Groundswell February 2012

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Andrew Saies President

Board of Management President Treasurer

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

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Geoff Catt Rob Sellick Rowland Richardson

Administration Executive Officer Craig Evans Administration Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina Marketing and Membership Services Laura Cowley Leasing Coordinator Kylie Bottrill Receptionist Chanel Beagley Marine Academy Coord Matthew Young Racing Manager Jess Hargreaves Food & Bev Manager Mario Cataldi Head Chef Aaron Hill Functions Coordinator Michelle Matte Gardener Robert Gray Port Vincent Marina Rob Marner Association Chairpersons Cruising Keith Degenhardt Fishing Glenn Spear Racing Traci Ayris Social Activities Jacq Heffernan Life Members Arthur F Carolan Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer James A Henry (Dec’d) Malcolm A Kinnaird AC Peter J Page Editors of Groundswell Gay Footer, Laura Cowley, Rob Perrin, Owen Mace Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au Advertising in Groundswell Laura Cowley: 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 Reflex Printing

From the President

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t the December Board meeting the Board finalized and approved a communication to all senior members. Senior members received this letter before Christmas and it will also be posted on the members only section of the Club web site.

The meeting was also the last for Andrew Corletto who has taken up the national Chairmanship of an industry group. He has provided sound legal guidance on a range of CYCSA issues during his five years on the Board. Our governance processes are the better for his involvement and Andrew guided the Board through our constitutional amendment process. That document and the related By-Laws and Association constitutions are now in step with contemporary governance best practice. Andrew will continue to campaign Shining Sea and remains a valued friend and supporter of the Club and its activities. On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Andrew for his contribution.

The Club also said farewell to Tim Went prior to Christmas, he has retired after many years of loyal service to the Club slipping our boats and maintaining the marina. Tim is a renowned racing rules juror who is invited to officiate at regattas around the country. We wish him well in his retirement and maximum time out on the water and minimal in the protest room!

The Club’s financial position remains strong with steady membership numbers and revenues, valuable assets, and prudent management of expenses.

The Club’s financial position remains strong with steady membership numbers and revenues, valuable assets, and prudent management of expenses. Berth sales, and the revenues that they generate have been static in the last financial year and in particular there have been no new sales in Marina West.

As many longstanding members would know, the Board recommendation to invest in the purchase and development of Marina West was approved by senior members many years ago with a view that in the long run once fully sold, those funds would be used to predominantly replace marina east. It was hoped, depending on the time to achieve those sales, that some additional funds might also be available to initiate other capital works such as a Club house redevelopment. These projects have been under consideration for some time and the Board has looked at a variety of ways to fund these but, as a result of the general economy, the Board considers it appropriate to minimize non-essential expenditure as much as possible at this time.

The inner breakwater has received all of the appropriate local and state government approvals but these have taken time and considerable negotiation to obtain. Taking all of this into consideration at this point in time the Board will concentrate on completing the inner breakwater funded by a bank loan and replacing Marina East on as required basis as funds become available on sales of berths in Marina West. Unfortunately all other projects under discussion in the last couple of years will be put on hold until the general and boating economy improves.

I trust that all members can understand this decision. We value your ongoing membership and I hope that we can all continue to advocate for the benefits and enjoyment of belonging to this great Club which reaches its forty year anniversary in 2013, Andrew Saies, President

Cover Photo: Patrice IV during the 2011 Sydney to Hobart.Photography courtesy of Tony McKendrick, Photomakers

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Craig Evans Executive Officer

At the Helm

CLUB NEWS

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n just over a year from now the CYCSA will turn 40. The growth of the Club and the achievements of its members are quite significant over this relatively short period of time.

The Club’s history has been recorded and a book detailing the people and events that have helped shape our great Club is being prepared. In previous editions of Groundswell and other communications from the Club we have invited members to submit articles, information and photos to assist the history book committee. On behalf of the committee thank you to those people that have contributed.

Sailor of the Year 2010/2011 Thomas G Flint Memorial Trophy

Geoff Boettcher Congratulations to Geoff Boettcher who was awarded the Thomas G Flint Memorial Trophy as the YSA Sailor of the Year for 2010/11. As owner and skipper of the 2010 Sydney to Hobart Tattersall’s Cup winner, Secret Mens Business 3.5, Geoff is a worthy recipient of this prestigious award. Not only does Geoff regularly compete against professional helmsmen at an elite level, he also nurtures local sailing talent and contributes significantly to youth development in sailing, most notably donating two training dinghies, Secret Kids Business 1 and 2, to Largs Bay Sailing Club for use by their 60 junior members. Well done to Geoff for his commendable effort!

NEW MEMBERS

In May the Australian Yacht and Motor Boat Club Management Group will hold its inaugural conference at the CYCSA. Managers of most of the larger yacht clubs from around Australia will attend a three day conference at our Club. Topics covered at the conference will include club governance, membership trends, communication, sponsorship, hospitality, administration, sail training, yacht racing, volunteers, insurance and more. A number of site visits to other local marina facilities will provide ample opportunities for managers to network at the conference and establish a line of communication between the various clubs so that we can all benefit from each other’s experience and lift the standard of what we are delivering to our members.

Over the summer period Aaron Hill joined the CYCSA as our new Head Chef. Aaron has quickly introduced a new and improved menu and the Club has received great feedback from many members. I would encourage you to try the new menu and support your Club.

The hospitality staff has also been looking at the year ahead and a large number of new events are being planned. We look forward to announcing these over the coming weeks and I hope that you can participate and enjoy these initiatives.

In May the Australian Yacht and Motor Boat Club Management Group will hold its inaugural conference at the CYCSA. Managers of most of the larger yacht clubs from around Australia will attend a three day conference at our Club.

Following Tim Went’s resignation as the Club’s Slipmaster we have contracted Andrew Smith and his staff at AJ Marine to carry out the slipping of vessels. This transition appears to be working very well and we would appreciate any feedback or suggestions on how we can improve services in this area.

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

We also welcome David Holmes to our staff. David joins our property team in the area of maintenance. David’s background includes everything from property maintenance of inner city apartments to being a qualified mechanic and running his own business at Largs for many years.

Chester Armstrong Vanesa Ayala Dean Broadbridge Shane Brooker Michael Burton Gregory Carter David Christensen Dragos Glod Bill Lunn

Sorry to be repeating this message however I am still receiving complaints from members about pets in the patio and BBQ areas of the Club. The Club’s By-Laws do not permit members or guests to bring pets into these areas. It is the owner’s responsibility to ensure that dogs are kept on a lead at all times while on Club grounds or on the marina. Owners must also clean up dog litter and they must also restrain or remove pets from the Club’s grounds or marina in the event of excessive noise or disturbance. I would ask all pet owners to please be considerate of other members and guests to our Club.

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Anthony Edward Adam Power Jack Rau Carole Richards Stuart Riches Neil Stennett Stephen Thomas John Whelan

I look forward in the next edition of Groundswell to report on the Advanced Marina Management Course that I will soon be attending in the United Kingdom as part of a scholarship I was awarded by the Marina Industry Association of Australia and the British Marine Federation.

The course will involve delegates from the UK, Portugal, Montenegro, China, UAE, Turkey, Netherlands and Ireland.

With summer now officially over there are still some great boating days ahead over the next few months as the typical strong afternoon sea breezes gradually moderate. It is a great time to be on the water and we look forward to seeing you at the Club.

Safe boating.

Craig Evans, Executive Officer

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Geoff Catt Commodore

Commodore’s Report

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clear who is at fault, although the protest system is designed to decide this if it is able to be used. In yachting many believe that the Corinthian spirit should prevail. It is generally accepted that this originated in the ancient Greek city of the same name and according to Allan Hoffman from the EPMYC, has come to mean: • good sportsmanship • respect for the rights of others • the seaman’s code of honesty, courtesy, and consideration towards other boats • the idea of it not being whether you win, but how you play the game that counts, and • the desire to do the best you can with what you’ve got.

s I pen this column one-tenth of the year has already gone!

Nevertheless, I trust that everyone has had an enjoyable break over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

As usual, there has been plenty of activity in and around the Club, both on and off the water. Firstly I would like to acknowledge and congratulate the skippers and crews of our Sydney to Hobart participants – Patrice IV (Shane Wiseman) and Two True (Andrew Saies) – both boats performed well and returned safely to the CYCSA. The skippers’ accounts of their races appear in this edition of Groundswell.

After lying second overall for a period in the latter stages the wind gods virtually becalmed Two True around the south eastern corner of Tassie for a night and she eventually finished in a creditable 12th place overall with a time of just over four days and one hour, whilst Patrice IV, racing for the first time, finished in 36th place (out of 72 starters) in a little under four days and six hours. Well done to everyone involved – we wish you all the best in future races. On the way home Two True stopped off in Geelong for the Festival of Sails and scored a 2nd and a 4th in the Premier Racing Regattas (IRC Division B) and was 9th in the combined Premier Passage Race – great results!

Hoffman goes on to say: “Try to keep these concepts in mind as you race. The idea is to purposefully get out of a boat’s way before you foul her. Also, realize that stuff happens while racing and everyone violates someone else’s rights on occasion. Don’t argue or defend yourself or rationalize, just take your penalty when you do it”.

These thoughts have also been manifested in the rules of Corinthian racing where each competing vessel must be skippered by her owner, not by a paid skipper and she must be crewed by unpaid amateurs.

...the rules of Corinthian racing ...in becoming proficient in navigation, in the personal management, control and handling of their yachts and in all matters pertaining to seamanship.

The purpose was to encourage members “in becoming proficient in navigation, in the personal management, control and handling of their yachts and in all matters pertaining to seamanship.”

Meanwhile, closer to home and following a number of years of drought conditions, our friends at the Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club were able to again stage the iconic Milang to Goolwa Freshwater Classic yacht race on 22 January. Leading the CYCSA entrants was Game Over (Julian Newton) who achieved a very creditable 5th in Division 2 and was joined by Truant (Jim Bristow), Virtual Insanity (Daniel Mentzel) and TBA (Matthew Keith). From all reports the regatta was a great success and we look forward to witnessing it again next year.

In the same vein, it’s worth repeating a small poem that we published in Groundswell a few years ago to describe what a “club” may be: It is a place of refuge and accord in a world torn by strife and discord; It is a place where kindred spirits gather to have fun and make friends; It is a place of courtesy, good breeding and good manners; It is a place expressly for camaraderie, merriment, goodwill and good cheer; It humbles the mighty, draws out the timid and casts out the sorehead; And is one of the noblest inventions of mankind.

In addition, the various post Christmas racing series are well underway again with a generally windy start to the year.

On 26 January a most enjoyable Australia Day twilight race culminated in a typical Aussie BBQ of lamb chops and sausages under the patio – a great time was had by members and guests alike.

Food for thought!

Good luck to all boats and crews participating in this year’s 62nd Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race and Regatta – it’s always a great race and the Port Lincoln Yacht Club goes to great lengths to ensure that everyone enjoys their stay in the “centre of the universe”!

Members of the cruising fraternity have been as busy as ever, both locally and interstate, with a few venturing shorthanded to Port Lincoln and many others enjoying the waters of Gulf St Vincent and the beauty of Island Beach on Kangaroo Island – particularly on New Years Day for the Ballast Head Cup, won on handicap under “modified race rules” this year by Back Friday skippered by Chris Wood. (See Ballast Head article on page 25)

As always may I thank, on your behalf, all of the volunteers in the Club for their expertise, time and effort in helping to run the Associations, plan and stage functions, man the start boats, instruct in the Marine Academy or serve on the Board or committees. Similarly, I would like to thank our staff for their ongoing efforts in ensuring that the CYCSA remains world class! Thank you everyone – your efforts are appreciated.

Crabbing Day was once again a great success and congratulations must go to the Fishing Association Committee for bringing the event to fruition – the friendly atmosphere created under the marquee on a beautiful summer day was first class!

And finally, a warm welcome to our new members – we hope you enjoy all the Club has to offer.

As we all know boating and yacht racing in particular can be dangerous from time to time and sometimes collisions result in damage to our own vessels and other’s when they occur. Sometimes, even when sailing under the Racing Rules of Sailing, it’s not always

Geoff Catt, Commodore

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NEW BOATS 34’

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

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it’s all g 37’

amazing grace (ag) 38’

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Angus and Christine Middleton’s previous boat was a Bavaria 40 and although it was an excellent racer/cruiser, they decided that one design J24s suited their current interests better after sailing Lasers over summer. AG is on a hardstand which makes maintenance, repairs and a clean bottom an attractive option as well. They note that CYCSA membership is recognized worldwide and Angus has raced in a weekend regatta on J24s in New Jersey and bigger boats at the Lipton Cup on San Francisco Bay this year. They advise that using your reciprocal membership if you are interstate is another attractive option for maintenance free sailing! Members at Sandringham and CYC Australia in Sydney are always looking for casual crew for twilights, weekend races and also regattas and welcome interstate sailors. Showing up with your gear on the day is an option.

Christine was quick to observe that a nice big dodger, autohelm, headsail furler, anchor winch, chart plotter, fridge, head, hot and cold water and a stove were sadly lacking on AG and that the V-berth was actually a sail locker. She has been known to observe that Js are not the preferred option for a weekend cruise to Kangaroo Island.

Two ventures racing on the Port River over winter whetted their appetite for racing with a win on handicap in their second race and a demonstration of how to use a spinnaker pole to get off the mud flats for opposite end line honours on their first attempt.

They have been more noticeable in the car park and on board doing jobs at the hardstand than on the water this summer after an impromptu shoulder reconstruction performed successfully by fellow member Richard Pope in September on Angus. They advise that the CYCSA and J24 Association members have been very welcoming and hope to be active in the later part of the season, particularly with the Club hosting the Nationals in March.

Paul and Cheryl Mills are the proud owners of It’s All G which is berthed in D36. A Carver 38 Super Sport, it was built in 2006 and is powered by twin Volvo diesels.

They imported the boat from North Carolina in the States and it was shipped to Melbourne, unloaded and sailed to Adelaide, arriving in August 2011. This whole process took six months and cost them many sleepless nights.

Paul assumes the name It’s All G means ‘It’s All Good’ and although he thought about changing it, has found it is growing on him.

He and Cheryl hope to use the boat for both fishing and fun times with friends and family and are looking forward to many happy days spent on the water.

Amazing Grace Janet and John den Dryver’s first Amazing Grace was a Pion 30 which was kept at the CYCSA from 1987 until 1997. They and their two young children, Allison and Sam, used the boat for family holidays around the Gulf often combining it with camping.

As the children grew up they became more involved in sport and work travel became more frequent, the use of the yacht diminished and it was eventually sold. As usual, the intention was to buy another yacht but other priorities seemed to get in the way. Their interest in yachting was maintained by staying on as members of the CYCSA, an occasional charter out of Airlie Beach and recently sailing on a friend’s Buizen 48 out from Sydney.

With both Jon and Janet entering semiretirement, their minds again turned to purchasing another yacht. Several boats were looked at before a former work colleague came up with a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45 called True North II based in the Pittwater. The boat was some six years old but had a fairly gentle life and was fitted with some attractive features. The friend owned a sister vessel which he had sailed around Australia so could vouch that they were a sound boat.

liquid limo After owning Keepin’ Kool for several years, Robert and Natalie Turco decided to move to something slightly larger and settled on a Mustang 3800 Sports Cruiser which they sourced from Queensland.

Liquid Limo has twin Volvo Pentas and, given that Bob admits to being a lousy driver, the magical IPS drives make it great for berthing. Their plan is to use the boat with family and friends with the aim of lots of fun and leisure.

Naming the boat proved harder than finding it with Bob and Natalie undertaking a lot of friendly debating to come up with two options. Bob came up with Deckhead, definitely a boy’s choice, and Liquid Limo was Natalie’s choice which she felt was a little more subtle. No prizes for guessing who won that debate!

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After an inspection and a survey, the vessel was purchased in June and temporarily placed in the Akuna Bay Marina. After fitting a number of additional items and some sailing on the Pittwater, it was decided to relocate the boat in October 2011.

It was decided to rename the boat after arriving in Adelaide as True North was already in use and John and Janet wanted to keep a connection with their previous boat.

In a visit to the Moonta Bay some years previous, they had noticed that the Pion was now berthed there but had a new name so the name of Amazing Grace was restored.

John and Janet look forward to cruising the South Australian waters in their new boat and enjoying the company of other Club members and the great facilities offered by the CYCSA.

A series of profiles featuring Club members who, through their long term commitment and outstanding support, have contributed significantly to the life of the Club.

CHRIS MORPHETT

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hris, together with his wife Rosalie, has been a member of the CYCSA for over 17 years. During that time he has contributed to the life of the Club in many and varied ways, first as a member of the Cruising Association, then as its Chair for several years and more recently as Vice Commodore, a position he held for four years from 2008-2011.

He is a bit shy about his age describing it as 21 years with a few months experience but given the fact that he has been married to Rosalie for forty years and is now a happily retired high school teacher, we can probably make a few guesses and be just about there.

Chris learnt to sail in 1984 in a 22 foot aluminium Evening Star, similar to one berthed in the Club’s hardstand area, and bought his first Noelex 25 in 1985 followed by another in 2000. The yacht that he currently owns, a Cole 34 called Selkie, was acquired in 2002.

Chris believes we are all privileged to belong to such a great Club with so many fantastic members from all walks of life.

He and Rosalie and their son Tim had many spectacular holidays on board their trailer sailers, as they could get to special cruising areas very quickly by car and trailer, therefore spending maximum time on the water. One year they spent a superb September in the Whitsunday’s followed by a couple of weeks at Fraser Island. Other trips include the Myall Lakes and Port Stephens, the Gippsland Lakes, Christmas school holidays in Coffin Bay and several trips out to the Sir Joseph Banks Group of Islands. They were very active members of the Trailer Sailer Association at a time when many of them had young families who grew up and played together on those trips.

For his pastimes outside of sailing, Chris enjoys travelling both within and beyond Australia, bushwalking, catching up on a bit of home maintenance, reading and working as a volunteer driver for the Barossa Community Transport Scheme. Chris and Rosalie are convinced they have the best of both worlds, living in the Barossa Valley during the week and on their boat at weekends. “We really belong to two magnificent communities”, they say.

For several years they had a holiday house at Clayton Bay, a few miles upstream from Goolwa, and Chris was soon drafted in as Secretary and later Commodore of the Clayton Bay Boat Club. He commented that many people are unaware of the magnificent cruising grounds in and around that area and they spent many happy weekends sailing the River Murray, Lake Alexandrina and down into the Coorong, often overnighting at the foot of the sand dunes.

They also consider themselves lucky that their son Tim, a chartered accountant, has chosen to make Adelaide his home. Although not a sailor, Tim enjoys sport in general with a particular passion for cricket and golf. He married Kim, a beautiful Barossa girl in 2011 and Chris is still hopeful he’ll make sailors of them yet!

Since becoming deep keelboat owners, Chris and Rosalie have enjoyed many ‘cruises in company’ in South Australia’s fantastic cruising grounds. Various trips across the Gulf, down to Kangaroo Island, Port Lincoln and further north up Spencer Gulf, have honed their sailing skills and provided them with a social life second to none. They hold treasured memories of times spent with other great people from our Club.

Spending as much time as possible with family and friends, travelling, keeping active and involved in their community and generally enjoying life in our wonderful country, all feature in Chris’s plans for the future and both of them are busy doing just that.

Chris believes we are all privileged to belong to such a great Club with so many fantastic members from all walks of life. As a person who likes to surround himself with positive, active, cheerful people he says he can always find plenty at the CYCSA. He feels all members should recognise and appreciate more fully that we have the best facilities and Club leadership structure in Australia.

During 2006, while he was Chair, the Cruising Association organised a ‘cruise in company’ to Port Lincoln and the Sir Joseph Banks Group. They then headed north to join the Spencer Gulf Trip which is run annually by the northern Spencer Gulf sailing clubs.

They visited Whyalla, Port Augusta, Port Pirie and a number of beautiful anchorages in between and, together with several other Club boats that participated, spent around six weeks on the water and enjoyed an unforgettable holiday. During that time friendships were made and cemented and they often think about doing it all again.

The positions he has held at the Club have given Chris and Rosalie the opportunity to meet literally hundreds of our new and old members and he has thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I am sure you will agree, the feeling is reciprocated.

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hope he realises that to get a similar start signal to the one at Island Beach, he’s got to be sailing southward out of Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day.

ew Year’s Day dawned with not a sniff of breeze over Eastern Cove and a glassy sea from shore to horizon. By mid-morning though, a very light northerly was creeping down but couldn’t advance past Ballast Head and Kangaroo Point leaving the race area unsailable with the event’s first ever postponement looking a serious possibility. Luckily things improved with an hour to go and a record number of twenty boats of all shapes, sizes and abilities faced the starter in about five knots of breeze and were sent on their way with a “Sydney-Hobart” style sound signal from Committee Boat Top End. Due to a slightly inaccurate calculation by the powder monkey however, the quite impressive ear-pounding signal fired off nine seconds before start time but it didn’t fool anyone in this fleet and they all started on the lowering of the flag.

The local yachties outnumbered the visitors this year thirteen to seven but unlike last year when they filled first and second places, they were unable to produce a podium finish with all three trophy winners being CYCSA members. Word is going around however that some American River boys are seriously thinking about actually scrubbing hulls and re-cutting their sails in readiness for next year’s event!

Of course one of the more enjoyable aspects of this regatta is the way in which the yachties invite interested onlookers and guests onto their boats and so in many cases provide an opportunity for non-sailors to enjoy their first sailing experience, albeit a bit on the slow side this year but it surely would have been compensated by the start signal! Despite the warmer conditions, everybody gathered on the beach afterwards to enjoy the sausage sizzle and drinks and to tell a few porkies and post mortems about why they didn’t walk off with any trophies this year and what adjustments they intend to make for a better result next New Year’s Day.

Unfortunately hopes for a two lap race were soon dashed with the breeze dropping right away and boats struggling to make the first mark and so to enable them to complete at least one lap within the time limit, the Race Officer invoked a little known and an even less used rule and ordered ten minutes of motoring which enabled fourteen of the fleet to cross the line. It should be pointed out though that Marnico (Graeme Footer) who was clearly in a position to take line honours for the third time, refused to motor on principal and in doing so, finished third over the line and stone motherless by nine minutes on corrected time which then allowed Back Friday (Chris Wood) and Celebrity (Richard Pope) to power toward the finish with Celebrity just out gunning Back Friday over the line by ten seconds. The Race Committee thought very briefly about presenting Marnico with something special to recognise his most unselfish and sportsmanlike action but Graeme commented that he didn’t have room for any more silverware on the mantelpiece so all parties were happy.

The Ballast Head Regatta Race Committee wishes to thank the many volunteers who assisted in many ways to once again produce an interesting, enjoyable and fun regatta (the first yacht race in the world each year) including Rob Clampett and crew for the Committee Vessel Top End and for ensuring that his marine insurance policy was paid up, Brooke McLeay for on-water and on-shore activities, Glenn Spear and Lifestyle 3 for the mark boat at Rocky, Chris Atkins for the in-shore mark, David Bonnin and daughter Bonnie for the sausage sizzle and musical entertainment, Marcus Booth as assistant cook, Carol Miell for rounding up the American River contingent and Sam Moore who provided the technical know-how for the start sound signal (and who was last seen tweaking his fuse length calculations to actually get the sound and flag co-inciding.

Celebrity, which must have heeded the handicapper’s advice last year and threw out the dishwasher and flat screen TV, adds a line honours to a previous handicap win whilst Back Friday’s persistent offers of inducement to the handicapper (reluctantly knocked back on each occasion) seem to have paid off yet again with another handicap win to add to two previous on Back Friday and Caroona.

Results Ballast Head Cup Line Honours Celebrity Richard Pope Handicap Back Friday Chris Wood Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy First new entrant Brigadoon Geoff Wiggins

Congratulations to Louise and Geoff Wiggins on Brigadoon which took out the Jamie Cowell Trophy for best placed new entrant. They picked up a young couple off the beach as crew which obviously inspired Geoff’s competitive spirit for his first ever race start but I

Andrew Saies, David Saies Race Committee Ballast Head Regatta

Photos by Mark Neumann

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ur Sydney to Hobart campaign probably commenced over a bottle of wine or two in Sydney in March 2011 when Garry Tucker’s Beneteau First 45 was launched in Sydney after arriving from France. Patrice IV’s first sea trial, except for a half hour trip on Sydney Harbour to calibrate the instruments, was the 1,000 plus mile trip back to the CYCSA. Gale warnings half way across Bass Srait on the first attempt meant a retreat back to Eden to sit out a week of bad weather which added to the sea trial, finally arriving back at the CYCSA in mid April.

The decision to participate in the 2011 race probably more evolved over the course of the next seven months rather than being a definite decision to do it, probably because we weren’t sure if we could sort Patrice IV out and organise a crew and learn to sail the boat in the short time available.

It was probably not till the entry was submitted and entry fee paid did the realisation hit home that we were actually ‘going to have a go’. This was not without second thoughts setting in on occasions when it appeared we had bitten off more than what was probably realistic and that it was all getting too hard.

Anyway, a crew of twelve was initially put together and sea trials commenced, including an Island Cup Race with only one entry – us! This was a great opportunity to introduce both boat and crew to each other.

Putting a new boat and new crew together within seven months was in itself a major challenge and credit and thanks go to all who contributed significantly to make it happen. The last sail arrived the week before I left for Sydney and was packed in a suit case for the flight which meant leaving other ‘nice to haves’ at home to avoid excess baggage.

A crew of ten was finally decided on which appeared to be sufficient for the race, consisting of Geoff Common, Paul Flaherty, Any Shipp, Les Smith, Rex Davies, Ashley Halliday, Thomas Schulze, Grant Lomman, Brett McPeake and myself.

The boat left for Sydney on 6 December in Geoff’s capable hands with five of the crew doing the delivery to gain some much needed boat time.

Being a new boat, we wanted to allow ourselves plenty of time in case the safety audit presented us with something unforeseen and which hopefully would allow us enough time to undertake any needed works or purchases if necessary. I flew over the week before Christmas after finalising the entry details, queries and insurance etc, and hoping that all was in place for the Category One safety audit booked in for the Tuesday before Boxing Day. The quickest Category One safety audit ever completed and we were going to Hobart. Filling in time for the next week consisted of going over and over the boat making final additions and adjustments and a couple of familiarisation sails around Sydney Harbour to test out sails and other equipment that hadn’t been tried up until that time.

Christmas Day was a fairly quiet occasion with the rest of the crew having arrived and some of the wives and partners also arriving to see us off and view the spectacle from out on the Harbour in amongst the spectator fleet.

Boxing Day finally arrived – a final weather briefing and we were set to go. Not a bright sunny day as one would have hoped for on such an occasion, but instead a rather dull overcast day with a 10-12 knot north easterly which meant a beat to windward up to the first rounding mark.

The breeze increased to 15–18 knots at the start which meant a change of sail plan inside the 10 minute warning signal.

We were on the southern (second) start line in company with another 50-plus boats all looking for a slot on the line. We opted to start at the boat end of the line, probably the least preferred end, but this at least gave us a starboard tack from one side of the spectator fleet to the other first up before having to embark on a tacking duel after that to the first rounding mark. Lots of dirty air, dirty water, the usual start line chat with other boats and flirting with the spectator fleet on the start line saw us get a pretty good position in some reasonably clean air for our first tack to the other side of the spectator fleet which seemed to appear through the fleet of boats fairly quickly and with the realisation it wasn’t very far from one side to the other.

Our Sydney Hobart challenge had started and we had two objectives – to get out of Sydney Heads in one piece and to cross the finish line in Hobart. Geoff Catt’s comment before leaving “In my two years as Commodore, the cup has come back to the CYCSA each year” didn’t add 10

any pressure….much! While in our case anyway, this was probably an unrealistic expectation, I guess in the back of everyone’s mind was, what a great fairytale ending if one of the two South Australian entries could bring the cup back home for a third consecutive year.

Having rounded the first rounding mark and reaching to the seaward mark in the washing machine pool of boat washes and a big swell entering Sydney Heads from a tropical low further north, it appeared we had achieved our first objective... and with some boats astern of us. The closest call we had was with another Beneteau 45 from New Zealand which ignored our starboard calls necessitating a slight adjustment of course on our part to avoid the inevitable.

Once having rounded the seaward rounding mark outside the Heads, sea conditions gradually settled down and we were under spinnaker heading out to sea in search of some current in some pretty nice conditions cruising along at between 8–10 knots. Clouds gradually thickened to the south however and the north easterly began to soften heralding the approach of the southerly change which was forecast.

Spinnaker down (or nearly down anyway) just in time as the front arrived and three reefs and a Number 4 still saw us lying on our side with a spectacular lightning show and heavy rain obliterating our view of any other boats in our near vicinity.

From that first night it was pretty much a tacking duel down the east coast in a fresh southerly to Gabo Island and out into Bass Strait however, from there on, things changed with the forecast models indicating numerous holes with no wind pretty much spread out right across Bass Strait and down the east coast of Tasmania – and we found them, with our displays registering 0.0 on a number of occasions. We finally arrived off Tasman Island and into Storm Bay on the morning of the fourth day with the wind finally filling in which gave us a good spinnaker run for the last leg across Storm Bay, around the Iron Pot and through to the finishing line finishing at 1831 hours on Friday 30 January. An elapsed time of four days, five hours, 31 minutes and 38 seconds.

This resulted in 36th place on IRC overall and 19th overall in ORCI which we were more than happy with given we’d only raced the boat competitively a dozen times up till then. We had also achieved our second objective, we’d made it to Hobart with boat intact and the same number of crew on board that we departed Sydney with. The crew worked exceptionally hard and tirelessly to keep the boat moving, with Rex even going up the mast in Bass Strait to send a mouse line down the mast after a spinnaker halyard chafed through. It was very much a tactician’s race and Andy did a great job in putting us in some favourable currents in the light conditions.

The reception received in Hobart was something special to behold and somewhat overwhelming, something to remember for a lifetime and worth the effort and trip down just to view it. Wives, partners, family and friends who had made the trek down to Tassie awaited our arrival at Constitution Dock and the celebrations commenced.

The trip home – well that’s another story with me promising my wife Lyn a relaxing cruise home with just the two of us in summer weather conditions…. I was wrong! Nearly three weeks later we finally arrived home. Getting away from Tasmania proved to be a bit of a challenge with 30 plus knots from the south west most days to Portland with rain squalls and snow in the higher country (in January!!) in Tassie. Boats were holed up from Hobart to Refuge Cove waiting for the weather to abate. I think I clocked up a few IOUs along the way and ended Lyn’s interest in any further blue water cruising in the process.

Many thanks must go to a number of people who made this experience possible including our wives, partners and families who tolerated our weekends working on the boat and long absences away from home, the crew and their efforts, Geoff Catt, Ray Brown and numerous other CYCSA members and friends who offered their support and best wishes and followed our trip with interest, and finally to Garry Tucker for his extreme generosity in making his new boat available and the whole experience possible while not personally participating in the race.

Would I do it again…. definitely. Will it happen…? But for anyone contemplating doing it, I would encourage you to have a go!

Shane Wiseman, Patrice IV

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Photo of Patrice IV courtesy of Tony McKendrick, Photomakers

TWO TRUE

his year 88 boats faced the starter in the 67th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. In a moderate northeaster, the fleet tacked its way

out of the harbour led by Investec Loyal closely followed by Wild

Oats XI with Wild Oats XI first through the heads. These two maxis were to battle it out to the very finish with Investec Loyal taking line honours in the closest race for some years.

Back on the southern start line Two True, with crew Brett Young, Rob Human, Rob Last, Les DeWit, Jason Flak, David McKay, Tyson Lamond and Mark Hutton and myself, started well on the front row at the pin end of the line sailing close hauled right to the edge of the spectator fleet before tacking onto port, crossing ahead of the majority of the fleet in our division and the three Beneteau First 40s including the favoured Lunchtime Legend. The 1983 original Wild Oats, now named Wild Rose, which was in our division and skippered by veteran competitor Roger Hickman, quickly established itself as an IRC race win contender. We cleared the harbour without incident and headed south under S2 Spinnaker in 15 knots of steady north-easterly breeze.

Our pre-race analysis of current and wind showed we had a favourable current running in a lane about ten miles wide either side of the rhumb line until Gabo Island. It was no surprise that most of the fleet funnelled into this lane. We settled into comfortable afternoon sailing in close company but ahead of the other First 40s and within speaking distance and ahead of Jessica Watson and her team on Ella Bache (previously Sydney 38 Another Challenge). As well as being a media favourite, our other interest in Jess was closer to home. CYCSA members Alex Saies and Jonno Bannister were sailing on another Sydney 38, Deloitte As One, and had been part of the young crew mentoring, training and tuning up with Jess and her team in the weeks leading up to the Sydney Hobart. There was intense rivalry between their boats. In what turned out to be a 628 mile ocean match race Ella Bache eventually beat Deloitte As One by around 30 minutes over the line.

The weather forecast for the first two days proved accurate in strength and direction. The first southerly front came through before midnight on the 26th and we quickly changed down to the four and tacked back towards the rhumb line and onto our preferred race route. By the early hours of the 27th sea sickness had affected four of our crew as we pushed to windward in 20–25 knots of southerly and a very confused seaway. The 0735 radio sched had us well placed in our division but just behind the well sailed Wild Rose with Roger Hickman who proved that he could hang onto us all the way to Hobart (with a rating nearly twenty points better than ours). The next twenty-four hours were spent on the wind in a building southerly pushing against a south flowing current of around two knots. Our track took us very close to the New South Wales coast and inside Montague Island as we hunted for the long forecast south-westerly change. Boats out to sea did better in a breeze that hung into the southeast at odds with the forecast gradient breezes. The coastal scenery was small relief for the persisting sea sickness, damp and cold on our boat. Around 2200hrs on the 27th we made our compulsory Green Cape declarations, a relief this year that despite the tough upwind conditions so far, the boat and crew were in good shape with only one case of persisting mal de mere. Radio reporting for this year’s race had been upgraded, perhaps due to the issues arising out of last year’s Race Committee protest of RAN and Wild Oats XI over difficulties with their respective HF transmissions. This year any boat missing an HF radio reporting sched was penalised twenty minutes of elapsed time for the first infringement and increasingly severe time penalties thereafter. Any boat missing three consecutive scheds was automatically disqualified without redress. Boats with good justification for missing a sched could apply to the Race Committee for redress. While I understand and agree with the need to have a communication system that is ‘one to all’ and HF radio is that medium, my own view is that this year’s radio sched requirements were too restrictive and punitive. There should be greater flexibility in order to re-establish contact out of sched times if one is missed either due to

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atmospherics (common) or a situation on the boat requiring the full attention of all hands. Issues about the position of a competitor, while important, are secondary to the Official Radio Relay Vessel knowing that the boat and crew are safe. While redress may be given under the current rules, sailing all the way to Hobart not knowing whether a penalty will apply or not is another unwanted distraction in an already difficult race.

By the early hours of the 28th the breeze had abated and finally it went into the south-west as we made a fairly leisurely passage across Bass Strait. The next day saw light westerlies, warm sunshine and a chance for everyone on board to dry out and catch up on sleep, food and fluid.

We had maintained our preferred track and were about 60 miles off Eddystone Light when, in the early hours of the 29th, we experienced a fairly sudden increase in pressure from 15 knots to around 30 knots over the course of 30 to 40 minutes. This was not a transient pressure build and it was soon evident that we were grossly overpowered under full main and number two jib. With all hands on deck we put two reefs in the main and did an inside peel to the four. This extraordinary team effort most certainly saved both of these sails and kept us in race mode throughout the change. It was one of those moments where cool heads, correct decisions and sheer physical toughness prevailed to keep the boat and crew safe.

At the 0735 sched on the morning of the 29th, we were reported as being second overall, second in our division and amongst the main contenders for the Tattersalls Cup. The Beneteau 45 Victoire was still in the mix along with Loki, Ragamuffin and Wild Rose in our division.

The scene was set for an exciting finish to this year’s Sydney Hobart. As we closed Tasman Island in a 15 knot east-south-easterly, the breeze lightened throughout the day. At 1700 on the 29th we had just 80 miles to the finish and eleven hours to do this for an overall podium finish. Then the wind collapsed, ending any chance of a win from our division and shifting the race winners back to the Division 2 boats that had already finished. It took nearly twelve hours to sail 23 miles around

Hobart

Tasman Island which never seemed to go away! More frustrating was the fact that the boats still up the east coast were bringing pressure down with them and the fleet compressed for our leg across Storm Bay. Our challenge now was to stay in the placegetters in our division as the new breeze reached us. We made good time across Storm Bay and into the Derwent where there was a typical Hobart afternoon sea breeze but our divisional competitors were getting it sooner and stronger than us.

We crossed the line at Battery Point 97 hours after the start, our slowest Hobart in five campaigns, remarkably tying for third place in our division and twelfth overall with sister ship Lunchtime Legend. Both of us were behind divisional winner Wild Rose and Tasmanian newcomer Whistler.

Our finish time put us in front of all the Beneteau’s in the fleet, all of the Sydney 38s and some favoured boats like the new Kerr 40 AFR Midnight Rambler and one place ahead of Wild Oats XI! This year for Two True there was no protest and no equipment failure to dampen the traditional celebrations in Hobart, which are a highlight of this event.

For Rob Human it was his seventeenth Sydney to Hobart but for some of the crew this was probably their last race, ending five years of highly competitive, compatible and enjoyable ocean racing. My thanks to all of the crew this year, they did a fantastic job; to Donna Marshall and Juliette who provided valuable land support and shared driving duties to Hobart with the support vehicle; and Ian Schmidt and family who assisted the delivery getting the boat up the east coast to Launceston en route to Melbourne.

Andrew Saies, Owner and Skipper

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harlesworth Nuts’ involvement with the CYCSA goes way back to when the Club was founded. Chappy Charlesworth was a good mate of Malcolm Kinnaird and had great faith in him and when Malcolm called for interest in starting the new Club, Chappy was the third person to put his money “on the table”.

Chappy was a Foundation Member and his support of the CYCSA continued when he became a member of the syndicate which financed the purchase of the land to the south of the original Club boundary which enabled the Club’s facilities to be greatly expanded.

Chappy was an active member of the CYCSA till the time of his death in February 2008.

Charlesworth Nuts is a third generation family business which started with the purchase of a small stand in the Central Market by Chappy’s father Herb and was run by his mother Doris to “give her something to do”. After Word War II in which Chappy served with the RAN, he returned to Adelaide and together with his wife Joy ran Charlesworth Nuts for many years. The business is currently owned and run by Chappy’s sons Mark and Brett using the same guiding values of quality, service and excellence that he established. Mark’s wife Lisa has worked in the business since 1989 and Brett’s sons, Rhys, Kain and Liam, are now also becoming actively involved in the company.

Mark, Chappy and Brett at the market In 2009 Mark Charlesworth was approached by Trevor Kipling to see whether Charlesworth Nuts would be interested in sponsoring the Cruising Association. Mark knew his Dad would have been supportive of this idea. Chappy was more into “cruising, snoozing and (a little) boozing” with his mates on his beautiful ketch rigged timber motor sailer Tirriki rather than racing so Mark thought the fit between Charlesworth Nuts and the CYCSA Cruising Association would be ideal.

The business is now a well respected state icon and in 2004 was inducted into the Family Business Australia Hall of Fame. As well as its well known retail outlets, Charlesworth Nuts also operates national wholesale and online operations.

Charlesworth Nuts is very happy to continue sponsoring the Cruising Association and encourages members to become involved in Cruising Association activities including the regular Second Saturday BBQs.

Although Charlesworth Nuts didn’t become an official sponsor till 2009, Chappy would often support various association functions and events through donations of nuts and chocolates for the tables and gift hampers which were used for raffles or other prizes.

Laura Cowley, Marketing and Membership Services

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he Cruising Association Committee extends thanks to everyone taking time out from their busy summer sailing schedule to attend the Second Saturday Barbecues over the summer season. Second Saturday BBQs are open to all members, and their guests, power or sail, without charge.

destination for the March long weekend and our traditional Easter in Stansbury being back on the calendar with the cruise departing on Friday 6 April.

A cruise in company to Port Lincoln and Spencer Gulf destinations has been mooted for April/May. Talk to Owen Mace (Cygnus II) on C28 if you are interested.

At the January BBQ we welcomed the return of experienced longdistance cruisers Bill and Pauline Lunn (Eclipse) and said au revoir to John and Fran Sibly (Milou) as they prepared to set off on their long distance cruise heading east initially hoping to cruise Tasmania en route to the east coast and the Coral Sea. They have taken their passports with them and have not set any date for a return to South Australian waters.

A cruise in company to Port Fairy is being planned for departure in late February/early March 2013 to take in the 2013 Port Fairy Folk Festival which runs from Friday 8 March through to Monday 11 March 2013. Cruise captain is Adrian Wotton (School’s Out) on M05.

The Cruising Association Committee would also like to invite anyone interested in the aims and the work of the Association to give serious consideration to nominating for the Committee.

Members can contact me at any time on 0407742203 or perrinr@internode.on.net.

Local cruising suffered from inclement weather over the initial period of the season although a good number of boats did enjoy some good cruising to Black Point and Port Vincent over the Australia Day long weekend. Members are expected to make up for this as the weather gradually becomes more stable and predictable with Black Point again being mentioned as a favoured

Robert Perrin, Secretary CA

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raeme and I were later getting back to the Med this time due to family commitments and some business in London to attend to so it was Thursday 25 August when we finally touched down in Marseilles in France. Bob, our mate from New Zealand, was joining us again so from the airport we caught a bus to the train station where he was coming into after flying into Nice. We all managed to find each other and also the taxi that was to take us to Port Napoleon where Jemmaroo was waiting patiently for us.

It was blowing like blazes from the south-east so we sorted out the boat and made an expedition into St Louis-de-Rhone to do a big shop up. The wind changed to the north-west, the Tramartino, at 30-35 knots so we stayed put for a bit longer eventually checking out on Sunday 28 August.

Port Gardian in the Gulf of Lyon was our first port of call and we sailed for about two-thirds of the distance before the wind dropped out and on went the iron genoa. We called the marina and told them our depth etc and they said all was okay but we still bulldozed our way through the mud for part of the entrance. With the wind really blowing on our beam we had to manoeuvre our way back and between two piles and, as you can imagine, it was great fun – NOT! This area of France, called the Carmague, used to be Spanish so the running of the bulls and bull fights still go on and each town has its own arena. A few drinks and some dinner and we were into cruising mode – amazing how easy it is to slip into it. The market was in full swing in the town square by the time Graeme and Bob surfaced the next morning but I had already done a reconnoiter so we all had a bit of fun there before setting off for Port Carmague. There are many purpose built marinas with all the resort facilities attached in and around the Gulf of Lyon and Port Carmague was one of them. It was quite well done with a large

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marina and island development etc and after motoring around within it we decided to anchor out and have a quiet one. La Grand Motte was another development with pyramid type buildings as its feature. A huge amount of money has been spent on these resorts and the main tourists/inhabitants were French. Cap d’Agde was another of the same ilk and we anchored in the outer harbour in company with lots of other boats in the early afternoon. We went ashore, had a walk around followed by dinner and when we returned to Jemmaroo, we were the only boat left. Around midnight the officials came and told us we could not stay so they led us into the accrueil wharf where we tied up. Fun and games were had the next morning when the whole complement of eight Customs officials came down to the boat and searched it and questioned us. One official was very pleased when he found the safe (which we have never opened) and demanded we unlock it. A search for the key eventually located it but it was in fact unlocked and very, very empty – he was a little disappointed. Eventually we got down to what they wanted. Jemmaroo is now Australian registered and they were concerned about the tax situation. Fortunately we had all the documentation with us to show that VAT had been paid and they left us as happy as little sand boys and told us we wouldn’t be bothered again as we were now ‘in the system’. We think we’re happy about that.

At Gruissan-Neuf there was no choice but to go into the marina and they certainly build them big. There were 1750 berths over three basins and given our size and the fact that they were pretty full, we had to go around into the third basin. This turned out to be fortunate as it was close to the old town of Gruissan, a really typical old French town, so after a walk around and imbibing a couple of drinks, we found a restaurant where the young owner was cooking a large pan of paella out the front. Of course we stayed and watched and drank and then ate about an hour later when it was all cooked. It was a great night and we chatted and drank with two Frenchmen and the owner and his family while we wiled the time away.

Our next port of call was Port Vendres, the last stopping place before entering Spanish waters. We moored on the commercial wharf in front of a couple of large fishing boats and some Pom’s on a Nauticat. As does happen, they came on board for drinks and we all toddled off to dinner.

We entered Spain calling into a couple of bays before having a lunch pick at Port Ligat and then picking up a mooring at Puerto de Cadaques – 50 Euro for the night, a bit rich. We had dinner on shore and discovered there was to be a six kilometre swim on the next so decided to stay and watch it. We went for a long walk around into the next bay where the swim started at 9am and watched and followed them as they swam around the headland and into our bay. At our next anchorage there was meant to be a jazz band on the beach but we were exactly one week too late – such is life. The church on shore was beautiful particularly the nave area. ... continued over page

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...continued from over page side much more recent. It appeared we were safe from discos as the pubs were all on the other side but we didn’t count on the fun fair with noisy rides and somehow there was still music until 4am so not a great deal of sleep was had. I did the foot down trick again and surprisingly didn’t get any complaints so we made our way to Puerto Copfre, chosen because it was away from the town sufficiently. There were no good restaurants that we could find anyway so we shared a paella and after an Irish Coffee each the boys were primed for ports on board. The next morning saw lots of domestic stuff happening before we walked into the town which was really just apartment block after apartment block.

We had rolled for the last two nights so I put my foot down and after motoring along the very scenic coast we pulled into the marina at Puerto de San Feliu de Guixols (I bet you can’t say it either) and we spent a very peaceful night on the end of one of the fingers. It was a very pretty town and a good marina with great facilities.

We decided to go right through to Barcelona from here as friends of Bob’s, Bob and Francis, were there as part of their European holiday. It was great to catch up with them and we had a good time at a local restaurant interpreting the menu and having dinner. We were moored at the main Barcelona Marina and it was very good and very reasonable. We decided to stay a few days and have a look around this beautiful city. We rambled down La Rambla and found their fantastic market before having dinner across the way again.

Bob took the cable car across Barcelona while Graeme and I caught the underground to Sagrada Familia, a fantastic cathedral designed mainly by Gaudi. They started building it in 1840 and they hope to finish it in 2030 and it is truly an ongoing piece of art. The small world situation happened again – we were standing looking at the church and looked up and saw friends of ours from Adelaide, Paul and Sue Holland, standing right next to us. We caught up on all the gossip and then went out separate ways. That night the three of us went to an excellent classical guitar concert by Manuel Gonzalez in an absolutely stunning old theatre. After stocking up, we dropped the lines from Barcelona with very positive memories about the city and particularly of its acceptance of all forms of art.

At the Club Nautica in Puerto de Castellon we moored alongside a very low pontoon as the boat was too long for the available slime lines. Being somewhat vertically challenged, getting off and on the boat proved difficult for me so my hero found a large coollant type container and filled it with water to weight it and hey presto, Gay’s step. The boys were having ‘Day Two’ (no alcohol) due to their excess of port the night before so we found a Chinese restaurant where a meal, plus two bottles of mineral water, cost the princely sum of 25 Euro for three – amazing what a difference no wine etc makes.

Valencia was in our sights so we made our way to the Valencia Yacht Basin, an extension of the Real Yacht Club Nautica, but designed mainly for larger boats. We felt quite at home in the luxury of a Bellingham built marina complete with fingers – the best built marina we have seen in the Med. We booked our train tickets to Madrid for two days time and then took a wander around the old part of the city. The new Aquarium, Museum and Technology complex in Valencia is stunning, both architecturally and in its scope and we spent nearly a day looking over it. A one hour 38 minute train ride travelling up to 300kph, took us into the centre of Madrid, the capital of Spain. Here we met up with Ann and Howard Bone who had flown in from Rome to cruise with us over the next fortnight. We took the Red Tourist Bus trip around the city and found the fantastic Saint Miguel Market. Not a conventional market but an eating and drinking market.

You could buy a glass of wine at one stall and food from others and sit down and sample both to your hearts content. It was something we all thought would work well in our own Central Market but can you imagine the liquour licensing debacle that would ensue. A tour of the classical Art Gallery where paintings from the 13-18th century were on display was a must and we were entranced with the knowledge our guide showed and her insights on how to look at the paintings etc. Another train ride back to Valencia saw the five of us back in the old town dining at a restaurant near the stunning cathedral.

The eastern coast of Spain has very few bays so we moored next at Puerto de Villanova I la Geltru, a new town and marina complex. We gave Jemmaroo a bit of a tub before setting off for Bajo el Rincon where we anchored. Four delightful young French people swam out to the boat – quite a stretch – as they had seen Bob’s Silver Fern flag flying and they approached singing a haka. They came on board and the main thing they wanted to talk about was the World Cup so naturally Bob obliged. We should have twigged there and then about the anchorage, young people equals discos, very loud and very late – oops. We did a long passage to our next anchorage at Bahia Des Alfacs near Rapita. It was very calm and protected but the water was very murky as it is part of the delta of the Ebro River but at least we didn’t roll. We anchored next in the lee of the breakwater at Puerto de Peniscola, an island joined to the mainland by a causeway complete with a Castle of the Knights Templar. It was a very old and interesting town on the island with the development on the mainland

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Completing the circle around the Mediterranean aboard Jemmaroo Graeme organised a berth for Jemmaroo over their winter months at the marina before we set off to make our way across to the Balearic Islands to the east. The fluxgate compass was all over the place and the autopilot would not work and after a bit of searching the culprit was found. Ann had put her electric curlers on the top of the wardrobe where the fluxgate lives and once they were shifted it all worked a charm. It was a bit late to make the 80 mile passage in daylight so we travelled down the coast to Denia, some 40 miles south, and anchored there and completed the passage across to the island of Ibiza to San Antonio the following day.

We anchored amongst other moored and anchored boats and after a QLD dinghied ashore to search out a WiFi site, wander around the town and suss out a spot for dinner. San Antonio has Ryan Air flying in from all sorts of cities in England so is a magnet for thousands of English youth and we found it all a bit much so, after a leisurely breakfast, we set off for Formentera, a long skinny island to the south surrounded by lovely beaches. Swimming was compulsory when anchored and the water was beautiful – clean and most importantly, warm. Little bars and restaurants were secreted everywhere on shore and after a wander around we sailed back to Ibiza and motored in to have a look at the main town also called Ibiza, before anchoring along the east coast of the island at Cala Portinatx.

A couple of young Aussie guys from Sydney were on a yacht in front of us so they came across for drinks and we all stumbled into shore for dinner.

We had a great night with lots of laughs.

Santa Ponsa, a lovely quiet anchorage with not much around on the island of Mallorca, was our next stopping point before heading into La Palma. We had been invited to a showing of Oyster yachts at the Club Nautica there but as that marina was full we moored at the Marina Port de Mallorca and walked around to the viewing. Oyster yachts are beautifully built and fitted out but they are very expensive and we decided we were very happy with Jemmaroo. We had dinner in the old city at a great restaurant and as we were the first there, we told the owner to put us near the front and it would encourage many more to come in. It worked but we’re not sure that it was our charm that did it however for our efforts, we got a jug of sangria. The Red Bus came into service the next day and as we were all seniors, it was quite economical. We got off at the cathedral but mass was underway so we only got a cursory look so back on the bus to complete the circuit. We decided we were toured out at about 2pm so left the marina and anchored in a shallow bay called Puerto Colonia de Sant Jordi and spent a very relaxed night on the pick.

We met up with fellow Club member Anne Kellett and her sister and another couple at Puerto de Cala Ratjada where they came on board for pre-dinner drinks before we all had dinner on shore. After filling up

with some diesel, we anchored in Puerto de Pollensa where calamari in the middle and sangria were on the menu when we went ashore. We wandered around the town and found a beautiful, simple Spanish church in the centre of town – so different to the very elaborate churches in most places. There was a market in the square the next morning and Anne and I were rearing to go. It was great and after many purchases and considerably lighter pockets, we sailed some 35 miles to Puerto de Soller and anchored out. On shore the next morning we caught the ‘tram’ to the main town of Soller about six kilometres inland. It was a delightful old town with narrow cobbled streets going every which way and a magnificent church in the centre. The tram took us back to the port and we headed for San Telmo where we anchored. It was Bob’s birthday (29/9) so we dinghied into shore for a birthday bash. The meal was fantastic and we all declared it the best we had eaten in Spain.

It was time to make tracks back to Valencia so we left around 9am for the passage back to Ibiza settling on an anchorage called Cala Binjrras – it was a bit rolly but we survived. We ambled further down the west coast of Ibiza and finally anchored in Cala Salada, a lovely spot with incredible little boat houses built into the cliffs. Graeme, Howard and Bob swam into shore while Anne and I had a relax and when they eventually found their way back to the boat the boys announced they had found somewhere for us to have dinner. A community meeting about the boat sheds was taking place at the restaurant while we were having dinner. The water and electricity costs are shared by all, about 60 Euro a year each, and this was a problem apparently so they have a meeting, decide nothing and the dinner etc costs them more than 60 Euro each and this happens year after year.

We set off before 7am for the mainland but there was not enough wind to sail. It was a bit rolly so with the headsail to steady us, we motored across to our mooring in Valencia. Anne and Howard left the next afternoon to spend a bit of time in Rome before flying home. Graeme, Bob and I cleaned Jemmaroo and moused the sheets etc, generally preparing her to go to sleep for a few months. Bob set off to do some exploring around Spain and Portugal and Graeme and I caught the fast train to Madrid and then the overnight train from Madrid to Paris, a trip we’ll pass on if it comes up again. The train was late into Paris and we finally arrived at Charles de Gaulle Airport and checked in with only 40 minutes to spare – cutting it a bit fine but there were some after us.

We have now completed one internal circumnavigation of the Mediterranean and have enjoyed it so much that I have managed to talk Graeme out of the Atlantic crossing for the time being and instead we are going to return to visit some of the places we missed and revisit others that we enjoyed.

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Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race Dinner 2011 “In April 1945 an early CYCA member, Sydney artist Jack Earl, was anchored at Quarantine not far from where the Tasmanian yacht Saltair was also anchored. Earl and his family were planning a cruise to Hobart at Christmas time, and Jack rowed over to Saltair, owned by two other early CYCA members, the experienced Tasmanian yachtsmen Bert and Russ Walker, to look at their charts.

The Walkers asked if they might join the cruise. Later, Peter Luke got wind of it and said he’d like to go along too.

In May 1945, Luke invited the well-known British ocean-racing yachtsman, Commander John Illingworth, who was stationed at Garden Island, to address a meeting of the CYCA. That evening Luke told Illingworth that three of them were planning a cruise to Hobart, and would he care to join them. Illingworth is alleged to have said, “why don’t we make a race of it?”1 ..... and so began the now famous Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, one of the world’s premier blue water classics.

South Australia has a proud history of participation in the event but has produced only five winners in 66 years – Nerida (1950), Ingrid (1952), Ausmaid (2000), Two True (2009) and Secret Men’s Business 3.5 (2010) – the last three of course being CYCSA boats.

A few years ago our Club Board endorsed the view that participation by at least one CYCSA boat each and every year in the classic race was a laudable aim and that every encouragement should be given to skippers and crew who accept the challenge.

A part of this support is to officially acknowledge and farewell participants at the Club’s annual Sydney to Hobart Dinner.

The 2011 dinner was held at the Club on Friday 27 November and after welcoming the RSAYS Commodore Peter Kelly and all guests, the CYCSA Commodore, Geoff Catt was pleased to introduce the evening’s guest speaker, Tess McGrath. Tess has been a member of the CYCSA for 25 years, served on the Board from 1998 to 2002 and was the Club’s first and only female Commodore.

Tess has sailed for most of her life in dinghies and keelboats and has been passionate about encouraging women to participate in the sport at all levels. She has won the Division One Offshore Championship amongst many other successes both in Australia and internationally. In 1995 she skippered her own yacht Leda in the Sydney to Hobart, surviving a particularly nasty storm experience during the delivery to Sydney.

Tess is still the first and only South Australian female skipper in the great race and in a most interesting and entertaining address, shared her thoughts and feelings about her experiences in 1995. In particular she recounted the extreme importance of thorough preparation of boat and crew, as well as the emotional experience of sharing tough times with respected fellow sailors. Tess’s presentation was supported by some intriguing video footage and photography, well assembled by member Mike O’Reilly. During the dinner Mike also screened fascinating background images of past races, including footage of dramatic incidents from Geoff Boettcher’s SMB 3.5’s exciting, winning race the year before, as well as the historical documentary “History of the Race 50 Golden Years”.

After a delicious meal which included Rushcutters Bay Delights, Sydney Harbour Combos, Eden Grills, Bass Strait Specials, Iron Pots and Tasman Island Caramels, the skippers and crews of the two CYCSA boats in this year’s race, Two True and Patrice IV, were presented with their traditional CYCSA caps and given a warm farewell and best wishes from all present.

As always it was great to see Club members and past participants in particular, attend the dinner to show support for the latest competitors.

A special thanks to our hospitality staff for a job well done, to Mike O’Reiily for the audio visuals, to William Strangways and his team for arranging decorations, to Rear Commodore Rowley Richardson as MC and to Laura for coordinating the event..

The 2011 crews were: Patrice IV – Ashley Halliday, Andy Shipp, Les Smith, Shane Wiseman, Geoff Common, Grant Lomman, Brett McPeake, Paul Flaherty, Thomas Schulz, Rex Davis Two True – Andrew Saies, Brett Young, Rob Human, Rob Last, Les DeWit, Jason Flak, Mark Hutton, David MacKay, Tyson Lamond Geoff Catt, Commodore 1Taken from an article courtesy of David Colfelt and Offshore Yachting, Dec/Jan 08 issue.

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n Friday 18 November the Fishing Association held its annual Boating Showcase. This event allows Fishing Association members and their guests the chance to meet fellow boating enthusiasts in a friendly social atmosphere. The event is held “On Water� at the foot of the marina and people are encouraged to boat hop and see some of the wonderful power boats that are on display.

The Association enjoys the support of two premier Australian boat manufacturers, Riviera and Maritimo, and thanks Ross and Andrew for their on-going support. Both had wonderful new boats on display and many people were able to view the boats up close. Lifestyle 3 helped out and the ladies drank a few champagnes while they helped prepare some gourmet food. Many thanks to Tracey, Louise, Jenny and Wendy for their support and help.

We were lucky again with the weather and about 85 people attended the function. Thanks to our new sponsor Versace Wines and of course our long term sponsors, Custom Cartons and Cummins.

Adelaide Motors BMW, had some cars on static display and many took the opportunity to admire the vehicles.

Glenn Spear, Fishing Association

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he 2011 Christmas Party was a huge success. The popular Jumping Castle was bigger than last year’s and the tiny troops were on their very best behaviour.

The children’s party exposed another unrecognised talent of Bridget Webb (and her beautiful daughter Amy), well known for her friendly service at the bar. Bridget and Amy were our face painters for the party and did a sensational job. A little birdie told us Bridget had been practising on her leg/kids/ anything that will stand still long enough! Pass the Parcel was, as always, hugely popular and with a little assistance from Santa’s helpers, all the children received prizes.

Then, the big moment, Santa’s arrival! As always, Santa and his sleigh drivers (Phill Richards, Mark Johns, Don Guy, Craig Evans and Marty Heffernan) arrived in spectacular style special thanks to Keith and Helen Degenhardt for supplying Playstation to deliver Santa. The walkway to the BBQ area was full of excited children, always a moment to be cherished.

The children sat before Santa very patiently, a credit to their parents, while waiting for their name to be called out. The gifts were well chosen and much loved by the children.

This is one of the Committee’s biggest and busiest functions so a heartfelt thank you to all Committee members and helpers – in excess of 30 people helped put this fantastic day together.

Jacq Heffernan, Chair Social Activities

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he Marine Academy’s stern wave is steadily increasing as we load more courses on board!

If you have been following the Academy’s progress over the last 12 months you will notice we have brought back our Competent Crew Course using our flagship Academy 1. Run over a weekend, this very popular sail cruising course enables members and the general public to learn the skills to be a competent crew member.

To add the next dimension to the Competent Crew Course we have developed a Three Day Live Aboard Course which is run over a long weekend, where participants embark on an extended sail cruise and become part of the daily running of the boat, including navigation, handling sails, steering a course, cooking aboard and relaxing for an evening debrief from our Yachtmaster skipper. All this while travelling to locations such as Glenelg, the Port River and across to the CYCSA’s marina at Port Vincent.

The Marine Academy’s courses have been running strongly with successful Powerboat Licence Courses, Yachting Australia National Keelboat Crew Courses and a Safety Sunday Course enjoyed by all taking part. Academy 1’s use has increased running our 2.5 hr Introductory Sails on Sundays, the occasional Wednesday night Twilight and Corporate Days providing an introduction to the Club and sailing for just over 70 new potential students.

Although the Marine Academy is currently not offering Day Skipper Practical Accreditation we are running the Yachting Australia/Royal Yachting Association Day Skipper Theory Course. An intermediate course designed for people wanting to develop and understand navigational and seamanship skills to cruise and race the Gulf, our course has been broken into two sections to make it more manageable.

The two components are Safety and Seamanship, a five week program held on Monday nights from 7pm-10pm starting on 30 April and Navigation, a nine week program held on Tuesday nights from 7pm-10pm starting on 1 May. This is a fantastic course for members looking to develop their skills and get the most out of their navigational instruments on board.

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his year you will notice that Mariners Restaurant will be spicing things up with some fabulous new themed special menu items. Each month we will be featuring fantastic new entree, main and dessert dishes from around the world, perfectly matched with wines from our extensive wine list.

The Associations have some great events coming up, make sure you book early and secure your table to avoid disappointment! Info correct at time of printing, make sure to check out the website closer to the event date for further information.

To book, contact Reception on 8248 4222 or reception@cycsa.com.au March • Saltbush Lamb & Sangiovese Theme • Bavaria Boat Hop – 24th April • Seafood & Riesling Theme • Easter Weekend Closed Good Friday (6th) – Open Saturday, Sunday & Monday May • Mediterranean Theme • Racing Association Presentation Night – 4th • Mothers Day Lunch – 13th • Quiz Night – 18th • Cruising into Winter Dinner – 25th June • Beef & Burgundy Theme • Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday – Open – 11th • Quiz Night – 15th • Captain’s Table New Members Evening – 22nd • Progressive Dinner – Western Basin – 23rd

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Aaron joins a multicultural team in the CYCSA kitchen who work closely with suppliers to use the freshest, locally sourced, seasonal produce available and prepare it with love.

Over the last few months Aaron has enjoyed learning about the Club and meeting members in the restaurant and at Club and racing events. He is always more than happy to speak with members and customers about their dining experience at Mariners Restaurant. Feedback is greatly appreciated so Aaron and the team can continually improve and exceed expectations.

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his regatta was held near the coastal town of Dameisha near the southern Chinese city of Schenzen over four days in late October 2011. This was the fifth year that this regatta has been held. It is unique in that a fleet of thirty identical Beneteau 40.7’s are available for charter by international teams. There is no other regatta in the world where a fleet of identical keel boats are made available by the event organisers so that individuals do not have to own or transport their keel boats to the venue. The team from Two True was allocated Vicsail Australia’s designated boat and I am grateful for their support in achieving this allocation for us from International Beneteau.

The history behind and the aim of this event is interesting. In a combined venture with the Chinese Government, a property developer and Beneteau, these boats were purchased for both regular charter and for this annual regatta, in part to profile within China recreational boating and holiday resort opportunities based around a marina and property development. It is unclear whether the various stakeholder objectives have been achieved and the future and format of this event is currently under review.

The regatta started with a thirty-five nautical mile coastal passage race from Hong Kong Habour to Daya Bay in southern China and continued with a mixture of round island and windward leeward races. The boats were initially hosted at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, a fantastic club and facility at Causeway Bay, an oasis on the fringe of this spectacular high rise city. Brett Young had been sent up in advance to oversee boat handover, set up and preparation. All boats are meant to be the same but attention to underwater preparation and rig tuning can make a valuable difference to the overall race outcome. Paperwork, visas to China, event registration and entry, accommodation and travel logistics to and from China, all made this a challenge for us as a first time entrant but the event organiser, Yuna, steered us through most of these hurdles. The event organisers do a great job with just a few language and cultural challenges. I was also fortunate to have my long time school friend, fellow sailor and competitor in this event and long term Hong Kong resident, Ben Williams, help us work around the remainder!

Some teams spend a few days in Hong Kong training and tuning but given our team’s experience on True North, we settled for our usual approach of the crew flying in the day before the event! As it turned out, the sail plan and set up were quite different to our IRC rated old boat so those polars and targets didn’t work, nor did the instruments on the boat! In the end you knew you were at targets if you were equal to or faster than the boat alongside.

On board this time were Brett Young, Rob Human, Rob Last, Les DeWit, Michael Clark, Stuart Richardson, Mark Hutton, Alex Saies, Jason Flak and myself. A number of the crew bought spouses and family, making for an enjoyable off-water holiday experience for us all. There were teams with some serious fire power like Thierry Barot, a French America’s Cup skipper.

Nearly all those finishing on the podium had fully professional non-Chinese crews for this event. There were also a number of Olympic sailors in various

positions on a number of the boats. Quite a turn out for a competition involving thirty ‘beachballs’ and maybe the 40.7 world championships?

In all about sixteen countries were represented. Against this background Two True/Vicsail entered the water with three other Aussie contenders.

Mark Hutton covered the details of the individual races and our race results in the December edition of Downwind.

Overall conditions for the regatta were light (4–8 knots) with only one or two races in anything stronger. Direction and pressure across the course had enough variation to make all races and the event quite tactical. Racing in this quality of fleet was a new experience for us as all boats had similar performance and speed which meant good starts were essential. Speed at and off the line was critical to getting a good race result and was more important than the position up or down the line. With boat speed came a favourable lane, clear air and an early jump of six to eight boat lengths giving the leaders an advantage that would usually just build further for the rest of the race. The expression being ‘spat out the back’ became all too familiar in this tight fleet. Port starboard crosses were exciting and at times too close for comfort. A Russian team the previous year had hit a starboard tacker amidships and relocated the galley fridge a metre closer to the centre of the boat. They did a penalty turn and continued racing! Needless to say they lost their deposit and were in fact disqualified from the event and sent home. This year a team from San Francisco had a number of bingles, one at least resulting in a DNF and they ended a bad week by hitting a rock in the last round island race damaging the keel and their reputation. The charts are all in Chinese and so it wasn’t always easy to work out the marks of the course or the navigation hazards!

Corners were also interesting, particularly the leeward marks. Multiple boats on opposite jibes at the entry to the zone all calling for rights caused tempers to rise and on one occasion we were protested by the Western Australian entrant who took us off to the room. Brett Young and Jason Flak did the honours and successfully defended the protest establishing that we had an inside overlap at three boat lengths and were entitled to the room that was given.

The regatta was scheduled for seven races, including the passage race, with one drop after six. The Principal Race Officer did a great job in the light winds to eventually get six races completed. Our best was a first in one of the three short island races and our worst a seventeenth in the opening passage race. Our overall result was tenth and we were the second placed Australian boat. On track for a podium finish in the passage race and in close company to the locals, Ben Williams and his team, Simpson Marine (third placed in the regatta) and the eventual winners of the regatta, Bejing Sailing Centre, the breeze collapsed on our favoured side of the course and filled in unexpectedly from out to sea. In the two or three hours of frustrating transition that followed, Two True/Vicsail did the worst of the early leaders, lying twenty-seventh at one stage and doing well to get back to a seventeenth over the line.

If we had finished even ninth in this race our drop would have been a thirteenth and overall those few points gained would have seen us finish fifth in the regatta! The highlight of our regatta was undoubtedly our win in the Audi sponsored island race and looking back on the entire fleet with spinnakers flying while appreciating the depth of talent and sailing profile that we were leading around the course.

Each night race winners were presented with excessively large trophies with long speeches from government officials onstage, with all manner of people seeking to be seen, associated with, or benefiting from this high profile Chinese event. Michael Clark added to the colour when he jumped up on stage one night and joined in a traditional Chinese folk dance!

Overall it was a unique cultural and sailing experience. For me and many of the crew it was our first time into mainland China and a really good way to add interest to our local sailing program and challenge the crew on many different fronts.

Andrew Saies

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SAILING IN THE KING’S CUP REGATTA

CYCSA member Michael Phillips (Poppy) went charter boat racing in Phuket with some mates... n early December 2011 a group of sailors from South Australia and Magnetic Island, Queensland, arrived in Phuket in Thailand to take part in the 25th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta.

One would like to think they were the proverbial rock stars hired to compete in the Grand Prix section of the Regatta and be applauded and showered with the respect they duly deserved but alas, they were just a bunch of gracefully ageing yachties who decided to have one more fling on the international scene while their bodies, wits and not least of all, skills, were reasonably intact. Not for them however the glamour of the Grand Prix fleet or the majesty and money of the Premier Class, but a simple aged veteran of the fleet and appropriately entered in the Bare Boat Division of the Regatta. Her name was Bourgeois Tag, simply Tag, or as she and the crew became known, ‘The Coca-Cola Boat’. Her design is a Feeling 34 and she was constructed many moons ago.

As the crew was soon to learn, like others in the Bareboat Fleet, what appears in the brochure is not necessarily what you end up with. Tag showed her colours early and the day before the hearty crew arrived decided to go on an unannounced sail and during the passing of a very fresh storm, parked herself on a nearby beach with her mooring down in Davey Jones Locker. The crew, consisting of myself, Ed Gorkic, Duncan McFetridge and Joe Mezzini all from the CYCSA; Russell Wood from Brighton Seacliff Yacht Club and Steve Lyneham from the Magnetic Island Sailing Club, learnt the news once safely quartered within the confines of the Kata Beach Resort where the Regatta was based.

had a motorised rubber ducky which we towed – as it was a two-and-a-half hour voyage and water was still seeping in through the mid ship section in and around the keel bolt area. To add more to this sorry story, the rudder had been lifted and temporarily refitted as it was smashed when the yacht dragged ashore and bogging had been affixed in and around the keel. The owner quickly agreed to the trip as he could see the value of his charter quickly disappearing. The voyage was uneventful and very pleasant as we journeyed through islands and up the coast to Kata. Kata Beach is an open beach and very susceptible to weather and in 2010 many yachts were badly damaged when they dragged ashore in a storm – hence the reason to have the owner on board – his yacht – his responsibility to anchor it safely. This was duly attended to and a long boat was hailed to return us to the beach.

The long boats are a story in themselves and the skills they exhibit, irrespective of boats and people around, when they back into a beach to deposit or pick up their passengers with propeller blades spinning in the air, is a sight to behold.

Muma, who controlled the activities, was waiting on the beach and a quick scrum was formed and the ancient art of haggling was entered into to ensure daily passage to and from the yacht and the supply of essentials such as ice and cold water and other lubricants which quench the parchness of the throat. This is an essential part of the custom of the beach given that when the competition commences, that area of the beach is packed with sailors all endeavouring to reach their yachts before others – we all know the story about the early bird in the morning. A suitable price was negotiated and then a little walk up the beach to the hotel to change and have a welcome swim after a long day.

Not for this crew the Sunday participation in the warm up races and the honing of spinnaker and tactical skills on an unfamiliar yacht, but a hard negotiated bargain (skills which improved as time went on) for the local transport to take us to an out of the way spot north of the island where Tag was resting after repairs had been undertaken. A quick handover was anticipated but alas, life in the tropics is not like that! The crew were press ganged by the owner (who spotted a bargain when he saw it) and those trained in the art were persuaded into winching the said owner aloft to secure a cross bar which had been torn out in the stranding and was needed to affix and provide stability to the side stays. The rest were enlisted to go below to ‘assist’ the local engineer to fire up the engine, stabilise the automatic bilge pumps which were still struggling with water inflow and a myriad of other issues. The local engineer also provided a crash course in how to clear the blocked diesel fuel lines – simply by sucking! The results speak for themselves but it is not a cocktail recommended at the bar let alone the lone comment on what the missus thought when he staggered home with his fragrant breath. Mutiny was in the air and after what seemed many hours, the owner was press ganged into accompanying the crew to the anchorage off Kata Beach. Self preservation was at play here given the yacht did not carry a life raft – we

Phuket has changed a bit – the Russians have found it and they come by the plane load direct from Russia. No longer the softly spoken tones of Europeans of a certain persuasion as they lay on the beach working on their tans, the strong accent of the Russians could be heard instead. The only thing in common was that they also worked on their tans and large areas at that!

The first day of racing was the King’s birthday and all yachts had to be suitably prepared for a sail or motor pass of the Official Vessels, a very large Thai Navy vessel and two smaller ones, with a large and prominent picture of the King affixed. As the necessary salutations were made the Thai Air Force made a number of sweeps dropping flowers over the fleet. The history of the Regatta is that the King initiated it some twenty-five years ago after he won a Gold Medal in sailing at an earlier Olympics.

The start gate was duly made and a long race around the islands was declared for the first day, somewhat surprising given the light winds and the distance to be sailed. Another surprise was in store for the fine crew of Tag who were entering that magical zone of pre-start manoeuvering amongst the rest of the Bare Boat Charter Fleet – around 25 craft plus some very 28

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aggressive Russians on very large yachts. The basic plan was to hit the line running and as close to the start boat as we could make. The sad part was that the Russians had the same idea and this continued for the rest of the week.

Russians love to barge, Aussies love to tell other crews when they have no rights and on one start they all ganged up and endeavoured to place Tag on the after deck of the start boat. However Tag squeezed away like a champion and left the pesky Russkies in her wake. We had an uncomfortable but very vocal start for the first race and while the first beat was good, the usual adage of waterline length came into play as the fleet settled down and headed down the coast to the island area. Going through the first set of gates it was observed that many of the yachts had gone close inshore so we set a different course and sped through the becalmed fleet as their breeze lightened – we had the experience of three of the crew who were there four years ago to get us through. A long day was beckoning and unbeknown to most of the fleet the course had been shortened thus enabling Tag to be placed third albeit that everyone kept racing to the official finishing line. Even so, there was a feeling Tag had done enough that day to be placed. It should be noted that officialdom is somewhat “relaxed” and that is the tone of the Regatta, similarly, the International Jury where protests are generally frowned upon.

When the Regatta commenced all participants received an accredited card which is the entry card for all the evening functions. Buses were supplied to and from the various sponsor venues, generally hotel beach complexes, and all food, liquids and entertainment covered.

The first night was a Beach Party to celebrate the King’s birthday and fireworks and fire lanterns adorned and floated in the sky. As always, after the races the mood lightens and as the week went on the Russians and the Tag crew mingled well however the language issue was a bit of a barrier.

One of the prices of Phuket Week is that racing commences at 0900 hours or thereabouts meaning it was up early with breakfast at 0600/0630 then down to the beach and hopefully away to the start line around 0700 as it was roughly an hour away.

On the second day the wind was up and the Russians came looking for a truce – there was to be no yelling and bad words from us (the message delivered by a very large fore decky). Innocence was proclaimed from Tag and we produced a very large red flag (no hammer and sickle though) with the intimation that we would not use it as long as they behaved. They could hardly miss us in the fleet as Tag’s hull colour was very bright red with a very large white Coca-Cola written on both sides. This race was one best forgotten – the crack crew had obviously peaked one day too soon. The wind was strong and it was a long race with long reaches and beats up to the islands. In retrospect, perhaps a single reef may have been prudent to keep

the yacht on her feet as we had numerous round ups which may also have been affected by the damage to the keel and rudder.

There were two races on day three. The weather was heavy both in the morning and afternoon and we placed in the lower areas. The fourth day saw a return to form and we received a second place as the wind and course were more suited to a smaller yacht as it was around the buoys where tactics and crew work made the difference.

With the longer races and stronger winds the larger yachts were able to take advantage and put the miles in and hopefully be on the leg home with the wind behind them. Generally, as the day went on, the wind lightened off and the smaller yachts suffered, especially in the bays where the hills and mountains impacted on wind flows and always, always where the mark was placed.

In general the conditions for sailing were very good this year and tight results were in most divisions, especially in the Bare Boat Division where the handicap spoils were shared. The boats that came first and second were consistent and deserved their placing. Overall we finished seventh which was a good result given the issues before the event commenced and the boats that finished ahead of us were of modern design, keel configuration etc – needless to say, four of them were crewed by Russians.

The Kata Beach Resort Hotel where the Regatta was based is a fine old resort but is showing signs of age, especially when compared to the other venues where receptions were held, but as a central point to the beach, anchorage and access to the yachts it was definitely the place to be. The Kata Beach area is a nice area when compared to the northern part where glitz and glamour abound and the night time butterflies abundant. In that area a new vocabulary is required – “You buy me cola?”, “Lady boy?”, “Lady drink?”, “Massage?”, “Tuk tuk?”, and other such sayings all accented with a pitched voice. A crew member (nameless of course) acquired a tasteful shirt with English on the front and Thai on the back which essentially said “No” to all of the offers.

Fortunately for him the locals saw the humour in it but nevertheless still tried.

The trip took some time to arrange and organise and it is difficult to secure a competitive yacht. Others had the same problem but the cost of chartering doesn’t vary as much as the boats do. Many are placing yachts in the areas where the regattas are taking place and as was evident in the other class, some very highly competitive yachts are taking part and money is not an issue, especially for the new owners and their yachts out of China.

Still, for us, the sun was out, we could relax in the pool or sit on the stools in the pool by the bar, there was sand and palm trees on the beach, the wind blew for the sailing, at times the surf was up and the liquid refreshments were cold! We won two trophies – what more could a yachtie wish for. Remember, we were there for the sailing!

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2011 Premie r’s Cup Reg Division 1 atta Results - IRC 1s

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2011 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Two yachts entered the 2011 Rolex Sydney to Hobart; Two True skippered by Andrew Saise and Patrice IV skippered by Shane Wiseman. Both skippers have written articles about their experiences in this edition of Groundswell.

Festival of the Sails

The 2012 Festival of the Sails, formally known as Geelong Week, was held from 21-29 January 2012. There were only two South Australian entrants in the regatta this year and both were from the CYCSA; Two True (Andrew Saies) and Game On (Julian Newton).

Game On, a Thompson 8, was entered in the Sports Boat Series and finished the series in a creditable fourth place out of 14 starters in that division. Two True, a Beneteau First 40, was entered in the Premier Racing Series (Division B). The IRC class had nine starters and Two True came second on a count-back from Ikon.

In the eight races, including the passage to Geelong, sailed at Geelong with the same nine starters, Two True was fourth in the series.

2011 Sportsmed.SA Premier’s Cup Regatta Premier’s C u with the Honp Winner - Geoff Boett cher (SMB) John Rau, M P

The 2011 Premier’s Cup Regatta was proudly sponsored by Sportsmed.SA. The regatta was held on 19-20 November. The weather gods were kind and gave us plenty of wind which ensured a great regatta. This year we saw the most keelboats participating in the Premier’s Cup history with 28 entrants in total. Seventeen were from the Club, seven from PASC and four from RSAYS. In addition, we had five J24s (all from CYCSA) participating in the Southern Cross Cup bringing the total to 33. This has only been achieved once before in 2006-07 when we had 23 keelboats and ten J24s participating. Our thanks to the Premier’s representative, the Hon John Rau MP, who was in attendance to present the Premier’s Cup to Secret Men’s Business 3.5, skipper Geoff Boettcher, and the J24 Southern Cross Cup to Jumping Jack Flash’s, skipper Doug Watson.

Ladies Helm Twilight Race

Ladies Helm

Winner Julie

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Liberator

Wednesday 14 December saw the first Ladies Helm Twilight race for Season 20112012. It was a fantastic night with 27 boats on the water all skippered by lovely ladies!

The Racing Association was fortunate to have a special race sponsor for the evening, EverettBrookes Custom Jewellery and Watches, who brought along a beautiful jewellery display cabinet for our members viewing and buying pleasure! The patio was packed full of happy faces and lots of cheerful noise over the gourmet BBQ dinner after the race. Congratulations to all the winners on the night!

1st Liberator – Julie Flannagan 2nd War & Peace – Nikki Marcel 3rd Adria – Julie Patterson

Queen of the Gulf Regatta

The Queen of the Gulf Regatta was raced on 10 December 2011. We had a total of 23 starters involved in the Regatta including a great Division 2 fleet of combined CYCSA, RSAYS and PASC boats. It was a great day of sailing for all and congratulations to White Knight (David Knights), Bolistic (Alan Beswick) and Jumping Jack Flash (Doug Watson) for winning the respective divisions.

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

mobile devices on board Club member, Owen Mace, gives an insight into using mobile devices on boats

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mart mobile phones and tablets have been around for some years now and many of us use them daily. What sets this newer generation of smart mobile devices apart from their older counterparts are the huge numbers of applications available for them.

Quite apart from games and social networking applications (“apps”, as the cognoscenti call them), there are literally hundreds of thousands of other apps available. In fact, I wrote the first draft of this article on an Apple iPad. Oh, it’s worth saying that smart phones do actually work as telephones and texting (SMS messaging) devices. They also connect to the internet and the web so that you can also send and receive emails and browse the web.

Let’s look at how smart phones and tablets might be useful for boaties.

Communication at Sea

Of course, communication is an obvious example and more than one hapless boatie has made contact with authorities using their mobile in order to summon help. I think they are a useful backup to our marine VHF radios - they use a different set of batteries, so if you lose your ship’s batteries, you may still be able to make contact with your mobile.

I say “may be able” because, of course, you need to be in range of a mobile tower to use your mobile or tablet to communicate.

I find that on a voyage from North Haven to Port Vincent I can communicate for much of the voyage provided I am on deck. If I am below more than a few miles out, I lose the signal and can no longer communicate. Some people have external aerials and mobile phones for regional areas and they undoubtedly do better.

As a caution here, Telstra’s NextG service is said to be the best coverage along our coasts and it claims coverage up to 70 km out to sea (ref 1). Telstra gives advice on improving coverage on the same web page (ref 2). Other carriers utilise the Telstra network for coverage outside their own network but sometimes it is with reduced performance. Check with your carrier for coverage at sea, including data coverage.

If you have coverage and a 3G-enabled tablet or mobile then emails are another means of communication. Most tablets have WiFi but that’s no use at all if you are at sea.

The World Wide Web

If you have a NextG or 3G, enabled device, then the web is available to you while you are in a coverage area. You have access to the web with its plethora of weather forecasting services, both free and by subscription, see “Web Weather Services”.

It goes without saying that if you have a satellite phone with a web connection then these services are available to you outside the mobile coverage area, that is, almost anywhere on earth.

Apps

This is where things get interesting. Boaties need apps that don’t need communication with the web to operate - games are an obvious example. But what about apps that are useful for us boaties?

Tides

First, and I’m leaving the most interesting ones to the end, are tide predictions. The one I use for tide predictions is called AyeTides for which I paid a small sum but today is advertised for about $10.50.

There are dozens of tide applications that are available for Apple 32

mobile devices and costing from nothing to around $10. Most do not need to be connected to the web to operate.

Web Weather Services

There are heaps of weather apps but, of course, they need to be connected to the web to be able to provide you with the most recent forecasts. There are so many that I am not even going to list them. Trouble is, not all agree, especially for forecasts some distance into the future because different services use different computer models to forecast future weather and, like climate change models, they do not all agree one hundred percent.

Knots

The next category of apps that do not need the web is knot tying.

The one I have is called “WhatKnot” and there are over a hundred other knot apps. I suggest you look at knot tying apps you want to download to ensure they meet your needs. An app on fly fishing knots may not be what you want on board. Costs range upwards from zero.

Compass

The next app category, and we have nearly reached the biggie, is positioning. Most of the devices I am talking about have built in GPS receivers and so they are aware of where you are. There are apps that display position (latitude and longitude), speed over the ground (SOG) and course over the ground (COG), height (handy at sea), etc. Not hugely useful in view of the biggie which is ....

Charting

Yes, there are heaps of charting apps and the surprise is that they are so darned cheap. You know what paper charts or a chip for your chart plotter costs - heaps - and yet charting apps cost roughly the same as a single paper chart, more or less, but cover all or a fair slab of the coast of Australia! Wow! I have three such chart plotters on this iPad. They are Navionics Marine Australia (ref 3), iNavX (ref 4) and iSailor (ref 5). All three give me the charts that I want, that is, the Gulfs, and I have looked at areas around Sydney, Melbourne, Tasmania and Darwin.

They appear to be complete as far as I can tell from a quick look.

All three apps pan and zoom using gestures as you would expect.

They display position, SOG, COG, etc, measure distances and have those handy tools; waypoints, journeys, tracks also. Brilliant.

Opposite are some screen shots from my iPad – they may not be the latest version of the apps or the chart data so don’t compare the two apps. The images are taken from two of my chart apps and show Cape Spencer and Pondalowie.

Here’s an idea – set one of these apps as an additional anchor alarm and keep it right by your ear as you sleep.

There appear to be around a dozen chart plotters for tablets with costs up to around $50. If you want charts for another region, such as the USA and Canada, you pay the same amount. If you are considering buying a chart plotter app, be sure you look at all the offerings and their features. Most importantly, make sure they have charts for the area you want to sail. Remember that the US charts are provided free to download by the US government but, sadly, not so in this country. Since some chart plotting software assumes that you will download chart data, it can be expensive to download chart by chart from the Australian Hydrographic Office.

You can even buy a waterproof housing for your iPad. What’s the catch? I really don’t know, other than that mine are not connected to my on-board instruments, radar or autopilot.

However, Brookhouse and Digitalyacht make WiFi devices that

connect instruments to your iPad app (references 6 and 7).

Some non-Apple tablets have USB inputs and so perhaps on-board instruments could be connected to them via an adapter.

If you own an Apple Mac you can set up to use an iPad as your autopilot, thruster control and instrument display. This means you can manage your boat, navigate and steer from anywhere on board or even nearby. I haven’t seen this done but I have seen YouTube videos.

Do remember however that electronic navigation aids should be treated with caution and you should have paper charts in case the electronics fail.

Laptops

There are quite a number of chart plotter software applications for laptop computers. Again, make sure you understand the cost of chart data as there is no free chart data for Australian waters, unlike the US. The advantage of some of these devices is that they have USB ports and so there is the potential for direct connection to your ship’s instruments, radar and autopilot.

Android Apps

I have concentrated on apps for Apple mobile devices, iPhones and iPads, because that is what I have.

Nevertheless, there are competing mobile phone and tablets using Google’s Android operating system. Again, there are hundreds of thousands of apps for Android devices. My impression is that there are more iPhone/iPad apps for boaties than Android.

There is at least one Windows tablet so presumably laptop chart plotting software can be used on such a tablet.

For us computer nerds there are open source operating systems and software suitable for tablets and mobile phones.

Summary

So portable devices (smart phones, tablets and laptops) have come of age and there are useful apps for us boaties.

If you know of any others let us all know about them.

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