2023/24 Sayonara Summer Series Race 5 pre-race notes
8 December 2023
Sunday 10th Dec, Race 5- Pursuit Race It’s all good for this Sunday’s race and a pursuit start. The bad
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Sunday 10th Dec, Race 5- Pursuit Race It’s all good for this Sunday’s race and a pursuit start. The bad
Calling all budding journalists and photographers, we want your material. Here at the CYAA we’re always on the look out
Forecast issued for 10:00 am EDT on Sunday 26 November: Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25
Melbourne, 26 November, 2023 Cutting a forlorn figure in a cradle in the back blocks of Altona, Victoria sits Australia’s
23-25 February, 2024 – Auckland February 2024, will again see the waters of Waitemata Harbour in Auckland come alive with
The Classic Yacht Association recently awarded Life Membership to Peter Costolloe, only the fourth since the association’s inception.
Col Anderson’s Acrospire III turns 100 years old in February 2024. Considered Royalty amongst the Melbourne fleet, “little Ack”, as
March 9-11, 2024 Geelong, VIC The Wooden Boat Festival is back in 2024. Hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club,
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Race 1 of the 2023/24 Summer Series has been pushed back to 8 October 2023, Race 7 is now on 3 March and Race 8 on 17 March 2024. Changes have been made to avoid conflicts with the Grand Final and St Kilda Festival. The CYAA Calendar has been updated. An updated print version is also available.
The 2023/34 CYAA Vic Summer Series on Port phillip has been scheduled. The series will be held over 9 races, commencing 1 October. 2023. See the CYAA Vic Summer Series page for more info.
Entries for the 2023 Winter Series on Top Yacht. The first race is on 30 April.
https://topyacht.com.au/db/kb2/series_select.php?EventID=1625
Click through to read Camper & Nicholsons Newsletter #13 Feb 2023
Click through to read Camper & Nicholsons Newsletter #12 Dec 2022
Click through to read Camper & Nicholson’s Newsletter No 10, August 2022. Features Charles Nicolson and an extraordinary race between two important ladies.
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See more on the full CYAA Calendar
Download a print version of the 2023/24 CYAA Racing Schedule. This version was issued 5 Aug 2023
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.
