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Official Club Brochure 2018 - 2019 Official Club Brochure 2018 - 2019 canberrayc.com PROVIDING THE BEST FOOT, ANKLE AND LEG CARE FOR ALL YOUR LOWER LIMB CONCERNS. OUR TEAM HAS HELPED PEOPLE Contents ENJOY BEING ACTIVE IN Welcome .......................................................................... 5 Boat Shop .................................................................... 37 CANBERRA SINCE 1978. Canberra Yacht Club – A Brief History ........ 7 Boat Storage ............................................................. 39 Sailing Program ............................................................ 11 Boat Hire ...................................................................... 41 WALKINGCLINIC.COM.AU Regattas and Event Hosting ............................... 17 Buoyed Up ................................................................. 44 Becoming a Member ............................................... 19 Sailability ...................................................................... 45 Benefits of Membership ........................................ 23 Canberra Southern Cross Yacht Club ..... 47 Youth Sailing Academy ........................................... 25 How to Find Us ........................................................ 49 Adult and Family Learn to Sail ........................... 33 Contact Us .................................................................. 51 Lyneham 62491758 195 Mouat Street Lyneham ACT 2602 Canberra Yacht Club and Premier wish to thank the advertisers who appear in this publication for their support and wish them every business success. The contents of this brochure are believed to be correct at the time of printing, nevertheless, we cannot endorse and readers should not rely solely upon the accuracy of any statements or claims contained herein Kingston without prior consultation with the service provider. 62608244 Photography by: Geoff Comfort Photography | Ph: 0411 268 146 email: [email protected] 1/4 Kennedy Street Kingston ACT 2604 Belconnen PREMIER PUBLISHING T 03 9521 7994 14 Ellis St E [email protected] 6251 5149 South Yarra VIC 3141 W www.premierpublishing.com.au Suite 18A, 1st Floor Belconnen Churches Centre Benjamin Way Belconnen ACT 2616 Welcome to Canberra Yacht Club Canberra Yacht Club, which enjoys a spectacular location on the waterfront at Lotus Bay on Lake Burley Griffin, caters for a thriving membership with a diverse range of boating interests. The club provides recreational opportunities as The next generation of sailing stars are being trained well as organised racing on the Lake, with nine in our Sailing Academy, which offers an extensive competitive divisions racing on Sundays during the range of training courses conducted by a fully- season and more leisurely twilight sailing being qualified and talented team of instructors. enjoyed on Wednesday evenings. A Winter Series The CYC also offers easy access to sailing for people ensures competitive year-round sailing. of all ages through the hire of boats to those with Formed in 1959, Canberra Yacht Club has produced some sailing ability. We also operate a boat shop with many talented sailors over the years, including a wide range of fittings and paints. national champions, an Olympic medallist and those Canberra Yacht Club has a truly great mix of people. who have enjoyed success in some of the sailing The club’s staff and members are friendly and look world’s most famous ocean races. forward to welcoming you soon, either as a guest or a potential new member. canberrayc.com 5 Canberra Yacht Club – A Brief History The meeting that resulted in the formation of the Canberra Yacht Club was held in an upper room of the since demolished Hotel Wellington on 14 September 1959. The seven men present, all sailing enthusiasts, agreed to form a club in anticipation of the building of a lake in Canberra. The club was incorporated on 10 May 1960. 1950s and 1960s but apart from the use of the boat The initial office bearers were Terry O’Neil as shed, there was no connection between the new and Commodore, R Kitchin, Secretary, Ralph Perry, the old clubs. Treasurer and Charles Nicol, Public Officer. The first major regatta was held on the weekend of Subsequently, Max Hinchliffe, a Naval Officer, 30 September-1 October 1961 in the presence of became the Vice Commodore, responsible for the the Governor General, Lord de L’Isle. One hundred sailing activities. Rear Commodore in charge of boats participated in the sail past and the racing; only ‘house’ matters was Jack Deeble, and Steve Mauger five boats were from Canberra, the bulk being from was Club Captain, in charge of club boats. The club’s Sydney and country NSW. In each year until 1964, a debut was marked by the launching of a VJ dinghy major regatta was held on the Canberra Day weekend into the waters of the 10 metre wide Molonglo River in March, with large numbers of visitors, 200 or so, near where Kings Avenue Bridge now exists. including some of the most prominent dinghy sailors Initially, club activities were based at Lake George, from Sydney. using the former RMC Sailing Club boat shed. The It had been intended that the March 1964 regatta Duntroon cadets and the former Canberra Sailing be sailed on the new lake in Canberra but the rains Club had conducted races on Lake George in the arrived later than expected and the regatta had to canberrayc.com 7 Get smart mortgage advice be moved to Lake George. Lake Burley Griffin filled Well-performed sailors at the CYC a month later, by the end of April. The lake was Rod Dalgleish and Peter Harvey were competitors ‘inaugurated’ on 17 October 1964 with Prime Minister in the 505 Class in the 1970s/early 1980s. Between Robert Menzies presiding. More than 160 boats from and the right loan for you them they won five Australian championships and 15 different sailing clubs participated in the opening represented Australia at World championships on of lake regatta. When you’re making big financial decisions, expert help can be invaluable. several occasions. In anticipation of the Canberra lake being available, George Snow, Eric Adriaanse and Teki Dalton started Whether you’re looking for a home, investment property or refinancing loan, the club moved its administrative and social base their sailing careers on Lake Burley Griffin (Dalton on to the former Royal Canberra Golf Club clubhouse take advantage of our knowledge and experience to save yourself time, Lake George). They subsequently achieved significant in April 1963. However, that building was damaged success in ocean racing, in particular the Sydney- legwork, stress and money. beyond repair by fire on 13 May 1965, thus hastening Hobart race. the club’s thinking about a permanent HQ. The new clubhouse, still used today but owned by the Michael Blackburn learnt to sail a Laser Class dinghy • We’ll find you the right loan from dozens of lenders Canberra Southern Cross Club, was opened in time on the lake and became a triple Olympian, with a • Leave the negotiations, paperwork and details to us for the March 1966 Canberra Day Regatta in which Bronze medal in Sydney 2000. He is now a coach 220 boats competed, including 48 Canberra-based with the Australian Olympic team. Peter Thompson • You don’t pay anything for our service or expertise boats. was a successful crew in the 505 Class in the 1970s and subsequently represented Australia in the Over the years, the CYC has conducted Australian Paralympics in Sydney 2000. championship regattas on a number of occasions for several different classes and one world championship Other Australian champions from the CYC include Call Jones today for regatta, for the Tasar class. Racing has been Craig Davidson and Martin Cox in the Spiral Class, expert mortgage conducted regularly on Sunday afternoons on Lake Alan Cichero and Daniel Keys in the Mirror Class, advice and service. Burley Griffin since the 1964-65 season and, from Andre Webster in the Contender Class, John Weddell Jones Agyei the 1980s, racing programs have been added in in the Heron Class, Mike Dunn in the Hobie 20 Class, the winter months and late afternoon races during Hugh Stodart in the Cherub Class, Jeremy Firth in the m 0416 334 806 daylight saving months. OK Dinghy, John Tracey in the Flying Fifteen Class, and Matt Owen in the Elliott 7 and Flying Fifteen p 02 6198 3388 The Yacht Club became part of the Canberra Classes. e [email protected] Southern Cross Club family in mid 1997 and now w smartline.com.au/jagyei operates from the Sailors Cabin on the ground floor. It is also worthy of note that the third generation of several families is now sailing on Lake Burley Griffin, Client Review Rating 4.9 out of 5. including the Forster, Keys, Owen and Roos families. canberrayc.com 9 On weekends during the racing season, there is always activity on the waterfront Sailing Program as members prepare for the day’s racing and if you are an avid follower, there is no better place to be if not taking part than the Canberra Yacht Club provides a sailing club deck having lunch, watching the comprehensive sailing program for its preparations and then the racing. members which caters for active sailors CYC offers sailors superb on-shore facilities, of all ages and abilities. excellent race management, large fleets, competitive sailing and popular after-race socialising - both for children and adults. The club maintains an excellent fleet of starting and support vessels which are used to ensure efficiently organised, high quality and safe sailing events and to support our PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE
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