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General enquuiries: 0417 560 519
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. The normal 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.
Next Meeting Details
Date: Tuesday 3 August 2010
Time: 20:00
Venue: DSS
Jeremy Parker will talk about Celestial Navigation, starting with a brief history of Celestial Navigation, and an explanation of the underlying principles. Jeremy Parker has spent almost 35 years as a captain in large private and charter yachts, mostly between the Mediterranean and Caribbean. He began his career in the days before SatNav and GPS when Celestial Navigation was the only way of getting there and back again. Having spent three weeks wages on a sextant, he determined to get maximum value for his money, and so began a lifelong interest in navigation and its history.
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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.
Next Cruise Details
Date: Saturday 2 October 2010 Destination: Opening Day Opening Day sail past. -
Donald Sutherland Navigation Cruise: This event, which is a friendly competition based on navigational skills and knowledge is held annually.
Club Calendar
A full calendar of Club events is available here.News
The Member's Albatross Quiz is available here as an RTF file.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.
