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24.01.2022 As the Covid-19 restrictions remain in Victoria, we are also unable to have a meeting on 1 June at Bells Hotel. We are hopeful that as restrictions ease we may be able to have a meeting in July - we’ll work with Bells Hotel towards having our future meetings.

24.01.2022 We’ve released a new safety alert to raise awareness on the risks posed by dangerous marine fauna. Learn more: http://ow.ly/B99Q50yIsTL

23.01.2022 CYAV has decided to cancel the April meeting, scheduled for Monday 6 April at Bells Hotel in South Melbourne. Ebb Tidings will still be issued so members can stay connected. Boats may be our haven after all.

23.01.2022 Thanks to Gaye for this gem. I know many are missing the sailing life whilst in lockdown, so I thought I would share this post. Perhaps you can use the pointers below to remind you of the joys of sailing that you are missing! How to Simulate Sailing Boat Life... 1. Sleep on a shelf in your closet. 2. Replace your closet door with a curtain. 3. 5 hours after you go to sleep have your wife or significant other whip open the curtain, shine a light in your eyes, and say time to go on watch. 4. Renovate you bathroom. Build a wall across the middle. Move the shower head down to chest level. Install the hot/cold, on/off valves ass backwards. 5. When you take a shower turn off the water while soaping. 6. Every time there is a storm sit in a wobbly rocking chair and rock as hard as you can until you’re nauseous. 7. Put diesel oil in you humidifier instead of water and set it on high. 8. Using a spray bottle filled with diesel oil lightly mist your clothes. 9. Don’t watch TV except videos in the middle of the night. Take a vote on which one to watch, and then watch a different one. 10. Leave a lawn mower running in your front room 24 hours a day to provide the proper noise level and exhaust odor. 11. Have the paperboy give you a haircut. 12. Store your trash beside the chimney for a month. 13. Wake up every night and eat a peanut butter sandwich. 14. Make up a family menu a month ahead. 15. Set your alarm for random times. When it goes off run outside and break out a fire hose. 16. Once a month take every major appliance apart and put it back together again. 17. Use 18 scoops of coffee per pot and let it cook for 6 to 8 hours. Call it tow boat coffee. 18. Invite 6 to 8 people you don’t really like to stay with you for two or three months. 19. Have a reading light installed under your coffee table and do all of your reading there. 20. Raise all of the thresholds and lower all top sills in your home so that every time you pass through you hit your head or bang you shins. 21. Lockwire all the lug nuts on your car. 22. When making cakes prop up one side while it is baking then level it up after baking with frosting. 23. Every so often throw your cat in the pool and yell man overboard.

19.01.2022 April Ebb Tidings is now available to members - something to read while you’re managing your social distancing and/or just staying home. April meeting has been cancelled. A decision about the May meeting will be advised in due course.

19.01.2022 Currently there are well over 300 vessels carrying over 600 crewmembers in the South Pacific region that are displaced and facing very uncertain futures, particularly with cyclone seasons not too far off. Help is available to get them to safe haven. Please share this article to any that may be affected. https://www.downunderrally.com//stranded-yachts-becoming-d

17.01.2022 The latest update - I hope it gives some of you some relief

13.01.2022 A great magazine to enjoy and subscribe while we can’t take to the water. Enjoy

12.01.2022 The latest regulations in Victoria as at 3rd April https://transportsafety.vic.gov.au///boating-covid-message

11.01.2022 I know many are missing the sailing life whilst in lockdown, so I thought I would share this post. Perhaps you can use the pointers below to remind you of the joys of sailing that you are missing! How to Simulate Sailing Boat Life 1. Sleep on a shelf in your closet.... 2. Replace your closet door with a curtain. 3. 5 hours after you go to sleep have your wife or significant other whip open the curtain, shine a light in your eyes, and say time to go on watch. 4. Renovate you bathroom. Build a wall across the middle. Move the shower head down to chest level. Install the hot/cold, on/off valves ass backwards. 5. When you take a shower turn off the water while soaping. 6. Every time there is a storm sit in a wobbly rocking chair and rock as hard as you can until you’re nauseous. 7. Put diesel oil in you humidifier instead of water and set it on high. 8. Using a spray bottle filled with diesel oil lightly mist your clothes. 9. Don’t watch TV except videos in the middle of the night. Take a vote on which one to watch, and then watch a different one. 10. Leave a lawn mower running in your front room 24 hours a day to provide the proper noise level and exhaust odor. 11. Have the paperboy give you a haircut. 12. Store your trash beside the chimney for a month. 13. Wake up every night and eat a peanut butter sandwich. 14. Make up a family menu a month ahead. 15. Set your alarm for random times. When it goes off run outside and break out a fire hose. 16. Once a month take every major appliance apart and put it back together again. 17. Use 18 scoops of coffee per pot and let it cook for 6 to 8 hours. Call it tow boat coffee. 18. Invite 6 to 8 people you don’t really like to stay with you for two or three months. 19. Have a reading light installed under your coffee table and do all of your reading there. 20. Raise all of the thresholds and lower all top sills in your home so that every time you pass through you hit your head or bang you shins. 21. Lockwire all the lug nuts on your car. 22. When making cakes prop up one side while it is baking then level it up after baking with frosting. 23. Every so often throw your cat in the pool and yell man overboard.

11.01.2022 An unexpected pleasure at tonight’s CYAV meeting when two of our guests briefly spoke & gave words of history & inspiration. Following David Isom’s talk we heard from Lin Pardey & David Haigh. They are in Melbourne to speak at the Geelong Wooden Boat Festival. Since all cruisers have followed Lin Pardey’s books & videos it was an absolute honour to have her and her new cruising partner David at our meeting.

10.01.2022 Advice from Maritime Safety Victoria as of Friday. This is from their Facebook page. Also in the comments it refers to liveaboards, marina closures etc. Maritime Safety will seek further advice.

09.01.2022 Catch Jessica Watson tonight on SBS Insight as she discusses dealing with isolation while circumnavigating the world.

08.01.2022 Another BOM Webinar today if you are interested.

07.01.2022 Come along to our monthly CYAV meeting on Monday 2nd February at Bells Hotel in South Melbourne when David Isom is going to talk about another aspect of his circumnavigation, and provide some tips on keeping cruising simple. Another good talk to look forward to you. Dinner available at Bells downstairs from 6pm, with meeting starting at 8pm.

05.01.2022 In order to continue complying with the Victorian Stage 3 restrictions, there will not be a CYAV meeting in May 2020. Information about the June meeting will be provided when details are known.

05.01.2022 https://transportsafety.vic.gov.au///boating-covid-message

04.01.2022 Unfortunately we've made the decision to cancel the CYAV meeting scheduled for Monday 6th July due to the ongoing and changing Covid-19 restrictions. Bells Hotel has made many changes to their facility and is also looking forward to having us return - hopefully in August. Stay tuned for further information.

01.01.2022 If you ended up in the water with no one around, would anyone know to call for help? Learn how to lock in a buddy plan

01.01.2022 (Credit to Queenscliff Harbour Newsletter - March 2020) Currently there is work being completed on Chinaman's Hat, a lower platform is being added to the current structure after the original lower platform came off in a storm last April. General public vessels are not permitted to approach closer than 30 metres of the structure, and jet skis are not allowed to approach within 50 metres. Regulations have also changed for interactions with marine mammals with the following regu...lations now being enforced by on the spot infringements. General public are still allowed to swim with the seals; however must still remain 5 metres away from the structure at all times. If people want to approach closer than the 30 metres their best option will be to contact a licensed tour operator, as they are still allowed to approach their vessel to 10 metres of the structure. These amendments have been rolled out for the safety of the animals to ensure healthy interactions can continue into the future. Please note: please check with relevant authorities on the latest regulations.