Frances – Last bells
18 March 2025
18 March, 2025 – Melbourne The CYAA handicapper, Peter Costolloe has advised that following conversations with the owner of the
Welcome to the Classic Yacht Association of Australia. Our mission is sailing and preserving wooden classic yachts.
18 March, 2025 – Melbourne The CYAA handicapper, Peter Costolloe has advised that following conversations with the owner of the
Almost. Or how our S&S 36 Boambillee didn’t quite make it to the 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival. CYAA member
THANK YOU YVONNE SPONSORS, GOAL ACHIEVED! In 2023 a special Classic Yacht General Maintenance Fund was established and a call
20-23 February, 2025 – Auckland The CYANZ invites all CYAA members to participate in their annual peak regatta, the Perpetual
Calling all budding journalists and photographers, we want your material. Here at the CYAA we’re always on the look out
The committee of the CYAA wish all our members a very Merry Christmas and an extremely prosperous New Year. We
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Insurance and the power of working as a team!
The committee of the Classic Yacht Association of Australia is delighted to announce a partnership with Tudor Insurance Brokers to provide a significant improvement in classic yacht owners’ insurance across the whole of Australia.
By aligning our “buying power”, we are able to offer improved service and lower cost insurance through an experienced and proven insurance broker, Tudor Insurance.
Where possible existing policies will still be honoured through major insurance policy providers but will be negotiated and administered by Tudor on our behalf as yacht and boat owners. Each policy will be personalised and tailored to your vessel directly with the insurance provider.
The power of CYAA is measurable, with the following qualities that distinguish us as a group.
This service is potentially a significant reduction in annual premiums, and improvement in the quality of service in the event of a claim.
We will publish the list of Members’ yachts and boats in May 2025 and update in July 2025. We will only advise Tudor Insurance of CYAA members who wish to receive their support and the committee approval of worthy vessels.
Each policy will be individually written to your preferences and conditions but supported by the ‘buying power’ of the CYAA.
This offer is only available to current and financial CYAA members with boats on the CYAA register.
If you wish to discuss further contact the CYAA here.
Our contact at Tudor Insurance Brokers is Lauren Davis contact Lauren via email or on (03) 9707 3033 (Office).
Members can submit their craft information and attach supporting documents on the Tudor Insurance website here.
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29-30 March, 2025 – Melbourne
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) will again host the Tumlaren State Championship in March this year.
First introduced to the waters of Port Philip in 1937 only four years after being designed by Knud Reimers in Stockholm, the Tumlaren was chosen as a one-design class by a committee from the then Royal St.Kilda Yacht Club looking to stimulate the club’s activities along with the Royal South Australian Yacht Club (also seeking a one-design yacht). The Tumlaren was seen as affordable easily sailed by a small crew and able to handle the conditions of “the Bay”.
The State Championship was held annually from 1938-1997, before being re-introduced as a biennial event in 2017. With a growing fleet the 2025 rendition promises keen and competitive racing, along with warm and convivial atmosphere off the water.
Further information is available from the RMYS here.
The Classic Yacht Association of Australia on Monday (25th) held its Annual General Meeting.
Outgoing President Cameron Dorrough outlined the association’s achievements of the last 12 months which included the development of a strategic plan in February which established the aims and strategies for the association to sustain and increase membership numbers and to provide tangible benefits to members in the future.
Another achievement has been to refine the model for the organisation of the association’s premier event, the annual Cup Regatta. The relationship developed with the event organiser, Southern Wooden Boat Sailing, has seen a number of new initiatives which have breathed new life into this event and will hopefully see continual improvements in competitor numbers and increased promotional opportunities for the association.
President (elect) Craig Brown, gave a brief run-down on the conduct of the Cup Regatta and highlighted the new trophies and funding made available through the generosity of the Joe White Bequest, and what this funding will mean into the future.
We said goodbye to a number of committee members who have given valuable service to the association over the last 12 months. These included the outgoing President, Cameron Dorrough, Treasurer Jennie Mckenzie, and long serving members Peter Costolloe and Damian Purcell. The latter two have been on the committee for in excess of 20 years and their contribution to the association and its activities cannot be overstated. Peter has been the lifeblood of the association and his energy and willingness to assist in all facets of the associations activities has been immense. Damian has been on the committee since the early days and has been there through the heady days of growth and the difficulties we, like many other bodies, are now facing to stay relevant. He has accepted a pay cut and will be moving on to the lesser role of Commodore of the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and will provide a valuable conduit between the association and one of our premier clubs. Thank you all for your service.
In their place we have welcomed new committee members, Richard Gates (Treasurer), Phillip Brown, George Low and George Fisscher. Congratulations!
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See more on the full CYAA Calendar
Download a print version of the 2025 CYAA Events Schedule. Current at 11th March 2025
Race documents and links on the RMYS Classics – Documents, Results and Start Sheets page.
2023/24 Sayonara Summer Series Entries and Results (or click QR Code)
2023/24 Sayonara Summer Series Boat racing and PoB Sign on (or click QR code)
CYAA has set up a General Maintenance Fund to encourage restoration and sailing of Classic yachts. The first beneficiary will be the Tumlare YVONNE.
Boats in our fleet are invited to contribute to the fund to keep Yvonne on the water.
Click through to read more about the CYAA General Maintenance Fund and see the Tumlare Yvonne Sponsors Board. And, read more about Yvonne and her restoration in Yvonne, by Charlie Salter.
1967 Admiral’s Cup, from CYCATV.
Coffee Table Book: “The Tradition Lives On – a register of the historic Couta Boats”. From the Couta Boat Association.
Australian Sailing magazines from CYAA member, Doug Jenkin’s library.
Hobart 1923 A classer ALWYN, turned 100 on 1 February 2023. Her first 100 years story.
Mark Chew's COVID 19 project - a personal list of 42 boats that are important to Australias sailing History.
2020 CYAA Cup Regatta entrants, Acrospire III and Acrospire IV, competed in this 1934 regatta - click through to see the program.
