Melbourne, 26 November, 2023 Cutting a forlorn figure in a cradle in the back blocks of Altona, Victoria sits Australia’s reputedly oldest yacht, Zephyr. After many years on the hard at Yaringa Boat Harbour, she
Col Anderson’s Acrospire III turns 100 years old in February 2024. Considered Royalty amongst the Melbourne fleet, “little Ack”, as she came to be known, was commissioned by malt baron, and St.Kilda Yacht Club Commodore
March 9-11, 2024 Geelong, VIC The Wooden Boat Festival is back in 2024. Hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, the waters of Corio Bay will once again be the focus of wooden boat sailors
CYAA members, Ross and Janet Clark, recently toured Norway and were very impressed by the classic boats and ships they saw. Ross, who described Oslo as “an AWBF that runs 365 days a year”, shared
In February, four team members from Mercedes lll formed a Syndicate and purchased Mercedes lV. Since then they have been “fixing things”, most of which were known to them from the survey, but once you
Tumlare YVONNE was launched 84 years ago in the northern waters of Port Phillip. She was built by Charlie Peel, the designer and builder of ACROSPIRE II, III & IV. For the following 50 years,
Rob Evans, a long time Sydney based CYAA representative and supporter, is offering Celeste for sale. It was love at first sight when I first laid eyes on the lovely Celeste, swinging on her mooring
Camper & Nicholson Newsletter #14, April 2023, is now available.