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Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia

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About The Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia

The Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia is the State’s premier yacht club and caters for over 1200 members with a diverse range of sporting and social interests. Located on the Le Fevre Peninsula at North Haven, the Club was incorporated in 1973. Just 5 minutes from Semaphore, 10 minutes from increasingly thriving Port Adelaide, and 15 minutes from West Lakes, the CYCSA’s location is unreservedly convenient.

There is a membership category to suit all and the Racing Association oversees all racing activities at the CYCSA.

The CYCSA Marine Academy is a passionate member directed training centre providing internationally accredited courses. As the only accredited Australian Sailing and Royal Yachting Association in South Australia it provides highly recognised training in our state for the benefit of our members and the wider general boating public.

Our Admirals Bistro prides itself on sourcing local and seasonal produce which is lovingly prepared by Chefs who have a passion for great food. Our bistro is a relaxed dining area where the public can enjoy the outstanding marina views with family and friends.

We have an award-winning function venue is located along the pristine coastline of North Haven. Panoramic marina views are a feature of our complex guaranteeing you and your guests a truly memorable experience.

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Saturday, 29 October 2022

Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia Opening Day

It’s great to be back at the Cruising Yacht Club for the opening of the 2022-23 sailing season.

I was delighted to be here earlier this month to present trophies at the inaugural South Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta, an extraordinary event of 300 women, coming together, vocally and supportively, in a healthy spirit of competition and cooperation.

I again congratulate the Cruising Yacht Club on its role in realising this event, which no doubt will be the first of many.

I also congratulate this afternoon’s award winners and recipients of life membership.

You have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to this club, its community and the sport of sailing.

I welcome the new Commodore, Vice Commodore and Rear Commodores and thank their outgoing counterparts for their service.

Having had a keen recreational sailor for a father, I think I have some inkling of the excitement the start of the sailing seasons heralds.

Dad learned to sail in the sea scouts and graduated to trailer‑sailors in adulthood, followed by larger boats, each of which he loved.

We’d watch the start of the Sydney to Hobart on television every year and followed America’s Cup racing closely.

This exposure to sailing and my own occasional efforts has given me a lifelong respect for, and admiration of, sailors, both amateur and professional.

It’s an amazing sport but also a tough one, requiring much skill and quick thinking.

It’s also joyful, therapeutic and, perhaps like a lot of sports, just slightly addictive, and comes with a range of physical and mental health benefits, including a community of like-minded people.

This season your community is ‘sailing’ – if you’ll excuse the pun! – into the golden anniversary of your club.

I congratulate you on reaching this anniversary and I thank past and present members of the Board, staff, flag officers, members and volunteers for your varied contributions.

In particular, I thank your volunteers, so often the lifeblood of clubs, for their contributions over the past half century, whether on the water, or off through committee work or the demanding cycle of maintenance, repair and refurbishment.

I wish the club all the very best with its upcoming season of events in celebration of your anniversary.

These include the Port Adelaide Water Sports Festival in December, which promises to be bigger and better than last year with more on-water activities.

I am pleased that the club will host the start of the 2023 Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race, which Australian Sailing has awarded status as the Australian Yachting Championships.

This will bring many interstate boats and visitors to SA, for what we all hope will be a fleet second in size only to that of the Sydney to Hobart.

After the Opening Day ceremony there will also be the launch of your new Youth Sailing Foundation, to support young dedicated young sailors, including young people from underprivileged backgrounds.

I wish the club every success as it seeks to engage the younger people and produce the sailing stars of the future, while actively seeking diversity and the strength it brings in your broader membership.

It is now my great pleasure to declare the CYCSA season open!

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The Office of the Governor acknowledges the original custodians of the land of the House, the Kaurna people, and their continuing connection to the land. We pay our respects to all members of Aboriginal communities throughout South Australia and their cultures; and to Elders past and present.

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The Cruising Yacht Club of SA is a unique wedding venue located in North Haven, South Australia, just 30 minutes from the city. The venue is situated among several yacht marinas along the shore and features stunning indoor and outdoor facilities, making it the perfect spot for both wedding ceremonies and receptions. One of the biggest draws of the venue is the ability to take photos among some of the largest yachts in South Australian waters, as well as around the nearby jetties, such as Grange Beach .

The ceremony location at the Cruising Yacht Club of SA is located in a small, private area near the club rooms, offering a picturesque view of the marina while maintaining privacy for the ceremony. The area is shielded from the elements with sail cloth and features a large, circular altar where the bridal party can stand during the ceremony.

The available function rooms at the venue offer panoramic marina views, providing a truly memorable experience for you and your guests. The on-site function room is spacious and well-appointed, capable of seating up to 200 guests for formal dining or 300 for a cocktail function. The room can also be cordoned off for smaller parties, ensuring that the space feels intimate and cozy.

In addition to its stunning views and spacious function room, the Cruising Yacht Club of SA also offers ample free and secure parking for guests. This is a major convenience, as parking can often be a hassle at other wedding venues.

The experienced and professional team at the Cruising Yacht Club of SA will work with you to create a personalized wedding package that suits your specific needs and budget. Whether you want a small and intimate gathering or a grand celebration with all of your loved ones, the venue can accommodate your needs.

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In 2016, Christian Craft looked at the tiny slice of neighborhood east of the Tobin Hill Historic District and west of Pearl and made a bet.

The co-founder of Bexar Goods Co., which makes hand-stitched leather accessories, bought two old houses next door to one another on West Grayson Street with the idea of creating a neighborhood destination.

Zoned industrial by the city some time before 1965, that section of the neighborhood, bounded on the north by U.S. Highway 281 and to the south by Interstate 35, had been encroached upon over the decades by warehouses and businesses like the Flasher Equipment Co., which stored barricades and cones on the property behind Craft’s pair of homes.

But like the developers who would eventually buy the Flasher property and turn it into condominiums, Craft saw Pearl’s influence creeping west and wanted to capitalize on it.

Like a lot of creatives who were born and raised in San Antonio, Craft had decamped for Austin, where he worked in advertising. A collection of what would turn out to be fake vintage leather-working tools set him on an unexpected path that ultimately launched this entrepreneurial journey and brought his family home.

After years of setbacks that included legal-savvy squatters, a house fire and a global pandemic, plus the steep learning curve of navigating the city’s zoning and development rules, Craft’s SA Yacht Club, an outdoor food court of sorts, finally opened for business last weekend at 310 West Grayson St.

The name is a play on a confluence of sea-related signifiers, Craft said. The Bexar Goods Co.’s Airstream is a Land Yacht edition , the structures are shipping containers — get it? Like on an ocean — and nearby is Go Fish restaurant and the Pearl. He claims that he didn’t even think about the fact that his own name can be shortened to the heritage wooden boat company Chris-Craft.

A handful of picnic tables offer customers a place to enjoy the food and libations from the offerings on site, including the award-winning Naco Mexican Eatery, located in one container and Sippy’s, a tiny upscale convenience store with beer, wine and snacks, in the other.

Along the back of the property sits Jeepney Street Eats Filipino Fusion food truck and Outland, the Bexar Goods Co. land yacht. An orange vintage Volkswagen bug acts as sign and mascot, a tiny anchor thrown out behind it, a captain’s cap on the dashboard.

Perfect weather helped drive a successful opening weekend, Craft said. In between running around the day before the big opening, he marveled at the work it took to get to this moment.

From side hustle to main gig

“This is my first rodeo,” he said. “I hadn’t even bought a house before. I learned all of the lessons on this one. I’ve been hustling this for years now.”

The leather-making tools Craft’s cousin Guy Rubio bought at a Maine thrift store turned out to be more decorative than useful, but that didn’t stop Rubio, Craft and his brother Falcon Craft from forging ahead with their idea to hand sew leather goods for sale.

The result was Bexar Goods Co., which eventually included the Airstream showroom, parked for the past several years at Broadway News. Craft was still working in Austin, “but always wanted to kind of have a space that we owned,” he said.

He began eyeing real estate west of the Pearl, and fairly quickly landed on the pair of houses on Grayson. His original idea was to renovate and possibly connect them in some way. He began calling banks, seeking a commercial loan.

“I called maybe six banks, and they were all like no, no, no, no, no, no,” he said. “I kept asking, ‘Do you know someone who would?’ and that’s how I got to Michael at Citizen’s State Bank.”

That would be Michael Garland, executive vice president of the commercial bank, who suggested Craft meet him at the property and describe his vision.

“That was probably the longest deal I’d ever financed,” said Garland, who recalled title issues and a seller that tried to back out. Not long after Craft finally closed, developers who had purchased the Flasher property sought to buy Craft’s homes. He wasn’t interested in selling.

“They weren’t too happy about it,” Craft said. “But I was like, you’re going to build condos, and I’m going to supply the food and beer and entertainment for them.”

Navigating the system

Craft spent another several months trying to evict squatters who were living in one of the houses. That effort ended only when the squatters started a fire that destroyed the home.

He ultimately demolished both homes, and worked with childhood friend and architect Clay Hagendorf to figure out what to build there. With a limited budget, they settled on shipping containers, stacking two on each side of the property. Each is covered in thin slats of garapa, a Brazilian hardwood.

Craft hired a seasoned zoning attorney to get the property downzoned from industrial to Infill Development Zone, which modifies parking and setback requirements. He then spent most of the pandemic navigating the arcane world of city permitting. Hagendorf said he helped where he could.

“You have to have landscape plans, building plans, mechanical, electrical and plumbing plans,” Hagendorf said, “reviewed by something like 16 different divisions with the city. It took quite a bit of time.” After all that, getting workers to finish the project was its own challenge, Craft said.

He described his method for navigating all the arcane details of development as: ask a million questions, seek out people who could help and go with the flow — but never stop pushing.

As he picked his way through the system, the SoJo Commons townhomes were built. Three of them now loom over his back fence; their construction destroyed half the root system of a once-majestic pecan in the corner of Craft’s property. He has worked with arborists to try to save the tree, but it’s a sad shadow of its former self, most of its branches gone.

Across Grayson at the end of the block, a 250-unit apartment building is going up. Craft is thrilled with this ready-made customer base to come. He’s also mindful of being a good neighbor. He said he’ll likely have some acoustic music, but it won’t go late. He wants the Yacht Club to be a place where neighbors can walk over, chill and have tacos, or grab a six-pack and some snacks to take home.

“I just wanted to put something here that the neighbors would appreciate,” he said.

About eight months ago, Craft finally quit his advertising job, and he, his wife and their toddler moved from Austin back to San Antonio, buying a house in Mahncke Park.

Now that the business is finally open, Craft said he can finally take a breath, enjoy the fruits of his and so many others’ labor — and get to know his hometown once again.

“I’ve just been ‘blinders on’ for so long,” he said. After the opening weekend, he texted his verdict: “The neighbors seem to really love it… Had them coming down multiple times for wine/beer/snacks — using it as intended, so made me super happy.”

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Cruising the Moskva River: A short guide to boat trips in Russia’s capital

There’s hardly a better way to absorb Moscow’s atmosphere than on a ship sailing up and down the Moskva River. While complicated ticketing, loud music and chilling winds might dampen the anticipated fun, this checklist will help you to enjoy the scenic views and not fall into common tourist traps.

How to find the right boat?

There are plenty of boats and selecting the right one might be challenging. The size of the boat should be your main criteria.

Plenty of small boats cruise the Moskva River, and the most vivid one is this yellow Lay’s-branded boat. Everyone who has ever visited Moscow probably has seen it.

This option might leave a passenger disembarking partially deaf as the merciless Russian pop music blasts onboard. A free spirit, however, will find partying on such a vessel to be an unforgettable and authentic experience that’s almost a metaphor for life in modern Russia: too loud, and sometimes too welcoming. Tickets start at $13 (800 rubles) per person.

Bigger boats offer smoother sailing and tend to attract foreign visitors because of their distinct Soviet aura. Indeed, many of the older vessels must have seen better days. They are still afloat, however, and getting aboard is a unique ‘cultural’ experience. Sometimes the crew might offer lunch or dinner to passengers, but this option must be purchased with the ticket. Here is one such  option  offering dinner for $24 (1,490 rubles).

If you want to travel in style, consider Flotilla Radisson. These large, modern vessels are quite posh, with a cozy restaurant and an attentive crew at your service. Even though the selection of wines and food is modest, these vessels are still much better than other boats.

Surprisingly, the luxurious boats are priced rather modestly, and a single ticket goes for $17-$32 (1,100-2,000 rubles); also expect a reasonable restaurant bill on top.

How to buy tickets?

Women holding photos of ships promise huge discounts to “the young and beautiful,” and give personal invitations for river tours. They sound and look nice, but there’s a small catch: their ticket prices are usually more than those purchased online.

“We bought tickets from street hawkers for 900 rubles each, only to later discover that the other passengers bought their tickets twice as cheap!”  wrote  (in Russian) a disappointed Rostislav on a travel company website.

Nevertheless, buying from street hawkers has one considerable advantage: they personally escort you to the vessel so that you don’t waste time looking for the boat on your own.

Prices start at $13 (800 rubles) for one ride, and for an additional $6.5 (400 rubles) you can purchase an unlimited number of tours on the same boat on any given day.

Flotilla Radisson has official ticket offices at Gorky Park and Hotel Ukraine, but they’re often sold out.

Buying online is an option that might save some cash. Websites such as  this   offer considerable discounts for tickets sold online. On a busy Friday night an online purchase might be the only chance to get a ticket on a Flotilla Radisson boat.

This  website  (in Russian) offers multiple options for short river cruises in and around the city center, including offbeat options such as ‘disco cruises’ and ‘children cruises.’ This other  website  sells tickets online, but doesn’t have an English version. The interface is intuitive, however.

Buying tickets online has its bad points, however. The most common is confusing which pier you should go to and missing your river tour.

“I once bought tickets online to save with the discount that the website offered,” said Igor Shvarkin from Moscow. “The pier was initially marked as ‘Park Kultury,’ but when I arrived it wasn’t easy to find my boat because there were too many there. My guests had to walk a considerable distance before I finally found the vessel that accepted my tickets purchased online,” said the man.

There are two main boarding piers in the city center:  Hotel Ukraine  and  Park Kultury . Always take note of your particular berth when buying tickets online.

Where to sit onboard?

Even on a warm day, the headwind might be chilly for passengers on deck. Make sure you have warm clothes, or that the crew has blankets ready upon request.

The glass-encased hold makes the tour much more comfortable, but not at the expense of having an enjoyable experience.

Getting off the boat requires preparation as well. Ideally, you should be able to disembark on any pier along the way. In reality, passengers never know where the boat’s captain will make the next stop. Street hawkers often tell passengers in advance where they’ll be able to disembark. If you buy tickets online then you’ll have to research it yourself.

There’s a chance that the captain won’t make any stops at all and will take you back to where the tour began, which is the case with Flotilla Radisson. The safest option is to automatically expect that you’ll return to the pier where you started.

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The 2024 South Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (SAWKR) will be held over three days from 5-7 October 2024.  The Regatta is hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia (CYCSA) in partnership with Port Adelaide Sailing Club (PASC) and the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (RSAYS).

SAWKR is aimed at women currently participating in sailing, and looking to enjoy the company, competition and camaraderie of other female sailors.

Now is the time to get involved in this exciting event. Courses will be set in two locations, the stunning waters of Gulf St Vincent and also in the protected waters of the Port River.

Nominations are now open to boats, skippers and individual crew members. The program includes racing for keelboats (Division 1 and Division 2), trailerables and Elliott 7s. 

SAWKR is made possible in large part by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, our major sponsor with support from the Office of Recreation, Sport and Racing, and many other contributors.

Enquiries can be made with the CYCSA Racing Administrator, Inese Lainis 08 8248 4222 or by email  [email protected]  | follow us on social media  @SAWKR

THE REGATTA

SAWKR warmly welcomes all women sailors in South Australia and beyond to come and enjoy this wonderful event.

Regatta Itinerary

Schedule of Events

Each day after the end of race and before presentations, there will be a free BBQ for competitors and volunteers.

Eligibility Boats are to be crewed exclusively by women and girls 14 years and older. Australian crew should be affiliated with Australian Sailing (AS) and provide their AS number with entry. Overseas crews must be affiliated with World Sailing through their National Authority. If you do not have an AS number, a Regatta SailPass membership is available through CYCSA.

Divisions The following divisions will be available:

The large and small keelboats and the Elliot 7s divisions will be run in Course Area A in Gulf St Vincent adjacent the CYCSA. 

The trailerable divisions will be run in Course Area B out of the Port Adelaide Sailing Club. This is only seven-minute drive to the CYCSA, so crews participating in this division will not be disconnected from the Regatta. *Trailerables also need to secure their berthing and trailer storage at the Port Adelaide Sailing Club. For more information for trailerables [click here] 

*Note: Trailerable boats can nominate to race in Division 2 in Course Area A.  However, once nominated for this division they will be required to complete the Regatta in this division.

Individual Entry Individual entry fee $85, $55 full-time secondary or tertiary students. Register below.

Boat Entry  All eligible boats (including Elliot 7s and trailerables*) need to register.   Entries for boats have no associated entry fee and will be accepted up until Friday 22 September 2023. After this time, late boat entries may be accepted at the discretion of the SAWKR Organising Authority. A late entry fee may apply. 

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SAWKR Area A Emergency Management Plan [ click here ]

SAWKR Area B Emergency Management Plan [ click here ]

SAWKR Best Novice Skipper Award nomination form [click here]

SAWKR Spirit of Sailing Award nomination form [click here]

BOAT LEASE & BERTHING

Boat hire The CYCSA has a number of Elliott 7s available for hire.**  A number of J24s are available for lease from the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron. 

Borrowing a boat  There may be the possibility of borrowing a boat from local owners.  For enquiries, contact Mary Ann Harvey on 0416 099 384 / [email protected]

Berthing For boats competing in Course Area A, berthing at the CYCSA is available free of charge for visiting Regatta entrants. Contact the CYCSA Racing Administrator, Inese Lainis 08 8248 4222 or  [email protected]

For trailerable boats competing in Course Area B, berthing and trailer storage is available free of charge at the Port Adelaide Sailing Club. Contact the Secretary on [email protected] to register your interest in securing a berth and complete the booking form

NOTICEBOARD & OFF-WATER EVENTS

Watch the racing On the Gulf – Jump on a spectator boat and watch the competition up close and personal.  A number of boats have offered to take spectators out at no cost.  Ring the CYCSA on 8248 4222 to book in.

On the river – watch the river racing from Snowden’s Beach and drop into the Port River Sailing Club for refreshments.  The bar will be open and there will be a BBQ (Sat-Sun)

Crew Noticeboard IIf you are crew looking for a boat, or a boat looking for crew, please register your interest by emailing  [email protected] . Please let us know if you are no longer looking for a position, so we can remove your details. Boats still required for keen sailors entered into Regatta.  Contact Mary Ann Harvey on 0416 099 384 / [email protected]

Regatta Merchandise A great range of Regatta merchandise will be available.  Keep an eye on this space.

SOCIAL EVENTS Regatta Dinner  Saturday, 6.30pm for 7pm at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia The Regatta Dinner will be held on in the CYCSA’s well-appointed function room, Horizons. The keynote speaker will be professional sailor Stacey Jackson.  The Regatta Dinner is open to partners of competitors, all volunteers, and club members. Price $60pp.

Fiesta of Games at the RSAYS Sunday, 5.30pm at the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron After the presentations on Sunday, come around to the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (two mins away by car) for a fun and relaxed evening of games and food, this year with a Mexican theme. The famous Bowline Relay will be revisited, and you will be able to join in a Mexican Hat Dance with dance performer, artist and educator, Carol Wellman Kelly. The evening is open to competitors, partners, volunteers and all club members. The event will be held in the charming Dinghy Shed, Jimmy’s Bar and on the Quarterdeck. ( For those without cars, transport from CYCSA to RSAYS will be organised.) 

Adelaide Hills Wine Tour   On Tuesday , after the completion of the Regatta, you will have the opportunity to celebrate your achievements on a bus tour to the beautiful Adelaide Hills Wine district. We will be visiting three spectacular wineries: Nepenthe, Petaluma, and Howard’s Vineyard, where we will be having a very yummy long lunch.

The bus will leave the CYCSA at 9.00am and we will return to either the CYCSA or the Adelaide Airport around 4.00pm. Bookings close on COB TBA

The cost for the tour and lunch is $90. *Please note that wine tastings and individual purchases are not included in this package.

SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS

Many people are involved in the promotion, organisation and running of the South Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta. We would like to thank them all for their wonderful support.

The  Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron , the  Port Adelaide Sailing Club  and the Port River Sailing Club will be offering assistance and support with racing, on water activity, volunteers and events.

Committee Adrian Wotton, Acting & Deputy Chair Barbara Beacham, Kirsty Hammet, Mary Ann Harvey, Helen Kearney, Desiree Le Francois, Dianne Schwerdt

OTHER INFORMATION / ACCOMMODATION

Logo Designer The SAWKR logo represents our journey as women sailors traveling along the river and seas of Kaurna country and pays respect to the Kaurna custodians of this land. Artist: Jardi Welch | Born: 1994, Adelaide, Kaurna Country ~ “I am a proud Kaurna, Narungga, Ngarrindjeri woman living and creating on Kaurna land.”

The logo was made possible through a generous grant from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield Council.

Accommodation

Accommodation near the CYCSA is available locally at The Peninsula Hotel Motel , just 2.6kms away (10% discount for SAWKR participants), and through local Airbnb offerings in the North Haven area. The nearest large centre is Port Adelaide, with many accommodation options, and a host of pubs, clubs and great places to eat. It is about a 10 min Uber ride away. 

Limited unpowered camping for entrants can be booked at the CYCSA on 08 8248 4222 or [email protected]

There is also the option to be billeted with Club members. For more information, please contact the CYCSA Racing Administrator, Inese Lainis 08 8248 4222 or [email protected]

Things to do  If you want to explore outside of the sailing weekend, Port Adelaide, with its extensive maritime history, is a hip area with many pubs, clubs and great places to eat. There are plenty of things to do in Adelaide and its beautiful surrounds. More information [here].

For those interested in wine, you have come to the right place, with the Barossa and Clare Valleys, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale no more than an hour away.

VOLUNTEER REGISTER

Volunteers Required The CYCSA and SAWKR Committee would be interested in hearing from you if you are in a position to volunteer for any of the days over the October long weekend.

Please complete the attached application form and we will gratefully respond as asap

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