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Diary Dates September Wed 15: Coastal Navigation Course Fri 17: Captains Table Dinner Wed 22: Coastal Navigation Course Sun 26: CYCSA Safety Day
October
Opening Day! This year Opening Day has been moved forward to Saturday the 23rd October. Get your crew together, form a team, and join in the festivities to make this day ‘UNFORGETTABLE’… All Associations of CYCSA will be running the ‘UNFORGETTABLE CHALLENGE’ where you and your team will battle other teams in the Dinghy Race Relay, the Life Buoy Throw and Fishing Line Casting Challenge, the Origami Challenge, and Trivial Pursuit . The major prize is a 3 night hire of a Luxury Houseboat (for up to 12 people) - Donated by Unforgettable Houseboats.
Sat 2: Chairman’s Cup Mon 4: Labour Day
Start training!
Wed 6: Skipper’s & Crew Briefing
Get your team organised!
Sat 9: Club Inshore Race 1
Stay tuned for more information about this exciting event!
Sat 16: Offshore Race 1 (Orontes) Sat 16: Coaster Race 1
2010 SYDNEY TO HOBART
Wed 20: Twilight Race 1
CYCSA Yachts currently entered for 2010 are Two True -Andrew Saies (2009 winner, attempting back-to-back wins); Secret Men’s Business 3.5 - Geoff Wed 27: Twilight Race 2 Boettcher (a regular competitor in the race); and Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto Sat 30: Club Inshore Race 2 (planning to put into practice what they learnt from the 2009 campaign) Sat 23: CYCSA Open Day
(QOG Regatta)
GEELONG WEEK JAN 2011 CYCSA entrants so far: Another Planet—Brenton Pegler Secret Men’s Business 3.5—Geoff Boettcher Shining Sea—Andrew Corletto Two True—Andrew Saies Game Over—Julian Newton DOWNWIND • CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA RACING EXECUTIVE WWW.CYCSA.COM.AU
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MARINE ACADEMY
Marine Radio Course
Coastal Navigation
3 x Thursday evenings 18 25th Nov; 2nd Dec 2010
4 x Wednesday evenings 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd September
th,
Small Keelboat Weekender
Boat License Mon 25th & Sun 31st Oct 2010
18th & 19th December 2010
CYCSA Safety Day
SSSC
Sunday 26th September 2010
Sat/Sun 6th & 7th November 2010
Attention all crew! At this stage there are not enough people entered into the SSSC course on the 6/7 November 2010. If you are planning on participating in this course, please get in touch with Reception to register your interest, or to register for the upcoming Safety Day (26th September) instead.
For further information, call the CYCSA office on 8248 4222; or contact marine.academy@cycsa.com.au or go to www.cycsa.com.au.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The people and organisations who generously sponsor the CYCSA Racing Association are very important to the running of our various Series and events. As has been mentioned previously in Downwind, we are always on the lookout for new and exciting sponsorship opportunities. We are currently seeking sponsors for the following series: Club Inshore Series Premier’s Cup Regatta Queen of the Gulf Regatta Great Southern Regatta With help from our new Marketing and Communications guru at the CYCSA, Rob Williams, we are in the process of working on a variety of enticing sponsorship packages. If you or someone you know would like to sponsor the Racing Association, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Jess in the Race Office for more information. DOWNWIND • CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA RACING EXECUTIVE WWW.CYCSA.COM.AU
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RACING MANAGER’S REPORT
Hello, and welcome to the September edition of Downwind! All has been quiet around the club so far this month - I hope everyone is enjoying their brief break from racing. I have been busy in the office updating all the forms and getting the Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions organised for the coming season. I’m looking forward to receiving everyone’s racing nominations for season 2010-2011. Don’t forget that every year I need a new copy of your certificate of insurance, as well as your category 3 &/or 6 safety forms - plus a list of any changes you have made to your boat since last year. I appreciate your efforts to submit all of the correct paperwork by the deadline of October 1 2010—and I hope I don’t need to do too much chasing up this year! Don’t forget to get your entries in for the Chairman’s Cup—at $15 per entrant, it’s an absolute bargain—and it’s a handicap start which will be great for a change! It will be raced on Saturday 2nd October, and nomination forms can be found on our new-look website! Nominations are due by Thursday 30th September, to ensure we have enough time to sort out your handicaps. I look forward to seeing you all back at the club soon!
Cheers, Jess
Thanks to our wonderful Sponsors!
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CYCSA
Safety Day Sunday 26th September 2010 9:30am - 3:30pm For sailors and powerboat enthusiasts (Safety Day is a requirement for offshore race crew) Safety Regulations Man Overboard Safety Equipment
Boat Preparation Wet Drills / Life Raft Flares & EPIRBS
Members Price: $40 (includes BBQ lunch)
Non members price: $60 Book online: www.cycsa.com.au Go to marine academy / course dates & bookings Email: marine.academy@cycsa.com.au Reception: 8248 4222 DOWNWIND • CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA RACING EXECUTIVE WWW.CYCSA.COM.AU
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HAMILTON ISLAND RACE WEEK – AUGUST 2010
At this year’s Hamilton Island Race Week, 5 yachts represented CYCSA. Secret Men’s Business 3.5 (Geoff Bettcher) had very stiff competition in IRC Grand Prix. Their series consisted of 6 W/L, 1 Long, 1 short around the islands, and Lindeman Island Race – Mostly they finished around 7th with a best result of 3rd. They were 7th overall out of 16 for the series. It gave Geoff and the crew much pleasure to knock off Scarlet Runner in 7 of the 9 races. Spirit of Lexus was chartered by Ray Roberts and crew, and was renamed Evolution Racing. They competed along with Two True (Andrew Saies) in IRC passage Div 1. This was a 7 race series (21 starters in this group). Evolution Racing had a great series with 3 firsts, 2 seconds and a third out of 7 races – making them clear winners of this division. Two True were very consistent with 2 third places, a fourth and 2 fifths to finish 4th in the series only one point behind 3rd place. Cruising Div1 had Nellie Myra (Trevor Mudge) representing CYCSA. There were 33 starters in this series, which consisted of 6 races all around islands (no W/L). Nellie Myra’s best results were a 3rd and 7th place, she finished 19th in this division. Cruising Div2 had 30 entries and consisted of 6 races, all around the islands. Brenton and Tracey Pegler’s chartered Jeaneau 44 - The Planet; crewed mostly by CYCSA members from Another Planet represented CYCSA. They were very competitive with similar cruising yachts but were generally well down the list apart from their crowning glory with a 1st in the final race. Finished up 22nd in the division but have already booked for next year.
BRIEF REFLECTIONS OF A WONDERFUL WEEK IN SAILING HEAVEN Just returned from sunny Hamilton Island Race Week for the third year running, racing a chartered Sunsail 44ft Cruising Jeaneau. We had great weather again this year, with 25 degree days and 0-15 knot breezes. The Planet, as we called it, was crewed by myself, wife Tracey, Roger Nico and Ando, wife Sue and Stu Henry from Another Planet, Doug R, Scotty from 3 Cool Cats and a few other friends. The first few days were a challenge, trying to push an overweight cruiser with ten crew, in 5knots of breeze with a 3 knot tide. We did, however, enjoy some very close racing with the boat’s identical sistership, crewed by locals, who we beat in overall results. Racing in the Div2 Cruising fleet of about 30 boats, our best result was a tenth midweek, and a first place on the last day, when the wind picked up, averaging 15 knots. A great week, with some of the best sailing in the world. The island becomes yachties Mecca for a week, with the main street closed off, and top entertainment playing through the night. Interesting to talk to Iain Murray, Commodore of the new Hamilton Island Yacht Club (and happened to design my Sydney 36) and Bob Oatley, who happens to own the island! We’ll be back again next year, and for anyone interested, there are still a couple of boats available for charter. -Brenton Pegler (Another Planet)
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