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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. 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 13 April 2010
Time: 20:00
Venue: DSS
Our guest speaker for this meeting is a Gymnasium Instructor and a work colleage at the Hobart Aquatic Centre. James Kerrison (not related to Paul as far as we know it) is preparing an interesting talk about some ways to maintain and/or improve our physical fitness. The focus will be on exercising within confined spaces and with no specialised equipment or no equipment at all.
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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: Friday 2 - Monday 5 April 2010 Destination: Maria Island Easter Cruise to Maria Island. This trip has always been popular. High tide in Blackman Bay is about 1300 on Good Friday, so we'll gather for a bridge opening about midday. That gives some guide as to when you need to leave home. Chinaman's is the most likely destination, and is reachable in one day with that timing. There will be the usual barbecues, walks, etc. -
Donald Sutherland Navigation Cruise: This event, which is a friendly competition based on navigational skills and knowledge is held annually.
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.
