17 July, 2024 Great to see on the television the other night, the footage of Zephyr at her new home, the boatshed of Ferdi and Wendy Darley in Williamstown. See the Channel 7 footage here.
History Long distance ocean racing off the east coast of Australia was still a relatively new and developing post war sportwith the Sydney to Hobart Race up to the 12th edition by 1956. For the
Entry for the CYAA (Victorian branch) 2024 Winter Series is now open. The first race is on 5th May. Enter via topyacht here.
15 March, 2024 The CYAA would like to note the passing of renowned traditional yacht designer and builder, Iain Oughtred, aged 84. Iain passed away peacefully on the 21st February on the Isle of Skye
The CYANZ ABD Group Classic Yacht Regatta saw smiles all round at the presentation on the final night. Three days of sailing with varying conditions and all races conducted. 2024 saw the biggest contingent of
23-25 February, 2024 – Auckland Smiles all around, I’m reliably informed from the CYANZ 2024 ABD Group Regatta in Auckland. Our correspondent, David McKenzie advises that a large number of CYAA members from Sydney and
Covered in thie newsletter: A race six report from Martin Ryan Skipper of Mercedes III Race six management team Report Photo contributors Next classic race 3rd March 2024 ABD Classic Yacht Regatta, Auckland Trans Tasman
A Sayona Summer Series moment… A special pictorial report for Race 6 of the 2023/24 Sayonara Summer Series to celebrate Acrospire III’s 100th year of racing on Port Phillip. Click to open the Special 40
The committee and members of the CYAA are saddened to learn of the passing in Decmber 2023, of a legend of Classic Yachting in New Zealand and a great friend of the CYAA John Street.
The Met Eye wind strength forecast for Sunday exceeds the CYAA 20 knot limit. There are conflicting stories from the various forecast sites. We’re in communication with RMYS on the subject. We’ll be making a