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Diary Dates

May

Sat 14: Short-handed Short

Course Series R1

Fri 20: Boating Friday

Sun 22: Winter Series R1


Course Series R2

June


Mon 13: Queens Birthday

Public Holiday


Course Series R3


(Plympton Cup)


Course Series R4

July




Course Series R5

Sat 23: Seafood Night

August


Course Series R6 &

Series Presentation

Sun 14: Winter Series R6 &

Series Presentation

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Chairman’s Repor t…Chairman’s Repor t…

Traci AyrisTraci Ayris

Thank you to the racing members, partners and friends who attended our recent Presentation Night, it was one of the largest turnouts to date and, judging by the number of people who stayed around until the wee small hours, a very social and successful evening was had by all. If you weren’t able to attend, rest assured that if we receive the same level of support from our membership next year as we did this year, the aim is to raise the “entertainment” bar even higher so don’t miss out! Congratulations again to Geoff Boettcher and the crew of SMB 3.5 for their Yacht Of The Year accolade and to Adam Common as Crew Person Of The Year. By now most of you would have received communications from Jess regarding our draft racing program for the 2011/2012 Summer season and I hope that you’ve taken the time to return your thoughts via the questionnaire. We will issue our final program once we assess the cumulative feedback as this is, to a certain extent, a democratic process and the suggestions of every member are taken into account. If you haven’t taken a look at the proposed program please look for it on the website and return your comments to Jess who can also send out questionnaire forms for anyone who may have missed the original email. I attended the recent YSA AGM with Craig Evans this week and can report that the club and association delegates who attended were less than impressed with the scheduled YA/YSA fee increases tabled on the evening. A large component of this increase was due to increased YA Insurance levies and a motion was unanimously passed on the evening that YSA express dissatisfaction with this mandatory increase and investigate the alternative that insurance be offered as an option, not a necessity, to YA members. A motion was passed to accept the fee increase as the alternative would have resulted in the disaffiliation of the CYCSA with Yachting Australia. I am unsure as yet what, if any, impact this required increase will have on CYCSA membership fees but will keep you apprised of these processes as they continue to play out. Winter racing has begun, well, sort of. It’s never easy to make the decision to postpone a race but in the case of Race 1 of the Winter Series last Sunday, our choice to do so proved to be correct. The predicted storm arrived with a vengeance and the conditions were certainly dire enough to break boats and people. Those who happened to be near the coast or at the club that day would have witnessed the gales arrive in from the north and build in strength as the breeze clocked around to the south west during the afternoon, it was anything but an ideal day to be out racing. Hopefully we can look forward to better conditions in the races yet to come.

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MARINE ACADEMY NEWS

Small Keelboat Learn to Sail

Winter Series

This winter is a great

opportunity to learn to sail. Keep

your feet dry and actively learn how

to sail by racing with the other club

race boats in the Winter Series. You

can join at any level.

*Book 2 or more Winter Series

Courses and you will be invited to

race in the Port Line Cup

Members $345

Non-Members $375

22 May 2011

19 June 2011

17 Jul 2011

J24 Keelboat Weekender

A two day learn to sail course

on a J24

Members $350

Non-Members $375

11 June 2011

Boat Licence Course

Recreational Powerboat

Operator Course

Members $180

Non-Members $190

17 & 21 Aug 2011

School Holiday Program (8-16yo)

Held during the January Holidays, this

course is a fun, informative and practical

experience for school age kids. For more

info please see the website

Members $240

Non-Members $250

16 Jan 2012

Sea Safety & Survival Course (SSSC)

Presented by Teki Dalton (YA

Instructor and Examiner), this course is a

requirement for Offshore Racing.

Members $270

Non-Members $290

5-6 November 2011

Safety Day

Relevant to local Offshore and

Short-handed Racing. A

worthwhile safety day for all

active members

Members $40

Non-Members $60

25 Sept 2011

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OFFSHORE RACE 7—MACDONNELL SOUND Following on from the very pleasant reaching of

the Island Cup - the fleet faced a very different

challenge in the last offshore race of the season!

Forecast - N/W 15/20 knots with a S/W change

during the afternoon. A reasonable combined fleet

of 13 started at 1300hrs.Most yachts hoisted

spinnakers shortly after the start and enjoyed a

brisk shy run to Glenelg Breakwater with the

breeze as predicted 15/20 knots - 300°. Secret

Mens Business 3.5 rounded the Glenelg mark at

1400 just as the change came in. Wind swinging

from 300° to 240° and increasing to 25 knots with

stronger gusts.

Course to Macdonnell Sound mark approx 240°.

They tacked onto port shortly after rounding

Glenelg for the 31 mile bash across the gulf - boat

speed 8/9 knots compass heading 290° - nasty

sharp seas soon built up with incoming wind

against a large outgoing tide. The bulk of the fleet

arrived at Glenelg mark around 1430 with a great

premium placed on the crew work to hoist

headsails and douse spinnakers in adverse

conditions –No.3 or 4 headsail and a reefed main

seemed to be the go for most yachts.

About .5mile west of the breakwater 3 Cool Cats

tack clip on the No.3 let go and together with an

unhelpful gust of about 30 knots caused the

headsail to come out of the foil and flog - to the

compound the problem the jib sheet snapped. The

headsail was then free to fly from the hounds at

right angles to the boat. Heading rapidly towards

shallow water the skipper (Phil) decided to start

the motor – only problem a spin brace had not

been pulled into the boat and immediately got

wound around the propeller stalling the motor.

Phil went up the mast and fired the headsail which flew

into the water – Carpe Diem who had withdrawn (due to

having only 4 crew on board) and was motoring offered

to pick up the headsail – at their first attempt a large

wave appeared to wash them over the sail resulting in the

remaining bit of the jib sheet winding around their prop

and the sail around the keel and rudder. A crew member

had to go overboard to free the mess from Carpe Diem

before they could head for home – whilst all this drama

was unfolding other yachts were on the radio pulling out.

Synergy, Kaesler, Sea Hawk, Vicky J IV and Ground Zero

plus 3 Cool Cats and Carpe Diem were now all heading for

home and out of the race.

The remaining yachts just hung in there – at the 1st

radio

‘sked’ SMB 3.5 was on the horizon with Shining Sea in 2nd

place – Asylum and Enchantress were a few miles behind

and to leeward. SMB 3.5 tacked back onto starboard only

4 miles south of Orontes on the lay line for McDonnell

Sound light. Rounded about 1900 during one final rain

squall and 35 knots. Shining Sea round about 2030 with

the wind steady at 240° and 20/25 knots with the

occasional 30 knot gust –during the last leg SMB 3.5 -

Asylum both had wipe-outs broaching wildly however

some of the pain and misery from the hard beat across

the gulf was laid to rest as yachts reached 15-20 knots

under spinnaker

SMB 3.5 took 8hrs 43, Shining Sea 10hrs 55, Enchantress

11hrs 26, Asylum 11hrs 34, Sunburst 112hrs 08 and

Renegade last 12hrs 33.

To top the race off all yachts experienced gusts and

showers in the last few miles keeping the crew on tender

hooks till they crossed the finish line. SMB 3.5 had a 38

knot rain squall just as they entered the CYCSA

breakwater preparing to drop the main. Only 6 finished

out of 13 starters.

IRC

1st SMB 3.5 - Geoff Boettcher

2nd Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto

3rd Asylum - Derek Morrison

PHS

1st Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto

2nd Asylum - Derek Morrison

3rd SMB 3.5 - Geoff Boettcher William Strangways

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RESULTS

Racing Association Sponsors Racing Association Sponsors -- 20102010--20112011

Race 1 - 14th May 2011

1st

Carioca – Beth Hutton

2nd

Silver Cloud – Steve Standen

3rd

More Magic – John Deniet

SHORT-HANDED SHORT COURSE

PORT RIVER MARINE AND COMBINED WINTER SERIES RACE 1

The Racing Executive made the decision to postpone Race 1 of the Port River Marine Winter Series (and Combined

Winter Series) which was scheduled to be raced on Sunday 22nd

May.

The Racing Executive are mindful of our duty of care to the Racing Fleet and the Volunteers on our Duty Boats and, given

the forecast below (www.bom.com.au) the decision to postpone was made at Saturday 21st

May at 3:43.

Coastal Waters Forecast for South Australia Issued at 3:40 pm CST on Saturday 21 May 2011 valid until midnight Tuesday Gulf Waters: Gale Warning. Saturday until midnight : Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the day and

reaching 25 to 33 knots over Spencer Gulf. Winds easing to west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the evening.

Possible thunderstorms during the evening. Seas: rising to 2 to 3 meters. Swell: Southwesterly about 1 meter on southern

Spencer Gulf increasing to 1.5 meters late in the evening. Sunday : Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, increasing to 25 to 35 knots early morning then easing to

20 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 meters. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 meters on southern Spencer Gulf and 1 to 2 meters on southern Gulf St Vincent. Please Be Aware:

Wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to

twice the height.

As the series progresses we will make the decision whether to reschedule or abandon this race. Please note that due to the terminology used in TopYacht our results sheet for this series will show an ABN, however at

this stage the race is postponed.

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SUMMER SERIES 2010-2011—SERIES SCORES

CLUB INSHORE SERIES

D1 IRC

1st Two True - Andrew Saies

2nd SMB 3.5 - Geoff Boettcher

3rd The Business - Nick George

D1 PHS

1st Alliance - Jim Hallion

2nd Asylum - Derek Morrison

3rd Another Planet - Brenton Pegler

D2 PHS

1st Young Einstein - Rob Sellick

2nd Carioca - Beth Hutton

3rd Synergy - Mal Hutton

J24 CLUB INSHORE SERIES

PHS

1st Such Is Life - Dave Nicolson

2nd Cookie Monster - Brian Walsh

3rd Good Company - Robin Townsend

OD

1st No Eye Deer - Trevor Conyers

2nd Vertigo - Jamie Goode

3rd Good Company - Robin Townsend

COASTER SERIES

1st Carioca - Beth Hutton

2nd Locomotion - Peter Hall / Wayne Rowe

3rd Alliance - Jim Hallion

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MUSTO OFFSHORE SERIES

IRC


2nd Two True - Andrew Saies

3rd Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto

PHS


2nd Kinetic Energy - Andy Shipp

3rd Synergy - Mal Hutton

SA IRC SERIES


2nd Two True - Andrew Saies

3rd Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto

INSHORE / OFFSHORE SERIES

IRC

1st Another Planet - Brenton Pegler

2nd Shining Sea - Andrew Corletto

3rd Kinetic Energy - Andy Shipp

PHS

1st Kinetic Energy - Andy Shipp

2nd Matador - Mike Draper

3rd Another Planet - Brenton Pegler

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RACING MANAGER’S REPORT

~ Jess

Winter is almost here again and it’s starting to get pretty chilly - which means the Short-handed Short

Course and Port River Marine & Combined Winter Series have begun!

The Racing Executive attempted to introduce a new series this season. The ‘Lightly-crewed Short Course’

was to be run in conjunction with the Short-handed Short Course, and allowed up to 4 crew on board. It

was hoped that the introduction of this series would encourage a few more boats to get out on the water,

but unfortunately we only had a total of 3 nominations for the series, so the series will not be going

ahead. The Start Boat will, however, still be starting the second race and those who would like to follow

the course for practise are more than welcome to join in for a casual entrance fee. This would be highly

recommended to those newer boats and skippers out there who are trying to get their heads around

starts etc. Please contact me for more information.

The Short Handed Short Course Series kicked off on Saturday the 14 May 2011 with 6 starters, and is

being sponsored by the Patten Family who are donating their tasty Canegrass Saltbush Lamb for the

Barbie after the race, as well as a take home BBQ pack of Saltbush Lamb to the first yacht on handicap.

As you know, our Sponsors are very important to the Racing Association – and we are always open to new

sponsorship opportunities. The Racing Association is in the process of working on a variety of enticing

sponsorship packages, so if you or someone you know would like to sponsor the Racing Association,

please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me for more information.

The Combined Winter Series was scheduled to start on Sunday the 22 May, but just like last year, the

decision was made to postpone the first race due to the horrendous weather. This call was made on

Saturday afternoon, which gave skippers ample time to inform their crew. Given the conditions on

Sunday, where Adelaide recorded it’s strongest winds for the year, this was a good call by Race Officer

John Gibson and REX Chair Traci Ayris.

Presentation Night was held on Friday the 6th

May 2011, and was a great evening of prizes, food and

entertainment. For those of you who not there, you missed a fantastic evening – be sure to get involved

next year! More on the night later in this newsletter.

Most of you should by now be aware that the Racing Executive has released a Draft Program for Season

2011-2012, along with a questionnaire and open forum for comments – thank you to those of you who

have sent in their comments and suggestions so far. The REX has been working hard to include all

feedback into the draft, which we will have ratified at the Racing Association AGM.

The Racing Association AGM is scheduled to be held on Friday the 31st

July 2010, so be sure to lock that

date into your diaries. More information will be released closer to the event.

Please note that Nominations for the Racing Executive have now opened. You can find the

nomination form on the next page of Downwind.

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PRESENTATION NIGHT

MAY 2011

PresentationNightforSeason2010-2011wasasmashingsuccess,withthelargestattendancein

years!Mariner’sFunctionRoomwasjampackedanditwasgreattoseesomanyRacing

Members(andtheirpartners)inattendancetocelebratetheendofagreatseason.

TheRacingExecutivehasatraditionofbringinginexcellentactstoentertaintheaudienceat

PresentationNight,andthisyearwasnodifferent,with2fantasticacts–ComedianRich

Naberhood,whohasrecentlyfinishedatourwith‘ChopperReid’andfocusedhiscomedictalents

onpayingoutthenorthernsuburbshehailsfrom,endinghissetwithahilariousbogandancethat

hadtheaudienceinstitches;andthebrilliantcabaretvocalistLibbyO’Donovan(whomanymay

recallfromlastyear’s‘CulinaryCabaret’act)whohadeveryonelaughingwithhersharptongue

andquickwit,andinaweofheramazingvocalrange.

GeoffCatt–CYCSACommodore

AndrewSaies–CYCSAPresident

LeicaTheodore–PortRiverMarine

ChristaKinnear–PhilHoffmannTravel

DavidOliver–MUSTO

ThereseStoll–YalumbaWines

RobTurelli–PenfoldsWines

NickGeorge–GeorgesShiraz

DickFidock–LifeMember

(RHFidockBluewaterChampionshipPerpetualTrophy)�

WewereluckytostartthenightwithasneakpeakofthenewChannel7showSALife,which

featuredSMB3.5’sGeoffBoettcher,andTwoTrue’sAndrewSaies.Followingtheviewing,the

presentationsproceededtogooffwithoutahitch,withtheMC(andREXChairperson)Traci

Ayrisensuringthattheformalitiesproceededefficiently,leavingplentyofforgueststosocialize

afterwards.OurSponsorsandSpecialGuestsassistedwiththepresentations,andthanksmustgoto

thosewhomadepresentationsonbehalfoftheRacingAssociation:

Asalways,theRacingAssociationwelcomesfeedbackandsuggestionsfromthosewhoattended

toensurethatnextyearisabiggersuccess!Abigthankyoutoallboatswhocompetedinthe

variousseriesofSeason2010-2011,andthanksalsotothoseinattendance.

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ADAMCOMMON�

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LastyearhewasinstrumentalinWinningHeat1IRCNational

ChampionshipandtheRolexSydneyHobartRace.Adamhas

competed,overthelast3years,headtoheadwithhighlypaid

BowmenfromAmerica'sCupTeams&VolvoTeams,atGrand

Prixlevel.Thematurity,talent&seamanshipthis21yearold

yachtsmanholds,ensureshimacareerracingyachtsatworld

championshiplevels.Heisheldinhighesteembyhisfellow

GrandPrixNationalCompetitors."

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afterwards,inJanuary2010onthewayhomefrom

Hobart,shewontheAudiVictoriaRaceWeekin

Geelong-thiswasthestartofagreatyear!7thin

GrandPrixIRCatHamiltonIslandandthewinner

ofthe2010SydneytoHobartwasevidenceofa

steelydeterminationonthepartoftheskipperand

crew.Overallafantasticsetofresultsandthoroughly

deservingofYachtoftheYear!

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