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This 4-day Show day Cruise will include a New Members BBQ lunch at the Port Esperance Sailing Club on the Saturday, so it gives you plenty of time to sail down on Show Day, enjoy some time out of Friday, enjoy a BBQ on Saturday then sail home on Sunday. All the time taking in the Channel and 6Port Esperance waterways.

PESC hosts a sundowners on a Friday afternoon and heading ashore to join in would allow CYCT members to get to know some of the locals who have rebuilt the clubhouse and learn of the Club‘s activities on and off the water.

There are a few anchorages in Port Esperence to use and there is easy access to the PESC clubhouse from Dover Beach, located north east of the public jetty.

Register separately for the New Members‘ Lunch

The CYCT annual event where we gather to welcome new members and get to meet and chat with each and every member. The Port Esperance Sailing Club (PESC) at Dover is our venue and a BBQ will be available at no cost to all members. This year drinks will be available for purchase at the bar of the PESC (so NO BYO this year).



Event Contact is Membership Officer Paul Peacock onboard the Mercedes Sprinter Motorhome “Van Haven” on 0466184809.


Also, see “Show Day Cruise" for 4 Days from October 24 to 27th with Cruise Contact Mark Stephenson onboard Crown Venture, in the Club Events Calendar for those wishing to cruise to Dover for the event.


Please note: We are unable to cater for special dietary needs.


When:
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM E. Australia Time (UTC+10:00)


Where:
Port Esperance Sailing Club
Station Road
Dover
Category: Social

Capacity:80

Cost: New Members- No Fee
All existing members - No Fee

Rob and Tricia will talk about their experience and why they participate in yachting rallies. Will touch on challenges of looking for and purchasing a yacht in France. The yacht had to be set up for blue water cruising with the associated safety requirements to participate in blue water rallies. The ARC+ (Atlantic Rally Crossing Plus) took them across the Atlantic, where they joined the WARC (World Atlantic Rally Crossing) leaving from The Caribbean, across the Caribbean Sea stopping in Columbia and the San Blas Archipelago on the way to Panama, traversing The Canal. Now back in Tasmania well share their latest experiences of circumnavigating Tasmania on the combined clubs RYCT/GYC VDL rally.

Rope Training with Rick, learn to splice and tie the basic knots
Make a rope mat, if you have spare rope 10-12mm you will need 14 metres. Spend Saturday playing with rope finishing with Sundowners and a shared BBQ (Anchorage to be confirmed due to weather) Rick to coordinate.

Oyster Clean-up Bashing- Al and Dinah to coordinate.

A hands-on experience of Safety and Seamanship
Maximum number of boats will be 12, including 3-4 lead boats
Lead boats: Plan is to put 6-8 people on each boat so that everyone can have a go at the exercises.
The lead boats will be well setup, seaworthy boats, ready for passage making with ready-to-display safety and maintenance gear, preparations for Man-overboard and rough weather.
• Juliene Ian Johnston & Lee Astheimer
Plus we need to borrow 1 or 2 dinghies with at least a 15 HP Outboard.
Saturday
1100 - 14:30
Meet on the beach at the quarantine pontoon within Barnes Bay to discuss plans for the weekend and provide background safety information on towing, ropework, setting up for passage making, repairs, maintenance, MOB and kedging. includes maneuvering under motor and sail, prop walking and analyzing and benefiting from making small mistakes
14:30-16:30
Divide up crews into 3-4 groups on lead boats. Identify crew’s own boat as a volunteer tow boat. Lead boat positions and lashes up alongside the anchored volunteer boat. When secure, the volunteer boat lifts anchor, maneuvered out with the lead boat.
Then, change the setup for a Long Tow and tow for a period in safe water.
Next, set up alongside again, return to the anchorage and anchor the volunteer boat.
If a dock/pier available, we can try to manoeuvre the “disabled boat” on to a floating dock. Set up one of the dinghies as an alongside ‘push boat’.
16:30-17:30
tours of well-setup lead boats by lead boat skippers.
18:00-late
Barbecue—Bring everything.
Social Occasion, with ropework, heaving line practice, demos of splicing and knotwork and seaman-person stories.
CC Ian Johnston

Christmas BBQ at Al and Dinah‘s 4PM.

Fed up with you‘re shore Christmas activities, sail for the day, anchor in Maryanne Bay and join the crew of Southern Explorer for a BBQ lunch aboard, BYO everything relax, chill out Rick to coordinate.

Why not explore the Southern Coast in preparation for our annual cruise- New Harbour, Louisa Bay, Recherche, Southport? - Rick to coordinate?

New Years Cruise
Why not explore the Southern Coast in preparation for our annual cruise- New Harbour, Louisa Bay, Recherche, Southport? - Rick to coordinate?

Norfolk Bay Cruise- Explore the majestic waters of Norfolk Bay with Paul and Alison CC.
Maybe Do this Cruise first then straight into the Annual Cruise

Southern Explorer’s Eat, Fish & Enjoy cruise. till 20th February 24 days a total of 28 days all up if doing the Norfolk Bay Cruise as well.
Let’s enjoy what we want to get out of cruising- relaxing, good company, fishing, good food! No great distances to travel, if the weather’s bad, stay where we are or move out of the weather. Fun things ashore for those that want to walk etc. Explore the Southern Coast, and lower Channel areas. Rick to coordinate.

Take 2 weeks off and head away up the East Coast with CYCT members- Friday 14th Feb till Sunday 2nd March Cruise Contact is Paul Peacock Phone 0466 184 809 email olympia32@me.com

Seeking expressions of interest for a cruise around to Strahan.
Around the 18 February leave from Recherche Bay for a 7–10-day trip to Strahan. The plan is to spend as much time as possible cruising the coastline, visiting as many anchorages and features as possible. We will spend some time in Port Davey.
Because of the possibility of severe weather and lack of support (apart from our own abilities), your craft needs to be thoroughly seaworthy with at least one competent, experienced crew.
I would like to have a look at you boat before the trip commences to be confident that you are well prepared for possible inclement weather.
The boats must have a maximum draft of 1.8 metres and have excellent multiple anchors ready to deploy. They need to be able to make ground to windward in a gale (hopefully not necessary). Maximum number of boats 4 because some of the anchorages are tight.
If interested contact Ian Johnston via email
ianjohnstonmarine@gmail.com

After starting his sailing life cruising on yachts, Geoff decided 10 years ago to try a simpler approach to cruising, and downsized to a 13‘2" cruising dinghy, Dinghy Spart. Since then, he has cruised around Tasmania and across Bass Strait in Dinghy Spart, amongst many other smaller voyages. Geoff will discuss his voyages and describe the challenges of dinghy cruising, as well as the advantages and lessons he has learned along the way.

March Long weekend gives us the opportunity to get away for 3 days, Destination and CC to be confirmed closer to the date

The annual CYCT event to get your collective brains ticking over in a very nautical manner. Our esteemed ex-Commodore and previous winner onboard Gradiva will this year be presenting participants with a veriety of questions to test your navigation skills, seamanship skills, observation skills and communication skills. (The latter is to ensure harmony onboard your vessel !)

Take 10 days off and head away with CYCT members into the Tasman Area, this year Easter and Anzac Day blend into each other so lets make the most of this, Cruise Contact is Paul Peacock Phone 0466 184 809 email olympia32@me.com

A Mid-winter weekend away, Destination Deep Hole Bay in Sunny Southport CC TBA

Again, after the very enjoyable June long weekend cruise last year, we will be heading off this year to Norfolk Bay. Take a day or two extra if you wish and make it a great break away. Cruise contacts are Philip and Julie-anne Garlick onboard DULCINEA on 0408 488 256.

After starting his sailing life cruising on yachts, Geoff decided 10 years ago to try a simpler approach to cruising, and downsized to a 13‘2" cruising dinghy, Dinghy Spart. Since then, he has cruised around Tasmania and across Bass Strait in Dinghy Spart, amongst many other smaller voyages. Geoff will discuss his voyages and describe the challenges of dinghy cruising, as well as the advantages and lessons he has learned along the way.