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Purpose
The Cruising Yacht Club of Tasmania (CYCT) aims to:
- promote and encourage cruising generally in Tasmania and to provide support facilities
- encourage sailing and boat building by amateur boat builders
- organise cruising of boats and classes of instruction relating thereto
Activities
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Meetings: The Club meets each month (except in January) normally on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 8pm. Commencing with the July 2006 meeting, the venue is the Derwent Sailing Squadron, Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay. Occasionally meetings are held at other venues. Visitors are welcome, but are advised to contact a Club officer to check on the time and place beforehand.
Most meetings include a presentation by an invited speaker, covering a range of topics of interest to cruising people.
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Cruises: Club members meet regularly on the water at anchorages around southern Tasmania. A calendar of events is organised well in advance, so any sailors wishing to meet with the Club with their boat should contact a member.
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Donald Sutherland Navigation Cruise: This event, which is a friendly competition based on navigational skills and knowledge is held annually.
News
The new cruising guide Cruising Southern Tasmania has been published. It is available from Service Tasmania in Hobart, or ask your chandlery.
Publications
The Club magazine, the Albatross has been published since the Club's establishment in 1975. It appears 11 times per year. Back issues are being made available, and those in place can be searched.The Club was responsible for assembling the cruising guide D'Entrecasteaux Waterways. A Guide to the waterways of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel and its tributaries, 1st and 2nd editions. The 3rd edition has considerably increased coverage and has been renamed Cruising Southern Tasmania.
