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The Big Class of the 1930’s

31 December, 2025 One of the great things about Christmas / New Year holidays is that it gives you plenty of time to lay on the couch with a mince tart in one hand and

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1960 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

31 December, 2025  I recently came across a video on Youtube of the 1960 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. As I sit here the final results have been  declared with Simon Kurts beautiful classic, the 52

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CYAA 2025 Cup Regatta – Photos

Additional images from our 2025 Cup Regatta. Thank-you to our official photographer Alex Mckinnon and to Cas Bukor who had a great vantage position on the beautiful motor launch Yarolla, for these images. CYAA 31

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CYAA – Merry Christmas 2025

The committee of the CYAA wish all our members a very Merry Christmas and an extremely prosperous New Year. Thank you to our members and friends for their support on the water over the last

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Calling all Pirates

08 December, 2025 – Melbourne Potential Vagabonds an opportunity has arisen for somebody looking for a restoration project to take on custodianship of the Ohlson 35, Corsair. Designed as a cruiser in 1955, the Ohlson

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VALE – BRUCE TANTRUM

As we wrap up another successful running of the Cup Regatta, one notable absence was sadly felt amongst the CYAA family. A  regular at Cup Regatta’s over the years,  we are saddened to learn of

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CYAA Cup Regatta 2025 – Day3

And so it came to pass in the two thousand and twenty fifth year, that that Cup Regatta was run and won. It is a strange phrase that “it came to pass”; The feeling of

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CYAA Cup Regatta 2025 – Day 2

The second day of the 2025 Cup Regatta is done and dusted and what a great day we enjoyed. Race 1 was a classic windward leeward return in a 8kt southerly, whilst for Race 2

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CYAA Cup Regatta 2025 – Day 1

They’re off and running, the Cup Regatta kicked off today with the Tumlaren Tussle, pitting teams from interstate and New Zealand against one another. Not since the heady days of the Sayonara Cup has Port

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CYAA Cup Regatta 2025

One week to go until the 2025 Cup Regatta kicks off on Friday afternoon with the eagerly anticipated Tumlaren Challenge. Five teams representing Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand will duel it

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