8 July, 2025 – Melbourne We have been advised that the Victorian Wooden Boat Festival held biannually in Geelong, Victoria will not go ahead as scheduled in 2026. The event will now be rescheduled for
29 June, 2025 – Melbourne We have been advised of the imminent and sad news that the Melbourne based Knud Reimers designed Stor Tumlaren (large Tumlaren) or Albatross “Blue Jacket” (1946) is facing a dire
05 April, 2025 – Melbourne Last weekend (29/30 March) saw the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) host the 2025 edition of the biannual Tumlaren Victorian State Titles. Both days saw challenging conditions with 1-2m swells
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
18 March, 2025 – Melbourne The CYAA handicapper, Peter Costolloe has advised that following conversations with the owner of the stunning 8mR, Frances that his custodianship of this beautiful yacht is coming to an end.
Almost. Or how our S&S 36 Boambillee didn’t quite make it to the 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival. CYAA member George Fisscher recounts his crews voyage to Tasmania – or thereabouts. The Genesis. The idea
THANK YOU YVONNE SPONSORS, GOAL ACHIEVED! In 2023 a special Classic Yacht General Maintenance Fund was established and a call put out to members to contribute. Classic Yacht supporters were asked to support the Tumlaren,
20-23 February, 2025 – Auckland The CYANZ invites all CYAA members to participate in their annual peak regatta, the Perpetual Guardian Classic Yacht Regatta, to be held 20-23 February 2025 in Auckland. The format is
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
December 13-15, 2024 – Sydney, NSW A prelude to the time-honoured Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta recognises the contribution that classic yachts have made to the blue water classic,