Groundswell December 2020

QUARTERLY JOURNAL FROM THE CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

CYCSA’S 40TH OPENING DAY

A BAREBOAT CHARTER THE WHITSUNDAYS

RACING PRESENTATION EVENING

INVICTUS PATHWAYS SAILING PROGRAM

DECEMBER 2020

1

South Australia’s Marine Services Precinct

Service Precinct Facilities Service Precinct Facilities

• Hardstand & fit-out sheds • Service berths • Your choice of contractor or we can arrange for you • Fully EPA compliant

• 24hr high speed refuelling (Diesel & Premium Unleaded) • High pressure cleaning • Pump out facilities

Call in for a tour of SA’s Marine Services Precinct.

Enquiries: (08) 8423 6420 2

Allan Rice Court, Largs North

CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SA

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT President Treasurer

Dominic Rinaldi David Roper Geoff Boettcher Keith Finch Mark Hutton David Murray Doreen Perrin

FLAG OFFICERS Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore PATRON

Jacqueline Heffernan Adrian Wotton Jeff Dinham The Honourable Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR

STAFF General Manager Financial Controller Financial Administrator Marketing & Communications Berthing & Member Services Reception Marine Academy Principal Racing Administrator House & Functions Manager Head Chef Port Vincent Marina Manager

Adam Hays Kerry O’Brien Melissa Norris Mellissa Vahoumis Sarah Belton Ann-Marie Gaffney David Royle Inese Lainis Frank Mammone Tony Bailey Rob Marner

4

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

5

AT THE HELM WITH OUR GM

6

FROM OUR FLAG OFFICERS

7

CLUB NEWS

8

MARINE ACADEMY REPORT

9

INVICTUS PATHWAYS PROGRAM

11

RACING REPORT

12

BALLAST HEAD CUP REMINDER

14

CYCSA’S 40TH OPENING DAY

20

RACING PRESENTATION NIGHT

23

CRUISING ASSOCIATION UPDATE

24

COCKLING DAY

25

SHOP CYCSA MERCHANDISE

26

COMMODORE’S DINNER

28

A BAREBOAT CHARTER,WHITSUNDAYS

30

BOATS AT THE CLUB

33

MINUTES OF THE CYCSA AGM

34

BERTH CLASSIFIEDS

COMMITTEES Members Committee Chair Fishing Association Chair Racing Association Chair Cruising Association Chair Social Association Chair

Jacq Heffernan Vlad Humeniuk Mike Holmes Adrian Wotton Rosemary Gould

LIFE MEMBERS

Arthur F Carolan (Dec’d) Geoffrey R Catt Craig A Evans 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) Andrew D Saies

EDITORS OF GROUNDSWELL

Gay Footer, Mellissa Vahoumis, Pat Catley, Dianne Schwerdt

Advertising & contributions to Mellissa: mellissa@cycsa.com.au 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

11

14

Phone: 08 8248 4222 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 Printed by Newstyle Printing Graphic Design by Mellissa Vahoumis

28

Volume 37 | Edition 4 Cover image: Yalumba Great Southern Regatta | Photo by Neil Pentecost

3

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

Welcome to the December issue of Groundswell. Summer has now arrived and provides great opportunities for us to spend more time on the water and back at the Club enjoying all the entertainment and facilities on offer.

NEW CRANE I am pleased to report that the new two tonne slewing jib has been installed and is now in full operation. All members using the crane must be inducted by the CYCSA maintenance team. Once inducted the member’s key fob will be upgraded to give access to the new crane.

LIFE MEMBERS At our recent AGM the members supported a motion put forward by the Board to nominate Andrew Saies and Craig Evans as Life Members of the CYCSA. Life Membership is an honour bestowed on members for exceptional, loyal and outstanding service and contribution to the Club and their efforts have had discernible and material benefit to the Club.

Over an extended period of time, both recipients have met the above conditions and for a detailed list of their achievements I refer you to our website. I congratulate both Andrew and Craig and welcome them into that very exclusive Life Membership group.

The Life Members recently met over lunch and these luncheons will become a regular event at the Club. Many of the Life Members continue to be involved with the Club and their views and opinions are highly regarded and respected. Our Board is very keen to build on the legacy created by the efforts of our Life Members.

OPENING DAY COVID-19 has unfortunately had an impact on many aspects of our Club including this year’s Opening Day celebrations. Planning for the event was difficult in light of the constant rule changes in relation to holding of events being announced by the Chief Public Health Officer. Notwithstanding the restrictions an amended version of the event proceeded. The event, which incorporated social distancing and dining protocols, was very successful with more boats than last year participating in the sail past. A special thank you to all those who made a special effort to get involved in the success of the day.

During the Opening Day festivities we undertook a name changing ceremony on our new training vessel now named Southern Investigator.

Thank you to everyone involved in getting Southern Investigator ready to serve the Club for many years to come.

Take care and I look forward to seeing you around the Club and on the water over the summer months.

Dominic Rinaldi CYCSA President

Dominic with Commodore, Jacq

BOARD AND FLAG OFFICER CHANGES Mark Hutton is a new inclusion to the Board of the CYCSA. Mark has been a member of the Club for 15 years and in recent years has been involved in the Masterplan Committee. The Board welcomes Mark and looks forward to working with him.

I would like to thank Peter Hall for his contribution and service on the Board over the past seven years and I would also like to thank him for continuing in his role as Chairman of the Finance Audit and Risk Committee.

The Board nominated the following Flag Officers for 2020/21: Commodore - Jacq Heffernan Vice Commodore - Adrian Wotton Rear Commodore - Jeff Dinham I would also like to take the opportunity to thank John Sibly for his services as Vice Commodore.

All members of the Board are truly appreciative of the trust members have placed in them and they continue to be committed to making a contribution to better the Club.

Life Member, Andrew Saies pictured with Cr Vanessa Tulloch

4

FROM THE HELM

How good is it to see some favourable weather settling in so let us hope this summer is a standout one with consistent boating conditions. This will be very good for the soul, with some long overdue on-water fun after a very torrid winter period.

The recent Opening Day was a fantastic success and was once again embraced by the members and their guests in a way to truly make the Club proud. A big thank you to the Opening Day Committee consisting of all Flag Officers, Jacqueline, Adrian and Jeff, along with Rosemary Gould and CYCSA team members, Sarah Belton and Frank Mammone, without whom it would not have gone so smoothly. All CYCSA employees contributed in some way to the day so thanks to all for their efforts. Feedback from the day has been very positive with one of the standout items being the renaming ceremony of our new Marine Academy boat Southern Investigator. Thank you to Trevor Kipling for delighting the crowd with his very thorough, champagne flinging, bread throwing and seaweed scattering ceremony! Also, great to see boat numbers growing for the sail past participation with a couple of standout novelty sailboat dress-ups.

I would like to welcome two new staff members to the CYCSA family: Ann-Marie Gaffney and Guy Wogan-Provo. Ann-Marie has joined our administration team at reception. She is from the local area and has long standing family links to the Largs Bay Sailing Club. Ann-Marie has settled in quickly and has already stated that meeting members has become one of her favourite parts to her role.

We say farewell to Hugh Longbottom in the position of Boating Operations and wish him all the best for his well-deserved retirement. Hugh has had a fantastic impact through both

managing the CYCSA assets as well as training through the Marine Academy. We are excited to announce the appointment of Guy Wogan-Provo to the Boating Operations role and he brings a great background in boating and sailing knowledge as well as shipwright experience having been around the industry for many years. Guy is also part of our new batch of training instructors currently going through their pathway/journey and we wish him well in his new role.

Knowing that most topical subjects at the Club will be covered in other reports, I would like to give a quick update about the Member Point application. Implemented at the commencement of the Wednesday night Twilight season, the take-up by the skippers and crews during Twilights has been fantastic. We are still experiencing some minor teething issues from time to time but to be over 85% compliant after only a couple of months demonstrates a great effort by the racing fraternity. We will continue to assist, educate, and develop the application to become the fastest Club to achieve 100% compliance in Member Point history.

Wishing you all safe boating and a wonderful festive season.

Adam Hays General Manager

Adam Hays and Trevor Kipling

5

FROM OUR FLAG OFFICERS

FROM OUR COMMODORE, JACQUELINE HEFFERNAN As we moved through the year and restrictions eased we have been able to hold our 40th Opening Day. Meetings became more frequent over the past couple of months in order to ensure we were on top of this ever changing environment. I would have to say it paid off!

Yes, it was different but certainly worthwhile. I would like to thank all our staff for their outstanding commitment across all areas of the Club to ensure we could showcase our Club on the day. The sail past was a lot of fun and much work went into polishing and dressing the boats so thank you to all who participated.

Sometimes I reflect on how I got to be here, the undulating path I have walked through my life and how wonderful my time at this Club has been. I consider myself to be privileged to be a part of the Club’s history and the great joy and honour it has given me to be the Rear Commodore, then Vice Commodore and now I am in my third year as Commodore. I have met so many wonderful people from all walks of life which has enriched my life and taught me valuable lessons in appreciating what I have and not to take things for granted.

I would encourage anyone who would like to join one of our associations to do so as it is so rewarding to be a part of the Club and work with fantastic people to achieve great results from various functions.

I would personally like to acknowledge the groundwork our Foundation Members laid - the strategic planning, sound business model and Constitution - which have paved the way for the successful Club we enjoy now. This groundwork has provided for equity in all areas including age, gender and ability so that anyone has the opportunity to be a part of it Marty and I have been busy almost every weekend through September and October representing the CYCSA at a number of other clubs including the Adelaide Sailing Club, Port Lincoln Yacht Club, Garden Island Yacht Club and the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron. It is very humbling to see how these mostly volunteer run clubs manage. We felt a great sense of camaraderie and commitment from their members who proudly welcomed us to join them for their day.

The time capsule is due to be opened on 4 May 2023 which will be the Club’s 50th anniversary and I intend to be here for that. In the meantime, stay safe.

FROM OUR VICE COMMODORE, ADRIAN WOTTON We’ve had all sorts of weather this spring; hot, cold, wet, windy and calm, and, on occasion, it’s all happened in one day! However it hasn’t curtailed the activities of our hardy Club members as whether out on the water or in the bistro, the Club has been buzzing.

The racing season has commenced and the popular Wednesday Twilight races have been great fun. If you want to get a ride on a boat give Inese Lainis a call in our sailing office and you are sure to be made welcome.

As for our cruising community, there are lots of upcoming activities over the next few months including: our BYO 2nd Saturday of the month BBQs; the Associations Christmas Bash on 12 December; and the Cruising Association New Year’s Eve party at Brown’s Beach, Kangaroo Island.

In my flag officer role I represented the Club at the St Kilda Boat Club Opening Day. The festive sail past was conducted in the beautiful waters of the Barker Inlet and it was great to see a strong fleet of small boats make their enthusiastic salutes to the long serving Commodore, Wally White, in his last official event. This small community-based club makes up for its size by the largess of the hospitality and friendship offered to its visitors. The Cruising Association is currently planning an organised activity to sail around to their club and have dinner and stay overnight. Details to be advised.

Hope to see you around the Club soon.

FROM OUR REAR COMMODORE, JEFF DINHAM It was fantastic to see so many boats participate in the Opening Day Sail Past despite the social distancing restrictions placed on us. Many thanks to the management team at the CYCSA for working through the logistics required for the day and successfully passing a SAPOL audit with flying colours on the day.

Thank you to the Marine Academy Advisory Committee for its work with the replacement of Academy 1 with Southern Investigator.

Academy 1 served the Club well and I have been told it is going to a good home for its next phase in private ownership. Our new training vessel, Southern Investigator, is a credit to all those involved in her sourcing and commissioning. I am sure she is going to serve the Club well and with courses filling fast, I would recommend any of you who know of any potential newcomers to our sport to guide them to our Academy at the earliest possibility.

Many thanks must go to Hugh Longbottom for his time with the Academy as one of our instructors. Hugh has decided to move on to warmer waters and we wish him will.

The work continues to put our Youth Training Academy in place and purchase a fleet of one design match racing boats. We continue to source external support and sponsorship for this venture. We believe this will fill a particularly important niche that has been missing in South Australian keel boat sailing.

Looking forward to seeing you on the water.

Jeff, Adrian and Jacq

6

CLUB NEWS

From L to R, Dick, Andrew, Craig, Geoff, John and Graeme

LIFE MEMBERS LUNCHEON | ‘OUR WISE MEN’

VALE | GRAHAM MARK TOSTEVIN

We are very lucky at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia as we now have double the quota of wise men with six instead of the traditional three. At the Annual General Meeting Andrew Saies and Craig Evans were granted Life Membership joining current members Dick Fidock, Graeme Footer, Geoff Catt and John Gerard. While living with the COVID pandemic has been restrictive it made it possible for the whole group to get together at a luncheon at the Club on Saturday 27 September. Commodore Jacq Heffernan and President Dominic Rinaldi welcomed the two ‘newbies’ and then left them to do their talking and what a talk fest it must have been.

Mark Tostevin departed this world peacefully on Tuesday 13 October 2020 at the age of 91 years. He was one of the founding members of the Club joining the group in early 1973 and held Foundation Membership Number Three. His participation and counsel during those formative years was appreciated and our condolences go to his family for their loss.

The senior member of the group, Dick Fidock at 91 years of age, was one of the key founding fathers of the CYCSA and put together our Constitution which forms the basis of how our Club works.

Together the six men embody our history and tradition as they hold 200 plus years of membership and service to the Club within them and their counsel is something the Club should utilise while it can.

The luncheon was very successful and they have all committed to making it an annual calendar event at the Club and hopefully in the future they will be joined by future deserving Life Members.

Gay Footer

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

Please make them welcome.

Emanuel Agiannidis, Serge Ambrose, Brett Averay, Wendy Banks, Alfred Bastian, Anthony Belton, Sarah Belton, Reece Bradshaw, Derek Chapman, Kym Colbey, Brett Crawford, Tania De Palo, Robin Deussen, Matthew Dines, Stranton Dixon, Steve Emery, Claude Fredrick, Joseph Evans, Rick Fazzalari, Mark Fleer, Tony Ganzis, Brian Gilbert, Robert Graham, Duncan Hall, James Hardy, Nick Heywood-Smith, Craig Hudson, Nicola Longo, Nathan McArdle, Don McDonald, Stanley Nabialek, Daniel Norris, Kate O’Halloran, Carl Olson, Christopher Payne, Soltirios Ramos, Tyler Sims, Trevor Spurr, Jorge Stamos, Lambert Ward, Marc Wilson

Our Admirals Bistro located within the CYCSA is a relaxed dining area where you can enjoy the outstanding marina views with family and friends. Bookings are essential to avoid disappointment.

Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia | Lady Gowrie Drive, North Haven SA | ph. 8248 4222 | cycsa.com.au 7

MARINE ACADEMY UPDATE Training activity has hit high gear since our season started in late August. With nearly all courses well or fully booked we are busy training both sail and powerboat skills and knowledge on a regular basis.

Many of this season’s customers are newcomers to the Club which gives us a great opportunity for them to see and understand the benefits we provide to members over such a large range of services and offerings. With recent high profile media coverage of search and rescue activities it has been heartening to see many brushing up on their safety skills. With the recent Safety Sunday sold out we are hoping to schedule another one later in the season.

I must also take this opportunity to acknowledge the huge contribution of Hugh Longbottom to the Marine Academy both as an Instructor and as the Boating Operations Officer, responsible for keeping our training fleet ready for action. Hugh retired at the end of October and will be spending much more time cruising on his own yacht, Vagabond. We wish him well and thank him for all he has done. With Hugh’s retirement we welcome Guy Wogan-Provo to the role as Boating Operations Officer.

Guy is one of a current group of members studying towards becoming an Instructor and with his background in boat maintenance we look forward to his role in keeping the wheels turning with Southern Southern Investigator and CYC 3.

Invictus Pathways Sailing Program

David Royle Marine Academy Principal

Guy Wogan-Provo

The Marine Academy recently ran the second Setting a New Course program for veterans and serving members of the Defence Forces in partnership with the Invictus Pathways Program. The program has been made possible by the generous support of Northrup Grumman and the Marine Academy looks forward to growing our rewarding partnership with Invictus and its people. Here are three stories from the recent program.

STUART CURWOOD - I have wanted to learn to sail for a long time but for various reasons it just never happened. Thankfully I came across the Invictus Pathways Program Sailing courses sponsored by Northrup Grumman and wonderfully supported by the CYCSA. I left the Air Force in 2018 and whilst I have been fortunate to move to a fulfilling job, my personal life and mental health had been suffering for some time. 2020 dealt more blows and the isolation of COVID had been a blessing at the start, but by August I was really missing the mates and companionship of the military. Thankfully I saw the post on Facebook by Mark Reidy from the Invictus Pathways Program about the learn to sail program which sounded like a great way to learn to sail as well as meet some new people and get me out of my bubble.

How was it - in a word AWESOME!!! Our instructor, Hugh Longbottom, was fantastic and the weekend intro course just whetted my appetite for the three-day live aboard. Whilst the weather didn’t play ball for the three-day trip across the gulf to Port Vincent (something I’m now even keener to do) it did confirm my enjoyment of sailing.

Safety Sunday

8

My aim is now to go through a series of courses (Navigation, Radio, Skipper) and eventually own my own boat to live aboard for a time.

Short term I am enjoying getting out in the Twilight Series (when I can) and make some connections to (hopefully) get a few longer cruises in as cruising is my desire more than racing.

I thank the team at the CYCSA. It has been great to learn and I am really enjoying my time on the water!

INVICTUS PATHWAYS SHARED JOURNEYS MELISSA CARTER - I joined the Army Reserves in 2017 as a Light Cavalry Scout and I love the experience. The relationships I have built in the army are unmatched in civilian life. I am currently studying nursing full time at Uni SA and was drawn to a sailing opportunity through the Invictus Pathway Program. The Invictus Pathway Program is a wellbeing program for defence force veterans and first responders. I am passionate about support for veterans and first responders as having someone close to me suffer from PTSD, I have seen first hand how debilitating it can be. Things have come a long way since then and I am proud to get involved and be a part of a community which aims to support and improve the lives of those who risk their lives.

Sometimes in life you have to set a new course. Sailing can seem very over-whelming at first, a bit like stresses in life. However once you start setting a course and working as a team it all falls into place.You find your bearing and sail towards a destination. Being on the water is very peaceful and rewarding. If you feel like your soul might need mending, sailing is good for that. I got a lot out of the experience and will continue to do so. I met new people from different walks of life and just working as a team and debriefing with the lads was worth the experience alone. However, learning to sail is an extremely unique adventure. Getting on the helm and realising, ‘I’ve got this’. ‘We have got this’.You have such a sense of pride and accomplishment when you put your skills into practise.

I highly recommend this course as there is something in it for everyone. The training was safe and of a high standard. The trainer was down to earth, had a wealth of knowledge and he always had a darn good story with a decent punch line. I would like to further develop my sailing skills through the amazing opportunities offered at the Cruising Yacht Club of SA. The members at the Club are more than happy to have you on board and the Club has a very welcoming and friendly atmosphere. I have had an experience I will never forget and will continue to pursue.

AARON CARROLL - I spent nearly nine years in the Navy and left in 1998 so have been away from the military for quite a while though all my friends are still those I served with in the Navy. Although I’d spent a lot of time at sea it was only on warships and as a Sparky where I spent my time working on electronic systems and can only ever remember pulling on one rope the entire time I was in the Navy.

Over the past few years I’ve been watching a bunch of YouTube videos on sailing and that has really been where my interest developed. The terminology is very different to what I am used to and the vessels are a lot smaller but seeing people stretch their abilities as they pilot their boats to the far flung corners of the world is very motivational and inspiring.

I came across a notice on Facebook for the Setting a New Course with UniSA’s Invictus Pathways program and immediately applied for it and was lucky to be accepted. I was slightly reticent though as to whether or not I’d be able to perform as I’d hoped when on the boat due to service-related physical issues but I was soon hoisting the mainsail and jibing and tacking all over the place. It was a fantastic experience and our instructor, Hugh Longbottom, was an absolute professional whose teaching methods inspired us with confidence. The sensation of being under sail was peaceful and enjoyable and I can see why so many people love it.

I don’t know what my future holds in terms of future sailing and I shudder at the stories of dark nights and 11 metres waves on an open deck at sea but who knows. I can only thank everyone involved in getting this program off the ground (water?) and would recommend it to anyone who has ever thought about dipping their toes into the world of sailing.

9

Yalumba Great Southern Regatta | Photo by Neil Pentecost 10

RACING ROUND UP

Since the last edition of Groundswell we concluded the COVID delayed 2019/20 winter racing and started the 2020/21 season.

Starting with the winter results, the Port River Marine Winter Series Race 5 on 16 August was held in very light conditions with some boats not making the time cut off. The breeze returned for Race 6 on 30 August with very close results on AMS and Another Hooligan (Nick George) taking the win by just 33 seconds.

In the end the series was won on PHS handicap by a consistent Game On 2 (Julian Newton) and on AMS handicap by the ever fast Doctor Feelgood 3 (Wayne Coonan). Series second place was awarded on both PHS and AMS to Kinetic Energy (Andy Shipp) who performed well in a range of conditions. We would like to thank all the competitors and officials for running a safe and competitive Winter Series.

The Short-Handed Series Race 5 on 22 August was abandoned due to bad weather with light breezes arriving for Race 6 on 5 September. We had a healthy field of 10 entries try their hand (or four hands to be precise) in this rapidly developing form of sailing. The Series win was taken out by RSAYS Inukshuk (Robert Large) on count back from PASC Touch N Go (Bill Doble), three points ahead of third place CYCSA boat The Tribe (Dan O’Connell). Well done all.

The 2020/21 season kicked off with the Inshore Series Race 1 on 10 October held in a very nice 10-12 knots of wind with 15 boats out on the water. The Division1 AMS win went to Doctor Feelgood 3 (Wayne Coonan) a healthy three minutes from the pocket-rocket Poco Loco (Dan Hayes) and the finally repaired Shining Sea (Andrew Corletto) in third place. It was great to see them back out on the water after a long absence. The PHS handicapper (ie yours truly) got the top five boats within about a six minute window with Another Hooligan (Nick George) taking the chocolates for the win from Pirate (Keith Finch). Division 2 had the top five spread over 10 minutes with seasoned campaigner Young Einstein (Rob Sellick) first, Rock On (Trevor Conyers) second and the newly joined CYCSA boat Ocean Hawk (Steve Emery) in third. Well sailed Steve.

The Coaster Series got underway on 17 October with a relatively small fleet of six boats. Rock On won both PHS and AMS from Kinetic Energy. The new Blue Water Series short off-shore series Race 1 was held in pretty good conditions on the same day with a strong field of seven of the Club’s bigger boats including our three TP52s. The course was around 60nm with many reaching miles making for fast times. Line honours went to Venom (Robert Dunn) with the ultra-fast multihull loving the conditions. The IRC win went to Secret Mens Business (Geoff Boettcher) over an improved Another Hooligan (Nick George) who had two seconds of bragging rights at the finish line but a higher handicap than SMB. The AMS and PHS overall win went to the 40 foot School’s Out (Adrian Wotton) who was fortunate to have breeze the whole race even though they were the only boat in the fleet to finish in the dark. A great result for Adrian and his crew. The new offshore format is proving popular with the next race in late November Finally our first regatta, the Yalumba Great Southern, was held on 24-25 October.

The first race was held in 25 knots in a short triangle course that saw a number of retirements and the dominance of the TP52s. The second race was postponed due to high winds and the fleets returned the next day to similar conditions. The Race Officer, Malcolm Hughes, and his team did very well to fit two windward/ leeward races in on the Sunday before the weather deteriorated even further.

The regatta was a single division affair with a clean sweep for Secret Mens Business on all forms of handicap (PHS, AMS and IRC) from Another Hooligan.

Pirate came a creditable third on PHS under the command of Rob Human making a guest appearance for Keith Finch and Doctor Feelgood 3 took out third place in AMS and IRC. It was a tough regatta.

The competition is hotting up! Enjoy the summer racing.

Mike Holmes FIEAust GAICD | Chair, CYCSA Racing Association

11

BALLAST HEAD CUP WILL GO AHEAD *SUBJECT TO COVID REGULATIONS

N

New Year’s Day 2021 will be the 19th anniversary of this iconic race sailed off beautiful Island Beach adjacent to American River on the sheltered northern coast of Kangaroo Island.

Over the years this event has played host to many yachts from Adelaide and beyond who have taken the opportunity to cruise these water over the Christmas/ New Year break. Several yachts from American River and Kingscote join in the fun and a great time is enjoyed by all.

The course is set on the generally sheltered waters of Eastern Cove although a true northerly might stir the waves up to about half a metre. It is sailed as two laps of a triangular course around easily identifiable marks. The fleet is split into higher and lower handicaps with the smaller yachts starting half an hour ahead of the bigger yachts and then everyone converges onto the beach for a barbecue, drinks and the trophy presentation.

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 be presented if three or more compete. 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 supply these to other interested parties.

Please help make this annual event a memorable one and ensure that the iconic race stays on the calendar.

For further details you can telephone Adrian Wotton on 0411 101 875 or email him on: racing.manager@cycsa.com.au Information correct at time of writing. Event subject to current COVID regulations.

KI beach photo by Peter Guilhaus

TA S M A N I A N A D V E N T U R E R 7 NIGHT

●

SELF DRIVE PACK AGE

FREE CAR HIRE UPGRADES!

Get a taste of the state’s highlights.

With seven nights in Tasmania we recommend 2 nights in the north, 1 night on the east coast, 2 nights in southern Tasmania and 2 nights on the west coast.

FROM

$755*

INCLUDES • 7 nights motel style accommodation statewide with Innkeepers Discovery Inns • 7 Days All-Inclusive Economy Auto Car Hire^^ • National Parks Pass, Allowing Entry into Statewide Parks • Bonus - $75 Free Fuel Voucher~ • Free Car Upgrade#

PP TWIN SHARE. Land content only.

1300 748 748 | pht.com.au

10 locations across South Australia

*Conditions Apply: Prices are correct as at 6 November 2020 are subject to availability and may fluctuate without notice. Prices are per person, twin share and include GST. Surcharges and blackout dates may apply. Offers advertised apply to new bookings only, travelling between advertised dates, unless sold out prior. Offers and itineraries can be altered and/or withdrawn at any time without notice. Accommodation is based on specific room types. Breakfasts included may be cooked, continental or breakfast provisions. Valid for travel from 01.10.20 – 31.08.21. Seasonal pricing applies. ~ Free Fuel is based on a minimum night stay with Innkeepers Discovery Inns and valid for travel between 16.01.21 – 01.04.21 & 19.04.21 – 31.08.21 ^^Car hire with Budget Rent a Car include airport surcharges, daily registration recovery fees & administrative fees, excess reduction & unlimited km’s. #Bonus car upgrade is subject to availability at the time of booking and is from economy automatic to compact automatic with Budget Rent a Car. For further information and for full terms and conditions, speak to a Phil Hoffmann travel expert in store. Booking Conditions and Phil Hoffmann Travel Schedule of Professionalism applies. E&OE / GROUNDSWELL-TASVAC-NOV

12

$75*

fuel credit included

NTIA Awarded Best Travel Agent

PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL QUOTED & HASSLE FREE QUOTED & HASSLE FREE COMPLETE MARINE SERVICE FACILITY COMPLETE MARINE SERVICE FACILITY DODO YOU NEED REPAIR, MAINTAINOR ORSELL SELL YOUR BOAT? YOU NEEDTO TO REPAIR, REPAIR,MAINTAIN SELL YOUR BOAT? DO YOU NEED TO YOUR BOAT? Operating at our location for overAustralian 35 years,family-owned Port River Marine Services hassales grown into South Australia’s Port River Marine Services is afor leading marineServices repair, service, and facility, Operating at our location over 35 years, Port River Marine has grown into manufacturing South Australia’s based in Largs North, South Australia.

Established infacility.

1985 byBased highly respected boatRiver builder Jim Theodore, the business hasin leading marine waterfront service and repair on the Port at Largs North, we specialise leading marine waterfront service and repair facility. Based on the Port River at Largs North, we specialise in grown fromextensive a small yacht fit out and company in a one-man to a nationally accredited marine facility with a team of 25. repairs complete vessel team, maintenance, including antifouling and polishing. extensive repairs and complete vessel maintenance, including antifouling and polishing.

A truly multi-disciplinary shipyard, boat brokerage, repair and maintenance facility, undertaking a wide range of marine In to our our recognisedservices servicesand andfacilities, facilities, weoperate operate premium a premium boat brokerage representing In addition addition to representing services.

Due to anrecognised accredited and preferred insurance we repairer, witha an AMSA &boat MSAbrokerage Marine Surveyor onsite, Maritimo and Highfield asthe the SouthAustralian Australian agents, and are manufacturers ofindustry. the award winning Maritimo and Highfield as South agents, are thethe manufacturers the award winning Port River Marine Services has undertaken some of the most and difficult and extensive jobs inof the Additionally, Theodore 720 series.

Should you be looking for a second hand boat, our boat brokerage has the backing Port River Marine ServicesShould are theyou manufacturer award winning, nationally renownedhas Theodore 720 Series.

Theodore 720 series. be lookingofforthe a multi second hand boat, our boat brokerage the backing of of

our service facility and can make the sales process easy.

service can make and the sales process easy. within the Our clienteleour base coversfacility local, and state, national international customers government, racing and general boating communities.

Utilising closed-door undercover cover refitand andrecreational, servicesheds, sheds, boat hardstand, berthing 70 ton Utilising our ourcommercial, closed-doordefence, under refit service 7070 boat hardstand, wetwet berthing andand 70 ton shipship

lift, we and maintainrepairs wideand range government departments, racing yachts and recreational boaties. in extensive complete vessel maintenance, including slipping, antifouling, polishing lift, Specialising we service service and maintain aawide range ofofgovernment departments, racing yachts and recreational boaties. and Prop One coatings we’re known for our workmanship, customer service and attention to detail.

We are a trusted name for boat repairs and maintenance and pride ourselves on our workmanship, customer We are name for boat repairs and maintenance and pride ourselves on our workmanship, customer service andattention attention to detail.

Our extensive facilities include closed-doorservice undercover refit sheds, boat hardstand, wet berthing and 70T shiplift. and to100 detail.

With the deepest water access in Adelaide, impressive plant and extensive equipment, Port River Marine Services is Completing over over 10,000boat boatlifts, lifts,our our expertise boat handling is second to none.

Completing in in boat second to and none. continuously investing in the10,000 latest technology andexpertise boasts over $1m handling company is owned plant equipment.

Are looking toServices get work workisdone done onyour your boat?

Don’t deal with amateurs, deal with professionals.

Are looking get on boat?

Don’t with amateurs, deal with thethe professionals.

Portyou River Marineto the number one choice fordeal many commercial and recreational boat owners.

Gotaaacheaper cheaperquote? quote?We We will beat any comparable quote by Got comparable quote by5%* 5%*.

Got cheaper quote?

Wewill willbeat beatany any comparable quote by 5%*.

“We make make boats boats our “We our business” business”

PORT RIVER RIVER MARINE MARINE SERVICES PORT SERVICES 9-11 Allan Rice Court, Largs North SA 5016 9-11 Allan Rice Court, Largs North SA 5016

All Hours: (08) 8242 0788 | enquiries@prms.com.au | www.prms.com.au All Hours: (08) 8242 0788 | enquiries@prms.com.au | www.prms.com.au

*Terms and conditions apply. *Terms and conditions apply.

13

40

th

2020 has been a year like no other to say the least, so, needless to say, Opening Day celebrations would look somewhat different this year. An early call was made some months prior not to proceed with the customary Tall Ship, One & All, as the official vessel for the Sail Past proceedings due to the uncertainty of COVID regulations.

The weather was not ideal with very strong winds and grey skies. Nevertheless, the Sail Past went ahead with the Club’s new flagship vessel moored at Marina West on the end of J-Row along with the Club President’s Riviera, Sea Dance.VIP guests were seated on the marina T-Head to spectate, a first!

The Sail Past was conducted internally within the North Haven Marina basin and it was awesome to see the kids involved again for the Sail Past with juniors from the Ocean View College Sailing Team out on the water. The powerboats were led by Geoff Gowing in Andante followed by the yachts led by Roger Flint in Alpha Centauri. It was great to see all the boats out on the water dressed in colourful flags with just as lively costumes for the crew members. Well done to everyone who participated and it was fantastic to see more boats participate this year and the geniality and seamanship of our Club members. A great start to celebrate the Official Opening of the 2020/21 Sailing Season and the Club’s milestone 40th Opening Day. In keeping with an old Opening Day tradition we once again had lone Scottish piper, William, play the bagpipes to announce the start of the Official Ceremony and presentations. Young William was delightful, engaging the crowd throughout the day with the unique skirl of the bagpipes and a brief rendition of the National Anthem.

This year it was wonderful to have one of our Life Members, Graeme Footer, officiate the opening of the 2020/21 Sailing Season. Adrian Wotton in his new role received his Vice Commodore burgee and newly inducted Life Members of the Club, Craig Evans and Andrew Saies, were acknowledged with Life Member badges. The formalities were kept brief to make way for another new addition to this year’s Opening Day, a traditional boat de-naming and re-naming ceremony of the Marine Academy’s new flagship vessel.

25 YEAR BADGE RECIPIENTS Congratulations to the following members who achieved the milestone of 25 years of Club membership this year.

14

BOAT NAMING CEREMONY Witnessing a traditional boat de-naming and re-naming ceremony was a first for me and many others at the Club. It may be superstitious but it is said to assure your boat of fair winds and smooth seas and I suppose it’s better to be safe than sorry. So, without invoking the wrath of the gods, Trevor Kipling took the helm and called upon Poseidon and conducted a traditional ceremony to appease the gods of the seas.

Trevor began by invoking the name of the ruler of the deep and reciting the boat de-naming spiel. With the boat’s former name Benetta now forever purged from the sea, our General Manager, Adam Hays, threw the named metal tag from the boat’s bow into the sea. Then, in grateful acknowledgment of Poseidon’s munificence and dispensation, at least half a bottle of champagne was poured (wasted) into the sea and splashed around from the east to the west, with the remainder passed among guests.

With the de-naming ceremony out of the way the re-naming ceremony could begin to appease the gods of the winds with yet more champagne and another short ceremony to assure fair winds and smooth seas. The condensed version: “Oh, mighty rulers of the winds. Through whose power our frail vessels traverse the wild and faceless deep. We implore you to grant this worthy vessel Southern Investigator the benefits and pleasures of your bounty. Ensuring us of your gentle ministration according to our needs.”

With the boat naming ceremony completed the new name was revealed with three cheers from the crowd. To wind up, guests at the clubhouse got involved in the ceremony by throwing bread into the water (from a COVID friendly distance and encouraged by a small wager) and of course, any leftover champagne was shared among guests in celebration of the occasion.

Speaking of COVID and all the challenges it has presented, we are proud to say that despite an audit on the day with a visit from the boys in blue, the Club was COVID Safe compliant without issue. Without the usual post presentation big band due to the ‘no dancing’ regulation, celebrations ended on a much quieter note this year.

Albeit a little different this year, it was another successful Opening Day to celebrate the official Opening of the Sailing Season and the Club’s 40th Opening Day! A big thanks to all members, guests, CYCSA staff and everyone involved for bringing the day together.

They were - Richard Collins, Jason Coonan, Caroline Cowen, Leon Cowley, Barry Crook, Patricia Crook, Mark Johns, Ian Neville, Greg Patten, Richard Pope, Glenn Spear, Ian Williams and Chris Wood.

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

Not all were able to attend and those who were not present on the day have received their badges by post.

Mellissa Vahoumis Marketing & Communications

15 Photo courtesy of Beardvision

It wouldn’t be Opening Day without acknowledging the winners of our Sail Past 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

Andante

Best Dressed Boat - Yacht

Grand Akt

Best Dressed Crew - Power

Suzanne

Best Dressed Crew - Yacht

Alpha Centauri

Best Dressed Novelty - Yacht, Joint Winners

Rocksalt and My Honey

Seamanship Award - Power Prime Time Seamanship Award - Yacht Secret Mens Business For the second year running, as an extra incentive to get members involved and to participate in the Sail Past, we held our Sail Past Draw. The sail past winners were randomly drawn and won food and beverage vouchers for our Admirals Bar & Bistro.

The winners were - 1st Prize ($400 value) Aquila, 2nd Prize ($200 value) Kudos, 3rd Prize ($100 value) Tirriki.

My Honey

16

Andante

Grand Akt Rocksalt

SMB

Suzanne

Prime Time

17

18

19

CYCSA RACING ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION NIGHT | 18 SEPTEMBER 2020 Presentation Night is normally held in May but with the COVID-19 epidemic in full swing was not going to happen this year. Instead, the Racing Committee decided to delay rather than cancel the event targeted a date in spring. Despite the restrictions the REX and the CYCSA Function Management team were able to work together to hold a safe and enjoyable night. The Presentation Night is an important fixture in the racing calendar as it allows us to gather to recognise our sponsors, our volunteers and our sailing successes.

Many of our amazing race volunteers were able to join us for the evening and were presented with tokens of our gratitude by the Commodore, Jacq Heffernan. We also had representation from our valued sponsors, Phil Hoffman Travel, Bravo Sails and Port River Marine. Our wine sponsors,Yalumba and Georges, were unable to attend but we raised a glass for them too.

The food was excellent with Tuna Tartar, Brisket and Cheddar Pie and Beef Vindaloo Empanadas Canapés followed by delicious Venison or Swordfish mains. The baked Chocolate Tartlet dessert proved very popular as did the excellent table service for all the food and drink served to our beautifully decorated tables (thanks to Anne Burrow and Inese Lainis) by Adam’s fantastic team.

Towards the end of the night we drew the big raffle with two fantastic wines on offer from our sponsors Yalumba; both magnums of 2015 ‘The Signature’ Cabernet Shiraz Blend.Vern and JT also threw in a couple of their True Wind Sailing Calculators (www.truewindsailingclaculator.com) to help the winners next tack/gybe on the water.

THE TROPHY WINNERS FOR 2019/20 WERE YRS Div1 AMS Inshore Trophy, Tollana Wines Div1 IRC Inshore Trophy, and YRS AMS Coaster Trophy Doctor Feelgood 3 (Wayne Coonan) YRS Div2 AMS Inshore Trophy,YRS Div2 AMS SA State Championship Trophy, and Penfolds Wines PHS Coaster Trophy - Rock On (Trevor Conyers) YRS Div1 AMS SA State Championship Trophy - Magic (Mike Holmes) Deloite Div1 IRC SA State Championship Trophy - Secret Mens Business (Geoff Boettcher) CORPOR8SOLUTIONS ‘Cock of the Walk’ Trophy (for most line honours) - Pirate (Keith Finch) Chairman’s Trophy (for encouragement) - Rocksalt (Denby Steele) AG Walters Trophy (for most consistent performance) - School’s Out (Adrian Wotton) Crew Person of the Year Trophy - Joshua Hinks (SMB) Yacht of the Year Trophy - Secret Mens Business (Geoff Boettcher) For the first time the Yacht of the Year was also awarded the new Club ‘battle flag’, to be proudly displayed on the winning boats forestay.

Thank you to the staff, officials and racing members for a great evening.

Mike Holmes FIEAust GAICD Chair, CYCSA Racing Association

20

RACING PRESENTATION NIGHT

SMB

Dr Feelgood 3

Academy 1

Pirate

Rocksalt

School’s Out

21

RACING PRESENTATION NIGHT

Synergy

Magic

SMB

Josh Hinks - Crew Person of the Year

22

Rock On

White Knight

CRUISING ASSOCIATION UPDATE CRUISING ASSOCIATION UPDATE What another wonderful start to the cruising season we’ve had! The weather has been variable but there have been lots of absolutely perfect days to get out on our pristine boating waters. Despite some restrictions this year the Club’s Opening Day was another fabulous event with a bigger than usual turnout of colourful boats for the sail past.

THE OCTOBER LONG WEEKEND CRUISE The weather forecast for the Club’s October Long Weekend cruise to Port Vincent wasn’t too flash - on Saturday, possible squalls; on Sunday, heavy rain and strong winds; and for the home journey on Monday afternoon, winds above 25 knots. Understandably a number of boats pulled out but for those of us that wove our way across the Gulf between the challenging weather, we had a wonderful weekend.

The heavy rain did eventuate on Saturday but gave many time to grab a good book below deck, play cards, or attempt a crossword or two. A number of Squadron boats joined us after cancelling their Black Point weekend rendezvous for a catch up and dinner at the Ventnor Hotel on Sunday night. Thank you to Rob Marner who ferried a number of us, in the torrential rain, to and from the pub!

2ND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH BBQS Our BYO BBQs remain popular, being a relaxed way to catch up with old friends or to meet new members of our Club and, best of all, they’re free! All Club members are welcome to attend these BBQs so keep an eye out for regular updates through the ‘upcoming events’ emails and the Club calendar.

COMBINED ASSOCIATIONS CHRISTMAS BASH BBQ This festive event will be held on Saturday 12 December from 6.00pm in the member’s BBQ area. Bring a dessert to share and your own BBQ meat and salads along with your own plates, drinks etc.

NEW YEAR’S EVE AT KANGAROO ISLAND For those cruising over summer CYCSA boats will again be gathering 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 non-spinnaker race held the next day. For new members, if you haven’t been across to the island, give me a call and we can have a chat about the best places to visit and anchor.

KEEP UP TO DATE And just a reminder to all Club members that you can keep up to date with all cruising events and activities by signing up at this email address: sa_cruisers@googlegroups.com Happy cruising over summer!

Adrian Wotton, Vice Commodore and Chairman Cruising Association

Dinner at the Ventnor

2nd Saturday BBQ

23

FISHING ASSOCIATION

Our day commenced with meeting at the Goolwa Beach car park to check off attendance and brief people as to where we planned to do our cockling and deflating vehicle tyre pressures in preparation for beach driving. The next step was the ever exciting move of getting onto the main beach without getting bogged in the soft sand of the ramp from the car park down to the harder sand of the main beach.

All but one of our crew made it without event. There always has to be one person who gets stuck but fortunately there were a number of friendly beach goers who volunteered to help push our one stuck SUV on its way.

Seventeen members and guests enjoyed Cockling Day this year in spite of a blustery north wind blowing sand along the beach and trying to fly the Fishing Association gazebo. However it was warm in the water making it very pleasant catching the slippery clams and hot enough to dry off any wave splash rapidly. Of course we did have a few people who spent more time swimming than cockling as they got bowled over as a result of not watching where the next wave was coming from!

Unfortunately the catch was not as plentiful as last year when the 300 piece limit was rapidly harvested. Next year the Club’s Hospitality Manager, Frank Mammome, will be in charge with finding the cockles for the team as he did report a good catch on the week before we went. I wonder if his party cleaned out the patch we went to! Nevertheless there was enough to replenish the bait supply and some left over for the spaghetti vongole and judging by some of the conversation over lunch I suspect more of the catch went to the ‘Vongole’ than into the bait freezer!

My thanks to all who attended or apologised if they could not. With a reduction in numbers catering was more than adequate and our sausage sizzle went down very well (some BYO helped also).

After lunch and a clean-up several members retreated to the local ice-cream shop for the obligatory dessert on their way home.

Vlad Humeniuk, Fishing Association Chair

24

Photos by Chris Massey

CYCSA SHOP

NEW CYCSA MERCHANDISE OUT NOW The Cruising Yacht Club of SA stocks a range of CYCSA branded clothing and accessories including caps and burgees.

Check out our range of new style hoodies (now in both kids and adult sizes) Dubarry rugby tops and Musto navy spray jackets.

Along with our core range of high quality Musto essential items.

Also in stock, Fishing Association sublimated fishing polo shirts. Fish with confidence in our sunsafe, durable, breathable, lightweight and quick drying sublimated fishing polos.

As an added benefit, CYCSA members receive 10% off the marked price!

Makes a great Christmas pressie or gift for any occasion.

Available to purchase at the Club and for order on: 8248 4222 or email: reception@cycsa.com.au

This quick and easy dish relies heavily on fresh ingredients and good quality extra virgin olive oil to produce an amazing dish.

220 gm spaghetti 120 ml extra-virgin olive oil 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped 60 gm vongole (cockles), soaked in cold water 120 ml dry white wine 2 tbsp finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 fresh long red chilli, seeded and finely chopped (optional)

1.

Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to the boil. Add the spaghetti and cook until al dente. Remove from heat

2.

Add a splash of oil and the garlic (and chilli) to a cold frying pan. Turn to medium-low heat and let cook for a few minutes. Once the garlic is soft, add the vongole. Raise heat to medium-high and pour in the white wine. Cook for about a minute so that the alcohol starts to evaporate, then cover.

Uncover when all the vongole just open and discard any that do not open.

3.

Transfer the spaghetti to the pan with the clam sauce and toss to coat. Add the remaining olive oil and parsley and season to taste with freshly ground pepper and sea salt, toss well.

4.

Divide among shallow bowls and serve immediately. Enjoy!

For a richer sauce, toss through a tbsp of unsalted butter at the end and if needed, add a little pasta water to thin the sauce.

25

SOCIAL ASSOCIATION

SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER It was an excellent night for the celebration of Commodore Jacq Heffernan’s offical Commodore’s Gala Dinner. With a glamorous theme of ‘Black and Gold’, more than 120 members and guests celebrated the night with enthusiasm and a genuine understanding of the restrictions regarding COVID so, no dancing this year, but what a night!

The DJ played easy listening music all night and we were further entertained by a belly dancer followed by a magician who held the guest’s attention brilliantly.

Past Commodores, along with our current and past President and Board Members, received a warm welcome by the Chair of the Social Committee, Rosemary Gould. Jacq then addressed the gathering with an overview of the previous year and discussion re the upcoming season.

The meals were excellent and the staff provided great service on the night.

In summary, a good time was had by all and congratulations to the Social Committee for a well organised evening.

Jennifer McAuliffe

26

SOCIAL ASSOCIATION

27

with sails full and trimmed COVID19 has certainly shaped many of our plans this year and who knows for how long. Christine and I had booked a three week Greek Bareboat Charter from Kos for September but were halted in our tracks. Queensland Yacht Charters’ enticing emails for Whitsunday sailing caught our attention and presented us with an opportunity to escape South Australia so in November, we were fortunate enough to do our third Whitsunday trip as we kinda like these holidays.

QYC’s Kiwi2, a 2019 Beneteau Oceanis 51.1, just happened to be available and what a delight she was to sail. Fostering a Gilligan’s Island theme for a little fun, a mixed bag of sailors from the CYCSA, Squadron and Port Vincent departed Adelaide, hiring Kiwi2 for 11 nights from Airlie Beach.

I have previously skippered charters with ‘brave’ friends with little to no sailing experience. Armed with a crew of seasoned and experienced sailors, we worked Kiwi2’s tell-tales and explored grounds further afield in conditions QYC probably don’t need to know about. In appreciation to QYC, they trusted us with our passage plan but said “you’re on your own Darren” - beauty!

With an extended survey limit we were able to explore from Bowen to Mackay. Good winds and at times with conditions not wise to fully disclose, Kiwi2 excelled. We thoroughly enjoyed our time south around the Lindeman Islands however a few eyebrows were raised by some privately owned cruising yachties asking “what is a charter boat doing this far south?” They soon discovered we were one of them, or at least we wanted to be, Grotty Yachties! Brampton and Goldsmith Islands were abundant with turtles and an occasional dugong and other locations worth mentioning are Keyser Island and Chance Bay on Whitsunday Island.

Cruising and racing clearly have two different mindsets. Being actively involved with both enabled us to push the boundaries on this trip, feeling comfortable and relaxed away from other charter boats, being self-sufficient, and trusting in our sailing abilities to remain safe. The group certainly seemed to smile when winds climbed into the 30 knots plus. This holiday enabled Christine, Maya and Daeleen many hours on the helm to enhance their overall sailing knowledge whilst cruising not racing; velocity made good (VMG) discussions were rightly BANNED! Darren, Alan, and Mal also had plenty of time to refine their knowledge with boat skills finding work arounds for a dead starter battery and some problematic marine electronics, setting anchors correctly so the skipper could sleep peacefully at night and importantly, pulling the boat apart to fix the air conditioner unit in the V-berth that had stopped working on a hot and humid Hamilton Island overnighter, again so the skipper could sleep peacefully.

We had a fabulous time on the ocean aboard Kiwi2. As sailors we embrace these valuable moments: laughter, regular tastings of Sailor Jerry and his associates, good music and great company. 200nm of wind in our sails, we returned smilingly exhausted.

Darren Harvey

28

WHITSUNDAYS SAILING

Christine & Darren

29

BOATS AT THE CLUB

This is another in the series of articles aimed at providing you with an insight into new boats and other boats of interest at the Club. Contact Pat Catley through the Club if you are interested in having your boat featured here.

The mast on Cygnet is deck-stepped with two sets of angled spreaders.

The 9/10 rig has a high-aspect main and an overlapping genoa on a furler.The galley consists of a two burner stove, oven and grill and twin stainless steel sinks (very deep and vertical-sided) are mounted in the island unit amidships.While underway this layout provides lots of comfortable bracing positions for preparing meals. Cygnet also has a 120 litre fridge.

The boat’s two-cabin layout means Cygnet has a big bathroom and a deep and large lazarette on the starboard side of the cockpit.The bathroom is big with a sink and toilet and includes a vast wet hanging locker and a hand held shower.The ETAP’s hull has a longish waterline and the waterline beam is almost 700mm less than the overall beam.

The keel is a cast-iron fin with bulb and the rudder is mounted well towards the transom of the boat making her easy to sail.

Cygnet has a 29hp Volvo Penta diesel which, at 2000 revs cruising speed, is very quiet, a further advantage of the hull-within-a-hull design.The helm position is excellent.You can sit centrally on the humped seat, stand with the leeward foot supported by the angled cockpit floor or, as the boat heels, move to the cockpit seat and because the stern is quite narrow, brace your feet on the opposite seat.

ETAP Yachting was bought by Dehler in 2008 which unfortunately went into administration during the GFC and shut down the ETAP brand.

Not many were sold in Australia due to their high price but there are quite a number sailing in Europe.Tom and Liz feel very fortunate to have found their ETAP 37s only as far away as Queensland!

CYGNET CYCSA member Tom Melville and his wife Liz are delighted with their ETAP 37s Cygnet that they brought into the Club last year from Queensland.

A big selling point for Liz and Tom was the internal layout. Liz was immediately taken with the huge, almost pilothouse windows at the front of the main saloon which provide lots of natural light. Tom is over six foot tall and wanted a yacht he could stand up in. The ETAP 37s has standing head room of 6’6” in the main saloon, sloping down to 5’11” at the forward bulkhead. The extra safety associated with the ‘esky’ like construction was also a big bonus.

The Belgian ETAP Yachting company built a range of quality yachts using a double-hull building method which produces a boat that is stiff, quiet, dry and yes, unsinkable. The gap between the two hull skins is filled with closed-cell polyurethane foam. The closed-cell format minimises water absorption. The idea is that if the boat is flooded it will float with the water at about the level of the settees in the main saloon. ETAP’s unsinkable criteria were adapted from a French maritime authority and states that, when flooded, the boat should have freeboard of not less than three percent of its LOA. The boat must also be capable of sailing when flooded and the righting moment must enable the boat to recover when the crew is on the leeward side and it is heeled to 90 degrees.

An unusual feature of Cygnet is the mainsheet traveller. It can be removed and stored below. It fits onto two pegs and is held in place by cotter pins, the work of a few seconds to install or remove. This gives much more space in the cockpit while moored and entertaining guests or if sailing for pleasure rather than performance.

30

As a boy Tom was lucky to have three uncles who owned sailing dinghies providing him with his first yachting experiences. He sailed on a Heron, a Flying Eleven and a Mirror but did not gain racing experience until later. In his teenage years Tom started windsurfing just as the sport was growing rapidly in the late 1970s and early ‘80s.

He raced off Henley beach, on Lake Bonney and in Rose Bay at an intervarsity regatta. In the early ‘90s Tom crewed on Matador for Jack Nealy here at the CYCSA and loved it. A memorable night was a Twilight race where the Ferrari pit crew (from the Grand-Prix) came out on Matador on a windy and quite rough evening and all felt a bit green!

Over the last 15 years Tom and Liz have had a series of runabouts which provided lots of fun on the water on the Coorong, up the Murray, on Kangaroo Island and in Coffin Bay with their children, family and friends.

A trip to the Whitsundays a few years ago with cousins from Melbourne re-ignited Tom’s interest in keel boats. In late 2018 Graeme and Gay Footer were very hospitable and had Tom crewing on Marnico.

In 2019 Tom also crewed on Rocksalt for Denby Steele together with Denby’s sister Kirsten and her husband Dave.Tom, Denby and Kristen have known each other since their indsurfing days back in the mid1980s.

Liz had little experience of sailing before meeting Tom but had boating experience through scuba diving. She took part in the ‘Essential Boating Course for Women’ run by the CYCSA in March 2019 and found this course invaluable with Rod Hunter explaining a lot of sailing terminology and theory in the classroom.The hands-on experience on Academy 1 was a highlight of the course.

When Tom and Liz saw an ETAP 37s for sale it piqued their interest.

However, the yacht was in Tin Can Bay in Queensland.The owner, Mike, put Tom in contact with Kate and Joe, both CYCSA members who had been interested in the yacht previously. Kate and Joe had test sailed the yacht, but ultimately decided against buying it.They were very impressed with it however which gave Tom and Liz the impetus to fly up to Hope Island for a test sail. It was love at first sight!

BOATS AT THE CLUB

After a test sail on Broadwater, adjacent to South Stradbroke Island, and a successful survey, Tom and Liz were the owners of their ‘new’ yacht. They decided to have it sailed to Adelaide rather than semitrailered and this proved an excellent choice as it gave Tom 500 nautical miles of sailing experience along the beautiful east coast of Australia with Grahame Bear. Grahame was a great sailor and teacher giving Tom a fabulous introduction to the new yacht over four wonderful days of sailing 24/7 (other than a two hour stop for a burger and fuel in Coffs Harbor). Once in Sydney the rest of the family, Liz, Alanna and Ben, hopped on board for a memorable sail past the Opera House and under the Harbour Bridge. After a relaxing night at Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Grahame and his mate sailed Cygnet down to Adelaide while the Melvilles flew home.

Liz and Tom are very much enjoying being part of the CYCSA community and exploring the local sailing grounds. They have had many happy days on the water already including three trips to Port Vincent and two to Kangaroo Island and they hope to do more cruising as their experience builds and as time permits. To top it all, they won a bottle of wine in their first Twilight race.

Thank you for your help Tom and Liz and I wish you many happy sailing days ahead.

Pat Catley

SEA DANCE Power boats form a large part of the CYCSA and a recent one to change hands now belongs to our Club President, Dominic Rinaldi.

Sea Dance is a Riviera 4400 Sport Yacht and the fibreglass hull is powered by twin advanced Volvo Penta IPS diesel engines. The integrated propulsion system improves power, performance and reliability, producing 435 horsepower as well as onboard comfort, each engine with a joystick for docking with ease.

This 49.54 foot vessel with a mono plane hull was built for entertaining and is the ultimate in relaxation. Sea Dance has two cabins plus two double and one single berth. Each bedroom has its own bathroom with a separate shower stall. The saloon is a generous size with a well fitted galley including two fridge/freezers, a two burner hot plate, sink, a convection oven and a water-maker. The electric sunroof opens to allow sunshine and fresh air to penetrate inside. During the summer months Dominic hopes to do day trips with family and friends and the occasional overnight to Kangaroo Island and Port Lincoln.

Dominic’s sailing life began some twenty years ago with the acquisition of a Holland 8 called Omega. His sons learnt to sail on Omega but Dominic quickly looked for something a little larger. He then purchased a new Bavaria 32 and did some local cruising and twilight racing. His sons grew up, and with children of their own, they found time constraints precluded them from sailing. The boat was not being used and the decision was made to move it on. Sea Dance was purchased, and now Dominic and his wife, Gianna, hope to spend leisurely day trips and some overnighters enjoying the sea and our magnificent coastline.

Thank you for allowing me to feature Sea Dance Dominic. I wish you many happy days on smooth seas with gentle winds and glorious sunshine.

Pat Catley

31

MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CYCSA Minutes of Annual General Meeting of The Cruising Yacht Club of SA Inc. Held at the Cruising Yacht Club of SA, North Haven SA. Thursday 24 September 2020 at 7.30 pm

It was moved that Dean Newbery & Partners be re-appointed as auditors for the 2020/21 year as recommended by the Board. David Royle moved the motion and Jonathon Harry seconded it.

Motion was declared passed.

WELCOME The President and Chairman of the meeting, Mr Dominic Rinaldi, formally declared the meeting open and welcomed members to the AGM for 2020.

A. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES Mark Hutton proposed that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday 28 August 2019 be adopted. Barbara Page seconded the motion. Chairman declared the motion passed.

Attendance & Apologies A full list of attendees and apologies is at the bottom of this document and is to be published in Groundswell.

B. GENERAL BUSINESS

3. COMMODORE’S REPORT Commodore Jacqueline Heffernan, presented the Commodore’s Report as published in the Annual Report.

Jacqueline acknowledged the horrendous year it has been with the earlier bushfires on Kangaroo Island then overshadowed by the pandemic. She observed the strong leadership and governance of the Board.

4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT Dominic Rinaldi summarised the President’s report for the 2019/2020 year as published in the Annual Report.

Other items covered by the President were: •

Club needed to be agile to deal with the implications of the pandemic

•

Initially budgeted for hospitality to make $300 per day during the shutdown but achieved $1000 per day

•

Government announced the Cashflow Booster, Jobkeeper subsidy and the SA Government grant and the Club received all three

FISHING ASSOCIATION REPORT Vlad Humeniuk presented the Fishing Association Report for the 2019/2020 year as published in the Annual Report.

•

Management will be refocusing on all the metrics after September when Jobkeeper is no longer available to the Club

•

New Marine Academy boat purchased and Academy 1 sold

Fishing Association did not have a nomination for the Association’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award for 2019/2020.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

RACING ASSOCIATION Adrian Wotton presented the Racing Association report for the 2019/2020 year as published in the Annual Report.

•

Align all of the Club’s documents where appropriate with what actually happens

•

Review Club’s bylaws and regulations including the Constitution and Agreement to Lease

•

Review insurances to ensure they align with Club regulations

•

Streamline and review Board processes

•

Expect the scope to take a minimum of six months

•

Currently consists of three Board members but will recruit two or more Senior Members to the Committee

1. ANNUAL REPORTS CRUISING ASSOCIATION REPORT Adrian Wotton presented the Cruising Association Report for the 2019/2020 year as published in the Annual Report.

Cruising Association did not have a nomination for Most Valuable Volunteer Award for 2019/2020.

The Racing Association did not have a nomination for their Association’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award for 2019/2020.

SOCIAL ASSOCIATION Jacqueline Heffernan, on behalf of Rosemary Gould, presented the Social Association report for the 2019/2020 year as published in the Annual Report.

The Social Association did not have a nomination for their Association’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award for 2019/2020.

David Roper (Chair) summarised the scope of the Committee:

YOUTH ACADEMY •

Youth Academy being further investigated after being put on hold when COVID originally hit

The Treasurer, David Roper, presented the Financial Report for 2019/2020. The Club’s appointed Auditors, Dean Newbery & Partners, have given an unqualified report on the Club’s 2019/20 Financial Statements which has been accepted by the Board.

•

A comprehensive business plan has been created with plans for six Elliot 7s for an initial outlay of $500k which will be supported by sponsorship for each boat at $10k per year for three years

In addition to the Treasurer’s Report as published in the Annual Report, David, with the aid of a screen presentation, gave an overview of the 2019/2020 financial performance. A summary of income and expenses was presented including pie charts showing the allocation of finances. The Sinking Fund made an unrealised loss for the year due to the COVID19 affected market but prior to the market downturn the Sinking Fund Committee converted a significant portion of the share portfolio to cash realising a healthy profit. The investment strategy for the Sinking Fund is long term with a view to funding the maintenance and refurbishment of the Club’s major assets with the first drawdown from the Fund occurring in June 2020.

•

After three years the plan will be revisited and if it is not viable then its future will be reconsidered and the boats can be sold to minimise the effect on the Club’s finances

2. FINANCIAL REPORT

The Budget for 2020/21 was presented noting expectations were reduced this year due to COVID19 aiming for a realistic and achievable budget.

32

MASTERPLAN COMMITTEE •

Created to improve existing infrastructure as recognised in the Thinktank session in 2018

•

Nelson Architects were appointed by the Board to take on a rigorous consultation process targeting all stakeholders

•

They have prepared a staged approach to the Masterplan which is still being considered by the Board

•

Currently obtaining three quotes for a renovation project for the bathroom facilities

MINUTES OF THE AGM OF THE CYCSA

QUESTIONS Jack Didyk requested that the Board consider the option of members being able to store a campervan in hardstands available for rent.

5. BOARD OF MANAGEMENT The General Manager advised that at the closure of nominations on Wednesday 10 September 2020, there were nine nominations for the seven vacant positions on the Board of Management.

Nominations were received from Geoff Boettcher, Keith Finch, Nick George, Peter Hall, Mark Hutton, David Murray, Doreen Perrin, Dominic Rinaldi and David Roper. Consequently, an electronic Evote election was held.

The Evote contractor, Truevote, advised that the seven successful nominees were Geoff Boettcher, Keith Finch, Mark Hutton, David Murray, Doreen Perrin, Dominic Rinaldi and David Roper.

ATTENDEES: Mr AR Belton, Mr GR Boettcher, Mr R Catley, Mr GR Catt, Mr TJ Denham, Mr J Didyk, Mr JB Dinham, Mrs G Footer, Mr GL Footer, Mr G Lawrence, Mr N George, Mr PF Hall, Mr JR Harry, Mrs JA Heffernan, Mr M Heffernan, Mr DJ Hughes, Mr V Humeniuk, Mr MW Hutton, Mr MF Johns, Mr PA Jordan, Mr KC Lampard, Mr GJ Leaver, Mr PJ Lucas, Mr C Marchesi, Mr JA Mezzini, Mr DP Murray, Mrs BK Page, Mr BJ Page, Mr DJG Partington, Ms D Perrin, Mr HS Puvi, Mr D Rinaldi, Mr D Roper, Mr DW Royle, Mr AD Saies, Mr JC Sibly, Mr D Steele, Mr CL Wood, Mr AM Wotton APOLOGIES: Mr RH Fidock, Mr JD Gerard, Mr GPF Gowing, Mr Hentschke, Mrs TS McGrath, Mr CE Middleton, Mr CP Morphett, Mr ID Patterson, Mr PG Schembri, Mr WEG Strangways

C. OTHER BUSINESS Life Membership Nominations Two members had put forward to the Board two recommendations for Life Membership. They were Andrew Saies and Craig Evans. The Board considered both applications and agreed they should be put to the Senior Members for a vote. Their CVs have been displayed on the noticeboard in the foyer for Senior Members to consider.

MOTION: That Andrew Saies be granted Life Membership of the CYCSA. Moved by John Sibly and seconded by Chris Wood.

Motion was moved by a majority and the President declared the motion passed.

MOTION: That Craig Evans be granted Life Membership of the CYCSA. Moved by Geoff Catt and seconded by Barbara Page.

Motion was moved by a majority and the President declared the motion passed.

MOTION: That the Treasurer’s Report be accepted by the voting members present.

Moved by Marty Heffernan and seconded by Graeme Footer.

Motion declared passed.

SA owned and operated since 1965

-a M

MOTION: That the President’s report be accepted by the voting members present.

Moved by Graeme Footer and seconded by Marty Heffernan.

Motion declared passed.

Jonathon Harry commended all those showing interest in serving on the Board. This was supported by Barbara Page.

Gay Footer acknowledged the contribution Trevor Paynter and his wife Jenni gave to the Club and thanked them in particular for their contribution to the preparation of Groundswell. She asked the Board to consider Trevor for Honorary Membership.

There being no other business the meeting was closed at 8.40pm.

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS Technical Sales & Service Dealer for Raymarine, Garmin, Icom & more...

• • • •

SEA | LAND | AIR • • • • • • • • •

Marine radios & satellite phones Navigation instruments GPS, AIS Autopilots Radar Echo sounders/sonar Fish finders Plotters & charts Aircraft VHF

• EPIRBs & PLBs with GPS • Marine entertainment systems • Thermal night vision cameras & satellite TV • Marine radio surveys for charter & commercial craft • Ocean racing compliance • Electronic distress flares for marine, land & air applications

ICS

ICS also has • • • • • •

Outback HF, UHF Satellite phones Ham radio equipment Commercial two way systems Spot and in reach messaging & tracking Aerials, cables & connectors

8 Nile St, Port Adelaide SA 5015 intcom@internode.on.net

Ph: 8447 3688 www.intcomsys.com.au

33

CYCSA BERTH CLASSIFIEDS | A HOME FOR YOUR BOAT MARINA EAST NORTH HAVEN CYCSA Marina East has berthing for 240 vessels up to 22 metres and 150 hardstanding berths up to 12 metres.

(Note: ‘s’ denotes single berth and ‘tw’ denotes twin berth).

MARINA WEST NORTH HAVEN It is the larger berths that make Marina West appealing to many potential buyers. Berths range from 11m to 35m, (Note: all berths in Marina West are single berths).

BERTHS FOR SALE - MARINA EAST 8m tw: C07, F01, F02 - from $35,000

C13 - $33,000 10m tw: A09, A10, A14, A22, A34, A40, F04, F09, F15, F28

from $30,000

A20, A27, A28, A37, F19, F20 - All offers considered

F37 & F38 - Expression of interest, suitable for multi-hull if

purchased together 10m s: A01, A03, A12 - from $55,000

A02 - Reduced to $45,000 / all offers considered

A25, F07 - All offers considered 11m tw: A42 - $27,500 / all offers considered 12m tw: D20, D35, D37, D38 - from $29,500

E13 - All offers considered 12m s: D08, D10, D17, D18, D23, E01, E07, E10 - from $60,000

D04, D07, D21, D30, E03, E04, E05, E22, E23 - All offers considered 13m tw: A44, C23 - from $55,000 13m s: C19 - $105,000 14m s: A46, C25, C27, C30 - All offers considered

C24 - $120,000 15m s: C37- Reduced to $70,000 - All offers considered

A47 - Reduced to $100,000

C34, C35 - from $145,000

B31, B36 - All offers considered 16m s: B15, B16 - All offers considered

B17- $160,000 ono, offers considered

B20 - $159,000 18m s: B01- Unique opportunity to purchase Marina berth B01 &

Hardstand 108 (10m) and storage locker at an all inclusive

price of $255,000 20m s: A49 - $150,000 22m s: A50 - contact the CYCSA for detail

BERTHS FOR SALE - MARINA WEST 11m: M03 - $80,000 - suitable for a catamaran

M01 - All offers considered 14m: M07 - All offers considered 15m: N03 - $150,000 | M08 - All offers considered 17m: J19, J20 - from $150,000

J08, J10, J12 - All offers considered 18m: M10 - From $200,000, all offers considered 20m: K04, K07, K08, L02 - from $135,000

K06 - $135,000, all offers considered

K01, K05, K10 - All offers considered 25m: M14 - $290,000 27m: M16 - All offers considered 30m: K16 - $475,000 BERTHS FOR SALE AT PORT VINCENT MARINA

HARDSTANDS FOR SALE 9m: H13, 69, 94 reduced to $2,000

H31 - Reduced to $1,800

39, 45, 68, 70, 90, 101 - from $3,000 10m: 35, 108, 133, 140, 144, 146 - from $3,800

H103, 150 - All offers considered

H145 -Reduced to $2,000

H132 - Reduced to $3,000 12m: H6 - $5,500

10m twin:

A01, A02, A05, A07, A22, A23 - from $12,000

A18 - All offers considered

12m twin:

B33, C53, C60, C63 - from $28,000

B34, C61 - All offers considered

12m single:

B44, B46, B47 - from $29,000

C48, C68 - Reduced to $17,990

B25, C50 - All offers considered

14m single:

D70, D78 - from $45,000

D74 - $25,000

D73 - Reduced to $20,000

15m single:

D87 - All offers considered

D89 - Reduced to $25,000

20mT Head:

A12, B35 - $200,000

24m T Head:

C58 - $199,000

All berth sales and leasing enquiries to Sarah Belton: Ph: (08) 8248 4222 | berthing@cycsa.com.au | all prices include GST Information correct at time of printing and is subject to change

CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA | NORTH HAVEN

Safe, Convenient & Affordable      

Peace of mind at Adelaide’s premier boating club Hardstands from 9m to 12m Marina Berths from 8m to 25m Private launching ramp and slipping facilities First class boating and social facilities Immediate access to Gulf St Vincent

CYCSA North Haven, photo by Luke Allen | Sky High Film & Photo

34

Please support our Club Sponsors

Platinum

Gold

Silver

The most experienced sailmakers with the best machinery. We design, manufacture, alter, repair and install:

Corporate

Racing & cRuising sails sail coveRs & boom bags upholsTeRy FuRleRs & Rigging We offer expert advice & reliable service – we come to you!

Luke Burrow // CYCSA member for 30 years // 0411 618633 www.bravosails.com.au

Supporters

35

Extend The Life of Your New or Existing Marina

36

ADV 003

Non Ferrous Pontoons