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Andrew Saies President

Board of Management President Treasurer

Andrew Saies David Hughes Wayne Coonan David Murray Henry Petersen Tom Tymons Chris Wood

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 Communications and Membership Services Laura Cowley Leasing Coordinator Kylie Bottrill Receptionist Mellissa Gray 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 Pam Humenuik 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 Cover Photo: The Footers’ Jemmaroo anchored at Cala Pregonda on the island of Menorca.

Photograph by Rob Last.

From the President

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n recent months the Board and management have invested significant time, effort and some money into issues that have arisen as both threats and opportunities. They have both involved engagement with public or government bodies and the process of this interaction, between a private entity and these instrumentalities, can be outright frustrating, with outcomes in favour of the Club proving incredibly elusive to obtain.

The Club’s application to SABFAC for assistance with funding for the extension to the Marina West inner breakwater has recently been declined. SABFAC is the government committee that administers the funds collected from all boat owners, not just trailer boat owners, and has a charter to spend this money on improving the amenities for recreational boat owners in South Australia. Traditionally this committee has had a preference for spending the money on upgrading boat ramps and related facilities. It has also spent the money upgrading navigational aids, something that is outside the charter of SABFAC and should have been more properly funded from DTEI. In any event, little if any money has ever been spent in upgrading the amenities for big boat owners, even though we contribute a significant amount to the fund.

Local Government have not treated berth owners or the Club any better in recent months, announcing a proposal that if passed by Council would see total revenues raised from all berths quadruple over the next five years.

Craig Evans spent considerable time, with Board approval, in writing and presenting a very cogent argument to SABFAC in support of funding assistance for this project. The process took over nine months to run its’ course and the final decision to not fund our request. The reasons given were factually wrong and took no account of the fact that the original design of the outer breakwaters was altered in order for government to save costs in construction of the original North Haven Marina. Some would say this is unfair and unreasonable. All external approvals are now in place and we will have to fund the project ourselves.

Local Government have not treated berth owners or the Club any better in recent months, announcing a proposal that if passed by Council would see total revenues raised from all berths quadruple over the next five years. Again the Club and Board have spent time and money fighting this unfair and unreasonable rate impost leaving no stone unturned in order to bring about a more equitable outcome for berth owners. Our newly elected local member of parliament, Dr Susan Close, has been most helpful in seeking input and assistance from the Minister for Local Government, and our own members, Geoff Catt and Graeme Footer, have put in much time and representation to advance our cause. The result of all that representation will be known in due course and as a consequence whether a more protracted legal challenge may be required.

Common to both these scenarios is a view by some in the broader community that we are a wealthy commercial organisation. They do not know, or choose not to acknowledge, that we are a not for profit sporting and recreational boating club that enhances the amenity of the marina, gets people involved in an active lifestyle and supports an important local and State boating industry. In the end though we must pursue our own destiny and ensure the Club moves forward successfully with or without external support.

Andrew Saies, President

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Craig Evans Executive Officer

At the Helm

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hardstand berths in an attempt to reverse the current decline in demand and berth values.

would like to thank everyone who recently took the time to contact the Port Adelaide Enfield Council and also those who attended the public meeting about the proposed increases on council rates for marina and hardstand berths. As I explained in my last Groundswell report, the council proposed to introduce the ‘minimum rate’ that is applied to residential properties and also phase out a rebate that has applied to berths for over 20 years.

It was great to see the council chamber overflowing with CYCSA and RSAYS members and other affected berth owners from various marinas in our area. A clear message was sent to councillors that we believe the proposed increases to be unfair and unreasonable.

Over the past twelve months there has been a bit of confusion amongst some members on the financial aspects of the sale and purchase process of berth licences. The process is actually quite straightforward and apart from the introduction of a GST component in 2000 has remained unchanged at the Club since day one. To assist in the understanding of the financial considerations when selling your berth licence we have created a page on the Club website.

The CYCSA recently hosted the inaugural Australian Yacht and Motor Boat Club Managers Forum attracting CEOs and General Managers from most of the larger clubs in Australia. The forum was considered a great success and provided marina boat club managers with an opportunity to meet and openly discuss issues relating to our industry.

Since the forum there has been a healthy sharing of information between managers on various matters. Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club will host the next forum in 2013 and on the back of the success of the forum at the CYCSA, the number of clubs represented is expected to increase.

The Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia represents the largest number of berths of any organisation effected by increased council rates and therefore we have been instrumental in bringing other marina operators together to challenge the council’s rate increases. This effort has included holding a number of meetings with marina stakeholders, boating industry associations, local and state government representatives and obtaining legal opinion from our Club solicitor, Senior Counsel and Queen’s Counsel. We have worked closely with the RSAYS on this issue and are grateful for their financial contribution to assist with legal costs to date.

Unfortunately berth owners have not been spared from the proposed increases to council rates, however our efforts have resulted in a much better position for 2012–2013 than would otherwise have been the case.

Port Vincent Marina has received a new paved entertainment area near the amenities building. This is stage one of a series of improvements that we would like to make to the area. Further stages will include the installation of a permanent BBQ facility, furniture and a shade structure.

I would like to acknowledge and thank the various associations of the Club that have kindly offered to financially assist with the development of this area.

Unfortunately berth owners have not been spared from the proposed increases to council rates, however our efforts have resulted in a much better position for 2012–2013 than would otherwise have been the case. Hardstand berth owners will receive a 90% rebate on the ‘minimum rate’ representing a saving of nearly $300 of what council was proposing in year one while marina berth owners will pay around 30% less than they would have paid under the council’s original recommendations in year one. Our efforts over the past few months have also resulted in varying levels of support from many councillors who agree that the proposed rates are unfair and the council will soon be conducting a workshop focusing on this issue.

In my last report I commented on the maintenance dredging program that is periodically carried out by the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. I have been informed that this dredging should commence operation sometime in August 2012. Let’s hope that this information is correct or we will have a very shallow entrance channel for the summer boating season.

There is obviously a great deal of work remaining on this issue at both local and state government levels and we will keep you informed of any progress via the Club website and emails.

In recent months we have lost several well known and respected past members of the Club. Graeme Measday was a stalwart of the Club for many years and served as a Board Member, Rear Commodore, Vice Commodore, President and Commodore. We have also recently lost two very well known sailing identities, Graham Williams, Prime Example and Josko Grubic, Anaconda II. The condolences of the Club go to their families and friends

The council rate issue obviously has an impact on all berth owners but in particular hardstand berth owners. Should we be unsuccessful in coming up with a fair and reasonable outcome with the council we will consider alternative ways of restructuring in an effort to reduce the impost. Hardstand berths are vital to our Club and the Board and management will be reviewing fees and charges on

Craig Evans, Executive Officer

NEW MEMBERS

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

David Allott Wally Bojko Richard Channon

Daryl Coad Peter Harwood Peter Holdt

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Faye Redman Albin Richtsteiger Geoff Rohrsheim

Graeme Stretton James Theodore Maxine Timbs Tony White

Geoff Catt Commodore

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reflecting the efforts put in throughout the year by the Racing Executive, by our Racing Manager Jess Hargreaves and of course by all the volunteers who have helped to stage the various race programs – well done everyone. Congratulations to Les De Wit on winning Crew Person of the Year, to Andrew Saies and Two True as Yacht of the Year and to all winning skippers and crews. On behalf of the CYCSA I also took pleasure in accepting the Commodore’s Shield from a gracious RSAYS Commodore Peter Kelly in recognition of our team’s success this season.

elcome to all new members of the Club – I trust that you are settling in well and finding your way around. The next ‘Captain’s Table’ casual welcome dinner for new members will be held on Friday 14 September. It will be hosted by a Flag Officer and attended by representatives of the Club’s associations especially to welcome you all – I look forward to seeing you there if you can make it. Please let the office know if you would like to attend.

With the Association and Club Annual General Meetings behind us once again, may I thank all office bearers for taking the time and interest to volunteer (or accept nomination!) for your respective roles in the Club – with a special thanks to do those who are stepping down from previous roles – we do appreciate all of the time and effort you have put in for the Club.

Thanks also to the Social Activities Committee, now led by Pam Humenick, for staging the annual Commodore’s Dinner. With a French theme of ‘A Night of Romance’, gentlemen in their dinner suits and ladies wearing something red, a wonderful evening was had by all.

I was particularly pleased to be able to welcome the newly elected RSAYS Commodore Paul Bogner and wife Sandee to their first official function at the Club as well as Naval Military and Air Force Club Board member Peter Summers and his wife Ann. I was also honoured to be able to make special mention of the incredible service that retiring Chairperson Jacq Heffernan, supported by Marty, has provided to the association and the Club over many years – thank you Jacq, we’ll never forget what you have done.

I look forward to working with the new committees, particularly as we commence planning for Opening Day (27 October) and for our 40th anniversary year celebrations. These celebrations will kick off with a Commemorative Dinner (details to come) in the Naval Military and Air Force Club on Friday 2 November 2012 and conclude with a 40th Birthday Weekend of celebrations and events on 4 and 5 May 2013. I urge you to put these dates in your diary now!

I was also honoured to be able to make special mention of the incredible service that retiring Chairperson Jacq Heffernan, supported

by Marty, has provided to the association and the Club over many years – thank you Jacq, we’ll never forget what you have done.

Of course all of those functions were fantastically supported by a range of Club and Association sponsors and I thank them all for their assistance and generosity.

Thanks to all members who have assisted in making the Port Adelaide Enfield Council aware of our views regarding the proposed changes to the way in which both hardstand and marina berths are treated for the assessment of council rates. A special thanks to those who attended the public hearings and council meetings. This is a very important issue for both the Club and members and we await the final outcome with great interest.

Finally, as mentioned earlier, planning for Opening Day 2012 is well underway and I’d ask that you put Saturday 27 October in your diary now. The “Unforgettable Houseboat Challenge” will be on again as well as some outstanding entertainment and some special treats and events for children. We’ve also decided that the sail past will be a little different this year and will not necessitate venturing beyond the breakwater. This means that regardless of the weather on the day you can plan on dressing your boat and taking your guests on a short flat water trip and sail past without packing the cutlery away! Points towards the Challenge will also be allocated in the sail past.

Congratulations to those responsible for organising three very enjoyable Club events that Mavis and I have participated in recently – they certainly represent the diversity of activities held at the Club and illustrate the range of interests of members.

The first was the Progressive Dinner arranged by the Social Committee. Members and guests enjoyed some fine food and wine as they journeyed from boat to boat in Marina West on a Saturday evening in June. The chance to meet new friends and see the cosy interiors of different boats was really great fun.

So please draw up your guest list now and plan to have a great day at the Club and on the water regardless of the weather!

A reminder also that the Club has a reciprocal agreement with the Naval Military and Air Force Club in Adelaide whereby senior members are able to join the NMAFC at a very reasonable annual fee and enjoy full (non voting) rights at that Club. Similarly, their members are able to become casual members of the CYCSA and enjoy all that we have to offer. This is excellent value for all and gives CYCSA senior members a great opportunity to be able to use the facilities of this prestigious city club. Further information is available at the office.

The second was the opportunity to participate in a short handed race to Port Vincent on Saturday 7 July, followed by a memorable oyster and lamb barbeque on the marina and then a return race on the Sunday. What a great weekend it was! Organised by the Racing Association and blessed by suitable weather, those involved have already vowed to have a similar event placed in next year’s calendar!

And finally, the delicious seafood and convivial company at the Fishing Association’s Annual Seafood Dinner on 14 July was first class and thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.

I trust you are all enjoying the Club facilities – winter is an ideal time to enjoy Sunday breakfast under the gas heaters on the patio or a fine dinner in the main dining room.

Earlier, the summer racing season concluded with the Racing Association’s Presentation Night which was as enjoyable as ever,

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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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eeping warm and busy, the Marine Academy has been seen hosting the Royal Yachting Association/Yachting Australia National Conference, motoring in and out of the marina with Intro Powerboaters, sailing the gulf with the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation and setting up courses for the new season. Although the Marine Academy is looking forward to summer warmth, the weather certainly hasn’t deterred our students.

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In June the CYCSA welcomed participants to the 5th Royal Yachting Association/Yachting Australia (RYA/YA) Instructor Conference held in Horizons Function Room with sessions on board the CYCSA Marine Academy’s flagship vessel Academy 1. Instructors and principals attended a simulation of a man-overboard water rescue and put various pieces of safety equipment to the test. The Club was well represented with member Luke Burrow from Quantum Sails and Andy Shipp, one of the Marine Academy’s lecturers, presenting amongst a list of presenters including the RYA’s Global Training Manager Richard Falk with all the latest training updates. This conference, facilitated by the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia, provided an excellent opportunity for Instructors to brush up on their skills and discuss subjects relevant to their industry.

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Intro Sail - Coast to Coast for the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation

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To coin a bad phrase by that well meaning actor, “The boat you have when you don’t have one”, is possibly the best way of describing Clayton and Kerry Peake’s new boat, Clayton’s, which is berthed in A15.

A beautiful Sunday in July was spent on the water with the participants of the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation’s ‘Coast to Coast for Kids: Land & Sea Challenge’, a major fundraising experience culminating in the production of an adventure documentary in November this year. Participants came to the Club to get a taste of what the Challenge may dish out to them in November through an Introductory Sail with the CYCSA Marine Academy. The sail involved learning the basics of how a boat works, the points of sail and tacking, and participants thoroughly enjoyed the chance to get to know each other better while being out on the water. The Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCHF) is the official charity of the Women’s & Children’s Hospital in Adelaide and is committed to ensuring that children and their families have access to the very best in medical care and support services at a time when they need it most. The CYCSA Marine Academy was more than happy to assist by providing this sailing experience to participants in the Challenge. We hope that everyone will throw their support behind these great people to achieve their fundraising goals.

It has been ten years in the making and many people thought the day would never come but it did. Launched at Blue Sky Marine the boat is slowly tweeting itself to its full dreamt of potential.

The boat is the result of many ideas developed over a period of 45 years by Clayton in using, being involved with, and building boats (Skippercraft Boat Builders and Clayton Marine) for the discerning and fussy South Australian and Australian market, ideas that at the time were a bit out there but now are more acceptable.

The hull is based on the original Skippercraft 30’ hull which in its early day was built out of timber/plywood before changing over to fibreglass and he custom built the deck to his own requirements.

The theme of Clayton’s is comfortable cruising and with a fuel capacity of 700 litres, water of 150 litres, and a Volvo D6 350hp DP stern drive engine, it certainly provides this. It has a top speed of 33 knots but cruises at 22-25 knots. Fitted with a shower, electric toilet, three burner gas hot plates, oven, 12 volt fridge, a large 200 litre freezer plus an 80 litre freezer, bow thrusters, Stress Free winch, all LED lighting throughout including underwater lights, 12” Navnet electronics, radar, autopilot and two sounders and accommodation for four, this boat wants for nothing.

CYCSA staff member, Laura Cowley, will be representing the Club in the ‘Coast to Coast for Kids: Land & Sea Challenge’ and it would be great if you could support her efforts for this great cause. Donations can be made online at: http://www.everydayhero.com.au/laura_cowley

Intro Powerboat Courses, Private Powerboat and Youth Powerboat If you have been around the Club over the last few months you will have seen Matt Young, the Marine Academy Coordinator, out with multiple Intro Powerboat students cruising in and out of Marina East and West teaching them powerboat concepts such as momentum, stream, windage, pivot points and prop warp to maintain control of a powerboat. A majority of these intro students have come back to complete their boat licence with the Marine Academy. In addition to our intro sessions we have been conducting private and youth powerboat lessons to promote safe boating.

Kerry and Clayton are looking forward to enjoying their new retired freedom with trips to Kangaroo Island, Port Lincoln and across to their shack at Black Point plus, of course, enjoying the fine facilities and the people associated with the CYCSA.

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instructors wanted – Do you possess the skills to encourage others to go boating?

Our next SA Boat Licence Course “Start Powerboating” • Theory 31 August 7.00pm–10.00pm, Practical 1 September 9.30am–4.30pm • Theory 28 September 7.00pm–10.00pm, Practical 29 September 9.30am–4.30pm • Theory 2 November 7.00pm–10.00pm, Practical 3 November 9.30am–4.30pm Book Now! cycsa.com.au/start-powerboating.html

SSSC Going to Hobart this year? Check if your Sea Safety & Survival Course Certificate is valid by checking the link on the Marine Academy home page under SSSC. This year’s SSSC will be on 3 and 4 November 2012.

We provide an in-depth course covering sea survival and safety theory, flares and a liferaft wet drill. The certificate awarded conforms with the eligibility requirements of section 6.01 of the ISAF Special Regulations for Category 0, 1 and some Category 2 offshore races.

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The next Safety Sunday is scheduled for 23 September 2012 and is a requirement for offshore racing at the Club. Even if you aren’t an offshore racer, this course will provide you with the skills to be a safe and confident boater! Don’t get caught out and not have a plan in place before disaster strikes; learn about boat handling in rough weather, man overboard and where to stow safety gear on your boat. The Marine Academy will be running another Safety Sunday course in January 2013 but prices are going up so we suggest booking in for the 23 September course. You can book online on the Club website under Safety Sunday, found on the Marine Academy page.

Instructors Wanted!

Do you possess the skills to encourage others to go boating? Do you want to teach others how much fun it is to be a Club sailing member? If so, send Matt Young an email as we are setting up an in-house Keelboat Instructors Course at the moment and are looking for people like you.

With strong results at the Olympics by Aussie sailors, Yachting Australia is launching its new website, www.discoversailing.org.au, and we are hoping the public will jump on board the amazing sport and recreation we all love. Email Matt at marine.academy@cycsa.com.au.

Matt Young, Marine Academy Coordinator

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RACING ASSOCIATION Jess Hargreaves

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Race Officer John Gibson beat the fleet over to Port Vincent in Bedouin (Greg Patten’s speed boat) and was there to assist with taking times and organising the race from the Port Vincent end.

CYCSA Commodore Geoff Catt then calculated the finish times and conducted the presentation during the BBQ that was held in the evening. The BBQ was sponsored by Canegrass Saltbush Lamb with oysters supplied by the boys from Port Adelaide’s Peer Gynt, plus salads and desserts supplied by the rest of the fleet. The participants enjoyed a great party at Port Vincent and all stayed the night on their boats before racing home on Sunday. Unfortunately a lack of wind meant there were no finishers for the race home.

he cold weather has well and truly arrived in Adelaide and those keen enough have jumped aboard the CYCSA Winter Series. As usual, the Winter Series comprises of the Combined Winter Series (CYCSA & RSAYS), the Port River Marine Winter Series (CYCSA only) and the Short-handed Series (two people only on board). Although it’s been freezing the racing conditions so far have been good and we’ve managed to get all races away as scheduled.

Port Vincent Destination Race/Port Vincent Dash

The 2012 ‘Port Vincent Dash’ proved to be a very successful event and will no doubt be included in the racing program for the coming season.

At the request of the short-handed fleet, the Racing Association organised a stand alone destination race to Port Vincent for the weekend of 7-8 July 2012.

Winners of the Port Vincent Dash Trophies (proudly sponsored by Greg & Carol Patten):

Interest in the race was so great that it turned into the ‘Port Vincent Dash’ and the event was opened to all boats. The result was a fleet of 22 boats which left the Club on the morning of 7 July. This number included 11 short-handed monohulls, five short-handed multihulls and three fully crewed boats, plus three others who decided to cruise over to join in the festivities.

Fastest Monohull G-Wizz (Greg Patten) with a time of 3:45:49 Fastest Multihull Goldfinger (Peter Boyd) with a time of 3:22:07 Monohull winner on PHS G-Wizz (Greg Patten) Jess Hargreaves

“The 2012 ‘Port Vincent Dash’ proved to be a very successful event and will no doubt be included in the racing program for the coming season.”

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resentation Night for season 2011-2012 was held at the CYCSA’s Horizon Function Room on Friday 4 May 2012. The evening saw a great turnout of 182 Racing Members and their guests who came to celebrate the end of another stellar racing season.

Keeping with the tradition of recent years, the entertainment for the evening didn’t disappoint and the stunning burlesque dancers had many of the red blooded blokes in the audience a bit hot under the collar! An added bonus was celebrity Sarah Lloyd, an Adelaide girl who recently appeared on the television program ‘The Voice’.

Our valued major sponsors from Phil Hoffmann Travel, Port River Marine, Yalumba and Penfolds were all in attendance and, alongside special guests William Strangways, Dick Fidock, and Matthew Buchanan (on behalf of Malcolm Kinnaird), assisted with the presentations to the lucky winners.

As always, the Racing Association welcomes feedback and suggestions from those who attended to ensure that next year is a bigger success! A big thank you to all boats who competed in the various series of season 2011-2012 and we look forward to a great action packed program next year.

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For his long service, value as a team member and unfailing support to his boat and fellow crew members, REX congratulates Les DeWit on his award as 2011/2012 Crew Member of the Year.

Winner of the Lloyd Sugars Perpetual Trophy Alliance Jim Hallion

Winner of the A G Walters Most Consistent Performer Perpetual Trophy Another Planet Brenton Pegler

Winner of the Becker Enterprises Perpetual Trophy Asylum Derek Morrison

Two True Andrew Saies Two True has enjoyed a successful local and interstate racing season in 2011/12.

Local honours: Winner CYCSA Offshore Series IRC Winner CYCSA SA IRC State Championships Winner CYCSA Inshore IRC Champs Winner Great Southern Regatta 2nd CYCSA Offshore Series PHS 3rd IRC Adelaide Lincoln Race Recipient of the RH Fidock Bluewater Championship Perpetual Trophy Interstate honours: 2011 Sydney to Hobart – Tied 3rd in division 4 IRC Tied 12th Overall on IRC Festival of Sails – Weekend 1: 2nd in Div2 IRC Weekend 2 (Geelong Regatta): 4th Div 2 IRC Melbourne Geelong Passage Race ORC: 9th overall and 3rd in Div 2 IRC.

Commodore’s Shield

Les DeWit Les was recognised for his dedicated and continuous commitment to the True North/Two True team. With a “turn-up” rate of around 95% for all nominated races, Andrew Saies described Les as being “one of the few crew who has not had to attend his ‘grandmother’s funeral, wife’s birthday or best friend’s wedding’ on a Saturday afternoon”. Andrew also paid tribute to Les’ unfailing dedication to Two True for more than seven years and acknowledged his undeniable passion for the sport of sailing.

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Les competed in the last five Sydney to Hobart races and was among the winning crew of 2009 and while his primary role on the boat is as a headsail and spinnaker trimmer, he has also chosen to take on the responsibility for setting up and maintenance of all IT functions aboard Two True.

CYCSA YACHT OF THE YEAR

PENFOLDS GRANGE HERMITAGE CREW PERSON OF THE YEAR PERPETUAL TROPHY

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The winner of the Commodores Shield was the CYCSA. It was presented by RSAYS Commodore Peter Kelly to the CYCSA Commodore Geoff Catt.

Winner of the Corpor8 Solutions Cock of the Walk Trophy Doctor Feelgood Jason and Wayne Coonan

Winner of the Geoff Bishop Memorial Perpetual Trophy Good Company Robin Townsend

Winner of the J24 Club Champion Trophy Winner of the CYCSA J24 Perpetual Trophy Jumping Jack Flash Doug Watson

Winner of the Tollana Wines Perpetual Trophy Winner of the Deloite Perpetual Trophy Winner of the CYCSA Offshore Perpetual Shield Winner of the Maughan Thiem Perpetual Trophy Winner of the RH Fidock Bluewater Trophy Two True Andrew Saies

Winner of the David Woods Perpetual Trophy Added to the John H Ellers Perpetual Honour Board Secret Mens Business 3.5 Geoff Boettcher

Winner of the Penfolds Perpetual Trophy Shining Sea Andrew Corletto

Winner of the Kinnaird Cup White Knight David Knights

Winner of the Teachers Scotch Whiskey Perpetual Trophy Winner of the William Strangways Trophy for first in Division 2 IRC Young Einstein Rob Sellick

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PROGRESSIVE DINNER IN THE WESTERN BASIN

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ith winter keeping us all closer to land it seemed a good idea to have a Progressive Dinner in the Western Basin. Forty-five members and friends braved the elements and joined in the fun on Saturday 23 June.

Pre-dinner nibbles were a bring and share affair in the Marina West clubhouse and then guests departed to have main course on whatever boat they had been allocated by a random draw.

It was great to see representation from all sections of the Club. Old members, new members, power and sail were all mixed together for this opportunity to talk about the thing that keeps us all interested, our boats, sailing and the weather!

After an hour the horn moved everyone on to a different boat for sweets and by now we had all relaxed and when the horn went to summon us to Port and Chocolates to finish the evening, it seemed like we could spend more time enjoying our new friends. Port and Chocolates preceded the drawing of the lucky prizes and everyone retired back to boats to enjoy the last of the night and some to enjoy watching Black Caviar win in the United Kingdom.

Thanks to everyone who came along to make this a very happy night.

Pamela Humeniuk, Chair Social Activities Committee

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he Commodore’s Dinner is the one event each year where we can dress up and “put on the Ritz”. This year was no exception and the mood was set with wonderful tall arrangements of roses lit from within and dripping with crystals.

A Black and Red Theme made for a dark and romantic atmosphere. The guests were greeted on the traditional red carpet by our Commodore Geoff Catt and his wife Mavis, our President Andrew Saies and his wife Susan and our Rear Commodore Rowley Richardson and his wife Glenyss.

Music for the evening was provided again by ‘A Train’ and we had sparkling dancers to entertain us. The dancers embraced the romantic mood and enchanted us all as they swayed around the floor. We all admired the fabulous costumes and wished we had the same dexterity and grace whilst we danced. Geoff Catt was singled out by the dancers (who said it was easy to be Commodore!) and did a commendable shuffle around the floor.

The food was French themed and served spectacularly on black and diamante serving plates. A first for our dinner and from the comments very well liked.

Commodore Geoff Catt welcomed all the guests and thanked everyone for joining in and being part of the fun. The ‘Queens of Clean’ again made an appearance this time in red and black feathers. Monies raised by the Queens this year has been donated to Operation Flinders whose aim is to assist young people at risk and give them a second chance at life. This year’s winner was Hillar Puvi and his yacht Vagabond. The Queens will look forward to some fun while cleaning this lovely vessel.

Many thanks to our wonderful staff for all their assistance to set up, take down and making the service on the night seamless and a pleasure. Special mention to Laura Cowley for her support, often at the last minute, and to Trevor Paynter for his inspiration with the graphics.

After all the fun of dancers, speeches and Queens of Clean, ‘A Train’ kept us all entertained with wonderful music until the close.

Pam Humeniuk, Chair Social Activities Committee

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22nd AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S KEELBOAT REGATTA The Queen’s Birthday June Long Weekend saw the South Australian women’s team head across to Melbourne for the 22nd Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), hosted by the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron at St Kilda. Womens’ teams from around Australia sailed 16 boats in a fiercely contested regatta on the waters of Port Phillip over three days of variable weather that included rain, fog, intermittent sunshine and a couple of beautiful rainbows.

The South Australian team of six high-spirited women from the Squadron and two from the CYCSA (Di Schwerdt off Asylum and Ligita Bligzna off Carioca) was skippered by Helen Willmer, ably supported by Helen Moody (mainsheet), Barbara Parker and Di Schwerdt (trimmers), Ligita Bligzna and Tess Gordon (pit), and Helen Kearney and Kylie Ellison (shared mast and foredeck). With a minimum of practice as a team on Barb and Ron Parker’s Taniwha and a brief encounter with the boat allocated to them before the regatta got under way, the team put in a solid performance on Mrs Overnewton, a Bavaria Match 38 that sails regularly out of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron.

South Australian Team for 2012 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta Top: Helen Kearney, Helen Willmer, Tess Gordon Bottom: Di Schwerdt, Kylie Ellison, Ligita Bligzna, Helen Moody, Barbara Parker

Di Schwerdt wrote this article about the regatta.

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he Women’s Regatta has a long history but it is only over the past few years that a team from South Australia has competed in the six race event. While the aim is to have two races per day, local weather conditions have sometimes dictated changes to the schedule and this year was no exception.

With very light winds forecast for the Monday, the Race Committee decided to run three races on Day One, two on Day Two and one (if we got wind) on Day Three.

The Tasmanian team, racing the Archambault A31, Penfold Audi Sport, took every major prize. Nevertheless the South Australian team remained undaunted, determined to compete well and enjoy the challenge of trying to beat them. They were always within our sights. Our team renewed friendships from past years and enjoyed a memorable evening with the Melbourne team from Wild Child, an Elan 31 from the Brighton Yacht Club, who invited us home for a wonderful dinner, demonstrating true Melbourne hospitality.

Drizzling rain and fog occasionally made it difficult to spot the marks on the first day of racing but with a sense of grim determination we forgot about being saturated and concentrated on sail changes and appropriate strategies to get us over the finish line as quickly as possible. We were in front for the first leg of the first race and continued to do very well on the upwind legs throughout the day.

Variable winds and a lack of local knowledge however found us crossing the line about mid field and the best we did was sixth on PHS. After a big day it was a long damp walk along St Kilda pier back to the apartment where every conceivable hook, handle and door frame was draped with wet sailing gear. Most of it stayed wet until Monday.

The Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron made us very welcome and we thank them for their wonderful hospitality over the weekend.

The regatta was very efficiently run, both on and off the water and well supported by a range of sponsors. Trophies were presented on Monday night at a very successful formal dinner at the club. The South Australian team was delighted to have Mrs Overnewton’s owner, Les Norton and his partner, as our guests and we thank him profusely for his generosity in lending us his beautiful boat. A big thank you also needs to go to Helen Willmer for her work pulling the team, the boat and the weekend together. We are all looking forward to contesting another series next year. Look out Victoria – here we come!

Day Two saw better weather but a lack of wind in the afternoon left some of the fleet stranded outside the time limit. We managed a third on PHS in Race 4 and finished just before flat water brought the rest of the fleet to a standstill in Race 5.

Day Three, foggy and overcast, meant racing was delayed until midday when the fog began to lift. Kylie led some on-deck yoga with a ‘salute to the sun’ while waiting for the race start and her dulcet tones were heard (by most of the fleet) singing “In South Australia, I was born, heave away…..”. In the last race we managed sixth on PHS and IRC. Like everybody else, we got better every race!

Mrs Overnewton tangoing with Penfold Audi Sport

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Photos by James Theodore

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GOURMET SEAFOOD EXTRAVAGANZA

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n Saturday 14 July the Fishing Association held its third Gourmet Seafood Extravaganza. The function was extremely well attended as we catered for 116 people using a dining room format, a variation from last year

On arrival the lighting, the mood and the ambience kicked in.

People were greeted and offered freshly shucked oysters, Mario’s special oyster shooters and a complimentary glass of champagne or wine to start the evening.

The Head Chef, Aaron Hill, presented a commentary and demonstration of the night’s courses explaining the seafood to be served and the method of preparation. Aaron and the staff in the kitchen prepared a marvellous menu which was served at the table, plus a delicious buffet featuring a carved ice dolphin surrounded by an abundance of good quality local seafood.

The menu commenced with a Rock Lobster entrée served at the table, a variety of seafood for the main course also served at the table, plus a buffet of seafood, salads, cheeses and an assortment of other buffet condiments. The committee worked hard with the new format and we found Aaron a joy to work with and the enormous number of compliments as feedback from those in attendance served to demonstrate how good the evening was. The quality of the presentation and of the variety of food reflected Aaron’s enthusiasm, excellence and experience. Mario presented some feature wines that complemented the buffet and worked hard to ensure the night was a success.

Leica Theodore did it again decorating the tables with amazing centrepieces and the room looked fabulous. The Fishing Competition, with a twist, had a representative from each table battle against the clock. It was hilarious and entertaining for everyone and a great win for the girls. The tables were all winners with a lucky seat on each table and the table raffle another prize, with the money donated to the ‘Girls Night In’ and ultimately going to Breast Cancer Research.

Following the main course the band ‘beefed’ up the beat and kept everyone grooving on the dance floor and well entertained.

The Club, Mario and all staff can be proud and on behalf of the committee I thank everyone who helped make the evening, once again, a huge success.

Glenn Spear, Chair Fishing Association

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he crew of School’s Out earlier this year redeemed their prize from last year’s Open Day Unforgettable Challenge. Our first place overall in the multi-faceted challenge snared us a three night stay on board one of the Unforgettable Houseboats based out of Mannum.

And what a great prize it was!

Equipped with a very large array of meals, desserts, nibbles and drinks we headed out on the weekend of 24-27 February.

For those that haven’t been on a large houseboat before the overwhelming first impression was how much space is available. Our boat came with a very large lounge and kitchen area, six cabins of varying sizes and outlooks, four bathrooms, a separate spa area, several open verandas, a large TV, stereo and BBQ. So not only is the vessel big but the ability for ten people to spread out and not fall over each other is fantastic.

You have the opportunity to take part in group activities or quietly find your own secluded part on the boat to read or snooze. It’s a bit like a being on a smaller version of a cruise ship. The other feature of the boat is that the helm is placed in the middle of the lounge/ dining room, so the person on the helm never feels left out of the action.

On the Friday evening we were given a comprehensive briefing by the Unforgettable Manager on the boat layout, facilities, how things worked, suggestions on where to go on the river and some instruction on how to the get the boat started and, most importantly, how to bring it alongside the river bank.

The partying started not long after the briefing; some excellent pizzas were delivered by the local Mannum Pizza Café and the spa had its first try out. Two late arrivals on the boat were greeted by some very happy houseboat occupants in various states of dress.

On Saturday morning the excitement mounted as our floating hotel was let go and we proceeded up the river towards Bow Hill.

The first sensation was how slow the vessel meandered along; about two to three knots. What quickly became evident to everyone was how relaxing this weekend would be. The exquisite scenery drifted by and an air of complete relaxation soon took over. Most on board had completed the Adelaide to Port Lincoln Race the previous weekend and saw this as an opportunity to have a less stressful weekend – they weren’t disappointed.

Having an experienced race boat crew onboard meant that berthing would be a simple task – well that’s what we all thought. Berthing a large houseboat in a strong wind is not as easy as it seems. The trick is to firstly find the right trees to use as mooring points and secondly, have a nimble crew who can leap from the boat with very heavy mooring lines. They then need to fight their way up a slippery bank through prickly bushes, trying not to tread onto brown snakes - bare feet or thongs did not turn out to be a good option.

An Unfor No carp please

A Clayton’s BBQ Photos by Adrian Wotton

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After a couple of attempts in strong winds we moored in our spot a few kilometres from Bow Hill for the night and began various activities including a swim off the back platform, kayaking, fishing, yabbying and more time in the generously sized spa.

Saturday night was our “back to the 70’s” BBQ night and if you want to party, this is the way to do it. The houseboat had a fantastic deck for the BBQ, an excellent stereo and plenty of room to boogie which made for a fabulous night.

Slightly worse for wear the houseboat crew awoke to a beautiful Sunday morning.

Another fantastic breakfast smorgasbord was followed by a swim and spa or just relaxing in the lounge area with magazines and books.

We left our small part of paradise later in the morning and headed back to Mannum. The journey back was a lot faster as we had a strong following current.

At one point we did encounter some strong head winds and the top-heavy boat was certainly a lot harder to control in these conditions.

Safely moored in Mannum a few of us stayed on board Sunday night for one last relaxing dinner and night on the river.

The verdict was that this weekend was one of the most relaxing holidays most of us could remember. The houseboat was very well set up and the hints and tips about having a holiday on the river were a great help to making it a successful weekend.

It was an Unforgettable Weekend for the crew and partners of School’s Out. Adrian Wotton

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for your Diary More information will be available in due course about these fantastic events. Keep an eye out on the Club events noticeboard, website, facebook and your email inbox for updates.

VALE GRAEME MARLOW MEASDAY 1935-2012 Club member Joyce Quin, a close friend of Graeme and Judy Measday, has put together the following facts and expresses some personal thoughts in her tribute to Graeme.

Board Member Rear Commodore Vice Commodore President Commodore

1985-1993 1986 1987-1989 1989-1993 (four years) 1993-1998 (four years)

Graeme played an important part in the progress of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia during the 1980s and 1990s.

In his first year at the Club Graeme was elected as Chair of the Cruising Association, a position he held for several years. In 1985 he was asked

by Arthur Carolan to stand for the Board and was duly elected and his expertise as an accountant proved invaluable. During the then General Manager Jim Henry’s illness, he was made Acting Secretary which involved daily trips to the CYCSA to assist with the running of the Club.

Graeme and his wife Judy were responsible for reviving the Social Activities committee and introduced a number of events and initiatives like the New Members Welcome Cocktail Night, Children’s Christmas Party, the herb garden and further landscaping. His desire was to involve all family members and create a friendly atmosphere.

The Measday Perpetual Trophy still stands in the trophy cabinet and was awarded to the Cruising Division winner in the Racing Association’s summer series. This division no longer exists but it is hoped that the trophy will be utilised in some other cruising area. He was a humble man and was never really recognised for the contributions he made to the Club.

He is survived by his wife Judy, children Mark, Jane and Guy and five grandchildren.

Photo by Gerry Colella

Joyce Quin

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September Sunday 2– Fathers Day Lunch Friday 14 – Captain’s Table New Members Evening Friday 21 – Vegas Night (TBC) Saturday 22 – Coast to Coast High Tea October Monday 1 – Labour Day (Bar and Restaurant Open from 12.00pm) Friday 19 – Girls Night In Saturday 22 – CYCSA Opening Day November Friday 2 – Commemorative CYCSA Dinner @ Naval Military and Air Force Club Tuesday 6 – Melbourne Cup Friday 16 – Boating Showcase (TBC) Friday 23 – Sydney to Hobart Dinner December Saturday 1 – Fishing Competition Marina West Sunday 2 – Children’s Christmas Party Saturday 9 – Club Christmas Party Wednesday 26 – Sydney to Hobart Race Start + Cruise In Company Start Why not hold your next event at the Club?

The CYCSA is undoubtedly one of Adelaide’s best kept secrets and is the perfect setting for a special dinner, family celebration or work conference. Our unique location in North Haven, extensive secure car parking and stunning facilities are unreservedly convenient for any function. Our staff are readily available to help you in any way they can to make your special occasion an event you will always remember.

Clive Ragless foregoes the sea to cruise rugged landscapes with other Club members.... f we were to try to define the characteristics of our Club members I am sure that “adventure loving” would form part of that definition.

When our Club goes into hibernation as winter approaches things are not quite what they seem. Those 4WDs that take up a good portion of the car park in the warmer months are hard to find as many of their owners continue their search for adventure elsewhere.

The patio area at the Club holds two regular groups of friends for Saturday lunch, the fishing mob and the other mob. It was within this “other mob” that the Outback Odyssey idea was born. From “let’s go and see Lake Eyre with water”, it’s been “let’s go to Arkaroola”, “let’s go to Innaminka” and “let’s go to Coober Pedy”.

We have had four consecutive years of Odyssey’s and there is a lot more to see and do. The next one, Outback Odyssey V, will more than likely be to the West Coast and planning (talking) has started.

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Craig Drogemuller has produced wonderful books from the second and third trips and Joe Mezzini is well on the way with a book for this one.

The participants in no particular order are Clive and Chris Ragless, Karl and Priscilla Ats, Peter and Barbara Page, Geoff and Mavis Catt, Hillar and Deb Puvi, Craig Drogemuller and Sharon Weidenbach, Joe Mezzini and Marika, Paul Yerrell and Alison Kitson, Henry and Marie Peterson, Claudio and Val Marchesi, Ken and Diedre Amos and Rob and Lola Knowles but not everbody every time. We are quite a mob and we all like our wine, food and our comforts, so it’s no roughing it for us.

Fitting up to twenty people into reasonable accommodation in these “out of the way” places is not easy but it is not impossible and the bookings have to be done well in advance.

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Coober Pedy This year we went first to the Flinders Ranges for two nights staying at Rawnsley Park Station. Good food, good wine and healthy exercise with a walk into Wilpena Pound the next day. Night three was at Leigh Creek Caravan Park in quite nice cabins. We took our time travelling through the stunning Bunyeroo Gorge enjoying a BBQ lunch and the more than stunning Brachina Gorge. We were now just that much closer to Marree and William Creek for the longish drive to Coober Pedy. We stayed two nights at the Desert Cave Motel where it’s black underground, blacker and quieter than you will ever experience and there was quite a lot to see in Coober Pedy. Like all of the places of the mid North and far North, it is rich in history and unlike most places, history is still in the making. We then went a short distance down the road to Glendambo - what a funny night. It started with an altercation between Freddy the barman faced off against Mario Minuzzo and Geoff Catt. Freddy

won but then served us up a wonderful dinner. The Chook Man walked in along with Camera Man and a jazzed up gopher and a poster size photo of his huge houseboat which looked as if he picked up every piece of trash along the way and installed it on the deck. He is a legend from Renmark to Daly Waters and sings funny songs, plays tricked up Jonny Cash and sells DVD’s. Ken and Deidre escaped to their room before the show got on the road and missed a very funny night - it’s like that in the outback.

The good times were over and the next day we made our way home.

Well, they say that a picture is worth a thousand words and this story is proof of that together with photos from our previous travels. Good friends, good places and a good time. I can’t wait for Outback Odyssey V.

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MEMORABLE ANCHORAGES – BEATRICE ISLETS Veteran sailor and engineer Ralph Holden reminisces.......

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of a large drying sand bank (Sutherland’s Shoal) that stretches in a generally south-easterly direction from Cape Rouge across the face of the Bay of Shoals and Kingscote and which is above high water mark except at HWS. At their highest point they are less than one metre. However, since the prevailing winds almost always have some easterly in them, one can anchor in their lee in flat water with excellent holding in the sandy bottom. It is an eerie experience on a dark moonless night hearing the wind whistling through the rigging lying safe and snug at anchor in calm water sheltered from the swell because of the shoal to windward and if it wasn’t for the loom of the Point Marsden light, one could easily think one was apparently miles off-shore.

The anchorage provides good shelter from east through to north east and is the perfect alternative to the uncomfortable short swell prone Kingscote. If the conditions deteriorate or the wind shifts to the south west or west another good anchorage is only a short distance away in the Bay of Shoals to the west north-west.

ecently on television there was some kind of competition in which people were asked to name their ideal holiday destination and why they had chosen it. Entrants then joined thousands of others vying to win a trip to such a place. I realised that I too had a few special destinations but it was unlikely that any of these would be nominated in the competition. They are places that have remained in my mind because of the pleasure which I obtained from visiting them rather than for more scenic or tourist type reasons. In choosing these special few I decided to pass over four of the more obvious ones: American River (up the far southern end away from the traffic) and Snug Cove on Kangaroo Island; Wedge Island and Waterhouse Bay on Thistle Island. They are all great places to anchor but also fairly popular, and what one sort of expects a good anchorage to be. One anchorage in particular has special qualities though: the Beatrice Islets.

This anchorage is in Nepean Bay, Kangaroo Island and is two miles due east of Kingscote. The actual islets are the only part

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cruising destinations in the two gulfs, ie, Black Point, Port Vincent, Stansbury, the Cutter Patch, Emu Bay, American River, the Ballast Head Cup, Port Lincoln, etc. Members can participate in as many legs as they have time and inclination to complete. Return to the Club is scheduled for Saturday 26 January (Australia Day). Other anniversary events planned include a “Cruiser’s Yacht Race” and an overnight at Cafe Portobello.

am pleased to report that a strong core of Committee members re-nominated at the recent Associations AGM although we were saddened to lose cruising stalwarts Marty Heffernan (Hot Mustard) and Terry Denham from the Committee through other commitments.

New in 2011, Committee member Gerard Hughes (Setanta) has been re-elected. I would also like to pass on the thanks of the Committee to Marty and Terry for their contribution to this association and in particular their efforts in progressing new moorings for members use at Edithburgh and a commitment to inspect and repair the Club’s other moorings.

The Committee remains committed to a project to provide a BBQ shelter for the use of members at Port Vincent and has identified a remote access weather cam, or station, which when installed will allow members to view and assess weather conditions before commencing travel on their vessels. This facility will enhance and complement the recently commissioned North Haven webcam which is now live at: http://www.dpti.sa.gov.au/latest_news/web_cameras/.

Unfortunately, these cameras only operate between 05.00 hours and 21.00 hours.

The next event for the Cruising Association will be the first Second Saturday BBQ of the season on 8 September in the BBQ area followed by a Port River Expedition on Sunday 9 September and the members of the committee look forward to meeting you there.

The traditional season opening cruise weekend at Port Vincent is scheduled for 29 September-1 October, weather permitting. If we can get twenty people to commit, a Cruising Association table could be arranged at an alternative venue to the Ventnor for dinner on the Saturday evening.

As the year progresses and we achieve some of our goals and sight new ones we will continue to keep you informed through our monthly online newsletter and the Club magazine Groundswell.

Opening Day is on Saturday 27 October and the Cruising Association will be joining the other Associations in ensuring that the day caters for all with a good mix of on water and social activities.

The Cruising Association Committee for 2012-2013 is as follows: Keith Degenhardt, Chairman Playstation B27 Robert Perrin, Secretary/Deputy Chairman Sugar’n’Spice E18 Gerard Hughes, Committee Setanta E13

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

We welcome any member interested in progressing the aims of the Cruising Association to join the Committee.

Second Saturday BBQ dates are: 2012 – 8 September, 13 October, 10 November 2013 – 12 January, 9 February, 9 March, 13 April, 11 May, 14 September, 12 October, 9 November, 14 December.

A black-tie dinner event to honour the participants in the “Cruise of the Year” will take place on Saturday 25 August in the Club with presentations from the cruisers themselves providing an element of vicarious adventuring. Watch out for details.

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

With the advent of the Club’s 40th anniversary celebrations in 2013, there will be a celebratory extended Cruise-in-Company departing on Wednesday 26 December and taking in all the popular

Robert Perrin, Secretary

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Gay Footer writes...

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aving convinced Graeme that taking Jemmaroo across the Atlantic to the Carribean is not the great idea that it at first appeared mainly because you have to cruise in the Carribean in our summer thereby defeating the purpose of eliminating a fair bit of our winter out of our year, we began our second circuit of the Mediterranian from Valencia in Spain on Thursday 17 May. In this rambling I will mainly cover places that we have not been to before plus a few anecdotes about places revisited.

Friends, Deb and Hillar Puvi from the Club (Vagabond) met up with us in Valencia and the four of us set off to Ibiza in the Balaeric group some 80 miles away. They left us in La Palma on Mallorca where we picked up Rob and Sue Last.

As we motored across to Menorca, the northernmost island in the Balaeric group, I read up a bit on the island and the book said not to miss Ciudadela, the second largest town on the island, halfway up the west coast. We motored around and eventually anchored near the entrance to the harbour and dinghied in. It really was not to be missed and came complete with a beautiful windmill and pebbled streets in the old part of town. The market was still open so Sue and I took advantage of that. After a very relaxing lunch we up-anchored and motored around to the north coast where it is a lot more barren. We anchored in a great little horseshoe bay protected by outlying rocks called Cala Pregonda. It was very peaceful until a noisy catamaran anchored nearby but they settled down about 11pm and then it was bliss.

It was now Saturday 26 May and Sue’s birthday so we had a very lazy start to the day with bacon and eggs on the menu before setting off for a lunch pick at Cala Tamarella where Sue just had to have another swim. Into Puerto De Mahon, the main town of Menorca, which is up a long deep cala or bay and we eventually found a mooring on a mooring platform in the middle of the bay – very inventive. We all got dressed up for a slap-up affair for Sue’s birthday and found a seafood restaurant with a Michelin accreditation. Although it was quite expensive in local terms, it was very, very good. The next morning we dinghied back into town for a walk up into the Old Town and dropped the mooring lines just after midday and set off for Sardinia about 180 miles to the east. ...continued over page Photos by Rob Last and Gay Footer Main image: Looking down on Bonifacio

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The passage was unbelievably calm and we motored the entire way passing the cape just before 10am with the sight of the Queen Elizabeth anchored in the bay off Alghero – what a monster! We pulled up first to the fuel wharf and filled up – very thirsty – and took our choice of marinas. We decided to stay on the one off the Old City and tied up there around midday. We had a bit of a walk around but soon discovered we were all pretty beat so went back for a rest before venturing too far further. An English couple off a Jeanneau 40, Alan and Michelle, came over for drinks at 5.30 so we had a good chat to them about where to go etc. We found a restaurant called Casablanca and settled down for a great meal.

The next day I took Graeme shopping as I had found a lovely string of pearls – he obliged. We met Sue and Rob for lunch and while Rob and Graeme washed the boat, Sue and I completed some shopping and we left at around 1pm for a bay recommended

by Alan. First we went through a narrow passage at the point where a blue grotto is.

It was fantastic going through with high cliffs all around. In order to cut twenty miles off our trip to the recommended anchorage we had to go through a narrow passage with three metres depth. All was fine as it was all clearly marked and you used a series of leads to set your course through. We spent a very easy night at Cala Yacca and then motored eastwards to Castelsardo, a very pretty fishing village that has grown down the hill complete with castle at the top. The bus driver gave us a recommendation for dinner and along the way we met up with a Dutch couple who joined us then came back on board for a night cap. Rob and Sue had a rather stilted but very interesting conversation with a coral diver on his boat moored across from us. He has his own decompression chamber on the deck and besides decompressing on the way down and up several times, spends two hours in it on reaching the surface after a dive. He dives for the very rare red coral only found off of Alghero – a very risky business but he has made it to 50 so far.

A flag change was required so the Flag Monitor was hard at work in order for us to enter Bonifacio on the island of Corsica – French this time. Going into Bonifacio is just awesome, something you could never tire of with cliffs on each side, the cemetery above you and the castle coming into view.

Rob and Sue were up and at it early, walking that is, and Graeme and I finally surfaced around 8.30am and found a wi-fi site so Graeme got stuck into a few emails. We watched as a huge power boat manouvred its way out of its berth, had a talk to a couple of Sydneysiders and left at 1pm for an anchorage called Campomoro. It was a great spot and all of us went for a swim to celebrate the first day of summer, albeit briefly for me.

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Sue and Rob flew out of Ajaccio to Paris so we motored into the bay and tried anchoring but it was very deep and quite rolly so I talked Graeme into going into the Vieux Port or Port Tino Rossi, a great spot. We had lunch and said our goodbyes to Sue and Rob and walked into town and renewed the French Orange data sim card for the iPad. We had dinner at a supposed typical old time Corsican restaurant called 20132. Five courses and wine and we felt like little balls. It was all very rustic – stone walls with a fountain to get the fresh water from – pity it had an infrared light as you neared it with the spout of your jug. However, it was great fun and we had a chat with an Irish couple at the next table who live in Geneva.

There was still quite a breeze and sea but we washed the old girl and left Ajaccio to go north.

We took the short cut through the Iles Sanguinaires (meaning blood thirsty) but hadn’t counted on the washing machine at the other end. The breeze was only about seven knots but with a large south west swell running it was very frustrating. There was nowhere to go along the northern half of the west coast of Corsica so we turned the corner around into Calvi and anchored in a bay called Punta di l’Oscellucia where although there was no swell, there was quite a breeze coming down the slopes.

It was quite comfortable but the anchor roller grumbled quite a lot.

We made the big two mile passage around into Calvi and motored around the bay eventually picking up a mooring. We dinghied into town and walked up to the Citadel (the old part of town) and found a great little restaurant for dinner. Graeme had his favourite, Sea Bass, and I had Veal with Olive and Pasta – yum - and with room for desserts and bottle of the Vin de Pay (house wine), we were well fed and watered for 60 Euro.

In the morning we had another walk around town checking a few things out and left around 3.30pm to anchor at a small bay with a beautiful sand bottom. A quick swim was called for and then a rest after all the walking around Calvi and we settled in for dinner on board and an early night.

We stayed at Saint-Florent about 30 miles to the east and at the southern end of quite a large bay the next two nights and walked around this picturesque small town which was originally a fishing village. We discovered when we left this anchorage that it had its own set of weather conditions because as soon as we cleared the headland the weather came from the opposite direction however it was still quite strong winds. We eventually made it to the anchorage of Macinaggio around the north eastern corner of Corsica where the conditions were much better and although the wind continued to blow and the rain came down, we were well and truly dug in.

One of our favourite places, the island of Elba, was in our sights so we left early to make the passage across. The next day we took a bus trip around the western side of Elba, quite a magical island, and after stopping at Marciana and Pomonte, completed the trip. Another bus took us out to Napoleon’s other house just out of the main town. We thought it was better than the house in Portoferraio and it was said that Josephine preferred it also.

The Costa Concordia acts as an additional breakwater It was time to go sightseeing away from the coast so we set off for a marina called Punta Ala on the mainland about 35 miles north of Rome. The marinas along the Italian coast are horrendously expensive and the quote was for Euro159 a night but because there was a boat out of his berth on the slip we could have that one for Euro100 a night. Amazing how suddenly that was cheap. We backed into this rather narrow space and after settling down got on the net and hired a car for three days to go up country for a bit of R and R. The rental company was in Fallonica some 20 kilometres north and a local fix-it man who befriended us offered to drive us there the next morning so our plans were set. We booked accommodation at Siena and after lunching at Massa Mantalia, a very pretty old town on a hill, we arrived at our hotel about 4pm. We caught a bus into the Siena town centre and walked around the square where the historic horse race is held every year and settled down with a couple of Spritzs and a plate of cheese and meats. Graeme’s back started to give him curry during this time so we bought some anti-inflammatory medication from a chemist and went back to the hotel. He was in agony the next morning so the hotel called the doctor who administered a saline shot to the region and suggested we should stay a few more days. There went the plans of going to Florence out the window and we spent two more nights at the hotel in Siena instead with the doctor visiting again and injecting cortisone this time. I had a crash course on giving needles and we slowly and carefully made our way back to Fallonica and then to Punta Ala. We left the next afternoon as it was quite hot and still and it was good to have the breeze on our faces as we motor-sailed across to Port Azzuro on Elba. A visit ashore was called for the next morning and after a coffee and croissant we left around midday for a bay on the northern side of Giglio called Seno di Campese. It was just beautiful and we sat on board and watched the sun go down as we had dinner. After a very relaxing swim we dinghied into shore and caught the bus up to the Castello. We went up there nearly five years ago and it is still a lovely trip and the same butcher who won the prize for the best sausages in Tuscany was still there. He told us his sausages are sold in Harrods in London, in Paris and in Rome. When we returned to the boat the wind had changed and we were now on a lee shore and were bucking a bit so we up-anchored and made our way around to a bay just south of Porto Giglio called Cala Canelle.

The Costa Concordia was quite a sight as it lay on its side just outside the town appearing to be making another breakwater for the port.

The chart showed a horseshoe shaped, largely uninhabited island some eleven miles away called Isola Di Giannutri so we decided to head for there. The bay called Cala Spalmatoi was dotted with boats

Frank Lowy’s 73 metre Ilona cruises the Med but it was very deep and we anchored in 25 metres only two boat lengths from the shore. We were just settling down to a ‘quiet little drink’ when in she came – a rather large motor yacht called Ilona sporting a helicopter on top and an Australian flag on the stern. We waited and waited for our invite for drinks but all in vain as it anchored right in the middle of the bay. It was obviously just a dinner stop as they left around 10pm for parts unknown. We were having a guessing game about whose boat it was but had to wait until the next morning when we got reception and checked it out on Google – a wonderful tool for this application introduced to us by Hillar who researched several yachts during his time with us. The information found showed that it belongs to Frank Lowy, is 73 metres long, has accommodation for 16 guests, has 26 crew and is equipped with a new swimming pool as well as the new helipad. On one of Hillar’s searches he found a yacht which was owned by an American whose occupation was described as ‘gangster’ – obviously it pays to get that sorted out first.

We had a great sail across to an area on the mainland called Monte Argentario which comprises a submerged mountain peak joined by low marshy land and some lagoons to the mainland. We anchored on the south eastern side of the area just off of Marina Cala di Galera together with another yacht from Adelaide called Wraith with Geoff and Vicki Vidler on board and a Canadian yacht. We had drinks on board with the two couples and somehow the guys managed to drink an entire bottle of Glefiddich resulting in a few sore heads the next morning.

We went into shore to the marina to change over the gas bottle and found an adaptor for the Yamaha fuel tank for the dinghy to make it fit our new Suzuki motor – bonus. Later in the day we dinghied into the marina in Porto Ercolle where there were forts to the right of us and forts to the left as well as above the town. We didn’t stay here long as the street fronting the water was having new bitumen laid and it was smelly, noisy and very sticky!

We decided to go into Rome early so checked that there was a berth available before heading off. All was fine so we motored south to Rome filling up with fuel at the fuel wharf before tying up at our berth in the marina. Several days cleaning things up and washing all the linen and the boat etc took up a fair bit of our time and we also took a train ride into the centre of Rome to catch a bit of culture.

We stopped overnight in Amsterdam on our way home so went to look at the sights and in particular the flower market. I have included a photo of some of the merchandise on sale there – I don’t think you would find that at the nursery In Adelaide.

Jemmaroo is having a break from us while we visit the family and catch up on things in Adelaide and we return at the beginning of August to resume our cruising.

A church in Alghero

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Technology Update

WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT

by Owen Mace There’s been a lot written about the marvels of Light Emitting Diode lighting (reference 1), much of it gushing over how wonderful they are. And they can be. There are a number of very useful properties of LEDs, amongst them are: • Highly efficient • Long life • Compact • Very robust, and • Wide range of colours, including white.

This means that they can provide very useful service on board and at home. Some good uses are: • General lighting to reduce drain on the house batteries, • Masthead light that should never have to be serviced again. (I said should never), • Very efficient port/starboard lights.

You can buy LED globes in just about every format and socket style.

But...

Yes, there are downsides that are rarely reported in the articles. Globes are often designed for specific applications and means that you must be aware of the specifications and how they affect you. For example: • Colour – what colour do you want? There are even various types of white.

• Beam width – LEDs intrinsically emit light in a fairly narrow beam so for general lighting a means for spreading the light must be incorporated.

• Efficiency – reference 1 says that the most efficient of LED lamps available today produce up to 200 lm/W which exceeds the efficiency of compact fluorescent lamps which are around 100 lm/W. Poor lamp design can ruin the intrinsic efficiency of the LED itself. More on this later.

• Even their robustness means that increasingly manufacturers are making light fittings with the LEDs built in so that the LED cannot be replaced.

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A Little Physics – but don’t skip this section First of all, we have to understand a little physics and arithmetic. Before you say that’s too hard for me and stop reading – it isn’t, just bear with me a little because, if we are going to make any headway in this topic, we need to understand a little about the physics of lighting. The two side boxes opposite explain a little of quantities used in this article.

The lights we use on boats use electricity to create light. Unfortunately, all known methods of safely converting electricity into light also convert electricity into heat, often lots of it. This means that in order to get a certain amount of light, you necessarily waste electricity as heat and so you waste ampere hours from your battery. Our very, very inefficient incandescent lights typically convert only 10% of the electrical energy into light with the remaining 90% wasted as heat. Halogens do better, as much as 20% and fluorescent globes as much as 50%. Light Emitting Diodes (LED) vary quite a lot but can be better than 50%. At first sight you would say, let’s go for LEDs or fluoros all round. It’s more complex than that. Read on.

LED Lamps LEDs must be driven by a constant current, not a constant 12 volt battery, to work them, so some electronics is needed between your battery and LED light – see reference 2. The electronics can be inefficient (and then you lose some of the efficiency of the LED) and, guess what, cheap ones are inefficient. More expensive LED lamps have some integrated electronics that convert battery 12 volts to the constant current required by the LED as well as providing protection against excessive temperatures.

These are some of the things you need to look for when buying a LED lamp: • Colours - LEDs can be manufactured in almost any single colour. Most white LED lamps emit blue light behind a phosphor which absorbs some of the blue light and re-emits it as yellow and red light so that the lamp appears white. By using different phosphors, manufacturers can produce

Recently I bought an LED lamp over eBay for a downlight at home. It seemed to work well until I turned on the AM radio. Interference is a known potential problem with poorly engineered electronics.

cold white light or warm yellowish lamps similar to the colour of incandescent lamps.

• Lifetime - typical LEDs are often quoted as having a lifetime of over five years of continuous use by which time the light output will have halved provided they don’t get too hot. Get too hot and LEDs will die. I have had two failures of 9 watt GU10 LED lamps at home – so much for the long lifetime!

• Styles – LED globes are available in every conceivable style, shape and standard. Many are made for automotive use and hence may be suitable for use on boats. For general lighting, halogen replacements (MR16, MR11 and GU10 styles) and others are available.

• Dimensions – LED lamps are not necessarily the same dimensions as the globes they replace even if the base is the same and may not necessarily fit the lamp holder.

• Beam Width – LEDs naturally concentrate their light in a narrow beam like a torch. That is fine for some applications, such as reading lamps, but no good for general lighting, such as in the saloon or galley where the light must be spread to light up a broad area. Manufacturers use two techniques to broaden the beam – multiple LEDs pointing in different directions and lenses to spread the light. For comparison, halogen lamps used in downlights typically have a beam width of around 35˚ to 60˚.

• Output – As discussed in the side box output is measured in lumens.

• Interference – Recently I bought an LED lamp over eBay for a downlight at home. It seemed to work well until I turned on the AM radio.

Interference is a known potential problem with poorly engineered electronics. By the way, the box containing the lamp had CE and FCC stickers on it, indicating that it met European and US standards for interference. Imagine if it was used in a boat with an HF SSB receiver! Where’s the “Disappointed Bin”?

Amps and Ampere.Hours

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n a typical 12 volt battery system on a car or boat we can measure the current taken by a light. The current is measured in amperes (or amps, abbreviated to A) and the ship’s battery has a capacity of so many ampere hours (or amp.hr, abbreviated as A.hr). This is best illustrated by an example. Imagine a house battery that has a useful capacity of 400 A.hr. This means we could run a light that draws 1 A for 400 hours or a lamp that draws 2 A for 200 hours and so on. My old masthead light draws about 2 A and so leaving it on overnight, say for 12 hours, draws 2 x 12 = 24 A.hr from the battery. This means that I have to run my motor which can put up to 80 A back into the battery for a little less than 20 minutes (1/3 hr x 80 A = 27 A.hr) to replenish the energy drawn by the anchor light alone. Add in the drain from the fridge, radio, saloon lighting, anchor alarm and any other electrical equipment running through the night and you can see why you have to run the motor for quite some time each day.

Candelas and Lumens The total visible light output from a light globe is measured in lumens (abbreviated to lm). A typical figure for a 20 watt halogen globe is around 400 lm. Remember that figure because it’s an important baseline against which to compare light output from various lighting technologies.

The brightness of a light globe in a particular direction is measured in candelas (abbreviated to cd). Not awfully useful (normally) but you will see it quoted by some vendors, particularly on the web.

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Starboard navigation light

Technology Update

WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU ABOUT Summary The amount of light you will get out of an LED lamp is related to the area of emitting surface and the amount of current it draws. This means that lamps made from 3 and 5 mm diameter packages are unlikely to emit much white light because the emitting area of the LED inside is small. You’ll need a LED with an emitting area approaching ½ cm square and drawing at least ¼ amp, to get anything like the light you get from a halogen lamp. Coloured navigation lights are a different matter and there are LED lights specifically made for the purpose.

Make sure that you read the specifications of the lamp before you buy. Many of them will be just fine but I’m equally sure that some may disappoint you as they have disappointed me and ended up in the “Disappointed Bin”.

Buying LED Lamps Sellers in Australia are Bruce, Whitworths, Jaycar, LEDCentral, MarineLED and some automotive lighting suppliers and they must warrant the products they sell. Buying LED lamps from eBay is fraught with difficulty. Many vendors provide few specifications and so you can be disappointed and others just plain lie about what they are selling.

I’ve even seen claims that some produce more light energy than the electrical energy supplied to them – boy, would I like some of those! On the other hand, I’ve equipped Cygnus with many lamps from eBay as well as from Bruce. I always buy one, test it and, if I’m happy, I buy the number I need.

Irrespective of who you buy LED lamps and globes from, be sure you know what you want before you buy. The factors to consider are listed above and the technology is moving quickly. Not only are

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the component LED globes becoming more efficient, designers of lamps are getting cleverer at managing the waste heat. The prices are falling.

On Board Cygnus Cygnus has a wide range of lights that I have tried to make more efficient. Because of the range of lights, she makes a useful example of what can, and cannot, be achieved. Some of the lights that I have changed are now described.

Exterior Lighting Much of the exterior lighting is for safety purposes and thus governed by Rule 22 of the International Regulations for Avoiding Collisions at Sea (“ColRegs”, see reference 3) and the US Coast Guard interpretation of them. On the one hand the regulations are pretty subjective (for example, visible at two nautical miles on a clear night), while on the other hand Annex 1 specifies the brightness of the various lights in candelas. However, when I spoke to them, the South Australian authorities did not have the ability to measure lights but they said they will be lenient, provided you have made an effort to comply.

Masthead Light We start with a light that you want to be reliable – it’s a real b... to change. I bought a LED lamp at a cost of around $45 specifically as a masthead light to ensure that I could claim compliance. The old one draws about 2 amps and the new one about a tenth of that. See the yellow squares in the picture of the masthead light - that’s the phosphor covering the emitting surface of the LED. The base is ½ inch = 12.5 mm diameter. Bases can have one or two stud connections and the studs on the side can be in line or not, so you need to be careful when buying. The nomenclature is BAY15.

...continued Navigation Lights

Halogen Downlights

The red and green lights are the perfect application for LEDs. Whereas incandescent globes produce white light (mostly wasted by the red or green lenses), red and green LEDs produce only the colour you want. I installed purpose-built, red and green LED navigation lights that draw a little over 1/10 amp each. The lights are sealed to prevent water getting in and so should last the life of the boat. Brilliant.

These are a problem, not only because of their inefficiency but also because there is very little space between the head liner and deck so that the liner and deck get hot. In addition the lamp holders are embrittled by the heat and are difficult to replace. Lots of research on the web, a couple of disappointing eBay purchases and now I have LED lamps that are satisfactory. Each of these MR11 lamps draws about 1/10 amp.

There is a trap however. If you replace an incandescent lamp with a white LED lamp into the starboard (green) light, it will appear blue. Buy separate red and green LED replacement lamps for the best effect and efficiency. Better yet, buy complete, sealed LED navigation lights.

There are at least two standards for 12 volt halogen downlights, MR16 and MR11. The MR11 is usually 10 to 20 W, the MR16 up to 50 W. Make sure you get the right one. Wiki has quite a good explanation of MR16 lights including LED versions (reference 4).

Stern Light This replacement stern light draws only 1/30 amp, so it is not very bright and, as you can see from the picture, there is not much area of yellow. Surprisingly it seems to be bright enough for the job if only because it is only emitting aft of the boat.

I found the connection to the stern light to be unreliable and so I soldered wires onto the caps and spade terminals to connect to the incoming wires, see the photo. This not only improves the reliability of the connection, it also helps to stop the festoon rotating and so keeps it pointed correctly. Trouble is I found that the crimped connections inside one of the caps became unreliable. Ugh. This one ended in the “disappointed” bin and I replaced it with a sealed white LED stern light similar to the red and green ones in the previous paragraph.

The second picture of a festoon light shows plenty of emitting area but it is not protected in a glass tube so is unsuitable for exterior use. Quite bright though. It draws about 1/6 mA from the ship’s battery.

Internal Lighting Lighting below is no less complex. There are five styles of lamps below on Cygnus – flat ceiling lights with a pair of festoon globes in each, halogen downlights in the head liner, one general lamp, a few 20 cm fluorescents and some reading lamps in the berths.

Other Lights There are other styles of lamps, such as deck lights, but I’ve not tried to replace them as they are rarely used.

Here’s an interesting idea for a cockpit light. You can buy 5 metre rolls of waterproof LED’s on a flexible tape. There are two types – one for under $30 and a much brighter one for much more. I’ve double sided taped a length to a 300 mm ruler which is velcroed to the bimini, see the picture. I chose the brighter tape and it is bright, but it consumes about 1/10 amp. Another use is to make you boat more visible at night with strips around the boat, or as under bench lights at home and dozens of other uses.

Summary LED globes can be a real battery saver but there are lots of traps for the unwary and shonky sellers ready to trap them. With care you can equip your boat with LED globes and save heaps of power. You can do the same at home too but the cost and return on investment can be quite long, depending on usage.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_bulb http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/mwv/navrules/rotr_online.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MR16

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