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QUARTERLY JOURNAL FROM THE CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
TEAKLE CLASSIC
ADELAIDE TO PORT LINCOLN YACHT RACE
GEELONG RACE WEEK
LINCOLN WEEK
KING OF THE GULF
J24 NATIONALS
SAILING + DIVING KI
MARCH 2019 1
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CRUISING YACHT CLUB OF SA THIS ISSUE
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
President Chris Wood
4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Treasurer Dominic Rinaldi
Geoff Boettcher 5 AT THE HELM WITH OUR GM
Brett Brown
6 COMMODORE’S REPORT
Peter Hall
David Murray 7 J24 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hillar Puvi
8 BALLAST HEAD CUP REGATTA
FLAG OFFICERS 10 MARINE ACADEMY REPORT
Commodore Jacqueline Heffernan 11 SYDNEY TO HOBART EXPERIENCE
Vice Commodore John Sibly
12 RACING REPORT
Rear Commodores Adrian Wotton
Jeff Dinham 14 AUSTRALIA DAY LONG WEEKEND
16 GEELONG RACE WEEK
PATRON The Honourable Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR 18 TEAKLE CLASSIC YACHT RACE
20 LINCOLN RACE WEEK
STAFF
22 KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY
General Manager Adam Hays
Financial Controller Kerry O’Brien 23 BOATING SHOWCASE PARTY
Admin & Operations Manager Jenny Krogdahl 24 CRUISING ASSOCIATION UPDATE
Finance Manager Marina Segodina
Marketing & Communications Mellissa Vahoumis 25 ADVENTURES ON BULA
Member Services & Reception Sarah Belton 26 KING OF THE GULF REGATTA
Marine Academy Coordinator &
Boating Administrator David Royle 29 SAILING & DIVING KI
Events, Marketing & Membership Services Susan Laird
Head Chef Anthony Berthet
Port Vincent Marina Manager Rob Marner
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COMMITTEES
Members Committee Chair Jacq Heffernan
Fishing Association Chair Vlad Humeniuk
Racing Association Chair Mike Holmes
Cruising Association Chair Adrian Wotton
Social Association Chair Rosemary Gould
LIFE MEMBERS Arthur F Carolan
Geoffrey R Catt
Richard H Fidock AO 18
Graeme L Footer
John D Gerard
James A Henry (Dec’d)
Malcolm A Kinnaird AC (Dec’d)
Peter J Page (Dec’d)
EDITORS OF GROUNDSWELL Gay Footer, Mellissa Vahoumis, Pat Catley,
Libby Stephens, Dianne Schwerdt, Pamela Tse
Advertising & contributions to Mellissa: Telephone: 08 8248 4222
mellissa@cycsa.com.au Email: reception@cycsa.com.au
Web: www.cycsa.com.au
Groundswell is the official journal of the
Telephone Port Vincent: 0414 611 110
Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia Inc
Lady Gowrie Drive, North Haven
29
PO Box 1020 North Haven SA 5018
Registered by Australia Post
Publication No PP565001/00184
ISSN 1039-4230
Printed by Newstyle Printing
Graphic Design by Mellissa Vahoumis
Cover image: SMB at the Geelong Festival of Sails, photo courtesy of Salty Dingo Images 3
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
DECEMBER 2018 THINK TANK/STRATEGIC MEETING
Firstly let me thank Board Member David Murray for arranging
this meeting in early December 2018. The session was designed to
allow the attendees to focus on the future and list things that may
ADAM HAYS – GENERAL MANAGER position our Club into the future.
Welcome again to Adam Hays our new General Manager. Adam Hundreds of things were listed on the whiteboards scattered
commenced with the Club on 8 January 2019 and has ‘Hit the around the large dining room and it took the office many hours
Ground Running’. Adam has significant experience as a professional to record and summarise the information collected on the night.
club General Manger and the Board feels confident that his Obviously not everything suggested by the attendees can be
demonstrated skills will be extremely valuable for our Club and our actioned immediately by the Board and or Management however
members going forward. it is proposed the following items be looked into as soon as
At the time of writing Adam has been with the Club for less than possible.
one month and has already set a number of priorities. These include • Bring in new boats (creative ways to attract new boats/
but are not limited to – members/corporate fees)
• Meeting all the staff and carefully reviewing the organisation • Supporting the Associations
structure
• Creating ways of attracting members and non-members to
• Meet the Flag Officers and Association chairs use our slipping facilities
• Review the hospitality business • Creating ways of retaining existing members and seeking
• Review and understand the current financial budgets and new members including networking.
forward forecasts The Associations will be asked to give weightings on the other
• Review the forward capital budgets items listed on the night.
• Focus on the current/existing business initiatives
(Hospitality, Slipping, Marine Academy, Sponsorships and OTHER MATTERS
Memberships)
The Board has received plans for the additions to the Port
• Prepare a first summary of the outcomes of the recent Vincent Clubhouse. Building quotes will now be sought and it is
‘Think Tank/Strategic Forum’ held in early December 2018 hoped once all approvals have been received the project will be
• Meeting as many members as he can. completed this year.
The Marina East patio umbrellas have been ordered following
trials over the past few months.
BOARD CHANGES
The newly established Members Committee is working well and
I have decided to retire from the Board at the next AGM having is chaired by our Commodore, Jacq Heffernan.
served almost eight years as a Director, holding the positions
of Treasurer, Chairman of Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, The Board has agreed a new Club master plan is required to steer
Chairman of the Ramp Sale Committee, member of other the future capital works and any building additions/refurbishments.
committee and just over two years as President. I have really This will be addressed during the next 12 months. Temporary
enjoyed my time on the Board and contributing to our Club. repairs to the aged bathrooms in Marina East are currently being
considered.
I stepped down as President after the Extraordinary General
Meeting of members held on 28 February in order to allow a new Congratulations to Geoff Boettcher and the Secret Mens Business
and incoming President to have a direct reporting relationship with crew for winning the Geelong Week Festival of Sails in Division
Adam Hays, our new General Manager. 1which was held over the Australia Day Long Weekend in January.
It is fantastic to see our Club represented on the national stage.
I am delighted to announce the Board unanimously agreed that
Dominic Rinaldi step up to become President following the EGM. The season will still be open for a few more months with lots
I personally think Dominic will make an extremely good President more happening including the Adelaide to Lincoln race , more
as he has got to know the Club, its history, finances, legal structure, twilights, more Club racing, fishing and cruising. Please support
people and the forward strategies extremely well. our Club including the restaurant, sponsors, slipping and the many
fantastic functions arranged for the benefit of all members.
Hillar Puvi, who has been a Director for almost three years, also
stepped down as a Director following the EGM. Hillar is a very Safe boating and hope to see you at the Club or on the water
experienced businessman and has contributed to the Board in all soon.
its commercial decisions and has been valuable and wise counsel
in developing forward initiatives and plans. Hillar, on behalf of the
Board, thank you for giving your time to our Club.
Chris Wood
Robert Ferguson has accepted a casual appointment to join the President
Board following the EGM. Robert is a very experienced Chartered
Accountant and has also agreed to take over the role of Treasurer
from Dominic Rinaldi following the EGM. Robert has sat on the
Finance Audit and Risk Committee of the Club since 2014 and
knows the inner working of the Club finances extremely well.
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FROM THE HELM
It has been several weeks now since I would like to take this opportunity to ask members who see the
commencing in the role of General value of advertising their business by way of a ‘CYCSA Members
Manager at the CYCSA. During this Services Handbook’ to contact me directly on adam.hays@
brief time I have been made to feel cycsa.com.au. This initiative will be similar to the popular annual
very welcome by the Board, staff and members alike and I would Entertainment Book and a great way to network amongst our Club
like to thank everyone for extending this courtesy. Whilst coming members. Let our members become your customers!
to terms with the many differences between running a yacht club I have enjoyed meeting all the Board and Flag Officers, much of
in comparison to a golf club, it has become apparent there are also which has been during an official capacity at numerous meetings.
many synergies. I look forward to the next few months as we start Looking forward to the future, I am very excited to be working
enhancing many of these core similarities through the means of under the Presidency of Dominic Rinaldi. Dominic was part of the
advertising, sponsorship, hospitality, membership and member well- panel that appointed me late last year thus being one of the first
being. Club representatives I met. I’d also like to congratulate Chris Wood
One thing that has been very prevalent since starting is that for his time as President and looking through the past few years
the Club has major assets in terms of personnel. I would like to results it’s obvious the positive influence Chris’s leadership has
thank our Financial Controller and 2IC, Kerry O’Brien, for both produced. I look forward to maintaining a continuous relationship as
leading the organisation during my recruitment process and he steps back into a Board member role.
the exceptionally detailed ‘hand over’ afforded to me upon my Congratulations to all the CYCSA competitors in the recent
commencement. Jenny and Marina both have a valuable wealth Adelaide to Lincoln Race. Notable Club placegetters were Secret
of knowledge and, along with Sarah, have all assisted me in Mens Business, Concubine and Magic. Well done on flying the CYCSA
understanding how the Club runs and operates from a day to day burgee high!
basis.
I would also like to make a special mention to all those members
As soon as I applied for the role of General Manager at the CYCSA who allowed visiting competitors to use their berths free of charge
I started following the Club through all available social media during the build up to the Adelaide to Lincoln Race and Week.
avenues. Mellissa Vahoumis does a brilliant job at communicating a These kinds of gestures certainly paint a positive picture of our
clean, well-polished offer to all our current followers. If you are on membership base through the industry and go a long way in assisting
Facebook or Instagram, I thoroughly recommend you follow us as with the success of the event.
we continue to use these platforms for an instantaneous form of
communication. Look out for these popular upcoming events and in order to assist
us in servicing your needs on these occasions bookings are essential.
In other key areas our maintenance supervisors, Mick and Shanan,
have also been very informative regarding the varying logistical Sunday 24 March Crabbing Day (Fishing Association)
requirements such a vast property requires. Friday 3 May Racing Presentation Night (Racing Association)
I have found it fascinating discussing sailing with David Royle who Sunday 12 May Mother’s Day Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
has been very generous and patient in answering my many questions
Once again, thank you to everyone for making me feel very welcome
regarding the Marine Academy, racing, on-water activities and sailing
and I am looking forward to meeting all of you over the coming year.
in general. I had my first taste of sailing during a recent Twilight,
thanks to Hugh Longbottom and his crew aboard Academy 1. I found Here’s to a fruitful 2019 and safe boating to all.
this experience thoroughly enjoyable and can certainly see myself,
being a team player and competitive person getting the bug for
sailing very quickly. I know where the boom is located now!
One area of the business where I can already see real progress Adam Hays
during my brief time at the Club is the hospitality offer. From the General Manager
instantly popular ‘Sunday Sessions’ through to the sold out Australia
Day event and gradual growth in Bistro and Bar patronage, Susan
Laird and her team have done a great job. Spearheading this upturn
is our head chef, Anthony Berthet, who is now starting to really
grow into the role he’s occupied since October last year. If you
haven’t used the facilities for a while I encourage you to do so. The
summer menu will be starting to wind down over the next month
or so as Anthony continues his planning in order to further grow
the popular weekly specials using locally sourced, fresh, seasonal
ingredients.You can greatly assist the Club by recommending the
Admirals Bar and Bistro to family and friends.
Sunday trading has developed over the past few months and much
of this can be attributed to the varied offers through the day.
Breakfast starts at 9am and then turns over into lunch service from
12pm. Dinner starts at 5.30pm through till late. The new initiative
of live acoustic entertainment from 3-7pm has had great success in
retaining lunchtime patrons some of who are still around later in
the afternoon to take advantage of the à la carte menu along with
the specials on offer.
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COMMODORE’S REPORT
On that note I would like to thank the many volunteers we have
for all the effort and time put into making our Club events so
special.
I have had a number of people ask me what is the role of the
As I write this I cannot believe Christmas has come and gone in Commodore and I would like to quote Geoff Catt’s words from
the blink of an eye. We were very lucky with the weather over the September 2009 Groundswell –
the Christmas break which saw many boats head off to cruise
destinations in Gulf St Vincent, Kangaroo Island and even Port • To uphold the image, protocol and tradition of the CYCSA
Lincoln. Everyone seems to have a great sailing/fishing story to tell • To represent the Club at kindred club functions,Yachting SA
which is always told with such enthusiasm. activities and other functions where invited
It has been an incredibly busy few months both on and off the water. • To liaise with the General Manager regarding the on-water
There has been a lot of on-water activities with many race events activities of Opening Day
at the Club, state and national level and many social events and the
• To attend Board meetings of the Club.
Club calendar for the coming year is looking very full.
The Flag Officers are also a conduit for feedback from members
It is fantastic to see the re-invigoration of the Social Activities
to the General Manager and the Board, although members should
Association with Rosemary Gould at the helm as Chair. The
always refer queries and suggestions to the Club Office.
Children’s Christmas Party was a huge success and even though
numbers were down slightly, all had a great time. If anyone has any ideas, suggestions or feedback, please utilise
the Feedback Box outside reception or speak to one of the Flag
All facets of the Club have been very active. The Marine Academy
Officers or the office.Your feedback is always welcome.
has had many courses over the past couple of months and the great
part about that is we have seen a number of new members join the
Club as a result. The New Members Morning Tea is well supported
and it is exciting to see so many new faces embracing our beautiful
Jacq Heffernan
Club.
Commodore
There are many exciting times ahead with the Port Lincoln Blue
Water Classic just completed and Crabbing Day next month – I am
so looking forward to that day!
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2019 J24 Championships were sailed It was one-design racing at its best with very close racing amongst
at the CYCSA in early January with 13 the entire fleet and throughout the 11 races sailed, with the
entrants including 10 who travelled from championship being decided in the final race. Brendan Lee from
New South Wales and Victoria. Sandringham sailed By the Lee with a determination to win after
The official report on the J24 Australia seven attempts and is now the 2019 J24 National Champion. Tinto,
website states that “The 2019 sailed by Steve Wright, was runner-up and David McKay in Stamped
championships was a great success”, and Urgent was third. Both are from Cronulla and Ron Thompson from
offers “A special thank you to the CYCSA”. The effort made by the Sandringham sailing Wildfire was just one point behind in fourth.
CYCSA, and by David Royle in particular, to support this event was The three South Australian boats entered all demonstrated an ability
superb. The excellent on and off water racing organisation and the to race competitively in the National fleet but their lack of regular
hospitality service throughout were recognised and appreciated by close racing showed in the final results. Andrew Townsend sailed
all. We were proud to be members! NoEyeDeer to a sixth position in the race and Robin Townsend in
Sponsors included ‘Dog Ridge Wines’, with their Rosé enjoyed by Witch’s Thimble finished tenth overall. Zibo Majed in Twisted was
many as the daily prizes were handed out, and ‘Loong Sails’. Peter ninth in PHS.
Stevens donated a new Loong Sails genoa that was won by Jack We were fortunate to be able to sail 11 of the 12 scheduled races
Fullerton in Two Dogs. and the overwhelming feedback was that John Gibson made the
correct decision in cancelling all racing early on Day 2 when the
winds were consistently well over 30 knots.
Jim and I would particularly like to thank and congratulate all at the
CYCSA who supported this event and the concept of multiple races
that enabled such close and exciting racing for those of us who
enjoy one-design racing in J24s.
Robin Townsend
Photo by Geoff Catt 77
BALLAST HEAD
17th Ballast Head Cup Regatta
New Year’s Day 2019 produced a pleasant 28 degrees with clear Former handicap placer Adrian Wotton with School’s Out sailed
skies,12 to15 knots of breeze out of the south and flat seas which his usual honest race and as a result will be anxiously waiting
was perfect for the sailing of the 17th Ballast Head Cup Regatta. to see how the handicapper reacted to his win and 2009 Line
Around 1030 saw the first of the usual suspects straggle up the Honours winner Charles Cimicky with Javelin put in a creditable
beach for registration followed closely by the American River performance considering that he doesn’t put the hours into his
contingent, followed by a briefing around 1200 after which the boat these days as he used to.
Ballast Fleet of lower handicaps headed out for its 1300 start The smartest entries were Paul Hicks with Impulse, Roger Flint
followed by the tougher handicapped Rocky Fleet for its 1330 start. with Alpha Centauri and Steve Harrington with Golden Cowrie
One disappointment this year was the absence of the canon brought who finished second, third and fourth on handicap and the worst
about by the Island Beach Yacht Club’s licensed powder monkey that could happen is minute tweaking from the handicapper.
being on holiday interstate. The Island Beach Yacht Club extends a huge thank you to the
Again, as has always been a feature of this Regatta, a number of following -
interested guests arrived at the briefing to take advantage of the Pam and Vlad Humeniuk for making Splendido available as a
permanent invitation to try sailing and were assigned to various committee boat and to Vlad for being a gracious host (Pam had
yachts. As usual, the feedback from these novice crews was very pinched a ride on School’s Out and her tactical advice obviously
positive with many sailing on a keel-boat for the first time. paid dividends);
As usual a triangular course was set using the three inflatable marks Sandy Quin and Keith Finch for making Rapid II available as a
and with the breeze backing to the SSE, the Race Officer had the start/finish line marker;
luxury of being able to lay a windward leg which has been difficult to
set in previous regattas when using fixed marks. Being able to have Lesley Beck for start/finish assistance and helping with the result
even a short windward leg added some spice to the regatta. calculations;
Unlike in recent years both starts were hotly contested with former Phil Tregenza for deploying and retrieving the marker buoys;
winner Goshawk (Ants Harris) and Trim (Russell Colman) crossing and the volunteers of the “RIG” (REBUILD “INDEPENDENCE”
the line within a few seconds of each other while four of the larger GROUP) group who set up the BBQ and drinks on the beach
boats in the Rocky division, despite getting involved in some friendly and who are building a replica of the first sailing boat to be built
argy-bargy pre-start ‘tactical manoeuvres’??, all hit the line together. in South Australia. The original Independence was built on the
With the absence of Marnico (Graeme Footer), first time entrant shores of American River by American whalers in 1803.
Sintara (Derek Morrison) and Two True (Alexander Saies) made the
early running for Line Honours with Sintara leading Two True by just
a couple of boat lengths for most of the race. At the American
River mark for the last time however, Derek kindly gave Two True a David Saies
chance by running aground but with some brilliant steering and crew
placement manoeuvres never seen before from Derek, he got her
going again and crossed the line with two minutes to spare.
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Chris Bass, Adrian Wotton, Sandy Werner, Fizzy the dog,
Pam Humeniuk and Peter Clark
JOHN JOHNSTON
Although not a Club member at the time of his death at the age of
100 on 29 November 2018, John Johnston (affectionately known
as Johnno) was an integral part of the history of the Cruising Yacht
Club of South Australia.
Johnno joined the founding team of the Club in 1973 and, as a
keen sports fisherman, it was hoped he would help promote the
new Club to fellow members of the Game Fishing Club of South
Australia. He was a member of the original Board of the Club and
its Rear Commodore from 1976 to 1983 and assisted in carrying it
through its most formative years. He joined Malcolm Kinnaird, Dick
Results Fidock and Deane Smoker in giving a joint financial guarantee to get
the construction of the slipway underway and was also instrumental,
together with Arthur and Malcolm and the then Club solicitor,
Wayne Abbott, in lease discussions with the North Haven Trust’s
Line Honours Sintara (Derek Morrison) Ballast Head Cup manager, Robin Wright.
Handicap 1st School’s Out (Adrian Wotton) Despite the fact that the Club had signed a 50 year lease with the
Ballast Head Trophy Trust, on 27 August 1982 the North Haven Trust issued a general
2nd Impulse (Paul Hicks) press release advising that the entire Trust area was offered for
3rd Alpha Centauri (Roger Flint) sale. Malcolm registered the Club’s interest in purchasing the area
Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy (first on handicap who doesn’t win they were leasing but it was rejected out of hand as it was to be
Line Honours or a handicap trophy) Gondwana (Frank Grutzner) offered to a developer as one parcel. With a change in government
it was decided that the CYCSA area could be acquired separately
New Entry Medallions Sintara, Impulse and Gondwana
but those negotiations had to take place between the overall
Handicaps will be adjusted in accordance with Yachting Australia purchaser and the Club so our two famous negotiators, Arthur
formula. Carolan and Johnno Johnston, made the trip to Sydney to deal with
the consortium comprising Kerry Packer, Malcolm Edwards and
Barrie Harrop. Malcolm used to refer to Arthur (then owner of BEA
Motors) as the second-hand car dealer and Johnno (the co-owner
of Godfreys) as the vacuum cleaner salesman and Johnno was also
called lemon lips. The Sydney boys treated them like country hicks
and this really put Arthur’s back up and the game was on. Eventually
the negotiations were complete with the Sydneysider sure he had
won the battle of wits when he had actually conceded ground far
beyond what Arthur and Johnno were prepared to accept in the
first place. On 13 June 1984 the Club became the freehold owner of
their own land and water leaving the Board and the members free
to focus on other matters and begin to enjoy their new facilities.
As mentioned earlier, Johnno was a member of the Game Fishing
Club and he spent a lot of time in the pursuit of game fish both up
the east coast of Australia and in international waters, winning many
awards along the way often in company with Arthur. Johnno’s boat
was called Broadbill and Arthur’s Aardvark and together they made a
great team.
In a discussion with Craig Evans, he mentioned that Johnno visited
the Club in the middle of last year and although in a wheelchair, was
in good spirits. He was a Board member from 1973 to 1989 and his
contribution to the Club’s history in this capacity helped make the
Club the fantastic entity it is today. Our thoughts go out to his family
and friends.
Photo by Sandy Quin
Gay Footer
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MARINE ACADEMY UPDATE
Day Skipper Experience... navigating with the GPS and gathering our heading from the stars.
Whilst this was probably not as exciting as sailing by night, it did
“The wind was blasting 35 knots at us from the south and as the give us a sense of what it is like to be out on the water in the pitch
huge four metre waves rolled in like crinkle cut crisps, we set black. After motoring all the way the wind made an appearance just
about nibbling them away one stiff ridge at a time. The boys, having as we arrived back in the marina and made itself known to all. By
weathered the freezing sheets of water that poured over the bow, 11.30pm the wind was howling and the boats in the marina were
decided that they were feeling hungry – and that was when I learnt rolling around and whistling to the tune of 35-40 knots. We bunked
a lesson I won’t quickly forget - never go below to make dinner in down and when morning came a visit to neighbours with working
force four conditions as it won’t end well!” instruments told us that we would not be seeing any sailing action
today. The wind had not eased at all and it seemed we would be
Okay, so maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but we did brave 30 landlocked for the day and we just hoped it would settle for our
knots and lumpy seas to set off across the gulf while the rest of homeward run the following day. Instead the day was filled with
the sailors stayed warm and dry as the Twilight Race was cancelled learning various aspects of navigation and the excitement of being
due to strong winds. Having already completed the Start Yachting able to get the buoyage flash cards correct.
and Competent Crew Courses with Hugh last year we spent
considerable time reading the RYA Day Skipper and Navigation Sunday came and the wind, which had not let up for the previous
Handbooks and were ready to set off for Port Vincent. The plan 36 hours, blew itself out by about 9.30am, allowing us to head back
was to head towards Kangaroo Island but the weather was a little across the gulf for what was a very pleasant sail home. Having learnt
too hairy for our already reluctant teenage boys so as Hugh taught my lesson the first day, I had pre-prepared lunch and although the
us, we opted for Plan B. We arrived safely and after a long hot seas were still quite lumpy, I managed to throw it together in the
shower headed for the Port Vincent Pub for dinner and waited for galley. We had a steady 25 knots for the run home and made good
the complaints to begin. To our immense surprise the boys only time arriving back at about 3pm for a quick pack-up and a drink
grumbled quietly and after drying the sleeping bag that had had a before heading back up the hill to prepare for work the next day.
near-drowning experience on the weeping aft bunk, settled quickly To top our three sailing experiences we headed back to the Club
for a restful night’s sleep. the following weekend for Safety Sunday. My goal has always been
The second day saw us tackle some minor repairs as the to stay on the boat so, expecting this to be the ultimate unpleasant
instruments had flooded and were not working, while the boys did experience, we turned up kitted out in wet weather gear and threw
some hand fishing in the marina. After a delicious flathead and salad ourselves into the water. Thankfully it was quite a warm day and the
lunch we headed out for an afternoon of gentle sailing to get us dunking proved more of a relief than anything else.
back into the swing of handling Academy 1. All in all this was a much I guess we can now feel reasonably well prepared for life on the
more pleasant experience than the first day and with the prospect water. We have done a number of Twilight Races on board
of hot showers and a chicken curry ahead of us, everyone was in Academy 1 and plan to continue gaining experience. Simon will be
high spirits. heading across to Port Lincoln in February and I happily found
By the third day we were ready to revisit some tight manoeuvring myself aboard Magnum for the last twilight of Series One which we
in the marina so with training flags raised and ‘Wilson’ ready to did very well in. We are keen to get aboard a range of other yachts
be rescued, the intricate work began. We decided to get in a bit and soak up the experience of different skippers and my number is
of night sailing and headed for Stansbury in the late afternoon for 0403792858 if you’d ever like to have one or both of us aboard.
a BBQ dinner. We did hoist sails but the wind was scant and they So, what next? More sailing, more sailing and more sailing. We are
did little more than serve as shade from the hot afternoon sun. dreaming about chartering on the Great Barrier Reef or in the
The boys were keen to get the ‘rubber duck’ out and we used it to Greek Isles and one day, maybe, our own yacht. In the meantime,
motor across to the boat ramp at Stansbury although they were a there’s plenty more to learn.
little disappointed at the quiet buzz emitted from the small electric
outboard as they would have been happier with the grunt of a large
V8! Dinner being finished we motored back to Port Vincent, Rachel & Simon Burden
102018 SYDNEY TO HOBART YACHT RACE
Andrea Francolini Photography
As the Infrastructure Procurement Lead for Naval Group Australia, Fortunately we had a few weeks of training in Sydney prior to the
I am responsible for managing the infrastructure spend for the race. I had done some research prior to my interview with Sean and
future submarine shipyard which will be built in Adelaide. I work was aware of his achievements but it was not until we started sailing
closely with other business units to ensure the shipyard will be and mixing with other sailors that it became evident how fortunate
designed, built, supplied and fitted with all the tools and equipment I was to be trained by Sean and his professional crew of world class
necessary to commence production of Australia’s Attack Class sailors.
Submarines in the early 2030s. The race itself was spectacular. As grinder, moving out past the heads
In late 2017 Naval Group decided to enter a boat in the 2018 Rolex I was getting lashed with water coming over the bow but smiling
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Each hopeful nominee was required the whole time. From there it was a mostly peaceful sail. I was kept
to submit an application paper which was reviewed by senior busy grinding and tried my hand at trimming and bow assist when
management and skipper Sean Langman (owner of Noakes Group required. I also had the opportunity to see the coastline, admire the
and providers of the Naval Group boat). Shortlisted nominees were marine life and make wishes on shooting stars.
interviewed by Sean and his team. Fortunately, I was one of the lucky Trapped in the notorious Derwent River after sunset on 28
few to be selected as part of the crew which included employees December, our team inched towards the finish line in a spectacular
from Naval Group France and Australia, three representatives from dual with Noahs 2. A clever feint by our skipper saw us beat them
the Royal Australian Navy and five professional sailors from Noakes, over the line to finish in 11th place and record an elapsed time of
on board the aptly named Naval Group. two days, 10 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds.
Being new to sailing and having only done a handful of races with Being somewhat easier than I had
the crew of Rimfire from the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron, anticipated, I am keen to experience
I knew I needed to enhance my skills and experience rapidly. After it all again and test myself under more
some research and speaking to people in the know, all roads led trying circumstances. I have many
to the CYCSA Marine Academy. The Live Aboard Competent wonderful memories I will treasure
Crew Course was exactly what I needed and provided an excellent for decades to come and am eternally
foundation for what I was about to experience. Our instructor, Hugh grateful to all those who made it
Longbottom, was very knowledgeable and the sail to Port Vincent possible.
was a great experience. This was my first time sleeping aboard a sail
boat. With that under my belt I was ready to tackle the Sydney to
Hobart.... Steven Patriarca
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11RACING ASSOCIATION
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The summer racing season is now past the half-way mark with
great racing and numbers on the water.
Series 1 of the Phil Hoffman Travel Twilight Series was completed
just before Christmas with 32 entries (including casual entries).
In Division B Adrian Wotton’s School’s Out won from last year’s
winner, Jim Heyen’s Magnum, followed closely by an improving
The Bottom Line (Lee Haakmeester, David Roper and David
Fawcett). In Cruising Division A That’s Life (Greg Manuel) won
from Playground (Brenton Pegler) with Aquila (Mark Johns) third.
The hotly contested Ladies Helm Race held in mild conditions
on 28 November was taken out by Kirsten Roper on The Bottom
Line in Cruising B with Karen Johns in Aquila leading the way in
Cruising A.
At the time of writing our Club Inshore Series has nine races
completed in varying breezes. Division 1 PHS is being led by
Magic (Harries/Brown/Metcalfe) followed by Dr Feelgood (Jason
Coonan) with last year’s series winner Rapid 1 (Keith Finch) in
third. In Division 2 PHS Rock On (Trevor Conyers) leads from
Vostok Europe (Ken Abbott) with Young Einstein (Rob Sellick) close
behind. AMS series results have Dr Feelgood ahead of Magic and
Rapid 1 in Division 1 with Rank Bajin (Doug Watson) ahead of
Vostok and Rock On in Division 2. With two more races left in
the series chances are that the final outcomes might differ from
where they sit now due to the close point scores.
Perfect sea breeze winds of no more than 18 knots greeted
the 17 competitors battling in the Yalumba Great Southern
Regatta over the weekend of 17/18 November 2018. This meant
that consistency, with no race to discard, was of paramount
importance for those wanting to claim the prizes. In PHS
Division 1, Concubine (Jason Ward) returned to racing and took
out the honours from Playground and Sintara (Derek Morrison).
PHS Division 2 was taken out by Rank Bajin with fellow Melges
24’s Vostok Europe second and Rock On third. IRC results
showed some differing outcomes with Secret Mens Business
(Geoff Boettcher) winning from Concubine and Aikin Hames-
Sharley (Caillin Howard) third. In IRC Division 2 Rank Bajin won
convincingly from Vostok Europe and Young Einstein.
This year the Premiers Cup was programmed for early
December with a new sponsor, Georges Wines, and for the first
time in living memory a visit and participation in racing by our
Premier, Steven Marshall. The weather was cooler and somewhat
windier than previous regattas held in March. PHS chocolates
in Division 1 went to Rapid 1 (with the Premier on Board on
Sunday), with Magic second and Sintara third. In Division 2
School’s Out beat Rank Bajin and Rock On. The Premiers Cup was
won by Secret Mens Business followed by Concubine and Shining
Sea (Andrew Corletto) and Division 2 IRC had Rank Bajin as the
clear winner from Vostok Europe and School’s Out. The Premier’s
speech at prize giving left no observer doubting his connection
and interest in our sport and we look forward to him joining us
again next year.
David Royle
Racing Manager and Boating Administrator
12Rapid 1, Photo by Craig Evans 1313
Club members and friends celebrated Australia Day in style this year with
many joining in the BBQ held at the Club and others cruising further afield
Great Aussie BBQ at the Club
With Australia Day falling on a Saturday this year it was the perfect time to celebrate at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia with an
Australia Day Barbecue. Tickets had sold out for the luncheon well before the day and around 175 members and guests who attended soon
fell into a celebratory mood with many dressing up for the occasion. Plenty of green and gold outfits were visible and dresses made up of the
Australian flag covered with sequins looked spectacular.
Set up in the outer bistro area, the band named Traxion played mostly Australian rock’n roll, with Down Under bringing back memories of the
1983 America’s Cup victory. Dancers flooded the floor singing along to the songs from the 70s and 80s. Inside the Horizons Dining Room
a bain-marie was set up with plenty of choice awaiting hungry diners. Salads, prawn and chicken shaslicks, steak, sausages, a choice of several
vegetables and chips piled high soon filled the line of empty plates. It was a feast for everyone. Later, individual pavlovas appeared with platters
full of lamingtons and chocolate cake, with sauces to accompany the pavlovas and cake. For those without a sweet tooth, dishes of fresh fruit
completed the meal.
Having attended several Australia Day barbecues at the CYCSA I felt this one was the best. The atmosphere was electric, the staff run off their
feet but still provided top class service always with a smile. I will make sure to arrange my ticket for next year well in advance.
Pat Catley
14 Photos by Pat CatleyColumn
CRABBING DAY
Sunday 24 March
Members! Come Crabbin’
Come along to the CYCSA’s Fishing
Association’s famous Crab Catch &
Cook Day, Head out for a fun day on
the water then back to shore for the feast.
Last chance to book - phone 8248 4222
LOOK OUT FOR OUR NEW MENU...
Admirals Bar and Bistro - Come and try something from our
new menu, available soon. Please phone ahead on 8248 4222 to
make a booking to avoid disappointment.
Open Thursday to Sunday for lunch and dinner and Sunday for
Cooking crabs
breakfast. Weekly dining specials are also available.
at Port Vincent
Long Weekend at Port Vincent
The Club marina was booked out with a waiting list so there were
many happy cruisers enjoying themselves at Port Vincent.
The Port Adelaide Sailing Club had a regatta in full swing and
together with boats from the Club and the Squadron there was
a great atmosphere. Crabbing seemed to be the popular sport of
those not racing but within the bay apparently the pickings were not
great. Never mind, there was lots more to do with walks into town
for coffee etc and visiting other boats for socialising. The Ventnor
was busy with groups going in to dinner on ‘the day’ and others
waiting for a quieter time on the Sunday night.
The weather was perfect all weekend with a breeze for the sailors
to get there on the Saturday and almost no breeze for the return
trip on the Monday – my kind of weekend and it appeared to be
many others also. NEW MEMBERS
Over the last three months the following people have joined
the Club. Please make them welcome.
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Catharine Andre Peter Graham
Simon Burden Antonio Belperio
Joe Laforgia Phil Garner
Raymond Liddle Ashley Kent
David Murdock Brett Mitchell
Marius Trip David Mattin
Ashley Valentine Underhill-Pomeroy Ante Medic
Michael Ellis Scott Suter
Gaynor Giro David Alexander
Shane Robinson Debra Boase
Thomas Ryan Emma Frazer
Rachel Burden Adam Liemareff
Valentino Fuda Derek Morrison
Renella Theodore Domenic Laforgia
Graham Elliot Mario Capitano
Andrew Giles Amanda Straka
Michael Taylor David Cox
Monique Taylor Douglas Reid
Nicholas Russell Sime Tolja
CYCSA members enjoying themselves at the Ventnor Hotel at Port Vincent 15GEELONG RACE WEEK Secret Mens Business flies flag in Melbourne for CYCSA The Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron hosted this year’s Australian Yachting Championships in January for IRC Division 1, 2 and 3. The Division 1 fleet was small probably dissuaded by the daunting calibre of the reigning champion and previous Hobart winner Ichi Ban and Marcus Blackmore’s newly arrived Hooligan. These two yachts are probably not only the best IRC yachts in Australia but internationally, setting a very high benchmark. Both are ‘no expense spared’ professionally crewed yachts at their performance peak. We were competing in a 10 year old ex World Champion TP52 with a local CYCSA crew mixed with a couple of professionals but felt up for the challenge. The championship was run over an eight race series and winning the first heat gave us confidence that we were still competitive. SMB enjoyed two wins narrowly missing a second overall placing by a few seconds when a kite sheet attachment was overlooked by a crew member on a kite change. The oversight cost him dearly back at the Bar after racing. Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban was the clear championship winner with Hooligan second and Secret Mens Business a close third. Not having a fleet of 52 footers to compete against in South Australia, the Division 1 Championship offered an intense sailing experience for our crew involved. 16 16
Geelong Festival of Sails
At the conclusion of the Australian Yachting Championships and
after a day off, the Australia Day Passage Race, from Melbourne to
Geelong, started from the northern end of Port Phillip Bay. This
race attracted 276 yachts and was the first race of the Festival of
Sails Regatta series. Hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, SMB
was one of the 276 competitors who lined up for this great race
to Geelong. We thought the light conditions would not suit the
heavier SMB but with a second across the finishing line and a first
on IRC, we more than pleased.
Again the racing in Division1 at Geelong was intense, with the
Melbourne TP52 Ambition starting to find some form. Conditions
were mixed over the six race series. Starts were delayed by lack
of wind and we went into the last race with equal points between
Ichi Ban, Hooligan and Secret Mens Business. Like Ichi Ban, we had
two wins with Hooligan on one win. An overall regatta win came
down to the last race.
This last race was delayed which affected crew wanting to fly out
that night so understandably there was some anxiety amongst the
crew. As we had a good chance to win the regatta, at the expense
of some airfares, all elected to continue with the last race. The
race was a long distance course and was slow due to initial light
winds. We were not looking that flash during the race but thanks
to the ‘Geelong Wind Gods’, rounding the top mark we were
fortunate to be ahead of our competitors and picked up a nice
fast ride home. The building breeze gave us a first over the line,
a win on handicap and a Festival of Sails win in Division 1. The
win proved sufficient enough to eliminate the disappointment of
missed flights and a couple of beers were enjoyed at prizegiving
and well into the night. Our main rivals, Marcus Blackmore and
Matt Allen, showed true sportsmanship by giving the SMB crew
a rousing cheer and congratulations for the overall win. It was a
great regatta and a great result with a great crew.
Well done boys.
Geoff Boettcher
Photo courtesy of Salty Dingo Images
1769th Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race S South Australia’s premier off-shore race, the 2019 Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race, got off to an excellent start at 3:00pm on Friday 15 February. The 42 boat fleet included many locals as well as several high profile boats who were competing for the first time in these waters. Geoff Boettcher, Secret Mens Business, recent CYCSA Commodore, and winner of five out of the past six races, was joined by Matt Allen, President of Australian Sailing, leading the Ichi Ban team (2017 Rolex Sydney to Hobart winner). Geoff welcomed the extra competition for 2019 drawing attention to our potential to increase the number of visitors we attract to future Lincoln races, especially in view of 2020 being the 70th anniversary of our state’s iconic ocean race. Other yachts from the east coast included Chris Dare’s TP52 Ambition and Robert Date’s Scarlet Runner II. Secret Mens Business, Ichi Ban and Ambition, along with Jason Ward’s Concubine and Andrew Corletto’s Shining Sea constituted Division 1 in the Lincoln Regatta week following the race over. What was particularly special for many of us this year was the opportunity to watch this group of boats compete against each other up close and personal. The starts alone were an education! As for the 156 nautical mile race over, in many ways this year’s was a perfect Adelaide to Lincoln race. The weather was pleasantly mild, the breeze obligingly plentiful, and the moon magically luminescent. Champagne sailing at its best! With more wind than initially predicted, a quick start in 15-18 kts from the SSW had most of the fleet making good progress down to Marion Light where a big lift as TEAKLE CLASSIC ADELAIDE TO the wind swung SE assisted those already at or near Marion. Across the foot a brave few flew asymetrics, a tad erratically as the angle was not quite right and the breeze was now around 20 kts. A timely radio warning alerted us to the presence of 80 craypots clustered in areas we were likely to sail thus indicating we might need to consider altering course to go round the outside of Emmes Reef, which most of the larger boats did. Some, however, did not and we wondered if the loss of a propeller here and there might have had something to do with navigating the cray pots. Once round Emmes Reef a spinnaker run into Boston Bay provided the potential for a dream finish. For the most part it was a lively race, at least until Dangerous Reef where the breeze dropped off and lighter boats such as Magic and others were able to overtake some of the heavier boats which had benefitted, until that point, from the near perfect race conditions. But that’s racing! For the first time the passage race over was divided into separate stages with results and prizes awarded for each of the four stages: Start to Marion Light; Marion Light to Cape Spencer; Cape Spencer to Dangerous Reef; Dangerous Reef to Finish. This year’s Line Honours were claimed by Ichi Ban who finished in 12 hours 29 minutes and 5 seconds, a little short of the record, while the rest of us arrived in due course with the last boat finishing after 25 hours, 42 minutes and 15 seconds. Di Schwerdt 18
Images courtesy of Take 2 Photography
O PORT LINCOLN YACHT RACE
ADELAIDE TO PORT LINCOLN RACE RESULTS
DIVISION 1 PHS DIVISION 2 PHS
1st Ichi Ban 1st Bacardi
2nd Magic (CYCSA) 2nd Doesn’t Matter
3rd Secret Mens Business (CYCSA) 3rd Ocean Hawk
DIVISION 1 IRC DIVISION 2 IRC
1st Ichi Ban 1st Doesn’t Matter
2nd Secret Mens Business (CYCSA) 2nd Sextant
3rd Concubine (CYCSA) 3rd School’s Out (CYCSA)
DIVISION 1 AMS DIVISION 2 AMS
1st Ambition 1st Doesn’t Matter
2nd That’s Life (CYCSA) 2nd Lincoln Mentor
3rd Magic (CYCSA) 3rd Bacardi
STAGED RACE RESULTS
Stage 1 Mojo, That’s Life (CYCSA), Bacardi
Stage 2 Ichi Ban, Secret Mens Business (CYCSA), Concubine (CYCSA)
Stage 3 Ichi Ban, Vulcan, 3 Cool Cats
Stage 4 Southern Myth, Myuna III, Scarlet Runner II
Overall, the 4 Stage Series Score placed:
1st Magic (CYCSA)
2nd Ichi Ban
3rd Scarlet Runner II
19L I N C O L N R AC E W E E K
Winners Crowned After Successful 2019 Lincoln Week Regatta
Ichi Ban, skippered by Matt Allen, has come away with a resounding CYCSA training vessel, Academy 1, skippered by Hugh Longbottom
Division 1 IRC win at this year’s Teakle Classic Lincoln Week Regatta, finished the regatta well to stitch up second place while Bill Van
dropping just one less than perfect result to end up carrying a picket Riet’s Mighty Fine Lyons was also competitive on the last day to come
fence. in at third overall.
The regatta was made up predominantly of light winds with some Division 4 also saw two Etchells make the trip over from Adelaide,
challenging Boston Bay conditions providing a few tricks for the 40 Caillin Howard’s Stretch and Paul Henshall’s Mystery Taxi, who both
plus boat fleet. The racing was fierce across Divisions 2-4 with some had their moments on PHS but also had the opportunity for one-
great racing on offer and plenty of lead changes in positions across design match racing within the regatta.
all the handicap ratings. To check out all the rolling coverage and videos from the event,
It caps off what was the 69th edition of the Adelaide to Port Lincoln head to the Down Under Sail Facebook Page.
Yacht Race and Regatta, which next year will roll into the milestone
70th edition.
Megga’s BBQ Passage Race
Division 1 One of the features of the Port Lincoln race week, Megga’s BBQ,
Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban steamed ahead to an overall IRC victory is named after a legend of the Port Lincoln Yacht Club, Megga
after a bullet in the final race, however the big mover was Andrew Bascombe, who lost his life a few years ago.
Corletto’s Shining Sea who swiftly moved into second place overall The barbecue named in his honour gives every sailor, friend, family
on IRC, beating Geoff Boettcher’s Secret Men’s Business on a count member, volunteer and race official the opportunity to experience
back. Ichi Ban also took out the overall honours on PHS, followed by some of Eyre Peninsula’s most amazing terrain with a lay-day like feel
Shining Sea in second and Chris Dare’s Ambition in third. to it while still being able to get a quick race in.
It sets up a big day with two more races around the cans in Boston
Division 2 Bay to finish off what has been an extremely successful regatta week.
Alan Woodward’s Reverie, which has made the trip from the Royal
Brighton Yacht Club for many years in a row, once again came away
with success, this year taking out the IRC victory for Division 2. 70th Milestone Event Next Year
He finished two points clear of Rob Date’s Scarlet Runner II in The 70th Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race will
second and a further four points clear of Richard Harries’ Magic in take place in February next year and is shaping up to be one of the
third. biggest for some time, so get your boat out of the pen and don’t
miss out on being involved in this incredible week of racing.
On AMS, Scarlet Runner II took out the overall win ahead of Magic in
second and Jason Coonan’s Doctor Feelgood 3 in third.
The PHS results showed a slightly similar story with Scarlet Runner Harry Fisher
II taking out the win ahead of Bob Schahinger’s Clockwork in second
and Magic in third.
Division 3
After a stellar final day to cap off their Lincoln Week Regatta, visitors
from the Sandringham Yacht Club, Murray Mackay’s Doesn’t Matter,
came away with a clean sweep by winning Division 3 across all three
handicap ratings. They came away with the IRC win ahead of a fast-
finishing Poco Loco, skippered by Dan Haynes in second and Adrian
Wotton’s School’s Out in third.
Doesn’t Matter also clinched the AMS honours finishing ahead of the
two Port Lincoln mentor boats owned by regatta sponsor Peter
Teakle, Simon Turvey’s Born to Mentor in second and Matt Stephens’
Lincoln Mentor in third, in the PHS standings Doesn’t Matter won again
ahead of Born to Mentor in second and School’s Out in third. Divisions
2 and 3 were the most competitive divisions in the regatta with a
total of 13 boats in each fleet.
Division 4
The final fourth division, predominantly made up of trailable yachts
that did not compete in the race over from Adelaide, had some
competitive racing on the PHS handicap system throughout the
week.
The division was eventually won by local wind whisperer Phil
Kelly, racing on his new Clubman 8 Steeple Jack, who clinched the
championship by three points after a less than average final day.
20Magic Academy 1 (photo by Pat Catley)
MANY THANKS TO THE CYCSA...
25.02.19: Sailing back from Lincoln to Adelaide over the past two
days in daylight hours was impressive. I didn’t realise how many
islands SA has off the coast.
We sailed into North Haven around 10pm last night. What a great
experience with a good ‘competent’ crew. We had a blast.
Many thanks to Hugh Longbottom for his efforts to achieve this trip
and to include me into every aspect! I’ve experienced and learned a
lot over the past 10 days. Also thanks to the Cruising Yacht Club of
South Australia for enabling this opportunity on Academy 1 and to
represent the Club for the Lincoln Race and Regatta.
Darren Harvey
Images courtesy of Take 2 Photography
For Lincoln Regatta results go to: http://topyacht.net.au/results/plyc/lincolnweek/2019/ 21SOCIAL ASSOCIATION Despite a cooler morning the sun finally came out to welcome nearly 40 children to the annual Children’s Christmas gathering held in the BBQ area of the Club. The Committee, ably assisted by the ground staff, ensured the area was suitably enhanced to greet Santa. The day began with music and games supported by Committee members Giorgina Gauci, Dianne Todd and Commodore Jacqueline Heffernan. A slip n’ slide, quoits and lawn games kept everyone involved. Santa was finally sighted arriving by boat and a big thank you to our Christmas crew. The children were presented to Santa and received their Christmas gift and a bag of lollies. A big thank you to Jim and Glenda Smyth who have kindly gifted the lolly bags for many years to this event. All presents distributed, Santa was sadly farewelled and the Club kitchen provided afternoon tea with the homemade sausage rolls and ice cream sundaes a big hit. It was a very enjoyable day for everyone and a big thank you to Santa. Rosemary Gould Chair - Social Association 22
FISHING ASSOCIATION On 23 November the CYCSA hosted the annual Fishing Like everyone at the Club, past and present, I share a love of the Association’s Boating Showcase but this year with a twist. The 2018 water, both sailing and power boating, and I call the CYCSA my Boating Showcase attracted new sponsors, Southern Cross Marine home away from home. It is an honour to have been involved in this Australia and George’s Wines, along with a new and fresh display. event both as a committee member of the Fishing Association and as In the leadup to the event, work behind the scenes was in full swing part of the Southern Cross Marine team, not to mention being lucky with a new flavour of boats being offered, from the new Beneteau enough to bore you all with this write up, but all jokes aside I think GT40, Swift Trawler 30, Jeanneau NC11, a couple of trailerable boats we all had a fantastic night and I hope to continue my involvement and even a Beneteau Oceanis yacht from the RSAYS. The stage was long into the future. set for a fantastic night. Although the planning was seamless, the I would like to personally thank our sponsors Southern Cross team didn’t go without its troubles. Due to an uncertain weather Marine Australia, George’s Wines, the Fishing Association committee forecast some boats withdrew from the display while others stepped and the CYCSA for putting on a cracking good show, but most of up. all a big thank you to all who attended. I truly hope you all had a As the night approached concerns over the low numbers arose but, wonderful evening because I certainly did. We should all be proud as the saying goes, the show must go on. For those who did attend of the work that goes on behind the scenes throughout the Club as you might recall the numbers were staggering and the evening was without everyone’s continued support these events would not be as perfect as we all could have hoped for. With a beautiful sunset possible. Thank you again, onwards and upwards. accompanied by a still evening and a variety of food, wine and beer in a cocktail setting, the Bistro truly set the stage for what was a Ciaron Cowley refreshing and relaxing Boating Showcase. Photos by Ciaron Cowley - Beard Vision 23
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