CONGRATULATIONS - Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia

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John Gerard
President
Cruising Yacht Club
of South Australia
From the President
Board of Management
President
Treasurer
John Gerard
Henry Petersen
Wayne Coonan
Andrew Corletto
David Murray
Andrew Saies
Tom Tymons
Flag Officers
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Geoff Catt
Chris Morphett
Rob Sellick
Administration
Executive Officer
Finance Manager
Administration Manager
Leasing Coordinator
Receptionist
Marine Academy Coord.
Racing Manager (Acting)
Food & Bev. Manager
Head Chef
Functions Manager
Slip Master
Gardener
Pt Vincent Marina
Craig Evans
Zoya Gretchkosiy
Jenny Krogdahl
Laura Cowley
Danielle Stringer
Brett Yardley
Traci Ayris
Mario Cataldi
Andreas Bauer
Michelle Matte
Tim Went
Robert Gray
Rob Marner
C
ongratulations to Andrew Saies and the crew of Two True for their great achievement
in the 2009 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. They won the Tattersall’s Cup, being in first
place overall on handicap. It is a proud moment for the CYCSA and will be formally
acknowledged by the Club during a presentation next month.
The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Adelaide, Michael Harbison, hosted a Reception for
Andrew and the Two True crew at the Adelaide Town Hall. This was enthusiastically attended by
many supporters.
It is a pleasure to report that during this unstable and difficult global financial period the Club
is in good shape, especially now that the Marina West bank loan has been repaid. All the
income streams are contributing as per the budget with expenses being tightly controlled.
Several development projects are in the planning process and will be accompanied by cash flow
projections. I continually mention some of the major projects so that members can be informed
as to their progress.
The status of these major projects is:
• The Club House Refurbishment Plan is nearing completion, which for Stage 1 involves a
renovated bar facility with improved service to the patio, concertina doors to the patio to
replace the clear curtains, along with a new roof structure and improved décor, additional
office accommodation, upgrading of the toilets with separation between member and nonmember facilities.
• The Marina West project is continuing with the consultants finalising their recommendations
for methods of improving the ‘level of comfort’ within the Western Basin and associated
waterways.
• Planning for the replacement of Marina East has commenced with construction hopefully
starting in 2011.
Association Chairpersons
Cruising
John Sibly
Fishing
Peter Schembri
Racing
Richard Parkes
Social Activities
Jacq Heffernan
• Designs are being prepared for Council submission for the Port Vincent proposed new
barbeque area and members secure car park. We are planning completion for next season.
Life Members
Arthur F Carolan
Richard H Fidock AO
Graeme L Footer
James A Henry (Dec’d.)
Malcolm A Kinnaird AC
A proposed new central storage area is being designed and within this facility members will be
able to lease their own secure storage unit. Besides the existing members lockers in the slip area,
we will be offering three different sizes of larger units. Two will be specifically designed for sails
etc and the third for general use.
Editors of Groundswell
Gay Footer, Anja Richards, Rob Perrin,
Craig Evans.
Contributions to reception@cycsa.com.au
Advertising in Groundswell
Jenny Krogdahl: telephone 08 8248 4222
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PO Box 1020 North Haven SA 5018
Telephone:
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During all future projects the sustainable environmental issues are being considered to ensure
maximum benefit is being achieved. To this end, Board Member David Murray is managing this
process.
Also within this central area will be an Association storage facility, a ground staff facility and
waste collection area. As reported in the September Groundswell, Craig Evans will be circulating
an information statement shortly.
Work has commenced on the book of the Club’s history, which will be released to members
during the 40th Anniversary of the Club in 2013. Once the initial guidelines are formulated,
members will be welcome to contribute articles. I shall present a detailed statement in a future
Groundswell giving the broad outline of the publication.
Please continue to enjoy the summer boating season and on behalf of the Board of
Management I wish you a happy and healthy New Year.
John Gerard, President
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Cover Photo: Andrew Saies’ yacht Two True on its way to Hobart and victory.
Photo: ©Richard Bennett Photography www.richardbennett.com.au
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Craig Evans
Executive Officer
At the Helm
CLUB NEWS
NEW MEMBERS
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ver the last three months the following people have
joined the Club. Please make them welcome.
Mr Bill Bloodworth
Mr Jace Carpenter
Ms Kelly Claughton
Miss Suzanne Dubois
Mr Adam Durst
Mr Kym El-Masri
Mr Simon Grayling
Mr Allan Homes
Mrs Jan Homes
Mr Gerard Hughes
Dr Susan Hughes
Mr Ivan Lebedev
Mr Kevin Mullarkey
Mr Hamish Ninham
Mr Travis Richter
Ms Leonie Rump
Mr Mario Seran
Mr Mike Thorpe
Mr Armando Verdiglione
Mrs Maria Verdiglione
Mr Lincoln Wood
Mr George Wright
Mr Peter Zemitis
Mr Yan Kai Zhang
Civic Reception
During February, The Right Honourable Lord Mayor
of Adelaide, Michael Harbison, hosted a Reception for
Andrew Saies and the Two True crew at the Adelaide
Town Hall. Family and friends and Club supporters all
attended this evening of celebration.
S
ummer of 2009 – 2010 will be remembered as another successful period for the
CYCSA for a number of reasons.
The Club played host to the Australian 29er National Championships. The 29er is not the
typical boat that we race at the CYCSA. They are a very modern lightweight dinghy of a
length of around 5m. Concerns about launching and retrieval of these vessels from the
marina quickly disappeared with the skill of the young sailors’ and the assistance of the
volunteer ‘ground crew’. The 29er Association was very happy with the conduct of the
racing and the friendly welcome they received from the CYCSA.
The CYCSA also assisted in the recent Australian Youth Championships held at the Largs
Bay Sailing Club. This regatta, one of the largest of its kind, was awarded to the Largs
Bay Sailing Club following an application to Yachting Australia. The CYCSA was included
in this submission as a supporting Club and we provided on water committee vessels,
volunteer crew and marina facilities to a large number of duty boats and visiting vessels.
Further afield we had some fantastic results and milestones in two of the largest racing
events in the country.
Andrew Saies and the crew of Two True’s win of the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht
Race and Geoff Boettcher and the crew of Secret Mens Business 3.5’s win of Audi Victoria
Week were both outstanding. A milestone was also achieved for Andrew Corletto and the
crew of Shining Sea in completing the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, a first for
both Andrew and many of his crew.
Closer to home we have had some fantastic trading months at the Club with the activities
during the 29er Championships, hosting presentation nights for various other National
Championships and also a large number of other functions that have been held at the
CYCSA.
In addition to the above achievements we have also repaid the loan for the construction of
Marina West and associated shore based infrastructure.
Towards the end of last year our Social Activities Committee had a major fund raiser to
raise money for the refurbishment of the members lounge. Work has now commenced
and shortly there will be a large screen TV, improved internet facility and various other
items to improve this facility and your experience at the Club. Thank you ladies for your
hard work and to all of the members that purchased tickets in the Christmas raffle.
To improve security to vessels in Marina East, new automatic sliding glass security doors
will be installed at the top of the gangway. These doors will be locked open during the
busier weekend periods and mid week Club functions, however they will be closed at
other times and will require you to present your gate card to gain access.
Photo above: The Lord Mayor, Michael Harbison,
CYCSA Club President, John Gerard and Commodore
of CYCA, Matt Allen
Photo below: The crew of Two True with the Lord
Mayor (crew member Tyson Lamond absent).
Photos by Gerry Colella
You will also soon notice new directional signage at the Club’s three entrance gates and
at various locations around the Club. This will no doubt help many new members, your
guests and visitors to the CYCSA.
A few housekeeping issues
Recently some items were stolen from a vessel in the hardstanding area. These items were
left in the vessel’s cockpit and unfortunately in display of passersby. The fence was cut and
the items taken. To avoid the disappointment of having your valuables stolen and leaving
your Club with a repair bill to mend the fence, please lock your valuables either in the
cabin or take them home.
While the weather is good it is an ideal time to check your mooring lines and fenders.
These items do not last forever and require regular adjustment and often replacement.
If you are not sure on how to tie your boat up please contact the CYCSA office for
assistance.
Summer may officially be over; however the next few months traditionally provide some
excellent weather for boating with decreasing afternoon sea breezes as temperatures
begin to cool down. I hope that you get an opportunity to get out on the water.
Safe boating.
Craig Evans, Executive Officer
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This is another in a series of profiles featuring Club members
who, through their long term commitment and outstanding
support, have contributed significantly to the life of the Club.
alan COTTON
A
lan is a Foundation Member of the Cruising Yacht Club of South
Australia and together with the likes of Dick Fidock and Malcolm
Kinnaird, he participated in forming the original membership base
of the Club. He has also been a member of the Royal South Australian
Yacht Squadron for nearly 50 years.
Being born a fourth generation Streaky Bay boy to a living legend,
local general practitioner father, Alan was imprinted with the sea from
childhood, spending much of his early years fishing for whiting with
Streaky Bay fishermen from local fishing cutters and catching blue
swimmer crabs from the jetty to sell them for sixpence a dozen to the
city slickers coming over to Streaky Bay on the Yandra.
Last doing the first leg back to Rarotonga, successfully sailed the boat via
Tonga and Fiji back to Adelaide, Peter White from the Squadron having
flown up to Fiji to help sail the boat in when he caught Dengue Fever. Having bought a farm at Nairne for the children’s horses, with long-time
sailing companion, Professor Seamark, lead scientist on the human IVF
programme, and with the help of Professor Armstrong from Canada,
he set about developing Embryo Transfer in small ruminants as part of
the Human IVF programme. This led to the next ten years commuting
back and forth to New Zealand, marketing frozen embryos, setting up
high-tech artificial breeding programmes in angora goats and sheep, and
being quite extensively caught up in agri-business while he continued his
ongoing psychiatric practice and sailed on weekends.
He was sent off to boarding school at St Peter’s College where he spent
much of his teenage years playing football and cricket and, after building
and sailing a Rainbow at the age of 16, he started sailing as a foredeckhand on 80 year old Len Walter’s Virtue Class yacht at the Yacht
Squadron, this giving him access to the knowledge and stories from
the days of the square riggers owned by the Walter and Morris Timber
Company in the early 1900s.
By the mid-80s he sold Circus to buy his current William Garden 52-foot
bowsprit ketch, Cabaret which is berthed in B6 at the Club and, together
with Bronwyn, he entered in the Tall Ships’ Race, sailing with friends
and trainees to Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney, the highlight of which
was the Parade of Sail on Sydney Harbour for the Bicentenary. Alan and
Bronwyn continue to sail Cabaret in local waters most weekends.
He completed a medical degree at Adelaide University choosing to
specialise in Psychiatry. While at university he bought his first deep keeler
with John Jackson, the restricted 21 Ardale built in the ‘30s which had
a three horsepower Simplex petrol engine and which they brought from
Three Dock to the RSAYS. Then followed several years when they rebuilt
it, re-caulked the seams, steamed ribs, put on a deck canvas with red
lead and re-rigged the vessel with galvanised rigging.
By about 1995 he realised that having been a doctor for much of his life
he was not much of a businessman so he shut down the Embryo Transfer
company and bought the Beneteau 43 Southern Cross in St Thomas, US
Virgin Islands, where his daughter, Annabel, had become a professional
yachtie, this leading to the next five years sailing up and down the West
Indies from St Thomas to Trinidad with Bronwyn for six weeks a year,
eventually leaving the boat in Trinidad to spend two seasons sailing the
north coast of Venezuela. Alan sailed out of the RSAYS for some 45 years, initially with his two
daughters in carry baskets, inviting some 35 of his school friends to his
first opening day some 45 years ago, which crew have attended every
year ever since.
To improve his skills, although always skippering his own yachts, he
crewed with senior racing yachtsmen out of the Yacht Squadron
including Richard Fidock, David Judell, Ion Ullett and a number of others,
doing all of the off-shore races summer and winter over a number of
years, during which time he bought Wyruna, a 43-foot bowsprit ketch,
this time with a six horsepower petrol Simplex engine, built for the
Dutton family to sail down to Rocky Point in 1903. By 1999 they decided things were becoming somewhat too dangerous
in the Caribbean and Venezuela with locals shooting at yachtsmen so he
and Bronwyn sailed along the north coast of Venezuela to the San Blass,
through the Panama Canal and down the Milk Run, via the Galapagos,
Marquesas, Tahiti, Suvarov, Samoa and Tonga to Fiji where he kept the
vessel for two years then took her back to Tonga for the next five years.
Last year they brought Southern Cross back to Fiji, he and Bronwyn now
spending two months a year sailing in the Yasawa Group out of the
Vundpoint Marina in Fiji. This led to several years of Christmas sailing to the Banks Group with the
Judells, Ulletts, Taylors and a number of others, where the children grew
up on the beaches while he continued to race off-shore doing his first
Sydney-Hobart on Jim Polson’s Narrandera in the early ‘70s.
A more recent acquisition has been Picnic, a 26 foot Noble Super V
plate aluminium power boat, which he keeps on a trailer at the Yacht
Squadron, this being suitable for towing to Streaky Bay, Coffin Bay,
Tumby to get to the Banks Group, or the River Murray on long weekends.
It was about this time that John Duncanson set up to built fibreglass
yachts at Webb Street and Alan became involved in building the first
of the Duncanson 35s, Satyricon, which he campaigned with John
Duncanson, Donny King, Pat Hill and Dean Furniss leading to a SydneyHobart and he really being part of what in those days was a “works
team”, racing offshore summer and winter, doing the Sydney-Hobart
each year in Maggie, Hornet and with Richard Fidock on Cedalion.
When he recently had to get a Skipper’s Certificate to charter in Croatia
and had to list his sailing experience over the last 50 years, apart from
day sailing, he was not surprised to find that in fact he had spent more
than five years full-time of his life out on the ocean. Now at 70, having
partially retired, as has Bronwyn, they are both likely to spend even more
time at sea with boats and other yachties, the ocean continuing unabated
to be a lifelong passion.
At about the age of 35 he sold Satyricon to David Judell, took long
service leave from being a Senior Psychiatrist, Clinical Director at Glenside
Hospital, built the Duncanson 35, Circus, and set out to sail to Tahiti as
the weather rounding mark only to roll the boat through 360º some
800 miles into the southern Tasman out of Hobart, knocking out the
mast and half-filling the boat with water. He and the three crew barely
managed to get the boat back to Hobart where, over some ten days,
the boat was rebuilt and they set off again, this time getting to Tahiti
via New Zealand and Rarotonga. He picked up his family, with Annabel
and Belinda now being aged eight and six, and with Peter and Jenny
Alan commented that over the years he has found the CYCSA to
provide a unique blend of management expertise interacting with and
implementing the broad wishes and aspirations of its membership.
He enjoys the ambience of the Club and can be found, together with
Bronwyn, on board Cabaret most weekends.
Gay Footer
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Geoff Catt
Commodore
Commodore’s Report
I
trust that you have all had an enjoyable and
relaxing break over the Christmas and New
Year holidays. It was certainly a busy and
momentous time for our Club.
A very successful 29er Regatta was staged by
a dedicated group of staff and REX volunteers
– the visitors left with good memories of the
hospitality and support received from the Club.
Well done to all concerned.
And of course there was the success of Andrew
Saies and the crew of Two True in winning
the Sydney to Hobart Race – only the fourth
time that a South Australian entrant and the
second time that a CYCSA boat has done so
in the sixty-five years that the event has been
staged! A truly great result, made even more
emotional for Andrew, his wife Susan and the
crew by having to wait for some time through
a protest hearing before being confirmed as
winner. A few CYCSA members and myself
on Liberator were privileged to be able to see
Two True cross the line on the River Derwent
and then be part of a proud group of South
Australian’s at the presentation at the Royal
Yacht Club of Tasmania on New Year’s Day
– it was a memorable experience. Our other
representatives in the Sydney to Hobart, Geoff
Boettcher and the crew of Secret Mens Business
3.5 and Andrew Corletto and his crew in
Shining Sea in his first race, all arrived safely in
Hobart after what was a longer than usual race
characterised by tricky weather and navigational
situations, not to mention dwindling food
supplies at the end!
But the CYCSA is not just about yacht racing! –
members have also enjoyed cruising locally and
interstate, with a few circumnavigating Tasmania,
some venturing shorthanded to Port Lincoln and
many others enjoying Gulf St Vincent and the
tranquility of Kangaroo Island.
SMB3.5 then followed up with a stunning
result at the Audi Victoria Week by winning
the opening passage race and went on to take
out the overall Division One IRC Series. Two
True finished the regatta in second place overall
in Division Two IRC, Shining Sea achieved a
commendable seventh place in the ten boat
Sydney 38 One Design Division and Julian
Newton’s Game Over finished seventh in the
Bundaberg Rum Sports Boat Series. Our sincere
congratulations must go to these skippers and
crews for outstanding results against arguably
the premier keel boats in Australia.
The fishing fraternity has also been making the
most of our summer weather to “bag a few”
and we enjoyed some of our Club members’ and
friends’ spoils at the annual Crabbing Day!
Meanwhile, at the other end of the racing
scale, the post Christmas Twilight Series is well
underway, with our new chef Andreas putting
on some most enjoyable meals under the patio.
Always very popular with all levels of sailors,
it’s a great opportunity to introduce friends to
sailing and to the Club, as well as a wonderful
way to relax mid week – not to mention a little
competition on the water!
Finally, once again, may I acknowledge the time
and effort put in by so many volunteers at our
Club – literally, without their efforts the CYCSA
would not function. Thank you one and all – your
efforts are appreciated.
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On the same weekend our racing fleet contested
the Commodore’s Shield and I trust that the
CYCSA continues to hold it for yet another year!
At the time of writing boats and crews are
participating in this year’s Port Lincoln Race – it’s
the 60th time this blue water classic has been
staged and the Port Lincoln Yacht Club is hoping
for a record fleet.
Geoff Catt, Commodore
NEW BOATS
34’
This is another in the series of articles
aimed at providing you with a little insight
into a few of the ‘new’ boats to the Club
over recent months. While not all are newly
built, most are relatively new to the Club
and others have moved to new owners
within the Club. We warmly welcome all
these ‘new’ boats and owners.
gibbo’s retreat
36’
Dave and Rosie Gibbons bought their 2006
Mustang 3000 Sports Cruiser and joined the
CYCSA in October 2009.
nellie myra
Jane Ferguson and Trevor Mudge are the
proud owners of a Beneteau First 50 which
they took delivery in late 2008. They had
both sailed dinghies from an early age and
realised a joint passion for sailing when they
met. However, both being obstetricians,
on call 24 hours a day, meant that owning
their own boat was not a sensible option.
However when they decided to retire from
this area of their profession, the dream of
boat ownership became a reality.
Their almost annual holiday was to charter
a Beneteau in the Whitsunday’s and they
have also chartered twice in Croatia. Hence
a Beneteau seemed the perfect choice and a
tour of the factory in France cemented that
decision.
Neither have any off-shore experience but
they both enjoyed the sail around from
Sydney with an experienced delivery couple
from Perth who have since become great
friends.
They live locally and were attracted by
the Club’s location, the atmosphere and
the facilities it had to offer. The CYCSA
being close to home will give them the
opportunity to get the most out of this new
investment in lifestyle and they are looking
forward to meeting new people and joining
in the Club activities.
They have informally named their boat
Gibbo’s Retreat and see her as a place to
relax and enjoy with family and friends
whether out at sea or in the marina. Having
had trailer boats for the past 25 years and
enjoying fishing and cruising, stepping up to
this larger boat is new and exciting.
Dave and Rosie have two children, Darren
and Shaun, and they see the new boat as a
great alternative to caravanning or going to
a shack for weekends. The family is looking
forward to learning the skills required to
safely handle their new boat and exploring
the Gulf in the near future.
They took the boat to Port Lincoln in
February 2009 and while they did not fare
well in the overnight race, were the proud
winners of the Cruising Division in the
Regatta Week.
In March 2009 Nellie Myra moved in to her
new home in Marina West and for a week
or so she was the lonely sole occupant!
In July she was sailed back to Sydney and
then Trevor sailed her up to Hamilton Island
for Race Week. Lack of wind was her enemy
but she had two firsts over the line with
three seconds and one third giving her an
overall position of fifth in Cruising Division
1. Jane and Trevor then stayed in Hamilton
Island until the end of October cruising the
waters finally in the luxury of their own
boat.
Jane and Trevor intend mainly to cruise but
have fun at twilights and enter other races
with the help of much more competent
crew than themselves! The 2010 Sydney
to Hobart is on Trevor’s bucket list but we
shall see!! Please feel free to call in at J9 for
a tour!
37’
38’
carbon footprint
Elizabeth and James Edwards and their
children Oliver and Lucie, eight and six years
old respectively, want to thank Groundswell
for the opportunity to introduce themselves,
as new members at the CYCSA, and their
boat, a Whittley CR2800. They felt they
already had very good friends here, having
enjoyed Darren and Andrea’s hospitality on
Carapateena Joy on several occasions, and
look forward to meeting new friends.
James told me that he thought all boats were
a compromise. His background is in dinghy
sailing and racing, but he felt he was time
poor now and couldn’t compete to the level
he’d like, hence the motor boat and hence
also the name Carbon Footprint; a glance
back to greener days.
It’s basically a trailer boat; not built to live
in the water, VERY big on the trailer, and
they just want to hop on and go, hence the
boat lift. Not as good a sea boat as others
with only three tonnes and one engine, but
a good turn of speed on a flat day. It’s big
enough for them for the moment, pretty
simple and easy to handle and if they have a
few days spare, it’s great fun to take it up to
the Murray. So it’s a compromise, but pretty
adaptable.
The boat is named Nellie Myra after Trevor’s
late mother who would have considered it a
“wicked extravagance!”
35’
Elizabeth, James, Oliver and Lucie look
forward to meeting more of the Club
members soon.
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41’
42’
43’
44’
setanta
Susan and Gerard live in Glenunga, Adelaide and joined the Club in January this year.
While Susan is relatively new to sailing, Gerard spent most of his teens and twenties sailing
catamarans in Dublin Bay, and had an S&S 34 for a couple of years in Western Australia.
Having enjoyed a couple of bareboat charters in recent years in the Whitsunday’s, they
decided to buy a boat of their own and take to cruising. As Gerard had previously owned an
S&S 34, they looked for something similar and decided on a Duncanson 34 that was for sale
around at the RSAYS. They renamed the boat Setanta, previously Virago, and it is berthed
in pen E13 and over the next few weeks will go through a transformation from a racer to
a cruiser, along with a colour change, from a green/white to a blue/white theme, and this
winter should see an update of the interior.
Susan and Gerard intend honing their sailing skills over the coming months before heading
away on more extended trips. Setanta takes its name from a mythical Irish warrior of the
same name who was renowned for his fighting skills and tenacity.
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45’
46’
47’
2009 Sy
What an terrific result!! The Club had
three yachts in the Rolex Sydney to
Hobart Yacht Race and all performed
credibly. Below are stories from each
of the skippers about their race.
SMB3.5 PEAKS TOO EARLY
IN ROLEX SYDNEY TO
HOBART RACE
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MB3.5 was overall leader on IRC after the first
night. We were in good company next to potential
winners Ragamuffin, Quest, Shogun and Evolution
Racing and we held and pulled away from some of
these ‘hot’ TP52s and 50 footers. We believed the IRC
winner would come from this group and also include
Living Doll and Yendys – all professionally crewed and
raced with big budgets.
The wind gods had different ideas and the best made
plans of predicting wind and current by all the pros
and ourselves went out the door. Roger Banham
(Clouds), the guru of predicted forecast would have
been shaking his head seeing all these ‘hot’ boats
becalmed in Bass Strait. We could only sit there and
watch as the fleet of 40 footers ‘steamed’ up behind
us carrying a new breeze. Our race was pretty well
over by the second night when we had lost so much
ground to the smaller boats.
SMB3.5 took a further punishing reaching Tasman
Light at sundown with a dying breeze on the nose.
We ended up ghosting over the finish line at one knot
of boat speed many hours later.
We took 4 days 18 hours 27 minutes to complete
the race, over double the time taken the previous
year in the smaller hull of SMB3 when we set a South
Australian record and an under 15 metre record race
time.
Geoff Boettcher
SHINING SEA’S MAIDEN HOBART
B
oxing Day 2009 dawned overcast and with a light drizzle falling. So much for a sunny start to
our first Rolex Sydney to Hobart race!
We had been in Sydney for a week leading up to the race in order to get Shining Sea ready for
her first journey south. Preparations included an inclination test as part of meeting the increased
stability requirements for the race. We also had to arrange for the large panda decals to be put on
our mainsail as part of our role as Panda Ambassadors for the Adelaide Zoo, a role enthusiastically
arranged by our honorary PR man Mike O’Reilly.
Motoring out of the CYCA Boxing Day morning we were all slightly nervous and for our crew,
strangely quiet as we contemplated what lay ahead. It was great to see Dick Fidock and friends
on As Good as it Gets greet us on the way to the start line and we appreciated the cheer we got
from the South Aussies aboard one of the official spectator boats. The start of the race was an
exhilarating experience – helicopters buzzing overhead and hundreds of spectator craft lining the
course. We timed our start well and hit the line with the spinnaker up and in a good position.
Approaching the Harbour mark we were next to two of the other Sydney 38s and ahead of the
others and well positioned in relation to the 80 boats that had started on the second start line.
We managed to squeeze around the mark unscathed and avoided the huge traffic jam, carnage
and crunching of fibreglass at the Harbour mark as 80 boats converged into an area that only
had room for a handful of boats, with some of the boats having to go outside the exclusion zone
and into the spectator fleet to avoid collisions. Before we knew it we were out of the Heads and
heading down the New South Wales coast.
On the first afternoon we had good speed against the other Sydney 38s and were pleased with our
progress. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to maintain contact with the leading Sydney 38s during
the first night and then spent the rest of the race playing “catch up”.
Over the next three days we experienced generally light winds (including a very sedate Bass Strait
crossing) until the last afternoon when we had up to 30 knots from behind. As a result, we had a
great spinnaker run down the southern Tasmanian coast and managed to make up a few places
and rounded Tasman Island at about 5.30pm. As we rounded Cape Raoul and headed into Storm
Bay, we were confronted with glass out conditions and the sight of several boats parked up ahead
of us. We slowly sailed/drifted towards them and about a dozen other yachts parked up near the
Iron Pot at the entrance to the Derwent. From there it became a game of picking the zephyrs of
breeze up the Derwent until a gusty land breeze filled in and had us crossing the finish line at
3.15am. We had done it!
The welcome we received at the dock in Hobart was sensational with family and friends there to
greet us. True to his word, our Commodore, Geoff Catt and his wife Mavis, were also there to
greet us and take a mooring line from us.
Of course competing in a race such as this would not have been possible if it wasn’t for the hard
work and dedication of the crew and the support we received from family, Club members and the
other two CYCSA boats, Two True and SMB3.5. It was very much appreciated.
My first experience in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart was absolutely fantastic and I recommend it
to anyone who is serious about off-shore racing. I can see why some people have done so many
Hobarts, it can easily become quite addictive.
Andrew Corletto
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ydney to Hobart
The Two True Campaign
and landing. Another good
opportunity for the upwind
favoured Beneteau to keep
in touch with the leaders and
consolidate a divisional place.
W
e set out on our third consecutive campaign for this
event with a goal of winning our division and placing
as well as possible in the overall standings. Our new Bruce
Farr design First 40 was chosen and purchased arriving in
Sydney in July 2009. Our extended team worked hard to
race set-up the boat and we placed a modest third in Audi
Hamilton Island Race Week eight weeks after the boat
came out of its bubble wrap.
Tasman Island to
Battery Point
By midnight the southerly had
gone and we were drifting
and flopping about in a nasty
seaway. Becalmed again
and still 30 miles to Tasman
Island. After a frustrating
night, our perseverance was
rewarded with a 10 knot
north easter that saw us set
the symmetrical spinnaker
for only the second time
in this race for a sunrise rounding of the island. Internet access restored, we
learnt that to be the provisional overall winner we needed to travel the last 40
miles in about eight hours. It just seemed too good to be true. As we ticked
off the miles across Storm Bay the north easter built in strength and with no
sign of a fade out to the Derwent, the Iron Pot was astern by 11:30am on the
30th, leaving just eleven miles to travel in under four hours. The crew were
completely immersed in the boat and the enormity of what was unfolding. Our
weariness evaporated. No-one wanted to leave their station. These last few
miles on a sunny Derwent summer day were to be remembered for life.
The next few months were spent learning how to race
and handle the boat in a variety of conditions. Fully armed
with a great boat, a quality inventory of Quantum sails
and a very strong and cohesive team overseen by Brett
Young, we made the annual Christmas pilgrimage to Sydney. Those on board
were A Saies, B Young, R Human, L De Wit, K Kellow, D Marshall, J Rowe, M
Hutton, T Lamond and D Conigrave. What was to unfold in the next five days
was to become the most stressful, challenging and eventually most exciting and
rewarding experience that I have had in 40 years of sailing.
Race Plan Based on wind and current forecasts, we made a decision to go offshore
early and find current before tacking back towards the rhumb line picking
up a second favourable eddy east of Bass Strait and then closing Tasmania at
angles and speeds dependent on wind conditions at the time. Our models also
suggested a persistent shift to the east for the first two days favouring a long
dig out to sea from South Head. We aimed to be in a group of boats well to the
east while keeping our immediate division competitors to the west. Our plan was
really only confirmed on race day morning as forecast conditions were highly
variable right up until the Boxing Day start. In time, this plan would prove to be a
key component of our ultimate success.
A few pleasure craft began to circle recognizing us as the provisional race
winner and, along with their welcome, the sight of Liberator and Geoff Catt
and crew made for a rousing finale to the race.
The Start
Protest, Presentation and Public Attention
Uneventful at first, Two True was soon embroiled in a downwind multi boat
convergence at the Harbour turning mark. Sandwiched between a boat to
leeward, She’s the Culprit, calling us up and a windward boat, Kioni, attempting
to sail into a windward overlap where there was no room, left us no ability to
manoeuvre and ended in contact between Two True and She’s the Culprit. We
immediately indicated a protest against both boats, completed a 720º turn as a
precautionary measure, checked we had sustained no damage and headed out
to sea in a lumpy 18 to 20 knot southerly. As confident as we were about our
situation, the sight of She’s the Culprit returning back to Sydney, created more
than a little anxiety about exactly what had happened minutes before.
The euphoria of being provisional winner was soon catapulted by the reality of
a protest against us from She’s the Culprit. In fact, this incident had generated
a number of related protests and sorting it all out was going to be difficult.
For Two True and crew our Hobart celebrations were definitely on hold. The
next eight hours were spent preparing our case, which was that we had not
infringed the rules and were clear about our position and rights relative to other
boats.
One full day after our arrival in Hobart, the protest was heard by an
International Jury. After three hours of evidence, including a set of key photos
taken by my wife in the Harbour and a cross examination of witnesses,
the decision was handed down in our favour. It had been a harrowing and
emotional 24 hours in which we had come so close to possibly winning or
losing the Sydney to Hobart. Then followed a series of interviews, presentations,
media, celebrations, photographs and phone calls that put the race and our
winning result on an international media stage. At times it was hard to believe
that it was all happening.
The radio schedule late on the 26th revealed that we were well east of most of
the fleet, about 90 miles off the coast, but out there in company with Wicked,
another brand new Beneteau First 40 from Sandringham. That far out, we had
no internet access and in fact did not pick this up consistently until the last
fourteen hours of the race. As a consequence, we were unable to easily assess
our overall race standing so concentrated on watching those boats in our division
and getting ahead and staying in front of Wicked.
The Official Presentation on New Year’s Day was a fitting conclusion to the
Hobart end of this victory. Our boat name was now forever on the Tattersall’s
Cup and a part of the history of this great race.
Bass Strait and the Tasmanian coast
For the third year in a row we experienced light and variable winds for the
crossing. From the 27th through to late morning on the 29th, the winds slowly
backed to the south east then the east and then fluctuated in strength and
direction going forward requiring two sail reaching and then coming on to the
beam allowing us to use our new Code 0 and Young Marine Services custom
built bow sprit.
The enormous implications of our win to the CYCSA, to the sport of sailing,
the people of South Australia and our family and friends is still sinking in. I have
received hundreds of phone calls, e-mails, texts, cards, letters and presents and
all have reflected immense pride in the fact that a South Australian amateur
team in a “smaller yacht” had won the coveted Tattersall’s Cup.
Wicked was never far off our aft horizon, but without a Code 0 she was unable
to manage the transitions as well, conceding more ground with each light and
variable change. The work rate of the crew in changing and trimming the sails
was vital over these couple of days and undoubtedly contributed to our final race
result.
On the afternoon of the 29th, a 30 knot southerly filled in for around ten
hours, building up some short steep seas with the odd interesting take off
I would like to thank all those who worked on the campaign in so many
different ways along with those in the Club who took the time to send their
congratulations. It was impossible to respond to each of you individually but
your support and acknowledgement was appreciated.
Andrew Saies
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AUDI VICTORIA WEEK 2009
SMB3.5 WINS AUDI
VICTORIA WEEK
T
he crew of SMB3.5 was in high spirits on winning
Race One, the Williamstown to Geelong Race, on
overall IRC. Spirits lifted more when we took out the
Division 1 IRC six race regatta.
This regatta is the first in determining the IRC National
Champions for 2010 and boasted the top names of IRC
racing including most of the TP52 fleet, Living Doll and
Scarlet Runner (Scarlet Runner will visit Adelaide for the
Adelaide to Lincoln Race and the Lincoln Week Regatta).
The prize for the overall winner of the four regatta series
is a new Audi Car. Racing was extreme with seconds
separating this ‘hot’ fleet of yachts. Top marks were
crowded and bottom mark roundings very noisy.
SMB3.5 was not as fortunate in the Melbourne Invitation
Races. In the hunt for a trophy, a runner blew apart at
the top mark of the last race forcing us to retire to fight
another regatta. The Invitation Race is the lead up to
Victoria Week.
Geoff Boettcher
S
outh Australia and the CYCSA were represented this year by four boats in
Australia’s premier sailing regatta at Audi Victoria Week. The program commenced
in Melbourne with the Audi Docklands Invitational and the Audi King of the
Docklands. Two True and Secret Mens Business 3.5 participated, in increasingly hot and
oppressive conditions, which culminated in a line squall in the final race on Friday which
saw a large part of the fleet retire as a blast furnace of 40 knots smashed the fleet.
Thankfully a cool change came through Friday night which quickly moderated to a 15
to 20 knot southerly and the usual sloppy bay chop for the start of Victoria’s (perhaps
Australia’s?) oldest sporting event, the historic Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race.
This is a truly spectacular event in every sense. Some of the numbers gleaned from SailWorld.com bear this out • 441 yachts crewed by more than 4000 sailors – a fleet four times larger than the
2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart and the biggest fleet of any regatta in Australia. If
you ever did a Milang Goolwa race in ye olde days you may get some idea of the
numbers, except that this starts from two enormous lines simultaneously and is even
more chaotic. There are inevitably numerous collisions (including the unfortunate
sinking of an Adams 10 this year) until the fleet expands out across the bay.
• If you were able to parallel park the fleet you would need a street more than 4km
long – twice the length of Bourke Street.
• If all the masts were stacked vertically end on end they would reach 5200 metres
into the sky – more than twice the height of Mount Kosciusko.
• If all of the sails were laid out flat they would cover more than 220,000 square
metres – an area three times larger than the MCG stadium footprint
• The fleet carries more than 235,000 metres of rope.
• When the fleet sails into the inner harbour of Corio Bay, the displacement of water
is sufficient to raise sea levels by half a millimetre.
There was a long slog to windward to the channel mark before the course allowed for
gradually freer sailing as boats funnelled into the very narrow shipping channel to Corio
Bay.
For the Passage Race, Secret Mens Business 3.5 won their division and Two True had
a third in division after a very exciting tussle with her sistership on the final approach
to the finish and being in front when it mattered. Hours after tying up and squaring
away, one could look to seaward and still see countless boats as far as the horizon, still
plugging away to eventually join festivities ashore.
Three days of regatta sailing then followed, the first two days in fickle conditions before
the weather settled for the final day of racing. Secret Mens Business 3.5 had a well
earned overall win in IRC Division 1, Two True came second in IRC Division 2, Shining
Sea finished seventh in Sydney 38 One Design Division and Game Over came seventh in
the Bundaberg Rum Sports Boat Series, vindicating the considerable effort and logistics
involved in competing at this level amongst the best boats in Australia.
Rob Last (Two True crew member)
SMB 3.5 winning the Overall IRC Williamstown
to Geelong Race & collect the prize of a $8,000.00
carbon wheel donated by McConaghy Yachts
& Lou Abrahams. Receiving the prize are Steve
Kemp Navigator, Geoff Boettcher Skipper & Michael
Dunstan Tactician. Prize is presented by Johnno
Morris of McConaghys.
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SYDNEY TO HOBART DINNER
Another ‘rite of passage’ is charted for our teams
T
he third Sydney to Hobart dinner organised by the CYCSA was a night of
dedication and best wishes to the three South Australian yachts entered in
Australia’s greatest ocean race for 2009, SMB3.5, Two True and Shining
Sea.
Shining Sea crew
The dinner is held to mark the achievements of each and all those South
Australians from any sailing club who have participated in the past in the
epic event and to recognise and farewell the three yachts about to set off for
Sydney.
As a night of dedication, the annual Sydney to Hobart Dinner provided a special
force for our three South Australian entries in the big race. Skippers and crews
treat this event with great respect for the immense body of sailing knowledge
that assembles in their honour. It is an event that respects and honours the
mind set to compete and not the outcome.
Speaking for his crew, Andrew Saies said this to the special guests from the
CYCSA, the RSAYS and multiple inshore and coastal clubs represented at the
dinner:
“It’s an honour to be here tonight and let’s hope the CYCSA can fly the flag for
this state and for ocean racing. I think we all know that putting together a boat
and crew for a Category One race from SA is a big effort in a short period of
time, so thank you all to my team and the many people involved.”
Secret Mens Business 3.5 crew
Highlights of the evening were:
• A sparkling speech by local yachting identity Alan Cotton, a clinical
psychiatrist who helped explain why we do this challenge and regaled
guests with the fun that can be had, and remembered!
• A moving tribute written by Geoff Boettcher to Geoffrey “Megga”
Bascombe, who passed away on 10 November, 2009, while delivering a
Volvo 60 from Cairns to Hong Kong. (Printed in December Groundswell)
• A comprehensive audio/visual presentation of video and photos from
previous Sydney to Hobarts.
Guest Speaker Allan Cotton was an absolute showstopper with his dry but fruity
stories of competing in multiple Hobarts with CYCSA stalwart Richard Fidock.
Two of his adventures were described thus “We’re roaring down the east coast of Tasmania with the spinnaker up and
we could see the line squall coming ahead of us, and up ahead there was this
great big steel boat losing control of its spinnaker… here he was with a huge
kite fluttering out from the top of his mast like a giant flag in 30 knots and
threatening to rip the mast out – and here’s a guy on the foredeck with a stack
of flares, and he starts firing them up at the kite trying to burn it down.”
Two True crew
and
“Being streets ahead we had the race won of course that year, until we
got dumped at the Iron Pot with no wind and had to anchor to stop going
backwards. And there we sat, going absolutely crazy while the sun came up and
the sea breeze filled in… and seeing 30 yachts closing in on the horizon and
then all of us finishing together! They should start this race at the Iron Pot!”
Summarising the rationale of why sailors challenge nature in any race, but
specifically the Sydney to Hobart, the experienced Alan prescribed the following:
“I reckon you’re a bunch of modern day heroes.”
At the official presentation of crews and the gift of a special CYCSA ‘Sydney
Hobart Competitor’ hat, there was a respect that defies the often raucous state
of a yacht club dinner. As one observer noted, there was a degree of unusual
humility showing on the faces of crews as they stood to receive the small gift of
a specially embroidered CYCSA cap.
After the three skippers said a few carefully chosen words it was done - the
teams were ready to tackle the Sydney to Hobart. Dinner and drinks and wild
stories then continued at every table!
A further ‘rite of passage’ was charted for our teams in this iconic Australian
sporting event and another piece of CYCSA yachting history was about to be
made.
Mike O’Reilly and Peter Middleton
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Guest speaker
Alan Cotton
RACING ASSOCIATION
RACING ASSOCIATION report
I
t has been another busy couple of
months in the Race Office!
The 29ers hit Adelaide over the Festive
Season to take part in the 29ers National
Championship at the Cruising Yacht Club
of South Australia and the weeks leading
up to this event were hectic, with the 29ers
Committee putting in a lot of hours over
the Festive Season to ensure the event ran
smoothly.
The Championships started on Tuesday 29
December 2009 and finished on Monday 4 January 2010. It was
a successful event, with six fantastic days of racing and it was
great to see so many young people involved in sailing.
The Championships showcased the Club’s fabulous facilities to
the 62 competitors who came from all over Australia, as well as
some entrants from New Zealand and Hong Kong. All who were
involved should be extremely proud of the hard work they put
in - the Australian 29ers Association left us with many compliments
about how well organized the event was and how welcoming and
professional the staff and volunteers were. I would like to thank our
fabulous members who volunteered their time at the Championship,
as well as our dedicated On-Water Duty Crew, and the 29ers
Committee. Great job everyone!
As you should be aware, REX implemented a new membership
scheme at the end of last year. This new scheme allows juniors,
newcomers and visiting crew to sail at the Club for a nominal fee. We
are also offering a Junior Mentorship, Intermediate fee for 18-25 year
olds, and a Hardship option, all in addition to the standard Full Racing
Membership and Racing Participation Fees. Thanks to those of you
who have implemented this initiative on race days.
We are now well into the second half of our summer racing calendar
and a lot of our boats are gearing up for the upcoming Lexus Adelaide
to Port Lincoln Yacht Race and the Lexus Lincoln Regatta. I’ve heard
it’s a great atmosphere over at Port Lincoln and I wish you all a safe
ride over there followed by a fun week!
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Showcase sponsor
A
fter the adrenalin rush of arranging boats for the blustery 2008
Boating Showcase, the Fishing Association Committee was looking
forward to a relatively uneventful display set up in 2009. Well, at
least it didn’t blow like last year, but it did rain again, consistently, for
the whole event! What this did demonstrate though is that it takes
more than a little rain to dampen the spirit of the Fishing Association
membership who still held spirits high and enjoyed a relaxing evening
of good food, wine, company and some very impressive boats.
With Club member Andrew Chapman from Sea Ray Boat Sales SA
agreeing to sponsor this event, we had the addition of two brand new
Sea Ray boats for our display. We must give a very special thank you
to Andrew for his generous support of the association and to his team
for coming along to host our members on board these fantastic boats.
I personally had the privilege of manouvering the Sea Ray 38 Express,
with the “Joystick” Control System, around Marina East a few months
ago which was a great experience and was very comfortable to drive.
In addition to Fishing Association members’ boats, Gladiator (Jim and
Glenda Smyth), Playstation (Keith and Helen Degenhardt), Serenity
(Peter and Barbara Page), the Theodore 720 Offshore (Jim and Leica
Theodore) and Georgina (John and Sue Gerard), we were fortunate to
have a guest appearance from C-World, Brian Stokes’ new Riviera 70.
For those that missed this event I must tell you this is a very big Riviera! It
was awesome to see our local big boats such as Serenity and Gladiator all
but dwarfed by C-World. It was great to have Brian provide his boat for
our members to look over and appreciate on the evening and I thank him
very much for his generosity.
Our Club catering team provided a continuous stream of food to members
on board the various boats throughout the early part of the evening.
To this effect, I must make special mention of Michelle Matte’s effort in
soldiering on in the constant rain to ensure a constant supply of food to
our guests. Furthermore, this year, Jenny Tymons was very ably supported
by Tracy Spear in providing a very sweet finish to the catering for our
evening. Again we were spoilt by the array of sweet treats. Special thanks
must also go to John Gerard for providing a selection of Tapestry Wines
for our enjoyment.
After two years in a row of rain for this event, I, as Fishing Association
Chairman, am becoming very sensitive to the impact I am having on the
weather at this time of the year.
The whole committee look forward to seeing you at our next Fishing
Association event.
Peter Schembri, FA Chairman
Photos by Jacq Heffernan
Boating Showcase
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social Activities Association
CHRISTMAS UNDER THE SEA
T
he 2009 CYCSA “Christmas Under the Sea” was a huge success. The nautical dress code
turned up some absolute stunners – perhaps they had been inspired by Pirates of the
Caribbean! Whatever the inspiration, well done for the superb effort.
I would like to especially thank the volunteers from the Cruising Association, John and Fran Sibly
and Anja Richards and from the Fishing Association Peter and Tina Schembri, for their outstanding
support and efforts in combining teams to help decorate the Horizons Function Room. It truly
looked like we were under the sea with all the fish hanging from the ceiling
The stage was full of prizes for the big event for the night, the drawing of the major raffle (see
Sandra Richards’ article over the page).
The band “ATrain” were sensational. It is not very often you have a packed dance floor very first
song for the night, and that set the tone for the rest of the evening.
A very special thank you to Anja for the huge production number of ‘The Little Mermaid’ for our
Pin the Tail on the Mermaid. Certainly a work of art as were the other sea scenes she made to
decorate the walls on the night.
Fun and games were to prevail. As mentioned, the Pin the Tail On the Mermaid was very popular
– funny how the male competitors had a different idea of where the tail should actually fit on the
mermaid!
The Best Legs Competition once again brought the weird and wonderful out of the woodwork –
see photo below. It was a tough call with Bridget, Sylvia and Mike in the finals – I think the winner
bribed the ‘judges’ (the band)!
It was a terrific night and my heartfelt thanks to our tiny committee and our dear friends from the
Cruising and Fishing Associations – we could not have done it without you.
Jacqueline Heffernan, Chairperson – Social Activities Association
Photos by Jacq Heffernan
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social Activities Association
CHRISTMAS STOCKING RAFFLE
T
he Social Activities committee would like to thank members for their participation in our Monster
Christmas raffle. It was a bold undertaking to send out books of tickets to all members. I thank the
management for their approval to allow our committee to take on this task. Most members were happy
to sell or purchase their book, but there were others who didn’t agree with the idea. I want to especially
thank the Wednesday night racers, who week after week willingly (or with some arm twisting) bought extra
tickets.
It was a success; so keep looking for the improvements in the Members Lounge, first up a computer, printer
and a new TV.
Thank you particularly to our many sponsors who willingly supplied goods towards the prizes:
Selectatoy, Phil Hoffmann Travel, North Haven Marine Supplies, Becker Enterprises, Floral Craft Supplies,
Diamond & Carbide Tooling, Hutton Engineering Consulting, Port River Marine, Peter Page Holden,
Channel 9, Schweppes, Bombay Bicycle Club, CYCSA, Ministry of Hair, Paperbahn Office National, Just Wax It, Hodge Marine, Our Cottage B&B, CYCSA Fishing Association, CYCSA Marine Academy and Foodland West Lakes.
King Neptune was available for the draw and these were the lucky prize winners.
Congratulations to them all.
1st
Christmas Stockings Ticket 2001 Helen Prisk The Tardis
2nd Phil Hoffmann Travel Voucher
Ticket 2245 Libby Stevens Equanimity
3rd Wheelbarrow of Refreshments
Ticket 8754 Mike Draper Matador
4th Our Cottage B&B
Ticket 8702 Peter Middleton Steeletto
5th Christmas Hamper
Ticket 9544
6th CYCSA Dining Voucher
Ticket 3391 Rachel Pope
Book Sellers Prize
Leica Theodore
Leanne Edwards
It was great to have three of our prize winners at the Club Christmas Party to receive their
prizes from King Neptune. The other winners were at the Club early Sunday morning
to collect their prizes after a phone call telling them of their win.
Sandra Richards, Secretary - Social Activities Association
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BALLAST HEAD CUP
The Ballast Head Cup, the first official event on the Australian sporting
calendar for the year, was raced on New Years Day off Island Beach
at Kangaroo Island. This event is so very official that the Race Officer
invites bribes, corruption and whatever else can be garnered before
the race and this absolutely ensures that a great time is had by all.
FOOTER READS THE SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
AND TAKES OUT LINE HONOURS
A
fter sailing the wrong course two years ago and attempting to bribe the Race Officer
with a can of Diet Coke, Graeme Footer sailed an impeccable race on Marnico this
year to take line honours by forty seconds from Javelin (Charles Cimicky) in the 2010
Ballast Head Cup sailed off Island Beach, Kangaroo Island on New Year’s Day. The win
was not without controversy however. In trying for the line honours and handicap double,
Footer attempted to take advantage of the very generous Ballast Head Cup ‘Discount
Rule’, whereby yachts are given 1% discount off elapsed time for every guest they carry by
claiming that all seven on board including Gay and himself were “novice/guests”!! This is
regardless of the fact that there were nine on board, including three children.
Line Honours
The Ballast Head Cup – Marnico Graeme Footer, CYCSA
Handicap Winner
The Ballast Head Trophy – Chardonnay Ant Harris, American River
First New Entrant Handicap Winner
The Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy – Chardonnay
This year’s regatta attracted a near-record fleet of fifteen boats including a very strong
contingent of locals from American River, all of which except one, were new entrants. The
Handicap Chairman was therefore faced with the daunting task of allocating handicaps sight
unseen, but by applying the well-tried formula of hull and sail colour, smoke and mirrors,
rumours and inducements-in-kind, the first nine boats produced corrected times within two
minutes of each other, with the whole fleet crossing in ‘twilight type’ finishing order.
Again a triangular course was set on the waters of Eastern Cove using permanent moorings
and the American River beacon as marks, allowing the many spectators on the beach and
in the holiday homes facing Island Beach a magnificent view of the entire event. The race
began in a pleasant 10-12 knot breeze from 210’ (yes, even KI has 210’) and 0.25 metre
seas which was ideal for the 30 or so guests on board the various entries and which later
built to 15-17 knots and 0.5 metre seas which then gave them the thrill of sitting on the
rail, with the general consensus being that it was a great experience, with many of them
enjoying their first sail ever.
The Footers take out the Ballast Head Cup
Once the fourteen protests against Marnico were torn up by the Protest Chairman (the case
of Cab Sav 2009 will be cellared for future quaffing), crews and guests were ferried to the
beach for the post-race BBQ, drinks, post-mortems, tales of woe, lies, stories of dubious
tactics and trophy presentation.
The organisers of the Ballast Head Cup would like to place on record their sincere thanks
to Brooke McLeay and Rob Clampett for providing course boats and for ferrying guests to
the yachts; to Carol and Peter Buik for making their launch Rendevous available again as the
Committee Boat; to Jane and David Harris for steering the trophy presentation and to Sue
Pentelow who assisted in many ways including the BBQ and in particular, in collecting the
Race Officer from the Sea Link Ferry at Penneshaw and delivering him safely to Island Beach
on time and in good order. In keeping with the nature of the day, many others assisted in
their own way to make this a crew/guest friendly sailing regatta which boasts of still being
the first organised sailing event in Australia each year!
First-timer Chardonnay declared Handicap winner
In a nice touch to the award presentation, Anthea Cowell, the widow of Jamie, remarked
how he used to look forward to the yachties sailing down to the Island each Christmas/New
Year period and the good times they had together and thanked the organisers for instigating
“The Jamie Cowell Memorial Trophy”, which is the propeller from his yacht Morning Hustler.
Finally, if any reader knows the whereabouts of an old-salt yachtie type, wearing sailing
boots, shorts and a wide straw hat and last seen heading for American River, could you
please remind him that the two trophies he won are in fact ‘perpetual’ and ‘memorial’ and
we’d like them returned ASAP for engraving and ready for presentation for next New Year’s
Day!! Information received will be treated with strict confidence.
David Saies, Race Officer
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Local boat Noah under full sail
Photos by Ann Burrow
In the fourth and final part of Don and Anja Richards’
cruise aboard their boat Kekada from USA to Oz, Don
describes a race for fun as well as the race against
time and the weather.
Bora Bora - Saturday 9 August-Thursday 14 August
This island is regarded as one of the prettiest in the Pacific and it is easy to see why; the
waters surrounding the island (especially the eastern side) take on that azure blue that is
breathtaking. The next day we are up early to explore the island beginning with a gentle stroll
along the main road around the coast. It is lovely to see life going on as usual around us, the
telephone guy on his ladder, the family all squeezed onto a motor bike and the kids heading
off to school on an old rickety bus.
After anchoring in the next bay, we set out on a walk part way around the island and then
inland and across to the other side. This proves to be quite an adventure. Near the coast we
get to see quite a range of different homes and well kept and very productive yards. The
further we go the more music we hear. The local’s obvious love of their music shows in their
singing and puts extra energy in our step. We have no maps to guide us and half way up a
steep mountain, the road ends by a hillside art gallery and work shop. We check around and
find a track that continues beneath the high towers of power cables and continue onto the
crest enjoying the odd pretty floral surprise. We catch our breath on some rocks in the saddle
that marks the half way point and marvel at how easily the exhaustion falls away once you
realise it is only down now. At the same time, we also wonder how on earth they managed to
drag the cannon that now marks the lookout, up so high.
Our walk around the island back to the dinghy takes us past extensive verge trimming. We are
watched by birds, DIY canoe outriggers, and the graves of dearly departed family members
well looked after right next to the family home. Time has zoomed by and with the long walk
back around the island still ahead of us we are starting to wonder how we will make it back
in time for our guests and drinks. Luckily a local stops and gives us a lift some of the way back
and chats happily about life on the island as he drives.
We catch up with a couple of Dutch boats over drinks (Kind of Blue and Mama-Cocha) and
Anja gets a chance to practice her Dutch. There are a couple of good supermarkets in the
main town. We get back the bond taking half in NZ dollars and the rest in Polynesian Francs
(we can use these in New Caledonia). After only five days to enjoy Bora Bora we need to
continue on our way. The great sailing conditions continue and we arrive at Rarotonga, in the
Cook Islands five days later.
Bora B
Cook Islands - Tuesday 19 August-Thursday 21 August
We med-moor to the wall. You usually set up for backing (some people go in bow first
deploying a stern anchor) into the wall and the person on the bow anchor must deploy it
at just the right speed - too slow and it will set and cause the yacht to skew sideways - not
good when you are backing between two yachts. This is Anja’s first go at this, Katherine has
handled the anchor previously, and we make it look like we have been doing it together for
years. Always a relief when everyone is watching.
Rarotonga, the capital of the Cook Islands, is a delightful island, the people friendly AND they
speak English! We check in with the Harbour Master. This is the first place since Sebana Cove
Marina in Malaysia that charges the daily fee from midnight to midnight i.e. overnight is two
days! Costs in 2008 are NZ$2.20 per metre and NZ$40 departure tax.
One nice thing (I think so, anyway) about med-mooring is that you have yachts tied up on
each side of you and you get to know your neighbours quite well, in our case Tin Soldier on
one side and Pagos on the other: Sue, Adrian, George and Oliver Payne (you can work out the
origin on the boat name) bought their 38 foot boat in 2002 and set off from Britain in 2003
travelling south to Gambia, west to Brazil through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific on
their way to Japan via New Zealand.
While exploring the town we discover a Telecom office open 24 hours (Telstra take note!) and
I am able to pick up a wireless internet card.
We hear a steadily increasing beat build beyond our senses at first until the whole island
seems drawn to the jetty. A craft, little more than two canoes strapped together, slips into the
harbour flying the Cook Island flag with the circle of stars representing the 15 islands in the
group as well as symbolising heaven, faith in god and the power guiding the inhabitants, quite
appropriately it seems!! The crowd surges forward to watch the dances and speeches with the
immigration procedures finalised at the same time. The crew are greeted as much loved heroes
with coconuts and armfuls of wreaths, during a lull in the singing and dancing, before the
feasting begins.
Anja was up early and hiked to the Cook Island Cathedral where the few people, gathered
for the early morning service on a Wednesday, sang with such amazing voices and in such
touching harmony she was brought to tears. I expected her back hours ago, but after making
friends there, an offer to drop her back at the marina turned into a tour of the whole island,
with her return close to midday.
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Departure time is dawning, a last trip to the shops, for food
and of course some more Pacific Pearls, a necklace and
some earrings also catch Anja’s eye. We hoist the Boxing
Kangaroo and prepare to cast off.
On passage to Tonga we cross the International Date Line
and lose 26 August forever, oh well - at least it is no one’s
birthday that we know of.
Tonga - Thursday 28 August-Saturday 6
September
We have nice wind in our sails but also some rain as we
first sight land. The sun comes out as we near the first
of the 170 islands making up the Kingdom of Tonga and
we are entranced. Weaving our way in amongst the rain
forest topped coral islands of VaVa’U we find ourselves
safely tucked away from the storms building not far away.
Many of the islands appear uninhabited, with the homes
we do see clinging to steep slopes above limestone cliffs, or
precariously close to the shore. As we round the marker at
the entrance to Neiafu Harbour we are pleasantly surprised
at the size of the anchorage. There must be 100 boats
anchored/moored in the harbour: definitely a popular stop.
We arrive at 4pm and are unable to complete entry
formalities until the following day but there are no problems
with us exploring the town overnight. My first impression is
that we will be moving on soon. How deceiving was that.
We complete the formalities the next day and begin to relax.
The place is lined with yachtie bars. We get shanghaied by
Mark and Nicole from Sea Life and are soon enjoying the
camaraderie of the Coconut Bar which promises “lousy food
and poor service” on the sign at the door.
Bora to Adelaide
The anchorage is a little crowded nearby and we decide to anchor across the
harbour where there is more room. After dropping the boat hook we practice
our retrieval routine (no, surely there wasn’t any swearing!!) and settle in to
enjoy the wonderful birdsong. For the first time ever we take advantage of the
laundry service ashore - such luxury. Although we have a washer/dryer we pack
up all the sheets, blankets and towels and deliver them via the new dinghy
dock and instead spend the time exploring ashore.
Don and Anja feeling patriotic in Rarotonga
We catch up with New Address II at the Tropicana Bar (which nearly becomes
our second home during our stay). Friday evenings are race time and we are
invited to crew on Sea Life. It has been over 30 years since I have been involved
in serious racing (it is scary how quickly you can fall back into those competitive
habits) but Captain Mark ensures that a good time is had by all. The after race
prize giving is held at the Mermaid Cafe and each participating yacht receives a
prize. The BBQ platter is also excellent value.
Another day and another adventure as we set sail for a local village, and a
traditional Tongan feast. New Address II and Sea Life also sail to the Ark Gallery
anchorage for the celebrations where we are entertained by local musicians
with dancing supplied by children from the local school. The food looks and
tastes wonderful with plenty to go around – it is all fantastic - a great evening.
The anchorages are too numerous to mention but get a copy of the Moorings
charts and you can’t go far wrong. One highlight for me was the Swallows’
Cave which I found comparable to the blue grottos in Kastellorizon, Greece
and the Isle of Capri, Italy. DVDs, book swaps, fresh fruit etc at the local
market (where produce is left out overnight - unsecured - a great trusting
people) make our stay pass quickly.
The power fails across the whole island for a day knocking out the email as
well and setting back the washing lady for three days although luckily our
washing is finished just before we leave.
High tech dingy docks
We stay twice as long as planned (and could easily stay another month just in
this area) but we must move on. Fiji is crossed off the list to make up time and
we set sail for New Caledonia.
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Bora Bora to Adelaide
There is a Net on VHF 28 each morning (except Sunday) at 8:30am local
time. Diesel via pump is available at Sailing Safaris dock which is next
door to the Mermaid Cafe. Navigation (this is all done by eye as the
charts and the GPS coordinates do not agree - a known problem but still
not fixed). Duty free fuel (200L+) can be delivered to the customs wharf
by tanker after outgoing clearance is completed. It is worth the effort as
there is a 40% saving on diesel at the pump. Entry costs were T$30 for
health inspection and T$25.30 for quarantine. Exit costs were for harbour
dues and light fees but amounted to less than T$7 for us. T$1.65 =
AU$1.00
New Caledonia - Saturday 13 September-Wednesday
17 September
Our luck finally ran out. Today we encountered gale force winds with
waves to match. We had to drop sails and run with the wind and
waves for around six hours. Fortunately they subsided enough for us to
re-engage the autopilot and resume our course. A yacht that we met
later said they encountered 55 knot winds.
Sumptuous feast fit for a king
The last leg of our travels seems to offer everything; magic calm seas
followed by excited wind and seas, only to be replaced by the pre dawn
magic of what some call “l’île la plus proche du paradis”, or the closest
island to Paradise, being revealed as we sail onto New Caledonia at first
light. We are spellbound and do not even venture below for a moment
as this wonderful treat unfurls before our eyes. Île des Pins (The Isle
of Pines), an island inhabited by about two thousand mainly native
Melanesian Kanaks was first discovered by Captain Cook in 1774 who
named the island after seeing the tall native pines, Araucaria Colmnaris.
The last time I entered Port Moselle in 2002 on our previous yacht it was
under mainsail alone as we had lost the Genoa and the engine had failed
after encountering similar conditions to last Saturday’s. This time we
motored in with Genoa intact. The marina had no space so we anchored
off. Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and the Port Captain were in the
same places so we set off to clear in. We also cleared out at the same
time saving us a return trip to each of these offices. The officials were
very accommodating, allowing us to stay officially for another two days
after clearing out and dating our clearance appropriately. The Quarantine
Officer drove us back to the marina with the intention of inspecting the
yacht. When we arrived at the marina he asked us a couple of questions
about what we had on board then signed us in. Apparently this is
unusual as all the other yachts at anchor that we spoke to were visited by
him; must be my bad French. All of this was without charge!
Crew who sail in two canoes rafted together
Main image: Arriving in New Caledonia at first light
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After lightening our wallets at the local market buying various gifts and
some more jewellery, we explore the town. We purchase a ticket on the
Noumea Explorer (1000CFP) which is a bus that you can hop on and off
repeatedly all day. Our first stop is the Tjibaou Cultural Centre which is
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dedicated to the local Kanaks. After a couple of stops we rush back to
meet Jacqueline and Murungaru for sundowners on board Kekada.
Monday 22 September-Wednesday 24 September
A 2am arrival in Portland, Victoria, fortunately holds no surprises as we
have been here a few times. We tie off at the end of the jetty and crash
but not before setting the alarm for a 4:30am wake up. We have taken
much longer than we expected to get this far and Keith is scheduled to
attend an Early Childhood conference in Canberra which starts today so
he and I search out the local bus station for him to catch a 5:30am bus
to Melbourne. He then catches a flight to Canberra. Meanwhile Anja
has invited some early morning walkers on board for coffee. This proves
to be very opportune as we are put in contact with a friend of theirs
who has a fuel drum on the back of his ute. Instead of a long haul (and
many trips) to carry the jerry cans to and from the local service station
it is all accomplished in two trips and relative comfort. They also lend us
their car to do some shopping with the parting comment to just leave
the keys under the mat. It is nice to be back in Oz! With the end of our
leave rapidly approaching we head out despite the continuing strong
wind warnings for the two day hop to Adelaide.
What happened to those nice calm conditions? We have strong wind
and gale warnings all along the coast of New South Wales. What a
homecoming greeting! One nice thing is having internet access again. We
are spoilt in Oz having wireless high speed broadband access covering
99% of the population. This is something we probably tend to take for
granted.
9 pm – We pass into South Australian waters. Rough going and
increased the revs to try to beat the cold front and have a chance to
make it back to Adelaide in time for return to work on Tuesday. We
won’t be able to keep these revs up all the way so here’s hoping for
some wind in our direction.
Wednesday 24 September
Sunday 5 October
With the motor at 2,000 RPM, and only managing an average 2-3 knots,
the last 30 miles into Coffs Harbour is an exercise in patience. Coffs
Harbour Customs and Immigration are on the radio asking if we are still
coming. It is a requirement of the Oz government to give at least four
days notice of arrival and we are three hours past our ETA. I thought that
was pretty good estimating for a passage of nearly 900nm.
Monday 6 October
We are up early to visit the local markets again stocking up on fresh fruit
for the trip to Oz but not before visiting Murungaru on the way. We
then track down a local internet cafe to send an email to advise of our
ETA in Oz (an Oz Government requirement). After lunch and some more
shopping we stop by Jacqueline for final goodbyes before a quick dash
to fill up with duty free fuel. We re-anchored to give the hull a quick
scrub (another Oz Government requirement is a clean hull for entry). Too
tired to head off, we decide to stay one more night and head off early
tomorrow.
Australia – Thursday 18 September-Sunday 21 September
Flat calm conditions, we are motoring non-stop. Our leave from work is
drawing to a close and we cannot afford the luxury of just drifting along.
I hate schedules! Who in their right mind would be voluntarily out in this
weather! At least Kekada is taking it all in her stride.
We chuckle at the weather forecast for the local gulf waters and some
of the ensuing radio chatter as we approach the eastern tip of Kangaroo
Island and Backstairs Passage – it is for 30 knots and two metre waves
– what sheer bliss that sounds to us after the last week of gales and big
seas.
So many dolphins come out to welcome us that we wonder if we are
the only boat to venture out in this weather. The gale warning was
downgraded to a strong wind warning but the last 24 hours still seemed
like a gale to us.
The mobile telephone keeps buzzing with welcome back messages all
the way from Cape Jervis back to our home berth. As we get closer
anticipation builds. To top it all off Natalie and David Murray from Portia
race back to the yacht club to grab our lines as we pull into our berth
just after 7pm.
Customs watch from their first floor harbourside office as we try to enter
a berth with strong winds blowing inside the breakwater - nothing like
a bit of a challenge after our passage from New Caledonia. We provide
some entertainment as we are blown past our assigned berth before I
realise which one we have been assigned. Plenty of power available from
the engine so this is quickly rectified and we tie off to await Customs and
Immigration. The expected foodstuffs (and a couple of unexpected ones –
beef cubes and chicken salt) are soon confiscated and after being relieved
of $225 for the privilege we are now officially back in Oz.
We are due back at work tomorrow morning! Customs is notified by
telephone of our arrival and the yacht is placed in bond until I complete
the importation procedures. This just means that I cannot go for a
sail until I do so but that is okay, I have had my fill for a while. A few
minutes later Anja turns to me and says, that was great – let’s do it all
again…
We had planned to arrive in the morning, clear in and head off to Sydney,
however even with the two officials coming on board soon after we tie
up and taking care of all the customs, immigration and quarantine in one
go, it is four o’clock before we are finished and we decide to rest up for
the night
Friday 26 September-Saturday 27 September
My original comments have been deleted here. After the final leg
to Adelaide I really can’t complain about the 30 knot ‘breezes’ we
encountered on the hop to Sydney.
Our son Keith has flown to Sydney to join us at the Cruising Yacht Club
and to greet us and take our lines. We spend the afternoon shopping and
the evening catching up with old friends.
Sunday 28 September–Friday 3 October
It is a late start as we wait for a particularly nasty front to pass by. For a
few hours we enjoy a respite but the gale conditions return and we are
forced to motor sail just to try to maintain our schedule. Fuel is being
consumed at an alarming rate and we will now need to refuel before
Adelaide. We aim for Portland, Victoria (arriving with just a few litres
remaining). While Bass Strait can certainly dish up worse conditions than
we encountered, it has been over ten years since I have experienced it as
bad as this. It is great to have Keith on board making it much easier to
handle the conditions.
Flying the courtesy flags of all
the countries we visited as we
arrive at our home port
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Automatic Identification
Owen Mace writes about a radio system that lets others know where ships are and what they are doing
What is AIS?
Equipment Options
There’s been talk around the jetties recently about AIS, but what is it?
Well, first of all AIS stands for Automatic Identification System. It’s a
clever radio system that lets others know where ships are and what they
are doing.
Recreational vessels may transmit, too, and Comar Systems3 make a range of
receivers and “transponders”. Their “transponder” for recreational vessels sells
for about £400UK (around $900, depending on the day’s exchange rate). No
doubt there are other manufacturers and a short time spent on Google and
e-bay will locate them.
All ships over 300 tonnes must carry AIS “transponders” (they are
not really transponders but that’s what they are called), that is to say;
they transmit and receive information on VHF channels 87 and 88.
Ships regularly transmit their MMSI1, position, heading, speed, rate of
turn and other information at intervals that depend on their speed. In
addition, they transmit less frequently their name, call sign, destination,
size, etc. In this way, vessels in the vicinity know where each ship is and
what it is doing. In a busy sea lane, this is invaluable.
If you want a very cheap option, take a look at the AIS on VHF web site4
where there is a “filter” for sale for under US$100. It seems to take the audio
from a VHF receiver and feeds it to the sound card input on a laptop where
software decodes the signals. There is an even cheaper way, if you are handy
with a soldering iron. Cruising Helmsman earlier last year described how to
modify a VHF receiver (another filter, but one you make yourself). So there are
plenty of options.
How does it Work
Issues with using AIS
There are AIS receivers that plug into your chart plotter to show vessels
in your vicinity. I know of at least one Club vessel equipped with an AIS
receiver that called up a ship in Backstairs Passage at night (using the
ship’s call sign) as the skipper thought they might have been run over.
First of all, they emit messages that your chart plotter must be able to
understand. Fortunately, the messages are standardised so most modern chart
plotters can interpret AIS messages, which are not dissimilar from NMEA 0183
messages and, for what it’s worth, the final picture (opposite) shows what
they look like.
In a screen shot (image on page opposite) from a CYCSA vessel in its
berth at the club recently you can recognise the river and the channel.
The table at the bottom lists vessels that the AIS receiver has received
messages from, including the Pilot Vessel Normancar travelling at 16.8
knots after having seen off the Hai Huang Xing which is departing the
port at 12.2 knots. On the right of the screen is further information on
the Normancar, including its location. The other vessels are indicated by
their MMSI in the table and on the chart (at Outer Harbour) but had not
yet transmitted their name, etc when the screenshot was taken. There is
also a vessel heading northwards at 2.9 knots from Largs Bay but it has
not yet transmitted its name.
Comar offers USB and RS-232 interfaces. Be sure you buy the right one for
your chart plotter and that your plotter can interpret the messages. By the
way, there are stand alone AIS systems with their own (crude) local charts.
The next problem is the aerial. Since AIS uses marine VHF, you can use
a marine radio VHF antenna, provided you have an antenna splitter, see
Comar’s web site3. The splitter ensures that transmit power from your VHF
radio ends up in the antenna and not in your AIS receiver. (This is important
if you don’t want to destroy your AIS receiver). You could have another VHF
aerial and cable (provided the transmitted signal power is suitably attenuated
by the time it reaches the AIS aerial) – a splitter is easier but it does weaken all
received signals. Splitters are over-priced.
I bought an SR161 receiver2 for about $300 over a year ago and have
plotted vessels in Spencer Gulf from my home in Glen Osmond. On
board, I reckon I can pick up ships up to about 20 nautical miles.
So there you have it: a simple system for knowing where other vessels are.
Does it replace radar? No but it certainly helps navigation when there are
large vessels around.
In the screen shot (opposite page) from “mychart”, (the charting
software system that I wrote), you can see a vessel (whose details
have not yet been transmitted) entering Port River, some vessels at the
Inner Harbour and the OOCL Panama berthed at Outer Harbour. The
third picture shows her details. (In the “mychart” screen shot, the GPS
window (bottom left) does not have a GPS receiver connected and so
positions are shown as zero).
Hot off the Presses
People are starting to think about and make useful products. Look at this: a
dual channel AIS receiver that includes NMEA and NMEA multiplexing and
antenna splitter from Milltech Marine4 for around US$400!
Owen Mace (Sachan)
T
he 2010 Flotilla for Kids could not have wished for better weather. Apart from being a smidge warm, light breezes and plenty of dolphins made
this Flotilla for Kids one of the best yet.
While boat numbers were down slightly, public interest seems to have hit a new high. The bridges opened and all 100 or so boats made their
way through the inner harbour, past the One and All moored outside the old Sugar Wharf, then past the spectators who had gathered around the Port
lighthouse and all along the waters edge. The army fired off the cannon at regular intervals taking the unsuspecting by surprise!
Most boats returning to the CYCSA took advantage of the 10-15 knot breeze to take their guests for a sail/motor and then wandered up to the BBQ
area for a lovingly cooked sausage sizzle.
The Social Activities Association raised just over $160 at the BBQ with the proceeds going to the Flotilla for Kids, making this years donations well in
excess of $2000 (final amount to be confirmed after Wednesday nights twilight race raffle, 17 February).
Thank you all for your continued support for this very worthwhile and proudly local event.
Jacqui Heffernan
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Systems
References
1
MMSI – Maritime Mobile Service
Identities (MMSIs) are nine digit
numbers used by maritime digital
selective calling (DSC), automatic
identification systems (AIS) and certain
other equipment to uniquely identify a
ship or a coast radio station. MMSIs are
regulated and managed internationally
by the International Telecommunications
Union in Geneva, Switzerland, just as
radio call signs are regulated. (U.S.
Coast Guard Navigation Center)
www.amsa.gov.au/Search_and_rescue/
Distress_and_Safety_Communications/
Maritime_Mobile_Service_Identity/
2
Milltech Marine Inc., www.
milltechmarine.com
3
www.comarsystems.com/
4
www.aisonvhf.com/index.html
A screen shot
from Mychart
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Ideas Locker, Cruising Helmsman
Magazine, pg 65, January 2009
AIS messages appearance
Details of the OOCL Panama berthed at Outer Harbour
A screen shot from a CYCSA vessel in its berth at the club
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Carole Hentschke, in her unique writing
style, recounts her voyage from Adelaide
through Bass Strait to Sydney aboard
Andante, a Fleming 55’ pilothouse motor
yacht. The name Andante is a musical
term which means “at a steady pace”.
BASS BASH ON BOARD ANDANTE
I
was so excited. This was to be my first attempt to cruise the Bass
Strait. Andante is virtually a floating luxurious apartment with an
impressive interior volume, impeccably fitted out with a full beam
master stateroom, air-conditioning and even a TV that retreats into
a custom cabinet. An essay in elegance but engineered to perform
with twin 500 hp Cummins motors, bow thrusters, stabilizers and
equipped with the latest technology and communications. On board
were Geoff Gowing, owner of Andante, “Chook” (Charles WallSmith), my husband, Mark Hentschke, and myself. Geoff has had
numerous Bass Strait Crossings and overseas experience, Chook had
circumnavigated around the world and Antarctica and Mark had sailed
overseas and the Bass Strait onboard Australian Navy War Ships and
Research Scientific Ships. Did I mention how excited I was?
Leaving life astern and foaming white froth standing sculptures in our
wake we departed North Haven on a heading for Holdfast Shores at
Glenelg. We had sunshine and shiny flat seas.
We pulled up against the fuel berth and made a financial contact with
the fuel pump. I heard “Chook” make the comment. “We will pay for
such nice weather later!”
Worrywart: I had sailed for 30 years but I had been warned that
movement onboard a power boat was completely different. My major
concern was mal de mer.
Portside provisioning and checklist
We were provisioned and Geoff had already introduced us to the
bridge deck, instructing us on the instrumentation, safety procedures
and regular checks on the engine room. We had a heading of 202
degrees with a SOG of 9.4 knots, RPM 1320 and LPH of 30.
It was coastal cruising through the Gulf of St.Vincent, past Rapid Bay
with our rhumb line for Ballast Head and Cape Jervois. All we had to
do was keep Australia on our left!
Rigged for red running
It was total teamwork and continuous surveillance for all of us. Three
hours on standby and three hours on the helm, twice a day. My first
watch started at 1500 with Mark on the helm and myself in the bridge
on standby. At 1800 I was on the helm for three hours with Geoff
on standby. Repeated again at 0300! Standby means standing in
when required, chatting, checking the sea conditions and cocooned
in cosy camaraderie and quite comfortably seated around the table in
the bridge. Off the helm I either slept or sat in the salon enjoying a
window dressing on a world of surreal watercolours and waves.
Ships in the night
Once on the helm, I was seated in the “Captain’s Chair”, constantly
monitoring the Radar, AIS, instrumentation, gauges, RPM, speed
and fuel consumption. It was virtually a visual contact with the
boat, scanning the sea and any other bleeps and blips on the horizon,
innocuously plotting our position and adjusting waypoints on MaxSea.
Andante ventured on through Backstairs Passage, Yatala Shores, the Pages
to port and Cape Willoughby to starboard. On Tuesday, a strong wind
warning was issued for most of South Australian and Victorian waters. It
became demonically dark and we knew the darkened sky would deliver. We
were introduced to intermittent spray and the clouds started to skulk at sea
level. We cruised past Cape Jaffa, Robe, Port MacDonnell, Cape Nelson and
Cape Otway; entertained en route with pelagic birds punctuating our day
and squadrons of seagulls and awesome albatrosses whizzing and wheeling
above the water every which way.
Bridge over troubled waters
Seated in the Bridge Deck we suddenly felt the seas starting to stew at
the beginning of Bass Strait. The weather became wild and wet and the
stabilizers were turned on.
Alone, Alone, all all alone
Alone on a wide wide “Bass Strait” sea
And never a Saint took pity on
My soul in agony.
Adapted from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield
Bass bash
We were hammered by heavy seas for two days. The seas were seething
and swelling and black billowing clouds started blossoming as the
boisterous brawler breakers buffeted the boat. This certainly flapped the
flutter out of the Fleming flag, and us. Andante was hit by corkscrew
roller coasters and curling carrion combers. “This was not on the cruise
brochure!” I heard Chook exclaim.
Andante at a Steady Pace with phlegmatic passivity and seemingly perverse
pleasure just ploughed with percussion precision through the precarious
four metre pitching peaks and pulverised surface of the sea. We were
pursued by plunging and percolating waters as we plotted our progress.
Andante’s motors were however humming harmoniously in sotto voce
tempo with the turbulent troubled waters and sassy symphony of serried
seas. The wind wailed and whined in composed crescendo chorus but
Andante was in accord and perfect sync with this strumming sea. With
meticulous metronome rhythm the windscreen wipers waltzed across
the windows and she just shouldered her way through these stacked
seas. Finally the violent vagarious virtuosos of vol-au-vets vanished. The
tempestuous tantrum had tangled the anchor chain but considering the
boat’s brutal beating it was a very minor problem.
A bold and beautiful boat
Andante is not only beautiful, but a boat that can boldly go anywhere.
Oozing with opulence it also has a serious seagoing personality. This luxury
motor yacht with its efficient high speed chine semi-displacement shaped
hull, fine forward entry and full length keel, contributes to safe and stable
coastal and offshore blue water cruising.
...continued page 27
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he Marine Academy has been ticking along
nicely this year with a number of courses getting
underway with good numbers. It seems that the
Competent Crew keelboat course is the most popular
with a weekender being run in October, January and
February and another looking good for March. The
February course was pretty much organized by the crew
of one boat, new to the Club last year, the 50 foot
Beneteau Nellie Myra.
The Nellie Myra team
to learn and enjoy the lifestyle a 50 foot yacht can serve up. I’m sure many more good
cruises and races will be had by this group and I wish them well with all their sailing in the
future. Look out for the Nellie Myra on upcoming twilight races!
Trevor Mudge and Jane Ferguson organised a crew of
nine to attend a specially organised event on the 13 and
14 of February using two boats for the practical sessions
on Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The Nellie Myra
was known to all participants and the team performed
well. Needless to say the smaller and more lively AbFab
created more challenges and a steeper learning curve
for the group especially with two reefs in on the Sunday
afternoon. The most popular topics covered were RopeWork and Knots plus the Man Overboard Drills covered
on the Sunday. Navigating and Avoiding Sandbars was
also a of major interest during the weekend as the Nellie
Myra draws a meagre 2.8 metres!
Many, many thanks to Jane and Trevor for organising the group of nine, supplying their
boat and most importantly stocking the fridge with refreshments and snacks for the end
of the day. Also a big thanks to Rod Hunter of the CYCSA and Colin Jones, a qualified
Coxswain/Instructor, who works mostly out of Holdfast Shores, for their valued instruction
during the weekend.
Look out for more courses in the months of March, April and May including a Coastal
Navigation course starting on 24 March, a one day Radio course hopefully in May and
possibly a winter Inshore Skipper course for those that are keen.
Please email me (brett.yardley@cycsa.com.au) if you need to enquire about courses or
have any special need that we may be able to address.
The crew consisted of Trevor and Jane plus youngsters
James, Hamish and Daisy plus some good cruising
friends Bert, Ashley, Roger and Chrissie. All were keen
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BASS BASH ON BOARD ANDANTE
Refueling at Eden’s wharf
Main photo: Refuge Cove
continued from page 25...
The squall scooted off and the weary waters became weaker. Suffused in
sunlight, then the magic of moonlight we now had soft somnolent swells
and seas. Our oceanfront property cruised serenely on past Port Phillip Bay
to the Refuge Cove anchorage on the edge of the wilderness of Wilson’s
Promontory. It was late at night as Geoff picked a spot to drop the pick.
sea assumed sapphire and now only wan white clouds wafted above.
To my delight, the silence was broken by birdsong and I could hear
the cacophony crescendo of the contralto cheerful chirping chimes
of the beautiful Bell Birds. Reeling in the rode, Geoff contacted the
Harbourmaster and manoeuvring with just millimetres to spare with
skill and ease of the bow thrusters pulled up against the major wharf
to refuel.
Ship to shore
Geoff re-anchored closer inshore and we motored by dinghy to a soft sandy
beach fringed with bush and beauty. Sensing the solitude I stand stale on
the sand and reflect on the gargantuan granite green gnarled gummed
hills graced by the garlands of greenish white froth from a gunmetal grey
sea. Andante was juxtaposed against a joie de vivre backdrop of beautiful
beaches and the balletic grace of gossamer gown giant skeins of sea kelp
swirling beneath the sea. We had gone from snarling savage storms to seas
shimmering in seraphic light.
Departing later we burned through the water at 18 knots past the
clinging cliff eroded escarpments of Eden. We then settled down to a
reasonable speed of 10 knots. The fuel efficiency of Andante at this
speed is what makes her such a long range passage maker.
In the morning mist of Friday our anchor was short up and we were on a
heading for Eden. We enjoyed a gentle ocean groundswell past the Islands
and the dazzling dichotomy of dusky dolphins. We noticed there were heavy
storm clouds on the horizon but they shrank away. Daylight dwindled and
dusk descended and in a star studded sea we cruised past the oil rigs in Bass
Strait. Immured in inky darkness, the silhouette of black massive muscular
meccano sets sprouting out a flaming oriflamme of orange and gold lame’
of liquid light into the sky. Andante advanced on past Lakes Entrance, across
the large stretch of seawater to Gabo Island and Green Cape.
Our destination was Twofold Bay and the pretty and picturesque port of
Eden where we anchored for the night. We awoke to a dapple dawn, the
Photographs by Mark Hentschke
Entering Sydney Harbour
Main photo: Oil rig in Bass Strait
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Navigating northwards our final cruise up the coast was in the
company of wonderful weather. We cruised on past Montague Island,
Jervis Bay and Botany Bay and sweeping spectacular and solitary
silent seascapes. A coastline carved and sculptured by the sea. In the
lee of the land we approached Sydney Heads and turned port to the
sheltered and scenic safe waters of Sydney Harbour. The harbour
however was swarming with sails and the frenetic frenzy of ferries and
fleets of racing yachts. With precision piloting Geoff cruised through
this controlled chaos and combat, to the Pulpit Point private marina in
Fern Bay, Hunters Hill. We had completed a 1003nm voyage aboard a
sleek and sophisticated ship.
That night at Pulpit Point we had a vista of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
and surrounds festooned in a fluorescent fantasy land of fairy lights. I
was still excited…
Two people on board...
Bob Westlake recalls his Autumn idyll cruising in Spencer Gulf
O
ur first job was to call VMR American River and let Alan Miels know
that Santana II had set off from North Haven with two persons on
board planning to cruise Spencer Gulf for the next five weeks. We
continued to talk to Alan all the way around the bottom of Yorke Peninsula
and on to Port Turton. Although, in West Cape Bay, snuggled up against
the cliffs sheltering from a 25 knot southerly, the best we could do was
listen to Alan broadcast the weather. This was the beginning of a grey
nomad cruise and for us a myriad of experiences which included sailing,
socialising, wildlife, and natural beauty. We will touch on just a few of those
experiences for you from our ramblings.
The following day we met a jolly, ‘well inebriated’, fisherman who
was so pleased to see a yacht in Cowleds Landing that he donated a
monster feed of cooked crabs for our dinner. In Blanche Harbour we
anchored with Alice Venture, from Port Augusta, who generously gave
us kudos for finding a deep water anchorage not known to them as
locals. Although they did retain their local status when we ran aground,
twice, when departing the ‘easy way’ northwards. Port Augusta
surprised us, it appears to be going ahead and the marine precinct
is developing well. Alice Venture were generous hosts and offered a
mooring and the keys for a proper shower and toilet, making our visit
to Port Augusta comfortable. We later met up with the owner of the
mooring, Pacific Gull, in Whyalla on the way back south.
The Journey
We never imagined we’d have trouble getting a berth in Whyalla, especially
after we visited the Council, completed their 14 page(!) casual lease
agreement, paid our $20 key deposit, and the $8 per night fee. When we
arrived the berth was occupied. As we couldn’t spend the night at the public
pontoon because the fish farmers use it to unload their harvest, the Council
solution was for us be tucked in between two boats – three into two spaces
with a few inches down each side. Nonetheless, it is worth a visit and the
locals assert that the red dust that plagued locals and visitors alike has gone.
Our trip was punctuated by the joys of isolation, such as the solitude
of being tucked in behind Ward Spit. Later in our ramblings, breaking
the isolation of a long day of 54 miles on one tack, we met the ferry
coming out of Lucky Bay such that Santana II had to make a course
change not to collide. Then the contact with people returns as the
Master called on the radio and identified himself as one of the sailors
who had cruised in company with us from Wallaroo to Cowell.
Reflections on the five weeks
The Whyalla dolphins have developed their own Sea World show and
shadow boats in and out of the marina looking for a free meal. It is
worthwhile catching some fish to bring with you so you can feed them and
enjoy their antics. To make things easier there is somewhere between 10
and 12 billion trumpeters to be caught just out the front. The locals were
most hospitable, helpful, and ready for a chat, and warned us about the
sand building up west of the entrance to the marina. Luckily we missed it on
the way in.
The weather was very quiet, except when it was extreme. We used a lot
of diesel for a yacht that gets along okay in light conditions. We were
surprised at the impact of aquaculture; tuna farms, minefields of crab
and cray pots, and so on and so forth, that we encountered in Spencer
Gulf.
We plan to drive back and explore many of the places we saw from the
sea, and some we avoided due to poor information, before our next
trip. We think that on our next trip we’ll make Port Lincoln our base
and take on the local yachties notion of NIP cruises. “NIP” stands for
nowhere in particular and is based on the premise that “gentlemen do
not beat to windward”. The number of anchorages within easy striking
distance from Port Lincoln means that it is possible to follow a cycle of
weather and to come back to Lincoln to maintain fresh supplies on the
boat.
The people and cruising sailors we met on our travels were our greatest
joy. We met up with Moody Blue when we tucked into West Cape for the
night. Moody Blue offered the advice accumulated over her crew’s 25 years
of sailing Spencer Gulf and invited us to share a glass of wine in a favoured
anchorage. Then there were the people, newly acquainted, who helped us
with fuel, supplies, and offers of the use of their car. We were very pleased
to occupy a berth in Wallaroo free of charge, inclusive of friendship. Farr
Star met us in Wallaroo and joined us with the Wallaroo sailors in Playtime,
Blaze, and Sundance for a sail in light conditions across to Cowell. We
struggled for speed most of the trip until the light wind was finally far
enough off the nose and our MPS stretched our legs and we left the others
in our dust.
A final note is that our cruise didn’t isolate us on Santana II but
included impromptu interaction with an eclectic group of people who
were amazingly generous in all ways and made the trip worthwhile,
and worth doing again. We are preparing for a 2011 ‘cruise in loose
company’ leaving sometime in February/March for six to eight weeks. If
you want to tag along or meet up along the way let us know...
Main photo: Santana II
in Port Augusta
Opposite: Mother and
baby dolphins begging
for food from the fishing
charter boat in Whyalla
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Puzzle question and answer contributions are welcome from
readers.
Please send to Groundswell editors via the Club office, email
reception@cycsa.com.au
Berths for sale or lease
FOR SALE
Marina Berth
8 metre twin:
10 metre single:
10 metre twin: 12 metre single:
12 metre twin:
13 metre single:
14 metre single: 15 metre single:
16 metre single:
20 metre single:
C05, F01
$66,000
A07
$100,000
A09, F04, F18, F34
from $63,000
D33, E11
from $110,000
E13
$90,000
D01
$150,000
A46, C28
$170,000
B24, B31, B35, B36
from $175,000
B18
from $205,000
K06
$240,000 (Marina West)
Hardstanding Berths
9 metre:
10 metre:
12 metre:
18, 25, 52, 54, 71, 83
33, 133, 134, 137, 140, 144, 146
111, 115, 127
from $7,000
from $6,000
from $10,000
FOR LEASE
Marina East Berths
10
12
12
13
15
16
metre
metre
metre
metre
metre
metre
twin:
single:
twin:
single
single:
single:
A13, A28 available until May
E11
D38, E26
D01*
A47, B31, B35
B18, B20 (B17 available for sublease)
Marina West Berths
Note: All berths in the Marina West development are single berths
12 metre:
M05
15 metre:
M08
17 metre:
J04, J08, J10, J13, J14, J18, J19, J20
18 metre:
M10
20 metre:
K01, K02, K05, K06, K07, K08
22 metre:
K18
30 metre:
K16
Hardstanding Berths
9 metre: 10 metre:
09, 34, 37, 50, 52 (80 available March 2010)
110, 130, 133, 137, 141
(139 available 27 March 2010)
For up-to-date information on all sales and leasing, log on to the Club
website www.cycsa.com.au or contact Jenny Krogdahl for sales or Laura
Cowley for leasing at the CYCSA office on 8248 4222.
As per the Marina Berth Agreement, a 10% commission is payable by the
vendor on all berth sales. As of 22 October 2007 Board meeting - If you
are selling your berth and buying a berth of equal or greater value then
your berth sale may be subject to a 5% commission payable to the Club
(in lieu of 10%). This will be at the discretion of Management. The sale
and purchase must be effected on the same day.
PORT VINCENT
For berth leasing at Port Vincent please contact
Rob Marner (Port Vincent Marina Manager) on
0414 611 110.
CYCSA Port Vincent leasing rates
For berth leasing overnight, weekly and during offpeak times, the Club will lease out berths with the
owners agreement, at the owner’s rates below.
10mt
12m
14ms
15ms
18ms
20ms
22ms
24ms
30ms
O/night
$25
$30
$40
$45
$55
$60
$65
$70
$80
Weekly
$125
$150
$200
$225
$275
$300
$325
$350
$400
Off-peak
weekly
$60
$80
$110
$125
$145
$160
$175
$190
$200
FOR SALE
Port Vincent Berths
10mt:
12mt:
12ms:
14ms:
15ms:
20ms:
(*also for
30
A18
C60
C48,
D70,
D83,
A12,
sale)
$40,000
$42,000
C68
reduced to $56,000
D71, D73, D78
from $65,000
D84, D85, D86, D87, D89
from $65,000
B35
$200,000
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Cruising Yacht Club South Australia
With over half a century of experience,
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in designing and building Marinas to suit
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La Paz, Mexico
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02-9439-9066
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