Groundswell August 2016

A r e g u l a r J O UR N A L f r o m t h e C r u i s i n g Y ac h t C l u b o f So u t h A u s t r a l i a

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Board of Management President Treasurer

Andrew Saies Chris Wood Wayne Coonan Peter Hall David Murray Glenn Spear Sam Tolley

Flag Officers Commodore Vice Commodore Rear Commodore

Geoff Boettcher Rowland Richardson Jacqueline Heffernan

Staff Chief Executive Officer Craig Evans Admin & Ops Manager Jenny Krogdahl Finance Manager Marina Segodina Comms & Member Services Mellissa Vahoumis Leasing Coordinator Kirsty Winstone Marine Academy Coord Matthew Young Racing Manager Michael Tozer Food & Bev Manager Mario Cataldi Port Vincent Marina Rob Marner

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Association Chairpersons Cruising Adrian Wotton Fishing Trevor Paynter Racing Rob Sellick Social Pam Humeniuk Life Members Arthur F Carolan Geoffrey R Catt Richard H Fidock AO Graeme L Footer John D Gerard James A Henry (Dec’d) Malcolm A Kinnaird AC (Dec’d) Peter J Page Editors of Groundswell Gay Footer, Mellissa Vahoumis, Owen Mace, Terry Lockwood, Trevor Paynter Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au Advertising in Groundswell Mellissa Vahoumis: Telephone 08 8248 4222

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CONTENTS 4 At the helm

16 quizmas in july

5 the Board

18 West Papua on a’boya

CEO Craig Evans gives an insight into our stormy weather recently.

President Andrew Saies shares a couple of personal and positive experiences at the Club.

6 from the flags

Vice Commodore Rowley Richardson reflects upon his five years as a Club Flag.

7 new boats to the club

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

Terry Lockwood chats with the owners of Enigma and Albatross.

Registered by Australia Post Publication No PP565001/00184 ISSN 1039-4230

10 racing roundup

Graphic design by Trevor Paynter Printed by Newstyle Printing

13 yalumba dinner

8 SASS Launch

Shevaun Bruland tells of the SA Sailing Sisterhood initiative.

9 marine academy

Principal Matt Young congratulates our newest MA instructors.

Presentation Night recognises our successful sailors in 2015/16.

Gay Footer thanks our Club’s valued major sponsor for a fun night.

15 Jeanneau Boat Hop Cover Photo: Geoff Rohrsheim’s lovely Boston Whaler @C out fishing in ideal conditions.

Photo by Trevor Paynter

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Pam Humeniuk thinks this great annual event is a winner for members and guests.

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An inspired idea and great success with Anne Wills as special guest MC. Chris Wood enthuses about a “once in a lifetime experience”.

24 Aluminium boats

Owen Mace gets to the bottom of metal hulls.

25 Fun and Games

Roger Flint believes the boaties at the SKBC are a friendly bunch.

26 admiral’s club lunch A very successful launch at a memorable lunch for members.

27 wirrina fishing charter Letting the experts find the fish.

29 sea and vines festival

Merry Cruisers say “what happens on the bus stays on the bus”.

31 fishing while sailing

Alan Noble gets results by trolling with the right gear.

33 tech talk

Alan Noble shares his anchorage finder web app.

34 reciprocal clubs

We’re welcome all over the world.

to put new shade cloth on them and provide sun protection for their members and also for interschool sailing competitors and their families.

The construction period of the bar and patio project is estimated to be approximately three-and-a-half months. During this time the Club will be trading from a temporary bar in the Function Room and all dining will take place in the dining room. Should the need arise, for example on race days, a secondary wet bar will be installed in the Club’s BBQ area. While we are trading in these areas BYO will not be permitted.

At the Helm

We look forward to presenting you with the new bar and patio in time for summer but ask that you support the Club’s hospitality area over the construction period.

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torm after storm has battered the metropolitan coast this winter in what I believe are the worst conditions we have experienced at the Club in over a decade. The Club started warning members to attend to their boats prior to the first few storms but with the frequency of the bad conditions the warnings seem to have little effect. The Club’s property staff and I have worked tirelessly trying to make sure vessels are safe but I would remind all boat owners that it is their responsibility to make sure their vessel is adequately tied, mooring lines are sufficient in size and are in good condition and appropriate fenders are in place. During storm conditions mooring lines do an incredible amount of work and like everything else they wear out. In many cases our staff have had to put temporary lines on vessels that have had broken or insufficient mooring lines to protect both the vessel and the marina pontoons.

The distribution of this edition of Groundswell will probably coincide with the Club’s AGM. For those of you that have taken the time to look at the 2015–2016 financials you will note the very strong year that was achieved. All areas of the Club performed well against budget in a difficult financial environment. It was pleasing to also achieve a modest surplus this year in the Marine Academy activities.

The Marine Academy was identified as an important aspect of the Club in a member survey taken during the year with the vast majority of members supporting its operation. There was however criticism by a few that it was not financially viable. The small surplus this year, the service that the Academy has provided members with and the introduction of around 140 people to the Club resulting in 20 conversions to members, has been very pleasing.

Our first big storm for the season hit in early May dumping large volumes of sea grass into our marina and onto our boat ramps.

The clean-up was enormous and took many man hours to make the Club look respectable again. Since that initial blow we have had minor damage to some boats and the marina structure.

Unfortunately one of our racing yachts was seriously damaged, Dr Feelgood took the full brunt of a strong westerly gale and it was blown over in the hardstand area.

The Racing, Cruising, Fishing and Social Associations have all had their AGMs for the 2015–2016 year and all reported on their successes throughout the year. It was pleasing to see an increase in both Racing Members and also the numbers of yachts entered in various series. I would like to thank the committee members of the Club’s associations for all of their hard work over the past year. There are a number of new faces on some of the committee’s this year but there is always room for more. The Fishing Association and Cruising Association in particular would love to hear from you if you are interested in getting involved.

At the time of writing this report work has commenced on the Club’s new bar and patio area. Following last drinks on the last weekend in July the demolition commenced. The patio shade sail structures that have been iconic at the CYCSA for over 30 years were the first to go. The metal framework that supported our shade sails has been donated to the Port River Sailing Club. They intend

I look forward to the weather improving and seeing you at the Club.

Safe boating.

Craig Evans, Chief Executive Officer

Photos by Craig Evans

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From the President

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his edition of Groundswell always overlaps with the AGM of the Club at which the major highlights, achievements and recognitions for the year are acknowledged. For those who were not able to attend the AGM my report is available online and will usually also be published in the next edition of Groundswell.

I do not intend to use this column to paraphrase that report. I would like to take this opportunity to report on two very recent favourable and positive experiences for both the Club and for me as a member.

Marine Academy International Certificate of Competency Training Course Members may not be aware that it is becoming increasingly difficult to bareboat charter in the Mediterranean and in other northern hemisphere cruising grounds without this internationally recognised certification. The certifying body is the Royal Yachting Association of the UK which through its affiliation with Yachting Australia is able to approve and certify training and instruction for the purposes of gaining the certificate but only in those yacht clubs approved by Yachting Australia as an approved training centre. In other words in South Australia this can only be done at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia. As the certificate has gained more currency to the point of being a pre-requisite rather than a recommendation members in the past have had to go interstate to undertake the course before they could bareboat charter in Europe and many other parts of the world. In the last two years it has been possible to undertake this course either on Academy 1 or on your own vessel here at the CYCSA with our own accredited instructors.

In May, and at relatively short notice, three of us undertook the ICC on my boat through our Marine Academy and under the expert tuition and guidance of instructor Brett Yardley. One of my friends had just discovered that his July northern hemisphere holiday bareboat chartering in Sardinia was under threat unless he passed this certificate. Matt Young and the staff at the Club set up this one day course for the three of us. Yachting Australia have a course manual which covers the theoretical and practical requirements for certification. This booklet is issued through our Marine Academy and reading and retaining the relevant sections is a pre-requisite to the course.

Brett Yardley duly met us at the appointed time on the Saturday at the Club towards the end of May. Our group of three had mixed experience from social twilight sailing and local gulf waters delivery passages to my own ocean racing experience.

By days end we had all taken something from the course that was previously not known or required new focus and attention. It is fair to say that those people who have done a lot of racing will be well versed in the safety aspects of boating, boat handling, sail changes, weather conditions and man overboard rescue procedures and more so than the cruising fraternity but the approved booklet guides sailors of any experience in preparation for this course. I will not go through all aspects of the course except to say Brett Yardley handled and ran this course in an extremely professional, fair and reasonable manner. By the end of the day Brett needed to certify that a particular level of competency had been obtained across all the required skills and knowledge. The three of us thoroughly enjoyed the course and appreciated Brett’s time and flexibility in doing it at such short 5

notice. The take home message was ‘if unable to positively identify any lights on a ship, barge or tow at night keep away from everything!’

What was particularly pleasing for me was to be a student in a Marine Academy delivered course some seven or eight years on from when I was first tasked as a junior Board member to get the Marine Academy up and running. The Marine Academy had been a concept and an aspiration for various Club Boards for some years but it never got off the ground. The history of the establishment of the Academy, the appointment of our first coordinator and instructor Brett Yardley, the acquisition of on water assets and the multitude of other challenges and achievements of the Academy is worthy of a review article in its own right at some stage. However suffice to say that many people in the Club, administration staff, instructors, Board and Club members have worked very hard to get the Academy to its current status along with Brett and Matt Young as the current coordinator and an instructor.

I thoroughly recommend the course either on your own boat or on Academy 1 irrespective of whether you intend to charter overseas. It is a good refresher of a range of basic skills and knowledge and many Club members would well benefit from this experience. Thank you Brett and the whole Marine Academy team.

The Admiral’s Club Some time ago the Board decided that a contribution from voluntary fundraising would be a very worthwhile support to the Bar/Patio/Dining redevelopment project. A variety of fundraising models were discussed and discarded in favour of an invitation to members who might wish to join an Admiral’s Club in order to financially support this project. It is somewhat similar to the Foundation Members of the Club who all made a donation to join the Club in its infancy before any infrastructure existed.

In early June a very successful lunch was held at John Culshaw’s Majestic Roof Garden Hotel with Paul Clitheroe, winner of the 2015 Rolex Sydney to Hobart, as the guest speaker. John very kindly donated the venue and meal, along with wines donated from Yalumba, to our cause and again I wish to thank him very much for this generous donation to form the Admiral’s Club. See more from Sam Tolley on page 26 of this Groundswell edition.

All of those in attendance were committed to advancing the Club in many ways not the least of which was through some financial support. It was great to be part of a function and an event at the CYCSA where all in attendance were very positive about the development and the ability of this new refurbishment to invigorate Club life. Paul was an excellent guest speaker and someone who is very used to delivering interesting stories and messages in both his business and sporting achievements. Paul donated his time and travel expenses free of any charge to the Club and his willingness to attend and support our cause is a testament to the friendship and commitment that yachting and boating has amongst its fraternity in Australia.

For facts and figures on the year that was please look out for my Presidents Report delivered at the AGM. Andrew Saies, President

Vice Commodore’s Report

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ommodore Geoff Boettcher has escaped our cold and blustery weather and is enjoying warm weather and gentle breezes overseas. As I will be stepping down after five enjoyable years as a Flag Officer this report gives me the opportunity to thank many people and reflect on this time.

I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to work with some exceptional members and staff who have put in so much time and effort to achieve everything we have.

Firstly I sincerely thank the Board for their trust and faith and for giving me the opportunity to serve the Club in this way. In the Commodore’s absence I have had the opportunity to attend occasional Board meetings.

I am amazed at the extraordinary input and the sheer volume of time these Board members dedicate to the role. I always leave these meetings astounded at the knowledge and skills they bring to dealing with the Club’s current and emerging issues and with faith in their governance of the Club.

I also thank Commodore Geoff Boettcher and past Commodore Geoff Catt for their total support and enthusiasm and also to Rob Sellick, David Knights and Jacq Heffernan with whom I have had the privilege to serve.

As I have a background in arts and education it is understandable that I showed an interest in the Marine Academy and in organising art and photography exhibitions of members work.

The early days of the Marine Academy provided all with plenty of work developing enrolment and record systems as well as policies and procedures. We have come a long way from those days with the Academy now being the only fully accredited RYA/YA training centre for keelboats in South Australia and with all our instructors RYA/YA certified. It has been great seeing Academy 1 out on the water flying the flag in Port Lincoln and in Twilights with recent graduates enjoying the experience and Club life. These activities provide a great introduction to our Club with graduates being encouraged to take up membership. To this end every Club member is encouraged to make these people welcome and to invite them to join in Club activities whether it be racing, fishing, cruising or socializing. Hopefully some will join as members.

As does happen every year there is always a natural attrition in membership due to members resigning for various reasons and also members passing away. However this year we welcomed 93 new members to the Club. Carrying on a tradition that started some years ago these new members are invited to a lunch to meet other new members and learn about the structure of the Club and what it can offer them. Hosted by

Glenyss and myself they have always been a relaxed and joyous occasion. This year there have been two such lunches attend by the other Flag Officers and with the Association’s Chairpersons explaining what they offer for members and how to become involved. If you are a new member and haven’t yet attended one of these very pleasant occasions I encourage you to do so.

One of the very enjoyable duties of the Flag Officers is attending other club’s Opening Days. Each club has its own culture and characters making these fun occasions.

Representing the CYCSA at these events has been a great honour and it has always been a pleasure to talk with pride at how much our members and therefore the Club has achieved.

All clubs depend on volunteers and the CYCSA is no exception.

Those people who have volunteered on the various committees know it is not a one way process. Working with others for the benefit of the Club brings increased enjoyment through goals achieved and new friendships. However further help is always needed and I encourage you to consider helping in some way to ensure that the Club runs and operates smoothly and is a fun place for all.

Over the past five years I have got to value the significant contribution that our CEO Craig Evans and the staff make to the Club. The Club would not be what it is today without their support. This has been particularly obvious over the past two months as the marina has been lashed by a series of particularly strong storms. Unfortunately these storms have caused damage to boats in the hardstand area and to the marina. The work by staff, often outside of normal hours of duty, checking on boats, lifting the slipway winch motor and cleaning up after the storms is appreciated by all members.

Looking a little further ahead we can look forward to a fabulous new bar and patio area later this year. Meanwhile I encourage you to continue using the hospitality area of the Club and to make plans to bring friends to enjoy what will be a stunning addition to an already great Club.

Best wishes for the new season and for ample opportunities to get out on the water and enjoy the camaraderie that is part of being a CYCSA member.

Rowland Richardson, Vice Commodore

New members were welcomed by Flag Officers and Association committee members to a recent Captain’s Table lunch at the Club.

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NEW BOATS This is another in the series of articles by Terry Lockwood aimed at providing you with an insight into a few of the ‘new’ boats to the Club over recent months.

Enigma

Albatross Albatross is a 40 foot Clipper built under supervision by Clipper Motor Yachts in China in 2007. She was launched in 2008 and is now proudly owned by Ray McLeod at the CYCSA. Ray is particularly proud of the engine room - it must be a man thing.

Residing in this immaculate space is a Cummins 230 USB common rail diesel that burns a reliable ten litres per hour at seven knots.

He says he can hear a pin drop in the cabin at those revs and coupled with the amazing Niad hydraulic stabilizer system, which he says he can’t imagine a displacement boat without, makes for a very comfortable and safe boat as many of his guests have commented on.

Ray has owned many small boats from Arrow Cats through to a Cruise Craft half cab but this is his first big boat. However he has had a lot of big boat experience with bareboat charters in the Whitsundays and the Palm Island group.

The immediate plan for the boat is to cruise to Port Lincoln and Coffin Bay in his next holiday period in spring and more of the same later.

Whilst looking for somewhere to keep his new boat late last year Ray visited the CYCSA Open Day and was attracted to the Club by the friendly people he met and the facility. He says that the Club and its atmosphere add to his boating experience and enjoyment.

Thanks for your time Ray and I am sure you will have many wonderful times with your beautiful boat.

Editors’ Note: If you would like your boat featured in this section of

Groundswell, please contact Mellissa in the Club office or Terry Lockwood, Groundswell Editorial team.

SUPPORT OUR VOLUNTEERS

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ince the Club purchased CYC1 the maintenance has been ongoing but is made easier with one person doing special upholstery jobs and this keeps the costs down. Recently Dave Bainbridge (Dinkum Dave) renewed our large mounted seat over the engine box. Along with his past jobs of making all the seats in the cabin and the fly bridge, plus the sun blinds on all windows, he has done this for no charge.

At minimal cost to the Club he also made the flybridge bimini, clears, the cover over the main deck and the seat on the forward deck.

If you have any upholstery or renewal jobs I would recommend you see Dave for a quote on 0407714856.

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Enigma is a Bayliner 2655 that formerly resided in the Patawalonga under the name Relax’n before coming to the CYCSA and being renamed. It is powered by a V8 Mercruiser petrol engine and Mercruiser stern drive The boat was built in the USA and is owned by Club member Traci Ayris who joined the Club some 13 years ago as a racing member and has raced every year since having initially been attracted by the fraternity of the racing group where she made some great friends during that time.

Traci says she knows precious little about power boats and when her son commented “It’s going to take you a while to figure this out Mum” the name was coined.

Traci kept a small sail boat at the Club for a while and has been boatless for some six years, preferring instead to sail with friends and take bareboat charters. She recently returned from the French Riviera having also sailed in the South Pacific and the Caribbean.

So Enigma represents a dabble on the ‘dark side’ for Traci and her husband David. They plan to fish the gulf, entertain friends, lunch at Glenelg and take short cruises to Port Vincent. They hope to join some Cruising Association excursions to meet people with similar boats and to further their knowledge about petrol engines and twelve volt systems etc.

This boat is a short term option for water recreation and the longer term plans are to purchase a cruising yacht after retirement. Thanks for your input Traci and best wishes for your power boating.

SASS Launch at the CYCSA

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n Sunday 26 June the CYCSA hosted the launch of the South Australian Sailing Sisterhood (SASS). This is an initiative supported by Yachting South Australia to encourage and inspire girls and women in sailing. It is hoped this will be the first in a series of events aimed at celebrating the achievements of women in sailing and providing networking opportunities by bringing together female sailors from different clubs, classes and ages.

Race. Stacey spoke engagingly and entertainingly about her sailing career from her childhood sailing experiences to gaining selection with Swedish-based Team SCA. She shared some of the incredible highlights of her adventure competing as part of an all-female crew in the world’s toughest ocean race. She was also candid about some of the challenges they faced along the way and continue to face in the world of high performance sailing.

Our inaugural event was well attended by close to 100 people including many young sailors from around Adelaide. Guests enjoyed a two-course lunch while they listened to speakers Stacey Jackson and Shevaun Bruland share some of their offshore racing experiences.

After a short break Shevaun Bruland from Concubine spoke about her experiences sailing Sydney to Hobart races. She described learning to sail as an adult and the progression from beginner sailor to co-owner of the racing yacht Concubine. Her presentation included video footage and images from the 2015 Sydney to Hobart race.

Stacey Jackson is an impressive sailor and inspiring woman from Brisbane who competed with Team SCA in the 2015 Volvo Ocean Girls on board Concubine with Stacey Jackson and Shevaun Bruland

After the conclusion of the presentations guests were invited to board Concubine and explore the yacht. Stacey showed the girls how to use the grinder and many were surprised at the basic facilities on board. All in all it was a fun, entertaining and inspiring afternoon.

Shevaun Bruland Guest speaker Stacey Jackson presenting - photo to Emma Short

Rescue Paramedics from the Rescue, Retrieval and Aviation services directorate provides SA Ambulance Service a standalone technical rescue capability and advice service within the scope of operations. Specifically this team provides operations in Helicopter Search and Rescue including land and water winching, vertical rope rescue, hazardous areas incidents and Urban Search and Rescue, because of these roles Rescue Paramedics rely heavily on high quality and robust safety equipment and training. This team also train in Helicopter Underwater Escape Training HUET, training that has been identified as crucial for surviving a helicopter ditching.

The availability of access to the CYCSA venue provides an opportunity to enhance our ongoing training in inland/ocean water helicopter winching.

Simon Cradock Team Leader - Technical Rescue Training and Standards Rescue, Retrieval and Aviation Services Directorate SA Ambulance Service, Government of South Australia

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

Please make them welcome.

Lance JARRATT Graham SINCLAIR Christina MANN David TRINNE Susan TRINNE Ben LUMBERS Max BRUCE David CROTTI

Maurice CROTTI Pasquale FERRARO Ian HAIG Crispin PAINTER Richard SAETHER James Gray Wally BENDIKOV Kevin CLARKE

Scott GURNER Michael HAILL Christopher HERDEN Gill ROWE Jarrod ROWE Peter ROWE Todd SPENCER David THRELFO 8Harley COLE-PULS

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ongratulations to our newest Royal Yachting Association Cruising Instructors - Hugh Longbottom, Rod Hunter and Vern Schultz. An achievement to celebrate with great excitement as we welcome and look forward to seeing them as instructors this coming season!

The Marine Academy continues to provide a long standing legacy to boating education in South Australia. Our legacy handed down by predecessors has provided opportunities for members and the public to be involved in a variety of boating activity. Each season we, the Marine Academy, become entrenched in the Club’s traditions and valued as a reliable facility to learn, practise and acquire certification. The Marine Academy is represented through strong fundamental principles, an accumulation of knowledge and wisdom that contributes to our future growth and opportunity. Our legacy grows with each new experience and is guided by its members who are bold and courageous which in turn inspires other to join and continue the legacy.

Rod, Vern and Hugh with John Bankart from Sunshine Sailing School duration after expiry to redo your SSSC. This means anyone who has previously completed SSSC can update by attending a one day SSSC update course.

Between the gale force winds and storm surges seen lately we have managed to be out on the water with Discover Sailing Sessions and Start Powerboating courses. A successful Marine Radio course was run during May with seven students completing their radio licence.

Here is to an early summer! See you out on the water.

Matt Young

Looking towards getting back out on the water our Safety Sunday and Sea Safety and Surival Courses (SSSC) dates have been set.

If you have completed a SSSC previously then we are happy to note there is no longer a required “1000 sea mile” deceleration or

Safety Sunday 18 September SSSC 5–6 November SSSC Update 4 December

Wanted - Women Only!

Would you like to have more knowledge of the use of a boat? Would you like to have more confidence in how you use a boat?

If so, you need to join the Sisterhood Of Sailors (Sailors refers to power/sail boat owner/partner/crew /interested party – SOS). No experience necessary! Jump on board with other women and enjoy some time on the water to practise sailing techniques and share experiences.

Come and join the SOS in a confidence boosting three hour session which will include*– • Basic knots • Berthing or picking up a mooring bouy • Mooring (parking your boat) • Radio Introduction • Handling emergencies This very casual informative session will be held in a small group (six max SOSs) on board the CYCSA’s flagship training vessel Academy 1. The session covers vital practical information regardless of what type of boat; power, sail, trailerable, canoe, whatever and directs interested parties to relevant accredited courses to further their interest in boating.

Sunday 6 November and Monday 7 November 2016 Price: $95pp | Members $90 Debrief and friendship opportunities after the session while enjoying either a coffee or glass of bubbles.

If you have a group who would like to join the exclusive SOS and have a personalised session please contact the Marine Academy on 08 8248 4222 or marine.academy@cycsa.com.au * Please note that course content and dates may be subject to change.

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RACING ASSOCIATION • 2015/2016 CREW PERSON OF THE YEAR PERPETUAL TROPHY

CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY FOR THE CYCSA YACHT OF THE SEASON

Nominees for Season 2015-16 were Tim Cowen from Secret Mens Business and Alex Dryden from Alliance and Sirius.

Crew Person of the Year Winner - Tim Cowen

Nominees for season 2015-16 were Secret Mens Business, White Knight and Julia.

Geoff Boettcher’s submission Although Tim works as Boat Maintenance and Boat Manager onshore he is not a paid crew when racing. Tim joined SMB in 1997 and did many interstate deliveries building up his boat handling skills. Although a sailmaker by trade and a skilled sail trimmer, he has a good understanding of rig repairs and hull and equipment maintenance even under extreme conditions at sea.

Voting was close with three points between boats with the winner White Knight.

White Knight has consistently performed well throughout the season on a results basis and has supported racing at the Club by competing in all series with the exception of the Offshores. White Knight did every Coaster and Inshore Race and most Twilights.

It has fostered sailing within the Club by supporting the Racing Association by keeping the boat on the water every weekend throughout the season. It was the only Sydney 38 from South Australia to compete at the Geelong Festival of Sails representing the CYCSA.

He has built up experience with numerous interstate deliveries by sea and by road delivering SMB as far as Hamilton Island and has gained a vast knowledge in dealing with trucking companies. In 2013 Tim organised SMB to be shipped to the UK for the Fastnet Race. The yacht was packed and loaded on a freighter and delivered to the UK where Tim and a delivery crew met SMB and sailed it to Cowes.

Along with its regular racing crew it has offered and supported the introduction of the Adelaide University Sailing Club members to be involved with sailing by giving members crewing opportunities.

Tim, with minimal crew, also delivered the then Beau Geste from Phuket to Singapore where the yacht was disassembled and dispatched by freighter to Fremantle. During this major delivery Tim had to negotiate with Customs and Agents in these difficult countries to import the new SMB.

White Knight’s result include – 3rd Pre Xmas Twilight 1st IRC Queen of the Gulf 1st AMS Great Southern Regatta 2nd AMS State Championship 1st IRC Inshore Series 3rd IRC Lincoln Race Week 6th Sydney 38 Nationals

I believe Tim is the most rounded yachtsman we have at this Club.

For his age the experience he has gained is second to none. The many campaigns over nearly 20 years of handling boats interstate and overseas are a credit to his ability to want to learn and succeed.

Tim is a talented yachtsman who has raced many Sydney to Hobart races assisting with SMB’s 2010 win. He has competed in National Titles and most interstate regattas and was a key crew member in our Fastnet Race. Tim is also very active with junior sailing at Largs Bay. A worthy nomination for Crew Person of the Year.

3rd AMS Premiers Cup 1st AMS Queen of the Gulf 1st PHS Great Southern Regatta 1st AMS Coaster Series 1st AMS Inshore Series 3rd AMS Lincoln Race Week

Dave Nicolson - Crew Member from White Knight

Geoff Boettcher - Skipper of Secret Mens Business

Club Sponsors, Joanne McLaren (PHT), Jim Theodore (PRMS) and Therese Stoll (Yalumba)

David Knight is congratulated by President Andrew Saies PASC Team Skippers Team Dr Feelgood

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presentation night 2016

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80 sailors, friends, families and official guests joined us on Friday 5 May for our season 2015-16 Presentation Night. Those who attended enjoyed an evening of prize giving, food and entertainment as the season which had so quickly passed by was celebrated and remembered. The night was enjoyed by those present and the season was bid farewell with style.

SA IRC State Championship

MC for the night was Racing Association Chairman Rob Sellick with the always jovial Commodore Geoff Boettcher lending a hand throughout the night. Thanks to both for their contributions in presenting the awards though we all know they’re not shy of the spotlight!

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This year’s Presentation Night included the unveiling of the Racing Association Volunteers Honour Roll which was announced by CEO Craig Evans. Featuring ten names, the Honour Roll recognises the exceptional volunteer service given to the CYCSA Racing Association and will be displayed in the Club foyer. Combined these ten volunteers have clocked up over 260 years of volunteering at the CYCSA. Those honoured were Graham Averay, Don Chisholm, Rob Sellick, Ray Evans, George Ottewell and Ron Yeates along with John Parrington, Rob Wannan, Geoff Bishop and Max Summers who are unfortunately no longer with us. The list of volunteers on the Honour Roll will never be complete with the Racing Association to recognise more volunteers when various criteria are met.

Entertainment this year took a different approach with DJ WiPod controlling the floor throughout the night to provide a diverse range of tunes as the night progressed. The dining friendly music was a much welcomed addition to Presentation Night which was then followed by an increase in intensity after formalities allowing attendees to loosen up and hit the dance floor.

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Secret Mens Business, Geoff Boettcher Concubine, Jason Ward Two True, Andrew Saies

SA AMS State Championship, Division 1 Aikin, Caillin Howard White Knight, David Knights Two True, Andrew Saies

SA AMS State Championship, Division 2 1st 2nd 3rd

Julia, Richard Harries Young Einstein, Rob Sellick Blue Diamond, Malcolm Denton

Club Inshore Series IRC 1st 2nd 3rd

White Knight, David Knights Shining Sea, Andrew Corletto Doctor Feelgood, Jason Coonan

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White Knight, David Knights Vertigo, Jamie Goode Shining Sea, Andrew Corletto

AMS Div 1

AMS Div 2 1st 2nd 3rd

Young Einstein, Rob Sellick No Eye Deer, Andrew Townsend Witch’s Thimble, Robin Townsend

Series placegetters were awarded with some fantastic metal trophies courtesy of J&H Williams, led by CYCSA Member and competitor Craig Williams. This year’s trophies represented the shape of two boats crossing which cleverly incorporated the distinctive CYCSA burgee pattern. We thank Craig for his and his team for their effort.

PHS Div 1

The night was complete with the attendance of our fantastic sponsors. Joanne McLaren and her partner represented Phil and Alison Hoffmann, James and Jim Theodore from Port River Marine Services and Therese Stoll and Larry Hahn were from Yalumba. Joining them was RSAYS Commodore Rae Hunt and PASC Commodore Bill Cinnamond.

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Thank you to all who attended and helped us celebrate the 2015-16 sailing season.

Thank you also to the hard-working Racing Executive, chaired by Rob Sellick, for their contributions to making the night a success. Congratulations to all winners and we look forward to another successful and hotly contested season again in 2016-17!

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In all six wines were paired with the delicious menu prepared by the Club from Pinot Grigio and Roussanne to the Paradox Shiraz and Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz. There was a blind taste wine and at the end of the evening a bottle of Paradox Shiraz was won by Gay Footer drawn from the people who had ordered some wine.

Natalie Cleghorn, one of the winemakers at Yalumba who has just completed her 18th vintage at the winery, presented the wines and her sense of humour and stories of how each wine came about made the function very enjoyable. Her husband Paul and the Club Representative from Yalumba, Therese Stoll and her partner Larry Hahn also joined us.

It was a most enjoyable evening and all who were present felt much wiser about the wines they were drinking at the end of the night.

The Club appreciated the effort put in by Yalumba and particularly Natalie for her great presentation and if there is another function next year make sure you don’t miss out!

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Again we held the Hop in May and were very lucky as the prior weekend there was a big storm which left the Club in quite a mess and we thank the staff of the CYCSA for the great job they did in getting everything back in order ready for the day.

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Rohan’s ongoing sponsorship in conjunction with Graeme Haese of Haese Marine is very much appreciated and makes the day one that is fun for everyone.

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We thank them very much for all of their efforts.

On the hosting boats we had six different styles of wine being tasted with comparison notes provided to be able to compare wooded with unwooded, Barossa with McLaren Vale etc. Thank you to Mario at the Club and Vlad Humeniuk for all the effort they put into organising interesting wines for us to enjoy. The wines were accompanied by a variety of interesting cheeses which helped stave off hunger until dinner time. Mark Charlesworth from Charlesworth’s Nuts also donated nuts and chocolates to make the cheese platters extra special and we thank him for his generosity.

We had a beautiful sunny day with just a light breeze. One hundred guests viewed twelve yachts and we thank the Boat Hosts; Tiff-I-Know (Terry and Meg Denham), Ghost, (Ken and Deidre Amos), Liberator (Geoff and Mavis Catt), Alpha Centauri (Roger Flint), Tender Business (Geoff and Sue Boettcher), Golden Cowrie (Hillar and Deb Puvi), Imago (Craig and Pauline Rooney), School’s Out (Adrian Wotton), Serenity (Barbara Page), Enigma (Traci Ayris), Susie Kew (Geoff and Sue Prettejohn) and Martine (Robert and Carolyn Jones) for having their boats on display and for being such wonderful hosts to all the guests. Without your generosity in allowing people to view your beautiful vessels we wouldn’t have an event so once again, thank you.

After three hours of viewing on boats guests adjourned to the Horizons Function Room where the lucky door prizes for the day were drawn and then our entertainer, Gerry O, performed while dinner was served and after dinner some hardy souls enjoyed dancing.

Guests were greeted at the Club by the Coast Guard Volunteer Band. This group of musician’s happily play at functions such as

Pamela Humeniuk, Chair Social Association

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Babara Page aboard Serenity with guests

The evening finished with everyone complimenting the committee on a job well done and saying “what a great day, with an afternoon of wines and cheeses and then a great dinner with entertainment, and all for $50, where else could you have such a full fun day at this price?”

My special thanks to the Social Association committee for pitching in so willingly and making this another event the Club and the Association can be proud of.

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Traci Ayris aboard Enigma with guests

QUIZMAS Question – A Christmas function in July is always Fun. Shall we have a go?

Answer – How about we make it a Quizmas and invite Anne Wills to be the Quizmaster!

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The night was cold and raining so what better place to be than inside with your friends competing for some great prizes. 130 plus people spread over 13 tables enjoyed a festive themed dinner and then the fun began.

Anne Wills had the questions all ready to go and we had six sets of ten questions with an interval half way to mark question sheets and see what progress had been made. Each set of questions was divided by a couple of ‘Oiy’ questions thrown in to keep everyone on their toes.

Prizes of bottles of wine were given to the ‘Oiy’ question winners with the tables competing for a fabulous main prize of a full day wine tour in the Barossa Valley in a limousine for ten people with fabulous Barossa Valley sparkling wines thrown in and a couple of nibbles platters.

Lots of banter between the tables made it a noisy night and Anne proved she is the master at this and kept everyone motivated and involved.

The winner of the big prize was Table Eight, Adrian Wilson and friends. The second prize of $50 Club dining vouchers for everyone on the table was won by Table Seven, the Multies (Karen and Mark Johns and friends), and the wooden spoon prize went to a cheerful Table Thirteen, Ray Evans and friends.

The Social Association would like to thank everyone who came along and really bought the spirit of Christmas with them. Also, many thanks to Mario for his assistance during the day and to Glenn and Tracey Spear (Central Audio Visual) for again assisting with the decorations.

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Background In mid May 2016 Chris and Gina Wood were offered the opportunity to charter a replica of an old Indonesian Phinisi Yacht built by a close friend of their son. They quickly realised that it was a once in a lifetime opportunity as the boat was moored in West Papua (Indonesia) and the opportunity to explore seriously remote waters of Raja Ampat would be a unique experience.

They called friends David and Sally Rosewarne who are catamaran sailors and locked in a departure date of 6 June for ten days. The owner/builder, Olle Sandstrom, a Swedish national, has lived for the past 15 years in Indonesia owning and running a surf camp. He decided he wanted to replicate an Indonesian Phinisi Yacht and spent several years investigating how to go about it. He found an old Indonesian boat builder and commissioned him and his team of tradespeople to build his dream boat. The boat was completed three years ago and took two and half years to build. All the

timbers were handpicked from nearby jungles and under the waterline is iron wood and above the waterline are other Indonesian hardwoods plus lots of teak. A’Boya is about 100 feet long including the bow sprit and has two comfortable double cabins – both with ensuites, a bunk room with four single bunks plus a shared bathroom. It has fantastic entertaining/dining facilities in the rear cockpit area and in addition there is lots of deck room for lazing in sun chairs and taking in the most spectacular views. The crew are accommodated in cabins under the cockpit area.

A’Boya is equipped with a Mitsubishi 150 horsepower motor that allows her to motor at six to seven knots - the real excitement is when she sails. The single mast gaff rig with three headsails pushes her along in 12–13 knots of breeze on a broad reach at six to seven knots.

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The boat is crewed by a fulltime captain, a cook, and an engineer/ deckhand. We were extremely lucky to have Olle and his partner Dianne (Dini) on board for the entire cruise. Both are free divers and Dini is a scuba instructor with ten years’ experience in exploring Indonesian waters including the remote Rampa Ampat area and has logged over 7000 dives.

The Raja Ampat Islands are located off the northwest tip of Birds Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea. Raja Ampat, or the Four Kings, is an archipelago comprising of over 1,500 small islands, cays and shoals surrounding the four main islands of Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo and the smaller island of Kofiau. The Raja Ampat archipelago is part of the Coral Triangle which contains the richest marine biodiversity on earth.

Raja Ampat Regency is a new regency which separated from Sorong Regency in 2004. The population of the Regency was recently put at 49,048 in January 2014. It encompasses more than 40,000 square km of land and sea which also contains Cenderawasih Bay, the largest marine national park in Indonesia.

It is a part of the newly named West Papua province of Indonesia which was formally Irian Jaya. Raja Ampat is considered the global epicentre of tropical marine bio–diversity and is referred to as The Crown Jewel of the Birds Head Seascape which also includes Cenderwasih Bay and Triton Bay. The name Raja Ampat comes from local mythology that tells about a woman who finds seven eggs. Four of the seven eggs hatch and become kings who occupy four of the Raja Ampat biggest islands whilst the other three become a ghost, a woman and a stone. ...continued over page

Chris and Gina Wood from the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia and David and Sally Rosewarne from the Wallaroo Yacht Club – June 2016

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West Papua on A’Boya A Bit of History

Underwater Wonderland

Historically the first recorded sighting and landing by Europeans of the Ampat Islands was by the Portuguese navigator Jorge de Menezes and his crew in 1526, on route from Biak, the Birds Head Peninsula, and Waigeo to Halmahhera (Ternate).

1,508 fish species, 537 coral species (a remarkable 96% of all scleractinia recorded from Indonesia are likely to occur in these islands and 75% of all species that exist in the world) and 699 mollusk species - the variety of marine life is staggering. Some areas boast enormous schools of fish and regular sighting of sharks such as wobbegongs. It is lucky that this is a marine park. Apparently if Indonesian commercial fishing boats are caught in the area by the Indonesian authorities their boats are burnt and sunk immediately.

The region has undergone significant political history. In the 1660s New Guinea became notionally Dutch and in 1793 the British tried to establish a settlement near Manokwari but failed. Almost 30 years later the Germans established the first missionary settlement on an island near Manokwari. In 1828 the Dutch claimed the south west of the 141st meridian and the north coast west of Humboldt Bay in 1848.

There were numerous treaties between the Dutch, British and Germans between 1885 and 1895. The region became important in World War II as in 1942 the northern coast of West New Guinea and the nearby islands were occupied by Japan. Following the end of the war the Dutch retained possession of West Guinea in 1945. In 1950 the United Nations became involved with a Special Committee on Decolonization after repeated Indonesian claims to possession of Dutch New Guinea.

The next 18 years were tumultuous and bloody for the region and to cut a very long and complicated story short, on 1 May 1963 UNTEA transferred total administration of West Guinea to the Republic of Indonesia. In 1969 the United Nations supervised the Act of Free Choice and soon after the region was renamed West Irian and became the 26th province of Indonesia. In January 2001, after Indonesian President Wahid was impeached by Parliament, most Papuans were refused any promises of autonomy from Indonesia.

We did not fish as it was not a fishing trip! The crew did however spear a large tuna, mackerel or coral trout every day or so for food on board. We were extremely careful not to take more than we could eat in one or two days. Puta, the on-board Indonesian chef (sent to a Thailand cooking school by Olle for training), was amazing. He prepared the fish in so many ways; fresh sushi, curried fish, fried fish, BBQ fish, marinated/baked fish. All served with lots of really fresh local vegetables traded or purchased from the local island villages.

Getting There The logistics of getting to where A’Boya was moored took some planning. We departed Adelaide for Bali where we spent 48 hours. Here we purchased our wine and other treats as wine and specialised food is just not available where A’Boya was moored. We had these items specially packaged for airline transport and wrapped so as not to offend any locals as our departure date was the start of Ramadan – our excess baggage costs were serious and handling quite difficult!

We departed the Bali airport late afternoon by a commercial Garuda jet to Makassar. Here we were in transit for seven hours (we booked a couple of rooms in the Ibis transit hotel situated inside the airport) and were woken by the hotel to catch a 2.30am connecting flight to Sorong in West Papua. On arrival at Sorong we were met by a nonEnglish speaking taxi driver arranged by Olle who transported us to the

We only met a limited number of people on the remote islands we visited and they appeared happy and content with their way of life.

What was obvious is that the Indonesian Government is spending money on education and limited health support to try and integrate the communities and show a presence in the region.

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port of Sorong for a 2.5 hour fast boat trip to the island of Waisai where A’Boya was anchored awaiting our arrival. Olle and his crew ferried us to A’Boya in the dingy with our bags and ‘Special Provisions’. We met the crew, stowed our gear and were away quite quickly after completing local port/marine park documentation to the nearby island of Friwin/ Friwinbonda.

Our Route Day 2 - We soon worked out the procedures on the boat. We awoke each day to the smell of freshly brewed coffee prepared by Puta and after a coffee and a swim overboard, breakfast was served in the cockpit area normally overlooking a remote island with sandy beaches and thick jungle beyond. Breakfast consisted of fresh local fruits, fresh juice, a coconut, then eggs/toast/ jams/pancakes and was sensational. After breakfast we decided to snorkel the deep ledge area in front of the local village but were soon met by a very annoyed local chief in a dugout wooden canoe who insisted to Olle (who speaks fluent Indonesian) that our masks and fins were scaring the fish away. We moved to another area around the island and later returned to the village to make peace with the chief and tour the village. We met with other locals, visited the school and church then arranged for the local children to climb coconut palms and provide us with thirty young fresh coconuts which we paid for. We departed just before lunch and motored for about five hours into a very strong tide arriving at Airborek. On arrival more swimming and a magnificent dinner in the cockpit after watching a beautiful sunset.

Day 3 - Moored off Airborek for the morning, lots of snorkelling and swimming - the highlight was giant clams and millions of colourful fish. We departed mid-morning to allow for favourable winds to take us to the next destination. All hands on deck! It was time to raise the sails which required serious changes to the rig and stays once you had worked out exactly what tack you would be on. The crew climbed the mast and we assisted with the raising and trimming of the sails and

we were off in 12–13 knots of breeze pulling six to seven knots on a board reach. We were surprised at how A’Boya sailed - Olle had made modifications to the keel and she had two rear plates that were lowered to act as ‘centre plates’. We arrived later in the day at Jengefo Mangrove Maze. Dinner comprised fresh sushi followed by a fantastic Indonesian curried fish dish plus lots of good Aussie wines and lots of stories.

Day 4 - Still at Jengefo and off in the dingy for a scuba dive to a nearby island. I saw it all in one go; turtles, coral trout, sharks, sea snakes, black manta ray, stone fish, giant clams, crayfish, tuna, corals, and millions and millions of beautiful coloured fish. Lots more swimming and we set off again sailing to our next destination, Pulau Minyaifun.

Day 5 - We woke early to the sound of roosters and the sound of a mosque in a local village. It was Ramadan and most of our Indonesian crew fasted during the day. They were up very early (4.30am) to stuff themselves full of food and water to last them through until sunset when they could eat and drink again. They must have looked on us during the day eating fine foods, sipping on G&Ts and drinking good wines and wondered why? We did not dive or snorkel this area as it was reported that several years ago a Russian tourist was taken by a croc! Today this is considered extremely rare.

Day 6 - Departed for Eagle Rock, a group of rocks popping out of the water with surrounding deep shelves and an abundance of nutrients for fish. On arrival into the water we dove - the scuba dive was fantastic. I have dived many locations around the world but this had to be the best dive I have ever had. Visibility was good and I wish I could describe exactly what I saw under the water. It was an “underwater wonderland”! Olle free dived and caught a large tuna for dinner. ...continued over page

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West Papua on A’Boya Day 7 - After crossing the equator we arrived at Wayags and anchored in the middle of a number of small but high islands that resembled button mushrooms. These islands and lagoons are pristine and must be millions of years old plus it is an all-weather anchorage. After a climb to the top of a hill to take photos and see the extent of the islands and lagoons, the dingy dropped us off in the upper reaches of the islands where we drift snorkelled with about a three knot incoming tide for about three hours. In and out of channels, over fantastic corals – just watching the marine life dance under us. Again sensational! That evening the crew set up a beach BBQ and lit a fire. We took some good wines ashore and watched the sunset and cooked fresh fish with all the crew and told lots of stories!

Day 10 – We were up at 4.30am as we had arranged with the local village for a man to take us on an early morning walk into the jungle to see the very rare and almost extinct Red Bird of Paradise.

We hiked into the location arriving just as the sun was rising.

We first heard their call and then spotted a pair in the trees right above us. The local bird man imitated bird calls and they quickly responded. Apparently these birds are one of the rarest birds on earth. After breakfast we returned to the village to pick up and pay for more coconuts the local children had collected for us then it was off snorkelling again. Every day we saw something different under the water. Today’s dive was another long two hour drift dive through a connecting channel between two islands. We departed after lunch and had another swim to cool down – next location Friwin/Friwinbonda. Motoring most of the afternoon we had heavy hearts but were filled with unforgettable memories.

Day 8 - The crew was up very early as we wanted to visit some more outer lying islands. The anchor was up by 5.00 am and we motored from our anchorage in pitch darkness through small channels by torch light until we reached clear water. Our destination was Alyui Bay West Waigeo. We arrived early afternoon and immediately jumped into the dingy to snorkel lush deep sea walls and coral slopes.

Day 11 - Back to Waisai where we commenced the trip. After anchoring and fond farewells we were dropped ashore to catch the fast ferry back to Sorong and then connecting flights back to Bali where we spent another seven days in a private villa in Cunguu just relaxing and letting the girls have some ‘retail therapy’. They had not forgotten this ancient art!

That evening we motored in the dingy up some blind waterways, turned off the outboard motor and just listened to the bird life. We watched small sharks herd up millions of small fish, the sharks were jumping out of the water, the fish were jumping out of the water – it was like being at a very special private circus.

Thank You As mentioned in the beginning the opportunity to do this trip was a once in a lifetime opportunity. It was fantastic to have David and Sally Rosewarne join us as they are serious sailors and explorers also.

Day 9 - We had to turn for home as time was passing us by too quickly so we up anchored early and headed off to the Wofoh Islands. These islands were again just beautiful. On arrival we went snorkelling but unfortunately the ‘stingers’, very small jellyfish, were thick and we could not spend long in the water. These stingers are harmless (unless you are allergic to them) but they are just annoying and took the fun out of the dive. Up came the anchor and a short distance to the next location - Kabui Passage (Gam Waigeo). The rest of the day was spent relaxing and just talking with the crew and a trip to the local village where we spent time at the school and the local church. We presented the school teacher with colouring-in pencils and other equipment.

We then went to the local shop (hut) and purchased every single toothbrush available and presented them to the local children with a lesson on how to clean their teeth. An evening trip in the dingy saw a magnificent sunset with some specially prepared cocktails.

A very special thank you goes to Olle and his beautiful partner Dianna. Without their kind hospitality and knowledge of the region we would not have seen this remote area in the detail we did. All the A’Boya crew were just fantastic, they pampered us beyond belief. They were just lovely and when we finally got off the boat it was like saying goodbye to family. Dini and Olle are due to have their first child in September 2016 – we wish them well.

For those wishing to consider a charter on A’Boya through the remote Indonesian waters we can’t talk more highly of the region, the boat and very the dedicated crew.

Chris and Gina Wood

References: Wikipedia Encyclopaedia and Raja Ampat travel quide from Wikivoyage

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Aluminium Boats W

e are seeing more trailer boats in the Club that are made of aluminium. Why is this? What are the advantages (and disadvantages) of using aluminium for the hull of boats?

We will try to answer this question but first let’s look at the properties of aluminium because they are what makes the material so attractive for boats.

Aluminium, chemical symbol Al, is a relatively new material in the sense that it was only a curiosity until the 1940s when production began to ramp up for wartime use in aircraft particularly. These days it is a very common material and we see it in our homes (doors and window frames for example), structural materials, aircraft, electrical cables and so on. Interestingly, it is the third most common element in the earth’s crust and the most common metal.

However, its properties are what make it so useful, see Reference 1 for more details. Aluminium is light, strong, conducts heat and electricity well and is resistant to corrosion. It is also soft and malleable and so can be worked relatively easily. It can be alloyed with other materials to change its properties, in particular to make alloys with much higher strength than the pure element itself (Reference 2).

applied. But no layer completely eliminates corrosion if only because surfaces inevitably get damaged.

So how can we protect a boat that remains in the water? Corrosion prevention is the answer. As explained in Reference 3, electrically connecting a sacrificial metal to the aluminium hull causes the sacrificial metal to corrode preferentially. We’ve all seen galvanised steel where a zinc coating protects steel from rusting. Our boats have zinc ‘anodes’ to protect underwater metal parts such as propellers. It is vital that all underwater metals parts are electrically connected (wired) to the ‘anode’.

Unfortunately aluminium corrodes more easily than zinc which therefore cannot be used to protect aluminium hulls. Consequently an even more easily corroding metal has to be used to protect aluminium and magnesium is the metal used. It is also possible to apply a direct current that forces the sacrificial anode to corrode slowly thereby protecting the metal parts of the boat below water.

Have a look at Austal’s web site (Reference 4). Austal is a Western Australian company that builds high speed vessels for the US Navy and the Australian Border Force where aluminium’s lightness and strength is highly valued.

Aluminium boats tend to be made from sheets of metal as curves in two directions can be hard to achieve.

I said that it’s resistant to corrosion. Aluminium protects itself by growing a thin layer of aluminium oxide over any surface exposed to air. The oxide is fairly impervious to oxygen and so the oxide layer protects the underlying aluminium metal from further corrosion. So you would think that aluminium, with a good, thick oxide layer, would be a good choice for boats. Well, yes … and no.

There are ways that oxygen can breech the aluminium oxide layer and cause further corrosion. One material that does this is one you know about – water, especially sea water. Oh dear! Corrosion can be a killer for aluminium.

So, how to protect aluminium hulls? Don’t put them in the water, or at least only do so from time to time. Keep them on trailers when they are not being used – after a good wash down of course. But this is only useful for trailerable boats.

For boats that live in the water, antifoul and paint can be applied to exposed aluminium surfaces to reduce the amount of oxygen that gets through the oxide layer. The aluminium window frames in your house have almost certainly been anodised to increase the thickness of the oxide layer. Anodising also allows dyes and paints to be

Likewise Tasmania’s Incat company builds high speed ferries (Reference 5) and uses aluminium for the same reason. I had a chat to Incat about corrosion control in their ferries. They use magnesium anodes and are very careful to ensure that any other internal or external metal components, stainless steel for example, are electrically insulated from the aluminium. They ensure that internally they are dry and well ventillated. Interestingly even the large ferries are slipped once a year to check the anodes and to antifoul. No dropping of brass screws into the bilges. Thanks for the info Incat.

More locally there are manufacturers of fishing vessels – tinnies and larger boats. Have a look at the picture below of the 10m boat newly arrived in the Club. Impressive beast that’s for sure,and not just because it’s aluminium. Hopefully we’ll see it featured in the New Boats section shortly.

References

1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium 2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5086_aluminium_alloy 3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathodic_protection 4 www.austal.com 5 www.incat.com.au

One of the really clever things that builders of some fishing boats are doing is to have a tank that fills with water to ballast them and reduce the amount of rolling in a sea. When the boat starts to move and rise up on the plane the water flows out of the tank. In this way you get stability when fishing and lightness for motoring. This method is used by Barcrusher Boats and Surtees both of which build outstanding aluminium boats.

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A ten metre aluminium fishing boat newly arrived in the Club. Thanks Alex and Wally for pictures of your new boat.

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FUN AND GAMES AT ST KILDA

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s I sit here in the cabin of Carpe Diem1 anchored snugly just inside the heads at Port Stephens with 40+ knots gusting overhead I think back fondly to our wonderful weekend visit to the most welcoming and friendly St Kilda Boat Club.

On the weekend of 28-29 May, eight boats from the Club made their way around to St Kilda at the kind invitation of the St Kilda Boat Club to join them for a shared BYO barbeque and evening of boating camaraderie.

We headed off from the CYCSA late morning and made our way in light winds and sunshine to Barker Inlet via the Northern Silt Beacon and the Black Pole. After rendezvousing just outside the entrance of the St Kilda Channel to wait for the tide we headed in mid-afternoon. Hot Mustard went first to report on the depth and everyone got in safely including Susie Kew who did a superb job navigating the chicane at the entrance to the marina despite being the widest boat that has ever been through it.

The channel from the Barker Inlet up into the St Kilda township is long, approximately one nautical mile, and narrow but navigable with caution for cruising keel boats. At about half tide (one metre) with a two metre draft I had around half-a-metre clearance most of the way in down to 100mm or so in one spot around the mangrove line. If you are thinking of exploring the channel I recommend you do so cautiously on a rising tide and at slow speed.

The St Kilda Boat Club and marina basin is located at the far end of the channel just past the small boat launching ramp and kiosk.

Upon arrival we were met by their Commodore, Wally White, and Mooring Master, Richie Low, and other Club members who guided us to suitable berths and made us very welcome. General socialising and afternoon drinks were enjoyed by all on board the boats until we adjourned to the clubhouse for dinner.

1 Carpe Diem is a Kay Cottee 56 designed and built by Kay Cottee as a family boat – more specifically and more personally, a boat for her family. You can read about it at http://www.yachtandboat.com.au/ news/kay-cottee-56-review. Di and I are currently assisting Morrie from Macquarie delivering it from Sydney to Hamilton Island for the race week there.

Twenty or so St Kilda members, as well as a number of CYCSA members who drove around, joined us for a joint BYO barbeque dinner cooked in the clubroom kitchen. The Club has a wonderful friendly and club like atmosphere. The bar is staffed by volunteers with drinks available at what must be cost price. The clubroom has a dartboard, pool table and table tennis available for use for free. Carpet bowls are also a popular activity we were led to believe, although not on the night we were there.

Following dinner we challenged the St Kilda Boat Club to a Jenga competition in which I am sorry to say we were roundly defeated by their fiercely competitive team. This inevitably led to discussion of a repeat match at some future date which we intend to pursue. A good night was had by all with much bonhomie and camaraderie and there is every intention of doing it all again soon.

The following morning most of the boats made an early departure to catch the tide. Some of us stayed to explore the fascinating mangrove boardwalk and to have some fun in the wonderful adventure playground while waiting for the afternoon tide in order to depart.

The members at the St Kilda Boat Club are a very friendly bunch and have extended the sincerest invitation for boats from the CYCSA to visit them at any time. Dinner is available at their clubroom most Friday nights (whatever the member on kitchen duty decides to cook) at a very modest cost. Anyone interested should give the Secretary, Jo Scott, a call on 0408852448 to check the details but I can guarantee you will be most welcome.

A grand total of 20 boats registered an interest in this trip of which unfortunately, or maybe fortunately given the limited space in their basin, only eight were able to make it for this trip. Given this level of interest and the good time had by all another visit to the St Kilda Boat Club is high on the agenda for next years cruising program. After all, we do have the Jenga crown to reclaim.

Roger Flint

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ADMIRAL’S CLUB LAUNCH

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he Admiral’s Club was successfully launched on Friday 3 June at a truly memorable lunch of 34 members hosted by CYCSA Senior Member John Culshaw at his excellent Majestic Roof Garden Hotel in Adelaide’s heart. John’s extraordinary generosity funded the lunch with the wine supplied by Club sponsor Yalumba.

John wasn’t the only one feeling generous as everyone at the lunch contributed at least $1,000 and our fabulous guest speaker, Paul Clitheroe, funded his own travel from Sydney to be with us.

Paul is a leading economist better known from his television days when he hosted the ‘Money’ program that taught many Australians how to better manage their finances. Paul is also a very accomplished sailor and won the most recent Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. This placed him in the splendid company of our own winners – President Andrew Saies, and Commodore Geoff Boettcher, both of whom also addressed the group.

Paul entertained us all with a very engaging and at times hilarious story of his approach to racing which features fun and mateship above all else – he never has trouble finding crew this way and in fact boasts a waiting list of 60!

The purpose of the Admiral’s Club is to “put the icing on the cake” of the new patio extension by funding finishing touches beyond what the original budget is able to accommodate. So far we have raised an amazing $87,250 plus two or three members have pledged goods in kind for the project.

As members of the CYCSA we enjoy a wonderful Club spirit in many ways - from racing to fishing or cruising and across a range of ages and backgrounds. The Admiral’s Club is another example of this and welcomes any Club member who wishes to join in its quest for the best!

Craig Evans, Geoff Boettcher, Paul Clitheroe, John Culshaw and Andrew Saies

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FISHING ASSOCIATION

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t 7.00am on a 4o morning in June, in fact the coldest morning of the year so far, 15 undaunted and keen fishermen and women gathered at Wirrina’s Marina St Vincent to board professional charterer Scott Weaver’s Fish Stalker, a 50’ Westcoaster ideally set up for our southern fishing conditions. Scott was in his usual fishing gear of shorts and thongs while everyone else was well rugged up.

Northerly winds were forecast so Scott took us out and around Cape Jervis to fish in Investigator Strait. Conditions were a little choppy in the early morning light but it was the cold wind off the water that we were keen to be protected from.

WIRrINA FISHING CHARTER

Scott’s extensive knowledge was such that he would move to another spot if the fish were not immediately biting – no leisurely fishing when chartering – so we would up lines and move to several areas around The Pages and off Cape St Albans.

Scott had a reputation to uphold and we were there to bag out.

Many fish were caught including several respectable snapper and a 55cm whiting. Fishing Association prizes were awarded for the biggest fish (Steve Martin’s snapper), the most fish caught (Pam Humeniuk’s snapper and swallowtails) and the Wooden Spoon Award for no fish was reluctantly received by a normally genial Ray McPherson.

In spite of the group agreeing that they would have liked to catch more fish, everyone had a good time and enjoyed the day.

Fish Stalker docked back at the marina at 4.00pm with a bleak sun warming the temperature only marginally.

FA Secretary Vlad Humenuik presents the JLTA Insurance sponsored award to Steve Martin for the biggest fish caught on the day.

Importantly Scott and his crew kept us safe and very comfortable in these sometimes treacherous waters for which we thank him and his deckie, Josh. The next day another fishing charter boat was swamped and sunk by a big freak wave in the very same area we had fished in. While all people aboard were eventually rescued safely, the stricken boat was lost. Our Club members know the dangers of fishing in exposed waters and events such as this reinforce our need to always be prepared.

The June fishing charter was well supported by Fishing Association members and as such will be planned and advertised again next year, perhaps a little earlier in March/ April to take advantage of ideal weather conditions. Thanks to our indefatigable FA Committee member Geoff Wiggins for managing the organisation of this charter so efficiently.

Vlad Humeniuk, Secretary, Fishing Association

Ray McPherson received the JLTA Insurance sponsored award for the most fish caught on the day.

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t was a great turn out on Saturday 23 July to say farewell to the old bar and patio. The existing bar and patio area has served us well for many years but it was time to say good-bye before renovations commenced. Members and non-members alike came together to reminisce, drinks flowed, 80s music played into the night and an enjoyable evening was had by all.

Thanks to everyone for their support and cheers to a fresh, new look and to new memories to be had at the Club.

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Cruising in Company at the Sea and Vines Festival

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ollowing the success of last year’s function the Cruising Association again organised a ‘bus cruise’ to the McLaren Vale Sea and Vines Festival which is held each year over the June Long Weekend. Our minibus was packed to the rafters as 22 festival goers made their way down south. The weather was absolutely perfect, albeit a little cold, and unlike last year the rain held off throughout the day.

Coriole Winery

Maxwell’s Winery

• Lamb cooked on the spit and filled into pitas with tzatziki

Our first stop was at Maxwell’s and we arrived in great spirits just before midday. The band, Mr Buzzy, was playing in a large marquee and some of our merry crew took to the dance floor early. However most of us were attracted to the blazing log fire inside the beautiful winery. This year the favourite drink of choice was the Maxwell’s Sparking Envy closely followed by a selection of excellent McLaren Vale reds. As usual Maxwell’s warm honey mead went down very well. After an hour it was time to move on and we travelled down the hill to Wirra Wirra. To our disappointment, due to WH&S regulations, they wouldn’t admit us – too many people having fun apparently! So a quick change in plans and on to Penny’s Hill.

Penny’s Hill Winery Penny’s Hill, home of the Black Chook brand, is a pretty winery with excellent food on offer. With live music and a number of blazing fires outside and a brilliant art gallery inside our team mingled between the two venues. The deep red shiraz, excellent hamburgers and scrumptious wood-fired pizzas went down very well. After lunch we made our way to back to Wirra Wirra Winery but were turned away again – did our reputation precede us? Oh well, being forever flexible and with exploration and fun in mind, we travelled up the hill to Coriole.

Coriole is one of the most beautiful wineries in the region with magnificent multi-tiered gardens and picturesque buildings. This year their festival theme was ‘My big fat Greek winery’. The food selection was amazing and was too much to sample in one sitting but we certainly did our best. Our taste buds were tempted with – • Loukaniko (fennel and orange pork sausage), skordalia (potato and garlic dip) and pickled onion pita • Stuffed grape vine leaves (dolmades) • Lemon pepper grilled chicken on a chickpea salad • Marinated sardines on wilted greens • Fried haloumi on a Greek country salad • Lemon, garlic and parsley calamari with citrus aioli.

The loud Greek band and merrily dancing patrons capped off a fantastic visit to this winery. Thank goodness most of us had picked up Greek folk dancing by watching the movie Zorba the Greek otherwise we would have looked silly!

The Journey Home As the sun set quickly the partying continued on the way home. We weren’t allowed to drink on the bus but let’s just say “what happened on the bus stays on the bus.” Given the overwhelmingly positive feedback from this event it looks like we may have the making of a June Long Weekend tradition!

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ver the last 12 years or so we have had many pleasant Easter weekends in Stansbury. In fact, in years gone by, and older members may remember that time, a spouse of a Cruising Committee member would ‘volunteer’ to dress up as the Easter Bunny and parade around Stansbury on the fire truck. In fact my wife ‘volunteered’ twice. Unfortunately that tradition is no longer.

The Sunday afternoon was a get-together around the public BBQ and then Monday a return home often in strong winds.

the VHF to establish who was leading the race. Around 3.00pm the leading boats started to arrive, the committee boat having already anchored and set up a finish line to time the boats as they crossed the line.

Paul cooked lamb roast for the crew of a Beneteau 44.7 which we are all racing on in Port Douglas later in April and ourselves, partying into the late hours. On the Saturday the committee boat went to shore and unloaded all the necessary food, BBQs, tents, etc for the lunch and dinner which was being provided that day. Lunch was a delightful chicken salad followed later that day with cocktails and a BBQ dinner. After dinner was the prize-giving and in addition to first, second and third, there was a prize for the Trivia Quiz.

This year we didn’t do the annual trip to Stansbury. We now live six months of the year on Magnetic Island where we also keep our yacht Shiraz. As well as being country members of the CYCSA we are members of Townsville Cruising Yacht Club and this year joined their annual Easter cruise to Orpheous Island. Well I’ll call it a cruise as that’s what we did but the other 16 boats raced there on the Friday.

Sunday morning we helped load up the committee boat and send them back to Townsville. Many of the boats also returned to Townsville whilst we sailed to Juno Bay. We spent another few days in the Group before returning to Townsville to do some shopping and for Sharon to meet up with the ‘Magnetic Maidens’, the Townsville team preparing for the Women’s Keelboat Boat Regatta in Melbourne in early June.

We left Magnetic Island around 7.15am on the Thursday morning meeting up with More R’nR, a 45 foot catamaran, owned by Kathy and Paul Rogers (originally from Adelaide), who have been cruising on her for the last couple of years, at the cardinal mark to middle reef. The first couple of hours around the southern end of Magnetic Island we had winds around 6-9 knots however by 11.00am the southerly had come through and we were sailing with headsail poled out at around seven knots.

The Palm Group is right on our doorstep, the Whitsundays being some 120 miles south from here. We now see why we moved here and the sheer beauty of these tropical islands is stunning. We plan on returning there for another ten days or so in May before we return to Adelaide to experience some really cold weather!

Orpheous Island is part of the Palm Group of Islands, some 10 miles from Hinchinbrook Island, as shown in the picture below. It is around 47 miles from Magnetic Island and the waters and scenery are breathtaking. The water temperature at this time of the year is around 300C as is the air temperature so no need for wet weather gear this Easter.

Stephen Bone

We arrived at Pioneer Bay around 3.00pm that afternoon. On the Friday we ventured with Kathy and Paul to the old shepherd’s house on the island which, though in a state of disrepair, was interesting to see. We returned to our boats later in the morning to listen to

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Fishing while Sailing

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ost anglers who fish from a boat usually do so while at anchor or drifting slowly.

This can be a very pleasant way to spend a day on the water but most sailors would prefer to be actually sailing. Fortunately there is another way which lets you have your cake and eat it, namely trolling.

NB: Trolling can also mean fishing by means of working a line up or down a stationary vessel, but here I’m referring to trailing a line behind a vessel while underway. Also, this is not to be confused with ‘trawling’ which is towing a line with baited hooks attached at intervals, or towing a trawl net.

You may think that trolling is just an activity for slowmoving vessels but that’s not necessarily the case.

Certainly, if you’re trolling for trout on a lake, you’ll just be rambling along at a couple of knots. However trolling is also an excellent way to cover a large expanse of water at high speed. For example, if you’re trolling for tuna, go fast, as these agile predators can swim at 40 knots! I hooked this beauty of a Bluefin tuna while sailing at seven knots, which is barely fast enough to attract a tuna’s attention.

In one of life’s happy coincidences though many fish species like chasing prey at slower, cruising speeds, ie, around five to six knots. Another benefit of trolling is that it is well suited to the use of lures, rather than baited hooks, so it’s simpler and less messy. As with other forms of fishing though you need to use the right lure for the fish you’re targeting. Lures come in an amazing range of sizes and colours. They also operate at different depths and swim with different actions.

Manufacturers provide selection guides so I’ll just focus on some principles:

Kato Rattler large surface lure

Bibless sinking lure

Trade-off Unless you use wire trace, sharp-toothed fish, such as barracuda and sharks, are going to occasionally bite through your line. There’s a trade-off between making the fishing line invisible versus saving your lures with a wire trace. With the cheap white plastic lures or shiny metal lures that work so well with Australian Snook or Salmon, I don’t bother with a wire trace and instead keep a bunch of spares on board. If your lure is precious to you though and you’re targeting sharp-toothed prey, a wire trace may make sense - however expect fewer bites.

The second approach is to use a lure which is designed to dive to a given depth typically specified on the packaging. Such lures often feature front ‘bibs’ which act as mini hydrofoils forcing the lure underwater. The Yo-Zuri Hydro Magnum, which can be pulled from four to nine knots and dives seven to nine metres, has a tight swimming action emulating a fast moving prey. The bibs need to be really tough and the best ones are made from the same polycarbonates used in bullet-proof glass.

There are also so-called ‘bibless’ lures which are streamlined to allow to for trolling at high speeds. The Halco Max 130 which can be trolled at 12 knots and has a shimmering swimming action. One advantage of bibless lures is that they exert less drag and are considerably easier to retrieve than either paravane lure or bibbed lures.

They cannot dive as deep however.

Trolling while sailing means you have less control over your boat speed than in a power boat. This means you need to choose the lure for your speed, not the other way round. It also means you’re going to work harder to land your prey since you don’t have the option of killing your forward motion at the flick of a switch.

Top trolling tips

• Size: As fly fishing folks say, “match the hatch”, which means to match the natural food source that your target fish species is currently feeding on. Often that means using use small lures for small fish, and big lures for bigger fish; but not always. Giant tuna sometimes go for tiny lures!

• Deploy a mix of lures. Fish, like humans, have moods and will at different times feed at the surface or below and be attracted to different lures.

• Colour: While some fish are choosy others will bite at anything that catches their eye. For example a cheap chrome or plastic lure can sometimes be more effective than a fancy, realistic lure.

• Regularly retrieve lures to check they have not snagged marine flora (seagrass, seaweed, kelp, etc.). Bibless lures tend to snag less often.

• Swimming action: Some lures are designed to swim in a twisting, wiggly fashion. Others are designed to swim in a relatively straight, tight fashion. Further, the action may change from a gentle, wobbling motion at slow speed to an erratic, splashing motion at high speed.

• Adjust the length of line between your boat and the lure until the lure swims well. For example a skirt lure should alternate between being on the surface and short periods of diving. If you can’t get a lure to swim well try another lure instead.

• Keep lures well away from spinning props.

• Sleep on board the night before and set your alarm clock early so you can be out trolling at the crack of dawn - the best time for many fish species.

• Birds circling an area or feeding on the surface is a tell-tale there are also fish feeding nearby. They have excellent eyesight and from their elevated position can be your virtual crows nest in the sky.

• Ensure rod holders are securely fastened; if attached to fiberglass, use bolts, not screws. I like the Railblaza system.

• Depth: Different fish hunt at different depths, some on the surface, others deep below.

• For longer trips keep a vacuum sealer on board to seal in the freshness of your bounty. I use a Dometic brand which runs on 12V DC plus mains AC.

Depth is a whole topic of its own. For fish that feed on the surface you’ll want some non-sinking lures such the Kato Rattler. Another option is to use so-called ‘skirt’ lures which emulate squid, albeit some alien fluorescent variety not seen in nature. Species such as tuna find them irresistible (at least sometimes).

For fish that feed below the surface you’ve got a few options. The first approach is to use a paravane to sink a regular lure that would otherwise bob on the surface.

There may be some anglers out there who say there’s no sport in trolling but in my experience there is still plenty of skill involved in choosing the right lure, setting them correctly, finding the right patch of water and, of course, landing your prey. And there’s usually time for some regular fishing while anchored at the end of the day too.

Alan Noble PS Hooked Up magazine has an excellent article on trolling for southern Bluefin tuna: http://www.hookedupmagazine.com.au/how-to/trolling-for-southern-blue-fin-tuna/ 31

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Power Monitoring

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outh Australian entrepreneurs Ian and Kathryn Sargent have developed NoPowerTXT to solve one of the most common problems encountered by boat owners whose pride and joy is stored in a marina – power outages!

required an electrician to connect. Understanding a little about cell phone technology, Ian believed there may be a cost effective solution that would provide flexible features with an easy to use graphical interface. Installation was no more complicated than entering the user-defined settings and plugging it into a power outlet. Hence NoPowerTXT was born.

While it can’t stop power outages occurring it will notify the owner of the event so prompt action can be taken.

Over three years in development and fine-tuning, NoPowerTXT has evolved into a system that is used by numerous boat owners.

The systen can also be applied to monitor home fridges when the owners are away, vaccine fridges, holiday home fridges, aquariums etc.

They developed the system following two incidences of the power tripping on their boat moored in a marina. Annoyed at the degradation to their expensive marine batteries and fed up with spending the day trying to clean the smell out of their boat, they went looking for a system that would alert them to such an event.

There were systems available but they were inflexible, expensive and

Note: NoPowerTXT is available to purchase through the Club.

Tech Talk with Alan Noble

Enter the South Australian Anchorage Finder: http://blog. arribasail.com/2016/04/tech-sa-anchorage-finder-web-app.html.

Simply specify a position and the app looks up the nearest three anchorages. Check “Include marinas” if you want include marinas.

For example, if your position is 35°40’S 136°55’E, then your nearest three anchorages are Western River Cove, Snug Cove and Kangaroo Beach which are 2.7, 3.8 and 4.9 nautical miles away respectively.

Selecting an anchorage brings up additional information including the GPS coordinates and wind shelter information. For example Western River Cove is protected from winds from E thru NW (going clockwise) shown visually as this cute ‘wind pie’ shown in the graphic below.

Anchorage Finder Web App

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’ve written a handy little web app to look up anchorages in South Australian waters. Feel free to modify it to suit your own needs.

Cruising is all about sailing to new places, whether 10 miles away or 10,000, and a big part of the fun is exploring new anchorages.

Where I live and sail one does not need to venture very far. South Australia has more than 160 islands scattered around its coastline.

While some, such as Liguanea Island, are rugged, inaccessible affairs, others such as Williams Island, offer calm anchorages with sandy beaches. Then there is Kangaroo Island, Australia’s third largest island, which is in a class of its own with over 500 km of stunning coastline. Finally, the mainland is not without its charms too, with many a scenic anchorage.

The rest of the line contains links to articles. The Arriba button links to my blog posts which mention the anchorage and the RSAYS button links to the Royal South Australia Yacht Squadron anchorage notes (if any). The app works offline too (except for links to articles).

With just a couple of exceptions I’ve only included anchorages I’ve personally visited and I plan to update Anchorage Finder as I visit more places.

In the six years since I’ve owned Arriba I’ve visited over 60 different South Australian anchorages plus a few more in interstate waters.

They range from tiny coves to wide open beaches and all are lovely in their own way. I’ve written about almost every place I’ve visited and several rate a mention in my Cruising Guide to Sailing in South Australia. If I was writing a book I’d list them all in an index. Being on the web though lends itself to an app instead.

If you sail South Australian waters I hope you find Anchorage Finder useful. If you sail elsewhere feel free to modify the app to suit your own needs. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

PS Works best in Chrome.

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Reciprocal Clubs

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embers of the Cruising Yacht Club of SA are entitled to reciprocal privileges at many clubs across Australia and internationally. Affiliated clubs are listed below.

Members are asked to make contact with the Reciprocal Club prior to their visit and to observe the rules, regulations and policies of the Host Club at all times.

Please note that a letter of introduction for the Visiting Member may be required for the Host Club advising of the intended visit and duration of stay. Please contact reception should you require a letter of introduction.

AUSTRALIA Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron Club Contact: Matt Owen - Executive Officer Site Address: 42 - 48 Tingira Street PORTSMITH CAIRNS QLD 4870 Phone: (02) 6273 4777 Fax: (02) 6273 6222 Email: sailing@ccys.com.au Website: www.ccys.com.au Canberra Yacht Club Site Address: Mariner Place YARRALUMLA ACT 2600 Phone: (07) 4035 2685 Fax: (07) 4035 2996 Email: admin@canberrayachtclub.com.au Website: www.canberrayachtclub.com.au Cruising Yacht Club of Australia 1 New Beach Road DARLING POINT NSW 2027 Phone:(02) 8292 7800 Fax: (02) 9363 9745 Email: reception@cyca.com.au Website: www.cyca.com.au Fremantle Sailing Club 151 Marine Terrace FREMANTLE WA 6160 Phone: (08) 9435 8800 Fax: (08) 9435 8839 Website: www.fsc.com.au Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron Pier Road ST KILDA VIC 3182 Phone: (03) 9534 0227 Fax: (03) 9534 4478 Email: office@rmys.com.au Website: www.rmys.com.au Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania Marieville Esplanade SANDY BAY TAS 7005 Phone: (03) 6223 4599 Fax: (03) 6223 1308 Email: ryct@ryct.org.au Website: www.ryct.org.au Sandringham Yacht Club Jetty Road SANDRINGHAM VIC 3191 Phone: (03) 9599 0999 Fax: (03) 9598 8109 Email: office@syc.com.au Website: www.syc.com.au Southport Yacht Club MacArthur Parade MAIN BEACH QLD 4217 Phone: (07) 5591 3500 Fax: (07) 5532 7507 Website: www.southportyachtclub.com.au

ASIA Royal Brunei Yacht Club Club Contact: Simon Tan - General Manager Site Address: Jalan Kota Batu, Bandar Seri Begawan, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Phone: (673) 2786267 Fax: (673) 2786139 Website: www.royalbruneiyachtclub.com Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club Club Contact: Mrs Tracy Leung - Membership Manager Site Address: Kellett Island, HONG KONG Phone: (852) 2239 0372 Fax: (852) 2239 0399 Email: membership@rhkyc.org.hk Website: www.rhkyc.org.hk Royal Selangor Yacht Club Club Contact: Capt(RTD) Ali Engin Senyuva Site Address: Jalan Limbongan PORT KLANG, SELANGOR 42000, MALAYSIA Phone: (603) 3168 6964 Fax: (603) 3168 8650 Email: info@rsyc.com.my Website: www.rsyc.com.my Phuket Yacht Club Club Contact: Scott Duncanson - Commodore Site Address: 52/25 Soi Phon Chalong, Moo 9, Chaofah Road East Phuket, 83130 Phone: +66 (0) 9 0705 946 Email: secretary@acyc.asia Website: www.phuketyachtclub.com NEW ZEALAND Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron 101 Curran Street AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND Phone: (64) (9) 360 6800 Fax: (64) (9) 360 6802 Email: reception@rnzyc.org.nz Website: www.rnzys.org.nz

UK and IRELAND Royal Cork Yacht Club Crosshaven, Co. Cork, Ireland.

Phone: +353 (0)21 4831023 Email: office@royalcork.com Website: www.royalcork.com Royal Lymington Yacht Club Bath Road LYMINGTON, HAMPSHIRE SO41 3SE Phone: (44) (01590) 672677 Website: www.rlymyc.org.uk Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club Club Contact: Captain Nick Fletcher, Royal Navy Site Address: 17 Pembroke Road, Portsmouth HAMPSHIRE PO1 2NT Phone: (44) (23) 9282 5924 Fax: (44) (23) 9282 4491 Website: www.rnc-rayc.co.uk Royal Solent Yacht Club Yarmouth ISLE OF WIGHT PO41 0NS Phone: (44) (01983) 760256 Fax: (44) (01983) 761172 Email: office@royalsolent.org Website: www.royalsolent.org US and the CARIBBEAN San Diego Yacht Club 1011 Anchorage Lane SAN DIEGO, CA 92106 Phone: (1) (619) 221-8400 Fax: (1) (619) 224-3059 Website: www.sdyc.org The West Indies Yacht Club Old Harbour Road, Old Harbour, St Catherine, JAMAICA Phone: +1 (888) 311-7641 Email: contact@wiyc.club Website: www.westindiesyachtclub.com

Royal Port Nicolson Yacht Club 103 Oriental Parade WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND Phone: (64) (4) 939 7069 Fax: (64) (4) 939 7031 Website: www.rpnyc.org.nz

Travellers will find our Club burgee in the plush bar of the Royal Hong Hong Yacht Club where a huge number of international clubs have reciprocal rights to visit.

The participating clubs’ original burgees are beautifully replicated in miniature and mounted on large wood-panelled walls making for a striking presentation.

“Reciprocal rights, mate... we’ve got reciprocal rights!! No worries.”

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Berths for sale or lease

Please support our Club Sponsors

FOR SALE

Marina East 8m twin: C04 - Reduced to $27,000 F01, F02 - from $55,000 10m twin: A09, A10, A14, A28, A29, A34, A40, F04, F15, F25 - from $33,000 A16 - reduced to $20,000 A27, A35, A38, F16 , F17- All offers considered 10m single: A01 - reduced to &55,000 A02, A03, A04, A12, A25 - from $73,000 F07 - All offers considered 11m twin: A41 - All offers considered 12m twin: D35, D38, E09, E13, E16 - from $35,000 E14 - reduced to $25,000 E25 - $30,000 ono 12m single: D08, D17, D18, D21, D23, E10 - from $85,000 E01, E04, E06, E22, E23 - All offers considered 13m twin: C23 - $75,000 13m single: C19, D40 - from $99.000 14m single: A46 - $160,000 C25, C30 - All offers considered 15m single: A47, B36, C34, C37 - from $150,000 B25, B26, E14 - reduced to $25,000 B25, B26, B31, B35, C41 - All offers considered 16m single: B15 -All offers considered 20m single: A49 - $290,000 20m T Head: E34 - $325,000 ono

Platinum

Gold

FOR SALE

Marina West (all single berths) 11m single: M03 – suitable for a catamaran - $80,000 M01: - All offers considered 14m: M07 - All offers considered 15m: M08, N03 - from $150,000 17m: J13, J19, J20 - from $80,000 J08, J09, J12 - All offers considered 18m: M10 - $250,000 20m: K06, K07, F08, L02 - from $135,000 K01, K10 - All offers considered 25m: M14 - $290,000 30m: K16 $475,000

Silver

Hardstand 9m: 26, 41, 52, 100 - from $4,000 88 - Reduced to $3,300 10m: 131,140,144,146,147 - from $5,000 12m: 114, 124 - from $7,000 Port Vincent 10m twin: A14 - reduced to $12,000 A07, A09, A21 - from $24,000 A18 - All offers considered 12m twin: B33, B34, B36, B37, B39, C60 - from $16,500 B29 - All offers considered 12m single: B45, B46, C48, C51, C65, C68 - from $25,000 14m single: D70, D77, D78 - from $45,000 D72- All offers considered 15m single: D85, D86, D87, D89 - from $50,000 D83 - All reasonable offers considered 20m single: A12 - $200,000

FOR LEASE

Marina East 8m twin: C04*, F02* 10m twin: A16*, A28*, A30, F17, F19 ($300 p/m), F23, F25, F31 11m twin: A42 12m single: D05, D30 12m twin: D13*, D36, E14*, E19 13m twin: C23* 15m single: A47* 20m single: E34* 22m T Head: C42

Corporate

Marina West (all single berths) 15m: M08* 17m: J06, J07, J13*, J20* 20m: K01, K02, K04, K06*, K07*, K08*, K15 25m: M14* 30m: K16* Hardstand 9m: 50 10m: 131*,132, 146* 12m: 4*, 125

contacts

Club Supporters

Berth Sales Jenny Krogdahl t: 8248 4222 e: jenny@cycsa.com.au Berth Leasing Kirsty Winstone t: 8248 4222 e: kirsty@cycsa.com.au Port Vincent Rob Marner PV Marina Manager 0414 611 110

Notes on Purchasing/Selling Berths

As per Marina Berth Agreement, a 10% commission is payable by the vendor on all berth sales. See Club website for further information.

All prices include GST

* Denotes berth for sale and lease

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