45TH ANNIVERSARY CRUISE, 6 NOV 2021

After a long delay due to the extensive Covid lockdowns across Sydney, the 45th Anniversary Event finally kicked off with an onshore lunchtime picnic at McCarrs Creek Reserve on Saturday 6th November 2021.

A warm and sunny day provided a great start for the first event of the summer sailing season. McCarrs Creek Reserve was a great venue for the picnic, with easy access and parking for members. It was great to be able to display the SYCC banner again, and we were able to secure a shady corner all to ourselves

Approximately 25 SYCC Club members attended the day, which was limited to only fully vaccinated members, due to the current health regulations. We welcomed the new family members from Pasito, who were attending their first event. Also special thanks to the Eternity crew who motored all the way up from Sydney into a North-Easterly breeze to make the event.

For many of us it was the first time we had met up face to face for at least five months, so there was a lot of catching up, exchanging news, and celebrating our new freedoms. So good to meet up with old friends again after all this time, and to make new ones!! No sharing of food due to safety requirements, with BYO being the prescribed “new normal” format.

The tradition of holding the navigation quiz for the Jon Brown trophy was continued. As usual, the quiz was set by the winner from the previous year, and this year Blue Tattoo provided some challenging questions for us all.

It was late in the afternoon before the group broke up, and by then the cool sea breeze was beginning to drop the temperature.

Sadly the heavy rain forecast for the following day resulted in the cancellation of the proposed day sail on Sunday. The exception being the crew of Nauti Gal who had a commitment to race – even in the rain!!