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I thought I would do something different with this cruise, a sort of pre-curser for the November Ropes at recherche. Bring along your old lines (need 14 metres at least, we will be making a rope mat. CC Rick Allen aboard Southern Explorer, but I wont be there until Friday PH 0419 304 500

In an unlikely series of events, Nick Jaffe turned to the sea at age 26. Departing England in a 26ft boat, he would sail home to Australia, singlehanded over four years. This formative adventure would become the first of several, including a second Pacific crossing, a voyage from Palau to Darwin, the Australian east coast, across Bass Strait in an 86 year old open boat, and most recently, nonstop across the Bight.

Helicopter Paramedic Adam Marmion will join WoB to share his experience and provide some guidance for sailors requiring the Helicopter medical assistance team.

We’ll debate choice of destination, boat setup & equipment, skipper & crew, provisioning, alone vs group, preparing for what can go wrong etc. The discussion is not meant to be definitive, but it‘s going to be highly entertaining and inspirational.

The debate will be facilitated and we’d like it to be interactive.There will be ample opportunities for questions from members in the audience.

The Club‘s annual dinner where presentations and awards are made for activities throughout the past year. Along with that comes the fun bit - a Spanish themed evening with a welcome drink and Mediterranean canapes, tapas platters for entree, a seafood paella for main course and a Burnt Basque cheesecake for sweets.

A trio of Spanish guitarists will be providing musical entertainment. Select your favourite flamenco or tango dancer outfit, or your toreador garb and grab a long stemmed red rose to impress other guests! Prizes for the best dressed.

Special diets catered for as usual.

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Rob King is the Krill Research Systems Manager for the AAD. He will present the current research on Antarctic Krill and the Southern Ocean ecosystem. He will also describe some of the interesting research system capabilities of RSV Nuyina.

This will be followed by a short AGM

September Friday 27th till Sunday 29th -Vice Commodores Cruise- 3 days in our Channel playground- anchorages weather dependent- Randal’s, Quarries, Mickies Rick to coordinate.

TBA

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 Port Esperance waterways.

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 (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.

The start of our 50th year! 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

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.