I have always believed that members should attempt to contribute effort to the organisations to which they belong therefore I am hoping to contribute as a member.

Brett - I started out sailing in twilight races with Adrian Wotton (Rear Commodore) and was introduced to the Club by Rod Hunter who is now a great friend and taught me a lot about sailing over the past ten years.

Do you own a boat at the Club – if so what kind of boat?

Dominic - I have a Sun Runner 37 cruiser.

I hope to upgrade to a Riviera when I get around to retiring.

Des - Yes, my wife Terri and I own a presently unnamed 2006 Azimut 55 Evolution.

Brett - I am very fortunate to have two yachts at the Club - one is a cruising yacht and one is for racing. Rob Human, who is one of the greatest racing sailors I have ever met, is our Yacht Master on Magic 3611 and has us in good shape so far this year in Division 1.

What do you do, or would you like to do with your boat, Fish? race? cruise?

Dominic - Fish and cruise with my mates and family.

Des - We would like to use the boat for fishing and cruising. Unfortunately work commitments interstate have not permitted this yet.

Brett - I thought I would be a cruiser but to be honest I am an incredibly competitive person so the thrill of racing and winning has got me hooked.

Any good racing, fishing or cruising stories?

Dominic - Not yet! I need to find the time to do all of these things.

Des - No but we did have some excitement when a storm hit at Wilson’s Promontory when transferring the boat from Sydney to Adelaide forcing an overnight stay in Refuge Cove.

Brett - They always say that when you take your family out on the boat for the first time you should never scare them. So the very first time I took my family on the yacht after it was delivered from Melbourne there was a fire in the engine bay and the family was rescued from the boat by Sea Rescue.

Needless to say a new engine was installed two weeks later and the problem will never occur again. I guess not an ideal introduction for them to sailing but a good story anyway.

What current features of the Club do you really like?

Dominic - The Club has a great friendly atmosphere and we are always made to feel welcome.

Des - The overall quality and quantity of facilities from berths, rooms, facilities, services, and the Academy.

Brett - I absolutely love the new bar and bistro area. It’s a real destination venue now where you can enjoy a meal and a drink or two. I think all members should think about inviting their friends who have not been to the club in the last 12 months down for a meal and a drink.

Is there anything you would like to improve?

Dominic - All good.

Des - I would like to see a more inclusive member participation in Club activities especially social functions. I am probably more guilty than most of not participating but will correct that early in the new year when I return to retirement.

Brett - I will be chairing the Committee for Members Services so I am keen to hear from the members of the CYCSA what they would like to see improved.

What are you hoping to achieve for the Club as a Director? Anything you’d really like to see happen in the next 12 months?

Dominic - As Treasurer I would love to see all the KPIs and objectives we set at the beginning of the year met. This is very important to me as we can only provide the

services the members are looking for and control the fees we charge to members if we have a strong Balance Sheet and the Club is in a sound financial position.

Des - Seeking to have open and transparent decision making processes so all members feel confident decisions are made in the best overall interest of the Club. Over the next 12 months I hope to be able to help facilitate communication and participation of members in decisions and activities of the Club. It is imperative that we increase the utilisation of the excellent facilities by more members more often. I make myself available for contact by any members who wish to advance suggestions on ways to improve any aspects or activities of the Club.

Brett - I want to work with the President and CEO to ensure that we have a Club that is profitable and we capitalise on the investment we have made in the new bar and bistro.

Anything else you would like to say?

Dominic - I am looking forward to working with all Club members in the new year.

Des - Yes I am going to get some time to clean and polish the boat to help improve the outlook from the Admirals bar.

Brett - I strongly believe that you only ever get back what you put in so I am really honoured that I was elected to the Board of Directors of the CYCSA. I would be happy to chat with all of our members so if you see me at the Club please feel free to stop me and have a chat.

2017 Melbourne Cup Luncheon

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he Club had a great turnout for the Melbourne Cup Luncheon with 170 attendees. Our members and guests were serenaded by the Bill Clarke Duo. Bill, a contemporary of Acker Bilk, has been well known in the Adelaide jazz scene and provided a great background sound for lunch.

Lunch was a fantastic three course affair. During the build up to the big race we had ‘Fashions in the Field’ judged by Bill Clarke and our Food and Beverage Manager, Andrew Kerr.

The standard was extremely high this year as evidenced by the photos of the event (see Club Facebook). In fact the standard was so high nearly every table was awarded a prize.

The sweepstakes were conducted by the office team, namely Jenny and Kirsty, with an excellent uptake.

I would like to thank the members and guests who supported yet another successful Club event.

Andrew Kerr, Food and Beverage Manager

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minutes of annual general meeting of the cYC of sa inc wednesday 23 august 2017 at 7.30 pm

minutes

WELCOME

4. President’s Report

The President and Chairman of the meeting, Mr Chris Wood, upon receiving confirmation of a quorum being present, formally declared the meeting open and welcomed members to the AGM for 2017.

Chris Wood spoke to his report for the 2016/2017 year as published in the Annual Report 16.17.

5. board of management

A. confirmation of the minutes

The Chairman advised that at the closure of nominations on Wednesday 19 July 2017, there were nine nominations for the seven vacant positions on the Board of Management.

Jacqueline Heffernan proposed that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 24 August 2016 as published in Groundswell in December 2016 be adopted. Mike Holmes seconded the motion.

Consequently, an election was held. The returning officer, Dean Newbery & Partners (Club Auditors) advised that the seven successful nominees were: Desmond Bilske Brett Brown Peter Hall David Murray Hillar Puvi Dominic Rinaldi Christopher Wood

ATTENDANCE/APOLOGIES

A full list of attendees, proxies and apologies is published in Groundswell.

B. general business 1. annual REPORTS Cruising Association

C. other business Motion This motion was made by the Board of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia and controlled entities to increase the number of Board Members that can act as ‘seal holder’/ signatories on relevant documentation. This motion, if passed, will result in a change to the Constitution.

The Cruising Association Report for the 2016/2017 year was taken as read as published in the Annual Report 16.17.

Cruising Association nominated John Sibly as the recipient of their Association’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award for 2016/2017.

Clause 14.2 of the Constitution currently limits the number of seal holders to 4. The Chief Executive Officer is one of the seal holders. This situation currently limits the number of Board Members that can act as ‘seal holders’ to 3 members. As the Club has a Board with only 7 members, it is appropriate to have all Board Members as seal holders.

Fishing Association Owen Mace, on behalf of Trevor Paynter, presented the Fishing Association Report for the 2016/2017 year as published in the Annual Report 16.17.

Fishing Association nominated Trevor Paynter as the recipient of their Association’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award for 2016/2017.

Existing wording for article 14.2 As soon as practicable after each Annual General Meeting the Board may elect from its members a Deputy President who shall act for the President in the absence of the President, a Treasurer and may elect four (4) persons to be the Seal Holders of the Club each of whom shall hold office until the conclusion of the next succeeding Annual General Meeting but shall be eligible for re-election.

Social Activities Association Morag Draper, on behalf of Pam Humeniuk, presented the Social Association Report for the 2016/2017 as published in the Annual Report 16.17.

The Association did not have a nomination for their Association’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award.

Proposed wording for article 14.2 As soon as practicable after each Annual General Meeting the Board may elect from its members a Deputy President who shall act for the President in the absence of the President and a Treasurer both of whom shall hold office until the conclusion of the next succeeding Annual General Meeting but shall be eligible for re-election. The Chief Executive Officer and all Board Members will act as Seal Holders of the Club. carried

Racing Association Gay Footer writes...

Mike Holmes, on behalf of Rob Sellick, presented the Racing Association report for the 2016/2017 year as published in the Annual Report 15.16.

The Racing Association nominated John Collett as the recipient of their Association’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award for 2016/2017.

There being no other business the meeting was closed 10.00pm

Marine Academy

attendees

Rowland Richardson presented the Marine Academy report for the 2016/2017 year as presented in the Annual Report 16.17.

AMOS, MR K BILSKE, MR D BLACKWELL, MR G BOETTCHER, MR G BROWN, MR B CATLEY, MR R CATT, MR G COTTON, DR A DENHAM, MR T

2. Financial Report The President, Chris Wood, on behalf of the Treasurer, Dominic Rinaldi, presented the Financial Report for 2016/2017.

Chris presented a comprehensive overview of the 2016/2017 financial performance and a summary of future budgets.

DRAPER, MR M GARDINER, MR P HARRY, MR J HEADLAM, MR P HEFFERNAN, MRS J HOLMES, MR M HUNTER, MR R JORDAN, MR P LUCAS, MR P

MACE, DR O MANN, MRS C MASLEN, MR D MEZZINI, MR J MURRAY, MR D NEWMARCH, MR P PAGE, MRS B PALMER, MR W PARTINGTON, MT D

PUVI, MR H RICHARDSON, MR R ROYLE, MR D SAIES, DR A SHIPP, MR A SMYTH, MR J THEODORE, MR J WIGGINS, MR G WOOD, MR C

proxies and apologies

With the aid of the screen presentation, members were given a clear synopsis of how the individual areas of the Club were performing and the long term planning the Board has undertaken to ensure the financial stability of the Club.

CLARK, MR D COONAN, MR W CORLETTO, MR A DIMITRI, MR J ELBURN, MR T FERGUSON, MR R FOOTER, MRS G FOOTER, MR G GERARD, MR J GERARD, MR R GIBBONS, MR D GILL, MR J

3. Commodore’s Report Commodore, Geoff Boettcher, presented the Commodores Report as published in the Annual Report 16.17.

Commodore announced the Board of Management had selected Ken Amos as the recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award for 2016/2017.

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GOWING, MR G HAINS, MR D HEFFERNAN, MR M HILLIER, MR A HOLLAND, MR J HOWELL, MR D HUMENIUK, DR V HUTTON, MR M JARRATT, MR L LANE, DR M LEAVER, MR G MARSHALL, MR J

MCELHINNEY, MR J MCGRATH, MS T MCPHERSON, MR R MEDIC, MR S MELLORS, MR B MOORE, DR R MOSS, MR A PENNER, MR G PETERSEN, MR H POPE, DR R PRETTEJOHN, MR G RINALDI, MR D

ROONEY, MR C SARAH, MR D SHERIDAN, MR P SHORT, MR I SIMPSON, MR A SMITH, MR P SPEAR, MR G THEODORE, MRS L WARD, DR J WINTER, MR R WOTTON, MR A WRIGHT, MR G

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