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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

Meetings: The Club meets each month (except in January) normally on the 1^st 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 7 February 2012
Time:	18:00
Venue:	Mariners Cottage, Napoleon Street, Battery Point
This is a social occasion to begin the year. Members, past members, new and prospective members are all WELCOME! Bring your own food and drink. Barbecue available, hot water for coffee & tea. Some plastic chairs are available ... yours and a table may be more comfortable.

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:	Sunday 29 January 2012
Destination:	South Arm Area: Combined Clubs Picnic; DSS, RYCT, BYC and CYCT
The South Arm area, Final destination is announced by the weather conditions. For boats not cruising in the south,or returning from the north, this is a good chance to mix in with other boaties for a big enjoyable lay back event.It is organized by the RYCT as a rather informal affair and the CYCT, as are other organizations, most welcome. They also involve Camp Quality and the Dinghy Group (Sabots, Lasers etc). Many of us are members of one of these clubs so attendance is appropriate with double loyalties!

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.

Cruising Southern Tasmania cover

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, 1^st and 2^nd editions. The 3^rd edition has considerably increased coverage and has been renamed Cruising Southern Tasmania.